Israel soldier abducted and killed in West Bank

An Israeli soldier has been abducted and killed by a Palestinian man in the northern West Bank, Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency says. The soldier was seized on Friday and his body found near the town of Qalqiliya on Saturday, it said. A suspect - who Shin Bet said worked with the soldier - has been arrested. The statement said he had confessed to killing the soldier in the hope that he could trade the body in exchange for the release of his imprisoned brother. Shin Bet named the suspect as Nidal Ammer, 42-year-old Palestinian man. More arrests are expected, it added

Nairobi Westgate shoot-out kills 11 in Kenya

Mutea Iringo blamed "armed criminals" and said police were in control of a "very serious situation". Officers are going shop to shop to secure the area. The Kenyan Red Cross says 30 died. Eyewitnesses saw armed men in black entering the Westgate shopping centre on Saturday afternoon. The Somali militant group al-Shabab has said it carried out the attack. On its Twitter feed, the al-Qaeda-linked group said it confirmed it was behind what it called the "Westgate spectacle". Al-Shabab has carried out a string of attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenyan troops moved into southern Somalia to fight the militants there. No group has said it carried out the attack. Some eyewitnesses told AFP news agency they had heard the gunmen speaking Arabic or Somali. Other witnesses said Muslims were told to leave and that non-Muslims would be targeted. "They came and said: 'If you are Muslim, stand up. We've come to rescue you," said Elijah Lamau. He said the Muslims left with their hands up, and then the gunmen shot two people. The US state department says it has reports that American citizens were injured in what it called "a senseless act of violence". Trapped The attackers entered the Westgate centre at about 12:00 local time (09:00 GMT), throwing grenades and firing automatic weapons. Dozens of shoppers fled; many were trapped inside. Some reports spoke of hostages but this is unconfirmed. Arjen Westra, who was drinking coffee at the time of the attack, told the BBC he thought the cafe he was in was being targeted by the gunmen. "I could hear the gunfire moving towards the main entrance of the shopping mall, so some people ran out of our cafe in a kind of panic, and quite a number just fell down as flat as possible on the ground." Mr Iringo, permanent secretary in the Internal Security Ministry, said special forces were now "evacuating civilians and searching for the criminals". Nairobi police chief Benson Kibue initially said the gunmen had been trying to rob a shop, but later called it "a terrorist attack". Targeted The BBC's Anne Soy, who is at the scene, said there were reports one of the gunmen has been shot dead. Some of the attackers were reportedly dressed in hijabs, and it is unclear whether they were men or women, our correspondent says. Emergency medical staff treated some of the wounded near the building's entrance Security forces have surrounded the shopping centre Dozens of shoppers were given assistance in evacuating the area As darkness fell, security forces were still surrounding the building, with gunmen believed to be holed up inside Security guards used shopping trolleys to wheel out several wounded children and at least one man. "The gunmen tried to fire at my head but missed. There are definitely many casualties," Sudjar Singh, who works at the shopping centre, told AFP. "I saw three of the attackers dressed in black and with covered faces and they were carrying heavy rifles," said another witness. One Nairobi resident, Anupa, who lives near the scene, told the BBC: "I heard the exchange of fire when it happened, and I heard what I thought was a grenade, but I didn't go outside. The whole area is cordoned off." The Westgate centre is often frequented by wealthy Kenyans and expatriates. Police have urged residents to stay away from the area.

icarly star Jennette McCurdy's Mother Passes Away After Battling Cancer

Jennette McCurdy is mourning the loss of her mother. The 21-year-old iCarly star's mom, Debra McCurdy, died Friday after a long battle with cancer, E! News has confirmed. "Jennette has suffered an unimaginable loss," her rep tells E! News. "Please respect her and her family's privacy at this time of mourning. She appreciates the love and support of her fans." Debra had been battling breast cancer for 17 years, according to the Wall Street Journal, and although she went into remission, the cancer returned and spread to her brain in 2010. Although Jennette, nor her boyfriend Andre Drummond, have specifically commented on the news, the Detroit Pistons forward tweeted Friday, "In a dark place right now," and "First time in my life, I don't have all the answers for something.." Back in 2010, Jennette opened up about her mother's battle with cancer, telling the Wall Street Journal she was "shocked" and "angry" when it returned. "I can't imagine how difficult it must be for my mother to tolerate all she has gone through and continues to go through - the pain, the worry and the battle," Jennette said. "She wakes up every day hurting and goes to sleep hurting even more. My mother, the constant optimist and effervescent, sprightly woman I know her to be, is caged along with this hideous beast they call cancer." "If you're reading this and you were one of those people who thought, 'young actors have perfect lives,' I hope that you will think differently now," she continued. "We do have challenges. We do cry. We are experiencing difficult things. But we will continue to smile and crack jokes because, as entertainers, even if we're privately struggling with painful trials, our job is to make others forget theirs."

5 biggest story of the week

It was quite a week for Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, who ended their 15-month engagement on Monday, Sept. 15. But that was just the beginning. Just one day after the couple announced their split, the Hunger Games hunk was spotted kissing Mexican actress-singer Eiza González. But, that wasn't the only story that had people talking. Take a look at our five biggest stories of the week! Liam Hemsworth caught kissing Eiza González: The 23-year-old actor was seen locking lips with the 23-year-old beauty, and E! News has all the exclusive pics of the twosome's steamy makeout session. Liam stopped by Eiza's pad in Beverly Hills to give her a piece of luggage, where she flaunted her bangin' bod in a pair of booty shorts and a bright orange bra top, seemingly having just worked out when her sexy visitor arrived. He was only there for about five minutes, and the pair chatted briefly before they started smooching. Kendall and Kris show off their bikini bodies: Look at these bikini babes! Kendall Jenner might be the one we are used to seeing in a two piece, Kris Jenner, looks fabulous, too! On Sunday, Sept. 15, the 17-year-old E! star instagrammed one of her modeling shots from Agua Bendita Colombian Swimwear's 2014 campaign. Not to be outdone, the 57-year-old hot mama (and grandma!) posted her own bikini snapshot, wearing a bright blue bikini, statement necklace and her hair slicked back. Zac Efron focused on career after rehab stint: Zac Efron recently completed a stint in rehab about five months ago and is focused on his career, sources exclusively told E! News. "He's healthy, happy and not drinking," one source said. "He's taking time to focus on working." The 25-year-old actor recently walked the red carpet at the Toronto International Film for the premiere of Parkland, his upcoming new ensemble drama about the JFK assassination. "I'm good, real good," he said. Jared Leto covers Rihanna's "Stay" and it's amazing: Wow, Jared Leto! During an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, the 30 Seconds to Mars frontman covered Rihanna's hit "Stay" and applied his own unique style to the hit ballad. It's unreal. And we can't stop listening. Michigan University Removes Pendulum Statue After Naked Students Used It to Recreate Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" Video: Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., used to boast a pendulum statue comprised of a 42-inch steel ball hanging on a 50-foot cable. That was before students used it to recreate Miley's infamous "Wrecking Ball" music video. Total Frat Move reports, "After several naked Vines imitating Miley Cyrus, Grand Valley State University has taken down the pendulum structure better known as the GV Wrecking Ball, a campus landmark that had been up for years." Oh and the pictures and videos are hysterical.

Chris Brown calls Jay Z out in new interview, says he gets a thug pass

In the latest issue of Jet magazine Chris Brown wonders why Jay Z gets a pass for stabbing someone and selling drugs but he doesn't get a pass for beating the heck out of Rihanna. Chris Brown tells Jet magazine... "No disrespect, because I'm a fan, but nobody brings up the fact that [Jay Z] stabbed somebody and sold drugs. He gets a pass." In 2001, Jay Z got three years probation for stabbing record producer, Lance 'Un' Rivera, for leaking his album  Vol.3...Life and Times of S. Carter one month before its release date. Jay Z explained what happened that night. Continue... But first, more from Chris Brown's Jet magazine interview On his relationships with Karrueche Tran and Rihanna: "Relationships are the most difficult part. That's why I was honest with those two girls and I put out that video. My ex and I broke up because of the "situation" and she had moved on. I fell in love with another girl. Then my ex came back, so it was like, 'What is a man to do?' I told them both the truth. I didn't do the sucker role." Read the full interview when the issue hits stands Monday, Sept. 23. On the media: "The media is full of yellow journalism. A lot of things I say, they will flip it. Instead of them getting off on all the positive stuff that I do, they will bring out the negative and draw out that story." On the media: "The media is full of yellow journalism. A lot of things I say, they will flip it. Instead of them getting off on all the positive stuff that I do, they will bring out the negative and draw out that story." *** Now to Jay Z. In an excerpt from Jay Z's new book, Decoded, he explains what happened the night he stabbed record producer Lance "Un" Rivera. From the NY Post He says he was infuriated because someone had leaked a bootleg copy of "Vol. 3 . . . Life and Times of S. Carter" more than a month before the release date of the album. When he asked who was behind the leak, everyone kept repeating the same name: Rivera. When Jay-Z saw him at rapper Q-Tip's album release party at the Kit Kat Klub, he confronted him. Rivera "got real loud with me right there in the middle of the club," Jay-Z writes, "It was strange. We separated and I went over to the bar . . . I was . . . in a state of shock . . . I headed back over to him, but this time I was blacking out with anger." After this, chaos ensued in the club, "That night the guy went straight to the police and I was charged with assault." He says he decided to plead guilty after watching Puff Daddy's trial on weapons violations that same year. Puffy was acquitted, and Jay-Z says he feared the state would be harder on him after failing to convict his friend. "The hilarious thing," he writes, "if any of this can be considered funny, is that the Rocawear bubble coat I was wearing when they paraded me in front of the cameras started flying off the shelves the last three weeks before Christmas

Billy Ray Cyrus on his daughter: 'That's still my Miley

She might have had the world talking after her controversial appearance at MTV's Video Music Awards last month, but to at least one person, Miley Cyrus is still just who she is. "She's just Miley," her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, told CNN's "Piers Morgan Live." "She's an artist. She's real. I think that what's happened over the years, Miley has been reinventing her sound. She's evolving as an artist herself. I think that all of what everyone is calling controversy now, that's still my Miley," he said. Billy Ray Cyrus spoke at length Thursday night about his daughter's performance at the VMAs. You know the one. Wearing a flesh-toned bra and matching underwear, Miley Cyrus appeared on stage with gigantic, dancing bears and stunned the crowd by grinding against singer-songwriter Robin Thicke and yes -- twerking. The performance was a far cry from her Disney days as "Hannah Montana." Billy Ray Cyrus said he had known his daughter planned to do "something really special" at the VMAs to get everyone talking. "Miley's smart enough to know that to come out of the shadows of 'Hannah Montana,' it really takes something extremely drastic, which when you go to that level, it creates passion, and passion is either love or hate. But there's no middle of the road for passion," he said, adding that the performance pushed his daughter to new heights. "She has risen to a whole new level. I thought I had seen it all -- until these last couple of weeks," he told CNN's Morgan. Cher slams Miley Cyrus, but feels 'ashamed' for her comments Miley and Liam: The engagement's off Miley's 'Wrecking Ball' wrecks Michigan college statue

"I Wanted To Be A Reverend Sister Before BBA" - Beverly Osu Reveals

Big Brother Africa 2013 finalist, Beverly Osu who represented Nigeria and became one of the most talked-about housemate has now revealed that being controversial has never been her goal. In a recent interview on Abuja, she talks about life before the house and what her future plans her. Read Excerpts: Life before Big Brother: Before Big Brother, I was into entertainment. Big Brother Africa was just a platform for me to do what I wanted to do. Before now, I wanted to be an actress, I wanted to be a reverend sister, but things did not just work out the way I planned it. Being a controversial housemate: Going to the house, I didn't have any plan or strategy. I just went in there. While in the house, I used to be blunt every time, it used to be me living my normal life. The controversial side, I don't know because I used to be a very sweet person. On how she was never up for eviction: I didn't do anything. I know that people picked my name but I wasn't bothered because I also got to pick one or two people. I knew when Natasha or anybody else picked me for eviction but I understood it was just a game. However, I was generally liked in the house because I'm a people's person. On her relationship with Angelo Me and Angelo were so business minded people, we think alike, we do a lot of things together. We have projects we are working on together so, it was much like we went to BBA as individuals but we didn't come there to mark time. And now, we have a platform we have to use. Now, he is in his country but when there is something to do, we will go together. It is not that we won't have our time but it's more of the business because we all came for something in our lives and since we have gotten the opportunity, we should use it right. Her future plans: School, my career-acting, so many things in next year let me feel I'm not sure what to say next because my voice is Ok

REVEALED: Real Reason Why Federal Government Does Not Want ASUU Strike To End

Nigerian universities have been buffeted with agonising months of strikes for over a decade and until now, the story is pretty much the same. Government is still unwilling to give the education sector a shot in the arm. Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been on strike since June 30 and has dialogued with FG over 11 times, albeit, inconclusively. This underscores the lukewarm posture of government towards the striking lecturers and from ASUU's body language and utterances, they have made it abundantly clear to anyone who cares to listen that they are ready to continue the strike even if it takes years, insisting that their decision was adequately taken in a bid to revitalise Nigerian universities. The bone of contention is lucid in itself. An agreement was reached in 2009 that all federal universities would require a total sum of N1.5 trillion spread over three years (2009-2011) to address the rot and decay in the universities. But, in the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed between the union and the government in 2012, FG decided to extend the gesture to include both federal and state universities. After the 2012 review, it was agreed that instead of N1.5 trillion, FG would infuse a total of N1.3 trillion into the universities over four years. Almost four years down the line, FG has refused to fulfill its end of the bargain. Rather than respond to the issues raised by the union that would ensure quick resolution to the imbroglio, government boycotted ASUU to summon a meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of universities, offering them N130 billion with a matching order to lecturers to resume work immediately. But the union is insisting that by throwing money at universities in that manner, government has repudiated the 2009 agreement it entered freely with the union and the 2012 MoU. ASUU is not making any fresh demand but has maintained that the 2009 agreement must be honoured. It is ridiculous that government officials were quoted as saying ASUU's N1.3 trillion demand is capable of shutting down the country. No. Their insatiable and rapacious greed will. The private jets in the presidential fleet can fly, centenary celebrations is a priority to government, there's enough money to pay humongous salaries and allowances to federal legislators and other political office holders, enough to forfeit to oil subsidy thieves, enough to pay militants bogus amnesty cheques and phantom contracts while they continue to bunker our crude oil like never before, there's enough money to beg Boko Haram to accept amnesty but there is no money for law abiding Nigerian students who want to eke out a living using university education as a stepping stone. It is this kind of attitude from the government that provokes the use of brute force by some regional groups to attract government's attention to their problems. Government cannot claim it has no money to fulfill this agreement. A country with 109 senators earning about N19.6 billion a year, while N51.8 billion is spent on members of House of Representatives for the same period, totaling N71.4 billion. This sum, N71.4 billion, represents 17.8 per cent of the N400bn yearly intervention fund recommended by the Committee on Needs Assessment of Nigerian Universities. Surely, our lecturers and universities where they were trained deserve more. When we talk of heath care, government official and the ruling elite go abroad for medical attention; we talk of bad roads, they fly private jets; we talk of power, they run their homes on 24-7 alternative electricity source; now we're talking Education, their wards are in some of the best universities abroad. There is no way the myriad of problems bedeviling the country can be tackled if the political elite don't feel the pangs. That Mr. President has taken out time from his 'busy' schedule to constantly parley with the warring factions of his party, PDP, but has never sat down with ASUU members to chart a course for Nigeria's leaders of tomorrow clearly shows his priorities. Party affairs and chasing perceived enemies of his 2015 ambition around with apparatus of state are far more important things than bending over backwards to pander to the demands of the striking lecturers. But then, government must take into cognisance the fact that, the longer the students remain at home, chances are that they will be lured into social vices. The aftermath can be disastrous for the state. There are misplaced calls in some quarters for ASUU to be 'reasonable', accept FG's offer and return to classrooms. Others lambast them for being self-centered and unpatriotic. It is unfortunate that Nigerians are always looking for quick fix solutions to monumental problems. Less endowed countries like Ghana, Botswana and Angola are making giant strides on all fronts because the citizenry have at one point or the other insisted that the needful be done. Here, anything thrown at us is accepted with glee. We must get our priorities right as a country. Government must curb its own excesses. Education must be given the attention it deserves. Education of the citizenry should not be subjected to any form of Negotiation. Negotiating the education of our leaders of tomorrow is more or less negotiating the future of the country. Government deliberately wants the strike to linger, first, to blackmail the opposition. There have been several unsavoury comments from the government's divide of the negotiation table that ASUU has been infiltrated by moles from the opposition, alleging that the strike has lingered to gain political capital. That is how low this government can stoop. We have seen it before. It is an irresponsible and shameless government, one that lacks integrity and honesty that will blame the opposition for all its woes. It is unbecoming for the government of the day to continue to heap its failure on the doorstep of the opposition and ASUU strike is just another avenue to paint the opposition black before the public. Second, is to send a strong signal to other unions who might be contemplating similar action to have a rethink. Perhaps, government thinks by acceding to ASUU's demands, other Labour unions might toe the same path at the slightest excuse. Third, the ultimate aim of government is to paint a bad image of the association to Nigerians, at least, for as long as the strike persists. The Governor Gabriel Suswan-led NEEDS Report Implementation Committee mediating on behalf of the government has unfortunately taken a position that is false, dishonest, and calculated to misinform the public and cause disaffection towards the union. Rather than seek cheap popularity, Governor Suswan and the rest of the FG team should tow the part of honour by asking President Goodluck Jonathan to honour the 2009 agreement. There's no basis for turning the heat on ASUU and the campaign of calumny. It calls for worry, that same government that has always maintained that 'our graduates are unemployable' and our universities churn out 'half-baked graduates' find it difficult to commit the much needed funds to revamp the universities

ASUU may end strike next week

Hope of an early resolution of the strike embarked on by the public universities’ lecturers rises as the Vice-President Namadi Sambo met with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting held behind closed doors had in attendance the supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike and the Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie. The union was led by its National President, Dr. Nasir Faggae, and two former Presidents of ASUU; Dr. Dipo Fasina and Dr. Abdullahi Sule-Kano. Others at the meeting were the Vice-Chancellors of Bayero University Kano, Prof. Abdulrasheed Abubakar; Prof. Isaac Adewole of the University of Ibadan; and Prof. Muhammed Hamisu of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. It was however uncertain if yesterday’s discussion was fruitful as the two parties did not disclose the outcome of the meeting which lasted for two hours to journalists. Fagge, however, told State House Correspondents that the union would make its position known after the National Executive Council meeting. Wike assured Nigerians that students would soon return to school as government was ready to make sure all the contending issues were resolved as soon as possible. But a source at the meeting, who pleaded anonymity, however, told one of our correspondents that going by the new offers made by the Federal Government, the strike might be called off within the next two weeks. This, the source said, was because the Federal Government had agreed to inject fund to revitalize the university system. “The meeting went well, the vice-president made some new offers that were different from what was on ground before. For instance, the Federal Government had agreed to start the injection of revitalisation fund into the university system starting with N100bn this year and N150bn in 2014 and this will continue until the university system is solid enough to stand. The source, however, said that the ASUU team promised the vice-president that the union would make it decision on the strike known after its NEC meeting unconfirmed source said had been scheduled for Saturday.

Wande Coal for Gulder Ultimate Search 10 selection party

Popular Nigerian musician, Wande Coal will be on duty this evening as he entertains guests at the final selection party for Gulder Ultimate Search 10. It is expected that the African R & B crooner will treat the audience to breath-taking performances from his past and yet-to-be released albums. Recent songs by Wande Coal which have turned out to be chart busters include “Been long you saw Me” and “The Kick and Rotate.” The Gulder brand team at Nigerian Breweries Plc. is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that Gulder Ultimate Search 10 will linger on in the minds of viewers and fans for a long time to come. The registration and regional selection exercises ended weeks back, paving way for the next stage, which is the final selection party. *Wande Coal The host for the final selection party, the Gulder Ultimate Search 10 show anchor and the two past Gulder Ultimate Search champions that will play the roles of Gatekeepers have however not been revealed. While Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly called Freeze hosted last year’s Final Selection Party, Chidi Mokeme was only revealed as the Gulder Ultimate Search 9 Host at the same event. Dominic Mudabai (Gulder Ultimate Search 4 winner), Michael Nwachukwu, (Gulder Ultimate Search 5 winner) and Christopher Okagbue (Gulder Ultimate Search 8 winner), all past winners, were also revealed as the Gatekeepers for last season. The final selection party for this year’s Gulder Ultimate Search will take place this evening at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos. Of the thousands of hopefuls that turned out for the Gulder Ultimate Search 10 regional trials in Owerri, Benin and Lagos, 30 have been chosen. The 30, who arrived Lagos, on Tuesday, will be subjected to physical and mental alertness tests. They will also undergo a psychiatrist’s evaluation. The 12 jungle bound contestants will emerge from this list of 30 contestants; while the remaining 18 would have to give the competition another shot next season. This year, the contestants would be searching for the 10th Symbol.

A gay man can turn straight? Antoine Dobson says he's expecting a baby

For those who don't know Antoine Dodson, he became an internet sensation in 2010 after his news interview about a bedroom intruder went viral online. (Google that video..it's hilarious) So anyway, Antoine was open about his homosexuality for years until he renounced it back in May this year. Everyone thought he was just messing around but he announced yesterday that he is expecting a baby with his girlfriend. The identity of the girlfriend has not been revealed. So wait, gay people can turn straight whenever they want? #weirdthings.

Gunmen attack & kill over 20 in uncompleted building in Apo, Abuja

Unknown gunmen dressed in military fatigue stormed an uncompleted building behind Legislator's Quarters in Apo, Abuja in the early hours of this morning Friday September 20th killing over 20 people. The people killed were inhabitants of the uncompleted building. According to eyewitnesses, the owner of a building close to the uncompleted building had warned people who pass the night in the building to desist from it, but they refused. Then the massacre this morning happened. A resident in the area said that at about 12:30am he heard gunshot severally throughout the night, causing panic in the area. The number of people who died may be more than 20

Samsung Confirms BBM(TM) on Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung today confirmed that when BBM(TM), the mobile social network, launches for Android smartphones on the 21st September 2013, it will be available as a free download for Samsung Galaxy smartphones across Africa from the Google Play store. "We are pleased to officially announce that BBM will be available for Samsung Galaxy smartphones across Africa," said EmmanouilRevmatas, Director of Hand Held Products, Samsung Electronics West Africa. "We are focused on driving consumer experiences based on customisation to suit every lifestyle. By offering an additional messaging service through our Samsung Messaging Hub, it has never been easier to stay connected. This is another way that we are providing our customers with a more integrated lifestyle experience and a powerful new way of communicating and sharing. It's really about giving the African market what they want - and what they want is choice." Samsung users will join a vibrant community of 60 million BlackBerry® smartphones customers who rely on BBM to stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues every day. Samsung GALAXY smartphone users will have access to an extensive range of BBM features, including BBM chats and multi-person chats with BBM Groups, as well as the ability to share photos and voice notes. BBM will form part of Samsung's Messaging Hub as a complementary addition to the current slate of propriety and third party messaging services that Samsung customers enjoy. "We are excited to welcome Samsung customers in Africa to the global BBM community," said Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry. "Samsung customers will enjoy the conversational immediacy that BBM offers with the distinctive 'R' that lets you know your message has been read. They'll also be pleased with the control BBM gives them over their contact lists and how they share their information. Every BBM customer gets a unique PIN, so you don't have to give out your phone number or email address to a new or casual contact." BBM for Android can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store on 21st September 2013 and is compatible with GALAXY smartphone devices that run Android 4.0 (Ice-Cream Sandwich) and above.  Data charges may apply, as determined by local operators and service providers. To download BBM or more information, please visit www.BBM.com  For customer service or technical assistance http://www.bbm.com/support/android

142 corpses recovered after Boko Haram highway massacre

I'm sure you guys have been reading about all the killings perpetuated by Boko Haram in the past few days in the Northern part of the country. They are going to homes, highways and just killing people. Just yesterday 142 bodies were discovered and evacuated from the highway and surrounding bushes in Borno state by officials of the Borno State Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEPA) after travelers were ambushed, removed from their cars and killed on the Maiduguri/Damaturu highway on Tuesday Sept 17th by Boko Haram members who dressed up as soldiers and set up checkpoints. The officials said they believe there are more bodies they are yet to find but plan to keep searching. The gunmen, said to be over 300 in number, also stormed Benisheikh town in Yobe state on Wednesday, killing civilians, soldiers, policemen and setting houses, cars and motor cycles ablaze.    The military post in the area and the local government secretariat were also attacked with rocket-propelled grenades. The governor of the state promised people who lost loved ones or property N250,000 each as compensation and promised to rebuild the destroyed town. He described the attack as barbaric and un-Islamic. The attack is believed to be in retaliation of a military strike on a Boko Haram camp last week that left about 150 members dead.

Jay Z & Beyonce top Forbes list of highest-earning celebrity couples

Beyonce and Jay Z top the 2013 Forbes list of highest earning celebrity couples while Kim & Kanye came in at No.5. Jay and Bey made more than any other celebrity couple this year with an estimated $95 million in earnings between June 2012 and June 2013. See the top 5 list below.. 1. Jay Z and Beyonce - $95million 2. Tom Brady and Giselle - $80million 3. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - $50million 4. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis - $35million 5. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian - N30million