Photos: SA white lawyer brutally assaulted outside court by angry crowd for defending suspected child killers

Lawyer Nico Du Plessis was assaulted and beaten outside the Tonga Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga, South Africa on January 21 for defending suspected child killer. The lawyer said he dreads returning to court this coming Wednesday.

$200bn stolen money stashed in Dubai - Shehu Sani

Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central Zone) has alleged that corrupt Nigerians have in the last 16 years stashed $200 billion in Dubai. Sen. Sani said this while speaking with newsmen in Kaduna yesterday January 25th

“Corrupt Nigerians have stashed unbelievable amount of monies in Dubai alone in the name of estates acquisition, purchase of exotic houses and business partnership in the last 16 years. Some have stashed raw cash.

Italian man escapes corruption charge because bribe he offered was too small

Italy's top court has ruled that a man who offered €100 to cops is not guilty of corruption because the sum is not substantial. The decision may have also taken into cognizance the man's state of mind at the time, as the man was caught driving under influence which made him offer the bribe to escape arrest.The driver was however convicted of drunk driving, which carries a fine of 6,200 euros, a suspended license for a year and also a year in prison.

Photos: Hidden safe found during demolition of a mansion once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar.

A safe was discovered hidden inside a Miami mansion that once belonged to notorious Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Construction workers found the safe in the building's foundation during demolition.

The mansion, now owned by a restaurateur and a TV journalist, is being removed to make way for a more modern building. It was confiscated by the U.S. government in 1987 and sold at auction. The current owners purchased it in 2014.

 

Pasuma's daughter showers him with praises...

Beautiful Wasilat turned 25 recently and her musician dad spoilt her with a car. The lucky girl took to her instagram page last night to shower praises on her dad. See what she wrote after the cut...

The change that was expected is not the change that is being experienced now - Sen Remi Tinubu

According to the official twitter handle of the Nigerian Senate, wife of APC National Leader, Senator Remi Tinubu who represents Lagos Central Senatorial District said the change that was expected is not the change that is being experienced now. She said this while speaking on the 2016 budget in the National Assembly this morning. See more tweets after the cut...

PDP’s only legacy is corruption - Chris Okotie

Popular Lagos pastor and former presidential candidate, Chris Okotie says PDP's only legacy is corruption. Okotie said this in a post on his Facebook wall yesterday January 25th.

"More than at any time in our history, we need discipline in the Armed forces. And, thank God we have an ex-general in power (President Buhari) who is an epitome of discipline and transparency. I urge Nigerians to support his anti-corruption campaign which aims to rid this country of PDP’s legacy of a government of the corrupt, by the corrupt, and for the corrupt".

OAP Toolz & fiance Tunde Demuren's traditional wedding holds this Saturday

The Traditional wedding of OAP, Tolu Oniru aka Toolz and her fiance, Tunde Demuren, will hold in Lagos this Saturday January 30th. The couple got engaged in May last year.

Photos: 22-year-old Swedish refugee worker stabbed to death at a refugee centre for teenagers

A 15-year-old asylum seeker has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a refugee centre worker was stabbed to death in Sweden. Alexandra Mezher (pictured above) was killed yesterday, January 25, while working at the refugee centre for unaccompanied minors in the town of Molndal, near Gothenburg. Sweden is a prime destination for refugees, and took in more than 160,000 asylum seekers in 2015..

 

Petrol Tanker falls & bursts into flames on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

A petrol tanker fell and burst into flames along Lagos-Ibadan express way, close to FourSquare Camp and it's causing major traffic in the area. More photos after the cut...

Checkout photos of a 1953 RollsRoyce in the Emir of Kano's garage

This 1953 Rolls Royce owned by the Emir of Kano palace was once used to carry the Queen of England when she visited Nigeria. It's packed at the garage of the Emir's palace. It was shared on twitter by British High Commissioner to Nigeria who was there last week. See more pics after the cut

Photos: "We must deliver now, or get kicked out of office-Bukola Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki said the nation’s political office holders have no choice but to deliver on their promises to the people, adding adding that those who fail to deliver would risk being voted out by the electorate in the next elections...

 

Reckitt Benkisser, RB Partners with FG to save Nigerian children from Diarrhea

Reckitt Benkisser, RB, the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene Company took its Corporate Social Responsibility, CRS to a new height on Tuesday, with the announcement of a multi-billion partnership with federal government to fight the scourge of diarrhea among Nigerian children. 

This fact was revealed when officials of the company paid a courtesy visit to the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo where they presented the ‘Save a Child a Minute’ 7.2 Billion Naira program to him. 

Under the programme, Nigeriawill receive 1.2 Billion naira towards creating what the company called, a “Healthier and Prosperous Nation.”

Actor Babatunde Owokoniran proposes to girlfriend at Lagos Int'l airport (photos)

Nollywood Actor Babatunde Tilapia Owokoniran proposed to his girlfriend, Akinwinsola Oluwatunmise, at the Murtala International Airport in Lagos yesterday January 19th. Congrats to them. See more photos after the cut...

 

Ifeanyi Ubah FC flies in 6 Brazilian professional footballers & 2 assistant coaches

FC Ifeanyi Ubah, one of the two privately owned clubs in the Nigerian Professional Football League has set the pace in its bid to win its first league title. The football club owned by the Billionaire businessman, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has just flown in six footballers and two assistant coaches from Brazil after successful negotiations with their clubs. The players and coaches who landed Lagos, Nigeria at about 1:30PM aboard South African Airline today looked excited at the challenge ahead.