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Boko Haram is occupying more than 130 villages and towns in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. The sect killed an estimated 3,750 last year, the global rights body said.

The authorities of the Nigerian military have arrested senior Army personnel on attachment to the Multi National Joint Task Force. Those arrested and placed under movement restriction are a Brig. Gen, a Lt. Col. and five other officers of the Nigerian Army deployed to the Baga headquarters of Multinational Joint Task Force, which was attacked and taken over by members of the Boko Haram sect on January 5, 2015.

It's no news that Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna, is one of the few entertainers who flaunts the woman in his life..While others love to keep their love lives secret,he is always gushing over her and posting photos of his Columbian lady on his social media pages. In a chat with Saturday Beats , he said that some people often advise him to ensure nobody knows he has a girlfriend. He said he doesn't cheat so he has nothing to hide

  The 33 year old star showed off her hot legs as she shopped in West Hollywood.Wonder why Beyonce hasn't been given the style icon award till now.Her dress sense is amazing

29-year David Chineye was among eight suspected members of a trans-border robbery gang arrested by the Lagos State Police Command last week. The Imo State-born suspect who claimed to be married to a Benin Republic-based Togolese, gave a startling confession on the gang’s operation in Benin and Mali, during anexclusive interview with Crime Guard .

Meeting the president is one thing, getting a personalized note from him is another..Kim shared this photo taken with president Obama when they were married for 6 months ..Obama wrote on the photo 'Thanks for the support and best wishes to you [and] your lovely daughter! Barack Obama.' We all know ever since president Obama mentioned people think Kim and Kanye are the ideal American

John Okafor known as Mr Ibu has taken a swipe at the Actors Guild of Nigeria,calling their leaders sycophants who chase after politicians for favours ..He aired his views in a new interview with Thisday.. What do you think is the problem facing Nollywood industry?

Kurdish fighters killed more than 20 ISIS militants during continued fighting in the villages around Kobane which was liberated earlier this week after months of bitter street fighting.  In one village, a Kurd was today pictured standing over the bodies of Islamic extremists after they were killed in Halimce, a village east of the town...  

So here's what happened. A few days ago, MTO did a post on one of 50 Cent's former girlfriends, named Holly. When the rapper saw the post, he reposted it on his instagram labeling her community Puzzy. When Holly saw what 50cent put on instagram, she got into a nasty fight with him and made some shocking claims. She

Former Minister of state Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, who resigned his position in October 2014 to pursue his governorship ambition in Lagos state which he lost, and six others have been nominated to be Ministers by President Jonathan. A list of the seven nominees was

He used to be a woman. Born in Lagos Nigeria. Now living in the US as Rizi Xavier Timane, a man. In an interview with Ebony, he reflects on his journey to living his truth, and the burden that comes with doing it in a country (US) that doesn’t value ‘Black men’.

  The APC presidential rally is taking place now at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Lagos..Despite initial fears of the rains disrupting the day,supporters are still trooping in to the venue..

Wife of Nollywood actor, Jide kosoko, Henrietta Kosoko, was involved in accident along Sagamu Abeokuta road this afternoon. She was traveling in her grey color SUV when her car veered off the road and hit a standing PHCN pole. Residents came to her rescue and and rushed her to the hospital.

The Okoye brothers are burying their dad in Anambra state today. Paul Okoye shared some pics.. .

Lassana Bathily, the 24 year old Malian-born employee who saved the lives of several shoppers at Kosher supermarket during the Paris attack that left 4 dead on Jan. 9th was given a heroic welcome in Mali yesterday, 9 years after he left his birth country for France.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique dismissed questions about Neymar's attitude towards opponents, after Atletico Madrid captain Gabi hinted at a lack of respect from the Brazilian forward. Neymar struck twice in Barcelona's 3-2 win over Atletico at the Estadio Vicente Calderon on Wednesday, which secured a 4-2 aggregate victory in their Copa del Rey quarter-final, but Gabi was unimpressed by the 22-year-old's body language during the match.

Taribo West is a Nigerian former professional footballer who hailed from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and played as a defender. Born on March 26, 1974, he represented the Nigerian national team, Super Eagles, in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups where he proved his mettle as a rock-solid defender.

Sepp Blatter has officially entered FIFA's presidential race. The current president is running for a fifth term and could face as many as five challengers for his role. A message on Blatter's twitter page said: "This is a key date in the electoral calendar. I've made my submission, now the electoral committee follow a process."

The pilots of AirAsia Flight 8501 cut power to a critical computer system that normally prevents planes from going out of control shortly before it plunged into the Java Sea, two people with knowledge of the investigation said. According to Bloomberg ,the action appears to have helped trigger the events of Dec. 28, when the Airbus Group NV A320 climbed so abruptly that it lost lift and it began falling with warnings blaring in the cockpit, the people said. All 162 aboard were killed.

Marion 'Suge' Knight has apparently turned himself in to authorities after he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident on Thursday in Compton, California, that left one man dead and put another in the hospital. According to Mailonline ,Police believe Knight and some other men were involved in an argument on the set of the upcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton on Thursday afternoon.

Professor of political economy and former presidential candidate Pat Utomi shared this on his Facebook this morning. Read and tell us what you think... The firestorm generated by Chukwuma Soludo’s well reasoned commentary on the place of issues in the 2015 electioneering campaign has somehow become the core of the campaign. What a way to come from outside and define agenda.

90 year old Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has been named the new Chairman of the African Union. He took over from Mauritania's President Mohamed

It’s hard to imagine that a match where one player leads the head-to-head 16-3, and has won 15 of the last 16 meetings, could be considered a toss-up. And if you have money on this match, you probably won't consider it that. By every measure, Novak Djokovic is the favorite in his semifinal with Stan Wawrinka: Djokovic has the higher ranking, he’s playing on his favorite Grand Slam court, he's been in top form during the tournament, and he's the guy with the lopsided lead in the head-to-head. But there persists the thought, at least in my mind, that Wawrinka has an equally good chance of winning.

A newly elected Texas state lawmaker is under fire for a divisive Facebook post asking Muslim visitors attending an event at the state capitol in Austin to pledge allegiance to the United States. The event, Texas Muslim Capitol Day, was organized by the Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

                           54 year old award winning actress, Julianne Moore has explained why she doesn't believe in God ..The red head beauty who covers the Hollywood reporter said she stopped believing in God when her Mother died and has a strong sense that meaning is imposed on a chaotic world.She told the magazine

Yesterday, an unfortunate incident of a man who jumped over the 3rd mainland bridge went viral.Many wondered what prompted him to make that move..According to Punch, the man, identified as Okechukwu Ezeigbo, has drowned in the Lagoon after taking a dive from the top of the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday.

Eyebrows were raised after former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) apparent endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan and then shortly afterwards the presidential candidate of the (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), and promising to mobilise retired military generals to supportthe latter..

Armed robber suspect ,John Nnamdi, who owns one of the biggest stores at the Alaba International Market has opened up on why he kept participating in robbery operations despite building mansions from previous operations.Arrested with 4 others ,two also traders,John, while speaking with Crime & Security said that most traders are into armed robbery too

Omonigho Abraham, the 4 year old boy who was violently attacked by dogs owned by a neighbour in his family home in Lagos, returned from India alongside his dad yesterday January 29th after a successful operation in the country. Omo had been in India since late last year.  Read previous strory HERE

  I told y'all a few days ago that workers of the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, are currently protesting against the management of the hotel. Here are exclusive pics from their protest right in front of their hotel. The workers are alleging maltreatment, poor salaries and sacking of staff without any genuine reason as part of the reasons for the protest.

This ex-militant wife and her epistles...:-)

Food for thought; an old man kissing his underage teenage wife is acceptable but two consenting same sex couple in love kissing each other is not. where is your humanity? Which is more appropriate guys?

Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Nigerian foward, Shola Ameobi on a free transfer after he left Turkish club Gaziantep last month.  He told the club’s official website: "I'm very excited to be here, I wanted to get back in the Premier League and having worked with the manager before it's been great to come back and hopefully help us avoid the relegation battle."

The Federal Government on Thursday raised the alarm that Boko Haram insurgents were planning to attack political rallies, worship centres and markets with camels, goats and donkeys laden with explosives.

Elechi Nnanna Elechi, son of Ebonyi State governor, Martin Elechi, is currently being quizzed by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Premium Times reports. Sources at the anti- graft agency confided revealed that the member of the Ebonyi first family who arrived the Commission’s head office in Abuja Thursday morning is being grilled over allegations of money laundering running into millions of naira .

The Africa Independent Television (AIT), has been accused of an attempt to smear the image of the presidential candidate f the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, The Television station had few days ago organised an online poll between the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari on who Nigerians prefer as their president.

  If Rihanna weren't a musician, she would have made a great model. The risk taker went topless and rocked box braids for the February issue of i-D magazine ..Speaking about the shoot, i-D's Fashion Director Alastair McKimm said:

This is an extraordinary story of forgiveness. It's worth the read. A woman has revealed how she visited her dying father in jail to tell him 'I love you' after he was jailed for decades of horrifying abuse in which he treated her as his 'dutiful wife'. Judy cooked and cleaned for her father after her mother left the family when she was just six.

Talk show legend Oprah Winfrey turned 61 today January 29th and Beyonce shared this childhood pic of her on her tumblr page, writing "Happy birthday, Oprah!"

Dear VNB Readers what do you feel about these political games?

Kyle Norman, a member of early 2000s boy group Jagged Edge was arrested in Atlanta today Jan. 29th after he brutally assaulted his fiancee and made her swallow her engagement ring. According to Atlanta police, they were called to the home of Kylie Norman around 5am and when they got to the area, they saw a woman with "welts under her eyes, a golf ball-sized knot on her forehead, a cut to her nose and a blood clot in her right eye".

APC says it's presidential candidate Gen Buhari will not be participating in the presidential debate being organized by the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria BON and the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) .