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37year old prophetess Bose Oluwole (pictured above) of the Celestial Church of Christ in Epe, Lagos has been arrested by the police for allegedly setting her 9 year old daughter, Damilola, on fire. The woman said her child was possessed with witchcraft and was trying to deliver her according to God's instruction to her. She allegedly poured kerosene on the little girl's body and set it ablaze. Damilola is currently at the Epe General Hospital where she is being treated for first degree burns in the emergency ward.  PM News reports that residents of her Ijebu-Ode Road, Odomola, Epe home where the incident happened immediately informed the police of her hideous crime. Continue...  During interrogation, she confessed to the crime but said she was only obeying the command of God  "I saw in my vision while praying that my daughter is from the witchcraft world. When I prayed to God over it, I received the instruction through Holy Spirit to burn my daughter’s body in o...

  She is the envy of countless women with her showstopping hourglass physique, and is the object of desire of many more men. And Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan put her enviable figure on show and turned heads for a photo shoot to unveil her new fashion range for Lipsy. Completing her transition from the cobbles of Corrie to bona fide model, the 26-year-old actress positively dazzled as she worked her magic in front of the camera. Michelle Keegan is the latest in a long line of celebrities to create a capsule collection for a high street brand. Her line with Lipsy comes after Lucy Watson's recent launch of dresses for the label and we can't wait. Unfortunately we're going to have to practice being patient because it won't be available to buy until 3rd July... In the meantime, however, we can get our hands on her stylish shoes. These lovely strappy high heel sandals are super glamorous and will work to dress up a number of looks already in your wardrobe. Skin...

Nollywood film Living Funeral, will feature at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival in France, reports The Nation . Living Funeral which creates awareness for people battling with breast cancer, will be screened under the Short Film section. The film which had eight nominations at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, was screened at the 2014 Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles The movie stars Nollywood veterans like Liz Benson, Norbert Young and Stephanie Wilson.

Crashed Porsche Paul Walker   Design defects of a Porsche sports car caused the crash that killed actor Paul Walker, the widow of the car's driver said in a lawsuit against the manufacturer, alleging negligence and wrongful death among other claims. Kristine Rodas says in the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday that a suspension failure of the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT led to her late husband losing control of the vehicle before it careened into trees and a utility pole killing Walker and driver Roger Rodas last November. Walker's death at age 40 led to a temporary halt in production of Fast & Furious 7, the successful movie series about illegal street racing that helped popularise his career. Rodas's attorney, citing expert inspections of the crash, say in the lawsuit that Roger Rodas, an experienced race car driver, was travelling at 89km/h on a street in Santa Clarita, California, at the time of the crash - below the speed Los Angeles Count...

Justin Bieber is reportedly being investigated by police for an attempted robbery. The 20-year-old singer is believed to have got into an incident with a young woman who he thought was taking photos of him on her mobile phone on Monday while he was at Sherman Oaks Castle Park, Los Angeles playing minigolf. The woman claims Justin demanded to see her phone so he could delete the pictures however when she refused he grabbed it from her bag. She began "wrestling" with the star for the phone and although he ''ripped it out of her hands'' he wasn't able to access the pictures because the phone was locked. Justin then demanded she unlock it and she proved she hadn't taken any snaps. TMZ reports, "She says she told Justin she and her 13-year-old daughter just wanted to say hi, and Justin screamed, 'You're humiliating yourself in front of your daughter. Why don't you just get out of here.' Her daughter started crying." Followin...

This year’s birthday celebration will be different for little Boluwatife because his young father plucked up courage and publicly admitted parenthood.However, Wizkid made several public denials, in October 2013, he became part of his son’s life. Boluwatife’s mother Oluwanishola Ogudugu wrote the sweetest words to her son Bolu as he turns three today:“Today makes it exactly 3 years that you came into my Life and ever since my life has been filled with Joy, Happiness, Blessings, Unexpected Miracles, Uplifting Moments and So Much More….. I Adore your Smile, I Cherish your Hugs, I’m Proud of your Intelligence and Smartness and Overwhelmed by your Kind Heart…. But Most of all I LOVE THAT YOU’RE MY SON. I Honestly cannot believe how time flies, As YOUNG as you are you have taught me soooo much POSITIVE Life lessons… You amaze me with the things you do and SAY especially… I constantly get the chills when you call me ‘MOMMY’… Words are not enough to express how much LOVE I got for you my...

Singer Asa is set to release her third studio album titled Bed of Stone, reports Nigerian Entertainment Today . Asa said in May last year that she will be hitting the studios to record an album. According to reports the singer will be showcasing her album on September 17 at La Cigale in Paris, France.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would next week commence the distribution of permanent voters’ cards in Kogi State. The exercise will resume on May 23. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, announced this in Lokoja, the state capital. He said the distribution of the cards would take place in all the 5 248 polling units in the 21 local government councils of Kogi State. Agbaje said only those who participated in the last registration exercise would be issued the cards, saying that the decision to distribute the cards at polling units was to facilitate easy collection by voters. He said that the distribution of the cards, which would last till May 25, would be followed by registration of voters who had turned 18 years old. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner said those who did not register in 2011 and those whose names were missing in INEC data base would be captured during the exercise which would last on June 1. He added t...