Man Gets 23 Years For Killing Sparked By Hair Weave Debate

A 21 year old man has been sentenced to jail for 23 years after shooting and killing a young man over an argument which initially started from a comment about the inappropriateness of hair weaves.

From The New York Daily News:
A Brooklyn man who was convicted for shooting another man during a street brawl that was triggered by a spat over hair weaves was sentenced to 23 years in prison Tuesday.
Dennzel Holder, 21, received the punishment for killing Shawn Williams, 27, during the 2011 melee.

"It started with a group of women who had a foolish argument over a hair weave," said Supreme Court Justice Alan Marrus. "What a senseless tragedy."

The young ladies got into it when one made a comment about inappropriateness of hair extensions and the victim's girlfriend - walking just ahead down a Crown Heights shopping strip - took offense. After bottles and punches were thrown, her rival summoned her boyfriend, Holder.
He ended up pumping at least three bullets into Williams, but a jury surprisingly cleared him of murder in February, convicting of manslaughter instead.

A parade of witnesses recounted during the trial the insults and recriminations that escalated into mortal violence.
"Mr. Holder had left a hole in my heart," Williams's mother Dierdra Haynes told the judge.

"I can't imagine how you feel," Holder said to the victim's relatives. "I'd like to express my sincere apologies for your loss."
Marrus, who could have given the defendant as little as five years, sentenced him to just two years shy of the maximum.

Holder can be out in about 17 years with credit for time served and good behavior.
The outcome didn't satisfy loved ones of the slain man.
"He still got a chance to live," Williams's father Leonard Saunders, 51, said of Holder outside the courtroom. "He has a chance to have a life after (prison)."
"It's not fair."

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Daily Inspiration: Do You Even Give Him Your Attention Anymore?

This past weekend I traveled to Orlando to speak at an event. The entire time, I thought about Logan.. What he ate, drank & if he missed me. 

I would Skype, FaceTime & call Logan to get his attention & at times he smiled but went about playing his toys. I rushed home after landing at 10pm & was thankful that Logan waited up for me.

I ran through the door & he has the biggest smile on his little face! I hugged him & he hugged me back. I took him upstairs & I nursed him & rocked him to sleep. I just wanted to be close with Logan after being away for 2 days. It made me wonder about our relationship with Jesus.

Does He long to be intimate with us daily? Does Jesus tug on your heart to get your attention, longing to see you smile at Him but you're too busy playing with your toys? Do you even give Him your attention anymore?
I believe that God WANTS to be close to us.

Last night really made me ponder: I was away from Logan for 2 days without really communicating with him or holding him & it TORE me apart. How long have some of us been away from Jesus without communicating with Him? He longs to be close to you again & someone moved. And.. It wasn't God. Get back to that place of prayer & give God His space back. 💕

-Heather Lindsey

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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Aliko Dangote, And Okonjo-Iweala Pictured As The TIME 100 Gala In New York

Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde looked fabulous in red alongside the Nigerian delegates at the TIME 100 Gala which held on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Jazz, Lincoln Center, New York City.

The TIME 100 inductees included Nigerian Billionaire Business man Aliko Dangote and two-time Minister renowned Nigerian economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who are pictured along-side Omotola.

Fab!

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Back To Business! Tiwa And Tuni Balogun Return From Their Spectacular Dubai Wedding

After a star studded wedding which took place on the 26th April, singer Tiwa Savage and her husband Tunji Balogun are ready to return to work and face their very busy schedules. Tiwa shared a picture of the couple en-route to Lagos earlier today.

The singer also shared a picture of the couple enjoying a mini honeymoon in Dubai, prior to heading home. Happy married life to them!

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Beautiful Family! Amarachi And Kanu Nwankwo Pose With Their Gorgeous Little Girl

How adorable are the  Nwankwo's! Footballer Kanu and his adorable wife Amarachi seem to be enjoying the newest addition to their family.

Amarachi gave birth to a very cute baby girl on January 11th 2012 and now she's all grown up. So cute.

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Marriage: “Our Body” Not “My Body”

Listening to my favourite station, 92.3 Inspiration FM, a woman called asking why her husband should be demanding sex when he has failed in his duty as a husband-providing for the home.

I was lost at first as I wondered why a woman would reason that way. But it didn’t take long for me to look at it from her own perspective.

As a married person, you have no reason to deny your spouse sex. Your husband was providing before he lost his source of income. I know that it can be frustrating for a woman to assume the role of a man in the home. I know that some men get their wife to that point where she feels like sex doesn’t matter. The man, while making money, ignores the wife’s need for intimacy and now that he is jobless and wanting more sex, she is not in the mood for all that.

People, we must learn to keep it balanced and understand our spouse. A good number of women have little or no desire for sex in their childbearing years and that is when men want more of it. The man, if not careful, goes on rampage and wastes his strength and substance.
After childbearing years, the woman’s desire for sex heightens and that is when the man is unable to perform his matrimonial duties. Such men now resort to engaging teenagers and young girls who perform all that magic on them without them doing much. If care is not taken, the woman looks for a younger man to satisfy her desire for intimacy.

This said, no one has the right to deny each other sex. The fact remains that sex should be a binding factor in marriage and not a stumbling block. Sex, instead of creating problems in our homes, should bring healing and solutions to problems. Couples should help each other not to see sex as yet another house chore. How then do we do this?

Always have it in mind that your body ceases to be solely yours that very moment you sign the dotted lines; that moment your father collects the bride price from his family; that very second you promised to take her as your wedded wife. You can no longer claim ownership of that body. So many of us are yet to truly understand the meaning of marriage. I have heard married women and men tell their spouse that they give their body only when they feel like it. You may not always feel like it but you have to feel like it. Many have also used spirituality to kill their sex life. You sleep in the church a nd fast from week to week, ignoring your spouse. Your first ministry is your home, your spouse comes first. Even Apostle Paul warned married couples against spending too much time in fasting and prayer. He warned us against letting the Devil in through that very door.

If you are married and suddenly your husband loses his job, I know it’s not easy for you. I know that nature has not given you that role. I know that it can be very ugly seeing yourself the provider instead of the helper. I don’t care how many excuses we make for this kind of life, the fact remains that nature has not made the woman a provider, she is a helper. But what can you do? You have to brace up, be strong, and face that very challenge of life. Don’t let your new position take away the feminine part of you. His being jobless is not a good enough reason to deny him sex.

And my dear brother, you have to help that woman. You have to stop adding to her stress. You have to put yourself in her shoes and feel her pain. You have to stop demanding for sex every night. You stay at home from morning till night while she works from 8am to 6pm and all you do is remind her that it’s your conjugal right and the next day you are out there with stories to her family and yours that she now sleeps around; this isn’t fair.

And who knows? It’s possible your wife is avoiding sex because you have turned it to hard-work for her. Someone recently told me how she dreads sex because a good number of Nigerian men believe that good sex is about the banging and macho. My brothers, it’s possible your woman isn’t interested in that banging and hey; she has to preserve her body and make it good for you for a long time. If you go on with the excessive bangs and all that, she may not be the woman you would want few years from now. Forget about what you see those porn stars do; she is your wife and wants real intimacy with you. It should be nothing short of lovemaking. You can actually make her feel loved and cherished; you can make her feel like a woman; you can help her experience orgasm without the banging, that’s what she wants.


I once counseled a woman who lamented over her sex life. Her husband reported her to me for not wanting to have sex with him. As we spoke, she told me that her husband would always blackmail her into giving him a blow job but when she asks for same, the man remains her that he is a titled chief and shouldn’t do such. I had to ask certain questions to be sure she keeps her Southern Hemisphere clean. When I met again with the man, I was able to change his mindset of carrying chieftaincy title into the bedroom. Whatever you want your wife to do for you must be done for her. If you won’t give oral sex, please don’t ask for it. Thank God they are now happy with their sex life.

Sex shouldn’t be seen as another house chore. Wives, keep your self clean and be willing and ready to seduce your husband. Husband, be willing and ready to love and cherish her body. Don’t waste your substance. Don’t forget; it’s no longer “My” body; it is now “Our” body.





Written By Amara Blessing

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Teacher Stabbed To Death In UK School

A teacher has been stabbed to death in front of pupils inside a school in Leeds.
Spanish teacher Anne Maguire, 61, was taken to hospital following the attack but later pronounced dead. A 15-year-old boy was detained by teaching staff at Corpus Christi Catholic College and later arrested.

A pupil at the scene told the BBC that children were seen screaming and running from a classroom following the attack.
Ch Supt Paul Money of West Yorkshire Police said the victim received a number of stab wounds and a knife was recovered from the scene.

He said the 15-year-old pupil was detained by other teaching staff and arrested in connection with the stabbing. "The incident itself was over very quickly and no other pupils or staff were threatened or injured. However this has clearly been a very traumatic situation for those involved," Mr Money said.

He said the attack was an "unprecedented event" and schools in Leeds were "generally very safe places" to work and study. Staff members were "in shock" and Mrs Maguire's death would "understandably have a massive impact" on her family and the school, he added.
Downing Street said the prime minister's thoughts were with the victim's family.

The BBC's education correspondent Sean Coughlan said the incident would bring back memories of Philip Lawrence, a head teacher who was killed outside a school in Maida Vale, London, in 1995. Mr Lawrence was murdered when he went to help a pupil who was being attacked.




Source: BBC News

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Stunning Pictures From The Wedding Ceremonies Of Hadiza Raisa Okoya And Olamiju Alao-Akala

Here are some more stunning pictures from the Engagement, Traditional, and White wedding of Hadiza Raisa Okoya and Olamiju Alao-Akala.

The stunning bride is the daughter of entrepreneur Chief Razaq Okoya while the groom Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala father is the former Oyo state governor Adebayo Alao-Akala.

We wish the very beautiful couple, a very happy married life!!

Image Credit: Image Plus Photography

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