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These are the first photos of a heavily pregnant Nadia Buari. She has since given birth to twins..

Doyin Okupe says the farewell and thanksgiving service organized for President Jonathan at the Church of the Advent in Abuja today May 10th was an emotionally charged one that saw some eminent Nigerians dabbing their eyes. See what he wrote on Facebook below. Thanksgiving service was held in honour of President Jonathan and his wife. It was a lovely event though quite an emotional one too. I saw eminent men and women dabbed their eyes. I struggled with mine. This is part of the disengaging ceremonies. In a few days President Jonathan will bow out of office gracefully and graciously. President Jonathan has done well and served his country well. He exits office as a great President. Perhaps Nigeria's greatest President for all time. Greater than the best before him. He excelled in achievement, in humility, tranquility and simplicity. Nigerians misunderstood meekness for weakness, Restraint for lack of strength, reticence for inaction and calmness for indecisive...

According to a report by  Sahara Reporters , soldiers who were sentenced to death for mutiny last year are allegedly being starved to death. The report below...  Sahara Reporters has learnt of a covert plan to ‘kill’ a group of soldiers who were arrested late last year on charges of mutiny and attempted murder. The soldiers who have been held since September last year managed to reach out to the outside world via text messages, using the opportunity to reveal the conditions they are being held in. In an initial message, they sent this text to our reporter: “Greetings sir, we are the 12 soldiers sentenced to death \others detained at CIC Apapa, Lagos. We are to inform you that following our denial of access to our families, councils & even access to fund [sic] to feed our families\pay our legal fees, that as you know, we had been concealing our cell phone to help us hear from counsels. The phone was collected on 6\5\15, in view of this, we have not been...

While Kim has been supportive of Kylie's newly enhanced lips,Kendall isn't impressed.In a new episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kylie revealed Kendall said "they look too big yesterday,' While talking to Kyile with Kim at her condo,the 19 year old supermodel said about her sister's lips I don't know why you guys are freaking out or talking about this,''No one needs anything. Everybody looks beautiful.' However, Kim disagrees: saying 'No, I think if something makes you insecure and you've been feeling that way forever... Who doesn't want to look amazing? Do what makes you happy.'We've all had our own insecurities and it's nothing to be ashamed of. It's just handling it the right way.Your lips look amazing,'I don't want you to get carried away, lips aren't permanent, but if they (media) ask about your lips, own up to it.' If someone asks you about your lips, just be hone...

Awww, how sweet of Kanye!

In its crusade against homosexuals, the Islamic State is now resorting to sting operations, using jihadists posing as gay men to coax out offenders and execute them. According to reports, a special unit of militia has been formed within ISIS to deal specifically with the eradication of homosexuals from Syria, Iraq and Libya. One method employed is for militiamen of the Caliphate to send anonymous invitations for blind dates for men only; those who respond are summarily executed. According to dissident groups working in the area, ISIS religious police have also begun pretending to be gay men in order to ferret others out, before arresting and executing them. The ISIS regime views sodomy as the most deplorable practice, one punishable by death. The terrorist group has already published a series of graphic videos showing the murder of supposed gay men, who are often thrown from tall buildings and stoned to death. Some clips show large crowds gathere...

A 27-year-old suspected kidnapper, Rasheed Adetunji, who was paraded has confessed that his two wives knew he was a criminal and not a kidnapper.He also revealed that he used part of the ransom money collected from victims to get married to them. According to the Osun State-born Adetunji, his love for women is responsible for his having two wives at his age and had hoped to marry more before he was arrested. He told Vanguard that one of his wives had a premonition of his current travails and warned him to stay away from members of his gang. He regretted that he would miss his wives and family who, he claimed, he was trying to make happy. On how he joined the kidnapping gang, he said it was Niyi Omosola that introduced and placed him and other members of the gang on an oath administered by a native doctor, known as Baba.