Survivors of Maiduguri attacks tell tales of horror

 

SOME survivors and residents of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, yesterday, recounted their experience and narrow escape from death, when about 300 Boko Haram insurgents armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the state capital targeting military formations and police stations, Monday.Narrating his ordeal, Mallam Yakubu Gashua, who resides few metres away from the destroyed 79 Composite Group, Nigerian Air force Base, NAF, said:

Messing around in Nollywood is not for me – Belinda Effah

Although, she has had her challenging moments in the industry, Belinda Effah is one of the fast rising actresses in Nollywood  whose name rings a bell in the industry. She has achieved a lot in a very short while, winning   laurels and writing her name in gold as far as the world of make-believe is concerned. In this interview, she tells Showtime Celebrity what it takes to

Why Uche Iwuji’s one year wedding crashed!

It is a tale of another Nollywood marriage hitting the rocks as actress, Uche Iwuji's  marriage is said to have crashed like a pack of cards.

*Uche & hubby when the going was good

Reports had it that the actress who had a baby boy in August this year, got married to a London based Nigerian businessman, Juwon Lawal, late last year. Their marriage has been experiencing hiccups in recent times, and when the center could no longer hold, the couple decided to go their separate ways. Insiders say

Nigerian Singer(Burna boy) Stabbed Man To Death, He was banned and deported from UK.

The dirty past of popular Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy has been exposed.
According to sources in the know, Burna Boy has a bad criminal past in the United Kingdom.
We learnt he was a part of criminal drug gang who stabbed someone to death back in 2010.
He was arrested and after 11 months in jail, he was

Deadly suicide bombing in central Damascus

A suicide bomber blew himself up in central Damascus, causing deaths and injuries, Syrian state television reported, with at least four reported killed and 17 injured.
"A terrorist suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the Jebbeh district of the Jisr al-Abyad neighbourhood, causing deaths and injuries," state television said

Yaya Toure pips Mikel to BBC African Footballer of the Year Award

 
Ivory Coast and Manchester United FC of England midfielder, Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

30-year-old Toure who has been nominated for the award in the past four years beat John Mikel Obi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year's crown.

Keshi Ready to Play Any Team

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has claimed that he is not particular about any team as FIFA gets set to conduct the draw for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, December 6.

“First it is good we have qualified for the World Cup which [was] the main aim at the start of the qualifiers. For me, I’m open to facing any team at the World Cup as we cannot determine who and who we want to play against,” Keshi told Supersport.com