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Chief Femi Fani-Kayode who has been in detention since May 9, 2016, finally regained freedom today, Friday, July 15, 2016, after fulfilling his bail conditions. In a statement released by the former Minister of Aviation, he said his trial and detention were all politically motivated but that he would not be broken. While expressing thanks to all those who stood by him in his trying times, he reiterated his innocence while stating his readiness to stand trial and vigorously defend himself and concluded by vowing that the struggle would continue. "I give thanks to God that I am free after 67 days in detention. I thank my wife, lawyers, children and friends for all their support. This was the worst experience of my life but God was with me all the way. I suffered immeasurably but I count it all as joy. I am innocent of all charges and I look forward to defending myself vigorously in court. These charges are politically motivated and I have been severely punished...

There has been a military coup in Turkey. The country’s Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, announced that some senior soldiers engaged in a “coup attempt.” Aljazeera quotes Mr. Yildirim as saying on Friday evening that the “perpetrators” will be contained. He said some generals in the country’s military were involved in the attempted takeover. It is not yet clear how much of the country the coup plotters control. Turkey’s main Ataturk international airport has been shut down and all flights have been cancelled, Aljazeera reports. Major bridges and businesses in Istanbul, the capital, have also been shut. Turkey, a member of NATO, has experienced at least three military coups since 1960. The last attempt, which occurred in 1997, forced the resignation of then-prime minister Nemettin Erbakan. The ruling AK Party has been in power since 2002.

The federal house of representatives says James Entwistle, United States ambassador to Nigeria, did not follow proper channels when he directly petitioned Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house, to accuse three lawmakers of sexual misconduct. On June 16, it was revealed that Entwistle had written the lower chamber to accuse three members — Samuel Ikon (PDP Akwa Ibom), Mohammed Gololo (APC Bauchi) and Mark Gbillah (APC, Benue) — of seeking the services of sex workers while they were attending a programme in the US. But all three lawmakers have denied any guilt, and have demanded evidence of the vice from their accuser. Speaking to journalists on Friday, Abdulrazak Namdas, chairman of the house committee on media and publicity, said the lower chamber would not shield the lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct but will give them fair hearing in the ongoing investigation, even though the complaint against them was “not properly” made. “The committees (ethics ...

The recent influx of gunmen suspected to be militants in Ikorodu Local Government Area, LGA, of Lagos State has become more alarming as residents say they now live in fear. Some residents of Igbolomu/Isawo in Owutu Agric of the LGA, say apart from the fear of being shot to death in the usual gun duel, militants who reportedly gain access to the area through the waterway now rape their wives and children. One Babajide Apatira said the Igbolomu/Isawo areas have been terrorized by a certain group of terrorist who aren’t indigenes of the area. Apatira said, “They are visitors and yet they have been killing, raping, robbing and wounding the residents of this area, yet we don’t hear anything in the news. “It’s as if the area is out of the map and there’s no military interference at all and lives are being lost every day. “The worst part is that these criminals don’t have regards for anyone and they act like they are above the law. “These criminals ca...

Musiliu Obanikoro, former minister of state for defence, says his wife, Moroophat, who was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), is suffering from high blood pressure and other heart ailments. In a statement released to the media on Friday, the politician, who is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the probe of security funds, said his wife knows nothing about the allegations for which she was arrested. He expressed optimism that the judiciary will vindicate her if the government would “obey the rule of law and avoid arbitrariness that we are seeing on daily basis”. The statement read: “We are saddened by the fact that the media was awash with false and conflicting information about the invitation of Senator Obanikoro’s wife. “Ordinarily, we considered ignoring these concocted lies but for the sake of discerning and right thinking public, hence the need to straighten matters. “First, Alhaja Moroophat has...

The Federal High Court on Friday said Justice Okon Abang ordered Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu’s sack because the judge found that he allegedly submitted false tax information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court said the case had nothing to do with forgery of tax documents. The court’s Chief Registrar, Emmanuel Gakko, said in a statement that there were two different cases against Ikpeazu. He said one of the cases was filed by Sir Friday Nwosu with Dr. Ikpeazu and Dr. Sampson Uche Ogah as defendants. The case was before Justice Ambrose Allagoa. In the second suit before Justice Abang, Dr. Ogah was the plaintiff, while Dr. Ikpeazu and Sir Nwosu were the defendants. The court said the case before Justice Allagoa bothered on alleged forgery or falsification of tax certificate and receipts for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 by Dr. Ikpeazu. In deciding the case, Justice Allagoa held that “a mere nebulous aver...

Rita Ora exposed her underwear as she climbed out of a helicopter on her way to filming America's Next Top Model in New York on Thursday. The 25-year-old British singer wore a Philipp Plein chainmail shift dress that showcased her slender pins and completed her look with a pair of platform stripper heels.

Popular Nollywood actor Leo Mezie is down with kidney related ailment. Sickness is said to have reached an advance stage and needs urgent financial assistance to forestall the worse. It was gathered that the actor has been battling the ailment for several months on his own until things got to a head days back when his second kidney was alleged to have collapsed. The Abia state born actor had thought the ailment is something he could handle on his own .He was alleged to have been going on dialysis weekly which has caused him a fortune. Now his finances can no longer meet up with the urgency his health now demands as he is expected as a matter of urgency to raise N10 million for a kidney transplant abroad. The actor, who is now a total shadow of himself, seeks to the assistance of well-meaning Nigerians to save him from untimely death. Meanwhile, ailing Nollywood actor, Prince James Uche needs N11 million to undergo kidney transplant abroad. Uche is curr...

Tensions erupt in Abala community in Obingwa Local Government of Abia State as Fulani herdsmen with over 200 cows were reported to have invaded the community attacked farmers mostly women and destroyed their crops. Report has it that some natives of the community have fled their homes and are now taking refuge in neighbouring communities even as a community leader was quoted to have warned the community vigilance group not to take laws into their hands. According to DailySun reports, the herdsmen numbering over 10 attacked some women at their farms as well as traders from Akwa Ibom state who were on their way to the Orie market in Abala. A local source tod DailySun that the women who were alleged to have been attacked in their farms came home and reported the matter to some elders of the community who in turn reported the matter to the police. The source further that the Fulani herdsmen were shooting guns sporadically to chase away the f...

This  is a question this grown man wants people to answer him. What  is you take on this? 

Femi Fani-Kayode, who arrived EFCC office on May 9th for questioning and was subsequently detained, has finally been released. He was released around 6pm this evening July 15th from Ikoyi prisons after meeting his bail conditions. EFCC is accusing the former spokesman of the Goodluck Jonathan presidential campaign of receiving over N800million from CBN. The former minister insisted that he got the money to do specific assignments given to him by the former President for his presidential campaign.

These pictures and video show the moment an orangutan got touchy-feely with a lady as she poised for pics with the primates at Safari World in Bangkok. The animals pull faces for the camera before one decides to grab her boobs. The cheeky chimp looked like it knew very well what it was doing as it also grabbed her around the waist like a lover. A video of the incident was posted to reddit where it has been viewed by thousands of people. See more photos and the video below.

According to multiple sources, dare devil armed robbers attacked some banks along 4th Avenue in Festac town this morning. This is the second armed robbery attack in Festac this year. There is no record of casualty in today's attack. 

This Tesco employee's reply to a customer is a masterclass in customer engagement. A disgruntled customer named Mandy took to Facebook to complain that her Tesco-bought Scotch egg was missing a crucial piece, an egg. A Tesco employee responded to her complaint with witty Shakespeare-inspired lines. See the reply below...

A Kenyan police officer went on a shooting spree, killing seven of his colleagues, including a member of hostage response team on Thursday, July 14 at Kapenguria Police Station. One of the officers includes Officer Dennis Momany from Coy Ruiru, who got married few weeks ago. The siege began when the attacker, identified as Abdilhakim Maslah, opened fire on his fellow officers, leading to a hostage situation. Police at first suspected the attacker had ties to the al-Shabab jihadist group. According to the police, Maslah, a station guard, got off work Wednesday night but returned to the Kapenguria station shortly after 5am on Thursday and started shooting. A separate police statement to the media said the officer, "for yet unknown reasons, went berserk and grabbed a firearm" and started shooting. The statement said the officer wore a "turban that covered his whole face, leading to the previous suspicions" that he was a terrorist. Earlier, Police ...

The twins who were allegedly murdered A shocking incident has left twins dead after their jealous stepmother allegedly used rat poison to kill the twin babies identified as Hussani and Hussain. According to  Zuma Times , the babies were killed while they were sleeping in their mother's room at Rafingora near Kontagora in Niger State. It is unclear how the stepmother executed the heinous act without the mother of the twins knowing.

Few hours ago, CNN Africa took to their Twitter page and posted the above photo asking if this is how Lagos will look like in 2050. The photo was later shared alongside an article detailing the perceived marginalization of residents of the state who live in shanties. Many Nigerians who didn't bother to read the article felt insulted that the international media organization actually feels that Lagos could one day look like that. Below are mixed reactions and comments we culled from Twitter;

Nicki Minaj performed at a show recently with Meek Mill, wearing a bikini-top 3 sizes too small... and the crowd saw more than they paid for. More photos below...