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Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Photo: Army officer and woman fight over right of way in Benin

There was a clash at the entrance gate at the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) between an army officer and a woman, Mrs Joy Agboghide.

According to eyewitnesses, the fight between the army officer, a major, and Mrs Agboghide, was caused by traffic situation in front of the BEDC office due to traffic congestion and indiscriminate parking of vehicles in the area.

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo says he has no regrets fielding Goodluck Jonathan as president ..Speaking to Vanguard, he said

21 year old Anthony Gooden was attacked by his step father, 48-year-old Martin Blackwell, after Blackwell caught him at their home with another man.

Looks like Peter, Paul and Jude Okoye have made peace... check out their tweet..

The brothers who have been battling each other for a while now, this night posted a photo of a dove on their respective instagram page with same message. They wrote "That it took out stupidity to realize family comes first, we are very sorry'.

Peter Okoye looking for the lady crying over P-Square break up

Here's his tweet..

He has since found her!

Italy and Juventus legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffonhas celebrated breaking Sebastiano Rossi's serie A record of going 929 minutes without conceding a goal by penning a letter to his goal post.

Hulk Hogan awarded $115 million in damages in Gawker sex tape lawsuit

Hulk Hogan has been awarded a massive settlement of $115 million in damages after a jury found that Gawker had violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of him.

The wrestling legend was seeking $100 million damages from the website after it posted a clip of him having sex with Heather Clem - the now ex-wife of his former friend Bubba 'The Love Sponge' Clem - online in October 2012.

We all have regrets but Rihanna's biggest regret in life is kind of funny.And it has nothing to do with Chris Brown..Speaking to Vogue she said her poor choice of underwear is her biggest regret in life so far.

It has to do with her sheer Swarovski-encrusted gown at the CFDA Awards in 2014..She says she wishes she wore a bedazzled thong underneath, not a nude one..She said

Peter Okoye cautions Paul for giving the public an opportunity to crucify him

Peter has cautioned his twin brother Paul for releasing a statement where he told the public that Peter was what is wrong with Psquare and not Jude Okoye, thereby giving people an opportunity to crucify him.

Peter just shared this too on his IG. The brothers have chosen to talk to each other via Instagram. It is well. See what he wrote below the cut..

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha yesterday rewarded the best graduating student of the Imo State University with a sum of N1m and an automatic employment as a lecturer at the university.

Check out the luxury car, an IVM Fox, the lucky graduand, Chigozie, also got from the CEO, Innoson Motors. The company made him their first IVM ambassador.

The rapper shared this before and after photo of her fashion shoot with Schon magazine and wrote 'love it, but i much prefer the picture before they photoshopped my thighs and hips to seem skinnier'. The before (left) is better

The ex Big Brother Africa star last night shared on snapchat a chat she had with a girl who she was supposedly asking out. In the chat she asked the girl to send her a picture of her butt hole and even told her she's gay whenever she's drunk.

More of the chat after the cut...

As shared by Paul Okoye on Instagram.

'All you all want is psquare,...all I want is family, love and care! Social media is the new root of all evil! There's family before Psquare and there will always be family after PSquare ....Jude was only a scape goat and a victim.

Former Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba shares cute pic of his daughter as she turns a year older.

He shared the picture as he wished her happy birthday...

The Ooni wasn't there but sent representatives to marry his new wife, Wuraola Zynab Otiti in Benin today.

More photos after the cut...

Explosion rocks CBN Calabar, several people feared dead [photos]

Photos: Several feared dead as

Several people are feared dead after an explosion rocked the Central Bank of Nigeria in Calabar, Cross Rivers state this afternoon. Cause of explosion is yet unknown More details later.

See more photos after the cut.

GOP Republican front-runner Donald Trump once again lashed out at Muslims in a recent interview with CNN :

She has since welcomed a son

Newcastle United have appointed former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss Rafa Benitez as manager after sacking Steve McClaren on Friday.

Benitez had been out of work after being dismissed by Real Madrid in January and the Spaniard, who still has a house in the North West of England following his six years in charge of Liverpool, had said he was keen to return to the Premier League.

Troops of 7 Multinational Joint Task Force Brigade Quick Response Group (QRG) stationed in Baga and 118 Task Force Battalion, sprang an ambush along Daban Masara axis used by Boko Haram terrorists elements to convey logistics on Thursday.

Photos below..

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has challenged the residents of Ekiti state to be proud of their vocation, as he once sold and drove trucks before becoming a governor.

This lady first attacked her mother-in-law, now she's attacking her husband. Don't know the genesis of their dispute but the family has been fighting dirty in public for a while now. This is the first time LIB will get involved. Meanwhile, all these are allegations until you hear from the other parties involved. Read the statement sent to us below...

A 20-year-old man, Samuel Olabanji, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a two-year-old boy while the child was returning from an Arabic school on Tunkarimu Street, Ajegunle, Lagos.

The boy, Rokeeb Akinwale, was said to have gone to the school on February 25 in company with 10-year-old Shukra, a neigbour, who strapped him to her back while returning home around 6pm.

All is set for the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of alleged false assets declaration to begin today (Friday).

Saturday PUNCH had reported that the prosecution, led by Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), had proposed 13 prosecution witnesses to testify in the case.

The Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Chief Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, on Thursday, led market women to protest the non-inclusion of market women in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress administration.

N1.4 tr fine: MTN proposes N300b settlement deal

The Senate Committee on Communications yesterday took exception to the way and manner the out-of-court settlement arrangement between the Federal Government and MTN is being conducted regarding the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on MTN.

Mile 12: Stray bullet victim battles for life

Doctors are battling to save a 16-year-old boy, Bolaji Kalejaye, who was hit by a stray bullet during last week’s violence in Agiliti, near Mile 12 on the outskirts of Lagos.

A bullet pierced through the back of Kalejaye, who was on his way home after writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

NFA to ban use of stadia for non-sporting activities

An NFA official, Chidi Offor-Okenwa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday that the action to ban use of stadia for non-sporting events had become necessary to cut down the cost of maintaining the stadia.

Jay Z and his wife Beyonce were present at their daughter, Blue Ivy's school gala.

More photos after the cut. ..

Groom (third left)

An Indian bride beat up her groom and called off the wedding after he turned up drunk to their ceremony and passed out on International Women's Day.

As part of efforts to end the present fuel scarcity, NNPC says it has released 228 truckloads of petroleum products to various locations in Abuja and its environs.

'I derive pleasure in stealing' – Suspect

A suspected thief, Babatunde Ibrahim, who allegedly specialises in stealing phones, says he derives pleasure from stealing

The 23 year old singer and actress wore a plunging black dress with a very high split as she stepped out for dinner with friends in Paris.

Soon after Selena got out of her car, she accidentally exposed her pale-coloured pants after a sudden gust of wind blew her skirt to one side. More photos after the cut.

Grandpapa Snoop! Lil man is adorable!

One young man who has been getting it so good he let his neighbours know by his loud huffing and puffing got a letter from said neighbours over what they consider a disturbance.

It wasn't the usual biting, neighbour complaint though, they filled the envelope with condoms and signed off with "always enjoy the sex".

With neighbours like these.... Lol

After the intense backlash big sister, Kim K's nude photo received, Kylie decided to share her own semi-nude bathroom photo yesterday.

' I killed 10-year-old pupil because she provoked me’- Teacher confesses

A teacher in a private school, Edet Umoren, who beheaded a 10-year-old pupil, Precious Adedeji, last Thursday in Esugbo, Itamerin, near Ijebu-Ife, in the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, said he was provoked by the victim and the head teacher, who is the wife of the proprietor.

Kim Kardashian who has never shied away from showing off her body says she is amazed at how the Internet reacted to the nude photos which she posted yesterday.

In a post she titled "Happy International Women's Day," Kim addressed her tweets from last night.

Kim wrote:

Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades repelled an early morning daring attack by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in the fringes of Sambisa forest.

Bobby Brown's sister Leolah Brown has revealed shocking previously unknown details about Bobbi Kristina's condition when she was found in the bathtub in January 2015, days after it was revealed that she died of drugs, alcohol and drowning.

Read what she wrote after the cut...

A brothel madam who used voodoo curses to force young girls to become sex slaves and made them eat live snakes has been ordered to pay back more than £20,000 out of her profits.

Switzerland has given conditions for repatriating $321m looted fund to Nigeria.

Part of the conditions is that the fund will be used for projects that will benefit Nigerians and they (the projects) must be monitored by the World Bank.

The Chief of Training and Operation of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Yushau Abubakar, died in a road accident today.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement that Abubakar, who was the immediate past Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole in the North died in the accident, which occurred along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road.

27 year old Salisu Ali, of Zango village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government of the state was today March 8th sentenced to death by hanging for killing his 7 year old stepbrother, Yusuf, cutting off his penis and feeding it to the dogs.

Senator Abdulmimun Zareko who represented Jigawa state in the 7th National Assembly has died.

Zakero died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on Monday March 7th after a brief illness. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

Federal Govt breaks NNPC into four units

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been unbundled into four units in a major restructuring of the 39-year-old oil giant.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu yesterday announced the new structure at a briefing in Abuja.

18 killed as new five-storey building crumbles in Lagos

A five-storey building under construction collapsed early yesterday in Lekki, Lagos, killing 18 people, including a woman and her child.

Thirteen people were rescued from the rubble by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Nonagenarian, son and 2 others arrested ‘for beheading chief priest’

Nonagenarian, son held ‘for beheading chief priest’

A nonagenarian, Pa Ewansiha Owieadolor, his son, and two others are helping the Edo State Police Command in investigating the beheading of a chief priest (Ohen-Ogba), Pa Clifford Omosomwan, 86, on Thursday in Benin.

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