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Nollywood actor Blossom Chukwujekwu has denied rumours he crashed Lilian Esoro’s marriage. Late last year, delectable Nollywood actress, Lillian Esoro, walked out of her barely one year old marriage to MMG music boss, Ubi Franklin, despite the fact that their union had produced a baby boy. Shortly after the news went viral, all fingers pointed at another Nollywood hunk, Blossom Chukwujekwu for allegedly crashing the marriage. It had been rumoured that Blossom and Lillian were ex-lovers, and that both still cherished each other dearly. Inside Nollywood cornered Chukwujekwu on the issue and this was what he had to say: . “Excuse me? I don’t know where you got your information from; please check that again. I don’t know about this and have nothing to say either.” Blossom, who is equally married to wife Maureen , however revealed how he balances marriage and work. Hear him: “If you have the Holy Spirit, he would help you balance it. Just make sure you set your priorities right. First ...

Nine-year-old girl caught looking at porn at school told her teacher she was looking at it because she wanted to find out ‘what her dad was doing to her at night’. Teachers at the Texas who saw the child researching porn on one of the school’s iPads reported the matter to child services. When they asked her what she was doing, she said she was searching for ‘what her dad does to her at night’ and said he never let her sleep. According to  Houston Chronicle , her dad, Anthony Garay, 31, was arrested for child sex abuse on Wednesday after child services alerted police. Garay now faces a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony. He remains in the Bexar County Jail on a $75,000 bond. Garay was previously investigated by child protection services for abusing the girl and her sister.

United Airlines is catch up in yet another scandal after a gay father was falsely accused of molesting his young son. Henry Amador-Batten was flying home with five-year-old Benjamin last Saturday when the captain told police flight attendants had observed the dad's hands "near the genitals" of the boy. When the plane landed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, in the family's home of North Carolina, Mr Amador-Batten, 53, was met by armed officers. He was pulled aside and questioned by police, who proceeded to lay out the accusations against him - in front of the little boy. In a Facebook post for their gay parenting blog DADsquared , Mr Amador-Batten's husband Joel wrote: "This is not how anyone deserves to be treated. "This is not something that should have happened in front of my son. This is not something that anyone should have to worry about happening to them on a flight just because someone might not like the looks of them.”...

The 23-year-old singer vowed to return to the city in a defiant message on Friday and now TMZ has claimed organizers are looking to hold the concert on Sunday June 4. A source told TMZ, Ariana and her manager Scooter Braun are contacting some of the biggest names in the music industry and booking for them to perform. Ariana is also allegedly reaching our to her friends and asking them to participate in the concert which will be held in one of the four other arena’s in the town. The insider revealed Live Nation will produce the event and that all proceeds will go to the victims and their families Ariana on Friday praised "brave" Manchester and told fans "we won't let hate win" following the terror which claimed the lives of 22 innocent people. Taking to Twitter, she said: "My heart, prayers and deepest condolences are with the victims of the Manchester Attack and their loved ones. "There is nothing I or anyone can do to take ...

  Actress Tonto Dikeh, shared another picture of her son with estranged husband , Church Hill.

Former Military Administrator in Gombe and Ekiti States,  Col  Muhammad Inuwa Bawa has died. He died after a brief illness at the age of 60 yesterday May 26th. Born on April  6th, 1957  in Yawuri, Kebbi State, late Colonel Bawa studied at Government Colleges in Keffi and Bida, then attended the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria after which he studied at the University of Madras, India. Joining the Army, he was commissioned as second lieutenant in 1976, full lieutenant in 1980, captain in 1985 and major in 1990.  Bawa  was appointed the Administrator of Ekiti State after it was formed in October 1996 from part of Ondo State. After the death of General Sani Abacha, his  successor, General  Abdulsalami Abubakar transferred him to Gombe State during the transition to democracy that was completed in May 1999. As administrator of Gombe State, he initiated joint border patrols with neighboring Chad and Niger to reduce cross border banditry. He ran unsu...

  Read what he has to say about his marriage to Tiwa Savage,  during recent interview with LIB When asked whether his marriage to Tiwa is back on, Teebillz said; "Was my marriage dissolved before? Did yo see me sign divorce papers? Is social media part of my family and they claim to know what's going on in my family. I sot not the same social media that said I went to Rehab in the states? I did not leave this country. I fought my journey in this country. Did you hear that she (Tiwa Savage) is married to someone else? Did you hear that she's dating someone else? Have you seen her date anyone else? Have you seen me date anyone else? Read through the lines and let us stay positive."

A civil servant in Kogi, Husseina Mohammed, has returned N1, 780,500 paid in excess of her March salary to the state government. Mrs. Mohammed said this on Friday in Lokoja while on a courtesy visit to the Director – General, Bureau of Information and Grassrrots Mobilisation, Abdulkareem Abdulamlik . She said that she received an alert from her bank in the afternoon of May 21 and discovered that a huge sum had been credited in her favour. Mrs. Mohammed said she immediately called the attention of her husband to the development and a decision was taken to return the money to the coffers of the government. The civil servant, who works at the state Teaching Service Commission, said she started the process of returning the money back to government on May 22, saying that the money was paid into the government account with the Lokoja branch of the Zenith Bank Plc. She then handed over the bank teller and other documents used in paying back the money into the government bank acc...

British Airways says it is canceling all of its flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports for the rest of the day because of a “major IT system failure.” BA has not said what is causing the computer problem, but says it has no evidence of a cyberattack. The airline had earlier suspended flights up to 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) because the two airports had become severely congested. The global computer failure has caused misery for tens of thousands of travelers on a key holiday weekend in Britain. Both airports — major hubs for worldwide travel — are overflowing with stranded, frustrated passengers. Passengers at Heathrow reported long lines at check-in counters and the failure of the airline’s website and mobile app. BA says the problems have also affected call centers. BA says it’s working to restore services beginning Sunday, although there will still be some disruption. It says it expects London-bound flights to land on schedule on Sunday. -AP 

A day care worker in Maryland had been charged with murder, assault, child abuse and reckless endangerment after she was captured on video "torturing" an 8-month-old girl who later died. Leah Walden, 23, was in charge of watching Reese Bowman at Rocket Tiers Learning Center, a downtown Baltimore day-care facility, when she launched the vicious attack on her. In the video implicating Walden, she was seen using excessive blankets, which fully covered the child's head, violently snatching the child out of the crib with one arm, swinging at the baby as if she was slapping her, and placing pillows over the baby's face. She also walked out of camera range several times while holding the baby and it remains a mystery what she did to the child during those times. Walden was taken into custody early  on Thursday  by the police and she was charged. Court records for her case were not yet available online to show whether she had obtained an attorney. "Reese Bowman, in my o...

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has vowed to end corruption in Nigeria in the next 12 months. Magu made this promise during the official opening of the Ibadan Zonal office and stakeholders’ engagement session, held in Iyagaku, Ibadan on Thursday. According to the anti-graft agency boss, despite the challenges being faced by the EFCC, the anti-corruption war had been very successful. Magu told newsmen shortly after the event that, “The fight has just started and we will do it to the last. We will get them out, just give me 12 months, you will not see them again.” The event was also attended by the Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi, Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, who was represented by one of the traditional rulers from Osun State, and other notable dignitaries. Magu had few days ago vowed to fight corruption with the last drop of his blood. Magu, while addressing a massive anti-corruption rally in Abuja reaffirmed the det...

PUNCH Metro gathered that Taiwo got the sack on Monday, May 15, without any query or official reason stated in the sack letter. He was said to have been ordered out of his official quarters where he lived with his wife and two children within 24 hours of receiving the letter. Despite pleadings from church leaders and other reputable elders in the church, the government was said to have insisted that the cleric must leave the church. Some church members reportedly contributed money to buy gas cooker, and other household items for the family as they vacated the vicarage. Investigations by Punch showed that Taiwo had angered the Governor’s wife, Bolanle Ambode, who had visited the chapel on Sunday, May 14, when the church held an anointing service. The church is under the Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, while the Office of the Lagos State First Lady supervises church. Church members were said to have filed out to receive anointing oil during the May 14 service without any preferen...

Nigerian actress Funke Akindele talks through her career and  why she’s focusing on the next generation of actors on CNN's 'African  Voices' One of Nollywood’s biggest stars, Akindele has appeared in countless films and some of the  biggest sitcoms in Nigeria. Despite starting acting as a young adult, ‘African Voices’ hears how she started out on a very different career path. When Akindele was a child, her parents had differing opinions when it came to her acting  dreams, as she tells CNN: “Growing up was fun for me having the support of my mum,  she believed so much in my talent, though my dad never wanted me to be an actor –  he wanted me to be a lawyer.”  ‘African Voices’ hears how she compromised and agreed to study for a degree, eventually  graduating in law. Following this, Akindele began auditioning for roles and had her big break  when she was cast in one of the biggest sitcoms in Lagos, called ‘I Ne...

According to him, his comment was not meant to to seek publicity for himself, See his post below.... "What other popularity would I have been looking for in all of this? I have been talking on national television stations in the past 15 years; my wife is an A' list Nollywood celebrity of about 25 years stardom. I have featured in more than 300 news and celebrity journals as a prominent public affairs analyst; activist and social commentator. And I have taught more than 20,000 students as a seasoned educationist of more than 26 years since 1989. So, what is that popularity I am still looking for around anybody's death that even that of my own wife cannot pull for me? This is not about looking for popularity, but about advocating for the right purpose to be achieved..."

He wrote; WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY COUNTRY, NIGERIA? I was born and raised in Lagos. I am a world boxing champion. I have contributed to the economic growth of Nigeria through sport and i was rewarded with the highest national honor ever given to a Nigerian athlete, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). American former world boxing champion, Evander Holyfield is in Lagos as a special guest of the government to celebrate Lagos at 50 and i am not invited. THE LABOR OF OUR HEROES PAST SHALL NEVER BE IN VAIN.....LOL.

. Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige, recently granted Thisday an interview where he said that the marginalization the South East is supposedly failing right now from the government is because they failed to support the Buhari-Osinbajo ticket during the 2015 general election. Ngige in the interview said the marginalization that the Igbos are complaining was caused by them. According to him, he asked the Igbo leaders to vote for Buhari since the Jonathan administration had failed in its duty but the Igbo leaders refused. "Before the government of Jonathan failed, I went to all the Igbo fora to tell them that the Jonathan government will fall. I went to our Eze Ndi-Igbo in Enugu twice. They could not even reply to a letter written by Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, seeking for a meeting with them. They refused to listen to me, and to make matter worse, there was no voting in most of the areas in the South-east; they just allocated 5 per cent to APC. It was that bad, it is...

The list of 22 people that lost their lives in the terror attack in Manchester.  The  list includes an eight-year-old girl, teenagers, parents who had gone to pick-up their children, and an off-duty police officer... May their souls rest in peace! Megan Hurley, 15, Liverpool Elaine McIver, 43, Cheshire Courtney Boyle, 19, Gateshead Philip Tron, 32, Gateshead Wendy Fawell, 50, Otley, Leeds Eilidh MacLeod, 14, Isle of Barra Chloe Rutherford, 17, South Shields Liam Curry, 19, South Shields Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, Leeds Michelle Kiss, 45, Blackburn Jane Tweddle-Taylor, 51, Blackpool Nell Jones, 14, Goostrey, Cheshire Martyn Hett, 29, Stockport Angelika Klis, 40, Poland Marcin Klis, 42, Poland Olivia Campbell, 15, Bury Alison Howe, 44, Royton Lisa Lees, 43, Royton Kelly Brewster, 32, Sheffield Saffie Rose Roussos, 8, Tarleton, Lancs Georgina Callander, 18, Whittle-le-Woods, Lancs John Atkinson, 26, Radcliffe, Manchester

Beautiful Tiwa! More pics after the cut

After receiving the honour on Thursday, Zuckerberg posted a photo of him with his parents Edward and Karen Zuckerberg.

Federal immigration authorities have arrested nearly 200 people in southern California as part of a five-day operation targeting immigrants who have committed crimes or who were in the country illegally, U.S. officials said Thursday . Of the 188 people arrested, close to 90% had prior convictions, according to a statement from ICE. They are mostly men, and the majority, 146 people, are from Mexico, while others came from El Salvador, Guatemala, Armenia, Honduras, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Cambodia and the Philippines, according to ICE. This is the latest in a trend of similar crackdowns that have taken place under President Donald Trump’s administration. On the campaign trail, the former reality TV star frequently talked about deporting immigrants, and after he was elected, Trump said he planned to deport as many as three million undocumented immigrants with criminal records. “By taking these individuals off the streets and removing them from the country, w...

The Lagos state police command has announced that the State’s Commissioner of Police, Fatai  Owoseni is personally leading the rescue and investigation team following the abduction of  6 students from Model College, Igbonla, Lagos state. According to the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, the suspected Kidnappers early hours of today at about 05:00hrs gained entrance into Igbonla Model College School, Igbonla, near Epe Axis of Lagos state abducting six (6) students. According to Famous-Cole, investigations revealed that the criminal elements used the Imeru/Iji waterway to access the swampy forest bordering the School, bore a hole on a part of the School fence and gained entrance into the premises. Famous-Cole said, “The dastardly act of these criminal elements is nothing other than sheer wickedness as there is no justification whatsoever to abduct innocent children. However, we appeal for calmness of parents/guardians to enable Sec...

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has put together a Police Team to rescue the six students of the Igbonla Model School, Igbonla near Epe who were kidnapped yesterday evening. Owoseni led a team of police officers to the affected school today. During the visit, it was discovered that the abductors used the Imeru/Oji waterway to access the swamp forest bordering the school. The abductors gained entrance into the school premises by drilling a hole on a part of the school fence. The Commissioner of Police has appealed for the parents of the students to remain calm so that security agencies can focus on rescue operations and apprehend the suspects. Fatai called on residents of the state to come forward with any useful information that would lead to the rescue of the abducted students as well as help to apprehend the suspects. If you have useful information that can help in the investigation, please call, send text messages or Whatsapp to 09053950347.

The proud father, took to his Instagram page to celebrate his daughter with Perl Adeniyi, Ehi. He wrote;  "my princess. supper proud of u. The lord shall always guide and protect u. ehi benzy aka crazy e"

Manchester United Captain,  Wayne Rooney, has just donated £100,000 through his foundation to help families affected by the  Monday  night terror attack in Manchester. The 31-year-old footballer said “my heart goes out all those affected. There are moments in life that instantly affect you and stop you in your tracks.  Monday  night was one of those occasions. Like so many others, I have enjoyed great nights at the arena, often with my family. As a father, I am horrified that a night out for so many young people could end so tragically”.