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Photos: 7yr old boy in India made to marry a dog and for the most preposterous reasons For 7-year-old Mukesh Kerayi, the horoscopes held doom and gloom. It suggested his first wife will die young, and as if maternal burdens weren't enough for his young shoulders to bear, he grew a tooth in the upper part of his mouth, a most ominous omen in his hometown of Jharkhand, India. Read more »

Buhari threatens to deal with Niger Delta militants over renewed vandalization of oil pipeline Following the renewed incidents of pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta, President Buhari has threatened to deal decisively with those behind the act. According to a statement by the senior Special Assistant to Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, Buhari made the threat while speaking with Nigerians residing in Dubai earlier today. Read more »

World's oldest man dies two months before his 113th birthday Yasutaro Koide, born on March 13, died today at the age of 112. The Japanese who said his secret to a long life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it. Koide worked as a tailor when he was younger and was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man in August 2015. Read more »

See Leaked Anthony Martial 'transfer documents' shows true cost of Man United deal - including Ballon d'Or clause Documents have been leaked which claim to explain the full details of Anthony Martial's transfer to Manchester United. The file, which first appeared on  Football Leaks,  purports to reveal the true extent of spending from United on the former Monaco youngster. It reveals that United will pay their €50million for Martial across two separate installments. The second of those payments will be made at the end of this season, regardless of performance levels shown by the Frenchman. But as reported when Martial signed, the transfer could progressively become more and more expensive or United Big money: Martial will cost United up to €80million Martial is contracted with United until 2019 and if, in that time, he scores 25 goals in competitive matches, the Red Devils will have to shell out a further €10million. The same €10m...

Photos: Man 'makes wife walk naked through streets' after  A woman is allegedly made to walk naked through the streets of New York after claims her husband caught her messaging other men. The woman is covered in a towel before the man eventually pulls it away, exposing her body to everyone on the street. Read More>>

Sir Elton John admits that he doesn't even own a mobile phone Music legend  Sir Elton John  has admitted to being such a “luddite” he does not even own a mobile phone. And the technophobe, 68, said he relies on hubby David Furnish to run his Instagram page while his office looks after his Twitter account. Read More>>

What Is Your Church Concerned about? Your Money or Your Welfare? These words from Pastor John Hagee sums it all... Church should be a place where if you don't have job and no cash to start a business, you should be able to get money to start a business from the Tithes and Offerings. Rather than spend Billions to buy Private Jets, a church should give N1million each to 1,000 people, after training them, to start businesses. Any church who do this would be impacting lives of millions as those 1,000 people have families. Be guided!

Enyimba FC team bus attacked by Armed robbers while travelling Enyimba Football club of Aba players were attacked on Monday Jan. 18th while they were on transit to Kaduna to participate in this year’s Super 4 tournament. The team bus was attacked by armed robbers in Kogi state and valuable items such as wristwatches, phones, laptops and cash were taken by the robbers. Enyimba representatives confirmed the incident on their official twitter handle: “We can confirm that our team bus was attacked by armed robbers this afternoon in Okene, Kogi State on our way to Kaduna for the #SuperFour. Thankfully, there were no injuries during this unfortunate incident. Players and officials were however stripped of all valuables”.

Photos: Two ISIS suicide bombers disguised as females killed by Libyan fighters Two Islamic State terrorists were killed on Monday, January 18 by fighters of Derna Shura Council, Libya after they attempted to infiltrate into the city from Al-Fatayah mountains, where the remnants of IS militants are hiding. The two militants were wearing women's full-face veils and explosive belts. The Shura Council said the 2 were planning to carry out a suicide attack inside Derna. See more Photos »

Olisa Metuh granted N400million bail A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted embattled National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh, a N400million bail. Olisa is being tried for receiving N400 million from the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud. The judge also ordered Metuh to submit his international passport and that as part of his bail conditions, he must provide two sureties with N200 million each. The sureties must have properties in Maitama district of Abuja.

Lewis Hamilton shows off his exclusive $1.1million Ferrari Three-time Formula 1 champion, Lewis Hamilton was spotted arriving at The District restaurant in Beverly hills in a Ferrari LaFerrari which costs £1.1million. Only 499 were produced. Passers-by were treated to the sight of a motor racing superstar and an exclusive supercar all in one place.  See More photos »

Senate receives letter for the corrected version of 2016 budget from the presidency The Senate has received a letter from President Buhari, stating that some adjustments were made to the 2016 budget presented to it on December 22nd. The letter which was read before the house by Senate President Bukola Saraki this morning reads in part ‪ “It will be recalled that on Tuesday, 22 December, 2015, I presented my 2016 budget proposals to the joint sitting of the national assembly. I submitted a draft bill accompanied by a schedule of details.  Read more »

Photos: Buhari meets with Nigerians in Abu Dhabi President Buhari met with Nigerians in Abu Dhabi today, Fashola was also in attendance.  See more photos  »

Olisah Metuh arrives in court for his bail hearing in handcuffs (photos) National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh arrived in court today for his bail hearing in handcuffs. Metuh was arraigned on a 7-count charge of corruption and money laundering.  See More photos »

Photos: West Ham Footballer Diafra Sakho accidentally crashes £200k lamborghini car into wall of fan's house West Ham's star striker Diafra Sakho last night crashed his Lamborghini car into the wall of a West Ham fan's house in London.  Read more »

Photo: Lagos Prophet sets member ablaze in church, says God asked him to do so A woman simply identified as Madam Bosede was burnt beyond recognition after a prophet in her church, the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) on Unity Street in Abule-Egba in Lagos, set her ablaze while trying to show that he was a true man of God during his sermon last Sunday January 17th. Read more »

Muslim employees quit manufacturing job after company changes prayer policies Dozens of Muslim employees at a Wisconsin manufacturing company claim that they were forced to quit this week, after the company changed its prayer-on-the-job policy to one that prevents them from participating in their daily prayers to Mecca. WBAY-TV reported that before Thursday, Somali Muslims employed by Ariens Manufacturing were allowed to leave the producing line twice a shift in order to participate in two of the five daily prayers required by the Islamic faith. Read more »

TB Joshua files fresh application to stop trial over death of 116 persons The Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, founded by Prophet TB Joshua, have filed another suit to stop the Lagos State Government from going ahead with their prosecution before the Lagos High Court in Ikeja over the death of 116 persons on September 12, 2014 when a six-storey building collapsed on the premises of the church in Ikotun area of the State. In the fresh suit filed before Justice Kazeem Alogba of Ikeja High Court, the Trustees Read more »

Video shows nursery school teacher working as a prostitute (photos) Katya Gorlova, 22, a nursery school teacher who also goes by the name of Anastasia Monpasye, was caught on camera performing sex acts in exchange for money. In a video which appears to have been recorded without her knowledge, she is seen dressed in just her underwear, she accepts £30 from a young man before proceeding to get intimate with him. Read more »

Graphic Photo: One killed during Pro-Biafran protest in Abia Soldiers of the 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army reportedly opened fire on members of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) during a protest in Aba, Abia State today January 18th, killing an unidentified member of the group. Local markets, schools and Banks have closed down following the violent clash between IPOB members and security officers. The group is agitating for the creation of Biafra state and the immediate release of their director, Nnamdi Kanu.   *Viewer discretion is advised*   See the graphic photos  »