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ABUJA – Following the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to commence full-blown hearing on the 13-count criminal charge against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, despite the pendency of the appeal before the Supreme Court, all his lawyers, this afternoon, staged a walk out on the tribunal. ...continue reading

Pastor Chijioke of Breasts and Honey New International Church, who allegedly heals women by sucking their breasts was caught in the hot seat last week when a female radio DJ called him using a fake name to ask for spiritual guidance. ...continue reading

Earlier this week rapper Rick Ross broke his engagement with former stripper Lira Galore after less than a month. And he made sure to get his $350k diamond ring back. ...continue reading

The fast rising music star teamed up with Art Director, Kitschai to create a daring 3 page editorial with a concept built around skin. See the full pic after the cut... ...continue reading

    Super Comedian and Airtel’s brand ambassador Akpororo is not about games at all. The gentleman has taken his beautiful heartthrob Josephine on a journey of eternity. ...continue reading

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a professor of political history and international studies, Mahmood Yakubu, as new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appointment which is to be ratified by the senate was made on Wednesday by the president at  the council of state meeting in Abuja. Yakubu, who is a former executive secretary of the...continue reading

Fuel Situation in Eket -Akwa Ibom State ...continue reading

The Akwa Ibom State  governorship tribunal resumed Thursday for the  adoption of final written addresses by parties. ...continue reading

Security agents in Zimbabwe have allegedly detained two Nigerian pastors and blocked their leader, Chris Okafor – who last year prophesied President Robert Mugabe’s death – from entering the country, reports said today, reports Zimbabwean News Day. Okafor, the leader of the Liberation City World Outreach Ministries, reportedly said in October last year that Zimbabwe would have a new...continue reading

How Rivers Senators Plan To Pull Amaechi Down At Screening  Senator George Sekibo (PDP) representing Rivers East Senatorial District has thrown more light on how his former political godfather, Rotimi Amaechi would fail as the Senate begins screening of ministerial nominees on Tuesday next week. ...continue reading

D’banj Meets Italian Lady With ‘african Yansh’ In Australia ...continue reading

Someone shared this with me and it is so inspiring. The man has no legs but he hustles like every other able bodied man on the tough streets of Lagos as a commercial driver.Truly, there is ability in every disability. ...continue reading

One of Nollywood's most daring and controversial actresses some years back, Chioma Toplis, returns in new movie production titled,One of Nollywood's most daring and controversial actresses some years back, Chioma Toplis, returns in new movie production titled, "Alhaji Maga", starring John Okafor, popularly called, Mr. Ibu. Chioma who is highly endowed, is known for being blunt and not...continue reading

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ogun state has sacked Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial district, Senator Buruji Kashamu a member of House of Representatives from Ijebu East /Ijebu North /Ogun waterside, Adekoya Adesegun and five members of the state assembly over non-compliance of electoral law. The tribunal has therefore ordered a fresh election in the areas affected....continue reading

Uber has partnered with Kia Motors Corp to reduce the down payment for vehicles and is also offering N5000 off all first rides with the promo code Kia Rides. This positive development should now reduce the initial cost for new partners and allow them get a vehicle from as low as N95000 per month. This should in turn...continue reading

A SIX-man gang of suspected kidnappers yesterday engaged Anambra State Police Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in a gun battle at Okpoko in Ogbaru local government area during which three members of the gang were feared dead and a woman, Mrs. Edith Maduekwe, kidnapped by the gang, rescued by the police. Mrs. Maduekwe, who was kidnapped by the suspects on...continue reading

Katsina – Governors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) have shunned a planned meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum in Katsina, forcing the organisers to cancel the event. The meeting scheduled to hold between Sept. 14 and 16, was to set legislative agenda for the implementation of the APC manifesto. ...continue reading

NO fewer than 167 persons,, who were alleged to be impersonators were apprehended during the just concluded Post University Matriculation Examination, Post- UTME, of the institution. It was gathered that the arrested persons have been handed over to security operatives .ion. The university’s director of information, Dr. Emma Ojukwu said the affected persons would be charged to court...continue reading

Abuja – As the deadline for compliance with the Treasury Single Account for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) ends on Tuesday, some members of the National Assembly have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for introducing it. The lawmakers said that full compliance with the directive would help in blocking leakages and ensure transparency. ...continue reading

Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, on Tuesday said the party is aware of the plans by officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) to upturn the state governorship elections won by Mr. Udom Emmanuel. Secondus, who addressed journalists at the Ibom International Airport, Okobo, said the DSS had asked some...continue reading

When men were boys, we used to get involved in some shameful practices just to impress ladies, or make them develop interest in us, but now that BOYS have evolved into REAL MEN, we need not engage in this weird and shameful practices at the expense of impressing ladies, or into making them develop interest in us. As a matter of...continue reading

People get into relationships with hope that it would last for a very long time, but that isn’t always the case sometimes. When a relationship becomes unbearable due to certain unpleasant circumstances, then you might consider ending it. So how do you know when to quit a relationship that’s not working? Here are eight signs you need to...continue reading

No matter how horrible and uncouth the character of a lady may be, some boneheads yet dumb bunnies will definitely be stalking her. Many of our ladies derive joy when they’ve got so many male species shadowing them both online and offline and it’s very evident to me that it is not all about the massive numbers of...continue reading

He’s charming and sweet, you like to show him off to your friends because he’s a perfect gentleman and you want everyone to know. But how can you be so sure he’s not just acting out a role, and doing the exact things you want? What if he has some other ladies he’s also charming? How can you...continue reading

According to reports, The Federal government are working towards bringing this ultra air condition Keke to Nigeria soon. ...continue reading

Director-General, National Sports Commission, Alhassan Yakmut has appealed to President Mohamadu Buhari to allow a percentage of proceeds of the Nigeria Lottery Trust Fund for development of sports in Nigeria.  The DG made the appeal after briefing President Buhari on the activities of his Commission at the presidential Villa yesterday in Abuja. He commended the federal government for...continue reading

 female suicide bomber has killed herself and seven others at the Damaturu Motor Park. Many others were severely wounded by the blast which shook the vicinity.The bomber, who disguised as a passenger, and was veiled, detonated the bomb at 9:45am when security men manning the park had not commenced checking.Witnesses said the bomber was clutching a luggage pretending...continue reading

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says arrangement has been concluded for the sale of its 2016 application forms.  JAMB-LOGOThis is contained in a statement by the board’s Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria yesterday in Lagos. According to the statement, the measure is to prepare candidates early...continue reading

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, set up a 13-member panel to probe two of his predecessors, late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on procurement of arms and ammunition for the Armed Forces.  The investigative committee’s mandate is to identify irregularities and make recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in the Armed Forces.  The committee, which...continue reading

An Arik Air cabin crew member as on Monday night arrested at Heathrow Airport London by the UK Border Force in connection with alleged possession of items suspected to be banned substances. PM News could not officially ascertain the nature of the ban substance or the name of the crew member but unconfirmed source said the crew member...continue reading

See what this pastor did to our president and the PDP governor of Akwa ibom. Lmao ...continue reading

A video clip showing an ex-commissioner in Zamfara State reportedly engaged in an explicit sexual activity with an unidentified lady in a room has surfaced.The former commissioner was a member of the recently dissolved cabinet in the state.The two-minute video clip which was obtained by Daily Trust has attracted criticism and condemnation from some people, who are demanding...continue reading

IBADAN—More indications emerged yesterday at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, where some bankers from the Central Bank of Nigeria and commercial banks are standing trial over alleged fraud running into billions of naira as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, told the court that the stolen money was more than the N8 billion being reported in the...continue reading

A public policy think-tank, First Sysco Consulting Group, has showered praises on former President, Goodluck Jonathan, for his successes in the restructuring of the agricultural and power sectors, among others. Goodluck Jonathan The group, in a statement by its chairman, Chuma Igwe, said Jonathan’s moment of greatness in the country’s political history came when he called his then opponent,...continue reading

With the award of a rig contract to carry out the drilling and completion programme for the Aje shallow-water field offshore Lagos, the first oil production is expected to begin in the state by December this year.The operator of the Oil Mining Lease 113 has, on behalf of the joint venture partners, entered into a rig contract with...continue reading

Lagos—Following the high intensity of rainfall, Lagos State government yesterday, advised residents living in the low line areas (flood plains) to relocate due to the rising level of water from the rainfall. File: A submerged car park at Ogudu File: A submerged car park at Ogudu, Lagos Permanent Secretary Office of Drainage Services, Engr. Ayodeji Adenekan, who gave...continue reading

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor; Henry Umoru, Joseph Erunke, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Abiodun Alade ABUJA— The rumbles from Tuesday’s election of Senator Bukola Saraki as Senate President continued, yesterday, with opponents and supporters of the nation’s new number three man stalking one another in furtherance of upturning or sustaining the new order.  Senator Bukola Saraki was nevertheless conciliatory...continue reading

Last Tuesday’s humiliation of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the ensuing bad blood has drawn assertions from its foes that the party was only formed to win power and not to govern. By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Chief Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary tried to play down his enthusiasm over the distress of the ruling party...continue reading

Despite the controversy surrounding his emergences as the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki has brushed aside his rejection by the leadership of his party, the APC and unfolded his agenda for Nigerians. Saraki promised that that the new Senate and National Assembly would make laws that will enable the country to renew its infrastructure, reform the oil and...continue reading

OUR legislators have their ways with matters Nigerians consider weighty. Since we are not legislators, rigours that resulted in the passage of 46 bills in 10 minutes, a record unlikely to be contested elsewhere, could be lost on us.  The record is more than what bewildered us. Senator Ita Enang, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and...continue reading

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed threats by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the new leaders of the National Assembly as empty boasts aimed to cover its naivety, inexperience and unpreparedness for governance.  Saraki Saraki The PDP also admonished the APC to shed its arrogance, eat the humble pie and get more organized for governance adding...continue reading

The police on Monday arraigned a 70-year-old man, Isa Hussaini, at the Upper Customary Court, Sabongari, Zaria, for stealing a goat. Hussaini, a resident of Funtua Local Government Area in Katsina State is facing a one-count charge of theft. The prosecutor, Cpl. Bashir Abdullahi, told the court that the matter was reported through a distress call by the...continue reading

Abuja – Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, says Godswill Akpabio, immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom, prevented him from retiring from the team after it failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Enyeama said on Monday in Abuja that his wife and pastor also prevailed on him to drop the plan. “I actually wanted...continue reading

32-year-old housewife, Nancy (surname withheld) in Okpanam Community, near Asaba Delta State, has allegedly stabbed herself to death following the failure of the husband to fulfill his conjugal responsibility at the weekend.It was reliably gathered that the woman, an evangelist with a prominent church in the area, had complained bitterly to her relations about her husband’s “weakness” during...continue reading

A Nigerian businessman based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Emmanuel Onyekaozuru, 50, was killed on Sunday by gunmen. The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, on Monday told newsmen in Pretoria, South Africa, that Onyekaozuru was shot by two gunmen.‘’ The union has received a report that a Nigerian businessman, Emmanuel Onyekaozuru, was shot...continue reading

Three Ghanaian domestic airlines have barred a physically-challenged Nigerian, Ndifreke Andrew-Essien from travelling. One of the airlines had also refused to refund Andrew-Essien, a fellow of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The three airlines, Africa World Airlines, Antrak Air and Starbow Airlines told the Nigerian, who uses a wheelchair to move around that she could...continue reading

No fewer than 34 houses and 70 shops were razed by fire after a tanker bearing 33,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, crashed in Idimu area of Lagos State in the early hours of Saturday. This comes barely three days after a fuel-laden tanker skidded off a bridge at the Iyana Ipaja area of...continue reading

There has been a sounding warning to popular Nollywood actress Funke Akindele from the founder of Mountain of Blessing and Miracle Church of Christ, Prophet Dr. Olagorioye Faleyimu.The popular Lagos based pastor, clearly cautioned that the divorced actress should pray against bareness in her life.His words, “Funke Akindele needs to pray hard so as to have a child...continue reading

this guy is sowing a seed after barcelona won the champions leauge yesteday.people really take this things serious oo.this is really a true fan. ...continue reading

Before her death, beautiful Adaku Abel was a 200 level Business Administration student at the Accra Institute of Technology. She had been declared missing after the Ghana Accra flood that killed over 150 people.Initially, not knowing she was dead, her friends and fellow students posted several missing person notices on Facebook and Twitter asking the public to help...continue reading

President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja, Nigeria on Sunday, to attend the G7 Summit that is scheduled to take place in Bavaria, Germany, from June 7 to 8, 2015. The G7 invitation was extended to President Buhari, by German Chancellor Angela Merkel even before he was sworn in on May 29th as the President of the Federal Republic of...continue reading

Barely three days after petrol tanker burst into flames at Iyana-Ipaja destroying millions of properties, another petrol tanker inferno occurred at Idimu Bus Stop, Egbe Idimu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos midnight destroying millions of properties. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred when two tankers loaded with diesel were in a race to outwit each other and...continue reading

When Kelechi Ugo met Kanayo several years back at Comprehensive Secondary School, Amakohia in Imo State, she saw a young man with a promising future. She did not, in her wildest imagination, envisage that situations would make him harm her in any way.  Unfortunately, the reverse turned out to be the case as her heartthrob ended up not...continue reading

She got a surprise wedding proposal on her birthday, Wednesday June 3rd, 2015. Taiye was so overwhelmed with joy and didn’t know when she started rolling on the floor.Daniel's Narration "It started last year October when I went to her office to purchase device, yes I was attracted to her but she attended to me professionally with a...continue reading