20 Month old Baby raped in Lagos, Police arrests FOUR

Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, are currently trying to arrest the culprit behind the alleged raping of a 20-month old pupil of a school at Egbeda, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.


The proprietor of the school has been arrested in connection with the incident.

A doctor’s report confirming penetration of the girl’s private part has been submitted to the police by parents of the pupil to aid their investigation.
A close examination of the girl’s private part, as shown in a picture taken by the parents, revealed blood in it, suggesting that she must have been violated. But what is not clear is who actually carried out the dastardly act.

According to the parents of the victim, the girl was violated inside the school before the close of work on 16 February, 2012.
According to the victim’s mother, “I took my child to the school that fateful day and at the close of school, I went there to pick her but I noticed that she was walking awkwardly. I drew her Aunty’s (teacher) attention to this and she assured me that there was nothing wrong. My little girl was constantly pointing to her vagina. So, I lifted up her uniform and discovered that her pant had been removed. I also examined her vagina and discovered blood there.

“When I demanded explanation, her teacher told me that she also observed blood coming out of her vagina and that she removed her pant and washed it. I learnt that they took my child to the school nurse who, after a close examination, explained that the child must have contracted a disease in the toilet and that there was nothing to worry about.

“The matter was reported to the school proprietor, Mr. Uzoigwe and his wife, Mrs. Uzoigwe who also attributed the child’s condition to an infection from the toilet.
“I was shocked by this discovery and I phoned my husband, a naval personnel. On his arrival, we took the girl to Estate Clinic where she was examined by a doctor who confirmed that the girl had been violated. He referred us to the General Hospital, Igando. There, the doctor who examined her also confirmed that the girl had been violated. He advised us to go for AIDS test.

“After these confirmations we reported the matter to the police at Mosalasi and the proprietor and his wife were arrested. Also arrested were the class teacher, head teacher, cleaner and the gateman. They were asked to write a statement on what they knew about the incident. They were released on the second day after being granted bail.”
After investigation by policemen at Mosalasi Station, the matter was transferred to the SCID, Panti where the accused persons were also made to say all they knew about the incident.
A police source at the SCID revealed that the police had forwarded the case file of the incident to the Director of Public Prosecution for advice.

Attempt to confirm this at the DPP’s office at Alausa was unsuccessful as an official there refused to confirm whether or not they had received the case file.

When contacted on phone, the wife of the proprietor of the school, Mrs. Uzoigwe denied that the girl was raped in the school.

“God forbid. None of my staff raped any girl. The matter is now with the police at the SCID. If you want any information, you can contact the SCID. I have made a statement to the police and that is all I can say for the time being. If you want any information, contact the police. Everything you want to know about the matter is with them,” she told said .

A doctor at the Estate Clinic, Egbeda, who examined the little girl, confirmed that he saw blood in her private part when he examined her, adding that he had forwarded his report to the SCID for further investigation.
The general investigating officer at the SCID, Panti, described the situation as pathetic.

He assured that the police will get to the root of the matter.

Diddy Tops Forbes' Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artists

Diddy** is 2012's top-earning hip-hop mogul, according to Forbes.

The artist born Sean Combs is worth $550 million, according to the magazine, which includes his stakes in Ciroc Vodka, Sean John and Enyce clothing, Blue Flame marketing and his label, Bad Boy Records.

The entrepreneurial musician could reach new financial heights next year with the launch of his own cable channel, Revolt.

He's followed by Jay-Z**, at $460 million -- which includes earnings from the "Watch the Throne" tour in addition to his Live Nation deal and business holdings including the New Jersey Nets and his 40/40 Club chain, among others.

The rest of the top five includes Dr. Dre** ($270 million), Birdman** ($125 million) and 50 Cent** ($110 million). Dr. Dre's worth has doubled in the last year thanks to the sale of Beats Electronics, the producers of the popular Beats by Dre headphones line. HTC bought 51% of the company in August for $300 million, with the recent Coachella headliner reportedly taking home $85 million after taxes.


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Mystikal Headed Back to Jail

It seems Mystikal just can't get it right.

The recent Cash Money signee, who was released from state prison in 2012 after serving six years for sexual battery and extortion, will be returning to jail May 14 for three months, according to the Associated Press. This time, for violating his five-year probation following an arrest for domestic abuse.

On Monday (April 16), state District Judge Tony Marabella imposed the time on the New Orleans rapper, born Michael Tyler, 41, for the arrest back February on a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse battery. The five-probation is a result of the extortion case, and called for him to remain arrest and conviction-fee.

Mystikal's attorney said although the rhymeslinger was ordered to spend another 90 days in jail, judge Marabella is giving him credit for the nine days he was detained after his February 22 arrest.

In related news, Mystikal recently chopped it up with XXLMag.com about his upcoming YMCMB debut and what it's like working with Cash Money vs. No Limit.

"It's coming out this year," the MC said about the project. "Original is gonna be the title. When Stunna came up with the title for that song, that **** fitted, man. This [is] where that **** came from, as far as being from New Orleans. We the founders of that music, that rap game."

As far as the difference between his former label home and the present one, Mystikal said there isn't much difference, stating, "The times are different, first of all. It's like oranges and apples. The formula is still the same. It's the Take Over The World formula and Don't Give A **** Show them what it is, don't tell them. It's just on another level. This is a new day and a new time for real."

Nicki Minaj Launching Perfume This Fall

Nicki Minaj** will be the latest pop start to hit the fragrance market, according to WWD.

The "Beez in the Trap" rapper will debut her scene this fall, with help from Give Back Brands LLC, who also worked on Justin Bieber**'s fragrance, "Someday."

"I have always been a huge fan of great fragrances," Minaj said. "This is yet another extension of my creative expression and I can't wait to share it with the world. I designed this scent and bottle with my Barbz in mind; I know they will love it!"

Her scent will join recent offerings from Rihanna** and "Give Me All Your Luvin'" partner Madonna**, among others, with a scent from Lady Gaga** also expected later this year.

If her record sales are any indication, Minaj's latest venture should be another hit with her Barbz: sophomore album "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, moving 253,000 copies.

Opinion: The Problem with the Tupac Hologram

If you haven't heard, Tupac** was at Coachella on Sunday night! No, the rumors of the rapper being alive and in hiding aren't true; the rumors that Dr. Dre** and Snoop Dogg were going to re-create Pac as a hologram during their headlining performance on Sunday night were accurate, though, as the West Coast titans unveiled the radical visual midway through their set and let Faux-Pac perform "Hail Mary" and "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" before drifting back into the ether.

Nas: The Tupac Hologram Was 'Genius' // Coachella 2012: 10 Things Seen & Heard Sunday

The crowd had no idea what to do with the hologram. For one, its arrival came after Dre and Snoop tag-teamed "California Love," so it seemed like the opportunity for the rumored hologram use had already passed. When the shirtless 2Pac re-creation shouted "What the fuck is up, Coachella!" -- mind you, the real Tupac would have never yelled this, since he died three years before the Coachella festival even existed -- the crowd yelled back at him... but there were also a lot more uneasy looks than blissfully excited super-fans. On Twitter hours after, the general consensus on the stunt seemed to be, "The Tupac hologram made me uncomfortable, and I'm not sure why." The Juice's Erika Ramirez joked to me, "I can't believe we got a Tupac hologram before 'Detox.'" Maybe that's the harshest reality of all.



Tupac Hologram Live at Coachella 2012

My problem with the Tupac hologram is not with the actual appearance of the ghostly visage; AV Concepts, who engineered the rapper's likeness, deserves kudos for getting as close to the real thing as possible. Nor does it involve the moral implications of resurrecting a long-dead artist in hologram form -- although it's understandable why a lot of people could be terrified by what it means. If Tupac can make an appearance with Dre and Snoop at Coachella, why can't John Lennon stop by a Paul McCartney show, or Kurt Cobain** perform on a *shudder* Hologram Nirvana tour? Maybe the future of live music isn't live at all, but in many ways, the trend has already begun. After all, Cirque du Soleil is currently presenting Michael Jackson's music to sold-out shows, Sublime** reformed and toured behind their classic songs with a singer that sort of sounded like Bradley Nowell, and Elvis impersonators are still putting food on the table. If Tupac's lovable scowl is the face that launched a thousand holograms, then the art of profiting off of live re-creations of dead artists' music has simply progressed one step further. And if people want to shell out money to see these technological experiences, that's nothing that should be questioned or scolded.

The Tupac hologram seems to have touched a more personal nerve for me, as a hip-hop fan who still blasts "All Eyez on Me" at every opportunity, as someone who both loves Tupac's music and has accepted the fact that its creator is gone. As much as we still lament Tupac's untimely death nearly 16 years later and yearn for his presence in the current landscape of hip-hop -- oh, what it would have been like to hear him trade verses with Eminem**, or watch him guide a young California MC like Kendrick Lamar**! -- there exists a token of beauty in letting Pac's music speak for itself, and not grafting a false image onto his classic sounds simply because we missed Tupac perform when he was alive and want to see him now. Make no mistake, Tupac's Coachella appearance came from a place of love and appreciation, with Dre reportedly receiving the blessing of the rapper's mother before the concept was unveiled. But watching a visual re-creation of the rapper traipse around the stage in choreographed movements felt incorrect, as if trying to capture the energy that Tupac exhibited in his life and rhymes was a fool's errand. The hologram made me uncomfortable because Pac's life was special, and that unique flame has been extinguished. Why do we need to watch an imitation of Tupac when we have an incomparable plethora of his own art at our disposal?

If nothing else, the Tupac hologram felt unnecessary as a set piece in a Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg set that was already slaying the Coachella crowd. When you've got songs like "Nuthin But a 'G' Thang" and guests like Eminem, 50 Cent** and Wiz Khalifa** in your back pocket, you don't REALLY need to bring a rapper back from the dead to entertain your audience, right? "That Tupac hologram was unreal!" was the phrase on everyone's lips as they headed for the exits on Sunday night, but it easily could have been, "I can't believe Em came out for 'Forgot About Dre'!" or "Wow, that blunt that Snoop shared with Wiz Khalifa was enormous!" Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg killed it at their long-awaited West Coast homecoming, but that seems to have been bumped down to the second line of the story.

What do you think of the Tupac hologram? Sound off in the comments section below.

Deltans Thank Uk Judiciary Over 13 Years Sentence For ‘Petty Thief’ James Onanafe Ibori

Members of a group, Liberate – Delta Peoples Movement, representing over 15,000 citizens of Delta State across the world; have today selected out the UK Judiciary for special thanks, following the extradition, trial, guilty plea and sentencing of the former Governor of the State, James Onanefe Ibori to 13 years in prison for embezzling the State’s funds and laundering it in the United kingdom.  The sentencing was reported live on the group’s facebook page, followed by thousands of Deltans across the world.  There was an explosion of emotions on the Breaking News that the judge had pronounced a 13 years sentence, achieving what the Nigerian Judiciary had failed woefully to achieve.

Liberate has written to the UK Crown Prosecution Service, the Metropolitan Police and the Department for International Development for their commitment to tackling corruption in Nigeria and ensuring that the UK was no longer a safe haven for corrupt leaders who neglect their duty to create opportunities for the people and instead, extract as much money as they can for themselves, their families and friends.  They have also expressed grave disappointment with the Nigerian Judiciary and the broader Nigerian government for their failure to bring Ibori to justice after so many years of looting the State treasury and setting the State on a path of prolonged decline.  The group’s spokesman, Mr Cadre Drake said that:

“Ibori’s crimes were not a simple case of theft, they were crimes against the people of Delta State who have been robbed of their chance to build much needed infrastructure, and develop employment for the youths.  His victims are numerous.  However, Ibori did not act alone, he was aided by others who are known to the authorities; they must now be brought to justice too”.

The Group has today called for the following:

1. The Delta State House of Assembly should hold an emergency session to discuss the implications of the sentence for the State, in particular, the failure of Uduaghan to carry-out an audit of the States accounts so that the fraud Ibori pleaded guilty to can be identified.

2. Failing that they should all consider their positions and resign with immediate effect

3. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, cousin and protégé of Ibori should resign as governor of Delta State with immediate effect for his complicity in the looting of Delta State funds and his failure to carry out an audit of the State’s finances.

4. Amos Utuama, Deputy Governor of Delta State should resign with immediate effect for aiding and abetting Ibori in the looting of Delta State Treasury

5. Justice Marcel Awokulehin, Federal High Court Asaba should resign with immediate effect for failure to act in accordance with the rule of law and in the interest of justice, acquitting Ibori of 170 counts of corruption charges thereby bringing the Nigerian Judiciary and the nation into disrepute

6. John Fashanu should be dismissed by the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, as a Sports Ambassador for Nigeria for bringing Nigerian Sport and our nation into disrepute, acting as a character witness for Ibori and peddling blatant lies about how Ibori had revolutionised sports in Delta State.

7. That James Onanefe Ibori having been convicted of a fraud in the United Kingdom prior to becoming a Governor had obtained that position fraudulently and should be stricken off the public records.  The constitution of Nigeria states clearly in section 182. (1) (d) that an individual cannot stand as governor if “he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or any other offence imposed on him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal”  As it has been clarified by the UK courts that Ibori was indeed a convict, the President of Nigeria, the National House of Assembly and the Delta State House of Assembly must work from the same hymn sheet in ensuring the Ibori’s name is stricken from the public records such that he was never a Governor; and that all benefits to which he is entitled as an Ex-governor be stopped with effect from the date he pleaded guilty.  If possible, that he should be asked to refund all salaries earned during his period of Governorship.

Deltans do not have any faith or confidence in the current Governor, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan given his apparent involvement in the Ibori criminal enterprise and his ongoing inability to introduce good governance, transparency and accountability to the State.  IN this regard, Liberate – Delta People’s Movement have committed to fight the repatriation of confiscated proceeds of Ibori’s crimes back to the Delta State Treasury.  Liberate will be writing to the UK authorities to make representations that the funds be held in Trust until such a time as a Governor, duly elected by the people and enjoying their trust and confidence is in place.

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LIBERATE was established in 2011 with the following declaration, 

“The people of Delta State hereby proclaim their right to freedom, security, justice and good governance.  We proclaim our opposition to corruption, nepotism and autocracy.  We have suffered enough.  Delta must be FREE.  We make a solemn commitment to prosperity for all - one Delta, one People, one Future.  Arise!”   The group now has more than 15,200 members.

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Court insists Lagos must pay N7 million to suspect detained 10 years

An Ikeja High court on Wednesday ruled that it was wrong for the Lagos state government to have detained a Nigerien, Mamman Keita in prison for over 10 years without trial and that the government must pay a compensation of N7 million to the detainee.

The presiding judge, of the case between the detainee and the state government, Justice Habeeb Abiru gave this ruling in response to an application the Lagos state Attorney General, Ade Ipaye had filed asking the court for a stay of execution its earlier judgement on the case.



Hundreds of inmates are being detained illegally in prisons across Nigeria.

Justice Abiru had in an earlier judgment delivered on December 16, 2011, ordered the Lagos state Attorney General to pay the sum of N7 million to Mr Keita to compensate him for his continuous detention in prison for over 10 years without trial.

The court had held that Mr Keita’s detention without proper arraignment and trial in court was a violation of his fundamental human rights as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He had also ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar and Mr Ipaye to tender an apology to the 43-years old ram seller for detaining him unjustly for murder.

The judge while dismissing the application held that it lacked merit because Mr Keita was unjustly detained for over 10 years and deserved the compensation.

The court also faulted Mr Ipaye’s claim that Mr Keita was remanded in prison by the Police without forwarding the case to the office of the Attorney General.

The judge added that both the Police and the Attorney General was responsible for ensuring that people were given justice, which was denied Keita in this case.

“The criminal justice administration law was proposed by the ministry of justice and we have a duty to uphold its provisions”, Justice Abiru said.

Mr Ipaye had filed an appeal at the Appeal Court, Lagos against the judgment and had asked the High Court to stay execution of its judgment pending the determination of the appeal.

In the application filed on his behalf by Olabisi Ogungbesan, Director, Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, the Lagos state Attorney General had faulted Justice Abiru’s judgment which necessitated the appeal.

The Mr Ipaye had argued that the issues raised in the grounds of appeal are obscure and clearly touches on the powers of the Attorney General and the police under the relevant laws of the land.

He had claimed that the judgment debt, if granted would be paid from the taxes paid by Lagosians which would impose an increased burden on the state government.

Mr Keita’s lawyer, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem had urged the court to dismiss the application, arguing that it lacks merit and would deprive his client the fruits of litigation.

The matter was adjourned to May 2 for hearing of the garnishee application filed by Mr Adetola-Kazeem

EXcLusive: French Montana talks Ma$e collaboration, "Sounds like he never left".

Hip-hop fans were left buzzing after seeing a picture (left) of French Montana, Rick Ross, Omarion, producer Rico Love and none other than Ma$e that hit the net on Tuesday night (April 17).

'Is Ma$e back for another go around?' was the common reaction to the flick.

Well, XXLMag.com reached out to French Montana on Wednesday (April 17) to give fans a back story of the picture that got everyone talking.

"We were in a Miami studio last night and Ma$e just stopped by," Montana exclusively told XXL. "We were just working on my album. We recorded two songs together--me, Ross and Ma$e. You might hear [Ma$e] on either my album [Excuse My French] or Ross' [God Forgives, I Don't] or both."

Although the current 2012 XXL Freshman wouldn't divulge any further details of the songs, he did mention that Ma$e is sounding pretty sharp and this collaboration with him, Rozay and the former Bad Boy has been in the works.

"We been planning it," French said. "Ma$e sounds good, sound like he never left. His flow is crazy. We're going to let the world hear soon enough. Stay tuned. Just stay tuned."

French and Ma$e are far from strangers. The Harlemite jumped on the remix to French's buzzworthy record, "New York Minute" back in 2009.

Maybach Music Group rapper Gunplay confirmed with XXL that he bumped into Ma$e in Miami last night and is looking forward to whatever collaboration is heard.

"I've been a fan of Ma$e," Gunplay said, "since the Children of the Corn.

Billionaire marries 5th wife at 94

You can never be too old to find love, at least not for the fifth time. And at least not if you’re a billionaire.

This week, nonagenerian Austrian mogul Karl Wlaschek will wed his fifth bride, Rikki Schenk (who declines to give her age). Wlaschek made his $4.7 billion fortune by founding supermarket chain Billa and building a real estate empire.

So far, he has sired four children – one from each of his previous marriages — and has joked that he wants more. “I would say another five or six children, at the very least,” Wlaschek told the Vienna Times. His fiancée isn’t so sure, however. “After all, I am not so young any more,” she said. Both are widowed from their previous spouses.

Immediately, everyone who has read this  is thinking “gold digger”.

We’ll never know if that’s the motivation behind the marriage. Only the two people involved will ever know the truth behind the nuptials. If it is legitimate, and two people from very different generations are in love, then they will be faced with a lifetime (however short) of cynical comments and snarky remarks.

Chances are, however, that Friederike ‘Ricki’ Schenk, the female partner in this duo, is just going to put up with a few years of cringe-worthy sex before her husband kicks the bucket and she inherits his money. You’re probably nodding your head in agreement, your eyes narrowed like we’ve just uncovered some secret plot to ruin the world.

By billionaire standards, Wlaschek is no outlier. American business magnate Ron Perelman has already racked up five wives at age 69, having recently remarried after an acrimonious divorce from his fourth spouse, actress Ellen Barkin, in 2006. Billionaires in the second-tier four-wives club include Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, and Saudi royal Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.

Suspected cultists murder Final year Medical student in UNIBEN

Students of the University of Benin yesterday protested the killing of a final year medical student of the institution by unknown persons.


The slain student, simply identitied as Abubarkar, was said to have been stabbed on the neck by his attackers at about 9pm on Senior Staff Quarters Road on Ugbowo campus of the university.

The students, who protested the killing of their colleague, said security operatives in the main campus were not doing much to protect them.

The late Abubarkar, was said to have died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he was rushed to.
When contacted, the university spokesman, Mr Harris Osarenren, confirmed the incident, adding that the killing had been formally reported at the Ugbowo Police Station. He said investigation was on going to unravel those behind the killing.

State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olayinka Balogun, confirmed that the killing took place on the campus, adding that the police was investigating the killing.

Nigerian-born traffic warden working in the UK fired for exposing his boss

A Nigerian-born traffic warden was forced out of his job after exposing that illegal immigrants were issuing parking tickets on the streets of London, a tribunal has heard.

Michael Onumajuru, 49, claimed that his boss at NSL - which operates parking enforcement for Camden Council - was at the centre of a racket in which Nigerian migrants used fake passports to gain work.

But when he challenged his managers he was transferred to a different base and then dismissed after almost three years on the job.

Mr Onumajuru told the hearing it was his boss, operational support manager Adebowale Onadeko, who was 'at the centre of the illegal working', and around 40 per cent of the wardens were employed unlawfully.

At one point, he was even ordered by supervisors to 'concentrate on issuing tickets and not worry about illegal workers', he said.

In his witness statement to Central London Employment Tribunal, Mr Onumajuru said: 'Shortly after commencing employment in July 2008 it came to my attention that the respondent was employing illegal workers.

'Whilst I was training with other members of staff they told me that they were using fake documents to work and that the respondent was aware of the situation.

'I informed them that I was shocked to hear that the respondent was aware of their status and still took them on as employees.'

The workers reported the conversation to NSL, he said, and afterwards he was 'not allowed to work with those particular employees'.

He confronted Mr Onadeko about the situation, he said, complaining that a criminal offence was being committed and that matters were 'deliberately concealed from the authorities'.

Racket: Mr Onmajuru claims around 40 per cent of the NSL wardens were employed illegally


He said he made three protected disclosures, he said, the first to Mr Onadeko in July 2008, again in March 2009 and November 2010.

The tribunal heard he informed Mr Onadeko of three employees working with false passports, including one who admitted to him he had acquired his ID from someone in Peckham and it had been manufactured at a fake passport factory.

He was subsequently subjected to abuse from the staff he had reported, he added, and complained to the HR team of the 'bullying and harassment' he had received from Mr Onadeko.

But the following day, Mr Onadeko told him the woman in HR was junior to him and 'nothing would happen'.

At a later date, he was called into a meeting with Mr Onadeko and another manager. Mr Onumajuru said: '[They] advised me that they could not accept the low rate of tickets that I was issuing and that I should concentrate on issuing tickets and not worry about illegal workers'.

I understood this to be a direct threat to me,' he added.

In mid-2011, he wrote a letter to managers complaining of 'corrupt activity' carried out by illegal workers and, he claims, it was this that led to his dismissal.

He said: 'Solicitors acting on my behalf have attempted to obtain by way of discovery details of the identity checks that the respondent carried out and the numbers who have been found to have been working with false identity.

Contractor: Mr Onumajuru's former employers NSL were responsible for enforcing parking regulations for Camden Council, London

'At the time of preparing this statement the respondents had refused to provide that information.

'I contend that if disclosed it would show that Mr Onadeko was at the centre of the illegal working and it was he who was behind the moves that led to my dismissal.'

Today Paolo Orezzi, NSL contract manager for Ealing, who chaired the appeal against Mr Onumajuru’s dismissal, admitted: 'Historically there have been immigration issues within the parking industry. I joined in 2008 and at the time it was rife. We have now taken steps within the company to make sure we don’t have any immigration issues.'

Asked by Ben Ojuntala, representing Mr Onumajuru, whether he agreed he was 'wrongfully confident' in the checks carried out, he replied: 'I was confident at the time.'

Mr Onumajuru is claiming breach of contract, public interest disclosure and unfair dismissal. The respondent denies the claims.

‘I was sexually abused as a child’ – Vanessa Williams

By Osagie Alonge
Culled from THE NET

Williams at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards Nomination announcement, Jan 2012

US pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model and actress, Vanessa Williams has revealed that she was sexually abused as a 10-year-old girl.

Williams who’s now 49 revealed the shocking news in her new book ‘You Have No Idea’ and believes the experience which she describes as ‘traumatizing’ might have caused her to be ‘highly sexualized’ at a very young age.

‘It happened one night where she told me, ‘come over here,’ I didn’t know that it was wrong, but I knew that it wasn’t right because I wasn’t supposed to tell anybody’, Williams narrated her experience.

‘I think I was highly sexualized because I was in fifth grade and I had this experience. Because it feels good, you’re like, OK, well this is supposed to be normal. That’s not normal for a 10-year-old to be seduced’.

The mother of four also reveals in her book that ‘she had an abortion during her high school years … but kept it a secret from everyone, including her mother, because she was scared’.

Williams has been married twice – to her former manager Ramon Hervey II, from 1987 to 1997 and former NBA basketball player Rick Fox from 1999 to 2004

Professor In Trouble For Showing Hardcore Porn In Class To Teach Advanced Sexual Techniques

Fresno State University public health professor Peggy Gish had to defend her curriculum when one of her students complained earlier this week that she showed a 20-minute pornographic film in class.

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Called “Advanced Sexual Techniques, Volume One” the video contained both sexually explicit audio and graphic video. The complaint came as a surprise to administrators considering Giff’s course was about human sexuality.

A statement sent to The Huffington Post from Andrew Hoff, dean of Fresno State’s College of Health and Human Services, defends Gish and explained the 20-minute video segment was an element of a three-unit, semester-long Introduction to Human Sexuality general education course. The class explores “physiological, psychological, social, cultural and developmental considerations for life-long understanding related to sexuality,” he said.

“It is not a required course. Students who take the course are advised, in advance, that they may find some content objectionable and that they may opt out at their discretion,” said Hoff in the statement. “Since material is provided in a variety of formats, students have the opportunity to gain course content for assignments and exams without being required to view material they may find objectionable.”

Gish’s Ratemyprofessor.com profile includes about 20 reviews with high ratings in each category.

An online synopsis of the video advertises, “Attractive real life couples explicitly demonstrate adventurous new techniques. Discover uninhibited positions that lead to pleasure, satisfaction, and closeness for a lifetime.”

However, Hoff writes the video wasn’t pornography.

Toddler survives at least 3 days alone after mom dies

An Australian toddler is believed to have spent days alone with her dead mother's body in their house.

The dehydrated two-year-old was discovered by a local priest who helped a concerned neighbor gain access to the house in suburban Wagga Wagga, 286 miles southwest of Sydney, at 3:13 p.m. local time Friday, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph reported.

The body of the mother, who has not been named, was also inside the home. The Telegraph said she was aged 36, while local newspaper, The Daily Advertiser, said she was 33.

Ambulance officers treated the girl and she was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital in serious condition.

It was not immediately clear how many days the toddler had been home alone before neighbors alerted police. It was believed she had been in the house for at least three days, the Telegraph reported.

Riverina Ambulance Inspector Eamonn Purcell said, "She was quite lethargic and pale. She wasn't saying much, she wasn't displaying much emotion."

He said she was dehydrated but her blood sugar levels were good.

"It was not long after Easter so she probably had some chocolate eggs that she was eating," Purcell said, adding there were "a lot of unknowns" in the case.

He said paramedics were unsure how long the girl had been left alone, but some neighbors suggested her mother died up to five days before she was found.

A local resident, Kim Beaumont, told the Advertiser that she had seen the mother hanging washing on her clothes line three days before the discovery.

It is understood the child has been discharged from hospital and is now in the care of family, the Telegraph reported.

Church of Christ Pastor Ross Brinkman said the woman was a much loved member of the church and she and her daughter lived alone in the house.

"I received a phone call from one of our parishioners alerting me that she had not turned up to events," Brinkman said. "I went around to investigate and that's when we made the discovery."

Brinkman said the woman's daughter would be well cared for within the community.

Nicki Minaj Addresses Lady Gaga Comparisons: "We Are In Completely Different Lanes"

Enough with the Lady Gaga comparisons already. Nicki Minaj is setting the record straight.

Last night the rapper sat down with Juju Chang on ABC’s “Nightline,” where she was asked whether she takes offense to all the Mama Monster comparisons.

“Offend me? No. Irks me? Yeah, because we are in completely different lanes,” Nicki responded.

She continued, “First of all, I’m a rapper. First of all, I’m from Southside Jamaica, Queens, and I could say some really crazy lyrics right now, but I won’t.”

Nicki then flipped the script on Chang by asking what parallels she sees between the two artists.

“The wigs,” Chang pointed out. “The over-the-top costumes.”

“Every female in this game wears wigs,” Nicki retorted. “Over the top costumes? Eeh, try again.”