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The Lekki Phase 1 home of actress Kate Henshaw was gutted by fire today. The fire is believed to have been caused by an electric spark. Hope she's OK.   Kate with her neighbours

President Buhari has appointed a serving director in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Ahmed Idris, as the new Accountant General of the Federation. The appointment was made known by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, through a statement by his Director of Communications, Haruna Imrana, today June 25th. The statement in part reads “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Idris as the Accountant General of the Federation. The appointment takes immediate effect from 25th of June 2015″.

Press statement from Rivers state government Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has formally restored all the entitlements and benefits of Sir Celestine Omehia as a former Governor of the state. Governor Wike on Thursday also formally reinstated the official portrait of Sir Celestine Omehia amongst the line up of former governors of Rivers State at the Government House, Port Harcourt Executive Council Chamber. Performing the exercise, Governor Wike said that the decision to restore the entitlements and privileges of Omehia as former governor stemmed from the fact that he worked as governor of the state between May 29, 2007 and October 25, 2007, wherein he took decisions on behalf of the State and initiated projects. He said: "I hereby put back his official portrait among those of former governors. He is now entitled to the benefits of all former governors ". The governor said that the era of politics of bitterness in Rivers State was effectively over,...

Basketball Wives star Royce Reed and NFL player Dezmon Briscoe broke up a few years ago after dating off/on for a few years. Their relationship was quite messy and their break up was messier. He was cheating on Royce with his babymama and all the drama played out on twitter. Well, it looks like Dezmon, who is expecting a baby with his new girlfriend, is still in touch with Royce because she exposed him on instagram last night to his impending baby mama after he tried to slide into her text messages. See that below

Dr Ngozika Orjioke   i s a Pulmonolgist-Intensivist at Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia with a passion for mentoring and helping young doctors and students discover their true calling and have successful careers in the Medical practice. She got her medical degree at University of Calabar and after working with Eko Hospital in Nigeria decided to pursue the dream for better knowledge of the medical field in the US. In the Video below, she shares with us the reason for the event and what participants can expect.   Studying the trend and number of Nigerian doctors and students who are interested in becoming Resident doctors in the US, she saw a big opportunity to help other young Nigerian students and doctors, and with a  Pocket  Presents and Business day organized event  on  July 4, 2015  at Four Points Hotel, Lekki, she will be able to finally achieve this dream( Full information about event here à http://bit.ly/ BecomeAReside...

A 2nd prison employee has been charged in connection with the stunning escape of two convicted murderers from a maximum security facility in upstate New York earlier this month. Officer Gene Palmer, a veteran prison guard, gave at least one of the inmates a screwdriver and a wrench to help fix electrical breakers in the catwalk area behind their cells, an official familiar with the investigation said on Wednesday. Palmer, 57, told investigators he supervised Richard Matt and David Sweat doing the work and took the tools back before the end of his shift, the official said. Authorities have said that Matt and Sweat, who are still on the lam, used the catwalks during their elaborate escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6. The tools were found at Palmer's home after police executed a search warrant, the official added. Palmer's lawyer, Andrew Brockway, declined to comment specifically on the charges Wednesday. He said that Palmer plans to pl...

An APC member in the House of Representatives, Nasiru Sani Zangon Daura, representing Zango/Baure Federal Constituency of Katsina State, has issued a press statement explaining why the house members engaged in a physical combat today June 25th. The statement reads,   “We are here on behalf of our colleagues of the APC House Caucus to explain to you the unfortunate occurrence during today’s plenary session. The action that occurred inside the chamber of the House of Representatives was in reaction to the illegal and unconstitutional action taken by Speaker Yakubu Dogara of the House of Representatives, an action in his usual tradition of total disregard to the wishes of the majority members of the APC Caucus, the Party itself and the spirit of the Party. We are aware of a letter sent by our Party, APC, dated 23rd June 2015, conveying the approval of the party’s principal officers vis a vis the APC House Leader, the APC Chief Whip, the APC Deputy House Leader and th...

Same way Rihanna was pregnant a few months ago.. Lol. I'm waiting for the day they will get these pregnancy reports correct. Below is how they are reporting the one on Nicki.. "MediaTakeOut.com has some great news for you guys - Nicki Minaj is pregnant. This is not rumor..it's fact! How do we know? Well Nicki and Meek Mill are going on tour this summer, they'll be performing at dozens of venues around the country. We're told that Nicki's tour manager just called up a bunch of venues and told them that no oneis allowed to smoke cigarettes or weed anywhere near the hip hop barbie. We're also told that MEEK's people are sending THE SAME MESSAGES to all the clubs they plan on making appearances too. And check out the pics of Nicki at the airport yesterday. Looks to us like she's HIDING SOMETHING THERE . . .

An Argentinian man identified as Santiago Lopez Menendez has been kidnapped in Niger state. Santiago, who works as an agronomist for the Nigerian Flour Mills Plc and manages two farms in the Sunti and Kabbugi districts of the state, was kidnapped while traveling without his military escort along the Mokwa -Kontagora road in the state yesterday June 24th. Niger state police commissioner, Olusola Amore, while confirming the incident said "We normally provide protection for all foreigners working on farms and elsewhere in the state but he (Menendez) chose to travel alone on the bad road without police protection and they kidnapped him.” he said At least 10 patrol vans and a special anti-kidnapping team have been deployed to rescue him.

Wura Gold  Two Nollywood actresses, Biodun Okeowo and Wura Gold, who have made a name for themselves in the Yoruba part of the industry are washing their dirty linings in the public. Despite efforts from friends to settle the disagreement between the two ladies, the situation keeps getting worse as. A new twist in the episode has seen the two actresses openly accuse each other of being Lesbians. Yesterday, the Personal Message on Biodun Okeowo BBM Status was quite disturbing. She cursed Wura Gold, saying that she won’t reap the fruit of her kids. BestofNollywood TV called Biodun, to ask why she uttered such a statement, she said; ”Wura Gold was my friend before and we were very good friends. But I started to give her space when I started realizing the kind of person she truly was.  Biodun Okeowo She told me she wants us to become lovers as in becoming Lesbian partners. I told her wasn’t interested… And that was it. Wura started going aro...

The soldier pictured above allegedly assaulted a BRT driver (also pictured) somewhere along Iyana Ipaja. Pictures were taken by bystanders as the soldier beat up the public servant & tore his top before others intervened. Reasons for his disgraceful action were not stated. 

The in-fighting among APC lawmakers over the leadership of the national assembly took a dramatic turn on Thursday, leading to the disruption of plenary. In the house of reps, lawmakers loyal to Yakubu Dogara, the speaker, have taken custody of the mace to pre-empt moves to seize it by anti-Dogara members. Many APC lawmakers are still unhappy with Dogara and Bukola Saraki, senate president, for upstaging the party’s preferred candidates for their positions. Fracas ensued few moments after Dogara commenced proceedings for the day. The house was to decide on the remaining principal officers but some lawmakers disrupted the sitting and attempted to hijack the mace. After almost one hour of rowdiness, Dogara was able to restore normalcy to the house and he reconvened plenary. He told his colleagues to consider themselves “lucky” to have been chosen to represent their constituencies and promised that the crisis would be resolved. He later adjourned si...

These are leaked copies of the letter sent by the leadership of the APC to the Senate President Bukola Saraki and the House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara. In the letters obtained by Breaking Times,they were asked to announce Senator Ahmed Lawan and George Akume as principal officers of the senate .Today,Saraki defied the orders,announcing Senator Ali Ndume as the Majority leader.. He also adjourned House sitting to July 21st...So did the Speaker of the House of Reps.. 

US President Barack Obama will welcome his Nigerian counterpart to Washington next month, the White House announced Thursday, a symbolic show of solidarity after the country’s first ever democratic transition. “President Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House,” on July 20, the White House said. The visit will mark “our support for the Nigerian people following their historic democratic elections and peaceful transfer of power,” a statement added. Obama’s administration had faced criticism for not planning to visit Nigeria during a two nation Africa tour, also slated for July. That trip will take in Kenya and Ethiopia, countries which have held highly questioned elections in recent memory. May elections in Ethiopia resulted in the ruling party gaining all 546 parliamentary seats. A presidential visit to Kenya had been put on ice while President Uhuru Kenyatta faced charges — now suspended — of crimes against humanity for his role in ...

Fifteen Boko Haram fighters were killed and 20 others arrested by the Nigerien Defense and Security Forces (FDS) during clashes that occurred between June 18 to 23 in Niger’s Diffa region near the Nigerian border An official source said Wednesday that following the attack carried out on June 17 in Niger’s Gueskerou commune by the Islamist sect, killing 38 civilians, FDS launched ground and air operations in the area. The spokesman for Niger’s Defense Ministry, Moustapha Ledru, said 15 terrorists had been killed, 20 others arrested, one armoured vehicle recovered and 20 motorcycles destroyed during the operation. No injuries were reported on the part of the army, the statement by the defense ministry’s spokesman said. The statement quoted Niger’s National Defense Minister, Karidjo Mahamadou, as hailing the FDS for the brilliant operation against the terrorists and encouraged them to continue with the fight to restore peace and security. For over three ...

Rapper Rick Ross and his bodyguard will stay in jail until July 1st (which is their next court hearing) after they were both denied bail on aggravated assault, aggravated battery and kidnapping charges... Rick Ross, who was arrested yesterday, is being held for pistol whipping a worker at his Fayette County GA home who he accused of eating his food and stealing from him. According to the warrants, Rick Ross and his bodyguard forced the man into a guest room to interrogate him, then Rick hit the man repeatedly on his face with a handgun, chipping his teeth and injuring his jaw so badly that the man has been placed on a liquid diet because he cannot chew food.

Why would you insert your finger inside another man's anus? That's what Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara did yesterday during a match with Uruguay. He patted Uruguay star Edinson Cavani on the butt then inserted a finger into his butt. Cavani turned and flicked a hand into Jara's face, who fell on the floor like he had been kicked. Cavani was sent off after the incident because he already had one yellow card. The match officials didn't see what the defender had done to Cavani. But after the match, post match cameras showed what had happened and Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez is asking Jara to be sanctioned, saying Cavani had been the victim of provocation. Chile won the match 1-0. Watch the video below.