Photos: Woman kidnapped from her home in Akure

A CFB reader says his mother-in-law was kidnapped from her home yesterday. Read below...

"My mother-in-law was kidnapped in her residence at No 2, Goodness street, Oke-Ogba here in Akure at about 8.25pm yesterday 27th May. The kidnappers came in red golf car and took her away at gun point. She was home with her husband when the incident happened. Her name is Deaconess Titilayo Akingbesote. Aged 62. She is a native of Ijare town in Ifedore local government, Ondo state. Anyone with information about her should contact us or the nearest police station. Here are numbers you can reach 09099964686. 08033554508

Mother and daughter who were kidnapped have been found

Mrs Adeniran Opeyemi and daughter Oyinkansola who went missing on May 22nd returned home early this morning according to the woman's niece.

"We using this medium to thank everyone who supported us during this trying period. Mother and daughter was released early today. God bless you all. Amen." she wrote

The grand opening of Cliniq Abuja is today!

Cliniq Abuja... Grill, Bar and Cafe... activates today Thursday, 28th March 2015 with Chef Alpha braced with optimum culinary skills, bringing his distinctive hands-on approach from London's finest restaurants and Dubai's luxury cruises to Abuja...

After-Party at The Bank Abuja with. Iyanya, DJ TTB, DJ Kenny and DJ GFunk! A Thursday like never imagined. Spice up your Life. @Cliniq_Abuja on Instagram and Twitter. 

Man makes bomb threat to France airport in hope of delaying GF's flight because she was stuck in traffic

A man is facing up to 2 years in prison after calling the Bordeaux airport in France to allege a bomb threat just because he didn't want his girlfriend to miss her flight. The 33-year-old man was arrested by French police after calling Bordeaux-Mérignac airport saying, 'there is a bomb, there is a bomb' at 7.30am local time on Thursday.
It is believed he made the threat so as to delay flights because his girlfriend was stuck in traffic en-route in southwestern France.

More photos from Buhari's return to Nigeria

This man is regal. More photos after the cut...

'Nigerian lover proposed after 6 months..then said he only wed me for a visa - Oyibo woman tells her story

Oyibo woman Deana Charles said she was left humiliated when she found her Nigerian groom texting another woman just half an hour after their wedding. Then he admitted he only married her for a visa. Story as reported by The Sun UK. Read below...

Sales assistant Deana, from Tiverton, Devon, met Ben, 25, on a dating site in 2010. She was instantly attracted to his looks and was hooked after he struck up a flirty conversation with her. 

“My whole world came crashing down when I found out my marriage was a fake. I loved Ben with all my heart. We’d made loads of plans for the future and he seemed desperate to start a family

Cameroon & Nigeria military agree to work together at warfront for the first time

According to Cameroonian investigative journalist, Chief Bisong Etahoben, Nigerian & Cameroonian military have agreed to work together for the first time at the war-front. He says both military have exchanged hotlines where they can reach each other. Good development!

Pics: Dija, Fade Ogunro, Zainab Balogun, Latasha Ngwube, others at Pandora's new store launch.

Through the bustling Ikeja City Mall, celebrities and fashion insiders made a glamorous entrance for the opening of the new Pandora store in Ikeja City Mall. Yes, Ikeja just got charming!

The new store celebrations were kicked off by a jam-session with multi-talent DiJa performing for excited fans at the mall. Dija’s talent and ear-catching tunes set the stage for the pink champagne reception that followed, attended by top celebrities and personalities from Lagos’ fashion, lifestyle & entertainment industry including fashion stylist, Zed-Eye, Maria Okanrende, Fade Ogunro, Mercy Ajisafe, Isio Wanogho, Zainab Balogun ,Yvonne Nwosu and Latasha Ngwube. More pics after the cut

French journalist poses online as woman interested in ISIS..her story is chilling

A french journalist risked her life by posing online as a young woman interested in joining ISIS. She was soon contacted by a fighter in Syria and he proposed marriage. Her story is chilling. She shared her experience in a book to be released next week. The Guardian took an extract. Read below...

It was 10 o’clock on a Friday night in spring 2014 and I was sitting on the sofa in my one-bed Paris apartment when I received a message from a French terrorist based in Syria: “Salaam alaikum, sister. I see you watched my video. It’s gone viral – crazy! Are you Muslim? What do you think about mujahideen?”

A journalist, I had been writing about European jihadis in Islamic State for about a year. I created a social media account, using the name Mélodie, to investigate why European teenagers were attracted to Islamic extremism.

Someone is looking for Buhari's son's phone number...lol

Email I just received from a CFB reader inquiring about Buhari's son, Yusuf Buhari...lol

Dear Cherry, please I saw the picture of Buhari's son and daughter you posted on your blog this morning. I never knew he had such a hot son. Please how can you help a sister get his number abeg? The guy will fit me well well. Please help a sister. Please!

Lol. Where am I supposed to get his number from? All these Nnkan Be girls...lol

Joselyn Dumas, Enyinna Nwigwe and Uru Eke’s Phenomenal Performance in Silver Rain!

Ghana’s sweetheart, Joselyn Dumas, teams up with celebrated Nigerian stars, EnyinnaNwigwe, Uru Eke, to deliver what has been tagged by pundits and critics as the Pan African film of the decade!. Why wouldn’t it be?, with such admirable acting dexterity stemming from a well woven story, engrossing scenes, spun with the web of good cinematography, sound and lighting. 
The movie was shot on RED with the Director of photography from SA, Nate Thomas, (one of the best D.O.Ps in sub-Saharan Africa). 

Makeup artist Edee Beau shows off weight loss in sexy swimwear

Celebrity hair & makeup artist Editi Udofot, CEO of Edee Beau showed off my waist trained figure in a sexy swimwear at the four seasons in Marrakech.

Tyson Beckford accepts Chris Brown's apology, says they should talk

Chris Brown apologizing to Tyson Beckford's babymama and son meant the world to the supermodel and he asked that they should talk offline.

Photo: Policeman helps taxi driver push his broken down vehicle

Sometimes they do good! :-). A policeman was spotted helping a taxi driver push his broken down vehicle on Third Mainland bridge to enable free flow of traffic this morning. Well done!

Wizkid's babymama talks getting pregnant so young, the shame she felt and overcoming it

Sola Ogudugu and Wizkid welcomed a son in 2011 when Sola was just 19 years old. Speaking about her experience for the first time yesterday in celebration of children's Day, Sola, now 24, said she had only just started having sex when she found out she was pregnant, implying Wizkid disvirgined her. She said she didn't even know she was pregnant until she was about five months gone...

"I remember the day I found out I was preggers! After 5monthsss… Damn! I Swear I died and rose again! Lol.. Can’t believe I’m laughing now. I cried for the remaining 4months… I just kept saying to myself everyday ‘God why me’ Ahhhhhh mahn… ThoseWereTryingTimesYo!It was like film trick…” she tweeted

She also talked about the shame and frustration she went through and how she overcame it. Very inspiring! See that after the cut...

More photos: Buhari with his daughter Zahra & son as he arrived Nigeria

Zahra and her brother pictured with their dad as he arrived back in Nigeria this morning. More photos after the cut...

Photo: Invitation card for the Inauguration ceremony

This is what the IV sent out for the inauguration tomorrow looks like. Spotted it on Twitter. Have you gotten yours? :-)

Laugh Better with Naija Kings of Comedy

Enjoy rib cracking joke performances from top Nigerian comedians as well as great musical performances by your favourite musicians at the ‘Yaw and Okey Bakassi Comedy Showdown’.

Buy your tickets at the Lowest Price in town! Only N3,800! Only on VConnect Buy Here. Going live on Sunday 31^st May, 2015 at Eko Hotel & Suites would feature the likes of Basketmouth, Akpororo, Bovi, Buchi, Seyi Law, Elen, MC Abbey, Funny Bone, Yaw, Okey Bakassi

'Don't look for me, I'm in Syria' - girl writes to her devastated mom

Two Kenyan families are ripped apart by the lure of ISIS after receiving a text from their missing daughters apparently now thousands of miles from home to say: "Don't look for me, I'm in Syria." one of the girls wrote to her mum. The woman said her 20 year old daughter Tawfiqua (right) left home on May 13th and never returned. After searching for her for 4 days, she got an alarming message supposedly sent by her daughter, telling her not to look for her anymore as she was in Syria. She had left Kenya with her friend Salwa Abdulla (left).

Graphic pic: Man badly injured after falling from BRT bus

This man was struggling to enter BRT bus this morning because he was already late to work but unfortunately he fell from the bus and got badly injured after the bus tyre ran over his leg. See the pic after the cut..it's a little graphic

Photos: Thief caught at Mambilla hostel at Kaduna Poly at past 1am

A CFB reader tells the story. Read below...

Woke up to the noise of students from IMO hall of the Mambila hostel of Kaduna Polytechnic, main campus, screaming out loud, saying 'throw him down'. Seems he walked into a room which wasn't his and tried to move phones of the occupants, and he was caught, he got some really good beating tho. When he was asked by someone who recognised him as Stainless, he said he was on his "trips" which means he was under the influence and he forgot his room and walked into the wrong room. After a lot of beatings, the dean of Student Affairs came to pick him up at about 1:40am and said he would handle the issue.

Chris Brown shares birthday photos of his daugther, Royalty

Proud dad Chris Brown shared some birthday photos of his daughter Royalty who turned 1 yesterday

Products are named after Davido, Buhari, Genevieve, Lionel Messi, others as Print Magic releases hilarious promotional video

How about having your Business Card named after your favorite Celebrities like Davido, your Flyers named after Genevieve or your letterhead named after Buhari? Cool, right? That’s the next interesting move by Nigeria’s foremost print giant – Printmagicng.com, an innovative online store where you can Print everything - from your phone to your PC - to your location - for less!

Nigerian model Fancy Acholonu stuns in sexy new photos

Top model Fancy Acholonu strips down for a sexy magazine shoot spread. Long legs, tiny waist, and beautiful face this classy Nigerian beauty is 22 years old and killing it. She has been featured in major magazines like Vogue and Elle, been featured in national commercials and is now pursuing acting, currently shooting two films in the US. More photos after the cut...

Graphic photo: Girl dies after being electrocuted by power bank in Ghana

A young Ghanaian girl identified as Blandine (pictured above) was on May 25th electrocuted to death after the power bank she was using to charge her phone got stuck on her skin and electrocuted her. According to reports from Dumsor, Ghana, the girl was chatting with a friend when she fell asleep and placed the power bank she was using to charge her phone around her breast region. She had connected the power bank to an electricity source so it can charge when power is restored. As power was restored to her area, their was a power surge, the power bank got heated and got stuck on her skin, electrocuting her to death. Her parents found her dead. So sad! Pic of the deceased after the cut..

Buhari, Osinbajo to tour Aso Rock today

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and VP-elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo will be led on a facility tour of Aso Rock by President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo today May 28th. This is part of the procedures leading to the handing over ceremony which takes place tomorrow May 29th.

Police make example of ‘homeless’ man begging with $800 in his pocket

The police department in Slidell, Louisiana tackled the issue of homelessness on their Facebook page last week in a very unapologetic way, highlighting a specific incident that happened this week. Below is what the wrote;

"Transients, also known as beggars or homeless, are often a hot topic of debate for Slidell residents. There are people who feel these individuals all need to be arrested. Some feel they should offer help. Literally, every day, someone either calls Slidell Police or sends us a message on Facebook asking us to do something about this problem.”

Hawtshoes mega sales! Up to 90% discount on entire site...

Whilst adventurous Nigerians are trekking from cities to cities, we the hawtshoes fashionistas are twerking from the amazing mega deals going on at www.hawtshoes.co.uk.

It’s a fashion miracle- the ladies shoe sale at Hawtshoes never ends and the prices simply cannot be beaten! Our selections of designer-inspired discount shoes are some of the trendiest sole hugging footwear you’ll find.

Singapore Airlines Airbus plunges 13,000 feet as both engines fail in bad weather

Passengers received a scare when a Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 dropped 13,000ft after both of its engines failed in mid-air on a recent flight.

 

As the  plane made an unexpected descent the pilots followed ‘operational procedures’ and managed to restore power to both Rolls-Royce Trent 772 engines, Singapore Airlines said in a statement.

Gov Oshiomhole comes hard on Okonjo Iweala over false subsidy claims by oil marketers

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday came hard on the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala over the lingering fuel scarcity and her claims that oil marketers were presenting fraudulent oil subsidy claims for payment.

Speaking at a function, the Governor queried the Minister for speaking up about the falsification of claims by the oil marketers just few days after the government in which she is a minister will be leaving office. He said the Minister should take sole responsibility for any discrepancies recorded in the subsidy claims and in the Economy as a whole.