36 towns now retaken from Boko Haram - National Security Spokesman

Security spokesman on Wednesday said that 36 towns had been retaken from Boko Haram since the start of a four-nation military offensive, voicing hope that the operation could lead to the group's "total defeat".

National security spokesman Mike Omeri said four towns had fallen since last Friday, including three in Borno state and Buni Yadi, in neighbouring Yobe, where the insurgents slaughtered more than 40 students in February last year before seizing it in August.

Crucial "co-operations and alliances" have led to victories over the Islamist rebels, he said, thanking neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger for cutting off "the supply lines of the terrorists".

"It is hoped that the unfolding regional cooperation will hasten the total defeat and extermination of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the sub-region," he added.

45 High Ranking PDP Members Suspended For Allegedly Working For Labaran Maku

The Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended indefinitely, 45 members of the party, including elders and founding members, with threats to expel them for allegedly working for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state, Mr. Labaran Maku.

The suspension order was conveyed in a letter dated March 5 and signed by the party’s Vice Chairman for Nasarawa-North Zone, Umaru Gwamna Abdullahi.

One of the 45 suspended officers, Kassim Isa, who is the Assistant Director of Publicity for the PDP campaign team, was suspended for allegedly working for his son, who is a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwanga-South as against the PDP candidate, Sunday Chuga.

"I would have cried and crawled off stage" on Madonna falling during the Grammy - Sam Smith

Remember the BRIT Award performance by Madonna and the tragedy that follow it? Yeah she actually fell why trying to take off the cape costume that she had on and now Sam Smith is saying if he was to be the one he would have ''cried and crawled off stage''

Sam also went further to say he would not be able to ''power through'' like Madonna did, when she suffered a nasty fall whilst on stage at the ceremony.

He said: ''I used to fall up the escalator on the tube all the time. I'd do what every guy does and look back as if there's something wrong with the ground.

Eleven Feared Dead in Military Helicopter Crash Off Florida Panhandle

According to gawker report, Seven marines and four soldiers from Eglin Air Force Base are feared dead after a helicopter taking part in a training exercise crashed over the water Tuesday night off the Florida Panhandle.

The training was conducted on a 20-mile strip of land owned by the military since World War II. From the ABC affiliate in Pensacola:

Robbers steal jewels worth millions in France heist

More than a dozen armed men stole millions of dollars worth of jewels from two high-security trucks on a motorway south of Paris overnight, a French police official said on Wednesday.

The robbers held up the trucks at a toll payment station in the Yonne area and drove off in four cars.

Local media said the jewels were worth $9.5m and that the gang used gas to force security transport personnel out of their vehicles.

Nobody was injured in the attack and the trucks had been found burnt out, the police official said.

About 80 Children Yet to Unite with Family Members after been freed from BH Camp cause they can't remember their Identity

Report says there are about 80 children who  are yet to be united with their family due to the fact they cannot remember their names or where they are from after been freed from Boko haram camp in Northern Cameroon by Cameroonian soldiers in November 2014.

A director at US-based National Democratic Institute, Christopher Fomunyoh, gives account and said the children range from 5-18 years of age and do not speak English, French or any local language.

Interesting Article! Group says PDP, APC has spend N4.9b on Campaign Publicity

Ok I have actually been looking forward to this type of article, because when you look at the publicity of the two major rivals in this forth coming election you can't but wonder how much they have actually spent. Although the figures mention here are alleged figure but at least it gives us an insight on what this politicians are spending on just publicity. So it said N4.9 Billion (wa ha la owa!)

Read the rest of the story from PremiumTimes ... 

A civil society organization, Centre for Social Justice, has alleged that the two main political parties in Nigeria – Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress – are violating the provisions of the Electoral Act in campaign funding.

Such a Doll! Amber Rose Shares Crashing Position after a Tired Day

Long day 📷 cred @thatsbenji always catching Muva on fleek pic.twitter.com/WSy5uR2zB6
— Amber Rose (@DaRealAmberRose) March 11, 2015

Awww ..... She is really a doll. I like this *thumbsUp*

Bruce Jenner Transition: Who Do you Think He wants to Look like after Transition, No not Kim!

Ok it's no longer news or even gist that the Step Dad of the Kardashians Bruce Jenner is under going transition to become a woman. If you still don't get, let me break it down, I mean Bruce Jenner a man and father want to become a woman.

Now according to Hollywoodlife, Bruce Jenner is ready to fully become a woman and he has his eyes set on Khloe Kardashian‘s “natural” beauty. In fact, the Kardashian/Jenner patriarch wants to look like her when his transition is finished.

Hilarious! Fans Come For Fashion Blogger Who Try to Indict @LindaIkeji

Just a piece of advice :), before you read this post, I would advice you to listen to this track by MI titled "Bad Belle". It will help you digest the article properly, Lol. First and foremost I am making this post not to take sides (because I usually read from both persons in question here) but just to let us not throw stones to someone just because you see his or her success and many at times, you actually don't see or know the sacrifice he or she has made to attain that height you are seeing. Remember the saying that "success isn't by accident, it is actually planned for". So if someone is successful today, have you taking time to look back how he or she started rather than just hate on him or her?

Actor Johnny Depp injured in Australia while filming Pirates Of The Caribbean

You would remember him by this name "Captain Jack Sparrow" whose real name is Johnny Depp. He has been reportedly injured while filming the continuation of the movie "The Pirates of The Caribbean" in Australia.

According to UK Daily Mail, Johnny Depp has returned to Los Angeles after injuring his right hand on Australia's Gold Coast while filming the latest instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise.

Read The Murder Note That A 14years Wrote And They are Taking It as a Joke

At first when I read this article I was actually thinking it was just some kids written until naijahousewife drew my attentions to some facts about the note through their post. Yes this kid might just be 14yrs and you would think what can a 14yrs old do?  

But have you ever thought about what about if he or she can do it? For these kind of thought to be conceive and born in a child mind, it means there are some extent of "can do it" already ... So if you might ask me, this is not just a mere joke, is either the kid has a insanity problem or the Police better start an investigation on the matter. 

Prof Wole Soyinka condenms Use Of Vulgar Words In Campaigns, Indicts Presidency

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has condemned the crudity of words used by politicians in the ongoing electioneering campaign, describing it as an “uncultured art of political persuasion,” which he said the presidency is guilty of.

Speaking, yesterday, in Lagos at the public presentation of a book titled “Modern and Tradition Elite in the Politics of Lagos” written by Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole, Soyinka also dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s book, “My Watch”, as “three tonnes of doctored and self-serving narratives”.

What the current political actors have done is to take Nigeria to “hitherto imaginable low in the art of public persuasion which – we have a right to imagine – forms the foundation of political life.”

Family & friends of arrested Pastor in North Korea gather to pray for his freedom

Korean-Canadian religious leaders, friends and family gathered at a suburban Toronto church on Monday, March 9, to pray for a Canadian pastor who is being detained by North Korean authorities while on a humanitarian mission.

60-yr-old Hyeon Soo Lim the founder of Light Korean Presbyterian Church was last heard from on Jan. 31 after he traveled to North Korea.

Church leaders say the Canadian government has told them it is working to secure his release, Reuters reports.

Canada has had limited influence in North Korea since it suspended diplomatic ties with Pyongyang in 2010.

SURE-P sacked by President Goodluck Jonathan for attending Obasanjo's Birthday

Not sure of what to say about this yet but this is actually a talk about in the social media right now on the recent sack of SURE-P Boss, Martin Luther Agwai, the sack was made known to the public through the Presidential Spokesperson Reuben Abati just few hours ago and the reason for the sack was because the SURE-P Boss attended Ex President Obasanjo's Birthday event last week. Point to note is that both Agwai and Obasanjo where both Generals in Nigeria Army. Premium Times gives full report Below ... 

Meet the Kim Kardashian Lookalike that earn extra bucks for Kim's replica appearance

Kim Kardashian lookalike, Huh? I rather be quiet and let you be the judge. So Jo’Anne Patton, 32, is actually gaining more success as a Kim Kardashian lookalike in Leeds that she estimates earning up to £36,000 over the course of the year for just six appearances per month. Ok thats cool but not compare to what the social media queen earns in just a photoshoot.

Jo'Anne Patton is currently working as a PA and she is quoted saying:

Ivory Coast's ex-first lady jailed over poll violence

A court in Ivory Coast has sentenced former first lady Simone Gbagbo to 20 years in prison for her role in a 2011 post-election crisis in which around 3,000 people were killed, her lawyer has said.

The verdict against the wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo was announced in the early hours of Tuesday after around nine hours of deliberations by the jury, according to her lawyer Rodrigue Dadje.

The former president's son, Michel Gbagbo, was also convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.

The ruling by the six-member jury was longer than the 10 years requested by the state prosecutor.

The Kardashian in dilemma as regard the distribution of their $100M Deal

Ok I have always wonder how they manage to distribute their funds from their KUWTK show amicably among the family members participating in the show as some are in the limelight more than the other. So first it starting with Kim Kardashian West who is furious she will ''only'' make $15 million from her new TV deal.

The 34-year-old beauty's mother and manager Kris Jenner recently negotiated a new $100 million contract with E! for her family's reality shows but her children are said to be unhappy with the way the cash will be split.

A source said: ''Kim's 'only' getting $15 million, but she thinks she should get more. After all, it's her who people are tuning in to see.''

Hey @Asa_Official, When Did You Get Those Massive Bosom From? (See Picture)

It is either a boob job or fukefuke. I go with the latter 😐 pic.twitter.com/qrJXgghOSw
— Henry Okelue (@4eyedmonk) March 10, 2015

Twitter user Henry Okelue posted that picture and actually it got my attention, we all know the Ace and Award Singing Asa to be very real and a true Africa Woman, so the question here is where is that Boobs coming from? I just hope shall it is just the camera shot or is that a boob job ... 

Sad! Woman hasn't eaten food in the Past Seven Years due to Stomach Paralysis

Sometimes we really have to be grateful for the life that we have because you don't know someone somewhere is actually praying to be in your position just to be happy. According to Daily Mail Nicola Nichols, 25, from Bolton, was struck down by a 'mild case of man flu' in 2008.

She has not been able to keep any food or drink down since and vomited up to 50 times every day. Initially doctors believed she had an eating disorder, before finally diagnosing her with gastroparesis.

This is a condition in which the stomach muscles are paralysed, meaning food is not emptied properly.

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Ebube Nwagbo encounter Lionel Messi & Cesc Fabregas (Photos)

Ebube must be one of the luckiest girl to have encounter with arguably the Best Footballer in the World and also one of the best midfielder in Premier League. The gist is that, Lionel Messi was in London and was shopping at Harrods with his bff and former team mate Cesc Fabregas and later at Phillip Plein shop on Bond Street where a lucky Ebube Nwagbo & actress Nkechi Nnaji ran into the footballers and took photos with them. Lucky them! Everyone wants to meet Messi. 

More Pictures Below:

Church Treasurer Stole £20,000 from a renovation funds for his Gambling Habit

Treasurer Mark Conway-Wilcox Stole money from St Wilfrid's Church's renovation fund and put church in a risk of closure after failing to pay various bills.

A trusted church treasurer who stole £20,000 from a renovation pot to fund his gambling habit has narrowly avoided jail.

Mark Conway-Wilcox, 30, of Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle, admitted four counts of theft after stealing from St Wilfrid's Church's - but claimed the amount he had taken was closer to £15,000.

Yesterday he was branded 'unchristian' for leaving the Newcastle church on the brink of closure after stealing the money and blowing it on gambling.

OMG! See House Angel Di Maria is putting for Sale because his wife complain of Burglars entering

Manchester United Player Angel Di Maria has put is Cheshire mansion for sale after his wife complained of burglars entering their house. After the incident, the family moved to a hotel while a security company upped the security at their home. But Mrs Di Maria still refused to return to the house forcing Di Maria to put the $6.5million home up for sale while they look for another one.

EFCC Summons Gombe State Commissioner for alledged N97m Contract Scam

EFCC yesterday released Press Statement on Gombe Commissioner for alleged N97m Contract Scam. Read Statement Below...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 9, 2015 arraigned Bulus Adamu Samuel, Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Gombe State on a 4-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, contract scam, misappropriation of public funds, theft and abuse of office.

The accused who was formerly Chairman of Shongom Local Government, of the State, was arraigned before Justice M.G Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe. 

Sam Smith Collaborate With "unbelievable" John Legend

Sam Smith has collaborated with ''unbelievable'' John Legend. The 22-year-old singer has re-recorded his hit single 'Lay Me Down' with the musician - which is being released to raise money for British charity Comic Relief - and will perform the track with the 'All Of Me' hitmaker at the London Palladium on Friday (13.03.15) for the Red Nose Day telethon.

Speaking about working with the musician, he told BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw: ''He's unbelievable, he's such a pro. We've been in contact for almost a year by email but I'd never met him and finally I got to meet him and he was so cool. I've never seen someone so professional in the studio like that, it was amazing.''

TRAGIC: 10 Killed As Helicopters Collide While Filming French Reality Show

What a tragic event! Ten people died today when two helicopters involved in the production of a French reality show collided in Argentina. The BBC reports that the choppers were carrying eight contestants of the TF1 reality competition Dropped and that all died along with the two Argentine pilots. “An explosion occurred, and it’s believed that they must have collided,” said La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo, according to the BBC. The accident happened in near the Andes mountains in northwest Argentina, about 720 miles from Buenos Aires.

TF1 said in a statement: “We learn with great sadness about the accident during the filming of the Dropped show. All TF1 teams come together in this terrible time with the pain of the families and relatives of the victims.”

50 Cent's 2yrs Old Son snap up $700,000 modelling contract

Congratulations to the young man, it shows that future is bright for him. The rapper 50cent youngest child, two-year-old Sire - with whom he has with his ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy - has been snapped up by the charity Kidz Safe and is set to make a big payout from it.

Speaking in a radio interview with Angie Martinez, the star said of his son: ''He's got a (modelling) deal now with Kidz Safe. It's an audio company. They paid him a big payment too: $700,000.''

And the 39-year-old hunk can see why the company are happy to splash the cash on the toddler as he's got the right look.

Ciara Got Inspiration to Write New Music from Her Split (Download Track)

The mother of one, Ciara says she actually drew inspiration to write her new music from her painful break-up from Rapper Future.

The 29-year-old singer, who split from her fiancé, Future, in August last year amid rumours he had cheated on her, just dropped the video for her new single, I Bet.

And while the lyrics alone of the break-up ballad leave little doubt that she wrote it about her ex, the mother-of-one has confirmed that the sentiment came from a very raw place.

“I Bet is inspired by real life. It was one of those topics everyone could relate to,” she told Extra from the set of her music video, in which she appears as a ballerina.

"Take Some Selfie" - Nicole Scherzinger's advices on How to get Over heartbreak

A selfie after a heartbreak? That sounds kinda weird ... but Nicole was right, taking selfie is just her own way of been happy and that means when you experience an heartbreak, don't get into your sober mood for too long, get it off and do those things that always bring smiles or happiness to you,

Nicole Scherzinger who split from the Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton last month (February, 2015) after seven years together - thinks anyone going through a "hard time" needs to work on themselves and do whatever it takes to feel stronger and be a better person.

She said: "For anyone going through a hard time, you feel broken. It's about piecing yourself together and just focusing on you.

"Working on yourself, getting whole, getting strong, taking care of yourself, loving yourself, finding self-acceptance.

Apple's New Watch That Does Everything And Even "Lets you send your heartbeat to someone"

When I said it does everything, guess you thought I was exaggerating but on a real sense it does almost everything. Lets take a good example, are you single and looking for a husband/wife? Well good news the Apple New Watch would solve that for you. You may ask how? Well it has a phone service, which you can convert into a dating hub, *winks*.

 After months of buildup, Apple at last revealed all the details of its snazzy new watch line, Apple Watch, at a live-streamed press event in San Francisco on Monday, March 9 -- and let's just say daylight isn't the only thing you should start saving today if you want one.

Described by CEO Tim Cook as "the most personal device we have ever created," the Apple Watch comes in a range of models, including the Watch Sport, the Watch, and the Watch Edition. 

"It's not just with you, it's on you," Cook quipped.