'Doctors removed 12 Fibroids from me on the 3rd of April' - Toke Makinwa writes on her road to recovery

Media personality, Toke Makinwa says during her struggle with fibroid, she removed 12 of them from her womb.

Toke made the revelation as she talked about how scared some people might be of going under the knife but advised them to brave up.

According to her, '12 was the number of Fibroids I had taken out of me on the 3rd of April. Since I opened up about my surgery I have had so many people reach out to me with various questions, I have also read from so many people who have gone through the same procedure. It’s such a crazy experience, I don’t wish it on anyone. My road to recovery has been one of grace and I’m thankful for it all. God has really just done the most'.

2019: ''VP Yemi Osinbajo's position threatened'' - President Buhari

President Buhari today jokingly said the position of Vice President Yemu Osinbajo is threatened. The president said this when he received a delegation of the Conference of Nigerian Female Parliamentarians at the state house today May 25th.

The delegation had asked President Buhari if their was a possiblilty for a Female Vice President of the country. Responding to their request, President Buhari said

"It is a pity the VP is not here, but I believe the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will brief him that his position is threatened . It is only the vice president who is threatened. And if we win the next election, he may lose his election." he said 

Ryanair flight carrying dozens of Irish voters home for abortion referendum is hit by another plane

A Ryanair flight carrying dozens of Irish voters home for the abortion referendum was hit by another plane as two aircraft prepared for take-off at London Stansted Airport today. 

Primera flight PF2871 going to Malaga and Dublin-bound Ryanair aircraft FR205 were both on the taxiway this morning when they collided. The wing of the Primera flight PF2871 clipped the tail of Ryanair aircraft FR205 just before takeoff. 

Passengers were told by cabin crew that the aircraft had been hit by another plane, with three fire engines racing to the scene in Essex at about 9.15am.

Cardi B claps back at Azealia Banks' 'illiterate' criticism by posting high school yearbook photos

Rappers, Cardi B and Azealia Banks reignited their feud earlier this month by dragging each other on social media.

The pregnant rapper had to delete her Instagram account after Azealia called her an 'illiterate, untalented rat' and a 'caricature of a black woman,' in an interview.

After staying off social media for some time, she returned on Sunday to promote her new video 'Be Careful.'

Yesterday, the 25-year-old rapper clapped back at Azealia Banks's criticism of her literacy by posting a series of her own high school yearbook photos, before quickly deleting them again. 

See full photos below.

Family severes ties with their daughter who is seeking to marry her lesbian partner in Nigeria

The Shoremi family in Nigeria have taken a newspaper advertorial to announce they have severed all ties with one of their daughters, Shalom, who recently tried to wed her lesbian partner here in Nigeria.

Shalom had applied for marriage license from the Federal Marriage Registry but was denied as same sex marriage is prohibited in Nigeria. Former president Goodluck Jonathan had signed the Anti-gay bill into law in 2007. 

See the advertorial published by the Family below

Harvey Weinstein smirks at the crowd as he very publicly turns himself into police on multiple rape charges for "sexually assaulting two women in NYC"

Harvey Weinstein, 66, publicly surrendered himself to the NYPD on multiple rape charges just before 7:30am this morning. 

The movie mogul has been accused of rape and sexual assault by 85 women but he turned himself in to the NYPD for two cases involving 2 women in NYC. He is accused of first and third-degree rape as well as a first-degree sex act in cases involving two women, sources say.

He has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct made against him since October last year, but handed himself over to the police this morning.

Rapper Khia says murdered Sante Fe students got what they deserved

Exactly one week ago, on May 18, 2018, a 17-year-old student opened fire on students and teachers of Santa Fe High School, Texas, killing 10 people and leaving 13 with injuries.

While the families of the dead are still coming to terms with the tragedy, Talk show host/rapper Khia has spat on their wounds by saying their dead loved ones deserved what they got.

During her podcast, Khia spoke about bullying and said it was telling that 17-year- old shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis had no friends in school. She said teachers and students made no efforts to befriend him, hence they deserve what happened to them.

She said:

Australia, Netherlands hold Russia legally responsible for MH17 plane crash that killed 298 people

Australia and the Netherlands have decided to officially hold Russia accountable for its role in downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, paving the way for the two countries to possibly take legal action against Moscow.  

MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board. In a report from the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) issued Thursday, international investigators said the Buk anti-aircraft system used to bring down the jet belonged to the Russian military.  

Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister, Stef Blok said in a statement on Friday “The Netherlands and Australia are now convinced that Russia is responsible for the deployment of the Buk installation that was used to down MH17. The government is now taking the next step by formally holding Russia accountable,” Blok said.  

“Australia and the Netherlands have informed the Russian Federation that we hold it responsible under international law for its role in the downing of MH17,” Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.  

Bishop and Blok said their governments asked Russia on Friday to enter talks about its role in the disaster in order to find a solution “that would do justice to the tremendous suffering and damage” caused by the downing. The case could next be presented to an international court or organization for judgement, the Dutch and Australian governments said.

OPC leader, Gani Adams graduates Lagos State University with a degree in Political Science

OPC leader and the current Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba Land, Otunba Gani Adams has just graduated from Lagos State University, Ojo Campus where he obtained a degree in Political Science.

Sharing a photo from his convocation, Gani Adams wrote, 'develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow'.

Catholic priest infected with Ebola in Congo

The current outbreak of Ebola is spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo as a Catholic priest has been quarantined after being infected with the virus.  

According to health officials in Congo, he was infected in the town of Mbandaka. “We have quarantined a priest from the diocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro who tested positive” for the Ebola virus, a medical source told AFP.

DRC health officials launched a small, targeted vaccination campaign this week to help rein in the latest Ebola outbreak in the country, which so far has claimed 27 lives. Kinshasa announced on May 8 that there had been cases of the notorious haemorrhagic fever in a remote northwestern district called Bikoro.  

North Korea says Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet Donald Trump "at any time," despite the cancellation of the June 12 summit

North Korea has said its supreme leader, Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet Donald Trump "at any time," despite the US President's abrupt cancellation of what would have been a historic summit between the two leaders, scheduled for June 12.

Kim Kye Gwan, a top official at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, said Trump's decision to cancel the talks runs counter to the global community's wishes for peace on the Korean Peninsula. "We would like to make known to the US side once again that we have the intent to sit with the US side to solve problem(s) regardless of ways at any time," said Kim in comments published by the country's state-run news agency KCNA Friday.

Bomb blast in Toronto restaurant injures 15; hunt on for 2 suspects who detonated bomb

At least 15 people have been injured, and three are in critical condition, after two suspects detonated a bomb in a restaurant near Toronto, Canada.

Police responded to calls of an explosion at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in the Toronto suburb of Mississaugua, in Ontario, around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. They arrived to find dozens wounded and the suspects were nowhere in sight.

A Cable customer arrested after forcing oral sex on her repairman

A 47-year-old woman from Fayetteville, North Carolina has been charged with two counts of second-degree forced sex offense and one count of misdemeanor sexual battery after she forced a cable repairman to let her perform a sex act on him.

Mildred Newsome, was arrested last Saturday after an investigation into the man’s accusations that his customer forced oral sex on him following an April 20 repair call at her apartment in 1100 block of Marlborough Road.

Fayetteville police Sgt. Shawn Strepay told The Post, that “The cable guy was there to work on her box and while waiting for it to reset as he was sitting on a couch, she came over, grabbed his hand and forcefully placed his hand on her own breast.”

The unidentified technician, in his 30s, tried to resist Newsome’s “unwanted sexual advance,” but she persisted and performed oral sex on him, Strepay said.

Nigeria: Many students injured as suspected rapists attack all girls secondary school in Abia

Many students are seriously injured after a suspected rapist attacked the Ovim Girls Secondary Secondary in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State early this morning.

According to reports, the rapists came into the school armed with dangerous weapons like Cutlass, iron rod and other weapons.

Femi Fani-Kayode and wife welcome their triplets, all boys, on her birthday

Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode and his wife Precious Chikwendu have welcomed three boys.

The couple welcomed the triplets this morning. It also happens to be Precious' birthday so it's double celebration for the family.

The boys have been named Ragnar, Aiden, and Liam. The couple already have one son named Arargorn.

Announcing the good news, FFK wrote: "I give thanks to God for the birth of my three beautiful sons Ragnar, Aiden and Liam this morning. They are so beautiful. Precious and the three boys are doing very well. Today is her birthday: what a wonderful birthday gift that the Lord has given to us. To God be the glory!"

Buhari appoints new heads of four agencies

President Buhari has approved new appointments for four federal government agencies.

The appointments were contained in a statement released by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Olusegun A. Adekunle.

The appointees as Dr. Anasa Ahmad Sabir, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto; Dr. Theresa Obumneme Okoli, Provost Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Anambra State; Dr. Emmanuel Ikenyiri, Provost and Dr. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi, Director/CEO, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps.

Trump grants posthumous pardon to first black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson

President Donald Trump has granted posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson,  more than 100 years after what Trump said many feel was a racially motivated injustice.

Trump was joined by boxer Lennox Lewis and actor Sylvester Stallone as he announced the decision today.

In a statement, he said: "I believe that Jack Johnson is a very worthy person to receive a full pardon, and in this case, a posthumous pardon. So I am taking this very righteous step, I believe, to correct a wrong that occurred in our history and to honor a truly legendary boxing champion."

Johnson, who died in a car crash in North Carolina in 1946, at the age of 68, was convicted by an all-white jury in Chicago in 1913 of violating the Mann Act for transporting a woman across state lines for “immoral purposes.”

Female twitter user says men are completely 'useless"after a man advised Nigerian wives to feed their husbands healthy meals

A male twitter user took to the platform to dish out nutritional advise as he asked wives to feed their husbands healthy foods. A female twitter user interpreted his tweet as another instance of a man telling a woman what to do. See the tweets below and share your thoughts. 

PDP reacts to alleged assassination attempt on Governor Wike, vows not to leave anything to chance

Read the press statement below

'I would not intentionally make anyone feel uncomfortable or disrespected' - Morgan Freeman reacts to reports of alleged sexual assault

Veteran Hollywood actor, Morgan Freeman has reacted to reports of sexual harassment by multiple women.

In an exclusive report by CNN that made the 80-year old actor the latest in the long line of popular men who have been accused in the wake of the #MeToo movement, the woman accused the actor of inappropriate behavior and harassment.

Gombe state House of Assembly mace stolen

The mace of the Gombe state house of assembly was stolen during plenary today Thursday May 24th. This incident comes weeks after the mace at the Nigerian senate was stolen by thugs..

According to reports, the Bauchi state house of Assembly mace was snatched during a siting to remove Ahmed Haruna, minority leader of the assembly, who represents Gombe north state constituency. 

Haruna was reported to have held a press conference on May 5th condemning the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress in the state. This angered members of the party in the Assembly, which is dominated by the People’s Democratic Party, and they moved to remove him. Five out of eight APC members had signed the motion for his removal.

However during plenary today, one of the lawmakers who had endorsed his removal, made a U-turn, saying he had been forced to endorse the motion under duress. This led to an equal split of those for his removal and those against it. In the ensuing drama, a member of the Assembly reportedly made away with the mace aided by another lawmaker.

Harvey Weinstein set to turn himself to New York Authorities .

Disgraced movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to the NYPD on Friday to face sex assault charges

Sources familiar with the investigation which was conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, told New York Daily News,  Weinstein will be charged with preying on Lucia Evans who told investigators that he forced her to perform oral sex on him in 2004.

Evans told The New Yorker she was an incoming college senior trying to break into the business when she met Weinstein at a nightclub.

'Declaring me wanted was done in bad faith and is simply to embarrass my personality, defame and malign my character' - Innoson chairman

Chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma has reacted to the decision by Justice Mojisola Dada of the special offences court sitting in Lagos to declare him wanted as 'an attempt to mbarrass his personality, defame and malign his character'.

Chukwuma had previously failed to make an appearance in court for his arraignment on Jan. 17, Feb. 9, March 14 and April 25.

Read his full statement below....

Photos: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard College graduating seniors on Class Day

Acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addressed the Harvard College Class of 2018 graduating seniors as part of the annual Class Day celebration on May 23, the day before Harvard’s 367th Commencement.

Members of her family including her parents and brother attended the event.

I reject the idea that the man is the head of the house - Female Twitter user

 

According to this lady, the idea that the man is the head of the house is rooted in biblical times when women were not considered equal to men and as such, it is incompatible with the 21st century. 

Nigerian rapper Olamide pictured on a school run abroad with his son

Olamide pictured with his wife-to-be, Adebukunmi Aisha and their son on a school run outside Nigeria. Another photo below.

Snoop Dogg takes a swipe at Kim Kardashian again, says Kanye West 'truly misses a black woman in his life.'

Veteran rapper, Snoop Dogg, has blasted Kim Kardashian again over her husband Kanye West's West's Twitter outbursts.

The 46-year-old rapper who on Thursday featured in an interview on The View, claims Kanye is 'missing a black woman in his life' to keep him out of trouble.

When asked for his thoughts on West's recent controversial 'slavery was a choice' comments, Snoop quickly told the co-hosts: 'I thought he needed some medical attention, first and foremost.

FFK showers his wife, Precious, with kind words as she turns a year older today

Politician and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, took to his twitter handle today to serenade his wife and mother of his son, Aragorn, Precious, with kind words as she turns a year older today May 25th. Happy birthday to her! In his post, FFK wrote

''Happy birthday to my darling wife @Snowhitey1. May the Lord continue to bless you and be with you, may His Holy Spirit guide and lead you and may He cause you to excel, flourish and prosper. Thanks for your love and kindness and for being such a wonderful wife to me and mother to our beautiful son Aragorn. You are everything to us and we love you very much. May your joy be full and may you live long and prosper. Many more years to come! Congrats dear and have a great day! @Snowhitey1''.

Soldier, naval rating, others arrested for robbery, rape, abduction

Two military personnel and another who deserted the Army to commit criminal activities in Oyo state have been arrested by SARS Oyo state and were yesterday paraded at the Police Command Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State.

Private Azeez Olaide serving in 202 Battalion, Bama, Maiduguri, Borno State and Ibrahim Lawal, who deserted the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria, Kaduna State, were nabbed for kidnapping, robbery, and rape. While a naval rating, Lance Corporal Jimoh Adesoye, 28, was arrested for armed robbery, using his uniform to transport vehicles snatched by his gang to dispose of them. Adesoye confessed that he bought two vehicles which he knew were stolen.

They were among 49 suspects paraded by the Police Commissioner, Mr. Abiodun Odude. Olaide along with his accomplices, Ibrahim Lawal and Kehinde Adeniji, 29, were arrested with four pairs of military camouflage, a pair of military desert boots and a fake military identification card. They were armed with guns, Jackknife, and other dangerous weapons.

They abducted a man, Rasak Michael, and his girlfriend, Rashidat, at Mobil area, Oluyole, Ibadan April 31 about 5p.m.

Here's the brilliant response Meghan Markle gave to a friend who felt weird about her royal status

Before Meghan Markle became the Duchess of Sussex, she was simply Meghan, an American actress who had no fancy titles attached to her name.

Now, she's referred to as Her Royal Highness and the Duchess of Sussex and this left some of her old friends quite confused. 

Her friend and makeup artist Daniel Martin said he did not know where he stood with the Duchess and had no idea how to address her or be around her.

He said: "I asked her 'do I bow to you? I don’t want to disrespect you, but I’ve known you for almost ten years. What’s up?' "

To which Meghan started laughing and said: "I’m always going to be Meg."

The makeup artist, however, vowed to be on his best behaviour the next time the two catch up. 

He added: "But next time I see them I will be respectful and know my protocol. But Meg is always going to be Meg, that’s how it is!"

Martin also gave some inside information into what went on behind the scenes at the Royal Wedding. The makeup artist said Meghan was incredibly cool while all her friends were nervous.

He said:

What will you do #IfSuperEaglesWin the World Cup? – DStv asks Nigerians

What will you do if the Nigerian Super Eagles win the 2018 World Cup? This was the question posed under the hashtag - #IfSuperEaglesWin. The hashtag went viral with many posting memes of the craziest things they would do if the Super Eagles won.

Here are some of the most interesting posts under the hashtag: 

Dad is caught on video teaching his toddler daughter to smoke a cigarette (video)

A father was filmed teaching his little daughter how to smoke a cigarette and the offensive video has left people outraged.

The video, believed to have been taken by the father, shows a man’s hand holding a cigarette to the little girl’s lips. The girl, who is believed to be about 2 years, takes a puff and breathes out the fumes before looking to her dad for approval. He then offers her a second drag. 

The sick footage, believed to have been filmed in Saudi Arabia has gone viral and infuriated viewers on social media.

Baby boy in critical condition following car accident in Lagos caused by his mother's carelessness

A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition following an accident that happened as a result of his mother's carelessness.

Mrs Olaore Yetunde, the mother of the injured boy, put her son in harm's way when she left him alone in her parked car and dashed into her apartment on Adetoro Adelaja street, Magodo, Lagos on May 24, 2018. In her haste, Mrs Yetunde forgot to properly bring her Hyundai 4-wheel-drive SUV to a halt with the handbrake after she parked in her compound.

As soon as she left the scene, the car began moving on its own, sliding out of the compound through the open gate and onto the street. It then slid off the main road and plunged into a 20-feet gully, where it somersaulted several times.