Rock in Abeokuta crushes mother, three children to death

Abeokuta which is the capital of Ogun State is famous with many rocks from which it derived his name from, but it was a different story on Friday night as one of the rock came crashing down on crushing a family of four to death.

According to the Nation, the victims killed were a mother (Silifat Lawal); two of her children (Raaheedat,15, Semia,4); and a grandchild  (Mariam).

DSS, NPF to Re-Examine Buhari’s Ministerial List

Any nominee with any challenge capable of creating image crisis for the government or unfit to be a minister may be dropped after screening by the DSS and the Nigeria Police Force according to a report by Nigeria’s Nation newspaper.

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) on Friday invited all the 21 candidates named by President Muhammadu Buhari for security checks.

The verification includes scrutiny of educational certificates, checks for any past prosecution, among others.

Darey Art-Alade releases new nude promo pictures

Well this is unlike the Award winning Singer Darey Art-Alade, except there is actual meaning to it. Darey  released the nude picture yesterday on his Instagram account. 

He tried to explain the essence of getting naked in the caption below:

"We Don't Really Fight" - Kylie Jenner and Tyga speak on their Relationship

Kylie Jenner and her boyfriend, Tyga, in an impromptu Q&A posted to Jenner’s app on Saturday, Oct. 10, spoke to fans about their relationship and how they manage to live up by the day.

The pair, who have been dating since earlier this year, said that they like to focus on the “fun things in life” and “don’t really fight.”

“We disagree sometimes, but we don’t really fight,” the 25-year-old rapper said, explaining that when they do get into tiffs, they usually talk on the phone and make up.

#BringBackOurGirls Group Marks ‘The Girl Child’ Day

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group have joined the rest of the world to mark the day of ‘The Girl Child’.

This was revealed in a statement delivered by a representative of the group, Abubakar Yusuf in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

They noted that the continuous captivity and prolonged inability of the government to rescue the girls clearly portrays a breakdown of the social contract between the government and the citizenry.

Saraki is APC on Paper but PDP in his Soul - Bola Tinubu

Its no news that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Bola Tinubu has never supported the election and process in which the Senate President Bukola Saraki got his mandate. The former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu has reacted to reports of feud between him and the Senate President.

A statement Sunday from Conakry signed by Sunday Dare, the former Lagos governor’s media director said: “The idea of an alleged conspiracy between Tinubu and Saraki against the President is an execrable lie.”

Chibok girls not pregnant for Boko Haram - Defense HQ

The Defence Headquarters has debunk media reports that many of the over 200 schoolgirls, who were kidnapped in April, 2014 from the Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, have been impregnated by members of the Boko Haram sect.

According to report, the Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, said the publication by a national newspaper that one of the girls, who escaped from the insurgents and handed over to the military at Baga, made the claim, was misleading and spurious.

Nigerian Air Force plane crashes in Yola

Director of Defense Information for the Nigerian Armed Forces, Col Rabe Abubakar has confirmed that A Nigerian Air force plane crashed in Yola Adamawa state today October 10th. By the time of this report the cause of the crash is yet to be ascertain.

Vincent Enyeama explains why he quit the National Team

Vincent Enyeama who shock Nigerians after announcing is retirement from the National team has posted the reason of his untimely retirement from the Super Eagles.

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Felix Okugbe, Veteran Sports Journalist is Dead

Okugbe died on Saturday morning at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital. He passed away after a long battle with cancer, says his family.

Okugbe was the Head of Sports communication at Africa Independent Television and RayPower.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is dead

Former Bayelsa state Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is dead according to report. Alamieyeseigha reportedly died at a private hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The former governor had reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest earlier in the week. 

Channels Television reports that the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Esueme Dan-Kikili, confirmed that Alamieyeseigha died of cardiac arrest on Saturday.

Amaechi to Wike: "Take me to court and stop throwing childish tantrums"

Its no longer news that there is a standing feud going on between Governor of Rivers state, Wike Nyesom and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi.

Amaechi has described the committee set up by Wike to probe his administration, as a silly and sickening distraction. The former governor dared Wike to go to court if he has any case of alleged corrupt activities against him.

Amaechi, who disclosed this in a statement released by his media office, said it was obvious that Wike’s panel was on a mission to indict him.

The full statement:

Nigeria’s Falconet through to World Cup qualifiers final round

The U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, have qualified for the final round of the African qualifying series for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, courtesy of a 4-1 aggregate defeat of their counterparts from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

FIFA U-17 Women’s 2012 World Cup top goal scorer Chinwendu Ihezuo was the heroine of the two legs, scoring both goals in Abuja on Saturday, to add to her goal in Kinshasa two weeks ago, when Nigeria beat the hosts 2-1.

Chris Brown takes daughter Royalty to the zoo

Honestly a lot has since change about Chris Brown since the arrival of his daughter. The proud dad took his beautiful daughter, Roaylty to the zoo and she seem to like it a lot. 

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Rick Ross make first Red Carpet appearance with Fiancee Lira Mercer

Rapper Rick Ross and Fiance Lira Mercer make first red carpet appearance

Checkout these adorable photo Mercy Johnson Kids

Pregnant Mercy John share another adorable photo of his two lovely kids in matching camouflag clothes. They seem set to pick up Nollywood roles. Cute Babies!

IVF baby Photo surrounded by syringes goes viral

This Photo of an IVF Baby surrounded by syringes was shared on Facebook on October 5, by Sher Institute, one the largest fertility clinics in the US, after the child's mother, Angela, finally succeeded in becoming pregnant after more than a year-and-a-half of cycles. The photo has since gone viral with thousands of people sharing the photo to their social media page 

The photo was captioned with: "Wow, what a photo. Thank you to Sher Fertility St. Louis and Dr. Dayal patient Angela, who shows the true definition of love that went into making this gorgeous new baby girl."

Hilarious! Nigerians reactions to Sunday Oliseh after defeat to DR Congo

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh is not Nigeria's favorite person right now. First we lost Enyeama after a tussle with him, & now we lost 2-0 in a friendly with Dr Congo. 

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Scout Willis put her entire boobs on display

This is becoming a growing trend and also in support for the new campaign tagged #FreeTheNipple. The train has now move to Bruce Willis daughter Scout Willis (a strong advocate of campaign) who showed off her boobs in a sheer jumpsuit as she attended Rihanna's eighth album cover unveiling in LA on Wednesday. 

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355 Nigerians involved, 99 confirmed dead in Mina stampede

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) today said that 355 Nigerians were involved in the Mina Stampede that occurred on September 24th and that out of the 769 people that died, 99 of them were Nigerians. 

The Commissioner in charge of Information, Research and Library Service of NAHCON, Dr Saleh Okenwa said 214 Nigerian pilgrims were still missing, 42 were injured and 7 are still on admission getting treatment.

President Buhari says Improving National Security Remains Topmost Priority

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that significant improvement in national security remains the topmost priority of his administration.

The President made the disclosure on Thursday in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, stressing that other socio-economic initiatives cannot be successfully implemented without adequate security in the Nigeria.

President Buhari, who was speaking at an audience with Britain’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton, reaffirmed his administration’s determination to end the Boko Haram insurgency as quickly as possible.

Nigerian House of Representatives to commence investigation of $470 Million CCTV Contract

An ad-hoc committee of the Nigerian House of Representatives is to investigate the $470 million contract for the installation of CCTVs in Lagos and Abuja, which was awarded in 2010. The committee is expected to report back to the house in four weeks time.

This is in the wake of recent bomb blast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Super Eagles of Nigeria Suffer Defeat to DR Congo

With all hopes high on newly appointed coach Sunday Oliseh, it seems the Eagles are yet to find their flying wings as they Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday lost 2-0 to the Leopards of Congo DR in a friendly played in Belgium.

Rihanna was there as Ibrahimovic becomes PSG all time goalscorer

Rihanna was one of the thousands of spectators that watch at Parc des Princes as the Ligue 1 champions faced Marseille on Sunday night.

Rihanna who was in French capital for Paris Fashion Week decided to spend some time out to watch the match which saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic become the club's greatest ever goalscorer. The match ended 2-1 in favor of PSG

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Younger Brother to MKO Abiola dies at 74

Mubashiru Abiola, the younger brother of Moshood Abiola, winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, is dead. He was 74 years old.

Family sources said Mr. Abiola died on Friday at his home in Gaa Sabo area of Abeokuta after a protracted illness. He was buried Saturday.

At the burial ceremony at his residence, family members and sympathizers were seen weeping over their loss.

Nigerian man sentenced to 12 years in jail in Vietnam for conning with false promises of love

Oshanugo James Anyasi, 35, was sentenced by a Hanoi court to 12 years in jail Tuesday, September 29, for two separate fraud convictions, including one for pretending to love women and conning them out of money. Oshanugor was convicted of cyber fraud for appropriating other people’s assets.

The love con involved three others, including a Vietnamese woman who is serving a 3-year sentence given in February for the crime.Two other Nigerian men, the alleged masterminds, are still at large.

The four met each other in September 2012 and decided to cheat Vietnamese women by hooking up with them online, pretending to become their lovers and promising them expensive gifts, then faking phone calls and emails from customs and shipping agencies to ask them to transfer shipping fees to certain accounts.

Diezani Alison-Madueke Granted Bail

Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, who was arrested in London on Friday, has been granted bail.

This was after she had been detained for several hours. The London Police also confirmed that she is to be charged to court for money laundering.

Mrs Alison-Madueke was arrested in London on Friday along with four other persons in relation to corruption allegations being investigated by the UK National Crime Agency.

Singer Kcee show off bag of Dollar Bill

Lol, Kcee knows how to show off is wealth .. The Limpopo master show off some plenty of cash

Ex Pertoleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke Arrested In London

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday carried out a search of the Asokoro, Abuja, residence of Diezani Alison-Madueke as part of a multinational investigation of the former minister of petroleum resources.

The former minister was arrested in London, UK, on Friday by the newly formed International Corruption Unit of the country’s National Crimes Agency.

The agency announced on its website on Friday that it had arrested five people “across London” as part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering offences but stopped short of naming the suspects.

Photo: Referee Pulls A Gun During Dispute At Football Game In Brazil

Is it now allowed for a ref to use a gun during a match. This must be an joke! A referee in a Brazilian soccer match is facing potential disciplinary action after he pulled a gun during a dispute about a call. UPI has more: