Gov Akpabio under fire over wedding gifts to 2face Idibia,wife

Friday's presentation of two SUVs to Nigerian hip pop star, TuFace Idibia, and wife, Annie Macaulay, by Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, at their traditional wedding, has got a lot of Nigerians railing at the profligacy of public officials.

Mr. Akpabio had stunned guests that thronged the Apostolic High School, Esit Urua Community venue, along Eket-Ibeno Road, for the traditional wedding of the celerity couple with the announcement of a donation of two brand new Toyota Prado SUVs to them.

The lucky couple are also to travel in the luxury of the company of 29 delegates from Akwa Ibom to the United Arab Emirate, UAE, courtesy of the governor, who also promised to throw the state's treasury open to bankroll an all-expense paid trip for the white wedding scheduled for March 23 in Dubai.

Genevieve Nnaji's AMVCA Provocative dress is by Bridget Awosika

The provocative dress that has caused up roar across the country is a design made by Bridget Awosika.

Armed robbers robs Delta Church,Snatch Church Offering Box During Sunday Service, Kill Worshipper

A five-man gang of armed robbers has raided a new generation church(name withheld) in Boji-Boji Owa, Ika North East of Delta State and snatched the church's offering and abducted the security guard, leaving one person dead.



An eye witness said the robbers shot sporadically into the air to pave way for their operation in the church at about 10:30am during prayer session and ordered the worshippers to face the ground while their operation lasted.

Chelsea to sell Torres for less than £15m

CHELSEA will sell Fernando Torres this summer and are prepared to take a £35million loss on the misfit striker.

Torres has been a disaster since his move from Liverpool   Club owner Roman Abramovich has at last conceded that the £50m Torres experiment has been a disastrous failure after more than two years of frustration.

Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala are ready to end the Spaniard's misery with a bid at the end of the season, but Torres would prefer a move back to his home country – which may yet provide a way for Chelsea to tempt Atletico Madrid's Falcao to the Bridge.

New Islamic Terror Group, ANSARU-claim to have killed the 7 kidnapped foreigners

A splinter group from the Boko Haram Islam sect, Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan, otherwise known as JAMBS, on Saturday announced the murder of seven foreign expatriates that were abducted in Bauchi State, on February 16, 2013.
 
The leader of JAMBS, Abu Usamatal Ansary, stated in a message posted in a Islamic website that the decision to execute the expatriates followed reported attempts by British and Nigerian Forces to storm the area where the hostages were being kept and release them, contrary to earlier warnings issued by the sect.

The expartriates who were kidnapped from a Lebanese Construction Firm, Setraco, at Jama'are, in Bauchi , were three Lebanese, and a citizen each from Britain, Greece, Italy and the Philippines.

Uhuru Kenyatta declared the 4th president of Kenya

Mr Uhuru Kenyatta is the new president of kenya.he was today declared the 4th president of Kenya by the country's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.Kenyatta will assume office later this month as the first Kenyan President to come into office under the country's new constitution which was adopted after the crisis that followed its 2007 elections.meanwhile,president Goodluck has sent his congratulatory message.

Bose Adebayo-the youth copper who died on her way to camp

Bose Adebayo Died on her Way to NYSC Camp Orientation Camp.This young lady Who just Received her call up letter Died in a Fatal Road Accident on Wed 6th of March 2013 on her way to NYSC orientation camp in Imo state. Bose we were told, attended OLCOM High school in Akure, Ondo state and graduated from University of Ado Ekiti(UNAD), Microbiology Department.

.May Bose's soul rest in peace!

Latin American drug cartels fund Boko Haram,Ansaru – Intelligence Report

There are indications that terrorist groups, Boko Haram and Ansaru, are being funded by drug cartels in Latin America, a report has revealed.

The report entitled, "Terrorism in Northern Africa and the Sahel in 2012: Global Reach and Implications," is an update on five earlier studies.
Published by the Director, Inter-University Centre for Terrorism Studies, USA, Yonah Alexander, in February 2013, the report suggested that Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb, had aligned with many other groups in order to expand its sources of funding.

World's Youngest Gay Couple Marry In The US

Two teenagers from Memphis, Tennessee have reportedly become the youngest married black gay couple in America.
According to The Scoop Entertainment, David Harris and Tre'Darrius Anderson tied the knot in Washington, D.C., in January. They are both 19.
The teenagers got married in front of the Lincoln Memorial surrounded by family and friends, as same marriages are illegal in Tennesse. They later posted a video of their special day on YouTube.

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