Nigerian Man Arrested In Iceland For Infecting Women With HIV (Pictured)

For this report of an African asylum seeker infecting women in Iceland with HIV, the English Language Iceland Monitor uses the the traditional “Man Arrested” style, but says the accused is of “foreign extraction”. (You can’t tell what race he is, because the police have put a blanket over his head, below.)

Police have arrested a man, said to be of foreign extraction, on suspicion of deliberately infecting young women in Iceland with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Police are currently investigating the case, particularly as regards whether or not more women may have been in contact with the man and also been infected.

No details have yet been released on how the women involved were infected. The most usual channels of HIV infection are sexual intercourse and sharing syringes and needles.

There’s also an Icelandic language story: Grunaður um að smita konur af HIV, RUV.is, July 23, 2015.

Man Dies After Losing Money To Baba Ijebu Lotto

A middle-aged commercial motorcyclist identified as Marcel Okorie, reportedly slumped and died at a lottery point popularly called 'Baba Ijebu', after he realised that he had lost a huge sum of money which was said have run into several thousands.

The incident which happened somewhere around Akute, a suburb of Ogun State, according to eyewitnesses, saw the shocked stakers running helter-skelter after Okorie rode on his bike to the spot and on checking the board, realised he had lost his money and was heard moaning to himself, lamenting that he had lost the money meant to pay his house rent after he was given an ultimatum to pack out of his rented apartment by his landlord.

A witness who did not want his name in print painted the picture:

"It is very sad. I knew the man very well. We used to do 'okada' work together from Ogba to Akute and once in a while, we staked 'Baba Ijebu' at the same place.

On the fateful incident, Marcel said he had a dream where his late father gave him some numbers and he played with over N45,000 and would have won millions if they had played.

Popular Yoruba Actor, Ajigijaga Dies At 60

Popular Yoruba actor, Mufutau Adio Sanni has passed on. The news of his death was made public by the president of  The Golden Movie Ambassadors of Nigeria, Comrade Saidi Balogun early this morning.

The actor made wave in the early 90's in many Yoruba movies. he was famous for his roles as leader of criminal activities.

Today's Newspaper Headlines : Friday, July 31, 2015

VANGUARD

Media icons honour Amuka, discuss newspapers' future

Delta students vow to shutdown Asaba over unpaid bursaries

Lagos Assembly uncovers bloated estimate in councils' budgets

Uzamere to Saraki: Reconcile with Lawal group

Power transmission hits 4662MW

Okorocha urges Church leaders to pray for Nigeria

Gov Poll: Era of changing govs at will over in Bayelsa 'Alamieyeseigha

Ooni: Aregbesola in closed-door meeting with Ife Royal Council

6 dead, several hospitalised as cholera ravages Delta community

CBN's Monetary Policy Challenges

Aiming at Buhari through Amina

Dogara's deal, Gbajabiamila's gain

Recapitalization: SEC insists on Sept 30 deadline

Oil prices dip as OPEC official says no cuts planned

Shell to sack 6,500; cut spending to cope with lower oil prices

Managing oneself in the Digital Age

Nigerian Billionaire,Tony Elumelu Meets President Barack Obama In Kenya (Photos)

Chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, Mr Tony Elumelu met President Barack Obama in Kenya last week after he was invited by the White House to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi.

See photo below:

Moet Abebe Flaunts Bikini Body In Zanzibar

Media personality Moet Abebe’s birthday was yesterday and to celebrate she headed out to Zanzibar with two of her close friends.

They’ve been keeping people updated via Instagram and Snapchat.

Moet Abebe who has always been very confident in sharing semi unclad photos of herself posed for photos in a Yellow bikini piece on the beach. See more pictures after the jump.

How A Corps Member Was Arrested After Helping A Man Withdraw Money From ATM

A corp member tells an emotional story which we have a lot to be learn from. The story was shared online by a twitter user. Read the rest of the tweets below..from bottom up.

Bobbi Kristina's Funeral To Hold On Saturday

The burial of Bobbi Kristina Brown, initially scheduled for today, has been moved to Saturday, according to latest reports we're following.

The burial has now been scheduled for 11am Saturday, at St. James United Methodist church in Alpharetta, Atlanta, Georgia.

After the memorial service, the remains of the 22-year-old daughter of the late legendary singer, Whitney Houston and former boy band - New Edition - member, Bobby Brown, will be flown to New Jersey for burial rights beside her mother.

Initial autopsy reports suggest there was no evidence of foul play, the full results will remain unknown for some time as the family prefers to keep matters private at such painful times.

Drama As DSS Operative Shoots A Policeman In Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Police and the Directorate of State Security (DSS) are yet to agree on action to be taken against the DSS operative that shot a police officer in Gwarinpa on Sunday.

There is a new twist over the incident that happened in front of a police observation post in Gwarinpa as the Divisional Police Officer goofed when he said that the injured police constable has been discharged from the hospital.

The Police Constable, Benedict Ochema, could neither walk nor stand when City News visited him at the male ward of the Gwarinpa General Hospital, Life Camp.

A source at Gwarinpa Police Division told our reporter that the Divisional Police Officer had called an assistant director with the DSS requesting that the suspect, one Adewale Kayode, be brought in for questioning by the police.

The source said the assistant director refused, saying that the suspect was already detained by the SSS and that necessary disciplinary action would be taken. But the divisional police officer was said to have maintained that he should come to the station for his statement.

Bank Robber Arrested After His Face Appeared On The Posters Of A Movie

A real-life bank robber on the run in Washington was arrested by U.S. Marshals, Friday, after appearing in a low-budget horror movie.

According to The News Tribune, investigators were tipped off to 44-year-old Jason Stange’s location recently when multiple promotional photos for the movie “Marla Mae”, showing his face — surfaced in a local newspaper in Olympia, Washington.

Stange pleaded guilty in 2006 to an armed bank robbery. Last year, he violated his probation when he left his halfway house in Spokane without permission. A warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest. Interestingly, Stange was very popular on set.

What Yar'Adua Told Me When I Confronted Him On Reversal Of Sale Of Refineries To Dangote, Others - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has castigated his successor in office, late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua for reversing the sale of the Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries to a Dangote-led consortium by his administration.

The late president made the cancellation of the privatization of the moribund refineries one of the first things he did immediately he took over power from Obasanjo.

In the second part of an interview he granted Channels TV on Wednesday, Obasanjo, who is speaking publicly on the issue for the first time, accused Yar’Adua of bowing to pressure by some unnamed persons by canceling the said contract.

The ex-president, while justifying some of the claims he made in his controversial three-volume autobiography, My Watch, spoke about his efforts to get people to invest in the oil sector and how the country eventually secured buyers for two of its four refineries.

He said, “Eventually Aliko Dangote led a group that paid $750m for the privatisation of two of the refineries – 51 per cent privatisation – and my successor (Yar’Adua) came (in), he turned it down. In fact, he paid back the money because they (investors) had paid the money.

Today's Newspaper Headlines : Tuesday, July 28, 2015

VANGUARD

Why we're yet to move against NNPC ' Buhari

APC accuses Fayose of clamping down on opposition leaders

Brethren at war: How power tussle tears Assemblies of God Church apart

Ignore reports of new Urhobo king 'OTOTA

Tension in Osun as Assembly set to probe Justice Oloyede

PIPELINE EXPLOSION: Why I was detained, by Okowa's aide

Amendment of Senate Standing Rule in order,say Sani, Olujimi, others

EFCC arraigns vessel crew members over bunkering

Land reforms, key to success of Buhari's effort to revamp economy ' Adediji

Unfinished sorting in Senate

One minister under Jonathan, PDP cornered as much as $6bn ' Oshiomhole

Enhancing The Rights Of Women

Deregulating Nigeria's downstream sector

Dwindling oil price is an incentive to upstream investors

Nigeria's Q1 crude export dips by $5.66bn

Shareholders laud Oteh's appointment

Biometric Verification Number: Reality and benefits

Analysts laud CBN, warn against Naira devaluation

Bobbi Kristina Brown Dies At 22

Bobbi Kristina Brown has died aged 22 – six months after she was found unconscious in a bathtub.  

The aspiring singer was rushed to hospital and placed in a medically-induced coma on January 31 after she was discovered face-down in the water-filled tub at her townhouse in Roswell, Georgia.  

She passed away, surrounded by her family, at the hospice on Sunday – just 3 years after her famous mother, singer Whitney Houston, died aged 48 in a bathtub at a hotel in Beverly Hills. Officials are planning to treat the death of Bobbi Kristina, who was found in the tub with bruises on her face and body, swollen lips and a missing tooth, as a murder investigation. 

The person of interest in the case will reportedly be her boyfriend, Nick Gordon. 

The Houston family said on Sunday night that Bobbi Kristina ‘is finally at peace in the arms of God.’ In a statement via a representative, they said: ‘Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God. 

We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.’ May her soul rest in peace…Amen!

Residents In Benin Discover Body Of New Born Baby In Gutter

The residents of Akala Street in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, were forced to witnessed a sad and shocking event as they woke up to discover the decomposing body of a new born baby which had been dumped in a gutter in the area.

According to eye witnesses, the body of the baby was wrapped with cloth and dumped under a culvert on the street off the popular Airport Road in the city.

It was the offensive odour and flies that hung around the gutter that attracted the attention of the people who embarked on a search which led to the discovery.

The innocent baby’s mouth was tied with rope and its head wrapped in a polythene bag before it was dumped.

I Have Absolutely No Issues With Mercy Johnson, Says Tonto Dikeh

Arguably Nigeria's most controversial actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh has disputed one of Nollywood's long-circulated rumours that she is at daggers drawn with fellow actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie.

In an interview published on Sunday by The PUNCH, the 'sugar rush' singer also denied that her relationship with her family is strained following reports over a year ago that she purportedly called out her father on social media for abandoning her and her siblings.

The first runner-up in the now rested 'The Next Movie Star' TV show, said "I was born into a close-knit family of seven. I studied Petrochemical Engineering at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology. I had a beautiful childhood because my parents did not deny me the good things of life. Memories from my childhood are dear to me and are etched in my mind. I also have a very good relationship with my parents and siblings contrary to what people want to believe"

Emeka Ike Is Mad For Blaming Me For His Woes - Ibinabo Fiberesima Fumes

President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ibinabo Fiberesima-Ebuka has reacted to a recent interview granted by her rival, Emeka Ike, claiming she is responsible for all the negative stories trailing his marriage and rumoured eviction over unpaid house rent.

The AGN President, who is currently holidaying abroad, was shocked at first that her colleague would blame her for planting rumours about him in the press but when she gathered her thoughts, she fired back at the actor, calling him a mad man!

Emeka, who is also claiming rights to the AGN Presidency, had while speaking with VANGUARD in an interview published on Saturday, said "Ibinabo will upload her distraction on the internet and you [journalists] will quickly rush to celebrate it. Did you speak with her? Did she tell you that? This rumour (eviction rumour) is over two years old now on the net. No thanks to Ibinabo".

When the newspaper sought her reaction to the above allegation, Ibinabo said: "Haa, that boy has gone mad. Me Ke? What is my business with him?" 

Afrocandy Threatens To Expose 'Men Of God' Sending Her Messages Online

The soft porn actress accused some preachers of finding an excuse to visit her adult website under the guise of evangelism. 

Judith Mazagwu, popularly known as Afrocandy, has lashed out at preachers bombarding her inbox with messages on social media, asking them to drop their "holier-than-thou" attitude.

The U.S-based soft porn actress said these preachers keep finding an excuse to visit and even register on her website, which contains adult and explicit materials, under the guise of preaching to her about the Kingdom of God.

"Before you enter my inbox telling me to repent and preaching to me how Jesus loves me and died for me, please look at me well. I am a Christian, I praise and worship my God and his son, Jesus Christ, always, and I know they love me, protect, provide for me and my children, you don't need to tell me", she directs her anger at them.

Afrocandy warned that if such preachers do not desist from sending her messages online, she would soon expose them to their wives.

Jennifer Lopez Bares Her Body In Racy Dress To Celebrate 46th Birthday

 Jennifer Lopez slipped into one of her most sexiest outfits ever to celebrate her 46th birthday. 

The absolutely drop-dead-gorgeous singer decided to flaunt what her mama gave her as she turned heads and distracted guests at the extravagant shindig at 1 OAK nightclub in New York.

Proving that age really is just a number, J-Lo opted for a raunchy sheer dress that only she could ever pull off, turning up to the do on the arm of her boyf, Caspar Smart.

But the singer managed to distract fellow guests from the fact that she had turned another year older by wearing an outrageously racy dress.

Flaunting her fab figure, the mum-of-two no doubt had a birthday to remember.

Dead Woman 'Withdraws' Over N500k from Her Bank Account

Mrs Cordelia Iweg­buna Idowu Okocha was 50 when she died of breast cancer, on August 7, 2004, and was buried in Septem­ber 2004. However, 4 years after her death, she ‘visited’ her bank and withdrew more than N527,500 from her savings account in a first generation bank (name withheld).

The statement of account of the dead woman indicated that she withdrew N500,000 by ‘self ’ on February 19, 2008. On Febru­ary 28, 2008, she made another withdrawal of N27,500 by ‘self’. She made all the withdrawals at the Awolowo Road branch of the bank.

She was survived by her only child, Chukwudi Uche Okocha who was 17 at the time of his mother's death.

Chukwudi Uche Okocha narrates his story:

“My mother died on August 7, 2004 as a result of breast cancer and my dad died on February 1, 2006. He slept and did not wake up. I am the only child of my parents, I was 17 years old when my mother died. My mum was sick for about eight months, suffering from breast cancer before she gave up. Since my parents died, I’ve been managing, trying to cope through the help of family and friends.

Today's Newspaper Headlines : Monday, July 27, 2015

Good morning and welcome to the news headlines. Below are the news headlines from various national newspapers across the country. Do have a nice day as you read.

PUNCH

• N10tn required to support MSMEs 'CBN
• AGF advises workers on resource management
• UK commercial property demand rises as supply falls
• Cornerstone Insurance grows profit by 20%
• Strong regulatory framework critical for growth 'Onyema
• Sterling Bank to connect customers to BVN
• Nigeria's debt now N12.12tn 'DMO
• Government not enforcing town planning rules ' Falade
• NPF Microfinance Bank seeks N3bn capital
• Home Lottery unveils second house winner
• Turning Facebook fans to paying customers
• How to start a cleaning business (3)
• PenOp to enrol 70 million new contributors
• Japan, Australia lead Asia Pacific property investment
• Online forex trading: Recovering during drawdown