StarTimes plans exciting FIFA U-20 W/Cup coverage

StarTimes is set to thrill Nigerian football fans with new sport channels and exclusive live sporting action on its digital TV platform. The company announced that it has secured exclusive rights to screen various pulsating FIFA World Cup football games to excite its Nigerian subscribers and offer them fantastic sports actions and entertainment. Continue..

PSquare to perform at Buhari’s inauguration

PSquare have been billed to perform at the President-elect Buhari's inauguration.

Check out Joseph Yobo's Wife outfit

When a married lady go all out to show too much flesh, she is simply saying her hubby lacks what it takes to guide her right. Guess what? Small boys have been yabbing her since she posted the pic online.

Yoruba Actress Flakky Ididowo Flaunts Her Stuffs

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Benitez confirms Napoli exit

Rafael Benitez has confirmed that he will leave Serie A club Napoli at the end of the season, Sky Sportsreports.

Benitez has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid and the 55-year-old stated he will end his two-year Napoli stay at a news conference on Thursday.

The former Liverpool manager will take charge of the Naples club for the final time on Sunday, when they take on Lazio knowing a win will secure a UEFA Champions League spot at the expense of their opponents. Continue..

Why I want to buy Arsenal — Aliko Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said he still wants to buy Arsenal despite failing in a 2010 bid to acquire a stake in the club.

The Nigerian billionaire is now worth nearly eight times as much as when he tried to buy into the Gunners, and the passionate Gooners has not given up on his dream of getting involved with the north London club. 

Globacom nears 30m subscriber base

Telecommunications company, Globacom, has said that almost 30 million subscribers across Nigeria are now on its network. National Sales Coordinator of Globacom for North West Operations, Samuel Edoho disclosed last weekend in Abuja at an award ceremony where the company was recognized as the network provider of the year 2014 by the Independent Newspaper Limited. Continue..

Jonathan presents handover notes, says I’ve done my best

Outgoing Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday took a critical assessment of his administration in the last four years and returned a verdict that he had done his best for the country.

He said his administration had impacted positively on key aspects of national life for the benefit of the citizens. Continue...

Fifa to vote on Sepp Blatter presidency

The 209 members of Fifa are set to vote for their new president at their congress in Zurich, amid a huge corruption scandal. Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. His only challenger is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan. Continue..

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala shows off her famous multi timezone watch

Wow! Never seen a watch like that ... lovely! A very busy woman needs to know what time it is all over the world.

Governor Fashola presents handover notes to Ambode

 Governor Fashola presented his handover notes to the incoming governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the State House Marina today May 28th. More photo

Biafran National Guard calls on FG to release detained MASSOB members

Nnewi—Biafran National Guard, BNG, a breakaway group from the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has called on the Federal Government to release all the 35 members of MASSOB being held in Enugu and Anambra State prisons and others detained in other prisons in the country. Continue..

Sokoto governor-elect, Aminu Tambuwal releases official portrait

Above is the official portrait of the Governor-elect of Sokoto state, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal.

Balotelli will stay at Liverpool

Misfiring Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli will remain at the club next season, his agent Mino Raiola claimed on Wednesday.

Balotelli, 24, struggled in his debut campaign at Anfield following his £16m move from AC Milan last year, scoring just one league goal and four in all competitions. Continue..

103 year old identical twins die within weeks of each other

After living most of their lives together, Gleyns Thomas and Florence Davies, reportedly the world's oldest twin sisters, passed away within weeks of each other. Thomas died on April 23, according to The Telegraph, and her heartbroken sister passed away less than a month later on May 20. Continue..

El-Rufai appoints SSG, others

The Kaduna State Governor-elect, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, ahead of his inauguration on Friday, has announced the appointment of Mallam Balarabe Abbas-Lawal as the Secretary to the Government of the state. Continue..

Oshoala says BBC Women’s Footballer award big lift for Nigeria

Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year.

The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around the world. Continue..

I won’t forgive Wike unless justice is done – Amaechi

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday fired what seemed to be another salvo at the state Governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, ahead of the Friday’s inauguration.

Amaechi, who declared that he would not forgive or settle the feud between him and Wike, unless justice was seen to have been done, had on Tuesday accused the governor-elect of being behind the death recorded in the state during the general elections. Continue..

Food writer Josh Ozersky's death accidental

Noted food writer Josh Ozersky, known as an unabashed fan of the carnivorous lifestyle, has died at the age of 47. He died May 4 at a hotel bathroom in Chicago. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said Wednesday that the death was accidental from drowning and a seizure disorder. Continue..

Cameroonians donate 3m euros to help army fight Boko Haram

A fundraising campaign to help Cameroon’s army battle Nigeria’s feared Boko Haram fighters has brought in more than three million euros and hundreds of tonnes of food, local media said Wednesday. Continue..

Buhari on his way back to Nigeria

President elect Muhammadu Buhari who has been in the UK on a private visit is pictured above onboard a British Airways flight on his way back home ahead of his inauguration as President tomorrow, May 29.

Kenyan lawyer offers cows, goats, sheep to marry Malia Obama

Felix Kiprono, a lawyer in Nairobi, Kenya, has his eye on someone special: President Obama's daughter Malia. His offer to win her hand? Fifty cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats. Continue..

Don’t single me out for probe, Jonathan tells Buhari

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday advised the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, not to single out his administration in any probe he may want to carry out after his inauguration on Friday.

He said all those advising Buhari to probe his administration must also advise him to extend his probe beyond his regime or else, the probe will be seen as a witch-hunt. Continue..

Why is the U.S. bringing down the hammer on FIFA?

In recent years, FIFA has made news not just for enforcing rules on the soccer field, but also for allegedly breaking them off it.

The body that governs soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is a multibillion-dollar behemoth.

Great power, yes. Great responsibility? Not so much, critics say. Continue..

B.B. King was POISONED by his Manager, say his daughters

The reason they said she killed him was because she refused to let them see their Dad when he was gravely sick and then prevented them from taking photos of him when they eventually saw his body.

 

Williams and Patty King - along with sisters Rita Washington and Barbara King Winfree, and brother Willie King - first raised suspicions last week during a viewing of King's body.

A week before King's death, a judge in Las Vegas dismissed a request from Williams to take over as King's guardian.

An April 29 petition alleged that Toney had blocked King's friends from visiting him and had put her family members on King's payroll. It also alleged that large sums of money had disappeared from King's bank accounts. Continue..

Iheanacho Lands In New Zealand

Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho became the first player in the Flying Eagles squad to land in New Zealand Monday for the the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MVP played for Man City's U-21s on Saturday, scoring twice in their 3-1 over Manchester United U-21s before embarking on the New Zealand trip. Continue..

Jean-Claude Van Damme still looks great at 54

 54 year old action star Jean-Claude Van Damme still appears to be in fantastic shape as he stopped by a service station to pump gas.

Fuel Crisis: Funke Akindele rides bicycle to church

Star actress, Funke Akindele rode a bicycle to church on Sunday due to the fuel crisis in the country. This is according to her post on the social media.

Nigeria has been brought to a virtual standstill by fuel shortages, caused by a row between the outgoing government and importers, as well as strikes by petrol tanker drivers and oil and gas workers. Continue..

Nigeria’s electricity crisis is a failure in leadership

Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo

Nigeria’s epileptic power supply has taken a turn for the worse in recent months. Despite investing over $30bn in the sector in the past 15 years, the total electricity supply as of today is less than 1,400 megawatts for a country of over 170 million people. As a result, the citizens and businesses have resorted to the use of generators to the point where some industry experts are placing the frontal cost, including imported fuel, as high as the size of the annual national budget. This mire has provoked a wide range of debates with a host of powerful voices overtly urging the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to scrap current power sector reform altogether. But any temptation to toe that line readily translates to a right cause on the wrong course. The problem is definitely not the policy by itself. The gospel truth is that the highly celebrated “Road Map for Power Sector Reform” under President Goodluck Jonathan has simply lost its bearings, but can be redirected under a common sense leadership. Continue..

University of Ibadan shuts down school due to fuel scarcity

Management of the University of Ibadan has asked all its students to vacate the school premises and proceed on a mandatory two weeks mid-semester break due to the prevailing fuel scarcity.

The directive was contained in a statement sent out by the school's director of Communication, Mr Muhammed Oladejo today May 25th. The directive came after students of the Independence hall, one of the hostels in the campus, staged a protest over the unavailability of power & water in their hostel.

FG declares Friday May 29th public holiday

Ahead of the inauguration ceremony for the Buhari-led government, the Federal government has declared Friday May 29th a public holiday. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro in a statement released and signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Abubakar Magaji.

Soldiers take over Capital Oil, load drums with fuel

Officials of the Nigerian Army on Monday took over the Ojodu Berger outlet of Capital Oil, buying petroleum products in drums, after scaring away thousands of consumers.

The armed personnel came in the guise of maintaining peace and order, but they soon abandoned their primary responsibility for fuel racket. They shoved, maltreated and sent away those who were on queue to be attended to, thereby gaining access to have their drums loaded with fuel. Continue...

Real Madrid sack Ancelotti

Real Madrid have terminated the contract of manager Carlo Ancelotti after two seasons in charge, various media in Europe reported on Monday night.. Continue..

OMG! Toolz and Tunde Demuren get engaged. See her engagement ring!

After dating for a couple of years, Toolz and her man Tunde Demuren are engaged. He proposed to her during their holiday together and she said yes...! Congrats to them.

Stay away from Nigeria, NANS tells Jacob Zuma

The National Association of Nigerian Students has advised South African President, Jacob Zuma, to stay away from the inauguration of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

The organisation also threatened to storm the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, should Zuma step into the country’s airport. Continue..

Ayew named Ligue 1 African player of the year

Ghana forward Andre Ayew celebrated his final days with Marseille by being named on Monday best African player in France’s Ligue 1.

Ayew, 25, finishes in front of Ivory Coast’s Max Gradel (Saint-Etienne)and Tunisia’s Aymen Abdennour (Monaco). Continue.

Pray instead of trekking for Buhari, Aide tells youths

Alhaji Mohammed Shehu, an aide to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has advised youths to pray instead of trekking for the incoming leader’s administration. Shehu gave this advice during interview  in Abuja on Monday. Continue..

Army alerts public to firing of 21 gun salute for presidential inauguration

The Nigerian Army yesterday Monday May 18th released statement saying that the public should be aware that they would be firing their artillery guns for the presidential inauguration and swearing in ceremony and so people who live in Abuja should not panic if they hear sounds of gun shots.

"Rehearsal for the presidential inauguration and swearing in ceremony has commenced since May 4 at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The practice session for the 21 gun salute will take place on May 20 and May 25, and on the inauguration day, May 29. The public is hereby notified, especially those living within Asokoro area of Abuja and its environ not to panic at the sound of simulated firing of military weapons during the dates.” the army said

Uti Nwachukwu shares before & after pic of himself, brother & mum

The first photo of Uti Nwachukwu, his only brother and mother was taken 15 years ago in 2000. The one below was taken in 2015. He said his mum is now 68 years old and feels blessed to still have his family. Notice how Uti's mum grew more beautiful with age?

Comedian Bovi involved in ghastly car accident last night

The comedian was involved in an accident last night in Ikoyi. He was hit by a speeding car at an intersection. He was rushed to the hospital and released this morning after being treated for an eye injury. He shared a photo of his damaged car and account of what happened below... Continue..

Jonathan signs N4.425tn 2015 budget

President Goodluck Jonathan has signed the 2015 Appropriation Bill into law, Investigation by our correspondent on Monday revealed that Jonathan decided to sign the budget into law a couple of days back without fanfare. Continue..

Stella Damasus & Daniel Adenimokun hugged up in new pic

The actress and her man in a new photo she shared on instagram..

Boko Haram kidnap women and children from Madagali, kill 24

Boko Haram members this evening reportedly stormed Madagali community in Adamawa state, and killed about 24 people. They also abducted women and children. They reportedly destroyed houses and other properties during the attack on the community..

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala awarded with a honorary degree by Yale University

The Minister of Finance was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters at Yale’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut Monday.

She will be only the second Nigerian in the university’s 314-year history to receive its highest honour after Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka who received an honorary Doctor of Letters in 1980. Continue..

John Kerry to lead U.S Presidential delegation to the inauguration of Buhari

Here's an official confirmation of U.S delegation to Nigeria for Buhari's swearing in. It will be led by US Secretary of State, John Kerry.

Egypt restricts women from travelling to Turkey

Egypt has imposed restrictions on women travelling to Turkey, months after introducing similar measures for men to stop them joining the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.

Women aged 18 to 40 are now required to obtain a security clearance before going to Turkey, a senior police officer told the AFP news agency on Sunday. Continue..

IT firm drags Babcock university to court

The Management and Board of Directors of NQB8 Limited has announced plans to sue Babcock University for breaching the terms of an agreement between the two organizations.   NQB8 made this known in a statement made available to pressmen on Sunday .   NQB8 said it wanted the public to be informed about “the unethical conduct, unexcused failure to committed duty and perpetual violation of contract terms by the Management of Babcock University having exhausted every known avenue to make peace”   Continue..

Nigeria is broke, Amaechi insists

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has again declared that Nigeria is broke and blamed the inability of the state and others to pay workers’ salaries and pensions on the nation’s current poor financial condition. Continue..

'I never thought I'd become First Lady in my life' - Patience Jonathan

First Lady Patience Jonathan says she never thought in her life that she will be the First Lady of Nigeria. She said this during the thanksgiving and farewell service organised by the Aso Villa Chapel for her and her husband, President Jonathan yesterday May 17th. Mrs Jonathan while thanking God, revealed how she survived 12 major operations in the one month. She expressed gratitude to God that she and her husband were leaving the villa alive. Go ahead