Sweet greetings Ice Cream Lovers, it’s time to get your freak on!Cold
Stone Creamery has once again reinforced itself as the pacesetter in the
dessert space in Nigeria by introducing its most extravagant creation
yet - Freak Shakes! The first of its kind in Nigeria, Freaks shakes are a
combination of milkshakes, topped with ice cream and your favorite
toppings in one big beautiful overflowing jar of pure creamy
indulgence.
This
delicious over the top mash up of shakes, ice cream and toppings was
unveiled on November 29 2018, at the Cold Stone Creamery Ikoyi outlet
with an exclusive tasting session that brought together foodies,
sweet-tooths, and lovers of Cold Stone treats amidst fun, games, lots of
laughter and of course freak shakes.While revealing the ‘Freak Shakes’,
Bimpe Olanrewaju, Marketing Manager of Cold Stone Creamery said; Cold
Stone Creamery has taken indulgence to the next level with the unique
Freak Shakes creations. These jars of creamy goodness are nothing like
anyone has ever seen here in Nigeria and is proof that Cold Stone
Creamery is all about making ice cream fun!“We invite you to come have a
taste of our rich creamy Freak Shakes as we constantly put our
customers to heart, curating only the best of delicious treats “she
added.
Freak
Shakes are available in five mouth-watering flavorsVanilla Dream: Ever
dreamt of swimming in a Lake filed with Vanilla ice cream, well, that’s
what eating the Vanilla Dream will feel like.Chocolate Explosion. All
your favorite chocolate flavors in one delicious ice cream
experience.Strawberry Madness: Takes you to strawberry heaven and never
stops.Rainbow Surprise: A delicious surprise full of colors and Flavors
in a cloud of happinessHennessy Lovers: The perfect blend of sweetness
and Hennessy to create a fantastic ice cream experience.
Spoilt
for choice, Cold Stone Creamery offers creamy rich indulgence in so
many ways. Pick your pleasure and escape to another realm, where nothing
stands between you and your Freak Shake!Don’t forget to join the
conversation online with the #getyourfreakon and
#coldstonefreakshakes!Freak Shakes is Available in all Cold Stone
Creamery Stores Nationwide.
A Nigerian man has been called out on Instagram by his in-law after he
battered his wife who caught him cheating.His aggrieved sister in-law,
Gladys Odogbo Meribe, who called him out on social media, said this
isn't the first time the man would be cheating or beating up his
wife.''Am so pissed off. How can a man claim to love his wife mother of
his kids and did this to her after been caught cheating with another
woman. This is not the first time he ha been doing this. It has to stop.
The worst is that his family re supporting him'' Gladys wrote
A 50-year-old Nigerian man has been convicted for the rape and sexual
assault of a 12-year-old girl he befriended online.Simon Owoade of St
Anselms Road, Hayes, pleaded guilty on Monday, December 3, at Harrow
Crown Court. He is due to be sentenced in January 2019.A further two
counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 years that Owoade admitted
to were left to lie on file.Between 1 June and late July 2017, Owoade
made contact with the victim through a social media messaging
site.Following numerous messages, Owoade managed to persuade the victim
to meet him in London and Potters Bar on a number of occasions. He would
take her to various places including car parks and hotels where he
would sexually assault her.Owoade shared pornographic material with the
victim and the girl was encouraged to share naked photos of herself.In
July 2017, the victim stopped communicating with Owoade, but in April
2018 he texted her asking to meet up because he missed her. They met up
numerous times until 18 May, when the matter was reported to police by
the victim's parents.Detective Chief Inspector Neil John of the Child
Abuse and Sexual Offences Command said:"I would like to praise the
victim for her courage in speaking to officers and providing vital
evidence to prosecute Owoade, who used his social media profile to gain
the victim's trust, share intimate photos, and then use those images to
coerce her into sexual activity."This is still very much a live enquiry.
We are aware that Owoade had links with some charities who he involved
himself with as a volunteer. This of course may have put him in direct
contact with vulnerable people. It is very possible he has committed
offences against others and I would appeal to anyone with information or
concerns to contact police. Any information will be treated in the
strictest confidence and we have specialist officers to support victims
through the process.""Between 2006 and 2008, Owoade was employed as a
PCSO with the Met Police, working within the Osterley and Spring Grove
Safer Neighbourhood Teams. We have received no reports of any offences
being committed in his capacity as a PCSO and Owoade left the
organisation of his own volition in 2008.
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned musician Adekunle Temitope,
aka Small Doctor, before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s court for unlawful
possession of firearms and threatening violence against an officer. The
singer was paraded with three others at the Police command headquarters
Ikeja after he was arrested on Monday. He was later remanded at the
State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba. On
Tuesday December 4, the music star was arraigned at the Ebute Metta
Magistrate court along with the other occupants in his car. Small Doctor
was alleged to have threatened to open fire on a Police officer before
he was arrested. The state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, said
Small Doctor had, in the past, fired shots and injured four people. He
noted that the injured persons were admitted to a hospital and vowed
that the artiste would be made to face the law.
A boy who people feared would not make it after he and his father were
involved in a fire accident, has beaten the odds to
survive.Fanen Terhemen, now 4, suffered third-degree burns and was
forced to leave the hospital with his father when they could no longer
afford the bills. Though in unimaginable pains, they were about to
return to their village to face their fate. But, humanitarian Ukan
Kurugh stepped in last year September and shared his story with the
world. 
Kindhearted
Nigerians sent in donations and the boy was able to undergo surgery. So
far, he has undergone about 6 surgeries on his hand and face and this
was made possible with the 2 million Naira donations sent in by
Nigerians.He will have another surgery in February 2019 for
the reconstruction of his nose.Kurugh shared a recent photo of the burn
survivor to show how much progress he's made and it's really
impressive.See more photos below. 
With the recent internal crisis in PDP, music executive, Soso Soberekon
has praised River State governor, Nyesom Wike for holding the party
together during harsh times. In his words, 'If not for this man who
stood his ground and held it together when all of you ran away , PDP
would have been dead and gone. I stand with him to lead our great party
to victory come 2019'.
As rapper, MI Abaga, shared on his twitter page on Tuesday, December 4th.
Deji was re-arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone II by the
Police on three charges: Cyber Stalking, Inciting Disturbance, and
Criminal Defamation. 
Police carrying out a search in Tenerife have found a woman's body near
the spot where a British animal trainer disappeared.28-year-old Amy
Gerard, who was originally from Grimsby, went missing in the early hours
of Friday morning. 
The remains were discovered in the sea opposite the lighthouse in the city of Puerto de la Cruz where Amy Gerard lived. 
A
police spokesman said:I can confirm a woman's body has been found in
the sea.It is too early to say at this stage whether it is that of the
missing Briton or not.The discovery comes after a video emerged showing
Amy singing along to The Pogues song Fairytale of New York in the Molly
Malone Irish pub in Puerto de la Cruz in the early hours of Friday
morning. She can be seen holding hands with German boyfriend Dennis
Kissling as she dances along with her colleagues before turning to the
camera to blow a kiss, according to footage obtained by The Sun. 
Brendan
Reid Spencer, who owns the bar, said Molly arrived with six colleagues
around 11pm on Thursday to celebrate a friend's birthday and listen to
live music. Moments after the footage was taken she left the bar with
her boyfriend before they parted ways at the entrance. She has not been
seen since. She was reported missing by a friend on Saturday morning
and a search began immediately, leading to the discovery of the body
today. But it hasn't been confirmed if she is the one.
In commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1st 2018, the 4Youth By
Youth (4YBY) Group rewarded 3 winners - Tony Akeju, Ginika Nzokwe, and
Idris Badmus - for their participation in the social media-driven HIV
Self-Testing Contest which ran from October 25th to November 25th 2018,
in a bid to crowdsource innovative ideas to promote HIV self-testing in
Nigeria. The winners also went home with cool gadgets, as well as
mentorship opportunities from leading business and health professionals;
this training will be based on the ideas they have pitched. 
The
4YouthByYouth (4YBY) Group is a team of Nigerian researchers and
scientists backed by the United States National Institute of Health
(NIH). They have identified the adoption of HIV self-testing as an
additional way to create demand for HIV testing, thereby increasing
knowledge of HIV status and reducing the accelerated spread of HIV/AIDS
nationwide among young people in Nigeria. The HIV testing in the privacy
of one's home will help to address issues of access and the stigma
known with the disease. Dr. Oliver Ezechi of Nigerian Institute of
Medical Research, Lagos (NIMR) and Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor of Saint Louis
University, Missouri lead the team. 
Speaking
at the World AIDS Day HIV self-testing awareness event, 4Youth By Youth
Principal investigator, Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor said, “Our goal is to
drive the increased participation of young Nigerians in the fight
against HIV/AIDS through generating demand and adoption of self-testing.
This we hope to achieve by rewarding innovative and creative ideas that
encourage self-testing amongst Nigerian Youth, which will ultimately go
a long way in helping to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health
threat.” 
The
4YBY Group in collaboration with Lagos AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) had
earlier in the day organized a walkathon, which took place before the
commencement of the award ceremony. Free condoms were given out, while
oral and confirmatory blood-based HIV tests were administered to over
300 attendees by medical practitioners at the event. Over 1000 attendees
got a chance to enter a raffle draw to win lots of exciting prizes.
Alex Bain, who just turned 17, and his girlfriend Levi Shelby, 16, have
welcomed a daughter.The young couple welcomed their daughter on Sunday
Dec 2nd and have now named her Lydia-Rose. Shelby shared a photo of
their new daughter on Facebook with heart emojis and also changed her
Facebook bio to include her daughter's name and date of birth. 
A
source told The Sun: "They are absolutely over the moon — it’s the
greatest gift they could have hoped for this Christmas.""I love her,"
Levi Shelby commented after Facebook users congratulated her on the
birth of her daughter. 
Alex
Bain plays troubled teen Simon Barlow on the ITV soap, Coronation
Street. He and Shelby have been dating since April 2017 even though they
attend different schools.The teenage couple had been plagued with
splitting rumours but Alex took to Facebook at the time to deny it,
writing:I’m still with my girlfriend, and can’t wait to have my own
little family!Meanwhile, an insider told The Sun that while the teenage
couple went through a rough patch, they are stronger than ever.A source
said:They’ve been through a bad patch but are now stronger than ever and
so excited to meet their baby.It feels even more real now they’ve got a
name. They just want to shout it from the rooftops.
Sean Combs, popularly known as Diddy, is now solely responsible for his
twin daughters following the sudden death of their mother, Kim
Porter.The rap mogul had to wake as early as 6 am on Monday morning to
take his 11-year-old twin daughters to school. Diddy looked bleary-eyed
as he made the journey to their school with Jessie James and D'Lila Star
sitting at the back of the car.During the drive to school, Diddy went
on Instagram Live to reveal his struggle. He thanked everyone for all
their prayers and support and said:I'm now a part of the 6 a.m. crew.The
49-year-old went on to give a shout out to all the single mothers and
single fathers who take care of their kids by themselves rather than
leave them in the hands of other families to raise.He captioned the
video:I was trained by the best #KimPorterAnd:New day, new life, new
responsibilities. Kim, I got this. Just like you taught me!
Watch
the video below. Sometimes life throws curveballs and you just have to
step up to the plate. Let’s show #Diddy some for finding his way for
his family after losing the mother of his children #KimPorterA post
shared by O, The Oprah Magazine (@oprahmagazine) on Dec 3, 2018 at
8:01am PST 
Following Small Doctor's arrest for unlawful possesion of firearms, a
Twitter user tweeted at Korede Bello warning him to be careful and not
end up behind bars like his fellow Police Ambassdor. See their exchange
below,....
Paul Okoye has a mansion in Parkview Ikoyi but it looks like he's
building another one. He shared a photo and a video from the site of the
building he is erecting at Parview estate.Recall that the twins put up
their Omole mansion up for sale last year. Watch the video Paul shared
from the construction site below View this post on
Instagram Another mansion for Paul Okoye in Parkview, Ikoyi
coming soon.
Staff members of the National Assembly are currently protesting over
unpaid salaries and lack of due promotion. Carrying different placards
with inscriptions of their dissatisfaction and chanting ''no pay, no
sitting'', the workers say they have not been paid since 2010 and
accused the management of the Assembly of diverting funds meant for
their trainings. An attempt by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike
Ekweremadu, to address them was rebuffed by the protesting workers who
also prevented him from gaining access into the senate chamber.See more
photos of the protesting workers below
Kidnappers suspected to be herdsmen have abducted a staff of an oil
company staff identified as Mr. Prince Ogbu at the Amorji Junction of
Ughelli-Asaba expressway in the Okpai, Ndokwa East Local Government
Area, Delta StateAccording to reports, they dragged the victim out of
the car and escaped with him into the bush before he could get help from
the police who were alerted on the development.The incident was
confirmed by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Andrew
Aniamaka who said “Our men are combing the bushes to ensure that the
kidnap victim is rescued unhurt. Our team is working relentlessly to
ensure that the hoodlums are brought to book.” 
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