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                      A 12 year old Justin Bieber fan decided that the best way to celebrate her birthday was to sneak into Justin's mansion. According to TMZ she went in with a friend. Opportunity came when Justin Bieber's gate was left open 2 of them sneaked inside his compound. The girls were lucky to see Justin but Justin himself was not happy to see them. On spotting them inside his compound Justin did the

                                 Maiduguri is under attack by Boko Haram. The attack stated on Sunday morning. The terrorist group Boko Haram attempted to capture Maiduguri the capital of Borno last week but failed. Thousands have been displaced by the attack of Boko Haram.

                       A video has appeared showing the beheading of the Japanese hostage Kenji Goto by an Islamic state militant. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said " would not give in to terrorism and that Japan will continue to support states that fight against terrorism. Barely one week ago another Japanese Haruna Yukawa, a security consultant was killed by the Islamic state.

Maria Carey, Nick Cannon and the twins                      Simonette Decosta the former live - in nanny of superstar Maria Carey has sued her and her ex - husband Nick Cannon for overtime money not paid. She claimed in her lawsuit papers that she was employed  full time for Carey's twins Morroccan and  Monroe from october 2013 till january 2014 and was paid $3000 twice in a month. She also averred in his court papers that she also traveled with her on international trips to take care of the babies. Simonette also claimed that she was fired for exhibiting too much affection towards the children. She also claimed that she was on call 24 hours and was not allowed breaks. Maria Carey is estimated to worth $520 million and her ex husband Nick Cannon is estimated to worth $70 million.

Desire Luzinda                         Ugandan singer Desire Luzinda caused controversy last year when her nude pictures were published. She is full of remorse and has repented. She said in a special church service organised for celebrities in Uganda “I’m so sorry for what happened last year and I pray my daughter doesn’t live to curse me at anyone moment.”This was evidently and emotional moment that moved some of the congregants to tears as she went ahead to say that “I pray God forgives me” and I’m so grateful to Maama Halima Namakula for being there for me when I needed a shoulder to lean on.”

Amber Rose and D'banj                    Nigerian singer and songwriter D’banj celebrated his 10th music anniversary on Saturday with a party that went all till Sunday morning at Ocean View. Rose who is singer Wiz Khalifa’s ex-wife, flew into Nigeria to attend D’banj’s anniversary as she said on her tweet,  

                    The planned opening of schools in Liberia has been postponed because the Liberian Government are still not confident that it will be able to cope with the spread of Ebola. Schools in Liberia has been closed since July  and was meant to open on Monday 1st February 2015. It has now been postponed to 16th of February. More than 3,600 people has died of Ebola since the outbreak and currently there is only 5 confirmed cases of Ebola in Liberia.

Mitt Romney                        Mitt Romney has announced that he will not be running  for the White House in 2016. The announcement came as surprise after hinting that he may run. He has decided to give other people the chance to run for president in 2016. Some of the people who are considering to run for president has reacted to his announcement. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said “I join many in hoping his days of serving our nation and our party are not over,” Bush wrote on Facebook. “I look forward to working with him to ensure all Americans have a chance to rise up.”

“Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.” Mother Teresa

Picture she posted on instagram hours before she was found.                     Bobbi Kristina Brown  daughter of Whitney Houston was found in the bath tub full with water on Saturday morning unconscious, she was revived and quickly rushed to hospital. She was found by her husband Nick Gordon who carried out CPR on her before the ambulance and police came. She is now in hospital in a medically induced coma caused by a swelling in the brain. It could be recalled that Whitney Houston was found drowned in a bath in a Beverly Hills  Hilton

                      The flogging of Mr Badawi, the blogger sentenced to 1,000 strokes of cain was postponed yesterday by the Saudi Arabia authority and no reason was given. He was sentenced to 1,000 strokes of cain and 10 years for insulting Islam. Due to the International outcry his case was referred to the Saudi Arabia Supreme Court for review. His wife Ensaf Haider who now lives in Canada said " I am very worried. It is impossible for a human to withstand 50 lashes a week." Mr Badawi received his first 50 lashes on January 9th 2015

                                    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recorded its first conviction for 2015 on Wednesday January 28, 2015 as Justice A. Ongetenu of the Federal High Court Abakaliki, Ebonyi State convicted and sentenced one Monday Agha to 10years imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy, impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence. Agha, who was arraigned on July 20, 2013, allegedly fraudulently opened several accounts in different banks using fictitious names with which he conspired with one Moses to defraud some unsuspecting victims. After diligent prosecution, Justice Ongetenu convicted the accused on six of the eight count charge

Ms Dlamini-Zuma                      The African Union plan to send 7,500 troops to fight against Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, Nigeria neighbours Camerounn,Chad, Niger, Benin have agreed to contribute to the AU troops. AU Commission Chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that a collective and effective response is needed to fight Boko Haram. She said that the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) will have an initial mandate of 1 year.

                                Ghana Immigration Service  and health officials in the Volta region are profiling and screening some forty nine illegal immigrants who were arrested Friday at a Police barrier near Banda in the Krachie-Nchumuru district of the Volta region. The immigrants who claim to be fulanis from the Oyo state in Nigeria were travelling to Chinderi, the capital of Krachie-Nchurumu but were deserted with their belongings at the ferry crossing area in Dambai by the driver who drove them from Nigeria.

2015 Australian Open Champion Serena Williams                         Serena Williams has won her Sixth Australian Open and 19th Grand Slam today in Melbourne 6-3,7-6. She has moved passed Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert with her No 19. This puts Serena Williams at join 3rd all time Grand Slam Champions Women's Singles with Helen Moody. The highest Grand Slam winner is Margaret Court (24) and second is Steffi Graf(22) and third is Helen Wills Moody & Serena Williams (19 ). The world No 1 defeated world No 2 Maria Sharapova to win her 6th Australian Open in a game that lasted one hour fifty one minutes hitting 18 aces and 38 wins. Serena's win over Sharapova makes it the 16th times she has defeated Sharapova in a row since 2004. Serena started the final unwell and

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison

Lassana Bathily                               The shop assistant who saved many customers' lives during the siege of the Jewish supermarket in Paris earlier this month has been given a hero's welcome in his native country Mali. Lassana Bathily's application for French citizenship was fast-tracked in gratitude for his actions but he says he remains proud of his Malian heritage.

Ibrahim Babangida                             During a talk show on Channel TV Ibrahim Babangida said he supports all the presidential aspirants. Below is what he said: “I did allude to that. I said I found him {jonathan) as someone who has a very strong belief about the unity of this country. “Those of us who fought the civil war and I still carry a bullet here as a permanent reminder in me, so anyone who talks about Nigeria’s unity, I get impassioned about it. “So what I said is that the president believes in the unity of this country and any other person who believes in the unity of this country should support the president to keep the country one,” he said.

                                    Estar has released the video of her song "Ije Love"

Serena Williams                                           World female No 1 Serena Williams  beat fellow American Madison Keys to clinch a place in the final against Maria Sharapova. The world No 1 a five time Australian open champion has defeated