First female Speaker of House of Reps, Patricia Etteh graduates from Buckingham University

 

Rt. Hon. Patricia Etteh, the first female to head the National House of Assembly as a Speaker, has graduated from the Buckingham University at age 61.

 

Patricia Etteh who was commonly referred to as an ''hair dresser'' held her graduation party yesterday.

 

Mrs. Etteh was in 2007, advised to step down as Speaker by her honourable colleagues amidst a scandal of over inflated price for the renovation of her official home and that of her deputy as well as the purchase of 12 official vehicles which amounted to N628M.  Another photo below.

Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana denies endorsing Mohammadu Buhari

 

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana, has denied media reports that he endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major General Muhammadu Buhari.

 

A prominent member of the Olubadan-in-Council, Chief Eddy Oyewole, had told the Yoruba Assembly summit held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, that he had the authority of the Olubadan to direct “the sons and daughters of Ibadan to vote for Buhari.”

 

But in a rebuttal contained in a press release signed by his personal assistant, Chief Isiaka Akinpelu and made available to newsmen on Friday, Oba Odulana described the reported endorsement as “false and misleading” outright.

 

Mad woman gives birth to a beautiful baby girl at Agbara, Ogun State

Residents of Shodipo Estate, Agbara, Ogun state on Friday morning all trooped out to watch a healthy and beautiful baby girl brought to life by a female lunatic.

The incidence seemed bizarre to some who were amazed that a beautiful healthy baby was born by a lunatic while others believed it was simply a miracle from God.

It was gathered from eyewitnesses that she had allegedly fled to Shodipo for refuge after having four of her babies abducted by unidentified people.

Bobbi Kristina moved to medical rehab facility

 

According to CNN, The daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, in a medically induced coma after being found unresponsive in January, has been moved to a rehabilitation facility, a family source is said to have stated.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, had been at Emory University Hospital undergoing treatment. No details about the rehab facility were given.

''What will entertainers say to President Jonathan except the usual lies and half truths - Etcetera writes President Jonathan

 

 

Etcetera has once again called out President Jonathan saying having dinner with entertainers will most likely not swing enough votes to his side.  He called many of the entertainers fraternising with government now as hungry men and women with insatiable appetite.  Read the full article below......

 

Once again, Nollywood and President Jonathan are disconnected from the priorities of Nigerians. Millions are hungry and the country is headed off a cliff and what we get is the President having weekly dinner with celebs at Eko Hotel. Mr. President should know that all entertainers in the country won’t amount to a spoon of water in the bucket of our population. I agree that our entertainers judging by recent behaviour are now seen as hungry men and women with insatiable appetite, but Mr. President, the larger part of the society are equally hungry and should be fed as well. Why feed just the entertainers? Isn’t that discrimination? 

Kim Kardashian loves Madonna, Madonna loves Kanye West

 

By now, you've undoubtedly heard and seen Kim’s new hair do!  Blonde!

 

But what yo don’t know is why she decided to go blonde or who inspired the look!

 

While speaking with People magazine about her new bleached-out 'do, she explained that it was the original Material Girl, herself, Madonna who inspired her to hit the peroxide.

What you don't know about Disney Princesses

 

Disney’s "Cinderella" is riding high at the box office, and Belle is primed for a 2017 resurgence, but not every Disney heroine with a crown gets to be an official princess.

In fact, the rules for that 15-year-old club are as exclusive as the are confusing. Here’s everything you need to know about the young women who occupy one of Disney’s most lucrative franchises.

Since 2000, Disney princesses are now, technically, their own franchises, marketed separately from the films that spawned them. Not every princess from a Disney film or TV show is an official member of the princess franchise. And at least one official Disney princess isn’t even royal.

Beyonce teams up with Italian designer, Guiseppe Zanotti for new shoe collaboration

 

Beyonce has yet another surprise up her sleeve for her enormous fan base — a new shoe collaboration with Giuseppe Zanotti!

 

The Italian designer revealed on Thursday, March 19, that he is currently in the process of unleashing one lust-worthy high-heel based on the "7/11" singer's vision fairly soon.

 

"I'm doing a shoe with Beyonce right now," Zanotti, 57, told Forbes.com. "Beyonce has very clear ideas — she knows exactly what she wants."

Music mogul, Simon Cowell cuts an unusual relaxed figure as he arrives Miami with girlfriend, Lauren Silverman

 

The music mogul, Simon Cowell is rarely seen out of his smart trousers or high waist jeans and his trade mark white shirt, unbuttoned to reveal his hairy chest.

But when he is not working, Simon like to take on that relaxed look.  So onlookers were undoubtedly surprised to see the music mogul strutting about in a pair of grey jogging bottoms and matching tee on Thursday afternoon.

''I finally did it Mom'' Tyra Banks ditches her long signature tresses for a short hairstyle

 

She has modelled for over 25 years.

And despite the countless photo shoots and walks down the runway, Tyra Banks hasn't quite been seen like this before.

The 41-year-old model took to her various social media accounts on Friday to show off her drastic new pixie cut.

Police parade herbalist for defiling 12-year-old boy

 

A 75- year-old herbalist, Odinkemere Ogbuehi, from Abia State has been paraded by the police for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a twelve-year-old boy “through the anus.”

Commissioner of Police, JoshakHabila, who paraded the suspect in Umuahia on Friday with other suspected criminals, said that the incident occurred on March 8, 2015 .

According to police, the suspect allegedly “took the victim without the consent of the parents and had sexual intercourse with him through the anus for three good days.”

Traffickers caught smuggling nursing mother, children into Nigeria

Four notorious suspected human traffickers have been caught by the Immigrations Service, Oyo State Command, while allegedly attempting to smuggle a nursing mother along with her two-year-old son, nine girls, and a boy.

The suspects and their victims were apprehended at the Saki border, in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State. The four men were accused of involvement in a trafficking ring which was responsible for bringing in several foreigners, notably Beninois and Togolese, into the country without travelling documents.

Frankfurt in flames, as anti-austerity protesters clash with riot police outside new ECB headquarter (Photos)

Anti-austerity protesters have clashed with riot police outside the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany.

 

 

Just hours before the ceremonial opening of the €1.3 billion building, thousands of people descended on the area in a scrum that saw cars, tyres and rubbish bins set on fire.

 

 

Riot officers pursued what they said was a minority of violence-minded activists, as the bulk of protesters conducted themselves peacefully ahead of a rally in the city's main square, the Roemerberg, which is expected to draw 10,000 people.
 

Doctors have told Kim she is having too much sex with kanye, that she is doing all the wrong things to get pregnant

 

Kim Kardashian's doctor has warned her she is having too much sex.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and husband Kanye West have been sleeping together up to 15 times a day in a bid for her to get pregnant again

But Kim told E! News that the couple, who are already parents to 20-month-old North, been advised to cut down by specialists 

Kim admitted: 'The doctors said he thinks I'm having sex too much. He said one time is more powerful...so we've tried everything.'  

Rihanna rocks beaded pink PVC coat and lilac mini dress at the screening of her new film, Home

Riri am sure is more than happy to put her music career to the side for now as she promotes her new film, Home across the US. 

She is the voice of the first black lead character in a 3D animated film. 

The 27-year-old, as she joined Jim Parsons, her co-star at the event held in Plano, Texas, wowed in pink ensemble. 

Rihanna donned a beaded PVC coat over a tight lilac dress - both by Holly Fulton - which she teamed with matching suede Holly Fulton x Christian Louboutin heels. 

Women with virginal piercings to be classified as having suffered genital mutilation - UK Department of Health

 

Women with vaginal piercings are to be classed as victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), UK health chiefs have said.

Under new NHS rules to be introduced next month, any woman whose labia or clitoris has been pierced must be recorded as suffering FGM, a procedure which is illegal in the UK. 

The mandatory reporting regulations were sent to medical staff by the Department of Health, which said it is would start classifying the piercings 'within an abusive context'.

Money Laundering Trial: Femi Fani-Kayode's bail might be revoked, as one of his sureties apply to withdraw

 

Wale Ajisebutu, one of the two persons who stood as sureties for Femi Fani-Kayode in the fulfilment of the bail conditions granted him by Justice Ramat Mohammed in January 2009 has written to the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking to withdraw as a surety. 

 

The surety said he was withdrawing because he has an urgent need for the documents of the landed property which he deposited in the court’s custody. 

 

His application, which was listed for hearing before Justice Rita Ofili- Ajumogobi yesterday was however not taken as it was leant that Fani-Kayode had written to the court seeking for an adjournment.

I trust Buhari but doubt his environment - Pastor Tunde Bakare

 

Pastor Tunde Bakare, the  General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, yesterday while addressing christins t the annual Lenten lecture of the Island Club, Lagos said that he trusted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) but not the credibility of “his environment”.

“Yes I trust Buhari and this is because I have worked closely with him but I doubt his environment. The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, which one is really clean? Only God can give us true leaders,” Bakare said.

 “I believe in contact without contamination,” he said.

Two Dutch Peacekeepers killed in Mali Helicopter Crash

 

 

Two Dutch United Nations peacekeepers were killed when their Apache attack helicopter crashed in northern Mali, the Dutch military said, calling it an accident.

 

The helicopter, from the UN’s MINUSMA mission, crashed about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Gao, a source from the city’s airport told AFP, adding that two people were injured and subsequently died.

 

Top Dutch defence commander, General Tom Middendorp, later confirmed the crash at a press conference in The Hague.

 

“This afternoon around 1300 GMT a Dutch Apache attack helicopter crashed in Mali,” Middendorp said.

 

“A 30-year-old captain and 26-year-old first lieutenant died in the accident.”

Benjamin Netanyahu wins Israel election

Official results showed the Likud party led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a clear victory in Tuseday’s elections, with 99 percent of votes counted early Wednesday morning.

According to the official up-to-the-minute tally, the Likud won 29 seats while the Zionist Union came in second with 24 seats

Previously, Netanyahu has already declared victory but opposition leader Isaac Herzog said he refused to concede.