Gunmen abduct 90-year-old grandmother in Delta State

 

 A 90-year-old grandmother, Mrs Egbeshire Otovwievwie, was on Friday abducted by suspected kidnappers in Delta State.

The victim is said to be the mother of the national vice chairman of National Union of Petroleum, Energy and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG.
The 90-year old widow was kidnapped at her residence in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, by five gunmen who invaded her house in a Toyota Camry car.
It was still unclear if the victim’s abductors have contacted her family members for ransom.

A community source disclosed that all attempts by the community youth to block the kidnappers’ vehicle while leaving was fruitless.
He stated that the youth could not intervene as a result of the indiscriminate shooting coming from the kidnappers during the operation.

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No fewer than 13 persons were confirmed dead and 15 others critically injured in a multiple auto crash that occurred at Ihiala on the Onitsha–Owerri Expressway in Anambra state.
According to the Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr. Hyginus Omeje, the accident occurred when an articulated vehicle coming from Owerri lost control and ran into three vehicles waiting for another articulated vehicle, making a U- turn opposite the police station at Ihiala.
Omeje stated that two of the affected vehicles were fully loaded passenger buses belonging to the Rivers Transport Company and the other vehicle was a Honda saloon car.

He said 13 dead bodies were recovered from the badly damaged vehicles on the spot, while 15 others were taken to hospitals for treatment

Source = dailypost.

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Over 80 passengers lost their lives in separate auto accidents in Edo and Anambra states

Almost ver 80 passengers lost their lives in separate auto accidents in Edo and Anambra states yesterday.

The Edo accident involved a trailer belonging to Dangote Industries, a petrol tanker marked GA 71 XA and a fully loaded luxury bus.

It happened at about 1pm on the Benin-Sagamu Expressway around Ugbogui, in Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state.

Sources at the scene reported that the trailer driver lost control after one of its tyres burst. He consequently rammed into the stationery tanker and luxury bus; the impact was followed by a huge ball of fire.

Confirming the accident, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to address the press on the matter, said the trailer was coming from Lagos.

He, however, did not say where the luxury bus that had over 60 of its  passengers killed was heading to or coming from.

He said, 'Three people were rescued, and we estimate that over 60 persons died. Three others in the trailer died. As I speak, the whole place is blocked; fire fighters cannot even access the area.

'The whole place is still burning. The Dangote vehicle had a flat tyre.

It hit the petrol tanker, fell and hit the luxury bus.'

It was learnt that the fire spread to a nearby mechanic workshop where eight other vehicles were burnt. A nearby local market was also burnt.

The accident caused traffic gridlock on the dual-carriage way.

As at the time of filing this report, rescue activities were still ongoing and the actual casualty figure was yet to be ascertained.

In the Anambra incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed that 13 people were killed on the spot while 15 others were critically injured in a multiple accident that occurred at Ihiala on the Onitsha - Owerri Expressway.

The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr. Hyginus Omeje, said that the accident occurred when an articulated vehicle coming from the Owerri lost control and ran into three vehicles waiting for another articulated vehicle making a U-turn opposite the police station at Ihiala.

He said two of the affected vehicles were fully loaded passenger buses belonging to the Rivers Transport Company. The other vehicle was a Honda saloon car.

He said 13 dead bodies were retrieved from the mangled vehicles on the spot, while 15 other people were taken to a hospital for treatment.

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Presidency, PDP blast Tinubu over comment against Jonathan

The Presidency on Friday slammed a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for his Thursday's comment on President Goodluck Jonathan.

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, in an interview with our correspondent, said he was shocked at Tinubu's utterances.

This statement means Tinubu is not a leader, it means he should not be followed.

'The President is the father of this nation; he represents the sovereignty of the country,' he said.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Friday, questioned the motive of the ACN leader in his comments about the PDPGF.

Metuh described Tinubu's comments as 'contrary to the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of association.'

PDP said, 'Since the inception of the current democratic dispensation, governors have had several groups where they meet to aggregate their common interests. We have governors of the ACN always meeting.

'We also have groups like the Northern Governors Forum, South East Governors Foum, South South Governors Forum and so on. What is the idea behind Tinubu's attack on the PDPGF? It goes to show the absence of democratic tenets in him for him to attempt to prevent Nigerian citizens from associating with one another.'

Tinubu had at a lecture held to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State in Benin City, criticised Jonathan for allegedly presiding over the establishment of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors' Forum as a counterweight to the Nigerian Governors' Forum, which cuts across party lines.

The national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria accused the President of allegedly dividing the governors just because they had the temerity to oppose the Excess Crude Account.

Tinubu said he was ashamed of the President for presiding over the creation of the PDP Governors' Forum, adding that by his actions, Jonathan was not promoting democracy.

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Angelina Jolie Honors Young Activist Malala Yousafzai at Women in the World Gala

 

Agelina Jolie attended 2013 Women in the World summit at Lincoln Center in New York City on Thursday, April 4 along with the likes of Meryl Streep. The actress paid tribute to Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl from Pakistan who was shot in the head for advocating girls' education.

"Here's what they accomplished," the special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency said of Yousafzai's attackers in the emotional tribute to introduce the little girl to the crowd. "They shot her point blank range in the head - and made her stronger. The brutal attempt to silence her voice made it stronger."

Jolie also joked that Yousafzai was once informed by her father that she was the sixth most influential person in the world ahead of President Barack Obama but the girl wasn't happy because she believed human beings should not be categorized in that way. "So there's a lot we can learn from this little girl," Jolie said.

The inspiring teen then appeared via a video from Britain, where she underwent surgery and skull reconstructions and now attends school. She announced the Malala Fund and said a school had been built in her home country for 40 girls, thanks to the charity. "Let us turn the education of 40 girls into 40 million girls," she said.

Tina Brown, the Newsweek/Daily Beast editor who created the Women in the World summit, later revealed to the audience at the fourth annual event that Jolie had personally donated $200,000 for the good cause which Yousafzai is in charge of.

In another tribute segment, Streep took the stage to honor another activist, Inez McCormack of Northern Ireland, who died in January of cancer. Also, there was Barbara Walters hosting a panel in Syria. Other attendees included America Ferrera, Lauren Bush and Diane Von Furstenberg.

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Selena Gomez Swatted: Police Called To Her LA Home

Seriously? Just a couple hours after Justin Timberlake was swatted, LAPD was called to Selena’s home in what appears to be another swatting prank!

Selena Gomez is the latest victim of a swatting prank scheme that is running rampant in Hollywood! On April 5, police responded to a call reporting that there was an altercation between Selena’s parents at her LA home, TMZ reports.

Source =  hollywoodlife

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Beyonce, Jay-Z Celebrate Anniversary In Cuba Five years after saying 'I Do,' Hova and Bey were spotted in Cuba with their moms.

They may have been Bonnie and Clyde back in 2003, but now they are Mr. and Mrs. Carter. And on Thursday (April 4) Beyoncé and Jay-Z celebrated five years of wedded bliss in Cuba, with their moms in tow.
According to the Associated Press, they spent their anniversary day walking around the colonial Old Havana district with their bodyguards. Beyoncé sported a bright yellow frock with her braided hair done up while Jay-Z wore a polo shirt and a fedora.
Photos show the pair walking hand-in-hand, with crowds gathering for a glimpse. At one point, Beyoncé even took a photo with local school children.
The night before, they hit up local restaurant La Guarida with their mothers. Jay puffed on a cigar while she took photos of him, according to restaurant manager Beberan Aemereca, who spoke to E! News about the dinner.
"Everyone was surprised when they came in," he said. "They looked like a family, like a family dinner. It was like they were on vacation and were very relaxed and happy."
While inside the Havana restaurant, fans shouted Beyoncé's name and she eventually went to the balcony to wave to them. "She was beautiful, without a drop of makeup, very natural," waitress Silvia Fernandez told the AP."What happened with the people was incredible." E! reports Jay-Z also joined her on the balcony to say hi to their fans.
The couple married on April 4, 2008 in a rather secret ceremony in New York City and welcomed their first child, Blue Ivy, into the world in 2012. The same day they celebrated their wedding anniversary, Beyoncé dropped a teaser of a new song, "Grown Woman," off her 2013 album release. On the funky Timbaland-produced track, she sings, "I could be bad if I want / I can go slow all night long / I'm a grown woman/ Do whatever I want."
Earlier this week, Bey also dished about being Mrs. Carter in the new issue of Vogue U.K. "I feel like Mrs. Carter is who I am, but more bold and more fearless than I've ever been," she said. "It comes from knowing my purpose and really meeting myself once I saw my child. I was like, 'OK, this is what you were born to do'. The purpose of my body became completely different."

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Tonto Dikeh And Her Blonde Wig

 
Tonto Dikeh, Nollywood celebrity actress and aspiring singer was recently spotted at Sound City in Lekki Lagos where she went to record clips for the popular soundcity ‘Star host’ slated to air in a few

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Chris Bosh’s wife, Adrienne, indirectly responds to Lil Wayne’s claims he slept with her, now her past may be resurfacing to haunt her

Lil Wayne's rant at a NBA All-Star Weekend performance has stirred up controversy when he

claimed he slept with Chris Bosh's wife, Adrienne.

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Amnesty likely for Boko Haram in two weeks

 
A Major development occurred yesterday in the amnesty-for-Boko Haram controversy.
A National Security Council committee was set up to consider the various requests for amnesty for the fundamentalist sect whose activities have cost the nation so much in lives and property.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, and many Northern elders have pushed for amnesty for the group. Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu also advocated amnesty – with justice – for the group, saying those with blood on their hands should face the law.

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