A Bank Manager still living with Her Husband Weds Secret Lover in Dubai.

There is a twist in a divorce suit between an area manager with an old generation bank in Lagos, western Nigeria, Mrs Blessing Ifeanyi-Okpoko and her estranged husband, Ifeanyi Kenneth Okpoko, as the husband alleged that Blessing fled her matrimonial home after he discovered her secret marriage to another banker, Kelvin Ugwuoke, in Dubai recently.Okpoko alleged that Blessing and Ugwuoke, who is the risk manager at a new generation bank on Lagos Island, secretly went to Dubai with a few friends and wedded before returning to Nigeria...

He lamented that while Blessing was still in his house, he received information about her wedding to Ugwuoke, and got photographs on her trip to Dubai with Ugwuoke as evidence and when he confronted her, she packed out of her matrimonial home at Ajao Estate and moved to Lekki area where Ugwuoke reportedly has a property.

Angola Expelled from CAF 2015 for rejecting to host the African Cup Of Nations

Angola on Wednesday pulled out of the running to replace Morocco as hosts of the troubled 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

The oil-rich state was considered one of the front-runners to step in to stage the continental showcase after Morocco were stripped of the right to host it, AFP reports.

The North African country, who were also expelled from the 2015 competition, fell afoul of organisers CAF for calling for a postponement citing the deadly Ebola epidemic.

Angola’s insistence that they were not interested in hosting a competition they staged in 2010 came from Joao Lusevikueno, vice president of the Angolan football federation.

Chisos!! Tougher times ahead, says Okonjo-Iweala

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday said the country would this month begin to feel the impact of the falling global oil prices, which started in June.

Consequently, she said the country needed to brace for tougher times ahead by reviewing its expenditures and building economic buffers through budgets that would be based on modest oil prices.

According to her, sound macroeconomic management is crucial to Nigeria at this time, while also emphasising the need to plug all revenue leakages.

The minister spoke in Lagos at the Africa Financial Summit organised by the Institute of International Finance and Access Bank Plc.

“We have not seen the impact of the falling oil prices in Nigeria; it will start this month. We have to drive the non-oil revenue base to be able to weather the storm that is coming,” Okonjo-Iweala said.

She, however, said Nigeria was not alone in the coming economic storm, pointing out that a large number of African countries that relied on commodity export as the mainstay of their economies would also be affected by the global fall in the prices of such commodities.

We became cultists, robbers in primary school –Suspects

                                            Nsong, Adetunji and chukwuemeka

Three armed robbery suspects, who were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, have said they joined secret cults and started robbing when they were still primary school pupils.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects– Abraham Nsong, Bright Chukwuemeka and Dare Adetunji– were arrested by operatives of the state Special Anti-Robbery Squad on November 2.

Our correspondent gathered that the suspects had allegedly gone to rob at Salvation Street, Oke Odan, Iyana Isashi area of Lagos, when they were apprehended.

It was learnt that one of their victims, identified simply as Eboge, sustained deep cuts on the head, while her daughter was also allegedly shot by the robbery suspects. The girl, whose name was given as Ann, was said to be recuperating in a hospital.

Senate grills Army chief over losses to B’Haram

                                    Chief of Army Staff, Maj.Gen. Kenneth Minimah

Members of the Senate Committee on Defence engaged grilled the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday over the increasing rate of insurgency in the North-East.

Trouble started when the senators asked the Army chief to tell them the stage of the ongoing Boko Haram war but Minimah refused, insisting that he would not discuss military operational matters in the presence of journalists.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, George Sekibo informed the Army chief that the agenda of the parley was important because politicians were busy scheming for the 2015 elections, while the insurgents were on the other hand having a field day, especially in the North-East.

He noted that Nigerians were becoming impatient and irritated, not only with the military but also with the government and those representing them at various levels.

We won’t sell fighter helicopters to Nigeria, US insists

                                         Us department spokeswoman, jen psaki

The United States has defended its refusal to sell cobra helicopters to Nigeria, saying the Federal Government is free to buy fighter jets from any other country.

“Nigeria has purchased helicopters that originated in countries other than the US and nothing in our decision prevents Nigeria from obtaining weapons and equipment from other sources,” its State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said on Wednesday.

Psaki was responding to questions from journalists on the allegations by the   Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, that Washington declined to sell lethal arms to Nigeria.

Adefuye had also told members of the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday that Washington was not doing enough to assist Nigeria in combating the Boko Haram insurgency in North-East zone of the country.

Graphic pic: Trader kills man for "under-pricing" his goods

A trader at Alaba International Market Ojo, Lawrence Ikonne has been arrested for allegedly killing a buyer, Isa Yaya over the price of his secondhand air conditioner.

According to reports, the incident happened at Ikonne’s house at Afromedia Estate, Okokomaiko, Lagos where Ikonne had invited Yaya to. When they got to the house, the two of them went inside a room to bring out the air conditioner, and then they started haggling over the price. Yaya allegedly insisted on buying the air conditioner below N5, 000- a price which did not go down well with Ikonne. It resulted into a fight and Ikonne allegedly hit Yaya with a plank resulting in his death...

Youtube sensation Betty Butt of Twerk Team shot dead in Atlanta

Betty Butt, one of the original members of the popular Twerk team group, has died. The beautiful Youtube sensation who was popular for her twerking skills was shot dead yesterday November 12th inside her apartment complex in Atlanta.

According to police reports, Betty and her boyfriend were walking to her house when three men approached them and shot them both at point. The unnamed boyfriend survived but Betty died immediately from a gun shot wound to the head. The Police are investing the murder.

Oh my! Man survives being speared by 15-inch piece of wood (pic)

How did he survive this? The medical staff at a Polish Emergency ward were surprised when 40 year old Kamil Podwinski calmly walked into their medical centre with a 15inch piece of wood stuck right through his head.

According to New York Post, Mr Podwinski was renovating his home in Konin Poland when the freak accident happened. He reportedly told the nurses he was working when he slipped and fell face first onto a sharp piece of wood. The wood entered his face just below his eye socket and came out through the back of his neck. And he survived. He actually took himself to the hospital.

1-in-4 Nigerians at risk of hypertension- University of Edinburgh study

A research carried out in Nigeria by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, England, revealed that one in every four Nigerian is at risk of being diagnosed with high blood pressure.

 

High blood pressure - also known as hypertension - which can cause stroke, heart disease and kidney disease, is twice as high in Nigeria compared with other East African countries and very few are aware that they have the condition. 

 

The study also revealed that the figure will sharply rise as more Nigerians continue to live like westerners lives until drastic measures are put in place. 

"I will be Nigerian President in 2015"- Governor Rochas Okorocha

For those who don't know, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, is contesting in next year's presidential election. Below is what he said during his declaration at a rally on Monday Nov. 10th.

“My people, in 2015 I will be the president of the country. Three months ago when I said I want to be president they asked, “Can an Igboman be president? But now when they count those contesting for president they will first count Rochas Okorocha, before Buhari, Atiku Abubakar and Kwankwaso. When they said they have zoned the presidency to the North, I asked, When was the meeting held? Now we have zoned it to Igboland. In 2015, there will be a turnaround in the fortunes of Ndigbo. They only know themselves; they don’t care about Igbo. APC is an emergency party for a new Nigeria; I would not have joined APC if PDP was doing well. We will defeat PDP in 2015,”

Suspected fraudster arrested over $1million scam

Find the EFCC Press statement below

A suspected fraudster, Adekunle Balogun a.k.a Malan Salihu, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over fraudulent dealings involving the sum of $1million USD.

The 44-year- old Ordinary Diploma certificate holder in Textile and Polymer Technology was picked up by operatives of the Commission in Lagos for allegedly duping one Precious Chukwuma Emelue of N100million by deceiving him into believing that, he would assist him in retrieving a sum of $1million from a Pakistani bank: 

Hilarious pic of the day...

No time...lol

Graphic photo: 10 killed at Niger College of Education blast today

At least 10 people were killed today after a female suicide bomber blew herself up at the Federal College of Education Kontagora in Niger state today November 12th.

One of the students of the school, Mary Okafor who spoke with AFP, said they were all at the library reading for their semester examinations when they heard the bomb go off

"We saw bodies on the ground between the library and the female hostel. Among the bodies were two dismembered women who we believe were the bombers. At least 10 students were killed and several others injured. They have all been moved to the general hospital. We have all been asked to vacate the school. The authorities in the town have asked all schools to close." she said

Jim Iyke sends message to ex-gfs, fake friends, biz associates...

As the year gradually comes to an end, Jim Iyke is not playing at all and took to his instagram page to send a message to ex-girlfriends, CEOs, fake friends, loyal chics and business partners. See what he wrote after the cut...

Photo: Former President Obasanjo ties woman wrapper...lol

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo celebrating silver jubilee with NAWOJIANS (National Association Of Women Journalists) in his house in Abeokuta yesterday Wednesday November 5th. Photo credit: Sahara Reporters

Pictured! Twins Charged For Raping Woman In Threesome

Daryl and Thomas Salt, 25-year old twin brothers from Camblesforth have been charged to court for allegedly raping a woman who only agreed to have s*x with one of the twin brothers before the other one joined in bed and forced her into having a threesome according to mirror.co.uk.

The prosecutor, Richard Bennett, said the woman did not struggle but “acquiesced through fear” when both men then r*ped her.

One of the twin brothers, Daryl Salt, was also charged separately for imprisoning and raping another woman four times before letting her go.

Daryl Salt was described in court as a Jekyll and Hyde character who had “a veneer of charm with an explosive and violent temper”.

Photos: Nigerian police set to extradite UK murder suspect, Jeffrey Okafor

The Nigerian government is getting set to extradite Jeffrey Azuka Okafor (middle), who is wanted by the UK police for the murder of Carl Beatson Asiedu, who was stabbed to death on August 1st 2009 outside a UK nightclub (read here). The 23 year old fled to Nigeria after the murder but was arrested on September 23rd 2014 in Asaba, Delta state after a diligent search by the Nigerian police.

Photos: Buhari, Atiku, Saraki, Tanbuwal rock APC glasses

                                                           Saraki, Buhari and Atiku
Presidential aspirants Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, Atiku Abubakar and Speaker Aminu Tanbuwal pictured above rocking APC change glasses this afternoon at the Metropolitan Square for Kwara State governor Abdulfatah Ahmed 2nd term declaration. See more photos after the cut...

I Left Deeper Life Church Because A Tv Set Was Called The Devil’s Box- Fiery Cleric Tunde Bakare Explain

Pastor Tunde Bakare has in the past explained why he left The Redeemed Christian Church Of God to start his own ministry, but has never really explained why he left Deeper Life Bible Church in the first place for RCCG. In a new interview with CityPeople Magazine the Pastor explained the real reason that made him leave the church in the 80’s. See the rest below...

I was in Deeper Life for five years, between 1978 and December 1983. Brother Kumuyi was and is still a great teacher of the Word. The person that put the fear of God in me was Brother Kumuyi. He laid the foundation for systematic teaching that many people see me do today. However, I rose through the ranks. I preached while I was there and conducted youth meetings. I was doing some legal works for the ministry also.I registered some of their companies. But one day while I was ministering and a brother was interpreting, I was giving example of the “faith cometh by hearing and hearing the word of God” and I said, ‘Supposing you go to a supermarket to buy soap, you might not know what soap to buy but because you watched the advertisement of Joy soap on television, then you would look for Joy soap because you have been hearing about it.’

Senator Chris Anyanwu And PDP Chairman Ezinihitte Exchange Hot Slaps At PDP Congress

Senator Chris Anyanwu was on Saturday November 1,2014 during the PDP ward Congress election in the Imo State, engaged in a slapping match/ competition with the PDP chairman of Ezinihitte LGA, Mr Chinemerem Madu over the LGAs delegates list.Information alleges that when Chris Anyanwu was dissatisfied over the attitude of the Chairman who is said to loyal to Hon. Emeka Ihedioha,she slapped the Chairman who in retaliation, slapped the amiable senator severally till people came to her rescue.

It would be recalled that Senator Chris Anyanwu's call-to-fame is her unwarranted ways of slapping men at the slightest provocation.

It is allegedly on record that she slaps her hu***** at will, throws slippers and shoes at men anyhow, slapped Chief ID Nwoga in public and her Hot Fm's staffers are not left out in her way of showing that her hands always crave to be useful at all times..... 

Photos: Corporate beggers invade Lagos

This one was spotted at Ajah yesterday. There are quite a few of them in Lagos these days. Some of them even wear suits...and come up with different excuses for being stranded on the road and ask for money for transport to go home. The following day, you will find them at a different spot doing the same thing. Not that I don't blame them...the rate of unemployment in this country is alarming.

Borno Dep. Governor says Boko Haram may capture entire 3 North East states in weeks

The Deputy Governor of Borno state, Zanna Mustapha, while visiting thousands displaced indigenes in Yola yesterday Monday November 3rd, said that with the easy way Boko Haram has been capturing territories in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, the three states would soon be history.

“If the Federal Government does not add extra effort, in the next two to three months, the three North-Eastern states will no longer be in existence. The Federal Government has tried its best but their best is not enough because rather than going after the insurgents, it is the insurgents that are going after us. It is a big crime that the criminals are better equipped than the military and they are just few kilometres from the Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states capitals.”

Another 'witch' caught in Abuja this morning (photo)

I find these things a little funny and difficult to believe because I feel there's another possible explanation for it...or maybe its just the season of witches in Nigeria?

According to eyewitnesses, a naked woman/witch was seen stranded on the roof of a church, the All Christian Fellowship church, just before Kubwa village market around 6:30 this morning. A large crowd of course gathered and managed to bring her down. When she was brought down, they said she was naked, wretched looking, unkempt hair, skinny and was talking non stop. A few people in the crowd recognized her as an akara seller in the area.

They dragged her to the Kubwa Phase 4 police station where she's currently being detained. You can see the figure on the roof in the pic above...

Army arrest 5 military commanders for abandoning Mubi to Boko Haram

Five or six military commanders have been arrested and detained by the army after they abandoned, withdrew from Mubi, Mararaba, Michika, Madagali, and Vimtim communities when Boko Haram men attacked the areas last week, allowing the insurgents to take over some areas.

Some soldiers were also detained. According to Sahara Reporters, the military commanders are being detained at the military police guard room at the 23 Brigade HQ, in Yola, Adamawa state. (pic above, fleeing Nigerian soldiers spotted in Song, Adamawa state)

Keshi invites Ike Uche after saying striker will never play under him

After swearing that he will never invite Ikechukwu Uche to play for the Eagles as long as he remains coach, Stephen Keshi yesterday ate his words after inviting the Villarreal forward for this month’s 2015 Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Red Devils of Congo and Bafana Bafana of South Africa.Uche is called for the first time in nearly two years,
and there is also a first senior team opportunity for Nasarawa United midfielder Tony Edjomari.Home –based defender Solomon Kwambe also return, and Aaron Samuel (who got one of the goals against Sudan), Hope Akpan, Sunday Emmanuel and home –boy Emem Eduok have further chances after being called for the matches against the Falcons of Sudan.Skipper and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, defenders Godfrey Oboabona and Elderson Echiejile, midfielders Ogenyi Onazi and Mikel Obi, and forwards Ahmed Musa, Emmanuel Emenike and Babatunde Michael are also invited.All the players are expected to report at the Bolton White Apartments, Wuse, Abuja on Sunday, 9th November.

‘Linda Ikeji kept begging me after we broke up…I wasn’t good enough for her’ –Dan Foster

Popular Nigerian-based American On-Air Personality Dan Foster in a new interview with Punch has opened up on his affair with top blogger Linda Ikeji, why his 16 year old son is into drugs, and more, read below:

Do you have regrets coming down here?

The only regret I had was that in 1999, I had a son in the US. I had to go to my dad and I told him, ‘Dad, I think I like my job more than being married now. I would do anything for that job but then, I just met this woman and she just had a baby for me.’ He is now 16. I was mad at him last year. My ex sent me some of his pictures and I knew he was doing drugs. He had everybody fooled as if he was a cool kid. I feel so guilty because I am sitting here making all the money and I didn’t spend time with him. You have to spend time with your kids or you would lose them. Sometimes I would call him and he wouldn’t have anything to say. I would ask him how he was doing and he would just say ‘fine.’ I would scold him and tell him to say something more than one word. I would tell him to ask me questions and he would say he didn’t know what to say.

Photo: Chelsea Handler Posts Topless Photo To Show She Has A Better Body Than Putin!

Chelsea Handler shocked everyone when she posted a topless picture of herself on her instagram official page to show she has a better body than Vladimir Putin. I think it is more than that though, because shortly after that knowing fully well that instagram will take it down, she started campaigning to keep the photo on instagram and her followers joined her in campaigning to retain the photo. Instragram took it down few hours later, which sparked a row online saying the act was nothing but discrimination against her and whatsoever a man can do, a woman can do better. See tweets after the break...

Apple Boss Tim Cook Comes Out As A Gay: "Says Im Proud To Be One.

Tim Cook, the CEO of technology giant Apple, has publicly addressed his sexuality for the first time. In a moving open letter published on the Bloomberg Businessweek, he writes that he is “proud to be gay” and considers being gay “among the greatest gifts God has given me”. “Being gay has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day,” he writes...

“It’s made me more empathetic, which has led to a richer life. It’s been tough and uncomfortable at times, but it has given me the confidence to be myself, to follow my own path, and to rise above adversity and bigotry. It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple.”

Diezani Madueke's sister rescued after 8 days in kidnapper's den

The sister of Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, Osiya Agama has been rescued by police in Port Harcourt eight days after she was kidnapped.

Mrs Agama was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on her way from an evening church on Tuesday October 21, at Leventis Bus-Stop along Port Harcourt-Aba Road, as she approached her car.  

Pics: 9ice brands bus, palm oil, palm wine, soft drinks to campaign in Ogbomosho

Abolore Akande aka 9ice, who is going for House of Reps in Ogbomosho South/North and Orire Constituency Federal 1, branded buses and soft drinks to campaign in Ogbomosho. He also branded palm oil, palm wine and water to give to his supporters. See more photos after the cut...

Top 5 Reasons why Phyno Is Nigeria most loved rapper

Chibuzor Nelson A.K.A Phyno is a Nigerian rapper from Anambra state but he grew up in Enugu state.  Phyno as he is fondly called by his fan,initially wanted to become a pilot, but was told that he could be a doctor. Throughout high school, he learned to play the drums and piano. He also learned to create his own rendition of every recording he heard.

He studied public administration at the Institute of Management and Technology in Enugu, and started profiting from music during his second year at IMT. Phyno told Ifeoma Onoye that Mr. Raw is one of the few people he looks up to. Phyno started rapping in 2010 and relocated to Lagos to continue his music career. Since then he have won so many awards making him Nigerian hottest rapper. Here are the top 5 reasons why Phyno is Nigeria most loved and adored rapper.

Photo: Baby born in Ibadan clutching holy Qur’an

For those who believe in things like this...Nigerian Tribune is reporting that a baby was born recently in Oyo state clutching a pocket-size Qur’an (pictured above).

The baby, who has since been named Ismail, was born in a church at the Oniyanrin area of Ibadan in September, the reports states. A renowned Islamic preacher who the newspaper spoke with said the woman who delivered the baby threw away the object she found in the baby's hand thinking it was something devilish, only for them to later find out it was a pocket-size Qur’an which contained all the 114 chapters in the holy book. It was wrapped in a thread. The preacher said although the Qur’an was small, the lettering inside was readable.

Disturbing! Images show children geting training at ISIS Military camp

Disturbing  new images have emerged showing young Syrian children being trained at a military camp run by ISIS.The photos were shared online by a secret anti-ISIS group " Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently" . The  school near the jihadis' capital Raqqa, show children barely older than five being taught basic combat and survival skills, learning how to use  assault rifles, and being given lessons in extremist ideology.The whole idea is to catch them young and distort their ideology. They are made to choose if they want to be suicide bombers or jihadis to and forced to repeat calls for murder of western 'infidels'...see photos

Graphic: Woman kills man who allegedly tried to rape her in Lekki

A 22 year old woman identified as Ifeoma Okechukwu has been arrested after she allegedly killed an unidentified man who she claimed tried to rape her at her Atlantic View Estate, Alpha Beach Road, Lekki home where she lived with her uncle. The incident happened on Monday October 27th.

According to a Punch, Ifeoma, an indigene of Imo state, said she had gone out on that faithful day around 12.30pm to buy sanitary pads because she was on her menstrual period, and was on her way back home when she was accosted by an unknown man....*graphic pic of the alleged rapist when you continue*

Ex NBA President Okey Wali released after 13 days in captivity

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Okey Wali, who was kidnapped on Oct 11th in Port Harcourt by unknown gunmen, (read here) has been released. According to a statement released today and signed by the current President of the NBA, Mr Augustine Aleghe, Mr Wali was released around 11pmlast night after spending 13 days in captivity.

The statement did not state where Mr Wali was released and if any ransom was paid for his release.

First case of Ebola recorded in New York

A US doctor based in New York who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea has become the first person in the city to test positive for Ebola. 33 year old Dr. Craig Allen Spencer (pictured above) had been working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea, and returned to NYC on October 17th. He tested positive to the virus the Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan New York yesterday October 23rd.

Patience Jonathan resigns as 'Super' Permanent Sec. in Bayelsa

Dame Patience Jonathan has resigned her appointment as 'Super' Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa state Civil service, a position conferred on her in July 2012 by the Governor of the state, Dickson Seriake. Seriake said he gave the appointment to Mama Peace based on her good service to the state and nation.

A source in the state Ministry of Education who pleaded anonymity with The Nation confirmed the First Lady's voluntary resignation and said her resignation may likely not be unconnected to her deepening rift with the state governor. 

Young Money war! Drake handles Tyga after he calls him fake

In a new interview with Vibe Magazine, rapper Tyga slammed his label Young Money and his other label mate, Drake. He doesn't like Drake and he made his feelings known. Tyga said;

"I’m tryna’ go independent. I don’t really get along with Drake. I don’t really get along with Nicki. I don't like Drake as a person. He’s just fake to me. I like his music; you know what I’m saying? I think his music is good, but we’re all different people. We were forced together and it was kinda like we were forcing relationships together. It is what it is."

Well, Drake obviously didn't find his comments funny and handled Tyga last night. Continue...

Finally, Jonathan declares interest in 2015 election

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday finally declared interest in contesting the 2015 presidential election.

He told Peoples Democratic Party leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline.

He has also set up a presidential declaration committee saddled with the responsibility of coming up with a formal programme for his declaration.

The committee is headed by a former Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello.

The declaration would be held between November 7 and 15.

Details later.

Photo: EFCC recovers blind teacher's N550,000 from fraudsters

Find the EFCC press statement below...

 Relief came for a blind teacher, Mary Ihekanacho on Wednesday October 22, 2014 as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presented her with a draft of N550, 000 which the anti- graft agency recovered from a gang of fraudsters that swindled her of N 830,000 in a job scam. 

The syndicate conned the woman by promising to facilitate her son’s employment with one of the oil majors. 

Fayose's aide blasts Ekiti Speaker over closure of filling station, says "He has no right to own private business"

 Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Information and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka has described claims by Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Adewale Omirin that his filling station, T5 Petrol Station was sealed up for political reasons as the height of mischief and misrepresentation of facts. 

He said as a public office holder, "the Speaker does not have legal rights to own private business, and one wonders how someone prohibited by law to own private business while in office can be said to be the owner of a filling station that is under construction."

Mexican drug cartel tracks down journalist, kills her - then uses her own Twitter account to boast about it

          

A citizen journalist named Dr María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio from Reynosa, Mexico, who spoke out against organised crime in her city was tracked down and brutally killed by Mexican drug cartel who then hacked into her twitter account and used it to announce her death and then posted a photo of her bloody, lifeless body.

The cruel pic was accompanied by a series of tweets, which started by saying: 'Friends and family, my real name is María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio. I am a physician. Today my life has reached its end. Do not make the same mistake I did.' Continue...

Musician Ade Bantu shaves his dreads after carrying it for 23 years

                                 

    

Nigerian-German musician, producer and activict Adegoke Odukoya popularly known as Adé Bantu shaved his dreads recently after carrying it for 23 years. He posted photos of him having the dreads shaved and his new look on his Facebook page yesterday and wrote;

"After 23 years I decided it was time to let go and move on. It wasn't easy, but hey the only constant in life is change and sometimes we must embrace it fearlessly."

See his new look after the cut...

Photos: Young girl allegedly battered by her father's lover in Benin

People from this little girl's school just reached out to me. They say the girl's father's lover has been allegedly battering her. Her name is Blessing Osayande and she's a Pry 2 pupil of South Royal School in Benin. The girl's school authority said they have called the father and talked to him several times after seeing injuries on her body but apparently the abuse has not stopped.

Today, the girl came to school with a broken head and said her father's lover slammed her head against a table. The welfare office in Benin has since taken up the case but they still wanted the public to be aware. They didn't give the lover's name or photo. That I would have loved to share...

Pics: The heros of First Consultant Hospital who helped fight Ebola

Here are the faces of the team at the First Consultant Hospital, Lagos whose prompt action helped contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Lagos.

Pictured above: The Chief Medical Director of the hospital Dr Benjamin Ohiaeri (middle) Dr Adaora Igonoh (2nd left), Dr Ibeawuchi Morris (3rd left) Dr Fadipe Akinniyi (2nd right) who got infected but got healed. 
Unfortunately four of their colleagues including Dr Stella Adadevoh and nurse Justina Ejelonu died from the deadly viral disease. (Photo credit: Who Health Organization)