Abia governorship candidate accused of domestic abuse, allegedly locked up his wife after she asked for divorce

In a Facebook post titled: 'Please everyone kindly share till help comes and this man is disgraced and known for his evil!' - Irene Amos Abbot narrated how former national chairman of ALGON and the guber candidate of Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) in Abia State, Chief Chikwe Udensi has been physically abusing his wife, Chidimma Udensi. She alleged that the politician is threatening to kill her aunt and take away her children.

"I felt like absconding when I took over from Jonathan and met an empty treasury" - President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari today disclosed that he felt like absconding when he assumed office and met an empty treasury. President Buhari said this when he received the annual report from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Plateau State at the presidential villa, Abuja.

“I felt like absconding from the country due to the economic challenges. We inherited a badly managed economy” he said.

Musiliu Obanikoro returns N100 million to FG

Embattled Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has refunded N100 million to the Federal Government. Spokesperson of the antigraft agency, Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed the recent development, said Obanikoro agreed to remit N100 million from the $5.37 million he allegedly collected from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Ex-wife of former President Obasanjo to float new political party to be called ABC party

Ex-wife of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Taiwo Obasanjo, has unveiled plans to float a new political party named the Abundant Blessing Congress party aka ABC party. In an interview with the Sun newspaper, the former Mrs Obasanjo said she is on a “divine assignment from God’’.She stated that she will not be using the party to pursue any elective position but would rather use the party to help pursue the political vision of patriotic Nigerians ;

Hillary Clinton more than doubles ads spending from $14m to $32m following Donald Trump's surge in polls

U.S presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has doubled her TV ads spending from $14m to $32.4m with just 5 days to the election, following Donald Trump's surge in polls as a result of the FBI's decision to begin proceedings and investigations into Hillary Clinton's deleted emails stored on a private server while she was Secretary of State.

Is Khloe Kardashian pregnant with Tristan Thompson's baby

A source tells x17online.com exclusively that Khloe Kardashian, 32, is expecting a baby with boyfriend Tristan Thompson, 25, and she's "planning to move to Cleveland to be closer to her man during the pregnancy."

Read the report below...

'One year after, APC hasn't been able to manage its God-given victory' - Governor Rochas Okorocha

Imo state Governor and Chairman of the APC Governors forum, Rochas Okorocha, has said that APC has not been able to manage its God-given victory very well, one year and several months after the party won the presidential election.

Okorocha said this when he paid a visit to APC members in the Senate. He visited the Senators to seek solutions to the cold relationship between the executive arm of government, the National Assembly and the party

Obama warns a Donald Trump victory over Hillary Clinton will put the ‘fate of the world’ in teeters

Outgoing U.S president Barack Obama has warned Americans to vote for Hillary Clinton and not Donald Trump as the Business man will put the fate of the world in teeters if he's elected as president.

With the U.s election just 5 days away, Barack Obama has resumed his Clinton campaign duties as new polls show Trump is the favorite to win the election following the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's deleted emails.

Taylor Swift tops Forbes' 2016 list of highest paid women in music with $170m in one year

According to Forbes' Highest-Paid Women in Music list for 2016, 26-year-old US Pop star Taylor Swift is the richest female musician. Swift amassed earnings of 170 million US dollars (£137.8m) over the past year. Her earnings are mainly due to her 1989 World Tour raking in a quarter of a billion dollars. She also has lucrative endorsement deals with brands such as Diet Coke, Apple and more.

Bovi's wife shows her post baby body (photo)

Just 10 days after giving birth to her third child, Bovi's wife is gradually getting her pre-baby body back!

Wole Soyinka says he will leave United States if Trump is elected president next week

The Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka has told students that if Donald Trump is elected president of the United States next week, he will leave the country.

“If in the unlikely event he does win, the first thing he’ll do is to say [that] all green-card holders must reapply to come back into the US. Well, I’m not waiting for that,” said Soyinka, who is scholar-in-residence at New York University’s Institute of African American Affairs this autumn. “The moment they announce his victory, I will cut my green card myself and start packing up.”

Court refuses to order forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $15.5 million

A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday refused to issue an order for the forfeiture of $15.5million found in the accounts of four companies currently being investigated for fraud and money laundering and have been linked to former first lady, Patience Jonathan.

More stunning BTS photos of Tiwa Savage

Stunning behind the scene photos of Tiwa Savage, from a shoot for her new music video. More after the cut....

Toke Makinwa celebrates birthday with lovely photo

Media personality, Toke Makinwa is a year older today. Happy birthday to her. See what she wrote after the cut..

Pope Francis says women will never be Roman Catholic priests

Pope Francis, has stated that the restriction on women becoming priests will not be lifted. Speaking to a Swedish journalist on Tuesday, during a press conference on-board his papal plane, the Argentine, Pope said:

‘On the ordination of women in the Catholic Church, the last word is clear,' Francis said, referring to an apostolic letter written by Pope John Paul II in 1994. The letter holds that ordaining women was not possible because Jesus chose only men as his apostles. ‘It was given by St. John Paul II, and this stands.

Chika Ike lands in Paris for her pre-birthday vacation

Actress Chika Ike is currently in Paris to celebrate her birthday. See more photos after the cut...

Peter Okoye celebrates his wife, Lola Omotayo

He shared the pictures above and wrote:"Just like yesterday!😊👍🏾 #lifeIsGood #lifeisbeautiful Cc @lolaomotayo_okoye". He said he is celebrating God's beautiful gift and good life.

Meet Indian carpenter, Devendra Suthar born with 28 fingers and toes

43-year-old Suthar, from Himmatnagar, Gujarat, in Western India, is recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the only person with more digits than anyone else on earth.
Suthar has seven fingers on each hand and seven toes on each foot, and has become some sort of celebrity as people come from far and wide along with their children to see the ‘man with seven fingers’, reports MailOnline.

Video of Crocodile attacking a couple in swimming pool goes viral

In the CCTV footage released on the internet, the unidentified couple seen relaxing in a private swimming pool in Zimbabwe were completely unaware that the crocodile was making a silent move towards them, but when they noticed, the man forcefully jump out of  the pool, leaving the woman to swim her way out, in order to escape the deadly reptile. Watch the video after the cut...

Beyonce slays in a low-cut sheer dress at the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards

The music diva was a featured performer at the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. She was joined by legendary group The Dixie Chicks for a folksier version of her hit Daddy Lessons at the event held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Tennessee. Beyoncé stole the show in a low cut sheer white gown. See more photos after the cut...

Pics: Dangote poses with Adams Oshiomhole & his son at his graduation in Canada

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshimhole's son; Adams Oshimhole Jnr, recently graduated from a Canadian University in Ontario. The Governor was present for the graduation ceremony alongside Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. The graduation party was held in Walled, Niagara Falls, Ontario, of Canada.

Julius Berger to temporarily close Lagos-Ibadan expressway from 3rd - 12th of Nov

Construction company, Julius Berger Plc handling the reconstruction of the Lagos-Shagamu side of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has announced the plan to temporarily close down a section of the Ibadan - Lagos Expressway from Sagamu Inter change to approximately five kilometer stretch of the Lagos bound traffic to enable the Company effect repairs on the affected section of the corridor.

Actress Kate Henshaw flashes toned legs in a pair of shorts on movie set

 Those gym sessions obviously paying off. See another photo after the cut...

Watch the Nigerian Army engage in a gun battle with Boko Haram terrorists (videos)

Videos that trended online today show soldiers engage in a gun battle with Boko Haram terrorists in an undisclosed location in Northern Nigeria. When this occurred wasn't stated either. Watch the videos after the cut...

Comedian Bovi shares adorable photo of his son

He's such a cutie

Uche Jumbo shares adorable photo of her son after his very first haircut

Actress Uche Jumbo's son Matthew got his first haircut today. His proud mother shred this cute photo via IG and wrote: "18 months old and first hair cut. Matthew kenney-Chinedu Rodriguez is in deep thought....by @dukeaustin thank you uncle Austin I love love this shot."

Photos: Sad looking Lionel Messi flanked by policemen after Barca's champions league loss

A sad looking Lionel Messi was flanked by armed police men as he left the Manchester airport this morning following Barcelona's 1-3 loss to Manchester city in last night's champions league clash. Messi scored Barca's only goal in the clash.

Singer Justin Timberlake reveals how being a father changed his life

Singer Justin Timberlake and his wife, Jessica Biel welcomed their son, Silas, 18 months ago. The singer  who got married in 2012, told Variety magazine how fulfilled he is with being a father and how   fatherhood changed everything

'My life has changed and is changing. So it's important to discover that there's work you can do where you get more time with your family. I wouldn't go on tour next week because I wanna be with my son. I wanna be with my wife.'

"If you have another country to go, you can leave Nigeria" - Pres. Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said if anybody has a country to go to, let him go, as "we will stay here and salvage our country."

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari stated this on Tuesday, November 1st, at the State House in Abuja during a high-level meeting with leaders and other stakeholders to seek ways to end the militancy and the sabotage of oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region.

Pics: Rihanna stuns in black fur coat, timberland boots and dreadlocks on set of new movie

Rihanna was spotted rocking her massive dreadlocks and a black fur coat as she made her way to a trailer on the set of a new film Ocean’s Eight on Tuesday in New York. The 'kiss it better' singer, 28, matched the look with a black top, jeans, untied Timberland boots and accessorized with a gold choker. See meore photos after the cut...