Actress Juliet Ibrahim Turns A Year Older; Flaunts Her Assets

Beautiful actress Juliet Ibrahim turned a year older today and shared some tantalizing pics. See more...

Boko Haram Secret bomb factory Discovered Deep in A Village

Gallant soldiers of 7 Division Strike Group Team B has discovered an Improvised Explosive Device making factory during a clearance operations of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists deep in Kumshe village in Borno state. They found IEDs, rockets and high claibre ammunitions. See more photos...

UPDATE: Another 14yrs old Girl abducted into forced marriage?

Relations of a missing 14-year-old girl, Patience Paul, have alleged that the primary six pupil of Mohammed Zako Model Primary School, Sokoto, may have been abducted and housed at the palace of the Sultan of Sokoto, in a scenario similar to that of Ese.

Father of the girl, Mr. Paul Adaji, an indigene of Ochobo in Ohimini area of Benue State, told Vanguard on phone that his daughter had been missing since August 12, 2015. Adaji, who resides in Sokoto with his family, further alleged that some persons spotted his daughter at the Sultan’s palace.

He said: “We got information that she was in the Sultan’s palace
and the last time we went there, we did not find her.” When asked how they knew she was at the palace, he said: “Some people told us that they saw her at the palace. They also used to camp some of them there, that was why we went to the palace to see if she has been taken there. Even her friend, who used to be a Christian, was found there. She was taken there and they converted her.

“We will still continue to search for her. We will not give up; we only want the world to help us so that our daughter can be released to us.”

Brother’s story Corroborating Mr. Adaji’s story
His son, Paul Isaac Adaji, gave an account of circumstances that led to the disappearance of his sister. He said: “Patience is my younger sister. We are based in Sokoto. That is where the issue occurred. My dad is in Sokoto but we lost our mother two years ago. My younger sister was brain-washed from school, Mohammed Zako Model Primary school, Sokoto. She is a primary six pupil.

“The fact is that sometime last year, we noticed she started keeping some funny friends and her attitude started changing. This is a girl that normally likes attending church activities.

“We cautioned her but along the line, she changed. Then again, she started misbehaving. So at that point, my parent and I decided to move her out of Sokoto and return her to Benue State so the rumours of children converting does not happen to us as we do not have anybody to fight for us.

“Unfortunately, what we were scared of later happened to us. Sometimes we will see her returning from school with a veil covering her head. When we inquired, she said it was given to her by her friend in school.

“We cautioned her on several occasions. But we later arranged with my dad to get her back to Benue. Unfortunately, she got to know about our plan to send her back to Benue and obviously informed the people who were brainwashing her and they eventually abducted her.

“When we could not see her, we started serious investigation and along the line, discovered that it was one of our neighbours who actually abducted her."

Hisbah takes over
“We reported the matter to the police. The masterminds of her abduction were invited by the Police. They made their confessions that the girl wanted to join their religion, which was why they abducted her. They said they took her to the Hisbah (Islamic Police).

“At that point, the Police invited the Hisbah and they came and gave their own statement. They said they had taken the girl to the Sultan’s palace. I was hoping that since the police had stepped in, my sister would come home. But that did not happen. I reported the matter at the Police Headquarters in Sokoto, but it was transferred to our Area Division. So after the interrogations, the Police said since I reported the matter at the headquarters, their findings will also be communicated to the headquarters.

“Two weeks later, I went to the police headquarters here in Sokoto only for the police to tell us that we should just go and maintain peace. I became inquisitive and wanted to know what the police found that prompted that advice.

Bishop Kukah steps in 
“It was at that point that I reported the matter to Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. He was very angry with us, saying we ought to have reported the matter to him earlier.

“He made some calls and promised to step into the matter. I became restless and worried because the Bishop is a very busy person. We are urging and pleading with all well-meaning Nigerians to help us intervene.

“From what we gathered, from last year up to early this year, she was in the Sultan’s palace, but she has been taken away from there since last month. We went there with my other sister to check and they brought a different person to us. From our investigations, she is not the only one because the two girls they brought did not look like real Muslims.”

Source confirm palace connection
However, a source in Sokoto told Vanguard that the girl was actually abducted and kept at the Sultan’s palace. The source also noted that the teenager was not the only person abducted and kept at the palace, adding that three other girls were in the palace.

The source said: “What is happening is not new; it is a common occurrence in Sokoto and Katsina. Christian teenage girls are often abducted and hidden in such places. Patience is not the only victim. Three other girls were found to have been abducted and kept at the palace. There is an Ibo girl among the three.”

Reacting to the development, Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, Salisu Fagge, said: “It is not true. I have not received such report from anybody. We relate very well with the palace and Bishop Kukah and such report has never come to me.

“If we had got it, we would have taken prompt action. Please ask the man to see me in the office without delay if what he is saying is true.

Kidnappers of Lagos Students Reduce The Ransom to N60m

The bad guys who stormed Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary in Ikorodu area of Lagos and abducted three Senior Secondary School female students, have reduced the ransom to N20m for each student.

The kidnappers, discovered to be militants turned vandals, who initially demanded for N100million for each student, succumbed to passionate pleas by their contact in the school. Who will pay the N60m?

Beautiful! Ex-Governor Ohakim's Twin Daughters Look Cute As New Mothers

The beautiful ladies - Adanna and Adanma - both welcomed their babies recently and are celebrating their first birthday as mothers. So cute!

Photos: Aisha Buhari & wife of Turkey President, Emine Erdogan commission an orphanage in Abuja

Mrs Aisha Buhari and wife of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mrs Emine Erdogan commissioned an orphanage yesterday, March 2, in Abuja. The two First Ladies also spent time with students of Nurul-Bayan school also in Abuja.

 

Photos: Beyoncé and Jayz enjoy date night at LA Clippers game

The power couple were spotted enjoying a fun date night at the Staples Center on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. They both came to watch the Clippers versus Brooklyn Nets match. During the game, they were seen snacking on chips and chatting with a few of the players. They were also joined by comedian  Kevin Hart and his fiance Eniko Parrish. More photos after the cut...

Azealia Banks comes for Iggy Azalea in caustic Twitter rant

It's a long-running feud that stretches back to December 2014 when Azealia accused Iggy of caring about black issues. In a recent interview, Iggy didn't mince words as she made it clear there's no love lost between the pair and Azealia has hit back in typical style. She took to Twitter to unleash her bile on Iggy even going as far as saying she wants to kill her.

In an interview with ELLE Canada, Iggy said: 'We don’t like each other on a personal level, and that has gone on for many years—before the Black Lives Matter incident happened,' she told the publication.

'So when I dismissed her, people started to think that I dismissed the whole movement, but I wasn’t trying to dismiss Black Lives Matter—I was trying to dismiss her because it’s our personal s***.

She added: 'I don’t think the subject matter of her tweet was invalid; I just think it was emotionally charged and driven by something else, and the whole thing got so misconstrued.
'I just wish I had acknowledged the issue head-on because it made people think I don’t care about what’s going on socially and what’s happening in America, and I do care.' 

Iggy concluded by saying that despite her regrets about how the feud played out, that doesn't change her feelings towards Azealia.

'Even though I still hate Azealia Banks, I wish I had said it in a way that didn’t make people think I was oblivious to the movement,' she said.

Azealia Banks then clapped back on Twitter 

Photos: Paris Jackson steps out in bleached blonde hair

17 year old Paris Jackson stepped out in LA spotting on bleached, blonde, hair after showing off a strawberry look just days ago. Paris and each of her siblings are set to receive $100million each if Michael Jackson's estate is completely liquidated.

 

Mark Zuckerberg is now the 6th richest man in the world...from 16th in 2015

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is now the 6th richest man in the world, moving up 10 spots from last years Forbes' 2016 billionaires list of the world's richest people. According to Forbes, Mark made more than $11billion in one year, going from $33.4 billion in the 2015 ranking to $44.6 billion in the 2016 ranking. Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world. See top 20 after the cut...


From Forbes magazine...

Bill Gates remains the richest person in the world with a net worth of $75 billion, despite being $4.2 billion poorer than a year ago. He has been No. 1 one for 3 years in a row and topped the list 17 out of 22 years. (In the 30 years FORBES has tracked global wealth, only 5 people have held the title of richest person on planet; 3 of those 5 still rank among the 4 richest in the world including Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim.)

Also holding steady is Buffett at No. 3. Zara ’s Amancio Ortega moves up to No. 2 for the first time, displacing Mexico’s Carlos Slim, who slips to No. 4. Slim’s fortune fell $27.1 billion to $50 billion in the past year, as shares of his telecom business América Móvil tumbled.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg had the best year of all billionaires. The 31-year-old added $11.2 billion to his fortune and moved up to No. 6 from 16. He and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos both make their first appearance in the top ten of FORBES’ annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest. Another first: A billionaire from China’s mainland, Wang Jianlin, whose company owns AMC Theaters and soon will own Legendary Pictures, has climbed into the top 20.