Tuesday 27 August 2013

32yr Old Man Rapes 72yr Old Woman To Death In Abia State

(NAN ) – A 72-year-old mother of four, Cecilia Ogidi-Okereke, of Ibom Village in Arochukwu, Abia was raped to death on Sunday by a 32-year-old man nicknamed Ochu.

A source told the News Agency of Nigeria in Aba, Abia that the deceased went to fetch fodder for her goats around 5 p.m.in a nearby bush when she was trailed by Ochu to where he raped her to death.

The source said the man, a notorious Indian hemp smoker, was known for trailing and raping women in the area.It said that before Ochu left the deceased to run away, he pulled her corpse to a nearby footpath for people to see it.

The source said the assailant was arrested on Monday in Ohafia when he was identified by a woman who was privy to the information about the crime.The woman, who was in a bus en route to a nearby village, alerted military men at a check point on the road.

The source said the military men arrested him and later handed him over to the police in that area before he was moved to Arochukwu.

When contacted, the Abia police spokesman, Geoffrey Ogbonna, said he was yet to be informed about the incident.

3 Die, 5 Injure As Fuel Tanker Explodes In Ibadan

A tanker carrying petroleum product caught fire at Orogun junction along Iwo road\Ojoo expressway in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring five others.

The incident happened as the tanker was trying to off-load petroleum into another tanker near a filling station. It exploded after spilling petrol on the main road. The dead victims were burnt beyond recognition while two sports utility vehicles and other property were destroyed by the inferno.

Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the Oyo State Fire Service rushed to the scene soon after the fire started but could do nothing as they ran out of water as the fire escalated beyond control. Those who were injured in the incident were quickly taken to the hospital. One of the eyewitnesses, Kafaya Adewusi, said the fire started as a faulty truck was offloading petrol from its tank to an empty tanker. She said the technical fault led to the fire.

"I was on the other side of the road waiting for a taxi when the incident happened. People started running away from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation vehicle that was spilling fuel but some were not fast enough to beat the fire. Efforts were made to push the burning vehicle away but the effect of the heat made it impossible. The driver could not be found," she said.

Police and men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps who were there to maintain order, made frantic effort to control the crowd.

Fans want the No 11 shirt and the Bernabeu stage is set... Madrid is ready for £86m Bale



From the creaking boards of the temporary stage erected to present Gareth Bale to his new audience it is not hard to understand why the Welshman has set his heart on this move to Real Madrid.
Five tiers of blue-and-white seats steeple towards a clear blue sky and when he steps out on to the canvas-topped scaffold, perhaps later this week, thousands will be there to acclaim his switch from the lilywhite of Tottenham to Los Merengues.
When the time comes for him to pull on the famous white Real shirt for real and leave the home dressing room, turn left, down 24 steps into the tunnel before climbing 14 steps on to the turf, the place will be packed, dripping with adulation, excited to see their latest Galactico.
Relaxed: Gareth Bale was pictured on Sunday in his rented apartment in Marbella
Relaxed: Gareth Bale was pictured on Sunday in his rented apartment in Marbella


In for a dip: Bale takes a swim at his rented apartment in Marbella
In for a dip: Bale takes a swim at his rented apartment in Marbella

They will back their man here at a club where smashing the transfer record has become a habit, although yesterday the clamour was limited.
Supporters have faith in president Florentino Perez to capture his prime target before the transfer window closes next week.
Dependable barometers of Madrid opinion such as taxi drivers and bartenders knew little of Bale, other than that the £86million fee seemed a  little high, in their view.

Fans, mostly tourists, on the stadium tour were unaware of the significance of the small stage, erected behind the benches where the coaches and substitutes sit. Nobody was thinking about taking it down on Monday, although, for Daniel Levy, it will probably represent a moral victory if the deal drags through the weekend and it has to be dismantled for Sunday’s game against Athletic Bilbao.
Ready: A stage has been set up at the Bernabeu for Bale's arrival
Ready: A stage has been set up at the Bernabeu for Bale's arrival

At La Bodega and the Orsay Bar, cafes in the shadow of the Bernabeu Stadium, fans sipped their coffees and, later, cervezas and debated the imminent arrival of Bale.
They had seen the photographs in the sports papers which showed him and his family in and around the swimming pool at a five-star apartment in Marbella in the south of Spain.

‘Bale relaxes,’ said the headline and the stories made it clear that it was only a matter of time.
But Levy’s reputation for squeezing every last pound from a transfer deal extends at the very least to the Spanish capital. A lone photographer stood vigil by the entrance to Real’s offices. The team were in Andalusia for last night’s game against Granada but he was hoping for a telling glimpse of a director or an agent as they nipped by, into the underground car park.
On the move: Bale is set to sign for Real Madrid for a world record fee of £86 million
On the move: Bale is set to sign for Real Madrid for a world record fee of £86 million

Nearby, the club shop had its shirts on display in numerical order, with a striking gap between No 10 Mesut Ozil and No 12 Marcelo.
Staff printing names on to the shirts confirmed there had been requests for Bale’s name and a No 11 but they could not oblige. You might see a counterfeit version, they explained, but nothing official. Not until ‘it’ was official.
Some Real fans were concerned that yesterday’s developments might threaten the deal but most expect Perez to get his man, although they are unsure what to make of him.
One season ticket holder in La Bodega admitted he had barely seen Bale play, since Tottenham were not regulars in the Champions League and he never watched Wales. Nor did he know where Carlo Ancelotti ought to play him.
On target: Benzema gets Real¿s winner in Granada
On target: Benzema gets Real¿s winner in Granada

‘He’s left foot, no?’ asked another as a quick mini-poll was organised among friends at the Marca Sports Cafe, a Real stronghold. They concluded that Bale would most probably feature on the right.
Among the shifting of salt and pepper pots and toothpick holders, this would leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the left, Karim Benzema at centre forward and Isco in the playmaker’s role at No 10. Last night, Isco played a little deeper, alongside Luka Modric in a  4-2-3-1 formation.
On top of this, Bale will carry the banner of being the world’s most expensive footballer and be compared to the likes of Ozil and Angel Di Maria, with their many Champions League appearances behind them.
Tour the Bernabeu and it is impossible not to be swept away by the glorious past of Real Madrid. Nine European Cups, 32 league titles and 18 Spanish Cups.
Future teammates: Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) lines up a free kick as Mesut Ozil (left) and Sergio Ramos stand by
Future teammates: Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) lines up a free kick as Mesut Ozil (left) and Sergio Ramos stand by

This is the club who deal in glamour more than any other. There is a special case reserved for those Real players who have won the Ballon d’Or annual award for Europe’s best player.
There are 11 Goldenballs on display and none belong to David Beckham, who is a  curiously low-key figure in the club’s halls of fame.
Two are for Alfredo Di  Stefano, two for (the original) Ronaldo and one each for  Raymond Kopa, Kaka, Luis Figo, Fabio Cannavaro, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano  Ronaldo and Michael Owen.
This is the company Bale will step into if his transfer can be completed. Nobody here doubts that it will be.

#GOBE# Marriage proposal ends in disaster when man's would-be bride clumps him round the head with a busker's ukulele


If you're seriously considering proposing to your loved one in public, you might just want to watch this video first.
A hapless romeo gets down on one knee to ask his girlfriend to marry him, but she clumps him around the head with a busker's ukulele.
The cringeworthy video, shot in a shopping mall in Dubai, shows the man, described as an 'Indian teen', and the girl walk up to a group of buskers.

I most certainly won't: The moment the man's public marraige proposal goes disastrously wrong when his would-be bride blumps him round the head with a ukulele
I most certainly won't: The moment the man's public marriage proposal goes disastrously wrong when his would-be bride clumps him round the head with a ukulele  
As the musicians begin a to play he takes a microphone and launches into a gooey speech saying: 'I have a very special message for a very special girl. This is where we met three months ago.
 
'You are my charm, you are my sweety pie, you are my cutie pie, my absolute everything, and I know you find this cheesy but I want everyone to know, you make me really happy.'
As a crowd gathers things start going badly for the man when a toy town-style mall train drives past, breaking the mood and the embarrassed girl mutters 'Oh my god everyone's watching.'
Cringeworthy: The man, backed by a group of buskers, begins his proposal speech in a Dubai shopping mall
Here goes: The man, backed by a group of buskers, begins his proposal speech in a Dubai shopping mall

Popping the question: He drops down on one knee to ask the girl to be his bride
Popping the question: He drops down on one knee to ask the girl to be his bride as she begs him to stop

Blam: The furious girl swings the busker's miniature guitar catching the unwanted suitor around the head
Blam: The furious girl swings the busker's miniature guitar catching the unwanted suitor around the head

Undaunted the man  continues: 'I have a little poem for you and I want everyone to hear this.
'When you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while. And my heart ceases to beat and there is nothing else I seek except you.'
As he gets down on one knee the girl begs him to stop but he continues: 'And I Just have one question for you. You truly make me that happiest person on earth.'
Love hurts: The man lies in a crumpled heap on the ground before the girl storms off
Love hurts: The man lies in a crumpled heap on the ground before the girl storms off

But the girl simply cannot take anymore and she snatches the miniature guitar out of the hands of one of the buskers and whacks her suitor round the head with it sending him to the floor in a crumpled heap.
She then throws the instrument onto the ground and and storms off.
The clip has since gone viral on YouTube but there is a strong suggestion it could be a publicity stunt, not in the least because the mall train bears the advertising message 'not so sweet'.

Olamide brought down computer village down, his old hood


 Young fast growing singer, Olamide paid a visit to his old hood, computer village, where he used to hustle selling used phones before making it big in music. People left their businesses to see him and rejoice with him on his success. Olamide shows you don't  forget, where you are coming from. Nice one!

All Photos from Funke Akindele's birthday party


Star actress, Funke Akindele walked into her carefully plotted surprise 36th birthday last Saturday August 24th and broke into tears of joy. The party which took place at The Place Club by Papa's Entertainment, Lekki Phase One, Lagos, was witnessed by scores of celebrities, including music stars, Nollywood stars, business associates, friends, relations and fans. 

Hakeem Balogun (Olasco Films), Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz, Kate Henshaw, Sexy Steel, Eniola Badmus, Funke Kuti, Uche Jombo, Ty Mix, JJC, Sound Sultan,AY and his wife, Reminisce, African China, Bantu, Kaffy, Layole Oyatogun and many more were there. More photos after the cut...