Street style, NYFW: Stunning shots from Spring 2016’s first weekend of shows

 According to Fashionmagazine, models and mavens alike have taken to city streets in their most ostentatious garb with the hopes of attracting a lens. This weekend, it seemed that the arbiters of Manhattan street style reached a universal consensus in their love of all things striped. Whether they were horizontal, vertical, zig zagging, or tied (à la Leandra Medine), showgoers were cloaked in geometric bands of colour, making for looks that were anything but inside the lines.
Another trend getting serious snaps was the off the shoulder silhouette (fall’s new erogenous zone, perhaps?), with many designs also boasting swaths of fabric that billowed down the arms like modern Victorian dresses.
         In terms of the usual suspects, Anna Della Russo was out in fine form sporting a marquee of designer wares, from a plunging Altuzarra dévoré gown to psychedelic printed Dior jumpsuit. The always camera-perfect couple Justin O’Shea and Veronika Heilbrunner, known for their ability to concoct effortless high/low ensembles, did not disappoint, with Veronica pairing another velvet Altuzarra creation with shearling-topped work boots. Eva Chen went for a full plaid-on-plaid kimono/culotte pantsuit that was faintly reminiscent of pajamas (so much yes), while Susie Bubble opted for a gingham peplum and playfully undone black lace skirt.
Finally, what NYFW street style round up would be complete without the queen herself—one Anna Wintour, who, in typical IDGAF fashion, eschewed any kind of flashy ensemble in favour of her signature dark shades, sleeveless knit top, and statement bijoux. Because shouldn’t that really be what street style is all about—wearing whatever best expresses your personal taste? As usual, Anna knows best.
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Husband seeks divorce over unknown pregnancy

According to Pm news, A businessman, Samson Muse, on Wednesday urged an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his three-year-old marriage over his wife’s unknown pregnancy.

Muse told the court that his wife, Tunrayo was unfaithful, adding that such a woman should not be seen as his wife.

“My wife fights a lot, uses dangerous weapons to attack me, she is too troublesome, does not take care of our son, I’m no longer in love with her.

“A woman that sleeps about with different men is not worthy to be a wife, in fact the seven months-old pregnancy she is carrying is from an unknown source.

“I cannot live with a woman who has become promiscuous, sleeping around, in fact, she has become too troublesome and does not have any regard for me,” Muse said.

He assured the court that he would abide to the court’s order to pay N30,000 monthly feeding allowances for their two-year-old son to ensure the divorce.

“I need this court to dissolve our marriage and also grant me permission to be in possession of my son because she cannot take good care of him.

“My son, legally named Faruk is currently referred to as ‘Pack well’ at the motor parks, I cannot take it any longer, I need quick action,” he said.

Tunrayo, 38, however, denied Muse’s claims, saying that her husband abandoned her and she had to seek help from other men.

“My husband does not take care of me, he has carried out deals of over two million naira in my presence.

“His sister is the Deputy Iyaloja of Okoko Market, yet he cannot even pay my dowry, I cannot say who owns this pregnancy, but I cannot release my son to him,” she said.

The President of the court, Chief Joseph Ogunmola, advised the husband to keep his promise of giving feeding allowance to his son.

Ogunmola adjourned the case till June 29, for judgment.

Photos: Pres. Buhari returns to Nigeria after his trips to Chad & Niger

President Buhari arrived Nigeria yesterday evening after his trip to Chad and Niger republic to talk to other presidents about how to defeat Boko Haram. More photos after the cut...

Man Sells His 2-Year-Old Son For N450K In Enugu

For allegedly selling his son for N450,000, Kanayo Awurum, 29, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command in Egbe, Ikotun area of Lagos state.

It was gathered that Kanayo, an indigene of Imo State, allegedly sold the two-year-old boy, identified as Samuel, to three middle-aged women ─ Nkechi Obi, Cecilia Nwatu and Gladys Nwobodo ─ on Thursday, April 2, 2015 after his friend, Emmanuel introduced him to the women due to his complaint of having some financial difficulties.

Kanayo, who worked as a painter, lied to his wife, Kelechi, that one of the women was his relative in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and the boy was going to live with her.

Speaking, Kanayo said he was advised by Emmanuel to sell his child to the women for N450K, adding that his plan was to stabilise his family with the money as his wife was pregnant with another child.

He said, “I met Kelechi in our secondary school days in 2005. It was in 2010 that we started living together. In December 2012, she gave birth to Samuel. We were then living in Owerri, Imo State. I was working as a painter and also acted in movies. I was an upcoming actor so I was not well paid.

“From 2014, I started to have financial difficulties, and I wanted to come to Lagos to hustle. The idea to sell my child came in March 2015 when I finally decided to travel to Lagos. It was a friend, Emmanuel, who linked me to the women. I asked him to lend some money to me and he said I should use what I had to get what I wanted.

“I did not tell my wife that I wanted to sell our child. I lied to her that one of the women who came was my elder sister in Port Harcourt and our son was going to stay with her. My wife did not like the idea, but I convinced her that it was for our good.

“So, when we came to Lagos, we rented an apartment on Oluwaseyi Street in the Egbe area of Lagos. I was paid N450,000 for the boy. That was what I used to pay for the rent.”

The mother of the child, Kelechi, 28, said it was when she pestered Kanayo to bring her child home for a visit and the boy was not brought by the ‘relative’ that she suspected a foul play and reported her husband's friend and their landlord who questioned him till he confessed. After which the case was reported at the Ikotun Police Station and later transferred to SARS.

One of the suspected buyers, Obi,was nabbed in Port Harcourt while the two other suspected buyers were arrested in Agbani area of Enugu State where the baby was sold.

The baby, Samuel has been recovered by the police last week Friday, and reunited with his mother, Kelechi.

Mrs Nwatu, 42, who took the child to her house in Enugu, said she planned to raise him as her child as her biological son was disabled. She added that she paid N650,000 for the boy.

She said, “I am a mother of three. I have two girls and one boy, but my boy is deformed. He is about 10 years old. My husband did not know about it. I wanted a male child desperately to bear the family name. My boy has the Down syndrome. He could not talk.”

The Police Public Relations Office, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the arrest, adding that investigations were ongoing to get the fleeing accomplice.

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AIT And Raypower Workers Shut Down Station Over 17 Months Unpaid Salary

Workers of Daar Communications Plc, operator of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM Radio, on Wednesday shut down all broadcasting activities at the Benin studio in protest over unpaid salaries.

The protesting workers were said to have blocked the main entrance to the station located along the Benin/Lagos bypass.

A detachment of anti-riot policemen were however called by the management of the station to forestall any break down of law.

It was gathered that the protesting workers put at 50 of AIT and Ray Power, were owed salaries salaries spanning between 12 and 17 months.

One of the protesting workers who did not want his name in print for personal reasons, said newly employed staff of AIT were being owed 12 months while old staff were yet to be paid salaries between 13 months and staff of the Raypower FM, the Radio arm of the broadcast outfit were owed 17 months.

“The stations generate millions of naira on a daily basis, so there is no reason why we should not be paid our salaries. They have no excuse not to pay us our money. It is share wickedness and man’s inhumanity to his fellow man. We have families to care for and children to pay their school fees. Many of our children have stopped going to school. But their own attend schools abroad.

“Look at where our station is located, in another village so far away from Benin City. You have to chatter a taxi carb for not less than N500.00 to get there if you miss the staff bus. And not even every cab driver will agree to go there because of the wrong location of the station, yet, they expect us to be there everyday, whether you have anything to do or not,” the source told P.M. NEWS on phone.

Chairman of the organization, Raymond Dokpesi (Jnr) was said to have spoken to the protesters on phone. He allegedly appealed for calm, assuring them that the management will within one week do everything possible to pay parts of the salary arrears.

He however allegedly threatened to pay-off any of the staff that decided to resign from the establishment.

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20 UNN Students Perish In Fatal Accident

No fewer than 20 students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, were feared killed in an auto mishap that occurred late on Tuesday.

Eyewitnesses said on Wednesday that the victims met their deaths on the Nsukka-9th Mile Expressway while travelling to their homes in a commercial mass transit bus after the UNN authorities had directed the students to embark on a compulsory two-week break.

A statement by the university’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Okwun Omeaku, had directed the students to vacate the school with immediate effect.

Although the UNN management had described the closure as a “mid-semester break”, students told our correspondent that the school was shut to avert an action said to have been planned by the students to protest the lack of electricity and water in their hostels.

The students had been directed to vacate their hostels before 6:00 pm on Tuesday.

Though the Enugu State Police Command said only three undergraduates died in the accident, eyewitnesses said no fewer than 20 students of the UNN perished in the accident.

Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement made available to journalists, said apart from the three who lost their lives, five other students sustained injuries in the accident.

Amaraizu said, “Three persons have been confirmed dead while five others sustained various degrees of injuries. The injured are being attended to at Our Saviour Hospital, 9th Mile Corner, Ngwo, while the dead bodies are also deposited at the same hospital mortuary.

“The auto crash involved a diesel truck with registration number AWK 311 XB, which is believed to have lost control as a result of suspected brake failure and hit two buses with registration numbers UWN 406 XA and UWN 57 XA and also a motorcycle.

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