African toy boy threathens to go on hunger strike if his 88-yr old wife isn't released to him(Photos)

An African toyboy husband got a shock when he took his 88-year-old British wife to a care home for respite - and social workers refused to hand her back.
Ousman Jatta, 45, married Beryl in the Gambia 13 years ago and moved to the UK with her when she became ill in 2006.The devoted hubby dropped her off at a care home in February for respite while he took a well-deserved three-week break to his native Africa.

But when he went to pick her up he was told social services had intervened and ruled his dementia-suffering wife couldn't return home with him.

Devastated Ousman has threatened to go on a hunger strike if Bristol City Council don't hand back his wife who he says has pleaded to return home

The supermarket security worker said:

 "They have used their power against me to keep my wife in a nursing home against her and my wishes.I care for her better than anyone and I feel very sad.Every time I go to the Gambia I contact social services for respite, but they never told me they were going to keep my wife.To me Beryl is not old, she is a human being and no matter if she is old or young she is my wife.I would never neglect Beryl.I love Beryl.I'm feeling bad to see her in a nursing home whilst I am ready to look after my own wife.
"As soon as I came to this country I'm looking after her and nothing has happened to her.
"I don't say that the nursing home is bad but to me the belief I have is that you take a person to a home if that person has no-one to look after her but as far as Beryl is concerned, I am ready to look after her until God finalises."

Retired shop worker Beryl moved to the Gambia more than 17 years ago and met Ousman when he helped translate for her in a local shop.
The pair became firm friends and dated for four years before they got married in 2002.
But they were forced to come back to the UK when she fell ill and doctors advised the mum-of-two would get better treatment at her home in Bristol.

 It was a weekend so I called social services on Monday morning and the only thing they told me was they thought I was tired and this and that and that I had left her.I have said in the past that I am tired and that some time in the future I might need to leave her, but I have never abandoned Beryl.I have access to her when I go to the nursing home to see Beryl but as far as I'm concerned it's not the best place for her to be.I promised to myself and to God I shall never let her down.Beryl is my first priority.I am used to Beryl - we are used to each other.When I finish work at 10 o'clock she will not go to bed and tells her carers she is waiting for her husband."

Terry G sends loving shoutout to baby mama as she turns a year older

Eya! How sweet!

293 rescued females undergo HIV and pregnancy test

The Nigerian military has moved the 293 females they rescued two days ago from Sambisa Forest to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital where they are to undergo series of test including HIV and pregnancy test. According to a military source who spoke to Punch, 7 of the girls rescued had gunshot wounds and are being treated at the hospital. The 200 girls rescued are of between ages 13 and 18 years.

FG sacks Director of FAAN over appointment irregularities

The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has sacked the Director of finance of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Tochukwu Bede Uchendu, over allegations of irregularities associated with his appointment into office as well as granting unapproved waivers worth N1 billion.

Mr Uchendu's sack was effected following a petition by the Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) dated March 23rd and addressed to the office of the Head of Service.


The unions had alleged that he was still serving as a director in a company owned by the minister, Consumer Investment Limited, and therefore “it is obvious that he may not be able to discharge his duties without fear or favor as he would have to contend with conflict of interests because of his ownership as a board member of Consumer Investment Limited, a company which the wife of the minister is also a serving Director.”

His sack which was contained in a letter dated April 27, 2015, and signed by the director of Human Resources, A. A. Tsafe, for the minister of aviation reads in part

“I wish to refer to our letter reference number FMA/FAAN/7090/T2/105 dated March 13, 2015, on the above subject and regretfully inform you that the letter is hereby withdrawn pending the conclusion of the necessary due process on the matter, when that is concluded, FAAN, the appropriate authority, will issue you with a formal letter of appointment. We regretfully inform you that the letter (his appointment letter) is hereby withdrawn pending the conclusion of the necessary due process on the matter,” the ministry stated.

The letter further directed Mr Tochukwu Uchendu to vacate the office until the due process was concluded and formal letter of appointment issued to him.

Photos: List of all migrants who died in the Mediterranean..

List of all migrants who died in the Mediterranean laid down on the floor of the European Parliament yesterday. See another photo after the cut...

Photo credit: Sofia Bettiza

Michael Igbinedion and accomplice convicted of N25billion scam

A Federal high court sitting in Benin city, Edo state convicted Michael Igbinedion, the younger brother of former Edo state governor, Lucky Igbinedion and one Charles Eboigbodin over a N25bn money laundering scam yesterday April 29th. 

The duo and their firms: Gava Corporation Limited; Romrig Nigeria Limited; PML Securities Company Limited and PML Nigeria Limited, were dragged before the court by EFCC over an 81-count charge of alleged money laundering, misappropriation of funds and abuse of office. 



The presiding judge, Justice Liman while delivering his judgement said the two accused persons were guilty as charged on some of the counts. The judge convicted Eboigbodin for money laundering on counts 50-59, while Igbinedion was adjudged guilty as charged on counts 79-81. Justice Liman however deferred the sentencing of the convicts till today April 30th.

The convicts had earlier pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned, setting the stage for a full trial. In the course of trial, the prosecution called several witnesses to prove its case.

Justin Bieber in trouble in Rome

Justin Bieber got in hot water yesterday while in Rome to shoot "Zoolander 2. He is wanted in Argentina in connection to not showing up to face charges that he allegedly got his bodyguards to beat up an Argentine photographer in 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Several police officers were rumored to have showed up outside his hotel in Rome, fortunately for him, no arrest was made. Bieber is said to be on an Interpol list because of the outstanding warrant in Argentina in 2013. 


Justin had to go through secondary search at Customs when he flew into Italy because Argentina had contacted Interpol and put him on the list. 

Justin's legal team say there's a grace period before he gets arrested on the warrant which was only issued earlier this month.

As for the officers outside the hotel it was discovered that they were consulting with Justin's security team on crowd control.

He better film quickly, get his parts right the first time and get out of dodge! :-)
Photo credit: TMZ

We believe our missing girls will come home eventually, says Chibok community

 

Members of the Chibok community in Borno State have not yet seen any of their 219 schoolgirls abducted over a year ago by Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast of the much beleaguered state.

However, they insist that they have high hopes that their missing daughters would soon walk home. Tuesday’s rescue of 200 girls and 93 women that was announced by the authorities has raised their hopes that things might soon turn around for good for them, and their daughters would eventually be rescued.

The Nigerian military high command on Tuesday announced that troops had rescued some 200 girls and 93 women during a counter-insurgency operation near Sambisa Games Reserve where the Boko Haram insurgents have their camps.

“Our gallant troops have been making progress in the desired aim of ridding the nation of terrorists and their sanctuaries. It is heartwarming to inform you that today, (Tuesday), troops continued the offensive and cleared four key terrorists camps in Sambisa forest, Borno State. So far, they have destroyed and cleared Sassa, Tokumbere and two other camps in the general area of Alafa, all within the Sambisa forest. The troops rescued 200 abducted girls and 93 women. They are presently being processed,” Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, disclosed in a message to Daily Sun on Tuesday.

Some media reports had speculated that the 200 rescued girls might be part of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the insurgents on April 14, 2014. But the military, while clarifying the report, insisted that those rescued were “not Chbok girls.”
However, parents and relations of the Chibok schoolgirls, in their reaction to the news of the release of the 200 girls, said the development had raised their hopes that their daughters could be found soon. They said the rescue also brought to the fore the fact that several other women and girls had been kidnapped before and after April 14, 2014 when their daughters were whisked away into the forest by Boko Haram.

“We are happy because people that were hitherto not known to have been abducted are now being rescued, It is giving hope to us the parents and relations that some of the Chibok girls will be freed one day, even if not all,” spokesman of the Chibok Community (Kibaku Association), Dr Mannaseh Allen, informed Daily Sun.

According to him, the rescue on Tuesday of the women and girls has cleared the air of initial doubts from certain quarters over the abduction of the Chibok girls.
“This development also gives us hope and clears the air of intial doubts that the abduction of our daughters was untrue. It gives credence to the fact that not only Chibok schools girls have been kidnapped by Boko Haram but several others who many people outside Borno were unaware of,” he added.

He said Chibok people were now more hopeful than ever before, adding that the despair and gloom of the commemoration of the one year anniversary of the kidnap of the teenagers have now thawed with the cheering news by the military on Tuesday. He said right now, the entire community was rejoicing with the families of the 200 girls and 93 women just rescued. “At least,, we believe they can now re-unite with their families after they have been identified,” he noted.
A security source confirmed to Daily Sun that many of the rescued girls were earlier kept in Gwoza by the insurgents but were moved to Sambisa forest when the military launched an offensive in the area earlier in April, leading to the recapture of the hilly town that had been a stronghold of the insurgents. It was named the capital of Boko Haram’s purported Islamic caliphate.
Some teenagers were kidnapped in Konduga and Askira Uba in June, 2013 when the insurgents attacked the area while several others were abducted in the series of attacks on communities by the insurgents. Many believe more girls and women kidnapped by Boko Haram in the state might still be unaccounted for.

But a convener of Pro-women rights group, Women for Peace and Security Network who is also a Bring Back Our Girls Crusader, Prof Auwa Biu said the rescue of the 200 girls did not call for jubilation.

“There is no cause for any jubilation for some of us in the campaigns to bring back our girls,” she said in a telephone interview with Daily Sun yesterday. She challenge the military to produce the photographs of the women and girls that were rescued immediately, wondering why the military made the information about the rescue known to the public before carrying out its investigation. She described the effort as diversionary, saying the military only used the 200 girls to take away attention of the people from the schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls’ College, Chibok, in April last year.

Hank Baskett's transgender mistress claims she was attacked by Kendra Wilkinson fans

While Kendra Wilkinson and husband Hank Baskett are putting his reported affair behind him, the reality star's fans are apparently not doing the same.

The transgender female who had a relationship with Hank Baskett is filing a police report, claiming she was attacked in a gay bar by Kendra Wilkinson fans who were out for revenge.

Ava London is currently telling Modesto Police that she was inside a gay bar called Climax when a man and a woman attacked her. She says they pummeled her and pulled her weave out, screaming she was a "homewrecker" and a "hoe."

The alleged attacker Blake Tinsley admitted attacking Hank's reported lover and posted the video of the aftermath on his Instagram page and wrote, "LOL, the #husbandf***er Ava got told she's a hoe today and she/he went crazy."
The guy actually admits the attack saying, "After she flipped her fake-ass hair in my face and after i was being held by security my girl Tee Tee beat the s*** outs her."

Blake has since removed that comment but has posted his own video of the night showing Ava approach and hit his car.

While Ava's face is hard to see, the video clearly shows a person dressed in the same outfit that she posted selfies in earlier in the evening and in videos at a fast food restaurant that appear to be filled after the alleged attack.

Blake tagged in reality star Kendra in the Instagram post.

 The model provided a picture she says shows where the pair pulled out her hair piece.

In response to comments by the model's friends, Blake claims it was Ava that initiated their fight.

He wrote: 'This is funny these people thing [sic] they know but I was the one who was first harassed when Ava hit he with her hair and that was uncalled for.

'I asked for footage cause she kept hitting my car to get to my friend who simple asked her why she would be rude to me.

Governor Ayo Fayose withdraws lawsuit against APC lawmakers

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, yesterday withdrew the suit against the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the state House of Assembly from impeaching him and his Deputy, Kolapo Olusola.

In the suit, the plaintiffs, including speaker of the House of Assembly which is occupied by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factional Speaker, Olugbemi Joseph Dele; Ekiti State House of Assembly, Fayose and Olusola through their counsel, Ahmed Raji (SAN), had approached the court seeking to stop impeachment moves against the governor. The suit however had already been struck out by Justice Ahmed Mohammed.

When the matter was called for hearing yesterday, counsel to the plaintiffs, Raji, informed the court of his client’s intention to withdraw the case. The plaintiff’s counsel did not give any reason for the withdrawal.

Fuel scarcity: Federal Government to pay marketers N156bn fuel subsidy claims

In order to prevent current fuel scarcity, The Federal Government, yesterday, said it would pay MOWAN N156 billion, out of the about N256.2 billion the marketers claim is owed to them in subsidy claims. 

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made this statement at the World Customs Day event held in Abuja yesterday, expressed optimism that the payment, which is expected to be made today, will help address the current fuel scarcity plaguing the country. According to her, the Federal Government is committed to ending the fuel scarcity within the shortest time and that despite the revenue challenges facing the government, the issue of fuel subsidy payments to oil marketers remain a huge priority.

She stated further that “We have been engaging oil marketers over the scarcity issue. We paid them N350 billion and N31 billion in the foreign exchange differential in December. “Tomorrow (which is today), we will be paying them N100 billion for which we had earlier given them IOUs, and interest rate differentials of N56 billion. I am about to sign to get that paid and I think Nigerians will agree that the government is making good effort to accommodate the oil marketers. They are also Nigerians and they also need to co-operate with us".

The Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki, stated that the incoming administration of Gen Muhammodu Buhari will not inherit fuel scarcity immediately because the country has enough fuel in its reserves for almost 1 month, 27 days to be precise.

She said “I want to assure that we have enough fuel to supply and the problem is not that we do not have fuel on ground. We have a problem with the tanker drivers and that has to do with the non-payment of fuel subsidy claims But from tomorrow (which is today), the Coordinating Minister of economy is going to start paying off some of the liabilities we have in that sector and it will ease off,’’.

Bruce Jenner gets a lot of support from his ex wives

Bruce Jenner and 2 of his ex wives were seen pictured together on Instagram. His second ex-wife Linda Thompson (right) who was married to Bruce from 1981 to 1986 posted a snap of Bruce with his arms around both her and his first wife Chrystie Crownover (left), with a link to a lengthy and glowing article she wrote for the Huffington Post about their lives together.

Linda and Bruce back in the day

Linda Thompson who is Bruce Jenner's 2nd wife posted the picture of the three of them on Instagram with the caption:  'It has been gently brought to my attention that I never personally shared the link to the Huffington Post abbreviated excerpt from my memoir in progress. So here it is. And thank you for your loving & kind response! #chrystiebruceandme.'

64 year old Thompson is the mother to his children Brandon Jenner, 33, and Brody Jenner, 31. In her Memoir, she said looking back at their time together there were no clues that Bruce was questioning his identity because he was very confident and seemed comfortable in his own skin, hence was shocked when he made a confession.

Bruce with his first wife Chrystie back in the day

Chrystie is the mother to his children Burt Jenner, 36 and Casey Marino nee Jenner, 34.
She said he confessed to her when Brody was about 18-months-old and Brandon was about 3-and-a-half-years-old. "Bruce came to me one day with a very somber look on his face and said, 'There's something about me that I really need to tell you, something you need to know,'"
Thompson shared her shock when Jenner admitted to identifying as a woman, and questioned him extensively. "Bruce lamented, 'I have lived in the wrong skin, the wrong body, my whole life. It is a living hell for me, and I really feel that I would like to move forward with the process of becoming a woman, the woman I have always been inside,'" she said.

Linda confessed that she tried to fix him because she thought he was only going through a phase so suggested therapy but it didn't help the situation, so after 6 months of therapy, they separated.

She explained that even though she kept his secret she still loved him nonetheless.

A Kardashian insider said that while Kris was aware of Bruce's female tendencies, she, like Linda believed it was a phase as well. 

Thompson's further stated: 'Bruce has always had my loyalty, even if he wasn't aware of it. I support his courage and commitment to this new chapter of his life. My hope is that his transition will inspire others who struggle with their identities, and my prayer is that humanity has evolved and been educated enough to exercise kindness toward those we may perceive as 'different.''

Bruce with his last wife Kris Jenner

Kris Jenner, Bruce's last wife who is the mother to models Kendall Jenner 19 and Kylie Jenner 17, still hasn't said much in regards to his transition, well, apart from her single sentence tweet.

Bruce Jenner was married to Chrystie from 1972 to 1981. Married to Linda from 1981 to 1986 then to Kris Kardashian Jenner from 1991 to 2015.

Photos: Michelle Obama stuns in blue dress at White House State Dinner

US First Lady Michelle Obama looked gorgeous in a blue dress by Japanese designer Tadashi Shoji at the White House State dinner held yesterday in honour of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. See more photos after the cut...

Photo credit: Getty/AP

I did not ask anyone to bar AIT from covering my activities - Buhari

President-elect Gen. Buhari says he never gave the directive to anyone to bar AIT from covering his activities. In a statement released this evening and signed by the Director of Publicity for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu, Gen Buhari said this is the era of change and that he along with his staff will ensure they do not make the same mistakes the outgoing government made.

"The time for change has come and we must avoid making the same mistakes that the outgoing government made" the statement read in part.

The statement also stated that Gen Buhari instructed his staff to"steer clear of all dealings with the media, and leave all media affairs to his official media team. "I would like everyone to henceforth stay within his/her defined area of responsibility,” Buhari said.

Mother gives masked son a beating after spotting him rioting on TV(Photos)

Mother of the year? A mother has been hailed after she was spotted smacking her teenage son for joining the Baltimore riot.The unidentified mom recognized her son even though he was wearing a black ski mask that covered much of his face. She spotted him on TV throwing rocks and went after him .Blows rained down on the son's head as he struggled to get away while a large crowd looked on. 

He eventually was able to separate himself from his mother, but not before she had gotten the mask off of his face. As he walked away from the scene, his mother trailed after him while carrying a pink cellphone. The encounter, which was captured by WMAR..

Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts also mentioned it when he spoke at a press conference

 ‘In one scene you had a mother who grabbed a child who had a hood on his head and started smacking him on the head because she was so embarrassed.'I wish there were more parents out there who took charge of their kids tonight.’

Many have called her a hero and a true mother who should be recognized ..They say of all mothers were like her, the world would be a better place.. 

Wendy Williams speaks on the Bruce Jenner interview

A lot of people have been waiting for Wendy's opinion on the Bruce Jenner interview and on her show yesterday, she spoke about it...but she kinda backtracked a bit from her initial bashing of Bruce saying instead that the interview made her cry and called him brave. But Wendy being Wendy, she wasn't all positive. After commending Bruce, she called him 'Fame hungry'...

"I'm happy for Bruce, I'm happy for anybody who can live in their own truth. And yeah, he's brave because his life will never be the same. He will be haunted like a wild dog for the rest of his life. The thing about Bruce is that it was all so deceptive because he really is a fame hungry person like the rest of the family."

Watch the video after the cut... 


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Wendy Williams speaks on the Bruce Jenner interview

A lot of people have been waiting for Wendy's opinion on the Bruce Jenner interview and on her show yesterday, she spoke about it...but she kinda backtracked a bit from her initial bashing of Bruce saying instead that the interview made her cry and called him brave. But Wendy being Wendy, she wasn't all positive. After commending Bruce, she called him 'Fame hungry'...

"I'm happy for Bruce, I'm happy for anybody who can live in their own truth. And yeah, he's brave because his life will never be the same. He will be haunted like a wild dog for the rest of his life. The thing about Bruce is that it was all so deceptive because he really is a fame hungry person like the rest of the family."

Watch the video after the cut... 


Starts from 3.15 mark

Indonesia executes 8 prisoners including 4 Nigerians, spares Filipino woman at last minute

Indonesia has executed 8 of the 9 people convicted for drug offenses. The men all pictured above were taken to a jungle clearing on the island Nusakambangan according to local media reports and were executed at midnight Indonesia time by 12 police privates (that would be about 6pm Nigerian time). The only woman amongst them, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, was spared last minute after new information emerged about her case. A woman who reportedly tricked her into carrying drugs turned herself in earlier today. The bodies of the men will be taken by road to Jakarta later today.

All accredited media, including AIT, free to cover President-elect’s activities – APC

APC just released a statement saying all accredited media, including AIT, are free to cover President-elect’s activities. Read below...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all accredited media organizations in the country, including the African Independent Television (AIT), are free to cover the activities of the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the incoming Buhari Administration will not discriminate against any media organization, irrespective of its role during the electioneering campaign leading up to the recent polls.

It however enjoined all media organizations to observe the highest level of professional standards in carrying out their duties.

”There is a Code of Ethics guiding the practice of journalism in Nigeria, and this demands every journalist to ensure a strict adherence to the highest levels of ethics and professionalism in carrying out their duties.

”There must be repercussions, within the realms of the law, for media organizations which have wantonly breached the Code of Ethics of the journalism profession and turned themselves to partisans instead of professionals. But such repercussions will not include barring any accredited media organization from covering the activities of the President-elect,” APC said.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed

National Publicity Secretary

All Progressives Congress (APC)

Abuja, April 28th 2015

Strong Buhari supporter, Kayode Ogundamisi, speaks against the barring of AIT

A staunch supporter of Gen Buhari, social and political commentator, Kayode Ogundamisi took to twitter this morning to speak against the president-elect's decision to bar AIT from covering his activities. He criticized AIT for the way they came for Buhari during the election and said they should be made accountable for what they did but says barring them is not the way to go. Read what he wrote after the cut..

  

Read the tweets from bottom up... . 

 

 

 

Photos: Amber Rose stars in her first steamy 'love scene' in a movie

Amber Rose is playing lead role as 'Lexi' in an upcoming movie called 'Sister Code'. Some pics from the movie has been released and shows the sexy former stripper and video vixen filming a sex scene with co-star Marcus Paulk (Myles from Moesha) who plays 'Danger,' in the drama and other men.

The movie will come out May 8th and stars Amber and Eva Marcille. See more photos after the cut