A Nigerian lady based in he United States is filled with thanks after escaping from the clutches of kidnappers on her arrival to Lagos about 2 weeks ago. According to her, she got whisked away by the hoodlums at about 2:50am on her way from the Airport. She managed to escape by jumping off a moving Vehicle.
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Monday 26 December 2016
Photo: FRSC Officials Returns N100K And Other Items To Accident Victim In Bauchi
An accident victim in Bauchi state was handed over his properties -cash of N109, 000 with mobile phones worth of N300,000 after his discharge from hospital ATBUTH. The items were given to him by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps.
Borno State | Soldiers And Villagers Celebrate After Victory Over Boko Haram
Top military officers and villagers in a celebratory mood during a Camp fire in Pulka, Borno state. This was done to celebrate the military's victory over Boko Haram insurgents which the army said has been crushed.
Body of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea
Russian divers on Monday found the main body of the military plane that crashed in the Black Sea with 92 people onboard, an official told Russian news agencies.
"Divers... have found the fuselage of the plane that crashed yesterday in the Black Sea," agencies quoted a member of the emergency ministry's Sochi-based search and rescue team as saying.
[AFP]
Jubilant Nigerian Soldiers Dismantling Boko Haram Flag In Sambisa Forest (Photo)
Gallant troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE dismantling the official Boko Haram terrorists flag at Parisu, Camp Zairo, Sambisa forest, Borno State signifying the capture of the Boko Haram terrorists Headquarters.
Boat Carrying Football Team Capsizes In Uganda, 30 Drown (Photos)
Thirty people are feared dead after drowning in Lake Albert on Christmas day as they traveled to participate in a friendly football match. According to eyewitnesses, the boat was overloaded and most of the passengers sat on one side of the boat making it lose balance.
The victims were among footballers and fans from Kawaibenda village in Buliisa District who were travelling to Runga Landing site for a football match as part of the Christmas day festivities.
Nigerian Soldier Who Was Killed In Sambisa Forest Laid To Rest (Photos)
A gallant Nigerian soldier, Sergeant Aliyu Bello, who was killed by suspected Boko Haram fighters during a recent operation in the dreaded Sambisa forest, has been laid to rest. The slain officer was buried today at the military cemetery in Maimalari barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state.
Graphic Photos: Jihadi Father Who Used His 7-year-old Daughter For Suicide Mission Dies
A jihadi father who used his seven-year-old daughter as a suicide bomber in Syria has now met his own death. Abu Nimr al-Suri was shown on a video kissing his daughter goodbye before sending her into a Syrian police station, where she was blown up by a remote detonator.
Russia Today's Middle East correspondent Lizzie Phelan has tweeted a photograph of Abu Nimr in his traditional death shroud.
She said he had also been involved in the murder of Syrian TV actor Mohamad Rafea, 30, who was kidnapped and killed in 2012.
Rivers State | Police Sergeant, Bank Official Arrested For Bank Robbery (Photo)
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Sergeant Promise Ukwuoma and an employee of Access Bank, Rumuolumeni Branch, Samuel Ndudiri, identified as members of a criminal gang who attempted to the bank.
The policeman and the bank worker were said to have been apprehended after a discreet investigation by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team with assistance from the Technical Intelligence Unit of the Nigeria Police.
According to an online statement, which was confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, the duo, were arrested at about 11.35am on Friday.
He feels the love of Old Trafford now - Mourinho praise Mkhitaryan
Jose Mourinho believes Henrikh Mkhitaryan is beginning to hit top form for Manchester United thanks to the support of the fans at Old Trafford.
The Armenia international came off the bench to score a stunning third goal in Monday's 3-1 win over Sunderland in his first appearance since picking up an injury in the 1-0 win over Tottenham on December 11.
Mkhitaryan brought the home fans to their feet as he produced an acrobatic back-heel to turn in Ibrahimovic's cross and secure United's win, although he was fortunate not to have been flagged offside.
Suspected cultists go on rampage in Rivers Community, kill eight
Gunmen suspected to be members of cult groups during the weekend killed eight people in Omoku Town in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
It was gathered that the heavily armed men stormed the community at about 9pm and shot repeatedly, scaring many away in the process.
A resident of the area, who narrowly escaped the attack, Chief Ezegohuru Eluozo, told newsmen that the incident caused panic and disrupted Christmas celebrations in Omoku.
Sambisa forest to serve as training ground for Nigerian army – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Monday disclosed that Sambisa forest would now serve as training ground for officers of the Nigerian Army as from next year.
Buratai made the revelation in Damasak, Borno, while celebrating Christmas with troops of 145 Battalion after the road leading to the town was reopened by Governor Kashim Shettima, three years after closure.
VIDEO: Wizkid opens up on how he started his music at DJ Stramborella's crib
Wizkid is without an atom of doubt the man of the year as he recently clinched the artist of the year at the just concluded Headies award.
Wizkid has had an amazing 2016 and he doesn’t seem to forget his own story of how he came up from obscurity to prominence.
IBB hails President Buhari’s courage, determination over recapturing of Sambisa
The recapturing Sambisa Forest has excited former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida also known as IBB.
Highly delighted IBB in a statement by Media Office of the former Head State said: “it is a sign of relief, that the Military has finally smocked out Boko Haram terrorists from their notorious enclave of Sambisa Forest” He said.
General Babangida also salute the courage and determination of President Muhammadu Buhari, Army chiefs as well as armed men and women and other security personnel for their sacrifice for the painful liberation of Sambisa Forest and adjoining abode of Boko Haram.
Guru Maharaji gives President Buhari six ways of rescuing the economy
Satguru Maharaji, the founder of One Love Family sect, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a Price Control Board in order to ameliorate the impact of the current economic recession on ordinary Nigerians.
He also told newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday that a price control mechanism would strengthen the Naira.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sect leader spoke at a news conference which was part of activities to mark his 69th birthday.
APC Chairman in Ekiti denies insulting Pastor Adeboye
The Chairman of Ekiti chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) Olajide Awe, has denied report circulating online in which he was reported to have denigrated the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye over the comments made by the cleric during his visit to Governor Ayodele Fayose over the weekend.
The APC Chairman in a statement on Monday said he did not speak or issue any statement condemning commendations given to the State Governor by the RCCG General Overseer described the stories circulating in the social media as deliberate lie as APC would never dabble into any controversial issue involving religious leaders.
Boko Haram leader arrested In Lagos
There seem to be no hiding place for Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria as one of their leaders who escaped from Borno State and settled-in in Lagos has now been arrested.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, told journalists in Maiduguri that the Nigerian Army has resolved to go after all fleeing commanders of the terrorists.
General Buratai also asked soldiers in the northeast to pursue the fleeing terrorists and intercept them.
Singer George Michael Dead at 53
British singer George Michael, who rose to fame during the 1980s as part of the pop duo Wham! before launching a Grammy-winning solo career, died Sunday, his publicist confirms.
He was 53.
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Photos: Fantasia and Kendall Taylor Get Married The Second Time
Fantasia decided to walk down the aisle and marry husband Kendall Taylor for the second time over the weekend.
UPDATES! Britney Spears isn't dead, Sony Twitter account was hacked
Earlier we brought you reports about the shocking revelation of Britney Spear's death by Sony Music official twitter account. It has now been confirmed that it a hoax.
Read via Lovebscott:
Sony Music Global was the victim of a hack Monday morning. The official Twitter account for Sony’s music division tweeted that Britney Spears had died at the age of 35.
19-year-old limbless Nigerian teen who lives in a plastic bowl dies
19-year-old Rahma Haruna, whose limb stopped developing when she was 6 months have died yesterday, 25th December.
The Kano state born has been living in a bowl all her life, which her family transport her around in. Shamsuddeen Lukman Abubakar shared the news on Facebook.
Chelsea 3 Bournemouth 0: Pedro double inspires blues to record-breaking 12th straight league win
Chelsea won their 12th Premier League game in a row for the first time in their history as they downed Bournemouth 3-0 on Boxing Day to move nine points clear at the top of the table.
The Blues were without suspended star duo N'Golo Kante and Diego Costa but they still managed to secure a record-breaking victory at Stamford Bridge.
Pedro opened the scoring for Chelsea after 24 minutes, though he will miss his side's next clash against Stoke City after picking up a booking.
Eden Hazard converted his 50th Premier League goal for the club from the penalty spot after being fouled by Simon Francis in the second half, before Pedro added a third late on.
Manchester United 3 Sunderland 1: Mkhitaryan stunning goal seals three points for United
Manchester United's late show saw them surge past Sunderland 3-1 in their Premier League clash on Boxing Day, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan netting a superb goal.
Blind combined with Ibrahimovic in the first half to net the opener, charging into the box and finishing low into the bottom corner.
Arsenal 1 West Bromwich Albion 0: Gunners edge over Baggies with lone goal from Giroud
Arsenal needed a late goal from Olivier Giroud to secure a 1-0 win over West Brom at the Emirates on Boxing Day.
The Gunners, who went into the game on back of consecutive defeats to Everton and Manchester City, looked set to drop more points until the France international’s late strike.
Frank Edoho shares cute photo of his newborn son with wife Sandra
Wife strips naked after she caught her husband with another woman (Photos)
A woman got angry and stripped naked at a popular pub in Rongo area of Nairobi, Kenya after she busted her husband cheating.
According to Mpasho news, the woman who drinks too much was already intoxicated at the time she heard her husband was with another woman.
OMG! Little boy found inside a carton in Lagos (Photos)
According to reports, the little boy of about a year old was put in a box and dumped in a gutter on Alara street in Yaba, Lagos yesterday 25th December, 2016.
He was reportedly found by the OPC vigilante group on patrol crawling out of the gutter.
Olamide Drops His 6th Album, ‘the Glory’
Nigerian ace music artist and YBNL boss, Olamide has released his 6th studio album “THE GLORY”. The album droped on the 26th of December same day as his OLIC3 concert.
The self-styled “Badoo” broke the news to his over 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
Fans are already hyped about the news from the comments on Olamide’s Instagram page.
Photos: Kylie Jenner shares new photos with a more 'bigger boobs'
19-year-old Reality Star, Kylie Jenner put her enlarge boobs on display in new series of photos. She seems to have done some boobs job recently. Someone said they look like balloons.
More photos below:
Business Mogul, Ayiri Emami and wife, Asba, celebrate 7th wedding anniversary
Warri billionaire Ayiri Emami and his wife, Asba are celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary today, Dec. 26th.
The couple got married in a star studded wedding on 26th December, 2009 and are blessed with two kids.
Asstar-studdeded the above throwback photo of her family and said;
There is vigil for people whose money is stuck with MMM (See Flyer)
Well, while Nigerians are still waiting for January to come quickly for the return of Ponzi Scheme, MMM some churches has started organizing a vigil for the participants. Lol, this obviously is one of those pranks ...
Check out Tiwa Savage's Christmas gifts to her son, Jamil (Photos)
Mavin Records First Lady, Tiwa Savage shared some of the gifts she got her son, Jamil after asking her followers to suggest what she will get for him.
See photo of another gift below:
DJ Cuppy talks about her relationship with Victor Anichebe for the first time (VIDEO)
DJ Cuppy has never spoken about her relationship to professional footballer Victor Anichebe publicly.
In her interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Rubbin Minds yesterday, she talked about him, how they met and lots more.
Watch the video from the interview after the cut:
Abuja | Father strangles 14-year-old son, attempts to poison daughter
A 44-year-old man, identified as Sunday Ibrahim, has alleged strangled his 14-year-old son, Musa Ibrahim, to death, following the dissolution of the couple’s marriage by a court in Abuja.
His act, which happened in Kabusa village in Apo area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, was said to be an ‘unimaginable show of heartlessness and an extreme case of hatred for his ex-spouse’, the Sun reports.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP, Mohammed Mustapha, confirmed the incident on Friday, saying the court granted the ex-wife custody of the couple’s children.
SHOCKING! Sony Music just tweeted the death of Britney Spears
Sony Music just tweeted the death of Award-winning Singer, Britney Spears. The news is still coming as a shock and some media houses are yet to verify this claim. Some say it might be that their Twitter account has been hacked.
We will update you as soon we get more info!
Mark Zuckerberg: “No, I’m not an Atheist and I believe Religion is very Important”
Mark Zuckerberg says he now believes in God and Religion. The Facebook founder revealed it yesterday when he wished Christians a Merry Chritsmas celebration on his Facebook page.
If you follow Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg on the social network platform, you’d have noticed that he replies to comments made on any of his posts himself.
Yesterday was no different. After he posted his Christmas message to his followers, some of them began to ask questions bordering on faith and family.
Federal Government says MTN has Paid N80bn Of N330bn Fine
The Federal Government says MTN had paid N80bn of the N330bn fine imposed on it for failing to deactivate more than five million unregistered SIM cards.
The Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, said that the company paid the sum for the first year.
It will be recalled that MTN was initially fined $5.2bn (N1.04tn) for failing to deactivate more than five million unregistered SIM cards but was later reduced to N330bn.
“I am not a Yahoo Yahoo Oba” – Oluwo of Iwo says he won't appear before court
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulraheed Akanbi, has said he will not appear before a Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo, Osun State, which on Tuesday last week, issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
The monarch also declared that he was not involved in Internet fraud, known as Yahoo Yahoo, contrary to the allegation against him in a case before the court.
The Magistrate’s court, presided over by Mr. Olusola Aluko, had, on December 20, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the traditional ruler for refusing to appear in court in a case instituted against him by the Oluwo of Iwo Oke, Oba Kadiri Adeoye.
Check out the surprise gifts Actress, Funke Akindele got from Hubby on Christmas day (Video)
Yesterday, JJC Skillz, took to Instagram to share a romantic message to his wife and no one knew he had more surprises for his wife under his sleeves.
He apparently, arranged for lots of gifts to be brought to his wife at their new home at Amen estate, Lagos. He covered her face and brought her down to unveil his morning Christmas surprise.
Lady spent 3 months to decorate every page of the Bible as Christmas present for her boyfriend (Photos)
A Twitter user who lives in Georgia, the USA with the handle @reaganlee17 says she decorated all the pages of The Holy Bible because her boyfriend said he wanted a Bible for Christmas.
That's pretty tasking at the same time very inspiring. How many guys would want a bible as present these days? So the girlfriend decided to make it even more unique by taking her time to decorate each page.
See Pictures below:
Islamic Cleric Says “Wishing Christians “Merry Christmas” is a sin to Allah”
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik is an Indian Islamic preacher and the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF).
He is also the founder of the “comparative religion” Peace TV channel through which he reaches a reported 100 million viewers.
7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile Resort Region, 21,000 Homes Lose Power
A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism and salmon farming region.
Chile\'s National Emergency Office (ONEMI) lifted both the evacuation order and a tsunami watch three hours after the Christmas Day quake struck, telling nearly 5,000 people who had evacuated they could return to their homes.
Onemi said one bridge in the area was impassable as crews worked to restore electricity to 21,000 homes without power.
Kemi Olunloyo blasts Linda Ikeji says she needs cream to tone out her knees & feet
Controversial Media Personality, Kemi Olunoyo has once again lash on Linda Ikeji. Kemi shared a photo of Linda on her page with some petty word of advice for the Billionaire blogger.
She said Linda needs to get a cream that will tone her visibly dark knees and knuckles.
Rapper Troy Ave shot in car at intersection
Authorities say rapper Troy Ave has been shot while sitting in his car at a Brooklyn intersection.
Attorney Scott Lemon says his client, whose real name is Roland Collins, was on his way to visit family Sunday evening when he was shot twice.
Police say the 31-year-old Collins was in a red Maserati when a man fired several rounds into the car, striking Collins once in the arm and grazing his head.
Say What | Yemi Alade gets “sex toys” as Christmas Gifts
King Yemi Alade as she calls herself got loads of Christmas Gifts From Friends, Colleagues and Fans.. from Addidas kicks to Jordans to shoes etc.
What surprised Yemi the most is the fact that she got sex toys for Christmas Gifts. She shared the videos & pictures.
Adanma Ohakim-Okorafor welcomes second child this year!
Daughter of former Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim, Adanma and her husband, Amaha Okorafor have welcomed their second child, a baby boy.
This would be their second child in 2016, as they have a daughter Kaima, who was born in January 2016.
26-year-old lady splash N600,000 on Christmas presents for her dogs
A 26 year old white women has said she’s spent about £1,250 (623 thous26-year-oldon presents for her dogs this Christmas even more than her own boyfriend.
Vikki Jose, took her pets four-year-old Labrador, Harvey and two-year-old Bichon Frise, Lola on a shopping spree to celebrate the festive season.
The pampered pooches even have their own Christmas wish list for Santa – as well as personalised stockings and advent calendars with doggy treats inside. Mirror UK reported.
Billionaire Emeka Offer distributes bag of rice and chicken to over 2000 Widows (Photos)
Business Mogul, Sir Emeka Offer, the founder and sole sponsor of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation in Oraifite yesterday, gave out a bag of rice and a chicken each to over 2000 Widows to enable them to have a smooth Christmas.
Guest of Honour was the First Lady of Imo State, Mrs. Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha. Widows were very elated for the Xmas gesture of their consistent benefactor, Sir Emeka Offor.
See more photos after the cut:
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