FULL NOMINEES LIST FOR HEADIES 2016.

The 2016 Headies awards, has officially kicked off as the nominees list has been released.

This year’s award is set around 21 categories, with Wizkid and Wande Coal, snagging three nominations each.

With the year in review being July 2015 – June 2016, below is the complete list of the 2016 awards.

HOW BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS KILLED NIGERIA'S FINEST SOLDIER LT COL MUHAMMAD ABU ALI.

Had fate chosen a separate sequence of events, Muhammad Abu Ali, the lieutenant-colonel killed by Boko Haram on Friday, would still be alive.

Abu, commanding officer of the 272 Task Force Tank Battalion, died at about 10.00pm on Friday when suspected insurgents attacked the 119 Battalion Nigerian army location at Mallam Fatori, northern Borno state.

A witness said that "Our Formation was attacked and some infantry troops abandoned their trenches during the attack. BHT crawled and occupied their arc. At the end of the fire fight and mop up, Lt Col Abu Ali is accustomed to checking and encouraging troops in their trenches. On arrival at the occupied arc another gun battle began. He was shot in the head. I looked at his direction and saw him fall, all hell was let loose!"

BOKO HARAM ATTACK 119 BATTALION, KILLS LEGENDARY TANK COMMANDER "LT COL MUHAMMAD ABU ALI" & 4 OTHER OFFICERS.

Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram on the 4th of November attacked 119 Battalion of the Nigerian Army located at Mallam Fatori in the northern part of Borno State. 

A statement released by Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, confirmed the attack. The attack, which took place around 10 pm (Nigerian time), claimed the lives of one officer and four soldiers. "One of those killed in action was Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion," said Colonel Usman. He did not name the other casualties. In addition, four other soldiers reportedly sustained injuries in the gun battle.

NIGERIAN ARMY RESCUE ONE MORE CHIBOK GIRL AND HER BABY.

One of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 has been rescued by Nigerian troops in Pulka, Gwoza local government are of Borno state.

A press statement issued by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army Col. Sani Usman said the girl named Maryam Ali Maiyanga was discovered while the army was screening latest escapees from Sambisa fresh about 6:00AM on Saturday. 

The rescued girl was carrying a 10-month old baby reportedly born to a Book Haram commander.

DOUBLE TRAGEDY: IDP OFFICIALS ARE ABUSING WOMEN AND GIRLS DISPLACED BY BOKO HARAM.

Abuja) – Government officials and other authorities in Nigeria have raped and sexually exploited women and girls displaced by the conflict with Boko Haram. The government is not doing enough to protect displaced women and girls and ensure that they have access to basic rights and services or to sanction the abusers, who include camp leaders, vigilante groups, policemen, and soldiers.

In late July, 2016, Human Rights Watch documented sexual abuse, including rape and exploitation, of 43 women and girls living in seven internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The victims had been displaced from several Borno towns and villages, including Abadam, Bama, Baga, Damasak, Dikwa, Gamboru Ngala, Gwoza, Kukawa, and Walassa. In some cases, the victims had arrived in the under-served Maiduguri camps, where their movement is severely restricted after spending months in military screening camps.

“It is bad enough that these women and girls are not getting much-needed support for the horrific trauma they suffered at the hands of Boko Haram,” said Mausi Segun, senior Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch. “It is disgraceful and outrageous that people who should protect these women and girls are attacking and abusing them.”

2 SUICIDE BOMBERS KILL 9 AND INJURES 24 IN MAIDUGURI.

Nigeria’s northeast city of Maiduguri woke up to Two suicide bombings on Saturday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring scores of others, emergency services said.

“Two suicide bombers riding in motorised rickshaws this morning detonated their explosives 10 minutes apart, with one of them targeting the Bakassi IDP (internally displaced persons) camp on the outskirts of the city,” Mohammed Kanar, spokesman for Nigeria Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said.

HOW NIGERIAN ARMY ALMOST BUNGLED RELEASE OF 21 CHIBOK GIRLS.

Inter-agency squabbles and a jostling for superiority by the Nigerian army nearly marred the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls on Thursday, according to tips provided by sources knowledgeable about the complex operation.

Sources said that agents of the Department of State Security (DSS) had concluded the negotiation with Boko Haram fighters to release the first batch of Chibok girl kidnapped by the insurgent Islamist sect in April 2014 and were invited to pick the girls inside Sambisa Forest when the Nigerian Army was contacted to provide cover. Only a few military generals were aware of the entire operation because they coordinated with the DSS to visit Sambisa Forest in the middle of the night. Boko Haram had stipulated that no soldiers could accompany the DSS team that would recover the 21 abducted girls.

THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF ASO VILLA - REUBEN ABATI.

People tend to be alarmed when the Nigerian Presidency takes certain decisions. They don’t think the decision makes sense. Sometimes, they wonder if something has not gone wrong with the thinking process at that highest level of the country. I have heard people insist that there is some form of witchcraft at work in the country’s seat of government. I am ordinarily not a superstitious person, but working in the Villa, I eventually became convinced that there must be something supernatural about power and closeness to it. I’ll start with a personal testimony. I was given an apartment to live in inside the Villa. It was furnished and equipped. But when my son, Michael arrived, one of my brothers came with a pastor who was supposed to stay in the apartment. But the man refused claiming that the Villa was full of evil spirits and that there would soon be a fire accident in the apartment. He complained about too much human sacrifice around the Villa and advised that my family must never sleep overnight inside the Villa.

SANDRA WEDS TONY...... (@Steamantonio x @sandyekky22 ).

We turned up at Ekpoma in Edo State as my buddie Tony married his pretty bride Sandra. It was nice spending few days outside this noisy Lasgidi. I had a lot of fun.

Wishing the couple all the best things marriage offers.  Squad is becoming more responsible. Three more vows. Catch the sub.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EXPOSES THE BRUTAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SARS UNIT OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE. (CC: @MBUHARI @PROFOSINBAJO).

A Nigerian police unit set up to combat violent crime has instead been systematically torturing detainees in its custody as a means of extracting confessions and lucrative bribes, Amnesty International said in a report published today.

In Nigeria: You have signed your death warrant, former detainees told Amnesty International they had been subjected to horrific torture methods, including hanging, starvation, beatings, shootings and mock executions, at the hands of corrupt officers from the feared Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

“A police unit created to protect the people has instead become a danger to society, torturing its victims with complete impunity while fomenting a toxic climate of fear and corruption,” said Damian Ugwu, Amnesty International’s Nigeria researcher.

ARIK AIR RESUMES FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

Arik Air will resume normal flights  Wednesday morning, 24 hours after it suspended operations over problems with insurance.

In a statement on its website,  Arik Air, Nigeria’s  biggest airline, said it will resume flights at 11am on Wednesday, having resolved its insurance issues.

The company also said it is in the process of changing its ‘airline Liability Insurance providers’.

“Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline, is pleased to announce that scheduled flights will resume from 11am tomorrow, Wednesday September 14, 2016.

HOW $22.3M HIT THE ACCOUNT OF FORMER FIRST LADY PATIENCE JONATHAN.

Former First Lady Patience Jonathan’s bank accounts containing $19,871.307.96 have been frozen, The Nation learnt yesterday.

The cash is part of the $22.3 million found in the accounts.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has also established a prima facie case of money laundering against the ex-First Lady and 10 others.

SECOND YEAR REMEMBRANCE OF MY LATE FATHER, BARRISTER FELIX ODUSANYA DINA.

Two years ago, God called my Father to his side. It has been extremely difficult for me to comprehend that he is gone forever, the sad reality. 

Several people have lost their beloved ones after September 9, 2014, and moved on quickly but my case is quite different. I really don't need anyone preaching to me about "God gives and takes", I know this and much more. I miss my Father, this fact CANNOT change.

How time flies, yes it does. The year 2016 is racing towards the end already, it is yet another day to remember my Father and give glory to God for his LIFE and DEMISE.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2016 NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS. #NEA2016.

List of Winners at the 2016 Nigerian Entertainment Awards.

Arsenal Legends 4 2 AC Milan Legends (VIDEO)

ARSENAL 4 AC MILAN 2

Kanu Nwankwo scored a hat-trick as Arsenal Legends defeated AC Milan legends at the Emirates.

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A PEEP AT THE HUSTLE & ARREST OF BOBRISKY BEFORE (S)HE BECAME THE QUEEN OF LAGOS.

Very little was known about Idris Okuneye aka BOBRISKY on Nigeria's Social Media space until recently when he started trending on TwitterNG.

The beauty entrepreneur who specializes in selling skin whitening creams both nationally and internationally had a very rough start as he was arrested in 2011 for posing as a female and duping men in a bid to further his education at the University of Lagos.

DOWNLOAD HOT SINGLE "NO" BY WALE TURNER (@WALETURNER) PRODUCED BY PHEELZ (@PHEELZONTHEBEAT)

Wale Turner , the rapper whose videos have been trending recently on Twitter and Instagram presents his first official single titled NO. The track was produced by YBNL's award winning producer Pheelz.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD.

THROUGH THE HAWKER'S EYES - PLIGHT OF HAWKERS IN LAGOS STATE.

THROUGH THE HAWKER'S EYES

The Lagos state government announced the implementation of the Street trading/hawking ban effective from July 1, 2016. This short documentary film by "The Optimists" about the ban of hawking and road side selling in Lagos aims beyond mere rhetoric and debates; and beyond the wordings of the law and the high price of dissent, to take a deeper look at the social-economic causation of hawking and the broader effect of the ban on those affected the most, highlighting their struggles and hope. 

"JHENE AIKO" SET TO DIVORCE HUSBAND "DOT DA GENIUS" AFTER KISSING "BIG SEAN".

Jhene Aiko and Dot Da Genius are getting a divorce. The couple’s marriage is coming to an end after 11 months. Aiko has listed irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split in the divorce papers. She’s also seeking to deny Dot any spousal support.

The divorce comes just a few months after Jhene Aiko and Big Sean sparked rumors of a relationship by kissing onstage at Power 106’s Powerhouse event. The two have been seen acting pretty affectionate toward each other on social media which only added fuel to fire of dating rumors.

DISCRIMINATORY APPOINTMENTS AGAINST NON-MUSLIMS IN NIGERIA BY SOLOMON ASEMOTA (SAN).

Islamist Jihadists of the Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri Ethnic Nationalities, who are Negroid immigrants to Nigeria, are pushing the nation to an implosion. It is therefore imperative that the remaining 386 Ethnic Nationalities of Nigeria should, as a matter of priority, convene a Conference to demonstrate to the few Islamist Jihadists of the three Ethnic Nationalities the grave danger of Islamism as a system of governance. Nigerians are reminded that the present distress in the nation is not an act of God but man-made. The brazen and audacious imposition of Islamist Jihadists into key positions in the country is not an expression of religious piety but a deliberate manipulation of religion for cultural and political domination by three Ethnic Groups. This Agenda commenced in 1975 after the overthrow of General Gowon. The Islamist Jihadists are a violent and domineering strain of Islam rejected by mainstream Muslims.