Ciara and her man now officially married

Singer Ciara and Russell Wilson are officially married. They got married today at Peckforton Castle in Liverpool, England in front of family and friends.  Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Rowland were among the celebs in the crowd. 

Veteran Actress Bukky Ajayi is dead

Nollywood veteran actress, Bukky Ajayi has died at 82. She has been ill for a long time. Details later...

PHOTOS: Oscar Pistorius gets 6 years Jail term for killing girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp

South African Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius has been given a six-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but could be out in 2019 after a judge outlined his 'special circumstances'.

Judge Thokozile Masipa said the athlete would receive less than the mandatory 15-year minimum jail term for a murder conviction. She said had already spent 12 months in jail, was a first time offender and that he was 'not likely to re-offend'. It means the 29-year-old could serve just three more years in

Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for Tax Fraud

Barcelona FC striker, Lionel Messi and his father have been sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud, but will not have to go to prison due to Spanish laws regarding non-violent crimes, where prison sentences under two years do not require any incarceration.

The five-time Ballon d'Or and his father appeared in court on 2 June having being accused of avoiding €4.1m (£3.5m, $4.5m) in tax on the Barcelona's star's earnings by using off-shore companies located in Belize and Uruguay between 2007 and 2009, according to Spanish publication

Young man punches his Father to death after 4 years of strife

A 25-year-old man, Morgan Isles-English has been arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm after punching dead his father. The father, Mark English was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead after being allegedly punched in the street by his son, Morgan.

Mark English was put in a coma after being hit on Monday afternoon. Police alleged the pair had a

Venus Williams beats Yaroslava Shvedova to advance to Wimbledon Semifinals

Venus Williams has advanced to the semifinals at the All England Club by beating Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-2 on No. 1 Court. The five-time champions, Williams won her first Wimbledon title in 2000, and then added others in 2001, '05, '07 and '08.

She then reached the final in 2009, and the quarterfinals in 2010, but has struggled to go deep into the

Buhari approves new Board of Directors for NNPC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as provided for under Section 1(2) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act of 1997, as amended.

The new board is composed of the following:

A. Chairman-Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum;

B. Group Managing Director- Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru;

Ghana begins visa-free travel for Africans

The Gold Coast country Ghana, has begun offering visas upon arrival to all African nationals, a step towards creating a continent-wide zone of free movement.

The West African country rolled out the policy on Friday, allowing citizens of African Union (AU) member-states to get visas for up to 30 days upon arriving in the country. Fifty-four African countries are members of the AU – the only country not in the bloc is Morocco, which resigned its membership

Police arrest suspected serial facebook scammer

The State Investigation and Intelligence Bureau (SIIB) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a serial Facebook scammer, one Peter Ajani, for using the name of former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ngozi Braide, a Superintendent of Police, to defraud people.

It would be recalled that similar cases happened in 2013, when Braide was the command’s image-maker, where about seven fake Facebook accounts were opened in her name and used to defraud innocent citizens.

Already, a check as at last Friday revealed that 22 fake Facebook accounts had been opened with her name and with different introductions. The fraudulent accounts have since been yielding money for the perpetrators, who demand monetary gifts from their unsuspecting victims.

Ambode and the street traders of Lagos – By Reuben Abati

I am writing this piece after holding a series of conversations with Lagos street traders and hawkers who seem not be aware of or are just indifferent to, or may be they are intrigued by, the fact that the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared on television that the state government is prepared to enforce an existing law banning street hawking. The relevant law, the Lagos State Street Trading and Illegal Market Prohibition Law, 2003 prescribes a punishment of N90, 000 or a six-month jail term, for both the buyer and the seller of any goods or services on the streets.  So I asked this vendor, who kept pushing copies of the day’s newspapers in my face, so close, you wouldn’t even be able to read the headline free of charge. 

“My friend, are you aware that what you are doing is illegal? You never hear say Governor Ambode don ban street trading?”

“That one no concern vendor oh. Na these other people wey dey sell chewing gum and water dem dey talk about”

“No. Street trading is street trading.  You are hawking your newspapers, why don’t you get a shop or

EFCC discovers N2.5bn in Stella Odua’s Housemaid’s Bank Account

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has discovered the sum of N2.5 billion in a bank account opened in the name of a housemaid to former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, who is now a senator representing Anambra State in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Two senior EFCC sources told SaharaReporters that the bank account and its huge deposits had been opened and operated without the knowledge of the former minister’s housemaid. “Senator Oduah apparently opened the account with her housemaid’s name, image, and details without the housemaid knowing about it,” said one EFCC agent familiar with the scandal. 

Another EFCC source said Ms. Oduah had been going around to some top officials of the Muhammadu Buhari administration seeking their help to scuttle her impending trial. Last week, she asked for a meeting with EFCC chairman Ibrahim Magu, claiming she wanted to meet in her official capacity as a senator. 

The two EFCC sources briefed  on the “housemaid” account disclosed that Ms. Oduah was the sole signatory to the account, adding that they were still connecting the dots to uncover how the ex-Aviation Minister managed to pull off such a money laundering operation. 

"As of last week, the account was still active and contained over N2.5 billion," said one EFCC source. He added that he could not ascertain whether the EFCC chairman, who is currently traveling

The Nigerian Police force retires Joseph Mbu, 20 Others

The police service commission has approved the retirement of Joseph Mbu, an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), and 20 officers who were senior to Idris Ibrahim, the new acting IG, before his appointment.

Ikechukwu Ani, spokesman of the commission, disclosed this in a statement, saying Mike Okiro, chairman of the PSC, congratulated the retirees. Below is the list of

Flash floods kill 33 in northern Pakistan

Flash floods caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 33 people in northern Pakistan, the majority from a village near the border with Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.

The rains began late Saturday and were concentrated mainly in the northwestern province of Khybher Pakthunkwa, which has been badly affected by flooding in recent years that some scientists have linked to climate change.

The worst hit district was Chitral, on the country’s northwest border, where flood waters swept away a mosque, dozens of houses and army post in the remote village of Ursoon, district mayor Maghfirat

Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel dies

Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor, writer and Nobel peace laureate who worked to keep alive the memory of Jews slaughtered during World War II, has died aged 87.

Wiesel, a Romanian-born US citizen, was perhaps best known for his memoir “Night” detailing his experiences in the Auschwitz concentration camp