Photo: Governor Ambode unveils a statue of Fela in Lagos to celebrate his 79th posthumous birthday

On Sunday October 15, 2017 which would have been Fela’s 79th birthday, Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode unveiled the Liberation Statue of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti at Allen Avenue Roundabout, Ikeja.

He then went on with his entourage to witness a command live performance by Femi Kuti at the New Afrika Shrine, Ikeja as the 2017 Felabration wrapped up.

'Slavery is a curse!'-Fani-Kayode reacts to Rochas Okorocha erecting a statue of South African president, Jacob Zuma, in Imo state

The governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha over the weekend hosted South African president, Jacob Zuma and erected a statue in his honor.

Official photos from the wedding introduction of former governor, Donald Duke's daughter, Xerona and DJ Caise

Donald Duke's daughter, Xerona and her fiance, Derin Phillips aka DJ Caise, had their wedding introduction over the weekend. Sharing these photos from the ceremony on Instagram this morning, Xerona wrote

"One of the aspects of the wedding we've looked forward to most is being able to embrace the cultures of our parents (my father is Efik and Quas and my mother is Kalabari and Derin is Yoruba),

Photos: See how Cossy Ojiakor stepped out all exposed on her birthday

Yesterday, Cossy Ojiakor turned a year older and she stepped out in a very risque outfit for her birthday party she celebrated with kids in her neighborhood. See more photos below..

95-year-old Nigerian and his 80-year-old wife celebrate their birthdays & 62nd wedding anniversary (video)

Over the weekend, a 95-year-old Nigerian man and his 80-year-old wife celebrated their birthdays and also a 62nd wedding anniversary together in London. MC Ushbebe hosted the event and shared a video from the celebration on Instagram. Watch below...

Jilted Zimbabwe man leaks sex tape and nude photos of his ex-girlfriend for allegedly infecting him with HIV

A man from Harare in Zimbabwe shared nude photos and a sex tape of his girlfriend online in revenge for her allegedly infecting him with HIV.

Thompson Khaka vowed to use social media to tarnish the image of his girlfriend who he claims infected him with HIV. The couple dated for almost a year then had a nasty break up. During their relationship, unknown to the woman, Thompson took a video of her while they were having sex.

"From camp boyfriend to fiance" - Couple who met during NYSC set to wed (photos)

Adetuke Morgan and Tola are set to tie the knot. The couple met and started dating during their National Youth Service.

Photos/Video: Charley Boy's daughter Dewy Oputa shows support for the LGBT community

Dominique 'Dewy' Oputa, the daughter of Veteran entertainer Charly Boy, over the weekend attended the Atlanta Gay pride in the US and shared a video with the LGBT logo. On her profile, the model also has the LGBT logo attached to her name.

Rita Dominic and Sola Sobowale lovely in new photos

The photos were taken on the set of a new movie they are both starring in.

Photos/video: Man is shot dead as he tries to intervene when he sees a man abusing his girlfriend

A good Samaritan was shot dead when he saw a man abusing his girlfriend and decided to intervene. Alfredo Israel Hernández García Rebollo, 23, was inside a popular Mexican nightclub in Cuernavaca, Mexico, at about 4 a.m. on September 29 when he saw a young man arguing with a woman.

'Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari are accidental leaders' - Former House of reps speaker, Na’Abba

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, has taken a swipe at all the leaders that governed Nigeria since May 1999 and the current government, describing them as accidental leaders.

According to him, accidental leadership brings about trial and error in governance, which has been the problem of Nigeria since 1999. He also expressed regret that leadership recruitment process in the country had been hijacked by a few politicians.

Actress Meghan Markle quits 'Suits' dropping hint that she's engaged to Prince Harry

Meghan Markle, the 36-year-old girlfriend of Prince Harry who plays Rachel Zane in the US legal drama, Suits, will not be returning for it’s eighth season next year.

The actress who is finishing the filming of the current season of the hit show in Vancouver, Canada next month, has reportedly quit the show, because she has to move to England to be with her boyfriend, hinting an engagement may be in the works.

'If we are to go for elections today, we will return to power' - Chairman of PDP's national caretaker committee, Ahmed Makarfi

Chairman of PDP National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, says he is confident that the party will return to power come 2019. Makarfi expressed his confidence of the party's return to power when he appeared on Channels TV last night. 

“We are more than ready for election. If we are to go to polls today, we are confident that PDP will return elected.” he said

Shocking video: Students at a boarding school in Zambia brutally assaulting a hostel mate sends shock waves across the country

A very disturbing video of black boys ganging up and beating a Caucasian student at their school in Zambia has sent shock waves across the country and even all over the world.

The boys, who are students at Chengelo School in Mkushi, Zambia, beat their Caucasian hostel mate mercilessly because of a girl. The victim, whose name is Gawen Powell, is popularly known in his school as Justin Bieber because of his good looks and he has a lot of the girls vying for his attention. This allegedly angered some guys and they brutally assaulted him in their dorm room last Friday.

Lol. Superwoman bride lifts her hubby on their wedding day

Dude looks shocked. He knows not to ever get her angry.

The State House Medical Center received only 33% capital allocation - Presidency reacts

The Presidency has reacted to recent media reports suggesting that the State House Medical Centre received N11.01billion as appropriation for the period 2015-2017.

According to the Permanent Secretary, State House, Jalal A. Arabi, contrary to the above claims, out of the total Capital Appropriation of N2,941,062,044.00 and Recurrent Appropriation of N465,935,358.00 for the period under reference, only the sum of N969,681,821.53 (representing 32.97%) for Capital and N225,575,200.60 (representing 48.41%) for Recurrent was actually released.

'Okorocha is a curse. He smoked expired weed!' - Nigerians reacts to the unveiling of Jacob Zuma's statue in Imo state

Nigerians have taken to various social media platforms to express their displeasure and shock after Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha unveiled a statue of South African President, Jacob Zuma in Imo state.

The Governor also gave President Zuma, the Imo Merit Award, the highest award in the State which is usually given to honour persons that have distinguished themselves in various fields of human endeavours.

Video: Two mothers overdose while having a heroin party in their car with their babies inside

Two Florida women became unconscious following heroin overdose at a party. The mother, who became friends after meeting at a drug-treatment program were arrested after overdosing on heroin in an SUV with their 1-month-old and 2-month-old babies in the backseat.

A video shows the babies crying while their mothers were passed out in the car. An ambulance and rescue workers arrived at the scene and got the women and their babies out of the car and to a hospital.

Charly Boy announces daily sit-out at Unity Fountain to force President Muhammadu Buhari to take action against corruption in his administration

Charly Boy has called out President Buhari to either tackle allegations of corruption against officials of his government, or quit office.

He also announced that his group, OurMumuDonDo will begin a sit-out from Tuesday at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.

Lawyer accuses police of extorting over N50 million, other valuables from kidnapper, Evans

The lawyer representing billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, Olukoya Ogungbeje, has accused officers of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team of extorting money and valuables worth over N50 million from his client.

According to Premiumtimes, Ogungbeje in a petition filed with the Police Service Commission on Friday, October 13th, also accused the officers of sexually molesting Evans’ girlfriend, Amaka Offor.

Omotola and her husband take a deep in the pool and they look so lovely (photos)

Actress Omotola and her husband of over 20 years, Captain Matthew Ekeinde pictured in the pool having fun. She shared photos of them on her IG page. See more photos below..

Video: Malia Obama attends a Harvard event to welcome black students

Malia Obama, who is in her first year at Harvard University, attended the Black Convoction to welcome black students.

The event is held to welcome and celebrate Black achievement at the University. Footage from the event shows the former First Daughter clad in the all-white dress code for the event. Watch the video below...

Lovely new photos of ex-Beauty queen, Anna Banner

Anna Banner looked stunning in this Bibi Lawrence dress and Ene Maya fascinator she wore to Yomi Casual's wedding yesterday. Her makeup was done by Banke Meshida Lawal. More photos below

New Jersey grandfather wins $24m after finding year old lottery ticket in his shirt pocket

A 68-year-old New Jersey man almost missed out on becoming a millionaire after he bought a lottery ticket then forgot about it, unaware that he had the winning number.

Jimmie Smith, a retired security officer, bought the lottery ticket in May 2016 then left it in the pocket of an old shirt hanging in his closet.

Beautiful photos of Peter Okoye with family and friends

Peter Okoye, his wife Lola and kids are enjoying Sunday with friends at a beach house in Lagos.

South African lady blasts slay queens says "When a girl has beauty without brains, the private part suffers the most"

This South African lady on twitter is going in hard on slay queens. According to @nandi_cakes, 'Imagine dating a Slay Queen U can't even talk about quantum physics or global warming. All you talk about are sales at Zara & H&M'. See the rest of her tweets below...

'On our way to church my husband slapped me twice in front of the kids and hit my head' - Lady narrates her ordeal

The woman pictured with the bloodied head above shared the story of how an argument in their car on their way to church led to a series of slaps and beating. Read her story below...

Cute photo of Annie Idibia and her daughters

The actress is pictured above with her daughters Isabella and Olivia.

Photos: Stripper shows off money she earned in just one night!

A professional stripper (tattooed one) surrounded by her friends, took to Instagram moments ago to show off stacks of dollar bills after one lucrative night.

Actress Gabourey Sidibe has lost more weight; she's now almost half her former size

Year 2017 has been Gabourey Sidibe's year. The actress has lost so much weight and is looking way more attractive than before.

The actress who used to be really big, as can be seen in the photo above, was forced to do something about her weight when her health was at risk. She underwent gastric bypass surgery to help her lose the weight. The surgery was done as a preventive measure to diabetes but even after that, she's been losing more and more weight.  See what she now looks like below...