Incedible! Female makeup artist transforms herself into celebrities


This is one of the most amazing things you'll see in a while (or not...lol). A very talented female artist called Magali, a Parisian makeup genius living in Saint Maarten - transforms herself to pretty much anyone she likes with the help on contouring and highlighting. From Kanye West, to Justin Bieber, Drake, Chris Brown, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Big Sean, Notorious BIG Morgan Freeman, Mike Tyson, Meek Mill, Trey Songz and more. See more photos and watch the video after the cut...

Photos: Neyo, Anthony Anderson, Jhene Aiko land South Africa for MAMAs


The MTV Africa Music Awards 2015 will hold tonight and top international and Nigerian acts are set to light up the city of Durban with pulsating performances and collaborations. Singer Neyo, actor Anthony Anderson, Jhene Aiko gathered with top African acts yesterday, at the MAMA press conference to talk about their expectations for the awards.

5th victim from the Chattanooga terror attack dies


U.S. Navy sailor has succumbed to injuries sustained in this week's deadly Tennessee rampage, bringing the death toll from the shooting to 5.
The U.S. Navy did not immediately release the name of the sailor. On Friday, a statement by the Navy said a petty officer was undergoing "medical treatment" for gunshot wounds, but it is not immediately clear if Saturday's victim is the same person.

South Africa returns $15 million seized for the procurement of arms


There are claims that the $15 million seized by the South African Govt. in 2014 that was meant for the purchase of arms for the Nigerian military has been returned to the Nigerian government.

The sum of $9.3 million was seized by the South African authorities on September 5, 2014 and another $5.7 million was seized later in a transaction involving Societe D’ Equipments Internationale of Nigeria and Cereberus Risk Solutions, a South African arms company.

10 Things You Need To Know About Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh


Nigeria on Wednesday appointed Sunday Oliseh as coach on a three-year contract. Here are ten things you need to know about the Super Eagles gaffer.
  • Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh was born 14 September 1974 in Abavo, Delta State.
  • Oliseh played 54 international matches and scored two goals for Nigeria
  • He won Olympic football gold (1996), Africa Cup of Nations gold (1994), silver (2000) and bronze (2002) and played in two FIFA World Cups (1994 and 1998).

Transfer Gist: Tottenham Eye £8m Capture Of Nigerian Attacker


Tottenham Hotspur are set to launch an impressive £8m (about N2.5bn) bid to land Chelsea and Nigerian winger Victor Moses.
Moses is away in Canada with the Blues for pre-season but the 24-year-old wide man is wanted at the White Hart Lane as Spurs look to have more reliable options on the wings with the impending exit of Andros Townsend this summer.

Today's Transfer Gist (18.07.15): Stones, Pedro, Wenger And More


  • Chelsea, who have had one £20m offer turned down, are set to make an improved bid for 21-year-old John Stones - but Everton are holding out for a British record fee for a defender. (Daily Mirror) 
  • However, Everton have told Chelsea to forget about trying to sign former Barnsley player Stones after insisting he is not for sale. (Liverpool Echo) 
  • Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says Stones should "stay put at Everton and keep on learning". (Kicca.com) 

Newly Appointed Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh Returns To Belgium


Newly appointed Super Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh has returned to Belgium, officials have disclosed.
A top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) told AfricanFootball.com the new Eagles coach is expected to return to the country two weeks before the Eagles AFCON 2017 qualifier against Tanzania in September.

Home Based Eagles And Enyimba Star Striker Fails Club Medicals


Tunisian side Club Africain have turned down the opportunity to sign Mfon Udoh from Enyimba after the striker failed a medical examination.
The Nigeria international secretly traveled to Tunis few days ago to formalize his switch to the 1991 African champions but he was not offered a contract due to his poor health condition.

Photos from Sleek Nigeria - S Studio product re-launch


On the 5th July Sleek Studio Nigeria re-launched their S Studio skin care range at the Sleek studio resource centre , Sleek Studio square, V.I, Lagos. It was a fun yet informative event, with beauty bloggers, influencers and celebrities in attendance. 

Omawumi welcomes baby boy (photo)


Singer Omawumi has given birth to her second child - a baby boy. Omawumi welcomed her bundle of joy in the early hours of today in a hospital in the US. Mother and son are said to be doing great. This is the second child for Omawumi and her husband, Tosin Yusuf. Big congrats to them.

My 24-hour SSS ordeal was a witch hunt- Sambo Dasuki


The former National Security Adviser, Mr. Sambo Dasuki, yesterday raised an alarm over what he saw as a plot by the State Security Service (SSS) to implicate him in alleged security breaches.
He said Nigerians should know that the invasion of his house by the SSS was a sheer witch-hunt. He said it was sad that the operatives of the security agency broke into his ailing father’s house in Sokoto and broke his safe.

Dasuki, who spoke exclusively with the Nation correspondent on the phone yesterday, said he did not deserve such treatment because as the National Security Adviser he did not maltreat any Nigerian.
He said he was subjected to a 12-hour ordeal from 6pm on Thursday till 6am on Friday.
He said:

Singer Jeremih gets arrested for DUI on his birthday


R&B star Jeremih rang in his birthday by getting arrested early Friday morning in the Valley.
The singer who just turned 28 on Friday was pulled over by California Highway Patrol around 2:15 AM and booked for misdemeanor DUI.

Seems like he was out celebrating his birthday early and ended up spending the rest of the night behind bars. Bail was set at $15k, and he was released around 11 AM on Friday.

12 year old girl found murdered by 15-year-old neighborhood boy


The body of a murdered 12-year-old girl in a Salt Lake City suburb was discovered early Friday morning at a horse pasture near her home.

Kayley Vijil, who was found less than half a mile from her home in West Valley City after her mother rushed to a local 7-Eleven around 1.30am to speak to police because she could not find her daughter.

West Valley City Police Chief Lee Russo said that the girl had not been contacted by her parents since midnight, when she was lured from her house by a 15-year-old boy from the neighborhood who did not know her or the family well.

Girlfriend shares tragic last texts with boyfriend killed in Chatanooga


There were 4 Marines killed in the attack on two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee this past Thursday by gunman Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24, and their names have been revealed as Skip Wells, Thoma Sullivan, Carson Holmquist and David Wyatt. 

Housewife Caught Having Sex With Lover, Fined N50,000


A 29-year-old house wife, identified simply as Vero, has been accused of infidelity in Irri community, in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. Her husband, identified as Ben, on Thursday told the elders of the community that he caught his wife in illicit love affair in an uncompleted building. Sources said Umukoro insisted that the elders must dissolve the marriage in line with the tradition of the Isoko people.

One of the sources said, “Today (Thursday), Ben met with the elders of the community and asked them to dissolve his marriage to Vero in the Isoko tradition. “He told the elders that the woman and her secret lover were caught having sex in an apartment in the outskirt of the community.”

Zimbabwe Prophet Allegedly Opens Girl's Private Parts With "Holy Oil'


Prophet Walter Magaya a controversial man of God in Harare, Zimbabwe, has stirred another round of storm when a statement from his church claim his 'holy oil' managed to open a young girl's honeypot that has been closed since her birth, My Zimbabwe reports. The girl's grandmother who spoke to the online paper, said doctors had told her that there was nothing they could do about the sealed private part but that Prophet Magaya's anointing oil was all that was needed to work the miracle.

Soldier Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Raping And Infecting 10-Year-Old Stepdaughter With HIV


An Ogun State High Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday sentenced a retired soldier, Alabi Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old step-daughter and infecting her with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV. In his judgement, Justice Abiodun Akinyemi said the accused faced a one-count charge of having sexual intercourse with the child. The offence, he said, was contrary to Section 3 of Child Rights Law. The judge said the court was convinced that the allegation against the accused had been proved beyond reasonable doubt.

PHOTOS: Meet The Woman Who Lifts Items With Her Vagina


Fitness instructor,  Kim Anami claims lifting items with her vagina has improved her sex life. The 44 year old  mum of one calls her technique “Vaginal Kung Fu” and says her unique practice has given her own sex life a boost, adding: “My sex life has improved radically and when I started weight lifting with my vagina my partner noticed the difference immediately.I can have multiple orgasms, I’d say ten or fifteen orgasms in a row.I can have an energy orgasm, which means an orgasm with takes place without touch, meaning I can have sex with my partner when he’s on the other side of the room or even on the other side of the planet.”So even hearing his voice or just thinking about him, I can have an orgasm.”

Kendall and Kylie Jenner both step out for lunch in style


Kendall and Kylie Jenner were spotted arriving at Joan's On Third restaurant in Los Angeles a day after their father Caitlyn Jenner was honored at the ESPY Awards.

On their way to the eatery, the 17-year-old reality star shared numerous videos on her Snapchat account showing her big sister behind the wheel singing along to a French Montana featured single. More photos after the cut..

Gov. Ambode- $1.5bn Badagry port construction will begin in Sept


Governor of Lagos State, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, said construction  of  the planned $1.5 billion Badagry Deep Seaport will  commence in 2 months.
This came barely 6 days after the consortium for the project expected to be the largest deep sea port in Africa emerged.

Ambode disclosed this when he led a team to inspect various developmental projects such as; the ongoing expansion works on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway into 10 lanes, Badagry Deep Seaport, among others.
He said:

Caitlyn Jenner turns heads at Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day


Caitlyn Jenner was out again after the ESPYS, this time to attend the Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day. Caitlyn, who is relishing the chance to finally be in the spotlight as her true self, was dressed appropriately for a day at the races. 

Caitlyn was seen cheering from the sidelines alongside a group of friends as she watched the horse racing. She was seen with the owner of the club, Joe Harper. More photos after the cut..

Lekki Bank robbery suspect sues police for N1million


One of the four Lekki bank robbery suspects has taken the Nigerian Police Force to court, asking for N1million damages for alleged unlawful detention. In a suit at the Ikeja High Court in Lagos, Ebi Tosan prayed that the police be directed to release him on bail.

Respondents in the suit are Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ikeja.

Dark Knight theater murderer, James Holmes found guilty on all 165 charges


James Holmes,who walked into a midnight screening of The Dark Knight and opened fire on over 400 theater goers in 2012, killing 12 and wounding 70 has been found guilty of all 165 charges laid against him following the massacre, a Colorado jury said on Thursday night.

DSS operatives invade Ex-NSA’s residences


On Thursday, operatives of the Department of State Services invaded the Asokoro, Abuja residence of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
 
It was learnt that the operation which was said to have been authorized by the top shot of DSS, was in connection with the secret probe into how billions of naira allocated for the war against terrorism was allegedly looted.

Sister sister... Kendall and Kylie Jenner both step out for lunch in style


19 year old Kendall and her 17 year old sister Kylie Jenner were spotted arriving at Joan's On Third restaurant in Los Angeles a day after their father Caitlyn Jenner was honored at the ESPY Awards.
On their way to the eatery, the 17-year-old reality star shared numerous videos on her Snapchat account showing her big sister behind the wheel singing along to a French Montana featured single. More photos after the cut..

Caitlyn Jenner turns heads at Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day


65-year-old Caitlyn Jenner was out again after the ESPYS, this time to attend the Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day.
Caitlyn, who is relishing the chance to finally be in the spotlight as her true self, was dressed appropriately for a day at the races. Caitlyn was seen cheering from the sidelines alongside a group of friends as she watched the horse racing. She was seen with the owner of the club, Joe Harper. More photos after the cut..

Popular APC party member shot dead in Festac


A chieftain of the APC in Lagos, Mr Shalew Daramola was yesterday July 15th assassinated in Festac town. According to reports, Mr Daramola was with members of his party on 3rd Avenue K close, where they were sharing some items for the Sallah celebration when he stepped out to go check his car. He was then accosted by a man who asked him for money and when Daramola said he didn't have any money on him, the man shot him at close range. He then jumped on a waiting motorcycle and fled the scene. Mr Daramola died on his way to the hospital...

On-set photos from Monalisa Chinda's widely anticipated Talk Show!


Nollywood's top talent and entrepreneur, Monalisa Chinda has successfully completed production of her innovative talk-show. You and I with Monalisa' is an eccentric show created to address pressing and trending social issues in the most refreshing perspectives. It is scheduled to go live on AIT, TV Continental and other platforms in the coming weeks. See some onset photos after the cut...

Photos: Rochas Okorocha's son graduates with First Class in Mech Engineering


Ahamefula, the son of Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha graduated with a first class in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester today July 16th. His parents were there to witness his graduation. More photos after the cut...

Salla celebration: Police in Yobe restricts vehicular movement


The Yobe state police command has restricted vehicular movement in the state from 6pm today to 2pm tomorrow July 17th. No vehicle is expected to come in or leave the state during this time. Women are expected to undergo screening from female police officers in all mosques before Jumaat prayers in the state.