Ita-Giwa taking things easy in a 9ite-club!

64 year old senator Ita Giwa was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title by the Obong of Calabar, was recently spotted digging it out in a nite club.   




some unwinding there if you ask me!

Yvonne Nelson finds love again, now dating singer Dammy Krane!

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has found love again after ending things with Ice Prince and Iyanya.



She's now dating Hypertek signee, Dammy Krane. The two have known each for a bit but only started dating about five weeks ago after Dammy appeared in a movie with her.

Dammy is said to be so madly in love with Yvonne that he wrote a song for her called "Really Love You" which leaked last week. See Yvonne's Tweet last week...

In the song, Dammy sings: 

"Senior broda mi Johnson. Sey you know my taste. Shomo Yvonne Nelson. I no just want Ur Waist, because...I do, I do really love you.” 

Jurors Find Jodi Arias Eligible for Death Penalty!

The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the stabbing death of her one-time lover.

The swift verdict sets the stage for the final phase of the trial to determine whether the 32-year-old Arias should be sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty for the 2008 murder of Travis Alexander in a Phoenix suburb.

Prosecutors will call Alexander’s family and other witnesses in an effort to convince the panel Arias should face the ultimate punishment. Her defense lawyers will call family members in an attempt to gain sympathy from jurors to save her life. It’s not yet known if Arias will testify.

Arias showed no emotion Wednesday after the jury returned a decision that was widely expected given the violent nature of the killing. Investigators say she slashed the victim’s throat, stabbed him in the heart and shot him in the face in what they say was a jealous rage after Alexander wanted to date other women and take a trip to Mexico with his latest love interest.

The jury simply had to determine the killing was committed in an especially cruel and heinous manner to complete the “aggravation phase” of the trial and move on to the penalty portion. The jury got the case around noon, took a lunch break and returned the verdict around 3 p.m.

Family members of Alexander sobbed in the front row as prosecutor Juan Martinez took the jury through the killing one more time earlier in the day. He described how blood gushed from Alexander’s chest, hands and neck as the 30-year-old motivational speaker and businessman stood at the sink in his master bathroom and looked into the mirror with Arias behind him.

“The last thing he saw before he lapsed into unconsciousness … was that blade coming to his throat,” Martinez said. “And the last thing he felt before he left this earth was pain.”

Wednesday’s proceedings played out quickly, with only one prosecution witness and none for the defense. The most dramatic moments occurred when Martinez displayed photos of the bloody crime scene for the jury and paused in silence for two minutes to describe how long he said it took for Alexander to die at Arias’ hands.

Arias, wearing a silky, cream-colored blouse, appeared to fight back tears most of the morning, but didn’t seem fazed by the verdict. Afterward she chatted with her attorneys. Arias spent the weekend on suicide watch before being transferred back to an all-female jail where she will remain until sentencing.

Arias’ attorneys didn’t put on much of a case during the aggravation phase, offering no witnesses and giving brief opening statements and closing arguments. They said Alexander would have had so much adrenaline rushing through his body that he might not have felt much pain.

The only witness was the medical examiner who performed the autopsy and explained to jurors how Alexander did not die calmly and fought for his life as evidenced by the numerous defensive wounds on his body.

Minutes after her first-degree murder conviction last Wednesday, Arias granted an interview to Fox affiliate KSAZ, only adding to the circus-like environment surrounding the trial that has become a cable TV sensation with its graphic tales of sex, lies and violence.

“Longevity runs in my family, and I don’t want to spend the rest of my natural life in one place,” a tearful Arias said. “I believe death is the ultimate freedom, and I’d rather have my freedom as soon as I can get it.”

However, Arias cannot choose the death penalty. It’s up to the jury to recommend a sentence.

Arias acknowledged killing Alexander, saying it was self-defense. She initially denied any involvement in the killing, even proclaiming to a detective after her arrest in 2008: “I’m not guilty. I didn’t hurt Travis. If I hurt Travis, I would beg for the death penalty.”

Jodi and Alexander

Boxer Floyd Mayweather’s Women Don’t Mind Sharing Him!

 

Champeen boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. got back together with his baby mama, Josie Harris — at least for one night.  
 
Floyd Mayweather, Jr with Josie Harris (left); and with Shantel Jackson (right)


We know this because Harris Instagram’d a photo of herself under the covers with the sleeping ex-convict, who was sent to prison for assaulting her in front of their children.




 
Harris made sure that Mayweather’s fiancée Shantel Jackson saw the photo. Not that Jackson cares. The future Mrs. Mayweather has his money and abundant leather goods to keep her company at night. 




Like a typical well-kept gold digger, Jackson Instagram’d photos of her luxury stash; including a department store size walk-in closet and over a hundred high priced designer handbags. 







Women such as Jackson knows that she can never truly have a baller to herself. She is smart enough to know that he’s a man, and men are always on the hunt for fresh meat.

Floyd is worth about $140 million so you understand why the women don't mind sharing him. Meanwhile, Josie won this round.

Bangladesh To Raise Pay For Garment Workers!

Bangladesh's government, facing pressure to improve standards in the garment industry following the collapse of an eight-story Rana Plaza, in which the death toll stood at 1,118 on Sunday. 

According to Workers' groups, the current $38-per-month minimum wage, being half of what Cambodia's factory workers receives, is barely enough to scrape by on. 

Bangladesh's workers trooped in their tens of thousands to protest for higher remuneration on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh's largest and capital city.

Bangladesh's textile minister, Abdul Latif Siddiqui, said the government will soon start talks with labor groups and factory owners to agree on a new minimum wage for the sector. The increase, he added, will be applied retroactively on May 1st, 2013.

It is believed that wages are unlikely to go much higher. Factory owners, who are in opposition to the hike, say they can't afford to pay significantly more to workers because Western consumers have become accustomed to cheap clothing. "If we are to pay higher wages, we may have to go to the retailer and say, 'Stop doing 'Buy one, get one free,'" said Abdus Salam Murshedy, co-owner of Envoy Group, a large Bangladeshi garment manufacturer.

Due to the lack of alternatives, a lot of factory said they have no intention of quitting, pay raise or not.

Saira Banu, a seamstress in her 20s, from a factory in Rana Plaza who suffered broken ribs in the collapse, says she would like to quit. "I'd like to find alternative work, ...But I don't know what I can do." she said. 

Banu stated that she does not want to return to a previous job as a housemaid, an informal position that isn't covered by a minimum wage and pays about $20 per month.

Bangladesh has built a huge garment industry over the past decade, using the lure of cheap wages to undercut China, which is still the world's largest producer. Presently, Bangladesh exports about $20 billion in clothes annually to United States and European based retailers.

The boom, since the early 2000s, provided jobs for women who previously had few opportunities in Bangladesh's male-dominated villages. Out of estimated four million people employed in the garment factory sector, more than 90% of workers are reportedly young females from the countryside.

Another victim of the buidling collapse, a 21-year-old seamstress identified as Rozina Akter, who worked at Phantom Apparels, a factory on the fourth floor of Rana Plaza, at the time of the disaster, said the industry offered her family a salvation of sorts, as they faced starvation in her village.

She attempted to run for a stairwell when the building shook on April 24, 2013. Next thing she knew, she was falling down into pitch blackness. Two days later, rescuers pulled Akter out of the rubble and took her to the hospital, where she is recovering from a fractured leg. Despite this, Akter said she is keen to find another factory job. "I'll go back to work as soon as I get better," said Ms. Akter. "Not all buildings will collapse." she said. 

According to report, the last time Bangladesh increased its minimum garment-worker wage was in late 2010. The first minimum wage for garment workers was set in 1994, when the sector came under international scrutiny as foreign retailers began to buy more from the country. It was raised again in 2006.

Workers say that with inflation of 8%, it is hard to make ends meet. These workers sew the clothes that earn the country foreign currency, so they deserve better. Workers in Bangladesh, those with little schooling in particular, lack leverage to demand higher wages. Other jobs, such as those of chemical factories or ship-breaking yards, are viewed as more hazardous. 

A 27-year-old garment worker, identified as Mominur Rahman, fractured his spine when he attempted to jump down from the third floor of Tazreen Fashions factory outside Dhaka, which claimed about a hundred lives, is still recovering, from the injury. 

According to him, he is currently living off the $1,250 compensation he got from an association of factory owners. Despite 12-hour shifts, sometimes even longer periods, Mr. Rahman said he plans to stick with the industry. When big orders come through, the job offers better opportunities than those in his native town, 175 kilometers outside the capital. Rahman said. 

Angelina Jolie writes about her double mastectomy in the New York Times!

Actress Angelina Jolie had a preventative double mastectomy and writes about her decision to undergo the procedure in an opinion in the New York Times.

Jolie’s mother died of breast cancer when she was 56 and fought cancer for over a decade before that.

“She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was,” writes Jolie.

Jolie says she carries the “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Jolie finished the three months of medical procedures on April 27, and was able to keep the whole ordeal private.

“But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action,” she writes.

According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer kills about 458,000 people each year.

New Orleans police release photos of Mother's Day shooting suspect!

 

New Orleans police on Monday released photos that they said show a suspect in the shooting at a Mother's Day parade in which 19 people, including two children, were wounded.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told reporters on Monday that investigators are making significant progress on the investigation, although no one has yet been arrested.

"I can assure whoever did this, we know a lot more about you than you think we do," Serpas said at a press conference. "And my recommendation to you is to collect yourself and turn yourself in."

The image singling out the suspect does not clearly show the face, and police, who released the photographs on YouTube, asked for the public's help in identifying and finding the person. A reward for information that might help find the shooter was increased from $5,000 to $10,000.

Ten men, seven women and a girl and a boy, both 10 years old, were hit when one or more people opened fire at the parade on Sunday.

Serpas said he has not ruled out that the shooting was gang related.

Investigators on Monday were still trying to figure out if there was more than one shooter and more than one weapon, Serpas said.

The photographs, taken from a surveillance video, first show crowds of people in a street, and then the crowd is seen scattering and ducking.

The final image focuses on what appears to be a man in a white shirt leaving the scene on foot as other people are lying on the pavement. The image does not clearly show his face.

Two victims underwent surgery and the children were grazed but in good condition, police said. It was unclear if the victims were marching or watching the parade.

Violent crime in New Orleans ranks above the national average in FBI surveys. A poll of residents in 2010 found crime to be their greatest concern.