They Asked Us To Converge At The Centre Of The Village, Shouted Allahu-Akbar And Shot At Us- Boko Haram Survivors

At least 200 villagers may have died in Borno State after gunmen believed to be members of the extremist Boko Haram sect, but dressed in military uniforms attacked villages in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, government officials and eyewitnesses have said.

Premium Times gathered from reliable sources that the villages of Attagara, Agapalawa and Aganjara, all in Gwoza Local Government Area, were on Monday attacked by gunmen who pretended to be soldiers.

Press statement: Husband calls for prayers for Kefee who's in coma

Here's a press statement from Kefee's publicist. Read below...

Kefee’s husband, Teddy Don-Momoh, has called on friends, well-wishers and Nigerians as a whole to join him in prayers for the life of his wife.

Teddy made the plea from the U.S. where his wife is still under intensive care at the hospital.

``Kefee wants her friends, fans and well-wishers to know that she loves them. We just need prayers now; she just needs our prayers now because there is nothing God cannot do; prayer is the key. God is still the same yesterday, today and forever, He has done it before and he will do it again,’’ he said.

New Video: 2face - Break The Silence (#BringBackOurGirls)

In a timely response to the global call for the release of the abducted Chibok girls and the restoration of peace in Nigeria, galaxy of stars under the umbrella of 2face Idibia's Million Voices for Peace (MVP) project have recorded a song to articulate their call for peace and unity and raise funds to support the work of the Nigerian Red Cross. MVP on this song features 2face Idibia, Precision Productions (Trinidad & Tobago), Samini (Ghana), K-Slim, PKD, Squadee (Ghana), Spyke, Sound Sultan, Essence, Righteousman, Joe El, Ferre Galo (DRC) and Machel Montano (Trinidad & Tobago). Idibia, speaking said: "The call for the safe return of the Chibok Girls and real work towards peace building must be sustained. This is just another step in the journey towards the promotion of peace and unity in our nation and the world.

See The Face of Tenant Threatening Cossy Orjiakor

Cossy yesterday went online and said one of her tenants has been threatening her life and even went far as saying, if anything happens to her, the man and his wife should be held responsible. She says he has owed her for 8 months and claims he is broke but the most annoying part is that they put on their gen 24/7, Cossy said. She said the guy even threatened her that he is a cult guy and the Baale of the community is also aware. Long story cut short, Cossy came online this morning and posted his picture so that Nigerians can see him.
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Big, Bold and Beautiful Actress Ifeoma Okeke Shares New Photos

Nollywood actress, Ifeoma Okeke, shared new photos of her big, beautiful self as she turned a year older yesterday. More photos after the cut...

Peter Okoye Defend Tiwa Savage Video - Wanted

Tiwa has been getting a lot of flak from fans since the racy video for her song Wanted was released. Some felt it was a bit too much, especially for a married woman. Well, there's someone who thinks everyone should shush it and leave the girl alone. Peter Okoye took to his instagram page a few hours ago to defend Tiwa, comparing her to Beyonce and Nicki and pointing out the hypocrisy. He shared this pic of Beyonce above right and wrote what you see above. More tweets below...

Go To Polling Booths With Charms, Aregbesola Urges Voters

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has tasked residents of the state to go to the polling booths on August 9, 2014 armed with charms and verses from the Quran and Bible, Punch reports.

The governor, who said this in Ikire on Tuesday during his campaign in the town, however, did not say what voters would use the charms and prayer verses for.

Speaking in Yoruba language, Aregbesola urged the people of the state to go out and cast their ballots and stay back until the result was announced to avoid rigging.