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         A 19 year old Nigerian homeless man has been arrested in Italy for killing a 60 year old woman. Nwajiobi Donald (pictured above) strangled Caterina Susca with a bag over her head in her home in Bari, a southern Italian coastal city on Monday November 11th. Unknown to him, a neighbor took his pictures as he left Susca’s house after the murder. Donald confessed to the murder on November 14th after he was arrested by police who confronted him with numerous pieces of incriminating evidence collected in the hours immediately following the crime.

    THERE was apprehension across the country, on Thursday, as reports of President Goodluck Jonathan’s ill health in London hit the airwaves.

  Five gunmen, suspected to be ritualists on Sunday invaded the government hospital in Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies. They allegedly arrived at the hospital at about 1:00 a.m. demanding for a day old babies, and beating up staff who could not give satisfactory answer.

  Popular actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim, rose to stardom through the movie Reloaded and has since featured in many other award-winning movies.In this interview with JOAN OMIONAWELE, the actress talks about her passion, marriage and career. Excerpts.

    Charles Enebeli, also known as D’Prince, who was recently signed on as MTN brand ambassador and whose track, Booty Bag, has been enjoying airplay on radio, speaks with SEGUN ADEBAYO, on Wande Coal and Don Jazzy’s break-up with Mavin Record and other issues.

  Extracted from  Premium Times! The Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly has descended into a serious crisis after the state governor, Godswill Akpabio, personally supervised the beating of a lawmaker he suspected to be politically opposed to him and his loyalists, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.

  2Face Idibia’s wife, Annie Macaulay Idibia , is our birthday girl today, 13 November , 2013 , as she becomes a year older.

    Dangote Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have resolved to put an end to the disease called polio in Nigeria by 2014. Gates, addressing a press briefing in Lagos, on Monday, said the uprising in the north-east region of the country is undermining the fight to eradicate polio in the country, especially in Borno and Yobe states.

   Akinmayokun Awodunmila, also known as May D, is a  popular  musician.  In this interview with Ibukun Akinyemi , he sheds more light on the alleged conflict between him and music duo, Psquare, his career and other issues.

   FORMER president of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Festus Iyayi, on Tuesday, died in an accident on Lokoja-Abuja Expressway, on his way to Kano for a meeting of the union. Three other occupants of the vehicle which he boarded were said to be seriously injured and are currently receiving treatment at the Kogi State Specialist Hospital.

    Whenever the name Cossy Orjiakor is mentioned, the  first  question that comes to people’s mind is, what has she done this time? The controversial actress, who also sings, opens up to JOAN OMIONAWELE on  various scandals trailing her, private life and  dreams.

     FINDINGS of a collaborative archaeological research on ancient Nok clay and metal sculptures between Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and Goethe University, Frankfurt were objects of an exhibition at the Liebieghaus Museum, Frankfurt, recently. Nok culture, through its unique sculptures, came to global knowledge when accidental discoveries of exquisite terracotta sculptures were made during tin mining operations around 1928. The findings were then named after the first site where they were discovered.

   We have all heard it. In fact, it has become a mantra of sorts for healthy living – one and a half litres of water first thing in the morning before brushing the teeth. In some quarters, it is said that this estimate should be higher for those in the tropics where dehydration as a result of high temperatures is a possibility. The belief is that drinking certain amount of water at specific periods can prevent and treat a load of conditions, thus giving rise to a new method of treatment known as water therapy.

Tiwa Savage’s fiance Tee Billz has told Encomium magazine that their wedding slated for 23rd of this month is not meant for everyone. According to him both families are large and they also have quite a number of friends too so the venue might not house everyone, so it’s a strictly by invitation party. Here is what he told the magazine;

    Koga One Night stand with Olamide last Saturday thrilled guests to an unforgettable experience. Performances on the night were from Olamide, Eva, Ketchup, Jaywon and Falz. Others like Karat Kid, Timix, Splash, Flowsick, Seriki, Moses, Phenom, Qdotand the top six finalists from Koga Open House Competition; Wyll Diamond, Timothy, Hope, Skinnie Tweed, Dris and Zayo also made up the roster.

This New report from Sahara Reporters disproves, reports yesterday that Gov Chime denied detaining his wife. This report has more details about the press conference that took place in Enugu on Tuesday

Relics of normal life in time past are much sought after in sacrificial preparations. Some of these objects and materials, to the uninitiated, are very hard to come by. To the uninitiated, seeing a tortoise could probably be at the zoo, but for those who indulge in sacrificial practices, they know where exactly to go, they know the right market and they know the right people to call on.

NO fewer than 28 persons, who attended the weekly crusade at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, lost their lives during a stampede at the end of the ceremony in the early hours of yesterday.

 THE leadership of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has vowed to ground both primary and secondary schools in the country if the Federal Government fails to resolve its feud with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as soon as possible.

                                                                           THE crisis dogging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have become more interesting with a remark by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that a plan to split the embattled party had remained in the works for four months.

' "Look at my history, I have beef with someone, I mention their names. 'Akpata' wasn't targeted at anyone. A few people went to town saying it was targeted at Olamide but it wasn't. I'm saying that because a lot of people have implied that because I said a line about DaGrin, I was dissing Olamide.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Nigerian musician, Okoro Uwale (aka Essence), has been around since 2004.In this interview, she spoke to JOAN OMIONAWELE about her career, scandals and private life.

                                                                                    When it comes to movie production, Kunle Afolayan is known for professionalism, class and creativity. Son of the legendary movie maker, Ade Love, the award winning producer, in this interview with DOYIN ADEOYE talked about his successes, fears and prospects, among other things.

Nollwood marketers have banned actress Mercy Johnson Okojie for being too expensive. Doesn't make sense does it? If someone's fees is too high, the sensible thing to do would be to boycott them and use less expensive actresses. Leave her to those who can afford her na, abi?