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13-strong Somali gang checks into a hotel where he and a friend would rape a 13-year-old  schoolgirl three times. Jusuf Abdirizak, 20, can be seen at the reception of the Premier Inn in Bristol where he and Said Zakaria, 22, attacked the girl, who had been trafficked across the city having already been raped by another man. Abdirizak and Zakaria were both facing jail today after they and 11 other men were convicted for their parts in the rape, abuse and prostitution of four British teenagers, who were were preyed upon and passed around the men's friends for money. Continue....

Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke has been announced as the new President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). She was elected today at the ongoing 166th General Meeting of the OPEC in Vienna, Austria.

Samuel Eto’o married mother of his four kids, IvorianTra Lou Georgette in a low key ceremony this week – on Monday 24th November. The footballer reportedly proposed to her in July with a 500,000 Euro diamond ring, although the pair has been traditionally married since 2007. They have now been together for about 10 years. The ceremony took place in Capiago Intimiano, in the romantic Como in Italy. Here’s another photo of the exclusive wedding.

Pop star Wizkid is surely not having a smooth time with a lot of people in the music industry at the moment, in 2014 alone, he’s had strings of beefs with other artistes which include Davido, female singer Saeon, and his ex-producer Samklef. Now, another famed producer has voiced his annoyance and displeasure with the pop star saying ‘I don’t have his time anymore’. Continue...

Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday lampooned the National Assembly, saying it is largely an assemblage of looters and thieves. Continue..

The Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has again accused President Goodluck Jonathan of not implementing any federal project in Rivers State, challenging the president to prove him wrong by showing even “half” a project the state has benefitted from his administration. Mr. Amaechi spoke Monday when he met students of the Rivers State University. He appealed to the students to be part of the forthcoming Permanent Voters Card, PVC, collection and fresh voters registration exercise to enable them exercise their civic right in the 2015 elections.  Premiumtime  reports.

                 Nigerian rapper Ice Prince drops his newest singles video which he titled "That could be us" Video today. The rapper shared this on his Facebook page, That his fans should get ready for the video today.  See what he said!.  "it  That Could Be Us video drops this Thursday. Get ready!!! Now on iTunes >>>  https://itunes.apple.com/ album/id937510343 " Download and watch the video on iTunes now!!.

For a lot of people, they have only seen the video of a few songs off Beyoncé’s fifth studio album that was released in December last year. The album was released with 14 tracks and 14 videos in the platinum edition but a lot of people copped only the audio version. Thankfully, Beyoncé dropped videos for ‘Partition’, ‘Drunk in Love’ and ‘Pretty Hurts’. But Beyoncé loves a good surprise and now the 33-year-old pop star has released all the videos off her album to the general public by uploading it on her Youtube channel. She just gave her fans an early Christmas present. Continue....

Rapper T.I organized a Turkey Giveaway at Wade Walker Family YMCA, in Stone Mountain, Georgia on Tuesday, November 25. This is not the first time T.I is organizing a Turkey Giveaway – in 2011 he gave out about 300 turkeys in time for thanksgiving. bellanaija reports. Continue...

                 American Rapper Wiz Khalifa shared a picture on his Instagram page this Morning that he has got people talking all evening. Captured by his official IG photographer (yes, he has an official photographer for Instagram), the picture shows Wiz pouring water over his head with one hand while holding his privates with the other as he stands naked in a bathtub. He captioned the picture ‘No shower til 4pm’

Ghana has been raising awareness about the drug trade at its international airport. Ghana's opposition has called for a parliamentary inquiry into allegations that a suspected cocaine trafficker had access to the presidential lounge at the country's main airport. The alleged trafficker was arrested in the UK, while three officials have been charged in Ghana. The case has gripped Ghanaians, as the opposition and governing party trade accusations of drug-dealing. West Africa is a major transit-point for smuggling cocaine to Europe.  The alleged cocaine bust has increasingly assumed a political dimension. Continue...

A 39-year-old woman was the first volunteer to receive the experimental Ebola vaccine The first human trial of an experimental vaccine against Ebola suggests that it is safe and may help the immune system to combat the virus. Twenty volunteers were immunised in the United States. Scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) described the results as "promising". The research is published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue...