Meet the soldier who has become the army's 1st transgender officer

                                          

Captain Hannah Winterbourne is the first transgender officer in the world. She was born a man and spent the first few years in the Army as a man before deciding to undergo a sex-change operation while serving in Afghanistan and began her transition in 2013. Now she's the Army’s most highly ranked transgender soldier and the only one to become an officer. She's now in charge of 100 soldiers

Ryan Seacrest--How I Made the Kardashian's Famous

Renowned TV and radio host, Ryan Seacrest has revealed just how he recruited the famous Kardashian family and inevitably launched their careers..In a new interview with Haute Living

“I loved watching The Osbournes, which was really the first show of this [reality] genre. I started thinking about what another show could be like or who another show could be about, which is how [The Kardashians] started,” he recalls. “We went to some casting directors in L.A. and said, ‘We’re interested in meeting families who want to be on a series or are interested in being in the world of television. The Kardashians were interested.

“We got linked up through a casting director. I had met the girls before, but I didn’t know the family well,” he continues. “So I said to a guy in my office,..

Lotto agent killed over missing N500

                                 

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, Sade Onafowopo, for her alleged role in the death of a lotto agent, Oluwatosin Efuneye, Punch Metro learnt that Efuneye was allegedly beaten to death in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos by thugs who were carrying out Onafowopo’s order to torture the lotto agent. Eyewitnesses said Onafowopo, who was Efuneye’s boss, ordered the punishment because the deceased reportedly deducted N500 from the money paid by a customer. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred last Thursday, January 15, on Makinde Street, Ojuelegba, where Onafowopo, popularly called Shandy, lived and had her lotto shop.

Our correspondent learnt that 31-year-old Efuneye, who hailed from Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, collapsed during the beating, and was afterward rushed to a private hospital in the area where he was confirmed dead.

Nollywood stars: Van Vicker, Stella Damasus, Halima Abubakar, Others Mourn Muna Obiekwe’s Death.

                              

Nollywood personalities have taken to social media to mourn the death of actor, Muna Obiekwe and offer condolences to his family.  Notable actors and producers like Uche Jombo, Fidelis Duker, Azuh Arinze, Mike Ezuruonye, Uduak Isong, Van Vicker, Halima Abubakar, Mealdred Okwo, Dayo Amusa, and singer/songwriter, Nnena Omali among others have all reacted to the sad news. 

Mikel Obi Becomes British Citizen

Super Eagles star, and Chelsea mid-fielder, John Obi Mikel is a happy man at the moment.  Mikel who applied for his British passport last year has finally gotten it.

Sad!!!After several years of trying: Mother dies hours after giving birth to quadruplet

A 36 year old woman named Erica Morales died hours after giving birth on Thursday Jan. 15th to quadruplets in a Phoenix hospital. Erica Morales was about seven months pregnant when she delivered the babies — three girls and a boy — at Banner Good Samaritan hospital, Nicole Todman, a family friend, told the news organization.

But she died before ever getting a chance to see the babies she and her husband had long hoped for, Todman said. Morales initially went to the hospital for high blood pressure, according to Todman, who added she was unsure of how exactly her friend died.

The hospital would not provide that information, the AP reported.

Official Statement by the Petroleum Minister on the reduction of fuel price;

Diezani Alison-Madueke : As you may be aware, there has been a lot of volatility in the oil market in the past few months and due to this the importation prices of our petroleum products have been impacted.

Therefore, with the approval and directive of Mr. President and by virtue of Section 6 clause 1 of the Nigerian Petroleum Act, it is my responsibility as Minister of Petroleum Resources to hereby announce a reduction in the pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (Petrol) from the current Ninety Seven Naira (=N=97) per litre pump price down to Eighty Seven Naira (=N87=) per litre pump price, effective from twelve (12) midnight Sunday, 18th of January 2015.