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1  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / SHOCKING: Pastor Shot Dead In Front Of His wife And Congregation While Preaching on: 30-09-2013 12:27 PM
A Louisiana pastor was fatally shot as he preached to a crowd of more than 60 during a revival service Friday night, and a suspect has been arrested, law enforcement officials said.
The shooting occurred about 8:20 p.m. Friday at Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kim Myers said Saturday.
A gunman walked into the church and shot Pastor Ronald J. Harris Sr as he was preaching. Deputies have no information on a motive or on whether the two men knew each other, Myers said.
Harris was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sixty-five people were inside at the time, including the victim’s wife, Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory said.

Woodrow Karey, 53, of Lake Charles is charged with second-degree murder and was held in the parish jail Saturday, Myers said. Meyers said Karey’s bond has been set at $1 million.

The gunman fled the church, but Myers said Karey called the Sheriff’s Office and surrendered without incident.

Myers added Saturday that deputies were busy interviewing everybody who was there at the church.”

Family members who answered the telephone Saturday at the Harris home in Lake Charles said there would be no comment. There was no answer at a telephone listing for Karey or at Tabernacle of Praise.
Source: Brimtime

http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/shocking-pastor-shot-dead-in-front-of.html
2  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Watch Confessions After 20 Years Of Marriage "I'm Gay" -- "And I Want To Become on: 30-09-2013 12:20 PM
After over twenty years of living together, a husband and wife confess to each what their true desires are.David Kaufman, it turned out, had always felt trapped in his masculine body. Nevertheless, ignoring his true nature, he married twice, and had two children.
Only 20 years into his marriage with his second wife, Cat, he mustered up courage to confess his growing attraction for other men, as well as his desire to become a woman.
But Cat beat him to it, and came clean first by revealing she is attracted to women.
The spouses are now living separately, with Cat saying she never, in the course of their marriage, saw any signs of her husband's true state.
David has now started the gender transition process to become Danielle.
Both spouses say the 'news' were shocking, but, nevertheless, exciting and relieving.
Watch the interview with the unusual couple below:
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/watch-confessions-after-20-years-of.html
3  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / INFIDELITY: Husband Throws His Wife, 4-Month-Old Daughter Into River on: 30-09-2013 11:52 AM
A man threw his wife and four-month-old daughter into the Sindh River off a bridge in Bhind district. The woman miraculously survived the 200-feet fall but, the infant has not been traced yet.
The man committed the crime in a drunken state after a quarrel with his wife. The woman had been ostracised by her family and in-laws on suspicion of infidelity.

The woman's husband works in a private company in Delhi and she had earlier gone to the city to look for him, but was unable to locate her his house and wandered around in the capital for four days. This led him to suspect her.
Police said the accused, Rajeev Jha, 27, tried to murder her wife and baby on the instigation of his parents and in-laws. They were married for seven years.

The incident took place near Medha villager under Ron police station-around 25 km from the district headquarters.
Jha, a resident of Bhind's Lapwaha village under Lahar police station was arrested from his home early on Sunday. He has been charged with attempt to murder.
Local divers are scouring the Sindh river for his infant daughter.
Source: Times Of India

http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/infidelity-husband-throws-his-wife-4_30.html
4  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / 28-Year-Old Man And His Daughter Arrested For Having Sex With Each Other on: 30-09-2013 11:51 AM
A man and his step-daughter have been arrested and charged with incest in West Virginia.
According to reports, Police arrested 28-year-old Kelcey Nicholas and 21-year-old Lataura Jarrett and charged them with incest even though they are not related by blood and are both over the age of consent.
The couple reportedly face 15 years jail term.
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Nicholas married Jarrett's mother five years ago and authorities allege that she calls him 'father'
Prosecuting Attorney James 'P.K.' Milam, Hopkins clarifies the definition of daughter in West Virginia law;
According to state law, a daughter is the natural daughter of a person's husband or wife -- and Nicholas is still married to Jarrett's mother, Hopkins said.
The two were charged with seven counts of incest, which under West Virginia law carried a penalty of anywhere between five and 15 years in prison.
Source: Dailymail
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/28-year-old-man-and-his-daughter.html
5  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Wedding Thingz!!! Big Brother Africa’s Pokello Meets Elikem’s Mum on: 30-09-2013 11:17 AM
Pokello was in Ghana for Selly’s birthday and to be with boyfriend, Elikem.

At the launch of SuperMums at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra, Elikem’s mother was at the event where Pokello met her. Looks like Pokello has been well accepted into the Kumordzie family
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/wedding-thingz-big-brother-africas_30.html
6  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Woman Accused Of Turning Into Cat Escapes Death In Abia State on: 30-09-2013 11:12 AM
A businesswoman in Aba, Abia State, Mrs. Ngozi Okoye narrowly escaped being lynched over the disappearance of a mysterious cat, suspected to be a product of witchcraft.
Ironically, she was the victim of the cat that was initially found in her home and it took the intervention of journalists and policemen to save her from a mob action.
Narrating her ordeal, Mrs. Okoye said for long, she had observed that money she kept in a firmly locked cardboard in her room at No.1 Obu Street/Obohia Road in Aba was always  missing mysteriously.

The woman, who sells fruits near the Aba Shopping Centre, said at a point, she suspected her children and kept a watch on them.

But when she realized that her children were innocent, she reasoned that what was happening to her had spiritual undertone and reported the matter to a man of God.

Mrs. Okoye said after observing some prayer points as directed by the pastor and the problem persisted, she contacted another man of God in her desperate bid to get the problem solved.

This time around, she was told to fast and pray for a given number of days along with the clergy man who would also pray for her over the issue.

The woman said after the fasting session, the problem stopped and on that day of the incident, she was taken aback when she wanted to collect some cash from inside the cardboard and touched a strange object.

When she opened the cardboard properly and pointed a torchlight towards the direction she kept the money, she saw a half dead honeypot cat with some naira notes stuffed in its mouth.

Shocked at the strange creature, she raised the alarm and alerted the man of God whom she had met initially over the issue, just as people in the neighborhood trooped to her house to catch a glimpse of the 'witch' honeypot cat.

She said the man of God advised her to bring the now dead cat to him before it could be buried.

Confusion crept in as the now restive crowd wanted the cat to be burnt, but the woman insisted that she must take it to the man of God and put the cat in a bag and headed for the man of God's house while the crowd, which caused traffic gridlock on the ever busy Asa/Ehi Road followed her, insisting that she must give them the cat to be burnt.

In the melee that followed, the cat was said to have disappeared and the crowd turned against the woman, accusing her of being the witch cat and was about lynching her when she ran into a shop close to a commercial bank at the shopping centre.

Despite the pleadings of policemen providing security at the bank, the crowd surged forward and the situation was saved when a group of journalists who came to the scene alerted the police.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Ndiegoro Division, Mr. Crescent Mama, sent his men to the scene, but the crowd which had blocked the entire road, could not let go. It took police re-enforcement for the woman who had been smuggled into the bank premises to be taken away after the crowd had been reasonably dispersed.

Bemoaning her fate, the woman vehemently denied the allegation and rained curses on whoever that turned into the cat that had been stealing her money mysteriously.

The police at Ndiegoro later released her after being kept in protective custody as investigations were ongoing into the matter.
Source: Daily Sun Newspaper
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/woman-accused-of-turning-into-cat.html
7  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Notorious robbery Kingpins, Godogodo & co shock court by begging for Amnesty on: 30-09-2013 09:21 AM
There was a mild drama at the office of the Lagos State Police Commissioner in Ikeja on Friday as three suspects, who were arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, were paraded before the House Committee on Police Affairs.

The suspects, Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Godogodo; Felix Sunday, aka K Money; and Nwanyim Uche; pleaded for amnesty.

Godogodo had been described by the police as the most wanted criminal in the South West for the past 10 years.He told the lawmakers that he had built six houses from his loot and never kept money in the bank in order not to be traced by security agents.He said,




“I never drank, womanised or attended social events. Such vices made one vulnerable and made it easy for the police to find and arrest you. I had no friends. I never kept money; I used all of it to build the houses.
“We don’t kill policemen except on one occasion when we went to rob in Ajah area of Lagos State. On that particular day, we had ended the robbery operation and were on our way back when my friend, Odun spotted a police patrol van. Odun opened fire and killed all of them because he needed their AK 47 rifles.
“The unfortunate thing about crime is that you never have peace of mind. The police were always after me and I never lived in one particular house for more than a year. I regret my action now and I would be happy if I am given amnesty.”

The other robbery suspect, K Money, who was among the robbers that attacked bureau de change operators at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, and killed two policemen, said the gang made $4m (N600m) in the operation.

He said he got N45m and became a car dealer.He said,
 “I set up a showroom and registered my company. I bought many Tokunbo (foreign used vehicles) from Cotonou  (Benin Republic)and started selling them.
“When policemen started chasing me and my boys, I was completely disorganised and the business suffered. I plead for mercy sir.”
Uche was said to be a member of the gang that kidnapped the Chairman, Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Mr. Kehinde Bamgbetan; and a High Court judge.

The Officer in Charge of SARS, Abba Kyari, told the lawmakers that Uche’s cohorts were killed during a shootout with his men a few months ago.Kyari explained that the modus operandi of Uche’s gang was to kidnap their victim, keep him in a house in the Agbara area of Ogun State while Uche would watch over him. The rest of the gang would then relocate to a hotel and negotiate a ransom with the victim’s family.

After collecting the ransom, the suspects would flee to Ghana for some months before returning for another operation.
Uche, while weeping profusely, said, “I never knew I would be involved in such a thing, I never knew I could stoop so low in life. I plead for mercy.
Source: Punch
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/notorious-robbery-kingpins-godogodo-co.html
8  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / REVEALED: Jonathan To Arrest Obasanjo, Atiku on: 30-09-2013 08:42 AM
REVEALED: Jonathan To Arrest Obasanjo, Atiku
The Abubakar Baraje led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party has uncovered plots by President Goodluck Jonathan to arrest former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Atiku Abubakar.
Similarly, the party also said members of the league of G7 governors and leaders of the Baraje faction have also been marked for arrest ad detention.
Governors in the G7 are: Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); Musa Kwankwaso (Kano); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Babangida Aliyu (Niger); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); and Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara).
In a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chukwuemeka Eze, the faction said intelligence report in its possession revealed that the Presidency was already putting finishing touches to the plan.
According the party, the Presidency’s plot is code named “Operation Total Crackdown on G7 and their allies in the New PDP”.
“When we got details of the plot to arrest and commit the leadership of New PDP to prison without charge we thought it was a joke.
“The reality, however, dawned on us after we read the interview of our friend and brother, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, in the PREMIUM TIMES of 26th September, 2013, confirming that President Goodluck Jonathan is under pressure to arrest former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar without any further delay.
“The sin of these two distinguished Nigerian statesmen, according to those plotting their “demystification”, is their alleged support for the New PDP, including the G7 Governors. That this evil plot is being conceived by the Presidency confirms that the Abacha days are truly here again with us”, the statement added.
The party said in view of the development, the leadership of the Baraje group had, in an emergency meeting of its National Working Committee, brainstormed on how best to respond to the plot.
“Our conclusion at the end of the meeting was that we would not be intimidated for any reason, even if it means death, as we are fighting a just cause of reclaiming, recovering and establishing our party based on the vision of its founding fathers as the party is currently usurped by some members who do not know how it was formed.
“Baraje, knowing how dirty some of the hawks in the Presidency can fight when pushed to the wall, directed NWC members to write their wills immediately after the meeting as we have entered the stage of no retreat and no surrender – fully determined to reclaim what rightly belongs to us”, the party said.
Baraje urged the G7 Governors not to be intimidated or frightened by any tactics or strategy employed by “state forces” to coerce them to forgo any of the issues they have been asked to present before President Jonathan in the October 7 meeting.
The party regretted that instead of employing diplomacy to attend to the issues that brought about the present conflict, the Presidency had chosen to apply force.
Baraje said that rather than being disturbed by the plot, his members are ready for any tactics that may be adopted by the Presidency in the alleged crackdown.
“In this regard, we wish to urge both the Presidency and those detailed to attack us not to waste time or wait till October 7 to start arresting us, as there are thousands of Nigerians ready to step into our shoes and fight this cause to its conclusion.
“We are convinced that at the appropriate time; Asari Dokubo will join us when he is convinced as a social crusader, the injustice we have been subjected to in PDP all these years so we are not threatened by his outbursts”, Baraje added.
The party quoted a one time President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, to buttress its determination to face the alleged threat squarely.
Roosevelt had stated in that memorable speech: “Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country.”
Source: The Nation
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/revealed-jonathan-to-arrest-obasanjo.html
9  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / TRAGIC: Seven People Brutally Beheaded On Maiduguri/Damaturu Road on: 30-09-2013 08:36 AM
In a shocking incident, seven people have been reportedly killed Makintamari village in Kaga Local Government in Borno state along the Damaturu/Maiduguri road.
According to eyewitnesses account, the travellers were beheaded with their heads placed on their lifeless bodies on the main road.
In a related incident, gunmen also brutally attacked and slit the throats of 4 people on Saturday in the same village. The victims were reportedly returning to Maiduguri in the evening.
Makintamari is a few kilometers from Benishek where over 100 travelers were murdered a week ago by suspected Boko Haram sect members.
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam appealed to Goodluck Jonathan, saying:
“We call on Mr. President and all the security chiefs, to intensify security operations through aerial surveillance, to contain the situation before it consumes the region and country.
“On our way from Maiduguri to Damaturu this afternoon (Sunday), we saw a trailer and bus that were burnt, with the occupants slaughtered and their corpses littering the highway.
“Government should rise up to its responsibilities to save the lives and properties of its citizens.”
The governor also added that anyone travelling on the Damaturu to Maiduguri highway, was taking a huge risk.
Source: Naij.com
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/tragic-seven-people-brutally-beheaded.html
10  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / HORRIBLE: 17-Year-Old Girl Abducted And Raped Brothers on: 30-09-2013 08:27 AM
Two brothers, Oluwatobilola Muse and Oluwaseun Muse, and their friend, one Rasak Aare, have been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old girl.
The three defendants were arraigned on a three counts of rape and attempted rape.
The police said the incident happened at Railway Compound, Ebute Meta, Lagos State, on 22 September, 2013.
It was learnt that the victim was 18-year-old Oluwatobilola’s girl friend.
He was said to have arranged with his elder brother, Oluwaseun,23, and Aare, 20, to rape her because she refused to allow him sleep with her since they started dating.
The victim had gone to visit Oluwatobilola when she was abducted and taken behind a filling station in the area.
However, people in the neighbourhood heard the cries of the minor and came to her rescue.
The charges read in part, “That you, Rasak Aare, Oluwatobilola Muse, Oluwaseun Muse, on the 22 September, 2013 at 1530hrs, at CI Quatres behind filling station Railway Compound in the Lagos Magisterial District did unlawfully and forcefully have segxwal intercourse with one (names withheld) 17 years old.”
The men pleaded not guilty.
The magistrate, Ms S.O Solebo, granted them bail in the sum of N200,000.
Source: Punch Nigeria

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11  Forum / The Buzz Central / Halima Abubakar showsoff her stunning behind in a flirty dress on: 30-09-2013 08:15 AM
The actress  looked hot as she stepped out in this flirty outfit yesterday.From the front, looks ok,the back..Wow!
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photo-halima-abubakar-showsoff-her.html
12  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / ASUU: Beyond the strikes on: 30-09-2013 08:08 AM
CHINUA Achebe in his book,  There Was A Country , wrote: ” Why has the war not been discussed, or taught to the young, over 40 years after its end?’ History, we were taught, is the story of past events.
We have read about the Songhai, Mali, Oyo, Benin, Kanem-Borno and other kingdoms. We read about their rise and fall, including the remote and immediate causes of rise and fall of kingdoms.
We also learnt that a people who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it again. If our education curricula have not touched on salient aspects of our country’s history, how will the leaders of tomorrow identify and find solutions to these problems, whenever such arises? We have not addressed the issues of our past and that is why we are stuck where we are now.
How do our curricula address the issue of our distorted nation, causes and solutions? The corruption of our political class, the destruction of the civil service, the looting of our past military regimes, the high-handedness of our politicians and the continuous festering of ethnic and religious bigotry? What are the remote and immediate causes, and the solutions?
It is my humble opinion that if our children are made aware/conscious of these issues right from the secondary or tertiary education level, the populace will be more enlightened towards the challenges confronting this nation. This is where our academics/intellectuals and educational planners come in.
History is history. The events have taken place; you cannot run away from the facts. Any attempt to hide or distort it will only lead to repetitive occurrence without solutions. It is therefore very important for those in positions of authority to boldly confront this distortion in our educational structure. Our history must be continuously updated. That is how it is done in progressive countries.
The French Revolution, the American war of independence, the Soviet Revolution, the Middle East wars, the American Watergate, even the Arab Springs that happened barely two years ago are now subject of studies in American universities.
Why do our intellectuals shy away from researching in these vital areas that concern our country’s stability and development. This is a food for thought for ASUU. They should not be known only for strikes that concern their welfare.
The parlous state of the nation’s politics, economics, education and other key areas is as a result of lack of real focus on the part of our intellectuals .We yearn for the days of Awojobi, Chike Obi, Usman and other intellectuals of yore who understood the links between the academia and the larger society and were not afraid to give their voices to change, even at the risk of their personal safety- not for pecuniary interest like we have now.
ASUU must realise that they are a part of the larger society and their actions have chain reactions. When they are through, the non-academic staff will take-over, followed by doctors and nurses, then teachers and so on and so forth. Their issues cannot be tackled in isolation of the over all.
If their fight is for good governance and improvement of the overall state of the nation, it will have more meaning and beneficial to all, not a negligible few.
The parlous state of our nation is enough research material for our social, business and actuarial scientists. How many of them have taken advantage of this? Instead, we find recycled notes. They are even allowed the indulgence of private practices and so you find them shuffling from one private university to another. The strikes have given them more leeway for such pursuits since the private universities are in session.
Some will argue that the conditions are not suitable for research. Under worse conditions we have seen research breakthroughs in India, Soviet Russia, Indonesia, civil war America, China and the rest. In fact, the situation of this country is much more ideal for researches in the social sciences, business, economics and the likes. Even in agriculture, with our multi-dimensional topography, vegetation and size.
Our intellectuals have failed us; they should be in the forefront of the quest for good governance. They are the beacon of society in the Ivory Tower where the people look up to for direction.
The unity, with which they bond when they engage government in their fight for pecuniary interest, should be extended to ensuring that the overall system works properly in the country – free of all destructive sentiments -   in the light of the failure of other arms of government.
The responsibility for taking this country up to the next level rests on the shoulders of our intellectuals; they should wake up to their responsibilities.
Mr  Sunny Ikhioya a commentator on national issues, wrote from Lagos
Source:Vanguard
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/asuu-beyond-strikes.html
13  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / 33 feared dead as herdsmen, farmers clash in Benue on: 30-09-2013 07:58 AM
No fewer than 33 persons were feared dead in a fresh outbreak of fighting between suspected Fulani herdsmen and native farmers in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
Vanguard gathered from eyewitnesses that the crisis, which erupted Saturday and lasted till yesterday, some of the victims burnt beyond recognition. It also led to the burning down of over 30 houses and huts, including several farmlands and fish ponds owned by the natives.
According to the source, “the Fulani herdsmen had invaded Ojantele, Okpagabi and Ibadan in Agatu council on Saturday, killing close to 10 people.
“From there, they ambushed about three people from Agatu, who were going to a neighbouring villages in Apa Local Government Area of the state and slaughtered them in cold blood.”
The unwarranted killing and destruction of houses, huts and farms prompted a reprisal attack on Sunday at the Fulani settlement in a boarder village between Apa and Agatu, where a free for all ensued leading to the death of many more people.
“The development has led to villagers living at the border of both Apa and Agatu councils fleeing their abode and taking refuge in neighouring towns and villages for fear of being killed by the mercenaries, who have taken over the fighting.”
When contacted, Secretary, Miyette Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Benue State chapter, Garus Gololo told Journalists that last night, no fewer than 20 Fulanis were killed in the fighting.
Source: Vanguard
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/33-feared-dead-as-herdsmen-farmers.html
14  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / 5 Men nabbed for illegal bunkering on: 30-09-2013 07:55 AM
Five foreign nationals, who allegedly specialised in conveying petroleum products from pipeline

vandals to Benin Republic, have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy Task Force in Badagry area

of Lagos State.

The suspects, comprising four teenagers from Benin Republic and a 50-year-old Ghanaian, were reportedly arrested while conveying 113 50-litre jerrycans filled with petroleum products.
Parading the suspects before journalists, weekend, Administration Officer, NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Commander Hyacynth Nwaka, said operatives of the Task Force at Atlas Cove, acting on a tip-off, intercepted the suspects at 3.30a.m. and brought them to the base for further investigation.
The suspects claimed they were fishermen based in Seme area of Lagos.
One of them, Andre Tougene, a secondary school student in BeninRepublic, told Vanguard that they were instructed by some persons to convey the product to Seme, where it would be sold to buyers for onward transportation to BeninRepublic.
He claimed to have been tempted by the N4,000 payment he was to get.
The 50-year-old Ghanaian, Nabroda Ajete, said a friend of his told him to bring 30 empty jerrycans to the shore. And that he didn’t know they were going to be used to siphon petroleum products.
The suspects, according to Commander Nwaka, would be handed over to the police. He said that the fate of the one that claimed to be 15 years would be determined by the Police.
Source:Vanguard
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/5-men-nabbed-for-illegal-bunkering.html
15  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Did Kim K get a boob job?(Photos) on: 30-09-2013 07:47 AM
Kim stepped out  for Givenchy show during Paris Fashion week..Aside from the fact that she is back to her glamorous self,all eyes were on her boobs..
Many feel she has had a boob job judging from the way they look.I.e a nursing mother's boobs aren't usually this firm..But A source told RadarOnline.com:
'Kim really wanted to take Nori to Paris but Kanye insisted that it wasn't a good idea because of his issues with photographers. He thought it was too dangerous.'
Kim had wanted to continue Bosom  feeding for another two months.
'She considered taking a Bosom  pump with her to Paris and having either an assistant flying the milk back to LA or shipping it back by FedEx.'Kanye swiftly dismissed this idea as 'ludicrous'.
More photos below
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/did-kim-k-get-boob-jobphotos.html
16  Forum / The Buzz Central / Jim Iyke tweets about his deliverance on: 30-09-2013 01:59 AM
A few hours after his deliverance at Synagogue Church Of All Nations went viral online, Jim Iyke took to twitter to deliver his message. But there's a celebrity who doesn't seem impressed by it all. See her tweet after cut..
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/jim-iyke-tweets-about-his-deliverance.html
17  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / If you're unlawfully sacked you can sue your bosses. Jenny did & won on: 30-09-2013 01:20 AM
People get sacked indiscriminately in this country and they don't know that they can actually sue and get compensated. Jennifer Adighije Okolo, the creative director of House of Silk, sued her former bosses and won. According to a report by Maestro Media, an Industrial Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos gave a ruling in favour of Jennifer against her former employer, Helios Towers, a telecom firm.
In the court ruling, the Telecom firm would need to pay, Jennifer Adighije-Okolo N13.55 million for unfairly terminating her employment. Jennifer before the sack was the company's Head of Operations & Planning.
The Company had terminated their former employee's appointment for what they had termed poor performance (performing below par), Jennifer not satisfied with how she was sacked had taken the company to the Industrial Court, Ikoyi, Lagos seeking for redress. The end result of the case is her winning #9 Million which is the sum total of her salary from between February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2012. Apart from the #9 Million, the defendant would also be paying the claimant another #4.5 Million for damages and also awarded in the claimant's favour is another #50,000 cost.
According to Jennifer, she had been graded excellent by her immediate boss in her yearly appraisal, only for another appraisal body (the management review team) to have given an appraisal of below average, consequent upon which her appointment was terminated.

In his Judgement, Justice O. Abaseki-Osaghae said - The claimant testified as the only witness in support of her claims. She also stated that her performance was very much appreciated by the defendant that when there was a job rotation, she was asked to take charge as Head, Operation/Planning in September 2009. That all through her employment with the defendant, she was conscious of her personal objective with the defendant company, which she knew would form the basis of her rating in the annual appraisal.

"It is the law that an employer is not bound to give reason for terminating the appointment of its employee but where the employer gives a reason, the law imposes on him a duty to establish the reason to the satisfaction of the court.

“I find that the said management review team was acting out a script when, spitefully, maliciously and without any basis, wrote on the claimant’s appraisal form ‘Below expectation’ and recommended that her appointment be terminated.”

 The court upheld the claimant’s position that she was entitled to compensation, since she signed the restrictive covenant, not to work for any other telecommunication company, until after two years of her leaving the company.   “She has kept to this covenant. I, therefore, award the sum of N9million as compensation being her salary for two years from January 2010 to January 31, 2012 pursuant to section 19 (d) of the National Industrial Act, 2006.

 “For all the reasons given above, I find that the claimant has proved her case. I hereby, declare and make the following orders: the claimant’s employment with the defendant was wrongfully terminated. The letter of termination is hereby set aside. The reason given in the termination notice written by the defendant that the claimant’s “performance has failed to meet acceptable standard” is false and malicious.

“The defendant is to pay the claimant the sum of N4.5million as damages for wrongful termination of her appointment. The defendant is to pay the claimant the sum of N9million as compensation for the period February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2012. The sums are to be paid within 30 days from the date of this judgment. I award in favour of the claimant cost of N50, 000 to be paid by the defendant. Judgment is entered accordingly.”

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18  Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / PHOTO: Jealous ex-girlfriend sets rival ablaze in Enugu on: 30-09-2013 01:17 AM
According to a report by Sunnewsonline.com, a 20 year old girl allegedly set ablaze the 22 year old new love interest of her ex-boyfriend. Cynthia Onah reportedly went to her ex-boyfriend's house at Onugba Nike area in Enugu State late at night with a gallon of fuel and emptied its content on Chinwe Igwe, her ex's girlfriend, who was sleeping. The incident took place on August 24th.
The Commissioner of Police Enugu State, Mr. Mohammed Adamu described the incident as very unfortunate. “It is terrible that a girl because of jealousy would set another girl on fire simply because they are befriending the same boy.”
CP Adamu explained that on that fateful day, Cynthia had in connivance with another suspect, one Obiora Chukwuegbo stormed Chika’s home and set Chinwe on fire. It was only the assistance of  neighbours that Chinwe was rescued through the window as the fire consumed the room. She was said to have been taken to a private hospital before she was transferred to Annunciation Specialist Hospital  Emene, Enugu State where she is still receiving treatment.

The boyfriend, Chika told Sunday Sun
“I am a driver and I’ve been dating Chinwe for the past five years. We had little quarrel and we stopped dating. I meet Cynthia who is a prostitute and dated her for just one month. We separated one month after because at times she would be chasing me with a knife. I couldn’t bear it and so I went back to settle with my former girlfriend. Cynthia didn’t give up as she threatened that she was going to deal with us. She even threatened to pour acid on me.
Being a driver, I travelled the day Cynthia burnt my girlfriend. It was one of my neighbours that called me to say that my house was on fire and that somebody poured fuel under the door and it exploded and burnt my girlfriend who was sleeping in the room; that they have rescued her through the window.
“When I got home, I saw that all my property had been burnt to ashes. My girlfriend was hospitalized because she sustained injuries from the fire. But I am determined and I have promised God that with the condition of my  girlfriend that I am still going to marry her.”
The suspect, Cynthia, who hails from Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of  Enugu State, said
“I started dating Chika when he had misunderstanding with his former girlfriend, Chinwe. We dated for one month and then he told me that he was no longer interested in marrying me. Chika is owing me N12,000. When we had a quarrel, I did not threaten him with a knife. I only used the knife to deflate his tyres.
“I have quarreled with Chinwe several times. I sent her a text message to leave my boyfriend. Because she threatened  me, I also threatened her that she will never enjoy the relationship. I don’t  know anything about who took fuel to the house of her boyfriend and burnt  the house. On that fateful day, Chika called my phone at night and said that I should meet him at Emene junction. I was out waiting for him when the policemen from the State CID arrested me. I didn’t know anything about the incident. I only know we have traded words.”
When  Sunday Sun visited the victim at the Annunciation Specialist Hospital Emene Area, Enugu State, she said:
“I am still shocked at what happened. I regret dating Chika as I have been turned to something else now. I saw  Cynthia Onah and  Chukwuegbo Obiora after they had poured  fuel under the door and fire was everywhere. I was calling him for help. It was when I was calling  for help through the other window that  I saw Cynthia Onah and Obiora Chkwuegbo running away and I was shouting for help until the neighbours broke one of the windows and carried me out from the window”,  she said.
“My relationship with Chika is over. I am in pains and agony. I didn’t know what to do. I was sleeping and suddenly I saw smoke and it exploded and caught fire. I could have been burnt to ashes if not for the neighbours who broke through the window and rescued me,” she added.
CP Adamu said the suspects would soon be charged to court.
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