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Stephen Keshi Junior, son of former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, took to his IG page yesterday to express his disappointment at the Federal government's unfulfilled promises to honor his father at his father's funeral rites which kicked off in Benin city Edo state yesterday July 28th. He wrote: "I sat in front of the federal government on national television a few weeks ago and they promised they would honor pops the way he deserves. They said that he has done too much for the country for them not to. They made us change dates to fit the federal governments schedule. But they didn't do as promised, we aren't mad, nor sad, just disappointed, they should be ashamed of themselves.  This sends a terrible message to our youth that are striving to do great things for Nigeria. The good thing is that We was raised not to ask for handouts. There will be no more postponements, today the funeral ceremonies began in Benin, the place he loved, where his care...

Barely a week after members of the Ogun state police command rescued 9 year old Korede Taiwo from the Celestial Church where he was chained by his father over his stealing habit, the state police command have rescued a 10 year old girl named Promise Udeh who was chained by her aunt, Chaimaka Okafor at their Adigbe residence in Abeokuta, the state capital. Chiamaka allegedly chained Promise because she stole her N4,000. The police is in search of Chiamaka as she has since fled her home.

A Nigerian man identified as Godwin Onwuneme Udu was arrested at Haatso, Ghana on July 19, for allegedly hacking into a bank’s electronic mail and stealing  GH¢25,000. The deputy director in-charge of the Unit, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Eugene Nyavor, said the management of the bank (name withheld) arrested and handed over Godwin to the police. Godwin allegedly transferred the cash from the customer and transferred it into his personal account at a different bank. He was nabbed by the police and bank officials on his way to withdraw the money from his bank at Haatso. It was also revealed that he been operating with other gangsters and have engaged in another fraud case also being handled by the Documentation Fraud Unit at the police headquarter in Accra. According to ASP Nyavor, the suspect hacked into the bank’s email account and transferred the money from a customer’s account into a different account. The bank noticed the fraud and mounted surveillance, wh...

According to Facebook user, Don Self, heavy rain and strong winds reportedly destroyed, swept some vehicles into a small river, after Kantoma Brigde in Suleja, Niger state. He shared photos of the damaged cars. More photos after the cut...

Iyanya and Ubi Franklin keep insisting they are still together running Made Men Music Group but it's kinda odd that Iyanya now has his own label, where his new album will be released and just announced that he's signed a management deal with a new management company. Above is what he wrote...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, today arraigned five suspected oil thieves that were arrested by the Nigerian Army. The suspects named Sokari Iminabo, Segun Olagunju, Uche Emmaneul, Obinna Ezinne and Tiny Patience were arraigned on a two count charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum products, before Justice I.J Watilla of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspected oil thieves were arrested on 26 April, 2016 at Anyako waterside in Sama Community, Asari Toru LG, Rivers State. At the point of their arrest, they were in possession of a locally constructed metal tank, housed in a Man Diesel truck to convey illegally refined Automative Gasoline Oil (AGO) concealed in poultry feeds.

– A group, the Global Excellence Foundation has called on the Nigerian government to adopt the use of Civilian Joint Task Force in the fight against militancy in the Niger Delta  – The group said the programme should be adopted and further expanded by the federal government into various security institutions in Nigeria A group, the Global Foundation (GEF) has said that the same approach used in combating the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists in the North eastern part of Nigeria should be adopted in the Niger Delta region. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, July 26, the country director of GEF Yemi Ola said the same adoption of the Civilian Joint Task Force in the fight against insurgents should be employed to curb militancy. Ola, a professor and a former member of the House of Representatives in the second republic while commending the Nigerian army for its absorption of 250 CJTFs said the programme should be adopted and further expanded by the federal government. Ola said expandin...

– A teen girl was repeatedly kidnapped and raped for two months by her attacker – The man was previously arrested for sexually assaulting the same girl last but was released on bail  – The victim died in hospital, her parents insist there were more than one rapist A 14-year-old girl from India has died after being kidnapped, tortured and repeatedly raped for two months by the man who sexually abused her last year. A 14-year-old girl from India has died after being kidnapped, tortured and repeatedly raped for two months by the man who sexually abused her last year. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Indian Dalit women shout slogans during a protest against the string of recent rapes in Delhi, India The teen’s parents told police that she was tied up with rope, forced to drink chemichals and was actually abused by five men with a woman in the group of people who held her captive. According to local media, the incident occured beca...

Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is just as ’roguish’ as the lawmakers he accused of corruption. He accused Obasanjo of bribing lawmakers with N50m to subvert the constitution and provide a constitutional framework for his third term ambition. Na’Allah, said this in reply to Obasanjo’s statement that the recent budget padding allegation involving the leadership of the House of Representatives vindicates his earlier statement that the lawmakers are ‘armed robbers and rogues.’ In a statement on Tuesday, the Deputy Senate Leader said the former president’s comment was not only reckless but also terrifying, accusing him of involving in corruption activities as well. He said, “I am respectfully taking exception to the statement which I express the hope is not true. To start with, it is not in my character to join issues with elder statesmen who have had the privilege of superintending over the affairs of our great country...

Market traders union, yesterday, embarked on a peaceful protest to Caretaker Committee Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State for imposing over taxation on them. According to Comr Christian Okoye who shared the photos: "Protesters numbered more than five hundred live at Dunukofia local government secretariat shouting we can't continue to endure this taxation we no go pay we need a conduct Election we need a new chairman."

Corey Wallace, a California pet owner shared a YouTube video of his daughter swimming with the family's favorite pet, a huge, 8-year-old albino Burmese python named Sumatra. "She has been to over 500 birthday parties and many schools, she has been around kids since she was a baby." Wallace wrote of the python in the video's description. He said the python does not accept live food. "She has never killed anything she even likes our dogs and cat," he wrote. The video was filmed in 2014, but only went viral this week. Watch the video after the cut...

Former Miss Uganda Aisha Salma Nassanga got married in the US over the weekend. Salma, who won the 2003/2004 Miss Uganda title and Eric tied the knots in Miami, Florida. The former beauty queen was once in a relationship with a Nigerian man whom she introduced to her parents in 2014 as the man she was in love with and wanted to marry but that didn't work out. The once dark skinned beauty also admitted to bleaching, saying that "it is her right to do to her skin whatever she finds necessary", adding that it makes her comfortable and she is not apologetic.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's seven month old son made his first debut on the family show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.The proud mother showed off her handsome boy on a family outing on Tuesday as he joined his big sister North, and his cousins, Mason, Penelope and Reign Disick, his Grandma, Aunts and other family members. More photos after the cut...

Indonesia has given a group of death row inmates 72 hours notice before they face the firing squad. Authorities have been making preparations, with death row drug convicts transferred to Nusakambangan prison island (pictured) where Indonesia puts convicts to death. Fourteen prisoners are listed for execution, among them four Nigerian nationals, including Humphrey Ejike Jefferson and Michael Tutus Igwe, a Pakistani, one Indonesian woman, a Chinese, and Taiwanese nationals. Lawyers for some of the inmates have told ABC their clients may seek last-minute clemency from President Joko Widodo, meaning their executions could be delayed. Meanwhile, Nigerian embassy were told to visit the Nigerian nationals in Cilacap yesterday, July 25 as they could be executed is days, reports Samantha Hawley for ABC Jakarta. Despite widespread international condemnation from Diplomats and rights groups, President Widodo is determined to push ahead with the execution, insisting Jakarta is fightin...

Happy birthday to Nigerian model and actress Fancy Acholonu who celebrated her birthday in Las Vegas yesterday. She shared sexy bikini pics and videos on her snapchat and Instagram. Fancy is a Nigerian model working in the states and will be shooting her second Nollywood cinema movie in September. More photos after the cut..

Kim Kardashian and her Squad: Kisha Madrid, Maria Menounos, Tracy Romulus, Larsa Pippen, LaLa Anthony and Carla DiBello went on a shopping spree at the Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas on Saturday. More photos of the glam squad after the cut...