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Multiple gunmen stormed the Canadian Parliament complex and the National War Memorial in Ottawa around 10am this morning Wednesday October 22nd and started shooting at people. One soldier was killed (at the Canadian war memorial). According to eye witnesses, a gunman came down from a car, walked up to the soldier and shot him dead. One of the shooters was later killed by police. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had to be evacuated from the government building, which is currently on lock down. Schools and the US embassy are also on lock down in Ottawa. No one/group has claimed responsibility for what's going on there right now. Read the full story from CNN below From  CNN Wednesday morning's gunfire in the main Canadian Parliament building started in the foyer, and a second round of shooting happened about a minute later in a hallway or near the entrance to the Parliament's library, Ottawa journalist Josh Wingrove told CNN. He said...

The incident happened on the 18th of October 2014. The man who is an okada rider decided to urinate where there is an exposed high tension electric wire on the ground when the sad incidence happened, ( Read it HERE ).  Information from a source is that the man passed on yesterday night in a hospital, where he was receiving treatment.

Peter Okoye captioned it "Emeka just arrived from London "

A popular transsexual girl for hire who goes by the name GuamGirl aka Boy B8 is claiming she spent the weekend at Chris Brown's house in Virginia.  She's been tweeting and posting messages on her Facebook page about the amorous weekend she allegedly spent at Chris's home and has vowed to tell all on an upcoming college radio show for Galaxy Radio at Webster University in Missouri on Nov. 3rd. Waiting for the sordid details...that is if there's really any to tell.

Following the resignation of seven ministers last week, President Jonathan has reshuffled his cabinet, appointing temporary ministers to take up the positions of those that resigned. Announcing this today October 22nd after the Federal Executive Council, the   Minister of State II for Foreign Affairs, Nurudeen Mohammed who now supervises the  Ministry of Information, said the  Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Aliyu Gusau will now double as the Minister of State for Defence while  the  Minister of Special Duties, Taminu Turaki (SAN) will act as the Supervising Minister of Labour and Productivity. Continue... T he Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, will combine his duties with those of the Minister of State for same Ministry while  the Minister of the  Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Steven Oru, will double as the Minister of State of the same ministry.  Dr. Khaliru Alhassan, who is the Minister of State ...

O ver 1000 youths  gathered at the Eagles square, Surulere on Sunday Oct. 20th to interact with actor, Desmond   Elliot  and to endorse his candidature for the APC constituency seat ticket at the Lagos State House of Assembly Representing Surulere constituency one.  Speaking  after the event with journalists,  Desmond   Elliot  said  “I have plans of taking this above legislative work, I believe 80% of the youths should have access to tertiary education and still earn a living, so we have a  memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Open University on admissions and to grant the students work permit. There is also an empowerment program for the youths which will come up soon; we also have plans for the elderly ones with an insurance scheme”.  The actor   who graduated from LASU promised wave of change and said he’s assured of winning Surulere for APC as soon as he gets the ticket to run....

Actress Uche Ogbodo, whose marriage to Atto Ubby crashed after just one month, says she's open to giving marriage another try but this time, with her eyes wide open. Uche, who gave birth to a baby girl a few months back, said there is no possibility of reconciling with her ex husband. Speaking with Encomium magazine, Uche said; "Bygone is Bygone. I am open to anything. I will be hopeful but I am not ready. I am taking a long break but I wouldn't close my eyes to the possibility of marriage. I will shine my eyes next time" Uche also talked about the best thing about being a mother "The Unconditional love and Unquestionable love. This is someone loving you unconditionally. It is quite difficult to explain the love between mother and child" she said She also talked about the many scans she did when she was pregnant in the US... "The first scan said I had twins but along the way, one did not grow. I had another scan it w...

NYSC member, Abayomi Isaac Oyebukola accused of stealing N2.3m meant for 144 Corpers in Osun has spoken out. (Read it HERE ) According to report, Abayomi Isaac Oyebukola    who was the Corps members’ Liason Officer (CLO) as chosen by the NYSC local government inspector(LGI) has cleared the air on the accusation. Read below; Aside the tenable fact that I graduated from University of Ibadan; a reputable frontier of knowledge where graduates worthy in character and sound judgment are groomed, I loathe activities capable of negating my integrity and hitherto spiting my father’s hard earned name. In all, I find it difficult to ascertain what individuals tend to gain from wanton damage to one’s reputation. On Tuesday, the 14th of Oct, a friend of mine called my attention to an infamous viral piece that had spread like wildfire on the internet which detailed clusters of harmful and unjustified allegations about me. I thought it was a joke but after my ...

Folly Coker, Governor Babatunde Fashola’s aide rumoured to be dating sensational singer, Tiwa Savage, has riled the tale as crap! The gentleman also described his alleged ownership of Mavin Records as the figment of the imagination of those who cooked up the tales. In the last few days,the rumours of Folly Coker being at the centre of the   alleged troubled marriage of Tiwa Savage, 34, and Tunji Balogun, 36, flew around town with quite a few blogs and sites publishing the unsubstantiated claim. But sources close to the tall and handsome son of Chief Folarin Coker have defended him as having nothing to do with Tiwa Savage and Mavin Records. “These reports are tissues of lies," one insider said. “Folly knows Don Jazzy and likes his music a lot. But he has no investment in Mavin Records. These things are pure lies. “For Tiwa Savage, you cannot even say they are friends, not to talk of lovers. They don’t exchange text messages or anything.  “The s...

A former Catholic high school gym teacher was arrested Monday on charges she repeatedly had sex with a 16-year-old male student — including on the Staten Island campus, law enforcement sources told The New York Post . Megan Mahoney, 24, was charged with 30 counts of statutory rape for a series of trysts that authorities say took place between Oct. 31, 2013, and Jan. 9. Mahoney romped with the teen “on numerous occasions, that is at least two times per week during the period,” court papers claim. She also was charged with four counts of “criminal sexual act” because of mutual oral sex that she and the boy allegedly engaged in “at least two times per month during said period.” The sexual shenanigans at Moore Catholic High School were exclusively reported by The Post in August, along with athletic director Richard Postiglione being stripped of his duties over the scandal. An investigation by the NYPD’s Special Victims Squad revealed that some of the alleg...

The TV/Radio personality took to twitter just now to talk about the pressure she's receiving from folks about her not being pregnant many months after marriage. See more tweets below

Five Lance Corporals of the Nigerian army were yesterday October 21st arraigned before a military court at the Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu cantonment in Abuja over a two count charge of conspiracy to commit mutiny and mutiny. Daily Trust reports that the soldiers are alleged to have committed the offenses in October 2013 after shooting into the air when they received the news of the death of some of their colleagues who were killed by Boko Haram in the North Eastern part of Nigeria. When the two count charge was read to the soldiers, they all pleaded not guilty. The soldiers are part of 59 soldiers of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno state, who are standing trial for various offenses ranging from insubordination, mutiny and others.

He posted this on his Facebook page yesterday. He argued before that the abduction was a scam, I can see that he now believes that the girls are actually missing

On the 14th of October 2014, Nollywood actor Clems Onyeka list his life after being hit by a stray bullet during a robbery. His family however find it hard to believe the circumstances behind his death. According to  leadership.ng , they plan to consult a juju priest to unravel the real cause of his death Angered by what they described as foul play with the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Clems Onyeka, after he was attacked by armed robbers, who also attacked a bullion van in Asaba, Delta State, relations of the victim have taken their case to a juju priest.They vowed not to rest until they get to the root of the matter. Some of the aggrieved relations, including Patrick Onyeka told our correspondent in Asaba that the family members resolved to take the case to a juju priest for perspicacious judgment; saying that they do not believe in the stray bullet story as vehemently claimed by the police. As it were, the robbers, according to dependable ...

Jim Iyke has joined politics .In his own case, he isn't contesting for a political post but is now a member of newly registered Young Democratic Party as its Director General in the Diaspora. According to Dailyindependent ,Jim Iyke explained that the vision of the party is to empower and promote Nigerian youths within and outside the shore of the country.He said "We just want to say enough is enough.  It is time power and our policies shift hands to fresher minds, to stronger fortes, to people that are ready to move with the momentum of time, tide and changes. But it cannot be conceivable if you are saddled in that position for over two decades? How can you grow? How can you go with the tide of time? Biologically too, time will catch up with you because you are growing old in that position. "Look at advanced countries of the world, and take a close look at people that have moved forward, these are people who have put things in place ...

not the real image A resident of Effurun in Warri, Delta State, Mr. Richard Loromeke, has instituted a N100 million suit against the registered trustees of Believers Love World, also known as Christ Embassy, for trespass on his parcel of land and exhumation of remains of his mother, Madam Cecilia Loromeke, buried on the land situated in Aba, Abia State. The defendants in the suit include Messrs Samson Enwereji, Registered Trustees of Believers Love Church and Remi Chijioke. Counsel to the claimant in the suit instituted at an Abia State High Court, Mr. R. O. Irikefe and Mr. Patrick Awo-Osagie, said Loromeke was also claiming N992,300 as special damages. He also prayed the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants by themselves, servants, agents, workmen, surrogates, thugs and/or privies from any further trespass on the disputed land. The claimant prayed the court to declare that he was the person entitled to the statutory right of occupancy in ...