Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly becomes first athlete to test positive for drugs at the Rio Olympics

23 year old Irish Boxer Michael O'Reilly has become the first athlete to fail a drug test at Rio Olympics after he was caught by a random drug test before his team flew to Brazil yesterday for the tournament. The Irish Amateur Boxing Federation confirmed that O'Reilly is temporarily suspended pending a full investigation.

Major throwback photos of Ben Murray-Bruce from 1974

                                                           

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce shared these throwback photo of himself rocking an afro while in Hawaii with his mum and late dad in 1974, at age 18. More photos after the cut...

Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof attacked in jail by a fellow inmate

Dylann Roof, the 22 year old white male charged in the massacre of nine black church goers during a Bible study at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, was assaulted Thursday by a black inmate, 26 year old Dwayne Stafford, while in the showers in prison.
According to reports, Stafford saw roof going into the shower at 7:45 am, then ran down the stairs from his cell at Cannon Detention Center in South Carolina after Roof  and attacked him.

Ex-minister to face trial over alleged diversion of N53.3bn road funds

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has filed corruption charges against a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godsday Orubebe.

Orubebe alongside Oludare Lawrence Alaba, Ephraim Towelde Zaki and Gitto Construction Limited are to be arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court, Abuja, on a five-count charge of corruption, perjury, and diversion of about N2bn meant for the dualisation of Section IV of the East-West Road.

Oshiomhole;I will not pay Edo LG workers – Governor says

Oshiomhole said the local governments have autonomy, and it will not be right to pay their staff with tax payers money.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said he will not pay the salaries of the local government staff in Edo state.

Major throwback photos of Ben Murray-Bruce from 1974

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce shared these throwback photo of himself rocking an afro while in Hawaii with his mum and late dad in 1974, at age 18. More photos after the cut...

See what a father did to his 4-year-old daughter because she lost her slippers

According to a Facebook user who resides in Port Harcourt, the four year old girl was brutally beaten by her father for allegedly misplacing the slippers he bought for her. OMG! This man deserves to go to prison. How can you flog a 4 year old child like this?