PHILADELPHIA – Aaron Clinton, a 12 year old boy who was “obsessed with Spider-Man” died earlier today after jumping out his 6th story apartment window. His Mother, Cheryl Clinton is suing Marvel, the company that owns Spider-Man, for $50 Million Dollars.

Aaron’s Mother blames Spider-Man for her son’s death. “After seeing that movie yesterday, he became obsessed with Spider-Man and has been only talking about him since he saw the movie, It’s all Marvel’s fault for making kids think they can be superheroes.

The lawsuit was filed 3 hours after Aaron’s death. Aaron’s funeral will be held next week.

Iris Sahhara Henson, a Nigerian transgender who was vocal in January 2014 about President Goodluck Jonathan‘s same sex bill – read it here, is lashing out about the current state of the nation, while also mocking Patience Jonathan.

As we all know, the First Lady of the country broke down in tears while addressing First Lady of states, and staff of the school where 200+ girls were abducted.

Iris, who was formerly known as Oche, took to her Facebook page to speak on the issue.

“DRAMA QUEEN! The pantomime called NIGERIA…………Rulers playing with human lives like pawns in a Chess game………..Here is the ‘eloquent’ Nigerian first Lady ‘Crying’ on national tv in her ‘Perfect’ diction ….Where are the tears? She is hiding her face with a handkerchief!…..Apparently she is a ‘Dame’ too. It took her and her husband two weeks after the abduction of over 200 school girls by terrorists to react…………………….. WELCOME TO NIGERIA; WHERE BY LAW, TWO OR MORE CONSENTING ADULTS CAN BE STONED/KILLED/PERSECUTED OR LOCKED UP FOR LOVING EACH OTHER, IN THE NAME OF GOD & IN THE NORTH,PAEDOPHILIA IS LEGAL!……………..How about the 200 Missing girls? The constant murder and terror of innocent people by Boko Haram? Corruption? Lack of electricity, clean drinking water and basic amenities? Talk about skewed priorities by the lawmakers!……….Shedding crocodile tears for sympathy…………..I’m not feeling it! She is only crying now because international leaders are weighing heavily on how badly her husband has handled the situation!”

It’s that time! The Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka hosted another edition of the fun grilling event – Grill at the Pent at the penthouse lounge, Kudeta, Lagos.

For 2 weekends straight, it was back to back grilled out weekend with the Beat 99Fm/Choc City‘s very own Dj Caise and Nigeria’s Legendary/ Premium Dj Jimmy Jatt as they shut down both weekends with hot music.

It wouldn’t have been a complete Easter celebration without giveaways. Guests in attendance won shirts, face caps, Ciroc branded speakers, wrist watches, headphones and more.


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LAGOS—  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, began the trial of one Mr Peter Nwogu, who claimed to be a pastor, accused of defrauding some accommodation seekers of N52.3 million.
According to reports, the 52-year-old accused is being prosecuted before Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya of an Ikeja High Court.
The commission, had on March 18, arraigned Nwogu for the alleged offence and he was remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison.
During yesterday’s proceedings, the EFCC counsel, Mrs Olubunmi Bosede, called three witnesses to testify against the accused.
Testifying, Mrs Vivian Obinabo, an estate surveyor and valuer, told the court how the accused defrauded her clients between July and August 2013 in Lagos.
Obinabo said Nwogu placed advertisements for lease of property in some national newspapers using his outfits, Christian Defence Fellowship and Business Defence Solutions Limited.
She said the accused posed as the owner of the property situated at 6, Gerrard Road and 6, Olawale Dawodu Street, both in Ikoyi.
Obinabo said: “The accused scheduled a meeting between us and came with a convoy of mobile policemen.
“My clients, which included Manuchar Trading Company Ltd., Sony Flying Dove Ltd., Akintola Williams Delloite and Associated Press inspected the property. They expressed interest and demanded for a copy of the tenancy agreement before making payments.”
According to her, Nwogu obtained a total of N52.3 million from her clients as payments for rent and other sundry charges.
The witness said it was after the payments that she discovered that the accused was not the owner of both property.
She said this prompted her to petition the EFCC which eventually led to his arrest.
Also testifying, Mr Titus Olatunbosun, Property Manager, CSM Realtors, confirmed that his firm was the owner of the property allegedly used by Nwogu to defraud his victims.
Olatunbosun said the property was a block of apartments at 6, Olawale Dawodu St., in Ikoyi which was under renovation at the time of the incident.
In his testimony, Mr Kehinde Ogundehin, Assistant Marketing Manager, YM Construction Ltd., said his company owned the other property used by Nwogu for the scam.
Ogundehin said the property was a high-rise building at 6, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi and was under construction by his company.
The witnesses insisted that their firms did not authorise the accused or any other person to lease or sell the said property on their behalf.

Onoriode Esiri aka Dr Sid in an interview  today to promote his new album revealed that the house he recently built and currently lives in was bought on mortgage and he is not ashamed to say it. He says its a N110million house and he pays his mortgage monthly
"I put a mortgage payment plan in place, based on the savings I had made four years before I started a career in music. I am still paying for the house. And by the grace of God, I will get a second one soon. I pay close to N1m a month and sometimes, more. I am going to do this for the next 25 years and I am not ashamed to say it,” he said. Continue..
In the interview he praised Wande Coal for leaving Mavin Records but expressed his distatste at the habit of some artists leaving a record label and later talking bad about the label.
"I am happy and honoured to be signed onto Mavin Records. I have a lot of respect for Wande Coal. He made a brave move and I wish him all the best. But I will not support anyone bad mouthing the label. With regards to Mavin Records deal, Don Jazzy has given me the opportunity to leave whenever I want to, but I won’t leave and start saying something else.”
With his wedding taking place in July, Dr Sid talked about his fiancee, Simisola Osomo
"She understands what she is getting into. My female fans respect me and I also feel my relationship inspires them in different ways. So I guess that from lust and attraction it has moved to admiration,”

Just in case you missed it, Nollywood actor Ramsey Noah made an unexpected appearance on the second episode of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" last night. Continue to see another photo from his scene with Karlie Redd.

Not what you are thinking! But witty Nigerian actor and comedian, Hafiz Oyetoro a.k.a Saka, has bagged another endorsement deal with Soul Mate, a leading hair care products manufacturer.
The deal, said to be mouth-watering, will see Saka leading the new campaign of the brand with two other stars, Ure Scott Kalu and Ifeoma Ume Okeke.Saka and the models will star in the commercial portraying the result of using the newly introduced set of Soul Mate body cream.
“We are committed to our customers, and that is why for two years, we have tested the new line, especially the skin lightening cream and only decided to launch when we were sure the time was right,” Dele Okusanya, Communications Director, Soul Mate said.

Tragedy struck earlier today as a building under construction in Akure, Ondo State capital collapsed killing two people and injuring two others.

 According to people who witnessed the collapse, it happened at 7:00 am when workers were just arriving at the building site to begin their work day.  Two workers were killed outright - one a teenage boy called Segun - an apprentice - who was trapped under the rubble and another teenager. Two injured men were rushed to a hospital.

 Olanrawanju Moses, a worker at the site said he heard a loud  sound "gbam" and saw immediately saw rubble.

 "Some of my co-workers who arrived behind me were also surprised and we did not know that people were already at the site before us.'

 Sounds from the collapse attracted crowds to the area.  The incident happened along Ado-Akure road, two kilometers away from a populated motor park belonging to the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state.

 Two of floors of the multi-story building were complete and work had begun on the third before it collapsed. The building was supposed to be a private boarding school intended to house thousands of students.

 Iyiola Akande, South West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) said the incident is a disaster, "… the equipment used at this construction site is totally bad and not good enough. We should ensure adequate monitoring of workers, contractors and builders and there should be competent engineers that would monitored the process of construction from the beginning to the end."

 But he added, "We do not have the capacity for enforcement but we are working with other government agencies to ensure we respond to disasters timely when they occur."

 People familiar with the area told our reporters the land where the building was being constructed is swampy, and its foundations were not properly sand filled before construction began.  

 Observers said the catastrophe could have been bigger as it could have collapsed when it was completed and occupied by students.

 The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Bade Omoloja said, "This is a total calamity due to the loss of life. This building had no approval to begin with because our men at the task force unit of the ministry have been here on two different occasions to stop work. Obviously, very poor quality of work was carried out at the site. There are so many building outside here that doesn't have approvals."

 He added the state government will immediately order the construction engineers to stop work at the site until an investigation into the causes of the collapse takes place.

 Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force spokesman, Wole Ogodo said police officers maintained peace and order at the collapse site but the incident comes when the State is reeling over news of the recent kidnappings.

 Officials of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Red Cross Society of Nigeria, men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), State Security Services (SS) and other rescue agencies were all at the site to help with the rescue.

As the excitement and the train of Nigerian Breweries’ sponsored Star Music Trek continues to move from one state to the other, one person who has been on the lips of music lovers is Nigeria’s fastest rising singer, Harrysong, aka Mr. Songs. Aside his stage charisma which has seen him snatching the show from top artistes at the Trek, the love shown to the delta born when he performed during the show at Ewkulobia in Anambra State was massive.

No sooner did he arrive the stage, than fans surrounded him, sang along and danced with him while he performed his mega hit single, BetterPikin.

It took the effort of security officials to save Mr. Songs from the over excited crowd who almost mobbed him as seen in the pictures below.

A 36 year old Russian mother,Mila Aksakova was forced to throw her two children out of a fourth floor window as the building she lived in was ravaged by fire.

In a desperate bid to save them from the flames, she opened the window and hurled her four and thirteen year old children out and luckily,neighbours were waiting with taut bedsheets to catch them.

The rescue was successful and both children survived.

The desperate mother, who was worried the sheets would not hold her weight, did not jump from the openwindow.She waited inside the flat, hoping the firefighters would reach her in time but was overcome by fumes.

However, she was rescued by firefighters when they arrived on the scene.

Members of a secret cult group known as Black Axe in Magbon, Badagry, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have killed three members of a Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN.
Those killed are Mr. Segun Osha, Joel Ajose and Mr. Tunde Jacob, who was the son Chairman of Odua People’s Congress,  findings revealed that some of the cult members in April stormed a commercial motorcycles park popularly called okada in an attempt to kill a man they had a fracas with but were prevented by the late Ajose who succeeded in arresting one of them identified as Kenneth and handed him over to the police at Morogbo.
After Kenneth was released by the police, he was said to have mobilised his cult members who killed Jacob, Ajose and Osha., in Magbon area of Badagry.When the case was reported at Morogbo Police Station, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Superintendent of Police, SP Makinde Kayode was said to have ordered that the two commercial motorcyclists’ Chairmen of Magbon Units be invited for interrogation.
The police said they are on the trail of Kenneth who is said to have fled to Warri, Delta State, southsouth Nigeria.

In a recent chat , he talked about his adaptation of indigenous language and its importance in the music industry.

“As of the time I entered the industry, indigenous rap music was just gaining ground. People still looked at indigenous artistes as local and uneducated people. I do indigenous rap because I think that is what I can do best, not because I cannot rap in English. Whenever I rap in Igbo, I end up being the real me. And judging from the criticisms I got from people, it took guts for me to get there. We cannot continue to emulate international rappers for long. We at some point will have to be ourselves. I don’t think it is proper to do what every other person does. However, it depends on the next level you are talking about. No one should determine my next level. I determine my next level.” he stated As an Ambassador of rap music in Igbo language, he shared his thoughts on the indigenous language “I grew up speaking Igbo. I grew up in Enugu State, and I do not agree with people who feel that the Igbo language is facing some sort of extinction. I think the presence of music has done a lot of good to the Igbo language. Outside this country, Igbo songs are being played and listened to. Even white people are singing Parcel. And it is likely that they would go around asking their Nigerian friends what the meaning of the song is. As far as I am concerned, Igbo language is not dying. And if it is, I will blame parents and teachers for not doing their work, because if you look at the number of gospel songs in Nigeria, you will find out that majority of them are done in Igbo. And for those who sell these gospel songs in the market, it will be absurd to tell them that Igbo language is dying. And I think it depends the aspect we are looking at it.”

On gaining acceptance from those who do not understand Igbo, he said, “I know there is nowhere in Nigeria that my music is not played. I do not only rap in Igbo; I also combine a bit of pidgin and English. Sometimes the lyrics are English. Let’s not also forget about the beat. So, when these elements are rolled into one, those who do not understand all of the rap will definitely flow with the beat. And I should say one beautiful thing about music is that beside language (which is never a barrier), we can still appreciate a piece of music whenever we hear it. I can listen to a Spanish song even when I do not understand what they are saying and I will be like ‘Wow! This guy is on point.’ I listen to French songs. I do not understand French. I listen to anything as long the music elements are well used. For instance, you know how Awilo sold in Nigeria even when we did not (understand) a word he was saying. Look at those guys from Ghana, the VIP group. We bought their song just like that, the language barrier notwithstanding. I don’t understand Yoruba, but the first time I heard Olamide’s song, I completely loved it. So, I think in music, we have to look beyond language” he quipped

Nollywood actress Nkeiru Umeh was amongst the many faces of Nigerian actors present at the premiere of Nollywood film ‘Mama Africa’ which took place on Sunday, the 4th of May.

The gorgeous fair skinned actress shone in an elegant embellished silver and black beaded ‘Sherri Hill’ cocktail dress.

Her dress which features a combination of modern needs with glamorous silhouette design was charmed with a gorgeous silver clutch, an Armani Exchange wristwatch and a pair of Giuseppe Zannotti shoe.

Nkeiru who was unmistakably the queen of the premiere evening, dazzled in a Smokey eye with red pout makeup and her short natural hair stylishly braided in front as cornrows

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday lost his mother, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, in Bauchi.
The announcement was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Muhammad Sule, the Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister.
Sule said the minister’s mother, died after a brief illness at the age of 80 and has been buried according to Islamic rites.
Aisha Mohammed was born in 1934 in Alkaleri, the headquarters of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
She is survived by four children, including Sen. Bala Mohammed, the FCT Minister.

Former Mo’Hits co-owner D’banj has said the split with Don Jazzy didn’t affect his musical career negatively. Speaking  in a recent interview, he claimed the split took his career to another level.

Though the singer didn’t deny the emotional effect it had on him, he stressed the fact that it didn’t affect his music negatively.

“Any split or break up will affect anyone because you are used to a way of working and for me, it did. But I always look at the light at the end of the tunnel. It was after the split that I had my first global hit ‘Oliver Twist’. It hit the top ten in the United Kingdom and also it was when other endorsements came through, such as the theme song for Africa Cup of Nation ‘Top of the world’. I got to perform it in front of 92,000 people. Also I was made a GLO Ambassador and also an ambassador of the Bank for Industry. But Don jazzy is one of Nigeria’s most amazing producers and will continue to be so, I respect his work tremendously. He is also a long time friend and brother.”

Troops operating in the North Central and North Western parts of Nigeria have recovered caches of arms and ammunition in those areas, according to a military statement signed by Chris Olukolade, Major General Director of the Defense Information Unit / Coordinator.  During a cordon and search operation at Anyibe, in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, troops seized a cache of arms run by a young member of an armed gang.

Two Rifles, 3 locally fabricated pistols, and 61 rounds of special ammunition were recovered during the operation.  The arrested gang member is currently being questioned and interrogated.

Also in Plateau State, the cordon and search operation in 2 chiefdoms of the state has yielded the recovery of 5 guns, 3 locally fabricated pistols, and 2 revolvers from hideouts of the armed gangs at Hukke, and Reweinko.

Other items recovered during the operation include, some IED making materials, 45 live cartridges, various calibers of ammunition, bows and arrows, and other items potentially used in assault, such as cutlasses, axes and diggers.

In Kaduna State, troops had an encounter with armed gangs and bandits in a firefight at Kwandaga. It was during this exchange of gunfire where casualties were recorded. Troops reportedly had later found ‘lots of arms and ammunition’ recovered.

The operation to rid the North Central, and North West, a part of Nigeria where armed gangs operate openly, and freely, is tagged, ‘Operation Restore Peace.Tthe operation is still in progress in various locations.

Where? On-the-ground troops, and military spokesmen from the Joint Information Center and Counter Terrorism Campaign unit, with inside knowledge of the operation did not disclose to us at this time.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has arrested 45 suspected illegal aliens in Yola, Adamawa.
The Controller of the service in the state, Alhaji Rauf Adegboyega, said on Wednesday, in Yola, that the arrest was part of the renewed effort by the command to check illegal entry into the country.
Adeboyega said the suspects, who allegedly gained entry into the country without valid documents, comprised 36 men and nine women.
“We are not saying that foreigners should not come into the country but when they are coming they should come with their valid documents so that we will be able to identify them.
“It will make our job of monitoring their activities in the country easier.”
He said that those arrested would be repatriated to their countries.
Adegboyega commended the support received from residents and community leaders in exposing the illegal aliens.
According to him, the current security challenges in the country has made it imperative for everyone to be security conscious.
The controller further solicited the support of the public, adding that government and its agencies alone could provide security for the people.

WARRI—POLICE in Delta State have arrested six persons in connection with the killing of the chairmen of Udu Central Vigilante Red Bar Security, Prosper Erhinyojare and Godwin Migaga  in Udu Local Government Area of the state.
Erhinyojare and Migaga were allegedly killed by assassins last month.
Delta State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, in a statement, yesterday,  by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Celestina Kalu, gave the name of those arrested as David, Rege, Festus and Ojekom,  while others are at large.
He said: “Items recovered from them include two AK 47 rifles, 90 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and two locally made cut to size single barrelled shot-guns.
“The arrested suspects, some of whom had made confessional statements highlighting their functions and degree of involvement in the dastardly act, at the completion of investigation, will be charged to court.
“Investigation has further revealed that the intention of the hoodlums was to instil fear in the populace by brutally killing the two vigilante chiefs, who had done so much to aid security agencies in their duties of law enforcement.
“The Command and its personnel will not relent until all the culprits indentified are brought to book. We, however, implore the people of Delta State not to be deterred as the Police cannot do without their continuous support, particularly in this perilous time. With their collective input, we have the capacity to contain the criminal elements in our midst most of whom, from evidence at our disposal, drift into Delta State from the sister states.”

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the head of Capital Accounts at the Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, Abuja, for alleged corruption, money laundering and abuse of public office.
Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte, a level 14 officer, who is on secondment to the NPS from the Federal Ministry of Finance, was picked up by the operatives of the EFCC, Tuesday, and grilled for several hours over the huge amount of money found in companies’ accounts all traced to her.
Operatives of the agency reportedly swooped on Esu-Nte following intelligence reports that she had been using her office to transact business as a private contractor in violation of extant public service regulation, which forbids civil servants from doing so.
Investigators said that the lifestyle of the suspect, who is on a monthly salary of N121, 460 was at variance with the level of opulence being displayed by her.
Apart from tracing the sum of N200 million to companies owned by her and her children, the EFCC said the woman had also been remitting money amounting to N60 million into the account of an Abuja-based Pentecostal church.
She is also said to be in possession of several exotic cars and property in various parts of Abuja.
The commission said that among the property were a palatial mansion, a duplex with two-bedroom Boys Quarters at Sun City Estate, Abuja and another duplex at Karu Extension, Abuja, now nearing completion.
Three top of the range automobiles were recovered from her at the time of arrest. They include a Mercedes Benz ML 350 4matic, Mercedes Benz GL 500 and a Toyota Sienna.
EFCC sources said Esu-Nte’s arrest was triggered by intelligence report on suspicious in-flow of huge funds into her account with a new generation bank.
Close scrutiny of the account by investigators literally opened a can of worms, as it came to light that the suspect “is the promoter and signatory to the accounts of three companies: Abasiaga Global Resources Limited, Abasiono Nigeria Limited and Ememima Global Ventures Limited, which she established shortly after being posted to the NPS.”
Curiously too, all the directors are the suspect’s children. She was also said to be the owner of two other companies- Darima Properties and ID Petroleum, into which a huge amount of unjustified cash had been flowing into steadily.
The accounts of her companies were said to have recorded an inflow of about N200million between 2009 and now.
Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest of the woman, but warned public officers engaged in corrupt practices to desist or risk the wrath of the law.

GUNMEN suspected to be students, Tuesday, shot a lecturer in the University of Calabar,  Dr  Godwin Iwatt in his office mortally wounding  him.
The lecturer who was shot in the stomach was rushed to the  General Hospital Calabar where he is still in a  coma at the emergency unit of the hospital  with doctors battling to save his life.
An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity said the lecturer was in his office at the Department of Microbiology at about 3 pm when two persons  suspected to be  students went  into his office and opened fire on him.