LAGOS—The Holy Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Movement
Church, has said the nude photo of their District Chairman, Idimu sub
headquarters, Lagos State, Apostle Timothy Adewoye, which went viral
recently on the Internet, was meant to blackmail the Apostle.
Senior
Apostle Abimbola Esuola, who briefed newsmen in Lagos, said the
80‑year‑old man was attacked by four men who stripped him naked, took
his nude photos in the home of one of a female church member whom he
went to pray for.
His attackers were said to have demanded N10
million from him and threatened to publish his nude photos on the
Internet if he did not cooperate. Esuola added that the octogenarian, after pressure, paid N2.150 million to the blackmailers who kept on asking for more. According
to her, “when the pressure became unbearable, Adewoye told his
secretary what he was passing through and the secretary mobilised other
members of the church and reported the matter at Idimu police station.
The police already had a case against a female church member identified
as Sherifat Balogun. The suspects were said to have also blackmailed a
prominent banker the same way.
When the detectives went to pick up
the suspects, three of them, including Balogun’s husband fled. They are
yet to be apprehended and only Sherifat Balogun and Makanjuola Olagunja
were arrested.”
Charged to court
The police,
yesterday, filed charges against Balogun and Olagunja in suit No.
MM/E/7/2014. Olagunja, 50, and Balogun, 54, both of Akowonjo area of
Lagos State, are facing a six‑count charge of conspiracy, assault,
threatening violence, obtaining money under false pretence and stealing. The
Ejigbo magistrate’s court in Lagos State, where the case is being
heard, remanded Balogun and Olagunja in prison for blackmail.
The
prosecutor, ASP Nicholas Atumonye, told the court that the accused
committed the offence on November 13, 2013 at 11, Shagari Estate, Ipaja,
a suburb of Lagos State.
Atumonye said the accused conspired with
others now at large to assault one Prophet Adewoye by forcefully
pulling off his clothes and taking nude photographs of him. He
said the accused threatened to publish the nude pictures of the prophet
and unlawfully obtained N2.150 million from him to prevent the
publication of the pictures.The prosecutor said the accused also threatened the life of their victim by making several phone calls demanding for money.
He
said the offences contravened Sections 56, 170, 285, 312 and 409 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Section 312 stipulates 15 years
imprisonment for convicted offenders. The accused, however, denied
the charges. The prosecutor objected to bail for the accused on the
grounds that several members of their gang had not been arrested. The
Magistrate, Mrs. M.B. Folami, adjourned the case till February 14 to
consider the request of the accused for bail.
Monday 24 February 2014
Keshi confirms Imoh Ezekiel is ready to represent Nigeria
Stephen Keshi has revealed that he has held discussions with Standard Liege’s striker Imoh Ezekiel and he is keen to play for the Super Eagles.
The coach of the Nigerian senior team, was speaking from his base in the USA on Monday, where he debunked the rumours that Ezekiel was still interested in playing for Belgium.
“There is no iota of truth that Ezekiel is contemplating dumping Nigeria for Belgium, he is a Nigerian and like most Nigerians is eager to represent his country,” Keshi said.
“I have been in constant touch with him and he has assured me that he will be available for us and we hope that he will do well for the country.”
The 20-year-old is among the players Keshi has invited for the friendly match against Mexico on March 5 in Atlanta, US.
Imoh Ezekiel wants to play for Nigeria, says Gafar
The Representative of the sensational young striker
says his loyalty still remains with Nigeria and is totally committed to
playing for his country of birth
The former 36 Lion striker is one of three fresh invites on the 23-man list of coach Stephen Keshi to prosecute the March 5 international friendly against Mexico in Atlanta, USA.
Gafar, who is the representative of the 20-year-old striker in a chat with Goal, said that Ezekiel, despite increasing interest from the Belgium senior national team, still craves to play for Nigeria.
On reports that the prodigious talent is considering dumping Nigeria to play for the Red Devils, he refuted the media claims on the player’s plans to switch allegiance, hinting that the move is no longer in place.
“Imoh is ready to play for Nigeria. He might have been ached by several snubs at junior international level but with this invitation, he is ready to play for his country of birth. Those reports are speculations as he is yet to agree to play for Belgium,” Gafar told Goal.
The Standard Liege forward was quoted on the 36 Lion’s official Facebook page as saying: “Never in my life would I have thought of such a call to the Super Eagles at such a time, with great players and the achievements of the present national team. I never saw myself in the team anytime soon."
According to Gafar, “Imoh is indeed grateful to the Super Eagles’ head coach Stephen Keshi and Nigeria Football Federation for the exciting privilege and promises to give more than 110% if given a chance to play even if it is for one minute.”
By Samuel Ahmadu
“If Nigerians allowed me remove subsidy, $20billion won’t be missing” – Jonathan
During the presidential media chat on Monday, President Goodluck Jonathan insisted that if Nigerians had allowed him to remove oil subsidy, all the stories of missing money in the NNPC wouldn’t have come up.
“I was involved in kerosene subsidy as Vice President to Yar’Adua. Kerosene subsidy was never removed,” he said.
“If I had been allowed to remove oil subsidy all the stories of money missing won’t be coming up.”
On Sanusi’s whistle-blowing, Jonathan said: “Sanusi said its $49billion, then $1 2billion and now $20billion, I don’t know which to believe, we must look into it, even if its $1.”
Why President Jonathan Wants My Head –– Mallam Sanusi Tells His Story
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Did you know that President Goodluck Jonathan who is accusing Sanusi
Lamido of acts of financial reckless is in actually fact angry because
Sanusi refused to spend $2billion for gadgets for him in Aso Rock? Well,
that is one of the "sins" of the CBN governor. Because he gave money,
from what he has able to make through his diligent work, to some
universities and bomb blast victims, the Presidency got angry.
During the tenure of Charles Soludo, the highest money CBN ever gave the
federal government was N8bn but today Sanusi has given the same
government over N600billion. Why didn't they ask him how he was able to
make so much money in the CBN when others could not? That is the sad
reality in Nigeria today.
Read Sanusi's story below as stated by Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi himself...
My story, by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
As at the time I came into office, several things had collapsed. From
banks to stock exchange, they had crashed. Inflation was at 15.6percent
three months before I became Central Bank Governor; there was already
instability in every sector of the economy. When I look back, I thank
God for the people who supported us and criticized us as well because
criticism has made us stronger. Also, when I look back, I can point to
several things that have changed after our arrival and till date.
Keeping inflation down
For the first time in a long while, we have been able to keep inflation
at about 7percent since January 2013 and it is still like that up till
this moment. As far as instability and exchange rate is concerned, we
have worked tirelessly to ensure things work out well for the economy.
We also introduced cash reduction in the system. Although most people
didn’t like it because they felt it will add more problem to the
exchange rate because people want to buy dollars but against all odds,
the cashless policy has worked and it’s still working today.
On the face-off between CBN and NNPC
I must say that we are not EFCC. What I have been talking about is the
areas that affect my job which have been a dwindling in the money that
comes into the Federation Account. Let me make it clear, the disputed
$20billion may be gone. And what some people want is the continuity of
this; that stealing of public funds should continue.
On his suspension
I must say that there was no time when the CBN received any letter from
the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. At no point were we given
any letter to respond to over any financial allegations. Also, nothing
in the letter declared that I did anything wrong. I can tell you that
CBN does not operate the way it’s been presented because all facts and
statements of account are there for everybody to see. They said we spent
N1.2billion on the police – even if that is true, is that corruption?
Did I set up my security outfit and pay myself? I want to repeat that I
have had my last day in office. I have achieved everything I set out to
achieve. Looking at the suspension letter, I was not given the benefit
of doubt to respond or explain myself.
Court order
However, I have a court order now enforcing my fundamental human right
because once they seize your passport, you don’t know the next step they
will take. I took an expert motion to court to ensure I am not
harassed.
On the allegation that he is partisan
When I was in King’s College, I was in Form 2 when Bukola Saraki came
into Form 1. He has been my friend since we were 11years old. Also,
El-Rufai has been my friend. I never knew I will be CBN Governor because
I had wanted to study law, also Bukola Saraki never knew he would
become a politician because he read medicine. These people remain my
friends and, with all sincerity, every one of us has friends across
political divides. These are things some Nigerians categorize and accuse
me of being a politician. Also, I had known Governor Fashola and Bola
Tinubu since I was in First Bank. I am a Lagos boy as well and my
children were all given birth to and groomed in Lagos. When Nasir El-
Rufai heard what happened, he decided to come to the Lagos airport so
that if I am going to be arrested, it will be in the company of some of
my friends. He never came to the airport as an APC member but as a
friend. I am not a politician.
What next on NNPC
It is not my responsibility anymore but I can comment as a Nigerian. I
can talk if I feel like. I believe nobody will challenge me that I did
not speak out when I was supposed to as CBN Governor. If the next CBN
Governor wants to pursue the missing funds matter or the National
Assembly wants to go ahead, they are free of do so. Can you imagine a
sitting Minister on national television saying they spent money without
appropriation. In any other country, such minister has sacked herself.
To me, that is not financial recklessness.
Let me simply ask, if the Nigerian Constitution says don’t spend money
without appropriation or says don’t pay subsidy and the Minister went
ahead to pay, is it not a problem? Technical problem is what we deal
with at CBN, we deal with CRR and other issues.
In this kind of situation of investigation going on, you are supposed to
either keep quiet as a wise man or walk away. But as you can see, I am
not a wise man.
Donation of 100million
It is called principle of donation. During the Ikeja bomb blast
explosion, the CBN Governor then, Joseph Sanusi, gave N10million. So I
was not the first person to do that. This is contained under Corporate
Social Responsibility. The blast in Kano did not affect Kano citizens
alone, SSS offices, police stations were attacked and these are federal
offices which have several people from the South working there. I can
tell you that 80percent of the victims of that bomb attack are not Kano
citizens, there were several Christians from the South involved and I
gave N100million to their families. What is bad in that? Why are people
not complaining about the N500million I compelled the Bankers Committee
to give to flood victims in Benue State and other places? What is wrong
in it? With CSR, you cannot do everything in all the 36states of the
federation; you will do the little you can.
Mint printing!
This is one area that we have been able to cut down on spending. In
2012, CBN spent N38billion on mint printing down from the N49billion
spent in 2011. In 2013, we spent N35billion and, in my 2014 budget, my
plan was to spend N30billion. So we have been bringing down the cost of
printing.
Under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of the CBN, we contribute 80 percent
into the Federation Account. In 2008 before I became Governor, CBN
contributed N8billion into the Federation Account. In my last year, CBN
gave N159billion. In 2012, we gave N80billion, in 2011, we gave
N60billion. In the first four years of my term as CBN Governor, we gave
government about N279billion. The National Assembly called to commend
me.
We have been able to give N600billion from surplus alone and the money
is made from prudent finance, cutting down currency expenses, every over
headline has gone down. So I can say, with all sense of humility, that
the last thing anybody can accuse me of his financial recklessness.
–By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
The Arowolos' Tragedy: How Titilayo Omozese Was Murded By Her Husband
Justice was prevailed on Feb 21 after the court sentenced Akolade
Arowolo to death for killing his wife but many are still wondering and
asking 'what happened that very day?, how did it happened?, why did he
do it?....The Arowolos’ tragedy was one that generated so much out-cry
from the public. When the news of the savage attack on the Titilayo
broke on 24 June 2011, The Elites reporter had visited the Arowolos’
residence, to speak with some of their neighbors and officers of the
Aswani Police Station....
Interestingly too, the first time Arowolo was paraded by the Nigerian
police, his face betrayed no hint of the savagery he had been accused
of. He even appeared with a bible. His hands, however, bore suggestions
of involvement in some sort of violence.
The left hand was plastered. So was the region below his right elbow.
Arowolo’s explanation for the wounds was that his wife had stabbed
him–and then stabbed herself.
“The woman was possessed that day and while we were quarreling, she
went into the kitchen and brought out a knife, with which she
overpowered me and then began to stab me all over my body and head. The
next thing I saw, she started stabbing herself repeatedly with the knife
while telling me that she was tired of the marriage and that since I
did not want to let her go, she would kill me and then kill herself,”
Arowolo claimed.
This version of events is not popular with his in-laws and many of those
familiar with the couple. Those familiar with Arowolo and his wife,
Titilayo, said their marriage was a strife-driven one.
And on a regular basis, Arowolo battered his wife. Arowolo admitted that the marriage was a tempestuous one.
“We have been having issues since the day we got married, so much so
that I contemplated divorcing her. But because I am a spiritual person
and a pastor, I decided to manage. I am now regretting that decision
because I should have been bold enough to divorce her and then face the
consequences instead of this mess I have found myself,” he added.
Arowolo claimed he did not plan to marry Titilayo. According to him, he
had planned to marry another person he was dating at the same time.
Titilayo, he claimed, got pregnant and her family pressured them into
marriage. His claims hardly fit the profile of a spiritual man.
Titilayo, a 2006 History and International Relations graduate of
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, worked with Skye Bank plc. She was said
to be the family’s breadwinner and paid N1.3 million for the flat they
lived in, as the husband had not worked for about two of the three years
they were married.
For Titilayo, the day, June 24, was incidentally her husband’s birthday
and the beginning of her annual leave. She left their home at 8 Dr.
Akindehinde Street, Aswani Estate, Isolo, Lagos, for her office.
Titilayo was in the office to collect her leave grant, which was said to
be N250,000. About two hours later, she returned home and was said to
have explained to her husband that the money had been paid into her
account, but she would have to wait till the following week before she
could withdraw it.
What set off the dispute that claimed her life remains unclear, but
sources disclosed that Arowolo, who once worked with an audit firm,
depended solely on his wife for money and usually insisted that the wife
met his demand.
It was also gathered that after Arowolo allegedly killed his wife, he
fled their apartment and drove away in his wife’s car, a green Honda
Accord 1996 model, with registration number Lagos RK 129 KJ.
He was said to have driven at a crazy speed. But as Arowolo approached
Aye Bus Stop, some policemen stopped him and ordered him out of the car.
When they saw blood stains on him, they thought that he was involved in
an accident. But when they started asking him questions, said police
sources, Arowolo feigned weakness and slumped.
As the policemen and onlookers made efforts to revive him, he got up,
jumped on a coming motorcycle, which sped off. The policemen took the
car to their station.
A close observation revealed that the door at the driver’s side had a dent while the right headlamp was broken.
Officers at the Aswani Police Station disclosed that it was not until
the day after Arowolo’s car was impounded that the station was alerted
of the murder that had taken place a few streets away.
Police officers informed the reporter that after Arowolo escaped at Aye
Bus Stop, he went to one of his father’s friends in Ejigbo and reported
that he had a fight with his wife.
His father was then informed of the incident. The family then decided to
send a delegation to Arowolo’s house to check on Titilayo. When members
of the delegation got to the apartment, they discovered that the door
was locked. But with the help of the neighbours, they broke the door and
found Titilayo’s body with multiple stab wounds.
“Titilayo was stabbed severally in her face, chest and neck. I couldn’t
even bring myself to look at the pictures the other neighbours took with
their phones,” said a neighbour.
Arowolo’s
father, Mudashiru, was then arrested and detained at the Aswani Police
Station. Three days later, his relatives brought Arowolo to the station.
He was detained for a few days, after which he was transferred to the
State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti. Dr. Akindehinde
Street is quite popular within Isolo community.
It houses Holy Saviour’s College, a notable secondary school as well as
Saviour’s Gospel Ministry, a popular church. The Arowolos lived on No
8, a three storey building which is described as the newest and the most
beautiful on that street.
The building has 24 flats. The Arowolos, who were said to have moved in
eight months before the tragic incident, occupied the back flat on the
last floor.
One of the neigbours who claimed to know the couple described their marriage as being very chaotic.
“They quarreled a lot. It was obvious that the man never loved his wife because he was always beating her.
A few months ago, he beat her so much that she had to leave her
matrimonial home. But she came back after family members intervened and
pleaded with her to come back”, he said.
Another neighbour, who runs a barbing salon opposite the Arowolos’
house, claimed to have interacted closely with Arowolo, described him as
strange.
“He was always at home. Once, when he came to my shop, I asked what he
did for a living and he said he was an auditor. I asked him where his
office was and he told me he ran his business from home. I had no reason
to doubt him because he claimed to be a born-again Christian,” he said.
A mate of his at Federal Government College, Ijanikin, said he once
attempted to kill himself by drinking bleach. If he actually killed his
wife, what could have sparked such a murderous reaction?
Arowolo, on the evidence of his Facebook page (it was later shut down),
is a religious man. His status updates regularly displayed quotations
from the Bible.
Those who knew him as an undergraduate at the University of Lagos said
he was heavily involved in church activities and was elected hall pastor
in his final year.
Arowolo served as a pastor in the children’s department at a parish of
the Redeemed Christian Church of God. But the family of Titilayo claimed
that Arowolo might have murdered his wife for ritual purposes.
Speaking through its lawyer, Nelson Ekoh, the family alleged that one of
Titilayo’s internal organs was found at the scene of the incident. Ekoh
claimed that the deceased was stabbed more than 20 times.
“Arowolo used two knives and a hammer to kill Titilayo. One knife broke
in her neck, while the other one was left near her corpse. I believe he
pinned her down to the floor and stabbed her to death after which he
took out some of her internal organs.
I suspect that he wanted to use Titilayo for a ritual. An internal
organ was found on the floor, her eyes almost gouged out and there are
so many stab wounds on her body,” he said.
A family source, who claimed to be the younger sister of Titilayo’s
stepmother, said the family is determined to fight for justice.
The late Titilayo, who left behind a daughter, Olamide, became
motherless at the age of nine. She was raised by her step-mother, Bisi
and father, George Oyakhire, a senior employee of the Nigeria Customs
Service.
Close friends of Titilayo described her as very gentle and kind. One of
them disclosed that the late banker always expressed her frustration
with her marriage to Arowolo.
“Few months before her death, Titilayo complained that she was tired of
being beaten by her husband. A few weeks before she died, they fought
over Arowolo’s decision to sell her car without her permission.
He beat her up. This caused her to move out of the house. But Arowolo
came begging and asked her to come back home. The matter was resolved
but Titilayo’s father pleaded with her not to go back yet,” she said.
The remains of the late banker were later interred at Atan Cemetery,
Yaba, amidst tears and sorrow
BBA contestant Huddah Monroe Releases Nude Photos
Huddah the first BBA contestant to leave the house in the last BigBrother Edition release sexy new photos, CHECK out
Givers Never Lack! Singer Praiz raises N10m for baby with hole in the heart
Soul singer Praiz did the most incredible thing recently. He raised N10million for a little girl with a hole in the heart, Somaya Olayinka Dahli. Somaya had a successful surgery late last year to close the hole in her heart, but needed money for post-surgery care.
Praiz offered 100% of his one-month revenue from the sales of his callertune, Oshe, to the little girl. The money was presented to the girl and her parents two weeks ago. How nice of him!
My girlfriend is pregnant. It really makes me feel like a man:: Kay Switch
Kay Switch is expecting a baby with his Liberian beauty queen girlfriend Meena Subramani. He confirmed the news in a new interview with Encomium magazine..
"Yes, it's true. My girlfriend is pregnant. It really makes me feel like a man. We'll get married one day, though I cannot disclose when now" He said
Dear Lawd! See the body of a 47year old mother of five
Nicole Murphy was married to Eddy Murphy for 13years and they had 5kids together, The former model who is engaged to football and T.V star Michael Strahan, is picture looking stunning in a blue bikini while filming scenes for VH1 reality series. Hollywood Ex's. See Bikini of R.Kelly and Martin Lawrence Ex wives.......
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Saeon gushes about her relationship with Uti, says they are in love
Singer Seun Oni aka Saeon has spoken for the first time about her relationship with Uti Nwachukwu. She says they are in love and it's no publicity stunt.
"I don’t like to put my personal business out there. I have known Uti for a while and he was in my only video. I met him prior to shooting the video because he helped me to bring some of the things I used in the video from England. We started talking, hanging out and then this. We are in love and he is a very honest person and also genuine. People would always say things about him which obviously are not true but that would not stop him from being him. He is God-fearing, very funny and of course, good-looking. This affair is no publicity stunt; even though I know Uti is a big brand and I am only an emerging brand." Saeon tells Punch
Photos: Paris Hilton steps out without underwear
The reality star, singer, socialite and fashion mogul wore this revealing Alon Livne bright pink cutout dress that left little to the imagination to her 33rd birthday party last week. While posing on the red carpet, the gown's high slits caused her to suffer a serious wardrobe malfunction, showing off part of her goodies...though some people think it was deliberate. See the photos after the cut. (Adults only!)
Check out Genevieve Nnaji's Surulere photo
Indeed patience is a virtue, Check out Genevieve Nnaji Surulere pic #Oluwanisola
Funke Akindele, Desmond Elliot, others shine as nominees of 2014 AMVCA
Nominees of the prestigious and well-celebrated awards have since been announced to the delight of fans, who still have the opportunity to vote for their favourites.
The first edition, held last year, had the likes of O.C Ukeje, Mercy Johnson, Tunde Kelani and other notable movie stars as winners of different award categories. Continue...
This year promises to be even more exciting with Amstel Malta’s relentless commitment to bringing out the Best in everyone.Fans have become elated about the AMVCA as its conversation spreads like wildfire with many eagerly casting their votes for their favourite acts.
So who wins this year? It's a tight race and all bets are on!
Below are some of the voting categories and everyone is encouraged to follow the trend #AmstelMaltaAMVCA2014 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Stephanie Wilson – Living Funeral (3A)
Veronica Waceke – Higher Learning (3B)
Nse Ikpe-Etim – Journey To Self (3C)
Nkiru Sylvanus – Kiss And The Brides (3D)
Ivie Okujaye – The Volunteers (3E)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Juma Rajab Rashid - Siri Ya Mtungi (2A)
Majid Michel - Somewhere in Africa (2B)
Hlomla Dandala – Contract (2C)
Majid Michel – House of Gold (2D)
Tope Tedela – A Mile from Home (2E)
BEST MOVIE (DRAMA)
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja (6A)
Edwin Maina Kariuki – Nairobi Half Life (6B)
Udoka Oyeka & Orode Ryan – Living Funeral (6C)
Frank Rajah Arase – The Price (6D)
Frank Rajah Arase – Groom's Bride (6E)
Chris Eneaji & Jumafor Ajogwu – Murder at Prime Suites (6F)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Hlomla Dandala – Contract (7A)
John Okafor – Return of Sheri Koko (7B)
Osita Iheme – The Hero (7C)
Osita Iheme – The Fighter (7D)
Chinedu Ikedieze – The Hero (7E)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Funke Akindele – The Fighter (8A)
Funke Akindele – The Hero (8B)
Funke Akindele – The Return Of Sheri Koko (8C)
Mary Ogbonna – Clinic Matters (8D)
Jackie Appiah – Cheaters (8E)
Yvonne Okoro – Contract (8F)
BEST MOVIE (COMEDY)
Uche Jumbo – Lies Men Tell (9A)
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract (9B)
Elvis Chucks – A Wish (9C)
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Fighter (9D)
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Hero (9E)
For more information on voting categories and how to vote, kindly follow the link: http://amvcaawards.dstv.
Robin Thicke and Paula Patton separate after 20 years together
Would i say I am surprised? Well I do not think so as I know that no woman would be cool having her man flirt and mess with other women, This couple whom have been together for over 20years and married for 9years announced their separation today to People magazine
We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time, "they told People in a joint statement
The 38 year old actress and Robin, 36, began dating when she was 18 and he was 16. They have a 3 year old son, Julian. Just recently Robin said of their relationship, "We're pretty sure we've loved each other for a few lives.". Anyone surprised by this separation? Kinda feel bad for them...
Priest admits sexually abusing children
An 85-year-old Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to a series of child-related sex offences after being extradited from Tenerife.
In a hearing at Derby Crown Court, Francis Paul Cullen admitted 21 counts of indecent assault on seven children, BBC reports.
The abuse of boys and girls aged six to 16 took place from 1957 to 1991. Cullen, born in Dublin, worked in Scunthorpe, Leicester, Nottingham and Alfreton, Buxton and Mackworth, Derbyshire. A spokesman for the Diocese of Nottingham said he was pleased Cullen had “taken responsibility for his terrible crimes”.
Cullen was first arrested in Nottingham in 1991, but he skipped bail and fled to Tenerife in Spain where he lived for more than 20 years. Cullen will be sentenced on 24 March.
Father Andrew Cole, spokesman for the Diocese of Nottingham, said, “I would like to offer our sympathy to those who have been affected by this tragedy in any way and assure them that we will do whatever we can to support them. “I also wish to thank Cullen’s victims for their bravery in coming forward after many years of silence; it is due to them that Cullen has pleaded guilty. “Nothing can take away the horror of what happened to them, but I hope that today’s verdict will help them in some small way to find peace.”
Derbyshire Police urged any other victims who have not yet come forward to contact them.
“Given the length of the offending history of this investigation, which lasted from 1955 to 1991, I believe it is inconceivable that there are not more victims of this man’s crimes,” Det Con Matt Goodwin said.
Cullen worked as a priest at the Mackworth parish of Christ the King in Derbyshire between 1960 and 1978.
He was parish priest in Buxton from 1978-87 and in Hyson Green, Nottingham from 1988-91.
He retired in September 1991.
Marriage May Be Good for Your Blood Pressure
Being married may be good for your blood pressure.
In a new study published in The Journal of Hypertension, researchers at Harvard Medical School looked at 325 adults who were followed over two years as part of a randomized controlled trial. The subjects, about half of whom were married, were assigned to follow strict diets and wear devices that monitored their blood pressure throughout the day.
Blood pressure levels generally follow a daily pattern, rising throughout the day and then falling at night. A nightly dip of at least 10 percent in systolic pressure — the top number in a blood pressure reading — is considered normal, said Dr. Finnian R. McCausland, a study author, whereas lack of such a dip is associated with cardiovascular problems and higher mortality.
People who were married — especially men – were much more likely to exhibit this “nocturnal dipping” than those who were not married, the researchers found, even after taking into account factors like socioeconomic status, age, diet and body mass index.
The researchers speculate that marriage might provide a level of social support that leads people to better manage their health and stress levels. Or, they wrote, “being married may simply be a marker for those with better overall health status, nutritional status and psychiatric wellness.”
Gunmen abduct Jonathan’s foster father
THERE was pandemonium on Sunday night in President Goodluck Jonathan’s Otuoke community in Ogbia Local Council Area of Bayelsa State as suspected gunmen abducted his 70 year-old foster father, Chief Inengite Nitabai.
Nitabai, who is the President’s cousin, was kidnapped at about 9pm from his compound located before Otuoke Bridge, off Otu-Okpoti-Ogbia Road.
However, the police yesterday said one of the suspects has been arrested over the crime.
According to security operatives, the bandits numbering about 10 invaded the community on Sunday.
The abducted chief, according to source, was described as the traditional head of the President Jonathan’s compound. And his residence is few metres away from the President’s house.
The victim’s wife’s sister, Akinobebh Jin, said Nitabai’s son first sighted the bandits and raised the alarm, saying: “We came back from somewhere around 8pm. Silas was at the veranda doing his assignment while my in-law, my sister and two other siblings were in the living room together. Then after, Silas came shouting and saying that some people had just entered into the compound. As we sprang on our feet, we were confused because we didn’t know where to run to”.
A source at the Joint Military Task Force code named Operation Pulo Shield claimed the incident occurred at about 9pm and that the armed men used the private vehicle of the abducted man. The vehicle was later recovered at Onuebum community waterfront.
He added: “The Deputy Commander of the JTF, Commodore Ime Ekpa and a team of security agents have visited the location to assess the crime scene and investigation is in progress to unmask the kidnappers and rescue the victim”
Also, spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, who denied knowledge of any close family affiliation of the abducted chief with the President, said preliminary report available has identified the kidnappers and one suspect was in police custody.
Akhigbe said the police report showed that the abducted community leader had made a report at the Kolo Police Station on the illegal sale of his land by some unidentified persons.
He added: “After it was discovered, the abducted man insisted that the culprits refund the buyer his money and leave his land alone. He was later kidnapped.
“We have identified those involved and are on their trail. One of the suspects is in our custody. The vehicle also has been recovered. I cannot establish the relationship between the abducted chief and the President.”
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