Nigerian Military attacks Ijaw militants in Ogun State

The Nigerian Military has continued the aerial bombardment of Fatola, the hideout of militants and pipeline vandals in the Arepo area of Ogun State. According to online reports, the air raid happened in yesterday afternoon and was said to have lasted 30 minutes. A fighter jet fired missiles at the Iroko creeks, leaving no fewer than 100 suspected militants dead and their camps/shanties destroyed.

Residents were caught unawares and had to run from their homes to avoid being hit during the bombardment.


The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar confirmed the air strikes. According to him, the joint operation will continue until the area is secure and free from all criminal gangs, either militants or vandals. However, he didn't ascertain the number of casualties from the strike.

1 woman dead and 4 people seriously injured after multiple shootings in Austin, Texas

One woman has died and multiple people were hospitalised after two shootings in downtown Austin, Texas.

Emergency services were called to Sixth Street at 2:17 a.m on Sunday. Police on Twitter urged locals to stay away from the area.

Seven minutes later, emergency services responded to another call on nearby Trinity Street where the victim was being assaulted by an individual with a firearm near a parking garage.

Police later confirmed that the two incidents were isolated and not related.

The incident on Sixth Street was believed to have begun after a disagreement between two individuals led one of them to fire shots into the crowd. Paramedics at the scene said bodies with gunshot wounds were spread across the area.

A woman in her 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and four other people were injured, according to the Austin-County Emergency Medical Services.

Eyewitness Dorian Santiago told Sky News: "We heard fired shots, and people started running crazy ... I was trying to figure out what happened."

"One victim ... they were trying to do CPR to help her, but it looked like she was already dead."

Austin police chief, Bryan Manley, stressed that the incidents were not related, saying: "What we had was two separate incidents that occurred in very close proximity to each other both in location and time that made us initially believe it was an active shooter."

Lockhart balloon crash: First picture of tragic pilot killed as footage emerges showing devastating wreckage

The tragic pilot who died in a hot air balloon crash in Texas has been named as Skip Nichols.

He was chief pilot at Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides, the company involved in the disaster in Lockhart earlier today.

All 16 people on board were killed when the balloon came down in a field near Austin at around 7.40am local time.

Mr Nichols posted several pictures of himself online from the baskets of other balloons while flying high above the Texas countryside.

People have paid tribute to him on social media following his tragic death.

Wendy Bartch posted: "Love you Skip. Forever... Rest in Peace my friend. You touched my heart."

Skip Nichols/Facebook

An image from July 21 shared by hot air balloon pilot Skip Nichols

Coded Tunes Gets New CEO And Artiste [Photos)

Veteran music producer,  ID Cabasa, has unveiled a new CEO for his record label, Coded Tunes.

Cabasa, who was a year older yesterday, had a press conference on the same day to unveil the new CEO, in the person of, Marvellous Imabeh, alongside his new act, Gaise.

The new CEO, at the conference, also spoke on the direction the label will be taking in the nearest future, as there are already plans underway.

ID Cabasa, also revealed that his new act, Gaise, will be dropping his new single, titled ‘Frog In Boiling Water’ very soon

Stephen Keshi's son expresses disappointment over FG's unfulfilled promises to honor his father

Stephen Keshi Junior, son of former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, took to his IG page yesterday to express his disappointment at the Federal government's unfulfilled promises to honor his father at his father's funeral rites which kicked off in Benin city Edo state yesterday July 28th. He wrote:

Shocking video shows angry father beating teenage daughter in Ebonyi State after he caught her having sex with lover

Disturbing video emerged on social media which shows an angry father beating his daughter, a high school student after he caught her having sex with a man in their home. He even gave people around permission to film the scene. The incident reportedly happened yesterday, July 28 in Uburu, Ohaozara, Ebonyi state. I'm sharing the photos because you can't tell who they are from looking at the photos. See them after the cut...

Brazilian drug lord serves his time in a 'VIP cell' that had a library, plasma TV, 3 rooms and an en-suite bathroom

A Brazilian drug lord serving an eight-year prison sentence, spent his time behind bars in a 'VIP cell' - complete with a plasma television, a kitchen, wardrobes, conference room, air conditioning, tiled walls, furniture, and library - complete with a DVD collection that included all episodes of a television show about Pablo Escobar. 

Jarvis Chimenes Pavao, one of South America's deadliest and most feared drug lords was sentenced to 8 years in prison after being found guilty of money laundering charges and was locked up in Tacumb prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, where he lived a life of luxury. See more photos after the cut...