Official statement of Funke Akindelek's separation from her hubby

Official statement from Funke Akindele's publicist.
Dear Friends,

On behalf of our client, star actress, Funke Akindele, we want to formally inform you that after due consultation and consideration, she's now separated from Mr. Kehinde Oloyede as his wife. She hereby urges her fans and all concerned to pray and wish her the best as she moves on in her career. Kindly note that this is the first and only  official statement from Funke Akindele on the matter and will be glad if her wish is respected.  Thank you.
Sincerely yours,

Ayo Ola- Muhammed,
Principal Consultant
NEECEE  Entertainment.

Underage Marriage-List of Senators who voted

Below is the list of the Nigeria Senators who voted for underage marriage in Nigeria...
            
1. Sen. Abdulmumin M. Hassan (Jigawa South West, PDP)
2. Sen. Abdullahi Danladi (Jigawa North West, PDP)
3. Sen. Adamu Abdullahi (Nasarawa West, PDP)
4. Sen. Ahmed Barata (Adamawa South, PDP)
5. Sen. Akinyelure Ayo (Ondo Central, Labour Party)
6. Sen. Alkali Saidu A. (Gombe North, PDP)
7. Sen. Bagudu Abubakar A. (Kebbi Central, PDP)
8. Sen. Dahiru Umaru (Sokoto South, PDP)
9. Sen. Galaudu Isa (Kebbi North, PDP)
10. Sen. Garba Gamawa (Bauchi North, PDP)

Photos-KC/Presh new rides

Kingsley Okonkwo aka KC aka LimPoPo Master recently acquired two brand new cars. A 2013 Range Rover (super charge) and 2013 BMW X6..See more photos after the cut

Photo credit..lindaikeji

Taiye Taiwo in Tax mess

Super Eagles defender Taiye Taiwo has been indicted in France on tax fraud charges. French authorities say the 28 year old player is owing them €1,025,000 in tax after failing to pay his income taxes in 2008, 2009 and his property taxes in 2011.
Taiwo owns a €600,000 mansion in Allauch, Marseille and the French authority say they plan to seize the home and auction it.
Taiwo, currently plays for Turkish football club Bursaspor but once played for French club, Olympique de Marseille from 2005 to 2011. He is yet to respond to the charges.

Photos of the Day-Oba goal shows off

The footballer shared this photos on his instagram page..Everybody seems to be showing off these days...

Nollywood star Actress Funke's Marriage Ends

The fiery-tale wedding of highly successful Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele [popularly known as Jenifa] has ended! the estranged couples problems started some months back and that it got to its peak few weeks ago when things got worse...
An insider said Funke was actually deceived into the marriage my Mr Oloyede, who didn't reveal all about his (past and present) life to her, thus taking advantage of her simple attitude.
Anyway, while Funke Akindele was trying to take it cool and go about their divorce quietly so as to avoid any negative reactions, her estranged husband, Mr Oloyede took to the social media to break the unfortunate news to the public. In his words:

Breaking news-ASUP calls off Strike

National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended their strike action which began on April 29.

News filtering in states that the strike which has kept student off school has been called off. ASUP president, Mr. Chibuzor Asumogba had yesterday revealed that the committee will meet today to check the progress of the civil action.The lecturers' decision follows the meeting they had with the federal lawmakers and ministers last week, after which they said the National Executive Committee of ASUP would meet to review the government's offer...

How Rev. Fr. Francis Chidiebele Okoye, a Catholic priest was BUTCHERED IN CHURCH

As the anniversary of the gruesome murder of Rev. Fr. Francis Chidiebele Okoye, a Catholic priest attached to St Mary's CatholicChurch, in Afikpo, Ebonyi State holds on july 31 Some of the questions in the minds of the parishioners and the general public remains who killed him and why?
Fr. Okoye was slaughtered like a sacrificial lamb in the premises of the Church on July 31, 2006. The priest, who hailed from Enugwu Ukwu, in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State and shared an apartment within the Church premises with a fellow priest, was dragged out of his bedroom by his assailants, who took him to the back of the building and slashed his throat.
A source said he was decapitated. "It was a shocking act of violence. It was a gory sight. There was no doubt that Father Chidiebele's attackers came with the intention of killing him outright. They butchered an innocent man like an animal. He was almost beheaded. This is the height of wickedness and man's inhumanity to man," one of the members of the church stated.

Patience Jonathan replies Soyinka

From The Punch

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Friday took on Prof. Wole Soyinka, for attributing the crisis in the Rivers House of Assembly to her.
In a statement by her spokesman, Ayo Osinlu, the President's wife said Soyinka betrayed the moral duty that is expected of him, as a respected member of the society, to carefully consider all shades of issues that informed his opinions on any matter.
Mrs. Jonathan said Soyinka had become an embarrassment to his admirers with his diatribe against her.
The statement read in part, "Unfortunately, Soyinka betrayed moral duty in his recent diatribe against Mrs. Patience Jonathan.
"Of course, this would not be the first time he would reach out against the First Lady, usuallyfrom self-righteously indignant lecterns.

Mum stabbs her eight month old baby 90 times

Eight months old Xiao Bao was stabbed 90 times in the face with scissors by his mother for biting her while she was breastfeeding him. The strange incident that has left many people shocked happened in Xuzhou, in the eastern China Jiangsu province. After the attack, the mother disappeared leaving the infant in a pool of his blood in the yard of their home. Xiao was found by his uncle who rushed him to the hospital. The baby needed more than 100 stitches. The mother, who has since been arrested, is not known to be suffering any kindof mental illness.

FG signs cease fire agreement with boko haram

The Federal Government has announced signing of ceasefire deal with Jama'atu Ahlul Sunnah Lidda'awati wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram.
The cease fire agreement came on the eve of the Muslim Holy month which commenced on Tuesday through out the country.
The minister of Special duties Alhaji Tanimu Turaki announced the ceasefire agreement on Radio France International Hausa services monitored in Kano Monday afternoon

Pastor Chris Okotie set to re-marry

Pastor Chris Okotie is set to give marriage another try. The handsome preacher has found love in another beautiful but much younger damsel, who is based in Lagos.

Sources say her name is Delphine but she is not a member of his church. She worships in "a popular church in Lagos" and it appears Pastor Okotie just bought her a car as special gift. Or maybe,he gave her the car he collected back from his ex-wife, Stephanie Henshaw..lets keep our fingers crossed

Son's wedding scandal-Pastor Kumuyi offers to resign

Pastor William Kumuyi offered to resign as General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church following the controversy that trailed the wedding of his second son, John.John Kumuyi and his wife, Love had engaged in acts, which negated the church’s tradition during their wedding held in Jamaica on June 15, 2013. Love, who is a daughter of the National Overseer of Deeper Life Bible Church, Jamaica, Pastor Augustine Odih, was dressed in a fitted stylish wedding gown with transparent short sleeves. She also wore makeup, jewelry and carried a bouquet of flowers. The couple cruised in a limousine and had a huge wedding cake.

Ezinne Akudo is Miss Nigeria 2013 winner

Ezinne Akudo has emerged as the winner of the Miss Nigeria 2013. She takes home a N3M cash prize, a brand new car, a trip to California sponsored by MUD Cosmetics, and free trips to any part of the country furnished by Aero Contractors.congrats

Family of four crushed to death in edo

  A family of four has been crushed to death by a tanker at Egba junction along the Benin-Auchi express road.

 

Witnesses said the family consisted of the father, mother and two children.The tanker was said to have fallen on the Honda car they were travelling in and killed all the occupants.

Its content, suspected to be fuel spilled on the road and the first car that attempted to drive through the crash went up in flames killing the driver.The accident caused traffic gridlock along the express road.

 

Officials of the fire service were called to prevent spread of the fire. Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kenneth Nwaegbe said one person has been found dead. He said the fire was yet to be put out.

New World Record-Over 300 Thausand Nigerian students brush at the same time

The  pupils  set the Guinness World Record by brushing their teeth simultaneously for one minute across 326 locations in the state.The previous record of 177, 003 was set by India in 2007.

Doctors advice Mandela's family to unplug his life support machine

Doctors treating Nelson Mandela said he was in a “permanent vegetative state” and advised his family to turn off his life support machine a week ago, according to court documents obtained by AFP Thursday.

“He is in a permanent vegetative state and is assisted in breathing by a life support machine,” said the court filing dated June 26.“The Mandela family have been advised by the medical practitioners that his life support machine should be switched off.“Rather than prolonging his suffering, the Mandela family is exploring this option as a very real probability,” read a filing from the family’s lawyer, relating to a dispute over the final resting place of Mandela’s three children.Since the document was written, the government, family members and people visiting Mandela have reported his condition has improved.