Nigerian wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Photo)

Up Naija! 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has seen a Nigerian Lesley Nneka Arimah (picture far left) emerge winner. She won in the African region for her short story 'Light'.

Keep the Nigeria's flag flying, Nneka!

"I wish I cared" - Future hit back at Ciara's fans

Future has not had it easy since Ciara stepped out with her new boyfriend Russell Wilson. They have flooded his time lines with US football emojis'. Fans think Russell is an upgrade. Yesterday, Angry Future sent a cryptic tweet seemingly aimed at Ciara, Russell and her fans, saying he wished he cared. When the trolls won't leave him alone but yet fans still went after him replying his tweets with the football emojis. 

See tweets below ...

See what Charly Boy has to say with People trekking to meet with Gen Buhari

Its funny, but at thesame time we where getting tired of the trekking trend ... Anyway Area fada always have something to say

PDP: PDP NWC are not in dispute with Governors + We never asked Mu'azu to resign

It was a all over the dailies that PDP Chairman Adamu Mu-Azu has been asked to resign and that he and other PDP National Working Committee members who attended a meeting yesterday were asked to go out  by some governors before the official end of the meeting. PDP has released a statement denying there was a dispute or that Mu'azu was asked to resign. Read statement below...

APC says Jonathan's administration hindering smooth transition of power

In what look like a smooth running from the outside might not be so from the inside and that is what the All Progressive Congress (APC) has come out to say in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday siting that the Jonathan's government is hindering the smooth transition of power. They say Jonathan's government is not making the May 29 handover easy for them.

Billionaire Wife Dabota Lawson looking shares exquisite photos from her United States visit

Wife of Billionaire Prince Sunny Aku and Ex beauty Queen Dabota Lawson his have a sweat time in the United States and decided to share with us how she is enjoying her visit. She shares this superb photo of her stay so far ... She is really enjoying herself.   Kee on rocking girl! 

See other stunning pictures below ...

Another "Mr Traveller" to trek from Maiduguri to Abuja in honor of Buhari

Naija na wa Ooo ... Remember I said it will become a trend and it has started already. 45 year old Adamu Abdullahi says he will be trekking form Maiduguri in Borno State to Abuja from tomorrow April 30th, so he can meet with Gen Buhari to congratulate him on his victory at the presidential elections, according to KSM News. Married with 4 children, Adamu says he will be leaving Maiduguri by 6am tomorrow and will depart from Jimtilo park. He asked all Borno state indigenes to forward their petitions to him so he can forward them to Gen. Buhari.

I pray he succeed and survive it

FRSC returns N600,000 to accident victim (Photos)

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission returned the sum of N600,000 belonging to an unnamed accident victim. The man was involved in an accident along RS7.11 Gwagwalada in Abuja recently. More photos after the cut...

Is this Wardrobe Malfunction? Nicki Minaj Flashes lace thong

So Rapper Nicki was headed to a meeting in LA on April 28 and her tight jeans slipped down to reveal her lace thong and paparazzi didn't waste time to get a picture of it! See the resuly below ...

Comedian Ali Baba says to be "geneorus is not by force"

No he is not telling a joke, he just sharing what he feels about been generous. Read  Below ...

@alibabagcfr: "Generosity... Is a life dictate but no be by force oooo! You no know wetin the person you ask for help, also need help for. Just bear it in mind that, everyone has their personal battles. If someone is battling on how to pay school fees, it's the wrongest time to ask the person for a small loan to make up the amount you want to use to buy an iPhone 6S that you saw at very good price. 

Wiz Khalifa replies Amber Rose prayer with in his new song (See Lyrics)

... And it seems Amber Rose's prayer has been answered. She has always made it clear that she still love Wiz Khalifa, and publicly stated that she wanted the father of her son back in her life. Even after both of them (Amber and Wiz) had a good time with their son Sebastien on Easter day, Wiz Khalifa has distance himself from rumour that he is getting back with Amber Rose ... All that seem to have change now as he seem to have agreed to move back with Amber Rose in his song title "Rico Love"

See extract from lyrics of the song below ...

Group jogs 4kms from Owerri to Orlu to celebrate Rochas Okorocha's victory (Photos)

The new trend is now trekking or jogging to celebrate winners in Nigeria Election. We have heard of Suleiman who started the trend by trekking from Lagos to Abuja to celebrate Buhari's Victory. And its not ending yet as a group of Imo State residents pictured above jogged 4 kilometers from Owerri to Orlu in celebration of Rochas Okorocha's victory. Their feat also earned them a lunch date with the governor.

Another picture after the cut ...

Funke Akindele show her swags in Jeans shirt-dress & sneakers

I have always said this Actress Funke Akindele has improve in her dress sense but this doesn't look like one of those improvement, she look cool though but I just feel something isn't right with her combination ... What do you think?

Actress Zoe Kravitz leave her nipples on display in new issue of Flaunt magazine

These celebs are becoming more and more daring ... The 26 year old America Actress, Lisa Bonet leave her boobs all out in new issue of Flaunt magazine. See the photos after the cut...

President GEJ and Buhari's transition committees clash

In what have look like a smooth ride after the 2015 General Election, a disagreement has broken out between the transition committees of President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari as the president accused the Buhari team of acting like a parallel government and trying to stampede the Jonathan administration out of office.

Lonely Pensioner leaves entire £500,000 fortune to man who cleaned his gutters for free

This is more like an usual story as a lonely pensioner left half a million pounds to a builder (photo above) who once agreed to clean out his gutters for free. Ronald Butcher, a 'private and quiet man', bequeathed his entire £500,000 fortune to Daniel Sharp after he died in March 2013.

But his relatives and family friends insist that the will, made just two months before his death, is invalid and say that the builder is lying about his friendship with Mr Butcher.

UPDATED: President Elect, Buhari inaugurates 19-member transition committee

Report just coming in says, President elect, Mohammadu Buhari, on Wednesday inaugurated a 19 member transition committee to interface with a similar committee set up by Goodluck Jonathan.

UPDATED

A statement issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Committee (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the terms of reference of the committee include to develop a clear framework for liaison with the out-going Administration for purposes of a smooth hand-over/take-over and to receive hand-over documents from Ministries, Departments and Agencies and itemise the most important or most urgent issues confronting the in-coming government

Photos: Meet Queen Gwen Okutele current Miss Nollywood Nigeria 2015

Gwendolyn Okutele is a beauty queen from Delta State and current Miss Nollywood Nigeria. She's an actress and a 400l student of the department of Business Administration at the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. She's also a former Miss ‘Face of the Niger Delta. 

See more photos after the cut ...

Photo: Desmond Elliott Receives INEC Certificate of Return

After emerging winner at the Lagos State House of Assembly where he will be representing the people of Surulere constituency in the Assembly, Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, has received his INEC Certificate of Return. 

The excited Actor took to Twitter to share his excitement about receiving the certificate:

Ladies ZOOM on this Picture: Flavour put his hot body on displace

I can only look and throw away my face, but ladies is all for you!

Muslim Girl banned from class because her long skirt made her too religious

A 15-year-old Muslim student has been banned from attending class at a school in northeastern France after it was ruled that her black maxi skirt was 'too religious'.

According to UK Mail Online, the student, identified only as Sarah, was stopped from going to class earlier this month by the head teacher who reportedly felt the full-length skirt 'conspicuously' showed religious affiliation.

The school argues that the skirt fell foul of France's strict secularity laws governing state schools, which bans students from wearing hijabs, kippahs or large Christian crosses.

Man buys dream £170,000 Ferrari then crash it five days later

How painful! Rob Moore a 36 years entrepreneur who recently fulfilled his dream of acquiring a £170,000 458 Spider Ferrari on Thursday last week but barely 5 days later he crash the Ferrari after he lost control while taking a bent.

Acoording to the report by UK Mail Online, Rob Moore bought the 458 Spider model last week only to lose control on a corner, sending the car flying into the front garden of an office building in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Akwa Ibom Mom Sells Her Baby for N300,000

An 18-year-old mother Esther Jonny from Akwa Ibom State has reportedly sold her 3-day old baby for N300,000 because he was her third child and she couldn’t afford the cost of cartering for the baby.

According to Punch, the woman, Esther Johnny, sold her baby, David Johnny to a woman in Abuja through the help of a doctor

Customary Court disband marriage over wife’s lack of vagina opening

A Customary Court sitting in Ake, Abeokuta  on Wednesday April 29th dissolved a three years marriage between Mr Femi Olayiwole and wife, Kemi, due to the absence of vagina, deceit and frequent fighting. Olayiwole told the court that his wife deceived him to marry her knowing that she could not bear him a child. He accused his wife, who had failed to appear in court after being summoned several times, of living a false life, frequent fighting and threatening his life.

Boko Haram: Over 400 decomposing corpses discovered in Borno

Hundreds of people have been found dead in the northeast Nigerian town of Damasak, apparently victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, as details emerged on Monday of fresh attacks by the militants. Damasak local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha told CNN

FG reportedly suspends Permenent Sec Ministry of Foreign affairs #XenophobicAttack

In a story that almost seem like a drama between Nigeria Foreign Affairs Ministry and its High Commission in South Africa is finally getting heated. Recall, South Africa Government release a statement that they where dissappointed for Nigeria to have recall its High Commission due to the latest Xenophobic Attacks but this was totally denied by the Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Federal Government has responded by suspended the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, who alledgely authorize the withdrawal of the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa.

BUSTED! Calvin Harris cheated on model gf with Taylor Swift

Its no more news that Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift are getting really into each other but no one ever knew they both started their romance long when Calvin was still with his Ex Model Girlfriend Aarika Wolf.

According to a a source who reveal to New York Daily News' Confidential column. Read Below ...

Actress Chika Ike dazzles in BTS photoshoot for Glamour Magazine

Actress Chika Ike looks fiercy glamorous in new BTS pics from a shoot for Glamour magazine. It seems Chika gots some heights though ...

"We Did Not Recall Our Envoy to South Africa" - Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Few days ago there was the story that Nigeria has recalled is High Commision from South Africa due to the current Xenophobic Attacks and South African Government issues a statement to be disappointed if that was actually true. But the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, refuted that fact by saying they never recalled the Nigerian High Commissioner from South Africa.

Boko Haram ambushed and killed 21 persons at Bultaram Village

21 persons are feared dead after suspected Boko Haram members ambushed them in Bultaram village in Gujba Local government area of Yobe state on Monday April 27th. Baba Nuhu, an official of the local government where the men were killed, said the victims, all male, had gone to their deserted village to see if they could collect some food when they were ambushed and shot dead by the sect members. According to AFP, the victims and their families had taken refuge in Damaturu the Yobe state capital after the sect members attacked their village some months back

"The men, 21 of them, were stopped at Bultaram (village) by gunmen we believe are Boko Haram who shot them dead," said Baba Nuhu