Thursday, 12 January 2017

"Beaten for hours, concussions, br​oken eye socket,t eeth knocked out" Domestic violence survivor tells her story

A young woman named Marea Cache yesterday took to her Instagram page to narrate her domestic violence experience. Read her story below: 

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers declare "Operations Walls of Jericho and Hurricane Joshua”


Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, who were responsible for various attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta Region in 2016, have released their first statement for 2017, basically announcing an end to their ceasefire in the coming months, as negotiations have failed. Part of the statement read:

Before & After: Kim Kardashian steps out in Public with a smaller wedding ring


Kim Kardashian-West headed off to Dubai yesterday for her first international trip following her robbery in Paris back in October 2016. Although her £3.5m diamond wedding ring was stolen, she wore a smaller sparkler as she emerged in Public. More photos after the cut.

Check out African inspired photo-shoot of a pregnant woman and her family that got folks talking

The beautiful family of four went on a photo-shoot as the expectant wife gets closer to her period of child birth. The family is pictured wearing an African fabric in a beautiful rural setting. See more photos after the cut.

Juliet Ibrahim defends Mr Eazi... Nigerian Twitter roasts them both



It's over 12 hours now and mr Eazi is still the number one trending topic on Nigerian twitter over a comment he made last night saying, 'Ghana's influence on present day "Naija Sound" cannot be over emphasized'.

Nigerians on Twitter have been roasting him and now, Ghanian actress, Juliet Ibrahim has entered the mix. She tweeted her support for Mr Eazi saying, 'Some naija sound is azonto inspired, alkaida inspired, hi-life inspired,even if u hear "mad over you" you'll think it's a Ghanaian singing'.

Cash-rich Malawian Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa asked to explain his ‘sudden wealth’

Kondwani Nankhumwa, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in Malawi, has sparked outrage in the country with critics demanding the cash-rich minister to explain the source of his 'sudden wealth'.

It comes after the minister went on a spree, spending over K23 million (N9M) on his Mulanje constituency but many are saying the figure could be around K40 million ( N17M).
The minister who earn as low as K1,608, recently donated an ambulance to Mulanje district hospital, two motorcycles and 300 bicycles to the Police station in Mulanje.

World Bank predicts Nigeria will get out of recession this year


The World Bank has released its January 2017 Global Economic Prospects report(read here) in which it predicted that Nigeria will get out of the current economic recession this year. The report in part reads...

“Sub-Saharan African growth is expected to pick up modestly to 2.9 per cent in 2017 as the region continues to adjust to lower commodity prices. Growth in South Africa and oil exporters is expected to be weaker, while growth in economies that are not natural-resource intensive should remain robust. Growth in South Africa is expected to edge up to a 1.1 per cent pace this year. Nigeria is forecast to rebound from recession and grow at a 1 per cent pace. Angola is projected to expand at a 1.2 per cent pace.”

Anti-IPOB Protesters Take Case To American Embassy (Photos)

Members of Stand Up for Peace Movement have gone on a protest in Abuja on Thursday, in reaction to America’s stand that IPOB is not a t...