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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls seized three years ago by Boko Haram have been freed in exchange for detained suspects with the extremist group, Nigeria's government announced early Sunday, in the largest release negotiated yet in the battle to save nearly 300 girls whose mass abduction exposed the mounting threat posed by the Islamic State-linked fighters. The statement from the office of President Muhammadu Buhari was the first confirmation that his government had made a swap for the girls. After an initial release of 21 Chibok girls in October, the government denied making an exchange or paying ransom. The April 2014 abduction by Boko Haram brought...

Toolz is expecting her first child with hubby Tunde Demuren they announced yesterday she's picture with her hubby and close friends pointing hands towards her bump with smile on their faces. congratultion!!!

Khadijah Bashir, was raped two months ago by the husband of her mother's friend and is now responding to treatment at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano. Wives of the President/VP, Aisha Buhari and Dolapo Osinbajo, today visited her. The Kano State Government has finally reacted in a statement today by the state Commissioner of Information, Malam Mohammed Garba. The Government said it was deeply saddened by the news of the rape and it would ensure that whoever is found involved in is sentenced to jail for life. Gov. Ganduje has directed the state Ministry of Justice to prosecute “whoever is involved in this sordid sexual crime.” The statement described the act as despicable, dastardly and condemnable, “which is alien to our religious and cultural values and stressed that the action clearly portrayed the perpetrator brutal, unfeeling and the culprit deserved nothing more than the maximum penalty under the law. The government stated t...

Onilogbo Hakeem a Special Effect make-up artist transformed actor Ik Ogbonna into a sexy woman and Nancy Isime into an increadible handsome young man. well, this time it was for a movie role. see more photos after the cut.

From Kigali Rwanda, OAP Moet Abebe shares this stunning bikini photo.

         Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi / AFP PHOTO / PAU BARRENA Argentina will have Lionel Messi available again with immediate effect after the remaining three matches of his four-game suspension were wiped by FIFA as his appeal against the sanction succeeded. Messi was handed the sanction after abusing a match official during the 1-0 victory over Chile in March, ruling him out of the 2-0 loss at Bolivia and their next three 2018 World Cup qualifiers. But the Barcelona forward’s representatives were confident after submitting their case at an appeal hearing in Zurich on Thursday and a FIFA statement yesterday revealed he has been successful. The appeal committee “considered Messi’s behaviour as reproachable” but found the evidence available was not sufficient to enforce the suspension, which the 29-year-old, Argentina and even his club side had vociferously opposed. “The FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld ...

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo eyes a ball during a training session at Valdebebas training ground in Madrid on May 5, 2017, on the eve of the Spanish League match football match Granada CF vs Real Madrid CF.<br />GERARD JULIEN / AFP Cristiano Ronaldo was again left out of the Real Madrid squad for Saturday’s La Liga trip to relegated Granada following his Champions League heroics against Atletico Madrid in midweek. The Portuguese striker, 32, has been rested for four of Real’s last five away league games to ensure he is in prime condition for their assault on becoming the first side to retain the Champions League. Real, though, haven’t missed the four-time World Player of the Year, winning all eight La Liga games in his absence this season. Ronaldo scored all three of Real’s goals as they claimed a 3-0 semi-final, first leg lead over Atletico with the second leg to come at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Keylor Nava...

Banky W and Adesua during the engagement Though it came as a rude shock for the ladies, who were crushing on the fair skinned Lagos Party crooner, and one of Nigeria’s entertainment industry most eligible bachelor, Banky W, who during week surprised many, except for a few people, who had eagle eye, as he announced his engagement to delectable actress, Adesua Etomi. Investigation showed that most of Banky W’s songs in the past one-year were not just open-ended romantic songs designed to feed fans and crushing hearts. They were carefully created for the pretty, light-skinned, smiley, and talented actress, who already has his heart on lockdown. Banky W in the video of song ‘Made for you’, which released in February 2016, starred Adesua Etomi as the lead character. They both played lovers, who celebrated their anniversary with a grand display of suffocating romance. In the video, there were rose petals, scented sheets, pre-recorded videos, and chin-touches. The ...

Barely a month after Kendall Jenner appeared in a Pepsi commercial that drew such a concerted backlash that it was withdrawn , she's again at the center of controversy. Vogue India has been blasted online for its decision to feature Jenner, a white American, instead of an Indian model on the cover of its 10th anniversary issue.   Many people have said it's yet another example of a missed opportunity to celebrate women of color. Vogue India released a statement Friday offering a "few clarifications" about the cover.   "In the last 10 years, Vogue India has had only 12 international covers, including Kendall Jenner, in 2017," the statement said. "Therefore, statistically, 90 percent of our covers are Indian! And we are proud of that."   The magazine said that it wants to feature "some of the best international celebrities on our covers. Occasionally!" Representatives for Jenner did not immediately respond to a re...

Sirens blared in the Altamira neighborhood of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. Anti-government protesters poured into the streets of this once bustling commercial and residential hub, their young faces obscured by tear-gas masks and bandanas. They hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot police who responded Wednesday to the almost daily demonstrations calling for embattled President Nicolas Maduro to step down. Police in riot gear opened fire with what appeared to be tear gas. A Molotov cocktail sparked a fire atop an armored National Guard vehicle. It backed away from the crowd. Protesters surrounded two members of the security forces. The armored vehicle, flames spitting from its roof, plowed into the crowd. A young man, his head covered in a white rag, fell in front of the truck. A video camera captured the horror as someone in the crowd yelled, "Son of a -----!"  Armored military vehicles fighting against protesters The truck roll...

After securing his  triple-triple of his third straight Olympic Games with three gold medals ,  Usain Bolt's   alleged cheating is coming back to haunt him. The 20-year-old Brazilian student  — the first of many women that Bolt has been photographed with over the past few days — spoke with the  Daily Mail , giving play-by-play details on her night with the world's fastest man. Jady Duarte , who took pictures with Bolt in bed, told the media outlet how she met the celebrated Olympian and how quickly they wound up in bed together early Sunday. "He stood in front of us and suddenly he pulled up his shirt and showed us his six pack," Duarte told the Daily Mail , saying she met Bolt at a Rio nightclub. "I had never seen anything like it. I just had to reach out and stroke it. It felt incredible. The muscles were as hard as stone. But I was paying so much attention to his abs that at first I didn't even notice it was Usain Bolt." ...

Toyin Saraki is Founder and President of the Well Being Foundation Africa and also serves as the Global Goodwill Ambassador to the International Confederation of Midwives. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, is a healthcare advocacy champion. Wife of the Senate President, Toyin Saraki Wife of the Senate President, Toyin Ojora-Saraki, is a healthcare advocacy champion. She is the Founder and President of the Well Being Foundation Africa and also serves as the Global Goodwill Ambassador to the International Confederation of Midwives.She is the African Champion for the White Ribbon Alliance, Champion for the Women Advocates for Vaccine Access and the Centenary Ambassador for the London School of Oriental and African Studies, which is her alma mater. She recently hosted a campaign launch of SOAS in Lagos, where its 100th anniversary was celebrated.Toyin’s grace radiates beyond the royalty of her lineage, gearing into strides of philanthropy and d...