Criminal Gangs Killed A 9-Year-Old Boy After His Parents Delayed In Paying Ransom

The body of a nine-year-old boy was found dumped on the road on Sunday morning, May 8 in Al-Nasiriya town in Wirshiffana district, Libya. Ehab Al-Maedani had been abducted by Wirshiffana criminal gangs for about 10 days before the kidnappers decided to kill him and throw him on the road as his family failed to pay the LYD2,000 ransom they demanded.
According to Libya Observer, this criminality by Wirshiffana bandits, who are part of the so-called Tribes Army and loyalists to Gaddafi as well as to the Dignity Operation led by renegade General Khalifa Haftar, is so far unnoticed by the international human rights organisations, such as Human Rights Watch and by the UNSMIL, allowing it to become a hub for bandits and criminals.

Source: Libya Observer

Friend of Lekan Shonde Claims Late Ronke's Alleged Lover Has Apologized Over The Alleged Affair With Late Ronke Shonde

Unfortunately, the woman is not alive to defend herself. A friend of Lekan Shonde, Gbenga Sholuki, who spoke with The Nation newspaper, claims the alleged lover of late Ronke Shonde has apologized to Lekan for bringing confusion into his home. Lekan had alleged that his wife had been cheating on him with an Abuja-based lover. Sholuki who is the Executive Director, Campaign against Impunity & Domestic Violence, told The Nation, that Lekan had spoken to Ronke's alleged lover on the phone

"Even as we were coming to the police command, he has spoken with his mother-in-law to notify her that he has surrendered. The woman told him that he has done very well for her family and that though they were pained, they have forgiven him and he should not think of suicide again. He also called his wife’s lover and told him he hoped he was happy now that he has destroyed his home. The man begged for forgiveness. When information came to us about what has happened, we told him to come out for the law to take its course. We have known him for a long time and he is not a violent person. We want justice. We are demanding a medical examination to ascertain what really happened. He is a family man. He cherishes his wife and says very pleasant things about her. All we want is justice. If scientific evidence proofs he killed his wife, then, he should go in for it. But what we do not like is his being condemned even before autopsy result comes out,” said Sholuki
Another friend of Lekan, Sunday Nwobi said Lekan loved his wife so much that she fully controlled the finances of his home.
"At the moment he has nothing because even the money he makes was kept in an account the wife has access to. Even the ATM card is with her. Everything was under her. That’s how much he loved her. He has never been violent. I have known him for the past 33 years and I can tell you that he is a gentleman. He was in the same class with my immediate younger brother who has just returned from the United States because of this matter. He attended Ikeja High School. I have been in touch with him since the ugly incident and he sent me over 70 messages threatening to commit suicide. He told me he had quarrel with his wife on alleged infidelity. He said his wife confessed she has man friend, at her place of work. Lekan told me that he caught his wife talking to the man on phone and that she went to Abuja with her lover and they spent five days together. As the wife was confessing and begging him, he said he pushed her aside and went into the room to sleep. That he didn’t talk to her nor touch her because he was angry. Since he usually left the house early (5am) for work every day and returns around 8pm, he said he left that day as usual and that their eight-year-old son was the one who bolted the door, while he used his own key to lock the gate as usual. Lekan told me that he never knew anything has happened to his wife until he was called by his landlady on phone. That his landlady told him his wife had died and that he was a suspect. He said his landlady’s daughter also called him. He was on his way to the house but different people called and told him to run because police were in his house and they were looking for him as the suspect. That was why he fled. But as soon as he contacted me that same day, I kept telling him to come out. His aged father also told him to turn himself in and allow the law to run its course,” he said.
Meanwhile the Lagos state commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said an autopsy will determine the real cause of Ronke's death.
“As you can see, he has just been brought in. It is still an allegation and the police is not the court of law to pronounce anyone guilty or otherwise. He has turned himself in. I confirm he is in our custody. We will ensure we get to the root of the matter. He shall be interrogated and investigation is ongoing. We cannot say for sure what happened but autopsy report will prove cause of death,” he said.
Lekan is being detained at the homicide unit, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti-Yaba.

EFCC Detains Fani Kayode Over Bail Conditions

Fani-Kayode was invited by the EFCC last friday to give say all he knows about the controversial campaign fund, that has gotten into hot water, a former minister of state for finance, Nenadi Usman, Olisah Metuh, Ex Imo Governor, Achike Udenwa, and ex NSA, Sambo Dasuki.

Few hours after the invitation was delivered, a detachment of officers of the Police Mobile Force, and operatives of the EFCC laide siege to his Aso Drive, Abuja home.

Fani-Kayode had cried out, querying why despite the fact that the anti-graft agency had delivered the invitation, its detectives were at his gate. After 7 Hours the detectives left his gate.

The former Aviation minister was at the EFFC office Monday as required at 9.30am, he was interrogated for few hours in presence of his attorneys, and was granted   adminsitrative bail, with conditions.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) today detained ex presidential campaign spokesman, Femi Fani-Kayode, as he could not meet bail conditions, according to Deji Adeyanju  Tweets, he witnessed all that happened at EFCC Headquaters in Abuja, FFK was granted an administrative bail of 2 sureties that must be serving Directors in the Federal Government Agencies.

I Sold Several Items (Biscuits, Sugar, Vegetable oil, Rice Etc) In The Market Even As A Graduate....... Oba Adewusi, Ooni Of Ife

The Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Friday held youths in Ile Ife spell bound as he narrated how he rose from grass to grace through hard work and determination to make it in life.

Addressing participants at the Ife Youths Economic Summit with the theme: “Intrepreneurship: Building Entrepreneurship Competency and Self-Reliance Among Ife Youths,” sponsored by Oba Ogunwusi and Senator Babajide Omoworare, at Ile Ife, Oba Ogunwusi charged youths across the country to face the reality of the moment and liberate themselves from the shackles of poverty.


The front line monarch told the youths that he started with hawking in the market even as a graduate adding that there was nothing he did not sell apart from human parts to survive.

 Oba Ogunwusi told youths to learn from how perseverance, dedication and hard-work eventually changed his story.

Oba Ogunwusi explained that he had always wanted to be on his own and run private businesses, saying his dream almost ended abruptly, when he became father at the age of 20.
“At 20 when people would still be under the care of their parents, I became a father and the horizon was very gloomy. I was torn between Pharaoh and the deep Red Sea. When I left polytechnic, I was thinking about setting up an accounting firm and continue in that line of business.

“On the other hand, I was also contemplating going into business. Buying and selling and being my own boss. Shortly after my NYSC, I experimented with some businesses but I could not cope.
“I could not understand the language spoken in the market. What was it that I didn’t sell? Except human parts. I sold biscuit, vegetable oil, rice, sugar, name it. I kept on working. The going was rough and tough but I was not deterred.
“In the market, I started meeting people. I met Alhaji Aliko Dangote, I met Dr Adeleke, many emirs. Because I was dedicated and focused on what I was doing, I kept on going. Bit by bit, people started noticing me.

“As business improved, I began to divest into other things. Today, I give God all glory for making me to choose to be my own boss. I am one of you. Let’s start something new and create jobs. The future belongs to us and we must seize the initiative”, the monarch concluded.

Goldmynetv.

Shocking State Of James Brown's Daughter, Venisha Brown

Venisha Brown is one of the daughters of late legendary singer, James Brown. Augusta Chronicles published a photo of Venisha, who has a long history of arrests and has battled with drugs for many years, as she was being booked by the police. Venisha is alleged to be hooked on crystal meth.

80 Year Old Woman Looks Unrecognisable & Beautiful After A Glamorous Makeover

An 80-year-old grandmother named Livia, who lives in a nursing home was given a transformation through contouring makeovers by her granddaughter, Tea Flego. Tea worked her magic on her grandma and the results have been trending on social media.

                         
In the 'before' images, Livia can be seen wearing glasses and has red pigmentation on her skin. Getting to work, Tea applied bronzer and darker shades of foundation and powder to contour her facial features. She then applies highlighter to really make Livia's face pop & coral and fuchsia lipsticks to add a pop of colour on her lips. Also light and natural eye shadows were applied as well as eyeliner and false lashes to give her a look that totally transformed her. View more pictures below.

Dangote Donated N2billion To IDPs In Borno

According to Activist for Social Justice & Change, Ayoade Alakija, billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote this morning gave an initial emergency assistance of N2 billion for the rebuilding of Internally Displaced Persons in Borno state. He made the donation known during his visit to the Dalori IDP camp in Borno state today.

Lekan Shonde Who Allegedly Beat His Wife To Death Has Been Arrested By The Police

Lekan Shonde, the man who allegedly beat his wife to death last week who has been on the run since then has been arrested by Officers of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos.

Lekan who spoke to PUNCH Metro from hiding denied that he killed his wife. He concluded by saying that he is in Lagos and he can be in Lagos for the next 30 years without being found. :click here to read the story                                                                                                         

He was arrested at his hideout in Ikeja, Lagos state. The RRS command tracked him to a location in Ikeja on Saturday and then mobilized surveillance team to monitor the residence.                                                                                                                                                      The Rapid Response Squad confirmed his arrest in a tweet this afternoon. See it below

Husband of Deceased Domestic Violence Victim, Ronke Shonde speaks out from Hiding | Says he did not Kill his Wife

Lekan Shonde, the husband of late Ronke Shonde who is alleged to have died after being beaten by her husband, has spoken out from hiding.

According to Punch, they were able to contact Lekan via the phone of an in-law and the communication has been authenticated by the Police.

Speaking with the newspaper, Lekan denies killing his wife or even beating her on the night she died  he also denied locking his kids in the house.

Here’s what Lekan shared with Punch Metro:

Since I married my wife eight years ago, she has never bought anything into the house. I gave her N5,000 on Saturdays and N3,000 on Tuesdays for soup. I also gave her money to make her hair.

“She was working with GTB as a marketer, but she got sacked three years ago. For that period, I was the one feeding her and taking responsibility for everything in the family. I would wash her pants, bathe the children and buy foodstuffs in the house. She later got a job with a publishing company owned by her uncle.

“But my wife changed sometime in March, when she started dating the general manger of a publishing company. My wife was going to the office from Monday to Sunday and she wasn’t going to church again, all because of this man. She called him ‘Eyitemi’ (My own).

“Last week Friday, she went to Abuja and came back on Monday. She never told me that the lover was there with her. I learnt later that the lover was there and they slept together in the same room for four days.

“When she came back, she didn’t know I was inside the house. She started talking with the man on the phone that he really had fun with him and I didn’t know how to make love. She again said her private parts were paining her.”

It was around 9pm on Thursday. We had paid our nanny N20,000. Then we needed to pay our children’s teachers N30,000. I discovered she had taken N20,000 and when I asked her to return my money, she said she had spent it.

“I was angry because for the past three months, she didn’t allow me to have sex with her. I pushed her hand away from me on the staircase and I left her. She never tumbled or fell. In fact that night, I bought the food that we both ate because she said she didn’t want to cook.

“I didn’t know anything had happened to her until Friday when I saw her on the staircase. I thought she was still pretending. I just left her and walked away.”

“Jide, her family’s second child lived with me for three to four years. Their eldest daughter, Bolatito, has lived with me too.

“Although I am not a saint, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. I am a responsible man. The problem with my wife was that she was temperamental. She shouted at me whenever she talked.

“I am a Lagos boy and I can be in this Lagos for the next 30 years and nobody would see me.”

Family members of the late Ronke were also contacted by Punch Metro and while the family is still in mourning they emphasized that they have forgiven Lekan and pleaded with him not to commit suicide.

Senator Dino Melaye Shares A Picture Of Himself Hawking Groundnut

Senator Dino Melaye shares a picture of himself hawking groundnut and guess what Zaaki Azzay is the customer...he posted the picture with the caption i once hawked like this.... Keep your dreams alive, you can make it

Woman Shares Her Own Sad Tale Of Domestic Violence

She left this comment on a post on Facebook where people were talking about domestic violence victim, Ronke Shonde. She really needs help

'That Smile On That Picture was Plastic. I Was Beaten To The Altar On My Wedding Day' - Nkiruka, Domestic Violence Survivor

Following the tragic death of Ronke Shonde, more and more women are sharing their own experiences. Below is Nkiruka's survivor story. She shared the post on Instagram.
"The domestic violent story that led to the death of Ronke Bewaija Shonde today broke my heart  and took me back to memory lane. Yes that is my ex husband and I, I was just 19 years on that photo. you can see the innocence in my eyes.

We where perfect , very perfect , outside but we fought inside .
You see that smile on that picture was plastic .
I was beaten to the alter on my wedding day .
What happened because I was tired and refused to pack plate .
I swallowed it and matched to the alter .
With tears In my eyes the pastor asked will you take him as your husband for better for worse , till death do you part?? Tears rolled down my eyes but the crowed clapped , screaming tears of joy .
I embarked on the journey of marriage .
At the age of 19 years I endured like a lion .
This fine young man here is an animal .
He beat me up and even beat up my younger once . The day he beat me to coma , he was beating my lifeless body before he was stopped and I was rushed to the hospital .
Do you know what my mother in law told me as I gained consciousness , she said (nkiru, lucky will beat you again o, get ready cause the father beat me too )
I went back in to coma .
He begged and I went back home .
This continued until I decided to face reality .
But the truth is , do you know why we women endure domestic violence ??? 1) financial security . Yes I was scared to leave because I did not know how to begin financially .
2) society .. Yes after bragging to my friends , and society see you as a lucky perfect girl you will want to keep it that way .
3) loneliness ... Yes you are scared if u will find someone better . I was saying who will marry me again , with my boobs like this , stretch marks , milk was still coming out of my boobs as of then , my big tommy etc , I was insecure , so I stayed .
Until one day , I woke and took a strong decision to walk away .
And when I left I left with nothing .
I left empty handed and embarked of this journey .
I kept repeating my name , Nkiruka , Nkiruka , Nkiruka (my future is bigger ) until I reached my destination .
Now I can hit my chest and tell myself I took the right step, even tho I never knew where I was going"

Rashidi Yekini's Mother' Condition: Setting The Records Straight - By Rashidi Mohammed

Rashidi Mohammed, who worked with Rashidi Yekini writes below...
Contrary to the widespread rumor trending on the social media where Rashidi Yekini’s mother Sikiratu Yekini is seen looking like an impoverished woman hawking bread for survival, I have to come out strongly to condemn in strong terms the malicious attempt by the uninformed sets of people who are set to tarnish the good image of late Rashidi Yekini as a prodigal son who never took care of his family especially his mother.

Attached to this mail are the pictures of the 4 flats of 3 bedrooms each with 4 Boys Quarters of 2 rooms each built at the back of the building which was built by Yekini for his mother before he died. Yekini`s mother had always been a petty trader even when her son was alive.

“This background building of Yekini`s mother picture trending online is actually a garage in the 4 flats built by my late client in Ijagbo few kilometer to Offa and about 9 kilometers away from his village, Ira. Even before the demise of Rashidi, the woman had always been in charge of the rent of the building which runs into to several hundreds of thousands of naira without Rashidi interfering.

The Boy`s quarters at the back of the main building as at 2006 was around N48,000.00 each, while each 3 bedroom flat in the main building goes for about N80,000.00 each or more which brought her annual income from rent of the building to about half a million naira despite the fact that Rashidi was always sending pocket money to her and her siblings. Apart from this, Rashidi made sure he empowered his entire sibling by opening one of the best hairdressing saloons for his late sister, late Rofiat, who also died in 2014.

Yekini's mother sells bread to survive in Ira township, Kwara state. Akeem (his younger brother) was not left out of Rashidi`s generosity as he bought 18 seater bus for him among many things I do not want to mention. I wonder where did the writer got the impression that Rashidi ever neglected his mother.

Even after the death of Rashidi, nobody, not even his two daughters have ever interfered on who takes the rent. Not even the ex-wives, on behalf of their respective daughters ever query the mother about the income from the building. I wonder how she is now starving. Two of her children are dead (Rashidi and Rofiat) leaving only Ismaila and Akeem. Ismaila is based in Kaduna with his family. While Hakeem is the only person living with her with his wife. How is she starving? Can an old woman exhaust over half a million on feeding alone in a year?

I am not against any further assistance by any well meaning Nigerian to her, but I owe my late client the duty to set the record straight and because of the negative reactions on social media especially through SaharaReporters, which portray Rashidi as an irresponsible son, who never cared about his family. I am seriously upset about the impression being created by the people who have read the unfortunate story. The gospel and the uncontroverted truth is that Rashidi made adequate provision for his mother. The questions that we should be asking is how are his two daughters faring and who is responsible for their education and upkeep.
My advice on this is to ask Sahara Reporters to investigate before we jump into conclusion.

- Rashidi Mohammed

Actress & Former Face Of Lux Olaide Olaogun Welcomes A Baby Boy

Nollywood actress Olaide Olaogun welcomed her first child with husband Babatunde Ojoro yesterday at Henry Ford Hospital, US. The couple got married in December 2015. Congrats to them!

African Woman Dies In A Hospital In China 3 Weeks After She Was Struck By Strange Ailment

A Ugandan page, Trending Uganda shared these pictures of a woman who reportedly died in a hospital in China three weeks after she fell ill. The hospital said they don't know her identity.
"Whoever knows this lady by the name of Nnaalongo,she was living in Guangzhou in China,she got sick for 3 weeks with a strange disease and now dead. Whoever knows her family, friends & relatives please inform them" they wrote. See more pictures of her below