Big Brother Naija Pepperdem housemate Diane Russet has shared a video from her photoshoots which have caused a stir on social media and have attracted insults from fans.
Yesterday, Diane Russet took to her Instagram page to share some photos of herself. Her photos caused a stir on social media as many questioned her standing position in one-off her photos.
However, Diane has shared a video of her photoshoot to prove to trolls that her photo was not photoshopped as purported. She shared the video and said, “Okay I hope this helps”.
Unknown gunmen, on Wednesday night, killed a 40-year-old man Olanrawaju Oladapo in Dalimore area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
The deceased specialised in the sale of recharge cards and provisions at Dallimore area of Ado-Ekiti.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 9.45 pm after the trader had closed from work and drove home.
One of the residents of the area, who identified himself as Olatunji revealed that the assailants traced the deceased to his house behind Jone Jane Hospital, Dalimore, Ado Ekiti, where he was ambushed and killed at the main entrance.
The deceased’s valuables and money were said to have been carted away by the gun-wielding killers.
“The deceased had just packed into the house few months ago after he felt unsafe in his former apartment.
“We are deeply saddened by the incident and we call on the security agents to fish out the perpetrators. He was a young, enterprising, diligent and respectful man, who had been robbed several times in his former house.”
When contacted, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident.
He said: “Yes, he was reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen while returning home from his shop at about 9:45 pm on Wednesday.
“His body had been evacuated and deposited in the mortuary. Meanwhile, preliminary investigation is ongoing for possible arrest of the culprits.”
At the birthday party of BBNaija former housemate, Dorothy, there was an interesting turn of events as Lucy, who is also BBNaija housemate flashed her b.r.e.a.s.t at the event.
In the video, BBNaija Lucy was seen whispering into the ears of a man at the event, when the camera caught her b.r.ea.s.t falling out of her dress.
A female protester who was one of the victims of the Lekki Toll Gate shooting identified as Chizoba Francisca Agu has died despite undergoing surgery and recovering.
Recall that on 20th October, Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protesters who converged at the Lekki Toll Plaza. A Twitter user called @iampakino disclosed the news of her death on Wednesday, 4th November.
The tweet read;
“This is Chizoba Francisca Agu, one of the victims of the #LekkiMassaccre. After a successful surgery, she died when she was almost feeling better… Chizzy your killers will never go unpunished. I assure you that.. Pass it on..”
Thousands of chickens are set to be slaughtered after a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at a commercial farm in the northwest of England.
A 3km prevention zone has been set up after the virus was identified at a site in Helsby, near Frodsham in Cheshire - with around 13,500 birds to be culled.
After a positive case came to light on Monday, testing confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of the avian flu related to a strain currently making its way through Europe.
It is unconnected to Covid-19 and public health officials have emphasised the risk to the public is "very low", reports the Liverpool Echo.
Properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, remain safe to eat.
All premises with poultry and/or captive birds will be kept isolated, outside of the prevention zone, to prevent contact with wild birds.
The movement of birds, mammals and other things, such as carcasses, eggs, used poultry litter and manure, on or off premises where poultry is present and out of the zones are banned except under licence.
Around 13,500 birds at the farm will be humanely culled to limit the spread of the disease.
Khloe Kardashian has told that she "hasn't slept a minute" as the future of the United States remains to be decided.
Election day has been and gone, with Americans still none the wiser about who will take power in the Oval Office.
Khloe's brother-in-law Kanye West won just 50,000 votes, despite a much-publicised campaign.
"I haven't slept, not for a minute!" mum-of-one Khloe tweeted, "Anxiety on a 10 10 10."
Sisters Kourtney and Kim, Kanye's wife, both shared their "I Voted" stickers, but fans are none the wiser about who they filed their ballots for.
Kanye, meanwhile, filmed himself writing in his own name on the ballot.
"God is so good," he wrote, "Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it's for someone I truly trust…me."
Lamar Odom and fiancé Sabrina Parr have called off their engagement nearly one year after announcing their plans to marry.
Parr broke the news on Instagram Wednesday night.
"Y'all know I'm honest and transparent so I have to be the first to let you guys know that I am no longer engaged to Lamar," Parr wrote on her Instagram Story. "This has been a difficult decision for me to make but it is the best for myself and my children."
"Lamar has some things that he alone has to work through," she continued, adding that she loves him "dearly" but is "no longer able to be by his side while he seeks the help he so desperately needs."
The former NBA player has struggled with drug addiction in the past, but it was not clear what "things" he is dealing with now.
"I wish him all the best," the personal trainer added, asking her followers for prayers for "everyone involved."
On Wednesday, 155 new coronavirus cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria, after a total of 7,810 samples were tested across the country, according to official records.
This brings the total infection toll to 63,328 while the total fatality reached 1,155.
This is according to the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night.
Of the 63,328 cases, 59,675 cases have been discharged in the 36 states across the country and the Federal Capital Territory. A total of 668,729 tests have been carried out across Nigeria
According to the NCDC, the 155 new cases were reported from 10 states – Lagos (85), FCT (23), Ondo (18), Ogun (8), Kaduna (5), Oyo (5), Taraba (5), Kano (3), Rivers (2), Bauchi (1).
Three Nigerian-Americans, Esther Agbaje, Oye Owolewa and Nnamdi Chukwuocha, have won their electoral bids in the United States election held on Tuesday.
Like we told you yesterday, Ms Agbaje, who contested to represent District 59B in the Minnesota House of Representatives on the platform of the Democratic Party, won with 17,396 votes.
The 35-year-old Harvard law graduate defeated Republican Alan Shilepsky and Green Party candidate Lisa Neal-Delgado to represent downtown and north Minneapolis in the state House.
She is one of the nine Nigerian-Americans on the ballot in Tuesday’s election.
Another Nigerian Democrat, Oye Owolewa, was elected as a shadow member of the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.
He polled 164,026 votes to defeat incumbent Joyce Robinson-Paul, who scored 18,600 votes, and Sohaer Syed with 15,372 votes.
Mr Owolewa, who has roots in Kwara and Oyo states, holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the Northeastern University, Boston.
He became the first Nigerian-American to occupy the seat.
As the results trickled on Wednesday morning, Mr Owolewa shared the news of his victory on his social media.
“Good morning. Looks like we did it! I want to thank everyone, from family and close friends to DC residents.
“Because of your contributions and sacrifices, I stand before you as America’s first Nigerian-American congressman.
“In this role, I’m going to fight for DC statehood and bring our values to the lawmaking process. While today is the day for some celebration, the hard work also follows.
“Again, thanks so much for everything. I wouldn’t be here without yall,” he said.
Lastly, Nnamdi Chukwuocha won re-election as a member of Delaware House of Representatives from District 1.
As a Democrat without an opponent, he won 100 per cent of the votes with 7,640.
Tuface and Annie Idibia’s six-year-old daughter, Olivia, has just undergone a leg surgery in Dubai and her mum is so proud about how Olivia handled it all.
According to her, she didn't sleep for almost 48hours hoping and wishing it turns our perfect and that's exactly what she got!
A commercial bus was, in the early hours of Wednesday, set ablaze by some angry youth after the driver had allegedly killed a motorcyclist in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident occurred at Idi-Ape area of the city.
Uche Chukwurah, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with NAN in Ibadan.
Mrs Chukwurah said that the accident involved a bus, a car and a motorcycle.
She further stated that the eight people were involved in the accidents, out of whom only the motorcyclist died, with none sustaining injury.
The sector commander said that the accident could have been caused by brake failure, adding that this prompted the angry youth in the area to set the bus ablaze.
NAN gathered that the bus, which was on a motion, rammed into the motorcyclist after having a brake failure, killing the motorcyclist instantly.
An eyewitness told NAN that the bus driver immediately took to his heels after the incident, adding that this angered the youth, thus forcing them to set the bus ablaze.
The eyewitness said that the bus driver was initially driving on a particularly lane before crossing to the other side of the road as a result of brake failure to hit the deceased.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden has eclipsed President Barack Obama’s popular vote record, by receiving more votes than any other candidate in US history.
With counting yet to be concluded in a few states, Biden has won over 70 million popular votes, more than Obama’s all time record of 69.5 million.
Obama set the record in 2008.
As at Wednesday, Biden has garnered 70,470,044 votes.
He is even expected to reach a much higher figure, of between 73 and 75 million when all the votes have been counted.
Trump has also made some history.
Unlike 2016, when he won 62.9million popular votes, trailing Hillary Clinton, who got 65.8million, Trump this year has recorded 67million votes..
Eddie Johnson, the Atlanta Hawks All-Star who was sentenced to life in prison for s.e.xually assaulting a young child in 2008, has died at age 65 from an undisclosed illness.
The two-time NBA All-Star passed away on October 26. A cause of death was not disclosed, but his passing was confirmed Tuesday by Rocker-Cusack Mortuary in Leesburg, Florida.
Johnson was 53 when, according to the Florida Department of Corrections website, he received a mandatory life sentence in 2008 after he was found guilty of sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl.
Johnson was serving the life sentence at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Milton, Florida when an undisclosed illness led to his death.
The mortuary said Johnson will be buried at Weirsdale (Florida) Community Cemetery on Saturday.
Nigeria’s fast rising star Laycon organised a meet and greet event with fans at the film house cinema lekki and guess who was there? Mercy Eke who couldn’t her love for the artist when they met.
The former BBNaija winners in a short video posted on Instagram showered praise on each other with Mercy acknowledging the costume and appearance of the artist. The artist in response thanked the reality star cum entrepreneur for her compliments as the kept taking photos throughout the duration of the event.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the electoral body announced on Wednesday during a budget defence session with the Senate Committee in Abuja.
Yakubu also said that the sum of N1billion has also been earmarked for the exercise.
He added that he is in support of diaspora voting and called on the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to accommodate diaspora and early voting.
Sarah McBride is to become the first transgender state senator in the US after she won her race in Delaware.
She beat Republican Steve Washington to take over the seat from Democrat Harris McDowell, who is standing down.
Ms McBride, 30, has worked as the press secretary of LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign and was a trainee in President Obama's White House.
She is one of a handful of candidates who has made history in a nail-biting night across the country.
"I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too," Ms McBride tweeted after her win.