Janet Jackson Is Pregnant With Her First Child

Janet Jackson is pregnant with her and husband Wissam Al Mana’s first child, E! News has learned.

The news comes about a month after the 49-year-old pop star announced she was stopping her Unbreakable world tour because she and her husband “are planning our family.” She added she had to “rest up—doctor’s orders” but did not specify if she was expecting a child, if she and Al Mana were trying to conceive or if they planned on adopting.

Firm begins crude oil production in Lagos

An oil firm, Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited (YFP), has started the production of crude oil from its Aje Field located in Block OML 113, offshore Lagos.

The firm said oil produced from the Aje field will be stored on the Front Puffin, which has production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day and storage capacity of 750,000 barrels.

Warning: Your Mobile Phone May Be Killing You Softly

The introduction of Global System for Mobile telecommunication, GSM in 2001 revolutionised communication in Nigeria. However, the use of mobile handsets, especially second hand, outdated models among the masses, comes with health risks, that are hardly known to users. Ruth Choji writes

Some Nigerians were not surprised when the chairman of Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, during its Special Day at the 37th Kaduna International Trade Fair warned Nigerians to desist from using second hand phones (tokunbo phones) or refurbished phones.

Buhari ready to put food on the table of Nigerians – Tinubu’s wife

Wife of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Senator representing Lagos Central, Oluremi Tinubu, has assured Nigerians of the current administration’s effort to end hunger in the country, stressing that President Muhammadu Buhari is ready to put food on their table.

Oluremi gave the assurance while contributing to a debate‎ on a bill seeking to make “provisions for freedom from hunger and the right to adequate food of acceptance quality” by Senator Theodore Orji from Abia central.

Photos: Cameroonian president Paul Biya and wife arrive Abuja

      
Cameroonian president ,Paul Biya and first lady, Chantal Biya are in Nigeria on a 2 day working visit.They were welcomed by president Muhamadu Buhari and wife, Aisha Buhari..

Four Children Suffocate To Death After Locking Themselves in A Car

Tragedy struck in Dattawa, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, as four children suffocated after mistakenly locking themselves in a car.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the children – Umar Mansir (male, 9); Maryam Salisu (female, 12); Sadiyya Bashir (female, 7); and Fatima Ibrahim (female, 3) – lived with their parents in Rigasa Quarters and always played together.

Why I showed no emotion during my interview with Tiwa Savage -Azuka Ogujiuba

Journalist Azuka Ogujiuba has reacted to the backlash which trailed her interview with Tiwa Savage .Many viewers took to social media to slam her for being so passive and emotionally disconnected during the interview.. Speaking to Genevieve Magazine, she addressed the criticisms

Photo: Victim Of The Fulani Herdsmen Attack In Enugu Gets His Legs Amputated

Pictured is one of the survivor of Fulani herdsmen attack... The victim whose two legs have been amputated he is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Enugu. 

The Fulani herdsmen allegedly attacked and killed scores of villagers at Nimbo Community in Uzo Uwani Local Government, Enugu last week.

"Mutual Respect Is Non-Negotiable For Marriage" Charlyboy Blasts Tiwa Savage And TeeBillz

                            
Controversial entertainment icon, Charlyboy has shared his own views following the marital saga between Tiwa Savage and her estranged husband TeeBillz. See what he shared on his Facebook page below;

Males in Benin shave head in honour of late Oba

Men in Benin, the Edo State capital, have started shaving their heads in honour of the late Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa.

The monarch’s demise was announced on Friday, which was followed with the breaking of a native chalk by the Iyase of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe.

Man Burns Lover, Her 2 Kids to Death for Denying Him S3x

                                

A 26-year old secondary school leaver, Oluwaseyi Babatola, who burnt to death five family members while they were sleeping, says he is being haunted daily by the memories of the children he murdered.


Babatola, who spoke with a Punch correspondent in Abuja, stated that he was disturbed by the thoughts of the two children that died along with their grandmother, mother and uncle, when he set their apartment on fire on April 15, 2015, at Sabongari, Bwari, in the Federal Capital Territory.

Six-storey building collapses as floods hit Kenyan capital, 15 dead

Live footage showed rescuers bringing out two survivors through packed crowds of emergency crews and onlookers in the Huruma residential area in northeast Nairobi


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Three children and one adult were taken to the city's Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya Red Cross said on its Twitter feed.

Reuben Abati: Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram?

“No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it” – Fulani Proverb

There has been so much emotionalism developing around the subject of the recent clashes between nomadic pastoralists and farmers, and the seeming emergence of the former as the new Boko Haram, forbidding not Western education this time, but the right of other Nigerians to live in peace and dignity, and to have control over their own geographical territory.

‘I want to restore my virginity’ - Doris Simeon

The separation made headlines for months, putting strain on the actress and her child, but like a conqueror, she survived and has since moved on with her life and looking forward to building a new life for herself.

Doris is now in a new relationship and told Vanguard Showtime Celebrity, that she wants to restore her virginity. Excerpts:

No More Arms For Drunk Policemen

To avoid the killing of people through accidental discharges, policemen, who abuse alcohol and drugs, will no longer be given arms.

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Bala Hassan, made this known yesterday at the Police College, Ikeja, during the launch of medical kits for urine drug test, and mass screening for hypertension and diabetes.

Racist Inter Milan fans force partial stadium ban

Inter Milan have been hit with a partial stadium ban after Napoli's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly was the victim of racist abuse at the side's last league meeting, Serie A officials have announced.
Koulibaly was subject to sporadic monkey chants from groups of hardline ultra fans in the Curva Nord section of the San Siro two weeks ago when Napoli lost 2-0.

Judge who recognized classmate in court reunites with him after release

A pair of middle school classmates who met decades later in a courtroom reunited once again under happier circumstances.
Miami-Dade Judge Mindy Glazer recognized Arthur Booth after he was arrested for burglary charges and appeared before her in bond court last year

China edging closer to first maritime nuclear station

China is edging closer to building its first maritime nuclear power platform, which couldsail to remote waters and provide stable power to offshore projects.

Analysts believe that the platform, once accomplished, could significantly boost theefficiency of the country's construction work on islands in the South China Sea. In a phoneinterview with the Global Times on Thursday, Liu Zhengguo, director of the general officeof the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), China's leading shipbuildinggroup in charge of designing and assembling the platforms, said the company is "pushingforward the work."

Nigerians did not benefit from past devaluation of naira – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is yet to be convinced that majority of ordinary Nigerians derived any tangible benefit from devaluation of the naira in the past.

The president said this at a meeting with members of the Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries in Abuja.

I forgot how to play football under Mourinho – Fabregas

Cesc Fabregas has admitted that he, “forgot how to play football,” when Jose Mourinho was still Chelsea coach.

Mourinho was sacked for a second time at Stamford Bridge in December, after what the club’s technical director, Michael Emenalo, described as “palpable discord” between the players and management.

Boost both body and brain with chocolate, say two new studies

More good news for chocolate lovers, with two new studies published this week finding that consuming a little dark chocolate can help boost physical as well as mental performance.

In a study out of Kingston University, UK, Rishikesh Kankesh Patel and his team split nine amateur male cyclists into two groups to look at the effect of dark chocolate on athletic performance.

Biafra: We are almost there – Nnamdi Kanu tells supporters

Leader of the indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu has commended his followers for continuing with the pro-Biafra agitation.

Kanu, who is facing criminal charges before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja delivered his message through the group’s spokespersons.

Osinbajo denies resigning as RCCG Pastor, vows to continue honouring God’s call

An online report claiming that Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has resigned as a Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has been debunked by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande.

PHOTO: Gunmen attack commercial bus, kill targeted passenger in Lagos

         

Commuters on a bus on the Ikorodu Road, Lagos State, were shell-shocked after some gunmen in a Camry blocked their path and killed a passenger.
It was gathered that the four men, wielding guns, cutlasses and daggers quickly made their way into the vehicle immediately they waylaid it.
A 40-year-old passenger, identified as Olusola Bamidele, was said to have been dragged down from the bus and butchered.

Woman Addicted To Having Sex More Than 10 Times A Day Says It Has Cost Her, Her Job and Friends

Sami Walton has lost her job and many friends. Get that She's not under the power of drugs or alcohol, but rather a slave to her own lust.

FG to increase fuel pump price next month – Kachikwu

Amid the lingering fuel scarcity across the nation, Nigerians might still have to pay more for the product as the Federal Government, Tuesday, disclosed that it would review the pump price next month.

UEFA CL: Suarez Shoots Down Atletico Madrid

A Luis Suarez brace was all it took for Barcelona to battle back and beat 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 in an action-packed Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Camp Nou. Atletico scored a potentially-valuable away goal when Fernando Torres blasted in a clinical first-time shot.

Google removes Afghan Taliban smartphone app

Google has removed a Taliban smartphone app from its online store, the US Internet giant said Monday, countering the tech-savvy Afghan militant group's increasing efforts to boost global visibility.

The Taliban launched their foray into smartphone apps on Friday with a Pashto language app called "Alemarah", giving access to propaganda statements and videos.

25 Year Old Lady Shrinks to 2 Feet Tall Due To Rare Health Condition That Leaves Limbs Bent

            

Kunti Kumari, a 25 year old Indian woman with a rare condition has shrunk to about 2 feet as a result of a disease that makes her limbs shrink and bend. She spends her day lying on a cot, chatting with her mother and staring at the ceiling. She has been bedridden for the past 8 years.

Formulate policies that will end fuel crisis – Oyedepo urges Buhari

The founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to come up with policies that will end the lingering fuel scarcity in the country.

Oyedepo, who is the Chancellor of the Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State gave the call during the 5th anniversary of the institution.

AFCON Qualifiers Round Up: Cote d’Ivoire Earn 1st Win, Gabon Too

Cote d’Ivoire moved up to second in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group with a slender 1-0 win over Sudan at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan on Friday.

Gervinho scored the only goal of the game in the 34th minute to hand the Elephants their first win in Group I.

“I thank God I lost 2015 governorship election”

Former Oyo state governor, Otunba Christopher Alao Akala, has said that he was grateful to God for not allowing him to win the 2015 governorship election in Oyo state, saying he would not have been able to cope with the dwindling resources accruing to the states currently.

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea As Kim Jong-Un ContinuesTo Defy UN/US Sanctions

  

        

North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea as it ramped up its defiance of tough UN and US sanctions. The weapon, believed to be a medium-range Rodong-missile, flew about 800 km (500 miles) before hitting the sea off its east coast, South Korean military reported.

US Journalist Gets Attacked By Pervert Who Pulled Down Her Panties In Public. Photos + Video

                               

A woman whose underwear was pulled down in the street by a pervert is labelled a ‘whore’ and a ‘Feminazi’ by vile trolls who say next time ‘we will rape you’. Andrea Noel, a US journalist, posted a CCTV film of the shocking moment a man sneaked up behind her and put his hands under her dress to publicly shame him.

Man Who Had His Penis Amputated Reveals Life Without A Manhood

SHOCK: Wayne Martin found out he had penile cancer when he was 29

A MAN who lost most of his manhood has spoken out about his experience for the first time.

Wayne Martin thought that torn skin on his penis was down to rough sex.

But he was shocked to discover he was actually suffering from ultra-rare penile cancer.

The 31-year-old was diagnosed with sqaumous cell carcinoma, which invaded his urethra and shaft, causing him to need a penectomy.

PHOTOS: Herbalist, 69, Marries 18-Year-Old Girl As 57th Wife

              

A 69 year old herbalist, Chief Simon Odo, who married an 18 year old girl, Chidinma, as his 57th wife last November has said that he would not marry again, having had a fair of women in his life. Chidinma was married from Okutu, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Twice lucky: Michigan family welcomes second leap year daughter

A southeast Michigan couple is twice lucky after the birth of their daughter on Feb. 29, the second time the mother has given birth to a baby girl on that day in a leap year.

Chad and Melissa Croff, from Columbus Michigan, welcomed Evelyn Joy into the world at 3:06 a.m., the Henry Ford Health System said in a statement. She arrived 10 days after her due date.

Police rescue three stolen Bauchi girls

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued three teenage girls, who were abducted in Bauchi State and forcefully converted to Islam.

The Prison Inmate Development Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, handling the matter, told one of our correspondents that the girls were handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 12, Bauchi, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, on Tuesday, by the Shari’ah Commission in the state.

TB Joshua Assists Nigerians Deported from Libya with N4m

Thirty-nine of the reported 172 Nigerians who were deported from Libya on Friday 11th March 2016 were received by Pastor T.B. Joshua of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) during his church service on Sunday 13th March.

According to a post on the church’s official Facebook page, the deportees were each given the sum of N100,000 by Joshua, who is well known for his charitable gestures.

Fidelis Onos, who spoke on behalf of the group, said that most of them had been imprisoned for up to one year in Libya after they were suddenly arrested.

Enyimba 25,000-seater stadium ready in April

The contractor handling the pitch installation at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba, MoniMichelle Sports Facilities Construction Limited, has promised to complete the job before the middle of April.

PHTO: Italian hunter and son killed in 'friendly fire' incident in Zimbabwe

  

An Italian hunter and his son have been killed in a 'friendly fire' incident as they took part in an anti-poaching operation in Zimbabwe.

Claudio Chiarelli, 65 and his son Max, 28, were members of the volunteer anti-poaching organisation Zambezi Society and were conducting patrols in Mana Pools National Park, northern Zimbabwe, at the weekend, the Telegraph reports.

Jay Z wants to ‘Make Donald Drumpf Again’

Chances are you won’t see Jay Z at a Donald Trump rally.

Appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Monday, fellow talk show host John Oliver explained how the rapper, 46, expressed interest in his satirical “Make Donald Drumpf Again” caps.

Oliver used the GOP candidate’s own campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” as inspiration for the tongue-in-cheek phrase that aims to, as Oliver puts it, “separate the mascot of ‘Donald Trump’ from the man.”

EFCC Traces N3bn Transfers to Fani-Kayode, Falae, Others

                          

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced N3.145bn transferred to the private accounts of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation.

According to detectives at the EFCC, the money emanated from the account of the Central Bank of Nigeria and was transferred to the account of a company, Joint Dimensions Limited, and then sent to various accounts.

Ex-Soldier Who Killed Girlfriend Over Text Messages, Other Criminals,Paraded By Police

       

An ex-soldier, identified as Sunday Umaru, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for killing his girlfriend after he saw some text messages on her phone.

Sunday, who served in the 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, but attached to Sector 7 of Operation Save Haven, Jos (OPSH), was alleged to have stabbed  his lover,  Charity Thomas, in the stomach in the Riyom Local Government Area, which led to her death

It was gathered that the soldier was dismissed by the army for the action and handed over to the police for prosecution.

Which sports burn the most calories?

Get moving and feel the burn with these calorie-busting activities to enjoy as part of a healthy lifestyle or a weight-loss program.

The top five calorie-killers include cross-country skiing, step, skipping, running and boxing. Personal trainers recommend two to three 45-minute sessions a week in order to see results.

Things you should not tell friends about your relationship

                           

Things can get fraught when your good old boy crew has to make room for your lady love. Here's how you can balance the most important relationships in your life.

When you need a nice, smooth whiskey after the long work week or when your girlfriend has been stressing you out and you need to talk about anything -anything! -other than your relationship, your buddies are there for you. While you may not be tagging them in Instagram posts as your #besties, your guys know you best and they're there for you when you need them, regardless of how serious or silly your ask may be.

Indonesia sinks 34 foreign boats to stop illegal fishing

Indonesian Navy and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries blow up the illegal fishing vessel the MV Viking in the waters of Tanjung Batumandi, Pangandaran, West Java, on March 14, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. 

Image by: ANTARA FOTO / REUTERS

Indonesia sank 34 impounded foreign boats, the government said, the latest bid to deter vessels from illegally fishing in the world's biggest archipelago nation.

Fashola Goes Tough on DisCos, Wants Meters Provided to Nigerians

The Federal Government has asked Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country to immediately provide meters to Nigerians, insisting that it would no longer condone the situation where people pay for meters and fail to access them within a reasonable time-frame.