Beyonce releases more risqué pregnancy photos

Beyoncé shared an album’s worth of baby bump pics on her website Thursday, following her record-breaking Instagram announcement that she is expecting twins.

She called the intimate album — which includes shots of 5-year-old daughter Blue Ivy “I Have Three Hearts.”

One photo shows Blue about to plant a kiss on Beyoncé’s bump, although the 35-year-old superstar’s face is cropped out.

Super Eagles Defender, Elderson Echiejile joins Sporting Gijon on loan

The Super Eagles defender has joined the La Liga outfit for the remainder of the 2016/2017 season

Elderson Echiejile has completed a loan move from Monaco to La Liga club, Sporting Gijon till the end of the season.

The Nigeria international who was recalled from his loan spell at Standard Liege due to lack of regular first team football, will team up with the relegation strugglers.

Chelsea & England Great, Frank Lampard announces his retirement

The former England international midfielder confirms that his playing career is coming to an end at the age of 38, turning down offers to continue

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard announced his immediate retirement from playing football on Thursday, at the age of 38.

The midfielder last played for New York City FC but saw his contract expire in the summer after helping Patrick Vieira's men to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where they were eliminated 7-0 by Toronto FC in the play-offs.

Shameful! Woman steals bride’s money at wedding

A 19-year-old unemployed woman, Ifeoluwa Adekunle, charged with stealing N60,000 at a wedding was on Wednesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Adekunle, a resident of Alagbado, Lagos, was said to have committed the offence on Dec. 12, 2016, at La- Occasion Event Centre, New Oko -Oba, Agege, Lagos.

According to the Prosecutor, Insp . Clement Okuoimose, the defendant unlawfully entered into the wedding reception of one Mrs Adeshina Adeyanju and stole N60, 000 belonging to the bride.

Unbelievable! Moment mother dropped her newborn baby 40meters to its death at shop (Watch Video)

A young mother dropped her baby 40 feet to its death after she stumbled because her outfit got caught in an escalator.

The horrifying incident took place in the O’zbegim shopping centre in the city of Andijan, in east-central Uzbekistan.

Footage from security cameras in a shopping centre in Uzbekistan shows the woman in a long dress and a headscarf coming down an escalator with a baby in her right arm and holding an older child with her left hand.

Gospel singer divorces husband few hours after wedding (Photos)

A Kenyan gospel artiste, Eunice Njeri, dropped a bombshell on her fans yesterday when she announced her marriage to husband, rapper Isaac Bukasa ended hours after the wedding.

Ms Njeri and rapper Isaac Bukasa aka Izzo got married on the 27th of November, 2016 in the United States and photos of the ceremony were shared online by their family and friends.

Mom and Daughter Goal! DJ Cuppy and mum slay in new mirror selfie

DJ Cuppy shared the beautiful mirror selfie with her mom, Nana Otedola in London. This is how it should look like ... When you mom got enough swag to compete with you!

I will release your attempted murder on your baby daddy - Georgina Onuoha releases SHOCKING crimes details of Kemi Olunloyo

Did Georgina just spill all this juice on Kemi? If you find yourself here, please get a chair and read with a glass of water. Remember, there is an ongoing fracas between Kemi Olunoyo and Georgina Onuoha ... Well, if you didn't know just continue from here. Georgina went to do a proper investigation on the controversial journalist and slammed her with the things she found. 

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See funny Beyonce's baby announcement recreation photo

The internet was left agog yesterday when Beyonce made an official announcement of her pregnancy. Now people have started recreating the official photo.

Bruce Twitter user pleads for GEJ's forgiveness (See Why)

So, Twitter user, Mohammad in November 2014 tweeted that former president GEJ has finished Nigeria because dollar then was N180.

Fast forward to now, he is asking for GEJ's forgiveness.

Ubi Franklin in tears on his Instagram live video also writes emotional message on his birthday

Triple MG boss and father of one, Ubi Franklin yesterday had a live video with his fan on Instagram at exactly 11:55pm,  last night, where he sang worship songs and shed tears as he prayed.

Lots of comments on the live video urged him to stop crying and be happy he is a year older. 

Read the emotional birthday message he posted after the cut:

Photos From Femi Fani-Kayode's Son's, Aragorn 1-year Birthday

Femi Fani-Kayode's son with wife, Precious, Aragorn turned one yesterday and her parents had a birthday party for him.

Biko, Warrisdis! See what we saw on the internet today!

Wait! How did she do that? The poster wrote along the photo: "This woman's pet snake got wedged in her earlobe and there are pictures".

How a soldier allegedly beat motorcyclist to death in Lagos

A power-drunk soldier, identified simply as Sergeant Taiwo, has brought sorrow into the family of a 25-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Abu Alhaji, whom he allegedly beat to death.

Taiwo, aka Sir T, lives in Myyong Army Barracks, Yaba, and is reportedly in detention in the barracks.

The motorcyclist, father of a six-month-old child, was said to have taken a woman, who wanted to buy snacks, to an eatery in the Morroco, Shomolu area, while the soldier parked his Toyota Camry on the premises.

Mark Zuckerberg releases active users stats for Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg have shared the total number of active Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp etc, users for 10 years.

He shared the above photo and wrote:

Funny tweets this early morning!

Pipo play too much! Why can't you just keep your thought about yourself ... Your beard, Your problem!

Face of Ex-minister’s son who payed N1b cash for land, four houses

According to the EFCC, the son of the former minister, Bala Mohammed, Shamsudeen, paid about N1billion cash for plots of land and houses in highbrow areas of Abuja to avoid any suspicion by banks and other.

This is so sad😭! 8-month-old baby dies after sitter left him in the bathtub unattended (Photos)

Oh mine, this story just shattered my heart ... What a tragic way to lose this adorable boy. According to the story shared by the mom, 8-month-old Landon died after his baby sitter left him unattended to and slept off.

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Did Lilian Esoro just mock estranged Husband, Ubi Franklin on his birthday? (See Message)

It all came as a surprise today when Actress Lilian Esoro who didn't join her estranged husband Ubi Franklin during his restaurant opening, and also she didn't spill a word as regard their wedding anniversary celebration last year, then came up with this creepy message to wish the Tripple MG Boss a Happy Birthday.

She shared the above photo and wrote:

Harrysong returns to Five Star Music deletes Alter-Plate information from his social media accounts

It seems Harrysong and Five Star Musci has buried the hatchet. Just few minutes ago, Harrysong tweeted a stylish apology when he called Five Star Music his family.

The 'Reggae Blues" crooner gone ahead to delete all information related to his newly created 'Alter Plate' record label from all his social media accounts and he replaced it with Five Star Music details and even shared Five Star Music logo on his page.

James Ibori says he will return to politics upon his return to Nigeria

A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was recently released from a British prison where he served a jail term for corruption, has indicated his plan to rejoin politics upon his return to Nigeria.

Mr. Ibori, who ruled the oil rich state between 1999 and 2007, said he would not quit politics until his death.

“What happens in African politics – you are in it until you die,” he told Reuters in London after a court hearing on Tuesday.

“I am a politician, I will always be a politician. I play the politics in my party and in my country for the good of my people.”

Arms Cash Scandal: Obanikoro returns N167 million to FG, vows to pay N417 million more

Ex- Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has returned a fresh sum of N30m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, with a promise to pay a balance of N417 million.

Tthe former minister has now returned N167 million to the Federal Government.

A reliable source revealed that the former minister paid the money from his Diamond Bank account to the EFCC Recovered Funds Account.

The source stated, “I can confirm that Senator Obanikoro has been meeting up his part of the agreement. You will recall that last year, he promised to return a certain amount of money every quarter.

Photos: Loaded Container Truck Falls On Lagos Bridge

Here are photos of emergency officials on a rescue operation after a fully loaded container truck fell at Otedola Bridge inward Berger in Lagos. The rescue workers recovered and moved the fallen container away from the scene.

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Pastor Adeboye: Worst leadership is in the church

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said there is a dearth of good leadership in the country, adding that the church is the worst hit.

Adeboye explained that the problem of corruption in Nigeria was traceable to lack of contentment and greed.

The cleric spoke on Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos, during the Third Annual Birthday Public Lecture organised by the church to commemorate his 75th birthday.

Armed Group attack in Cameroon lives 3 Nigerians, 1 Kenyan dead

An armed group attacked a UN technical monitoring team in Koncha, a village near the Nigeria-Cameroon border on Tuesday, killing five persons, including three Nigerians and a Kenyan.

The deceased were killed in the process of demarcating and delineating the border between both countries in line with the judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Mohamed Chambas, UN envoy for West Africa and the Sahel, has called for “swift action” to bring the perpetrators to justice.

United Nations says 201 million people ‘to be jobless’ in 2017

António Guterres, UN secretary-general, has expressed concern that at least 201 million people will be jobless in 2017, with additional 2.7 million people in 2018.

In his message to the commission for social development, Guttere said the world was currently going through a challenging period.

“Let us make no mistake: these are challenging times,” he said.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a fine man ... This photo buttress that fact

The current Best Footballer in the World, Cristiano Ronaldo is more than just a footballer, he is a model ... The Real Madrid star boy shared the stunning photo on his Instagram Page.

Peter Crouch scores his 100 Premier League

Former England striker Peter Crouch has become the 26th player in Premier League history to reach 100 goals in the competition.

The 36-year-old brought up the landmark on Wednesday, putting Stoke City 1-0 up against Everton before topping it off with his trademark robot celebration.

Crouch is the fourth slowest to 100 in terms of appearances, with midfielders Paul Scholes (436), Steven Gerrard (449) and Ryan Giggs (534) the only men to chalk up more than his 419 outings for a century.

VIDEO: If you don't know football, you shouldn't be with the Microphone in your hand - Angry Mourinho storm out of interview

Clearly agitated by Manchester United's goalless draw against lowly Hull City, Jose Mourinho did not take too kindly to a question from a reporter as he stormed out of a television interview.

United failed to take advantage of the Premier League's top four all dropping points after they slumped to a third consecutive league stalemate at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic's heroics denied United, who should have scored via Paul Pogba in the first half and substitute Juan Mata late in the second half.

´It was a bad finish´ - Ibrahimovic slam Juan Mata goal miss against Hull City

Eldin Jakupovic's heroics in goal for Hull City left Zlatan Ibrahimovic unmoved after the Manchester United star suggested his most crucial save was facilitated by Juan Mata's "bad finish".

Hull managed to leave Old Trafford with a 0-0 draw on Wednesday despite the home side spending most of the match in complete control.

Jakupovic was crucial for Hull, producing a string of saves to keep United at bay, with his stop to deny Mata from point-black range 16 minutes before the end particularly crucial.