Fight over boy led girl to kill another girl, 14

A 14-year-old girl shot and killed another 14-year-old girl because of an argument over a boy, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said today as murder charges were filed.

The .38-caliber handgun used to kill Endia Martin Monday afternoon had been stolen from a car on April 13 and was brought to the scene by someone who knew the suspect and knew "there was going to be a fight," McCarthy said.

"What would have been, under any other circumstance, probably a fistfight between 14-year-old girls, because they were fighting over a boy, turned into a murder," McCarthy told reporters. "You introduce a firearm and you have a murder."

The suspect has been charged as a juvenile with murder, and her 24-year-old uncle and a 17-year-old boy are also facing charges.

"It appears that the two individuals we have in custody brought the gun to the scene – may have brought the gun to the scene – and were trying to discard the gun afterwards," McCarthy said.

The superintendent took the opportunity to yet again criticize Illinois gun laws. He noted that the gun used in the slaying was legally owned and legally stored in a car when it was stolen.

"There was a legal gun that became an illegal gun," he said, saying state law should be changed to require guns to be kept more securely.

PHOTOS: Omotola, Dangote, Iweala, Others at Time 100 Gala

Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic Others Pay Tribute To Icon Amaka Igwe

Following the death of prolific director, Amaka Igwe, tributes and condolence messages have flooded cyber space even as Nollywood heavyweights such as Genevieve Nnaji, Stella Damasus, Rita Dominic and several others have taken to social media to express their grief at the passing of the late icon.

Amaka Igwe, who passed away last night after an asthma attack while on location in Enugu, would be best remembered for her immense contribution to Nollywood with such classics like Checkmate, Violated, Rattle Snake and so on.

Check out reactions from Nollywooders below:

Boko Haram Bombs Church, Kills 8 in Fresh Attack in Kubla

No fewer than eight people were killed in a gun attack by suspected members of the Islamist insurgents, Boko Haram, in Kubla Village of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, where they set places of worship and residential houses ablaze during their raid.

Some residents of the affected village, who fled the area, said they were attacked by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members in the early hours of yesterday.

"They used explosives during the attack on the churches and many people lost their lives," villagers recounted, as one of the residents, who identified himself as Heldia Apogu, said, "I cannot actually say how many people were kill but I saw about six dead bodies being evacuated."

Another resident claimed that some houses were also attacked by the gunmen who took some men as hostages.

Bey and Jay Z Announce Joint Tour: On the Run

Jay Z and Beyonce are planning the joint summer tour to end all tours. The power couple announced today that the 16 date tour will kick off June 25 in Miami and will end August 5th in San Francisco.

According to the announcement, pre-sale tickets will be made available for Beyonce fan club members and Chase credit card holders on 4/29/14 at Ticketmaster.

$1 from each ticket sold and a portion of the proceeds from the Chase VIP Ticket Package will be donated to the Shawn Carter Foundation. Tickets for the general public will go on sale May 2 on LiveNation.

Ezekwesili Attacks Diezani Over N10bn Scandal

Former World Bank Vice President, Dr Oby Ezekwesili is calling Petroleum Minister, Diezani Madueke out by faulting her move to stop the investigation on her alleged spending of N10bn to chatter private jets for two years.

"Shameful Judge will grant will grant the petroleum minister such a Shameful request" Oby tweeted

Adding that the blame should go to the Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government for "permitting" a minister to avoid public accountability.

She said, "There is so much that is wrong with our world today that can make the most incurable optimist become jaded. A Federal High Court in Abuja is to hear a suit filed by the petroleum minister seeking to stop the House of Representatives from probing her.

"Asking court to restrain the probe of the minister's alleged involvement in spending N10bn to maintain chartered planes; when does this end? Did the President know his minister made such a disgraceful request?

Man Who Exposed Delta State fraud Handed Over To Delta State Government

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, Ambrose Ezewani, an ex student of the University of Lagos and former President of the National Association of Delta State students, UNILAG chapter, who blew the lid on a systematic student bursary racketing allegedly spearheaded by the Commissioner for Higher Education in Delta state, Mr Hope Eghagha has been handed over to the Delta state Government.
Ezeanwani was President of the National Association of Delta State Students Union at the University of Lagos. During his tenure, he revealed that the bursary system was fraught with fraud, which he said was being perpetrated by men in the scholarship board in Delta State.Ezeawani alleged that the irregularities surfaced since the current Commissioner for Higher Education in the State, Mr. Hope Eghagha came on board. Mr. Eghagha a former professor at the University of lagos was a former newspaper columnist and critic of the Delta state government before bagging a government appointment a few years ago.Ezeawani claims that  Eghagha's office had created a system for students bursary application where non-existing students are awarded bursary by the state.He said in his investigation, which the UNILAG students' records office corroborated, the names published as "approved" for bursary awards every year where non-existent in the Institution's official records.

Jonathan Sacks Gulak, Political Adviser

President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday  terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser (Political), Alhaji Ahmed  Gulak, with immediate effect.
A terse statement issued by Jonathan's Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Dr. Reuben Abati, announced Gulak's removal from office.The president thanked  Gulak for his services to his administration and wished him success in his future endeavours.
According to the statement, a replacement for Gulak will be announced later.Although no reason was given for the sudden sack of Gulak, THISDAY learnt that his removal may be due to the face-off between him and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio.The former political adviser, according to findings, had recently single handedly inaugurated a group championing the re-election of Jonathan in Akwa Ibom State without the input of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as the governor.The action of Gulak was seen by Akpabio and the state chapter of the party  as an attempt to cause division within the party's fold ahead of the 2015 elections.

Police Use Tear-Gas On Protesting Students, Lecturers, ASUP

 

Ongoing protest at the federal secretariat in Abuja disrupted by police with tear-gas and water aimed at protesters – lecturers of Nigeria’s universities.
The police is using tear-gas and water to stop the protest that is right now going on at the building of Federal Secretariat in Abuja.

Lecturers and students of Nigeria’s polytechnics and other colleges have gathered to show their discontent with the federal government in the way it’s handling the strike by the ASUP lecturers and COEASU lecturers. The representatives of both unions have been on strike since the last year, and hundreds of thousands of students have not been able to attend lectures since then.
People on spot of the protest are sharing their photos on Twitter:

VIDEO: Burna Boy ft. D’banj – Won Da Mo

Aristokrat Records act Burna Boy has released the official video for hit song Won Da Mo.
The song features DB Records’ superstar D’Banj & was also produced by DB Records producer Deevee @iamDeeveeLee.

Watch/Download Below … #GodfatherProductions

Check out footballer Dani Alves' incredible response to racism

Barcelona star Dani Alves responded to a racist taunt in the most incredible way during a match yesterday Sunday April 27th

While playing for his team against Villareal, a spectator threw a banana at him as he tried to take a corner kick. What do you think Dani did? He casually picked up the banana, peeled it, eat the banana, threw away the peel, and then completed the kick...

This move has left many people in shock and Dani is getting a lot of praise for how he handled it.

This is not the first time the Brazilian footballer will face racism on the pitch. He complained about it last year after being taunted by monkey chants from sections of the crowd during a match at Real Madrid.

Racism in football is becoming an issue in Europe and enough is not being done to stop it. Dani is a star! Hopefully, he made the person who threw the banana feel like stupid!

Alison-Madueke gets court injunction stopping reps from probing N10b jet scandal

Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, who has been in the middle of a 10bn jet scandal has secured a court injunction stopping the House of Representatives from further investigating her, Premium Times reports. Alison-Madueke had approached a federal high court in Abuja where she asked the court to restrain the House members to discontinue any probe involving her.

Justice . R. Mohammed who presided over the case, barred the house members or their committees  from summoning her for any further investigations or even ordering her arrest if she failed to appear before the house. According to reports, the court injuction was secured on April 14th but was only made public today as the House intended to commence further investigation on the matter today.

Speaking on the court injunction, the Chairman of the House Public Accounts Committee, Solomon Olamilekan said they were surprised by the court injunction.

Ghetto Youth Freestyle – Kay Switch ft. Cheeky Chizzy [DOWNLOAD]

DB Records/Produkt Republik act Kay Switch is back with a mad freestyle titled Ghetto Youth.
The freestyle features Cheeky Chizzy. Was performed over over Beenie Man’s Dude Instrumental.
Listen/Download Below ..

Ghetto Youth Freestyle – Download Here

Photos: Rihanna Goes Topless in Racy New Shoot For Vogue Brazil

Rihanna looks incredibly stunning in the May Issue of Vogue Brazil.

The singer stripped down for the mag a while back but pics from the photo shoot were recently released.

The Pictures Below …

Photos: Cool FM Abuja’s DJ TTB weds beautiful Gwen Nebedum

Cool FM Abuja in-house DJ, Tochukwu Charles Ananti popularly known as DJ TTB married his girlfriend Gwendolyn Nebedum in a traditional wedding ceremony that held April 19th in Anambra state. Their white wedding will hold in July. Congrats to them. Continue to see more photos...

Abducted schoolgirls allegedly married off for N2,000, moved abroad

OK, here's seriously hoping that this is not true. But according to reports, the 234 girls abducted at Government Girls College on April 15th may have been married off for N2,000 each and may also have been removed from the Nigeria to neighbouring countries like Chad and Cameroon.

Daily Trust reports

Most of the 234 Borno schoolgirls in Boko Haram captivity have been ferried abroad to Chad and Cameroon after they were married off to sect members on N2,000 bride price each, an elder told Daily Trust yesterday.

Dr. Pogu Chibok, who is the leader of the Chibok Elders Forum, told Daily Trust yesterday that latest information available to them indicates that most of the girls have been taken to the neighboring Cameroon and Chad by their captors.

He said before they were ferried in canoes across the Lake Chad, a wedding ceremony was conducted at a town on the border with Cameroon where they were married off to Boko Haram militants. Continue...

Child killer/rapist tortured and raped in prison in Brazil by 20 men

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor named Daryell Dickson Meneses Xavier was reportedly beaten and raped by 20 men after he was locked up for allegedly killing and possibly raping his girlfriend's 1year 11 months old son (pictured with him left) in Taguatinga, suburb of Brasilia, Brazil in Sept 2013.

According to local media, trouble started for the man after his girlfriend left him alone with her son. A few hours later, he called his girlfriend claiming the boy fell and was having seizures. The child was rushed to the hospital and died two days later. Doctors who didn't believe the boy fell called the police and told them they suspected foul play because the injuries on the boy wasn't consistent with a fall but with blunt trauma, and also said possible sexual abuse was involved.
Doctors concluded there was blunt trauma and that the child also had a fissure in the anus. Fissure could come from sexual abuse or constipation but the boy's mum said he didn't have constipation.

Daryell was immediately arrested and charged with abusing and killing the boy, an accusation he vehemently denied. Then he went to prison and other prisoners who had heard what he did, came for him. (See the anus area in the right pic above?) Continue...

Peter Okoye’s wife reacts to reports that she caused P-Square’s breakup

Following reports making the rounds that Peter Okoye's wife, Lola Omotayo, was responsible for P-Square's fight, Lola has reacted.

This is coming after Lola took to Instagram and posted a photo of her son, Camron and rapper Phyno and captioned it "My Mr Intelligent(Cameron) With @Phynofino".

As soon as the photo was posted, fans started calling her all sorts of names.

Replying her critics she replied "silence is the best answer".

Glo to Terminate P-Square's Contract

A source close to the telecoms operator, told Vanguard on telephone that Glo may terminate the endorsement deal, which it has with the pop twins since 2010, should they go ahead with the break-up.
According to the source, the telecoms giant entered into a contract with P-Square and not with any of the twins.

"Since Glo has a contract with P-Square, and not with Peter or Paul, their breakup will definitely lead to the termination of the contract," the source explained.
Meanwhile, when Vanguard visited the Squareville residence of the pop twins at Lola Holloway Street, Omole Phase 1, Lagos, the place was a shadow of its old self.
Calmness and silence pervaded the vicinity, even as cars were seen parked outside the compound, indicating that there were people inside the house.

National Confab Chair Denies Muslim Agenda

Chairman, National Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi (rtd), yesterday said there is no plan to undermine the interest of Christians at the conference.
Kutigi, who spoke through his Assistant Secretary (Media and Communications) Mr. Apandem James, described as misleading the protest of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over the composition of the conference's committee on religion.
CAN on Tuesday faulted the composition of the religion committee alleging that Kutigi deliberately tilted the composition of the committee in favour of Muslims.
The Christian apex body specifically said that Kutigi tactically chose Alhaji Nurudeen Lemu as Chairman of Religion committee in order to control the committee from the back door.
But Kutigi noted that there was no truth in the claim.
The statement reads: "Our attention has been drawn to a misleading statement issued by Mr Sunny Oibe, who signed as the Director (National Issues) in the Secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). There is no truth whatsoever in the unfortunate alarm raised in the press statement which tends to give the impression of an attempt to undermine Christians in the National Conference.
"In trying to whip up unnecessary sentiments, Oibe claimed that the Committee on Religion is made up of 12 Muslims and eight Christians. That is not correct. The Committee has 21 members – 11 Muslims and 10 Christians.

Van Gaal backed to succeed as Manchester United manager

Former Holland international Bryan Roy, has backed compatriot Louis van Gaal to be a "huges success" at Manchester United.
According to sources, the Red Devils will make contact with Van Gaal to take over from David Moyes, who was sacked as manager on Monday.
Roy, who played under Van Gaal at Ajax, says the current Holland coach would be keen on taking charge of the Old Trafford outfit.

He said: "He has definitely still got the hunger. I think he will die on the pitch, because he will never retire. He loves the job too much.
"He will never turn down Manchester United, believe me. I think it's the job he really wants. And he will be a revelation at Manchester United.
"He is, without question, the best manager I have ever played for. For me, he has proved himself to be one of the best managers and coaches in the world.
"He is very disciplined, very strict and is very attacking in his philosophy. I know English football well, and his style is suited to that.
"He believes in wingers, he is very strong and very tactical. The best word I can think of is demanding.

MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) Nominations 2014

Africa's number one music authority, MTV Base has announced the nominees for this year's MTV Africa Music Awards.  The announcement was made tonight, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 at an impressive nominations party at The Sands in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This year's nominations prove that Nigerian music has fast taken over Africa. Out of fifteen different categories, Nigeria has been nominated in eleven categories and includes some of the biggest names in the Nigerian entertainment industry including Omotola Jalade, Chimamanda Adichie, 2Face, PSquare, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Olamide, Flavour among many others.

The different categories, which include Best Male, Best Female, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year has also broadened the scope of the MAMA awards franchise as achievements in non-music fields will also be recognized. They include "Personality of the Year" and "Transform Today by Absolut", an award designed to recognize and support young, emerging and original African creative talents who use their imagination to fuel social transformation and bring positive attention to the continent.

Davido has the most nominations this year with four nods for Song of the Year, Best male, Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration.  Following closely behind with 3 nominations is dynamic duo, P Square with Best Group, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year while Wizkid receives two nods for Best Male and Best Collaboration.
Other Nigerian nominees include 2Face, Burna Boy, Chidinma, Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, Flavour, Ice Prince, KCEE, May D, Olamide, Phyno and Tiwa Savage.
Commented Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks Africa, "We congratulate all the nominees for the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards. This year, the MAMA offers a stunning platform for African artists, it also celebrates the young personalities, leaders and creatives who are making a positive impact on the continent."

THE MAMA NOMINATIONS IN FULL:

12 Year Old Gives Birth to Baby for 13 Year Old Boyfriend

A teenage boy and a pre-teen girl have become Britain's youngest parents after they had a little daughter.

News emerged yesterday that a 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old boyfriend had been delivered of the baby.

The couple were said to have met when the girl was just 10-years-old and she got pregnant while in primary school.

The Mirror reports:

The young couple, from north London, celebrated the birth of their baby daughter at the weekend and have vowed to stay together as a family.

The girl is five months younger than the UK's previous youngest mum while her mother becomes one of the UK's youngest-ever grans at the age of 27.

G-STYL OFFICIAL SINGLE IS FINALLY OUT! “GUD LUVIN”

UK/Nigerian-based Hip-Hop/Afrobeats artist and brothers, AK and Topman together known as G-Styl finally gives to the streets their brand new official single titled "Gud Luvin"…

With a banging production from Puffy Tee, "Gud Luvin" serves an oriental afrobeat tune enjoyable and irresistible to everyone who loves to dance. The two brothers aka G-Styl has collaborated with various artists like Rayce, JJC, MoEasy and 2Fabulous. Additionally, they opened shows for different artists in concerts e.g. 2Face, Terry G, P-Square, Wande Coal and many more.

Paul Walker's Brothers to Fill in for Late Actor in 'Fast 7'

Reuters - The brothers of actor Paul Walker, who died in November, will fill in for the late action star in order to complete scenes in the upcoming film "Fast & Furious 7," according to a statement posted on the film's Facebook page.

Caleb and Cody Walker will help finish action scenes for their brother and "fill in small gaps left in production," the statement said.

Walker, 40, died on November 30 in a fiery one-car crash in Santa Clarita, California, northwest of Los Angeles.

"Having them on set has made us all feel that Paul is with us, too," the statement said.

Walker was on break from filming "Fast & Furious 7" at the time of his death, which led to a temporary halt in production.

Omawumi Is Nigeria’s Highest Paid Female Performer

Omawumi is cashing those cheques and laughing and dancing all the way to the bank!

According to reports the mother of one is the highest paid female entertainer in Nigeria, charging up to N5 Million naira per show!

According to an Encomium report, Omawumi has the most endorsement deals of any female performer, even Tiwa Savage!

Read the report after the jump

Photos of Jonathan's Visits to Kano and Ibadan

Jonathan Accuses Gov. Kwankwaso of Embezzlement

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday took on Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso of Kano State, accusing him of embezzling the money his (President's) campaign office provided to mobilise the state delegates for the 2011 presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party and the main election.
He said the governor deliberately engaged in the act to make the state delegates angry and refuse to vote for him in the primary and during the presidential election.

Jonathan said contrary to his claim, Kwakwanso did not vote for him in the 2011 presidential election.
The President made the allegations at a PDP unity rally held in Kano to welcome a former governor of the state, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, into the party.
He was reacting to a media report that quoted the governor as saying that he regretted voting for him (the President) in the 2011 election because he had not brought any development to the state.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 search area too deep for submarine

The search area for the missing Malaysian jet has proved too deep for a robotic submarine which was hauled back to the surface of the Indian Ocean less than halfway through its first seabed hunt for wreckage and the all-important black boxes, authorities said on Tuesday.
earch crews sent the US Navy's Bluefin 21 deep into the Indian Ocean on Monday to begin scouring the seabed for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 after failing for six days to detect any signals believed to be from its black boxes.
But just six hours into its planned 16-hour mission on the sea bed, the unmanned sub exceeded its maximum depth limit of 4,500 meters (15,000 feet) and its built-in safety feature returned it to the surface, the search coordination center said in a statement.
The data collected by the Bluefin on Monday was analyzed after it returned to the surface and nothing of interest was found, the US Navy said in a statement. Search crews were hoping to send it back under water on Tuesday, if weather conditions permit.

How To Tighten Your Vagina Walls Naturally

I'm sure you have been told that too much sex and having a baby or a 'huge' guy down there constantly can slacken the vaginal walls permanently. Well, that's not entirely true. Sure, after having a baby it widens a little but it doesn't stay that way permanently. You can actually work on it to have it back in shape by following the steps laid out below. If you haven't had kids yet and somehow you have gotten too loose, then you also need to read this.

First of all, how do you determine that your vaginal walls are loose?
1. When you constantly have the desire to insert bigger objects into your vagina or basically, the need to have a bigger man because the man you're with is not 'filling' you up or in clear terms, you can't really feel him.
2. When you insert three fingers in and you have no resistance from your walls.
3. When your man complains about how wide you are.
4. When you insert your forefinger in and your muscles cannot grasp it.
Babe, if you're having any of the problems above, then you need to do something ASAP. But not to worry, this can be easily fixed. See how below...

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO NIGERIA DONATES BLOOD

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Andrew Pocock was among the people who donated blood to victims of Nyanya today at the National Blood Transfusion Centre, Wuse 3, Abuja.

Boko Haram Kidnaps 103 Girls in Borno

According to reports, 103 girls were kidnapped after an attack on a Girls Secondary School located in Chibok, a town on the border of Adamawa and Borno state last night April 14th.

Gunmen reportedly arrived at the school in Chibok around 9pm, killed the soldier stationed to protect the students and took 103 out of the 250 girls that make up the school. The men took the girls away in four lorries. BBC Africa reports that the number of girls abducted is as high as 200.

Absolut Partners MTV for MAMAs 2014

As part of its support for creativity and transformation in young individuals, Absolut Vodka is partnering with MTV to organize this year MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA). The event is scheduled to take place later in June at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban, South Africa.
The nominations for the awards will be revealed on 16 April 2014 with new additions like the "Transform Today Award" sponsored by Absolut Vodka.
The new award is to celebrate the power of young individuals to transform the image of Africa through their creativity and vision. Others are the Lifestyle Award, the Nelson Mandela Leadership Award and Personality of the Year Award.

Kogi State Speaker's Children Abducted

Two of the children of the Kogi State House of Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal have been kidnapped. The children aged 7 and 3 were kidnapped this morning around 4am from the Speaker's residence at Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi state. 

According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Austin Akubo, the three kidnappers gained entrance into the house through a broken fence.

"The abductors demanded for the children: Ogirima, 7, and Hafeez, 3, and also made away with other valuables. They took television set, generator, Toyota Yaris saloon car belonging to the wife of the speaker and N20,000. The incident was promptly reported to the police and other security agencies in the state," he said.

Bomb Blast In Nyanya, Abuja

A bomb blast have been reported in Nyanya a surbub between Abuja the federal Capital and Nasarawa State, on Monday, at about 7.00pm. The bomb blast occured at the ever busy Nyanya Al Rufai bus stop.

Several persons are reportedly kill and other severely injured.
As at the time of this report, there was serious gridlock along the expressway and security personnels and men of the Federal Road Safety Commission.

More Details soon.

SONY Music Returns To Nigeria with D’Banj

From all indications, Sony Music is finally making its way back to Nigeria.

This info has just been made public by D'Banj via his Instagram page.

In Banga Lee's Own Words:

 "Welcome to Nigeria… Welcome to Sony Nigeria… DB Records stunting through… finally they are coming back…" He also goes on to say "A good friend and business man berths SONY in Nigeria after a long hiatus… if y'all don't know Mr Watson now, I'm sure you will soon… #SonyNigeria #DBRecords".

For those who know about the history of Nigerian music, you'd recall that some of the major international record labels were in Nigeria till sometime around the early 90′s.

The return of Sony Music shows how much Nigerian music has progressed in recent years.

Hopefully this will take our music to even greater heights across the globe and usher in more investment in our entertainment industry from the Western World. More photos below...

First Photos from “Half of a Yellow Sun” Lagos Premiere