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Nollywood actress and philanthropist, Empress Njamah looked stunning in a few new photos of herself which she shared with her fans on social media recently. Wow!!! checkout this outfit.... The gorgeous actress with a svelte figure stepped out for a meeting yesterday rocking a custom wine coloured outfit paired with a matching handbag, shoes and dark shades. Here’s another photo:

New signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an acrobatic scissor kick within four minutes of pulling on a Manchester United shirt for the first time in a 5-2 friendly rout of Galatasaray on Saturday. The superstar forward, who moved from Paris Saint Germain in the summer, was finally unleashed by new manager Jose Mourinho in Gothenburg in his native Sweden. He had hardly broken sweat when, after just 190 seconds, Antonio Valencia — who was to grab three assists in all — swung over a deep cross and Ibrahimovic swung a right boot at it. It was not the cleanest of volleys — and Mourinho barely acknowledged the goal — but it was enough to bounce into the ground and into the top corner to deceive Fernando Muslera in the Galatasaray goal. The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic was replaced at the break, when Galatasaray led 2-1 through Sinan Gumus and Bruma. Wayne Rooney scored a second-half brace and Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata were also on the scoresheet as United came on strong after half-...

Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu has come out to give her own side of the story concerning her involvement in the highly controversial #SaveMayowa campaign that raised over 30 million naira to save the life of a stage four ovarian cancer patient named Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat. Read her statement: In view of the recent happenings around Mayowa Ahmed’s ill health and the many allegations of fraud surrounding the funds raised, it has become imperative that I come clean by stating my side of the story and by implications, set the record straight. When I got wind of Mayowa’s sickness, I was moved to tears and immediately sought to know how I could help, hence my on-the-spot video which went viral as my genuine intervention. Indeed, I was overwhelmed by the quick response of well-meaning Nigerians to whom I will forever owe a debt of gratitude. But all this changed yesterday, Thursday 28th, July, when I went to the hospital in the morning to check as well as follow up on Mayowa. Her brot...

Mr. Columbus Iheoma Ihemekwele is missing. He was last seen on Sunday morning July 24th, 2016 . He is a dark, warm and soft spoken elderly man. He is of average height and in his late 60s and left the house located at No.7 Agalaba street, Osisioma, Aba, Abia State with his phone and a small black male purse and was wearing a brown safari. Anyone with useful info should please contact 07069468005, 07038036817, 07064189797 or the nearest police station.

Popular actress Iyabo Ojo has lashed out at Nigerians taking shots at Toyin Aimakhu over the Save Mayowa debacle. She opined that Toyin was only trying to lend a helping hand and should not be blamed for the turn of events that have ensued. Instagram is buzzing...checkout my snapshots... In a video posted on Instagram, Iyabo stood 100 percent behind Toyin Aimakhu while calling on other Nigerian celebrities to not let this case stop them from engaging in humanitarian efforts to help the sick and the needy whenever someone in need of helps springs up again. see video:

Reports has it the a prison break has occurred at the Koton Karfe Medium security Prison in Kogi State. The incident occured at about 7.10am on Saturday. About 13 inmates are said to broken their cells and escaped through the fence. Three of the 13 are convicts. This is about the third time a prison break is taking place at the Koton Karfe Prison.

The Nigerian Army has moved its Special Forces Training School to Buni Yadi, a town once controlled by Boko Haram in Yobe State. Created at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency, the Special Forces is considered one Nigerian Army's most effective fighting unit. While giving reasons why the training school was moved from Niger State to Buni Yadi, the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, said it was because of the strategic location of the town in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgents. "We know the importance of this place - Buni Yadi. This is the route they (insurgents) passed through to other parts of the North East and even Plateau in the North Central," he said while addressing troops at the training school on Saturday. "It is better for us to have dominated and taken over the place," the Lieutenant General said while assuring the troops of their welfare and logistics need, including required equipment to prosecute the war. Buni Yadi, the headquarters of ...

Davido is definitely one controversial artist, but that hasn’t stopped him from being successful musically. The superstar who recently had a showdown with his babymama, on Snapchat (You can read about it HERE on my blog) seemed to have joined the likes of Wizkid who have posed for a photo/video while on a toilet seat....hehehe! I guess this one will also begin to trend #ExpensiveShit #Sittinginthetoilet....lols see video; https://youtu.be/SThKXb5IuK4

The Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, on Saturday said it seized a vessel laden with 600,000 litres of suspected illegally refined automotive gas oil also known as diesel. A statement issued by Lt. Cdr Edward Yeibo on behalf of the command’s Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) said that two of the four suspected oil thieves were arrested while loading the barge with diesel. He further reiterated the Navy’s Zero Tolerance to crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, illegal oil bunkering and other sundry crimes in the Niger Delta Region. According to him, the operation, which led to the arrest of the suspects, was in line with the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas’s strategic directive to the Navy. He quoted the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH Commodore Habib Usman, as saying that a barge and five wooden boats laden with about 600,000 metric tonnes suspected to be illegally refined Automated Gas Oil and 2 suspects were arrested. Usman said the suspects were arrested by the Ni...

Senator Shehu Sani, who is the Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, has said Nigeria, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, has defeated Boko Haram. He said the country is the second African country, after Algeria, to defeat terrorists. Sani said this when he visited the Algerian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Belkacem Smaili, at the Embassy of Algeria, Abuja. He said, “Nigeria, just like Algeria, has been able to defeat terrorism. Algeria, as the first country in Africa to experience the worst form of terror and they were able to defeat it. “Also, Nigeria is the first country in the Sub-Saharan Africa, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, to be able to defeat and degrade terrorism. There is a lot to learn and there is a lot for the two countries to get along with.” The current administration had said it had recorded significant successes in the war against Boko Haram, an Islamic sect based in the North-East. Sani, who is representing Kaduna-C...

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Mansur Dan-Alli (retd.), has declared that the Federal Government cannot rule out force against the Niger Delta Avengers if peaceful dialogue fails. Dan-Alli stated this during a courtesy call on Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha Jonah, at the Government House in Yenagoa. The defence minister was in the Government House in company with Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin and the Commander, Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie. Dan-Alli said his visit to Bayelsa State with the CDS was to see what was on the ground and the operational capability of the armed forces within the zone. The minister said, “One of the cardinal objectives that brought us here is to look for peace. But we are also preparing in case the peace and negotiations are not favourable. “We are also on our own side making all the necessary security arrangements so that there will be peace in the Niger Delta.” When reminded of recent statement credited...

Awww....cute baby!!! Diamond Platnumz shared some photos of himself, his babymama and their daughter having a quiet moment at home. more pictures below

Davido ’s grand war with his baby mama Sophia Momodu has taken another turn this evening when Sophia decided to take a conversation they had on Twitter DM to Snapchat. It looks like the two of them have been having troubles but have kept it on a low until Sophia decided to share on social media. Davido told his baby mama not to contact him anymore as he is not doing anything again. Sophia had contacted him over a service charge that the singer has refused to pay. Their conversation seem so tense. One thing is obvious, Davido has some growing up to do. Read below their conversation trail.

The military on Saturday continued its bombardment of creeks in Arepo and Ibafo areas to dislodge militants who have been terrorising Lagos and Ogun communities. It was learned that there was exchange of gunfire between the militants and the military as residents were advised to stay indoors. see video; https://youtu.be/KkMiLrfimnw

The Ogun Police Command has rescued another child, 10-year-old Promise Udeh, found chained in a house at Saraki, Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. She was rescued on Thursday around 7.30 pm when neighbours living close to the building where she was chained alerted the police. She was rescued barely a week after the police and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps rescued a nine-year-old boy, Korede Taiwo, chained by his father, Francis, for over a month for stealing. The father and his step-mother, Kehinde, would soon appear in court. The acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said Promise was chained by her aunt, Chiamaka Okafor, who accused her of stealing N4,000. She was said to have been chained for two days (Wednesday and Thursday) before she was rescued. Oyeyemi said Chiamaka is currently on the run but her husband, Sunday Okafor has been arrested. Narrating how the police found the child, the police spokesperson said, “We h...

The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria has called for an investigation of Navy Commander Otuh Bassey, who shot an okada rider, Muhammed Idachaba, in Idah, Kogi State. Idachaba was shot by on Tuesday, 26 July, 2016 after Bassey allegedly frog-matched him and told him to kneel as punishment for claiming right of way with the naval officer who was riding an SUV. In a report by NOPRIN describing “the inhuman and degrading treatment and shooting of a motorcycle rider,” it was learnt that the motorcycle rider was riding from Sabon Gari area of Idah when Navy Commander Bassey, who is said to be the Assistant Commandant of the Idah Naval Post attempted to shove him off the road with his Pathfinder SUV. The group said in a statement signed by its National Commander, Okechukwu Nwanguma, “Because the road was bad, the motorcycle rider felt that the Naval officer was trying to manoeuvre through the potholes. “A little distance ahead, the okada rider met the same Naval officer parked by the roadsi...

''Desperate times require desperate measures'' an adage handy for a time such as this. Living in a Country where insecurity is a recurrent and a major problem, it is advisable to do all you can to safeguard your life and property and not wait for the government to do the job for you. Setting up a home security system does not need to cost you an arm and a leg. In fact, according to cnet.com, you don’t need to wait until you could afford to install a closed-circuit television in your home to secure your life and property. All you need are two smartphones — one will be installed in your apartment while the other will be used to monitor what’s happening from anywhere you are. As long as your phones are working properly and their rear cameras are functioning, you’re good to go. The process is very easy to set up, but not totally free. Get a security camera app running on your phone: To begin, you will need to choose a security camera app for your phone. Most apps offer up m...

Communication between two strangers can be an up-hill-task. A heavy nut to crack for many folks. Make them both of different genders and you have the world’s oldest mystery on your hands. Contrary to what our parents said, it’s not one of those things you get better at by being a good boy and reading your books. In fact, it seems to get worse the smarter you are. Have you missed out on an opportunity to get to know someone because you were tongue tied? I guess you have... Well hopefully this will happen never again. yea! cos the next time you want to walk up to someone, here are five things that you should avoid. 5 amazing tips! These tips is not gender biased ; its a two-way traffic, so they can apply to both sexes... 1) Having Nothing To Say : Impulse is not always bad and sometimes there’s no time. But the last thing you want to do is hold her up and not be able to string together a coherent sentence. You might still get her number out of pity but is that really a first impression ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 13-member Governing Council and 10-member Board of Trustees for the cleanup of Ogoniland in Rivers. The Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, announced this in a statement by Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Bukar Hassan, in Abuja on Saturday. The minister said the structures would ensure inclusiveness, accountability, transparency and sustainability of the exercise. Mohammed acknowledged the concerns raised by stakeholders on the perceived slow pace of the clean up, saying “Nigerians have a right to voice their concerns”, but called for patience. “We have responsibility to deliver. The launch was the first step in a 30-year journey. We continue to make strides toward the implementation. “We ask for patience as we lay solid foundations for the cleanup. The context is complex and stakeholders are diverse. All must be taken along”, Mohammed said. According to her, Buhari remains steadfast in his conviction to see Ogoniland and other...

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Unai Emery said Saturday that the French champions could sign Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez before the end of the transfer window. The 23-year-old would provide support in attack to Edinson Cavani for PSG, who saw talismanic striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic leave at the end of the past season before joining Manchester United. “It’s a possibility, as are other opportunities in the transfer window,” Emery said during PSG’s tour of the US. “I know Jese well, the club knows Jese well, he is a good player.” Jese scored five league goals for Real last season, but struggled to force his way past Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo to get into the starting line-up. PSG play Premier League champions Leicester City on Saturday in California in their final International Champions Cup friendly, before opening the domestic season in a week’s time against Lyon in the French Champions’ Trophy.

Atletico Madrid has signed The 29-year-old French forward Kevin Gameiro from fellow La Liga side Sevilla on Saturday, the Champions League runners-up announced. Atletico have brought in Gameiro on a four-year deal, and he will join up with compatriot Antoine Griezmann in attack. He joined Sevilla from Paris Saint-Germain in 2013 and was part of the side that won three consecutive Europa League titles. Gameiro enjoyed the most prolific season of his career last term, scoring 29 goals in all competitions, including 10 in Europe.

Another day, another beauty pageant scandal. Miss Universe Honduras Sirey Morán was stripped of her crown and title, and she will not be able to participate in this year's Miss Universe pageant. The announcement came later this week as the organization claims that she had not complied with her contract, according to LatinTimes . After that, things got a little crazy. Morán didn't stay quiet and quickly fired back at Carlos Rivera, the director of Carimaxx, which is the organization that has the rights to the pageant in Honduras. Morán sent a statement to El Heraldo about an incident with Rivera that occurred on June 30 at his New York residence. According to the beauty queen, a discussion over her participation in an event turned sour and things escalated quickly. She says that Rivera and another male verbally and physically attacked her to remove her cell phone after they realized she had recorded the conversation. That's when she ran out into the streets and cal...

Barack and Michelle Obama were tearing it up with their epic speeches at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia earlier this week, and now, their oldest daughter Malia Obama is turning up with her pals at Lollapalooza in her hometown of Chicago. The 18-year-old high school graduate proved that just because she lives in the White House and has the most famous parents in the world, doesn't mean she can't go out and have some fun—even if her fun also includes secret service (who were adorably dressed in some casual khakis and plaid shirts, LOL). A few fellow Lollapalooza partygoers who also happened to be at the Cashmere Catset caught a few photos and even a brief video (read: extremely shaky) video of Malia letting loose and dancing with her gal-pals. This isn't the first time Malia has attended the popular music festival. She was also spotted at Chance the Rapper's set back in 2014. We're just happy to see our girl living the life of a normal teenager ...

At least 14 people were killed Saturday when a vehicle carrying wedding guests was washed off a mountainous road by floodwater and flung into a gorge, an official said. “Dead bodies of 14 people had been retrieved, most of those killed and wounded were women and children,” Rahimullah Mehsud, a local government official of Khyber tribal district, where the incident took place, told AFP. The accident happened when a pick-up truck carrying the groom’s party of more than 20 people was hit by floods in a remote village of Khyber, one of Pakistan’s seven tribal districts bordering Afghanistan. Mehsud said a search was ongoing for the missing but rescue workers and residents were facing difficulties as the “area is remote and mountainous”. He added: “We have no exact number of those travelling in the Datsun pick-up but residents told us there were more than 20.” The heavy monsoon rains began earlier this month, drenching the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and central Punjab provinces, which have been bad...

Rising star, Kiss Daniel, has revealed he does not care much about what transpired at the 2015 edition of the Headies awards and has since moved on from the show which was full of drama. Daniel, one of the biggest revelations of 2015 with his massive hit, Woju, missed out on the top prize in the Next Rated category of the annual music award which was won by Supreme Marvin Dynasty artiste, Reekado Banks. While some music lovers argued that YBNL act, Lil Kesh deserve the award the most, a sizeable majority strongly opined that Daniel with the impact of his two hits in the year – Woju and Laye, should have walked away with the prize. Speaking with Saturday Beats earlier in the week through his manager, Louiza Williams, the musician who was involved in a car accident recently, said he is working on becoming a better artiste by the day. “The Headies is a prestigious award but I give God the thanks and glory because I would always remain on top. I don’t care about the award or what transp...

A 26-year-old Nigerian lady named Kelechi Anyadiegwu who lives in New York, has become a viral internet sensation. Her business idea which led to the birth of online African clothing store Zuva allowed her to invest $500 into what, at the time, seemed like a small effort. However, two years down the line, her small business has raked in about $2 million in sales earning her a spot on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. What started with a compliment turned one young woman’s idea into a million dollar business. When Kelechi Anyadiegwu started her online African clothing store Zuvaa with $500 two years ago, her idea was to share African-inspired designs with consumers around the world. Zuvaa is estimated to make $2 million in sales in 2016. After receiving a compliment on her outfit, the tech savvy 24-year-old bought a domain name and started social media accounts. “I didn’t really know what I was getting into, I just had a vision and I was excited about where that would take me,” New York-based A...