UPDATE: Late Bukky Ajayi for burial today

Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, will be buried today according to Islamic rites, a family source has said.
The late actress, who died today morning at the age of 82, has been active in the Nigerian entertainment industry and enjoyed a career spanning over three decades.

Eid Mubarak: President Buhari receives VP Osinbajo, Christian and Muslim leaders

 

After his Eid prayers at Mambilla Barracks, President Buhari received Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Christian and Muslim leaders who came to celebrate the sallah with him at the State House Abuja...

Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead

Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead.

A source told The News men  that she died on Wednesday morning but declined to give details.

She was 82 years.

Ajayi studied drama at the Institute of Drama, London.

She was part of the TV series Village Headmaster which aired in the 1980s.

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Lionel Messi and dad sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for tax evasion, to pay fine of £1.7m for crimes

  Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge, have been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax evasion but under Spanish law a prison sentence under two years can be served on probation, meaning they are unlikely to serve any time.

Kaduna State Gov. El-Rufai & Chief Justice Mahmud Mohammed observe Eid Prayers (photos)

Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed and caretaker chairman of the People's Democratic Party, Gov. Ahmed Makarfi observed Eid Prayers at the Capital School Eid ground in Kaduna this morning. See more photos after the cut...

Justice Masipa's full statement explaining why she sentenced Oscar Pistorius to 6 years imprisonment

This morning, South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Thokozile Masipa, the judge who pronounced the judgement this morning was the same judge who presided over his original trial and gave him a light sentence back in September 2014. Is she the highest judge in South Africa?

Read her full court statement explaining reasons for her judgement after the cut...

Photos: Alaafin of Oyo and his Oloris step out for Eid prayers

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, and his pretty Oloris step out for the Eid prayers currently holding at the Agunpopo praying ground in Oyo state.  see more photos..

Snail breeds that sell for $50 per kilo in the US

 

nail meat is a good source of protein. It is rich in iron and calcium, but low in fat and cholesterol, compared to other animal protein sources such as poultry, pigs, cow and goat. They are environmental-friendly because unlike pigs and poultry, neither the snail nor its droppings smell offensively. Snails can

Edo APC gov aspirant escapes assassination attempt

One of the governorship aspirants in the just-concluded All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Edo State, Mr. Casely Omon-Irabor, on Tuesday escaped an assassination attempt in Delta State.

It was gathered that gunmen broke into his home in Enerhen, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state in  the early hours of Tuesday and destroyed many valuables.