COMMERCIAL BUS DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS IN LAGOS TO WEAR UNIFORM

Commercial bus drivers and conductors in Lagos will soon begin to wear uniform and badges and owners of such buses will have their identities aboard the vehicles. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, while briefing journalists on the activities of the ministry in the last 365 days, said, “The transport unions have agreed on the type of uniform and the badges they will give to the commercial bus drivers and their conductors. The identities of the owners (owners’ cards) of the commercial buses will also be aboard these buses.”

The commercial bus drivers must be re-certified by attending the drivers’ institute, where they will undergo comprehensive tests  -  including vision and driving tests. Not a bad idea at all.

BOKO HARAM CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR BAMA, BAGA ATTACKS THAT KILLED OVER 250 PEOPLE

What exactly does Boko Haram want? How come the government knows who they are and they haven't been arrested? The leader of the Islamist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the two recent deadly attacks - the Bama attack on May 7 where 55 people, mostly soldiers and police, were killed, and the Baga attack on April 16 which left over 200 people dead. The military has been accused of causing scores of deaths in the Baga violence by deliberately setting fires that razed thousands of homes after the initial attack, an accusation the military has denied.

A video was released by Boko Haram yesterday and in the video which shows women and children being held hostage by the sect and Shekau, who was declared a global terrorist by the United States, seated on a rug, said; “We are the ones that carried out the Bama attack, we also carried out the attack in Baga,” “It was you, the security agents that went into town the following day and burnt homes and killed people at will,” Shekau said. 

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ANGELINA JOLIE HAS DOUBLE MASECTOMY TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER

The mother of six recently revealed that she has had double mastectomy (surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely) to prevent breast cancer after a blood test showed she was genetically susceptible to cancer. Doctors told her she had an 87% risk of getting breast cancer because she carries the BRCA1 gene, which increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Angelina's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died at the age of 56 after battling with cancer for almost a decade and

She had her breasts removed and then reconstructed and her partner, Brad Pitt stood by her side every step of the way. Read Angelina's inspiring NY Times article after the below...

"My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. 

'OGA AT THE TOP' SHEM OBA FAYE RESUMES AS THE NSDC OYO STATE BOSS

Ya''ll still remember 'My Oga at the top' now (how can anyone forget sef)? The former Lagos State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Mr. Shem Obafaye, has been posted to Oyo State and has resumed duty as the Commandant of the security agency in the State.

Obafaye was replaced by Mr. Adesuyi Clement from Oyo State Command after his interview on Channels Television live programme ‘Sunrise’ about two months ago went viral.  Since then, no specific assignment was given to him until last week when he was asked to replace Adesuyi officially. 

I hope he won't be granting any interviews anytime soon, if he will, he should at least memorize the website of his new office o, lol.

DID GHANAIAN ARTISTE, RAQUEL, REVEAL TOO MUCH?

This is what my name sake, Ghanaian actress Raquel wore on stage recently. I don't know which one is worse, hers or Emma Nyra's. Check out Emma Nyra's daring outfit after the cut..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RAQUEL

Yours sincerely is a year older today, 14th May. Shout out to all the May babies in the house. Oya, start sending my gifts in o. Will appreciate a lot of prayers at this time, so pls, do say a word of prayer for me today. God bless you guys and I love you. I really do.

IS YVONNE NELSON ENGAGED?

The actress shared this photo on instagram on Sunday. I wonder what 'The ring' means.

OLAMIDE DENIES BEING SIGNED TO D'BANJ'S DB RECORDS

There you have it people. Guess their hanging out together a lot of late is just personal and not business.

CHECK OUT DENRELE'S ON-SET PICS

The crazy gay media personality has been on the set of his new show on ChannelO for the past two days in South Africa. See more pics from the set after the cut...

OMAWUNMI NOW KONGA.COM AMBASSADOR

The singer signed the deal to become the online retail store's ambassador last week. Big congrats to her.

GIRL WHO STABBED AND KILLED A BOY WHO TRIED TO RAPE HER NARRATES HER STORY (PHOTO)

MAY 5, 2013 was Onyinyechi Orakwuelum’s 18th birthday.The day she became an adult and the day she allegedly stabbed to death 19-year-old Akinwale Ayobami, who she said wanted to rape her. Onyinye, who is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Iyaganku, Ibadan, pending investigation, narrated her story to Tribune . Read below;

I am from Nkwele Ogidi in Anambra. I finished from Saint Gabriel Commercial Secondary School, Mokola, Ibadan, in 2011.The deceased (Ayobami) was my mate in secondary school, as well as my friend Funmbi.

My parents moved to our personal house at Ologuneru community in Ibadan, so I lost contact with my friends. One day, my mother came home and told me that she saw my friend, Funmbi, and that they had also moved to Ologuneru. I was happy and we reunited.

KAREN IGHO POSTS SEXY PICS OF HER ASS ON INSTAGRAM

Guess she was feeling really sexy last night and wanted ya'll to know, forgetting the unsightly state of her bedroom. SMH. More pic after the cut...

ANNIE IDIBIA CAN'T STOP PRAISING HER HUSBAND

Annie doesn't hold back when it comes to letting the world and the other women know that 2face is hers and hers alone. She posted this pic with the caption, '#2fresh #2hawt #2cute #2sweet #2caring #2real #2funny#2onpoint #2legendary #2BABA #2mine'

RIHANNA AND I USED TO DATE - LYNXXX TO OK! MAGAZINE

Check out the interview after the cut...

JIM IYKE FINALLY BREAKS SILENCE ON EX, KENTURAH'S CLAIM THAT HIS REALITY SHOW IS SCRIPTED

The actor finally responds to his ex-fiancee, Kenturah Hamilton's recent press release saying his 'Jim Iyke Unscripted' show is actually scripted. Read what he said below:

"I am sure you saw part of the clips. Somebody sped off and jumped inside the river. That was a friend of mine. I don't think anybody will accept a script in order to die. I don't ever think anybody could have scripted that. If it was scripted, we would make sure that the lightning, the angles at which we shot was right. The dark pictures and angles at which it was shot is an evidence that it was not scripted. As soon as I wake up and I am ready to go out, they clip something in my jacket to record every conversation that I made through out the day. There's nothing hidden."

You believe him? Cos' I believe all reality shows are scripted. How do you explain the fact that at the beginning of every reality show things seem to be out of control and at the end, like a movie, everything seems to fall into place and all is well again.