Photos from Jos twin bomb blast

 The twin explosion, which occurred 30 minutes apart, reportedly killed at least 200 people according to eye-witnesses,The bomb was planted in two cars, a Peugeot J5 van and a Toyota Sienna SUV with a Gombe state license plate number. Eye-witnesses said the car had been parked near the busy market since early this morning and had even drawn the curiosity of people in the area who allegedly alerted the police. It exploded many hours later. See a picture of some bodies being removed from the scene after the cut

Two big explosions hit Jos, many killed

 The first explosion occurred at 2.30pm, the second one 30 minutes later, killing scores. The first explosion reportedly went off in a Sienna Space bus, but didn't kill many people but the second one, which occurred as people came back to rescue the injured from the first explosion, recorded a high number of casualty. Men of the Fire Service, NEMA and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps are currently at the scene helping with rescue efforts.more pictures after the cut....

Graphic pic: Customs Officer baths woman with Acid

 A Nigerian Custom officer named Mr Nwaeze who heads the Customs unit at Mosafejo Aradagun, has been accused of allegedly attacking  a woman identified as Ms Tope Fadipe with acid after an argument over money.Sahara Reporters reports that Ms Fadipe, who served as a salesgirl at a local food business run by Mr Nwanze's family for 3 years, was attacked by an angry Nwaeze on Friday May 9th, after she argued with him when he accused of her of not remitting N50,000 into the business account.

British plane sent to search for missing school girls breaks down

A British surveillance jet which was on its way to Nigeria to help in the search for missing Chibok girls reportedly broke down in Senegal due to unspecified technical problems.
UK Ministry of Defense released a statement explaining this...
    "A technical fault which has delayed the Sentinel aircraft on its way to Ghana is being investigated and will be solved as soon as possible. In the meantime the UK military team continues its work on the ground while other surveillance aircraft continue the search for the missing schoolgirls," .
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced that Britain would offer Nigeria a surveillance jet to help in the search of the missing girls.

Muhammed Buhari Arrested For N20m Scam Is Not My Son- Gen. Buhari

Former military Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has denied knowing any Muhammed Buhari who has been arrested by EFCC for N20m scam and claims to be his adopted son.
In a statement issued on his behalf by Mr. Jasper Azuatalam, Buhari denied ever knowing the said Muhammed and said he had no reason to adopt any son as God has blessed him with both male and female children. Part of the statement read;

Check out ex-footballer Daniel Amokachi's twin

 Meet the twin sons of former Super Eagles player and current Assistant Coach of the national team, Daniel Amokachi, Nazim and Khaled Amokachi.Their mum is Amokachi's ex-supermodel Tunisian wife.

P-Square working on 6th album

Jay Z, Beyonce and Solange pose for first pic together since elevator fight

Beyonce today shared new pictures on her Tumblr page of herself, Jay Z, Solange and their mum all together for the first since the elevator fight, trying to end speculation once and for all over the state of the family's relationship. See another pic after the cut...

Chibok girls: Gov Shettima replies Asari Dokubo, calls him a jester

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has replied Asari Dokubo who has in recent times alleged that the missing Chibok girls is all a scam and the handiwork of the governor. In a statement by the Governor's spokesperson, Isa Gusau, Shettima described Dokubo as a jester who no serious minded Nigerian should take serious. The statement below...

Photos of Nigerian troops in action to bring back missing girls

 Reuben Abati shows pictures of 'Nigeria's committed and patriotic troops' ready to engage terrorists of notorious Sambisa forest to #BringBackOurGirls.More pictures after the cut.....

Photos of Police averted bomb blast incident in Kano this morning

 The Nigerian Police released a press statement claiming to have averted what could have been another devastating bomb blast in the ancient city of Kano this morning.They just released photos from the incident. See another picture after the cut...

Check out Davido's customized Microphone

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Stealing is not corruption - ICPC Chairman

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta recently agreed to a statement made by President Jonathan during his May 4th media chat that, stealing is not corruption.
While addressing members of  the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, at the ICPC Headquarters' in Abuja, Mr Nta said there is a difference between stealing and corruption  and it is wrong to classify theft as corruption. He said that we should refer back to what we were taught about stealing and corruption in school

Photos from yesterday's bomb blast in Kano

Here are some pics from the explosion that rocked a beer joint in the Sabon Gari area of Kano last night. Eye-witnesses say the bomb was placed in a car and the blast killed at least 10 people. But the police say the casualty is five, four men and one woman. See more photos after the cut...

Cristiano Ronaldo poses nude with girlfriend on the cover of Vogue Spain

The world footballer of the year posed naked with longtime girlfriend, model Irina Shayk on the June cover of Vogue Spain.

Manchester United appoints Louis van Gaal as new manager

   

Manchester United has announced Louis van Gaal as its new manager. He succeeds David Moyes who lost his job in April. In a statement released this afternoon, the club said the 62 year old, who is currently Netherlands manager, will sign a three year contract with Manchester United.
Excited about his appointment, van Gaal said;
    "It was always a wish for me to work in the Premier League. To work as a manager for Manchester United, the biggest club in the world makes me proud" he said.

Louis van Gaal will assume his new position with Man U after the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

"I foresaw Borno state govt hand in girl's abduction" Primate Ayodele

Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, the Founder/Spiritual Head of Inri Evangelical Church, Lagos, in a press statement released a few weeks ago said the Nigerian govt shouldn't trust America, that he foresaw Borno state government's hand in the abduction of Chibok girls and that a sect deadlier than  Boko Haram will rise. Excerpts from his predictions below...

"How we rescued two Chibok girls left to die by Boko Haram "-15 year old boy tells his story

15-year-old Baba Goni was part of a vigilante group who saved two of the abducted Chibok girls,raped,beaten and left to die in the bush ..Baba who was once abducted and lived with Boko Haram for 2 years told his story as written by Babara Jones of Mailonline
Their faces scratched and bleeding, the pitiful remains of their once-smart school uniforms ripped and filthy, the two teenage girls were tethered to trees, wrists bound with rope and left in a clearing in the Nigerian bush to die by Islamist terror group Boko Haram.Despite having been raped and dragged through the bush, they were alive – but only just – in the sweltering tropical heat and humidity.

Adopted Son Of General Buhari Arrested Over N20million Scam

Mohammed Buhari, an adopted son of former Military Head of State and APC Chieftain Mohammdu Buhari has being arrested by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman, Mrs Florence Nwokocha, to the tune of N20million
According to SR, Mohammed, who was introduced to Mrs Nwokocha through his account officer at Ecobank, had promised Mrs Nwokocha 10% of annual profit from a supposed oil deal which she was made to invest N20m into. After receiving her money, Muhammed reportedly disappeared. When he was eventually arrested by the EFCC, Muhammed claimed he ran into trouble after losing bank guarantee which he secured from another new generation bank. He is currently in the custody of the EFCC.
Sahara Reporters

Ohakim, wife escape assassination, As Explosion rocks his house in Owerri

Former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim and his wife Wednesday night escaped assassination when an explosion rocked their residence in Owerri.The explosion which destroyed the furniture and fittings as well as electronic gadgets in the bungalow located in the Prefab Area of the town was said to have been targeted at the former governor.

GEJ cancels planned trip to Chibok, heads to Paris for security summit

President Jonathan has cancelled his planned trip to Chibok, Borno State, the small town where over 200 girls were abducted about a month ago. He was scheduled to visit the place today May 16th.

Lecturer loses 4 teeth after Immigration officers brutalised & accused him of being Boko Haram

A lecturer in the Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Mr. Okon Effiong Ekpenyong, has lost four teeth after he was allegedly brutalised by some officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Cross River State command, for traffic offence.According to Punch,his vehicle developed a minor fault on Bassey Oqua Street in Calabar, near the NIS headquarters. He said after fixing it, he was leaving the area when the officials accosted and assaulted him, saying he made a U-turn at an unauthorized point

Negotiate with Boko Haram - Gov Shettima tells President Jonathan

The Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has asked President Jonathan to negotiate with Boko Haram men if that is what it will take to release the abducted Chibok girls. Governor Shettima made this remark during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour last night."The issue of not negotiation with the terrorists – it’s out of the question. If it means talking to the devil, it means the devil can come down, we can get back our girls. The group that kidnapped the girls are a bunch of raving lunatics.

PHOTOS Of One Of The Girl's Who Escaped From Boko Haram Identifying Her Classmates In Video Released By Boko Haram

 presently identifying her classmates at the ongoing  identifcation exercise going on now at Borno state government house. It will be recalled that Boko Haram released a video of the supposedly abducted chibok girls on monday. So far about 70 girls have been identified.

Jay Z, Beyonce and Solange release statement on elevator fight!

Beyonce and Jay Z are known to not respond to gossip or speculations in the media but I guess this time it's too serious to ignore. The couple just released a statement to Associated Press. Read below
"As a result of the public release of the elevator security footage from Monday, May 5th, there has been a great deal of speculation about what triggered the unfortunate incident. But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it.