Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai Wins Global Excellence Man Of The Year Award

Nigeria's Chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai was on Sunday, June 3, nominated as the man of the year by Global Excellence Foundation.

A statement by the foundation said, the chief of army staff has shown and maintained a high degree of accountability, probity, and transparency in discharging his duties. It further said it arrived at choosing Buratai for the award after a further investigation which showed a track record of his activities and recent media attacks aimed at “tarnishing his image”.

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Security Alert: Police alerts residents on new tricks employed by robbers in the state

The Lagos State Police Command has alerted residents of the state on the new tricks employed by armed robbers to carry out their attacks, particularly at night. Spokesperson of the state command, Dolapo Badmos, in an interview yesterday July 3rd, said the criminals, in an attempt to rob or kidnap their victims, now switch off running power generating sets or sometimes turn off tap water, to lure their victims out of their homes and then carry out their planned attack.

“Residents should be careful when they discover that their generators stop working or notice water gushing out from their taps, at night. They should watch carefully before going out. If they notice strange movements, they should call the nearest police station. This is why residents are advised to know the telephone numbers of the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) or station phone numbers close to them,’’ she said.

FLASH! Twitter shutdown Official Niger Delta Avengers Account

The official account of the Niger Delta avengers has been suspended by Twitter this morning.

Abia State IRS publish document to prove that Ikpeazu tax clearance is NOT Fake

Abia State Internal Revenue Service has reacted to the alleged fake tax clearance certificate the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, reportedly presented during the state's PDP governorship primaries in 2014. According to a statement released by the state's internal revenue service this morning, the tax certificates of Ikpeazu are not fake and were duly issued by them.

There is tension in the state currently after a High court in Abuja ordered Ikpeazu to vacate his office after his opponent in the state's PDP governorship primaries, Uche Ogar, proved to the court that Ikpeazu tendered fake tax credentials to their party. Read full text of the statement released by the Abia state internal revenue and signed by its chairman, Udochukwu G. Ogbonna, below

The attention of the Abia State Internal Revenue Service has been drawn to a court judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja on the tax clearance certificate issued to Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu by the Service, and hereby makes the following clarifications:

See Daddy Freeze epic reply to fan who wants his Sunday show scrap

Some fans are so annoying shall ... Lol

BRAVO! Group of Nigerian Soldiers celebrate after successfully dislodging Boko Haram sect

A Nigerian Soldier named Kunle shared these photos of himself and his fellow comrades celebrating after they successfully attacked some Boko Haram terrorists in the North. 

His caption read, "Thank you Lord for a successful attack. may you continue to guide and protect me and my comrade."

Christian Dating Site instructed to pay two gay men $459,000 and accept gay singles on their website

A US dating website, Christian Mingle, meant for only straight people, has now been ordered by a judge to accept Gay and lesbian singles to their website database. This was due to a class-action suit filed in 2013 by two gay men against Sparks Networks Inc., the owner of Christian Mingle & several other dating sites. The suit alleged that Christian Mingle violated California's anti-discrimination law. 

Two gay men filed class actions claimed that the website excluded users looking to meet singles of the same sex. ChristianMingle, which is the largest online community for Christian singles in the US, required new users to specify whether they’re a man seeking a woman or a woman seeking a man.

Woman Threatens to Kill Man With Axe For Refusing to Have Sex With Her

A woman was arrested on a charge of assault after allegedly trying to kill a man for refusing to have sex with her, according to police in Florida.

The Ocala Police Department said that they have arrested 26-year-old Leslie Mills, after kicking in a bathroom door and swinging the axe in the man’s face.

Mills has been charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery. She was booked into jail, and her bail was set at $5,500.

Actress Monalisa Chinda share beautiful selfie with her daughter

Nollywood actress and TV host Monalisa Chinda Coker shared this lovely photo of herself and beautiful daughter ...

Unidentified Man Killed by Cultist in Benue

An unidentified man was shot in the head by suspected cultists at Titogate, a very busy area along Kashim Ibrahim road in Makurdi, Benue State yesterday July 3rd. Eyewitnesses told Benue.com.ng that the deceased came to the area at about 6pm to purchase a phone when two gunmen on a motorcycle approached and shot him in the head. He died instantly.

Wow! Epic Throwback picture of Guardiola, Mourinho & Nigeria Emmanuel Amunike

I never saw this coming ... So Mourinho, Pep and Amunike where all together before ...

(PHOTOS) Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston bond with friends to celebrate the 4th of July

Taylor Swift and her new boo, Tom Hiddleston were seen having a great time and showing massive PDA in the sea together near her home in Rhode Island. 

The couple and their friends,Ryan Reynolds and his pregnant wife, Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, Ruby Rose and Uzo Aduba were all celebrating Independence Day Weekend with a beach party. 

(PHOTOS) Teenager brutally beats his girlfriend to death after she told him she was pregnant

Anne Kasprzak, 15, fell in love with Darwin Bagshaw, 14.So when she told Darwin she was pregnant, Anne thought they’d run away together. But Darwin had other ideas.

Anne was head-over-heels with the shy, slight teenager. She told her diary he was the ‘apple of her eye’. Even when she moved schools, she was still convinced Darwin loved her just as much as she loved him.

On 10 March, Anne argued with her mum and went off to her room. They thought she’d gone to bed, but Anne had actually sneaked out of the house. When her mum checked later that evening, she realised she had disappeared, and she was reported missing.

The next day, a jogger spotted a shoe and some blood on a bridge over the Jordan River near Salt Lake City. Anne’s body was found close by, floating in the water. 

Beyonce and Jay Z step out in style

After thrilling the tens of thousands of fans who had flocked to Wembley Stadium for her euphoric gig on Saturday night, Beyoncé, celebrated her performance in style by visiting Harry's Bar, London, with husband Jay Z.

LMAO! Man provoke Facebook scammer by replying his chat with Adele lyrics

A man has found the perfect way of answering back to a scammer who repeatedly asked him for money on Facebook - by responding using only Adele lyrics.

Frank Flemming Jensen from Denmark, was approached by a woman on the social network who told him she needed money for a 'plane ticket' to come and see him.

Police recover Eight Stolen Cars from Syndicate (PHOTO)

The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, has recovered eight stolen vehicles from a member of a syndicate specializing in trans-border crime and stealing vehicles in Lagos and moving them to Ogun and neighbouring countries to sell.

The operatives of RRS, who were working on a reported case of stolen Toyota Corolla from where it was parked in Ikeja Business District, Lagos, tracked the vehicle on Thursday night to a compound in Kobape, Abeokuta, belonging to a car dealer.

According to the report, It was gathered that the Toyota Corolla, grey, 2004 model with registration number, KRD 759, belonging to Mrs. Olaitan Lawal, was removed from the car park during a church programme at Ikeja, at about 6:00 pm on Thursday before it was found around 1:00 a.m. on Friday.

According to the owner of the car:

So Cute! John Legend shares selfie with his beautiful wife and baby Luna

Chrissy Teigen shared this adorable pic ... So let's draw a resemblance, who does Baby Luna lookalike between Chrissy and John?

EVIL! Thirty year old man rapes neigbours son (PHOTOS)

A certain Prince Ovivare, who allegedly defiled a neighbour’s four-year-old son (names withheld), is being investigated by officers at the Aguda Divisional Police Station, Lagos State. It was learned that the incident took place, Wednesday afternoon when the boy returned from school.

He emerged from the neighbour’s room, when his mother called him, only to reveal that the suspect “put his wee wee inside my bum bum.” According to the victim’s mother:

Khloe Kardashian and Trey Songz spotted bonding in Las Vegas

According to E!, as Trey Songz took to the stage at Drai's Nightclub inside The Cromwell Saturday night, Khloe Kardashian was inside and enjoying the show from a stageside VIP booth.

Shortly after the concert ended a source revealed to E! News that the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and rapper met up afterwards and "were seen making out" at Drai's after hours.

In video posted onto Snapchat, fans could also see Khloe hanging out in the background as Trey talked to the camera with his friends.

Zendaya Slams Fan Who Made a Joke About Rape on Twitter

Zendaya took to Twitter yesterday to attack a random Twitter user who tweeted photos of her, Zendaya, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj along with the caption:

“If the purge was real who y’all raping?”

Read what she wrote from the slides photo above

(PHOTOS) Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian visit Her Old D.C. Neighborhood

Rob Kardashian got some quality time with Blac Chyna and her family this weekend as he accompanied her on a trip back home to Washington D.C.

Drake’s "Views Album" reach 9th Week at #1 on the Billboard 200 Chart

Drake’s ‘Views’ celebrates a ninth week atop the Billboard 200 chart this week. The album now bests Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP (with eight weeks at No. 1) to claim the third-most weeks at No. 1 by a hip-hop album.

Vanilla Ice’s To the Extreme and MC Hammer’s Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em hold the #2 and #1 most weeks, respectively.

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Six die in a drastic accident along Ajaokuta-Ayangba Road

The Federal Road Safety Commission in Kogi says six persons died on Saturday in an accident on the Ajaokuta-Itobe-Ayangba road in the state.

The state Sector Commander of the commission in Kogi, Ogochukwu Ugboma, stated in a statement that 12 other persons were critically injured in the crash which occurred in the afternoon in a head-on-collision.

He stated that the collision was between a Toyota passenger bus marked BENUE MKD 841 XA and a Volkswagen Golf car marked KOGI LKJ 335 CV.

Borno State Government says they only received N345 million to help IDPs

The Borno Government says it has so far received cash donations of N345 million for the upkeep of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.

Governor Kashim Shettima stated this while speaking with journalists in Maiduguri on Sunday.

He said the state never received any cash donation from international donors for IDPs in the last four years.

“I want to say that many Nigerians may be shocked to know that a total of N345 million is the overall amount received as cash donation by the state government from May 2011 to date,” he said.

MASSOB Calls for Referendum

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has renewed its earlier call for a referendum for Biafra separation from Nigeria.

MASSOB, in a press statement issued on Sun­day by its Leader, Uchenna Madu, argued that refer­endum remained the only solution to the various agitations for self determi­nation by different people groups in the country.

The pro- Biafra group advised the President Mu­hammadu Buhari-led Fed­eral Government to better brace up for a referendum as recently done by the Brit­ish government instead of the unnecessary clamping down on agitators.

(PHOTOS) Former President Goodluck Jonathan Returns to Nigeria

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan arrived back in Nigeria after an international speaking tour. He was welcomed at the Port Harcourt airport and was received by Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike.

(PHOTO) Jhene Aiko and Big Sean kiss passionate on stage

Jhene Aiko shared a passionate kiss with Big Sean while they were on stage. Well, the big about this story is that Jhene is stilled married to Oladipo Omishore aka Dot da Genius... So is something brewing we don't know about?

HELP! How Do I Tell My Husband He is Not the Father of ‘Our’ Son?

I am so ashamed of this and it has made my life unbearable for me. I’m suicidal and I just don’t know how to fix this mess. I have a three-year-old son, when I got pregnant I thought my son was for my main man and not my other boyfriend.

I was proud to be pregnant and never had worries about who the father of my baby was.

When I got pregnant I was sure the baby was his cos I dumped the other guy and later he died.

However, the problem started recently when I found out my husband has a daughter who was born 7 months after my son and the girl just resembles my husband like a photocopy and I started seeing the difference in my son who suddenly looks nothing like my husband.

Kidnapped Babcock Graduate finally released, Two Friends in custody

Babcock University graduate, Justina Anochie, who was kidnapped by gunmen last Sunday, has regained her freedom.

The Ogun State Police Command said it arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnap, adding that the abductors dropped her off in Odogbolu area of the state on Friday when they realized the police were closing in on them.

The police said no ransom was paid for her release. However, a source said money was paid to the kidnappers, adding that she was in good health.

Justina finished her studies at the Babcock University in June, 2016. She was reported to have returned to her private residence in the university community, where some gunmen kidnapped her.

How EFCC Finally arrested Omisore over N1.3 Billion NSA fund

Several months after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, former Osun State Deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore, was yesterday arrested by the operatives of the commission in Abuja.

The top Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  bigwig was taken into EFCC custody in Abuja for questioning and there were indications last night he might be arraigned in court over the receipt of N1.3 billion by three firms allegedly owned by him from the former National Adviser to the President, Sambo Dasuki.

According to the commission, the money was moved from the ONSA and paid into the accounts of firms linked to a former Defence Minister, Musiliu Obanikoro and his sons, before being transferred to the company linked to Omisore. *Omisore The former deputy governor has since denied any wrongdoing and filed a suit against the EFCC for declaring him wanted while he is in court to challenge the agency for its infringement on his fundamental rights. A spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest of Omisore but did not give details. He only said the former Senator was arrested in his house in Abuja and taken into custody.