Friday, June 07, 2019

Two NYPD officers commit suicide in 24-hours

Two members of the New York Police Department died by suicide within the course of 24 hours, Commissioner James O'Neill said on Thursday.

In a note to members of the department, he encouraged individuals to seek help if needed, saying the NYPD is the largest police department in the United States, with approximately 36,000 officers and 19,000 civilian employees.

O'Neill's message reads in full:

Comedian Igodye celebrated his 9 years old son Prince Roy, by presenting him with a mansion on his birthday. He then went further to drop some heart warming birthday message to him.

…”MY GIFT TO YOU ON YOUR 9TH YEARS BIRTHDAY SON.”

Arsenal and former Germany football footballer, Mesut Ozil and his soon-to-be wife Amine Gulse who got married today, have made an incredible pledge to pay for the surgeries of 1,000 children in need as part of their wedding celebrations.

The former Real Madrid midfielder issued a statement regarding what guests should bring to his wedding as a gift.

Taking to his social media accounts, Ozil issued a statement in which he called for guests to join him and Gulse in donating money for those in need.

A lady in New Jersey apparently thought she could get a lead role in one of Tyler Perry’s shows by booking a billboard in his neighborhood to display her picture and social media information. Well, Tyler Perry did not only declined, here is what he had to say.

“Auhhh…. soooooo…… here’s the deal. This is not the way to get my attention if you’re looking for a role in one of my shows. Please DON’T DO THIS, SAVE YOUR MONEY!! This is the third time that someone has done this. PLEASE STOP! To audition is FREE!! I’m sure you can use that money for a better purpose.

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Thursday June 6, 2019, convicted two Internet fraudsters, Johnson Okuselu, 23 and Saheed Olanrewaju, 25, to one year imprisonment without an option of fine for alleged internet scam.

During the trial, an investigator of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olamide Sadiq told the court that on April 28, based on reliable information concerning the suspicious activities of defendant about internet fraud, the operatives arrested the defendants at Ilorin International Airport.

Real Madrid has reportedly agreed to double Eden Hazard's Chelsea salary' to a staggering £400,000 per week when he finalises his £130million move.

According to the Evening Standard, Madrid have agreed on terms with Hazard to double his current wages from £200,000 to £400,000 per week.

His imminent big-money transfer to the Bernabeu is expected to be announced within the next 24 hours after an agreement was reached this week between the two clubs, with Madrid agreeing to pay an initial £88m, which will still rise to £130m dependent on various bonuses and incentives for the former Lille player.

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad arrested in France

The president of the Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad was arrested today at the Berri Hotel in Paris, France.

He was said to be in France to attend the FIFA Congress. Jeune Afrique made the announcement and specified that Ahmad will be heard by the services of the Central Office of the fight against corruption and financial and fiscal offenses (Oclif).

57-year old man who has worked in the mortuary for 32-years says he loves dead bodies because they are humble

A 57-year-old Ugandan man, Basil Enatu who has worked on dead bodies as a mortuary attendant for the past 32 years is one of those few men who don’t see anything wrong with working at the mortuary, and would choose it over any other job.

The father of 10 boys and two girls has been reportedly working at the Soroti Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda for not less than 32 years, and has narrated the challenges of his work and his motivation for doing it for over three decades.

A man in India was rushed into surgery after doctors discovered practically a whole utensil drawer’s worth of items in his stomach — and a knife, which was beginning to puncture his insides

Karan Sen, 35, had swallowed everything from two screwdrivers and two toothbrushes to eight spoons and a kitchen knife, the Hindustan Times reports

Sen is believed to have a psychiatric disorder which compels a person to eat non-edible items, according to the Daily Mail. The disorder, Pica, more commonly involves ingesting things like hair, dirt, and paint chips, though doctors didn’t say whether the man had been officially diagnosed.

The wife of an Ex-Premier League football star has been arrested over claims she had sex in a park and ride car park with a married police superintendent.

41-year-old Claire Makel was arrested over the allegations she was involved in a 'park and ride' romp with father-of-one Gareth Blair, 48, on the 21st of May, 2019.

The mother-of-two, who lives in Lauder in the Scottish borders is married to former Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Hearts and Livingstone footballer Lee Makel, who is currently a coach for Hibernian.

Lennart Johansson, a Swede who presided over European soccer for 17 years as its Champions League turned into a global commercial juggernaut, has died after a short illness aged 89, Sweden’s Football Association said on Wednesday.

Johansson, president of European football association UEFA from 1990 to 2007, was a driving force behind the formation of the Champions League, giving the continent’s championship a new identity and a huge revenue stream for big clubs.

“Swedish football is in mourning,” the Swedish FA said in a statement. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said Johansson would be remembered as the architect of the Champions League.

No fewer than 60 bandits popularly called ‘Sara Suka’ were apprehended within the Bauchi metropolis, the Bauchi Police Command has said.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Kamal Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in the state on Wednesday.

According to him, the bandits were arrested following intelligence report which led to the raid of criminal hotspots in the metropolis.

The rape lawsuit filed against football star Cristiano Ronaldo in the United States has been quietly dropped by the accuser.

According to Bloomberg, a notice of voluntary dismissal was reportedly filed in May in a Nevada State Courtin Las Vegas, but the reasons for it are not clear at this time as the filing does not say whether a settlement was reached with the Portuguese superstar regarding the rape case.

Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne on Wednesday said Maurizio Sarri would be ‘betraying’ his former club should he agree to coach rivals Juventus.

Chelsea manager Sarri has been strongly linked with the Juventus job left vacant after Massimiliano Allegri’s departure.

Insigne played under Sarri at Napoli between 2015 and 2018, finishing twice runners-up in Serie A behind eight-time reigning champions Juventus.

Gianni Infantino was re-elected Wednesday June 5th by acclamation for a second term as FIFA president at the Congress of world football’s governing body in Paris.

The 49 year-old, who took charge of FIFA in February 2016 after the departure of the disgraced Sepp Blatter, stood unopposed for a new four-year term which will run until 2023.

Earlier, Infantino had insisted that FIFA had been transformed into an organisation “synonymous with credibility” as he addressed representatives of the 211 member federations, before the Women’s World Cup begins in the French capital on Friday.

A US veteran who was parachuted into France during D-Day in 1944 defied his age on Wednesday as he recreated his courageous feat of 75 years ago as part of ceremonies to mark the famous landings.

“It feels great,” 97-year-old Tom Rice said after landing to applause in a field near the French village of Carentan where he flashed the V sign. “I want to go back up and do it again!”

OAP Kofi Bartels has shared his ordeal which he suffered in the hands of operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Port Harcourt.

Read statements below:

A man has angered members of the LGBTQ community after he revealed that no one is born gay and there is nothing like "gay gene".

@denyyourflesh tweeted: "Jesus brought me out of homosexuality. There is no gay gene, and gays being born that way is only half true, as EVERYONE is born into sin and iniquity.Don’t let this world cheat you out of the free gift of salvation Christ died for.Jesus is the only love that’s true. #PrideMonth."

American actor, Tracy Morgan picked up a $2 million Bugatti sports car on Tuesday and then immediately got into a minor car crash on the streets of New York City.

According to a NYPD spokesperson, the department received a call around 1:20 p.m. about a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 42nd Street and Tenth Avenue in Manhattan.

"When officers got to the scene, they found two vehicles that were involved in a very minor traffic accident where two cars were basically side by side, and as the light turned green the cars touched. They rubbed slightly" the NYPD spokesperson said.

Israel’s first lady, Nechama Rivlin, 73, has died. She died at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva on Tuesday June 4th after a long battle with a respiratory disease.

Three months ago, Rivlin underwent a lung transplant. Rivlin suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and required the constant use of a portable oxygen tank, which was attached to her even during official ceremonies she attended with her husband.

The founder and general overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Prophet T.B Joshua, has just dropped a new prophecy on Biafra.

According to TB Joshua, the Republic of Biafra will be restored with bloodshed.
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is championing the agitation for the emergence of Biafra.

IPOB, a secessionist group in Nigeria had since been proscribed by the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Former BBNaija housemates Teddy A and BamBam have visited the Maximum Prison in Kiri-kiri, Lagos, to spend time with inmates ahead of Teddy’s birthday.

The visit was a move to launch the BamTeddyFoundation on Teddy A’s birthday, June 6th – the singer and model revealed.

David Beckham defiantly kisses daughter on lips again despite backlash from trolls

Back in 2017, David Beckham caused a stir online when he shared a picture of himself kissing his daughter Harper on the lips. In spite of the outrage that singular act generated, the father is defying trolls to do it again.

At the time David was first seen kissing Haper, trolls tore into him, including Piers Morgan who called him "weird". But David hit back a the trolls and said he is usually "affectionate" with all his kids and kisses them all.

The Channels Island government has seized money to the value of £211,000,000 in a Jersey bank account that allegedly belonged to former military dictator, General Sani Abacha.

According to a report on MetroNews, Abacha laundered the money through the US into the Channel Islands in Europe. The money was put in accounts held in Jersey by Doraville Properties Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company.

The money is now being held by the government until authorities in Jersey, the US and Nigeria come to an agreement on how it should be distributed.

DR Congo's health ministry said late Monday that it had recorded more than 2,000 cases of Ebola, two-thirds of which had been fatal, since the disease broke out in the country's east 10 months ago.

"Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of cases stands at 2,008, of which 1,914 have been confirmed [by lab test] while 94 are probable," it said in an update.

"In all, there have been 1,346 deaths (1,252 confirmed and 94 probable) and 539 people have recovered."

The ministry said it was important to retain the overall perspective, despite the breaching of the symbolic threshold of 2,000 cases.

Serena Williams has made history as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women.

According to the publication, the 23-time Grand Slam champion made the list as a result of her estimated fortune of $224m (£177m). The majority of William's fortune has been made as a result of her “brain and brand rather than her backhand”, according to Forbes, with the star investing in 34 startup businesses in the past five years alone.

Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, is pictured above with his wives shortly after observing the Eid prayers at the Agunpopo Muslim praying ground in Oyo state today June 4th.

Online shopping can save you stress but there are also downsides to it.

A photo showing what a woman got after she ordered a lovely dress online has amused web users. The woman got what she ordered but it didn't have the same fitting on her as it did on the model used online.

Prince Harry was pictured chating with US First Daughter Ivanka Trump but he managed to avoid being photographed with Donald Trump after the US president referred to his wife Meghan Markle as 'nasty'.

The Duke of Sussex was at a private lunch at Buckingham Palace with Mr Trump during the first day of his state visit, but it is not known if they actually spoke to one another. The Duke was pictured chatting with Ivanka Trump though.

A FCT High Court on Monday admitted Philomina Chieshe, charged with alleged “missing” N35 million belonging to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to bail in the sum of N20 million.

Chieshe, a clerical officer with JAMB, was arraigned last Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Samuel Sale Umoru, a state coordinator with JAMB. Ruling in the bail application, the judge, Peter Affen declared that bail was not about setting people free but to ensure that a defendant attend trial.

He added that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 holds that bail be granted in the most liberal terms. Affen also ordered the defendant to produce two sureties in like sum. He ordered that the sureties must have landed property in Abuja worth the value of the bail sum.

Victoria Beckham, wife of former football star, David Beckham took to her Instagram page to share a photo of her family.

Finally we got a date for you and it’s 30th of June 2019.

Big Brother Naija 2019 live reality TV show is back, the reality TV show organizers could not hold back the pressure from the fans of knowing the resumption date for the most viewed show in Africa.

Kevin Spacey made a surprise appearance at the court house over his pretrial hearing in his groping case.

According to TMZ, the disgraced actor showed up in court for his pretrial on Monday, June 3, 2019, where he had a face-off with the judge. It is reported that his legal team has been trying to obtain evidence from the prosecution team namely, cell phone data from the alleged victim.

Kevin Spacey's legal team were angry at the prosecution team for holding on to to the alleged victim's phone because according to them, the details in the phone would play a significant role in showing Kevin Spacey's innocence.

A lone gunman killed four members of the security forces in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli overnight before blowing himself up, officials said Tuesday.

"The shooting spree resulted in the deaths of two members of the Lebanese army and two members of the internal security forces," a security official told AFP.

The army confirmed it had lost two of its men and the national news agency confirmed the overall toll of four.

Comedian, Alibaba has come up with a 'solution' to the traffic problem in Lagos State.

Alibaba who spent 3-hours in traffic yesterday took to Instagram to share his idea.

Read below...

Spent 3 hours today... and came to the conclusion again, that we are the cause of our problems. After the #tdwcafrica2019 at Landmark, I was on the road linking Ligali, going back to my office and noticed there was a gridlock.

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Kevin Spacey made a surprise appearance at the court house over his pretrial hearing in his groping case.