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#BBNaija Gifty shares new lovely photo after revealing she was once married

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Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Gifty is still glowing days after she shocked Nigerians when s he broke down in tears and confessed she was once married  in a new interview two days ago. The Nollywood actress shared this lovely pic of herself on her Instagram page. Gifty had several times  debunked rumours of being married  despite overwhelming evidence and even  after her  husband's cousin shared photos from her marriage ceremony .

Muslim cleric stones 3-year old boy to death for rituals in Lagos

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A three-year-old child, Chiagozie Okereke, has been murdered allegedly by a Muslim cleric, Kazeem Alimson, popularly known as Alfa. The incident, which was described by security operatives and neighbours in the area as ‘the most bizarre occurrence in the neighbourhood’ sent shock, followed by pandemonium and palpable fear, shivers down the spines of residents. It happened at the White Sand area of Isheri-Oshun in Ejigbo area of Lagos State. One 15-year-old boy, Simon Kanu, confessed to have been paid N500 by the said Alfa in order to lure the baby, adding that the baby was killed with a heavy stone in his presence. Explaining how the deceased, Chiagozie Okereke, got missing, his distraught mother, Mrs. Chinasa Okereke, said: “Around 7:00p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), I brought my children out to bathe him. “When I finished bathing the younger one, I went inside to get the wrapper to strap him  in order to enable me bathe the other child. But on getting outside, I didn’t see my ...

Mercy Johnson's husband Prince Okojie reacts to her Kogi state political appointment

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Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie , was on the 14th March 2017,  appointed the Senior Special Assistant (SSA)  to the  Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello , on Entertainment, Arts and Culture. Here's a statement released by her husband, Prince Odianonsen Okojie in reaction to the appointment. 'ON MY WIFE, MRS MERCY JOHNSON OKOJIE'S APPOINTMENT AS SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT(SSA) ON ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND CULTURE TO THE GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO. First and foremost let me cease this opportunity to again thank God Almighty for sparing our lives till this moment and also for this honour He has deemed my beautiful and adorable wife worthy of.  In the event of this congratulatory message, I also want to specifically and categorically say that I, Prince Odianosen Okojie gives my full consent and support of any kind to my  wife Mrs Mercy Johnson Okojie on her recent appointment as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of...

'President Buhari' visits Seyi Law's daughter, Tiwaloluwa

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'President Buhari' yesterday visited comedian, Seyi Law at his home to pay a visit to his daughter, Tiwaloluwa Aviella Aletile. Lol! The comedian took to his Instagram to share the photo and thank the president for coming. He wrote: "Thanks for the visit your excellency. @Regrann from @fameuxtiwa - A special meeting with the President.  He came for consultation and it was a great time. - #regrann" This is comedian, MC Tagwaye  who mimicks almost everything President Buhari does.

'I stand by Apostle Suleman,' Gov Fayose releases statement

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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has described the adultery allegation against Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Power Ministry by one Miss Stephanie Otobo as a “high-level conspiracy meant to destroy the integrity of the pastor and silence his critical and principled voice of truth and dissent in a nation fast becoming a one-party state.” The governor expressed his view in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, condemning the scandal as an “evil plan” carried out by the All Progressives Congress (APC) “cabal”  to destroy the controversial pastor’s church. “This was the same way they tried to drag the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christians Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in the mud. The whole world was aghast at how they insulted and ridiculed the highly-revered RCCG General Overseer. But for the outcry from all over the world, they almost bundled out Pastor Adeboye from ...

Runtown's babymama reveals they are expecting a baby boy (photo)

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Runtown and his  pregnant girlfriend Selena  are expecting a baby boy! Runtown's woman made the reveal in a post she shared on her Instagram page. She wrote: After I have my son I'm going to get back to the old me I haven't seen in years, the woman not afraid to try anything and everything in life at least once!  I'm gonna get back into volunteering, acting & modeling, weight training, sewing my own clothes, having fun, and I'm also gonna revamp my skin & hair care line and figure out what went right/wrong so I can make it better than before and stand out from the rest!   And I'm going to do all this while juggling my son and school!

Female pilot is confirmed dead and hopes of finding her three colleagues involved in Coast Guard helicopter crash dwindles

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Pilot Dara Fitzpatrick has been named as the first victim of an Irish Coast Guard helicopter which vanished before crashing into the sea. The experienced pilot was confirmed dead by the Coast Guard after her body was recovered from the water  on Tuesday  morning. A desperate search for her three colleagues continues, but the rescue team are beginning to lose hope of finding them. The helicopter Dara was flying in had been sent to rescue an injured man who needed urgent medical attention on board a UK-registered fishing vessel around 150 miles west of Eagle Island.when it crashed. Two helicopters. R116 and R118, were sent at about  9.40 p.m. , with R116 providing safety and communication support while R118 picked up the man. The Dublin-based R116 search and rescue helicopter disappeared off the west coast of Ireland overnight in what was reported as wet and misty weather with poor visibility.  Final communication from the helic...

See the DSS letter that led to Magu's rejection as EFCC Chairman

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The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected the confirmation and nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) It will be recalled that the lawmakers had rejected Magus's initial nomination by President Buhari, citing a report by the Department of State Services, which purportedly indicted the acting EFCC boss of corruption. See the letter after the cut... Photo credit: Daily Trust

Trump reacts to his travel ban freeze and mocks Hilary Clinton

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At a rally in Nashville, Trump called the ruling by U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson's freeze on his travel ban (read  here ) as “terrible” and asked a cheering crowd whether the ruling was “done by a judge for political reasons.” He said the administration would fight the case “as far as it needs to go,” including up to the Supreme Court, and added that he was persuaded by advisers and even the 9th district judges to sign a “watered-down version” of his first travel ban. Trump called the ruling an "unprecedented judicial overreach" He said: “A judge has just blocked our executive order on travel and refugees coming into our country from certain countries. The order he blocked was a watered down version of the first order.  "Let me tell you something, I think we ought to go back to the first one and go all the way”. “The danger is clear, the law is clear, the need for my executive order is clear.” "This ruling makes us look weak which by t...

Fayose distributes Cash, portions of rice to Ekiti state residents (photos)

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In continuation of his 'stomach infrastructure progrmme', Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose and his aides, distributed portions of Rice and some moeny to some residents of the state at Nova road, Ado Ekiti Wednesday. More photos after the cut..

Nigerian Army detains 6 soldiers over Ikorodu lady who was allegedly brutalized by soldiers

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The Nigerian lady who was allegedly brutalized by soldiers on Sunday (read here ) may get justice soon, as the Nigerian Army has released a statement regarding the incident. On its Facebook page, the Nigerian Army stated that there is an ongoing investigation into the allegation and that 6 soldiers have being detained in regards to the incident. Read the statement after the cut...   ALLEGED CASE OF BRUTALLIZATION BY SOLDIERS 1. The attention of Headquarters 81 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to the social media and Newspapers online reports on “Alleged brutalization of a female by soldiers”. The incident occurred in Odoguyan, Ikorodu area of Lagos state involving soldiers of 174 Battalion on Sunday 12 March 2017. 2. The alleged incident is highly regrettable, even as the Division under the Nigerian Army has zero tolerance for inhuman treatment. Discipline remains the bedrock of the Nigerian Military Profession. It is quite disheartening when such incide...

Former mother and son become father and daughter

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At the age of 14, Corey Maison, socially transitioned from boy to girl in the past few years and her mum, a mother of 5, who is now her Dad said Corey, gave her the courage to begin her own transition from female to male. The teen who is now 15 years old has chronicled their transitions on her Instagram account, and the two sat down for an interview with Australia’s “60 Minutes” to talk about the experience. “I wanted to make my parents proud of who I am, but I thought that they would not like me,” Corey said about coming out as transgender. “I wanted to make my parents proud of who I am, but I thought that they would not like me,” Corey said about coming out as transgender. Her mum Eric Maison, who used to go by Erica Maison, said that he was emboldened by his daughter’s decision to be her true self. He wrestled with different emotions while deciding whether to transition or not. Eric said: “The first feeling was relief, the second wa...

Pregnant teen model killed by train during a photoshoot on train tracks

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A pregnant 19-year-old aspiring model from Navasota, Texas, Fredzania Thompson, was fatally struck by a train during a photoshoot on the train tracks in a bid to launch her modeling career, on Friday. The teen who attended Blinn College in Bryan wanted to put her education on hold to begin modeling, her mother, Hakamie Stevenson told the Eagle. "That's definitely what she wanted to do," Hakamie Stevenson said. "It's what she had started to do the day she was deceased." According to authorities, Thompson was standing between two sets of tracks Friday in Navasota when a BNSF Railway train approached. She moved out of the way, but was unaware that a Union Pacific train was coming in the opposite direction and got struck by the train. The teen passed away from her injuries on her way to the hospital, the photographer was not injured at all. Fredzania could be seen smiling in a photo taken on the tracks just before the fatal accident. "Zanie h...