Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for stealing Gov Aregbesola’s phone

A 31 year old named Kevin Ighodalo (pictured above), has been sentenced to 45 years imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court for stealing a Sony Ericsson phone said to be worth about N50,000 belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State. Below is how Punch is reporting it

Ighodalo stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo.

Justice Oyejide Falola, who heard the case, found Ighodalo guilty on six counts, which included conspiracy, stealing and fraud.

He was sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for the first three counts and five years for each of the last three which included impersonation, obtaining property by falsehood and collusion.

Celebs Tweet support for first openly gay man

Well, not all of them. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace (pictured left) wasn't supportive. See what he Tweeted above. Like many of us, he too doesn't understand same sex attraction. But others showed their support. See their Tweets after the cut..

5 foreign workers kidnapped in Bayelsa state

Five expatriates, three Sri Lankans, a Russian and a Myanmarian were kidnapped yesterday in Bayelsa state. The foreign workers were aboard an oil services support vessel when they were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Joint Task Force in the state said they have deployed gunboats to find the kidnapped workers and rescue them.

Oge Okoye & Princess Chineke cover House Of Maliq magazine

Cute ladies... More photos after the cut...

Jason Collins comes out as 1st openly gay NBA star

Washington Wizards center Jason Collins made history by becoming the first active player from any US professional sports to publicly reveal he is a gay man. He came out as gay in the new issue of Sports Illustrated. In the self penned article Jason writes,

I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, "I'm different." If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand,"

Customs officer, wife, five kids, cousin missing for 22 days

Culled from sunnewsonline.com

If Lagos-based Customs officer, Mr. James Gadzama Pallam had known, he would have thought of another way to honour his brother, Emmanuel, whose wedding he attended in Maiduguri, Borno State on April 7, 2013 with seven members of his family.

Mr. Pallam, an Inspector, had travelled from Madagali in Adamawa State, for the wedding and till today, the family of eight are still missing. He and his wife had phoned the extended family to tell them about the success of the ceremony and that they would be coming back on April 8, not knowing that there was an imminent danger.

Tweet of the day

The Pop singer who was touring in Cameroon shared her foiled attempt at disguising herself.

Mike Adenuga turns 60 today

Nigeria's second richest man and Globacom chairman, Otunba Mike Adenuga turned 60 today. Happy birthday to him!

Nadia Buari & Actor Dayo Okeniyi cover Complete Fashion magazine

Nadia looks so different...but still stunning! And the guy...nice

Actress Rukky Sanda looking lovely in her night dress

Photos taken on set of  her new movie called Gold Digging featuring Yvonne Nelson, Denrele Edun, I.K Ogbonna...

Babatunde Fashola builds first suspension bridge in Nigeria

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde has finished building the first suspension bridge in Nigeria. The 1.358km bridge, which will link Ikoyi (Alexander Street) to Lekki (Admiralty Way), cost about N29 billion to build and a toll will be collected to recoup the investment. The link bridge was built by Julius Berger.

American female rap group Salt-N-Pepa in Lagos for Diva's Rock concert

The Grammy Award winning group came into Lagos yesterday for the Diva's Rock Concert being organized by Rodizzio Entertainment which will take place 1st of May at 10 Degrees Events Center in Oregun, Ikeja. See more photos after the cut...

Kim Kardashian lookalike stars in Ray J music video 'I Hit It First'

Ray J has finally dropped the highly anticipated video for 'I Hit It First'...which has a Kim Kardashian look-alike, not only that..he also reenacted their in famous sex tape - without the sex thing.Watch...

EasyFlex Treasure Hunt: Win a brand new ipad, Samsung Galaxy Note

Guess what? Etisalat is giving away an ipad, Samsung Galaxy Note, Blackberry devices, smartphones and lots of free airtime in the Easyflex Treasure hunt starting today! To win any of these fantastic prizes click on www.etisalat.com.ng/easyflextreasurehunt; solve the puzzle of the day, tweet the answer to @etisalat_9ja, make sure use the hash tag #Easyflex. The treasure hunt kicks off today, Monday April 29^th and ends Friday, May 3^rd.

How Daniel Ademinokan grew tired of Doris & fell for Stella

Since news about Daniel Ademinokan and Stella Damascus alleged marriage.There have been alot of speculations regarding the real reason he split up with his wife Doris. Many have fingered Stella Damascus as the cause of their split.

However, someone who apparently knows the couple down to their private struggles has revealed a lot of interesting facts about their marriage. One interesting fact was that,Doris started acting like  a "MAMA" at home, wasn't sexy , she opened a business and didn't tell him about it etc

Revelation below;

I have stood by in the last couple of days to see this drama about Stella Damasus and Daniel Ademinokan unfold. I have read countless blogs, reviews and comments from all over the world and I have come to the conclusion that people have no clue what they are talking about.
I LIVED WITH DANIEL AND DORIS FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS SO I CAN TELL YOU FACTS! Not hear say or assumptions. I will even mention names that can be verified.

Nollywood actress confesses to being a witch on Live TV

Popular Nollywood actress Camilla Mberekpe allegedly confessed to being a witch yesterday evening, Sunday 28, April 2013 at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations. The programme was shown live on the church’s Emmanuel TV. See the photos after the cut...

Video: Obama's White House Correspondents' Dinner speech

This is a must watch video. Funny...Oh, and check out his new entrance music after the cut...

Jim Iyke's ex-fiancee Keturah Hamilton claims reality show was acted

Jim Iyke's publicist claimed last week in a statement that the actor was not in a relationship with Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari because he was still in a relationship with his Jamaican fiancee, Keturah Hamilton. Well, according to a statement released today by Keturah's camp, she and Jim Iyke are no longer a couple. They actually broke up a while back. And she also claimed that Jim's reality show and her role in it was all scripted. See the statement from Keturah's publicist below...

Keturah Hamilton, Model, Actress, and Ex-Fiancée of Jim Iyke is ready to tell the real story after the Jim Iyke Unscripted show that was aired on April 17, 2013.

In a world where reality shows are an "In-thing" and bad behavior becomes the A.M. topic to cover, leave it to Jim Iyke Unscripted or better said the “_Scripted_” show to deliver real life drama. The episode that aired on April 17, 2013, did not disappoint the viewers who were glued to their TV’s watching Keturah Hamilton's role that was none the less excellent! She was really able to bring her character to the next level of entertainment.

41yr old Jada Pinkett flaunts perfect body, hits the beach with daughter

The stunning mother of two showcased the body of a teenager as she hit the beach with her 12 year old daughter Willow Smith. Check out more photos after the cut...

Cristiano Ronaldo denies cheating on girlfriend with Miss Bum Bum Brazil

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied cheating on his girlfriend with Brazilian model, Andressa Urach. Andressa had claimed Ronaldo called her after getting her number from a mutual friend and asked her to meet him at a hotel on Monday April 22nd where the two had sex. Ronaldo says it's not true.  See what he wrote on his Twitter page below...

Photo of the day: Omotola & Michelle Williams dazzle in purple

Omotola Jalade Ekehinde was spotted with former destiny child member, Michelle Williams.

The actress who is in the USA, shared this on instagram with the caption''#fela in #theatre. #nigeria rich in#talent and #culture. Good performance by @realmichellew

Video: Lynxx's dad, former Dep. Gov of Delta State Marks 70th birthday

Lynxx and his beautiful five sisters, friends and family threw an elaborate 70th birthday party for their father; the former Governor of old Bendel state and the first deputy governor of Delta state, Chief John Edozien in Lagos. Lynxx is the only son of Chief Edozien. He serenaded his mother with his hit track 'Fine Lady' at the reception party for his father's birthday and his proud father joined in dancing to his day.

The reason why Empress Njamah is still single

Here is an excerpt from the interview:

As one who is brilliant, beautiful and curvy, why are you still single?
I’m gonna say this alright; I don’t care how people take it, the days when marriages were sweet and all beautiful are no more. If you listen to how your parents got married and how those days it was sweet, it’s not like that anymore. I’ve escorted a lot of people into marriages, I won’t say I’ve escorted them out but I’ve witnessed them come out of it.

Kevin Luciano, Questionmark boss, emerges interim PMAN president

Questionmark Entertainment boss, Kevin Lucciano Gabriel, yesterday April 27th emerged as the new interim president of the Performing Musician Association of Nigerian (PMAN).

Lucciano was appointed after his opponent Mr Skid Ikemefuna stepped down. Popular 90's musician Mike Okri will serve as Lucciano's deputy. Okri defeated Oritz Wiliki for the post of PMAN deputy president. Singer Azeezat emerged as the new treasurer while Maureen also known as Mama Entertainment emerged as the second deputy president for the interim government.

As part of his plans for the union, Lucciano stated his desire to bring change to the union, a change that will hopefully attract younger musicians to the union. A new election will be held 18 months from now.

Mercy Johnson and husband dedicate their daughter, Purity

Mercy Jonshon and husband today dedicated their 4 month old daughter, Purity Okojie at Christ Embassy Church and had another party at their Ajah home where they welcomed guests who came to celebrate with them. See another pic when you click...

Photos from the Cartel movie premiere in Port Hacourt

See more photos after the cut...

Daniel Ademinokan's estranged wife Doris Simeon speaks

                                                Daniel, Doris and their son when they were still married

Here is what Stella Dimokokorkus wrote on her blog after speaking with Doris Simeon

Beautiful Actress Doris Simeon is currently the centre of attention as her Ex hubby Daniel Ademinokan has supposedly Married another controversial Actress Stella Damasus.

The news went viral went it came out and though I am still doing some fact finding,I decided to call Doris today to hear what she can tell me as regards everything that has happened.

A Lebanese man found dead at his home in Nigeria after robbery

A Lebanese man, Adel Jamil Bejjani (pictured above) was beaten to death yesterday Saturday April 27th at his home in Nigeria by unidentified men during a robbery operation.

The 29 year old man worked as a manager of a hotel and was planning on leaving Nigeria to reside permanently in Lebanon on May 5 before his untimely death.

Lebanon Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour confirmed Adel's death, saying they believe he was beaten to death during a robbery operation. He also said they have contacted the Lebanese embassy in Abuja and have been informed that Bejjani's body will be transferred to Lebanon on Monday April 29th. The embassy will work with the Nigerian police to find the men who killed Adel.

Nine JAMB candidates die in a fatal car accident in Aba

Nine JAMB candidates died on Friday April 27th in a fatal accident along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway when the bus they were traveling in rammed into a stationery truck after the driver of the bus lost control of his vehicle while speeding.

There were 15 passengers in the vehicle at the time of the accident, nine of them died instantly. The bus driver and conductor also lost their lives. The six remaining seriously injured passengers who survived the accident were immediately taken to the hospital. The 15 JAMB candidates had been traveling from Port Harcourt to Aba to sit for the exam which took place yesterday.

Governor Rochas Okorocha leaves UK hospital for Israel

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has left London where he was receiving medical treatment for Israel, according to Sunday Punch. Okorocha’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Ebere Uzoukwa, confirmed that the governor has left London, where he went for treatment following the April 19th car accident on Orlu-Owerri Road, in Imo State. A Mercedes Benz 200 ran into the governor’s convoy and had a collision with his own car. The governor sustained a minor cut on his scalp. He is believed to be in Israel for a second round of examination.