203 soldiers dismissed for allegedly asking for weapons to fight Boko haram

203 Nigerian soldiers have allegedly been dismissed by the Nigerian military over allegations of disobeying a direct order from their commanding officer to engage Boko Haram members and demanding for support equipment. The soldiers and their families are said to have been evicted from the barracks after a court martial that sat on December 24th night found them guilty of disobeying superior authority.

Floydmayweather shows off his luxury filled wardrobe.

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather shows his expensive collection of Louboutins and sunglasses on instagram, asking his followers to help him pick the pair to wear. Show off...lol

NTA yanks off Funmi Iyanda's "Change A Life programme" while running live

So yesterday January 1st, was media personality Funmi Iyanda's annual "Change in Life" TV special, an edition where she honoured Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola in appreciation for his support for the foundation over for the past 8 years. The show was supposed to air live on NTA but the station only showed it for some time and later yanked it off. Annoying thing for the host and guests was that while on set they thought they were live on air not knowing they'd already been yanked off. NTA later said the programme was yanked off due to internal Communication Error.

Balling! Wizkid buys himself a Bentley Convertible for the new year

Oya, you people start telling us how much this car cost. If I talk my own now, you will start abusing me. Lol. Congrats to Wizkid...

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Child kidnapper arrested by Police in Abuja

A child kidnapper identified as Bola Adeshina (pictured above) has been arrested by the Abuja Police command for kidnapping a 5 year boy identified as Ahmed from Sagamu, Ogun state. According to Punch, 31 year old Adeshina kidnapped the little boy and was on his way to Kaduna to deliver him when he was arrested at the Utako motor park in Abuja following suspicious movement.

Deadliest year in Iraq since 2007

Government figures show 2014 was the most violent year for Iraqis since 2007, with more than 15,000 people killed.

Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 civilians and security personnel in 2014, government figures have shown, making it one of the deadliest years since the 2003 US-led invasion.
Figures compiled by the health, interior and defence ministries and published on Thursday put the death toll at 15,538, compared with 17,956 killed in 2007 during the height of Sunni-Shia sectarian killings.

Ex-New York governor Mario Cuomo dies at 82

Son of Italian immigrants became eloquent spokesman for a generation of liberal Democrats during three terms in office.

Cuomo loomed large in New York politics as governor from 1983 through to 1994 [AP]

Mario Cuomo, a son of Italian immigrants who became an eloquent spokesman for a generation of liberal Democrats during his three terms as governor of New York, but could not quite bring himself to run for president, has died.