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Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima, today October 1st granted 22 prison inmates amnesty during an unscheduled visit to the Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison in celebration of Nigeria's independence.  Governor Shettima said the amnesty granted to the prisoners followed the recommendation of the State Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy.  Addressing the prisoners, he said  "You are in prison today because it has been destined by the Almighty God. It does not mean the end of your lives. Even some holy prophets were in one time or the other imprisoned but they came out the better" he said  B efore leaving, he donated a 27 KVA power generating set to the prison and also announced approval for the release of N5million to the prison authorities to enable them carry out general renovation of decaying facilities.

Apparently, the fall was serious than we thought. Peter has just shared the photo above with this caption "What defines us is how well we rise after falling... I'm human,I'm not perfect. But I'm thankful. I knw I will be fine b4 my next concert dis weekend in Congo Lubumbashi,Dubai ...... Thanks peeps." Watch video of the fall below,,,        

Dubai Police have arrested a gang comprising five Nigerians (pictured above) who were involved in armed robbery at the Al Mustaqbal money exchange in Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Road in Ajman.  The gang managed to steal Dhs2,75,000 including various foreign currencies.  Deputy Ajman Police chief said that the incident took place last week when the gang members entered the exchange and attacked and assaulted its employees, threatening them with toy guns before emptying the premises of its cash and fleeing. The gang members entered the country on a visit visa, which expired long time ago.  He added that the police operations room received a call about the robbery at around 10.30 pm last Thursday.  However, the suspects managed to escape before the police arrived on the scene, as the employees failed to activate the alarm in order to alert the police. Lt Col Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi, director-general of CID at Ajman Police, said that police formed a special...

Amanda Zinkon is pictured here with daughter Payton, who is mixed-race A white lesbian mother is suing a Chicago sperm bank after she claims she was mistakenly sent a black man's sperm and gave birth to a mixed-race daughter. Jennifer Cramblett, 36, claims the mistake has caused her stress and anguish because her family is racist and she lives in a small, all-white Uniontown in northeast Ohio. In a lawsuit filed this week in Cook County, Illinois, Ms Cramblett says Midwest Sperm Bank sent her several vials of a black man's sperm by mistake because the clinic keeps paper records and accidentally transposed numbers on her order. The couple had specifically chosen a white donor to be the father of their child.  Midwest Sperm Bank charged $400 per vial of semen and Ms Cramblett and her partner received six vials of the wrong semen.  The lawsuit says the clinic later sent Ms Cramblett an apology note and a refund for the six vials - though charged he...

15 year old Argentinian Julia Alvarez was left disfigured after two jealous girls slashed her face with knives because she was 'too pretty'. The two girls, who are sisters, have since been arrested. Julia later told police the girls said they wanted to make her look like horror movie character, Chucky. Julia said she was walking home in the town of Juan Domingo Peron, in the northern Argentinian province of Formosa, when the girls aged 18 and 16 attacked her without any provocation. "Everyone says you are pretty. You won't look pretty when we have finished with you. People will call you Chucky." - Julia claims this is what the girls told her before slashing her face... After the attack on her face and other parts of her body, the two sisters ran away and left her in the pool of her own blood. She was rushed to the hospital by passers-by. Julia needed dozens of stitches on her face and back to put the flaps of skin back together. The two girls were late...

Aftermath of another heavy defeat of Boko Haram terrorists who Vanguard gathered launched another attack weekend on Konduga in a bid to reclaim the dead body of the impostor of Abubakar Shekau, (Mohammed Bashir), the military has arrested a foreign computer expert who is said to be behind the several video shots sent to online media organization and foreign media houses. He was said to have been arrested with some sophisticated equipment and copies of some of the videos the terrorists had sent to online media houses on their escapades including that of the abducted Chibok girls, it was leant. Military sources disclosed that the computer analyst who is currently being interrogated was responsible for configuring computer images website and internet accesses that enables the group fight media and psychological operations. Sources said he was arrested after a shootout when a group of the sect members mobilized and attacked Konduga with a view to recovering the body o...

It seems Tiwa Savage won’t wait for too long if her marriage with her manager Tee Billz hits the rocks, with Sauti Sol’s vocalist, Bien-Aime Baraza Alusa declaring his availability for the Nigerian music star.  Although news making rounds have it that Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz heading for a divorce with issues regarding their marriage and Bien, who is a vocalist for Kenyan afro-pop band, Sauti Sol has taken to his Instagram page to announce his availability for Tiwa Savage.  Sauti Sol recently collaborated wit Nigeria’s pop star, Iyanya, a song with which they hope to rise even further on the music charts.   See his post below:...  Sauti Sol is a Kenyan afro pop band formed in Nairobi by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano, Delvin Mudigi  and Polycarp Otieno.... 

Boko Haram has carried out at least 9 attacks on the town of Konduga, Borno State since September 12th, 2014. This video footage shows the Boko Haram fatalities after one of the attacks. If you observe, many of the corpses look like those of kids, some of the Civilian JTF members (the guys with guns and RPG rounds walking around) also look like they are teens. Here is the transcript: Narrator: "Look at the (bodies) of the useless Boko Haram." "So far I've counted 800+" This statement was acknowledged by another spectator from the background. He says: "this is the hand work of Nigerian soldiers." Narrator continues: "Look at this one. A very small boy." "Look at you," he says talking to the corpse. "So young. You're carrying a gun. How old are u? "Clumsy lad" Another spectator indicates: "they have charms." The narrator dismisses the observation, saying: "useless charms." "Are...

Omotola shared these photos of her receiving her National Award on Monday on her instagram page. See more photos below

The billionaire businessman is once again asking the US government to stop all flights from West Africa to the US following the first case of Ebola virus disease diagnosed in Texas yesterday Sept. 30th.

Tiwa is her husband's #womancrushwednesday and she responded "All day everyday'. All's good! 

Below, you will find photos of little boys who are alleged fighters of Boko Haram, who were killed in the recent attack on Konduga. Meanwhile there are unconfirmed reports that Boko Haram men attempted to invade Konduga yesterday September 30th around  2pm  but were repelled by Nigerian troops. Many of the militants were killed during the gun battle. See the photos of the boys after the cut...*warning - its graphic*

A 22-year-old Liberian woman saved the lives of her 3 family members, who contracted the deadly Ebola virus. Fatu Kekula nursed her father, mother, sister and cousin, taking care of them all by herself: feeding, cleaning and giving drugs, CNN reports. Unfortunately her cousin lost the fight against the tropical virus. Fatu Kekula’s cousin Alfred Miraculously, Fatu did not get infected even despite the fact that she had no protective ammunition. It is none of a secret that health workers contacting the patients are in the risk group. More than 300 medical staff representatives contracted the EVD. Fatu Kekula’s family members, who survived Ebola The young woman, who is a final year student of a nursing school, used her self-made equipment while taking care of the patients. International aid workers heard about the so-called  “trash bag method”  and even teach it to West Africans affected by the epidemic and lacking the protect...

Ini has since removed her husband's name from her social media accounts and she also removed wife from her bio on instagram.  Her bio used to read - actress and wife...but wife is no longer there.   A source that I spoke with said they have been having problems for quite a while because of trust issues before they decided to finally end their marriage. They have no children together.

Many Nigerians thought the era of the proliferation of the so called baby factories in Nigeria has been nipped in the bud but they have resurfaced as the Abia State Police Command has busted another of such factories and arrested two nurses and four pregnant inmates, among whom was one with a two year old baby, disclosing that they were rescued during a raid of a hospital allegedly used as baby factory. The state's Police Public Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna, while parading the suspects in the state capital, Umuahia, said though the Medical Director of the private hospital where the nefarious act was being perpetrated had bolted by the time the police got to the facility, the police was on his trail. The police spokesman say the fleeing doctor and the nurses were using the hospital as shelter for young women with unwanted pregnancy only to buy off the babies upon delivery and in turns sell them to willing buyers. The Police Command warned dubio...

Peter Okoye, one half of Pop duo Psquare, fell off stage while performing at the recently held Triple 9 Concert. Psquare were the final performers at the music concert which held at the Landmark Event Centre, on September 30, 2014. The Pop duo were performing 'Bring it on', a song off their new album 'Double Trouble' when Peter Okoye apparently stepped too close to the centre edge of the five-foot elevated stage and fell off. He tumbled and landed on the floor, hitting his back against the protective metal barricades used to shield fans from the stage. The singer was immediately helped back up by the stage bouncers. Okoye bounced back on stage and continued performing like nothing happened. He is however believed to have sustained a hand injury. Immediately after his performance, Okoye took to his Instagram to tell his friends about his unexpected mishap. I fell off on stage and it wasn't funny... Like we said" keep ur head up high and standing ta...

Actor IK Ogbonna and his Colombian girlfriend, Sonia Morales, get hot and sexy for Lolarshon Fashion Catalog. See more pics below