19-Year-Old Shoots Herself After Split With Boyfriend

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A 19-year-old teenager who shot herself in the head in front of her horrified cousin during a visit to stay with family is said to have been devastated after recently splitting up with her boyfriend.

Nisha Jane Webley, 19, who is British was said to be distraught after the break-up just over two weeks ago when she shot herself with a Glock .45 semi-automatic pistol, which was legally registered to her cousin, Michael Daniels Jnr.

Robbers Break Into KFC Thinking It’s A Jewelry Store

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Two men attempted to break into a jewelry store but found themselves inside a KFC restaurant instead in Australia. Peter Welsh, 32, and Dwayne Doolan, 31, were in court this week to face robbery charges after making several unsuccessful attempts to break into Wrights Jewellers in Beaudesert, near Brisbane, but found themselves instead inside a Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC franchise.

Photo: Black Iceberg Photo Goes Viral On Reddit

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It’s not every day you see a black iceberg; in fact, it may never be seen throughout a generation. So when one witness snapped a flick of such rarity, the post went bonkers on social news and entertainment website, Reddit.CBS News reports the photo was posted by user Rundboll on Friday (Jan. 4) receiving over 1,000 comments and featured on the front page. According to The Canada Encyclopedia, the odd-coloured iceberg is a result of density differences.

Couple Married Over Skype Face Charge

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A mosque Imam and a student, whose wedding rituals were conducted over Skype, have been accused of adultery after the student’s father claimed she was r*ped. The Pakistani Imam, 39, was said to be in his homeland in the company of witnesses and a mazoun (marriage official), who officiated the marriage rituals on Skype with the student, 19, who was in Dubai.

Photos: Cat Apprehended For Smuggling Contrabands Into Prison

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 A cat carrying a saw and a mobile phone was “detained” as it entered a prison gate in northeast Brazil, Brazilian media reported on Saturday. Prison guards were surprised when they saw a white cat crossing the main gate of the prison, its body wrapped with tape. A closer look showed the cat also carried drills, an earphone, a memory card, batteries and a phone charger.

Any Food Eaten After 8pm Is Harmful To The Body

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For many hard workers that get home so late that they have to take dinners at a wee time of the day, this is a must read to help you put your body on the part of optimum performance and wellness.

A shocker rested on participants of the  4th Allure Vanguard Women on Wellness (WOW) seminar recently when they learnt that foods eaten after 8.00pm, were essentially poisonous to their body systems. But the Guest speaker at the seminar, erudite Professor of  Anatomy and Reproductive Endocrinologist, Dr Oladapo Ashiru,  who dropped the bombshell counselled Nigerians and everyone in general, to endeavour to eat their meals before 8.00 pm, in order to maintain good health and avoid undue strain and stress to their digestive systems.

Hot Tempered Man: Sets Wife On Fire For Cooking Meat Without Salt

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A man in Bihar, India set his young wife on fire merely because she forgot to add salt to a mutton dish she had cooked at home. The victim with severe burn injuries has been admitted to a local hospital for treatment even as police are conducting raids to arrest her absconding husband. The heart-rending incident occurred at Alam Tota locality under Forbesganj police station in eastern Bihar’s Araria district on Thursday night but was reported in the local media only on Saturday.

Extra: 9 relationship resolutions you should make this Year

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A new year has rolled around again and it’s time to re-examine our lives and find ways to improve ourselves. Over Christmas we are constantly reminded of the fact that the most important thing in life is love, so surely the best New Year’s resolution we can make is to improve our relationships. Here are 10 ways to make your relationships even better than they were last year.

95 Underaged Girls Raped - Police Officer And Lecturer Indicted

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No fewer than 95 child rape cases have been reported in five northern states. Gombe tops the states with 50 cases, according to the Child Protection Network (CPN). Kano follows with 22,  Bauchi - 11, Plateau - 8 and Nasarawa - 4. The body did not indicate the period within which the incidents happened. 

Nigerian Student Excels In South Africa’s Matric Exams (VIDEO)

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A 17-year-old Nigerian girl, Stephanie Ossai, from Delta state, has emerged one of the best students in last year’s Senior Secondary School final examination in South Africa, passing with five distinctions.

See What Chinese Explorers Found Under Nigerian Waters

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Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao, or Ocean One, has returned to east China harbour, almost four months after it completed a nine-day exploration of Nigeria’s waters with Nigerian and Chinese scientists. The research team, with 15 Nigerians and 66 Chinese crew conducted research mainly on the western part of Nigerian waters, Captain Cao Yezheng. Back in China, the team has flaunted some of the things found under Nigeria’s water.

Shocking! Father Kills 4-Month Old Son for Ritual in Kogi state (Video)

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Suspect exhuming his son's corpse

The police command in Kogi state have arrested a middle aged man, Mr Hosea Folorunsho in Egbe town of Yagba West local government council for the alleged gruesome murder of his son for ritual purpose. Briefing journalists on the arrest in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Katsina says the suspect, a herbalist, also buried the child in a shallow grave in his own compound.

There's a video of the report after the cut...but please be warned...the images are quite disturbing...

Late Enebeli Elebuwa's tribute night will hold 9th of January

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The candlelight procession of late veteran actor Enebeli Elebuwa will hold on the 9th of January at 5pm from Masha roundabout to Ojez Restaurant, Stadium, Surulere. The tribute night commences at O'Jez car park immediately. Dress code is white.

Identical Twins arrested after fighting over who'd have sex with shared GF

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Two Manchester, Conn., twins figured it isn’t enough for them to share the same genes; they have to share the same girlfriend, too. But the arrangement got violent on New Year’s Eve, according to the Hartford Courant reports. Aric Ryan Hale and Sean Peter Hale, both 28, were arrested after fighting over who would have sex with their shared 27-year-old girlfriend. The woman is reportedly in an open relationship with the twins and is sexually intimate with both of them “depending on who she chooses to be with that particular day,” police spokesman Capt. Christopher Davis said.

Justice Delayed: Aluu 4 Gone but not forgotten

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It's exactly three months four UNIPORT students -Tekena, Ugonna, Chiadika, and Ilyod were brutally murdered in the Aluu community. 16 people have so far been arrested for their murder. The suspects appeared in court on Thursday December 20th but the trial was stalled due to the failure of prison officials to produce them in court. The case was then adjourned till February 28, 2013. Hope this time the prisonofficials won't forget to bring them to court.

These young men had their whole lives ahead of them and didn't deserve to die the way they did. Hope they get justice. We are watching!

Nigerian Sworn In As Belgian Councillor

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Nweke, a member of the Belgian Green Party, was re-elected last year having made history in 2006 when he became the first non-Belgian born politician to win an elective position in West-Flanders. With his re-election, Nweke’s mandate includes issues bordering on the economy, social policy, international development and minority priority. 

Suspected Lagos thug in police net

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Jamiu Adetutu, aka Jarmani, has been arrested by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Lagos for allegedly assaulting an Ikorodu, Lagos resident named Nurain Lani. Before his arrest, Jarmani was allegedly notorious for molesting residents of Ilemere, Orupodi, Ibeshe and other parts of Ikorodu in company with a gang of hoodlums. His latest victim, Lani, who is a trader, was said to have dared to confront him over allegations that he had turned a thorn in the flesh of residents. Lani said he only asked Jarmani to stop molesting the residents of Ilemere, Orupodi and Ibeche communities. And for his ‘effrontery’ he got the beating of his life from the thug and his gang of hoodlums.

Secret moves in Enugu to oust Chime

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There are subtle moves by a clique in Enugu State to facilitate the removal of Governor Sullivan Chime, writes Ozioma Ubabukoh. A series of meetings, some marathon and muffled, have been going on in Enugu, the capital of Enugu State. At virtually all the meetings, the common item for deliberation revolved around the prolonged ‘leave’ by the state Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime.Not only has the governor’s sojourn overseas for accumulated annual vacation become a source of worry in the state, political actors with eyes on the 2015 general elections have moved in with a web of intrigues.

We won’t sanction President Jonathan – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will not sanction President Goodluck Jonathan over the printing and pasting of posters announcing his ambition to seek re-election in 2015. The party said it was satisfied that the President had denied responsibility for the printing and pasting of the posters.

In a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, warned members of the party not to see the development as an opportunity to engage in the printing and pasting of posters of other presidential aspirants.

Political Lull In Ondo After Poll

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The tension that characterised the build-up to the October 20, 2012 governorship election in Ondo State has suddenly gone down following the declaration of the result which returned Governor Olusegun Mimiko to the Government House for a second term in office, writes SUNDAY ABORISADE