How Prison Warden Was Killed By A Police Officer While Celebrating His New Car

The deceased, Erezidor Ugo, a Prison Inspector, aged 30, is an indigene of Sabageria in the Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa State while his wife, Mrs. Binafegha Ugo, a PA3  aged 25 is also a staff of the Bayelsa State Prison Command.

There were conflicting accounts of the tragic incident .While one version had it that the deceased was killed by a policeman who fired at him, another account stated that he was accidentally killed by a bullet from the rifle of one of his (Prison) colleagues as the police tried to disarm him.

When Saturday Vanguard visited the residence of the deceased close to Wisdom Estate, some distance away from the private residence of President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday morning, the young wife was grief-stricken.

Some neighbours who came to condole the bereaved woman also broke down in tears when the six year old daughter of the deceased, Tari came and asked her sobbing mother, "mummy why has daddy not returned, hope my daddy is okay? Daddy's body was covered with blood when he was taken away," the little girl said naively.

It was a sorrowful moment as his neighbours wept freely, wondering why it should be Erezidor who they described as gentle and easy going and loved by all in the neighbourhood because of his unassuming disposition.

The late Prison warder who had just returned with his wife from a wake keep at Sabageria was playing host to two of his colleagues who had come to celebrate with him on the fateful Sunday over the new car which he (deceased) bought last week when he was shot in the presence of his wife, also a prison official and her six year old daughter.

While the celebration was going on in a sit-out near his house, eye witnesses told Saturday Vanguard that one of the armed prison officials fired some shots into the air which caused panic and pandemonium within the Nikton road axis, in the heart of the state capital.

The gunshots reportedly attracted security attention and a police team led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Ekeki Police Station, Nemi Iwo rushed to the scene, few metres away from Jonathan's house. The police team was said to have noticed one of the Prison Warders carrying a gun and tried to disarm him but he allegedly refused to hand over the gun and instead removed the magazine. The deceased Ugo was said to have collected the magazine and took same to his house for safe keep.

An eyewitness said a police corporal had earlier fired a warning shot ostensibly to compel the Prison official to surrender the gun in his possession. It was learnt that as the deceased was returning to the scene of the ensuing struggle to go with the police to the station, one of the rifles triggered off and hit the deceased on the left side of his stomach and pierced through the other side, leaving him in grave danger, eyewitnesses said.

But the deceased, Ugo died on the way to the Glory land Hospital, Yenagoa where he was rushed for treatment.

Shaunie O’Neal Issues Statement On Basketball Wives Drama

Shaunie O’Neal released a statement after Jennifer Williams filed a lawsuit against Nia Crooks for slapping her. Shaunie is basically saying she’s above the constant fighting on the show and not directly involved in the drama. Since she’s an executive producer of the show, I’m going to take what she has to say with a pound of salt.

“I’m extremely happy that Basketball Wives continues to have another successful fourth season. As the ratings have been through the roof since our season opener, fans continue to tune into the lives of Evelyn, Tami, Jennifer, Royce, Suzie and myself. As there is always controversy and indifference projected on the show, because we are all individual personalities, I always hope that people will find that as much as you may agree or disagree with the opinions, the behavior, [and] even our different taste in shoes, you are taking a look inside the lives of four complete different women. I will never say I agree with some of the behavior between my girlfriends on the show, but if we were to edit certain things out the show would be scripted and not reality. [insert side eye here]

As a woman of color with kids, I am very aware of myself, but I also have to be aware that my choices cannot be the same for everyone on the show and I have to respect that. I hope the fans feel they see a balance and know we have always been real with our stories, even though it may not always be a positive portrayal of adult women but real women nonetheless. I look forward to developing other media platforms in the future and hope that fans will continue to support.”

Nicki Minaj Explains Leaving Twitter, Meaning Of "Beez In The Trap"

Curiosity about Nicki Minaj abandoning Twitter has apparently caught on overseas, as the Young Money rapper broached the subject on a British talk show.

"A voice in my head told me to delete Twitter, and that's what I did," explained Nicki on "The Graham Norton Show."

When asked who her 11 million followers will follow now, Nicki replied, "I hope they'll wait for me," seemingly implying that she would return to the wildly popular social networking platform."I know they will."

Nicki also discussed her song, "Beez In The Trap."  "It just means, 'I am always...' you know, that's our slang way of saying, 'I beez doing such-and-such-and-such.' So it's really like, 'I am always in the trap.' Now, the trap, ladies and gentlemen, relates to anywhere where you get your money."

Nigerian porn Queen Afrocandy Audition Actors And Actresses For Her New ‘Soft-Porn’ Movies

American based Nigerian  "Ikebe Na Moni" singer and Nollywood actress, Judith Opara Mazagwu popularly known as AfroCandy is at it again. This time, she is recruiting aspiring actors and actresses basically not to make them stars in their own right, but   wants them  to act nude in her  movies.

Advertising this, on her facebook wall, on Thursday, AfroCandy admitted that it takes a  lot of guts for one to get naked in front of the Camera.

"I have scripts lined up for production and there will also be nudity in most of them. So, if you are an aspiring actor/actress, you have the passion and you will like to get naked, send in your info/contacts for casting and I look forward to meeting and working with you." she writes on her facebook wall.

Just last year, the mother of two exposed her boobs in two movies, "Destructive Instinct' which squealers said was produced by Theophilius Efe and directed by Chico Ejiro, and also "Ikebe Squard" co-produced by herself. As if that was not enough, she exposed vital parts of her body too  in the video of her album "Voodoo/Juju Woman".

Despite all the negative comments that greeted her last video, the singer was unrepentant as she  has continued with her razz mattazz of exposing her body. Little wonder, could it be that AfroCandy enjoys getting naked in front of the Camera

Suge Knight: "Maybe The Question is 'Pac's Not Really Dead"

Witnessing the incredible image of the 2Pac hologram perform alongside Snoop Dogg at the Coachella music festival last week was surreal for many hip-hop fans. For many, it was almost like Tupac Shakur was alive and well again.

But if you ask Suge Knight, Shakur might be still alive.

During a recent appearance on 93.5 KDay in Los Angeles, the former Death Row Records co-CEO fed into one of the biggest urban legends in hip-hop...that 'Pac may still be alive.

"Maybe the question is ... 'Pac's not really dead ... 'Pac's somewhere else," Knight said live on the air. "Nobody seen Tupac dead. The person who supposedly creamted Tupac, this guy got about $3 million ... personally from me ... cash ... and next thing I know I never heard from the guy or seen him again. He retired and left."

Of course, Knight was behind the wheel, riding with Tupac, when the rap star was murdered in Las Vegas back in 1996. The murder has remained a cold case through the years, as is the homicide of the Notorious B.I.G.

The 2Pac hologram was a breath of fresh air, only adding to the legend of the late great MC. As previously reported, according to a source that spoke to the Wall Street Journal, reps for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are planning out the logistics of putting together a tour that would place the West Coast legends alongside the virtual 'Pac on tour.
"This is just the beginning," Ed Ulbrich, the Chief Creative Officer of Digital Domain, the company responsible for the 2-D hologram at Coachella, told the Wall Street Journal.

Nigerian Pastor Sent To Prison For Preaching To Oba

A Lagos-based clergy, Pastor Aba Peter, who allegedly went to a palace and attempted to preach and pray to a monarch in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has ended up in prison custody.

The 42-year old pastor was held by the monarch’s aides and handed over to the police where he was charged to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court with attempt to steal and loitering.

The incident happened at Ifoshi Road in the palace of Oojon of Ejigbo, Oba Moruf Ojoola.

Pastor Peter was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri, Lagos after he was granted bail and he failed to meet the conditions.

The pastor claimed that contrary to what the police at Ejigbo station charged him with he wanted to enter the palace to preach and pray.

He explained that he had not even entered the palace before the Oba’s aides held and accused him of loitering and attempting to steal in the palace.
He was handed over to the police who subsequently charged him to court.

He pleaded not guilty.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. M. B. Folami, granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The matter was adjourned, while he was remanded in custody.
Sources gathered that the pastor usually preaches in the area but was unlucky to have ended up that way on the fateful day.

Trailer crushes teenager after writing WASCE

Tragedy struck in Ikere-Ekiti when a truck crushed a teenager writing the ongoing West African School Certificate Examinations.


Sources gathered that Blessing Fagbemi, who just finished writing one of his papers, left Ado-Ekiti for Ikere on a motorcycle to attend the All Nigerian Conference of Evangelical Drama Ministers.

The boy, said to be around 16 years, was reported to have come to Ado-Ekiti from Osun State, where he was writing the exam.

Fagbemi was said to have left the venue of the conference for Ikere town to visit some of his friends.

But the teenager, who was on a motorcycle with one of his friends, was crushed by a trailer in Ikere town.

His friend, who was in the back seat, was said to have jumped off the bike when he realised that it was going underneath the truck.

Residents of the town said that policemen drafted to the scene of the accident deposited the corpse at the mortuary of the state General Hospital, Ikere, before the arrival of his father.

The Divisional Police Officer, Ikere, Mr. Olusegun Olatunji, told journalists that the driver of the truck had been charged for manslaughter.

He added that the case had been adjourned till June 1, 2012 and the remains of the boy had been buried by the family

20-year-old Okada rider hangs self

A 20- year- old commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Okada, Onuigbo Nwode, hanged himself yesterday in Awka for losing his motorcycle to armed bandits.

Sources said the deceased relocated to Akwa to engage in Okada business about three years ago from Ezza in Ebonyi State.

The motorcycle, it was learnt, was stolen in Awka town along Zik Avenue around 1am yesterday.

He reportedly hanged himself around 2.30am.

The State Police Command through its Public Relations Officer, Emeka Chukwuemeka, confirmed the incident.
He refused to speak further on the incident.
It was gathered that the victim’s body had been removed from Ichida road in Umudioka where the incident happened by the police and deposited in mortuary.

A source who claimed to be a relation to the deceased said Nwode came to their house weeping and looking dejected after finding out his motorcycle had been stolen.

The 22-year-old said, "We were three from Ebonyi in that room and when we saw how he was feeling, we started consoling him and at a time all of us fell asleep, we never knew he had other plans.

"When I eventually woke up to go and ease myself, I found out that Nwode was not around and I went outside with the other brothers to urinate. That was when I saw something dangling which I drew their attention to.

"When we flashed a touch- light towards it, we found it was Nwode’s body. That was how we raised alarm and neigbours started trooping out.

Adele, Rihanna, Lil Wayne Lead 2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists

Adele**, LMFAO**, Rihanna**, Lady Gaga** and Lil Wayne** lead the finalists for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which will take place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand and be broadcast live Sunday May 20, 8/7c on ABC.

Adele takes the lead as a finalist in 18 award categories, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist. "Rolling In The Deep," the lead single from her blockbuster sophomore album "21," places the U.K. singer as a contender in seven song categories.

Meanwhile, LMFAO is a finalist in 17 award categories, although the electro-pop duo actually scored 22 entries compared to Adele's 20. LMFAO and Adele will square off in the Top Hot 100 Artist category, which also includes Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Rihanna.

Speaking of Rihanna, the pop superstar is a finalist in 13 categories this year, after leading the pack with 18 category appearances in 2011. Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne each snagged a spot in 10 categories, and will both compete against Adele, Rihanna and Katy Perry for the prestigious Top Artist prize. And the Top New Artist category features a diverse collection of fresh talent, with Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster The People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa serving as the 2012 finalists.

The awards will reflect Billboard's chart rankings based on key fan interactions with music, including album sales and downloads, track downloads, radio airplay and touring as well as streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, Youtube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The awards will be based on the reporting period of March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012. Top artists will be recognized in a variety of genres, including R&B, Rap, Pop, Country, Rock, Latin and Alternative.

Music fans can also follow news about the show and related events on Twitter at @Billboard or on Facebook.

Tickets for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com and MGMGrand.com. The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will be co-executive produced by Richard D. Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media and Don Mischer Productions.

the full list of 2012 Billboard Music Awards finalists below:

ARTIST AWARDS:

Top Artist:
Adele**
Lady Gaga**
Lil Wayne**
Katy Perry**
Rihanna**

Top New Artist:
Bad Meets Evil**
Big Sean**
Foster the People**
Scotty McCreery**
Wiz Khalifa**

Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber**
Chris Brown**
Drake**
Lil Wayne**
Bruno Mars**

Top Female Artist:
Adele**
Lady Gaga**
Nicki Minaj**
Katy Perry**
Rihanna**

Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas**
Coldplay**
Lady Antebellum**
LMFAO**
Maroon 5**

Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne

Top Hot 100 Artist:
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Digital Songs Artist:
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Radio Songs Artist:
Adele
Katy Perry
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna

Top Touring Artist:
Bon Jovi
Taylor Swift
Take That
U2
Roger Waters

Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Shakira

Top Streaming Artist:
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Nicki Minaj
Bruno Mars
Rihanna

Top Digital Media Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Rihanna

Top Pop Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna

Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Nicki Minaj
Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons

Top Alternative Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Artist:
Mana
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Shakira

Top Dance Artist:
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Rihanna
Britney Spears

Top Christian Artist:
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
Skillet
Laura Story
Chris Tomlin

Next Page: Album Awards List**

ALBUM AWARDS:

Top Billboard 200 Album:

Adele "21"
Michael Buble "Christmas"
Drake "Take Care"
Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV"

Top Pop Album
Adele "19"
Adele "21"
Michael Buble "Christmas"
Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Justin Bieber "Under The Mistletoe"

Top R&B Album
Beyonce "4"
Mary J. Blige "My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1)"
Chris Brown "F.A.M.E."
Jennifer Hudson "I Remember Me"
Rihanna "Talk That Talk"

Top Rap Album:
Bad Meets Evil "Hell: The Sequel"
Drake "Take Care"
Jay Z & Kanye West "Watch The Throne"
Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV"
LMFAO "Sorry For Party Rocking"

Top Country Album:
Jason Aldean "My Kinda Party"
The Band Perry "The Band Perry"
Luke Bryan "Tailgates & Tanlines'
Lady Antebellum "We Own The Night"
Scotty McCreery "Clear As Day"

Top Rock Album:
Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
Foo Figthers "Wasting Light:
Foster The People "Torches"
Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
Nickelback "Here And Now"

Top Alternative Album:
Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
Foo Figthers "Wasting Light:
Foster The People "Torches"
Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
Nickelback "Here And Now"

Top Latin Album:
Camila "Dejarte De Amar"
Cristian Castro "Viva El Principe"
Mana "Drama Y Luz"
Prince Royce "Prince Royce"
Romeo Santos "Formula: Vol. 1"

Top Dance Album:
David Guetta "Nothing But The Beat"
Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Lady Gaga "The Fame"
LMFAO "Sorry For Party Rocking"
Skrillex "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites"

Top Christian Album:
Casting Crowns "Come To The Well"
Casting Crowns "Until The Whole World Hears"
Skillet "Awake"
Laura Story "Blessings"
Various Artists "Wow Hits 2012"

Next Page: Song Awards List**

SONG AWARDS:

Top Hot 100 Song:
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West "E.T."
Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything"

Top Digital Song:
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It"
Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West "E.T."

Top Radio Song:
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything"
Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris "We Found Love"

Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
David Guetta Feat. Usher "Without You"
Lil Wayne "How To Love"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass

Top Streaming Song (Video):
Adele "Someone Like You"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It"
Bruno Mars "The Lazy Song"
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"

Top Pop Song:
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It"
Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West "E.T."

Top R&B Song:
Chris Brown "She Ain't You"
Cee Lo Green "Fk You (Forget You)
Jeremih Feat. 50 Cent "Down On Me"
Miguel "Sure Thing"
Kelly Rowland Feat. Lil Wayne "Motivation"

Top Rap Song:
Flo Rida "Good Feeling"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It"
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything"

Top Country Song:
Jason Aldean "Dirt Road Anthem"
Luke Bryan "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)"
Eli Young Band "Crazy Girl"
Lady Antebellum "Just A Kiss"
Blake Shelton "Honey Bee"

Top Rock Song:
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
Adele "Someone Like You"
Coldplay "Paradise"
Foo Fighters "Walk"
Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks"

Top Alternative Song:
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
AWOLNATION "Sail"
Coldplay "Paradise"
Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks"
Mumford & Sons "The Cave"

Top Latin Song:
Don Omar & Lucenzo "Danza Kuduro"
Don Omar "Taboo"
Pitbull "Bon Bon"
Prince Royce "Corazon Sin Cara"
Romeo Santos Feat. Usher "Promise"

Top Dance Song:
Dev "In The Dark"
David Guetta Feat. Usher "Without You"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It"
Britney Spears "Til The World Ends"

Top Christian Song:
Casting Crowns "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)"
Jamie Grace Feat. TobyMac "Hold Me"
Mandisa "Stronger"
Laura Story "Blessings"
Matthew West "Strong Enough"

ENITAN’S TRUE NUDE STORY

                                               

This morning, I got a mail from Enitan Adeshola Okesanya, the 300-level student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Ogba, whose story of her willingness to pose nude to break into Nollywood filled various online news media.

As I read her mail, I felt sorry for her and I begin to wonder what Journalism is turning into in our country.

Read her full story below:

My name is Enitan Adesola Okesanya, I am a year three student of Nigerian Institute of Journalism. I live like normal people do, I wake up, pray, eat and carry out my daily activities, which would be to attend lectures but everything changed one certain morning, on the first week of April 2012.

THIS IS HOW THE NUDE, BIG BANG STORY CAME ABOUT

I was approached in school by a former school mate who now works with PM News, he said he wanted to do a story on me since I had done some TV works, he said he wanted an interview which I granted.

 In the interview he asked me questions like why I wanted to act and what is my drive, to which I said acting is my passion, he asked me if making money was one of the reasons and I honestly told him that I wanted to be rich (who doesn’t want to be rich). I trusted this certain person, I mean he never did anything to warrant otherwise, so why won’t I give an interview to help his career (since I thought that was what I was doing). Boy was I wrong.

When I read the interview, I realized I was a pun in his scheme, a plaything to both him and his Editor or whoever put the title and let the story run. There were many miss-quotes for example, I never said “I hate poverty”, I said “I want to be rich”. They say I have gone nude to break into Nollywood, but they are yet to show me the nude pictures they have of me. Mind you, I did give them pictures to run with the supposed story, but they did not use any, guess it would have deeply flawed their writing.

Addressing the issue of somebody else uplifting my name with the story and putting naked pictures alongside it, that is an entire thing all together. This other issue does not affect only me but affect my entire family. I am the first child in a family of six, and I lost my father in 2010. Those of you that are first daughters or first sons know the continuous mounting pressure to be an example to your younger siblings. My father is DEAD and I miss him so much, all I have of him is his name, so you see, this thing tarnishes the name my father has worked hard to maintain (why would I want to tarnish my late father’s name?). I do not know the real story of the nude pictures and I do not care, I just want this sordid affair straightened out and it not be the cause of my mom’s heart attack. One death in the family is enough.

When this story first blew, I called the person who interviewed me and asked him why he said I had nude pictures and twisted my words to make me sound like a bimbo, he told me he wanted to cause a controversy. Can you imagine? A controversy at the expense of my late father’s name, at the expense of shaming my mother.

You can check out my picture on facebook and twitter(my name is my ID) to compare with the nude pictures, see for yourself the REAL TRUTH.

Anyway, the good I decide to take from this is that now I know how horrible people can be to climb the success ladder. So I decided to write this to let all of you hear me out, not only that but to share this with millions of young girls like me who are possible victims of this kind of scam, so that they can learn from what has been done to me IN THE NAME OF JOURNALISM.

I have be in productions like Heavens Gate, were I played a secretary, a niece in Dormitory 8, a maiden in the new movie I’ll take my Chances. It is left for you to decide if I would have gotten the jobs from these respectable directors on the projects if I had done what is said of me. My verdict is in your hands.

But remember, before you continue to judge and throw stones at me, put yourself in my shoes. This could have happened to YOU, YOU or even YOU, yes, any of YOU.