The Chairman of Enugu state PDP chapter Ikeje Asogwa was today invited for interrogation by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of misappropriation of funds. Sources at the EFCC headquarters say Mr Asogwa, who was an ex MD of the Enugu State Housing Corporation, was invited by the commission to answer questions on missing funds meant for the development of housing units during his tenure with no traces of any house built.

Bikini-clad mother of 4, Heidi Klum, 42, looked good and happy as she laid on top of her beau Vito Schnabel during a very passionate display in Sardinia yesterday. The couple took the vacation in Sardinia to mark Vito's 29th birthday. More pics after the cut..

Ali Dawabsheh was burnt alive when suspected Jewish assailants set fire to two Palestinian West Bank homes. Four others were also critically wounded in the attack.

Relations between Zimbabwe and the European Union has not been cordial since 2002 after the European Union imposed sanctions on the Zimbabwean government following allegations of human rights abuses and election rigging.

On Wednesday July 29th, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said the US and British embassies paid vendors to stir up trouble in the country.
"These are ambassadors of countries that imposed sanctions on us, so we have said we will kick them out of the country. They do not want to see peace in developing countries.
They just want to see chaos; people fighting each other, terrorism everywhere. British and American ambassadors - what kind of people are they? They are no good for us. Behave and you will be in peace with us. Misbehave and we will kick you in your bottom. It is our country," he threatened.

Popular Yoruba actor, Mufutau Sanni Adio a.k.a Ajigijaga has died. The famed actor died at his residence at Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos today July 31st following injuries he sustained from a motorcycle (okada) accident two weeks ago. He was aged 60. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

US ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle had an interactive session with Nigerians on Facebook this morning where Nigerians asked him questions bordering on the Leahy law, same sex marriage, return of alleged stolen money stashed in US banks and other issues.

Ambassador Entwistle was asked about the controversial $6 billion a US official allegedly told the Buhari-led entourage that a minister in the last administration stole. His response and responses to other questions after the cut.

Insiders are blaming Oprah Winfrey for her bestie Gayle King's inability to find & keep a man. #silly

From The National Enquirer

More than 20 years after divorcing her cheating husband, Gayle King still can’t find love – and one pal blames her BFF, Oprah Winfrey!

This female suicide bomber was arrested after her failed attempt to bomb a market in Marou, Cameroon this morning. Another photo after the cut...

A male suicide bomber who disguised as a female was arrested after his attempt to bomb Djembe market in Chad this morning, failed.

People in Bamako, Mali queued up this morning to see a photo of a prophet that appeared on a toilet wall. Yes, that white stuff on the wall they are pointing at is the 'prophet'. I can't!. More pics after the cut..

Read the reaction from Nigerians after ex Chief of Defence Staff Alex Badeh said he led a military that lacked equipment. And to think that many soldiers were condemned to death for revolting over lack of weapons. Sad. More of their tweets after the cut...

Steven Onowa, a graduate of Federal Polytechnic Oko, hails from Anambra State, was arrested by the Akwa Ibom State police command following the murder of Daniel Bassey Solomon, his close friend and employee.
Steven, who attempted to escape after allegedly butchering his friend a middle aged barber, was apprehended by the members of the police.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr Gabriel Achong, said the culprit has confessed to the crime.
“At about 3.00 a.m, I decided to kill him.
“I gave him the first cut, the guy got up; I gave him a second one and he died and I butchered him to parts,” the suspect confessed.

This is the horrific moment a knife-wielding ultra-Orthodox Jew 'stabbed six people at Jerusalem gay pride march three weeks after he was released from prison for identical attack 10 years ago. The man jumped from the crowd at the annual Gay Pride march yesterday and started stabbing people. Six people were injured but fortunately no one died. 

This woman's photo of her with friends in her hometown of Wem in Shropshire, U.K., looks ordinary until you look closely at the window behind them.

A middle-aged woman is currently recuperating in a Lagos hospital, after robbers stormed her rented apartment on the Lagos Island, during which she stabbed one of the assailants to death.

It was learnt that the woman, identified simply as Adenike, and her family were attacked on Tuesday at about 2am on Eyin Iga Street. It was gathered that the robbers, who were armed with knives and cutlasses, reportedly gained entrance into the house after damaging the gates.

Kylie Jenner will turn 18 on Aug. 10th, however, she won't celebrate her birthday in the States because the legal drinking age is 21 years.

According to beachclubmtl's page, Kylie has been invited to Canada to celebrate her birthday on the 16th of August and she is getting paid for it!
Kylie’s throwing a rager at Beachclub Montreal. Canada’s answer to Ibiza, a mini party island with a beach, pool, A-list DJs and lots of booze.

Press statement from the presidency...

President Buhari has said that Nigeria and neighboring countries must stand together to defeat and degrade Boko Haram terrorists in the sub-region. Speaking late Wednesday at a state dinner at the Unity Palace in Yaounde, during his two-day working visit to Cameroon, President Buhari said countries in the sub-region cannot afford to falter in their resolve to get rid of the evils of terrorists.

``We recognize that none of us can succeed alone. In order to win this war we need the collective efforts of each one of us, standing together as a formidable force for good, to defeat and end these acts of terror against our people,’’ he said. The President told guests at the dinner hosted by President Paul Biya that the security situation in the region presented an opportunity for Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin to work together for their common security, peace and socio-economic development. 　

Africa’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare, featured in a new Nike campaign, #Africasofast, reminds us why she is such an inspiration to so many. The world-class sprinter and long jumper currently holds the continents’ 100 meter record but has her sights set firmly on new records:

There can't be anything in the world more fulfilling than being a mother.  Big congrats to Tiwa.

A Chinese woman was in for a real shock last weekend when she tried to get money out of an ATM.

Following a publication in a newspaper, alleging that 22 northern senators of the APC, who took part in the vote of confidence on the Senate President and other leaders of the Senate, were plotting to frustrate the present administration, the Senate has directed its Committee on Ethics and Privilege to investigate the allegations.