So Sad : 80 Die, 300 Wounded In Car Bomb Blast Near Embassies In Kabul

At least eighty people have been killed and 300 injured in a powerful car bomb explosion in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Police said the blast, which was believed to have been triggered by a suicide bomber, was in an area close to the German embassy.

The explosion also shattered windows and blew doors off their hinges in houses hundreds of metres away.

Huge clouds of black smoke were seen spiralling over the area near the presidential palace and foreign embassies.

Kabul resident Fatima Faizi told Al Jazeera."The explosion was so loud that it shattered all my windows.

"(I have not heard) something this big before." This is so sad.

Manchester Attack: Usher, Miley, Katy, Justin Will All Join Ariana Grande For Tribute Concert

Ariana Grande's tribute concert to the victims of the Manchester attack has been confirmed for Sunday 4 June.The 23-year-old singer will headline the star-studded One Love fundraiser that is set to see a series of other performers, including Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, take to the stage.

It will be held at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground and all proceeds from the show will go to the 'We Love Manchester Emergency Fund'.

It will also feature other world superstars such as, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Take That and former One Direction star Niall Horan will all perform. God bless them all

Gov. Okorocha Sacks All Commissioners

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has sacked the state executive council and all 27 local government transition committees. The sack is with immediate effect.

A statement by his principal secretary, Pascal Obi, directed all former members of the executive to hand over to permanent secretaries or the most senior director in their ministries.

Obi quoted the governor as appreciating the invaluable contributions of the affected appointees to the success recorded by his “rescue mission” administration.

According to him, the secretary to the government, the chief of staff, chairmen and members of statutory commissions such as ISEC, Civil Service Commission, local government service commission were not affected.

“Also not affected in the cabinet shake-up are the state universal basic education board, the judicial service commission, and the house of assembly service commission,” the statement read.

“The governor also dissolved the 27 transition committees (TC) of the 27 local government areas in the state.

“The transition committee (TC) chairmen are advised to hand over to the directors of administration and general services of their respective council areas."

The governor did not state any reason for the action.

Nigeria Plays Togo Tomorrow In International Friendly

Manchester City wonder kid Kelechi Iheanacho has re-joined the Super Eagles at their get-together in the French capital, ahead of tomorrow’s international friendly against Togo.

NFF already announced nineteen players are in camp, including Iheanacho, for the friendly against the Sparrow Hawks at the Stade Municipal Saint-Leu-la-Forêt in Paris.

The Super Eagles have not lost to Togo since they were defeated 5-2 in the semifinal of the CEDEAO Cup on December 16, 1983. Sweetpikin says best of luck!

Manchester Mosques Refuse To Bury Suicide Bomber's Body

Councils and funeral directors have refused to deal with Salman Abedi's body as it emerged his corpse is currently being kept at a morgue outside Manchester.

Sources have said authorities will do 'everything in their power' to stop him being buried, cremated or laid to rest in the city.

The move comes just weeks after councils across the UK refused to deal with the remains of the Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who had wanted his ashes to be scattered in his home city of Glasgow.

I Still Want To Rule Nigeria – Donald Duke

Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, on Tuesday said he would still take a shot at the presidency if the opportunity presented itself.

Duke spoke at a programme “The Nigerian Symposium for Emerging Leaders” held in Lagos.

He said though he once aspired to the position but did not emerge candidate of the PDP, he would still contest for the highest office in the country at the appropriate time.

Duke explained that it was because of his preference for the presidential seat that he did not vie for any federal legislative seat after serving out his terms as governor.

Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary To Julius Agwu And His Lovely Wife

The veteran comedian, took to IG to celebrate his 9th wedding anniversary, sharing a photo of himself and his wife and writing:

It's ... 9years of MARRIAGE and we would still be here 👫God, you are the redeemer and keeper... please keep us together in Jesus Mighty name,Amen 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Congrats to the couple!

Femi Branch’s Ex-Wife Speaks On 10-Year MarriageThat Just Ended

Femi Branch Ex- Wife explains what really happened during an Interview with Encomium Magazine Read below:

We heard that you and Femi Branch have called it quit. Is it true?
Yes, it is

What actually happened?
I came back from work that day, and he went out as well. I waited till 11 pm and I didn’t see him. I tried calling him on phone when I didn’t see him. He complained that I was screaming, I apologized for screaming and I asked him for his whereabouts. I told him he wouldn’t have gone that long since he wasn’t on location. All he said was that he was coming, he also said I was screaming which I apologised for again. But Femi did not come back to the house till 1am. I was up waiting since he said he was coming.


When he came, I went to open the gate and I told his friend that I wouldn’t come down that late again if he comes back late. I was really upset. I asked his friend to warn him because of another time. I added that he should be telling me if he would come home or not because that wasn’t his first time. The next thing Femi said was, “You dey craze.” And I replied the same way. He started bragging, “Do you know who you are talking to? I am Femi Branch,” and he descended on me and started beating me. He was hitting me hard and his friend was trying to stop him. He left me and went upstairs and told me to meet him upstairs. His friend said I shouldn’t go, but where will I go by that time? So I went upstairs. Femi continued beating me and insulting me. Continue

21 Yr- Old- Student, 21,Found Raped & Strangled To Death In South Africa

Cornelius and Marsh were chatting in a blue Volkswagen Citi Golf, which had been given to Cornelius by her 91-year-old grandmother, when they were approached by four men.

Marsh was thrown into the boot of the vehicle while Cornelius was forced into the back seat, police said.

The pair's belongings were stolen before the university students were taken to an undisclosed location and beaten with bricks. Marsh told police that he only survived by throwing himself over a wall to escape his captors.

A witness who found Marsh told News24 that he was 'barefoot and covered in blood, completely disorientated and didn't know where he was'.

Photos Of Harrysong Giving Out His N3.5m Rolex To Fan On Stage

Nigerian singer, Harrysong shocked fans at Legend Real Deal Experience when he gave a fan, Chukwudi his N3.5m rolex watch on Sunday, May 28th, 2017.

The ecstatic 32 year old fan in his excitement said, “I’m really happy that Harrysong gave me his wristwatch. I didn’t expect it at all and I am happy this happened. Some people are leaving with TVs, generators and fridges, I’m leaving with a N3.5m Rolex! Imagine!”

Photo of Chukwudi with it after he cut.

Toolz’ Wedding Anniversary Message To Hubby

The Demurens are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today and Toolz has taken to IG to wish herself and partner 99 more years to go. She wrote;

Happy One Year Anniversary to us baby!!! Thank you for making me a better person, a better business person, a better cook, (I call him Onje Simpson) and most importantly a better Christian. Thank you for learning to handle my crazy, and always trying to get me to see the lighter side of life...even at the most inappropriate times lol.
My rock, my ever-smiling Captain (unless I vex you) our journey hasn't been perfect but I know God has been with us every step of the way, and has a lot of great things in store for us, and I'm so thankful that He picked you for me!!
Love you fiercely. 昼昼昼
#CheersToYear1 #99ToGo #TSquareForever

Ebola: Nigerian Minister of Health, Adewole Recommends Sanctions

 The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has recommended sanctions for Kenya Airways for flying in an unaccompanied body of a Nigerian man who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The body flown into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Monday, 22, tested negative for the Ebola virus.

Prof. Adewole, who confirmed the development said that a test was carried out and had tested negative for the virus, but he refused to divulge the cause of the deceased’s death, citing medical confidentiality.

Wizkid To Drop Album July

A release date has finally been revealed for Wizkid’s upcoming album project titled “Sounds From The Other Side.”
The project, which features the likes of Diplo, Trey Songz, and a host of other international acts, is set to be released on July 7, 2017.

Ariana Grande Offers To Pay For Manchester Bombing Victims' Funerals

Ariana Grande fans claim she has reportedly offered to pay for the funeral costs of the Manchester bombing victims.

A social media account that is dedicated to the pop star, 23, claims that the "broken" singer has pledged to help the families of the 22 people who lost their lives during the terror attack at her concert on Monday.

The Twitter account, which is called Ariana Updates!, shared a post on Wednesday which read: "News on Ariana: Ariana has reached out to the families who's loves ones died last night....she is gonna pay for the funerals!"

The Dangerous Woman singer's alleged move to help the families of the dead comes shortly after the first victims of the attack on Monday night were named.

Confusion Hits Pro-Biafra Agitators

Crisis seems to have hit agitators for South East country as a main group, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB), backs out of celebration slated for today,Monday

MASSOB has also disowned its founder, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, as well as cautioned that it was not affiliated to any group called Biafra Independent Movement (BIM),The pro-Biafra group says it has no part in any Biafra celebration slated for Monday, May 22,


Mr. Uchenna Madu, who claimed to be the leader of MASSOB, directed their members to shun the May 22 celebration and brace up for the main event slated for May 30, which is Biafra Remembrance Day.

Beautiful Photos Of Mercy Johnson At A Glo Event

The actress looked lovely, see another below

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FG Did Not Pay Any Ransom To Boko Haram For 82 Chibok Girls – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has denied reports that a ransom of two million euro was paid by the Federal Government of Nigeria to terrorist group, Boko Haram for the release of the 82 Chibok girls.

He said this in a response to a BBC claim that Boko Haram received the ransom as part of the deal to release the girls.
He said

“Apart from the five Boko Haram commanders, the exchange of which we have already made public, no other concession was made.
“Any other thing to the contrary is absolutely false.

“I emphatically deny on behalf of the Federal Government that any sum of ransom was paid in exchange of the 82 Chibok girls.”

Funke Akindele Goes On Low Hair Cut(Photos)

The actress revealed on her snapchat that she is now on low cut. Still beautiful!

Eko Disco announces 5-day Power Outage In Lagos

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a five-day disruption of electricity supply in many parts of Lagos state from Wednesday May 24th to Sunday May 28th.

In a statement released by the EKEDC spokesman, Godwin Idemudia, affected areas during this period will include Ikoyi, Victoria Island and parts of Lagos Island.


According to Idemudia, the outage was to enable maintenance crew from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) address technical and maintenance issues at Alagbon transmission station.

"We want to inform our esteem customers that from Wednesday, May 24 to Sunday, May 28, there will be an outage within Ikoyi, Victoria Island and parts of Lagos Island. This is to enable TCN maintenance crew resolve some technical issues within Alagbon transmission stations’’ the statement read

Ubi Franklin Is Upset After Police Release Chinese Man Who Tried To Stab Him

Ubi Franklin who was almost stabbed by a Chinese man at a furniture show room in Lekki yesterday, has cried out after he found out this morning that the man has been release and is carrying on with his business. He said the man was released 5 hours after the arrest!

He wrote:

Former MBGN, Iheoma Nnadi Celebrates Emmanuel Emenike On His Birthday

Former MBGN, Iheoma Nnadi took to her Instagram page to celebrate her man, Emmanuel Emenike on his birthday. He referred to him as her husband suggesting that they may have married secretly. She wrote;

"Happy birthday to the keeper of my heart. my husband. my favorite pain in the ass. my only beau. Today I pray that God almighty bless you with long life, peace and prosperity. I Love you my king. Time to celebrate.

Moon Jae-in Sworn In As South Korea's New president

South Korea has a new President, Moon Jae-in who was sworn in yesterday after his victory at the recently held elections.

In his inaugural address, he vowed to address the economy and relations with the North saying that he would even be willing to visit Pyongyang under the right circumstances. 

Mr Moon took his oath of office in Seoul's National Assembly building a day after his decisive win. The former human rights lawyer and son of North Korean refugees is known for his liberal views. 

He has also vowed to unify a divided country reeling from a corruption scandal which saw his predecessor, Park Geun-hye, impeached a few months back.

Politician Breastfeed Her Newborn Daughter In Parliament

The daughter of Australian politician Larissa Waters became the first baby to be breastfed in parliament.

The Australian Greens co-deputy leader returned to the Senate for the first time since giving birth to her second child earlier this year.

Davido Shares Cute Photos Of His Daughter, Hailey

Singer Davido welcomed a daughter, Hailey, yesterday. He shared first pics of the cutie online...

LOL! Dino Melaye Versus A Twitter User

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Agip Set To Build 150,000bpd Refinery In Nigeria

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday disclosed that the Federal Government and Italian oil giant, Agip, had reached an agreement for the firm to build a new refinery in the country.

The refinery, with 150,000 barrels refining capacity, would be located in Port Harcourt or Brass.

Kachikwu stated this in an interview with State House reporters after leading Agip management team to a meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Mercy Aigbe’s Husband Reportedly Remanded In Kirikiri (Photos)

Mercy Aigbe’s husband who was arraigned at Ikeja Magistrate court on 3 counts charge has been remanded in Kirikiri prison as he was unable to immediately meet up with his N500,000 bail and two sureties. The case continues on the 12th of July, 2017. See photos of him after the cut.

Peter Okoye Shows Off His Beautiful Sitting Room

 

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Buhari Should Be Impeached For His Choice Of Words In Vacation Letter - Lawyer

A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called on the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over the wording of his recent vacation letter to the National Assembly.

In a statement issued in Lagos, Mr. Adegboruwa said the decision by the president to ask Mr. Osinbajo to ‘coordinate’ the government in his absence would leave Mr. Osinbajo with virtually no powers to run the country.

“A coordinator is a Person of equal status with others, so the VP cannot make appointments or sack anybody while the President is away,” said Mr. Adegboruwa.

66 Kirikiri Prison Inmates Get Freedom

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, granted amnesty to 66 awaiting-trial inmates at the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison. Atildade freed the inmates, who were being held for alleged non-capital offences, during his visit to the prison.

She noted that the move was part of the efforts of the judiciary and other stakeholders to decongest the prison, whose normal capacity was for 1,700 inmates, but as of Tuesday had a total of 3,326 inmates.

She said she was releasing the inmates in exercise of the power conferred on her as the Chief Judge by Section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Special Provisions Act, Cap 40, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2007.


Thirty-five inmates were initially scheduled to be granted amnesty by Atilade, but the figure rose to 66 inmates after the prison authorities appealed to her to free additional 31 inmates in order to decongest the heavily populated facility.

Fired By Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

President Trump fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, abruptly terminating the top official leading a criminal investigation into whether Mr. Trump’s advisers colluded with the Russian government to steer the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

The stunning development in Mr. Trump’s presidency raised the specter of political interference by a sitting president into an existing investigation by the nation’s leading law enforcement agency. It immediately ignited Democratic calls for a special counsel to lead the Russia inquiry.

Mr. Trump explained the firing by citing Mr. Comey’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, even though the president was widely seen to have benefited politically from that inquiry and had once praised Mr. Comey for his “guts” in his pursuit of Mrs. Clinton during the campaign.

Beyonce Shows Of Glamorous Maternity Style(Photos)

The 35-year-old singer took to Instagram to show off her coveted pregnancy style ahead of a date night with husband Jay Z. Dressed in a figure-hugging black dress with keyhole detailing on one shoulder, the singer showed off her growing baby bump as she posed for a series of photos in front of an aqua blue curtain. See full photos after the cut

After 38 Years, 63-Year-Old Woman Delivers Baby In Jos

A 63-year-old woman, Margaret Davou, gave birth to a baby girl through reproductive technology in Jos, Plateau State, after 38 years of marriage.

Mrs. Davou, a native of Zawan in Jos South Local Government Area of the state, delivered the baby, her first through a Caesarean section at the GynaeVille Specialist Hospital, Jos, where she confessed she had achieved her life time dream of being a mother.

 Speaking with Vanguard in Jos yesterday, the proud mother said: “This is not my first trial. I have undergone many surgeries and have done the treatment in different hospitals outside Plateau State.

“This is the fourth time three times in other hospitals and I am grateful to God that at the first trial, since I came back to Jos, it is successful.”

Judge Orders SSS To Produce Ifeanyi Ubah On Friday

Justice Muhammed Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the State Security Service, SSS, to produce the detained Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Friday, May 12 to show why he should not be released unconditionally.

Mr. Idris gave the ruling in favour of an ex-parte application filed by Mr. Ubah’s counsel, Ifeoma Esom, asking the court to order the businessman’s release from the custody of SSS where he had been since Saturday.

Following the court ruling, Mr. Ubah’s company issued a statement reiterating his innocence in the matter over which he is being detained.

DJ Robert Miles Dies From Undisclosed Illness @ 47

DJ Robert Miles best known for his 1990s hit Children has died at the age of 47, it has emerged. The Swiss-born Italian, whose real name is Roberto Concina, died of an undisclosed illness.

Miles topped the charts in at least 12 countries with his 1995 dance track Children, which sold more than five million copies by the end of 1997 and earned the artist a Brit Award.

Aunty Mercy Marriage Has Always Been A Strange One- EX-Staff Spills

More details about the end of Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe's marriage to Lanre Gentry, keeps surfacing on a daily basis.


Sunday Scoop spoke with a source who once worked with Mercy at her Mag Divas Boutique, located at Omole, Lagos. According to the former employee, the actress and her husband often had quarrels in the boutique.

“Their marriage has always been a ‘strange’ one. On some days, they could come in laughing together and act all lovey-dovey and on some other days, they’d enter the shop arguing and cursing each other at the top of their voices.
“There have been several times that aunty Mercy and her husband came into the shop arguing at the top of their voices.

82 Freed Chibok Girls Arrive Abuja

The 82 Chibok girls released by the Boko Haram sect on Saturday have arrived the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @FemAdesina.

The presidential spokesman said the girls were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“82 Chibok girls now in Abuja. Received on behalf of the President at the airport by Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari. Congrats Nigeria,” Adesina wrote.