Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Peter Okoye of P-Square Acting A Nollywood Movie? (See Photos)
Court Sentenced Jakarta's Christian Governor to 2yrs In imprisonment For Blasphemy
The governor was hauled into court last year to face trial on charges of insulting Islam while campaigning for re-election, in a case critics said was politically motivated.
The trial came after a series of major protests in the capital against the leader, known by his nickname Ahok, that drew hundreds of thousands onto the streets.
His once unassailable opinion poll lead shrank amid the controversy and he lost the race to lead Jakarta last month to a Muslim challenger.
The five-judge panel at the Jakarta court found Purnama guilty of blasphemy and jailed him for two years. Announcing the verdict, presiding judge Dwiarso Budi Santiarto said Purnama was "convincingly guilty of committing blasphemy and is sentenced to two years in prison" and ordered him to be detained.
Another judge, Abdul Rosyad, said reasons for the stiff sentence included that "the defendant didn't feel guilt, the defendant's act has caused anxiety and hurt Muslims".
Blasphemy carries a maximum jail term of five years in Indonesia but the verdict was a surprise as judges in Indonesia typically follow the recommendation of prosecutors in criminal cases.
Prosecutors last month urged judges to hand Purnama two years of probation, with a possible one-year jail term if he committed a crime during that period.
"I am disappointed and sad at the verdict," one of his supporters in court, Octa de Queljoe, told AFP. "It is very rare that a verdict is higher than what the prosecutors had asked for."
Outside the court, hundreds of Islamic radicals wearing white Muslim skullcaps celebrated as they heard about the jail sentence.
"Thank God, he should be jailed - this is right. He has insulted us," Bachtiar, 38, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP.
However some were unhappy Purnama did not receive the maximum sentence.
Source: AFP"We are upset - he should get more than that, he should get five years," said 46-year-old housewife Novareinita Zein.
Tennis Champion, Serena Williams Puts Her Baby Bump Body On Display (Photos)
Pre-Wedding Photos Of This Couple Who Met During NYSC Will Surely Amaze You (See Photos)
Bride-to-be, Jeihlo and her man Omairo Itimi, met during their NYSC days. The guy shared their lovely pre-wedding photos and wrote;
"Loving you is the second best thing in the world , Finding u is the FIRST #nysc #nysc_9ja #nyscdiary #ajuwayacorpers #NaijaCorper".
See Photos of LL Cool J With His Beautiful Wife as They Go On a Date
Meet New VC Of OAU (See Photo)
The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has announced the appointment of Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, a Professor of Oral Maxillofacial from Faculty of Dentistry as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University.
Chairman of the Council, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi, announced this on Monday. He replaced Prof. Idowu Bamitale Omole, who concluded his tenure in highly controversial circumstances.
The new vice-chancellor will steer the affairs of the university for non renewable term of 5 years.
According to him, the new vice-chancellor got 93 per cent in the selection process to beat Prof. Ayobami Salami, who scored 78 per cent and Prof. Bisi Aina who got 73 percent.
He said that 22 applicants initially applied, while 21 applicants were screened and interviewed for the position of the vice-chancellor.
Dr. Ogunbiyi pledged that under this present governing council, he would ensure that things would move forward.
In his response, the newly appointed vice-chancellor thanked God for His mercy during the period of selection and appreciated the governing council for the appointment.
Prof. Ogunbodede said that the selection was done transparently, that due process was followed and thanked members of staff for doggedness in the selection. He solicited for the cooperation of all members of staff, saying, “ a tree cannot make a forest”.
Ayodele Fayose With Governor Wike Spotted Inspecting Rivers Pleasure Park (See Photos)
See more photos from their tour of the place below...
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi Commenced On Inspection Of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project (Photos)
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi Commenced On Inspection Of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project (Photos)
Monday, May 8, 2017
Little Son of FFK, Aragorn Looks so Priceless In New Photos
He is such a cutie! See more photos below..
Footballer Odion Ighalo Poses With His Pretty Wife (See Photos)
Nigerian professional footballer, Odion Ighalo, who recently left the English Premier League for a better pay in China, shared a picture of his cute wife and wrote;
#mygirlfriend #mybabe #mywifey #myhl #getwellsoon #blessedweek #wedontcomplainwegivethanks.
Victory at Last!, Woman Gives Birth to Quintuplets After 10 Years of Nk Child (See Photos)
After 10 years of marriage without the fruit of the womb, Mrs Ekpo Edet, a civil servant in Cross River State civil service was gifted with quintuplets and given all that she is passing through, she says she wants no more. See her story below..
As written by Leadership's Olanrewaju Arotimi;
Although, she did not bargain for it, but a woman who couldn’t conceive 10 years after marriage was shell-shocked as gets fruits of the womb five times in one fell- quintuplets in her first and only pregnancy in a decade. So, was the case of Mrs Ekpo Edet, a civil servant in Cross River State civil service, who recently gave birth to five bouncing babies consisting of three males and two females at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar.
Despite the daunting challenge of nursing five babies in a harsh economy, the middle-aged mother and administrative officer had since accepted her fate, describing the babies as marvelous and previous gifts from God.
Mrs. Ekpo disclosed that she didn’t pray to have quintuplets, but has a family tree that has a record of a delivery of a twin babies. She said at that conception she was only interested in having just a baby, and not babies, especially having been unable to have one after 10 years of marriage.
However, after the successful delivery of her babies, Ekpo noted that she, alongside her husband, Dr. Edet Effiong Ekpo, had been full of praises to God Almighty for blessing them with a set of quintuplets, after waiting upon God over the past 10 years, amidst persecution from different quarters that demand a child from her.
She reaffirmed that the babies, who are now four months old, were a reward for her waiting upon the God over the years, adding that it pays to be steadfast when trusting God for a child.
Mrs Ekpo told our correspondent that her greatest challenge in bringing up the babies at the moment was that of finance, but expressed confidence that God will always cater for them.
In view of the prevailing economic hardship and the enormous tasks of catering for the needs of five babies at a time, Ekpo doesn’t wish to have another set of quintuplets.
According to her, “It was marvelous having those babies. Even though I didn’t pray for it, and it just came, I give God the praise. But I wouldn’t want to have another experience. I won’t. The stress is much with this present economic situation. I won’t. Remember that we are all civil servants. I don’t have help from anywhere, except God.
“Finance has been the major challenge at the moment, but I believe that with God all things are possible. God will always take care of them.”
Ekpo, who expressed satisfaction over her post and ante-natal and post-natal medical care, used the opportunity to advise pregnant women to always adhere to the instruction and prescriptions of their doctors in order to experience a safe delivery. She specifically commended Prof. Davies Ekanem, of the UCTH, for his medical care before and after her delivery.
Nevertheless, she narrated how she had a high blood pressure due to anxiety on the day of delivery, but said God took control of the situation.
Has any woman in her lineage had multiple births? She says, “Actually, my mom’s elder sister had twins.” In spite of the huge financial implications of catering for the children, all had been well with the mother and her “five bundles of joy” health wise.
“Since after delivery, I have not had any course to take them to the hospital, though I treat them of malaria, every two month. In the course of all these things, I never had high BP, except on the day of delivery, my BP rose a little out of anxiety. I was scared as a human being. But, in the whole, we all have not had any health issue, so far. We are hale and hearty,” she said.
Who Rocks It Better Between Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Little Boy
Who wore the Agbada better between Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and the little boy? Ebuka has already taken to his Twitter page to declare the little boy the winner. See his tweet below..
See Photos of 91yrs Old Queen Elizabeth as She Drives Herself In Her Jaguar
Queen Elizabeth spotted driving home in her Jaguar, from a Sunday morning service. She's 91? It goes to tell you how healthy she has lived.
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