Friday 31 August 2012

My oh Mai!

Mancini pulls of transfer stunner

Maicon
GO AHEAD, MAIC MY DAY ... ace is heading to City

MANCHESTER CITY have pulled off a transfer stunner by landing Inter Milan star Maicon.

The Brazil star is heading to the Eithad after sealing a deadline-day move.

 Irina Shayk tops the sideboob league as she goes braless in a plunging white dress


She's used to modelling underwear for a living, but it seems that when it comes to everyday life Irina Shayk prefers to go braless.
The 26-year-old model seemed to have forgotten to put a bra on when she accompanied her boyfriend, Christiano, Ronaldo, to a football event today (Thursday).
Wearing a smart white blazer, that just happened to be low cut, Irina showed off just the right amount of side boob as she sat with her sportsman boyfriend.
Risque: Irina Shayk shows off some side boob as she accompanies her boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo to the UEFA Champions League group stage in Monaco
Risque: Irina Shayk shows off some side boob as she accompanies her boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo to the UEFA Champions League group stage in Monaco
However, it was a near wardrobe malfunction for the Russian model, who almost flashed some nipple as she laughed with Christiano.
The brunette was too busy to notice how much flesh she was showing off as she gazed at the footballer and giggled.
She teamed the white jacket with a large pair of sparkly earrings and a matching ring, while her dark hair was pulled back into a chic bun.
The pretty star was seen listening intently as her partner talked her through the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League at Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
It's rude to whisper: The Russian model almost flashed her nipple as she leaned over to talk to her footballer boyfriend
It's rude to whisper: The Russian model almost flashed her nipple as she leaned over to talk to her footballer boyfriend

Let me explain: Christiano Ronaldo talked Irina through the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League
Let me explain: Christiano Ronaldo talked Irina through the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League
The footballer had also dressed for the occasion wearing a dark smart suit and an expensive-looking silver watch.
Perhaps Irina was fed up of wearing underwear following her latest shoot for Chinese lingerie brand La Clover.
In the pictures she shows off her incredible physique in numerous pictures showing off the colourful designs.
In one picture she sprawls across some satin bed sheets while wearing a red lace two-piece while in another shot she flexes on a chair in a silver number.
Happy couple: Irina was seen gazing at her beau at the football event in Monaco
Happy couple: Irina was seen gazing at her beau at the football event in Monaco
She's no stranger to posing in just a bra and knickers, having started her career as the face of Intimissi five years ago.
It wasn't long before she was gracing the hallowed pages of Sports Illustrated, and walking the catwalk at the luxurious Victoria's Secret fashion shows.
However, fans who want to see even more of the sultry star will be disappointed to learn that she will never pose nude for Playboy as she is 'too classy'.
She has said: ‘I would never do Playboy. Yes, I am a lingerie model, but I have class. Playboy offered me so much money last year. I was like: “No. Way.”'
Used to being in her undies: Irina recently modelled for Chinese lingerie brand La Clover
Used to being in her undies: Irina recently modelled for Chinese lingerie brand La Clover


Mariah Carey's longstanding manager Chris Lighty 'shoots himself dead at 44 after row with ex-wife'

Hip-hop bigwig Chris Lighty died after he shot himself during an argument with his ex-wife inside his Bronx apartment, it's being reported. 
Lighty, 44 - a longstanding manager of 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Carey - shot himself in the head after an argument with his former wife at about 11.30 am today.
Estranged: Chris with ex-wife Veronica, at Kanye West's 30th birthday five years ago
Tragic death: Chris Lighty with ex-wife Veronica, at Kanye West's 30th birthday five years ago; he shot himself after an argument between the two
The New York Daily News confirmed this with police sources.
Law enforcement sources added that Lighty - who divorced his wife last year - may have been dealing with financial struggles, including owing about $5 million to the IRS.
Lighty, founder of Violator Management, merged with another talent company to form Primary Violator around the time of his divorce.
Grieving: Fans and friends of the mogul gathered in the street where he was found dead
Grieving: Fans and friends of the mogul gathered in the street where he was found dead

Support: Lighty's friends hug one another as medical examiners work at the scene
Support: Lighty's friends hug one another as medical examiners work at the scene
Musicians flocked to twitter to pay tribute.

Ice T wrote: 'Wow! > RT @clighty: Rest in peace to my main man The Grand Incredible Dj Scott La Rock. I am still Criminal Minded. 8/27/87'
'R.I.P. Chris Lighty,' posted Fat Joe on his Twitter account. 'That man saved my life.'
Russell Simmons wrote on Twitter: 'RIP Chris Lighty. Today, we lost a hip-hop hero and one of its greatest architects.'
Hip hop architect: Chris Lighty with Sean 'Diddy' Combs in 2008
Hip hop architect: Lighty with Sean 'Diddy' Combs in 2008
Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun wrote: 'hard to believe it is true but RIP to my friend Chris Lighty. gone too soon.'
Rihanna tweeted: 'Rest peacefully Chris Lighty, my prayers go out to family and loved ones! Dear God please have mercy (sic)'
Lighty was a leading figure in the music world from 1988 when he joined Russell Simmons and now-Warner chief Lyor Cohen at Rush Management.
Famous friends: Tributes poured in for the hip-hop bigwig
Famous friends: Tributes poured in on Twitter for the hip-hop bigwig
He said in a statement: 'I am deeply saddened by the loss of a hip-hop hero.
'Chris Lighty has been a dear friend of mine since he was a kid. Was a brilliant partner in business and I was so proud of all that he had accomplished.
'He is an amazing example of how a passionate kid from the street can go to the most even-keeled, smart, thoughtful manager in the business and a generous philanthropist. He was loved by everyone who knew him, including me. He will be missed greatly by all of us.'
Diva: Lighty was a longtime manager of a host of stars, including Mariah Carey
RIHANNA
Grieving: Lighty is Mariah Carey's longterm manager; tributes poured in from stars including Rihanna
Chris has worked with artists including Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Missy Elliott, Fantasia, Mya, Diggy Simmons, Ja Rule, Mobb Deep, LL Cool J and Nas.
Page Six reported in November 2011 that he was hit hard by financial issues and divorce from his wife of seven years Veronica.
An NYPD spokesman told Page Six: 'At 11.33 hours police responded to a person shot in the rear of 670 W 232nd Street. When we arrived we found a male, 44, with a gunshot wound to his head.
A firearm was recovered nearby. He was declared dead at the scene. It is being investigated as a possible suicide.'
Scene: Police stand outside as medical examiners work to remove the body
Scene: Police stand outside as medical examiners work to remove the body


Kids having Sex under a plastic table (Photo).


OMG !!! If these where your kids Or you caught your Siblings Doing this what would you do to them?

Thursday 30 August 2012


Breaking News – Nollywood Actor, Rich Oganiru Poisoned & Killed Wife Over Property?

Rich Oganiru kill wife
Please look at his pictures again if you`re still in doubt because he`s presently battling a murder scandal for his alleged involvement in the complicity leading to the death of a very rich Abuja based multimillionaire businesswoman believed to be his wife.
The deceased, as we  gathered reliably is not his first wife, the first wife also died mysteriously years back and he was in a very poor state of life before he met the Abuja based multimillionaire who transformed his life in a matter of months.
The Owerri born actor Rich Oganiru , as you read this, swimming in a murder scandal that might have him behind bars for the rest of his life except for divine intervention. Mr. Rich, according to our own findings has featured in movies such as Queen of Hasso Rock, Wasted Effort, Pay Day,, Battle Of The Rich, Political Control, Last Confession as well as many others.
We can exclusively disclose that the actor is presently at the homicide section of the force headquarters, Abuja where he’s being held for killing his wife, a top business woman in Abuja.Tracing the genesis of their liaison, we gathered that the deceased met Rich Oganiru who already lost his wife and mother of his two boys at a time he was facing financially challenges and could hardly afford daily meal.
Rich, our source explained was able to win the pretty woman’s heart after sweet tonguing her especially because he’s a known face who’s featured in several movies.This, we further gathered was how the woman in a short while brought back smile to the face of the light skinned actor to the extent that, he became financially buoyant and had even started cruising one of her cars.
The relationship as expected blossomed into marriage within a short period and the actor we learnt even had a traditional wedding with his supposed God sent wife. The union, we learnt however took a new dimension when Rich began to complain of his wife’s inability to get pregnant.
Meanwhile, the woman had, by this time handed over the documents of her landed properties as well as making him part of the signatories in her firm. The affair, we reliably learnt took another twist as the graduate of music, Rich started seeing a younger lover, Iyake, a calabar born undergraduate of Nassarawa State Polytechnic whose mother owns a shop in Abuja.
“He`s always hibernating everyday for hours with a young girl whose mother owns a shop at the popular area known as Food Court built by El Rufai where there are banks, it is so shameful for a man like that doting on a young girl,”
the source disclosed.
While doting on a young girl outside, the actor, who the source revealed is also an ex Naval officer kept mounting pressure on his wife to get pregnant shunning the fact that the business woman was suffering from Fibroid.
This, we gathered might not be far from the reason the woman had to take the decision to get the fibroid removed by all means.
Quoting the source
“It was Rich’s unnecessary pressure on the lady that made her resulted into having a fibroid operation in a private hospital in Abuja which she luckily survived but only recuperating at the hospital before she was allegedly poisoned”.
The woman we were told, however met her untimely death few days after the surgery when her husband was said to have visited the hospital and allegedly gave her a pill without the doctor`s consent claiming that it would aid her speedy recovery, not knowing that it was poison.
The whole thing started looking suspicious when Rich who had sold some of his wife’s landed property for a church member for N2.5m requested for her death certificate. The actor we gathered claimed that he urgently needed the certificate to sort out some personal issues instead of informing the wife’s family or at least show a remorse for the irreparable loss.
In addition, the church member who bought the land, according to our source also smelled fowl play because Rich refused to have his wife’s signature on the land receipt neither did he even inform any of her family member claiming that he’s the husband and has the right to sell her land. This, we learnt informed the church member’s interest to investigate the actual cause of Rich’s wife death.
“This was how the man reported the whole land story as well as the woman’s death to her family and it was what made them involved the police before the doctor and Rich were arrested”
the source revealed.
The doctor, knowing that his hands were clean, therefore suggested an autopsy which shockingly revealed a poisonous pill in the woman’s system. The said poison we gathered was ingested between the time her husband visited the night before she died.
The nurses were also said to have saw her sleeping few minutes after Rich left not knowing that she was dead in her sleep. The actor, our source added later confessed killing his wife after much torture in police cell without any cogent reason. We also learnt that Rich is still in the police custody in Abuja while remains of his wife have been deposited in the mortuary, we shall however bring you unfolding details as events unfold.

PHOTOS: OMG!!! Lover Exposes Married Bank Manager’s Nude Pictures.


She is a manager in one of the popular financial institutions in Nigeria.
According to gist, she had a relationship with one of her male staff and started another relationship with a different male staff. The first guy got to know and after a brief quarrel, they separated and he decided to expose her.
The pics you will be seeing shortly are the result of their fight…
Hmmmn.. Was the woman posing for the guy to snap her naked in the office nii??
Haba!! What would her children say when they see this.. Na wa for some women ooh..
This is really shameful.. If I was her husband ehn.. *bites finger*




SUSPECTED RITUALISTS BEHEAD 16-YR-OLD GIRL IN ANAMBRA

A 16-year-old Miss Nwanneka Odah was yesterday [Aug 29] beheaded by a three-man gang suspected to be ritual killers at Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
This came as the Awka branch manager of a new generation bank, (name withheld), Mr. Tochukwu Nnadi, was kidnapped yesterday at about 7.30am on his way to the office.

They say this is a military torture base located somewhere in the North

Wednesday 29 August 2012

We're not Mr and Mrs Pitt... yet! Brangelina finally surface after wedding rumours as they take brood toy shopping in France

Something is certainly putting Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in a good mood.
The pair had wide smiles today as they took four of their six children toy shopping in France.
While Angelina normally prefers to pout in front of the cameras, it seemed nothing was going to upset her.
All smiles: Nothing can dent the mood of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as they are surrounded by well wishers after visiting a toyshop in the south of France
All smiles: Nothing can dent the mood of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as they are surrounded by well wishers after visiting a toyshop in the south of France
The couple were seen with their children as they visited a small toy shop, Culture Kid, in Le Touquet, southern France.
The shops owners were delighted with the sudden attention, writing on their Facebook page: 'Absolutely charming and sweet family!! Thanks for the visit!'
Perhaps the reason behind the Jolie-Pitt's happiness is their impending marriage.
Working mom: Angelina visited the small toyshop Culture Kid with her family today
Working mom: Angelina visited the small toyshop Culture Kid with her family today

Family trip: Daughter Zahara, eight, follows her parents out to the car after visiting a toy shop with her siblings
Family trip: Daughter Zahara, eight, follows her parents out to the car after visiting a toy shop with her siblings
The two are expected to wed in September at the private chapel at their French home, Chateau Miraval, close to Aix-en-Provence.
Work has been undertaken to get the venue ready, while the international press corps is patiently waiting outside the walled perimeter of the vast estate.
Brad, 48, and 37-year-old Angelina, who already have three failed marriages between them, have been lovers since 2005.
Carrying the bags! Brad holds a bag of goodies as the family leaves the store
Carrying the bags! Brad holds a bag of goodies as the family leaves the store
They got engaged in April when he presented her with a £159,000 diamond ring.
Brad is reportedly organising the wedding himself, leaving no detail to chance.
Meanwhile Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, four, is set to make her onscreen debut in her mother's new movie Maleficent.
She will play the child-version of her daughter, Princess Aurora, who will also be played by Elle Fanning.
Time for lunch: The famous family went for lunch at a low-key pizzeria
Time for lunch: The famous family went for lunch at a low-key pizzeria


 Lindsay Lohan is banned from the Chateau Marmont hotel over $46,000 unpaid bill

Lindsay Lohan just can’t seem to keep her nose out of trouble – and now a newly leaked document reveals that the actress was recently banned from a hotel over a $46,350.04 unpaid bill.
Lilo stayed in the upscale Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood during June and July of this year, all the while racking up heavy room service bills.
The star ordered up room service meals, cigarettes and regularly used the mini bar during her stay but failed to pay the hotel for their services, forcing the manager to ban her from the premises.
Bad girl: Lindsay Lohan has been banned from the Chateau Marmont hotel for not paying a $46,000 bill
Bad girl: Lindsay Lohan has been banned from the Chateau Marmont hotel for not paying a $46,000 bill
In a letter to Lindsay obtained by TMZ, hotel general manager Philip Pavel wrote to the troubled 26-year-old on July 31, reiterating their ‘repeated attempts to resolve’ the bill.
Philip writes: ‘As you are aware from our previous correspondences starting on July 8, you currently owe the hotel a grand total of $46,350.04 in charges for your stay starting on May 30, 2012.’
The general manager of the hotel also informed Lindsay that she would no longer be welcome on their premises.
Letter of intent: Lindsay Lohan has been banned from the Chateau Marmont after failing to pay a bill of $46,000
Letter of intent: Lindsay Lohan has been banned from the Chateau Marmont after failing to pay a bill of $46,000
Big spenders: Chateau Marmont is frequented by some famous Hollywood names as a place to hang out
Big spenders: Chateau Marmont is frequented by some famous Hollywood names as a place to hang out
The letter continues: ‘As we have made repeated attempts to resolve this pressing matter over the last few weeks without any resolution, I regret to inform you that we will no longer be able to extend any further credit for you to remain in the hotel.
‘Please have all of your belongings removed from Suite 33 by 12:00PM, Wednesday, August, 1, 2012.’
Not only was Lindsay told that she would have to leave her suite at the hotel, she was also told that she could no longer use the facilities or eat in the popular restaurant.
The big bill: Lindsay failed to settle her debt with the hotel and was asked to remove her things from the suite
The big bill: Lindsay failed to settle her debt with the hotel and was asked to remove her things from the suite
Money makes the world go round: Amongst the things Lindsay was charged for were garden services, mini bar and cigarettes
Money makes the world go round: Amongst the things Lindsay was charged for were garden services, mini bar and cigarettes
‘Furthermore, until we get the matter of your outstanding debt paid, know that we will be unable to host you on property or in the restaurant.’

To perhaps coax Lindsay into paying her colossal bill, manager Philip Pavel even dismissed charges for rental use of a computer that Lindsay had been using.

LINDSAY LOHAN’S EXPENSIVE BILL

During Lindsay’s 47-day stay at the Chateau Marmont some of the things she spent money on included:
  • $3,145.07 on her minibar
  • $502.43 on cigarettes
  • $1,992.07 in the restaurant
  • $100 on a Chateau candle
‘In regard to your bill, please note that I have adjusted off the daily $75 charge for computer rental for use of the hotel’s laptop as a gesture of good faith, with the understanding that you will return the computer upon your departure tomorrow.’
Lindsay was staying in the hotel while she filmed Liz & Dick – where she plays Elizabeth Taylor in the biopic of her life.
In recent years the troubled star has become more famous for her court appearances than her acting work, with Lindsay reportedly hoping that her performance in Liz & Dick will help save her ailing reputation.
No stranger to scandal, Lindsay was recently caught up in an alleged jewellery heist after being formally named as a suspect in a robbery – with reports now suggesting that she will not face prosecution after she claimed that she had been framed.
Mail Online have contacted both the Chateau Marmont and Lindsay Lohan’s representatives for comment but have not heard back.
The big bills: A total balance of $46,350.04 was left unpaid by Lindsay as the hotel banned her from their grounds
The big bills: A total balance of $46,350.04 was left unpaid by Lindsay as the hotel banned her from their grounds

School, shopping, sunbathing ... normal activities in an extraordinary world: Conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel offer a glimpse in to their lives in new reality TV series

Reality TV stars are often criticised for becoming famous as a result of being distinctly ordinary.
But America's latest reality duo are far from average.
The first amazing thing conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel did was to survive after doctors told their parents they wouldn't last more than a few hours after being born.
Now 22-years-old the twins have not only proved doctors wrong they have astonished them with their development into darling children, typical teenagers and, lately, beautiful young adults.
Their new reality show Abby and Brittany chronicles the next part of their journey as the girls take the leap from students to young professionals via a summer travelling through Europe with their friends.
TLC's Abby and Brittany show will chart the next chapter of the twins life as they graduate from college and travel across Europe with their friends
TLC's Abby and Brittany show will chart the next chapter of the twins life as they graduate from college and travel across Europe with their friends
Astonishing development: The 22-year-olds, who share one body, have amazed doctors who thought they wouldn't survive the night as newborns
Astonishing development: The 22-year-olds, who share one body, have amazed doctors who thought they wouldn't survive the night as newborns


The girls are shown graduating from Bethel University in Minnesota in the first episode of the show
The girls are shown graduating from Bethel University in Minnesota in the first episode of the show
In the first episode of the show the twins, who share one body fused at the torso, are shown celebrating their 22nd birthday, graduating from Bethel University in Minnesota and getting ready for job interviews.
The girls first captivated the world in 1996 when they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the cover of Life Magazine.
Since then they have lived a quiet, normal life with their family in Minnesota, keeping away from the media spotlight until they agreed to appear on a documentary for TLC when they turned 16.
One in a trillion: The Hensels are believed to be one of only a few sets of dicephalus twins in history to survive infancy
One in a trillion: The Hensels are believed to be one of only a few sets of dicephalus twins in history to survive infancy
Extraordinary bond: Conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel have been given their own reality TV show charting their graduation and travels through Europe
Extraordinary bond: Conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel have been given their own reality TV show charting their graduation and travels through Europe

The broadcaster has now given them their own show called 'Abby and Brittany' which will premiere on August 28.
When the Hensel twins were born on March 7, 1990, in Minnesota in the United States, doctors warned their parents Patty, a registered nurse, and Mike, a carpenter and landscaper, that they were unlikely to survive the night.
But that prediction was to prove wildy wrong.
When growing up, they, like many twins, had very different personalities and tastes.
Abigail, the feisty, stubborn one, liked orange juice for breakfast, while Brittany, the joker of the family, would only touch milk.
Feat of teamwork: The girls passed their driving test on their 16th birthday, with each twin using one arm to control the steering wheel
Feat of teamwork: The girls passed their driving test on their 16th birthday, with each twin using one arm to control the steering wheel

Remarkable: The girls have two spines, two hearts, two oesophagi, two stomachs, three kidneys, two gall bladders, four lungs, one liver, one ribcage, a shared circulatory system and partially shared nervous systems
Remarkable: The girls have two spines, two hearts, two oesophagi, two stomachs, three kidneys, two gall bladders, four lungs, one liver, one ribcage, a shared circulatory system and partially shared nervous systems
They also stunned doctors with their astonishing co-ordination while playing the piano, with Abigail taking the right-hand parts and Brittany the left.
They enjoyed sports such as bowling, volleyball, cycling, softball and swimming.
And on their 16th birthday they passed their driving test, a mind-boggling feat of teamwork with each twin using one arm to control the steering wheel.
Speaking at the time, their mother Patty, a registered nurse, conceded that could have been a problem.
'I don't know what would happen if they got pulled over for speeding. Would they each get a ticket or just Abby because it's her foot on the accelerator?'
Much-loved: The girls attended a private church school and are popular with their friends, who treat them no differently from anyone else
Much-loved: The girls attended a private church school and are popular with their friends, who treat them no differently from anyone else

Young adults: The girls are seen prepping for their 22nd birthday party
Young adults: The girls are seen prepping for their 22nd birthday party
The Daily Mail first introduced the Hensel twins 16 years ago, when they were six years old, and now their latest escapades show the dramatic progress they have made into early adulthood.
The Hensels are believed to be one of only a few sets of dicephalus twins in history to survive infancy, and when they turned 16, they allowed the cameras into their fiercely guarded private world to share this milestone in their lives.
Speaking back then, Brittany said: 'Believe me, we are totally different people.'
It has not been unknown, however, for the twins to go out in a specially made top with two different necklines - to reflect their unique tastes - and leggings with each leg a contrasting colour and a different shoe on each foot.
Just one set of twins in every 40,000 is born connected in some way to each other and only 1 per cent of those survive beyond the first year.
Unique parenting skills: Their mother Patty has encouraged the girls to develop their own individuality and to ensure that if one of the twins misbehaves, she is careful to only scold the one responsible
Unique parenting skills: Their mother Patty has encouraged the girls to develop their own individuality and to ensure that if one of the twins misbehaves, she is careful to only scold the one responsible
In unison: The twins display an astonishing sense of co-ordination, with each using one arm to perform tasks, including playing the piano and sport
In unison: The twins display an astonishing sense of co-ordination, with each using one arm to perform tasks, including playing the piano and sport

HENSEL GIRLS ARE RAREST FORM OF CONJOINED TWINS

A diagram showing the organs that Abigail and Brittany share
The Hensel girls are the rarest form of conjoined twins, the result of a single fertilised egg which failed to separate properly in the womb.
They have two spines (which join at the pelvis), two hearts, two oesophagi, two stomachs, three kidneys, two gall bladders, four lungs (two of which are joined), one liver, one ribcage, a shared circulatory system and partially shared nervous systems. 
From the waist down, all organs, including the intestine, bladder and reproductive organs, are shared.
While they were born with three arms, one was removed surgically.
Although Brittany - the left twin - can't feel anything on the right side of the body and Abigail - the right twin - can't feel anything on her left, instinctively their limbs move as if co-ordinated by one person, even when typing e-mails on the computer.
It is rare for twins conjoined the way that Abby and Brittany are to survive into adulthood, but despite this they are in good health, without heart defects or organ failure.
Yet Patty, 46 and Mike, 47, never once considered having the twins separated, through fear that one or both might die or be left with such severe disabilities their quality of life would be compromised and could no longer enjoy all the activities they love.
They would each have just one arm and one leg and be confined to a wheelchair.
Patty had no idea she was carrying twins until the birth at the local hospital where she worked
'The paediatrician said my babies were together but they had two heads,' she recalled in 2006. 'It was blunt, but completely accurate.
'From the first time we saw them, we thought they were beautiful.
'I kissed Abigail and then Brittany and gave them a hug. It's like that every time I pick them up from school, two kisses and one hug for the most beautiful children in the world.'
Both Mike and Patty's families have lived in a small midwestern farming community of 300 people for generations and it is here where they have brought up the twins and younger brother Dakota, 20, and sister Morgan, 18, away from the media spotlight.
Although Brittany is more susceptible to colds and has twice suffered pneumonia, the twins have remained in good health despite a series of operations.
In infancy, a third undeveloped arm was removed from their chest and aged 12 they underwent surgery to correct scoliosis - curvature of the spine - and expand their chest cavity to prevent future breathing difficulties.
They attended a private church school and are popular with their friends, who treat them no differently from anyone else. Only when the family ventures outside this close-knit community does the curiosity of strangers have the potential to wound.
Once Patty heard a child at a swimming pool ask his mother if she had seen the little girl with two heads. 'We have talked about that with Abigail and Brittany,' she said.
'When children ask the girls if they have two heads, they say they don't but that each has their own head. That's what we have encouraged them to do, to develop their own individuality as much as possible.'
That has meant buying two seats every time they go to the cinema - even though only one will be used - separate meals and two different birthday cakes with candles each year. If one of the twins misbehaves, Patty and Mike are careful to scold the individual responsible - even if the other has been dragged unavoidably into the misdeed.
Yet, while the twins have developed their own tastes in food, drink, clothes and separate personalities, their body works as one - although they have different urges to eat and sleep.
When they eat, they have separate plates. One of them holds the fork and the other the knife to cut the food, and then take turns to put the meal in each other's mouth.
Give and take: What is perhaps most touching about Abigail and Brittany has been their ability to get on, despite their different personalities
Give and take: What is perhaps most touching about Abigail and Brittany has been their ability to get on, despite their different personalities
What is perhaps most touching about Abigail and Brittany, however, is their ability to get on - despite their different personalities. They seldom argue, despite Abigail always wanting to be the leader and - according to their mother - liking 'to rule the whole house'.
One twin will scratch an itch the other cannot reach or hold her hand still so the other can count during a maths lesson and when Brittany was ill with pneumonia and couldn't keep the medicine down, Abigail volunteered to take it in the hope of making her twin better.
Only once have the twins talked about separation - in childhood - when Abigail became bored and restless after Brittany fell ill with pneumonia and was confined to bed.
She started to suggest being separated from her sister, but when Brittany began to cry Abigail reassured her that everything was fine and that they'd never be parted.
Despite their optimism, devotion to each other and apparent happiness, what of the inevitable challenges they will face in life? It is not clear if either has yet, but will they fall in love and with whom?
Three years ago, unconfirmed reports claimed Brittany was engaged, but no details were given about the fiance.
What if one of the twins detests the boy the other one likes? Will they have children - a choice they must both make in tandem because they share one reproductive system?
There is no medical reason why they shouldn't be able to have children and they have in the past said they would like to start a family.
Their father Mike certainly believes the girls will at the very least get married one day.

'Osama Bin Laden was unarmed and ALREADY DEAD when Navy SEALs burst into bedroom': Shocking claim by retired soldier that threatens to debunk official story of raid

Cover: No Easy Day is scheduled for release on September 4
Cover: No Easy Day is scheduled for release on September 4

A blow-by-blow account of the Navy SEAL raid that took down Osama bin Laden has revealed that the al-Qaeda chief was unarmed and already dead when soldiers burst into his room in his Pakistan compound.
The book, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden, was written anonymously under the name Mark Owen, who was one of the SEAL Team Six members who saw the terror leader die in May 2011.
A copy of the book, obtained by The Huffington Post, says that the mission was quite unlike the popular version of what went on at the house in Abbottabad.
Owen wrote that a member of the elite squad saw the terror leader as he ducked into his bedroom, and the soldiers, who were climbing stairs to the third floor, followed.
He said: 'We were less than five steps from getting to the top when I heard suppressed shots. BOP. BOP. I couldn't tell from my position if the rounds hit the target or not. The man disappeared into the dark room.'
While various media outlets reported that bin Laden was armed and showed no intention of going quietly, the soldier wrote that the notorious terror boss was already taking his last breaths.
Owen writes that as bin Laden lay dying, he and another commando 'trained our lasers on his chest and fired several rounds. The bullets tore into him, slamming his body into the floor until he was motionless.'
 

The book described bin Laden as wearing a white t-shirt, loose-fitting tan pants and a tunic.
While photographing the terror leader's body, two guns were found in the room, but neither was loaded.
Target: A member of Seal Team Six shot and killed Osama bin Laden during the elite squad's daring raid of his compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan
Target: A member of Seal Team Six shot and killed Osama bin Laden during the elite squad's daring raid of his compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan
'Owen' wrote: 'He hadn’t even prepared a defense. He had no intention of fighting. He asked his followers for decades to wear suicide vests or fly planes into buildings, but didn’t even pick up his weapon.
'In all of my deployments, we routinely saw this phenomenon. The higher up the food chain the targeted individual was, the bigger a p**** he was.'
The book was originally slated to hit book stores on September 11 but will now come out seven days earlier
It has already stirred a considerable amount of controversy as it was revealed that the Pentagon, the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and even the White House appeared to have no idea that the book was being written.
The autobiography may also be heading to the big screen, as it was revealed on Sunday that director Steven Spielberg met with the retired commando to discuss making a movie about his experience.
Commando: A photo purported to be of Matt Bissonnette was published by Business Insider on Thursday. MailOnline has decided to blur the image so as not to show the soldier's face
Commando: A photo purported to be of Matt Bissonnette was published by Business Insider on Thursday. MailOnline has decided to blur the image so as not to show the soldier's face; he is now facing death threats from al Qaeda in addition to possible criminal prosecution
Steven Spielberg      Co- President of HBO Richard Plepler
Hollywood knocking: Director Steven Spielberg and HBO co-president Richard Plepler have both met with the Navy SEAL to discuss turning the book into a movie
In addition to Spielberg, who directed 'War Horse' and 'Saving Private Ryan,' Dreamworks and HBO’s Richard Plepler have met with the author.
'He is still talking to DreamWorks and Spielberg,' a source told the New York Post.
This would be the third movie to tell the story of the raid that killed the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
'Zero Dark Thirty,' directed by Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow will open December 19. Sony pushed back its opening to after the presidential election after it was revealed Bigelow was granted special access to the Pentagon and the CIA to make the movie. 
The Weinstein Company has suggested it could release its own film about the May 2011 commando raid in Pakistan, 'Code Name Geronimo' before the election.
In the dark: The Pentagon said that it has not seen a copy of the book, despite regulations designed to keep former and current military personnel from spilling military secrets
In the dark: The Pentagon said that it has not seen a copy of the book, despite regulations designed to keep former and current military personnel from spilling military secrets
But for the retired Navy SEAL-turned-author, the story is giving him some unwanted attention.
An official al-Qaeda website on Friday posted a photograph and the name of the former Navy commando responsible for the book, calling him 'the dog who murdered the martyr Sheikh Osama bin Laden.'
Meanwhile the head of U.S. Special Operations Command told current and former troops that the military would take legal action against anyone found to have exposed sensitive information that could cause harm to fellow forces.
'We will pursue every option available to hold members accountable, including criminal prosecution where appropriate,' Admiral Bill McRaven wrote in an open, unclassified letter emailed to the active-duty special operations community.
Tension: The raid of bin Laden's Abottabad compound was watched by President Obama and his closest advisers in the Situation Room of the White House
Tension: The raid of bin Laden's Abottabad compound was watched by President Obama and his closest advisers in the Situation Room of the White House
'As current or former members of our special operations community, authors have a moral obligation, and a legal duty, to submit their works for pre-publication security review,' the admiral wrote.
Not long after the announcement of the book, FoxNews.com identified the soldier - Matt Bissonnette, 36, who retired from service shortly after the bin Laden raid.
By Friday, the man's name, photograph and age had been posted on the 'the Al-Fidaa Islamic Network' online forum, one of two websites officially endorsed by al-Qaeda, according to Evan Kohlmann, founder of the New York-based security firm Flashpoint Global Partners.
It was followed by comments that called for the man's death, including one response that said, 'O' Allah, kill every one of them,' and another that said, 'O' Allah, make an example of him for the whole world and give him dark days ahead.'
Terror house: Bin Laden's compound has since been torn down
Terror house: Bin Laden's compound has since been torn down
Publisher Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group, asked news organizations on Thursday to withhold his name.
But that didn’t stop the Associated Press, which later confirmed the the FoxNews.com report through their own sources, and circulated the information through its subscribers.
The revelation had alarm bells ringing in military circles.
Pentagon spokesman Lt Col James Gregory told MailOnline that the release of a former special ops soldier’s identity can be worrisome.
He said: ‘We protect the names of our special ops personnel for security reasons. Any time names are revealed, it’s a concern.'
Lt Col Gregory also joined a chorus of U.S. agencies who claim they had no knowledge of the book before Wednesday, a possible violation of regulations that bar current and former troops from spilling military matters and national security issues.
Watching: In this undated image from video seized from bin Laden's compound, the Al-Qaeda chief watches a TV programme showing an image of President Obama
Watching: In this undated image from video seized from bin Laden's compound, the Al-Qaeda chief watches a TV programme showing an image of President Obama
Lt Col Gregory said that since the soldier - who retired shortly after the bin Laden raid - is now a private citizen, the military could refer the investigation to the Department of Justice.
McRaven's open letter to the active-duty special operations community said books and films about special operations teams could be useful educational tools, and the military would work with potential authors, but current and former service members would be held accountable if they endangered the safety of U.S. forces.

THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF BIN LADEN'S DEATH IN PAKISTAN

It took approximately 15 minutes to find - and kill - Osama bin Laden in his Abottabad compound.
Involved in the mission in the early morning hours of May 2, 2011 were 79 commandos that arrived in off in military helicopters from Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
The first helicopter foundered above Bin Laden’s compound and crash-landed in the outer courtyard.
The other helicopter landed outside the house.
The SEAL team forced their way into the compound by blowing the door with explosives.
The commandos shot three men and a woman - whom U.S. officials said had lunged at them - as they went up floor-by floor.
On the third level, three of the Navy SEALs saw bin Laden standing at the end of a hallway as they reached the top of the steps.
Two women in the room took positions in front of the terror leader to protect him.
One of the soldiers grabbed the women and shoved them away while one of the SEALs behind him fired at bin Laden.
The al-Qaeda boss was shot once in the chest and once in the head.
Code-word ‘Geronimo’ is sounded to White House Situation Room, a signal that their target is dead.
The SEALs then photograph the body for identification.
On their way out of the compound, the soldiers blow up the broken-down chopper.
The teams fly back to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
Bin Laden’s body was then flown to a waiting naval ship, that buried at sea.
He said there was 'a distinct line between recounting a story for the purposes of education or entertainment and telling a story that exposes sensitive activities just to garner greater readership and personal profit.'
Kohlmann said the former Navy SEAL could now be in physical danger from al-Qaeda sympathizers seeking revenge for bin Laden's death, or hoping to gain prestige for themselves.
'They have a photo of the individual, they have his name, his age,' Kohlmann said. 'I wish that all this was bluster, but there are a lot of would-be jihadists out there, including some in North America. This is the ideal opportunity for those kind of people.'
The book's publisher, Dutton, said the author was 'one of the first men through the door on the third floor of the terrorist leader's hideout and was present at his death.'
It is not known whether 'No Easy Day' contains details of commando operations that the U.S. government considers secret, but U.S. government officials said the account had not been submitted for a required pre-publication review.
'Even if there is nothing classified disclosed, it should have been reviewed, and it was not,' said one official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
'He's going to become the poster child for recruitment and assassination,' Carr said, noting that the case underscored the need for anyone in a high-risk profession to take great precautions with any information available on the Internet.
Carr said the man's relatives and former Navy SEAL colleagues could also be in danger if they could be traced through the Internet.
No Easy Day is co-authored by journalist Kevin Maurer, has worked on four previous books - including two in the last year and a half about soldiers in Afghanistan.
Maurer spent the last several years embedded with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as a military correspondent for the Fayetteville Observer.
The book's listing on Amazon.com says that among Owen's hundreds of missions around the world as a SEAL Team Six commando was the rescue of Capt Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in 2009.
Mission: Bin Laden was killed during the 40-minute operation by the elite Navy SEAL Team Six in his Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound, seen here
Mission: Bin Laden was killed during the 40-minute operation by the elite Navy SEAL Team Six in his Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound, seen here