Saturday 31 May 2014

Gunmen Abduct Bayelsa State Speaker’s 90-Year Old Mother-In-Law

The mother-in-law of Bayelsa State speaker, Madam Ogboro Dark was yesterday kidnapped by unknown gunmen who stormed her community in the state around 2.00am.The gunmen shot sporadically as they made their way into her home and abducted her.

According to few villagers who witnessed the scene, the armed men entered the community through the waterside in three boats and were fast to leave as soon as they bundled the woman.

ATTACK ON EMIRS: We Have Recovered The Body Of The Emir Of Gwoza – DHQ

Major General Chris Olukolade


According to the press release by DHQ Director of Defence Information, Maj.Gen. Chris Olukolade, the body of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrisa Timta, was recovered. The statement, however, did not give details on the reason of Emir's death, whether it was a heart attack or the death from a bullet.

Olukolade revealed that troops stationed in Garkida, Adamawa State, were the first to arrive and to repel the attack on the convoy, which was on its way to Gombe State for the burial of the late Emir, Shehu Abubakar.
He further confirmed that the Emirs of Uba and Askira, present in the same convoy during the attack, were safe.

PHOTO: Wizkid And Tania Spotted Together After Months Apart

After months of separation, with everyone thinking they are finally over, Wizkid has been finally spotted with his beau Tania Omotoya.
The two were spotted together on Thursday at the Pepsi Samba party, and they held onto each other like white on rice.

Kim and Kanye's wedding photo breaks instagram record

This pic of Kim and Kanye kissing at their wedding has broken Instagram record, with the highest number of likes of any pic on the social networking site. It has over 1.96m likes and was posted on Kim's instagram page.

Press release: Terrorist attack on 3 Emirs' convoy in Borno



Below is the official press release on the terrorist attack on three Borno Emirs' convoy this morning, posted by Presidential Spokesperson, Reuben Abati on his website ..
A band of terrorists today attacked a convoy of the Emirs of Gwoza, Uba and Askira who were travelling to Gombe for the funeral of the late Emir of Gombe.  Troops deployed in Garkida responded to the attack. The Emirs of Uba and Askira were secured while the body of Emir of Gwoza who died in the attack has been recovered.

Mafikozolo Arrives Nigeria For Road To MAMA’s

South African musical act, Mafikozolo have arrived Nigeria for the Road to Mama’s Lagos event happening tonight at Federal Palace Hotel.

The South African group got into Lagos yesterday evening and had a meet and greet with a few media houses alongside May-D, Burna Boy and Phyno.

The duo will be performing tonight alongside Nigerian acts such as Chidinma, Davido, Tiwa Savage and a host of others. More pictures after the cut.

I Make N60m Touring 20 States In Nigeria- Oritsefemi

Oritsefemi whom a lot of people are now forced to reckon with after dishing out hits upon hits has said his story has changed and things are now better for him. Speaking with a Punch reporter, Oritsefemi said he charges N3m per show and he could do 20states in a row, making him earn about N60m per brand-concert. Here is how he explained it in his own words;

Friday 30 May 2014

Former Governor of Oyo State,Rasheed Ladoja, Loses son in road accident

 First off, truyan crew commiserate with the ladojas on the death of their son,Adebola Ladoja. He died this past  Thursday in a ghastly accident on the Eko Bridge,Lagos.

 He was driving a Golf saloon car and was said to be on his way to Lagos Island when a Daf truck rammed into his car.The driver of the truck was said to be on  top speed,and lost control of his vehicle, ramming into the median of the bridge, before crashing into the deceased’s car.
An eye witness said “It took several hours before the victim could be rescued from the wreckage of the vehicle. He was trapped behind the wheels with blood gushing out of his head.”

D'banj wins 'Best Selling African Artist' at 2014 World Music Awards

D''banj won 'Best Selling African Artist' award at the 2014 World Music Awards which took place on Tuesday 27th of May at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco. 

D'banj performed at this event alongside artists such as Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Flo Rider, DJ Khaled, Ricky Martin, Tinie Tempah, Leonah Lewis and more! Congrats to him. See more pics after the cut...

Wizkid shows off his expensive jewelry acquisition

Mr and Mrs Kanye West looking glum during honeymoon in Ireland

The newlyweds were spotted leaving a cinema after watching a movie during their honeymoon in Ireland yesterday. They were both dressed in black and tried to go unnoticed but other movie-goers noticed them with one later tweeting "Kim and Kanye are having the weirdest honeymoon like they went to the cinema in Portlaoise??'

Where's the honeymoon bliss though? The couple are planning to have a short honeymoon though as they both due to attend a friend's wedding in LA this weekend.

Laverne Cox becomes first Transgender person on the cover of Time

American Transgender actress, Laverne Cox, of Netflix's hit Orange Is the New Black becomes the first transgender woman to grace the cover of Time magazine for a story about 'The Transgender Tipping Point. Time revealed the mag cover today.

Laverne, who is a voice for transgenders in the US and one of the most well-known transgender faces in mainstream media, talked to Time about her life as an effeminate young boy and the bullying she had to endure growing up. If you care to, read it here

10 Motivational Quotes Of Maya Angelou That Will Motivate You

Poet, activist, memoirist, actress, and professor — Maya Angelou, one of the great American voices of the past century, has died at age 86.Angelou became a household name in 1993, when she delivered an inaugural poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," at Bill Clinton's swearing-in, the first writer to serve in such capacity since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961.
  • Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
  • Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
  • One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
  • I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.
  • If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
  •  I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
  • All great achievements require time.
  • I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.
  • I'm grateful to intelligent people. That doesn't mean educated. That doesn't mean intellectual. I mean really intelligent. What black old people used to call 'mother wit' means intelligence that you had in your mother's womb. That's what you rely on. You know what's right to do.
  • My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.


http://www.iam-daniel.com/2014/05/10-motivational-quotes-of-maya-angelou.html 

Thursday 29 May 2014

Photos: Actor/director Femi Ogedengbe and wife welcome twins

Nollywood actor and movie producer Femi Ogedengbe and his wife Nkechi Kenneth welcomed a set of twins recently - a boy and girl - and the proud papa showed off his new bundles of joy. The couple already have a four old son

Brad Pitt attacked at Hollywood premiere of 'Maleficent'

Actor Brad Pitt was yesterday May 28th allegedly struck in the face by notorious celebrity 'prankster' Vitali Sediuk as he was signing autographs at the Hollywood premiere of Angelina Jolie's movie, Maleficent. The 25 year old jumped the barricade and attacked the actor, police say

Sediuk has a history of confronting celebrities at red carpet events. In 2012, he was slapped by actor Will Smith after he attempted to kiss Smith during a movie premiere. Only recently at the Cannes premiere of "How to Train Your Dragon 2" Sediuk was put his head up America Ferrara's dress hoping to break through security to get into the premiere. In the past he's hugged actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper around the knees at separate events.

Sediuk was held by security guards and then taken away by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department to the nearby Hollywood police station. He is likely to be charged with misdemeanor battery. Pitt was said to be unharmed and continued to sign autograph

‘I have married 2 abducted Chibok girls' - Boko Haram leader claims

According to reports, a leader of the Boko Haram sect, who was allegedly arrested by the local vigilante, has confessed to marrying 2 of the over 200 girls abducted from Chibok in Borno.
The suspect, identified as Hassan Ali, is said to have caught in Maiduguri, the Borno capital, while on a trip to buy yams from the market
Leadership reports: 
Hassan Ali, a native of Kwapchi-Kilakise village who was said to have killed his biological father, Mallam Hassan Arigizhe, and his uncle, Zakariya Ali, was also said to have sanctioned the killing of his younger sister whom he forcefully took to Sambisa when she refused to accede to the s*xual

Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor, Eric Abakporo, Sentenced To Six Years For Fraud

Eric Abakporo
A former Brooklyn-based civil attorney, and Pastor of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo, was today in federal court in New York sentenced to six years in a United States prison in a case of defrauding banks, mortgage lenders, property owners, and property buyers.

Mr. Abakporo was immediately remanded into custody by presiding U.S. District Court Judge, Shira A. Scheindlin. His wife and two children wept openly in the courtroom.  He was led away in handcuffs.

READ The Full Text Of President Jonathan’s Democracy Day Broadcast

Fellow Nigerians,

1. I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our beloved country.

2. Our dear nation, Nigeria, has certainly come a long way and made notable progress since our first Democracy Day on May 29, 1999 when the military finally relinquished power and handed over to a democratically-elected government, marking the true beginning of a government of the people, by the people, for the people.”


Official : Apple buys Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics for $3billion

DR DRE
Dr Dre is set to become the first billionaire in Hip Hop. Apple Electronics announced that it has acquired Dr Dre's Beats Electronics for $3billion.

According to Forbes, Apple paid $2.6billion cash upfront and gave $400million in stock that will vest over time.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Divorces His Wife Anita

Arguably, one of the most famous couple-pastors in Nigeria is Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife, Rev. Anita Oyakhilome of Love World Assembly, aka Christ Embassy Church.
However, with the latest information emanating from the United kingdom, where the Oyakhilome's resides, the couple may have divorced or separated secretly from their marriage.
According to a report published in the UK on Wednesday, 28 May, 2014, most of the members of Christ Embassy Church in the UK are beginning to show concerns on why the couple has not been seen together both in the church and outside the church lately.

Nigerian military now fighting al-Qaeda

nigerian military
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has said that the Nigerian military was fighting not just the Boko Haram insurgents, but al-Qaeda networks in West and Central Africa.

Badeh said however that the military was prepared to face the threat of the terror networks attacking the country.

According to the Defence Chief, the military had got evidence of people fighting the country from outside stressing that the fight was not just against the members of the Boko Haram sect.

He said while the Boko Haram crisis started in Maiduguri, it had developed into a difficult situation with links with al-Qaeda in West Africa and Central Africa.

Nigerian came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Scotland

nigeria vs scotland
African Champions Nigerian came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Scotland in London. Michael Uchebo and Uche Nwofor with the goals.

Wednesday 28 May 2014

Kim K Changes name to Kardashian-West

A few days after marrying Kanye West, Kim has changed her name on her Twittter and instagram accounts to Kim Kardashian West. She did so today May 28th.

Manchester United Football Club owner Malcolm Glazer dies

The owner of Manchester United football club, Malcolm Glazer, has died. The billionaire business man who bought Man U in 2005 and also owned NFL team Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died today May 28, three days after his 86th birthday.

He was the president and chief executive officer of First Allied Corporation, a holding company for his varied business interests. He was worth $4billion. 

He left behind a wife, 6 children and 14 grandchildren. May he RIP!

Poet, Author & Civil Rights Activist Maya Angelou Dies At 86

Poet, author and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou who wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", is dead. She was found dead this morning in her apartment by a caretaker.

Maya had been struggling with health issues in recent weeks and had to cancel her appearance at the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon in Houston,

TOO FUNNY! See Top 15 Patience Jonathan's English Blunders



Top 15 Patience Jonathan's English Blunders Please Read: 
1. My husband and Sambo is a good people (Imagine)

2. The President was once a child
and the senators were once a
children.



3. My fellow widows.(Is her husband
dead?)

Britain's most dangerous prisoner smeared himself in butter and attacked 12 guards after Asernal won the FA Cup

Charles Bronson 
Britain’s most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson ‘smeared himself in butter before taking on 12 prison guards’ after Arsenal won the FA Cup.The 61-year-old Tottenham Hotspur fan, who is branded Britain's most violent and dangerous prisoner,and serving a life sentence for robbery and kidnap at Full Sutton Prison in York, covered himself in butter - supposedly making it harder for guards to restrain him – before going on the rampage on May 17.He was left with broken ribs after the scuffle..

According to Daily Mirror ,Bronson has spent the last 40 years in jail with 36 of those years spent in solitary confinement due to his 'aggression'.He was first jailed in 1974, aged 22, for an armed robbery on a post office and his jail time has been repeatedly extended for various crimes including taking prisoners hostage.Over the years, he has been involved in at least ten jail sieges and the outbursts have seen him moved 150 times.

Boko Haram : Convicted Kabiru Sokoto begs for pardon

Kabiru Sokoto


A member of Boko Haram sect already convicted of terrorism charges, Kabiru Umar (aka Kabiru Sokoto), has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan for pardon.

The convict appealed against the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which sentenced him to life imprisonment on December 20, 2013.

But he told the President through a letter written on his behalf by his lawyer, Sheriff Okoh, that he was innocent of the offences he was convicted of.

Umar was jailed for being part of the mastermind of the 2011 Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Mandala, Niger State.

Mother Burns 11-Year Old Son’s Face In Ghana For Stealing (See Photos)

             An 11-year-old boy at New Takoradi Lower Town has had his face and parts of the body burnt with an electric iron allegedly by his own biological mother, for purportedly stealing GH¢5.00 belonging to the little boy’s friend.
            Daily Guide leant that the boy is currently receiving treatment at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi, Western Region, for the multiple burns he sustained.
This paper gathered that the 28-year-old mother is in the grips of the Takoradi police while investigations into the incident continue.

Photos : The only Nigerian journalist with access to Boko Haram flown home to negotiate with group

Ahmad Salkida

 Nigerian journalist, Ahmad Salkida, who previously worked for Daily Trust and Premium Times and reported extensively on Boko Haram, fled Nigeria to Dubai 2 years ago after being accused of being a Boko Haram sympathizer.

He said he fled after 'his life and that of his family became endangered' after security agencies began to mistake his in-depth reporting on the terrorist group as evidence of his closeness to them. He went underground for several weeks before finally fleeing Nigeria. Salkida was perhaps the only Nigerian journalist/civilian to have access to Boko Haram, and he said at the time that he'd turned down Boko Haram's many requests for him to publish exclusive interviews and materials for them.

Monday 26 May 2014

Actress Mosun Filani Welcomes Second Child (See Photos)


After welcoming her first child with her husband (whom is said to be married to another woman) in November, 2012, Nollywood actress, Mosun Filani and hubby have welcomed their second child. The bundle of joy arrived on Friday, 23rd of May, 2014. We say big congrats to them.

My BF Gave Me N230,000 For Christmas But I Didn’t Know He Was a Robber (Photo)

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Police Command, have smashed a four-man robbery gang who carried out an operation at the arrival hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja on October 30, last year.
       In the process, they carted away the sum of $1.5 million kept in a bagging store by Mrs Uche Eziama, owner of Deravine Company. According to a police source, the said money was kept in a bag and Mrs. Eziama intended to use it for a business transaction that could not hold, following which she decided to keep it in the bagging store. But to her utter shock, by the time she went there to fetch it, it had vanished. She alerted the police and some suspects were arrested. As the suspects were being screened, one of them, Ifeanyi Francis, confessed to the crime.

Friday 23 May 2014

Yvonne Nelson Shares HOT Bathroom Photo

                                                      Gosh, Yvonne Nelson, She freaking HOT!

Halima Abubakar Wants You To See Her Selling Point (Photos)

                                             The shoe actually match with the short sexy Dress, you like?

Man Arrested For Attempting To Have Séx With An ATM Machine [PICTURED]

A 49-year-old man identified as Lonnie Hutton has been arrested by police in Tennessee for allegedly trying to have s4x with a working ATM machine. The man was charged with public intoxication for stripping and exposing his privates in public



News men reported that the alleged drunk Hutton was walking around naked, smelling of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. Hutton was sent to Rutherford County jail to be processed and will appear at court on July 1.

Thursday 22 May 2014

How Boko Haram killed my Father,Brother & asked me to lie between their corpses – 15 year old Chibok girl

Deborah Peter

Deborah Peter a 15 year old girl from Chibok survived the Boko Haram slaughter of her family in 2011 after witnessing her dad and brother killed and asked to lie between their corpses .She told her story to U.S. House lawmakers ,House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday
Read below….

“My name is Deborah Peter and I am the sole survivor of a Boko Haram attack on my household. On December 22, 2011 at 7 pm, my brother and I were at home when we started hearing some guns shooting.

Meet The Indian Man With A Melting Face

For 50 years, Mannan Mondal has lived with a strange condition that makes it look as if his face is melting.

Mondal is known across India as the “melting man,” because of the large lumps sagging from his face. He is also missing an eye socket, an ear and most of his teeth.

Despite his medical challenges, Mondal has done his best to live a normal life. He has been married for 32 years and has four children.

Waje on Why She is Still Single


Waje told TheNetng: 

  • You have always said you are single, why is that?
I don`t know why, but I just feel God has a way of doing things. I have so much on my hands now, let that matter rest now, let me not go and marry now before my husband will say he wants pounded yam, cooked by his wife, not by a maid. Then I will leave everything I am doing and I will be pounding yam. But when somebody who understand my kind of person and my job comes along, then it will be easier for me. After all the troubles of the day, the traffic, somebody getting you angry, there should be that one person who can calm you. Everybody would love to have somebody as a companion, so do I.

BREAKING!! Soldiers have spotted the Chibok girls in Boko haram’s Camp ! #BringBackOurGirls

Nigeria’s special forces from the Army’s 7th Division have sighted and narrowed search for the over 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to three camps operated by the wicked Boko Haram sect north of Kukawa at the western corridors of the Lake Chad, senior military and government officials said.

That claim was supported by another senior commander from the Army’s 7th Division, the military formation created to deal with the insurgency in the Northeast. The 7th Division is headquartered in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Photo: 52-Year Old Man Caught At Lagos Airport With Cocaine Packed As Candies


A 52-year old man, Onyejiaju Augustine from Imo State has been arrested by NDLEA officials at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while trying to smuggle 2.605kg of cocaine carefully and neatly packed as candies.
Onyejiaju who had been on the list of wanted smugglers, was eventually caught during the screening of passengers enroute Etihad.
He described his arrest as unfortunate and said he was unlucky his trick was unravelled.

Legal Battle: Mario Balotelli Wants Access To Daughter He Earlier Rejected

23 year old Mario Balotelli is currently in an Italian court where he is fighting a custody battle over his daughter he earlier denied.Last year,his ex-girlfriend Raffaella Fico who was pregnant while they were dating was shocked when he publicly rejected the baby named Pia .He said he would only agree after they go for a DNA test .She even posted photos for people to see the similarities and he still said No.He finally acknowledged the baby who is eighteen months old in February this year after DNA tests proved his paternity.

He was allowed to hold her for the first time only a month ago in the court house ,after the judge granted special permission.
Balotelli told La Gazzetta dello Sport earlier this year.

SHOCKING: Father Beats Daughter To Death For Copying Classmate’s Homework

A father in China is said to have killed his daughter after she copied homework from a classmate.
According to the official Xinhua news agency, the man “ordered the girl to kneel down, tied her hands and beat her”.
The 11-year-old girl stopped breathing while the assault was going on and the father took her to the hospital but it was too late as she died the next day.
According to reports:

Wednesday 21 May 2014

KCee Wants You Guys To See How He's Spending His Money


                                                        Balling tinz

Tragedy: Mother of Abducted Chibok Girl Dies of Heart Attack


Mary Paul Lalai, mother of one of the abducted teenagers of Chibok in Borno State has been confirmed dead. The confirmation was made by the member representing Chibok constituency in the State House of Assembly, Aimu Fona. He told The Nation that on hearing the shocking news of the abduction of her daughter, the mother collapsed and she eventually died of heart attack.

BREAKING NEWS: Boko Haram Bomb Community Near Chibok To The Ground in Fresh Attack, Scores Dead!

The Islamist group Boko Haram has been accused of killing 17 people in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria, close to where hundreds of schoolgirls were seized. This comes a day after 118 people died in the Jos twin bomb blasts.

Ciara & Future welcome baby Boy

The musical couple welcomed their first child together, a baby boy!
Ciara and her fiancé Future welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, in the early hours of May 19. Ciara has been gushing about her pregnancy non-stop since announcing the news in January 2014!

Congrats to the happy couple.

Tuesday 20 May 2014

World’s Oldest Cat Gets Guinness World Records Gong After Clocking 114 Years

Poppy the moggy is feline her age after being officially recognised as the world’s oldest cat at 24, equivalent to 114 in human years.

The tortoiseshell was born in February 1990, the same month Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

She has lived through five British Prime Ministers but is now a frail old lady and spends most of her time indoors relaxing.