How to make sure you’re on the right tax code

With a new financial year around the corner, millions are set to receive new tax codes. Here’s how to make sure you’re on the correct one…
By Robert Powell | Lovemoney – Mon, Mar 26, 2012 04:55 BST.. .

If you're on the wrong tax code you could be paying far too much tax (Image © PA)

On April 6, a new financial year will dawn. And in the run-up to this date, millions of people will receive their new tax codes.

Now, your tax code may not be the most fascinating of issues, but it is important. If you’re on an incorrect code, you could find yourself underpaying throughout the year and being hit with a huge bill come 2013, or being overcharged and left out of pocket each month.

If you’ve recently changed jobs or gained a new source of income, you should be especially vigilant about being placed on the correct code.

Here’s what you need to know…


The L code – for most people


Tax codes are usually made up of a series of numbers and a letter. The most common letter is L. This means that you are under 65 and eligible for the basic personal allowance – this is the amount you can earn before income tax kicks in. The basic personal allowance for 2012-13, applicable to low and middle earners with an annual income of less than £100,000, is £8,105.

This exact allowance figure (divided by 10) will precede the letter in your code. So for the 2012-13 financial year starting next week, 810L will be one of the most common codes – indicating that you are under 65 and earn less than £100,000, and are hence entitled to a £8,105 personal allowance before income tax kicks in.



The K code – for untaxed income

Another code that many people may have is the K code. This is essentially the reverse of an L code and is used when your level of untaxed additional income exceeds your personal allowance.

To take a step back: The taxman wants to know about any additional income you get from your employer – often this will be in the form of employee benefits. This income eats away and reduces your personal allowance.

Consider this example: Your employer provides you with a brand new BMW company car to use both on the job and at home. All your petrol is paid for, as is the licensing and tax associated with the vehicle. The taxman will come up with a figure for the income you’re receiving from this (for personal journeys), and cut it from your personal allowance.

This will give you a tax code that still ends in L, but has a smaller figure preceding it. So if the taxman decided that you were getting £5,000 of income from your company car, you will see a code of 310L on your new tax code (£8,105 - £5,000 = £3,105 or 310).

However, if this additional income exceeds your personal allowance, wiping it out completely, you’ll be shunted onto a K code.

To continue our example – if the taxman decides that you’re receiving £15,000 of additional income from the company BMW, you’ll see 689K as your tax code. This means that you need to pay income tax on all of your earnings plus the £6,895 additional income from the company car that exceeds your personal allowance.


The T code for £100,000+ income


If you’re a high-earner, the situation starts to get a little more complex. For every £2 you earn over £100,000, you’ll lose £1 of your personal allowance. At this point you should be put on a T code, preceded by a figure showing the level of allowance you have left, providing any company benefits aren’t forcing you onto a K code.

For example, someone with an income of £110,000 with no untaxed benefits or other relief will see a 310T code – indicating £3,105 of personal allowance.

When your income reaches £116,210, you’ll lose all of your allowance and your whole income will be subject to the appropriate rates of income tax. At the point you’ll be put on a 0T code.


P and Y pensioner codes

If you have a low or middle income and are aged between 65 and 74 you’ll be placed on a P code, enabling you to have an income (after certain allowances such as donations or pension contributions) of £10,500 across the 2012-13 year before you pay any tax.

If you’re 75 or over, this allowance increases to £10,660 – signified by a Y code.

However, there is also a cut-off point applicable to pensioners on the upper end of the income spectrum.

For every £2 you earn over £25,400, you’ll lose £1 of your personal allowance until it reaches the basic rate - £8,105 for the next tax year.

Providing your income does not exceed £100,000, you’ll keep this allowance. If it does, your basic personal allowance will begin eroding away again at the same rate (£2 earned = £1 loss) as those aged under 65.

It’s also worth pointing out that the basic state pension is paid untaxed – though it is taxable. Most people opt to have this fall under their personal allowance.


Second jobs and pensions

You’ll usually receive a tax code for each source of income you receive. If you have more than one income, you’ll be asked to state which is your main source, and this will have the appropriate level of personal allowance applied to it.

All other income will all be taxed without any allowance. If you pay at basic rate, additional income sources will receive a BR code, higher rate payers will get a D0 code and those liable for the additional rate will get the D1 code.

An NT code will come through if no tax is to be taken. This could be because your total income is less than your personal allowance, or you’re a self-employed contractor who is liable to pay National Insurance but not income tax.

Emergency Codes

An emergency tax code is issued if HMRC does not have enough information about you to send your employer the correct code. This usually happens if you start your first job and get your first source of income part of the way into the financial year, or you haven’t got a P45 from a previous employer.

The emergency tax code for 2012-13 is 810L – the same as the basic personal allowance code. This normally ensures you receive the basic amount of monthly tax-free pay. But it doesn’t take into account any other relief or allowances.

You may also see W1 (for weekly pay) or M1 (for monthly pay). This signifies that you are being taxed as if it is the first week or month of the financial year. However, if you start work part of the way into the year, a W1 or M1 code could see you overpay in tax – as it is spreading your person allowance over too many months.

For example, if you start your first job five months into the financial year, you should receive a seventh of your personal allowance in each monthly wage packet. A W1 or M1 code will only give you a 12th – meaning that you will be overpaying.

However, when you hand over your P45 or P46 to your new employer, your tax code should change – and you should be reimbursed with any losses. If you get to the end of the financial year and still haven’t been reimbursed with the overpaid tax, you should get it back in a refund.

If your tax code is wrong

If you think your tax code is wrong you need to tell HMRC as soon as possible so it can be corrected. You’ll need to have your tax reference and National Insurance number to hand – these can be found on your payslips or any letters from HMRC.

You can get hold of all of the contact details for HMRC by heading to its website.

source:yahoo,lovemoney.com

Miss Universe Disqualifies Transgender Contestant

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Jenna Talackova is everything you think of when you hear the words "beauty queen." With her bright smile, flowing blonde hair and viciously long legs, you can't deny she's stunning.

But Talackova, 23, has been disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada competition because she was born a male, according to CTV. Talackova was originally selected as one of 65 finalists for the Donald Trump-owned competition. Her profile and photos have since been pulled from the Miss Universe Canada website.

"Jenna Talackova from Vancouver, British Columbia will not compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada competition because she did not meet the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form," Miss Universe Canada said in a statement Friday. "We do however, respect her goals, determination and wish her the best."

The Miss Universe Canada website states that to enter, women must be a Canadian citizen and between the ages of 18 and 27. If basic requirements are met, they are asked to fill out a longer application form. The form does not mention any rules against sexual reassignment surgery. A representative for the Miss Universe Canada did not respond to request for comment.

Denis Davila, the national director of Miss Universe Canada, told CTV, "she was dishonest." Talackova was disqualified after she admitted her birth gender last week.

"We have to have the facts straight. There is no discrimination here at all," Davila said. "You can look at it the way she wants to look at it, but we all have to follow the same rules."

"I will look to turn this situation into a positive so that other people in a similar situation are not discriminated against in the future," Talackova said in a statement to CTV Sunday.

Talackova could not be reached by ABC News for comment.

The blonde beauty has not tried to hide her past. In a 2010 YouTube video for Miss International Queen, a transgender/transsexual competition in which Talackova was a contestant, she states that she began hormone therapy at age 14. At 19, she had sexual reassignment surgery.

A petition has been started on Change.org asking Miss Universe Canada to "reverse the unfair disqualification of Jenna Talackova." The petition currently has more than 20,000 signatures.

Other fans have flocked to Facebook and Twitter to express their feelings over Talackova's disqualification.

"Disgraceful. This is flat-out discrimination," one fan commented on the Miss Universe Canada Facebook page.

"@JennaTalackova should NOT have been disqualified from @MissUniverse! Beautiful is beautiful. Down with discrimination," one fan tweeted.

But reactions to Talackova's story have been mixed.

"If she never stated on her application such detail, I support this decision," one Facebook user posted to the Miss Universe Canada page.

This isn't the first time a transgender woman has been disqualified from a competition. In 1976, Renèe Richards, a professional American tennis player who had sexual reassignment surgery to make her a woman, was denied entry into the U.S. Open by the United States Tennis Association unless she agreed to chromosomal testing. The USTA cited an unprecedented, women-born-women policy. Richards took her case to the New York Supreme Court which ruled in her favor in 1977, allowing her to play as a woman.

The crown for Miss Universe Canada will be awarded May 19 in Toronto.


source:yahoo,ABC.
PIX:SOK

London 2012 - Volleyball star dies after heart attack on court

Former Olympic silver medallist Vigor Bovolenta has died after suffering a heart attack during an Italian fourth-tier match.

Bovolenta, who was to turn 38 in May, collapsed on the court during Volley Forli's visit to Lube Macerata on Saturday.

He complained of dizziness and chest pains, reportedly telling team-mates: "Please help me, I'm falling."

Attempts by medics to resuscitate Bovolenta failed and he was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital.

Bovolenta, father of four children, was part of the Italy team that won silver at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta after a dramatic 3-2 loss to Netherlands in the final.

Towering at 2.02 metres high, Bovolenta was instrumental in helping Italy win the 1995 European championship in Greece and the silver at Euro 2001.

Heart problems in sport have come into focus of late after Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match last weekend. He has made a remarkable recovery and is now in intensive care.

Kilmarnock's Scottish League Cup final triumph last weekend was also marred by the father of midfielder Liam Kelly suffering a suspected heart attack in the stand and dying.

Reuters.

Female habits that drive men crazy

Being comfortable with your other half is wonderful, however, you might have unconsciously picked up some habits along the way that turn him off. Here are the top 10 traits we think you should steer clear of.

10: Over-analysing everything
Let’s face it, men really aren’t that complicated. So if a guy says, ‘I’m a bit busy right now. Can I ring you later?’ chances are, work’s really quite hectic. One kiss in his texts instead of the usual two doesn’t mean he’s gone off you, and a surprise cup of tea doesn’t mean he’s feeling guilty. So give men the benefit of the doubt, take things at face value and you’ll save yourself a heap of stress.

9: Wearing too much make-up
We’re all for making an effort, but caking on too much slap risks bringing out your inner drag queen rather than your secret sex kitten. False eyelashes, fake tan and hair extensions all have their place, but a girl can look fab without resorting to these tricks. Far much better to enhance your natural beauty instead of hiding it, and remind him how gorgeous you really are.

8: Shop till YOU drop
If a man is lucky enough to share his life with a girl, chances are he has to share it with a massive shoe collection as well. Dragging him around the sales for hours, splurging obscene amounts of cash and then taking up valuable storage space with your spoils can drive him up the wall. While retail therapy can soothe many a crisis, perhaps leave your partner at home next time!

7: Taking forever to get ready
Even if the end result is a vision of beauty, it takes a very forgiving man to shrug off a three-hour wait. Men understand women want to look their best, but are perfect nails and expertly smoothed dresses really necessary for a visit to your local curry house? Being ready quickly will show how laid back you are, and give you both more time to have fun.

6: Gossiping
According to scientific types, a good gossiping session is a way of bonding and triggers the release of endorphins, those hormones that make us feel happy. This is all well and good, but when it descends into a bitching fest it can be a turn-off. And if the focus of the gossip is someone the man knows too, it can be very awkward next time he sees them.

5: Pinching other people’s chips
No one’s going to judge a girl if she orders her own plate of chips, or a dessert for that matter. But if you virtuously stick to a salad and then proceed to demolish the tasty stuff from the plate opposite, it’ll raise a few eyebrows. Go on - order the chocolate pudding if you want it. And don’t worry if you don’t want to share!

4: Obsessing about weight
Women are bombarded with images of perfect beauty, so it’s no wonder fretting about our appearance is an hourly past-time. But even though it might not seem like it, men just aren’t as interested in our bingo wings as we are. If you radiate self-confidence, no one’s going to notice those extra three pounds you put on recently.

3: Nagging
‘Have you paid the gas bill yet?... Are you EVER going to fix that shelf?’ Women have a habit of going on in such a way that the more they nag, the lower the chance their man will ever do whatever it is they’re being asked. The solution? Do it yourself! Failing that, ask sweetly and sparingly, and lavish him with gratitude when it eventually gets done.

2: Talking too much
It’s official - us girls love to chat. In the ladies’ loo, at the gym, at the pub – we have something to say most of the time. But while no one likes an awkward silence, it’s worth remembering your man is not your sound board, like your best friend might be. He doesn’t care quite as much about Julie in reception’s boob job, or the fact that you’ve been searching high and low for spring’s must-have colour block skinny jeans. Stick to subjects that will interest you both and ask lots of questions – especially when you’re getting to know each other.

1: Probing men’s inner thoughts
You’re snuggled up on the sofa, enjoying a rare moment of peace and quiet. And then comes THAT question – ‘What are you thinking?’ You’re only trying to foster the atmosphere of intimacy and perhaps hoping for some proof that you’re the centre of his thoughts. But his mind may have already wandered to yesterday’s football scores and he’ll have to lie to keep you happy. Compliments are lovely, but if you wait until he chooses to dish them out, they’ll be that much sweeter.


source:yahoo lifestyle

An Australian man has been rescued after a three-day ordeal trapped at a remote flooded fishing hut where he was stalked by four-metre crocodiles, a report said Friday.

Terry Donovan, 65, was at the Staaten River Fishing and Wilderness Lodge in crocodile-infested northern Queensland when he became isolated this week, the Cairns Post said.

He told the newspaper he saw huge saltwater crocs lurking in the waters, with one lunging at a wallaby sheltering on the hut's back deck. Donovan said he was afraid that if the water rose much higher, one of the beasts could swim in and attack him. "The first one I saw was sitting out the back on the veranda in about a foot of water, maybe a bit more," he said. "I thought to myself, 'Well, there's a warning, there's a crocodile there. Where there's one, there's probably two or three or more'." Donovan said a second crocodile placed itself underneath the house, after he spotted it through a window. The report said he positioned himself in the highest place he could find, taking refuge on a billiard table which he packed with supplies. "(The water) just kept going up and up and up, and it was just an inch or so above the nets where the balls are collected by the billiard table," he said. "And I thought, 'Well, the next step is the roof, I'm out of here'." Donovan was eventually spotted by a passing helicopter which had gone to check on him after he failed to answer his satellite phone. Officials then alerted a local fishermen who rescued him. Saltwater crocodiles are a common feature of Australia's tropical north and kill an average of two people a year. source:yahoo,pix above shows a croc from a from a friend's facebook picture collections. ...

HAVING A SHORT FINGER CAN STOP YOU FROM GETTING ENOUGH SEX

7 REASONS WHY YOU ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH SEX Partying We all like a drink after a long, hard day, but did you ever consider that your evening beverage is affecting that other long, hard thing in your life? Drinking too much reduces your sex drive, so if you want more loving it’s time to put down your glass. For the guys, you shouldn’t be having more than three to four units a day. That’s the equivalent of two pints of 4% lager. For the girls, you should have no more than two to three units in a day. That’s the equivalent of two small 125ml glasses of wine. Checking their messages A little green-eyed jealousy lives within us all and sometimes it can be quite flattering to hear we are the cause of another person’s envy; but beware. Jealousy is the all time, number one turn-off for both men and women. Being possessive isn’t hot, it’s just weird. If jealousy is affecting your love life you should address some of your trust issues and try to build your self-esteem. Before asking about your crushes exes, or rifling through their messages, pause and think: what do I expect to find? Is this rational? Routine Like everything else in life, if you do something too much it becomes boring. If your sex life has become more monotonous than a Monday morning commute, it’s time to experiment. If the kinky and saucy intimidates you, don’t worry. Sex doesn’t have to be sordid to be exciting. Try simple things, like a sex treasure hunt. Wait until your partner comes home and place clues around the house. The clues should help them find you naked and in bed. When they do finally find their prize (you) the anticipation will be so high you’ll both want to dive into bed for some fun. Short finger How long is your ring finger? How long is your index finger? Although your hands seem an odd place to look when trying to work out why you aren’t getting enough sex, some scientists believe that the length of your ring finger indicates certain information about your sex drive. The higher the level of testosterone you are exposed to in the womb determines how long your fourth finger is. This is why men tend to have longer ring fingers than women. However, if you or your partner has unusually short ring fingers then this could indicate a low libido and could be why you are not getting enough. Smoking Smoking could be the reason why you aren’t getting enough sex. In a survey three quarters of 18-24 year olds said they wouldn’t even kiss someone who had just smoked. An even more shocking stat is that 1,700 people surveyed by the Department of Health said they would be hesitant to start a relationship with someone who smoked. Clearly, smoking carries a huge stigma and it’s no longer sexy to spark up. To get more action, you need to stub out that cigarette. Relationship crisis Although make-up sex can be great, if you and your guy or girl are constantly fighting or live together in frosty silences then the chances are, your sex life sucks. A relationship crisis is one of the most common reasons why people have a loss of sexual desire. The best way to tackle any relationship issues you share is to talk to one another. Why are you both so unhappy? You need to work together to bring about a resolution and if you can’t, then maybe it’s time to move on. Junk If you love gorging on junk food, you may only need to make a few small changes to your diet to make massive differences to your sex life. For those guys who would like to be a little firmer in the trouser department you should try to eat foods rich in L-Arginine. You could have some granola for breakfast or snack on cashews and walnuts during the day. For the ladies, try and get more soy into your diet. It will make you more sensitive and lubricated, plus it combats certain symptoms of the menopause. Read more on realbuzz.com... source:yahoo lifestyle

SPECIAL GUESTS ATTENDING THE RED CARPET APART FROM HOUSEMATES CAST & CREW (Friday 23rd March 2012 from 9pm)

1. Brenda Bonsu - Sexy Ghanian Movie Star - ‘Material Girls’ & ‘Chelsea’ 2. Obi Emelonye - Writer/Director - 'Mirro Boy' and Last Flight To Abuja 3. Penelope Bouchot Humbert - From Ruke Amata’s movie - ‘The Past Came Calling’ 4. Ruke Amata - Writer/Director - 'The Past Came Calling'

5. Lateef Lovejoy -From Hollywood’s 2009 ‘The Mask’ & UK’s top Comedian 6. George Calil -From Steven Spielberg’s ‘Band of Brothers’ TV series & BBC 'Holby City' 7. Ezi-Emella Ezeh - Super Model ..

8. Darnell Swallow - Finalist 2010 ‘Big Brother’ 9. Rita Nzelu - Chris Obi Rapu's' 'Living In Bondage'

10. Andrew Ukoko - Director 2012 'The Assassin Practice' 11. Fatima Jabbe, the Gambia (Mirror Boy)

12. Reuel Singh the Magician (Legends of London) Performing some of his tricks on the Red Carpet.

MORE SPECIAL GUESTS ATTENDING TO BE ANNOUNCED ONCE CONFIRMED. WATCH THIS SPACE GUYS... pix sources:google,facebook

Lagos Aiport Hotel transforms 77 rooms into paradise

Lagos Aiport Hotel Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria is one of the oldest hospitality establishments in Nigeria. But the management of this hotel has not allowed the age to set the bench mark for services which it render . Wale Ojo - Lanre revealed the transformation that has visited some 77 of its rooms .

How Runsewe made Nigeria proud at ITB Berlin, Germany

Nigerian delegation performance at  this year's international travel meet , ITB Berlin,Germany , was superlatively impressive .Nigeria garnered a lot of opportunities which shored up the image of the country . Wale Ojo - lanre who  witnessed the event recounts here what he describes as the one of the finest moments of Nigeria at international meets

WHY OVARIAN CANCER IS CALLED THE SILENT KILLER

(pIX SHOWS NORMAL OVARY)



Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

© Eclipse Digital - Fotolia.com It’s been called the “silent killer” – a cancer that can spread before women are even aware they have it.

That’s because ovarian cancer symptoms can be vague and easily confused with a host of other, less serious conditions.

(PIX SHOWS ABNORMAL OVARY DUE TO OVARIAN CANCER)

In fact, it is more common than cervical cancer: each year around 6,500 women in the UK are diagnosed with the disease and more than 4,000 lose their lives to it.

Despite these frightening statistics, however, experts insist the disease can be stopped in its tracks if women are made aware of the signs.

When ovarian cancer is found in the early stages, up to 90 per cent of women survive for more than five years. But two out of three cases are diagnosed in the later stages of the disease.

Now, for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, women’s cancer charities are keen to get the message out so that more lives can be saved.

Gilda Witte of Ovarian Cancer Action says: “British women are far less likely than other women in Europe to get an early diagnosis of ovarian cancer and that means they are far more likely to die of it. This is terrible yet can be avoided in the majority of cases.”

As one woman with the disease points out: “They call it the silent killer but the symptoms shout out at you: you have to listen to your body and act.”

So what are the key signs to look out for? The most common ones include:

•Persistent pelvic or abdominal pain
•Increased abdominal size and persistent bloating
•Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
Women may also experience urinary symptoms such as needing to wee more urgently or often than usual, a change in bowel habits (e.g. diarrhoea), extreme fatigue and weight loss for no obvious reason.

Often women can mistake these ailments with other problems such as a food intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome or even put it down to old age.

The majority of ovarian cancer cases tend to affect women aged over 50 who have already gone through the menopause – although some types can present in younger women.

In the UK, one in every 50 women will develop the disease at some point in their life.

Other risk factors include a strong family history of the disease, smoking and being overweight. There is a slightly increased risk in women who have not had children or breastfed and among women of Ashkenazi Jewish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Dutch, Pakistani and Polish descent.

There is a suggestion that use of combined HRT for more than five years can increase risk – although this risk returns to normal once HRT has stopped.

Charity Target Ovarian Cancer also points to some other potential risk factors – although evidence for these is mixed. These include use of talcum powder in the genital area, IVF treatments and eating excess amounts of foods containing acrylamides, such as over-baked or over-fried bacon, chips and so on.

If you do have a strong family link to the disease, your doctor can carry out a blood test and scan, although these are not fail safe modes of detection. Research is ongoing to find more specific causes of the cancer and better ways to rout it out.

TV’s Dr Rob Hicks says: "In the UK, treatment is very good but, unfortunately, the disease is already in the body and developing before the diagnosis is made and treated.

“One of the challenges is that the possible symptoms are relatively non-specific and any women might put them down to lifestyle or getting older.”

He adds: “The key thing about the symptoms – like stomach pains, bloating, needing to pass urine more frequently - is the fact that they are usually persistent. It's not a case of occasional bloating or feeling full after eating - these symptoms are those that are there day in, day out.”

Reassuringly, in most cases these symptoms will not point to ovarian cancer. But the truth is that, in those cases when it is, early detection means a better chance of beating it.

For more information and advice see Ovarian Cancer Action Ovarian Cancer Action and Target Ovarian Cancer

sources:yahoo lifestyle,women's surgery group

HAVING FEARS OVER MY WIFE BECAUSE SHE IS SEXY IS LIKE COMMITTING SUICIDE-SAYS DORIS SIMEON'S HUSBAND,DANIEL

This is the sad and unfortunate news about the respected marriage between popular Yoruba movie actress, Doris Simeon and movie director, Daniel Ademinokan. Tales about their marriage in the last two weeks have become the subject of discussion among several of their colleagues and the crux of gist about them is that the couple has practically separated as both of them now leave apart. According to findings, Daniel and Doris have been having issues with their marriage and for several months have been patching up and pretending as if all is well.
Daniel, according to sources close to him has obviously had enough of putting up and patching up with Doris according to findings, he had always taken care of their baby, David and Doris because her busy schedule hardly affords her time to take care of the 2-year old boy.


Those close to Daniel also claim Doris has not really been in the good books of her in-laws. They claim she refused to visit Daniel’s dad when he was sick and hospitalized last year despite suggestions by her estranged husband that she finds time to visit the man as he was away in another state to direct a movie. Doris,we learnt did not visit the man in the hospital till the man died. They claim she deliberately claimed to be busy so as not to visit her father in-law.
There are also strong indications that Daniel claims he was not aware of his wife’s efforts to set up a shop in Lagos where she sells household wares. He feels the shop will distract Doris more from paying attention to the home.
Aside the reasons those close to Daniel claim have been responsible for the trouble in the marriage, there are strong rumours that Daniel and daring and popular movie actress, Tonto Dikeh are close and are enjoying a sizzling romance which they succeeded in keeping away from several colleagues and the prying media. A source close to Doris claimed Tonto was instrumental to Daniel’s initial constant trips to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. It is believed that both Tonto and Daniel met while he was directing the movie of another actress, Rukky Sanda in Abuja. Once the two began seeing themselves news filtered to Doris in Lagos and she confronted her handsome husband with the allegations. This resulted into an heated argument. Though it is not certain but it seems that was about the last time Daniel and Doris stayed together under the same roof. Our source informed that the Abuja house that Daniel moved to served as a love nest for the movie director and actress for several months. Interestingly, while the news of the troubled marriage filtered into town,Tonto denied having any affair with Daniel and dissociated herself from the ugly story of the break-up of the marriage of the young couple ,who a lot of people did not imagine will go their separate ways. Tonto has been telling whoever cares to listen that she has been busy in Owerri, Asaba and Enugu since January and declared that at no point has she been in and out of Abuja this year. She further said that Daniel is not a friend of hers in any level, not meaning any disrespect, as they have only met once on the set of her very good friend, Rukky Sanda, where she went to morally support the efforts of Rukky.

Daniel and Doris met at a movie location during the production of a Yoruba movie, ‘Omo Jayejaye’ in 2005 which Daniel produced. In 2008 they both got nominated at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for Best Indigenous Actress while Daniel’s movie Onitemi also got nominated as Best Indegenous Movie. Though the movie did not win the award. While they were fresh into the wedding ,Daniel concerning himself and his wife said, “I am assuring them that we are going to do all we can to develop the state of Nollywood. In the next 30 years, we will be used as a reference point when that begins to happen. I know that God is taking us there. It is not just making money, living comfortably, driving big cars without making impact. It is for us to leave our footprints in the sands of time. We are set to define a standard in the Nigerian movie industry and try to channel the course of the movie industry to business in Nigeria”.
When asked about how they cope with working in the same industry and keeping their home. Daniel explained, “It depends on what you mean. Our profession is such that keeps both of us outside. When I am busy, she is also busy. It is only on rare occasions you can easily get through to me. When she is not at home, I sit down, watch television and sleep. She goes in the morning, comes back at night. The truth is I’m more engaged than her. But when she is not at home, nothing else comes to mind than missing her a lot”.
Daniel who hails from Delta State once made a remark about their marriage and her beauty. “I met my wife on the job and she has been on the job long before I met her. And I have been doing the job a longtime ago. She is a professional to the core and I see no reason why I should be afraid because my wife is out there doing her job. I love and trust my wife so much and that is our bond. If you love a woman, you have to lay off your fears. At least, I won’t kill myself because she is sexy. She has to do her job as much as I do mine. I’ve done movies where I kissed a woman. She has also done movies where she kissed a man and I love her when she is doing her job. And it doesn’t go beyond that. I have no fear, at least. My mind never wanders anywhere else. Having fears over her being sexy is like committing suicide. I love my wife and she loves me”, Daniel said about his estranged wife who hails from Edo State.

Ironically Daniel once told whoever care to listen that he got married to a wonderful, God sent woman. His words: “She is a sweet mother. She is homely and she cooks very well. Recently, she learnt a type of soup from my mother. It is called Owo and she is perfect at it. She is loving, caring, accommodating and carries her in-laws along. She loves spending time with my family members and they love her so much. She knows exactly what to say to her husband when something is wrong”.
Even when there is an atomic bomb in your bedroom or inside your car, she knows what to tell you and that makes you feel there is no problem in the world again. And that gives you the option of either defusing the bomb or embracing the bomb blast with all smile.

Daniel Adenimokan is a budding Nollywood director who is loved by actresses. He is married to Yoruba actress Doris Simeon. Daniel has directed several movies including the Biopic of late Rapper Dagrin,Ghetto dreamz, Modupe Temi, Black Friday ,and Onitemi.

To several of those who respect them it is disturbing to know the marriage is in trouble.
Efforts to reach Daniel and Doris severally on their individual phones yielded no result as both refused to pick their calls and reply text messages sent to them to react to their troubled marriage.


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More Than Half Of Young Black Men Jobless

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There are fears young black men are becoming increasingly marginalised from society after statistics revealed that more than half of them are now unemployed.
The unemployment rate for black men under 24 has risen from 28.8% in 2008 to 55.9%, according to the Office of National Statistics.
In total, the number of unemployed young black men and women has almost doubled from 28% in 2008 to 47.4% since the recession began in 2008,
The number of unemployed young white people has risen at a far slower rate, from just 15% in 2008 to 20.8% in 2011.
The figures, which do not include students, are for the working population of Britain aged 16-24.
They suggest that both black men and black women are being hit disproportionately hard by the recession, with latest jobless figures for young black women showing the rate now at 39.1%.
Robert Rose, 19, from Deptford, told Sky News that he applies for jobs every day online but that the only offers he receives are for unpaid work experience.
His last position was in a cafe where he was asked to mop the floor and wash dishes but he left because he did not earn any money and did not feel he was learning useful skills.
Mr Rose does not believe he is being discriminated against because of his colour but thinks potential employers do not like how he looks and dresses.
"I am doing everything I can to the best of my ability," he said, although he admits he could try even harder.
"There is more I can do. I go on the internet for jobs and hand out CVs but there are other ways you apply for jobs.
"You can look in newspapers. You can ask people word to mouth. I am trying but I'm not going the full length to look for jobs."
His mother Lauren added: "Some young people are genuinely looking for jobs. Some of them, you can see they're frustrated. But some of them, I don't think they are pushing hard enough."
Mr Rose's brother-in-law Nathan John, who runs a mentoring company called Youth Enlightenment, does not believe racial discrimination operates in the jobs market but says young black people have more hurdles to overcome.
"Some of them lack the skills and confidence and belief in themselves to get a job which is going to pay well and there's a stigma to being a young black man that society places on you," he said.
"If you saw someone walking towards you who is young and black, you're not going to think 'there's a future PM, future doctor or future lawyer'. You're thinking 'here's a future gangster. Is he going to stick me up?' That's an issue."
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones grew up in a poor Jamaican family in Birmingham, but founded the Black Farmer food business, and unsucessfully stood as a Conservative candidate in the last election.
He told Sky News "The consequences of having a group of people who fell marginalised, who don't feel they have any stake in society, is the consequences that we could have the riots that we had last summer. It's something that I'd be pretty concerned about, and our politicians should be worried about."
The ONS calculates unemployment as a percentage of the economically-active population.
The Department for Work and Pensions says that when the figure is changed to include students and those unavailable for work, the proportion of young black unemployed falls to 22%.
"We have introduced a number of measures designed to give all young people the right skills and experience to match them to vacancies," a spokesman said.
"This includes the Work Programme, which assesses people as individuals to discover what barriers are preventing them from getting a job and will then work with them overcome these problems.
"We are also spending £1bn over the next three years to help young jobseekers by creating around half a million opportunities through work experience and apprenticeships."
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16Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Toby Twirl • London, England • 27 minutes ago Report Abuse
There is the lie ladies and gentlemen! Why we DON'T need immigrants. NO JOBS!!!!
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23Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1Tony • 42 minutes ago Report Abuse
It's not colour or racialism at all. White or black, it's harder to get a job if you are thick.
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24Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1James • Brighton, England • 1 hour 30 minutes ago Report Abuse
The media would say that their unemployment is caused by racism. When, unfortunately, most people know it is caused by their race.
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12Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Dennis • 17 minutes ago Report Abuse
not true - last summer they weren't jobless, they had nice little production lines going, i saw it on tv, all helping each other handle products in an orderly queue in various electronics stores in london.
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23Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1Stevonymo • London, England • 44 minutes ago Report Abuse
You have to want a job to actually get a job!
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10Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Brian • Bromsgrove, England • 18 minutes ago Report Abuse
maybe they have caught on work on the black market and claim benefits the asians have been doing it big time for years and years, if you sday anything your racist.
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9Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Murdock • Brighton, England • 20 minutes ago Report Abuse
That's with positive discrimination towards white people in the job market and they still can’t get a job, speaks volumes!
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18Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1STEPHEN • Ilford, England • 2 hours 16 minutes ago Report Abuse
And this is with positive discrimination.
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28Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!3Bill • 1 hour 18 minutes ago Report Abuse
Why have we let so many in when there is no work. I don't expect an answer. Certainly not from any politician.
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14Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1Gazzman1959 • Ilford, England • 26 minutes ago Report Abuse
I run a business, would I employ a person of colour........no I bloody well would not, bad attitude, the world owes them a living, that`s not my job! you are a racist, late every other day, theft from stock, etc etc etc , I have heard it all over the past ten years... not for me i`m afraid, eastern... More
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44Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!6Morticia A. Addams • 2 hours 11 minutes ago Report Abuse
I knew a woman who lived in South Africa, she said that the blacks are like children, totally unreliable. Lots of money was spent building schools in an attempt to educate them and all they did was burn them down. Doesn't matter what country they are in, most of them are unemployable, end of story.
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7Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Frogs Knows All • 22 minutes ago Report Abuse
And the other 45% are nothing but trouble.
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16Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1ROBBIE34 • Brighton, England • 41 minutes ago Report Abuse
if you are an older applicant you are discriminated against too
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14Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1M • 3 hours ago Report Abuse
So!
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9Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0KEN • London, England • 15 minutes ago Report Abuse
close the borders as a first step in solving the problem
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11Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1Richard • 23 minutes ago Report Abuse
So go and be an unemployment statistic in their own countries.We do not want them here.
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15Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!2Lloegyr • 44 minutes ago Report Abuse
55% really; The General Young Person Unemployment rate is 66% so where is the news.
Unless Sky News are trying to stir up Racial Hatred.
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4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Tony • Axminster, England • 6 minutes ago Report Abuse
Some time ago on Channel 4, Documentary in Brixton..A Reporter was talking to Black Youth, and a lot of them admitted they had never been up the Job-Centre. One of the Comments i remember [from many] was "I dont work for crumbs, I get packets of biscuits..Says it all really, That sort should be... More
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4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Warren • London, England • 14 minutes ago Report Abuse
I wouldn't like to be a young man in this country- there's nothing for you, white or black.
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4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Jonny • 1 hour 11 minutes ago Report Abuse
Nice to see it's down.......

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DICK VAN DYKE,86, MARRIES HIS 40 YEAR-OLD MAKE-UP ARTIST

Dick Van Dyke, 86, married his 40-year-old make-up artist Arlene Silver on Leap Day.

The actor told RumorFix the decision was "spur of the moment" and that 29 February felt like the best day to tie the knot.
[Related article: Bryan Ferry marries 29-year-old girlfriend]
Dick and Arlene met at the SAG Awards six years ago, when the octogenarian was "bowled over by her beauty" as she passed him in the green room.

Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver wed on Leap Day / WENN
He hired her as his personal make-up artist, they became friends and then fell in love in the last couple of years.
[Related article: Paul Weller and 25-year-old wife welcome twins]
Arlene says her new husband is full of happiness and has an "infectious spirit" while Dick thinks being a newlywed is "wonderful" and believes in Arlene he has found his perfect life partner.

Dick Van Dyke wearing his wedding ring at a farmer's maket with Arlene Silver in LA last week / Rex
The Diagnosis Murder star was previously married to Margie Willett. They wed in 1948 and had four children before they divorced in 1984. He then lived with Michelle Triola until her death in 2009.
Congrats to the newlyweds!


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4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Brian Elwyn • Birmingham, England • 18 minutes ago
... its none of any ones business - but there own .. who thinks what!! life is just a number, and if your are happy together - that's what matters.. congrats to both !!
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1Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0SUSAN • Ilford, England • 18 minutes ago
Congratulations to you both, and have a happy life
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0Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Damian • London, England • 1 minute 53 seconds ago
An old fool and his money is soon married!
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4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!2Sandra • 30 minutes ago
Some people just can't be nice can they?
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1Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1Dorothy • Bristol, England • 15 minutes ago
Cant help feeling it's a little bit creepy. "Father figure" comes to mind. Cant think why. And then what if they have a baby..... YUCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!
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4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!4ALISON • 43 minutes ago
its all very well but if I was to get myself a husband only 20 years my junior I would be called all sorts of names but its ok for old men??? I think its horrible, apart from his bank balance wot does she see in him?
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3Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!2Hair Ball • London, England • 31 minutes ago
Good on him,she will keep him young.He looks so happy....
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1Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1Francis Ohara • Belfast, Northern Ireland • 14 minutes ago
why is there no jokes made about this old fool and his grave digging tart?
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95Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!9GERALD • 7 hours ago
Both adults, both know what they're doing...Good Luck to them!
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49Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!4Big Manfred • 5 hours ago
Tell you what I'd love to look that healthy at 87 years he looks still full of the beans, I think 87 is only a number to him.
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82Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!9Jazzy4Queen • 7 hours ago
Why are people talking about the sexual side of things? If there is one, then its none of our business, but quite likely that side of things doesnt have a part in this relationship. Marriages do NOT have to be sexual to be successful you know. Love and communication are the important things for... More
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78Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!9Pussinboot • 7 hours ago
He does look amazingly good for his age.
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8Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Jackie • London, England • 2 hours 53 minutes ago
He's not the first celebrity male to wed someone much younger. Look at Bruce Forsythe. Many said that would never work, but they have one of showbusiness's strongest marriages around.
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9Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Noseychuff • Ilford, England • 3 hours ago
she is 40 not a young silly girl and does not look like the usual floozies like hugh heffners ...and most likely is self sufficient . good luck to them i say
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8Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0MAGENTA • 2 hours 48 minutes ago
Many congrats to you both, i think D.v.D is brilliant.
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8Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Homeland • London, England • 3 hours ago
Brilliant good for you both, enjoy and be happy, if I am still on this mortal coil at that age i hope i look that good too, fantastic. I wish you all the happiness you could want for. Dam good entertainer too. CONGRATULATIONS. to you both
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7Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0Shipscrew • 1 hour 44 minutes ago
Another old man with a good memory. Viva Viagra!
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7Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0B • 3 hours ago
He looks good for 86.
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7Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0GIGGLES • Ramsgate, England • 3 hours ago
good for him any love is good love as long as its honest may they both have many happy years together gigz
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6Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0T • Reading, England • 3 hours ago
wow how does he do it? looks young well done!
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Witchcraft Torture Couple Jailed For Life

Magalie and eric(pix:bbc.co.uk)

A couple convicted of torturing and drowning a teenage boy they accused of being a witch have been jailed for life.

Kristy Bamu(pix:bbc.co.uk)

Kristy's sister Magalie, 29, was given a minimum term of 25 years and her partner Eric Bikubi, 28, a minimum term of 30 years.

They were sentenced at the Old Bailey in London following their convictions last week for the murder.

Judge David Paget told the couple that they were guilty of "prolonged torture involving metal and physical suffering being inflicted before death."

Kristy, 15, died in a bath at a tower block flat in Newham, east London, on Christmas Day 2010 after days of brutal abuse.

He had travelled to London from Paris with his two brothers and two sisters to spend the holiday with Magalie.

But during the stay, Magalie and football coach Bikubi became convinced Kristy was a witch and began a four day "deliverance" ceremony.


Kristy was attacked with hammers, metal bars, pliers, ceramic tiles, a chisel and wooden poles in a bid to exorcise evil spirits.

His brothers and sisters were made to join in the torture and if they refused Bikubi forced light bulbs in their mouths and threatened them with knives.

None of the children were allowed to sleep or eat and were forced to join in chanting and prayers.

At one point, Bikubi told the youngsters to jump out of the window to see if they could fly, the court heard.


On Christmas Day, Bikubi put the children in the bath for ritual cleansing but Kristy was so weak after three days of abuse that he slipped under the water.

His sisters, aged 20 and 11, were also beaten but escaped further attacks after "confessing" to being witches.

Both Bikubi and the Bamu family hail originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where accusing children of witchcraft and then exorcising them is commonplace.

The practice is known as "kindoki" and during the trial, the jury were told that it was the "driving force" behind the murder.

The judge accepted that Bikubi's mental damage may have made him more inclined to believe Kristy was a witch and a threat to a young child of the family.

But he added: "The belief in witchcraft, however genuine, cannot excuse an assault to another person, let alone the killing of another human being."

He told Magalie he did not accept her denial of belief in witchcraft and claim that she was forced to attack Kristy by Bikubi.

"It is only explicable if you shared Eric Bikubi's belief. It provides some explanation for what happened, but it does not excuse it," the judge said.

No separate sentence was passed for attacks on Kristy's sisters, although the judge said: "The ordeal they were subjected to almost passes belief."

Kristy's father Pierre said in a statement: "Kristy died in unimaginable circumstances at the hands of people he loved and trusted - people we all loved and trusted.

"I feel betrayed. To know that Kristy's own sister, Magalie, did nothing to save him makes the pain that much worse."

Scotland Yard has investigated 83 cases involving abuse resulting from ritualistic or faith-based beliefs and brought 17 prosecutions over the last 10 years.

Detective Superintendent Terry Sharpe said: "This is a hidden and under-reported crime and therefore difficult to deal with in terms of protecting potential victims from harm."

Save the Children's head of child protection, Bill Bell, said: "This case must serve as a wake-up call to governments and local authorities to do more to prevent this kind of terrible abuse from happening to children in future.
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Ben • Newbury, England • 32 minutes agoReport Abuse
These two should be checking the roads in afghanistan for IEDs for our boys.
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APRIL • Edinburgh, Scotland • 17 minutes agoReport Abuse
Can anyone reading this tell me why this country does not have the death sentence? These people should be instantly executed. More of British taxpayers money wasted on foreign criminals!!
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Matthew • London, England • 23 minutes agoReport Abuse
primitive animals .
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Kenny • 23 minutes agoReport Abuse
well i hope if they believe in witchcraft they find out what else the end of a broomstick can be used for in prison
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denzle • 32 minutes agoReport Abuse
I agree..... The rope.
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mountain-bike-rider • 20 minutes agoReport Abuse
30 years minimum is not life so dont report it as such
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Graham • 26 minutes agoReport Abuse
Waste of money keeping this pair inside - A little of the treatment they dished out to that young man should do the trick, take it nice and slow and give them ample time to reflect upon the atrocities they committed.
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Jake24 • Yeovil, England • 20 minutes agoReport Abuse
This government are apparently always learning from mistakes. Let's hope that no more people such as these two are allowed to live in this country. It appears that if someone applies for asylum or illegally enters Britain, they are left to live amongst us, and it's only when a crime such as this... More
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Komakech • 12 minutes agoReport Abuse
They must have originated from Democratic Republic of Congo. That is where people have so much believe in witchcraft and even killed children suspected to be witches. In our country they will get the death penalty!!
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M • 4 minutes 50 seconds agoReport Abuse
When will the inevitable appeal be?
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Phil • London, England • 15 minutes agoReport Abuse
They should be hung drawn and quartered
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Wake up England! • London, England • 16 minutes agoReport Abuse
I'm not surprised these primitive savages get up to this sort of thing in the backward cesspit they come from - what I would like to know is WHY do we let these animals into our country in the first place? Where are the 'benefits of multiculturalism' we keep hearing about? Now these people will be... More
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Michael R • 11 minutes agoReport Abuse
Jailed for life eh?. Thats at least two weeks inside then sent on holiday for a month and given a new house because their yuman rights were impinged.
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Phil • London, England • 7 minutes agoReport Abuse
Isn't multicultrilism fantastic.....not
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Roger • Manchester, England • 5 minutes agoReport Abuse
After their brief life sentence, send them back, if they claim to have British passports these should be cancelled, send them back to their place of origin where these things originate, then we would all be happier.
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Zac • 5 minutes agoReport Abuse
Jail them by all means, but in their own countries!.
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elmer fudd • 9 minutes agoReport Abuse
BEST THING FOR THESE ANIMALS IS THE DEATH PENALTY WHY PAY TO KEEP THESE ALIVE, PPL IN CARE HOMES WONT GET BETTER LOOKED AFTER THAN THESE DISPICABLE PAIR OF ANIMALS,
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Andy elle • 10 minutes agoReport Abuse
These should be put on the ducking stool, just to make sure.
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i hope they both get plenty of torture themselves while inside
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I read medicine to please my father — Mimiko, Ondo State governor

I read medicine to please my father — Mimiko, Ondo State governor

CANCER MADE ME MORE BEAUTIFUL-BELOVED APOSTLE BIMPE

There are people you meet in life,you just know you need to adjust so many areas of your life for the better,Beloved Apostle Bimpe has such an impact on many including this Writer by being nothing short of an Enigma.Especially in the face of Cancer.




When a chariot of Horses accompanied by a white sprawling Limousine competes with Traffic in East London, you either assume it’s a wedding or Funeral Procession most times but it was neither on the 12th of November,2011. More like a Funeral- defying -Birthday procession. The event itself is as paradoxical as the Celebrant makes it out to be for as at her 45th birthday, vivacious and humanitarian extraordinaire, Beloved Apostle Bimpe ,( a sibling of Ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose)as the medical records say has four months to live. No thanks to stage -4 breast Cancer.



The stage was set, the invites have been sent, the venue, a Church hall close to Dalston Market, Guests who most had never met Bimpe before but are her ardent fans on Facebook waited patiently for her arrival. The Band entertained before she arrived, and true to form, Bimpe came dressed like a Bride with a “Groom” who was covered in veil, she tagged him the Holy Spirit. Dancing and practically thrilling and not looking anything like a Cancer Sufferer, she declared, “I was supposed to come here in a Coffin but look at me, this Cancer seems to have made me more beautiful, I was a size 18 now a shapely size 12”.I said to my friends, whatever you wish to say in the a case of Service of Songs, come and say it to me now because a dead person does not hear tributes.”

If anyone tried to shed one or two tears, the idea quickly turned to laughter because, Beloved Apostle Bimpe whose Ministry ensured mentally challenged people in Nigeria were taken off the streets, housed, fed and fully rehabilitated was bubbling with life. Bimpe, who is quite vocal, never shy from speaking out against the norm in most churches of over-emphasising prosperity. She says people refuse the truth hence are taken advantage of by most crafty Pastors.Speaking with us, Bimpe reveals how she has been living despite the threat of Cancer. Excerpts

“I don’t have the power over Cancer but it was supposed to have kept me in Hospice but here I am now.
My children are already being prepared for after death programmes by the British Government.
I saw uncontrollable tears rolling down my cheeks the first time I was diagnosed on June 28th, 2011.I could not imagine me without my breast. In fact, the news of losing my breast was even more painful to me than the news of dying. I asked my kids later if they will prefer me dead than a breast less mother. I did not know that more bad news was coming as I was later told that it had gone past the curable state. I was given six months but with Chemotherapy, it might be up to twelve months. My mother or siblings never had Cancer. But I read that every human being has Cancer cells in the body. Our lifestyle and so many other things could result to various afflictions to our body. With my awareness now, I pray my daughter will never have Cancer.

I am a spiritual being,I was very depressed at the news of having a few months to live. I depreciated,I could not eat and was dying daily. My kids will leave me at home with a cup of tea and come back from School to meet me still holding that cup. If one deals with it as hopelessness, then you are gone. I was dead, but the last time I was told that the Ultra scan to check the tumour showed that there were no evidence of it in my Lungs and Liver. I choose to believe the good news. Even the tumour I feel is softening though they said it is only Chemo or radiotherapy that can remove it. I believe that the faithfulness of God kept me alive. I am not looking for Prayer Warriors,this is my time of helplessness so if God wants me to live I will. I have not taken any therapy or treatment, it is my right to live'.

That was last year,in fact Beloved Apostle Bimpe who just returned from Nigeria seems to be waxing strong and her numerous fans cannot wait to mark many more Birthdays with her.


THE JOURNEY TOOK ON AN HEAVENLY PHASE,DEAREST BELOVED APOSTLE BIMPE WENT TO JOIN HER GOD,WHO IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END ON THE 13TH OF FEBRUARY,2013.
I ALWAYS TOLD HER THAT I HAVE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE HER.IT IS TRUE.
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE,AND HER EXCEPTIONALLY LOVELY KIDS AND FAMILY BE CONSOLED BY DIVINE ANGELS.
-klaxi

Tribute To My Husband by Odinakachukwu Bianca Ojukwu

How do I sum up 23 years in one page? I don't know. How do I describe you? I cannot. Not in any depth. Not for anybody else - you were my husband, my brother, my friend, my child. I was your queen, and it was an honour to have served you.

You were the lion of my history books, the leader of my nation when we faced extinction, the larger-than-life history come to my life - living, breathing legend. But unlike the history books, you defied all preconceptions. You made me cry from laughter with your jokes, many irreverent. You awed me with your wisdom. You melted my heart with your kindness. Your impeccable manners made Prince Charming a living reality. Your fearlessness made you the man I dreamt of all my life and your total lack of seeking public approval before speaking your mind separated you from mere mortals.

Every year that I spent with you was an adventure - no two days were the same. With you, I was finally able to soar on wings wider than the ocean. With you I was blessed with the best children God in heaven had to give. With you, I learnt to face the world without fear and learnt daily the things that matter most. Your disdain for money was novel - sometimes funny, other times quite alarming.
It mattered not a whit to you. Your total dedication to your people - Ndi-Igbo - was so absolute that really, very little else mattered. You never craved anybody's praise as long as you believed that you were doing right and even in the face of utmost danger, you never relented from speaking truth to power - to you, what after all, was power? It was not that conferred by the gun, nor that stolen from the ballot box. No. You understood that power transcended all that. Power is the freedom to be true to yourself and to God, no matter the cost.

It is freedom from fear. It is freedom from bondage. It is freedom to seek the wellbeing of your people just because you love them. It is the ability to move a whole nation without a penny as inducement nor a gun to force them. When an entire nation can rise up for one person for no other reason than that they love him and know he is their leader - sans gun, money, official title or any strange paraphernalia - that is power.

To try to contain you in words is futile. You span the breadth of human experience - full of laughter, joy, kindness and sometimes, almost childlike in your ability to find something good in almost everyone and every situation. You could flare up at any injustice and in the next instant, sing military songs to the children. You could analyze a situation with incredible swiftness and accuracy. In any generation, there can only be one like you. You were that one star. You were a child of destiny, born for no other time than the one you found yourself in.

Destined to lead your people at the time total extinction was staring us in the face. There was no one else. You gained nothing from it. You used all the resources you had just to wage a war of survival. You fought to keep us alive when we were being slaughtered like rams for no reason. Today, we find ourselves in the same situation but you are not here. You fought that we might live. The truth is finally coming out and even those who fought you now acknowledge that you had no choice. For your faithfulness, God kept you and brought you home to your people.

You loved Nigeria. You spent so much of your waking moments devising ways through which Nigeria could progress to Tai-Two!!! You were the eternal optimist, always hoping that one day, God will touch His people and give us one Vision and the diligence to work towards the dream. It never came to pass in your lifetime. Instead, the disaster you predicted if we continued on the same path has come home to roost. You always saw so clearly. Your words are indelibly preserved for this generation to read and learn and perhaps heed and turn. You always said the dry bones will rise again. But you always hoped we would not become the dry bones by our actions. Above all, you feared for your own people, crying out against the relentless oppression that has not three ceased since the end of the war and saddened by the acceptance of this position by your own people. In death, you have awakened the spirit that we thought had died. Your people are finally waking up.

At home, you were the father any child would dream of having. At no point did our children have to wonder where you were. You were ever at their disposal, playing with them, teaching them of a bygone era, teaching them of the world they live in and giving them the total security of knowing you were always present.

In mercy, God gave me a year to prepare for the inevitable. I could never have survived an instant departure. In mercy, God ensured that your final week on earth was spent only with me and that on your last day, you were back to your old self. I cannot but thank God for the joy of that final day - the jokes, the laughter, the songs. It was a lifetime packed into a few hours, filled with hope that many tomorrows would follow and that we would be home for Christmas. You deceived me. You were so emphatic that we would be going home. I did not know you meant a different home.

The swiftness of your departure remains shocking to me. You left on the day I least expected. But I cannot fight God. He owns your life and mine. I know that God called you home because every other time it seemed you were at death's door, you fought like the lion that God made you and always prevailed. In my eyes, even death was no match for you. But who can say 'no' to the Almighty God? You walked away with Him, going away with such peace that I can only bow to God's sovereignty. Your people have remembered. The warrior of our land has gone. The flags are lowered in your honour. Our hearts are laden with grief.

But I will trust that the living God who gave you to me will look after me and our children. Through my sadness, the memories will always shine bright and beautiful.

Adieu, my love,
My husband,
My lion,
Ikemba,
Amuma na Egbe Igwe,
Odenigbo Ngwo.
Eze-Igbo Gburugburu,
Ibu dike.
Chukwu gozie gi,
Chukwu debe gi.
Anyi ga afu na omesia.

— with Hibiscus Chucks Udorji.

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