Nigeria: Yvonne Nelson Replies Critics On Bleaching Rumour

Ghanaian actress, model, film producer and entrepreneur, Yvonne Nelson is frustrated at recent speculations making rounds that she is bleaching her skin.

The screen diva said, she's tired of all the false reports about her. According to her, 'I don't understand the whole bleaching thing; I am just tired of explaining. I haven't bleached, I have a picture with my mum on Instagram and we are the same colour, I am just tired of talking about it; people love to talk about me, I just don't get

Whose Sharia Is It?

It has been a lousy month for Islamic law.

First, there was the kidnapping and sale of Nigerian girls by Boko Haram, which claimed religious acceptability for their acts. As Muslim theologian Jerusha Lamptey opined, this is not my sharia.

Then, the Sultan of Brunei's horrific new penal code came into effect. Unlike the Nigerian girls, where a social media campaign garnered White House attention, the Brunei law gained visibility because the Sultan-who is dictating law that

We need Sami Yusufs, not Boko Harams

Have you listened to Sami Yusuf yet? He has been described as the biggest Muslim superstar by Britain’s Guardian. But what really interests me about the British singing sensation is his compelling eagerness to reach out to the world and present what he believes is the true face of his faith.
Unlike Yusuf Islam, formerly pop

14 die in Edo auto crash

No fewer than 14 persons on Thursday lost their lives in an auto crash on the Benin-Okene Highway.

NAN reported that the incident, which occurred around the Ewu slope in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo, involved a 15-seater Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Edo City Transports Service and an articulated vehicle.

The truck, which was believed to be coming from Abuja ran into the bus, resulting to death of all passengers on board.

An eyewitness, Ben Omoede, claimed that the incident

Lagos Man Flogs 16 Year Old Son to Death for Stealing N1,200

Lagos police authorities have arrested a man for allegedly beating his son to death with a belt for stealing N1,200.

The man, Benson, received reports from residents in the area that his son, Bright, had stolen the money from them. Benson was enraged when he found the stolen N1,200 in his son’s pocket and proceeded to beat his son brutally, Punch reports.

Bright had reportedly been ill before the beating, and so a combination of the illness and the severe beating led to his death.

“My father was very angry on discovering the

Praiz: My Dream Was to Be a Footballer, Not a Musician

If it were left to Praiz, he would rather be recognized as a footballer, not a musician.

The R&B singer reveals details about his childhood dreams, his album which will be released in June 2014, the craziest thing a female fan has asked him to do – sign an autograph on her private part, and his MTN endorsement.

Read excerpts from the interview with Vanguard;
On his career ambition while growing up: “No. I loved Soccer, I was a huge fan of football and I play well too. I studied Computer Science in the university. I had this dream that I was going to be a big soccer star. I was dreaming to play for Barcelona FC because that has always been my club. I have played in several football clubs in the country back then in the North. For me, being an entertainer was something I never thought or dreamt of. But as nature has it, in everything we are doing, God has another plans for us. He knows where to place you and how to use you to inspire people.”

On how he got into

Boko Haram kidnaps two traditional rulers in Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have kidnapped two prominent traditional rulers in Nigeria,

a security source said Friday.

Ismaila Mamza, the emir of Uba, and Idriss Timta, the emir of Gwoza, were abducted at about

9 a.m. in the sect's stronghold, the north-eastern state of Borno, Xinhua reported.

Zhur, from where they were abducted, is located in the southern part of Borno.

The traditional rulers were said to be on their way to neighbouring Gombe to attend the

burial of the late

We Are At The Verge Of A Break Up–Complete Interview With Bishop Oyedepo

Founder, Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, in this interview with Olabisi Deji-Folutile, GBENRO ADEOYE and TUNDE AJAJA,talks about the church and sundry issues

You preach as if you have committed the entire Bible to your memory. How many times have you read the Bible?

The Bible is an unfinishable book, you keep reading. A student once met me after a meeting and said that I quoted 68 scriptures verbatim. He asked if I memorised the scriptures, I said no, I eat them. No matter how unintelligent you are, you can’t forget the food you ate last night, except you are mentally derailed. If you are given three seconds, you could tell what you ate about five days ago, if you truly ate it. So, the Bible is just not for reading, it’s actually for eating. I’m not among the people that have read the Bible three or five times, I don’t know how many times I have read the Bible and I’m not planning to know how many times. I just know it’s my delight

“I’m a prostitute, I don’t want the baby,” says mother who sold her child for N150,000 (PICTURED)

A twenty-two-year-old girl, Chinelo Huma, has been arrested by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Enugu State Police Command for selling off her one-month-old baby for N430,000.

She was arrested alongside three other women, Nkechi Ugochukwu, Maria Asomba and Esther Obi, who allegedly played roles in the sale of the baby.

Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu who disclosed this to pressmen said that Huma got pregnant while she was engaged in prostitution.

Narrating why she sold her baby, Chinelo said “I am a prostitute. When I became pregnant and it was close to nine months, my boyfriend rejected it. I decided

Uche Jombo expecting first baby

Actress and movie maker, Uche Jumbo and her husband, Kenny Rodriguez are expecting their first baby. And what’s more, she has also wrapped up plans to release her latest movie entitled A Long Night featuring the likes of Julius Agwu, Van Vicker, Bayray Mcwuiz, Dayo Amusa and Tamara Eteimo in 2015.According to a statement from her management, A Long Night is the story of three sisters who were held hostage over night.

Speaking on the movie, Jombo disclosed that A Long Night will not be released until 2015: “I have movies to be released this year already, and this one is part of the two movies I have already shot for 2015. A Long Night is a feel good movie and people will enjoy it.”

Commenting, Julius Agwu, who also stars in the flick said

Nigeria, China Navies Sign Joint Training Agreement

The Nigerian Navy and the Chinese Navy have signed an agreement to engage in a four-day joint military training exercise.

Top naval officials of both countries and members of the Chinese diplomatic corps were at the Naval Base in Lagos to welcome the Chinese Naval Ship into Nigeria.

The agreement was signed at the naval base during a meeting between naval officials of both countries.

The Chinese ship crew were treated to an exciting welcome, ahead of the training that would begin on Tuesday, May 27.

The FOC Western Naval Command, RD Samuel

Doubts Raised over Boko Haram Sanctions

Lagos:  Boko Haram is probably beyond the reach of global sanctions but attempts to curb the Nigerian Islamists' reign of terror is an indication of growing international commitment, analysts said.

The UN Security Council this week designated the extremist group as an Al-Qaeda-linked organisation, cementing long-held suspicions of its ties to militants in the global jihadi movement.

But with sanctions designed to cut off overseas funding and support for Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, there are doubts about what impact they might have on the ground.

"Boko Haram has for several years now existed beyond the formal parameters where an arms embargo or asset-freeze would affect the group," Jacob Zenn, from

Take Advantage Of Permanent Voters’ Card Distribution, Akpabio Urges Nigerians

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has called on all Nigerians of voting age to take advantage of the permanent voters’ cards to enable them exercise their franchise in the forthcoming elections.



Akpabio said this yesterday when he participated in the exercise with his wife, Unoma Akpabio in the state.

Addressing the people at one of the registration centres, Governor Akpabio said that the future of democracy in Nigeria depended on voters’ full participation in the exercise.

The distribution of permanent voters’ cards by the INEC commenced

Okonjo-Iwaela Reveals How Much Military Has Received from Jan – April 2014 Okonjo-Iwaela Reveals How Much Military Has Received from Jan – April 2014

The Coordinating Economy and Finance Minister, Mrs . Ngozi Okonjo-Iwaela revealed that the military has received N130b. She revealed this while presenting the 2014 budget signed last week by Pres. Jonathan to newsmen. She said that the Nigerian military has received N130.7 billion from the Federal Government from January to April 2014 and that another N3.8b has been approved by the president but was still being processed and will soon be released to

Insecurity: Outcome of threat to make Nigeria ungovernable —Gov Jang

AS the  Boko Haram sect continues with its onslaught against Nigeria, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has stated that the insecurity confronting the country is an outcome of the early threat by some prominent Nigerians  to make the country ungovernable.
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He, therefore, called on President Goodluck Jonthan to take on such people.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after inspecting the site of the recent bomb explosion in Jos, the governor, who was feasibly angry over the state of the nation, especially the insecurity ravaging the country, said there should be nobody that should be above the law, especially on issues boardering on national security.

“These people have talked and said they would make this country ungovernable. They think they can do whatever they like. Let Nigerians challenge these people. They said they would make the country ungovernable, and we have started seeing