Sunday, January 26, 2014
#CODED-ish News::(18+) Mad Man and Woman Doing “The Thing” on the Street(PHOTOS).
#CODED-ish News::LASU Students Protest: Damaged Properties Unquantifiable — VC
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard, after a meeting with members of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), on Friday, disclosed that the management was uncertain when the school will re-open as an assessment of the damages caused by the students' protest needed to be carried out and measures taken to clean up the university.
Under a matter of urgency in its plenary session, on Thursday, the House had summoned the VC and his management team, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Mr. Bode Agusto, the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga, and members of the Students' Union Government to appear before it in order to ascertain the root causes of the chaos, while proffering solutions.
When we visited the Ojo main campus and other external campuses of the university, yesterday, they remained under lock and key, with fierce looking policemen manning the gates.
At the Ojo main campus, the police stationed no fewer than 10 vans and two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) at the gates.
Reopening uncertain
While speaking to news men, Obafunwa said: "We have photos of the extent of the damage to the school properties. The damage is unquantifiable. I cannot say, for now, when the school will be re-opened for examinations to continue. I must say that this protest goes beyond the issues of not registering for courses, some unscrupulous elements hijacked it to perpetrate mayhem against the school. However, our primary concern now is to get the school ready for students to write exams and for the final year students to be mobilised for their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
"But, I can't say for now when the school will be re-opened. We have to do a full assessment of the damages and see how to clean up the university. The administrative offices, including mine, the library and other school properties were vandalized by the protesting students. Before now, we were optimistic that the university will end the 2012/2013 academic session by February, and then, by March, the 2013/2014 session commences, but with this sordid situation which was not precipitated by us, the students have drawn us back."
Asked if the school would punish any student found culpable, he said: "We are not concerned about that. Our major concern is to clean up the school, and call students back for their exams, so that the final year students can be mobilized for service."
Meanwhile, Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, says there will be an end to the LASU crisis.
Speaking during an on-the-spot assessment of damages to school properties during the protest, Ikuforiji said the incident would not repeat itself.
VANGUARD.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
#CODED-ish Gist::Yvonne Okoro, Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Jackie Appiah, Majid, Ken Attoh, Chris Attoh Others Nominated For 2014 AMVCA.(Full List)
The announcement was made during AfricaMagic's 10th Anniversary celebration event which took place tonight at the Landmark Village in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event was jointly hosted by Vimbai Mutinhiri and Lawrence Maleka, and IK Osakioduwa.With 27 categories in total, the AMVCAs this year include 9 categories where viewers have the power to select the winner by voting via SMS or online at www.amvcaawards.dstv.com. The winners in the other technically focused categories will be selected by an expert panel of judges.
FULL List of nominees:
BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST
Elayne Okaya – Nairobi Half Life
Olabimpe Cole – Lekki Wives
Alex Gakumo – Sumu La Penzi Episode 1 Season 1
Michael Wawuyo – The Felistas Fable
Rehema Samo – Siri Ya Mtungi
Israel Moses – A Wish
Rosemary Obika – Redemption
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
Adeola Ramonu – Adebola Omo Oba
Doreen Estazia Noni – Siri Ya Mtungi
Catherine Kibugi – Sumu La Penzi Episode 5
Ruth Ndulu Maingi – Lies That Bind Episode 2 Season 2
Chiemela Nwagboso – The Kingdom
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER
Don Izuchukwu Anozie – Brother's Keeper
Godwin Daniel – Living Funeral
Ifeoluwa Balogun – The Benjamins
Mohamed Zain – Nairobi Half Life
Eric Aghimien – A Mile from Home
BEST VIDEO EDITOR
Ben Nugent & Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja
Austin Faani Ikechukwu – Battle For Wealth
Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract
Chucks Madu Success – Oga On Top
Jack Esterhuizen – Love Games Episode 25
BEST SOUND EDITOR
Sola Awoponle – Ilari
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja
Jordan Riber – Siri Ya Mtungi
Carl Raccah – Journey to Self
Maurice Kings – Murder at Prime Suites
Paul Apel – Blue Flames
BEST ART DIRECTOR
Barbara Minishi – Nairobi Half Life
Ken Attoh & Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract
Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Adams Apples Miniseries Part 1 & 2
Kyle Quint – Siri Ya Mtungi
Frank Rajah Arase – The Price
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
James Michael Costello – Last Flight to Abuja
Christian Almesberger – Nairobi Half Life
Idhebor Kagho – Living Funeral
Imoh Umoren – Have A Nice Day
Themba Masondo – Taxi Ride
BEST WRITER (COMEDY)
Jigi Bello – Flower Girl
Jahmal Holland – Still Standing
Ohis Udofia – Kuti's Career Palace
Patrick Onyeka – The Place
Seun Arowojolu – Squatterz
BEST WRITER (DRAMA)
Shirley Frimpong-Manso & Hertey Owusu – Contract
Patrick Yaadar & Andy Boyo – Off The Hook
Akpor Kagho – Living Funeral
Fatima Jabbe – Battered
Pascal Amanfo – Single and Married
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (HAUSA)
Yasin Auwal/Umar K/Mazugal – Wana Gari 1 & 2
Hafizu Bello – Bakin Kishi
Abba Muko Yakassai – Habib
Nasir Sa'ad Gwangwazo – Ruwan Jakara
Mikail I. Bin Hassan – Kurman Gari
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (YORUBA)
Afeez Eniola – Arinnakore
Mercy Aigbe – Komfo
Abdulrasaq Abdullahi – Edidi
Olatunji Akeem Balogun – Aye Kooto
Olatunji Akeem Balogun – Mufu Olosa Oloko
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SWAHILI)
Edwin Maina Kariuki – Nairobi Half Life
Jordan Riber – Siri Ya Mtungi
Ann Hamberger – Nina
Njoki Muhoho – Mama Duka
Musa Venerable Mziba – Vagabond
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dr Gilbert Chigbo – The Deadwood
Sonia Maingi – Tumanka Goes To School
Peter Murimi – Matatu: My Life, My Art
Peter Murimi – Guardians of the Wild
David Campbell – Shamba Shape Up
BEST SHORT FILM
Vincent Moloi – Berea
Amarachukwu Onoh – Mother Tongue
Amil Shivji – Shoeshine
Walter 'Waltbanger' Taylaur – The Wages
Enuma Chigbo – The Deadwood
BEST TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY / DRAMA
Grace Kahaki Munthali – Prem Episode 2
Catherine Phiri – Love Games Episode 6
John Riber – Siri Ya Mtungi
Paul Igwe – The Benjamins
Benson Akindeju – Nowhere To Be Found
BEST MOVIE DIRECTOR
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja
Tosh Gitonga – Nairobi Half Life
Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract
Udoka Oyeka – Living Funeral
Frank Rajah Arase – Price
Amil Shivji – Shoeshine
BEST MOVIE 2013
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja
Udoka Oyeka & Orode Ryan – Living Funeral
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract
Michelle Bello – Flower Girl
James Omokwe – Awakening
Votable categories:
BEST NEW MEDIA – ONLINE VIDEO
Stacey Mc Dermott & Neville Ossai – Jungle Jewel: The Short Film (1A)
Mark Kaiyare – Deceit (1B)
Stanlee Ohikhuare – Kpians Premonition (1C)
Dorothy Ghettuba & Oyunga Pala – Next Big Host (1D)
Amarachukwu Onoh – Mother Tongue (1E)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Juma Rajab Rashid – Siri Ya Mtungi (2A)
Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa (2B)
Hlomla Dandala – Contract (2C)
Majid Michel – House of Gold (2D)
Tope Tedela – A Mile from Home (2E)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Stephanie Wilson – Living Funeral (3A)
Veronica Waceke – Higher Learning (3B)
Nse Ikpe-Etim – Journey To Self (3C)
Nkiru Sylvanus – Kiss And The Brides (3D)
Ivie Okujaye – The Volunteers (3E)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Valerie Kimani – Higher Learning Episode 26 Season 3 (4A)
Jazmyn Batchan – Still Standing (4B)
Liz Ameye – Living Funeral (4C)
Nancy Handabile – Love Games Episode 7 (4D)
Tamara Eteimo – Desperate House Girls (4E)
Bikiya Graham-Douglas – Flower Girl (4E)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
David Mulwa – Higher Learning Episode 26 Season 3 (5A)
Ian Mbugua – House of Lungula (5B)
Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy (5C)
Bimbo Manuel – Torn (5D)
Chris Attoh – Flower Girl (5E)
BEST MOVIE (DRAMA)
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja (6A)
Edwin Maina Kariuki – Nairobi Half Life (6B)
Udoka Oyeka & Orode Ryan – Living Funeral (6C)
Frank Rajah Arase – The Price (6D)
Frank Rajah Arase – Groom's Bride (6E)
Chris Eneaji & Jumafor Ajogwu – Murder at Prime Suites (6F)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Hlomla Dandala – Contract (7A)
John Okafor – Return of Sheri Koko (7B)
Osita Iheme – The Hero (7C)
Osita Iheme – The Fighter (7D)
Chinedu Ikedieze – The Hero (7E)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Funke Akindele – The Fighter (8A)
Funke Akindele – The Hero (8B)
Funke Akindele – The Return Of Sheri Koko (8C)
Mary Ogbonna – Clinic Matters (8D)
Jackie Appiah – Cheaters (8E)
Yvonne Okoro – Contract (8F)
BEST MOVIE (COMEDY)
Uche Jumbo – Lies Men Tell (9A)
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract (9B)
Elvis Chucks – A Wish (9C)
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Fighter (9D)
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Hero (9E)
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#CODED-ish Gist::Elikem In Court Over Odartey Lamptey’s DNA Scandal
The case was on Tuesday January 14, 2014 heard in Chambers at the Cocoa Affairs court room 14. Nii Odartey Lamptey who is the owner of Glow Lamp International School headed to court to seek divorce after over 20 years of marriage.
This became necessary after Nii Odartey Lamptey conducted DNA test and discovered that the three children he has fathered all his life are not his biological children.
Few weeks before Christmas, it will be recalled that there was an allegation from a highly placed source in an interview with XYZ News saying that Odartey Lamptey caught Elikem flirting with wife on three different occasions in their matrimonial home.
Both Nii Odartey Lamptey and Elikem Kumordzi were in court together with family friends and sympathizers.
Odartey Lamtey and his wife, Gloria Lamptey
It would be recalled that Elikem reacted to some revelations made on Thursday, November 28,2013 on rumour segment "Akika kika" on Okay FM's drive time program "Ekwanso dwodwo" hosted by Abeiku Santana. The program alleged that Elikem had been having a secret affair with the footballer's wife even before he went into the Big Brother house in May last year.
He flatly denied the claims, suggesting the equation doesn't add up, and even went ahead to throw a jab at those spreading the rumors calling them "fools".
He sent his reaction via social media on twitter punching holes into the allegations; he adds that he must be some "gangster" of gigantic proportions to achieve that.
"So fools. Do the math. Even if I was with sam1 for 5 years how am I the father of a 10yr old. Kwasia. means I was 15. Den am gangster. Lmao.", Elikem tweeted. He has refused to make any further comment on the issue after his reaction on twitter.
Now that the case is in court and Elikem has made an appearance, only time will tell if Elikem is indeed innocent of the allegations as he claims.
Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana.
#CODED-ish News::Charterhouse Brings “GH Entertainment Awards” This Year
"Yes it's true we shall be organizing another award scheme called GH Entertainment. It's actually something we conceived two years ago but we were still putting the pieces together behind the scene. God being so good, GH Entertainment Awards shall come off this year hopefully before the first quarter of the year ends.
"We shall be launching it before this month – January ends and after that, more details of the award would be made public or available to the media. What would be so different from this award and Ghana Music Awards?
"Well unlike Ghana Music Awards, Ghana Movie Awards, Radio and Television Personality Awards, and the other awards which are specialty awards, GH Entertainment Awards is an award scheme designed to award people in all the different sects of our creative arts industry."
"We shall be awarding players in music, movies, broadcasting, Art writing, event producers and directors, painting, graphics, a little sport and others," George Quaye intimated.
Indeed, this award promises to be one with a broader scope compared to all the award schemes we have in Ghana.
#CODED-ish News::Cult Group Wrecks Havoc, As Police Recovers Corpse Inside Bush-Viewers Discretion Advised.
The police command paraded the suspects who were involved in the child stealing of Onyebuchi Anyanmelechi aged 3yrs and Chinedu Anyamelechi aged 1 yr and seven months and the murder of the deceased while sleeping with her woman friend with her three children.
According to the paraded suspects whose names are Ojinnaka Igbokwe aged 24 yrs from Okponkume in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA, Okechukwu Uchenna age 23 yrs from Ahazo Umudim Ahiazu Mbaise, Ebuka Onyegbunna age 19yrs from Okirika Ekwerre Ahiazu, Mbaise and Wahirine Inabehen age 20yrs of Okirika Nweke Ahiazu as they forced themselves into the room apartment of Chidinma Anyamelechi Okporkume in Ekwereazu armed with dangerous weapons raping her and murdered her man friend.
The commissioner of police CP Mohammed Kastina who led the operation whirlwind team told journalists that the two children were later rescued at Umuezegwu in Ihitte Uboma LGA, while the corpse of Madukalu was found in the bush.
#CODED-ish News::Akon Sued For Duping An Egyptian Singer
The famous Egyptian singer claims, after spending hundreds of thousands to produce the single, Pitbull and Akon, who were supposed to sing along inexplicably, vanished. Hosny says he paid Akon a whopping $300K for both singers to sing on his new hit, Arabian Knight.
According to TMZ, 'Akon delivered the track but according to the lawsuit, in return for the $300K ... Akon and Pitbull were supposed to appear in the "Arabian Knight" music video ... but Pitbull was a no show."
Tamer claims Akon promised to deliver Pitbull for the shoot, so it's his fault and he's on the hook. He adds that it's double the disaster because he had to pay $100K for cameras and crew the day of the shoot - all for nothing.
We are still investigating why was Pitbull not sued but it's going to be a thug of war if Akon doesn't return Hosny's $300,000.
And as they say, Middle Easterners are just the wrong peeps to mess with!
#CODED-ish News::Deadlier Than AIDS: Scientists Discover New STD That Kills Within Days
A new sexually transmitted super-bug has emerged and according to experts, may be more deadly that AIDS and could cause an epidemic.
According to reports, an antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea is more aggressive than the HIV virus, which means the potential to infect the public will be greater.
This strain of STD which is resistant to antibiotic, reportedly kills half of those exposed and infects one in 20 hospital patients thereby raising the threat of an outbreak to emergency levels.
Alan Christianson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine, thinks this new strain has the power to rack up more fatalities than AIDS.
He said, "Getting gonorrhea from this strain might put someone into septic shock and death in a matter of days," adding that it is very dangerous.
Also speaking, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, William Smith said, "It's an emergency situation. As time moves on, it's getting more hazardous."
Like most STDs, gonorrhea is usually transmitted through unprotected sexual contact and if left untreated, can cause severe medical complications, such as infertility in women, debilitating pain, sterility in men and life threatening heart infections.
According to reports, an antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea is more aggressive than the HIV virus, which means the potential to infect the public will be greater.
This strain of STD which is resistant to antibiotic, reportedly kills half of those exposed and infects one in 20 hospital patients thereby raising the threat of an outbreak to emergency levels.
Alan Christianson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine, thinks this new strain has the power to rack up more fatalities than AIDS.
He said, "Getting gonorrhea from this strain might put someone into septic shock and death in a matter of days," adding that it is very dangerous.
Also speaking, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, William Smith said, "It's an emergency situation. As time moves on, it's getting more hazardous."
Like most STDs, gonorrhea is usually transmitted through unprotected sexual contact and if left untreated, can cause severe medical complications, such as infertility in women, debilitating pain, sterility in men and life threatening heart infections.
#CODED-ish Gist::Tracy Ogbonna Disses Maheeda With unclad Photos
#CODED-ish News::INEC Releases Time-Table For 2015 Elections! Presidential & Governorship Elections To Hold In February
It also said the Ekiti Governorship election will hold on June 21, 2014 while the Osun Governorship election will hold August 9 2014.
#CODED-ish News::LASU CRISIS: Lagos Assembly Grills VC
Apart from allegations that the institution failed to present results and certificates to its graduates years after leaving the institution, thousands of aggrieved students of the institution took to the streets yesterday to protest the refusal of LASU management to allow them write their second semester examination because they had not fully registered as students.
The Chairman, Governing Council of the institution, Mr. Olabode Augusto, who spoke first said at the beginning of every academic year, the students are expected to pay their fees and then go ahead to register through a portal for the courses they should take.
He said in the second semester, the portal was opened for two weeks, but that the students asked for more time and it was opened for another one month. Following another appeal, the portal was again opened for seven days.
During this period, he said over 11, 000 students registered while a little over 1000 students failed to register.
He said the university was re-opened close the Yuletide period following a strike, and that the students again started begging for the portal to be re-opened, but that the management refused because it would disrupt academic activities.
"Moreover, the management thought we needed to teach the students how to act properly because at the beginning of every year, they are supposed to do the right thing," he said.
He said he had met with the students when they earlier protested about the non-reopening of the portal. He said the Governing Council agreed with the management's decision but said the agreement was that those who had paid the fees but could not register would have to carry over to the following semester, but would not pay another school fees.
He said the SUG officials argued that some of the students could not meet the payment deadline because they are from poor homes, but added that the institution has a payment plan and was lenient because of students from poor homes but that the students must inform the school.
Students of the institution who thronged the state Assembly for the hearing were prevented from getting into the chamber by armed security men at the gate of the House.
The VC noted that LASU has always been bedevilled by crisis of lack of early registration by tudents.
"When students fail courses, they go to the portal to delete courses in which they failed and add the ones which they passed. They call it add and delete," he said of the fraudulent activities of the students.
He was still speaking at the time of this report.
The Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji said the House took the decision to invite members of the institution's Governing Council and other relevant people concerning the mayhem that occurred at the school on Thursday.
"LASU is the only university that we can call our own and all well meaning Lagosians are concerned about the goings-on in the university," Ikuforiji said..
He said it was the hope of government that the university would become world-class, adding that the government had spent billions of naira to put the institution where it is.
"However, the return has not been encouraging," he said, adding that this and many other reasons accounted for their invitation.
Some of the students were said to have paid the tuition but were not able to complete their registration before the portal for registration was shut by the institution's management.
The school was shut after the students went on the rampage Thursday, disrupting the university's second semester examination and destroying properties in the process.
The protest which started Wednesday over the closure of the university's registration portal, led to stoning of the University Vice Chancellor Prof. John Obafunwa, as he tried to evade the riotous students who had blocked the main gate and made bonfires on the Lagos-Badagry expressway.
A witness told P.M.NEWS Thursday that students threw sticks and stones at the Vice Chancellor's convoy as he made to escape through an alternative route beside Connoil Filling station.
Trouble started in the university when the VC decided not to open the registration portal for over 2,000 students who are yet to register their second semester courses as exams was to begin Thursday, even though the banks are still collecting school fees from students, whose hope of registering gets slimmer by the day.
According to the students, only 708 were able to register before the portal was shut again leaving, 1292 students to their fate.
When the students union government went to plead on behalf of the students, the VC was reported as saying those yet to register are insignificant and would automatically have to carry the session over, a statement which infuriated the students and they decided to take laws into their hands.
A 100 level Political Science student, Adesegun Bisuga, laments the hard-line stand of the VC, saying he is inconsiderate.
"I personally don't know why the VC decided to take that kind of hurting decision looking at the high fees the students are paying and after they struggle to pay, the VC denied us registration which will lead to the students having carry covers and extra year(s)," he said.
During an audience with the Vice Chancellor by members of the students union body, it was reported that the Vice Chancellor said 11,300 students, have registered so far, and the remaining the 1292 students crying foul falls in the rank of the minority.
Efforts to speak with the Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Kabiru Akinyemi, was not successful as he said he cannot comment on the matter now. Calls put across to the Vice Chancellor were also ignored.
The speaker of the Students Parliamentary Council, Sodiq Adewunmi Sanni, while speaking with our correspondent, advised that the university management should consider the students in view of the outrageous school fees they are paying.
"The university management needs to consider the students, they are paying the highest school fees for a state university in Nigeria. Even though I am not affected, the students' school fees is outrageous. They have gone through a lot and to now deny them registration is not in anybody's good interest."
—Eromosele Ebhomele & Ssulaiman Mojeed-Sanni.
#CODED-ish News::Armed robbers invade Nsukka Catholic Cathedral
This aptly described how four armed robbers invaded the house of God at St. Theresa's Catholic Cathedral, Nsukka Enugu State for gold and millions of Naira.
Crime guard gathered that the hoodlums allegedly armed with a long gun and three shot pistols sneaked into the cathedral in the wee hours and made straight to the Bishop's residence, chop off window burglaries after tying up three security men hands and legs and locked them up at the Bishop's Kitchen, ransacked the Bishop's residence in search of over N100million and gold Ornaments together with other valuables.
What could armed robbers be looking for in God's house? The robbers after cutting the windows and doors in the Bishop's residence met Rev.Fr. Eugene Odo secretary to the Bishop of Nsukka diocese and requested him to bring out all the cash in the diocese that have not been lodged in the Bank. The priest gently brought out the weeks collection and gave to them and the shameless robbers and dullards said it was not the kind of money they are looking for, The Priest allegedly swore to the heaven that the paltry sum was the only available cash at that moment. The unsatisfied bandits ransacked all the rooms at the Bishops court but could not find any other cash outside what was given to them.
Angered by the poor cash, the robbers resort to property, took the diocesan laptop where all activities programmers and history of the dioceses were stored, also collected Rev. Fr. Eugene Odo's private laptop, one Ipad, palm top and his two hand sets and ordered the priest to take them to the residence of the principal St. Theresa's College (STC) Nsukka Rv. Fr. Igwebueze.
Narrating his ordeal with robbers Rev. Fr. Eugene Odo said that the experience was his most horrifying one ever as a priest, explaining that he was fast asleep when the robbers entered the house as he worked late into the night.
When the four armed robbers met me and requested me to give them money, I only pointed to the Paltry amount available at the moment but they were not satisfied and ransacked the entire place without any other cash found, they took the diocesan laptop, my two handsets, I pad palm top, wrist watches, digital camera and video camera. What pained me most was my computer solar bag which serves as a generator. I bought the solar bag in Italy at the cost 200 euros.
I pleaded with the robbers not to take the diocesan laptop but they questioned whether I was aware that they are armed robbers? I said yes I know but at least for the sake of God they should drop the diocesan laptop, a plea the robbers never obliged me. After much harassment, the robbers ordered me to lead them to the residence of the Principal of STC, an order I equally turned down as they would lead me out and kill me. It was at this juncture they asked me to say my last prayer while of them pulled his trigger to fire me but the alleged leader the four men gang asked him not to shoot.
They questioned whether I made any phone call across to the police? I replied I did not know when they entered the compound, talkless of reaching out to the police as I was alone in the Bishop's residence. Bishop emeritus Rt. Rv. DR. Francis Okobo has moved to his retirement home and the new Bishop Rt. Rev. Prof. Godfrey Onah has not packed in to the Bishop's court due some renovation works on going at the residence.
It could be recalled that the Cathedral administrator on Sunday preceding Tuesday the robbers invaded the Cathedral had presented a balance sheet of the total income and expenditure of the Cathedral for 2013 fiscal year ending December 31,2013 to the Cathedral congregation and announced the balance. The robbers may have allegedly acting on information or may be at the church when the statement of account for 2013 was announced, invaded the house of God to cart away the amount announced in the church.
The Bishop's secretary Rv. Fr. Odoh explained that he would not say whether the robbers were actually looking for the Money announced in the church Sunday before they struck on Tuesday but said that the highest collection contained in the statement of account for 2013 was during the Episcopal Ordination of the new Bishop of the diocese, others were from the laity councils, CYON, CMO, CWO MOD among other groups.
After several hours when the robbers found out that there were no other cash, they called me idiot and took me to the Bishop's kitchen, unlocked the kitchen and brought the three security man attached to St. Theresa's College (STC) Nsukka and forced them to lead them to the principal's residence and left me alone to my own mercy.
Crime guard gathered that the dare devils and agents of darkness allegedly collected the principal's laptop and an undisclosed amount of money with other valuables despites the ill health condition of the Rev.Fr. Igwebueze principal of the college. According to the earlier statement of Fr. Odoh the robbers had asked him to bring out the women they heard their voices at the point of entry into the residence.
But he swiftly replied, "What could a woman be doing in a priests residence at the wee hours of their entry", explaining that he was all alone in the Bishop's Court. He then asked them to go round again to see if any woman was kept in any of the rooms. "I do not know what you want again", he asked.
Fr. Odoh noted that both he and Fr Igwebueze next morning then lodged the incident at both Nsukka police Area Command and the urban police division, Nsukka, adding that both the Area Commander, Ros-Armson Haladu (ACD) and the team stormed the scene of the incident and took inventory of damages and items stolen.
BISHOP GODFREY ONAH
The catholic bishop of Nsukka diocese, Rt Rev. Prof Godfrey Onah had in a homily at the cathedral asked the bandits that invaded the bishop's court to quietly return all the items they collected or face the option of the wrath of God within few days. The bishop noted that the robbers should come to him if they want him and should leave his priests alone, he warned.
Meanwhile, the Area Commander, Ros-Armson Haladu (ACP) has assured to track down the robbers that invaded the Bishop's residence, adding he moved into action by drafting fierce detectives to unveil the circumstances surrounding the incident at the Bishop's residence and track down the alleged fleeing robbers to face the wrath of law. Meanwhile no arrest has been made as at the time of filling this report.
VANGUARD.
#CODED-ish News::Davido in Another pregnancy Mess
Sometimes in July, it was a Kenyan, identified as Stacey Briana, who claimed to have been involved with the musician. Right now, it is 23-year-old Sunshine Haye, who is claiming to have been put in the family way by Davido. In fact, she claims she is pregnant with twins!
Hayes says she met Davido when he was on his United Kingdom tour in 2013.
Davido's camp has however denied the allegations.
Friday, January 24, 2014
#CODED-ish News:: Tinubu- PDP not a threat
He said change was inevitable in the country since the PDP had embarked on self-destruct.
He also asked the Federal Government to stop the growing impunity in Rivers State so as not to encourage people to resort to self-help.
Tinubu spoke to reporters after the Eight Interim National Executive Committee meeting of the APC in Abuja. He said the nation cannot afford another emergency in Rivers State.
He said: "PDP! Threat , what kind of threat? What is my own with PDP? I want PDP to wreck. Why should I think about them? They have wrecked the country. They are self-destruct."
He said the NEC meeting went well without any rancour or division.
He said: "The meeting went well and was productive. It addressed various landmines of anti-democratic issues in the country, particularly the case of Rivers, where freedom is being hindered and the respect for human lives is no longer the sanctity of our system and that of respect forthe rule of law.
"The National Publicity Secretary of the party will address you and further on this.
"We are still working and praying with those emergencies. We don't want to create another corridor and we don't want a government that cannot have due tolerance for opposition at the centre.
"The abuse of power must stop in order not to encourage people to self help.
Tinubu dismissed insinuations on the alleged emergence of a new APC.
He said some leaders, who were absent at the session, sent words to the National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande.
He added: "There is nothing like new APC. Oh they are repackaging. Ok there is OMO. Everybody can brand and say new Honda, new KIA and new anything you want to say.
"Anybody can be absent with excuses. There are reasons others personally stated or forwarded to the national chairman.
"There are some intruders and alarm rang and they ran away."
#CODED-ish News:: 8-Year-Old Girl Born With Snake Body In Thailand [PHOTO] ›
Throughout the history, Mai Li Fay is considered to have this one of a kind case, so the scientific knowledge accumulated about the pathology is rather limited and there is no cure in sight at the moment.
The Fay family have welcomed the situation brought by Mai Li's situation with a mix of anguish and excitement, as the never ending lines of tourists and pilgrims have brought the badly impoverished family some substantial revenues and given them an important raise in their social status but cost them there privacy and intimacy.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
#CODED-ish News::Three Researchers benefits from UNILORIN's N4.5m approved Grant For Research
The school Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, announced this on Monday while receiving three of the scholars in his office.
The beneficiaries are professors Kunle Ayorinde; Victor Alabi, and Taiwo Ibiyemi.
He said the academics were supervisors of the students whose theses excelled in the Nigeria Universities Doctoral Thesis Awards Scheme organised by the National Universities Commission last year.
Ambali said, "The university recognised the fact that without their expertise and thoroughness, the students' theses would not have won the awards.
The vice-chancellor added that the university had to give special recognition to the supervisors "because without them, these awards wouldn't have been ours.
"With them producing this calibre of students with limited resources, there is no doubt that with more encouragement, they will do more," he said.
The doctoral graduates who won the awards are Eunice Sola-Ojo of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ojeniyi Adetunji of the Faculty of Arts and Omowunmi Gbenga-Ilori of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
The Dean of the Postgraduate School, Prof. Clement Bewaji, who spoke on the occasion, commended the authorities for providing the grant.
#CODED-ish News::Genevieve Nnaji Signs Etisalat Ambassadorial Deal
Now fellow brand ambassador, Hollywood actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim was also present at the signing.
#CODED-ish News::D’banj Becomes 2nd Nigerian To Get Verified On Facebook(PHOTO)
President Goodluck Jonathan was the only Nigerian that was verified before now.
#CODED-ish News::18-Yr-Old Girl Arrested For Selling Newborn Baby On Facebook For Just N17,800!
Police claim that Chaparro found out she was two months pregnant in February 2013.
She told her then 17-year-old boyfriend and made him promise to keep the news quiet. But he broke the secret and told her family.
Chaparro's 42-year-old mother Angela Chaparro and her 24-year-old sister Daniela Perez reportedly gave her three options.
"Sell it, abort it or give it up for adoption," were her options, said police chief Miguel Ampuero.
The unborn baby was put up for sale on social networking site Facebook and attracted immediate interest from a couple in the city of Concepcion.
However, the parties could not negotiate a deal.
A family from the Santiago neighborhood of Puente Alto then got in touch and offered to pay the child's $1,870 formal registration fees.
The baby was eventually born on Nov. 4 and, the following day, the husband of the buyers allegedly paid the sum to authorities. He then handed over the much-smaller amount to the birth mother, who lived in the Maipu district of the capital, reports Cooperativa.
Chaparro, her mother and sister were all arrested and charged in connection with the sale. They appeared before a court in Santiago on Sunday.
Judge Ernesto Silva said the case was "very serious."
But it could prove complex case, as under Chilean law it is not a crime to offer the delivery of a newborn over the Internet, even if financial compensation is offered.
The buyers were also detained and will appear before a court on Monday. NYdaily!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
New Music Video: Praiz ft Awilo Longomba - ‘OSHE’
Praiz finally releases the anticipated video to his single ‘OSHE’. Enjoy!!!
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