Former reality TV star and popular Brazilian influencer Luana Andrade has tragically passed away on November 7, 2023 from complications derived from a liposuction she was undergoing at a private hospital in Sao Paulo.
Andrade, 29, had the procedure done by a private doctor and anesthetist that was hired by her family, São Luiz Hospital said in a statement.
According to the Sao Luiz Hospital, one of the most exclusive in the Itaim Bibi neighborhood, Andrade suffered a cardiac arrest two and a half hours after the surgery began, which led to the interruption of the body fat extraction surgery.
The doctors tried to revive her, but unsuccessful, they ran tests which revealed that severe thrombosis(blood clot within blood vessels that limits the flow of blood). She was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit where she underwent medication and hemodynamic treatment, and was later pronounced dead around 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.
The medical investigation revealed that the influencer suffered from a pulmonary embolism, which was associated with a thrombosis.
Luana had a degree in advertising, and worked as an assistant on a television program on the SBT network. She also had her own clothing brand. She rose to fame in 2022 after her participation in the sixth edition program on SBT network of the reality show ‘Power Couple Brasil 6,’ which she attended with her boyfriend Joao Hadad .
According to Statista, as of 2021, the most popular surgical cosmetic procedure performed in Brazil was liposuction, accounting for 15.5 percent of all intervention.
Her boyfriend, Joao Hadad wrote on Instagram, “I am torn and living my worst nightmare; A piece of me is gone.”
Nigerian veteran actress Shan George has unapologetically taken to her IG page to admonish her colleagues who constantly invite her to make monetary contributions toward the welfare of other ailing colleagues.
She explained that some of these people have never extended job opportunities to her, even the least role in their movies, but are quick to ask her to donate whenever they run into financial constraints.
She added that during her difficult times, nobody paid attention to her. Most of her speech was ranting and came as Nollywood actors gathered donations for their colleagues, John Okafor, aka Mr. Ibu, and Amaechi Muonagor, who are currently sick.
Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) party and joined the All Progressives Congress, (APC).
She was officially unveiled by the APC National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile, earlier today at the national secretariat in Abuja.
Ms. Dikeh was the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State for the 2023 election. She and her principal, Tonte Ibraye, lost the election to Siminialayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the ruling party in the state.
The judge at the special offences and domestic violence court in Lagos, Rahman Oshodi, has sentenced the managing director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Femi Olaleye to life imprisonment on Tuesday, October 24, for raping his wife’s 15 year old niece.
Olaleye was convicted on a two-count charge of defilement of a child and sexual assault by penetration.
The judge ruled that Olaleye should serve life imprisonment for the two-count charges, and also stated that the sentencing should run concurrently.
Olaleye was arraigned on November 20, 2022, by the Lagos State government on a two-count charge of defilement of a child and sexual assault by penetration. However, he pleaded not guilty to all charges. He was accused of sexually violating the victim for over 20 months.
During the trial, his wife, Aderemi, told the court that her husband introduced the underage victim to pornography and oral sex.
The judge added that the name of the defendant should be added to the Lagos State sex offenders register.
“Femi Olaleye, I have convicted you of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. This charge has a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment. Accordingly, I sentenced you to life imprisonment on count one and two. On each count, the sentencing will run concurrently,” he ruled.
Former presidential aid spokesman, Reno Omokiri has berated the Nigerian Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi for not assisting John Okafor a.k.a Mr. Ibu in times of need. Mr. Omokiri, who seems to enjoy taunting Peter Obi for no apparent reason said that the comic actor and his daughter Jasmine endorsed and danced for Obi and even broke the internet during the 2023 presidential election campaign and that this is the time for payback. Mr. Ibu is currently battling with an unknown ailment and has recently taken to his Instagram page to solicit help.
Veteran Nigerian comic actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu has taken to social media toi solicit public support as he battles an unknown ailment that may lead to the ampution of his lower extremities.
Mr. Okafor made the plea on Wednesday, October 18, from his Instagram page with his wife and daughter Jasmine at his bedside. He stated that he’s been down for some weeks and has been on admission. His daughter Jasmine and his wife later pleaded with the public to come to the actors’ aid.
The Nigerian-American singer explained how elated they were when they found out that Chioma was pregnant with twins. He further said that they lost their first son in October last year and welcomed twins the same month this year.
The Kano State Government in Nigeria conducted a mass wedding of 1,800 couples on Friday, October 13. The couples consists of widows, divorcees, and singles selected from across 44 local government areas of the state. The wedding Fatihah was conducted at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, on Friday.
The ceremony was attended by Gov. Abba Yusuf; Leader of Kwankwasiyya, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, government officials and religious leaders. The Emir of Kano was represented by Yusuf Nabahani, the Madakin Kano.
Mr. Yusuf expressed the belief that the matrimonial extravaganza is a testament to the state’s dedication to promoting cultural traditions and social cohesion while providing couples with a memorable and cost-effective way to formalize their unions.
Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, who’s the national leader of NNPP, advised the couples against checking their spouses’ phones to avoid anything that could lead to a marriage break up.
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has taken into custody two Female Undergraduates of Kwara State Polytechnic for allegedly robbing and mudering one Adeniyi Ojo, the son of Chief Emmanuel Ojo, a prominent figure in Ilorin, Kwara state. The duo, Adama Joy Joseph and Vandora Davies Oreoluwa Favour both students of Kwara State Polytechnic were alleged to have tied the deceased under the guise of having a sex romp and demanded money from him and subsequently killed him.
The suspects, however, claimed that they only intended to steal from him. One of them, Adama, narrated: “There was a time I asked him (Ojo) to help me when I had rent issues, he just ghosted me. After a while when he knew everything was calm and I didn’t need the help anymore, he came back and started texting me again.” She stated that she stayed in her friend’s house to be able to concentrate on her examinations, and at that time, the despicable idea of wasting the business owner came.
She continued: “We proposed the car sex to him and he agreed. The bondage sex too, he agreed. He was even teasing us from the garden about how he was going to deal with us. “Although we were not bothered; we knew we were not planning to have sex with him. We just want to take his cash and leave.” She further explained that the victim subsequently switched from car intercourse to a guest house.
“Because he already had eyes and attention for my friend, he started touching her immediately (after) we came out of the bathroom. And he carried her and placed her on the table. He got naked and got on the bed. Then I got on the bed with him, then he allowed us to tie his hands and legs. He was even the one that raised up his leg for her (Oreoluwa) to tie him.” She further narrated that the duo already had Rohypnol (a powerful sedative that depresses the central nervous system), in their bag to induce him to sleep. She said when they tried to give him, he declined.
“After Oreoluwa tied his hands and legs, I tried to gag his mouth, but he refused, and I stopped. So, when we couldn’t find any money in his pocket, my fried took his phone and showed it to his face to open it with facial lock, but he started shouting, and he loosened one of the ropes on his hands, and started hitting my friend. We put Refnol (Rohypnol) in his mouth. So, in a bid to stop him from making noise, my friend put a pillow over his face, and when he went silent we told him that we were leaving, because we thought he was pretending, but he didn’t respond, so we left. I touched him with a dull knife used for cutting cake, but he didn’t bleed as I never meant to stab him or hurt him. We only wanted to take his money. We didn’t know he died until when the police arrested us in Ogun State. We only took his phone, the knife, and the ropes with us.”
The NPF Public Relations Officer, while parading the suspects in Abuja on Wednesday, October 11, said: “On October 6, 2023, police operatives apprehended the two suspects, Adama and Oreoluwa, who are both students of Kwara State Polytechnic for their involvement in the robbery and murder of Mr Adeniyi Ojo, the son of Chief Emmanuel Ojo, a prominent figure in Ilorin, Kwara state.
He said, “Through meticulous investigative work, our officers were able to track and apprehend these suspects in Mowe Ibafo, Ogun State. “In a tragic incident, the duo tied the deceased under the guise of having a sex romp and demanded money from him. But when he was not forthcoming, they resorted to drugging and suffocating him, leading to his untimely demise.”
“They have been processed and will be charged to court shortly,” the Force PRO added.
The Nigerian Presidential Election Petition tribunal will on Wednesday, September 6, give its verdict on the suits filed by five political parties; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and the Action Alliance (AA), challenging the emergence of Bola Tinubu as winner of the February 25, 2023, presidential election.
The sitting of the five-man panel of justices is headed by the presiding judge, Justice Haruna Tsammani. The decision is, however, not final, as any displeased party can still appeal to the Supreme Court.
The judges presiding over the tribunal are listed below:
1. Justice Haruna Tsammani – Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal
2. Justice Stephen Adah – Court of Appeal (Asaba division)
3. Justice Monsurat Bolaji Yusuf – Court of Appeal (Asaba Division)
4. Justice Moses Ugo – Kano division
5. Justice Abba Mohammed – Ibadan Court of Appeal.
Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani Justice Haruna Tsammani was born on November 23, 1959. He hails from Tafawa Balewa LGA of Bauchi State. The judge obtained his LL.B degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1982. He attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos for his BL in 1983, and started as a High Court judge in Bauchi State on September 17, 1998. He was later elevated to the Court of Appeal on July 16, 2010.
He is the longest-serving Justice of the Court of Appeal among the five members of the panel. Tsammani has spent half of his 24 years as a judge on the Court of Appeal bench which he was elevated to in July 2010. Tsammani delivered one of the judgements of the Court of Appeal in Abuja that affirmed the second term election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. He also delivered the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja that issued the order restraining the Rivers and Lagos state governments from taking action on their bids to collect Value Added Tax (VAT).
Justice Stephen Adah
Stephen Adah is the presiding Justice of the Asaba Division of the Court of Appeal, he was born on June 13, 1957. He hails from Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. He obtained his LL.B degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1981. He attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, for his BL in 1982.
He was appointed a judge of the Federal High Court on November 12, 1998, and later elevated to the Court of Appeal on November 5, 2012. He served as a member of the three-man panel that granted Obi and Atiku’s motions to serve Tinubu their petitions by alternative services or substituted means.
Adah delivered the lead judgment of a three-member panel that affirmed the conviction of a former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, on 16 November 2018. President Muhammadu Buhari later granted a widely condemned pardon to Dariye alongside a former governor of Taraba, Jolly Nyame, after their conviction and jailing had been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
Justice Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf Justice Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf is the only female member of the five-man panel of the court. She was born on August 7, 1959, and hails from Oyo West LGA of Oyo State.
The judge obtained her LL.B degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1983. She attended the Nigerian Law School the following year for her BL certificate. She was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Oyo State on January 30, 1997, and later elevated to the Court of Appeal on March 24, 2014.
Justice Boloukuoromo Ugo At 57, Justice Boloukuoromo Ugo is the youngest among the judges on the panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court. He hails from Kolokuma/Opokua Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Justice Ugo obtained his LL.B degree from the University of Calabar in 1989, before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School in Lagos the following year, for BL certificate. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Bayelsa State on March 21, 2006, and later elevated to the Court of Appeal on March 24, 2014 Justice Abba Mohammed hails from Kano State. He was born on February 19, 1961.
He obtained his LL.B degree from the Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1984, before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School in Lagos the following year, for his BL Certificate in 1985.
Justice Abba Mohammed
Justice Mohammed was appointed a judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in 2010. After serving for about 10 years, he was promoted to the Court of Appeal on June 28, 2021. He was the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Governorship Election Tribunal in 2019.
See a picture of presidential candidates below:
Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC) Peter Obi (Labor Party) Atiku (PDP)
