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Photos: 64yr -old Ghanaian woman sentenced to 27 months in prison for attemping to smuggle heroin into the U.S hidden in dry fish A 64-year-old Ghanaian woman was convicted for attempting to smuggle drugs into the US and sentenced to twenty seven months in prison by a New York City court. According to the New York Daily News, Rose Amanor was arrested at Kennedy Airport after disembarking on a flight from Amsterdam last year. The search revealed she was travelling with three kilograms of heroin stuffed inside a haul of dry fish. She claimed her son duped her into carrying the bag into the city. Read more »

Jonathan wins African leadership Person of the Year award Former President Goodluck Jonathan has won the African Leadership Magazine Person of the Year, 2015. Jonathan defeated APC National chairman, Bola Tinubu, founder of ECONET wireless Strive Masiyiwa, former UBA Chairman Tony Elumulelu, President, African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina and Koffi Anan, former UN secretary general to win the award. Read more »

Senate probes NDDC since 2000, uncovers fake N15bn contracts The Senate Committee on Niger Delta says it will conduct a full investigation into the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since 2000 till date. Read more

I can get the Super Eagles flying again to the next W/Cup - former coach Bonfrere Jo cries out for job Bonfrere Jo, known for leading Nigeria to the Atlanta'96 Olympics gold medal as well as the 2000 African Nations Cup final has stated he knows how to revive the fortunes of the Super Eagles if he's handed the coaching role on a permanent basis. Sunday Oliseh shockingly resigned from his position as head coach two weeks ago and Samson Siasia alongside a team of ex-internationals has been put in temporary charge of the Super Eagles. Read more »

Man kills and buries his father in shallow grave in Anambra state The man pictured left allegedly killed and buried his own father in Umuajana Village Umudioka, Dunukofia LGA of Anambra state. The old man had gone missing for some days and his family had started looking for him. The shallow grave where the son buried him was discovered on Sunday March 6th, around 2pm after someone raised suspicion. The son was handed over to the police for further investigation.  See more photos »

Court remands Badeh in prison as EFCC accuse him of spending N878m on a shopping mall The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, to be remanded in prison until his bail application is heard. The EFCC arraigned Badeh before Justice Okon Abang this morning. Badeh is standing trial on a 10-count charge ‎of‎ criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.9 billion. In the charge sheet read in court today, Badeh is accused of spending N878 million being funds of the air force to build a shopping mall in Abuja. He is alleged to have also used funds of the Nigerian air force to purchase choice properties in Abuja. Part of the charge sheet reads... Read more »

Photos: Wuraola House in Ikeja is presently on fire The popular Wuraola house, an office complex, situated on Allen Avenue Ikeja is presently on Fire. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. Men of the Lagos state fire service are being expected... Read more »

Brazil's former richest man throws £130k worth of gold coins into the sea in a bid to appease the 'Queen of the sea' and regain lost glory Eike Batista was once Brazil's richest man with a net worth of about £25billion and placed 7th on Forbes' list of billionaires, but misfortune hit in 2013. His oil and commodities companies collapsed. In a bid to rebuild his billion-dollar empire, he has resorted to what some may see as superstition. Read more »

See Basketmouth's mother's day message to his wife and mother Yesterday, Basketmouth celebrated his wife Elsie (left) and his mum (right) on Mother's Day. Read more »

Woman loses cancer battle just ten days after marrying partner of 10 years New Day columnist, 32 year old Mo Akhtar has died from cancer only 10 days after getting married to her partner of 10 years, Farbaz, 40, in St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney, England. Mo was diagnosed with lung cancer last July after a persistent cough. Her then partner saw an advert encouraging people not to ignore such symptoms and urged her to go to the hosipital. She went and was diagnosed with lung cancer which had already spread to her brain. Read more »

Rihanna looking adorable in all-white ensemble at the L.A Lakers game Rihanna was seen at the Staples Center to watch the game between  LA Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in an all white ensemble. She was seen enjoying herself with a gal pal during the game.  More photos  »

Photos of the suspected kidnappers of the three female students in Lagos These are the suspected kidnappers of the three female students of Babington Macaulay ‎Junior Seminary School in Lagos. The girls were rescued at Igbo-Okuta in Ikorodu yesterday...  More photos  »

Photos: Man caught trying to rape eight-year-old girl is stripped naked and paraded around town The man in the photos above was allegedly caught trying to rape an eight-year-old girl and was stripped naked in an attempt to publicly shame him. In the video uploaded on social media the caption read: "The neighbours of the community have done justice when we apprehended a criminal who was about to rape a little girls of just 8 years, and we handed him over to police who we hope will get justice for the innocent girl." Read more »

Radicalised French girls cause police manhunt in Paris There is a manhunt for two radicalised French teenage girls suspected of leaving for Syria by the French Police. Over the police had tweeted a photo of the girls, Louisa and Israe, who they said were “likely using false identities and will attempt by any means possible to leave the country”. Read more »

James Ocholi's son's last instagram post Minister of state for Labor and Employment, James Ocholi, his wife Blessing Fatima Ocholi, and their son died today in a fatal accident along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. This is the son's last IG post. RIP to the dead

Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at age 94 Nancy Reagan, wife of former President Ronald Reagan, and former actress who was fiercely protective of her husband through a Hollywood career, eight years in the White House, an assassination attempt and his Alzheimer's disease, died today at age 94. She died of congestive heart failure in her Los Angeles home, her representative Joanne Drake said in a statement. Read more »

Photo: Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death over $2.8 billion fraud Following a long trial in which he was accused of fraudulently pocketing $2.8 billion, Iran's billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death, a judicial official said today March 6. The 41-year-old who is worth $13.5 billion and holds a Danish citizenship was convicted of fraud and economic crimes.  Read more »

Minister of state for Labor and Employment, James Ocholi and his son die in fatal accident Minister of state for Labor and Employment, James Ocholi, died in a fatal motor accident along the Kaduna-Abuja express road this afternoon. He died along with his son while his wife who was in his car is currently lying in a critical condition in a hospital. Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, confirmed Ocholi's death on twitter. Read more »

Photos from the fatal accident that claimed the lives of the Minister of state for Labor, James Ocholi and his son These photos show the wreckage of the car accident that claimed the lives of the Minister of Labor and Employment, James Ocholi and his son. His wife is currently in coma. The accident happened along the Kaduna-Abuja road this afternoon.  More photos  »

Photos: Kaduna State House of Assembly Committee vehicle involved in a fatal accident Unspecified number of people died while others were injured when a vehicle belonging to the Kaduna State House of Assembly crashed. The accident occurred on Saturday, March 5 at about  5pm . The vehicle was heading to Abuja from Kaduna. Read more »