24-Year-Old Man Breaks Record, Gets Arrested After Being Caught With 15 Prostitutes

In a first of its kind, a Harare man appeared in court jointly charged with 15 commercial sex workers after they were nabbed during a police round up on ‘thigh’ vendors operating in Harare Central Business District. While most prostitutes appear in court MINUS clients, Tapiwa Musara (24) scored a first as it were, as he was the only man charged along with the 15 alleged thigh vendors. Tapiwa, along with 12 self-confessed hookers, readily pleaded guilty to soliciting for the purposes of prostitution while three pleaded not guilty. The three vehemently denied saying that they were not thigh vending, but they were just girls who were having some good time. The convicted 13 were slapped with US$20 fine and the court did not give them any time to pay as the fine had to be paid forthwith. Failure to pay the fine attracted a 10-day imprisonment sentence. State led by prosecutor Tendai Kabudura proved that on 13 November, at around 8pm in the CBD, Tapiwa along with the 12 had been nabbed by the cops after they were unlawfully and intentionally solicited for prostitution. It had been proved that they were standing along the streets luring men for sex in return for cash. They had all been asked what they were doing at the streets corners and they failed to give satisfactory answers leading to their arrest and appearance in court. The other three suspected prostitutes who pleaded not guilty to the charge will be back in court on 22 November for trial. source: informationnigeria.org

Nadia Buhari celebrates 30th birthday today

Popular Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari is 30-years-old today November 21, 2012. Nadia Buari, born in Takoradi to Alhaji Sidiku Buari attended the University of Ghana, Legon, from where she graduated with a BFA degree. Wishing her many happy and successful years ahead!

President Jonathan’s half brother, Meni Jonathan is dead -Presidency

President Goodluck Jonathan’s half brother, Meni Jonathan, died on Tuesday at the Aso Villa Clinic in Abuja. The deceased who served as the head of Otueke Council of Chiefs passed away at the Aso Villa clinic at about 11:45a.m. as arrangements were being made to move him to the National Hospital, Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, has confirmed the death saying, “May his soul rest in peace.” Mixed feelings arose as the death of Meni Jonathan occurred same day the President turned 55. It was disclosed that Meni Jonathan flew into Abuja with the president last week, after the president went to see his house in Otueke, Bayelsa State.

Wanlov brags about sexing over 300 women and warns he is no role model

Controversial Ghanaian musician, Wanlov has granted yet another mind-boggling interview with TV talk show host, Deloris ‘Delay’ Frimpong-Manso after his shocking display of his private parts on national TV when the pair first met on the Delay Show, earlier in the year. During the second interview which aired on Viasat 1 over the weekend, Wanlov disclosed that he has four children with four different women and added that he currently has about 15 active sex mates, and that he has over the years had unprotected sex with some 300 different women. “I know they would be more than 300 but not up to 500. I believe I have had sex with about 300 of them- both young and old. One was as young as 17 but she does not look it. Sometimes they are as old as 49 or 50. I have heard about HIV but I do not think about it just like I always walk bare footed and I do not think of the possibility of something piercing or cutting my feet,” he commented. Interestingly, the musician said he had not performed any marital rites for any of the four women who had children for him. He explained: “For me, I don’t believe in the concept of marriage. I am not moved by external pressure where I have to hold a ceremony in the presence of some people to prove a bond between my wife and I. I don’t see such things as important. I know the child we have together is more powerful than ring, marriage, customs and all that. My focus is how to cater for my wife and child in a responsible way. My criteria for a woman for whole carry my baby is someone who has a good heart and loves people. I select the women who I want to give birth for me. None was by accident.” Wanlov said three of his ‘wives’ were outside Ghana studying midwifery but one was in Ghana working as a fruit seller at Dzorwulu in Accra. “I am not a role model. I am a musician. I am a kubolor and I have not asked anyone to make me a role model. I just do what I like,” he noted.

34 million Nigerians defecate in the open - UNICEF

Yesterday was World Toilet Day, a day set aside by the World Toilet Organizationto raise global awareness of the struggle 2.6 billion face everyday without access to proper, clean sanitation. The day also brings to the forefront the health, emotional and psychological consequences the poor endure as a result of inadequate sanitation. While Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the day, it has emerged that an estimated 34 million Nigerians practice open defecation and this is according to a joint UNICEF and World Health Organisation 2012 report. The report puts Nigeria among the top five countries in the world with largest number of people defecating in the open. A statement by UNICEF to mark the day in the country seeks an end to open defecation, adding that lack of toilet remains one of the leading causes of illness and death among children. According to UNICEF statistics, in Nigeria it is estimated that diarrhoea kills about 194,000 children under five years annually, while respiratory infections kill another 240,000. These are largely preventable with improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ibrahima Fall noted that trends in the past five years allow for cautious optimism that significant progress will be made in decreasing the number of people who practice open defecation globally. Fall disclosed that globally, UNICEF is supporting 50 countries, including Nigeria, to implement Community Approaches to Total Sanitation, CATS, such as Community Led Total Sanitation, CLTS, aimed at empowering communities to identify their sanitation challenges and take necessary actions to end open defecation. He explained that CLTS aims to make all communities free of open defecation by focusing on social and behavioural change and the use of affordable, appropriate technologies.