Friday 5 April 2013
[Photo] Agbani Darego Becomes The Face Of Nigeria's N50 Postal Stamp
First Photos Of Tuface And Annie Idibia After Their Dubai Wedding
32 people, including 22 Nigerians arrested for multi-million credit card fraud in the US
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office first got involved in the investigation in the early fall of 2012, when they received numerous complaints from victims as far away as California claiming that credit cards in their name made fraudulent retail purchases in Hudson County, officials said yesterday.
Using store video and physical surveillance, the detectives were able to identify several suspects, authorities state. Detectives then linked those suspects to hundreds of other accounts and millions of dollars in phony transactions.
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The leaders of the group, authorities say, purchased the identities of unsuspecting victims from online brokers, who got the information from computer hackers across the United States.
In a process known as "punching," electronic account information from the cards' magnetic strips would be transferred onto counterfeit cards, which were provided to "strikers" who conducted the purchases at retailers all over the Eastern Seaboard, authorities say.
Teams of strikers purchased retail gift cards that were then used to purchase various electronic items, authorities say. Those items were then sold in bulk to fences in New York and New Jersey, authorities say. The fence would then sell the items to other people for cash payments.
The investigation has identified nearly 1,000 victims across the country and millions of dollars in phony transactions, authorities say.
Authorities say the suspects spent the proceeds on luxury cars, high-end jewelry and other lavish expenses. Some of the money was additionally sent to accounts in Nigeria, authorities say.
Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Guy Gregory commended a long list of agencies that were involved in the take down, saying, "The operation could not have succeeded without their assistance."
Defendants charged with money laundering, theft by deception, wrongful impersonation and conspiracy include: Bolaji Ola, 30, of Sayreville; Olamide Otti, 27, of Queens; Akintunde Adeyemi, 28, of East Orange; David Brown, 27, of Parlin; Adegbola Adedeji, 31, of Parlin; Oluwaseun Jato, 23, of Hillside; Oluwasola Diji, 31, of Westbury, NY; Oladapo Araromi, 26, of Elizabeth; and Bertrand Ahaneku, 25, of South Orange.
Those charged with theft by deception, wrongful impersonation, and conspiracy include: Oluwaseun Adekoya, 25, of Sewaren; Henry Abdul, 25, of Union; Babatunde Oyefeso, 27, Union; Michael Assih, 24, of East Orange; John Orubo, 32, of Brooklyn; Idris Soyemi, 25, of Brooklyn; Imrahim Akaba, 23, of Piscataway; Vladimir Francois, 27, of Newark; Yves Desir, 29, of Irvington; Aglaide Alzuphar, 23, of Newark; Kossi Klutse, 25, of Newark; Evon Morris, 23, of East Orange; Fontessa Foreman, 27, of Newark; Olutoye Babatunde, 22, of Plainfield; Olukayode Adeosun, 30, of Newark; Gologo Benshaw, 25, of Newark; Olushola Ayeni, 31, of Brooklyn; Orwells Oyakhire, 24, of Maplewood.
Oladayo Araromi, 26, of Linden and Olujimi Williams, 24 of Hillside were charged with conspiracy. Matthew Sabo, 29, of Sayreville and Vijay Shah, 24, of Springfield, are charged with fencing, conspiracy, and receiving stolen property.
Oladayo Araromi, a nurse at Hudson County jail making $79,298, has been suspended without pay, Hudson County spokesman Jim Kennelly said today.
Of the 32 arrested, 24 appeared in Central Judicial Processing court this afternoon. Bail was set for those who appeared by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Joseph Isabella prior to their court appearance.
More arrests are expected, said Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Gene Rubino.
There's an update on the story...read it HERE
Michelle Obama mistakenly describes herself as a 'busy single mum'
She caught her mistake immediately and explained: "You know, when you've got the husband who's president, it can feel a little single, but he's there,". She then described herself as 'busy working mom."
The First Lady was answering questions about the difficulties that working parents can have when they try to balance their office lives with their home lives. "Before coming to the White House, I was in that position," she confessed. "Working, driving kids to practice, not having enough time to shop or cook, not having the energy." You can watch the video HERE
Mike Adenuga buys brand new 2013 Range Rover & Toyota Camry for Stephen Keshi
Aside from the cars, Stephen Keshi will also get a house in Abuja, Glo ambassadorship, $200, 000 cash and his salary for the next 2 years from Mike Adenuga. All this is for winning the 2013 Orange African Cup of Nations.
Good for him! Oh, and BTW, his son Paddy is still single. You Lagos girls can like to slack sha! Lol
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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala meets Oprah Winfrey
Over 100 people burnt to death in accident on Benin-Ore Expressway
Over 100 people were burnt to death when the fuel tanker exploded following the accident. The fire spread to surrounding shops and burnt several cars packed nearby. Survivors have been rushed to the hospital while rescue efforts by the Federal Road Safety Corps & Civil Defence Corps continues.
Halle Berry expecting baby number 2 at 46
Halle Berry is pregnant with her second child ... TMZ has learned.
Sources connected with the actress and her fiance, Olivier Martinez, tell TMZ ... Halle is 3 months pregnant.What's more ... they know the sex. It's a boy.
It's definitely worth noting ... Halle is 46, and Olivier is 47.
Congrats to them...
Ghanaians Mad At Chris Brown For Calling Azonto A Nigerian Dance
While granting an interview, Chris Brown revealed he had
infused the Ghanaian dance move into his latest video and attributed its
origination to Nigeria. He also recalled meeting Nigerian pop singer Wizkid who
taught him the dance move.
Understandably,
Ghanians are unhappy about CB’s wrong assumption on the origin of Azonto, with
one blog ‘Ghana Celebrities’ posting in an article ‘WTF: Chris Brown Talks
About AZONTO On BET, But He Says The Dance Is A Nigerian Thing See how the site
reported it “It seems Chris Brown coming to Ghana and introducing Nigerian
artiste-Wizkid on stage to do Azonto was not a mere mistake.
In fact, Chris Brown
thinks Azonto is a Nigerian thing Probably he is taking the piss out of
Ghanaians by failing to credit Ghana with the dance which has gained
international recognition Talking about his new album ‘X’ and music video ‘Fine
China’ on BET 106 & Park yesterday, Chris Brown mentioned that he has
incorporated a dance from Africa called Azonto into his dance moves in the
video. He even went ahead to request for a tune to be played, so he can
demonstrateAzonto to the millions of viewers.
Unfortunately, he
linked Nigerians Wizkid to the dance, saying he learnt it from him-that is not
so bad. But he categorically added that, Azonto is a Nigerian thing…really?
This is like me going on CNN to say EBA is a Ghanaian food Is Chris Brown
taking the piss out of Ghana or is it that he does not know the truth about
Azonto?
If you are reading
this post and you are on twitter, tweet @ChrisBrown and say; For the last time,
Azonto is a Ghana dance, get it straight man.
Chris Brown Finally Speaks About The Ghana Weed Smoking Incident
At long last, Chris Brown has spoken about the alleged WEED
smoking incident in Ghana, blaming the media for making a fuss about something
ordinary.
During a recent interview on Power 105.1 ‘The Breakfast Club
Show’, he defended himself by saying; “There’s a thing I did on my whole tour
called smoke by the brain…So there’s a part of the show that goes to a collage
of all the songs thattalk about weed…and everybody knows I have a medical cause
for marijuana but for me I don’tsmoke it on stage…
Its a fake light like
the way they have the pre-rolled tobacco.. so at every show I fake it…now that
I gave the secret away…But in certain cities like Amsterdam and LA I
definitelydid. But as far as in places where I can get into trouble I avoid it.
It was the press over there that made a big fuss about the whole thing,
everything else was cool. It was just the press, so it made it seem like it was
a situation but it wasn’t”. -
PHOTO: Did Beyonce Sleep With Drake?
Did Wizkid get himself a Rolls Royce?
Legendary film critic, Roger Ebert, dies at 70
The American journalist, film critic and screenwriter, who was once described by Forbes as "the most powerful pundit in America" died today April 4th at the age of 70 after an 11-year battle with cancer.
Ebert underwent surgery in 2006 to remove cancerous tissue near his right jaw, which included removing a section of his lower jaw. The surgery took his ability to talk, eat or drink, but never stopped him from writing or reviewing movies.
Ebert began working as the Chicago Sun-Times film critic in 1967, and became a household name after winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1975 and hosting several movie-review TV shows.
Ebert was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, and the first to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. May his soul rest in peace...Amen
D'banj gets mentioned on daytime TV in the US
D'banj was mentioned on Live with Kelly and Michael, a top syndicated morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan. The male host, Michael, read out the top five songs for working out at the gym and D'banj's Oliver Twist was mentioned at number 3 after Psy's Gangnam Style (5) and Keisha's Die Young (4). Michael then said he's never heard of D'banj. Watch the video HERE or after the cut...(Oh, and Vanessa Amadi is D'banj's publicist, pictured with him on the left)
Remembering Aluu4
Thursday 4 April 2013
New Beyoncé has a dance-off with old Beyoncés in new Pepsi ad
TERRY G MOVES AROUND WITH BODY GUARDS WITH ARMY UNIFORM [PICTURES]
I am sure immunity covers him, or what do you think?
Photos by: Daniel Sync PHOTOS
Banky W Finally Clears The Air On His Relationship With Wizkid
First of all, there was no twitter fight, people go online and use photoshop to create my profile and then they go and create Wizkid's profile and say he said this and that - even when it never happened.
What happened is that we have been working on Wizzy's project to make it work internationally and when you are getting to that level, things change.” These were said by the EME big shot when he was in Dubai for Tuface Idibia’s wedding.
Banky further said that all the tweets about his fight with the young talent were all fabricated. “He has his own idea of what he wants to do and we are in 100% support of that and these were the things we dreamed of back in 2009 when I signed him....Wizkid is still signed to the E.M.E!!!” he said.
On Wizkid's Starboy Entertainment that he just floated, he has this to say, "well you know that is something else he wants to do, he wants to start his record label just like I started mine then and see where I am today.
You have a lot of people fabricating stuff and trying to make it feel like there is a battle and you know we don't believe in that...we are all mature and grown up people...he is absolutely and still part of the family..."
When asked "how does it work for him to have star boy entertainment and still be part of E.M.E" he said, "I would give you a fantastic example, Kanye West has GOOD MUSIC and he is still with Rock Nation, ROCKAFELLA...I rest my case"
Boredom Forces Princess To Marry In May--Insider Alleges
Damilola Adekoya otherwise known as Princess
Popular comedienne, Damilola Adekoya otherwise known as Princess, will marry her heartthrob in May. The wedding is coming barely three months after her younger sister, Yetunde, married in February 2013.
A family source told Nigeriafilms.com that Princess and his lover simply identified as Ade will exchange marital vows on May 8, 2013, which coincidentally is her birthday.
Before her sister's wedding in February, both have been living together. The source claimed that Princess' sister's marriage may have forced the comedienne to think about marrying in May due to an alleged boredom.
The family source who begged not to be quoted divulged to us that pressure to get married may also have forced the marriage in May.
OMG: Police Corporal Kills Pregnant Woman Over N20 Bribe
The shooting was said to have been caused by the failure of the driver of the commercial car she was in to part with N20 bribe along the Ijapo road in the Ondo State capital.
The incident which caused pandemonium and disrupted peace in Akure metropolis for over two hours occurred around 6 p.m.
It was learnt that the policeman attached to the Ijapo police post demanded from the driver particulars of the car and after producing them he insisted that he should settle which the driver refused.
Eye witness account said the driver was heading to Akoko area of the state in a Nissan Almera car with number plate, Ondo KAA 80 AA.
When the driver insisted that his documents were up to date, the policeman shot at the car and the bullet hit the pregnant woman who sat in the car.
She reportedly died instantly before she could be rushed to nearby hospital and confirmed dead by doctors.
The policeman took to his heels and was assisted by his colleagues from being lynched by the irate youths who stormed the major streets and made bonfire.
Not perturbed by the shielding of the killer cop, the youths mobilised and descended on the police post destroying it in the process.
They barricaded the road leading to the station and demanded that the killer cop be released.
It took the reinforcement by Mobile Policemen who fired gun shots into the air before the youths could leave the street and the station.
Police authorities in the state confirmed that the killer cop had been dismissed.
The image maker of the command, Wole Ogodo, condemned the killing and said the incident was being investigated.
Parenting Fail: [Photos] Mom Gives Her Son Cigarette To Smoke On Easter Sunday
Olamide About To Bag Himself A Multi-million Naira Deal With Etisalat
His song 'first of all' has already been used as the Etisalat's theme song and it's only natural for them to take on the man behind the lyrics. Promotional work with the star would kick off once the deal has been closed.
Breaking: Jonathan Grants Amnesty To Boko Haram Sect
The spate of insecurity, bombings and killings in parts of Nigeria might be coming to an end as President Goodluck Jonathan is said to have accepted to give the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, amnesty as has been requested by many Northern leaders.
A credible source told us that amnesty for Boko Haram has been accepted. The accord was said to have been struck at a meeting between Mr President and the leadership of the Northern Elders Forum at the presidential villa, Abuja, which lasted into the night.
Consequently, President Jonathan has summoned a security meeting with chiefs in the country, which will be held today at the presidential villa. They are to finalize the tactics for the amnesty. Also, a committee will be set up to oversee the process.
Present at the meeting were notable Northern leaders.
Lets hope this approach works.
A credible source told us that amnesty for Boko Haram has been accepted. The accord was said to have been struck at a meeting between Mr President and the leadership of the Northern Elders Forum at the presidential villa, Abuja, which lasted into the night.
Consequently, President Jonathan has summoned a security meeting with chiefs in the country, which will be held today at the presidential villa. They are to finalize the tactics for the amnesty. Also, a committee will be set up to oversee the process.
Present at the meeting were notable Northern leaders.
Lets hope this approach works.
SHOCKING!: Charly Boy Shows Off His Casket!!
OMG!! Check out what Charly Boy posted on his Instagram page.
The caption says: #all my bright ideas comes from my casket, very comfy.
The caption says: #all my bright ideas comes from my casket, very comfy.
BUSTED! John Dumelo's Secret Wife Revealed Including Their Marriage Certificate
Handsome Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has been keeping a very vital information about himself from the media and his fans all this while. According to Ameyawdeprah.com, the witty actor has been married for some time now and obviously nobody knows about it, perhaps to keep the ladies around him as always. The reports indicates the actor is legally married in far away in America but his marital status has always been single during interviews and everywhere he goes.
There's a Nollywood gay movie y'all! LMAO!
Gov Oshiomhole & comedian I Go Dye share a drink on their birthday
Comedienne Princess set to wed May 8th
I’ll say we’ve known since 2005 because he’s known me since then, and he’s tried several means to get my attention. Even though it didn’t happen, he kept trying and recently, a friend introduced us and we hit it off. He’s a very quiet and private person, and someone who loves and understands what I do. He loves entertainment too, I won’t say more than that for now…’
Congrats to her!
Pregnant Kim K and baby daddy Kanye West set to split?
MediaTakeOut.com just got word this morning that a major news publication will shortly be reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have split! According to our snitch, the pub reportedly has a high level snitch who is saying that the pair has agreed to split - but are not going to announce anything until after this season of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, and after the Kanye's album release this summer.
The word is that he couple is scared of all the bad press that they'd receive if they split so soon. As for the "baby" . . . we'll see what happens.
I don't necessarily believe this but here's more. Kanye is on a self imposed exile in Paris...so while Kim is pregnant, they live in different continents. Also, on Easter Monday Kim Kardashian took an 11 hour flight to visit Kanye in Paris. They were photographed on several outings with sour faces each time. Two days later, she was back in the US.
Also, in a recent interview while promoting Tyler Perry's Temptation, Kim talked about her pregnancy and described herself as being alone. Plus, they were supposed to move in together in February, but Kanye later put the house they bought up for sale and moved to Paris. I hope we are all just reading too much meaning into what's going on between them. I hope they make it.
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