TONTO DIKEH BLASTS HER FRIEND AY COMEDIAN OVER POST ON HIS BLOG

MAGUN DON STRIKE O. KILLS 2 BROTHERS FOR EATING THE YAMS OF THEIR UNCLE'S WIVES IN IBADAN

Two brothers, Kunmi and Adeniyi Adetokun died within days of each late last year in Oyo state and family members say it was after they slept with their uncles' wives. The uncle, (pictured above) is accused of killing the brothers with a deadly anti-adultery charm commonly known as Magun. He was attacked and nearly killed by irate youths following the death of the second brother. He is lying critically ill in a hospital in Ibadan.

 Tribune reports the full story. After the cut.....

WAWRINKA DEFEATS NADAL TO WIN AUSTRALIAN OPEN

LBOURNE (Reuters) - Stanislas Wawrinka held firm in a match of high drama to defeat an injured Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 and win the Australian Open on Sunday.

The eighth seed roared to a two-set lead after top seed Nadal struggled with an apparent back injury sustained early in the second set, but the Swiss was left stunned as his opponent suddenly revived in the third at Rod Laver Arena.

AFRICAN BILLIONAIRES: NA WHO HAMMER PASS?

Imagine what a million here or there could do for your life. But while we all dream of tropical holidays or owning a house, the rich of the world have gotten quite a bit richer. Forbes released its annual list of the year's biggest financial gainers and Africa does not buck the trend…

BIZARRE: SEE-THROUGH SEA CREATURE

Marine experts in the U.K. identify the jelly-like blob as a Salpa maggiore

BREAST CANCER: THE SILENT KILLER

Dr Nike Bello, a Lecturer and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, on Thursday described breast cancer as the greatest killer of women world-wide.

Bello said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan.

Nissan To Announce First Made in Nigeria Cars (SUVs) In April

Carlos Ghosn, the Chief Executive Officer of NissanMotors, yesterday January 23rd announced the production of Nigerian-made 4X4 Nissan motors as from April this year.

INEC RELEASES THE TIMETABLE FOR THE 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the timetable for the 2015 general elections in the night of January 24, 2014, Friday.

The Commission also announced the timetable for the conduct of the governorship election in both Ekiti and Osun States. Both states have early elections.

Chris Okotie Is Ignorant – Most Reverend Martins, Catholic Archbishop Of Lagos

In a recent interview Pastor Chris Okotie emphatically said that the Catholic Church perverts the gospel of Christ. He said the Catholic Church puts Mary above Jesus Christ who should be the saviour. What do you make of this?

I believe that that kind of statement could only have come from an ignorance of what the church believes in and ignorance of what the Catholic Church professes. I will not like to believe that it was an act of ill will, but rather an act of ignorance. For that reason, it is only appropriate that people should seek to understand what others believe, not from their own point of view but from the point of view of the believer.

GIANT SNAKE KILLED IN LAGOS TO BE SOLD FOR N50,000

Some male residents of a Lagos community yesterday made a startling discovery in one of the rivers in the area.The young men found an enormous python-like snake in the Majidun River in the Ikorodu area of the state.

SUPER EAGLES' THRILLING WIN AGAINST MOROCCO

Nigeria came back from three goals down to defeat Morocco 4-3 after extra time in a thrilling CAF African Nations Championship quarterfinal at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday evening.

Trailing 3-0 at halftime after suffering at the hands of the Atlas Lions' rapier-like attacks, the Super Eagles looked to be dead and buried. However, they produced a spirited fightback to take the game to extra time at 3-3 before substitute Aliyu Ibrahim took advantage of a goalkeeping error to score the winner on 111 minutes.

TRAGEDY: NIGERIAN MAN THROWN DOWN FROM TWO STOREY BUILDING IN ENUGU BY ARAB COLLEAGUE

A Nigerian, simply identified as Arinze, was feared dead yesterday, after an immigrant working with the Arab Contractors Construction Company (O.A.O) threw him down from the second-floor of a two-storey building undergoing construction at the new Enugu State Secretariat, Enugu.

According to the Paradigm, the immigrant worker, identified as Abdul Lateef, apparently from one of the Arab-speaking countries, allegedly pushed the deceased down from the building at about 11.30 a.m.

Paris Hilton wears daring sheer gown to Diddy's pre-Grammy party

Paris Hilton went underwear-free in this black full-length gown with an entirely sheer side panel which she wore to Diddy's 4th Annual Red Carpet Pre-Grammy Celebration at Boulevard3 in Los Angeles on Thursday night. 

Na wa o, all in the name of fashion or being a celebrity!
Clued from Linda Ikeji

ACTRESS GEORGINA ONUOHA BACK ON A MOVIE SET 10YEARS AFTER QUITTING NOLLYWOOD

Does the face look familiar? Georgina Onuoha Igwegbe was a prominent face in the Nigerian movie industry many years back but disappeared from our screens after got married and relocated to the US. 

DANA AIRLINE RESUMES FLIGHT OPERATIONS TODAY

According to a reports, Dana Airline has successfully passed the operational audit exercise by the NCAA and would start operations as from today Saturday January 25th.

SEVEN GAY MEN ARRESTED IN BAUCHI

According to a report by Channels TV, seven men appeared in court in Bauchi on Wednesday, Jan. 22, on charges of being involved in same-sex relationships. 

AFTER 23 YEARS IN MARRIAGE, FORMER MINISTER HUMPHERY ABAH AND WIFE WELCOMES A NEW BABY

Nigeria's former Minister of State for Interior,Humphrey Abah and his wife of 23 years, Mrs Mary Abah welcomed a baby recently 23 years after the got married.

49 year old Mary, who is a lawyer and banker, shared her experience with Punch on the challenges of being married for so long without a child and the support she got from her husband.

MIXED-RACE BABY BUSINESS BOOMING IN GHANA

According to reports, mixed race baby business is booming in the beautiful city of Accra in Ghana. With $3,000, you can have a mixed race baby without having sex with a person of a different race.

NIGERIA CAR SOON FOR EXPORT - UNCLE JONA HAS SPOKEN

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said that with the new National Automotive Industry Policy approved by the administration, the country would soon start exporting cars.

Jonathan spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he granted audience to a delegation of business community from Anambra led by Gov. Peter Obi.

N132 BILLION FUND FOR WOMEN - CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that N132 billion out of the N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) had been earmarked for women.

The CBN Branch Controller in Bauchi State, Malam Musa Muhammad, said this in Bauchi on Thursday during a sensitisation workshop for state governments, financial institutions and the organised private sector on MSMED Fund.