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'Pawpaw' to marry Ghanaian girlfriend soon

Years after his Nollywood twin, Chinedu Ikedieze 'Aki' signed the dotted lines to his dark and pretty wife, famous Nollywood actor, Osita Iheme better known as Pawpaw is set to wed his beautiful Ghanaian girlfriend. According to sources, the funny man may be tying the knot soon. A source said the wedding plans are on the way for the actor to his Ghanaian sweetheart and it would happen soon. The actor however was said to have confirmed his engagement and also disclosed that the woman he is getting married to is a Ghanaian, and they are opting for a secret wedding. Credit: Dailygraphic.com

First face transplant patient dies

Paris (CNN) The recipient of the world's first face transplant, Isabelle Dinoire, has died, according to French doctors. A statement released by Amiens Hospital, which performed the ground-breaking procedure in November 2005, said Dinoire died on April 22, 2016 "following a long illness." She was 49 years old. The delay in announcing her death was explained in the hospital statement. "In accordance with the will of her relatives, no obituary was published in the press in order to protect their legitimate privacy at that painful time," the statement said.  Though the hospital did not provide any details on the cause of Dinoire's death, French media reported she succumbed to complications from her most recent operation. Dinoire suffered a rejection of the transplants last winter and lost part of the use of her lips, Le Figaro, a prominent French newspaper reported Tuesday. The heavy anti-rejection treatments she had to take contr...

Man strips naked for N10,000 in Mararaba

A man, believed to be in his 30s, stripped naked in a broad day light and walked about freely to earn N10,000 at Kabayi, Mararaba, near Abuja. The City News gathered that the drama started when the man, whose identity was not disclosed, decided to prove to his friends that he could do anything for money. The man told his friends that he could walk naked for money but they did not believe him, challenging him to walk his  talk for N10,000. A witness said that the man surprisied his friends, pulled off his clothes and walked on the streets naked while people trooped out to watch the ‘absurdity.’ A witness, who pleaded anonymity, told our reporter: “I couldn’t believe it but it is real. I saw people running to have a glimpse while others, maybe scared, stayed away.” The witness, however, said that the man was probably insane while some residents said he may have been influenced by drugs.  Our reporter learnt that after the parade, the man was promptly pa...