South Africa's top TV presenter Simba Mhere dies in car crash

Popular South African TV presenter Simba Mhere (pictured above) died on Saturday January 31st in a deadly car crash in Johannesburg while on his way to the airport. The striking 31 year old presenter of Top Billing (he won the Top Billing Presenter search in 2010), originally from Zimbabwe and moved to Johannesburg when he was a year old, was killed when another car hit his in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was with a friend and his dad in the car. Only his father survived the crashed

Patricia Etteh Decamps From PDP To APC

Former Speaker of House of Representatives, Patricia Olubunmi Etteh has dumped the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for the All progressive Congress (APC) in Osun state.

At a rally in Osun, Etteh told supporters that she decided to join APC because it is a party of progressives, noting that, its policies and agenda were people-oriented and people-focused.

The British terror twins training to kill with their ISIS 'sisters':

                         

The pictures were posted by one of twins Zahra and Salma Halane, both 17, of Chorlton, Manchester, and shows four veiled women in ISIS-controlled Syria, holding assault rifles and handguns. The set was captioned: 'Fun day training for self defence in the Islamic State... Alhamdulilah [thanks be to God] with humble sisters'. The Halane twins, whose parents hail from Somalia, left Britain last June after becoming radicalised online, and are thought to have married two ISIS militants in Syria, who have both died in battle.

Sham marriage couple are arrested just minutes before their wedding after suspicious registrar noticed they couldn't spell each other's NAMES

                         

Nigerian Joseph Iwueke was due to marry Slovakian Ingrida Stojkova in Leeds last July so he could stay in Britain. But they were arrested moments before their fake wedding was due to start after officials at a pre-marriage meeting noticed the groom reading details about his supposed bride from the back of his hand. Iwueke (right), Stojkova (left) and two wedding 'fixers' have now been jailed for conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law.

Twitter backlash as ITV's This Morning tests '50 Shades' sex toys live on air

                      

Christine Bleakely and Philip Schofield were barely able to concentrate on their lines as two models romped about on a bed beside them on the ITV show, demonstrating some of the bedroom props.

If elected, I will ban importation of rice and tomatoes' - Buhari

The presidential candidate of the APC, Gen Muhammadu Buhari says he will  ban the importation of commodities such as rice and tomatoes that can be produced in Nigeria if elected. Buhari said this while speaking to members of the organized private sector in Lagos yesterday February 2nd

"How can Nigeria be importing virtually everything? How can we be importing even tomatoes? If I am elected, basic items like rice and tomatoes, which we have the capacity to produce, will be banned from being imported" he said

Meet the woman who's addicted to drinking air freshner

27 year old Missouri woman named Evelyn was recently featured on TLC's "My Strange Addiction", where she revealed that she's addicted to drinking air-freshner. According to Evelyn, she drinks 20 cans of air freshner a week and sprays up to 50 times daily.

"I love air freshener. In the last three years, there is not a day where I’ve not had it. Fresh linen is my favorite flavor. Apple crisp is like dirt.”

Photo: Alaafin of Oyo & wife test motorcycles they donated to APC

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III & his beautiful wives donate 20 motorbikes to APC. Photo credit: Dele Momodu

Buhari Is Running Away From Debates And Must Be Rejected Come Feb. 14- PDP

General Muhammadu Buhari has said he will not participate in the debate organised by the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, and Channels Television, after admitting at first that he will. The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, through its spokesperson, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned him and his party, saying they are merely taking Nigerians for granted and they should be rejected at the polls come February 14. 

Buhari has been condemning Jonathan during his presidential campaigns over insurgents, now he has the opportunity of debating with him, but he Buhari is now running away, Mr Fani Kayode said. Continue below to read  PDP’s press statement on this.

Poll: Doyin Okupe predicts how GEJ will win presidential election

Dr. Okupe has absolutely no doubt that president Jonathan will win the presidential election come February 14th. His predictions continue after the cut...

Women who use sex toys are more decent than prostitutes - Bisi Ibidapo-Obe

Why is there even a comparison? Actress Bisi Ibidapo Obe says women who use sex toys are more decent than prostitutes who give their bodies to different men and in the end come down with all kinds of sexually transmitted diseases. Bisi, who sells sex toys in her lingerie shop in Lagos, says there is no big deal in using sex toys

"It's not a big deal. It is only our mentality here in Nigeria that is somehow. In the western world, they don't see it as anything big. Left to me, anybody using sex toys is even decent compared to a prostitute. If you are using sex toy, you are better than a woman jumping from one bed to the other. Before such a person realizes, she has contracted sexually transmitted diseases. She can even be infected with HIV/AIDS. But with the use of sex toys, nothing like that can happen to you."she told encomium mag..

Photos: ISIS Kills Man For Being Gay

New images have emerged appearing to show ISIS militants blindfolding a man (left) before hurling him off a tower block (right) as punishment for 'being gay' in the Syrian town of Tal Abyad. The man, who was supposedly being punished for having a 'homosexual affair', apparently survived the fall, but was stoned to death by a waiting crowd at the foot of the tower block (inset).

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Freedom Of Information: Civil Group Asks Finance Minister To Account For Alleged Missing N30tn, Or Face Court Action

                                                                                        

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Monday sent a Freedom of Information (FOI) law request to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, urging her to “urgently provide information about spending of the alleged missing N30tn, which represents some accruable income to the Federal Government in the past four years.”

SERAP’s request followed the disclosure by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo that over N30tn was missing, stolen, or simply mismanaged under Okonjo-Iweala’s watch.

R. Kelly beat up and urinated on for refusing to perform, and there might be a video

According to reports, R. Kelly was 'allegedly' kidnapped, beaten up and urinated on by a group of goons at Gulf Port MS over the weekend for collecting about $50k to sing at a club in Gulfport and then refusing to perform. The event organisers tried to persuade him but when he refused, thugs attacked both R.Kelly and his security and even stole his chain. Now they are claiming the whole thing was filmed and have threatened to release the video footage if R.Kelly doesn't return the money.

Eyewitnesses and friends of eyewitnesses who allegedly saw the beat down talked about it on Twitter

Missing $20bn: GEJ receives Forensic Audit Report on Finances of the NNPC (photos)

President Jonathan today received the forensic audit report on the finances of the NNPC which was launched after former CBN governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi raised alarm over $20 billion missing from the NNPC coffers. The report was presented by Price Water Cooper’s country senior partner, Uyi Akpala and the Risk and Quality Leader for Africa, Gabriel Ukpe at the presidential villa. More photos after the cut..