Report: Boko Haram launches first deadly attack in Chad

Nigeria-based Boko Haram fighters have carried out their first attack inside Chad, killing five people in an early morning strike on a village and military camp on the shores of Lake Chad, a security source has said.

Friday's pre-dawn attack left four civilians and one soldier dead and most of the village of Ngouboua torched before the fighters were pushed back, the source told the AFP news agency on condition of anonymity.

The attackers struck after crossing the lake from Nigeria's Baga in large canoes and set ablaze nearly two-thirds of Ngouboua - about 20km east of the Nigerian border - where around 7,000 Nigerians have taken refuge.

Breaking News: Kidnapped Plateau ex-gov Dariye’s father rescue Soldiers (UPDATED)

Men of the Special Task Force have rescued Pa Dariye Defwan, father of former governor of Plateau state, Chief Joshua Dariye.

The police confirmed his release on Friday in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES in Jos.

According to the police spokesperson in Plateau State, Abuh Emmanuel, four persons were arrested in connection with the abduction.

Mr. Dariye’s father was kidnapped last Saturday night at his village in Mushere, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state. Police had said the victim was abducted by nine suspects.

Nigeria Flying Eagles head to Ghana for double friendly

According to Premium Times, the Nigeria U20 team, the Flying Eagles, will depart for Ghana Friday from Lagos as they take on their Ghanaian counterparts; the Black Satellites in a two-legged friendly.

Already, a list of 22 players has been released by the technical crew of the Flying Eagles, for the two warm-up games against the Black Satellites.

As expected by the many, the bulk of the team remains players who won the FIFA U17 world Cup in UAE two years ago.

They include skipper Musa Muhamed, goalkeeper Sunday Alampasu, Akinjide Idowu, Abdullahi Alfa, Zaharadeen Bello, Samuel Okon, Musa Yahaya, Chidera Ezeh and Taiwo Awoniyi.

Police AIG Mbu: "We’ll kill 20 for each police life lost during elections"

From Premium Times comes this report that, the newly posted Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2, Joseph Mbu, on Thursday declared that the elections in his zone will be “fire for fire” if politicians play any pranks.

The controversial police boss made the declaration at a meeting with police of the Ogun State Command at its Eleweran Headquarters, Abeokuta.

Mr. Mbu instructed his men to be battle-ready for the election and warned politicians to have a second thought over any planned criminal act.

Nigeria Top List of Most Corrupt Political Parties In The World – Transparency International

Lol! Only in rating like this will you see Nigeria leading the pack, So Transparency International, a global coalition fighting against corruption has ranked Nigeria’s political parties as the most corrupt in the world. The group posted the graph above indicating an opinion poll they carried out on places people think political parties are mostly corrupt in the world. Top on the graph is Nigeria followed by Mexico. In Africa, only Nigeria’s political parties ranked amongst the top 11.

Jay Z, Beyonce rekindle friendship with Kanye as Fashion Week Kick Off

Few days after the Grammy Award all road lead to the Kanye West Yeezy 750s debut collaboration with Adidas. Present  at the event was Jay Z and Beyonce, who led the list of top Hollywood stars who showed up at Kanye West's on yesterday as the New York Fashion Week kicked off.

The music royal couple arrived stylish and in good spirit to cheer their rapper friend as he premiered his new collection.

Beyonce donned a deeply plunging navy blue dress which hugged her curves perfectly and was decorated with shimmery, multicolored embellishments.

She bundled up by sporting a multicolored peacoat over top of the dress, and finished off her look with a pair of strappy red heels. She also did hide her eyes behind a pair of dark, circular sunglasses.

Will Smith: "I am not good enough as a father and a husband"

"Bad Boys" actor Will Smith has brand himself not ''good enough'' husband to his long time wife Jada Pinkett. The 46-year-old actor admits he'll never be proud of his achievements in life, despite his successful career, and often doubts himself as a spouse to Jada Pinkett Smith, whom he married in 1997, and father to Trey, 22, Jaden, 16, and Willow, 14.

Speaking in Esquire magazine, he explained: ''I'm the type of person who is always going to be somewhat dissatisfied with myself. I'm never going to be smart enough. I'm never going to be a good enough father. I'm never going to be a good enough husband. I'm never going to be a good enough actor for myself.

Lady Gaga to perform at this Year Oscar Award

The prestigious award is around the corner and we await the glitz and glam that comes with the ceremony, and few days to the all important event Pop singer Lady Gaga has been announce to perform at the Oscar Awards later this month.

The 28-year-old singer will take to the stage at the 87th annual Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, on February 22 to sing a track for the star-studded audience.

Taking to her Instagram account this evening (02.12.15), the blonde beauty shared the big news with her fans, writing: ''I'm performing live at the OSCARS this year!''

OMG!!! UAE Police, Dubai Release Fleets of Exotic Patrol Vehicles

Ok, if this was to be in Nigeria, I bet you some persons would voluntary want to be arrested just to feel the ride. You know them, the rich oil Arab money country, UAE just release their fleets of Police Patrol vehicle, yes you heard me right, Buggati for Patrol.

They just added a 2015 RC F Lexus to their legendary collection.In a video posted to showcase their fleet on you tube, the lavish city already boasts of an impressive fleet which includes Mercedes benz, a Lamborghini Aventador, a Bugatti Veyron and a Ferrari FF.

See more photos below:

Gen Buhari, Osibanjo Visit Catholic Bishops in Abuja

APC Presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate Prof Yemi Osinbajo and their campaign team visited top Catholic Bishops in Abuja, February 11, 2015.

Here are some Photo from the Visit:

Next! @Waconzy Shows Support For APC President Candidate Gen. Buhari and Osibanjo @ThisisBuhari

Since the emerge of the 2015 Election, it has been a divided house in our music industry as some team decided to stay glue with PDP Presidential Candidate, Goodluck Jonathan, while others choose to stick with the APC Presidential Candidate, in person of Gen Buhari and running mate Osibanjo. Next to make the switch to the APC camp is our own +Waconzy .

As news of the shift in elections date hit the nation and politicians continue to impress Nigerians with their haul of local entertainers, Waconzy has swelled the rank of entertainers who have pitched their tent with the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo.

The singer called out to Nigerians, via a Twitter post, to vote for the duo in the forth-coming general elections if they want a better future for the youth.

He wrote: “I am no politician and never have been [one], but it’s time we stand up for something. No Western country agreed to sell arms to us or help us fight terrorism because they believe we have the ability to. We have watched and seen results over the years.

“People have died, so much money has gone missing and the fuel subsidy brought no results. No thief/culprit was ever brought to justice, money lost value, no steady power. Who is to blame; me, you or the people in charge?

“Don’t let nobody deceive you no more! There is no such thing like ‘my vote don’t count’, because it will this time around. My advice is this: Don’t vote for a party, vote for the best candidate.

“But me and my people will vote for change. We will vote Buhari for president and Dakuku Peterside as Rivers State governor. Don’t get it twisted; nobody paid me a dime to put up this post. I am just a concerned Nigerian that will always speak out. Do you feel me?”

Exclusive! @Waconzy Confirms He owns Mansion in Lekki

We promise to bring to you all the Questions and Answer as they unfold from the Exclusive interview segment with Star Guess +Waconzy. When ask during the Question and Answer Segment if truly the rumour going around that he has actually acquired a mansion at Lekki, the "I celebrate" crooner was quick to say YES but gave all praises to God.

See Tweets from interview below

Updates: Bobbi Kristina Brown involved in car crash 4 days before bath tub incident

With so much story emerging from the health situation of the only daughter of Late Singer Whitney Houston, it has now been discovered that Bobbi Kristina Brown was allegedly involved in a car crash four days before she was found unconscious in a bath tub.

The 21-year-old daughter of the late Whitney Houston was driving her Jeep Liberty on January 27 when she lost control, crossed lanes into oncoming traffic and smashed into another vehicle in Roswell, Georgia, the police told UsMagazine.com.

The nasty collision reportedly left two people - the driver she hit and a passenger in her car - in hospital with unknown injuries.

Updates: Boko Haram attacks on Borno Villages Lives Over 20 Killed

Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, attacked three Borno communities, killing over 20 persons. The three communities were Biu, Alkideow and Mbuta.

In Biu, the largest Borno town in the southern part of the state, about 187 kilometres south of Maiduguri, the state capital, an explosion occurred in a crowded market, reportedly killing 15 people with 21 others injured. Witnesses said the injured persons and corpses were being evacuated.

“A suicide bomber today (yesterday) launched an attack on innocent marketers on Biu plateau,” a resident of the town, Mwajim Ali Gana told Vanguard.

Visage Group Lead Singer, Steve Strange dies

A big lost to the Music industry! Steve Strange, the lead singer of 80s pop group Visage, has died. The 55-year-old Welshman passed away from a heart attack in Egypt, his record label has confirmed.

August Day Recordings label manager Marc Green revealed the star's death came as a shock to all.

"We are extremely saddened to announce that Steve Strange died at 11.15am local time on Thursday February 12 in Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital, Egypt," Green said in a statement.

“Steve died in his sleep of heart failure. Steve's family, band members and friends are all distraught at this sudden news of his untimely death. Steve's family request privacy at this extremely difficult time."

Nicki Minaj: Why do people invest so much time & energy into other peoples' lives?

This is what Nicki Minaj want you all to see, guess so much persons interfering in her relationship with Meek Mill so she decided to address it

CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon Killed in Manhattan Car Crash

So sad! New report from gawker confirm that Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon reportedly died in a car crash Wednesday night. He was 73.

CBS confirmed the news but did not give much detail, saying only that Simon "died suddenly tonight in a car accident in New York City."

According to the Daily News, Simon was in the back of a livery cab that rear ended a Mercedes and slammed into a median on the West Side Highway in Manhattan Wednesday night.

Both Simon and the driver had to be cut out of the car but according to the paper, the driver was not seriously injured.

The Post also spoke to the Mercedes driver, who claims Simon's driver was driving erratically.

"He swerved into me," the driver said. "He hit me and he looked like he lost control of the car."

Pop Star Pink Strip Naked to Show Support for PETA

Pink is the next to go nude in the social media, a trend that seems rampant with lot of them owing it to the fact that "they are now proud of their body" The pop star is the latest A-list name to shed her clothes for the animal rights organization, following in the footsteps of Eva Mendes and Khloé Kardashian in its I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur campaign.

For the stunning black and white still Pink shows off her bare body, flaunting her toned figure and numerous tattoos.

While she shuns fur now, that hasn't always been the case for the 35-year-old.

"I would like to say I've always been fur-free. Unfortunately, I went through a selfish phase and wore fur on a couple of occasions," she admitted. "But I wised up and now boycott fur completely."

To show just how strongly she feels, Pink shared her sentiments on those who chose to don the furs of animals.

"I wish everyone was forced to learn the horrors that these animals go through for fashion trends. I hope fur-wearers get bitten in the ass by the same kind of animal they wear on their back," she said.

PETA's latest ad has been unveiled just ahead of the start of New York Fashion Week, which kicks off tomorrow. The photo appears in a 90-foot wide billboard in the city's Time Square.

"I'd rather go naked than wear fur," is written in pink lettering, with the tagline, "Be comfortable in your own skin and let animals keep theirs," appearing in white underneath.

PETA UK has tweeted its support for the campaign.

"P!nk teamed up with PETA US and @ruvenafanador to make a point to the fur trade! (sic)," it posted.

BVB Chief Watzke Hans-Joachim believes Reus can become Dortmund´s Steven Gerrard

Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke hailed Marco Reus' decision to extend his deal with the club despite their recent struggles.

Marco Reus can become Borussia Dortmund's own local hero as Steven Gerrard is to Liverpool after penning a new deal at Signal Iduna Park, according to CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.

Reus extended his Dortmund deal to 2019 this week, the extension also removing a clause in his contract that could have seen him snapped up cheaply at the end of the season.

Hot! Olivier Giroud named Premier League's 'hottest' player by panel of American women

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has won the accolade of being the Premier League's most attractive player, it was announced today.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, bookmakers Paddy Power surveyed a panel of 250 American women to find out which football stars set pulses racing across the Pond.

Giroud topped the list ahead of Sunderland's Santiago and Leicester's Matty James.

Other stars to receive a thumbs up from the females of the US included West Brom's Ben Foster, Manchester City's Jesus Navas and QPR's Charlie Austin.

Report: Ebonyi Assembly set to commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Elechi

Members of Ebonyi State House of Assembly are set to commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Martin Elechi, sources in Abakalili, the state capital, informed PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday.

PREMIUM TIMES also gathered that lawmakers loyal to the state deputy governor, Dave Umahi, are hatching the plot and they are presently locked in a meeting at the residence of the Speaker, Chukwuma Nwazunku.

“That is what they normally do these days, they first gather at the residence of the speaker, take a decision and drive in convoy to the Assembly complex,” said a source that preferred anonymity because he was not permitted to speak on the matter.

Miley Cyrus' film has been withdrawn from a porn festival

We brought you report yesterday that Miley is going to shot a movie soone, report says her movie has been withdrawn

The 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker's representatives have had her short film, 'Tongue Tied' - which features the scantily-clad star in a number of suggestive poses while wearing bondage gear - removed from the NYC Porn Film Festival and claimed they were misled as to the nature of the event and insisted the singer didn't personally agree to the footage being submitted.

Her spokesperson said: ''Miley was proud to make a film with acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Jones. She did not instigate this festival submission and is not participating in any way.''

Helena Bonham Carter strips off with a tuna in bizarre ad campaign against overfishing

This is scary weird, but the photo shoot tend to draw attention anyway. Helena Bonham Carter says she was more scared of the fish than of stripping off when she agreed to pose naked with a large tuna.

The star of The King’s Speech, A Room With A View and Harry Potter revealed that she is fish-phobic — but still agreed to be the latest volunteer to bare all  to highlight the threat to ocean life from overfishing.

Bonham Carter, 48, was asked to get involved by her friend Greta Scacchi, who was photographed with a cod in the first of a series of images by different photographers, entitled Fishlove.

See another pics below

Two Players Down as Arsene Wenger boys defeat Leicester City

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is concerned with the injuries to two of his players after their 2-1 win over Leicester City on Tuesday, according to reports from ESPN.

Midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez both limped off the field during the victory against the Foxes, and Wenger is unsure of their status ahead of their next league fixture.

Ramsey only came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute, but then had to be taken off just nine minutes later.

And according to Frenchman, it looks like the Welsh star is suffering a recurrence of the hamstring injury that has kept him out of the majority of the season.

“It looks like it,” he said.

“I don’t know how bad it is yet. Just visually, it didn’t look good. When a guy stops straight away and sits down, that’s not good news.

“There’s a recurrence now of a few muscular injuries and it’s difficult — we haven’t found out why. I basically left him out today because I wanted to be cautious with him. I had to bring him on — I had a hesitation between [Mathieu] Flamini and him — because we lacked a a bit of offensive power. It was not the best of decisions.

“Last year was a thigh but this year it’s a recurrence of hamstrings. You cannot say it’s no worry because after the player doesn’t play with the freedom in mind.”

On the other hand, summer signing Alexis Sanchez also just returned to action after missing the last two fixtures with a hamstring strain, but now seems to have suffered a knock to his knee.

“Sanchez got a knock on his knee,” Wenger said.

“I don’t think he was himself. From the moment he got this knock, he was never really comfortable. I don’t know for how long he will be out and whether he will be out or not. I haven’t seen the doctor.

“I was ready to take him off at half-time but he said, ‘no it’s OK, I can go on.’ When I watched him play I thought, ‘No, that hasn’t [got better].’ Sometimes when you run it off it’s just a kick but he became worse and I didn’t see him in the second half.”

The Gunners will be content that this weekend’s game is an FA Cup clash against Middlesbrough at home, which could see Wenger rest some of his players before their Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace in 10 days time.

Premier League sells TV rights to Sky Sports and BT Sport in record £5 billion deal

The Premier League has sold the UK broadcasting rights for a record £5.136 billion for the next three seasons, which is a 71% increase in the value of the rights from the last round. Sky Sports has paid £4.2 billion for five of the seven TV packages while BT Sport has paid £960 million for the other two packages in the record TV rights auction. This TV deal is said to run for next three years from 2016 to 2019. 

Sky Sports is said to have paid 83% more than it did in the last round three years ago. They also mentioned that they will pay £1.392 billion per year (or £11.07 million per match) for the right to broadcast 126 live matches, which is 10 matches more than what they currently broadcast.

Christiana Milian feels a special connection with Lil Wayne

After signing to Lil Wayne's record label a lot of eye was raise as regards the duo relationship but it seems now they are very much romantically attach. Christina Milian says she and her ''special'' boyfriend Lil Wayne have a ''certain connection'' because their birthdays are a day apart.

The 33-year-old singer is believed to have been romantically involved with the 32-year-old rapper since last July and although she won't publicly comment on the status of their relationship she insists they have a bond that is unique because she was born on September 26 in 1981 and Wayne came into the world on September 27, 1982.

Kim Kardashian feels regret over her 2003 sextape with Ex Ray Jay

Media socialist Kim Kardashian West has voice out her regrets on the release sex tape and she is sick of being associated with her sex tape.

The 34-year-old beauty, who has 19-month-old daughter North with husband Kanye West, doesn't think the explicit video she made with ex-boyfriend Ray J in 2003 made her famous and wishes she could show her critics her enormous bank balance.

The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star said: ''If I do have one regret in life that's it. Maybe that's how some people heard about me but I didn't launch my career off of that. That was 12 years ago, no 13 years ago now, so I just try to move on and put it in the past because I think that everyone in life does things they're not proud of but you can't sit and dwell on them forever.''

David Oyelowo says Oprah changed my life

David Oyelowo has spoken of his respect and "deep love" for Oprah Winfrey says she has a huge influence in his life.

The British actor appears alongside the US star in Martin Luther King Jr. biopic Selma, which focuses on the late civil rights leader and his followers as they march from the title town to Montgomery to support the passing of a new law.

Both parties have spoken fondly of the project and each other, with David finding it almost impossible to contain his admiration for Oprah.

Gabrielle Union addressess ish with Dwyane Wade following Amber Rose

It was all buzzing when NBA player Dwyane Wade started following Amber Rose on instagram after Amby posted series of hot and sexy booty photos of herself on her page. Well, Dwyane's wife Gabrielle Union can't believe it made blog/TV news. Below is what she said during an interview on Angie Martinez.. 

D follows Amber Rose and it’s a discussion on ‘The Real’? For 20 minutes? Who do you think told him about Amber Rose?! I just Insta-stalk her. I don’t actually follow her only because of the backlash that you get. Anytime I like one of Blac Chyna’s photos, I get attacked because they feel like I shouldn’t like a woman like Blac Chyna. Blac Chyna’s one of the sweetest people you’ll ever want to meet.

WATCH!!! Drogba family goes wild as Ivory Coast win Africa Cup

The family of former Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba was as ecstatic as anyone watching the former star's teammates beat Ghana in a dramatic penalty shootout Sunday to claim their first Africa Cup of Nations title in 23 years.

The Chelsea star, who retired from international football last year, posted a video on Instagram of his brother watching as goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the winning penalty at the end of a marathon shootout that finished 9-8 to the Ivorians. The reaction is quite something.

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