BLACK MISS JAPAN FIGHTS RACIAL PREJUDICE

                      

Ariana Miyamoto entered the Miss Universe Japan beauty contest after a mixed-race friend committed suicide. And she endured abuse after winning the crown because of her skin colour.

ADAM OSHIOMHOLE AND IARA FORTEZ WEDDING INVITATION

                                  

Looks too tacky to be but this has been flying around social media all day. Their wedding is tomorrow in Iyamo in Estako West local Government of Edo State. Anyone knows more about this lady? And looks like her name is Iara not Lala.

 

FAYOSE, HOUSE OF REPS MEMBERS, OTHERS ATTEND OMOSODE IGBINEDION'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

                                

Omosede Igbinedion, the daughter of billionaire businessman, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, turned a year older recently and had a party at her father's sprawling mansion yesterday May 6th. Guests included Governor Ayo Fayose, Senators and House of Reps members. Omosode is a House of Reps member elect as she won the elections to represent the people of Ovia Federal constituency. More pics after the cut...

DAVID CAMERON WINS ELECTION, GETS TO STAY ANOTHER 5 YEARS

                                            

David Cameron is on course for an extraordinary victory as 'shy Tories' came out at the last moment to keep him in Downing Street. He said it was 'too early to say' what the final result of the General Election would be, but added that there was 'the chance now to build on the foundation' laid in the last parliament. 

PRISON IMATE ESCAPES IN BENIN

                                         

AN inmate at the Benin Central Prison Monday escaped from the headquarters of the Edo State Prison Service along Reservation Road in Benin City where he was deployed to do menial works.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANES GROUNDED BY IPAD APP ERROR

                         

A faulty app caused American Airlines to ground dozens of its jets on Tuesday. The glitch caused iPad software, used by the planes' pilots and co-pilots to view flight plans, to stop working.

NIGERIAN LADY KILLS HUSBAND FOR ALLEGEDLY SLEEPING WITH SISTER

                            

A Nigerian lady, Temitope Adebamiro, 35 has been charged with killing her husband, Adeyinka Adebamiro, 37, over infidelity claims in Delaware.    The culprit told New Castle County police that her husband cheated severally on her, including with her sister and their nanny’s daughter.

JONATHAN, SAMBO, MINISTERS, OTHERS TO GET N3.24BN SEVERANCE PAY

                         

According to the Remuneration Package  put together by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice-president Namadi Sambo, non-returning Senators and House of Representatives members, ministers and  presidential aides will be paid a severance package of about N3.24bn as their stay in office terminates on May 29th this year.

OH , EVERYONE NOW WANTS TO BE POPULAR ANOTHER MAN TO TREK FROM MAIDUGURI TO ABUJA IN HONOR OF BUHARI

                                         

This 45 year old Adamu Abdullahi (pictured above) says he will be trekking form Maiduguri in Borno state to Abuja from tomorrow April 30th, so he can meet with Gen Buhari to congratulate him on his victory at the presidential elections, according to KSM News. Married with 4 children, Adamu says he will be leaving Maiduguri by 6am tomorrow and will depart from Jimtilo park. He asked all Borno state indigenes to forward their petitions to him so he can forward them to Gen. Buhari.

PICS: ANOTHER PILLAR FALLS DOWN AT THE SAME PLACE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COLLAPSED LAST NIGHT IN KANO

                               

The people constructing this bridge should be held for manslaughter. What is this? Yesterday, the bridge fell on some people and killed 7. This morning, the second pillar of the overhead pedestrian bridge fell again around 8:30. Thankfully, no life was lost this time. See more photos after the cut...

MAN DRESSED AS JESUS CARRYING A CROSS RUNS IN LONDON MARATHON

                                     

This pic was posted on instagram yesterday saying they spotted a man in the London Marathon dressed as Jesus - on the cross. The man was later identified as Makoto Takeuchi from Japanese rock band The Chambers Flag. He thought running as Jesus would be cool and didn't bother wearing shoes because according to him, 'Jesus didn’t wear any.'

COURT JAILS WOMAN 266 YEARS FOR STEALING EMPLOYER’S N8MILLION

                                 

A female staff of popular eatery, Sweet Sensation, Oluremi Olayinka was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to 266 years imprisonment by Justice A.A Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, for stealing N8million belonging to her employer.

SOUTH AFRICA TO DEPLOY SOLDIERS TO THE STREETS TO QUELL XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE

                               

South African government says it will be deploying soldiers to the streets to curtail the xenophobic attacks in the country. South African Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said the soldiers will be deployed to Alexandra township, north of the main city Johannesburg. She said the Troops will not take over the responsibilities of the police but would assist in maintaining order.

 

PRES. JONATHAN SACKS INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE SULEIMAN ABBA, APPOINTS ARASE AS ACTING IG

                                

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba of his appointment and duties with immediate effect.

President Jonathan has also appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase as Acting Inspector-General of Police, also with immediate effect.
Until his appointment as Mr. Abba’s replacement, Mr. Arase was the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department.
Mr. Arase holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law, as well as  Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Political Science and Strategic Studies.