Family narrowly survives landlord’s Okada explosion in Lagos

The tragedy was averted on Wednesday as a family of six, including a one-week-old baby, escaped death after their building in Okokomaiko area of Lagos went up in flames.

The inferno was said to have been caused by an explosion from a motorbike belonging to the landlord, one Mr Ishola Lukman, that was parked inside the building.

According to Vanguard, a woman, simply identified as Mrs Oyinkansola, was preparing a meal and had positioned her cooking stove and a kerosene lantern close to the motorcycle which allegedly led to the explosion.

The landlord of the building blamed Oyinkansola for the fire incident.

Communal clash claims several lives in Okpoga, Benue State

Several persons are feared to have been killed in Okpudu-Okpoga last night by attackers suspected to have come from Oloh community in Edumoga district of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State.

A commercial driver, Mr. Sylvester John and Mr. Onoja Agbo of Benue Links Okpoga and several others were affected in the renewed attack while over ten other persons were injured.

Afenifere insists Nigeria’s unity is negotiable

Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has frowned at the stance of President Muhammadu Buhari that the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable.

Buhari had on Wednesday warned Niger Delta militants calling for the emancipation of the region over their perceived marginalisation to lay down their arms, stressing that the country must remain united at all cost.

Responding to the President’s comment, National Publicity Secretary of the body, Yinka Odumakin claimed that Nigeria has already been divided under the very watch of the President.

He stressed that the President might not be reading the mood of the nation correctly, the Punch reports.

Ohaneze Youth Council says Buhari Leadership only favouring his people

The President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro has affirmed that unity of Nigeria is negotiable.

Isiguzoro said the current structure of Nigeria had not favoured all parts of the country, adding that Nigeria’s unity should be subjected to periodic review.

The OYC leader noted that the Igbo, as a group, canvassed the restructuring of the country during the last constitutional conference.

Flying Eagles positive of defeating Sudan

The Flying Eagles have vowed to defeat Sudan over two legs and qualify for the 2017 Africa U-20 Nations Cup in Zambia.

Emmanuel Amuneke and his boys will depart for Khartoum on Thursday for the first leg of the qualifying fixture.

Man narrates How Boko Haram burnt his father, sister alive in church in Kano

One John Mbah, a victim of Boko Haram attack, has demanded justice from the Federal Government following his brutal ordeal with the insurgents.

Mbah, who now resides in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, said he was living in Dadawa, an outskirt of Sabongari, Kano State when the incident occurred on April 30.

The victim lamented how his entire family was burnt to death in his church – Discipleship Ministries in the area by the dreaded Islamic religious sect.

Speaking on NTA on Wednesday, Mbah said his father, Pastor Kenneth Mbah and sister, Adaugo Mbah was burnt alive.

Basketball: Dwayne Wade set to join Chicago Bulls in a £36.2m deal

Dwyane Wade is leaving the Miami Heats after spending 13 seasons with them. Wade, 34 will sign a two-year deal with Chicago Bulls worth £36.2m in what he called ‘an extremely emotional and tough decision’ on Wednesday night.

Miami offered Wade £30.8m over two years for him to remain in the uniform that he’s worn his entire career, the one in which he was an All-Star 12 times, a champion three times and the NBA Finals MVP in 2006 when his rise to superstardom was just truly beginning.

Shenzhen appoints Clarence Seedorf as head coach

Former AC Milan manager, Clarence Seedorf has been named head coach of Chinese League one side, Shenzhen.

Seedorf was sacked as manager of AC Milan in June 2014, less than 5 months in charge of the club and has since been out of job. The deal is reported to be on a one-year contract and will see the Dutchman take over from Tang Yaodong.

Take a Close Look at Jose Mourinho's Office at Man United

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho shared an image of him inside his new office which had a mounted television and three of his Guinness World Record framed certificates on a shelf.

Who can you picture on the screen of the TV?

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed pays tribute to Bukky Ajayi

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described Bukola Ajayi who died on Wednesday as an “iconic thespian”.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Minister said Ajayi was a “colossus of her time who has left an indelible footprint in the country’s creative landscape”.

The statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister, Mr Segun Adeyemi, was made available to newsmen in Abuja

In the statement, the minister said that in spite of Ajayi’s old age, he still received the news of the death of the veteran actress and broadcaster with shock, sense of sadness and great loss.

Emma Nyra Says “She Feel Safer In Nigeria Than In America”

Following the killings of two black men by two American police in the past two days, Nigerian female singing sensation singer Emma Nyra has come out to say she feels safer here in the country than abroad.

The singer who, according to her, was born and raised in the US but moved back to Nigeria in 2012, shared tweets that she feels safer here.

“I Caught My Husband Having Wild Sex With My Chief Bridesmaid on Our Wedding Night”

A woman shares her ordeal with how her new husband with whom she had just had a wedding, engaged in s*x with her trusted friend who happened to be her chief bridesmaid only some hours after their ceremony. 

Below is what she shared via naij.com:

It was my wedding day and we had ‘fulfilled all righteousness’ required of us by the church and the tradition. I had danced vigorously at the reception just so my flexible husband won’t outdo me. This got me too tired (I didn’t know why Anthony, my husband wasn’t tired) that when we finally got to our hotel room and all I wanted to do was just to shower, cuddle up a bit with my Anthony and then go to bed. My husband wanted otherwise.

Newspaper Cutout Shows Interview Bukky Ajayi Granted To Debunk Death Rumours 46 Years ago

Image Credit: @AsiriMagazine

The above image is a newspaper cut-out reportedly gotten from Daily Times way back in 1970. She was a beautiful woman even in her 80s.

It shows veteran actress Bukky Ajayi back then when she granted an interview to debunk rumours about her dying. Precisely 46 years later, she died aged 82-year-old, at her home in Surulere, yesterday 6th July 2016.

More Celebs react to Alton Sterling's shooting by White Cop (See Comments)

Celebrities took to their social media pages to condemn the killing of 37-year-old Alton Sterling by two U.S police officers in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, on Tuesday, July 5.

Meanwhile, a web series creator known as Issa Rae opened a Go fund me account  to support Sterling's five children which have now surpassed its goal of £200,000 with more than £263,000 raised so far.

Chris Brown was really pissed that he made this video below:

(PHOTOS) Girls allow guys to fondle their boobs at running of the bulls festival in Spain

The running of the bulls festival, a very popular festival in Pamplona, Spain grabbed all the headlines yesterday as girls opened their tops and allowed men touch and grope their boobs after spraying each other with red wine.

Pictures from the event also show women expose their nipples as people enjoy a tipple at the launch of northern Spain’s world famous festival. It was really a busy day of boobs and boozing in the main square of Pamplona.

So Sad! Moments 15yr old son of Alton Sterling breaks down crying at press conference (VIDEO)

The 15 year old son of Alton Sterling broke down in tears as his mother Quinyetta McMillon spoke out about the Baton Rouge shooting where police gunned down Sterling.

Watch video below:

Drake feels truly scared after Alton Sterling shooting

Rapper Drake wrote a heartfelt letter in response to the police shooting of Alton Sterling (Read Here), saying that seeing graphic footage of the death left him “feeling disheartened, emotional and truly scared.”

Aisha Buhari arrives Kano on a one-day working visit

Wife of President Buhari, Aisha Buhari arrived the Aminu Kano International Airport this morning on a one day working visit to Kano.

EDO PDP urges Police IG to Arrest Modu Sheriff and Iduoriyekemwen

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to immediately order the arrest and prosecution of the former National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, and Hon Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, for disobeying court judgment and charge them for contempt.

Sheriff had on Tuesday issued a Certificate of Return to Hon Iduoriyekemwen barely 24 hours a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt re-affirmed his sack.

Governor Okorocha spotted cycling this morning

Mr Governor working out to keep fit ... We like!

Spectators criticize Serena Williams revealing top at Wimbledon (See Comments)

Serena Williams left viewers in shock when she took to Wimbledon's Centre Court in a very revealing top. The 34-year-old tennis star left little to the imagination in a tight white Nike top during her quarterfinal match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Tuesday - and it didn't go unnoticed.

John Legend blasts people justifying the recent killing of two black men by white police officers

I was beginning to wonder when I saw some persons response on twitter as regard the shooting of two black man within 24hrs

... Another black man fatally shot by a white cop in Minnesota

In the presence of his girlfriend and her little daughter! Less than 24 hours after Alton Sterling was shot to death by Baton Rogue cops, another black man, 32-year-old Philando Castile died Wednesday night after being shot several times by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.

Shocking footage of the aftermath of the shooting went viral after Castile’s girlfriend Lavish Reynolds live-streamed his death on Facebook.

In the video, Lavish Reynolds said she and her boyfriend, Philando Castile, were pulled over for a busted tail light by a police officer. She claims the cop asked Castile, a cafeteria supervisor at a school in St Paul, to show his license, but then shot him four times while he reached for it.

As she talks, she moves the camera across to show Castile, bloody and losing consciousness, and the cop - still pointing his gun. Sounding like he was close to tears, the cop shouted, 'I told him not to reach for it!. I told him to get his hand open.'

Mob burns 21-year-old Robber alive in Delta

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A middle-aged robbery suspect was on Wednesday set ablaze by an angry mob at Isoko quarters in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta.

The deceased, aged 21, was alleged to have been a member of a five-man robbery gang terrorising the area.

The suspect, who was identified simply as Ese, was said to be a bus conductor. He was alleged to have snatched a commercial bus belonging to a police officer in Enerhen road in Warri.

Governor Aregbesola: "30 Days Of Ramadan Hunger Showed That We Can Endure Anything"

Rauf Aregbesola, governor of Osun state, on Wednesday said the just-concluded Ramadan fast had shown that people can survive under any circumstance.

Speaking in Osogbo after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers, Aregbesola called for tolerance and understanding of Nigerians to move the country forward.

He asked the people to apply the Ramadan experience to different areas of their lives.

“We thank Almighty Allah for permitting us to survive the fasting,” he said.

“We want to tell our people that if we can endure the 30 days Ramadan hunger, we can endure anything.

Governor Oshiomole says "God so loves Nigeria that he brought Buhari at this time"

Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomole says God loves Nigeria so much that he made Buhari President at this time in Nigeria's history. Oshiomole said this while entertaining some Muslims in the state during the Eid Mubarak ceremony yesterday July 6th

“We have to thank Allah for making it possible for Buhari to emerge. God so loves Nigeria that he brought Buhari at this time. If Buhari had not come, we will not know why the Nigeria government failed to tackle Boko Haram. They are now confessing like witches” he said

Blac Chyna stylishly put her growing baby bumps on display (PHOTOS)

She captioned the pics, "Why should I watch my weight when I'm pregnant" ... Has anyone had answer for her?

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi visits Port Harcourt (PHOTOS)

Former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi flew into the state for a short visit today July 7th. As a the time of this report, It is unclear if his visit is official or private.

Nigerian man bags 2 years in prison for beating his girlfriend after she refused to have sex with him

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia on Tuesday, July 5, sentenced a Nigerian businessman, Kingsley Nshiodo to two years in prison for beating his girlfriend and threatening to stab her after she refused to have sex with him last year, according to court officials.

The 34-year-old will, however, have half his sentence reduced according to judge Yen Saroeun, but will be fined about $1,000 to the state budget after being charged with an act of violence with aggravating circumstances under the article of 218 of the Penal Code.

Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi Reveals She’s Having An Affair With A 22-yr-old

Ugandan activist, Stella Nyanzi has revealed that she’s presently dating a 22-year-old. The 42-year-old mother of two says the young man lied to her about his age as he is only 22 and not the 27-year-old he claimed. She also talks about the guilt and shame she feels as she is aware she is old enough to birth the said lover. Read the post she shared on her facebook page below;

'Ikoku, the sexy young thing setting fires to my adult loins and causing a rebirth of the poetess buried deep inside of me, lied to me. He is not 27 years old, but rather only 22 years old. My heart is bleeding. My 42-year-old womanhood is embarrassed for desiring all weekend for a child younger than me by twenty whole years. Oooooh, Ikoku, I have bathed my body with a concentrated solution of Dettol, Jik, and water aimed at washing off the fire of your touches, blowings, kisses and licks from my mature skin.