Photos: Sammie Okposo buys wife brand new LR3 SUV as they celebrate 5th wedding anniversary

Gospel artist, Sammie Okposo last night surprised his beautiful wife, Ozy, with a brand new silver colored LR3, in celebration of their 5th year wedding anniversary which was yesterday July 1st. Congrats to them and a special congratulations to her. See more photos after the cut...

Grandmother made desperate 999 call while she & her husband were being murdered by her son but Police didnt show up

A disabled grandmother killed alongside her husband by their debt-ridden son made a desperate 999 call begging for help - but the emergency operator did not transfer the call because her voice was 'too muffled'.  

Former bouncer Martin Ruddy, 29, beat father Eric, 64, to death with a brick then strangled mother Carol, 54, with a television cable to get his hands on their £90,000 savings. Amid the brutal attack at their home in Elswick, Newcastle, on December 12 2014, Mrs Ruddy managed to dial 999, but her son cut the call off after three seconds.

 

Ruddy had been begging his parents for money before he launched his attack and had already been handed £4,000, but still had more than £5,000 in debt.

Prosecutor John Elvidge QC said Ruddy's life was 'running out of control' around the time of the killings, and that his marriage was also on the verge of breaking down. The court was told that Ruddy's behaviour had been 'erratic', and he had been prescribed anti-depressants by his doctor after falsely claiming his father had died.

On the day of the murders Ruddy claimed he went shopping with his mother in Asda before going back to her house to watch an Olly Murs programme on TV. He had claimed that during the programme there was a knock at the door which his father went to answer, and that two men broke in before knocking him unconscious.

He said he awoke to find both of them dead, before going to a neighbour's house with a pair of scissors sticking out of his shoulder to ask for help.

During Ruddy's trial, Newcastle Crown Court heard that Mrs Ruddy had managed to utter the words 'please, can you hurry up' before her son ended the call and strangled his mother with a wire cord.

But a BT spokesman told the court that Mrs Ruddy's words were indistinguishable, and there was no sign of distress during the call so it was not passed on to police.

She added that police forces have asked that inaudible calls are not forwarded to them and insisted the operator 'followed the call-handling process'. The spokesman said: 'I can confirm that a three-second 999 call was received by a BT operator.

'There were no signs of disturbance or distress and although a muffled, unclear voice can be briefly heard on the recording, what was said was unfortunately indistinguishable.

'Following the process agreed with the police, the operator remained on the line after the handset was replaced for a further 45 seconds before then ending the call as the handset is not picked up again.

'Police forces have requested that we do not connect such calls to them and our operator correctly followed the call-handling process.'

Ruddy had drugged the pair before launching his attack, then lied to police, saying they had been killed during a violent burglary.

To make his story seem more plausible, Ruddy cut his father's face with a serrated knife as he lay dying, then stabbed himself in the chest and shoulder with nail scissors.

Officers were not sent to the address until more than an hour later after Ruddy returned home with a neighbour who called an ambulance, but the couple were pronounced dead at the scene.

The court heard during the trial that Mrs Ruddy's voice was unclear and audio experts had to use specialised equipment to decipher her words. 

Northumbria Police confirmed the 999 call had not been put through to them.

'The call was made to the 999 BT Exchange which is based in the south of England.

'However, the call was not put through to emergency services in the North East area and Northumbria Police did not receive the call.'  

In fact Judge Paul Sloan QC said Ruddy had gone to the family home with the intention of extracting more money from his parents, who had refused.

Former bin man Eric Ruddy suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and had also been cut with a knife or knives,while his wife Carol, an ex Newcastle University employee, had two bruised lines around her neck from ligature strangulation.

At the time of the deaths, Mrs Martin had £342 in her bank account, while her husband had £87,019. Ruddy stood to inherit everything if they both died. 

After murdering his parents, he staged a burglary, trashed the house, attacked himself with a brick and nail scissors and tried to pin the blame on intruders. 

However, a jury rejected his account and convicted him of murder last week.

The 29-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years. 

Source: UK Daily Mail

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Photos: VP Osinbajo arrives Adamawa to visit IDP camps in the state

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Karrueche says she had bodyguards at this year's BET to keep Chris Brown away

A few weeks ago, Chris Brown forced his way into Karrueche's SUV after an outing at a nightclub in an ill-fated attempt to reconcile with her. Karrueche, who seems totally done with Chris Brown, got herself a bodyguard when she attended the BET this past Sunday.

In a new interview with Madam Noir, the budding actress admitted that she had the bodyguards to keep Chris Brown at bay

"This weekend I did have security just because as you know things got a little crazy a few weeks ago..."

Pastor Anselm Madubuko and Kenyan wife expecting first child

Popular Lagos pastor, Anselm Madubuko of the Revival Assembly Church of God, in Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos and his Kenyan wife Emmy Kosgei are expecting their first child together.

Confirming the pregnancy, Emmy told gospel magazine, Word Is  "Yes yes! A child is coming very soon!"

The couple got married in August 2013, one year after Pastor Madubuko lost his first wife Pastor (Mrs) Connie Madubuko, to cancer. Congrats to them.

Photos: EFCC arraigns two men for defrauding American of $64,000

Read the press statement below...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday July 1, 2015, arraigned the duo of Osaze Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu before Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain goods and money by false pretence. The defendants, Akhigbe and Jindu were arrested by the EFCC sometime in 2013 based on a petition from one Jolanta K, an American. Jolanta alleged that she met jindu, who introduced himself as a self-employed Caucasian pharmacist, online in June 2012.

Impressed by his profile she “fell in love” with him, and both agreed to get married. She further alleged that in the course of the relationship, the defendant at different times hoodwinked her into parting with over Sixty Four Thousand United States Dollars ($64,000 USD).

Count 2 of the charge reads; “That you, Osaze Akhigbe on or about the 6th of September 2012 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division with the intent to defraud obtained a total sum of $1,900 (One Thousand Nine Hundred United States Dollars) from one Jolanta K. through western union money transfer under the false pretence that the money represent payment for marriage engagement processes between you and her in Nigeria and which pretence you knew was false”.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them. In view of the plea of the defendants the prosecution counsel, A. A Akujo asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand them in prison custody. Justice Akapo adjourned the case till September 21, 2015 for hearing of the bail application and ordered that the defendants be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison.

Rihanna shows her nipple piercing as she goes out without a bra.. with her brother by her side (photos)

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Awww! Don Jazzy Is A Proud Dad (PHOTO)

Don Jazzy is a very very happy father today. 

The hit producer who signed 3 new artistes to his MAVIN label just a year or two ago, is now expressing how proud he is of his "kids".

See what Don Jazzy had to say after the jump:

The message reads "Congrats to my 3 Mavin kids @ReekadoBanks @KoredeBello @AphroDija on their endorsements. Welcome 2 d multi million side of life #SMD". "Now I can proudly say Mavin builds brands and not just artists. #Na Godwin #SMD"

The endorsement Don Jazzy is referring to is the Glo Ambassador endorsements all 3 Mavin kids have acquired.

Proud of you Don Jazzy for breeding these new ones well, and congratulations again to all 3 Mavin kids!

- See more at: http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/07/awww-don-jazzy-is-proud-dad-photo.html#sthash.sg0yQHWA.dpuf

Beyonce shares intimate family photos from their recent vacation

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EFCC says it is shocked at FFK's acquittal

EFCC Press statement below ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today received with shock, the ruling of Justice Rita Ofili- Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court Lagos, acquitting Mr. Femi Fani-kayode, a former minister of aviation, of the two count charge of money laundering preferred against him by the Commission. The Commission is making effort to obtain a Certified True Copy of the ruling, to enable it respond appropriately after careful review of the judgment.

Kim K puts her massive boobs on display on cover of Rolling Stone

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If you're sleeping with a woman that used to be a man, what does that make you?

This is popular transgender Shaun Brooks and her boyfriend Bless. Shaun used to be a man...but she's now living as a woman and it looks like she removed her eggplant and now has a Vagina ... does that make Bless straight? Or he's still a homosexual? Please share your thoughts. More pics after the cut