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The United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice has denied reports that former Liberian President, Charles Taylor died today. The Justice ministry made the clarification to BBC after rumours of his death spread on social media. Taylor is serving a 50 year jail term in the UK over allegations of backing rebels in Sierra Leone during the 1991-2002 civil war.

Grammy Award winning singer and actress - Jennifer Hudson is featured in the December 2015 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. Another stunning photo of Jennifer as you continue....

A 35-year-old man, Yusuf Umaru, on Thursday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos state , for allegedly raping the great-grand daughter of his landlady. The accused, who resides at 14, Eketunde Street, in Anibaba Area of Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a charge of unlawful carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl. Umaru has, however, denied the charge. The Prosecutor, Mr Iyabode Johnson, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on September 15, in an empty room at the above-mentioned address. Johnson said, “The victim usually visits her great-grandmother at every Eid-el-kabir (Ileya festival). “At every  Ileya  festival that the girl came visiting, the accused usually raped her and would threaten her not to report the case to anyone if she did not want to die. “But during this year’s festival held in September, the girl could not bear it anymore and summoned the courage to report the matter to her great-grandmother

Footballer, John Ogu who plays for Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva, got married to his woman, Vera at the Ikoyi registry today November 12th. John proposed to Vera on the pitch after a match on October 3rd (Read  here ). Congrats to them.

check out this adorable photo of 2face Idibia's children Nino and Zino from Sumbo Ajaba Adeoye and Annie's daughters, Isabella and Olivia, all take a lovely siblings pic. 2face makes beautiful children sha!

In an interview with  Vanguard , Don Jazzy talked about the probability of working with D'banj again and also his relationship status. Would you be collaborating with Dbanj any time soon?  It is possible. We will do it when we both settle down and agree we want to do it. He is busy doing his own thing and I am also busy with Korede, Reekado and Dija .We live in the same vicinity. By the time we sit down and plan it, we would create something. We would probably work again. As long as there is life, there is nothing impossible. When asked whether D'banj will be performing at the Mavin Concert this year, He said: Right now I cannot categorically tell you whether he will call me to say: “Oh you are organizing a concert too? I will come o.”But right now, he is not billed to perform at the concert. Does Don Jazzy have a girlfriend? I don’t have a girlfriend. When last were you in a relationship?  A year ago. I am on break now when it co

The Police on Thursday brought six men before an Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ogun State, over alleged possession and smoking of Indian hemp. The accused are Omoyosi Kamoro, 45; Samuel Okorafor, 38; Azeez Shola, 50; Babalola Akeem, 28; Bright Anthony, 36; and Ado Musa, 40. The prosecutor, Sgt. Ebibomino Itaita, told the court that the accused and others still at large committed the offences on October 14, at about 11pm., at Ojuelegba Street, Sango-Ota, Ogun. Itaita said the accused, of no fixed addresses, were found smoking weed suspected to be Indian hemp in the public. He said that the offences contravened Sections 249(d) and 250(4) of the Criminal Code, Vol. 1, Law of Ogun State, 2006. The accused, however, all pleaded not guilty. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Funke Odubanjo, granted the accused persons N500,000 bail, with two sureties in like sum, who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction. Odubanjo said that one of the sureties must be a close relation

The Supreme Court has suspended proceedings in the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal pending the conclusion of the appeal filed by Saraki at the Apex court. The prosecutor told the supreme court that Saraki will sign an undertaken refraining him from doing anything at the tribunal pending the determination of the suit. The prosecutor said this while urging the court to grant a stay of proceedings. The prosecutor also asked for accelerated hearing as not doing so will give room for a caused person to continue to delay his trial.

New Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says he does not want to go to jail and so will not be stealing from the accounts of the ministry. Amaechi said this while speaking to members of the ministry after his swearing-in as Minister yesterday November 11th. “I am not as bad as people from the outside say I am. I only engage based on principles. I neither take nor give bribes. If you want to relate with me, don’t give me money. I will also not give you money. I don’t want to go to jail so I won’t steal. But I won’t spare thieves,” he said

At least 25 people were on Wednesday, November 12, killed in a Boko Haram attack in a village in southern Niger. According to Niger military officials, 20 of the dead are Boko Haram militants who were killed in subsequent clashes with the army. The terrorist group killed five civilians in their initial attack on the village located in the West African nation's Bosso district. Niger soldiers drove back the militants, killing around 20 of them, the officers said. "Reacting quickly, the government's forces were able to push them back. Most of the Boko Haram elements have been neutralized," said one of the officers, based in the Diffa border region. The situation is under control and we are carrying out clean-up operations," he told Reuters

Former deputy governor of Cross River, Dr Walter Eneji is dead! This information was confirmed by Christian Ita, the chief press secretary to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the deceased who served under former governor, Donald Duke from February 2003 to May 2007, was reported to have died in his sleep while recuperating from a prolonged sickness. The late Walter Eneji served as a deputy to former Governor Donald Duke He contested the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries ahead of the 2007 election, but was ousted by the immediate past governor of Cross River Senator Liyel Imoke.

Larsa Pippen is married to NBA legend Scottie Pippen. She was spotted leaving dinner on Saturday night with Kourtney Kardashian in a see-through top without a bra and you can see her 'assets'. Looks like she paid a lot of money for them...:-)

President Buhari this morning performed the swearing-in ceremony of the new INEC Chairman Professor Mahmud Yakubu as well as five INEC Commissioners namely Antonla Taiye Okoosi Simbine for North-central, Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo for North-east, Mohammed Mustafa Lecky for South-south, Amina Zakari for North East and Soyebi Adedeji Solomon for South-west. Continue to see more photos after the cut...  

F ollowing his highly acclaimed leadership of the Commonwealth Observer Group in last month’s Tanzania general elections, the 53-nation body of former British colonies has given former President Goodluck Jonathan a fresh mandate to lead the charge for the resolution of the political stalemate in the semi-independent island of Zanzibar.   After the October 25 general elections which produced John Magufuli as the new President of Tanzania, the Jonathan-led COG and other international observers had endorsed the polling processes as credible. However, tension rules on the island of Zanzibar, following the nullification of the presidential election results by the local electoral body, over claims of irregularities. International observers have continued to dispute this decision, on the grounds that both the voting and counting processes were held in an atmosphere of peace. The Commonwealth which has a history of mediating on the island has kick-started the international efforts

The little boy reportedly shouted Osokoooooo when the Governor visited Oja Oba Market, Ado Ekiti before the market old structures were demolished on Saturday in readiness for the construction of a new ultra modern market.

Anita was a year older yesterday and her husband, Paul Okoye threw her a private birthday dinner. Annie and Tuface Idibia, Smash of Bracket and others were in attendance. More photos after the cut

More than a year after her mother, Hope Ruller died, Mary Kersting kept the decomposing body of the 93-year-old woman in her flat in Gloversville, Upstate New York and stole more than $13,000 (£8,600) in social security checks belonging to Hope Ruller.   Kersting, who lied to her niece about her mother still being alive, claimed she couldn’t afford to have her mother buried.      "She also explained that one day led to the next and although she thought about calling authorities. She just didn’t do it." Fulton County Public Defender Gerald McAuliffe said. Although Hope has been buried next to her husband, Kerting's niece, who didn’t want to be identified, said her grandmother ‘left this earth with no dignity’.   Apart from the six months sentence, Kersting was also ordered to carry out 500 hours of community service.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday congratulated the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on their victory over Mali in the final match of this year’s Under-17 FIFA World Cup tournament in Chile. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President applauded what he called “the exemplary zeal, determination, commitment, hard work, patriotism and soccer artistry” which the Golden Eaglets displayed throughout the tournament to win the championship for a record fifth time. The statement read in part, “The President notes with delight that the Golden Eaglets not only won the coveted Under-17 FIFA World Cup, but they are also bringing home highly-valued individual awards such as the Golden Boot won by Victor Osimhen for being the tournament’s highest goal scorer and the Golden Ball, won by the team captain, Kelechi Nwakali for being the best player. “President Buhari believes that by their triumph in Chile, the Golden Eaglets have shown the world

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suits filed by the engineers who built the collapsed Synagogue Church of All Nations’ six-storey building that killed 116 persons on September 12, 2014. The engineers, Mr. Oladele Ogundeji and Mr. Akinbela Fatiregun, had gone before Justice Ibrahim Buba seeking an order restraining the police from inviting, arresting or prosecuting them over the victims’ death. They had filed the suits following the verdict of the coroner’s inquest, which attributed the building collapse to structural defect and recommended the engineers for investigation and prosecution for criminal negligence. But Buba, in his ruling on the defendants’ preliminary objection on Monday, said the engineers “had not made out a case of infringement on their fundamental rights even on the merit of the application,” and dismissed their applications. The judge, who noted that the Coroner Law was an enactment of the Lagos Sta

Eaglets beat Mali 2-0, win U17 World Cup Nigeria's players celebrate with the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 trophy, at Sausalito stadium in Vina del Mar, on November 8, 2015. Nigeria defeated Mali 2-0. Nigeria retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mali in Vina Del Mar. According to  FIFA.com,  Victor Osimhen stole the show once again thanks to his record-breaking tenth goal of the tournament, with Funsho Bamgboye adding a second moments later. Samuel Diarra had saved an early Osinachi Ebere penalty as the Malians played their part in an entertaining finale to Chile 2015. The penalty came as both sides were just finding their rhythm in the opening exchanges, Chato the culprit with a handball. Ebere saw his low effort saved brilliantly by Diarra, the No17’s follow up header hit the bar before a third bite of the cherry was blocked by the Malian defence. Both sides had chances in a tense opening period, with Golden Eaglets skipper Kelechi Nwakali hit

Photo:  15 year old Wasilat Oyewole pictur ed above has been missing since yesterday November 7th. Anyone with useful information should contact  08038091684.

The P-Square singer shared the photo above of a little boy with cancer on his instagram and wrote; " Sometimes we all need a type of woman in our lives " a sweet,loving and caring woman indeed"... On Thursday evening i asked my wife what she wants for her birthday, and also was telling her part of my plans for her big day, but without telling her am planing for a surprise party . But then she wasn't happy, she snapped and walked out �� and I was confused, wondering if I said something wrong... after sometime she was like did u see what I sent you on your DM? Am like nop, she said check it , with tears in her eyes.....and so I checked I saw the picture of a child, who has cancer and needed to go for a surgery ......and then said to me, all I want for my birthday is for this child to have his surgery on monday�� ,, and so on Friday morning I contacted a family member of the child,asked a few questions, was told that some good Nigerians are donating, and how m

Nutritionists have called for optimal nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life if the nation must curb the incidence of malnutrition among the children. Speaking at the 39th Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology in Owerri, Imo State, which was held in collaboration with Coca-Cola Nigeria, experts said there was the need for optimal nutrition, starting from the time of pregnancy up until a baby is two years old. In his presentation, Professor of Nutrition and Director of Academic Planning at the Ambrose Alli University, Ignatius Onimawo, said most non communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and cancer originated from the first 1,000 days of life. Themed, “Food industrialisation; A pathway to agribusiness transformation,” participants examined the role of nutrition in the first 1,000 days and its effects on the development of non-communicable diseases. Onimawo said, “The NCDs experie

AIG warns Lagosians against flashy lifestyle. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mr. Bala Hassan, has advised Lagosians against any lifestyle capable of encouraging crime in the society. Hassan said Nigerians must continue to be vigilant and watchful not to allow themselves to be victims of crime through careless attitude. He gave the advice on Thursday in Lagos, while speaking at the third biennial conference on community policing, organised by the Lagos state Command of the Police Community Relations Committee. Hassan said those that engaged in crime were encouraged to do so because of the ostentatious lifestyles of people around them. Hassan while speaking on the theme, ‘PCRC and criminal opportunity,’ said, “As Christmas is fast approaching, we must live a moderate life so that we do not give criminals the opportunity to operate. “Anything that will make us victims of crime should also be avoided. It is people that give criminals the o

My height doesn’t stop me from being fashionable –Shade Olona Shade Olona Petite Yoruba actress, Shade Olona, tells  us  about her style and career When did you become an actress? I actually started acting professionally in 2007 when I joined Adebola Tijani’s group. I graduated in 2012 and since then, I have been a full-fledged actress and I have been trying my best in the industry. What could have made you decide to be an actress? Since I was a little child, I have always loved acting. People would tell me I have the talent. But then, I had an aunt who discouraged me from being an actress. She said she didn’t like what she used to hear about actors and actresses and as such, she wouldn’t want me to be a part of them. She said she wanted me to be a wife and a mother and not an actress. I didn’t grow up with my parents. My dad is late. I grew up with my aunt. So how did you become an actress if your aunt was against it? I had to tell my elder sister that I