Welcome To Sweetney's Blog: October 2015

Friday, October 23

17 confirmed dead, 73 others injured in Bomb blast at mosque in Yola this afternoon

About 17 people have been confirmed dead and 73 others injured after a bomb ripped through a mosque in Jambutu area in Yola, Adamawa state this afternoon. Many of the Muslim faithfuls were leaving the mosque just after their Friday prayers when the incident happened. This blast comes hours after a similar incident occurred at a mosque in Maiduguri killing 28 people. Most of the injured are in critical condition and have been moved to the federal medical centre, Yola. The state governor has called for blood donation for the injured

Spanish billionaire owner of Zara clothing overthrows Bill Gates as the richest man in the world

Spanish clothing magnate Amancio Ortega, 79, over took Microsoft founder Bill Gates for the first time ever in the Forbes rich list. According to Forbes's real-time tracker, the elusive multibillionaire founder of European clothing retailer Zara smashed past Bill Gates to become the wealthiest person on the planet, with a fortune of $79.8 billion (€71.83 billion or £51.84 billion). Bill Gates' estimated net worth is $79.5bn as of this afternoon. He's expected to take back his top position from Ortega.

The elusive Ortega isn't as much of a household name as Gates, but he's quietly ascended the wealth rankings in recent years, as his company continues to perform well and expand.

Amber Rose celebrated her birthday last night in a very peculiar outfit. She wore a contrast-trimmed yellow T-shirt with the words (Popular Slut Club) & fashioned into a crop-top. She also slipped her curvaceous figure into a bright pink PVC skirt, which clung to her pert posterior as she left luxury night club Playhouse in Hollywood, California, with a group of friends. See more pics after the cut

Late Michael Jackson's longtime physician Dr. Arnold Klein, has died. The man rumored for years to be the biological father of Michael's two oldest children, Prince and Paris, passed away Thursday night in California according to TMZ. He was 70 years old.

Klein, who was one time the biggest dermatologist in Hollywood, was admitted to the hospital four days ago suffering severe abdominal pains. He was also suffering from Multiple Sclerosis & confined to a wheelchair at the time of his death. Klein hinted on many occasion that he was the biological father Prince and Paris.

Davido shares cute photo of his daughter

She is so cute!

Photo: Woman gives birth to 14-lb baby

Choi! The woman must have gone through serious pain...

Pastor assassinated in Bayelsa state

The head pastor of The Land of Peace Ministry, Alawari Ogili, was allegedly assassinated by known gunmen at his residence along DSP Alamieyeseigha Way, Opolo, Yenagoa, the state capital on Wednesday 21st.

Sources told The Nation that the armed men scaled through the fence of the deceased and lured him out of his house by stopping his generator. When he came out, he was shot multiple times and the assassins left without taking any of his belongings.

The pregnant glamour model, 36, looked lovely in a plunging dress at her baby shower which held at New York City's Cedar Lake Event yesterday. Her husband, Ice T, and her family and friends were there. See more photos after the cut...

The President of Nigeria today received the Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary, Zsolt Semjén during his courtesy visit to the Aso Villa. See more photos after the cut....

Award winning actress and philanthropist Omotola has just been signed as Brand Ambassador to Scanfrost. The campaign materials for the home appliances were styled by Ezinne Chinkata, make up by Bimpe Onakoya, hair by Ferdinand and shot by Tunde Owolabi studios.

The actress who also celebrates 20 years of entertainment this year was said to have been paid some heavy figures for the endorsement. See some behind the scenes pics after the cut...

According to Laurie Idahosa, the daughter inlaw of late Benson Idahosa, Senior Pastor of Christ Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome pledged to give N1billion towards the building of the Faculty of Engineering at the Benson Idahosa University. He made the pledge today after he was conferred with a honorary doctorate degree in Divinity by the school. More pics from the ceremony after the cut..

A 54-year-old man in France has been arrested for pimping his 46-year old wife to 2742 men, He reportedly made £5000 a month from the operation. As his wife entertained clients, he would sit outside in the family car with their 5-year-old son. The couple, who have been married for 10 years, were arrested last Tuesday, but only the man was charged with pimping, and faces a decade in prison.

Prostitution is legal in France, but it is against the law to solicit for business. The man is said to have used four internet sites and text messages to organise clients for his wif

Photo: Mrs Aisha Buhari tours Awolowo residence in Ikenne

Mrs Aisha Buhari on a tour of the Awolowo's residence. She visited the Mausoleum, museum and Library. More pictures after the cut...

According to Iretiola Doyle, she was robbed and injured in traffic. The robbers shattered the window, stole her phone and she had to get 6 stiches. '1 inch deeper and it would have been a different story.' The Govt definitely needs to do something about these robberies.

Who wore it better? Cait vs Kate

Looks like caitlyn Jenner loves the duchess' style, she has been spotted rocking pieces the duchess had previously worn. So who wore it better?

Man dressed up as sexy woman to entice men over social media, lures them to hotel rooms, then drug and rob them

Tang, a former stylist in China robbed men he met online by dressing up as a beautiful woman, luring them to a hotel and drugging them, police said.

The 48-year-old who used the alias "Black Rose" pretended to be a well-off, divorced woman who was just “looking for a good time.” He’d entice men with sexy snaps over social media to hotel rooms in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. But once they were together, he’d slip them sleeping pills and make off with their cash and valuables.

28 persons were killed in the twin suicide attack at a mosque in Jiddari-Polo near Federal High Court in Old GRA in Maiduguri, Borno state this morning.

20 others were said to have been injured and are receiving medical attention at a government hospital. “We counted 28 dead bodies,” Umar Sani, a civilian vigilante told AFP.

Avril Lavigne suffers nip-slip...and she aint even know it..:-) (photos)

The 31 year old who recently ended her second marriage stepped out in Beverly Hills this week wearing a black sheer skeleton-printed mini-dress and Converse low-tops...but failed to notice that her slip beneath fell and exposed her right boobs. See up-close pic after the cut...

Singer Seyi Shay last night shared a photo of her in the studio with high-life master Flavour Nabania. Following up the remix of her smash hit "Right Now" the two superstars team up to make a song which promises to blow minds away. She confirmed she will be releasing her album on Nov. 13.

Cristiano Ronaldo shows off new Ferrari (photo)

When you are Ronaldo...he shared the photo on social media.

Photos from the bomb blast at a mosque in Maiduguri this morning

A suicide bomber detonated a bomb inside this moque in Maiduguri this morning. More photos after the cut...

Comedian Alibaba and his wife Mary hosted Annie and Tuface Idibia, Iyanya and Freda Francis and others at their home in Lagos yesterday. More photos after the cut...

Ivelisse Martinez, 27, survived a seven car pile up which killed her husband, Jose Vargas Rosario, 35 and their toddler son Brayden Vargas, but she has been left with amnesia as she can't remember who they are or if she ever had a family. An elderly woman's car ploughed into their stationary vehicle at Altamonte springs, Florida, killing her son and husband and leaving her with serious injuries.

A man wearing a Darth Vader-like mask and armed with a sword went on a rampage at a Swedish elementary school Thursday, killing a teacher and a student. The attacker died of gunshot wounds inflicted by police who rushed to the scene.

The teacher died at the school, and the student succumbed at a nearby hospital. Police spokesman Thord Haraldsson said the 21-year-old attacker was fatally shot in the chest by police who responded to the attack at the Kronan school in Trollhattan, near Goteborg, Sweden’s second-largest city. Trollhattan is about 260 miles west-southwest of Stockholm.

"This is a black day for Sweden," said Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who rushed to Trollhattan, a town of about 50,000 people. "I think of the victims and their families, students and staff and the whole of the affected community. No words can describe what they are going through right now."

At a plenary yesterday October 22nd, the Speaker, Rt.Hon. Surajudeen Ishola Adekunbi read out ta letter from the Governor of Ogun State, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, wherein names of five additional commissioner nominees to be screened today October 23 by 11am. were contained.

The following names are: Mrs. Modupeola Mujota. Mr. Adedayo Adeneye. Mrs.Adenrele Adesina 4.Mr. Babajide Odubanjo. 5.Mr. Adewale Oshinowo‎. Big congrats to him.

One stabbed as armed robbers rob motorist in Lagos traffic

One man was stabbed during an armed robbery incident along the Costain-Eko bridge yesterday night. Motorist who were in traffic as they returned from work were robbed of their valuables by robbers who were armed with pistols, hammers, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.

The robbers smashed the glasses of motorist and demanded for their phones, bags and other valuables. In some cases, the motorist were the ones who had to wind down their car windows and hand over their belongings so that there cars will not destroyed.

Also at Oshodi yesterday night, a lady was robbed of her belongings by some hoodlums. The spate of armed robbers attacking motorist in Lagos has increased in recent times. Please the government needs to work on the security of our lives and property.

Khloe Kardashian poses in sexy photoshoot for new book

Khloe Kardashian sizzles in a photoshoot for her first book 'Strong Looks Better Naked' where she talks about her relationship, weight and self-image issues. More photos after the cut...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday arraigned two businessmen identified as Ojukwu Nnamdi Rowland and Ngene Linus Chibuike before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos on one count charge bordering on bulk cash movement and money laundering.
Ojukwu and Ngene who are businessmen and were traveling to China for business, were arrested after failing to declare US$2,917,272 (Two Million, Nine Hundred and Seventeen Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy Two United States Dollars) and US$2,506,998 (Two Million, Five Hundred and Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight United States Dollars) found on them respectively at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport on October 8th.

Lamar Odom had a surgical procedure yesterday. The procedure reportedly involved his chest, however specifics as to whether they were tied to heart or lung problems are unclear, according to TMZ, who first reported the story.

Other media reports state that the doctors at Cedars have asked for no visitors until he improves, but Khloé Kardashian remains by Odom's side in the hospital room.

Aunt creates a fake facebook profile to check on her niece and ultimately saves her own life

An Alabama aunt thought her 19-year-old niece was spending too much time on Facebook recently, so she created a fake profile and befriended her to see what she was up to online. But as AL.com reports, the answer she got was more troubling than anything she could have imagined.

The niece is Marissa Williams. Williams’ aunt was puzzled by the constant stream of strangers always at her house, so she created a profile posing as a boy named Tre ‘Topdog’ Ellis and befriended her niece and that may have ultimately saved her life.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara yesterday announced the chairmen of the various committees in the House of Representatives. APC is to chair 48 of the committees while PDP will chair 45 of them. All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has one committee to chair while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had two.

Lil Wayne and Christina Milian shot a music video together a month after they broke off their relationship.
Wayne grinded with a barely dressed Christina on the set of her new music video for "Do It." The video was shot last week in Miami. They remain friends and sources say they'll never get back together, so working this closely is not a problem. More photos after the cut...

The second edition of the African Muzik Magazine Awards AFRIMMA took place this past weekend in Dallas and the whole city was brought to a standstill with the influx of fans and African music superstars. With wonderful performances from Yuri Da Cunha, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Carlou D, Kcee and more, the star studded event in front of a sold out venue proved a true celebration of African music in Diaspora.

Coco who is 32 weeks pregnant tried on a couple of dresses as she tried to determine what dress to wear out last night. More photos after the cut..

The 82-year-old woman, Alhaja Mistura Ahmodu, who was rescued from a three-storey building that collapsed on Swamp Street, Lagos Island, on Wednesday, is dead.

Her granddaughter, Shukura Ishola, told PUNCH Metro on Thursday she died around 5pm on Wednesday at the Lagos Island General Hospital, alleging that medical personnel at the hospital did not attend to her immediately they got there.

Two women jumped up on stage and stripped naked 'for the chance to win an old iPhone '. One of the ladies who was reported to be married stripped off her clothes and gyrated in front of stunned club guests.
At one point the MC snatched away the underwear of one of the contestants as she tried to cover her modesty, instead throwing them into the crowd.

China's first lady seems to have suffered a regrettable make-up mishap at a dinner two nights ago.
Peng Liyuan, dubbed the Chinese Kate Middleton, was attending the Lord Mayor's banquet as part of her husband Xi Jinping's historic state visit to the UK. But when Madame Peng, who was a famous folk singer before she married President Xi , arrived at the lavish event at London's Guildhall, something seemed odd with the foundation on her face.

One of the suspected masterminds of the October 2, 2015 bombings in Nyanya and Kuje towns in Abuja, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, has pleaded guilty of being in possession of 12 Improvised Explosive Devices and other materials used for making bombs.

A husband has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the his estranged 18 year old wife's headless body and body parts were found in a river.
Olga Onipenko's bowels were removed after her death, said police, in a case which has shocked Russia.

Cynthia Morgan comes for Caroline Danjuma again

Cynthia Morgan took another shot at Caroline Danjuma by posting an old IG photo of her and basically calling her a hypocrite.

Meet woman who is obsessed with tearing out her own hair

A 32 year old woman, Wendy Clark, was left almost bald after a 20-year battle with a condition which makes her tear out her own hair.

She has tried to cover her head with wigs and  hair bands over the years but it got so bad  at the beginning of this year that she had lost 90 per cent of her hair.

The minor girls, aged two-and-half years and the other five, were raped in separate attacks in New Delhi yesterday,October 17, police said. According to Hindustan Times, the 5-year-old was allegedly assaulted by two men known to her family. The men, who were drunk at the time, were nabbed by people and handed over to police. No arrests have been made in connection with the other rape.

October 16 is a day the students of Government Girls college , Agege will never forget. It was the World food day and Unilever, makers of Knorr cube set out to feed 1million students in the #shareameal programme and to help bring fun to the day, brought their knorr Brand Ambassador Super star actress and philanthropist Omotola Jalade Ekeinde. See the photos after the cut...

Actress Ibinabo Fiberesima-Egbuka and her daughter Zino adorable in matching outfit...

Friday, October 23

Saturday, October 17