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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to see each other as brothers and sisters from the same heritage and be united. He made this known in his Eid-el-Kabir message to the nation on Thursday. See below: Fellow Compatriots, I felicitate with you all, particularly the Muslim faithful, on the celebration of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. I congratulate our Muslim brothers and sisters who are currently in Saudi Arabia to participate in the rites of the Hajj. From the outset, I want to use this opportunity to thank all Nigerians who prayed for my

THE Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, forwarded a bill for a law to repeal the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission Bill to the state House of Assembly.The executive draft bill, titled, ‘Delta State Electoral Law, 2017’ is for a law to repeal the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission Law, 2012 and for other matters connected thereto. Contained in the letter as read by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the bill seeks to also repeal some aspects of the Delta State Local Government Law, 2013 and re-enact the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission Law, 2017.“I wish to convey my compliments

@yvajala It’s time for a new #AsoEbiBella edition! An #AsoEbiBella is a wedding guest {bella} looking stunning in aso-ebi – the fabric/colors of the day, at a traditional engagement or wedding.

After an emotional CNN interview where he described surviving the storm which he lost a lot and being separated from his family, Aaron Mitchell broke down in tears as he spoke to his father for the first time after Hurricane Harvey slammed into his home in Aransas Pass, Texas. Mitchell told CNN how he had walked 12 miles in the dark to his father's house in a failed

Fayose is pictured above with his mum at his chieftaincy ceremony in Ado-Ekiti last Friday. See more photos below 

Kim Kardashian's recent cover shoot for Interview magazine's September issue has sparked outrage for at least two reasons. Kim appeared on the cover and inside photos with her daughter North West, where she channeled former US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Photographer Steven Klein said his goal was to "capture feminine beauty as an expression of empowerment and self-respect. Also, to highlight Kim in a chic manner that is retrospective of a time and yet

Yesterday, North Korea fired a missile over Japan which the country's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called the "most serious and grave ever" threat to the country.   The missile was fired just before 6 a.m. in Japan. The launch of the missile set off series of warnings in the northern part of the country urging people to seek shelter wia messages on

The Rojas family in Robstown, Texas lost their three homes to a fire just as Hurricane Harvey was hitting the area. All three houses were destroyed by fire and as they looked around the remains they found an intact statue of the Virgin Mary in the ashes. Natali Rojas says,   'some may blame God and some may blame the hurricane but the only

Millionaire pastor, Joel Osteen, the GO of Lakewood Church in Houston has blocked, Cool FM OAP and convener of the Free the Sheeple movement, Freeze after he questioned his decision to close the doors of his church in the wake of Storm Harvey which has dumped over 40 inches of rain in Houston where his church is based.

Dino was booed and called "Ole" at the Nigerian corner of the Nottinghill carnival in London yesterday where he went to perform his hit track, Ajekun Iya. Nigerians who were not pleased with him, booed and called him names as he mounted the stage. Dino was undeterred as he kept on talking while he was booed. Watch the video below

A South African female police officer has been arrested for possession of drugs at the Sao Paulo International Airport in Brazil. Angela Maluleke, 33, from Giyani in Limpopo, was recently arrested after she was allegedly found with six bricks of cocaine in her luggage. According to the International Relations Department, the officer was en route to

He (  Misan Morrison  CEO   at   Massketa   ) looked really adorable dressed in a Social Influencer's Outfit and a sunglass to compliment his look. The next photos are even cuter featuring him in jeans. Happy Birthday to an affiliate marketer with a difference. May the blessing of the Lord always remain with you.

Small Doctor who was seen on video enjoying a long session of masturbation has finally reacted to the incident after a worrisome silence.   Small Doctor   It goes without saying that Temitope Adekunle, aka Small Doctor, is one of the hottest musicians in the Nigerian music industry right now.   The young man has been busy travelling around the world, performing at shows to the delight of his teeming fans. However, it also seems the singer is increasingly finding it

Borno Facebook user posted these photos he took at Gwange, Maiduguri. He wrote: "I took this picture earlier today. I was inspired how this productive youth come up with this machine.... 1. What is your take on this photo? 2. What name can you give to it?

Whose sister is this? and is she ok?

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over N8, 627,458,773.36 billion in three accounts of billionaire businesswoman and an associate and friend of former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, Bola Shagaya, at Unity bank. According to the Nation, the anti-graft agency is currently investigating the link between Hajia Shagaya and about 10 firms/account.  The billionaire business woman who did not hold any public appointment during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has dragged Unity Bank to the High

A Facebook user, Christy Glo has shared her encounter which the popular 'once chance' drivers who specialize in hypnotizing unsuspecting victims.  According to her, she entered a taxi this Sunday when the driver and one of the ladies who boarded the vehicle started having a conversation about a Ghana must go bag in the booth. The driver asked her to come down when he noticed she was making a video. She shared the video on her Facebook page and wrote;  "Beware of 419 dis period. On my way to my office just now, i joined a taxi n d lady at d back with me wanted to drop n gave d driver 500 naira.... D driver started asking her if she is d owner of d ghana must go bag in d boot n she said yes so d driver was like why didnt u tell me,

The APC governorship primary in Anambra state has ended with Tony Nwoye winning the party's ticket for the November 18th state governorship election. Nwoye scored 2146 votes to beat his closest rival, Andy Uba, who won only 931 votes. The primaries started yesterday August 2017 at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Woman Development center. 

The radio and TV host was the host of the DSTV Mzanzi Viewers Choice Awards which held last night...and she looked amazing in four different outfits...

Billionaire Entrepreneur and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, was among the prolific figures who turned up at the T-Mobile Arena to watch Floyd Mayweather claim his 50th victory against Conor Mcgregor on Saturday night. The 54-year-old posted photo and video of himself at the Arena ahead of the fight...

This is the gorgeous outfit South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha wore to the DSTV Mzanzi viewer's Choice Awards that held last night in South Africa

TV host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and his friends including singer Banky W, Segun and Tunde Demuren and others are currently in Punta Cana, a resort town in the Dominican Republic. Ebuka posted the photo and wrote: #PuntaCana for @bankywellington... Life's a beach!!!"

Jay tells the  Rap Radar  podcast, 'Rumi is our favorite poet, so it was for our daughter. And then Sir was, like, man, come out the gate. He carries himself like that. He just came out, like, Sir.'

Multi-talented ex-Big Brother Naija contestant, Bisola posted a funny video on her Instagram, where she talked about children's school fees and a huge pimple that "built duplex on her forehead.   The post was received with positive comments acknowledging her talents and well as negatives ones calling her ugly.   "I's my ugly and I loveee it" she replied one of them.

Pastor Beverly Angel posted this photo with her husband, leader of Spirit Embassy, Prophet Uebert Angel, on Instagram and wrote: "You placed gold and diamonds on my finger symbolic of a friendship forged in heavens strongest iron. I cherish your heart which I feel everyday in mine. My everlasting you are"

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Fashion entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani took to her Instagram page to refer to single moms as superhumans and asked that they should be respected. Read what she wrote below... Single Mums Are super humans put some Respect on their Names,They Are Queens and kings you couldn't Be They are to Be worshiped ,you can be single By Death,divorce or other personal Reasons,two kids from different Dads?That doesn't mean society should put you down,you didn't kill anyone,live your life,when you die,you die Alone,They won't Go with you,Your situation doesn't

British TV personality, Katie Price, has revealed she’s divorcing her third husband Kieran Hayler after he admitted to having a 'year-long affair with their children’s nanny. The former glamour model, 39, who forgave Kieran after he admitted affairs with her close friends Jane Poutney and Chrissy Thomas in 2014, told The Sun she had caught the ex-stripper sending intimate emails to their nanny, Nikki Brown.

Prince Odi Okojie took to his Instagram page to celebrate his wife, Mercy Johnson on their sixth wedding anniversary. He shared throwback photos of them and wrote;  "On  this day six years ago, we both made pledges and commitments in pursuit of a life journey. Today, those pledges and commitments are still alive, driving and rejuvenating in

In his return from a two-year retirement,   Floyd Mayweather   improved to 50-0 with a 10th-round defeat of  Conor McGregor   in their pay-per-view superfight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Two Nigerian women, Florence Ehinlaiye and Elizabeth Oniwor-bone, who were once classmates, got reunited after 49 years apart yesterday, all thanks to Facebook. They found themselves on Facebook ten days ago and finally met themselves yesterday. According to Florence Ehinlaiye who shared their story, their joy knew no bounds when they met and shared their life journies. This sure is one of the many gains of social networking sites! 

The traditional wedding of actor, Daniel K. Daniel, to his woman, Teena, took place in Nnewi, Anambra state today August 26th. Congrats to them! Continue to see more photos from the wedding

The joint military patrol team attached to the 19 battalion of the Nigeria Army in Sapele, Delta State yesterday arrested a kidnap kingpin identified as Robinson Okotie. Leader of the patrol team, Lt Col. Aji Mohammed, who confirmed his arrest, said the suspect was apprehended around Ugbeyiyi Junction by Memory Super Market in Sapele. During interrogation, the suspect reportedly confessed to being a member of the kidnapping ring

Two days ago, Taylor Swift released the first single "Look What You Made Me Do" from her latest album Reputation and people have been calling her out since then for copying Beyonce's style. At first, when the album cover was released, they accused her of copying Kanye West Life of Pablo album cover concept. Then she posted a teaser to her music video and the Bey Hive came out in droves to drag Taylor and accuse her of copying Beyonce.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described as a 'game changer' the ongoing photo exhibition of one of the daughters of President Buhari, Hanan Buhari, in Abuja. In a statement released by his special assistant, Segun Adeyemi, Lai Mohammed who attended the opening of the exhibition yesterday, said Hanan's uncommon passion for photography will encourage more young people to showcase their creativity.  "This exhibition is a game changer. A game changer in the sense that it is going to change the perception of our people towards the Creative Industry. I am using the word Creative

A little boy has been killed by a stray bullet after police officers supervising the demolition of Eke Ukwu market in Owerri in Imo state, shot into the air to disperse angry traders that attacked them this morning. Armed police officers accompanied the trucks that came to carry out the demolition of the market.   The angry traders threw sticks and stones at the police officers, forcing the officers to fire gunshots into the air to disperse them. Sadly, one of the bullets landed on the deceased. Two more persons have been confirmed dead. See more photos below

In this period of scathing economic recession and high rate of unemployment, some Nigerians have shifted away from the mentality of what the country can do for them but rather to what they can do for themselves as well as the country.  

Self-acclaimed 'African Rapper Number one' - Jude Abaga has responded to the comparisons being between him and indigenous artiste, Olamide as well as others.   MI Abaga   The last time prolific rap artiste, MI, released an album was in 2014 with the project he titled, The Chairman. Three years down the line, his fans are clamouring for a new work.   In a recent interview with Saturday Beats, the self acclaimed Chairman explained why it has

According to an article published by  BBC , a new study suggests that people of a healthy weight but with more fat in their hips, thighs and legs could be at a lower risk of strokes, diabetes and heart attacks. The findings published in the journal  Cell Research  show that a lack of fat in the lower half of the body corresponds with an increased risk of mortality and/or cardiovascular disease.

Frank Edoho and his estranged wife, Katherine Obiang, went their separate ways after their 7-year marriage crashed in 2011. Katherine had accused him of subjecting her to domestic violence while they were married. The Who-Wants-To-Be-A-Millionaire anchor took to his twitter handle yesterday to deny the allegation for the first time. Frank had an argument with one of his followers after he shared a tweet on Floyd Mayweather and Mcgregor Connor's fight later tonight. See the comments below

Much details were not provided about this short amateur video clip making rounds on social media but the visuals show a couple physically engaged with each other with a teeming audience applauding them.   The couple in question   A physically-challenged man was seen in a video clip clinging to the bum of a plus-size woman in what looked like a dance in a 'church'.   A man who appeared like a pastor was seen encouraging the couple as the mild struggle continued with the woman expressing satisfaction.    In the mind-boggling 1:15 minutes video clip, the moderator could be heard shouting; Oh My

The ex-husband of the British grandmother who married a 27-year-old Nigerian man believes she's being scammed by her new husband who's she trying to help to get into the UK Earlier this week, Angela Nwachukwu who met her now husband CJ after he added her on Facebook, and married him just two months later, spoke of her heartbreak after CJ, who is 45 years her junior, was denied a visa to join her in the UK.   Read here.

Singer, Patoranking who welcomed a child with his British babymama recently, shared a photo of himself carrying his child with his babymama looking on. Full photo below...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disagreed with some members of the political class that has been calling for the restructuring of Nigeria. In a recent interview with Channels TV, Obasanjo said what Nigeria needs urgently is the restructuring of our mentality and not the country. According to him, restructuring our mentality on the kind of country we want and working towards it would get us the kind of country we so much desire to have.  "I have asked six different people who talk about restructuring and six of them gave me different point of views. The other day some people even came to me and what they were

Those who work with me have heard me say, time and again: "Nothing turns on this." Let me share with you where it comes from: In 1995, after waiting for nearly two years, we finally managed to get a hearing before the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe, the nation's highest court. It was a daunting moment to see those esteemed judges in their gowns and wigs sitting before us! The Minister of Telecommunications was represented by one of the most celebrated

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Susan Bro, the mother of Heather D. Heyer, who was killed this month as she protested against a rally attended by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va.   Credit Matt Eich for The New York Time s In sixth grade,  Heather D. Heyer , the woman killed during the recent unrest in Charlottesville, Va., got into a heated dispute with a classmate who challenged her to a fight after school. Ms. Heyer’s mother, Susan Bro, said in an interview on Friday that her daughter turned to her for advice, and that she transformed the confrontation into a teachable moment. “She said: ‘Mom, I’m not a fighter. What am I going to do?’” Ms. Bro recalled. “And I said, ‘You know, you talked your way into this, you need to go talk your way out of this.’ And she and the girl later became fast and hard friends for a number of years.” Now, through  a foundation bearing her daughter’s name , Ms. Bro wants the country to learn the same lesson she taught her daughter: Disputes that careen toward viole

The 3D Animated Movie titled : "Wahala by the Pool" will be premiering on October 1st 2017. Keep a date with the sensational, action packed buster.

We have got it wrong. Any organization that does not reward hard work and integrity does not survive. Ours appear to punish both hard work and integrity. Let m e illustrate. I recall the last LGA elections in Warri. As a party just doing it for the first time there was no support from any quarter except individual grassroots effects. I recall purchasing forms for several candidates, obtaining tax clearance for others because of my belief that tomorrow will be organized. That tomorrow has come and it is going even though on election day a few of us stood

Ode thieves. Dig a tunnel underground for hours to go steal N5k tops? Lol. This reportedly happened at a boutique around Sapele Township Stadium in Delta state. The burglars struck at night, breaking into the shop through the tunnel to cart away shirts, jeans, perfumes and shoes. No further update yet on whether they have been apprehended. See more photos below.