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Defence Secretary James Mattis approves a six-month postponement of his predecessor's plan.

Troops of 146 Battalion, 16 Brigade Nigerian Army while on routine patrol on Wednesday along Sucrucho-Kalarogbana Fishing Ports general area, discovered and destroyed a reactivated illegal oil dump.  Items recovered include 1 Cooking pot, 2 Storage tanks (iron and plastic) loaded with suspected stolen crude oil, 1 Cylinder, and a pumping machine. In a related development, on the same day,

The American rapper whose real name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett has said he'll donating his Grammy trophy for the best rap album to the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago. Chance the Rapper who was named to the museum's board of trustees, made the announcement last weekend during his acceptance speech at the “Night of 100 Stars” while receiving his Trail Blazer Award

The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo State,  Haliru Gwandu, says they have arrested 682 crime suspects in the state between January and June 2017. Speaking to Journalist on Friday in Benin, he said the suspects were arrested following 332 reported crimes that took place in the state during the period under review. Giving a breakdown of the figure, he said 221 were arrested for armed robbery

Drug smugglers are now trying to use lettuce to disguise marijuana shipments into the United States.  The phony lettuce-like bundles however didn't get past the US Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo, Texas, on Monday as officers seized 5,754 packages containing nearly 2 tons of marijuana. The truck crossed the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge along the Texas-Mexico

These are creative replicas of automobile cars, which were reportedly built by one Ahmadu Ibrahim, a talented automobile designer from Badariya Area in Birnin, Kebbi State. The cars (about 4 of them) pictured below were made up with locally sourced materials. More photos after the cut...

Melania Trump, who has been in New York, returned to Washington DC on Thursday to join her husband in welcoming the South Korean President and his wife to the White House. Her return comes shortly after she defended her husband, Donald Trump's tweets in which he referred to MSNBC Morning Joe host as "crazy", with a low IQ" and that she had been "bleeding from  the face" after undergoing a "

Barr. Chris Okorie, the Special Assistant to Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel, on Electoral Matters, has resigned.  In a letter dated June 28th and addressed to the governor through the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Okorie stated his reasons to include lack of basic work tools and office space, adding that after twenty months of serving as Special Assistant to the governor,

A disgruntled doctor, Dr Henry Bello, a family physician who was fired from his job  at a Bronx hospital in 2015, hid a high powered rifle under a lab coat and had his ID with him when he walked into the hospital and started a shooting spree on  the 16th and 17th floors of the hospital, police sources say. He shot dead a female physician and seriously wounded six other doctors before setting

Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has blasted Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai for opposing the calls for restructuring the country. El-Rufai was a guest on Channels TV yesterday where he vehemently opposed calls by some politicians for the restructuring of Nigeria. According to El-Rufai, those who are clamoring for restructuring are opportunists who are looking for the

Michel Arrion, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS who spoke at a Lecture organised by the IBB Golf Club, with the theme “40 years of European union in Nigeria: Lessons learned and the way forward” says EU will not increase its financial assistance to Nigeria. He said that Nigeria could not be said to be poor, as it is has enough resources to meet its developmental needs.

Another Nigerian lady has just called out Uber claiming she was robbed last week Tuesday in an Uber in Lagos, and valuables including jewelry, phones worth 1M were taken away.The lady, Christabel, sister to fashion blogger, Ono Bello shared her story. She wrote; '"I got robbed on Tuesday the 27th of June using uber in Lagos. The driver took me off my route to a very lonely dark spot. He had

Charly Boy celebrated his 1st granddaughter Olivia, who just graduated with first class degree honours in advertising, public Relations & media, via his Instagram page. He wrote: "Dear God, In fact I no know weytin you see for my body wey you dey take scatter me with blessings anyhow. I no complain o! I just dey grateful as you dey Totori me with blessings. You are already aware say my

The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday, June 29, paraded armed robbery and  murder suspects. Briefing newsmen at the at the command headquarters in Awka, the new Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Baba Umar declared Anambra State a ”NO GO AREA FOR CRIMINALS”. "I sincerely call on you to take this message to Ndi-Anambra that we must all work together to sustain the relative peace in the

Police have arrested a 24-year-old mother after a gruesome discovery of a foetus in a dustbin was made last Friday morning at around 8:30am, in Senderwood, Bedfordview, South Africa. According to a Bedfordview Police spokesperson, Mduduzi Nhlabathi, it was alleged that a man looking for papers in the rubbish bins, on Milton Street, suddenly saw the dead baby. "He then called the police to

The photo of a Nigerian man and his Chinese colleague has generated quite a buzz due to the difference in height and how they could still not measure up to him despite standing on a stool. Akujieze Rapuluchukwu Paschal, from Ogidi, Anambra, resides in Sydney, Australia. Recently, he went on a trip with his Chinese colleagues and they took a photo which has now gone viral. In the photo, Paschal,

Nigerian football legend, Nwankwo Kanu has reacted to the death of Ivory Coast's midfielder Cheick Tiote saying it's a lesson and wake up call to act over heart issues in Accra. Tiote died earlier this month after collapsing on suspicion of heart failure while training with his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises. Speaking to BBC Sport in an interview, the former Super Eagles captain who

Lionel Messi's teammates past and present touched down in Argentina yesterday, ahead of the Barcelona star's wedding. The 30-year-old striker is set to wed long-term girlfriend 29 year old Antonella Roccuzzo in his hometown of Rosario today, at the Hotel City Centre Casino. The players arrived dressed in caps, hoods and dark sunglasses, with suitcases in hand. Local reporters broadcasting

Nigerian born British boxer, Anthony Joshua is the latest cover star for the famous 'Bible of Boxing' Ring Magazine. Joshua in the latest edition of the US based magazine speaks on his rise in the boxing world and other issues. Ring Magazine, founded by Nathaniel Fleischer in 1922 is the oldest U.S based boxing publication.

Billionaire oil Mogul, Femi Otedola's daughter, Temi Otedola who recently came under attack after she was accused of bleaching her skin, has admitted she hated her back and shoulders while growing up. Showing the stretch marks on her body, the fashion blogger wrote: 'Growing up I hated my back/shoulders (the same way some of Y'all hate my knuckles lol) but now I love it, stretch marks & all

Headquarters of 23 Brigade Nigerian Army on Thursday, June 29, at about 2.30pm handed over one Miss Jada Hachaba to her mother in the presence of relatives and Alhaji Bello, the District Head of Gulak at the Brigade’s Headquarters in Yola. Miss Jada was abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, fortunately she escaped.

Troops of 159 Battalion Nigerian Army acting on credible information, arrested two suspected Boko Haram collaborators/informants, Abubakar Ahmed, 23, and Aji Maina, 45. Both were arrested on Wednesday 28, June 2017 at Garin Gada and Kanamma respectively after painstaking trailing. Abubakar Ahmed was arrested while trying to collect relief materials for onward conveyance to Boko Haram

Actress Beverly Naya was shocked to receive a 'romantic' direct message (DM) from a 'married' man who propositioned her for marriage. Not even hiding his marital status or the identity of his supposed first wife, he boldly professed his love and insinuated that his first wife will be ok with a co-wife, as he knows how to 'handle her decisions'. Read the messages after the cut...

A host of star names attended Lionel Messi's hometown inn Rosario Argentina, for his wedding to his childhood sweetheart, Antonella Roccuzzo. However, while team-mates Luis Suarez, Neymar and Gerard Pique were among the 260 guests in attendance at the intimate ceremony, there was no invite for former bosses Pep Guardiola, most of the Argentina squad or legend Diego Maradona. According to

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Singer Shakira and her soccer star partner , Gerard Pique, arrived in Rosario, Argentina for the wedding between soccer superstar Lionel Messi and  his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo . which reportedly took place yesterday afternoon in front of a crowd of hundreds of family and friends. Among the stars expected at the wedding are, Luis Suarez, Samuel Eto'Neymar, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas

The story of the history of Africa written by Africans and quietly supported by Unesco

The US president says years of "strategic patience" have failed and it is time for a "determined response".

Ascensión López cannot pay a fine and faces prison for accusing a nun of taking her from her mother.

Despite anger at rising US prescription drug prices and debate over healthcare reform, government intervention to curb them seems unlikely.

When music captures the spirit of freedom it can cross any border. It crossed the Berlin Wall and eventually helped to bring it down.

Why do some aspiring YouTubers risk their lives for online hits?

Roger Thibodeau, the owner of Liquor Barrel in Alaska, chased a bear who had wandered into his shop.

Thousands of police are deployed as the territory marks the anniversary of its handover from the UK.

Australia's top cricketers are effectively unemployed after a deadline for them to agree new pay and conditions passes without resolution.

Former Danish MP Özlem Cekic meets a man who sent her online abuse because of her Muslim heritage.

 Her personal photographer, Aisha Augie-Kuta, who shared the photo online wrote "Wife of the Governor of #Kebbi State, Dr. Zainab Atiku Bagudu @drzus emotionally walks away from a mother of two & her ill children at a hospital in Kebbi State. During the visit, she gave financial support to over 300 patients in three different hospitals anchored by the Ministry of Women Affairs & Social

The event held over the Eid-el-Fitr celebration was attended by the State first and other government officials. More photos after the cut.

These Canadian based sisters are spilling secrets on their 'flashy' lifestyle as they collectively drag a lady spotted yesterday night with Hushpuppi's married friend in Dubai. Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo were arrested in 2016, and they admitted on camera to being the owners of the now defunct damaging website, NaijaGistLive. They apologized to petitioners they had written damaging stories or

According to TMZ, Jay Z and Beyonce have named their twins Rumi and Sir Carter. They said they know this because the company run by the couple that owns the trademarks to their names just filed legal docs to secure the rights to the names, Rumi Carter and Sir Carter. The trademarks are for fragrances, cosmetics, key chains, baby teething rings, strollers, mugs, water bottles, hair ribbons,

A media frenzy ensued as President Trump met President Moon of South Korea.

Kim Annie, a young girl based in Benin, shared a message of thanks to her father for 'creating' her but the content and the way it was written has been considered very inappropriate by some internet users.

Musician D'Banj shared these photos via his Instagram page tonight of himself with Amber Rose and her rumoured boyfriend, rapper 21 Savage in Los Angeles, California. More photos after the cut...  

Last week Diddy's second baby mama Kim Porter hinted in a post on instagram that she was around before his other baby mama, Sarah Chapman, but before his first baby mama, Misa Hylton. But during his interview on Wendy Williams, Diddy said he met all his baby mamas at the same time... “I met all of them in the same year, so I’ve known all of them in the same amount of time — but we were

An eyewitness at the scene shared the details on Instagram. A man believed to be a Kidnapper pretending to be mentally unstable was caught while he was trying to perform rituals on some little children in Badagry. He was nabbed by an angry mob, thoroughly beaten and forced to eat a concoction supposedly found with him. Watch the video after the cut...   A post shared by lil marvy (@

Last week,  Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing called out the National Assembly for cutting the budget meant for his ministry to carry out its duties. In response, Abdulrazaq Namdas spokesman of the House of Representatives, on Thursday said Fashola should be bold and sincere enough to tell Nigerians why his ministry inserted N20 billion for miscellaneous

A 22-year-old man, James Saltmarshal, who had been accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 8-month-old daughter, has finally been cleared of the charges after an error was discovered in forensic testing. Back in April, police officers were called to a hotel room where Saltmarshall says his daughter, Janiyah had stopped breathing. He was arrested and charged to court after she

Bidemi, the second son of Senator Ojudu Babafemi, the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Political Matters, just graduated from with a first class degree in International Finance from Durhan Universiry, United Kingdom. Senator Babafemi is also an APC gubernatorial candidate for Ekiti State in the 2018 election. More photos below...  

22-year-old Karabo Mokoena was murdered and burnt to death by her abusive ex-boyfriend, Sandile Mantsoe, in South Africa. Sandile allegedly battered her during their relationship and drained her emotionally. He later killed her in a luxury apartment building in Sandton, took her body away and burnt her, then proceeded to help her family search after she was declared missing, before he was

A twin-engine Cessna was carrying two people who both survived and are being treated at a nearby hospital.

Several casualties are reported after a gunman opens fire inside a hospital in New York's Bronx district.

The definition of a "close" relative in the US travel ban has launched a great debate online.

The top US diplomat faces his greatest challenge so far, but his boss isn't making his job any easier.

The man who died suffered "massive" organ damage and bleeding in the collision, says a lawyer.

The overhaul of the existing legislation was carried out at a special midnight session of parliament.

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According to the person who shared the photos on Facebook, the unnamed woman poured very hot soup on her husband's other wife during a quarrel at their home. The woman is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Damaturu while the attacker has been arrested. See more sad photos after the cut...

Mika Brzezinski speaks out about President Trump's attack on her while the administration defends it.

Police are currently looking for a man who shot and killed an 18-year-old  girl in a road rage on Wednesday afternoon. The sad incident occurred after a car and a truck merged into the same lane on a highway in Pennsylvania. The truck driver became enraged then pulled a gun and shot Bianca Nikol Roberson.... Bianca, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, had been driving southbound on that

Zarina Brady explains why she and others from the UK are heading to Bulgaria to study medicine.

A Nigerian twitter user, Amirul took to his twitter page to share the traffic offensc ticket he got from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). He is glad that the FRSC has started issuing tickets to traffic offenders, just like other road safety bodies in developed countries.

In these photos, taken by renowned photographer, Anuel Modebe, we see the trio on a landing strip boarding a private flight to a destination nobody seems to know about. The Cîroc ambassadors have indeed arrived. The Samantha crooner, the critically acclaimed On Becoming author and the recently engaged EME Boss have indeed had a great year. More photos after the cut.

He shared the beautiful photos online with the caption "Moments with my daughter! My Adorable! @prettylilien thank you!". See more photos after the cut.

Grammy award winning rapper, Kendrick Lamar and his fiancee, Whitney Alford (far right) are reportedly expecting their first child together. That's Whitey and her growing baby bump hidden in an Adidas tracksuit as she posed for a photo with her relatives above. Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford who started dating from high school got engaged in April 2015. 

Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, is resisting the march of technology.

A group of children from an orphanage in Mosul have been freed from IS control. They were used as human shields.

JAY-Z dissed so many people in his new album 4:44, one of them being Eric Benét who was once married to Halle Berry. Describing how he almost lost Beyonce due to his infidelity, JAY-Z compared it to Eric losing Halle Berry, who was once seen as a world class beauty. "You almost went Eric Benét. Let the baddest girl in the world get away. I don’t even know what else to say. N*gga, never

A baby girl was born with a congenital defect(Gastroschisis), her large intestine expose through umbilicus, at the general hospital in Geidam Yobe state earlier today. She has been referred to another hospital where she is currently receiving the required care. More photos after the cut...

A Nigerian cleric, Chiadikobi Emmanuel, shared the photo above. According to him, pictured (right) is a 130-year-old Nigerian man. "Today I bless the name of God meeting a man above 130 years. In 1930, Mr Ifem used to ride his biscyle from Amazu Ebenator IMO state to Port Harcourt. Today he is still very strong and healthy. Long life is reality. As I celebrate Mr Ifem, I covet his long

Veteran musician, Daddy Showkey shared throwback photos with fellow veteran musician, Pasuma. He captioned one of the photos; "I got message, I was being asked why did I call @officialpasuma my brother. He has proved to me for so many years that he is not just a friend,so today I proclaim him 'my Brother'. Show me a friend and a brother that will be with you in Good times and bad times.

The abattoir at Ikpoba slope in Edo State has got to be the filthiest one ever seen. These photos of gutters filled with a gory mixture of blood, excreta, black water and other putrefied waste are enough to turn one into a vegetarians. More photos after the cut... Photo credit: Jefferson Uwoghiren

As part of efforts to de-congest the prisons in Nigeria, the Federal government yesterday called on all state governors to sign the death warrant of prisoners in their state that are currently on death row. Some governors have for religious and personal beliefs, refused to sign the death warrants of convicted murderers in their various prisons. The Federal government made the appeal at the