NYSC member kidnapped in Lagos, ₦10 million ransom demanded [PICS]

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the kidnap of a 29-year-old National Youth Service Corps member, Ayobami Jaiyeola.

Relatives of the victim told newsmen that she was last seen while leaving her elder sister’s house at Dideolu Estate in the Oniru area of the state in the evening of Friday last week.

When our correspondent visited the victim’s home on Wednesday, family and friends thronged the place to commiserate with her mother.

A relative of the victim, who craved anonymity, said Ayobami left her two phones and handbag behind in the house at the time of her kidnap.

He said the matter was initially reported as a case of missing person.

Ice Prince Hosts ‘Fire Of Zamani’ Listening Session in Johannesburg [PHOTOS]

Recently, Nigerian rapper Ice Prince hosted a listening session for his sophomore album, Fire Of Zamani at the Hilton Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ice Prince gave a detailed and personal experience of each track on the album while guests were treated to some great food and cocktails. The rapper personally autographed copies of the FOZ album for each guest that attended the event.

South African Rapper, Da Les was the host of the day.

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Rukky Sanda Releases Trailer For Her Film “More Than Friends” [VIDEO]

Nollywood actress Rukky Sanda has released the first trailer for her new movie, “More Than Friends” starring John Dumelo, Rukky Sanda, Venita Akpofure and Daniel Lloyd.

Synopsis

More Than Friends is the story of Tyroon (John Dumelo), a handsome young man who solely believes that a man cannot be just friends with a woman he finds sexually attractive. Sharon (Rukky Sanda) is an intelligent working class woman who sees herself as a human affront to all women, totally disagrees and believes not all men are the same.

The film is billed for early January 2014 release.

See video below,

EU gives UNILAG, others 2.2m euros research grant

The University of Lagos will benefit from the European Union five-year funded research grant to the tune of 2.2 million euro.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar Information, University of Lagos, Toyin Adebule, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos.

The grant, which is for a tripartite joint research project among the Universities of Lagos, Sussex in the UK and the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, is being funded by the European Research Council of the EU.

The project, known as The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880-Present, will span five years.

The statement said: “It has received funding from the European Research Council, an arm of the EU.

Kola Boof Names 20 Hollywood Celebrities with the Biggest Manhood [VIDEO]

In this comical episode, bestselling novelist-poet, Kola Boof gets controversial as usual and reveals the Top 20 Celebs with the biggest manhood.

According to the novelist, the list was compiled by her and a group of 90s black women socialites called the Alpharetta Secret Sister Society – these socialites slept their way through Hollywood's elite.

Jim Iyke was mobbed by a Massive Crowd in Sierra Leone [PHOTOS]

If you think Jim Iyke’s popularity is limited to Nigeria and Ghana, then you are on a long thing!

The Nollywood actor and his reality show ‘Jim Iyke Unscripted’ crew were in Sierra Leone some days ago for recording. Guess what? As Jim Iyke showed up, fans came in their hundreds just to have a look at their favourite star.

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Another Baby Factory Uncovered in Imo State: Police Rescues 16 Pregnant Teenage Girls [PHOTOS]

The Imo State police command said on Wednesday that it has uncovered another illegal orphanage popularly referred to as ‘baby factory’.

The home which is registered as a non-governmental organization known as Ezuma Women and Children’s Rights Protection Initiative was used by one Dr. James Ezuma as a cover for his heinous activities of encouraging teenage girls to get pregnant and after giving birth, paid ₦100,000 on the condition that they would abandon their babies.

Ezuma, a native of Ndiokeke Ndiakunwanta in Arondizogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State, was arrested in his residence at Egbu Road, Owerri which also doubles as the address for his NGO and paraded alongside 16 pregnant teenage girls.

Bariga APC Financial Secretary Found Dead in His Office

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bariga, Lagos State was thrown into mourning on Monday when one of its own, Pastor Abiodun Adeboyejo, popularly known as JP, was found dead in his Akinramola Street office, Bariga, Lagos State, western Nigeria.

Until his demise, he was the party’s Financial Secretary in that area. Some residents who spoke to PM News at the scene of his mysterious death said he was hail and hearty on Saturday evening when he exchanged pleasantries with friends in the vicinity.

We will not resume work, unless… – LASU Lecturers

Lagos State University branch of ASUU has said its members would not resume duty unless so directed by its national chapter.

The Chairman of the branch, Dr Idris Adekunle, announced this at a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday.

Adekunle said the LASU branch of ASUU had resolved to continue with the indefinite strike.

He said that members had also resolved not to sign any register if the university’s management decided to open any.

“The Congress unanimously resolves that if for any reason the management opens any register, no member of ASUU shall sign such.

“ASUU, particularly LASU chapter, is as solid as ever and will not be moved by any threat.

“We are not having serious problems with the management because we have been educating them on the developments”, he said.

MUST WATCH VIDEO: Wedding Distrupted as Pregnant Mistress Showed Up

A wedding in Shenzhen, China, descended into a brawl between two women, one of whom was the bride.

According to a report on Beijingcream, the dispute was between the wedding couple and the groom's pregnant mistress, who had showed up at the wedding unexpectedly. Interestingly, the mistress showed up very pregnant and in a wedding dress of her own – after seconds of ranting, the mistress and the bride started fighting.

 “You didn't have an abortion while you could and now you come here with your big stomach.” the bride screams.

She continued, “How do I know whose kid it is? Are you trying to coerce us into buying you a house? Can we afford it?”

See video below;

New Music Video: Waconzy – Sweet Like Tombo

David & Victoria Beckham Smoulders on the Cover of ‘Vogue’ Mag [PHOTOS]

David Beckham and his wife, Victoria has been married for 14 years – in this issue of Paris Vogue magazine, Victoria opened up on how they’ve being able to stay together. Victoria, who also guest edited the Christmas issue, said: ‘David and I have been through so much together. We’ve had our ups and downs, but we’re so proud of each other.’ The mother-of-four added that it’s not only her who is proud of David, but also each of their four children.

In this edition, the couple posed for a series of smouldering shots – see more photos on the flip.

Nigerian Men Have Poor Sperm Quality – Prof Nicholas Zech

The sperm of Nigerian men is said to be of a poor quality which accounts for an increasing rate of infertility amongst married couples who want to have their own biological children.

This statement was made by Professor Nicholas Zech of the IVF Centres Prof Zech, Austria, the World's first International Standards Organisation (ISO) certified In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) centre at the opening of the new state of the art Hospital at G.R.A, Ikeja.

"This is just an observation we made over the last couple of years since our collaboration with the Bridge clinic and I can trust in the data because we set the standards of how the sperm is analysed and interestingly, compared to the European countries. The sperm we see of patients coming into the centre are lower, the quality is lower," he said.

Check out the first trailer of Tunde Kelani’s Movie, Dazzling Mirage [VIDEO]

The final scene of Dazzling Mirage was filmed at a location in Abeokuta on Sunday Dec 1st, 2013 – meanwhile the first trailer was released few hours back.

Read about the movie here, and check out the cast here

Here is a synopsis of the movie;

A talented, beautiful young sickle-cell sufferer overcomes social stigma, prejudice and her own low self-esteem, to achieve career success, marriage and motherhood.

My Husband Knew of My Nude Photo Before He Met Me – Uche Iwuji

Contrary to recent reports that Uche Iwuji’s marriage crashed as a result of a leaked nude photo of hers, the light skinned actress says her marriage is still in tact – that her husband was aware of the nude photo before they tied the knot.

Here’s what she wrote on her Twitter page, “I laugh at some stupid people saying my nude picture crashed my marriage! My hubby and i are still together so u all get a life! Am out of here?”

See more tweets from her below.

How Adeyemi Ikuforiji Spent ₦25m on Wife’s Orderly, Others

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s prosecution witness, Adeniyi Adebayo, on Monday narrated before a Federal High Court, Lagos, how the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, collected millions of naira in cash from the House under various headings.

Adebayo did the narration while continuing his testimony at the ongoing trial of Ikuforiji and his personal assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, for alleged money laundering.

Both Ikuforiji and Atoyebi are being prosecuted by the EFCC for 54 counts of recieving over ₦600m from the Lagos State House of Assembly without passing through a financial institution between April 2010 and July 2011.

Adebayo, an EFCC investigator, commenced his testimony on November 21, before Justice Ibrahim Buba.

KCee and Actress Marian Kekurah Cover House Of Maliq December Issue [PHOTOS]

Limpopo Crooner, Kcee and rising Sierra Leonean actress Marian Kekurah are on the covers of December edition of House of Maliq Magazine.

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Boko Haram Attacks Military Bases in Maiduguri, Five Aircrafts Razed

After almost seven months of relative peace in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the city came under renewed attacks Monday by the terrorist group, Boko Haram, leading to the death of two military personnel, 24 insurgents, the destruction of three decommissioned military aircraft, two helicopters and property worth millions of naira, which were burnt during the onslaught.

Owing to the siege, military authorities and the Borno State Government slammed a 24-hour curfew on the city and its environs.

According to residents, they were awoken by countless bomb blasts and sporadic gunshots around 3 am, which rented the air throughout the night.

Yaya Toure Beat Mikel Obi, Victor Moses To Win 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year

Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year's crown.

The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: "I think I've been nominated for five years in a row and finally winning the award is amazing.

"It's a fantastic achievement because I don't think there has ever been as many quality African players in top-level international football as there are now: Aubameyang, Pitroipa, Mikel, Moses, Salomon Kalou, Gervinho... we have fantastic players.

"I also think African football is improving and that means a lot to us. And as an African, I'm very happy."

Enterprise Bank Sacks 150 Staff

Enterprise Bank Ltd., one of the nationalised banks, has retrenched about 150 workers.

Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday showed that the affected workers were part of the 250 staff nationwide pencilled down for rationalisation.

Sources close to the bank told NAN that the sack caught across all units of the bank.

At some of the branches on the Lagos Island, workers who confirmed the rationalisation, said that fear and apprehension had enveloped workers in most of the branches.

He said that the bulk of them were living in fear as the management could call on anybody to resign.

Efforts by NAN to confirm the reasons for the retrenchment from the banks’ management proved abortive.

Gov. Oshiomhole Shares Coffee with “Go & Die” Widow, Gives Her ₦2 million [PHOTO]

Call it medicine after death or damage control measures – one thing that is certain is Mrs Joy Ifile’s life would never remain the same again.

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole this morning invited the widow he told to ‘go and die’, Mrs Joy Ifile to the State house where he gave her an automatic job and also donated the sum of ₦2m to her. The Governor invited her to his office, so that he could personally apologise to her.  In his words, Oshiomhole said;

“Let me apologise to you for the way I spoke to you. I am very sorry about the statement. I have also realised that even in anger, one could still achieve the same result that he set out to without provocative outburst. I apologise from the bottom of my heart, but sometimes you get angry when people compromise your efforts.”

New Music Video: Olamide – Turn Up

See the video for Olamide’s song, “Turn Up”

Malawian President Donates Money She Received From Nigeria To Victims of 2011 Shootings

Malawian President, Joyce Hilda Banda has proved once again that leadership is not just about self-aggrandisement but being responsible to the followers and the same time making needful sacrifices.

The 63-year-old leader recently donated the sum of $75,000 to victims of July 20, 2011 shootings in which 20 people died and several others injured in her country.

"My heart goes out to all of you who were affected by the shootings on 20 July 2011. I know you face a lot of challenges following the loss of your loved ones some of whom were breadwinners for their families," she said.

Amadi Jennifer Enuolare wins Miss Nigeria Ghana 2013 Beauty Pageant [PHOTOS]

The Miss Nigeria Ghana 2013 beauty pageant came to an end weekend when Amadi Jennifer Enuolare emerged as the new queen. Jennifer, who is an orphan, was able to beat the other 35 contestants in a fierce competition.

The new Miss Nigeria Ghana is from Rivers State, Nigeria and currently a student of Knutsford University College, Accra, where she is studying Human Resource Management.

The theme for the event was ‘Beauty Made in Nigeria’, and indeed Nigerian young women schooling in Ghana were at their best, representing each of the 36 states of Nigeria.

Jennifer represented Delta state.

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Rapper Wale not interested in Nigerian Women + His Performance with Seyi Shay [VIDEO]

While chatting with Toolz on The Beat 99.9 FM, the US-born Nigerian rapper was asked if he would hook up with any Nigerian woman in the course of his short stay in Nigeria and he responded with an emphatic ‘No’. 

The rapper also added that he’s currently single and not looking to date anyone for now. ‘I’m single right now. I’m cool though, I’m just focusing on this music right now,’ the rapper says.        

Also, check out Wale performing ‘Bad’ with Seyi Shay at Johnnie Walker's ‘Step Up 2 Vip’ Event