Court convicts motorist for offering bribe to FRSC official

BENIN- A mobile court sitting in Benin Wednesday convicted a motorist, Ayo Okundaye for attempting to offer a bribe of N500 to Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official .
Trial Magistrate, Mr. Friday Igbinosa who found Okundaye guilty of a three-count charge of driving without number plate, forged driver’s license and attempt to bribe FRSC official on duty, ordered him to pay N35,000 for the offenses.
The convict, who pleaded guilty to the charges, however, alleged that the money was not a bribe but a gratification.

Angelina Jolie and 4 kids pictured as they arrive LAX from Cambodia

40-year old Angelina Jolie wheeled her own suitcase as she arrived Los Angeles from Cambodia. She was joined by her children Maddox, 14, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10, and nine-year-old Shiloh (pictured in front who could be mistaken for a boy).

Angelina, Brad and their youngsters were in Cambodia earlier this month, which is Maddox’s birth place, researching locations for Angelina’s upcoming Netflix movie, First They Killed My Father, which she co-wrote and will direct. Maddox will be heavily involved in the production of the film - a deliberate attempt by Angelina to ensure he connects with his birthplace. See more pics

Without the loud hair & make-up, Kylie Jenner looks like the teen she is

The 18 year old showed fans what she really looks like underneath the loud hair and make-up by sharing a photo of her bare face and no wigs. (left). She looks like a regular teen without the cosmetic trappings!

Flogging of jailed Saudi blogger who nearly died from his first round of lashes for insulting Islam will resume soon

The Saudi government is planning to resume the flogging of a blogger who they said insulted Islam. The blogger, Raif Badawi nearly died when he was flogged the last time. Raif, who is in prison, was sentenced to 1,000 lashes & 10 years in prison for insulting Islam in a post he shared on social media.

His wife, Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Canada, told reporters yesterday that the Saudi authority was planning to resume the flogging soon at the prison where he is being held. She said Raif is in 'a poor condition', and was suffering from high blood pressure and was mentally very stressed. 

Living in Bondage reloaded! Ramsey Nouah& Charles Okpaleke join forces to remake Nollywood classic

23 years after the release of Nollywood sensation, Living in Bondage, Nigeria’s perceived first hit movie is coming back with a bang! Entertainment/business mogul Charles Okpalekeof Play Entertainment Network, and award-winning Nollywood star, Ramsey Nouah, are collaborating to remake Kenneth Nnebue’s 1992 classic.

Buhari meets with some of his old coursemates in India

President Buhari who is currently in India, met with some of his coursemates he attended the Defence Services Staff college in Wellington, India in 1973. They met at the LALIT Palace Hotel in New Delhi India today October 28th. More photos

Chrissy Teigen puts her growing baby bump on display

29-year old Chrissy Teigen put her growing baby bump on display in a clinging strapless black dress, as she stepped out in Beverly Hills, California yesterday. She's expecting her first child with John Legend, who was pictured arriving LAX kitted out in an all black ensemble. More pics

Annie Idibia wowed us all on this shoot for breast cancer awareness

The actress and mother of two teamed forces with Make-up artiste ArabyLaide and photographer Emmanuel Oyeleke for a breast cancer awareness inspired photo shoot. The shoot, tagged #FightTheOdds, is to create more awareness about cancer and the importance of self examination.

Uche Jombo and her cute son

Awww, he's so cute!

Mariah Carey's beau paid 3 Hollywood stars $17m each to promote his new casino

Billionaire Australian billionaire James Packer reportedly paid out $17million each to Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro for them to promote his casino located in the Chinese enclave of Macau. Rich as he may be however, he was visibly excited at meeting the stars as they lunched together. The 48-year-old was joined by super stars at the launch of Studio City, a $4.4billion movie-themed complex in Macau. See more photos

The last minutes of broadcaster Chaz B who died in 2014 by Roselin Chukuma (widow)

 
  Chinyere Roselin Chukwuma, the widow of late ace broadcaster, Charles Bruce Chukuma, popularly known as Chaz B, who was the host of the radio program 'Sharing Life Issues with ChazB' who died allegedly through medical negligence at a Lagos Hospital on the 22nd of November 2014, is talking about his demise for the first time. She wrote a minute by minute account of what transpired, and is demanding an investigation into the cause of her husband's death. What she wrote

Saudi actor arrested in a mall by religious police for taking photos with women

Abdul Aziz Kassar was on Friday evening, October 23, arrested by members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in a shopping mall in the capital Riyadh for mixing with unrelated women.

 

The Saudi actor who lives in Kuwait said that he had not expected the rousing welcome that led to his arrest by the religious police as he was being mobbed by several women who were taking pictures and selfies with him.

"Some Africans are lazy fools only good at eating, lovemaking and stealing" – Donald Trump

Sorry this is coming late. It happened last week. The billionaire businessman and presidential candidate who has been calling for a wall to be built to keep Mexicans away from the US, slammed Africans in a new interview. He allegedly said

"I hear they abuse me in their blogs but I don’t care because even the internet they are using is ours and we can decide to switch it off from this side."

Christina Milian confirms she and Lil Wayne have broken up

Last month there were rumors that Lil Wayne and Christina Milian had ended their controversial relationship. Christina confirms the rumors, telling Good Day New York,

"We are no longer together, but we actually still make music together. We have a song called ‘Do it’ that’s coming out actually… Well, we have chemistry. Let’s just say we will always have chemistry and I’m glad that it shows on camera and that everyone gets to see it. Love never goes away so, right now, we are enjoying our friendship.”

Policeman allegedly shoots and kills mother of Nigerian tennis star, Angel Macleod

According to reports, the mother of 14-year old tennis prodigy, Angel MacLeod was shot dead by a MOPOL officer after an altercation at a Lagos hotel yesterday. According to Vanguard, the officer who was guarding the hotel hit the deceased during an altercation and she retaliated, hitting him with an object. Infuriated at her response, the officer fired a shot from his gun which resulted in the death of MacLeod's mother. It was learnt that the 14-year old is in shock, as her mother was her primary dependant. MacLeod is the leading junior tennis player in her category winning every trophy on offer.

Meek Mill defends his 'little girl coat', says it cost $3,500

Over the weekend rapper Meek Mill was mocked by his fans and followers over a red coat he wore and shared a pic on instagram. They said the coat looked like a little girl's coat. Meek defended his fashion choices by sharing another pic of him wearing another colour of the coat with its prize

mytruthand your view hangs out with mc noize in Ghana

 
In my last interview with the duo mc/comedian Mc Noize click where he made it clear that he is not here to play,last week i met him in an event in Ghana were we ran this short interview

80yr old woman arrested by by Edo Police for peddling arms

A woman said to be about 80 years old named Madam Comfort Izeomwen was arrested by the Edo State Police Command along with her accomplice, a 48 year old woman named Stella Omobude, who was caught with 32 live cartridges.

Edo State Police Commissioner, Chris Ezike, who paraded the suspects (above), said the women were arrested after police raided Evbueren village, along Benin/Auchi road, where the women lived after they got an anonymous tip about their operation...

Serena Williams stuns for the November issue of Harper's Bazaar

'Harpers Bazaar celebrates women who live by their own rules and are brave enough to take flight.' Serena Williams was featured as one of such women in their November 2015 issue.

Dead body of a newborn baby found dumped outside a church

The dead body of a newborn baby was found dumped outside St John’s Apostolic Faith Mission, Mamelodi East, SA, on Tuesday, October 13. The body was discovered by a passerby, who called the cops who are currently investigating the case. Police spokesman Warrant Officer Michael Mbewe says anyone with information about the incident should come forward and speak with officers at Mamelodi East police station.

NDLEA rehabilitated 210 drug addicts in the last 20 months in Jigawa

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that it rehabilitated 210 drug addicts in Jigawa over the last 20 months.
The NDLEA Principal Staff Officer, Drug Demand Reduction Unit of Jigawa Command, Mr Garba Abubakar, told newsmen on Monday in Dutse.
According to him, 138 of the addicts including five females were rehabilitated in 2014 and 72 others including two females were rehabilitated between January and October 2015.
“The agency has counseled parents of the rehabilitated victims not to stigmatise them, so as not to push them back to drug abuse,” the NDLEA official said, stressing that it was important for families, friends and communities to show love and care.

Robbers attack Yul Edochie in Enugu

Yul Edochie, son of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, was over the weekend, attacked by armed robbers in Enugu.
He had gone for the shooting of a movie, when he was reportedly attacked at an unidentified hotel in Enugu, where he had lodged.

Gunmen kill pastor, wife in Bauchi

A pastor, one Obi William and his wife, Ebere, a thrift collector, were Thursday, killed by gunmen at the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi Metropolis, on their way back from church.
The deceased who reports say hailed from Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State and his wife, an indigene of Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, reportedly had four children.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bauchi command, Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the incident, said the gunmen attacked the couple at Bayan Gari area in the state capital at about 7:45 pm on the said day.

Senate Committee clears embattled Sokoto ministerial nominee

The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Ethics, Public Petitions and Privileges on Monday absolved Sokoto Ministerial nominee, Aisha Abubakar of allegation of incompetence raised against her and presented at plenary last Thursday by Senator Ibrahim Gobir.
The Committee which began hearing today observed that the Petition was addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and not the President of the Senate as is the guiding rule of the Senate that has powers of investigation.

Woman ties 9yr old boy to pole, beats and attempts to strangle him

A South African woman was arrested last week after a video emerged of her physically assaulting a 9-year-old boy. In the video footage, the woman is seen tying the boy to a pole before beating him with stick while screaming at him for allegedly stealing a cellphone. The KwaZulu-Natal woman who is due to appear in court soon is also seen threatening a resident who tries to stop the assault. See the pic

Domestic violence: Governor Ambode urges residents to speak out

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday urged residents to speak out against domestic violence and assist government’s efforts to reduce the menace in the society.
Ambode, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, made the call at a Symposium on Gender Based Violence organised by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT).

Soldiers foil suicide attack at Maimalari barracks in Borno

A suspected female Boko Haram suicide bomber was today shot dead by Nigerian soldiers after she attempted to forcefully enter into Maimalari army barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state with an explosive concealed in her handbag.

According to reports, a woman was making her way towards the entrance of the barracks when she was asked to stop by soldiers for a thorough search.

Former Minister of Education Olaiya Oni dies 72

A former minister of education Olaiya Oni has died at the age of 72. He died today at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo, Ondo state after an undisclosed ailment. Family sources say his body has been deposited at the morgue while preparation for his burial is ongoing. May his soul rest in peace Amen

David Beckham and son playfighting

David Beckham shared a photo of himself in a play fight with son Brooklyn on Instagram and wrote "Just a normal Sunday in the Beckham household .. Master Brooklyn trying to take on 40 year old dad and losing again #dontmesswithdad #nexttimeson @brooklynbeckham."

AS Seen In a fuel station At Sydney Airport

A man stopped to fill up his petrol tank last week and got the surprise of his life when a huge snake reared its head from behind the pump. The snake had disguised itself under the petrol pump.

The man, Adzy Heist said he was driving by the Sydney Airport when he stopped to refuel at a Shell petrol station and noticed a large carpet snake with a head the size of his fist trying to blend in with the long black hose of the pump. "I couldn't believe it" he said! See more photos

Journalist arrested and detained in Niger Republic

The Deputy Editor of Daily Trust on Sunday, Danjuma Lawan Adamu, has been arrested & detained by security officers in Niger Republic while he was on an assignment investigating the route used by Nigerian youth to migrate to European countries. A statement from the media house says Danjuma was arrested and is being detained over allegations of inappropriate travel documents.

Policemen Who Murdered Nigerian Student Acquitted By Court

A video clip showing Georgia policemen beating a Nigerian student, Matthew Ajibade – who eventually died – went viral last week. The boy who is mentally ill was repeatedly kicked in the head and then tasered in the testicles by the policemen.

Zahra Buhari stunned at an event in Abuja over the weekend

Pres. Buhari's daughter Zahra Buhari looked stunning at the 15th anniversary of Ace Charity which held in Abuja over the weekend. Zahra is the ambassador of the NGO. See more pics

Cattle rustlers deserve to be executed- Emir of Kano

Emir of Kano state, Muhammad Sanusi II says Cattle rustlers deserve to be executed for all the havoc they have committed with their nefarious activities in Nigeria. Speaking at the presentation of 72 suspected cattle rustlers arrested in Falgore forest in Tudun Wada Local Government Area in Kano state yesterday October 18th, Emir of Kano said

Fatal Accident Leaves Many Injured In Ogun

 
Six persons were on Saturday, October 10, seriously injured in a fatal accident that occurred at the Ile-Ise Awo junction along Lagos-Abeokuta road few kilometres to Neuro Psychatric hospital in Abeokuta.
The accident had all the occupants in the Vento Volkswagen car sustained with various degrees of injury.
The car had a head-on collision with a big truck, which was about making a u-turn at the junction as the car driver was said to have been on a high speed.
It was learned that the vehicle was coming from a party at Mawuko village, around Osiele town in Odeda local government area of Ogun state.

Former Kebbi Governor Dakingari invited by EFCC over allegations of N3.8billion money laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC this morning invited former Kebbi state governor, Usman Dakingari over allegations of laundering N3.8 billion while he served as governor of the state between 2007- 2015. He arrived the EFCC headquarters at about 10am today and is currently being drilled by officers of the anti-graft agency.

The former governor's wife, Zainab who is the daughter of former president Musa Yar'Adua, was invited by the EFCC in July following accusations of laundering N2 billion for her husband.

Beyonce's dad Mathew Knowles implies that she's lying about her age

In an interview with 104.5 radio show "The Breakfast Club" last week, Beyonce's estranged father Mathew Knowles subtly implied that she's actually 36-years-old, not 34 by saying she's same age as singer, Pink.

"We signed to Daryl Simmons, who was partners with L.A. Reid and Babyface. These guys had this competitiveness, L.A. he had a girls group. Bet you don't know who his lead singer was. P!nk, she's the exact same age as Beyoncé. There used to be this battle, which group was better. Usher, he was the same age. They were all 14 or 15 years old." he said.

Slip of tongue or he deliberately put his daughter on blast? Pink was born September 8, 1979.

Nse Ikpe Etim stuns at GIAMA Awards

Actress Nse Ikpe-Etim looked stunning in this black and gold ensemble she wore to the GIAMA 2015 awards which took place in the US over the weekend. Nse won in the Best Actress of the Year category. Big congrats to her.

Tyga Releases Photos of Kylie!

Background: The famous couple – Kylie and Tyga have finally encountered their first huge celebrity scandal. Tyga released some pretty revealing pictures of his star girlfriend from their vacation last week and we are astonished.

6year old boy accidentally shoots & kills his 3 year old brother while playing cops & robbers

 A Chicago man has been charged with child endangerment after his three-year-old son was shot and killed by his six-year-old brother while the two were playing "cops and robbers".

The six-year-old found the loaded revolver on top of the refrigerator and shot little brother Eian Santiago in the head on Saturday evening, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. The older brother's name was not disclosed.

ALLEGED N10B FRAUd,EFCC Confronts Akpabio With Evidence Of Transactions

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday, grilled former Governor Godswill Akpabio for over seven hours, and confronted him with evidence of alleged financial impropriety while he held sway in Akwa Ibom State.

Meet one of the world's sexiest twins

They are Shannon and Shannade Clermont and they are known as the Clermonttwins based in NYC. They are a mix of Jamaican, Indian, Chinese, and Haitian and are models. See their photos18+

Aisha Buhari & Dolapo Osinbajo in Geneva

The Wife of The President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and VP's wife Dolapo Osinbajo were spotted at a Joint Session of The African Women's Forum on Extremism and Radicalization in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a well known fact that H.E. Mrs. Buhari is from the North-East of Nigeria - the forefront of the insurgency crisis. Attending this forum in Geneva shows one of the ways Mrs. Buhari is also seeking strategic solution to the insurgency crisis in her own capacity. See more photos