WELCOME TO BWANA24 BLOG: March 2016

Saturday, 19 March 2016

Omotola and her husband jet out to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary

The two will be celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on March 23rd and have jetted out of the country for some alone time. 20 years? Amazing! Omotola should write a book on being beautiful, independent, having a thriving career and still keeping a man.

Popular comedian Mr Patrick weds American lover (photos)

Mr Patrick married his American lover Tammy yesterday at the Ikoyi Registry. Tammy is a trained accountant. Mr Patrick is the creator of 'The Adventure of Mr Patrick' showing on STV and African Magic. Congrats to him...

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Peter Okoye urges brother Paul Okoye not to share family issues with the public

Peter Okoye took to his Instagram to thank fans for their support and to tell his brother not to air family issues to the public. Read what he wrote below:

Pope Francis is on Instagram!

Pope Francis is on Instagram! The Catholic pontiff who joined Instagram a few hours ago already has over 373,000 followers. He made a post where he asked people to pray for him in different languages.

Sunday, 6 March 2016

Photo: Father appeals to Nigerians for help in finding his daughter who was kidnapped at 14 and coverted to Islam

Mr. Sima Guje from Guyuk LGA of Adamawa State is appealing to well meaning Nigerians to help him find his daughter, Blessing who was kidnapped by one Bilhadi Yakubu in 2010. Below is the full statement posted by Ena Ofugara...

"Mr Sima Guje hereby appeals to Nigerians to help him recover his daughter BLESSING (NYIMJIR) SIMAN, Born 13th June 1996 who was abducted by one BILHADI YAKUBA alias Dan Daura since September 2010 at the age of 14years in Connivance with the Chief Judge of KUJE Upper Area Court and Police Authorities who exhibited lackadaisical attitude towards his plight. The said daughter Blessing (Nyimjir) Siman who was a Christian and JSS 2 student of FHA Junior Secondary School Lugbe, Airport Road Abuja was renamed Kadijat by her abductors and forcefully converted to Islam. Although Mr. SIMAN reported the matter at the Lugbe Police Station, the Police couldn't help him because the young girl's abductors summoned him at the KujeUpper Area Court where their kinsman was the Judge. The Judge ordered for the arrest of MR. SIMAN, the girl's father and 5 other relatives who accompanied him to Court. They were incarcerated at the Court premises thus paving an easy passage for the girl and her abductors to leave Abuja unchallenged and since October 2010 MR. SIMAN and his family have not set eyes on their child. All attempts made to get help from Human Rights Commission and the Nigeria Police Force proved abortive. Imagine the mental torture and trauma of not seeing your child for years and waking up every morning to the fact that your daughter is in the hands of your worst enemies. Volunteers, Girl Child NGOs & Humanitarians willing to help can Contact MR. SIMAN GUJE on Telephone No:- +2348080996352 or +2347036012011, Pls kindly Like & Share widely until Help gets to Blessing & Family"

Tiwa Savage Balogun graces the cover of ThisDay Style magazine

Singer Tiwa Savage covers the latest issue of ThisDay Style magazine. Another photo after the cut..

Photos: 4 Catholic nuns, 13 others killed by gunmen at a retirement home in Yemen, Pope Francis condemns the massacre

At least seventeen people, including four Catholic nuns, were killed on Friday, March when armed men attacked a care home for the elderly run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.

The group of gunmen raided the home for the elderly located in the Sheik Osman district of Aden. According to eyewitness reports, two gunmen encircled the facility while at least four raided the building housing over 80 patients.

The gunmen then proceeded to separate four nuns at gunpoint before opening fire on them. Two of the four slaughtered nuns were Rwanda, one from India and another from Kenya. One nun managed to survive the attack by hiding inside a refrigerator.

After killing the nuns, the gunmen then moved from room to room handcuffing the patients and shooting them in the heads. Six Ethiopians, a Yemeni cook and Yemeni guards were also killed.

The dead and injured were taken to the city’s state-run Republican hospital and a health centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres. A doctor at the Republican hospital told the media that some of the dead had arrived with their hands tied behind their backs. Most had been shot in the head.

Paramedics said they expected the death toll to rise as some of the wounded had serious injuries. Officials and medics were unable to provide a figure for the number of people injured in the attack.

There were about 80 elderly residents at the home, which was established in 2000 by Missionaries of Charity, a religious order set up by Mother Teresa. Sunita Kumar, a spokeswoman for the order in the Indian city of Kolkata, said its members were “absolutely stunned” at the killing.

"The sisters were to come back but they opted to stay on to serve people in Yemen." she said.

Missionaries of Charity, which also runs homes for the elderly in Taez, Hodeidah and Sanaa, is the only organisation to provide such a service in Yemen. Local religious leader Sheikh Mohammed Mahboob blamed the Aden attack on ISIL, which considers Christians to be heretics.

"The Islamic fighters have a wrong understanding of Islam" he said.

So far no group has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack, but reports on the ground indicate that the slaughter was carried out by Islamic State terrorists or their affiliates.

Yesterday, March 5, the Vatican condemned the killings. In a statement relased on behalf of Pope Francis , the Vatican's Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, said the pontiff was "shocked and profoundly saddened by the massacre.

"His Holiness Pope Francis was shocked and profoundly saddened to learn of the killing of four Missionaries of Charity and twelve others at a home for the elderly in Aden. He sends the assurance of his prayers for the dead and his spiritual closeness to their families and to all affected from this act of senseless and diabolical violence. He prays that this pointless slaughter will awaken consciences, lead to a change of heart, and inspire all parties to lay down their arms and take up the path of dialogue. In the name of God, he calls upon all parties in the present conflict to renounce violence, and to renew their commitment to the people of Yemen, particularly those most in need, whom the Sisters and their helpers sought to serve. Upon everyone suffering from this violence, the Holy Father invokes God’s blessing, and in a special ways he extends to the Missionaries of Charity his prayerful sympathy and solidarity".

Check out the full list of winners at 2016 AMVCA

The 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos last night. After the cut is the full list of winners…

BEST TELEVISION SERIES
WINNER: ARIYIKE OLADIPO – DADDY’S GIRLS

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
WINNER: FOLARIN FALANA – JENIFA’S DIARY

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
WINNER: DANIEL K. DANIEL – A SOLDIER’S STORY

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
WINNER: FUNKE AKINDELE – JENIFA’S DIARY

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
WINNER: ADESUA ETOMI – FALLING

BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA
WINNER: JOYCE MHANGO CHAVULA – LILONGWE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: SAMBASSA NZERIBE – A SOLDIER’S STORY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
WINNER: TUNBOSUN AIYEDIHIN – BEFORE 30

BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO
WINNER: OLUSEYI AMUWA – A DAY WITH DEATH

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA
WINNER: ABIODUN JIMOH AND JUMOKE ODETOLA – BINTA OFEGE

BEST MOVIE – WEST AFRICA (DRAMA/COMEDY)
WINNER: CHINNY ONWUGBENU, GENVIEVE NNAJI, CHICHI NWOKO – ROAD TO YESTERDAY

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TVSERIES- IGBO
WINNER: PAUL IGWE – USEKWU IGBO

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA
WINNER: SALISU BALARABE – DADIN KOWA

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI
WINNER: JOSEPHAT LUKAZA – KITENDAWALI

BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
WINNER: ELIZABETH MICHAEL – MAPENZI

BEST OVERALL MOVE
WINNER: STEPHANIE LINUS – DRY

BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE / TV SERIES
WINNER: TRISH MALONE – AYANDA

BEST COSTUME
WINNER: UCHE NANCY – DRY

BEST MAKEUP
WINNER: LOUIZA CAROLE – AYANDA

BEST LIGHTING
WINNER: STANLEY OHIKHUARE – COMMON MAN

BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: AKIN OMOTOSHO – TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING

BEST PICTURE EDITOR
WINNER: SHIRLEY FRIMPONG – MANSO

BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: REMI VAUGHAN – RICHARDS

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
WINNER: FRANK RAJA ARASE – THE REFUGEES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
WINNER: PAUL MICHAELSON – TELL ME SOMETHING

BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
WINNER: MARQUEX JOSE GUILLERMO – DRY

Merit Award
WINNER: Bukky Ajayi

Photos: Trailer rams into vehicles along Doka-Kakau-Kaduna expressway

A trailer lost control and rammed into seven other vehicles along Doka-Kakau-Kaduna Expressway damaging them on Saturday, March 5. Fortunately no life was lost. Men of FRSC led by CRC Nuhu Muawiya cleared all obstruction. The damaged vehicles deposited at Sabo police station for necessary action.

Comedian Owen Gee releases new photos to celebrate turning 40!

The comedian and actor turns 40 years old today and released some new photos to celebrate the milestone. Happy birthday to him. More photos after the cut...