Charles Taylor Sentenced To 50 years in Prison

Liberian war lord Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in Prison.

esiding Judge Lussick told Taylor his crimes were of the "utmost gravity in terms of scale and brutality."

'Serpent-Handling' West Virginia Pastor Dies From Snake Bite

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A "serpent-handling" West Virginia pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him during a church ritual, just as the man had apparently watched a snake kill his father years before.

Pentecostal pastor Mark Wolford, 44, hosted an outdoor service at the Panther Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia Sunday, which he touted on his Facebook page prior to the event.
"I am looking for a great time this Sunday," Wolford wrote May 22, according to the Washington Post. "It is going to be a homecoming like the old days. Good 'ole raised in the holler or mountain ridge running, Holy Ghost-filled speaking-in-tongues sign believers."
Robin Vanover, Wolford's sister, told the Washington Post that 30 minutes into the outdoor service, Wolford passed around a poisonous timber rattlesnake, which eventually bit him.
"He laid it on the ground," Vanover said in the interview, "and he sat down next to the snake, and it bit him on the thigh."
Vanover said Wolford was then transported to a family member's home in Bluefield about 80 miles away to recover. But as the situation worsened, he was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Jim Shires, owner of the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluefield, told ABC News that Wolford died Monday. Wolford's church, the Apostolic House of the Lord Jesus in Matoaka, will host a viewing Friday and a funeral service Saturday morning. Wolford will be buried at the Hicks Family Plot in Phelps, Ky.
Officials at the Panther Wildlife Management Area had been unaware of Sunday's event until they were notified by callers after the service.
"We did not know that this event was happening, and if we had known about it or if we had been asked for permission, permission would not have been granted," Hoy Murphy, public information officer for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, told ABC News.
Hoy said West Virginia state park rules prohibit animals other than dogs and cats on the property.
While snake-handling is legal in West Virginia, other Appalachian states, including Kentucky and Tennessee, have banned the practice in public spaces.
Snake-handlers point to scripture as evidence that God calls them to engage in such a practice to show their faith in him. Mark 16: 17-18 reads, "And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
Wolford told the Washington Post magazine in 2011 that he is carrying on the tradition of his ancestors by engaging in snake handling.
"Anybody can do it that believes it," Wolford said. "Jesus said, 'These signs shall follow them which believe.' This is a sign to show people that God has the power."
Wolford said watched his own father die at the age of 39 after a rattlesnake bit him during a similar service.
"He lived 101/2 hours," Wolford told the Washington Post Magazine. "When he got bit, he said he wanted to die in the church. Three hours after he was bitten, his kidneys shut down. After a while, your heart stops. I hated to see him go, but he died for what he believed in.
"I know it's real; it is the power of God," Wolford told the Washington Post Magazine last year. "If I didn't do it, if I'd never gotten back involved, it'd be the same as denying the power and saying it was not real."

Stars storm the premiere of Shan George's movie, Finding Goodluck

 

                                                                 Ini Edo                                                       Tonto Dike

Shan George's movie ‘Finding Goodluck’ premiered last Friday May 25 at Terra Kulture, V/I, Lagos. More photos when you continue...

Behind the Scenes pics: Darey Art Alade - Sisi Eko remix ft Flavour

 

Two days ago Sunday May 27th, Darey Art Alade and his crew stormed Broad Street, Marina Lagos, for the video shoot of his new single, Sisi Eko remix featuring Flavour.

Actor Ogogo's daughter set to wed

Popular Yoruba actor Al-Hassan Babatunde Taiwo a.k.a Ogogo will be giving his daughter’s hand in marriage in a couple of days.

His daughter, Rasheedat Ololade Taiwo will be exchanging marital vows with her heartthrob, Al-Hassan Oluwatoyin Yusuff in June. The Engagement and Nikkai ceremony is slated for 16 and 17 of June at the multi-purpose hall of The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State. Congrats to her.

Terry G and fiancee Mimi Omoregbe expecting first baby

Terry G and his UK based fiancee Mimi Omoregbe (pictured above) are expecting their first child together. Edo state born Mimi is said to be six months pregnant. The couple plan to wed after the birth of their baby.

Osaze Odemwingie and new bride off to Florida for honeymoon

 

The couple who wed last Saturday after two years of dating are off to Florida for their honeymoon. Osaze and Sarah are planning their traditional wedding for later in the year.

Don Jazzy tells THISDAY Style ?Mo?Hits will never die?

Don Jazzy and The Mavins in an exclusive photo shoot for THISDAY Style

In this interview culled from ThisDay Style, the hit producer says he believes the hit label ‘lives on’.
Tell me a bit about yourself; what was your childhood like?
Well, I was born in Umuahia but spent most of my childhood in Lagos after our family moved here. I am the eldest of four kids. I have always loved music and started banging drums and instruments when I was a kid. As I grew older, I started experimenting with different sounds even if they didn’t make sense.
What inspired you to go into music?
I have always been surrounded by music growing up. My father was in the music business and retains a very special interest in it until today. Music was part and parcel of our everyday life.
Was it an easy take breaking into the Nigerian entertainment industry?
God has been extremely generous to me so thankfully it has not been so bad. But believe me, there were some trials. After we set up, we even considered selling it off when some offers came in. If not that there were some delays, we may have sold for like N1m. Fortunately, it was not to be and God allowed us go from strength to strength.
Contrary to some of your predecessors, it didn’t take you long to create a niche for yourself as the don of the Nigerian entertainment and the beats master. What was the secret behind your success?
God almighty, a lot of hard work, a wonderful team, loads of practice and study of the music game, knowing what the people want, and loving what I do.

ASUU plans to resist UNILAG's change of name

The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos branch, Dr Karo Ogbinaka, has said that the union will resist the recent change of the university's name.

Dr Ogbinaka said:

We are resisting it, all the unions and the students will resist it, the Alunmus will resist it. The truth about the whole thing is that it shows the level of intelligence of those people in government. Nobody will change Harvard's name, nobody will change Cambridge's name to Winston Churchill University. University of Lagos is a brand, for 50 years. The first university established by Act of Parliament and one man trying to score cheap political point. When people go outside and you ask them what university are you from? What name will you pronounce? They'll ask is it a new university? Is it the name of a toothpaste? It's a senseless thing and are going to resist it. Karo said

The face of the homeless man who ate another man's face before being shot dead by police

                 Surveillance footage shows the two naked men after the attack                   Rudy Eugene

31 year old homeless man Rudy Eugene was shot dead by police on Saturday May 27th after he was seen chewing off the face of another homeless man while high on drugs. Rudy chewed off 75% of his victims face in the most horrific attack that has left the victim battling for his life in the hospital.

Kim kardashian barns Rihanna from entering Kanye West's dressing room

JEALOUS Kim Kardashian banned boyfriend Kanye West from letting Rihanna into his dressing room during his London gigs.
Raunchy Rihanna had joined Kanye and Jay-Z on stage at the O2 Arena. In February she was seen out with Kim’s model brother Rob.

Kukere singer, Iyanya's sexy new photos

 

Who knew he had a body like that? Meanwhile, is that all him or ?

NTA ?Newsline? correspondent Sele Eradiri dies at 57

Sele Eradiri

Veteran TV broadcaster at the Nigerian Television Authority Sele Eradiri has passed away at the age of 57.
A friend and former colleague of the journalist told Saharareporters ‘Eradiri had been laying sick at LUTH after her condition deteriorated shortly after returning from a successful surgery in India a few months ago’.
According to information on her Facebook page, Eradiri was born on March 13, 1955. She attended the Gbagada Girls Secondary School before going to study at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton from where she graduated in 1983.

UNILAG students continue prostest; block third mainland bridge

The Third Mainland Bridge has been blocked on both sides by protesting students of University of Lagos. This is going on right now. Heard they are sending riot police there to disperse them...

Kenny Ogungbe Is A Cheat, He Ruined My Career--Kelly Hansome

He seems not to be tired of controversies. He has virtually fought everyone in the entertainment industry.
The young man, Kelechi Orji better known as Kelly Hansome might rightly be called the most controversial Nigerian artiste of this generation.

Breaking news: Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison

Liberia's former president Charles Taylor was this morning sentenced to 50 years in prison for war crimes at an international war crimes court, in The Hague.
Taylor was found guilty last month of 11 counts of aiding and abetting was crimes and crimes against humanity by supporting rebels between 1996 and 2002 in return for conflict diamonds. He was convicted of offenses including murder, rape, sexual slavery, recruiting child soldiers, enforced amputations and pillage.

Air Nigeria Abuja-bound plane refuses to start

According to Daily Times, the engine of an Abuja-bound Air Nigeria plane refused to start at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MM2) yesterday May 27th. There were passengers aboard the plane and all had been set for the first flight of the day, but several attempts by the pilot to start the engine of the aircraft proved abortive.

Pictures from the burial of Segun Arinze's late mother-in-law

Mr and Mrs Segun Arinze

Late Mrs Victoria Estella Nsofor was Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Rtd. She was 63 years old. The burial took place in Oguta Imo state, 17-20 May 2012. More photos when you continue...

BBA STARGAME: Prezzo giving Goldie a hot massage in the bedroom

Goldie and Prezzo were getting all hot in the bedroom as he was giving her a massage. Not shy in front of the cameras, Goldie let out all sorts of moans and groans. They then lay next to each other when the session was finished.

I?m Gay And The Head Of Illuminati In Nigeria....Charly Boy

Controversial maverick entertainment personality, Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has set another record with his confession that he is gay. By so confessing, he becomes only the second publicly known gay man in Nigeria.

Denrele Edun wants a wife who shouts in the morning & wears high heels ALL THE TIME ?plus 19 other things

Are we the only ones who are seized with dread anytime we see the headline of an interview with TV presenter and red carpet fixture, Denrele Edun? You just know for certain that he will say the very first thing that pops into his head, and it’s not always the smartest thing.

Like today’s interview with the Punch. Or maybe it’s understandable. When you’ve been called gay for so long, and someone asks you about marriage you overcompensate. Call this the first in our new series: The Weird Interviews of Denrele Rajeev Edun Volume 1.

Denrele’s wife, in his own words:

1.“She has just got to have a flat tummy.”

Mysterious Snake Appears In a Lagos Bus

The discovery of a snake inside a moving commercial bus caused commotion and left commuters scampering for safety on Wednesday in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Eyewitnesses told NAN that the Nissan Civilian bus, with registration number AJ 802 AKD, suddenly pulled to a halt on Apapa road on the Lagos Mainland, as frightened passengers rushed out for safety. One of the bus passengers told NAN that she raised the alarm on sighting the snake which was aboard the bus heading for Okokomaiko, a Lagos suburb. “I was sitting in the back and noticed something moving around my feet. I checked to look at what it was and I saw it was a snake,” said the female passenger who pleaded anonymity. NAN reports that other passengers and passersby attempted to kill the snake but only succeeded in chopping off its tail before hiding itself in a compartment inside the bus. All efforts aimed at removing the remainder of the snake from the bus compartment continued when NAN left the scene as both the bus driver and his conductor had abandoned the vehicle

Nigerian Man dies after cocaine burst in his stomach

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the death of Edwin Ozoani, 34, a commercial bus driver, who died after a wrap of cocaine he ingested burst in his stomach.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, said the deceased, who returned from Brazil on-board a South African Airline flight, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.

Beyonce returns to stage; Jay Z calls her best performer in the world

Beyonce performed her first concert since September 2011 on Friday night May 25th at the Revel Resort & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. And the following morning, Jay Z declared her the best performer in the world.

Mr Jay Z, you speak fact!

Rihanna poses topless to promote her new fragrance - Nude

Rihanna posted these photos of herself on her Twitter page yesterday to promote her new fragrance - Nude.

Wedding photos: Funke Akindele weds Kenny Almaroof

  

Wedding photos: Osaze Odemwingie weds Sarah Fallon

West Bromich Albion and Super Eagles striker Osaze Odemwingie has married his girlfriend of a few years, Manchester born 22yr old Sarrah Fallon. The couple exchanged vows at Castle Ashby in Northampton yesterday May 26th. More photos when you continue...

Woman electrocuted after high tension wires fell on her shop

 

23 year old Blessing Eyo Okon (pictured above) was electrocuted on Friday afternoon May 25th at Mount Zion Rd, Calabar, after a PHCN cable cut and fell at the corridor of her hair dressing salon.

The wires above Blessing's shop fell as a result of heavy rain; unfortunately her floor was wet and she was bare feet. Not only did the electric shock kill Blessing, the sad incident also set her shop on fire, destroying the property. Blessing's body has been deposited at the Calabar General Hospital Mortuary. RIP lady. So unfortunate and sad!