TOKE MAKINWA VISITS THE HOME SHE LOST HER PARENTS TO GAS EXPLOSION 23 YEARS AGO IN ABUJA

Popular Lagos media personality and Rhythm FM OAP, Toke Makinwa, for the first time in 23 years, paid a visit to the apartment where she lost her parents as a child in a gas explosion at the federal capital territory, Abuja.

 

"I've never been back there, it holds so much emotions and I always told myself I will only go once I have exhaled. Today I did; it was good to see where I played as a child, my home and so much more," the celebrity OAP wrote on Instagram.

 

Recall that her highly publicised book, "On Becoming", the self acclaimed bestselling author, revealed that she was only 8-years-old when a gas leak led to an explosion that killed her parents at their home in Abuja.

Toke in front of her parent's Abuja home

 

In the book, the OAP walked down memory lane to that day when her life changed. Her father was only 35 and her mother, 34.

 

She said: “My dad had come out of the building smelling of burning rubber, putting out the fire on his shorts as he tried to explain what happened to a crowd that seemed to be getting bigger every minute. There was something I could taste in my mouth; it was fear. Fear gripped me and I could barely move. In movies, you sometimes see a scene with someone burning from head to toe. Everyone ran back trying to figure out who it was. It took a moment to realise it was my mum. I stood glued to the spot watching her burn.”

 

Toke Makinwa, who is in Abuja for her book reading, says she is much stronger now and confronted that part of her life by visiting the old home. “It was good to see where I played as a child, my home and so much much,” she said.

 

Below are more photos she shared on Snapchat of what the home looks like now.

60-YEAR-OLD MAN RECEIVES FREEDOM AND N23,000 COMPENSATION AFTER SERVING 31 YEARS JAIL TERM FOR WRONG CONVICTION

A 60-year-old man, Lawrence McKinney, who was wrongfully handed a 115-year imprisonment after he was convicted of rape and burglary in 1978 has been released and handed a N23,000 compensation.

He spent 31 years in prison for wrong conviction

The New York Daily News reports that the victim was later freed 31 years after because his DNA showed he was not responsible for the crime.

He was finally given a compensation of just about £60.

 However, he is currently seeking $1 million compensation and his case may be looked into by a parole board.

The man who hails from Memphis in Tennessee was quoted by the CBS News as saying: “I don’t have no life. All of my life was taken away.

“I don’t have no life, all my life was taken away.”

His lawyer, Jack Lowery, also argues that he deserves to be compensated for being denied freedom for most of his life.

 “It is not justice for him not to receive compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned,” Lowery said.

PHOTOS FROM ZAHRA BUHARI AND AHMED INDIMI AT THEIR WEDDING CEREMONY

Their wedding holds today at the National Mosque Abuja. More photo below.

WOMAN SLAPS FEMALE POLICE OFFICER RIGHT INSIDE POLICE STATION

 

Few days after a man broke a Police Inspector’s jaw in Lagos for daring to invite him to the station, another woman, identified as Yinka Adewusi, has been brought before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ota, Ogun State, for slapping a police sergeant, Josephine Makinde.
Yinka reportedly slapped Josephine, who is attached to the Onipanu Police Division, while she was being interrogated in respect of a case of stealing and burglary reported by one Bidemi Balogun.
It was said that Bidemi, a resident of Mother Joy College Road, Ewupe, Ota, had reported to the police that some miscreants burgled her warehouse in the Fowobi area of Ota on Tuesday and made away with jerrycans of vegetable oil and bags of rice worth N469,000.

According to Punch, detectives, who visited the warehouse, recovered a mobile phone. Investigation was said to have indicted Yinka the slapper, and she was invited to the station.
“The complainant said 10 jerrycans of 25 litres vegetable oil valued at N140,000 and 21 bags of rice worth N329,000 were stolen from the warehouse. She shares the warehouse with other traders in the community,” a police source said.

According to the police, the suspect reportedly admitted entering the warehouse around 4.30am on the day to pack some goods she bought and kept therein the previous day from one Tinuke, but insisted that she met it burgled.

“During the interrogation, the suspect said the warehouse was already broken into when she got there. The Investigating Police Officer (Makinde), asked her why she came at that time to convey the goods when she knew the owners of the warehouse would not be around. She became angry and slapped the IPO,” the source added.

The suspect was subsequently arraigned in Ota Magistrate’s Court on one count of assault.
Yinka pleaded not guilty and elected summary trial.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. Adeola Adelaja, granted her bail in the sum of N100,000.
Adjourning the case till February 6, 2017, the magistrate held that Yinka should be kept in prison pending when her bail conditions would be perfected.

KLOE KARDASHIAN SPEAKS ON HER TRANSFORMED BODY, LAMAR ODOMS HOSPITALIZATION AND RELATIONSHIP

Khloe Kardashian is in control of her body and her family's medical decisions.

The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star not only showed off her impressive physique in the new issue of Health magazine, she also opened up about how Lamar Odom's hospitalization last year affected her and the Kardashian clan in ways they never expected. 

Read TooFab's 6 noteworthy takeaways from the interview, as she candidly talked about her ex, her new boyfriend Tristan Thompson and having a body like a "Honda" compared to sister Kim Kardashian's "Ferrari."

On how Lamar's hospitalization affected how the family sees her:

It's so interesting. This is kind of dark, but after that, my whole family changed all of their wills so that I would be their medical adviser, because you don't know how someone reacts until you're put in that situation—God forbid. No one should be put in those situations, but with that, I found strength from within. I was super calm, and I was more like, "It's greater than you," and you just get strength. I pray a lot. And I talk to my dad a lot.

On how her relationship with Lamar affected her body and confidence:

I feel like I was at my biggest when I was with Lamar, but he loved me so much, and I was so in love that I wasn't worried about it. So maybe that's where my confidence came from. I'm also lucky that I have such a great family. I'll send pictures of myself in some tight bodycon dress from back in the day on a group chat to my sisters and my mom, and I'll go, "Why would you guys let me wear this? It's not appropriate. I needed a bigger size!" They're like, "I swear—that's Photoshop. You didn't look that way." Because they didn't see me that way.

On dealing with haters:

Some people were like, "It took you so long to lose weight." And I'm like, "I've been fat or out of shape my whole life. It's gonna take time to reprogram my body." But some people were like, "I liked you better when you were fat." I get body-shamed now that I work out! But I don't care what weight I am. It's genuinely about me being healthy. I was never like, "I want to lose 30 pounds in 30 days." Trust me: I've done juice cleanses. I did the Master Cleanse. Like, what would Beyoncé do? But it didn't work for my body and my lifestyle.

On how her body compares to sister Kim's:

I don't process carbs well after 3 p.m. Kim can eat anything, and I'm like, "I hate you." The nutritionist was like, "Kim has a body like a Ferrari, and you have a body like a Honda." I was like, "Yep, that sounds about right. That's my life -- you just summed it up right there."

On her shrinking chest:

I don't even have big boobs! Losing weight, I've lost my little chichis. But that's OK. North is so funny. She's like, "Why don't you have chichis like my mom?" I'm like, "I don't know!" I hate running, but I'll run the trails in my neighborhood and wear a sauna suit that looks like a garbage bag. You take it off and it's like a pool of sweat. It's all water weight, but it's a good trick if you want to de-bloat. I up my water intake when I do it.

On Tristan Thompson:

I'm five-ten, and he's six-nine. I love athletes. Someone who has the same interests as me, who likes to work out, like that's their hobby or their job, that's fine. Tristan is who I'm into. He's a little cutie.

The January/February issue of Health hits newsstands December 23.

OFFICIAL PHOTOS FROM IGBINEDION'S DAUGHTER AND KUTEYI SON'S WEDDING IN EDO STATE.

 

 Chief Gabriel Igbinedion gave out the hand of his daughter in marriage On Saturday, November 19.
Ewemade Igbinedion got married to Ganiu Abidemi Kuteyi in a grand traditional way at the Igbinedion’s royal Palace  in Edo state.

It was a show of rich cultures of both sides, as the bride Ewemade and groom Ganiu showcase their traditional outfits.See more photos below: 

 

 

Bride Ewemade in Benin outfit while the groom Ganiu appeared in Ondo traditional outfit.

The traditional wedding was in accordance with the Benin custom.
  

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Makeup @bmpromakeup
photo @klalaphotography (www.klalaphotography.com)
video @klalafilms
Princess @ewemzy
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WOMAN NARRATES HOW FORMER MISS WORLD, AGBANI DAREGO HELPED HER WITH HER LITTLE DAUGHTER ABOARD A FLIGHT

  Woman narrated how former Miss World, Agbani Darego helped her with her teething daughter while aboard a flight from Lagos to Dubai. She said she had no idea it was Agbani Darego until someone walked up to her and called her name. Read her story below..

I was not a strong believer in the saying that 'there are angels living amongst us'till I experienced an act of kindness last weekend .i was travelling with my 10months old daughter from Lagos to Dubai, a pretty tall lady and a gentleman sat next to me on the flight. i was still contemplating on how I was going to deal with my daughter becos she can be a handful and I needed to use the restroom so I had to plead with the lady to help me take care of her while am gone and she willingly agreed.The gentleman with her showed so much care to my baby that if u didn't know one would think he was the Father of my child. 

I was even feeling bad cos my baby was teething and was making a mess on their cloths and face with her spittle but they really didn't care.Up to the extent that my baby was finding it difficult to sleep in the plane and this gentleman would stand carry her and try to rock her to sleep. 

We all come across strangers who are helpful to us but this two are one in a million.This pretty tall lady and the gentle man with her showed my baby so much love all thru the journey that I didn't I feel it was a 7hours journey without having the slightest knowledge of who was sitting beside me on the plane .As if all the help they rendered me wasn't enough,on getting to dubai they assisted me in carrying my luggage cos I had several hand luggage to where was convenient enough for me cos I had a connecting flight to New York. 

While we were walking towards our connecting flights a lady approached this pretty tall lady who has been so caring to my daughter and lo and behold I realized I have been sitting close to @agbanidarego without having the slightest idea.i was shocked and asked her why she didn't tell me all this while she just kept on smiling and said 'she just blew my cover'. I never knew all this while that the lady seated with me for 7hours from lagos to Dubai was Former miss world Agbani Darego. Never knew someone with that status could be that simple and humble. 

Humility is the true key to success.God bless u @agbanidarego and bless the gentleman with u. Thank u guys for everything. With caring people like this, this world would be a better place".

17-YEAR-OLD MAID EXPLAINS WHY SHE ABSCONDED WITH HER EMPLOYER'S BABY AND ABANDONED HER IN A DANGEROUS GARDEN

17-year-old Cynthia Shamang was arrested, on Wednesday, in Kaduna for absconding with Amarachi, the one-year-old baby of her employer, Mrs. Kachi Mbagwu, in Abuja.

She fled with Amarachi on December 10, 2016 after her boss went for the annual Shiloh service at the Living Faith Church, Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa and abandoned her at a deserted garden in Kaduna.

The baby was said to have cried throughout the night and a security guard around the area rescued her the next morning. It was learnt that the guard was afraid to rescue Amarachi that night because the garden was known to be infested with snakes and other dangerous animals.

Mrs. Mbagwu stated that Cynthia had barely spent three days with her when she absconded with her daughter. “We circulated the incident on WhatsApp and other social media platforms asking people to assist in finding the girl.

We later learnt that a security guard who heard my baby’s cries at a deserted garden rescued her the next morning and took her to the NTA station in Kaduna which broadcast it," Mbagwu said.

Asked the reason Cynthia gave for her action, she said, “The maid said she didn’t want to work as a maid anymore and that she went away with my child because she didn’t want to leave the girl alone in the house.”

RUKKY SANDA LOOKING GORGEOUS IN NEW PHOTOS

Rukky Sanda took to Instagram to share new photos of herself rocking a new look.

The actress was pictured rocking a long gown while flaunting her curves. Another pics below...


                                                                              

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT COMPLETES ADVENTURE FILLED RALLY IN AFRICA

 
Vintage aeroplanes mostly dating from the 1920s and 1930s are shortly due to finish a 13,000km (8,000 miles) rally flying from the Greek island of Crete to Cape Town in South Africa.
The rally began in November and pilots have had adventure-filled journeys.
The planes have mostly open cockpits and are equipped with only rudimentary navigation and safety equipment.

They landed beside the Egyptian pyramids and flew over Mount Kilimanjaro on the way.
The Crete2Cape rally, which began on 11 November, follows “in the footsteps of the pioneering flights in the 1920s” connecting “some of the most beautiful and evocative points in Africa”.
It is meant to recreate the first African aviation route drawn up in the 1930s.

The Vintage Air Rally website describes the route as “flying low along the Nile from Cairo to Khartoum, past the highlands of Ethiopia before the plains of Kenya and the home of African aviation in Nairobi”.
The rally took the pilots past Mount Kilimanjaro and over the Serengeti national park before flying over Zanzibar, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

One of the pilots on the route is reported to have experienced total engine failure.
Another, 72-year-old British man Maurice Kirk, went missing twice, was arrested in Ethiopia and touched down in battle-hit South Sudan instead of Kenya.

Rally organiser Sam Rutherford said that, although the rally had been successful, “I’ll breathe a massive sigh of relief when we get to Cape Town”.
Seven aircraft from a total of 11 starters are due to be in South Africa on Friday.

AMERICAN WOMAN NARRATES HOW HER NIGERIAN HUSBAND SCAMS AND WALKED OUT OF THEIR MARRIAGE AFTER HE OBTAINS GREEN CARD

An American woman, business entrepreneur, Deborah Hendrickson is crying out after her Nigerian husband, Tony Ettah, according to her, 'scammed her, used her to get to the US and then dumped her after he got his Greencard. Read her story below...
I don't know where to start . . . I guess I'll start with meeting Inyang Obaten Ettah, AKA Tony Ettah back in June 2010, we met through a friend of mine named, Charles.  I've been visiting Nigeria since 2008, had an NGO there (Open Arms International) that never really got started, I know lots of people in Nigeria, Rich & Poor. I thought I was savvy when it came to the Romance Scammers, the 419ers, but, I was not prepared for how Inyang Obaten Ettah PLAYED ME, yes, I did inquire about Inyang via Charles, Charles vouched for Inyang's authenticity (so HE THOUGHT) because Charles knew Inyang for 10 years (at that time - June 2010), there is where it began.

  

Once Inyang contacted me, we talked, when Inyang told me his age (36 at that time) I was 51, immediately, I hung up on him, he called back thinking we got disconnected, I explained to Inyang that he was way out of my age range and I KNOW the culture in Nigeria of Older, especially AMERICAN WOMEN and younger Nigerian Men, for weeks I ignored his calls, till finally he begged me to just "talk to him," which I did - WRONG FOR ME, but, too late.  Inyang talked that sweet talk (I can say that now), he saw I was a Christian and began to use that to his Advantage, I asked Inyang "why won't he leave me alone?" Finally he said "Because GOD SAID YOU ARE MY WIFE so I am pursuing you."  Those words took me off guard because NEVER had a man say that to me, and never would I have thought One - Inyang would LIE ON GOD!  From there, he got my attention, by that time 2 months had passed (August 2010).

 As Inyang and I began conversing, we discussed the difference in Age and the fact that I could not have any children, Inyang response was "it doesn't matter because God said you are my Wife and I had made up in my mind that however God sent my wife, that is how I would ACCEPT her."  He shared with me how many women in his church (Faith Tabernacle AKA Winners, David Oyedepo is Pastor) cannot have children, and some are even older than their husbands, but, they still married and are still married today (was referring up to that moment he made that statement).  He even shared how his Auntie is in the exact situation (no Child(ren), yet she and her husband are STILL TOGETHER (at that time August 2010).

Time went on, Inyang then asked that I come to Nigeria to visit him, by that time he had CONVINCED me that he was AUTHENTIC and SINCERE - HE WASN'T.  Anyway, I visited Inyang December 2010 (6 months after officially meeting). I was in Nigeria for 21 days, the entire time Inyang was the Perfect Host, he took me everywhere, introduced me to EVERYONE, family, friends, enemies, church associates, he even took me to church at Winners' Chapel, Canaan Land, Ota Nigeria; Inyang was so active at Winners, he volunteered as Security (Bus & Church), he pretty much, so I THOUGHT lived in church, always talking about God (to me), he told me how he attended Pre-Marital classes at Winners because he wanted to Prepare to be an EXCELLENT HUSBAND to ME, he had me FOOLED, he was the World's Greatest Pretender.

While in Nigeria Inyang proposed to me (December 21, 2010) during my Launch Party of Royal Entertainment Nigeria, I accepted his Proposal because I was convinced he was AUTHENTIC!  He did not perform in the typical way that of a Romance Scammer or Yahoo Boi, as stated, he introduced me to EVERYONE, took me EVERYWHERE, etc. After the proposal, eight months later I returned to Nigeria and we were married 8 months later (August 12, 2011).  What I thought that was going to be a Marriage, turned out to be MARRIAGE FRAUD!

I submitted Inyang's Immigration paperwork to USCIS December 12, 2011, the first process was was Approved May 2012, his Interview in Lagos was October 30, 2012 and his Visa was issued, the entire process from submission to Approval was 10 months, Inyang even used that quick process to say "the Lord Caused it to happen because it is HIS WILL because I'm his Wife."  LIAR!

Inyang arrived in the U.S. November 21, 2012 and that's when HE CHANGED - IMMEDIATELY!  He was no longer the loving speaking, affectionate man I visited December 2012, his excuse was "he's in a new place, give him time to adjust."  In the meanwhile I did my part as his wife.  I later learned that Inyang never attended school in Nigeria when I took him to our local college (Danville Community College) to enroll, I was upset because Inyang TOLD ME he was college educated (in Nigeria), Education means a lot to me and I only aligned myself with college educated men, so, he could not enroll. he was advised to enroll in the Adult Education program, which he did, but was unable to do the work so he stopped attending.  He applied for a job at a Company name EBI in Danville, VA (June 6, 2013) and was terminated (July 4, 2013) due to violation of company code by using profane language and misconduct, thereafter Inyang obtained a job at Ebay through Adecco a Temporary Employment Agency, he didn't keep that job and was released approximately 4 weeks later (those dates elude me).  Thereafter Inyang could not find employment in Danville, VA, it was a strain on the marriage.

By April 2014 a friend of mine, Amos Ajo conference with Inyang and I to discuss Inyang moving to Atlanta, Georgia to work for him, the plan was for Inyang to move, get established, and I to follow no less than 6 months later - that NEVER HAPPENED!  Inyang officially moved to Atlanta April 14, 2014, and Mr. Ajo did as promised, gave Inyang a job, Inyang and I talked everyday, he visited me periodically in Danville, VA; when I visited Inyang in Atlanta, he was always too busy to be with me, always said "he was working," causing my trip to be wasted.  As time went on I noticed I was not hearing from Inyang, his excuse was always "he's working," yet he NEVER SENT ANY MONEY TO ME FOR the HOUSEHOLD in Danville, his excuse was "he had to pay for expenses where he was staying," Mr. Ajo arranged temporary lodging for Inyang at 3502 Adkins Road, Atlanta, GA  30331 where he shared space with Mr. Gabriel Owolabi, a friend of Mr. Ajo.

 I didn't notice until AFTERWARDS that Inyang played Me, what I mean by that is, from April 14, 2014 to July 2014 I barely heard from Inyang. By August 2014 he began calling regularly, his excuse was, he got a new Job working at a company named United Distributors Inc., 5500 United Dr. SE, Smyrna, GA  30082, 678.305.2000 and was flexible and could now talk when at work. By September 2014 Inyang did a surprise visited, I realized AFTERWARD that it was because the I-751-Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence Arrived, Inyang gathered all documents, and the form was Signed by me.  I remained consumed with the preparation of opening my Christian Venue, Debs Gospel Cafe in Danville, VA, which opened November 2014.  Inyang did another surprised visit for Thanksgiving 2014. 

Thereafter it went back to him not calling.  I visited Inyang in Atlanta, GA March 14, 2015 after the last seeing him since November 2014, that visit did not turn out to be good, Inyang complained that I could not stay with him at 3502 Adkins Road, Atlanta, GA  30331 because there "was no place for me to sleep," so, I rented a Motel at the Super 8 in Stockbridge, GA, Inyang spent 1 night with me then left me at the hotel, not hearing from him again, he said he had to "go home to wash clothes."  I left Georgia devastated!

My daughter married March 24, 2015, to appease me from his doing me wrong a week later he attended her wedding, he was very cold, everyone around noticed his negative attitude towards me and quickly voices their opinion.  March 26, 2015 was the LAST TIME I SAW INYANG.  Inyang kept in touch, each time asking me "did his Permanent Green Card arrive," he said he needed it because his job was in jeapordy and now that his finances was getting better better, he needed to keep his job at United Distributors, Inc. so he can begin sending me money - EVENTUALLY, HE NEVER SENT A DIME!  Finally, May 1, 2015 his Permanent Resident Card arrived, I mailed it to him because he expressed the urgency of it to show his Employer.

Once Inyang received his Permanent Resident card, he BLOCKED ME from ALL Social Network, MOVED to 1121 Ridgebrook Trail, Duluth, GA  30096, and changed his Job (unknown to me now).  Because Inyang refused to give me the necessary job information (while at United Distributors, Inc.) I was unable to apply and received Healthcare, Inyang filed his 2014 Income Tax but I have no clue under what Status, he did tell me that he filed SINGLE for 2015, and we were still married.  Inyang changed his Driver's License from Virgina #T60274200 to Georgia Driver's License 059553398, he then moved his phone 434.203.5226 from my AT&T Family Plan to his own.

Inyang has severed ALL TIES WITH ME, as soon as he RECEIVED HIS PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD, to me, showing MARRIAGE FRAUD, IF he was serious about our Marriage, we would still be together.

Inyang has told many lies on me, saying, I threw water in his face, hit him, etc., I KNOW his Nigerian friends put him up to saying that, because IF I'd done those things, that's considered ABUSE and he could have called Danville Local Police and file charges against me, but, IT NEVER HAPPENED.  He must make me look like the bad guy when all I ever did was love him.

His plan was for us to REMAIN married so he can file for Citizenship in 5 years, because by now I figured out he USED ME for MARRIAGE FRAUD, he knew I would not submit the necessary paperwork for citizenship, he told me he could still do it in 5 years and that I could not STOP HIM FROM BECOMING A CITIZEN.  Though it's MY WORD AGAINST HIS, all I have is HIS ACTIONS, He ADMITTED TO ME THAT he  USED ME, and that I CAUSED IT BECAUSE I KEPT TELLING HIM THAT I SENSE HE WAS USING ME AND MY "WORDS" CAUSED IT TO HAPPEN (Him using me).  When Inyang made that statement I immediately filed (online) a Fraud Case.

I divorced Inyang August 2016, he gladly signed the Papers because he has a Fiancee, who he's probably married to by now, offering him the opportunity to now file for citizenship.

I have been told that USCIS WILL DO NOTHING, because Inyang has not committed a Crime, YES HE HAS, He COMMITTED MARRIAGE FRAUD!  That's a Federal Crime.  I've since learned (by people who know him) that he has a Shipping Company, he ships cars to Nigeria, and he has a Clothing Line Winners Clothes, he makes his money and sends it back to Nigeria, Inyang once told me that America is the Land of Opportunity and how he WILL RAPE this Country of their dollars and take advantage of All Opportunities, and he's doing it. 

I am a FIGHTER, I know of 15 Women who has Married Nigerian men and the men used them for Green Card Purposes and they "think" nothing can be done, I want to show them that, YES, SOMETHING CAN BE DONE!  YES! they can be DEPORTED for Immigration Marriage Fraud.

I will sound the Alarm, Once Trump is in Office I will contact him and tell him my Story, I'm almost sure I will get RESULTS!  Inyang should not have played with my life, I am a Good, Christian Woman Who Believes in Doing Right - all The Time.  I trust that the Lord WILL GIVE ME JUSTICE by the Fraud Division recognizing that Inyang Obaten Ettah MARRIED ME FOR IMMIGRATION MARRIAGE FRAUD.