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One soldier attached to the 19 Battalion, Koko in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, was shot on Tuesday while six suspected militants were killed during an ambush by the militants on the troop who were trying to apprehend the leader of the gang. An operative of the Department of State Security disclosed that a team from the battalion arrested some members of the gang last Sunday, including a female suspect and took the team to their hideout at Akpakakpa Creek near Abigborodo in Warri North Council Area of the Delta State where members of the gang ambushed them leading to a fierce gun battle. “The hoodlums having been arrested at different parts of Sapele, have confessed to killing two soldiers in July while trying to abduct a female victim,” the source stated. “Two of the suspects earlier arrested, had confessed to being members of a militant gang that abducted a female victim at Amukpe, Sapele, and killed two soldiers during that incident,” said th...

As shared on Facebook... The 2-year-old in Ang Thong, Thailand was playing around with an aluminium port earlier today when he decided that he would look better inside. Unfortunately he got trapped. It took the medic about 20 minutes to get him out. He sustained minor injuries but doing well.        

    Belgian model and singer, Fanny Neguesha, who broke off her 18-month engagement with footballer Mario Balotelli in 2014, due to his excessive jealousy, is now dating Gabonese footballer, Mario Lemina. Mario Lemina  23, who became Southampton’s record signing after joining the English club from Juventus for £15.4million earlier this month, unveiled the beautiful model on his Instagram account. He shared a picture of the Belgian beauty stroking his beard, as they smile broadly for a selfie. While the 27-year-old model also reciprocated the same gesture by sharing the photo with her fans on Instagram. In the past, Fanny Neguesha was linked with British racing driver, Lewis Hamilton and Senegalese midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate who plays for West Ham United, after she ended her 18 months engagement with Mario Balotelli.

Wife of the Vice President, Pastor (Mrs) Dolapo Osinbajo and American pastor Bishop T. D. Jakes were special guests of honour at the Emerge The Spirit Life Conference held last night at the House On The Rock Church, Lagos.  

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday slammed "someone" who he claimed is busy scheming for President Buhari’s seat. It is not confirmed who he was referring to, however, Daily Nigerian said the shot was directed at his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Addressing a pro-Buhari rally in Kano, Ganduje said some people were wishing death on the president in order to succeed him in 2019. “Some people have been praying against Buhari’s return. The saddest part of it was that while they prayed against Buhari’s return, someone is busy opening campaign offices across the country, scheming for Buhari’s seat. This is calamity. This is disaster. This is hypocrisy. This is stupidity." he said. The governor also raised alarm that there are saboteurs in the ruling APC. “In APC, there are some bad eggs that are sabotaging President Buhari. Let me assure them that they could not get at the president’s Achilles’ heel and the party woul...

Some internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo’ boys have been apprehended by the Madina Divisional Police Command on Friday in Ghana. According to multiple online reports from Ghana, about twenty six of them including Nigerians are suspected to be engaged in cyber crime. The suspects, whose ages range from 19 to 35 were picked up at a suburb of Ashale Botwe near Madina in the La-Nkwantanag/Madina municipality of Greater Accra. The Police seized 33 laptops, 26 mobile phones, and a number of pen drives from the suspects.

A friend of wealthy Nigerian entrepreneur, Adewale Aladejana, who owns Sapphire scents, revealed how his wife, stood by him during trying and difficult times and even squatted with her husband in a friend’s house in Abuja. In a lengthy post the poster shared on his instagram page, he wrote about how Aladejana was a broke struggling guy, how his wife left a medical doctor to stay with him. He also wrote about how she is now apparently reaping the fruit of her labour. The poster wrote; Can I tell you about this woman here with the Saphire King? 1- she married a man who all he is worth was in a Ghana must go just about 3 or 4 years ago 2- Stayed with and believed in her husband all through.. 3- She followed her husband to put up with somebody in to city of Abuja as a pregnant woman with their first child and as a married woman. Beat that!!! 4- Took all the looks, all the likely occasional insults associated with living with somebody for free i...

21 year old fashion student, Narinthorn Alexander reportedly died on her birthday, after drinking half a bottle of Jack Daniels in a Thai restaurant at London. It was reported that Alexander died after guzzling half a bottle of Jack daniels and choking on her own vomit in a Thai restaurant, central london. She was found unconscious in the toilet of the restaurant after telling her friends she was not feeling ok. She later suffered a cardiac arrest and was in a coma for six days before her life machine support was turned off. However, coroner Mary Hassell ruled that the amount of Jack Daniels she had consumed played a significant role in her death.

The management of United Bank of Africa (UBA) have taken back their words as they have today announced that their cards could be used on any credible platform and for the purchase of any service the card holder desires. The UBA management, on Thursday, emailed customers telling them that they could not use the bank’s debit/credit cards to purchase certain services or items, such as  jewelry, pornography, or betting, among others.   The bank however sent another email today cancelling the ban and informing that they are free to use its card on any site. The new email, signed by Executive Director, Group COO, Mr. Chukwuma Nweke, reads: In our relentless bid to continuously provide excellent services to our customers, we work hard to protect your transactions and Identity. We recently sent you correspondence indicating that your cards would be protected from certain risky sites. We have listened to you and have heard that this is not in line wi...

A paralysed mother who claims she was dumped by her husband while still on her hospital bed five days after suffering a stroke has found love with the personal trainer who helped her walk again. Riona Kelly, 37, was left paralysed from her waist down following a spinal stroke and was told she would never regain the use of her legs. And the mother-of-four claims her husband, who she had been with for 14 years, asked for a divorce after her March 2015 stroke. Ms Kelly, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, defied doctors’ predictions – and is now looking forward to her life with 35-year-old former rugby league player Keith Mason. Her husband Richard insists he told her he wanted a divorce the morning before the stroke and he visited her in the hospital while also looking after the children. The mother of Leighanra, 16, Caleb, 11, Izabela, nine and Logan, five, took her first steps just eight weeks after the stroke and has found happiness with Keith, who has daughter Kalani, five, f...

Kudos to the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) in  Gubio town of Borno who ambushed and killed 3 Boko Haram members during a patrol operation. The security operatives recovered a sub-machine gun and motorcycles.

Nollywood actress Ify Okeke took to her social media page to react to Pastor David Ibiyeomie’s statement on people still single at 35 are irresponsible. She shared the above photo from her last birthday shoot on Instagram and wrote; “So yesterday I read something in one of my whatsapp group and God knows I was so upset, I tried ignoring it but then again I couldn’t understand it. I felt INSULTED PERSONALLY, I felt BATTERED, battering isn’t only when someone beats you, trust me when I say some words can cut sharper than new knife, I felt more than words could ever describe but then again I directed everything to God. YESOOOO to GOD because I wonder how a MOG will say that SOMEONE IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR BEING SINGLE @ 35! Like seriously? I know how many of my mates & younger ones who are gone, some are widows, some mentally disabled and so on then again I say to God that this insult is directed to you. Habaaaaa, wetin hapu? When I told you guys that I will not be mo...