Wayne Rooney suffers bloody injury on his 30th birthday (photos)

Today is Wayne Rooney's birthday (30) but opponents don't care. He cut his scalp in a clash of heads with Manchester City's captain, Vincent Kompany. Referee Mark Clattenburg ordered him off the pitch with blood gushing from the cut down the side of his head and on to his neck. United medics wiped away the blood on the touchline and then used a staple gun to stem the flow of bleeding. More pics after the cut...

Cristiano Ronaldo gives young disabled fan something to be happy about

Cristiano Ronaldo made a young fan's day when he posed for a picture with him and signed his shirt. Ronaldo and his team mates were on their way to a game and as is customary, fans and the press waited by the team bus to catch a glimpse of their stars. One lucky fan who was in a wheel chair caught Ronaldo's eye and he broke from the team to specially acknowledge the kid amidst cheers. Other lucky fans had their shirt signed by the superstar too. More photos after the cut...

Obasanjo confirms he suffered an issue with his car yesterday, says he is hale and hearty

The former president has released a statement confirming that his car had an issue yesterday while traveling from Abeokuta to Lagos. In the statement signed by his press secretary, Vitalis Ortese, Obasanjo said the Tyre of the car he was traveling in burst while it was on top speed and then made a 180 degree spin until it halted facing oncoming traffic.

He said he moved into another vehicle and he's hale and hearty. He has since left for Abidjan, Cote Ivoire to monitor the presidential election holding in that country. The statement after the cut ...

The Office of His Excellency, President Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR wishes to clarify that, H.E. President Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR is hale, hearty and away in Abidjan Cote Ivoire, where he is observing the Presidential Elections holding in that country. The office also wishes to confirm, that yesterday Saturday, October 24, 2015, H.E. President Olusegun Obasanjo was indeed involved in an incident on the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway, after Sagamu roundabout, while he was on his way to join in the celebrations of the 80th birthday anniversary of Chief Kessington Adebutu in Tinubu Methodist Church Lagos. The vehicle, he was traveling in suffered a burst left tire at the rear and swerved several times but did not hit any curb or any car in front or behind until it did an 180-degree turn and faced where it was coming from, and he had to change vehicles. President Olusegun Obasanjo wishes to convey his deep appreciation to all those, who by way of calls, personal messages and prayers, and indeed members of the general public, who have shown overwhelming concern about his welfare. Signed Vitalis Ortese

Photos of GEJ observing the Tanzanian presidential election holding today

Former President Jonathan, who is the Chairman of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the Tanzanian presidential election holding today is pictured interacting with some of Tanzania's election monitoring group right before the commencement of the elections. Continue to see more photos...

Photos of Chris Oyakhilome's daughter - Carissa at a wedding in UK

Carissa Sharon Oyakhilome, a UK based gospel singer, is the daughter of Pastor Chris and Anita Oyakhilome. She's pictured singing at a wedding in the UK this weekend. Another pic after the cut..

Photos: Amaechi holds Thanksgiving in Port Harcourt

Former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi held a special thanksgiving service today to celebrate the 8th year of the supreme court ruling that made him governor of the state on October 25th 2007. The supreme court had on the day nullified the election of Celetine Omehia and installed Rotimi Amaechi as governor. The evening of hymns, psalms and spiritual songs held at Aztech Arcum along Ken Saro Wiwa road. More photos after the cut...

I Didn't Know My Wife Is Pregnant Until She Gave Birth For Her Secret Boyfriend

The kind of wives men marry these days, many of them are just prostitutes who only marry a man to live in his house as a "cover face" measure, while they go out sleeping with men for money. How sad!

A 67-year-old man, Jimoh Ayinla, has filed a case at the Igando Customary Court in Lagos to divorce his 59-year-old wife, Anike, for alleged adultery.

He told the court that his wife whom he had married for 38 years with seven children was adulterous which led to her being impregnated by another man while she was still in his matrimonial home.

In the husband's words: “My wife left my house to an unknown destination and I did not know that she was pregnant until she gave birth later in her new man’s house.”

Jimoh told the court that 14 years after his wife had left her matrimonial home and refused to return, he had to marry another wife in 2013.

“I married another wife because our children that used to cook for me had all married and I was getting older to cook for myself.

“It was after I had remarried that my wife returned to our home and I had to accommodate her. But, I rejected the child she bore for another man asking her to send the child back to her father,” he said.

The petitioner said Anike had been fighting him and his new wife since he allowed her back in his home.

“Anike was always engaging my younger wife in physical fight on daily basis and I am afraid she might kill her one day. She always slaps me whenever we have heated argument.” Jimoh told the court.

He alleged that Anike would leave the house for weeks without his consent and that he was tired of having to repay her indebtedness to people she borrowed money from without his consent.

The husband, therefore, pleaded with the court for the dissolution of his 38-year-old marriage, saying there was no more love in the relationship.

However, the wise, who did not deny the allegations, begged the court not to grant her husband’s application for divorce saying she was still in love with him.

Love? It is well! The court President, Adegboye­ga Omilola, adjourned the case for judgement.

Amaechi's wife celebrates Tribunal sack of Gov. Wike (photos)

Rotimi Amaechi's wife joined other supporters yesterday to celebrate Governor Wike's sack as governor of Rivers State by a tribunal. I screen-grabbed from the video released last night. More photos after the cut...

Rochas Okorocha Names Government Building after Daughter Uloma Nwosu - See more at: http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/10/rochas-building-uloma-nwosu-house.html#sthash.6nvynM8K.dpuf

Rochas Okorocha Names Government Building after Daughter Uloma Nwosu - See more at: http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/10/rochas-building-uloma-nwosu-house.html#sthash.6nvynM8K.dpuf

Rochas Okorocha Names Government Building after Daughter Uloma Nwosu - See more at: http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/10/rochas-building-uloma-nwosu-house.html#sthash.6nvynM8K.dpuf

Rochas Okorocha Names Government Building after Daughter Uloma Nwosu

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, has named a government building after his first daughter, Uloma Nwosu (nee Okorocha).

Uloma is married to one of Governor Rochas' commissioner

Unpaid Salaries: Imo Governor Beats Wife To Pulp

If the information reaching 247ureports.com is anything to believe,
then the months of unpaid salaries owed to the civil servants in the
state has torn apart the first family in Imo State.
This is because the governor, His Excellency Owelle Rochas Anayo
Ethelbert Okorocha, OON, has beaten up his wife for urging him to pay
civil servants who were still being owed several months of salary
arrears even after the federal government’s bail out fund had been
released.
The incident was said to have followed the angry protest by the
medical students of the Imo State University Hospital, Orlu.
According to the source, trouble started when the Imo First Lady,
Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha queried her husband over his reason for
punishing the people of the state in the manner he was doing and that
she had lost words to continue to explain to the people that her
husband was in the right path.

According to reliable sources, Mrs. Okorocha was said to have angrily
told the governor that because of his actions, the first family’s name
no longer worth anything in the eyes of the people of the state over
cries across the state of bad governance foisted on them by him.
As if sent by some opponents of the governor, Mrs. Okorocha was said
to have reminded her husband that the hospitals, courts, house of
assembly and many parastatals were under lock and key because of up to
seven months arrears of salaries owed them, and questioned the
rationale behind the governor making the state a ghost state by not
funding projects and institutions such as IMSUTH, not paying salaries
and stifling the economy of the state.
This was said to have infuriated the governor and in a fit of anger,
he started beating her mercilessly, but just in time for his security
aides to have come to her rescue.
The governor was said to have flown off the handle and scolded his
wife to stop listening to gossips from his opponents who only wished
him bed, but the woman was said to have insisted and continued to
express worry and disappointment that she no longer received the same
cheer she used to receive during their first term in office.
It would be recalled that on Thursday last week, 15th-10, 2015, Imo
State University Medicine and Surgery students under the aegis of Imo
State University Medical Students, stormed the government house in
Owerri in a protest against the current status of the IMSU Teaching
Hospital, Orlu.
They were angry that because of the neglect of the institution by the
governor, medical students who were supposed to have graduated four
years ago were still in school after 10 years of gaining admission as
medical students.
They were clad in their lab coats and carried various placards with
various inscriptions including such as “10 years in school and still
counting”, “Owelle you promised to dualize road leading to IMSUTH in
September, 2014. SaveIMSU”, “No patients! No learning!! No exams!!! No
hope!!! #SaveIMSUTH”, among others.
The students including older and younger ones matched in a peaceful
protest to the government house area, Okigwe road roundabout and
refused to leave till their demands were addressed by the state
governor, His Excellency Anayo Rochas Okorocha.
They listed among other things that IMSUTH Hospital had been shut down
as a result of doctors’ strike for four months and still counting and
that examinations were cancelled and deferred indefinitely and that
years after establishing the college, the pathology laboratory and
auditorium had not been completed..
They also complained of under-staffing of various departments and the
hospital was on the verge of Losing MDCN accreditation as well as no
motorable raods and insecurity.
However, on the orders of the governor, the protesting students were
reportedly teargassed and chased by security officials of the state
which led to some getting injured and an overall fracas on the centre
of the Owerri city.