A graduate of Lead City University, Ibadan, who passed out with
1st-class honors has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment after
pleading guilty to a two-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Olakunle Akanni was sentenced on Nov. 4th at the Ikeja High Court
in Lagos for defrauding a 77 year-old American woman, Diana Huizenga,
of over 12,000 dollars through an internet love scam.
One
of his accomplices, Adesina Akinsola, 30, was also given a similar
sentence by the judge but adjourned the sentencing of their co-accused,
30-year-old Dele Oshuntogun, till Nov. 17.
There are reports that the convicts entered a plea bargain with the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Lawal-Akapo
consequently sentenced them to one year imprisonment on each of the
counts.
He said the sentences were to run concurrently beginning from the day the judgment was delivered.
“The first defendant, Olakunle Akanni, is to pay the sum of N2 million
which is the equivalent of $12, 820 to the victim (Huizenga), as
restitution. Also, the third defendant, Akinsola, is to pay the sum of
N500, 000 to the victim as restitution,” the judge ordered.
He also ordered them to write an undertaken to be submitted to the EFCC
that they would be of good behaviour upon their release from prison
custody.
Mrs Zainab Ettuh , the EFCC counsel, narrating the facts of the case,
told the court that the convicts committed the offences between
December 2010 and February 2012 in Lagos.
She said Olakunle Akanni falsely presented himself to Huizenga as one
Robert Lewis, a white American living in Nigeria, who was in love with
her.
According to her, "the convicts used the “love scam” to fleece the woman
and even invited her to come to Nigeria with $90,000 before they were
apprehended".
Mrs Zainab Ettuh said their offences contravened Section 419 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2003.
From the picture above, the pretty
actress didn’t have anything. But now, she is one of the queens of curves and hips.
We know she’s already beautiful.
Where did Juliet Ibrahim get her
hips and curves from?
Claudia Ochoa Felix is known for her curvy figure, pouting
selfies and tweets but also for alledgedly heading the world's most
ruthless gang of killers.
As a young mum with glamorous looks, curvaceous figure and bee-sting
pout, the similarities with reality star Kim Kardashian are there
for all to see.
Claudia Ochoa Felix even has the millionaire life and army of bodyguards.
However
unlike the US celeb’s heavies, the armed security of the Mexican beauty
are not to protect her from over-zealous fans... but from assassins.
For Claudia has reportedly become the new head of the world’s most
ruthless hit squad Los Ántrax, responsible for hundreds of bloody
murders as the deadly Sinaloa drug cartel’s elite contract killer squad.
The
Mexican gang is known to US intelligence as “the world’s most powerful
drug trafficking organisation”, its hitmen feared as the planet’s
deadliest.
In recent years they were linked to three frozen bodies
hung from a bridge, eight people shot playing volleyball and a gun
battle with rivals which left 30 dead.
Selfie: The similarities between Kim Kardashian and Claudia Ochoa Felix are apparent
But after Los Ántrax boss Jose Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa –
known as El Chino – was arrested, his Twitter-loving girlfriend Claudia
is said to have been installed as the new chief.
Until then her
every move had been charted on social media sites where she regularly
posted pictures of herself in stilettos, caressing her custom-made pink
AK-47 automatic rifle, reclining among masked men and propping a deadly
M16 assault rifle on her curvaceous hip.
Her portrayal of a life
of narcotics and narcissism undercut her emphatic denial that she is La
Emperatriz de Los Ántrax - the Empress of Los Ántrax.
Known as the Mexican Kim Kardashian,
the mother-of-three gained notoriety after it was wrongly reported she
had been tortured and assassinated. The victim was, in fact, Yurina
Castillo Torres, a former girlfriend of Gamboa who looked remarkably
like Claudia. Despite her insistence that she is just a devoted mum,
Claudia wasted no time in capitalising on the mistake by raising her
notoriety through her internet sites with a flood of incriminating
pictures.
But as news emerged of her rise to power she was quick
to delete as much evidence as she could linking her to Los Ántrax.
Instead she created a new Facebook page adding she had done so “to
clarify all your doubts so as also to answer your questions... the only
thing I ask is you to be respectful!” she wrote.
Gone were the
pictures she had revelled in and in their place appeared photos of a
loving mother devoted to her two young sons children and her
“princesita” daughter.
The images of her past however remain
across the internet. Pictures showing her AK-47 on the red leather seats
of a BMW Series 3, the skull symbol of Los Antrax painted in black on
the ammunition clip and another of one of her young sons lying on a bed
covered in bundles of cash. She can be seen posing with members of a
folk band which composed a ballad to Los Ántrax. In one photo the
27-year-old is even seen holding a grenade launcher while warning:
“Watch your step, friend!”
Pout: Claudia Ochoa Felix leader of the Los Antrax assassin squad of the Sinloa drug cartel
Claudia is also seen countless times in images posted by
young members of the Sinaloa. One intelligence source said: “Felix
claims she is just a regular mum but how many mothers have custom-made
guns?“She has access to astronomical wealth but has never worked a
day nor come from a family with money. None of her former boyfriends
have either.”
The father of her children is reported to be feared
cartel lieutenant El Chavo Felix. However they split and Claudia moved
on to another gang member Dorian Trinidad Leon Angulo. He died in a car crash – shortly after escaping jail – in 2011 while Claudia sat by his side.
She
survived and again found love inside the cartel, becoming involved with
El Chino who, according to reports, she went on to marry. The playboy
was the gang’s top enforcer. His main roles were to oversee its armed
squadron and protect Sinaloa’s top brass, which included the leader of
the cartel, El Chapo (Shorty) Guzman, who is currently under arrest in
Mexico.
Like Claudia, El Chino loved social media, inundating
Twitter and Instagram with photos showing his ill-gotten sports cars,
yachts and guns. Away from the internet he was busy ensuring the Sinaloa
cartel remained the most powerful gang in the world.
A blood-soaked war between drug gangs, raging in Mexico since
2006, has claimed 100,000 lives. Anyone who threatens to stand in
Sinaloa’s way is immediately killed, with El Chino accused of being
personally responsible for many murders, including the killings of the
three hung from a bridge in 2011.
The execution was seen as revenge after a Sinaloa leader was murdered in a war with the rival Beltran Leyva cartel.
Countless
victims have been executed by the gang’s trademark chainsaw beheading.
Several folk songs, known as narcocorridos, mention El Chino Antrax as
an elegant and fit man with a taste for the high life – and extreme
violence. His nickname, El Chino, is said to have been coined as he
looks to some as though he has Chinese ancestry.
In Twitter and
Instagram posts he would often blur his face, while wielding automatic
weapons and posing with scantily clad girls.
If looks could kill: Claudia Ochoa Felix
Other flashy shots show cars, boats, helicopters and
expensive jewellery. One picture is with Paris Hilton. According to a
report, he photo-bombed the US socialite while she gave a TV interview.
However US authorities used his addiction to the web to build a case
against him and in December he was arrested in Amsterdam. Two weeks ago a
Dutch court approved extradition to the US where he is wanted on drug
charges.
America quickly moved to seize the wealth he flaunted
online. Wanting to maintain his power base, El Chino apparently ensured
that his wife became his successor. Claudia strenuously denies taking up
his reins but she is now a target for rivals. Last month gunmen grabbed
Castillo Torres as she left a gym believing her to be Claudia. She was
tortured, hanged and her body dumped behind a school.
And news of
Claudia’s alleged “appointment” led to a frenzy of activity on her media
sites. She soon accumulated more than 100,000 followers.
Despite
the assassination bid, Claudia refuses to quit her champagne lifestyle
and is often seen in the clubs of Mazatlan, Culiacan and Guadalajara.
But now she is always surrounded by armed men.
A man was found to have 20 maggots living under his skin after he complained of sore and itchy blotches on his body.
The man, surnamed Ma, from Guangzhou, China, had spent six months working in Africa, according to Apple Daily,
When he returned home, he went to see local doctors about his itchy skin but his condition did not improve.
He endured the itching for another two weeks before seeing a dermatologist at the Shenzhen Nanshan Hospital.
The dermatologist examined the man's pus-filled sores and determined that maggot were nestled underneath under the skin of his abdomen and right thigh. Shock horror: The creatures really got under his skin
A blood test confirmed his diagnosis, as it showed elevated levels of eosinophils, white blood cells for combating parasites and infections.
The man later underwent a minor surgical procedure to extract a total of 20 wriggling live maggots from his body.
The maggots were later identified as tumbu fly maggots, a type of blowfly whose larvae is known to feed on living human tissue.
Travellers to Africa, where the parasitic flies are prevalent, are advised to take precaution against insects.
According to Hospital Universitario
in Londrina, a city in southern Brazil, the unnamed man decided to put
the fish into his own rear as part of a bizarre sexual fantasy.
Instead of being able to pull it out, the South American Lungfish wriggled its way up into the gentleman's guts, passing a 'considerable way' before he sought medical help.
The fish was surgically removed by doctors who say they have "no idea" how the footage ended up being leaked onto social media.
However, the footage clearly shows many people standing in the background dressed in surgical gear and watching.
Several appear to have mobile telephones recording the incident.
The fish was apparently still alive after being removed
Doctors can be heard laughing as the fish is surgically
removed and one is heard to say: "This one is for the history", while
another adds: "I have just sent the pic by mail."
The fish was apparently still alive after being removed but had to be euthanised.
The
South American Lungfish can apparently exist in areas with very little
oxygen and its typical environment is swampland and slow-moving waters.
The unidentified man from Londrina, who has recovered from the operation, has made a formal complaint via his solicitors about the fact that his rear end and the fish have now become viral sensations.
This is not the first time a fish was lodged in a man's rear end.
Back
in 2013 a Chinese man from the south-eastern province of Guangdong was
admitted to a local hospital after he inserted a live, 20-inch-long eel
into his anus.
A family feud is brewing in the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
It is as a result of Kris Jenner filing for divorce from Bruce Jenner. Tabloids are claiming the split is getting ugly and some siblings are siding with mom while others are backing other dad!
"Behind the scenes, Kris and Bruce despise each other and the kids are starting to take sides," a source tells OK! magazine.
The biggest foes in this Battle of the Bafflingly Rich? Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.
It's long been rumored that there's a Kim vs. Kendall cold war over who is the hottest of the Kardashian-Jenner sisters.
Now, things have reportedly gotten real, and not in the way that Keeping Up With the Kardashians is real...We mean actually real:
"Kendall has banned her sister from attending fashion shows she's
walking in," says the insider. "Kim is used to being the hottest
Kardashian, so all the attention that Kendall is crippling her with
jealousy.
Oh, Kim - don't you know Kourtney is the hottest Kardashian?
Anyway, it's not just Kim and Kendall who are passive-aggressively
going at it. The divorce bringing old beefs back to the surface:
"Kourtney flipped out about Kylie's relationship with Tyga after she
found out that Kylie had come between the rapper and his, fiancee, Blac
Chyna...Kylie snapped at her and told her to mind her own business and
concentrate on her own cheating boyfriend."
Yeesh. Obviously, the whole situation is ugly...but if it gets teenage
Kylie to stop dating 25-year-old Tyga, it can't be all bad.
According toLocal10.com. -Fort Lauderdale police charged
three men -- including two pastors and a 90-year-old man -- for feeding
the homeless in public on Sunday, the first such cases made by the city
after the a new ordinance effectively banning public food sharings took
effect Friday.
The first to be charged was
homeless advocate Arnold Abbott, 90, who has been feeding the homeless
in Fort Lauderdale for more than 20 years. Also cited were two Christian
ministers -- Dwayne Black, pastor of The Sanctuary Church in Fort
Lauderdale, and Mark Sims of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in
Coral Springs.
All three men face up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.
"One of the police officers said, 'Drop that plate
right now,' as if I were carrying a weapon," said Abbott, who runs a
nonprofit group called Love Thy Neighbor, Inc. "It's man's inhumanity to
man is all it is."
In 1999, the city tried to
stop Abbott from feeding the homeless on Fort Lauderdale Beach,
prompting a lawsuit from Abbott, which he won. Now he said he will fight
the municipal ordinance charge and be forced to take the city back to
court.
"I’m going to have to go to court again
and sue the city of Fort Lauderdale -- a beautiful city," said Abbott.
"These are the poorest of the poor, they have nothing, they don't have a
roof over their heads. How do you turn them away?"
Abbott
said he won't turn them away and is planning to bring food to the beach
this Wednesday evening with the expectation that he may be hit with
another charge.
"I don't do things to
purposefully aggravate the situation," said Abbott. "I'm trying to work
with the city. Any human has the right to help his fellow man."
Two lovers, simply identified as Udogi Eguke and Ese, were found dead
under a mysterious circumstances in their Makolomi Street apartment in
Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
Vanguard Reports that the house owner, Chief Alfred
Onavwa, who shares the top floor of the one-storey building with one of the
deceased, confirmed the incident. He said having been contacted on
the absence of one of the deceased by neighbors, he called
his line only to realize that his mobile phone was ringing upstairs.
He explained further:
“On
getting close to the door of the private stairway leading to their apartment, I
noticed that it was locked from inside, with a stench oozing out. On realizing
this, I personally invited the police who came and broke the door only to
discover their decomposing bodies. Their remains were later deposited in the
mortuary and I was made to understand that investigation into the matter was
ongoing. Even the Ughelli Divisional Police Officer was here to see things for
himself.”
Meanwhile, findings revealed that the couple,
whose wedding was slated for November 22, had started preparation, with
invitation cards already sent out to intending guests.
When contacted for comments, Ughelli Divisional Police Officer, Samuel Musa,
neither debunked nor confirmed the incident. He directed all comments on the
matter to the state Police Public Relation Officer, Deputy
If you're trying to lose weight, you may be eager to find any boost that
helps speed up the process. Drinking cold water is a smart choice
because your body thrives when properly hydrated. That said, there's
only so much that cold water will do to help you achieve your goals --
food and exercise choices are still vital for losing weight, as you must
eat fewer calories than you burn to see results.
The Research
Drinking plenty of water throughout the day could
help you lose weight, according to an article published in "Obesity" in
2008. Researchers used data from the Stanford A TO Z weight-loss
intervention and found that increased water consumption was linked to
greater long-term weight loss among women. While researchers made no
distinction in water temperature, cold water may be a superior choice if
you enjoy it and drink more of it as a ltresult.
Coldness and Calories
The results of the "Obesity" study
notwithstanding, if you're adding ice cubes to your water to because you
heard you'll lose more weight drinking it cold, your efforts may
largely be in vain, according to Beth Kitchin, Ph.D., R.D., of The
University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kitchin notes that while you may
burn a few extra calories by drinking cold water instead of warm, the
difference is too minimal to impact the scale.
Cool Rehydration
Drinking water cold may have little effect on your
metabolism, but it could help you better rehydrate as you exercise,
allowing you to last longer and burn more calories during workouts. Not
only does chilled water help cool your core temperature -- which rises
during physical activity -- but your stomach absorbs cold water faster
than warm water, according to Columbia Health. Chill your water to 41
degrees Fahrenheit or colder to help prevent energy-sapping dehydration.
A Smart Trade
If you regularly sip on sweet or creamy drinks,
switching to cold water could help you save hundreds of calories per
day. While a 16-ounce whole-milk latte contains 265 calories, a 12-ounce
glass of orange juice has 168 calories and a 12-ounce can of regular
cola contains 136 calories, water is calorie-free. One pound of fat
contains about 3,500 calories, so removing 350 beverage calories per day
could potentially help you lose 1 pound every 10 days -- provided you
don't compensate by eating more food. If you don't enjoy plain water,
try adding a squeeze of lemon or lime, or some fresh cucumber slices.
Kim Kardashian has given us many different looks over the years.
Kim Kardashian has now given fans the most frightening look of all: Kim Kardashian with bleached eyebrows. AHHHHH!!!!!
The reality star (via the assistance of trained professionals)
essentially got temporarily rid of her eyebrows for an upcoming photo
shoot, debuting the look at Kendall Jenner’s 19th birthday party on
Monday night.
She’s standing alongside British model Cara Delevingne in the above
photo, which Kim hashtagged “#DontBeScaredOfMyBleachedBrows
#ItsForAPhotoShoot.”
Sorry, Kim, but #We'reTotallyFreakedOutRightNow.
And we're not alone. Look at the express on Kanye's face in another snapshot from the shindig:
Okay, granted. He may just be checking out Delevingne.
Back in February, as part of New York Fashion Week, Kendall Jenner was one of the models chosen to get her eyebrows bleached on behalf of designer Marc Jacobs.
