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A section of the Apapa Wharf road will be shut down for one-year to enable its construction, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says on Saturday. He disclosed that, the N4.34bn project is jointly sponsored by Dangote, Flour Mills companies and Federal Government. Fashola also  explained that the use of AG Dangote for the construction was to give the road a better outlook with the use of concrete, adding that the construction was to resolve the challenges usually encountered on the road. “We are embarking on what will be the final solution to the massive inconvenience. Businesses and residents in Apapa and its environment have had to endure for a couple of years. “I like to acknowledge the leadership role of Dangote and Flour Mills who are operators and have also contributed to make this reality. They are doing this as a total Corporate Responsibility without asking for tax holiday or reduction. We are also working on how to ensure free acce...

Oh my god...

  According to Cecilia James,who shared the story on Facebook , wrote; Just finished doing omugwu for our new baby (an interesting experience) wish we could find the mother of this child and support her with funds to start a business and take care of her child, I'm sure she will be better off than going back into the streets. Doctors just   confirmed the Child is HIV positive (the more reason the mother should be found to avoid spread, HIV is no longer a death sentence ) pls if you know someone who knows someone who knows someone who had a baby yesterday in benin and didn't come home with the child, pls tell her to come and carry her child and some money to start her life again.. Abandoning the child is not the best option for both of them. Pls help share and let's find her.  Sothawaca Benin-City  . more pictures after the cut.

They also edit the missing fake nail abi.... y'all let this lady be. 

laraolubo12 Part 1: Dear Mama/Papa king! I'm taking dis up publicly for pple 2know dat as a family we hv tried  2settle dis rift btwn u both! I wish nd pray someday soon all dis ld stop nd u both can come togeda as one 2raise  OUR KING!  Anike, I know wt d help of no one u wl raise King 2d best of ur ability, d Zenith bank  acct ur ola opened 4ur son is accessible 2u, he can't lack anything. But i need u 2know u hv a SON darling! The bond btwn a father nd a SON is always very  thick! Wt all what is goin on right now, even if we all forget about it, internet wld remind ur  Son, pple wld bring all dis out sooner or later!  Deep down inside ur heart u know ur hubby never raised his hands on u, u know how much  u hv blocked all access 2reach u nd we are still trying to! Deep down inside ur heart u know  dis Issue started wt u nd my "Aunt" bcos ur hubby bought a house for his mom!  All the fabrications going round has been crafted to...

After six days of deliberation, the seven men and five women selected to serve on the jury were unable to render a unanimous verdict on any of the three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault with which Cosby had been charged. The comedian pleaded not guilty. Kevin R. Steel, the district attorney from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, who brought the charges, has announced he will retry the case. After more than 40 hours of discussion, the jury told the judge that they were deadlocked, and he ordered them to continue deliberations. During the week-long trial, Cosby, 79, never took the stand, but excerpts from his 2005 to 2006 depositions in a civil suit brought on by Constand were read aloud. The defense called only one witness -- a detective -- to the stand, while Constand, her mother, another accuser Kelly Johnson and others testified last week for the prosecution. Cosby's wife, Camille Cosby, attended the trial for the first time on Monday. Montgomery County...

The longtime pastor of an inner-city Connecticut church was busted for allegedly selling the $1.5 million house of worship to himself — for $1. Bishop Franklin L. Fountain, head of the Fountain of Youth Cathedral in Bridgeport, was charged with first-degree larceny and second-degree forgery after he altered a deed and then sold the property to himself without the board of directors’ OK, the Connecticut Post reported. Cops said they got a complaint from the board, Fountain’s younger brother James Fountain and his uncle Donald Fountain about the theft and charged Bishop Fountain after an investigation. Franklin Fountain, 55, a leading member of one of the city’s most prominent African-American families, rejected the charge. “Isn’t this all ridiculous,” he told the paper after he left Superior Court after being released without bail. “I am the pastor and I deserve respect and I expect that this will all be worked out.” He could face more than 20 years behind bars if convicted. His lawy...

A commercial bus driver, identified as Anthony Akhimien, (popularly known as DPO), has been arrested by the police in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly killing his girlfriend and dumping her corpse in a neighbor’s bathroom. The deceased in her 30s, was said to have passed the night (Wednesday to Thursday) in the suspect’s house at 17b, Akugbe Road, close to Uwa Market, off TV Road, in Benin. Residents of  No. 7, Obomwan Street, off 2nd West Circular Road, were however shocked when they woke up Thursday morning to find the corpse of the deceased inside their bathroom. The residents raised the alarm when they discovered the corpse and thereafter alerted the police at Textile Mill Road Division. Some of the residents who craved anonymity said they heard the victim and her lover, quarreling and fighting at about 4.00am on Friday. It was, however, gathered that the suspect was apprehended by some soldiers who broke his door at about 3.00pm and found him inside the room...

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On Friday, Lagos State Government arraigned a suspected notorious land grabber, Kamorudeen Lamina, before a Special Offences Court sitting in Oshodi over alleged forceful dispossession of residents of their legitimate rights to land ownership. Lamina, was arraigned alongside six others on a six-count charge by the Special Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force set up by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration. The suspect, who has allegedly been terrorising people in the Ikorodu area, was arrested on Thursday after he was tricked out of hiding in an orchestrated operation. Others arraigned alongside him were Omotola Ogunsanmi, Samson Shobule (A.K.A Samson Salau), Biliaminu Orega (A.K.A Biliaminu Salau), Jimoh Aromasodu, Wasiu Orenuga, and Nurudeen Kasali. According to counts one and two, Lamina, sometime in February 2017 in Mowo Kekere area of Ikorodu Local Government, allegedly took over one plot of land forcefully which was sold to one Ebere Okafor by Ifegbuwa family co...

One Ajumoti Ajibola, on Friday approached an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi Ibadan, seeking dissolution of his three-year-old marriage with his wife, Bolaji, over her inability to cook decent meal. Testifying before the court, Ajibola described the defendant as a disobedient wife, who hardly obey instruction and did not know how to do domestic works. “She is not respectful and her mother, who is in the position to correct her mistake, always supports her whenever I report my wife to her. “Also she cannot prepare decent meal and I can no longer eat tasteless meal, so the court should end our union of three years, to enable me marry a woman that can cook good food for me,’’ he pleaded. The defendant, however, informed the court that she did court marriage, hence the customary court has no jurisdiction to entertain the case. “Though I agreed with the dissolution of the marriage, but we did court marriage at Ibadan North Local Government Registry when we married,...

Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of Ekiti state on Friday in Ado Ekiti, declared that he would become the next president of Nigeria. The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, boasted that he would kick-out President Muhammadu Buhari .  His words: “I have penchant for taking powers; that one in Buhari’s hand. I will take it. I’m going straight to that villa. I’m the next president. “I want to be the next president of Nigeria. My own won’t be this change that has brought nothing, we are going to represent the people well and tell them the truth.” Side eyes......

25-year-old believed to a bride of a Boko Haram commander, Aisha, has fled her home in Maiduguri, Borno State. She also took with her the son fathered by the top kingpin identified as Mamman Nur. Aisha is one of the 70 women and children who finished a nine-month deradicalisation programme in February. They had been freed by troops during the raid on the Boko Haram camps in Sambisa forest. The girl ’ s sister, Bintu Yerima, disclosed that Aisha packed her clothes and vanished after a phone call.

Ronaldo, the 32-year-old has made it clear he wants to leave Real Madrid this summer, and that he does not want to play in Spain any more. Reports in his native Portugal, also claimed the decision is “irreversible.” Ronaldo is reportedly angry at his treatment by Spanish tax authorities and wishes to leave the country, according to the front page of Portuguese daily, A Bola, on Friday. His decision is not unconnected to the allegations that he defrauded Spain’s tax office of €14.7 million in unpaid taxes.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William on Friday visited survivors of the blaze that ripped through a London tower block, killing 17 people and leaving many more unaccounted for.

Authorities say the death toll from the London tower fire has risen to at least 30 and police are considering whether criminal offences had been committed. “We know that at least 30 people have died as a result of this fire,” said Commander Stuart Cundy, adding that the figure was expected to rise. He added that 24 people were still in hospital and 12 were receiving critical care. “The investigation will look in into what criminal offences may have been committed,” Cundy said. In a related development, facing increasing criticism for not meeting with locals sooner, British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit those injured in the blaze in hospital. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have all met residents. The queen and Prince William visited residents on Friday morning after government ministers had done so. May has even been criticised from within her own Conservative Party for not doing so. She has p...

The Niger State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Sadiq, a notorious car snatcher and recovered stolen cars from him. Sadiq of Korea area of Minna specialized in snatching vehicles or stealing parked ones. More photos after the cut...  

Nollywood actress, Bolatito Sowunmi who is famous for her role as Miss Pepeye in Wale Adenuga's foremost comedy "Papa Ajasco" sat with Broadway TV in an exclusive interview to talk about her journey so far, what next and her exit from the famous TV show. 

He played Professor Everard in the hit film franchise. A tribute to the star appeared in The Times, it read: "Actor and artist, died in his sleep 12th June 2017, aged 101. Beloved brother-in-law, uncle and great uncle. Funeral on 21st June, at Mortlake Crematorium, 2pm." Beazley had enjoyed success as an actor both on stage and on film. He began his professional acting career as a teenager in the 1930's, including performances in Hamlet (1934) and Romeo and Juliet (1935). After serving in World War II, he stepped away from the limelight and owned an antique shop for several decades. At 75 years old, Beazley returned to acting and appeared in roles on the stage and on screen. He took on minor roles in British comedies Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Johnny English and appeared in two episodes of Little Britain in 2005, Midsomer Murders, Doctors and Casualty. In 2007 Beazley took on his most high profile film role to date starring in the...

"It’s cruel and it’s unfair. You are lying to yourself because you seek comfort. Well comfort is overrated. You are lying to yourself because you are scared of the unknown.  But you must stop. To continue lying will eat away at your soul, causing you untold amounts of future pain. A lie is something that you make yourself believe in order to make life a little easier. A lie is a paradigm under which you operate to avoid pain. A lie will destroy you, inside and out. A lie is something you want to believe because to consider the opposite would hurt your ego. Sometimes the difference between a lie and the truth can be subtle. Sometimes your brain will try to “logically” trick you into believing a lie. I cannot give you a definitive guide on how to differentiate between the two; I am not you and I do not understand your specific circumstances, motivations, and desires. I can, however, give you some tips to guide you to make decisions that will serve you well. DM me for guidelin...

 

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh dressed up as a man to attend her son, King Andre Churchill's first father's day celebration at school and shared photos and videos from the event, she wrote; "Juicy man's (Kingy) School father's day celebration today.. I Showed Up For my Son.. #proudmother #Kingtonto #Amother'slove #Kingy #Champions #I am blessed #I am a woman, I am strong, I am black and I am proud of these" See more photos and a video after the cut.

Police in Lagos  arrested and charged  a  man to court for defecating inside an office belonging to his rival. Sunday Ngene, 30, allegedly went into the office of Edoagu James, his business rival, at 91 Ipaja Road, Agege Lagos where he sells tricycles and moved to attack him but James escaped so he squatted and pooped on the goods. According to reports, both men are competitors engaging in the same business but Ngene is reportedly having troubles in his while James is flourishing.  On the fateful day this incident occurred, both men had reportedly had a disagreement after Ngene tried to borrow money from James - again - to pump into his failing business. James refused the request, asking him to pay what he owes first. This led to Ngene attacking James with a cutlass but he escaped before harm could be done. Ngene then emptied his bowels on the motorcycles parked inside the hall office for sale. PM Express reports that the police were informed of th...