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Venerable Stephen Eseteru Ogue, JP, 53, of St. John’s Anglican Church, Agbarho in Ughelli North Local Government  Area of Delta State and author of several Christian books died at about 7.45 a.m. on Friday, December 11, 2015, two hours  before he was supposed to officiate at a funeral service. He reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away at Lily Hospital, Deco Road, Warri. His first  daughter, Oghenenyoreme Ogue, said he had been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure.

A Saudi prince has slammed Donald Trump after being dragged into the Republican presidential front-runner’s battle with Fox News, saying he “bailed out” the businessman twice in the past. The war of words erupted on Twitter on Thursday after Trump posted a photoshopped image that showed Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal bin Abdulaziz with Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly describing Al-Waleed as a “co-owner of Fox News”. Al-Waleed hit back soon after on Twitter, saying in a tweet that he had bailed out the billionaire invested twice.

Seun Kuti, the outspoken son of Afrobeat legend, Fela, has for the first time in a very long time, become lost for words as he has decided to neither comment nor confirm reports making the rounds on social media that he now has an illegitimate child. A young lady who has posted a photograph of a child, whom many keen observers have insisted bears a striking resemblance to Seun Kuti, said the singer had not seen the child since she was born. The alleged ‘baby mama’ who posted under the name Adaeze Mcarthur on Instagram, was forced to voice out that the baby was indeed that of Seun Kuti when prompted by a user seeking confirmation.

The drama between pop star, Oritse Femi, and his estranged manager, Danku, keeps getting hotter by the week. Just last week, the singer’s ex-manager claimed he picked up the ‘Double Wahala’ singer from the slums of Ajegunle and made him a star. This apparently did not go down well with the singer as he bared his soul in an exclusive chat with Saturday Beats. Oritse Femi explained what led to their fallout and cleared the air about how he met his estranged manager.

Raging allegations from former Plantashun Boiz member, Blackface against the ‘African Queen’ crooner Tuface Idibia, has continued to be met with silence as neither him nor his manager, Efe Omoregie, has chosen to reply the former. A series of tweets from Blackface on Tuesday, revealed an animosity between the duo that has hitherto, managed to stay below the surface of their relationship. At the centre of the controversy was Tuface’s ‘Let Somebody Love You’, one of the songs on his ‘Ascension’ album, which Blackface had alleged was originally his song but ended up being nicked by Tuface.

Facebook is banning private sales of guns on its flagship social network and its Instagram photo-sharing service, a move meant to clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions. Facebook already prohibits people from offering marijuana, pharmaceuticals and illegal drugs for sale, and the company said on Friday that it was updating its policy to include guns. The ban applies to private, person-to-person sales of guns. Licensed gun dealers and gun clubs can still maintain Facebook pages and post on Instagram. Although Facebook was not directly involved in gun sales, it has served as a forum for gun sales to be negotiated, without people having to undergo background checks. The social network, with 1.6 billion monthly visitors, had become one of the world’s largest marketplaces for guns and was increasingly evolving into an e-commerce site where it could facilitate transactions of goods. The ban thrusts Facebook into the center of another major societal debate. Discussions over gun co...

Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, a leading hospitality company in Nigeria is set to give its numerous customers a valentine to cherish and admire this year as it has packaged a Valentine Weekend Getaway tagged Love Rendezvous to feature top Nigerian entertainment personalities which include Afro Juju creator, Sir Shina Peters, ace comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka, “This Year” crooner, Jaywon among others. Speaking at the press conference to usher in a new experience in Valentine Celebration in Nigeria, the managing Director of the hotel, Mr. Kayode Bakare said the hotel in its usual pacesetting tradition, is putting together the event which will take place from 12th to the 14th February, 2016 to strengthen the hotel’s leadership position in the hospitality industry. “Apart from reinforcing the overall brand promise of the hotel by providing its clients with hospitality with grand attention, the event also stands out to promote celebration of love in a very exclusively mature and exqui...

On Thursday momager Kris Jenne, invited her 28-year-old recluse son Rob Kardashian to her home in Hidden Hills, CA, amid the ongoing family feud and guess who he took along...Blac Chyna. Rob Kardashian became the star of the Kardashian family this week after news broke he was dating Blac Chyna, who is Tyga's former fiancée and baby mama. Tyga is 'maybe' still dating Kylie who is Rob's younger sister. The new couple was seen on their way to the meeting in a black Bentley. More photos after the cut...

So NFL player Russell Wilson continued gushing over his girlfriend on Twitter with sweet words, but some trolls/fans called him out and said the words he was using to describe Ciara were phrases from descriptive writing describing 'a beautiful woman', lol. He kinda admitted to it by saying he preffered to use Bing to describe his love. He had fans who supported him and of course who thought he should take a rest. More tweets when you continue...

Actress and singer Keke Palmer posed in several pages in Billboard magazine in honour of her part in the new show Grease Live. More photos after the cut...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has redeployed nine Resident Electoral Commissioners. A statement issued by the commission’s Secretary, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu in Abuja on Wednesday, Said the affected RECs should complete their handover notes by February 2. The redeployed RECs are Dr. Lawrence Azubuike, who moved from Ebonyi to Anambra State; Dr. Ogbudu Ada, who was in Imo has been asked to report at Akwa Ibom while Sylvester Ezeani has been asked to report at Abia State from Cross River State. Also, the former REC in Ekiti State, Mr. Sam Oluemkun has been redeployed to Edo State, while Mrs. Gesila Khan who was in Rivers state has been moved to Cross River, while Mr. Austin Okojie has ben asked to report at Bayelsa state from Akwa Ibom State where he is presently overseeing the commission. Mr. Baritor Kpagih of Bayelsa State is to move to Delta State; Zarma Hinn of Yobe was asked to report at Taraba State while Aniedi Abasi has also been asked to report at Ribers S...

There was pandemonium at the Omole bus stop on Oba Ogunnusi Road in the Ojodu area of Lagos State on Tuesday after a traffic warden, Sunday Charles, engaged in fisticuffs with a motorist, identified only as Kingsley. PUNCH Metro learnt that Kingsley, who was stopped by a team of traffic wardens at the junction, was allesgedly beaten up by Charles for refusing to part with N50. The motorist lost three front teeth during the brawl. Our correspondents gathered that Kingsley and some people in the bus manhandled Charles and threatened to drag him to the Ojodu Police Division for the assault on the driver, before some pedestrians advised them against reporting the incident. One of our correspondents observed that at about 11.30am, Charles, who was with three female officers and four officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, had stopped Kingsley’s vehicle at the junction. The traffic warden allegedly demanded N50 from the motorist before he could let him go. I...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday accused the UN chief of “encouraging terror” after Ban Ki-moon spoke of Palestinian frustration at Israel’s occupation and said it was natural to resist. “The comments of the UN Secretary General encourage terror,” Netanyahu said in a statement. “There is no justification for terror.” The AFP reported that earlier, Ban told the UN Security Council of the “profound sense of alienation and despair driving some Palestinians – especially young people” in the upsurge of attacks on Israelis since the start of October. “Palestinian frustration is growing under the weight of a half century of occupation and the paralysis of the peace process,” he said. Read More

The palm-sized ONAGOfly is an affordable GPS-enabled drone that automatically takes photos using smile and obstacle recognition technology. Normally the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires registration for unmanned aircraft systems. Nearly 300,000 drone owners have registered since the government introduced this rule in early January. However, this bite-sized flying camera is so small (0.3 lbs) it doesn’t need to be on the books. According to the FAA rules, only drones weighing more than 0.55 lbs or 250 grams must register but because the ONAGOfly is so small, it flies right under the regulation. This little drone goes for $199 on Indiegogo right now ($299 after campaign ends) and comes with built-in obstacle avoidance sensors, as well as some other features usually reserved for larger, more expensive drones like 15 MP camera, 1080p HD video, throw and fly capability (you throw it up and it automatically starts to fly), resistant to wind speeds up to1.6-3.3 m/s, pee...

Few days after accusing Wizkid for stealing his intellectual property, Blackface is now on a rampage accusing 2Face (we mean 2Baba) for the same and even worse. His rant started when a singer tweeted at Blackface asking permission to remix his song, Erima. Blackface responded saying, “Why you get sense pass 2Face?”. Blackface then went on Instagram to narrate that 2Face and his (2Face’s) manager, Efe Omoregbe stole the song Let Somebody Love You from Blackface. Read More

Five Star Music artiste, Harrysong shared a photo of his grandmother who he said sold wrappers to pay his school fees and studio sessions. He wrote: "Ya'll say thank u to my grandmother. .I call her miloskey. ..the woman that sold wrappers for my school and studio sessions..she has refused to come to lagos o..so I ve no choice than to always go and visit her o...thank u so much for ur love mama...God bless u and keep for me..stay strong #miloskey"

uper Eagles arrived in Rubavu, Rwanda on Sunday for their last Group C match against Guinea at the 2016 African Nations Championship. The Eagles need just a draw to move to the quarterfinals but the players are confidently angling for a win as they say they want to keep their fans happy especially Nigerians based in the East African country. The team Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, confirmed that the players checked into Gorilla Hotel on Sunday. The match against Guinea will be played on Tuesday, simultaneously with the game between Tunisia and Niger in Kigali. Read More

At least 26 people were killed Monday in three suicide attacks in the far north of Cameroon, a region often targeted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist group, according to a police toll. The attacks targeted the local market in Bodo, near the frontier with Nigeria in one of the deadliest incidents to hit the region. “An initial toll shows 29 dead and around 30 injured, “a police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP, saying the toll included the three suicide bombers. Since 2013, nearly 1,200 people have died in Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon’s far north, according to a toll given this month by Communications Minister Issa Chiroma Bakary. Read More

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, has said the anti-corruption campaign by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is “beginning to look selective”. Falae, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, was recently named as one of the beneficiaries of the $2.1bn meant for arms procurement, which was allegedly diverted by former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki. He has, however, repeatedly denied having any contact with Dasuki since the 80s, insisting that he had no case to answer. Read More

The South African Independent Police Investigative Directorate on Saturday opened investigation into the death of a Nigerian allegedly in the custody of its police. According to eyewitnesses, the Nigerian national was allegedly suffocated to death by the police in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. This led to a massive protest by some members of the Nigerian community outside a private hospital in Kempton Park. An unnamed eyewitness alleged that brutality from the South African police in a bid to extort money from them was common. Read More

12-year-old US-born striker, Lateef Omidiji Jr, currently plays for the Under-14 team of Netherlands second division side Dordrecht FC. However, he already has a place reserved for him in the Nigeria U15 side based on first hand scouting by its coach Danladi Nasidi. Coach Nasidi traveled to the US to watch him play in 2014 and came out of the experience knowing he had something on his hands. “He has speed, focus, the technique is so good, the tactical approach is fine and he has the physical ability. These things combine to make a good footballer,” Nasidi told Goal. “He’s a small boy and if he comes to play for Nigeria, it will be good for Nigeria,” he declared. Perhaps not every 12-year-old gets to be spoken so highly of at his age. Lateef Jr. is currently leading scoring at his youth side despite being two years younger than his teammates and opponents. He told Goal that he would like to represent Nigeria someday like his heroes Rasheed Yekini, Daniel Amokachi, Austin ‘Ja...

During a rally on Saturday in Iowa, Donald Trump said he wouldn't lose any support in the presidential race, even if he shot someone... "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" - Donald Trump. Donald Trump's comment came during a campaign rally Saturday at Dordt College in northwest Iowa. The 1,500-seat theater completely filled with hundreds more watching the speech from an overflow room.

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Male Islamic Artiste, Al-MubaraQ starts off the new year by giving Korede Bello’s latest single GODWIN a unique feel. Al-MubaraQ finally releases 3RD single to his mega smash hit Dunmininu (Kiss Daniel Woju Cover) & Dandan (It’s Certain). Al-MubaraQ in the tradition of giving his fans “good Music”. The build up for “Allahu Ni (Godwin  Revive)” has shown that the fans want to see more music from the young man who stormed the music industry by surprise in 2014 AND STILL Burbling as we Start new Year . “Allahu Ni (Godwin  Revive)”, like “Woju Cover”, will showcase why many have said this guy is “Next to Put Africa on the Map”. Listen, share and enjoy! DOWNLOAD

9ice hosted the press on his birthday, 17th of January, 2016 in Lagos. He was born 17th Feb 1980 during the party, his life, career and more was discussed..