Helen Paul Clears Air On Alleged Frosty Relationship With Ali Baba

Popular comedienne and OAP Helen Paul has taken to social media to set the records straight on her alleged frosty relationship with A-list comedian Ali Baba.

Recall that Ali Baba posted about 'backstabbers' on his Instagram handle, and since then speculation has been rife as to whom he was referring to in his post, with the many fingers pointing to Helen Paul.

She shared this on her Instagram page

#I have watched with mixed feelings, ranging from bewilderment at first, to amazement, and now utter amusement, as some mischief makers have tried to create a non-existent frosty relationship between me and my father and mentor in the industry, Ali Baba. It all started with my jabs at a show - something we all as comedians throw at each other every now and then. All done for laughs - nothing personal. Ali Baba is someone I respect a lot and it will be foolhardy for anyone to think that I was 'insulting' him at that event. I am like a daughter to him and I am sure if he has any issues with me, he would, as an elder and a father, talk to me personally about it. The account and scenario described in his post allegedly referring to me did not even happen to or involve me. It amuses me how people easily read between imaginary lines so that they, like Don King, can promote battles, lol.

Woman Stabs To Death Pastor Who Tried To Rape Her During Deliverance

 A pastor from Cross River State, identified as Pastor Oliver Akpan has been stabbed by a woman who claims he tried to rape her during a deliverance session.


According to the Pulse who reported the incident, Pastor Akpan, married with six children, had long been suspected to sleep with his church members, both married and single but he met his match in the woman identified as Ekamma, who is also married with two children.

As the story goes, Ekamma had gone to the pastor to seek his help over some spiritual attack she was facing and Pastor Akpan had recommended a three day dry fasting for the woman to be carried out in the church and on the final day, there would be a spiritual bath to ward off the evil spirit.

After going through the fast, the pastor led the hungry woman to a stream to have the spiritual bath but he had other ideas in mind as he was said to have told the woman that part of the bath included having sex with her but when she refused, she attempted to forcefully have carnal knowledge of the woman.

As the woman tried to free herself, she allegedly picked up a sharp stick and stabbed him in the stomach, before she ran to the village to alert other residents.

By the time they got to the spot, the wounded pastor had lost consciousness as he bled profusely. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors confirmed he died before he was brought in.

The woman was initially arrested by the police but was released on bail while investigations are still on going.

Photos: Woman gives birth while on a plane flying from Taiwan to LA

The unnamed 32-weeks pregnant woman was flying from her home country of Taiwan to Los Angeles with China Airlines when she went into labour. According to reports, when her water broke six hours into the 19-hour flight, panicked staff called for medical assistance on the flight. Fortunately, a doctor responded and was able to successfully deliver the baby girl while being filmed.

Amira Rajput, a passenger on same flight who filmed the video praised the new mother. "The woman is tough as nails," Amira Rajput told ABC. "People were super quiet and calm so that this woman could have a stress-free experience."

The plane then made an emergency landing at the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, where mother and daughter were taken to hospital.

The plane continued its journey to Los Angeles, after being refuelled. Both mother and child are reported to be in a good condition.The nationality of the baby girl will depend upon the birth certificate issued by the Anchorage hospital as she was born in US airspace but on-board a Republic of China aircraft.

Photo: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's preserved belongings

Today October 15th is late Fela's 77th post-humus birthday. Above is his preserved belongings in his Kalakuta, Ikeja home shared by pphotographer Yagazie Emezi.

Wow! LASTMA officials work on Lagos road (photo)

A reader shared this and said early this morning at a checkpoint very close to bonny camp, heading towards Ahmadu Bello, she saw some Lastma officials working selflessly to try and find a solution to the bad roads by sand-filling it. This was done in their uniforms. Aww! Very nice of them.

Hot photos from Rita Ora's lingerie campaign ad...

Rita Ora shows off her ample cleavage and smooth abs as she models sexy underwear for a sizzling lingerie campaign for Italian brand - Tezenis. More photos as you continue...

Police Stops Armed Robbers From Carting Away N120m After Robbing A Bank In Port-Harcourt

A robbery attack on a new generation bank located in Trans Amadi in Port Harcourt, Rivers State was foiled today by the State Police Command.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Mohammed, the command responded to a distress call that led to them trailing the fleeing robbers.

The Police PRO told Channels Television that the gang of eight who were fleeing in two utility vehicles engaged his men in a gun battle but the robbers were over powered.

In his words, the main vehicle used for the operation was recovered and found to be carrying the stolen bags of money, which after counting was in the range of 120million naira.

Photo of President Buhari's new ministerial nominee

President Buhari yesterday announced the withdrawal of Ahmed Ibeto from his ministerial list. He has now replaced him with Abubakar Bawa who is also from Niger state. Read his CV below...
Abubakar Bawa Bwari popularly called (ABB) by admirers was born on 4th November 1963 in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Geography (1986) and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning (1990) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and is a registered member of both the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners and Town Planning Registration Council.
He was elected as a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Suleja/Gurara/Tafa Federal Constituency in 1998 and subsequently became Chief Whip of the House, a position where he served meritoriously over a period spanning 1999-2007. While in the House, he was also elected as Vice President African, Caribbean, Pacific and European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly and Chairman of the planning committee ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2000. He was awarded Officer in the Order of Leopold (the highest honour bestowed on a foreigner) by His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium in 2004 and Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree by the City University of Los Angeles in 2004. ABB is widely travelled and enjoys sporting activities (he is known to be an excellent Football Match Commentator). He also enjoys reading and continues to be actively involved in environmental issues and projects that directly impact on the lives of his people

As president,I derived pleasure when people insulted me -Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said during his tenure as president, insults gave him pleasure .

He said this while presenting his keynote address at the first international conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, ASAA, entitled, “African Studies in the Twenty-First Century, Past, Present and Future” at the the University of Ibadan.

He said,

“If you visit the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, you will find thousands of archived newspaper comics and columns meant to spite and insult my person even as a sitting President. No individual or group of people was ever queried or jailed or repressed for expressing this freedom. Rather, I encouraged them because I derived fun and pleasure from the humour as I know who I am and nobody needs to tell me who and what I am not “.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police vows to arrest Festac robbers

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni has vowed to arrest perpetrators of the bank robbery on 4th Avenue, Festac town which took place on Tuesday, October 13. Owoseni made the statement on Wednesday, October 14, while speaking with The Guardian. He said that the incident has challenged the police in the command to rise up to new trends in robbery operations. He added that the police was closing in on the hoodlums and all has been put in place to ensure the suspects were captured.

While assuring Lagosians of robust security, Owoseni revealed that police intervention helped to reduce the number of casualty during the incident.

"Incidents like this challenge us to rise up and strategize. What I can assure residents of this city is that there is no insecurity in Lagos. We would continue to strategize. I won’t tell you all that we are doing but what I can assure you is that we would get the suspects." he said

Buhari vows to completely crush Boko Haram by December Deadline

President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that he remained fully confident that by the end of this year, Boko Haram will have been completely obliterated.

Speaking at an audience with the Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen David Rodriguez, President Buhari said  the Nigerian Armed Forces were now well positioned to meet the December deadline which they have been given to end the Boko Haram insurgency.

“We must thank the United States of America for sending training teams and equipment to us. The positive results of our collaboration are evident.“Structured attacks by the insurgents have reduced and by the end of the year, we should see the final routing of Boko Haram as an organized fighting force, ”

How would you rate the senate's ministerial screening?

The first leg of the screening and confirmation of ministers was concluded yesterday. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the exercise so far?