A few days back, Nigerian author Tomi Adeyemi called out American
writer, Nora Roberts accusing her of stealing her book title. 'it would
be nice if an artist could create something special without another
artist trying to shamelessly profit off it' went viral and certainly got
the attention of the international community'. Adeyrmi wrote on
Twitter Nora Roberts reached out to her, explained things and Tomi was
forced to make a partial retaction saying, 'Nora was kind enough to
reach out & explain that today was the first she’d heard of my book.
After talking to her, I believe our titles were created in isolation.
I’m grateful she explained & I’ve apologized, but I wanted to
address it here as I know others were upset too'.
Nora
has now taken out time to react in a lenghty and epic manner to the
false accusations and social media can't get enough of it. Read her
response below.... I’m not on Twitter. I’ve said before and will say
again, I’d rather be poked in the eye with a burning stick than tweet.
I’m only on Instagram and Facebook because the amazing Laura runs the
show.I write. I spend my days working, my evenings either working or
with my family. Or zoned in front of the TV, basically brain dead.I
don’t spend much time on social media. I recognize its power, I
appreciate its ability to connect writers with readers. And I also
understand how easily it can be weaponized to incite flame wars. So I’m
very careful with my use of it–and Laura is even more so.I write. It’s
what I do. What I love and what I’ve spent three decades learning how to
do well. Or as well as I possibly can.But there are a lot of authors
who spend a great deal of time on social media. Some are absolute
geniuses with the tools, and use them beautifully.Others. Not so much.I
don’t believe, and have never believed in taking personal issues onto
public forums. I don’t believe, and have never believed–will never
believe–in a writer attacking another writing on a public forum. It’s
unprofessional, it’s tacky and the results are, always, just always,
ugly.Recently another writer used her social media forums to baselessly,
recklessly accuse me of stealing the title of her book–which is
bullshit right off–to attempt to profit from this theft. She had no
facts, just her emotions, and threw this out there for her
followers.First, let’s address the particular title which happens to be
similar. I titled this particular book, wrote this book, turned this
book into my publisher nearly a year before her book–a first novel–was
published. So unless I conquered the time/space continuum, my book was
actually titled before hers. Regardless, you can’t copyright a title.
And titles, like broad ideas, just float around in the creative clouds.
It’s what’s inside that counts.It’s just a title.By accusing me, in
public, of attempting to ‘shamelessly profit’ off of her creativity, she
incited her readers into attacking me–on her feed, then on my pages,
then on the internet in general. She did nothing to stop this. I have
been accused of theft, of trying to use this first time writer–whose
book has been well received–for my own profit. To ride her coattails as I
have no originality. This after more than thirty years in the business,
more than two hundred books.I was accused of plagiarism–for a title–of
stealing her ideas–though I had never heard of her book before this
firestorm, have never read her book.And trust me, I never will now.This
is what happens when a reckless statement is made on social media. It
becomes a monstrous lie that spreads and grows and escalates.I don’t
know this woman; she doesn’t know me. She lit the match, foolishly.
Perhaps being young and new and so recently successful she doesn’t fully
understand the relationship between a writer and her readers, or the
power of an ugly insinuation posted on Twitter. But, God, you should
know how tools work before you use them.We should all take a lesson
here. Think, then think again, before you post. Be sure of your facts
before you take a shot at someone. Be prepared for the vicious fallout
once you do.Could you have dug a little deeper to check facts? Could you
have contacted the person in question and had a conversation? In this
case–writer to writer–could you have spoken to your publisher, your
agent, about the fact that a title can’t be stolen in the first
place?Could you have, perhaps, checked the timeline? If your book came
out a few months before the other book (and if you know SQUAT about
publishing) you’d certainly realize it was written, titled and in
production when yours hit the stands. So how could a damn title be
‘stolen’?To be accused of plagiarism by some faceless reader on the
internet, one who felt entitled to spread that lie gutted me. I’ve been
plagiarized, and will always have an open wound from the blow. To me,
plagiarism is the most terrible sin a writer can commit.I have worked my
entire career to build a foundation of professionalism, of teamwork
with my publisher, to create a community with other writers, and to show
readers I value them–not just with communication, but by doing my best
to give them good books.No one who knows me would believe any of these
accusations. But that’s the problem. Those making them don’t know me,
they simply lash out because they can.This foolish and false statement
has damaged my reputation. Vicious and ugly accusations and names have
been tossed at me when I did nothing but write and title a book.While
this writer issued a kind of retraction after I reached out to her, it
didn’t stop some of her readers from calling me a liar, and worse. We
reached out again, asking her to put out the fire.We’ve had no response,
not from her, not from her agent.Shame on them.I had every intention of
letting this go, until the flames kept burning, until the attacks kept
coming. And nothing was done by the person who lit the match to stop
it.I don’t like taking my issues public. But I will stand up for
myself. I will defend my integrity and my reputation and my work.I’m
appalled by this, sickened by it. I’m disgusted that people who don’t
know me would feel free to say vicious things about me. I know very well
the anonymity of the internet can foster such nastiness, but it still
disgusts me.Words have great power–to harm, to heal, to teach, to
entertain. A writer, one who wants to forge a career with words, should
understand that. And use them, as well as the tools at her disposal,
wisely.I’ve very deliberately not mentioned the name of the writer who
started this, or the title of her book or mine. I don’t want this to
escalate any more than it has. I don’t want my readers to go on the
attack. It’s not cool. I simply want to set the record straight.I’m Nora
Roberts. I’m a hard-working writer, and an honest one.That’s it.
The
shocking moment a man was bitten on the head by a shark was captured on
video and has now been shared online.Will Krause, 29, was spearfishing
in the Bahamas on August 20, when a shark swam up and bit his head. The
incident was captured by fellow "spear-fisherman" Zach Shipps on
his GoPro.Will Krause, of Greenville, recently took to Facebook to share
the video after he was fortunate to come out alive.He wrote:3 months
ago (Aug 20, 2018), I survived a shark attack to the head while
spearfishing in the Abacos.I was 25 feet below the surface when the 6-7
ft Reef Shark struck the back of my head & neck. I miraculously
escaped with several stitches, some gnarly scars, & a viral GoPro
video.The video shows the shark swim up to Krause and bite him on the
back of the head before quickly swimming away. 
The horrific moment the shark bit his head Shipp, who saw and filmed
the attack, can be heard screaming:Shark! Shark! Shark!Krause, in pain,
swims the surface in the video clutching his head and his fellow divers
helped him to the boat. 
Speaking
to NBC News over the weekend, Krause said:I felt a huge impact on my
head and my neck.I didn’t process it was a shark bite until I got to the
surface.I could see a lot of blood around me.Krause posted the video to
YouTube just before Thanksgiving. The next day, he wrote about the
shark attack on Facebook:While encounters like this certainly shift your
perspective, it doesn’t take a shark attack to recognize God’s
generosity & intentionality in our lives. May this Thanksgiving
point you NOT just to the reality that you are blessed, but to the One
who is giving the blessing.Watch the video below. 
A
Sicilian man was on Thursday, November 29, sentenced to one year and
eight months in jail for attacking a Nigerian migrant in Palermo,
Bagheria, Italy. The accused identified as Giuseppe D'Amore hit the
Nigerian national, Fredrick Omonzokpia over the head with a jack in
August 2018, in what was described as unprovoked racist attack. 
The Nigerian Army today said it discovered an illegal militia training
camp at Nonwa Gbam, (NYSC Orientation Camp) in Tai Local Government Area
(LGA) of Rivers State. A statement released by the Army says troops of
Division 6, discovered an illegal militia training camp. The troops met
over 100 recruits undergoing military type of training.According to the
Army, preliminary investigations into the discovery has commenced in
conjunction with sister security agencies in the state to fish out the
sponsors of the militia and the training camp. However, in a swift
reaction, the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, alleged that the Army
was been used by the Federal government to intimidate the state
government. According to Governor Wike, the trraining camp the military
said it uncovered is actually the camp for the training of itscitizens
being recruited into the state vigilante group known as Rivers State
Neigbourhood Safety Corps Agency.He stated that the disruption of the
training of the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency Training
programme by the Nigerian Army is the worst act of irresponsibility,
aimed at instigating insecurity In the State.Speaking at the flagged off
for the construction of a Model Primary Healthcare Centre, Odiokwu
Internal Roads, Odiokwu-Anwuigboko and Odiokwu-Oyigbo Roads in Ahoada
West local government today, Governor Wike said"The Army is not
concerned about the killing of soldiers in Borno. They are only
interested in creating insecurity in Rivers State. If you don't want
Rivers State to be safe, then Nigeria will not be safe. They want to use
their guns against us", he said.The governor said that Zamfara and Kogi
States have vigilante outfits which were commissioned by the Nigerian
Army and the APC Federal Government. He wondered why the Nigerian Army
would stoop so low to disrupt a legal training exercise."Zamfara and
Kogi States have vigilante groups. They commissioned them and the Chief
of Army Staff did nothing. The House of Assembly passed a law approving
the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency. The Chief of Army
did not challenge the law in court, but today he sent troops to invade
the training camp", he said.The governor regretted that the Nigerian
Army has been turned into an outfit to stoke insecurity in order to
attract huge security votes."The Army is the agency causing insecurity
mainly to attract more security votes. They collected $1Billion from our
excess crude account, yet our soldiers were killed. All they are doing
is to intimidate people for political reasons. When you fight a state
blessed by God, you will crumble. Nobody can intimidate us in Rivers
State ".Governor Wike said that the State Government worked with the
Police, the DSS and other Federal Agencies to ensure that only
law-abiding citizens are recruited by the Rivers State Neighbourhood
Safety Corps Agency."We did not hire boys for political reasons. This
has been a transparent process and that is why the personnel are trained
at the NYSC Orientation Camp at Nonwa. We involved the Police and the
DSS to ensure that the trainees are profiled for the good of the
society. The main aim of this agency assist the security agencies with
intelligence and information, since there is a lacuna in this regard ",
he said.Governor Wike declared that the State Government will continue
with the training. He said all the antics of the Nigerian Army will not
deter the government and people of Rivers State."No one man has been a
Chief of Army Staff forever. Every job has an expiry date. When Buratai
leaves office, he will be held to account for his illegal actions. If
they stop the training elsewhere, personnel of the Rivers State
Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency will be trained at the Government
House Port Harcourt ", the governor said.
A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided
over by Justice Hannatu Sankey has, in two separate appeals, voided the
state pardon granted to some former officials of the state who were
prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC at the
Sokoto state High Court. Delivering the lead judgments in the two
appeals filed by the EFCC against Alhaji Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi
(former SSG) and Isa Sadiq Achida, Justice Sankey and Justice
Ndukwe-Anyawu both held that the governor's pardon was invalid since the
accused persons were still undergoing trial. The judge further held
that the accused person who had not been convicted was presumed innocent
and therefore could be validly granted state pardon by the governor.
Consequently, the Court set aside the instrument of pardon as well as
the discharge of the accused persons by the trial court. The appeal
court further ordered that the two accused persons be tried by another
judge of the State High Court other than Justice Bello Abbass who
handled the initial trial. It would be recalled that the accused persons
were being tried alongside former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru
Dalhatu Bafarawa, over a N15billion fraud. A Sokoto State High Court
presided over by Honourable Justice Bello Abbas delivered a ruling which
discharged them alongside three others, Alhaji Tukur Alkali, Bello Isah
and one Alhaji Halilu Modachi. Their discharge was sequel to a motion
filed by the accused persons seeking to be discharged from further
criminal proceedings based on a pardon granted to them by the Sokoto
State Governor. Dissatisfied with the ruling of the lower court, the
EFCC approached the court of appealsitting in Sokoto praying that the
ruling of the lower court be set aside.
Several persons are still trapped in the rubbles of the 7-storey
building that collapsed in New GRA in Rivers state last week Friday
November 23rd.The building which was under construction, collapsed,
trapping many of the workers that had come in on that day to collect
their pay.The rescue team comprising of state and private operators,
have been working to ensure they rescue all those still trapped in the
building.Over 7 bodies have been recovered while 25 persons have been
rescued alive.The state Commissioner for Urban Development and Physical
Planning, Dr Reason Onya, announced he was voluntarily stepping aside to
enable a comprehensive investigation into thr collapse.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said it is
“idiotic” to believe or peddle the rumor that President Buhari is
cloned. Since his return from his UK medical trip, there have been
rumors that the person in Aso Rock at the moment is a cloned President
Buhari whose real name is Jubril from Sudan.Reacting to the rumors, the
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, in an interview with
journalists in Abuja yesterday Thursday November 29th, said“It is
idiotic to say the President is cloned. I don’t see any serious
government responding to that. So, the same Jibrin that was cloned from
Sudan or Chad is in Chad now? Isn’t that stupid? They even said he is
from Chad. Yet, the same President is in Chad as we speak. The same
Jibrin is remembering what the President did while in Petroleum Trust
Fund and he is also remembering what he did when he was Head of State
between 1983 and 1985.“All the ministers do not know who is before them
when they attend the Federal Executive Council meeting? The President
remembers the memos he had seen or heard about in 1985 and we say he is
cloned. So, Jibrin from Chad or Sudan will now remember all of these?
It is too silly for the government to respond to this. It must be
ignored.”
A police sergeant, her daughter and grandchild, have died as a result of
generator fumes at their home in Olorisaoko Compound, Osogbo, Osun
State. According to reports, the police sergeant identified as Mary
Samuel and her kids were found dead in the early hours of yesterday
November 29th. The deceased kept a generator in her kitchen. She was
found dead with a torch in her hand when security men gained access to
her apartment. It is believed that she must have slumped while heading
towards the direction of the kitchen, where a generator was
kept. Thankfully, her eldest daughter, Jumoke, who was in the apartment
as well, was revived at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, before she was transferred to the Obafemi
Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife for further treatment.A
neighbour of the deceased said“Someone from the next flat to hers had
gone to Mrs Samuel’s apartment to ask for money for electricity. But
when she got to the door, it was locked and the cry of one of her
grandchildren could be heard. The person that went there became worried
that no one was attending to the crying baby and she alerted others in
the neighbourhood. The entrance door to the apartment was later broken
and people went in.“Samuel was found almost naked and she was confirmed
dead at LAUTECH. Two others were dead too. But Jumoke, the eldest
daughter of the deceased, who came around with her two children last
weekend, was revived at LAUTECH and has been rushed to the OAUTH,
Ile-Ife. The only person not affected by the fumes was a four-month-old
granddaughter of the deceased. She was taken away by neighbours as the
corpses of the others were being evacuated.”There remains have been
deposited in the morgue.
Super Eagles striker, Isaac Success, has been rewarded with a new
long-term contract by his Premier League club, Watford.The 22-year-old
committed himself to the Hornets for five more years in a deal which
runs until 2023. Watford chairman and chief executive Scott
Duxbury confirmed the new deal on the club's website: 'This is a just
reward for Isaac's continued hard work and application this season. We
look forward to seeing him develop further over the coming
years.' Success joined Watford from Granada during July 2016 for what
was then a club-record fee of around £12.75million. The 22-year-old has
scored just three goals in six starts so far this season.
Yesterday, comedian AY and his wife, Mabel celebrated their 10th wedding
anniversary, a union that has been blessed with a beautiful daughter,
Michelle.Today, AY took to Instagram to show off the brand new Lexus
Luxury SUV 570 he bought her as a gift to celebrate their wedding
anniversary. Sharing video of the new whip, he wrote: @yomicasual If i
ignore @davidoofficial style wetin i gain? Sometimes you can learn some
things from your younger ones in the industry. So there nothing wrong
with publicly reinsuring my PA @midas_interiors with another 'Assurance'
on our 10th wedding anniversary.. View this post on
Instagram @yomicasual If i ignore @davidoofficial style wetin i
gain? Sometimes you can learn some things from your younger ones in the
industry. So there nothing wrong with publicly reinsuring my PA
@midas_interiors with another 'Assurance' on our 10th wedding
anniversary. See you at #AYLIVEINLONDON2018 tonight. #10gifts
#stillcounting #appreciation #Repost @yomicasual My big brother
@aycomedian is naturally angry... Wow! Lexus Lx 570 Luxury brand as
wedding anniversary gift to @Midas_interiors? Me and my wife tap into
una blessings o.A post shared by Ayo Makun (@aycomedian) on Nov 29, 2018
at 9:56pm PST
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade had difficulties having a child that
they dared not hope when they finally realized they were expecting their
newborn daughter Kaavia James.Gabrielle, who had suffered multiple
miscarriages and failed IVFs, said they had been disappointed so many
times that they were living in fear and dared not get too excited as
they awaited the birth of their baby, lest they be disappointed
again.But four months to the birth of their first daughter, they decided
to let go and have faith. It worked and the couple are now proud
parents of a daughter they cherish so much.See Gabrielle's post below.
The Federal government has asked the United States government to think
carefully before granting the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku
Abubakar, a visa in order create the impression of endorsing him for the
2019 election.Atiku who has been accused of corruption and investigated
by the United States government, has reportedly been barred from
entering the US for many years. Recall that the Director-General of the
Atiku Presidential Campaign Orgsanisation (APCO), Gbenga Daniel, in a
recent interview, said Atiku has received signal from the US government
to apply for visa which would be granted. Read here.Reacting to this
developmet, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a
press briefing in Abuja yesterday November 29th, said although the U.S.
has the prerogative of whom to issue visa, it should be mindful of the
timing, in order not to give the impression that Atiku has been endorsed
by the U.S. government.“We understand and appreciate the fact that it
is the prerogative of the U.S. to grant a visa to anyone who
applies. However, we want the U.S. to be neutral and be wary of taking
any decision that will give the impression that they are favouring or
endorsing one candidate over the other. Impression must not be created
that the U.S. government is endorsing one particular candidate over the
other.I am sure you will all recall the Jefferson’s case and the cold
90,000 U.S. dollar in fridge. We are not unaware that Atiku has engaged
the services of some lobbyists to persuade the U.S. to issue (a) visa
to him. Our position is that if the former vice president is seeking the
U.S. visa we have no problem about it.However, we want the U.S.
government not to create the impression that it is endorsing one
candidate over the other,’’ he said. 
Nigerian
lawyer/Politician, Olushola Olufolabi is being praised on twitter after
his epic response to a lady who says he looks like her sugar daddy. See
their exchange below 
Beautiful Hafsat who is visually impaired, was called to the Nigerian
Bar on Wednesday November 28th.According to Twitter user, Fatima
Suleiman, Hafsat became blind when she was 2 but that didn't stop her
from pursuing her dreams.Congrats to her! 
Rapper, 50 Cent, has publicly attacked his estranged son, Marquise
Jackson, again after he was pictured with the son of Kenneth "Supreme"
McGriff, a convicted American drug trafficker who was sentenced to life
in prison in 2007 after being convicted of several murder-for-hires.In
2000, 50 Cent was shot 9 times but survived the shooting. After
recovering the rapper alleged in a leaked track,'Ghetto Qu'ran' where he
claimed McGriff is behind the attempt on his life, during which he was
shot 9 times.In the new photo which was posted on Instagram on Thursday
night, 50 Cent's son is pictured hanging out with the son of McGriff.The
post was captioned 'Kyle and Marquise 2018. Supreme McGriff's son and
50's son. Salute' 50 Cent who clearly wasn't pleased with the photo had
to drop a distasteful comment: He wrote: If both these ni****got hit by a
bus, I wouldn't have a bad day' 
The police in Niger state have arrested 35-year-old Shuaibu Ibrahim, a
suspected human parts dealer for the possession of human
eyeball. According to reports, Shuaibu was apprehended by police
detectives attached to Gawu Babangida Division in Gurara LGA of Niger
State while on a routine patrol of the area on Thursday November
29th. When interrogated, the suspect said the eyeball was removed from a
victim of communal clash between Igbira and Bassa people in Nasarawa
State and that he was to sell the eyeball at the cost of N250,000. He
said he worked with an accomplice named Ojo who is currently on the
run.“My job is to deliver human parts given to me by Ojo to his clients
across the northern states. We make quick money in this business but I
cannot tell what the buyers use them for,” he said.The police say the
suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is
concluded. 
The
9th of October 2018 began like any other day for Mrs. Joy Maha, on her
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A
woman who was given a snake by a native doctor to help her get rich is
now lamenting after the snake began having sex with her rather than make
her rich. Zodwa Ngubane, a 42, from Angelo in South Africa, said a
Sangoma (a South African traditional healer) gave her a baby snake in a
jar six years ago to make her rich. Zodwa took the snake home after
being told by the Sangoma that it will only work if she doesn't have sex
with anyone else. She thought this command was strange but she really
wanted to be rich so she didn't mind. But that night she started feeling
as if someone was performing oral sex on her and she loved it. She
later discovered it was the snake. This has continued since then but
Zodwa has remained poor.Zodwa says though she enjoys what the snake does
to her, she doesn't want to be poor forever.She said:I don’t want my
punani licked. I want cash.The snake must go! Zodwa is still jobless and
she lives in a mkhukhu (a shack). To make matters worse, the snake no
longer fits in the jar and it does the strangest things.Zodwa pleaded:I
don’t want this snake anymore. I want to be rescued from it. Explaining
her she found herself in this situation, Zodwa said six years ago she
was desperate to get rich and improve her life so she went to a Sangoma
for help.She recalled:I heard that people got rich using snakes. I
wanted to try my luck.I was broke and single. I needed money.Zodwa went
to a sangoma who gave her a small bottle of muthi. She was told it had a
snake inside.The sangoma said it would only work if I didn’t have sex
with anyone. I thought that was strange but I didn’t care, I just wanted
money.That same night, as she slept, she noticed that someone was
performing oral sex on her and she loved it.She said:I enjoyed every
moment.While the enjoyment continued, she soon realised that she was
still broke.So the snake was for my sexual pleasure. I was having fun
but the snake wasn’t going to buy me a house!I knew I would have to get
rid of the snake so I could get a boyfriend and find another way to make
money.Zodwa told Daily Sun she went back to the sangoma but he was
nowhere to be found.She said:Since then I have been going from one
sangoma to another but the snake won’t stop.Zodwa said she’s given up on
the money but she really wants the snake to stop.A Sangoma named Joseph
Dungamanzi, while reacting to Zodwa's situation, said this usually
happens if the client does not follow all the instructions.Sangoma
Joseph said:Zodwa must have been asked to sacrifice one of her loved
ones and she did not do that.Joseph said if you follow instructions
properly you should be seeing changes in your life within three
months.Joseph concluded:I advise people to stay away from these remedies
when they want quick money. There are other ways.
A young lady who lost her arm years ago had an inspiring message for her
followers after being called to bar.Susan Ofume esq, said she lost her
arm at a tender age but didn't lose her "mind and focus". She said the
loss of her arm made her vow to be extraordinary. 
She went on to advise her followers never to give up no matter what.See what she wrote below.
The
success of TraderMoni is measured most accurately by the stories and
positive feedback from these beneficiaries. It has been a journey of
creating impact, and improving existing small and medium scale
enterprises. TraderMoni is tackling the challenge of paucity of funds in
MSMEs across Nigeria leading to a widespread strengthening of the
economy at the base of the financial pyramid. 
Visit
www.tradermoni.ng for more information on the Trader Moni scheme. For
more videos on TraderMoni impact stories, subscribe to the Trader Moni
YouTube channel.
