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If you were born and bred in Nigeria, you will agree that these are certain foods Nigerian mothers cannot do without. Nigerian mothers are awesome. They hold everything together and are saddled with the resonsibility of home making and food preparation. Below are 4 different foods Nigerian mothers cook often. 1. Jollof rice Whether it is spiced with veggies, or not, Nigerian mothers cant but cook jollof rice. Trust to eat jollof rice whenever you are visiting Nigerian home. Its aroma makes it palatable and it is also easy to make. 2. Beans Nigerian mothers love to cook beans. This food is protein rich and trust our mothers to make varieties of foods from this food as well. Moimoi, akara are all good to go. Also, beans is not expensive and does not need extra cooking skills to cook it. 3. Eba, Amala and pounded yam Our Nigerian mothers from Ekiti, Ondo can relate to iyan (pounded yam) making, while those from the eastern part prefers eba, those from oyo like amala. These foods a...

The kidnappers of a Lagos monarch have finally reached out to his family demanding an outrageous sum. Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni Gunmen who kidnapped Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, a Lagos monarch have made their demands for his release. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the kidnappers have demanded a N500m ransom. It will be recalled that the kidnappers stormed the monarch’s palace at Iba area of Lagos around 11:30pm on Saturday and took him away, escaping through the waterways. They killed his guard and shot his wife. The family or the police are yet to comment on whether the ransom will be met or not. Details later…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has been spotted in Seychelles looking strong and healthy as he took selfies journalists. Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo takes selfie with journalists Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not slowing down even at 79 years as he posed for for series of selfies with Nigerian journalists in Victoria, the capital of Seychelles. Obasanjo looks young and fresh as he gets ready for the annual general meeting of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to be held in Seychelles on Saturday 23rd July 2016. Others being expected at the AGM are Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, Joseph Stiglitz, Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and Chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, Tony Elumelu.

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command have arrested 22 teenagers including some girls for various offenses. Kid robbers arrested and paraded in Lagos A 15-year-old girl identified as Gift David, who was part of 22 suspected kid robbers arrested by the officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command in separate incidences of robbery, stealing and cultism around Agege and its environs in the state, have been paraded before newsmen on Thursday. The female teenage gangster, Gift, said she is a lover of Indian hemp. “I smoke between five and six wraps of Indian hemp daily. I don’t take cocaine, but I take Chinese cigarette, if I cannot get Indian hemp. “I am not a thief, I don’t rob. It was one of the boys that we sleep together, who stole a phone at Computer Village,” the Cross Rivers State indigene added, stating that she came with a relative to Lagos about six years ago, but was later abandoned. Also, she denied enga...

A policeman has incurred the wrath of residents after he shot dead an okada man during an altercation. A yet to be named policeman has gunned down a motorcycist. The motorcyclist was allegedly gunned down by men of the Nigerian police in a deadly clash between police and Okada riders in Zaki Biam, Benue state. The Okada riders in the area who are seen carrying the corpse of their colleague - have mobilized themselves for a serious protest against the police force. See more photos below:

A pastor has suffered a great disgrace before his congregation after a church member's revelation exposed him openly. Pastor Joseph Ngapasare (Photo credit:H-Metro) It was real drama at the FBI Ministries Church on Saturday as Pastor Joseph Ngapasare, 34, was humiliated during his church service in Glen View by a married woman believed to be carrying his baby. According to a report by H-Metro, Pastor Joseph Ngapasare, 34, who claimed to be a prophet, was forced to abandon playing keyboards during praise and worship during a church service where he had been hired to perform after his married lover Talent Zunzanyika appeared. Pastor Joseph, believed to have joined FBI Ministries, sneaked out of the congregation and invited Talent for talks which lasted nearly three hours, impeccable sources told H-Metro. Talent confirmed her adulterous affair with Pastor Joseph saying her husband was centrally locked by his concubine for the past two years such that there was no more sex in thei...

A former Nollywood actor has tied the knot and is living happily with his Irish gay husband, Keegan in the United Kingdom. The couple on their wedding day Kayode Ogunyemi who was shot to limelight over his role in the now rested popular television series, 'Doctors Quarters', reportedly tied the knot few months ago with his gay Irish husband, Keegan, and the couple are living happily in the UK now. See more photos below;

A man who is obviously fed up with his son's evil ways has taken a shocking step to put the young man in his place. The public advert disowning the son The man identified as Mr Andrew Chukwurah Nworah, has disowned his son publicly. The man who has obviously finally given up hope on his son's recovery from bad to good ways, went ahead to post a public notice in the Newspapers disowning him and cutting off his inheritance. According to the public notice, Mr Andrew Chukwurah Nworah who hails from Awka, shares his reasons for disowning his son identified as Mr Bethel Nwora. The notice reveals that the son had threatened to kill him amongst other misconducts, for which reason he has cut off his 39-year-old son. He adds that upon his death, his son is not to participate in his funeral rites and would not be inheriting any of his properties. Mr Bethel is also not entitled to the grant of probate to his father's will, as the notice adds a disclaimer warning people who have a...

A man has survived an unbelievable brush with death after he came face to face with a lion in the forest. Safari ranger, Eric Ubisi survived the brush with death A safari ranger was left in terrible fear after he came face to face with a lion in the forest. Instead of taking to his heels, experienced guide Eric Ubisi was left shaking in his boots as the huge animal looked at him. He was left totally in shock after the brush with death as the powerful predator walked past him instead of turning him to another meal. The incident happend at the Manyeleti Game Reserve in Tintswalo, South Africa. Eric escaped unharmed after the near-death encounter Scaredy cat Eric was sat in the mounted seat of his parked jeep when the deadly beast stopped and stared directly at him on Monday afternoon. The defenceless ranger completely froze, clutching his chair as his life passed before his eyes. Animal enthusiast Eric was with fellow guides David Jacobs and Anton van Loggerenberg when the incident ...

A demolition exercise sanctioned by Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has inflicted pains and untold hardship on its people.   Governor Willie Obiano   A middle aged woman (names withheld) reportedly slumped and died in Ugwuachalla Ikenga village, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, when Physical Planning Board, ANSPPB, marked her house for demolition, last weekend. Ten others are also said to be hospitalised following the storming of the areas by officials of ANSPPB, who allegedly marked their buildings and 500 others for demolition. The victim was said to have collapsed and died after signing the ANSPPB order handed over to her by officials of the agency, who stormed the area with armed policemen and local vigilance groups, as they embarked on marking buildings for demolition with red ink. Vanguard gathered that in each house, the owner was forced to sign a removal/demolition order letter signed by the Executive Secretary of ANSPP...

Three members of a Nigerian crime gang who are members of the "Black Axe" cult in the Palermo city of Sicily in Italy have been sentenced by an Italian court. Photo used as illustrative purposes only (Credit: Flamestorm) An Italian court has jailed three members of a Nigerian crime gang in Palermo, Sicily, sentencing them to at least a decade in prison each for crimes including attempted murder. Prosecutors said the trio brought to Palermo the practices of the "Black Axe" cult, which Nigerian police said carried out ritual murders, mutilation and r*pe in the early 1990s. In Sicily, they used mafia techniques in carrying out attempted murder, armed robbery, bodily harm, extortion and drug-dealing, and answered to Italy's most storied mafia organisation, the Cosa Nostra, as if they were its subjects, prosecutors said. The court's verdict, reached on Wednesday and made available on Friday, handed down sentences of 12 years and four months to the gang's ...

There is an ongoing shooting spree at a shopping mall in Munich, Germany, a police spokesperson told CNN. According to a Breaking News on CNN, there is an ongoing "shooting spree" early Friday evening at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich, Germany. So far, three people have been confirmed dead, according to German police. Police spokeswoman, Claudia Kvenzel, later told CNN that the shooting at the Munich shopping mall is over, and are asking people to avoid the area, adding that she had no further information. Lynn Stein, who said she works at the Jack Wolfskin store in the mall, told CNN that the shooter was inside the mall. "I heard several shots," Stein said. "(I) was just going to buy something while my coworker was still in the shop. "People started running. I went outside as well; more people running outside. I think I heard more shots. Then it sounded like he went to the parking house next to the mall ...

A scammer tried to defraud a man recently but what he got for his troubles is absolutely not what he expected. A scammer tried to defraud another man by sending him a message about his supposed bank status. However, the scammer ended up getting what he didn't bargain for because the intended victim was ready for him. Trouble started when the scammer sent a message to the intended victim, reading "Dear customer,CBN of Nigeria has blocked your ATM debit card due to your incomplete BVN registration. Call our customer care on 07068151838 to reactivate" When the intended victim got the message, he sent a reply that no doubt blew the scammer's mind. Below is what he replied: "Dear fraudster, Almighty God has blocked your destiny. To unblock, go to any Bible believing church and give your life to Christ"

A photo making the rounds on the internet showing a church signboard has caused a stir with its rather hilarious notice. This signboard has been trending on social media after it emerged on the internet recently. The signboard innocently advertises a Church called "New Jerusalem Wade Haris 12 Apostles Church of Ghana" However that is not what has got people talking. What really got tongues wagging is what the church says if offers. According to the signboard, the church offers the following: - Financial problems - Spiritual problems - Family probems - Marital roblems - All kind of diseases Social media users have reacted with many asking why the church will offer problems to people when it should be offering solutions instead.

A man impersonating Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has been arrested by the gallant operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Suspect, Bello Abdulahhi (Hajiya Maryam) The Sokoto State Police Command and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 50-year old man identified as Bello Abdullahi on Wednesday, July 21, for allegedly impersonating Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The Commandant of NSCDC, Babangida Dutsin-Ma, while parading the suspect before news men in Sokoto on Thursday, said the Abdullahi was arrested after extorting N20,000 from an Islamic Cleric. The commandant said the suspect, claiming to be Gov. Tambuwal, had called the unsuspecting cleric that he would be included in a high powered proposed State Committee on Religious Affairs. He asked the victim to provide N20,000, for the provision of a certificate to qualify him for the membership of the proposed committee. "He also call...

A heartless taxi driver who stole millions from a passenger and gave some of the money to his girlfriend and sister has finally been caught. Dubious taxi driver, Muritala Olugunju A dubious 38 year-old taxi driver, Muritala Olugunju, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team. The man was arrested after he stole N1.8million from a passenger. According to Vanguard, the suspect, who is a native of Ogun State, was said to have picked his passenger, identified simply as Mohammed, at Wuse Zone 6 area of Abuja for shopping, before taking him to a hotel where he wanted to lodge. As the victim entered the hotel to book a room, leaving his bags containing his cash and other belongings in the taxi, the driver made away with the passengers belongings. The helpless victim alerted the police at IRT, who trailed the suspects and arrested him few weeks later. Speaking after he was caught, the man said he was pushed to steal by the devil...

Some so called pastors are being made to pay for their evil acts after they were found out to have defrauded a woman. The three self-proclaimed pastors, Ekpo Michael, 55, Charles Michael, 54 and Napoleon Ohaegbu, 52, allegedly obtained N26,000 under the guise of performing miracles. They were, yesterday, docked before an Igbosere Magis-trate’s Court, Lagos. According to Vanguard, the accused, whose addresses were not given, are facing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and stealing. The prosecutor, Sergeant Kingsley Jackson, told the court that the accused conspired and committed the offences on July 19, at 2p.m., at Ikate in Lekki Phase 1, at Eti-Osa, Lagos. Jackson alleged that the accused falsely presented themselves to one Chioma Okorie under the guise of being Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, pastors and obtained N26,000 from her. He said the accused falsely told Okorie that there was a cowry in her womb. He said: “The accused br...

A suspect who couldn't believe his ears after he was ordered to be remanded in jail stunned people when he passed out. File photo: A court It was pure melodrama at the Warri South Magistrate Court on Thursday when one Smart Etiemor, a suspect, suddenly collapsed right there. The suspect collapsed over the court’s order to remand him in prisons custody. The Nation reports that Etiemor had allegedly collaborated with another suspect, Robinson Dagbolo, to write a petition against a clergyman, Bishop Sunny Jero, accusing him of, among other incriminating allegations, sponsoring the notorious Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). However, the Chief Magistrate considering their matter, C.I Moeteke, who said his court lacked the jurisdiction to try the accused persons, ordered that they should be remanded at the Okere Prisons, Warri, until August 18, 2016. The middle-aged suspects were arraigned on a one-count charge of false accusation, an offence punishable under Section 125 of the Criminal ...

The Comptroller General of Customs who is a well known ally of Muhammadu Buhari was spotted on Tuesday flying first class on British Airways flight from London to Abuja contrary to the President's directive. Comptoller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hamid Ali, addressing the agency's personnel In a clear violation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive banning public officials from flying first class, a well known ally of the president, Hamid Ali, who is the Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs, was spotted on Tuesday flying first class on British Airways flight from London to Abuja. Recall that President Buhari had in April caused the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to issue a circular to all government agencies barring top officials from travelling first class, a measure to cut the high cost of travelling by public officials. According to an exclusive report on Premium Times , the Britisg Aairways flight BA83 which took off from Gate 43 of Heathrow Terminal 5...

A wicked man has left his wife terribly burnt and in deep pains for daring to change her Facebook password without his knowledge. A heartless husband has done the unthinkable by pouring his wife hot oil for daring to change her Facebook password without his consent. According to Kenyans , the woman is nursing serious burns after her husband allegedly poured hot oil on her face following an argument over a Facebook password. It was gathered that the during the hot exchange of words, the husband grabbed the hot pan of oil and poured it on the woman, leaving her badly burnt and in pains. According to neighbours who heard the heated exchange, the woman was preparing fish when the dispute arose. "The woman was preparing fish when an argument arose over the password. The man grabbed the pan with the hot oil and splashed it on the woman’s face," a neighbour was quoted by the Star. The victim was rushed to Naivasha sub-county hospital by her neighbours and it is feared that she ...

It is the end of the road for some traders who have been selling milk contaminated with mortuary chemicals to consumers. The traders arrested by the police Four heartless traders who were eager to make gains have been caught on Wednesday transporting adulterated milk suspected to have been mixed with chemicals used in mortuaries and hospitals. The milk is alleged to have been contaminated with formalin and hydrogen peroxide. Formalin is a chemical mostly used in mortuaries to preserve dead bodies while hydrogen peroxide is used to clean wounds in hospitals. Kenyans reports that the four traders were transporting the milk from Nyandarua to Nakuru when they were nabbed at Ol Joroorok town, Kenya. It was gathered that the traders had used the chemicals to give the milk a longer shelf life. While confirming the incident, Nyandarua-West Deputy Commissioner Were Simiyu said that police laid an ambush for the suspects ferrying the milk in a van. “I caution traders not to be too greedy fo...

Lagos State is blessed with relaxation centres to unwind after a stressful week of hoping from one spot to the other in the effort to make ends meet. What would Lagos look like without beaches? It’s actually hard to imagine. There are private and public beaches in Lagos which offer a place for relaxation and fun. To all fun lovers who like the feel of the ocean sand under their feet and are not afraid of the massive water, it is an experience you would want to have always. Here are our top 5 beaches in Lagos in no particular order: (1) Tarkwa Bay Beach Tarkwa Bay can be found on an island that’s a 20-minute boat cruise from the Lagos CMS dock. It has an irresistable serene atmosphere for those who adorn the beach. For first timers, do not be surprised if you meet a sparsely populated area, but there are friendly residents around, some of whom are fishermen. The interesting thing about the beach is that it is only accessible by boat. It affords easy access to the raging and fierce wav...

The police in the United States have come under heavy criticism after officers shot an innocent black man allegedly because of his colour. Charles Kinsey lying on the floor before he was shot by the police An innocent therapist nearly lost his life after he was shot by the police while he was lying in the street with his hands up. The black man who was caring for an autistic patient as he tried to to get his 27-year-old patient back to a facility safely could not believe his eyes after police shot him even when he raised his hands while lying on the floor and told them he was just a therapist. A video shows Charles Kinsey asking the police not to shoot him, during the incident in Miami shows the the 47-year-old, unarmed black man lying on the floor with his hands raised. Authorities said the incident happened on Monday, following reports of a man threatening to shoot himself. According to Metro.co.uk, North Miami Assistant Police Chief Neal Cuevas told The Miami Herald that office...

A really unbearable stench has caused serious commotion inside a plane as it is forced to land unscheduled. The plane, a British Airways holiday jet has been forced to make an emergency landing. The plane made an emergency landing today after the stench of cannabis filled the cabin. One of the passengers, Stuart Barnes, 40, said: “The smell was unmistakable.” According to The Sun UK, the plane returned to Gatwick after 90 minutes, costing BA £50,000 and causing travel chaos. Fire crews rushed aboard to check out the overpowering smell. The cause and source remains unclear. Stuart, his wife Susan, 43, and daughters Rosie, ten, and Olivia, nine were among up to 174 passengers on BA2552 who paid up to £700 for a return trip. Finance worker Stuart, from Cardiff, added: “There was a faint smell when we got on. We were told that they hoped when they put the air conditioning on it would clear, but it got even stronger. You could tell straightaway what it was. “Everyone at the back of th...

In a controversial case that has rocked an African country, a former Justice Minister along with others has gotten convicted for attempted murder Raphael Kasambara Raphael Kasambara, a former Malawian Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, has been convicted for murder by the Malawi High Court. The man was convicted on Thursday for attempting to murder the country’s former Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo, in 2013. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the court found the former minister and two others, Pika Manondo and Macdonald Kumwembe, guilty of conspiracy to murder and also found the other two guilty of attempted murder. The attempted murder of the former director took place on the night of Aug. 13, 2013 at the gates of his residence in Lilongwe. Mphwiyo was shot three times at close range as he awaited the opening of the gate. He was flown to South Africa for medication where a successful surgery was conducted on his face. Mphwiyo implicated Kasambara and the other ...

In yet another weird murder case, a young lesbian girl who was seen riding a motorbike and sat romantically together with her partner in a hut, has slit her throat over reasons yet unknown. The tourist lake where the incident happened According to a report on Postnews Media, a young girl slit her lesbian girlfriend’s throat, and then pushed her body into the Bati River/Tonle Bati, in one of Takeo's famous tourist attractions, located in Bati District, Takeo Province, Cambodia around 9:40am on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Eye witnesses disclosed that before the incident happened, the couple was seen riding a motorbike to that place together and sat romantically together in a hut. Then at one point, the girl grabbed a knife and cut her girlfriend’s throat and pushed the body into the water, fleeing the scene. It was learnt that Police retrieved body of the victim from the water and took it to the hospital for examination, as manhunt has been launched to apprehend the attacker. See t...

More people have died in the plateau crisis as a curfew is declared to curtail the menace. Nigerian soldiers The crisis rocking the Plateau State may have taken an upward surge as three more people have died after soldiers opened fire on rampaging youth in Bokkos Local Government Area of the State. One person had earlier been confirmed dead. According to Premium Times, witnesses have revealed that three of seven people who were injured in the attack, died, bringing the death toll to four. Soldiers serving with the Special Task Force on Jos crisis on Thursday opened fire on youth who blocked a road in Bokkos in protest of the killing of a monarch and a night attack there Wednesday. Residents said there is tension in Bokkos town, as many have fled the area to seek refuge elsewhere. The weekly Thursday market in the town could not open due to the crisis. The military special task force imposed a 24-hour curfew on the town. A spokesperson for the STF, Ikedichi Iweha, denied that sold...