The Greatest Love Boat: Marie Holmes Bails McDow From Jail Again

North Carolina Powerball winner Marie Holmes garnered side-eyes from a slew of social media users when her story hit the Web. In August, Holmes reportedly dropped a whopping total of $9 million on her boyfriend’s Lamarr “Hot Sauce” McDow bail after cashing out for two of his releases. On New Year’s Day (Jan. 1), Holmes spent another $12 million on bail for McDow. In his first interview since their story was made public, McDow is coming to Holmes’ defense, noting that he would “do the same for her” if their roles were reversed.

“We are a couple, and I am the father of her youngest child. This is what people do for each other. She has the money and she can do what she wants with it,”

“If I had that money then I would do the same for her. People are just jealous because of how much she won and people want to see me locked in jail.”

“We were together for two years before she won the Powerball,” he said. “Her youngest child is my daughter.


Holmes, whose Powerball winnings totaled $188 million, took to Facebook to denounce her critics.
“What Y’all need to be worried about is Y’all money and not how I spend mine this is benefitting Y’all how? And no he’s no drug dealer or user but who are Y’all to judge anybody?” she wrote.

Some ISIS members Were Shot at the Bella Vista Resort in the city of Hurghada

Two jihadis armed with a pellet gun and knives have wounded three tourists at the entrance of a hotel in an Egyptian Red Sea resort.

Security forces said the attackers arrived by sea to launch the onslaught on the beachside Bella Vista Hotel, in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.

They claimed to have killed an attacker and have seriously wounded a second armed with a knife.

The interior ministry denied initial reports that the terrorists were wearing suicide vests, confirming that no explosive devices were found at the scene.

The two attackers entered the hotel’s outdoor restaurant at the front of the building and randomly started to attack the tourists.

The attackers were reportedly carrying the black flag of tawheed with the shahada, the Muslim testament of faith, written it white. The symbolic flag is commonly used by ISIS.

Egyptian authorities today said the dead attacker was a 21-year-old student from the Cairo neighbourhood of Giza as video emerged of his accomplice being questioned as he lay injured in the aftermath.

Bayelsa Election: Two suspect arrested

 Two persons suspected to be agents of one of the political parties involved in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa have been arrested for allegedly snatching a ballot box.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested by soldiers at Otuokpoti Unit 1, Ward 2, Ogbia Local Government Area, where the box was allegedly snatched.

The drug lord El Chapo and his right-hand man El Cholo has been captured by U.S Marshal and drug enforcement

Notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has finally been recaptured and returned to the same maximum security jail he broke out from six months ago after authorities were tipped off to his whereabouts when he tried to make a film of his own life, according to Mexico's attorney general.

The cartel leader's narcissism appears to have been his downfall after he began the process of making a biopic, similar to that of Netflix's popular Narcos show on the life of infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, following his escape from the Altiplano jail last July.

El Chapo, which means 'the short one' in Spanish, had even started to contact producers and actresses through intermediaries to tell his 'rags to riches' story, which was what finally helped police track him down. The names of the stars he approached have not yet been confirmed.

He was arrested on Friday after a 4am raid on a house in the town of Los Mochis, located in the kingpin's home state of Sinaloa, which saw him once again escape from the clutches of police.

The cartel leader and an accomplice fled from agents through a filthy sewer, before emerging into the street where they stole cars and took off. But authorities were able to catch up with them and the cartel leader was brought back to a nearby hotel while police waited for back up, Gómez said

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Governor Nyesom Wike former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity defects to APC

The former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Nyesom Wike, Mr. Opunabo Inko-Tariah, has defected to the All Progressives Congress.

Inko-Tariah expressed his support for the governorship candidate of the APC in the 2015 general elections, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, adding that it was natural for him to reciprocate gestures.

Speaking through a statement he signed and issued on Thursday, Inko-Tariah also commended the immediate past governor of the state and Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, for coming to his aide when he took ill.

Inko-Tariah said that although he had criticised Amaechi in the past, he pointed out that it was reinvigorating to note that the same Amaechi called to sympathise with him.


Inko-Tariah added that to reciprocate the former governor’s gesture, he would do his best to ensure that Peterside emerge as the governor of the state should there be a rerun.

He said, “It was surprising that a man I censured, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, CON, the Hon. Minister of Transport, was the same person who showed unsolicited love and care.

“It was reinvigorating when he called to sympathise and also gave his widow’s mite while I was already in the United States for medical treatment after reading my resignation letter. How compassionate can a man be!

“On my support for Hon. (Dr.) Dakuku Peterside, it is only natural that one reciprocates gestures. Therefore, I state my support for Rt. Hon. Amaechi and Dr. Peterside for the love they have shown.

“More so, Dr. Peterside is a man whose refreshing initiatives and articulated policy options will help refuel the ethos of good governance in Rivers State.” On why he resigned as the special adviser to the governor, Inko-Tariah recalled how he sustained head injuries after falling in a bathroom and how he escaped assassination, adding that the governor did not show concern over his plight.

He said, “As the special adviser to the governor, I fell in the bathroom and sustained serious head injuries. Two days later, I went to the office with the injury and all that the governor said was ‘thank God, you are alive’. Nothing after that.

“I had a close shave with death as my car was riddled with bullets. The governor did not bother to, at least, ask what happened. Even when I puked blood and he was informed, he showed no concern.”

He, however, stated that contrary to the insinuation that he was sacked by the Wike’s administration, he resigned as the special adviser to the governor.

Clash Between Ethiopian Forces And Citizens

At least 140 people have been killed in Ethiopia over the past two months in a crackdown on anti-government protests sparked by plans to expand the capital into farmland, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

“Security forces have killed at least 140 protesters and injured many more, according to activists, in what may be the biggest crisis to hit Ethiopia since the 2005 election violence,” HRW’s Felix Horne said.
The number reported by HRW is almost double the previous toll of 75 the group gave last month.

There was no immediate response from the Ethiopian government, which has previously put the death toll at five.

The protests began in November when students opposed government proposals to take over territory in several towns in the Oromia region, sparking fears that Addis Ababa was looking to grab land traditionally occupied by the Oromo people, the country’s largest ethnic group.

“Over the past eight weeks, Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, has been hit by a wave of mass protests over the expansion of the municipal boundary of the capital, Addis Ababa,”

Doctors Successfully Remove Knife From Kenyan Women

The 32 year-old woman who was airlifted to Nairobi from Wajir after she was allegedly stabbed several times by her husband has been successfully operated on at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Friday successfully removed a knife lodged in the cheek of a woman who was a victim of domestic violence in Wajir.

According to police in Wajir, Fatuma Ibrahim, a mother of four, was stabbed following a domestic quarrel with her husband who has already been arrested.

African player of the year

Abuja -Star Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rejected English Premier League overtures as he celebrated winning the African player of the year award.

The Gabonese, who is the leading Bundesliga scorer this season, was reduced to tears after stopping Yaya Toure getting a fifth straight title on Thursday night.

“I am staying at Dortmund,” the 26-year-old Aubameyang, who has been linked with an $85 million move to Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool, said after accepting the prize at a gala in Abuja.

“I am so happy. I am not someone who usually cries but it is quite an emotional moment.

“When you are standing alongside players like Yaya Toure
or Andre Ayew there is pride in winning such a trophy ahead of them because they are great players and I obviously admire them a lot.”

The first player from Gabon to win the title said he hope to get
 a second award next year with his rich run of form.

“I will really have to work a lot. Obviously I think I have the skills
 and the talent to make it again next year but it will require lots of work and many sacrifices as well.”

Starvation takes over Syrians as many starves to death

Starving Syrians trapped in three besieged towns are being forced to eat cats and dogs and have surgery without anesthetic after vital supplies were cut off, activists have warned.

In the Madaya near Damascus, which has been under siege by President Bashar Al Assad's forces since July, desperate residents have resorted to eating domestic animals to fend of starvation.

Several have either been shot dead by snipers or
 blown up by mines while scavenging for food.

'Our life was catastrophic in Foua and Kfarya,' said Hussein Mahdi Kazem, a 16-year-old wounded fighter.

He spoke from a bed in Hezbollah's Rasoul al-Azam Hospital south of Beirut, where he was evacuated last month from Kfarya.

Thugs, invaded the Delta Mall in Warri, ‘Warri Shoprite' Delta State.

Today, Friday, January 8, 2016, a group of thugs invaded the Delta Mall in Warri, Delta State and went on a looting spree.

Security officials at the mall, popularly called "Shoprite", were said to have fled upon seeing the size of the mob which approached the facility this morning.

According to reports streaming in via social media, the hoodlums broke into shops and carted away valuable goods.

Police officers were said to have arrived at the scene after the damage had been done.

Ex-Chinese leader, Mao Zedong's statue has been demolished

A gargantuan gold-painted statue of Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong has suddenly been demolished, apparently for lacking government approval, state media said Friday, days after images of it went viral.

Images of the statue of a seated Mao towering some 37 metres (121 feet) over empty fields in the central province of Henan made worldwide headlines this week.

It cited reports from unspecified media as saying the likeness of the man who ruled China with an iron grip for nearly three decades until his death in 1976 “was not registered or approved” by the local government.

Timaya takes us down memory lane to a time when he was not a superstar.

Today (January 7), music star Timaya shared a throwback picture of him at a talent hunt competition years ago on his Instagram.

In the caption of the picture he wrote "U must always see your self as the strongest, always see your self as the greatest, believe in your self and have faith in GOD. Yes that was me in a talent hunt so many years back."

Timaya looks very young in the throwback picture, and it might take you a while for you to recognize the Dem Mama singer.


On December 19, Timaya thrilled fans as he performed at the ‘I Concur’ concert.

The concert featured top performances from a number of top Nigerian stars including Don Jazzy, who led a powerful line up of top acts which include Kcee, Ice Prince, Orezi, Duncan Mighty, Knowledge and Grafton Entertainment’s lead act, Mr 2kay.

Jason Derulo and Daphne Joy were seen together at People's Choice Awards 2016

The 'Marry Me' singer and his new girlfriend were spotted together on the red carpet at the People's Choice Awards, Wednesday night in Los Angeles… despite the model denying they are not dating.

Most senior Roman Catholic to approach Pope Francis personally

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the sub-continent, said he will personally ask Pope Francis to start to process to canonise the ‘martyrs of Kandhamal’ in the eastern Odisha province.

He has ordered Church authorities to collect evidence of atrocities against Christians who refused to abjure their faith at the point of death.

Nearly a hundred Christians slaughtered in mob violence in India in 2008 could soon be on the road to sainthood.

Cardinal Gracias added: ‘I am willing to speak personally about Kandhamal violence and its martyrs to Pope Francis.’

The 44-year-old man is seen shouting and gesticulating in holy church

 

A 44-year-old Italian nurse has been detained by Vatican gendarmerie after stripping naked and marching into St Peter's Basilica in front of shocked churchgoers.

Footage shows Luis Carlos Giampaoli, who is of Brazilian origin, striding up and down the main nave of the Basilica while shouting church litanies and gesticulating at onlookers.

'Dear brothers and sisters, I'm from Brazil!' he can be heard saying in Portuguese while marching with open arms.

The married woman reportedly admitted to prostitution and 'pimping

A woman has been stoned to death in south-east Yemen after being accused of adultery and prostitution by an Al-Qaeda Sharia court.

Al-Qaeda militants 'placed the woman in a hole in the middle of the courtyard of a military building and stoned her to death in the presence of dozens of residents', according to an eyewitness report.

50 Cent’s baby mama Daphne Joy has leaked her own nude picture.

Daphne Joy who is a bikini model shared her nude picture on her SnapChat account.

The nude picture which is a selfie of Daphne in front of her mirror was quickly deleted.

Daphne Joy who has a kid for 50 Cent is presently dating US singer Jason Derulo. Today (January 6) the ‘Wiggle Wiggle’ singer confirmed to E! that he is in a relationship with 50 Cent’s baby mama.

A lady Kills Mother And Mother’s Boyfriend Then Celebrates New Years Eve

A Brooklyn teen has been charged with the the gruesome murder of her mother, and her mother’s boyfriend.

According to reports, 15-year-old Destiny Garcia confessed during questioning to the double murder of Rosie Sanchez, 38 and her mother’s boyfriend, 40-year-old Anderson Nunez.

Police say the bodies were found at about 6:30p.m. Monday (January 4) in her Sheepshead Bay apartment. Sanchez had been shot multiple times in the chest and was found sitting in the chair, while Nunez, who was shot and stabbed, was found on the living room floor. Destiny allegedly lived with the corpses for several days, and even went to Times Square to celebrate New Years Eve.

While speaking with detectives, Destiny said she had been physically abused once by her mother told officers she killed them both in self-defense. Authorities were quoted as saying they don’t believe Destiny’s story and think she purchased the weapon from a 15-year-old boy.

Peace meeting between Don Jazzy and Olamide initiated by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote

Olamide and Don Jazzy allegedly made up thanks to the efforts of Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote.

The peace meeting was called by the billionaire who is a patron of arts and music in Nigeria. Aliko Dangote called Don Jazzy and got Olamide’s number and called him over for a peace meeting in his house.

“I'm told that the picture we all saw of Olamide & Don Jazzy shaking hands was taken at Aliko's place. Aliko Dangote stepped in for there to be peace. I'm also told that Olamide prostrated himself for Jazzy. Yes, my guy was shocked too when Olamide did that. All thanks to Dangote” 

The whole Headies drama started in 2014 when Olamide made a comment when accepting his Best Rap Album award that Lil Kesh was the Rookie of the Year instead of Reekado Banks.

Mavin singer Reekado Banks will release a new single this January to celebrate his Next Rated victory.