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Believe it or not, both photos are of the same woman. The first is the before photo and the second is after makeup had been done by a makeup artist with the Instagram handle @paintdatface. The artist was able to use only makeup to transform a very pale white woman into a darker woman who looks African. She shared the photo on Instagram and included a disclaimer to explain that she had no intention of being offensive and that her work is simply about one woman acknowledging, embracing, and celebrating the beauty of another woman's culture. In spite of her disclaimer, a number of people found the photo offensive and said what she did was the same thing as Blackface, which is considered racially offensive. Some also referred to it as cultural appropriation. Following the backlash, @paintdatface put his page on private for a while and by the time it was open to the public again, the photo had already been deleted.

A Facebook user, Dada Omotosho shared a CCTV footage showing four men breaking into a shop at AYM Shafa filling station, Apo, Abuja. According to him, the four guys killed two security guys attached to the complex and also raided the complex at the early hours of May 29th, 2017. He wrote; "Circulate till these thieves are arrested, the 4 notorious men killed the 2 security guards at the new AYM Shafa filling station by shoprite Apo, Abuja yesterday 29th May 2017 and raided the ultramodern complex during the wee hour." Watch the video after the cut...

A pregnant woman on Saturday, May 26, allegedly set her husband and herself ablaze over alleged infidelity at their Sabon Gari residence in Kano, five weeks after their wedding. It was gathered that the woman accused her husband of infidelity after she overhead a phone conversation between him and an unidentified woman. She snatched the phone with him and threatened to do something bad. Later same night, she poured fuel on an already burning gas cooker which exploded and engulfed her and the husband. The woman died at the scene of the incident while the husband suffered severe burns. He was rushed to Fortress Hospital at Sarki Yaki and later to another undisclosed hospital where he died yesterday. The remains of the couple had been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary. The couple are from Awka, Anambra State. Spokesperson for the Kano State Police Command, DSP Musa Majiyawho confirmed the incident, said detectives from the command has commenced an investigation.

Two commercial sex workers in Ogun state have been arrested by the state police command for allegedly killing one of their customers, Adeyinka Olayinka, at the KS Hotel, Ifo yesterday May 30th. According to a statement by the state police public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the commercial sex workers, Kudirat Raji alias Angela and Esther Basiru, stabbed the deceased with a broken bottle during an argument. The deceased had on the night of the incident, contracted Kudirat to pass the night with him and had agreed on a price to pay her. He however reneged on their agreement and this led to an argument. “The victim was supervising an ongoing construction work on his property and so he spent the night at the hotel. He contracted Kudirat Raji to pass the night with him on an agreed amount but reneged on their agreement. His refusal to pay the agreed amount led to a hot argument between them. While the argument was going on, Esther Basiru, a friend to Angela broke a bottle an...

And some girls signed up for this? The new show is called The Real Side Chicks of Charlotte and all the characters are dating men who are married. They even shot a scene where one of the side chicks confronted her sugar daddy's wife. End time things! Meet some of the cast after the cut...  A scene from the show where one of the casts confronts her boyfriend's wife

It's somehow, isn't it? This is her at the airport just yesterday looking a little different...

The Dream Football Show registration is open to Talents all across Africa in order to develop the spirit of Pan-Africanism and Sportsmanship while showcasing their talents to the world through this unique platform. The show comprises of three phases. REGISTRATION PHASE: All applicants get to register for the show on the website and make payments via phone, or web transfer. Registration Fee: 3000 Naira  SCREENING PHASE: At this phase, our expert judges will select the best of the talents that are promising and good enough for a tough and modern football game. DREAM CAMP PHASE: This phase involves accommodating the selected talents in our boarding facility for the duration of one month. They undergo series of fitness and training regime that will be filmed for TV purpose. This training process will be aired on Hip TV network for 1 hour each over 13 episodes.  The players are then properly prepared and ushered to our partner clubs for trial. For details vis...

Chrissy Teigen has been slamming Donald Trump since before he became and it looks like she's getting more frustrated with him. In her latest Tweet, she called her president a 'stupid idiot'.

The Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has said no date has yet been fixed for the signing of the 2017 budget by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Enang, in an electronic mail to newsmen on Wednesday, in Abuja, said consultations were still being held on the budget. He stated, “Further to several enquiries regarding action on the 2017 Appropriation Bill by the Executive, be please informed that Assent to same is not yet scheduled as consultations and engagements are ongoing.” Some online media had earlier on Wednesdayreported that Osinbajo would sign the 2017 appropriation bill into law on Thursday. The reports quoted Enang as officially informing the leadership of the National Assembly on Wednesday of the imminent signing of the Appropriation Bill.' The budget was passed by the National Assembly on May 11. On May 19, it was delivered to Acting President Osinbajo by Enang. There was controversy over who would sign the budg...

Some members of the Senate have said the killings by herdsmen across the country if left unchecked, would snowball into another security threat like the Boko Haram terrorist group. The lawmakers, while debating a motion moved by Senator Clifford Ordia (Edo Central) titled ‘Motion on the Need to Curtail the Activities of the Fulani Herdsmen’, asked the Federal Government to step up action on the protection of lives and properties against the attacks by herdsmen. Speaking on the motion, Senator Francis Alimikhena (Edo North) said criminal activities by herdsmen were spreading across the country. He said, “These Fulani herdsmen (issue) is a problem; it is another Boko Haram that is rearing its head if not well nipped in the bud right now. It is very criminal for some people to start killing people, raping them, taking their possessions and they (criminals) go away with it,” he said. Alimikhena noted that there were roads in Edo which were being avoided by people for fear of being attack...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said Wednesday that it has withheld 76, 923 results of candidates who wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for various malpractices. The board also said some super rich parents paid as much as N200, 000 to owners of Computer Based Centres (CBT) to upgrade the results of their children. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said this at a briefing with reporters on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the board has so far released 1, 606,901 results, adding that the agency is yet to release 80, 889 results. Oloyede added that more results would be released once the board has finished clearing the candidates of any infractions. He assured candidates that all the 80,889 outstanding results would be released before the commencement of admission. Oloyede said: “So far we have released the results of 1,606,901 candidates after the examinations, leaving us with a balance of 80, 889. Out of this 80,000 we have deliberately withheld...

Former PDP youth leader and convener of the Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, says former president Goodluck Jonathan is broke. Speaking in a recent interview with Sahara Reporters, Deji said Jonathan has complained he doesn't have money. He refuted claims that the former president was a corrupt leader. "The former president is a simple man and he is very trusting. The problem was that he trusted too many people and those people did not live up to the expectation. Personally, I do not think that the former president is corrupt. But there were too many corrupt people around him. Now, he complains that he doesn't have money. So if a former president can be complaining all the time, not just once, not twice.....he complains frequently. Its a very complicated thing. We did our best and offered the counsel we could give but things turned out the way they did"he said Deji commended the APC government for the ongoing war against Boko Haram and also for the return...

A 23yr old South African man was kidnapped and raped by three female assailants in a taxi. What started out as an ordinary commute took a traumatic turn when he hailed a communal taxi which had the women as passengers and got in. Suddenly, the car changed direction and he was ordered to sit in front. He was then injected within an unknown substance and passed out. South African Police Service Captain Colette Weilbach said: 'He stated that he woke up in an unfamiliar room on a single bed. 'The female suspects then allegedly forced the man to drink an energy drink before taking turns raping him numerous times a day.  'The South African Police Service take all sexual offences seriously regardless of gender. '[We assure] all victims of these types of crimes that we will carry out robust investigations to bring offenders to justice.' The victim managed to stop a passing car for help after he was dumped semi naked in a field. Rape and sexual violence against both...

A Kidnapped Catholic priest who is been held hostage alongside 200 captives, including children, by militants linked to ISIS in the southern Philippine city in Marawa, has appeared in a video pleading for help. Fr. Teresito 'Chito' Suganob, a Catholic priest in Marawi, Philippines, was kidnapped last Tuesday night along with at least a dozen worshippers and church workers. In a video released Tuesday, which was allegedly taken under duress, Father  'Chito' said his captors wanted the military to withdraw its forces from Marawi, where Islamic militants have dominated following the ongoing gun battles with the army. Mr. President, please consider us,' Fr Chito said while standing in front of debris and partially burned buildings. He continues: "'They don’t ask for anything… they just ask that you leave this place peacefully. We are in the midst of this war we are asking your help to please give what they are asking for.” 'We want to live few y...

A clash between police officers and Naval officers in Calabar, Cross Rivers state Tuesday night, has resulted in the death of three police officers and a police station set ablaze by rampaging Naval officers‎. According to reports, trouble started when a police traffic warden stopped a group of Naval officers that reportedly tried to beat the traffic light at a check point opposite the Navy barracks in the Akim area of the town in the afternoon of that particular day. ‎ The Naval officers took offence at the police warden stopping them from breaking the law. This led to a faceoff which resulted in both parties calling for reinforcement. The Naval officers took their grievance to the Akim police station where they shot sporadically and set the station ablaze. They reportedly stopped fire fighters from stopping the fire at the station. Three police officers reportedly died in the wake of the clash. Meanwhile the Naval authorities are yet to comment on the unfortunate incident.

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Dogs are known as man's best friend but sometimes things go horribly wrong. A 3-week-old Michigan baby died after one of her family's dogs bit her on the head when she was left unattended with them  on Thursday . Susannah Jean Murray was alone in a bouncy for five minutes inside her Michigan home with three pit bulls serving as her only companions. When after five minutes of being alone, a caretaker checked on her, the woman noticed the infant bleeding from a severe head injury and also saw that one of the dogs had blood around its mouth. Baby Murray was taken to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital where she underwent nearly seven hours of surgery but she did not make it. She died around  2 a.m.  the following morning. Sgt. Terry Dixon with the GRPD when speaking of the attack said the dog who attacked the child is about 2 years old and has now been quarantined along with the two other family dogs at the Kent County Animal Shelter. "This is a horrible tragedy, and it ser...

There's a special punishment from God for people who mistreat children and elderly people. Stupid officials like they don't have fathers at home!

Yesterday, TTT  shared a report of a 28 year old Union Bank staff, Paschal Chukwuebuka Nnorom, who died on May 13th after he was allegedly dragged along the road by a motorist, Joseph Udo who dented his SUV and attempted to flee without fixing it in Port Harcourt, Rivers state (Read  here )  In an exclusive chat with LIB, Joseph denied dragging the deceased on the expressway. According to him, he was driving along the road when suddenly the deceased ran after his car and took hold of his car steering. According to Joseph, he thought the deceased was an armed robber. He denied knowing that he caused a dent on the deceased's car prior to the confrontation. Read what he told LIB below ... "It was on Saturday the 13th of May at about 3.30pm. I drove out from MTN road and was about to enter the express road. I looked at the express road to ensure that there was no other car coming from the express road. I then maintained the service lane as I saw other cars coming. I ...