Photos: ex-Police IG Tafa Balogun celebrates wife's 60th birthday

Former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogu today celebrated his wife, Olufunke's 60th birthday. The event held at their Lekki home had in attendance were top dignitaries including the current assistant IGP. See more photos after the cut...

Davido reacts to not winning at Channel O Awards yesterday

Davido lost out in the 5 categories he was nominated in at the 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards. He shared a 15-second video on his instagram page thanking fans for their continued support and promised to come back harder. Below is what he said...

Photo: Austin Okocha with his kids

Adorable Photos of Jude Okoye's New Baby, Princess Emma Adanna Okoye

PSquare's elder brother, Jude Okoye, last night welcomed his first child with wife, Ify in the United States. Check out their new bundle of joy, Princess Emma Adanna Okoye. She is so adorable! There's another pic after the cut.

Nigerian Facebook Fraudster Who Duped Majid Michel Fan Jailed In Accra Ghana (PHOTO)

 

Nigerian Facebook Fraudster Who Duped Majid Michel Fan Jailed In Accra Ghana; Kelvin Ogodogu Gets 10 Months With Hard Labour.

A Ghana-based Nigerian man identified as Kelvin Ogodogu who was recently arrested for defrauding a fan of Majid Michel after he impersonated him has been found guilty of impersonation and attempted fraud.Mr Ogodogu was nabbed on the 15th of November, 2014 when he told a woman on Facebook that he’s Majid Michel. He later solicited for funds from the US-based Nigerian woman identified as Ikay to bury his late mother.

Meet the African King who Governs his Kingdom via Skype from Germany (PHOTO)

King Togbe Ngoryifia Céphas Kosi Bansah

With the Internet, pretty much anything is possible! Including ruling an entire kingdom via Skype, apparently.

Meet King Togbe Ngoryifia Céphas Kosi Bansah, the 66-year-old king of the Hohoe area of southeastern Ghana, who governs his people via Skype.

According to The Independent, Bansah once moved to Germany to attend school as a foreign exchange student, but decided not to return to Ghana after he met and fell in love with a woman named Gabrielle, who is now his wife.

Girl Power, Rockstar, Sexy Chic & More! Check Out Alicia Keys’ Looks for Madame Figaro Magazine

Alicia Keys channels her inner fierceness for this editorial.

For Madame Figaro magazine’s latest issue, the mum-to-be gives us ‘Girl Power’, ‘Rockstar’, ‘Sexy Chic’, ‘Masculine Feminine’ and ‘Glamazone’ looks.

Wearing all looks from Givenchy, Alicia Keys looks very gorgeous in these pictures.

'Beyonce Also Beats Jay Z...' - New Report Claims...

 

New reports claim just like Solange did, Beyonce also lays hands on Jay Z  ,and he does nothing about it.(Some will say story for the gods). The National Enquirer reports below:

Boko Haram attacks Shani in Borno state, many feared dead

Many people are feared dead after Boko Haram members attacked Shani local government in Borno state around 9pm yesterday night Nov 29th. A residents of the village said the sect members arrived their community on 10 motorcycles and immediately started shooting at people

"They came in about 10 motorcycles from Gwaskara axis well armed with Ak47 rifles Improvised Explosive Devices and petrol bombs wrecking havoc without confrontation as there were no military operatives or police to assist the armless civilians who were running helter-skelter for their dear lives. As I speak to you now, I left my people running towards Pakaina village for safety.

GOP staffer apologizes after calling out Malia and Sasha Obama

A GOP staffer has apologized after calls were made for her to be sacked following a post she made on Facebook on Thursday November 27th calling president Obama's 16 year old Malia and 13 year old Sasha 'classless teenagers with no good role models' because of the outfits they wore to accompany their dad to the the turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. (her post left) 

Read about Ladi Kwali: The woman on the N20 note

If you know any great Nigerian history please share with the rest of us. Below is the history of Ladi Kwali, the woman on the N20 note...

Nigeria's best known potter who was awarded a Doctorate and was made MBE in 1963 for the level of detail and skill she utilized while making her pots.

Ladi Dosei Kwali (1925-1983) popularly known as Dr Ladi Kwali was born in 1925 in Kwali town in the present Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,Nigeria.

Boko Haram: Lady In Hijab Caught With Bomb At Murtala Hospital Kano

A woman was caught at Murtala Specialist Hospital Kano around noon Sunday dressed in the Muslim Burkah with a bomb under her robe.
The lady was said to be pretending to want to visit a sick patient. She was dressed in hijab niqaf with socks.
Underneath her hijab she had a bomb strapped.

Obanikoro’s Son Wins Primary Elections For Lagos Assembly

                                                      Babajide Obanikoro (first left) 

 

Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro, son of former Minister of State for Defence and governorship aspirant for Lagos on the platform of PDP, Musiliu Obanikoro, was yesterday evening declared the winner of the party’s primary election for the candidacy of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Officer who shot unarmed teen resigns from Ferguson police force

Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police force. Wilson resigned yesterday November 29th, 5 days after a grand jury decided not to indict him in the fatal shooting of Brown. Though he has been on administrative leave since the incident on August 9th.

ABC News obtained a copy of Wilson's letter of resignation. See it after the cut...

Exclusive: How David Mark Is Delaying Jonathan’s Impeachment

An All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator has told Vanguard that the leadership of the Senate is behind the delay in the commencement of impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan, as the Senate President, David Mark and his principle officers had always pleaded for calm and even go as far as thwarting previous moves to sack him.

He said that, “Since President Goodluck Jonathan wants to destroy the country because of personal ambition, impeachment is the only option left to show him the way out so that efforts of our fore fathers would not go in vain.”

The Senator, who spoke on condition of anonymity, noted that agitation to commence the impeachment proceedings on the President had been in the senate but was triggered by the recent police invasion and the poor state of the nation’s economy and the insecurity in North East.

He claimed that the President had committed grievous impeachable offences which if ignored would lead to the destruction of the country, pointing out that among the offences included none implementation of budget since 2011, crumbling of the economy, the increasing security challenges and the use of security operatives to harass and intimidate perceived opponents of government.

TRAGEDY: How Husband attacked his Wife with Acid in Abuja

 

Abuja was penultimately a week hit with the horrific story of a man who poured a substance suspected to be acid on his wife and himself after a heated argument. Leadership's David Aduge-Ani who has been following the event writes on new developments since the sad incident occurred.

Going back to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada-Abuja to visit the latest victim of an acid attack was not easy. Not because one was not sympathetic but because one couldn’t be sure of what to expect on getting there.

Elikem explains what's going on between himself and ex Pokello

Yesterday former couple Elikem and Pokello fought over some woman on instagram (read here).  Elikem has gone on the record to explain who the woman is, his relationship with her and how it's affecting his relationship with ex-fiancee, Pokello.

The woman is Gloria Lamptey (pictured right), the former wife of former Ghanaian international footballer star Nii Odartey Lamptey. A few years ago, Nii discovered that the three children he had with Gloria were not his biological children after he did a DNA following suspicion his wife was not faithful. Gloria later claimed it was Nii who suggested artificial insemination. Anyway read Elikem's tweets after the cut...

Boko Haram: America not Nigeria’s friend, says Gowon

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon

A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has taken a swipe at the United States on its refusal to sell arms to Nigeria to fight the insurgency by the Islamic group, Boko Haram.

Gowon, in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, criticised the US for not selling military hardware to Nigeria, saying if the US was truly a diplomatic friend to Nigeria, it should do everything possible to keep the corporate existence of Nigeria.

This, according to him, includes assisting Nigeria to fight aggression from any quarter.

The US had on November 12, 2014, defended its refusal to sell cobra helicopters to Nigeria, saying the Federal Government was free to buy fighter jets from any other country.

The State Department’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said, “Nigeria has purchased helicopters that originated in countries other than the US and nothing in our decision prevents Nigeria from obtaining weapons and equipment from other sources,”

Psaki had reacted to the allegation by the Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, that Washington declined to sell arms to Nigeria.

Pres Jonathan to be Served Impeachment Notice on Dec 3

According to Rep. Mohammed Tahir Monguno, President Goodluck Jonathan is to be served with impeachment notice when the House of Representatives reconvene on Wednesday.

Senators and members of the House of Representatives had commenced collecting signatures for the removal of the president after the November 20 security siege on the National Assembly. During the siege, the speaker of the House Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and other lawmakers were teargased by the
police. House members began collecting signatures that same day while senators followed suit two days after. And already, 200 members and about 60 senators were said to have thrown their weight behind moves to oust the president.

Fayemi’s aide accuses Ekiti Obas of collecting N150,000 bribe

Below is a press release from Governor Ayo Fayose's aides

Ogun State born Maxwell Olusegun Adegbenro,  Special Assistant on Social Media to the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has accused traditional rulers in Ekiti State, who attended forum organised by Concerned Yoruba Elderst in Ile-Ife on Friday, of collecting N150, 000 bribe each to attend the event.

Photos: Pope Francis joins Muslim clerics to pray at Mosque in Turkey

Pope Francis, who is currently on a state visit to Turkey, joined Muslim faithfuls in Istanbul to pray at the Grand Mufti of Istanbul, Istanbul Blue Mosque yesterday. The Pope stood with

Former (BBA) couple Pokello and Elikem get messy on instagram

I'm saying former couple because there's no way two people who are still together will put each other on blast on social media like this.

For those who don't know them, Pokello Nare (from Zimbabwe) and Elikem Kumordzi (from Ghana) met on Big Brother Africa: The Chase, last year and began dating. In May this year, Elikem proposed to Pokello at the Ghana Music Awards in Accra. But it looks like that 'great' love story has ended because they are fighting over some woman on Instagram. See what they posted after the cut...

'My style is elegant, classy' - Iretiola Doyle

Iretiola Doyle

Dark skinned, pretty and with a svelte figure, 47-year-old Iretiola Doyle remains a delight on television. One of the best but experienced thespians in Nollywood; you wonder how she has remained relevant in the highly competitive entertainment industry.

           “The first element would have to be grace; without which nothing much of significance can be achieved,” she explains; kicking off the interview. Also a writer, producer and presenter, her career has spanned almost 20 years in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

“Raw talent will get you through the door, but diligence; attention to detail; a positive attitude to work; the ability to be a good team player; and a certain element of pride in ones craft, will keep you in the room. I want to believe that my longevity in the industry is due to the fact that I bring these qualities to bear in the execution of my work. I’m famous for giving a star performance without the diva attitude,” she says.

Emir of Kano, Sanusi visits scene of Central Mosque bomb blast

The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II who was out of Nigeria when the bomb blast at the Central Mosque in Kano occurred, arrived Nigeria today and went straight to the scene of the the attack to assess the situation.

During his 20 minutes visit to the blast scene, the Emir said with the way the attacks were carried out, it showed it was well planned and had taken the perpetrators close to two months to plan it.

Sad Story of a widow, beaten, stabbed & thrown out of matrimonial home (PHOTOS)

 

Alhaja Adejoke Orenaike, a widow at 36, was at the center of the whole issue in a polygamous home. Eight days after her husband died, her co-wife and step son sent her out of her matrimonial home. As if that was not enough, her sister in-law attacked her with a knife.

 She managed to shove her off and she ran out of the house with her 8-year-old daughter who was screaming for help. According to her, all her husband estates, properties, chains of businesses have been seized by her step son who 

has also threatened to kill her if she lay claim to any property.
Adejoke narrated her story to Saturday Vanguard:

Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Gbenga Ashiru, dies at 66

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru died today November 29th in a South African hospital after a long battle with brain tumor. He was 66 years old.

PHOTOS: This 8 months pregnant woman can't stop extreme weightlifting

Meet a 39-year-old woman who cannot stop weight lifting – despite being eight months pregnant, Brighton, England, UK.

Katja had been doing weightlifting for three years before she became pregnant

Katja Harjanne is not ready to give up passion of her life – lifting heavy weights. The woman believes the practice has helped her stay healthy throughout her pregnancy. Katja had been practicing CrossFit for three years before falling pregnant and after finding out she was expecting, she began researching the effects of exercise.

Atiku Abubakar cancels his birthday dinner over Kano blast

Former VP Atiku Abubakar was supposed to celebrate his 68th birthday in Abuja today with family and friends but he has cancelled the party because of the blast in Kano yesterday that killed over 100. Find his statement after the cut..

Robbery Suspect gets stuck trying to escape his cell in Oyo (PHOTOS)

 

A 35 year old robbery suspect got stuck in a hole as he tried to escape his cell from his cell in Oyo.The inmate, Femi Akanji was caught after burgling a shop on the 12th of November 2014..He narrated to the Tribune why he decided to escape

I decided to escape from the cell to avoid the trouble I had put myself into, unknown to me that I was complicating matter. After my two cell mates had slept, I started using my hands to dig the wall silently in the dead of the night. I started from a point where I noticed a crack in the cell.When some bricks fell, I further used them in digging and after I had created a hole, I pushed my head into it and tried to escape before dawn. Unfortunately for me, I got stuck, so I shouted

2015: Tafawa Balewa's Son Steps Down For Jonathan

Dr. Abdul-Jelil-Tafawa-Balewa

Dr. Abduljalil Tafawa-Balewa, a presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reportedly stepped down for President Jonathan.

The Nation Reports that the son of Nigeria’s late Prime Minister, Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa, who was screened by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s secretariat on Wednesday, apparently had a change of mind
According to Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa: “I have decided to withdraw my aspiration for the strength and well being of the party. I am a strong PDP member and I will continue to work for the progress of the party”.

Photos: Meet the world's largest family - with 181 members

Ziona Chana has 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren. They all live with him in his hotel-like 100-room, four-story house perched among the hills of Baktwang village in the Indian state of Mizoram. 

One year, he married ten wives. Two of them sisters. His 39 wives say they are blessed to have him and take turns to share his bed.

Lil Wayne's Daughter Reginae Got a Brand New Ferrari & BMW SUV for her 16th Birthday (Photos)

Some of Reginae's looks at her Winter White Sweet 16 birthday party

And you were saying....? Lawd have mercy!! lol. Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter last night celebrated her 16th birthday with a totally lavish party full of entertainment. Guests were thrilled when Nicki Minaj showed up as a surprise to perform at the event but lids were blown off when for birthday presents, this young woman received a brand new Ferrari from her stepfather, Memphitz AND a red BMW SUV.  Check out the super cars after the cut. Lots of people are 'complaining' that the gifts are too much for a 16 year old. But who cares.

PHOTOS: Imo Film Academy Collapses Barely A Week After Commissioning

 

Okay, so I have been receiving mails from some people that the Imo State Film Academy has collapsed barely a week from the commissioning of the new place, but I refused to publish the mails because I tried to find out if it was true and the person I got in touch with denied it… Hmm.

But alas the building actually collapsed few days after Governor Okorocha commissioned it. Some reports have said it collapsed as a result of substandard material, but the state commissioner for Information, Engr. Chidi Ibe has finally spoken about the incident, and says it was as a result of an accident. Hear him;

Egyptian Court Dismisses Charges Against Former President Mubarak Accused of Corruption & Killing Hundreds

An Egyptian court on Saturday in Cairo dismissed charges against former President Hosni Mubarak for his involvement in the deaths of protesters during a 2011 uprising that ended his rule.

The Cairo Criminal Court also acquitted Mubarak’s Interior Minister, Habib al-Adly, and ex-security chiefs of the same charges.

The court cleared Mubarak, his sons, Alaa and Gamal, and a fugitive business tycoon of charges in a separate corruption case.

Khloe Kardashian's family wants her to dump French Montana

Khloe K's family have reportedly told her to leave French Montana because he's cheating on her. 
From TMZ

Khloe Kardashian needs to run for the hills -- away from French Montana -- and that's exactly what her family told her during a heart-to-heart talk Wednesday.

Sources familiar with the situation tell us ... the Kardashians believe French has been unfaithful to Khloe, and their evidence centers around his recent trip to Dubai.

Is this really the story behind Black Friday?

The number one trending topic in most parts of the world yesterday, including Nigeria, was Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving where stores open early and slash prices of goods to kick off the holiday shopping season. But a group condemning the participation of blacks in the sales day say it stemmed from slavery. Really? Below is what they wrote

"This was the day after Thanksgiving when slave traders would sell slaves for a discount to assist plantation owners with more helpers for the upcoming winter (for cutting and stacking fire wood, winter proofing etc.), hence the name"

I regret emergence of Tambuwal as Speaker - President Jonathan

 

•Says Nigeria’ll overcome her challenges
•Jimoh Ibrahim assures GEJ of 7 million votes in S’West

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said Nigeria would overcome her current challenges, just as he regretted the emergence of Aminu Tambuwal as Speaker of the House of Representatives at the expense of Mulikat Akande-Adeola, the Peoples Democratic Party preferred candidate for the position.

President Jonathan, who made the declaration in Ile-Ife, while addressing a day summit, organised by the Yoruba Concerned Leaders with the theme: “Nigeria Development: Whither the Yoruba” extolled the virtues of Yoruba people, describing their contributions to all spheres of the nation’s life as “exemplary”.

For all sexually active women, something for you to read...lol

Found this article titled 'Each time a man connects with a woman sexually and releases his life form energy within her, he leaves a part of his information (DNA) in her birth canal" on BlackSupremacy, and thought to share. Read below and tell us if you agree with the writer's school of thoughts...

Each time a man connects with a woman sexually and releases his life form energy within her, he leaves a part of his information (DNA) in her birth canal. If she doesn’t clean herself, his energy remain inside of her. That imprint can often create illusion sexual addiction to the individual.

Lekki husbands (I) - By Etcetera

Another article from singer turned columnist, Etcetera. This one is interesting. Enjoy...

Hey Alfred’

‘Yes! Who be this?’

‘Ahan, you no get my number again? Na Frank dey talk.’

‘Hey Franko my guy.’

‘Alfred nawa oo, I don call you taya. Wetin happen wey you no gree pick my calls?’

‘Frank abeg no vex, I been dey inside one shop for “The Palms.”

‘Shuoo, person wey dey inside shop no dey pick calls again? Abi you dey with babe? Talk true.’

‘Frank abeg free me. No be babe mata dey do me now.’

‘Wetin happen Alfred? Why are you sounding like this today?’

‘Frank mehn, my wife don start her madness again. As I dey talk to you so, I wan leave her. I don taya I swear.’

‘Take am easy Alfred. Na the same wahala all of us wey marry celeb dey face. I even dey with Femi and Gbenga for here. If you hear their complaints, you sef go taya. Wait for us for “The Palms.” We go reach there in 30 minutes time.’

"I’m Cool And Doing Fine’ '- Ini Edo Declares After Messy Divorce...

Ini Edo and ex-husband, Philip

STAR actress, Ini Edo could be said to have put behind the agony of her messy separation from her husband of about six years, Philip Ehiagwina.  Not only that, the sexy role interpreter is also said to be living large at the moment.

However, ENCOMIUM Weekly’s efforts to have a comprehensive chat with the sexy thespian on Saturday, November 15, 2014, on how she is coping with the marriage break-up and her career were rebuffed as she refused to talk about any of the issues.  She only said, “I am cool and I am doing well.  I am not ready for any interview now.  Thank you.”

Mum calls the police on her 9yr old daughter for attacking younger sister

A woman in Indianapolis is being highly criticized by other parents after she called the police on her 9 year old daughter for punching her 6 year old younger sister in the head. She didn't just call the police, she filed charges against her own child. (the home where it happened)

The mother, Andrea Stumpf, who filmed the attack and showed it to the police as evidence when they came to her home said she filed charges to teach the little girl a lesson that violence is not the answer.

Why Jonathan’s administration must go – Oshiomhole

 

BENIN CITY- GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state yesterday declared that the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has killed many Edo indigenes due to the alleged refusal by the President to give ecological funds to areas devastated by erosion in the state and many other APC states.

He regretted that the President would play partisan politics with the lives of Nigerians and Edo people in particularly despite the 95 per cent votes he enjoyed in the state in 2011, vowing that the President and his party the PDP, would be voted out come 2015. Oshiomhole also lampooned the Federal government austerity measures due to fallen prices oil, querying that “ what did they do with our money when oil was N108 per barrel. They said we should tighten our belt but they gave us no belt, that is anti people”.

'I Have Six Children Now And They Are With Me' - Femi Kuti confirms Paternity Saga.

Femi Kuti and some of his children

Famous Afro-beat musician, Femi Kuti, has confirmed that he discovered through a DNA investigation that two of his children did not belong to him.

"I was 46 when I discovered that," Kuti said of the published story about the paternity of his children, which became the subject of a controversy on social media on Friday.
Reacting to the issue when contacted by SaharaReporters, Kuti disclosed that the DNA inquiry was undertaken with the consent of the mother of the children.

Psychologist Adejoro Olumofin launches Psychology / Consulting Firm

Flamboyant Psychologist and Lagos Socialite Adejoro Olumofin launches Psychology / Consulting firm. Below is one of his controversial articles on women with pot belly in Lagos

Most young Ladies in #Lagos Nigeria have neglected their bodies and have developed "Pot Bellys" as a result of Excessive Eating and Lazy Attitude towards the Gym. Working out is a Necessity not Luxury.. Its always shocking when I see young Pretty ladies at functions; Parties, weddings looking like they are 3 months Pregnant when they are not.

Obafemi Awolowo University Students Boo, Stone President Jonathan In Ife during visit

 

Ooni of Ife, and President Goodluck Jonathan before the student rioted State House Photo

There was unrest on the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, southwest Nigeria, on Friday, 28 November, 2014 as students of the institution hauled stones and sticks at President Goodluck Jonathan during his visit to the campus.

President Jonathan, notable traditional rulers in the southwest and politicians had attended the Yoruba Unity Summit organised by the Committee on Yoruba Progress, southwest geo-political zone of the country where the president was endorsed for his re-election in the 2015 general election.

Photos: Kate Henshaw dresses like GEJ to Creative Industry event

Nigerian entertainers are meeting with president Jonathan at the Creative Industry event happening tonight at Eko Hotel, Lagos. Ms Henshaw dressed like our president to the event. Creative!