Photos-Mr and Mrs 2face idibia's traditional marriage

The Traditional wedding ceremony between Africa's finest musician, 2face Idibia & his besutiful bride, Annie Macaulay took place today in Eket, Akwa-Ibom.

Below are the first set of pictures, the couple all dressed up in traditional gear look fabulous.

Update on Governor Suntai's True Health Condition

Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai is suffering from loss of speech and inability to comprehend what people say to him because of brain injuries that could take years to fully cure, one of his personal physicians told Daily Trust.
Dr. Zakari Yusuf Aliyu, a professor of Medicine and Public Health, and Chief Medical Director of Taraba State Specialist Hospital Jalingo, said he recently visited the governor in Germany where he has been receiving medication since October last year, following the crash of a plane he was piloting near Yola, Adamawa State.
Aliyu said Suntai suffered injury to his brain during the plane crash, and that it could take "weeks, months, even years for him to come back to his pre-accident state."

Num 3 down as LASU cult war gets messier

Barely one week after Damino Damoche, the final year student of the Lagos State University, Ojo, was killed by suspected cultists in front of the institution's gate, another student was Thursday, murdered by suspected cultists on reprisal attack.
Although the deceased identified as Karim Abiodun, was reportedly not a student of LASU, but he was alleged to be a member of Buccaneer confraternity, whose members were said to be at war with members of the Eiye confraternity.
Report said the cultists stormed Karim's home located on Afolabi street around PPL in Okokomaiko area at about 4a.m yesterday, from where he was chased to Peoples bus-stop around Ajagbandi and shot dead. The late Karim, a second year student of Economic Education at the Lagos State College of Education, LACOED, would be the second person to be killed during reprisal attacks by warring cultists since the death of Damoche.

Peter Okoye shares photos of himself & his ex-girl back in '97

Good has rilly been good to him

Billionaire Folorunsho Alakija,owns N18b UK property

According to a report released last weekend by American lifestyle magazine, Vanity Fair, Nigerian oil Tycoon, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija owns five apartments in London's One Hyde Park, the world's most expensive apartment block.

Vanity Fair in their report wrote that Mrs Alakija owns five apartments in the 6,000 pounds-per-square-feet apartment block which she bought at a combined fee of $123 million (N18.4billion), making her the second highest property owner in the upmarket area after Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man and owner of Ukranian football club, Shaktar Donesk, whose property is valued at $215.9 million.

'Our love is for life', Chris Brown & Rihanna might just be getting married soon

There are rumors that Chris Brown and Rihanna are planning to wed this summer. July to be precise. CB has added fuel to the speculation with recent comments he made to The Daily Star
"I love her and she loves me. That is what it comes down to. Our love is for life. We are meant to be together."

Rape to attract life imprisonment in Nigeria

The House of Representatives yesterday Tuesday March 5th approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of rape. They also approved a minimum of 20 years without an option of fine for persons convicted of gang raping someone.

The bill, which was sponsored by Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, also approved 25 years imprisonment for any person who attempted to use chemical, biological or any harmful liquid on another person. (e.g pouring acid on anyone). 

The bill also approved 4 years in jail or a fine not more than N200,000 or both for any person convicted of performing female circumcision and general mutilation or engaging someone to carry it out. Aiding female circumcision attracts N100, 000 or two years in jail or both.

Sunday Mba-i am a Rangers Player

Nigerian international, Sunday Mba has moved to voice his opinion over the long drawn battle between Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Warri Wolves and Enugu Rangers.
Both clubs claim they own the player but the midfielder has now declared that he is surprised the issue has hogged the headlines in recent days

Wizkid and Chris Brown shot down Ghana

Chris Brown and Wizkid performed on stage in Ghana tuesday night March 5th at the rLG's Hope City Launch Concert at the Accra Sports Stadium. Chris Brown was the headliner for the concert and brought Wizkid on stage to perform with him.

Weapons, Bomb-Making Devices Found In Politician's Home

Six AK 47 assault rifles and some ammunition and bomb making devices were found following raid by Nigerian troops on the home of a serving politician, Hussain Dei Dei near Dalet barrack in Kawo area of Kaduna city.

A press statement from Nigeria army's division 1 internal security force led by Brigadier General TC Ude said the raid was carried out on Tuesday March 5th 2013 at about 5.30pm following intelligence report in the area.
The statement also revealed that two men, two women and five children were arrested during the operation.
Apart from six AK 47 assault rifles the military listed the following items were recovered:

Decomposed bodies of 2 missing kids found in Ketu, Lagos

Two toddlers in Ketu, Lagos State, who were declared missing on January 25, 2013 have been found dead in an abandoned vehicle on the premises of a building next to theirs on Taike Street, Ketu, Lagos.


The dead bodies, were identified as those of Toheeb Adedokun and Falilu Tajudeen, both three years old, who disappeared from their parents' house located at 18 Taike street, Ketu on January 25, 2013.
Police sources told NigerianEYE that the bodies were found following report by two staff of the Ketu branch of a micro finance bank.

Venezuela's president Hugo chavez loses cancer battle

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died, the nation's vice president, Nicolas Maduro, announced last night. The 58 year old socialist leader died after battling with cancer for almost two years

2face & Annie Idibia release pre-wedding photos

Just three days to go! 2face Idibia and Annie's traditional wedding will hold this Friday 8th March at the Apostolic High School, Esit Urua Community, Eket - Ibeno road, in Uyo, the bride's hometown.
they are photos of the couple that will be used for souvenirs, some will be used as backdrop for the reception walkway at their white wedding in Dubai. So happy for them. See more photos after the cut...

Olusegun Obasanjo turns 76 today

The 76th birthday of the former president was being marked at the premises of his Presidential Library located along IBB Boulevard, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, with the launch of two books to commemorate the milestone.happy birthday sir

10 decomposing bodies found in Owerri burrow pit

About ten unknown human bodies that are in varying stages of decomposition have been spotted in a burrow pit at Mgbirichi, along the ever busy Owerri-Port Harcourt federal highway.

Vanguard learnt that the shocking discovery was made a group of women, who were on their way to their farm, suddenly discovered two dead bodies that were dumped in the pit.

Scared by the shocking finding, the hapless women rushed back home to announce the development to their fellow villagers.

Confirming this to Vanguard, one of the villagers who spoke on strict grounds of anonymity, said "the community leaders quickly reported the ugly incident to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Umuagwo".

Richest Man In The World-Dangote climbs to 43rd

With a net worth of $16.1bn as of March 2013, the President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has moved up in the latest world richest ranking to number 43 from 76 in 2012.

According to the list which was released on Monday by Forbes, Dangote and the Chairman of Globalom, Dr. Mike Adenuga were the only Nigerians on the list.

Dangote, 55, however, retained his position as the richest man in Africa and the richest among manufacturers in the world with a net worth of $16.1bn.
 
Adenuga, 59, on the other hand, ranked 269 on the list with a net worth of $4.7bn.
 
The world billionaires, list presented Carlos Slim Helu, a Mexican as the world richest man with a net worth of $73bn, while Bill Gates of United States came second with a net worth of the $67bn.

67yr old grandmother murderd in SA by her nigerian lover

Below is how WA Today is reporting it...
A widowed grandmother who travelled to South Africa to marry the man she loved has been found dead under suspicious circumstances in a Johannesburg guest house.
West Australian woman Jette Jacobs, 67 (pictured left), was found in February, two days after she met up with a man calling himself Jesse Orowo Omokoh, 28. (pictured right)
The pair had met on an online dating website.
Ms Jacobs had travelled to Africa to meet the Nigerian before, in a long distance relationship spanning three years and seeing the widow part with $200,000.
But this time they were to be married. She wanted to settle in Nigeria. Her children had begged her to stay in WA. Her body was discovered in her rented villa by South African police on February 9.
Mr Omokoh, who would report to being the last person to see her alive, vanished after speaking to police.