NIGERIAN WINS WORLD MUSLIM BEAUTY PAGEANT

But the contestants from six countries were covered from head to foot, and as well as beauty they were judged on how well they recited Koranic verses and their views on Islam in the modern world.

After a show in front of an audience of mainly religious scholars and devout Muslims, a panel of judges picked Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola from Nigeria as the winner.

While the event in a Jakarta shopping mall paled in comparison to Miss World on the resort island of Bali, in which scores of contestants are competing, Ajibola was nevertheless overwhelmed.

Upon hearing her name, the 21-year-old knelt down and prayed, then wept as she recited a Koranic verse.

She said it was “thanks to almighty Allah” that she had won the contest. She received 25 million rupiah ($2,200) and trips to Mecca and India as prizes.

FRANCIS DURU ADVOCATES CREATION OF SCREEN-FRIENDLY NOVELS

Abuja – A Nollywood actor, Francis Duru, has called for the writing of novels suitable for film adaptation to boost the quality of film content and enhance the country’s international repute.

Duru on Wednesday in Abuja said that most novels were intellectual in nature which was a challenge for filmmakers to adopt to suite the screen.

He said authors needed to write entertaining novels in order for the film version to be successful in the Nigerian market.

He noted that the film industry in Nigeria was currently a commercial venture, hence filmmakers focused on producing films that met the demand of the public for profit making.

ALLEGED N10.6M FRAUD: POLICE DECLARE ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER WANTED

AWKA— The Special Fraud Unit, SFU of the Force Criminal Investigation Department,  has declared the Anambra State Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr.  Vincent Ejikeme Ezewajiaku wanted for allegedly obtaining the sum of N10. 6 Million by false pretense and forgery.

The serving commissioner according to the Unit’s spokes person, Ngozi Insitume-Agu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was invited to the Unit to answer questions bothering on the allegation, twice, but failed to show up.

Detectives from the Unit whom she said visited Anambra state to effect   Ezewajiaku’s arrest, later released him on bail to one Engineer Obi Okwudili who stood as a surety.

But following the commissioner’s alleged refusal to show up at the Unit as promised, his surety according to Insitume-Agu, was arrested.

Trouble as gathered, erupted after the Unit received a petition from an undisclosed businessman, who alleged that sometime between 1996 and 2002, the commissioner who was then   Managing Director of BIO Plastic limited, invited him to invest in his company as a co director,with an agreement that he (complainant) would acquire 34% of the equity at the end of investment.

6 FAKE LASTMA CAUGHT BY THE OFFICIALS IN LAGOS

Fake LASTMA officers were caught and arrested by the Lagos State Task-force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit.

Six fake LASTMA officer were caught while allegedly extorting money from motorists in Lagos Mainland, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.

Also arrested in Oshodi are 13 under-aged hoodlums. They were all brought to the task-force office at Alausa in a Black Maria.

Task-force Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, a Chief Superintendent of Police, said the fake LASTMA and task-force officials issued forged receipts to motorists after threatening them with prosecution.

According to Sulaiman, the suspects were arrested after they had extorted huge sums of money from motorists and residents, saying that local governments could not establish a parallel task-force with the existing one.

He alleged that the parallel task-force was formed by the Mainland Local Government to generate illegal income for the council, declaring the act as purely illegal and criminal.

TIWA SAVAGE IS GETTING MARRIED NOVEMBER 23

Nigerian Singer Tiwa Savage is Planning to get married to her hearth robber, Tunji Balogun on November 23rd 2013, Tiwa Savage Traditional wedding is on the 23rd November at  the Ark in Lekki,Lagos. more details soon…

IBORI HID ASSETS IN OANDO – BRITISH PROSECUTOR

Convicted former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, hid some of his assets in an indigenous integrated oil company, Oando Plc, according to a British prosecutor.

The prosecutor was quoted by Reuters in a report on Monday as saying that the former governor, who is serving a 13-year jail term in the United Kingdom for fraud and money-laundering, hid some of his assets in the oil firm; adding that money passed from Oando’s accounts into Ibori’s Swiss accounts.

Ibori had in February 2012 pleaded guilty to 10 counts of fraud and money-laundering worth £50m.

Prosecutor Sasha Wass was quoted as telling the court that she would be presenting evidence that Ibori had “asserted ownership of a large part” of Oando, Nigeria’s biggest home-grown oil firm, which is listed in Lagos, Johannesburg and Toronto.

“The Crown will assert that Oando is a company where James Ibori has hidden assets,” Wass said, giving no further details.

One of the biggest embezzlement cases seen in Britain, the successful prosecution of Ibori was also a rare example of a senior Nigerian politician being held to account for the corruption that blights Africa’s most populous country.

2 FACE CLOCKS 38: READ ANNIE IDIBIA’S ROMANTIC BIRTHDAY MESSAGES TO HUBBY

One of Nigeria’s biggest music stars Innocent Ujah Idibia aka Tuface is a year older today, 18th September, 2013 and his wife, Annie Idibia took to Twitter to express her love and gratitude for him.

Happy birthday to 2face Idibia. Wishing him many more successful and happy years ahead.

See her lovely messages to her hubby as he clocks 38.

DUNCAN MIGHTY GRABS MERCEDES CONVERTIBLE CAR

Famous Nigerian Musician, Duncan Wenemighty Okechukwu popularly known by his stage name, Duncan Mighty has graced his bulging garage with another Mercedes Benz E-Class Convertible. The car has a

Customized plate number addressed 'Port Harcourt's 1st Son'.

The artiste acquired a 2012 model car at the princely sum of N10 million Naira and proudly posted the picture on his Instagram.

It can be recalled that the Hip-Life singer had previously acquired a Rolls Royce Phantom.

See Photo Below.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS POUND OF MARIJUANA WILL LAST SNOOP LION?

Snoop Lion is not only a Rasta-rapping game changer, but he is also a marijuana pro.

According to TMZ, the star made a bet with a friendnamed Lui on this weekend’s Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez fight.

Unfortunately for Lui, Mayweather won the match and Snoop was gifted quite the prize – a pound of pot, which he showed off via Instagram with this note of gratitude:

“Thanks to the champ money may for winning me a pound from my mexican buddy Lui !! U r the pound for pound best! N I’m gonna smoke 2 dat !!! Hahahahahahahah. @bigglala where u at ??”

VIGILANTE YOUTHS NAB 19 BOKO HARAM SUSPECTS IN BORNO

File: Boko Haram suspects paraded by the police  PHOTO: Evelyn Usman.

Forty Eight hours after the killing of a vigilante youth by a policeman in Maiduguri, Borno State, members of the state’s Vigilance Youth Group, BVYG, have arrested 19 Boko Haram terror suspects in five villages of Konduga Local Government Area.

The arrest of the suspects last Monday, according to a vigilante youth, Ibrahim Yakub, was made in a three-day “search and hunt” of fleeing Boko Haram sect members at Konduga town and neighbouring villages of the council.

Konduga, which is 40 kilometres East of Maiduguri, the state capital, was where 55 people, including eight policemen and soldiers, were killed in August by the insurgents at a place of worship.

Speaking on the arrest yesterday in Maiduguri, one of the  youths, Abubakar Goni Adam, said the 19 terror suspects were pursued to the villages of Konduga and communities bordering Sambisa Games Reserves Forest.

“THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS: MY STORY” – SEE PHOTOS FROM KATE HENSHAW’S BOOK LAUNCH

Top Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has successfully launched her photo book titled – The Life Of An Actress; My Story.

The launching of the autobiography held yesterday at the Muson Center, Onikan and the occasion was graced by her family members, friends and colleagues in the industry including Rita Dominic, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, and Chidi Mokeme.

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POLICE ARREST BIZMAN FOR ALLEGEDLY STRIPPING FEMALE OFFICER NAKED

ONITSHA — Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ballah Nasarawa, yesterday, arrested the businessman that allegedly molested and stripped naked a female police officer (names withheld).

The suspect, whose identity was withheld by the police, was, however, released on bail immediately after visiting some important offices at state police headquarters, Awka.

Police authorities, however, admitted that the incident occurred as a result of amorous advances allegedly made by the businessman to the police female officer that created the scene, saying that nobody was actually stripped naked.

Pandemonium had erupted at Bridge Head, Onitsha, weekend, when the female police officer was allegedly molested by the wealthy suspect, who was said to have allegedly slapped a top police officer last year.

COURT DISSOLVES 17YRS MARRIAGE OVER CONSTANT BEATING OF HUSBAND BY WIFE

An Osogbo Magistrate’s court in Osun has dissolved a 17-year-old marriage over complaint by the husband that his wife beats him up mercilessly for going to church.  The petitioner, Mr.  Asimuyu Oladosu, told the court that his wife, Kehinde, beats him whenever he goes to church or vigil and urged the court to dissolve the marriage.

Asimuyu hinged the dissolution of his marriage blessed with three children on the ground that he is tired of the marriage due to frequent beating by his wife, as well as her nagging nature. He said: “She does not go to church and whenever I go to church or vigil, she will not allow me into the house and if she does, she beats me mercilessly. And based on these facts, I want the court to dissolve this union.”

FORMER LEAD SINGER OF X-PROJECT GOES SOLO WITH NAME AS MJ

Akinwunmi Akinwoye known professionally as MJ @MJ_MrBoogieDown is a Nigerian born Singer,Songwriter & Music Producer. He rose to stardom as a band leader of the group X Project formed in 2000 along side Aziz  Kamara (Slez), and Salieu  Sindi (Saal) both who are Sierra Leoneans. MJ was formally known as Majeed in the group 

In 2005 their first debut album, “Dance 4 Me” was released  with smashing hits songs like “Ayemi” and “Tumba Dance. The group made an outstanding impact on major radio stations,print medias and TVs in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Lesotho,other parts of Africa and the Globe with various awards to their credit. 

TONTO DIKEH GOES BLONDE AGAIN

Controversial Actress Tonto Dikeh Goes blonde again, the actress looks stunning in this new picture with her blonde hair… I think she is one of the most beautiful babes in Nollywood …