Missing AirAsia flight QZ8501: Live updates as major search operation for passenger plane resumes

The AirAsia flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control late on Saturday night

A major search operation has been launched after an AirAsia passenger plane went missing as it flew from Indonesia to Singapore. Here's what we know so far:

    AirAsia flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control at 7.24am on Saturday morning. There were 162 people on board - 155 passengers, and 7 crew members. The plane was last seen between the Indonesian island of Belitung, and Pontianak in Borneo. There was bad weather over Belitung at the time.

Revenge porn pal BOASTS about her conviction for uploading a sex tape of her former friend

Danika France, 18, walked into a bedroom and recorded her pal Leah Trevena, 19, in a passionate clinch with a man and uploaded it to Facebook

A young woman boasted about her conviction for uploading a video of a friend having sex onto Facebook.

Danika France, 18, walked into a bedroom and recorded her pal Leah Trevena, 19, in a passionate clinch with a man after a night out.

But a month later the pair fell out, and the teenager uploaded the private footage onto Facebook where it could be viewed by the public.

Maheeda comes out dirty again

This time it's her words that are causing a lot of ripples online with many people now wondering if she is ever going to change her ways as we go into the new year. One of her bleaching pic below:

TB Joshua Speaks On 2015 Elections

Prophet T.B. Joshua granted a rare interview to Nigeria’s New Telegraph newspaper in March 2014 in which he made several revealing statements concerning the February 2015 elections. With the date of elections steadily drawing closer and tensions arising around the nation, the clerics words appear even more pertinent now than they did nine months ago.

TB Joshua warns politicians not to derail the nation’s democracy. He spoke with TAI ANYANWU. Here is the transcript of the interview:

Obasanjo and Buhari planning interim government —Jonathan's Police Affairs Minister

The Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan said a plot by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari to form an interim government in the country has been uncovered.

The minister made the shocking allegation in Lagos at the launch of a book titled, ‘Watch the Watcher,’ written by one Yinka Odumakin, in reaction to Obasanjo’s controversial book, ‘My Watch’.

VP candidate Prof Osinbajo takes his campaign to the streets of Obalende

APC Vice Presidential candidate Prof Yemi Osinbajo was in Obalende, Lagos on Saturday Dec. 27th to  campaign for his party. See more photos after the cut ...

see what this Facebook user is alleging!

This Facebook user is alleging GEJ's private visit to the UK was to visit imprisoned James Ibori.A corrupt president and friend of convicted corrupt politicians

Check out actress, Sotayo Sobola's look to her birthday party/movie premiere

Nollywood actress Sotayo Sobola wore an agbada with artificial tribal marks to her birthday/movie premiere party in Lagos yesterday. Hit or miss? Checkout some of her colleagues, Iyabo Ojo, Dayo Amusa and others at the event after the cut...

photos from the armed robbery incident in Agbor today

Around 12noon today, armed robbers invaded Access Bank in Agbor, Delta state. They engaged in a gun battle with the military who managed to kill one of the robbers. Pics from the incident after the cut

Bomb attack foiled in Yobe state

A statement from the Nigerian Police below...

On December 16th at about 9:10am, military personnel on Stop and Search along Potiskum Road by Ashaka/Bajoga Junction intercepted one Honda Odyssey vehicle with registration number AT 670 DKA (Yobe) driven by a man later identified as Nuru Fika.

Yoruba Actress Lola Alao's Best Friend, Beckey, Snatches her Rich Husband

Ladies, if you are taken by a man who is comfortable, don't take things for granted as there are other girls out there who are interested in your man, sometimes even ladies close to you. You never know!

This is the bitter lesson that actress Lola Alao is now grappling with. She secretly tied the knot last August to an American based Nigerian, Olawale Ajibola, at a civil ceremony in Atlanta. In fact, she even gushed about how happy she was with her new hubby in a recent intervie.

We're Ready To Take Out Jonathan's Visionless Government ––Osinbajo

Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has described the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government as “inadequate and visionless.”

The respected legal luminary said it was unfortunate that in spite of the fact that Nigerians had given “so much” to the present administration, they have got nothing in return for their sacrifices.

Maheeda N30 million naira too poor for me to act blue(Porn) Film

What else is on the Naija rough girl's body that people have not seen? Everything she's got is already in the media but Maheeda still thinks the company who offer her N30m to act in a BF should pay her more:

Nigerian soldier sentenced to death for mutiny cries out on FB

Fahat Fahat is one of the 64 soldiers sentenced to death for not fighting Boko Haram. He says it's because they were not well equipped.

Woman catches husband and twin sister naked in a car – jumps into the drivers seat

So. Ting Su, 29, used a tracking device to keep tabs on her husband Cheng. The gadget worked. Ting found Cheng have sex with her twin sister in a car.
Both were naked. The car was not moving.
The sisters are not identical. This was no case of mistaken identity.

Nigerian Military has sentenced 54 Soldiers to Death for Mutiny

A military court in Nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death after they were found guilty of mutiny.

The soldiers were convicted on Wednesday in Abuja on a 2-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny. Represented by Femi Falana (SAN), the brunt of the defense's case argued that the soldiers were not guilty of mutiny as accused.

MEET THE MAN OSINBAJO: See His Very Intimidating Profile

His name has been misspelt by the media for the past 15 years and there is no indication that he has ever tried to correct it. There you have the vice-presidential candidate of the APC: self-effacing and relatively new to the political fray.

The Nation, which should know him very well, is sure it is Osinbajo. To know more about him, here are a few facts on the highly respected intellectual and public speaker.

This guy is giving away round-the-world plane ticket to anyone with his ex-gf’s name

This 27yr old man Jordan Axani is advertising on Reddit to take any girl named Elizabeth Gallagher on a world trip. According to his explanation, he said he booked a round-the-world trip with his girlfriend in March 2014 so they could spend Christmas and New Year together but they then broke up, leaving him with a spare ticket in the name of his Canadian ex-girlfriend.

Boko Haram kill 32 in Borno, kidnap scores

Suspected members of Boko Haram killed 32 people and kidnapped many others in an attack on Gumsuri village in Borno state on Sunday December 14th. 

Maheeda releases more raunchy Christmas-themed photos

O ma ga! See more photos after the cut...

Why I chose Osinbajo as running mate – Buhari

APC Presidential flag-bearer, Gen Muhammadu Buhari yesterday stated reasons why he chose Prof Yemi Osibajo as his running mate for next year's general election. Below is what he said;

"To assist me in this great task of securing Nigeria’s future, I have chosen a man of unimpeachable integrity, an excellent professional, a man of faith, a devoted family man and a role model to our fellow countrymen and women. He is a professor of law and a

Boko Haram executes young men who refused to join them

Just saw this horrific video on LiveLeak.com that I'm sure will give me nightmares for days. It shows Boko Haram men executing young men - allegedly - because they refused to join them. According to the site, the video was filmed sometime in November in Northern Nigeria. The militants pick the men up one after the other, shoot them on the head at close range and toss their body in a river under a bridge. If you have the heart, then watch - here

Stella Damasus: Am dating Daniel Adenimokun, says she didn't steal him

In one of her most candid interviews ever, actress Stella Damasus opened up about her life, struggles, her first and second marriage & what we care most about, her relationship with Daniel Adenimokun. She said she didn't steal him and implied that when she met him, he was already single.

Speaking with Emma Emerson of Golden Icons, Stella Damasus opened up about her relationship with Daniel. She said;

Taliban raid Pakistan primary school, kill 80 children

Islamic terror group, the Taliban, around 10 this morning launched a deadly attack on a military-run primary school in Northwestern city of Peshawar in Pakistan, killing 100 people, 80 of them children, according to the BBC. They are also reportedly holding over 100 children hostage. Over 500 students have so far been evacuated.
According to reports, the militants stormed the school's auditorium this morning where the students were learning first aid training from the military and started shooting.

Five PDP Lwamakers defect to APC

Five House of Reps members who came into the House on the platform of the PDP today Dec. 16th defected to the APC. The members are: Isiaka Mohammed‎, Ibrahim El-sudi, Taraba, Adams Jagaba, Kaduna, Hambe Herman, Benue & Ahmed Aisha Dahiru, Adamawa announced their defection today.

Nigerian Youth Corper constructs a drone

A youth corp member, Olaolu Ayoola, who is currently serving in Osun state has constructed a drone with features such as Surveillance camera, 20mins Fly Time and BB Monitor. Olaolu, a  graduate of Computer Science/Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo state, had a test run of the drone on Monday December 15th during the closing ceremony of the orientation exercise for Batch C youth Corp members at the state's NYSC Orientation camp.
Olaolu flew the drone for about 10minutes. Another photo after the cut...

LAdies be warned: Woman raped, stabbed and left for dead survives long enough to name 'killer' as Facebook date

Eliza Dragne managed to crawl naked to a road and was airlifted to hospital, where she told police Nicu Alin Cristea, who she met on Facebook, had attacked herA pretty young woman who was beaten, raped, stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver and left to die in a field survived long enough to name her alleged attacker.

Romanian Eliza Dragne, 30, was said to have been unlucky in love, so she kept it a secret when she met Nicu Alin Cristea, 29, on Facebook.

Buhari wins APC Presidential Primary and Atiku congratulat him

Former Head of State Buhari has reportedly beaten former VP Atiku Abubakar, current Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, current governor of Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, and the

"Don't hate! Use your v*gina too to get what you want" Huddah tells 'haters'

The former BBA Housemate reacted on instagram after some female followers accused her of living off men. Below is what she wrote

"Honestly, I don't understand why women have to be the ones hating all the damn time . If you think my vagina is giving me the life I live then why don't u use your vagina too to get a life instead of hating?"

Football fan passes note to man after spotting his girlfriend sending romantic texts to another man during a match

An American football fan who went to watch a game passed a note to a man sitting in front of him (note pictured right) after spotting the man's pregnant girlfriend sending romantic text messages to some other guy named 'Jason' through out the match.

The man named Lye said he was there to watch a game when he saw the woman sending messages like 'I wish I was with you all day' and 'I will see you as soon as I am done with him', and couldn't help himself but tell the woman's partner at the end of the game what she'd been up to.

Excerpts from Obasanjo's book (must read) Reveal details like never before

Looks like Obasanjo's book is really scandalous. He exposed a lot of people and a lot of things in it. Below is an excerpt from the book...as posted on Facebook. Y'all need to read this

"By the Constitution, I had to inaugurate or prorogue the National Assembly on June 4, 1999. The most important officer in the National Assembly is the senate president and that office had been zoned to the South-east. And here was where Atiku Abubakar, my vice-president,first showed his hand and his character.

Obasanjo in trouble for publishing his autobiograph book and criticizing Jonathan governement

A Federal Capital Territory High Court judge, Justice Valentine Ashi, on Wednesday ordered security agents, including the police and operatives of the Department of State Service, to confiscate the latest book of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch.

The judge of the FCT Wuse Zone II court said the publication of the book, which was presented to the public on Tuesday in Lagos, contravened the order of the court restraining the publication.

Justice Ashi also gave Obasanjo 21 days within which to explain why he should not be punished for flouting the court order.

Obanikoro: Lagos PDP primary is a scam

Former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Obanikoro has condemned the PDP Primaries which held yesterday where be was defeated by pharmacist and entrepreneur, Jimi Agbaje. Agbaje scored 432 votes as against the 346 by Obanikoro. Obanikoro says the primaries was a scam. See more tweets after the cut...

We are 100% sure Rihanna is pregnant MTO and we have proof

MTO is so sure about this story that they bet $10k on it. Lol. Read their report below...

Obasanjo launches his autobiography, says late Yar'Adua lied to him about his health

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo launched his controversial autobiography 'My Watch' at the Lagos Country club Ikeja, Lagos today Dec. 9th. Guest at the event included former VC of the University of Lagos, Prof. Ibidapo Obe and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili.

MTO claims they know why Chris Brown put Karrueche on blast on instagram

Last night, Chris Brown did something he'd never done before, he put his girlfriend of over 5 years, Karrueche Tran on blast...and now MediaTakeOut says they know what Kae did to him to make him black out on her like that online. It has something to do with ASAP Rocky. Read below...

Chris Brown sent twitter ablaze last night - when Breezy explained the heaux-dom of his ex-girlfriend Karrueche. Chris Brown says that Karrrueche used to engage in threesomes with girls, that she cheated on him with Drake, and she's a thirsty attention whore.

Idris beats Tayo to win Big Brother Africa - Hotshots

Who feels bad for Tayo? Did he even deserve to win? Didn't watch the show so don't really know much about the contestants. But our Nigerian rep, Tayo Faniran lost to Tanzania's Idris Sultan. Idris won the $300,000 prize money - which is over N50million. Big congrats to him.

Nigerian military releases detained Russian Cargo plane

The Nigerian military has released the detained Russian cargo plane which they seized yesterday morning after France admitted ownership of the aircraft.

It said that the flight was covered by a diplomatic clearance given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, noting that the Autonov 124 Russian commercial plane was forced to land at the Kano airport because of dense air traffic at Ndjamena airport, Chad.

Chris Brown apologizes for thrashing Karrueche Tran on instagram

This guy must really be in love. Guess from next week, we will start seeing pics of two of them together again. Below is what he just posted on his instagram page alongside the sober pic above...
Being young and dumb is one of my strong suits and emotional at best. I love hard and react

Seized arms belong to French mission in Chad —Russia

 

Russia has said that the arms and ammunition being conveyed by a plane that was seized at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Saturday belonged to the French peace-keeping mission in Chad.

The Russian Embassy in Abuja, which said this on its Twitter handle on Sunday, explained that the seized aircraft had been chartered to transport the military equipment and that the crew members were not Russians.

The embassy also denied that the plane was Russian.

The Antonov Cargo Aircraft, carrying some attack helicopters and containers and arms and ammunition, was impounded by security personnel at the Kano airport on Saturday.

PDP moves to use Dasuki as Tambuwal Replacement

 

A member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Abdussamad Dasuki, on Sunday picked the ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the Kebbe-Tambuwal Federal Constituency.

If Dasuki wins the February 2015 election, he will succeed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, who has been on the seat for the past eight years.

Usher Charges iPhone in Woman's Vagina [Pics]

Here's Usher charging his iPhone at Art Basel in Miami ... using a battery pack jammed inside of a woman's vagina.

Usher paid $20 in exchange for 10 minutes of juice Wednesday night. A crowd of distinguished art enthusiasts stood by and watched the entire thing.

World's fattest man Keith Martin dies, aged 44

Weight-loss surgery could not save Londoner Keith Martin, 44, who died from pneumonia following a lengthy battle with his weight

A Londoner who was officially the fattest man in the world has died.

Keith Martin, 44, died from pneumonia following a lengthy battle with his weight.

It happened just eight months after Mr Martin - who weighed 70 stone at his heaviest - had undergone a successful gastric sleeve which removed three-quarters of his stomach.

Now the surgeon who tried to save him with life-changing weight-loss surgery is calling for the government to swiftly impose a fast-food tax as he backed NHS plans to offer more gastric surgeries to high-risk patients.