''Exploiting Abiola’s name for 2019 elections will splash oil on the pearl'' Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna-central, has warned that the recent honor done to late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 election, must not be milked for political gains as the 2019 election draws near.

Sani in a statement released yesterday, said the timing of the honor already suggests it has a political undertone but that the Federal government must however be weary of how it goes about implementing the honor otherwise it would be a ''splash oil on the pearl''. Sani also faulted the Federal government for some of the people that have been invited for the investiture of June 12 next week Tuesday.

Davido and Chioma step out for romantic date night

The artiste who is very much drunk in love shared this loved up picture as he treated his lady to a romantic date night. 

Video: Nigerian Policemen attached to a King in Kwara state filmed flogging a motorcyclist

The disturbing video showing policemen attached to the Olusin of Isanlu flogging and manhandling a motorcyclist was shared online by an IG user @oluwalodiwamu. Read what he wrote about the incident below

''What is happening in Nigeria with the so called Police men/Sars ! I was in a little traffic along the uncompleted road of Ajase Ipo Ilorin when I suddenly a bike on motion running towards the drainage and jumped out to escape the chase by Olusin of Isanlu Isin entourage which happens to be Nigeria police men. He left his bike and as they were about to carry it, he came back begging and they started beating him mercilessly. What could he have done in a traffic caused by abandon road project to deserve this treatment of beating with Koboko ????''

Watch the video below 

This cute Nigerian guy says he wants to remain single till death

Isn't he too handsome to remain single for the rest of his life? Ladies over to you.

"Ministry is not business" - Pastor Poju Oyemade

The clergyman tweeted this saying pastors should not view themselves as competitors. 

Here's a break down of the Abacha loot and how much of it has been recovered

To mark the 20th anniversary of Sani Abacha's death, BBC did a graphic illustration of the late general's loot and how much of the money has been recovered by the Nigerian government.

Lady narrates the shocking experience she had with 'almajiri' boys whom she tried to help

Twitter user @A_yeesha got a rude shock when destitute kids popularly referred to as 'almajiri' in the north made crude sexual remarks at her. Read her tweets below. 

Jay-Z and Beyonce go completely naked in another racy bedroom photo. 18+

Beyonce and Jay-Z who are currently on a joint tour together broke the internet last night with a racy bedroom photo, where Beyonce was seen wearing only a sexy thong.

Another daring photo of Jay and Bey just surfaced online. The power couple went completely naked in bed and strategically covered their modesty with their hands and legs while holding each other.

See full photo below.

Donald Trump describes Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau as 'very dishonest and weak'

Many business experts say President Trump is starting a 'trade war' with most of its allies but the US leader is not bothered and he just described Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau as 'very dishonest and weak' following events that took place at the 2018 G& summit.

According to Trump, 'PM Justin Trudeau of Canada acted so meek and mild during our G7 meetings only to give a news conference after I left saying that, “US Tariffs were kind of insulting” and he “will not be pushed around.” Very dishonest & weak. Our Tariffs are in response to his of 270% on dairy!'.

'Obasanjo once said he preferred to be jailed by Buhari so why is he raising alarm now' - Governor Fayose

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo should not raise alarm but should come forward and clear his name.  

Fayose was reacting to the former President’s allegations that the Federal Government is plotting to silence him, using false witnesses to indict and possibly arrest him.  

“There is no need to raise alarm. Obasanjo at a time said President Buhari is best for Nigeria. So now, President Buhari is telling the whole world that Obasanjo stole money. Obasanjo should go and clear his name,” he said.  

Cardi B matches her hair with her shoe as she shows off her bump at 8 months

Cardi B, who is expected to have her baby girl next month, has shared a new photo of herself rocking her bump in style.

The rapper wore a short white dress that hugged her bulging belly. She also wore a rainbow-colored hair which matched her rainbow-colored shoes.

Cardi revealed in April that she was pregnant and TMZ later reported that her baby is due in July 2018. This means she's 8 months pregnant.

Tonto Dikeh writes in tongues as she comments on Majid Michael's photo

It appears Tonto Dikeh was moved by the spirit, such that she began to write in tongues while commenting on a post shared by Ghanaian actor Majid Michael.

The actor/ evangelist shared a photo of himself preaching to an audience with the caption: "God never said the weapons wouldn’t form ... He said they wouldn’t prosper. #LEADERSHiP"

In reply, Tonto wrote something indecipherable which many have interpreted to be an attempt at writing in tongues.

See it below.

"A compliment from a woman doesn't give you a free pass to sex" Mayorkun tells men, but they don't agree

Singer Mayorkun has informed men not to automatically think a woman is asking for sex simply because she paid him a compliment. But some Nigerian men don't agree with him.

He wrote: "SOMETIMES, a compliment from her doesn’t give you a free pass to sex, “oh you look cute” MAYBE cos you do, “hmm, you smell nice” MAYBE it’s just because you do."

Lil Wayne reportedly bags eight-figure settlement in legal battle with Birdman, Cash Money and Universal Records

Rapper, Lil Wayne has finally come out victorious in his longstanding legal dispute against Birdman, Cash Money Records and Universal Records.

Recall that the two have been in a legal battle for a long period of time with Wayne accusing Birdman of owing him tens of millions of dollars, including an $8 million advance for “Tha Carter V,” plus $2 million once the album was finished.

As some point, Wayne threatened to terminate his Young Money label, which is under the Cash Money/Universal umbrella.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Wayne’s attorney, Howard King, filed a notice with the court on May 23 that all sides are ready to dismiss the lawsuit.

Sources say Universal wrote a big check to settle the suit and none of the money came from Birdman. The amount, is “well over $10 million.”

Photos: GOV. Ambode receives Minister of Youth and Sports with international Paralympics committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right); Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung (2ndright); Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Kweku Tandoh (2nd left) and Manager, World Para Powerlifting Competition, Mr. Sam Munkley (left) during a courtesy visit by the Sports Minster and delegation from the International Paralympics Committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Behind them are Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Youth & Social Development, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunla (right); Commissioner for Youth & Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri (2nd right) and his counterpart for Special Duties & Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Oluseye Oladejo (3rd right).

Offa Robbery: Bukola Saraki submits written response to Nigerian Police

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has just confirmed that the Nigerian Police has received his written response regarding his indictment in the Offa robbery incident.

According to the Senate President, 'In line with their request, earlier today, the Police received my response to their letter on the investigation into the Offa robbery case'.

The Police is yet to make the letter public or acknowledge receiving it.

Video: ''A dead man is not a citizen of Nigeria'' Dino Melaye faults President Buhari honoring MKO Abiola with GCFR title

Embattled senator Dino Melaye says President Buhari cannot posthumously award MKO Abiola with the GCFR title because the acclaimed June 12 1993 election winner is dead and therefore no longer a citizen of Nigeria.

Speaking on the floor of the senate today, Dino said

“I am a democrat; I believe very sincerely that Chief M.K.O Abiola deserve even more than the President has pronounced because he is a true patriot, philanthropist and should be sole decorated. But Mr. President, we are governed in the country by the constitution and extant laws. No matter how beautiful a situation is, the law of the land remains the law of the land. Section (2) says ‘a person shall be eligible for appointment to any rank or holder unless he is a citizen of Nigeria. A dead man is not a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’. We should not be emotional about this. The law remains the law. 3(2) subject to the next notice, ‘A person shall be appointed to a particular rank of an order when the President receives him in person’. Mr. President, they said ‘in person’. For us to do what we are supposed to do, we would have to amend the provisions of this Act because anything we need to do, we have to do in accordance with the provisions of the law.” 

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Declare December 31 ‘Democracy Destruction Day’ to celebrate your 1983 coup' - PDP Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe tells Buhari

Enyinnaya Abaribe, a PDP senator from Abia State has asked President Buhari to declare December 31 as Democracy Destruction Day to mark the coup he led to end Nigeria’s Second Republic in 1983.  

Buhari on December 31, 1983 led by a group of senior army officers to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Shehu Shagari.

Years after, President Buhari on June 6, 2018 directed that effective 2019, Nigeria’s Democracy Day, marked every May 29 for the past 18 years, be shifted to June 12 to honour Moshood Abiola, the winner of the 1993 presidential election. Abiola was never sworn in as president. He was instead detained by the military and died in prison five years later.  

Osinbajo's aide reacts to reports that the VP's chopper’s averted tragedy by making an emergency landing

There are reports that the chopper that was to convey Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada in Abuja today was forced to land, few seconds after take off.

According to the reports, while taking off,  the chopper could not ascend beyond the tree level, before it emitted thick smoke and landed on the same spots few seconds after take off.

Reacting to the news, Osinbajo's media aide, Laolu Akande tweeted,

'VP Osinbajo attended the graduation ceremony of Nigeria Customs Senior Course in Gwagwalada today. On his way back it was decided, for technical reasons, not to fly the chopper that had brought him to the venue. He drove back to the Presidential Villa & continued his schedule'.

Wendy Williams looks sexier than ever in new photos

Wendy Williams recently posed for new photos and the controversial talk show host looks better than ever in them.

The lovely photos were taken by celebrity photographer Robert Ector.

More below.

Photos: President Buhari breaks Ramadan fast with Tobi Bakre, Sound Sultan, Tania Omotayo, Kunle Afolayan, others

This evening, President Buhari broke his Ramadan fast with some entertainers and Youth Ambassadors at the state house, Abuja. Amongst those invited were BBNaija's Tobi Bakre, Sound Sultan, Kunle Afolayan, Tania Omotayo and others. See more photos below

Forbes ranks world highest paid athletes and Mayweather and Messi are leading

Forbes has ranked the highest paid athletes in the world and former boxer Floyd Mayweather and football player Lionel Messi are leading.

These athletes make their money not just from sports but also from endorsements and TV contracts.

Below is a report by Forbes staff, Kurt Badenhausen:

Floyd Mayweather heads the world’s highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in seven years, thanks to a $275 million payday for his August boxing match against UFC star Conor McGregor. The two fighters defied naysayers who said the match would never take place and laughed all the way to the bank, with career-high paydays. McGregor’s take: an estimated $85 million, more than five times his previous biggest check.

Fans couldn’t resist tuning in to see if the brash McGregor could take away Mayweather’s beloved ‘0.’ The two fighters produced an entertaining 10-round battle, and viewers around the globe watched Mayweather improve to a record of 50-0 for his career. The 4.3 million pay-per-view buyers helped the fight generate more than $550 million in total revenue.

Mayweather generated another $10 million outside the ring from appearances, memorabilia and endorsements with Hublot and Tequila Avion to bring his total earnings for the year to $285 million. He joins Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods as the only athletes to earn $1 billion since turning pro (see How Floyd Mayweather Made $275 Million For One Night Of Work).

Kylie Jenner shows off her washboard abs as she strikes suggestive poses in new photos

Kylie Jenner  has  got her postbaby body back and she wants the world to see.

The mother-of-one who welcomed  a child in February shared photos of herself scantily clad while striking suggestive poses.

GTBank debunks Innoson’s Supreme Court order claim

Read the press release by GTBank below...

N2.9bn Fraud: Court adjourns ex-Adamawa governor, Fintiri’s trial to October 4th

Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of a former governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru also known as Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and one other, charged with N2.9billion fraud to October 4, 2018.

The adjournment was sequel to an application by Fintiri’s counsel, Mahmud Abubakar Magaji, SAN, seeking the release of the international passport of the first defendant to enable him to travel to Germany for follow-up on his medical treatment.

Fintiri, a former lawmaker, who also served briefly as the Acting Governor of Adamawa State, is being prosecuted on a 5-count charge of bribery and money laundering alongside Mayim Construction and Properties Limited, by EFCC.

“The Constitution needs to be amended if June 12th is declared as Democracy day.”- DSP, Ike Ekweremadu

The senate today deliberated on President Buhari's decision to declare June 12th as Nigeria's new 'Democracy Day'.

During the discussion, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu said, 'the Constitution needs to be amended if June 12th is declared as Democracy day'.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki however said, 'we recognize the fact that the recognition of Chief MKO Abiola and his contributions have been long overdue. We must recognize this good intention.There might be imperfections in how it was implemented, but let us take the good intention behind all of this'.

Follow their conversation below...

Fake female blind beggar and her son caught in Lagos (Videos)

 A woman who pretends to be blind while roaming the street of Lagos begging people for money has been caught.

The woman who identified herself as Ope Azeez from Ede, Osun State was caught on Monday with her son Olalekan Sodiq, who helps her around whenever she's out begging for money. 

According to the Facebook user, Balogun Lolly Atinuke, who share story and videos online, the woman was caught red-handed by Baale of Ita Oluwo at Ita Oluwo bus-stop. 

He said a phone, torchlight and some huge amount of money were discovered from the woman while she was being confronted by a mob.

Family of five die mysteriously after moving into new house in Ogun

A family of five including father, mother, three children and an apprentice were found dead in a new building they all just moved into along Shakora, Aiyepe road in Sagamu area of Ogun State today June 7th. 

According to residents, the victims met their untimely death the first night they all slept in the building. The stench from the compound forced neighbors to break into it and found their lifeless bodies this morning.

While the father’s body was discovered in front of a chair, the youngest child’s body was seen in front of a plate of food. 

Photo: Fake EFCC operative arraigned in court

The EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Office, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 arraigned one Babakura Mustapha before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on a two-count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.

Mustapha allegedly posed as a staff of the EFCC with the name “Mr. Kola” and in the assumed capacity presented himself to one Mamman Bukar as the operative handling ‘a case’ purportedly against him (Bukar).

Woman calls out store after she allegedly found hand glove in chicken pie she bought from them in Lagos

A woman has taken to Twitter to reveal that she bought chicken pie from a retail store in Lagos only to find a hand glove in it.

She shared photos of the half-eaten pie with the glove sticking out of it and called out the retail store she bought it from.

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Miyetti Allah threatens Legal action against journalists over herdsmen killings

Chairman of the Nasarawa State Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Hussaini Mohammed, has vowed to take legal action against any journalist who writes any report incriminating Fulani herdsmen in the state from now on. 

Hussaini stated this in an interview with Daily Independent while reacting to the media reports about the killing of three police officers who were on their way to restore peace between Agatu and Fulani herdsmen in Maraba Udege in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.

Man wrongly imprisoned for 25 years gets $10million as compensation

A Philadelphian man who was jailed for 25 years for a rape and murder he didn’t commit will be paid $10million as compensation.

In 1991, Anthony Wright was sentenced to life in prison in the USA for the killing of his neighbor, Louise Talley, 77. Louise was raped and repeatedly stabbed to death at her home and Anthony was indicted in the murder. 

But the conviction was reversed in 2014 after DNA evidence pointed to a former crack addict who died in a South Carolina prison.

Super Eagles FIFA ranking drops ahead of 2018 World Cup

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped a point from last month’s 47th position to 48 place in the world, and from sixth to seventh in the continent, in the latest FIFA rankings.  

The statement on FIFA’s website today said the recent flurry of pre-FIFA World Cup friendlies left its mark on the latest rankings.

While the top three positions are unchanged as Germany, Brazil and Belguim sit respectively, Russia-bound duo of Poland and Uruguay have succeeded in making strides within the top 20.