Photos from today's suicide bombing in Kismayo, Somalia

14 soldiers died today after a suicide car bomb attack at Kismayo University, Somalia, which is being used as a base for training government troops. Terrorist group, al-Shabab has claimed responsibility.

The attacked was launched as soldiers were lining up for training. 

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Woman Bites Off Tenant’s Ear Over 1,500naira Electricity Bill

A middle-aged lady, Miss Faith Idehen, has been rushed to the Central Hospital Benin City, Edo State after sustaining a deep ear bite during a fight with the daughter of her landlord in the state.

Idehen, aged 23 years and a hairdresser at the Oba Market located in the heart of Benin City, had a raw deal with her landlord’s daughter simply identified as Vivian, who is a single mother of two, over delayed payment of N1, 500 electricity bill.
Investigation revealed Friday that the victim along with her mother and other siblings had occupied the two bedroom apartment belonging to the landlord at No: 2 Jesus Powerlane Off Ojo Street Ugbiyoko, when Vivian engaged her in a war of words over the matter.


Idehen was said to have left the compound in a commercial bus for her place of work at the Oba Market but was trailed behind by Vivian who swooped on her at the popular Yanga Market within the area, an action that resulted in a fierce fight that drew a large crowd of traders and passersby.


It was gathered that the landlord’s daughter demanded for the monthly electricity bill of N1, 00 from the tenant who pleaded with her for understanding after the later had paid N1,000 deposit with a promise to pay the balance of N500 when she returns back from work later in the day but the landlord’s daughter refused to listen.

The angered Vivian engaged her unsuspecting tenant in a fight and bit off Faith’s left ear which made her to faint in the process.

It took the intervention of sympathisers for the younger hairdresser to gain consciousness even as she bled profusely and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.


However, policemen attached to Oba Market Police Station were quickly invited who also arrested the landlord’s daughter.


Narrating her ordeal, Idehen said: “I didn’t know that I was being trailed even after I pleaded with her that I will pay the balance of N500 when I return from work. The moment I alighted from the bus I heard someone calling Faith, Faith and immediately I turned, behold it was Vivian. She grabbed my hair and started beating me and before I knew what happened I saw my ear dangling with blood gushing out. I was later rescued and rushed to the Central hospital where it was later stitched.”
Sources close to the police station said the suspect would soon be charged to court for assault and attempted murder.

The state Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Mr. Steven Onwochei, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), when contacted said the command was yet to be informed about the incident

Flavour N'abania And Laura Ikeji In Abidjan - Photo

The Nigerian modern highlife musician Flavour N'abania was spotted with Nigerian popular blogger sister, laura ikeji,who is also new in blogging system was spot in Abidjan (Ivory Coast.) for a show tomorrow.

Laura instagram followers are asking her to be careful with the musician ..

What Would You Do If Your Spouse Told You He Stole N100m From Government?

Marriage counsellors say it is normal for people to share their workplace experiences with their spouses; in fact, they are supposed to act as confidants to each other. Assuming their spouses confide in them that they stole N100m from government coffers, some Nigerians told SATURDAY PUNCH what they would do

I will order her to return it
Prince Oladayo
That money doesn’t belong to her and she doesn’t have the right to have stolen it in the first place. That’s a criminal act and can lead her to jail. If she goes to jail, how will she enjoy the money? Wouldn’t that affect the reputation of our family? I cannot encourage her to keep the money. She must find a way to return it to the coffers of the government. It’s the people’s money and should not be spent for personal use. I will order her to return it.

I hate greed and corruption
Sharon Enyi
One thing I’ve observed is that government officials who steal are never satisfied. They are always greedy. Even if they have millions in their account, they are never okay. Is that a life? On the other hand, men with ideas rule the world. Look at people like Bill Gates, what greed will drive him to steal government’s money when he has ideas that can give him billions? It is poverty-minded people who steal because they don’t ever think they can make it without being corrupt.

It’s risky to spend such money
Odeniran Femi
First, I would ask her whether anyone else in her department or ministry knew about it because for her to have stolen that kind of money, some people would have been aware of it. If she said yes, then it must be very risky to spend such money. If she said no, then I cannot really say what will happen, but I will ask for God’s grace to resist the temptation.

I don’t want his confession
Funmike Ojewale
I don’t want his confession. If someone steals what doesn’t belong to them, is it not the proper thing for them to return it? It is when people want to seek for support that they confess such a thing. Ideally, he should have simply gone ahead and confessed to the government and return their money. I don’t want my husband to steal before he makes me happy, so he should do away with unclean sources of money.

Stealing is different from corruption
Eki Lucky
Like one of our former presidents would always say that stealing is different from corruption, that’s just the scenario here. This is just stealing and that doesn’t mean my wife is corrupt. As a matter of fact, I hate corruption with passion. I would tell my wife never to try such a thing again because doing it more than once is what can be termed corruption.

I’ll tell him to return it
Wale Rachael
There should be no debate about this. He should quickly return the money before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission goes after him. But if he’s willing to spend the rest of his life in jail, he may not yield to my suggestion. It’s just that he’s going to bring shame on our family and may affect the future of our children somehow.

Reputation is better than ill-gotten money
Ibirimo Obiene
I value someone’s reputation more than any other thing. How could she even have thought of such an evil thing? The Bible says a good name is better than gold and silver. That is my opinion about life. It is not about how much you can gather, but how much impact you make while you live. Stealing from the government is not a way of impact; it is destructive. I would ask her to return the money immediately.

He should return the stolen fund
Ada Rejoice
I am not going to encourage him to steal. In fact, I don’t believe a man must have millions of naira to make his wife and family happy. I will persuade him to return the stolen funds but if he doesn’t take to my advice, he should be ready to bear the consequences of his action. The mentality of ‘it’s-our-share-of-the-national-cake’ must end.

Our system doesn’t encourage returning such money
Solomon Ivoke
So many people who have stolen the wealth of this country blind are still walking on the streets like the rest of us. They are not bothered because they have not been arrested and jailed. Imagine someone stealing N1bn and asking them to pay N1m out of the money for bail, they still get to enjoy the remaining N900m. if my spouse is arrested, we can bail her out with N100,000 and the case is over. I am not saying this is what I will do, but I am just saying until we have very strong anti-corruption checks in place, we cannot move forward.

I don’t want a thief husband
Awotunde Biodun
I don’t want a husband that steals, whether from people or from the government. It’s a shameful act that should never be encouraged. When a man steals, his children too may likely take after him in future. So what sort of foundation is that? Of course, that kind of money can be tempting to resist, but if you have the fear of God, you won’t steal from people. You will work hard to make your own money.

Super Rich Nigerian CEO Jide Smith Aruba Reveals that He's HIV Positive on His Facebook Page (see photos n screenshots )

Jide Smith is the CEO of luxury firm, Aruba and he's based in the UK. In an emotional post shared on his Facebook page on Thursday, Jide shocked loved ones and fans when he revealed he was HIV positive and has no regrets after testing positive. 

When a fan afraid of Nigerians harassing Jide asked him to keep his struggle with the disease from social media, Jide pointed out that he was still rich despite his status. He also seized the opportunity to preach safe sex as popular Nigerian gay men Kenny Brandmuse and Jide Macaulay hailed his bravery.

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Jide with bleaching expert Pela Okiemute

Masquerades Arrested By Police For Stealing 57,000naira From A Trader (See Photo)

The Police in Nsukka, Enugu State, on Saturday arrested two masquerades in Ovoko community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State for robbing a trader along the Nsukka-Obollo-Afor Road.

DAILY POST gathered that in the past few weeks, masquerades had continuously mounted road blocks in such areas as Eha-Alumona, Ovoko-Obollo-Afor, among several other public roads, inflicting heavy wounds on motorists and dispossessing them of their valuables.

A police officer in Nsukka who pleaded anonymity told DAILY POST on Saturday that the police moved into action when the victim, Mr. Chinonso Ezewaji reported the matter at Nsukka Police Area command.

He said when two of the masquerades were arrested, others ran way.

According to him, “when the police team reached Ovoko, along Nsukka–Obollor-Afor Road, where the masquerades were operating, two of the policemen in the bus pretended as if they wanted to give the two masquerades money; they stretched their hands to collect it and that was how we hand-cuffed them and others ran away.

“Eight masquerades have been on that road since morning tormenting road users; the two of them we arrested have denied involvement in robbing the trader, but they have given the names of the culprits.

“When we searched one of the arrested masquerades, we saw Indian hemp in his pocket”.

When contacted, DSP Ebere Amarizu, Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the incident, noting that the police has commenced investigations into the matter.

Amarizu urged communities to regulate and monitor those who wear masquerades as some of them were hiding on it to harass, intimidate and rob innocent members of the public.

“Police is not against any culture but community leaders must know the character of people they allow to wear masquerades in the name of culture.

“A masquerade has no right to mount a road block on busy roads where motorists, motorcyclists and other road ply on daily basis.

“The police has commenced investigations and must get to the root of this matter as issue of masquerades disturbing people has become a recurring decimal”, he said.

Narrating his experience, the victim (Ezewaji), a trader, said he was on his way from Nsukka to Obollo-Afor when the masquerades in Ovoko stopped him, gave him the beating of his life, after which “they searched me and collected N57, 000 from my pockets”.

Meanwhile, the two masquerades, who identified themselves as Kenchukwu Eze, a carpenter and Ejiofor Eze , brick-layer alleged that they were not part of the team that robbed the victim. They gave the name of the masquerade involved as Chima Mamah.

“We only collected N20, N100 and N500 from people; we didn’t participate in collecting the N57,000″, one of them claimed.

However, kenechukwu Eze, while admitting that the police recovered Indiam Hemp from him, said “If police will release me, I will not wear masquerade or smoke Indian hemp again. It is the left-over of the one we smoked before coming out”, he said

SEE ALL Photos from the wedding of Oyo state governor's daughter, Jibola Ajimobi

Jibola, daughter of Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi had her traditional wedding to Ayo in Ibadan today August 22nd. Guest at the wedding included Osun state governor Rauf Aregbesola, Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Ogun state governor Ibikunle Amosun and other dignitaries. 

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Clean your street and get 1million naira: Sokoto state governor tells residents;

In his bid to maintain cleanliness in his state, Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal has announced a cash reward of N1 million to residents of any street in the state that will be adjudged the cleanest.

Governor Tambuwal announced this today August 22nd while flagging off the state's special environmental sanitation programme.

According to him, the gesture is one in a series of efforts lined up by the government to protect the health of the citizenry. He also announced that apart from the one million Naira to be given to the cleanest street, the runner-up street will get N750,000 while the third runner-up street will get N500,000

Photo: Guiness World Records recognizes 112 year old Japanese as the oldest man in the world 2015

Yasutaro Koide, a 112-year-old resident of Nagoya, Japan, who recommends not smoking, drinking and avoiding stress as his secret to a long life, was on Friday August 21 officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man. Koide was born on March 13, 1903, and worked as a tailor. He became the oldest man with the death of Sakari Momoi of Tokyo in July at age 112.

Three of his seven children, two of his nine grandchildren and one great grandchild attended a ceremony at a nursing home where he was given a plaque and a green vase. Koike was beaming, but teary-eyed as those attending applauded.

"The best thing is to not overdo,” he said. He also recommended not smoking or drinking, and said his favourite food is bread. Koike also recommends “enjoying everything,” according to local reports that say he can read the newspaper without glasses.

The newspaper Chunichi Shimbun quoted a granddaughter, Aya Kikuchi, saying her grandfather once tended to be very strict about manners. “He was very stubborn, but he got nicer with age,” she said.

“His lifestyle is one that avoids stress.” One of the world’s fastest-ageing countries, Japan has about 54,000 centenarians. So many, in fact, the government is reportedly considering scrapping or scaling back a 52-year-old programme that presents each person reaching the century mark with an ornate sake dish and letter of congratulations from the prime minister.

The world’s oldest person is Susannah Mushatt Jones of Brooklyn, New York, who celebrated her 116th birthday on Monday

ACCIDENT: Trailer falls and crushes car in Port Harcourt (SEE photos)

A trailer fell and crushed a car at Rumoula junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State this morning. Thankfully no life was lost. 

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Vector makes history, freestyles for 2 hours + @FrestyleFury (photos)

Rapper Vector made history last night after free-styling for 2hrs 30 minutes - from 8pm to 10:30pm. This made history in Africa hip hop as the longest freestyle on radio. The DJs that played were DJ Sose, DJ Humility & DJ Tommy. The Judges were DJ Jimmy Jatt, JAJ & Elajoe. 

Quick interesting things you should know about the Rhythm Freestyle Fury! 

Freestyle fury Season 1 is an unprecedented, seasonal event that changed the face of entertainment & hiphop in Nigeria / Africa.

It featured VECTOR doing an actual long freestyle & not written verses with different Djs supplying tons of instrumentals. The show was Live on the Rhythm network nationwide & watch on the Silverbird Television network. 

Millions of people listened online from everywhere in the world at- Rhythm937.Com/live and got fully participate by sending In words they want VECTOR Rap about via Twitter. Viper murdered it big time as there was no dulling moment at all. 

Four upcoming rappers also contested and Black Bonez emerged winner.

Fantastic prizes such as latest SWATCH wrist watches, Airtime, Plasma TV sets, Headphones & other amazing things were won just for participating...& there was lots of refreshments at the Silverbird Galleria courtesy SPRITE!...entry was absolutely Free

Vector complained of backache after standing for that long, but History was made!

Watch out for Freestyle Fury Season 2

Korede Bello Thrills Guests As MTN, Google, Infinix Launch Android 1 Software (see photos )

Mavins Record star Korede Bello thrilled guests as MTN Nigeria launches a partnership with Google, Infinix and Jumia to launch the new Android One software from Google.

 The Infinix Android One phone is the first phone with Android One software to be launched in Africa.Each phone is provided with 1GB data at N500 only as part of the launching of the software.

   There were many food to eat and drink at the event.Guests that graced the event include enthusiasts within the technology community, the media, developers and many others.Korede Bello entertained them with #Godwin and many other songs.

ANTICORRUPTION: President Buhari to set up special courts for looters

According to a report by Punch, the Federal Government might be establishing special courts to try people who have stolen from the country. Buhari may even have started plans to submit a bill on the special anti-corruption courts to the National Assembly. Sources in the know told the newspaper that the government is currently looking for fearless judges that would prosecute these corrupt individuals.

All the states of the federation will have these special courts so FG is looking for 36 incorruptible judges. A source told Punch that Buhari decided to set up the planned special courts because of the long delay by regular courts in deciding corruption-related cases.

Photos from NANS visit to Obasanjo yesterday

The student body visited former President Obasanjo yesterday in Abeokuta. The delegation was Led by Ogunkuade Oluwatosin, NANS Vice President and Oladimeji Ayodele, NANS JCC Chairman Ondo State.

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