Petrol Tanker Explosion Razes 34 Houses, 70 Shops In Ejigbo Area Of Lagos

A petrol tanker exploded at the around midnight, burning down residences and retail business shops at the intersection between Idimu-Ejigbo and Idimu-Ikotun bus stops. 

The explosion occurred around 12am. Eye witnesses said the tanker skidded off its lane in a dangerous overtaking speed with a commercial bus competing with it.

Some witnesses also said a roadside "suya" roaster's fire had started the explosion when contents of the fallen tanker spilled on the road.

Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) who are working on the site of the inferno said that the driver of the tanker is on the run. One official said it has been the attitude of tanker and freight drivers to always flee whenever they have accidents with their vehicles.

Embarrasing : See What A Corper Posted On Facebook

Could this be a mistake? A corper by the name Chinyere Mbachi pictured above, updated her Facebook status message. See what she wrote below.

PHOTOS : Oshiomole Inspects Road With Wife Lara

Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo State and his wife Iara Oshiomhole, who cuddles a baby, during the inspection of the 2nd East Circular road in Benin City, yesterday. See more photos after the jump.

Nigerian Doctor Charged With Manslaughter After Pregnant Woman Dies From Massive Blood Loss From Abortion

A Nigerian doctor named Dr Adedayo Adedeji, 62, was on June 4th charged with manslaughter after a pregnant woman died from massive blood loss after he performed an abortion on her. The woman, who is also of African descent, traveled from Dublin to London in January 2012 for the abortion after healthcare workers in Ireland refused to help when she tried to terminate the pregnancy.

According to UK Daily Mail, after the 32 year old woman had the abortion at the West London Clinic, she collapsed several hours later while traveling in a taxi in Slough, Berkshire, and died of ‘extensive internal bleeding’.

Dr Adedeji and two other nurses, Gemma Pullen, 31, and Margaret Miller, 54, have been charged with the manslaughter of the woman because of their alleged gross negligence three years ago.

Surgeon Reveals How Much Caitlyn Jenner Spent On Surgeries

We all know Caitlin Jenner had a facial feminization surgery but the 65-year-old’s new face came with a heavy price tag, one estimated to be in the realm of $70,000.

Plastic surgeon Dr David Alessi who is based in Los Angeles, performs nearly a dozen similar surgeries each year, which softens certain characteristically male features and adding a few feminine touches.

Alessi told Page six of the New York Times that he believes Bruce underwent six procedures to get Caitlyn’s face.

Among the surgeries he claims that the former decathlete underwent Rhinoplasty, which runs anywhere between $9k to $15k.  Then a facial rejuvenation surgery that often costs in the neighbourhood of $25,000.

Alessi also think that Caitlyn has had a brow lift (around $12k), cheek implants ($6K-$8K), Adam’s apple shave ($6K-$10K), and Botox ($800).

The total amount the surgeon estimates the cost of all the procedures is around $70,000.

In addition, most patients who undergo similar procedures get yearly touch ups and tweaks, to maintain their appearance and Alessi thinks Caitlyn will be no different.

He also believes Caitlyn will want other procedures down the road, including liposuction to have a more hourglass shape.

Bride Refused To Wed Until Groom Paid N1.8M For Her Boob Job

A bride-to-be refused to walk down the aisle until her future hubby coughed up the cash for a boob job.

The 29-year-old bride Meryl Clarke developed a thyroid condition that saw her losing seven stone in just six months, she was left with saggy skin which she feared would ruin her big day because her breasts looked like a flabby potato sack. So when the 29-year-old had her boyfriend Luke Clarke pop the question on New Year’s Eve in 2013, she was torn.

On one hand, she could not wait to marry the man of her dreams but on the other hand, she knew her body, which dropped from 20 stone to 13, would bother her.

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Meryl, from Leicester, said: “When Luke proposed I was happy but I imagined I’d be walking down the aisle smiling on the outside but not on the inside.

“Even just wearing normal clothes I had to put socks in my bra and pull my tights up to my armpits and I couldn’t do that in a wedding dress.

Gbajabiamila Emerges APC Candidate For Reps Speakership

The Minority Leader of the 7th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the House’s speakership.

In a mock primaries conducted by the leadership of the party in Abuja on Saturday, Gbajabiamila polled 154 votes.

But this development happened amidst heavy protest by Gbajabiamila’s rival, Hon. Yakubu Dogara who staged a walk out from the premises with his supporters after he was announced to have polled 3 votes.

‘The Cult Group I Belong Led Me to Armed Robbery’

Webo

At last, luck has finally run out on Wahab Hassan (aka Webo), who had been on the wanted list of the Lagos State Police Command. He was arrested recently by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS) of the State Command. It was gathered that a number of arrested suspected armed robbers and cultists, operating along Lagos/Badagry axis had pointed accusing fingers at Webo, who they claimed was their leader and owner of the guns used for operations.

Mr. Kenneth Nwosu, Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest of Webo. He said Webo had been on the wanted list of the police since the past four years. Nwosu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded. Webo, it was learnt, is a specialist in robbing fast food restaurants, business men and women traveling along the ever-busy road to transact businesses in neighbouring Benin Republic as well as filling stations.

Also, he was described as being swift in escaping arrest whenever the police had encounter with him and his gang members, while his colleagues would be arrested.

Boy Develops Seizure Attacks, Dislocates Shoulder After Father’s Beatings

A series of brutal beating of a 16-year-old boy, Lekan Isiaka, has led to the arrest of his father, Monsuru, who was said to have physically abused the boy for about two years.

Neighbours alerted child rights activists to his case after he started having seizures and it became apparent that the child might lose his life from the frequent beatings he got from his auto painter father.

Residents of Ile Ibadan area of Ijegun, Lagos, where the single father lived with his son, said anybody who saw the boy and did not know his history might think he was a slowpoke because of what his father’s beatings had turned him to.

Lekan has almost lost the use of his left arm completely, as he couldn’t lift it because the arm hung at an awkward angle. Most strange was his neck, which had become bent crookedly.

71-Year-Old Dies After Marathon Sex With Woman

Residents of PTI Road in Effurun, near Warri, Delta State were thrown into confusion following the mysterious death of 71-year old security guard after alleged marathon sex with a strange woman.

It was reliably gathered that the victim, identified as Borniface Madu, had received an unknown female guest last Thursday in his place of work during nightfall and allegedly had sex with her before giving up the ghost in mysterious circumstances.

Reacting, his family members and the owner of the compound where he worked have expressed shock over the incident and petitioned the police to investigate his death as he never had any signs of sickness before the incident.

But unconfirmed sources said the security guard allegedly had marathon sex with the female guest suspiciously hustling to make ends meet.

Man Sets Self Ablaze After Failed Attempt To Kill Mother

The house where the incident happened

A 25-year-old man, Tochukwu Madu, has set himself ablaze after a failed attempt to kill his mother with a cutlass.

The tragedy, which occurred on Wednesday, also led to the razing of their bungalow situated on No. 12 Bonny Street in Umuahia, Abia State.

Part of the building, located at the heart of the state capital, serves as stores for traders, who have converted the street to a mini-market after the relocation of the Umuahia Main Market from a nearby location to Ubani.

According to an eyewitness and a tenant in the building, Mrs. Precious Madu, the culprit, a notorious Indian hemp smoker, attacked the mother around 10:30 pm after locking her up in their two-room apartment.

PHOTOS : Orubebe Celebrates 56th Birthday With Twin Sister In Style

When the name Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe is heard, what comes to the minds of Nigerians is an embarrassing scene after the PDP stalwart made a shocking move in disrupting collation of results on live TV after the presidential elections.

The former Nigerian minister was looking all reformed and refined as he celebrated his 56th birthday which is today (June 6) in God's presence with his elegant twin sister Esther Orubebe.

Confusion As Dead Students Write Exams in Oko Poly

There is confusion at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, following a startling revelation that certain dead students of the institution were graded and awarded marks in recent semester examinations.

A rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law opened the can of worms in a petition to the school authorities recently

The petition entitled: “Complaints Against Wrongful Allocation of Results to Deceased Students’: A call for Investigation and Redress, alleged that “one of the deceased students awarded marks in exams he never participated was Late Ezeh Uchenna with registration number FPO/SLT/ND/R1/012/038.

The petition was signed by the Chairman of the group’s Board of Trustees, Mr. Emeka Umeagbalasi.

Charly Boy Realeases Less Controversial New Photos

Nigeria’s most controversial entertainer, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa populaly knowns as Charly Boy, has released new photos.  He released the pictures this morning on his Instagram page and some fans think they are less controversial. See more photos after the jump.

What Actress Uche Ogbodo Wore To Mr Ibu's Mum's Burial

Uche Ogbodo rocked this stylish traditional male inspired outfit to John Okafor's(Mr Ibu) mum's burial. See another pic below.

400 Girls Benefit From UNICEF Scholarship, Training In Gombe

At least 400 girls have benefitted from the United Nations Children Fund UNICEF scholarship scheme and vocational training on various skills which began last year in Gombe, Alhaji Isa Yahaya, UNICEF Coordinator in the state has said.

He said 300 were schooling on UNICEF scholarship at the Federal College of Education (Technical), FCE (T), Gombe while the others who had hitherto been commercial sex workers were trained on different skills and supported with tools of the trade they learnt.

Alhaji Yahaya who spoke   in Gombe on Friday, said  the scholarship beneficiaries were secondary school certificate holders who were drawn from the remotest villages across the state.

“Before picking them, we had to make sure they are truly from remote areas and that people know them in those communities”, he explained.

The Coordinator said the aim was to use them as models for the promotion of girl-child education while at the same time fulfilling the target of having more female teachers in the state’s educational system.

Must Read For Everyone : Lover Deceived Woman, Sold Son For N.3m

Kanayo, Kelechi and their  son 

When Kelechi Ugo met Kanayo several years back at Comprehensive Secondary School, Amakohia in Imo State, she saw a young man with a promising future. She did not, in her wildest imagination, envisage that situations would make him harm her in any way. Unfortunately, the reverse turned out to be the case as her heartthrob ended up not only abandoning her but sold their two-year-old son for a paltry N300,000.

Narrating her ordeal, the 28-year-old catering apprentice said: “I met Kanayo while we were in secondary school in Imo State and we started dating. After our secondary education, we went our separate ways. As fate would have it, we became reunited in 2006 during the Christmas season and we continued from where we stopped. Later, I got pregnant for him and informed him and he accepted.

“While I was pregnant, he came to see my parents and informed them that he was responsible for putting me in the family way. After that, he never came back and I didn’t hear from him till I put to bed. Immediately I delivered, he started calling me, but I refused to pick his calls because I felt abandoned. But later, I began to pick his calls and pardoned him on the condition that he should come to my family and perform all the necessary things. But he never did, and that was why my family disapproved of our relationship."

Army Wife Jailed For Sex With 14-Year-Old Boy

The wife of an Army corporal who had sex with a 14-year-old boy she met while supervising school bus travel has been jailed for three years on appeal.

Caroline Salisbury, 28, from Suffolk, continued to groom a soldier’s son despite warnings to stay away from him.

She admitted having sex with him on four occasions and had been sentenced to a two-year suspended jail term.

The boy’s family argued the sentence was too lenient and three judges at the Court Martial Appeal Court agreed.

The original sentence was immediately replaced with imprisonment after the court heard she had sex with the boy on four occasions over three weeks in 2013.

She told the infatuated teenager not to tell anyone and, when the relationship came to light, claimed he had raped her and tried to delete messages they had exchanged by social media.

Salisbury had pleaded guilty in February to four charges of sexual activity with a child and was given the suspended sentence.

The boy’s family complained and the sentence was referred to the appeal court by Attorney General Jeremy Wright as being unduly lenient.

Sir Brian Leveson, sitting with Mr Justice Kenneth Parker and Mr Justice Stewart, said: “In our judgment, the very least sentence which could be passed is one of three years imprisonment.”

Today's Newspaper Headlines : Saturday, June 06, 2015

News headlines from selected newspapers across the country ready for your reading pleasure this beautiful Saturday morning.

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• Contractors get 24-hour ultimatum to clean up PHC
• Environment: FG awards six Nigerians
• Death toll in Yola suicide bomb attack hits 45
• Cut cost of governance, Soyinka tells Buhari
• Ambode reviews insurance for police
• FG, marketers agree to end petrol scarcity next week
• Education college lecturers begin strike over pay
• Insurgency: Ohanaeze flays AI's call for Ihejirika's trial
• Translating manifesto to manifestation
• Buharis cabinet and the shape of things to come
• For President, youths set agenda
• Man sets self ablaze after failed attempt to kill mother
• C' River anti-deforestation taskforce in timber fraud
• Confusion as dead students 'write' exams at Okopoly
• Police in Rivers kill armed robber in gun duel