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Photos: UFC fighter Ronda Rousey poses naked in body paint for Sports Illustrated New photos have emerged showing UFC star Ronda Rousey posing naked in body paint made to look like swimwear during a shoot for Sports Illustrated magazine 2016 swimwear issue. The pictures, taken on Petite Martinique island off the coast of Grenada, shows the fighter sitting on a rock, her breasts and behind bare on display with just the body paint covering her modesty. See more photos after the jump. Read more »

Photos: Nigerian makes history in the US as the first appointed African judge in New Jersey A Nigerian, Jude O Nkama made history on January 6th as he became the first African to be appointed as a judge in the 349 year history of the city and State of New Jersey, USA. Hon. Ras Baraka, Mayor of the City of Newark, NJ also appointed Hon. Ugochukwu Nwaokoro as Deputy Mayor; and Evans Anyanwu, Esq. as Chief Prosecutor of the city.  See more photos»

Daredevil falls 100ft to his death after hot air balloon stunt goes wrong A French slackliner, jumper and wingsuiter named Tancrede Melet, accidentally fell more than 100ft to his death while getting ready to perform with a hot air balloon on Tuesday January 5th. According to his colleagues, the tragic event which happened in Drome, France occurred while he was tightrope walking between two hot air balloons. He fell while being suspended at the basket at arm's length.

Look at the 27 year old rapper Halle Berry is reportedly now dating #Idon'tbelieveit but according to OK! Magazine, the 49 year old actress is now casually seeing 27 year old Connecticut rapper, Chris Webby. “Halle’s having a lot of fun with Chris,” a source told OK! magazine. “She has a weakness for bad boys who are a little rough around the edges. He brings out her youthful side.”  See More>>

Somalia govt cuts diplomatic ties with Iran, orders Iranian diplomats to leave the country within 72 hours Somalia yesterday, January 7, announced that it has severed ties with Iran,local media reports. The East African nation joins a growing number of countries, led by Saudi Arabia, to cut off diplomatic relations with Tehran amid escalating tensions. Read more »

3032 soldiers reject deployment to fight Boko Haram The soldiers who were pardoned last year for various offences during the fight against Boko Haram, have all been posted to the North East to fight Boko Haram. All 3,032 of the soldiers rejected the posting adding that they were never really pardoned and re-integrated into the Army, rather, re-sentenced to fight with Boko Haram and endanger their lives. Read more »

Man runs naked through St Peter's Basilica as horrified Vatican visitors look on A video captured the moment a man ran through St Peter's Basilica naked in front of horrified churchgoers. Wearing nothing but a backpack, the naked man ran through the congregation shouting and waving his arms as members of security attempt to grab hold of his backpack. Read more »

Oshodi Demolition: Lagos State Govt denies destruction of goods, says New Ultra-Modern Market given for N5,000 monthly The Lagos State Government on Thursday, January 7, defended the relocation of traders plying their trade in Owonifari Market within the notorious loop of Oshodi to the newly built ultra-modern Isopakodowo Market in Bolade-Oshodi, saying the action was taken in the overall interest of public good, safety and security. Read more »

Is that a third moon? In this image, captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, Saturn’s moon Enceladus appears above the rings and the moon Rhea is below. Where is a third moon? Find the comparatively tiny speck of Atlas above and to the left of Rhea – about two Rhea-diameters away – just above the thin line of Saturn’s F ring. This view – taken on September 24, 2015 – looks toward the unilluminated side of the rings from about 0.34 degrees below the ring plane, at a distance of approximately 1.8 million miles (2.8 million kilometers) from the moon Rhea.