Chad Sentences 10 Boko Haram Fighters To Death

A court in Chad on Friday sentenced 10 suspected members of Nigeria-based Islamist group Boko Haram to death in connection with a double suicide bombing in June that killed 38 people in the capital N’Djamena. “The 10 Boko Haram defendants have been condemned to death,” declared the ruling in Chad’s first trial of Boko Haram members. The defendants were accused of criminal conspiracy, murder, wilful destruction with explosives, fraud, and illegal possession of arms and ammunition as well as using psychotropic substances.

Fayose Appoints 72-Year-Old Carpenter Local Government Chairman

 

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has appointed a 72-year-old illiterate, Pa Olatunde Afolayan, as the caretaker chairman of Moba Local Government Area. He also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to remove Mrs. Amina Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The governor, who stated this during the inauguration of Boards, Commissions and Governing Councils in the state, said it was only God that saved him from the failed impeachment plot. Mrs. Omolara Ayeni and Mr. Owolabi Ajewole were also sworn in as chairmen of Ikole and Ijero local government areas, following the resignation of those earlier appointed by the governor.

#Starboy L.A.X Press Conference In Lagos #DrewUyiMediaUK (VIDEO)

L.A.X responded to media curiosities few days ago on his up coming Europe Tour tagged "GINGER TOUR", The fast rising star is ready to blaze up the stage with his new single "Fine boy" among other hit tracks. The tour will kick off on the 19th of September in Hamburg Germany and 15 major cities in Europe such as France, Turkey, Cyprus, And Sweden with a possibility of additional countries due to growing demands. The aim of the tour is to connect the L.A.X's brand with his fast growing fan base across mainland Europe and beyond. The Ginger Tour is organized by Denshaq productions in collaboration with Drew Uyi Media UK and Femi BenTv of the magazine show. Video after cut:

Pregnant Kim Kardashian Displays Her Beautiful Baby Bump On The Beach In St Barts

She's expecting her a baby boy around Christmas time and Kim Kardashian proudly showed off her curves while on holiday in St Barts last Thursday. The 34-year-old looked incredible as she showcased her changing shape while on her family break as she wore a skimpy gold triangle bikini which had tie sides. With her raven locks tousled and falling down past her shoulders, the wife of rapper Kanye West, who is pregnant with their second child, took selfies as she topped up her tan on the idyllic isle. More pictures after cut:

Vic O Shoots Drake And Meek Mill Diss Video In Graveyard

Vic O is set to drop the visual to his celebrated diss track ‘RIP Drake and Meek Mill’.
The ‘King of rap’ Vic O has stated that the official music video for the Drake and Meek Mill diss song will drop after the tweet below gets 10, 000 retweets. This is the second coming for the ‘After Party’ singer who pulled a similar stunt for the audio release of this song. The singer is seeking to repeat the same release ritual for the video. The video was interestingly shot in a Lagos burial site and features live battle and burial ceremony of Drake and Meek Mill look-alike. It also contains a special message to Nicki Minaj.

Fire Guts Saraki’s House

An early morning fire incident occurred in the residence of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in the Maitama area of Abuja on Friday, but no casualty was recorded. Our correspondent learnt that some residents of the sprawling edifice raised the alarm when they  noticed a heavy smoke  inside the gymnasium of the senate president.

AKON Arrives In London For Dance Afrique Summerfest 2015

Akon arrived in London early this morning for the all star Dance Afrique Summerfest 2015 concert, taking place tonight. It all goes down at the SSE Wembley Arena, London. The line up includes Yemi Alade, Mafikizolo and the concert headliner himself Akon. More pictures after cut:

Bono Of U2 Hangs Out With Cobhams,Waje,DJ Lambo And Others In Lagos

Bono, lead vocalist and leader of the great rock band U2 is currently in Nigeria. Yesterday (August 28), He was out with singer Waje at a One campaign event in Lagos. Bono who is the co-founder of One Campaign later in the day met with Nigerian celebrities Cobhams Asuquo, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Waje, D’banj, DJ Lambo, Femi Kuti and others. The remix of One Campaign's theme song for female empowerment 'Strong Girl' will be produced by Cobhams Asuquo and will feature Banky W, D’banj and Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz. The original version featured Waje and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde. Bono was in Kigali, Rwanda earlier this week before heading to Nigeria to do more charity work. More pictures after cut:

We Hid Cocaine In Arik Flight Meals – Attendant’s Accomplice

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday said it had apprehended another employee of Arik Air, Ikechukwu Chibuzor Oliver, for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of 20kg cocaine to London on Monday. According to the NDLEA, Oliver had confessed to the crime and had revealed that he charged N400,000 for each of the three bags containing the substance. Oliver, Arik Air’s employee in the catering department, was said to have assisted Chika Egwu Udensi to get the cocaine onboard the London-bound Flight W3101 on which Udensi arrived in the UK on Monday night.

Kim Kardashian May Get Uterus Removed After Her Second Pregnancy

Kim Kardashian got pretty candid about her health problems when trying to conceive. The 34-year-old reality star shared with C magazine's Amanda de Cadenet that she suffered from a condition called placenta accreta that she believes made it harder for her to get pregnant a second time. "There were a couple of little operations to fix all that, so that created a little hole in my uterus, which I think made it really tough to get pregnant again," she said of her condition.

NNPC Re-organises Crude Oil Evacuation Process

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is repositioning company in a way, that will enable it secure new market potential. A statement released to Punch Newspapers, by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, said “In a novel move to instill transparency and probity in the award of the annual crude oil term contract, the NNPC has mapped out measures to execute the 2015/2016 award of contract to companies for the evacuation of Nigeria’s crude oil equity from the various crude and condensate production arrangements.”

Orubebe, An Elevated Thug – Oshiomhole

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has described Mr Godsday Orubebe, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, as an elevated thug and a political jobber, who is out to make noise as a means of getting his next meal ticket. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria, the governor in reaction to Orubebe’s fresh attack on him, said: “Reading Godsday Orubebe’s infantile outburst saying that the governor of Edo State is a “garage boy,”  easily exposes the boondocks orientation and lowly mind of someone, who almost plunged the country into political anarchy in the last general election.

Buhari Appoints SGF, Chief Of Staff, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Babachir David Lawal as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) In a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the president also appointed Alhaji Abba Kyari as his Chief of Staff ; retired Col. Hameed Ali as Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service, while Mr Kure Abeshi is the new Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service.
It stated that the president also appointed Sen. Ita S. Enang as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) while Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu is the new SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).

YouTube’s Founder Is Paying Big Bucks To Kim and Kanye

A co-founder of YouTube is paying a large settlement to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to settle a lawsuit, according to TMZ. The gossip website reports that Chad Hurley, one of the three founders of YouTube, must pay Kim and Kanye $440,000 for filming West’s proposal to Kardashian at San Francisco’s AT&T park and putting it on his new video site Mixbit. Hurley had reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement that prohibited spreading footage of the proposal.

How Age Limit Disqualified Me From Youth Corps – Obasanjo

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said he would have loved to participate in the National Youth Service Corps, but was disqualified because of his age. Obasanjo who is an alumnus of National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN bagging a degree in Theology, said; ”Somebody wrote me a letter when he got to know that I have graduated from NOUN, he wanted me to do national youth service, but unfortunately for him there is age limit.”

Justin Bieber Look-Alike Toby Sheldon Found Dead

Toby Sheldon -- who became famous for spending more than $100k to look like Justin Bieber -- has been found dead ... TMZ has learned. We're told Toby's body was found in a Motel 6 in the San Fernando Valley on August 21. He has been reported missing since August 18.

AKA And DJ Zinhle Split!

South Africa couple AKA and DJ Zinhle have decided to call off their relationship.
The pair who started dating circa 2013 released a joint statement today (August 26) confirming their split. "After a great deal of thought, reflection and discussion we have decided to end our relationship of three years.

Ambode Seeks Partnership On Food Security For Lagosians

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Wednesday, said the state was looking towards partnership in agro business in an effort geared towards ensuring food security in the state. The Governor who spoke when he received the Irish Ambassador Sean Hoy, at the Lagos House, Alausa, said his administration was looking to expand the agricultural sector and increase the production capacity of its farmers in the nearest future. “One area that Lagos is really interested in is in the agro business, I am very interested in the food security of this state. We have a population that is over 20 million and we should be able to plan properly the food security of the state”.

"She Caught Me Flirting"- Toyin Aimakhu's Husband Confesses

Within the space of 24 hours, the marriage of Adeniyi Johnson and Toyin Aimakhu has unfolded on social media. Today (August 26), Adeniyi Johnson made his estranged wife Toyin Aimakhu his Woman Crush Wednesday. Three hours later he shared another of picture of her and begged his fans to help him apologize to her. In the caption he also confessed to flirting and having a dirty CHAT with an unidentified woman. "To clear the air of the recent happenings... I ADENIYI JOHNSON is at fault and not my wife... she reacted according to her pains and we all have different ways of

eGist Features: Genevieve Nnaji #WCW #WOMANCRUSHWEDNESDAY

Genevieve Nnaji  born 3 May 1979 is a Nigerian actress and singer. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to Nollywood. Nnaji was born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria but grew up in Lagos, the fourth of eight children and was brought up in a middle class environment.