Sage Stallone -- Laid to Rest in Private Funeral

Sylvester Stallone and several close family members mourned the passing of Sage Stallone today, at a private funeral held in Brentwood, CA.The memorial services took place at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church. Sly, his wife Jennifer Flavin, and his brother Frank Stallone were all present.  36-year-old Sage -- who appeared in "Rocky V" with his dad -- died July 13 at his L.A. home. The circumstances surrounding his death are still being investigated. In a previous statement Sylvester Stallone said, "This agonizing loss will be felt for the rest of our lives. Sage is our first child and the center of our universe and I am humbly begging for all to have my son's memory and soul left in peace."

Police Kill Resident At Makoko Waterfront, Arrest 12 Others

Tragedy struck yesterday at the Makoko waterfront, which is currently under demolition by the Lagos State Government, as a police corporal shot and killed one of the residents who were appealing for more time to pack their properties before the demolition of their homes.
The victim, identified as Timothy Azinpono, was said to be advising protesting residents on how to conduct themselves during a planned peaceful protest before the police corporal aimed and shot at him.
A witness, Mr. Opaloba, who was present during the incident, said children of the affected residents, mainly secondary school students, were peacefully showing placards at a considerable distance from the police and Kick Against Indiscipline [KAI] officials present during the demolition hour but that the rash corporal turned his gun on Mr. Azinpono.
The trigger happy policeman, Corporal, Pepple Boma, who is attached to the Marine Police Station, Oworonshoki, allegedly aimed his weapon at other protesters but was stopped by his colleagues.
Mr. Opaloba told SaharaReporters this afternoon: “People were only showing placards over there without moving close to anybody. Our placards are mainly inscriptions of plea that they should allow us more time to find another settlement but suddenly, the policeman just shot at one of us and after Timothy was down, he faced the nuzzle at another man. So, the rest of us scattered.”
Community chiefs on the lagoon also told SaharaReporters that the policeman attempted to escape but that his canoe was halted by the youths residing on the lagoon.
Mr. Azinpono was said to have been breathing after the shooting, bur CorpoeL Boma’s attempt to escape and the subsequent efforts to stop him may have proved fatal. At about 3.20pm, he was confirmed dead at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital [LASUTH], Ikeja.
In addition to the killing of one resident, twelve others were also arrested by the Lagos State Waterfront and Infrastructural Development in a joint military effort with the KAI officials in Lagos.
The General Secretary of the Egun Community on lagoon, Makoko, Mr. John Mautin confirmed to SaharaReporters the arrest of four women, seven men and one infant.
When contacted by telephone, one of those arrested, who was seized as early as 10.30am, was unsure where they were being held.  He told SaharaReporters they were taken in a Black Maria van and driven all around Lagos without any stop point.  No effort has been made at legal prosecution, either.  
Mr. Mautin confirmed that Corporal Boma was taken to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, for further investigations.
As of the time of this report, the 12 residents arrested for protesting on the Makoko lagoon this morning had not been released.  No information was available as to what the officials of KAI and the LagosState Government will be doing with them

Sex workers denied US visa hold their own AIDS conference

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One of India's key strategies has been to scale up preventive education campaigns among high-risk groups such as sex workers.

But despite the significant drop in fresh cases, India still has the highest number of people living with HIV after South Africa and Nigeria.

The Indian conference has been called the sex workers' "Freedom Festival".

The Kolkata meeting will deliberate on the "Seven Freedoms" -- the right to move, work, have access to healthcare, participate, organise, be free of violence and discrimination -- without which sex workers say they cannot reduce their vulnerability to HIV.

"Sex workers have decided to hold a parallel conference here in Kolkata to make their voices heard,"Smarajit Jana, chairwoman of the Indian event, told 3m360

"We hope this conference will make sex workers' voices louder and stronger," Jana said outside the conference auditorium on the eastern fringes of the West Bengal state capital.

Held every two years, the International AIDS Conference is returning to the United States for the first time since 1990, after being kept away by laws that barred people with HIV from travelling to the country.

Some 25,000 people, including celebrities, scientists and HIV sufferers are expected to attend the US conference which opens on Sunday to call for a jumpstart in the global response to the three-decade AIDS epidemic.

The US conference runs until July 27.

But "the US government's travel restriction for sex workers will bar many of them from attending the conference," Andrew Hunter, president of the Global Network of Sex Work Projects, said in Kolkata.

"With the US now leading the fight for lesbian, gay and transgender equality, we are extremely disappointed they refuse to revise their restrictions on sex workers and refuse to recognise we're human beings with basic rights," he added.

Kolkata sex worker Bharati De said she was disappointed she could not go to Washington.

"The restrictions imposed by the US on granting visas to sex workers have dashed our hopes of sharing our opinions with others," she told 3m360

More than 34 million people worldwide are living with HIV, a higher number than ever before, and around 30 million have died from AIDS-related causes since the disease first emerged in the 1980s, according to UNAIDS.

Farmer Condemned To Death For Beheading 15-Year-Old

An Ogwashi-Uku high court in Delta State has sentenced a farmer, Mr. Chukwutem Eke to death by hanging by, having been found guilty of beheading a 15-year old boy for ritual purposes.

He was said to have been contracted by a pastor of a certain white garment church to commit the act for ritual purposes.

Also, the Department of State Services, DSS in Delta state said they have secured convictions of eight persons at different courts in the State involving kidnapping.

A statement signed by Mr. A.P. Disi on behalf of the State Director said, “pursuant to efforts of the Delta State command of the Service in addressing the problem of kidnapping and threat of life of members of the public, so far in 2012, eight persons have been convicted in court out of the numerous cases being investigated by the command”.

Sentencing the farmer to death, Justice Theresa Diai stated that “having found Chukwutem Eke guilty for the murder of Chukwudi Ossai, I hereby sentence you to death that you be hung by the neck until you be dead. May God have mercy on your soul”.

Prosecution led by Mr. O.F. Enenmo had told the court that the convict, Eke, a native of Ogume in Ndokwa West local government area of the State attacked the deceased and his sister Ossai Onuwa with a cutlass while they were weeding their father’s farm at Olor-Ogwashi within Ogwashi-Uku judicial division, on 30th of November 2008.

It added that while the sister succeeded in escaping the boy was overpowered and beheaded.

The convict had in a confessional statement admitted to have committed the offence , saying that he was contracted by a pastor of a certain white garment church with a promise of N20,000 and also took police detectives to  where the severed head of the boy was recovered but during trial made a U-turn by denying the confessional statement.

The trial judge in her judgment, said  that prosecution successfully established the ingredients of murder against Chukwutem Eke and sentenced him to death by hanging.

Vutton Loses Louis Case over Yvonne Nelson’s Fake Louis Vutton

Louis Vuitton has lost a court case against a section of the Ghanaian media used as a yardstick to run down actress Yvonne Nelson. A couple of months ago, media reports in Ghana claimed the actress used fake Louis Vuitton products. The reports urged Louis Vuitton to take on the Ghanaian actress because they claimed the company was suing celebrities who used fake versions of its products.

The reports stated:

“Already, Louis Vuitton’s legal department has filed lawsuits against big corporations such as Hyundai for infringing on its brand in a car commercial and Warner Brothers for using a fake bag in the movie ‘Hangover 2?.”

But the gorgeous Ghanaian actress came out to set the record straight. She said she did not use fakeLouis Vuitton and even insisted on her accusers to come to her NY Fashion shop to check for themselves the designs. But her accusers didn’t show up.

So for Yvonne nelson fans who must be delighted about the court loss in this case, this goes to show the challenges celebrities go through whilst celebrating their success.**

Pictures From Naeto C and Nicole’s Wedding

Check out some of the pictures from the ongoing Naeto C and Nicole’s wedding. Plenty more to come. Stay Clicked. 

koko master Dbanj gives Naeto C 2012 Porsche Cayenne as we D'banj dding gift Dbanj

               

The singer presented a 2012 Porsche Cayenne to Naeto C at his wedding reception today and some peopleare saying he did it on behalf of someone else. No, he didn't! D'banj bought the brand new 2012 Porsche Cayenne himself and presented it to Naeto, who is one of his best friends and brother in the music industry, as a wedding gift.

from findings on Google, the car is worth between 12million and 15million. I know it's hard to believe that someone will buy such a gift for another person, but this is fact. That was D'banj's gift to Naeto C. Guess thekokomaster has a large heart! God continue to bless him!