US singer Ciara who has been in Nigeria for few days visited Ilado
Community Junior High School and Akande Dahunsi Memorial Senior/Junior
High School both in Lagos today February 29th. the students were very
excited to see the superwoman
Monday, February 29, 2016
Social Media: Nobody Can Gag Nigerians - Dele Momodu
Dele
Momodu has re-stated the inability of powerful forces to gag social
media which has now become a viable tool of advocacy and activism in
Nigeria.
Dele Momodu
Ovation Publisher and former Presidential candidate, Chief Dele
Momodu has said that any plan to gag social media will fail, saying
Nigerians are resilient people and will not succumb to such threat,
according to the Vanguard.
Speaking during his keynote address, “The Power of Social Media,” at the City People Social Media Awards held on Sunday in Lagos, Momodu said Nigerians survived the move by erstwhile dictator, Gen Sani Abacha’s plan to gag the citizens, hence attempt by government of the day to ban social media will fail.
Speaking during his keynote address, “The Power of Social Media,” at the City People Social Media Awards held on Sunday in Lagos, Momodu said Nigerians survived the move by erstwhile dictator, Gen Sani Abacha’s plan to gag the citizens, hence attempt by government of the day to ban social media will fail.
“Any attempt to gag us will fail. It will never happen. Abacha tried and failed. Any attempt by any government to stop social media will fail. It is not about protests in the streets, or security agents going after you. Some of us fled this country during Abacha. I was involved with Freedom Radio, sometimes we had to broadcast using the phone. But with the social media, from your room, you can talk to millions of people and no one can stop you.”
The Ovation publisher also said that after the magic of electricity and telephone, the social media is the greatest invention by man. On how he became a social media influence, he said the journey started in 2010 with Facebook.
‘’I started using Social media in 2010, Facebook was the most common one then, When I got on Twitter not long after, I actually asked people to manage my account. I just past instruction that I want an announcement on the micro-blogging platform and it is carried out.
‘’But by January 2012, during the fuel subsidy protests, I realized how powerful the 140 character on Twitter has when I decided to reach out to a lot of people as I was the only one who carried a banner and protested in London, US, Ghana and Nigeria. I had about 13, 000 followers when I took over the management of the Twitter account; since then I have been addicted.
“The power of the social media is huge; you can reach millions in seconds. We are witnesses’ to what the change agents of the APC were able to do with the candidature of President Buhari,” he said.
He urged youth not to underestimate the power inherent in new media
considering the reach influence people from the corner of one’s
bedroom.
Be Warned! Researchers Reveal the Most Dangerous Sex Positions for Men
A
recent research has warned men to be very careful especially when
engaging and trying out different s*x positions as it could be very
dangerous to them.
Injuries during s*x are more common than you think and the positions you experiment with have a lot to do with it.
You might think that you can’t do that much damage in the sack, but
lads beware because getting jiggy in certain ways can seriously hurt
your manhood.
Researchers in Brazil studied patients with penis fractures to see
what they’d been up to in bed before they heard the gruesome cracking or
popping sound.
And one position came out the most penis-endangering way to have sex, closely followed by three other potentially harmful ones.
It might not put you off, but here are a list of the most dangerous sexual man oeuvres:
1. Girl On Top
A recent study found that the popular woman-on-top position is the most dangerous.
The raunchy position, which is one of the best positions to make a
woman orgasm, was deemed responsible for half of all penile fractures
according to researchers in Brazil.
Scientists believe it is because the woman controls the penis with
her entire body weight landing on it and is unable to interrupt it when
it suffers a "wrong way penetration"
2. The Pogo Stick
This is basically missionary, but standing up.
The move is risky because it is likely to put strain on the guys back. This can cause long term back problems.
Jiggling around while standing up also means your run the risk of falling over and the woman is at risk of being dropped.
3. Doggy
According to a recent study by Ann Summers, Doggy Style is actually the nation's favourite sex position.
The poll of adults across the UK found that one in four people favour that s*x position – while 23% like Woman On Top.
But research in Brazil found that 29% of men's penis fractures were caused by this move.
4. The Cowgirl Lean Back
You’re on your back and she’s sitting on top of you, but rather
than leaning forward with her hands on your chest, she’s leaning right
back with her hands on your ankles.
This position puts strain on the penis and can bend it the wrong way.
Like an elbow or knee, your erect penis can be “hyper-extended” if
you put too much or too frequent downward pressure on the shaft, a study
from the University of California, San Francisco found.
Over time, this can lead to peyronie’s disease—a buildup of plaques that causes your rod to bend while erect.
This can make sex difficult or even impossible in extreme cases.
So maybe make her lean forward in future!
Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Flaunts Hot Figure at Ebony Magazine Event
Mother
of 4, Omotola has proven to her fans that she is still very much as good looking with her latest appearance in a black gown.
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde looked absolutely stunning as she attended Ebony Magazine and Apple’s event celebrating black women in Hollywood.
The event was held at NeueHouse Hollywood on February 27, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
For the event, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde showed off her enviable figure in a strapless floor-length bodycon dress. She accessorized with a black neckpiece and her beauty look was flawless with bouncy curls and a red lipstain.
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Revealed: Top 10 Common Lies Lagos Girls Tell Guys
Lagos
girls are fun to be with, but dating in Lagos goes beyond just love as
guys understand the culture of dating in Lagos, but these revealed top
10 lies their girls tell them, will help them up their game.
Lagos girls at a beach party
1. I have a boyfriend but he is not in this country:
This is a common lie Lagos ladies like to tell always. While that
may be true, it is mostly going to be a lie if you truly check. Lagos
ladies tell the lies to make you back off or for you to know they are
connected with a guy abroad in which case it has become a status symbol
2. The lecturer called me but I didn’t go to see him:
Well, that is an absolute lie. Lecturers are demi-gods in our
universities. When they send for female students, it is always for a
reason. She probably wants you to believe she has not had any dealings
with a lecturer.
3. I am not bleaching my skin, we are naturally light in my family:
While this may be true, many girls in Lagos are bleaching their skin.
4. I am on my period:
If a girl visits a guy and its time to get down, be sure the girl will come at the guy with the red flag excuse.
5. I went to visit a guy and he gave me 100k:
Lagos girls like to prize themselves for the highest bidder. When a
girl tells you this, it means you have to buckle up and be prepared to
spend the naira.
6. I don’t love guys because of their money:
Don’t be deceived. She is playing the good girl to enter your heart. Once she has your attention, she will come for the kill.
7. He is just a friend:
Well, the other guy is not her enemy either. But remember male friends can do what a normal guy can do a girl.
8. I love you too:
Well, love is relative. She may love you for anything.
9. I will call you:
No she won’t, she will flash you.
10. I don’t eat much:
Lagos girls like food. Don’t be deceived
Television Hosts Present News Bulletins Live on TV Without Wearing a Bra
Some
Albanian men will now be more interested in watching the news as Fire
TV, a television station recently ordered its female news casters to
start broadcasting news without wearing a bra.
Greta Hoxhaj, 24 during the news edition on Fire TV in Tirana
24-year old Albanian news reader, Greta Hoxha, is making some
headlines online and the social media is also buzzing after she
presented her news bulletin bra-less with only a nude coloured blazer
protecting her modesty.
Hoxha who is a presenter for TV station Fire TV, caused a media
storm when she took the decision to have near topless women host its
news output after the TV station ordered its female news casters to
start broadcasting news without wearing a bra.
It can be recalled that she made the news herself back in November,
when she chose to celebrate Liberation Day - which commemorates
Albania's liberation from the Nazis in 1944 by wearing nothing but a
skimpy waistcoat decorated in the national colours.
Pretty Mum Suffers Horrific Facial Injuries After Woman Nearly Bites Off Half of Her Face at a Party
A
mother is left with regrets of a lifetime after she was brutally
attacked by another woman in a party that has left her face partially
deformed.
Kate Nield was a very beautiful mother before the incident
A pretty mother has suffered horrific and terrifying facial
injuries during a fight at a party. The shocking pictures have left her
face scarred.
According to Metro, support worker Kate Nield was at a friend’s
house in Southport on Thursday night when she suffered the vicious
attack which left her with a big chunk ripped out of her cheek.
The mum-of-two who is currently in Whiston Hospital, Liverpool,
which specialises in plastic surgery hopes doctors will help reconstruct
her face again.
Doctors spent an hour performing a skin graft, taking skin from the
back of Kate’s arm and putting it onto the damaged part of her face.
It was a horrible bite that left her scarred
Kate said: ‘We were all at my friend’s house having drinks. The
more drinks this other girl had, the more angry she got. Eventually she
was asked to leave.
‘But she came back into the house, and she attacked me. She was
like a raving lunatic. She bit me and took a big chunk out of my face.
There was blood everywhere.
‘My friend who was with me managed to get her off me.’
The attack was reported to the police and officers visited her in hospital but they are yet to make an arrest.
Kate’s friend, Keely Fletcher, has set up a GoFundMe page to help support Kate after her ordeal.
The bite has left her face partially deformed
On the page, Keely says: ‘My friend was brutally attacked by another girl.
She had her cheek bitten off for no apparent reason. She is now undergoing major plastic surgery.
‘Nobody deserves to go through this.’
Hot Nigerian Actress, Caroline Danjuma Twerks 'Hard' for Her Husband in the Club
Caroline Ekanem-Danjuma has hit the headlines straight with a sensational dance service for her rich husband.
Caroline Ekanem-Danjuma in action
Mother of two, Caroline Ekanem showed her billionaire husband, Musa
Danjuma she is still very much youthful with an appealing dance that
got people staring.
This was at the club where they had the after-party for the movie,
The Stalker, over the weekend. You can see the husband behind her
putting his head on her bum.
The couple have been together for 10 years. Earlier reports had it that the couple were going separate ways after Musa Danjuma allegedly impregnated an Oman girl but they seem to have resolved their differences.
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O.M.G! Lewis Hamilton's Girlfriend Strips N*ked for Her First Film Role
Girlfriend
of Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, who bagged her first
film role recently, went all the way and stripped nude for the camera.
Chanel Iman bares bum in the movie, Dope
Lewis Hamilton's girlfriend, Chanel Iman, who is also a model, has
dared to bare for her first movie role - and it looks very steamy.
Iman - who has previously dated rappers Kanye West, A$AP Rocky and
Tyga - looks set to make the move into acting, and images have emerged
from her upcoming debut performance in crime comedy Dope.
The dark-haired beauty has stripped off for the n*de scenes, first
showing off her bottom in tiny underwear and a tight pink top as she
addresses one of her co-stars.
Iman dares to bare her boobs
In another, the actor is seen walking away from Chanel - who's standing almost n*ked looking at him, with her body on show.
A final shot from movie shows her - still wearing nothing -
lounging in a pool, with the water doing little to protect her modesty.
Iman in the pool
It follows reports she has grown very close to the Formula 1 ace when he was in Los Angeles for the Oscars .
The pair arrived separately at the Armani Revenant bash on Saturday
night - but were holding hands inside. Lewis was overheard telling pals
that she was in charge all evening and he was going wherever she was.
A source said: “They were introduced through mutual pals and try to hang out whenever they are both in town. Lewis is based in Monaco, but loves to come to LA for music and fashion commitments.”
MUST READ: All You Need to Know About Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile
issues are very common among men who quietly nurse the problems in
search of a solution. This piece tends to create an awareness about the
medical condition.
Erectile dysfunction is when a man cannot initiate an erection to
get sexual satisfaction. To get an erection, he has to first initiate
it, in order to penetrate his partner to get satisfaction. A man can
only be said to have erectile dysfunction if he continuously cannot
initiate an erection for at least three months.
When a man feels like he wants to make love, there is what is called erectile properties. The arteries that supply blood to the penis opens and allows more blood to enter the corpora cavernosa faster than blood can leave through the veins. As the corpora cavernosa fill and grow in size, the veins get compressed, trapping blood in the penis, causing it to stiffen until one achieves an erection which is when the penis enlarges and elongates.
According to Dr Jeje Ajibola, Consultant Urologist, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, a man cannot come to me today and say he wasn’t able to get an erection yesterday and is worried that he has erectile dysfunction; I will not take him serious because he has to experience it for three months before one can say he has erectile dysfunction.”
Debunking claims by some that pot belly can cause erectile dysfunction, he explained that having a pot belly does not cause erectile dysfunction directly, as he said that pot belly in men shows that they are overweight, which makes them prone to some medical conditions, not limited to erectile dysfunction. “You are not likely to find pot belly in a slim man. Pot-bellied men are prone to diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol level; as a result of bad eating habit and bad exercise habit, which can cause erectile dysfunction. It is a feature of the general feature.
“Anything that interferes with the normal process that leads to erection can cause erectile dysfunction.”
When a man feels like he wants to make love, there is what is called erectile properties. The arteries that supply blood to the penis opens and allows more blood to enter the corpora cavernosa faster than blood can leave through the veins. As the corpora cavernosa fill and grow in size, the veins get compressed, trapping blood in the penis, causing it to stiffen until one achieves an erection which is when the penis enlarges and elongates.
According to Dr Jeje Ajibola, Consultant Urologist, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, a man cannot come to me today and say he wasn’t able to get an erection yesterday and is worried that he has erectile dysfunction; I will not take him serious because he has to experience it for three months before one can say he has erectile dysfunction.”
Debunking claims by some that pot belly can cause erectile dysfunction, he explained that having a pot belly does not cause erectile dysfunction directly, as he said that pot belly in men shows that they are overweight, which makes them prone to some medical conditions, not limited to erectile dysfunction. “You are not likely to find pot belly in a slim man. Pot-bellied men are prone to diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol level; as a result of bad eating habit and bad exercise habit, which can cause erectile dysfunction. It is a feature of the general feature.
“Anything that interferes with the normal process that leads to erection can cause erectile dysfunction.”
He noted that there are erectile dysfunction that occur in younger
age group that are psychologically induced, and erectile dysfunction
that occur in older age group because old age comes with hypertension
and other medical conditions.
“There is also erectile dysfunction that can be situational; situational in the sense that when you are at home, you don’t have an erection but when you go outside, you have an erection.
“Most of the time, for younger age group, their erectile dysfunction is psychological. For some of them, it may be their experiences in life. If his first sexual experience was traumatic, he may carry that on in life and then develop psychological fear of having erection and it is a vicious cycle. He begins to run away from his girlfriend because he is having a belief that if he goes near her, he can never have an erection. The farther he runs away from his girlfriend the more the depression comes in.
“Another reason may be that the person may have had an unprotected sex the first time and then contracted an infection. That goes on in his head as a young man and may make him become scared of having an erection because he is scared of having an infection.”
Asked if there is a cure for erectile dysfunction, the doctor said before it can be cured or managed, the cause of the problem primarily must first be found.
“Even if we feel that it is psychological, some tests will still be run to make sure that there is nothing wrong with them. If there is nothing wrong with them, then we give them some drugs.
“If the cause is etiology, for example, if the man is diabetic, then we have to control the sugar; if he is hypertensive, we have to control his blood pressure; if he has high bad cholesterol, we also have to control that, and while we are giving them drugs for the primary cause, we also give them some drugs that will help them get good erection. They will need to swallow the drugs before they have sexual intercourse.”
He advised men who feel they are having erectile dysfunction to seek a physician, so that they can be able to find out what really is the cause of the problem, whether it is psychological or an underlined disease.
“He will be treated for that disease and he will continue with his life. For the sake of their future and their life, they should not patronise herbal gins before consulting a doctor. What I also expect a doctor to do when a young man comes to him is that he should refer him to a neurologist. He is a young man and has a long life to live, so the doctor should not mess up his life. I have told you I will not say a young man’s problem is psychological until I have ruled out any underlying disease. He can even be referred to a psychologist, if it is necessary.
“There is also erectile dysfunction that can be situational; situational in the sense that when you are at home, you don’t have an erection but when you go outside, you have an erection.
“Most of the time, for younger age group, their erectile dysfunction is psychological. For some of them, it may be their experiences in life. If his first sexual experience was traumatic, he may carry that on in life and then develop psychological fear of having erection and it is a vicious cycle. He begins to run away from his girlfriend because he is having a belief that if he goes near her, he can never have an erection. The farther he runs away from his girlfriend the more the depression comes in.
“Another reason may be that the person may have had an unprotected sex the first time and then contracted an infection. That goes on in his head as a young man and may make him become scared of having an erection because he is scared of having an infection.”
Asked if there is a cure for erectile dysfunction, the doctor said before it can be cured or managed, the cause of the problem primarily must first be found.
“Even if we feel that it is psychological, some tests will still be run to make sure that there is nothing wrong with them. If there is nothing wrong with them, then we give them some drugs.
“If the cause is etiology, for example, if the man is diabetic, then we have to control the sugar; if he is hypertensive, we have to control his blood pressure; if he has high bad cholesterol, we also have to control that, and while we are giving them drugs for the primary cause, we also give them some drugs that will help them get good erection. They will need to swallow the drugs before they have sexual intercourse.”
He advised men who feel they are having erectile dysfunction to seek a physician, so that they can be able to find out what really is the cause of the problem, whether it is psychological or an underlined disease.
“He will be treated for that disease and he will continue with his life. For the sake of their future and their life, they should not patronise herbal gins before consulting a doctor. What I also expect a doctor to do when a young man comes to him is that he should refer him to a neurologist. He is a young man and has a long life to live, so the doctor should not mess up his life. I have told you I will not say a young man’s problem is psychological until I have ruled out any underlying disease. He can even be referred to a psychologist, if it is necessary.
Hot Body to Die For! Rukky Sanda Flaunts Her Extremely Flat Tummy in a Crop-top
Nollywood
actress, Rukky Sanda is serving all shades of glam as she flaunts her
s*xy hot body and extremely flat tummy in front of her Range Rover
Envoque.
Popular Nollywood actress and film-maker, Rukayat Akinsanya, known
by her stage name as Rukky Sanda, has taken to her Instagram to show off
her extremely flat tummy.
The Ikorodu, Lagos State-born movie star, who graduated from the
Lagos State University, oozed sex appeal in the photos as she captioned
one,"Happy Sunday... ❣❣❣ PhotoCredit Goes To My Amazing 6yr Old
Niece #Aliyah... She did an awesome job* ❣😍❣💋 #Zara xx #Chanel xx
#Dior xx #rs🌪"
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Wizkid's Ex-Girlfriend Welcomes New Baby with Husband
Former girlfriend of Ayo Balogun popularly called
Wizkid who recently married her husband, Wale Alakija, welcomes New Baby With Him.
The beautiful Sophie Rammal during her wedding last month
Sophie Rammal alleged to be Wizkid's former girlfriend and now married to Wale Alakija has welcomed a new baby with husband.
The beautiful light-skin lady who featured is Wizkid's video 'Holla at Your Boy', can be seen showing off her new baby.
The beautiful Sophie shows off her baby with husband
Lai Mohammed - With $30 Oil Price, We Have to Downsize Our Promises
Contrary
to Lai Mohammed's new comments, it has now been revealed that the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked of its full presidential
campaign in November 2014, when oil sold at $79 per barrel and later $54
a barrel in February 2015.
Lai Mohammed
Speaking during a Channels TV programme, 'Politics Today',
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President
Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign promises were based on $100 per barrel oil,
adding that current realities will make the government fall short of its
promises.
Contrary to Lai Mohammed’s claims, the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC) kicked of its full presidential campaign in November
2014, when oil is sold at $79 per barrel, while in February 2015 when
APC was still campaigning, oil was sold for $54 a barrel.
The minister said, "We are in a completely different situation
from that which we envisaged. We did not in our wildest dreams think
that the price of crude will crash from about $100 to $30.
"This is only a challenge; we have faced similar things before.
One of the major economic focus is to ensure that by the end of this
year, we would have achieved import substitution in many sectors.
"When you campaign, you say you’ll do A, B, C, but when you win
elections, you’ll prioritize. We were elected for a four-year period, not
for one year. Things, we hope, will not be bad all through these four
years.
"We are still faithful to those promises, but when we were
campaigning, the price of crude was $100 a barrel. Today, its $30 a
barrel, so definitely, we would have to downsize some of the things we
intended to do, or prioritize them."
The minister, who claimed he does not speak for the All
Progressives Congress but for the government of the day, said Buhari’s
anti-graft war has not been one-sided. He said corruption exists in
every party.
"It would be wrong of me to start mentioning names of members
of party A or party B that have been accused of corruption. But if you
pay more attention, and see those who are coming and going out of court,
you will know which parties they belong to.
Godmother of Prostitutes Retires After Bedding Over 4000 Men in 30 Years
A
notorious prostitute claims to have bedded more than 4000 men during her
30-year s*x work life and she has now decided to retire. Below is how
she talks about her enterprising career.
Sylvia Kandeya
The New Zimbabwe.com has reported that a popular 55-year-old
prostitute identified as Sylvia Kandeya, also known as SK, who in her 30
years years long career as a service worker, has bedded more than 4,000
men.
It was gathered that during her legendary career, SK who has
decided to go on retirement, used to sleep with more than 7 men per day,
but now things have changed as she is retiring, and it’s now one or two
men per month.
It was also learnt that SK who is considered the godmother of all
sex workers in and around the Madondo shopping centre of the MT Darwin
Township, has a register of all sex workers in the area and they all pay
homage to her before plying their trade there.
She has now managed to buy a stand in Mt Darwin Township, built a
house and also sent her children to school. She told the New Zimbabwe
news in an interview that she has sub-divided her house into several
rooms where she now allows other prostitutes stay and pay her rentals.
SK and her fellow workers
Below is her interview with New Zimbabwe News;
Word has it that you are the godmother of all sex workers and they bow before you; how far true is that?
All sex workers that come and trade here in Mt Darwin and
especially here at Madondo Shopping centre pass through me and my
register has more than 20 of them.
But how did you end up being so popular?
The only work that I have done in my life is to sell sex services
for close to three decades; I am 55 years now and I don’t remember the
exact number of men that I have offered services but kana kuma 4 000
vanosvika (the number may be as high as 4000).
On average, how many men per day or a week did you sleep with?
(laughs) I used to sleep with more than 7 men per day but now
things have changed; I going into retirement, it’s now one or two men
per month.
Did they pay you well?
Oh yes! Very well, I remember years back when men used to have lots
of money to spare before mari ye Zimbabwe yadyiwa nemujuru (before the
record breaking inflation).
And where did all that money go?
I managed to buy a stand here in Mt Darwin Township, built a house and I also sent my children to school.
You said you have more than 20 sex workers under you; do they pay to be registered or…?
No no no, they don’t pay me anything, but kana zviri ku fire (if business is good) they usual pay a token of appreciation.
Remember, I have sub-divided my house into several rooms where they
stay and pay me rentals, that’s the arrangement. Sometimes when
business is low, I give them time to make money and pay later.
With the coming of young and energetic sex workers, are you able to compete with them?
I don’t compete with them; I assist them whenever its necessary and
I have opened a register to know which sex worker is at Madondo
shopping centre in case something happens to them.
How active are you now in your work these days?
With age, I now have very few clients that I serve personally and two permanent one who come for the ‘good service’.
With the current economic challenges facing the country, is sex work still paying well?
All is not well, sex workers here are even paid $1 for a quickie
and $5 for the rest of the night, but long ago they used to charge
between $10 and $20 a night.
This may be very sensitive it’s up to you to answer it or
not, word around says you are ‘retiring’ for health reasons, how far
true is that?
Gone are the days when people would be ashamed to come out in open;
it’s not a secret, yes I am HIV positive but that’s not the reason for
retirement, it has to do with age.
When did you discover that you were HIV positive?
I got tested in 2005, that’s when I discovered that I am HIV
positive and since then I have been living positively and now l also
educate the young sex workers the use of condoms.
Thank you very much for your time; we wish you a restful retirement.
Thank you very much and travel well
INCREDIBLE!: Dead Body Found on Abandoned Ship Which Has Drifted Around the World for Years
A
yacht which has been drifting around the world for several years has
been found with the dead body of the adventurer siting right in front of
his desk.
Manfred Fritz Bajorat was recovered inside a drifting yacht in the seas off Surigao del Sur province, Philippines
The mummified body of a German adventurer has been discovered on
his abandoned yacht which silently drifted around the world for years.
According to Mirror Online, the adventurer, Manfred Fritz Bajorat,
59, was found by two fishermen at the weekend off the coast of the
Philippines. His body was discovered near the radio telephone on the
40ft yacht called Sayo, as if he was trying one last desperate mayday
call.
It is not clear how long he had been dead and for how many years
his yacht had been drifting, but no reported sightings of him have been
mentioned since 2009.
Inside the cabin were found photo albums, clothes and tins of food strewn all over the interior.
He was floating nearly 40 miles from the coast of the Philippines
in the Pacific Ocean when the fishermen spotted the drifting vessel and
boarded it.
The mast was broken and much of the cabin was underwater, but what killed the skipper is unclear.
Dry ocean winds, hot temperatures and the salty air helped preserve
his body. He was identified by paperwork found on the vessel.
Manfred Fritz Bajorat
It is unclear how long he has been dead. Police are trying to
retrace his last voyages and find the last people to speak with him.
He broke up with his wife in 2008, who had been on his travels with him, and she later died from cancer.
In 2009 in Mallorca he met another world sailer called Dieter who told Germany's BILD newspaper: "He was a very experienced sailor. I don't believe he would have sailed into a storm. I believe the mast broke after Manfred was already dead."
His body was taken for an autopsy in Butuan City, the yacht was towed for a police inspection into the port of Barobo.
Police spokeswoman Goldie Lou Siega in the Philippines said; "We have no evidence of a second person aboard and no weapon was found on the yacht."
Dr Mark Benecke, a forensic criminologist in the city of Cologne, told BILD: "The way he is sitting seems to indicate that death was unexpected, perhaps from a heart attack."
The German embassy in Manila is working with local officials to trace his family in Germany.
It is believed he has a daughter called Nina who works as the captain of a freight vessel.
Incredible! Everyone is Talking About This Living Jewelry That Grows While the Owner Wears It
A
floral designer has made unbelievable designs of jewelry made from
living plants which meant to grown while the owner wears them
Designer Susan McLeary is taking the jewelry world by storm with
her incredibly stunning accessories made from living plants. She uses
real succulents hand-picked from her family-owned greenhouse to craft
intricate headpieces, necklaces, rings, bracelets, and other pieces of
bio-jewelry that literally grow on you.
Each piece from McLeary’s ‘Passionflower’ collection can be worn
for two to four weeks before the plants begin to grow off their metal
base. When this happens, wearers can simply remove the succulents from
their metal base and re-pot them to keep in their homes.
The brass jewelry bases can still be worn on their own. If the
pieces are worn for special occasions like weddings, the potted
succulents become all the more significant.
McLeary, who has worked with leading floral designers across the
US, has spent years combining her two loves – plants and jewelry – and
refining her style.
“Before I was a florist, I made jewelry for friends,” she revealed. “When
one such friend got married, she asked me to design her wedding flowers
in addition to her jewelry. As I had her flowers in my hands, I knew
I’d found my medium. One wedding turned into many more, and before I
knew it I was working as an event florist. I still adore designing for
weddings, but have found that I enjoy creating floral wearable and (not
surprisingly) floral jewelry even more.”
“I make each piece by hand, paying careful attention to composition and color,” she added.
“Each jewelry piece is made with locally sourced plants from a
family owned greenhouse and jewelry bases sourced from other small
businesses.
"The jewelry is intended for special occasion wear, but if
treated gently, the jewelry can be enjoyed for a few weeks. These pieces
are perfect for weddings, as bridesmaids gifts, birthday or anniversary
gifts, or as the perfect complement to an amazing party outfit.”
Woman Caught After Snatching a Baby 17-years Ago Weeps and Begs in Court
A
woman who was caught after nearly 18-years since she stole a baby from
the hospital has wept profusely in court over the incident that brought
her national embarrassment.
A woman accused of kidnapping a newborn baby
and raising her as her own child for 17 years wept in a South African
court Monday as she described her arrest. It was the first time the
50-year-old woman, who has pleaded not guilty, had shown emotion in the
week-long trial in the Western Cape High Court. She was arrested on
February 26 last year after DNA tests had shown that she was not the
baby’s biological mother, and she was barred from seeing the girl again.
“That was the last time I saw her,” she said, before her face crumpled and she sobbed.
Outside the court, the kidnapped girl’s biological father, Morne Nurse, told reporters: “The emotion she is feeling now, we’ve been feeling for 18 years.”
The accused woman cannot be named to protect the identity of the
kidnapped girl, who requested protection from the international media
over the sensational case.
Last week, the girl’s mother, Celeste Nurse, 36, told how she woke
up in the maternity ward to find her three-day-old baby had vanished
from the cot by her side on March 30 1997.
The Nurse family was reunited with their daughter — whom they had
named Zephany — in February last year after an astonishing coincidence.
When a younger daughter of the Nurses began attending high school,
pupils pointed out her remarkable likeness to a final year student.
The younger girl told her parents, who met the older girl and
immediately believed she was their long-lost baby. They called the
police, and DNA tests confirmed that the girl was indeed Zephany. Local
reports suggest that the trauma of the case led the girl to drop out of
her final year of school and that the 18-year-old is now living with her
boyfriend.
Morne Nurse told AFP outside the court that her biological parents had “a bit of contact still” with Zephany, but would not comment further.
The accused kidnapper told the court that after a miscarriage in
December 1996 she paid a woman who promised to find her a child to
adopt. In early April 1997 she was handed a baby wrapped in a blanket at
a train station in Cape Town, she said.
She had not told her husband of her miscarriage, so presented the
baby to him as their own child, she said. She was not cross-examined on
her evidence as the prosecutor was unavailable, and the case was
postponed by Judge John Hlophe until next Monday. She faces a minimum of
five years in jail if convicted of kidnapping.
Must Read: Ten Interesting Things You Didn't Know About the Igbo People
Here are 10 interesting things you may not have known about the Igbo speaking people of Nigeria in the South East.
The Igbos are an ethnic group of Southeastern Nigeria who
constitute a significant portion of the Nigerian population. Their
language, traditions, and culture are immensely influential in Nigerian
society and across Africa. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the
Igbo people.
THE YAM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CROP OF THE IGBO PEOPLE
Though cassava and taro are also key crops, the yam is the
lifeblood of the Igbo people; for those who live in rural areas and
work as farmers. Annual celebrations are even held to celebrate the yam
harvest such as the New Yam Festival (called “Iwaji” in Igbo), where
people show off their yam tubers as a sign of success and wealth.
POLITICALLY FRAGMENTED
The Igbo were politically fragmented before British colonialism:
Colonial powers often overlook cultural distinctions between groups, and
the nature of the Igbo people changed drastically during the time of
British imperialism. Before that, however, there were starker
differences between groups with regard to art styles, clothing,
religious practices, and dialect. British colonialism introduced “Eze,”
or kings, into most local communities, centralizing political authority.
ACHEBE
Chinua Achebe, author of “Things Fall Apart,” says Igbo should be
classified as a nation, not tribe. Claiming that this distinction
promotes negative connotations and inaccurate facts, Achebe maintains
that the Igbo should be defined as a nation, such as the Native American
Cherokee nation or Japanese, rather than a tribe. Though they do not
have a homeland of their own, he asserts that this classification is
more in line with the actuality of the Igbo people, and their vast
diversity.
SLAVE TRADE
The transatlantic slave trade had an enormous impact on the Igbo:
Up to the late 19th century, the transatlantic slave trade meant
thousands of young Igbo slaves were taken, mainly from the Bight of
Biafra, and sold to Europeans. Young people were the biggest target, and
warfare increased as slave traders offered high prices to kidnappers.
IMMIGRATION
There’s been Igbo immigration out of Nigeria, since the
Nigerian-Biafran War. After the Nigerian - Biafra War (1966-1967), Igbo
land was devastated. Fighting destroyed much of the region’s
infrastructure including hospitals, schools, and homes. Many Nigerian
Igbos chose to leave the country in favour of neighboring countries in
Africa, as well as areas of Europe and the Americas. While many stayed
and helped to rebuild the area, there was a significant diaspora of the
Igbo people.
DIALECTS
There are hundreds of different Igbo dialects: Though Igbo is
considered a language in itself, there are hundreds of different Igbo
dialects and Igboid languages. “Igbo” often refers to Central
Igbo, the standard Igbo dialect that includes the Owerri and Umuahia
groups, as well as the Ohuhu dialect.
HIGHLIFE
Highlife is a widely popular musical genre in Igbo communities: High-life is a unique musical genre that combines a fusion of jazz and
traditional music. It has become extremely popular in Igbo communities,
and has been popularized by the works of Dr. Sir Warrior, Oliver De
Coque, Bright Chimezie, Osadebe and others. It often uses traditional
Igbo percussion instrument such as the udu, the ekwe, and the ogene.
JEWISH
The majority of Igbo people are Christians, but there’s a small
continent of Igbo Jews: While the majority of the Igbo people are
Christians, and predominantly Roman Catholics at that, there is also a
small population of igbo jews. They claim to descend from ancient Jewish
traders who came to the region and married local women; creating a
unique Jewish community in Nigeria.
POPULATION
The Igbo population estimated at approximately 40 million: The 2013
CIA World Factbook estimated the Nigerian population at about
170million; and the Igbo population at 23.5 percent of that – making
the Igbo population approximately 40 million people. They live
predominantly in Southeastern Nigeria, the most densely populated area
of the country.
MARRIAGE
Igbo marriage is a process that takes several years: Before a
marriage, the woman must give her consent, negotiations must be made
through a middleman, her character must be tested, and the groom must
pay something known as bride wealth. The process is rarely accomplished
in less than two or three years, at which point the ceremony may take
place.
Breaking News: CAFON Declares Tomorrow as 'No Banking Day' to Protest Extortion
The
Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to
boycott all banking activities tomorrow (Tuesday) to protest excessive
and unwarranted charges by Nigerian banks who are extorting customers.
The Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON), a consumer
advocacy group in Nigeria has declared Tuesday March 1st as
#NoBankingDay, to protest excessive bank charges which include N65
charge on every 3rd withdrawal from other banks.
This was made public in a statement release on its site which reads:
"March 1 is " No Banking Day" Protest against excessive bank charges.
"Dear Nigerian Banks Consumers For many years now, consumers
of banking services have been subject to series of poor and
unsatisfactory transaction and relationship terms.
"We have endured excessive charges, illegal fees and unfair
contracts that only protects the bank but does not protect the
consumers. Banks debit our accounts at will for charges we never agreed
to or were not aware of; they charge us for every little service; we pay
for getting our statements; introduction letters; and now, some banks
are charging N200 for the use of deposit and transfer forms!
"Under the current CBN management, abolished fees are being
reintroduced. ATM withdrawals that was free now cost N65 on 3rd
withdrawals. We pay N1000 for debit card issuance and renewals; we pay
N105 for every online transfer; and they still charge N105 as Annual
Debit Card Maintenance and now, a new Stamp Duty charge of N50 on every
credit of over N1000 has just been introduced. COT that was supposed to
end finally in 2016 is now being reintroduced as 1% of every withdrawal
purportedly as Monthly Current Account Maintenance Fees! This is
unacceptable!
"The fact is, Consumers are being exploited by all the banks
and CBN is aiding and encouraging these exploitations. We cannot
continue to endure this exploitations! That is why Consumer Advocacy
Foundation of Nigeria CAFON, a consumer rights NGO is calling consumers
to join us in protest of Banking Exploitation by declaring Tuesday,
March 1 2016 as NO BANKING DAY! Our Demands a) we want bank charges
reviewed downwards b) banks must clear fees with consumers BEFORE
debiting our accounts c) bank forms and contracts must be reviewed to
include more protection for consumers d) Consumer complaints must be
resolved promptly and satisfactorily d) CBN must review the new Stamp
Duty Charge, Account Maintenance Charge AND Debit Card Maintenance Fees.
"We urge ALL consumers to boycott ALL banking services in
protest of these excessive charges and policies. That means on Tuesday
March 1, 1. Don't visit any bank or branches to transact any business 2.
Don't use your ATM from 12a.m -12 midnight on March 1 3. Don't log in
to any of your accounts online and don't do any transfers from 12am-12
midnight 4. Don't make any online payments from 12am- 12 midnight 5.
Don't issue any cheques or banking instruments dated March 1, 2016 6.
Avoid doing any financial transactions on March 1 but if you must, avoid
the banks! We can all commit to observe a No Banking Day Protest to
press home our demands.
"After all, if we don't patronize them, they can't be in
business. Please sign this petition if you agree to join the protest and
share with your friends and family until we have mass awareness so
everyone can observe the No Banking Day Protest. It is not right, so
let's use our Rights!
Signed Sola Salako President CAFON"
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