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Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy was arrested Tuesday afternoon for the second time in less than three weeks. Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, was arrested and charged with obstruction for allegedly cursing at officers and refusing to provide his name, according to George Gordon, Alpharetta police spokesman. Jenkins, 36, was being booked into the Fulton County jail late Tuesday, booking records show. Officers were called to an Alpharetta townhouse because of a security alarm, but no one answered the front door, Gordon told Channel 2 Action News. Behind the townhouse, officers saw Jenkins walking out of the townhouse, and he told them it was his girlfriend's home, Gordon said. But Jenkins refused to show his identification or give his name and cursed at officers, who then arrested him, Gordon said. No further details were released about the incident late Tuesday. On Jan. 3, Jenkins surrendered on battery, false imprisonment and terroristic threats charges for an al...

The third and youngest victim of the OPC members who tortured 3 peppers sellers in the Ejigbo area of Lagos for allegedly stealing pepper, is advocating the death penalty for the suspects who were arrested recently, Channels TV, reports 12 year old Nike (pictured above) appeared at the public hearing ordered by the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate the incident which occurred in February 2012. At the hearing, she identified three men as the ones who tortured herself and her step sister for stealing pepper worth 50 Naira. She further revealed that one of the suspects (who was without a shirt in the viral video) had promised to set a trap for her because she rejected his advances. She identified the man who wore jeans as 'Tirin,' the man who wore native attire called 'ankara' as Jibola, the third man, 'Abolore' and 'Baba Oja.' She also said that she witnessed the murder of a certain individual by the said men at the same location where t...

The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State has alleged that the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has imported suspected Boko Haram members into the state with the aim of eliminating his political opponents and causing breakdown of law and order. PDP Secretary in Imo State, George Egu, who raised the alarm at a press conference in Owerri, the state capital yesterday, claimed that three truck-loads of young men arrived Owerri on January 15 and were kept at the premises of the Imo College of Advanced Professional Studies, CAPS. "Our party has facts to believe that these men confessed to be Muslims from the Northern states of Kaduna, Kano and Kastina and were about 30 in number", he said. Egu expressed concern that the alleged Boko Haram suspects arrived the state less than 24hrs before the arrival of the governor from the United States. The party also expressed fear that the presence of the suspected fundamentalists is "targeted at known polit...

As most of you already know, actress Yetunde Akilapa was caught for the second time on January 12, 2014 in her bid to burgle a house in Magodo, Lagos. She was seriously beaten before she was taken to police. Yetunde has ran to a church where she hopes to be delivered. Below is what she said: "I am not a thief. I didn't steal anything. I dont know what is happening to me. I have every reason to believe my problem is spiritual. I can't even explain the circumstance I found myself. People should not ruin my life and career. I am fed up with life. "I am not what people think I am. I have never been to Kirikiri Maximum Prison as alleged. God please help me out of this mess! As I am speaking with you now, I am in Ibadan, Oyo state seeking the face of God and I believe I would get out of this dilemma one day. I am not a kleptomaniac. I have not stolen anything." She told Encoimum magazine that she believes her spiritual problems will come to an end af...

With the submission of 12 ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening on Tuesday by President Goodluck Jonathan, there are indications that Stella Oduah, the controversial Minister of Aviation, may retain her position in the Federal Executive Council, contrary to the expectations of most Nigerians. It was learnt that the 12 nominees will fill the 12 vacant positions in the Federal Executive Council. P.M.NEWS also gathered that despite the public outcry against Oduah, the President is not contemplating her removal for now. It was gathered that apart from his conviction that the minister is doing a good job in the aviation sector, the President has also come under tremendous pressure from leading Igbo groups and personalities who argued that Oduah is being unduly persecuted. There is also the factor of the 2015 election in the retention of Oduah in the position. Just like she did in 2011, it was gathered that Oduah is getting set to roll out the campaign structure of Neighbour to Ne...

Two police officers were caught unawares in a New York neighbourhood having sex in a resident's house. The officers, one a patrolman and the other a female traffic control officer, believed that the vacation home was empty when they decided to choose it for their s€x romp. Unfortunately for them, the owner of the home was expecting guests who happened upon the couple in the act and reported them. Huffington Post reports: An unnamed 31-year-old patrolman and a 20-year-old female part-time traffic control officer were so focused on their sexy stakeout that they apparently didn't notice the guests' arrival. The visitors quietly exited and walked a short distance to the East Hampton Village station house to report the romantic intruders, the East Hampton Star said. The cops were caught on Dec. 30. The three guests had arrived from Georgia to spend the New Year's holiday in the vacation home of Manhattan interior designer J. Arthur Dunnam. The female off...