MaN KillEd For Not HaviNg MonEy!

Robbers have shot and killed a father of two, Nnamdi Kingsley, after he told them he had no money to give them.

Eye witnesses said that the robbers invaded 4, Olu Fagbayide Street, Eginrin-Rofo in Odogunyan area of Ikorodu, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, where Kingsley, 33, resided and robbed all the tenants from room to room.

Kingsley, who hailed from Imo state, south-east Nigeria, was shot in the chest and rushed to Ikorodu General Hospital after the robbers had left.

From there he was referred to another hospital where he was confirmed dead on arrival.

According to an eyewitness, the robbers struck on Monday night at about 1a.m. and were shooting and breaking doors into the rooms of occupants and asking for money and other valuables such as jewellery and phones.

They injured many who were perceived to be wasting their time and failing to promptly respond to their orders.

One of the occupants of the house, 40-year old Musbau Akande, a motor mechanic, said the robbers broke into his apartment and asked for money and when he told them there was no money, "one of the robbers corked his gun and said he will waste our lives.  

He said as one of them pointed the gun at his wife, he begged and told them there was money and quickly brought out all the money they had in the house; N15,000 from his wife and N30,000 from him, all amounting to N45,000.

"They collected it and our phones and spared our lives but not without giving me a knock on my forehead with the butt of the gun," Akande said.

Another tenant, Mr. Kingsley Ineh who is an artist was also injured in the forehead by the robbers.

According to the 29-year old who lives with his brother in the compound, the robbers were knocking on the window of their room and when he opened the window to see who was knocking, the robbers ordered him to open the door.

As he was trying to ask who they were, they hit him with an object on the forehead.

The robbers, according to people of the area, intended to rob all houses in the area but for the intervention of the police who responded to calls from the state Commissioner of Police who ordered them to go to the scene of the robbery.

The people of the area called the commissioner's office and informed him that the robbers had entered another compound in the area and collected money and valuables from the victims.

But they escaped when they heard the siren of the police vehicle approaching. The police team led by the Shagamu road Division DPO, Mr. Benard, came in five patrol vehicles but the robbers fled before the police got there.

Before his death, Kingsley worked as an electrician with Spintex Nigeria Plc but lost the job two years ago. Since then, he was doing menial jobs. His neighbours described him as a hard working and friendly person. His parents are still alive.

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"Psy Style" scores as Gangnam rapper readies new song

As South Korean rapper Psy readies what he hopes will be his next hit song, aiming for a repeat of the viral "Gangnam Style", retailers are keeping a close eye on what he wears, hoping another blockbuster will send sales surging.

From the tortoiseshell sunglasses to the two-toned Oxfords the chubby singer sported for his YouTube megahit, a wide range of brands - and Seoul's Gangnam district itself - have reaped rich rewards from the Psy effect.

Psy's stylist will say only that the 35-year-old will once more be clad in a suit for the new song, whose title also remains a secret. It will be released at an April 13 concert.

"The basic concept for his upcoming song is again a formal suit but with a humorous twist. I plan to add an unexpected twist of fun," Hong Hye-won told Reuters in an interview.

"I made a point with a bow tie back in the Gangnam look. There is something like that for the new song."

Psy's slicked hair and tuxedo jacket, in a broad range of electric colors, paired with a pleated white dress shirt and a black bow tie, run counter to the carefully manicured and primped young women and men typical of the K-Pop industry.

Much of what Psy wears is from his personal closet, since it is hard for him to find a suit that fits, Hong was quoted in a local newspaper as saying last year.

Both the Vivienne Westwood white shirt and the Thierry Lasry sunglasses he sports in the video, which made YouTube history by being the first to gain more than 1 billion views, are items he bought for himself some time ago, she was quoted as saying.

French eyewear designer Thierry Lasry has been besieged with questions about the two kinds of shades - the tortoiseshell, and black with gold temples, both called "The Variety".

"We have had a lot of requests from our customers who saw and loved his music video," said Clara Mercier, marketing manager for Thierry Lasry, who said the tortoiseshell version was a limited edition. The black ones go for 335 euros ($430).

"We obviously could have sold thousands had it not been a limited edition," Mercier added.

NOT SO TALL, NOT SO HANDSOME

Gabor, a German-based shoe maker, has also benefited. Psy's footwear was actually Christian Louboutin, but similar enough to one of Gabor's styles to send Korean sales shooting up 100 percent in September 2012 from a year before.

"Before Psy, Oxfords were not exactly popular," said Lee Hyung-joo, Gabor marketing manager. "But now everyone, man or woman, old or young, fashionable or not, wants to try the Oxfords Psy wears."

Psy's broad appeal appears to be the key. The YouTube video has now been viewed more than 1.4 billion times.

"He is not a typical model type of person - quite chubby, not so tall and not so handsome. But it does not matter," said shoe designer Jimmy Choo, in Seoul for a recent awards ceremony. "We feel he is like us, like the guy next door."

Gangnam, the upmarket Seoul suburb that has become a byword for affluence and consumption if not always good taste, has also seen a spillover effect that has kept its streets crowded - and the cash tills of its high-end stores ringing.

Tourist numbers have shot up 50 percent to 320,000 in January this year, compared with the same period in 2012, according to government data. Chinese tourists stand out although locals also spend more time in the area, especially Garosil-gil, the trendiest part.

"We think that Psy has brought 'Gangnam' closer to ordinary people, who were often uncomfortable with its luxurious, well-to-do image," said Jeong You-sook, an official at the Tourism Promotion Division of the Gangnam District office.

Choo agreed that Psy's appeal was infectious.

"Everyone, including myself, wants to try not just his dance moves but his fashion and his hairdo. Just like everyone was going as Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson in their heydays," he said.

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