Ini Edo Appointed Special Adviser To Akwa Ibom Governor

The veteran Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has been appointed the Special Adviser on Tourism to Akwa Ibom state governor, Emmanuel Udoh.

Reliable sources close to the actress reveal that she was given the appointment last week and she will be spending most of her time in the state.

Man Faces 1,000 Lashes For Having s*x With Vacuum Cleaner in Saudi

A man accused of having s*x with his vacuum cleaner have been arrested, reports the Riyadh Daily. 

The man was caught in full action by his wife of 17 years before she reported her husband to authorities. “After 17 years of loyalty, this is how this miscreant treats me,” she told local reporters. “I feel used, I feel dirty,” she added.

As adultery is a crime punishable by death in Islamic law, usually performed by stoning the person to death, experts believe the man’s condemnation is a light one.

“Due to the peculiar nature of this case of adultery, in which the accused performed s*x with a home appliance and not with an animal or a human being, the judge has decided to give him a lighter sentence than usual for this crime” admits legal expert and Middle East specialist, Hakim Ben Ali. “Two years in prison and 1,000 lashes is more than acceptable for the region,” he acknowledges.

The man accused of adultery strongly maintained his innocence before the court. “We were unable to identify if the suspect performed any s*xual act with his vacuum cleaner,” Saeed Saleh Trad, the spokesperson for Al-Shafi police, said. “He was arrested and is held in custody pending further investigations,” he told reporters.

The case could be a first one for Saudi law as nothing in Islamic law is stated about s*xual acts performed onto home appliances but the accusation still applies as an act of adultery, believe experts.

Iara Oshiomhole Shuts Down Divorce Rumors, Says “I’m Enjoying My Marriage”

Wife of Edo State Governor, Iara Oshiomhole, has described as ‘most wicked and malicious’, rumors making the rounds, especially on social media that she filed for divorce from Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

Former Miss Iara Fortes, a Cape Verdean, got married to Oshiomhole, a widower, last year May at a private marriage registry at Iyamho, Etsako West LGA of Edo State.

Less than one year into the marriage, rumors surfaced online this week that Iara had filed for divorce from the governor on claims that he is fetish and diabolic.

She was also alleged to have accused her husband of being responsible for the death of his former wife, Mrs Clara Oshiomhle, who died in 2010, after a protracted battle with chest cancer.

Reacting to the unconfirmed reports, Iara said she is currently enjoying her marriage and that there was no reason to divorce her husband.

She spoke in a press statement signed by Executive Director, Media and Public Affairs, Governor’s Office, John Mayaki.

Iara said she was in her office throughout the week holding meetings and brainstorming on how to better the lots of the less-privileged Women and Children in the state through her pet project: “We Care Trust”.

Mrs. Oshiomhole added that she followed her husband on project inspection to the World-Class Central Hospital, Erosion Control sites, Road Construction sites as well as visited four Orphanage homes in Benin metropolis, in demonstration of her milk of kindness, drawing from the support of her husband.

According to the statement, “We Care Trust”, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole’s pet project is embarking on training of Edo Youths under a programmed christened “Project Focus”.

“This is part of her efforts to uplift the socio-economic life of Edo people just as details of this event would soon be made public”, the statement said.

Mr. Mayaki, however, advised those he called rumor mongers “to engage in more productive engagements to deploy their energies rather than market inanities about public personalities all in their bid to sell their medium”.

“Which Court of Law was the alleged divorce initiated and to whom was it served? Which country, state, municipal or county, if any, is the Court situated? And when was the action/suit filed? Of course the writers didn’t bother to inform their readers. The truth however is that the answers only exist in the warped imagination of the purveyors of the lies”, he stated.

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Osinbajo takes over as Buhari proceeds on short vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday began a short vacation.

The vacation will last till February 10, 2016.

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo will perform the functions of the president while Buhari is away, according to Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the President on media and publicity.

Shehu said that the President has formally notified the leadership of the National Assembly of his vacation in compliance with Section 145 (1) of the Nigerian Constitution.

I will prove my innocence in court – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court ruling on the appeal he filed to challenge his arraignment before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Saraki had approached the apex court on six grounds of appeal, all of which were turned down by the court.

In a statement signed by his media adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki however, said he will have his day in the court to prove his innocence of the charges preferred against him during the trial proper.

He reiterated the fact that the substantial matter is not before the Supreme Court since the apex court was only invited to rule on some preliminary issues.

The seven-member judges of the apex court had in a unanimous judgement, ruled that Saraki should go and face his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

The senate president, however, expressed confidence that he would be vindicated during the proper trial at the court.

The statement reads, “After listening to the ruling of the Supreme Court in the appeal he filed to challenge the process of arraigning him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki hereby states as follows :

“He expresses disappointment over the Judgment of the apex court in the country on the six grounds of his appeal

“He however will like to put it on record that the facts of the substantial matter are not before the Supreme Court since the apex court was only invited to rule on some preliminary issues in the process of commencing the trial.

“The Senate President believes he will have his day in the court to prove his innocence of the charges preferred against him during the trial proper.

“Dr. Saraki will like to thank everyone who has expressed support for him from the beginning of the case.

“He assures everyone that at the end of the day truth will prevail and justice will be served.”