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Happy birthday to Nana Khadija, the youngest child of slain Lt Col Umar, who turns one today. B.U. Umar, a lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of 114 TF battalion of the Nigerian Army was ambushed alongside his troops last month between Bita and Piridang. According to reports, his vehicle stepped on an improvised explosive device, but he was not hurt. He came out to assess the damage on the vehicle and Boko Haram opened fire and killed him in the process. The soldiers were said to be on their way to Yola in Adamawa State from Bita in Borno State when the incident occurred.

These young boys were nabbed earlier today after months of terrorising people of Umuobia, Olokoro community in Umuahia South LGA, Abia State. According to Abia Breaking News, the thieves specialized breaking into people's shops, and burning them down after robbery. They were apprehended by residents who forced them to pose with their stolen items.

A 44-year-old man named Dean Smith purchased a mattress from Amazon and arrived home to see the delivery van driving off after he missed the delivery time. The man was said to have gone after the van and asked the men to re-deliver the mattress, however, they refused, stating that the purchase had been logged as a missed delivery and would have to be returned to the warehouse. Mr. Smith had gotten upset and seized the key of the van. He refused to give them back even after a female police officer came and asked him to return the key to the driver. The police officer eventually relented and asked the Amazon drivers to deliver the mattress to the shopper. Smith said the officer threatened to arrest him, but he was prepared to go down fighting. After his purchase was released to him, the shopper was pleased with the result of his action, stating that he was fighting for the common people.

The 2017 Grammy awards nominees have been revealed with Beyonce leading the pack with 9 nominations while Drake, Kanye West and Rihanna got 8 nominations. The award show will hold on February 2017 at Staples Center with James Corden as the host. See the full list after the cut... Song of the Year Beyoncé, "Formation" Adele, "Hello" Mike Posner, "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" Lukas Graham, "7 Years" Record of the Year Adele, "Hello" Beyoncé, "Formation" Lukas Graham, "7 Years" Rihanna, "Work (feat. Drake)" Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out" Album of the Year Adele, 25 Beyoncé, Lemonade Justin Bieber, Purpose Drake, Views Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor's Guide to Earth Best New Artist Kelsea Ballerini The Chainsmokers Chance the Rapper Marin Morris Anderson .Paak Best Pop Solo Performance Adele, "Hello" Beyoncé, "Hold Up" Justin Bi

Raging football hooligans beat a referee within an inch of his life after he red-carded several players during a match in Argentina. The baying mob was held back by police as they hurled insults from the stands before they broke free and poured onto the pitch. Father-of-three Claudio Elichiri fled after being punched in the face and chased by the hooligans as a handful of officers did what little they could to protect him. Today the local league president claimed it was a “miracle” he was alive as the injured ref showed off his wounds, including a nasty cut under his eye that required four stitches. The Argentinian official said he couldn’t lift his lips from the beating he had received as footage emerged of the moment he was attacked and forced to run for safety. The violence erupted during a fourth-division match between Sarmiento and Sansinena, who come from different cities in the province of Buenos Aires. Players from home side Sarmiento surrounded the ref

A Chinese toddler required help from several fire fighters after the remote control car he was playing with became clamped on his penis. The two-year-old boy, from Yantai, had been playing on the floor when the toy was 'driven' under him. Unfortunately the child was wearing open-crotch pants at the time, which meant that the toy rammed into his genitals and became stuck. The incident took place on December 1 according to local paper Jiaodong. The boy, who has not been identified, was crawling on the floor while wearing open-crotch pants. The boy's grandparents tried to remove the car at first but it caused the child so much pain they had to call fire fighters to help remove it.

Former First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua, who has been out of the public eye for quite some time now -was pictured with at the Abuja residence of a friend who just put to bed....

The speaker of the parliament in Burkina Faso says controversial touchscreen tablets given to MPs by a Chinese company will be returned. All 127 members of the National Assembly were each given a tablet from Huawei Technologies in November. The total cost of the gadgets was estimated to be around 100,000 euros ($107,300, £84,400). But this caused a row because a law adopted in the wake of the 2014 popular uprising against former President Blaise Compaore banned public servants from accepting any gifts more than $56. The anti-corruption movement RenLac led the protest by arguing in a public statement that the lawmakers had broken the law. The MPs had been given the tablets after Huawei Technologies was awarded a contract for the construction of a fibre optical cable from Ghana to Burkina Faso.

This men took the phrase 'There are plenty of fish in the sea' literally. lol...

We've seen different kinds of wedding photos but this is different. A royal wedding between Princess Oluwadamilola and her man; Prince Olasunkanmi -was spiced up by the 'fun, thrilling' couple who took to the football pitch in their wedding attire to take photos.

Former governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, Aliyu Wamakko -has reportedly acquired this "unusual  and classy" ride (a Volkswagen car). The federal lawmaker was seen in high spirits as he drove the vehicle around his residence on its arrival. The reason for his latest acquisition is best known to him.

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris, said two policemen, three army personnel, one prison official, one Air Force personnel, a staff of Borno Ministry for Agriculture and two members of the Civilian JTF have been arrested for sexually abusing women and girls displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency. A report published in Human Rights Watch, in October, detailed how government officials abused and raped women living at IDP camps in Borno State. The report documented sexual abuse, including rape and exploitation, of 43 women and girls living in seven internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Four of the victims told Human Rights Watch that they were drugged and raped, while 37 were coerced into sex through false marriage promises and material and financial assistance. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the I-G and the affected state governors to investigate the allegation. Police set up a special panel to inve

A Nigerian drug convict in Cambodia, Precious Chineme Nwoko has had his hope for reprieve dashed. Nwoko, also known as Precious Max and linked with several Australian women arrested for being his mules, was sentenced to 27 years imprisonment in 2014. His hope for reprieve was dashed by a Cambodian appeals court on Tuesday. The court upheld his prison term, ruling that it was appropriate and in accordance with Cambodia law. The court also upheld the prison terms slammed on a Frenchwoman, and Australian. The trio were all convicted for trying to smuggle heroin to Australia.  Judge Pol Sam Ouen said the sentences given by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in May 2014 to then-19-year-old Frenchwoman Charlene Savarino, 41-year-old Ann Yoshe Taylor of Australia and 23-year-old Precious Nwoko of Nigeria were correct. The lower court had sentenced Savarino to 25 years in prison, Taylor to 23 years and Nwoko to 27 years. Savarino and Taylor were arrested in September 2013 at Ph

Justice O. Tokode of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin city, Edo State on Monday December 5, 2016 convicted and sentenced one Fred Okeke to two years imprisonment.Okeke was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on March 24, 2016 on a three- count charge bordering on internet fraud, false representation and possession of fraudulent documents. Okeke pleaded guilty to the three counts charge and was consequently convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment on each of the counts. The sentences are to run concurrently. The presiding judge also ordered that the laptop recovered from the convict be forfeited to the federal government. Okeke’s journey to prison began when he was arrested by operatives of the EFCC in August 2015 following intelligence report linking him to a syndicate of internet fraudsters. Upon his arrest, incriminating documents and a laptop were recovered from him, where he was found to be using false identity in attempt to

These photos show billionaire businessman, Ayiri Emami and another delta state indigine with placards calling for the immediate release of the former state governor who is currently serving jail term in the UK for stealing. There are rumors that he will be returning to Nigeria on the 17th of this month. Photo credit: Goodluck Emeofagbe.

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German chancellor Angela Merkel, has called for a ban on wearing burkas ‘wherever is legally possible’ in Germany. She made this call while addressing members of her political party, CDU, at the conservative party’s conference.   Months earlier, the 62-year-old leader said she believed the Islamic clothing hindered women from being fully integrated into the German society.   Also, a week before Ms. Merkel made this call, Dutch MPs had voted to ban the Islamic full-face veil from some public places, like schools. However, the legislation will have to be approved by the senate before it becomes a law.   As the German politician seeks a fourth term, Ms. Merkel made a few pledges some of which were; to back a nationwide ban on wearing the burka, to bring the refugee crisis under control and also to strengthen the forces of law and order, especially as regards managing immigrants and the immigration process.   In her speech, she went on to condemn the o

After almost 12 months of inactivity regarding entertainment in Benue State, the state known as the food basket of the nation is about to flip the coin and play host to top comedians in an entertainment event, tagged: ‘Christmas Live in Benue’ which is taking place at The Dream Center in the state capital, Makurdi. ‘Christmas Live in Benue’, is an end of the year music and comedy event organized by Dream Center, led by popular entrepreneur and media personality, Love Idoko. The event which will hold on  Tuesday December 27, 2016   will stars top comedians and musicians such as Gordons, I Go Dye, Osama, Adilarings, MC Fresh Boi and a host of others promises to be exciting. A Benue state indigene who spoke on condition of anonymity reminisces that Benue state has witnessed impressive entertainment events in past years where the likes of Basketmouth, 2face, Gordons, Banky W, Desmond Elliot , Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Jackie Appiah, and a couple of other stars a

Betty Bading, a 65-year-old mother who lost her 39-year-old son, Greg, to cancer has immortalized him by having a doll made to look exactly like he did as an infant so that she could hold him whenever she wants The mother who lives in Tasmania, Australia, had been a lover of porcelain dolls when she was younger and had quite a number of them until they were destroyed in a house fire years ago. Being a cancer and stroke survivor herself, Betty was devastated when she learned her son had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After it became clear that Greg had only a short time to live, her interest in dolls was rekindled with the help of her dying son who encouraged her to pick up her hobby again since it gives her pleasure. Taking his advice Ms. Bading was introduced to Reborn Dolls - dolls are made to look and feel like human babies and can be custom-made to look exactly like a loved one. Greg was alive at the time the doll was made and was impressed by the uncanny r

The Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose wore a military outfit to present 2017 budget estimate of N93.45bn to Ekiti State House of Assembly today, Tuesday, 6th December 2016 . Continue to see more photos.

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit, Abayomi Shogunle has reacted to the adorable photos of Enidero Oluwadurotimi, who turned one yesterday. More photos after the cut.

Female editor with Radio Benue, Jill Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, who was abducted from her residence in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, on December 2nd 2016, has regained her freedom. She was released from yesterday December 5th. Five gunmen broke into her home in Makurdi in the middle of the night and forcefully took her away. The state police command had said preliminary investigations showed that the kidnap was with the help of an insider. The state police command have confirmed her release but has refused to state the circumstances surrounding her release or whether any ransom was paid. 

A 23-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur, Chris Kwekowe turned down a job offer to work as a software engineer at Microsoft, owned by the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, in order to begin his own start-up in Lagos. The Lagos State University computer science graduate proudly revealed this to Bill Gates during a television interview for Africa’s brightest young entrepreneurs in August 2016. Kwekowe, who won the 2015 Anzisha Prize which came with a $25,000 cheque, said he rejected the offer to build up his own startup, Slatecube– a website aimed at helping other young Nigerians find jobs. "When I told him, Gates was intrigued and he smiled. After the programme, all the directors were like, ‘Dude, you mean you actually turned down a job at Microsoft and had the guts to tell Bill Gates?’ Kwekowe founded Slatecube with his brother Emerald, 20, in October 2014. The pair funded their efforts by freelancing as web designers and running a software solutions firm.

Did a man or woman blast him like that? According to twitter user, Abubakar Mukhtar @mukybakar, he found this note on the windscreen of his car today. The person wrote:  "The note I Found on my windscreen today at Abuja Airport. I guess i have to learn how to park."