20 die in Sabon Gari, Kano bomb blasts • 42 B’Haram suspects arrested in Lagos, Ogun.

No fewer than 20 persons were believed to have been killed in Sabon Gari area of Kano on Monday as suspected terrorists detonated about four bombs in the neighbourhood.
It was learnt that one of the explosions, believed to have been carried out by Islamic sect, Boko Haram, occurred at a drinking joint in Sabon Gari, where most of the non-indigenes reside.
The blasts occurred on Igbo Road, Enugu Road and New Road, opposite Ado Bayero Square.
The first blast was said to have occurred at about 9.12pm near International Hotel, while the second blast followed three minutes later.
Security forces immediately condoned off both sites, which prevented people from moving closer to the places hit by the explosions.
A resident of the area, who spoke to one of our correspondents on the telephone, said there were series of explosions, which had created pandemonium in the commercial area of the state capital.
The resident, who craved anonymity, said the explosions were still ongoing as of 10pm, adding that there had been at least two explosions before the latest one at about 9.30pm.
It was difficult to ascertain the number of casualties of the explosions but Channels TV, in its 10pm news report, said about 20 people had been killed.
AFP reports that “at least four explosions” had occurred in the Sabon Gari neighbourhood on Monday.
“There is confusion all over the place. There were four huge explosions, so huge that they shook the whole area. Everywhere is enveloped in smoke and dust,” Chinyere Madu, a fruit vendor, told AFP.
Kola Oyebanji, a resident of the neighbourhood, believed “beer parlours” were the target.
He said, “My house is not far from there. All my windows are shattered.”
The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear.
The spokesman for the Joint Task Force, Captain Ikedichi Iweh, confirmed the explosions but refused to give details.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Mr. Musa Daura, who confirmed the incident, claimed that six persons were killed during the blasts while six others were injured.
Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for coordinated suicide blasts at a bus park in Sabon Gari in March that killed about 22 people.

Things that turn men off

It’s not easy for a man to tell his wife or girlfriend what she does to irritate him, confessions like that tend to lodge themselves deep inside a woman’s subconscious, never to be forgotten…ever. More than that, women tend to focus so much on their so-called “faults” that it can feel excessive to give you more reasons to be critical of yourselves. But in the name of healthy communication, sometimes it’s important for couples to air their grievances. So let’s take a different approach: Don’t think of this list as the 10 things we dislike about you. Think of it more as the 10 things that will bring us closer together…by you not doing them.

1. Second-guessing your instincts
You know that colleague who you think is deceitful? Or that girlfriend of yours who can be condescending? Well, let us save you some time: Your colleague is deceitful, and your friend is condescending. Plain and simple. Sometimes face value is, well, valuable. While it’s true that men can have knee-jerk reactions, women tend to overdo it when it comes to giving people the benefit of the doubt. Yes, you could chalk your coworker’s attitude up to his insecurities or blame your friend’s tone on her manipulative mother, but instead, why not look out for your own feelings first? That’s what men are doing when we offer a simple opinion on your dilemmas—we’re trying to take your side. It would be nice if you did the same.

2. Assuming we know what you want us to do
One of the reasons men can be squeamish about women’s emotions is because they often belie the exact opposite feeling. For example: If you have plans for the day, please don’t tell us to enjoy ourselves at home if you really want us to address items one through five on the honey-do list. It’s more than a little irksome to have you return, hug us, look around the house, and then say with that pinched smile, “Did you have a nice, relaxing day?”

3. Smothering instead of mothering
Women can confuse these two impulses––knowing the difference is crucial. One elicits gratitude in men; the other, orneriness. Like when we’re sick, mothering is a source of comfort that understands our flu is a temporary flaw in an otherwise heroic, virile and even studly constitution. Smothering, on the other hand, calls all of that into question. Smothering says we’re 5-year-old boys who have no idea of how to take care of ourselves. And that bugs us more than the bug in us. One way to differentiate between the two: Ask yourself if you’re making a gesture to ease our suffering or to show how much we should appreciate you. The first is genuine; the second is manipulative.

4. Having a superiority complex
We’re not sure if you’re aware of this, but there appears to be an increasing trend among women to equate being male with being dumb. For instance, when we’re at a dinner party and you recount a story about us that ends with this punch line: “Well, you know [insert name of your dim husband here], he was just being a typical man.” Sure, every guy has his off moments––even blunders worth lampooning––but making us the hapless straight man in an ongoing comedy routine is disrespectful. And we think you’d hate it if we did the same to you.

5. Over-sharing
We’re aware of the stereotype that says men never open up about their feelings. Thing is, sometimes opening up to you also means opening up to your sister, your mother or even your college roommate. Men value loyalty and confidentiality. Keeping the things we share between us––and only us––builds trust and will encourage even more communication. A win-win situation for everyone.

6. Not really listening to us
Along those lines, many women believe that their interior lives deserve a singular spotlight and an endless theatrical run. And the fact that many men go along with this shouldn’t be construed as a license to spill. Our emotional lives are often as turbulent as yours, but whenever we talk about the tough stuff, we measure the changes in your face or shifts in your intonation to gauge when you start to judge us.
It may be cowardly, but men will stop talking rather than risk a woman’s passive or outright wrath. So, by taking a backseat and letting your guy unburden himself—even if the subject is controversial or delivered in halting fashion—you create space for a more candid, and therefore truer, intimacy.

7. RSVPing for us
Any man can relate to this moment: You’re on your way home from work, imagining the weekend ahead…the relaxation, the freedom. Then you arrive home, only to learn that you have plans. Magical plans, it seems, since they appeared out of nowhere. OK, not nowhere exactly—they were conceived with the stroke of the wifely wand that says “You’re in too, bub!” Here’s the deal: If you’re determined to make plans that include your husband or boyfriend, ask him first. And be prepared to hear that he might be too tired or would prefer to have a quiet weekend. Honouring his preferences from time to time will not go unnoticed.

8. Fast-forwarding to the future
Women enjoy imagining the future. The story as it will be as opposed to the story that is right now. That can be a wonderful, romantic quality. It can also be an irritating, annoying quality.
Having dinner together this Valentine’s Day is beautiful enough without scripting the Valentine’s Day we’ll have when we’re both 75. Enjoying the new sofa that we just bought is great without having to obsess over all of the other things that we “need” to make the living room look complete. Living in the moment provides its own vitality, which is more than enough to sustain our future together.

9. Overlooking our quiet acts of thoughtfulness
We know it’s disappointing that we men aren’t great at expressing ourselves verbally. (And we’re working on that.) But in the same vein, we’re disappointed that you can’t seem to acknowledge the non-verbal acts of caring that we perform. Like changing the oil in your car, for example, or staying up late to make sure you arrived home safely from your business trip. Chivalry also falls into this category. The art of being a gentleman doesn’t have to mean the end of feminism. Paying for dinner, holding the door open, standing up when you walk into a room…these are all gestures that demonstrate our awareness of others. Our awareness of you, specifically. While courtesy isn’t the sum total of love, it’s often how we show our feelings day to day. Women shouldn’t be so quick to rebuff that.

10. Devaluing our friendships
Friendships were once considered a formative presence in a man’s life. Older men were role models who helped develop character, while peers provided a level of camaraderie and acceptance that allowed us to forgo the machismo and be our truest selves––be that of a poet, outdoorsman or both. While the value of sisterhood is extolled for women, the male equivalent is often vilified, and much of that is because women regard male friendships as being at odds with their romantic relationships. The two shouldn’t be mutually exclusive—and encouraging rather than discouraging our time with our buddies would be a welcome change.

Chidi Mokeme Arrested By Police

That talented movie star and reality TV show anchorman, Chidi Mokeme was truly arrested by the police? Yes, he was nabbed by the police, but not by the Nigerian Police but by Gossipnigeria.com Fashion police.



His offence? For the kind of outfit he wore to an event held recently in Lagos. Or how can one explain a well exposed and connected guy like Chidi attending an event that had the likes of Stan Leo of Zinox Computers in attendance and he would commit such a fashion offence?



Chidi wore a blue jacket and pant to the event, which was held at the popular Niteshift Colesium. The cloth was looking good on him, but the actor spoilt it with orange stockings. The stockings so made the outfit horrible that some people felt disappointed that someone like Chidi could dress like that.



But, what was he thinking? Even if his wife was not around to access him and pass him fit to step outside like that, didn't he check to see if he was looking good before stepping out for the event?



One advice, Chidi, next time you do such a thing your case would be transferred to the police force, who would take you to the court for prosecution. Even Senator Florence Ita-Giwa would be disappointed in Chidi by the time she is reading this. Bros, u no try at all

Real Reasons Why Funke Akindele's Marriage Crashed

It was indeed a shocker when it was widely reported that actress Funke Akindele and her husband Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede are no longer together.

What started on social media soon spread to national newspapers. Akindele remained silent for days, and many fans hoped this was yet another ill rumour.

Months after the wedding, Kehinde was reported to have impregnated a certain lady, Modinat Nike Dada. The couple did all they could to cover up the mess, but it was out in the open.

Apart from Modinat, there was the eldest wife, Fadekemi, who felt betrayed by Kehinde’s marriage to Funke. Sources maintained that Fadekemi and Modinat neither supported Funke’s marriage to Kehinde and even though he went ahead to marry her, they firmly objected the union. It was gathered that there were issues from Funke’s family too, especially from her immediate family. But the lovers went ahead, against all odds. And it seemed to all that they had both found happiness in one another.

What went wrong?

With more angles now coming out, including allegations  that Almaroof, has become a serial baby daddy, keeping a string of affairs, and even returning to the women he had prior to the celebrity wedding with Funke Akindele, it was only a matter of time before it was all out in the air.

Funke had disgruntled wives to contend with. There were many fans, friends and colleagues too, who felt she did not need to settle with an already married man; with the attendant drama and chaos. But, as it is in the things of love, Funke went ahead to tie the knot in what was unarguably, the most expensive, most glamorous celebrity wedding of 2012.

‘Everyone close to them knows the thing is not working and Funke is very unhappy. People have been advising her. She has just been busy shooting and trying to occupy herself. Couples separate and come back together. Even some divorced couples still settle. So why are people talking as if this is final?’ one friend said over the weekend, insisting ‘people should mind their business or pray for the couple’

She was happy beyond limits on her wedding day. And the days to come were full of bliss. So were did it all go wrong? Or was it a facade all along?

Why the marriage failed

Prior to their high society wedding, it was widely reported that Kehinde had several children from different women, a fact that was no mystery to Funke. It was reported that he was married to two of the women, an allegation that the ‘Jenifa’ star denied in an interview with a publication.

She boasted, ‘I can tell you authoritatively that my husband is not married to anyone else. Yes, he has beautiful children, who are not mine and we have a cordial relationship, which dates back to even before we got married.’

For months there had been concerns that Funke’s husband was rarely seen around her at most events she honoured. Mr Oloyede’s photos are nowhere to be found on Funke’s Instagram page where she’s very active.

It was also widely speculated by observers that the marriage, right from the inception, seemed like it was destined to fail because of all the controversies that surrounded it. From Kehinde’s many wives to many children, and of course alleged strings of affairs, many opined it was surely going to hit the rocks sooner or later.

Moreover, for some reason, the couple allegedly chose to live apart, an action which, sources say, did not help their bonding.

If Funke no longer trusted her husband, then she was not alone. Many say it is possible Almaroof became suspicious of a very busy woman, especially with her endorsement galore and frequent trips. But, unlike Almaroof, it is not certain if there were confirmed instances of infidelity on Funke’s part.

Teacher poses as Lagos State First Lady, swindles officials of N.1m

A 53- year-old teacher on Grade Level 10, Asogbon Victoria Abosede, was Thursday, arraigned before Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court One, sitting in Ikeja, for allegedly impersonating the first lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola.
The defendant was said to have sent text messages to the Chairman of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos by presenting herself as first lady of Lagos State and obtained N100,000 from the chairman.
The defendant who is facing a 10-count charge of impersonation and fraud, preferred against her by the Anttorney General of Lagos State, Ade Ipaye, was docked before Chief Magistrate Eniola Fabamwo.
The prosecutor, Attorney General of Lagos State, Ade Ipaye, told the court that the accused committed the alleged crime between the months of June and July 2013, by also sending text messages to one Mrs Gbolahan Khadijat Daudu, who is the Chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, Maryland in Ikeja area of Lagos.
The Attorney General, who was represented by Sumonu Babatunde, said she also represented herself as sister to Mrs Sherifat Aregbesola.
He said the defendant between June and July 2013, at Local Government Education Authority, in Alimosho Local Government also sent a text message to one Isaac Omoregie, Education Secretary and falsely represented herself as Dame Fashola.
Babatunde also alleged that the suspect with intent to defraud presented herself to be Dame Fashola, to obtain redeployment from Local Government Education Authority, Alimosho, to the Lagos State Basic Education Board.
He also claimed that between the same time, the accused sent a text message to one Isaac Omoregie, Education Sectarary Alimosho, Lagos State by falsely presenting herself as being sent by the first lady to obtain three Blackberry phones and N105,000, from the chairman.
The prosecutor said in June 2013, the defendant falsely represented herself as sister to Mrs Sherifat Aregbeshola, the first lady of Osun State, and gave a false information to one Mrs Gbolahan Khadijat Daudu that Mrs Sherifat Aregbeshola was involved in a road accident and could not attend the wedding of Daudu's son and that thieves carted the gifts meant for her away as a result of the accident.
According to the prosecutor, the offence committed is contrary to sections 378 (1), (b), 312 (2) and punishable under sections 312 (3), 96 (a), criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.
Counsel to the defendant, Samuel Gbolahan, pleaded with the court to grant her bail in liberal terms, since the crime is a bailable offence.
However, when the 10-count charge was read to the defendant, she pleaded not guilty to the charges.
After listening to both counsel, Magistrate Fabamwo granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1 million with two responsible sureties in like sum, stating that the sureties should deposit N250,000 with the registrar.
She adjourned the case till September 2, 2013 for mention.

Sheila Mwanyigah's Journey To Fame

 
She sits like a rose among the thorn trees, Sheila Mwanyigha does, at the Thorn Tree restaurant at the Sarova Stanley. Her voice, when she greets one, is soft and lilting, tinkling, musical, reminiscent of the tintinnabulation of a pretty chapel’s bells.
Not surprising, when you consider that Sheila Mwanyigha gets her bacon from being a ‘voice’ on radio, as an MC, musician (nom de guerre, Nikki), and as a presence on television.
“That is the good thing with being a quadruple threat,” I tease the quadruple threat, “You’re not with Tusker Project Fame (TPF) as a hostess this year, but like changing costumes, you got a breakfast show,”
Sheila laughs, eyes lighting up.
“Talking of breakfast, shall we order tea and sandwiches, perhaps?” It is teatime, three thirty in the afternoon.
Sheila politely makes our order (wine for her, voda-cola for this writer, sandwiches all around) from the steward, Machel.
“As the daughter to two cops —late dad, living mom— and the sibling to a brother in the military, I thought you would bark out your order,” I comment.
I ask her about socialites like the ‘Boss Lady’ Huddah Njoroge. With a twinkle in her eye, she sighs before noting that everyone has to decide for themselves how they wish to be perceived in the public eye: how you get, and how you use, your fifteen minutes in the spotlight.
She would know, having been in the public eye for a long time, more than some can recall – Sheila does not exactly recoil at the question of age, but she did have a big birthday cake on TV recently which a Sherlock can deduce any number that ends with a zero (personally, I would go for 30) – she certainly has a bird’s eye view on the celebrity industry.
“I started singing as Nikki when I was in campus, with the likes of Jimmi Gathu, doing Mapenzi Tele in 1997. Tedd Josiah encouraged me to do commercials, and with the cash I made, I just didn’t buy clothes (although I did buy a few), but helped my mom pay fees for my kid brother, as well as pay my own at campus.”
A true believer in the saying ‘when God closes one door, he opens a window,’ Sheila Mwanyigha is a master burglar … never having seen a window of opportunity that she didn’t clamber through.
Having not had the funds to go to New York University to pursue her Masters’, in 1999 she heard a new radio station (KISS) was opening its airwaves, she rushed for the interview where one von Voggs hired her, in spite of her ‘Nikki-esque’ belly button piercing at the time, and she ended up working with radio tsarinas like Caroline Mutoko.
Sheila was like a duck thrown into the deep end of the swimming pool, with only four days of intense training before hitting the airwaves. But Miss Mwanyigha was a natural.
Seven years later, she was united with Phil Matthews at Capital 98.4 FM. These days, her soft voice and gentle humour grace the airwaves

Royal baby makes first appearance

Prince William and Kate waved and smiled broadly to the waiting cameras as they held their prince on the steps of the private Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London, 26 hours after he was delivered, weighing 8lbs 6oz.
Speaking for the first time since giving birth, an obviously moved Duchess of Cambridge said: 'It's been very emotional. Any parent will know what this feeling is like.'
As they left St Mary's carefully cradling their precious child, the Duke of Cambridge followed the steps his parents Charles and Diana took with him 31 years ago, when he was born there on June 21, 1982.
'He's a big boy, quite heavy. We're still working on a name,' he told reporters, adding: 'Well he has a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure.'
Confirming that the prince was overdue, William said: ‘I will remind him of his tardiness when he is older.’
With a huge smile he then added: ‘He’s got her looks thankfully’ to which the Duchess responded ‘No, no, no I’m not sure about that.’
The Duchess wore a lilac purple dress, with her long hair falling in waves around her face. The new father wore a blue open neck shirt rolled up to his elbows with black trousers.
She revealed that her clearly hands-on husband had already changed his first nappy.
The couple then returned to the hospital as William held his son, swaddled in a blanket, before bringing him out again in his car seat.
The Prince was heard to affectionately call Kate 'Poppet' as he ushered her back to the Lindo Wing.
William then visibly breathed a sigh of relief when he successfully installed his baby on the back seat with his wife, before driving them home to Kensington Palace cheered on by a huge crowd.
Their child is now third in the line of succession, displacing Prince Harry to fourth and the Duke of York to fifth, although he may not become sovereign for half a century or more.
The Duke, Duchess and Baby Cambridge travelled home to Kensington Palace, and will spend two weeks there while William is on paternity leave.
Palace officials confirmed for the first time last night that the couple will not have a nannyand rely upon their families help instead, saying: 'They have both got families that will care hugely for this baby.'

Financial autonomy for LGs?

They are against financial autonomy for Local Governments. If you ask them if they have been spending LG money, they would answer no. Then why won't you support autonomy for LGs? Alright, why do we even call that tier 'government' if the LGs are not autonomous? Is it not better to just refer to them as Local Administrations or Local Development units? That way, we would not be deluding ourselves with the claim that we have a 3rd tier of government. 

The demand for financial autonomy for local governments is one contentious issue that is being constantly subjected to debate and on which divergent views have always been expressed.  This must have prompted the two chambers of the National  Assembly to include the issue on the list of further amendments being proposed to the constitution.  While the proposal has been rejected by the Senate  -  because it could not get the endorsement of two-thirds of its total membership  -  the decision of the House of Representatives is being awaited.  If it is endorsed by the House, it has to scale the hurdle of harmonisation by the two chambers and get the approval of 24 of the 36 states of the federation.
What has been couched as financial autonomy is simply the right for local governments to have direct access to funds from the central purse.  Not a few ex-local government officials have blamed their inability to meet their people’s needs during their tenure on paucity of funds which resulted from the diversion of their allocations to other purposes by their governors.  And what has been generally accepted as the only solution to the problem is  financial autonomy which will establish a direct linkage between the Federal Government and the local authorities.
It should not be lost on all concerned that such an arrangement, which will bypass state governments, has certain implications and gives rise to a number of questions in a federal set-up.  So much has been said against the excessive powers of the Federal Government and so much has been written about the need to devolve powers from the centre to the constituent units.  These and other demands are in the spirit of return to true federalism which is expected to accellerate the pace of development at the different levels of government.
The control governors have over funds is one major source of the power they exercise over local governments.  It is improper and unfortunate that this power is being abused.  The problem that will arise from direct allocation of funds from the federation account to the local administrators is that this power will be tranferred to the Federal Government.  Will the Federal Government then begin to oversee the conduct of government business at the local level?  Will there be a Ministry of Local Government at the federal level?  Will that not be an addition to the  size of an already bloated Federal Government which needs to be pruned back?  Will that not extend the frontiers of federal powers which, according to popular demand, should be rolled back?
Local government administration in Nigeria is better known for non-performance and unfathomable corruption.  The general impression is that local government officials share among themselves whatever remains of their allocations after paying salaries.  If they have made any impact anywhere, it is minimal.  The experience of the second republic can be easily recalled.  In many, if not in most of the 19 states of that period, the payment of teachers’ salaries by the local governments was always a problem.  This led to prolonged strikes which caused extensive disruption of education at the primary school level.  This is why the Nigeria Union of Teachers is now calling on the National Assembly  to remove the administration of primary schools from the jurisdiction of local authorities.  The teachers’ request  stems from the fear that financial autonomy for local governments will herald another season of hardship for them. This is why they are now requesting that primary school education be entrusted to either the federal or state governments should the autonomy be granted.  Will it not make nonsense of the principle of federalism for the Federal Government to oversee primary school education? How workable will it be to ask states to take charge of primary schools  under such a situation?  It will amount to responsibility without authority.
Financial autonomy for local governments  and a probable repeat of the second republic experience should not be allowed to happen.   A direct linkage between the centre and local governments will provide ample  opportunity for a mean or desperate president to undermine an opposition or perceived-to-be-unfriendly governor.  The unsavoury experience of the Second Republic must have informed the creation of a joint state/local government account in the present constitution.  The disappointing performance of local government administrators in the last 20 years of civilian rule casts serious doubts on their ability to function efficiently and responsibly if granted financial autonomy.  The National Assembly should enact a legislation criminalising the diversion of LG funds by state governors, thus checking the diversion of local government funds for other purposes by the governors.  Direct supervision of local administration by the Federal Government is an option that should not be contemplated.
The centre should not be further strengthened; the states shoud not be further weakened and local governments should not operate without control.     

When crass ignorance combined with asinine superstition to make absolute 'yeye' of the people of Ibadan.

THE Akindele Compound, Isale Asaka, Foko, Ibadan home of Mrs Ramotalai Adeyemo, the fish seller who discovered the purported “mermaid,” was burgled overnight, while her 14-year-old daughter, Hajara, was attacked.
This is just as the Oyo State police command said the “mermaid” is an octopus after all.
Mrs Adeyemo said common sense prevailed upon her and members of the family not to sleep in their compound, as a result of the pressure mounted upon her by some traditionalists in the state to release the water creature to them.
Also, she said the adamant posture of some area boys in the place, who had vowed that not even the police could take the creature away from the compound, forced her not to sleep at home.
“We, however, returned to the house this morning (Wednesday) to meet the back door broken and part of my roasted fish and frozen fish carted away, while others were destroyed.
“Earlier (on Tuesday), I had lost my Nokia phone in the confusion. While I was away at the station, some area boys came around and descended on my 14-year-old daughter, Hajara. They beat her to the point of injuring her,” she said.
The woman also claimed that traditionalists have been threatening her that if she failed to release the creature to them, they would turn one of her children to a god.
Expatiating further on the incident, Mrs Adeyemo, who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune at her home, disclosed that she neither raised an alarm nor told anybody that the creature spoke with her.
“It was frozen dead when I discovered it. What happened was that when I saw it initially, I discountenanced it and threw it in the dustbin. But on a second thought, I picked it up again because I wanted to show it to my sister, who had been selling fish before me.
“I only wanted to ask her if she had seen a strange creature in her carton of fish before. This was the first time I would see such in the 14 years that I have been selling fish,” she said.
According to her, “I bought the carton of fish at about 9.30 a.m at Oja’Ba. As I took it out of the dustbin and held it, an Alfa came up behind me and asked me to give him the creature in my hand. The next thing he did was to bring out his phone and tried to take the picture of the creature, but his phone went dead. My brother, Saburi, also attempted taking its picture and his phone also went dead.
“There and then, I took the creature to my elder brother, also an Alfa. I was still with him when I was called to bring the creature home and show it to the mammoth crowd that had converged on our house so that they would disperse.
“But by the time I got home, there was a twist in the story. I learnt that the president of traditionalists in Ibadan had gone to report at the police station that I had a strange creature with me, which was inimical to the well-being of the people of the state.
“They had threatened that  if the creature was not handed over to them, Ibadan would experience a serious flood disaster and that the 1980 experience would be a child’s play when compared to it.
“I was invited to the station by the police where I met the traditionalist. I told the police that it was a lie that nothing disastrous would happen because what I saw was just dust and not any miracle. I made them realise that I am also a water devotee from the popular Ataoja family in Osogbo, Osun State.
“Unfortunately, I could not produce the creature yesterday (Tuesday) because one of my brothers, Aliu, ran away with the creature when the pressure of the crowd in our home became too much. We were released to go home at about 9.00 p.m. I was with my baby, Alimot, who wore no pant all through yesterday (Tuesday).
“This morning (Wednesday), however, I was called at about 9.00 a.m from Mapo Police Station that Aliu had brought the creature to the station.
From Mapo, we went to Iyaganku to see the Area Commander and then to the police command headquarters at Eleyele to see the Commissioner of Police.
“It was discovered that the creature is an octopus. Its photograph was taken and it was released to me to take home. I was interviewed by the NTA crew and I have since thrown the octopus into Gege River.”
In a telephone chat with the Oyo Police Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Ilobanafor, she confirmed to the Nigerian Tribune that the creature was an octopus and not a mermaid.
“I saw it and counted its fingers, they were eight. It was found dead among frozen fish; it was not alive,” she said.
She also urged the public to discountenance the picture of a fish with two human legs being circulated on the internet, adding that it was  not the picture of the octopus.
Ilobanafor said the fish seller was not arrested as being speculated, though police security had been provided for her.
She also warned those who might want to foment trouble to desist, saying “anybody who tries it will be arrested.”
In a related development, the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Princess Adetutu Akhigbe-Adeyemi has urged Yemoja and Osun worshippers in the state to be calm and not disrupt the peace of the state.
In a release made available to the Nigerian Tribune, on Wednesday, the commissioner said  the water creature seen in Ibadan on Tuesday “was an octopus and not a mermaid as insinuated.”
Akhigbe-Adeyemi claimed that the fish seller was panicky as she had not seen an octopus before.

I Slept With Rich Men For Money To Take Care Of My Family; Beverly Osu Niger rep in BBA Confesses

Beverly Osu

It seems Beverly Osu no longer remember that cameras and microphones are everywhere in the Big Brother Africa house and as such whatever she says or do will being captured and transmitted to viewers.

That could only explain why she revealed her top secret to her in-house lover, Angelo, without thinking twice in one of their recent get together sessions. Talking about her "runs" life in Lagos, Beverly said:

"I’ve done all sorts. I’ve slept with men for money when I had to take care of my family."

OluFamous.Com observed that it was also in the Big Brother house that Beverly revealed the fact that she had once aborted a four-month old pregnancy she had for her estranged boyfriend.

Beverly also confirmed that she once dated singer 2shotz, but the newly married singer is denying her