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Actress tika sumpter is quickly establishing herself as the new "it" girl around town. The Game and One Life to Live actress nabbed a role alongside Ana Faris in What's Your Number and recently join the cast for the remake of Sparkle. Tika talks to vibe vixen about the illusions of Hollywood and admits that people watch movies for that very illusion Do you feel that you have a lot to live up to in the acting world? Do you feel like you have to maintain a standard? I think there’s pressure on everybody; let’s not deceive ourselves. It’s definitely a beauty business. It [matters] how your face looks, how your body looks, how everything looks. All the blogs talk about it, and they pick on people. The blogs and magazines will be quick to show what’s wrong with a person, so I think there’ s a lot of pressure to try to maintain themselves as much as possible. So you do bend to the pressures and standards? Of course, of course. People don’t go to see George Clooney because he’s ugly. They don’t go see Michael Ealy because he’s not the cutest guy on the block. They go to see a beautiful, strong-looking man. Of course you go see them because they’re acting and everything, but it’s a fantasy. You want to take people out of their world for a little bit if you can. I feel like everybody has some kind of beauty in them, regardless if they look like Halle Berry or they don’t. I don’t believe that everybody has to live up to this Hollywood beauty standard, because everybody’s not that. What do you think of Tika Sumpter - will she survive in Hollywood?

Christina milian is still celebrating her 30th birthday. The Dip it Low singer was glammed up in a cleavage bearing blouse as she joined her friends for dinner in West Hollywood, California. Last night Christina tweeted with excitement:  I just realized that I might as well declare this Birthday.. "30 days of my 30th Bday"!

Rihanna can't seem to make up her mind. Like her Pisces zodiac sign, she tries in vain to walk in opposite directions at the same time. In the November issue of Vogue magazine, the Rude Boy singer channels another vixen who was just as confused, Marilyn Monroe. In the interview, Rihanna reveals that she hates coming home alone but can't imagine a relationship because it's such a chore. "I need an escape because this job is way too much anyway." "It's a pain in the ass coming home alone and after work to lie in a hotel bed with nobody to get you up unless it's work related. "But it makes no sense starting something you are going to stop, so I don't want to rush into anything." "I mean it is nice being single in one way, because a relationship can feel like a chore, and that's not good. That's not what I need." What exactly do you need Rihanna? While she decides, watch her sexyArmani Short Film.

Nick minaj lends her kooky style of rap on willow smith's third single Fireball. After her well received Whip my Hair and not so well received 21st Century Girl, Willow brings on a braggadocios, party style song that may just be a hit. She chants, “I’m the fireball of this party / I’m the fire / I’m the fireball of this party.” "See, I never been the one to toot my own horn/ Beep beep, now watch me put it on/ I set fire everywhere I play/ Make them all go insane, L.A. to U.K.." Nicki Minaj sample verse, Put you under my wing, I’m the top boss/ Ain’t from Louisiana, but I’m hot sauce/ Cop the mountain, just to go and build a house off so I ain’t never got to worry what the house cost.” Check the full audio of Fireball - Is it Willow's next hit?

Will smith and jada pinkett sure know how to land on their feet! With their two children, Jaden and Willow building a solid career for themselves, Will and Jada continue to grow their empire. Last month Jada and Will's show HawthoRNe was cancelled by TNT. One month later and ABC has bought their new comedy show. Along with their partner James Lassister, Overbrook will work with Chris Pappas and Mike Bernier as writers to bring their idea to light. The comedy is about a young Dominican Republic American male who's reminded of his traditional roots by his immigrant father and struggles to balance that with his idea of the American dream. Sounds interesting...

kim kardashian has been cleared as the buyer attempting to take her sex tape off the market. Soon after marrying Kris Humphries, Vivid Entertainment announced a Tennessee based lawyer approached the company to purchase the Kardashian and Ray-J's sex tape. The buyer also requested all online copies to be removed - highly unlikely. Vivid owner Steven Hirsch is reportedly asking $30 million for the tape. Kim K or someone closely related to the reality TV star seemed like the likely buyer. But Hirsch tells TMZ it's no one even related to Kim, adding, "It made sense the entire time it would be Kim, but it appears it’s not.” Sounds like a diversion. The tape is certainly not worth $30 million especially since copies are still available outside of Vivid. Both Kim and Ray-J have an incentive in their sex tape disappearing. Kim can reclaim some dignity plus a fraction of the sale and Ray-J earns a percentage of the closed deal....and who couldn't use a few millions right now.

La La vasquez continues her promotional work for LaLa's Full Court Life and her other projects as she covers the upcoming digital issue of Vibe Vixen. In a snippet from the interview, La La talks her cousin's Dice lifestyle choices - which will be highlighted on the show - and what the audience can expect from the new season of Full Court Life. On what do look forward to on LaLa's Full Court Life: I think people seem to be excited about it which makes me excited. People are going to find the show very interesting. It documents when Melo was traded to New York which was the biggest thing ever and [shows] just exactly how a trade goes down. And you get to see me and my friends. Whether it’s Kelly Rowland, Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian, we’re all supporting each other and being there for each other. It’s a good balance on television to see successful women supporting each other, having a really strong bond and great friendship. I think it’s necessary for people to see that too on television. On highlighting her cousin's Dice lifestyle choices on the show: My cousin Dice is a big part of my reality show and what’s important to me about Dice besides, obviously, that being my cousin and one of my best friends, is Dice is dealing with sexuality issues and different things like that. I think it’s important to see things like that on television because you have a lot of people struggling with who they are and trying to find themselves and worrying about if people aren’t going to accept them, and it’s good that we touch on these issues on the show. I think that can help a lot of people. Catch new episodes of LaLa's Full Court Life Monday night on VH1.

Rihanna, who was noticeably absent from Sunday night's VMAs got waxed for a second time by Madame Tussauds. Rihanna's first wax figure is displayed at the Madame Tussauds Museum in Washington, D.C. The second time around, Rihanna's wax figure was placed in a museum in Berlin. The figures have progressed with Rihanna's evolving style - though not fast enough. The red-hair was so last month. What do you think of Rihanna's wax figure?

The North Paran Book Buzzlist: Humor The North Paran Book Buzzlist is a weekly feature produced by NorthParan.com that gives readers an entertaining digest of the most fascinating books that are being talked about by the black community today. Remember: For every book you purchase at NorthParan.com, a new book will be given to a child in need! 1. Gold Diggers by Tracie Howard A deliciously decadent look into the lives of the young, the rich, the beautiful, and the conniving. Escape into the glamorous lives of three gold diggers--Paulette, Gillian, and Reese--and their to-the-manor-born friend Lauren, as they navigate their way into the inner circle of Hollywood and the NBA. Along the way at least one is forced to realize that all that glitters isn't gold. 2. Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead From the award-winning author of "John Henry Days" and "The Intuitionist": a tender, hilarious, and supremely original novel about coming-of-age in the 80s. Benji Cooper is one of the few black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan. But every summer, Benji escapes to the Hamptons, to Sag Harbor, where a small community of African American professionals have built a world of their own. The summer of '85 won't be without its usual trials and tribulations, of course. 3. Song Of Solomon by Toni Morrison Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, a novel of large beauty and power, creates a magical world out of four generations of black life in America, a world we enter on the day of the birth of Macon Dead, Jr. (known as Milkman), son of the richest black family in a mid-western town; the day on which the lonely insurance man, Robert Smith, poised in blue silk wings, attempts to fly from a steeple of the hospital, a black Icarus looking homeward... 4. Drown by Junot Diaz With ten stories that move from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey, Junot Diaz makes his remarkable debut. 5. The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty In Beatty's hilarious and scathing debut novel, Gunnar Kaufman is an awkward black surfer bum who moves from Santa Monica to urban West Los Angeles. There, he begins to undergo a transformation from neighborhood outcast to basketball superstar. 6. 32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter With wholly original characters and a cinematic storyline, 32 Candles introduces Ernessa T. Carter, a new voice in fiction with smarts, attitude, and sassiness to spare.

Kim kardashian sex tape is still available for many to view after it was purchased by Vivid Entertainment. The tape undoubtedly help to launch Kim Kardashian's reality TV career. Flash forward years later and Kim K is now married to a very gullible man who didn't know he wasn't her first marriage. The shock of her sex tape may be near fatal. the reports that Vivid Entertainment has confirmed that a lawyer out of Tennessee has made an offer for the tape in an attempt to halt all future distribution. In a letter to Vivid boss Steve Hirsch, the lawyer writes, "I was approached by a private party who has asked us about looking into the possibility of acquiring all rights of the Vivid, 'Kim Kardashian Sex Tape'... The party we represent does not intend to distribute or broadcast the 'tape,' but hopes to completely remove it from the market... We would purchase any other footage you may have control of that involves Ms. Kardashian."  We would hate for Kris Humphries to actually find out after he married Kim Kardashian that she made a sex tape - gasp!

Meagan good covers the upcoming issue of Rolling Out magazine. In the issue she discusses expanding her viewing audience, finding happiness and being content. So what were some of the things that you felt you had to explore creatively? I wanted to look for roles that had nothing to do with me being sexy. And I’ve always wanted to do horror movies. It’s what inspired me as a kid, and when it’s done right, there’s a lot of dramatic acting in it. More than anything, I just wanted to play to a different audience, and do something different that had nothing to do with me playing a love interest or the girl next door. Even now, if I do play a love interest, it’s not your average role.  I’m working hard to make her quirky and more interesting.

Is there a newfound freedom in going after these new roles, and not allowing yourself to be confined to certain types of characters? Has this approach helped to birth a new Meagan? No, my freedom and renewal comes from finally being happy with who I am, and being comfortable with all of me — even my shortcomings. I have come to a place in my life where I don’t have a problem saying or doing what I feel publicly. The only thing that I do focus on is walking a spiritual line, and that means that I want to represent a woman of God. I want to be a virtuous woman of God, but by that same token, I’m very different in my approach. I’m not overly religious. I’m not judgmental. I don’t look down on people and I don’t try and force what I feel on them. But the truth is, I love Jesus Christ and I am a Christian. Now, I’m not perfect by any means, but I’m improving daily. I have to, because I know that there [are] a lot of young girls watching me, and I do want to teach them and be a positive influence in their lives. I want them to know that they can go out and have fun, but you also have to be smart. And I want them to know that if they choose to have a boyfriend, they need to always respect themselves and know their worth, and demand that he do the same. I also want to encourage young girls to be abstinent … as you can see, I just really want to be a positive influence

Does it make you realize that what you thought was happiness before wasn’t really happiness? Yes, I’m definitely more content, more happy and satisfied than I’ve ever been in my life. I’m really comfortable with where I am, and I know that there is so much more out there for me. Now that you’ve secured a sense of happiness, what else is there to work on? I think the main thing is that I’m definitely a party animal. I love to go out, and have a great time. And I don’t feel like there’s anything wrong with that whatsoever, I just have to make sure that I practice healthy habits when I do go out. I do like to drink, but for me it’s about making sure I stay in the pocket of what’s appropriate. That’s an area I’ve been working on and doing much better in … I’ve also focused on quitting smoking, working out more, and just living a healthier lifestyle. Outside of that, I’m pretty happy about everything else. I just want to improve my position and make better opportunities for girls coming behind me, and make sure that I stay in the pocket of what I need to be doing, so I can help young girls in juvenile jails and foster homes. What do you think of the excerpt from Meagan Good's interview?

Mel B   is pregnant with her third child and the third time is apparently not the charm. The former Spice Girl who's never been shy to discuss her favorite activity - sex - is once again sharing too much information about having to induce labor to get baby number three out. "Ideally I want it to come naturally.  But I've tried everything, I've tried the hot food, the running, the sex, the violence, I've tried it all. It just seems to be stuck and hibernating in there getting bigger and bigger, so it's coming out this week for sure." What could she possibly mean by the violence?? SMH....

Glasses Malone has enjoyed commercial success with hit singles like the Akon-assisted "Certified" and the fun, summer anthem "Sun Come Up", but delays and setbacks have kept his Beach Cruiser debut in the vaults.
That's all over now, because the album hit stores Tuesday (August 30).
Obviously, Glasses has been through some ups and downs in his journey through hip-hop. But apparently, as he explained to us in a recent interview, at one point, he contemplated giving up. What stopped him? A few casual words from T.I., who he ran into by chance, gave him the inspiration to continue ... and TIP may not even realize it.
A few years ago, the Watts rapper was sitting in a McDonald's in LAX, waiting to catch a flight to Atlanta ... and by chance, T.I. came walking in. At first, the pair exchanged a quick "What's up?", but shortly after Glasses went back to what he was doing, he noticed someone standing over him. It was TIP, who told him ... exactly what he needed to hear.
"I look over and he's like 'Glasses? G. Malone?' I'm like 'Yeah.' He's like 'Man, I f*** with your sh** homie.' I was just like 'Yeah?' He said 'Yeah dog, I heard the sh** you did with [DJ] Toomp, and some other sh**. You cold,' " Malone explained.
"I was like that was big to tell me that," he continued. "Just to see him saying he acknowledged who I was and knew who I was, and heard some of my music, that was big to me."
He was like, 'We need to get up and do something,' but I was so tripping off the fact that the n**** acknowledged me, I didn't even get his phone number," Glasses explained. "I just thought it was big and it was what I needed to hear at the time. I was thinking about getting 100% back with my street sh**, and what I knew how to do best at that time."The two chopped it up for a bit, and planned to collaborate, but never exchange phone numbers. For Glasses, it didn't matter, because those few words from T.I. put him back on track, because before the meeting, he was ready to revert back to the streets.The experience resulted in a new song.
Just over a week ago, Glasses invited a select number of media outlets to a cruise down Southern California's famed PCH highway for an advanced preview of his Beach Cruiser album ... during which, he unveiled a track off the LP, titled "Call Me T.I."
According to the rapper, he recorded the song because he felt a connection to T.I., because their careers began so similar to each others. Like T.I., difficulties breaking through have been one of his biggest obstacles. Glasses, of course, also wanted to pay homage to him for the inspiration.
"I just felt like we had so much in common. I remember ... I think it was 'I'm Serious.' People didn't realize how dope he was and him having to reset his offense and go through all this sh**, to come back and drop his next album," said Glasses of his TIP tribute. "People not believing in him, even though he was talented from Day one. I just felt like our situation was similar, so I went ahead and made a song that just was like, having fun and paying homage to a n**** that really just inspired me to keep going when I was thinking about quitting."
So far, the two have yet to collaborate on any music, but Glasses says it will happen one day...  "naturally". For now, he's focused on making his own mark.

Kris Humphries is a fool in love - we mean that in the best way possible.Kim Kardashian's new hubby found out while on a family vacation that his soon to be wife had been married before. Honestly not so sure why Kris is so shocked - does this mean he doesn't know about her sextape either?? In this day an age you need to Google everyone you're even thinking about spending the rest of your life with!! On last night's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Bruce Jenner - Kim's step dad - planned a trip to Bora Bora and the conversation opened up about interracial marriage. Kim proceeded to tell the story of her first marriage which was to Damon Thomas, a black man.  'You thought that you were going to the first? ' Scott asked. Rob Kardashian added, 'Kim wasn't really married.' Kris clearly out of sorts and shocked asked, 'What else do I not know about her at this point?' . 'I didn't see that coming, that hit me like a ton of bricks. What else will Kim break to me?' What's even more amazing is that Kris Humphries asked Bruce Jenner for Kim Kardashian's hand in marriage on the same trip! Then again they could all just be in on the act...

Mariah carey has finally been confirmed for X Factor with Simon Cowell. The singer was rumored to be in talks to join the talent show as a judge but after her pregnancy Mariah's role began reducing. Even Simon joked that Mariah became pregnant to sabotage her role. Either way, Mariah Carey will indeed make an appearance on X Factor. A source tells People magazine,

"Mariah is definitely confirmed to be a part of X Factor. She is confirmed to tape something with Simon Cowell at the judge’s homes."
Something tells us Mariah is working on making this a full time gig!

Kelly Rowland will not say a bad word about Beyonce or her former manager Matthew Knowles, nope. As a matter of fact, Kelly calls it a "boring" story. Check out an excerpt from Kelly's Vibe.Com interview below: The album didn’t do well in the States. It did better overseas, particularly in Europe. Do you feel more appreciated in Europe? No, not really. People still compare me to B over there. I said in an interview recently, “You know, if you guys would be a little bit more intelligent and ask me about myself we’ll have a much better interview.” You can’t want a story from me and keep asking me about the past. What do you think people want you to say? They want me to say that I can’t stand Michelle. That I can’t stand Beyoncé. But that’s not the case. It’s real love. Sorry, it’s a boring story. I take that back. I’m not sorry. We can support each other. That’s the way it should be. You hear too many stories about women bickering. And that’s not the case with us. The main reason why people don’t believe that is because of Mathew Knowles. He was your manager. And he was a father figure to you. And you got rid of him as your manager. There had to be some tension there. No. It was just a feeling of growing and wanting to call my own shots. That was it. I thank Mathew for everything he’s done for me. He made me a millionaire at 18 years old. And then I felt like, “Well, I’m an adult now and I want to do things this way.” Kelly also stated she went through a period of mourning of leaving Matthew. Is it time to dead the Kelly Rowland and Beyonce comparisons?

Rihanna continues her vacation now in Italy with her girlfriends, while Zoe Saldana promotes her new film Colombiana. Tyra Banks visits the theater, Eve performs at charity event and Mya performs in a neon bikini in Las Vegas. Read on  to see more pics..

Mya performs in Las Vegas

Eve per                                                             Eve performs at breast cancer event

Tyra hits theater

Zoe Saldana with her fiance

Rihanna goes snorkeling

Malvina (Vina) Longpet was one of the two Nigerian in the recently concludedBig BrotherAmplifiedreality TV show. Although she lost to a fellow countrywoman, Karen Igho and Wendell Parson of Zimbabwe, she told Senior Correspondent, Kemi Yesufu, that she is satisfied with her modest achievement. The Jos-born lady also explained some her actions during the show, life after BBA and how her boyfriend reacted to her friendship with Malawian Lomwe.

How has life been outside the Big Brother House?

It’s been hectic and overwhelming. I’ve seen people I don’t know all wanting to say hi to me. Being outside the house is just crazy. The best thing for me do is to stop and take pictures, because at the end of the day, the people who stop to say hello are the ones that made me who I am today.

Do the things happening around you now tally with what you imagined postBig Brother life would be like?

I did expect that people would walk up and say hi but I didn’t expect that people would stop the car I am in just to take a photo of me or to say hello. The other day, a member of the National Assembly stopped my car just to give me his card. I never thought that somebody that high up would go out of his way to say hello. I feel blessed by the show of love.


Going by the reputation of Abuja lawmakers, some of whom are known for their love for women, don’t you think the man who gave you the card did so because he felt that you are pretty?

I really don’t know about that. It feels good for a man to think I am pretty. But I think his giving me a card is more of a gesture not that he is interested in me. People who stop to say hello recognise me as a BBA housemate and all they want to do is takepictures.

Aside from fans wanting to meet you have you had calls from people with business proposals?

My management team is in Lagos; I am here in Abuja to see friends and family. I can’t tell you anything right now until I speak with those who manage my career. But whatever I do I will still be doing stuff to help the youth.

BBA is not liked in some quarters and some even the criticised the minister of youth development for hosting you and Karen. Have you had negative reactions coming your way?

No, I haven’t had any negative treatment. If there were negative comments about the minister hosting us, I think it’s coming from people who don’t understand. Karen and I as young people did our part in changing perceptions about Nigerians during the show. We went to the Big Brother Africa house to correct the image created about Nigerians by the foreign media. Karen and I showed that Nigerians could go the distance. People saying that the minister hosting us was not a good idea must have their own reasons for saying something like that. But for me, going to BBA house was just to raise awareness about Nigeria as a country with great potentials.

For most viewers, you and Karen were so different. It’s hard to believe that you guys could have worked together in promoting the country. Do you think you did a good job of selling Nigeria?

Yes, we are different. But we also have something in common. We are strong personalities. And when two strong personalities meet, there are bound to be disagreements. But even here in Nigeria we don’t all behave the same way. There are people who are calm like me while there are loud ones like Karen. So I guess we ended up showing both sides of Nigerians.

Why didn’t you and Karen get along during the show?

I did try to get along with her and she also tried to get along with me. Karen is outgoing while I am reserved and she just says it as it is. For instance if we have an argument and we settle things, I don’t care if you are from my country or anywhere else, I want things to be over once we apologise to each other. But with Karen, she gets me upset, apologises and few days later the same thing would repeat itself. We didn’t understand each other and that explains why we had problems in the house.

Your colleagues at Kiss FM hosted you to a party which Karen was expected to attend but she didn’t and some people blamed this on your friends’ inability to pay her appearance fees. The other reason given for Karen’s absence was that she wasn’t feeling too well. What really happened?

She couldn’t travel because her leg was swollen from the injury she had in the BBA house. If I were in her shoes, I wouldn’t risk flying with a swollen leg. Our relationship is good. If we have to work together, we definitely will.

Karen promised to give housemates part of her prize money, have you gotten your share?

Just like Karen said she is in shock and still trying to let the reality sink in. And like she said, the money is cooling in the bank. If she was to offer me the money, I will take it. But I won’t keep it for myself; rather I will use it for the charity I talked about during the show. You know my plan was to help less privileged kids with 10 percent of the prize money if I had won.

Many viewers weren’t happy that you got close to Lomwe despite your advising Hanni your good friend against giving the Malawian a chance. Were the fans right to be displeased with you?

I heard people weren’t happy about what happened but those who watched the show 24 hours understand what went on between the three of us. Hanni had told me anumber of times that though she liked Lomwe, she didn’t want to do anything that would cause her country embarrassment. So we agreed that whatever would happen between her and Lomwe will have to wait till the end of the show. I got friendly with Lomwe and that was it. I did tell Hanni that I was getting friendly with him. Our friendship is understandable because we both grew up in the United Kingdom and so we had a lot of things to talk about. Unfortunately, when we moved into the Tails house I heard a lot of stories about who wanted who, so I said to myself, okay, let’s play with people’s imaginations. But Kimberly too came in and she took the wrong end of the stick. I didn’t notice that Hanni and Lomwe weren’t talking on time and I also found that he nominated her when we got out. I told him it wasn’t right.

You have a relationship with Adamu Maikori the younger brother of Chocolate City boss. How did he react to you and Lomwe sleeping on the same bed?

Any guy in his shoes would have issues with what happened in the house but we have talked about it and decided that we have to move on. I know that the whole of the continent saw what happened on the show, but for me nothing great happened between Lomwe and I. I also think that my boyfriend and I have to learn how to handle things by ourselves so that if we get married, we will be able to trash out issues as a couple. Lomwe and I were just friend but I found out Africa did not see it that way. Some people even said I lost because of him.

Do you think it was a mistake getting close to the Malawian?

No. I have said it a couple of times that I know my boundaries with guys. I told myself that I had a relationship outside the house. I knew when to stop. I don’t regret becoming friends with him because I probably would have lost my mind. Most of the other housemates I thought were my friends stabbed me at the back.

If the roles were reversed would you have forgiven your boyfriend as easily as you have said he did?

I would understand with him because it’s not easy seeing the same people for three months and not get used to a few of them. It might hurt but I would let it go.

Did you feel disappointed not winning the prize money?

I was not disappointed at all. I always said to myself only one person would win the money. I would have been happy if I won, I would have been the second female and third Nigerian to win the game, but I psyched myself well enough to accept whoever emerged winner. I was happy that Karen, a Nigerian female was one of the winners.

Viewers were surprised about Wendall’s victory just as housemates wrongly predicted that Sharon O was the most likely female to win. Are you happy how the show ended?

I was shocked like the whole of Africa that Wendall won, but like I have been saying the two winners played the game right and that is why they won. Maybe Wendall’s strategy was to do and say very little and it worked for him.

Do you feel bad about other housemates nominating you frequently?

Initially, I felt that they were only playing the game. But with time I began to feel that these people really wanted me out. They saw me as a threat. But when I survived three nominations I told myself I must have been doing something right and I had to keep up with it to ensure that I get into the finals. Before I got into the house I read reports where people said the first thing to do for this season is to vote out Nigeria. It therefore didn’t come as a surprise that I was nominated a number of times.

Are you going to complete your NYSC programme?

I have begun the process to continue my service from where I stopped. To be honest, I never really planned on going away for three months; the BBA thing just happened. I know that I may have to face certain penalties but I must complete my service year because I want to live by example.

It is not a fluke, but a true life story. A sixteen year old daughter of thePublisher, Revolution Times Newspaper, Efe Stewart has been allegedly strangled to death in Benin City by a neighbour named Adewale Karinu on the instructions of the deceased maternal grandmother, Mrs. Roseline Igiebor.

The deceased, Vera Oyemwen Efe, an SS2 student of Idia College, Benin met her untimely death in a most grueling circumstances.

The unfortunate incident surrounding Vera’s demise has left a very bitter lesson for parents to learn.
Vera Oyemwen Efe until her death was an ss2 student of Idia College, Benin. According to her friends, she likes attending parties and making friends. Herhobbies include; dancing, writing and acting.

Vera at her age had written three yet-to be published stories she entitled: “College days of Ada, Accra Marine and Terrible Mistake”. She had also written some songs. Vera was very intelligent but stubborn. She inspired to be an actress or a musician before she was cut short by the ugly death. She danced very well.
According to the deceased father Efe Stewart, Vera’s mother Osaretin Irabor separated from him years ago, got married to another man and abandoned their three daughters: Vera, Esohe and Osamudiamen to him. He has been living peacefully with his children until that year Mrs. Roseline Igiebor, their maternal grand-mother came back from America and they went to visit her. As the children continued staying with their grandmother longer than expected, their father directed that the children should return to him but their grandmother refused, insisting that the children were enjoying her company. Why should she send them away. After all efforts made by their father to bring them back to himself failed, he allowed them to be. Until that black Sunday morning she was strangled to death.

On Saturday before the Sunday morning, according to the grandmother, “Vera left the house for the past four days without telling anyone her where about. On Saturday night, she came back home, claiming that she went to her friend’s relation burial ceremony. So, early Sunday morning, her grandmother heard her receiving an invitation call for another outing from one of her friends. To her anger, she demanded the phone from Vera but she (Vera) cleverly removed the sim from the phone and gave her an empty phone. She insisted that Vera provided the sim but Vera refused, claiming she had lost the sim. In this anger, Roseline Igiebor invited one of her sons, Ovbokhan Irabor, a twin brother to the mother of the deceased girl to help discipline the late Vera at about 4am.

According to her younger sister. Esohe an eye-witness, Ovbokhan beat Vera mercilessly with his belt and when he was done with her, feeling aggrieved, she was said to had packed her bags, threaten to leave her grandmother’s house for somewhere else, swearing never to come back again.
To stop her from running away, her grandmother invited a neighbour who lives direct opposite her house, Adewale Karimu to tie the late Vera, so that she would not escape from the house. Meanwhile, she went to cook her Sunday rice and her son Ovbokhan went to wash his clothes behind the house leaving Adewale with Vera at the sitting room to carry out the instruction.

It was reported by her younger sister Esohe who witnessed the tieing process that when Adewale attempted to tie Vera, Vera resisted and bit his hand. In the pain and anger, Adewale pressed her throat hard against a chair and Vera was weakened before Adewale could single-handedly tie the rope round her body. As Adewale was tieing the rope, Vera threatened to report him to his father. Angered by the threat, he marched her chest and tied her tighter than ever before, with both hands tied to the neck, taking the rope round her mouth. With her last strength she muttered “Brother I beg, I go die o, I no fit dey breathe again” she begged Adewale for mercy but he ignored her.

Her smaller sister Osamudiamen said that when grandmother finished cooking, she sent her to call Vera to come and eat but by the time she got to see Vera, she was no longer moving her body. When she reported to Adewale that Vera could not move her body that he should please loose the rope. Adewale told her to forget her that she was only pretending. Though the grandmother directed that the rope round her neck, hand and mouth be loosed. She took the two younger sisters to the church leaving the late Vera with the rope round her too legs.

When Adewale noticed that Vera had kicked the bucket, he took to his heels to unknown destination. It was when Vera’s mother Osaretin came over to the house that she discovered that her daughter had passed on. She called her mother who they said was at entrance of the church before the call came. Madam Roseline came back home with the children. After all effort put together to change the situation failed, they had to call the father and he directed that the girl be taken to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital thinking she could be revived. Unfortunately, after all examination the doctor confirmed her death by strangulation
Vera’s body was laid to rest on Friday while the case is still with the police. No arrest has been made though the land lady of the house Mrs. Roseline Igiebor and all her tenants had evacuated the compound since the incident happened.