Fela's Kalakuta Museum Officially Opens

The Gbemisola, Ikeja home of late Afrobeat
King, Fela Anikulapo–Kuti has been turned
into a museum - Kalakuta Museum. The
museum was financed by the Lagos State
government and houses all Fela’s
memorabilia, including his clothes, shoes,
equipment and other items.
It was officially opened today...will bring
official photos later. More photos below...

The Growth of Strip Clubs in Lagos.

A strip or nude club is an adult
entertainment venue or a night club
where stripteases or other erotic or
exotic dances are regularly performed.
A strip club is run like a night club or
bar, but it can also adopt a theatre or
cabaret form.
A strip or nude club is an adult
entertainment venue or a night club where
stripteases or other erotic or exotic dances
are regularly performed. A strip club is run
like a night club or bar, but it can also adopt
a theatre or cabaret form.
This kind of club, no doubt is gradually
making its way into many towns and cities in
Nigeria and with increasing patronage by
different sets of people.
Efforts by various governments, especially
the Lagos State government to rid towns
and cities of these strip clubs have met a
brick wall as the operators of such
businesses are back with little or no
moderation to the usual practice.
The government, while attempting to bring a
little sanity to the city’s night life once raided
the strip clubs in the Ikeja axis of Lagos
State and arrested the strippers. But the
operators reacted by charging the
government to court.
This incident generated a lot of issues and
divided the public who held different
opinions on the business.
Investigations carried out recently revealed
that the operators of strip clubs are back in
business and are carrying out activities there
in a manner which obviously gives them an
edge over ordinary night clubs in terms of
patronage.
Scattered all over Lagos mainland are strip/
nude clubs like Cazz bar, Club Unique, Wall
Street bar, Cave Exclusive and Ocean Blue.
A visit to the Cazz bar on Opebi road, Ikeja
on a Friday night was an experience always
fresh in the mind of these reporters.
After paying an entrance fee of N3,000.00
one is entitled to enjoy the ambience where
most of the strippers are beautiful white girls
‘imported’ into the country to entertain and
meet the audience’s different needs.
The girls who have their bodies scantily covered
with g-string pants and bras took a pole-dancing
position and when charged, they discarded of the
scanty clothings on them and danced naked
performing also the lap-dance for any patron who
was willing to give them a tip.
Further investigations revealed that there is a VIP
section where you pay an entrance fee of
N10,000.00 which entitles you to have anything
on demand free.
The Cazz bar regulation states that a patron who
is willing to go home with one of its strippers will
wait till 5:000 a.m (which is the closing time) and
pay the management while leaving his phone
number and address for security reasons.
At the Cazz Bar it is stated that each of the
strippers collects N75,000.00 per week excluding
accommodation and feeding.
The practice at the Cave Exclusive in GRA, Ikeja is
a little different compared to that of Cazz Bar.
At the Cave Exclusive, the entrance fee is
N5,000.00. What makes the operations of Cave
Exclusive different from others is that not only
that the strippers are scantily clad, the bar
attendants who are mostly ladies move around
and attend to patrons in their underwears.
altThe environment speaks s..ex and you won’t
fail to catch a glimpse of couples engaged in one
sexual act or the other and with no damn given
to prying eyes.
One of the attendants who spoke to the reporters
claimed she wasn’t initially aware that the rule is
that attendants also will work in their underwears.
she said she discovered this on her first day at
work and that she was planning to quit anytime
from now as she wasn’t comfortable with the
practice.
On further questioning, she claimed her take-
home pay in a month is N25,000.00 and she feels
she shouldn’t be subjected to such a treatment
for that amount as customers are free to touch
and make passes at her, while the management
expects her to smile back at them.
The Cave Exclusive which has been running for
over three years records a huge patronage on
Fridays as fun-seekers throng the hangout to
enjoy what they offer.
The operation in other strip bars is not different
and it attracts patrons who are willing to part
with any amount of money as long as they are
satisfied.
Strip and nude bar operation is said to have
started in Lagos in the 90’s. Then, some
hangouts in Apapa used to bring in ladies who
were used in meeting the sexual needs of
European sailors who often visited the hangout
while on trips to Lagos.
The operation gradually gained ground and has
now become fully rooted with quite a large
number of nightclubs in existence.
A trip round the city of Lagos revealed that
virtually every nook and cranny of this city has
this strip and nude club due to the commercial
gains derived from them.
Teenagers and young ladies see the club as an
avenue to make money not considering the
consequences of their action.
It was also gathered that top businessmen and
politicians catch fun, but they choose to do that
in hangouts that operate strictly by membership.
A strip bar owner in Lagos is said to rake in
between N5m and N10m every month depending
on the location and patronage.
A usual strip club is open everyday for business,
but has Wednesdays and Fridays as its special
days.
Many had thought that the Lagos state
government would win the battle to curb, if not
stop this business, while some opine that it’s a
business that has come to stay whether the
government likes it or not.

Photo of The Week....

What the f**k? Guy, cool down now! Anyway you are my kind of guy! We can all see the bride is so happy too...what do you think?

Funke Akindele-Oloyede, Afeez Oyetoro and Patience Ozokwor dazzle in A Wish

Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-
Oloyede, Nollywood veteran, Patience
Ozokwor and lecturer cum actor, Afeez
Oyetoro (Saka) dazzle in this unusual
Nollywood movie titled A Wish, from award
winning filmmaker and actor, Elvis Chucks.
A Wish is an unusual hilarious comedy which
features an unusual slew of impressive cast,
names such as Chris Okagbue (Gulder
Ultimate Search 8 winner), Helen Paul
(Tatafo), Bishop Imeh, Kola Olaiya and others.
Elvis Chucks is an actor and filmmaker, he
once took part in the award winning family
drama, Super Story series and also starred in
several Nollywood movies before venturing
into the film making world. He has two
movies under his belt as a filmmaker; True
Citizens which featured former Big Brother
Winner, Uti Nwachukwu and Victims of the
Society, an advocacy flick which featured
veteran actress, Joke Silva. True Citizens and
Victims of the Society have both been
nominated for several awards in Abuja,
Durban and Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Incidentally, the top stars of the movie, A
Wish are Brand Ambassadors in their own
rights and enjoy a huge share of popularity in
their respective domains. Other members of
cast include; Iyke Ogbonna and Clara Iweh.
The movie is supported by Close up, Lifebuoy,
Blue Band, Genevieve, Unilever, Lipton, Onga,
Cool FM, Wazobia FM, Nigeria Info FM and
OMO. The movie is scheduled to premiere on
Saturday, December 1, 2012 while the
cinema release has been slated for Friday,
December 7, 2012.

Why They Broke Up (D'Banj And Don Jazzy); Plus Dr SID's Ambition

Greed, personal ambition, quest to be popular
ahead of others are some of the factors that led
to the "untimely" collapse of the Mo'Hits Records
group, an audio conversation has revealed.
Just when we were thinking the D’banj versus
Don Jazzy saga was ending, yet another
controversy has come up; this time former
Mo’Hits-now-MAVIN act, Dr SID, plays the leading
role in the ‘never-ending’ controversy.
Further findings have revealed that Mo'Hits
collapsed because the small boys in the house,
Dr Sid in particular, wanted to grow faster than
his shadow and might have indirectly pushed
Don Jazzy into taking some wrong decisions.
A secret recording which has leaked is now
giving a little more insight as to why the former
‘super group’ broke up with bosses – D’banj and
Don Jazzy parting ways.
Dr SID in the recording,was heard talking in a
rather upset tone about how D’banj’s personality
was over-shining his and the rest of the crew
members.
"Why don’t they know my name? Because your
brand and star is too much. It is overshadowing",
Dr SID angrily said in the recording.
Young singer, Davido, who was part of the
discussion, however had another opinion; he
argued back and forth with Dr SID, explaining
that it was D’banj that actually brought Dr SID
and others to the limelight.
"Guuuy, it’s not that, D’banj can help anybody,
….If not for D’banj nobody would have looked at
Wande, guy I dey lie?" Davido stressed.
However,it is a well known fact that Dr
SID and D’banj have been having inside brawls
even though he (D’banj) was the one that
brought Dr SID into Mo’Hits.
Several sources insist Dr SID was one of the
persons who engineered the Mo’Hits split and he
wanted to always be as big as D’banj. Wande
was content as the fan favourite, D’Prince is okay
as long as his elder brother makes the money

Gunmen kill Worshipers at Nigeria Mosque

Gunmen have opened fire on Muslim worshipers
as they were leaving a mosque in northern
Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, a local official
said.
The attack on Sunday happened in a remote
village called Dogo Dawa, in Kaduna state, said
Abdullahi Muhammad, the traditional ruler and
councillor of Birnin Gwari, a local government area
next to the village.
The state police commissioner Olufemi Adenaike
confirmed the incident, but did not give a death
toll. There was no immediate claim of
responsibility for the attack.
Like much of northern Nigeria, Kaduna is plagued
by an insurgency led by radical Islamist sect Boko
Haram. They usually attack security forces,
government officials or Christians, but have hit
Muslim clerics and mosques in the past, especially
ones that do not follow their brand of Islam.
Kaduna also lies close to Nigeria's volatile "Middle
Belt", where Nigeria's mostly Muslim north and
largely Christian south
meet, and where tensions over land and ethnicity
often erupt into violence.
But Abdulladhi said the attack was most likely
carried out by a local criminal gang.
"We are suspecting a reprisal attack by gangs of
armed robbers who lost some of their members
after a recent exchange
of fire with the villagers and the vigilantes," he
said.
"The village had been terrorised by an armed
group operating from camps in the forest. These
armed men mostly attack villages and motorists
along the busy Kaduna to Lagos highway."
The Islamist insurgency in northern Nigeria and
weapons flooding in from its neighbours on the
threshold of the Sahara
have aggravated levels of violence in the region.
Armed robberies and local disputes degenerating
into deadly shootouts are increasingly common
across the impoverished north.

Soldier Killed Student For Trying To Be A Gentleman

Emmanuel Papa Ebonyi dreamt of a great
future. A future where he would pass his
examinations in flying colours, have a great
job and support his siblings who had always
been there for him. Unfortunately, all these
dreams were terminated when a soldier
snuffed life out of him just because he tried
to be a Good Samaritan.
His sister Felicia Samuel Ebonyi tells the story in
tears. "The unfortunate incident happened in the
early hours of 9th August. On that day, my
brother, a Higher National Diploma I (HND I)
student of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria,
Kaduna State met his untimely death in the
hands of one Captain Olufela Doyin Erizia."
"My brother was in the company of his friends
and they visited Mate Bar Night Club, PZ
Sabongari area of Zaria on the night of the
previous day to celebrate the birthday of a friend.
That was where he met Captain Olufela D. Erizia
and his friends."
Everything went well for a while. But suddenly,
there was a quarrel between Erizia and his
girlfriend. Ebonyi intervened warning Erizia
against fighting with his girlfriend. That
unfortunately turned out to be a grievous offence
in Erizia's dictionary. Infuriated, he took the laws
into his hands beating Ebonyi black and blue.
"He beat up my brother until he was half dead.
Along the line his friends rescued him from the
soldier and were trying to leave the premises, but
he (Erizia) still chased them and was struggling
with the driver of the vehicle. If Ebonyi had
known the calamity that would befall him, he
would not stop Erizia from fighting his girlfriend,
but his sympathy for the womenfolk landed him
in an unexpected grave."
Sadly, Felicia continues her story: "When the
incident happened, one of my brother's friends
called me on phone and asked me to come over.
They took us to the barracks and I met another
eye witness. It was not the soldier's girlfriend, it
was another girl. The girlfriend actually ran away
and I have been trying to get her to come and tell
her side of the story."
"Our parents are both late. I have four other
siblings and they are all very sad about the
development. He is the second to the last born in
the family. We used to have an elder sister who
died in 2007. She was ill and initially the ailment
was diagnosed as typhoid. It was later discovered
that it was hepatitis and her death was quite
painful."
Erizia was apprehended, taken for questioning
and interrogations after which he was taken to
the Area Command Police Station, Zaria.
"However, nothing has been heard ever since,"
Felicia says. "We have been kept in the dark on
this issue because not only did they refuse to
hand over the man to the police authorities but
also did not have courtesy to say a word. Sources
at the barracks were even saying that he had
been posted to another duty beat. It is on this
basis that we are calling on the Military HQ, well-
meaning Nigerians, human rights activists to see
to this matter and make sure that Erizia is
brought to book."
According to Sadau Garba of the Kaduna Human
Rights Association: "The offence of the late Ebonyi
was that he pleaded with Capt Erizia not to
manhandle a lady he jerked up and molested.
After mercilessly beating Ebonyi, a friend, one
Femi David, rushed him to Salama Hospital,
Sabongari, Zaria and they directed that he should
be taken to Shika Teaching Hospital due to the
critical condition. It was on the way to Shika that
Emmanuel gave up the ghost."
Sadau Garba added that "the family members of
the late Ebonyi have made several visits to the
Kaduna State Police Command headquarters, but
the authorities of the Army Barracks, Zaria, are
not willing to release the said Captain Erizia to the
police to investigate this inhuman, barbaric and
dastardly act."
DSP Aminu Lawal, the Police Public Relations
Officer in Kaduna confirmed the case saying
investigation was in progress. He also said, "The
authorities of the Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria
could not ascertain if Ebonyi was a student of the
institution."

Nigerian Mr. Incredible (M.I) Saves Accident Victims

During the early hours of Saturday, October
13, 2012, Chocolate City rapper, M.I came
across a gruesome accident along Ikorodu
road, Lagos, involving four people, and
called for help via social media.
The rapper tweeted, 'I'm presently at the scene of
a serious accident…We have been here for almost
an hour.. And no rescue service!!! Any one that
can help. Opposite Obanikoro estate on Ikorodu
road. One passenger looks like they are still alive
and can make it.. But we need towing trucks and
jaws of life to save him… Pls help. At least 3 girls
dead, the driver still alive'.
The rapper, who was still there when the
emergency services arrived, saw them pull out
one of the passengers "One girl has been
removed from the car and is dead… Pretty young
girl.. My God…"
By the time we got to the site of the incident, the
rapper and his team had left, and the victims had
been taken away but a few people were gathered
near the scene, watching officials of the Lagos
State Transport Monitoring Agency (LASTMA)
clear the debris and tow the damaged car, a
white Toyota Camry with plate number,
TF787KJA, away from the road.
Although no one could say for sure what the
cause of the accident of the accident was, a few
of the onlookers who spoke to us on the grounds
of anonymity, assumed it was a case of either
over speeding, drink-driving or both, as they
suspect the victims could have been coming from
a club.
One onlooker, a man in his late forties said 'I'm
sad and speechless, look at the damage. The way
these youths ride cars these days, one just has to
be prayerful. They speed so much…I pity these
ones o, it's such a loss'. As the conversations and
speculation continued on the sidelines, the
LASTMA officials busied themselves with removing
the street light which fell on the car and hindered
the flow of traffic.
Meanwhile, one of the officials confirmed to us
that the accident was indeed ghastly, with only
two survivors out of the four passengers. He
added that they were all taken to the Lagos State
Accident and Emergency Centre. A doctor in the
hospital, speaking anonymously, claimed that
only one victim was admitted and has been
responding to treatment.
M.I and his team were returning from Club
Octopus, the venue of the Hennessy Artistry
event, where he performed alongside Naeto C.
Reports from his team reveal that although the
artiste found the sight shocking, he is presently
at home, and in good condition.
However, he had a few words for drivers, which
he shared on twitter: 'Pls, people drive safely
home, buckle up for safety and do not drink and
drive. Also don't let your drunk friends drive.'

Nigerian Mr. Incredible (M.I) Saves Accident Victims

During the early hours of Saturday, October
13, 2012, Chocolate City rapper, M.I came
across a gruesome accident along Ikorodu
road, Lagos, involving four people, and
called for help via social media.
The rapper tweeted, 'I'm presently at the scene of
a serious accident…We have been here for almost
an hour.. And no rescue service!!! Any one that
can help. Opposite Obanikoro estate on Ikorodu
road. One passenger looks like they are still alive
and can make it.. But we need towing trucks and
jaws of life to save him… Pls help. At least 3 girls
dead, the driver still alive'.
The rapper, who was still there when the
emergency services arrived, saw them pull out
one of the passengers "One girl has been
removed from the car and is dead… Pretty young
girl.. My God…"
By the time we got to the site of the incident, the
rapper and his team had left, and the victims had
been taken away but a few people were gathered
near the scene, watching officials of the Lagos
State Transport Monitoring Agency (LASTMA)
clear the debris and tow the damaged car, a
white Toyota Camry with plate number,
TF787KJA, away from the road.
Although no one could say for sure what the
cause of the accident of the accident was, a few
of the onlookers who spoke to us on the grounds
of anonymity, assumed it was a case of either
over speeding, drink-driving or both, as they
suspect the victims could have been coming from
a club.
One onlooker, a man in his late forties said 'I'm
sad and speechless, look at the damage. The way
these youths ride cars these days, one just has to
be prayerful. They speed so much…I pity these
ones o, it's such a loss'. As the conversations and
speculation continued on the sidelines, the
LASTMA officials busied themselves with removing
the street light which fell on the car and hindered
the flow of traffic.
Meanwhile, one of the officials confirmed to us
that the accident was indeed ghastly, with only
two survivors out of the four passengers. He
added that they were all taken to the Lagos State
Accident and Emergency Centre. A doctor in the
hospital, speaking anonymously, claimed that
only one victim was admitted and has been
responding to treatment.
M.I and his team were returning from Club
Octopus, the venue of the Hennessy Artistry
event, where he performed alongside Naeto C.
Reports from his team reveal that although the
artiste found the sight shocking, he is presently
at home, and in good condition.
However, he had a few words for drivers, which
he shared on twitter: 'Pls, people drive safely
home, buckle up for safety and do not drink and
drive. Also don't let your drunk friends drive.'

Fatgbems Petroleum Boss is Dead

Billionaire business man and Fatgbems
Petroleum boss, Alhaji Fatai Gbemisola, has
passed on. He died in the early hours of this
morning after battling with cancer for a
while. The Ogun state born oil magnate was
69. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

Bode Alalade,The Veteran Broadcaster Is Dead

Barely one year after the demise of the ace
broadcaster Onwa Ikenna Ndaguba Alalade
was interred, his colleague, the veteran
broadcaster, Bode Alalade, has gone to
meet his 'good friend' as he too died on
Tuesday at his home in the Ogudu GRA,
Lagos, at 75 years.
He was a veteran broadcaster and
former General Manager NTA 7,
Lagos. And in his several decades
in broadcasting, Otunba Alade
exhibited great versatility and
intellectualism. He was a presenter, newsreader/
caster producer, writer and great administrator.
Admired for his heavy voice, Alalade was a
quintessential newcaster, especially on the 9pm
network news on the NTA. His contemporaries
were Eugenia Abu, Ikenna Ndaguba, Sienne
Allwell Brown, among others. Alalade joined the
National Broadcating Corporation (NBC) in 1973
and spent several years both as an on air
personality, casting the news for over 30 million
listeners/viewers.
He was born in Ibadan, Oyo State on July 14,
1937. He had his education at Princess School
and Government School in Lagos. St. Peter's
School, Aremo, Ibadan, Hussey College, Warri,
1952-56; Ibadan Grammar School 1957-58,
Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone; the University
College, Sierra- Leone, 1961-64; University of
London, 1968-69 and the University of Lagos
1986-87.
Otunba Alalade was not only one of Nigeria's
broadcasting legends, but also a passionate
teacher- former high school teacher, college
lecturer and TV and Radio broadcast journalism
trainer- with a flair for grooming aspiring
journalists.
He was quoted as saying: "I love teaching, it's my
passion. And that is why I don't want these things
to die," an indication of his commitment to
cultural preservation, rural community
development, historical documentation and
ensuring that knowledge is transferred from the
older to the younger generation.

Lagos Pastor In Prison For Visa Fraud

Pastor Nwusulor Emmanuel of House of
Liberation Assembly located at Canal
Estate, Isolo, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, is
now cooling his heels at Kirikiri prison after
he was arraigned before Isolo Magistrate's
Court, Lagos for his alleged involvement in
visa fraud.
The 30-year old pastor was alleged to have
defrauded Joseph Ojini of the sum of N322,000
under the false pretence of procuring visa en
route to Dubai to pursue his football career broad.
The Ebonyi State-born pastor allegedly promised
Ojini to secure a visa to enable him pursue his
football career abroad through his missionary
contact abroad.
He asked the victim to pay the money in question
which will cover the visa and introduction of an
agent in Dubai who will eventually facilitate his
getting a club.
Ojini gladly paid the money and was grateful to
Pastor Emmanuel, unknown to him that he had
paid for trouble.
Instead of Ojini achieving his dream, he ended up
in jail in Dubai because of the fake visa he used to
travel.
P.M.NEWS gathered that when he travelled to
Dubai, the immigration authority discovered that
his visa was fake and was photocopy of another
person's visa.
He was arrested and detained for illegal entering
the country. Consequently he was deported back
to Nigeria.
When Ojini went to Emmanuel and narrated his
experience and demanded all his money, the
pastor started dodging him and did not refund
the money. When Ojini went to Isolo Police Station
and reported the matter, Pastor Emmanuel was
arrested and charged to court.
He was charged for obtaining under false
pretence and stealing under sections 312 and
279 of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos State of
Nigeria 2011. He pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. A.K. Kumbeje
granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with
two sureties in like sum. He was however
remanded in prison custody in Kirikiri pending
when he will meet the bail condition. The matter
was adlourned till 30 October, 2012 for mention.

Woman Commits Suicide After Giving Birth to Twins

Ede town, headquarters of Ede North Local
Government Area of Osun State, was on
Wednesday, thrown into mourning when a 27-
year-old woman, Mrs Shekinat Abdurazaq, took
her own life.
The deceased, a native of the area, gave birth to
a set of twins 11 days before.
According to an eyewitness, the deceased had
taken one of her children to school and, on her
way back, jumped into River Osun.
It was gathered that she offered prayers on the
bridge before jumping into the river.
Efforts by beggars, who beg for alms on the
bridge to rescue her, proved abortive.
It was further learnt that when her husband, who
was informed of the incident, got to the bank of
the river, he also attempted to jump into the river
but was prevented by the people around who
later alerted the police.
He was subsequently arrested and detained at
the Police “A” division in Ede.
No reason was advanced for the deceased’s
action as she had no quarrel with her husband or
any member her family.

Rest In Peace Aluu '4'

Found this in the comment section. Please
read...
Goodnight Pain. "thieves, thieves" he
screamed, it was almost funny. Not until
more voices joined the chorus as they
screamed and shouted on us. We could
have ran at least to save our lives, but
our intentions were genuine and little
did we know how the day would end.
From a handful of young men shouting
and throwing questions at us, it
escalated to a crowd of angry mob.
There was no way we could escape this
one, so we calmed down. They pushed
us around and then stripped us all.
These men pulled us pants down, we
were more than embarrassed, the whole
community watched, I recognized few
faces from the crowd. Obviously they
were so afraid to say "stop" then the
beating started, I wished it to be just a
nightmare. But it was real, these men
were determined. They dropped heavy
rocks on our heads, they pounded our
faces with large planks, blood covered
our eyes, they matched and kicked us
right on our bleeding nostrils, we
couldn't breathe.
"Bring tire" one of the men repeated, until
they brought the tires. "Oh God!" We
watched the crowd watch us, we raised
hands of plea, we couldn't speak, Some hid,
some shot videos and took pictures. there
was no one to stop this. This was the point
we knew it was over. We felt pain, helpless
and hopeless. I thought of my siblings, I
wondered how my mum would take this. She
would fall apart. I begged God to hold her for
me, comfort and make her strong for me, I
prayed same for my friends. Then we started
crying, we cried together. the tears gave us
headaches. We looked up high, the sky was
still. Rings of tires landed on our necks, they
kept hitting us, but we were numb already.
They set us ablaze. We rolled around, tried to
reach for each other, I wondered who would
give up first, the fire burned our bodies. it
hurt, it hurt and then it hurt. But suddenly
the pain stopped, Then I couldn't hear any
other thing, but silence. I thanked God. the
pain was over and Gods glory was revealed.
Goodnight pain. RIP ALUU#4:

Found this in the comment section. Please
read...
Goodnight Pain. "thieves, thieves" he
screamed, it was almost funny. Not until
more voices joined the chorus as they
screamed and shouted on us. We could
have ran at least to save our lives, but
our intentions were genuine and little
did we know how the day would end.
From a handful of young men shouting
and throwing questions at us, it
escalated to a crowd of angry mob.
There was no way we could escape this
one, so we calmed down. They pushed
us around and then stripped us all.
These men pulled us pants down, we
were more than embarrassed, the whole
community watched, I recognized few
faces from the crowd. Obviously they
were so afraid to say "stop" then the
beating started, I wished it to be just a
nightmare. But it was real, these men
were determined. They dropped heavy
rocks on our heads, they pounded our
faces with large planks, blood covered
our eyes, they matched and kicked us
right on our bleeding nostrils, we
couldn't breathe.
"Bring tire" one of the men repeated, until
they brought the tires. "Oh God!" We
watched the crowd watch us, we raised
hands of plea, we couldn't speak, Some hid,
some shot videos and took pictures. there
was no one to stop this. This was the point
we knew it was over. We felt pain, helpless
and hopeless. I thought of my siblings, I
wondered how my mum would take this. She
would fall apart. I begged God to hold her for
me, comfort and make her strong for me, I
prayed same for my friends. Then we started
crying, we cried together. the tears gave us
headaches. We looked up high, the sky was
still. Rings of tires landed on our necks, they
kept hitting us, but we were numb already.
They set us ablaze. We rolled around, tried to
reach for each other, I wondered who would
give up first, the fire burned our bodies. it
hurt, it hurt and then it hurt. But suddenly
the pain stopped, Then I couldn't hear any
other thing, but silence. I thanked God. the
pain was over and Gods glory was revealed.
Goodnight pain. RIP ALUU#4:

New Single: Vector Feat. Mavado – Born Leader

To follow up his massively successful singles,
“Angeli” & “We’re Made Oh”, ace lyricist,
Vector is back with his third official single, “Born
Leader” featuring one of Jamaica’s biggest
artists, Mavado, off his forthcoming sophomore
album effort, “The 2nd Coming”.
Produced by Daseca Productions.

Two Nigerian Pilgrims Arrested In Saudi Arabia For Drugs Possession

Two Nigerian pilgrims have been arrested in
Saudi Arabia for allegedly being in possession
of banned drugs.
The pilgrims were among the thousands
currently undergoing the hajj operation in
Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia and
comprise a male and female.
The two pilgrims could face death penalty for
carrying banned drugs. In Saudi Arabia, the
punishment for carrying banned drugs is
death when convicted by the laws of the
land.
P.M.NEWS gathered from a source currently
undergoing the hajj operation in Saudi
Arabia that the two pilgrims were from Lagos
State, but the Lagos State Government said
the pilgrims were from Kwara and Ekiti
states. The banned drugs were said to be
hidden in garri. This has made the Saudi
authorities to ban carrying of foodstuff to the
holy land by Nigerian pilgrims.
The Nigerian female was said to have been
nabbed by vigilant Saudi security operatives
at the King Abdullaziz International Airport
on Thursday for being in possession of
banned drugs. The other culprit was
reported to have been arrested on Sunday
after being found with substance suspected
to be cocaine.
The names of the pilgrims could not be
ascertained by our source as at press time. It
was gathered that the pilgrims, if found
guilty according to Saudi law, would be
executed.
Chairman, Lagos Hajj Ad-hoc Committee,
Alhaji Abdullateef Abdulhakeem, confirmed
that two pilgrims were arrested by the Saudi
Authorities but denied that the arrested
pilgrims were from Lagos, saying they were
from Kwara and Ekiti States.
As a result of the development, the Lagos
State Government has barred the remaining
pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia from carrying
foodstuffs.
Over 3, 000 Lagos pilgrims have so far been
airlifted to Saudi Arabia out of the 3,885
pilgrims from the state, while airlifting of the
pilgrims may be concluded this week.
The Lagos State Government has vowed to
deal with any pilgrim who misbehaved in
Saudi Arabia during next month’s hajj. To
ensure hitch-free hajj, the Lagos State
Government said it had set up a special
taskforce made up of officials of the Rapid
Response Squad, RRS, Chief Security Officer,
CSO of the state and Governor’s Monitoring
Team officials, among others to monitor
Lagos pilgrims in Saudi Arabia and deal with
erring ones.
Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Alhaji
Oyinlomo Danmole said government would not
tolerate any form of indiscipline from any Lagos
pilgrim.
“Any pilgrim who misbehaves will be dealt with.
We also have a tribunal in place to try erring
pilgrims in Saudi Arabia,” he said, adding that
during the last hajj, a pilgrim who misbehaved
was prosecuted after the hajj in Lagos.”
Chairman, Hajj Ad-hoc Committee, Abdulhakeem
said government had adequately prepared to
ensure hitch-free hajj as it had organised seminar
to enlighten the intending pilgrims on the basic
rules of hajj. “We have engaged the services of a
separate airline to convey our pilgrims to Saudi
Arabia. We will not be using the same airline with
other pilgrims in the Southwest. We have also
decided not to keep our pilgrims longer in Saudi
Arabia after the hajj.

Another Jungle Justice: The Norm In Nigeria Now?

It happens everyday but rarely caught on
camera – when the people take the law into
their own hands and become judge, jury and
justice in Nigeria. Or what is commonly
called ‘Jungle Justice”.
There is a system of administration of justice
in Nigeria which runs parallel to the regular
system. This system is devoid of any
pretence to civilization. The system is
as pedestrian as it is mediocre. The system is
as disgusting as it is appalling. The system is
as brutal as it is ruthless. The system is as
embarrassing as it is shameful. The system is
as nihilistic as it is atavistic. Everything
about the system yells stone age,
backwardness, under development and
retrogression. Welcome to Nigeria's jungle
justice system.
Disputes in Lagos are often settled in a
manner such as that seen in the video
because the state justice system is regarded
by most Nigerians as broken.
An Amnesty International Nigeria news
report described the Nigerian justice system
as “utterly failing Nigerian people.”
“Nigeria’s prisons are filled with people
whose human rights are systematically
violated. Approximately 65 per cent of the
inmates are awaiting trial most of whom
have been waiting for their trial for years.
Most of the people in Nigeria’s prisons are
too poor to be able to pay lawyers, and only
one in seven of those awaiting trial have
private legal representation.” – Amnesty
International
And often justice in Nigeria can turn violent.

Woman Falls Pregnant after Having Sex with Brothers 15 and 17 Years Old

A married mum of three fell pregnant after
having a sordid affair with a schoolboy and
his teenage brother at the same time — then
did not know which one was the father.
Claire Louise Roundill, 32, plied the 15-year-
old boy with cannabis and bombarded him
with hundreds of texts and naked pictures of
herself before driving him to a secluded
location to have sex.
Roundill, from Hull, claimed she was initially
unaware of his age but had sex with him
again when she knew he was under the age
of consent.
Hull Crown Court heard she was also having a
relationship with his 17-year-old brother.
Then she became pregnant and did not know
which boy was the father.
Today she was given a nine-month
suspended sentence after admitting sexual
activity with a child, possessing and
supplying cannabis.
She must also sign the Sex Offenders’
Register for ten years.
Jharna Jobes, prosecuting, told the court:
“On the first occasion they had sexual
intercourse, she did not know he was 15 but
she accepts she discovered he was 15 and
went on to have sex with him again.
“During this time, the defendant was also in a
relationship with his brother. She became
pregnant.”
The court heard Roundill sent the younger
brother text messages, asking to meet up,
and pictures of her naked breasts.
Ms Jobes added: “They met up and drove to
Hessle Foreshore and had sex in her car. The
relationship carried on after he turned 16.
“He said she told him she was pregnant and
was not sure which brother was the father.”
The court also heard that Roundill had an
abortion after discovering she was pregnant.
Roundill’s barrister Charlotte Baines said the
married mum was having “a difficult time” in
her life when she embarked on the
relationships.
She said: “She was suffering financially and
her marriage was in real trouble.
“She is not the type of defendant the court
needs to send to prison immediately.”
Passing sentence, Judge John Dowse told her:
“The court must mark its displeasure at this
offence. You now have a criminal record for
the rest of your life."
However, the father of the two teenage boys,
who cannot be named for legal reasons,
slammed the sentence as a "slap on the
wrist".
He said: “If it had been the other way around
and this was a man having sex with a 15-
year-old girl, he would have been locked up,
without a shadow of a doubt.
"But, because she is a woman, she has
walked free.
“She took advantage of both my sons. When
my elder son dumped her, she targeted the
younger. She planned it.
“It was disgusting what she did."

Confirmed: Pentagon Deploys Military Forces to Jordan-Syria Border

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has
confirmed that US troops have been dispatched
to the Jordan-Syrian border to help bolster the
former’s military capabilities in case violence
escalates in the volatile region.
"We have a group of our forces there working to
help build a headquarters there and to insure
that we make the relationship between the
United States and Jordan a strong one so that we
can deal with all the possible consequences of
what's happening in Syria," Panetta said.
Panetta’s comments came during a NATO
conference of defense ministers in Brussels,
where he said the US had been working with
Jordan to monitor chemical and biological
weapons sites in Syria and help the country deal
with Syrian refugees crossing over the border.
The US has previously used Jordan as a base for
other Syria-related military activities. In May of
this year, Washington held military drills in Jordan
dubbed ‘Operation Eager Lion,’ which saw around
12,000 troops from several nations participate in
undisclosed training exercises.
A US defense official in Washington said the
forces were composed of 100 military planners
and other personnel who had stayed on in Jordan
after attending the annual exercise in May.
Several dozen more had subsequently been flown
in, and they are operating from a joint US-
Jordanian military center north of the capital, the
official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told
AP.
The Obama administration denied accusations in
the Syrian media that the exercises were a threat
against President Assad, and maintained that the
action focused on the treatment of refugees, anti-
terrorism tactics and naval interception of
smuggling vessels.
Following the operation, a small US contingent
stayed behind to establish the center in Amman,
paving the way for the arrival of more personnel.
“We have been working closely with our Jordanian
partners on a variety of issues related to Syria for
some time now,” Pentagon Press Secretary
George Little said. Citing Washington’s concern
over Syria’s stockpiles of chemical and biological
weapons, he said that the US has been planning
“various contingencies, both unilaterally and with
our regional partners.”
The US has long maintained concerns about the
Assad government’s arsenal of chemical and
biological weapons. In August, US President
Obama said the movement or utilization of
chemical weapons would constitute a “red line”
which would change Washington’s “calculus”
towards Damascus.
Last week Panetta said intelligence suggested
that Assad’s government had moved chemical
weapons to protect them, though they are
believed to be secure.
The Syrian conflict took an unexpected turn last
week when mortar fire struck across the border at
neighboring Turkey, sparking outcry from the
Turkish government who subsequently returned
fire. Turkey deployed 25 new F-16 fighter jets to
reinforce its borders this week as NATO pledged
support if the conflict spills into the country
again.
Since uprisings against the embattled President
Assad began last year, the UN estimated that
more than 20,000 people were killed in the
conflict and some 700,000 fled Syria to seek
refuge in neighboring countries.