Splash! 2014 final: Perri Kiely beats Richard Whitehead to be crowned Splash! champion

Perri was crowned Splash! 2014 winner (Picture: ITV)

So that’s it. The Splash! 2014 final saw Perri Kiely crowned champion. The Diversity star beat Paralympian Richard Whitehead to take the celeb diving crown.
Actually it wasn’t really a crown – more like a plastic trophy but Perri looked thrilled none the less.
Both Perri and Richard were the strongest in the final so it was no surprise that the final choice came down to them both.
But let’s rewind to the beginning of the show and see how the celebs, including Keith Duffy and Dan Osborne, did.
Perri Kiely kicked off the show and was going to do one of the hardest dives ever seen on Splash! It was called a forward two and a half somersault WITH TUCK! You have to shout the last bit according to Vernon Kaye

Julie Sillitoe: Cab driver crushed to death after building collapse in Holborn named

Julie Sillitoe was killed when part of a building collapsed on her car in Holborn (Picture: Met Police)

A cab driver who died when part of a building collapsed on to her car in central London has been named.
Julie Sillitoe, of north London, was crushed when large chunks of masonry fell on to the vehicle on High Holborn, opposite Holborn tube station.
The 49-year-old, who was married, with three grown up sons, was pronounced dead at the scene late last night.

Senators grill ministerial nominee over Bola Ige’s death

 

 

 

President of the Senate, David Mark
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A ministerial nominee from Osun State, Oyewale Adesiyan, on Thursday made spirited effort to clear his name from the accusation that linked him to the murder of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige.

Ige was assassinated  in his Bodija home, Ibadan on December 23, 2001.

The drama started when Senate President David Mark asked Adesiyan to give more personal information that were not included in his curriculum vitae which he submitted to the Senate.

The nominee  commended the senators for the opportunity offered him to stand before them to speak as a ministerial nominee.

He noted that he was one of those wrongly accused to have had a hand in Ige’s death.

He said, “It may interest you distinguished senators to know that I am one of those wrongly accused to have had a hand in the death of my mentor, Chief Bola Ige.

“It was all political blackmail because I knew nothing about the death of Chief Bola Ige. I was detained for three and half years for something I knew nothing about.

“I stand here to say that I knew nothing about the death of Chief Bola Ige.”

He described the late Ige as his political mentor whom he had no reason to kill.

His submissions generated reactions among the senators including  Senator Ehigie Uzamere (Edo South) who interjected by raising up his hand to seek Mark’s permission to question Adesiyan.

Mark granted his request.

JAMB fixes UTME for April 12, May 17

 

JAMB Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has scheduled this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for April 12 and May 17.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, said  on Thursday that  paper-pencil test  would hold on April 12 while computer-based test would hold on   May 17,2014, across 2,000 centres.

Ojerinde stated this in an interview with theNews Agency of Nigeria  in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory.

According to him, the examination will be paper- pencil-based as well as computer-based.

“We are ready for the examination even now; however we will give them time until April 12.

“We are going to do the PPT on April 12 all over the country, but the CBT will start on May 17, and it will continue for 12 days.

“In any case, we are prepared; we have 300 centres for CBT while we have 2000 centres for PPT.

“This is the last time we are going to do PPT; it will be all CBT next year, we want education to move forward, one of the ways of moving it forward is to eradicate examination malpractices.

“That is our ambition and Nigeria will join the comity of nations in terms of technological development.”

Ojerinde enjoined candidates to study hard to be able to pass.

He, therefore, expressed the organisation’s resolve to eliminate examination malpractices.

The registrar explained that the choice of the CBT was to curb exam malpractices, release results at the same time and encourage candidates to prepare adequately.

Oduah, others still under investigation –EFCC

 

Former minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  has said  that all those involved in the controversial purchase of  N255m  bulletproof cars  by the Nigerian Aviation Civil Authority, including the sacked   Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, were still being investigated.

 A   source at the EFCC, who made this known to The  PUNCH   on Thursday in Abuja,  said  the outcome of the investigation would determine those to be  prosecuted.

 “We are progressing in the investigation into the scandal and I can assure you that anyone who is found culpable will be prosecuted; just wait and see,” he  stated.

The source spoke just  as  the Trade Union Congress, the   Campaign for Democracy, the   Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders,    the Nigerian Voters’ Assembly, Civil Society Network Against Corruption and human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu,insisted that  Oduah  must be made to  face trial for corruption.

The  EFCC had late last year interrogated the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr. George Uriesi;  the Director General of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, Mr. Nnamdi Udoh, and the Director General, NCAA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, over the   scandal.

The Managing Director of Coscharis Motors Limited, Josiah Samuel, whose firm  supplied the   bulletproof cars,  and  officers of First Bank Plc were also quizzed.

Mariah Carey claims to have ‘deleted’ Nicki Minaj from her life

Mariah Carey has released a belting new tune called You’re Mine (Eternal) (Picture: Reuters)

Mariah Carey has sharpened her claws for her latest clash with Nicki Minaj, claiming she has ‘deleted’ the Super Bass singer from her life.
The Always Be My Baby singer, 44, and the rapper, 31, did not see eye to eye when they co-judged on American Idol last year and are now battling once more by releasing singles and music videos at the same time.
‘I was a professional on that show, and that’s all I have to say. I was a complete professional,’ the five-time Grammy award winner told Power 105.1′s Breakfast Club radio show of her time on Idol.
However when one caller mentioned Minaj, Mimi cuttingly asked ‘Who?’
‘I don’t even remember what that was. That was a moment in my life that I’m just going to press delete,’ she said of her experience of fighting backstage with Minaj.

‘She’s still in discussions with bosses’: Nicole Scherzinger denies quitting The X Factor to make way for Cheryl Cole

Nicole Scherzinger has not quit The X Factor despite reports claiming she wanted to focus on her music this year instead (Picture: PA)

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Scherzinger has denied quitting The X Factor to make way for Cheryl Cole, revealing she’s still very much in discussions with show bosses.