Singer Jidenna shares photo of the neighborhood he grew up to celebrate #NigeriaAt56

Nigerian-born America Singer, Jidenna celebrated Nigeria's independence by sharing your photo of his childhood home in Nigeria. 

He captioned it:

Rapper The Game share inspiring message along with his fleets of cars

Rapper The Game showed off his fleet of cars in the photo below ,talking about how the top photo which hung on his wall for years, inspired him and 30 years later, his house looks like the picture he used to hang on the wall.

He wrote:

Actor IK Ogbonna and beautiful wife Sonia share glowing photo

Actor Ik Ogbonna and his Colombian wife share a glowing photo at a friend's wedding over the weekend. Sonia captioned the photo below:

Read Singer Kirk Franklin emotional letter to his newly wedded daughter

Gospel Singer, Kirk Franklin write a touching open letter to his daughter, Carrington who got married on Saturday, October 1st. He also shares emotional photos

Read below:

Hilarious! See what someone did to Singer Flavour

Not sure what this person was thinking when he did this for Nigerian Afro Highlife Musician! So this is how Flavour N'abania would look like if he was a lady? Just too funny!

Huh! Cara Delevingne got new creepy neck tattoo (PHOTOS)

24-years-old Model, Cara Delevingne has added a brand new tattoo to her collection. The 1.73m model unveiled her latest design on Sunday afternoon after visiting her favourite tattoo parlour, Bang Bang NYC.

Check out Kim and Kourtney Kardashian racy bondage outfit (PHOTOS)

Is there anything the Kardashian family can't wear? The sisters continue to slay as they attend fashion week in Paris. They say it was taken before armed men held Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in her hotel in Paris.

Lovely Photos of Omotola and Husband

Omotola and her hubby Captain Ekehinde exuded style as they attended BN Wonderland event over the weekend.Omotola who rocked a Makioba outfit was styled by Moashystyling.

In Colombia | Voters Reject Peace Deal

Voters in Colombia have narrowly rejected a landmark peace deal with FARC rebels in a referendum result which showed 50.24% voting against it.

The deal which was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Timoleon Jimenez after nearly four years of negotiations needed to be ratified by Colombians in order to come into force.

The surprise victory for the “no” camp disappoints the international community from the White House to the Vatican, that had expected an end of the longest-running conflict in the Americas.

ABU student build drone, calls it "Hope For Chibok Girls" (Watch Video)

A Physics student of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Shettima Ali Kyari has left his mark on the tech world after he made a drone as his final year project and named it 'Hope For Chibok Girls."

Watch video of the test run below:

Pep Guardiola hail Spurs in a well deserved victory

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola conceded his team was beaten at their own game as Tottenham ran out convincing 2-0 winners at White Hart Lane.

City's lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to one point as they suffered defeat for the first time this season, with Aleksandar Kolarov's own goal added to by Dele Alli before half-time.

England midfielder Alli was brought down by Fernandinho in the area only for Claudio Bravo to save Erik Lamela's 65th-minute penalty and, having been under the cosh against a relentless Spurs side for most of the contest, City were unable to make a late spell of pressure count.

Graphic Photo: Lindsay Lohan loses ring finger in devastating accident

American Actress, Lindsay Lohan was involved in a devastating accident which saw her lost a portion of her ring finger.  

According to a report by TMZ, Lindsay was enjoying Sunday in the ocean off Turkey when she tried pulling up the boat anchor and became entangled in it. The anchor pulled her down into the water and she struggled to get back in the boat as she tried untangling herself.

Barcelona´s Stopper, Ter Stegen apologize for his errors

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has apologised to his Barcelona team-mates after the goalkeeper's mistakes helped Celta Vigo record a dramatic 4-3 victory at Balaidos, preventing Luis Enrique's men from going top of LaLiga.

The champions – who also lost at Celta last season – fell three goals behind in a dreadful first half that saw a poor clearance from Ter Stegen contribute to the hosts' opening goal through Pione Sisto.

A header from Gerard Pique and a Neymar penalty gave Barca hope in the second half, but Pablo Hernandez's header – after a more significant error from the goalkeeper – proved decisive prior to Pique's second.

Comedian Gandoki World Record Performance

Ace comedian Gandoki On Saturday 1st of October put Nigeria on the world map by becoming the first Comedian to perform non-stop comedy for 42 hours and 10 mins, he thus set a new world record for the Longest Stand-up comedy performance by an individual. The feat which started on Thursday 29th of October at the exclusive mansions hotel, climaxed at about 12:34 pm on Independence day, when he beat the previous record.

Two armed men held Kim Kardashian at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room

Kim Kardashian West was held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room, fortunately, she was not harmed in the incident. According to E! News , Kim who has ben in Paris all week for Paris Fashion Week was held up by two armed , masked men.

"Kim Kardashian West was held up at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room this evening, by two armed masked men dressed as police officers," Kim's spokesperson shared with E! News. "She is badly shaken but physically unharmed."

Real Madrid 1 Eibar 1: Los Blancos suffer fourth straight draw

Real Madrid failed to ease the pressure on coach Zinedine Zidane as Eibar held them to their fourth successive stalemate across all competitions with a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.

Zidane's men were frustrated by Villarreal, Las Palmas and Borussia Dortmund in their previous three matches, but were expected to coast to victory against the Basque outfit.

However, the dogged visitors had other ideas and emerged with a thoroughly deserved share of the spoils.

Celta Vigo 4 Barcelona 3: Celta Vigo pounce on Ter Stegen to win trailer

Barcelona missed the chance to move top of LaLiga as they fell to a damaging 4-3 loss away to Celta Vigo, with goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen enduring a match to forget.

Real Madrid's home draw against Eibar earlier on Sunday had opened the door for the champions to take first place, but they instead endured a miserable evening at Balaidos in a thrilling encounter.

Celta have beaten Barca in each of the last two seasons – including a 4-1 home victory last season – and raced into a three-goal half-time lead.

Pione Sisto opened the scoring following a mistake from Ter Stegen, before two goals in the space of 86 seconds – an Iago Aspas strike and an own goal from Jeremy Mathieu – rocked the visitors.

Federal Government map out 3-year plan for major roads in six geopolitical zones

Determined to ensure equitable development of road infrastructure across the country, the Federal Government has evolved a three-year plan for the implementation of major road projects in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, who disclosed this at the just-concluded National Council on Works meeting in Katsina yesterday, said the plan, which would be implemented between 2017 and 2019, was already being shared with the Ministry of Budget and Planning for inclusion in the 2017 budget and future national planning data.

Grant Presidential pardon to treasury looters - Dino Melaye to Buhari

Senator Dino Melaye had called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give presidential pardon and amnesty for treasury looters .

Melaye in statement on Sunday said “Though an unrepentant advocate for integrity and forthrightness especially from public office holders, I however sincerely want to recommend that Mr. President grant Presidential Amnesty/Pardon to all those who looted our treasury provided they return all proceeds of their loot to the government within six (6) months of the declaration of the Amnesty. 

David Oyedepo urges leaders to be selfless

Chancellor of Covenant University (CU) Ota Dr. David Oyedepo has advised leaders to be selfless to move the nation forward.

He spoke at the first David Oyedepo Leadership Symposium to celebrate his 62nd birthday at the university’s African Leadership Development Centre over the weekend.

Oyedepo called for a repositioning of minds to achieve change.

EFCC says 43 high-profile corruption cases between 2007 and 2015 still held up

Forty-three high-profile corruption cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) between 2007 and 2015 are still pending in courts, the anti-graft agency said yesterday.

The cases include those involving 16 former governors.

The other pending matters are related to oil subsidy scandal, money laundering and violation of the Public Procurement Act.

HIV cure on the way as British Man to be cured of the virus after Breakthrough Treatment

A 44-year-old man in England may be the first person to be cured of HIV following a breakthrough new treatment.

Following therapy designed by a team of scientists from five UK universities, the virus has disappeared from his blood.

According to Telegraph, the 44-year-old is one of 50 people currently trialing a treatment which targets the disease even in its dormant state.

Benue State | Unknown Gunmen invade police station, kill 3 officers, cart away arms

Gunmen stormed Igumale Police Station in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, yesterday morning, killing three police officers and leaving another in critical condition. 

It was learned that the heavily-armed men also broke into the armoury of the station and carted away all the arms. The attack is coming few days after Benue State Police Commissioner, Bashir Makama, directed heads of Police Commands and Divisions to intensify patrols of the state ahead of the coming yuletide celebration. According to a senior Ado council staff, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the armed men stormed the police station, which was the only one in the area yesterday at 12:35a.m.

Kumuyi advices Nigerians to look at the brighter side of the country

The General Superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church, Williams Kumuyi, has urged Nigerians to look at the brighter side of the country as it celebrates its 56th independence anniversary. Kumuyi made the call when he spoke to journalists at the Benin Airport on his way to Delta State for a Church programme on Sunday. 

The cleric also urged the Federal Government to look elsewhere for oil for the country’s economic growth. He said there was hope for the country with the pace of democratic development. He carpeted the recent upsurge in several cases of men of God indulging in undignifying activities and lifestyle. On the nation’s 56th independence anniversary, he said “I would say to start with, we need to thank God in everything, that we got independence that political leaders fought for independence and we got that independence 56 years ago.

Pres. Buhari institutes 24-man Electoral Reform Committee

Perturbed by the current state of affairs in the country’s electoral system, President Muhammadu Buhari, has constituted a 24-man Electoral Reform Committee to be headed by a former Senate President, Dr. Ken Nnamani.

The Committee, whose members were drawn from the Civil Society Organisations, academia, legal profession, traditional institutions, as well as former legislators, will be inaugurated on Tuesday by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN.

PHOTOS: Former President GEJ and Wife, Patience Jonathan visit Bayelsa

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan along with his wife paid a visit to Bayelsa State after marking the October 1 Independence Day in Abuja.

Dr. Jonathan, who has been dubbed by leading international organisations as the icon of Democracy in Africa and the continent’s foremost Statesman, had in his October 1 Independence Day Message posted on his Facebook page urged Nigerians to be patriotic and work on building Nigeria.

Hillary Clinton gets early vote from 103-year-old woman

At age 103, Ruline Steininger feels that she has little time to waste. That’s why on Thursday, Steininger became one of the first people in her state to vote in person for Hillary Clinton for president, taking one step closer to fulfilling her wish of being alive if Clinton makes history in November.

In a brief backstage meeting with Clinton, to which CNN was given exclusive access, Steininger told the Democratic nominee: “We’re going to put you in the White House.”

Supporters throw support for Trump despite tax revelations

Donald Trump’s supporters rushed to defend him Sunday following reports that he may have avoided paying any taxes for the past 20 years.

Trump neither confirmed nor denied the reports.

The article in Sunday’s New York Times capped a disastrous week for the Republican presidential candidate, focusing renewed attention on his steadfast refusal to release his income tax returns.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a key Trump surrogate on the campaign trail, called the reports proof of the New York tycoon’s “absolute genius.”

#ChangeBeginsWithMe must start in APC - Timi Frank to Buhari

Acting National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Timi Frank has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying if Nigerians must key into his recently-launched social reorientation campaign, #ChangeBeginsWithMe, and the president must kick-start the process from within the APC.

Frank was again reacting to the face-off between the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and one of its national leaders, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu who had accused the chairman of mishandling the Ondo state governorship primary election of the party. “It is worthy to note that today, we are witnessing the same concerns and fears being expressed by one of the founding fathers of our great party, who also doubles as a national leader agreeing with my earlier call that Chief Oyegun should resign as the National Chairman.

So sad! Story of How Brothers aged 11 and 14 drown in Lagos Lagoon (PHOTOS)

This is so heart-rending ... Someone shared this story of how two little brothers died in Lagos Lagoon. 

Read the story as shared by FCC Jones on facebook…