So when she read stories of lonely older women falling for toyboys in faraway climes online – blowing their life savings on them and even marrying them – she’d laugh and shake her head in disbelief that they could be so gullible.
But Beth’s not laughing any more.
Because at 68 the mum-of-two is counting the £18,000 cost of doing just that – and now she wants to warn other women her age not to go down the same nightmare road.
Although the street will still be called Chicago Avenue, a section of it between blocks 37th and 39th streets will be named George Perry Floyd Jr. Place.
A sign will be installed after the City Council approved the naming on Friday morning, reports the Star Tribune.
Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by Minneapolis police officers arresting him on suspicion of using a fake $20 bill at a corner shop and being "under the influence" in the driver's seat of a car.
They were seen lying on the sofa together with their legs on top of each other as they covered themselves with some bedsheets. Ozo and Nengi have led the love drama affairs after billionaire son Kiddwaya and Erica were evicted from the house.
The two have kept it very cozy at some points and very cold at certain times.
She was helped to deliver the baby by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Saturday.
Director General, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said the Ambulance team of the agency’s response unit at Eti-osa delivered Ms Blessing Emmanuel, a 35 year-old woman of a live male neonate this afternoon at about 4:30pm under the Ajah Bridge.
“The lady who has no home nor family in Lagos is from Cross Rivers.
A herdsman, Adamu Yusuf, was also arrested by the security outfit in the Oda area of the state.
It was gathered that the crops destroyed were worth over N5m.
Adeleye Olatunji, Commander of Amotekun in Ondo, confirmed the arrest shortly after visiting the farm.
She made the revelation in a chat with Inside Nollywood on why she supports Laycon and the backlash she's getting from supporting him.
She then revealed if she ever had the opportunity of going into Big Brother House, she would be going with loads of s.e.x toys.
“I have a strong conviction that Laycon is the man because of his intelligence and talent, not his physical look. I am sure that is what drew most people to him. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll partake in the reality show. But I’ll never have s.e.x in the House. Never! I will rather go in there with numerous sex toys. I don’t joke with my toys. I will use them instead of having s/e/x on TV. But not that those having s.e.x (on television) are bad, I am only speaking for myself.”
The bus was conveying members of a particular church who attended their pastor’s burial and were returning to Enugu when the incident occurred.
The bus driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle while trying to overtake an articulated vehicle on the bridge but five victims were rescued unconscious on Friday.
Mrs. Stella Uchegbu, FRSC Sector Commander in Ebonyi, on Saturday, said that the bus had been retrieved with 14 persons aboard.
The Duchess of Sussex was notably absent from her husband's 36th birthday pictures, shared by members of the royal family earlier this week.
However, he ordered that pre-primary schools should remain closed.
Details coming
He made the announcement on his verified instagram page where he shared a shared a clip of himself being wheeled on a gurney in the hospital. He wrote,
Thank God for a successful Nasal Surgery Today! Join me in thanking God!
She fell into a ‘live lane’ on junction six of the M25 in Surrey at around 1.30am.
She was treated at the scene by paramedics and no arrests were made.
In a post on Twitter, Surrey Roads Policing Unit said her reckless behaviour left them speechless and that it was only by luck she wasn’t killed or hurt.
Edo electorates are currently casting their votes to determine who leads the state in the next four years.
In the video clip obtained by Dailypost, the angry voters were seen confronting the alleged ballot box snatcher as he tried to whisk the electoral material away
It is not clear yet if the ballot box snatcher is working for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP or the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The rap queen during an Insta Live session, on Saturday, disclosed that Offset’s infidelity was not the reason for their split.
She also said she did not file for divorce as a publicity stunt for her upcoming album but because they couldn’t live together as a couple anymore.
“I have seen all the love and prayers that you guys have been sending me, however, I don’t really need it.
Checkpoints that were formerly operated by policemen were dismantled and turned to military checkpoints. The heavily armed soldiers were however friendly to the few road users.
It would be recalled that the Nigeria Police had placed restrictions on human and vehicular movements during the election.
The State Commissioner of Police Mr. Johnson Kokumo had in a statement announced restriction of movement as from 12 midnight Friday to 6pm on Saturday.
He made the announcement on his verified twitter page where he issues an invitation to the general public.
The event is stated to hold on Friday, September 25 by 2 pm at the GRA Jumaat Mosque in Katsina State according to details released by Ahmad himself.
He wrote: “The long-awaited day is here! @Naeeemah_x and I are delighted to invite you to our Wedding Fatiha on Sept. 25, 2020, at GRA Juma’at Mosque, Katsina. Time: 2 PM.
This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mrs Modupe Fawale in Ibadan on Saturday.
The management said the lecturer, from the department of Urban and Regional Planning, was sacked for allegedly embarrassing and tarnishing the image of the institution.
In the termination letter dated Sept 15, 2020 and signed by the registrar, it read: “you will recall that you were engaged in an inappropriate behaviour and poorly managed relationship with your former student.
The victim, a father of six children, hails from Agbaja Unuhu in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
He left his family this morning in search of daily bread, only to lose his life in a controversial circumstance.
Reports revealed that members of Neighborhood Watch Security Outfit had early this morning tried to arrest the alleged mad man who resisted them.
Officers responding to reports of gunfire in the area found a “chaotic scene” with about 100 people running in various directions, interim police chief Mark Simmons told reporters.
“In total we have 16 confirmed victims of shooting. And I’m sad to announce that two of the 16 received a fatal wound,” he said.
Those killed — one man, one woman — were both between 18 and 22 years of age, and had not been formally identified, he said.
INEC also said it was in receipt of images showing the alleged hijack of electoral materials in Ward 9, Unit 15 of Egor local government area, saying while it was working to salvage the situation, it may be forced to take decisive action against results generated from the affected unit.
Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this Saturday morning in Abuja in his preliminary address at the “Edo Governorship Election Virtual Situation Control Room” which is holding through Zoom.
Yakubu who condemned reports of vote-buying and selling also frowned at the violation of Covid-19 safety protocols especially with regards to the social distancing rule.
The school building is located at 15 Ansarudeen Street, Ile-Epo Bus Stop, Ejigbo area of Lagos.
Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said upon arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that a 3-Storey building (Excel College) had collapsed.
He said distress calls received established that the building collapsed at about 8:15am.
The gunman, who went on a deadly rampage killed two people and injured three before turning the gun on himself.
Dangelo Dorsey had followed through a series of carjackings and shootings before fleeing from the police on September 13.
The horrific rampage ended with a high-speed car chase in Tennessee.
He sent a strong message to people who do not like his personality following the scandal he was recently involved in.
The actor was involved in a cheating scandal after his girlfriend Lydia Agahan was dragged by an aggrieved side chic.
He took to his snap chat to advise his haters, stating that life isn’t a Nigerian movie where people who are hated suffer in the end.
Vee said this during a conversation with her friend, Laycon, last night, vowing that she would do all the things she couldn’t do in public with Neo.
Neo and Vee, seen in the most honest relationship in the lockdown house, have tried to keep themselves from having s.e.x on national television.
But Vee has always made her intention to have s.e.x with Neo public.
Seun Kuti who is of the believe that the children were not raised well, because if they were, they won't dare to mock their parents, ''encouraged'' them to mock them the more because they were truly not raised well.
"If you're insulting your parents because of Ferrari, then they deserve it, they raised you wrong, so wrong!! Insult them more jare", the singer wrote on his insta-story. So you agree with him?
Nengi while having a conversation with Ozo after their mini Jacuzzi party on Friday night told him that “One week in Biggy’s house without him is like a death sentence.”
According to her, she would literally die because she won’t have anyone to be talking to since he is the only best friend she has in the house.
“I just know that the both of us would make it to the finale.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Commander in Ebonyi, Mrs Stella Uchegbu who confirmed the incident to newsmen said the accident which involved a bus and an articulated vehicle had 38 passengers on board.
Uchegbu said that reports reaching her desk indicated that the rescued victims were unconscious and were taken to the hospital.
“We can, therefore, not confirm if any person is dead or not and the FRSC team (Ishiagu unit) is still at the scene for rescue efforts.
This is part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, confirmed this via his Twitter handle on Friday.
According to Sirika, the decision was taken following a meeting between the Presidential Task Force (PTF) and European Unions (EU).
The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as, “Open our schools for students, ”children are hawking around the streets rather than schooling, ”teachers are suffering, ”out of school pupils are in football viewing centres, markets and parties.”
The protesters noted that many states are resuming on September 21, 2020, lamenting with dismay that the Kwara state government is not saying anything about schools’ resumption in the state.
They said, “parties are everywhere, hotels, businesses have resumed, markets are running, children are following parents to churches and mosques.”
The rapper has long struggled with bipolar disorder and has, in recent months, sent a series of alarming messages on the social media site.
Kanye returned to Twitter Friday after a 24-hour ban was placed on his account.
The tweet, which had a picture of seven-year-old North attached, was sent in capitals and read: "NORTHY I AM GOING TO WAR AND PUTTING MY LIFE ON THE LINE AND IF I AM MURDERED DON’T EVER LET WHITE MEDIA TELL YOU I WASNT A GOOD MAN.
The corps member is observing her primary assignment at the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
The pastors, identified as Austin Emmanuel and Peter Davies, are currently being detained at the State Criminal and Investigation and Intelligence Department, Port Harcourt.
Emmanuel reportedly invited the victim to his house for an indoor birthday party and in the course of the celebration, he was later joined by Davies.
The electoral umpire had moved back to its permanent office after vacating the premises to a rented apartment along Sapele Road as a result of flooding.
Two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) were stationed before and after the office while traffic is being diverted to follow one lane.
Gun-wielding policemen and soldiers were sighted on the premises.
The 31-year-old Nigerian has been at Old Trafford since January, on loan from Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua, scoring five goals in 19 competitive games.
He started on each occasion when he scored and his best strike came in a 5-0 bashing of LASK in the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16.
The former Watford man received a lovely ball from fellow January signing Bruno Fernandes in the 28th minute and brilliantly controlled the ball, first with his right foot, and then switching to his left, before sending in a powerful volley beyond the reach of Alexander Schlager in goal for LASK.
According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, 48,305 patients have now been discharged, with 1,094 patients losing their lives to Coronavirus.
The tweet revealed that Lagos State had the highest number of infections on Friday night with 59 cases, with Abia State following with 46 cases. The Federal Capital Territory was next, recording 22 cases
Other states recorded as follows:
Gombe-20 Plateau-17 Rivers-11 Bauchi-7 Benue-6 Ekiti-6 Imo-6 Kaduna-4 Kwara-4 Ondo-4 Ogun-3 Osun-3 Bayelsa-1 Edo-1 Kano-1.
Bolanle Olukanni took to her Instagram page to write about her personal life, she recounted how being told that she is beautiful when she was 5 and how it got into her head.
She wrote;
''With an increasingly growing obsession on physical looks, its easy to get sucked in and completely depend on your physical looks for self validation. I told someone a story yesterday- When I was really young -like 5 years old… I was the cutest thing. Lol yup. Everyone told me.
The Nigerian government made this known in a statement issued by Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday in Abuja.
Nigeria was responding to the recent announcement of the U.S. and the United Kingdom to impose visa restrictions on those who undermine electoral processes.
The Nigerian Government said it was committed to providing all necessary logistic, financial and security support to the electoral process.
The incident, it was gathered, happened at Okpuneze Uruagu in Nnewi North local government area of Anambra State.
The man used a cutlass to carry out the attacks which left his 85-yr-old mother and two of his children dead.
Police spokesperson in the state, Haruna Mohammed, has confirmed the incident.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja.
Enenche said that the air raid was conducted after series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions revealed the hideout, along with a building in the centre of the forest.
He said the Air Component dispatched Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location accordingly.
Ex-Osun Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Sunday Akere, joined the rally tagged #TeamLaycon.
Akere, who led scores of youths in the rally, noted Laycon deserves massive votes from Nigerians because he displayed a high level of discipline since the show started.
“Laycon is the symbol of Omoluabi, who has shown a high level of intelligence through his brilliancy and hard work.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, said this would be its second office on the African continent.
It said the opening of the new office was aimed at supporting the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region.
The office, it said, was expected to become operational in 2021.
Muhammed was arrested at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state, according to an operative of the EFCC.
EFCC’s counsel, Adenike Ayoku stated that the defendant is an internet fraudster, who pretended to be female and used female n3de photographs to fraudulently obtain money from unsuspecting internet users as evidenced in his Facebook and WhatsApp accounts.
He was then prosecuted by the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge of impersonation.
