I Feel Like Touching Toolz ‘Backside’………Timaya Admits

 

 

‘Ukwu’ crooner, Timaya in a recent interview, lyrically revealed that he likes the way on-air-personality, Toolz Oniru, twists her body while walking.

Timaya despite attesting to the act that he likes the budding OAP, reveals that he feels lazy and crazy whenever Toolz is walking or playing.

He further disclosed that he sometimes feels like shouting and touching her backside whenever he sees her walk by.

Tragedy in Synagogue: 10-year-old, foreigners, others die in Synagogue building collapse

                                                  
                      

A six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun, Lagos, collapsed on Friday with no fewer than 50 persons feared dead.

The building, which was under construction, was initially a two-storey building before the addition of four new floors which were under construction.

Saturday PUNCH gathered that the building, which housed guests and members of the church, already had so many people lodged in it before the incident.

The six-storey building, which collapsed around 1pm, was under construction.

The Synagogue Church of All Nations was founded by Prophet Temitope Joshua.

As at 3pm when our correspondent got to the scene, hundreds of people were seen, crying and wailing.

A 10-year-old child was among the dead and some foreigners were among the victims said to have been rescued alive. As of the time of going to press, several persons were still trapped in the collapsed building.

However, the exact number of casualties could not be confirmed as of the time of filing this report as there were conflicting reports from emergency agencies and eyewitnesses.

For instance, the Public Relations Officer, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, in a phone conversation with our correspondent on Friday evening, confirmed the recovery of three dead bodies and 15 persons rescued alive.

He said, “We have recovered three dead bodies and a child of about 10 years was among them. The others were adults and one of them had his leg chopped off. Before we arrived at the scene, 15 persons had been rescued alive and taken to the hospital. But there are people still trapped in the building and rescue efforts are still ongoing.”

The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who could not confirm the figure of the dead victims, said 15 bodies and 20 survivors were recovered from the debris.

He said, “We have cordoned off the area and we have been able to recover 15 bodies and 20 casualties and they have been taken to the hospitals, including the General Hospital, Alimosho, but I can’t tell you the number of the dead right now. There were foreigners among the dead and those that were rescued but I didn’t count how many they were.”

Eyewitnesses who spoke with Saturday PUNCH, however, put the number of the dead in the incident at about 50.

An eyewitness, who insisted that up to 50 persons died in the incident, said he saw almost 10 ambulances loaded with bodies going to and fro, taking victims to nearby hospitals.

He said, “I’m very sure that nothing less than 50 people were killed in the incident as ambulances loaded with bodies were going to and fro. The collapse was massive and the casualty figure was high.”

The collapsed building was said to have served as a guest house for church members, particularly foreigners attending the church.

Our correspondent observed that only two floors were visible at the scene of the incident as the other three had sunk into the ground.

Farinloye, who confirmed that the building was under construction, said the building collapse might have been caused by the addition of three more storeys to the structure.

He said, “The building was under construction; it was initially a two-storey building but they were adding three floors to it and I think that was what led to the collapse. I think it was the construction that caused the problem.”

Journalists were barred from covering the incident by church members, who were trying to play down the incident. They also hampered rescue efforts as they attacked officials of the emergency services who were there to rescue victims.

Farinloye, who also confirmed this, said, “The church members have been very aggressive and hostile to us; they attacked us and we had to withdraw our services. I was attacked, the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency and the General Manager of LASEMA were also attacked. We were not hurt and our equipment was not damaged. This was, however, because we quickly left when they attacked us. We are still waiting to settle before we resume our job.”

However, about an hour after, Oke-Osanyintola, who also confirmed the hostilities, said the emergency officials had been able to calm the aggressors down and that normal rescue services had resumed.

Consequently, the incident attracted many onlookers to the scene and there was heavy vehicular traffic in and around Ikotun area, where the church is located.

In the evening, the pandemonium in the area was compounded by security officials who besieged the entrance of the church, shooting into the air to disperse the crowd.

The security officers prevented onlookers from gaining entrance into the church, but their presence and shootings led to a stampede.

In the confusion, many of the onlookers running helter-skelter, rushed into moving vehicles, while trying to avoid being hit by stray bullets.

Beside security operatives, young men suspected to be members of the church, also barricaded the entrance of the church. They also prevented motorists from gaining access to the premises.

However, ambulances, police vehicles and forklifts were allowed to gain entrance.

No fewer than 20 ambulances had entered the site, coming out with injured victims as of 7pm.

At 7.30pm, a trailer with registration number MUS 891XK, hauling a bulldozer and belonging to the Lagos State Works Corporation, entered the premises, ostensibly to help in the rescue exercise.

According to an eye witness account, the impact of the collapsed building shook his house.

A resident of Olusesi Street adjacent to the church, who identified himself as Ade, told one of our correspondents that he never suspected it was a collapsed building.

“It was around 1pm. I was in my sitting room and my house just vibrated. I didn’t know what happened. I was scared, but few minutes later, I just heard that a building had collapsed. I was shocked,” he said.

A recharge card seller, who claimed she saw when the building collapsed, said she counted nothing less than 20 dead people.

“It was so gory. Most of them were construction workers. I saw so many bodies being evacuated. I am sure not less than 20 people have died so far,” she claimed.

Another resident said he wasn’t surprised that such a building collapsed especially as high rise buildings keep springing up in the area intermittently.

The resident, who didn’t want his name in print said, “I know the building so well. I wasn’t surprised it collapsed as it was already bent. Landlords became greedy and started building more storeys on top of the already completed ones.”

Meanwhile, suspected members of the church who spoke to one of our correspondents claimed nothing major happened. It was obvious they wanted to protect their church.

One of them said, “It was just a small thing. I attend this church. Nobody died. You know Ikotun has a huge population, that is why you see many people here.”

One of our correspondents learnt that the church was planning to hold a special programme on Saturday (today) and that many members, including foreigners were meant to attend the event. It was also observed that many visiting members of the church, who arrived later in the evening, met the confusion.

Saturday PUNCH spoke to one of them who was reluctant to talk.

“I don’t know what to do. I am confused. I am coming from Gabon. Nobody has really told me what is happening,” he said.

In a related development, young men suspected to be members of the church, mobbed and assaulted a photojournalist working for NTA, smashing his camera. They also molested other reporters and individuals who tried to take pictures of the scene.

One of our correspondents, who was among the journalists who later gained access to the scene of the incident at about 9pm, confirmed that only two of the building floors were visible as the remaining had been buried.

Rescue operations were still ongoing as of the time of filing this report and an official of the church whose name was not made available to our correspondent, said a statement would be issued by the leadership of the church on Saturday (today).

At about 9.40pm when our correspondents visited Igando General Hospital, there were six survivors of the incident on beds in a ward while nine others were under a canopy outside, presumably due to inadequate bed space. A nurse was observed attending to the victims outside with some of their relatives present.

However, some members of the church who were at the hospital, told the nurse and the victims not to entertain any questions from our correspondents.

The nurse said she was not authorised to speak on the issue but asked our correspondents to return on Monday, next week when her superiors would be around for information.

The hospital’s Medical Director, Deputy Medical Director and Administrative officer were not at the facility at that time and efforts to reach them on their mobile phones were also not successful as their numbers were switched off.

Meanwhile, This is an official communication from The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations concerning a news story currently being reported by the media regarding an incident that happened today:

“A building, not the church auditorium as was reported. The few people that were there are being rescued. What you wish to others, God wishes to you. Nothing makes us love a person as much as praying for him. The more I love you, the more I will pray for you.”

Psquare’s album is out today

                                                                               

Singing duo P-Square have done it again for the sixth time, as their album Double Trouble hit shelves across the country on Friday.

Peter Okoye, one half of the twin duo shared the goodnews on his Instagram page.

The 13 track album will feature T.I, Dave Scott, Don Jazzy, Awilo, and Jermaine Jackson, with production credits going to Vtek, Charles Duke, Mecca E, Oscar, Rudeboy, Mr P.

The duo had earlier released a new video titled Ejeajo that features American rapper TI, alongside two other songs Shekini and Bring it on, in anticipation of the album.

The video of Ejeajo is directed by their elder brother Jude Okoye and Clarence Peters.

Some of the songs in the album were recorded in an Atlanta studio in the United States.

‘Cheating’ prophet files for divorce

                                                                                    

 

Prophet Samuel Sunday Oyedokun has filed for divorce from his wife of 34 years, Victoria, after he allegedly kicked her out and took a mistress.

Victoria was seen fighting with the prophet in public, alleging he had sent away two of his wives only to take a mistress into their Ejigbo home, Naij reports.

During a court appearance the 70-year-old prophet responded by admitting he had taken another woman into his house, but that it was not a romantic relationship.

He claims she helps him with domestic work.

It is reported Samuel started legal proceedings against his estranged wife over alleged threats she had made to him.

Woman caught masturbating on motorcycle

                                               

Motorcycles are powerful machines, and gunning the engine can result in a rush like no other.
Get that thing purring, rev it, and you can ride that rocket to the moon, baby.
For one woman in Florida though, masturbating on the bike’s seat while staying in the garage was all the thrill she needed.

According to The Smoking Gun, witness Katherine Marriott called police upon returning to her home in Pine Cone Trail, Florida, because ‘a half naked female was sitting backwards’ on a motorcycle in the garage next door.

Upon further inspection the woman, later identified as 50-year-old Karen Dilworth, was seen to be ‘naked from the waist down and masturbating.’

When responding police questioned Dilworth, she denied masturbating on the bike, arguing that she had only been ‘smoking cigarettes and drinking some beers’.
Add booze and smokes to those sweltering summers in Florida and you might just take a chance on a ride to somewhere new.

But be sure that you’ll end up in an orange jumpsuit if that journey involves masturbating in front of your neighbour and her kids.

FG Wants Regulation Against Consumption Of Ponmo

                                                             

The federal government yesterday called for a law against sale and widespread consumption of hides and skins (ponmo), saying that livestock farmers stand good chances of making high dollar return if the hides and skins are tanned into leather.

Minister of agriculture and rural development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina who made the declaration in Ibadan, at the 3rd Joint Anniversary of Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN) and Nigeria Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), commended NIAS for its advocacy and public enlightenment programmes on radio and television that promote value addition in livestock, as against sale and consumption of primary products alone, particularly on the issue of curtailing the widespread consumption of hides and skins.

According to him, hides and skins ought to be tanned into leather for a very high dollar return to the farmer and tanneries.

The minister who was represented at the occasion by the director in charge of animal production and husbandry in the ministry, Dr. Ademola Raji, expressed optimism that the National Assembly will accelerate the work to amend the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science Act, so as to make provisions for enforcement of its major mandates that are designed to drive value addition to increase the provision of wholesome livestock products.

POLICE ARREST 4 FOR DUPING COUPLE OF N14.5M IN OGUN

                                                                      

 

The Ogun State Police Command yesterday, paraded four members of a fraud syndicate which allegedly duped a couple of N14.5 million.

The couple were told by the fraudsters to give them N20,000 to ward off the looming evil before them, but they ended up paying N14.5 million in three tranches before the fraudsters were arrested.

 

The suspects are Shehu Salam, 40; Risikat Oriyomi,47; Sola Babalola 38 and Wasiu Ajani, 35, who is physically challenged, were arrested on Monday in their den located at Omusorin village in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state.

The fifth suspect, who is said to be the ring leader, one Baba Awotola, fled when men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad stormed their operational base.

It was gathered that Ajani, a native of Ilorin, Kwara State, who claimed to be an Islamic cleric, got the couple into the net of the syndicate through the couple’s family friend.

The state Police Commissioner, Mr Ikemefuna Okoye, who conducted newsmen round the fraudster’s shrine in a dilapidated house which doubled as their operational base, yesterday, said the syndicate used Ajani to lure the couple, who are rice merchants in Lagos State.

 

Ikemefuna said Ajani used the name of a late popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Bulala, to hoodwink the victims.

The commissioner explained that Ajani on the fateful day dressed in Islamic cassock and hung about nine different praying rosaries on his neck, accosted the couple around Owode Onirin, Lagos, and gave them a revelation of a looming trouble before them which must be warded off through one of special prayers.

He said: “The suspect also told them to buy a measure of salt and give it as alms to three beggars. He later told the husband to buy a local egg and use it to pray, circling it around his head three times.”

 

According to him, Ajani later used the egg as a bait to lure the couple to their den, where they began to swindle them.

“He got the wife’s telephone number, and through it, he called the couple to bring the egg to their den for a special prayer,” Okoye said.

The couple, who pleaded anonymity because of their position in the society, said the syndicate under the pretence of warding off the evil before them collected N14.5 million in three instalments from them.

 

Involvement of ‘white witches’

According to the couple, the syndicate used the two women, Risiqat and Sola as “white witches” who claimed to offer prayers to ward off evils.

The ‘witches’ who claimed to have descended from ‘heaven’ reportedly said they needed money to fly back.

 

We got only N100,000 each —Suspect

Speaking with newsmen, Ajani said he got the information about the couple from the fleeing Baba Awotola.

He said: “It was Baba Awotola who introduced me to this shady business. He asked me whether I want to die a wretched man.

He was the one who gave the information that the couple had a problem and that they were a bit comfortable. He promised me a car and N300,000, but he only gave me and Shehu N100,000 each.”

Ikemefuna warned residents to be wary of fraudsters who parade themselves as clerics.

              

Mother gouges son's eyes with spoon in satanic ritual

                                                                                                 

A 5-year-old boy was hospitalised after his mother and extended relatives gouged out his eyes during a satanic ritual, DailyMailreported.
The boy was ordered to close his eyes while they danced around him stating that satan should reveal himself. They saw the boy was too scared and his mother took a spoon and forcefully gouged his eyes out. 
The neighbours came to his rescue when they heard him screaming in severe pain and called the police.
The family has been sentenced to 30 years each in jail and the boy has been given glass eyes.

Man stabbed by co-worker for eating his meatball

                                                                                          



A man was deliberately attacked by his co-worker after he ate his meatball during their lunch time, the Huffingtonpost reported.

A fight ensued between the two that caused the co-worker to be stabbed in the arm.


The police were called to the scene and he was immediately taken to hospital because of the serious injuries.

The assailant fled the scene when the police arrived and an arrest warrant has been issued.

Army defeats terrorists in Adamawa and Borno

                                                                                      


Scores of terrorists have been killed after counter terrorist troops carried out an attack on insurgents in Mubi town, Adamawa State.
According to a statement by the Defense, several others escaped with fatal gunshot wounds.
“In the fierce battle to root out the insurgents, scores of insurgents lost their lives while several others escaped with fatal gunshot wounds,” the statement said.

It added that two officers and three soldiers were wounded in the battle are currently receiving treatment in a Military Medical Facility
Meanwhile, more than 20 members of the Boko Haram sect were also killed in Buratai town in the troubled Borno State.
The insurgents attacked a primary school in the town, Buratai Central Primary School.

A resident of the area, Mallam Idi Buratai, told journalists that over 50 gunmen stormed the town on motorcycles and Hilux Vehicles and burnt down the school.
He revealed that the terrorists succeeded in burning all mobile network masts in the town, adding that the terrorists who stormed the town at about 9:30 am local time on Sunday came through Buni-Yadi, a Yobe town that is said to be under their control. –

Weed smokers are suicidal, poor students

                                                                                         


Teenagers who use cannabis daily run a higher risk of becoming drug dependent, committing suicide or trying other drugs and are less likely to succeed at their studies than those who avoid it, researchers report.
In an analysis of studies on cannabis, the scientists said these long-term health and life effects were important since several countries are planning to relax legislation on it.
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide, despite a trend towards decriminalising it in some countries.
"Our findings are particularly timely, given that several U.S. states and countries in Latin America have made moves to decriminalise or legalise cannabis, raising the possibility the drug might become more accessible to young people," said Richard Mattick, a professor at Australia's National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, who co-led the study.

Cannabis smoking findings
Using data from three large and long-running studies, the researchers found that people who smoke cannabis daily before the age of 17 are more than 60% less likely to complete high school or obtain a university degree.
The meta-analysis also indicated that daily users of cannabis during adolescence are seven times more likely to attempt suicide, have an 18 times greater chance of cannabis dependence, and are eight times as likely to use other illicit drugs in later life.
"Policymakers need to be aware that early use of cannabis is associated with a range of negative outcomes for young adults that affect their health, wellbeing, and also their achievements," said Edmund Silins, also of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, who presented the findings in a media teleconference.

Clear and consistent link
Recent data show that young people in some countries are starting to use cannabis at a younger age than before and that more adolescents are using cannabis heavily.
Read: Booze and pot bad for teens in various ways
In the United States, some 7% of high-school seniors are daily or near-daily cannabis users, while in England, 4% of 11 to 15-year-olds report cannabis use during the past month.
In Australia, around 1% of 14- to 19-year-olds are daily users of the drug, while 4% use it weekly.

Legislation of cannabis
Silins said any changes to cannabis legislation should be carefully assessed to ensure they will help reduce adolescent cannabis use and prevent its potentially adverse effects.
The study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, analysed data on up to 3765 participating cannabis users in terms of seven developmental outcomes up to the age of 30 years.
Those factors were completing high school, obtaining a university degree, cannabis dependence, use of other illicit drugs, suicide attempts, depression and welfare dependence.
It found clear and consistent associations between frequency of cannabis use during adolescence and most young adult outcomes investigated, even after controlling for potential confounding factors including age, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, use of other drugs and mental illness.

Cannabis consumption increasing
Importantly, they also noted that risks increased relative to dose, with daily users showing the strongest effects.
Experts not involved in the research said its findings were particularly worrying given trends suggesting rising cannabis consumption.
"This new study ties in well with previous research into the mental health effects of heavy cannabis smoking during adolescence, a period where the mind and brain are still developing," said Michael Bloomfield, a psychiatrist at University College London.
Robin Murray, a professor of psychiatric Research, King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry said the study "reminds us that it is important to discourage cannabis use among teenagers, and that educational campaigns outlining the risks of heavy cannabis use are warranted whatever (its) legal status."

I knew Eagles would lose — Keshi

                                                                      

 

 

 

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has said he saw his team’s 3-2 defeat to Congo in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, coming.

The African champions are now third in Group A of the qualifiers behind leaders South Africa and Congo while Sudan are last on the log, after posting a poor performance in their first game after the World Cup.

 

“I’m very disappointed. It was not just the result but the way we played in the first half. I was like a soothsayer because I saw it coming and I talked to the boys that they had to be aggressive and first to the ball.

 

“I’ve played against the Congolese team before and I know they play tip-tap football. We scored the first goal and that was it. It’s a shame that we had opportunities, mostly in the second half, but we could not score,” Keshi said immediately after the game.

 

Keshi said he charged the players in the dressing room in a bid to restore pride but admitted that his team was frustrated by the defensive and delay tactics of their opponents.

He added, “I told them (players) they were not playing their game. They were not themselves, they were not playing, they were second to the ball and they needed to change the mentality. They came back in the second half and you could see the difference. But if you are playing a team like this, they are going to come hard and park the bus. And that’s what they did in the second half. Who won’t do it?

 

“I can understand the frustration, the Congolese team delaying the game, killing the game. It became an anger problem and its part of the game.

“It’s football. Brazil lost 7-1 and we lost today (Saturday). Everybody is going to lose someday. We cannot win all the games all the time. This is where we need the media and Nigerians. They have to be behind the team, so that we can go to South Africa and win”

Sleeping naked leads to better marriage

                                                                                        



Some might think a happy marriage is based on mutual respect and other hippie ideas like that, but in fact it’s just about sleeping naked.

That’s what researchers say after they quizzed more than a thousand Britons about their garb in the sack, the Mirror reports.

They found 57% of people who said they sleep naked also reported being happy in their relationship.

Only 48% of pyjama-clad couples reported being happy and researcher Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe says it’s because sleeping nude encourages openness and intimacy.

Wife divorced for wanting too much sex

                                                                 

A man has sought divorce after stating his wife has a great appetite for sex and demanded it too much as he could no longer deal with it, the Huffingtonpost reported.

The man told the court she has been aggressive, stubborn and autocratic ever since they got married in 2012.

He states that he used to be forced to consume alcohol or try out different medicines so it can boost his sexual stamina.

The divorce was granted as the wife failed to appear in court to contest the matter.

Girls found hanging from tree in India

                                                                                                 


The bodies of two teenage girls were found hanging from a tree in north-eastern India on Friday, police said, the latest in a number of reports of attacks on women and girls in the country.
The girls, aged 15 and 16, were found hanging from the ends of the same rope in Assam state's Karimganj district, near the border with Bangladesh.

Local people said the girls had been raped and then killed, but police said it was not yet clear whether it was a case of suicide, murder or sexual violence.
"We are conducting a detailed postmortem to find out what has happened," said district police chief PK Nath.

Two teenage cousins were found in May hanging from a tree in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Although their families alleged they had been gang-raped and hanged alive, federal investigators said the evidence did not point to sexual assault.
There has been a spotlight on crimes against women and girls in India since the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in December 2012.
Many of the alleged crimes have taken place in villages in rural areas

Anita Oyakhilome's pictures missing from church website

                                                                                   

The crisis rocking the marriage of the founder of Believers Love World aka Christ Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome has taken a new twist as the church has reportedly deleted the pictures and personal information of the wife from its website, Saharareporters reports.

Reports suggest that the deletion of the personal information of Anita confirms rumours making the round that the marriage of the Oyakhilomes which produced two daughters, is hitting the rocks.

Anita had reportedly filed for dissolution of the marriage between her and her pastor husband, on the grounds of “unreasonable behaviour” and “adultery” at Divorce Section A, Central Family Court, First Avenue House, High Holborn, London, the United Kingdom, an allegation the church denied.

Man’s head ripped off after tying it to pole and driving off

                                                                             

 

 

A man gruesomely killed himself by tying his head to a lamp post before speeding off in his SUV – leaving his head behind.

Police in New York said the 51-year-old man hit the accelerator of his Honda Pilot after tying his head to the lamp post, the Mirror reports.

As his car flew forward, the chain tore his head from his body as the SUV continued on to smash other vehicles parked on the street while onlookers looked on in horror.

TB Joshua: Boko Haram will kill politicians next

                                                  

 

 

 Prophet TB Joshua has a chilling warning for Nigerian politicians: You are going to die next at the hands of Boko Haram.

The overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations gave his chilling warning on Sunday, Naij reports.

The killing will start in May, he said, adding that it would cause a significant political crisis in the country.