Friday 15 March 2013

EFCC Arrests 5 Internet Fraudsters In Enugu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested five suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu, Enugu State. They were picked up from their hide out at No. 26 and 42, Chimaobi Uba Street, GRA, Enugu following an intelligence report.

The suspects, Uche Nwakor, 27; Ejikeme Oluchukwu, 30; Ifeanyi Ejikeme, 28 ;Nnamani Ikechukwu,30 and Ibe Kodili are alleged to be serial scammers who have defrauded several victims.

Some of the items recovered from the suspects include Eight Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Seven United States Dollars ( $8,227); Seventy Three Thousand Naira (N73,000.00); eight (8) exotic cars; nine (9) laptops; twenty one (21) mobile phones; two (2) internet routers; one (1) currency counter and one (1) Sony camera.

Other incriminating items found with the suspects include four (4) drivers’ license bearing different names with same photograph, five (5) flash drives, two (2) external hard drives, various bank cheques, ATM and Master cards, 1 HP printer, a black traveling bag with 12 different identity cards, a company metal seal, two (2) international passports belonging to the same person, among other items.

The suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.


Secrets Behind Porn Movies: A Porn Star Reveals What Truly Goes On In An Adult Movie

Think porn stars have all the fun in the sack? You may be right.

Not only do male porn stars have a higher enjoyment of sex, they also have higher levels of self-esteem. Researchers analyzed over 200 men—half were porn actors, half were not—to compare sexual activity, drug use, self-esteem, quality of life, and their attitudes toward sex.

But the life of a porn star may not be as bizarre and out of control as the rest of us assume it is. James Deen, porn star and male lead in the 2013 film The Canyons, gives us a better idea of what goes on behind the scenes when someone has sex for a living.

For starters, how does a guy get into porn? What brought you to the industry?

James Deen: I entered the industry when I was 18. But for as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to do porn. Not kidding, when I was in elementary school, we were going around the classroom talking about what we wanted to do when we grew up—and I said I wanted to do porn. Back then my teachers just thought I was being disruptive, not kidding, they sent me to the principal’s office! But that’s actually what I wanted to do. Once I discovered it, porn was always my aspiration.

So now that your dreams have come true, how often do you have sex?

Deen: At least once a day, usually more.

We’ll need a bit more detail than that. What’s your average day look like?

Deen: I wake up around 6:30 in the morning, and typically get straight to work on answering emails, writing blog posts, and responding to comments on my site. After a few hours of that, I usually run around the kitchen like a mad man because, thanks to sitting in front of my computer all morning, I forgot to eat food. After that, I jump in the shower and then go to the set.

Once I’m there, I do some paperwork, meet my partner—and usually the partners already know each other because it’s a small industry. I discuss the scene with the director, and then head to the studio. The girls get done up to shoot their promo photos, I get my wardrobe on, and once we’re done with all that, we start doing the scene.

It’s that simple?

Deen: Pretty much. Once the director tells you what type of scene you’re doing, they just film you doing your thing. After the scene we shower off, hang out for a bit, maybe grab some food. I usually get home between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. Once I’m home, I’ll try to get some of my side projects done if I have the time. I pretty much go all day until I’m out of steam and literally have to lie down for the night.

So what’s one of the biggest misconceptions people have about porn?

Deen: People need to realize, porn is not real. Porn is entertainment. It’s a movie being made to arouse the viewer. Therefore, people should not be having sex the way people have sex in pornos. Well, I suppose if you want to have insane, porno-style sex that’s fine. But the length of time that we have sex, the amount of positions we go through, the way we pose for the camera—stuff like that—it all happens a specific way for film. So porn shouldn’t be the model that you mold your sex life after.

And why do you say that?

Deen: Honestly if you’re using it as a comparative to “real life” sex, it’s probably just going to make you sad. In fact, it’s probably going to make your partner sad, too. Clearly you can still have that rough, passionate, porno-style sex—but it’s going to be a different experience. Those whacky positions are hard to do, and not normal.

So you’re telling me having sex for a living is harder than it looks?

Deen: Definitely. It basically feels like I’m doing an hour of cardio every time I’m on set.

So do people often seek your tips when it comes to lasting longer in bed?

Deen: All of the time. But my first bit of advice for any guy is to not take medical advice from people who are not medical professionals. There’s a big difference between a self-proclaimed sex expert and someone with a Ph.D. And just because you’re horny and like sex, that doesn’t make you an expert. For me, I’m just someone who’s done a lot of porn—and I don’t pretend to be anything else.

Fair enough. You’re not an expert, but you’re still human. And sex is still sex, so is it hard to stave off the urge to climax during your scenes?

Deen: Honestly, not really. I’m always just able to do it when I need to do it. For me, I just like sex. And ejaculating for me really isn’t that interesting. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it feels good. But it’s a lot less interesting to me than the actual act of having sex.

And usually when I do get off, it’s because the girl I’m having sex is asking for it. But other than that, I’d rather just not come and have sex for hours and hours and hours. Then take a break, eat a bagel, and then have some more sex—you know?

So it appears it takes a certain breed to be a porn star.

Deen: At a certain point, natural ability comes into play. And you have to really like sex to be in this industry. It’s the same for women, too. If she’s not interested in having a lot of sex and having a lot of orgasms, she’s not going to get a huge kick out of porn. Think of it this way, if you hate fast food, you’re probably not going to get a job working at McDonalds.


Speaking of orgasms, are the women actually getting off?

Deen: Well I hope they’re getting off. Ha, I suppose they could be lying to me. But I don’t think they have any real reason to. It’s not like it’s going to change our “relationship.” If we’re not sexually compatible, at least the scene will still be cool.

And as a porn star, is it hard to maintain a relationship?

Deen: Not really. I definitely date. And usually when there’s an issue in the relationship, it’s not the porn. It often has more to do with personal issues with me, my character, my personal quirks—it’s rarely the whole business thing. But being a relationship is a whole different ball game. That desire for emotional intimacy and affection does not dissipate just because you’re getting regular physical intimacy. They’re very different and you cannot exchange one for the other.

And lastly, if you could offer one bit of sex advice to the readers, what would it be?

Deen: The one thing I always preach is this: You cannot have sex with everyone the same way. You have to change your sexual style to complement your partner’s, and you need to figure out what they’re into. Remember: You don’t have sex to somebody—you have sex with somebody. So if you’re not willing to communicate with her about sex, then you might as well just masturbate.

Mother Loses Her Husband, Son And Daughter In Separate Tragedies Within 24 Hours

Three members of the same family died within hours of one another in three different tragedies.

Carl Dennis, 79, died a day after hearing that his daughter, Caryl, had passed away after being taken ill and his son Nigel's body was found in his house

Mr Dennis's wife, Hilary, also 79, has spoken of her devastation at losing three members of her family in such a short space of time.

'I will never get over it', she said. 'It is very hard to keep going and keep your spirits up when something like this happens to you.'

The fateful 24 hours started when Mrs Dennis was at home in Bridgend, South Wales, when her daughter Caryl visited, complaining she felt unwell.

She said: 'She had been suffering from gallstones and was complaining about her stomach so I called 999. They were here immediately. She was happy and chatting with the paramedics, looking up at them and smiling.

'But when I was told the next morning she had died I couldn't believe it because her illness didn't seem so serious.'

After losing her daughter, Mrs Dennis tried to contact her son, Nigel, but was unable to summon him. She knew that there was something wrong.

'When I had not heard from Nigel for several hours I knew something dreadful had happened. It was a mother's instinct that something was awfully wrong.

'I was devastated when I was told he had been found dead - just a few hours after his sister died. When he was found collapsed in the hallway of his home his phone was still in his hand.

'It was as if he was trying to ring for help before he collapsed with a brain haemorrhage. It was just dreadful to lose them both in the space of a few hours.'

The next day her husband of 60 years, who had been ill for some time, also passed away and she puts it down to the grief he was feeling.

'We had been married for 60 years and we were together nearly every day. It's hard to believe he's not here any more.

'After the operation he seemed to be coming along fine and it was a shock when he died. I am convinced he died of a broken heart rather than the effects of his operation.'

Mrs Dennis has one surviving daughter and she says that she is helping her through the triple tragedy.

She said: 'Christine and my friends have rallied round and I am trying to keep going but it's very difficult and I know I will never get over it. There are a lot of dark times to come and it's going to take a long time to recover.'

Caryl and Nigel had a joint funeral. Bridgend Coroner Louise Hunt returned a narrative verdict for Caryl and accidental death for Nigel.

Saudi Arabia Authorities Behead 7 Men In Public For Stealing

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday March 13, beheaded seven men after being charged with looting, theft and armed robbery.
The men were arrested in 2006 jewelry-stealing ring. One man, Nasser al-Qahtani, told the Associated Press attested to inhumane treatment following his arrest. He claimed that he was tortured for a confession, not appointed a lawyer, and only appeared before a judge three times during the lengthy trial. He also claimed that his torture marks were ignored in court.
According to reports, he was 15 years old at the time of his arrest. Qahtani and the other six men were originally sentenced to death by firing squad and crucifixion in 2009.
Human rights activist group Human Rights Watch appealed to the country’s King Abdullah on March 4 to not execute the men, stating that there was “strong evidence” of an unfair trial.
 
The kingdom however, follows strict Islamic laws which state that people convicted of murder, defiled or armed robbery can be executed. Saudi Arabia has already executed 23 people this year.
These seven men were killed by three men with swords in the southern city Abha; the region is notoriously targeted with discrimination.
Saudi media reports that the government is considering doing away with public beheadings and seeking firing squads as an alternative. Lethal injections have also been reported as an option.
Eric Goldstein, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, demands a ceasing of child executions altogether.
“It is high time for the Saudis to stop executing child offenders and start observing their obligations under international human rights law,” he said.

In Mississippi, the Mysterious Murder of a Gay, Black Politician

Marco McMillian returned home in a quest to become mayor. He never got the chance. (Photo Illustration / Brian Resnick)

CLARKSDALE, Miss.—"The devil is running rampantly,” pastor Jimmy Glasper thunders. “Seeking who he may devour.”

Glasper is telling the New Jerusalem Baptist church that we live in devastating times. The congregants shout affirmations. They have recent proof.

Marco McMillian had belonged to the church, and this was the first Sunday service after police found his body in late February. The 33-year-old political consultant, who was both black and gay, had spent most of his adult life building a promising career in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tenn. Recently, he did what few people who leave here ever do by choice: He came back. And he decided to run for mayor.

“He moved away and had practically lived all over the world,” Glasper told me before the service. “He said God spoke to his spirit and said he should come back and be a help to his people. To go back home and help his own people climb out of poverty.”
McMillian never got the chance. On Feb. 27, sheriff’s deputies discovered his body next to a levee outside of town, where it had been dumped days earlier.

McMillian had been beaten, dragged, and set on fire, according to his family. They want his killing investigated as a hate crime. The coroner and the sheriff dispute the family’s account and say they have no reason to approach it as anything other than a typical murder.

Lawrence Reed, a 22-year-old man originally from the nearby town of Shelby, has been arrested and charged with the killing. According to investigators, Reed wrecked McMillian’s car in a head-on collision before anyone knew of the mayoral candidate’s whereabouts. Under questioning, Reed pointed police to the levee.

The rest of the story is a fog of rumor and paranoia. One take has McMillian and Reed as lovers. Another claims they were just friends, and Reed panicked after McMillian made a sexual advance. And a few people in town even think the sexual intrigue is a smokescreen for a political assassination.

None of this matters at church, where Glasper is drawing a very different lesson. Inside the chapel, the pastor is choosing which parts of McMillian’s life to hold up for public consumption (his vision to save the town), and which parts to brush aside (his sexuality).

Glasper is only doing what everyone in Clarksdale and beyond has done since McMillian’s untimely death—appropriating the parts of his life that line up with the story they want to tell. The lack of detail surrounding the crime has granted them that license. For Glasper, it is the life of a spiritual man, cut devastatingly short by a wicked crime. For the downtrodden in Clarksdale, McMillian offers the promise of a sunnier future. For civil- and gay-rights activists, it is a tale of martyrdom—of a conservative South stubbornly resistant to progress.

The problem, however, is that as the details trickle out, none of those narratives entirely hold up. In this sense, McMillian’s death was inconvenient, devoid of clarity—something that has already allowed his life to take on a quality of tabula rasa. The idea that he was about to become mayor and save the city is complicated by his relative anonymity and poor electoral chances; his status as a gay activist is muddled by the fact that few people knew about his orientation; and the discussion of a possible hate crime is made difficult by his possible sexual relationship with the black man charged in the slaying.

But because this is Clarksdale, a haunted town with an unclean past, and because McMillian was black, gay, running for office, and cut down in his prime, the speculation has run wild and fierce. The story people tell often says more about the teller than the subject.

Over 25% of schoolgirls in South Africa are HIV positive

Over 25% of schoolgirls in South Africa are HIV positive because 'sugar daddies are taking advantage of them', says health minister Aaron Motsoaledi



At least 28% of schoolgirls in South Africa are HIV positive because 'sugar daddies' are taking advantage of them, the country's health minister warned today.

In contrast,  Aaron Motsoaledi highlighted the fact that only 4% of schoolboys were HIV positive, The Sowetan newspaper reported.

Mr Motsoaledi released the figures at a public meeting at Carolina in South Africa's Mpumalanga province.

He said: "It is clear that it is not young boys who are sleeping with these girls. It is old men. We must take a stand against sugar daddies because they are destroying our children."

He said 94,000 schoolgirls fell pregnant in South Africa in 2011, with around 77 000 having abortions at public facilities.

"We can no longer live like that. We want to put an end to it, " he declared.

Some of the girls who became pregnant and tested positive for HIV were reportedly between the ages of 10 and 14.

Mr Motsoaledi has been widely praised for his efforts to help stop the spread of HIV, with the country backing the world's largest anti-retroviral programme since Jacob Zuma made him health minister in 2009.

Around 10% of South Africa's population is now living with HIV, official figures show.


Child healthcare gets Japan’s N443m boost

Japanese Government yesterday boosted child survival interventions in Nigeria with $2.8 million (about N443 million) grant.

The grant was handed over to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, to prosecute health programmes aimed at enhancing well-being of Nigerian child, especially routine immunisation and disease prevention.

Speaking at the signing of the agreement in Abuja, the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ruichi Shoji, said his country had joined in the efforts to reduce child killer diseases in Nigeria since 2000.

He said: “Japan’s accumulated financial contribution to the fight against polio, malaria and other infectious diseases in Nigeria is so far more than eight billion yen, approximately N13 billion at the current exchange rate.

“Today, I am absolutely honoured to be here once again to reaffirm Japan’s commitment to stand by the Federal Government of Nigeria in its fight against polio to the end, by signing the Exchange of Notes of 259 million Yen, which is equivalent to N443 million.

“In relation to infectious diseases in Nigeria, Japan also contributes to the malaria prevention programme in Nigeria by providing $2.5 million through UNICEF this year.

“In addition, earlier this week, Japan signed a grant with the National Planning Commission to provide N440 million to donate wheelchairs and walking support wheels for the welfare of those who require mobility aid.”

Responding, UNICEF Deputy Representative and Officer in Charge, UNICEF Nigeria, Mr. Jacques Boyer, said the support from Japan remained the most valuable contribution to joint efforts to give every Nigerian child a chance to survive.

Urging Nigeria to tackle existing challenges in its child healthcare programmes headlong, the agency noted the grant would help in fighting child killer diseases in the country.

One Million People Living With HIV/Aids in Benue - BENSACA Boss

Makurdi — Executive Secretary of the Benue State Action Conmmittee Against Aids, BENSACA, Mrs. Ashi Wende, has said that more than 1,027,328 people in the state were currently living with the dreaded HIV/AIDS.

She said the figure comprises 706,640 adults and 318,888 children, hence the need for anti retroviral therapy for the children.

Mrs. Wende said this yesterday, at a training programme for media practioners on HIV/AIDS in Makurdi, the state capital.

She explained that out of the number of infected adults, 21,259 were new cases out of which 17,139 were women

She said: "The HIV epidemic has lasted for several years with Benue State contributing significantly to the prevalence of the virus in Nigeria.

She further explained that the state government was taking proactive steps to check the spread of the virus with the establishment of 40 treatment centres across the state.

"We have the highest number of treatment centres that are providing free anti-retroviral drugs to infected persons in the country; and we have drugs that could last up to 2015; that is why we are urging everyone to undertake free testing and counseling in order to know our status and check the spread of the virus," Wende added.

Withdraw State Pardon now, NLC tells Jonathan

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal government to withdraw the state pardon granted to former Bayelsa State governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.

The Congress said if the anti corruption battle must be won, the Presidency must lead by its actions, stressing that it wonders what message the National Council of state is sending to Nigerians if at the height of unprecedented corruption in the country those who have been prosecuted and jailed for stealing public money are granted state pardon.

In a statement signed by NLC national president, Abdulwahed Omar, the union body said it is alarmed by the decision of the National Council of States to pardon Mr.Diepreye Alamieyeseigha“who was impeached as Governor of Bayelsa State and eventually convicted by a properly constituted court for stealing public funds; and Mr. Shetima Bulama a former Managing Director of the Bank of the North who was also convicted for misappropriating the bank’s funds.”

The statement said further, “While we appreciate that the Council of States does have a constitutional responsibility to pardon citizens who have obviously been convicted or punished in the past for offences, it is totally unacceptable that those who committed economic crimes in such magnitude that affected public interest be granted state pardon.

 “It is our view that state pardon remains an act of mercy or reprieve dispassionately exercised or granted by the highest authority in the land for and on behalf of the government and people, and it should be a last act of mercy sparingly exercised for the good of the nation.

“State pardon is recognized across the world not for its own sake but for its potential and capacity for redressing judicial guilt, rewarding penitence, or for initiating reconciliation, and in some instances, for ensuring restoration, but never losing sight of national interest” he said.

NIGERIA: As Abuja votes tomorrow

THIRTEEN Political Parties are fielding 46 chairmanship candidates for the Local Government Elections in the six area councils of the Federal Capital territory, FCT tomorrow.

Tomorrow’s election is the nearest opportunity that the residents of the federal capital have to determine who governs them as the Minister who acts as governor of the territory is appointed by the president.

Elections are to be held in 639 polling units in the 62 electoral wards in the six Local Government Areas that make up the FCT. The area council elections in the FCT are by law conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Head of Public Affairs/Political Parties Monitoring of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, FCT, Mr. Okezie Nwankwo while confirming the agency’s readiness for the elections said it has created 3,054 voting points for professional efficiency, adding that a maximum of only 300 people will vote in each voting point.
“We have 639 Polling units and we have created what we call Voting Points which total about 3,054 and the idea is that where you have concentration of people, so we map out a system where only 300 people will vote in a voting point,” he explained.

Ahead of the election, Nwankwo disclosed that the commission held many interactive sessions with various stakeholders including leaders of the political parties and their candidates, security agencies, the media and civil society organizations so as to have free, fair and credible elections throughout the territory.

He also revealed that the voters’ register had been reviewed and non sensitive materials made available and delivered to the six council areas stressing that the sensitive materials would be delivered to the various units before the election date.

He said, “We have reviewed and cleaned up the voters’ register, so as at now, we have a clean copy of the voters register and they have been distributed to the 13 Political Parties. It is now in the public dormain.

“The materials were available three weeks to the election and as we are talking now the non sensitive materials are sitting in our various area councils, we will soon take delivery of the sensitive materials. And of course, there have been training and retraining of staff including the ad-hoc staff, they are all ready for the elections,” he stated.

The FCT Head of Public Affairs of INEC said that out of the 46 Chairmanship Candidates, only six will emerge as winners and out of 223 Councillorship candidates from the 13 Political Parties that have been cleared by the commission to contest in the elections, only 62 are expected to be elected.

Nwankwo said that there will be restriction of movement on Election Day.

The Political Parties that are participating in the elections are Accord, Action Alliance, All Nigeria Peoples Party, Action Congress of Nigeria, Labour Party, Peoples Democratic Party, Congress for Progressive Change, Social Democratic Mega Party, All Progressive Grand Alliance, United Peoples Party, Progressive Peoples Alliance, National Conscience Party and the Citizens Popular Party

Oil marketer challenges court’s jurisdiction to hear suit

THE jurisdiction of a Lagos high court sitting in Ikeja, has been challenged by an oil marketer, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo.

The marketer, on Thursday,  filed an application before the court, challenging its jurisdiction to hear the alleged N430 million bank fraud charge proferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In an application filed before justice Olabisi Akinlade, through his counsel, Mr Adebayo Adenipekun,  he is contending that the court has no jurisdiction over the matter.

Adenipekun, in the application dated February 13, stated that the issue submitted to the court as a criminal charge, was just a civil matter.

“The dispute between the defendant (Ogunbambo) and the bank is also pending before the Lagos High Court as a civil matter. The defendant has paid a part of the loan and has entered into agreement to pay the balance.

“The bank has withdrawn its complaint against the defendant,” he informed the court.

Adenipekun said the charge was, therefore, oppressive and an abuse of court process.

The EFCC counsel, Mr Francis Usani, informed the court that the prosecution was served with the application a few days ago and needed time to respond.

The judge granted his request and adjourned the matter to March 27 for hearing of all pending applications.

Ogunbambo was charged to court for allegedly obtaining N430 million loan from the Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, using forged documents.

Jackson's children.

The late singer's 82-year-old mother - who acts as a guardian to his children Paris, 15, Blanket, 11, and Prince Michael, 16, alongside their cousin TJ Jackson - has filed legal documents in Los Angeles asking the court to sign off on her request to have the Michael Jackson Estate pay TJ more than $9,000 a month.

According to the documents, Katherine claims the 34-year-old former 3T singer, who is married and has three children of his own, initially rejected the figure she suggested saying it was too much, however he eventually agreed to the amount as it is roughly the same salary earned by the children's full-time nanny.

Katherine says the salary is justified because TJ spends an average of 300 hours per month caring for the kids - taking them to various appointments and activities including karate, athletics, guitar lessons and on social outings.

She also claims he helps the children with their homework and attends their school functions.

A judge has yet to rule on the case.

Chris Brown to face trial in Ghana over 'promoting illegality'?

People in Ghana are allegedly calling for Chris Brown to be deported to the country in order to face prosecution.

Some Ghanaians are stating that the 'Don't Wake Me Up' singer flouted the country's no public smoking laws after he appeared to smoke marijuana on stage during a gig last week.

In footage posted on YouTube, Brown is seen asking the crowd: "How many of you all smoke weed?", to which the crowd cheer. He then adds: "S**t, I got my blunt right here."
According to Radio.com, Ghanaian youth activist Jonathan Osei-Owusu claims that Brown "promoted an illegality". He continued: "You can see from the video and yet he was let go free."

After Brown's March 6 appearance, Osei-Owusu started a campaign and petition to see the US artist and boyfriend of Rihanna face trial for promoting smoking marijuana while in a stadium full of young fans.

The statement reads: "He is on video to have encouraged the audience to take up arms against people who stand in their way to smoking weed. In our prisons, many are incarcerated for [the] same."
Osei-Owusu also claims to have been present at the gig. He added: "When you live in the city or the village, you understand the smell of marijuana. I was there. We smelled weed. That is what he promoted."

He continued: "The last two days, I have been with the police and an investigation has commenced. The police have moved swiftly and they are not leaving anything unturned."

The event's organisers have allegedly denied that Brown was smoking weed on stage, branding the incident a stunt






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