23 Oct 2016

Manchester City stutter... again. Pep still without a win in 5 games in all competitions

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League despite seeing their winless streak extend to a fifth game as Southampton earned a deserved draw.
The visitors led when John Stones' sloppy pass allowed Nathan Redmond to round Claudio Bravo and slot in.

Ph.D Graduand dies on graduation day

A doctoral degree graduand of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ilorin, Adedimeji Ahmad, died in the early hours of Saturday, before the commencement of the convocation ceremony of the institution.
Mr. Ahmad, whose cause of death was not disclosed, was before his death a lecturer and the Chief Imam of Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State.

Nigeria’s 36 states shared N143.6 billion in September

The 36 states got N143.6 billion from the federation account in September as their share of distributable revenue generated for the month.
The breakdown shows in a report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria from a source at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja on Sunday.

OAP phones a girl who is accused of sleeping with her dad by her boyfriend Anthony

This is a conversation between an on air personality and a girl who is allegedly accused of sleeping with her dad by her boyfriend named Anthony.
The call began with the OAP asking the girl how close she is with her dad which she replied "very close"

A NEWS reporter has had viewers enthralled after stripping nude while reading the news during an incredibly X-rated episode

Saucy Venezuelan TV presenter Karen Aguilar is certainly not shy about stripping off. She took her kecks off back in 2015 when her national team were knocked out of Copa America.
And now she is back at it again. The brunette was showing off her curves in all their glory – while of course reading the news.

Woman marries herself in bizzare ceremony

Crystal Ra Laksmi claims that her inner woman, called Crystal, married her inner man, named Ra after the Egyptian sun god, at the ceremony in her native Estonia.

Ms Laksmi wore a beautiful wedding dress for the ceremony and gave herself a ring to confirm the union.

Busty mum BANNED from Park ride in UK because of 36L boobs

Tanya Willis was banned from the ride because her boobs would not fit under the safety bar.
The embarrassed mum then had to walk past hundreds of people queuing for the ride at the Surrey theme park.Tanya, 22, said: “

Man kills wife, daughter in Abuja

A 40-year-old man from Okpoma village in Yala Local Government Area, Cross River State, Dominic Iyayi Ogar, has thrown his in-laws into mourning following the gruesome murder of his wife and their only daughter.

Ogar is alleged to have committed the dastardly act on October 8, 2016 in Mpape, Abuja. It was understood from the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Mr. Mohammed Mustafa, that Ogar......Read More

Picture of a fearless Chief,Theresa Kachindamoto, the terminator of child marriages in Malawi who has broken up 850 child marriages in three years, and banned sexual initiations of girls.

The mild-mannered woman who zips around a farmhouse packed with knick-knacks and insists her guests eat a meal before any introductions, presents a character at odds with her fearsome reputation of being Malawi's top marriage terminator.
Thirteen years ago, Theresa Kachindamoto could not have conceived of ever leaving her job of 27 years as a secretary at a city college in Zomba, another district in Southern Malawi.
She had no desire to return home to Monkey Bay, a stunning cluster of mountains in Dedza District around Lake Malawi. Although she had the blood of chiefs - Malawi's traditional authority figures - running through her veins, as the youngest of 12 siblings, a woman, and a mother of five, Kachindamoto never expected to become a senior chief to the more than 900,000 people
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27 Aug 2016

Teenager Jailed 22 Years For Knifing a Nigerian to death in London

An 18 year old  teenager, Kaleb Amponsah was  yesterday sentenced to 22 years in prison for the murder of a 27-year-old Nigerian man, after stabbing him to death in broad daylight in an east London park.

Amponsah was found guilty of killing Ade Afariogun by stabbing him in the stomach in front of the victim’s friends.

Nigerian salesman is jailed for 10 years for raping a British teacher on New Year's day

A British teacher was raped in her flat in Dubai in the early hours of New Year's Day after returning home from a party the worse the wear for drink.
The woman returned home tipsy to her flat near the Silicon Oasis (pictured) from a New Year's Eve party.

This week a 30-year-old Nigerian salesman was jailed for 10 years by a court in the United Arab Emirates. Under local laws he was not identified.

Henry Okah Nigeria 'terror mastermind' appeals conviction by S.Africa court

A Nigerian jailed in Johannesburg for a series of terror attacks in his homeland on Wednesday appealed his conviction, challenging South Africa's right to try him, his lawyer said.
Henry Okah is serving 24 years behind bars for masterminding a series of terror attacks, including twin bombings which killed 12 people in the Nigerian capital Abuja during independence day celebrations in 2010.

Khedira scores winner as Juventus beat Lazio

Sami Khedira hit a second-half winner as champions Juventus made it two wins from two at the start of the new Serie A season with a 1-0 victory away to Lazio on Saturday.
Juventus, who started their title defence with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina last week, were kept on a tight rein by Simone Inzaghi’s hosts throughout a first half of few chances at the Stadio Olimpico.

Yobo to secure bail for awaiting trial inmates

Former Captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, said he would work to secure bail for many inmates of the Ikoyi Prisons, especially those awaiting trial.
Yobo spoke at the inauguration of the Ikoyi Prisons Football Academy on Saturday in Lagos.
He said, “I have never been to the prisons before but on getting to Ikoyi Prisons, I realised the need to give hope to someone.

Nigerian pastor jailed for £4.1m fraud in UK

A Nigerian accountant and part-time pastor in the United Kingdom, Sam Kayode, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing £4.1m.

Kayode was sentenced on Friday by Woolwich Crown Court in South London for defrauding Haberdashers’ Aske’s state schools in the UK.

Everton Fan dies during 1-0 win over StokeCity

Everton have announced that a supporter died after being taken ill during Saturday's 1-0 win over Stoke City at Goodison Park

The 51-year-old was taken ill early in the second half and passed away after being taken to a nearby hospital.

Chelsea 3-0 Burnley: Match Report

Eden Hazard set the Blues on their way to victory with a sensational solo effort on nine minutes, drifting onto his right from the left and picking out the bottom corner of the Burnley goal.
Willian added a fine second on 42 minutes as Chelsea took complete control of the one-sided encounter, before substitute Victor Moses rounded off a comfortable afternoon with the third a minute from time.

Black South African politician Andile Mngxitama calls for Mugabe-style ‘land grab’

A black politician in South Africa has called for a revolution to end “white supremacy” of landownership with a “land grab” – a move similar to Robert Mugabe’s policy in Zimbabwe.
Andile Mngxitama, the leader of Black First Land First has set out a list of demands that include “land expropriation without compensation” and nationalisation of the mainly white-owned mines and banks.

Rash the bash! Marcus Rashford grans late winner for Jose Mourinho's men

Jose Mourinho hinted Marcus Rashford has a big role to play for Manchester United this season after his late winner at Hull City.

In typical United fashion, the 18-year-old struck two minutes into stoppage time, 20 minutes after replacing Juan Mata, to break the Tigers' resolve and extend Mourinho's winning start at as manager.

Rash the bash! Marcus Rashford grans late winner for Jose Mourinho's men

Jose Mourinho hinted Marcus Rashford has a big role to play for Manchester United this season after his late winner at Hull City.

In typical United fashion, the 18-year-old struck two minutes into stoppage time, 20 minutes after replacing Juan Mata, to break the Tigers' resolve and extend Mourinho's winning start at as manager.

Top Foreign Company as well as 20 shipping firms set to Leave Nigeria Because harsh economic condition and policies

A top South African company, Sun International, says it is leaving Nigeria, owing to “challenging economic conditions and regulatory dispute”.
Sun International has a 49 percent stake in Federal Palace Hotel.The company said the controversial detention of five of its staff by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prompted its decision to exit Nigeria.

3 Aug 2016

Heroin worth Rs 16 crore seized in Delhi, Nigerian, his Tanzanian wife, 2 from Punjab arrested

Four persons including a couple from abroad were held for supplying heroin, worth Rs 16 crore in the international market, said police Monday.
 A Special Cell team arrested Micheal Chinedu Chukwudi, a Nigerian, his wife Catherine Leonard Mrope, a Tanzanian, and two Punjab-based drug suppliers, Surender Singh and Balwinder Singh — both from Kapurthala — and recovered 4 kg of heroin from them, said police.

30 May 2016

Mother-of-eight relives the nightmare of waking up 6 days after having a C-section to discover that both of her legs had been amputated

A mother-of-eight who went into hospital to give birth has told of the trauma she went through after waking up six days after her C-section to discover both her legs had been amputated.

Ella Clarke, 31, from Torquay, Devon, thought she was coming round from her caesarean but she was left devastated as doctors informed her that after five days of being in an induced coma they had made the decision to remove her lower limbs.

Barcelona eye Juan Mata with Manchester United star's future in doubt following the appointment of Jose Mourinho as manager

Barcelona are considering a sensational summer swoop for Manchester United's Spanish playmaker Juan Mata.

Mata's future is in doubt at Old Trafford following the managerial appointment of Jose Mourinho - who allowed the midfielder to leave Chelsea for United in 2014. 

Jose Mourinho lines up Rio Ferdinand for Manchester United coaching role

Jose Mourinho is lining up Rio Ferdinand for a coaching role within his Manchester United revolution.

The Portuguese was finally announced as Louis van Gaal’s successor on Friday and is taking his trusted lieutenants Rui Faria and Silvino Louro with him to Old Trafford.

3 Nigerian drug peddlers arrested

The Narcotics Control Bureau  (NCB) arrested three Nigerian nationals during a raid on a house in Anandapura, for possessing drugs.

Two Nigerian Drug Traffickers Arrested In Cambodia

Okafor Ifeanyi Anthony, 36, and Adibe Paschal, 35, were arrested and have been charged over allegedly transporting more than 1kg of cocaine into Cambodia.
They allegedly swallowed the drugs to sneak them into the Kingdom from the United Arab Emirates.

Woman migrant decapitated in horrific accident as boat started to sink in latest shipwreck disaster as 700 drown in just three days in the Mediterranean

A woman migrant was decapitated in a horrific accident as a boat carrying 500 people started to sink in the Mediterranean.
The vessel, which had no engine, was being towed by another smuggling boat - also with hundreds on board - when it started to take on water off the south coast of Italy on Thursday.

Nigerian man stripped of British citizenship, suspected of plotting Paris-style terror attack

A Nigerian man linked to a group of British Islamists has been stripped of his UK citizenship amid fears he would return to London to execute a Paris-style terror attack, a court has heard. 
The man, known as L2 for legal reasons, was deemed such a security risk that Home Secretary Theresa May personally signed an order removing his British nationality in 2013.

Crocodile mauls woman to death during night swim

A woman is feared dead after being taken by a crocodile following a late night swim with a friend at a beach in northern Australia, police said Monday.
The women, both aged in their 40s, went for a stroll on Thornton Beach Sunday evening in the far north of Queensland state before making a fateful decision to go for a dip in an area known to be infested with crocodiles.

Boy left in mountains as punishment as Parents confess they had left him

The parents of a seven-year-old Japanese boy missing in the mountains confessed on Sunday they had left him as a punishment and he did not get lost during a hike as first claimed, police said.

More than 150 rescuers and police officers were searching for a second day in mountains on the northern main island of Hokkaido after Yamato Tanooka went missing on Saturday, a police spokesman said.

Toddler shot in head while in dad's car, dies 3 suspects arrested

A two-year-old girl who was shot in the head in Detroit during a dispute between two groups has died.
St. John Hospital spokesman Brian Taylor said Makanzee Oldham died Sunday. She was shot Wednesday while in a car with her father after a fight erupted and someone poured juice on a woman getting ready for prom.

200 million-to-1: Genetically identical triplets born exactly same, Boys beat odds of to be born exactly the same

They are only a handful of naturally conceived sets of identical triplets.

If the 23-year-old Becki-Jo Allen got a shock early in her pregnancy when she consulted her doctor with severe headaches and nausea and was told that she was expecting triplets, then there was more awaiting her after the delivery.

Women Beware: Are plastic surgeons fooling you?

Ladies, if you had breast implants, do you know how often you should change them? Many of you don’t and many are being conned by plastic surgeons.
Most of the implants used in the UAE are from one of the top international brands, and it comes with a 25-year guarantee.

18 May 2016

Online Scam -11 Nigerians Discovered in Home

An online scam which robbed over $23,000 from a victim in Kentucky has led to a man in Prince Georges County. When a search warrant was executed Wednesday, 11 individuals from Nigeria were identified inside the residence.
Justice Chikod Ezuokeaba, age 28, was arrested in connection with an online scam.

In February, 2016, the Maryland State Police, Criminal Enforcement Division-Central South Region, was contacted by investigators from the Lexington Kentucky Police Department, Bureau of Investigation-Financial Crimes Unit, regarding a bank fraud scheme.

A Nigerian and a Slovakian arrested in Rome with cocaine in socks

A Nigerian and a Slovak using Dubai airport as transit point have been arrested at Rome’s Fiumicino airport for trying to smuggle cocaine into Italy.
The 19-year-old Slovak was caught with two kilos (4.4 pounds) of cocaine stashed in a false bottom of his suitcase. He had departed from Rio de Janeiro and had a flight transfer in Dubai.

Dying Infants and No Medicine: Horrifying pictures of Venezuela’s Failing Hospitals

The day had begun with the usual hazards: three newborns were already dead, chronic shortages of antibiotics, intravenous solutions, even food. 
Lack of supplies: Jugs and soda bottles that doctors at Luis Razetti Hospital rigged to treat patients with broken legs in Puerto la Cruz
Then a blackout swept over the city, shutting down the respirators in the maternity ward.
Doctors kept ailing infants alive by pumping air into their lungs by hand for hours. By nightfall, four more newborns had died.

Blac Chyna Hits Back at Haters for Criticizing Her Pregnancy Weight

Blac Chyna stood up for herself after people began critiquing recent paparazzi photos of her wearing no makeup and a one-piece jumpsuit that revealed her baby bump.
Some called her fat while others criticized her style overall, calling her "gross" and "disgusting."

Donald Trump Condemns Tony Blair for Iraq War 'Disaster'

Likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has condemned former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decision to join the invasion of Iraq as a “disaster.”

In an interview with Piers Morgan on British television on Tuesday, the billionaire construction magnate said Britain should never have joined forces with the U.S. in the conflict that took the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, including thousands of coalition troops.

ISIS 'triggers an EARTHQUAKE in Palmyra after blowing up Syrian gas field

ISIS are believed to have blown up a major gas field in Syria, triggering an earthquake around the ancient city of Palmyra.
The Shaer gas field – one of the biggest in the central province of Homs – has been the site of fierce fighting between ISIS jihadists and Syrian government loyalists.

Model allegedly drowns after suffering asthma attack during underwater photoshoot

A model in Taiwan drowned during an underwater photoshoot and while the exact cause has yet to be determined, there have been suspicions of human error.
Olivia Ku, 25, a native of Taipei, was a popular model and amateur diver with at least three years of experience, Central European News (CEN) reported. She drowned after reportedly suffering an asthma attack while underwater.

Husband divorces wife because she was too busy texting to have sex on their wedding night

In Saudi Arabia, however, a newlywed husband was reportedly distraught when his attempts at carnal proximity with his wife were thwarted by her need to text her friends.
As Gulf News reports, relying on a story in Saudi newspaper Al Watan, divorce proceedings have already begun.

12 May 2016

Kylie Jenner and Tyga 'split for good'

The 18-year-old reality star started dating Tyga, 26, in 2014 and the pair has had an on-off relationship since then.
However, following several reconciliations after splits in the past, the couple has apparently called time on their romance once and for all.

Tyga Is Worried Over His Son

Tyga fears that his ex-girlfriend, Blac Chyna, will neglect their 3-year-old son Cairo, given that she is now pregnant with Rob Kardashian‘s child.
Blac Chyna’s pregnancy is a big cause of worry for Tyga. The American rapper believes that his son Cairo would lose importance in Chyna’s life, not that she is busy mending plans with Rob Kardashian about the child who is on the way.

Uganda's President Museveni Sworn In for Another Five-Year Term

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for another five-year term after his main opponent in the East African nation’s February election was detained for holding his own unofficial inauguration.
Museveni, 71, took the oath of office during a ceremony in the capital, Kampala, attended by regional leaders including Tanzanian President John Magufuli and Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta and broadcast on NBS Television.

South African drug mule arrested on arrival from Dubai

A 32-year-old South African woman has been arrested by police officers at the OR Tambo International Airport South Africa.  

She arrived from Dubai and was arrested for trafficking of cocaine weighing 5‚7 kilogrammes and valued at R1‚6 million‚ the South African Police Service said on Monday.

Belgium Euro 2016 squad.....Kompany out

Vincent Kompany has officially been left off Belgium's 23-man squad for next month's European Championship.
Belgium coach Marc Wilmots says Kompany's absence is "a shame for him, for the team," but adds "let's not cry about it, we are looking resolutely to the future."

Benin suspended from global football by FIFA

Fifa has suspended the Benin Football Federation (FBF) from global football after a court ruling in the country blocked upcoming elections.
A statement from football's world governing body said: "The Benin Football Association (FBF) was suspended with immediate effect due to a recent injunction by a local judicial court which impeded the holding of the due election."

Brazil's Dilma Rousseff to face impeachment trial

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is to face trial after the Senate voted to impeach and suspend her.
Ms Rousseff is accused of illegally manipulating finances to hide a growing public deficit ahead of her re-election in 2014, which she denies.
Senators voted to suspend her by 55 votes to 22 after an all-night session that lasted more than 20 hours.

Baby joy for couple who lost three children in MH17

An Australian couple whose three children died when Flight MH17 was shot down have a new daughter.
Violet May Maslin was born in Perth on Tuesday
Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris lost their children Mo, Evie and Otis, along with Ms Norris's father Nick Morris, when the flight came down in eastern Ukraine in July 2014.