132 Bodies Of Dana Crash Victims Ready For Collection – LASG

The Lagos State Government says 132 bodies of victims of the Dana plane crash are ready for collection by their relatives.

This followed the arrival of the bodies from the UK after the   Deoxynubonucleic acid results (DNA).

DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this at a meeting with the relatives of the deceased at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja (LASUTH) on Wednesday.

Idris said, “We have got some of the results of the DNA analysis from the UK.

“The experts have revealed the results and we felt it necessary to brief the victims on the processes and documentation needed to claim the bodies.

“We will release the bodies in batches of 20 in alphabetical order daily from Thursday, to reduce the chaos and to resolve some legal processes needed to claim the bodies”.

Idris said that the names of the already identified victims would be pasted at the Lekan Ogunshola Memorial House.

He advised the relatives to come with the appropriate documents to claim the bodies.

Also, Prof. John Obafunwa, the hospital Chief Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner, said that 16 other bodies were still being processed.

Obafunwa said that the corpses would only be released to their next of kin after presentation of necessary documents.

He listed the order of priority for the next of kin as spouses, children, parents, siblings, half brothers and sisters, grandparents, nephews and nieces.

“The next of kin is in this order and they have to present legal documents before the bodies would be released to them.

“But, in the case where the next of kin is not available, he or she has to authorise someone else to collect the body with appropriate identification.

“The authorised person has to come with the driver’s licence, national identity card, international passport and letter of authorisation by the next of kin.” he said. (NAN)

Gollywood Actor John Dumelo is not a Hypocrite. Owns Up Screwing Some Girls on Set.

Posted on August 8, 2012By gistmeNollywood

“I’m not gay, I can never be gay, not in my wildest dreams. I love you know ‘errrrm’ women. The gay thing you saw on screen is just a character I played in a film in Nigeria.

It’s not real, I only interpreted a character. People who know me know I’m not gay. Most people think that I screw a lot of girls on set which is not true, but a little bit of it is true.”

Is Justing Bieber Losing It? Disparaging Remarks About Prince William Sparks International Outrage

I can only imagine what was going on in the mind of 18 year old Canadian born singer- song writer, musician and actor Justin Bieber when he threw sore grapes at the Duke of Cambridge and second in the line of succession to the British royal throne, Prince William.

In an interview with Great Britain’s Rollercoaster magazine, the formerly shaggy-haired singer took aim atBritish royalty and said of Prince William’s scalp:
“I mean, there are things to prevent that nowadays… I don’t know why he doesn’t just get those things, those products [cuts in... hello, are you high on something?].You just take Propecia and your hair grows back. Have you not got it over here?”
According to journalist Jessica Callancitizens (via The Huffington Post), residents “are viewing Justin Bieber’s diss about Prince William’s challenging hair problem in the same way you view an annoying fly buzzing around you. He needs to be swatted away… Will and Prince Harry may joke about William’s thinning hair, but that doesn’t mean a kid like Justin can come sauntering in and join in the joke.”
What’s your take on Justin Bieber’s comments? Do you think he went over the board on this one or people are just over-reacting because even his most loyal British fans aren’t finding this joke funny at all.

Police Arraign Officer For Shooting Girlfriend’s Sister

Emmanuel Okujo, the police officer who shot his girlfriend’s sister, was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court, on Tuesday, on a one count charge of attempted murder.

His charge sheet stated that the accused had, on February 10, 2012, attempted to murder one Blessing Isabor by shooting her with his “K2 police service gun with serial number ’64487′, which inflicted injury on her left cheek.”

The sheet further stated that the offence contravened section 228(1) and was punishable under section 288(2) of the criminal law of Lagos State Cap17 vol.44 laws of Lagos state of Nigeria 2011.

Blessing was also in court, with a huge bandage on her left cheek.

Her family expressed sadness over the incident, saying she would need more than of N3.5 million to undergo a plastic surgery to regain her old look.

The magistrate, J. A. Anabor, however, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000.

The case was adjourned to October 19, 2012 for further hearing.

It will be recalled that Okujo was earlier accused of also kidnapping Blessing’s 18 year-old sister, Patience, who was said to be his girlfriend.

However, Patience later claimed that she had willingly eloped with Okujo after the shooting, because she was carrying his baby.

However, this did not quell the Isabor family’s desire for justice, as they vowed to see Okujo punished for shooting Blessing.

Real Madrid To Sign Luka Modric For €30 Million Ultimatum

Real Madrid have handed Tottenham a €30 million 'take it or leave it' bid for Luka Modric, which has been rejected, according to ESPN sources.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has set the price for the Croatian midfielder at around £40 million, though £35 million (plus success-dependent add-on clauses) would be enough to clinch the deal.

But Real are refusing to bid that high, and have told Levy that their latest offer will be their last - meaning Spurs are now "stuck with" the unhappy Modric as there are no other clubs willing to meet the North Londoners' valuation.

An ESPN source says: "A year ago Daniel Levy could have sold Modric to Chelsea for £40 million but turned it down, believing that in a year's time he would be worth £50 million.

"Well, the feeling was that he couldn't possibly have such a brilliant season as he had the year before, and his price has not gone up. Even if one of the big-spending clubs came in, they would be wasting their time as the player has made it clear he only wants to go to Real Madrid. Unless something gives, and it doesn't look that way at the moment, then Spurs are stuck with Modric."

Spurs fans might feel that Modric is a good player to be "stuck with", but new manager Andres Villa-Boas has his work cut out to motivate him if, as now looks likely, his dream move to Real collapses.

Kanye West Calls Kim Kardashian “The Perfect Bitch”

Well our ways are just so different and as the popular saying goes, “one man’s meat is another’s poison.”Kim Kardashian is a bitch! And we didn’t say it, but Kanye West did. Confirming this on social media networking site twitter, Kanye had tweeted that the track “Perfect Bitch” – which he debuted during a performance in New York City last week – is, indeed, dedicated to his reality star girl friend.
Simply put, “I wrote the song Perfect Bitch about Kim,” West wrote on his timeline.
No word yet on when the song will be officially released, but a Kanye insider tells reveals its lyrics are “about his search for the perfect woman and how he has now found the ‘perfect bitch.”
That’s sweet. We suppose. It seems like Kim’s influence will be all over Kanye’s new album.

Police Arrest UNILAG Student For Theft And assault With An Axe

A University of Lagos student, Sunday Fatoki, was, on Tuesday, arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate Court for theft and assaulting a fellow student with an axe.

Fatoki, 22, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of theft and assault.

The prosecutor, Inspector Godwin Anyanwu, told the court that the accused attacked a fellow student, Victor Irene, on the campus on August 4, 2012.

“The accused, who had been trailing Victor from his hostel, asked him to surrender his bag,” he said.

“The complainant refused, and the accused used an axe to attack him on the leg before he snatched the bag containing N9,000 and other items, all valued at N29,000.”

Anyanwu said the offences contravened Sections 168 and 285 of the Criminal Code, Laws of the State.

The Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaya granted the accused bail in the sum of N10,000 with two sureties in like sum.

He also adjourned the case to August 30, 2012, for mention.

7 Missing Cameroonian Athletes May Want Asylum

Seven Cameroon athletes who left the Olympic village in the dead of night may be seeking new homes and better sports opportunities elsewhere, a Cameroon Olympic official said Wednesday.

The seven Olympians have valid U.K. visas that would allow them to stay in Britain for six months, press attaché Emmanuel Tataw told The Associated Press, noting this has happened before to Olympic squads competing at tournaments in Melbourne and Athens. "Most of the time they don't come back," he said.

Cameroon sent 37 athletes to the London games and more than half of them, mostly the women's soccer team, had left the city after they were eliminated. The missing athletes include five boxers, a swimmer and a soccer player, all of whom had completed their events, he said.

Tataw said the five boxers also had Schengen visas because they had trained in Italy before the games. That would make it easier for them to travel legally to other European countries, including France, which has a large Cameroonian community that includes some athletes' friends and family.

London Olympic officials said even though Cameroon officials were seeking help in locating the athletes, they had not breached their visas or violated any immigration laws.

HIV Infected Mothers Can Breast Feed Their Babies- Experts

Following the lingering controversy surrounding HIV positive mothers and breast-feeding, health experts say putting the baby to the breast was the best option for the child.

Some of the experts who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday, said that the six-month exclusive breast feeding was important for the baby, even if the mother was infected with the virus.

According to them, women living with the virus should be encouraged to breast-feed their babies without any fear of transmitting the virus to the babies.

Dr Abimbola Ajayi, Deputy Director, Nutrition, Lagos State Ministry of Health, told NAN that the current goal of the National Guideline on Infant Feeding was that of free survival of HIV exposed infants.

She added that the recommendation was that such infants were breast-fed exclusively for the first six months and given supplementary food with breast milk from six to 12 months, while mother and child were placed on Nevirapine– an anti retro-viral drug. Ajayi added that studies had shown that Nevirapine significantly reduced the risk of Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV, if used judiciously and appropriately.

“Breast milk is always better for any child than any formula milk, even for babies who have HIV infected mothers.

“Placing both mother and child on Nevirapine can help reduce mother-to-child transmission and it is advisable that women living with HIV breast-feed their babies.

“Breast-milk has nutrients which have not even been discovered yet and is better for the baby than goat milk,”she said.

The National President, Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Dr Dumebi Owa, told NAN that the risk of a child getting HIV from an infected mother was lower than the risk of a child contacting childhood diseases due to lack of breast-milk.

Owa said that lack of adequate breast milk in the first six months of a baby’s life could cause a lot of diseases, which have contributed to the high infant mortality rate being recorded in the country.

She said it was imperative for a woman, who had just delivered, irrespective of her HIV status, to breast-feed her baby for six months exclusively, to ensure the good health of the baby.

“As long as both mother and child are placed on proper anti retro-viral treatment, the risk of the child getting infected is reduced.

“Breast milk is considered the best food for any newborn child and no child should be denied the right to life.

“It is important that HIV infected mothers understand this, so that they can breast-feed their children and ensure the proper growth and development of the child,” she said. (NAN)