60 Nigerian soldiers to face trial for mutiny today

The charges are said to be triable in the GCM under Section 114 of the AFA Cap A20 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 91(1) of the Penal Code Cap P89 LFN 2004.

The soldiers to face trial today include; Andrew Ogolekwu, Saturday Efa, Henry Shaibu, James Maifada, Ndubuisi Sabestine, Dauda Dalhatu, Kasega Aoso, Mallam Jacob, Nwonu Friday, Joshua Friday, Anthony Simeon, Olayode Oluwasegun, Tijani Jimoh, Kabiru Abubakar, Mamud Sywasan, James Emmanuel, Mulaika Musa, Magaji Amadu, Amao Bukola, Wuyep John, Oti Kelvin, Ameh Mathew, Olaitan Joseph and others.

Meanwhile a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Godwin Obla, is working towards appealing the death sentence handed to some of the 12 soldiers on September 12th. The Senior Advocate in a telephone interview with Punch however said the inability of the military to disclose the whereabouts of the sentenced soldiers to him is stalling the process of the appeal as they are needed to sign some document before he can go further with their appeal.

"We have been trying to get them (the soldiers) to sign for the process; and because we have not been able to get them, we have not been able to complete the process; there are things for them to sign. Nobody has been able to tell us where they are being kept; nobody is volunteering information; nobody has been able to tell us where they are. We are just hearing that they have been moved to the Directorate of Military Intelligence Cell in Lagos. We will make the move so that the process would be filed on their behalf.” he said

Source: Punch

How 3-Year Old’s Body Parts Saved 5 Adults After Death

A three-year-old Chinese girl, who died of a brain tumour, has helped save the lives of five other persons when her heart, liver, kidneys and corneas were donated. The donor, Liu Jingyao, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour earlier this year after she was observed walking unsteadily. Her parents visited multiple hospitals in several cities, but each doctor said the condition was terminal. The girl's head swelled and she began to have trouble speaking, eventually becoming confined to bed.

Her father, Liu Xiaobao, had a difficult time discussing the possibility of donating her organs to other members of the family especially her mother. "The word 'donation' was difficult for her to understand, so I tried to explain that if we would give something from her body, she could save the lives of others. She agreed to this," said Xiaobao.

The girl's physical condition deteriorated earlier last week and she died on September 23 in the People's Hospital of Jiangxi Province in east China. Her organs were soon removed for transplantation. "She was too young and some of the organs were very small. But we were able to transplant her kidneys into one patient. Her heart, liver and corneas were given to four other patients, respectively," said doctor Zhang Ming.

Doctors said the five recipients were in stable condition, indicating that the transplants were successful. Sad Xiaobao said to his deceased daughter, "You lit up five people's lives. You are the most beautiful princess in the world."

Photo - See Afro Candy and Anita Joseph shopping in the USA

Afrocandy once said she wanted Anita Joseph to act in one of her movies..Her dream may have come true as they appear to be best friends now.Anita who has been in Atlanta shooting a movie,went to see Afrocandy in New Jersey and they went shoppi

$9.3m arms deal scandal: Oritsejafor breaks silence, says I have no hand in it

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday broke his silence over the $9.3m arms deal scandal in which his private jet was used to carry the huge sum of money out of Nigeria to South Africa. Speaking at the National Executive Council meeting of CAN at the National Christian Center in Abuja, Pastor Oritsejafor absolved himself of any wrong doing, saying he would never do anything that would tarnish the image of Jesus Christ

"I wish to assure you that I will not do anything to tarnish the image of Jesus Christ or compromise the divine standard of the church. As you are all aware, the media has been awashed in the past few days about an unfortunate incident involving the movement of funds from Nigeria to South Africa. In the unfortunate news reports, attempts have been made to link me directly with the transaction. So far, I have refrained from making any direct public response pending the time that I would have briefed the leaders of the church and explained my position on the issues to them.

Boko Haram kills scores, razes over 500 houses in Adamawa state

Boko Haram men in the early hours of yesterday September 29th launched an attack in Kubi and Watu villages in Michika LGA of Adamawa state, killing scores and burning over 500 houses.

According to a resident of the village, the sect men came very early in the morning when people were still sleeping, setting their homes ablaze and causing them to burn to death in the resulting inferno

Photo: US rapper Jarule and singer Ashanti in Nigeria

Rapper Jarule and singer Ashanti are currently in Nigeria. They are pictured above on a private jet going to Warri for a show there tomorrow. Then they will return to Lagos to perform at Bovi's show on Friday at Eko hotel

TB Joshua In Trouble-- Another Journalist Says TB Joshua Tried To Bribe Him (Photo)

Ruben Kruger, a veteran of 36 tests in the green and gold, returned after a week in Nigeria and declared that a Pentecostal preacher he called the Prophet had healed his brain cancer. Temitope Balogun “TB” Joshua prayed for him in the Synagogue Church of All Nations compound while thousands of people sang, danced and wailed, Kruger said.

As Joshua bent over him and implored the demon to be gone from his body, Kruger felt the tumour leaving him. He was cured, Joshua declared, handing him oil to rub on his head.

“I no longer have to drink my chemo pills,” Kruger said on his return. “You cannot describe the feeling to anyone who has not experienced it. It was an unbelievable – or should I say believable – experience."

The floodgates opened and the Prophet’s newest converts were white, mostly Afrikaans and relatively conservative. They swopped the NG and Hervormde churches for a Nigerian “turn-or-burn” approach to redemption.

It took me some time to understand why the ­Afrikaner psyche found Joshua so irresistible. Why were they prepared to seek salvation in a ­country they perceived to be drowning in greed, ­political rot and economic decay? Christianity Nigerian-style was worlds apart from the chains and shackles of Calvinism. Joshua unchained them. He allowed them to worship with a gusto and fervour previously thought unseemly. That the new messiah was black and his church in Africa’s biggest and maddest metropolis only added to the allure.

A year or two after Kruger returned from Lagos, I made the same journey. On the plane was another Springbok rugby ­player, 25-year-old lock Wium Basson, who was dying of liver cancer. He was accompanied by his mother, Cloeté Geldenhuys, and had to get special permission from SAA to make the journey.

I was making a TV documentary and my challenge to Joshua was straightforward: allow me to film how you heal Basson. If you succeed, I promise I will show it to the world. When we arrived at Joshua’s compound, the TV team and I were in effect incarcerated. For two weeks, we were forbidden to leave the grounds. We were told we could not drink or smoke, and had to attend services and events with the pilgrims.

While I stayed in a dormitory with other pilgrims, Wium and Cloeté set up camp in a private room. The church took away the young man’s morphine and pain pills.

During our first interview, a softly spoken, affable Joshua said it would be easy to heal Wium because he had nothing but a “little sore” on his liver. At Sunday sermons, the afflicted lined up with placards stating what condition they needed healed.

Photos: Waconzy poses with a stack of $100,000 notes in Hollywood

The musician who is currently on tour in the US posted this photo with the caption;

"I don't need ur cheap gigs to make cash. U need me b**ch cos I got the bigger picture ! Superman Steady on the grind ... $100,000 stack . Balling like Waconzy .. Ekpoh for the haters !

He's not Soulja Boy so that real dollars..

Photos: Jumia Nigeria hosts Facebook fans to celebrate reaching 1 Million

Jumia Nigeria is one of the biggest success stories for social media brands in Nigeria. Jumia recently hit the big milestone of 1 million fans on Facebook with a lot of fan appreciation initiatives to celebrate the big 1 million.

Jumia Hosted some of its top Social fans to celebrate with on the new beginning of a much more bigger online presence to come.

'We won't plead for the 12 soldiers sentenced to death' - Senate

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Thompson Sekibo has said that members of the Senate will not be intervening on the death verdict handed to 12 soldiers for mutiny by a military court on September 16th.

Senator Sekibo who spoke with journalists after a closed-door meeting between the senate committee on Defence and the Service Chiefs at the National Assembly in Abuja yesterday September 23rd, said the verdict of the military court is meant to instill discipline into the military.

"No we are not, because the Armed Forces are established by an Act of the National Assembly. The Act spelt out categorically the conduct of the soldiers and the way they are to behave wherever they are. If you join the military, that Act is to guide you and your conduct. If you go contrary to any of the prescribed sections of the Act the punishment prescribed for the Act you violated will come on you. So the military did not just wake up one day and say that they are going to kill Mr. A or Mr. B.

BREAKING NEWS: Some abducted Chibok girls released

A yet unclear number of the Chibok girls kidnapped by the extremist Boko Haram sect in April have been released, officials said.

A top military source said two Toyota Hiace buses loaded with the girls were driven into the Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri this evening.

When contacted, Defence Spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, confirmed the development. He said the exercise was still ongoing and that appropriate statement would be made soon. Details later

How Boko Haram leader, Shekau was set up & eventually killed by Nigerian Army

You must have heard the dreaded Boko Haram impostor and Commander has been reportedly killed in a fierce gun battle in Borno State.While there are conflicting reports on who killed him,(Cameroon claims they killed him but that report has been refuted by the Nigerian Defence Headquaters)many believe he is indeed the one in the photo and it marks a major victory in the fight against Boko Haram.Many insurgents reportedly surrendered to the Nigerian army after learning of the death of their leader ..

A new investigative report by Vanguard reveals how he was killed Vanguard gathered that when the first attack on Konduga whereby hundreds of insurgents were taken unawares and killed after over seven hours of fighting and several of their colleagues, arms and ammunition captured, the military commanders strategically urged his captured members to send a message to Shekau that they (insurgents) have routed the troops.

Before the captured insurgents were urged to make the contact and deliver the message, the military commanders had promised them that their cooperation would play a role in the level of punishment to be meted to them after the battle hence they felt reassured. Also, the captured insurgents had disclosed that Shekau usually moved in a convoy of cars painted in military

colours while he sits in a MOWAG Armoured tank with Boko Haram inscription on its

front. When Shekau was contacted, his captured men spoke to him in Arabic, assuring him that they had taken over Konduga, thereby giving him the all clear to proceed from Sambisa Forest. To convince him further, a set of his men captured were told to sing the victory song in Kanuri language they normally sing at the background. Having convinced himself that the messenger was his chief courier in such situation and the message is authentic, he and his followers made for Konduga, heavily armed with Anti-Aircraft weapons, General Purpose Machine Guns, several AK 47 rifles and other IEDS’.

However, on entering Konduga town, he and his followers were encircled by strategically placed and heavily armed Nigerian soldiers. Immediately he contacted the messenger and discovered that something was amiss, he ordered his followers to start shooting in all direction. This spurred the Army Commanders to give the directive to open fire. When he discovered that the fire power of the Nigerian Army who used both Infantry and Artillery weaponry was overpowering that of his men, he jumped out of the MOWAG and made to escape.

But eagle-eyed Nigerian Soldiers spotted him and opened fire in him, shattering his legs in the process. It was learnt that he also received bullet wounds in other parts of his body leading to his bleeding to death.

Recall that Military sources had on Sunday night disclosed that Nigerian troops scored a strategic victory in the current battle against terrorists operating in the North East on September 17.

The sources noted that during a desperate attempt to capture Konduga in their delusion to eventually marching on and capturing Maiduguri, the man who had been mimicking Late Abubakar Shekau in recent videos was feared to have been finally killed. The sources said,

“It is getting more certain that the terrorists’ Commander who has been mimicking Shekau in those videos is the one killed in Konduga on September 17, 2014.”

Affirming the development, PRNigeria sources said the suspected demise of the Boko Haram leader is responsible for the scattering of the sect members in different independent locations in the neighbouring countries, especially in Cameroon noticed in recent days.

The security sources noted further that

“the process of confirming that the dead body we have is the same as that character who has been posing as Shekau is ongoing” adding “He is definitely a prominent terrorist commander. I don’t want to say anything about this yet please.”

Another high ranking military source insisted that the resemblance is too striking to be a coincidence.

“They cited his facial marks, beards and teeth apart from the recovery by the Nigerian troops of some of the Armoured Vehicles and Hilux jeeps that had featured in previous videos of the prime suspect. “The officers assured that the Defence Headquarters will soon address the nation after full investigation of their latest discovery”.

Why I published the TB Joshua bribery audio - Nicholas Ibekwe

Nicholas Ibekwe is the journalist who published the audio recording of T.B Joshua offering N50k to journalist to give his church favorable coverage (read here). He took to his blog today to explain why he did it. Find it below

The last 72 hours were probably the most intense in my life. The love, kind words and support I’ve received in that period from, mostly, total strangers have been overwhelming. I want to thank everybody who saw the good in what I did. Though, to be honest, I think it was a little stupid. What was I thinking putting my life and probably my career on the line in an attempt to change something so entrenched it seems unchangeable? But really I’m not fazed by the trash talk from those allergic to the truth

Photos: Seventh Day Adventist building on fire in Lagos

The Seventh Day Adventist Church building located at Maryland Lagos is currently on fire. It's been on fire for a few hours now as they await help from the fire service.

Soldier detained for molesting, shaving pastor’s hair in Delta state

A soldier with 3 Battalion Effurun in Delta state, was yesterday September 22nd arrested by his command after he physically assaulted and shaved the hair of one Reverend Felix Omas, the General overseer and founder of Tower of Faith Ministries at Aleghor road checkpoint in Effurun, Delta state. Narrating his ordeal in the hands of the soldier, the elderly clergyman said;

“I was driving in my SUV, but due to the traffic situation, I boarded a tricycle. The soldiers stopped our tricycle as we were coming from Alegbor, forcibly seated me on the ground as one of them pulled a scissors and stroke three ugly cuts on my hair, saying my hair style violates their rules.”

He said he could not protest the action of the soldier because he was carrying a gun. The soldier's command got wind of the his unruly action and arrested him. According to a military source in the battalion, the soldier will be charged for improper action.

Ghanaian footballer Asamoah Gyan denies using his friend for ritual

This is so silly but some of you might want to read it. Ghanaian star and former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has been bizarrely accused of having a hand in the death of his friend, Ghanaian rapper Castro. Some people in Ghana are accusing Gyan of using Castro for human sacrifice ritual.

In July, Theophilus Tagoe, popularly known as Castro, went missing while on holiday with Gyan and other friends. The musician was presumed to have drowned in a jet ski accident, but his body was never found which led to the allegations against the striker, with his family constantly being hounded by Ghanaian press. The football star (pictured left) and his family have denied having a hand in what happened but the accusations are refusing to go away because of the lack of a body.

Photos-- Man Stabs Another Man to Death in Public over Wife

A Chinese man who was convinced his wife was having an affair, ended the imagined love-triangle by stabbing his innocent ‘rival’ to death in the street.

DailyMail reports that Qin Han, 39, believed his wife Du, 33, was sleeping with a colleague and went to her workplace to confront her. After spotting Du with the man he believed was her lover as they left the building, he attacked him with a knife, leaving him in a pool of blood.

According to neighbours, Mr and Mrs Qin had been arguing for months over his suspicions that she was cheating on him. And after a particularly violent row at their home in the city of Xinxiang in central China’s Henan province, the father-of-two had decided to go to her work to ‘find proof’.

When he saw the man, known only as Mr Zhao, leaving the building with his wife, Mr Qin confronted the pair of them in the street and a heated row followed, local news reports.

He refused to accept Mr Zhao's insistence that he was certainly not having an affair with his wife, and his

denials only enraged Mr Qin. When he turned to walk away, Mr Qin pulled out a knife and launched a furious attack on Mr Zhao, stabbing him repeatedly and leaving the man on the street. Although police were called when they arrived the man was already dead, lying in a pool of blood, and a blood-stained Mr Qin was sitting on the floor in front of his tearful wife.

An eyewitness said:

‘The man was just sitting there, not making any attempt to escape when the police arrived. His wife was hysterical, she was shouting at him and saying "What am I supposed to do now? He seemed in contrast really quiet. He said: “Take care of our kids, this is not on you”

Mikel Obi’s Ex-Girlfriend Pregnant For Flavour

The contemporary Highlife singer, 9javibes learns, will be welcoming a baby with his girlfriend – Nigerian model Sandra Okagbue in a few weeks. Sources in Flavour’s camp tell 9javibes that Okagbue recently travelled to the US, where she is expected to deliver Flavour’s baby.

Okagbue is a former Delta Soap queen. She once dated Super Eagles and Chelsea FC star footballer Mikel Obi » .

‘Flavour wants it all kept on the low. But he’s happy he’s expecting a child with her’, a source tells 9javibes.

Flavour’s reps however say they are not aware of any such pregnancy, going further to state that they’ve not heard of the reports which has made blogs in the past few days.

‘I’m not aware of this or any report about this’, a rep for Flavour tells Pulse.ng. In the past, Flavour was

reported to have dated model Beverly Heels.

He was also rumoured to have dated one-time Big Brother Africa winner Dillish Matthews. Flavour, real name Chinedu Okoli is currently rounding up work on his fourth studio album which he intends release soon. The body of work was largely produced by usual collaborator MasterKraft.

Man Stabs His 62year Old ex-wife 84 Times And Covers Her Face With Pig Mask

A former New Jersey security guard has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for fatally stabbing his ex-wife 84 times and covering her face with a pig mask.

According to the Daily Record,Prosecutors say Novellino attacked his 62-year-old ex-wife, a schoolteacher and librarian, in June just 11 days after their divorce. Before the split, they had been married for 37 years.

Under the terms of the divorce, Novellino was to keep the home and pay Judith her share. He was also to give her $150,000 from his retirement fund, leading him to refer to her as a 'pig' to neighbors.

Prosecutor holds up the mask in court She was back at the house and packing items to take to her apartment when she was stabbed.Novellino had claimed that his ex-wife had picked a fight with she was in the bathroom and lunged at him with a knife she happened to have in the room.

He insisted that he only acted in self-defense and told investigators after he was arrested that he could only remember stabbing her twice

Anthony Novellino was captured several days after the killing in Washington state, where he had fled to meet a woman he had been communicating with online. She helped authorities track him down..

Nigeria, Russia Sign Contract for Mi-171Sh, Mi-35 Helicopters

MOSCOW, (RIA Novosti) – Russia and Nigeria have signed a contract for the supply of Mi-171Sh and Mi-35 helicopters, Rosoboronexport deputy general director Sergei Goreslavsky told reporters Friday.

"The Mi-171Sh machine is in steady demand on the foreign market. A contract with Nigeria was recently signed," Goreslavsky said, commenting on the August contract. According to him, the helicopter is in demand in Africa, and Mozambique is very interested in the rotorcraft.

Rosoboronexport"s top manager said several Mi-35M"s will be also sent to Nigeria, without specifying the number of machines under the contract.

Developed from the Mi-8 airframe, the troop-carrying helicopters Mi-171Sh, with the Mi-8AMTSh version for the Russian market, are produced at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. They can be fitted with missiles and air defense equipment.

The helicopter can carry up to 36 paratroopers or 12 injured on stretchers, and cargo weighing up to 4 tons inside the cabin and on its external sling.

Lady Shot Dead In Lagos On Her Way To Work

lady identified as Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola Oladokun, and a man, were Friday morning shot by unidentified gunmen in Orisumbare area of Idimu, Lagos State, western Nigeria. The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. along Ejigbo road in Orisumbare.

Oluwabunmi Oladokun

PM News, Lagos Miss Oladokun was said to have died on the spot. She was on her way to work in Victoria Island when she was shot.

The male victim, whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, managed to escape with a gunshot injury and is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in the area.

The cause of the attack could not be ascertained as at press time, but eyewitness accounts have it that before Oluwabunmi was shot, people in the neighbourhood heard her shout for help.

The late Oluwabunmi worked with at publishing company that produces a magazine before she recently joined a PR firm on Lagos Island. She was said to be the only daughter of her parents and her mother died recently.

When our reporter visited the scene in the morning, her corpse was still lying by the roadside. Residents gathered in groups discussing the incident and those who have shops on Ejigbo road where the incident happened shut their shops out of fear of possible arrest by the police.

The residents also declined to speak on the matter and referred our reporters to the police.

When our reporters visited the family home of the deceased at Shola Ademodi Street, Orisumbare, some of the residents were seen consoling the family.

The father of the lady, Pastor Peter Oladokun, who ministers at The Mighty Hand of God, a popular church in the area, located along Ejigbo Road, Orisumbare, said a neighbour informed him about the incident and he went there and saw his daughter lying dead.

He said he could not do anything when he got to the scene because she was already dead. He said he went to inform the police who have taken over the matter, while the family was waiting for conclusion of autopsy report before her burial.

Pastor Oladokun lamented the state of insecurity in the country and urged the government to improve security because people are no longer safe. When our reporter visited Shasha Police Division, the DPO was not around to comment on the matter. Sources at the station said the police have commenced investigation of the incident.

TB Joshua's Church, SCOAN releases statement on building collapse..

The Synagogue Church of all Nations released a short statement on their official facebook page.They confirmed the incident but didn't give details as to if anyone lost their lives.They just mentioned rescue is going on..

"This is an official communication from The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations concerning a news story currently being reported by the media regarding an incident that happened today: “A building, not the church auditorium as was reported. The few people that were there are being rescued. What you wish to others, God wishes to you. Nothing makes us love a person as much as praying for him. The more I love you, the more I will pray for you.

Photo: Zeus the world's tallest dog dies just before his 6th birthday

The World's tallest dog has died just days before his 6th birthday. Zeus was 3ft 6 inches tall at the shoulder and when he stood on his back legs was an incredible 7ft 4in high. He weighed 11 stone.

The giant Great Dane, who was named the world's tallest living dog in the 2012 Guinness World Records, died on September 3rd. He lived in Michigan, US, with his owners before his passing

Photos: Fatal accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Nine persons including a child died this morning in a fatal multiple accident that occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

According to eyewitnesses, 2 Mazda cars collided with a Petrol tanker which immediately busted into flames. Men of the Nigeria Fire Service, Police and FRSC are currently at the scene managing the situation. The fire has since been put out but the traffic is still said to be on a see photos below standstill

Photo: Three Nigerians deported for e-Shopping fraud in India

Three Nigerians, Oladapo Obasoto Olatunbosun alias Richard (32), Dickson M Dickson (29) and Abiodun Oluwagbemiga Oyekunle alias Jerie (33), all pictured above, are currently on their way back to Nigeria this morning after they were indicted in an e-shopping fraud in India, where they've lived for several years.

According to an Indian police report, the three young men had been previously arrested for indulging in cheating and online fraud in Chennai, India in 2011 and were recently arrested with an Hyundai Santro car, two LED TVs, 6 mobile phones, 3 cameras,3 watches, 7 imported perfumes, 3 laptops, 1 Ipod and 32 pairs of shoes, which they had purchased through fraudulent online shopping. Continue..

They were given their flights by the Special Tahsildar (Refugee) on Friday and this morning they took the 9.30 am flight from the International airport at Meenambakkam in India to Dubai. From Dubai, they will take a transit flight to Nigeria. They are expected to land around 6 pm Nigerian time

Two others Nigerian, Paul Osagie Cyrill and Okechukwa are also to be deported on September 22 after being involved in cheating cases in Chennai.

Photos-- 'Queen' Beyonce Surprises Paris Fans with Nicki Minaj

The Gulder Ultimate Search: 14 new contestants storm Aguleri Jungle for the 11th EditionYou know you are special when Queen Bey brings you on stage to perform with her.Beyonce surprised fans at the Paris leg of her On the Run Tour when she introduced Nicki Minaj to perform flawless remix.

She is usually strict regarding who she performs with and is only known to perform with her sister Solange ,Jay Z and Destiny's Child.Nicki Minaj has been gushing all over social media calling her "QUEEN" and expressing how grateful she is...

Photo: Rapist almost lynched in LAUTECH

In recent times, the crime rate at Ogbomoso, Oyo State has become inordinately high. And this is more so the case in areas where the student populace of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Akure (LAUTECH) reside.

With reports of theft, burglary, assault and rape, among other vices on the rise, the students of the institution residing at Adenike area again rose to an uproar on September 6, as one of the notorious armed robbers-cum-rapist was finally caught in the act

Soldiers kill 150 Boko Haram members during attack on Konduga

At least 150 Boko Haram members were killed yesterday September 12th after the Nigerian Military repeled after an attempted attack by the sect members on Konduga, a village said to be about 35 kilometres from Maiduguri in Borno State, in the early hours of yesterday.

According to a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by Col. T. Antigha of the Army Public Relations, the battle with sect members lasted three hour and four soldiers were injured during the attack.

"At about 5.30 am today (Friday), Boko Haram terrorists launched a massive attack on Konduga town, about 35 kilometres from Maiduguri. After about three hours of fierce fighting, Nigerian troops routed the Boko Haram fighting force of over a hundred terrorists. Further to the staggering loss of men, Boko Haram also suffered extensive losses in equipment. Four Nigerian soldiers were wounded in action. The entire area is still being combed for terrorists who may have escaped with bullet wounds. Morale of troops remains very high.” the statement reads

Woman sentenced to life in Jail for giving fake butt injections

A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a fellow lady with fake butt Injections. Tracey lynn Garner was found guilty of causing the death of model, Karima Gordon with illicit butt injections she knew to be dangerous. Karima died shortly after the injections were administered as she had no chance against the silicone-like substance injected in her buttocks which caused blood clots to form in her lungs.

Sorry Nigerian ladies, Mikel Obi is officially off the market (photos)

Sources close to Super Eagles/Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi say he's officially off the market after proposing to his Russian girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko. According to those in the know, Mikel proposed to Olga sometime in August but they are keeping their engagement hush hush...

Olga's father is said to be a Russian millionaire who has a lot of business interests in London where Olga lives. Though she has her own place, Olga is said to have moved in with Mikel.

Just thought to make this public announcement in case there are girls here who are still dreaming or giving him 'osho free' thingz..lol. Mikel is currently in Nigeria.

Chris Oyakhilome denies adultery accusations, threatens to sue journalists

Rev. Chris Oyakhilome, who is currently in divorce court with his estranged wife Anita Oyakhilome has denied adultery accusations and has threatened to sue journalists who publish stories about himself and his wife. In a statement released via his lawyer Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) a few hours ago, Pastor Oyakhilome said the accusations of adultery against him is 'false and malicious'.

"The attention of our client, Rev. Chris Oyakhilome, and the church has been drawn to the wave of false, malicious and fabricated stories being published in the print and electronic media about his person, the church and a matrimonial cause between him and his wife," his attorney stated.

Nick Cannon addresses divorce rumours, comes for the media

Drama king Nick Cannon took to twitter a few hours ago to address his divorce rumours. He defended Mariah Carey, slammed the media, and denied ever speaking about his marriage to the media