A NIGERIAN HIV PATIENT TRIES TO SMUGGLE DRUGS TO MALAYSIA VIA DUBAI

An HIV patient appeared in court this morning charged with attempting to smuggle more than 1.3 kilograms of crystal meth from Nigeria to Malaysia via Dubai. The 27-year-old Nigerian was arrested on October 7 after arriving in Dubai before heading to Kuala Lumpur on an Emirates flight.

Airport security officials spotted the drugs stashed inside the frame of a laptop computer and charger, records show.

But he denied knowledge of the items, saying he was given the laptop and asked to deliver it to Malaysia. He was also tested for narcotics, and although none were discovered, he was found to be HIV-positive and suffering from Aids.

In a separate second case, another Nigerian was charged this morning with smuggling crystal meth. he was arrested at Dubai International Airport on October 13 after officers allegedly found 1.12 kilograms of the drug.

A NIGERIAN, JAMES BARTHOLOMEW, ARRESTED IN PHILIPPINES FOR THROWING TWO NIGERIAN GIRLS DOWN THE STAIRS

A Nigerian student, James Bartholomew, 19, was arrested on Saturday in Philippines.

James, a student of a university in Dagupan City, was picked up on Christmas Eve charges of slight physical injuries and maltreatment.

His alleged victims Jessica Brestford, 20, and Chinyere Nzeigwe, 20, have told police that Bartholomew got angry when the duo came to his apartment to collect the money he owed them.

The victims said Bartholomew pushed them one by one down the stairs and threatened them, police said.

Police are preparing the charges against the him.

KELLY HANDSOME INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, RECEIVED 'GET WELL SOON' MESSAGE FROM M.I

News getting to PURPLEWORLD confirms that controversial singer, Kelechi Ogbona Orji, who is well known as Kelly Handsome, was involved in a bad auto accident on December 24.

The accident occurred, as we learnt, while the maga don pay crooner was on his way to his home state, Imo State, with his crew members. They were later rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. No serious casualty was recorded in the auto crash, as Kelly Handsome and his crew men only had minor bruises on their bodies.

In the spirit of the season of Christmas, the rapper Kelly Handsome had beef with, to the extent of both artiste doing diss tracks for each other, MI, has sent a get well soon message to his one time rival. MI took to his twitter account and tweeted “apparently, Kelly Handsome was involved in a car accident. I wish you [a] speedy recovery and hope none was seriously injured.”

In a response to this tweet, Kelly Handsome responded this way, “apparently I am alive. Thanks.”

THE REAL REASONS CELEBRITY MEN DON’T ENJOY SEX WITH THEIR WIVES

Recently, studies have revealed that most Nigerian men do not enjoy sex with their wives. One out of every 3 marriages struggles with the problem of differing sex drives. And these had led to some of the major break ups in homes these days. Often the loss of sexual pleasure and intimacy results in depression, suspicion, anger, resentment, infidelity and divorce. Although it is clear that this issue is rarely one-sided, it is nevertheless surprising to many that it is often the man who puts the brakes on sexuality and the finger get pointed at the woman. In this report, BOLA AKINBOADE presents some of the reasons most Nigerian men don’t enjoy sex with their wives e as the level of intimacy between them also suddenly becomes cold.

SEXUAL INCOMPATIBILITY

Sexual incompatibility which leads to sexual disharmony and dissatisfaction is the major reason of break up in most marriages. Partners have different attitudes to sex. Your attitude towards sex depends on many factors, the major ones is upbringing and religion. If a girl was taught that sex is something dirty and shameful, than she is very unlikely to feel free and to be open to adventures. Most women refuse oral sex and consider it to be very dirty while men have quite the contrary opinion on this matter. In this situation both partners feel unhappy and sooner or later such a couple starts to experience problems, if unsolved, may lead to cheating or break up. Also if there is a discrepancy in the wife’s reproductive organ, such as tight vagina, this couple are likely to face some problems and this kind of sexual incompatibility can be very rarely resolved. Other factors that may also sexual incompatibility include; differences in the frequencies of sexual desire, different sexual appetite, and others. Most men seem to have a stronger sexual urge than their wives which they find difficult to meet up most of the time.

DIFFERENCES IN SEXUAL DRIVE

For some couples struggling with their relationship, a man may want more sex, while a woman feels their relationship doesn't have enough.
It is hard to expect sexual harmony if the husband wants sex 5 times a week, while the wife thinks that once time is enough. They simply have different sex drives. A woman’s sex drive differs from a man's .A man's sex drive is not so easily turned off. He has been hardwired to think about sex and want sex and, very rarely will a man find himself too tired or too stressed out to have sex. While the woman sex drive diminishes as she has to battle some of the marital issues. There are many things that can easily result in a loss of libido in women. Pregnancy, a hard day at work, the responsibilities of taking care of a home and family, hormonal fluctuation, depression, stress, less help and attention from her husband which was not this bad when they first got married.

LACK OF ADVENTURE

One of the reasons some men give for not enjoying sex with their wives is the fact that she is not sexually adventurous enough. For most couples, the extreme passion and desire of new style of love quickly subsides. During those first few months of lovemaking, everyone's adventurous to varying degrees of personal comfort level, because everyone's really on an adventure. It's all exciting, and it's all new. But in some couple of years, they passion begin to wane and the thrill is gone. Some women suddenly becomes uptight and all the effort by the husband to ignite back the fire seems unproductive.

BOREDOM

Another reason why some men don’t enjoy sex with their wives is boredom. Their sexual life at a point becomes monotonous, same place, same station, same way every time. Men like variety, and when a couple get stuck in a routine, the man is the first one to get dissatisfied with it. What was exciting once upon a time now seems dull. Some men may not be having sex with their wives because sex simply isn't worth the effort. They'd rather watch television.

ANGER

Anger and resentment is another reason some men not only enjoy having sex with their wives.Oftentimes, the anger remains unexpressed. This silent seething has the effect of Novocaine numbing many of the senses, including sexual desire.Many husbands get fed up with a nagging wife at home. And since the wife has become an annoying bully; he shuts down completely and withholds the only thing he thinks might hurt her.

DEPRESSION

Depression is another reason why some men don’t enjoy sex with their wife. Many times, the man may not even be aware that he is depressed over the stressful things in life-economic stress, career stres, not achieving things he wants and others. He is not aware that he has responded to the stress with anger, and the anger has moved into depression. He is not enthusiastic about having sex at all. Compounding the problem, some of the more common antidepressants can cause loss of libido or inability to perform sexually.A report says that antidepressants can have another negative effect on a relationship: it diminishes interest in connecting emotionally with a partner.

SHE GAINS A LOT OF WEIGHT AND BECOMES LESS ATTRACTIVE

Another reason men stop desiring their wives is because they no longer find them physically attractive, or suddenly gained so much weight. Many women do not take care of themselves. They go out of shape and lose out on their figure. At home, they do not take care of their appearances or dress up properly. Naturally, a man becomes fed up with his wife and found her attractive any longer. Men are visual, so excessive weight gain may indeed pose a problem for them. And since Obesity also diminishes libido, an over weight wife may not be as responsive as her partner.

EXTRA- MARITAL AFFAIR

Trying out something new is often a reason given by the husband for indulging in an extra-marital affair. He often feels he needs a change of taste and would like to spend time with someone who is “different” and perhaps “more exciting”. At times, the wife could also be responsible for the situation. A wife paying too much attention to children and household chores often forces a man to go in for relationships outside marriage. He feels neglected. He wants more attention and since he is not getting it at home he prefers to get it from an outsider. And even though he doesn’t have any desire to leave his wife, sometimes the man feel guilty of this act which limits the full expression of his love and desire for his wife. And when he is getting so much fun and varieties from outside, it will be difficult to enjoy the boring and monotonous one from his wife which no longer gets him aroused.

STUDENT JAILED FOR ASSAULTING ACTRESS

An Upper Area Court in Jos has sentenced a 20-year old student, Adamu Yakubu, to two years imprisonment for breaking the windscreen of a car belonging to an actress, Jemila Nagudu. Adamu, of Government College, Jos, was convicted for smashing the windscreen of the car belonging to a Hausa film actress without any provocation contrary to section 361 of the Penal Code.

The court, however, gave the convict an option of N3,000 fine. The judge, Malam Mustapha Hassan, in his ruling, said that that the prosecution had convinced the court beyond all reasonable doubt that the convict committed the offence.

Hassan said that the evidence tendered before the court and the confessional statement of the accused had assisted the court in reaching its decision to convict him.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Gokwat Ibrahim, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 17, at Ali Kazaure Area of Jos.

“My lord, the accused, on the fateful day, at about 12 noon, ordered the actress to leave the area or face the consequences. “When the actress, who was on a visit to her in-laws refused to leave the area, the accused used “a big stone” to smash the windscreen of her CRV jeep,” he further told the court.

The prosecutor said that the unidentified future partner of the actress reported the matter to Laranto police station, which resulted in the arrest of the suspect. When the case came up for hearing, the accused pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.

The judge said that the convict would be sentenced so as to serve as a deterrent to others.

LADY GAGA SUED BY FORMER ASSISTANT

US pop star Lady Gaga has received one of the oddest Christmas gifts as she has been slammed with a lawsuit from her former assistant. According to reports, Gaga’s former assistant Jennifer O’Neill claims she was a slave to the singer, having to do such outrageous things as fetching a towel for her after she showered!

O’Neill who worked for the pop goddess for a period of 13 months says she is still being owed $380,000 in overtime. She further elaborated on her job; it included ‘ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep (Gaga) on schedule’.

The lawsuit however is not directly aimed at Gaga but at her concert management outfit – Mermaid Touring Company. ‘The suit is completely without merit’, Gaga’s rep told the New York Post.

ENTERTAINER HEESTERS DIES AT AGE 108

Opera singer, died of Dutch origin Johannes Heesters, who has spent his career in Germany, yesterday, for 108 years, The activist is the oldest artist in the world, according to his agent. The Johannes Heesters, born the year 1903, of Hitler's favorite artists, was known thanks to the Nazis,

The press accused him of years ago that he sang in front of Nazi forces, especially in the Dachau concentration camp in Bavaria, 1941. He died in a clinic in Starnberg in Bavaria, where he was staying on the agency reported, "Ross."

The Encyclopedia of "Guinness" Guinness World Records considered the singer and actor older, which is still topping the stage. The like also a lot of movies. He played a key role in the operetta Austrian Franz Ahar "Merry Widow" 0.1600 times.

In 2008, accompanied by strong protests by the concert's first Johannes Heesters years ago in the Netherlands. The previous attempt to sing in front of his countrymen in 1963 led to the failure of a large audience since his expulsion after a theater Amsterdam received a greeting of "Hitler."

"For more details on Dutch-born entertainer Heesterst, check out Huffington Post"

HOW TO CUT DOWN ON YOUR BILLS

You should cut down on talking during normal days and save it when it’s free.

A lot of people use an Iphone when they don’t even need it. Why use everything when you don’t need it, it will only cost you more. Plus, it takes a long time for Iphone to load an application anyways.

Only have one type of phone

If you have a cell phone, you don’t need a home phone because you can do everything with a cell phone. This will help you save another $50 per month.

Cut down your electronic usage

If you’re watching TV, you don’t need the radio on at the same time or the fan running. You should only use what you need and turn everything else off.

Turn off appliances that are not in use

If you have a fan or a machine that you’re not using you should turn it off so that it doesn’t suck too much electricity.

Don’t leave computers turn on

If you leave the computers on, it will burn out the fan but it will suck in electricity.

Buy only what you need

You should only buy what you need and not everything that is on sales. Although a lot of people buy impulsively and buy when they’re sad or mad. This is very dangerous and will cost you a lot of money. You should only buy what you need.

Have people pay for themselves

If your kids are working, there is no reason why they can’t pay for themselves and this will help you save money.

ANIMAL RIGHTS BODY WAGES WAR ON KIM KARDASHIAN

Kim K has been regularly spotted rocking fur coats and had over time, received a lot of tongue lashing from the group. But they have gone a step further by launching a billboard campaign against her rocking fur coats.

The billboard ad shows two fox cubs with the statement that reads ‘Kim these babies miss their mother. Is she on your back’? PETA who named the ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ favourite ‘Worst Dressed Person’  2010 also blasted the 31-year-old on their official website.

‘Kim knows that animals on fur farms are beaten, electrocuted, and often skinned alive. We’ve explained it to her, and she’s watched a video expose that was filmed inside fur farms. When Kim is ready to put an end to her relationship with fur, PETA will be happy to take her discards and donate them to the homeless’, PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange said.

Ironically, Kim had supported her younger sister Khloe when the latter posed naked for a PETA campaign poster against fur back in 2008.

ACE COMEDIAN AY GRABS MOUTH WATERING DEAL

Multi million Naira endorsement deals are currently flying left, right and centre in entertainment industry with most of the stars involved smiling to the banks. Ace comedian, Ayo Makun popularly known as AY recently landed a juicy endorsement deal. Haven Homes unveiled AY as their brand ambassador.

The unveiling which held during the recent Haven Homes Expo at the Oriental Hotel was attended by the crème de la crème of the Nigeria society. The award winning comedian, who recently completed his 2011 comedic tour was visibly excited about the union with the home builders whose qualitative finishing was fast becoming the toast of the nation.

According to AY "I have always strive for excellence in the implementation of my events and my performance to be singled out by a brand as unique as Haven Homes is indeed an honour."

The ambassadorial contract, which means the brand AY, would grace the various publicity campaigns of the Haven Homes brand within the next year including billboards, televisions, commercials and other press ads. In line with this, Haven Homes unveiled two of the Television commercials that will soon be hitting the airwaves.

Congrats AY

IYABO OJO MARKS BIRTHDAY WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME KIDS

It was quite a shindig recently at Adegoke Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, venue of the birthday party of Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, who turned 34 on Wednesday, December 21.

Dressed simply in a jeans and T-shirt with the inscription; 'Dance to Save a Soul', Iyabo, who earlier had disclosed she would be spending her birthday with children with Down syndrome, had that Wednesday morning stormed the venue to join these children with their parents and some officials of Adegoke Down Syndrome Foundation.

Joining the actress to make it a memorable day for these kids were 'Sexy Pink ladies' group and 'Future stars'. There was also a huge media presence at the event which was attended by the celebrant's colleagues. Among them were Muka Ray, Mercy Aigbe, Sikiratu Sindodo and Lolade Abuta. It was indeed an emotional moment for the actress as she gave her welcome speech.

“I'm very happy to be alive today. I want to encourage us to show love and give back especially to a society that has given us so much. I love kids and I have kids of my own and other kids that I care for but I feel the need to bring together kids that are privileged with these special kids so they can interact together,” she said.