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                     Kenneth Omeruo (pictured left), who currently plays for Middlesbrough on loan from Chelsea and 20 year old Aaron Samuel (right) pictured chilling in the pool at the Le Meridien Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort, They are in the state for the match happening tomorrow in Akwa Ibom.

+ Three Americans on Israeli soil, US President Barack Obama labeled the murder of praying Jews in a synagogue on Tuesday morning an unjustifiable act of terror. Continue...

Wife of juju maestro, King Sunny Ade and fashion icon, Queen Ahneva Adeniyi- Adegeye, has revealed that African men are naturally born to love more than one woman. The woman born Ahneva Hilson, who got married to King Sunny Ade in 1984, argued that no African man has one wife, arguing that most men have a wife, a mistress and a concubine. Queen ahnevaThe Los Angeles born graduate of Fashion Design from the Art Institute of Chicago disclosed in an interview with a leading magazine, that African men love to spread love across and to have more than one woman they love. “Once you see any man, you see polygamy. No African man has one wife. I don’t care if he’s an indigenous African American or African Caribbean, it’s in their nature to spread love across and to have more than one woman they love. Polygamy only puts a stamp on it to make legal. Most men have a wife, a mistress and a concubine. So, in a way, polygamy is every where in Africa and all over the world.”

Charles ‘Charly Boy’ Oputa is known for his quirky style of dressing and the music veteran invokes this into new pictures he shared on his Instagram page a few minutes ago. In the photos Charly Boy infuses a ton of makeup, and tribal accessories. Checkout the photos below! Continue...

Globacom Ambassador, Bez; Brand Specialist, Globacom, Bolanle Lawal; Head, Special Promotions and PR, Globacom, Bode Opeseitan; Globacom Ambassador, Naeto C; Head, VAS Commercial, Globacom, Viswanath Nagasai; and Glo Ambassador, Sanni Danja The artistes on the platform include cross-over highlife rave-of-the-moment,Flavour, and talented female artistes Omawumi, Chee as well as Burna Boy, MI, Naeto C and one of the best known artistes from the North, Sanni Danja. Speaking at the event, Globacom Head of VAS Commercial, Viswanath Nagasai stated, “Nigerians would readily recall that we blazed the CRBT trail in Nigeria over seven years ago when for the first time in Nigeria, we made it possible for our subscribers to download their favourite tunes and make them their ringback tunes. Others were to follow the trail, and today, Nigerian artistes net millions of naira in revenue from their music distributed by mobile operators in the country through the CRBT platform.” Continue...

                       A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, partly upheld a no-case submission by former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and acquitted him of 38 out of 40 counts of money laundering charges. -Fani-Kayode was charged on an amended 40 count-charge, bordering on the alleged offence by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Trial judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, discharged and acquitted the accused of the 38 counts, while ruling on a no-case submission filed by the defence on behalf of the accused. The court held that from the wordings of the charge, it was clear that they were basically set out in two formats, with counts one to 33 of the same format, while other counts of different formats.   The accused was alleged to have paid the amount into his account, while in the other, he was alleged to have paid it into the account of a third party.”

At least four worshippers were killed in an attack on a west Jerusalem synagogue, police said Monday. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said six people were wounded in the assault, which was described as a "terrorist attack" by the authorities. Samri said the attackers were Palestinians from east Jerusalem. Two assailants entered the synagogue on Tuesday with knives, axes and guns and attacked worshippers. The attackers were killed in a shootout with police. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will "respond harshly" to the attack. He called the attack a "cruel murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by despicable murderers." Netanyahu blamed the violence on incitement by the Islamic militant group Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Netanyahu said the international community regularly ignores incitement by Islamic militants in Israel. Continue...

                                              Ice Prince for the first time has spoken on his one time affair with Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson. While chatting with Olisa Adibua on the weekly, ‘Truth’ programme, Ice Prince who is undoubtedly one of Africa’s most successful and internationally recognized rappers, confirmed that he indeed “dated the actress” and briefly gave a reason why it didn’t work out. Continue...

A policeman on highway patrol duty between Ibadan and Lagos shot a motorist on Tuesday, November 11, over aN50 bribe. A commercial bus driver was recently shot by a policeman over a N50 bribe. The incident occured between Lagos-Ibadan expressway at the wee hours of Tuesday, 11 November, as the driver, Umaru Bayi, was on the wheel of a passenger bus bound for Lagos from Jos. As they neared Lagos, the bus was stopped by a policeman in a patrol van on the highway. Continue...

Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi on Monday to send a message to men: Stop attacking women because of the way they dress. The protests followed the latest incident of a woman stripped naked in the capital by a group of men who accused her of "indecent" dressing. The attack captured on video last week prompted outrage on social media under the hashtag #mydressmychoice. Protesters marched through downtown carrying placards that read "My dress, my choice" while others donned mini-skirts, the same attire the unidentified woman wore when she was attacked. Some men wore dresses to show their support. Continue...

  P-Square has unleashed a new video. The video is for their track – “Shekini” Africa’s biggest singing duo come through with the second video to one of the singles off their recently released 6th studio album, “Double Trouble”. “Shekini” video is an energetic pictorial which sees the artistes combine with youthful dancers to perform moves that’d bring you to life. From garages to underground scenes, the dark-themed flick definitely does justice to the song. Video was directed by Clarence Peters, and song produced by Vtek, who also made a cameo appearance. Watch the video below!. Continue...

One of northern Nigeria's most influential Muslim leaders has called on people to defend themselves against attacks by the Boko Haram militant Islamist group. The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, said residents should "acquire what they need" to protect themselves. A police spokesman said the Emir's comments were a "call for anarchy" and should not be acted on. The emir, who until earlier this year was governor of Nigeria's central bank, normally stays silent on political matters. Jihadists from the group continue to cause havoc in parts of north-east Nigeria, capturing towns and villages where they have been imposing their own strict interpretation of Islamic law. Continue...

A surgeon from Sierra Leone who was being treated for Ebola in the US has died, a Nebraska hospital announced. Martin Salia, who has US residency and is married to an American, arrived for treatment in the state on Saturday, in a critical condition. And on Monday morning the hospital said the 44-year-old had died. More than 5,000 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak - almost all of them in West Africa. Dr Salia is the second person to die in the US. Continue...

Dammy Krane’s Amin has pushed Wizkid’s Show You the Money, off the number one spot after three weeks of topping the Official Naija Top Ten chart. Buzzing artiste, Mr. 2kay and OAP and Sensei Uche joined MTV VJ Ehiz on this week’s show as co-hosts. Mr. 2kay featuring Patoranking’s Bad Girl Special andWaje’s No Be You are the new entries of the week, coming in at number ten and number eight respectively. Continue...