Divorce Saga:I’m Broke, Mel B Tells Court

Her financial situation was laid bare in the courts this week as it was revealed her multi-million fortune had been wiped out due to her 'extravagant' lifestyle.

And in another shocking twist to the Mel B and Stephen Belafonte divorce battle, it was claimed the

Spice Girls star has just £961 left in one of her company accounts.

Disputed Warri Ogbe-Ijoh Market belongs to Itsekiri —ILoT

Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILoT, has insisted that the disputed Ogbe-Ijoh Market in Warri, Delta State, belongs to the Itsekiti, as it called on the state government to hand over the market to Warri South Local Government Area of the state.

ILoT, in a communiqué by its chairman, Chief Edward Ekporo and Secretary, Mr A.S Mene, after their recent meeting on Agbarha-Urhobo (Agbassa)/Ogbe-Ijoh face-off over Ogbe-Ijoh Market in Warri, said: “The cause of the crisis is the illegal collection of levies from traders in Ogbe-Ijoh Market and its surroundings up to McIver area of Warri, by both the Agbarha-Urhobo (and Ogbe-Ijoh youths on the false claim of ownership of the land on which the market is located.

World leaders pay tribute to German unifier Helmut Kohl

 German soldiers carry the coffin of late former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl during of a memorial ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg /[Francois Lenoir/Reuters]

World leaders have paid tribute to former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, the father of German reunification and a founder of modern-day Europe.

Federal Government gives Nollywood over N420m additional grant

The Federal Government says it has released the sum of N420.2 million to the Nigeria film industry (Nollywood) to improve and support aspiring practitioners.

According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Patricia Deworitshe, on Friday in Abuja, the money, which is the second tranche payment will benefit 105 film distributors.

Photos: Two dead, several injured as youths and vigilante group clash in Kontagora, Niger State over death of a teenager

Two young men have been confirmed dead with several injured in a clash between youths and members of a vigilante group and in Angwan Yaman, Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. 

Spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, (DSP) Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident in Minna on Friday, said the violence which broke out on Thursday was caused by the death of a 17-old boy who was allegedly tortured by members of the vigilance group.

Eniola Badmus debuts film production with 'Ghetto Breed'

Nollywood comic actress, Eniola Badmus has joined the group of actresses, who produce films. She is set to hit location for her debut production titled, 'Ghetto Breed'.

Police storm Badoo cultist group hideouts, arrest over 100

Men of the Lagos State Police Command in conjunction with the Oodua People’s Congress-OPC, and Local vigilante groups have raided the hideouts of notorious cultist group “Badoo”, arresting over one hundred suspected members.

Teenage girl reveals how she was raped by her close friend while sleeping, just days after grandmother’s funeral

A woman has revealed how her friend raped her while she slept just two days after her grandma’s funeral.

Angel Rogerson, 21, had been with friend Douglas Hodgson, his sisters and his mum, at the local pub, before going back to their house for a drink.

Why I Can't Sell My Body Or Go N*ked On TV For Money - Nigerian Actress Speaks Out

Just judging by her looks and determination to take over the screens, one might be tempted to think that pretty light-skinned actress, Chinenye Uyana, would gladly sneak into the ‘other room’ of any movie producer who intends to oblige her with a movie role.

 

However, according to Potpourri, contrary to these suspicions, the screen diva seems to know her onions as a lady with a strict religious upbringing.

Adepoju uncertain over Bassey’s future at Barcelona

Former Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju is uncertain about the future of Barcelona B winger Ezekiel Bassey.

The former Akwa United attacker joined Barcelona B team on a 6-month loan deal from Enyimba in January, with a provision to make it permanent for a two-year duration.

28 hurt in US nightclub shooting

Twenty-five people were shot and three others injured in an early morning nightclub shooting in the southern US state of Arkansas, police said Saturday.

Police in the city of Little Rock had initially said that 17 people were shot when gunfire rang out inside the downtown Power Ultra Lounge nightclub around 2:30 am (0730 GMT).

Plateau records 482 cases of violence against women, girls in 2 years

Plateau recorded 482 cases of violence against women and girls in the last two years, an NGO, Christian Women for Excellence and Empowerment in Nigeria (CWEENS), said on Friday in Jos.

Prof. Funmi Para-Mallum, its National Coordinator, who disclosed this at a High Level Advocacy and Policy Dialogue initiated by the Plateau government, said that the cases were recorded from 2015 to early 2017 by CWEENs’ Observatory Steering Committee(OBSTEC).

Biafra Becoming A State On It's Own is Constitutionally Impossible - Presidency

The demand for a referendum on a separate state of Biafra is a constitutional impossibility, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution has revealed.

Obono-obla was reacting to the call for a referendum by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Speaking with the Sun Newspaper, the Presidency described such calls as a waste of time and also stated that even restructuring would not solve the myriad of problems confronting the nation.

US state allows college students, teachers to carry guns on campuses

Students and professors will be legally allowed to carry concealed handguns onto college campuses starting Saturday in the US state of Kansas.

The concealed carry law was enacted four years ago and applied to all public buildings, but colleges in the Midwestern state were exempted until July of this year.

DSS probes source of herdsmen’s weapons

The Department of State Services (DSS) has started probing the source of weapons used by herdsmen to attack their victims, Punch reports.

A top security officer with the DSS told Punch that the recent call by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar, in which he advised the Federal Government to probe the sources of weapons used by herdsmen accused of attacking Nigerian communities, was just “a reminder.”

Pastor jailed five years for raping church member’s daughter

An Abeokuta High Court sitting in Isabo, on Friday sentenced a cleric, Johnson Adeleke, to five years imprisonment for raping a 14- year-old member of his church.

Adeleke, the pastor of a new generation church in Abeokuta, was docked on one-count charge of rape contrary to Section 258 (1) of the Criminal Code Law of Ogun 2006.

John Terry agrees to join Aston Villa on one-year deal – reports

According to the website, Terry has informed other interested clubs that he has decided to join Villa and the move is expected to be finalised over the weekend.

Villa have been leading the chase for Terry with Steve Bruce keen to bring the former England star to Villa Park for next season.

Fake Job Recruiter Who Defrauded Wife And Many Others Jailed

Olakunle Owoyale,45, who defrauded seekers of to the tune of N1.4 million has been sentenced to 5-years in jail by an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court. 

The convict pleaded not guilty to the charges of fraud, forgery and false representation brought against him however, Magistrate Idowu Olayinka sentenced him to five years imprisonment without an option of fine.

Nollywood Actress Ayoola Kikelomo Explains Whom A Cheap Girl Really Is

A cheap girl is not the girl that accepts your proposal the first day.
WHO IS A CHEAP GIRL?
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1. A cheap gal is any gal who is living in a man's house and the man has not paid her bride price, no wedding but she is living with him.
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2. A cheap gal is any gal who is already having sex with a common boyfriend and she does not know where the relationship is heading to, she does not know where the guy comes from, no marriage plans, no wedding hope but she is having sex with the guy because of the money she is getting from him.

Man threatens ‘wife’s’ lover, admits to inflicting him with illness until he stops dating her (Photos)

A senior civil servant in Zimbabwe, Edward Mujumi has received threats from an unidentified man, who claims he is dating his wife. The man dropped photographs of Edward and his wife Epiphania Mugondwa together with a letter warning the former to stop dating the woman.

Breastfeeding Mom sues colleagues for filming her while she breastfed her baby

A breastfeeding Mom who work with University of Cape Town, in South Africa, has reportedly dragged her colleague to court, for secretly filming her while she breastfed her baby.

OAU Students beat up Student Union President over N2.5 Million bus scandal

It was a free for a all fight scenario on Thursday over controversies, surrounding the purchase of a bus worth N2.5 million by the Student Union of Obafemi Awolowo University, which was to be used as a commercial tr‎ansport shuttle around the university.

D’Banj pictured with Amber Rose and her alleged boyfriend, 21 Savage in LA

Nigerian music star, D’banj whose song ‘It’s not a lie’ is on Nigerian airwaves have been pictured with Slut Walk star and model, Amber Rose, and her rumoured boyfriend 21 Savage in Los Angeles.

CharlyBoy’s first grand daughter graduates with a First Class

Nigerian music legend, CharlyBoy, has taken to Instagram to congratulate his grand daughter Olivia for graduating with a First Class in Advertising, Public Relations and Media.

The Areafada who gushed about his grand daughter, wrote;

Photos of Badoo cult group member apprehended in Ikorodu

A member of the dreaded Badoo Cult group which has terrorized residents of Ikorodu area of Lagos, was apprehended yesterday June 30th in the area.

The man was lynched by Ikorodu residents, after he couldn’t defend himself when asked few questions after found wandering around Obafemi Awolowo Road, before Government Technical College, Ikorodu with a Cutlass and a Bag full of waste.