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Kanye who hardly smiles and seems unapproachable did something that surprised the paparazzi who took the photos of the encounter. As he was leaving his hotel in New York yesterday, an aspiring rapper took a chance, approached him and started rapping for Kanye. Kanye walked towards his car and the young fan followed him, still busting out his freestyle rap. Kanye's reaction? He entered his car, asked the guy to approach, spent time talking with him and   and then asked for his phone number and promised to call him.

A 34 years old Nigerian boy, Terry Agaga, has been killed in Padova, Italy. The incident happened at the early hour of Monday 20th, at about 5:30am in a black club ‘Le Parisien’ popularly called ‘Port Harcourt club’ by Nigerians. According to eye witness, Terry, who got his Italian residence permit of stay in Sept 2014, got killed because of an argument over a girl. The deceased happened to be a boyfriend to a girl who had a cultist ex boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend who felt dumped by his girlfriend because of a non-cultist guy, was angered by the situation and decided to use violence to get back his girl. It was added that Terry was confronted by a group of guys who started fighting with him till he was stabbed to death with a machete. The Italian police are still investigating the killing of Terry and three Nigerians have been arrested so far. See the graphic Photo Below

The scramble for special assistant and personal assistant jobs to Senators, Governors and Ministers under the incoming APC government has begun in earnest. Much as the older generation politicians have engaged in intense lobby for appointments under Buhari’s government, the younger generation is not left out. BREAKING TIMES investigations reveal that a clique of young Nigerian supporters of the Buhari/Osinbanjo campaign in the social media have constituted a bloc with the singular aim of ensuring those who worked for the campaign are appointed as SAs or PAs to the incoming Ministers, Senators, Governors, the Vice President and even the President, Muhammadu Buhari. According to an influential youth activist who campaigned vigorously for Buhari on Twitter and would rather remain anonymous, top on this list of lobbyists are Japheth Omojuwa – an online activist known for his capacity to say anything, including describing President Goodluck Jonathan – a sitting President

Head of Operations in the Imo State office of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and about 15 others, have been arrested by eagle-eyed operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, for allegedly tampering with result sheets and thumb-printing ballot papers. Addressing a press conference, Wednesday, in Owerri, the state chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Nnamdi Anyaehie, urged the leadership of INEC to not only make the names of the suspects public, but also prosecute them to serve as a deterrent to others. “A little while ago, I received information from a member-elect of our great party that results of the just concluded National Assembly elections were being altered at INEC Headquarters, Owerri. ‘’Since the information appeared to be credible, the Secretary, Organising Secretary and myself went to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr. Gabriel Adah, to ascertain the veracity of the information given to us,” Anyaehi

A massive  Boeing 747  that carries over 600 passengers as a commercial plane was converted into a home for a mystery billionaire. The  custom-built plane  comes complete with bedrooms with eight full beds, multiple lounges, a state room and an onboard restaurant. It cost the billionaire owner £400million for it to be customized to his taste and took over three years to be achieved. See the amazing photos And that's the plane...

Former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, who was sacked yesterday April 21st by pres. Jonathan handed over to the newly appointed IGP Solomon Arase at the police headquarters in Abuja today April 22nd. I like the way he's smiling despite the circumstances.

A notorious commander in Boko Haram sect, Abu Mojahid, was killed by troops in an operation in Alagarno forest, Borno state yesterday April 22nd. Director of Defence Information, Major Gen Chris Olukolade revealed this in a statement released today April 22nd. The statement below..  “A notorious top terrorists commander, Abu Mojahid, was among the terrorists that died in their encounter with troops in the outskirt of Alagarno on Tuesday morning. The terrorists had staged a daring attack on troops, who were on patrol of the area. Meanwhile, the military operations are continuing in the form of offensive action on identified terrorists in some forest locations.   Aggressive patrols, mopping up as well as cordon and search are also continuing in the other locations in search of weapons and terrorists. Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the terrorists to deter the comprehensive offensive by the advancing troops are also being carefully cleared as troops cont

A former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, is expected to appear before anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday. PREMIUM TIMES learnt Tuesday that he has been summoned by the Commission and is expected to report at the agency’s Abuja head office to respond to questions bordering on allegations of “misappropriation, embezzlement of funds and abuse of office while he was governor”. Multiple sources at the anti-graft agency told this newspaper that should Mr. Sheriff failed to show up as directed, he would be declared wanted and then arrested. Our sources said detectives were already on his trail and watching his movement to prevent him from fleeing. Although the specific allegations against the former governor is unclear at this time, this newspaper gathered that the investigation is related with allegations that parts of the N300billion his administration received from the Federation Account between 2003 and 2011 may

Interesting interview. Watch!

As i was going through my facebook pages, i saw this post about this man. According to what the poster wrote, he said that the man pictured above was seen on the roof of Adenta police station in Ghana this morning and the man confessed he is a wizard who stopped there to rest because of traffic last night, day broke and he was still there.

A female staff of popular eatery, Sweet Sensation, Oluremi Olayinka was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to 266 years imprisonment by Justice A.A Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, for stealing N8million belonging to her employer. The offence is contrary to sections 390(6)(7)(8), 467 and 468 respectively of the Criminal Code Law Cap 29, Laws of Ogun State. The court found the convict guilty on all the 34-count charges. She was sentenced to seven years on each of 30 counts and 14 years on the remaining four charges. The sentences are to run concurrently. Additionally, Justice Akinyemi ordered her to return the money she stole in restitution to her victim. Ms. Olayinka was arraigned before Justice Akinyemi on May 13, 2014 following a petition, alleging that she stole the sum of N8,000,000 (Eight Million Naira), which she received on behalf of her employer. When the convict was confronted with the allegation, she admitted the crime only for her t

As expected, kingpin of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau failed to honour his nomination as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world by Time Magazine. The terror leader was conspicuously absent at the Gala 100 held at Lincoln Center, New York to celebrate the 100 influential people in the world. DAILY POST reports that many Nigerians have frowned at the selection of Shekau as one of the most influential persons on earth, having championed several attacks that sent many well-meaning Nigerians to early grave. Also named alongside the sect leader is the president-elect, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buahri(retd), award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Adichie and BringBackOurGirls campaigner, Oby Ezekwesili. “Most Americans do not yet recognize his name, but the citizens of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, know Abubakar Shekau all too well: he is the most violent killer their country has ever seen. Shekau took over the terrorist o

Amid the global reports of xenophobia and the gruesome attacks on foreigners in South Africa, a picture is being circulated on social media accusing Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, of beating up a black foreigner. Although Jacob Zuma has appealed to immigrants and even visited some of the displaced, this photo might end up implicating his cold feet response to the xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

Left is what the tattoo on her back used to look like and right is the one she unveiled on instagram today. Her love for over the top tattoos. See the full photo below

The Federal Government on Wednesday may have manifested a volte-face in its earlier plan to have President Goodluck Jonathan formally hand over power to the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on May 28 instead of the May 29 Democracy Day. The matter became a subject of controversy when Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki, announced Jonathan’s intention to formerly hand over at a dinner on May 28 so that the administration can reserve May 29 for the incoming government. Some prominent lawyers argued that the plan would lead to a vacuum in the leadership of the country as Buhari will be officially inaugurated hours after the official handover. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by Jonathan, the minister denied ever telling reporters that the President would hand over to the President-elect on May 28. The Minister explained that what she said was that the proces

Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke asked who buys a private jet for $10million after she was accused of buying one for that amount while in office. "Who buys a private jet for $10million for goodness sake?". Mrs Madueke said while responding to questions bordering on the Petroleum Industry Bill asked by newsmen in Abuja today April 22nd. She also said she stepped on big toes with the reforms she brought but never committed any crime. What she said below... " In that bill are all the reforms needed to tear NNPC apart, make it a National Oil company, an equity share company through transparency, accountability & responsibility and reduce corruption in the industry. We did all theses and we put them in place to reduce corruption, so for me to be tagged with various tags of corruption, $10 million jet purchases, who buys jet for $10 million dollars for goodness sake?  And $20 billion missing money for which PWC had done a report and the $1.48 b

As the May 29 handover date by President Jonathan to incoming President, Muhammadu Buhari draws close, indications have emerged as to the shape and form of Buhari’s cabinet. In this special editorial forecast, the Editorial Board of BREAKING TIMES presents a list of some of the likely incoming Ministers and their corresponding portfolios. According to sources close to the President-Elect, these are individuals driven by the desire to restore the dream of the founding fathers but also share the modest lifestyle of the incoming president. Also, it was gathered that while the President-elect is not going to stand against the APC that won him the Presidency, he has resolved to pick technocrats and those he trusts to run his most important ministries. Below is the BREAKING TIMES Ministerial Forecast: Petroleum Minister – Prof Tam David West Prof Tam David West Tam David West received his higher education at the University of Ibadan (1956-1958) and earned a BSc degree at