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Herbalist remanded in prison for defrauding pregnant woman of N100,000              An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 48-year old native doctor, Kayode Korede-Kuye, in Kirikiri Prisons for obtaining N100,000 on the pretext of preparing concoction for a pregnant woman. The Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Akanni, remanded the accused in prison after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of obtaining the money by false pretence and stealing. Read More>>

Photo: 11-year-girl suffers from rare skin condition allegedly caused by soft drink Ho Thi Kieu Anh,11, from the central province of Quang Binh, Vietnam was diagnosed with a rare skin condition soon after consuming a bottle of soft drink, Tuoi Tre newspaper reports. Anh was admitted to the hospital on November with the top layer of her skin peeling off. Her family said two hours after she took the soft drink, her skin became swollen as if she was being burnt. Read More>>

'Devout' US citizen and his Saudi wife left their baby at home to storm office holiday party with automatic weapons and slaughter 14 of his colleagues before dying in bloody police shoot-out                                Syed Rizwan Farook (pictured inset), who is U.S.-born, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in a gun battle with police after the mass shooting at a government holiday party held at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. Read More>>

Selena Gomez goes braless, puts nipples on display in new shoot The actress and singer went braless in a new photoshoot for British InStyle magazine on sale this December. More Photos>>

Photos: 6 Dangote trucks burnt during Pro-Biafran protest in Onitsha yesterday Between 4 to 6 trucks belonging to Dangote group were burnt during the Biafra protest that took place in Onitsha, Anambra state yesterday December 2nd. The Central Mosque in Onitsha was also torched.  More Photos>>

FG slashes MTN fine over SIM cards disconnections              The Nigerian Communications Commission has sharply reduced a hefty penalty slapped on South African telecoms giant MTN over unregistered SIM cards, the company said on Thursday. The Commission is now looking for a fine of $3.4 billion (3.2 billion euros), down from an earlier $5.2 billion, after negotiations with the regulator, it said.   Read More>>

57 year old man dies onboard an Arik Air flight According to multiple reports, a 57 year old man identified as Albert Nnadi died on-board an Arik Air Flight that was heading to Lagos from Owerri yesterday December 2nd. The man was on his way to Lagos for medical attention when he was found dead as the passengers were disembarking from the plane after landing in Lagos. Arik Air confirmed the incident happened and said the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Mortuary.

Photo of the young lady killed yesterday during the Biafra protest in Onitsha Nkiruka Anthonia Ikeayionwu, 21, was killed yesterday during the Biafra protest in Onitsha.  More Photos>>

DAAR communication releases statement on Dokpesi's arrest DAAR Communication owners of AIT and Raypower have released a statement over the arrest of their Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi. Find the statement below On Monday Nov 30, 2015 whilst attending the 70th birthday celebration of former Minister and PDP stalwart, Professor Jerry Gana, the Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc. received a telephone call from the Ag. Chairman of EFCC Ibrahim Magu inviting him to the visit the EFCC Headquarters to provide some clarifications and documentation regarding some transactions involving the Office of the erstwhile NSA during the 2015 Presidential election campaigns. Read More>>

Why UK is prosecuting war against Cybercrime in Nigeria                  The British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, says one of UK’s key objective for Nigeria this year is to support the ongoing campaign against Cybercrime to reduce the number of UK citizens and businesses falling victim to fraud and cyber crime originating in Nigeria.    Read More>>

Buhari leaves for S-Africa today to discuss railway, power projects with China’s President                   President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for South Africa today to participate in the Forum on China/Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg where he will ask China’s President Xi Jinping to fund rail and power projects urgently needed to diversify an economy hit hard by a plunge in oil prices. Read More>>

Syria bombing: Britain begins airstrikes on ISIS targets just hours after MPs vote    RAF Tornado jets dropped bombs over eastern Syria in the first sorties against Daesh, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.Just hours after MPs voted overwhelmingly to bomb ISIS targets in Syria, British warplane have begun the assault.  Read More>>  

Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder after manslaughter conviction overturned by Court of Appeal                     South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal overruled the athlete's original conviction of 'culpable homicide' and he now faces being sent back to jail. Oscar Pistorius has been convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The disgraced Olympic and Paralympic gold medallist was handed a five-year jail sentence for the "culpable homicide" of Miss Steenkamp last year. Read More>>    

9 killed as pro-Biafra protests turn bloody              THE three-week-long pro-Biafra protests turned bloody, yesterday, as the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) killed nine of the protesters and injured 18 in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. Read More>>

Fuel scarcity will be over in a few days – Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that the current fuel scarcity in the country will be over in a few days, following the approval of the subsidy payment by the National Assembly. Read More>>

Fiery Egyptians delay Nigeria’s qualification                    SLOPPY defending came back to hurt Nigeria at the CAF Under-23 African Cup of Nations Wednesday when they surrendered a 2-0 lead and barley survived an Egyptian onslaught in their second group B at the Caroline Faye Stadium M’bour Senegal. Read More>>  

Gary Neville gets thumbs up from old Manchester United mentor Alex Ferguson as he's named Valencia boss                  Reds hero, England coach and TV pundit "has all the qualities required to be a success. Some people are leaders, some aren’t. Gary has that ability to lead"  Gary Neville has the seal of approval from football’s greatest manager to be a success as the new head coach of Valencia . Read More>>

University women's rugby team strip off for NAKED calendar - and it sells out pretty quickly                 They were sold to support Coppafeel – a charity which teaches women how to check their breasts regularly to detect cancer in the early stages  A naked calendar launched by a university’s women’s rugby league team has sold out. The students kitted off for the third year in a row to raise money for a good cause.   Read More>>

ISIS release sickening new video showing jihadists preparing for suicide mission as MPs vote on bombing Syria  The video has been released by ISIS’s media wing al-Furat and is dubbed The Knights of the Shahadda 2                        ISIS have released a sickening new video as MPs vote on whether UK forces should bomb Syria. The video has been released by ISIS’s media wing al-Furat and is dubbed The Knights of the Shahadda 2. The video mainly focuses on an interview by a German foreign fighter. Read More>>

Photos: 11 year old potential child suicide bomber arrested in Borno Press statement from the Nigerian Military below... Vigilant troops of 7 Division Garrison providing security at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, Dalori in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State yesterday Tuesday afternoon apprehended an 11-year-old boy, Master Usman Modu Tella, a potential suicide bomber. He is suspect number 82 on the poster containing the photographs of 100 wanted suspected Boko Haram terrorists released by the Nigerian Army.  Read More>>

2 suspects including a female killed in San Bernadino shooting that left 14 dead and 17 injured Two suspects are dead after a police shootout on Richardson street in San Bernardino last night as police closed in on the masked gunmen suspected of killing 14 and injuring another 17 at a regional center yesterday. One of the suspects has been identified as Syed Farook. Read More>>

Mariah Carey rushed to hospital for severe flu Mariah Carey was taken to a hospital in New York on Wednesday, due to a severe flu. The singer is reportedly currently hooked up to IVs that are filling her up with fluids and vitamins to fight off the symptoms. She’s slated to perform a special concert on Saturday in New Jersey, but that remains up in the air right now. Read More>>