They were fleeing the Boko Haram attacks in the north but little did they know that death was waiting for them in the south. Report reaching us say, six persons including the head of a family, his wife, three children and their house-maid died in an auto accident while fleeing from their residence in Damaturu, Yobe state.

The victims have been identified as members of Steven Offia’s family from Enugu state.  They were crushed to death by a trailer while returning to Enugu on Tuesday to escape  attacks by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The private car driven by the deceased Offia (the family head) was said to have collided with a trailer coming from the opposite direction at Otukpa in Benue State. Reports say steven, his wife Nneka, four children (three boys and one girl) as well as their house maid were involved in the fatal auto crash.

PERISHED: Steven and Nneka Offia Perished alongside 4 other family members in the fatal crash

In a statement, a member of the family by the name of Ben said:

”We were shocked to hear from the police on Wednesday that our brother and his family members perished in an accident that occurred within Otukpa in Benue State while fleeing the North on account of the violent attacks by Boko Haran”

The only survivor of the crash was the second son of the family, Chibuzor. He survived the crash, but is in critical condition at a hospital in Benue state.

It’s nice to know that Mo’Cheddah was able to balance her school work with her music career. She recently graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in Creative Arts. The graduation party took place at Hush Lounge in Lagos. Celebrities like Banky W, Davido, Goldie, Tiwa Savage and several others were also present at the event. Check out some of the pictures!

MoCheddah rocking a blue sequin dress from her favorite label - April by Kunbi

Banky W and Utchay having some "cool fun" in Vic. O's voice

Denrele and his "unique" self was also at the event

This guy's head has its own head O_O - Mr. Igwe Noble

Ladies, what do you think of Tiwa Savage's dress? I love it!!! Good to see her dressed like a grown woman. LOL

Even Goldie decided to tone down on the "Lady-Gaga-Wannabe" style. She looks better this way.

On the dance floor ... It's DAVIDO

I thought Vampires usually don't show in pictures ... What is that one doing behind the ladies?? o_O

Talk about having a "huge self-esteem"... Those airbags!!! Phew!

To view the rest of the pictures, check out Bella Naija.

Consistent, classy and on point are three words that describe him as an artiste and this time around Jarmeu has raised the bar by releasing a new single titled HEART BEAT. A groovy love tune, HEART BEAT was produced by KIDDOMINANT another up and coming producer in the Nigerian music scene. Jarmeu has already released three singles ( “See E No Easy” and “Las Gidi”) and HEART BEAT is set to be another great song addition to the great selection of tracks he has released in the past. As we walk into the Valentine season, Enjoy HEART BEAT. Download, Listen and most importantly Share!

4TH SINGLE: Consistent, Classy and onpoint. HEARTBEAT is a track expected to make waves in the Nigerian music industry

HEART BEAT

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Following the expected loss of AU chairmanship to Boni Yayi of Benin Republic, President Goodluck Ebeble Jonathan’s administration today threatened to breakaway from Africa and form an independent continent of Nigeria.

In a terse press release signed by Mr. Reuben Abati, Nigeria stated: ”Since Africa does not consider our President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan good enough for the Chairmanship of the African Union, then Africa does not deserve our presence on the Continent.”

LIKE SERIOUSLY: Rebuen Abati, Aso rock spokesman has made an outrageous claim on behalf of the president

Following the statement, Africa’s most populous nation has given the AU an ultimatum of 1 week to regroup and crown GEJ the head of the prestigious union otherwise there shall be consequences. The press release also advised the advisory body of AU not to bother trying to contact GEJ on the matter as it is non-negotiable. The document pointed out that the Nigerian president is currently too busy negotiating with more important personalities like Boko Haram who the AU should not force him to exile to their countries.

Meanwhile, ministers, cabals, and members of parliament are believed to have secretly convened to decide how Nigeria’s breaking away from Africa should be organized to ensure that the Igbos and other Southerners do not use the opportunity to slip away into the Atlantic with their oil and also form their own continent.

Nzeka Christian, 26, has been nabbed  by  officials working at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos for attempting to smuggle.

Sources say that in a bid to seek spiritual support he decided to sleep in the church some days before embarking on the journey. He was said to have appealed to the pastor of the church he slept in to pray for a successful business trip to Malaysia.

NABBED: Nzeka was caught by NDLEA officials as he tried to smuggle drug outside of Nigeria

Innocently, the pastor who was not aware of the nature of his business, prayed for him. The suspect was alleged to have packed hard drugs worth around N5 million in two big tins of tomato paste. The drugs were to be trafficked to Malaysia but he was caught out during the outward screening of an Egypt Air flight that was bound for Cairo.

Michelle Obama, the american first lady can be seen here doing push up live on TV. Michelle, an advocate for healthy living has encouraged children to beat obesity by living healthy life styles. On the Elle show, Michelle challenged show host, Elle to a PushUp stand up off as the crowd cheered on. Perhaps its about time we hold our own First lady accountable. Since she earns millions for the post of FIRST LADY, getting her (Patience Jonathan) to do push ups live on NTA won’t be a bad idea, don’t you think?

FIRSTLADY PUSH: Michelle Obama an advocate for healthy living does push up a live US TV chat show

I still do not understand why you will spend N400,000 on a blackberry phone. Abi no be the same pinging wey dey ontop Blackbery curve 8520 dey on top Blackberry Porsche?

So this chic called me the other day to show off!

“Hello Jide, how are you?” (P.S Can someone tell me why her Ibadan accent changed to Yankee New York Accent?)

“Am fine , Whats up?” I replied and asked

“I thought I check on you (Woah that was a shock, I have not spoken to you in a while) Have you seen that new Blackberry porsche phone?”  she inquired

“No I haven’t” (Actually I have I just didn’t get the conversation, so I lied)

“Well you won’t believe I am calling you from that type of phone as we speak. The phone is kinda nice, great design and all. I upgrade yesterday. You need to see it.”

“Oh really, how much does it cost, N5k?”

“What do you mean? What an insult, do you think it’s that cheap 8520 you use? It’s almost half a million naira, babe”

PAFUKA: 400k for a phone, at least purchase a brain that doesnt allow you do dumb stuff like talking over the phone while riding on an Okada

“Well I won’t know and why are you getting all defensive”

“Am not getting all defensive Jide. You just have a habit of being sarcastic all the time. I don’t like it. Like seriously!”

At this point, I didn’t know what to think. I just went mute. No be Queshuun I ask? See me see trouble o!

“Hello, Hello, Hello!”  I said as the phone went mute. 

To cut the long story short, the chic with the Blackberry Porsche phone called me back and told me how I caused her phone to crack. Apparently she was riding on an Okada when she was calling and it fell of her hands. She was so upset that the phone got damaged that she threatened not talk to me again unless I repair the phone.

“Inside Subsidy?” I asked

“What?” She dropped the phone and sent me a text vowing never to call me again.

Sssseeeehhh Like I care! Abeg call one of your ARISTO or how else could your cheap ass afford half a million naira phone in the first place? O_O

British Supermarkets are known to have economy branded products that act as cheaper options for people who can’t afford expensive things. But it must have come to a surpose to many when ASDA, a supermarket chain  in the UK launched a valentine card that cost 7p (Approx 20 Naira).

To make things worse, The card has  the words ‘Be My Valentine’ feature on the front, and the ‘Smart Price’ logo is inside a heart shape.

SMART OR DUMB???: Some lovers might not see the funny side to been presented a card worth N20 on Val's day

The cut-price cards proved a big hit on internet forum hotukdeals.com, where one user wrote: ‘I think it should come with a warning on the packet – guaranteed to get you a quickie divorce.’

Another user wrote: ‘Excellent, now buy myself as many as I like – never get any! Best start practicing writing left-handed!’

It remains to be seen if people will be bold enough to buy such a card and present it to their partners.

You must have heard people wrongly pronounce the ‘ru’ of “February” i/juː/ you rather than /ruː/ roo, as if it were spelled “Feb-u-ary,” or maybe you wrongly pronounce it yourself. I’ve actually heard people pronounce it “Feb-ry.” Now, here’s the right pronunciation (click)

Apart from the Valentines’ day and being the shortest month in the year (Julian and Gregorian Calendar), with 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years, here are some other interesting facts about FEBRUARY.

In common years, February starts on the same day of the week as March, and November, but on the same day as August in leap years, like 2012.

Horoscope: February 1 to 18th falls under Aquarius, while the rest of the month, Pisces.

Symbol

• Its birth flower is the violet (Viola (plant)) and the common primrose (Primula vulgaris).^[4]
• Its birthstone is the amethyst. It symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
• Its Zodiac signs are Aquarius (until February 18) and Pisces (start at February 19)

February is the only month of the year that can pass without a single full moon. It is also the only month of the calendar that once every six years and twice every 11 years, will have only four full 7-day weeks. Where the first day of the month starts on a Monday and the last day ends on a Sunday, this was observed in 2010 and can be traced back 11 years to 1999, 6 years back to 1993, 11 years back to 1982, 11 years back to 1971 and 6 years back to 1965; and so on twice 11 years consecutively and once six years either forward into the future or back into the past. This works unless the pattern is broken by a skipped leap year, but no leap year has been skipped since 1900 and no others will be skipped until 2100. (Years that are evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years, unless they are also evenly divisible by 400, in which case they are leap years.^[2][3]) A year of this kind would be a common year starting on Friday. It cannot happen in a leap year.

Events and Holidays

• Black History Month (Canada and United States)
• LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)
• National Bird-Feeding Month
• Parent Leadership Month
• Abolition of Slavery in Mauritius:February 1
• St Brigid’s Day: February 1, Ireland
• Groundhog Day: February 2, United States and Canada
• Imbolc: February 2
• Independence of Sri Lanka: February 4
• 1917 Constitution of Mexico: February 5
• Waitangi Day in New Zealand: February 6
• Slovenian Cultural Holiday: February 8
• National Foundation Day in Japan: February 11
• Abraham Lincoln‘s birthday: February 12, United States
• Valentine’s Day: February 14
• Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre: An infamous mafia attack. February 14
• Flag Day of Canada: February 15
• Kosovo‘s Independence Day: February 17
• Presidents Day (United States, third Monday)
• International Mother Language Day: February 21
• Independence Day in Saint Lucia: February 22
• George Washington‘s birthday: February 22, United States (often coincides with President’s Day, see above)
• Flag Day of Mexico: February 24
• Independence Day in Estonia: February 24
• People Power Revolution (Philippines) February 25
• Liberation Day (Kuwait) February 26
• Dominican Republic Independence: February 27
• Leap Day: February 29 (Every four years, with some exceptions)
• National Day of the Sun (in Argentina)
• National Wear Red Day (in the US and the UK)

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that a Nigerian, Rasheed Mustapha, be extradited to the United States of America for allegedly stealing $798,907.62 (N125.3m) in that country. The verdict came after a lot of drama between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Mustapha, who through his counsel, Joseph Nwabike, fought the extradition order. Nwabike had argued that the court was not competent to hear the extradition charge. He added that he could not be extradited because of the alleged offences, more so, when the offences were not against any Nigerian law.

The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, which filed the extradition order on behalf of the EFCC, had explained in the order that, “… a request has been made to Nigeria by a diplomatic representative of the Embassy of the United States of America, Abuja, for the surrender of Rasheed Abayomi Mustapha who is jointly a subject of a superceding indictment in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Case Number: 08-CR-429 and filed on the 31st day of October, 2011.”

EXTRADITED: Rasheed Mustapha is to be extradited to the USA for defrauding the country of $780,000

Some of the charges against Mustapha in the USA include, “Conspiracy to violate the laws of the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States code, Section 1349, namely mail fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment. Mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341 and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2.”

The letter had added that each count was punishable by a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment. In her ruling, Justice Patricia Ajoku dismissed the preliminary objections, stating that based on the Nigerian constitution, the court was competent to decide the extradition of the accused person.

She subsequently said the accused person should be extradited to the US to face the charges. Ajoku also faulted the accused person’s argument that the offences were not known to the Nigerian laws. EFFC Acting Head of Media, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said from the commission’s investigation, Mustapha and his collaborators conspired to steal $798,907.62 in distribution cheques.

He said, “Of that amount, $750,651.48 was actually issued and deposited into bank accounts controlled by members of the syndicate. The sum of $500,000 was withdrawn and distributed between Mustapha and his group.

“Mustapha, 37, had returned to Nigeria after allegedly committing the crime in the United States. However, collaboration between the EFCC and the FBI led to his arrest by the operatives of the EFCC in May last year.”

The brazen man is yet to be identified by police, despite his face being clearly captured as he nabbed the security camera from a hospital in California.

‘This guy just propped himself up and dismantled the camera and stole it,’ Bakersfield Police Detective Scott Miller

The area has recently been hit by a crime wave of security camera thefts, which, according to police, are attributed to thieves and drug dealers who want to use the surveillance devices for their own homes.  The officer said criminals used the security cameras to give them advance warning on police raids to their property.

DUMB:The thief can be seen grinning at the camera before he stole it

‘Usually they’re going for the infrared equipment, but this guy just went for the camera – it’s the second time he’s done so, We’re getting hit with a bunch of these thefts lately… They’re likely using them to fortify their own homes for surveillance. There’s definitely an uptick.’ Muller said