Lucky escape as Kogi State University student finds snake under his bed (photos)

Facebook user, Yinka Oluwafemi has warned students of the Kogi State University to exercise more caution, use repellents and lock doors and windows.

He issued the warning after a student found a snake under his bed in one of the school hostels.

"#Warning  
This is raining season, as much as you can, clear your surroundings. This snake was found in the room of a student in his bed, thank God he was sensitive enough to see it before sleeping. 
Lock doors and windows as early as possible at evenings, u can also spray repellents and the likes to chase the unwanted away."

Famous Sri Lankan singer stabbed to death with scissor in her home, as police declare her husband wanted

Famous SRI Lankan singer, Priyani Jayasinghe has been stabbed to death with scissors in her own home.

The vocalist's body was found stabbed to death at her home, and she's believed to have been killed with a pair of scissors in the Kalutara District, around 17 miles south of the capital Colombo.

According to news outlets in Sri Lanka, the singer was beaten and then stabbed to death with scissors; a call was placed to the country’s emergency line 119 around 8.45pm on 8 July local time. She later died from her injuries at Panadura Base Hospital.

Authorities in Panadura are hunting for Priyani's husband, Rasika Eden Prabhath in connection with the crime.

Priyani's death was confirmed by her family members on Facebook.

A message posted with it read: "Rest in peace Sister Priyani..May you attend Nibbana. May you be born among us again...May you attain the supreme bliss of nibbana!!"

Phyno, Timaya, Jim Iyke, Tobi Bakre, Miracle, others at Paul Okoye's twins' first birthday (photos)

Paul Okoye and his wife, Anita threw a Circus themed party at their Park View mansion yesterday, to celebrate the first birthday of their twins, Nathan and Nadia.

The party had in attendance Nigerian celebrites including Jim Iyke, Timaya, Miracle Ikechukwu, Skales, Phyno, Vast of Braket, Tobi Bakre, amongst others.

2 dead, others injured in multiple accidents in Imo State (graphic photos)

No fewer than two people have died and others were injured in an accident involving multiple cars and a motorcycle in Imo state.

The accident which was reportedly caused by a speeding driver saw multiple vehicles collide with each other before knocking down a motorcyclist who was carrying a lady along the Onitsha-Owerri highway in Mgbidi, Oru West local government area of the state.

"Cheating is okay if your home is okay" Nigerian man says

A married man who's been cheating on his wife for 6 years without getting caught has said cheating is OK as long as you make sure the home front is also OK.

Read his confession below...

Identical twin brothers ordained Catholic Priests in Anambra (photos)

Identical twins, Rev. Fr. Francis Arinzechukwu Offiah and Rev. Fr. Cornelius Nzubechukwu Offiah were ordained Catholic Priests in Anambra on Saturday.

The young priests celebrated their First Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church Aguluezigbo, Anambra State and a Grand Reception following their successful ordination by the Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Hillary Odili Okeke.

Blac Chyna, 30, makes a U-Turn back to her 19-year-old boyfriend YBN Almighty Jay, says she's in love

Blac Chyna, 30, has made U-Turn back to her 19-year-old boyfriend, rapper YBN Almighty Jay just days after it was reported that she was in a new relationship with 19-year-old professional boxer Devin Haney.

The mother of two shared a photo of YBN Almighty Jay who she recently broke up with and captioned the Instagram post: F**k, I'm in LOVE! Thank you @ybnalmightyjay

The rapper also acknowledged the post by dropping a heart emoji.

Young Nigerian woman dies three months after her wedding

A young Nigerian woman, Aisha Ahmad died three days ago barely three months after her wedding. Late Aisha and her husband got married on April 28, 2018. She passed away on Saturday after a brief illness.

Notorious hotel scammer and ex-police commissioner’s son arrested for sleeping with a girl and staying at hotel without paying

Barely 3 months after being arrested and arraigned for allegedly defrauding the management of Morehouse Hotel Company Ltd of the sum of N300,000 and issuing dud cheque, a man has been arrested again for sleeping with a girl and staying in another hotel without paying.

Fans believe Beyonce is pregnant again after she teases them with her hand on her bulging stomach while smiling suggestively (photos)

Beyonce has left fans wondering if she's pregnant again after she teased them with her hands cradling her somewhat bulging stomach while smiling suggestively during her performance for the On The Run Tour II.

Video shared by a concertgoer shows Beyonce with her belly jutting out. Moments into her performance, she cradles the bulging belly, rubs it, and smiles suggestively at her audience as they scream in delight.

Boris Johnson resigns as UK Foreign Secretary

Boris Johnson has resigned as Foreign Secretary amid a growing political crisis over the UK's Brexit strategy.  

This makes him the second senior cabinet minister to quit within 24 hours following Brexit Secretary David Davis's exit. His departure came 30 minutes before Theresa May is due to address Parliament about her new Brexit plan, which has angered many Tory MPs.

In a statement, the government thanked Boris Johnson for his work and said a replacement would be announced shortly.

See what armed robbers did to a poor dog in Delta state (photos)

Armed robbers over the weekend, attacked a family in Effurun, Delta state. The robbers before the attack ensured they strangled their dog before carrying out their attack. 

'Do not let fear stop you from following your dreams' - Peace Hyde speaks at Essence

British Ghanaian Media personality, Peace Hyde over the weekend inspired a room of young female entrepreneurs at the annual Essence Festival held in New Orleans Louisiana.

The inspirational founder of education non-profit Aim Higher Africa joined the group of millennial businesswomen including entrepreneur and TV personality Vanessa Simmons, entrepreneur and author Karen Civil, founder and CEO of curlBOX, Myleik Teele and artist, author and entrepreneur MC Lyte.

Spider-Man and Doctor Strange co-creator Steve Ditko found dead in New York apartment

American comics artist, writer and co-creator of Marvel comic superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Steve Ditko has passed away aged 90 after being found dead in his midtown Manhattan apartment.

According to New York Police Department spokesman George Tsourovakas, Mr. Ditko was found dead on June 29.

Marvel President Dan Buckley said in a statement "the Marvel family mourns the loss" of Mr Ditko. Steve transformed the industry and the Marvel Universe, and his legacy will never be forgotten.

CAF bans Kenyan referee for life over bribery scandal

A Kenyan referee who had been due to officiate at the ongoing World Cup in Russia has been handed a life ban after being caught in a bribery sting.  

Aden Marwa was filmed receiving a 600-dollar bribe during Confederation of African Football (CAF) assignment in Ghana. He is one of 22 referees sanctioned by CAF in an unprecedented clean up announced this weekend.  

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, dissolves his cabinet

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has announced the dissolution of his cabinet. 

A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG) Tony Ijoho SAN, directed  commissioners  and Special Adviser affected by the dissolution to hand over to the next senior person in their offices. He said the dissolution is with immediate effect.

No reason was given for the dissolution, but there had been rumours for about two weeks that Governor Ortom and the leader of All Progressive Congress ( APC) in the state are at logger heads over the governor's plans to seek a second term which the party is against. 

The Governor however retained four (4) commissioners and six (6) Special Advisers. The Commissioners retained are the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state Mike  Gusah, Commissioner for Education Dennis Ityavyar, Commissoner for Land, Survey and Solid Minerals Bernard Unenge and Commissioner for Education David Olufo.

Nigerians react to video of Oba of Lagos “shooting his shot” on live TV

A new video has emerged on Nigerian social media showing the current Oba of Lagos, His Highness Oba Rilwan Akiolu shooting his shot at a presenter during an interview on live TV.

While many find it funny and hilarious, others find it totally repulsive.

See the video and reactions below...

Dino Melaye shares photos on IG from his mansion as he returns to Nigeria

Weeks after travelling out for a court approved medical trip, Senator Dino Melaye has returned to Nigeria.

During his ongoing court trail with the Police, magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello ordered the authorites to release the senator's passport, granting him leave to travel out of the country for treatment for a period of 20 days (June 18 to July 8 2018).

He was ordered to return the passport to the custody of the Commissioner of Police of the FCT upon his return.

Another Nigerian man killed in South Africa

Another Nigerian man has been killed in South Africa. The Nigeria Consulate-General in South Africa said the deceased identified as Ozumba Tochukwu-Lawrence, was shot dead at 10 Koppe, Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa, on July 6th.

His attackers were said to have trailed him, shot him six times and left him in a pool of his blood. He died while he was being rushed to the hospital.

His remains has been deposited in a morgue.

''If you don’t pay tithes, things wont be tight for you and you wont die. Tithes has no place in Christianity'' Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri who is a Pastor, tweeted this to Christians and pastors who still propagate the message of tithing. Continue tto read his tweets below

Super Eagles player, Jude Ighalo's wife, Sonia, shows off body in sexy swimwear photo

After three kids, she looks amazing!

Girls on social media are 'shocked' and 'offended' with news of Justin Bieber's engagement to Hailey Baldwin

Girls  and fans of Justin Bieber are not happy with news of his engagement of his boo, Hailey Baldwin.

According to reports, the 24-year-old hitmaker got down on one knee to propose to the 21-year-old model at a resort in the Bahamas on Saturday night. TMZ reports two women said they were at a restaurant when Bieber's security told everyone to put their phones away as something special was about to happen.

Female fans are not smiling. See all the hilarious reactions below....

Here is FFK's word to those who say ''we are leaving Buhari because he is coming after us''

As he shared on his twitter  handle

See the classy reply Adesua Etomi gave an Instagram user who told her to go and get pregnant

Instagram trolls are at it again and this time they targeted singer Banky W's wife, Adesua Etomi Wellington.

The actress shared a video of herself dancing at a party in Lagos earlier today with the caption "so many reasons to komole. so grateful. Joy is free."

and an Instagram user who seemed 'offended' by the post deemed it fit to insult Adesua via her comment section.

See mumu don't go and get pregnant. Be there dancing like an idiot, I hate you because you are too fake...

A not so bothered Adesua, gave a classy reply:

"Lool. Peace and love. She wrote "

Niger Delta University student commits suicide after discovering he had multiple carry-overs

Aduba Daniel, a student of the Niger Delta University in Bayelsa state, died after reportedly drinking Sniper (an insecticide) upon discovering that he had about four carry overs

According to journalist Bodmas Kemepadei, Daniel was rushed to the Tantua hospital, Amassoma, where it was realised that he had drank the whole bottle. All efforts to save him proved abortive

See the bruises a young man suffered after he was whipped by Iranian authorities for drinking alcohol

The Islamic republic of Iran practices Sharia law under which alcohol is banned and this young man reportedly got whipped for breaking the law.

"I was pushed by the devil," says man arrested for defiling underage girl

A 45-year-old man nabbed for defiling an 11-year-old girl in Ogun state has blamed the devil for his actions.

Musibau Asinde allegedly accosted the girl in his neighbourhood at Ibese in Ogun state and raped her. Afterwards, the girl returned home and reported to her mother who in turn reported to the police at Ilaro Police Station.

Subsequently, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Opebiyi Sunday, led a team of detectives to the crime scene and arrested the suspect. 

Family cry out after 2 siblings are abducted from their primary school in Anambra

Two young siblings were reportedly kidnapped from their primary school in Anambra and their location is currently unknown.

The kids, Franklin Ezekwere, 4, and Maryann Ezekwere, 2, were said to have been abducted at the Igwedimma Nursery and Primary School located in the same compound with St Matthew’s Catholic Church, Amawbia in  Awka South Local Government of Anambra State.

School management have been unable to explain what happened to the kids. It was gathered that their school bags were seen in their classes but the teachers were unable to say where they were. Since the incident happened on July 3, 2018, their whereabouts are still unknown.

Ceec and Bambam serving hot legs in new photos

These ex-Big Brither Naija housemates are definitely killing it with their outfits lately...

See more photos below...

Rapper Rick Ross and his girlfriend Briana Camille are expecting their second child (Photos)

 Maybach Music Group CEO, Rick Ross is set to be a dad for the fourth time

The rapper is expecting another child with his girlfriend Briana Camille, who both welcomed a daughter, Berkeley in September 2017.

The fitness enthusiast appeared to announce the pregnancy news after sharing photos of herself and her daughter posing together with her growing baby bump on display.

''We won’t donate land for ranching'' South-East governors tell FG

The South-East Governors’ Forum (SEGF)  have rejected the proposal by the Federal Government to establish cattle ranches in some states to solve the frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers. 

The governors at a meeting in Enugu state yesterday July 8th, said they would not be donating any of their land to the Federal government for the purpose of building ranches for herdsmen.

Gunmen kidnap two Imo-based entertainers

Two popular entertainers in Imo state, Ugo Stevenson and Izunna Obiakor, have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Owerri, the state capital.

According to reports, Stevenson, a 2008 winner of Nigeria Music Awards, was kidnapped while on his way home. His abductors have contacted his wife and are demanding a N5 million ransom for his release. 

Obiakor on the other hand was ambushed and kidnapped while driving in his SUV in Owerri, the state capital. Both incidents happened last week. 

BBC Wold Cup reporter drugged and robbed In Russia

A British reporter for the BBC was drugged and robbed while working at the World Cup in Russia, and two men have been detained in connection with the alleged crime.

Irina Volk, a spokesperson for the Russian Interior Ministry, said:  "as a result of the search operation, a suspect in the robbery of a British national has been detained. Yesterday, the British national reported to the police that he had been robbed in a taxi. As a result of the search operation, officers of the criminal police found the car which the man had taken and one of the suspects had been detained. He is now being questioned."

Nigerian Police force release detailed security arrangement for Ekiti State Governorship election this weekend, deploys 30,000 officers

The Nigerian Police force ahead of the July 14th guber election in Ekiti State has deployed 30,000 police personnel to the state.

The force in a statement signed by its PRO, Jimoh Moshood says it will deal decisively in accordance with the laws with any individual or groups no matter how highly placed, whose utterances or conduct is contrary to the electoral act or that can incite disturbance of public peace during the election.

Below is the full statement...

48hours after, Nigerians still await official response from Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun over forged NYSC certificate allegation

The Presidency, Senate and Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun, have kept mute over allegations published by Premium Times on Saturday that she skipped the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and subsequently obtained a forged exemption certificate in 2009.
 

The minister reportedly graduated from the Polytechnic of East London, in the United Kingdom, in 1989, at 22. The scheme is compulsory for all Nigerian graduates, under the age of 30, while those above the age limit are required to obtain an exemption certificate.
 

Several attempts to speak with the minister by journalists have been unsuccessful. Repeated calls and texts to her mobile lines have gone answered.

Unbothered Selena Gomez is all smiles as she enjoys a boat trip amid Justin Bieber engagement news to Hailey Baldwin (Photos)

Looks like Selena Gomez is not bothered with the news of her old-time flame Justin Bieber who reportedly got engaged to his girlfriend, model Hailey Baldwin at a Bahamian resort on Saturday.

On Sunday,  25-year-old Selena was all smiles as was pictured enjoying a boat trip in New York with some pals and her assistant Theresa Marie Mingus.

A source also told Us Weekly Selena Gomez has moved on and she “doesn’t care” about her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber‘s engagement to Hailey Baldwin, 

“Selena doesn’t care. She’s over Justin and the last time they broke up allowed her to get over him fully,” the insider said.

See full photos below..