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NAIRA FALLS BY 0.15 %

The naira weakened by 0.15 per cent against the dollar on the interbank market on Monday, on a renewed surge in dollar demand despite about $112m in sales by an oil company. A unit of French oil major Total sold about $112m to some lenders on Monday, but was insufficient to support the naira, according to Bloomberg. The naira fell to 165 to the dollar compared with 164.74 it closed at on Friday, due to increased dollar demand from importers and corporations stocking up for year-end sales. The naira had recovered from a 7-month low last week, as the central bank took steps to prop it up.

Having served in the Nigeria Police Force for about 30 years, the plan of ASP Emmanuel Mbilla was to retire in 2018 after which he would set up his own private security firm. However, Emmanuel’s dream was cut short on February 22, 2014 after a life-changing encounter with a naval rating, Warrant officer Unaji Enejor, in the Kirikiri area of Lagos State. According to punch.ng reports that the 50-year-old victim was attacked in the eye by the naval rating, causing him to lose his sight completely.

He soon began to threaten me with a knife to have sex with him and when I refused, he brought out his gun, warning that he would kill me if I shouted.“Then he began to rape me every night … I had never had sex before; it was very painful and I cried bitterly because I was bleeding afterwards.”These were the words of a 15-year-old girl, who was abducted by Boko Haram and forcibly married to one of its commanders in a camp in the Sambisa Forest, Borno State.

The girl, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, was abducted in 2013 but she escaped after four weeks in captivity.

Nigerian singer, producer and TV presenter Djinee has poured out his heartfelt thoughts regarding the untimely death of recently deceased 27-year old South African football star, Senzo Meyiwa. Meyiwa was shot dead yesterday, Sunday, October 26, 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa and the Edo State-born singer, in a series of tweets expressed grief and shock on the demise of the Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper.

The talented singer behind hits including "Umbrella," "Diamonds" and "Disturbia" stepped out Saturday afternoon at the Macy's at Lenox Square in Atlanta shining brighter than ever. Hundreds of fans flooded the department store hoping to meet the 26-year-old singer who was busy promoting her latest fragrance, Rogue Man. Wearing a black halter-top with matching pants and plenty of accessories, RiRi showed off her fabulous figure while greeting

Oprah Winfrey, who famously surprised her audience with Pontiac G6s in September 2006, snapped a picture with Lori Geller Bender after her driver ran over the woman's foot outside Miami's Prime 112. "We were crossing the street to arrive at the restaurant, and there were a lot of cameras," Geller Bender, 44, tells The New York Post's Page Six.

We know Beyoncé loves to wear Topshop, so it makes total sense that the singer is partnering with the fashion giant on a new company focused on streetwear-inspired activewear. Sir Philip Green, who helms the fashion conglomerate that owns Topshop, announced the creation Parkwood TopShop Athletic Ltd today.

The 46-year-old actor was recently treated for his third basal cell carcinoma in 12 months, his rep told E! News, adding that fortunately, Jackman is "all good" now. The Australian hunk had a basal cell carcinoma removed in November 2013 as well as in May of this year. The X-Men star spoke to E! News about the condition at the time, saying, "So just to be clear, it is skin cancer

Kelly Lee Dekay, 27, started 'waist-training' seven years ago. The fetish model from New York claims the steel boned tight-laced corset helped her to overcome shyness

MOST women dream of an hourglass figure - but for Kelly Lee Dekay sculpting her waist has become an obsession.

Inspired by her favorite comic book characters, Kelly, a fetish model, has shrunk her waist to a minuscule 16 inches using a steel boned tight-laced corset. The 27-year-old, from New York, started 'waist training' seven years ago after being inspired by the extreme shapes of voluptuous Jessica Rabbit and Marvel super-heroine 'Storm'.

The 13 year old girl suffered severe necrosis - the premature death of cells - due to a snake bite that was treated with local indigenous remedies for a month before she was brought to a hospital in Carcaras

This horrific picture shows a young girl's leg that has shrivelled and turned completely black after being bitten by a snake.mailonline reports that The snake’s venom caused severe necrosis – the premature death of cells. This caused the tissue in her leg to die, leaving it withered and rotten The 13-year-old girl, who is unidentified, was first treated by remedies from the indigenous culture she was from, according to a photograph posted on Instagram by the username 'juventudmedica'.

Girls' night! Solange and Beyonce Knowles enjoyed a fun evening together at the Ball Out Beaucoup bash held in conjunction with the Prospect 3 multidisciplinary arts festival in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday

The Drunk In Love hitmaker looked flawless in a tailored blazer, leather trousers and a black fedora ,Since the famous elevator scandal in May they’ve insisted their family is stronger than ever. But it appeared Jay Z decided to skip joining his wife Beyonce and her sister Solange Knowles during the Ball Out Beaucoup bash thrown in conjunction with the Prospect 3 multidisciplinary arts festival in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday. Unphased by his absence,

Solo outing: Rihanna paid a visit to her favourite restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California on Sunday night and left the venue with a bottle of wine in her hand

According to dailymail She's renowned for being one of pop's biggest party animals. And it seems Rihanna can't bear to waste a good wine, taking her corked bottle of red home with her after dining out at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California on Sunday night. The Diamonds hit-maker is one the Italian eatery's most loyal customers and regularly pays a visit to the restaurant in order to indulge in her favourite food. She teamed the outfit with white trainers and accessorised with plenty of silver bling,

The Sex life of a Lagos mad woman is the second collection of short stories authored by ‘Seun Salami, one of the brightest young voices in contemporary fiction. After the release of his last collection, The Son of your father’s concubine (2011), Salami spent some time publishing new, occasionally daring material, mostly online, and garnered quite the following, with his risqué tales of sex. And blood. And more sex.

According to data from two surveys conducted by Durex, the condom makers, Nigeria has the best sexual excitement and best orgasm ratio in the planet. The surveys, “Sexual Wellbeing Survey” and ‘Face of Global Sex’, were carried out by a polling firm, Harris Interactive, by setting up large sample size online polls designed to capture a representative sample of heterosexual sex-havers from a number of countries around the world. Mexico and Nigeria beat almost everywhere else by a hefty margin to lead the sexual excitement department.

Singer, Ego Ogbaro, who came into public consciousness as Lagbaja’s sidekick, says her aversion to tattoos is borne from religous beliefs and writings of in the Holy bible. Ego says painting tattoos on the body makes one a ‘child of the devil’. In a recent sitdown with Punch, the singer said she once craved tattoos but ditched the idea, and has since gotten over her desire for the body artwork.

An Iranian woman, Reyhaneh Jabbari, who was charged with the murder of man who attempted to rape her, has been executed. Jabbari was arrested in 2007 for the killing of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence who she claimed tried to sexually abuse her.She was first sentenced to death by a Tehran court in 2009 and her execution verdict was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court, but following an international petition for her release, the execution was postponed several times. In spite of the worldwide campaign, Jabbari’s mother, Shole Pakravan revealed to BBC, that her daughter was hanged in a Tehran prison on Saturday, 25 October.

The General Overseer of Divine Salvation Ministry, Pastor Amos Odorimo, 45, has been arrested for conniving with one of his female church members, Roseline to kill her husband. At the headquarters of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Ebonyi State Police Command where he and Roseline are being held as investigation into the alleged murder continues, Odorimo stated told Sun newspaper thus:“I am married and have five children.

A few hours ago, Psquare’s Peter Okoye shared this photo of himself locked up with some girl at a party. He captioned the photo “Tongue out….. y!naija reports, Time to party! #balling” Of course, it’s a harmless pose but fans think Peter’s wife, Lola Omotayo might not find the photo funny as they did. A user even wrote “Lola is such a strong woman…if she can keep up with the this kind of life…E no easy marry a celebrity esp if na Mr.P…if na me hehe i just cant..Big up @lolaomotayo” Oh well, it’s a free world but we have got a quick question for Peter – “who’s that girl?”

WIFE REVEALS: MY HUSBAND STARTED BEATING ME FOUR DAYS AFTER WEDDING

Pauline Ukah, a 32-year-old woman, has dragged her husband, Charles Ukah before a Customary Court sitting in Alagbado for allegedly engaging in irresponsible behaviour.She accused her husband of maltreating her and beating her at every available opportunity to do so. Pauline, who is asking the court to dissolve their 9 year old marriage said, “Four days after our wedding, my husband started attacking me physically. For the next five years, I endured the pain, thinking he would begin to treat me as his true love. Even when my husband got a job, he still didn’t make any meaningful contribution to our upkeep.

The 18-year-old marriage of Olive Omoletu and Toyin Omoletu has been dissolved by a Customary Court sitting in Ikorodu, Lagos. The 38-year-old wife, Toyin, who is a ‘nurse’ at a traditional hospital, urged the court to dissolve her marriage, because husband, Olive had denied her sex for nine years.In her account, she said her husband always complained of fatigue when it came to making love. She said, “Since we had our last son, my husband has refused to perform his conjugal duties.

According to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 released by Transparency International, Nigeria is the 31st most corrupt nation in the world.The index scores 177 countries and territories on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). No country has a perfect score, and two-thirds of countries score below 50. The best 17 countries in zero tolerance for corruption are Denmark, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Luxembourg, Germany, Iceland, United Kingdom, Barbados, Belgium and Hong Kong.

President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in the country in the wee hours of Monday27October. According to Y!NAIJA reports, after visiting Israel for a brief pilgrimage.The President, who departed for Israel on Friday, 24 October, alighted the presidential jet alongside Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living faith Assembly.The photos of his arrival were shared on micro-blogging platform, Twitter, by his spokesperson, Reuben Abati.

5 MAPOLY STUDENTS NABBED FOR BEATING LANDLADY

Five students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State have been arraigned before the Magistrate’s Court for assaulting their landlady and causing her bodily harm. The accused persons are Olamide Ayoola, 19, Olumide Ayoola, 21, Damilola Oluwole, 22, Ibrahim Idris, 22 and Sheriff Salami, 21.

A Somolu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday sentenced a 28- year-old man, Abiodun Ojedokun, to six days of community service for stealing a large pot of soup. The Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, sentenced the convict to 48 hours of community service for each of the three-count charge, after he had pleaded guilty

The police in Edo on Friday arraigned two lawyers and a 50-year-old man over alleged conspiracy and forgery of a dead man’s will. The lawyers are Samuel Urhoghide,75, and Mercy Sheidum,46. They were charged along with Jona Sojah, 50, before an Oredo Magistrate Court in Benin.

Unless assistance comes, and quickly too, Reliance Munachiso Udochi, a seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy (CP), may not live a normal life.Reliance, who hails from Umuajata, Olokoro, Abia State, is down with CP and requires N3million for surgeries in India. Her pathetic story was first reported to source on October 5.

AT least four persons were reportedly killed while many others were injured in Igbotako area of Ondo State during saturday monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the town. The council boss, Niyi Pirisola, was among those seriously injured during a clash with hoodlums in the area.

Seven people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, were, weekend roasted to death, while five officials of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency TRACE, and an unspecified number of traffic police were injured by hoodlums at Kara, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway.

The accident, which involved an 18-seat bus, occurred at about 3.30pm as the vehicle, which took off in Lagos reportedly went up flames. SOURCE gathered

Boko Haram has used kidnapped young women and girls on the front lines of its insurgency, according to a new report published on Monday, after a fresh abduction in Nigeria’s far northeast. Human Rights Watch made the claim as it outlined testimony from dozens of former hostages who documented physical and psychological abuse at the hands of the militants. Suspected Islamist fighters kidnapped about 30 children, including girls as young as 11,

Residents of Onimaba, College Bus stop, Ikotun Road, Igando, Lagos have been living in fear since last week Thursday when a letter purportedly written by armed robbers circulated their streets. SOURCE learnt that the letter, which was typed on an A4 paper and scattered on the streets, was noticed by residents as they woke up on Thursday morning. About 20 copies of the letter were said to have been picked up from streets such as Lateef Bello, Ogunbewon, Taiwo Adediran, and Alhaji Hamzat.

An unidentified suspected burglar was on Sunday inflicted with deep machete cuts after he was caught attempting to steal wine and alcoholic beverages from a shop along the Atu Street intersection of Goldie Street in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The burglar was said to have broken into the shop in the early hours of the day with three other accomplices who managed to escape from the scene of the incident.

There was pandemonium at the Ugbowo Campus of the

University of Benin on Friday when a 300-level student of the Department of Chemistry, Gbenedio Ejyroghene, was gruesomely murdered by unknown gunmen.

According to Punch.ng report, Ejyroghene, popularly called “Kazito,” was taking part in a jeans carnival organised for final-year students of the Faculty of Physical Sciences at the 1000-Lecture Theatre field of the faculty when he was shot in the head by the assailants around 7pm

Emotions ran wild on Friday when Segun Adepegba, the father of the three children abandoned in a boarding school in Abule-Iroko, in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, finally reunited with his children. Adepegba, who visited Solid Rock Model College where they had been abandoned for eight years, was locked in a tight embrace with his children, promising never to leave them again. Adepegba told his children, “I am sorry for leaving you, Titi, Seun and Seyi. I am really very sorry. I have missed you all so much. I will not leave you again.”

Rayce is not sleeping on his oars at all as he drops another banger just a few weeks after his monstrous hit Igbedu. This one is titled GBUNMADUN and is self-produced. It’s a feel-good rhythm laced on the grooviest of beats. Managed by Soundcore Media, the very talented singer-producer has lots lined up from now to the end of the year. Expect more bangers, and of course, a video for the monstrous Igbedu.

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Introducing Signature Records and Born Kings Entertainment artist “Kach” on Everything Else! Ever so often a breath of fresh air comes into our music industry and shines light on what we feel we have been missing, Good Music!Uche Kachikwu aka “Kach” releases his official single titled “Get Up” produced by the one and only legendary hitmaker “Sarz on the beat”.This song is guaranteed to get you up off your feet! “

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Here’s the official Video to Dr Adewale Ayuba’s ‘HAPPY PEOPLE‘ featuring Vector and Tm9ja….About a month ago we brought you the behind the scenes of this Legendary Fuji Artistes ‘Happy People’ Remix which features Vector and Tm9ja. The song was released last year. Enjoy!

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Guinness and MTV Base presents the World Première of Black Commando Music Video, featuring Fuse ODG, Olamide & Stanley Enow. The video premiered on MTV base minutes ago and it is part of the Made of Black Campaign.

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About 2 weeks ago we brought you promo photos of the duo. You want to know what happens when an ecstatic duo collaborates with a rap icon? PETERU Happens. The music duo Skuki – Peeshaun and Vavavoom release a new single titled Peteru produced by philikeyz. The song features rap icon Olamide aka Badoo who added his unique flavor to the song. Written by Olamide himself and Co-Written by Skuki. Enjoy Peteru and share your thoughts. LISTEN UP!

UK Telegraph Chief foreign correspondent, Colin Freeman took his time analysing governor Babatunde Raji Fahola as a governor in a country where most of the leaders are corrupt and incompetent with a piece titled “Meet The Man Who Tamed Nigeria’s Most Lawless City“ Written by Colin Freeman, Chief foreign correspondent for UK Telegraph He famously claims to be “just doing his job”. But in a land where politicians are known for doing anything but, that alone has been enough to make Babatunde Fashola,

Chris Brown, Karrueche Tran, Kanye West & Kim Kardashian in Hollywood

Kim Kardashian doesn't need more friends and certainly doesn't need a Karrueche Tran in her life!According to RadarOnline Mrs Kanye West refused to take a picture with Chris Brown's girlfriend, Karrueche at the listening party for singer Teyana Taylor's debut album "VII" in Hollywood Monday night.An insider told the site, "Kim said absolutely not and turned her down... It was clear she believes she's better than other people." An eye withness claimed Chris went directly to pal Kanye West, knowing how much it meant to Tran.

You don't have to be in a relationship to have fun. Being single is equally great. Yes, being in a relationship is great. It makes you happy and you surely get to spend a memorable time with your loved one. But that doesn't mean you cannot have fun all by yourself as well.Being single is necessary at times, it helps you understand yourself better and also lets you do things that you otherwise wouldn't have been able to, had you been with someone.

Read the tips below and discover how to be "happily single":

Immediate family and close friends should be notified of your engagement before anyone else.

In the days where news breaks on social media in almost real-time, it’s important to obey some etiquette rules when it comes to announcing your engagement.While you might be tempted to quickly post a picture of your engagement ring on social media as soon as you put it on your hand for the first time, there are people you need to tell first before announcing it to everyone else. If the bride or groom has children from a previous relationship, the kids should always be the first ones notified of the engagement

Although the release date is still not here yet, the forces of demand seem in his favour as long as you are looking at things from M.I Abaga’s perspective. Ahead of the official release for his 3rd album set for October 30, 2014, the rapper’s sales team are already making impressive sales. In fact, the rapper said they have sold not less than 30,000 copies in just 30 minutes

Don Jazzy, Dr SID, D'banj, reunite at Ice Prince's Fire of Zamani (3) copy

Two years ago, arguably Nigeria’s best music partnership crashed irrevocably when Don Jazzy and his long-term partner, D’banj decided to go their separate ways in acrimonious circumstances. Since the controversial break-up, fans of the two music stars, who have both established new labels and made new friends but with contrasting fortunes, have been left wondering if a reunion is ever possible between the self-styled Kokomaster and producer,

Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen (pictured) has said that he will donate $100 million (164,669,771.24) to aid efforts against Ebola

Amid calls by the World Health Organization for an increase in aid to fight the current Ebola outbreak, Microsoft co-founder,Paul Allen has said that he will donate $100 million (N16,466,977,124.08) to efforts against the disease. Allen had previously donated $26 million to the effort but said that more needs to be done to prevent the outbreak from becoming a global epidemic.Programs would also be created to train doctors in Massachusetts and special containment units would be built to evacuate anyone who gets infected.

President Barack Obama hugs nurse Nina Pham, who has been declared free of the Ebola virus after contracting the disease while treating infected Liberian, Thomas Duncan

The American nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola on US soil is now cured and has gotten a hug from President Barack Obamafor her troubles.Nina Pham, of the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, contracted the disease while treating infected Liberian, Thomas Duncan who arrived in the US on September 20.Ms. Pham was cleared of the disease on Friday, October 24, 13 days after testing positive.She said:"I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today,"

Students of the University of Zimbabwe are expected to be locked in a battle with authorities of the institution following a circular that kissing and hugging have been banned on campus. The circular, pasted on students’ halls of residence, says anyone ‘caught in intimate position (kissing or having sex in public places)’ will be severely dealt with.’

Kokomaster, D’banj has confirmed that he indeed has a deal with Apple which involves making a musical movie about his 10-year journey as a musician. In a telephone interview with Beat FM presenters, Olisa Adibua and Maria, D’banj who called in from Los Angeles said: ‘Most people have the wrong impression that Dr Dre was the one that signed me, but the contract I have says ‘APPLE’ and to take it further, my management, DKM Media in conjunction with Apple is working on a musical movie.

Naomi Campbell is so scared of the ravaging Ebola virus that she says she is convinced it is a plague sent by God. The supermodel – who is organising two charity fashion shows in aid of victims of the deadly disease – is ‘terrified’ of catching the illness and is convinced the epidemic was predicted in the Bible. She said: ‘I’m terrified. It was written in the Bible, it was in the Bible there was going to be a plague and this is it, I think this is it.’

Nollywood actress, Chika Ike is stepping up her ongoing vacation tour in Dubai big time. The actress, who has been having a blast in Dubai, apparent had a recent ride in a helicopter going by photos she posted today. ‎After having a kind of a bikini day yesterday on a luxury yacht she rented, the actress, who is just short of ‎attaining her 29th birthday by days, posted new photos with the helicopter featuring prominently. Along with the photos, the Nollywood star had this caption for it: ‘Back to land!!! Out of the ocean!!! Helicopter tour.’...

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