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Several people were killed and many houses razed to the ground when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Okoloko in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday. According to reports, the heavily armed men who came in large numbers on life boats through the Benue river from Nasarawa and raided Akwu, Aila, Okoloko and other villages of Agatu. Benue State All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement released through its Media Director, Mr. Anthony Ikwulono, confirmed the attack and called on the state governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, and his Deputy to make an unscheduled visit to the area to assess the situation for themselves and mobilize security to the area. It describes the attack as barbaric and unwarranted. Below is the statement: The All Progressives Congress(APC), Benue State Chapter has in a strong term condemned attacks on the people of Okokolo in Agatu Local Government Area by Fulani Herdsmen setting the entire village ablaze. It’s barbaric, Unwarranted and...

On Friday evening, police arrived at a home in Fort Wayne, Indiana and found the bodies of three young men, shot multiple times in what police called "execution style" murders. The young men were Mohamedtaha Omar, age 23 (left) , Adam Mekki, age 20 (center) and Muhannad Tairab, age 17 (right) . All 3 men were from Africa's eastern Sahel region. Police have identified no motive in the killing, which appears to be something of a mystery. The modest white building had apparently become something of a "party house" used by local youths, but police said there was no known connection to gangs or any other violent organization. Safety Director Rusty York told ABC 21 Alive the home belongs to owners who live in Indianapolis, Indiana.  'Hopefully, you know, we'll be able to focus in on exactly what the reason was, but as I said before, no reason to believe this was any type of hate crime, or focused because of their religion or their nationality whatsoever,...

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A group visited cancer patient, Sa'adatu Mohammed yesterday and delivered the sum of N105,000 which was generated so far from well meaning individuals for her treatment. The group which was made up of Surayyah Sabonkudi, Usman Alhassan, Sadiq Ahmed and Zol Abdullahi, Ja'afar Cheledi, Dr Danwanka and Ibrahim Cheledi also donated blood to her.

In the early hours of Monday, February 22, a mother, her four children and two female house guests aged 14 and 18, who were about to be married, were brutally slaughtered by yet-to-be identified people in Kebbi State. The killers spared a 6-month-old baby. Daily Trust visited the family home, where the family’s patriarch and neighbours spoke about the tragedy. Read below:   "It was a black Sunday for the residents of Bayan Kara Ta Gabas in Birnin Kebbi, the capital city of Kebbi State, when unknown assailants slaughtered a housewife, three of her children and two brides-to-be, at midnight. The housewife, Amina and her nine-year-old son Jibril, three-year-old twins Hassan and Hussaina, were said to have been hacked to death with machetes. Two female houseguests were also killed, having stayed over as they usually did to keep their neighbour company whenever late Amina’s husband, Alhaji Dan Dare (Mai-Bulawus), travels on business. Mai-Bulawus, a small-scale bu...

The star actress who is currently in New York to promote her soon to be released movie Hally The Drummer, has released African Inspired photos in anticipation of the movie, which she directed and produced her Simline Productions.  See Photos below......

who was fertilised more than 12 years ago. He was born on Wednesday in Tangdu Hospital, Shaanxi Province after surviving as a frozen embryo for more than a decade. He was fertilised more than 12 years ago  It’s not a sinister experiment, but a success story that could give hope to women across the country struggling with fertility problems. China Daily reported a 40-year-old woman who suffered from polycystic ovary syndrome as well as blocked fallopian tubes had her embryos frozen when she first started trying to get pregnant through IVF in 2003. Thirteen years later, after the relaxation of the country’s one child policy, she gave birth to her second son (pictured) weighing 7lb 6oz. He was born through frozen embryo transfer (FET)  When she first began fertility treatment, doctors harvested 12 of her eggs which they fertilised with her husband’s sperm. They implanted two of them straightaway, and nine months later she gave birth to a healthy baby bo...

This allegedly happened two days ago in Hostel C of Federal University of Technology, Owerri. According to an eye witness, a female student from SAAT (School of Agric and Agricultural Technology) bit off the nose of another student during a fight in the hostel. It's not clear what happened, but someone claimed the fight was over fetching of water. The girls began insulting each and it degenerated into a fight and the lady on the left allegedly bit off the nose of the lady on the right...part of the nose actually fell off... "After the fight, the victim was rushed to the school clinic but unfortunately, she was rejected and was referred to the Federal Medical Centre Owerri for proper and effective treatment and surgery. For bleeding to stop, the medical team at FMC had to cut some flesh from her laps." a student told our correspondent. As at now, the matter is still under investigation to know the real cause of the fight.

Paul Okoye’s new female act is currently winning the hearts of fans with her banging body as she prepares to storm the industry. Lucy P-square’s Paul Okoye has wasted no time in signing the first lady of his record label, Rude Boy Recordz. This follows the signing of Muno who was signed early this year and has since released 2 singles and embarked on a radio tour. The woman of the house is Lucy who has a body that is good enough for the music business. See more photos of Lucy:

A Nigerian pilot named Ademilola Odujinrin is set to make history as the first African to fly around the world alone. This historical journey will happen in April according to Demilola who said he's put everything in place to ensure a hitch-free journey. He said his solo expedition will begin in Lagos and take him round the 7 continents of the world. It will take 6 weeks to complete and he will end his journey in Lagos sometime in May. “The project aims to inspire Nigeria’s teeming population to begin to conceive a world without borders with unbridled dreams to transform the Nigerian narrative while shattering all stereotypes. The planned solo expedition will be achieved flying the aircraft, Cirrus SR22. It has a total payload of about 439kg. This particular aircraft with registration number N313CD has been specifically modified for this journey with additional long-range tanks and a HF radio installed for longer stretches of the journey,’’ he said. Demilola s...

Nollywood actress Onyii Alex is celebrating her birthday today, February 27, and to mark it she has released new sexy photos. More photos after the cut...     Photography by Sunmisola Olorunnisola (@sunmisola_olorunnisola) Make Up by Okukpolor Chinese Helen (@makeupbychinny)

According to a student who sent in the pics to LIB, this happened on Wednesday 24th February at about 3:57pm at the bus shed of the school premises of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. The student said one of his friends who is a student of Mass Communication Hnd2 was mercilessly whipped by security in the school for reasons they didn't divulge. The student said the matter was reported to school management but the security men have not been brought to book. See more pics after the cut..

Nollywood actress Omotola Ekeinde attended the 2016 Essence Black Women In Hollywood awards luncheon which took place at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills California yesterday Thursday 25th Feb were she hung out with actor Boris Kodjoe and his wife Nicole and Tia Mowry amongst many others. Other celebrities that attended were Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Rowland and a host of others. More photos after the cut...