Graphic photos: Man beaten almost to death by mob in Jos after he killed his own mother

This incident happened in the early hours of today 15 October around 4am, in Jenta Adamu, Jos, Plateau state. The man said to be 35 years old, attacked and killed his own mother by chopping off her head with a machete after accusing her of being a witch. When youths in the area heard what he had done, they pounced on him, tied him up and beat him to a coma. They then called the police who took him away. Whether he will survive or even already dead is what I don't know. But see photos from the brutal beating after the cut...

Rotimi Amaechi's ministerial screening will now hold Tuesday next week

The ministerial screening for former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi will now hold on Tuesday October 20th. The senate committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition will address all petitions filed against Amaechi and present its findings to the house today during plenary. His screening will then hold next week.

No sacred cow in the war against corruption - Osinbajo

VP Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said that the fight against corruption in Nigeria by this present administration will have no sacred cow. Osinbajo said this at the ongoing Nigeria Economic Summit holding in Abuja. Osinbajo said the law that drives anti-corruption must be applied to everyone.

"If we pick up somebody here and want to try him, I know how many calls I will get from people in this room. I’ve had the experience in public service and I don’t mind being the tough guy.

Lamar Odom’s ex partner and children arrive in Las Vegas (photos)

Lamar Odom's ex-partner Liza Morales and his two children Destiny, 17 (with her head down in a hat), and Lamar Junior, 13, have arrived in Las Vegas to join a bedside vigil at the Sunrise Hospital where he is being treated and fighting for his life after he was  found unconscious. See more photos after the cut...

Boko Haram urges Somali's Al-Shabaab terror group to join Islamic State

In a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, October 14, Boko Haram extremists urged Somalia's Al-Shabaab terror group to join them in pledging allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group, and thus abandon al-Qaida.

In the video, an unidentified armed Boko Haram fighter tells Al-Shabaab fighters that uniting "is of greater benefit to the struggle on the path of Islam" and will "help in defeating the infidels of the world." The appeal is part of a wider courting of Al-Shabab. Similar messages came nearly two weeks ago from militant extremists in Iraq,Sinai, Syria, and Yemen.

Obama orders 300 troops to Cameroon to support fight against Boko Haram

President Obama on Wednesday, October 14, said he had ordered 300 troops to Cameroon to work with West African soldiers seeking to counter the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram. In a letter to Congress, Obama said that the troops would provide “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance” in the region.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police vows to arrest Festac robbers

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni has vowed to arrest perpetrators of the bank robbery on 4th Avenue, Festac town which took place on Tuesday, October 13. Owoseni made the statement on Wednesday, October 14, while speaking with The Guardian. He said that the incident has challenged the police in the command to rise up to new trends in robbery operations. He added that the police was closing in on the hoodlums and all has been put in place to ensure the suspects were captured.

Photo of President Buhari's new ministerial nominee

President Buhari yesterday announced the withdrawal of Ahmed Ibeto from his ministerial list. He has now replaced him with Abubakar Bawa who is also from Niger state. Read his CV below...

Abubakar Bawa Bwari popularly called (ABB) by admirers was born on 4th November 1963 in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Geography (1986) and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning (1990) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and is a registered member of both the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners and Town Planning Registration Council.

Photos: Woman gives birth while on a plane flying from Taiwan to LA

The unnamed 32-weeks pregnant woman was flying from her home country of Taiwan to Los Angeles with China Airlines when she went into labour. According to reports, when her water broke six hours into the 19-hour flight, panicked staff called for medical assistance on the flight. Fortunately, a doctor responded and was able to successfully deliver the baby girl while being filmed.

Why Buhari withdrew Ahmed Ibeto as a ministerial nominee

Reports have emerged on why President Buhari withdrew the nomination of Ahmed Musa Ibeto from Niger state from his list of ministers. According to confirmed sources, Ibeto's nomination was withdrawn because he is from the same place as the Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello.

Teen beaten to death, another brutalised by parents, sister & church members in a bid to get them to 'confess their sins'

Lucas Leonard, 19, was killed and his 17-year-old brother Christopher seriously battered during a “counseling session” at the secretive Word of Life Church. Police investigation revealed the boys had been brutally beaten on their genitals, abdomens, backs and thighs  

Late Alamieyeseigha's brother shares photo of the late politician while he was on life support

Ziworitin Alamieyeseigha, the younger brother of former Bayelsa state governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha shared this photo of the late politician while he was on life support at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Alamieyeseigha died on October 10th from Cardiac arrest. See the photo after the cut...

Mercy Aigbe serenades husband with loving words as he turns 50

Actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry this morning took to her instagram page to celebrate her husband who turns 50 today. She wrote;

"Sorry guys, no reposting today! Lol!....Permit me to celebrate my Man ....my boo is plus one today! Happy birthday to my Daddy J of life my pillar, my support system ( lol) , my source of strength, my adviser, my lover, my best friend! ...... Trust me it's not easy, married to an actress/entrepreneur, but dis Man is just a fantastic being!
So understanding and ever supportive! Even when all becomes overwhelming, and I feel like giving up, he is always by my side, urging me to keep going, and always encouraging me to be the best I can be! Thank u honey �� ....As u add another year today, my God will continue to keep u for me, in good health, long life and abundant blessings IJN!......Together Forever!...�������� #goldenjubilee #50 ....Jehovah to u be all the glory!". Happy birthday to him.

I came to Lagos to steal cars and become rich - Armed robbery suspect confesses

A convicted car snatcher, Somadina Enyiobi, 26, confessed that he left his village in Oraifite in Anambra State to Lagos state with a mission to steal and become a successful rich man.

According to a report by PM News, Somadina made the confession during his trial at the Isolo Magistrates’ court where he was convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment without an option of fine for conspiracy and stealing.

Man with no butt crack shares his butt on social media

A man who lost his butt crack to an unpleasant disease has shared his story of life without his butt crack.
The user with the username 'TBoneTheOriginal', took to Reddit to share his abnormality, which is caused by severe pilonidal cysts.

Lagos prostitute bites off client's ear over more sex (photo)

36 year old prostitute, Precious Osas has been arrested and  charged before an Isolo Magistrates’ Court for biting off the ear of 25 year old Omokwa Chikwado. P.M News reports, the incident occurred over a scuffle, which started after the couple had had sex at an unidentified hotel in Okota, Lagos State, where they spent the night.

Photos from actress Georgina Onuoha's birthday party

Actress Georgina Onuoha turned a year older yesterday and had a party with family and friends. See more photos from the party after the cut...

Timi Alaibe pulls out of APC's Bayelsa guber primary

One of the governorship aspirants in Bayelsa state, Timi Alaibe has pulled out of the APC governorship primaries in Bayelsa state. In a statement he released today, Alaibe who is a former MD of NDDC, said he was stepping down in the interest of the party. His statement in part reads

Senate begins sitting without ministerial list

The senate this morning began its sitting without senate president Bukola Saraki reading the much awaited ministerial list. The tradition in the senate has always been that any communication from the President is read before the commencement of proper legislative business but that did not happen as Senator Bukola went straight into legislative matters.

Tiwa Savage shows off post baby body (photos)

The singer welcomed her son in July and is already getting her body back...

Girl strips naked in public after boyfriend refuses to buy her iPhone 6s (photos)

A Chinese woman stripped completely naked at a shopping centre after her boyfriend refused to buy her an iPhone 6s. The woman, whose identity was not revealed, began by exchanging words with her boyfriend and after reportedly failing to persuade him to buy her the latest gadget, the woman removed her clothes and threw them on the floor in front of hundreds of other shoppers.

Heroic Sikh men ignore their strict religious protocol by saving 4 teenagers from drowning with their turbans

The turban is a hugely important religious symbol in Sikhism - and removing it for any reason is not an easy decision. But two Sikh men put aside their strict religious protocol to save four drowning teenagers, using their turbans as ropes to pull them to safety.

The four teenagers had got into trouble after they entered the water for the immersion of the Ganesha idols at Salur Ghat, India.

National Enquirer releases death photo of Vester Lee Flanagan, the man who executed 2 reporters live on TV

The death photo of Vester Lee Flanagan, the former reporter who killed two of his former colleagues on live TV in Virginia, has been released by National Enquirer. Vester died of self inflicted gunshot wound to the head according to the police. See the photo after the cut but please be warned, it's very graphic...

Oscar Pistorius cannot afford another murder trial say his lawyers

Lawyers to Oscar Pistorius say he cannot afford another murder trial. The athlete was found guilty of culpable homicide - a similar charge to manslaughter - by a judge and was sentenced to five years in prison last year for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home on Val's Day 2013.

Ex Senate leader, Ndoma-Egba resigns from PDP

A former leader of the Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party. Ndoma-Egba tendered his resignation to the PDP Chairman in his Akparabong Ward of Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State yesterday September 16th. He cited inconsistency in PDP's policy as one of his reasons for resigning from the party.

Woman discovers why she had been having horrible headaches

A woman who had been suffering from severe headaches was horrified to discover they were due to tapeworm larvae sacs growing in her brain. Yadira Rostro first started to notice bad headaches nine months ago and finally sought medical help after they continued to get worse.

Lepacious Bose shares new weight loss photos, tucks shirt in for the 1st time in 15 years

The comedienne shared these pics on instagram and said she tucked in for the first time in 15 years.

95-year-old Indian man enrolls for a Masters degree...

95-year-old Raj Kumar Vaishya's lifelong dream of obtaining a post-graduate degree is set to be realized. He enrolled for MA in Economics at the Nalanda Open University on September 8 for the 2015-16 session.

"I am nearer to fulfilling my long cherished dream of a postgraduate degree in economics. My aim is not to get a degree; the thrust is to study and gain knowledge of economics so as to understand the problems facedby the people and the country and to contribute something, if possible," says Vaishya.

Femi Otedola crashes kerosene price to N50/litre...calls it Buhari Kerosene

Following the chairman of Forte Oil, Femi Otedola, decision to sell House Hold Kerosene (HHK) at N50/litre, being over 50 per cent reduction of its current pump price, the billionaire oil magnate has effortlessly made a grand entrance into the pantheon of Nigeria's 21st century crusaders.

 He calls it 'Buhari Kerosene' and has ordered that all his fuel stations across the country should henceforth sell HHK at N50/litre in furtherance of his decision to identify with President Buhari's bid to ameliorate the hardships faced by millions of Nigerians daily.

With only $150k in savings, Buhari may be the least corrupt in Africa - Washington post

Washington Post published an article over the weekend, saying that President Buhari may be the least corrupt leader in Africa after declaring that he has only N30 million in his account. The article below

"By the standards of sub-Saharan African leaders, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is dirt-poor. According to a statement released by his government, he has $150,000 in his savings account. He owns five homes and two mud houses, an orchard and ranch with 270 head of cattle, 25 sheep, five horses and a variety of birds. He has bought two cars from his savings..

"President Buhari had no foreign account, no factory and no enterprises. He also had no registered company and no oil wells," reads the statement released by the spokesman, Garba Shehu, describing the president's assets as "Spartan."

The biggest appointment so far has gone to an Igbo man - Keyamo

In an interview with Punch, lawyer Festus Keyamo said despite what many think - that Buhari is marginalizing the South West in terms of appointments - that the biggest appointment so far in the Buhari administration has gone to an Igbo man. Below is what he said...

"Buhari got the lowest number of votes from the South-South. But as I said, the appointments are not yet complete. You say he has not appointed any Igbo but the biggest position so far has gone to an Igbo man: Emmanuel Kachikwu who is the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. It is just by modern political divide that the man falls within Delta State but he is a Delta Igbo.

Chibok girls: There is better intelligence now - Shehu Garba

While fielding questions from state house correspondents yesterday September 6th, Presidential spokesperson, Shehu Garba said efforts are still ongoing towards the rescue of the Chibok girls and that there are better intelligence gathering in that regard. He appealed to Nigerians not to lose hope regarding the rescue of the girls who were abducted on April 14th 2014.

“What the President has always said is that we don’t even know where the girls are and that we need to go in there and get the intelligence and situation of things and then act. Without meaning to endanger what is left of those girls, you know that the Sambissa forest is being degraded right now.  The bombing is done in a careful manner to avoid certain locations of interest as far as Chibok girls are concerned.  Please take note of what I am saying. I am not saying that the girls are here or there. But there is better intelligence now. In fact, Sambissa forest is under observation 24 hours, in case somebody decides to move those girls from point A to point B. If there is any movement that is suspicious, we have drones, unmanned aircraft that fly around the place at night and during the day. In the last few days,  you even saw the Chief of Army Staff leading the troops and I am aware that in the last few weeks, very interesting pictures have been sent to the President on the basis of which we will say to Nigerians, ‘don’t lose hope on the Chibok girls. I am not saying they have been found or that they have been seen. But it is not yet time for Nigerians to say we have lost them”he said

Comply with directive on Treasury Single Account by Sept 15 or face sanctions- Buhari tells govt agencies

President Buhari has threatened to sanction Government Agencies that fail to comply with the Federal Government directive to remit generated revenues into the Treasury Single Account by September 15. This is contained in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity Femi Adesina today September 7th. The statement after the cut...

FG donates 20 vehicles for October elections in Burkina Faso

The Federal government yesterday donated 20 vehicles Hilux vans to Burkina Faso to assist the country conduct its general elections billed for October this year. According to NAN, the vehicles were delivered to the President, Commission Electorate Nationale Independent of Burkina Faso, Barthelemy Kere by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulus Lolo on behalf of the Nigerian government.

Oshiomole defends Buhari's appointments

Following the public outcry over president Buhari's appointments made recently, the governor of Edo state Adams Oshiomole, has released a statement defending the appointments of President Buhari.

In the statement signed by his chief Press secretary, Peter Okhiria, Oshiomole said the appointments made so far have been based on merits. According to him, the time has come for Nigeria to use unusual methods to solve her unusual problems. The statement in part reads;

Photo of Dasuki in court today

Immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, who was charged to court on August 24th by the Department of State Services (DSS) for possession of fire arms without a license is pictured above at the Federal High Court Abuja this morning for hearing of the case. He was granted bail on self recognition by the court.

Pregnant Frenchwoman on Youtube to find dad of her baby she had a one-night stand with

This lady had a one night stand with a man she met in Australia..and now she's pregnant. Prosdidude! Lol. #Kidding! Anyway, to the story, French woman, Natalie Amyot, posted a video on Facebook and Youtube trying to track down the Australian man she fell instantly inlove with when they met and whom she spent her last night with after a three month trip to Australia. She said the man is very cute, 183cm tall, with blue eyes, blond hair and a tan. She said after the passionate night, she flew to Paris the next day, lost her phone which contained his number and has now discovered she's pregnant.

Landlord burns tenant’s 3-yr-old son to death in Ogun

The Ogun State police command have arrested 65 year old landlord, Joseph Olaleye (pictured above) for allegedly setting ablaze the 3 year old son of his tenant Abdulahi Razaq at his residence in Olowosatide, Owode Ijako Ota in Ado Odo Otta LGA of the state on Monday August 30

The accused and the deceased father were having an argument when the accused threw an ignited kerosene stove at the boy, causing severe injuries on the little boy who was confirmed dead by a hospital where he was immediately rushed to.

Photos from Oyo state governor's daughter, Abisola's baby shower

Abisola is expecting her third child with husband, Kola Kola-Daisi. She had a surprise baby shower organized by her sisters, friends & shared photos from the celebration. Congrats to her...

Shun corruption or quit, Buhari warns civil servants

President Buhari has warned civil servants to shun corrupt practices or be shown the way out of the civil service. The permanent secretary in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Muhammed Bukar, who spoke with NAN, said President Buhari gave the warning while receiving notes on the activities of the General Services Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

Photos: 24yr old soldier shot dead in her Maryland home next to her 5-month-old child

Karlyn Serane Ramirez, 24, a female soldier stationed at Fort Mead was shot dead in her home in Maryland this week. She was discovered around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25 by police responding to reports of a stray dog entering the unlocked Severn house, about 15 miles south of Baltimore, Anne Arundel. Her 5 months old daughter was found unharmed next to her and appeared to be in good health but was transported to the hospital as a precaution. 

Syrian man selling pens on street to feed his daughter earns $37k after picture goes viral

This is great news! More than $37k has been raised in just 11 hours to support a Syrian refugee pictured selling pens in Beirut while carrying his sleeping daughter.
In the heartbreaking images, the man offers out a handful of biros, clutching a plastic bag of more pens while his little daughter sleeps wrapped over his shoulder.
The photos of the father and child went viral after they were posted two days ago on Twitter by activist Gissur Simonarson.