Lesbian teacher, 41, had a five-year 'sordid relationship' with schoolgirl after kissing her in the stationery cupboard when she was 14

'Sordid': Rachel Speed, 41, arrives at Cwmbran Magistrates Court for a hearing earlier in the year. She has now been found guilty at Cardiff Crown Court and faces jail

A teacher was in a 'sordid' lesbian relationship with one of her pupils for five years, which started when she kissed the girl in a stationery cupboard when she was only 14.

Rachel Speed, 41, would pick the girl up in her car from a bus stop outside school and drive her to her house, where they would have regular 'sleepovers'.

The couple showered together and would perform 'sex acts', while the victim was forced to wear a corset and PVC hotpants, a court heard.

Speed, who had taught science at Fairview High School in Cwmbran, south Wales, for 15 years, carried on the relationship until the girl went to university.

She was then dumped by text after her victim met somebody new.
After they split up, she reported Speed to the police, who charged her with indecent assault and sexual activity while in a position of trust.

She was found guilty by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday, and was told by the judge to expect a prison sentence.

The girl's parents had found out about the relationship while it was happening, and made Speed promise to end it until their daughter was 21 years old.

Despite promising to do so, Speed continued to see the girl for as long as possible, and gave her expensive gifts including a car and an engagement ring.

Prosecutor Christopher Rees told her: 'You abused her trust while she was 14.

'You did not want her parents to know because then they would know your sordid little secret.

 

'You were clearly obsessed with her - even when she went to university.'

Speed agreed she would end the relationship until she was 21 or after she finished full time education - but she broke her promise.

The girl’s mother said: 'I felt sick and angry. My daughter was a child. How could she have her sleep over at her house?'

Deceitful: Speed promised the victim's parents to stop their relationship, but continued it anyway until she was dumped

The court heard how the relationship was uncovered when the girl's mother found an 'inappropriate' letter from Speed.

When they found out about the sleepovers, they went to Speed's house to collect items belonging to the victim. The court heard Speed, of Hengoed in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales told them: 'You're not going to like it but I love your daughter.'

After the couple broke up, the victim reported Speed, who was accused of indecent assault and sexual activity while in a position of trust.

'Failure to protect': Speed began her relationship with the child while she was a pupil at Fairwater High School (pictured). Speed had worked there for 15 years

Guilty: Speed, who is technically still employed by the school, will be sentenced in November

Speed denied the charges but was found guilty and warned she will be jailed next month.

Judge David Wynn Morgan told Speed: 'Be under no illusions, the only issue is the length of the sentence rather than its nature.'
Speed is still employed at Fairwater High School in Cwmbran, near Newport, until the council chiefs can conclude a process to terminate her contract.

A spokesman for Torfaen Council said: 'We apologise for the failure to protect this pupil during her time at the school.'

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Heartbroken husband 'killed himself' just hours after his wife of 15 years died of a debilitating lung condition because he didn't want to spend a night without her'

A devoted husband is believed to have killed himself just a few hours after his beloved wife died from a debilitating lung condition.

Adrian Cross had never spent a night apart from his wife Tammy since they married 15 years ago, and nursed her through her illness for nine months.

She died aged 37 at home in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales on October 8, weighing no more than six stone - and hours later, Mr Cross, 45, was found dead of a suspected overdose.

Couple: Adrian and Tammy Cross both died on October 8 after she had suffered from a lung disease

Bliss: The couple, pictured on their wedding day in the Dominican Republic, were married for 15 years

Relatives said the couple were 'completely devoted' to one another, and wrote each other love letters all the time they were living together.

Mrs Cross's mother added that Adrian 'did everything' for his wife and cared for her family.

 

The couple, who had no children, married in the Dominican Republic in 1998 before returning home to Wales for a blessing and reception.
 
Mr Cross worked for Merthyr Tydfil council, and like his wife was an enthusiastic supporter of Liverpool FC.

Mrs Cross, a huge film fan, worked at a local fish 'n' chip shop before giving up work to care for her father, David Allan Jones.

Inseparable: Mr and Mrs Cross apparently fell in love when they met and never spent a night apart

Tragic: Mr Cross is believed to have taken an overdose shortly after the death of his beloved wife

On holiday: The couple used to leave love notes around the house for each other to find, according to relatives

'In all the years they were together, they had never spent a night apart,' said Mr Jones, 65. 'They were completely devoted to each other.

'Their love was so strong that if they went out, they would write love notes to each other. We have found them all around the house. I have never seen love like it and I don't think I ever will again.

'Adrian always said that if anything ever happened to her he would be straight behind her.'

Mrs Cross's mother Phyllis Jones, 61, added: 'We called her angel. You can't imagine losing your daughter before you. I don't know how I am going to cope.

'Adrian was a son to us. He did everything for our Tammy. He looked after her and my family.'

Illness: Mr Cross cared for Mrs Cross as she battled a lung condition for nine months before her death

Mourning: More than 1,000 well-wishers attended the funeral for the couple at a local church

Mr Cross's sister, Yvonne Thornley, said: 'They were a devoted couple and just lived for one another. It's very sad for all of us.

'They were both lovely people and we will miss them terribly. They were so in love from the day they met.'

More than 1,000 friends and family members attended the couple's funeral at a local church on October 21, when six white doves were released into the air following the ceremony.

Well-wishers left tributes on to the pair on Facebook - niece Sophie Jones wrote: 'Love and miss my auntie and uncle loads. Really don't know how I'm going to get over the fact I won't see you.'

An inquest into Mr Cross's death has been opened, but was adjourned by pending the results of toxicology reports.

This is true love!

Dillish Matthew is loving our country o! Hmmmm

After visiting Edo State, Dillish is back in Nigeria again. The BBA-The Chase winner was spotted in Abuja over the weekend. She posted a picture of her boyfriend, Stephen with the caption, “5 days away from u feels like eternity. ‘oh Romeo (Stephen) how art thou’?”

 

 

I smell a rat..

Juliet Ibrahim rocks sexy catwoman outfit

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Beyonce’s 59year Old mum, Tina Knowles stepsout with Her Boyfriend

Beyonce’s hot mama, 59year old Tina Knowles has found love again as she stepped out with handsome boyfriend And actor, Richard Lawson… *sorry o! man friend; Obi can not forever remain a boy*

The good thing is, instead of going for a younger man, she went for an older man..He’s 66 but you have to agree he looks 40.

Dance moves all the way from Jamaica!!

If you can do this, i bet you are possessed and need deliverance. This is way beyond flexibility *not ur neck plz!*

Kerry-Washington & her husband Nnamdi Asomugha are expecting their first child

She married quietly with no celebrity fanfare on June 24, but Kerry Washington will have more trouble keeping her latest secret private.

The Scandal actress, 36, and her husband, NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha, 31, are expecting their first child, a source close to the actress confirms to PEOPLE.

“Kerry and Nnamdi are ecstatic,” the source says. The baby is due in late spring.
The pal adds that the private star likely wouldn’t have discussed her big news, but with a stint on Saturday Night Live this weekend, “she didn’t want the focus to be on whether or not she has a bump.”

Despite the news, “Kerry will still absolutely be keeping her private life private,” the source says.



A rep for Washington, who was recently named PEOPLE’s best-dressed woman of 2013, would only say, “We do not comment on her personal life.”

 

Washington, who is known for keeping mum about her personal life, shocked many when she secretly wed San Francisco 49s cornerback Asomugha in Hailey, Idaho, five months ago. The couple had quietly dated outside of the spotlight.

“If I told you, I’d have to kill you,” Washington later joked to reporters when pressed for details on the wedding.

But the actress, who had previously been engaged to actor David Moscow, may have inadvertently given up a few clues about her pregnancy when she showed up on the set of Scandal in early October wearing her husband’s oversize sweatshirt.

Washington, who plays political fixer Olivia Pope on the hit ABC drama, had spoken previously about her need to nurture her relationships out of the spotlight, telling Glamour magazine, “I learned through experience that it doesn’t work for me to talk about my personal life.”

Governor Chime Of Enugu's Future To Be Known On November 8

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has adjourned to November 8 the hearing on a suit seeking to relieve Governor of Enugu State Sullivan Chime of his duties.

The appeal was filed by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chief Alexander Chukwuemeka Obiechina. In it, Obiechina challenges the refusal of a Federal High Court in Abuja to annul the nomination process that saw the Chime gain upper hand in late April, 2011.

Obiechina urged the court to determine if the 2011 elections process was valid.
Yesterday, he insisted that Chime was "handpicked through a kangaroo process," and complained that the High Court mistakingly held he did not participate in the primaries, despite all the parties agreeing that he was a candidate.

The High court, presided by Justice Adamu Bello, had on May 21, 2012, declined to sack Chime from office, saying it lacked the jurisdiction to nullify his candidacy in the last general elections, and noted that Obiechina was not a participant.

Obiechina's lawyer, Mr Oba Maduabuchi, urged the Appeal court to nullify the said "illegal" primary election, and order the governor to vacate the office.
Aside  Chime, the other respondents in the suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP).

The future fate of Mr. Chime as Enugu state's Governor will be determined by the Court's decision.

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Actress Uche Elendu Flaunts Her 24 Carat Gold Plated BB Porsche

Nollywood actress and producer, Uche Elendu-Igweanyimba, has joined the league of Nollywood stars flaunting a Blackberry Porsche.

She got the 24 carat gold-plated blackberry porche from her husband Walter Igweanyiba who just got back from his base abroad.

The actress is currently in London with her daughter. She left early yesterday, Tuesday.

She got married to her husband in January 2012 and they have a kid together.
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Celebrity Beaten Up By Boyfriend Two Days After Having Surgery To Heal Deadly Cancer

Real Housewives of Hollywood Star Camille Grammer was severely beaten by her boyfriend Dimitri Charalambopoulos just two days after having a successful operation to cure her cancer.

The 45-year-old former Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star said she was attacked and kicked for an hour in her hotel room and in a declaration filed by her to a judge, she accused her Greek boyfriend Dimitri Charalambopoulos.

She accused him of pulling out clumps of her hair, leaving her battered and bruised, and fearing for her life. Grammer said she was left with bruising on her wrists, a large contusion on the side of her head and scrapes and abrasions to her face and arms.

A judge at a California court granted a restraining order on Tuesday following the alleged incident, which happened almost two week ago in a Houston hotel room, days after she underwent surgery for endometrial cancer.

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Lady Gaga rocking very high heels

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A manager with a new generation bank, Kayode Adeyanju, has allegedly fled to the United Kingdom with his family following an allegation that he diverted N146 million in connivance with five members of staff of the bank.

The Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the Nigeria Police at Milverton Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, disclosed that they have arrested the other five members staff of the bank allegedly involved in the crime.

The SFU said the  suspects are Albert Nsude, 32, Danladi Garba, 38, Nasir Shehu, 40, Daniel Adeboye, 32, and Patrick Jimoh, 32.

They are currently in police custody where they are undergoing interrogation.
SFU’s PRO, DSP Ngozi Isitumen Agu, in a statement said the suspects were arrested following a written complaint by the management of the bank that it had uncovered massive fraud in their Sokoto State branch office and that they suspected the manager in charge, Adeyanju, to be the brain behind it.

Agu said during interrogation all the suspects allegedly confessed that they stole the money on the instruction of their manager, who is now at large.
The suspects further alleged that the branch manager personally withdrew N70 million from the bank’s vault to treat himself of an undisclosed ailment and fled to London with his family.

Agu said the police have launched a manhunt for the manager and after investigation of the matter, all the suspects would be charged to court.

Source: Naij

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Farmer Gets 15 Years For Raping 8-Yr-Old in Jigawa

A 25-year-old farmer, Umar Yakubu, was sentenced, to 15 years imprisonment, without an option of fine, by Hadejia High Court for raping an 8-year-old girl, Wednesday, Jigawa .

Umar Yakubu was dragged before the court by the police in 2012 on one count charge of rape, contrary to section 282 of the Penal Code.

The man was accused of having carnal knowledge of an 8-year-old girl (name withheld), at Dingare Village in Kaugama Local Government area of the state.
Delivering judgement, Justice Ubale Ahmed, said that Yakubu was convicted and sentenced under section 283 of the penal code based on evidences and his submissions before the court.

The judge said the court was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that he was guilty as charged.

Ahmed added that the court passed the verdict to serve as deterrent to others, and to check the spate of rape and other forms of abuses against children in the society.

The judge called on parents to be vigilant and monitor their wards to protect them from abuses.

Whatsup with all this rape news??? Huh???
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Fake Doctor Arrested in Lagos: Stop Treating People Like Animals

Mr. Billy Nkechinyere, a 46-year old man who allegedly parades himself as a doctor, was arrested by officials of the Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, accompanied by taskforce officials.



Led by its Executive Secretary, Dr. Jimmy Asuni, the government officials, acting on a tip off stormed Bucknor Street at Jakande Estate, Isheri-Olofin area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria on Monday and arrested the suspect, Mr. Billy Nkechinyere, who hails from Imo State, southeast Nigeria.

Mr. Nkechinyere was operating a health facility without any identification, where he allegedly employed the services of auxiliary nurses to treat people.

The auxiliary nurses fled when they saw the HEFAMAA officials and taskforce officials approaching, while Nkechinyere was arrested alongside a guard in the house that was converted to a hospital.

The suspects were detained at the taskforce office at Alausa, while the hospital was shut by the government officials. Nkechinyere was said to have denied the allegations, claiming that he was not a doctor and he was not the one operating the facility.

According to the taskforce Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, Chief Superintendent of Police, the guard that was arrested with the suspect had given useful information that would be used as evidence against the suspect in court.

He said before the taskforce could get to the location of the hospital, the suspect had informed his staff to flee, saying that the man’s house was also visited where the police got useful documents to prove that the suspect was operating an illegal hospital.

“His guard has been arrested and he has given us evidence that the man operates an illegal hospital. We went to his house on Tuesday and we got useful documents,” he stated.

Sulaiman warned members of the public parading themselves as doctors, when they were not, to desist from such act as the long arm of the law would surely catch up with them.

“They should stop treating people like animals. If they are not qualified doctors, they cannot practice the profession,” he said.

Sulaiman said that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as the magistrates resume from their training, adding that he would be arraigned at the Special Offences Court at Alausa, Lagos.
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Man Claims to Be the Shortest Person in the World

A man from Bhairahawa village in Nepal's southern plains is campaigning for recognition as the World's Shortest Man.
Officials at the Guinness Books of World Records have already given him a green signal, now seventy-three year old Master Nau - who is just 41 centimetres  tall - is out to prove his claim is no tall tale.

Confined to a wheelchair, Nau claims to be the shortest person in an "immovable" category - which according to the Guinness World Records recognizes a person who cannot move or walk.

His rival, from Taiwan, who holds the current record in the category, stands 68 centimetres.

World record enthusiast Thaneshwar Guragai has taken up Nau's claim and is corresponding with the organization officials from Guinness World Records. He has confirmed Nau could qualify for the record.

Thaneshwar Guragain said: "They want a video and graphs of Nau being measured. They will let us know once they receive that."

Short men in Nepal, where the average height is 5 feet six inches, have been the subject of discrimination.

But the Himalayan nation has cause to celebrate some of the World's shortest record holders.

Compatriot, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 74, is the current record holder for the world's shortest man in the "movable" category.

He stands 54.6 centimetres tall. Another Nepali, Khagendra Thapa Magar, 22, enjoyed the record as the world's shortest man (at 67 centimetres) for a year after being measured in 2010 in the tourist town of Pokhara in western Nepal.
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French government calls for 12-year-old girl to be prosecuted after waving a banana at black Justice Minister

The French government is calling for a schoolgirl to be prosecuted after she waved a banana at France's black Justice Minister. 

The child was heard shouting insults at Christiane Taubira during a demonstration in Angers, western France against the government's decision to support same-sex marriages.

The 12-year-old was then seen waving a banana at the minister and shouting: "Who's the banana for? It's for the monkey", according to witness Jean-Yves Lignel, a reporter with LeCourrier de l'Ouest.

Leaders of the ruling Socialist Party now want to press charges against the girl of incitement to racial hatred.

Journalist Mr Lignel wrote on his blog: "Nine of the adults around her did anything to stop her. Some even sniggered." 

According to The Times, Harlem Desir, the First Secretary of the Socialist Party, said in a statement: "It is very serious that children are being used and encouraged to shout chants of hated during protests against same sex-marriages. This behaviour is intolerable and constitutes a criminal offence which must now be the subject of a prosecution."

 

Mr Desir believes the child's parents should be prosecuted. 
Lawyers have said that because of her age, the child cannot be jailed, fined or given a restraining order.

Ms Taubia said she didn't want to turn the situation into a soap drama but that it was worrying for society.

An investigation has begun after a National Front candidate compared Ms Taubira to a monkey last week.

Anne-Sophie Leclere, who is standing to become a councillor in Rethel, said: 'If push comes to shove I'd rather see her up a tree than in a government like this.'

Source: Dailymail

Racism!!

Thug told girlfriend he wished he hadn't got her pregnant then punched her in the stomach

A 21 year old man Ryan Guntrip, has been jailed because he told his girlfriend he wished he had never got her pregnant, punched her in the stomach and therafter, she lost the baby.
 

A medical examination carried out the day after Carina MacKay miscarried revealed that the baby had died, but prosecutors could not prove Ryan Guntrip, 21, was responsible.

Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that he and Ms MacKay had been arguing at her home in Clacton, Essex, where he was staying on June 18 this year.
He flew into a rage, told her he wished he’d never got her pregnant and punched her in the stomach. 

He also put his arms on her shoulders to move her out of the way, the court heard.
 
The next morning Ms MacKay noticed she was bleeding and went for tests, which revealed the baby was dead. 

The court heard she was in the early stages of pregnancy and medics could not be certain what caused the baby’s death.
Guntrip, who has a history of violence, admitted assault by beating. 

He was out on licence at the time of the incident for a previous domestic assault, the court heard.

District Judge John Woollard jailed Guntrip for 16 weeks.
 
He said: 'You have an appalling record of violence. I’m not sentencing you for the tragic consequences.

 

The crown has decided it can’t prove what caused it, but you did punch a pregnant woman in the stomach when she was expecting a child.'

The judge also made a restraining order, banning Guntrip from contacting Ms McKay, going to the street where she lives or to her grandmother’s house.
 
Roger Brice, mitigating, said Guntrip wants closure and said there is no link between this incident and the tragic consequences. 

He said Guntrip has been using his time in custody productively.

Source: Dailymail

Kidnap kingpin, Kelvin, trained over 300 abductors – Suspect

Richard (left) and other suspects. Inset: The arms and ammunition
 

Apkpevwe Richard (a.k.a 2 Mark), a self-confessed member of the gang of the kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Onyiara, on Tuesday said Onyiara had over 300 trained abductors spread across several cells in the country.

Onyiara, who was arrested by security forces last month, is said to be responsible for the abduction of human rights lawyer, Mr. Mike Ozekhome, (SAN).

Richard, 22, was paraded alongside other suspected criminals by men of the 4 Brigade/Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in Benin, Edo State.

Also a native of Kokori, in Delta State, where Onyiara hails from and from where he operated freely until his arrest, Richard told PUNCH Metro that the group’s “operations” had not stopped since Kelvin’s arrest.

He confessed  to the abduction of a prominent security expert, Ona Ekhomu, and his wife, Victoria, and to being part of a cell that abducted Edo State High Court Judge, Daniel Okungbowa. Richard also said he was recruited into the gang by one Rufus.

At the time of his arrest, the suspect was said to be in possession of a cache of arms, ammunition, a Prado Sports Utility Vehicle, which was allegedly identified by Okungbowa as his, a BMW car, marked Lagos GC 484 EKY, charms and other items.

The 4 Brigade Public Relations Officer, Capt Roselyn Managbe, said, “As part of our efforts to combat crime, 19 Battalion troops deployed in Kokori community in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, on October 18, 2013, following a tip-off on the kidnap of Ekhomu and his wife, on the Benin-Auchi road, arrested Richard after a gun duel.

“During the course of investigation, the suspect, who is from Okweiraka Village, Kokori, Delta State, confessed to the abduction of Ekhomu and his wife, who were rescued unhurt by the JTF.

“Richard said he was an Okada rider before going into illegal bunkering. He eventually, graduated as a kidnapper under the tutelage of Onyiara, who was arrested sometime in September 2013 by the Joint Army and Directorate of Security Service in Port-Harcourt.”

Also paraded were three suspected arms dealers, Ernest Egbenayaloben, Osagie Igiemwin and Mathew Iyekepelor, for alleged gun-running and one Kefas Warili, for parading himself as a military personnel.

Others arrested by the troops included suspected illegal bunkerers, who were allegedly intercepted with a tanker loaded with 15,000 litres of substance suspected to be illegally refined Automated Gasoline Oil.

Managbe said the alleged oil bunkerers, Barry Adiotonme and Saturday Ukpebor, were apprehended while trying to bribe troops with N200, 000 to secure the release of the tanker.

She also said the suspected arms dealers had been operating under the cover of dealing in building materials from their stores in Benin City.

Managbe said, “On October 18, 2013, a patrol team of Operation Thunder Storm, acting on a tip-off, arrested Egbenayaloben (a.k.a Ebo), Igiemwin and Iyekepelor. These men had earlier escaped arrest on April 9, 2013, when troops of Operation Thunder Storm raided stores at No. 4, Jegede Lane, off Lagos Street, Benin City, Edo State.

“It was established that the suspects used the sales of building materials as cover to perpetrate their illicit business of arms selling. They have confessed to the crime.”

Egbenayaloben told PUNCH Metro that he sold weapons and cartridges to people in Benin City, adding that he normally got his supplies from one Abiola, at Onitsha market, in Anambra State.

Igiemwin, in his confessional statement, also admitted to being in the business of arms dealing for years. He also said he was being supplied by one Eugene, at Onitsha Market.  Also known as External Oga Na Master, Iyekepelor is said to be the alleged kingpin of arms and ammunition dealers in Benin City.

Other items recovered from the suspected criminals included one AK 47 riffle, three AK 47 magazines, one long barrel gun, one pistol, 6, 965 live cartridges, 266 rounds of 5.65mm ammunition, 14 empty cases of 7.62mm (special), nine FN magazines, one police fragmented jacket, 16 GSM phones, five extra GSM phone batteries/one GLO SIM card and two handbags.

Jonathan places Oduah on ‘tactical suspension'

Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah

President Goodluck Jonathan may have placed the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on  “tactical suspension,” findings by The PUNCH have revealed.

A reliable Presidency source   said Jonathan decided on the  “tactical suspension,” hours before the signing of the Bilateral Air Service  Agreement between Nigeria and Israel on Monday.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Mr. George Ossi,  had on October 24 told the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that Oduah   led a Nigerian delegation to Israel to sign the BASA.

The House committee  is probing the  purchase of  two  bulletproof cars  at  a whopping N255m  price by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority for the minister.

  

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Nelson Mandela coup plotters sentenced

The ringleader of a white supremacist plot to assassinate Nelson Mandela and drive black people out of South Africa has been sentenced to 35 years in jail, the British Broadcasting Corporation reports.

Former university lecturer Mike du Toit was convicted last year of treason for his leadership role in the plot, after a trial lasting nine years.

Twenty other members of his white supremacist militia Boeremag were also jailed for between five and 35 years.

In 2002 it attempted to overthrow the governing African National Congress.

In July 2012 Du Toit, a history lecturer with a master’s degree in philosophy, was convicted of being behind nine bombings in Johannesburg’s Soweto township in 2002, killing one person.

He was also found guilty of authoring a blueprint for revolution intended to evict black people from most of South Africa and establish a racially “pure” nation by killing anyone who got in the way.

Du Toit was the first person to be convicted of treason in South Africa since white minority rule ended in 1994.

Mandela spent 27 years in prison for his fight against apartheid before becoming the country’s first democratically elected president in 1994.

Handing down sentence, Judge Eben Jordaan said there would have been bloodshed and chaos in South Africa if the Boeremag plot had succeeded.

Mandela would have been killed by a landmine planted by the group’s bomb squad if he had travelled by road, rather than by helicopter, to open a school in the northern Limpopo province, the South African Press Association quotes the judge as saying.

The bombers had also planned to detonate five large car bombs in the centres of Pretoria and Johannesburg when they were caught, it reports.

Analysts say that while race relations in South Africa are still an issue, white supremacist groups like Boeremag – which means Afrikaner Power in Afrikaans – have very little support.

Oduah in another car scandal, faces Reps panel today

The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, has been linked to    another car purchase scandal.

This time, Oduah is said to have also approved the procurement  of two Lexus Limousine cars and two Toyota Prado jeeps.

The minister  is expected to appear before the House Committee on Aviation which is investigating the purchase of two  BMW bulletproof  cars for her by the Nigerian Civil  Aviation Authority at N255m.

 But during the sitting by the Senate Committee on Aviation which is probing the crisis in the Aviation industry, the   Managing  Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria , Mr. George Uriesi,  said the  Lexus Limousine cars and Toyota Prado jeeps were in the custody of a bank.

Uriesi, who   said the limousines were bought  for  N60m each , added that  he did not have details of the cost of the Prado jeeps.

He explained that the bank whose name he did not give,    funded the purchase of the four vehicles.

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14-year-old boy rapes 9-year-old girl to death

Today's news from Punch:

The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into how a nine-year-old girl died, after sustaining injuries caused by alleged consistent rape.

According to police authorities, the deceased was raped over five times, by a 14-year-old student, Onyi Adimabua, in the Ikorodu area of the state.

The father of the deceased, Simeon Jigo, told PUNCH Metro that Onyi is the son of the proprietor of the school his daughter attended.

He said his daughter opened up about the rape when she started having medical problems.

The 77-year-old man said his daughter died on October 3, 2013.

He said, “Up until my daughter’s death, she was a pupil of Fulfilled Greenland School, Ikorodu, and she was in primary three. One day, she came home and started complaining of pains around her vagina, stomach area. We rushed her to Ikorodu General Hospital.

“A doctor checked her and after conducting some tests on her, told us that my daughter had sustained medical complications due to forced sexual intercourse. I was alarmed by this; so, I had a private discussion with my daughter.

“She told me that it was her school proprietor’s son, Onyi, that had been raping her. The boy had threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone about it.”

The indigene of Ondo State told PUNCH Metro that after initial treatments, he took his daughter to Arogbo in Ondo State to be taken care of but her condition continued to deteriorate.

A few days after the troubled father travelled to Ondo State, Onyi, accompanied by his parents, also travelled to Ondo State, to apologise to Jigo’s family. The girl, however, was said to have died that very day.

 “On getting to the house where my daughter was, we discovered that she was dead. Onyi confessed that he had been raping my daughter prior to her death,’ Jigo said.

PUNCH Metro learnt that after the girl’s demise, irate youths in the area attempted to lynch the 14-year-old boy.

The bereaved father was said to have intervened and reported the matter to a nearby police station, where the teenager was held for safe keeping. The next morning, Onyi and his parents travelled back to Lagos.

The alleged rapist’s parents, in company with a chief in Ikorodu, reportedly visited Jigo when he returned to Lagos. The group were said to have pleaded that the bereaved father should not pursue the case but he refused.

Jigo said, “I went to the Ikorodu Police station to report the case but was surprised when the policemen on duty said I should not write any statement.  They only told me to write down my telephone number and said they would call me later.

“After waiting for many days without any call, I wrote a petition and the matter was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.”

It was however learnt that Onyi had been taken to his father’s hometown in Delta State thereby stalling police investigation.

The teenager’s parents,  however described the incident as the handiwork of the devil.

The 14-year-old boy’s father, Andrew Adimabua, said, “I trained that boy in the way of the Lord and expected so much from him. He has confessed to the act; there is nothing to hide. He told me that he learnt about sex by watching blue (pornographic) films.

“We are not hiding him and we will cooperate with the police. On the day the little girl died, he was beaten up and made to stay in the rain for hours. As a result, he contracted pneumonia so we sent him home for treatment. When he recovers, he’ll be taken to the police for questioning.”

Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone, expressed shock at the development.

Braide said Onyi would be re-arrested in the course of investigation.

“It is appalling that a teenager could indulge in such act. The matter is under investigation and the culprit will be re-arrested.”

Fred, Ruke and Jeta Amata gather in Scotland for sister’s 40th birthday

Family of veteran filmmakers,  the Amata family, gathered in Scotland over the weekend to celebrate their sister’s birthday.

The only lady amongst the Amata siblings, Eloho, turned forty in July but her husband decided to throw her a surprise party in on Saturday, and he made sure all her family members were present.

Movie producer and director, Fred Amata said “family members came from Ireland, The ÙSA, London, Nigeria and all over amidst tears of joy.. to Scotland and a most memorable weekend. It was a re-union”

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Solar eclipse to occur in Nigeria's 36 states on Sunday

Nigeria will experience a partial solar eclipse on Sunday November 3, the Director-General of National Biotechnical Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr Saidu Mohammed, has said.

The solar eclipse will come with mild darkness across the 36 states of the federation, the NASRDA boss said.

An eclipse is  an astronomical event that will have the earth thrown into temporal or partial darkness as the moon blocks the sun's rays from reaching the earth.

The Director-General therefore  advised Nigerians to remain calm, as the eclipse would not affect satellite communications or air services.

Mohammed spoke at a press briefing in Abuja.

Mohammed said the eclipse will come in three phases; a partial eclipse at about 1.00 pm when the moon will touch the edge of the sun, the maximum eclipse shortly before 3.00pm when the moon is expected to be closest to the center and shortly after 4.00pm when the moon will leave the sun's edge.

He however stated that there is no cause for alarm and Nigerians should not panic.

The eclipse, however, will be characterised by a flush of sunlight and mild darkness during its peak. The agency has, therefore, made available at its headquarters, sunglasses, which will serve as filters for the effect of the sun.

Dr  Mohammed added that: 'It will be like any other day, but its effect will be felt at its peak. It is recommended you wear sunglasses. There is no need to panic,' he concluded.

Earlier in his presentation, the Director of Centre for Astronomy, University of Nsukka, Professor Felix Okpara, who outlined the various times of the eclipse across the nation said, in  Abuja, the eclipse will begin by 1:03 p.m. It will be at its maximum by 2.40 p.m and it will end by 4.03 p m in the evening.  In Lagos,  it will begin by 12.50 p.m, its maximum level will take place by 2.40 p.m and end by 4.01p.m.

In  Ibadan, the eclipse will start by 12.52 p.m, the maximum level will be witnessed by 2.32 p.m and it will end 4.01 p.m. In Port Harcourt, the eclipse will begin by 1.03 p.m, its maximum will be experienced by 2.43 p.m and by 4.09 p.m, it will end.  In Uyo, the eclipse will begin by 1.06 p.m, its maximum will be experienced by 2.45 p.m and by 4.10 p.m, it will end.

In Enugu, the eclipse will begin by 1.04 p.m, its maximum will be experienced by 2.43 p.m and by 4.07 p.m, it will end and in Kano, the eclipse will begin by 1.07 p.m, its maximum will be experienced by 2.40 p.m and by 4.01 p.m, it will end.

An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object/objects is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer as seen from the earth.

Solar eclipse was previously recorded in Nigeria concurrently in 1945, 1959, 2001 and 2006.

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