EFCC arrests 20 internet fraudsters in Benin

 Press statement from EFCC...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested twenty suspected internet fraudsters. The arrest which was carried out in a joint operation with officers of the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, followed intelligence report on their activities. They were nabbed in a surprise raid on their Cyber office tucked in an old building located on Siluko Road, Benin City.

At the point of arrest, the fraudsters had in their possession forty five (45) laptops of different make, twenty eight (28) telephone sets, eight (cool internet mobile modems and one Nissan car with registration number USL 375 AG.

Ghanaian Actress Nana Ama Brown involved in ghastly car crash

Popular Ghanaian actress, Nana Ama Mcbrown and her boyfriend,Maxwell Mensah were involved in a ghastly car accident at about 2am Wednesday morning as she was on her way from a movie location.

According to eye witnesses, the accident which occurred on the George W. Bush highway in Lapaz,Accra, Ghana , was caused by another car which rammed into their range rover from the side leaving her unconscious

 She has since been rushed to the 37 Military Hospital, Accra.

Kim Kardashian's very visible baby bump

Kim Kardashian flaunted her very visible baby bump as she hit the gym last night.She has also said she had no plans to put the baby on her family's reality shows 

She explained: 'It's not gonna be on our show.... No, I don't think so.

'When the baby's old enough to decide if that's what they - he or she - wants to do, that'll be a decision.

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Photos:from Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award Nominees event

  

The event held on Monday January 28th at Porsche Centre in Lagos. See more photos after the cut...

5 arrested with N108m fake currencies

Five men were on Monday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command for printing local and foreign currencies.

Two of the suspects, Femi Jacob and Ramon Adeoye, were arrested at Ogunlana Street, Alagbado with eight printing machines and a large quantity of printed fake notes in Naira, Dollars, Pounds, Euros and Cedis totalling N8m.

Isaka Usman and Akeem Ayobado were also arrested at Ikorodu with 14 printing machines, one cutting machine and N100m fake notes. The fifth suspect, Onyeka Ibe, was allegedly an Anambra-based buyer, who usually comes to Lagos to buy fake currencies.

Dencia defends Ass & Boobs shaking in videos

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Video-Tonto Dikeh behind the scene of Hi music video

Beyonce's Super Bowl promo photo

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Rihanna talks about Chris Brown with Rolling Stone magazine

Rihanna is on the cover of this month's Rolling Stone magazine talking about her relationship with Chris Brown

She says no one, not even her BFF Melissa was allowed to talk to her about Chris Brown.

“I just felt like, why bother? Nobody else is going through it. Nobody would understand.”

Is Rihanna mad at Chris Brown?

“I wanted him to know what it felt like to lose me. To feel the consequences of that. So when that (stuff) came back it hit me like a ton of bricks. Like, God, you’ve got to be kidding right now. But I got real with myself, and I just couldn’t bury the way I felt.”

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Nollywood actress Chika Ike for House of Maliq

Always looking good!

Photo:Omoni Oboli with her sons

That’s veteran Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli and her sons!

Court asks Dr Soleye to pay ex-wife N45million divorce settlement

Encomium magazine is reporting that Nike Oshinowo's estranged husband, Dr Tunde Soleye has been asked by a Lagos High Court to give his ex-wife Dr Mrs Funmilayo Soleye 100, 000 pounds and N20million as divorce settlement, and also relinquish their London home to her.

Mrs Funmi Soleye filed for divorce after her husband of 28 years and father of her three children, Tunde Soleye married former beauty queen, Nike Oshinowo traditionally. The court did not only grant Mrs Soleye divorce request, they also asked Nike Oshinowo to compensate her by paying her N5million for wrecking her marriage and causing her pain.

Nike and Dr Soleye have since parted ways. See their official press statement after the cut...

Dr. Ayotunde Soleye and Chief Adenike Oshinowo have decided to live apart for now, while they work on their differences. The couple, who have been married for six years, have requested for their privacy to be respected during this difficult time.

Whitney Houston's brother Michael admits starting her on drugs

Two night ago on Oprah's Next Chapter with Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's older brother Michael admitted it was he, not Bobby Brown who introduced Whitney to drugs...

 Michael tells Oprah,

"We did everything together, so once I was into [cocaine] she was too.”

“I have to live with that for the rest of my life.”

See the video after the cut...

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Justin Bieber grabs fans breast during a meet and greet session

The 18 year old was photographed kissing the chick and cupping the breast of a fan during a meet and greet session yesterday in Miami...
I think he's trying to get Selena's attention. That's what heartbroken boys do...lol

Boko Haram commander declares ceasefire

The second commander of Boko Haram, Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, sent a statement to journalists in Maiduguri yesterday Monday January 28th, saying their group has agreed to a ceasefire after talks with the Borno government.

Ibn Abdulazeez said he had "the consent and approval of our leader Abubakar Shekau and I call on all members to stop hostilities".

The commander said their group was serious about the ceasefire, and security agencies are free to arrest any of their members that violates it once the ceasefire has been fine tuned.

“We are going to comply with the cease- fire order and by the time we are done with that, then government security agencies can go ahead to arrest whoever they find carrying arms or killing under our name,”  he said.

Charly Boy Releases New Photo

  

Nigeria's baddest boy and talented artiste Charles Oputa (Charly Boy ) has released his latest collections..The poses are intriguing and amazing ..

EFCC re-arrests convicted and freed police pension boss, John Yusuf

A spokesman for EFCC told journalists today that the anti-graft agency has re-arrested Mr John Yusuf, the director of the Police Pension Office who was set free by a high court in Abuja yesterday after paying a N250, 000 fine after he pled guilty to converting N2billion of the police pension fund to personal use.

The spokesman said EFCC re-arrested Mr Yusuf today because there were other pending cases against him. The pension boss was arrested and tried with five others for stealing N23.3 billion police pension fund.

If he agreed to stealing N2 billion then you guys can imagine how much he really stole.

Mavin Don Jazzy set to launch clothing line

 

 From his Tweets today, there's a Mavin Clothing Line coming soon!

Apostle Johnson Suleman Prophecies for 2013

2013 prophecies from Apostle Johnson Suleman, the founder and senior pastor of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide. See it below...

These are not prophecies given out of personal interest or animosity but are direct words from the Holy spirit. If prayers are made negative prophecies can be averted.

1.      House of Representative to lose some members to death, prayers needed

2.      Alhaji Bamanga Tukur will be the last united PDP Chairman, as there will be great in-fighting in PDP.

3.      There will be major boom and breakthrough in the agriculture this year

4.      CNN will lose major staff.

5.      Nollywood will keep losing people unless prayers are made and repentance; Many have gone fetish and there is high rate of immorality. I see three major stars dying this year unless prayers are made.

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Lynxxx and Oge Okoye cover Red Sheet Magazine

Oge is stunning! See more photos of the two after the cut...

David Beckham trains with Arsenal

Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger, has announced that David Beckham is training with Arsenal at their Hertfordshire training base but he won't be signing with the club.

The 37 year old former England captain is currently without a club after leaving LA Galaxy last year.

"He called me," Wenger said. "He has asked to come here and to work on his fitness. He has not done anything for a long, long time. It's purely for fitness. There's no speculation about signing or anything."

Kim K's mum Kris Jenner lands her own talk show

The Kardashians truly keep on dominating American Pop Culture. The Kardashian Matriarch, Kris Jenner, will launch her own talk show named "Kris" on Fox entertainment later this year, Twentieth Television announced yesterday. 'Kris' will be a one-hour show featuring celebrity guests, fashion, beauty and lifestyle discussions  Kris, 57, said: 'This is something I have wanted to do all my life so it’s definitely a dream come true! I can’t wait for this new adventure to begin.'

OAP Gbemi Olateru Kicks Off Tv Show

Nigeria’s leading on-air personality and multi-talented presenter Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi has kicked off the recording of her long anticipated TV show.

Although details are still sketchy, her producers announced, today, that work started on the magazine show nearly two years ago with the crew finally moving to set last weekend in Lagos.

Simply called ‘Gbemi’, the show, the award-winning OAP says, seeks to create conversations on different issues and people, from the serious and scary, to the mundane and trivial; while engaging audiences on different platforms across many cities.

Chris Brown and Frank Ocean fight in Los Angeles Studio

Openly gay R&B singer/songwriter Frank Ocean claimed on Twitter today that he was attacked by Chris Brown and a 'couple of guys' at a recording studio in LA last night.

Sources close to Chris told reporters that Frank Ocean started it by blocking Chris and his crew as they made to leave the studio. Another report claims they fought over parking space, while another claimed Ocean called Rihanna a 'Hoe' and that enraged Chris who attacked Ocean. Police was called to the scene of the fight but Chris and his crew had left before they arrived. Frank Ocean was questioned but no arrest was made and no one is pressing charges...

Abuja court sentences police pension boss to 2yrs in prison for stealing N2bn

An Abuja High Court today sentenced a former head of the Police Pension Board, Mr Yakubu Yusuf, to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to embezzling N2billion of police pension fund.

But guess what? Mr Yusuf was given an option of N250 thousand to avoid the jail sentence. He was also asked to forfeit property valued at N325 million.

The former assistant director in the federal civil service was one of the six people tried for stealing N32.8 billion of police pension fund.

Rick Ross escapes assassination attempt

American rapper Rick Ross smashed his Rolls-Royce into an apartment building in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida early this morning while attempting to flee from a drive-by shooting. TMZ is reporting he was the intended target.

According to reports, around 5am Rick Ross and a female companion were leaving a party on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale when a car pulled up along side Rick's dark colored Rolls and opened fire.

Rick swerved to avoid being hit and crashed into an apartment building at SE 15 Avenue.

Neither Rick nor his passenger were hit. Security cameras at a building across the street from the crash were rolling during the incident and cops are hoping the footage will either reveal the identity of the shooter or at least show the vehicle.

Nollywood movies debuts on American cable networks

For the first time ever, America can now watch can now watch Nollywood films in the comfort of their homes on major cable TV networks. See the official press release after the cut...

Photo:Refugees take over UNIABUJA as school remains closed

The University of Abuja was shut down in November 2012 following students' protest over non-accreditation of some of their courses, and while students remain at home frustrated and wondering when the school will re-open, Fulani Herdsmen from neighboring villages have taken over some parts of the campus.

These refugees and their families have built makeshift tents close to the administrative area of the school and have been living there since late last year without disturbance. See another photo after the cut...

Video: Police in Osun apprehend husband and wife robbery team

N10.6 trillion wasted fund: FG takes on former minister, Ezekwesili

The Federal Government, yesterday, reacted to comments by the former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, alleging that the governments of presidents Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, squandered $67 billion in foreign reserve, describing the allegation as “outlandish and clearly fictitious”.

Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku who addressed a press conference in response to some of the allegations raised by the former Vice President (African Region) of the World Bank said the damning verdict passed on the education sector by Mrs Ezekwesili was a self-indictment as she presided over the sector without making any positive impact on it.

North Korean parents 'eating their own children' after being driven mad by hunger

A starving man in North Korea has been executed after murdering his two children for food, reports from inside the secretive state claim. 

A 'hidden famine' in the farming provinces of North and South Hwanghae is believed to have killed up to 10,000 people and there are fears that incidents of cannibalism have risen.

The grim story is just one to emerge as residents battle starvation after a drought hit farms and shortages were compounded by party officials confiscating food. Undercover reporters from Asia Press told the Sunday Times that one man dug up his grandchild's corpse and ate it. Another, boiled his own child for food.

"I was not speeding"-The man whose car plunged over the 3rd mainland bridge

 

Olusola Oladimeji, the driver of the Toyota Sienna that fell off the Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon on Saturday 26th January, has described his escape as a miracle.
The father of three said contrary to reports by traffic and emergency officials, he was not on high speed when the incident occurred.
Oladimeji, who is a minister of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church, said he was on his way home from work.
He said, “I work on the island and I left home for a meeting in the early hours of Saturday. After the monthly environmental sanitation, I started driving back home.