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Billboard magazine endured a heavy backlash after "sexualizing"  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter-North West in a tasteless tweet that has since been deleted. A staff member tweeted a photo of Kim Kardashian holding her lollipop-licking 2-year-old daughter, captioned, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree..." Twitter users rallied for an apology for the tweet, which was deleted about two hours later, and they asked for the offending staff member's resignation. They later changed the caption on the photo to this:

We have been expecting in earnest, the actual and final release for Davido‘s sophomore album which has already been titled “The Baddest“ but the HKN lead act has given us reasons why we cannot have the hotly anticipated album until next year.In summary, what’s worth doing at all, is worth doing well and like we already know, Davido never does small things. So, hear the explanation from the horse’s mouth while you watch and let’s stay anticipating! DOWNLOAD VIDEO

Mariam Ekanem, a 20-year-old school drop out from Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, said yesterday in Calabar that poverty and lack of where to stay after she gave birth made her sell her two weeks old baby girl for N20,000. According to Vanguard, Maria, who was arrested by the police along five other accomplices, said her boyfriend who got her pregnant, asked her to abort the baby but said a doctor helped her with free antenatal care and food until she gave birth. This, she added, prompted her to agree to sell the baby when arrangements were made to sell. Paraded along with Maria were a 55-year-old medical doctor, Okokon Offiong Okoho, the proprietor of Evangel Clinic,of 2, Atu Street; a 70-year-old matron of Sadatoe Maternity located at Umoh Street and a nurse at the maternity who allegedly made the plans to sell the girl to an Abuja-based lady who is now on the run. However, plans to sell the two weeks old girl was leaked to the police by a Senior Secondary T

Following the outrage caused by the alleged rape of some males students of Hassan Ibrahim Gwarzo private boarding School, Kano, by unknown men who invaded their school, (read here ) the state govt has reportedly closed down the college.  Acting Governor of the state, Professor Hafiz Abubakar directed that the college be sealed immediately for proper investigation while a 14 member committee has been set up to investigate the rape allegations and turn in their report within two weeks. The police in Kano, who were initially accused of preventing investigation, have launched a full blown criminal inquest to unravel the mystery surrounding the sexual assault. One of the victim is now receiving treatment at Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital.

The Saudi government is planning to resume the flogging of a blogger who they said insulted Islam. The blogger, Raif Badawi nearly died when he was flogged the last time. Raif, who is in prison, was sentenced to 1,000 lashes & 10 years in prison for insulting Islam in a post he shared on social media. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Canada, told reporters yesterday that the Saudi authority was planning to resume the flogging soon at the prison where he is being held. She said Raif is in 'a poor condition', and was suffering from high blood pressure and was mentally very stressed.    In a letter to a magazine after his first 50 lashes, and since being jailed, Badawi (pictured above) said: 'All this cruel suffering happened to me only because I expressed my opinion.' Badawi, a father of three (pictured with his children) co-founded the Saudi Liberal Network. He was arrested in June 2012 under cybercrime provisions and a judge ordered the website shut afte

Lil Kim, Missy Elliot won't like this but whether they like it or not, Queen Bey has spoken. In a video posted two days ago by Beyonce, the singer sang a song for the rapper, praising her rap skills and describing how they meet in a cover of Prince's 1984 cut, 'Darling Nikki' "I met this girl named Nicki, I guess you could say she was the rap queen / I met her in the studio lobby but her booty looked bigger in the magazines / She said, 'B will you jump on this song of mine?' / How could I resist when I heard little Nicki rhyme" Beyonce sang before she broke into tiny giggles. Nikki shared the video and wrote; "Bey has spoken, "#RapQueen, #QueenBey, #BayBey. Still have the #Tidal. Kisses to all my queens.". Listen to the song after the cut...

Idon'tbelieveit! :-). A few people have sent me emails claiming they spotted a lion on a fence of a pasta factory in the Ikorodu area of Lagos...and they believe the lion 'escaped' from a nearby zoo. First, is there a zoo in Ikorodu? And second, doesn't that look like a dog?

The Mavins have released a new Don Jazzy produced single titled “JantaManta” with no warning. DOWNLOAD The Mavins – “JantaManta” ft. Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, D’Prince, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello & Di’Ja

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said it has withdrawn the “data floor price’’ for operators in the telecommunications industry. “Floor price’’ is a government or group-imposed price control or the limit a price can be charged for a product to check unhealthy rivalry among players. In a statement in Lagos, the commission said that the withdrawal was in a bid to ensure sustainability, growth and development of the data service market segment. “However, the commission will restore the floor price if any distortion is observed within the market segment,’’ it said. NAN reports that with the withdrawal of the price, telecommunications industry now has the permission of NCC to charge subscribers lower than the set lowest industry prices. The regulatory body had in May 2013 imposed a price floor on telecommunications operators in the country as a means of controlling anti-competitive behaviours by operators considered to have attained the dominant status in the ind

Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has dismissed media speculations that he betrayed former President Goodluck Jonathan by saying that the former president lacked the will to fight corruption. Clark who was a known associate of the former president denied the allegations claiming that his statements were sensationally presented. He insisted that he didn’t get anything from the former president and despite his willingness to fight corruption, he was sabotaged. In a 3,902-word letter, Clark said “My statements on President Jonathan and my quitting partisan politics were wickedly, sensationally presented. “It must be admitted that President Jonathan was very willing to fight corruption, but he believed that due process should and must be followed otherwise he could have initiated investigations into the scandals of Halliburton, Siemens and other serious alleged corruption charges levelled against some former Heads of State and other prominent Nigerians. ‘He was sabotaged’ “Jonathan

  The Supreme Court has ruled that the relocation of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Port Harcourt to Abuja is in order. In a ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court held that the relocation of the tribunal to Abuja did not vitiate the jurisdiction of the tribunal to hear and determine the petition challenging the election of Governor Nyesom Wike. The Justice Mohammed Ambrosa-led tribunal had on Saturday in its judgment on the petition by the All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the April 11, 2015 election, Dakuku Peterside, nullified Wike’s election and ordered a fresh poll to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In its judgment on an appeal challenging the tribunal’s jurisdiction on Tuesday, the Justice John Fabiyi-led seven-man panel of the Supreme Court in its unanimous judgment dismissed Wike’s appeal as lacking in merit.  According to the lead judgment read by Justice Amiru Sanusi on Tuesday, the Supreme Cour

A self-acclaimed member of Eiye confraternity yesterday gave a graphic description of how he murdered one of his rivals during a birthday party held in Mushin area of Lagos last week. Arrested alongside the 22-year-old suspect was his alleged accomplice. The deceased, a commercial motorcyclist, identified as Sura Abiola Lateef, was reportedly attacked along with his friend, when they stepped out to buy sachet water. While his friend, identified as Rilwan, was said to have managed to escape with a deep cut in the neck, same could not be said of Lateef, who was stabbed in different parts of his body and abandoned in the pool of his blood and he bled to death. Briefing newsmen on activities of cultists in the state, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said the command had launched a manhunt for cultists, disclosing that over 20 suspected cultists had been arrested between October 18 and 21, 2015. Among them were 22-year-old Morufu Liadi and Rilwan Balogun who co

NOT less than four persons were burnt beyond recognition yesterday when a fuel-laden tanker burst into flames on the River Niger Bridge after Itobe in Ajakuta Local Council of Kogi State. It was gathered that the tanker driver and the conductor had tampered with the fuel tanker at Itobe near Ajaokuta, where they might have sold out some of the fuel and, in the process, they could not properly cover the valve which started gushing fuel onto the bridge. About 14 members of the Kogi State Correspondent chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) who were returning from a party campaign rally in Olamaboro Local Council escaped the fireball by whiskers. The correspondents of Leadership and Vanguard newspapers, Mr. Sam Egwu and Bolu Obahopo, however, sustained various degrees of injury when they jumped out from the moving vehicle that conveyed them. The Guardian gathered that the driver of the 33,000 litres capacity tanker made frantic efforts to stem the outpouring of fuel from the

WARRI—THE Itsekiri ethnic nationality of Warri, Delta State, has dissociated itself from the calls for creation of a Biafra Republic out of Nigeria as being drummed by some Igbo interest groups in the South-East.  The Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILT, expressed the group’s concern over the Igbo agitation yesterday in a statement by its Chairman, Pa Johnson Ayomike and Secretary, Edward Ekpoko.  The body is disturbed that the proposed Biafra Republic as widely reported in the social media includes the whole of Delta State.  The statement stressed: “We recall with pains the day the defunct Biafran Army invaded Warri and Benin in the then Midwest Region on August 9, 1967.  Never again will the Itsekiri tolerate such invasion. The Itsekiri nation is committed to the unity of Nigeria and will do all it can to promote and protect it as one indivisible country.  As Major General Philip Effiong said on January 14 1970, the Republic of Biafra ceased to exist. We, the Itsekiri, wish it

Despite sustained efforts by the federal government to improve Nigeria’s business environment, indications showed that most of the efforts had not impacted positively on the nation’s business climate with its ranking at the 169th position among the 189 countries assessed on economic reforms implementation. The ‘Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency’ report published yesterday by the World Bank showed that Nigeria moved just a point higher than the 2015 position of 170th in the global rankings. The country also scored poorly in Distance to Frontier assessment index, scoring 44.69 per cent in 2016 as against the 43.56 per cent in 2015. During the period under review, the country was reported to have carried out two reforms more than it did last year. Of the 35 countries covered by the report in Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria came 25th, with Mauritius, Uganda, Kenya, Mauritania, Benin and Senegal ranking among the top best improvers. The World Bank Group’s an

There was a fire outbreak yesterday evening at Aiyeleto street. Four houses got totally razed by the inferno but thankfully, residents were able to evacuate so no serious injuries but properties worth millions of naira were destroyed. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. More photos after the cut...

David Beckham and son Brooklyn spent some quality time together as they visited trendy West Hollywood restaurant, Craig's. The father and son were seen on Monday night, driving off in his Range Rover after having dinner alone. More photos after the cut...

Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang yesterday October 27th, carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road at the fringes of Sambisa forest. The troops were able to kill 30 Boko Haram terrorists. See the photos after the cut... The unit also rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the terrorists in the enclaves.A statement by the Nigeria Army spokesperson, said the rescued persons which comprised of 8 male, 138 female and 192 children have since been evacuated to Mubi. During the raid, the troops were able to recover arms and ammunitions which include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun and 2 Dane Guns, 150 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO), 6 boxes of 7.62mm (NATO) and 3 cutlasses.In a related development, troops based on a tip off, ambushed and killed 4 suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a suicide bombing mission to Gubula, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa S

A suspected armed robber is now in police net in Benin, Edo State, after the lady he attempted to rob disarmed him. The victim, a female newscaster with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), was said to have given the suspect, identified as Stanley, the fight of his life when he tried to rob her. She succeeded in collecting the robber’s locally-made pistol from him. The suspect was handed over to policemen from Oba Police Station, Benin. During interrogation, Stanley mentioned names of his gang members. The police went after the gang and arrested five members. The leader of the gang is, however, still at large. The newscaster, who wished to remain anonymous, said she went to Benin from Lagos, for a wedding when the incident occurred. She said she was cleaning her car, around 5:30am, when the suspect appeared with his gun and ordered her to give him money. She added: “I was cleaning the car when I heard someone ordering me not to make a noise. He had been hiding behind my car all t

Black Diamond Entertainment boss Wande Coal was a guest recently on MTVBase Real talk, when he was asked how he kept his 6-year old son a secret from his fans. According to Wande, he never knew he had a son till the young boy was 2. ‘Well, I didn’t know I had a kid till he was 2 years old. When they brought him to me, he already looked like me. So when I found out, I knew I had to do something about it and then I took him to my mum and she’s been taking care of him’.

L agos— Twenty-nine years after the murder of renowned journalist, Dele Giwa, a retired police chief, Chris Omeben, who conducted the investigation, said the unresolved assassination was the most frustrating case he handled in his career. Giwa, Founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch  magazine, was killed through a parcel bomb at his Ikeja, Lagos residence on October 19, 1986. Omeben, a former Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, who turns 80 on October 27, said, yesterday, that the high profile investigation was marred by interferences from “high places.” The DIG explained that even when he had narrowed in on the principal suspect, who could have thrown more light on the riddle, the suspect was allowed to escape from Nigeria. Omeben, now an Archbishop at Jesus Families Ministries, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, said Giwa was also careless in maintaining a relationship with his estranged wife. He said: “They said somebody brought a parcel and his son, Billy, received the parcel and took it

A BUJA— President Muhammadu Buhari has empowered an eight-man panel, mostly made up of officials of All Progressives Congress, APC, on positions in Federal Government boards, parastatals and agencies. Buhari The committee is headed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir Lawal, who was until recently the National Vice-Chairman, North-East of APC. It also has national Vice-Chairmen of APC from the North-West, North-Central, South-West and South-East as members. Lawal is to act as Chairman of the committee, which according to a statement by by Assistant Director, Press, office of the SGF, Mr. Oise Johnson, was inaugurated yesterday. Other are Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, North-East Zone, member; Alhaji Zakari Ede, North-Central, member; Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, North-West, member; Chief Hillard Etagbo Eta, South-South, member; Chief Pius Akinyelure, South-West, member; Chief Emmanuel Eneukwe, South-East, member, and Mr. Gideon Sammani, a Senior Special Assistant

reportedly kidnapped a community leader, identified as Chief Geoffrey Agorodi, at Ogbia Town, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The abduction, it was gathered, occurred at about 8.30pm last Friday some distance from Ogbia Town jetty. The four gunmen,  allegedly bundled Agorodi into a waiting speedboat and sped off after shooting sporadically to scare people away. Chairman of Ogbia clan, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, Mr. Osaanya B. Osaanya, condemned the incident, describing it as one abduction too many in the council. He said: “Kidnapping has become a worrisome development at Ogbia. Kidnappers have laid siege to our council and at the last count, over five persons were abducted in the past one month. “This is unacceptable. Most of the victims were elderly men and women, including traditional rulers.” He urged youths to desist from crime and engage themselves in legitimate means of livelihoods. He also called on the state government and security agencies, especi

This person was robbed in traffic at the famous Obalende round-about at around 11:00 pm on his way from the airport coming back from New York. One of them spotted his luggage at the back seat and decided to make an attempt for it. They broke the window but the driver managed to speed off before they could grab the bag. More photos after the cut...