The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that popular socialite, and nightlife aficionado, Pretty Mike is still being detained.
Ripples Nigeria had reported on Thursday that Pretty Mike was arrested for his affiliation with Cubana Club that was closed down on Saturday, February 27 for failing to abide by COVID-19 guidelines.
The Instagram influencer, Pretty Mike is currently being held at the Lagos state taskforce office as he is yet to meet his bail condition.
Pretty Mike, who is said to have a stake in the club, went to the Bar Beach police station to see the police over the arrest of the clubgoers and workers. He was immediately arrested as well.
Ripples Nigeria gathered during the early morning of Friday, March 5 that Pretty Mike is still in police custody.
The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Muyiwa Adejobi, said Pretty Mike was charged to the Mobile court in Oshodi on Thirsday and is yet to meet his bail conditions which include N1 million, a traditional ruler who would stand as a surety, as well as someone who owns a landed property.
”He is a consultant and manager of the place.
He was charged to the mobile court yesterday, but he has not met his bail conditions. He is still with them there in Taskforce Oshodi. He has not met his bail conditions which include One million Naira, a traditional ruler and someone who owns a landed property.
He is still looking for those ones,” Adejobi reportedly told a correspondent.
A RUSSIAN bodybuilder dubbed ‘Popeye’ has undergone life-saving surgery to remove rotting flesh from his arms after he injected them with oil.
Kirill Tereshin, 24, faced his second round of surgery to clear his clogged-up triceps, removing the dead muscle and draining his arms of excess fluid caused by the substance.
Doctors warned Tereshin he risked losing the use of his arms after he injected himself with Synthol oil to create cartoonish, bulging muscles, and shared the footage with his 350,000 Instagram followers.
The former soldier admitted his health woes were “due to my own stupidity” after he started bulking up his arms at age 20.
Tereshin, from the city of Pyatigorsk in the Russian region of Stavropol Krai, had the corrective surgery delayed by nearly a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’m only 24, and my immune system is so far coping with this inflammation, but I really do not know what will happen next,” he said.
“That is why I started the surgeries to get rid of this nightmare.”
Tubes drained a build-up of fluid from Tereshin’s arms after doctors removed masses of dead muscle that has been poisoned by his bootleg bulking method.
He will face further operations to extract the substance and the dead muscle that formed during his quest to achieve beach-ball-like biceps.
He said he was “very lucky” that there were doctors willing to treat him, after surgeon Dmitry Melnikov told Tereshin he could die if his arms were not operated on.
The hardest surgery will be on my biceps… the nerve responsible for the arms’ sensitivity is inside.
God forbid if something happens to this nerve and I cannot move my arm.
I really worry about this. I am very afraid. I should have thought about this earlier, I know. I blame myself, I know I’m guilty.”
Melnikov, from Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, said, “Kirill injected about three litres into each arm. It saturated the muscle tissues, blocked blood flow.
“”All that has to be removed, but we need to keep the vein, nerves and other functions of the limb.”
The former soldier gained his nickname, Popeye, after he went down a dangerous DIY route to bulk-up his triceps and biceps.
Synthol injections expand muscle tissue and are popular amongst bodybuilders due to its almost immediate results.
As well as the dangers involved with injecting, the substance can cause irreversible muscle damage and potentially life-threatening complications.
Despite the clear risks, the substance is widely available online and relatively easy to purchase.
Synthol takes hold of muscle tissue and hardens them – leaving muscles larger, but damaged and weaker.
Tereshin previously omitted he had began trying the oil after he was called up for military service. “In the army, I was worried that I would have a hard time and lose weight so I decided to try Synthol oil,” he said.
“In the beginning, I wanted to inject synthol oil into other parts of my body, but then the problems started and I stopped using it.”
The synthol injections reportedly caused tissue fibrosis followed by necrosis, seriously affecting his health, and doctors told him he was at risk of amputation.
He previously underwent surgery in November 2019 to remove his ludicrous implants, which “did 25 per cent of the repairs” after he injected his arms with petroleum jelly.
Fortunately for the young Russian, he was able to have much of his rotting muscle and tissue removed in a series of ongoing ops.
“Guys, this is what my arm looks like. Two cuts, one scar has healed, this one has remained. I’m undergoing treatment, everything will be fine soon,” he said optimistically after his surgery.
He was persuaded to undergo urgent treatment by Alana Mamaeva, 32, a leading campaigner for victims of botched plastic surgery.
After his first round of surgery in 2019, Popeye explained he was already feeling much better after initially using the use of his arms.
The 24-year-old now hopes his latest treatment will halt any further health issues before he is back on the surgeons table later this year.
Edo civil society group, Talakawa’s Parliament (TP), has enrolled two young orphans in school and provided an accomodation for them.
Human rights advocate and Speaker of TP, Kola Edokpayi, who confirmed this on Thursday March 4, said the girls, Princess and Faith, were allegedly abandoned by their relatives after the brutal murder of their parents, only brother and 2-year-old niece in 2019.
It was gathered that unknown gunmen killed their family members because their father allegedly refused to give his land to the Community Development Association in the village.
The incident happened at their residence in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. Princess and Faith, who were in the room when the gunmen opened fire narrowly escaped death.
According to Edokpayi, the girls are doing well accademically post their trauamatic experience.
“These two little orphans (Faith and Princess ) Father, Mother, only Brother and 2 years old niece were murdered in cold blood at their residence at Iguovbiobo Community, Uhumwonde Local Government Area of Edo State on the 6th day of January, 2019 by unknown gunmen. They were allegedly abandoned by their father’s family,” he said.
“We took them from the street to school and rented a befitting apartment for them. I am extremely ecstatic that they are performing excellently well academically and other wise. We have some many orphans in our scheme that we pay their tuition fees because we believe that education is a veritable weapon for the emancipation of man from mental and physical slavery
It is better to invest in people like Princess and Faith than to spend your hard earned money on nincompoops that never see anything from your end. Let’s remove the children and destitute from the streets so that they can be responsible tomorrow.”
Popular Nollywood actress, Mary Njoku, has public tendered an apology over her outburst, after receiving series of backslashes on social media for underpaying their staff and trashing school certificates.
In a post shared on her Instagram page, the actress offered a one million Naira bounty to anyone who will prove that graduates in their company are poorly paid.
She wrote: If you know any of my current employee that earns 30k or even 90k irrespective of their educational qualifications. come forward with proof and get 1M+ Public apology
I want to apologize for speaking about meritocracy. For speaking up for smart people who work hard but underpaid cos they couldn’t afford to further their education. I apologize.
I run ROK. And we value our employees irrespective of their educational qualification.
So come forward with proof if you know any current ROK staff who earns 30k 70k or even 90k. Graduate or illiterate. And get 1m naira.
Bukunmi Oluwasina is pregnant welcome her first child months after her wedding.
The award-winning actress, whose love story with her long-time best friend made news headlines in September 2020, shared maternity photos to Instagram.
Some of the Nollywood Actor took to the Instagram page to celebrate the actress on the arrival of her child.
See The Curvy Woman Caught Sl££ping With A 13- Years- Old Boy, She Said “He Asked For It”.
There is a popular saying in our Yoruba Culture in Nigeria that: “Do not eat a frog. In any case, if you must eat a frog, make sure it has an egg. So when people see you eating a frog, you can tell them it is because it has an egg.”
That would serve as an excuse to indulge in such an abominable act. In other words, have a perfect excuse ready before you do any illicit act.
However, a certain Zimbabwean woman does not think the same. She had an excuse to indulge in an illicit act, but a flimsy one.
The yet to properly identify Zimbabwean woman was caught red-handed sleeping with a minor– a 13- years- old boy.
The incident reportedly happened in Houghton Park, Greendale, a local community in Zimbabwe. She was caught by the mother of the teenage boy right in their home. Who she was or how she met the innocent boy is not yet known. But what we know for sure, for now, is that she is going to be prosecuted for having carnal knowledge of the young boy.
Although, the curvy woman claimed that the young boy consented to the s*x. She even claimed that the 13- year- an old boy called her to their home to bed with him. She said all these during her arrest by the police
According to Zimbabwe’s local online media platform H- Metro, she said: ” What did I do wrong and how did I know his house if he hadn’t called me? We had protected s*x and I do not see any reason why I can be treated like a thief or robber”.
But in a real sense, that argument cannot be admissible in the eyes of the law. The young boy is a minor. Such age cannot validly give consent to anything in the eye of the law. Even If the boy truly requested for such under any circumstances, the adult woman must decline such ill-conceived requests. That is what is expected of her. But she did otherwise.
Today happened to be a sad day for the Nigerian superstar actor, Ray Emodi as it happens to be the exact day that he lost his beloved brother Udy, to the cool hands of death on the 3rd day of March. The dead is gone, but his legacy still lives behind in our hearts.
While remembering his dead brother, Ray Emodi, a loving father of two cute kids took his Instagram account to share a video of the old memories they used to share together while he was still alive. According to reports, it is gathered that Udy gave up the ghost at the tender age of 26 after battling with an unknown ailment. Before his sudden demise, he was a passionate lover of Gospel music as his brother maintained that he hardly listens to any other music that does not talk about God and his creation.
Ray Emodi has decided to keep the memories of his brother afresh, this he did by making video which has a compilation of all the old memories they used to share right from childhood to the day he left this world. Had it been he was still alive, he would have become another great personality in the Nigerian entertainment industry or business world just like his brother Ray Emodi. However, he is no more and we cannot question God because he knows and sees everything that is about to happen before it actually happens.
Ray Emodi is very emotional and sad over this ugly incident that took away his brother, friend and gist partner at a tender age of 26. Look at the video he shared about an hour ago on his Instagram account.
Armed men yesterday killed a 20-year-old housewife, Mary Ali, in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Ali, who hailed from Usha in Agatu Local Government Area of the state, recently completed her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). A witness, who pleaded anonymity, said “Mary was gruesomely murdered this morning while on her way to her shop where she was selling food at Ochito-Gana area of Otukpo”.
The New Telegraph learnt that the lady got married a few weeks ago shortly after her mandatory NYSC programme. The reason for her murder was still unknown at press time. The Chairman of Agatu Local Government Area, Hon. Adoyi Suleiman, has condemned Ali’s murder, which he described as babarric, unwarranted and uncalled for. Suleiman, who spoke on the phone after a discussion with his Otukpo counterpart, said the matter had since been reported to the police. The chairman said he gave the security men 24 hours to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book to serve as a deterrent to others.
He said: “Security of lives and property is our priority. As far as we are at the helm of affairs at the local government level, our administration will not tolerate any form of criminality. The life of every Agatu person, like any other Nigerian, matters.” Suleiman urged the family of the deceased and the good people of Agatu to remain calm as security agencies had been briefed and those behind the act would be arrested and prosecuted.
Former Nigerian international footballer, Obafemi Martins has revealed in a recent chat on Instagram that there is no bad blood between himself and two-time Grammy nominee, Burna Boy.
Obafemi popularly known as Obagoal is making this claim days after the indigenous rapper, CDQ called out Burna Boy for disrepecting the former Inter Milan forward.
On Monday, March 1, CDQ levelled accusations against Burna Boy.
Here is what he wrote; ‘I still can’t phantom this an artist just disrespected Obagoal on thinking he’s now bigger n say e don get mouth pass Obafemi Martins and I imagine how he was able to go back home n sleep comfortably without conscience in this same Lagos igbagbè manshe awa eda ooo.
Burna for the first time I’m disappointed in u!!!!! U and ur boys need to go apologize to Obagoal now! No let dem dey deceive u wit ur village title say african gi-ant com dey disrespect Oba Eko lonpe bi. Obafemi Martins is not anybody’s mate. if we dey cry make we dey see
U don’t disrespect anyone in my circle and I look d another way, no way”.
Obagoal has now taken to his social media page, Instagram to react to the drama that played out on Saturday.
He mentioned that he has mended his differences with the singers, Burna and CDQ.
Yul Edochie, the son of Nollywood legend, Pete Edochie has taken to social media to reveal how youths in Nigeria are under so much pressure to impress their peers online.
According to the Nollywood actor, Nigerian youths need to relax and see themselves not as failures. He mentioned that social media is not the measurement for success, neither should it be used to judge one’s achievement in life.
Yul urged Nigerian youths to keep working hard and disregard the opulence and affluence of others that are shared on various social media platforms.
He advised youths to focus on themselves and keep building their careers and finances.
Taking to the microblogging site, Twitter, Yul Edochie wrote;
“Many youths are under a lot of pressure these days. Sadly it’s not pressured to achieve. But the pressure to look like they are achieving. And social media is largely responsible for it. Take it easy. Avoid competition. The goal is to be successful, not to look successful.”
Since his debut in 2005, the younger Edochie has become one of the most prominent figures in the movie industry.
Video of a Nigerian mother seeking financial aid from the transvestite, Bobrisky has been making the rounds on social media.
The mother and her son, who tattooed Bobrisky’s name on his body were urging the popular transvestite to compensate them with at least N1 million.
This is coming following the announcement of a bountiful reward to fans of the controversial crossdresser who tattoo his face or hand on their body.
In the video making rounds on social media, the young mother could be seen pleading with Bobrisky to select her son amongst those he plans to reward for inking their body for him.
Here is what she said;
“Hey Bobrisky, Good morning ma. Please, my son will come with you ooo…Please help my son ooo…My son draws you in his hand. God will bless you ma, mama. Long life and prosperity ma. ”
We had a visitor in our office who is now suspected of being infected by Corona virus. We have been put in quarantine for the next two weeks. We are not allowed to leave and we’re not allowed to receive visitors. The office will take care of all our needs. Thanks for understanding. See you in two weeks. ?
Dear husband , since we signed “for better for worse”, I will want to be quarantined with you to fulfill the marriage agreement I signed with you. Tell your side chick to prepare her place for three. I already contacted the Uber man who ferries your chick around . He is bringing me over there. Your wife.
Dear wife, I just got a call from office they have postponed the quarantine, I am on my way home. This is nothing but miracle ?♂?♂?♂??
Nigerian music star, Burna Boy, is scheduled to perform at the 63rd Grammy Awards ceremony.
The event will hold on March 14, 2021.
The artiste who bagged a World Music Album nomination alongside Antibalas, Bebel Gilberto, Anoushka Shankar, and Tinariwen, will perform during the Grammy Premiere event.
The Grammy Premiere which precedes the awards ceremony will be streamed live internationally.
The event will be hosted by an American singer and three-time Grammy nominee Jhené Aiko.
The special all-nominee ensemble performance will feature Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra, Thana Alexa, John Beasley, Camilo, Regina Carter, Alexandre Desplat, Bebel Gilberto, Lupita Infante, Sarah Jarosz, and Mykal Kilgore.
Others are Ledisi, Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez, PJ Morton, Gregory Porter, Grace Potter, säje, Gustavo Santaolalla (Bajofondo), Anoushka Shankar, and Kamasi Washington.
Sometimes life confronts us with options that are very hard to choose from. Again, one of the age long enigmas is the fact that, at every given time, we are compelled to choose from these options even when they are unfriendly. Such was my lot in quite a recent while.
I got up that morning feeling so unfriendly towards myself. I tried figuring out what the problem was but every attempt to do that proved abortive. Certainly, I did not know what the matter was but obviously, I knew there was something I was yet to discover.
With the above feelings, I came home after morning Mass and told my cook not to care fixing my breakfast. With this, I made my way to my room and without pulling my legalise I prostrated on my bed to take care of the sleep deficit I had the previous night. Just then my phone rang; it was the Bishop’s secretary. Without the usual pleasantries, he calmly said ” Fr Mike, the Bishop wants to speak with you” with this, he handed over the phone.
At this point, I remembered immediately what one of our lecturers, Fr. Dr Bona Ugwu use to tell us then while in the seminary, that ” a Bishop does not call a priest just to ask him how he is doing or whether he has eaten” I knew there was something. I waited to hear what it was. A voice from the other end said ” Fr Michael, see me today in my office by 11 AM on the dot. Which priest will not say yes ‘My Lord in this case?
I got there quite earlier than the time he gave me. Patiently I waited while seconds became minutes and minutes metamorphose into hours. Then it was the hour. While I was about to go into the office, the woman suddenly appeared with a baby. She passed as though she never took notice of me. She opened Bishop’s office and went. Her face wore the confidence that spoke clearly that she was also invited by the Bishop and that was her hour to go in.
After about ten minutes ( if my calculation was correct any) I was called in. I went in, and without much ado, the Bishop began ” Fr Michael, there is a problem”. “It’s been a year and, since the spiritual Director at St Kizito Seminary died. Seminarians are in dare need of a replacement. After broad consultations, we have agreed that you are appointed the seminary spiritual director in addition to other functions you are handling. This woman is the seminary cashier, she will take you to where the Rector is fixing his car so that two of you will agree on how you are to go about the function if you agree to help us out in that capacity.
One of the functions I hate in my life as a priest and have always prayed never to go near is seminary formation, haven tried it once. Here was I, confronted with this request. Again, I remembered one of my lecturers then in the seminary who once told us that when a Bishop says ” could you please, do this ” that we should never mistake it for an appeal. That it is a command. With this in mind, I said, yes to the Bishop I am willing.
This was how I ended up having all these children you see here.
My joy however lies in the fact that I may succeed in incarnating in them the desert Voice. With such several desert Voices, the world will certainly hear us.
Relationships should not be used as an excuse for laziness or for one party to have more influence than the other. Any partnership that causes pain for the individuals involved should be treated as “nothing.” Do you believe that in a love relationship, a boyfriend can order his girlfriend in any way, particularly when it comes to financial issue?
A lady identified as @Ayomiepat on Twitter gave us a perfect tweet that matched what I’ve been saying since. She explained how her new friend quit her job to follow her boyfriend’s instructions, but the outcome was bad after all.
According to her, the lady in question (whose name was not revealed) possibly told her boyfriend about her boss’s interest in her, which did not go well with the guy (boyfriend), and he ordered her to resign from her job, to fulfill his decision, she did. But the most surprising part is that the guy left her and got engaged to another lady in January, just days after she resigned from that job and they continued their love journey.
Don’t you see how surprising this is? We must show utmost caution because it can happen to either a woman or a man. Being obedient in a partnership is admirable, but when it comes to your source of income, try to look and consider before acting.
According to a news that was posted by Linda Ikeji’s Blog yesterday, it was alleged that operatives of Bauchi State Police Command have successfully arrested a young man who lured an 18 years old girl into an uncompleted building and forcefully slept with her there.
According to the information that was given, it was made known that the suspect, whose name was given as Godiya Ishaku lured the victim into an uncompleted building located at Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State and stabbed her in the hand when she was struggling with him, before he forcefully had his way on her.
However, due to the noise the victim was making, a staff of National Identity Card Registration in Tafawa Balewa, whose name was given as Prince Yohanna caught the suspect in the act and subsequently overpowered him before taking him to the nearest police station to report the incident for proper prosecution.
However, the lady was taken to the state’s General Hospital for proper medical treatment, as the suspect will be charged to court when investigation is concluded on the matter.
What people go through everyday is what we should understand as what life is truly all about, we gain different experience, from our actions towards others and other people actions towards us, all we have to do is share these Experience for people to learn from them.
Often times women are found in a difficult situation where they really need to act for their self respect to be restored and maintained, a pretty lady Identified as Jacy Mmadu Amynwa has narrated her Experience in the hand of a man whom she boarded a bus with on her way to write an exam in Onitsha, in a post she made on social media.
According to the lady, she boarded a bus and a man who sat behind her was touching her inappropriately, a situation which she was very uncomfortable with and she warned him on several occasions.
The man attempted to try to touch another lady inappropriately while in the same bus, and the reaction was different and it resulted in a row in the vehicle with a few people taking sides with the man.
Nollywood actor, Jidekene Achufusi, popularly known as Swanky JKA has stated that the problem he has with Nollywood is stereotyping.
The award-winning film star made this known during his recent interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Rubbin Minds.
The Living In Bondage: Breaking Free star said that the Nigerian movie industry has not yet evolved into creating projects out of passion. He added that the main focus for filmmakers is how to make big returns, which is why they churn out movies that revolve around similar themes.
The biggest problem I have with Nollywood right now is stereotyping. If its Ghetto movies that is going on right now, everybody will go into Ghetto movies. If it is love and comedy, let’s go! We don’t really do we have a plan, we have a structure. It is all about the money.
“So, if I had come to Lagos before the time I did, I would probably have done more roles well and everybody else will put me on that kind of role and that usually is the case when we look at those veteran actors. We usually do not have anybody who has done a lot of things”, he said.
In order to check the spread of fake information about Covid-19 vaccines, Twitter says it will permanently ban anyuser running afoul of its new “strike system” rules.
The micro-blogging platform says it will start labelling misleading tweets about COVID vaccines and ban users who continue to spread such misinformation after the fifth offending tweet.
According to the social media giant, the second and third strikes will each result in the violating account being blocked for 12 hours, AL Jazeera reports.
Twitter in a statement on Monday said “We believe the strike system will help to educate the public on our policies and further reduce the spread of potentially harmful and misleading information on Twitter,” the San Francisco-based company said in a blog post.
“Particularly for repeated moderate and high-severity violations of our rules.”
“Here are the ways in which the strike system will work
Strike 1 – Twitter users will be notified when a tweet is labelled as misleading or needs to be removed
Strike 2 and 3: Account will be blocked for 12 hours
Strike 4: Account will be sidelined for seven days
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