Convicted Boko Haram Member, Kabiru Sokoto, Begs For Pardon

A member of Boko Haram sect already convicted of terrorism charges, Kabiru Umar (aka Kabiru Sokoto), has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan for pardon. The convict appealed against the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which sentenced him to life imprisonment on December 20, 2013. But he told the President through a letter written on his behalf by his lawyer, Sheriff Okoh, that he was innocent of the offences he was convicted of.

Ukraine's new leader vows to crush rebels after deadly attack

Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to punish "bandits" after pro-Russian rebels shot down an army helicopter, killing 12.

"These criminal acts of the enemies of the Ukrainian people will not go unpunished," he was quoted as saying by the Unian news agency.

India gang rapes: Arrests over hanged girls in Uttar Pradesh

At least three men, including one police officer, have been arrested after two teenage girls were gang raped and hanged from a tree in India.

Authorities in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh said they were looking for one more suspect and one constable.

CAR mosque in Bangui destroyed following church attack

A group of Christian youths in the Central African Republic have sacked a mosque and barricaded streets with burning tyres in the capital, Bangui.

It comes a day after Seleka militias attacked a church in Bangui with guns and grenades, killing several people.

VIDEO: Unilag students rocking hard (3weeks to their exams)

Check out unilag babes twerking for 5000 naira in front of makama last night when it’s just few weeks to the exams. The main event of this short drama would be held life at the main auditorium today….

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Google X Built A Fully Self-Driving Car From Scratch, Sans Steering Wheel And Pedals

Google’s experimental Google X division has been working on self-driving cars for a while, but it’s created the prototype for a brand new version that looks nothing like the retrofitted version.

“We took a look from the ground up of what a self-driving car would look like,” Brin said at the CODE Conference tonight, after showing a demo video.

Facebook partners with Constant Contact to let businesses include restaurant menus on their Pages

Facebook today updated its Pages feature with the ability for businesses to add menus. According to the Facebook Help Center, the option will only appear to an administrator if they have selected “Restaurant/Cafe” as their Page’s category.

photos: NUDE lady robbs a casino in broad day light

Two bored casino dealers are waiting at the crap table. A very attractive blonde woman arrived and bet twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) on a single roll of the dice. She said, "I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely nude."

With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and yelled, "Come on, baby, Mama needs new clothes!"

As the dice came to a stop she jumped up and down and squealed... "YES! YES! I WON, I WON!" She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her winnings and her clothes and quickly departed...

The dealers stared at each other dumbfounded. Finally, one of them asked, "What did she roll?"

The other answered, "I don't know. I thought you were watching."

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Meet the only Nigerian journalist with access to Boko Haram flown home to negotiate with Terrorist

 Nigerian journalist, Ahmad Salkida, who previously worked for Daily Trust and Premium Times and reported extensively on Boko Haram, fled Nigeria to Dubai 2 years ago after being accused to be a Boko Haram sympathizer.

Members of Ondo State House of Assembly Elects First Female Speaker

Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly today May 27th elected Ms Jumoke Akindele  representing Okitipupa constituency II as the new speaker of the State Assembly. Pulling 13 votes, Ms Akindele who is an experienced lawyer emerged speaker after the election.

US tells its citizens to leave Libya amid unrest

The US state department has warned any American citizens in Libya to leave the country immediately.

It said the situation in the country remained unpredictable and unstable.

On Tuesday, the US said it was sending a warship carrying around 1,000 marines to the region for any possible evacuation of American officials.

Wicked Mother Burns Her Son’s Face With HOT Iron For Stealing (PHOTOS)

An 11-year-old boy in Ghana may be scarred for life after his face and parts of his body were reportedly burnt with an electric iron by his mother for allegedly stealing an equivalent of N276 belonging to his friend.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. iPad Air: Which tablet does it best?

Microsoft claims that the Surface Pro 3 can replace your laptop, but what if you don’t want it to? If you’re interested in the Surface Pro 3 purely as a tablet, you’ll need to take a good hard look at the specs, and the price, before you make your decision. At the high, entry-level price point of $799, the Surface Pro 3 is one of the most expensive tablets on the market, which is probably why Microsoft wants to depict it as so much more. So, how does it compare to the iPad Air? Let’s take a look at the specs.

Urumqi attack kills 31 in China's Xinjiang region

Attackers in China's restive Xinjiang region have crashed two cars into shoppers at a market, killing 31 people, Chinese media reports say.

They also threw explosives during the attack in the regional capital Urumqi. More than 90 people were injured, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

Nigeria violence: another 'Boko Haram kill 17' in village attack (photos)

The Islamist group Boko Haram has been accused of killing at least 17 people in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria, close to where hundreds of schoolgirls were seized.

It comes a day after 118 people died in a double bombing in the central city of Jos, also blamed on Boko Haram.

Nigeria abducted girls 'sighted', says state governor

The governor of Nigeria's Borno state says he has information on the whereabouts of about 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram.

Governor Kashim Shettima said he had passed reports of the sightings of the girls to the military for verification.

Mr Shettima added that he did not think the girls had been taken across the border to Chad or Cameroon.

MEND condems demands probe of military budgets over abduction of chibok school girls

The group says it helped in the release of the kidnapped Dutch nationals.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has condemned the abduction of 276 schoolgirls by the Boko Haram from Chibok, Borno State, with a stinging denunciation of the Nigerian military’s handling of the crisis.

The group urged the National Assembly to investigate military spending against increased budget and apparent poor performance.

Fresh taraba attack, 2 gunmen killed

“Our investigations revealed that the two men were shot by heavily armed herdsmen who stormed the village.”

Gunmen on Friday attacked Kano-Kambarawa Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba and killed two persons.

Chibok school girls: Nigerian military faults amnesty

Mr. Olukolade said troops at the Division Headquarters in Maiduguri received a reinforcement call and not a forewarning.

The Nigerian military on Friday said a report by Amnesty International, AI, on the abducted Chibok schoolgirls was false.

Wizkid ft. Akon & Banky W – Roll It (Remix)

Roll it as the long awaited Akon assisted remix of “Roll It” by Wizkid featuring Banky W has finally dropped. The song takes the same pattern as the original which was housed on the E.M.E collaboration album“Empire Mates State Of Mind” but with an awesome befitting vocal contribution from international music star Akon. The full song arrives months after the snippet was released in November of 2013. Still, as the age old adage goes, better late than never. Listen and drop your comments!