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he recently married Nigerian gay activist made this known via his Facebook page and also added, "Dear friends, this is why you won't be seeing our wedding picture unless it is paid for because we are worth it. If you are my friends, when you come visiting, I will show you the pictures."

Actress Zoe Saldana (centre) went on a triple date with her husband Marco Perego, and her two sisters with their husbands...and as you can see, the three sisters have a type. Cute couples!

Leaders of Ward 6 in Kaduna state have indefinitely suspended Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna Central in the senate. Sani has been at loggerheads with Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai and leaders of the party in the state. The party in 2015 suspended Sani for 11 months for committing offences which includes uttering statements that allegedly “violate the rules of engagement of the party, factionalizing the party, and engaging in anti-party activities by criticizing the policies of Governor Nasir El-Rufai.” The party advised him to appear before its disciplinary committee but he reportedly failed to do so. A letter signed by the secretary of the APC in ward 6, Tudun Wada

Mavin cum Roc Nation artiste, Tiwa Savage looks ethereal in ravishing make-up photos.

Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu, Charles Wesley Mumbere, over clashes between police and militia which killed at least 55 people, in the region on Sunday. Security forces stormed his palace amid claimed that he, King Mumbere, was harbouring fighters in his palace. The King, who is being accused of inciting violence in the region, has been denied movement after records emerged

Kanye West is not out of the woods -- not even close -- because we've learned he will not get out of the hospital as planned. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation told us over the holiday, the plan was to release Kanye today, Monday. We're told his personal doctor was going to take charge of him upon release. We're now told Kanye is still not stable and will not be released today. In fact, there is now no release date set, because he has not recovered from

A man posed as a young woman to con a teenage boy into performing a solo sex act, a court heard. When police raided Keith David Atkinson’s computer , they discovered more than 65,000 chat log messages from more than 700 individual chats. One of the chats involved a teenage boy who thought he was talking to a 21-year-old woman, Mold Crown Court was told. But it was in fact Atkinson, who persuaded him to perform a sex act on himself to the camera. Many chats involved young girls

Dangote Group has pledged to support the Federal Government and Kano State in exploring key sectors of the economy to cushion the effect of the recession among Nigerians. The Group said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that it would explore opportunities opening up in agriculture, mining and infrastructure, through partnership with the levels of government. An Executive Director of the Group, Hajiya Halima Dangote, made the pledge at Dangote Special Day ceremony at the Kano International Trade Fair in Kano. The executive director, who was special guest at the event, represented the President

Based on a message sent to MTN subscribers this afternoon, it is evident that MTN may likely increase data tariffs beginning from December 1, 2016. The text message reads: “Dear customer, please be informed that from December 1, some MTN data tariffs will be increased to reflect the new rates set by the NCC to

An aspiring teen jockey is determined to ride again after breaking her neck in four places and being left in a coma when she fell from a wall while trying to take a selfie. Kelsey Bainbridge, 17, was left partially paralysed after falling backwards off the 14ft wall while trying to take the photograph. The teenager broke her neck in four separate places, leaving a question mark over whether she would ever be able

Hillary Clinton's campaign said Saturday it will take part in efforts to push for recounts in several key states, joining with Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who has raised millions of dollars to have votes counted again in Wisconsin. But, in a post on Medium, Marc Elias, the campaign's counsel, said the campaign's own investigation has not uncovered any evidence of hacking of voting systems. In the campaign's most detailed comments to date on the recount, Elias wrote that while the campaign was not going to contest the results itself, it has decided

Ogun State Police command on Thursday arrested Pastor Adekunle Francis for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 17 year old girl simply identified as Dolapo. The Cleric was said to have lured the girl into an uncompleted building in Ipamesan in Sango area of the State under the pretence of praying for her before forcefully having sex with her. The Victim, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the Victims later reported the case to Sango Police Station. According to Oyeyemi, an Assistance Superintendent of Police, the Divisional Police Office of the Sango, Akinsola Ogunwale immediately dispatched officers to arrest the

Modelling clothes might sound like a dream jetset lifestyle, but this young woman jacked in international travel for for getting hot and sweaty in the KITCHEN. The unnamed woman, reportedly a young mum, swapped dress-up for serving up and has been raking it in as a street food seller. Wearing outfits which are perhaps

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has said that his remarkable UEFA Champions’ League will not in any way guarantee The Citizens to succeed in Europe’s elite competition this season. It is on record that the 45-year-old Spaniard during his stints as Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach in seven years has never failed to progress to the semi-finals. He however has led City to progress to this season’s knockout stages with a game to spare and will finish second in Group C, thus eliminating the opportunity to play against his former side, Bayern when the draw for the knockout stage is made on

Rumors in Spain have indicated that Chelsea sensation Victor Moses has emerged as a target for Barcelona. According to Spanish publication Sport, La Liga giants Barca have taken a fancy to the rejuvenated star and could turn to him to solve their problematic right-back position. The Nigerian international has undergone a barnstorming transformation under Antonio Conte and has been one of the leading men for the table toppers. After spells on loan at Liverpool, Stoke and West Ham, the 25-year-old has finally established himself in the Blues line-up this sea

Facebook user, Bako Sallihu shared the story on his page. He wrote: "This woman with a fake ID was caught this morning with 3 kids all tied with bombs on their body entering Abuja at Nyanya-Mararraba check point she claimed to be an officer that her name is Maj Juliana Gumel." More

The distortions that happened to Budget 2016, in which series of rogue projects and figures were injected into the financial document won't happen to next year's budget, President Buhari has vowed. Receiving in audience members of the Governance Support Group (GSG), led by Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, at State House, Abuja, Friday, the President said: "I am waiting for the 2017 Budget to be brought to us in Council. Any sign of padding anywhere, I will remove it." President Buhari re-iterated that he had been in government since 1975, variously as governor, oil minister, head of state, and

Antonio Conte would prefer Chelsea to be playing in the Champions League, but believes it is an advantage for him that they are not. Chelsea finished a lowly 10th last season in a dismal defence of their Premier League title and are playing no part in European competition this time around. But the lack of continental football appears to be benefiting Chelsea, who are a point ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after 12 games in their first season under Conte’s

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta returned to training on Friday following a month out with a knee injury and is hopeful of playing in next month’s Clasico, the Spanish champions said. Iniesta, 32, suffered knee ligament damage in a 3-2 win at Valencia on October 22, but the former Spain star is in line to feature against bitter rivals Real Madrid next Saturday after it was initially feared he

As the saying goes, “You’re only as old as the man you’re feeling.” So, are Madonna, Mariah, and J-Lo all on to something with their considerably younger beaus? Or should we take a lesson from Demi and avoid robbing cradles? We asked 10 women to tell us what they learned from dating a younger guy. Read on to see what they had to say! 1. They’re Not As Independent “Most of my ex’s were younger. In my opinion, it never turned out well because they were intimidated by where I was in life in comparison … and they were also really immature. They never took the initiative, or showed confidence. They weren’t as independent as I am, and sometimes I just wanted them to plan the date

Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from professional football on Thursday at the age of 36. Gerrard spent 17 years at his home-town club Liverpool, 12 as captain, and won seven major honours including the 2005 Champions League before finishing his career with an 18-month stint at LA Galaxy. “Following recent media speculation surrounding my future, I can confirm my retirement from playing professional football,” Gerrard said in a statement. “I have had an incredible career and am thankful for each

Have you ever taken a moment to think what dating must be like for… men? Many women believe, when it comes to dating, men hold all the cards. This could be because they’ve been rejected by men in the past, been played or cheated on by men, or simply brought up to believe that’s just the way it is. Whether or not you think men have the power overall, I write today to increase your awareness of some ways in which men definitely do not have the power. Many of these may never have even occurred to you. The more you can understand men and where they are coming from, the more success you’ll have in dating and forming relationships with them. So, here’s 7 disadvantages

At least, two persons were killed late Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri. The spokesman for the Borno State Police Command, Victor Isuku, confirmed the news to journalists. Isuku said, “At about 2106hrs of 23/11/2016, Wednesday, an explosion occurred at Muna garage along Gamboru Ngala road Maiduguri. “Two persons including the suicide bomber died on the

ABUJA-President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as he clocks 70 years on Friday. According to a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina in Abuja on Thursday, President Buhari in a letter he personally signed stated that he had over the years admired Atiku’s courage. The President said he was delighted to welcome Alhaji Abubakar “to the 70s club,” and prayed that Allah would grant him “many more years of good health and

The Super Eagles of Nigeria continued their rise in the latest FIFA Ranking jumping 10 places from 60 to 50 in the world and six in Africa. Since the last FIFA Ranking, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have won two games against Zambia and Algeria to take command of their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group. Argentina remain top for November, but have seen their command on the summit weakened by close rivals Brazil (2, up 1). After a good run of form in FIFA World Cup™ qualifying, A Seleção have surpassed Germany (3, down 1) and closed the distance to their South American neighbours, as the year-end approaches. Chile, meanwhile, climbed into fourth place. Republic of Ireland (23, up 10) jumped ten places to break i

If there is one thing I know with absolute certainty in my life today, it’s the fact that if I listened and took to heart my mothers advice on how to attract women, I’d still be a virgin, watching porn on a daily basis and most definitely lacking in self-esteem. I remember, back in the day when I was absolutely unsuccessful with women – for some reason I felt that women would obviously be the best source of advice when it came to being successful with them. After all, all the guys I was hanging out with were

Too many of you say that women do not really want a nice guy. You firmly believe from your bad experiences that most women actually enjoy being treated badly. I can assure you this is not true. Your words and your actions can have effects on a woman that will last her a lifetime. That cruel comment you made about her mother, that day you were so angry you called her out of her name, those times you ignored her for no reason at all, the times you chose not to text or call and decided your friends were more important than she was, the times you didn’t open her car door, or walk her to her front door like a lady, she carries those in her

Jimoh Ibrahim has reacted to the verdict of the Appeal court on Wednesday in Abuja, saying that he remains the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate for Saturday’s election. Jimoh Ibrahim who described the ruling as ”one day ruling” , insisted, that he remains the PDP candidate until the Supreme Court, which will sit Friday rules otherwise. “I have read the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered today but we

9 Arab countries, including Morocco, have pulled out from the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), in protest against the participation of the so-called Desert Polisario separatist delegation. The countries that withdrew from the summit in solidarity with Morocco are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Jordan, Yemen and Somalia. Others are also expected to follow suit according to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Desert Polisario separatist delegation talks of a ‘Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement’ aiming at ending Moroccan presence, in the Western Sahara. Western Sahara is home to the Algerian-backed Polisario Front in the region. The ‘Sahrawi people’ are however, the people living in the western part of Sahara desert which includes

US president elect, Donald Trump will be announcing South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his ambassador to the United Nation. The 44 year old Republican governor who is currently serving her second term, having worked on trade and labor issues, has reportedly accepted the President elect’s offer to serve in his

The comedian who is celebrating his 3rd wedding anniversary today took to Instagram to share photos from their wedding and a beautiful message to his wife; "On this day 3yrs Ago we said I Do in the presence of friends,families and the Church .Today I am proud to say u have been the best partner,wife,mother

Lagos—Due to the economic downturn, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has slashed price regime of houses under Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme, Lagos HOMS, to allow residents apply for the scheme specifically when rent-to-own scheme commence December 9. Vanguard gathered that the scheme which commenced under the previous administration was yet to be fully subscribed, even with the introduction of raffle and other strategies earlier. With the reduction, two-bedroom flat, which was N7.2 million has been reduced to N3.5 million, while the one bedroom reduced to N2.3 million. Also, the room and

The senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers South East in the forthcoming re-run elections, Senator Magnus Abe, has claimed the perceived interference of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara was tailored towards achieving a clear political advantage for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Abe described the intervention of the National Assembly members in Rivers State’s crisis as ill-timed and an attempt by the PDP to manipulate federal

Police have arrested a mother who was filmed savagely hitting her innocent baby. The sickening footage shows the woman repeatedly slapping the sobbing child 42 times, until eventually it starts to quieten. Police say the mother, named as Aygul Kozhabaevna, has since been identified and arrested in the central Asian republic of Uzbekistan. The video was filmed in the south

Goods and services produced in Nigeria between July and September 2016 have dropped lower as the nation grapples with economic slow down. Companies and other economic agents in the country are producing far below their capacities as Nigeria’s economic slump deepened with oil production falling and factory output hard hit by shortage of foreign exchange. Data released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics, signed by its Director-General, Dr. Yale, showed that the value of goods and services produced in Nigeria GDP, in the third quarter of 2016 contracted by 2.2 per cent in the three months through September from a year earlier, after shrinking 2.1 percent in the second quarter. Government revenue has also plunged and foreign currency has

Jurgen Klinsmann is out as coach of the U.S. soccer team. U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati announced Monday that Klinsmann has been "relieved of his duties" as coach and technical director for U.S. Soccer. Gulati will conduct a media teleconference call Tuesday. KLINSMANN QUESTIONED AS US SLUMPS TO 0-2 START IN QUALIFYING Klinsmann replaced Bob Bradley in July 2011 and led the team to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title and the second round of the 2014 World Cup, where the

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, inaugurated a 330KV power switching station in Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom. The minister, at Ikot Inyang village in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, said that the switch on of the station would boost electricity supply in the country. He said that the station was expected to evacuate electricity from power plants in Alaoji, Afam, Calabar and Ikot Abasi and route same to Ugwuaji in Enugu up to Jos. Fashola said that the development

Pope Francis has declared that priests have the permanent right from now on to forgive abortions. His remarks come at the end of the Catholic Church's jubilee year during which he had temporarily granted priests this power. In an Apostolic letter the pontiff also restated that abortion was a "grave sin" which ended "innocent life". Catholics who have or perform an abortion can be immediately excommunicated from the Church. A Vatican spokesman confirmed that "there is no

Monday was truly a busy day for European football's governing body- UEFA, as they released their 40 man shortlist for their team of the year. Expectedly, some players from EURO 2016 cup winners, Portugal, were included- while players from Champions league winners Real Madrid were also nominated. Premier league stars like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Riyad Mahrez, Aaron Ramsey and current African player of the year Pierre-Emerick

 A senior official from the president's camp has revealed that Robert Mugabe who is the World's oldest and one of the longest serving Heads of State, will not be contesting in the presidential election in 2018, after he was reportedly advised to drop out of the race by his medical doctors. Although, it’s yet to be officially announced but the unidentified official while explaining the state of the president’s medical records was quoted on ZimNews saying:

John Legend hilariously responded to Chrissy Teigen ’s offer to be Kim Kardashian ’s surrogate. After the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star revealed that she would consider exploring surrogacy in order to have a third child, Teigen said she would be her BFF’s surrogate “in a heartbeat.” So, what does her husband think about her volunteering her uterus for another woman? “Umm, we haven’t discussed this,”

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor After spending nearly a month in detention over alleged criminal breaches while in office, former Federal Capital Territory Administration Minister, Bala Mohammed, has pleaded with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to free him. EFCC, which clamped Mohammed into detention since last month, is trying to extract critical information from him of how he executed the controversial Land Swap deal in which the FCT is said to have lost about N1 trillion and many other projects now under probe. But unwilling to stay further in EFCC custody, Mohammed on Monday approached

A Nigerian footballer, Harrison Chinedu has set a new Guinness World Record the AFP News agency reports. Chinedu in Lagos, Nigeria, set a new World Record for distance traveled on a bicycle with a football on the head - 103.6 km. In rare show of determination and skill, Chinedu was able to navigate the above distance with a ball placed in the center of his head. Before this latest feat, Chinedu had entered the

The Lagos state police command has denied claims that the incident of jungle justice where a suspected young thief was burnt to death on Saturday November 12th, (read here ) happened in Lagos. Recall that a video surfaced online last week showing what many presumed to be a 7 year old boy being burnt to death for allegedly stealing food items. Investigations carried out by

A fugitive has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his lover after apparently tattooing the date he allegedly killed her on his arm.' This photograph has been released by investigators in Spain after they accused the man of writing the name of his ex-love Lisa on his arm along with her date of birth. Police claim the tattoo also has a cross with her apparent

US President elect Donald Trump will move into the White House after his inauguration on January 20 2017, without his wife, Melania and his youngest son, Barron Trump. Melania and Barron are set to continue living in Trump Tower until Barron finishes the school year in June at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School on

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the people of the Niger Delta region to shun illegal pipeline vandalisation and oil theft and seek wealth creation through peace and focus on agriculture for sustainable economic development and wealth creation. President Buhari,who was represented by the Minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, made the appeal yesterday at the 20th anniversary of Nigerian Agip Oil Company’s Green River Project Farmers Day in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, also urged them to take advantage of the huge potential in agriculture and stop the destruction of oil and gas pipelines

The Lagos State Government has charged traditional rulers in the state to complement government’s effort by championing the fight against insecurity in their communities. Acting Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Adebimpe Akinsola, said this at the weekend at a news conference heralding the coronation ceremony of the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, Oba Semiu Kasali. She said while traditional rulers had