Another Attack! Scores feared dead as Boko Haram attacks Shani in Borno state

Many people are feared dead after Boko Haram members attacked Shani local government in Borno state around 9pm yesterday night Nov 29th. A residents of the village said the sect members arrived their community on 10 motorcycles and immediately started shooting at people

"They came in about 10 motorcycles from Gwaskara axis well armed with Ak47 rifles Improvised Explosive Devices and petrol bombs wrecking havoc without confrontation as there were no military operatives or police to assist the armless civilians who were running helter-skelter for their dear lives. As I speak to you now, I left my people running towards Pakaina village for safety. It is only God that will know what is happening with the sporadic gunshots that engulfed the entire council area,” Mallam Babayo Ardo, a resident of the town told our National Mirror on phone.

This will be the third time the sect mebers are attacking Shani community

John Legend Covers Confidential Magazine + Interview Inside (Photos)

John Legend is serving up some major hotness in his feature for Los Angeles Confidential magazine’s December 2014 issue. The 35-year-old singer talks to the magazine about his model wife Chrissy Teigen, his hit song ‘All of Me’, his childhood and more. Read excerpts from his interview below...

On whether he loved his wife, Chrissy Teigen since the moment they first met:

“Not right away. I’m more cautious than that. I wasn’t like, ‘This is the woman I’m going to marry’ from day one. For me I’m the kind of person who needs to grow into that feeling. It was probably a couple of years in when I could already see us being together forever.”

Ebola Death Toll Nears 7,000 - WHO

The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. The toll of 6,928 dead showed a leap of just over 1,200 since the WHO released its previous report on Wednesday, Reuters says.

The United Nations’ health agency did not provide any explanation for the abrupt increase, but the figures, published on its website, appeared to include previously unreported deaths. A WHO spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.

Just over 16,000 people have been diagnosed with Ebola since the outbreak was confirmed in the forests of remote southeastern Guinea in March, according to the WHO data that covered the three hardest-hit countries.

Former Lagos State Governor Rafiu Jafojo Decamp To APC

The battle for political leadership come 2015 will be tough, no doubt. On Saturday, a former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Rafiu Jafojo, and other top chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to NAN, others who defected included former Lagos State Chairman, Elders Council of PDP, Dr. Oluyomi Finnih, and former state secretary of the party, Tunde Daramola.

Welcoming the new members, the state chairman of APC, Chief Henry Ajomale,said they had made a good decision. He promised that the party would be fair to them. Dr. Finnih, who spoke on behalf of the new members, said the defectors had come for the unity of the party and not to divide it.

“We took the bold decision because we see the party as a prosperous party. We defected based on the lack of internal democracy in the PDP and our aim is winning the presidential election by APC,” he said.

Funny! G-Wagon Now Been Used For Public Transportation In Lagos (Photo)

A G-Wagon has been spotted in Lagos been used for public transportation. It transports passengers from Lagos to Ibadan and also plies Ile-Ife and Akure.

Check Out The Full List Of Winners At The "Channel O" Music Video Awards 2014

The Channel O 2014 music awards has come and gone and three of our Nigerian artistes, Tiwa Savage, Kcee and Olamide did us proud. Tiwa Savage won the award for Most Gifted Female with the song, Eminado, Kcee won Most Gifted Duo for the song Pull Over while Olamide won under the Most Gifted West category for Turn Up. Check out the full list after the cut...

Most Gifted Male
Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza

Most Gifted Female
Tiwa Savage ft Don Jazzy – Eminado

Jude Engees Okoye And Wife Welcomes A Bouncing Baby Girl

Jude 'Engees' Okoye, the older brother and manager of P-Square has welcomed a baby girl with his wife, Ify. Ify gave birth at 7.29pm at Northside Hospital Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday Saturday Nov. 29th. Mother and daughter are doing great. The little angel has been named Princess Emma Adanna Okoye. Big big congrats to them.

Very Interesting! The Bad Things Ladies and Guys Do to Themselves in Lagos

Very interesting one! Lekki husbands (I)! Etcetera is back with a very interesting and revealing piece. Enjoy:

'Hey Alfred’
‘Yes! Who be this?’
‘Ahan, you no get my number again? Na Frank dey talk.’
‘Hey Franko my guy.’
‘Alfred nawa oo, I don call you taya. Wetin happen wey you no gree pick my calls?’
‘Frank abeg no vex, I been dey inside one shop for “The Palms.”
‘Shuoo, person wey dey inside shop no dey pick calls again? Abi you dey with babe? Talk true.’
‘Frank abeg free me. No be babe mata dey do me now.’
‘Wetin happen Alfred? Why are you sounding like this today?’
‘Frank mehn, my wife don start her madness again. As I dey talk to you so, I wan leave her. I don taya I swear.’

75-Year Old Explains How He Survived Kano Central Mosque Blast (Photo)

A 75-year-old sur­vivor of the No­vember 28 mul­tiple bomb explosions in Kano, Alhaji Mo­hammed Isa Tiga, yes­terday gave a blood­chilling account of the attack that rocked the city’s Central Mosque, saying he survived by Allah’s grace.

Speaking to Sunday Sun at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Abdullahi Wase Specialist (Nassarawa) Hospital, the frail-looking man recount­ed that those responsible for the blasts came in a Toyota Sienna space wag­on just as the Jumat prayers were about to start. He recalled seeing three of them, adding that while two sat at the back of the vehicle, only one was seat­ed at the front.

According to him, as soon as they arrived, they stepped out of the car like normal worshippers and looked every bit like wor­shippers until they began to op­erate.

Fayose Slams Obasanjo for rubbishing President Jonathan's efforts

Governor Fayose of Ekiti has slammed ex-president Obasanjo over comments made about Jonathan's administration.

Speaking to the president at the Yoruba Unity Summit held inside the Oduduwa Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State,  Fayose said Obasanjo's major grouse is the president refused to level Borno and Yobe States over Boko Haram Insurgency.

"Even if you (Jonathan) give your blood, strength and life to former President Obasanjo, he would not support you. We know him more than you know him. He never wanted an independent-minded person,”
He’s fighting you because you refused to level Borno and Yobe states like he (Obasanjo)  did with Odi community.”
“He won’t like that. And, Your Excellency, the more you try to curry (his favour) Obasanjo, the more he will continue to despise you.If you continue to curry him, we are not going to curry him.

Sad! 11 Passengers drown as bus plunges into river in Akwa Ibom State

11 passengers, including a mother and her two female children,died in Abak local government area of Akwa Ibom State when a bus conveying passengers from Port Harcourt to Uyo, plunged in river near the Nigerian Army Barracks, Ibagwa.

All, except two of the occupants drowned.It was gathered that the Toyota Hiace bus belonging to To & Fro Transport Company was hit by a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) making it to plunged into the river.

Witnesses told The Nation that the SUV was on top speed and its driver was apparently trying to avoid a bad spot leading to its collision with the bus. On realizing the calamity he caused, the driver abandoned his vehicle and took to his heels while the helpless onlookers could do nothing about the bus which had sunk immediately it fell off the bridge.

New Baby Coming! Dr SID and wife Simi Esiri are expecting a BABY! (See Baby Bump)

After their spectacular Lagos wedding in August 2014, the couple now have more happy news as they are expecting their first child.

Dr Sid and his wife, Simi Esiri are expecting their first child. They were really happy at the 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards in South Africa just a few hours ago.

Happy Dr Sid later took to instagram to share his joy with fans as he captioned a photo of Simi cradling her baby bump with the following words “The 2 most important people in my life #LoveMine #LastBusStop“ Big Congrats Simi and Sid! More photos below...

Wow! Beautiful Mercy Johnson Shares Post Baby Bod (Photos)

Still got her sharp figure! beautiful! See more after the cut...

Kano Blast: Muslims Will Not Be intimidated - Emir

The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has condemned Friday’s bomb attack at the Kano Central Mosque in which about 120 persons were killed. Speaking during a visit to the scene of the incident on Saturday, Sanusi said Muslims in the country will not be intimidated into abandoning their region due to the attacks.

According to the Emir, from all indications, the attack was planned about two months. He directed that the Mosque be washed and cleaned for prayers to continue to hold.

Ex-Gov. Peter Obi spotted shoping at a local market

Former Anambra state governor Peter Obi spotted shopping at a local market...and we had to see the pics...:-). See more photos below...