Current Gist: 2016

Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Now This Is Serious:See What a Father Did to Scare Boys Away From His Daughter (Must See Photos)

A man who is overtly protective of his daughter has done a rather hilarious and threatening thing to scare boys aware from her as she attends her first party.

A father who couldn't refuse his daughter's request to allow her attend her first disco has done something to send a warning to all who may try to come near her.

The story of this hardworking Nigerian woman shows the strength of some women out there who despite the hardship in this country, still hustle hard to cater for their families..God bless them all!

The Project Manager of a Chinese civil engineering and construction company, Etim Abak, on Monday told the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory that former President Olusegun Obasanjo awarded the Abuja Rail Project in 2007 without an engineering design or a Memorandum of Understanding.
The Minister of FCT and current governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, allegedly signed the $841.645,898m contract based on an uncalculated estimate.

On Monday night, someone reportedly drove by the house of a local sheriff in Tennessee and fired at least six shots. Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold doesn't yet have an explanation for what happened. But he has a suspicion for what may have motivated the person: Beyoncé.

A Florida family is mourning the loss of their 10-year-old daughter after an inherited condition that also claimed the lives of two of their other children took her life as well.

Lol: I’m destined to be a pastor, kidnapping was a temporary job

From where he sat among his co-suspects, 33-year-old Ugochukwu Mbah’s expression portrayed him as very remorseful.

According to him, if he had not ignored his conscience, he would have quit kidnapping before his arrest.

But now, Mbah and four other suspects, Kenneth Levi, 32; Onyema Uzodinma, 31; Udochukwu Nwanguma, 37 and Nduka Nwankwo, 25, are in police net.

Amosu: EFCC finds $1M cash in ‘fresh pit’ in ex-Air Force boss’ Badagry home

Amosu is being questioned by the EFCC on the part he played in the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud supervised by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.

An Alabama woman convicted of capital murder in the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter died Friday less than a year into her life-without-parole sentence for the killing.
Joyce Hardin Garrard, 50, died five days after being stricken at the state's women's prison, prison spokesman Bob Horton said.

Top Nigerian comedian Basketmouth, 37, got featured in London Metro Newspaper today (February 12).

The feature was centered around Basketmouth and his Valentine’s Day show in at Apollo London in the UK.

Basketmouth’s European tour kicks off today and will be in Germany and Czech Republic.

Twin sisters in New Jersey delivered their babies just six minutes apart. Stephanie Edginton and Nicole Montgomery welcomed their daughters Cora and Louisa on February 9 at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees. The hospital shared the good news on their Facebook page writing:

Boobs or The Leg? Who Is The Winner Here

Some say the girl with big oranges won bcos she braced the tape first, but look at the slim girl's leg. Lol!

Photos: Meet the fitness woman who crushes watermelons with her thighs in 5 seconds

Australian fitness guru Kortney Olson isn't only known as Australia's first female arm wrestling champion, she has now developed a reputation with her powerful thighs. She uploaded a video on Facebook on the 5th of February showing how she crushed a watermelon with her thighs in just 5 seconds.

President Buhari has arrived Nigeria after his 5 day vacation in London. See more photos after the cut...

Reality star Marlo Hampton poses completely nude to celebrate 40th birthday

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Marlo Hampton posed completely nude to celebrate turning 40 and shared the photos on her instagram. And by completely nude, I mean completely nude. See the photos after the cut...

Obasanjo 82 prostrates for new Ooni of Ife, 41 (photos)

I'm sure the Ooni would have been uncomfortable and perhaps tried to stop him...but trust Baba...lol Former President Olusegun Obasanjo prostrated for the Ooni of Ife during his visit to the monarch's palace earlier today. More photos after the cut..

'Bantu Knots' have also become a go-to hairstyle for sisters with natural hair who get to play up their looks (hairstyles) in different ways. Learn how to nail the style...

James Corden and Cindy Crawford haven't released their Super Bowl commercial ahead of the big game unlike every other company, but from what we can see it's already the evening's winner.

A few days ago, there was a disturbing rumour that the marriage between the Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and his wife, Iara, was going through serious crisis and that she has filed for a divorce.

African Independent Television (AIT) has apologized to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over a documentary which it aired against him titled, ‘Lion of Bourdillon.

So Who Is Blac Chyna Again? 5 Things to Know About Rob Kardashian's New Love Interest

Blac Chyna is a name that's long been associated with the Kardashian family for a variety of reasons—and the reasons are only getting more varied!

A Milwaukee man arrested on a charge of trying to buy machine guns to carry out an attack on a Masonic temple also wanted to travel to the Middle East and kill Israelis but abandoned that plan as unworkable, federal agents said in court documents.
Federal prosecutors charged 23-year-old Samy Mohamed Hamzeh on Tuesday with unlawfully possessing a machine gun and receiving and possessing firearms not registered to him.

Governor Wike, his wife, children and supporters all celebrated his victory at the apex court yesterday evening. More photos after the cut...

Tinubu said the campaign was tagged ‘Destroy the reputation of Tinubu and his relationship with Buhari’.

The All Progressives Congress National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused some members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting a smear campaign to tarnish his image and severe his relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Tuface Idibia and his wife Annie Idibia looked really good as they interviewed for a show. Another photo collage after the cut..

Ateke Tom: x-militant leader warns those bombing pipelines to stop

An ex-militant in the Niger-Delta, High Chief Ateke Tom has asked those bombing oil pipelines to stop.

A music teacher has been arrested after he allegedly threw a baby girl out of a first-floor window when the infant's mother caught him sexually abusing her.
The 17-month-old girl remains in intensive care in a 'grave' condition after she was reportedly hurled out of the 12-foot-high window in Vitoria-Gasteiz, northern Spain, yesterday.

The Nigerian could join the Gunners after her side confirmed that they have received a bid from Pedro Martínez Losa’s side

Traders dealing in rat poisons are beginning to record massive profits following the outbreak of the Lassa fever as Nigerians are collectively waging war against the rats.

According to the Independent, a European businessman purchased this photo of a potato for 1 million euros ($1,086,950). Of course, it's probably not the potato itself that made the photograph so pricey. It was taken by acclaimed photographer Kevin Abosch in 2010 and is one of three versions of the print in existence

Oprah Winfrey just made more news, saying she lost 26 pounds on her Weight Watchers diet. Even better, her wallet got a lot fatter. According to Market Watch, Winfrey racked in a whopping $12 million for merely writing about how she was able to lose weight and still eat bread.

Peter Okoye flies with Yakubu Aiyegbeni (photos)

The singer shared photos of himself with former Super Eagles player Yakubu Aiyegbemi on a flight out of Nigeria. He wrote "With my bro Yakubu Aiyegbeni. Instanbul,Antalya and London am on my way to you. Welcome to my football world. #FootballBusiness". Peter recently started his own football management..

Photo Speak: Is me that carry load pass

This lady wants to actually kill many birds with one stone.

A woman has told a court in Lagos that she would never grant her husband a divorce unless he makes her be like what she was before they met.

The immediate past minister alleged that Falana made the statement because she “hurt the interests of his corrupt sponsors” while she was in office.

This filmmaker has taken a bold step towards becoming a bionic journalist by replacing his eyeball with a minute camera.
Rob Spence lost the use of his eye following a shooting accident when he was nine.
But decades on, the Canadian documentary maker had the idea of replacing the eye with a camera.

What does your smile mean, Kourtney Kardashian?!

It's no secret that the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star faced more than a few romance rumors when she stepped out with family friend Justin Bieber late last year.

And the drama in 2016 continues! Former Plantashun Boyz member, Blackface this morning took to social media to call out his former group member, 2face Idibia, accusing him of stealing his song 'Let somebody love you'. He says they will meet in court over it. See more of his tweet after the cut...

Dylan Graves has been hailed as a hero for his lifesaving act

A young boy has taken the full hit and is now suffering after he flung his body into danger to save his dear friend from being crushed by a car.

A mother has hailed her 12-year-old son a "walking miracle" after he suffered serious injuries when a runaway car trapped him against a fence.

Dylan Graves suffered two broken bones in his spine, a fractured pelvis and a bruised lung after a black Vauxhall Vectra, which did not have anyone inside it, rolled down a path in Rowantree Drive, Thorp Edge. The youngster was left trapped between the vehicle and a fence.

Yesterday, Man U captain Wayne Rooney announced the birth of his 3rd child, a son named Kit Joseph Rooney. And today, he shared a photo of his newborn son taken at just a few minutes old 'Meeting Kit for the first time. Home time now,' the football ace captioned the pic shared on Twitter..

Photos: Olisa Metuh in handcuffs in court today

Embattled National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh was at the Federal High Court Abuja today. Metuh is standing trial for receiving N400m from embattled former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki. He is also standing trial for destroying the statement he made to EFCC on January 12th. He has received bail for both offences but he is yet to meet the conditions. He is still being remanded at the Kuje prison. See more photos after the cut..

Look Back on Everything That Happened During Their Break

Photos: J Lo's R-Rated Vegas show

Jennifer Lopez kicked off her hugely anticipated "All I Have" Las Vegas residency this Wednesday at the Axis Hotel at Planet Hollywood and for her opening night, she put up a sensual and one of her sexiest performances yet, rocking out in different sexy outfits. See more photos after the cut...

Tyga spotted with Kylie Jenner look-alike Val Mercado

Rapper, Tyga who was recently spotted walking together on Thursday with Instagram model Val Mercado, whom everyone says looks eerily similar to his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, (don't see the resemblance). The two were seen at a Beverly Hills shopping center while Kylie spent Thursday night partying in the city with friends. Neither Tyga nor Val have commented on their rumoured relationship. More photos after the cut..

Seems like everyone is saying Hi to Adele's Hello as the hit song has broken yet another record, this time on YouTube. The streaming service announced that the video for the song garnered one billion views in 87 days breaking the record for Psy's Gangnam style which needed 158 days, that's a rate of about 11 million a day. With the new feat, Adele becomes the first artist to register one billion YouTube views within three months.

Beyonce's mother contacts the FBI after someone threatened to assasinate the singer on IG

Beyonce's mother, Tina Lawson, immediately contacted the FBI after a random fan made a threat against her daughter, Beyonce on her Instagram page yesterday.

The eldest son of former US Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin has been arrested for allegedly beating up his girlfriend while drunk during an argument .

Nigerian rap celebrity M.I Abaga, 35, yesterday (January 19) defended Ice Prince after the ‘Oleku’ artiste suffered a Twitter meltdown because of the allegations of his girlfriend cheating on him.

The veteran actress on her show 'The View' explained why she is against the boycott of Oscar Awards by the black community. One of her reason is because she thinks that it would be a "slap in the face" of Chris Rock who is hosting the event. During the discussion with her co-hosts she said;

Although he is armless, he makes a living by creating beautiful artworks with his foot. Very inspiring!

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Australian fitness guru Kortney Olson isn't only known as Australia's first female arm wrestling champion, she has now developed a reputation with her powerful thighs. She uploaded a video on Facebook on the 5th of February showing how she crushed a watermelon with her thighs in just 5 seconds.

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A few days ago, there was a disturbing rumour that the marriage between the Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and his wife, Iara, was going through serious crisis and that she has filed for a divorce.

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