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May 31, 2015

"PHOTOS" Another bomb blast claims 15 lives in Maiduguri

A suicide bomber, yesterday, sneaked into a mosque along Ali Kotoko Road, near Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, leaving 26 dead and 28 critically injured, security sources assisting in the evacuation of victims said.

The incident took place at about 3:45pm when Muslim faithful gathered to perform their afternoon prayer.

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Jonathan, Haliru and Fayose

*’We are ready to perform opposition role to APC’

*Says party will bounce back in 2019

Dr. Haliru Bello Mohammed, from Kebbi State, just became the acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the office vacated by Chief Tony Anenih.

Mohammed was National Vice Chairman, North West of the PDP, comprising Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Jigawa and Zamfara states; a Commissioner for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC); and Minister of Communications

Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is one actress who has continued to up her game. The entertainer who recently raised her voice to fight poverty alongside the likes of Waje and Yemi Alade for the ‘One campaign’ reveals why she is yet to produce her own movie, if she would allow her daughter venture into entertainment, and how she has stayed off scandals, among other issues.

A lot of actors who started acting the same time you did have delved into movie productions, but we are yet to see you do that. Is it deliberate?

President Jonathan Appoints Ado Bayero As New NPA Boss

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

Mr Sanusi, a lawyer, from Kano State takes over from Mallam Habib Abdullahi, who has been relieved of his appointment as Managing Director of the NPA.

Music star-Rihanna who is rumoured to have returned to her relationship with Chris Brown has ended her Hawaiian beach break—she was spotted in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening showing her fine legs. See more photos after the cut...

Buhari

Akure—AFENIFERE, the socio-cultural Yoruba group, yesterday, advised the president- elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) not to be selective in its fight against corruption.

The group, which expressed concern over the issue of corruption in the country, said: “It is so evident and pervasive in Nigeria that it needs to be seriously addressed if the country must move forward.”

Robert De Niro and Zac Efron

Actor-Robert De Niro is playing with Zac Efron—but he is doing so in his butt!

The two were on set shooting “Dirty Grandpa” in Georgia, USA, and for De Niro, that was the time to dig his thumb into someone’s butt…LOL

So De Niro is not just great but also crazy.

Togo President-Faure Gnassingbe Wins Election For Third Term Run

Faure Gnassingbe

Incumbent Faure Gnassingbe has been announced as the winner of Togo’s presidential election after the electoral commission finally released results.

Faure won 58.75% of the vote, with main opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre getting 34.95%. External observers from ECOWAS and the African Union described the elections as free and fair.

Faure Gnassingbe came to power in 2005, and has since won two elections to remain in power. He’s the son of Eyadema, the military dictator who ruled Togo for decades after seizing power in a military coup in 1967.

Yola—Adamawa House of Assembly yesterday passed a resolution calling on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to probe alleged procurement of 50 Toyota Hilux vehicles and two bullet proof Jeeps at a cost of N580 million by the six- month old administration of Governor Bala Ngilari.

Parents of the abducted schoolgirls from Chibok community in Borno State, yesterday, reacted angrily to the announcement by the army that none of the abducted girls was among the 293 females rescued on Tuesday from Sambisa Forest by the troops.

This came as Amnesty International disclosed that more than 2,000 women are still in captivity of the terrorists.

Nigeria’s President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has sought incoming legislators’ support to enable his administration ensure good governance, development and change.

General Buhari made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday at the induction ceremony for new federal lawmakers.

He expressed commitment to working with the legislators, as development partners motivated by the desire to deliver good governance to Nigerians.

The Borno State government says all 293 rescued women and girls from Sambisa Forest are indigenes of Bumsiri Village of Damboa Local Government in the state, dousing hopes that some could be the Chibok girls abducted on April 14, 2014.

The state’s commissioner of Information, Mohammed Bulama, has confirmed the latest discovery on Tuesday while briefing reporters on the development.

The Nigerian government has asked the Indonesian Government for the repatriation of the remains the executed Nigerians.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the request was made to ensure that the executed persons could be accorded decent burial in their various communities.

Olanusi

CALL it a season of impeachments and you may not be wrong. Why? A gale of impeachment is sweeping the polity and has left many elected officers licking their wounds and a host of others on the verge of being swept out of their plum positions for serious and flimsy reasons.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and his Deputy, have in the past couple of weeks fighting the battle of their political lives to avoid being impeached by 19 members of the state House of Assembly. In Ebonyi, Governor Martin Elechi narrowly escaped the impeachment scare.

Nigeria’s midfielder John Obi Mikel (L) defends against Sudan’s Muhannad El Tahir (C) during the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying football match in Khartoum on October 11, 2014. Sudan defeated Nigeria 1-0. AFP PHOTO/EBRAHIM HAMID

Nigeria head coach Stephen Keshi says he will start calling up national team players to a training camp next month as he begins preparations for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Nigerian sprinters have a common goal; to finish in the top three in their respective events at the second IAAF World Relays billed for Nassau, Bahamas this weekend.

Armed with relatively good performances at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, the Nigerian teams have their sights on improving on their ratings in the Caribbean Ocean Island country so as to win some of the 1.2m dollars prize money at stake.

SAN DIEGO - A photo captured the very moment the terror began for Dan Carlin.

Dan and Trish Carlin of Carmel Valley told only 10News about their horrifying story of an unusual sea lion attack caught in a photo.

RELATED: Sea lion drags man posing for picture overboard in Mission Bay

They want to warn people that sea lions can be dangerous. They also want to set the record straight about what really happened.

An anti-gay-marriage protester stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building

An anti-gay-marriage protester stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Monday. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

An anti-gay-marriage protester stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Monday. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court will hear arguments beginning Tuesday in four cases that may determine whether same-sex couples have the right to marry, thrusting the issue of gay marriage into the 2016 presidential race.

Most Americans support gay marriage. According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, a record-high 6 in 10 voters support same-sex marriage, up from 56 percent last June. But the same survey found 63 percent of Republicans oppose allowing gay couples to marry.

So where does the crop of current and possible 2016 presidential candidates stand?

Read more of the story here.

April 22, 2015

‘My Degree is my Most Cherished Asset’ – Davido Reflects on Once Dropping Out of School for Music as He Shares His Graduation Date

Nigerian award winning artiste, David Adedeji Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido is in the news again.

The controversial singer who has been at wrong side of the media in recent times, has some news for his fans and it’s a big one!

She said "get your eyes pierced so you don't see it" Hmmm, Haters take note...

April 21, 2015

"PHOTOS" Check Out Nollywood Actress Angela Okojie’s Gangstar Look

Nollywood actress Angela Okorie shared her gangsta look from the set of a new movie. See more photos after cut...

Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar show her sexy back side in clingy black dress. She's Hot! See more photos after cut...

Popular singer "Rihanna" took out time from her busy schedule to honour her assistant, Jennifer Morales as she played a role of a demure bridesmaid for her yesterday when she married her long time lover, Aaron Davis on a beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Rihanna wore a lilac gown which was floor-length in style and had white flowers emblazoned throughout. See more photos after cut...

The twitter user Daramola Otolorin has been tweeting about it since early hours of the morning and asking people to please help retweet. He said the boy was kidnapped at his residence last night. You already know the number to call incase you see him. 08023196406.

Mr Skillz popularly known as JJC Speaks On Being 38

Mr Skillz popularly known as JJC who clocked 38 recently has told Hints Magazine in an interview about how he feels being 38 and even though he will be 40 in the next two years, he is not willing to retire yet.

How do you feel turning 38?

What do you have to say about this?

"PHOTO" The Men Who Sstabbed Emmanuel Sithole To Death In SA

These four men accused of stabbing Mozambican man Emmanuel Sithole to death on Saturday April 18th appeared in court today and were later remanded in prison. SA Police released their photo on Twitter.

Paul Monk arrested: 'Most wanted' fugitive held in swoop at luxury villa on Spain's Costa Blanca

Swoop: The moment Paul Monk was arrested by police and NCA officers

This is the dramatic moment when armed police swooped on one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives at his luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

As a helicopter hovered overhead, firearms officers seized Paul Monk, 54, as he directed workmen laying a marble patio around his swimming pool. See more photos and cash recover by the police after cut...

Oil prices fell towards $62 a barrel on Monday on a strong dollar and as Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said production would stay around 10 million barrels per day (bpd) in April.

Brent crude LCOc1 was trading down $1.20 at $62.25 by 1147 GMT, down from an intraday peak of $64.34. U.S. crude for May delivery CLc1 was down 74 cents at $55 a barrel, down from an early high of $56.65.

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has said that Nigerians would be treated equally and fairly under President Elect, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari.

Wamakko said this while addressing members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in the state paid him a courtesy visit.

Former Information Minister and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Uche Chukwumerije, has passed on.

This was disclosed in a statement by his first son, Chidi Chukwumerije.

The statement read; “On the evening of Sunday, the 19th of April, 2015, surrounded by his family, Comrade Uche Chukwumerije passed into the open arms of history, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer.

The ousted President was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday on charges of inciting violence and facilitating the killing and torturing of protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012.

The verdict is subject to appeal.

Morsy stood trial with 14 co-defendants, including some of his presidential staff.

President John Mahama of Ghana on Tuesday lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat in the March 28 presidential elections, saying he displayed great sign of maturity.

He said Jonathan, by his action, had earned the respect of Nigerians and the international community.

Mahama spoke with State House correspondents after holding a closed-door meeting with Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Peoples Democratic Party has begun reviewing its performance in the March 28 presidential election with a view to arriving at what caused the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan.

It was gathered in Abuja on Sunday night that top members of the party were of the opinion that some of them in the National Working Committee and National Executive Committee, especially those from the North, covertly played roles that contributed to Jonathan’s loss.

Bishop David Oyedepo

A Federal High Court in Lagos has further reserved ruling till May 27, 2015, on the preliminary objection filed by the founder, Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, against the N1.86bn claim by a stock brokerage firm.

The firm, Valueline Securities and Investment Limited, and its Managing Director, Samuel Enyinnaya, had sued Oyedepo for alleged breach of contract in a N9bn stock market deal.

Students of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) are appealing to the Cross River State Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to address their lingering issues and call-off the over three months old strike.

The students made the call in Calabar, the State Capital on Tuesday.

Members of Advocate for Peoples’ Rights and Justice during a protest at the entrance of the South African Embassy in Abuja... on Monday.
| credits: Olatunji Obasa

Hundreds of Nigerian protesters on Monday stormed the offices of South African companies in Abuja and Benin City, Edo State, to protest the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreigners, especially Nigerians, in South Africa.

In Abuja, the protesters, led by media personality and President of the Berekete Family, Ahmad Isah, marched to the regional headquarters of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited in Maitama, as well as Shoprite and Multichoice, owners of DSTV.

A suicide bomber has reportedly died in an attempt to wreak havoc on a popular mosque in Potiskum, Yobe State, north-east Nigeria.

Witnesses told Channels Television that the suicide bomber was conveying his Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to the popular Sakafa Mosque in Potiskum when it exploded.

President of Ghana and the current ECOWAS Chairman, Mr John Mahama, has joined world leaders and political observers in commending President Goodluck Jonathan for the statesmanship he displayed by congratulating the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari after the presidential elections, describing the action as a show of maturity.

Mr Mahama said he was in the Presidential Villa in his capacity as the ECOWAS Chairman to extend his commendation and congratulations to the Nigerian people following a successful elections.

The President of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mrs Christine Largade has commended Nigeria for successfully conducting the just concluded general elections.

Mrs Largade also commended Nigerians for the role they played in ensuring a peaceful electioneering process.

An attack by gunmen has left at least 15 persons dead in some villages in the Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State, with many people reportedly missing.

Eyewitness said the gunmen first attacked and burnt Ayiase village in Takum Local Government before heading for Tse-gbaun and Gaza villages in Donga.

A man and three of his sons were killed in Gaza village while three other victims were killed in Tse-gbaun and Ayiase villages.

Paris Saint-Germain Coach, Laurent Blanc has admitted that beating Barçelona will be “very difficult” when both teams meet in the 2nd leg of their quarter final pairing on Wednesday night.

Blanc spoke during the pre-game press conference ahead of the game in Camp Nou.

“I am a realist and we know that it will be very difficult, given that we have had little time to prepare for the game. We don’t have anything to lose and we will simply play our usual game,” he said.

The President of Cote D’Ivoire, Mr Allassane Ouattara, has described Nigeria’s presidential election as a legacy that all the countries in the African continent should emulate.

Mr Ouattara made the remark after holding talks with the President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, on Monday.

The Ivorian President, who was at the Presidential Villa at about midday, congratulated President Jonathan, the Nigerian people and the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari.

Solomon Arase replacing Suleiman Abba

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked Mr. Suleiman Abba, as the Inspector-General of Police.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President has named a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, as Abba’s replacement in acting capacity.

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