5 Soldiers,7 Civilians Killed As Fulani Herdsmen Attack Benue Community

No fewer than five soldiers and seven civilians were killed, Sunday morning, by suspected Fulani herdsmen in a fresh outbreak of a bloody crisis in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

Sources said the dead soldiers were part of the detachment of military personnel from the 72 Airborne Brigade in Makurdi who were dispatched to the crisis zone to maintain peace.

Contacted on the development, the state Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr. John Ngbede, said the marauders attacked Agatu in their usual gorilla fashion at about 10 a.m. on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the state secretary of Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, an umbrella body of the Fulani herdsmen, Garus Gololo, also expressed disgust at the renewed crisis.

“I am alarmed because this latest crisis is comming at a time when measures are being put in place to ensure a check on any form of crisis between Fulani herdsmen and their host communities in Benue State,” Gololo said.

The Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ezeala confirmed the story, saying: “The situation is under control as enough policemen have been drafted to affected communities and we have also commenced investigation into the matter.”

I am Not A Thief,My Problem Is Spiritual-Actress Yetunde Akilapa

Upcoming Nollywood actress, Yetunde Akilapa was allegedly caught trying to burgle a house located at 16 Ibitoye Street, Magado, Lagos on Sunday, January 12. She was badly beaten by residents of the house and photos from the incident sent to the press. (Pictures above)

It was her second stealing incident in one year. In February 2013, the actress was involved in a home break-in incident in the Shomolu area of Lagos for which she was allegedly arrested, prosecuted and remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison for six months. Just two months after she was released, she was caught stealing again. But Yetunde says she's not a Kleptomaniac, that her problem is spiritual.

"I am not a thief. I didn't steal anything. I dont know what is happening to me. I have every reason to believe my problem is spiritual. I can't even explain the circumstance I found myself. People should not ruin my life and career. I am fed up with life. I am not what people think I am. I have never been to Kirikiri Maximum Prison as alleged. God please help me out of this mess! As I am speaking with you now, I am in Ibadan, Oyo state seeking the face of God and I believe I would get out of this dilemma one day. I am not a kleptomaniac. I have not stolen anything" she told Encoimum magazine. Continue..

Yetunde was also rumored to have been banned from the Odunfa Caucus of the Yoruba Movie Industry, an allegation she refuted stating she had called her bosses and they said such a decision was never taken.  

 

She said 'There is nothing like that. When I heard that rumor, I called all my bosses, and they said there was nothing like that. So it's just a rumor. People are only interested in fueling issues because of my situation. Nobody banned me from acting".

Reacting to the ban allegation, Yomi Fabiyi who is a member of the Odunfa caucus spoke on behalf of the group. 

"My opinion is that the association has procedures. With the report highlighted on social media, it looked half baked. To me, half truth is worse than a lie. I want to believe if she was caught with stolen items, the items must have been stated. She said they found her with four keys and nothing suggest the keys fit into any of the doors there. The association would even have to investigate the matter, especially when the reporter seem to be filing his report on a third party account. If there was any ban whatsoever, where is the proof? Then who banned her from acting? The association does not condone crime in any form and will act on authentic information. So Yetunde Akilapa to me has not been banned, But that will be investigated if necessary" Fabiyi told Encomium magazine

Counsel to Yetunde Akilapa, Barrister Bosun Osifowora released a statement on the issues about Yetunde's theft story, her alleged Kirikiri prison detention as well as her ban from the Odunfa Caucus of the Yoruba Movie Industry.

His statement reads: 

"We write to expressly correct the impression that Yetunde Akilapa has been banned or suspended. She has not received verbal or written notice to that effect. Yetunde is sorry and remorseful that her name is involved in such things. She has very much regard for the industry and Odunfa Caucus, more reason she fights hard to always clear her name. It is ridiculous to suggest she wil be expelled when it is abundantly cleared that she has been cleared of any wrong doing but needs physical and spiritual help. There is no dignity fighting someone on the floor.

We also like to correct the following impressions:

* Yetunde was never in Kirikiri prisons during the first case. The matter was charged to court and bail application was granted  and condition met same day which the media was aware of. The case lasted three months and she attended court from home, not from custody.

* There was nothing like master key and on no account did the police say the keys found on her were compared to the key hole of the rooms in the hosue and it opened. Why are journalist feeding people with stories so untrue? They were her keys, just four pieces. 

* On this second case, whoever broke the news lied. Yetunde was never accused of stealing. The accuser suspects she may have been sent to drop some fetish substance. Must lies sell stories?

* The case got a twist when in an effort to prove her innocence of diabolical intentions, she confidently stated she is a budding actress. One of the guys googled her name and found the previous story, hit her in a swift reaction, hence she fainted. The guy has since apologized. 

* It was on this note that the police was informed and the matter was settled and it was abundantly clear her accusers were also at fault. One thing now led to another until it dawned on her, after public accusation she began to realize she is in the wrong place. 

* We are all Africans, efforts are in top gear to find a lasting solution to this menace. She needs your prayers, not your persecution now.

Genevieve Nnaji On A Canadian Talk Show-George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

Genevieve Nnaji was on Canadian talk show, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, to talk about the Nollywood film scene and her role in the film adaption of Chimamanda's book, Half of a Yellow Sun. This interview was done last year but posted online yesterday.See the video after the cut

23 year old Girl Claims Davido Is The Father Of Her Unborn Twins

21 year old music superstar Davido is about to be a father to twin girls in a few months, if claims by 23 year old Sunshine Haye is to be believed. The mixed race UK-based beauty (she's half Carribean and half Jamaican) claims she hooked up with Davido during his UK tour in 2013. She is said to be about 4/5 months pregnant. (Sunshine, who is sort of a hair model pictured above...)

After getting the scoop, I contacted Davido's camp and they denied any knowledge of her allegations.

Well you see, this is not the first time popular socialites have claimed to hook up with the musician. In July 2013, a Kenyan socialite Stacey Brianar aka Pendo called a press conference claiming to have had an encounter with the star, the allegations later turned out to be false as Davido never met the star-struck party girl. So, is this now true? Sunshine's camp swear it is. And have promised to provide proof in due time.

She's even gone on to decorate a nursery for the babies- their room is Disney themed, and has already picked out names for her unborn children. 

  

We will just wait until the babies are born and a DNA proves Davido is truly the father.

Some of her tweets below...

 

Pictures From Jim Iyke's Photoshoot

These are photos from the super luxurious three-day photo shoot Jim Iyke has just completed with Nadia Buari for the promo of season two of the Jim Iyke Unscripted reality television show.

The shoot which features a Phantom Rolls Royce and a private jet took place at various locations in Ghana and was handled by two of Ghana’s highly respected fashion photographers Barrak and Steven Adeusei. More pics after the cut...

26 year Old Lady Allegedly Killed By Boyfriend In A Hotel In Lagos

26 year old Ijeoma Nwachukwu went missing last Saturday January 11th after telling a staff of her aunt's that she was going to meet up with her boyfriend of over two years...some guy named Ifeanyi.

According to family sources, Ijeoma left home around 9.30 that Saturday morning to her aunt's shop at the Tradefair complex to help with cleaning. By the time she was done by 4 that evening, she told the other lady she worked with that she was going to meet up with her boyfriend, who had come to the store earlier in the day to give her some kind of chemical to keep for him. The boyfriend then called Ijeoma and asked her to meet him at a hotel called Cossy Hotel at Abuleosun near Tradefair.

That was the last anyone heard from Ijeoma  until the police alerted her family on Monday January 13th and told them that her body had been found in a bush near the hotel.

Ifeanyi  later confessed that he killed her by forcing the chemical, believed to be acid, down her throat, after which he strangled her. Ijeoma's family say he confessed to the police that he killed her because she wanted to marry someone else.

According to her family, after killing his girlfriend, Ifeanyi fled the hotel in a bike. It was the hotel staff that found her body and got someone to alert the police. But in the meantime they removed her corpse from their hotel and kept it in a nearby bush.

The deceased is from Ngwa, Abia state, while the alleged killer is from Enugu and until this incident, worked as an apprentice for a business owner at Tradefair. The case has been transferred to PANTI from Onireke Police station.

A pic of her corpse taken when it was found below...

(Pictured)Indian Minister's Wife Found Dead After Dramatically Outing Her Husband's Alleged Affair On Twitter

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Sunanda Pushkar and Shashi Tharoor

The wife of an Indian government minister has been found dead in a hotel room in Delhi after her husband was accused of having an affair with a Pakistani journalist.

Police are investigating the cause of Sunanda Pushkar’s death. Tweets allegedly posted by Pushkar this week accused the journalist of being a spy and of having an affair with Pushkar’s husband, Shashi Tharoor, a junior human resources minister.

Sunanda Pushkar

On Thursday Tharoor and Pushkar issued a joint statement saying they were happily married and the tweets were unauthorised. In interviews with Indian television channels the journalist denied she was having an affair with Tharoor and said she had met him in the past for interviews.

Abhinav Kumar, a minister’s aide, told reporters on Friday that Tharoor and his wife had moved into the hotel on Thursday as some painting work was being done at their home. The minister thought his wife was sleeping when he returned to their suite on Friday night after attending a meeting of his governing Congress party. But she was found dead, he said.

Pushkar on Thursday gave a series of rambling interviews to Indian TV stations in which she said she had no intention at the moment to leave her husband. At one point, a newscaster asked if she realised she was speaking on television.

The Pakistani journalist, in interviews with Indian TV stations on Thursday, denied that she was having an affair with Tharoor. She said she had met him in the past for interviews.

Tharoor was UN undersecretary-general for communications and public information under former secretary general Kofi Annan. His name was among those considered for the top UN post in 2006, when Ban Ki-moon was voted in.

In 2009, Tharoor won a seat in India‘s parliament and later became a minister in prime minister Manmohan Singh’s government.