Building collapse: Lagos state government may prosecute T.B Joshua

It looks like Synagogue leader T.B Joshua will be prosecuted by the Lagos State Government over the collapse of his building on September 12th that left more than 115 people dead.

According to Punch, the state government has set up a coroner of inquest for the purpose of investigating the cause of the building collapse. This was made known in a statement credited to the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, on Sunday.

According to the statement, Ipaye had instigated the coroner’s inquest pursuant to Section 15 of the Lagos State Coroner’s System Law No. 7 of 2007.

Pics from Kunle Afolayan's October 1st movie premiere

 The old-school-themed premiere took place last night. See more photos when you continue...

Graphic photo: Man kills himself trying to jump over barbed wire in Jos

A man trying to cross to the other side to steal diesel met his untimely death after he got caught in electric barbed fence on Dagin Farouk road in Jos. See the photo after the cut...*warning - graphic photo*

Pics: Genevieve and Ramsey Noah at yesterday's movie premiere

Genevieve Nnaji and one of her closest friends in Nollywood, Ramsey Noah, at the movie premiere of Kunle Afolayan's October 1st movie last night.

George Clooney and new wife pictured arriving for their civil service in Venice

Hollywood actor George Clooney and new wife Amal Alamuddin rounded off their 4-day wedding weekend by making their marriage official with a 10-minute civil service that took place today. The couple are pictured above arriving the Venice City Hall to complete formalities and sign the wedding register in front of witnesses. Though they married on Saturday night, to make the union legal under Italian law they were still required to turn up for a civil ceremony. See more pics after the cut...

Photos from the 54th Independence Anniversary interdenominational service

President Goodluck Jonathan, First Lady Patience Jonathan and other top government functionaries celebrated Nigeria's 54th independence at an interdenominational service at the National Christian Center Abuja yesterday Sunday September 28th. See more pics after the cut...

Actor Segun Arinze's old school look to October 1st movie premiere

The theme at Kunle Afolayan's October 1st movie premiere last night was old school and some celebs nailed it...

Man attempts commit suicide inside Synagogue church to prove T.B Joshua is a true prophet

The spokesman of Emmanuel TV, the media outfit of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Ken Emeakayi, revealed on Channels TV's Sunrise Daily programme today September 29th that a young man had attempted to commit suicide during service yesterday Sunday September 28th.

Speaking on the the misrepresentation of the church building collapse tragedy, Emeakayi said the man suddenly tried to jump down from the gallery of the church which would have immediately killed him upon landing. Asked why he'd tried to jump, the young man supposedly said he wanted to show that he believed prophet T.B Joshua. Emeakayi argued that if the man had succeeded in the suicide attempt, the story would have been reported differently.

Ten Nigerian pilgrims die in Mecca

Ten Nigerians who went to Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic Hajj rites have died. Chairman of the National Hajj, Mr Aliyu Tanko, confirmed their deaths but didn't reveal the causes of their deaths. A source with the group said that some of the people who died had lingering health problems before embarking on Hajj while the harsh weather conditions affected others...

Photo: Another church building collapses in Edo state

Barely a week after a building belonging to Christ Chosen Church of God collapsed in Edo state killing three people, another church building has collapsed in the state.

A building belonging to Liberty Power Bible Church a.k.a Power Palace at Asoro Slope, off Ekenwan Road in Benin city, Edo state, collapsed yesterday September 28th.

According to reports, the incident happened shortly after members of the church left the building after the close of service. No life was lost.

Mademoiselle North West gets front row seat at Paris show

Kim and Kanye's daughter North West gets her own front seat at the Givenchy show at Paris Fashion Week this evening. Meanwhile Kim K stepped out in see-through pants with embellished lace. See more photos after the cut...

Geoffrey Oji wins MTN Project Fame season 7

An amazing evening filled with all the glitz of super TV reality show has produced a new musical superstar, Geoffrey Oji.  Very few would have guessed the electrifying stage-craft of Nigerian dance queen, Kaffy, and the legendary showing of Sir Shina Peters were a prelude to the crowning of the Benue-born Geoffrey. The big moment was mind-blowing as thousands of audience leaped to their feet in suspense when the exceptional winner was announced.

First photos of George Clooney and his new wife after their wedding

Meet Mr and Mrs Clooney. Photos taken this morning as they stepped out of Hotel Cipriani after their wedding. It took George 23 years to re-marry.  See more photos after the cut...

Pics: Funke Akindele rocks Afrocentric look to movie premiere

This is what the actress wore to October 1st movie premiere in Lagos this evening. She was going for the old school look and she nailed it.

Flavour and Sandra Okagbue welcome baby girl

Flavour and former Delta Soap queen Sandra Okagbue have welcomed their first child together. Sandra gave birth to a baby girl in a hospital in the US yesterday Saturday September 27th. Mother and daughter are said to be doing great. Big congrats to them.

Still from Boko Haram video purportedly shows 20 men about to be executed

The photo above is purportedly a screen-grab from a horrific video Boko Haram members released online today. It allegedly shows about 20 men on the ground as they await to be executed.

'People think I'm Genevieve Nnaji's sister' - Actress Nkechi Nnaji

Nollywood actress Nkechi Nnaji says people often think she is Genevieve's sister and she hopes to meet her someday. She told the Sun..

 I’m actually looking forward to meeting her. Whenever people hear Nkechi Nnaji, the first question they ask me is ‘are you a sister to Genevieve Nnaji?’ If you google my name, you will see Nkechi Nnaji and Genevieve Nnaji coming up so people are like ‘I just googled you and I saw Gen­evieve Nnaji, are you guys related?’ And I am like ‘no, I’ve not even met her in per­son.’ I will be the happiest person on earth if I could work with her; I love her for real. I look up to her because she is a woman of substance. She knows what she wants and she goes for it; she is very hard working."

Actress Nadia Buari shares stunning photos

The stunning actress is in South Africa with her family. They are shooting their reality show 'The Buari Ville"...and she has been sharing stunning photos. More pics after the cut...

Agbani Darego shows off sexy bikini body in Spain

The ex beauty queen shared hot photos from her vacation in Spain. See another photo after the cut...

I’m still a virgin though I now have a boyfriend - Singer Adokiye

Singer Adokiye Kyrian has announced again that she is still a virgin even though she now has a boyfriend. Adokiye who claims she has not been dating anyone and still very much a virgin, has announced she is no longer single. She recently announced her new status in a chat with a Vanguard reporter saying;

“I have a boyfriend now, But what we share is AGAPE love; no sex kind of love. But I know I want to settle down and have kids. I heard, these days, things have changed; Menopause comes fast now! Young girls aren’t young again after all.”

Photos: Davido spotted with a beautiful lady

These photos of Davido and Ghanaian beauty queen, Habiba Sinare hit the net last night. She's the current Miss Supranational Ghana. Davido hasn't been linked to any lady in a while so we are all wondering who his missus is. See more photos of the two after the cut...

Incredible photos from The Residence Cabin of Etihad Airways

Remember the story about the best 1st class airline seats in the world that was published last week? (see here). The report said that Etihad Airways recently launched a new first class luxury suite named 'The Residence'. The product will be available from December 2014 on the Abu Dhabi – London route. See pics and video of the amazing product after the cut...

T.B Joshua releases statement. Synagogue miracles are not fake

The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations,  Pastor Temitope Joshua has come under severe criticism and scrutiny following the collapse of a building inside his church premises that left at least 115 people dead. Now, many people believe his miracles are not real. Yesterday, a South African journalist published a report where he rubbished all the miracles that supposedly happens at the Synagogue Church of All Nations.

"I challenged the pilgrims to provide me with medical proof that they had been healed. None did.” journalist Jacques Pauw wrote..

The church has reacted to the published report via their Facebook page, claiming that all their miracles are 100% real because they were performed before the church and broadcast live via their Emmanuel TV. See their statement after the cut...

Man beheads woman, claims men from deceased’s village raped his wife severally

32-year-old Chinedu Nweke (pictured above) has been arrested for beheading 45-year-old Philomina Nwega in Ebonyi State. Nweke claimed he committed the heinous crime to avenge the serial rape of his wife by men in the murdered woman’s village.

According to Sunday Sun, the horrible incident happened on September 6th in Umuzeoka village in Ezza North LGA of  Ebonyi State. Recounting the bizarre tale, Nweke, a farmer, said men from the village had raped his wife severally, alleging that the repeated vicious act led to a miscarriage.

“I am a farmer. Villagers raped my wife severally. And it made my wife to have mis­carriage anytime she was pregnant. I never complained about this problem to the police. It was on September 6, in the evening that I saw a woman coming from the farm. I waylaid her and I used my cutlass to kill her. I cut off her head which I dumped alongside her lifeless body into the Ogbor stream. I cut her head into pieces and threw them into the stream.

Photos from George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding

After years of refusing to marry (he was first married from 1989-1993), George Clooney, 53, has finally found his soul-mate in British lawyer, Amal Alamuddin. The two were married yesterday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy with many Hollywood celebs including Bono, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Krasinki, Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, Bill Murray, Anna Wintour, in attendance.

George and Amal were married at the Palazzo Papadopoli, Hotel Aman by their friend and former mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni. See photos of the wedding party moving to the wedding venue after the cut...

Three students shot and in criticial condition after gunmen storm ESUT

Three students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani, are in critical condition at the the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) after being shot and wounded by suspected armed bandits who invaded their hostel, The Nation reports.

The affected students are currently undergoing intensive surgery at the hospital where they were rushed to in the early hours of Saturday. One of the students was shot in the stomach and it was suspected that some pellets of the bullet were lodged in his abdomen for which doctors are battling to remove.

Pics: Annie Idibia wins Peace Ambassador award

The Peace Ambassadors Achievers Awards held last night in Abuja and the lovely Mrs Idibia won 'Actress of the Year'. Congrats to her.

Nigerian military capture monstrous armored tank from Boko Haram sect

Nigerian army captured this monstrous T-55 armored tank pictured above and a highly sophisticated Armored Personnel Carrier from Boko Haram members on Friday September 26th as they tried to invade Maiduguri, the Borno state capital through Konduga.

According to reports, the sect members approached Konduga with the tank after seeing that they were losing the gun battle with the troops. Over 100 militants were killed and a few soldiers also lost their lives in the battle that lasted several hours.

Photos: Pres. Jonathan commissions a portion of Benin-Ore road

President Goodluck Jonathan was in Benin, Edo state yesterday where he commissioned the Benin-Ofosu dual carriage road, a portion of the Benin-Ore expressway in Edo state. He also paid a courtesy call to the Oba of Benin and welcomed a former chieftain of the APC, Chief Tom Ikimi into the PDP. See the pics after the cut...

Pics: Kanye West grabs his wife's massive butt

 Kim K posted the photo on her instagram page yesterday...Lucky guy!