Asari Dokubo loses first wife, Zainab in car accident

Hajia Zainab Dokubo-Asari, the first wife of former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo has died. She died in a car accident on her way to Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday.  This was disclosed by Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni, the Chairman of the Oyo State Muslim community.

Sanni said Zainab was already a Muslim years before she married Dokubo-Asari.

 "When their lives was in danger during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime, she and

Adele and Beyonce top MTV Video Music Awards Nomination

International music Star Beyonce on Tuesday led nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards as she basked in acclaim for her film-album “Lemonade.” The pop diva was in the running for 11 awards at MTV’s annual extravaganza, which will take place August 28 in New York’s Madison Square Garden, a shift from the more common venue in Los Angeles.

Adele came in second with eight nominations. All but seven were for the chart-topping English balladeer’s “Hello,” which with more than 1.6 billion views is the fifth most watched video ever on YouTube. “Hello,” filmed by the Canadian director Xavier Dolan, shows Adele on the phone with a younger version of herself and was the first music video created for the high-resolution IMAX

PHOTOS: ISIS terrorist who slit the throat of Catholic Priest in France unveiled

The 19-year-old ISIS knifeman, Adel Kermiche, who went to a church in Normandy, France and slit the throat of an 84-year-old priest has been unveiled.  He had earlier been arrested twice in France and Switzerland for attempting to flee France to join ISIS in series and was being monitored with an electronic ankle tag.

Despite having been released early from prison, Kermiche's bail conditions allowed him to move

David Bowie receives four posthumous nominations at MTV Video Music Awards

The Late legendary musician, David Bowie has received four posthumous nominations at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. The four categories include, Blackstar nominated for Best Art Direction, while Lazarus got a nod for Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.


Both tracks were part of the Life on Mars singer's final album, Blackstar, which was released on

Former James Bond Actor Roger Moore loses Step-daughter to Cancer

Roger Moore, the former James Bond actor, has announced the death of his stepdaughter, Christina Knudsen. He said on social media and his official website that Knudsen died at age 47 on Monday following a battle with cancer.

Moore says on Twitter that "we were all with her, surrounding her with love, at the end." He adds "we

Prison inmate accidentally released sent back to prison after his Facebook post

Joshua Keith Ussery, an inmate who, was mistakenly released from a Georgia jail has been captured and sent back to prison after announcing his release on Facebook. He was set free from the Crawford County jail last Tuesday morning.

Ussery, who was in prison on burglary charges was re-captured shortly after posting a photo of

PHOTOS Meet the Dog with 100, 000 Instagram Followers

A cute and lovely dog, named Wally, seems to be making a career for his owners and has garnered almost 100, 000 Instagram followers. According to the owners of  7-year-old Wally, Marc, 31 and Cynthia Delangin, 34 enjoys the camera. 'Wally loves to smile and he always lights up the room. He brings joy wherever he goes and people just adore him.' See more photos of the dog below…

Community seals Church where Pastor chained his 9 yer old son

The Celestial Church where a 9-year-old boy, Korede Taiwo was chained by his pastor father has been sealed. The boy was dying of starvation, when he was found and rescued by NSCDC last week. The parish located at Wasinmi Ajibawo, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Council of Ogun State has now been sealed off by community members.

Electricity supply disconnected at Nigeria House in New York over Unpaid Bills

Electricity supply to the 22-floor Nigeria House in New York was yesterday disconnected by Con Edison, the local company that is the main provider of power to the city. Supply was however restored by the time of this report.

The company decided to disconnect the building from its grid following the failure of officials at the Consulate and the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, which use it, to pay up bills of about $23,000. 

Members of staff of both offices told SaharaReporters that former officials in charge of the building, led by Ambassador Joy Ogwu, who served as Permanent Representative for many years, thoroughly mismanaged the property to siphon off funds meant for maintenance of the building, which is about