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Photos: Triana Building in Apapa gutted by fire

The popular Triana building on Commercial Rd in Apapa, Lagos was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning June 25th. The fire lasted for hours before firefighters were able to put it out...but not before millions of naira worth of property was destroyed. See more photos after the cut...

Edo State House of Assembly members engage in free for all fight

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Members of the Edo state House of Assembly yesterday June 23rd threw caution to the wind as they engaged in physical combat at the entrance of the State Assembly complex.

Trouble started when four PDP members; Hon. Festus Ebea, Hon. Patrick Osayimwen, Hon. Jude Ise-Idehen and Hon. Friday Ogieriakhi, suspended by the house on June 9th for what was termed
'gross misconduct', tried to gain entrance into the Assembly complex and also refused to receive a court document barring them from the building.

When the lawmakers tried to forcefully gain entrance into the complex, other lawmakers engaged them in physical combat. See more photos and the fight video after the cut...

Plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon missing

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A four-seater plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon via Cameroon has gone missing. The plane, owned by US company, Global Aviation, took off from Kano Airport around 6pm yesterday Monday June 23rd and was billed to make a stop over at Doula Cameroon before continuing to Gabon to arrive at 11pm but it never arrived at Doula, Cameroonian Aviation authorities have said. Only an American pilot was on-board.

The Gabon Aviation authorities say the last contact they had with the plane was when it was in Mongo which is a 2-hour flight from the Cameroonian economic capital. Search & Rescue operation has so far not yielded any result but the search operation still continues.

Boko Haram abducts 91 again in Borno state

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At least 91 persons, were said to have been abducted by Boko Haram men between Thursday and Sunday from the Kumanza,Yaga and Dagu, Damboa and Dagu, Damboa and Askira Uba Local Government Areas of Borno State, local vigilante officials said yesterday night.

Four other villagers were killed while attempting to escape from their abductors, said Aji Khalil, Chairman, Sector 5 of the local vigilante group in Borno State. Continue...

Stephen Keshi blasts Nigerian fans for insulting him and his family

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According to a Vanguard reporter who spoke with Stephen Keshi in Brazil, the Super Eagles coach is angry at Nigerian fans for abusing him over the team's performance at the on-going World Cup in Brazil. Keshi said there was absolutely no justification for fans to insult him and his family.

"It’s a shame, just a shame that we keep doing the same thing and then they come back and they say they are sorry. Sorry for abusing my mum? Sorry for abusing my siblings? For what? That I am representing Nigeria?”

"I am disappointed, totally disappointed (by the personal attacks), but it’s their thing, no wahala (no problem).

Keshi also lambasted his fellow former football stars who have criticized his team and his tactics in Brazil, saying he had expected much better from them as they ought to know better about the game than the man on the street..

...and Luiz Suarez bites another football player (photos)

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In August 2013, Liverpool player and Uruguay Forward, Luiz Suarez bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during a match in Anfield, an action that got him benched for 10 matches afterwhich he apologized.

Fast forward 10 months later and he's done it again. During the Italy-Uruguay match that took place this evening June 24th, Suarez appeared to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder (pictures above). Continue...

60 girls reportedly kidnapped in Kummabza village, Borno state

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The twitter handle of the Nigerian Television Authority, is reporting that sixty girls were kidnapped by insurgence in Kummabza village, in Damboa LGA in Borno state. See their report below...

About sixty girls between the ages of 3-12 years have been abducted by insurgents in Kummabza village of Damboa local government area of Borno State. Reports from the area indicates that the insurgents also killed about thirty people and destroyed property worth millions of naira during an attack on the community, residents of the village are
taking refuge in Lassa and Gulak in Adamawa State. They appealed to the authorities to provide them with shelter and relief materials to reduce their sufferings.Further updates to be provided as soon as we have them...

First photo of Sudanese woman after her release yesterday

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The Sudanese woman sentenced to death for Apostasy was released yesterday June 23rd after a Sudanese Supreme Court ordered her immediate release. A happy Meriam Ibrahim is seen in the picture flanked on her right by her husband, Daniel Wani, their 21month old son Martin who was in
prison with her, their newly born daughter Maya and her legal team. Meriam is currently being kept in a secret place.

Kim K flashes bra in revealing emsemble as she runs errands in LA

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Kim Kardashian-West yesterday stepped out in skin-tight skirt and almost backless white top that revealed her bra as she ran errands in LA and met with friends. Would you wear this?

Photos: SABC boss under probe for taking a 22 year old 'wife as gift’

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The acting chief operations officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Hlaudi Motsoeneng is under probe for accepting a 22 year old who was given to him as a gift. (girl circled).

According to local media, Motsoeneng was given the young woman, along with a cow and a calf, by a lobby group of traditional leaders in Thohoyandou, in Limpopo province, who are seeking greater exposure of their culture.

A Soweto-based newspaper reported last week that about 10 half-naked women were lined up and Motsoeneng was asked to pick one. He picked a human resources management student named Vanessa Mutswari. Vanessa is pictured above bare-breasted next to him, standing behind a trailer on which the other gifts, a cow and a calf had been loaded. And she's so happy to be given out as a gift. Continue...

Women no have their toes shortened to fit killer heels? It's agonising - and dangerous - but more and more women are doing it

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Cinderella-surgery' alters size and shape of feet to improve appearance
Operations include shortening or lengthening toes, shaving off excess bone to remove lumps and bumps, and liposuction
Paulina Charlikowska spent £4,500 on getting four toes shortened
Orthopaedic surgeons warn the risks of serious complications are high
Two operations left Danielle Sandler unable to wear heels ever again

So Paulina, 30, hit upon a drastic solution: so-called ‘Cinderella surgery’, a range of controversial new cosmetic procedures that alter the shape and size of a woman’s feet to improve their appearance.

In recent years these operations — which include shortening or lengthening toes, shaving off excess bone to remove ‘unsightly lumps and bumps, and even sucking excess fat from big toes — have become popular in America. Now they’re one of Britain’s fastest growing cosmetic procedures, too, with increasing numbers of clinics capitalising on women’s yearning for perfect feet.

Before surgery: 'My feet were a huge size eight and my second and third toes were longer than my big toes' says Paulina

Mariah Carey responds after being caught trying to pass off an old pic as new

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Earlier this week, singer Mariah Carey was caught in a controversy after she tried to pass off a very old pic as a new one. Mariah used a 1997 photo on her album, Me. I am. Mariah (pictured left) and also for her new single cover You Don't Know What To Do ft Wale (pictured right)

Mariah's people photoshopped another face to the body but it didn't fool the fans. They noticed it and immediately called her out. Mariah finally responded to it. See her tweet after the cut...