Big Brother Naija’s Soma survives accident (video)

Big Brother Naija’s Soma survives accident (video)

Big Brother Naija season 2 housemate Somadina Anyama, popularly known as Soma, survived an accident that could easily have become fatal. The entertainer got into the accident early this morning. His car was hit by a bus and it lost control and veered off the road, nearly falling into a ditch. The bus driver drove off immediately, not minding the damage he caused. In a video shared to Instagram, Soma’s car can be seen hanging just…

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Suspected Kidnappers Kill Five, Abduct Others Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Suspected Kidnappers Kill Five, Abduct Others Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

At least five people were killed and some others abducted on Sunday by armed Bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Austin Iwar, confirmed the attack to Channels Television. While sympathizing with resident, the police boss gave the assurance that the force is on the trail of the bandits. An eye witness of the attack said it occurred around 6:00 pm near Gidan Busa village, located between Jere and Kateri communities, along the expressway. He…

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Somalia’s al Shabaab says it storms southern military base, kills 27 troops

Somalia’s al Shabaab says it storms southern military base, kills 27 troops

Fighters of the al Shabaab group attacked a military base with a suicide car bomb in the south of Somalia, killing 27 soldiers, the group said on Monday, a blast heard by residents of a nearby town. The attack follows a June attack on the base by al Shabaab that wounded seven soldiers. The group is battling to topple the central government and impose its rule based on its own strict interpretation of Islam’s sharia…

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Jos Market Fire: I’m Devastated By Losses Hardworking Nigerians Suffer, Says Buhari

Jos Market Fire: I’m Devastated By Losses Hardworking Nigerians Suffer, Says Buhari

Updated July 22, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the victims of the market fire which occurred on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State capital. President Buhari said he was “devastated by the scale of economic losses suffered by hard working and ordinary Nigerians who believe in self-reliance to support themselves.” In the condolence message which was signed on Sunday by the President’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari added that every…

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Buhari’s minister fires APC chairman, Oshiomhole

Buhari’s minister fires APC chairman, Oshiomhole

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has faulted the stand of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on the constitution and inauguration of the board members of federal agencies and parastatal under his ministry. The APC chairman, in a letter, had given the labour minister one week within which to constitute the board of the parastatals and agencies under his ministry. The parastatals and agencies are the Nigeria…

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23rd July Newspaper Headlines From Nigeria

23rd July Newspaper Headlines From Nigeria

  1. The immediate past Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Ahmed Imam has left the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State for the Social Democratic Party, SDP. The former speaker, who announced his defection in Lokoja, during the weekend, said he was shut out of APC and never recognized as a party member, let alone as a leader down to his own ward. 2. Gunmen struck again on the…

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High-altitude balloons to deliver internet access in Kenya

High-altitude balloons to deliver internet access in Kenya

A Google-affiliated company has chosen Kenya as the home of its first announced commercial deal for delivering internet access to hard-to-reach areas using high-altitude balloons. Loon, which is linked to Google through parent company Alphabet Inc., says it will work with Telkom Kenya to deliver 4G/LTE cellular access to Kenya in 2019. The balloons will be tested in central Kenya, which has been difficult to service due to mountainous or inaccessible terrain. The high-altitude balloons…

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Johnny Depp pleaded to keep details of his ‘drinking, drug use and medical conditions’ out of $25M legal battle with his former business managers – days before he finally settled the case

Johnny Depp pleaded to keep details of his ‘drinking, drug use and medical conditions’ out of $25M legal battle with his former business managers – days before he finally settled the case

Johnny Depp had pleaded with a judge to have any mention of his alleged drug or alcohol use excluded from his $25 million legal battle, days before it was settled. Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com reveal the actor filed a motion to exclude evidence and argument on July 12, claiming such details were ‘irrelevant’ and intended to ‘smear’ him. Depp had been embroiled in a bitter legal war with his former business managers at The Mandel…

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Sarkodie Reportedly Ties the Knot With Longtime Girlfriend Tracy

Sarkodie Reportedly Ties the Knot With Longtime Girlfriend Tracy

Multiple Ghanaian news platforms are reporting that rapper, Sarkodie has tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Tracy in a hush hush traditional wedding ceremony. Early this week Famebugs sparked rumors of an upcoming traditional ceremony when they shared a photo of the  couple’s traditional engagement invitation card. It appears the reports were right as leaked photos from the traditional marriage ceremony flooded Ghanaian online media platforms yesterday. In the photos, Sarkodie and Tracy are dressed up and one shows the couple possibly…

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