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TBoss' brother, Christopher Idowu, has replied to the accusations levelled against him yesterday by some Instagram commenters, claiming he physically abused his girlfriend in school and forced her to have several abortions after getting pregnant with his child. Three different commenters posted the same accusations, all of them claiming they knew Christopher in Delta State University and he was guilty of battery and forced abortions. Christopher was silent about the accusations throughout yesterday and has now replied with a picture that highlights the ways to identify a rumour.  The photo contained 10 components of a rumour. The first two reads: "1. It always comes from a fake account. 2. If it comes from a private account..." LIB went searching and all three accounts that accused Christopher yesterday are either private or fake. Two of the accounts (@kay_mivwefe and @lalababyyy07) are private while the third account, @kimkyofficial, has all the c...

A Nigerian national who was arrested in New York on Monday for robbing four banks was not employed by the UN at the time he committed the robberies, contrary to earlier reports. A UN security document obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the robber, Abdullahi Shuaibu, is still in possession of an expired UN pass, which he used to gain access to the premises. The document notes that he is barred from entering the UN, designating him as violent. A UN spokesperson told DNAinfo, a local online newspaper, that Mr. Shuaibu worked at the UN as a resident correspondent in October and November 2013, after which his UN pass expired. Before that, Mr. Shuaibu worked as a UN correspondent for the News Agency of Nigeria until 2012. The spokesperson also denied earlier reports that he was arrested at the UN headquarters. Police said he was arrested at the Foreign Press Centre, just across the street from the headquarters. Mr. Shuaibu was docked fo...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which usually holds every Wednesday did not hold today. As at 11am this morning, President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers and other government officials were absent at the Council Chambers, venue of the meeting. The Presidency is yet to give reasons why the meeting did not hold. Last week, Presidnet Buhari did not attend the meeting. This sparked fresh speculations that the President might have taken ill again. Minsiter of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, however dispelled this rumor. According to Lai, President Buhari had other engagements and so had to delegate the meeting to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Babachir Lawal, in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE). The President has also directed the suspension of the SGF from office pending the outcome of the investigations. In a related development, the President has ordered a full-scale investigation into the discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, over which the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has made a claim. The investigation is also to enquire into the circumstances in which the NIA came into possession of the funds, how and by whose or which authority the funds were made available to the NIA, and to establish whether or not there has ...

It was learnt that passenger travelling from Portharcourt to Lagos, had their hearts in there hands as the Aero Plane was filled with smoke. In the video you can hear people crying while some were praying. Watch the Video below

Just when we thought we have seen it all, here is another man who got stuck inside his best friend’s wife while they were having sex. The embarrassing incident reportedly occurred in Kenya, where similar occurrences have occurred. In the video shared by Ebals News, the man was performing doggy style with the woman when they got stuck.  While crying in pains, the pair attracted a large crowd who then moved them out from the room wrapped in a sheet. The woman’s husband is said to have served a witchdoctor's concoction to his wife, who unknowingly took it and in turn exposed herself. Watch the video below...

Retired pope, Benedict XVI who recently turned 90 celebrated his special day with a chilled glass of beer outside the monastery on Vatican City grounds. He was joined by his brother, Mgr Georg Ratzinger, and visitors from his native Bavaria in Germany. The retired pontiff was born on April 16, 1927, in southern Germany. But since the birthday coincided this year with Easter Sunday, the occasion was celebrated on Monday. Benedict XVI who retired in 2013 became the first pope to resign in 600 years.

During comedian, Ayo Makun's annual Easter comedy show  on Sunday , he defended disqualified BBN contestant, Kemen on stage. AY ascribed the actions to 'Konji', saying that the only reason people were crucifying Kemen was because cameras recorded what happened. This was done in the presence of TBoss on stage and other Nigerians watching as it was streamed live. It sparked outrage on social media and people slammed him. AY has now apologized to those who misinterpreted his joke. According to him; "I know a lot of people did not see the joke before lashing on me… and no amount of me trying to explain myself would do me any good which is why I am uploading it (see below) so Nigerians and indeed all fans of the AY brand will be fully informed. I want to apologize to @officialTboss_, the entire Tboss nation and Nigerians who interpreted the joke to be promoting rape. It was never my intention to come across as a supporter of any form of assa...

A serving corps member, Mr Toju Lodge lost his life after he was shot three times by suspected cultists in Oghara, Delta state. According to reports by Sapele Oghenek, Toju was serving in Imo state but returned to Delta state for the Easter celebration. He was reportedly called by his friends who he had issues with to come settle their differences. A cult member attacked him there and shot him three time leading to his death. One of his friends, Ab Migrator, took to Facebook to mourn his death. He wrote; "Feeling so sad to hear d news dat u re gone Toju my man, I'll neva 4get d day of ur graduation party dat u told me I'm d one dat is going to snap ur pictures which I did when u call me Paparazzi come over to Keldor hotel. U r leader favorite he loves u so much na u re gone.. Only God Almighty will reward d wicked. May ur gentle soul RIP Toju Lodge

Three APC members who were mistaken for armed robbers were killed by a mob in Adikpo in Kwabde local government area in Benue state yesterday April 18th. According to Facebook user, Apiah Ehpraims who is the Senior Special Assistant on Media at ALGON Benue state, the men killed were Denen Agber Kur, Sega Agber Kur and Jagba Uhembe. Read what he wrote on his page below Contrary to reports on the social media that three armed robbers were killed earlier today at Adikpo, a reliable source has just confirmed to me that the trio burnt by angry mob were not armed robbers as speculated but members of the All Progressive Congress APC from Mbadura council ward of Turan. According to the source, the trio identified as Denen Agber Kur, Sega Agber Kur and Jagba Uhembe were in Adikpo to escort sensitive materials for the APC primaries to their ward. Upon reaching Adikpo and waiting for the distribution exercise to commence, the trio sat at a buruku joint near t...

Suspected Boko Haram members have attacked a military base in Sabon Gari community in Damboa local gobvernment area in Borno state, killing three soldiers and thereafter setting the military base on fire. The sect members stormed the military base at about 5.30pm on Sunday and began shooting sporadically. According to some residents of the community, the terrorists after some hours of gun battle, overpowered the military officers and then set the military base on fire. They then raided the armoury, carting away many ammunitions. "They went straight to the barracks and destroyed it. They burnt down the signal office, two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), a Hilux van mounted with AA guns and killed three soldiers. They injured many others and looted food items and ammunition," a resident of the community said

Senate President Bukola Saraki, says Nigerians deserve to know the owner of the $50 million found in an apartment in Ikoyi by EFCC operatives on April 12th. In an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Saraki faulted the antigraft agency for not revealing the identity of the owner of the money after 7 days of discovery. He described the current situation as a circus which must stop. “I believe this is something simple that the organisation (EFCC) should manage even before the speculation started coming out. The circus has to come to end as to whether it belongs to individuals, companies, agencies or a state government. We however believe they will sort it out and eventually tell Nigerians who owns the money. Nigerians deserve to know. The circus must stop. I believe progress will be made faster if the process is transparent. Those are ways to strengthen institutions. When the process is transparent up to the investigative stage, people will not believe ...

Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen Mansur Ali says rescuing the remaining 195 Chibok school girls held captive by Boko Haram members would take years. Recall that the sect members on April 14th 2014, kidnapped 276 students from the Government Girls College Chibok in Borno state. Some of them have been rescued while others fled the sect's camp in Sambisa forest. According to the Minister of Defence, the rescue of the remaining 195 girls might take years. Mansur who said this in a recent interview with Voice Of America VOA Hausa Service, stated that as it took the US military years to find Osama Bin Laden even after the invasion of Afghanistan, it might also take the Nigerian military some years before all the remaining school girls can be rescued. He however added that the Nigerian military is committed to finding the girls is still combing Boko Haram hideouts in the Sambisa Forest. “It took the U.S. up to seven, eight, up to 10 years before ...

A week ago, the whistle blowing policy of the Federal Government led the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to storm a residential building in the 7th Floor of a four - bedroom apartment at Osborne Towers located at 16, Osborne road Ikoyi, Lagos, where a find of foreign currencies and Naira notes to the tune of $43.4m, £27,800 and N23.2m was uncovered. The operation followed a whistle blower's confidential alert regarding suspicious movement of bags in and out of a particular apartment in the building. Monies were found in two of the four bedroom apartment. Further probe of the wardrobe by operatives in one of the rooms, was found to be warehousing three fire proof cabinets disguisedly hidden behind wooden panels of the wardrobe. Upon assessing the content of the cabinets, neatly arranged US Dollars, Pound Sterling and some Naira notes in sealed wrappers. Although there has been back and forth on who allegedly owns the money, the NIA ...

This is reportedly a list of items demanded from each tenant for the burial of their landlord in Umuagu, Obingwa LGA of Abia State. The items include:  5 cartons of Beer  5 cartons of Malt 2 Hot Drink  1 Igbo Goats  4 Kola-nut  4 Alligator Pepper  N80k Cash Credit: Abia Fact Newspaper

The Media Aide to the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has confirmed the searching, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of the flat occupied by the former Governor in the building in Ikoyi Lagos where the Agency last week discovered large sums of money in various currencies amounting to N13 – N15 billion. Speaking to the press seeking confirmation of the search on Tuesday, Obi’s Media Aide, Valentine Obienyem, who revealed that the Ex-Governor is resident in Onitsha, said that the apartment rented by the wife of the former Governor was usually where Mr. Obi stayed anytime he was in Lagos. Obienyem, who cautioned against mischief makers seeking fault in Obi, made it clear that the entire tenants in the building were also searched. “Even though Mr. and Mrs. Obi had travelled to the USA and the U.K. for speaking engagements, when we relayed the message of the search to him, he quickly sent the keys to the 4-bedroom apartment ...