Omawumi welcomes baby boy (photo) .. via @iam_bobokanbai

Singer Omawumi has given birth to her second child - a baby boy. Omawumi welcomed her bundle of joy in the early hours of today in a hospital in the US. Mother and son are said to be doing great. This is the second child for Omawumi and her husband, Tosin Yusuf. Big congrats to them.

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Photo: Sister Rivalry! Kylie and Kendall shoot for Balmain .. via @iam_bobokanbai

The sisters feature in a new Balmain campaign

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APC party member shot dead in Festac .. via @iam_bobokanbai

A chieftain of the APC in Lagos, Mr Shalew Daramola was yesterday July 15th assassinated in Festac town. According to reports, Mr Daramola was with members of his party on 3rd Avenue K close, where they were sharing some items for the Sallah celebration when he stepped out to go check his car. He was then accosted by a man who asked him for money and when Daramola said he didn't have any money on him, the man shot him at close range. He then jumped on a waiting motorcycle and fled the scene. Mr Daramola died on his way to the hospital..

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Face of the man who shot dead four marines in terror attack in Tennessee .. via @iam_bobokanbai

This is the man who shot dead 4 US marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee today with a high powered rifle. He also injured a soldier and a police officer. His name is Muhammod Youssuf Abdulazeez and he's 24 years old. He is a naturalized US citizen from Kuwait. He was shot dead after he engaged law enforcement. It is believed he acted alone...and the attack is being treated as a terrorist attack.

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Wizkid says he's single! It's over with Tania...again? .. via @iam_bobokanbai

Wait, Wizkid & Tania Omotayo have broken up again? Wasn't she just gushing about him yesterday? Or you can actually be in a relationship but announce on social media that you're single so people don't get in your business?

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Boko Haram gunmen slit throats of 625 residents in Borno.. via @iam_bobokanbai

Boko Haram gunmen have killed dozens of people in four villages in Borno, slitting some residents’ throats and opening fire on others. Vanguard newspaper reports.

Sheriff Kulo, from Kilwa, told newsmen from Maiduguri that the militant fighters stormed his village late on Friday night, killing residents before stealing food and cattle then burning down homes. “In Kilwa alone, they killed seven people, including the village head and left one seriously injured with a fracture on his leg.”
“They then proceeded to Gwollam, Misala and Magaram, where they did the same thing. In all they killed 43. They opened fire on residents and in some cases they used knives to slaughter their victims.”
Also speaking on the incident, the Borno state police commissioner, Aderemi Padokun, said  “From what we heard, the gunmen raided these villages. “They shot dead their victims and in some cases slit their throats. They also carted away foodstuffs and livestock.  We don’t have details of the actual number of people killed in the attack but I can confirm it happened.”
We shall bring you details soon as we have them

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This is the new cutoff mark for Polytechnic and University admissions ..via @iam_bobokanbai

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has just announced the 2015 cutoff marks for both University and Polytechnic/Colleges of Education admissions.

The announcmenet was done  by JAMB registrar, Dibu Ojerinde,  at a press conference in Abuja today.

The cutoff mark for University admission was put at 180 while that of polytechnics and Colleges of Education admission was put at 150.

This year, JAMB conducted its exams via its programme- the Computer Based Test

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