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Ada Esther Johnson, popularly known back in the 50s as Ada Ocha Ntu pictured above with her lover, Mark Hall, whom she murdered in 1953 after she found out he'd used the 400pounds she loaned him for business, to go to England and marry an English bride. According to history, Mark used part of Ada's money to buy his new bride a car which she would use to start a transport business in the UK.

He returned to Nigeria and told Ada what he'd done with her money and a very furious Ada used a pair of scissor to stab Mark. Mark eventually died from injuries sustained from the attack.

Ada was tried and convicted in 1956 and was placed on death row at Broad Street Prison in Lagos. She was however pardoned by former head of state Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe, who changed her death sentence to life imprisonment in 1961.

K. Salisu died recently while fighting Boko Haram in the Northeast. He is survived by wife and two children. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

Ten beautiful African queens are contesting in the 2014 Miss Universe which will this Sunday Jan. 25th in Miami, Florida. Here are the queens in the traditional, swimwear and evening costumes, starting with Nigeria's rep above. See others after the cut...

Miss Angola below..


 Miss Egypt below...

Miss Ethiopia below

Miss Gabon below

Miss Ghana below...

Miss Kenya below...looking like Lupita

Miss Mauritius below...

Miss South Africa below...

And finally Miss Tanzania

20 year old current African Female Footballer of the year Asisat Oshoala this afternoon Jan. 23rd signed on to Liverpool Ladies football club. Asisat is the first African to be signed on the club.

A delighted Asisat had this to say about the new deal...

“Since I began my football career I have always dreamt of being a professional footballer so to be able to join the reigning Women’s Super League champions is absolutely fantastic. Liverpool Ladies are a massive Club who have some fantastic players who I believe can help to develop my game to the next level." she said. Congrats to her!

As this woman fled Baga, Borno state last week with her family, she saw a baby boy crying next to his dead mother. She stopped and picked him up. She now cares for him. Photo credit: UN Refugee Agency. See photos of other Nigerian refugees currently in Chad, after the cut...

According to Channels TV, the youths attacked the convoy of President Jonathan as it left the venue of the campaign, throwing stones, sachet water and slippers. The attack became worse as the last car which was carrying the 6 DSS officials was attacked with big stones, causing major damage. The 6 officials were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Two of them who sustained more serious injuries will be flown to Abuja today for further treatment

The Defence website was defaced 'ISIS' style by hackers today. Spokesperson of Defence HQ, Chris Olukolade confirmed it, then later revealed that the website has been taken back from the hackers...
Meanwhile, someone on twitter with user name @imamsadiq123 has been boasting about being responsible for the defacing. Check his chilling tweets after the cut...

I support this. You can't be sending troops on peace keeping mission in foreign countries when your own country is burning. Nigeria stands a better chance of defeating Boko Haram if these troops return and are deployed to the North. Which country is helping us tackle this Boko Haram menace? What do you guys think?