12-Year-Old Boy Stabs 10-Year-Old Friend To Death For Abusing Him (PHOTO)

A 12-year-old boy, Samson Egunje, has been accused of killing his friend, Samuel Igbekele (pictured above), in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

The incident happened on Saturday on Omoboriowo Street.

Residents said the suspect, a primary six pupil, had been looking for the victim all day, saying he abused him in the morning and threatening that he would stab him in revenge.

Egunje was said to have stabbed Samuel with a bottle in the neck that evening while he (Samuel), a primary three pupil, ran errand for a neighbour.

AirAsia flight found upside down at the bottom of the sea, passengers found holding hands

Indonesian search officials have now confirmed they have located the fuselage of AirAsia flight 8501 on sonar radar, upside down on the sea floor, not far from where three of the bodies from the doomed AirAsia flight were found holding hands when discovered floating in the Java Sea. Officials from Basarnas, Indonesia's search and rescue agency, say the plane wreckage has been located in 24 to 30 metres of water and one of the seven confirmed recovered bodies was wearing a life jacket. 

TB Joshua Speaks On 2015 Elections

 

Prophet T.B. Joshua granted a rare interview to Nigeria’s New Telegraph newspaper in March 2014 in which he made several revealing statements concerning the February 2015 elections. With the date of elections steadily drawing closer and tensions arising around the nation, the clerics words appear even more pertinent now than they did nine months ago.

TB Joshua warns politicians not to derail the nation’s democracy. He spoke with TAI ANYANWU. Here is the transcript of the interview:

Boko Haram kills 15 in Borno town

Suspected members of Boko Haram killed at least 15 people in a fresh attack on Kautikari, a village near Chibok community in Borno state on Monday December 29th.

Why I Did Not Submit My Certificates To INEC – Buhari

 

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 general elections, Muhammadu Buhari, has explained why he did not submit his certificates and credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying that the documents are with the military.

Tokunbo cars to cost more from January 1, 2015

As from first of January 2015, prices of imported used cars otherwise known as Tokunbo or second-hand cars are expected to go up as the second phase of the national automotive policy which was announced in November 2013, will commence.

Hubby Strangles Wife to Death, Then Stabbed Himself in Murder Suicide

A husband strangled his own wife then stabbed himself in a murder-suicide at the couple's home, police believe, Daily Mail reports.

Richard Dzienisiewski and his wife Christine, both 37, were both found dead at their home in Hazlet Township, New Jersey, on Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide.

After darkness, a glorious dawn beckons for Nigeria by Bola Tinubu

Text of the New Year message to Nigerians by the National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu...

As we enter a New Year today, it is all too easy to give in to despair and despondency at the current state of Nigeria. The gap between our tremendous potentials as a country and our actual attainments is depressing and disheartening.

AirAsia Plane Disaster Update: Relatives faint as rescuers recover 40 corpses

‘PAPA, please come home. ‘I still need you.’

This was the heartbreaking message posted on the social media on Tuesday by Angela Ranastianis, the daughter of Captain Iriyanto, the pilot of the ill-fated AirAsia plane   which disappeared on Sunday morning.

Angela certainly was not aware that rescue teams had retrieved and tallied a grim inventory of bodies and debris from the plane off the coast of southwestern Borneo in Indonesia.

She had also posted Iriyanto’s picture on the social media hours after her grandfather, said the last time he saw his son was at the funeral of his other son who died of diabetes last week.

The recovery of about 40 bodies and items belonging to the 162 people aboard the plane coincided with reports that another AirAsia aircraft with 153 passengers and crew   overshot the runway at an airport in the Philippines, forcing passengers to make an urgent exit on emergency slides.

PHOTOS: Nonso Diobi, Prince Eke And Others Turn A Movie Set Into A Drinking Joint

 

Ibinabo's younger brother took Nollywood actors Nonso Diobi,Water Anga, Junior Pope Odonwodo, Emma Ehumadu & Prince Eke to a movie set last week before his sister's wedding.

Instead of focusing on their movie,the stars turned the set(popular beach in Okirika area of Rivers state) into a drinking joint.

Not again! AirAsia plane carrying 153 people overshoots runway in Philippines

Two days after an AirAsia airliner carrying 163 people plunged into the sea, another one carrying 153 passengers overshot the runway at an airport in the Philippines today December 30th, forcing passengers to disembark the aircraft on emergency slides.

Refugee father uses daughter as collateral for N600,000 loan

Apart from hunger and ill health ravaging the camps of displaced Bakassi indigenes, TEMITAYO FAMUTIMI uncovers the story of a 12-year-old girl whose refugee father has pushed into servitude

In the dusty village of Akwa Ikot Eyo Edem, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Edet Okon sat down in front of St. Mark Primary School.

Sitting cross-legged on the concrete floor on one of the blocks of classrooms he now calls his home, the 40-year-old father of three leaned forward to exchange pleasantries with this correspondent.

Charles Novia Calls Cobhams Asuquo Nigeria’s Own Stevie Wonder; The Most Talented Musical Genius on the Scene at Present

 

Cobhams Asuquo is one man with amazing talents.

Nollywood producer and director Charles Novia dedicated a blog post to Cobhams yesterday calling him Nigeria’s own Stevie Wonder and the most talented musical genius on the music scene presently.

He penned an article about Cobhams. Read it below:

Braless Rihanna parties in just bikini bottoms and sheer top aboard yacht

The Bajan singer wore nothing but bikini bottoms and a sheer black embroidered top with no bra as she partied on board a luxury mega yacht in St. Barths yesterday. See more photos after the cut...

Police Minister Accuse, Obasanjo, Buhari, Tinubu, Atiku Of Planning Interim Government... Alerts IG

 

The Police Affairs Minister, Jelili Adesiyan, while speaking during a book launch, “Watch the Watcher” on Monday in Lagos has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, of plotting to install an interim government.

Mr. Adesiyan said Obasanjo had teamed up with Buhari, Bola Tinubu, and Atiku Abubakar to snatch power from the president, but it would backfire.

21-Year Old Boy Arrested For Stabbing Father To Death In Lagos

                                                               The Tifases' apartment

 

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 22-year-old Oluwaropo Tifase, for allegedly killing his father, Moses Tifase, in the Mile 2 area of the state. It was learnt that Oluwaropo, who is the fifth child and only son of the family, had had clashes with his parents in the past over financial issues.

According to the police, Oluwaropo, a suspected cultist, was rusticated from a university in Ondo State, a few years ago for some cult-related offences.

It was gathered that 75-year-old Moses, a retired mechanical engineer, was stabbed to death in the neck with a pair of scissors.

Justin Bieber didn't buy a $60m private jet after all...

Well, technically he never said it was his...we all assumed it was after he posted the photos on his instagram page and wrote "New jet for Christmas, and she's beautiful". But according to TMZ, it was merely chartered by Justin for

LAWMA to convert popular Ojota dump site to golf course

 

Have you ever passed by Ojota going towards Maryland in Lagos? Then you would have noticed the Olusosun dumpsite that stinks to the high heavens. The news is that Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) said yesterday that it would soon turn the Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota into a golf course. Tagged as Nigeria’s most popular refuse dump, Olusosun has been a subject of foreign documentaries in the past because of the many activities of scavengers at the site.

Update on missing AirAsia jet: 40 bodies & debris of jet found floating in sea

Indonesian officials say they have found 40 dead bodies, luggage, a plane door, and an emergency slide floating in the water off the coast of Borneo Island. They are all from the AirAsia flight that disappeared two days ago after losing communications with control tower after encountering storm clouds.

At least 40 of the bodies, many of them not wearing life jackets , have been removed from the water and taken from the scene on board an Indonesian navy ship. Images on Indonesian television showed half-naked bloated bodies bobbing in the sea. Several pieces of red, white and black debris were earlier spotted in the Java Sea near Borneo island which officials later confirmed to be debris from the missing jet.

Buhari won’t probe past leaders —Oyegun

                           
BENIN—CONTRARY to fears in some quarters that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, may probe past corrupt political office holders if elected into office in the next presidential election, the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has hinted that a Buhari presidency will not dig into the past, but will concentrate on the future.

He, however, accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of blasphemy, which he said “Will punish them come February 14,” following comments from the presidency comparing President Goodluck Jonathan with Jesus Christ.

Sudden Death of First Bank Staff; Mrs Bosede Adebomi

Late Mrs Bosede Adebomi's husband's friend writes...

What a waste and sheer negligence on the part of our health system in our dear Country over a mere post-ectopic pregnancy surgery complications that led to Septic Shock which ultimately aggravated to septic shock. Within 3 days, in 3 different health Institutions presumed to be good if not first class in Lagos State.

Lil Wayne Says Him, Beyoncé & Kanye West are the Last of a Dying Breed; Covers Nylon Magazine

 

Do you think Lil Wayne is the last of a dying breed when it comes to music?

According to the rapper, himself as well as Beyoncé and Kanye West are “the last of a dying breed”. In an interview with Nylon magazine (which he lands the cover), he talks about his upcoming album, rapping and much more.

Read excerpts from his interview below:

Looks like Tinubu didn't have faith in Buhari once, called him an agent of destabilization

Presidential spokesperson Reuben Abati posted this very revealing Wikileaks docs on his website. Back in 2003, Tinubu didn't want Buhari to be president because he believed he was an agent of destabilization. That was 11 years ago, he's since changed his mind...:-). Read the doc after the cut

Mikel Obi reportedly building estate in Lagos called Chelsea Estate

There are reports by people in the know that Chelsea and Super Eagles midfielder, Mikel Obi is 

building a mini estate in the Ajah/Badore new development area of Lagos. Mikel and his partners

 (including a bank) are planning to build over 100 housing units of 2/3/4bedroom service apartments, a 

multipurpose hall and recreational facilities. The estate will be called Chelsea Estate and construction

 has already begun.

First case of Ebola recorded in Scotland

The first case of Ebola virus has been recorded in Scotland. According to the Scottish government, the Ebola patient is a health worker who arrived Scotland from Sierra Leone today December 29th where she was helping to care for Ebola victims.

Mathew Knowles' reacts to backlash for selling Beyonce's memorabilia

Last week, Beyonce's father put up a garage sale in front of his office where he sold off some of Beyonce/Destiny's Child and Solange's memorabilia. After he was criticised for doing it, with many thinking he did it because he's fallen on hard times, Mathew did an interview to set the record straight. He said the reasoning behind the garage sale had nothing to do with him needing money.

Good Times!! World Bank To Inject N322billion Into Nigeria’s Power Sector

The World Bank has pledged to support the Nigeria Power Sector Reform with $1.75 billion (N322,962,500,000)

According to the Bureau of Public Enterprises, the monetary support will be spread out over the next four years.

The development was communicated through a statement issued by Head of Public Communications at BPE, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe in Abuja on Monday, December 22.

Exclusive photos from the armed robbery incident in Agbor today

Around 12noon today, armed robbers invaded Access Bank in Agbor, Delta state. They engaged in a gun battle with the military who managed to kill one of the robbers. Pics from the incident after the cut

4,000 PDP Members defect to APC in Sokoto

More than 4,000 members of the PDP in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Sunday defected to the APC.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new members were received into the APC fold in Isa by Gov. Aliyu Wamakko.
Wamakko, who was represented by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta, commended them for their action.
“APC is the party to beat across Nigeria during the 2015 general elections,” he said.
Wamakko then promised the party’s new entrants of equal and fair treatment with the older members of the party.

More photos from Kim and Kanye's campaign for Balmain, Paris

Breaking the internet in a fashionable way. Here are more photos from Kim & Kanye West campaign for Balmain Spring/Summer 2015, photographed by Mario Sorrenti. More photos after the cut...

Nairobi by Sujimoto

Article written by Sujimoto...

I braced myself for the worst owing to the unpleasant flight experience courtesy of a humid flight induced by the worn out aircraft to Kenya. I have never been in an aeroplane where I feel like I'm in a bakery in Badagry! For a second I thought I was in a flying “danfo” (commercial bus in Lagos), but arriving at the Kenyatta international airport blew my mind.

Wife Drags Kano Millionaire To Court For Infecting Her With HIV

 

A house wife in Kano has dragged her husband, Mansur Musa to a Sharia court sitting at Sabon Gari in the State for allegedly infecting her with HIV. The estranged wife dragged her husband to court at the beginning of the year, but it seems the husband and his counsel wants the case settled out of court.

Nigeria's foreign reserve drops by $500million in the last one week

Nigeria’s foreign reserve has depreciated by $544million in the last one week. According to Daily Independent, figures posted on the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN shows the nation’s foreign reserves stood at $35,740,495,640 as at December 11, but fell to $35,196,352,296 as at last week, December 18.

How A Lady Stole 55,000 Naira Inside First Bank At Lekki

Drama happened inside first bank at osapa london branch this morning. I was inside this bank to withdraw some amount of money. Inside this bank there was a very huge crowd and a very long queue. This guy came in to deposit some cash (55 thousand naira) but when he saw the crowd he didn't want to queue and went to the front to approach a lady who is around no ten on the queue and begged her to help in paying his cash.

Photos: Cristiano Ronaldo's new statue gets a massive bulge

Real Madrid/Portuguese superstar and current world footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo's new statue was unveiled in his hometown of Funchal, on the island of Madeira recently, and what caught people's attention was the massive bulge on his. Ronaldo is known to be a little vein, so did he specifically ask for that? ...I like it sha! Hehe! More photos after the cut...

Read Peace Anyiam Osigwe's moving tribute to late brother who was shot dead by robbers

In a moving tribute titled "Hw do you say goodbye to a brother", founder of AMAA Awards (African Movie Academy Awards), Peace Anyiam-Osigwe expressed deep sadness over the loss of her older brother, Micheal Anyiam-Osigwe who died of gunshot wounds in a robbery attack on Nov 29th along the Ore-Benin expressway. Below is her tribute to him which she shared at his funeral last week.

Photos: Another Police officer killed in the US

Charles Kondek (pictured left), a 45 year old police officer and a 17-year veteran of the local police department was shot and killed yesterday Dec. 21st in Tarpon Springs, Florida, by 23 year old Marco Antonio Parilla Jr (pictured right), a fugitive wanted for a parole violation.

The married father of six was killed while responding to a noise complaint at an apartment complex. According to reports, Kondek arrived at the complex and saw Marco confronting another man with a gun in his waistline. When Marco spotted the officer, he immediately opened fire, killing the officer.

Anyone seen Lil Wayne's scary new tattoo? (photos)

Donate Your N21.27bn Campaign Money To Improve Electricity! Buhari Group Tells Jonathan

 

The Buhari 2015 Support Group Centre have asked president Jonathan to spend the N21.27bn donated by businessmen, multinationals and PDP governors  to finance his 2015 presidential election campaign,  on electricity.

Tank's message to fans after nobody buys his new album will make you feel bad for him

US singer Tank (I'm sure some of you are like, who's Tank? lol.. but he's been around for a while) released his 6th studio album recently and only 16 thousands fans bought it in its first two weeks and because of that, his record label decided not to 'waste' more money on promotion or shoot any video.

Another lady comes forward and claims Bill Cosby raped her....

 

McKee, an actress and former Vegas showgirl,  joins more than 20 other women who have accused  Cosby of rape..She said she partied regularly with Davis’ notorious Rat Pack in the late 1960s and had known Cosby for eight years when the alleged assault took place in the early 70's.According to the Nypost, now 67, she said

“Back then, I was Sammy’s road wife. He had an open marriage, and we were lovers. That’s how it went,He was a buddy. He knew I was Sammy’s girl,”

She said Cosby asked her to get some ribs and then pick him up at his hotel.