“I Scored 17 in JAMB”, Timaya Reveals Why Education is Not for Him

Despite not making waves academically, Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa is certainly an inspiration to thousands of youths across the country with his endless string of hit songs and his ‘grass to grace’ story.

Timaya made sure to drop this titbit during his eclectic performance at the 3Rd stage of Star Music Trek, which held in Uyo on April 12th 2014.

Juan Mata: Midfielder backs David Moyes to revive Man Utd

Manchester United's record signing Juan Mata is confident the team will become a force under manager David Moyes.

United, who have not finished lower than third in the top flight since 1991, currently lie seventh.

"Even before I came, things were difficult here, so I knew I wasn't coming to a side that was going to win, win and win," said Mata, 25.

Serena Williams shows off mad curves

The tennis champ recently said she's learned to love her 'curves' muscular or not and proudly showed it off while at Miami beach with friends yesterday. Continue to see more photos...

5 things Nigerian guys hate about ladies

1. Desperados!

These are the sort of girls that you find at every party, in every bar or night club. And if you’re confused; here are some pointers. They are wearing thick make up, chewing violently on fake gums and standing ALONE clutching unto their little purses! 

MOVIE: "Half of a Yellow Sun" Sex, Nudity.

Article written by Samuel Olatunji. Read and share your thoughts on the points he raised

Over the weekend in Lagos, Oscar nominee and BAFTA award winner, Chiwetel Ejiofor laid claim to the fact that Half of a Yellow Sun is not just a Nigerian story but an international story which has its implications and relevance across the world. The movie which was centered on love could not have left the original plot out which talks about the Biafran war. 

Joke of the day

BEWARE!Today is Easter Thursday....Beware of anyone who gives u a KISS or HUG for he/she is da Judas to betray u.Jxt cut the person's ear to fulfil the prophesy.   Enjoy your day all.

Google Glass available to anyone for one day only

The future of tech is wearable!

(CNN) -- Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States, could procure one?

Nigerian artistes dominate MAMA 2014 nominations; Davido leads the pack

Africa’s number one music authority, MTV Base has announced the nominees for this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards.  The announcement was made tonight, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 at an impressive nominations party at The Sands in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Google's future phone: The modular Project Ara

Google's Project Ara is a modular smartphone with swappable hardware components held together by magnets.

(CNN) -- Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces, such as the battery and the camera.

Ukraine crisis: Military column 'seized' in Kramatorsk

Pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine have seized six Ukrainian armoured vehicles, the defence ministry in Kiev says.

Reports say the occupants were disarmed after the vehicles were blockaded by locals in the city of Kramatorsk.

The incident comes a day after the military began an operation to remove pro-Russian protesters from public buildings across eastern Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Nato is increasing activity in member states bordering Russia.

Manchester City dropped points in their bid to win the Premier League as they drew at home against lowly Sunderland.

City gained a second-minute lead with Fernandinho's powerful effort, but went behind as Connor Wickham scored twice in 10 minutes, with both goals coming following Emanuele Giaccherini passes.

But with two minutes left, Black Cats goalkeeper Vito Mannone fumbled Samir Nasri's fierce strike into his own net.

City are six points behind leaders Liverpool and four behind Chelsea.

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The fortunate way in which City scored a late equaliser, as Mannone agonisingly let Nasri's shot slip out of his grasp, gave a gloss to the game that perhaps Manuel Pellegrini's side did not deserve.

Wizkid and manager Godwin Tom part ways

Wizkid has parted ways with his manager, Godwin Tom. According to industry sources who spoke with LIB exclusively, the two ended their business relationship this past weekend after a disagreement. Wizkid has since removed Godwin Tom's contact information from his social media pages and replaced with another name. Godwin has also removed Wizkid from his page. Continue...

Star The Winner Is..... Might be you

"Star The Winner is” is the music talent game show that delivers an unbeatable combination of competitive singing duels, instant money, dramatic decisions and a big prize of N10 million and a brand new car.

Auditions are open to soloists with outstanding vocal talents where the best will be selected to participate in the TV show. Auditions will hold in 5 locations as follows: See that after the cut...

18 Ways To Catch A Cheating Partner

Once your partner thinks you don’t suspect them anymore, use these 18 signs and ways to catch a cheating partner to catch your lover in the act!

#1 Watch the signs. Do you see a change in your partner’s behavior recently? Have they started working out, dressing better, or started using a new seductive intense evening perfume? They may have no reason for the changes, and almost always, these changes may seem very spontaneous.

#2 Drop by unannounced. Every now and then, drop by unannounced to their workplace or come back home early. Don’t make it obvious that you’re just spying on them. Instead, always have a great excuse to walk in unannounced. If your partner is cheating on you, the first thing they’d do *instead of welcoming you with a smile* is hide something or appear surprised or even angry! [Read: 3 big reasons and 27 excuses behind why men cheat!]

Breaking News: Local Hunters, Soldiers Rescue Over 80 Girls Kidnapped In Borno.

About 80 students of the Government Girls’ Secondary School in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents on Monday were reportedly rescued on Tuesday and Wednesday morning by a group of vigilante, local hunters and soldiers.

More..

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Former Miss World Agbani Darego stuns in make-up free photos

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Black is beautiful......

19-yr-old Pakistani Boy caught with N228m worth of heroin at MMIA (NIGERIA)

 A 19 year old Pakistani student named Iftikihar Muhammed Arslan, (pictured above) has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) for possession and attempted smuggling of 25.400kg of heroin said to be worth N228m into Nigeria, Vanguard reports

Arslan was apprehended at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport during inward screening on passengers on board a Qatar Airways flight. 25 parcels containing the hard drugs were discovered in his luggage.

The suspect believed to be in a drug cartel through his passport showed that he left Lahore, Pakistan with the drugs to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, then Doha, in Qatar, from where he connected to Lagos. Continue...

How To Have An Honest Relationship

If you think that you've found your true love, there are things you shouldn't hide from your partner. Committed relationships require both members to be completely honest.

Spot the difference: Kim K's butt through the years

         Left pic was in 2006,                                             right pic in 2014.

NIGERIA: Kogi state Speaker's children kidnapped

Two of the children of the Kogi State House of Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal have been kidnapped. The children aged 7 and 3 were kidnapped yesterday morning around 4am from the Speaker's residence at Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi state. 

According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Austin Akubo, the three kidnappers gained entrance into the house through a broken fence.

"The abductors demanded for the children: Ogirima, 7, and Hafeez, 3, and also made away with other valuables. They took television set, generator, Toyota Yaris saloon car belonging to the wife of the speaker and N20,000. The incident was promptly reported to the police and other security agencies in the state,” he said.

Emeka Emeh, the Kogi state's Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the incident and said the police is working very hard to find the kidnappers and free the children. The kidnappers as at press time had not contacted the family

REVEALED: How Nigerian Entertainers Helped Kill People In Nyanya, Abuja (LOOK)

Singer Etcetera 

Singer Etcetera thinks Nigerian entertainers are partly to be blamed for what happened at Nyanya Motor Park yesterday. Find his opinion piece below...For God's sake, can Somebody please call Dbanj, Don Jazzy, Onyeka Onwenu, Duncan Mighty, Stephanie Okereke, Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele, Omotola, Rita Dominic, Aki and Pawpaw, Sammy Okposo, Sunny Neji, Maleke, Okey Bakassi, Jay Jay Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo, Daddy Showkey, Richard Mofe Damijo, Kwam 1 and other entertainers that have at one time or the other been seen dining with politicians?

NIGERIA: PDP Releases Statement For Nyanya Bomb Attack, SEE Who They Are Blaming (LOOK)

And now we are playing blame games. In statement signed yesterday afternoon being 15/4/2014 by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party condemned today's Nyanya bombing describing it as barbaric and extremely wicked and maintaining that it was politically motivated. They called APC out! So wait, politicians are playing games with people's lives? Read statement below...

VIDEO: Gain Abs in days

Gain Abs in days. A must watch video.......

Photos: Nigerians in Malaysia protest maltreatment by Malaysian police

Nigerians residing in Malaysia today April 15th staged a peaceful protest at the Nigerian House in Malaysia to register their displeasure at the way they are being treated by Malaysian police and the embassy's non-nonchalant attitude towards their maltreatment.

The protesters accused the Malaysian police of extortion, abuse and torture of Nigerians.

They accused the Nigerian Ambassador and the Nigerian embassy officials of being insensitive to their plight, encouraging the Malaysian police to continually maltreat them. They also accused the consulate officials of not helping to renew their passports or issue new ones. Continue to see more photos...

NIGERIA: Boko Haram kidnaps 103 girls from Secondary School in Borno

According to reports, 103 girls were kidnapped after an attack on a Girls Secondary School located in Chibok, a town on the border of Adamawa and Borno state last night April 14th.

Gunmen reportedly arrived at the school in Chibok around 9pm, killed the soldier stationed to protect the students and took 103 out of the 250 girls that make up the school. The men took the girls away in four lorries. BBC Africa reports that the number of girls abducted is as high as 200.

Residents of the area say the raid, which lasted from 9pm-3am, saw the destruction of several properties as the men overpowered the residents who put up initial defense.

Police Commissioner in Borno state, Lawan Tanko confirmed the incident to reporters in the state. 

NIGERIA: Photos: Saraki, Tambuwal, others donate blood for blast victims

More Nigerians including the Speaker of the House of Reps, Aminu Tambuwal, former Kwara state Governor Bukola Saraki and other government officials today visited the National Blood Transfer Service in Abuja to donate blood for victims of yesterday's bomb blast at Nyanya Motor Park. Saraki pictured left at NBTS today and Tambuwal pictured right donating blood. More pics after the cut..

BREAKING NEWS: Rescue operation underway as South Korean passenger ship sinks

(CNN) -- A South Korean ship, with around 450 passengers on board, is sinking off the country's southwestern coast, CNN affiliate YTN has reported.

Among the passengers, around 320 were students who were traveling with several teachers to the resort island of Jeju.

WORLD (UKRAINE CRISIS): Putin: Escalating conflict puts Ukraine on 'brink of civil war'

Ukraine: The escalating conflict in Ukraine "essentially puts the nation on the brink of civil war," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

His assessment came during a telephone conversation with his German counterpart, according to the Kremlin, the same day Ukraine's military launched its first, formal military action against pro-Russian militants with troops retaking an airport in the eastern Donetsk region after a reported clash with gunmen.

NIGERIA: Abuja (Nyanya) Bombing Survivors Share Experience

Dozens of people lost their lives, hundreds have sustained injuries in the massive explosion that occurred in the early hours of Monday at the crowded Nyanya Bus Terminus in Abuja. 

Although officials say 72 persons were killed in the accident, 133 sustained injuries, some have expressed their doubts the true figures would be ever released.Several survivors talked to journalists, narrating their stories of miraculous escape and sharing their memories of the horrible incident.

A survivor, who wished to stay anonymous, said only

NIGERIA: IYC Urges FG To Take Action Against Sponsors Of Terrorism

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) of Bayelsa State, have urged the Federal Government to adopt a proactive and drastic action against sponsors of terrorism in the country.



This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja, on Tuesday by its spokesman, Eric Omare.

NIGERIA: UPDATE On Nyanya Bomb Blast.

UPDATE On Nyanya Bomb Blast: President Jonathan Visits Site, NEMA Requests For Blood Donation As Death Toll Rises To 71

President Jonathan has visited this afternoon Nyanya Motor Park where the deadly explosion that claimed the lives of many innocent Nigerians happened this morning.

USA: The death of the US shopping mall

Randall Park Mall, North Randall, Ohio, USA

Born in the 1950s, these temples of commerce were symbols of the US consumer culture – but many are now dying out. Jonathan Glancey takes a look.

Shopping malls are not meant to be sinister. And,

SYRIA: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has claimed the upper hand in what he called a "turning point" i

President Assad made the comments in an address at Damascus University,
His forces have been steadily recapturing rebel-held towns near the Lebanese border for several months.
More than 150,000 people have been killed in the conflict, with millions forced to flee their homes.

Underwater probes could help find missing malaysian airplanes for MH370

Underwater probes could help find MH370

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Probe of the ocean floor will move from ping locators to sonar
• The Bluefin-21 is equipped with side-scan sonar
• And once the debris field is found, investigators would turn to remotely operated vehicles
• An intact plane could complicate the search effort, CNN analyst says

    Once investigators looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 decide to shift from listening for pings emanating from the floor of the Indian Ocean to poring over its terrain, they will begin drawing from a whole new set of tools.

Among them will be the Bluefin-21,

Photo Of The Day

LMAO! Dem dey force am marry ni? The look on his face is epic! And see the woman, worried he might not sign, but hoping he would...lol

NIGERIA 2015: Why Jonathan must run—Orubebe

Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Delta State, Elder Godsday Orubebe, in this interview, spoke on why President Goodluck Jonathan should be handed a second term in 2015 and his governorship pursuit among others. Excerpts:
On President Jonathan’s  perceived reluctance to seek re-election?
I played a key role in the election of President Jonathan in 2011 and I am still playing that key role to make him by the grace of God, the president of Nigeria again, to complete his eight years.
I do not think the president is reluctant to come out again to contest, there is always a time for every activity and he is waiting for the right time to

Photos from President Jonathan's daughter's Thanksgiving service

Here are pictures from president Jonathan's daughter's thanksgiving and worship service to mark Palm Sunday at the Aso Villa Chapel in Abuja today. Continue to see more photos...

Why You Shouldn't start on a 600cc Supersport Motorcycle

Ladies Would You Expose Your Body Like This Just To Be Noticed, Fashion or Trashy

Ladies Would You Expose Your Body Like This Just To Be Noticed, Fashion or Trashy

‘I am proud to be Nigerian’ – Oscar nominee, Chiwetel Ejiofor (PHOTOS)

British-Nigerian actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor is in Nigeria and was today present at a press conference held at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos in preparation for the official Nigerian premiere of the movie.

US soldiers storm Nigeria to help counter Boko Haram

Reports say no fewer than 40 United States soldiers yesterday landed in Nigeria to assist in checkmating the dreaded Boko Haram sect, which has captured more local governments in Yobe, Adamawa and Borno States in the last few months.

New Telegraph quoting informed sources at the Army Headquarters in Abuja reports that the troops were sighted at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja spotting combat gear.

Another top military brass disclosed that arrangements have been concluded to bring in Egyptian pilots to fortify the aerial bombardment of captured territories, especially Mubi, which the terrorist group has since renamed, Madinatul Islam.