Actress, Victoria Inyama was not happy with Tonto Dikeh's apology to Mercy Johnson, which led her to call her out.

After watching Tonto Dikeh's 'bare it all' interview, Victoria have apologized. Read what she wrote after the cut...

Female NYSC member set to pass out next month dies in fatal accident (Photos)

A female NYSC member, Francisica okonkwo who is set to pass out next month, died today in a fatal accident along 9th mile round about in Enugu State.

The source who sent in the photos said this horrific incident happened just immediately after their CDS meeting today.

Minister’s aide resigns over non-payment of salary

Nathaniel Adojutelegan, the Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Prof. Claudius Daramola, has resigned his appointment.

According to Sahara Reporters,in a letter to the Minster dated December 2016, Adojutelegan said he tendered his resignation over the non-payment of his salaries for over a year.

The letter read,

Ambode vs. Fashola: You're a liar, Fashola replies Gov. Ambode

Nigeria's Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has dismissed a statement credited to the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, who alleged that the Ministry under the former Governor of Lagos, is frustrating the state’s plan to reconstruct the Lagos International Airport Road from Oshodi.

The Minister who reacted to this claim through
his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr. Hakeem Bello, struck out the statement, describing it as misleading while pointing out projects they've approved for the Lagos State Government.

Suspected Ritualist Allegedly Attacks School in Niger State, Kill Children (Graphic photos)

According to Zuma Times Hausa, a village, Tungan Magajiya in Rijau local government area of Niger state was on Wednesday allegedly invaded by some suspected ritualists who reportedly slaughtered four boys in an Islamic school and made away with their blood.

The ritualists who are said to be mainly out for fresh human blood stormed the Islamic school around 3am yesterday and attacked five boys during which they succeeded in killing three immediately while the fourth eventually died few hours later while the fifth is in the hospital recuperating.

See graphic photo below...

Lady who Rents Gun For Her Boyfriend Arrested in Cross River State

25-year-old Ms. Hope Usang, has been arrested after being linked to arms leased out to robbers in Cross River State. The female armourer was arrested alongside 21 others by the Cross River State Police Command, after a robbery victim, Paschal Bisong of Ekpeyong Effiok street in Calabar Municipality, laid a complaint.

The Cross River State Police Commissioner, Hafiz Inuwa, who spoke to newsmen said
his men swung into action immediately, arresting Emmanuel Edet-Etim and Idoreyin Usa, who confessed they got their arms from Usang.

 “In our efforts to build a safe Cross River, we must not tolerate any form of arms proliferation. On February 24, following a report by one Paschal Bisong of a robbery attack, my men swung into action, leading to the arrest of two suspects, Emmanuel Edet-Etim and Idoreyin Usa. 

“The suspects confessed that one Hope Usang supplied them with arms for the robbery. When my men stormed Usang’s house, they recovered three revolvers, four rounds of ammunition, one pistol, one locally-made pistol among others" he said.

Usang, who spoke to a Vanguard correspondent, claimed the  gun belonged to her boyfriend who is a student; “The guns belong to my boyfriend, a student. I never knew that he was keeping some guns in my house.” However when asked to name her boyfriend, she refused. 

The State's Police Commissioner further disclosed that the arrested suspects will be charged to court for robbery, rape, kidnapping, murder, cultism, illegal possession of fire arms among others. 

Lola Omotayo pours encomium on dad as he turns a year older

Peter Okoye's wife, Lola Omotayo's dad is a year older today, and she had lots of sweets things to say about him.

She said young men need to take a tip or two from him as he is a gentleman and treats women with respect. She wrote;

"A very big HappyBirthday shoutout to the man who taught me all I know today. To the man who taught me to love and not to hate. He taught me never to judge. He showed me by example what it means to treat each and every human being with respect and regard. He taught me to be humble. I am forever indebted to you papa! Young men should take a tip or two from him as he is a gentleman and treats my mother with utmost respect. He treats her like a delicate egg. A classy man you are!
Papa I wish you long life, good health, complete happiness and peace of mind. Cameron and Aliona adore you. Mama loves you and I love you incredibly. God bless your kind soul always as we celebrate your new born age. I praise God for your life everyday. Happy Birthday Papichka! 🙏🙏😍😍😍💋💋💋💃💃🍸🍹🍻🎁🌷🌷🍷🍰🍰🎂🎂🍾🍾🍷#bestdadintheworld #gentleman #grandpa #dad #husband #humble #Godsveryown #mydad #fatherinlaw"

Trump Orders Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants as DHS Releases New Deportation Policies

As President Trump seeks to fulfill his campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released new guidelines that could lead to the most widespread deportations the country has seen in decades.

The pair of memos aimed at enforcing Trump’s executive orders on immigration mean millions more people living in the U.S. illegally could become targets for deportation.

The memos signed by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly call for any undocumented immigrants to be deported if they’ve been convicted or even charged with a criminal offense, “have abused any program related to receipt of public benefits,” or “have engaged in fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection with any official matter before a governmental agency.”

That means undocumented immigrants who have committed even minor traffic infractions, received any government assistance, or used fake Social Security numbers to be able to work, common offenses among undocumented immigrants, could be shipped out of the country.

It’s a real sweeping change in immigration enforcement,” said Ben Johnson, the executive director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. “They make clear that they intend to deport anyone and everyone that they find in the United States, regardless of how long they’ve been here, whether they get a chance to talk to a judge or have any due process.

The American Civil Liberties Union said the memos

“confirm that the Trump administration is willing to trample on due process, human decency, the well-being of our communities, and even protections for vulnerable children, in pursuit of a hyper-aggressive mass deportation policy,” promising to fight them in court.

But immigration hawks celebrated the move.

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More than 2,000 people have contracted HIV through blood transfusions in India

Official reports have revealed that contaminated blood has
infected at least 2,234 people in India with HIV through
transfusions in the past 17 months alone.
All hospitals are legally required to screen blood for HIV, as
well as hepatitis B, C, and other infections, before a
transfusion. But the new data suggests this isn't happening
consistently across the country, possibly due to a lack of
funding.
"Each such test costs 1,200 rupees (US$18) and most
hospitals in India do not have the testing facilities,"
information activist Chetan Kothari, who petitioned for the
data to be released, told the BBC.
"Even in a big city like Mumbai, only three private hospitals
have HIV testing facilities. Even the largest government
hospitals do not have the technology to screen blood for
HIV," he added . "This is a very serious matter and must be
addressed urgently."
The data was collected by India's National Aids Control
Organisation (NACO), but was only released to the public
when Kothari filed a Right to Information query.
When it came to infection rates, some parts of the country
were worse than others, with the highest number of
transmissions - 361 cases - being reported in the northern
state of Uttar Pradesh.
In the country's west, the state of Gujarat recorded 292
cases and Maharashtra had 276 cases. As reported in local
paper The Hindu, just last week, a three-year-old boy was
infected with HIV after receiving contaminated blood to
help treat serious burn injuries.
India already has more than 2.1 million people living with
HIV or aids, which is why it's so important to screen blood
for the virus before using it in transfusions.
By law, this needs to be done by all blood banks that
collect blood donations and distribute them to hospitals,
and they use a range of tests to isolate and seek out
pathogens such as HIV, malaria, hepatitis B and C, and
syphilis in every sample of donated blood.
Only blood that's clear of infection is allowed to be used in
transfusions. But this latest data shows that this screening
process isn't working in India, potentially due to the cost
and infrastructure required to maintain this system.
Kothari also told the BBC he thought the official rates were
underestimating the problem. "This is the official data,
provided by the government-run NACO," he said . "I believe
the real numbers would be double or triple that."
But deputy director of NACO, Naresh Goyal, told Himanshu
Goenka over at the IB Times that the country has made
great progress when it comes to reducing the risk of
infection.
"These are unfortunate cases and we are working towards
the goal of zero transmission. Having said that, these
numbers must be looked in the context of the scale of our
HIV program," he said . "It is now legally mandatory for
every blood bank to screening the units before giving it to a
patient."
India has also banned blood banks from paying donors, to
help reduce people at high-risk of HIV infection from
donating (although the BBC reported last year that blood is
still being sold readily on the black market in the country).
To put things into perspective, 20 years ago, 8-10 percent
of total HIV infections were caused by blood transfusions.
Now, that figure is below 1 percent.
The HIV infection rates are also slowly dropping in the
country - in 2007 there were more than 2.2 million people
infected.
Instead of blaming a lack of screening, Goyal told the IB
Times that contaminated blood could sometimes
accidentally get through, because of the 10-day period
after HIV infection that the virus remains hidden in the
blood.
"In some cases, the donor may be in a window period -
before his HIV viral load can be detected - when he donates
the blood," said Goyal. "In such cases, when screened, the
blood sample shows a false negative."
Still, there's more that could be done. In countries such as
the US, Australia, and the UK, potential donors are
screened even before they donate blood, to make sure they
don't carry any infections. The blood is then tested again
afterwards by blood banks.
These countries also don't allow people at high-risk of HIV,
such as sexually active gay men, to donate in order to
further reduce the risk of blood being donated during the
10-day false-negative window.
Let's hope progress continues, and eventually people in
India can receive a life-saving blood transfusion without the
fear of infection.