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Three female police officers who went to make an arrest at Oregbeni quarters in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State were on Wednesday beaten and stripped naked. The police officers are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. They were invited by a landlady in the area to arrest one of her tenants when a fracas ensued. The Nation gathered that trouble started when the tenant insisted on taking her bath before going to the police station but the police officers said she should follow them. A fracas ensued and other residents in the area joined the tenant to beat and stripped the police officers. The landlady who gave her name as Mrs. Okebuse said she invited the police because she had given the tenants quit notice. She said, “When the police came to make arrest, they started fighting the police. I ran for my life and hid in the other compound.” An eyewitness said the landlady uses police to harass her tenants. “The woman was ta...

Five Star music artist Harrysong just got himself a brand new 2009 hummer H2 SUV. Congrats to him.

CEO, Best of Nollywood awards, Seun Oloketuyi shared this on his IG page recently. Read full story below:   “Just  left the hospital and it is worse than I thought. My good friend is in the hospital in Abuja now for four days with second degree burns. While he was sleeping his wife poured hot water on him (face legs, thighs, hips). She then locked him inside while he was screaming “fire, fire”, then she took off. She is 5months pregnant they have a 16month old. Been married for a year and a half. Early in the year, she slapped him which lead to him beating her. They reconciled. He also complains that they switch house-help every month because she beats the househelp where there is blood on the wall. Should he stay or get the f out!!…- pissed off friend”

Following the crash of her 7-month old marriage, comedienne, Princess‎ has never stopped blaming the bloggers and a section of the media as being partly responsible for her failed marriage.  Now, the comedian has taken it all further by mentioning popular blogger, Linda Ikeji‎ as the person who led the onslaught against her former union.  At the Tyme out with Tee A concert which held on Sunday, November 16, 2014, Princess said‎: ‘Have you seen Linda Ikeji before? Do you know Linda Ikeji is very ugly, I’m finer and sexier than her, my prayers made google shut down her blog, I remember I went to MFM to pray and when I got back, her blog was shut down.’... 

Boko Haram militants have shot and injured the acting Brigade commander of 23rd Brigade in Yola. Colonel Popoola was shot in the shoulder three days ago in the thick of a battle to regain control of Hong and Gombi in Adamawa state from the Islamist militant sect. An army source in Abuja told SaharaReporters that the senior army officer has been evacuated to UCH Ibadan where he is expected to receive better and further treatment in the coming days. Several soldiers were reported to have died in the battle. The military source also told SaharaReporters that at least 300 Boko Haram militants have died in the battle. Colonel Popoola reportedly led a new crop of soldiers drafted from Jos into battle against the insurgents in a renewed battle to retake several towns from Boko Haram. The troop was able to recover two armored tanks from the militants after the battle was over. The military claimed to have regained control of towns today in a short...

A baby boy born with four arms and four legs is causing panic in the streets of Baruipur, east India, as locals believe he is the reincarnation of a god. The child has been named God Boy, as multiple limbs are common among Hindu deities, and people are travelling from across the region to the city in West Bengal State to get a glimpse of the child. Local police complain they are struggling to control the crowds, as hundreds clamour to get access to the hospital. The family are overjoyed at their new addition and see him as the son Hindu God Brahma, who is depicted with eight limbs. ‘When he first came out we couldn’t believe it, the nurses said he was badly deformed but I could see that this was a sign from God. In fact, this is a miracle, its God’s baby. Indian God’s have extra limbs just like this,’ a relative said.

This  was spotted in a make-shift shop. I hope the govt will go after such people and make them face the law

The 19 year old beauty queen, Maria Jose Alvarado (pictured left), who is the current Miss Honduras disappeared along with her sister, Sofia (pictured right) after attending her sister's boyfriend's party on Thursday November 13th in Santa Barbara, Honduras. Well, the girls have been found...unfortunately they were found dead. According to the BBC, their bodies were found in Cablotales village, near the River Aguagua, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation chief Leandro Osorio said. "We are 100% sure that it's them," he added. Too many evil people in this world. Maria was just visiting her parents and was due to fly out this week to London to represent her country in the Miss World pageant.

According to Human Rights Watch, the organization fighting to get the practice abolished - female police recruits who make only 3% of the country's police force, are being forced to take 'virginity test' before they begin training. The Indonesia police recruitment website says, ‘All women who want to become policewomen should keep their virginity." The female police officers who have undergone this test, which examines them to make sure their hymens are still intact, say its ‘painful, traumatic and really upsetting’ and are asking that it be stopped. "I feared that after they performed the test I would not be a virgin any more. It really hurt. My friend even fainted because … it really hurt, really hurt.’ a recruit told HRW Human Rights Watch say they are working with the government to get rid of the practice as its ‘discriminatory and a form of gender-based violence’.

what should i even call this madness? how can someone be dressing up and show it to the whole world to see on Instagram.  But u will even like to watch this....lol The only struggle a woman should have... @kevbbuo u crazy A video posted by HUDDAH MONROE OFFICIAL (@huddahthebosschick) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:59am PST

The Nigeria military says they have reclaimed the towns of Gombi, Hong and Pelia in Adamawa which was recently overrun by Boko Haram militants.

Is this true? If you live in the Ikeja area of Lagos, did you experience it? Am in Ikeja and did not experience nothing 

Nollywood star, Kenneth Okonkwo and the immediate-past Commissioner for Enugu Capital Development Authority, Ikechukwu Ugwuegede, are gearing for a showdown over who gets the PDP House of Representatives ticket for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okonkwo, who became a household name after his role in the award-winning ‘Living in Bondage’, is one of the many Nollywood stars that have dumped acting for politics ahead the 2015 general elections. He is however, facing stiff opposition from Ugwuegede, who appears to be more familiar with the political terrain having resigned as commissioner just few weeks ago to run for the same position. Ugwuegede, who exuded so much confidence while speaking to journalists after submitting his nomination   form, said he remained the aspirant to beat among all the contenders for his party’s ticket, including the immediate past chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area...

Comedy kings Basketmouth and Ali Baba stepped out with their gorgeous wives at the recently held ‘Tyme Out with Tee A’ Lagos Concert – a well-attended event Ali Baba and wife, Mary Akpobome Yemi Alade Yaw Dala DJ Caise Princess Ayo Animashaun Phil Osagie MC Abbey King Sunny Ade

 Nigerians in Uyo pictured struggling to buy the N500 ticket for the Nigeria-South Africa match happening in Uyo, Akwa Ibom this evening. 

According to reports from Ynaija , The District Police Officer of the police division in Ikotun is a member of the Synagogue church, it’s been revealed to this reporter by an inside source at the division. The Synagogue church of all Nations, which is located in Ikotun, consequently falls under the Ikotun police division. According to the source, DPO Haruna Alaba is a staunch, long time member of the church and may have compromised in his duties and responsibilities to the police in favour of his church. The source, who is also a police officer at the Ikotun division says about the DPO: “He was transferred to our division last year. But even before that, he had been a member of the church. In fact, I believe that TB Joshua worked his transfer to Ikotun.” “Ever since he arrived, things have changed considerably in our dealings with his church. For example, we now have more men posted there every week on special duty. Under the former DPO, we used to have men the...

A woman in New York City who was being monitored for possible exposure to Ebola has died and her cause of death is being investigated by the city’s Health Department. The woman had recently arrived from Guinea, one of three countries that have been designated for special attention to travelers because of outbreaks of the lethal virus. Liberia and Sierra Leone are the other two countries. The New York City Health Department said that the last time the woman was checked, she did not have symptoms of Ebola. People who are being monitored are checked daily. There are about 350 people on the city’s list of people being monitored for Ebola. A New York City official briefed on the woman's death told ABC News, "Earlier today, an individual who came to the U.S. from one of the three Ebola-impacted nations in West Africa within last three weeks died of an apparent non-Ebola condition. This individual at no time showed any symptoms of Ebola. However, due to trav...