Nollywood and Ghallywood star Jackie Appiah turns 30 today

Today marks the 30th birthday of Nollywood and Ghallywood star Jackie Appiah. ...

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PHOTOS: War of cleavages at the UK Lingerie Awards + Full List Of Winners

Celebs came  to pose on the red carpet at the UK Lingerie Awards held last night at the Freemasons' Hall in London and they didn't disappoint with what they chose to wear.

Winners of the UK Lingerie Awards 2013 in association with Fashion Forms
Fuller Bust Brand of the Year: Elomi
Swimwear Brand of the Year, sponsored by Mode City Paris Salon International De La Lingerie & Du Swimwear: Pistol Panties
Post Surgery Brand of the Year: Anita Care
Maternity Brand of the Year: Lorna Drew
Hosiery Brand of the Year: Jonathan Aston
New Designer of the Year: Madame Supertrash
Independent Directional Brand of the Year: Something Wicked
Lounge & Nightwear Brand of the Year: Olivia Von Halle
Shapewear Brand of the Year: Spanx
Sports Bra Brand of the Year: Panache Sport
Marketing Campaign of the Year: Freya Deco 365
Boudoir Lingerie Brand of the Year: Maison Close
Independent Retailer of the Year, sponsored by Triumph: Dolci Follie
Multiple Retailer of the Year, sponsored by Vercella Vita: Rigby & Peller
Digital Retailer of the Year: Figleaves
Department Store of the Year, sponsored by Panache: Selfridges
Regional Department Store of the Year, sponsored by Charnos XeLence: Jarrold
Lingerie Brand of the Year, sponsored by Salon International De La Lingerie: Gossard
The UK's Favourite British Designer of the Year: Janet Reger
The UK's Favourite Lingerie Retailer of the Year: Debenhams
The UK's Favourite Lingerie Brand of the Year: Gossard
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gillian Proctor

                    
               

Missing 29 Yr Old Ayobami Jaiyeola Kidnapped, N10m Ransom Demanded

The disappearance of 29 Yr Old Ayobami Jaiyeola which was initially reported as a case of missing person, has now become a case of kidnap after kidnappers made an anonymous call to the family demanding a ransom of 10 million naira.


Following her sudden disappearance from her elder sister’s house at Dideolu Estate in the Oniru area of the state on the 29th of November, friends of the victim began sending messages on smartphones and the social media, begging members of the public to help search and provide details regarding Ayobami’s whereabouts.


However, it was gathered that Wednesday afternoon (yesterday), a man, who refused to give his identity, called the victim’s elder sister over the phone, demanding N10m as ransom.

The relative said, “We did not speak with Ayobami, but someone called with a private number demanding N10m.

“When we tried to ask further questions about the state of our daughter, the man terminated the call abruptly.”

Jaiyeola who graduated from the University of Maryland in the United States, was said to have returned to Nigeria in January to serve her father land.

It was learnt that until her abduction, her place of NYSC primary assignment was the Lagos State Ministry of Works, Alausa, Ikeja.

Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed the incident said the police had commenced investigation into the matter.

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US animal rights group calls on a New York court to recognize chimpanzee as a legal person with fundamental human rights!

The group will use testimony from scientists to show the court that chimpanzees should be granted "legal personhood"

 

 

A US animal rights group is calling on a New York court to recognise a chimpanzee as a legal person, in what is believed to be a legal first.

The Nonhuman Rights Project wants a chimp named Tommy to be granted "legal personhood" and thus entitled to the "fundamental right of bodily liberty".

The group is planning to file the same lawsuit on behalf of three other chimps across New York this week.

It wants the four to be released from their captivity.

They should be taken to a sanctuary that is a member of the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance, the group argues.

The group filed the lawsuit on behalf of Tommy on Monday.

"We are claiming that chimpanzees are autonomous - that is, being able to self-determine, be self-aware, and be able to choose how to live their own lives," its founder Steven Wise told the Associated Press news agency.

Scientists' evidence is included in the lawsuits.

"Once we prove that chimpanzees are autonomous, that should be sufficient for them to gain legal personhood and at least have their fundamental interests protected by human rights," Mr Wise said.

Tommy, the group said, "is being held captive in a shed at a used-trailer lot" in Gloversville, New York.

Patrick Lavery, owner of the site where Tommy lives, said the chimp's cage was spacious "with tons of toys".

He said he rescued Tommy from his previous home, where he had been badly treated, but had been unsuccessful in placing him in a sanctuary because there was no room.

"If [the Nonhuman Rights Group] were to see where this chimp lived for the first 30 years of his life, they would jump up and down for joy about where he is now," Mr Lavery told the New York Times.

The lawsuit invokes the common law writ of habeas corpus, the right to challenge unlawful detention.

The group says it is dedicated to changing the common law status of species considered autonomous, and could eventually file lawsuits on behalf of gorillas, orangutans, whales, dolphins and elephants.


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