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Music superstar D'banj has threatened to sue UK tabloid, Daily Mail for describing him as a 'legendary womanizer' in an article they wrote a few weeks back about Kenya Moore and her fake African prince. (See that  here ).  Speaking exclusively with Encomium mag, D'banj rubbished the report, insisting Daily Mail goofed. He said he's discussing with his legal team with a view to suing Daily Mail for maligning him.. "The story has no substance. I am even about to sue UK Daily Mail for defamation of character. I am discussing with my legal team. They didn't hear from me. Everything they wrote is totally wrong. They defined Kokomaster wrongly. I think they wanted to talk about Kenya Moore, who was a former Miss America, but they didn't get their facts right. Everything they wrote was false. They are going to hear from my legal team soon" D'banj threatened He also talked about leaving Mo'Hits, his deal with Kanye West and confirms he...

Embattled banker and former Managing Director of the now defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola's London home has been sold by the UK government for  £ 5.7million pounds, which is about N1.5billion.    A UK Judge, Justice Michael Burton of the Royal Courts of Justice, London, had on July 31 2012, found Erastus Akingbola guilty of theft and fraud of monies totaling  £ 654million and ordered that his London home be sold as part of the properties he is to forfeit having been found guilty.   Mr Akingbola is also standing trial for Financial Crimes here in Nigeria. He is accused by the EFCC of stealing N47billion depositors funds from Intercontinental Bank.

Cell phone safety is an important issue in today's world. Everyone knows that they're dangerous. But exactly how dangerous? We don't know yet, but they are dangerous. It is a common habit today that when we sleep we place our mobile phone under our pillow. Experts are saying it is not safe to sleep with your phone under your pillow. The reasons are not far-fetched. Here are what experts are saying.  Study shows that sleeping next to your mobile phones are extremely dangerous due to its harmful radiation. This is the primary cause of  brain cancer . Do you know that most cell phones have about 884 MHz wireless signals when it is on? This simply means that your phone is constantly emitting radiation all the time when you on it? So what do you think about it?  Continue after the cut...

(CNN) -- Eight previously unheard Michael Jackson songs will be released on a new album in May, Epic Records announced Monday. The late pop icon's music has been "contemporized" by several producers who Epic Chairman L.A. Reid believes have the "gravitas, depth and range to creatively engage with Jackson's work," the announcement said. Fans can preorder the new album, titled "Xscape," on iTunes starting Tuesday, but it will be in stores around the world on May 13, the company said. Jackson died at age 50 on June 25, 2009, while preparing for his "This Is It" comeback tour.  

Young girls are getting desperate and doing many nonsense all because of money these days: "I do runs to earn a living", this lady is a victim of BBM Runs, she actually sent her pix to an unknown man on bbm and they both chatted for a while, and also start making arrangement on how to meet each other. The lady never had the thought that these pictures could be leak made a demand to the guy in question. She demanded that since the man like what he saw in her pix he should wire some money into her account for flight ticket and in 24hrs she will be with the man for private business in Abuja. Unfortunately for her, the guy started sending her private photos to his friends and now the photos have leaked online. See everything below...

The lifeless body of a 300 level Economics student of the Lagos State University (LASU) was found at Ijesha on three days after family and friends declared her missing A member of the Neighbourhood Watch, Mr Badmus Azeez Adeniyi, said  "I was alerted by one of my younger sisters who was going out very early this morning (Thursday) to buy goods from Seme.She rushed to call me, panting heavily, trying to inform me that there is somebody that is lying on the road near Odo Olowu bus stop on Apapa – Oshodi Expressway. "We rushed down to the scene and found out this lifeless body lying over there. Immediately we alerted the police and they came.  

A suspected pipeline vandal, who has been arrested by the Inspector General of Police Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, says he took to the illegitimate business because of the failure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to provide quality service to Nigerians. PUNCH Metro learnt that the 40-year-old suspect, Soji Omomoyesan, was arrested alongside one Rotanna Ifeanyi after causing a fire outbreak at an oil pipeline at the Ilare/Magbon area of Ikorodu, Lagos State on March 20, 2014. They were, however, arrested by members of the community who trailed them to the house of an herbalist where they had gone to receive treatment from the burns they sustained.  

A 24-year-old electrician, who was recently arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Lagos State for kidnapping, has said kidnapping is tempting because kidnappers live large in his hometown. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, Bernard Okoro, was arrested alongside five others for kidnapping a businessman in the Agbara area of Ogun State. According to the police, some of the suspects were also involved in the kidnapping of a Briton, Lee Dixon, near the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in 2013. Okoro is said to be the half-brother of a kidnapping kingpin, Samuel Peter, aka K Boy, who masterminded the Briton’s kidnap. According to the police, K Boy owns a big house in the highbrow area of Imo State and also drives the latest Honda MDX Sports Utility Vehicle and a Land Rover LR3.  

A boy in Daya Village, Fika LGA of Yobe State, yesterday, Monday March 31st allegedly killed his younger brother and removed his tongue and eyes,  Premium Times  reports A resident of Daya, Ishmail Daya, said that the younger boy had gone missing three days ago and that while a search was going on in the village, the older brother was found with his brother’s tongue and eyes. “He killed his younger brother and buried him on his father’s farmland,” Ishmail said. Both the alleged killer and the victim are believed to be underage. He insisted that there had been no prior quarrel between the siblings. “There was no fight, he just killed his brother. Though investigation is still going on, but there was no fight,” he said. The district head and Galadima of Fika, Fika LGA, Garba Daya, confirmed the incident. “Yes, it actually happened in Daya,” he said, adding that the killer was currently in police custody. Efforts to reach the Yobe Police command proved futile as the stat...

It's things like this that is making some people encourage polygamy because most of the men who pretend that séxual feelings is nothing to them often end up doing worst things in secret. Why not do this thing legitimately and live in peace, rather than claim to be holy but you are doing it in secret? It doesn't make sense. The story circulating about one Mrs Nneka Chimaobi who lives with her husband at Agulu in Idemili North of Anambra State and a lady simply identified as Miss Amala from Ogidi also of the same Idemili North over who will be in enjoying the "juice" of the Rev. Fr. of St. Augustine Catholic Church is very shameful. According to reports, competent sources within the leadership cadre in the Catholic Church reveal that Rev. Fr. Celestine Chigbo who hails from Ogbunike got himself enmeshed in the séxcapade when he started eating the "honey pot" of Mrs. Chimaobi before she got married. Funny enough, because of the sweetness, the Parish Pries...

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Oh dear! We recently celebrated their wedding anniversary here and now they have released a joint statement announcing their split. The top entertainment couple who got married many years back and blessed with kids said they split due to irreconcilable differences but will continue to love each and be co-parents to their young kids. This is so sad. Was actually rooting for them... Read their statement after the cut...

My dear people, whenever you hear anything from anyone who calls himself a Prophet, please take it serious as obedience is better than sacrifice. Singer turned Prophet, Soul E, released some prophecies recently after he came out of his prayer room. But unfortunately, many people didn't believe him because of his past. One of his recent prophecies was that he saw serious exchange of fire around Aso Rock and urged President Goodluck Jonathan to declare fasting and prayer. Below is what the prophet is saying again...

Top political and local leaders in Borno and Yobe states have disclosed that helicopters drop ammunition and food, including medicine to areas known to be strongholds of the members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria. The leaders said the government could not claim ignorance of the development and that it is indeed a bad omen if a convoy of about 20 to 30 Toyota Hilux vehicles could move freely without being detected despite the so called curfew in place. “Are the authorities unaware of helicopters dropping arms and ammunition, food and medical supplies to areas well known to be strong holds of the insurgents?  “How were the insurgents able to attack the Maiduguri Air-Force Base and demobilise as well as burn planes and other military installations despite existing state of emergency and curfew in the town? How could 20 to 30 Toyota Hilux vehicles move in a convoy freely with subsisting curfew and still go undetected?

A man has been left without genitals and with three missing toes after a witch doctor told him that losing his body parts would make him rich. Chamangeni Zulu, from Malawi, has been hospitalised at Chipata General Hospital in Zambia, near the Malawi border, after he allowed the hyena to eat his manhood.   Mr Zulu told the Times of Zambia yesterday that he was promised by a witch doctor that by sacrificing his body parts he would become rich. 'I met some business persons who told me the best way to become rich was to sacrifice parts of my body,' he told the paper. At around 4am on Monday last week, the man went into the Zambian bush.