Nicki Gist

The Bar Beach Division Police, Lagos State Police Command, Victoria Island, Lagos, has confirmed the arrest of seven of the 10-man gang who stormed the Eko Hotel premises with the intention to steal and rob guests who attended Davido’s 30Billion Concert. A source revealed that the feat was achieved by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO incharge of Bar Beach Division,Victoria Island, CSP Olusegun Ajamolaya. Police Identified the arrested suspects as Augustine Ode, 22; Yusuf Lawal, 26; Saheed Olasupo,27 and Babatunde Balogun, 28. Others included Owoyele Moses, 27; Adewola Akinyeli, 28 and George Daniel, 27. The suspects allegedly arrived at Eko Hotel premises at about 3.30am while the Concert was ongoing, attacked a guest, Oladapo Adeola and robbed him of his N75,000 and a Techno Spark Plus K9 phone valued at N42,000 and started beating him unknown to them that the DPO was on ground with his men. This incident attracted the DPO who ordered his men to arrest all the suspects and they s...

Mavin’s first lady,  Tiwa Savage  took to Instagram to recount how far she has come this year and the blessing she got this year. Tiwa Savage   who shared of the first house she bought wrote; “2017 I bought my First house ”

Giving her end of the year testimony in church today,Mother of popular Nigeria singer   ,  Simi , disclosed that she is getting married next month. According to the singer’s mum who is over 50 who testified at   Daystar Christian Center , Lagos, her daughter had often advised her to attend programs at other churches since Daystar was majorly a youth church. NetNG reports that she disclosed that one of her wish since she joined the church, has been to get married and it is already becoming a reality.

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that five persons died and 13 others injured in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at Wazobia, at about 9.00 a.m. Oladele said two vehicles and 18 persons were involved in the accident that resulted in the death of five persons, while 13 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The sector commander explained that a commercial bus with registration number MGD 129 ZF coming from Ibadan to Lagos lost control and veered off the road and collided with a trailer with registration number DDA 121 XA that was parked by the road side. “The corpses of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary in Ipara General Hospital, while the survivors are also receiving treatment at Sagamu and Victory Hospital, Ogere,’’ he said. Oladele said the driver of the commercial bus abscon...

The Black Lives Matter activist Erica Garner has died, after a week in hospital following a heart attack. She was 27 Garner was the daughter of Eric Garner, a man who died in a police chokehold in New York in 2014. Announcing Garner’s death in New York on Saturday morning, the Rev Al Sharpton said she was “a warrior to the end” and said “her heart was broken when she didn’t get justice … the [heart] attack just dealt with the pieces that were left.” Four months ago, Garner gave birth to a son. She also had an eight-year-old daughter. Eric Garner, who was 43, died in Staten Island in July 2014 after a white police officer subdued him with an illegal chokehold, during an arrest over the alleged sale of untaxed loose cigarettes. He also suffered from asthma. His last words, “I can’t breathe”, became a slogan for activists protesting police brutality against African Americans.

The police have said that making phone calls at filling stations is a criminal offence which could land the offender in jail. The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, stated that an offender could be prosecuted and jailed for attempted arson. He noted that police officers have the authority to arrest anyone found making phone calls or smoking at filling stations. He described the filling station as a public facility where motorists cannot act as they like on account of the inflammable products like petrol and other petroleum products being dispensed there. Moshood, therefore, cautioned the public against violating the safety rules forbidding smoking and phone calls at filling stations. He said, “Making phone calls or smoking at filling stations is a criminal offence and the police, of course, could arrest anyone violating the safety rules put in place to safeguard life and property at the filling stations.”

At least 36 people have been confirmed dead after a Nairobi-bound bus collided with a truck at Migaa along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway on Sunday, December 31. Among the dead include the driver of the truck and his loader while 28 bodies were retrieved from the ill-fated bus. Seventeen other people were seriously injured in the crash which occurred at around 3.30am Confirming the incident, Rift Valley Traffic Enforcement Officer Zero Arome said the speeding bus which was travelling from Busia was being driven on the wrong lane when it collided with the truck head on. The injured people have been rushed to Molo Sub-County Hospital and the Nakuru Level Five Hospital. Rescue operations are still going. Thirty people were confirmed dead at the scene while another four succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at Nakuru Level Five Hospital. Among the four who died in hospital were three children aged two months, two years and 10 years and one adult aged 35 years.

Popular socialite, Pretty Mike, is in the news again for another controversial reason. A few weeks ago, he decided to get himself a new pet and opted for a python. After he acquired the snake, he took pictures of himself bathing with the reptile and also announced the name of the snake as Toke Makinwa. However, in a chat with Saturday Beats, the popular socialite explained why he named the python, Toke Makinwa. He said, “I named my pet snake Toke Makinwa because every Toke Makinwa is a snake. I named my pet python Toke Makinwa because I believe that she is not just a snake, but a huge snake – a python. And this is based on some things she talks about and writes on. There is a lot of cunningness and sneakiness to her. “She is not your normal lady and it is time to let people know. Some people attacked me that why would I name my snake after her but the truth is that the name is patented and she does not have the right to the name. She is not the only Toke Makinwa in the world; ther...

Yesterday, we reported that Super Eagles player,  Kenneth Omeruo  will be tying the nuptial knots traditionally   with his wife,  Chioma Nnamani  in Enugu State today. Here are first photos from the traditional marriage;

We already expected an explosive 40th birthday photoshoot from star actress and fashionista   Mercy Aigbe,   but we did not expect to be completely blown away by the attitude of this 40 year old diva. If you ever wondered why Mercy Aigbe is considered to be one of the most fashion froward female celebrities, now you have your answers from the photos below. The actress channelled not just the model in her but also the sixteen year old she was over two decades ago. It’s few hours to the actress’ 40th birthday and the shots released from her shoot are stunning, beautiful and sultry all at once! Her poses are superb, excellent and masterful all in one! Little wonder Mercy Aigbe is called the fashion Queen! Who can believe she is 40! Mercy Aigbe

A  Nigerian cancer patient  and Twitter user @teasar , took to the platform to highlight his last wishes before he loses the battle to the ailment. The list has some of his favourite celebrities in it and a tweet encouraging upcoming acts. Here are they below;

A  Ghanaian groom  joined the league crying grooms , as  Travis Greene’s  ‘You Made a Way’ was played at his wedding. According to Sorce_Photography, his wife also joined her husband in the crying session as they recounted how far they’ve come. He wrote; “My guy cried, he wept  , he couldn’t believe how far the Lord has brought him, at the hearing of the song “you made a way” he just couldn’t hold it  , his wife joined him and things got more emotional”

Free the Sheeple Boss Daddyfreeze is now a monitoring spirit assigned to monitor Pastor EA Adeboye.He share this on his instagram page. He Wrote : By their fruits you shall know them!-Najwa Zebian is a Muslim author and poet. I first stumbled upon her on a Buddhist website, while doing research on a topic.-The ONLY thing needed to make heaven is LOVE.-Don’t listen to those saying “if you are not a ‘christian’ you can’t make heaven”. Jesus wasn’t a Christian and neither was Moses or Aaron or David or even Abraham.-They tell you that because if you aren’t Christians who will pay them tithes or give them offerings? -I am a born again christian, but I am aware that heaven requires more than just religion.-Although religion may dictate your lifestyle, it’s love that guarantees you heaven. -LOVE GOD and LOVE YOUR NEIGBOR, NOTHING ELSE, if you can do this as a Buddhist or a Muslim, or whatever else your religion may be, heaven awaits you! ~FRZ-#FreeTheSheeple.◄ Luke 10 ►-[25] One d...

Famous Yoruba Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu has definitely made up her mind not to condone any more insults from fans on social media. The embattled actress who trended for almost the wrong reasons for months now took to her Instagram page to share a video which she captioned “iya yin ni baller”. An angry fan, clearly dissatisfied at the view proceeded to call her “Ashewo” a derogatory word in Yoruba which translates to “Prostitute”. Toyin wasn’t having any of it as she replied him. See her reply below:

In June 2017, there were reports flying around about an 11-year-old boy, popularly known as “Shanawole” who belongs to the Eiye confraternity.. The Pastor of This Present House, Tony Rapu, rescued shanawole from the streets during a  “God Bless Nigeria/Freedom Foundation rehabilitation mission.” The 11-year-old boy who says he belongs to Eiye confraternity and smokes marijuana well – revealed that if anyone messes with him or his group, it’s his job to kill the person/hack the person down. He also said that if anyone tries to fight them, he and his boys will hit the person very hard. The young boy who also claimed to be robber – was taken off the streets and underwent rehabilitation..  Here’s the video: 6 months later, Shanawole is now known as “Pastor Michael”, He’s transformed to a pastor and a tennis player. He can now speak and understand English after his rehabilitation. Pastor Tony still went ahead into the ghetto around Shomolu and its environ...

Nollywood actress, Georgina Onuoha who has been based in the Unites States for a while shared some of the challenges she's paseed through in 2017 as the year comes to an end. Accoridng to her,  'While the whole world celebrated my birthday on September 29, little did they know they were praying and wishing me well. Only few noticed I did not post any celebratory pictures. With all the beautiful pictures that many cherished, loved and saved, little did they know I was lying down in the Emergency Room receiving blood transfusion, tons of Intravenous fluids'. She also shared photos from a car crash she survived while driving a couple f weeks back saying , 'once again my life flashed right in front of me in split senconds'. See her posts below...