James Bond Watch Sells for $160,000

A watch adapted for the fictional British spy 007 in the James Bond
movies sold for nearly 104,000 pounds ($160,000) at a pop culture
auction on Wednesday after being bought, strapless, at car boot sale
for 25 pounds.
The Breitling Top Time, worn by actor Sean Connery during 007's
mission to find stolen atomic bombs the 1965 movie "Thunderball", was
estimated to sell for between 40,000 and 60,000 pounds.
Auction house Christie's said this was the first watch to be modified
by the Q branch in the Bond movies and was equipped with a "Geiger
counter" to help the suave secret agent detect the emission of nuclear
radiation in the film, reports Reuters.
Made by Breitling in 1962, it was adapted by the James Bond art
department and was the only example produced for the movie, a
Christie's spokeswoman said.

She was unable to give details on the vendor or purchaser of the watch
that was one of 252 lots at the auction house's pop culture sale.
Among the many other items sold were Bob Dylan lyrics for an
unreleased song and actress Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress,
which she wore as an 18-year-old when she married Conrad Hilton Junior
in 1950 in one of the social events of that year attended by over 700
guests.
"The dress symbolises one of the most iconic off-screen moments of
'Golden Age Hollywood'," Christie's said in a statement.

The dress sold for nearly 122,000 pounds after an estimated sale price
of 30,000 to 50,000 pounds.

Kwara State University Expels 28 Students for various offences

At least twenty eight students have again been expelled from the Kwara
State University for contravening various offences against the
institution's rules and regulations. The students according to the
Deputy Registrar, Mr. Shuaib A. Mohammed, were expelled for
miscellaneous offences including examination malpractice, theft,
engagement in physical combat with fellow students, possession of
dangerous weapons and membership of unregistered association(s).
The deputy registrar, who spoke with newsmen in his office at Malete,
the permanent site of the university said "some of them were expelled
for exam malpractice. Some were involved in the act of misconduct,
while some belonged to an unregistered association. For example, there
was a case of a boy who used knife to fight and injure his fellow
students. There was another case of three boys who were caught around
1am holding a meeting in the bush. They were caught and throughout the
panel session, they failed to disclose other members' identities. So
we had to expel them.

He said some students' cases are still pending and that if the
investigation team finds them guilty of offences for which they were
alleged, they would eventually be expelled too.

Juliet Ibrahim Defends Her OJB Fundraising Letter

After Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim posted on Instagram yesterday that she knows of a cheaper centre where ailing musician and producer, OJB Jezerel can get treatment  she now says it wasn’t with bad intentions. Juliet had written that a kidney transplant doesn't cost more than $50, 000 and doesn't understand why people raising funds for OJB are requesting for $100, 000. According to a release by her publicist, Juliet says: 'I was utterly misconstrued with my tweets on OJB’s treatment, I honestly didn’t mean cheap, I meant at a reduced cost with better treatment. Currently I have 2 relatives living with kidney failure whom I’m responsible for and caring for, thus, I’m no stranger to whatever OJB is going through.” “I don’t mean for my tweets to be misconstrued and I won’t take OJB’s health problems with levity as many have misconstrued me.  All I was trying to do was bring an idea of where we can get the transplant done since it’s utmost necessary we get it done soonest and funds ain’t coming in as much expected. Thus, I thought we could try a better and certified centre which isn’t as expensive as the current one in UK when there are several cheaper countries to perform the surgery.   Also instead of people lashing out on celebrities, they should rather be asking the government to help. “It should be further noted that we are all finding a lasting solution to help end the pain of the talented entertainer and bring smile to his face once again and not generate issue out of someone’s suggestion or hand of help. Here's the letter Juliet had written yesterday, blasting everyone supposedly harrassing and insulting celebrities about getting OJB help.

Mandela Fights for His Life While His Family Fights in Court over Burial Locations

As Nelson Mandela fights for his life in hospital, his relatives are pitted against each other in a legal battle, reportedly over where members of the family should be buried. On Friday, sixteen members of the Mandela family brought an urgent application to a regional court, reportedly to force Mandela's grandson Mandla to return remains of family members to a plot in the ancestral village where Mandela has said he wants to be buried. Mandla, a local chief in nearby Mvezo, had exhumed the remains of three of Mandela's children in Qunu in 2011 and brought them to his village, allegedly without the consent of the rest of the family. "I have been instructed by the 16 family members including (daughters) Makaziwe and Zindzi to take action against Mandla," the family lawyer Wesley Heyes said. Heyes refused to comment on the reason for the legal tussle, but local media said it was about a long-running feud over the remains. "We can't say anything further due to the sensitivity of the case," said Heyes. The court was told that a sheriff delivered the paper to Mandla's homestead and found the gates locked. The papers were nailed to the gate after several unsuccessful attempts to hand them over. "The sheriff hooted and called Mandla on his phone, which was not answered," said one of the Mandela lawyers David Smith. Mandla's spokesman Freddy Pilusa said he was not able to comment on the case. "He hasn't been served with those papers so he wouldn't be able to comment." The controversial removal of graves has recently came into the spotlight following reported family squabbles over the final resting place of the ailing Mandela. The hastily removed graves belonged to Mandela's eldest son Thembekile who died in 1969, his nine-month-old infant Makaziwe who passed away in 1948, and Mandla's own father Magkatho who died from an AIDS related illness in 2005. The trio were reburied under the cover of darkness in Mvezo, in a ceremony overseen by Mandla. The issue of the graves was also at the centre of a family meeting earlier this week. On Thursday local media reported that Makaziwe, Mandela's oldest daughter, was granted permission by a chief in Qunu to have the remains repatriated. Mandla had reportedly argued Mandela should be buried in Mvezo. (AFP)

Govt officials withdraw support for OJB due to misinformation on funds raised

There have been speculations that some celebrities have been to see
OJB and made some donations. While it's true that the likes of Don
Jazzy, P-Square, Ruggedman, Mercy Johnson, Iyanya, Julius Aguw have
contributed, the other names on the list that circulated today are
100% false. For instance, D'banj didn't give N7m, Wizkid didn't give
N3m and 2face didn't give N1.5m.

Head of committee for the #SaveOJB fund, singer Nomoreloss, says the
hype and misinformation is affecting efforts to raise the complete
money OJB needs for his treatment.

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JSS Students Caught Selling Their Blood Illegally In Lagos For N1,500

About nine junior secondary school students were, on Tuesday, caught
selling their blood illegally to a man identified as Mr Sola, in Agege
area of Lagos.

According to NigerianTribune, members of the community had noticed how
students regularly visited a certain shop located on Owoloabi Omotoye
street, Orile Agege, during and after school hours.
After a little investigation, it was discovered that the students had
been selling their blood for money.

One of the students caught at the shop, identified as Emeka, a JSS2
pupil, confessed to having
donated his blood thrice and that Sola paid a sum of N1, 500 for every
donation, asking them "not to tell anyone about it."

Some of the students, according to reports gathered, had donated their
blood up to 17 times .

The Parent-Teachers' Association chairman, State Junior High School,
Mr Adeyemi, who confirmed the  incident, said some of the students,
who seemed very sickly as a result of the continuous blood donation,
had been taken to the hospital for care, while the rest had been
released to their parents.

The case has been reported to the Education district 1 for further address.