Actress Zoe Saldana poses nude; says she might end up with a woman

Months after ending her relationship with one of Hollywood's sexiest men, Bradley Cooper, actress Zoe Saldana is considering playing for the other team. The actress who posed nude for the May issue of Allure told the magazine that she might end up with a woman when asked about her sexual preference:

"I might end up with a woman, raising my children….That’s how androgynous I am"

Revealed: See The LEAD MEN Behind The Biggest Planned Armed Robbery Attack In Nigeria

Accordinated attempt to carry out a major robbery operation in Onitsha, Anambra State was recently foiled by officers and men of the Anambra State Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS).

Amos Chieku, Ndubuisi Uche, Chibuike Alakwachi, Ugochukwu Igbokwe and Nonso are five members of the gang currently assisting police authorities to trace the whereabouts of other members still at large.

A couple of weeks ago, one robbery informant reportedly alerted Uche, popularly called ‘I Chop’ of a planned movement of a large amount of money from Onitsha to an undisclosed destination, apparently by a group of businessmen. The amount involved was such that Uche, 31, alone could not handle.

He promptly invited some ‘tested’ hands in the act of robbery to join him in the ‘business.’ Chieku, alias Danga is based in Abuja, but moves anywhere across the country to perpetrate his crime once he is called upon.

Chieku, 23, is said to be good with guns. He is also a dependable driver. Alakwachi, 21, is based in Lagos and is reported to be a former escapee from prison for similar offence. Nonso is said to be the gang’s armourer and also good with weapons.

Whereas Chieku hails from Enugu State, Uche is a native of Amasiri Afikpo in Ebonyi State. The third member of the gang, Igbokwe is not based in Nigeria. For seven years, he has been living in South Africa.

Igbokwe, 27, and native of Owerri in Imo State, is not gainfully employed in the South African country, but he is occasionally invited home by the gang when there is a ‘business’ considered is requiring an expert touch. Igbokwe is reported to be a professional gun handler at least the kind of guns in the armoury of the Nigerian military.

He is also reported to provide foreign cover for all members of the group. It was for the foiled operation that Igbokwe flew into the country from South Africa last week. So, last Sunday, all members of the gang were scheduled to meet at a hotel in Onitsha from where they would strategise before their final assault the following day, Monday, 6 May, 2013.

Their plan was reportedly to ambush the bullion van moving the cash and intercept the convoy. It was reported that Uche, the alleged gang leader, had instructed that should there be any resistant to their action, his men should not hesitate to ‘waste’ such a person. But the news of the gang’s planned operation got to the notice of the SARS leadership, which promptly put men on alert for the gang.

While waiting for his gang to arrive the hotel, men of the SARS reportedly swooped on Uche and he was promptly arrested. But Uche would not go down alone. So, he promised that he would assist law enforcement agents to get other members of the gang.

So, the police decided to play along while Uche called his partners-in-crime to join him at the hotel. One by one, Chieku, Nonso, Alakwachi and Igbokwe all arrived to be welcome by Uche. To the chagrin of all, they landed in the hands of operatives of SARS team strategically stationed at the hotel. Some of their gang were said to still being awaited after Uche had called them that there was a slight change in time for the operation.

In their confessional statements before Saturday Mirror in Awka, Chieku denied knowledge of the planned attempt to rob that day. Though he confessed to have been an armed robber before, he said he had repented a long time ago.

He claimed he was only bringing his family from Abuja where he had accident on the way with his car. At another breadth, Chieku confessed to being a member of the gang and that it was Uche that introduced him to the ‘deal’ that led to their arrest.

“I know that the game is up, but let I Chop tell you all I know about the business. We all met Uche at Enugu before we came to Onitsha. He was the one that called me that there is business for us at Onitsha,” Chieku added. Nonso, on his part, denied being a robber, but said that he knows Uche and Chieku who used to come and eat in his mother’s canteen in Enugu.

This claim, Uche rejected. Uche, while confessing to his crime, said that all five of them were members of the same gang. He confirmed that Igbokwe flew into the country from Nigeria for the planned operation, while Alakwachi also came from Lagos for the same operation.

When Saturday Mirror asked Uche how it was possible for someone to fly in from South Africa to carry out a robbery operation and also go back to that country, Uche answered, “What are you saying?

How much is a South African ticket when you go for an operation and make N5 million or N10 million. Let me tell you that some of our gang are scattered in Lagos, Abuja and abroad. You contact those ones that you want to be in your team for a particular operation.

The claim that they are not involved in the Onitsha operation that led to our arrest are false. They will not tell you the truth. Some months back, Alakwachi betrayed me by aligning himself with a contact I gave him and I cursed him that he would soon be caught,” Uche said.

But Igbokwe’s claim is different. He said: “I deal in drugs in South Africa. I did not know that they are robbers. I just came home looking for some money to continue my business.

I wanted to dupe Chiewku N300,000, but I was roped into this case.” This was, however, also denied by Uche who said Igbokwe always come from South Africa to rob, stay some time in Lagos and travel back.

A senior member of the SARS who does not want his name in print, said that with the arrest of Uche, there would be a high degree of peace in Onitsha and the entire South East. The police officer claimed Uche has been on the wanted list of the police for a long time ago. “We have been looking for I Chop for a long time now.

There is hardly any serious robbery in Onitsha that Uche would not be part of it. He is such a notorious robber that his name even sends jitters down the spines of security men and other criminals in the state and environs,” he said.

Olamide denies being signed to D'banj's record label, DB Records

And when someone asked him about that Kay Switch tweet where he welcomed him (Olamide) to their family, Olamide replied: "Yeah, we family"

I guess that puts an end to the rumour. But here's one thing I know...D'banj tried signing him. Maybe things didn't work out. 

VIDEO: Nigeria Will Become History If I Am Arrested-Asari Dokubo

Self-styled Niger Delta revolutionary Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, formerly known as Melford Dokubo

Goodhead Jr. addressed a press conference where he threatened fire and brimstone if Nigerian security

agencies effect his arrest for threat he made regarding the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

Exclusive! Joseline on Bisexuality & Calling Stevie J "Gay"

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Joseline Hernandez explains why she's called Stevie J "gay" on Twitter, and how it ties into her roots. Joseline also speaks on her bisexuality, her brother being gay, and how her comments could hurt the community that she identifies with.

Exclusive! VladTV's 100 Hottest Asian Porn Stars

Asian actresses have been hugely influential in the adult entertainment industry, and pretty much every porn site features a section dedicated to showcasing their work. Their exotic beauty combined with petite and delicate figures have made Asian adult actresses particularly popular in America and other Western countries.

So, who are the 100 hottest Asian porn stars to ever do their thing in front of the camera? Check out the list and find out.

Tragedy: 12 Shot In New Orleans Mothers Day Parade

New Orleans police say that a dozen people have been shot during a Mother's Day second-line parade.
Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told reporters at least 12 people were shot during the parade in the city's 7th Ward.
Police say the incident happened about 2 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Frenchmen and Villere streets.
The Times-Picayune reports there were about 200 people at the event when gunfire erupted.
Serpas told reporters the victims include a 10-year-old who sustained a minor wound. WDSU-TV reports at least four people were in surgery and others had been taken to four area hospitals.
Nobody has been arrested. It's unclear what sparked the gunfire.
Police are said to be looking for three people in connection with the attack.
This is a developing story...

She Is A Pathetic Liar, And Gold Digger! Ex Husband Of PornStar Afrocandy Laments In Revealing Interview

Left: Humble days...Judith aka Afrocandy with husband, Right: Afrocandy now

Nigerian pornstar Judith Opara Mazagwu, aka Afrocandy is definitely not new to controversy.
However, if the claims of her husband in a new interview is anything to by, then, the wayward lifestyle of the 42 year mother of 2, dates back to a long time ago; way before her recently found cheap popularity.
In an an interview published on September 3, 2010 by Daily Sun, Afrocandy denied dumping her US-based husband, Boltin Mazagwu after he brought her and her kids to the USA.
She said:

“There has been lots of rumours going on about my marriage and it is only a few people who know the truth. The fact is, I did not leave my husband; my husband rather left, due to some gossip he heard about something that happened back in Nigeria before I joined him in the US.  I begged him and he came back. When he left the second time, that pushed me to give him a restraining order. I really would not like to go into details because I see that as past and I will like the past to remain where it belongs because I have moved on; talking about it takes me backward.”

However, Boltin Elumelu Mazagwu, her ex-husband, read the interview online, which prompted him to tell his own side of the story.
Reacting to Afrocandy's claims, he accused her of cheating on him while their marriage lasted. He also said that a DNA test had revealed that he is not the biological father of their second daughter.
Read the full interview after the cut.

Revealing how he met Judith, Mazagwu said: 
“I worked a while in Lagos before I relocated to USA. I came for holidays with my siblings and my uncle arranged for me to get a wife. There were three ladies he wanted me to meet and choose from.
On my way to check out these ladies, I met Judith, my ex-wife. Because I like fair complexioned ladies, I took her in my car and we got talking. She told me that her name was Sandra, which I later found out was false. She told me she was a student of IMT, Enugu, which was also false. She never enrolled at IMT. When I offered to drive her to her home, she told me she was staying with her uncle. I discovered that the said uncle was her boyfriend. My friend at Onitsha, Omoba, revealed these to me.
“The following day, I went to pick her up and we went to Enugu. After shopping at Onitsha, we came to Lagos, to the apartment where I lived at Ajao Estate. When I was going back to the US, I left the apartment for her. I was sending her money, although I had a hunch about her lifestyle. I remember telling her the day we met that my people won’t allow me marry an Owerri woman, since she told me she was from Owerri.
After three months, I came to Nigeria and spent 11 months here with her. At this time, I had abandoned the idea of marrying the Onitsha lady I was supposed to marry.
Judith and I stayed in a hotel because I lost my job and abandoned college back in New York. I got broke at some point during that period and I moved in with a friend, Christopher, at Okota. He really didn’t want me to marry Judith and it was a fight between us. He actually pushed Judith out of the house. People we stayed in their homes refused her.”
 He said that members of her family opposed his relationship with Judith, but he ignored their position. He said:
“They vehemently opposed our union and yet I wouldn’t listen. It was war in my family. My mum and my aunt didn’t want her. My people didn’t want me to marry her, even when she had become pregnant with her child; they told her after I managed to go back to New York, that they would gladly take the baby from her if she delivered, but that I would never marry her.
 “When I returned again, I went to her parents; they appealed to me and told me that their people never get divorced once they are married. I respected their opinion because they are good Christians.
When I went back to USA, my cousin who trades at Balogun gave her N200, 000.00 in 1995. You know the value of money at that time, but I paid back in dollar equivalent. All these were attempts to make sure that she got an apartment, which she did at No. 2 Alhaji Azeez Street Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos.
Before the introduction of Western Union Money Transfer, I was sending money to her constantly. There was this African American publication called JET. I would put money in between the pages, seal it and sent it through Red Star every week. When Western Union came, my name became a household name at Oba Akran branch of Union Bank.”

He said this continued until, “2002 when she started talking about acting in movies. I objected to that and maintained that I didn’t want her to go into acting. I needed her to take care of the kids, full time and also to get her busy.
We quarrelled over it that night and I almost gave up on her, but because of my polygamous background and knowing what growing up was for us, the idea of leaving her was knocked off. I also love my children, Annabel and Angel, so much because at that time, I didn’t know that Angel was fathered by another man.”

When asked what he meant by ‘Angel was fathered by another man, Mazagwu said: 
“When she sent me her pictures, I suspected, from the child’s facial features that she didn’t look like me. When I complained, she told me that the girl took after my mother’s people. She stopped at nothing to make me believe all her lies. She is a pathological liar. When I confronted her with the DNA results, she confessed that indeed, I am not Angel’s father and rationalised her actions to loneliness and temptation.”

On his allegation that his wife had multiply partners, he said: 
“In the apartment I rented for her, she had affairs with the landlord because she lied about her marital status. She didn’t tell the man she was married. It was only when trouble broke out that the landlord knew her real status. Also, a guy across the street, named Goddy from Abia State, laid accusations on her. She couldn’t deny this. I know Goddy; whenever I came to town, she would tell me that Goddy was a chief from Abia State and I took them that way, not knowing they were dating.”

One how the bubble burst, the angry ex-hubby said: 
She started leaving the kids all by themselves. She would leave them and hit the clubs. I was boiling, but she had gone full circle. So, in January 2006, I came to Nigeria to investigate the whole thing and discovered everything was true. Before I returned from Nigeria she ran to the child support in the US to file a report that I had abdicated my responsibility. She went to the Nigeria Catholic community to complain. When I returned and told the church what had happened, it was shocking to them.

Birdman Gets Yet Another Tattoo On His Face

YMCMB boss and Lil-Wayne's adopted dad Birdman, has gotten yet another tattoo on his face.

The 44 year known for wide spread tattoos all over his body has recently inked the words 'Rich-Gang' on his tattoo covered face.

I really wonder why anyone will disfigure their face by tattooing irrelevancies on it, like Birdman and Lil Wayne. SMH.

Time Travel?1939 Picture Of Man With Uncanny Resemblance To Jay-Z Sparks Off Reincarnation Theories

A photo of man bearing a striking resemblance to Jay-Z has surfaced, and if it wasn't for the fact that it was taken in 1939, you'd swear it was the rapper himself.

Since the photo-which forms part of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center's collection-hit the internet, different conspiracy theories bordering on Jay-Z re-incarnating has spread around the cyber world.

The man in the picture is staring down the camera lens with a distinct sense of attitude and intent.

Best of all, the man from the past has exactly the same poise and swagger as our very own present day JayZ.

On account of Jay-Z being 43 years old, the man in the photo is of course not him.

Further fueling the re-incarnation theories are names the rapper have named some of his albums/singles.

Interestingly, the rapper's extensive list of titles include: In My Lifetime, The Best of Both Worlds (with R. Kelly), Don't Let Me Die, Young Forever and Encore... mortality and immortality sure do seem to be running themes in the singer's works.

However I think you'd agree that this is just mere co-incidence rather than a case of re-incarnation or time travel as suggested by conspiracy theorists.

Gorimapa Galore! 15 Nollywood Actresses Shave Their Heads For The Movie, ‘Widows Cult’

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That’s the new fad o! Everybody shave your head for movie role. Very soon people will be shaving head for album release, or award ceremony.

Anyways peeps this out. Somewhere in Owerri there’s the movie ‘Widows Cult’ being shot and a total of 15 actresses shaved their heads for the movie. 15!!

The movie stars Clem Ohameze, Adaora Ukoh, Ebube Nwagbo, Angela Okorie.

This one nah real Gorimapa Galore!

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Graphic photos: Man crushed to death by mast during heavy rain

A 52 year old man identified as Adeolu Adeleke was crushed to death at Marina Car Park, Lagos Island, on Friday May 10th during heavy rain when a communication mast fell from a 2-storey building and crushed him to death.

The roadside trader met his untimely death as he went to protect his wares from heavy rain and winds. He'd dashed across the street to fetch something to cover his wares but the mast fell on him as he made his way back to his shade. See more photos after the cut. *viewer discretion advised*

Death will always find a reason. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

Graphic photo: Man who slit girlfriend's throat and had sex with her speaks

Most of you have read the story, but just to remind you. On Tuesday April 30th, a 25 year old man named Akinloye Anuoluwapo slit his ex-girlfriend's throat, a 21year old girl named Rafiyat Akinyemi, then had sex with her as she bled to death in her father's house at Ogijo in Ogun state.

The girl had dumped him and that was too much for him to take. He went to her house armed with a knife and attacked her. Akinloye (pictured above) explains what led to the killing... 

On April 29, I missed her call, and in annoyance, she sent me series of annoying text messages, warning me not to call her or come to her house. I had once sent a message to her, appealing that she should not abandon me because I was disowned by my parents because of her, saying that I would commit suicide if she did. In reference to that message, she said I could die for all she cared, saying that my exit would create more enjoyment for the living, including herself.

His story continues after the cut. But please be advised, there's a graphic photo after the cut.

"I was so disturbed that I could not concentrate at work the following day, April 30. I went back home to take a knife I kept in my box. I went to her house around 8.30a.m. and met her alone. I was thinking I could use the knife to frighten her because we used to quarrel like that and settle it. To my surprise, she stood up and started shouting at me, saying she had warned me not to come to her house again.


"She held me and we started struggling in her parents sitting room. I made up my mind to have sex with her and I was able to penetrate her as we were struggling with each other. It was in the process that the knife pierced her throat. Immediately I saw blood, I was afraid, so I drew the knife out and ran away.

“I called my company’s lawyer and told him. I also called my friend, Gbenga, to go to Rofiat’s house and assess the situation. He told me he saw her where she was lay, dead.

“I lost my peace and could not do anything at work until the police came to arrest me. I know that I have sinned against God and erred against the law of the land. I know that the law cannot spare me, I know that I will die, but I just pray that God will forgive me. I know I will be hanged but I just pray that God will receive my spirit.”

Man posing as spirit docked for fraud

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 8, 2013 arraigned Mohammed Yusuf Dabo before Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Gusau, Zamfara State on eleven count charge of obtaining under false pretence and forgery to the tune of N20million.

The accused, between November 2012 and January 2013 defrauded one Ya’u Mohammed to the tune of N20m in a classic advance fee fraud scheme.

The fraudster, posing as a spirit named ‘Asmau’, based in Niger Republic, convinced his victim into believing that the mystery female voice had powers to establish schools and mosques to propagate Islam but needed a human vessel through which this could be achieved.

He left the victim with no choice but to accept the offer of becoming the human vessel after threatening him that he either obeys the voice of the spirit or die.

The accused person began to extort his victim and used the money to buy exotic cars and acquire a mansion in red bricks area of Kano state.

One of the charges against accused reads, “that you Mohammed Yusuf also known as Musbahu Yusuf Dabo, sometimes in November 2012, at Gusau, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court Gusau, under false pretence with intent to defraud, induced one Alhaji Ya’u Mohammed and obtain the sum N680, 000 (Six Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira Only) and thereby committed an offence under section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006”.

The accused pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him.

The prosecution counsel, B.M Buhari asked the court for permission to proceed with the trial but the defence counsel, B.M Muqaddam urged the court to admit his client to bail on the grounds of ill health.

However, Buhari opposed the application on the grounds that the medical reports attached to the bail application were not certified.

The presiding judge agreed with the prosecution and refused the bail application.

He ordered the prosecution to call his first witness.

The case was adjourned to 12th and 13th June, 2013 for continuation of trial, while the accused is remanded in prison custody.

Stop Attacking And Molesting Us! Nigerian Gay Men Cry Out

Homosexuals in Nigeria are not happy with the government, they said in a statement on Tuesday, following a meeting they held in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, southwest Nigeria.
In a statement titled: “Same sex prohibition: Group flays government on anti-citizen laws and abuse of human rights”, the group known as “The Right Defense”, said their members have been harassed and humiliated in recent times across Nigeria.
During their meeting in Ibadan, the group said it “voiced out and maintained its position on the undemocratic attack on its members and anti-oppressors against Nigerian people.”

The group whose members do not use their full names said because of arrests of its members by policemen and intimidation by the government it decided to speak up to express feelings towards defending human rights for all Nigerian citizens without discrimination of any sort “as it concerns the homosexuality and transgender saga in Nigeria.”
The statement was signed by Salawu K., Anisere A., Kehinde A., Orilonise I. A., George U., Olatoyan T., Ogunshowo L., Penu Z. K., Ogunleye A., Adenola B. S., Tobiloba F., Kazeem A. O. and Babatunde Ayinde R., who are members of the group but do not disclose their full identities.
“Everyone should have the liberty to life and choice of living as endorsed by the United Nations on universal declaration for freedom of expression and choice for all nationalities,”the group said.
Members of the group have been declared wanted by the police, the statement read.
“Amongst many others was the case of  Mr I.O. Ibrahim, whose home and family were attacked and raided by unidentified security agents, thugs and still declared wanted by the agents some months ago He is currently living in abroad and struggling for human rights and egalitarian society globally,” the statement read.
The group also condemned “the dastardly act perpetrated by group of youths who molestated and intimidated four Nigerians in Ekwe village of Njaba LGA, Imo State.”
They were attacked, stripped and paraded across the cities over accusation of indecent practices- homosexuality.
The group also emphasised the inability of the Nigerian government to judiciously utilise the nation’s economic gains for the development of the nation and unfairness and inequality in the distribution of national resources.
The group said instead of wasting time and energy on homosexuals, the Nigerian government should rather provide the dividends of democracy and accountability to its citizens.

EFCC Arrests former Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva

 

Former Governor Timipre Sylva

Premium Times Reports:
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today (May 8, 2013) arrested the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva.
He was picked up at his No. 3, Niger Street, Maitama, Abuja home.
The EFCC says in a statement Wednesday that on arrival at the facility at about 10.00 am, its operatives were told Mr. Sylva was not in town but that they insisted on conducting a search on the house having obtained a warrant from the court.

“During the search, vital documents were obtained. Ironically, the ex-governor who was said to be out of town was later found hiding in a dingy corner in the upper chamber of his expansive mansion,” the statement by the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren said.
Mr. Uwujaren continues, “He was immediately whisked away and is currently being interrogated at the Abuja headquarters of the anti- graft agency. He is being grilled in connection with fresh evidence linking him with a bouquet of fraudulent transactions that borders on money laundering. Part of the new evidence includes a number of eye-popping real estate acquisitions in Abuja.
“The arrest of the former governor is sequel to his refusal to honour invitations by the Commission. Rather than appear before the EFCC, he got his lawyers to inform the Commission that he was unable to appear because he was sick, and hospitalised in Lagos. The lawyer had promised to appear with his client on May 7, 2013 but failed to do so.”
The Commission, the statement adds, will not longer tolerate the antics of suspects who treat its invitation with levity.

Horrific Details Emerge Surrounding The 3 Cleveland Women Rescued After Being Held Captive For 10 Years

More details are emerging about the horrifying conditions these three women – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight— withstood while allegedly imprisoned by three brothers, Ariel Castro, Pedro Castro, and Onil Castro. The Castro brothers are expected to be formally charged today.

In an interview with 3m360 Today, Khalid Samad, a former assistant safety director for the city who now works for a crime prevention non-profit, said that law enforcement officials told him that they found chains in the house, which they believe the women were attached to for long periods of time, and that the women were beaten while pregnant, all but one of the unborn children not surviving. Amanda Berry was rescued along with her daughter Jocelyn, 6, whose biological father is allegedly one of the Castro brothers.

MEET CHARLES RAMSEY

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Yesterday, we showed you two amazing interviews with Charles Ramsey, the man credited with helping to save three women (who had disappeared a decade earlier) from his neighbor’s home. The unguarded and inadvertently hilarious interviews with Ramsey — who absolutely exemplifies why if you see something, you should say something — has somewhat distracted from the very serious news story, that these three women had been held captive for a decade, and that their discovery, release and relative good health considering the circumstances is nothing short of a miracle. Now, more details are emerging about the horrifying conditions these three women – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight — withstood while allegedly imprisoned by three brothers, Ariel Castro, Pedro Castro, and Onil Castro. The Castro brothers are expected to be formally charged today.

In an interview with USA Today, Khalid Samad, a former assistant safety director for the city who now works for a crime prevention non-profit, said that law enforcement officials told him that they found chains in the house, which they believe the women were attached to for long periods of time, and that the women were beaten while pregnant, all but one of the unborn children not surviving. Amanda Berry was rescued along with her daughter Jocelyn, 6, whose biological father is allegedly one of the Castro brothers.

These conditions are especially upsetting as neighbors come forward and allege that they actually called police a number of times over the years after seeing “suspicious” activity at the Castro house. According to neighbors, several years ago, a naked woman was seen crawling on her hands and knees in the back yard. “But [police]  didn’t take it seriously,” neighbor Elsie Cintron 3m360. In 2011, pounding was heard on the doors. When the police showed up, said neighbor Israel Lugo, “they walked to the side of the house and then left.” However, Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson contradicts what neighbors are telling reporters and said that law enforcement officials “have no indication that any of the neighbors, bystanders, witnesses or anyone else has ever called regarding any information regarding activity that occurred at that house.”

But police had visited the Castro house before. City officials said children and family services investigators had gone to the home in January 2004 — after Knight and Berry had disappeared, but three months before DeJesus went missing — because Ariel Castro had left a child on a school bus. “They knocked on the door but were unsuccessful in connection with making any contact with anyone inside that home,” Jackson said. There’s no further information about what other steps, if any, were taken by police to speak with Ariel Castro.

According to the Washington Post, officials are, for now, declining to reveal details about what went on in the Castro house during the 10 years the women were missing, and say they are proceeding cautiously in their interviews with Berry, DeJesus and Knight, using a specially trained FBI team “so as to spare them the trauma of reliving their captivity.”

One Killed, Two Injured as Two Buildings Collapse in Lagos

Two buildings collapsed in Ikorodu and Bariga areas of Lagos State killing one and injuring two people.

While the building at 19 Shogbawon Street, Bariga was a storey building, the one at Ikorodu was a three-storey building under construction.

The building at Bariaga last year collapsed killing one person before it was rebuilt by the owner of the structure.

Confirming the incident, the Information officer of NEMA, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye said the buildings collapsed at the early hours of today following an early morning downpour.

He noted that the building had been sealed by the Lagos state government through the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, to avert any further causality.

Farinloye added that one person identified as Joe was also rescued from the debris by the combined team of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) and National Emergency management Agency, NEMA and other security agencies.

He stated that the person rescued had been admitted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, even as he stated that rescue operations had completed and the premises cordoned-off.

Teacher caught with student in the backseat of car claims she needed more leg room

A 44-year-old teacher was arrestedafter a police officer caught her with her student in her car.

Giovanna Yaranga, of Burlington, Vermont is a Spanish teacher at Burlington High School. She was jailed after she was allegedly caught in the backseat of her car with a student. According to police, an investigation began around 8:00 am, when a patrol officer noticed a car parked suspiciously behind a building.

When the officer approached the vehicle, he found Yaranga sitting in the backseat of her car with a 17-year-old student. Yaranga allegedly told the officer that she was his mentor and she was in the car speaking with him because he was having problems. When asked why she was using the backseat of a car while counseling him, she explained that she “needed the legroom.”

“I don’t understand why a teacher would risk her career going after someone that isn’t of age. She can be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life,” Paul Powel, 36, of Burlington, Vermont told YourJewishNews.com after hearing about the teacher’s misconduct with her student.

As the investigation unfolded, police learned that a relationship had developed between Yaranga and the student over a long period of time. Yaranga, who has taught at the high school for 15 years, led school trips to her native country, Peru. During the trip she often formed friendships with her students.

Last summer, the teenager in question went along on the school trip with Yaranga to her native country, Peru, according to the arrest report. The twohad sex on at least 10 occasions during the intimate part of their relationship. Police do not believe that the couple had sex during school hours or on school property.

Yaranga was booked into jail on charges of four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment hearing.

Father of Sandy Hook victim faces criminal charges

Neil Heslin, who has lobbied Congress and the Connecticut legislature for increased gun control in the wake of the shooting, faces charges dating back to July 2011. Three of them involve allegations he issued bad checks to purchase building materials for his construction company.


Neil Heslin, center, whose 6-year-old son Jesse was killed in the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., arrives with other victims' families to meet privately with senators on Capitol Hill in Washington.
A man whose 6-year-old son was among those killed in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre was scheduled to appear in Connecticut Superior Court Wednesday on larceny and other charges.Neil Heslin, who has lobbied Congress and the Connecticut legislature for increased gun control in the wake of the shooting, had five separate cases listed on the docket in Milford Superior Court.The News-Times of Danbury reports Heslin faces charges that date back to July 2011, three of which involve allegations he issued bad checks to purchase building materials for his construction company.RELATED: FAMILIES OF NEWTOWN SHOOTING VICTIMS JUGGLE ACTIVISM, GUN-CONTROL FIGHT AS THEY CONTINUE TO GRIEVEThe two other cases involve checks on closed accounts that Heslin allegedly used to pay for just over $1,000 worth of home heating oil in June 2012 and a check for $102.35 worth of repairs to his vehicle at an Ansonia tire shop six months earlier, the newspaper reported.Heslin, who has pleaded not guilty to all the charges, referred questions about the case to his attorneys, who did not immediately return calls seeking comment.Heslin’s son, Jesse Lewis, was among 26 people shot to death inside Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14.RELATED: ‘WHY AREN’T THEY PROTECTING US:’ NEWTOWN FAMILY MEMBERS PUSH BACK AGAINST SPINELESS SENATORS WHO ALLOWED GUN CONTROL TO FAILSince then, Heslin has been among the most visible of the Sandy Hook parents lobbying for gun restrictions, including an appearance in Washington that apparently resulted in him missing a recent court date.Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti has ordered Heslin to explain Wednesday why he was not in court on April 15.Heslin was part of a contingent from Newtown that was meeting with U.S. senators that week, asking them to pass legislation that would have included universal background checks for gun purchases.Heslin was asked by the News-Times if he thought his legal troubles might undermine his advocacy efforts.“I never gave it much thought. I guess you can look at it either way,” he told the newspaper. “If there’s something to talk about, people are going to talk about it, good or bad, no matter what.”