Why I reported Wizkid to the police – Linda Ikeji

The ongoing feud between blogger, Linda Ikeji and talented singer, Ayo Balogun, a.k.a Wizkid took another twist, Sunday, 

The war is not over! Linda Ikeji drags Wizkid to Lagos Police Commissioner

The war between Linda Ikeji and Wizkid is far from over as Linda Ikeji has dragged Wizkid to Lagos Police Commissioner after he

threatened to send his 16 year old cousin to

Breaking News: Nigeria army in fierce battle with Boko Haram insurgents in Borno

 Nigerian soldiers and members of Boko Haram sect are currently engaged in a fierce battle at Kareto, Northern Borno. The statement was issued to the public on the Official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Army.


Source: Vangard

12 ways to push yourself out of your comfort zone every day

It's much easier to remain within the boundaries of where you feel comfortable than it is to face the fear of venturing beyond

7.0 quake strikes Japan after earlier one kills 9

(CNN) A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck early Saturday in Japan's Kyushu island, the same region a 6.2 quake struck two days earlier.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the latest quake struck just west-southwest of Kumamoto-shi and about 8 miles south-southeast of Ueki -- the epicenter of the late Thursday tremor that left nine

Actress who bared her breasts in Nollywood movie defends herself

After suffering massive backlash for baring her breasts in an upcoming movie, upcoming Nollywood actress, Peace Maria Francis, has come out to defend herself.

In an interview with Nollywood Insider, the actress who is from Akwa Ibom said: “Show me love and appreciation, and not condemnation. This is about my profession and I want to

Man arrested after being filmed sexually assaulting girlfriend's dog

A man by name Jesus Gutierrez, 39, has been arrested after he was filmed on a secret camera fondling his girlfriend's dog at their home

in New York. His 43-year-old girlfriend had gone to work but set up a camera to film what was going on in the flat.

Fayose writes Chinese government to stop Buhari’s $2bn loan

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has written to the Chinese government, seeking the stoppage of the $2 billion loan being sought by the federal government of Nigeria.

In the letter dated April 12, 2016, with reference number EK/GOV/28/10, addressed to President Xi Jinping of China and delivered by Chief of Staff to the governor, Barrister Dipo Anisulowo in Abuja on Thursday, through the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie, Fayose said

False Asset Declaration: Absence of CCT chairman stalls Orubebe’s trial

(NAN) The Absence of Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Umar Danladi, on Thursday stalled trial of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe.

The Head, Press and Public Relations of the tribunal, Mr Ibraheem Alhassan, said that the judge`s absence followed the death of his aunty on Monday.

It stated that the tribunal chairman, who travelled on

Nigeria had no political will to save under Jonathan —Okonjo-Iweala

Erstwhile Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has blamed the country’s present economic situation on the zero political will of the immediate past government to save for the rainy day.

Speaking, yesterday, at the George Washington University, Washington D.C. Okonjo-Iweala said the Goodluck Jonathan administration differed seriously from the Olusegun Obasanjo administration under whose administration the Nigeria government saved

Missing Chibok Girls; Simple Demand, Difficult Task

Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) It was footage that broke hearts around the world, underlining the ongoing suffering of the Chibok mothers -- and the unimaginable plight faced by their daughters.

Images of Nigerian woman Rifkatu Ayuba overcome as she recognized her teen daughter, Saratu, in a "proof of life" video produced by her captors -- and obtained exclusively by CNN -- prompted renewed outrage over the

Nigeria gets Sweden, Japan in Olympics draw

COACH Samson Siasia was all smiles at the end of the Olympic Football Draw ceremony held in Rio, as the Dream Team was drawn in the first round group that

has continental champions Sweden, Japan and Colombia.

Sweden is the European tournament winner, Japan won the Asian version of the qualifiers, while Colombia beat USA in an intercontinental playoff to qualify for Rio. Sweden won last year’s European U21 Championship in the

Police stop #BBOG group from entering Aso villa

Members of advocacy group, Bring Back Our Girls, on Thursday marched to Aso Villa in Abuja to meet with

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to commemorate two years since the Chibok girls were abducted.

The BringBackOurGirls members were however stopped by anti-riot policemen from accessing the presidential villa where they planned to hold a press conference.

TRAGEDY: Taxi Driver Slumps,Dies During Sex Romp

taxi driver in his 50s reportedly slumped and died during sex with a middle aged-woman at Lanjorin section of Muritala area, Ilorin on Tuesday night.

The deceased reportedly died, few hours after he had told his wife he was attending a three-day prayer vigil.

The incident, it was gathered occurred around 11pm.

We spend $1.8bn to import fuel every quarter — NNPC

ABUJA—Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC, has revealed that an average of $1.8 billion is spent on quarterly basis on the

importation of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel, into the country.

This was as the corporation also apologized to Nigerians for the lingering scarcity of the product across the country. In a joint briefing at the presidential villa, Abuja, yesterday, four officials of NNPC in the persons of the Group General Managing, GGM, Public Affairs, Mr. Garba Deen Mohammed, and the Group Executive Directors, GED, Mr Bello Rabiu, (Upstream) Henry Obih (Downstream) and Anibor Kragha (Refineries), assured that long

FG’s N5,000 conditional cash transfer list of 8 states ready

LAGOS — There are indications that the list of beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s N5,000 conditional cash transfer for eight states is ready.

 Feelers from political and World Bank Country office in Nigeria have shown that the list for the conditional transfer has been in the making. The World Bank, it was learned, has used its template that it applies globally to help the federal authorities identify the poor and needy in the eight states while work is said to be in progress in other states of the federation.

Fuel scarcity: Blame Buhari, not Kachikwu, says CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has faulted calls for the resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu over the

lingering fuel scarcity in the country.

CAN in a statement issued by its South-East body in Enugu on Wednesday, said attacks on Kachikwu were misdirected considering that he was merely the minister of state, whereas Buhari is the petroleum minister.

Donald Trump, quit your whining

(CNN) - If Donald Trump has nicknamed Ted Cruz "Lyin' Ted," maybe Cruz should take a page out of Trump's book and nickname him "Whinin' Don."

You would think that in the week leading up to your home state primary, where you're expected to do very well, you'd want all attention on your looming victory.

Cruz on Trump campaign: 'They're acting like union boss thugs'

Washington (CNN) Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday accusedDonald Trump supporters of "acting like union boss thugs" in pursuit of the Republican Party nomination, saying during CNN's town hall that they are intimidating potential Republican National Convention delegates.

US POLL: TRUMPS ALLEGES REPUBLICAN CONSPIRACY

US Republican Party’s presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, yesterday said the party’s leaders do not want him to win the presidential nomination.

“The system is stacked against me,” he said in New York, accusing the Republican National Committee (RNC) of conspiring against his emergence for the main election in November . Trump’s comments come after his rival Ted Cruz was awarded all the delegates in Colorado without a state-wide vote.

FUEL CRISIS: Untold hardship of an oil producing country

The lingering case of fuel scarcity is grave and pathetically telling on all Nigerians. Motorists and vehicle owners now practically live at service stations

to get fuel at as much as N200 per litre. It is an understatement to report that people are sick and devastated. The gloomy faces Nigerians are wearing is an instant demand for solutions and an end to this perennial misery. Productive man hours are wasted on fuel queues and the economy is worse for it. Whenever this trend rears its ugly head, it is imagined the high level stress Nigerians go through while concerned government officials seem more clueless and in disarray.

EFCC continues seizure of properties in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) remains untamed in the sealing off of properties in highbrows of Abuja belonging

Two Years Of Pain For The Chibok Girls Mothers.

CNN spoke to a classmate of the girls seen in the newly released Video footage, who confirmed the identity of several of her friends.

The soft-spoken teen, whose identity we will not reveal for her safety, was supposed to be at the school that Sunday night to sit exams along with the other girls, but made a last minute decision to go home, from where she could hear the school being attacked.

A glimpse of Hope for the Chibok Girls Return.

Maiduguri, Nigeria (CNN) - They were stolen from their beds in a school dormitory: hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped by

Suspected kidnapper burnt to death in Kaduna

At Barnawa, Kaduna South Local Government area of kaduna State, angry mob, Wednesday burnt to death a suspected kidnapper (identity yet unknown) for allegedly attempting to kidnap a four-year-old boy in the area.

Sony New Movie Title - Spider-Man: Homecoming

The new Spider-Man film will be called Spider-Man: Homecoming, it has been confirmed.

• ‘Fighter jet bombs terrorists’ logistics site

• ‘We have neutralized insurgents’
•1,275 hostages rescued
It was a show of gallantry when

Inflation rises again to 12.8%

Nigeria’s yearly inflation rose to 12.8 per cent last month from

Why Buhari can’t intervene in Saraki’s trial

                                             Buhari and Saraki

ABUJA—The All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained its helplessness in the face of the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, saying

Boko Haram turning young girls into weapons

Minawao refugee camp, Cameroon - The question was always the same, she says. So, too, was the answer.

"They came to us to pick us,"

Can Buhari bring stability to Nigeria’s economy?

President Muhammadu Buhari has endured a tough first six months in office as both macro and micro economic changes have meant that Africa’s largest economy is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

UNIPORT Shuts Down As Student Feared Dead

 The Senate of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Monday evening announced the closure of the institution following

Super Falcon Oparanozie facial cuts

Super Falcons striker Oparanozie Desire has slammed the Moroccan referee Lamayaa Lourarhi for not cautioning the Senegalese player who left her with four cuts on her head

Real Madrid vs Wolfsburg Today - To Be A Ton Of Fun Or ...

This is going to be a ton of fun, or positively soul-crushing. Either way, let's watch some football!

Senate gives Buhari final warning over budget 2016

ABUJA—The Senate, yesterday, gave what it described as a final warning to the presidency on its dealings with the legislative branch of government, affirming that it would no longer tolerate the presidency blaming the legislature for its failures. 

Zika virus 'scarier than initially thought'

"Everything we look at with this (Zika) virus seems to be a little scarier than we initially thought,"

Chaos At Ojota Pedestrian Bridge.

There was palpable confusion and chaos yesterday morning at Ojota as many pedestrians were forced to queue

Messi remains world’s top paid footballer

Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi remains the world’s highest paid footballer with an annual income of 74 million euros ($84.3 million, £59.3 million), according to a report set to appear in Tuesday’s edition of France Football magazine.

Buhari will ensure release of Chibok girls, denies reports of $50m ransom

Abuja – The Federal Government on Sunday denied media reports that the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram is demanding 50 million dollars from it as ransom before releasing the abducted Chibok school girls

'I caught my wife panting, sweating in our neighbour’s room’

A 59-year-old physically challenged man, Mr Olaiya Adeagbo, has pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 23-year-old marriage, accusing his wife of infidelity. 

Why Donald Trump is Lying Low

And Trump on Sunday -- for the first time in more than four months -- did not appear on or call into any news program, leaving a vacuum that allowed the political narrative to shift from that of a campaign in disarray to one getting its act together.

US importing Nigeria crude oil again?

One news item in the international wire service last week caught my attention. It is the fact that the United States of America has turned again to Nigeria for crude oil.

FG releases petrol to independent marketers

The Federal Government has commenced the release of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol to Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN).

Agent - Chelsea’ll not sell Mikel

Obi Mikel will not be sold by Chelsea in the summer to fund a move for Juventus star Paul Pogba, according to a representative of the Nigeria captain.

Obama admits worst mistake of his presidency

President Barack Obama said the worst mistake of his presidency was a lack of

Polls:Trump And Clinton Leads Big In New York And Pennsylvania

Donald Trump is leading his rivals for the Republican nomination by more than

105 Dead as Indian Temple cut fire.

Temple On Fire

 Kollam, India (CNN)The disaster came too quickly for Bhadran to understand what had just happened.

Tanker Explodes in Lagos

But for the bravery of a petrol tanker driver and a conductor, the nation’s number one airport, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, would have turned into a disaster zone yesterday.

Boko Haram wants $50m to free Chibok girls

The terror sect, Boko Haram, is asking for a ransom of nearly $50million  from the Federal Government  for

Apple-FBI aftermath, WhatsApp toughens encryption

The popular messaging service WhatsApp said Tuesday it had implemented “full end-to-end encryption,”

Saraki Addresses Calls For His Resignation

According to PREMIUM TIMES, a text message sent to the online medium by Saraki’s Special Adviser on Media, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said the Senate President would not yield to the growing