Emeka Ike's 4-year-old son Crashes Mummy's Jeep

Now, this is really serious - and I hope every parent learns from this. Emeka Ike is one of Nollywood star actors and he bagged a chieftancy title recently. 

Well, that's not the gist. The gist is that his wife went shopping, left the key in the ignition, and their 4-year-old son in the SUV. By the time she finished shopping, the innocent boy had wrecked her jeep! Fortunately, the boy was unhurt but the jeep wasn't so lucky.

Rihanna to Star in Fast and Furious

Rihanna has landed a role in the sixth The Fast and the Furious film. The singer - who recently saw her first movie part in Battleship, based on the popular boardgame - will play the villain in the film, which will star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Vin Diesel. 

Suicide Bomber Attacks Police Boss Convoy, Kills 11

A suicide attack targeting a senior police official’s convoy on Monday has killed 11 people and wounded 20, a rescue source said, with the senior officer said to be unharmed.

Police said the attack in the Taraba state capital Jalingo saw a motorcycle ram into the police convoy amid a wave of similar violence attributed to Islamist group Boko Haram. Authorities provided an official death toll of three people, including two passers-by and the bomber, with a police motorcyclist wounded.

However, the rescue official put the death toll at 11, including a policeman, with 20 wounded.

“Eleven people died,” the rescue official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the press. “One policeman was among them. There are 20 injured.”

In describing the attack, police spokesman Ibiang Mbaseki said “a bomber on a motorcycle rammed into the police rider (motorcycle escort). The bomb went off. The windshield of the (state) police commissioner’s car was shattered.”

Hmmmmm...... These guys are becoming more dangerous ooooo.

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey Renew Marital Vows

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon say "I do" — again. A publicist for the pair says they renewed their vows on Friday at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Spokesperson Cindi Berger said the couple celebrated with an "intimate ceremony after a romantic dinner at the beautiful Jules Verne restaurant" just after midnight local time.

Carey, 42, and Cannon, 31, married in the Bahamas in 2008 after a whirlwind romance that began just months earlier. Carey gave birth to their twins, son and daughter Moroccan and Monroe, last April.

Cannon was hospitalised in January and later diagnosed with inflammation of the kidneys. He resigned from his New York City radio show in February to help his recovery. Earlier this month, he said he'd document his return to health on his website.

AY Survives Car Crash

Top Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun better known as AY was on Sunday, April 29 involved in an car crash in Abuja.

According reports, AY was involved in the auto accident around the intersection between Thisday Dome and NITEL at Central Business District, Abuja. AY was sitting in a Toyota Siena space bus that was involved in an accident with a Peugeot 406 saloon car. Fortunately, he was unhurt in the incident.

The A-list comedian recently had a show in Lagos tagged AY Live in Lagos on Easter Sunday.

Kaffy Sets June 2 Wedding Date

Celebrity dancer, Kafayat Oluwatosin Shafau, will walk down the aisle on June 2nd! The mother of one, popularly known as Kaffy, will be getting married to a fellow dancer and father of her baby, Joseph Adakole Ameh.

Joseph is also a keyboardist for the hip hop duo, P-Square. The event will take place at Bespoke Centre, Lekki-Epe expressway.

Congratulations Kaffy and Joseph.

Charles Taylor Convicted of War Crimes

A UN-backed Sierra Leone court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes on Thursday, the first African head of state to be found guilty by an international tribunal.

Taylor, 64, was charged with murder, rape, conscripting child soldiers and sexual slavery during intertwined wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, in which more than 50 000 people were killed. The court found him guilty of only some of the charges.

Charles Taylor's reign as Liberian president was characterised by tyranny. He was eventually chased out of Liberia and was granted asylum by the Nigerian government. The highpoint of his stay in Nigeria was his attempt to escape from the country in order to evade UN-backed arrest, but his plan was foiled.

Bomb Blast Rocks 2 'This Day' Offices

A loud explosion rocked an area  Abuja on Thursday followed by smoke and ambulances headed in the direction of the blast, with injuries reported. Reports have it that the first  bomb blast was in the Abuja Thisday office in Jabi and was carried out by a suicide bomber who drove into the media house before detonating the bomb hence  blowing away the building ‘s roof.

Another blast was also reported at the Kaduna Thisday office according to witnesses.

But Mr Yushau Shuaib  a National Emergency Management Agency spokesman said the Abuja Thisday blast “occurred inside the premises of a national newspaper,” adding that “a preliminary investigation seems to indicate that the explosive device was planted somewhere within the premises, not likely a case of suicide bombing.”

An AFP correspondent heard the blast and saw ambulances heading towards a district where a bus station and newspaper office are located.

A police spokesman said “we heard something like that happened, but we don’t have the details yet.”

A spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency said “it’s true there was an explosion at Jabi (district).”

“NEMA officials are on the ground,” said Yushau Shuaib. “They are trying to move those injured to the hospitals, but we don’t have any information on casualties yet.”

happened at about 11:30 a.m.

-Vanguard Newspaper

Odemwingie Sets West Brom Scoring Record

Peter Odemwingie is savouring the record he set on Sunday in the 1-0 defeat of Liverpool where he became the first West Bromwich player to reach 25 Barclays Premier League goals. For a side like the Baggies, it has made the achievement more outstanding.

The Nigerian striker scored 15 goals in his first season and has followed that up with 10 this term with three matches still to play.

Drew Barrymore is Pregnant

The Charlie's Angels actress - who is pregnant with her first child with fiancé Will Kopelman - is delighted she is having a daughter and "so excited" about the prospect of the forthcoming baby. 

A source told Life & Style: "She's having a girl. She's so excited."

Congrats Drew!

Martin Lawrence and Wife Split

Actor and comedian, Martin Lawrence, has split from his wife after 2 years of marriage. In a joint statement issued by the couple, the decision to divorce was a joint agreement between Martin Lawrence and wife, Shamicka. In a joint press statement issued by the couple, they will continue to be friends and raise their daughters together.

Martin and Shamicka were together for 15 years before tying the knot in 2010, and have 2 daughters, Amara and Iyana.

Martin Lawrence also has a 16-year-old daughter from a previous marriage.

Dis oyinbos sef! They should have just remained friends with benefits! Lolz. 

Van Vicker Arrested by the SSS; Misses AMAA

According to gist getting in from Bola Aduwo on her blog, top Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker was arrested in Lagos for possession of some arms last weekend.

Van Vicker was billed to attend the just concluded Africa Movie Academy Awards in Lagos on Sunday but missed the event.

He was reported to have been arrested by some men of the State Security Services (SSS) at the airport in Nigeria when some guns were found in his luggage.

He then told the SSS that the guns were props guns brought in for a movie. 

Not convinced enough, he was taken to the SSS office in Ikoyi, Lagos for further investigation, where he spent the night.

The gist further has it that Van Vicker later tried contacting his families and a colleague, Uche Jombo, who was already at AMAA.

His message sent through a BlackBerry Messager (BBM) to Uche Jombo, which she didn't receive due too low battery, was received the next day.

Uche has reportedly helped with the release of the light skinned actor.

Taiye Taiwo Responds to Age Cheat Rumour

Taiye Taiwo has reacted angrily to the rumour making the rounds that while he claimed  to be  27 years old on April 16, his twin celebrated his 39th birthday in Lagos. See his response below:

”I don’t know what kind of sick joke this is, or the kind of sick person who will come up with it,” he tells Kick Off Nigeria.com. “I did not even know my twin. I was very young when my father told me that she died when we were young.

”Why is it that people are always looking for a way to bring others down? I don’t understand it.”

Apparently, his twin is dead and it's not even a guy. I knew that joke would go too far. Pele jare, Ejire.

Barcelona vs. Chelsea Match: Peetr and Jude Okoye Bet $10,000

Now, this is what is called a BET; not those kobo-kobo things! Lolz

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Olamide Weds Adeshina

The city of Ibadan was agog on Saturday, April 21, when Adesina Adeyemo walked down the aisle with the love of his life, Olamide. Yours Truly was there to grace the event, as the bride and groom are my good friends. Here are some photos of the event .