A pastor identified as Samson Odeyemi, has been arraigned at an Iguobazuwa Magistrate court for raping a married woman.
Police Prosecutor, Agagi James told the court that the offence was committed on May 14, when the pastor took the victim to a river for spiritual cleansing.
The victim was said to have gone to the pastor to seek spiritual healing following spiritual attacks she was having.
Pastor Odeyemi allegedly asked the victim to pull her clothes but she refused, following which he forcefully raped her.
It was learnt that the incident became public knowledge when the victim’s children started falling ill and the husband was told to ask his wife what she did.
She was said to have confessed and Pastor Odeyemi was arrested.
He however pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge.
Meanwhile, the trial Magistrate, I. U Iyioha, has granted the accused bail and adjourned the case till July 10.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Two sisters abducted by gunmen in abuja:
Two sisters of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State were on Sunday, May 8 kidnapped by five unknown gunmen from their home in Karmo, Abuja.
The gunmen stormed the residence of an engineer, Mr. Samson Opaluwa on Impresit Camp, Associated Estate residence at about 5pm, raided the entire house dispossessed the residents of their valuables, but not satisfised with the money they got.
They took to abducting 23-year-old Ejura and 19-year-old Unekwu Opaluwah, whisked them away in the booth of a blue Honda car with number plate, HR 152 ABC.
An uncle of the missing girls, Mr. Amadi Opaluwah speaking on the abduction said: “It was about 5 p.m that evening when five armed men came into the house and went straight to the room of the girls’ father, Mr Samson Opaluwah, an engineer. They robbed him of his valuables. As they were leaving, they took both girls and put them in the booth of the car.
“The abductors then called yesterday asking us to pay N200 million ransom, which they eventually reduced to N150 million.”We have reported the incident to the Life Camp Police Division, and they said they were on top of the situation.
Opaluwah, who declined to give more information for fear of the girls’ safety, argued that the abduction was not politically motivated as the father of the girls, who is the procurement officer at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, is a civil servant and not a politician.
He said: “My brother is not a politician; he has no interest in politics, so I don’t think there is any political undertone to this
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Unilag makes history with youngest doctor graduated at 21:
21 year-old Maryam Opeyemi Raji (pictured above) has emerged the youngest graduating medical student at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, during 2012/13 academic session. Parents, family and friends gathered on Wednesday, June 11 to celebrate her success story. Speaking on how she did it, Maryam said;"It was my dad's dream I become a medical doctor. Unfortunately I lost him at age 8. People around me, especially my mum, nurtured the dream. She helped me keep the goal, it was very challenging but having her around kept me focused. Luckily for me, I finished my secondary education at an early age, and at 15, I gained admission to study medicine at the University of Lagos. Here I am today, I am being celebrated as the youngest medical student.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Lisa Ling: On the Best and Worst of America & Who Inspires Her (INTERVIEW)
The investigative journalist talks about her last season of 'Our America,’ and her passion for hard-hitting TV news minus the sensationalism.
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It takes some serious street cred to get a spot on Barbara Walters’s couch. Just ask Lisa Ling. At age 18, she appeared on high school televisions nationwide on Channel One News, traveling the world and becoming the network’s senior war correspondent by 25. She also investigated nuclear weapons smuggling for Time magazine and produced eight documentaries for PBS. In 1999, Ling joined the hosts of The View. Since then, she has hosted National Geographic Explorer, which included a look inside North Korea which famously involved her going undercover as a medical worker. And in 2011, The Oprah Winfrey Networks (OWN) premiered her series: Our America with Lisa Ling, which is currently airing its final season this year.
We sat down with Lisa to talk about Our America, her family, and where she's eyeing her next assignment.
We saw that this fifth season will mark the end of your show. How do you feel about the series coming to an end?
It’s bittersweet. I’ve been with OWN since they started and I like to think we played a small role in the success they’re having today, but at the same time, I’ve done 44 episodes and have been so incredibly proud of each one, but I think it was time to move on.
What's next for you?
I got an opportunity at CNN so I thought this would be a good next step. We don’t have a title yet, but there will be opportunities to go international more often, and we’ll tell stories to help people understand each other better. That’s not going to change.
There have been over 44 episodes so far. Looking back, what story affected you the most?
That’s a hard question! I have loved every single episode and feel lucky to have those experiences. We did an episode about seniors in America, which included my dad and some of the things that we have going on with him. We did a piece this season about foster care in Los Angeles. I’ve loved them all. They’ve all contained stories about people who have shared their deepest, darkest, and most hidden secrets in some cases. I’m just so appreciative of people’s candor and willingness to share their stories with me.
How did you get them to open up to you?
I think the reason why they have opened up is because we built a reputation over the last five seasons for not being exploitative or sensational and that’s something that’s really important to me. And it’s hard to do that in television these days because everything is exploitative.
Has Oprah ever given you any advice as far as the stories you tell?
She’s never given me advice because she always appreciated the style we put forward, but she’s been a huge supporter. Nothing excites me more than getting emails from her telling me that she is really pleased or when she tweets about my show. That’s always a thrill.
You've traveled around the United States investigating all kinds of dark subjects from heroin abuse, wrongful convictions, sex trafficking. Have you ever contemplated moving to Canada?
(Laughs) Not at all. While I’ve seen the worst in humanity, I’ve always encountered the best in humanity and that makes me really hopeful. We live in a country where there is a lot of darkness, but we also live in a country where people stand up for others and advocate on their behalf. And that’s something that’s unique about us.
You've done stories on gang violence, the drug war, the very well known 2007 National Geographic documentary Inside North Korea
I’ve always believed that we are more evolved the more we know about each other. As someone in the field, I feel like I’m a better person by being more aware of the people who inhabit this world.
#amazing Facts about Oprah Winfrey..........
American television host, actress, producer, philanthropist and entrepreneur Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. After a troubled adolescence in a small farming community, where she was sexually abused by a number of male relatives and friends of her mother, Vernita, she moved to Nashville to live with her father, Vernon, a barber and businessman. She entered Tennessee State University in 1971 and began working in radio and television broadcasting in Nashville.
In 1976, Oprah Winfrey moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where she hosted the TV chat showPeople Are Talking. The show became a hit and Winfrey stayed with it for eight years, after which she was recruited by a Chicago TV station to host her own morning show, A.M. Chicago. Her major competitor in the time slot was Phil Donahue. Within several months, Winfrey's open, warm-hearted personal style had won her 100,000 more viewers than Donahue and had taken her show from last place to first in the ratings. Her success led to nationwide fame and a role in Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Color Purple, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Winfrey launched the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986 as a nationally syndicated program. With its placement on 120 channels and an audience of 10 million people, the show grossed $125 million by the end of its first year, of which Winfrey received $30 million. She soon gained ownership of the program from ABC, drawing it under the control of her new production company, Harpo Productions ('Oprah' spelled backwards) and making more and more money from syndication.
Success and Fame:
In 1994, with talk shows becoming increasingly trashy and exploitative, Winfrey pledged to keep her show free of tabloid topics. Although ratings initially fell, she earned the respect of her viewers and was soon rewarded with an upsurge in popularity. Her projects with Harpo have included the highly rated 1989 TV miniseries, The Women of Brewster Place, which she also starred in. Winfrey also signed a multi-picture contract with Disney. The initial project, 1998's Beloved, based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Toni Morrison and starring Winfrey and Danny Glover, got mixed reviews and generally failed to live up to expectations.
Winfrey, who became almost as well-known for her weight loss efforts as for her talk show, lost an estimated 90 pounds (dropping to her ideal weight of around 150 pounds) and competed in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., in 1995. In the wake of her highly publicized success, Winfrey's personal chef, Rosie Daley, and trainer, Bob Greene, both published best-selling books.
The media giant contributed immensely to the publishing world by launching her "Oprah's Book Club," as part of her talk show. The program propelled many unknown authors to the top of the bestseller lists and gave pleasure reading a new kind of popular prominence.
With the debut in 1999 of Oxygen Media, a company she co-founded that is dedicated to producing cable and Internet programming for women, Winfrey ensured her place in the forefront of the media industry and as one of the most powerful and wealthy people in show business. In 2002, she concluded a deal with the network to air a prime-time complement to her syndicated talk show. Her highly successful monthly, O: The Oprah Magazine debuted in 2000, and in 2004, she signed a new contract to continue The Oprah Winfrey Show through the 2010-11 season. Now syndicated, the show is seen on nearly 212 U.S. stations and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Blended the movie officially out in cenimas.......
After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship. Into all boy bands, past and present, and will watch anything on TV about teens or pregnancy (so clearly Teen Mom is her favorite).A WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES cast Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler co-star together in this weekend’s movie release, Blended, a slapstick comedy about two single parents who end up on an exotic safari in South Africa after a terrible blind date. And yes, this is the pair’s third time doing a movie together. And it shows. Here’s 6 things that happened in Blended that reminded us of the pair’s other movies like 50 First Dates, Big Daddy and more.
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