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72 hours after actor Ani Iyoho got burnt in a movie stunt gone wrong on a Nollywood movie set, everyone is shocked to discover during a press conference that the entire frenzy was the result of a perfectly planned, and well-executed publicity spin conceived by Nollywood director Stanlee Ohikhuare.

A Manager at a second generation bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc, Mr. Olisa Nwakobi on Friday evening shot himself dead in the presence of his Priest at the Lekki area of Lagos Island, Lagos State. According to New Telegraph, Nwakobi was the approving officer of a loan that the debtor has failed pay back and he was in trouble with the bank.

The price of Tomatoes has reduced drastically after a prolonged scarcity due to 'tomato ebola'. Sources say the price is so low in some farms at the moment that one could buy a basket for less than N2,000.  One down, many more to go. #NaijaGoBetter Dollars is next!

How can a man who dated you, whispered sweet nothings to you, proposed to you and shared your bed with you now turn around to become a beast hell bent on disfiguring you?? The mind boggles… A man allegedly beat his wife to stupor then used pliers to cut off part of her ear.

  A pastor’s wife has caused serious drama as she went on rampage destroying the man’s property for allegedly cheating while people gathered to watch the shameful thing.

At least 114 militants are feared killed and scores of others injured in attacks on their camps in Ogun and Lagos states. The attacks by the Army, Air Force and Navy, began on Thursday night under the operation “Crocodile Laugh” in readiness for a confrontation with militants in the Niger Delta.

A new twist has emerged to the agitations in the Niger Delta as the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants unveiled the currency they intend to use in their new country when they break away from Nigeria.

   Many ladies of today only want to hear that one man bought car for his girlfriend or wife and the next is that their antenna will start scanning...when will my man buy my own car for me?

Catfish farming is increasingly becoming an attractive Business for many Nigerians especially young people.  Farming fish which belongs to the part of agriculture referred to as ‘aquaculture’ is catching the eye of many people as a business prospects with huge profits.

The Ogun Police Command has rescued   another child, 10-year-old Promise Udeh, found chained in a house at Saraki, Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. She was rescued on Thursday around 7.30 pm when neighbours living close to the building where she was chained alerted the police.

A police inspector attached to the Railway Police Command, Ebute-Meta, identified only as Joseph, has been detained for allegedly stealing bunches of plantain. The Inspector was said to have been arrested on Tuesday while trying to hide the plantain in trucks. A senior police officer in the command ordered his detention and his arraignment for the crime.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and civil rights activist Femi Falana, has revealed that he rejected a N405 million brief from a former governor to help him launder funds abroad. He urged lawyers not to stoop so low as to be willing to aid fraudulent politicians because of what he termed filthy lucre. Falana’s revelation was documented in a monthly magazine, ALERT by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) released to journalists on Friday.

A man and his two children have allegedly stolen a pot of soup from where a resident was cooking in Mpape, an Abuja urban slum. The incident happened along Mashafa road in the area on Monday. The owner, identified only as Femi, said he was stunned to find the man and his family already eating his ogbono soup which they stole when he stepped into his house to get salt.

The Enugu State Police Commnd has arraigned a 6-year-old boy, primary two pupil, Chibuike Oramalu before a magistrate court for murder. It will be recalled that Chibuike, a primary two pupil of a nursery and primary school was detained recently for accidentally firing a gun, which killed a 12-year-old boy, Oluebube Boniface.

Hakeem Effects, aka Tricks International has released some mind blowing creations that can compete with Hollywood make up artist. Damn this guy is just something else.

Scores of militants have been reportedly killed in a joint military operation code-named “Operation Awatse” launched in the Arepo area of Ogun State and some parts of Lagos. The operation is to flush out the suspected militants that have been terrorising residents in the area. There has been a lot of commotion. The Nigerian Air Force bombarded Fatola, in Arepo, which is the base of the militants, a resident confirmed.

Two News Jagaban avid readers got engaged and we got these photos to celebrate her new status.

A 27-year-old man, Chigozie Egegonye, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly planning the kidnap of his sister, identified only as Franca. Franca and her four children had been declared missing since April 2016, when they suddenly disappeared from their home on Mayowa Street, Ago-Palace Way, Okota, Lagos. It was gathered that Egegonye told his childhood friend, Michael Oluchukwu, that despite the wealth of his sister, she was stingy. A Punch correspondent learnt that Oluchukwu, a cobbler, sent a text message to the victim, giving her an ultimatum of 12 hours to pay N300,000 or risk being kidnapped and killed. It was learnt that Franca called the suspect and pleaded for her life, saying she could only afford N50,000. Oluchukwu reportedly agreed and sent her his account details. However, it was learnt that the victim had yet to send the money when she and her four children went missing. Punch correspondent gathered that the victim’s husband petitioned the

The Swiss Government has said it will return the sum of 321 million dollar looted by late and former Military President General Sani Abacha. This was disclosed by Eric Mayoraz, the Switzerland ambassador to Nigeria after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in Abuja on Friday.

HKN artist Davido has revealed his rough road to stardom despite being the son of a billionaire. The Omo Baba Olowo singer revealed how he had to go against his father’s wish to be who he is today. It was as bad as his dad Deji Adeleke threatening to his now manager Kamal Ajiboye.

A man, identified as Jacob Nwachukwu from Abala in Obingwa area of Abia State, has cut off his wife’s left hand over allegation of infidelity. The wife, Mrs. Nwadiokeonu Nwachukwu, is now at a hospital in Aba, while her severed hand had been taken to her husband’s village at Abala for burial. The sad incident happened on Monday, at Ogbor Hill, Aba, where the woman had lived for years, while the husband stayed in the village.

High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.

The Funeral rites of former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has commenced with a requiem mass currently holding at the St Paul's Catholic Church in Benin City, Edo state.

Three suspected thieves on Thursday met their water-loo in Ndokwa West Local Government Area, LGA, of Delta state. The yet-to-be-named suspects were nabbed very early in the morning when they allegedly attempted to break into a pastor’s house located on a street in the Utagba Ogbe area of the LGA.

A 46-year-old woman, Aisha, on Wednesday lost her 21-year-old marriage to her husband, Ashimiyu, over poor cooking. The petitioner, Ashimiyu, 54, approached the court and asked it to dissolve the marriage over his wife’s alleged poor cooking.

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a Senior Secondary School, SS 2 student, Christian Donatus, aka Inyang, believed to be the leader of a robbery gang.

Following the Attorney General of The Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami’s letter to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) requesting the remission of case files and reopening of cases of corruption against former governors, a list of 31 former governors to be probed in connection with corrupt practices has been released.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, has said that Nigeria has received a fresh boost in the fight against corruption.

The families of six Nigerians and eight others on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking offences were granted last visits on Thursday as their executions loomed, a lawyer said.

Talented Nollywood actor, Ani Iyoho get burnt and currently fighting for his life after a location tragedy on set of a movie being directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare.

The Nigeria Union, South Africa, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a Nigerian businessman in Limpopo Province of South Africa on Tuesday.

You’d probably never see a street vendor better dressed than Mr. Sosu Patrick, who sells roasted corn on the streets of Accra. Captured by Ghanaian photographer and health enthusiast in these pictures, Sosu Patrick, popularly known as SP is a 40-year-old vendor of a highly favored Ghanaian street “chops,” roasted plantain and coconut.

Superstar singer Koffi Olomide was yesterday sentenced to a year in prison without the option of fine for assaulting his dancer. The prison sentence has commenced with immediate effect

The busy town of Gboko in Benue state was thrown into confusion on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 as mob in the area burnt an unidentified young man.

 According to Facebook user, Don Self, heavy rain and strong winds reportedly destroyed, swept some vehicles into a small river, after Kantoma Brigde in Suleja, Niger state. He shared photos of the damaged cars.

A woman who was mentally unstable, last Sunday 24/7/2016, reportedly received total healing after Deeper Life pastor W. F Kumuyi prayed for her during his one day visit to Bauchi.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State said on Wednesday he attended the peace meeting organised by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, because of his commitment to peace and development of the state.

The public row between the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and his erstwhile ally and former chairman of the House Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has provided a glimpse into how lawmakers routinely make billions of naira by inserting fictitious projects into the national budget each year. Nigerians have been appalled at the scale of alleged fraud perpetrated in the National Assembly, as revealed by Mr. Jibrin.

Operation Delta Safe,’ the joint military force deployed to the Niger Delta, on Wednesday reacted to threats from the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA)  who claim that they will declare a Niger Delta Republic on August 1.

No matter what a child does, spanking him/her hard like this cannot solve the problem. Some parents are worse than the “devil himself” that they even make terrorists look like saints.

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three people, including 18-year-old girl, identified as Ezinne for allegedly selling her 16-month-old child at the sum of N300,000. Ezinne hails from Isu Mbaneze in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi state claims that a friend convinced her to sell her daughter, Chisom Rapheal, whom she had out of wedlock. According to a statement issued today, July 27 by the Command:

Linda Ikeji has proven that no hobby or past-time is too ordinary or irrelevant to be unprofitable. She started her blog in 2006 with no particular intention of making money online. Her blog posts feature the latest society gossip, celebrity talk and details of her personal life.

A former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has released more documents purporting to show widespread fraudulent manipulation of the 2016 budget by lawmakers.

Pastor Joseph, pictured above, of the Holy Fire Ministries in Waterfalls, Zimbabwe was last Sunday July 24th dragged before the church's elders after one of his female members confessed that the pastor had sex with her at the Church's prayer room.  The victim approached the elders after she discovered that her belly was swelling and itching even though pregnancy tests proved she was not expecting.

A police officer who obviously got really enraged with his family has shown his anger in a devastating manner. The police officer, simply identified as Constable Amuzu, has shocked residents with his horrific act when he killed his family.

22-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her jilted lover inside their rented apartment on Monday, July 25, at Kahawa Wendani Estate in Kiambu County, Kenya.

 A newborn baby was found on July 25, head down in a toilet at a gas station in Khlong Thom Khrabi, Thailand. The employees of the station who found the child called the police, who helped to bring out the newborn....a baby girl. She was taken to the hospital and is doing well. It is believed that the unidentified mother delivered the baby early that morning, dumped it inside the toilet bowl and fled.

A controversial Ghanaian Counsellor, George Lutterodt has said that any unmarried lady who has cut her hair indicates that she is suffering from a poverty mentality as she’s not able to go to a salon to fix her hair.