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Father of notorious billionaire kidnapper, Evans, lives in poverty, says his wife misled their son The father of the recently arrested billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi "Evans" Dumeme Onwuamadike, said he lives in poverty and had no idea his son had come into wealth acquired illegally. He said the last time he saw his son was in 2008 at which time he advised him to desist from illegal means of acquiring wealth. Evans' father, Mr. Stephen Onwuamadike, said it was Evans' mother who misled him and that she had been manipulating him since he was three-years-old. He also said he used to be very wealthy but Evans' mother led to his downfall and she left him with nothing. His current wife and her son also accused Evans' mother of being the person behind Evans' predicament. They painted Evans as a good and loving son who was only under the influence of his mother. Pleading with the Federal Government to forgive Evans, Mr Stephen Onwuamadike told New Te...

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Kano Police Commissioner assures Igbo residents of adequate protection The Police Commissioner in Kano State, Mr Rabi’u Yusuf, has assured Igbo residents in the state of adequate protection of their lives and property. In a statement released in Kano  on Tuesday  by DSP Magaji Majiya, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state. Yusuf gave the assurance  on Monday  at a meeting with the leadership of the Igbo community in the state. The commissioner also assured the Igbos of the commitment of the command to ensuring the safety of their lives and property like every other Nigerian living in the state. “The meeting is to assure you of the commitment of the command toward ensuring safety of your lives and properties as every other Nigerian living in the State,’’ Yusuf said. He called on Igbos living in the state to remain calm, continue to carry out their businesses lawfully and live peacefully with other ethnic groups. In his re...

Psychiatric test for traffic law offenders begin July 1 – FRSC The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that it will resume enforcement of psychiatric tests on traffic law offenders in the country with effect from  July 1 . According to Bisi Kazeem, FRSC 's Corps Public Education Officer,  in a press release in Abuja today , Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, stated this at the opening of a five-day training programme for 22 FRSC officials on traffic safety for non-motorised transportation (NMT) in Abuja  on Monday . Oyeyemi said the test would focus on four areas of violations namely, use of phone while driving, traffic light and route violations as well as dangerous driving.   The move, according to him, is necessitated by continued violations in the identified four areas despite efforts by the Corps to change the behaviour of motorists through education and enforcement.    ``We are worried about the continuous use...

Man scarred in acid attack after a female friend connived with thieves to steal £6,000 from him (photos) A UK based young man is currently hospitalized after he suffered second degree burns in an acid attack at his home. According to someone who knows him and shared a photo from his hospital bed, it was a supposed female friend, who connived with thieves to steal £6,000 from him, that was responsible for the gruesome attack. "In the early hours of Sunday 11th June, my friend was setup by a female 'friend' named, Xinia, to be robbed in his home. After gaining his trust, she was invited over to his home and the money was in a safe. "In the process of the robbery, he was subjected to torture and acid was thrown in his face to give information on the location of his valuables. The thieves stole £6000 along with other valuable items. "The police are now investigating and most likely to charge the female. Not only has he been robbed for his fina...

Phyno forced to share screenshots proving he rightfully got the song, 'I'm a fan' after the songwriter claimed otherwise The drama surrounding Phyno's song, 'I am a fan' is far from over. The whole drama started in May after an American singer, Pia Mia released her single, I'm a fan ft Jeremih which sounded almost exactly alike with Phyno's version of the same song which he released in 2016. Few days ago, the songwriter, DeCarlo came out on twitter to say the only authorized version of the song was the one done by the Pia Mia, saying he worked with her on it. Left without a choice, Phyno shared screenshots of his chat with DeCarlo congratulating him on the release of his album after Phyno told him the song, I'm Fan was on the playlist. Phyno also said that this would be the last time he would address the issue. See their tweets below...

Princess Diana revealed how she threw herself down the stairs while pregnant, tried to slash her wrist... all in a bid to get her husband to pay attention to her A third extract from Princess Diana's recordings of the despair she felt in her marriage has been released. Princess Diana became depressed before her marriage to Prince Charles, partly because of his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles and also because she felt unaccepted within the royal family. It continued after the wedding and she felt miserable and overwhelmed because she was not given time to adapt to her new role but was expected to know what to do overnight. To cope with the despair, she began to record her thoughts for author Andrew Morton to write about her in the book, Diana: Her True Story, but she gave it on the condition that her involvement must be made secret. In the transcripts recently released, the late Princess recalled her stay at Sandringham in January 1982 when she was four month...

Photos: Ice Cube receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame US rapper and actor, Ice Cube was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California yesterday, June 12th, 2017. His family and celebrity friends, John Singleton and rapper WC were in attendance at the unveiling. Ice Cube thanked his parents Doris Benjamin and Hosea Jackson for their support in his showbiz endeavors. "Thank you mama for always supporting whatever I wanted to do, whether you was with it or not, you said, "As long as it kept you off the street, you can do it. A lot of guys don't have their fathers around, and if you want to make a man like this, stay around your sons. Stay around your kids" he said. More photos below...

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Donald Trump tweets after losing travel ban ruling again in Appeals Court US President, Donald Trump has taken to twitter to react after the Ninth Circuit sitting in San Francisco has ruled against his revised travel ban, temporarily restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The administration has already sought a Supreme Court review of a similar decision issued last month by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond Trump has insisted that the measure is necessary to prevent possible terrorist attacks and protect national security. In its opinion, the Ninth Circuit said it concluded that Trump "exceeded the scope of the authority delegated to him by Congress." The judges also wrote that Trump's order violates provisions that "prohibit nationality-based discrimination and require the president to follow a specific process when setting the annual cap on the admission of refugees." The decision, from ...

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South African actor, Christopher 'Gunman' Kubheka found dead at his home Christopher Jabu Kubheka, popularly known as 'Gunman' on South African drama series 'Yizo Yizo' was  on Monday  afternoon found dead in his home in Soshanguve, Pretoria. Jabu's manager Thabo Makgaretsa confirmed the sad news to TshisaLIVE, saying Jabu's wife found his unresponsive body in their family home and called for help. Police spokesperson, Captain Mavela Masondo, also confirmed reports that the actor was found hanging from a butler door in his home  According to Masondo, his wife found his body hanging from the door at around  16:30 . Police and paramedics were called to the scene. Kubheka was pronounced dead on arrival.  The police are suspecting suicide as the cause of death, but have not ruled out any other possibilities. Family and friends have since gathered at the actor's home to pay their respects, while others have expressed th...

Mr Eazi defends his rumoured girlfriend, Temi Otedola after she is accused of bleaching Singer, Mr Eazi has defended his rumoured girlfriend, Temi Otedola after she shared the photo above on Twitter and people claimed she bleached because of her dark knuckles. See their tweets after the cut...

Man who poses as a student to defraud people on twitter apologizes after he was exposed A few weeks ago, twitter user @samuel_face2 toook to his timeline to appeal to Nigerians to help him raise money to pay for his school fees. Sympathetic Nigerians reached out to him, asked for his account number and then sent him some money. However after receiving the money, he would block his donors and refuse to correspond with them further. He would also slide into peoples DM to ask them for money. He then blocks whoevers turns him down as well as those who obliged him by sending some money.  Apparently he came online recently with a different handle to still ask for donations for his school fees.  This time around, he was caught by twitter user @duchesskk who has had an encounter with him.  @duchesskk called him out and shared some  proof that he indeed is a fraudster. First bank which he was using to collect the money has flagged the account...

Americans start #AmberRoseChallenge to recreate her hairy crotch pose and it's crazy! (photos) Americans play too much! Lol. See more photos after the cut...