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Music sensation and Mavin artist Aphrodija ditches her grunge look and gets classy for Guardian Life Shoot. See more photos after the cut... Credits: Creative director & Styling; Myles Igwe Photography Tope Horploads Hair Tonye of Vaavavoom Hair Makeup Ara by Laide

Fleeing members of Boko Haram sect drowned in Lake Chad after Nigerian troops overpowered them during a counter operations in the North east. Spokesperson of the Defence Headquarters, Gen Chris Olukolade said this in a statement released today. Find the statement below A large number of terrorists have drowned in the Lake Chad as they fled the heavy bombardment by Nigerian Air force heralding the advance of Nigerian troops on mission to flush them out of Baga. Not even the strategy of mining over 1500 spots with land mines on the routes leading to the town could save the terrorists from the aggressive move of advancing troops.  All the land mines were skillfully cleared one after the other. Eventually, the resistance of the terrorists collapsed and the land forces finally stormed the town in the early hours of Friday. Many of the terrorists died while an unknown but substantial number of them fled with various degrees of injury, in the series of encounter along the ro...

On February 15th, ISIS released a video showing the beheading of 21 Christians in Libya. Among the 21, is a Ghanaian man. He has been identified as Matthew Ayariga. His identity was confirmed by his family and friends.

Flavour shared the photo on instagram today. Er no, that is not his baby mama, Sandra. Pretty lady.

VH1 reality star Real (real name Ahmad Givens) from 'Real Chance of Love' and 'I Love New York' has passed away after a long battle with colon cancer. He was just 33 years old. Real was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2013 following his appearance on 'I Love New York' with his brother, Chance. Real kept his fans updated about his condition via his instagram page as he went through chemotherapy and other treatments. His condition worsened last month after he fell and was bedridden from then on. He passed away yesterday Friday Feb. 20 surrounded by family and friends. May his soul rest in peace...Amen.

President Jonathan recommissioned the Unit 6 of 1,320MW Egbin Power Plant, in Lagos earlier today. More photos after the cut....

Photo above shows inside a night club in Lagos in 1959. Credit: BAHA

The Kardashian sisters and North were involved in a car accident in Montana today. TMZ reports "Khloe Kardashian skidded on an ice-covered Montana road and dangerously crossed into oncoming traffic, eventually landing in a ditch with Kim, North and Kylie on board. We're told the girls were driving in Bozeman, MT Saturday morning when a semi-truck drove by their car and kicked up a ton of snow, hitting their windshield and apparently blinding Khloe. Khloe couldn't see and began swerving, right into a patch of black ice. The car then spun out of control, crossing oncoming traffic and ending up in a ditch. We're told cops came and everyone's ok.  Kim posted this pic (above) on Instagram afterward ... seemingly making reference to the accident. Update Cops tell us there was no damage to the Kardashian's vehicle -- a black Yukon GMC -- and a motor carrier service called the slide-off into police.  We're told the incident was part of a number of similar...

The accident happened this afternoon before Galadimawa Roundabout in Abuja. An SUV hit a Keke Napep, pushing it into an on-coming car. All three occupants of the Keke including the rider were seriously injured. They were immediately rushed to the hospital. See the photos after the cut...

Nelson Jack is one household brand synonymous with trend setting and norm breaking innovations in the event production setup in Nigeria. Recently in line with their out of the box mantra, the stage, light and sound production company, just acquired the multi million naira LED screen and lighting technology thereby making the brand at par with their international counterparts. The new technology concept is guaranteed to raise the bar in event production in Nigeria... From the precision of stage lighting spectrum to delivering a futuristic vibe that is spot on engaging your audience with a customised 4D experience. with events such as olamide live in concert #olic. rhythem unplugged. access bank all white party. Buhari valentine dinner. face of okija. sound city urban music festival. the beat triple 9 concert. lagos countdown flagoff. corporate elite. just to mention a few. there is no doubt they mean serious stage business. ABOUT NELSON JACK Nelson Jack is a stage desi...

Yesterday, Pres. Jonathan visited the Alaafin of Oyo and the Soun of Ogbomoso, Soun Ajagungbade III in Oyo state, then he visited the Alara of Ilara Epe, the Oloja of Epe and other kings from the Epe Division in Epe, Lagos. See the photos after the cut... He then met with the Soun of Ogbomoso... Then the Alara of Ilara Epe...  President Jonathan with the Alara of Ilara Epe, Oba Adesanya during a visit to the Alara's palace