Emmanuel Adebayor: Granted compassionate leave by Tottenham

Emmanuel Adebayor has been granted compassionate leave by Tottenham to return to Togo to sort out family issues following worrying social media posts by the player.

It is the second time this season that Spurs have given the striker compassionate leave.

The decision means Adebayor is excused from training this week and will miss the final game of the season against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday, as well as the post-season tour to Malaysia and Sydney.

Monalisa Chinda shows super slim figure in new photoshoot

The Nigerian actress, Monalisa Chinda has shown us her super trimmed body.....Sweet mama!

Toke Makinwa and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu meet other Nigerians at Martell300 festival

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu posted the above pix with the caption "Nigéria et Afrique du Sud #Martell300"...See more photos below...

"My strength! I LOVE U" - Timaya wishes his daughter H'Bday today

Enetimi Alfred Odon, better known as Timaya shares lovely birthday wishes to celebrate his daughter, Emmanuella as she becomes a year older today.

See his post below

Omawumi shares a super epic throwback photo

Can you spot her from the picture?

Court adjourns ruling in suit challenging DStv’s new subscription fees

A Federal High Court in Lagos has further adjourned till May 28, 2015 to rule on the preliminary objection to a suit  seeking the reversal of the recent 20 per cent increment on DStv subscription rate.

Two Lagos-based legal practitioners,  Osasuyi Adebayo and Oluyinka Oyeniji, had filed the class action on behalf of themselves and all other DStv subscribers across the country.

The plaintiffs are seeking an order of the court restraining MultiChoice, the operator of DStv, from implementing the 20 per cent increment on DStv subscription rate which began on April 1, 2015.

South African actress posed n*k*d in protest against Xenophobia

Sodela has acted in SABC 1 drama Ihawu Lesizwe as the character Rebecca,  she also has made appearances in a few Mzansi Magic movies and will be seen in upcoming eTV Ekasi Our stories productions.

Sodela who calls herself an anti- xenophobia activist posted a picture of herself semi naked, holding a “No to xenophobia” sign on her Facebook page.

LOL!!! Air steward caught smuggling fake passports in underwear

An airline steward who tried to smuggle fake passports by hiding them in a pair of specially adapted underpants has been jailed for five years.

A 59-year old man, Shaukat Ali Cheema, 59, has been arrested at Birmingham airport in March after 26 passports and 37 passport biodata pages were discovered in his briefs.

Border force staff also found 13 driving licences which Cheema, a senior steward with Pakistan International Airlines, had concealed in pockets and compartments sewn into the pants.

Loan Scam: Court clears Saraki, bars Police from interrogating him

Ahmed Mohammed, the presiding judge over former Governor of Kwara state, Bukola Saraki's case in Abuja Federal High Court has cleared the ex-governor of all the allegation about bank loan scam being investigated by the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigerian Police since 2012.

ASP arrested for raping college student

The Officer-in-charge of the Osiele Police Post, Abeokuta, Ogun State, John Mafoya, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, has been arrested and is being quizzed at the state police command headquarters for allegedly raping a student of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, identified simply as Oluwaseun.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Mafoya was arrested after some students of the college reported the matter at the Odeda Police Division. The case was afterwards transferred to the state command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.

Our correspondent gathered that on Thursday, April 30, policemen from the Osiele post arrested Oluwaseun for her involvement in a mob attack on a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps in the college, identified only as Oladimeji.

Heartbreaking! Policemen demand N65,000 to rescue kidnap victim

The family of an Anglican Church cleric, Rev. Louis Nebo, says policemen attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Enugu State Police Command demanded N65,000 to rescue the man of God from the kidnappers’ den.

It was learnt that N15,000 of the sum had allegedly been paid to the operatives before the kidnappers contacted the family, demanding N10m ransom.

Louis, 57, was reportedly kidnapped by some masked gunmen around Umumba Ndi Uno in the Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state last Saturday.

Secondary school girl stabs undergraduate boyfriend to death

Tragedy struck yesterday at Ubomiri community in Mbait­oli Local Government Area of Imo State when a 20-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her under­graduate lover to death with a kitchen knife in their house.

The suspect, Chisom Anyanwu who is a student of Akwakuama Girls Secondary School, Owerri had allegedly killed his lover, who visited her following an argument.

Dangote Dumps Sylvia Nduka For Leaking Their Secret Romance

Earlier this week, the internet was agog with reports that former beauty queen Sylvia Nduka, was gearing up to get hitched to Africa’s richest man, billionaire Aliko Dangote.

The reports are true as Sylvia was actually a share holder in Dangote's Harem. She travels to any country in the world on his luxury private jet. Gets pampered in some of the most exotic hotels and locations in the world. pricey designer labels (bags, shoes, clothes), good measures, pressed down, shaken together and running over, was what Dangote poured into her laps and her closet!

"Name a single soul you’ve ever helped?" Friend slams Tuface

Just as expected, a fan of PDP by the name Eric Amodu took notice of Tuface's comment on twitter where the singer accused the government of stealing... since democracy.

Below is Eric Amodu comment which was published on state owned website benue.com.ng:

Too bad you threw the bomb at yourself on this. You are my friend but the truth must be told. 

Question 1. Name a single soul you’ ve ever helped? 
Question 2. Why did your fellow childhood friends deserted u? 
Question 3. What have you given back to the society that made u? 

How Wicked! Man Strangled, Buried His 1-Day Old Baby In Katsina For Being A Girl

When will people's perception about this gender obsession change? I cant decipher why a norma human being will kill his own child simply because he needed a boy and not a baby girl. He didn't even think of the pains of the woman that carried that baby for nine months.

Bello Rabiu, 35 has been arrested and arraigned before a senior magistrate’s court in Katsina over the killing of his new born baby girl.

Denrele Edun and Emmanuel Ikubese To Host African Fashion Week 2015

The African Fashion Week Nigeria has announced their hosts for the 2015 AFWN event coming up soon in Lagos.

Mr. Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikubese and the most hilarious and controversial T.V personality, Denrele Edun will keep the celebrities and the attendees thrilled for the night.

I can never change my skin tone - Susan Peters

Susan Peters is a multiple award-winning Nigerian actress with over 50 credits in Nollywood movies. She is a star on Nigerian TV, a successful model and an entrepreneur. She posted these pictures and captioned them.....
 "Black s Beautiful. Cant change my skin tone never! I Love ma Ebony Dark Skin tone. BBB# Na de way!!!

Lol! who would think of changing the colour of this beautiful skin?

OMG! See What Anorexia Did To This Beautiful 37-Year Old Actress

An actress who weighs nothing more than '40 pounds and is close to death has released a video on YouTube describing her fight against the life-threatening eating disorder and soliciting for help from the masses to enable her get treatment.

The 37-year old Rachael Farrokh, from Southern California has been battling anorexia nervosa for more than 10 years.

In the video released by Mail online, she explains how her condition has severely declined in recent months, leaving her emaciated, breathless and too weak to move around on her own at her San Clemente home.

Barclays Player and Manager of the Season 2015 Nominees Revealed

Premier League sponsors Barclays have revealed their shortlist for the Player and Manager of the Season awards. Though there’s a heavy Chelsea domination which I believe is due to winning the Premier League title long before the season’s upcoming final round of fixtures.

Player of the Season
Player           Team
Eden Hazard :  Chelsea
Diego Costa :  Chelsea
John Terry  : Chelsea
Nemanja Matic : Chelsea
Alexis Sanchez  : Arsenal
Harry Kane  : Tottenham
David de Gea : Manchester United
Sergio Aguero : Manchester City

TRAGEDY! Security man dies after drinking and smoking bet

A security man has met his untimely death after he went on a drinking and smoking bet with the people he met at a joint..

The late Thompson had a bet with others that her can drink a bottle of a popular alcoholic drink and smoke five sticks of cigarette in two minutes, a bet he won but sadly lost his life to it. Friends

The incident happened at Agege area of Lagos on May 7, after the deceased bought bottles of Ogogoro (local gin) for his drinking companions, who then challenged him to finish a bottle of bitters and smoke five sticks of cigarette within a stipulated time.

Khloe Kardashian puts a killer bootylicious back on display

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, Khloe Kardashian has shown her enviable figure in an all in one onsie during a photoshoot on Wednesday.

Just like her elder sister Kim, the reality star who has been spending a lot of time daily on gym has proven that every drop of perspiration can bring you closer to being an inspiration.

The 30-year-old Khloe's figure is a killer....

The Worst Administration Ever, Nigeria Owes $60 billion, Says Osinbajo

The Vice President-elect, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo, has said the Muhammadu Buhari-led government will inherit the worst economy ever in the history of the nation.

Also, a former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has advised Buhari to take advantage of the country’s current level of public support for him to take hard decisions.

Osinbajo and Blair spoke during the opening of a two-day Policy Dialogue on the Implementation of the Agenda for Change, which began in Abuja on Wednesday.

A 6.9-magnitude Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands

The US Geographical Survey reported that a 6.9-magnitude earthquake and a follow-up of 4.9-magnitute aftershock has struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, but no tsunami warning was issued and no major damage was expected.

The quake hit at a depth of 19km, about 184km from the town of Lata and 487km from the capital Honiara.

It was followed by a smaller 4.9-magnitude aftershock.

“Based on all available data there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.

A 14-year-old girl has been charged with assault by beating a young boy after video went viral

Wearing her school uniform and with her blonde hair in pigtails, this teenage girl looks the picture of innocence.

But she was shown shouting foul abuse and punching a boy in the face in mobile phone footage which went viral online.

The two-minute video has been viewed 2.7million times on Facebook since it was uploaded early on May 14.

I crawled out of my hut to die. But the British Army found me. I was close to death, a living corpse': An agonizing story of an old woman

A Holocaust survivor who testified at 'Auschwitz's bookkeeper' trial relives her unimaginably harrowing ordeal says that she crawled out of her hut to die but the British Army found her. "I was close to death, a living corpse" she said.

Susan Pollack, 84, from London, (left and pictured aged nine, centre) was just 13 when she and her terrified family were herded like cattle on trains to Auschwitz in the summer of 1944 (bottom right) from their home in Hungary. She had already watched as her father was beaten and thrown into a truck by the Nazis never to be seen again.