ABOMINATION: 40 year old woman Pregnant For Son, Set To Marry Him

Betty Mbereko (40), who was widowed 12 years ago, has been cohabiting with her first child, Farai Mbereko (23). She confirms that she is six months pregnant and that she has decided it is better to “marry” her son because she does not want to marry her late husband’s young brothers, whom she says are coveting her. Betty stunned a village court last week when she said the affair with her son had begun three years earlier.
She said after spending a lot of money sending Farai to school following the death of her husband, she felt she had a right to his money and no other woman was entitled to it.
“Look, I strove alone to send my son to school and no one helped me. Now you see that my son is working and you accuse me of doing something wrong. “Let me enjoy the products of my sweat,” she told the village court.
Farai said he was more than prepared to marry his mother and would pay off the ilobola balance his father had left unpaid to his grandparents. “I know my father died before he finished paying the bride price and I am prepared to pay it off,” he said.
“It is better to publicise what is happening because people should know that I am the one who made my mother pregnant. Otherwise they will accuse her of promiscuity.” 
But local headman Nathan Muputirwa says: “We cannot allow this to happen in our village, mashura chaiwo aya, (This is a bad omen indeed). In the past they would have to be killed but today we cannot do it because we are afraid of the police.” He warned them to break off their marriage or leave his village.
They chose the latter and have left the village for an unknown destination .

TWO COPPERS BURNT BEYOND RECOGNITION

  Two females National Youth Service Corps members, Amarachi Okey Winifred, a Batch C corps member and her friend, a fresh batch B corps member who recently left camp, were recently burnt beyond recognition by one of the victim’s boyfriend last month.

The victims, both serving in Community Secondary school Iddo in Asari-Toru LGA of Rivers State, were said to be locked in after he had poured fuel and then set the room on fire.

The incident was first reported on July 19, but the name of the other corps member could not be ascertained at the time of the report. The attackers were initially thought to be some community boys and students in their place of primary assignment (ppa) but the story turned out to be different.

Reports say:

It turned out that Winifred was burned by her boyfriend because he felt she was cheating on him with a fellow corps member. A corper who stayed in the same hostel with Winnie in camp related the events.

“He thought she would be the only one in the room, he locked the door from outside, put petrol and lit the fire. Unfortunately, a friend of Winifred was also in the room. She’s a Batch B corps member who just left camp some weeks ago. But, unfortunately for the boyfriend, he burnt his hands in the process. That was how he was identified and caught.”

“In camp she was always scared whenever he called and she missed it and all.”

After the incident, the victims were both taken to the Intensive care unit (ICU) of UNIPORT Teaching Hospital due to the critical nature of the burns. The victims did not survive the burns. Winifred died on the morning of July 31. The perpetrator however, has since been caught by the police.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Threatens U.S., UK Firms Over Western Sanctions

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe threatened on Sunday to retaliate "tit for tat" against companies from Britain and the United States if these Western powers persisted in pressuring his government with sanctions and what he called "harassment".
"They should not continue to harass us, the British and Americans," Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89, said at the funeral of an airforce officer.
"We have not done anything to their companies here, the British have several companies in this country, and we have not imposed any controls, any sanctions against them, but time will come when we will say well, tit for tat, you hit me I hit you."
Mugabe has fiercely rejected questioning from the West of a July 31 election that returned him to power in the southern African country he has ruled for 33 years. His main rival called the election a "huge fraud".

BOILING POINT: Yoruba, Hausa Traders Clash In Ibadan Market 25 August, 2013 Accidents BOILING POINT: Yoruba, Hausa Traders Clash In Ibadan Market

At least five people were injured and property worth millions of naira was destroyed in the course of the conflict that escalated between Yoruba and Hausa traders at Bodija Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, August 16, 2013.
According to the eyewitnesses, other traders fled the market, leaving their stores open, with food stuffs littering the entire market. At the entrance of the market, a commercial bicycle was set ablaze while the owner escaped with minor injuries. A truckload of food stuffs was also vandalised.
Fortunately, no life was lost in the clash due to the prompt intervention of security operatives.
Traders with serious injuries were said to have been quickly taken to the hospital while police vans were stationed at strategic positions.
As a cause for the outbreak of violence, Akeem Emiola, the Public Relations Officer, Ibadan Food Stuffs Sellers Association, Bodija Market, named the tension between the two groups that has been growing since Yoruba traders were killed by Boko Haram members in Borno State on May 5, 2013.
Four traders were killed that day, and ten more people were killed on June 28. 2013.
After the killing, the Ibadan Foodstuff Traders Association placed an indefinite ban on travelling to the North to purchase beans on its members.
It was gathered that despite the ban, Hausa traders still brought beans from the North to the market and sell at very exorbitant prices. The situation worsened as a bag of beans has rose from N11,000 to N20,000
Emiola said Friday's clash was the climax of the tension that had been on the rise since the death of the fourteen traders.
He said, "Since Boko Haram killed Yoruba traders from Bodija Market, traders could not go to the North to buy food stuffs. But the Hausa traders have a means of sending the products, especially beans, to their kinsmen in Ibadan.
"The price has since risen beyond common man's ability, which is a source of worry for the leadership of Bodija market union.
"There was tension in the market because only the Hausa traders have been selling beans in largequantity, leaving Yoruba traders idle."
He added that there were rumours that a clash was imminent between the two ethnic groups, leading to a peace talk called by the community leaders in Bodija area, where all concerned parties were invited.
But a solution remained elusive until Friday, when the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Indabawa, invited all the parties involved to find a solution to the brewing crisis.
"On Friday, all the parties concerned met with the Commissioner of Police, where it was agreed that beans coming from the North should be divided equally between the two groups," said Emiola."But the truce only lasted a few hours as tension reached a boiling point."

Kendrick Lamar's "Control" Verse Boosts Rappers Social Media Followers.

Kendrick Lamar experienced a huge increase in his social media following his killer verse in Big Sean's  “Control,” also every rapper he named in the verse.
The verse got people talking about a lot of rappers especially those  mentioned in the verse, they all gained a lot of followers on the various social media tools;



K.Dot experienced a rise of 122% in Facebook conversation, and gained 88,000 new fans (a 138% increase from the previous week).


 Lamar also collected a massive 208,000 more Twitter followers (an additional 510% from the week prior). The rapper’s Wikipedia page also experienced some heavy traffic, with a 277% increase, working out to 200,000 page views.

Check out the boost the rest rappers experienced on their twitter accounts (percent increased; followers gained) below.

Kendrick Lamar; 510%; 209,000

 Jay Electronica; 533%; 5,000

 Pusha T; 304%; 30,000

 Big K.R.I.T.; 154%; 10,000

 Mac Miller; 153%; 87,000

 Meek Mill; 127%; 41,000

 Big Sean; 100%; 67,000

 Wale; 96%; 34,000

 J. Cole; 84%; 63,000

 A$AP Rocky; 78%; 10,000

 Drake; 51%; 78,000

 Tyler, The Creator; 38%; 10,000

Wale Respond to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" Verse

                                                                There have been so many responses via rap songs to Kendrick Lamar's epic verse on Big Sean's new "Control" track  Interestingly, almost none of the folks responding were even name checked by Kendrick on the track.  But Wale was and this is what  Mr. Folarin has to say .

He told Rolling Out :

Kendrick is a phenomenal rapper. It was a great verse from Kendrick. But I think people are taking it the wrong way. He said my name and a few other names and also said he was the best rapper. I say that I’m the best rapper in every song I’m on, I just don’t call out names. He just did it a different way.
It just hasn’t happened that way in a long time. Those type of records usually come from the bitter rapper who has had his time pass. Since it hasn’t been done by anyone in their prime, it felt shocking. Kendrick gave you a good verse and just named rappers while doing it. Every rapper brags in their own way. He took the position of, ‘whoever is standing in my way, I’m going to do something to you.’
I thank him for mentioning me in that category. I may have felt a certain way if he didn’t mention me. He mentioned the rapper [Drake] who is going to sell the most records this year, and he mentioned the rapper who has sold the most records thus far in 2013. I think I’m in good company.

What Would You Do With 35 Nigerian Senators Who Voted For Underage Marriage?

What Would You Do With 35 Nigerian Senators Who Voted For Underage Marriage?

Fine, dismissal, public censure, the prison or the death penalty?

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I Didn’t Sleep With Beverly – Angelo

Though it is widely believed that the South African housemate, Angelo, had sex with the Nigerian housemate, Beverly, in the ongoing Big Brother Africa reality show, the dreadlocked guy has denied it. He said they were ‘just kissing’.
Speaking to Saturday Beats on the phone earlier in the week, after being evicted from the show, Angelo said, “We didn’t have sex. We talked about it. There were some things I said I wasn’t going to do in the house.
I respect my mum so much. Before I got into the house, there were things I told my mummy I wasn’t going to do. I wasn’t butt naked. It looked as if we were having sex in that bathtub. We were just kissing. I couldn’t take advantage of Beverly because I respect her so much.”
Respect is not the only thing Angelo has for the Nigerian lady. Angelo also confirmed that he is in love with her and intends to pursue the relationship.
“We will try and work things out and see how we can make our relationship work. At the same time, I hope the people of Nigeria don’t hate Bev. I would love to come to Nigeria and experience Nigerian culture and take lots of pepper,” he said.
Now that he is out of the house, so many people feel the South African will go back to the girlfriend he left behind before BBA. But he said he wasn’t in any relationship before he got into the show.
“I didn’t have a girlfriend before I got into the house, but I had someone I told to wait for me so that we would see what would happen when I get out of the house. I will be focused on what I want to do as a person and then focus on my relationship with Bev and see where we will take it to,” he said.
No matter his feelings for Beverly though, Angelo said he hopes Melvin, the other Nigerian housemate, comes out tops in the show.
“Melvin is very humble and he is not a selfish person. I wish he wins. I think he is a stronger competition than Beverly,” he said.
Meanwhile, the show ends tomorrow with Elikem, Cleo, Dillish, Melvin and Beverly as the finalists
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ASUU Strike: Return To Class, FG Urges Varsity Lecturers

The Federal Government on Friday appealed to striking university lecturers to return to work, saying a resolution to the 54-day strike was under way.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, made the appeal in Abuja during a meeting between government’s representatives and Chairmen of Governing Councils of both federal and state universities.
Anyim, who read out a number of agreements held between government and executives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities since the commencement of the strike, said the Federal Government had shown enough commitment to ending the impasse.
He said that the lecturers were being inconsiderate with their demands.
Anyim’s reaction, however, came on the heels of recent threat by ASUU to discontinue further deliberations with the Federal Government’s negotiation team.
ASUU began its current strike on July 1, 2013 following the failure of the government to implement a 2009 agreement on public universities funding.
Anyim said, “Government is making every effort to revitalise the university system by this demonstration of clear commitment to revitalise the university system. Government hereby urges every staff of the nation’s universities to return to work as all issues are being resolved.”
The SGF also inaugurated the disbursement of N130 bn sourced by the Gabriel Suswam-led NEEDS implementation committee and the Federal Government for revitalising infrastructures within the university system and settlement of earned allowances arrears.
Anyim said most of the issues contained in the 2009 agreement, which necessitated the current strike had been fully met except for the earned allowances which ASUU pegged at N92bn.
He said, “On July 2, 2013, ASUU declared what it called, total and indefinite strike over issues it says have remained unresolved pertaining to an agreement it reached with government in 2009.
“It is pertinent to narrate the genesis of the 2009 agreement; ASUU went on strike action in 2006 based on their request for a review of personnel matters; on account of this, government initiated a NEEDS Assessment of the University System comprising federal and states universities, the negotiations led to the 2009 agreement.
“Some of these issues bothered on amendment of pensionable retirement age of academics in the professorial cadre, Consolidated Peculiar Allowances.”

(PicOfTheDay) See What Chris Brown Did To Karrueche’s $90,000 Porsche #POTD

Chris Brown had Karrauche mad when she arrived at his Hollywood Hills home yesterday to find her sports car covered in monster graffiti.(well, it was a gift from him)
Karrueche uploaded a picture on Instagram with the caption”“this is what the fuck I come home to lmao this nigger man”

Hahaha.. Chris Brown na madman! see what you get for dating a man that once dumped you for Riahanna.. hehe

Teenage Boy Stowed Away In Arik Flight To Lagos

 Top officials of the Edo state government were on board the airline. Passengers aboard the airline were shocked when security agents found the teenager at the Lagos Airport after the aircraft landed.
Though none of the officials at the Benin Airport agreed to comment on the issue, but Sunday Vanguard observed that the teenager whose name is yet to be ascertained may have entered the airport through the Akenzua road axis due to lack of perimeter fencing at the Airport.
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FG provides N30bn to support university councils

The Federal Government has provided N30 billion to support university councils in settling the 'Earned Allowances' of university workers.

Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, announced this at a


Senator Anyim Pius Anyim
Anyim said the amount would be disbursed to the various university councils, which were in position to know, who was entitled to what and how much, after verification.

'From the foregoing, it is obvious that the Federal Government has demonstrated sufficient commitment to the implementation of the 2009 FG/ASUU (Academic Staff Union of Universities) Agreement.

'By this, it is clear demonstration of commitment to revitalise the university system, government hereby, urges every staff of the nation's universities to return to work as all issues are being resolved.

'With particular reference to the contentious issue of 'Earned Allowance'', every staff of the universities that is so entitled should verify his claim with his university council and accord get paid.

'President Goodluck Jonathan is fully committed to bringing the students back to school and appreciates the patience of parents and students.

'Government is making every effort to revitalise the university system, '' Anyim said.

He said that the government acknowledged the contributions of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).

The SGF also acknowledged other associations, such as National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and other stakeholders.

Earlier, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'I, said that the government was ready to implement all the recommendations, particularly as it relates to revitalisation of the universities.

Rufa'I said that on the issue of funding and revitalisation, the Needs Assessment Committee would address infrastructure decay in universities.

'I want to assure you that this will be done in the next few years.

Also, Prof. Kimse Okoro, the Chairman, Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities, commended the government for its efforts.

Okoro called on chancellors to use the funds judiciously and appealed to ASUU to show some understanding.

Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, the Chairman, Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State Universities, said that the institutions would put more efforts to ensure that regulations were followed.

Also, Prof. Mohammed Hamise, Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors, commended government for the N30 billion to university councils to defray the arrears of the peculiar allowances which had remained outstanding.

'The committee regards this as a positive step which, if replicated over the next two years, would solve the problem of the arrears,'' he said. (NAN)

meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice Chancellors of Public Universities.

Rivers PDP moves to suspend deputy governor, senator, other Amaechi's associates

The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru, and other elected and appointed public office holders loyal to Governor Rotimi Amaechi are facing imminent suspension by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Their offence is their  refusal to appear before the Perfomance Assessment Committee set up by the Obuah faction of the party in the state to evaluate their performance since their election/appointment.

The governor and the 27 members of the state House of Assembly on his side in the protracted crisis in the party are already suspended and excluded from the performance  evaluation.

The Osinakachukwu Ideozu-led committee however invited  Ikuru,an engineer,the three senators,13 members of the House of Representatives from the state  and council chairmen many of whom are loyal to the governor.

They have so far  refused to honour the invitation.

Also invited was  the Minister of State for Education,Chief  Nyesom Wike who is the arrowhead of the opposition to the governor.

It was gathered yesterday that the plan to suspend the 'errant' party men is to ensure their non-participation  in next week's mini national convention  of the PDP in Abuja.

When contacted yesterday,Chief Felix Obuah,the factional PDP Chairman said he was at a meeting.

However,sources close to his faction said: 'The associates of Amaechi, who refuse to honour the invitation of the members of the committee led by Ideozu, formally inaugurated by Bro. Felix Obuah, will definitely be suspended.

'When they are all suspended like Amaechi from the PDP, they will appreciate the supremacy of the party. Nobody will force or beg them to appear.

'They (Amaechi's loyalists) will know the importance of belonging to the PDP on August 31, during the special national convention of the party in Abuja, when they will not be part of Rivers state delegates of the PDP.'

Ideozu, at the committee's inaugural sitting on Thursday,  said it was not set up to witch-hunt anybody, but to examine how the officers elected to oversee the welfare of the people  discharged the responsibilities in line with public expectations and to be better informed in preparing for future elections.

The Press Secretary to the Rivers deputy governor, Godswill Jumbo, in a telephone interview yesterday, said: 'My boss is in Abuja. He is attending  some  meetings in Aso Rock. The Ideozu committee did not invite him in writing. I am not aware of any communication to that effect.

'I have contacted him (Ikuru) through text, to let him know about the development, but he is yet to reply (at 4 pm). As soon as he replies, I will let you know, but note that before appearing before the committee, he must seek clearance from Governor Amaechi.'

Senator  Magnus Ngei Abe could not be reached.
His  Special Adviser on Media, Honour Sirawoo, said at 4:07 pm yesterday: 'Was he (Abe) invited by the committee? Nobody has seen any letter inviting Senator Magnus Abe to appear before the committee. He is not aware of the performance assessment by the Chief Felix Obuah-led PDP.

'Senator Abe is a very loyal member of the PDP. You are aware that the National Assembly members are on recess and the distinguished Senator is out of the country. I have not been able to reach him.'

Representative Dakuku Peterside (Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro ) an ally of Amaechi, could also  not be reached  at press time.

Amaechi's bid to stop the committee members from assessing his loyalists   suffered a setback on August 20 when Justice Godspower Aguma of the State High Court dismissed a suit filed by him against the panel.

A former National Organizing Secretary of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, ex-Rivers Chairman of the party and a loyalist of Wike, appeared before the committee on Thursday and described the performance assessment as an excellent idea, for the officers to be up and doing.

The ex-Rivers PDP chairman (Secondus) stated that he decided to submit himself to the committee to render the account of his stewardship, as a loyal party member and because the order was from the party.

He said: 'Anybody current with what is going on all over the world will know that politics is dynamic and we cannot be left out of the changing situation. The idea is very much in order.' The Nation

Boko Haram gunmen kill 44 Borno villagers

Not fewer than 50 gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect launched a vicious attack on Dumba village on the outskirts of Baga town in Kukawa Council of Borno State, killing about 44 people by slitting their throats without firing a single gunshot.

Baga is on the shores of Lake Chad and 230 kilometres north of Maiduguri, the state capital.

This happened just as the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri, Friday said the emergency rule has improved the security situation in the metropolis.

Also, the JTF and members of Borno Vigilance Youth Group (BVYG) had on Thursday shot dead two suspected Boko Haram sect members in women's dresses at the Njimtilo village of Maiduguri, while fleeing to Konduga town, where 47 people were recently killed by the suspected gunmen.

An eyewitness also said that besides the killing of the villagers, several house were torched by the attackers, while 25 villagers sustained injuries.

The Guardian learnt that rescue workers of the Nigeria Red Cross (NRC) have arrived the area from Maiduguri to provide medical services to the survivors of the attack.

According to an NRC source: 'When our rescue team reached the village on Thursday, some of the eyes of victims had been removed by the gunmen and we don't know the motives behind removing such organs after the victims had been killed.

'The attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday before we rushed to the village, near Baga town, where over 150 people were killed by the same Boko Haram sect members last April.'

The source further disclosed that NRC Medicine Frontier officials were attending to the injured victims, adding that the village has been deserted and the people are taking refuge at the Baga Central Primary School.

An official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) also confirmed the incident, saying the agency had equally mobilised to the area to assess the situation.

According to him, the agency would today set up camps for the resettlement of displaced Dumba villagers at the primary school.

Spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Lt. Col Sagir Musa confirmed the incident Friday in Maiduguri.

Musa, who earlier told The Guardian that there has been 'consistent improvement in the level of security in Maiduguri metropolis since the emergency rule,' despite the inconveniences, fears and loss of revenue incurred by some residents of the state, could not give details on the number of casualties in the Dumba attack and the measure the security task is taking to prevent further attacks and killings.

On whether the security agencies' outpost stations are functional enough to protect people's lives and property, Musa said: 'Even in terms of security, most of the police stations, duty outposts of police, Customs and Immigrations that were closed are now re-opened.

'Schools and banks that were not working before in villages and towns are also being opened to students, teachers and customers.

'God's willing, all security agencies, particularly the JTF, will continue to maintain the momentum, and ensure that there will be no breakdown of law and order in this state, as witnessed previously.'

Speaking on whether the emergency rule has protected more lives and property, the spokesman said: 'If you look at the security situation in Maiduguri metropolis and its environs for the last one month, specifically from May 14, 2013 when the state of emergency was declared by Mr. President, there have been consistent improvements in the level of security. This is why you are seeing improvement in the level of social and economic activities in Maiduguri metropolis.'

The arrested terrorists, who disguised as females, were according to a vigilance youth, Babakura Isa arrested at Njimtilo village, in a 'stop and search' operation on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road at about 8.35pm on Thursday.

He said after the arrests, the two suspects were handed over to the sector commander of JTF that night for further investigation. Isa told also The Guardian that they wore pink brassieres and wore veils to avoid being arrested by JTF and youths.

Lt. Col Musa confirmed the capture and killing of two terror suspects on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road.

2 Women Sent To Prison For Fighting Over A Man

Apapa Magistrate Court remanded two women, Ogechi Nmerenini, 23 and Bilikisu Akinyode, 22 in prison for fighting in public over a man.
They were arrested by the police at Atebo Street, Ajegunle and charged with disturbing public peace.
Fighting broke out between them when they discovered that they were dating the same lover in Ajegunle area of Lagos.
A suggestion by one of them that they should continue their secret relationship with their lover was rebuffed by one of them who insisted on having the lover for herself alone.
The accused, it was gathered, injured each other during the fight.
Their lover was simply identified as Emma.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when they arraigned and the presiding magistrate, Mr. M.K.O. Fadeyi, granted them bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.
They were remanded in prison on the orders of the magistrate when they could not immediately meet the conditions attached to the bail.
The matter was adjourned till 6 September for mention

OJB Jezreel Departs For His Surgery In India

Ailing music producer OJB Jezreel and his wife have left for India today August 23,2013.The couple departed Lagos through a 10 hour Emirate airline scheduled for 2.30pm. OJB and wife who may be spending up to three months in India for the surgery were escorted by their son and daughter.
Expressing his gratitude at the airport,OJB said:"I am not sure how long this will take but I am so grateful for the love Nigerians have shown me .I trust in God that all would be well".
We wish him a successful surgery and expect him back alive.

PHOTO: Man Shot By Drunken Policeman Loses Eye

When Nonso Ozoemena, a 28-year-old man, arrived in Lagos, his plan was to set up a business so that he would be able to support his widowed mother and his seven siblings in Anambra State

Soon after, he was able to open a restaurant in Trade Fair Complex, FESTAC, and it seemed his dream was coming true.
His expectation was however eroded after a drunken police corporal, Mohammed Abubakar, shot him in the eye.
Ozoemena said he was shot in the eye in the FESTAC area on August 5, 2013.
Narrating what transpired on the fateful day, he said, “I had just returned from work and I was about entering my house at Amuwo Odofin when I heard the policeman arguing with someone in the next house. The policeman then called his colleagues for help.
“When his colleagues arrived, they persuaded him to leave the place because he was drunk. After much pleading, the policeman left. A few minutes later, the policeman returned with a gun and started shooting sporadically.
“One of the bullets hit me in the right eye. A barber, Bright John, was killed.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that during the shooting, a pregnant woman was hit while another man, Tayo Ajasa, was also shot in the thigh.
It was learnt that the policeman, who is attached to a security company in the area, fled the scene after realising the havoc he had wreaked.
Ozoemena and the other victims were later taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba.
It was learnt that while other victims were treated and discharged, Ozoemena, was taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital, where the eye was operated.
The company was also said to have contributed N146, 000 to pay the medical bill.
The victim, who had been discharged, told PUNCH Metro that he had not been able to go to work since the incident occurred.
He said he had been in constant pains and had found it difficult to sleep.
Our correspondent observed that pus was coming from Ozoemena eye. But the victim said the pus was the least of his problems.
He said, “I am in so much pain. The unfortunate thing is that I have not been able to tell my mother about the incident because I don’t want her to worry.
“I don’t have perfect vision anymore. In fact, a few days ago, I was knocked down by a vehicle coming from the right side while I was attempting to cross the road.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Umar Manko, had declared the policeman wanted.
Manko said the wanted policeman was attached to Police Mobile Force 17, Akure, Ondo State, and wondered what he was doing in Lagos.
However, Ozoemena’s lawyer, Mr. George Nwahajioke, said the police must compensate his client. The lawyer said declaring the policeman wanted was not enough, adding that the victim’s expectations had been eroded by the loss of his eye.
Nwahajioke, who lamented the increase in police brutality, said, “Nigerians are living in fear of arrogant culture of impunity within the Nigeria Police. Nonso Ozoemena is just one of the few lucky Nigerians to survive as our police, who are supposed to protect us, now turn the barrel of their guns at us.
“We are demanding N100m as compensation from the police and the company jointly and severally to help our client get the urgent medical attention he needs.”
All efforts to contact the company proved abortive as an email sent to it was not replied, while a text message sent to it was not responded to.
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FG Not Ready To End Strike – ASUU

After 10 unsuccessful meetings with the Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday said government was not ready to end the 8-week-old strike, lamenting that government displayed dishonesty and lack of integrity during negotiations.
At a briefing in Lagos, ASUU’s President, Dr. Isa Faggae, claimed that government had declared it would not implement the agreed injection of funds to revitalise the public universities, but was only making a dubious statement of supporting some universities with N100 billion.
He said: “Government had also declared that it will not pay university academics their earned allowances which accumulated from 2009 to 2013. Rather, it is talking about providing N30 billion to assist various Governing Councils of Federal Universities to defray the arrears of N92 billion owed to all categories of staff in the university system.”
Narrating the union’s experience at the last meeting with the Government held on Monday, Faggae said: ASUU was shocked by the level of deceit, dishonesty, and lack of integrity displayed by the Government. Never in the history of ASUU-Government relations have we, as a union, ever experienced the kind of volte-face exhibited by Government.
At one stage in the interaction, the Secretary to the Government Federation ridiculed the agreement, the MoU and the Needs Assessment Report, mocking the Minister of Education to “go and give them N400 billion,” at which members of the government scornfully laughed.”
He argued that the Governor Gabriel Suswam-led Implementation Committee was being used as smokescreen to “deceive ASUU, Nigerian students and their parents, as well as other unsuspecting members of the public on the purportedly released N100 billion for the implementation of the Needs Assessment Report.
First, he said, government plans to divert the regular yearly allocations to universities by Tertiary Education Trust, TETFund, to make at least 70% of the N100 billion. This is unacceptable to ASUU. It is like robbing Peter to pay Paul, since the idea of revitalization took full cognizance of the intervention role TETFund ab-initio.
“Again, contrary to subsisting operational procedures, about 75% of the money meant for revitalizing universities would not be released to them as the Suswam Committee plans to hand over construction of the hostel projects to the Federal Ministry of Education and/or the National Universities Commission, for implementation. This is illegal; neither the ministry nor NUC is backed by laws of Nigerian Public Universities to divert monies meant for the development of these institutions into centrally executed projects.”
Dr. Faggae questioned the committee’s motives for proposing to commit N1.6 million to a bed space, instead of N200, 000 to N400, 000, saying, “We see a continuation of outrageous contract regimes in the plan to centrally coordinate the construction of student hostels as done in the case of the 12 newly established Federal Universities with TETFund resources.
The NUC has transmuted itself into a “Tenders’ board” which awarded contracts for the construction of 560 bed spaces hostel for each university at a whooping sum of 1.2 bn. This contract sum translates into N2.143 million per bed space.

REVEALED: Speedy Snails Spread Deadly Disease

Despite their lethargic reputations, snails can travel at a relatively speedy one metre per hour, say researchers.

By attaching multicoloured LED lights, the scientists were able to track their movements over a 24-hour period.
The gastropods were fast enough to explore the length of an average UK garden in a single night.
But scientists are worried that the fast-moving snails are spreading a parasite that is deadly for dogs.
Over the past few years the wet summers enjoyed across the UK have proved the ideal breeding grounds for snails.

According to the Royal Horticultural Society, their numbers increased by 50% last year. As well as being a pest for gardeners, snails can also spread a parasite called Angiostrongylus vasorum.

This lungworm is a particular threat to dogs, which can become infected by accidentally eating slugs or snails which they come across in the garden or on dog toys.

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PHOTO: You Won't Believe What Banky W’s Girlfriend Wore To The Johnnie Walker Event

At the Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve launch on Friday 16th August 2013, Banky W‘s girlfriend, Ghanaian beauty Andrea Manuela Giaccaglia joined her beau at the event, rocking a very provocative outfit.
She chose a strapless black-and-white polka dot bra top and jeans.

Flaunt it if you've got. What do you think, hot or not?see photo.....

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REVEALED: Prophet #Ajanaku Was A Cult Member

REVEALED: Prophet Ajanaku Was A Cult Member It was claimed that Prophet Ireti Ajanaku resurrected  but this may have been a false attempt to keep his memory alive by some of his church members.

The Prophet, Tope Alabi estranged spiritual father has already been confirmed dead and the Oro traditional worshippers have conducted a funeral rite for the late pastor.
According to a report
Oro Worshippers held funeral rites for Prophet Ajanaku. The late founder and spiritual leader of the Christ Revival Victory Chapel International, Pastor Elijah Iretiola Ajanaku belonged to the Oro cult in his lifetime.
Residents of Ikola Odunsi, where Ajanaku lived before he breathed his last on Saturday evening at Gbongan in Osun State, were surprised early Tuesday morning when Oro masquerades went to town in funeral rites for the departed ‘Pastor’.
The funeral rites which began at about 12.30am ended between 3 and 4am.
The Oro worshippers chanted the name of Ajanaku throughout the night. The worshippers marched through the streets of Ikola Odunsi, Ikola Gbenaje, and landed at the deceased’s street, Folarin Williams Close.
They were chanting, “Ajanaku lo, o di gbere”, meaning “Ajanaku is gone forever, adieu”.
For those who knew him before he became a wealthy pastor, Ajanaku became wealthy suddenly about seven years ago.
Before then, those who knew him very well said he lived at Ikola Ilumo and Ikola Odunsi, two close communities in Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA. During this time, he was doing menial jobs to survive.
“He started as a bus conductor with one of the popular drivers plying the Ikola-Iyana Ipaja route in the area. Later, he ventured into tyre repairing which many know as vulcanising. For about a year, he was doing vulcanising job at one of the bus stops at Ikola Ilumo,” one of those who knew him then told our correspondent.
“When he realised that money was not coming in from his vulcanising job, he diversified into battery charging. He did it for sometime before he just disappeared for a while and the next thing I heard about him was that he had become a wealthy pastor,” another old friend told our correspondent.
Before he relocated to Lagos from his Gbongan hometown, he was reported to be well known for his  mysterious ways in the town. Some even believe he had some supernatural powers. In fact, as his name suggests, Ajanaku was from a well known family of masquerade worshippers in the ancient town.
“When he became a rich pastor, Ajanaku lived like a tin god. He always went around in a convoy of exotic cars and he reserved a bus for young ladies in their teens who always followed him around. You couldn’t talk to him while standing. You had to bow your head or kneel down outright.
“I remember when we did a job for him and it was time to collect money, I had to kneel down before him to collect my money. It was not only me. There were others who came before me and some waiting for their turn after me. All of us were on our knees,” an electrician who lives in Ikola Odunsi narrated to our correspondent.
Although he had many ladies at his beck and call, Ajanaku was legally married to a wife and they had two children: a boy and a girl.

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PHOTO: Genevieve Nnaji Disses Singer, Dr. Sid

There may be lots of girls out there who miss Pop champagne singer, Dr. Sid and wish to be on his mind but not Genevieve Nnaji.

There may be a lot of girls around the world who miss Dr. Sid and wish they were on his mind, but actress Genevieve Nnaji is definitely not one of them. The beautiful actress posted a picture of the words “I miss you” and captioned it with kisses, prompting lots of fans to respond and claim the message. A lot of fans responded to the tweet, including Mavins artiste Dr. Sid. Sadly for Dr. Sid though, the tweet was not for him as Genevieve pointed that out clearly, saying “not you my friend”, ele oju kan! Dr. Sid took it like a man, telling her he missed her none the less. The electrifying response of fans made the actress delete the tweets, and both proceeded to have a friendly conversation, with Dr. Sid even dedicating his new Talented video to her, #PublicityStunt genevieve nnaji sid twt fight - See more at: http://www.flameville.com/2013/08/incaseyoumissedit-sadly-genevieve-washed-dr-sid-on-twitter/#sthash.RAOs7BTm.dpufThere may be a lot of girls around the world who miss Dr. Sid and wish they were on his mind, but actress Genevieve Nnaji is definitely not one of them.
The beautiful actress posted a picture of the words “I miss you” and captioned it with kisses, prompting lots of fans to respond and claim the message.
A lot of fans responded to the tweet, including Mavins artiste Dr. Sid.
Sadly for Dr. Sid though, the tweet was not for him as Genevieve pointed that out clearly, saying “not you my friend”, ele oju kan!
Dr. Sid took it like a man, telling her he missed her none the less.
The electrifying response of fans made the actress delete the tweets, and both proceeded to have a friendly conversation, with Dr. Sid even dedicating his new Talented video to her, #PublicityStunt

- See more at: http://www.flameville.com/2013/08/incaseyoumissedit-sadly-genevieve-washed-dr-sid-on-twitter/#sthash.RAOs7BTm.dpuf

There may be a lot of girls around the world who miss Dr. Sid and wish they were on his mind, but actress Genevieve Nnaji is definitely not one of them.
The beautiful actress posted a picture of the words “I miss you” and captioned it with kisses, prompting lots of fans to respond and claim the message.
A lot of fans responded to the tweet, including Mavins artiste Dr. Sid.
Sadly for Dr. Sid though, the tweet was not for him as Genevieve pointed that out clearly, saying “not you my friend”, ele oju kan!
Dr. Sid took it like a man, telling her he missed her none the less.
The electrifying response of fans made the actress delete the tweets, and both proceeded to have a friendly conversation, with Dr. Sid even dedicating his new Talented video to her, #PublicityStunt

- See more at: http://www.flameville.com/2013/08/incaseyoumissedit-sadly-genevieve-washed-dr-sid-on-twitter/#sthash.RAOs7BTm.dpuf

The beautiful actress Genevieve posted a picture of the words “I miss you” and captioned it with kisses, prompting lots of fans to respond and claim the message.

A lot of fans responded to the tweet, including Mavins artiste Dr. Sid.

Sadly for Dr. Sid though, the tweet was not for him as Genevieve pointed that out clearly, saying “not you my friend”.

However, Dr. Sid took it like a man, telling her he missed her none the less.

The electrifying response of fans made the actress delete the tweets, and both proceeded to have a friendly conversation, with Dr. Sid even dedicating his new Talented video to her.see photo below

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43-Year-Old Politician, Hon.Rotimi Makinde Set To Wed 23-Yr-Old Beauty Queen

Rotimi Makinde who is in his 40's met Banke, a beauty queen sometime last year, and fell crazily in love and they have done their introduction in the bride's hometown in Osun state on February 21.
The couple have started sending out blackberry invitation letters to friends and family.
According to the BB announcement, the wedding will take place on August 24, 2013 in Ile-Ife Osun State Nigeria and music stars like, Shina Peters and Oberese have been invited to perform at the wedding party.
Read the blackberry broadcast below
‘‘All roads lead to Adah Golf Course,State of Osun on Saturday 24th August for d superlative wedding of Hon. Rotimi Makinde and(Oyebanke) Miss Osun. A night party will follow d reception in d cradle city of Ile Ife frm 6pm till late. You can avail urself of d ASO Ebi by calling Ireti Osayemi-Bakare on 080*******. It’s only 4k for ankara and gele or fila. You don’t wanna miss any of these(Sir Shina Peters and Obesere) one in a life time gathering of d best in politics and entertainment industry. Pls re broadcast. Thank you……’‘

Hon Makinde separated from his ex-wife and mother of his three children in 2010.

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Chelsea supporters heartily welcomed former Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo to Lagos last weekend. Di Matteo is the Guinness Football Manager Ambassa