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GROUP OF FISHERMEN DISCOVERS HORRIFIC SHARK WITH 300 TEETH AMONG THEIR CATCH

A group of fishermen got quite a shock when they pulled a terrifying prehistoric shark from the water near Lakes Entrance in Victoria's east. The dark brown, eel-like looking creature is a frilled shark, also known as the 'living fossil', and was named for its six pairs of frill-like gills along with its dorsal fins, similar to the predatory fish. The shark's origin dates back 80 million years and is only one of two species still alive from this period.South East

Some yet-to-be identified persons on Monday caused confusion on Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, after they stabbed a sex worker to death in a car park in the area. Source learnt that the lady, identified simply as Joy, was discovered in a pool of blood with stab wounds at about 5.30am. It was also gathered that Joy hailed from Delta State. The 25-year-old, who residents said was also a commercial sex worker, reportedly had two kids– a girl and a boy. It was learnt that Joy, who had sent her daughter to stay with a relative in Port Harcourt, went to

A 15-year-old girl, Oluebube Amadi, has refused to report her guardian, Mrs. Ebere Ugochukwu, to the police for allegedly assaulting her. Amadi, a primary six pupil, lives with the woman on Muhammed Akinje Street, Ejigbo, Lagos State. It was learnt that a Good Samaritan who met her while she was writhing in pain on the street advised the victim to report the assault to the police. But she turned down the idea for fear of being punished again by the guardian. Source learnt that Amadi had told the Good Samaritan, identified

A Nigerian mother allowed a British couple to register as her new baby’s parents in bid to get free NHS care and secure a UK passport for the child, a court heard. Mailonline reported that the Nigerian, Oluwaseun Adenubi, 30, also pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation after using the passport of her friend, Rita Ogunkunle, 32, to obtain free medical care after giving birth. Ogunkunle and her boyfriend, Michael Adebambo, 46, registered the baby as theirs at Bromley Civic Centre the following day and have now pleaded guilty to giving false information.

Again, some Bayelsa State youths have issued a stern warning to the wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, not to visit the state during the Peoples Democratic Party presidential rally on February 5. The youths from Bayelsa creeks, under the auspices of the Mangrove Boys of Bayelsa, warned on Tuesday that if the First Lady failed to heed their warning, she would be thoroughly disgraced and have herself to blame. The warning came a few days after the Bayelsa Youth Vanguard issued a similar statement barring

Internet Explorer, which was first called Windows Internet Explorer, was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 in 1995.

Microsoft is set to finally reveal its Windows 10 software tomorrow - and it could run on everything from your phone to your games console. The firm will show off the software at its Seattle HQ - and is expected to replace its Internet Explorer browser with a new app called Spartan. The first test versions of the mobile phone version of the software are expected to be available for users to download in February, ahead of a release later this year.a 'technical preview' of the desktop and laptop version is already available - although is expected to receive a major update following the event. Experts say the new browser, codenamed Spartan, will be unveiled on January 21st when Microsoft shows off Windows 10 for the first time.

Led away: Beverly Noe, 67, is led from the courtroom Tuesday after pleading no contest to reduced charges in the 1992 deaths of two women and a girl whose bodies were found in a septic pit in Oklahoma

An Oklahoma woman originally charged with first-degree murder in the 1992 deaths of two women and a girl whose bodies were found in a septic pit pleaded no contest Tuesday to reduced charges. Beverly Noe, 67, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after entering the plea to being an accessory to first-degree murder in the deaths that prosecutors said stemmed from a custody dispute over Noe's grandson. Noe covered her face with her handcuffed hands as she was taken into custody at Creek County District Court in Bristow. Her attorney left without comment.

Prison: Heather Mack, 19, is facing execution by firing squad in Bali, Indonesia, if found guilty of killing Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase outside a luxury hotel last August

The teen who stands accused of murdering her socialite mother in Indonesia and dumping her body in a suitcase has named her unborn child Stella, according to the baby's lawyer. Heather Mack, 19, is facing execution by firing squad in Bali, Indonesia, if found guilty of killing Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase outside a luxury hotel last August. The inmate is currently seven months pregnant and is due to give birth on April 1 to a little girl - which already has its own lawyer -

The Nigerian Army has said it is not in custody of the original certificates of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. The Army, at a news conference by its Director of Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Olajide Laleye, in Abuja on Tuesday, added that it was also not in possession of the photocopies or statement of results of Buhari. It however explained that the entry made for documentation by the APC candidate on its(Army) Form 199A, indicated that he wrote and passed the West African School Certificate in 1961.

Political thugs on Tuesday attacked the convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina State during the continuation of his re-election campaign. The presidential candidate of the party, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is from the state. Trouble started when Jonathan, accompanied by Vice President Namadi Sambo; the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu; and Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State among others decided to pay a courtesy visit on the late President Umar Yar’Adua’s mother, Hajiya Dada. As the President and members of his entourage

Fox's Empire continues to rise. Surprising exactly no one, the network renewed its new hit series Empire for a second season, making the news official at the 2015 Winter TCA Press Tour on Saturday. Praise Cookie! The Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson hip-hop family drama, created by Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels, has proven to be a huge success for Fox: it was their highest-rated debut in three years and one of the most-watched

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PHOTOS: HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PROTESTING IN PARIS AGAINST BOKO HARAM

#JeSuisNigerian protest on going in Paris, France.

After a recent Boko Haram attack in Potiskum that killed 4 and injured 48, a couple of hundred people gathered at Trocadero in Paris for a #JeSuisNigerian protest against BokoHaram.

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On Tuesday 20th January, the Chairman Jude ‘M.I’ Abaga will take over 100 fans to see the latest Kevin Hart hit movie “Wedding Ringer”.This event is in conjunction with Nigerian Bank and it is targeted at both customers and non-customers of the bank who fall under its XploreFirst and Firstmonie product segments.

15 THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER SAY TO A BRIDE

While planning a wedding is something that you may have dreamt about and looked forward to doing for most of your life, it can also be a very stressful and emotional process.As a bride, you will turn to your close friends and family members throughout the engagement to help cheer you along and make the journey extra special. However, sometimes those same loved ones can start to feel a little too comfortable and say the one wrong thing that at the drop of a hat.

Friends and family, this guide is for you. According to Bridal Guide, here are some comments you should steer clear of uttering to the bride:

Nollywood actors, Uche Jumbo, Mike Ezuruonye, Stella Damasus and more have confirmed the death of the talented Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe. Muna passed away after battling with Kidney disease. The Internet has been abuzz following the reports of his death which surfaced online earlier today, Sunday, January 19, 2015. Some of his colleagues took to social media platforms to confirm and mourn the death of their colleague. Check out some tweets and Instagram posts.

Just like humans, 2 rams have been arrested and detained by policemen in Ado-Ekiti for attacking and injuring a woman popularly called Iya Oyo. According to a report by Leadership, 65-year-old Iya Oyo said she was on her way to a commercial bank in Okesa area with her son on Monday to withdraw some money when the rams went wild and gored her, fracturing her right thigh in the process.

THE Federal Government last night announced a reduction in the price of premium motor spirit (petrol)from N97 to N87 per litre. The reduction follows the crash in the price of crude oil in the international market.

The Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, made the announcement on the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, last night. She spoke from the presidential villa apparently after consultations with President Goodluck Jonathan.

All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, dismissed doubts about his medical and educational fitness for the presidency describing such allegations as distractions by the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to deviate from the core campaign issues of corruption and incompetent leadership.Accusing the PDP of desperation having run out of ideas, Buhari at a press conference in Abuja, further challenged the ruling party to address the

Complete package: The beauty accessorized the look with gold-frame cat eye sunglasses, diamond earrings and gladiators

She started her morning leaving little to the imagination as she posed for photos in a very revealing thong one-piece from her hotel balcony. But Amber Rose wisely covered up her curvaceous body - as best as she could - when she later relaxed poolside. The 31-year-old wore a clingy pink cover up over a tiny two-piece pink bikini that emphasized her generous bust and other ample assets on Saturday at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami

Peekaboo: Jennifer Lopez revealed a glimpse of the side of her tummy at the American Idol session during the Winter Television Critics Association Tour at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena on Saturday

The rest of her American Idol colleagues were dressed in sombre shades of black, grey and dark blue. But Jennifer Lopez obviously didn't get the email about attire for today's Fox presentation at the Winter Television Critics Association Tour at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California. The beautiful talent show judge stood out in a calf-length, fit and flare skirt in eye-poppingly bright red satin.

Ultimate beach babe: The 32-year-old strips down to a black two-piece and slicks her long locks back into a sultry wet-look style

She puts her body through its paces filming scenes as secret agent Kate Morgan in action thriller 24: Live Another Day. But the hard yards appear to have paid off for Australian actress Yvonne Strahovski who stuns in a photo shoot for the January issue of GQ magazine. The 32-year-old beauty takes the plunge as she strips down to a daring one piece swimsuit that leaves little to the imagination in one of the shots.Propping herself up against a weather-beaten wall, the blonde bombshell tenses her taut tummy

Male supermodel David Gandy has claimed victory over David Beckham in the battle of the undies – and even made the tongue-in-cheek claim that his underwear range has single-handedly saved Marks and Spencer. ‘I’m the best-selling thing they’ve got, I’m the tent pole in their profits, pardon the pun,’ Gandy, 34, revealed at the ShortList with M&S London Collection Men’s party at London’s Rosewood Hotel last week.‘They’re one of the store’s

Accused: Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier has been charged with murdering her newborn baby. Her bail has been set at $50,000

Witnesses in New Jersey have spoken of their horror at seeing a young mother douse her new born baby in a flammable liquid and set her alight. Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, is accused of burning her daughter alive on a public roadway at about 11 p.m. on Friday in Pemberton Township. 'It was just horrible. Like nothing you've ever seen,' said David Joseph, who lives across from where the incident occurred.Neighbor Joseph, 45, initially thought he had caught someone dumping garbage when she stepped out of her Land Rover - such was her calm demeanor.

Two Covina women were arrested Saturday for engaging in sexual encounters on the beach with their high school students, police said. South Hills High School teacher Melody Lippert, 38, met up with a group of male students from her high school at a beach in San Clemente in November of last year, CBS reports. Lippert reportedly gave the group alcohol and then engaged in a sexual act with one of the students, according to deputies.Afterwards, she reportedly

Percolating: Eddie couldn't wait to tuck into his Starbucks coffee as girlfriend Paige looked equally excited

There was one thing as certain as the sun rising every day - and that was Eddie Murphy taking his girlfriend Paige Butcher to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf shop in LA for their morning fix.But now, baristas in his local LA Coffee Bean will no doubt be frothing to discover their most avid coffee drinkers have defected to arch rival chain, Starbucks. However the Beverly Hills Cop star seems pleased with the switch, and couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he emerged from the store with a cup of the coffee

Meet my Lil Diva! Christina Aguilera shared her first picture of daughter Summer Rain on Twitter on Sunday

Momma mia! Christina showed off her amazing post-baby body at an event in November, just three months after giving birth

She's kept her daughter Summer Rain out of the spotlight since her birth five months ago. And Christina Aguilera, 34, chose an imaginative way of introducing the infant to fans as she took to social media on Sunday.Sharing a snap of her baby daughter lying on a fur blanket, she tweeted: 'Watch out...another one's getting ready to conquer the world! #driven #diva2.'Summer is pictured lying away from the camera, clad in a pink dress, her bloomers reading

Off to work: Gwen Stefani was seen heading inside a dance studio in Los Angeles on Sunday

With that unique sense of style, Gwen Stefani is certainly hard to miss. The 45-year-old was up to more fashion tricks as she headed to a dance studio in Los Angeles on Sunday. The No Doubt frontwoman went retro in a pair of denim overalls that were popular in the 1990s and are back in style again, adding her own upbeat touches as seen in the knee patches and bright yellow sneakers.The star appeared to be wearing minimum make up for her

Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday struck again in Yobe and Bauchi states, killing 11 people, including five soldiers. The Bauchi attack was carried out by a lone suicide bomber at the Bulala Motor Park in the troubled Potiskum. Five people died and 36 others were injured. That of Yobe was at a military checkpoint in Takanda-Giwa on the Bauchi-Jos Highway. Five soldiers and a civilian passerby were said to have lost their lives to the incident which took place a few hours after the militant Islamist sect abducted 80 people in Cameroon. A hospital source in Potiskum, who

British Army officer Hannah Winterbourne decided while on duty in Afghanistan that she wanted to undergo a sex-change operation

The 27-year-old was born a boy and spent time in the Army as a man

According to mailonline, after serving in the battlegrounds of Afghanistan, hardened soldier Hannah Winterbourne has revealed herself as the British Army’s first transgender officer.As a captain in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, she is the Army’s most highly ranked transgender soldier and the only one to become an officer. The 27-year-old was born a boy and spent her first few years in the Army as a man, before deciding to undergo a sex-change operation while on a tour of duty at Camp Bastion.She said

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, Sade Onafowopo, for her alleged role in the death of a lotto agent, Oluwatosin Efuneye, Source learnt that Efuneye was allegedly beaten to death in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos by thugs who were carrying out Onafowopo’s order to torture the lotto agent. Eyewitnesses said Onafowopo, who was Efuneye’s boss, ordered the punishment because the deceased reportedly deducted N500 from the money paid by a customer. Source gathered that the incident occurred last Thursday, January 15, on Makinde Street,

A 60-year-old bricklayer, Segun Benson, has been accused of raping a primary six pupil on Mommoh Street in the Agege area of Lagos State. In the course of the rape, the victim’s private parts were said to have been damaged. Benson, who has an aged mother, was said to have never been married, while attempts by his mother to get him a wife had continually been turned down. After he allegedly ravished the victim, he was said to have sent her out, despite the flow of blood from her private parts.

President Goodluck Jonathan says his administration has transformed the railway system, adding that the people of Lagos now enjoy train rides in air-conditioned coaches. The President said this in a Facebook post on Sunday. Jonathan, who described the feat as a ‘silent revolution’ promised that his administration would do more in the coming years. He said, “A silent revolution is taking place in Lagos. Every day, thousands of Lagosians are escaping the hustle and bustle of Lagos traffic by traversing the mainland in the new air condition Diesel Multiple Unit trains.

Rising cases of electronic frauds, especially Automated Teller Machine-related scams, which have made Deposit Money Banks to lose billions of naira in recent times, have forced some of the lenders to prevent their payments cards from working in the United States of America, China and a few other countries.

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he will witness a Nigerian government headed by a female in his lifetime. Jonathan in a series of tweets by his Special Assistant on new media, Reno Omokri, said the predication was achievable because the Peoples Democratic Party had demonstrated the willingness to give women opportunities in governance. He and his aides had repeatedly scored his administration high on women empowerment, saying no other regime had done better in the area.

When I was in high school, my mother had a habit of turning my casual friend hangouts into after-school specials. "Don't sleep around," she'd tell me and whatever poor, poor soul I'd brought over. (Other talks on heavy rotation included the typical "Don't do drugs" and "Don't leave your drink unattended" spiels). "Wait until you're in a serious relationship," she'd say breezily, "and then make sure the guy you're with gets tested." Sound advice, sure, but

WATCH THESE PARENTS TALK TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT SEX FOR THE FIRST TIME

Remember how awkward it was when you had to have the sex talk with your parents? Now you can watch other kids go through that same painful experience, thanks to video maestros Cut.com. It's full of all the awkward metaphors you'd expect, like "special dance" and "mommy and daddy hang out" and "daddy has to put his penis into the pocket." There are diagrams, questions about babies coming out of butts, and kids hearing words like "vagina" and "sperm" for the first time.

BOKO Haram fighters killed a woman as she was in labour during what is feared to be the deadliest attack in the six-year insurgency in Nigeria, Amnesty International claimed on Thursday. The human rights group said an eyewitness to the assault on Baga, on the shores of Lake Chad in North-East Nigeria, told them the woman was shot by indiscriminate fire that also cut down small children. “Half of the baby boy (was) out and she died like that,” the unnamed witness was quoted as saying. Amnesty said hundreds of people,

Military authorities, yesterday, said 78 Boko Haram insurgents were killed during the two-hour gun battle with the insurgents who tried to capture a military base in Biu, Borno State, Wednesday. Hundreds of terrorists, including foreign nationals, in the early hours of Wednesday invaded Biu, in an attempt to capture a military base with the aim of carting the weapons in the armoury, thus expanding their operational bases. Biu is a religiously mixed town and the largest in southern Borno. It is an important commercial centre that includes a large military

COMEDIAN BOVI NARRATES HIS ENCOUNTER WITH A PROSTITUTE

Well this is interesting. Popular comedia, Bovi, has shared with us the last experience he had with a prostitute. Don’t worry it was way back in 300 level, and I’m sure he doesn’t engage in such activities anymore… we hope I had just resumed school for second semester 300 level. This was February 2000. My mission was to storm port-harcourt from abraka and surprise my older sister who had just moved to another apartment. All I had was the address to the new apartment. I’ve always loved to pull surprises and this was my biggest one at the time.

NEW MUSIC: BIG MO - GET EVERYTHING FT. DI'JA (OFFICIAL AUDIO 2015)

Big Mo is working hard at taking over the 2015 airwaves! After dropping several collaboration projects last year like Ballin Since 1990 Ft Dammy Krane & UZZY Tebudiga, Back In the Days Ft Banky W & Anything For You Ft Shaydee, he is definitely not holding back anytime soon. The EME affiliant now brings you “Get Everything” featuring Mavin princess & fellow Kaduna bred artist Di’ja. “Get Everything” was produced by Timothy King a.k.a TK More projects soon to come from the King of KD (K.O.K.D) that will be worth the hype & anticipation

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NEW MUSIC: PRESH - SAY DEM SAY FT. DAVIDO (PROD. BY SHIZZI)

Eric Manny Entertainment presents – Presh kicking off the year 2015 with this very heavy collaboration, featuring arguably the hottest act in Africa at the moment – Davido! This is titled ‘Say Dem Say‘ & is produced by the platinum hit-making & multi-talented ‘Shizzi‘. Presh recently dropped a teasing collaboration with Tiwa Savage which has been enjoying massive airplay on radio & TV stations across the country!

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NEW MUSIC: M.I - ANOTHER MAN

M.I A.K.A The Chairman, debuts first single for the year 2015 titled “Another Man”. This comes after a successful release of the “CHAIRMAN” album . MI dedicates this to all the soldiers who have fought and those still fighting for our freedom and country Nigeria. God bless Nigeria. Check on it and share your thoughts.

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International celebrities are condemning the recent Boko Haram attacks in the Baga Community in Borno State, Nigeria where 2000 people were brutally murdered early January. Superstars like Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Solange Knowles, Khloe kardashian and recently rapper Meek Mill are all throwing blames in several directions calling the attack “human horror”!

President Goodluck Jonathan visits Borno State

President Goodluck Jonathan, today, January 15, paid a visit to Maiduguri, Borno State. Jonathan is said to have visited troops in the state as well as a camp for Internally Displaced Persons. The president reportedly gave assurances that the insecurity plaguing the country would soon come to an end and that all captured territories would be recovered. “Let me assure you that we will soon take over all the areas. From the briefings I have received from the service chiefs, I assure you we will take over the towns and communities,” Jonathan said.

Three suspects have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for their involvement in a N806m scam. Okpekereke Timothy, Stanly Odjighere and Teminor Karo, were all nabbed on Wednesday, January 14 in Port Harcourt. According to a press statement by the commissions Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren the Internet fraudsters are part of a syndicate arrested over allegations of conspiracy, Internet scam and stealing from one of the new generation banks to the tune of N806, 208,000.00.

Flooding on the outskirts of Malawian town, Blantyre.

Massive flooding in Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, has left 48 people dead and about a 100,000 homeless, according to reports. The flood, worsened by torrential rains, has also caused extensive damage to livestock and crops in a country where most citizens are reliant on subsistence farming.

The nominees for the 2015 edition of the Oscars was announced today,Thursday, January 15, 2015. There were some good surprises, and of course bad surprises. Topping the list of bad surprises is the movie 'Selma' and it's cast being snubbed in their respective categories. Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Martin Luther King Jr,'Selma' got just two nominations; for best picture and best original song. The movie's lead actor, UK born Nigerian actor, David Oyelowo who stars as Martin Luther King Jr in the movie, also missed out on a best actor nomination.

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