Nigerian Rapper M.I. Says He’s Quitting Music

 

If recent reports spreading through the internet like wildfire is true? Then it means the that the mister incredible, M.I Abaga, premier artist of Chocolate City music has quit the music industry.

Although there’s been lots of speculated news about his intention to quit before now to pursue other career options like acting, the rapper pulled the last straw today when he shared a controversial photo via his Instagram page on Monday, August 18, 2014 announcing his decision to quit music.

After the post, the rapper quickly deleted all photos from his Instagram and Twitter page.
As painful as this news may sound to hear that a rapper who quickly rose to the top of Nigerian music scene with just one album within a year has decided to leave, reasons for this decision still remains a mystery.

SAD: Baby Dies, 2 Injured As Soak-Away Pit Collapses In Ebonyi

 

Tragedy struck on Sunday, August 17, 2014 at No. 5 Obi Street in Abakaliki when three siblings were unfortunately standing on a soak-away pit when it collapsed.

The incident happened when the older sibling, Miss Eunice Nworu, 10, who was carrying her little brother, Odinaka, climbed a concrete soak-away toilet pit alongside her other sister, Somtochukwu, 4 and tried to hang their clothes when the soak-away unexpectedly collapsed swallowing the trio.

Although, the youngest who is a year old died, the other two: Somtochukwu and Eunice survived sustaining  injuries on various parts of their body.

The parents of the kids who hail from Effium, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state were in church for an early morning service at St. Theresa Cathedral when the sad event took place.

The father of the kids, Mr Ezekiel Nworu said was prompted to return home after numerous calls from neighbors while he was still in church.

Mr Nworu  is however consoled that his entire family was not wiped out in the process.

He said,  “The tragedy that struck my family intended to wipe out my whole family and put us in deep agony but after frantic efforts in search of my children, we were able to bring all of them out of the pit toilet; only that one of them who is the youngest could not survive it,”

Meanwhile, the  surviving kids were immediately taken to the hospital and are

presently undergoing treatment at Trinity Hospital inAbakaliki.

Pastor, Security Guards Arraigned In Court For Burglary

 

A pastor,  Zacchaus Olumuyiwa, and two security guards – Omolabi James and Matthew Lasisi were arraigned before the Ojokoro Magistrate’s Court for alleged burglary.

They suspects were accused of stealing goods worth N2.5 million from one of the shops in the Nureni Yusuf Shopping Complex on Baale Animashaun Road in the Alakuko area of the Lagos State.
The goods which belong to one Abisoye Garuba were said to comprise electronics and household items

The defendants appeared before a magistrate, Mrs. T. Akani, on three counts of burglary and stealing.
The charges which reads: “That you Omolabi James, Matthew Lasisi, Zacchaus Olumuyiwa and others now at large, between 9pm of August 2, 2014 and 6am of August 3, 2014, at Nureni Yusuf Shopping Complex, Baale Animashaun Road, Dalemo, Alakuko, Lagos State, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did conspire to commit felony to wit; burglary and stealing.

“That you and others now at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did burgle a shop belonging to one Abisoye Garuba, stole electronics and household items valued N2.5m, property of one Abisoye Garuba.”

EXCLUSIVE: How Boko Haram Suspect Was Arrested With Bomb At Lagos Airport

 On Monday August 18, 2014 the vigilance of Lagos Airport security personnel saved the country from what would have been a lethal suicide bomb attack at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

The Trent was at the scene of the incident and spoke exclusively with the security agencies at the Lagos airport.

According to security personnel on duty on the morning of Monday, August 18, 2014, around 5.30 am they noticed a disabled man loitering around the office complex of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency annex office, which is opposite the cathedral at the airport. The officer who spotted the man approached him and asked him who he was looking for, the disabled man whom police have now said is 22-years, told him he was waiting for his friends.

At that point, the officer decided to put him under surveillance and alerted the entire security team on duty.

At about 7.30, the suspect received a phone call and the security team overhead him saying in Hausa, “I have reached the airport, but I cannot find the International airport.”

Soon after receiving the phone call, the suspect walked into the short bush and took of all his clothing and was completely naked, and picked up a device similar to a suicide bomb and proceeded to tie the device around his waist.

2 Men Sell Stolen N11.5 Million Goods To Policeman For N3 Million In Ogun (PICTURED)

 

The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday, August 7, 2014 arrested two men for allegedly diverting a truck loaded with goods worth N11.5 million and attempting to sell it to an undercover security agent for N3 million in Ogun state.

The truck marked, LAGOS LND 182 XB was loaded with Nestle Plc products worth N11.5 million going to Abuja.

While briefing the pressmen, the police public relations officer for Ogun state, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi , said the suspects identified as Idowu Jimoh,42, and Emeka Godwin,21 had  agreed to sell the stolen goods for N3 million to an undercover policeman who feigned interest in the deal to enable him catch the suspects red-handed.

BREAKING NEWS: 2 Fresh Ebola Cases Confirmed In Lagos

 

The federal government on Friday, August 8, 2014 has said that two new cases of Ebola infection have been confirmed in Lagos state.

These two fresh cases brings the total number to seven and two recorded deaths from the virus.

A Liberian man, Patrick Sawyer, died from the Ebola virus shortly after arriving Nigeria with the disease. A nurse who attended to him while he was quarantined in Lagos has also died of the virus.

Also, the federal government warned against bathing with salt water being circulated via SMSs and the social media as a cure for Ebola, saying it will prosecute individuals who spread such false information.

According to reports, 139 people are under surveillance in the country as panic over the spread of the diseases heightens.

Ebola: US Orders Families Of Embassy Staff In Liberia To Return To America

 

The United States ordered the families of embassy staff in Liberia to return home Thursday, as West Africa struggles to cope with the world’s biggest ever outbreak of Ebola.

The State Department also warned US citizens not to travel to Liberia, repeating an earlier instruction from American health authorities.

Boko Haram Plans More Attacks, Recruits Many Young People

 

The Nigerian Islamist movement Boko Haram has recruited and trained hundreds of young Cameroonians to carry out attacks in their own country, according to the police and civilians.

As the militant group seeks to gain a foothold in the poor, rural north of Cameroon, experts warn that violence may spread beyond border areas to other parts of the central African country.

“Boko Haram has recruited many young people” from Cameroon’s Far North region, a police officer from the area told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The hardline movement, whose loosely translated name means “Western education is forbidden”, has for years sown terror throughout Nigeria’s northeast, then trained youths “to attack Cameroon”, the officer said.

“They are now asking them to prove themselves on home ground,” he said.

On Wednesday, the Islamists murdered nine passengers on a bus and a soldier in a separate vehicle in a remote northern town, according to Cameroon’s state radio and local paramilitary police.

Precise figures are unavailable on how many young Cameroonians have been recruited by Boko Haram, but security sources estimate the number to be in the hundreds.

In April, a local police inspector said that close to 200 young people — aged 15-19 years — were recruited in just two months in Kolofata, a small border town in the Far North.

- Recruitment drive -

Rihanna’s New Ad Campaign For MAC Is Bold, Beautiful… PURE PERFCTION [LOOK]

It’s safe to say we’re obsessed with every campaign Rihanna is a part of. But her latest collaboration with MAC has us green with envy.

Taking to Twitter this afternoon to unveil her second Viva Glam MAC collaboration, the green-haired beauty shocked fans with a neon wig and green leather outfit.

As MAC revealed on their website, they’ve partnered with the songstress on a frosted metallic mauve lipstick and lipgloss for the collaboration. Citing Rihanna’s “fearless, confident style,” we can’t think of a better person to lead such a bold campaign.

The lipstick for Viva Glam Rihanna II will come in warm mauve with silver frost, while the lipgloss will be a cool mauve with red frost. Priced at $16 and $15 each, it’s probably the closest (and cheapest) you can get to covering Rihanna’s ever-changing look.

‘Sexiest Woman Alive’ Sofía Vergara Is ‘Back At Work’ In A Bikini (SNAPSHOT)

Sofía Vergara was workin’ it this weekend — literally.

Wearing towering stilletto heels and lacy bikini bottoms, the Colombian actress flaunted her abs as she posed for a photoshoot in Los Angeles on Friday.

“The Modern Family” star posted a picture with the caption “Back to work. Photoshoot day in LA.” on her WhoSay account.

Obama Announces $33 Billion In Investment And Financing Commitments To Africa

US President Barack Obama yesterday announced $33 billion in new investment and financing commitments to Africa during a three-day summit with dozens of leaders from the continent.

“That will support development across Africa and jobs in the United States,” Obama said, according to AFP. “The bottom line is that the United States is making a major long-term investment in African progress.”

The $33 billion included $12 billion in new money for the power sector, seen as crucial to building up the African economy, and another $14 billion in investments in other sectors by US companies.

The bulk of the commitments came from private-sector companies, including Coca-Cola and General Electric, underscoring Africa’s growing appeal to businesses.

The continent is home to six of the world’s fastest-growing economies and a rapidly expanding middle class with increased spending power.

The announcement was aimed at convincing some 45 African heads of state and government gathered in Washington that the United States is committed to participating in Africa’s economic emergence, despite having fallen behind competitors in China and Europe.

Ebola: Health Minister Meets Head Of Foreign Missions

Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, Health Minister

As the number of Nigerians diagnosed with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) increases,  the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu is billed to meet with Head of Foreign Missions Thursday in Abuja.

The meeting is coming on the heels of blames and accusations trailing the visit of the late Liberian – American, Mr Patrick Sawyer who is seen as the architect of the spread of the virus in Nigeria.

Officials of the Nigerian Foreign Mission in Monrovia, Liberia have been blamed for allowing Mr Sawyer entry even when the late Liberian’s sister had died from the virus.

A statement from the Federal Ministry of Health and signed by the Deputy Director, Press and Information,   Ishiaka Yusuf said the meeting is expected to take place around noon.

With the current increase of Nigerians who have been confirmed Ebola positive,  government may also be under pressure to rescind from its earlier decision not close its borders.

All efforts to speak with the Director of the Port Health Service, Dr Sani Gwarzo proved abortive as he was not available for comment.

Ebola In Saudi Arabia: Man Being Tested For Virus Has Died

A Saudi Arabian man suspected of having contracted the Ebola virus during a recent business trip to Sierra Leone died early on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in Jeddah, the Health Ministry said.

Saudi authorities and international laboratories certified by the World Health Organization are testing samples from the man for Ebola and other diseases after he showed symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever, the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said it was working to trace the man’s route of travel and identify people he was in contact with.

Ebola is one of the deadliest diseases known in humans with a fatality rate of up to 90 percent. The death rate in the current outbreak in West Africa, which has killed close to 900, and 2 in Nigeria.

The first Ebola case in Nigeria was in Lagos when a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer died shortly after arriving the country with the virus.

The second death was a nurse who cared for Sawyer, another doctor who cared for him is also ill with the deadly virus.

The Saudi kingdom has suspended pilgrimage visas from West African countries to counter the further possible spread of the disease.

Bodies Dumped In Streets As West Africa Struggles To Curb Ebola

Relatives of Ebola victims in Liberia defied government quarantine orders and dumped infected bodies in the streets as West African governments struggled to enforce tough measures to curb an outbreak of the virus that has killed 887 people.

In Nigeria, which recorded its first death from Ebola in late July, authorities in Lagos said eight people who came in contact with the deceased U.S. citizen Patrick Sawyer were showing signs of the deadly disease.

The outbreak was detected in March in the remote forest regions of Guinea, where the death toll is rising. In neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia, where the outbreak is now spreading fastest, authorities deployed troops to quarantine the border areas where 70 percent of cases have been detected.

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Nurse Dies From Ebola Virus In Lagos

The Federal Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has confirmed that a nurse has died of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

The nurse was one of the caregivers that treated the Liberian diplomat, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, has died from the virus in Lagos July 25.

Briefing reporters Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in Abuja, the minister added that Nigeria has recorded seven confirmed cases of Ebola.
With the nurse’s death, she is the first Nigerian to have died from the virus.

The Minister noted that all Nigerians diagnosed with the disease had primary contact with the late Liberian man. He then announced the appointment of Prof. O. Onajole, of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, who will be based in Lagos, as the Director, Communication and Community Mobilisation for the Ebola Virus Disease.

Here Is What Actually Happens When A Person Is Infected With The Ebola Virus

The worst outbreak of Ebola virus in history — happening now in West Africa — has claimed more than 700 lives, according to the latest count from the World Health Organization. The deaths occurred in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria.

“This outbreak is moving faster than our efforts to control it,” Margaret Chan, chief of the World Health Organization, said at a meeting.

The Zaire strain of the Ebola virus that’s involved in the current outbreak has had a fatality rate in the past of up to 90 percent. However, the fatality rate of the current outbreak is lower. That’s because “90 percent is when you receive absolutely no medical care,”said Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, M.D., the associate hospital epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center and director of Infection Control at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories.

“Right now you’re seeing with supportive care, there’s a 60 percent mortality in the field,” she told HuffPost.

But how exactly does the virus work to provoke such extreme symptoms — Ebola is notorious for causing, in some cases, bleeding from the eyes and ears — and cause death? Bhadelia explained why the body has such a hard time fighting off the deadly virus:

Israel, Hamas Start 72-Hour Cease-Fire In Gaza

Israel and Hamas started a 72-hour cease-fire in Gaza Tuesday as Israeli forces appeared to be winding down their monthlong offensive in the Palestinian territory.

The deal followed Israel’s pullout of most of its forces from the Gaza Strip over the weekend. The military said Monday that it had completed the core mission of its operation—neutralizing tunnels that militants used for cross-border attacks. But Israel said it remained on alert to relaunch the offensive if rocket fire from Gaza persisted.

No previous cease-fire in this conflict has lasted more than a day, but U.S. officials said they were hopeful that this one would work. The truce brokered by Egypt set the stage for a new round of indirect talks in Cairo between Israel and the Islamist rulers of Gaza on terms for ending the deadliest of their three conflicts in less than six years.

Both sides are under pressure to stop fighting. Israel said it destroyed more than a third of Hamas’s estimated arsenal of 10,000 rockets and razed more than 30 tunnels. The fighting left Hamas in charge of a territory with severe shortages of electricity and clean water and at least 260,000 of its 1.8 million people displaced, the U.N. said.

Kim Kardashian Squeezes Her HUGE Butt Into The Tightest Jeans On Earth (PHOTOS)

It must be difficult having a bum the size of Kim Kardashian’s.

We struggle to get into a pair of jeans sometimes but we imagine it must have taken the reality TV queen a LOT of effort to get into these tight denim pants.

Maybe her rapper husband Kanye West helped to yank them up over her incredible curves and jiggle the zip, because it can’t have been achieved single-handedly.

Thinking about it, we did see two trusty male helpers rubbing sand on her famous buttocks at the beach the other day, maybe they were on hand to grab one leg each.

The 33-year-old beauty teamed her tight ripped jeans with a pair of nude strappy sandals, a dark cream top and light cream zip-up jacket, which she left open to expose her tanned cleavage.

Ebola Fear In New York As Man Falls Sick With Virus Symptoms After West Africa Trip

A man in New York is being tested for Ebola after falling ill following a trip to a west African country where the disease has been reported.

The man has a high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms at the city’s Mount Sinai Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

He is being treated in strict isolation and was screened to determine the cause of his symptoms according to WABC.

The hospital said in a statement: All necessary steps are being taken to ensure the safety of all patients, visitors and staff.

“We will continue to work closely with federal, state and city health officials to address and monitor this case, keep the community informed and provide the best quality care to all of our patients.”

Tonight the world bank announced emergency funding of up to $200million (£120million) for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help cope with the crisis.

Doctor Infected With Ebola Virus Still Alive – FG

The Director,Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi, has refuted claims that the infected doctor is dead.

Nasidi who spoke at a briefing in Lagos, Monday, said the infected patient had been quarantined and was presently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital Lagos.

He said,” We will not be able to release the name of the new contact, but we know that the person is a doctor and a female. The patient is not dead. She is alive. Experts from the local and international organisations are attending to the patient.”

Also, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris ,has appealed to striking doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to call off their strike and join the government to fight the virus.

He added that the state government would be offering incentives to health workers who volunteer to work with the team of doctors that are treating infected patients.

Idris said, “ We also welcome volunteers from the health profession and those who do so shall be given incentives. We also appeal to residents to support the government in fighting the scourge by being cautious.”