247gistflash: September 2013

Monday, 30 September 2013

See What Tuface Idibia Has To Say About Annie's Pregnancy

It has been confirmed by music legend, Tuface Idibia and his wife Annie that they are expecting their second child. Before now, it has been widely speculated that the actress, Annie was pregnant again but she debunked the news not until recently, when her growing baby bump was revealed at an event in Abuja and it was all over the internet that she was expecting once again. Confirming the report, Tuface took to twitter to officially make it known.

Why Military Can Never Provide Solution To Boko Haram Insurgency, Ex-Chief Of Defence Staff

A former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Martin Luther Agwai (rtd), has said that the current Boko Haram insurgency cannot be resolved using only what he called military solutions. Agwai stated this Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, during the public launch of a book entitled, ‘Integrity Matters: Men of Honour in the Public Square’, written by the Dean, Graduate School, Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA Theological Seminary, Jos.

Peter Okoye a member of the famous nigerian music duo group PSquare shows off Shoes in his Closet.

ASUU Is Lying, FG Says As ASUP Resumes Strike

Just weeks after the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, described the Federal Government as deceitful due to the way the latter has been dealing with issues responsible for the lingering strike by the union, the FG has also ASUU of being economical with the truth on the strike.

Speaking in Abuja when he received some youth groups who were on a visit to his office, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students Matters, Com. Jude Imagwe, stated that the claim by the union that its action was to restore infrastructural decay in universities was nothing but a lie, noting that ASUU was fighting for allowances.

The message contains vulgar words which fans are wondering whom the message is being directed to. The closet person that comes to mind after reading this message is the singer’s girlfriend… Read tweet below…

ASUU Strike: Jonathan Calls For Review Of Labour Laws

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday advocated a review of labour laws to curtail the excesses of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other labour unions. The President, who made the call during a Presidential media chat in Abuja, urged the striking members of ASUU to return to work in the interest of their students and the education sector. The President also said it was inconceivable that lecturers in state-owned universities would go on strike over issues concerning the allowances of lecturers in federal universities.

Why I Will Never Marry – Oprah Winfrey

Talk show host, and one of the world’s most influential women, Oprah Winfrey has revealed why she will never, ever marry her longtime partner Stedman – despite friend, Tina Turner demanding she walk down the aisle. Oprah and Tina have been friends for years, with Oprah attending the singer’s wedding back in July. But the talk show queen says she has come to the conclusion that such a union is just not for her.

Arsenal will face Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, looking to extend their impressive away record to eight consecutive victories. The Gunners are on a rampage here. After the opening day debacle at the hands of Aston Villa at home they have bounced back strongly, winning the next four matches on the trot, securing the top-spot in the table along with North-London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester United will welcome West Bromwich Albion at the Old Trafford on Saturday looking to bounce back strongly in the Premier League, after a humiliating derby defeat in their last league game. The Red Devils have had a stuttering start to the league campaign so far. They started off with a victory against Swansea in the opening match, but have dropped points against three big teams – Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City – picking up only one point from these games.

All eyes will be on Gareth Bale as the world’s most expensive footballer makes his home-debut at the Santiago Bernabeu for Real Madrid in the Madrid Derby on Saturday. After last week’s incredibly one-sided Manchester Derby in the Premier League, the world hopes to see a much more competitive and action-packed Madrid Derby. Atletico Madrid are currently ahead of their local rivals in the league, boasting a perfect record thus far, being 2nd in the table only to the mighty Barcelona.

Tottenham welcome Chelsea at the White Hart Lane in the lunch time KO, looking to cement their position at the top of the league. Spurs are joint-toppers in the league, with four victories out of five matches. Chelsea defeated West London rivals Fulham last weekend and will be looking to add yet another victory against their London rivals. The Blues particularly have a great head-to-head record against Spurs in all competitions.

Anne Idibia, wife of African Queen crooner TuFace, shared this photo of her flaunting her baby bump… This will be Anne’s second child for Tuface and Tuface 7th Child…

SHOCKING : Frogs Spérm makes woman pregnant

Frogs Spérm makes woman pregnant The neck-less baby with its head almost totally sunk into the upper part of the body and with extraordinarily large eyeballs literally popping out of the eye-sockets, was born to Nir Bahadur Karki and Suntali Karki at the Gaurishnkar Hospital in Charikot. Experts looking into this case concluded that the mother came into contact with spérms of a frog while bathing in a river. And coincidentally that was the exact time she was ovuláting.

Photo of huge snake, biggest snake in the world. Photograph purporting to show a 55ft snake found in a forest in Malaysia has become an internet sensation. Biggest snake in the world. The huge snake is really a monster. It’s a huge, huge snake ever seen before. Worlds biggest snake pictures.

So after Honey J, Naija's Amber Rose look-alike met the real Amber, Vanessa who was the 3rd runner up at this year's Face of Sofa in Abuja thinks she is a more worthy look-alike of Amber Rose. What do you think. More pictures of Vanessa after the cut.

You hear some stories and you are like... Could this really be true? This is one of such stories:

An area known as Imeohia Mmaku in Awgu LGA of Enugu State recently came under the siege of robbers cum kidnappers, who invaded the community to perpetrate their heinous crime. On the fateful day, a priest was said to have led some notorious gang of robbers/kidnappers in the deadly operation.

But for providence, Nigeria's Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, would have been among the dead in the terror attack that took place at the Nairobi Westgate mall in Kenya last weekend. Speaking at a press conference at the Freedom Park in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday in honour of the late Ghanaian poet, Professor Kofi Awoonor who died in the attack, Soyinka led a group of Nigerian writers to condemn the Nairobi massacre.

After waiting for seven years, the Super Eagles and Chelsea FC midfielder, John Obi Mikel, finally scored his first English Premier League goal against Fulham on September 21, 2013, Saturday, rapidly increasing his chances for the Glo/CAF African Footballer Of The Year Award billed for Lagos next year.

Comedian, Julius Agwu, has said he will soon quit vulgar shows but not before a one man comedy show tagged, Julius Agwu, Rough Rugged and Raw. “That show will be for 18 plus and it will be my last vulgar show,” he told Saturday Beats recently. In fact, it was alleged that Agwu’s vulgar joke on a top management member of staff of a telecommunication company made the company to blacklist him.

BlackBerry said on Friday that it lost $965 million in the past quarter, confirming preliminary figures showing a rapidly eroding picture for the Canadian smartphone maker. The company, which had given a preliminary estimate for its second fiscal quarter results, acknowledged the figures were weak, but said it hopes for a turnaround with a planned $4.7 billion buyout, which would take the firm private.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to sign a new deal at the club and says he wants to stay at the club he loves.

Wenger has been at the Arsenal since 1996, but eight years without a trophy had heightened speculation he could finally step down when his current deal expires next summer. The Frenchman has previously kept coy on his contractual situation, admitting this season could determine his fate.

According to reports, former BBA Star Game winner, Prezzo might might be playing ‘The Chase’ with Kenyan police after allegedly assaulting a Swiss Policeman. Below is how a Kenyan news site ‘Standard Digital News’ reports the situation: - Police say they want Prezzo aka Jackson Makini to report to Parklands Police Station for grilling after he allegedly assaulted a Swiss military officer in the head with gun b*tt and holster on Saturday morning.

Following the issuance of an unreserved public apology to Igbos by Governor Babatunde Fashola for the misunderstanding that greeted the Lagos State Government’s deportation of 14 destitute from the state to Onitsha, Anambra State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East zone has appealed to Ndigbo and Anambrarians in particular, to forgive and forget.

Following what was described as unprofessionalism, and arrogance by some, in the statement of the Media Director of the Department of Security Service (DSS), Mrs. Marilyn Ogar following the killing of some artisans suspected by security operatives to be Boko Haram insurgents in Abuja, the Nigerian Youths Assembly (NYA) has asked the Federal Government to relieve her of her job or face an unusual public protest by the Nigerian Youths next week.

Mourinho: I don’t care what Andre Villas-Boas says

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has refused to discuss the relationship between him and Andre Villas-Boas in the public, but suggested that he doesn’t care and certainly least interested to what the Spurs manager has to say. Villas-Boas claimed earlier that although Mourinho holds a special place in his career but he doesn’t keep any contact with him anymore. The Portuguese started his career under the tutelage of Mourinho during the Special One’s time at Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan but the pair now shares a frosty relationship between them.

London rivals Tottenham and Chelsea go head-to-head on Saturday at White Hart Lane, with both sides eager to get an early season advantage over their local rivals. Traditionally the visitors have something of a hex over the hosts, in what is usually a hard-fought encounter. Andre Villas-Boas and Jose Mourinho’s reunion will add spice to this derby fixture, while the inclusion of Willian, who chose to sign for Chelsea over Tottenham this summer, could be another interesting subplot.

Premier League is back. After a brief dalliance with Cup-romances in the mid-week, let’s get soaked in the hustle-bustle yet narcotic attraction of this league. The Round six of this mesmerizing league promises to be a cracker, as always, with the London Derby and Arsenal’s visit to Swansea being the pick of the games.

Here are five things to look forward to this weekend:

Nigerian music duo, Paul and Peter Okoye popularly referred to as P-Square are without doubt the most successful music duo in the country at the moment with their elder brother as their manager. From sold out shows all over Africa and beyond, the brothers are the definition of success. Their music video 'Personally' even received international recognition from Jermaine Jackson, brother of late Michael Jackson. Paul posted this picture of him and his brothers back in the day. Ifeanyi, Tony, Henry, Jude, Peter and Paul. What a transformation!!! They have grown to useful adults when it comes to their careers. One can hardly recognize them because of their new looks. Can you recognize them?

COEASU Gives FG 60-day Ultimatum To Meet Demands

Education is regarded as the bedrock of development in any society, but the sector is suffering a serious setback in Nigeria as the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the Federal Government a 60-day ultimatum to meet its demands. The President of the Union, Mr. Asagha Okoro, said “the nation would regret looking down on the teaching education sector if concrete steps are not taken to address COEASU’s grievances.”

Vice-Chancellors of private universities have expressed concern and sympathy for students affected by the protracted strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), noting that there was need to end the three-month-old impasse between the Federal Government and the striking lecturers.

University lecturers yesterday reiterated their commitment to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, saying not even the attempt by the Federal Government to withhold their salaries would stop them from continuing with the strike action. Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Abuja chapter, Dr. Clement Chup, stated in an interview that the Federal Government, threatening to withhold their salaries, would not make them abandon their cause.

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and his father are to appear in a Spanish court over tax fraud allegations. The 26-year-old four-time World Footballer of the Year and his father, Jorge Horacio, have been accused of defrauding the Spanish authorities of more than €4m (3.4m). They are suspected of using companies- in Belize and Uruguay- to sell the rights to use Messi’s image so they would pay no tax in Spain, where the footballer leaves and plays professional football.

As realistic as “Grand Theft Auto” looks on a video screen, it wasn’t as interactive as Zachary Burgess hoped. So Burgess allegedly decided to take matters into his own hands, by stealing a pickup truck, kidnapping a woman and crashing nine parked cars, all in an attempt to feel like a character in “Grand Theft Auto,” according to WDSU-TV. The real-life crime spree took place early Saturday morning in Baton Rouge, La., when Burgess, a lacrosse player at Auburn University, was in town to see his team take on Louisiana State University in football.

Burgess, 20, was in the parking lot of a bar when the owner of a truck drove up and got out of the truck, leaving it running with a female passenger, Monique Jiarusso, inside.

A Benin High Court has awarded Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, N25million as damages in a libel suit he instituted against the publishers of News of the People, a soft sell weekly magazine. Governor Oshiomhole had dragged the soft sell weekly magazine to court demanding N250million as damages over their report with the headline:

After two months of deep reflection, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola this afternoon rendered an unreserved apology to Ndigbo over the July 24 dumping of 72 alleged destitute in Onitsha, Anambra State, by his administration. Speaking at the silver jubilee symposium of Igbo think tank Aka Ikenga at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, in South-West Nigeria, Fashola declared that he has no problem with Igbos, saying that his action had been misunderstood.

Actor cum movie producer Kunle Afolayan instilled fear in the hearts of his fans with his recent message on his Facebook page. The workaholic filmmaker said he is afraid he may no live long due to his obsession with film making. Just coming off the set of his soon-to-be-released epic movie, ‘October 1’, the workaholic filmmaker took to Facebook to post his thoughts. Read what he wrote:

This is the World Most Expensive Toilet Made Of GOLD worth $10 Million also heard its 24karat Gold. it is One of the most talked about items on display and it was manufactured in Japan, I heard Japan makes the most sophisticated toilets in the world – intelligent loos that self flush, self clean, play music or the sounds of tweeting birds.

Popular comedian Bovi Ugboma and wife Christabel welcomed a daughter on September 25th at 8:47pm. This is the couple's second child. Big congrats to them.

Gov Obi In Tears As 4 Family Members Killed In Kano Blast Were Buried

The remains of the four members of the Ezebuala family, who were victims of the Kano bomb blasts on July 29, were on Thursday buried at Uga Community. Uga is in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. The atmosphere was characterised by wailing and grief as the corpses of the victims were brought for final commendation service at the church. The deceased were Nnamdi Ezebuala, 48, and his three children: Chinemerem, 14, Chiamaka, 12 and Nmesomachukwu, 10. They were killed when Boko Haram sect members launched bomb attacks simultaneously at various points on two busy roads in the Sabongari area of Kano.

The church is where you go when you need help, love and any and every kind of assistance. Guess what? You'll get the attention of the big people (Pastors and assistance) as that is their purpose - to help the vulnerable and needy, TON observed. But what do we get these days? Pastors competing with themselves over who has the best suits, the best cars and, in recent times, who enjoy more beautiful girls in the "Pastoral Cure Unit". Now the mess has spread to church members, many are living the artificial life rather than be of help to their neighbour.

University teachers said yesterday that their strike will go on — 89 days after it began. This is in spite of the intervention by Vice President Namadi Sambo in bringing the lecturers back to the negotiation table. The teachers are seeking proper funding of education and the payment of their N87 billion earned allowances. These are part of the 2009 agreement between the teachers and the government. The government has offered N30 billion for the earned allowances and made available N100billion for projects on the campuses. The lecturers rejected the offer. The strike has been on since July 1.

Despite reports saying that the 9 squatters killed in Abuja were innocent citizens, the army has insisted that they were terrorists. This was revealed by the Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, who said that the squatters found in an uncompleted building in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were suspected terrorists who were making plans to bomb prominent areas of the FCT. According to reports, the victims, who residents and rights activists claimed were artisans and tricycle operators, were killed in the building in the Apo environs of Abuja.

Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai has accused his deputy, Alhaji Garba Umar, of betrayal. Suntai said he least expected his deputy to lust for his (Suntai’s) office given the confidence he reposed in him.

Suntai, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Sylvanus Yakubu, said the governor was not the only one that felt betrayed but the entire people of the state.

Yakubu, who was reacting to Umar’s statement on Tuesday that he was 100 per cent loyal to Suntai and would not undermine his authority, said, “His (Umar’s) activities are a direct opposite of what he keeps saying.”

In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, he added that he had personally lost the respect for Umar, who has been the state acting governor since October last year when Suntain sustained injuries when the small aircraft he flown crashed in nearby Adamawa.

“The deputy governor keeps talking of 100 per cent loyalty, but the reverse is the case; his people are in court against Governor Suntai,” he said.

Yakubu added, “What we want is to see is him (Umar) showing concern for the governor’s health, and loyalty to his principal, by negotiating with him on how to resolve the political impasse.

“The governor had on August 28 announced the dissolution of the executive and made new appointments but Umar disregarded the dissolution. A cabal was trying to hijack the machinery of government.”

“Why We Are Fighting Jonathan” – Lamido, Aliyu Reveal

The end seems not in sight to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the aggrieved seven governors operating on the platform of the new PDP (nPDP) are insisting that President Goodluck Jonathan must meet their demands presented at previous meetings they held with him (president). One of the governors, Dr Aliyu Babangida of Niger State, however, blamed external forces for fueling the crisis between the presidency and the G7 governors and warned party members to be wary of those who are desperate to pull down the party.

Reports reaching us say a petrol tanker exploded on the Iponri bridge that connects Ojuelegba with Apapa, Lagos state. Apparently, the 33,000 litre tanker abruptly burst into flame before exploding. Firefighters immediately arrived to the scene and are currently trying to deal with the fiery disaster. The incident has caused massive traffic gridlock on the road leading to and out of Ojuelegba axis.

There are no reports of casualties yet.

Thai Cook Fries Chicken With His bare Hands And Doesn't Get Burned!

Kann “Superhands” Trichan got the cool nickname for his incredible ability of scooping pieces of chicken from burning-hot oil with his bare hands. The 50-year-old Chiang Mai-based street cook can sink his fingers into 480 degrees hot grease without getting so much as a blister on his hands, and his amazing ability has won him international fame. People from all over the world come to his “Fried Chicken Iron Hands Man” food stall to see Kann use his hands to scoop out the chicken and he and his wife travel the globe showing off his gift.

Diego Costa – The Brazilian Bad Boy Turned Good

Since making his move to La Liga, Diego Costa has developed a reputation as being a bit hot-headed. His various antics, off-the-ball tussles and petty fights have become somewhat accepted as an inevitability with him which, unfortunately in the view of some, detracts from what a talented player he is.

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