Pope Francis kisses and washes feets of Muslim, 4 Nigerian Catholics and Hindu refugees in Easter ritual (photos)

 

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees on Thursday and declared them all children of the same God, as he emphasised solidarity with other faiths at a time of increased anti-Muslim sentiments following the attacks on Brussels which killed over 30.

Full statement: Judge explains why he gave footballer Adam Johnson 6yrs jail term

 

Yesterday Judge Jonathan Rose after a lengthy trial pronounced a six year jail term for Adam Johnson for having sexual relations with an underage girl, with some saying that the punishment was too harsh given that it was his first reported case plus the fact his career will be ended by the long prison sentence. The County Durham police  have revealed Judge Rose's full statement. Read it after the cut...

Pics: P-Square land in Amsterdam with their crew for a concert

 

Good to see the brothers together (side-by-side) doing what they know how to do best, Entertain. They are currently in Rotterdam in Holland for a concert they are performing together. Another photo after the cut...

Photos: Saraki loses bid to quash corruption charges at Code of Conduct Tribunal

Senate President Bukola Saraki has lost his bid for the Code of Conduct Tribunal to quash the corruption charges filed against him by the Federal government. The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Danlami Umar, today struck out an application by Saraki's counsel, Kanu Agabi, challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to continue with his trial.

London is next! Over 50% ISIS supporters vote Britain as next Terrorist target

ISIS supporters have chosen London as their next attack target in a new sickening web poll conducted by the terrorist group, where over 50% of it's supporters jubilantly chose Great Britain as the next place to cause mayhem following the recent attack in Belgium airport and metro.

Saraki bows head as he arrives Code of Conduct Tribunal (photos)

Senate President Bukola Saraki looked in low spirit as he appeared before the Code of Conduct Tribunal today March 24th. His application for the tribunal to quash his case of false asset declaration will be heard by the tribunal. Continue to see more photos...

Actress Joke Silva stuns in new photo

Gorgeous!

Pic: Serena Williams goes green!

 

The 34-year-old Tennis icon showed off her new green ombre locks on Instagram with the caption: 'For Genie and Chrissie. U asked for it. Lol'.

Some Nigerians on twitter refuse to stand with President Buhari as #IstandwithBuhari trends

The hashtag #IstandwithBuhari is presently trending on Twitter but not many Nigerians agree or are standing with the president. They say with the lingering fuel scarcity and low power supply, they should not be standing with Buhari. See more tweets after the cut...

No vacancy in the presidency in 2019 - APC

 

The National Caucus of APC has said there is no vacancy in the presidency come 2019. According to Vanguard, members of the National caucus which comprises of serving and former governors, the National Assembly leadership, and selected members of the national executive of the party, stated this after a meeting with President Buhari on Tuesday March 22nd. A source at the meeting said;

"With Buhari contesting in 2019, those who have been squabbling will now have to queue up behind him and put the interest of the party ahead".

Manchester United hero Marcus Rashford to get new salary increase from £500 to £15,000 per week

18-year-old Marcus Rashford, Manchester United's star of the moment, who on his first match for the club, scored two goals in a must win Europa league clash and has scored important goals against Arsenal and Man-city while still going for his Chemistry and Biology exams in between training, is now set to receive a new contract worth £15,000 per week.

Photos: The Game hangs out with Kanye and Kourtney Kardashian

Rapper The Game and Kourtney Kardashian met last night at Justin Bieber's Los Angeles tour, and both looked happy when they bumped into each other. Kanye West, was also all smiles as he hugged his old friend and colleague. Continue to see more photos...

Food and beverages sector to sack 3m workers due to Forex crisis

Leaders of the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, FOBTOB, have alleged that employers of Labor in their sector are planning to sack 3 million workers as most of the companies are finding it hard to get foreign exchange to use in purchasing raw materials for production.

Check out this throw back photo of Davido

Looking good!

Revealed! Bukola Saraki’s associates mobilise $2m to settle CCT chairman

 

Ripples Nigeria has reliably gathered that very close associates of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, are mobilizing a whopping sum of $2m to settle the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Umar, and have him compromise the case in the alleged false declaration of assets of their principal......Read More

"I might just be the luckiest girl in the world"- Omotola writes as she and husband celebrate 20th wedding anniversary

Actress Omotola Jade-Ekeinde and her hubby, Mathew, are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary today March 23rd. She shared these photos on her Instagram page this morning and wrote "And... #happyanniversary to us. It is a pleasure experiencing life with you. I might just be the luckiest girl in the World ! Our #20yearsmarriageanniversary #march23rd #thecaptainandI"

Pres. Buhari receives officials of NUPENG and PENGASSAN at state house

Buhari today received officials of the National Union Of Petroleum & Natural Gas Workers NUPENG and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, at the state house today March 23rd. Issues bordering on the lingering fuel scarcity were discussed. See more photos after the cut...

Chinyere Wilfred shares new photos to celebrate her birthday today

Actress Chinyere Wilfred shared these photos on her IG page to celebrate her birthday which is today March 23rd. Happy birthday to her. See more photos after the cut...

Photo: Saraki signing the senates approval of the 2016 budget

 

He shared the photo on his Facebook wall and wrote "I just affixed my signature on the Senate's approval of S.B. 212: The 2016 Appropriation Bill which passed today".

Music star Kcee releases new photos

 Limpopo crooner Kcee looking good in new photos shot by TCD photography. Continue to see more photos ...

Checkout Chika Ike without makeup

 

The beautiful actress shared this photo of herself on her Facebook page today saying this is her real face. Looking good...

Photos from Georgina Onuoha's daughter's birthday party in school

 

Actress Georgina Onuoha's daughter Chigozie Nicole Igwegbe turned 9 years old yesterday March 21st and she threw her a birthday party at her school. See more photos after the cut...

Another explosion rocks Brussels Metro station, 10 killed

 

An explosion has occurred at the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels, Germany near the European Union headquarters. This comes after two explosions rocked the Zaventem airport in Brussels this morning. Meanwhile 10 people have been confirmed dead in the explosions while 30 people were injured. Belgium government have raised their terror alert to the highest...

Pics: Iara Oshiomole shows support to her husband as he bags honorary degree

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole, was over the weekend, conferred with an honorary doctorate degree in Public Administration from the Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo state. His beautiful wife, Iara was there to show him support. See more photos after the cut...

Senate, House of Rep to begin debate on PIB next week - Bukola Saraki

 

The Senate and the House of Representatives will commence debate of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as from next week. Senate President, Bukola Saraki said this in Abuja at a Business Environment Roundtable on the economy hosted by the National Assembly yesterday March 21st. Saraki said this has become necessarily to gain speed in the consideration and passage of the PIB and to prevent dissipation of time, energy and scarce resources that was prevalent in the past.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom spotted kissing at Malibu beach (photos)

The singer and boyfriend Orlando Bloom were spotted kissing yesterday while enjoying a beach day out in Malibu.

Photos: Deadly explosions rocks Brussels Airport, at least 1 dead

 

At least one person has been confirmed dead after multiple explosions rocked the departure hall of the Zaventem airport in Brussels, Belgium this morning. According to Reuters, the explosions occurred close to the American Airlines Check-in desk. Gunshots were fired while some Islamic words were heard before the explosions took place. No planes are landing at Brussels Airport which is currently on lockdown, and planes due for landing are being diverted.

Buhari says power situation in Nigeria no longer a laughing matter

President Muhammadu Buhari says that the poor power situation in Nigeria is no longer a laughing matter. Buhari said this while declaring open the National Economic Council retreat in Abuja yesterday March 21st.

“Nigerians’ favourite talking point and butt of jokes is the power situation in our country. But, ladies and gentlemen, it is no longer a laughing matter. We must and by the grace of God we will put things right. In the three years left for this administration we have given ourselves the target of ten thousand megawatts distributable power.

AGF, EFCC boss head to Dubai to recover $200 billion loot

 

The anti-corruption war is literally getting good as it gets with the planned trip to Dubai, the capital of United Arab Emirate by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, and Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu to recover over $200 billion looted funds........Read More

Newborn baby found abandoned in Garin Kontagora, Niger State (photo)

 

The newborn baby was found abandoned this morning in Garin Kontagora in Niger State.

Actress Rukky Sanda stuns in new photos

Lovely outfit...

Man arrested for stealing 7-month-old baby in Lagos State

 

26 year old Happiness Umaru, has been arrested by the Lagos state police command for allegedly stealing a 7 month old baby at the Ijora area of Lagos state on March 16th.

According to a report by Vanguard, Umaru was intercepted by some police officers patrolling Eric Moore road Surulere. When he was questioned, Umaru first lied that he was the father of the boy but after much interrogation, he confessed to have picked up the baby inside a bush at Ijora Railway where he had gone to answer the call of nature.

Actress Tonto Dikeh and hubby visit the love lock bridge in Paris

The couple who married last year and welcomed a baby last month, visited the love lock bridge in Paris where they sealed their love with a padlock...

Man who had penis accident at childhood, finally loses virginity at 44 with sex worker

 

Mohammed Abad who spent £70,000 on a “bionic penis” after having a terrible accident that injured his penis as a child, has finally been dis-virgined by a female sex worker at the age of 44.

Mo, as he is fondly called, tested his bionic penis for the first time with sex worker Charlotte Rose and said it was a great experience as he had lifted the burden of not having sex off his back.

Over 250 African migrants bound for EU arrested in Tripoli, Libya (photos)

 

More than 250 African migrants were arrested in the hours of Friday, March 18 in Tajoura suburb, Tripoli in Libya, as they were about to set sail to EU. Six African migrants also drowned same day when the boat they were traveling on capsized. Pictured below is the rescue team recovering bodies of the drowned victims...

UK soldier takes to social media to complain about the food they are being served at military bases

 

British soldiers are fed up with the food they are being served at military bases in the country by civilian contractors to the Military of Defence. One soldier posted an open letter to the Army hierarchy on social media, complaining about food served by private firm Sodexo. He wrote:

“Would you feed a homeless person undercooked or raw chicken? Would you serve it to a paying customer in a restaurant? Would you feed it to your kids for their dinner? I would like to think the answer to these questions is no, of course not. So why is the answer yes to serving soldiers paying for these meals?

Tinubu appeals to Nigerians to be patience with the current administration

 

Bola Tinubu, on Saturday assured Nigerians that the change agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari is still on course. According to the APC chieftain, the change process requires time especially coming after “ the conscience of our nation has been under attack for many years.

“We were handed a way of governance in which anything goes and too much went – as if gone with the wind. Our present was squandered and future mortgaged”.

Tinubu while pleading for support and patience with the APC administration said “Nigeria has the greatest opportunity to get it right with a leader like Mr. Muhammad Buhari.”

Omotola Ekeinde and hubby on vacation in Hawaii

 

Actress Omotola and her pilot husband are in Hawaii as they count down to their 20th wedding anniversary on the 23rd of March...Not looking bad!