Man jailed six months for stealing ₦6,000 phone

A 28-year-old man, Lucky Matthew, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing a Nokia phone worth ₦6,000.

The verdict was passed at the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, after Matthew pleaded guilty to three-count charge of conspiracy, burglary and stealing.

The presiding magistrate, Mrs. Olufunke Hamzat, sentenced Matthew without an option of fine. She said, “You are hereby sentenced to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for pleading guilty to the charges against you.”

However, Matthew’s accomplice in the crime, Chigozie Udeh, 26, pleaded not guilty. Matthew and Udeh were neighbours in Agege.

New Video: Sir Victor Olaiya ft. 2face Idibia – Baby Jowo [Remix]

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50Cent Reacts to Domestic Violence Charges Against Ex-Girlfriend

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson was charged with domestic violence and four counts of vandalism for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend at her condo in Toluca Lake, California.

Meanwhile, Scott Leemon, Jackson's attorney, has issued the following statement:

"Curtis Jackson denies these allegations as made against him. It is important to note, Mr. Jackson has not been arrested and there is no warrant outstanding for his arrest."

Leemon added, "We have been in contact with the L.A. City Attorney's Office and are currently conducting our own investigation into these allegations.

Out of respect for the legal process, we will not be commenting any further at this time."

VIDEO: Pastor goes ballistic on church members who were sleeping during sermon

Baptist preachers have a reputation for being blunt and direct — but a pastor in Oklahoma has taken it to a whole new level.

Dr. Jim Standridge, 76, of Immanuel Baptist Church in Skiatook declared, “I’m important, I’m somebody!” after he noticed one of his members was napping during his morning sermon.

He proceeded to another member who obviously would be getting wedded in the church, “what makes you think I’d marry you? You’re one of the sorriest church members I have. You’re not worth 15 cents. And you want me to marry you to her?”

Check out the video; let’s know what you think!

Nigeria drop to 35th position in latest Fifa Ranking

The Super Eagles saw their fortunes tumble after their hectic campaign in June saw them win two, lose two and draw one of their matches

The descent of the Super Eagles on the Fifa ranking continued as the team dropped four spots to finish in 35th place in the new listing released on Thursday.

Nigeria had a hectic June playing two 2014 World Cup qualifiers before heading to Brazil to play in the Fifa Confederations Cup.

Stephen Keshi’s side won two of their five matches last month, losing two with one draw.

The Super Eagles beat Kenya 1-0 in Nairobi and drew 1-1 with Namibia in Windhoek. They won 6-1 against Tahiti before losing 1-2 and 0-3 to Uruguay and Spain respectively.

The team finished in 31st spot in the previous ranking released in June.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z 'splash out £5,000 on designer gifts for Kim and Kanye's daughter

While we await the first set of photos of Kimye’s baby girl; gifts have started pouring in for the little baby North.

Among the first in line to catch a glimpse of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter North were Beyoncé and Jay-Z - who made their visit even sweeter by reportedly bringing along a staggering £5,000 worth of presents for the tot.

Among the gifts the pair gave to two-week-old North were personalised Christian Dior baby booties and a three-piece sterling silver Elsa Peretti Padova baby set with the tot's name on, according to reports.

Photos of Singer Dencia at the BET 2013 award

 

Looking cute as usual!

UK Woman Sells Almost Everything to Pay for Dog’s Surgery

Vicky Hughes, a U.K. woman, has sold most of her belongings on eBay to pay for her dog’s surgery after she learned her pet insurance wouldn’t cover her dog.

The 33-year-old woman had to pay more than $6,000 for several hours of emergency surgery for her dog, Emma, the Daily Mail reported.

“I broke down in tears on the phone when they told me Emma was not covered. It was as if they didn’t give a stuff about what had just happened,” she told the tabloid.

At the time, Hughes could not entirely pay for the six-year-old dog’s surgery after her insurer said the dog’s treatment could not be covered. She had to use the last several hundred dollars in her bank account to cover the bill.

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FG promises 18-hour daily power supply by 2014

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that they will start enjoying power supply for 18 hours as from 2014.

The Minister of State for Power, Alhaja Zainab Kuchi, stated this while speaking with reporters at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Wednesday.

She also assured that power generation in the country would peak at 10,000 megawatts by the end of December 2014.

The minister said the increase in power generation would translate into between 17 and 18 hours of power supply in the country.

The minister in company with the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, were at the party’s secretariat to brief its leadership on the activities of their ministry in the last one year.

Nebo directed the minister of state to answer most of the questions by journalists after their interaction with the members of the National Working Committee of the party.

Delta State Imposes Curfew on Warri North

The Delta State Government Wednesday announced measures to check the escalation of crisis in Warri North Local Government Area of the state, following two days of violent attacks by suspected militants that have left at least four persons killed and scores of houses torched.

With the curfew, the government has banned movements on waterways between dusk and dawn as part of the measures to halt the spate of violence.

Also banned from operating on the waterways in the area are all speedboats with two horsepower and above.

Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Ovuozorie Macaulay, announced the curfew yesterday, at the end of the State Security Council meeting, held in Asaba, and presided over by the state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan.

Macaulay said: “(The) Council approved the immediate ban on all movements on the waterways in Warri North Local Government Area from 6p.m. to 7a.m. to check further skirmishes in the area.”

Military Takes Over in Egypt, President Morsi ousted

Late Wednesday, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the head of Egypt’s army, announced that President Morsi was no longer in office during a speech on state television.

Police later began arresting key presidential aides and the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Sisi also suspended the country’s constitution, saying that new parliamentary elections will be held.

The army chief declared Head of Supreme Constitutional Court Adli Mansour as the interim president.

Though President Morsi had said on his Facebook page that the army’s move was a “military coup,” asking the Egyptians to “abide by the constitution and the law and not to respond to this coup.”

Meanwhile, Egyptian security forces have detained two senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood close to Morsi. Rashad Bayoumi, the group’s deputy leader, and Saad al-Katatni, the leader of the Brotherhood’s political arm, were arrested just hours after Morsi’s overthrow.

State media also reported that arrest warrants had been issued for a total of 300 Brotherhood officials.

VIDEO: Watch Yvonne Nelson on The Juice With Toolz

In this intimate edition of the Juice, with super star Actress Yvonne Nelson, Toolz reveals a side to this Diva we have never seen before and uncovers some deeply personal truths, touching on her relationships, break-ups and being a sex symbol.

Check out the video.

EFCC Declares Ex-Convict, Ade Bendel Wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a 419 kingpin, Ade Adedeji Olumide better known as “Ade Bendel” wanted. The Owan born-businessman is wanted for allegedly perpetrating a fraud of $ 7.5 million fraud while serving a jail term in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. Ade Bendel was convicted and sentenced to a 6-year jail term in 2007 for defrauding an Egyptian Army General. While serving his term, Ade claimed to have become born-again and he even organized several crusades on his release.

The declaration was made known by the Head of the Commission’s Media and Publicity Unit, Wilson Uwujaren.

The notification reads in part, “the public is hereby notified that Olumide Adedeji (a.k.a Ade Bendel) is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with a case of Criminal Conspiracy and obtaining the sum of $ 7,855,500 and ₦3,000,000 from a Nigerian citizen while serving a jail term at Kirikiri Prison, Lagos.

Alarm Don Blow!!! Porn Film Accidentally Shown on Billboard in China

An unfortunate Chinese computer technician found his private viewing habits projected into the public square last week in China’s Jilin Province.

Yuan Mou, a repairman tasked with fixing a huge LED screen hanging above the city’s main railway station, accidentally broadcast a pornographic film on the monitor for ten minutes, while hundreds of shocked bystanders gathered to look on.

According to the South China Morning Post, Yuan Mou was hired to fix the screen and after a long day’s work, began watching erotic film ‘The Forbidden Legend: Sex and Chopsticks’ on his laptop, without realizing it was still connected to the billboard-sized public monitor.

Yuan reportedly remained unaware of his mistake until Southern Advertising Company, which owns the screen, called to alert him, at which point -- according to later police reports -- he is said to have immediately disconnected his computer and throw the Sex and Chopsticks VCD out the window.

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NEW VIDEO: Snoop Lion ft Rita Ora – Torn Apart

Check out Snoop Lion’s latest video for the song ‘Torn Apart’, it features British-Kosovo singer, Rita Ora – the song was lifted off Snoop's 12th studio album, Reincarnated.

The video was shot in Thailand and produced by Major Lazer.

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Delta Police Parade e-banking fraud suspects

The Nigeria Police, Warri Area Command, Warri, Delta State, has arrested and paraded two suspects involved in e-banking transfer fraud to the tune of four million naira.

The Area Commander, ACP Hussaini Rabiu, over the weekend, paraded the suspects in Warri.

The two suspects are Mr Edema Rapheal (20), an apprentice, who resides at No. 9, Ogbelaka Street, Benin City and Mr Friday Wuruyai (21), a Federal Government Scholarship 200 level student of Benson Idahosa University, studying Computer Science and resides at No. 24 Abala Street, Warri.

The four million naira, said to have been electronically stolen, belonged to one Mr Chris Ekpekurede, an engineer, who resides at No. 2, Saniyo Street, Off Jakpa Road, Effurun.

Ekpekurede was said to have received a phony text message on June 12, 2013 which read: “Dear customer, your First Bank online security is still not active. Please, log in below to activate your online verification privacy Department 2013 First Bank Plc.”

The unsuspecting Ekpekurede was said to have logged in all his bank details including his ATM pin number. Thereafter, he received an alert from First Bank Nigeria Plc that he had transferred four million naira from his account.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Reject $3 Million Offer for Exclusive Baby Pics

Musician Kanye West, 35, and socialite Kim Kardashian, 32, have reportedly rejected a $3 million offer for exclusive rights to publish their newborn’s photos.

You heard it right, close to ₦500,000,000 for baby photos – that’s waz up.

Kimye may love attention, but it looks like the couple is doing everything to keep the press away from her baby daughter. Since giving birth on June 15, Kardashian has kept away from her normally active social media presence -- only tweeting out happy birthday messages to her sister Khloe and pushing an episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."

Controversial Wedding: Deeper Life Suspends Pastor Kumuyi’s Son & Daughter-In-Law (VIDEO)

The Deeper Christian Life Ministry has suspended John Kumuyi, the second son of its General-Superintendent, Pastor William Kumuyi, over his controversial wedding in Jamaica.

The report was contained in an online video on Tuesday.

John was suspended on account of his bride, who flouted the church’s rules by using make-up and other flashy ensemble that accompanied a fitted wedding gown. The gown also had see-through sleeves. His bride, Love Odih, was accused of flouting the established doctrine of the church on conservative dressing.

Though the new couple, who got married on June 15, 2013, had apologised, the apology did not stem the tide of criticisms by numerous members of the church.

In the video, their apology was read on Saturday by Pastor Akpofure, during the church’s monthly miracle and revival programme, held at Deeper Life Conference Centre, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

SSS Parades Suspected Kidnappers of Rhodes-Vivour's Wife, Daughter

Three members of a gang that kidnapped the wife, daughter and driver of a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, in May, this year, were among the seven suspects paraded by the State Security Service (SSS) in Benin City, Tuesday. The Rhodes-Vivour family was held captive for 18 days by their captors.

The other suspects paraded were three extortionists who threatened to kill their victim if he didn’t pay up and a musician who was paraded for trafficking in persons.

Edo State Director of SSS, Mr. Bello Bakori, who paraded the suspects before the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and media men said the suspects had confessed to the crime and that three members of the kidnappers’ gang who abducted the judge’s family members were still at large.

He said Mrs. Rhodes-Vivour and her daughter were kept in a house in Upper Sakpoba area of Benin City from where the suspects were arrested. All the kidnap suspects are from Delta State while the trafficker in persons hails from Edo State.

3 die, 1 abducted in Warri communal clash

At least three persons have been comfirmed dead, while over 5 people were injured and one held hostage in yesterday’s renewed attack on three Itsekiri communities in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State.

Most parts of the three communities were razed in the attack that forced the residents to take refuge in the bush.

The Commanding Officer of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the area, Lt Col. Frank Etim, could not be reached for comments, but the Chairman of Warri North Local Government, Mr David Edun, who comfirmed the attack to Daily Sun said investigation into the remote and immediate causes of the latest crisis was in progress.

Randy Bishop Rapes, Impregnates, and Aborts Pregnancy For 15 Year Old Girl

A Port Harcourt-based cleric, Bishop Chibuike Nwabueze was on Tuesday paraded before the media by the Rivers State police command for allegedly raping a 15-year old girl.

Although he claimed to have both been hypnotised as well as set up by a colleague bishop, the cleric confessed to having a “carnal knowledge” of the teenager in question.

He said his ordeal was orchestrated by another bishop in whose office the immoral act took place, adding that plot to ensnare and embarrass him followed on the desire of his brother bishop to displace him as the chairman of all bishops in the state, a post he (the accused bishop) currently occupied.

The accused also denied reports that he assisted in aborting the pregnancy that resulted from the illicit act with the teenager, alleging that it was the girl’s father who did the abortion, while he, the bishop, paid for the cost.

“We have different colleges of bishops. I am the chairman of Communion of Bishops in Rivers

Former Nigerian Star Taribo West in Ghana To Preach Word Of God

Former Nigerian international footballer-turned pastor Taribo West has arrived in Ghana to broadcast the word of God to Ghanaians.

The 41-year-old was spotted in the Ghanaian capital, Accra late last week and he is set to embark on his international broadcasting of the word of God.

This will be the first time the former Inter Milan and Auxerre powerful center-back is in the West African country on his mission to spread the word of God.