Friday, 27 January 2017

NigerianEye: “Bailout funds scandal: Governor loses $10m to his girlfriend” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Bailout funds scandal: Governor loses $10m to his girlfriend” plus 29 more

Bailout funds scandal: Governor loses $10m to his girlfriend

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:00 PM PST

A governor is under probe after the sum of $10 million he diverted from the bailout funds allocated to his state was hijacked by his girlfriend . The governor was said to have commissioned his...

Customs impound two Helicopters brought into Nigeria by unknown importers

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:17 PM PST

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized two civil models Bell Helicopters brought into the country by unknown importers. The Service...

Igbo youths blast Obasanjo for canvassing south-east presidency in 2019

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:20 PM PST

YOUTHS under the auspices of the South East Youth Vanguard yesterday described calls by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an Igbo president in 2019 as mischievous and an act of double standard,...

Gambia plans Feb 18 celebration as Barrow arrives home

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:36 PM PST

Billboards across Gambia's capital are announcing a February 18 ceremony to mark the inauguration of the President Adama Barrow. Hundreds of thousands turned out Thursday to welcome Barrow, a...

Two Nigerians held for $1.2 million UK bank fraud

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:33 PM PST

  The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, has arrested two men, Oladapo Oyeniyi and Kunle Ayotoye, for allegedly defrauding a United Kingdom (UK)-based bank of 1,200,000 US dollars under false...

Okorocha blasts PDP over comments on Imo Airline

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:31 PM PST

The Imo State government yesterday berated the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and an online news publishers, Sahara reporters for criticizing the newly-commissioned state Airline, Imo Air. The PDP...

Ondo Assembly sacks Speaker, deputy

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:07 PM PST

Less than a month to the inauguration of Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the new governor of Ondo State, the state's House of Assembly yesterday impeached its Speaker, Princess Jumoke...

Gunmen invade courtroom, 6 killed

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:02 PM PST

Gunmen stormed the Owerri High Court in commando style yesterday, killing no fewer than six persons, including two prison wardens. The invaders also ferried away a notorious kidnap suspect, Henry...

Exclusive pictures from the Portharcourt Polo Tournament

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:53 AM PST

Photo Credit: Studio 24 The 2017 edition of the Port Harcourt Polo tournament remains the biggest and most successful edition we have seen yet. The highly contested edition attracted several polo...

Cool or not? Kim Kardashian rocks bizarre pierced nails

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:41 AM PST

Check out Kim Kardashian's latest fashion choice - a set of well manicured but pierced fingernails. The 36-year-old reality star shared a video on Snapchat of her newly pierced purple fingernails,...

Ludacris' wife makes fufu for her kids (VIDEO)

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:38 AM PST

She wrote; "They literally want to eat fufu every day. Lol Cai likes to eat hers with a spoon or fork while Cadence is straight motherland with it. 😂😂 #Gabonesehouse #Africanbabiesinthemaking"...

Janet Jackson spotted out for first time since welcoming son

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:31 AM PST

50-year-old Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana welcomed their first born, son Eissa, three weeks ago. And on Tuesday the pop star was spotted out for the first time in London as she shopped...

Customs seizes two helicopters at Lagos airport

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:29 AM PST

An attempt to smuggle two civil model Bell Helicopters into the country by a yet to be identified person has led to their forfeiture to the Nigerian Customs Service, the Customs said on Friday. The...

Read RMD's message to his wife on her birthday

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:19 AM PST

Actor Richard Mofe-Damijo took to his Instagram to celebrate his wife, Jumobi as she turned a year older today. He shared the above photo and wrote; "Nah, this won't be a long one. Been saying too...

You should be praying for Buhari, not campaigning for 2019 – PDP slams Okorocha

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:17 AM PST

The Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the procurement of aircraft and inauguration of an airline, 'Imo Air' by Governor Rochas Okorocha at the Sam Mbakwe...

Freeze shares picture of him chilling in Linda Ikeji's bedroom

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:16 AM PST

The controversial OAP shared this photo chilling in Linda Ikeji's Banana Island mansion bedroom.

Northern governors sacrificing Nigerians in the interest of Fulani herdsmen – Afenifere

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:14 AM PST

The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has accused the Northern Governors Forum, NGF, of sacrificing Nigerians in the interest of Fulani herdsmen infiltrating the country. ARG made the allegation while...

Jude Okoye reacts to MD Ontario Oil being jailed 10 years for oil subsidy fraud

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:13 AM PST

The Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngali,  was on Thursday, 26th January sent to jail for 10 years for defrauding the FG of N754 million in oil subsidy...

Atletico & Barcelona meet in Copa del Rey semi-finals

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:55 AM PST

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will meet in the semi-finals of this season's Copa del Rey. The first leg will be at the Vicente Calderon on 1 February, with the return at the Nou Camp a week...

Ikeja bomb blasts: Victims’ families cry out over delayed compensation 15 years after

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:45 AM PST

Some 15 years after the Ikeja Military Cantonment Bomb Blasts in Lagos, some victims' families on Friday cried out to both the Federal and Lagos State Governments over the delay in the payment of the...

Men are more corrupt than women - EFCC Boss

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:37 AM PST

Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that corrupt tendencies were more pronounced among males than females. "Looking at the number of people...

UK always welcome to rejoin EU - EU Parliament's Chief Brexit Negotiator

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:20 AM PST

Guy Verhofstadt MEP, the European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator, speaks with UpFront on Al Jazeera: • Declares it "technically impossible" for the UK to have a new trade deal in place with the...

Thugs invade court in Imo state, set accused free

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:21 AM PST

A suspect standing trial for crimes that include kidnapping, Henry Chibueze, also known as Vampire has escaped from Imo High Court premises following a shootout between gunmen and security...

‘Juju’ not responsible for my injury – Success

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:06 AM PST

Nigerian and Watford forward, Isaac Success, has described his injury setback at the club as frustrating, adding that he does not believe 'juju' is playing a part in his niggling knocks. The...

Woman seeks divorce over husband’s choice of brother as next-of-kin

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:58 AM PST

A housewife, Folasade Fayemi, on Friday urged a Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, to dissolve her three-year-old marriage, citing her husband's decision to make his brother the next of...

My father is an APC leader, says Apostle Suleiman

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:16 AM PST

Johnson Suleman, general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, who recently escaped arrest from operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), has revealed that his father is a leader of...

JAMB, NSCDC to raid cyber cafe over UTME registration

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:14 AM PST

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is embarking on a national raid of cyber cafe, ahead of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's...

Abia governorship tussle: S/Court grants Oti leave to appeal Ikpeazu’s victory

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:58 AM PST

The Supreme Court on Friday granted leave to Alex Oti of APGA to be joined as an interested party to challenge the election of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia. Justice Clara Ogunbiyi led...

FG loses major land case against Lagos govt at Supreme Court

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:53 AM PST

The Supreme Court has struck out a suit filed by the Federal Government against the Lagos state government. The suit seeks the Supreme Court's order to take control and management of its land in...

Dino Melaye attacks Bello, says Kogi people tired of his government

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:04 AM PST

Member of the Senate representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, on Friday condemned the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello. He alleged that people of the state have...
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Heavenly Connection: Pastor prays for recharge cards from heaven to enter phones

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 01:29 AM PST

A man of God in Malawi is now the butt of laughter after he prayed for heavenly recharge cards to enter his church members' mobile phones. A popular man of God from Malawi, Pastor Anointed Bernard, has become the butt of hilarious attacks by his country people after he was seen praying for recharge card digits from heaven into his members' mobile phones. ALSO READ: "Controversy: Malawi

Protect Yourself: Reverend Father goes to pulpit with machine gun

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 01:09 AM PST

A Reverend Father in one of the volatile northern states in the country has become an Internet sensation after he was pictured with a gun in the church. A Reverend Father has become an Internet sensation after he was pictured going to the pulpit with a loaded machine gun tucked under his arm in the northern part of Nigeria. ALSO READ: "Fulani Herdsmen: Catholic Church protests against herdsmen

Agro Matters: Phone repairer charged with abduction, rape

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:35 PM PST

A teenager has been arraigned in court for the abduction and rape of a 15-year-old girl. A Makurdi Chief Magistrates' Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a  teenager handset repairer, Terhile Torkuma, who allegedly raped a 15-year-old. Torkuma, 19, was charged with conspiracy, abduction and rape punishable under Sections 97, 274 and 284 of the Penal Code, Laws of Benue, 2004. The accused

In Abuja: Security guard bags 1 month for theft of phone worth N13,000

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 03:40 PM PST

Magistrate Mohammed Tahir, handed down the verdict without the option of fine. A Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates' Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced 32-year-old security guard, Munvilla Danjak, to one month in jail for stealing a Nokia phone valued at N13,500. Danjak of Danube River Close, Maitama, Abuja, was arraigned for theft. Magistrate Mohammed Tahir, who handed down the verdict, said the

In Abuja: Police arrest 6 suspected killers of policeman, 14 others

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 03:20 PM PST

Six suspected killers of a policeman and 14 others have been arrested by the FCT police command in Abuja. The FCT police command said on Thursday that it had arrested six suspected killers of a police corporal, who was murdered on Dec. 29, 2016. The command gave the list of the suspects as: Ismaila Abdulwaheed, 28; Saliu Saka, 22; Sunday Odo, 21; John Paul, 17; Ifeanyi Peter, 19 and John Paul,

Fraud: Woman appears in court over alleged cheating

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:50 PM PST

A 42-year-old woman is currently facing a one-count charge of cheating. The Police on Thursday arraigned one Joy Amadu in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates' Court, Abuja, for alleged cheating. Amadu, 42, businesswoman of Nyanya, Abuja, was arraigned on a one-count-charge of cheating. Prosecutor George Ayana said that one Ebere Uzendu of Optimal Asset and Loan Micro Finance Bank, located at Women

In Makurdi: Farmer in court over alleged murder of 4-month-old baby

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:30 PM PST

The suspect has been charged with culpable homicide and remanded in prison over the murder of a baby. A 38-year old farmer, Sylvester Tyokyaa of RCM Primary School, Tyodugh village in Agan Ward, Makurdi, was on Thursday arraigned in a Makurdi Magistrates' Court for alleged murder of a four-month-old baby boy. Tyokyaa was charged with culpable homicide punishable under Section 222 of the Penal

Backpage: The American website where underage girls are sold

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 07:06 AM PST

Unknown to many Americans, children are being sold as sex slaves on the Internet. Fake news is not the only challenge facing online publishers and social networks in 2017; child sex trafficking victims and activists are pushing for amendments to the Communications Decency Act, a United States law that says website owners are not responsible for content posted by users. Earlier this month,

Domestic Violence: “My wife beats me at will,” husband tells court

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 07:06 AM PST

The man urged the court to dissolve their union which had produced six children. "My wife is stronger than me and she has turned me into a punching bag," a man, Lukeman Owolabi, told a Customary Court sitting in Ikole in Ekiti State on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the wife had filed a suit seeking the dissolution of their 23-year-old marriage over constant fighting

Infidelity: ‘My wife was impregnated by her lover’ – Man tells court

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 07:06 AM PST

A Lagos civil servant whose wife chased away from his house and later got pregnant for another man has dragged her to a court. A bitter man, Rasheed Taliat, has dragged his wife, Shakirat to a Magistrates' Court sitting in Ejigbo, Lagos State, after her secret lover got her pregnant under his nose. PM Express reports that the 45-year-old Taliat, a civil servant, narrated in the court presided by

Who Is Bobrisky? Another cross-dresser says he is the bomb (Photos)

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 06:40 AM PST

Another cross-dresser called Jay Bugatti has come out of the closet to swell the ranks of Nigerian Male Barbies in the country. Just when Nigerians thought they had seen the last of cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky and his antics, another member of his clan has come out of the closet to swell the ranks of the Male Barbies in the country. ALSO READ: "Bobrisky: Nigerian cross dresser

WikiHow: How-to website apologises for whitewashing Obama, Jay Z and Beyonce

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 06:20 AM PST

WikiHow posted a whitewashed up photo of Obama, Jay Z and Beyonce which got backlash on Twitter. The popular how-to website WikiHow has apologised for whitewashing the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, rap legend Jay Z and pop icon Beyonce on its website. In an article titled 'How to become a congressman' Jay Z, Beyonce and Obama were whitewashed. A Beyonce fan Twitter account

Domestic Violence: Wife seeks divorce of 35-year-old marriage

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 06:20 AM PST

She told the court that her husband often beats her whenever she returned home late. A housewife, Mrs Florence Oludare, on Thursday approached an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to seek the dissolution of her 35-year-old marriage to her husband, Ojo, over alleged battery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitioner is seeking the dissolution on the grounds of threat to life, frequent

Guevedoces: The strange story of how girls turn into boys at puberty

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 05:45 AM PST

Due to a hormonal effect, girls become boys when they hit puberty in the village of Salinas, in Dominican Republic. In the tiny village of Salinas in the Dominican Republic, a strange thing happens. Believe it or not but some girls change into boys when they approach puberty. These kids who undergo this transformation are called 'Guevedoces' which literally means 'penis at twelve'. How is this

Exit Of A Hero: Young student sacrifices life to save hundreds

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 05:25 AM PST

A young schoolboy has died a heroic death after he prevented a suicide bomber from detonating a bomb in a Mosque where hundreds would have lost their lives. A young student, Yakubu Muhammad Fannami, is now a hero after he sacrificed his life to save hundreds of worshippers at a Mosque in the Kaleri area of Maiduguri, Borno State. ALSO READ: "Maiduguri Bombing: 20 killed, 18 injured in suicide

Nigeria: Life expectancy is below 60 years

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 05:25 AM PST

Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world that has a life expectancy of below 60 years. On January 9, 2017, The International Spectator tweeted an index of the countries where life expectancy is below 60 years. Unsurprisingly, Nigeria made the list with a few other countries. In 2015, life expectancy in Nigeria was 54 years old according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). This data

Guevedoces: The strange story of how girls into boys at puberty

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:55 AM PST

Due to a hormonal effect, girls become boys when they hit puberty in the village of Salinas, in Dominican Republic. In the tiny village of Salinas in the Dominican Republic, a strange thing happens. Believe it or not but some girls change into boys when they approach puberty. These kids who undergo this transformation are called 'Guevedoces' which literally means 'penis at twelve'. How is this

Hotter Than Fire: Engineer sets ex-lover, rival ablaze, attempts suicide

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:30 AM PST

A jealous man who was jilted by his woman friend has killed her and her new lover after setting them on fire in Lagos. A jealous man identified as Engineer Ogundare has killed his ex-lover and her new lover in a fiery rage after he set fire on them at a beer palour in the Meiran area of Lagos State, before attempting to kill himself by drinking poison. Punch reports that the incident which

BK Chat LDN: Season 1 of the best show on YouTube comes to an end

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:30 AM PST

BK Chat LDN wraps up its first season as it has impacted pop culture positively with its topics. BK Chat LDN which has been a runaway hit has come to an end, at least the first season. The last video for this season was uploaded yesterday, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, and it contained bloopers from the cast of the show. The informal talk has been the total rave on social media, especially on

Sisters At War: Prostitutes plan march over recession

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:10 AM PST

Members of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes are planning a protest march against recession in February. Irked by the persistent hardship occasioned by the recession in the country, members of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP), have concluded plans to stage a nationwide protest march. In a statement jointly signed by the President of the Association, Tamar

Way To Go: Prostitute dies during sex-romp in Lagos brothel

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 03:40 AM PST

A commercial sex worker has died inside a brothel in Lagos following a drug-induced session with a customer. A commercial sex worker identified as Janet Etim, has reportedly died after a sex-romp with a customer who allegedly spiked his system with sex-enhancing drugs. PM Express reports that the incident happened inside a room at a brothel known as De Love Hotel located at Ilufumi Street,

Beware: Woman arrested for putting menstrual blood on customer’s food

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:50 AM PST

An angry fast food worker in the United States faces a five-year jail term for putting her menstrual flow on a customer's food. A Mississippi, USA fast food worker, Sky Juliett Samuel, has been arrested and is facing a five-year jail term for allegedly smearing her own menstrual blood and saliva on a cheeseburger before serving it to a customer. ALSO READ: "Evil Mind: Cook in the dock for

Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers say Toke should confess to her husband about her child

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST

63% of Pulse Nigeria Poll voters have advised Toke to confess that her child was adopted and beg her husband for forgiveness. Toke has been married for many years without a child and her in-laws' persistent humiliation pushed her into doing something unthinkable just to have a child to show for it. Now after 18 years, the bubble is about to blow in her face as she faces the reality of either

Morning Teaser: ‘How do I punish my husband for getting my maid pregnant?’

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST

"Dear Pulse, My name is Jade, a 28-year-old married woman with a kid. I have been married to Chuka for four years now but at the moment, all I have in my mind is how to make him suffer for what he did to me. I will not say I am a perfect woman but I have been a good wife to my husband, at least I have not shirked in my responsibilities. So I wonder where I went wrong for him to behave in such
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