Photo: Woman hands 14 year old to rapist after she was paid

A 25-year-old Abia state indigene, Nnena Okoro has been arrested and arraigned before an Apapa High Court for conniving with a rapist to lure a 14 year old girl, Faith (not real name) pictured above from her home where she lived with her aunt in Sumoratu Estate, off Ojo Road, Lagos State to a hotel in Wowo street in Ojo Lagos where she was raped on May 16th.



Punch reports that Nnena who resides in the same area with Faith and was the little girl's confidant, had on the day of the incident asked Faith to get her some mangoes at Barracks area. When they got to Wowo street, she lured the girl into the hotel which is located on the same street, and handed her to the rapist.

Narrating what happened, Faith said

"Aunty Nnena (Okoro) said I should follow her to buy mangoes in Barracks Lane. She did not like the mangoes they had there and she said we should go to Ojo Road. We went to a hotel and met a man, who she called her friend. Aunty Nnena told me to enter a room. Suddenly, both of them dragged me to the bed. Nnena held my hand and covered my mouth with a cloth. The man pulled off my trousers and raped me. He left the hotel immediately he finished doing it and said he had paid Aunty Nnena. I went outside crying. It was one woman around the area that helped to clean the blood coming out from my private parts when she saw me. She later took me to the Layeni Police Station."she said

Nnena in her confessional statement denied taking Faith to the rapist

"Faith is my friend. On the fateful day, we both went to buy mangoes on Ojo Road. On getting to a hotel at Tolu, one man called her. They both discussed and the man paid N500 to the hotel attendant and they entered the room. I later left them inside the room to ease myself. It was when I came back that she told me that she was raped. I did not know that she was a virgin. We have never discussed anything like that before. Her pants were stained with blood. I have never seen the man before that day, but I can recognize him if I see him again.”

Nnena has been arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate court on a two count charge, and had pleaded not guilty to the crime. The presiding magistrate, Mr. P.A. Adekomaya, after hearing her defense, granted her bail in the sum of N100,000 and adjourned the case till June 22, 2015.

A test carried out on Faith showed her hymen had been ruptured.

Chris Brown builds toy versions of his cars for his baby Royalty

Chris Brown who seems to have Royalty while he is on tour seems to be spoiling his only child which is great. He built replicas of his cars in smaller versions for his 1 year old baby-Royalty and proudly showed them of.

Man Utd Transfer News: Mandzukic deal AGREED, Di Maria GAFFE, Spurs ace REJECTS move

Manchester United are set to be pipped to Mario Mandzukic's signature, according to reports.

The Red Devils have been chasing the Atletico Madrid striker along with Arsenal.

But Italian broadcaster Sky Italia claim Juventus will strike a £13million deal for the Croatian.

Tottenham are one of the big clubs. That is the way people have to see it

Harry Kane

The report suggests the Bianconeri will pay £11m up front with a further £2m to follow in add-ons.

Paris Saint-Germain's club sponsor committed a big blunder by announcing Angel Di Maria's signing.

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Mario Mandzukic appears to be Juventus bound

The Manchester United flop has been linked to the French giants and Bayern Munich.

But PSG's sponsor, according to news outlet Goal France, made a gaffe by tweeting his arrival.

Tottenham's Harry Kane has ruled out a move to Old Trafford.

The 21-year-old hitman has been talked up with a £40m switch to the Red Devils, but he claims he is happy at Spurs and he said: "Tottenham are one of the big clubs. That is the way people have to see it. I am at a big club."

Man Rapes And Killes His Own Mother While High On Drugs

A 27-year-old man raped and brutally killed his own mother while drunk and high on drugs in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, England, UK.

Alex McDonald was partying at work, drinking wine and even sniffed cocaine before returning to his mother’s home. His 57-year-old mother Catherine was sleeping when her son entered her bedroom and forced her to have sex with him.

A 27-year-old man raped and brutally killed his own mother while drunk and high on drugs

Whereupon he used at least three or four weapons, including knitting needles, scissors, knife and cable, to kill her. Then he tried briefly to remove traces of his presence before emptying his mother’s purse and fleeing in her car.

READ ALSO: 13-Yr-Old Boy, 6 Men Gang Rape Woman For Four Hours

But he later crashed the car and got arrested by police who then went on to discover his mother had been murdered. According to pathologists, there were scratches and bruises on her face, body, arms, legs and neck as she struggled for survival in the attack.

READ ALSO: Female Corper Tricked, Raped To Death Inside CarThe woman died from stab wounds and strangulation. Although a condom was found and DNA was discovered on the victim McDonald denies sexual assault and murder. The trial continues. A similar incident occured several months ago with a teenager who stabbed his mother 11 times and reportedly cut off his own penis after he consumed  mephedrone, known as meow meow, cannabis and alcohol.

Juventus AGREE £13m fee with Atletico for Man Utd and Arsenal target Mario Mandzukic

JUVENTUS have agreed a £13million deal to sign Mario Mandzukic from Atletico Madrid, according to reports.

Mandzukic is set to leave Atletico after falling foul of Diego Simeone last term.

Manchester United and Arsenal were among a number of clubs to be linked with the Croatian hitman.

But now Juve have found agreement over a deal that will see them pay around £11m up front with a further £2m to follow in add-ons, according to Sky Sports Italia.

Earlier today Beppe Marotta said: "If Tévez goes, we have located the player that we want in his place and he is called Mandzukic.

"We have positive reports about the Croatian."

Mario Mandzukic is on his way to Juventus

Massimo Allegri added: "I like Mandzukic, he is a great striker for a team that continually attacks."

And it seems that a deal is close to being done to send Mandzukic to Turin.

AC Milan JET OUT for Monaco to beat Arsenal and Tottenham to Geoffrey Kondogbia

Geoffrey Kondogbia is wanted in Milan

AC MILAN chief Adriano Galliani will reportedly fly to Monaco this evening to try and seal a deal for Geoffrey Kondogbia.

Kondogbia has been linked with Arsenal with reports in Italy suggesting the Gunners had been quoted a £25million asking price.

Tottenham have also reportedly expressed an interest in the French international, only to be told the 22-year-old is insisting upon Champions League football.

It has been claimed that Milan have already submitted an £18million offer for Kondogbia.

But with interest in the former Sevilla star growing all the time, Galliani has stepped up his efforts to seal a deal, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Milan have new financial muscle this summer and are looking to reshape their squad.

And Galliani hopes Kondogbia can be the first on many new arrivals with the club also reportedly targeting Porto's Jackson Martinez, Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels.

Eden Hazard Names Five Best Players In The World

The English Premier League player of the 2014/2015 season, Eden Hazard, has made a list of the five best players in the world.

Chelsea forward, Eden Hazard

According to the post obtained from Brila fm, the Chelsea FC star player believes the players are the best on the planet presently and cannot be matched whatsoever.

Below are the top 5 on Hazard’s list:

5) Arjen Robben:

Hazard will hope that he can emulate the former Chelsea winger, although Jose Mourinho will hope that he does not follow the flying Dutchman out of Stamford Bridge.

Arjen Robben takes a shot at goal in a recent match

The former Lille Metropole star winger believes that Robben is the best in his left flank where he presently operates for German giants, Bayern Munich.

4) Franck Ribery

On the opposite flank to Robben is the other half of Bayern Munich’s devastating pair of whirlwind wingers.

Franck Ribery won the European player of the year award for the 2012/2013 season

Like the Dutchman, Ribery plays on the left side as an inverted winger despite being right footed, and often looks to come infield to unleash one of his thunderbolt shots into either corner.

3) Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Hazard believes that there is just no other player in the world like the Swedish superstar.

Ibrahimovic dribbles past Chelsea’s Hazard in a recent UCL fixture

When a player has won national championships in four separate countries and has played for the likes of Juventus, AC Milan, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Ajax and Paris Saint-Germain, you know you’re witnessing a special talent.

2) Lionel Messi

Described by Hazard as an ‘extra-terrestrial’, the Argentine is most definitely out of this world, and is arguably the greatest footballer to ever play the game.

Barcelona superstar, Messi, poses with his four Balloon d’or trophies

The fact that he’s won the Ballon d’Or four times should tell you all that you need to know about the Barcelona forward, as should his likeness to Diego Maradona.

1) Cristiano Ronaldo

The undisputed best player in the world right now, Ronaldo is everything that Hazard wants to be.

Hazard’s best football player on earth is Real Madrid’s Ronaldo with a magnificent control of the ball

Blessed with absolutely everything, the Portuguese winger is a phenomenon to rival his namesake, the Brazilian Ronaldo and Hazard has surely modelled his game like the Real Madrid superstar forward.

Another photo of Femi Fani-Kayode with his fiancee, Precious

I hear they are engaged. Spot the ring on her finger? Cute couple!

Kashamu was arrested, tried in UK court – Police

The Police headquarters in Abuja Thursday said it received a letter from the British High Commission stating that Prince (Senator) Buruji Kashamu was indeed arrested and tried in a United Kingdom criminal court.

A statement signed by CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, Force Public Relations officer, said that the UK court was however not satisfied that Prince Kashamu had a case to answer.

“However, for the avoidance of doubt, the British High Commission letter in question did not derogate from the extradition request by the US authority pending with relevant departments and agencies of government in Nigeria” it said.

The statement reads, “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a publication on page 4 of the Leadership Newspaper of June 18, 2015, concerning the extradition battles of Prince Buruji Kashamu with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

“For the records, the chambers of TRLP Law, acting on behalf of Prince Buruji Kashamu, had on 14th April, 2015 written the Nigeria Police Force concerning the status of Prince Kashamu’s legal battles in the United Kingdom and United States, following which the Nigeria Police sought relevant clarifications from the British High Commission.

“The authority of the British High Commission confirmed on 27th April, 2015, through a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, that Prince Buruji Kashamu was indeed arrested and tried in the United Kingdom criminal court, but that the court was not satisfied that Prince Kashamu had a case to answer.

“However, for the avoidance of doubt, the British High Commission letter in question did not derogate from the extradition request by the US authority pending with relevant departments and agencies of government in Nigeria.”

Interesting!! See How A Youth Corper Is Touching Lives In Bauchi State (Photos)

A 28-year old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Alims Thomas Iripia has embarked on a laudable project worthy of mention.

Thomas, from Gakem, Bekwarra LGA, Cross River state, on the 27th of May 2015, which was children’s day, came up with an idea he christened “Impact a Child Project – ICP,” after he observed that most of the children in Bogoro local government, Bauchi, the state he was posted to, go to school barefooted.

He launched the project on Facebook about 7pm that day with his first post pleading with his friends on the social network to help me raise 100 pairs of sandals for the children.

Thomas target for the project was 100 pairs of sandals to be distributed among 5 public primary schools in the local government, with each school getting 20 pairs.

But his target was surpa$$ed so fast as donations started trickling in fast from different states in Nigeria and beyond. In less than 2 weeks, Thomas had already gotten 180 pairs of sandals ready for distribution.

Each sandals cost N350 each and many people donated more than one pair. Two persons- Mr. Ray Ugba Morphy from Ogoja, Cross River State and Hon. Bola Ilori from Ondo State gave Thomas 100 pairs each. Mrs. Akintoye Adeola from London gave him 50 pairs.

As the time of writing this report, Thomas had gotten 360 pairs of sandals with support coming from even people he did not know personally as many of his Facebook friends had gone ahead to share his post on their walls and canva$$ing support for the project.

Thomas who was the best graduating student in the Department of Public Relations, Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko Benue State in 2012, belongs to Batch B 2014, Stream 2 and he was posted to Bauchi State with Batch Number- BA/14B/2355. His place of primary a$$ignment is a private school – Great Link International Secondary School, Bogoro, Bauchi State where he takes the students there on home management.

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Melaye floors Adeyemi at tribunal

Mr Dino Melaye

The National and State Legislative House Election tribunal sitting in Lokoja, the Kogi  State capital, on Thursday dismissed the petition of  the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi, against the election victory of his All Progressives Congress opponent, Mr. Dino Melaye.

The National Independent Electoral Commission had declared Melaye the winner of the March 28, 2015 Senatorial election.

Adeyemi, being dissatisfied with INEC’s announcement of Melaye’s victory, headed for the  tribunal.

The  Chairman of the three-member tribunal panel, Justice Akon Ikpeme, in a ruling on Thursday, on a motion filed by Melaye’s counsel, Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN), held that the  petition was incompetent and abandoned.

According to the chairman, the petitioner ran foul of the Electoral Act in filing their reply to the 1st respondent’s response out of time saying that they were served on 13th May and could only file their reply on May 18.

Ikpeme also held that for failing to apply for Form TF001 for pre-hearing session within the stipulated seven days, the tribunal was of the view that the petitioner had failed to apply for the issuance of the form.

She stated that pursuant of other issues relating to the petition could only amount to “mere academic exercise.”

She therefore dismissed the petition for incompetence and abandonment on the part of the petitioners.

Photos: Mercy Aigbe throws birthday for her son as he turns 5

The actress shared these photos from her son's 5th birthday party at his school today June 18th. Happy birthday to Olajuwon. More photos after the cut...

 

MTN Splashes Millions On Brand Ambassadors

In line with its commitment to enhancing the lives of Nigerian musicians by providing platforms through which they can get lucrative value for their intellectual properties, leading ICT Company, MTN will spend millions on its brand ambassadors in the next one year.

MTN’s GM, Consumer Marketing, Richard Iweanoge, made the announcement on Thursday while also unveiling Cobhams Asuquo, as the latest addition to MTN’s brand ambassadors. He would be joining Davido, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr. Sid, Sound Sultan, Iyanya, Chidinma, Banky W, KCee as well as Saka, Osuofia, Mama Gee and others who all renewed their contracts with MTN.

As was originally conceptualized, the ambassadorship will continually evolve to accommodate new talents and cater for diverse segments. This year, we are using a segmented approach and there will be ambassadors for each segment of our market. Using this criteria, new artistes like Cobhams Asuquo will be coming on board the MTN Ambassadorial family.

However, for 2015, artistes like Timaya, Wizkid, sean Tizzle and a few others will no longer be ambassadors for the brand even though the relationship continues in other areas in which MTN enables artists to monetise their work.
‘’Although there is a finite number of brand ambassadors we can have at any point in time, Nigerian Artistes can continue to monetize their intellectual works through our distribution channels such as the Caller Tunez and Music Plus platforms.” he said

“With billions invested so far in Nigeria’s music industry, MTN remains one of the biggest supporters of the music industry. We have a track record of consistently providing the stage for some of Nigeria’s biggest artistes to shine and express themselves. For MTN, we see the growth of the music industry as a continuum and not a destination. That is why we will continue to engage and support our local artistes so that they can find full expression for their talents.”

According to him, “When we talk of our ambassadors, we have amongst them Iyanya, Praiz and Chidinma, three past participants in the Project Fame. MTN not only gave them the platform to express their talents through the music reality TV show, but we have consistently supported them over the years by making them our ambassadors. We can safely say that our investments in them have paid off because now they are counted among Nigeria’s biggest music acts and we are truly proud of them.”

Going further, Iweanoge said that while the Brand Ambassadorial platform remains a crucial part of MTN’s contribution to the music industry, the company also makes significant contribution to the industry via its music related Value Added Services.

“For instance, through our Caller Ring Back Tunez (CRBT), MTN has become the largest music distributor in Africa. Through the platform, we rescued Nigerian musicians from the scourge of piracy. They are able to make good money as a result of their hard work. Also, as Nigeria’s most innovative telecoms company, we have been able to deploy music as a platform to give other value added services to our teeming subscribers, which have also proven to be a significant source of revenue for the artistes like MTN Music+ app and a host of other platforms.”