The Family Paid Their Tickets” – Presidency Responds To Aisha Buhari Traveling With Her Daughter.

Spokesperson to the president, Garba Shehu has responded to a question on who sponsored the president’s daughters trip to the US with their mum.
This comes after Twitter Nigeria slammed the first lady for travelling with her daughters and even her makeup artist to the US with “tax payers money”.

Jessica Biel steps out in LA with $4000 Louis Vuitton bag in tow

The 34-year-old actress who is wife to Justin Timberlake showed off her limited edition Louis Vuitton camera messenger bag worth $4000 as she stepped out in West Hollywood. More photos after the cut.

Lagos, Kaduna and Edo most indebted states in the country

According to new data from the Debt Management Office DMO, Lagos state is the most indebted state in the country. As of June 30th this year, the state owed $1.43bn in foreign debts while Kaduna state comes in as second most indebted state with its foreign debt standing at $225.28m while Edo state is ranked third with its foreign debt at $179.52m.

According to the data, the highest owing states in the subnational foreign debts include Cross River, $141.47m or 3.87 per cent; and Ogun, $103.55m or 2.83 per cent.



The Debt Management Office (DMO) data shows Nigeria's debt profile rose from N12.6 trillion at the end of 2015 to N16.3 trillion as at June 30th.

Actress Gabourey Sidibe has lost some weight (photo)

The Precious actress has been on a mission to lose weight by eating right, dieting and working out and showed off the results (right) on social media.

I studied physics and all I wanted was to work in an oil and gas firm, God made me a police officer'- Police Deputy PRO, Aliyu Giwa

As Lagos state Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Giwa shared via his IG page. Read below.

"The truth be told, struggles and hustles are exactly what we need in our lives. If baba God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, omo it would cripple us. For real we would not be as strong as what we could have been.

 I studied physics and all I wanted was to work in an oil and gas firm, and God made me a police officer, to make serve and protect my dear country... I asked for Strength... and God gave me Difficulties, to make me strong. I asked for Wisdom... and God gave me Problems to solve. I asked for Prosperity... and God gave me Brain and Brawn to work. I asked for Courage... and God gave me Danger to overcome. I asked for Love... and God gave me Troubled people to help. I asked for Favors... and God gave me Opportunities. I received nothing I wanted ... I received everything I needed!

May God Bless You. May God Bless you with unspeakable joy, not only in the world to come, but in this world also. May our path be bright and full of light everywhere we go.  I pray our feet will never stumble out of God's plan. May the desires of our heart come true, And may we experience Peace in everything we do. Amen

Photo: Fake female beggar who uses her son to beg for alms arrested in Lagos

40 year old fake female street beggar, Mrs Chinagoro Uwenke who uses her son to beg for alms have been arrested by operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) at Oshodi.

Speaking to newsmen after her arrest, the Chairman of the Task Force, Olayinka Egbeyemi, said Chinagoro after she was interrogated, said she bandaged her son’s leg with two rolls of white bandage and poured GV blue ink on the leg every day in order to deceive members of the public to give alms to him.


Uwenke who resides at Oloko-danna near Ijora-Olopa area at Oyingbo said she stopped her son schooling at Oworebiri Secondary School at Ata Town in Abia State for street begging when she realized that beggar was a lucrative business where she made N3,500 to N5,000 on daily basis.

“I brought my son, Sunny Uwenke, 11 years old to Lagos five years ago to beg for arms while the remaining five children are at Ata Town in Abia State with their father” She said

The chairman of the taskforce says she would be immediately charged to court.

$15m: Niger Delta group vows to bomb NNPC Towers in Abuja if Patience Jonathan is arrested

A group known as The Niger Delta Peoples Professional Volunteer Force (NDPPVF), have released a statement vowing to bomb the four wings of the NNPC towers in Abuja if former first lady, Patience Jonathan, is arrested over the $15million found in her account.

Spokesman of the group, Parkinson George-Amabo, in the statement released today, said it is not in support of corruption, but against the manner in which the antigraft agaency has carried out its investigation into the foreign currency linked to Mrs Jonathan. ‎The statement in part reads;

“As a matter of fact, the EFCC has launched a criminal investigation of Mrs. Jonathan and in the process, frozen her bank accounts domiciled with a Nigerian commercial bank without affording her opportunity to state her own side of the matter. Nobody is above the law. The NDPPVF does not support or condone corruption. If Mrs. Jonathan was found to be corrupt, we shall not hesitate to call for her prosecution. We, however, have a grouse with the modus operandi of Mrs. Jonathan’s investigation, given her status as the wife of a former deputy governor, former governor, former vice-president, former acting president and finally, former president. She is perhaps, the only Nigerian woman – dead or alive – with such an impressive and fortuitous pedigree; which accounts for why the EFCC needs to thread with caution. Recently, there have been calls on the attorney-general of the federation as well as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and prosecute ‎former First Lady for alleged money laundering. We shall simultaneously bomb the 4 wings of the NNPC Towers the day it is announced that MRS. PATIENCE GOODLUCK JONATHAN has been arrested by the EFCC.”

Abuja Appeal court declines to annul Bayelsa governor, Seriake Dickson's election

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has declined to annul the election of Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson. ‎The court in a judgment delivered today, declined the appeal for annulment of Seriake's election which was filed by former governor of the state and APC candidate during the state election, Timipre Sylva. The election held on December 5th 2015 while a rerun held on January 9th this year.

Chris Brown seen on a date with a cute chick (photo)

Chris Brown was spotted sitting front row at the USC Volleyball game yesterday with a stunning girl who looks a little like his ex, Karrueche Tran. See more photos after the cut...

Miracle: Woman Gives Birth To Her First Child At The Age Of 61. (Photos)

A sexagenarian woman in Italy has given birth to her first child – Maria Rosaria Veneruso delivered a healthy boy on Monday afternoon after a ‘normal and peaceful‘ pregnancy, according to local reports.
Ms Veneruso and her husband Enzo were delighted with their new born baby boy, who weighed 7lb 7oz (3.7 kg) and they named him Elia Francesco.

Doctor Removes Herdsman’s Kidney In Adamawa After Mistaking It For Tumour (Photos)

Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa state has personally intervened in a situation involving a doctor in a private clinic in Yola who conducted a surgery on Hamman, a 23-year-old herdsman from Fufore Local Government Area of the state where he removed his kidney after mistaking it for tumour.
Commissioner for Health in Adamawa, Dr Fatima Atiku, in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday said Hamman was responding to treatment after he was referred to Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.
According to her, Gov. Muhammadu Bindow personally intervened in the matter. She said that Hamman was taken to Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital personally by the governor in good faith and that his kidney transplant would be conducted soon.

”Available reports show that Isa Hamman’s condition is stable, and he is responding to treatment, while clinical examinations are still ongoing,” Atiku said.

She however dismissed alleged online publications criticizing government for taking the patient to Kano “just to die’’, saying that the publication was misleading and false.

” This publication is not only false, but a figment of the thinking of the writer aimed at tarnishing the image of the Adamawa State Government. “It is also intended to spoil the good relationship between the patient’s family and the government,” the commissioner said.

The doctor’s conduct was described as unprofessional by a committee constituted by the ministry of health that investigated the incident.

Meanwhile, a man, who promised to donate one of his kidneys to the victim, accompanied them to Kano for the transplant following the donation of N5 million by Gov. Bindow for the treatment of the victim.

When your man cheats on you..don’t leave him, forgive him – Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo

Veteran Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo has shared a piece of her mind on the best ways to manage marriages and relationships in general.
Based on the rate at which marriages break nowadays, the actress has noted that the best way to keep a home intact is by forgiveness, loving the home and self-love.
When asked if catching the man cheating was reason enough to walk out of the marriage, the veteran actress turned minister of God said in such a situation, the woman needs to forgive the man the same way God has been forgives daily for sins committed.

“You know I’m a Christian, I’m born again, and I’m a minister so no ground is good enough. The Bible charges a man to love his wife as God loves the church. God has not abandoned us because of our sins, even when He caught us red-handed. He still loves us; He’s still giving us the best of help,” she said.

According to Hilda said the only deal breaker in marriage is when it becomes severely abusive.
Hilda Dokubo has been active in the movie industry since 1992 and has starred in hundreds of movies where she is known to be easily brought to tears in her mostly melancholic roles.
She has been married for 30 years and sometimes share tips on relationships and life in general.

Man whose penis was bitten off for allegedly attempting to rape a woman speaks

Eric Ansah, the fire officer whose penis was bitten by a woman he allegedly attempted raping, has spoken out.
Ansah, the municipal fire officer at Techiman in the Brong-Ahafo Region, denied attempting to rape Ataa Takyi, 24, according to a report by the Daily Guide.

He reportedly said in his statement to the police that Atta, his subordinate at work, was his girlfriend.
Atta had told the police that Ansah attempted to rape her in the early hours of Saturday at her residence in Techiman.
She said after efforts to get him to stop failed, she bit his penis in a bid to defend herself.
Ansah, who collapsed after the bite, was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
He has been suspended by the fire service.

Domestic staff of former First Lady Turai Yar’adua steals N91m

A domestic staff of former first lady Turai Yar’adua identified as Yusuf Sarkin Gida allegedly stole N91m from her.

The suspect has been arrested by Katsina state police command, Usman Abdullahi, police commissioner in the state, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday.
He said the former first lady alerted the police that the suspect, who had been working for the Yar’Adua family for the past 40 years, might be responsible for missing goods worth N91 million.
“The police has arrested Alhaji Yusuf Sarkin-gida after a formal complaint by Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua to the Police two weeks ago,” he said.
“The suspect is the custodian of all the keys and property of Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua for the past 40 years. There are 37 boxes in the custody of the suspect, but only 27 boxes are in the store.
“The several items in the 27 boxes are completely missing and the suspect has failed to give full explanation on the goods and items in the boxes.”
Abdullahi said the suspect was in police custody, where he was assisting them to conduct intensive investigation on the missing items.
When contacted, Mohammed Yusuf,  spokesman of the suspect’s family, said their father was innocent of the charge levelled against him.
He said the arrest and detention of their father before the Eld-el-Kabir celebration had thrown the family into confusion.
He appealed to human rights organisations to come to the man’s rescue.

Photos: Vice President Osinbajo attends Presidential Quarterly Business Forum

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers, other government functionaries, Organised Private Sector OPS and other stakeholders today attended the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum which held at the Banquet hall in the presidential villa Abuja. More photos after the cut.
 

Throwback photo of Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi with the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade

Late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade is pictured with then Prince Adeyeye Ogunwusi, now the 51st Ooni of Ife.

Dad goals. Liev Schreiber and his 7yr old son son attend Emmys in matching tuxedos

The 48yr old Hollywood star took his son Samuel as his date to the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles and the father-son duo spotted matching tuxedos to complete the awww moment. The actor and his actress wife Naomi Watts, 47, also have a nine-year-old son Alexander together.

Wizkid Finally Signs Global Mega Deal With Sony Music.

Nigerian and foreign music sensation, Wizkid, has finally penned down a mega deal with Sony Music – the Afrobeat singer, who had caught the attention of Universal Music decided to go with their rival music distribution company, Sony Music after the latter offered him a mouth watering deal.

The global record deal was sealed with Sony Music in New York last Tuesday, September 13 – according to insiders, Wizkid will be receiving about a million dollars in advance and then and sign to RCA Records who will handle his distribution deal in the United States.
Congratulations to him! More grease to his elbows!

BREAKING: Police Arrests Rasak Alabi, Uncle-In-Law Who Battered His Wife’s Niece.

News reaching us at this hour is that of the Lagos State Police Command arresting Mr. Rasak Alabi, the man who allegedly battered his wife’s niece, Latifat Adeyemi, in Ikorodu for using air conditioner. (In case you missed it)
The news of the suspect hit his victim with a spanner and whipped her with a piece of cable went viral over the weekend – the victim’s nose was shattered after the beating from her in-law.

After the report, the State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, was said to have ordered the arrest of the suspect.

“The CP took up the matter and ordered that he should be fished out. He was arrested in his hideout in Ikorodu around 1.30pm. He struggled with the officials, but he has been arrested and the case transferred to the command headquarters. He will face charges if found culpable,” the police spokesperson, SP Dolapo Badmos said

Tragic! South African Music Icon, Mandoza, Dies Of Brain Cancer At Age 38.

South African Kwaito music icon, Mandoza died yesterday at the age of 38 – his family confirmed that he lost his battle to cancer yesterday, about a year after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
In a statement released by his family at the time‚ it emerged that he had been fighting for his life after the cancer metastasized to his brain.

Mandoza’s nephew Kamohelo Seneke told the press on Sunday that the artist was taken to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital at about 8:30 yesterday morning, where he later passed away, just after noon.
Real names Mduduzi Edmund Tshabalala, the musician was born in the Soweto township in the city of Johannesburg.
Mandoza started a solo music career in 1999 and released ‘9-II-5 Zola South’. The album reportedly sold over 100 thousand copies and was praised by critics.Nkalakatha was a bigger hit for Mandoza in 2000.

The album achieved commercial success with a multi-platinum status. The title track became one of Mendoza’s most recognizable songs and won the Song Of The Year category at the South African Music Awards in 2001.
In the same year, Mandoza also won in other categories, which includes Best Kwaito Artist, Best Male Vocalist, Best Album, Best Styled Artist, and Song Of The Year.

In a 2010 interview, Mandoza is seen speaking about his album “Real Deal.” He speaks about changing the style of his music to reflect his age. He also states that he doesn’t want to be labelled a kwaito artist due to his diversity as an artist.
Mandoza went on to release two more albums before succumbing to his battle with cancer.