Bangladesh blogger hacked to death for atheist views. The 4th to be killed in the country this year

Popular blogger Niloy Chakrabarti, who used the pen-name Niloy Neel, 40, was killed yesterday Friday August 7th after a gang armed with machetes broke into his home in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was well known for his atheist views and anti-Islamic writings.

"They entered his room in the fifth floor and shoved his friend aside and then hacked him to death. He was a listed target of the Islamist militants," Imran H. Sarker, head of Bangladesh Blogger and Activist Network told AFP

Police confirmed Chakrabarti had been murdered by a group of half a dozen people in the capital's Goran neighbourhood, although they had no details on his background or the motive for the killing.

VIDEO: Cynthia Morgan Denies Kissing Banky W Despite Proofs

Dancehall superstar, Cynthia Morgan has denied kissing EME boss, Banky W during MTV Base’s Real Talk Show.


Cynthia Morgan denies kissing EME boss.
She also denied dating the singer and described the story as unfounded.

According to the German Juice crooner, the picture that triggered the rumour was taken while she was greeting Banky W at her Industry Nite ‘Its just a photo and it was actually at my Industry nite’ she said, she then demonstrated how it played out with VJ Ehiz the show host.

D’Banj Embraces Rap Music

As part of the year-long activities to celebrate his 10th year anniversary in the Nigerian music industry, popular music star, D’Banj is embracing rap music.

The Kokomastwr has unveiled a rap competition for hip-hop heads.

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Nigeria needs trillions of naira to have steady power – Prof.Onuoha

The Associate Head of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Professor Igwe Onuoha said it will take the nation trillions of naira in order to get the required megawatts that will give every Nigerian uninterrupted power supply.

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Florida man kills 2 neighbours, shoots the 3rd one over a long standing beef

In a chilling police interrogation, Billy Woodward described the moment he sneaked across his front lawn wearing camouflage and shot three neighbors he had been feuding with in Titusville, Florida. 

“I kept low crawling. I was on a military mission. I was going to end this war,” Woodward is heard telling Titusville police after the shooting on an interrogation tape.

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Scorned lover bathes ex-girlfriend with acid in Lagos

The Lagos state police have arrested a 30-year-old factory worker, Paul Nwokobia, for an acid attack, which has left his former gf, Rosemary, a 23-year-old caterer, badly disfigured.

It was learnt that for many years, Nwokobia, a Delta State indigene and Rosemary Nnaife, the caterer (also from Delta State) were lovers but fell apart in November 2014, when Rosemary concluded that suspect had become irresponsible.
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Tonto Dikeh shares some words with her fans

Dont miss out on a family just for money... Don't turn into a bitter and cynical person because you were in love once & it didn't work out.. Yes you invest emotional energy into your partner,but you will always have more energy.... You have a lot of Love to Give. Energy can't be destroyed so you can't say it was wasted. Your partner cheated on you... Doesn't mean all humans are cheats. My ex was a cheat,A prolific internet whore and a FAKE but that didn't stop me from loving even harder the next time.....

What shocked a man who wanted to show love to his family

Is it asking for too much for a young man to be given the opportunity to give his family a treat according to his taste? Definitely not. But it is one thing to wish and another thing to have what you wish. (Dr Nnaeto Orazulike, GMD of Genesis Group, with wife, Dr Ngozi Orazulike, at the dinner)

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Extremely graphic images from accident in Delta

The terrible and appalling mishap happened on August sixth around 6pm at Ubulu Okiti Junction in Aniocha South LGA of Delta state. A driver of a business transport conveying 14 travelers lost control on the roadway as he was attempting to stay away from a towing van which entered the expressway without caution.

The transport, carrying students, and venturing out from Asaba to Agbor, shockingly kept running into a positioned trailer stopped next to the Express path as he made to avoid a strategic distance from the towing van. Of each of the 15 persons in the Bus, just 2 survived and are in critical condition at the clinic. The photographs after the cut are truly awful so viewer discretion is advised.

Current Condition of the Calabar-Akpabuyo-Bakassi-Cameroon express-way

"This is the road that leads the Bakassi Cameroon border. There's a civil private estate in Akpabuyo and its this street that leads there. Such a large number of individuals use the road every minute of the day yet with the condition now, individuals are stuck in movement for a considerable length of time. Its a road for Unicem Trucks as well. What's more, these trucks continue getting stuck and falling all around. Now we're asking the government. People are suffering here.

Photos: 6 dead, over a 100 seriously injured as Typhoon Rocks Taiwan

No less than six people have been affirmed dead, four missing and more than sixty injured when Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan early at the beginning of today Saturday August eighth. Taiwan Power, the island's principle force organization, said 2.94 million family units are as of now without force. Several flights have been postponed or wiped out, as per Taiwan powers.
A large number of people were cleared as the storm drew approached and the island's military put a huge number of troops and a large number of vehicles on stand-by for rescue operations.
The storm made landfall early in the morning on the island's east-drift districts of Yilan and Hualien, raising to 1,000 mm (39 inches) of downpour in bumpy northeastern ranges and wind blasting up to 200 kph (124mph). Typhoon is set to cross the Taiwan Strait and hit the Chinese area of Fujian late today. A few photographs beneath...

Kylie Jenner shows off Brand new red 2015 Mercedes G-Wagon

The reality star who will turn 18 on Monday August tenth drove this brand new red 2015 G-Wagon as she left Malibu's Nobu eatery after celebrating at an early birthday party with her crew. She later took to instagram to hotshot the extremely lavish Hermes bag she got. More photographs bellow.

"If you cannot provide an alternative, you must not take the one available" - Fayose

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose met with artisans and Okada riders in his state yesterday where he guaranteed them that he would never ban Okada in the state. As indicated by him, until other method for job is given, nobody should to cut the current one.

Obasanjo visits president Buhari at the Aso Villa - Pics

Previous president Obasanjo paid a private visit to Pres. Buhari at the presidential villa on Wednesday August 5th. Details of meeting is obscure. More photographs bellow.

If Jonathan Listened To Me, Boko Haram Wouldn’t Have Gone Against Him – Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed he did all he could to help immediate past president,Goodluck Jonathan ,curb the Boko Haram menace.He said the problem was Jonathan saw it as a northern agenda against him..Excerpts from interview with Premium Times

They were turning Boko Haram to a religious issue, it is not a religious issue. He was seeing it as a northern plan, it wasn’t. It was a menace waiting to happen, and he didn’t see it that way, which was unfortunate…

Baby Factory Business In Nigeria Rampantly On The Rise

Make money, ‘hammer’, be somebody. Anyhow! Under the rubric ‘deal ‘, ‘runs’ or ‘hustling’ , anything goes. Do it , just don’t get caught. Make money. If you are caught , settle or sort it. Only the cursed goes in for it and “that’s not your portion”. Mammonism.
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Police IG Splits Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, To Check Abuses

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has split the Special Anti-Robbery Squad into two units with a view to checking human rights abuses.

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Investigation, Dan’azumi Doma, made the disclosure on Friday in Lagos in an interview.

I Need Prayers, Not Congratulatory Messages – NNPC GMD

The new Group Managing Director of The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, has asked friends and well-wishers to pray for him for divine guidance.

According to him, rather than placing congratulatory adverts about him in the media, his well-wishers should pray that he would be able to carry out the onerous task ahead.

Kachikwu was announced the new GMD of the national oil firm on Tuesday. A day later, he personally conveyed the sack message of eight NNPC group executive directors to the affected individuals.

Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala Ran Nigeria Like A Come-And-Chop Restaurant — Shehu Sani

The Senator-elect for Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Saturday tackled President Goodluck Jonathan on the sale of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, and the last-minutes sale of the Nigeria Telecommunications Limited, NITEL.

He also carpeted the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her economic policy.

The senator-elect also described the current impasse in the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, as a disgrace to Nigerian workers.

Buhari: Military Must Start Making Its Weapons.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja directed the federal ministry of defence to produce a plan for the establishment of a modest military industrial complex for the local production of weapons to meet some of the requirements of the country’s armed forces.

Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the national defence college, Buhari described as unacceptable, Nigeria’s current over-dependence on other countries for critical military equipment and logistics.

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Oliseh Announces 23-Man Squad Of Home-Based Players For Tanzania

Nigeria coach, Sunday Oliseh, has unveiled a list of 23 home-based players, to begin camping ahead of next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania.

Some of the players retained from Stephen Keshi’s era include: Warri Wolves’ Gbolahan Salami, Solomon Kwambe and Nelson Ogbonnaya. Current NPFL leading scorer, Tunde Adeniji of Sunshine Stars and Heartland’s Bright Ejike have been handed their first call ups.
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We Have Curtailed The Movement And Actions Of Boko Haram – Amosun

The immediate past Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd.) has expressed optimism over the final destruction of the Boko Haram sect, stressing that the Nigerian military has succeeded in reducing the Boko Haram sect to a shadow of its former self.

Amosun who made this known in Abuja yesterday during the fly-out parade at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base held in his honour as he bowed out of the military, warned against complacency, saying terrorism is real and must be fought with utmost ruthlessness.

Oil Alone Cannot Sustain The Economy – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said crude oil and gas exports would no longer be sufficient as the country’s major revenue earner.

He said time has therefore come for Nigerians to do more than pay mere lip service to agriculture.
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Kachikwu: Buhari Bears No Grudge Against Igbos, Says APC

The All Progressives Congress in the South-East on Friday said the appointment of Dr. Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation had shown that President Muhammadu Buhari does not bear any grudge against the Igbos.

Buhari got few votes in the South-East during the elections and there are insinuations that the President would sideline the Igbos as a result of the development.
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20 Year-old Onitsha House Maid Hacked To Death With Cutlass For Refusing To Sleep With Her Boss’s Son

A 20-year old house maid, Chioma Onyegili, was hacked to death yesterday by a 31-year-old son of her madam, Okechukwu (surnamewithheld), for refusing to have se.x with him in Onitsha, Anambra state.
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