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Conservationists say the nets are killing too many dolphins and turtles.

British authorities are set to deport a gay man to Nigeria on Tuesday night, despite fears he will be targeted and attacked on arrival due to his sexual orientation. The man, identified only as Oyekunle for his own safety, moved to London four years ago and claimed asylum due to the persecution of the LGBT community in his native Nigeria. He is set to be deported alongside a hundred others on a

The Nigeria Customs Service has declared two of its, officers Odiba Haruna Innah and Abdullahi. I, wanted in connection with the clearance of container found to contain 661 pump action rifles. The agency on Monday intercepted a 661 pieces of pump action rifles from China, concealed with steel doors and other goods which came through Lagos. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Alli

Yay or Nay?

 Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Tuesday paid condolence visit to the family of Salihu Abubakar Ali, who died yesterday morning, January 31, while trying to prevent a suicide bomber from gaining entrance to a mosque during the fajr congregational prayer at Dalori quarters in Maiduguri. The Governor condoled the father of the deceased who is a retired civil servant and the described

A Kenyan social media bully was given the beating of his life for insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto. According to a Kenyan Post report, social media bully has spent most of his time calling Uhuru a smoker and an alcoholic. He was attacked by loyalists of the President, who left him with serious injuries that nearly cost him his life. See more photos after the cut..

A Zimbabwean woman, identified as Marry Ngwenya has accused her husband Petros Tshuma, a pastor with Zion Grace International, of starving her of sex since 2010. Appearing before the Lupane resident magistrate, Ndumo Masuku, she also accused his husband of sleeping with other women from his congregation. 'Your worship, I’m sexually abused by this man as he last had sex with me in 2010. If I

South African Police Service (SAPS) has revealed that two fake Ugandan doctors were denied bail by the Bafokeng Magistrate Court following their arrest for selling medical certificate. The fake Ugandan doctors, James Lwanyaga 48 and his friend Paul Linton Ssengoba 47 were recently arrested by the Hawks Commercial Crime Unit in Klerksdorp for contravening the Health Professions Act 54 of 1976.

Kim Kardashian took to her twitter page to ask fans to suggest good books for her to read because she loved reading before falling asleep. There were very few good suggestions, the rest were...no so good. Read the suggestions after the cut..

Controversial singer, Shatta Wale has arrested his fellow Ghanaian singer and former right-hand man, Ara B for calling his wife, Shatta Michy, a cheap lesbian and prostitute on Social Media. Monday, January 30, 2017,  Ara B who used to be friends with Shatta Wale, took to his Facebook page to accuse Shatta Michy of sleeping around with her female friends. He also accused her of sleeping with

So, actor Wesley Snipes took to his twitter account to contribute to the Trump wall fiasco going on in the US by tweeting 'Build a ladder, not a wall..." Some trolls/non fans decided to get at him for his tweets and he gave it to them! Read the tweets after the cut..

Amnesty says extrajudicial drug war killings in the Philippines may be "crimes against humanity".

The deceased who is yet to be named was confirmed dead on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, when the Bernese Cantonal police were called in by neighbors following a violent dispute at the Rue Jolimont in Reconvilier. According to a report on Citizen TV, the perpetrator, a Swiss man who was found at the scene and arrested with no signs of resistance. Police also discovered a knife at the scene but

Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy, Scott Disick spent the weekend in Costa Rica with Kourtney, their three children and the rest of the Kardashians. Then he abandoned the vacation to spend time with two different women in Miami, Florida. He was initially seen packing massive PDA in a pool with model,  J Lynne, Scott. Then 2 days later, he was seen with a second pretty blonde female in Miami, by

Native Americans vow legal action as the go-ahead is given to complete the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Blac Chyna shared this lovely photo of herself with her children, King Cairo and Dream Kardashian. She captioned it: 'Unconditional'.

President of the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour has said the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards bribery allegations on Gospel artistes will be investigated. Last week, we reported that George Quaye, the Head of Communications for Charter-House Ghana, organizers of the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards revealed how several attempts have been made by Gospel artistes to manipulate

President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court.

As the activist/former singer shared on Social Media. True or not?

Amber Rose put her massive boobs and her curves on display as she vacationed at the beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday. She was on vacation with some of her friends as they all lounged at the beach. More photos after the cut... Photo credit: Daily Mail

He is a leading gospel artiste....Can you guess?

A Cambodian court has sentenced a 22-year-old Thai woman to life imprisonment for trafficking 2.5 kilogrammes of cocaine from the United Arab Emirates. Amphawan Kaewkanlaya claimed she was tricked into carrying the drugs by her Nigerian boyfriend's older brother. She was also fined 60 million riel (about 535,000 baht). Police found packages of cocaine, totalling 2.5kg, hidden in boxes of

As he shared on his page.

US President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch as the next Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), the highest court in the United States. Gorsuch was named as a replacement for late Antonin Scalia who was one of the nine judges of the SCOTUS, until his death in 2016. 49 year old Gorsuch is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in 25 years. He's known on the Denver-based

Some pregnant Corps members, 2016 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 are pictured during the swearing-in and opening of the Orientation Course at Kubwa camp, Abuja on Thursday, January 27. Another photo after the cut...

Khloe Kardashian who is on vacation with the rest of her family put her hot bod on display while in Costa Rica. More photos after the cut...

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Iranian, Iraqi, Syrian and Pakistani students in the US react to President Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven countries.

A young woman in Syria refuses to let a war and lack of electricity stop her ambition to be a student.

Pakistan needs to face unpleasant truths if it's to tackle extremism, writes Ahmed Rashid.

The UN Security Council expresses fears for thousands trapped by renewed fighting in the east.

Christian and Jewish leaders are among those criticising President Trump's order restricting immigration.

The Year of the Rooster prompts young Chinese social media users to revisit their humbler rural origins.

President Trump will announce his pick for the nation's highest court in a primetime address.

Police in Bavaria rule out foul play in the tragedy which cost six lives in a garden hut.

Justin Trudeau's office says the US broadcaster is perpetuating fear with a tweet about the attack.

The European Parliament says the French far-right leader misspent €300,000 on an assistant in Paris.

The annual Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival has been celebrated in Shetland, culminating in the traditional burning of a longboat.

Tom Burridge reports from the city of Avdiivka in Eastern Ukraine, on the frontline between government troops and Russian-backed rebels.

What is floating in this lake?

Huge supertanker planes from the US, Russia and Brazil have been deployed to fight forest fires in Chile.

A team from Manchester University is travelling to Antarctica to search for rare iron meteorites they believed may be buried in the ice.

Paul Ferber, an ex-British policeman who lives on Koh Seh in the Gulf of Thailand, tells World Service how he catches illegal fishermen plundering Cambodia's ecosystem.

The Florida Catholic priest apparently foresaw his own killing in a letter he wrote 22 years ago.

Wildlife officers spent hours trying to shoo the intruder upstairs, before tranquillising the animal.

A train crushed an unidentified man to death in Minna, Niger State capital on Monday, January 30th. A Facebook user Musbah Muhd, posted the graphic photos. See them after the cut...  

A Cambodia court has sentenced a 22-year-old Thai woman to life imprisonment for trafficking 2.5 kilogrammes of cocaine from the United Arab Emirates. Amphawan Kaewkanlaya claimed she was tricked into carrying the drugs by her Nigerian boyfriend's older brother. She was also fined 60 million riel (about 535,000 baht).   Police found packages of cocaine, totaling 2.5kg, hidden in boxes

Some pregnant Corps members, 2016 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 are pictured during the swearing-in and opening of the Orientation Course at Kubwa camp, Abuja on Thursday, January 27. Another pic after the cut...

Nigerian singer, Skales seemed hurt by a fan's comment on Instagram who told him to inspire his fans with positive stories rather than tales of setbacks he suffered while growing up. Skales had just shared a video explaining how his secondary school Vice-Principal called him to her office to hell him that he was a 'Failure'. The fan @Mrseptin911, commented on the post telling him not to

Nigerian national and a Cambodian were arraigned before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday, January 27, for their involvement in a scheme to steal $300 from a Cambodian woman through a fake promotional contest.   37-year-old Uchechukwu Vincent and 27-year-old Sarim Kunthea had been charged with fraud after being sued by Keo Sotheary, 28, and arrested on September 8, 2016.  

Trump spokesman Sean Spicer details why acting attorney general Sally Yates was fired.

The officials blame poor communication but say that hundreds of refugees have waivers.

Lille offer free entry to women after a sexist banner appeared in the home crowd in their match at Lyon.

I've been to three secondary schools so far for my secondary school tour for girls and like I said before, it's been one of the greatest joys of my life...talking, inspiring and hugging these young girls. I was at Fountain Heights Secondary School in Surulere on Friday where I met really bright girls who want nothing but to succeed. See more photos from that visit after the cut...

The planned Nationwide protest scheduled for February 5, has now been moved to February 6, 2017. The reason for the 24-hour shift is for the protest to co-incide with the date President Buhari will resume work. Buhari is currently on a 10-day medical vacation in the United Kingdom and he's expected back the country on Monday February 6, 2017.

Viewsnight is BBC Newsnight's new place for ideas and opinion. Here Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister, argues for a universal basic income.

The man designing luxury nuclear bunkers for some of the world's richest people.

Action movies are big business in Uganda's film industry and these children are trained stunt actors.

Bangladeshi Sahana Khatun, 10, developed the first bark-like warts on her face four months ago.

Aydin Sefa Akay was caught up in the mass detention of suspects after last year's failed coup.

The presidency has reacted to the February 5th proposed Nationwide protest which singer, 2face Idibia and other celebrities have come out to support. Speaking in an interview with Lagos Talk 91.3fm, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said those who are calling for the protest are people who supported the last government and are still pained

A couple's wedding day is expected to be the happiest day of their lives, but that was not so for a couple in Brazil whose wedding was disrupted by a gun-toting, trigger-happy intruder. Hardly had the bride and groom walked down the aisle to stand in front of the altar when the man, who marched in behind the couple, lifted his t-shirt, brought out a gun and began shooting Guests and the

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According to Twitter user, Biola the lady above went missing after her dad asked her to withdraw N50k from his account. The man got the debit alert but is yet to see her daughter since then. Continue to see his tweets after the cut...

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The European Council head warns the administration may reverse 70 years of US foreign policy.

As the nation endures more record-breaking temperatures, doctors fear many underestimate the danger.

After a week of excitement and a mock eviction which shook the housemates and brought some of them to tears, Big Brother Naija will witness it's first real eviction come Sunday, February 5. The housemate with the least number of votes will be evicted from the house. Last night, the first live nomination happened on the show. The housemates were each given 45 seconds to nominate two fellow

Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore walked out of an interview with Bond FM, after the General Manager, Bamidele Dada stormed into the studio attempting to censor the live interview. In the video shared by Sahara Reporters on Twitter, the embattled publisher before leaving the studio said: 'If you don't want me to express myself I will leave, it's as simple as that. I cannot

According to an eyewitness at the scene in Asaba, Delta state, the driver crashed the truck into the Nissan Murano SUV while trying to evade traffic. Police have since arrived at the scene. Photo Credit: austineokorodudu..    

The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command Francis Mobolaji Odesanya has passed away. The CP reportedly died today in a hospital in either India or Dubai where he went for treatment for kidney failure according to police sources. The commissioner of police was transferred to Rivers state in August 2016 to take over from Foluso Adebanjo who is currently a Deputy Inspector General of

As shared by the founder of Kokun Foundation: "Met this man just now at Ikeja begging me for 4,000 naira for his daughter who's dying at Lasuth, so I got down from the car and told him let's go and I will pay for all the outstanding bills he refused that he want to go himself which was a lie.. We decided to force him inside the car and he pretend that he's dying... #Lagos beggars will want to

The Blackface rant earlier today about the planned protest led by 2face Idibia on February 5, 2017 seems to have encouraged more Nigerians to support the peaceful protest. At the moment, 2face Idibia is a trending topic on Nigerian Twitter with more and more Nigerians encouraging and supporting the protest. See what they are saying after the cut....

French police were searching for evidence concerning the work of the presidential candidate's wife.

Despite the huge criticisms he's getting, 2face Idibia is not backing down from the planned February 5, 2017 nationwide protest. He has just addressed the issue with his fans on Facebook live a few minutes ago saying the protest will go on as planned. In the 11-minute long video, 2fcae Idibia says, 'I will no longer be quiet. I'm just a musician with a point of view and the ear of my fans. I

Cost of living has really gone astronomical. A pack of spaghetti that previously sold for N100 is now N230. Picanto cars now go for N5m as against its previous price, N1.8million

Nansel Selbol is a 19 year old star who plays in the USL for Swope Park Rangers. He moved there from Sporting Kansas where he was promoted from the club’s academy after an impressive record of scoring twelve goals in fourteen appearances. Nansel began his football Sojourn in Jos where he also grew up. He played for Pawas Football Academy before heading to the City of David Football club in

Earlier this month, singer Dede Mabiaku, in an interview with Sahara Reporters, came hard on the President Buhari led government, saying that the change they promised has not been felt by Nigerians (See here) Yesterday, Dede and Senior Special Assistant to the President Buhari on Media and Personality were guests on Lagos Talk 91.3 FM where they had a heated discussion. Dede

Who is the mystery VIP who's been memed as Trump's African half-brother?

Charity highlights homelessness with pop-up stores in places that people might seek shelter.

Indira was estimated to be between 85 and 90 and stopped eating after she fell ill.

Former Arsenal, Manchester and Tottenham striker, Emmanuel Adebayor has signed 18 months deal with Turkish Super Lig high flyers, Istanbul Basakehir. The deal had some hiccups after the club revealed they couldn't match his £58,000-a-week wage demands. Emmanuel Adebayor had been without a club for the past six months after he was released by Crystal Palace. Adebayor shared the news on his

US President, Donald Trump, yesterday fired the acting Attorney General Sally Yates, for ordering the Justice Department not to defend Trump's executive order on the refugee ban. She took to twitter this afternoon to react to her dismissal...

An Hausa noodles seller identified as Adamu allegedly killed a commercial bus driver, Olalekan Adeleke following a disagreement over N30, in Igando area of Lagos, last Sunday night.  Adamu reportedly hit the deceased with a plank with nails on the head, while trying to escape from him after paying the said debt. He fell and died on the spot.   According to an eyewitness, trouble

Lol. Jeez! He doesn't even try to act presidential...