Chibok Community Says The Presidency Shared N22.4M Directly To Parents And Girls

The Chibok community in Abuja has explained that contrary to reports that the Presidency gave them N100m, it was Dan Adebiyi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties who shared N22.4m directly to the Chibok parents and girls who attended the meeting with President Goodluck.

The Kibaku Area Development Association in a press statement signed by its Spokesman, Dauda Ilya, in Abuja on Wednesday, said that: 51 escaped girls were given N100,000 each, 51 parents equally received N100,000 each, and another 61 parents got N200,000 each.

The community stated that 10 parents out of the 122 that took part in the meeting with Jonathan did
not receive any money. Their statement read;

10-year-old Female Suicide Bomber Arrested in Katsina Wearing Explosives Belt

A 10-year-old girl, suspected to be a suicide bomber has been arrested in Katsina State. This was announced today by the Chairman of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri.

And according to Omeri, the little girl was among three suspected Boko Haram members that were arrested on Tuesday night. She had a belt strapped with explosives at the time of her arrest.

Nigeria Wins Two More Gold Medals At The Commonwealth Games!

Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye and Maryam Usman have won Nigeria two more Gold Medals! 

Odunayo Adekuoroye snagged the winning title in the women’s 53kg freestyle wrestling at the ongoing 2014 Commonwealth Games. 20-year-old Odunayo knocked out India’s Lalita Lalita in a 5-0 win, to clinch the first gold medal of the day in the wrestling competition.

Maryam Usman clinched gold in the women’s weightlifting over 75kg category. Usman, 23, finished with an overall score of 280 kilogrammes, ahead of defending champion Ele Opeloge of Samoa. Tracey Lambrechs from New Zealand took bronze.

Congrats Team Nigeria!

Mommy Time - Annie Idibia Hangs Outs With Her Daughters

Annie Idibia is back from a movie set and is enjoying hanging out with her two cutie daughters Isabella and Olivia. She shared the picture above saying;

Oh what it is 2 b loved by this beautiful creatures... #joyofamother #theyworkedmeout #tired #oliviatiredtoo #isabelmyhairstylist #shenodeytire #goodnytfam

See more photos when you continue...

Mr. Universe Nigeria Debuts Swimwear Pictures of The 24 Finalists For The Male Pageant

The 3rd season of Mr Universe Nigeria is here and these are the contestants who made it to the finals showing us what they are working with.

The grand finale will hold on August 3rd at the Bespoke Event Center, Lekki and 24 of the most captivating, self-assured and handsome looking men would vie to become the Next Mr Universe Nigeria.

More photos below..

Christina Aguilera Receives Very Graphic Birthing Cake For Her Baby Shower

Christina Aguilera is pregnant with her second child, and she and fiancé Matthew Rutler celebrated their daughter’s imminent arrival by throwing a baby shower last Saturday. Interestingly enough, Christina's friends presented her with a very curious cake.

The cake was decorated with a woman giving birth to a child on just a white carpet. The baby’s head with full hair is shown coming out of the woman's bushy vagina. The text on the cake says "Push Xtina... Push!"

What do you think of such a cake? Just perfect for a joke, or too gross?

Picture of Woman Reading to Her Blind Husband on The Bus Goes Viral

The picture was first shared on Twitter by @lailajohnson_ [a Nigerian youth ambassador] two days ago and has since been retweeted over 10.9K times. More than 7,000 people have also favorited the tweet and Laila still doesn't know how that happened :)

I saw the most beautiful thing today. This woman was reading to her blind husband, I cant explain how I felt. pic.twitter.com/2WtNx6uW78
— Laila Johnson (@LailaJohnson_) July 28, 2014

I think it's a sweet and beautiful picture and the love between the couple just hooks one in.

Lil B - No Black Person Is Ugly Gives A Nod To Lupita Nyong'o

Lil B - No Black Person Is Ugly is a music video for upcoming rapper which boost the self confidence of Black people in America.

The video noted the preponderace of white faces on magazine shelves, with the few blacks like Lupita's thrown in. These things have an impact for sure, like this comment on Youtube said;

"This is the greatest song I've ever heard. Thank you lil b, i was self conscious about my looks because media has had an effect on me deeper than i was aware of, i felt as if i wasn't as good as a white person because of such thoughts. Now this song truly enlightened me to think a different way, no black person is ugly."

Check it out below...

Marriage And The Unnecessary Pressure From Society, Family and So-called Friends

It seems marriage and those who remain single are always in the headlines. Today, two ladies I love are discussing it, and it seems the pressure remains as hard as ever.

Thelma asks of single ladies, "What's your first reaction when you hear someone (you know) just got engaged?" And for married ladies, she wants to know, "do you sometimes feel sorry for your single friends?"

Toke in her vlog rants about the unnecessary pressure from the society we live in, and counsels single ladies to learn how to rise above the pressure to settle for anything because society won't let them be.

Watch Toke's video and let's discuss below...

Drew Barrymore Pays Tribute To Half-sister Who Was Found Dead After Possible Overdose

Jessica, Drew and John Blyth Barrymore

Drew Barrymore's paternal half-sister, Jessica Barrymore, was found dead in her car Tuesday morning from a possible overdose.

Hours after Jessica’s death went public, Drew Barrymore released a statement;

"Although I only met her briefly, I wish her and her loved ones as much peace as possible and I'm so incredibly sorry for their loss."

Jessica Barrymore and her famous half-sibling had the same father — legendary actor John Drew Barrymore, who died in 2004.