Ten(10) Things A Nigerian Lady Wishing To Get Married Soon Must Know

This is a no-holds-barred discourse for young women, waiting for the man of their dreams.
1) Define yourself; determine what you will or will not take, what standards and values you will not compromise on. I can tell a whole lot what you think about yourself by the kind of man you choose to be with. A girl who has low self confidence will give herself to any man at a huge discount. You must stand up for yourself, appreciate your strengths, downplay your weakness and decide the level of life you want to play at.
2) Don’t be with someone at any level lower than where you are at, socially, educationally or economically except you are convinced of his potentials and you are sure without a doubt that he is bigger than the place where he currently is.
3) He must bring more to the table than you do; he mustn’t be dependent on you in any way. He must have a place to stay, drive his own car and pay his own bills, the day you start to prop him up that day you have in your hands a liability. Don’t get me wrong here he doesn’t have to own a house or drive a car, however he shouldn’t be living in your apartment and driving the car you bought while you use public transport. After you are married, of course he should be able to use your things, perhaps life deals him a hard blow and he needs time to recuperate, that’s fine. But before the marriage, before you say I do, make sure he is not using you as a crutch.
4) He must buy you gifts; this is a sure sign that he is seriously with you. Do not take the lack of money as an excuse. The thought of giving you a gift no matter how inexpensive it is, is what is most important. He must get you a gift on your birthday at least. Note that if he forgot your birthday it’s not a crime, some people are bad with dates so that’s fine. He can make it a belated birthday gift.
5) You must be proud to show him off to your family and friends, he could be short and fat and ugly but if you love him, you will be fine with his looks.
6) Don’t manage him ever; if you don’t really know if you love him and are just cordial to him, you are probably with him because you feel you are getting old. Well wine gets finer with age so who cares, (flips weave). It’s better to be 40 and have peace than be 30 and unhappy with broken ribs.
7) Let him be the one to impress you not the other way round; before you are married to him, you shouldn’t be the one trying to impress him, you are the queen, the princess, it is on you that the choice ultimately rests. Now I am not saying that you should be high handed and rude. I am just saying be sure you are not doing for him, what he is supposed to do for you.
8) The people that matter most in your life should at least be comfortable with him, your parents and siblings and close friends.
9) Remember that he will not change the story of the princess kissing a frog and turning him into a prince is a fairytale. If he beats you, gets drunk, flirts around, is irresponsible before you get married, he will be exactly the same man after the marriage.
10) There are good men around; don’t think the good men have finished and stick to one who treats you badly. If he is treating you the way you do not want to be treated, don’t for once think that that is the way all men are. Be sure that he doesn’t have issues to deal with. If he was molested as a child, or came from a background of domestic violence the truth is that he will have issues to deal with. Be sure that you don’t want to live with the consequence of another person’s actions because you are special and you deserve the best.
So why settle for less…?

Man Sets Wife Ablaze For Giving Birth To Only Female Children

A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Monica Nwakpuke, barely escaped the cold hands of death when her husband, Paul, allegedly hired assassins to set her ablaze for giving birth to female children only.

The culprit, Paul, a patent medicine dealer, who hails from Onuojgon Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was alleged to have hired assassins to kill his wife because she could not give him a male child.
The assassins were said to have trailed the woman to her father’s house where she was taking refuge over the lingering case of the male child issue with the purported aim of eliminating her.

The attackers allegedly doused her with fuel, then set her on fire and left before she was taken to the hospital where she is battling for survival.


The victim’s younger brother, Mr. Sunday Nwigbo, said for the past 12 years when Paul impregnated Monica when she was a student of Enyi Community Secondary School in Ikwo, there had been no genuine love between the husband and wife.

Nwigbo disclosed that Paul became furious with his wife because she only gave birth to female children without a male child.
A close family source added that since Paul impregnated his wife at a tender age before marriage, he had on several occasions sent her back to her parents before he allegedly hired the attackers to kill her.

“Three men laid ambush for Monica in the night waiting for her when she came out to use the toilet and when she eventually came out that night, the attackers rushed and grabbed her while one of them slapped her repeatedly on her face before forcing her onto a standby motorcycle and sped off,” a the source narrated.

Another source said that Monica was brought down from the motorcycle, stri*ped Unclad and blindfolded after which they poured fuel on her and set her ablaze.

“When they discovered that she had been severely burnt to the extent that she may not survive it, they abandoned her and ran from the scene,” the source said.
The victim is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.
Though all efforts to get the reaction of the culprit proved abortive, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Chris Anyanwu, said he had not heard about the assault on the woman but promised: “I will get back to you when I confirm it.

BLEEDING Tree Gives Scientist The ‘Shock of His Life’

BBC Two documentary Nature’s Weirdest Events investigates bleeding trees and shows a lot of footage of a blood-red liquid oozing out of bark.

Presented by Chris Packham, the BBC Two doc delves into the myths, legends and eye-witness stories, now caught on camera, of blood pumping from the trunks of trees.

Interviewing one footage creator, Packham hears how a scientist and tree surgeon got a ‘shock’ after cutting into a trunk.

He says: “I was chopping down a tree and got the shock of my life”

Pathologist David Rose says this phenomenon is on the increase.
“We get quite a few every year,” says Rose. “They vary from where people have cut the branch off and they bleed to where blood appears to come through the bark… we worry about this bleeding being either a disease or more supernatural.”
“If we cut across the trunk that would be a bit like cutting across the limb of an animal, you would severe the artery and fluid would come gushing out,” explains Packham.
In the video above they show the shocking footage of the seemingly distressed trees.
Also in the programme Packham investigates more unusual natural events, with reports on fish ‘walking’ out of the water in Florida and bees in France that are making multicoloured honey.
* Nature’s Weirdest Events air tonight, Thursday 19 June, at 8pm on BBC Two

A Day Before The Coma, Truth About What Happened To her

A close friend to Kefee explains what happened to the gospel singer in her last days in the US before she went into the coma that led to her death.
He wrote; 

‘So sad, this has got to be one of the saddest moments in my life. There should be some corrections though. She was on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago, but she collapsed and was taken to a hospital in Las Vegas. She died in Vegas but she didn’t die pf pregnancy complications.  I was with her the day before she collapsed. She had been in Los Angeles already. She performed at Gospel Faith Mission House of Testimony on Sunday.
The next day, Monday, she was shooting a music video in Hollywood, CA. I was one of her camera guys. She seemed fine that day, and I could see nothing wrong with her at all. She was happy, smiling, dancing, laughing and enjoying herself.

There was a whole crew and we spent the entire day shooting the video. The next day, she was supposed to board a plane to Chicago for what I believe was either another concert or another video shoot, I’m not exactly sure but as she boarded the plane and they took off, she collapsed. The pilots were forced to land the plane in Las Vegas, Nevada and there she was taken to the hospital.
She’s been in a coma ever since and now this. She’s passed and my heart is heavy. I had so much fun shooting her video. And if you could see all the excitement was caused, you would be so happy. It is a sad moment indeed. I just can’t believe this. R.I.P. because you served the Lord well Kefee. R.I.P.’

Pregnant Woman Commits Suicide In Edo

A middle-aged woman in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Ometere Aduga, has reportedly committed suicide.

The mother of two, who was said to be pregnant, was said to have committed the act by hanging herself with a rope she fastened to a ceiling fan.
Her unclad body was reportedly discovered in her apartment hours after she did not come out of bathroom, where she said she was going.
A neighbour said the victim had, a few days ago, visited a private hospital, where she was said to have told the hospital personnel of her intention to commit suicide because of a pregnancy she was carrying.
She was said to have been counselled against the act and told to report back on Monday for medical examination and counselling.
“Ometere was a very brilliant girl who was a 300- level medical student at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, before she withdrew due to health reasons. She also had some mental disorder but later recovered and married. Her husband is not from here, so she has been staying with her parents,” a family friend said.
When contacted, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Hilary Udoh, confirmed the incident, saying, “yes, it is true and the parents said they have taken it in good faith.”

SERAP, Others Support Life Imprisonment For Corrupt Public Officers

Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday hailed the recommendation by the National Conference delegates in Abuja to punish corrupt public officers with life imprisonment.
The lawyers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that such a punishment would reduce corruption in the country.
Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, Executive Director, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a rights advocacy group, blamed corruption for the insecurity and poverty being faced by Nigerians.
“SERAP is in total support of any law that will help to reduce corruption, but it must be properly enforced.
“The problem of Nigeria is not lack of laws but lack of the political will to enforce such laws,” Mumuni said.
A human rights lawyer, Mr Fred Agbaje, noted that corruption was punishable with death in some advanced countries.
Agbaje said:”Being that the death penalty is going out of practice, the recommendation for life imprisonment of corrupt officers is acceptable.’’
He added that people convicted of corruption should also forfeit their assets to the government.
“In other words, once you are convicted of corruption or other corruption related offences, apart from life imprisonment, you should be made to forfeit all your assets to the government,” he said.
In his reaction, Mr Adebamigbe Omole, a former Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), told NAN that the recommendation was a welcome development.
Omole said: “Except we begin to do things like this, corruption will continue to be an endemic thing in this country.
“In fact, I would have recommended death penalty because, even those sentenced to life imprisonment, can be pardoned in future.
“They will be free to enjoy their ill-gotten wealth to the detriment of the nation.”

18 Parties Field Candidates For Ekiti Poll Tomorrow

The Ekiti governorship election holds on Saturday with 18 political parties fielding candidates.

The major contenders, however, are the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress, APC’s candidate, Kayode Fayemi, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Ayo Fayose and Labour Party’s Opeyemi Bamidele.
Twenty-nine foreign and local observer groups have been accredited for monitoring.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Halilu Pai, said that more than 603 additional polling units had been created, raising the total number to 2,798.
Mr. Pai also confirmed that all sensitive materials had been distributed to the 16 local government areas of the state.
A heavy security presence was noted in all the nooks and cranny of the state with stern looking personnel drawn from the military, police, NSCDC, NDLEA and Department of State Security.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Babayemi, said that more than 12,000 mobile police officers had been deployed in the state in addition to the regular officers as well as 26 sniffer dogs. This figure is in addition to another 15,000 NSCDC personnel deployed in the state as confirmed by the Commandant General of the corps, Ade Abolurin.
Also deployed was a surveillance camera equipped vehicle which could cover a large land mass.
Mr. Babayemi, who announced a restriction in movement on Saturday between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., said the heavy security presence was in the interest of the residents of the state.
No fewer than 732,166 voters were registered to vote in Saturday’s election.
A breakdown of the figure made available by INEC indicated that there are 371,419 female voters, comprising 51 per cent of the voting population. Male voters totalled 360,747, representing 49 per cent of the total voting population in the election involving 177 wards.

Obiano Sets Up Ad-Hoc Committee On Akunyili’s Burial

EX-GOV. PETER OBI WITH REVEREND SISTERS WATCHING THE AMBULANCE CONVEYING DORA AKUNYILI’S BODY INTO THE MORTUARY OF THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL, ABUJA, LAST WEEK

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on Friday setup an ad-hoc committee for the burial of Prof. Dora Akunyili, a former Minister of Information and Communications.

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Emeka Ozumba, his Senior Media Assistant in Awka.
It stated that the committee, headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Oseloka Obaze, would work out the state government’s involvement and participation in the burial.
The others were Joe Asike, Governor’s Chief of Staff; Azuka Enemuo, Commissioner for Local Government;  Victoria Chikwelu, Education;  Kate Omenugha, Women Affairs; and Chido Obidiegwu, Governor’s Special Assistant on Events.
The late Akunyili, a former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drugs Control and Administration, would be buried on Aug. 28 at Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state.
It stated that the governor had since the confirmation of the death of the late Akunyili opened a condolence register at the Government House, Awka. 

Shine Your Eye: Zaaki Azzay Marries New Wife, Hembadoon Ugema

Famous veteran Nigerian singer — Zaaki, known for his trademark torchlight symbol has maried again.

Its been barely two years after his first wife Hadiza Yadoo left him after claiming domestic violence and the popular 90s singer Zaaki Azzay took another wife, 24 year old Hembadoon Ugema.

Zaaki married Hembadoon last month in Ushongo, Makurdi, Benue state.

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Ballin: Wizkid Hangs With Ty Dolla $ign, Wale, Tyga, Chris Brown and Big Sean In The Studio

It’s pretty obvious now that Wizkid has some serious plans up his sleeves with his upcoming new album.

It’s safe to say that his fans should be expecting more than the usual in his new album set to drop soon.

Thanks to social networks, we get to see the things happening behind the scenes.
Ty Dolla $ign had a night session in the studio and posted photos on Instagram of himself chilling with Wale, Tyga Big Sean and Chris Brown in the studio and yours truly — Wizkid.
Check out Wizkid in studio with Good Music act, Big Sean and famous producer/rapper Ty Dolla $.
Don’t forget just few days ago Wizkid was also spotted with Akon and Tyrese.

Samklef Sits On The Throne In Dashing Promo Shot

Samklef isn’t the most popular Nigerian artiste, he has no major endorsement deals but we all know for a fact that he is still on of the most talented producers in Nigeria.

The Nigerian music producer and artiste seems to be working hard on his music this year and he has taken the first steps by releasing new photos.

He will also be releasing new songs next week.

See another photo below: -