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You know your partner really loves you when she lets you do this on her wedding day! A Malaysian Die-hard Arsenal fan last weekend hosted an extravagant Arsenal themed wedding where the dance floor was hilariously replaced by a mini football pitch whilst the couple used the Arsenal emblem on their menu. All the guests at the wedding wore Arsenal jerseys.                                                                         Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Lucca has become the 67th animal to be honoured with the Dickin Medal, the Victoria Cross for animals, after the U.S Marine Corps decided to honour the 12-year-old German Shepherd who served the US Marine Corps for six years and lost her leg during a bomb sniffing operation in Afghanistan.                                                                                                          Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

A man who allegedly set his wife on fire which resulted in her death told a Malaysia High Court yesterday, April 7 that his wife had refused to give him money to settle a gambling debt. Chiam Nguang Huat, 42, said he had made a telephone call to ask for RM10,000 from his wife, Lai Siew Fong, 36, for a gambling debt.                                                                    Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Indonesia on Thursday, April 7 said it will resume executions of drug traffickers this year, after a brief hiatus since last year's controversial executions of mostly foreign convicts, including Nigerians. Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo told reporters "more than one" person would be executed for drug offences this year and foreigners were also on the list.                                                                         Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Mariah, who has one of the most powerful voices in the music industry, just insured her vocal cords and hamstrings for $35 million dollars each. The 46 year old mother of two, who is on tour, insured her most valuable assets because if anything happens to them it could result in a huge loss of profits                                                                                 Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the club will not stop its rising talent, Alex Iwobi, from representing Nigeria at the upcoming Olympic Games this summer. Iwobi has been in very good form for Arsenal, a club he has been with since the age of 7. Wenger unhappy that Iwobi didn't choose to play for England, where he would have played less and traveled less has reiterated that the club won't stop the Nigerian attacker from participating in the upcoming Olympics games in Rio, Brazil.                                                                                                                                           Read ...

That is what Radar Online is claiming. They claim Beyonce wants Jay Z to stay away from her upcoming Formation World tour because he stifles her creative energy... Really, Radar? Lol. From  Radar Online "She needs a break from him,” an insider told Radar. “He never lets her out of his sight and it’s really bugging her out.” According to the insider, Beyonce, 34, feels her 46-year-old hubby is beginning to really pen her in.                                                                                                            Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

A High court sitting in Jos this morning nullified the election of Amaju Pinnick as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, restoring all reliefs granted his election rival Chris Giwa in the process. An NFF media rep revealed to LIB that they have immediately filed an appeal to the ruling. "It's true Pinnick's election has been nullified. That's the decision of the Jos High Court."                                                                                                                                    Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

An alleged armed robber was lynched at Änike Apena Street in Ikeja this morning. He and another accomplice allegedly tried to rob people of their valuables when he was caught. The second robber escaped. In Lagos, mobs still take the laws into their hands to mete out jungle justice to suspected criminals.                                                                                                                                            More Photos» Follow @cool_jist  

The funeral ceremony of former Bayelsa state governor, Diepreye Alamiyeseigha, is holding in Bayelsa at the moment.                                                                            More photos  » Follow @cool_jist  

A video shared by the City of Morro Bay on Facebook today shows Michael Banks being rescued from a ledge on the 600-foot volcanic plug overlooking Morror Bay. "A video of today's Morrow Rock Rescue. The gentleman will be billed for the chopper ride and other related costs. We are glad all involved are OK, and appreciate the hard work of our first responders. Climbing Morro Rock is illegal and dangerous.                                                                                                   Read more »   Follow @cool_jist