Detained suspected wife-killer,Lekan Shonde on hunger strike

Detained suspected wife-killer Lekan Shonde is on hunger strike, The Nation reports.

He has refused to eat since his arrival at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) at Panti, Yaba, Lagos Mainland, on Monday.

Shonde was alleged to have beaten his wife, Ronke, to death last Thursday at their Egbeda, Lagos home. He reportedly locked their two kids with the body in the house and fled.

The kids, Temioluwa and Tiaraoluwa, have been taken to Kwara State to stay with their grandmother.

Meanwhile, the deceased’s alleged lover, has remained silent despite being accused by Shonde of wrecking his home.

NANS vows to shut down all campuses, occupy Nigeria over N145 petrol price

The Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Thursday said the over 40 million Nigerian students would re-enact the Occupy Nigeria protest against the removal of subsidy from petroleum product next week. 

According to Vanguard, the National President of NANs, Comrade Tijani Shehu, stated this in Abuja, at a protest rally where the association called for the removal of the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

 He said NANS is already mobilizing Nigerias students to resist the new N145 per litre pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise called petrol. According to him,

Police arrest six suspected homosexuals in Edo(Photo)

The Nigeria Police have arrested six men for allegedly engaging in acts of homosexuality in different areas within Benin, the Edo State capital.

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, AIG Musa Daura, who paraded the suspects on Thursday, said that they were arrested on May 9, 2016, by operatives of the zonal anti-vice section.

Daura listed the suspects to include Festus Osagiede (24), Hyacinth Imahanrebhor (20), Itama Omon (25), Onwukwe Prince (28), Monye Chukwuma (23) and Osadebe Kelvin‎ (26), adding they confessed to have been committing the crime since 2006.

According to him, one of them, Osagiede, said to be the leader of the gang, first committed the crime when he had carnal knowledge ‎of the third suspect after attending a Benin night club in 2006.

“After the third suspect (Itama) got drunk, Festus Osagiede took him to his house and forcefully had carnal knowledge of him.

“Since then, they have been committing the crime with others at large until May, 2016, when luck ran out of them and they swooped on by zonal detectives,” Daura said.

Caitlyn Jenner Might De-Transition Back to A Man- Biographer

Caitlyn Jenner, who announced her transition from man to woman last year, has considered de-transitioning, the author of a new book about the Kardashian family told TheWrap on Wednesday.

Ian Halperin, the author of “Kardashian Dynasty: The Controversial Rise of America’s Royal Family,” said that, while researching his book, multiple sources told him that the former Olympian had been miserable for months and has considered transitioning back to a man.

“One source confirmed to me Caitlyn has made whispers of ‘sex change regret,’ hinting she might go back to being Bruce Jenner,” Halperin said.

Halperin said that one long-time friend told him that, while Jenner was “thrilled” to champion transgender issues, the reality TV personality could de-transition “in the next couple years.”

Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, suspended for ‘lying about country’s budget’

The Brazilian senate has suspended President Dilma Rousseff.

The senators voted 55 to 22 to suspend the president to allow for her trial over allegations she broke the country’s budget laws.

President Rousseff is facing impeachment for allegedly lying about the country’s budget, to hide deficits.

Her salary, residency and security will remain suspended during the trial.

PHOTO: Suicide Bomber Hits Maiduguri Again, 4 Killed

A Suicide bombing at a government compound in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri killed at least four people on Thursday, residents said.

Rescue workers were seen carrying four bodies away.

The attack in the city centre bore the hallmark of the jihadist group, Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency in the north for seven years.

It was the second suicide bombing attack in 12 hours.

Senate seeks death penalty for kidnappers

In a bid to curb the incessant cases of kidnapping, the Senate yesterday resolved to enact a legislation prescribing  the death penalty for kidnappers.

Senators were outraged that kidnapping and hostage-taking, which used to be contained in the Southsouth and Southeast, was  becoming widespread.

Senator Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), who spoke, proposed that the National Assembly should enact a law prescribing the death penalty for kidnappers.

Meet Vogue's first 100-year-old model

Vogue's most-talked-about model of the moment is a British beauty who loves fashion and admires Audrey Hepburn, not unlike many of the women who have graced the magazine's pages in the past.

But something else sets Bo Gilbert apart: She's 100 years old.

Gilbert appears in a Harvey Nichols campaign in the May issue of British Vogue to celebrate the magazine's 100th birthday.

"I love wearing nice things," Gilbert said in a video accompanying the campaign. "It's always appealed to me and it still does."

"I dress to suit myself," she added. "I certainly don't dress up for boys." 

Janet Jackson pregnant with her first child at 49

Just days before Mother's Day, a source confirms  that Janet Jackson is pregnant with her first child.

The baby news comes after the 49-year-old singer who will turn 50 on May 16,  announced last month that she will be postponing her tour to start a family with husband Wissam Al Mana.

I survived on water for 7 days-Former minister Anisulowo recounts ordeal with abductors

Former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, has narrated her experience during her seven-day ordeal in the hands of her abductors.

Speaking to journalists after she arrived the Government House, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday night, Anisulowo said she survived solely on water, adding that she did not eat throughout the seven days of her captivity.

She said 

 “I’ve been on water, I did not eat anything throughout. “I’m short of words, but I want to thank the governor and also thank God. I want to thank His Excellency for all the efforts you have put in with the security agents.

“I know the courage you have and the spirit to fight to the end and that was what kept me alive in the bush. I had the assurance that with the security agents that you have, you will work it through, so I thank God.”

‎The governor disclosed that the kidnappers raised her ransom from N100 million to N200 million because of his involvement  and said the leaders of the kidnapping gang abused him “thoroughly” on the telephone in a conversation he had with them ...

Outrage over picture of three-year-old boy allegedly 'snorting cocaine'

A three-year-old boy was seemingly photographed snorting cocaine, with the image then uploaded onto Facebook.
The image was uploaded onto social media with the caption:

"Mum and dad’s little junkie".

It shows him looking directly into the camera, ready to sniff a white, powdery substance.
Social media users demanded that the child should be taken into care.

However the family, from the small village of Sindel in eastern Bulgaria’s Varna Province, assured users it was just a joke.Nadezhda Nuri, the boy’s mother, told local media that the substance was not cocaine, but instead was simply flour.

According to Daily Record, She claims that the image was taken as a joke but then uploaded onto social media by her 13-year-old daughter.

Tiwa Savage's husband Teebillz, set for rehab

Sources close to Teebillz have revealed that his close friends are working to help him recuperate by taking him to rehab.

According to a source, close friends have now moved Teebillz to an apartment in 1004 estate in Victoria Island, Lagos, with the support of Paul Okoye, Psquare‘s Peter, Banky W, Cecil Hammond and Omawumi‘s husband, Tosin Yusuf.

Nollywood Actress, Genevieve Nene is Dead

Fast-rising Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nene has been reported dead.

The light-skinned actress died on Sunday May 1, 2016, just as she was recuperating from typhoid fever.

Before her death, Genevieve, who is a graduate from the Institute of Commerce, featured in movies like, Hottest Strippers, Hottest Virgins, Quest Of A Life Time, Romantic Heart, Mistake Women Make amongst others.

The Ebonyi state-born actress is also a video vixen has appeared in music videos like ‘Aiye Miami’ by Lace featuring Reekado Banks and Pasuma, Samklef’s ‘Birthday Girl’ featuring May D and and Skripture’s ‘Sweet Trouble’.

Genevieve Nene’s last post on all her social media pages was on  April 26, 2016 at 7:34pm with this post:

May her soul R.I.P

PHOTO: Tiwa Savage back at work, as she films Jenifa's Diary with Funke Akindele

She really is a strong woman....yes! She has decided to take a cue from her mentor.Tiwa Savage has literally shaken off her marriage woes and have decided to get back to work. She was pictured back on set of Jenifa's diary with Funke Akindele. It's good to see she hasn't stayed down after the squabble with her husband.

l risked my life as a true journalist’ – Tiwa Savage’s ‘Interviewer’ Azuka, reacts to critics

Thisday journalist, Azuka Ogujuiba who conducted the exclusive Tiwa Savage interview on her marriage crisis has finally responded to the criticisms she has been receiving since the interview was released.

Some accused her of being tactless in her approach to the interview.

“After you guys made us cry in Dubai”

 Azuka Should NEVER be allowed to interview another living thing. EVER again.
So tactless

— Fizzy K (@FizzyThatcher) April 30, 2016

Desperately want to write an open letter to Azuka and the people at PULSE. All my life I’ve never witnessed such a lack of empathy & ethics!

— Mr Dalloway (@ShutUpKecy) April 30, 2016

Others even called her 'Edible Catering'..

PHOTOS: Indonesian villagers shocked to find their 'angel' happens to be a sex toy

Indonesian villagers thought they had been blessed by an angel fallen from heaven when a beautiful doll washed up on a beach – only to discover it was an inflatable sex toy.Reports of a heavenly offering spread like wildfire through the community, prompting fears of social unrest.

Villager Pardin, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, found the doll when he was fishing off the remote Banggai islands off Sulawesi in central Indonesia.
The discovery in March came a day after a solar eclipse swept across the area, a deeply spiritual experience in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. 

PHOTOS: Sen. Godswill Akpabio mobbed outside a bank in Akwa Ibom State

According to the former governor of Akwa Ibom State/Nigerian Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, while in Akwa Ibom State yesterday, he stopped to do his Bank Verification Number at his bank and was mobbed by indigenes of the State and others who were super excited to see him. More photos after the cut...

Police rescue abducted ex-minister, Anisulowo

 A former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, who was kidnapped by gunmen last Wednesday, has been rescued.

Her rescue comes hours after the Ogun State Police Command promised to pay a N5m reward to any informant who can offer useful information that will help security operatives free her.

How I became running mate to Buhari — Osinbajo

Three weeks to first anniversary of the present government, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed that how be became the running mate to President Mohammadu Buhari, saying his disposition to fight corruption in Nigeria was the motivating factor. 

Osinbajo spoke at a non-denominational conference organized by the Covenant Christian Centre in Abuja on Saturday. He recalled that he had co-founded a professional a group in 1995 that upheld integrity as a hallmark to fighting corruption and upholding good governance. He also recalled that he was 24 years when his boss became the Military Head of State, stressing that providence brought them together. 

He said:   “Permit me to begin (the speech) with a story about myself. All my adult life, I have always believed that our country was performing far below its potentialities, in practically every aspect of life. “In governance, corruption was always so outrageous that it made the majority poor and development almost impossible. Law and order was always a problem, usually no consequence for wrong-doing. 

PHOTO: Former President, Jonathan Hangs With His Kids In London

This is cute......

Benin: Oba’s transition painful, emotional – Crown Prince

The Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, His Royal Highness (Amb) Eheneden Erediauwa has described the transition of the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Erediauwa as emotional for him as he was very close to his father.

Speaking in his Uselu Palace during a condolence visit to him by Governor Adams Oshiomhole, HRH Eheneden Erediauwa said he is probably the “first Crown Prince in the history of Benin Kingdom that has been so close to his father”.

Oshiomhole expressed sadness at the passing of the late monarch.

How Tiwa Savage's alleged relationship with Femi Otedola ruined her marriage

Just days after Tunji 'Teebillz' Balogun’s epic rants and derogatory words about his wife and mother of his son, Jamil,  investigations have revealed gross infidelity and domestic violence are the main reasons the marriage fell apart.

RADAR.NG has gathered that Tiwa Savage was aware of her husband's vices way before marriage and she refused to heed the advice of friends and family before solemnizing their union.

A source in the know, exclusively revealed to RADAR.NG that Tiwa's relationship with Don Jazzy ended before her marriage to Teebillz and her affair with 2Face was a one-time thing which also happened a long time ago so Tunji bringing it up was a desperate need for points.

Teebillz Allegedly Chased Out of Banky W’s House

What more can a man who has hit rock bottom take? According to reports, TeeBillz has been sent packing from the home of BankyW, where he was taking refuge and solace,  after being rescued from committing suicide on the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge.
BankyW’s mother, according to sources, called her son and ordered him to eject TeeBillz from his apartment soon after watching Tiwa Savage’s expository interview. 

PHOTO: Tiwa Savage’s husband, TeeBillz’s love child with Dr. Vivian Oputa, exposed

It has been a very eventful and long weekend of accusations and counter accusations between songtress Tiwa Savage and her newly estranged husband, Teebillz, when he had the ‘mother’ of all ‘melt downs’. And while people were obsessing about his online rants and Tiwa’s expository interview online, another shocking revelation popped up on our radar.  Just when we all thought he has two children he allegedly sired outside wedlock before he met Tiwa, hardly did we know that he has a third child, Ona, by a highly placed society woman in Nigeria.

VIDEO: Tiwa Savage Addresses Tee Billz’s Accusations In Exclusive Video

In an exclusive chat with Pulse TV, superstarTiwa Savage has addressed the controversies and rumors about her marriage.

The singer had quite a lengthy chat with Pulse TV in which she talks about the fact that she was recently pregnant again but she lost the baby. She also adds that she knew her marriage was over for a while. She says when things started (two months ago) she didn’t know whether to keep up appearances or let the world know.

The video is heartbreaking because it confirms that the couple (Tiwa Savage andTee Billz) will probably be finding their way individually henceforth.

She talks about how she found out about the Instagram posts from a friend and how she was woken up from sleep to hear all about what had been posted on Instagram. According to her, her first thought was that maybe they found him dead. She says that when she heard that nobody could find him her initial thought was that “We need to find him. He might be suicidal.”.

She didn’t even know the extent of what he had said until much later. Tiwa Savage explains that her phones were taken away from her and she was just scared for his life.

Watch video after the cut..........

Six feared killed as lovers clash over Kaduna lady

Governor Nasir el-Rufai

There was confusion in some parts of Kaduna on Wednesday following the killing of six over a girl  palaver.

The incident occurred at the Badarawa Kwaru and Ungwan Yero, all in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state.

Our correspondent   gathered that six persons were feared killed while scores sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The Kaduna Command of the Nigerian Police Force confirmed the incident.

How Nigeria's Ex-Oil Minister Alison-Madueke Gave $115m To Fidelity Bank MD To Compromise INEC Officials -EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, and some officials for allegedly receiving $115m from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The EFCC also arrested the bank’s Head of Operations, Mr. Martins Izuogbe, for his role in the alleged scam, which the anti-graft agency described as unprecedented.

A reliable source in the commission on Wednesday told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election, Diezani invited Okonkwo to help her handle some cash, which would be disbursed to electoral officials and groups.

Tiwa Savage’s husband accuses her of sleeping with Don Jazzy, 2 Face & Dr Sid

Tunji Balogun, husband and former manager of Tiwa Savage, has accused her of having an affair with Micheal Ajereh Collins, better known as Don Jazzy.

In a meltdown on social media on Thursday, Tee Billz , as he is popularly called, said that his wife has also had sexual relations with Dr Sid, her Mavin label mate, and Tuface Idibia.

“Please just take care of JamJam. I sacrificed my life for you and put in work and my money to your success. You are Tiwa Savage the superstar now. You will never have peace with that fame,” he said.

He posted a picture with the words “It’s time to say goodbye” on his Instagram page and captioned it with an apology to his children.