Police Rescue another Chained 10-year-old Girl In Ogun

The Ogun Police Command has rescued another chained 10-year-old girl, Promise Udeh, at Adigbe area of Abeokuta.

She was rescued on Thursday when neighbours living close to the building where she was chained alerted the police.

Mary J. Blige addresses her divorce in an Official Statement

We reported yesterday that singer Mary J.Blige has filed for divorce from her husband of 12 years and longtime manager Kendu Isaacs. She has now issued a statement through her rep, saying "there is a reason for everything". 

The statement read:

Oyo State Governor promises distribution of food items to residents

The Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi has promised that his administration will provide food items every quarter of the year to help people of the state manage the biting economic hardship in the country.

The governor made the pledge yesterday in Ibadan, the state capital while speaking at the third phase of the “Ajumose Food Bank’’ initiative.

Ajimobi pointed out that the move was targeted at reducing hunger and starvation among people of the state.

Ouch! Moment Snake Bites A Dog On The P*nis And Refuses To Let Go (PHOTOS)

The mutt, who appears to be standing on a path next to a field, is seen desperately trying to flee from the reptile's clutches as it grips on to his genitals. Bowing his head to inspect the damage, the dog looks in pain as he tries to move the snake with his head.

Evil! Couple hacked to death over 15-rupee (105 Naira) debt in India

A couple belonging to the Dalit or low-caste community were hacked to death over a 15-rupee (22 cent) debt in North India, the police said on Friday.

An upper-caste grocer, Ashok Mishra, has been arrested for the murders of Bharat Singh and his wife Meena in Uttar Pradesh state’s Mainpuri district on Thursday.

Breaking | APC Clinches Imo North Senatorial Rerun, 2 State Constituencies

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Ben Uwajumogu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Imo North Senatorial District rerun election held on July 28.

Uwajumogu scored 56,076 votes to defeat Mr Athan Achonu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 43, 815 votes. Prof. Arinze Agbogu, the INEC Returning Officer for Imo North Senatorial District, who announced the result in the early hours of Friday, said the outcome was a summation of scores of July 23 and that of July 28 exercise.

UNICEF halt aid deliveries due to attack on convoy in Borno

The United Nations, UN, said yesterday that aid deliveries to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camps in Borno State will temporarily be put on hold due to an attack on humanitarian convoy.

Reuters quoted UNICEF as saying in a statement that unidentified gunmen attacked the convoy yesterday as it returned to Maiduguri after delivering aid in Bama.

Staff of UNICEF, an International Organisation for Migration contractor, was injured in the process.

"I'm a Practicing Muslim and Pray Regularly" - Muslim Porn Star Reveals (PHOTOS)

A porn star who claims she is 'banned' from Pakistan after conducting 'adult scenes' in Islamic dress said she is still a practicing Muslim and prays regularly - despite the potentially conflicting demands of her job.

Nadia Ali - who first got into the adult industry as a dancer two-and-a-half years ago before moving into escorting then becoming a porn star - admitted that she experiences 'conflicts' between her religion and work but that she views it as a 'stepping stone' for her work in the beauty industry.

My husband attempted to rape my sister, he is a strong Womanizer – Woman tells court

One Ajayi Cecilia, on Thursday, dragged her husband, John Ajayi, before an Igando Customary Court sitting in Lagos State over claims that he is a staunch womanizer.

The 42-year-old woman told the court that her husband of 20 years had up to four girlfriends on their street.

Cecilia, speaking before the President of the court, Mr. Adegboyega Omilola, sought for the dissolution of her marriage to 46-year-old husband.

Stephen Keshi’s son slam FG for snubbing late coach’s burial

Former captain of the Super Eagles, Austin Eguavoen, has criticized the government after top officials stayed away from the final burial rites of former Nigeria coach, Stephen Keshi.

Keshi’s family held a Church Service on Thursday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Benin by 9am, to pay the Big Boss his final respects.

But Eguavoen was not impressed by the absence of some notable dignitaries.

Borno State | Multi-National Joint Task Force Recovers Damasak From Boko Haram

Troops of the multi-national joint task force (MNJTF) have recaptured the boundary town of Damasak in Borno state from Boko Haram insurgents.

Muhammad Dole, the force’s chief military public information officer, disclosed this in a statement, saying the troops have also cleared the sect members from the surrounding villages.

Beautiful Lady found beheaded after her first date with stranger she met on dating site

A young woman seeking love online was 'beheaded' after going on a first date with a stranger. Kristina Medvedeva, who used dating websites, was found dead beside a lake on the outskirts of Ekaterinburg in Russia.

The 22-year-old's body was discovered in a mutilated state, with her head almost entirely severed, police said.

The macabre find was made three days after Kristina was last seen and last online. The shop assistant, who lived in the city, had moved from her provincial hometown Talitsa in search of love and a new life.

Abdulmumin Jibrin accuses Dogara of Diverting FG Water Project to His Farm

A former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has vowed to continue making fresh allegations against the four principal officers until they were prosecuted.

In his latest question, which he numbered 21, Jibrin accused the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, allegedly “diverted” a Federal Government water project to his farm in Nasarawa State.

“Allegation no 21 to Mr. Speaker: why did you fraudulently divert a Federal Government water project to your farm in Nasarawa State? How are you funding the farm?” he asked on his twitter handle.

Say What! Thousands of Chinese swimmers crowd a pool as temperature scale rises

According to the Shanghaiist ,government meteorologists had issued an orange alert - the second-highest level on the country's heat scale - for the fourth consecutive day as the temperature peaked at a sweltering 40C

Psquare Saga | Jude Okoye confirms Psquare are back together

Jude Okoye shared a photo of the Psquare and captioned it "Blessed" indicating they have finally back together ... Hopefully, they can get back and put aside their differences.

IAAF disqualifies Nigeria's 4×400m Women Relay Team From Rio Olympics

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have thrown Nigeria's 4x400m women's relay team out of next month's Olympic Games in Brazil.

Nigeria's disqualification from the event followed Tosin Adeloye's positive drugs test at the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Super Grand Prix/Warri Relays in Warri, Delta State on July 24, 2015.

Adeloye was a member of the Nigerian quartet that finished fourth in Beijing August last year at the IAAF World Championships. In fact she ran the third leg in the semi-finals where the team ran 3:23.27 seconds, the second fastest time in Nigeria's all-time record.

Police in search of 27-year-old man after he fled with 15-year-old teen (PHOTOS)

A Romanian man is being hunted in Spain after he fled the UK with a teenage girl.

Elena Ciochina, 15, was last seen at 7pm on Saturday when she left her home in Newham, east London.Detectives believe she is with 27-year-old Ionut Gheorghe, who was spotted on CCTV taking £250 from a cash machine in Enfield, north London, earlier that afternoon.

Bricklayer nab after selling one of his three abducted children for N1,500 (PHOTO)

A suspected child abductor, Ola Ibikunle, has been detained by the police after he was caught with a four-year-old girl in the Oyero area of Ijoko, Ogun State.

It was learnt that Ibikunle, a bricklayer, had held his victim, Eniola, by the neck and was about to strangle her in an uncompleted building when he was caught by passersby.

The suspect, who confessed to have stolen a three-year-old boy and sold him for N1,500, was later handed over to operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Agbado Police Division.

With all My Brilliance My wealthy Father refuse to Sponsor Me to University - Eucharia Anunobi

Veteran Actress turned evangelist, Eucharia Anunobi has opened up on giving her life to Christ and how her wealthy father turned his back on her and her sisters just because they were girls.

She told Vanguard:

31-year-old Man Rapes Fellow Church Member During Surprise Birthday Party

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, identified only as Damilola, for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman on Omole Estate, in the Ojodu area of the state.

It was gathered that the victim and Damilola are members of a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, and that the woman had invited the suspect to her birthday party on Tuesday, July 19.

According to reports, the victim was allegedly told by the suspect five days after the birthday party that he had a surprise gift for her.

Horrible! Husband Cuts Off Wife’s Hand Over Alleged Adultery (Extremely Graphic Photo)

A man, identified as Jacob Nwachukwu from Abala in Obingwa area of Abia State, has cut off his wife’s left hand over allegation of infidelity.

The wife, Mrs. Nwadiokeonu Nwachukwu, is now at a hospital in Aba, while her severed hand had been taken to her husband’s village at Abala for burial. The sad incident happened on Monday, at Ogbor Hill, Aba, where the woman had lived for years, while the husband stayed in the village.

A female co-tenant of Mrs Nwachukwu, who craved anonymity, revealed what happened:

She told Vanguard that the couple had lived in the city for years before the husband lost his job and had to relocate to the village, leaving his wife, a trader, in the city.

Say What! Kenyan Girl Dumps Lover after hearing Nigerian Man bought his Girlfriend SUV (PHOTO)

Following the viral story of a Nigerian man who bought his girlfriend a G-wagon, which we later confirmed it was actually a lady who bought the car for his man. Well this Nairobi lady, who is a fast-rising runs babe aka socialite, didn't bother to hear the other part of gist. She feels that Kenyan men are the most useless creatures in the world. She has blasted her sugar daddy aka sponsor and dumped him.

(WATCH) Bill Clinton tear up as wife, Hillary Clinton accepts presidential nomination

Watch the most touching moment of the DNC when her husband Bill Clinton shed tears as she took the stage to accept  her Democratic nomination for president of the United States.

In her acceptance speech, she told Americans that their country was “at a moment of reckoning” with “powerful forces … threatening to pull us apart”.

Watch video below:

Jonathan Akinyemi is first the Nigerian athlete to arrive in Rio, Brazil

Nigerian canoeist, Jonathan Akinyemi, has arrived in Rio, Brazil, ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which begins in the Brazilian City of Rio on August 5.

Akinyemi, who will represent Nigeria‎ at the Olympics for the second successive time in the canoe/slalom kayak event, arrived in Brazil on Tuesday, ahead of the other members of Team Nigeria, and was received at the Games Village by officials of Team Nigeria.

Lagos State | Police holds emergency meeting over killings, insecurity

The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, yesterday summoned all heads of operational units in the state following unabated kidnappings and killings in the past few weeks.

While the state security apparatus was still battling with how to rescue the kidnapped Iba monarch and others still in kidnappers’ den in Ishawo and Igbolomu areas of the state, the Igando community was attacked by gunmen suspected to be former pipeline vandals.

Grapevine sources revealed that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was worried over the security status of Lagos and has showed his displeasure to the Lagos State police boss over the trend.

PHOTONEWS | Stephen Keshi’s Burial Rites

The funeral rites of late former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, who died on June 8, has begun. It began with a requiem mass in Benin, Edo State, yesterday. The funeral mass held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin. His corpse was brought to the church where he worshipped with his family and friends.After that, he was moved to the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, where a novelty match was played in his honour, followed by the lying in state for his numerous admirers to pay their last respect.

#USelection | Hillary Clinton accepts nomination to run for US president

As Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman to accept a major party’s presidential nomination, she told Americans that their country was “at a moment of reckoning” with “powerful forces … threatening to pull us apart”.

Addressing the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, Clinton called for unity, saying it is up to Americans “to decide whether we’re going to work together so we can all rise together”.

To thunderous applause, she told supporters of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that they shared the same cause.

Senator Dino Melaye Welcomes Baby Girl with His Babymama

The controversial Kogi senator shared the photos online with this caption:

“Thank you Jesus for the arrival of the latest Melaye”.

Dwindling Economy | Airlines seek 45 per cent increase in fares

The current spike in the exchange rate of the dollar to the naira may be taking its toll on the country’s foreign-exchange-dependent aviation sector as airline operators seek to increase their fares by 45 per cent.

The dollar exchange rate, which currently stands at N350, according to the airline operators, has further pushed the cost of running the business beyond them.

Some operators said that their plight was not helped by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) disapproval of a new airfare regime that should have officially gone up by 45 percent, to keep pace with the dollar rate.

Rio 2016 | We didn’t reject Mikel – NOC on #TeamNigeria Captaincy

The Secretary-General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Tunde Popoola, has reaffirmed the appointment of John Mikel Obi as captain of Team Nigeria to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Popoola, who was at the office of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, with the President of the NOC, Engr. Habu Gumel, for a meeting with Dalung, stated categorically that at no time did the Nigeria Olympic Committee deny or reject Mikel Obi as Captain of Team Nigeria.

He said: “I did not tell the press that Mikel is not the Captain of Team Nigeria.