APC calls for outright cancellation of Rivers rerun elections

APC in Rivers state has called for the outright cancellation of last Saturday's rerun election for National and State Assembly members, saying the election was marred by high incidents of violence and thuggery. Speaking at a press conference in Port Harcourt, the state party chairman, Davies Ikanya, accused the police of conniving with PDP members in the state to rig the election.

The party Chairman maintained that there was an attempt to assassinate the governorship candidate of his party, Dakuku Peterside at UTC junction on Azikiwe road in Port Harcourt‎ on Sunday March 20th.

He alleged that the Chief of Staff, Government House, Emeka Woke and his team opened fire on the vehicle himself and Dakuku were riding in, with alleged intention to assassinate them. According to him, the Chief of Staff to Governor Wike and his team trailed their vehicle to UTC , opening fire on them.

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Man strangles pregnant ex-girlfriend to death after she reports him to taxman

24 year old Matthew Smith strangled his pregnant ex girlfriend and mother of his 2 children, Isobel 'Becky' Parker, 23, in the bathroom of her home in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, after discovering his tax credits had been stopped because he thought she reported him to the taxman.

After he killed her with cable ties wound tightly around her neck, he sent a text message to her younger sister, which read: "By the time you get there it will be too late."
When Sarah asked him where he was, he replied: "We all know it is too late for that."
Out of fear for Becky's safety, her distraught sister ran to her home only to find Becky strangled to death in the tub.
Police were called and Smith was arrested on the suspicion of murder. Smith admitted to killing Becky, who was six months' pregnant with another man's baby. But said he was out of his mind when he did it.

During the trial, the jury heard how Becky, a former restaurant worker, had been in a relationship with Smith for at least six years but had left him after she met someone else. Smith took the break very badly but got around to accepting that Becky had moved on. She got pregnant almost immediately after meeting the man last year.

Just over two weeks before her death, Becky had contacted the taxman to report a change in circumstances within the household and to tell them that Smith had moved out.
As a result, it was calculated that Smith had been overpaid by £1,527.21 in tax credits - which needed to be repaid - since he left the family home just after Christmas in 2014.

The prosecutor, Mr Caudle told the court:

"According to Shane Anderson [Becky's new boyfriend], the defendant was always trying to get Becky to go out with him and his family despite her telling him repeatedly that the relationship was over and there was no more him and her.

"In Shane's view, the defendant did not want to see Becky happy and was very jealous."

Mr Caudle added: "He [Smith] tightened cable ties to her neck to a degree that they could not be seen and he murdered her.
"Maybe because of jealousy that she was pregnant with a new boyfriend, maybe that combined with she had told taxman he was no longer around and he no longer had tax credits, we don't know."

Smith was sentenced to life in prison but he showed no emotion when they handed the sentence to him.



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Why the Lenovo VIBE P1m is a must have!

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Teenage boy arrested for stealing a baby in Ogun state

18 year old Balogun Segun, was yesterday charged before an Ota Magistrate’s Court in Ogun State, for allegedly stealing a baby. The prosecutor, Itaita Ebibomino, told the court that the accused committed the crime on February 25 at about 5p.m. at Oko-Agi Area, Ota, Ogun state. Segun was charged with one count of stealing a minor.

Segun pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge preferred against him and was issued a N200,000 bail by the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Funke Odubanjo with responsible sureties in like sum. She set terms for the sureties. She said that the sureties should be resident within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed,one of the sureties should be a guardian or parent of the accused, while others should produce one year tax clearance from Ogun State Government.

The case was adjourned till April 29 for hearing.



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Rob Kardashian compliments Blac Chyna on her old photo

Blac Chyna shares a throwback photo of when she was in middle school and boyfriend Rob Kardashian compliments her. Read what he wrote after the cut..

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This woman was called a racist because of her yard lantern, she decided to set them straight with its origin

Lawn ornaments have always been a popular expression of culture in the US, whether they be plastic pink flamingos, ceramic gnomes, or stone frogs and lizards.  A Connecticut woman, Sandra Dee McNair is one of those people who owns a lawn ornament, a black footman or jockey. She said people often called her racist or insensitive for owning the ornament so she took to her facebook page to set people straight. See the photo of the ornament and ehat she wrote on FB below:

“I often get asked about my lantern footman sitting in my front yard. I’ve had black people say you shouldn’t have that out that way “it makes people think you are a racist” I laugh, or “its offensive to white people” again I laugh and then explain what the significance of the lantern footman really is.

I’m really amazed at how a lot of people don’t know the real meaning behind these statues, so they vandalize them, bitch about them being racist, etc.

The image of a black ‘footman’ with a lantern signified the home was a stop on the Underground Railroad. These are largely a northern thing, and weren’t commonly found in the South until after WWII when northerners moved there and brought this custom with them.

The clothing of the statue was also coded. A striped jockey’s shirt meant that this was a place to swap horses, while a footman in a tailed coat meant overnight lodgings/food, and a blue sailor’s waistcoat meant the homeowner could take you to a port and get you on a ship to Canada.

I always laugh when I hear black folks talk about how racist these are, because honestly, the cats who had them were likely the LEAST racist. Later, these came back into popularity after WWII, and they were again coded to show the white homeowners supported early civil rights efforts, weren’t Klan, etc.”

According to US history:
When used as a symbol on the Underground Railroad, a green scarf tied around the statue’s neck meant “come in,” while a red scarf meant that the house was being watched and to keep going.

The “jockey” is a reference to Jocko Graves, an African-American youth who served with General George Washington at the time that he crossed the Delaware. The General thought him too young to take along, so he left him on the Pennsylvania side to tend to the horses and to keep a light on the bank for their return. But the boy froze to death on the river bank during the night, the lantern still in his hand. The General was moved by the boy’s devotion, and had a statue sculpted and installed at his Mount Vernon estate. He called the sculpture “The Faithful Groomsman.”

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Photos: Draya Michele puts her baby bump on display

Draya Michele, formerly of Basketball Wives LA, who is expecting her first child with her fiancee, Dallas Cowboys player Orlando Scandrick, shared this maternity photoshoot. More photos after the cut...

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Photos: NEMA Yobe Coordination Office distributes kits to mothers of newborn babies at Bukar Ali and Kasaisa IDP camps.

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Yobe Coordination Office conducted assessment of the population and feeding of IDPs at Bukar Ali and Kasaisa camps on the 19th and 21 of March. Baby kits were also distributed to mothers of newborn babies. More photos after the cut...

Source: NEMA Yobe Coordination Office/Facebook

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Photos of NEMA officials receiving the 172 Nigerians repatriated from Libya

172 Nigerians, including 5 women,1 pregnant and a 12-year-old boy, were repatriated from Libya on Friday, March 11. The repatriation was done with the help of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in close cooperation with Libyan authorities and Nigerian's Embassy in Tripoli.

The South-West Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Abdullahi Suleiman Yakubu with NEMA officials received the returnees. According to the post shared by NEMA SOUTH WEST yesterday, March 21:

"The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya and Nigeria assisted the stranded and imprisoned youths back to Nigeria, because most of them had unpalatable experiences in the futile efforts to reach Europe, some were said to have gone through in-humane treatments and deprivations in Sahara desert and transit countries".

 

 

Source: NEMA SOUTH WEST/Facebook

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Tyga spotted shopping with a pretty female that's not Kylie Jenner

Tyga who spent most of the weekend with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner and her family, was spotted shopping at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills with a pretty female and his goons. More photos after the cut...

Tyga and Kylie on Saturday for Rob's birthday party

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Photos: Aisha Buhari unveils Nigeria Rebirth Art Project

Mrs Aisha Buhari unveiled the Nigeria Rebirth Art Project on Thursday, March 17. The project is aimed at making Nigeria great. The wife of the President, who is the Grand Patron of the rebirth was represented by Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of the Vice President. In attendance were daughters of the president, wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs Lara Oshiomhole, and other dignitaries.

Mrs Buhari, in her address said that the need for the National Rebirth had become necessary as the country was being faced with some challenges.

"The new Nigerian will make the country great as well as bring hope and prosperity to the country as a whole and to Africa in general. It will bring joy to us and generation after generation. Indeed, we will not rest until every Nigerian can enjoy equal opportunities to their dreams, pursue and achieve greatness in various field of their endeavours as people. The project will remind us that there is a drop and depth of greatness in every Nigerian. We are not yet there until all hands are on deck, we will achieve the desired change we all desire," she said.

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