Indonesian man with tumour all over his body after doctors remove one from his waist

I saw this story from UK Daily Mail and decided to share with my readers:

An Indonesian man whose body is covered by hundreds of tumours has made a final plea for help as the rare condition robs him of his sight. 

Actor & Model IK Ogbonna

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DISASTER: 22 Burn To Death, 9 Injured In Kano (PHOTO)

No less than 22 persons were reportedly burnt to death on Wednesday in an auto crash in Takai, the headquarters of Takai Local Government Area of Kano State.   The accident occurred at about 12.30 p.m. It was reported that about 9 others had been injured and taken to the Takai General Hospital.  

The vehicle (an old model of Ford) was said to be carrying about 34 persons including bags of foodstuffs. An eyewitness reported that the vehicle which was coming from Magami Village in Sumaila Local Government Area of the state, somersaulted and went up in flames.   

Reps threaten to withdraw govt funds from banks

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, Mr. Jones Onyereri has threatened to withdraw all public sector funds with the Deposit Money Banks.

Owing to the declaration of huge profits by banks as a result of their investment of public sector funds, the said committee had supported the withdrawal of 50 per cent of the government funds from the banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Sanusi reverses self on N7.9 trillion missing oil money

Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has withdrawn his claim that at least N7.9 trillion oil sales proceeds was diverted or stolen by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) a week after notifying President Goodluck Jonathan of the missing money.

Mr. Sanusi alarmed the nation in a three-page letter to the president complaining of his frustration with the management of the government owned Oil Corporation whom he accused of paying only 24 percent of all oil sales between January 2012 and July 2013, and diverting the balance into unknown accounts.

SHOCKING TRANSFORMATION: See Nigerian Guy Who Transformed From Black To Completely White

Delta state born beautician and skincare expert, Pela Tonye Okiemute who specializes in skin whitening and sales of bleaching product in a recent interview with Encomium says there is no negative effect to it.

Why do you deal in bleaching despite the fact that it has a negative impact on the skin?
The negative impact from bleaching is when you use bad product. Gone are those days when people use bad products like Hydroquine and other forms of chemicals that cause damage to the skin. We use advanced products and herbs which makes our skin look healthy. We have discovered some other products like Gluthatione. They are pills that are medically good and needed for the body, which has its side effect as lightening the skin.

I’m Living Perfectly With My Husband – Actress, Mide Martins Denies Marriage Breakup

Mide in a recent interview with Encomium magazine says the rumor is not true, and she does not know how the rumour started. As a matter of fact she said, she will soon be having a press conference so she could address the rumour properly. border: Her words below;

“He Proposed To Me On Skype” – Kelly Rowland Admits She Is Engaged: Opens Up On How He Proposed

It’s official. Kelly Rowland has announced that she is officially engaged.

During her appearance on The Queen Latifah Show, she confirmed that she truly is engaged to her manager Tim Witherspoon.

Khloe Kardashian seek to retain maiden name as she files for divorce

 

Khloe Kardashian has filed for divorce from former NBA basketball player Lamar Odom after four years of marriage.The 29-year-old reality television star cited irreconcilable differences in documents filed on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The couple’s relationship has been under strain in recent months after Odom, an NBA free agent who does not belong to any team, displayed increasingly erratic behaviour in public.

Iyabo Obasanjo Refuses To Deny Authorship Of Letter To Her Father

Former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, the first daughter of President Olusegun Obasanjo, has refused to denounce or deny her authorship of a blistering letter in which she characterized her father, among other unflattering epithets, as a liar, hypocrite, manipulator and opportunist. 

Ms. Obasanjo had so far defied pressures from friends and family to state that she was not the writer of the letter or that she did not share the views expressed in it.  

Halima Abubakar Discloses Her Jewelry Collection

Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has recently disclosed her jewelry collection, confessing that jewelry is her weakness.

Not still bad*

Man Wins $40 Million Lottery Jackpot, Donates Everything To Charity

A Calgary man who won $40-million says he will donate it all to charity. Tom Crist was the winner of the Lotto Max jackpot on May 3, Canada.

The Tom Baker Cancer Centre is the first recipient of winnings from the Calgary lottery player who won $40 million and pledged to give it all away. Tom Crist said he was planning to donate his winnings in honour of his wife, Jan, who died of cancer.

‘I’m retiring man’: Justin Bieber announces that he’s quitting as a singer

  

In an announcement that no doubt caused rivers of teenage girls’ tears to flow across the world, Justin Bieber, the 19-year-old star has revealed he is taking a step back from the music industry when his new album, Journals, is released next week, and it could be permanent.

Dino Melaye denies beating his wife, accuses her of having ‘boyfriends’

  

The divorce saga between former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye and his estranged wife, Tokunbo continues as the former has denied the allegations of abuse levelled against him. Mr. Melaye was said to have repeatedly battered his wife with a letter from her family being tendered as evidence. 

The anti-corruption crusader is said to have responded to the accusations via a letter signed by one Toyin Akande, a lawyer.  Read the letter below:

Bleeding PDP Warns That Defection Of Members Is ‘Betrayal’

PDP chair, Bamanga Tukur

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Wednesday’s defection of 37 of its members in the House of Representatives, as ‘betrayal,’ warning that those members should know the implication of their actions.

Okonjo-Iweala, Senate disagree over N15bn monthly remittance

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Senate Ad Hoc Committee on SURE-P headed by the Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul Ningi on Tuesday disagreed over the formula used to arrive at the N15bn monthly remittances to the SURE-P.

The committee queried the minister for remitting a flat rate every month to the SURE-P account when proceeds from petroleum sales were not stable from one month to another. Members also faulted the minister’s disbursement of N500bn to the states and local governments, and attributed the development for the reason why the programme failed to meet the yearnings and aspiration of the masses. But Okonjo-Iweala asked the committee to invite specific government agencies that had failed to effectively implement the aspect of the programme, which the members of the public might be complaining about.

Terrible: Suspected cultists shoot dead OOU lecturer

Tragedy struck, yesterday, at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, in Ijebu North area of  Ogun State when a lecturer, Dr Segun Onabanjo, was  shot dead by suspected cultists.

Onabanjo who until his death was a senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology in the university, was said to have been killed by the assailants who stormed his residence in Odomolasa area of Ilese-Ijebu and broke into his home at about 1:00 a.m.

Letter To Obasanjo: Iyabo and I Met In Cambridge And She Expressed The Same Sentiments, Chief Segun Osoba Confirms

Iyabo Obasanjo

Former Governor Segun Osoba of Ogun State who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that he met Iyabo Obasanjo, the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, during his trip to the United States in September 2013. Recounting his chance meeting with Ms. Obasanjo , Chief Osoba said he was in the United States for the 73rd anniversary of the Nieman Foundation Fellowship when he ran into Iyabo, a former senator in Nigeria. The former governor told SaharaReporters he was staying at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge when he had a chance encounter with the daughter of the former president who told him her car was parked in the hotel’s basement parking lot.

Miley Cyrus: I Get Embarrassed To Take Pictures So I Stick My Tongue Out

The 21 year old pop star Miley Cyrus in an interview with  Barbara Walters on the reporter's "10 Most Fascinating People of 2013" special has revealed the real reason behind her signature pose.
She says she gets embarrassed in photos (camera-shy) and sticks it out because she doesn't know what else to do.

More photos and video link after the cut...

So touching: Blind man who fell on subway tracks was saved by his guide dog

Cecil Williams' guide dog Orlando sits besides him during a press conference at St. Luke's Hospital on Tuesday

Cecil Williams who fell into the path of an oncoming train at the 125th St. Station on Tuesday tearfully thanked Orlando his guide dog who stuck by him after the two fell onto the tracks.

Cecil Williams , 61, who had been faced with getting a new guide dog and to part with Orlando because his insurance company won’t cover a nonservice dog, and he can’t afford a pet might have to keep him (Orlando) now. Thanks to two donors who were inspired by the remarkable tale of survival.

The gift of a lifetime was offered by a New Jersey businessman; Andrew Piera, 48, a married father of two and a dog lover who volunteered to pay for all of Orlando’s expenses  for the rest of its life.

More Photos and details after the cut...

The Mother Of A 15 Year Old Teenager Who Was Shot Twice Discovers About Her Son's Death On Facebook.

Shocked Indianapolis mom learns via Facebook that her son is dead after he's shot in broad daylight. She signed onto Facebook Saturday found herself faced with the heartbreaking news no mother should ever have to endure. On her son's Facebook wall were "RIP" messages and just when she saw a post of someone who wrote "RIP Anthony, I will miss you", then the  phone calls started coming. 

Her 15-year-old son (a star high school football player), Anthony, was killed outside an apartment complex on Saturday afternoon just before 1pm. Police now believe that her son Anthony and a 19-year-old man were attempting a robbery when the older teen fatally shot him twice.

Photo of Aki and Pawpaw On Boat Cruise

Two Nigerian actors and best friends having so much fun...

Two "rich bird" flock together... Hehehe*

What a pose!! BBA host Ik Osakioduwa & Lavinia

 The picture above is a striking pose of Big Brother Africa host Ik Osakioduwa with pretty Lavinia at the Fayrouz fashion event  in Lagos.


I love that pose... *wink*

UNN Students Threaten: “Recall Enejere Now Or We Would Burn Down UNN”

Students of the University of Nigeria on Wednesday protested against the suspension of the university’s Chairman and Pro-Chancellor, Dr. Emeka Enejere, by the Federal Government.

The UNN students divided themselves into 11 groups and marched through the major streets of the Enugu metropolis, displaying various placards.

Some of the placards read, “Recall Enejere now or we would burn down UNN”, and “You gave us a fraudulent man like Salisu Buhari as UNN board member, and you have now sacked a honest man like Enejere”. Others read, “FG, stop all these vengeful policies”, “It is Enejere or no school”.

FCT administration to shut down 150 illegal private schools

Bala Mohammed, FCT Minister

 During the 2013 Annual Media Briefing of FCT Education Secretariat, the Education Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Kabir Usman, said the  Abuja administration has concluded arrangements to shut down over 150 substandard private schools operating illegally in the Nigerian capital by January 2014.  It was observed by the Department of Policy and Implementation (DPI) of the secretariat supervising the operations  that most private schools were operating below the expected minimum requirements as some of the schools have secondary school drop-outs as teachers.

FG to phase-out production, use of non-biodegradable plastics

Ministry of Environment on Wednesday, disclosed its plan to phase-out the production and use of non-biodegradable plastics in the country. Plastic waste which has been known to be a major cause of litre in the Nigerian environment, water, pollution, floods and general environmental degradation are clogged by plastic wastes particularly plastic bags and discarded pure water sachets.  Supervising Minister of Environment Arch. Darius Ishaku said “the phase-out programme will be implemented in a gradual, painless and sustainable manner in order not to cause social and economic dislocation.” Ishaku explained that “the increasing use of plastic materials in all facets of our lives with their attendants consequences has been a concern not only to government at all levels but to all Nigerians.”

Police Parade Wife Of Murdered NPDC Staff, Lover Pastor, Others In Edo

Nineteen suspected criminals including a pastor and wife of one Mr Isonguyo Victor, a Deputy Manager at the Nigeria Petroleum Development (NPDC) Company, who was allegedly murdered penultimate Friday by his wife and her Pastor lover, were paraded yesterday in Benin City by the Edo State Police Command.

Also paraded were kidnappers, child defilers and robbers.

State Commissioner of Police, Foluso Adebanjo, who narrated how Mrs Enebong Victor Isonguyo cleverly planned the murder of her husband with her Pastor lover, Prince Udoka Nkanchukwu, said the suspects confessed to be lovers and plotted the death of the NPDC staff and father of three. 

6 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Single Friends

1. Anything to Do with Online Dating

You may have found the love of your life through online dating, but that doesn’t mean your friend wants to try it. Yes, there are benefits, but you want to stay away from anything that involves this topic. While you think you’re helping, you’re friend sees it that she’s not good enough without someone else in her life. Of course, if she brings it up as a subject, feel free to chat away about it.

Olumide Bakare is ‘hale and hearty’ – ANTP president Jide Kosoko

President of Association of Nigeria Theatre Practitioners, ANTP, has debunked the report currently trending online that veteran actor Olumide Bakare is down with heart-related ailment.

Kosoko has revealed that the that the actor is hale and hearty. According to him, “Olu is not suffering from any life-threatening heart ailment. You can quote me anywhere; I am calling to let you know that Olumide Bakare is hale and hearty".

“He was a little ill but he’s okay now. As I am talking to you, he is in the US on holidays’” Kosoko told NET.

Teebillz apologizes to everyone he has offended, promises to be the best hubby ever

Tunji Balogun, otherwise known as Teebillz who recently got married to Eminado singer, Tiwa Savage has come out to apologise to those he had offended in the last 12 months.

TeeBillz took to his twitter page Wednesday morning to apologise to everyone he has offended this year and promised to remain the best husband and father ever.

The talent Manager was recently in the news for allegedly breaking a popular photographer’s camera at Sound Sultan’s birthday. and was also accused of maltreating his baby mama – mother of his two kids.

See his tweets below: