Any damage caused to currency notes and coins by tearing, burning, writing and drawing lines on them without the order of authorised person will be crime in Nepal. Nepal authorities…
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News
Tanker Accident: Fuel Spills On Road, Causes Heavy Panic Among Residents
by Damilare Salami August 9, 2018Residents of Itele on Lafenwa-Ayetoro road, a border community between Lagos and Ogun States, have called on the relevant authorities to intervene without further delay by removing a broken down…
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Movie Gist
AMAA Nomination: Kate Henshaw Heaps Praises On Kunle Afolaya, Roti
by Damilare Salami August 9, 2018Kate Henshaw has praised Kunle Afolayan for “pushing” her during the filming of ‘Roti’, a movie which earned her an Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination. Henshaw is nominated for…
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News
Offa King Oba Muftau Gbadamosi Demands More Police Personnel In His Domain
by Damilare Salami August 9, 2018The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi, has called for the deployment of more police personnel in Offa to strengthen security in the town. Gbadamosi made the appeal while receiving…
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News
2019 General Election: NASS To Meet For Budget Passage Soon – INEC Chairman
by Damilare Salami August 9, 2018The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC,Yakubu Mahmood, has said that the national assembly may consider the 2019 general election budget of N242 billion for passage next week.…
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News
Offa Bank Robbery Court Orders Police To Stop Investigating Saraki
by Damilare Salami August 9, 2018Senate President Bukola Saraki can now have a brief sigh of relief after a Federal High Court sitted in Abuja ordered the suspension of investigation into his alleged involvement in…
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News
Ag President Osinbajo Arrives Katsina, Set To Lead APC Senatorial Election Campaign
by Damilare Salami August 9, 2018A report reaching the media has revealed that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived at Katsina, as part of activities for the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally for the…
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Senators from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have debunked the claim made in Uyo yon Wednesday by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki visited Minna, capital of Niger state, residence of former military President Ibrahim Babangida on Wednesday to hold a private meeting with the elder statesman. He…
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The Benue State Government has stated that the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has unfrozen its bank account. Terver Akase, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom, confirmed the…
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News
REVEALED: How Saraki Connived With Sacked DG-DSS Lawal Daura To Plot Siege On National Assembly
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018The Political atmosphere has been tensed in the last few weeks with stories of defection from one party to another, accusations and counter accusations between the Presidency and the Senate,…
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Weird News
Dad grieved for daughter at wrong grave for 30 YEARS after headstone error
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018A man discovered he’d been grieving for his daughter at the wrong grave for 30 years after a mistake was made with the headstone. It had been moved in error…
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News
It’s Official: Godswill Akpabio Finally Decamps From PDP To APC [Photos]
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018The Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, is on the verge of formally sealing his return to the All progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This…
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International
Why Prince Harry was left more money from the Queen Mother than big brother William
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018Princes William and Harry are, well, princes, so they’re not exactly short of a few bob. Their money comes from a number of different sources, and they’ve both had paid…
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News
INEC Ready For Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency Bye Election – REC
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018Ahead of the forth coming Saturday’s bye election for the Lokoja/Kogi Federal constituency, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has assured of a smooth exercise. Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting on…
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IT & Telecoms
WhatsApp messages can be manipulated by hackers –Cybersecurity firm
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm said Wednesday they had found a flaw in WhatsApp that could allow hackers to modify and send fake messages in the popular social messaging app. CheckPoint said…
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Even celebrities have siblings who are celebs too and here are five of them you should know about. …
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News
INEC Chairman, Prof Yakubu Presents Election Budget To Saraki, Dogara
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, are currently at a meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor…
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Entertainment
Fourth Suspect in XXXTentacion Murder Case Arrested in Florida
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018The fourth and last suspect in the XXXTentacion murder case, 20-year-old Trayvon Newsome, was arrested in Fort Lauderdale yesterday. Newsome turned himself into authorities at his lawyer’s office, and was…
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Aug. 8 (UPI) — Samuel l. Jackson and Coble Smulder will reprise their Marvel cinematic roles as Nick Fury and Maria Hill in upcoming sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home. Jackson and Smulders…
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News
EFCC Freezes Benue State Govt Accounts In Commercial Banks – Gov Ortom’s Spokesman
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018The Benue State authorities have on Wednesday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, of freezing the commercial bank accounts, where funds meant to pay the salaries of workers…
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Not less than six members of the Kano State House of Assembly dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday. The lawmakers are members…
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News
Seme Command of Nigeria Customs Service Generates N575 Million In July
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018The Controller of Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Mohammed Aliyu, on Wednesday in Lagos, said the command generated N575.6 million in July 2018. He said the…
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A new study by a team of researchers at the Keele University, Newcastle, United Kingdom has shown that people, who sleep for more than eight hours each night are at…
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Movie Gist
Angelina Jolie Seeks Court Intervention Compelling Brad to Pay Child Support
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018It has been nearly two years after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt and a resolution still seems far, far away. Court papers filed by Jolie on Tuesday and obtained by NBC News show that things…
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Entertainment
Justin Bieber’s fiancee Hailey Baldwin comforts him as he breaks down in tears during emotional outing in New York (Photos)
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018Newly engaged couple Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin were visibly upset as they rode bikes around Manhattan’s West Side in New York on Tuesday. During the outing, the 24-year-old Canadian pop singer appeared to be weeping, while…
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News
PRESS RELEASE: GOV AMBODE’s Wife, BOLANLE CANVASSES EXCLUSIVE BREAST-FEEDING OF BABIES
by Folashade Kadiri August 8, 2018Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode, has again reminded nursing mothers and pregnant women the importance of exclusive breast-feeding of newborn babies. She disclosed this during a…
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Sports
Golden Eaglets Are Set For Under-17 AFCON Qualifiers – Coach, Manu Garba
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018The Head Coach of the Golden Eaglets, Manu Garba, on Tuesday said the team was 80 per cent ready for the Under-17 AFCON Tournament for CAF Zone 3 in Niger…
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Ruby Rose attends the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. Ruby Rose is making history with her latest role as Batwoman,…
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A 51-year-old landlord, Bassey Wilson, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly flogging a married woman with a belt. Wilson, a businessman, who resides…
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News
Senate: Saraki Reveals Conditions That Will Make Him Leave Office
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018In the wake of the power tussle currently trailing the Nigerian polity, Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that would leave his seat if his colleagues sincerely and genuinely express…
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News
Read Full text of what Saraki, Dogara said at world press conference
by Reporter August 8, 2018The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara have restated their condemnation of the invasion of the National Assembly complex by men of the Department…
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Movie Gist
Trailer: Award Winning Actresses , Funke Akindele, Omoni Oboli Slug it Out in Moms At War
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018Award winning actress Funke Akindele and Omoni Oboli will be going head to head in a battle of moms. ‘Moms At War’ tells the story of Olaide and Ebubechukwu, two…
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The body of a middle-aged man was Tuesday, August 7, 2018, found at Orile-Iganmu Bus stop in Lagos. It was gathered that he was passing by when he suddenly slumped…
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Senator Bukola Saraki will address a World Press Conference at the foyer of the National Assembly at noon on Wednesday, says Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, his Special Adviser on Media and…
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If you’re looking to a character who will save your life in times of trouble, then Bruce Willis is undoubtedly your man. If you’re looking for an actor to help…
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Three men were on Wednesday brought before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly beating a police sergeant while on duty. The accused — Gideon Nnanedu, 36;…
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Music Gist
Dbanj – dedicates new song to his wife following the death of their son
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018“Together, we will pass every test that we pass through” Nigerian pop star, Dbanj who lost his one year old son ‘DanielThe Third’ in June 2018 has just released a song dedicated to his…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has interrupted the on going second semester examination for 2017/2018 academic session at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, signalling that all is…
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Croatia international, Mateo Kovacic is being lined up to join Chelsea on loan. The Real Madrid midfielder became unstoppable on Tuesday, in a bid to force a move. Kovacic has…
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News
Governors Describe DSS Siege On National Assembly As Despicable
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018The Nigerian Governors Forum has described as “despicable” an attempt to take over the National Assembly by operatives of the Nigerian secret police, the State Security Service (SSS). A statement…
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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has been confirmed to be the Zaire strain of the virus and vaccinations of health workers may start on Wednesday, a senior official of the…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that security agencies foiled Senate President Bukola Saraki’s plan to foment trouble at the National Assembly on Tuesday. This was contained in a…
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News
Defection: Confusion Rocks Kogi Assembly As Lawmakers Declare Ex- Speaker’s Seat, Imam Vacant
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018Confusion rocked Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers declared the seat of a former speaker of the assembly, Umar Ahmed Imam, vacant for defecting from the APC…
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Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General Lawal Musa Daura was sacked yesterday for allegedly denting the image and democratic credentials of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, The Nation learnt last night.…
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Music Gist
Travis Scott Shuts Down Six Flags for Album Listening Party
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018Travis Scott shut down Six Flags Magic Mountain on Monday night for an album listening party from E-News. Kylie Jenner was by her boyfriend’s side in Valencia, California as he…
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News
National Assembly invasion: It’s a coup against democracy – Saraki, Dogara
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have released a joint statement in which they described the invasion of the…
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News
Dangote Reaffirms Commitment To Boost Eco Growth, Provide More Jobs In Niger State
by Damilare Salami August 8, 2018The President and CEO of Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has reconfirmed his commitment to boosting economic growth and job creation in Niger State through increased investment. Dangote made the…
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Entertainment
Angelina Jolie ‘pulls out of Peter Pan reboot’ amid bitter divorce with Brad Pitt
by Igbokwe John August 8, 2018Angelina Jolie has allegedly pulled out of the latest Peter Pan reboot ‘at the 11th hour’. Set to start work on the film Come Away, a mash-up of Peter Pan…
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FORMER Senate President, David Mark, and Senators Jonah Jang, Abiodun Olujimi and Rabiu Kwankwaso were among 49 senators who signed a list rejecting any move to force a change in…