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Two domestic staff persons employed by the late former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Prof. Albert Ilemobade, on Monday confessed to killing their boss. The staff, a former driver, Olayemi Bamitale, and the security night guard, Daniel Ita, confessed about how they purposely killed the former university don in cold-blood at his private residence in Ijapo Estate, Akure, the Ondo state capital. The two killers, who looked stern in their confessional statement at the headquarters of the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, along Igbatoro road in Akure, narrated the way they “strangulated” their boss to death with the aim of stealing and selling off his recently purchased Red Toyota RAV 4 jeep (4WD) registered with the plate number GGE-589-CF. Confessing his crime, the former driver, Bamitele, said after working with the late Professor Ilemobade for several years and then eventually running away from the family, he was called f...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega  bows out of office, He was appointed chairman of the electoral body in 2010 and has conducted two elections, the 2011 and 2015 elections. Professor Jega has handed over to Mohammed Wali, a national commissioner of the electoral body from Sokoto state.

An Egyptian belly dancer has been jailed for a year for posting a raunchy music video in which she sings about enjoying being groped on the bus. Reda el-Fouly was arrested and charged with 'inciting debauchery' after her video called Sib Eddi - or 'Hands Off' - was uploaded to YouTube, went viral and was viewed more than 1million times. Despite claiming it was a spoof aimed at mocking overly-sexual celebrities, prosecutors said it 'disrupted morality'. Her boyfriend and the director of the video, Wael Elsedeki, has fled Egypt but was sentenced to one year jail in absentia. While the video does no feature any actual nudity, it does show belly-dancer Fouly gyrating in a variety of low-cut tops and short skirts. watch the video after the cut

A 70-year old woman, Mrs. Saratu Rahman, aka Iya Ogbomoso , from Offa, in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, has killed herself with a razor blade. Our correspondent gathered on Monday that the woman, a mother of four, cut her throat with the razor blade. A neighbour, who identified herself simply as Yetunde, said when she and other neighbours heard Rahman screamed, they rushed to her room and saw her in a pool of blood. She stated that they contacted the police, adding that she was later rushed to a hospital where she was treated for two days before she eventually died.

Nigerians are known to always practise rush hour syndrome, the BVN registration has been on for about a year now, but many Nigerians refused to register, today is the last day and people are seen overcrowding the bank premises

The posture tho!

This is certainly a strange thing, this baby was born to a couple in India, and the mother has refused to feed the baby, continue to see more photos after the cut

How can people be this callous, this man actually held other motorist to ransom just because he wanted to pee, what ever happened to parking well? This happened around Ekoro rd Abule Egba.

I am not sure how true this story is but I have heard that such happens, after all recently a lady took her life for a similar case. This is the height of evil.

The heavily pregnant Tiwa Savage just shared her experience as she is in the last trimester The very last part of pregnancy can be very emotional ... A part of you just wants the baby out because of the physical strain it has over your whole body but a part of you will miss those precious private moments that only you and your baby share...moments when your baby kicks or moves and only both of you experience it, when you feel hiccups or when you know when baby is sleeping or awake...this is the most spiritual, emotional, physical journey I have ever been through and I will miss getting away with so much lol especially with hubby, like him getting me food in the middle of the night, helping me put my shoe on, comforting me while I'm crying over silly things like its raining outside or because I feel unattractive. Sorry @teebillz323 soon be over ��I am so blessed. God has been faithful to me..""

The decomposed body of the kidnapped former Vice-Chancellor of the ‎Federal University of Technology (FUTA), in Ondo state,  Prof. Albert Ilemobade has been found, Prof. Ilemobade's  ‎body was found dead on Sunday afternoon at "an abandoned store" inside his compound at ilaje street, Ijapo Estate in Akure, the state capital. The store, a small isolated room outside the building of the compound is where cables are kept, our correspondent reports. ‎An Anglican Bishop and close friend to the family, Stephen Ayo-Fagbami told a Saharareporters correspondent inside the compound that Prof. Ilemobade's dead body was found "rotten" at at the early hours of Sunday morning. Ayo-fagbemi said the decomposed body of the kidnapped Futa Ex-Vice Chancellor had already been deposited at the state hospital morgue. "Prof. Ilemobade's remain was found this morning inside this place (putting at the store) and had already rotten. This is a sad development to the fa...

This is one unique way of rocking denim, she looks hot

seven firms licensed to mine gold, coal and other solid minerals e.g., Tin, Columbite, Iron ore, Zinc and Lead in different parts of Nigeria (including Plateau state) are set to commence operation, an official has said. The Director-General of the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Mohammed Amate, said the seven mining firms were at the moment mobilising the required financing from the capital market to undertake full-scale gold, coal, iron-ore and lead/zinc mining this year. Apart from Dangote Group, the other six firms include Kogi Mines Limited, Segilola Nigeria Limited, Mines Geotechniques Nigeria Limited, Northern Numero Resources Limited, West African Polaris Investment Limited and Tongyi Allied and Mineral Services Limited. Kogi Mines, which is an an Australian mining firm, would mine iron ore at Agbaja area of Kogi State, while Segilola Nigeria Limited would mine gold at the Iperindo axis of the IIesha gold schist belt in Osun State. Similarly, Geotechniques Nigeria Limite...

A third member of the same family who was killed in the Tunisia beach terror attack has been named as Patrick Evans. He is understood to be the father of Adrian Evans, and the grandfather of Joel Richards, who was also killed in the attack

This young Nigerian woman who goes by the name of Amadin Stainless Queen  uploaded a video on social media yesterday afternoon that went viral in hours. According to what I gathered from her viral video, Amadin who is a sex worker based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, had put up a video yesterday morning where she was encouraging her friends and followers to struggle and work hard for a better life. Her comment box soon swarmed with insults and criticisms from readers who mocked her mode of hustle which is making money from prostitution. This got her furious and she made a second video later that afternoon to rant and vent on her haters. watch the video after the cut

Sir, let me say right away that the goodwill garnered during your campaigns and the jubilation that heralded your recent victory are fast fading and you need to, as a matter of urgency, convince the people of Nigeria that you’re now ready to hit the ground running. Your Excellency, I write to you today with a heavy heart. The reason should be obvious. I was one of those latter day converts to Buharism, a political philosophy that believes in the reincarnation of former leaders in the days of tribulation. You were never the first man to resurrect from retirement and near political oblivion. General Olusegun Obasanjo bounced back from prison to Aso Rock Villa. In nearby Benin Republic, former military dictator and strongman, Mathieu Kerekou who had served as maximum ruler for about 17 incredible years, came back to defeat incumbent President , Nicephore Soglo in a 1990 election. He led his country for another ten years and almost got another five-year term but for the age barrier that...

The singer took to Instagram to share this picture of his new crib in Atlanta. He captioned the picture: “ATL WADDUP!! 1ST DAY AT MY NEW CRIB , PRAYED FOR DAYS LIKE THIS NOW ITS HERE!! “. big boys thing!

Talk about plane stupid. Two Argentine pilots have been sacked after they allowed a busty model to fly their passenger plane during take-off. Vicky Xipolitakis was filmed helping fly the plane on a domestic flight as it left Buenos Aires for the city of Rosario, reports the Mirror. By allowing Xipolitakis into the cabin, the pilots broke international aviation rules by letting an unauthorized person sit in the cockpit. watch the video after the cut

Senate President Bukola Saraki approved the appointment of Mr. Chuks Okocha, Thisday Politics Editor in Abuja and Environs and a former Regional Editor in the Niger Delta as his Special Assistant on Print Media. Okocha holds a Masters Degree in Sustainable Environmental Management from Middlesex University in London. Okocha comes to the job with a rich pedigree in journalism having covered the State House during the administrations of former military administrations of President Ibrahim Babangida, late Sani Abacha, Abdulsalami Abubakar and during the interim government of Chief Ernest Shonekan. He also covered the National Assembly at inception of the Fourth Republic in 1999. In a statement released by the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr. Ben Efeturi announcing the appointments, the Senate President has also appointed former Nation Senate Correspondent, Mr. Sanni Onogu as his Chief Press Secretary. Mr. Bankole Omisore is Saraki’s Special Assistant on New Media. The app...

  In this talk, Nse Ikpe-Etim tells the story of her career and shares her thoughts on the impact Nigerian cinema has had on Nigerian women and families. Nse Ikpe-Etim is a Nigerian multiple award winning female actor. Her first movie 'Reloaded' earned her a nomination in the African Movie Academy Awards. Her career soared right after reloaded became a hit. The amazing and versatile actor takes her time to internalize her role and become her character. Little wonder why she is dearly loved in the film industry. She has described herself as 'an ardent student of Stanislavski'. In her spare time, she loves to read, write, cook, watch football and play scrabble. Nse Ikpe-Etim is an actress, a writer, professional chef and a lover of arts.

estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian - appeared to have put on weight. Pic on left was taken in 2012 and one on right in 2015. more photos after the cut

Late Fela Anikolapo Kuti's grand daughter Rolari Segun, marries her Australian boo Benedict Jacka, today at the African Shrine, Agidingbi Ikeja, Lagos

Same-sex marriages are now legal across the entirety of the United States after a historic supreme court ruling that declared attempts by conservative states to ban them unconstitutional. In what may prove the most important civil rights case in a generation, five of the nine court justices determined that the right to marriage equality was enshrined under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Victory in the case – known as Obergefell v Hodges, after an Ohio man who sued the state to get his name listed on his late husband’s death certificate – capped years of campaigning by LGBT rights activists, high-powered attorneys and couples waiting decades for the justices to rule. It immediately led to scenes of jubilation from coast to coast, as campaigners, politicians and everyday people – gay, straight and in-between – hailed “a victory of love”. The ruling, in which Justice Anthony Kennedy cast the deciding vote, means the number of states where gay marriage is legal wi...

A female student of Delta State University, Abraka, Evelyn Mogekwe, aged 26, allegedly jilted by her partner of seven years, committed suicide. Sources said she was in a very good and cheerful mood in her hostel but her mood changed dramatically after man called her over the phone to end their long term relationship. She was said to have bought some drugs, claiming she was having a headache and went into her room, leaving a message for her room mate that they might not see her again. It was learned that a few minutes later, her room mate who sensed danger, raced into the room and found her lying lifeless on the ground. The room mate then raised alarm which attracted other students to the room, but before help could be rendered, she had given up the ghost. Confirming her death, the State Police Public Relations officers, DSP Celestina Kalu, said police  recovered particles of drugs on the ground beside the deceased. Culled from Vanguard...

Celebrities in Nigeria now have a trend, the baby mama syndrome, but it seems Ik is going ahead to make his baby mama his wife,The model and actor subtly made the announcement this evening by posting this photo above and writing... " Point of correction ... God blessed me with a good wife. I don't have a baby mama. I have a beautiful Mrs @Sonia. We Out here shopping for king." if he does that, kudos to him, that's a bold and great step!

Vimbai Mutinhiri in partnership with South African tourism and Africa Magic, brings to you a new TV experience, packed with a lot of action, adrenalin and emotion, offset by the backdrop of some of the world’s most beautiful and luxurious locations; Discover Luxe is the first of its kind in African Programming which combines the best in celebrities, adventure and pure fabulosity. Don’t miss the TV premiere, this Friday on Star Gist; Africa Magic channel 151, as Vimbai takes her first guest Gaetano Kagwa of Big Brother 1 on a thrill, watch as they visit the memorable site where Nelson Mandela was arrested before he was taken to Robben Island, bungee jump and Shark dive… Yes Shark dive!!! more pictures after the cut

A nephew of President Jacob Zuma, a grandson of Nelson Mandela and three others are liable for the cost of the destruction of mining assets they gained control of, Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann in the Pretoria High Court has found. Khulubuse Zuma and Zondwa Mandela were among the directors of Aurora Empowerment Systems, and are personally liable for its failure, according to a ruling handed down by Bertelsmann. The two, who held senior positions at Aurora Empowerment Systems, will now be liable for a share of the $140m (£90m) damages being sought by the Pamodzi Gold mine's financial administrators. another photo after the cut

Dare-devil armed robbers, in commando-style, yesterday, held residents of Ipakodo area of Ikorodu in Lagos hostage for about two hours as they robbed two major banks in the area. The scene of the robbery operation was just a stone’s throw to Ipakodo Divisional Police station. The policemen, who engaged the armed robbers, were, however, overwhelmed. During the operation, three persons were injured, while an unspecified amount of money was carted away from the banks. The robbers also set five vehicles ablaze and damaged an armoured tank as they escaped from the scene. Eye witnesses’ accounts said all members of the gang wore masks and were led by a young lady of about 20 years of age. They were said to have used guns, dynamite and charms to scare people during the operation. It was also learned that the three persons injured in the attack were a vulcanizer, a motorcyclist and a

She has been moved to Hospice care as her condition is deteriorating. So sad!

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc on Wednesday said 14 million bank customers nationwide have enrolled for the Bank Verification Number (BVN). Mr Seyi Adenmosun, NIBSS BVN’s Project Manager, disclosed this in Lagos at the Euro Finance 5th Conference on Treasury, Risk and Cash Management in West Africa. Adenmosun said 14 million bank customers had enrolled for the BVN launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Bankers’ Committee on Feb. 14, 2014. BVN is for biometric registration of all bank customers in the country which has a deadline of June 30.

Today marks Beyoncé 's little sister's birthday and the Grammy winner wasted no time in hopping on social media to send well wishes to her sibling. "Happy birthday my sis! I love you deep," Bey wrote next to a throwback photo of them playing around as kids. The Polaroid shot shows Yoncé at 8-years-old sitting next to her little sis who was just 3 at the time. Both Knowles girls are adorably dressed in colorful head-to-toe printed ensembles—clearly their fashion senses started at a young age!

At least 42 people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in attacks on two villages in Biu and Hawul districts of northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, a police officer said on Wednesday, “We received reports of attacks by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on the two villages in which 42 deaths were recorded,” the officer said from Biu, 180km south of Maiduguri, the state capital. A Biu resident confirmed the attack on the villages.

No words!

I remember the days of coins, as kids we valued our coins, but theses days we only see it that kobo is part of the currency but not in circulation, what do you think, should it be brought back or not?

The Edo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Wednesday handed over N500,160 recovered from an accident scene to its owner, Mr Adetosin Sogbona. The Assistant Corp Commander, Mr Obisike Uchendu, presented the money and other items recovered to Sogbona, in Benin on Wednesday. Uchendu said that the FRSC was committed to protecting the lives and property of members of the public, especially on the highway. He said that Sogbona was a victim of a road accident that occurred on June 22 on the Benin Bye-Pass, close to Ikhweniro community at about 3p.m. in the afternoon. He said that seven male adults, one female adult and a male child, were involved in the auto-crash involving a Toyota Previa car.

photos from the robbery incident that occurred at the Ogolonto area of Ikorodu this morning. The armed robbers reportedly trailed a bullion van to one of the banks, attacked the bank, moved over to the next bank, robbed them and then burnt the vehicle that they used for the robbery. They left the scene using a speedboat that ferried towards Iyan Oworo. More photos after the cut...

 At 71 she looks stunning, At her daughter Chudney's wedding in Maui, Hawaii on Sunday, the 71-year-old singer donned an ivory off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood Red Label gown that could turn heads.

The fruits of Tuface Idibia tho.Olivia, she is so pretty

President Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Monday night to mark the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and to reach out to the roughly 1.5 billion Muslims around the world when much of the Islamic world is struggling with war, terrorism and economic challenges and when the United States remains embroiled in many of those conflicts. The president said that the holiday dinner “is also a reminder of the freedoms that bind us together as Americans, including the freedom of religion — that inviolable right to practice our faiths freely.” Citing the shootings at the Charleston, S.C., church and the murder of three young Muslim Americans in Chapel Hill, N.C., earlier this year, Obama said that “as Americans, we insist that nobody should be targeted because of who they are, or what they look like, who they love, how they worship.” He said “our prayers remain in Charleston.”

President Muhammadu Buhari  Tuesday  in Abuja assured State Governors that the days of impunity, lack of accountability, and fiscal recklessness in the management of national resources are  over in Nigeria. Speaking at a meeting with the Governors in the Presidential Villa, President Buhari  also vowed that funds stolen  by government officials who abused their offices in the recent past will  be recovered and systemic leakages stopped. "There are financial and administrative instructions in every government parastatal and agency. But all these were thrown to the dogs in the past. Honestly, our problems are great, but we will do our best to surmount them.

she is definitely making Nigeria proud

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will attend the funeral of the slain Charleston pastor Clementa Pinckney. Obama will give the eulogy. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Barack Obama on Friday will deliver the eulogy for pastor and South Carolina state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, one of the nine victims of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston last week. Vice President Joe Biden will also attend the service.

The police in Lagos state is looking for a suspected cultist named Anu Olokodana (pictured right), for allegedly drowning his childhood friend, 20 year old Adeleke Awosiga (pictured left) for refusing to join his cult group based in Isheri, Ojodu berger in Lagos state. According to a report by Punch , the incident happened on June 13th during a birthday party for Anu. An argument ensued between the two friends and Anu reportedly twisted Leke’s neck and threw him into a swimming pool inside a hotel in Isheri where he was having his party. A relative of the deceased who spoke on condition of anonymity said:

COSON Chairman, Tony Okoroji, is so passionate about reggae legend, Majek Fashek; he is calling on cor­porate bodies to reach out and save the singer. Okoroji took to facebook to announce his new passion when he posted this recently: “We cannot afford to allow the prodigious talent of Majek Fashek to be flushed down the drain. I am therefore compelled today to ask my many friends at Nigerian Breweries, Guinness, Coca- Cola, Pepsi, MTN, Glo, Airtel, Etisalat and the other organizations who deploy music as their major communication platform to give Nige­rians a chance to once again enjoy the musical wizadry of the mystical and magical Majek Fashek. It is both a good business decision and a sound humanitarian decision. Please put Majek Fashek on your shows.”

A fresh crisis appears to be brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has rejected Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko as chairman of the party’s Governors’ Forum. Fayose has rallied some other governors in the party to kick against Mimiko’s emergence. He has petitioned the national leadership of the party to intervene before the matter degenerates into a full blown crisis.