Burundi army general declares coup against the country's president

According to reports, Burundi's army general Godefroid Niyombare (left) has announced a coup against President Nkurunziza (right). Says he no longer recognizes Pierre Nkurunziza as President amid unrest over his bid to be re-elected for a third term.

Photo: BBA Melvin Oduah survives ghastly car crash, explains what happened

Big Brother Africa contestant Melvin Oduah survived a ghastly car accident in Benin yesterday and took to instagram to explain what happened. Read below... 

"Aero Contractors' decided to refund us due to scarcity of aviation fuel. I had an important appearance to meet up wit last night in Benin so i decided to hire a car to take me to Benin since i didn't have any oda option. Just as we were approaching ORE in Ondo State, One of the back tires bursted. The driver lost control........The picture you are seeing right now explains d rest of d story. Now the interesting part...... I came out of this vehicle without a scratch.

Yay! It's a girl! Kate Middleton gives birth to second child following 3-hour labour

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton has given birth to a baby girl. The new princess was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington around 8.34am this morning May 2nd weighing 8lbs 3oz. Prince William was reportedly present for the birth. Mother and child are said to be doing great.

News of the birth was announced with a notice attached to the railings outside Buckingham Palace around 11am this morning where a jubilant crowd is currently celebrating the little girl's arrival. 

The newborn is 4th in line to the throne. Congrats to Kate and Prince William.

"You Don't Have To Believe Me" - Famous Man Who Trekked From Lagos To Abuja

He has turned an overnight celeb and may soon bag a national award. The now-famous man who trekked from Lagos to Abuja as a vow he made should Gen. Muhammadu Buhari win Nigeria's presidential election, Hashimu Suleiman, spoke during his dream meeting with the president-elect. Below is what Hashimu said;

Yeezus Season: Inside Kanye & Kim's Baby North West's Baptism Ceremony

Kanye West & Kim Kardashian's baby North, was baptised in a traditional Armenian ceremony during the family's recent visit to Jerusalem. The ceremony took place in the 12th-century Saint James Cathedral. Khloe, who was in attendance was named her godmother. North is now a member of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the oldest national church in the world. See more photos below;

Photos from Jude Okoye's birthday party

Jude Okoye was a year older yesterday April 24th and had a party at Escape lounge to celebrate with family and friends. He's pictured above with his wife and Toolz. More photos after the cut...

Outrage As Transgeder Female Prisoner Is Stripped, Battered & Shaved In Brazil

An official police statement claimed Bolina was attacked by prisoners when she was seen performing a sex act on herself in her cell and that officers were forced to intervene. It added that the injuries were the result of a struggle in which, police claim, she bit an officer on the ear. 

Ebube Nwagbo steps out in short, sexy white dress for Ini Edo's party

This is the dress actress Ebube Nwagbo wore to Ini Edo's birthday party. She looks stunning...

Between Khloe Kardashian and her sister's boyfriend, Scott Disick

Last night Khloe Kardashian sent Scott Disick a picture of her cleavage and asked him if she should post it on Instgram and he replied. "You should, I will if you don't" so she posted it, he also posted it. Of course, trolls got involved and said it was inappropriate, that Khloe needs to respect her sister's relationship. Do you see anything wrong in this?

Nigerian woman arrested for stabbing her husband to death in the US

35 year old Nigerian woman, Adebamiro Temitope, pictured left, has been arrested by the New Castle Police in Delaware, Philadelphia for stabbing her 37 year old Nigerian husband and father of her two children, Adeyinka Adebamiro to death over allegations of abuse and cheating.

The woman accused her husband of constant abuse and claimed he cheated on her with several women including her sister and their nanny's daughter.

 According to Delaware Online, neighbors alerted the police after screams and shouting was heard emanating from the couple's home in the 1300 block of Healy Courton in New castle on Thursday April 23rd. When the police got to their home, they found Adeyinka in the pool of his blood with a 4 inch single stab wound just below his neck which severed his carotid artery and jugular vein.

2000 Boko Haram members storm Marte in Borno, capture town

Marte town in Borno state has reportedly been captured by Boko Haram members after about 2,000 of them stormed the town on Thursday April 23rd and engaged Nigerian troops in a gun battle, forcing the troops to flee the town.

A resident of the village, Imamu Habib, narrating what happened said;

“The terrorists, numbering over 2,000, appeared from various directions on Thursday and engaged the soldiers in Kirenowa town and adjoining communities in Marte. They fought with soldiers over the night and the fight continued today (Friday), forcing hundreds of soldiers to flee” he said. 

Nollywood Actor, Alex Ekubo Goes On Skydiving In London.

It might look scary, but Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo decided to be adventurous and go skydiving in London. The celeb model shared the photos on social media and said "Life is too short..find what makes you Happy & JUST DO IT !!!!" See more photos below;

Xenophobia: Malawians boycott all South African owned businesses in their country

All businesses owned by South Africans including Game, Shoprite, PEP and others in Malawi will be under lock and key today April 24th. Malawians are totally boycotting these businesses following the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Two Malawians died during the attacks, many businesses owned by Malawians were destroyed and just 2 days ago, Wednesday April 22, 390 of them were repatriated to Malawi.

Cruel World: Teen Wife Accused Of Cheating Beaten To Stupor By Her Husband

Malawi Police has arrested John Yasini in Mchinji after he battered his 18-year old wife whom he suspected of cheating and she is now battling for her life at the district hospital. Who will win the battle is yet unknown. Linda Phulani,was severely beaten with chains and steel rods. She lost a lot of blood and will need blood transfusion and an operation on the wounds. Linda said she was beaten because she went to see her friend without her husband’s consent.

Chika Ike celebrates being celibate for five months

Intern Nabbed For Hacking Sterling Bank's Database & Stealing N53.6 Million

Kehinde Lateef, a university graduate, hacked the accounts of 2 customers ofSterling Bank with which he did his one year internship, on Lagos Island. He conspired with 3 other bad guys, who are now at large, few days after he completed his one year service with the bank and withdrew N49.1m from one and N4.5m from the other

Four Nigerians set to be executed in Indonesia tomorrow

Baring any last minute changes, four Nigerians along with 6 other nationals will be executed for drug related offenses in Indonesia tomorrow April 25th.

According to an Indonesian foreign Affairs official, the convicted foreigners will be taken to Nusakambangan, the prison island off Java where they are to be executed. Those to be executed also include 2 Australians, one Philippine, one Brazilian and one Indonesian. Australian and Nigerian government have been clamoring for clemency for the drug offenders but their plea appears to have fallen on deaf ears as the Indonesian government has finalized plans to execute the drug traffickers.

It is a law in Indonesia that anyone caught with banned drugs will be executed, foreigners& nationals.

Nigerian Muslims Threw 12 Christians Overboard To Die Because They Were Not Praying To Allah

When a rubber dinghy carrying around 100 African refugees across the Mediterranean began to sink, a Nigerian Christian prayed for his life in an innocent act that would end in the deaths of 12 fellow migrants. One of the Muslims on board the rickety craft ordered him to stop, saying: 'Here, we only pray to Allah.' When he refused, a violent fight ensued and 12 Christians drowned when they were thrown overboard by the Muslim refugees.

He Was Arrested With PVCs On Election Day & INEC Still Award Him A Certificate

Enugu State Federal House of Reps aspirant, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam who was arrested and paraded on election day after being allegedly caught with 4000 PVCs at Ozalla, Nkanu East LGA Enugu State, has been awarded his 'winners' certificate by INEC in the just concluded 2015 elections. Another legislooter in the making...there is God o!

Daredevil Robbers Met Their Waterloo In Fierce Shoot-out With Police In Osun

Three suspected armed robbers met their Waterloo in Osogbo, Osun State, as they died after sustaining bullet wounds during a shoot-out with the operatives of Special-Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in the early hours of Friday. It was gathered that the suspects, who came in an unregistered Lexus car for a robbery operation, went to Oke Baale area of Osogbo, opposite Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC), to attack the residents at about 2.00 a.m.
Some of the residents, it was learnt, sent a distress call to the officer in charge of SARS in Osun State Police Command, DSP Adekunle Omoyele, and he was said to have led a team of operatives to the scene immediately.

23 year old female arrested for stabbing colleague to death during an argument

Yusuf Monsurat (23), a student of D.S. Adegbenro Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State pictured above has been arrested by the Ogun state Police command for stabbing her colleague, Eric Moses, to death in their school hostel following an argument on March 17th. 

 

According to Tribune, Monsurat who claims not to know how the incident happened, was a close friend of the deceased until she began to suspect him of being a cult member. This made her withdraw from him and even withdrew more after Eric confessed to her that he was indeed a cult member.

55 Corpers released after being held hostage for 24hours in Nasarawa

About 55 Corps members and staff of INEC deployed to serve as presiding officers, who were held hostage yesterday in Assakio, Ashige and Adogi in Lafia LGA in Nasarawa state on Saturday April 11th, have finally been released, according to a report by Vanguard

The Corpers were rescued by security men this afternoon and brought to INEC Headquarter in Lafia. The Corps members said they were held hostage by the host communities because INEC returning and collation officers refused to show up after the election was peacefully concluded to collate and return election results. They said when they tried to call the returning officers, they didn't pick their calls and the host communities refused to let them go until security men came to their rescue today.

See what Arab billionaire wedding looks like. Photos from Sultan of Brunei's son's wedding

Sultan of Brunei was once the richest man in the world. He was toppled many years ago by Bill Gates but he's still loaded and one of the richest men in the world. The youngest child, 31 year old Prince Abdul Malik, who is the second in line to become the next Sultan, got married today to 22 year old Data Analyst DayangkuHaji Bolkiah in a spectacular ceremony at the monarch's 1,788-room palace in Brunei's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.

The billionaire monarch went all out for this wedding. The bride and groom wore gold outfits with diamonds. The bride's shoes were made with extra diamonds and she carried a bouquet made of gems rather than flower. Her tiara, necklace, brooch, bracelet and ring are all made of diamonds, studded with emeralds. See the photos after the cut...

History in the Making; First Female Governor May Emerge In Taraba

Going by the indicators from Taraba state of North Central of Nigeria, the first female Governor may have emerged from 

today's governorship election in Taraba, hence making history . 

Throat Slighting, Stoning & Beheading: New Photos Of ISIS Barbarism In Syria

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Smirnoff Ice Double Black Throws “Silent Disco” Party At The Gidi Culture Festival

On the 4th of April 2015, popular Beach Event at Eko Atlantic, "Gidi Culture Festival" experienced for the first time in Nigeria, a SILENT DISCO presented by Smirnoff IceDouble Black and Guarana. The Silent Disco took place at the Smirnoff Tent and hosted celebrities such as Hip Hop Sensation Vector, Industry Executives, N6 of Cool FM, SenseiUche of CityFM, CEO Dancer, Ezinne and other amazing guests.

Oil Power: Diezani Alison Madueke Covers Forbes Africa Woman

Nigeria’s Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke graces the cover of the new issue of Forbes Africa Woman. The minister looked ravishing in a dark burgundy kaftan with head gear to match. In the issue she speaks about being the head of OPEC and also spoke about African women.

Nigerian Man Stabs Fiancée To Death In USA

56-year old Osa Alohaneke, was found nearby splashed with blood, after stabbing 52-year old Evelyne Ebane Epiepang, to death on Wednesday night at a home in Fort Bend County. Evelyn's sister was also found injured. The sister was taken to Memorial-Hermann Hospital-Katy.

Graphic photos: INEC officials killed by unknown gunmen in Gombe today

Two INEC officials were killed by unknown gunmen at Nafada/Dukku federal constituency in Gombe state today. Continue to see photos from the scene but they are graphic *viewer discretion advised*. 

Photo: Meet The Man In Adokiye’s Life!!!

Like I told you before, it’s becoming stale as a celebrity when you have a partner and you don’t show him or her off! That’s actress/singer Adokiye’s boyfriend and he is a Russian. The couple were recently spotted together having a nice time. What we however don’t know is if Adokiye has allowed him taste her sweet apple. How do I mean? Remember Adokiye says she is a virgin and ready to do a virginity test? She also said the only thing that can make her lose her virginity then was that if Boko Haram men were ready to have it in exchange of the Chibok girls. Lol.

Mercy Aigbe Spotted At A Poling Unit

The actress is among the celebrities who would be voting today. She took to her instagram page to encourage people to vote, insisting a vote should not be for sale. Also see a photo of comedian princess as well after the cut.

Photos: Lamborghini Spotted Yesterday On Awolowo Road Driven By A Young Lady

Lol, I don’t know how this is news but some twitter users who spotted a young lady driving a white

Lamborghini yesterday on Awolowo Road in Ikoyi, took some photos of the car and have been asking questions about who she is. They have also been discussing why a car as low as that should be used in a country with bad roads.

Photo: Wole Soyinka Also Gets Accredited

Sorry I am bringing you so many photos. That’s the only way we can actually report the on-going accreditation in the country. 

Photos: Bola Tinubu, Abiola Ajimobi Get Accredited

Check out the photo of the Oyo State Governor after the cut.

Photo: Police Arrests Party Agent Found With Fake Result Sheet

Police have arrested a party agent who was found with fake result sheet at Ward 6 Unit 3, Opobo/Nkoro, Delta State this afternoon while accreditation was going on in that part of the State.

Photo: How True Is This Guys?

How true is this?

Photos: Mrs Osinbajo Drove Husband To Polling Unit

The tension must be high. I can’t even imagine what would be going through Professor Osinbajo’s mind right now. So Mrs Osinbajo drove herself and her husband to a polling unit at VGC this morning (you already saw the photo below) for them to be accredited. And she looks smart doing that. Just imagine if we had paparazzi in Nigeria, see what we would have been enjoying. First hand photos, not just the ones they pose for. More photos below.

Less Than 20-Year Old Nigerian Boy Posts Explicit Picture Of Self & Best Friend’s GF On Facebook

The photo above is a picture a youth posted on his Facebook page about an hour ago, explaining his best friend’s girl friend is with him and he’s tempted to sleep with her because he feels horny. Shockingly, as explicit as the photo is, his friends have been liking it and even commenting about it, encouraging him to go ahead and do it. You can read some of the comments below. Will later take down the picture, it's just for you to see what our youths are capable of doing now. Between, I went through his page and he looks nothing above 20.

Accreditation: Jimi Agbaje Spotted Trying To Perform His Civic Duty Too

Yay and we finally found his pic too. That’s PDP’s Lagos State Governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje, JK, queuing to be accredited earlier today in Apapa. 

Photos: Lagosians defy the rain to cast their votes

Its raining heavily in some areas but that hasn't stopped patriotic Lagosians from standing in queues and voting. More photos after the cut...

The green, white, green eba! :-)

Patriotic food! Looks delicious...:-)

INEC website has been restored

It was hacked a few hours ago...

Boko Haram attacks polling units in Yobe and Borno states

More reports of Boko Haram attacks in the North...

...And Africa's richest man votes...

Aliko Dangote pictured voting at his polling unit..

INEC announces that voting will continue tomorrow, adopts manual accreditation in some areas

INEC has adopted manual accreditation in polling units where card readers did not work or worked very late. They also announced that arrangements will be made for voters who couldn't vote today to vote tomorrow Sunday March 29th. See the tweets after the cut...

I voted for myself - President Jonathan

When asked by pressmen who he voted for after he cast his vote at his polling unit in Otuoke, Bayelsa state today, President Jonathan smiled and answered "I voted for myself and for the PDP".