Annie Idibia shares new pics with her mum

She's a beautiful woman...

72-year-old ex-Bauchi Accountant-General killed by abductors

The former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Alhaji Bappa Tilde, who was abducted last week Saturday has been killed by his abductors. Alhaji Tilde was abducted last Saturday at Nuru Quarters in Bauchi while returning home from the mosque where he observe his night prayers. The death of Alhaji Tilde was confirmed to newsmen by security and family sources on Thursday, in Bauchi. According to Nigerian Tribune, a top security source described the death of the one-time accountant-general as an assassination, saying the abductors did not demand for any ransom since he was abducted last weekend. However, a family source said the abductors demanded for ransom, with a view to freeing the late Tilde, adding that the family was in the process of negotiating with the abductors when he was killed.

Michael Phelps sentenced to a year and a half of probation after pleading guilty to DUI

Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps pleaded guilty to drunken driving on Friday, almost three months after he was arrested after leaving a Baltimore casino.

Phelps, 29, was arrested on Sept. 30. Documents show he was stopped for speeding and crossing the double yellow line while driving in the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Police say Phelps registered a .14 percent on a blood-alcohol test. The legal limit is .08 percent in Maryland.

He was sentenced to a year in prison, but the prison sentence is suspended. He must be on probation for a year and a half.

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GUILTY: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps walks into a courthouse Friday morning for a trial on drunken driving and other charges. He pled

FG has failed to defend Nigerians -Tinubu

 former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday berated the Federal Government for what he described as failure of leadership to defend the country in trying times.

The APC national leader made the call in Benin, Edo State, where he inaugurated the six-lane New Lagos Road and the General Hospital, Ewhohimi, in Esan South East Local Government Area of the state.

Tinubu argued that insecurity and the lack of services in the country were caused by the failure of the Federal Government to meet the aspirations of Nigerians.

He described the statement credited to President Goodluck Jonathan, that his administration was being sabotaged, as an admission of failure by the present administration.

Tinubu added, “A nation fails because of the leadership failures. If there is a good leader at the top, the nation will not fail because fish starts to rot from the head.

“No excuse for failure. Mr. President, we chose you to defend this country. Quit; resign, you can’t do it. Enough of excuses.”

Synagogue:I am sick, contrator tells coroner

The contractor, who built the collapsed Synagogue’s six-storey building, Mr. Akin Fatiregun, has said he is sick and currently receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State.

He therefore asked the coroner, Magistrate O.A. Komolafe, who is investigating the circumstances surrounding the September 12 building collapse to allow him get well before coming to give testimony as he had been requested to do.

Fatiregun, who was billed to appear before the coroner on Friday, made the request at the proceedings through his legal representative, Serah Edoha.

Edoha assured Komolafe that Fatiregun’s failure to appear in court was not done in deliberate disobedience to the court’s order.

To support her claim, she tendered a medical report from LASUTH.

Vatican lit up by Christmas hope and love

The Christmas lights went on at the Vatican Friday, sending out what Pope Francis described as a message of “light, hope and love” at the end of an extraordinary year for the Catholic Church.

As the fairy lights sparkled into life on the 25-metre fir tree on St Peter’s square, there was also an early unveiling of a giant nativity scene inspired by an Italian opera.

Equally eagerly awaited, and scheduled shortly afterwards, was the switching on of a new LED system for the exterior illumination of St Peter’s itself, which was expected to make the cathedral’s famous facade and dome an even more spectacular part of the Roman nightscape than ever before.

The nativity scene at St Peter’s is usually not unveiled until Christmas Eve.

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade expecting first child?

Gabrielle Union once said she wasn't interested in being a mother but it looks like she may have changed her mind because according to new reports, the actress is expecting her first child with her husband, basketball player Dwyane Wade...

"They were not even trying to get pregnant, it just happened, and they're very happy about it. It's very early, so don't expect an announcement until she's 3 months." a friend of the actress told MediaTakeOut.

Hopefully, this report is not as fake as Rihanna being pregnant.

You by Charly Boy

Article written by Charly Boy. Enjoy below... 

My personal person, personally I know what you are going through this season, these are crazy times, and most of us are about to snap, life is really unpredictable with its twisted sense of humour. I dey feel you die my guy, I understand your pain, your hopelessness in an environment that has promised so much but have given so little. With this mass unemployment, consistent frustration and stagnation, coupled with the anticipation of who will lead you in 2015, how can you break this jinx you ask?  I represent you all in this wilderness in the middle of nowhere. I know the frustration you face in trying to carve a niche for yourself, a place to be rooted, something to engage yourbeing with, and something to make you look forward to tomorrow.

I am sure you want something to live for and find your way to joy. My
person, I know e don tey wey  your life dey waka anyhow,  I see how so
many of us have lost faith in this country with many more convinced
that there can be no chance of a turn around, because they see Naija
as a lost case. 
Those that have power and are in power, are far too comfortable to
notice the pain of those who suffer, and those who suffer have no
power to speak the truth to power, on one hand are those corrupted by
power, and on the other, are those corrupted by weakness and foolish
fear(Worse still 2015 election brings no hope with it).  However
critical our situation is, it is time for exceptional Naijas to rescue
us; no race ever made it this far without breaking away from the
clutches of sycophants and narrow minded mindset.  Germany lost
Hitler; America released the slaves and let the plantation rot. Great
Britain finally stopped trying to colonize everybody and beat a wise
retreat into their own backyard. Egyptian youths have had enough, even
Ghana called a spade a spade, and because they did, they are doing
better. Name names, browse through the civilizations, you will see
this painful rugged road stretch out ahead of mankind like a
mathematical formula surviving on the strength of its validity. I must
confess that I have had periods of extended self-pity, sometimes I
have felt conned by this country, some other times I wish I was still
at the prime of my youth so I could really lash out physically on all
those who have sold our future. 
We have all ended up trusting nobody and believing in nobody.  Still,
I have faith that is why I will always believe in the "exceptional"
few who I know can salvage what's left of our country.  And you may
just be one of them.  It has been story, story, story for decades now
as we commenced our fast forward descend. It is shameful, it is
unbelievable that in a country packed full with more than a few very
creative, progressive, hardworking intellectuals, we let riffraff,
scumbags, fraudsters, scavengers hold sway, hummmmmmmm, what a mess.
From the East to the West, from the South to the North, from the
senate to the executives all I see is the growing number of scammers
and gangsters. Even this coming election na scam, but are we just
going to sit and watch? My guy, this home grown ‘Demoncrazy’ is
turning into something worse than ‘kleptocracy’. For people without
integrity we know that nothing else matters to them. My guy, we cannot
afford to ignore our future and allow the privileged few to extinguish
us. 
Hummmmmm!!!!  You are asking me what we should DO? My guy, just be the
change YOU want to see first. The rot has gone way past those at the
top.

2 sentenced to death for stealing fowls in Osun

OSOGBO—Justice Jide Falola of an Osun State High Court sitting in Okuku has sentenced two robbers to death for stealing fowls.

The convicts, Olowookere Segun and Morakinyo Sunday, were found guilty of forcefully breaking into the house of one Mr. Balogun Tope, a police officer attached to Divisional Police headquarters, Okuku, in April 2010 and carting away some of his belongings.

The convicts were charged with conspiracy, robbery and stealing contrary to Section 6(b) and 1(2)(a) of Robbery and Firearm (Special Provisions) Act, cap R 11 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Section (390)(1) Criminal Code Law, Cap 34, Laws of Osun State,

Amanda Bynes -- I Want to Be a Trojan Shrink

Amanda Bynes has her sights set on USC and the psychology department ... but this time not as a patient.

Amanda took a VIP tour of the campus Wednesday and we're told she told the folks with whom she interacted she wanted to enroll in the school as a psych major.

It makes sense ... Amanda has had more than her share of interactions with shrinks over the last two years. A staffer from the admissions department told TMZ ... the school does not hold mental illness against any applicant ... if they're qualified and able to engage in studies, that's all that matters.

As for her tour ... several students saw her on the golf cart tooling around campus with headphones, singing "Roar" by Katy Perry. 

A USC staffer tells us the earliest she could be admitted is next Fall.
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Yet another hero fallen by Boko Haram bullet

Major SK Umaru was killed yesterday Wednesday December 17th during a battle with Boko Haram militants. Described as a committed soldier, Umaru told friends when he was posted to the war front recently that he was ready for whatever his mission brings him. Sadly, it brought death. May his soul rest in peace Amen

Photos: Bus on fire on 3rd mainland bridge

A commuter bus is currently on fire on 3rd Mainland bridge very close to the Iyana Oworo bus stop and is causing serious traffic on the bridge. Men of the fire service are yet to arrive the scene...