Igbonla Kidnap: Lagos State Govt confirms release of pupils, teachers; vows to rid state of criminals

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday confirmed the release of the four pupils and teachers of the Lagos State Model College (Senior and Junior) Igbonla in Epe who were kidnapped by suspected ex-Ijaw militants on October 6, 2016, assuring that the Government would spare nothing until it rids the State of criminal elements.

The Government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, said the children have undergone medical check-up after which they were reunited with their families.

"The Lagos State Government today welcomed the release of the school pupils, Vice-Principal and Head teacher of Igbonla Model College, Epe, who were kidnapped by suspected Ijaw militants on Thursday October 6, 2016. The children are doing well; they have been taken through medical checkup and have been safely reunited with their families."

Jigawa House of Assembly passes into law bill making it compulsory for every intending couple to go for HIV/AIDS test

Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed into law making it compulsory for every intending couple to go for free HIV/AIDS test before their wedding.

The passage of the bill was sequel to the adoption of the report of the house committee on control of HIV/AIDS earlier mandated to examine and make recommendations to the house.

Speaker, Alhaji Idris Garba Jahun who presided the plenary session, said the bill was sponsored by member representing Birnin Kudu constituency Alhaji Surajo Mohammad on the first of march this year and the bill was referred to the relevant house committee after scaling through first and second reading.

Chairman House committee on the control of HIV/AIDS and the minority whip, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulaiman Gwiwa who presented the report of the committee on the floor of the House announced that, the bill intended to provide free and compulsory HIV test before marriage and to prohibit all forms of discrimination and stigmatization against persons living with the virus.

Photos: Kenyan woman claims she was assaulted by her Nigerian baby daddy

A Kenyan woman, Francene Chettle took to Instagram a few days ago to make shocking allegations against her Nigerian baby daddy. Francene, has been dating the Nigerian guy identified as Bola Gold, owner of Gold Empire Entertainment. The couple has been living together for more than three years now and they welcomed a baby in May this year.

 

Both have locked their Instagram accounts but according to the screenshot obtained by Mpasho, Francene claimed that Bola had beaten her up at a popular club, hacked her account and has been harassing her family.

However, when contacted Bola said they had an altercation and he asked if he could talk to her outside.

"It is not true. We went to B-Club together. I wanted to talk to her.  I asked if I could have a word with her privately, but when we went outside and she spotted a cop, she told him I raped her, and was arrested,"

 He was later released and went home to pack his belongings. 

"I told him (police) it wasn't true, he let me go. I went home, parked my things because I couldn't believe someone I had been living with for three years could do that to me. She should release proof that shows I assaulted her."

French authorities search for person who secretly recorded Kim Kardashian in her Paris apartment after robbery

Moments after Paris cops responded to the robbery scene at Kim K's apartment where jewels worth $10m were taken, someone secretly recorded a video of Kim. According to Radar Online, who obtained a copy of the video, the reality television star, 36, is seen sitting on a couch and calmly video-chatting on a cell phone.

TMZ however states Police are now investigating to find out who recorded the video:

"The video shows Kim on a couch, wrapped in blanket while FaceTiming with someone. Police are combing the luxury pad for evidence ... apparently unaware that someone in the apartment is shooting video, which would be a major violation of French privacy laws.

Our sources tell us Kim's legal team is now working with French authorities to determine who was behind the camera. The issue is, in France it is illegal to film someone in a private setting without their consent. We're told police believe this video fits that description. The video was posted on websites this week, but Kim's legal team shut it down immediately by sternly reminding the outlets the footage is illegal. 

Baby girl born with massive adult-sized tongue smiles for first time after life-changing surgery

A toddler, Paisley Morrison-Johnson, who suffered from a rare condition which made her tongue to grow more than twice the size of her mouth has had a surgical procedure to correct the condition, and for the first time smiled after the surgery.

The condition was so bad that even after surgeons cut away some part of the tongue, it still grew back and covered her mouth.

Doctors diagnosed Paisley as being born with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) – an overgrowth disorder that affects one in every 11,000 births worldwide.

Because of Little Paisley's bad condition, she needed a breathing apparatus for the first week of her life to stop her from choking to death. and ad to be fed with a gastronomy-tube until she was six-months-old - because she couldn't eat normally and needed vital nutrients to keep her alive.

Her parents Madison Kienow, 21, and Shannon Morrison-Johnson, 23, from Aberdeen in South Dakota, USA, paid for her second tongue reduction surgery which had more than six inches of muscle removed after hoping in vain that their daughter's mouth would grow to accommodate her overgrown tongue .

Syrian terror suspect arrested in Germany, commits suicide in prison

 

The Syrian man arrested in Germany for a suspected Islamic extremist bomb plot killed himself on Wednesday in a prison cell in Leipzig, Saxony's state. 

  

Justice Ministry spokesman Joerg Herold told The Associated Press that Jaber Albakr, 22, killed himself sometime in the evening, but that the incident was still being investigated. 

  

Albakr, who had been under surveillance by German domestic intelligence since last month, was observed exiting the apartment building and authorities fired a warning shot. He nevertheless was able to elude police on the scene and flee the city. Inside the apartment they found highly volatile explosives and a home-made bomb vest. 

He then telephoned fellow Syrians saying he was seeking a place to shelter but they recognised him through wanted posters on social media, tied him up and contacted the police. He was finally arrested in the apartment located in the eastern German city of Leipzig following a two-day manhunt

Patience Jonathan Will Never Go Scot-Free – EFCC

A group, the Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre, HRDAC, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to change its name and slogan from ‘Nobody is above the law’, since its could not probe and prosecute Patience Jonathan the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

This came as the EFCC said that ‘Patience Jonathan will never go scot-free if she is found wanting or any other person no matter how highly placed he or she is.’

The group in a statement, on Wednesday, title, ‘Demand for arrest, prosecution of Patience Jonathan, probe of APC campaign fund and no more sacred cow in the anti-corruption crusade’ signed by Queen Ameh, and Innocent Agbo during a protest at the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos said the EFCC was selective in its anti-graft war, as its also questioned why Patience Jonathan was still walking freely in spite of the evidence the EFCC said its has against her.