A British mum-of-nine who dumped her husband of 23 years for a young
Gambian man she met online has converted to Islam so they can get
married. Heidi Hepworth, 45, now wears a hijab and prays to Allah every
day as she prepares for her wedding with her taxi driver boyfriend,
Mamadou Salieu Jallow, 31. Heidi said she proposed to her Gambian
boyfriend and he accepted.They are planning to have the wedding in a
mosque in Gambia, a nation that is predominantly Muslim and which Heidi
says is "a happier and more caring place than Britain".
She
plans to move there after they marry next year once her divorce is
finalised.Speaking on her relationship with Mamadou and their coming
nuptials, she said:No-one imagined this would last but we love each
other and are making plans to marry. I’ve never been happier.Speaking of
the proposal, Heidi said:I think it’s fine to take the initiative.I
have wasted enough time in my life in an unhappy marriage.
Heidi
split with her husband of 23 years last year and began dating Mamadou.
She even left her kids at home in Britain and went to Gambia to be with
him. People figured it was a phase that would pass soon, but they were
wrong.At the time, Heidi's husband Andy, 45, said: "It’s a mid-life
crisis. She’s been brainwashed."
Heidi's
ex-husband, Andy Andy also criticised Heidi for leaving her kids,
saying: A caring mum wouldn’t go off gallivanting around Africa with
her new boyfriend.But Heidi defended her actions, telling The Sun last
year:I don’t have a single regret. I’m not a terrible parent.It was
really hard for me to leave my kids, but they couldn’t come with me so I
had no choice.I was shocked at the anger that was directed at me for
supposedly abandoning my children. That just didn’t happen.Heidi has two
sons and a daughter aged 25 to 30 from a previous relationship. She and
Andy have three daughters aged 7, 10, and 24 and three sons aged 12, 18
and 19. Heidi revealed that when she left, her eldest daughter moved
into her house to stay with the three youngest children so that their
life wasn't disrupted greatly.
Kano is a gorgeous place, you have heard all the stories - the
splendour of the Tiga Dam; the colours of the Dying Pits; the beauty of
the Falgore Game Reserve or the bustle of the Kurmi market. Yes, we have
heard all the gist, yet none of the beauties listed above is at the top
of things we love about Kano right now? Now you’re wondering, what on
earth is it? Okay, let’s give you the gist. Earlier this year, we headed
for the ancient city of Ibadan in Oyo State for the pilot phase of MTN
Foundation’s ICT and Business Skills Training and then we moved on to
Kano on Wednesday, 8th 2018 and Thursday, 9th 2018. Let’s just tell you
now, Kano’s edition took the training another step further. We haven’t
stopped thinking about it. Here are the five reasons we love about the
training in Kano and why we are excited for the next one! 1.
Strictly Experts: For two (2) days, experts from the MTN Foundations and
its ecosystem partners - KPMG; IBM; DBI (Digital Bridge Institute) and
Oracle came together to train youths on the necessary skills in ICT and
Business. There was so much to learn and Kano was surely better for it.
The participants learnt how to use the right social media skills to
increase customers for business and financial accounting. 2. The
Tasks Were Fun: So, at the end of each day, the hall filled with
hundreds of students was divided into tables and each recipient was able
to sit and think through engaging tasks. Each team picked a leader to
present their answers and at the end of the entire session, shouts of
victory rung in the air when a group was crowned winner. You needed to
have seen the competitive drive in the air. That's one of the things we
are excited to see in the next state - people coming together to learn
and enjoy every minute of it. Lest I forget, the winner team was also
rewarded big time. 3. It was Free: Yes, participants did not pay a
single dime for attending the event. That was very interesting! Each day
had a roughly nine-hour-long intensive session and yet there was not a
fee to any of the activities. It was all paid for by MTN Foundation. 4.
Our Selfie game was on fleek! Yes, “all work and no play” was not our
problem at all. The recipients with the most liked selfie on twitter
got a surprise gift! See, using social media to win - we learned fast.
Four lucky recipients happily received gifts from the MTN Foundation
team. 5. We had a Mega Freebie! Okay, you have to keep this a
secret - after the wrap up, each day the participants were handed
envelopes to help with transportation back home. All recipients! We
opened our mouths in shock when we found out. First, we got free
training that would last our lives then we got to enjoy a trip back
home, all expenses on MTN! We tried to beg the team not to leave, but
ehn...like Santa Claus, they had to go improve other lives. You
understand the sheer excitement we have for Kano, the possibilities that
the young people of the state now have. After the training, the
employability level in Kano has increased by the hundreds of participant
present. If that isn't a reason to shout ‘whoop!” we really cannot help
you... 
Zamfara State High Court sitting in Gusau, has sentenced a serving
member of the State’s House of Assembly, Lawali Attahiru Dogonkade, to
four years imprisonment over an alleged N31 million fraud. Dogonkade who
was arraigned today by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a four-count charge bordering on
conferring corrupt advantage on himself admitted guilt before Justice
Bello Shinkafi, thereby leading to his immediate conviction by the
court. The convict, representing Kauran-Namoda Local Government in the
Zamfara State House of Assembly, was accused of using his position to
confer corrupt advantage upon himself in a N31, 290, 000 contract meant
for the supply of medical equipment to the State Government in violation
of Sections 10, 12 and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Act, 2000. Counsel to ICPC, Mashkur Salisu, in one of the
counts told the court that the convict received N4.5 million from the
Managing Director of Madaci Pharmacy, Mr. Hamisu Saminu Jibril, as
percentage for the supply of medical equipment contract awarded by the
state government. His counsel, Mr. Abubakar Junaidu, had earlier argued
on the propriety of the charge before the court saying that the accused
had been charged one time before the Federal High Court in Gusau by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). But the trial judge
overruled his argument and shortly after, the convict entered into a
guilty plea. Junaidu then pleaded with the court to be lenient with his
client considering the fact that he was a first time offender with a
large family and dependents who solely rely on him for their
livelihood. Following his guilty plea, the Counsel to the Commission
invited the court to convict him in line with the provisions of 274 (2)
of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015. The court thereupon
convicted the accused person as charged and sentenced him to four years
imprisonment or payment of fine of N30, 000 on each of the counts
totaling N120, 000.The post 
ormer Nollywood actress and ex-beauty queen, Regina Askia Williams,
took to Instagram to share rare photos of her husband, Rudolph 'Rudy'
Williams.The pair who have been married for over 15-years have two
children, a daughter, Teesa Olympia, and son, Rudolph Junior. Regina has
another daughter, model Stephanie Hornecker, from a previous
relationship.See more photos below.
The post 
As he shared on his twitter handle.
The story of an American man proposing to a Nigerian girl at the airport
when they met for the very first time trended earlier this week. It has
now been revealed that the couple will tie the knot
tomorrow. Christopher Chestnut and Leah Athalia Amishe had been chatting
online and Chris came to Nigeria earlier this week to visit her. He
proposed at the airport as soon as he set eyes on her on Tuesday,
November 20. 
The
interracial couple are wasting no time to get hitched and will be
walking down the aisle tomorrow, November 24 at the Evangelical Church
of West Africa, ACWA, in Jos.Below are prewedding photos. 
The post 
A newborn baby was found dumped in a refuse site in Calabar, Cross River
State.The baby, clad only in diapers, was found among the dirt strewn
by the side of the road. Passersby were shocked when they passed by the
illegal dump site in Bateba, Calabar South, early today, November 23,
and saw the baby.According to online reports, the child did not survive.
Days after the ex-sugar daddy of Ghanaian actress, Fella Makafui,
humiliated her in public and collected the car he bought for her after
she dumped him, her new boyfriend, rapper Medikal has now bought her a
new car. Her ex-sugar daddy was said to have made the move after the
actress shared a loved-up video of herself kissing the rapper.Today, the
Ghanaian rapper decided to surprise her with a brand new Audi car with
the plate number customized in her name after the public disgrace.Watch
the videos below and swipe to see the previous video of her ex-sugar
daddy collecting the car he bought her. View this post on
Instagram Ghanaian actress Fella Makafui gets a new whip from
her BF after her sugar daddy publicly collected the car he bought her
after she dumped him.A post shared by EMB - Emiratco Blog
(@emiratco blog) on Nov 23, 2018 at 4:32am PST.
Veteran comedian, Alibaba took a photo of two soldiers rising on the
same bike without helmets and he criticized them for it.He wrote:Like I
said before, until our constitution is sorted out, we are not in a
democracy. Can this happen in countries where laws are obeyed? To ride a
bike, you must wear helmets. And you can not carry 2 people. And don
get me wrong, I am a barracks boy, my Dad served this country for
18years as a commissioned officer. Whenever he sees what military men do
these days, he says, we have lost it. Don't come here and talk of
supreme sacrifice that they make. We appreciate that, always. But no one
is bigger than our constitution
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A Cessna light aircraft has crashed in Majereje Hills in Zimbabwe and
according to iHarare, there were at least three casualties. As of the
time of filing this report, iHarare could not confirm if there were
survivors. It was reported that the plane, a Cessna-182, is registered
to Executive Air Pvt Ltd of Harare. The bodies at the scene were
severely mangled making it hard for the authorities to identify them.
However, the police recovered a Finnish identity card, Visa financial
services card and a passport.
Lt. Col Ibrahim Sakaba is one of the 44 soldiers reportedly killed by
Boko Haram insurgents during an attack on 157 Task Force Battalion in
Metele, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday
evening. The rampaging insurgents overran the Army battalion, killing
the unit’s commander and dozens of soldiers. Military sources claimed
that large cache of arms, ammunition, and military equipment were carted
away by Boko Haram fighters during the attack. 
Below
is a post by former classmate of the slain soldier: Just a few days
ago, I made a post tagging my Oga Lt. Col Ibrahim Sakaba , reminiscing
our days in NDA and how I eluded him and some of my other seniors those
days in Burma Battalion, NDA.Early this morning, I woke up to the post
that Oga Sakaba had been murdered as the commander of his unit by Boko
Haram among 44 soldiers killed in a gory attack! I am still in
shock!Just a few weeks ago, I received the news of the killing of my
aburo, Late Capt.Sola Michael Akingbesote ... who too was fallen by Boko
Haram in an attack on the Nigerian Army.I have lost count of friends,
former colleagues and my Ogas that had been fallen by these tag-rag
terrorists— and it is so surreal!Here alone, on Facebook, I could tag
not less than 10 army officers that I know PERSONALLY and these
terrorists have murdered in various attacks.Now, I will not politicize
issues that pertain to lives especially of people known to me, and I
will not politicize issues that pertain to the Nigerian Army/Armed
Forces— an institution I hold sacrosanct despite not being a supporter
of their C-in-C, but I pray that this menace of Boko Haram will be dealt
with IN SINCERITY!Enough of the government playing to the gallery— and
telling Nigerians that Boko Haram has been completely defeated...
because things are GETTING WORSE!I pray for members of our Armed Forces
who toil day and night to keep us safe.I pray for the members of
families of those killed in these attacks.Most importantly, I pray these
senseless killings in Nigeria are all put to stop.I pray the peace of
God reigns supreme in our land.ADIEU MY OGA. So sad! 
In a video shared on her IG page, singer Teni the Entertainer, said
Ghana has left Nigeria behind. According to her, she has been in Ghana
in the last 24 hours and their electricity has not blinked unlike
Nigeria that is well known for power outage.Watch the video
below View this post on Instagram Ghana has left Nigeria
behind- singer Teni says. 
The Bauchi State Police Command has put a ban on all forms of social
gathering in public places in the state without the approval of the
command. According to the police, the ban is in line with the Public
Order Act and its statutory responsibility for the prevention of crime
which is in view of recurrent violence emanating from such gathering,
that led to the loss of lives and property. The decision comes after
three persons were killed and eight others injured following a violence
that erupted at a birthday party in Lushi, an area near Yelwa, in Bauchi
State. In a statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Kamal Abubakar, any person or group of people wishing to organise any
form of a social event should seek security clearance from police. He
explained that such clearance can be got from the Divisional Police
Officer (DPO) of an area or as the case may be from the Area Commander
or the Commissioner Police not less than 48 hours of the scheduled
gathering time. “Anybody found violating this order will be arrested
and dealt with according to the law. Once again, the Command appeals for
cooperation from the members of the public in this regards, as it is
done in the best interest of peace loving people of the state and not to
deny anybody’s fundamental right of freedom of association and to
ensure that the existing peace and security in the state is sustained”,
he said.
Nigerian designer, Zizi Cardow, is apparently tired of reading stories
about women being in abusive marriages all because they want to stay
married due to societal pressure. In a video she shared on Facebook,
Zizi reacted to the story of a married Nigerian woman whose husband told
her to send her teenage daughter from a past relationship away from his
house simply because he is sexually attracted to the daughter.
According to Zizi, the woman came on Facebook to ask her followers what
she should do, whether to stay in her marriage and send her daughter
away or move out of the home. Apparently angered by the story, Zizi in
her video, scolded women for staying put in marriages that are very
unhealthy for them. The mum of one who is married to a White man,
said:''When it comes to marriages and what a man or woman do, I don't
really bother because it is their decision and they are adults and you
must take the consequences that come out of it but when you involve your
kids in it is where it gets me because these kids did not ask to be
born neither did they ask for you to make some stupid decisions in your
life. I am sick and tired of all these post people put up of somebody
gets beaten up, gets stabbed. You get beaten up, you get killed because
you want to. Don't involve your kids in it. When you make stupid
decisions that you want to get married because the whole nation is crazy
about getting married, don't get your kids involved in it.Please my
sisters, if you want to get married, think about it thoroughly. Don't
think about just the wedding itself. It's a marriage, a life time
decision. It is not just about Asoebi, caterers, slaying or having the
best wedding.Please women, if you are not ready for children, do not
have them. I don't know why the society is so pressured about people
getting married and having children when half of the people that have
children are not supposed to. Honeslty, not every woman is supposed to
have children and not everyone is supposed to be married. Not every
woman who has kids is supposed to be called a mother''.Zizi went on to
say that the society keeps saying men are scarce but that the truth is
that there are men in the society but the quality of men women desire is
what is lacking.
In an apparent reply to all those who have criticised her for her foray
in music, Cuppy shared this post on her IG page this morning, stating
firmly that Music makes her happy and that is all that matters.
Accoridng to her, nobody will deter her from her purpose. Read what she
wrote belowI normally don’t like to share too much of my personal
feelings on social media, but I am in such a place of peace that I would
love to inspire you... This morning, I stopped for a moment to look
back at my journey over the years. Yes, I may not be quite where I want
to be yet, but I thank God for progress and strength. I have gone from a
young girl with dreams to a woman with a global vision. Anyone in the
industry will tell you how challenging and often mentally draining our
work is but I have always loved music and that pure passion is what
keeps me going. I, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, am proud of what I have
achieved so far with no regrets at all. I look forward to learning more
and growing with each show, each song, and each experience. I don’t know
where my mission will take me but I am loving each day it brings. Music
makes me happy, and that is all that matters. What makes you happy?
Nobody will ever deter me from my purpose, and you shouldn’t let them do
that to you either! Thank you to all my cupcakes for the encouragement
and support. I will always better myself for you!Now, let’s all WIN!
#CuppyOnAMission.
Tosyn passed away a few days ago. So sad. May God comfort her family. In remembrance of her sister Funke Bunckor shares childhood photo.
On Thursday, the Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi hosted the immediate past
President of Ghana, John Mahama and his team at the palace in Ile -Ife,
Osun State. During the visit, he said, “before the advent of the Western
civilization, there were no boundaries between the African nations and
communities, we are one big family. It gladdens my heart that with
committed individuals like President Mahama, we have remained that
united big family working together for the progress of the African
continent.” The Ooni also praised the former Ghanaian leader for
exhibiting what he described as a humility and simplicity. According to
him, Mahama personally received him in Ghana while in office two years
ago and served him. “When I was in Ghana to honour Mr President two
years ago, he was in power, to the glory of God, he displayed humility
and simplicity. He didn’t even wait for an aide to do anything for me.
He did it by himself. He made tea and offered me by himself. There is no
difference between when he was in power and when he was not. That’s
humility and simplicity.”
On Thursday, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) seized 40-foot
containers loaded with tramadol and other drugs from India worth
over N7.3billion. A large number of the dangerous drugs, NCS said, were
imported into the country by some scrupulous importers from India to
endanger the health of the nation. Attempt by the importers to bribe
Customs officers with over $400,000 (about N150million), to effect the
release of just one container out of the 40 seized, it was gathered, was
rebuffed by the officers. Addressing reporters at the Apapa command of
the Service while displaying the dollars yesterday, its
Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), said NCS has also impounded
two helicopters that can be used for nefarious activities. One of the
helicopters with registration number SN-BLI, the Customs helmsman said,
was intended for export, and was concealed in container number
PONU7789246, while the second helicopter, a Cessna 182A, was imported
into the country from the United States of America for unknown
assignment. Ali said the first helicopter was falsely declared as 388
bags of cashew nuts, while the second was concealed in container number
MRKU 4457663 before they were intercepted by some vigilant and patriotic
officers of the command. Investigation, the CGC said, was ongoing to
fish out the owners of the two helicopters. He said three suspects with
some Customs officers that were involved in the clearance of some of the
containers laden with Tramadol drugs from the port have been arrested.
2face Idibia has mocked the federal government over the poor state of
Nigerian airports after he landed at the new International airport in
Accra. "Shame no dey catch some people for that side", 2face said in a
video shared on Instagram by his manager, Efe Omorogbe. Watch the video
below... View this post on Instagram 'Shame no dey catch
some people" - 2face mocks Nigerian government after landing at the new
Accra airportA post shared by EMI - emiratco blog (@emiratcoblog)
on Nov 22, 2018 at 11:24pm PST.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it cannot
probe Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, who is accused of
receiving millions of dollars in bribe because as a sitting governor, he
enjoys constitutional immunity from criminal proceedings. “The
governor is still serving and constitutionally is covered by immunity.
Being that as it may, the matter is in the instance sub judice,” the
EFCC wrote during a tweet meet organised by Tap Nitiative for Citizens
Development, a public accountability think-tank.
Ganduje
has been the subject of several videos, which appeared to show him
engaging in contract racketeering. At least six of such videos have been
published since the first clip was released on October 11. The
governor could be seen receiving wads of US dollars from persons
believed to be public works contractors. Ganduje has dismissed the
videos as “cloned” and filed a lawsuit against the publisher of the
Daily Nigerian online newspaper, Jaafar Jaafar.
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido will be arraigned alongside
two of his sons - Aminu Sule Lamido and Mustapha Sule Lamido; Aminu
Wada Abubakar, and his (Lamido’s) companies: Bamaina Holdings Ltd and
Speeds International Ltd for allegedly defrauding the state to the tune
of N1.35billion. In the course of the trial today, the first prosecution
witness, Philip Adepoju, a banker with Guaranty Trust Bank who was
subpoenaed before the court presented account opening package of
Interior Woodwork Limited, statement of account from July 2007 to
December 2013 and certification of identification. They were all
admitted in evidence However, the statement of account for Interior
Woodwork Limited of which the Prosecution Counsel, Chile Okoroma
intended to tender through the witness could not be admitted due to an
objection raised by the defense. The defense, led by Kanu Agabi, SAN,
objected to the admissibility of the document, stating that the
documents were not front-loaded into evidence and even if it was
admitted they will need time to study it. Okoroma, however told the
court that the prosecution had tendered the same documents in the
previous court where the case was formerly heard.
