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Breaking News: Bomb Blast In Nyanya, Abuja
A bomb blast at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja killed at least 20 people during rush hour on Monday morning, witnesses said.

A Reuters cameraman saw 20 bodies at the depot at Nyanya bridge, south of Abuja, and two witnesses said another 15 had already been removed by the emergency services. Nyanya is about 33kms from central Abuja.

“I was waiting to get on a bus when I heard a deafening explosion then smoke. People were running around in panic,” said Mimi Daniels, who works in Abuja. Another blast followed, she said.

08:50:00
Breaking News: Bomb Blast In Nyanya, Abuja
A bomb blast have been reported in Nyanya a surbub between Abuja the federal Capital and Nasarawa State, on Monday, at about 7.00am. The bomb blast occured at the ever busy Nyanya Al Rufai bus stop.

Several persons are reportedly kill and other severely injured.
As at the time of this report, there was serious gridlock along the expressway and security personnels and men of the Federal Road Safety Commission.

More Details soon.

16:42:00

The guy who tweeted live photos of soldiers during the Boko haram escape attempt on Sunday March 30th has been released days after he was picked up by the SSS. @Ciaxon was reportedly released late last night to his family but because there was no visual confirmation of his release, some activists stormed the Lagos office of the DSS this morning to protest, demanding his immediate release. Pics from the protest after the cut...

16:35:00


Chika Ike just got a massive diamond ring as a gift from her boo, who I hear is not Nigerian. She showed off the ring on her instagram page today. I hear it is not an engagement ring just a friendship ring. If this is just a friendship ring, imagine what an engagement ring will look like.

16:15:00


Frank Edoho's wife, Sandra Onyenaucheya, gave birth to the couple's first child together in the US recently. Frank revealed the good news to friends. Not sure if it's a boy or a girl but big congrats to them. Frank already has three kids with ex-wife Katherine Obiang, while Sandra has a child from a previous relationship.

11:55:00

Chiwetel Ejiofor joined his fellow co-stars OC Ukeje,
Tina Mba, Gloria Young, Reginald Ofodile, Naya Amobi, and the film's
Director, Biyi Bandele, for a press conference that held at Wheat Baker in Ikoyi yesterday. 



I wasn't there but I hear Chiwetel was nice to all members of the press, laughed a lot and even granted several selfie requests. #straightface! Continue to see more photos...

11:51:00

Presh of former music duo Kc Presh is now signed to Erik Manny Records. Erik Manny is owned by Mr Dilly, Chairman of Dilly Motors. Presh
signed a multi million naira record deal with Erik Manny that comes with a a 2014 Prado Jeep and a 2013 Infiniti Qx 56 (pictured above).

The music star just released new promo photos and a brand new single titled Olegelege. Continue to see more pics and listen to his new single...

11:34:00
 
Oscar Pistorius' three-day cross-examination reached a dramatic climax today as the world-famous
athlete was accused of deliberately shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door as the couple talked and argued in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year.
"You knew that Reeva went behind the door and you shot at her,' Mr Nel said. 'You shot at her knowing she was behind the door.'
Pistorius denied the charge as prosecutor Gerrie Nel pushed the Paralympic champion on his version of the exact events in the seconds before he killed Reeva Steenkamp by firing four times through the stall door in his bathroom with his 9mm pistol on February 14, 2013.

 Mr Nel challenged the double-amputee sprinter repeatedly as to why Miss Steenkamp failed to scream when she was shot four times.Continue...

11:25:00

The disappearance of the guy who tweeted live pics of soldiers during the Boko Haram jail attempt on Sunday March 30th has made international news. Report from BBC below...

A man who live-tweeted
from the scene of an attempted jailbreak in the Nigerian capital Abuja
12 days ago, has disappeared. Activists believe he may have been
arrested, and have launched a Twitter campaign for his release.
The hashtag #FreeCiaxon and the Twitter handle @ciaxon
have been trending in Nigeria since late on Wednesday. There's also a
lot of discussion about it on Facebook. On 30 March, the man who runs
the @ciaxon account found himself at the scene of a dramatic fight
between Nigerian security forces and detainees trying to escape from the
State Security Service (SSS) headquarters.

11:20:00

It was raining celebrities at The Place, Adeola Odeku last Friday 4th
April. It was a night of double fun, double thrills and double celebs
with the MTN CelebDouble Rave at The Place by Marcus.

Celebrity look
alike got to meet and party with their favorite celebs like Don Jazzy, Tiwa
Savage, Iyanya, Emma Nyra, Tekno, Dr Sid, Chidinma to mention a few. See more pictures after the cut...

11:13:00

 Adesanmoye Kehinde, a senior official of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Ikotun Lagos branch, has been arrested and dragged before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly setting his lover, Janet, 31, ablaze after she called off their relationship.

Kehinde, 43, who is married with three children, had been dating Delta state born Janet for a while and was planning marry her. Janet however decided to call the affair off because she felt Kehinde was too troublesome. Continue...

11:51:00

By now we all know Rihanna has no limits, but these photos are a little shocking regardless. lol. The singer posed totally naked from waist down, and on all fours, wearing just a crop top for a semi-nude photoshoot for a French magazine in LA...

She posed face down, butt up...and even exposed her nipples at a point...with many people on set. Oh dear Rihanna. See the photos after the cut...but please do not open if you're in the office...:-)


11:32:00

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's son Abba married his girl Mariana Saleeby-Velilla, a native of Hacienda in Colombia, last weekend at Conrad Hotel in Dubai. After the cut, you'll find official pre-wedding photos of the couple and photos from their wedding.
Another wedding will hold this Saturday in Adamawa State. Continue to see the photos...

11:15:00

Solo Phone Nigeria partnered with mobile service retail giant Slot System Limited for
their 2014 promo, Slot Promo 5, celebrating 15 years of Slot in the market. As
part of the festivities and representing the SOLO Phone brand,Iyanya gave a
rousing performance of some of his latest and greatest hits, and a hugely
excited crowd joined in on the fun as he serenaded the ladies in the crowd.








SOLO Phone
Managing Director/Country Manager, DolapoAjayi was also on hand to deliver gift
to three lucky winners in the promo.

According
to Mr Ajayi, “SOLO is very pleased to work with Slot as they mark 15 year of
excellence as a business. We look forward to a mutually rewarding partnership
in the month and years to come as the SOLO brand continues to make strides in
Nigeria,” he said.





11:01:00

A 14 year old child bride who was forced into marriage in Kano last week, has reportedly killed her new husband and three of his friends with rat poison.

Wasila Umaru was forced to marry to 35 year old Umaru Sani sometime last week. During the small wedding which took place in the northern Ungwar Yansoro village, at Gaya LGA near the city of Kano, the reluctant bride allegedly slipped rat poison into a rice dish that was eaten by the groom and some of his friends.

09:38:00

Former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell has been banned for 18 months for doping offences. The 32 year old athlete was banned by the Jamaican Anti-doping disciplinary commission for testing positive for banned substance oxilofrine before running at the 2013 National Championship.

A disciplinary panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission announced today Thursday April 10th that the Powell will be excluded from competition until December 2014, with the ban backdated to the time of his original sample collection in June 2013.

He's permitted to return to competitions on Dec. 20 2014. He has since said he plans to appeal against the 'unjust' ban. Powell won gold medal in 2008 after he completed the 100m dash in 9.79secs. He was out-shined the following year by Usain Bolt.

09:07:00
Dr. Yuanyuan Zhang, assistant professor at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, demonstrates the process used to engineer a vaginal organ. Zhang first selects a scaffold made of a biodegradable material.Dr. Yuanyuan Zhang, assistant professor at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, demonstrates the process used to engineer a vaginal organ. Zhang first selects a scaffold made of a biodegradable material.

Zhang then coats one side of the scaffold with epithelial cells, isolated from a small biopsy of the patient's external genitals. Zhang then coats one side of the scaffold with epithelial cells, isolated from a small biopsy of the patient's external genitals.

08:45:00


Monica tried to relaunch her acting and modeling career at the end of 2010 but her husband objected from the get-go, according to the source close to the investigation.
And when he discovered she had also done an underwear shoot with fashion photographer Kenneth Matthews he 'hit the roof;' 
Their relationship fell apart and they began a bitter custody battle over their two daughters. Some months later Monica discovered her husband had been taped trying to hire a friend to kill her.

12:46:00

There are reports of heavy gunfire exchanges around the presidential Villa and the headquarters of the Department of State
Services in the Asokoro District of Abuja early this morning.

The SSS said the gunshots were triggered
by attempted jailbreak of detainees at the SSS headquarters by suspected
members of Boko Haram. Continue to see tweets and pics from witnesses this morning. SEE MORE
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