Graphic photo: Girl dies after being electrocuted by power bank in Ghana

A young Ghanaian girl identified as Blandine (pictured above) was on May 25th electrocuted to death after the power bank she was using to charge her phone got stuck on her skin and electrocuted her. According to reports from Dumsor, Ghana, the girl was chatting with a friend when she fell asleep and placed the power bank she was using to charge her phone around her breast region. She had connected the power bank to an electricity source so it can charge when power is restored. As power was restored to her area, their was a power surge, the power bank got heated and got stuck on her skin, electrocuting her to death. Her parents found her dead. So sad! Pic of the deceased after the cut

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Buhari, Osinbajo to tour Aso Rock today

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and VP-elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo will be led on a facility tour of Aso Rock by President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo today May 28th. This is part of the procedures leading to the handing over ceremony which takes place tomorrow May 29th.

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Gov Oshiomhole comes hard on Okonjo Iweala over false subsidy claims by oil marketers

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday came hard on the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala over the lingering fuel scarcity and her claims that oil marketers were presenting fraudulent oil subsidy claims for payment.

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Footballer stabs mechanic to death over age difference

20-year-old aspiring football player from Afikpo North, Ebonyi State, Jacob pictured above has been arrested by the Lagos state Police command for killing a mechanic, Moruf Sanni by stabbing him to death over an arguement regarding age difference at Iwaya,Yaba on Monday May 25th.

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More photos from Buhari's return to Nigeria

  More photos after the cut...

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Jonathan handing over a distressed country to Buhari - APC

Press statement from APC ..

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan is handing over a nation in deep crisis, even as his Administration continues to contrive more crises without making any effort to solve any of them. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party however appealed to Nigerians not to lose hope, despite the daunting challenges they are currently facing in this atmosphere of contrived chaos, saying help is on the way. 

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8 more Nigerians to face execution in Indonesia - Diaspora group

8 more Nigerians are reportedly waiting to be executed in Indonesia. This is according to the United Nigerians in Diaspora, a group of Nigerians living outside the country.

The group at a press conference in Lagos yesterday May 5th, gave the names of Nigerians waiting to be executed as Michael Titus Igwe, Kingsley Okonkwo, Uchenna Onyewuru, Eugene Ape, Hunphery Ejike, Obinna Nwajiagu, Benjamin Onuoha and Ikenna Abanukwu.

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RGU welcoming students who have interest in studying engineering courses for September Intake 2015

The following RGU School of Engineering Course Leader Ibiye Iyalla will be visiting Abuja and Port Harcourt in a few days.

At these student counseling sessions we will be able to give advice on our many Engineering courses available at Robert Gordon University and talk, in detail, about your applications and the scholarships that are available to you. 

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Yay! Senate passes bill to criminalize female genital mutilation

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, passed Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Bill which seeks to prohibit female circumcision or genital mutilation, forceful ejection from home and harmful widowhood practices. The bill also prohibits abandonment of spouse, children and other dependents without sustenance, battery and harmful traditional practices.

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Photos: Trailer falls on SUV, Bus, Keke Napep in Lagos

A trailer carrying a container fell on a bus, an X-Terra SUV and a Keke Napep in front of Awolowo Market in the Mushin Olosa area in Lagos state this morning. See more photos after the cut...

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The Concept Group Unveils New Career Website for Job Seekers

The Concept Group Nigeria launches its first ever Career Portal which is a developed innovative system for top talent across all levels of qualification and experience to have access to a variety of career opportunities with various companies within The Concept Group. This portal was created to enable a more streamlined, responsive recruitment process for candidates who apply.

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Riot reported in Lekki

There is a riot currently going on in Lekki Phase I, Lagos. Motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada men are said to be rioting following the ban of their services in Lekki Phase 1. The angry motorcycle riders have barricaded the Lekki/Ikoyi bridge. Gunshots have been heard while most of the okada men are holding machetes. Will update with pics later...

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More women and children freed from Sambisa Forest

25 men and women have reportedly been rescued Sambisa forest. According to Al Jazeerah, Nigerian Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman said today that the women and children were freed during a military operation in the forest this morning May 6th. One soldier was reportedly killed while five others sustained injuries.

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Now...if we zoom into Rihanna's see-through top, there's a hickey :-)

On Monday night, Rihanna stepped out bra-less in this retro sheer top which she wore to a Met Gala
 after-party. Now, if we zoom into the photo, there's a hickey on RiRi's left boobs. Someone's been there recently. 
Bad girl. Lol. Continue to see it...

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