Peter Of P-Square Laughs Off Pregnancy Rumour With Omotola

Some few hours ago, rumour went round that one half of P-Square singing group, Peter Okoye was expecting a second child with girlfriend, Lola Omotola.

Some who spotted them at The Palms, Lekki, Lagos on Sunday afternoon sworn that Lola was about five months pregnant because of a purported protuding belly.

Just few hours later, Peter denied the pregnancy rumour with these words, "just because she (Lola) wore a boubou top doesn't mean she is pregnant. Next time, I will ask her to wear a sexy tight dress to the mall."

Peter already has a son (Cameron) from Lola. He has reportedly addressed her as the mother of his child but not his wife

Charles Manson Murders Spark Unusual Friendship

On the night actress Sharon Tate, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, and three others were murdered by the Manson family, an unlikely friendship began to manifest between a member of the Manson family and the little sister of murdered Sharon, Debra Tate.  According to Barbara Hoyt, the Manson family member whose testimony helped seal a fate behind bars for the convicted killers, the two have “got a lot in common.”

That’s right, Debra Tate is friend with a former Manson family member, Barbara Hoyt.  In regard to their odd friendship, Tate was quoted by Detroit Free Press having said:

“She makes sure I am holding my head up high and I do the same for her.”

The unlikely friends are now both roughly sixty-years-old and share a lifetime of memories pertaining to Charles Manson and his “family” of murderers as the two have fought tirelessly to keep those responsible for the slayings behind bars.

Both woman claim to continually receive threats from Manson’s supporters, most of whom are white supremacists whose philosophies coincide with those of Charles Manson who allegedly provoked the killings in an attempt to incite a race war dubbed Helter Skelter.

In regards to those behind the murders, Hoyt said she testified out of fear that the killers would exact their revenge upon her were they ever released on parole, something that Charles Manson himself was recently denied.  These days, after becoming a registered nurse, Hoyt thinks quite differently as she was quoted having said:

“It’s a descent into hell and then having climb back out again. I think about it and I feel I was simply there to be a witness, because that has been my role. God gave me that role, and that’s my reality.”

What are your thoughts on the unlikely friendship which has blossomed over the years between a relative of murder victim and member of the cult responsible for the murder, Debra Tate and Barbara Hoyt?

Hotels, churches under tight security in Abuja

Churches and hotels in Abuja now have the presence of security personnel supplied by the government

In the continued bid to ensure safety of lives and property, security around hotels, churches, and other strategic areas remained beefed up in Abuja on Sunday.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who went round the city, observed that policemen, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and FRSC officers were in strategic locations to ensure orderliness.

At Sheraton and Transcorp Hilton hotels, NAN observed that some military men were deployed there to complement the internal security arrangements of the hotel managements.

At Holy Trinity Catholic Church, ThisDay Dome, St Mathew Anglican Church in the Maitama axis, road blocks were mounted and vehicular movement restricted to secure the areas. At the ThisDay Dome, occupied by the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), one of the policemen, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the idea was to ensure effective monitoring of movement of vehicles.

"As you can see, our major focus is to make sure that those who come here to worship go home safely. We are blocking the road just for safety.

"You can see that people packed outside, if we don’t block this road, there will be serious traffic here,’’he said.

At Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Jonah John of the FRSC told NAN that the focus was more on free movement of people at the end of the service.

"What we are doing is part of the security work, but we focus more on ensuring that no accident occurs here.

"You can see that nobody parks inside the church compound; everybody is encouraged to park outside," Mr. John said.

Security was also beefed up at the Assemblies of God Church in Garki 2 as well as Dunamis Church, Mountain of Fire and Living Faith Church, all in Area 1, Abuja. 

At Dunamis Church, Ngozi Achuluike, a church member, said that seeing security men around the churches is a good development.

"This is one good thing that government has done. Security issue is not a child’s play; I know that God will deliver us from the current insecurity situation in the country.

"For some time now, apart from our own internal security, I notice that every Sunday, policemen and sometimes, FRSC people are always around until we end the service," she said.

Mrs. Achuluike commended the efforts being made by the government, and urged Nigerians to complement the efforts by being security-conscious.

It will be recalled that after the Christmas-day bombing at St Theresa’s Catholic Church Madalla, Niger State, the Federal Government started beefing up security around churches and other strategic areas.

Bill Cosby Comments On George Zimmerman’s Killing Of Unarmed Trayvon Martin

Bill Cosby’s comments on George Zimmerman in regards to the Trayvon Martin case via CNN Transcript:

Candy Crowley: So you saw more a gun issue than a race issue?

Cosby: How are you going to solve a race issue when it becomes he said, she said or he said, he said? And the other question is, what is solved by saying he’s a racist that’s why he shot the boy? What solves that? This. [Makes gun symbol with hand] And what is he doing with it? And who taught him and told him how to behave with this? It doesn’t make any difference if he’s a racist or not racist. If he’s scared to death and not a racist, it’s still a confrontational provoking of something.

I don’t know what happened, but I know that this — I used to have a gun. The policeman who okayed it said to me, “Mr. Cosby, when you pull this trigger, you can’t call it back.” And so I had the gun in my pocket. And the reason why I had it was to protect my family. But I also knew that anything that went on outside–and it appeared to be something that wasn’t on the OK, I went out with my gun. And the thought was if this person is not right or if that doesn’t move when I say move, I’m going to show that I have a gun.

Cosby goes onto say:

“Cause people on drugs really don’t care, they don’t – they don’t think well, and they will kick in your door. So you gotta protect yourself in your own home. But I also believe that when you tell me that you’re going to protect the neighborhood that I live in, I don’t want you to have a gun. I want you to be able to see something, report it, and get out of the way because you happen to be a part of the neighborhood – I don’t want you to get hurt and I don’t want you to hurt anyone.”

Meet Mzbel, the Ghanaian singer who went naked for us

By Osagie Alonge 
Culled from THE NET
‘Are you entertained?!’, Maximus the gladiator asked a startled group of spectators in the ancient Roman city of Zucchabar after he beheaded another gladiator in battle.

If he asked the same question to entertainment lovers across the world today, it’s almost certain they’ll reply, ‘Certainly not sir!’.

Little wonder today’s entertainers will go to any length to grab our attention; self-created controversies seem to be the fastest way nowadays – a naked picture here, a public scandal, or a major spat somewhere else – hopefully it won’t hurt, yeah?

It is with this same love and joy the sexy and sassy Ghanaian singer and show host Nana Ekua Amoah popularly known as Mzbel came bearing gifts for all and sundry in a photo-shoot which has now turned to a topic of debate on Social media and blogs.

The said photo (believed to have been taken in 2010) shows Mzbel (who was born on Boxing day, December 26) topless grabbing her boobs as the pair seemed to be grasping for air under her palms.

‘Mzbel, the hot Ghanaian hip-life mu-sic sensation born Nana Ekua, has proven why she is called ‘Queen of Sauciness’’, a blogger wrote about the photo.

‘Music came accidentally.I never planned to go into music but I’m now enjoying it so I’ve taken it seriously‘, Mzbel wrote on her website.

Mzbel is not new to controversy as in June 2011; she was reportedly arraigned for an alleged assault on a police officer.

Sex-for-grade lecturers of Sokoto State Polytechnic still defiant By Amiru Adamu

We are determined to use all legal and appropriate means to bring to an end the sex-for-grade policy of the polytechnic.

It is disheartening that weeks after this website blew the whistle on the activities of the sex-for-grade lecturers of Sokoto State polytechnic, no action has been taken by the state government or the school authorities.

Rather the new nauseating practice seems to be gaining more grounds because of the silence of the school’s authorities, which suggests their silent endorsement of the act.

It is unfortunate, that the authorities of the polytechnic have chosen to remain silent, an action that further confirmed my allegation of their complicity and incapability. The lecturers, under the protection of the people at the helm of affairs of the school, are still carrying out their evil acts with impunity.

I came to the conclusion that the lecturers are still raping and intimidating the female students after I met with Halima, the female student I interviewed before writing the first article. Halima said "though I have met with the head of department four times after my last meeting with you, nothing has been done to remedy the situation. The only sign of help came from a lecturer who intervened on my behalf, but later withdrew his offer of help because I refused his offer of intimate relationship."

When I asked her what she planned to do next, she said " I have decided to accept things the way they are, because the lecturer who caused my initial problem has threatened to see to it that I am withdrawn from the school."

Halima's case is just one out of thousands. The last article seems to have encouraged more victims of the sex-for-grade policy, to come forward with more disturbing revelations.

These revelations prompted the Northern wind magazine, which I represent, and other professional investigative journalist to dig deeper into the ungodly acts of the lecturers, the results of the investigation will no doubt bring to light the pain so many female students are going through in that school. 

The report, which is at its completion stage, will say it all. We shall name names, show evidences such as recorded phone conversations, pictures and other related materials. We will also encourage the victims to come forward and testify against the lecturers, in the legal suit we are planning to institute in conjunction with some human right groups on behalf of the victims.

We are determined to use all legal and appropriate means to bring to an end the sex-for-grade policy of the Sokoto State Polytechnic.

I am using this medium to call on the authorities of the school to come out and make their position known. They should, as a matter of urgency, fish out the lecturers involved and hand them over for prosecution.

We are watching and waiting for action.

Amiru Adamu is an activist, writer and publisher of Northern Wind magazine.

Secret Service Scandal: President Obama Will ‘Be Angry’ If Allegations Prove True

President Barack Obama spoke at a press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos earlier today and said that he expects a “thorough and rigorous” investigation into the allegations of misconduct which have resulted in an on-going Secret Service scandal which continues to embarrass the United States.  Obama was quoted by CBS News having said:

“Of course I’ll be angry [if the allegations are true]“

While the president never specified the allegations, which have been confirmed by numerous media outlets, he did confirm that those individuals who have been placed on leave failed to conduct themselves at a level which is coincident with what is expected of agents representing the United States.  To quote President Obama:

“Obviously, what’s been reported doesn’t match up to those standards.”

For those who haven’t been keeping up with the unfolding U.S. Secret Service scandal, it is alleged that at least one prostitute visited with at least one agent.  There are additional allegations of heavy alcohol consumption for the duration of their stay.  According to a Colombian police report, which was taken as the incident involved a foreign national, a prostitute refused to leave the hotel until paid for services rendered.

Obama stated that if the allegations were true, you would be angry.  To quote the president:

“I expect that investigation to be thorough, and I expect it to be rigorous. If it turns out that some of the allegations that have been made in the press are confirmed, then of course I’ll be angry. [...] We are representing the people of the United States, and when we travel to another country, I expect us to observe the highest standards.”

What are your thoughts on the developing scandal involving prostitutes and agents with the prestigious United States Secret Service?

Secret Service Scandal: Prostitute Refused To Leave Until Paid

In regards to the Secret Service scandal involving at least one prostitute in Colombia, U.S. Representative Peter King says that a Cartagena prostitute refused to leave a Secret Service occupied room at Hotel Caribe until she was paid.

Secret Service spokesman Paul S. Morrissey said in a statement yesterday that 11 U.S. Secret Service agents, who were working with President Barack Obama to secure his arrival in Colombia for the Summit of the Americas, were placed on administrative leave after allegations of misconduct involving at least one prostitute made headline news.

U.S. Representative King, who also heads the House Homeland Security Committee, was briefed twice on the incident yesterday and says that visitors of guests at Hotel Caribe were required to be out by 7 a.m., however, one guest was not out by curfew and refused to leave after hotel officials knocked and requested that his departure.  After the hotel officials called the local police, the woman claimed that she would not leave as she was owed money.  The Secret Service agent then paid the prostitute and a police report was filed as a foreign national was involved.

King has indicated that 2 or 3 uniformed officers and 2 Secret Service supervisors, all with previously spotless records, were involved in the scandal.  ABC News quoted King today in an interview in which the New York Republican said:

“They were questioned all day yesterday at Secret Service headquarters.”

He went onto say that it was believed that all 11 had brought women to their hotel rooms in Cartagena, Colombia.  King’s staff “is going to begin an investigation” in which they will examine the procedures in place at the time of the incident in order to prevent a similarly embarrassing incident from occurring.

What are your thoughts on this breaking Secret Service scandal?