Monday, April 13, 2015

Mom of Orekoya Children Weeps As Deadline For Ransom Passes & Kids Still Missing [Video]

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Today makes it 5 days since 11 months old Aderomola Orekoya and his older brothers, Adedamola Orekoya, 4, and Demola Orekoya, 6, were kidnapped by a newly employed nanny from their home. Some days after the kidnapping, the kidnappers contacted the family to ask for a N13million ransom within 2 days or they will loose their kids forever.

The heartbroken and tearful mother says they can not afford that amount in this emotional video that just emerged today. She also mentions that though she has provided account details for a donation drive online, the response has not been encouraging. Watch video and see her call for help on Facebook below....

Woman Died After Childbirth At Eko Hospital Due to Negligence - Petition

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A few days ago, the death was reported of Dolapo Adesanya, who had passed away after a complicated delivery at Eko Hospital in Lagos. Many blamed the hospital for what they called an avoidable death. A petition was even started which has received over 1,300 signatures as at today. The petition stated that negligence by Staff of Eko Hospital, Lagos resulted in the death of Dolapo Adesanya, and called on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to sanction the Hospital.

A friend of the family who was close the events leading up to Dolapo's death wrote an article questioning the ethics of the hospital and calling for an investigation of what he termed negligence. Read below the statement from the hospital as well as other interested parties who have put out their own version of what is believed to have led to the death of the young mother of three. May her soul rest in peace...

#Polyamory Man Starts Family With Two Live-in Girlfriends [Photos]

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34 year old Adam Lyons lives with his two girlfriends, Brooke Shedd (left), and Jane Shalakhova (right) and Brooke have just given birth to a baby boy, Danté. The 'throuple' hope to raise their child together in Los Angeles. When it comes to raising a family around their lifestyle, Adam and Brooke insist that they can provide a loving family environment for their newborn.

Adam claims to be in love with the two women, who are 26 and 25 respectively and shares a super-kingsize bed with them. The women are both bisexual and the trio take it in turns to have date nights between each couple so as to keep their love and romance alive for each other.

#JodiArias Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole For Boyfriend's Murder

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#JodiArias was arrested in 2008 after the graphic murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, and has now been sentenced to life in prison without parole, after a long and difficult legal process. The judge called the crime "especially cruel" during the sentencing in court today. Alexander's body was discovered in his Arizona, home with a shot in the head and stabbed nearly 30 times. His throat had been cut from ear to ear.

Arias first said she had not been present when he was murdered, then when DNA proved she was lying, she said there had been a home invasion by two unknown killers. She finally admitted to the heinous act during the trial, with her lawyers claiming that Travis Alexander was a violent womanizer, and that she had killed him in self-defense during a domestic argument.

Madonna Kisses Drake On Stage At Coachella - He Looks Like He Wants To Cry

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Madonna loves her some young things and yesterday at the Coachella Festival in California, the 57 year old took the opportunity of having Drake on the same stage to steal a kiss from the 28 year old rapper. He may have been surprised by the kiss or not, but the faces he makes after the clincher do not seem happy at all, nor complimentary to Madonna. Or could they have planned it for the headlines? See more funny photos of the kiss below...

Pink Posts Photos With Daughter and Husband In Response To Critics Who Called Her Fat

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Pop and rock star Pink has taken to Twitter to address those criticizing her body after an onslaught of negativity surrounding her dress at a cancer benefit this past weekend. The 35 year old singer wore a black, ankle-length gown with a deep V-neck top to the ball which though it looked great, prompted fat critics to call on Pink to lose weight.

Pink shared the above photo with her daughter in the controversial outfit, and another one with her husband at the event, and said her family loves her like that. Read her comments and tweets below...

Chinese Teen Has Extreme Plastic Surgery To Look White and Get Back Boyfriend

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A 15-year-old Chinese girl in Henan is in the news after reports say she underwent extensive plastic surgery to look white and win back an ex boyfriend. Instead of an expected uproar on her surgery photos, many find it disturbing that her after surgery pictures are very popular, having been received with a wave of enthusiastic admiration on Chinese social media.

According to reports, the young girl's account on Chinese social media platform Weibo, which states her birthday is May, 1999, has a shocking 400,000 followers. Her fans commented on her photos that she is "too beautiful to look at" and that her pointed chin and snow-white skin had made her a "snake spirit," a reference to one of the most popular folk legends in China. See more photos below...

Beyonce Shares Photo From Her Mother's Wedding To Actor Richard Lawson

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Congratulations are in order fot Tina Knowles, 61 and Richard Lawson, 68, her spanking new actor husband! Tina and Richard started dating in 2013, and became engaged last year. This will be his second marriage, as well as that of Beyonce's mom who divorced her first husband Mathew Knowles in 2009, after 30 years of marriage.

Tina and Richard got married this weekend on a yacht in Newport Beach, California, in an all-white ceremony. Beyonce shared the photo above on her site with well wishes to her mother and new step father.

Get Your Post-Election Holiday On At Agbokim Waterfalls

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By Chinelo Ngene

Now that the elections are successfully concluded, some of us would be on the lookout for where to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. Somewhere you can kick back and relax and let the warmth of nature wash over you.

Not to worry, there are uncountable destinations to relax and have fun in Nigeria. Agbokim Waterfall in Etung Local government area of Cross River state is one highly recommended destination for a relaxing vacation. It is not far away from the Nigerian-Cameroun border and it is just 17 kilometers from Calabar.

#NigeriaDecides - PDP Wins Delta, Rivers; Imo Inconclusive; Benue, Niger, Sokoto Goes To APC

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Delta PDP candidate Ifeanyi Okowa wins

PDP governorship candidate in Delta state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has been declared winner of the state governorship election. Senator Okowa pulled a total of 724,680 votes to defeat his main opponent Chief Great Ogboru of the Labour Party, who pulled a total of 130,028 votes.

See more results below...