Police Ordered To Arrest Sanusi, New Emir Of Kano, For “Fraud”

The Nigerian police have been ordered to arrest the newly-crowned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on fraud-related charges stemming from his tenure as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

According to reliable sources at the Presidency in Abuja, the team of policemen at the Emir’s palace in Kano received the order from the Nigeria police headquarters to place Mr. Sanusi under arrest if he leaves the Kano Governor’s lodge.

Photos: Flavour and Phyno Tease The Ladies In New Collabo Video Shoot of ‘Authe’

Definitely the two biggest music names in the Eastern part of Nigeria presently, Phyno and Flavour have started working on the video for the song together from Phyno’s album.

The two have maximized their trip to Durban (for the MAMAs) by shooting a video for Authe (Authentic) off Phyno’s NGNG Album.

Mancini Quits Galatasaray

Galataray have confirmed that Roberto Mancini has left the club by mutual consent, eight months after his appointment.The Italian, 49, led the Istanbul club to a second-place finish behind champions Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super Lig and won the Turkish Cup in his first season in charge.

Video: Kenya’s Kim Kardashian. Vera Sidika, Bleaches Skin To Get Further In Career

Vera Sidika tells Larry Madowo about her skin lightening procedure, what she does for a living and her expensive lifestyle

NYC Strippers Arrested For Drugging Men And Stealing Credit Cards

A team of strippers drugged wealthy men and took them to strip clubs where they ran up huge charges on their credit cards, federal investigators said.

The four dancers, identified as alleged ringleader Samantha Barbash, Roselyn Keo, Karina Pascucci and Marsi Rosen, were arrested on Monday and Tuesday, prosecutors said.

Super Eagles arrive Brazil for 2014 World Cup

The African champions touched down for the World Cup as scheduled in Sao Paulo on Tuesday night from their pre-tournament camp in the United States.

A year ago, Nigeria arrived three days late for the Confederations Cup in Brazil and in disarray after a player strike over bonuses caused delays and threatened to throw the World Cup warm-up tournament into chaos.

Police arrest man with human head

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 38-year old man for allegedly being in possession of a fresh human head.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Ngozi Braide, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Lagos.

Ogun declares June 12 Public Holiday

Ogun State Government has declared Thursday 12 June 2014 as work free.

Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa, said the holiday was declared in remembrance of the most credible election in Nigeria.

Angry Commuters Burn Railway Corporation Office In Ogun

There was pandemonium at the Nigerian Railway Corporation stations in the Agbado and Itoki areas of Ogun State on Tuesday as some passengers and hoodlums set fire on the offices after vandalising them and carting away some amount of money.

Nigeria's Bride Price app: Cause of controversy

Via Independent:

Honey, so your life will be sweet. Palm oil, to lubricate life's aches. Salt, to preserve and keep you. Kola nut, I can't remember exactly, but is it not enough that it is the most symbolically Nigerian thing, across all ethnic lines? What are these? Collectively, they form part of a "bride price" – money and gifts given by a man's family to a woman's upon their marriage. At school in Nigeria, during Yoruba history class, we were told about women who attracted incredibly high bride prices, dependent on their attributes.

Diezani nominated as OPEC secretary-general

Iraqi Oil Minister, Abdelkarim al-Luaybi on Tuesday 10 June claimed that Nigeria had nominated Petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to succeed OPEC’s long-standing secretary-general Abdullah El-Badri.

Luaybi made the revelation in Vienna, home to Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters.

19-Year-Old Schoolgirl Prostitute Found HIV Positive

A South African woman who started prostituting from age 13 up to 19 for R50 (N760) has tested a HIV-positive, the Durban Regional Court heard on Monday. IOL.co.za reports that the 19-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is currently completing Grade 10 in South Africa.

Two Covenant university sisters abducted in Abuja

Two sisters, Ejura and Unekwu Opaluwah (pictured above) were kidnapped on Sunday June 8th by five armed men who stormed their home in Karmo, Abuja.

D’banj signs Tonto Dikeh to his record label, DB Records

Tonto Dikeh is officially the First Lady of D’banj’s record label, DB Records. D’banj confirmed the signing via his instagram page this afternoon, posting a lovely pic of the two them.

Nigerian lesbian sends UK Home Office explicit video in bid to avoid deportation

NIGERIAN asylum seeker Aderonke Apata has taken the unprecedented step of sending a video of herself having sex to the Home Office to prove she is homosexual in a desperate attempt to avoid being deported.

Ms Apata, 47, is the subject of an ongoing battle against deportation as in April this year, campaigners collected over 230,000 signatures for a petition to Home Secretary Theresa May in a fight to stop her being returned to Nigeria. A gay rights activist, Ms Apata fled to the UK after she was arrested, tortured, and sentenced to death in Nigeria for being a lesbian.

Everton join Arsenal in race for Eto'o

Everton have emerged as surprise contenders to sign Cameroon captain Samuel Eto’o.

The 33-year-old striker is a free agent after completing his one-year deal with Chelsea and Arsenal are believed to be keen on bringing him to the Emirates Stadium.

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Video: Gamer robbed at gunpoint on webcam stream

A webcam captured the terrifying moment a well-known US gamer was robbed in her own home by armed invaders who knocked down her front door.

The robbery was inadvertently live-streamed to other gamers around the world who alerted police in Tempe, Arizona, to the crime taking place.

Stevie J Arrested For Owning $1 Million In Unpaid Child Support

Via TMZ reports:

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Stevie J just learned a hard lesson about being a baby daddy … you rack up a million-dollar child support debt and you go directly to jail.

Bomb Scare At Wuse Market Abuja

There was bomb scare in Wuse area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Tuesday. Residents woke up to see that all the roads that lead to popular Wuse market were barricaded by the police.

A policeman who spoke anonymously to our correspondent said that “Boko Haram planned to bomb the market today, that is why this market will remain closed until we are told to  leave. “

Sanusi’s Coronation: Protesters Occupy Emir’s Palace

Newly crowned Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, Sarki Lamido Sanusi Lamido is operating from a temporary office in Government House, 24 hours after he was turbaned and issued certificate of appointment by Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso as protesters occupy the Emir’s palace.

One Dies As Police, Robbers Battle Over Vehicle

One person suspected to be a member of a robbery gang died on Saturday after a shootout with the police in Ogun State.

It was learnt that the policemen, who were attached to the anti-robbery team of the Mowe Police Division, had engaged the gang in a gun battle after the robbers allegedly snatched a Toyota Sienna Bus.

Okorocha bans proliferation of political posters in Owerri

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned the littering of the state capital with posters during political campaigns.

The ban was conveyed in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, in Owerri on Monday.

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Boy,19, Arrested For Raping 80-Year-Old Blind Woman In Lagos

A young man in Lagos has been arrested and charged after reports that he raped an elderly woman.

19-year-old Avoseh Satingo is said to have taken advantage of the unnamed 80-year-old woman who is blind.