April Rust: Young and gifted

April Rust: Young & Gifted

Last year, she exhibited at the Glitz Africa Fashion Week in Accra, dazzling patrons with her simple yet avant-garde designs.

In March it was announced that she was one of few Africa designers to showcase her work at the World Fashion 4 Development (WF4D) event in Seoul, South Korea.



She joined other designers from Kenya, Nigeria as well as from her home country, Ghana.

The two-day event was held from March 18-19.

 

100 African migrants force way into Spain's Melila

Some 500 African migrants stormed a triple barbed-wire border fence on Monday that divides the Spanish territory of Melilla from Morocco, with about 100 making it over, an official said.

The migrants targeted two different sections of the border and were "very violent" as they used "sticks and threw rocks at Spanish and Moroccan police", said a spokesperson for the Spanish government's representative in Melilla.

About 100 of the roughly 500 migrants involved in the border assault managed to enter Melilla, she added.

It was the latest in a series of coordinated assaults by African migrants on the border of Melilla, which along with fellow Spanish territory Ceuta has the European Union's only land borders with Africa.

The two cities sit across the Mediterranean from mainland Spain, surrounded by Moroccan territory.
On 17 February about 150 African migrants made it into Melilla in another mass assault by migrants bearing sticks and stones.

Death toll from Yobe girls college massacre rises to 43

KANO (AFP) – The death toll from a school massacre in Yobe by suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Tuesday has risen to 43, a hospital source in the troubled northeastern Yobe state said.

Ambulances have been bringing in bodies from Federal Government College in (the town of Buni Yadi,” a senior medical source at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital in Yobe’s capital Damaturu told AFP.

“So far 43 bodies have been brought and are lying at the morgue,” he said, requesting anonymity as he was not authorised to discuss death tolls.Yobe’s police chief Sanusi Rufai told AFP that 29 people were killed but it was not immediately clear if all of the dead were students.

Boko Haram attacks Federal Govt College Yobe, kills 29 students

Men suspected to be members of the Islamic Sect, Boko Haram, today Tuesday Feb 25th launched an attack on students of the Federal Government College Buni-Yadi Yobe state, killing 29 students (or more), Hausa Service BBC reports. Some buildings in the school were also reportedly razed.

Cancer cases increasing in Edo, Delta

Authorities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have raised the alarm over the increasing number of cancer patients in Edo and Delta.

The Coordinator of Cancer Registry in the hospital, Prof. Michael Okobia, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Benin.

Okobia said that on-going studies on the prevalence of the disease in Edo and Delta showed that the number of sufferers was on the increase.

Is Khloe Kardashian dating The Game?

It seems Khloe Kardashian (famous for nothing really) is dating rapper, The Game.

White Rose and Red 13 launch in pics

 

House of Nwocha's exclusive fashion show

House of Nwocha launched two new spring/summer collections, White Rose and Red 13, at an exclusive fashion show in Lagos on Sunday.

Robin Thicke and Paula Patton split

                

 

Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have called it quits!

The news will come as a shock to fans of the celebrity couple, especially considering some of the quotes they gave to the press in recent months. Thicke and Patton had been married for 9 years before news of their split became official. The cause of the break up appears to be the woman who Thicke "grabbed" last year at the VMAs, an incident which has sparked a variety of trust issues from wife, Paula.

EFCC re-arraigns 3 pastors

The EFCC on Monday re-arraigned three pastors for allegedly defrauding Angel Estate Residents Association in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos of N7.9 million.

The defendants, David Eshiet, (44), Samson Ugbara, (47) and Adesanmi Aderoju, (43), were re-arraigned before Justice Kudirat Jose of an Ikeja High Court.

They are facing a six-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, forgery and uttering.

Samsung tries again with Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches

The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches offer better battery life than Samsung's first smartwatch

Samsung has shown off the Gear 2, its second attempt at releasing a smartwatch that has mass appeal with consumers.

The company demonstrated the device along side another new model, the lighter Gear 2 Neo.

Nokia launches first Android phones

 

Nokia has unveiled its first family of Android phones at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona.

The X, X+ and XL will range in price from 89 euros (£74) to 109 euros.

Up until now Nokia's suite of smartphones has used the Windows operating system. The announcement had been widely expected despite Microsoft detailing plans to buy Nokia's mobile division at the end of 2013.

Analysts have called the announcement a "perplexing strategic move".

Check out BBA contestant Huddah Monroe's sexy photos (18+)

Kenyan model Huddah Monroe was the first contestant to leave the House in the 2013 show. She likes to pose nude. See more pics after the cut...

 

,

Will Investment of 311 investors, change Power Sector in Nigeria

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Mr Godknows Igali, says 311 Investors have so far indicated interest in partnering with the ministry to boost electricity supply across the country.

File photoIgali made this known when he spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting on the forthcoming International Energy Investors’ Forum, chaired by Vice-President Namadi Sambo.

He said the prospective investors had also indicated their interest to participate in the Investors’ Forum, slated to hold in Nigeria on Feb 10.

PHOTO OF THE DAY...U need to see this

Photo of the day

Osun state Governor Rauf Aregbesola & his deputy Otunba Titilayo Laoye-Tomori dressed in school uniform while addressing secondary students in the state. What does this man smoke sef or what did he drink this morning? Lol............ #kidding but seriously, look at his leg......lol.............

Bandits kill 18 traders in Yobe

 

The Yobe Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 18 traders by bandits in Bara village.

Alhaji Sanusi Rufai, the Commissioner of Police in the State, told newsmen that the traders were ambushed by the bandits while travelling back from Ngalda market.
"The bandits attacked and killed 18 traders; 10 from Kukuwa and eight from Dokshi villages’ and took away their money.
"The bandits were masked and wearing army uniform," he said.
Sanusi said that a policeman attached to a quarry in Bara village was also shot dead by the fleeing bandits.
"The Joint Task Force (JTF) and police are now combing the bush and security agents across the state are on red alert," he said.
He stressed that the police was rebuilding confidence among the communities to volunteer information to security operatives.
The commissioner said that "bandits now parade themselves as Boko Haram to induce fear in people".

Praise and worship, naked

A church in the US has taken to a very unique understanding of the biblical sentiment to come as you are.

Some of the parishioners have chosen to attend some of the services completely naked. The logic behind the unconventional form of worship is that possessions are of this world, and not important when coming together for God.

In an interview with WWBT NBC 12 News the pastor, Allen Parker, says that he is "baring" his soul to Christ, the way that we all arrived on this earth, naked. "We're humans, we have scars, we have what we have…it's learning to love and accept that."

The congregation is just as enthusiastic as he is. NBC reports, "Every Sunday in the front few rows of White Tail Chapel, you'll find Katie and Robert Church. Katie wasn't a nudist when they first met, but quickly fell in love with both Robert and the resort."
The couple attest to finding a sense of community at the church.

The congregation says that it is a misconception that they go because they find the idea exciting, or enjoy the attention.

Being naked seems to make them feel closer to God, and able to let go of the notion that human beings should be better than others whether it is financially or physically

"Healing water": Village witnesses influx of visitors

                                              
 Unguwar Yari village in Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi is witnessing an influx of people seeking cure of their ailments with the use of underground water believed to have "healing powers".

The council Chairman, Alhaji Haruna Mai-Jega, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that many people from all walks of life were visiting the village in search of healing through drinking and bathing with the water.

Sierra Leone unearths $6m diamond

Sierra Leone said on Saturday it had discovered a diamond worth $6.2 million, declaring it one of the most precious finds of the past decade.

The stone, dug up last week in the eastern district of Kono, was measured at 153 carats, making it significantly bigger than the largest find of 2013, a 125-carat diamond unearthed in the same area, the state-run National Minerals Agency said.

Oldest-known Holocaust survivor dies aged 110

 

Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest known Holocaust survivor and the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary, has died in London aged 110, her family announced on Sunday.

Herz-Sommer, originally from Prague in what is now the Czech Republic, spent two years of World War II in Czechoslovakia's Terezin concentration camp, where she entertained inmates by playing the piano.

Man murders wife for selling his chicken

A Kenyan man has given himself up for arrest after allegedly beating his wife to death for selling one of his chickens.

Standard Digital reports that the 70-year-old man beat his 60-year-old wife to death with a piece of firewood after she sold one of his prized hens to buy food.
According to the report, the woman had not eaten in three days.
The man reportedly tried to defend himself when surrounded by Kakamega County villagers by saying that he frequently beat his wife when she did something wrong.

Toba Falode didn't die in a car accident, he was pushed from a 17 storey building

The story that was put in the press was that Toba Falode, the only son of iconic sports journalist Aisha Falode died in a car accident but that's not how he died. According to a close family friend I spoke with, Toba, a student of SAE Institute in Dubai, was pushed from a 17-storey building by an Arab guy last week. Heard he held on to the railings for a few minutes after he was pushed, but eventually fell. The Dubai police have yet to arrest anyone for his murder. More details later...

Igbo urged to save language from extinction

Associated Press 

Participants at a symposium to commemorate the Mother Tongue Day on Friday urged the Igbo to take pride in speaking their language to save it from extinction.

Speaking during the event organised by Umuada Igbo in Enugu, the President-General of the group, Dr Kate Ezeofor, urged parents, teachers, caregivers and other stakeholders to communicate with their children in the native language.

Nicki Minaj sued for $30m over wigs

Nicki Minaj is well known for her flamboyant hairpieces

 

A former hair stylist for Nicki Minaj is suing the star for $30m (£18m), accusing her of selling wigs based on his designs without permission.

Terrence Davidson began working for the rapper in 2010, creating multiple wigs for high-profile events and her Super Bass music video.

Mr Davidson claims he had previously discussed a joint business venture with Minaj to launch a line of wigs.

Representatives for Minaj have yet to comment on the legal action.

Lawyers in Muslim Brotherhood case seek new judges

Mohamed Morsy served as Egyptian president before he was ousted in a coup last year.

 

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Glass enclosure should be removed or defendants allowed to learn sign language, lawyers say
• The judges' refusal of that request led to the lawyers' demand that they be removed
• "People are aware of the truth behind the coup," Morsy says

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Lawyers representing Muslim Brotherhood members in a jailbreak case that includes former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy called Saturday for the judges to be changed.

Virginity test allegations re-emerge in Egypt's 'climate of fear'

2012: Egyptian court bans 'virginity tests'

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Four women claim they have been subjected to "virginity tests" by security forces
• The tests were ruled illegal in 2012. A general had said they were to avoid false rape claims
• Activists say allegations they have returned suggests a pre-2011 pattern of abuse is back
• Shahira Amin says Egyptians are turning a blind eye, putting stability ahead of human rights

Editor's note: Shahira Amin is an independent journalist based in Cairo. She was deputy head of state-run Nile TV but quit her job during the January 2011 uprising in protest at what she saw as the station's biased coverage of the Tahrir Square protests. She currently writes for Index On Censorship, a free expression portal. The views expressed in this commentary are solely hers.

SERAP frowns at AGF advice on NNPC’s missing $20bn

LAGOS—Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP,  has chided the  Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Mr. Mohammed Adoke over his alleged advice to  Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that the corporation has legal obligation to remit only its net earnings after deducting cost of its operations to the government’s covers.

The AGF was quoted to have advised the NNPC based on its  Act to remit only to the federation account, its net earnings.

Juventus, Bayern Munich extend unbeaten sequences

Carlos Tevez celebrates to teammate Andrea Pirlo's amusement after scoring Juventus' winner Sunday.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Juventus downs Turin rival Torino 1-0 to win Derby della Mole
• Carlos Tevez scores a first-half stunner for the lone goal Sunday
• Bayern Munich wins to increase Bundesliga lead to a hefty 19 points
• Atletico Madrid fails to make up ground in Spanish title race after losing

 

(CNN) -- With Torino pushing for a Champions League spot in Italy's Serie A, the Derby della Mole promised to be interesting. Torino hadn't beaten Juventus for about 20 years but has been a surprise package this season and possesses two of the league's top strikers in Alessio Circi and Ciro Immobile.

Nigerian student, Godwin Ayogu, murdered in Ghana

A Nigerian student studying in Ghana has been found murdered. Godwin Ayogu (pictured above), a 300level student of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana was killed by unknown person/s and his body dumped by the roadside.

Olympics closing ceremony is trip through Russian culture

The closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Sunday night took viewers through what organizers called an artistic look at Russian culture before International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach closed what he called the "Athletes' Games."

Police killed my banker son –Mother

Babatunde Oke

Mother of the late Ecobank worker, Babatunde Oke,  has insisted that the police knew how her son died.

 

Babatunde died under controversial circumstances while in custody of the Falomo Police Division, Lagos State, over allegation of N1.2m fraud.

The man, who was attached to the bank’s branch in Ogba, was detained for three days by the police over his alleged involvement in the fraud.

Alhaja Sidikatu Oke, 60, fighting back tears, told PUNCH Metro on Saturday that 35-year-old Babatunde died within 20 minutes she left him.

Sidikatu explained that she had gone to withdraw money from the Automated Teller Machine in order to perfect her son’s bail.

Oscar Pistorius was looking at porn websites on his phone the night Reeva died

It's been revealed that Oscar Pistorius was watching pornography on his mobile phone the night he shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Local media reports that based on the court papers that leaked from the investigation, data from his phone showed that the murder suspect visited the porn sites on his phone while Reeva was at his home. Prosecutors wonder why a man who claims 'he was spending quality time with his girlfriend on Valentine's Day' would be on several porn sites while she's with him. This action they say is in direct contrast of his claim. The phone was recovered after his arrest. (Oscar still has fans. Pictured above with some of them recently in Johannesburg)

Now dear LIB men, is it not normal to watch porn while your girl is with you?

Woman kills lover over N50,000 deal in Ebonyi

ABAKALIKI — EBONYI State Police Command, weekend, arrested a middle aged woman, Uzoamaka  Dorathy Nworie, an indigene of Nzashi Echara in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly killing her lover, Mr. Duniya Philemon Tabat, over unresolved business transaction involving the purchase of Sienna bus.

Briefing newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Abakaliki, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Chris Anyanwu, disclosed that the deceased, who hailed from Dutsen Makaranta in Nasarawa State, was discovered in a refuse dump in December 25, 2013,  in Onuebonyi junction, the outskirts of Abakaliki metropolis.

Australian TV star commits suicide after receiving abuse on Twitter

Australian TV star and former model Charlotte Dawson killed herself after receiving abuse from vicious trolls on Twitter just hours before she died. (left is the last pic of her which she posted on her Instagram page on Friday, a day before she killed herself)

Court sentences Arowolo to death for killing banker wife

Two years after his wife, Titilayo Akolade, a banker was murdered in cold blood, Justice Latifah Okunnu of an Ikeja High Court yesterday found Akolade Arowolo guilty of killing the deceased and subsequently sentenced him to death by hanging.
Earlier before the judgment, immediately Arowolo was brought to the court room, he knelt down in payer for about a couple of minutes apparently beseeching God to sway judgment in his favour.
But in a judgment that lasted for almost three and half hours, Justice Okunnu resolved all the three issues formulated by the court in favour of the prosecution.
The trial judge held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt, hence her verdict.

Stephanie Linus' foundation performs repair surgeries on 22 women with VVF

It all started out as a passion to spread the word to as many people as possible on the dangers of Vesico Vaginal Fistula. Many years ago, as a student of the University of Calabar, Nollywood star actress Stephanie Linus heard about some young girls who had been forced into early marriage and were suffering the negative and embarrassing effects of VVF. The encounter lingered in her memory until she began to seek ways to raise awareness on the condition. Continue...

Pics: Students of Baptist High School Osun protest wearing of Hijab

Throughout last week, students of Baptist High School in Iwo, Osun State, protested the wearing of  Hijab by Muslim students to their school. On Wednesday and Thursday last week, the Christian students of the school came in their choir robes, white garments, some in Masquerade attires, while others came in fetish looking apparel, registering their disapproval of the newly introduced school uniform policy by Osun State government which allows Muslim students to wear Hijab to Christian mission public schools. The Osun state government introduced the merger of most of schools last year causing a lot of problems. Continue to see more photos

31 People Escapes Death As Another Plane Crash Was Averted At Nnamdi Azikiwe Internation Airport, Abuja

According to SaturdayTribunereport, 31 passengers, including the son of late strongman of Ibadan politics, Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu, Senator Kamoru Adedibu, were hurriedly evacuated from an aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday, after the plane caught fire shortly before take-off.

Husband Drugs Wife, Had 3-Days Marathon Serx With Her After Childbirth

Mrs Glory Ojuala has told the Ejigbo Customary Court in Lagos State how her husband drugged her just after she put to bed so that he could have continuous s*xual intercourse with her.

2014 Internship at Accenture Nigeria

Job Location: Lagos
Job Number: 00227167

Bring your talent, passion and aspiration to Accenture. Build an extraordinary career as you work with inspiring leaders and some of the brightest people in the business to help target and deliver tangible value to global businesses and governments. At Accenture, you will turn theory into action, and issues and opportunities into outcomes. This means you will have the opportunity to see your work come to life while honing your strategic and operational skills. Choose Accenture, and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.

Arsenal crashes; Chelsea goes top - Chelsea 3 - NewCastle 0

Eden Hazard scored a hat-trick to send Chelsea to the top of the Premier League with victory against Newcastle.

Hazard, magnificent in Monday's 1-0 win at Manchester City, was in inspired form throughout and drove in the opener from Branislav Ivanovic's pass.

'Hazard best young player in world'