Enugu State | IPOB narrates their ordeal in Police custody after release

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) members who were arrested by police officials in Enugu on Monday, September 19, has been released. 

The IPOB in a statement on Thursday said the release of its 12 members was secured by the group’s team of lawyers. 

The members were said to have been arrested during a sensitization rally at the Ogebte main market in Enugu, Enugu state. 

Ijaw Youth Council brands EFCC’s persecution of Jonathan’s family as witch-hunt

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) on Thursday said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was witch hunting while claiming to be persecuting ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and his family.

The President of IYC, Udengs Eradiri said the EFCC should follow due process in its investigation while speaking at a news conference in Bayelsa State.

REVEALED | ISIS Pay Dowries with Machine Guns, Suicide Vests

ISIS brides are being gifted suicide belts and machine guns in their wedding dowries, new paperwork reveals.

Newly uncovered documents in Libya tell how cash-strapped jihadis are offering their wives-to-be deadly bridal presents as a bizarre  sign of their affection.

In one example, Tunisian Abu Mansour married a Nigerian called Miriam but instead of paying a dowry he vowed to pay compensation ‘of one suicide belt’ in the event of his death or the marriage being dissolved.

PHOTO | Police apprehend UNILAG Student Rusticated Over Facebook Post

Management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has trailed and arrested Adeyeye Olorunfemi; a vocal student recently victimized over Facebook post accusing the school management of incompetence.

Adeyeye’s arrest today follows his rustication over a critical article he posted to his Facebook wall about on the poor handling of management affairs in the institution under the headship of its current Vice Chancellor, Prof. Rahman Bello.

T.B Joshua Mobbed by Excited Crowd As He Arrives Peru for a Crusade (Photos)

The General Overseer of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B Joshua has been given a rousing welcome as he arrived Peru ahead of a crusade organized by his church. 

He was mobbed by excited crowd who waited for him at the airport for hours before his arrival. The photo of his arrival was shared on the church's Facebook page.

Oh dear! See How Angry Residents humiliate Man Who Stole a Goat

A young man identified simply as Linus, from Phase 1 area of Police barrack in Gwagwalada, Abuja, was a few hours ago, apprehended for stealing his neighbour's goat.

The suspect who reportedly killed the goat and attempted to sell it at a nearby abattoir was caught and paraded with the dead goat and made to pay N5,000 in compensation to the owner.

Check out Boxing Champ, Tyson Fury £150K personalised Mercedes

The 28yr old world lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury was seen in Manchester with his £150, 975 personalised Mercedes wagon. 

The car has blacked out windows and was etched with the letters 'GK' which stand for his 'Gypsy King' nickname. He also carried a £785 Louis Vuitton slung bag.

Court throw out suit to invalidate Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson's election

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declined to annul the election of Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson. ‎The court in a judgment delivered today declined the appeal for annulment of Seriake's election which was filed by the former governor of the state and APC candidate during the state election, Timipre Sylva. The election held on December 5th, 2015 while a rerun held on January 9th this year.

Chris Brown spotted on a date with a mystery girl (photo)

Chris Brown was seen sitting front row at the USC Volleyball game yesterday with a stunning girl who looks a little like his ex, Karrueche Tran.

Nigerian Mathematics Teacher says She Teaches Maths Like A Church Sermon

Mrs. Essien Bassey, a Mathematics teacher at Pegasus High School, Eket, Akwa Ibom State has disclosed that her method of “preaching mathematics like a church sermon” has helped greatly in sustaining the interest of her students in the subject.

Bassey who accompanied her student to the venue of the on-going 2016 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television Quiz Show in Lagos explained that mathematics is a subject that requires a lot of emotions on the part of the teacher, and on the part of the students.

Mark Zuckerberg And His Wife pledge $3bn to wipe out all disease in 80 Years

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a goal that’s even more ambitious than connecting the entire world to the internet: He and his wife want to help eradicate all diseases in the world by the end of this century.

Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are committing $3 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate basic scientific research, including the creation of research tools from software to hardware to yet-undiscovered techniques they hope will ultimately lead to scientific breakthroughs, the way the microscope and DNA sequencing have in generations past.

Father pens heart-rending tribute to His Late Daughter Who Died in 2012 Dana Air Crash

A father who lost his daughter and wife in the June 2012 dreadful Dana air crash, Mr. Ike C. Ibe, took to his Facebook page to wish his daughter,  a posthumous birthday.

Late Jennifer, who was 12 at the time would have to celebrate her 16th birthday today.

He wrote:

Heartbroken Man Commits Suicide With “Otapiapia” after Girlfriend dumps him

A man in his mid-30s, identified as Godwin, weekend, brought his own life to an early end at Kabayi, Mararaba, near Abuja because his wife allegedly abandoned him. His relations, friends and neighbours are still shocked by the development.

An investigation revealed that the victim, from Cross River State, lost his first wife sometimes ago and thereafter got hooked to the latest one who, he claimed, her uncaring behaviour made him to drink a poisonous substance called Otapiapia, Daily Trust reports.

Chidiebere Nwakali says He's proud of what Iheanacho has done at Manchester City

Chidiebere Nwakali has said he is very proud of what compatriot and childhood friend Kelechi Iheanacho has achieved within such a short time at Manchester City.

Both Nwakali and Iheanacho were signed by City after the 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup in Abu Dhabi, which Nigeria won in style.

But while Nwakali has been out on loan, first to Girona in Spain and now with IK Start in Norway, Iheanacho has played himself to the City first-team squad and netted double digit number of goals last season.

PHOTOS | Women go completely Nude in protest outside Argentina House of Congress

A group of women sparked surprise outside Argentina's national congress when they shed their clothes and strolled around completely naked in a protest about objectifying women.

The members of the Urbanudismo campaign are calling for the acceptance of the naked female form, saying their actions are neither sexual or provocative.

Miracle! 61-years-old Woman Gives Birth To Her First Child

A sexagenarian woman in Italy has given birth to her first child – Maria Rosaria Veneruso delivered a healthy boy on Monday afternoon after a ‘normal and peaceful‘ pregnancy, according to local reports.

Ms Veneruso and her husband Enzo were delighted with their new born baby boy, who weighed 7lb 7oz (3.7 kg) and they named him Elia Francesco.

Who knew Basketmouth has an Elder Bro, and he is this cute :)

Comedian Basketmouth who recently celebrated his birthday shared this snap of him chilling with his elder brother in Manchester, United Kingdom on Wednesday evening.

Without any doubt, there is sure resemblance and we sure know it is not one of those Basketmouthic jokes...

Actress Jackie Appiah stylishly show off her N4million Hermes Birkin Bag

Delectable Actress, Jackie Appiah showed off her luxury Hermes bag on board a plane and after she landed. The bag in question is said to be worth over 4million Naira. Hmmm... That's like earning 300k per month in a year. Oluwa answer my call Ooo ...

Footballer, Victor Emenayo defends his over 40-years accusations (See Document)

Nigerian footballer, Victor Emenayo has come out to defend himself after his club accused him of being at least 17 years older than his actual age.

Azerbaijan side Shahdagh Qusar FK thought they had signed 23-year-old Victor Emenayo this summer but after playing his debut, the club have accused him of lying and holding a fake passport.

Victor Emenayo claims he hasn’t lied about his age and is 23-years-old. His club believe his passport may be fake.

Sex starved Kenyan man ejaculates on a Lady in a commercial bus

A man was harassed by a woman and other passengers after he allegedly ejaculated on the woman in a matatu, Kenya.

According to the video, the man who was sex-craved, was standing behind the woman in the packed bus with his penis pressed against the woman’s behind, a thing that ended up being too much for him.

UNDP collaborate with Gombe State, trains 264 youths, women in trades

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaborations with Gombe state Government has commenced the training of 264 women and youths in the state.

Pro. Iliya Dongs of the Dobast Management Consultants Limited, who disclosed this while speaking during the programme, said the participants will be train in five different trades namely tailoring, fashion design, lumbering, Plaster of Paris (POP) and solar power installations.

Don’t blame Gernot Rohr if Eagles fail to qualify for World Cup – Tijani Babangida

Ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers billed to begin next month, former Super Eagles winger Tijani Babangida says the new technical adviser of the team, Gernot Rohr, is not to blame if Nigeria fails to qualify for the championship.

Babangida, who served as the personal assistant to former Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh, said Rorh may add little or nothing to the team because his coming was rather too close to the qualifiers.

WAEC to begin electronic marker with Nov/Dec WASSCE

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has introduced e-marker in the assessment of theoretical questions. With this development marking of this set of questions will no longer be manual, but will be done electronically.

The project, outfit says is scheduled, to begin with, the ongoing November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Prophet Anthony Nwoko says Buhari fuelling agitation for Biafra

Controversial Spiritual leader and pro-Biafra activist, Prophet Anthony Nwoko, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of allegedly fuelling the agitation for the actualisation of the Biafran republic indirectly through his anti-Igbo polices and utterances.

Nwoko also took a swipe at fiery Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka, for playing politics with his priestly works and asked him to relocate to Buhari’s home state Katsina, so that he would have enough time to engage in “false prophecies” for the president.

Leo Messi out for three weeks with groin strain

Barcelona has confirmed that Lionel Messi will be sidelined for three weeks with a groin strain.

The 29-year-old was replaced by Arda Turan just before the hour-mark of his side's 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

The Argentina star had pulled up in discomfort after tangling with Atletico defender Diego Godin and was taken off by Luis Enrique as a precaution having initially attempted to play on.

Aliko Dangote plans Arsenal takeover in coming years

Africa's richest man is planning Arsenal takeover within "three to four years".

Aliko Dangote, a businessman from Nigeria who is reportedly worth $10.9billion, stated last year that he was prepared to pay any sum to take ownership of the Premier League club away from Stan Kroenke.

Dangote, a lifelong Arsenal fan whose fortune is largely tied up in Lagos-based Dangote Cement Plc, is reported to have lost $4.4bn this year due largely to the depreciation of Nigeria's currency.

Real Madrid's James Rodriguez blasts officials after Villarreal draw

James Rodriguez accused the officials of being too lenient towards Villarreal as they held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

Madrid was chasing a 17th consecutive win in LaLiga, which would have been a record in the competition, but was forced to settle for a point as Sergio Ramos cancelled out Bruno Soriano's first-half penalty.

Zinedine Zidane's side saw appeals for a penalty waved away as they piled on the pressure in the second half, with Ramos and Karim Benzema both aggrieved not to have seen decisions go in their favour.

Andres Iniesta doesn't know if FC Barcelona will extend his contract

Midfield maestro, Andres Iniesta has admitted he does not know whether Barcelona will allow him to retire at Camp Nou.

The attacking midfielder has a contract with the Catalans until June 2018 and he is keen to sign a renewal as he aims to remain at Barcelona until the end of his career.

Tompolo says Buhari plans to arrest Goodluck Jonathan

Former Niger Delta militant, Government “Tompolo” Ekpemupolo has said that the Federal Government is planning to arrest the former president, Goodluck Jonathan.

Tompolo said further, during an interview with Sahara Reporters, that the FG is trying to use him to get through to Jonathan.

Popular US Rapper dies in Car Crash, Leaves 11 Children From 10 Women Behind

Rapper Shawty Lo has died after a fiery car crash in Atlanta. The 40-year-old rapper was ejected from his car when he hit two trees after leaving a strip club in Atlanta early on Wednesday morning, his brother announced.