37 FRSC officials arrested for extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways

A Joint Inter-Agency Team led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 37 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for allegedly extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways.  

The Team, comprising officials of ICPC, FRSC and the Department of State Security (DSS) also arrested five persons said to be agents of the corps officials in a sting operation carried out simultaneously in the six geo-political zones.  

50 Cent stops Wendy Williams from entering his party (video)

Wendy Williams got turned away by 50 Cent after she showed up for the rapper's pool party at New Jersey's BarCode on Saturday. 

Sharing a footage in which the 55-year-old daytime talk show host was spotted wearing her now-signature Yankees hat, 50 Cent stated that she can't just show up at his party when she's been talking about him. 

Man pranks his girlfriend by pretending he had another girl at home and her reaction has Instagram users in stitches (video)

A man pranked his girlfriend by setting up a dummy to make it look like he had another woman in the house. The girlfriend's reaction when she walked in will have you watching the video multiple times.

In the viral video, the man can be seen putting the dummy in place as he awaited the arrival of his girlfriend. He then lay back on a chair and waited until he heard her footsteps. 

You have to be presentable to be noticed - Mimi Orjiekwe slams IG troll, Bold Pink after shade post

Mimi Orjiekwe fired back at popular IG troll, Bold Pink, after she took a dig at her over an Instagram photo of her drinking champagne from a wooden table in a car. 

In a shade post addressed to the Nollywood actress, the controversial Instagram user had written 'only in Nigeria, sis what is the table doing there? lol #luxury lifestyle. Some Nigerian celebrities lol giving us local luxury lifestyle.'

NYPD fires officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold even as he shouted 'I can't breathe'

A New York City police officer involved in the death of an unarmed American man, named Eric Garner, has been fired by the department five years after.

Eric Garner, 43, was killed by police on Staten Island in 2014 and his death elicited outrage and spurred Black Lives Matter activists into action.

Popular YouTube couple Jamie and Nikki announce separation after 6 years of marriage

It’s officially over for popular YouTube interracial couple, Jamie and Nikki. After weeks of speculation triggered by their absence on social media, the vloggers broke their silence by announcing their separation via their respective Instagram pages. They have since unfollowed one another.

Cristiano Ronaldo 'admits he paid rape accuser $375k settlement as his lawyers demand her civil lawsuit is dismissed'

Cristiano Ronaldo, 34, has admitted he paid his rape accuser Kathryn Mayorga $375,000 in hush money in 2010.

This comes after Las Vegas authorities announced last month that there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges against the Juventus striker.

American model, Mayorga claimed the football star raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 but Ronaldo strongly denies the claims. She also admitted that she took $375,000  from Ronaldo back in 2010 as part of a private settlement and also signed a confidentiality agreement vowing to keep her mouth shut about the alleged incident.

Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes split after 6 years of dating

Few days after 51-year-old Jamie Foxx was spotted partying in Los Angeles and holding hands with a much younger singer Sela Vave, it's been confirmed that his romantic relationship with 40-year-old actress Katie Holmes has hit the rocks after 6 years. 

Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes have been together since 2013, a year after she divorced Tom Cruise. E! News confirmed that they went their separate ways in late May, a few weeks after making their red-carpet debut at the Met Gala. 

Germany attack: Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Chris Ngige, others pay Ekweremadu sympathy visit

Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Chris Ngige and other members of the 9th senate, paid a sympathy visit to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, last night.

The visit was to sympathize with Ekweremadu over the assault and humiliation he suffered from members of the Indigenious People of Biafra IPOB In Germany over the weekend. 

Donald Trump makes Twitter joke about Greenland but it doesn't go down well

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday night, August 19, to share a mischievous tweet that's likely to further inflame sensitivities over his comments about buying Greenland.

Trump on Sunday confirmed the idea of buying Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory, had been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits to the US. For decades, the United States has operated the Thule air force base in Greenland.

'Be ready to work with this government to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty' - President Buhari tells ministers-designate

President Buhari has charged ministers-designate to be ready to work with his government to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.    

Buhari spoke while declaring open a two-day retreat for 43 ministers-dsignate in Abuja on Monday, August 19th saying that incoming Ministers should ensure that all hands were on deck to realise the administration’s vision of laying the grounds for the lifting of 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years.  

Jamie Foxx's new girlfriend Sela Vave 'living' at his home after split from Katie Holmes

Jamie Foxx's hot new flame, Sela Vave is reportedly living at his home after split from his girlfriend of 6 years Katie Holmes. 

Speculation of their split came after Vave, said to be a young model, aspiring singer and actress exited Bootsy Bellows nightclub in Los Angeles hand-in-hand with 51-year-old Jamie Foxx on Saturday August 17. Recall LIB reported that the 40-year-old Katie Holmes also confirmed her split from the actor and singer while having dinner with her friends at La Esquina.

I'd douse my own self in gasoline than sleep with you - Rapper, Joyner Lucas exposes IG model Celina Powell for trying to get down with him

American Instagram model, Celina Powell is popularly known for targeting celebrities and after sleeping with the stars she exposes them on social media.

But this time, she has been put on blast by rapper Joyner Lucas, whom she tried to make her next victim.

Igbo community in Germany calls IPOB a humiliation of the Igbo race in a foreign land as they apologise to Ekweremadu

The Igbo community has issued an unreserved apology to senator Ike Ekweremadu and condemned in the strongest terms, the actions of the IPOB members who descended on him.

This was made known by Uche Anichukwu, Special Assistant to Ekweremadu on Media who quoted the group's statement. 

 

Osun State declares public holiday for traditional worshippers

The Osun Government has declared Tuesday, August 20th as a public holiday to mark the 2019 Traditional Worshippers’ Day, also known as ‘’Isese Day.”

Obawale Adebisi, the Supervisor for the Ministry of Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism , announced this on Monday in Osogbo. Adebisi, however, appealed to traditional worshippers to be peaceful and law abiding in their conduct during and after the festive period.  

Nigeria’s population explosion is frightening - Buhari

President Buhari on Monday August 19, expressed fear over Nigeria’s population explosion which he described as "frightening". 

The President told the 43-ministers-designate who will assume office tomorrow to work hand-in-hand to find a solution to the worrisome trend. 

“By average estimates, our population is close to 200 million today. By 2050, UN (United Nations) estimates show that Nigeria will be third globally, behind only India and China with a projected population of 411 million.

“This is a frightening prospect but only if we sit idly by and expect handouts from so-called development partners. The solution to our problems lies within us" he said. 

Update: German police say nobody has been arrested over Senator Ike Ekweremadu's attack

German police says nobody has been arrested in connection with the attack and humiliation of former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, at the New Yam Festival last Saturday August 17th.

Speaking in an interview with Channels tv, the press officer of Nuremberg police, Seebaurer Rainer, said 

Donald Trump throws shade at Anthony Scaramucci by tweeting old video of the former aide praising him

Donald Trump took to Twitter to throw shade at Anthony Scaramucci after the former aide criticized him publicly.

Trump discredited the former White House communications director, who served for less than two weeks, by tweeting an old video of Scaramucci praising him.

Miley Cyrus' family believe her new girlfriend, Kaitlynn Carter is using her for fame

Miley Cyrus' family is reportedly unsure of her romance with Kaitlynn Carter after the end of her marriage to Liam Hemsworth. 

Recall that Miley and Liam confirmed their eight-month marriage was over after photos of the 'Wrecking Ball' singer kissing Kaitlynn during a romantic getaway to Lake Como surfaced. 

Breaking: EFCC raids Akinwunmi Ambode’s residence (video)

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently raiding the residence of Akinwumi Ambode, the immediate past governor of Lagos state.

Our lawyers have started reviewing FIFA’s life ban on Samson Siasia – NFF

The Nigeria Football Federation has disclosed that its lawyers have started to review the decision against former Nigeria player and coach Samson Siasia by the FIFA Ethics Committee, which on Friday announced that it had placed a life ban from all football-related activities on Siasia.  

Acting President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, himself a lawyer of more than three decades at the bar, said on Monday that the Federation had already reached out to the former U20, U23 and Super Eagles head coach and is aware that he is receiving appropriate legal advice.

Human Rights lawyer backs IPOB on Ekweremadu attack

While condemnation from different quarters have greeted the attack on senator Ike Ekweremadu by IPOB members in Germany, a human rights lawyer, Femi Aborisade, said IPOB was right to question the senator. 

Aborisade argued that the action of IPOB towards Ekweremadu should serve as warning signals to current public officeholders that they would account for their actions in office.

Bobrisky drags IG troll, Bold Pink, for attacking Mimi Orjiekwe

Bobrisky has dragged IG troll, Bold Pink, for attacking actress Mimi Orjiekwe, yesterday August 19th. 

In a post he shared on his IG page this morning, Bobrisky expressed his disappointment at Mimi for replying Bold Pink whom he described as an ''Elephant with Fat face''. Read what he wrote below

Onyeka Onwenu Returns To Stage With Sensational Performance At Hi-life fest Finale

You’d be hard-pressed to find a list of top 5 Nigerian music legends without Onyeka Onwenu. She is, without a doubt, one of the icons of African music, and her appearance at the Hi-life fest finale grabbed the headlines for all the right reasons.

As expected, she came through with the kind of graceful performance that only Onyeka Onwenu can pull off. From the first to the last track, she was a class act.

Paul Okoye's wife Anita shares interesting things about their three adorable children

Singer, Paul Okoye's wife, Anita took to Instagram to share this cute photo of herself posing with their three children, Andre, Nathan, and Nadia, and revealed some interesting things about them.

She wrote: 

Ronke Odusanya confirms Don Jago is her baby daddy

Ronke Odusanya has confirmed Don Jago to be her baby daddy. The actress who welcomed her first child, a girl, two days ago, revealed this on her IG page this morning. See below

Governor Abdulrazaq locks out Kwara workers over lateness

Some Kwara state civil servants got locked out of the state's secretariat for lateness and poor attitude to work, after Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq paid a surprise visit on Monday August 19. 

The Kwara state Governor in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye, said he was unhappy that most offices were under lock with a large number of the workers yet to report to duty after he arrived by 7:55a.m. He further disclosed that for over one hour, only a handful were at their offices. 

Racquel Bailey finally lands a role on Tyler Perry's show after paying for a billboard ad to get his attention

Despite receiving a light scolding from Tyler Perry for pulling a billboard stunt to get his attention, Racquel Bailey can now for say for sure that her $2,000 investment paid off as she was offered a spot in the ace producer and actor's new project. 

Recall that Tyler politely chastised the actress for escalating her attention-grabbing tactics with a billboard. He also told her she will be offered a spot in his movies if she comes out good at his auditions which has no entry fee. 

Atiku did not score majority of lawful votes in the February 23 election - INEC tells presidential election petitions tribunal

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the presidential election petitions tribunal that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar did not score the majority of lawful votes in the February 23 election.  

In a written address filed by its lead counsel, Yunus Ustaz Usman (SAN), INEC said PDP and Atiku could not prove allegations of wrong entry of results in 11 states of Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara States.  

We did not raid Ambode’s residence-EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied raiding the residence of the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. A statement from the Antigraft agency reads

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has since early hours of today, been inundated with calls that operatives of the Commission raided the residence of the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode.

We need to state for the records that the EFCC did not raid Ambode’s house. It is instructive that his administration, like other former governors is under investigation, since they no longer constitutionally enjoy immunity against prosecution.

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FIRS boss, Tunde Fowler, is not under investigation- Presidency

The presidency has denied media reports that the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, is under investigation. Fowler was  handed a query letter by the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari, last week Friday August 16th over variance in the figures of tax collected since he assumed office in 2015.

Fowler was asked to respond to the query by today August 19th. Some Nigerians interpreted the query to mean he was under investigation.

However in a statement released today, the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Fowler is not under any investigation. Read the statement below

Hillary Clinton celebrates husband, Bill Clinton's birthday with his childhood photo

Hillary Clinton took it all back to where it began as she wished her husband and former US President Bill Clinton a happy birthday. 

Sharing a childhood photo of Bill Clinton, the former US First Lady and Democrats Presidential candidate in the 2016 election wrote "Happy birthday, Bill!". 

N3bn fraud: We’re not aware of Oyo-Ita’s alleged retirement - Presidency

The Presidency on Monday August 19, reacted to report from different quarters about the Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita's move to retire from service after being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N3bn fraud. 

Recall that her international and diplomatic passports were seized by the anti-graft agency who are investigating allegation of using front companies to get contracts when she was a permanent secretary, before her appointment as head of service by Buhari in 2015.

Nollywood actor Mike Godson writes open letter to EFCC to rescue him from impersonators

Mike Godson is fed up with constant harassment and has written an open letter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to rescue him from impersonators using his name and pictures for fraudulent activities online.

The 33-year-old Nollywood actor took to his Instagram page to pen the open letter to  Nigerian law enforcement agency, where he complained about so many fake pages of him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, impersonators are using to defraud people online.

Read the full letter below

Elton John defends The Sussexes as he reveals he paid for them to fly to his mansion by private jet and made a 'carbon neutral' donation on their behalf

Sir Elton John today defended the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after they were criticized by environmentalist for flying by private jet four times in just 11 days (read here).

The 72-year-old singer confirmed he paid for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to fly to and from his £15million mansion in Nice by private jet for a holiday "inside the safety and tranquillity of our home". He said he had ensured Prince Harry and Meghan's flight to and from the French Riviera last week were carbon neutral by making the "appropriate contribution" to a carbon footprint fund.

His statement comes days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were tagged "hypocrites" for calling for action on climate change yet flying by private jet. 

Order EFCC to release my $40m jewellery- Diezani Alison-Madueke tells Lagos court

Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, has filed an appeal at the Federal High Court Lagos for the reversal of an interim order secured by the EFCC for the interim forfeiture of her 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone all valued at $40m, seized by the antigraft agency last month.

Recall that on July 5th, the agency secured an interim order to confiscate the former Minister's jewelries and iphone which is believed to be proceeds from acts of corruption perpetrated while she was in office.

In an application filed by her counsel, Professor Awa Kalu, Diezani who is currently in the United Kingdom, accused the EFCC of entering her apartment illegally and taking the items without any court order. She said the anti-graft agency violated her fundamental “right to own property and to appropriate them at her discretion,” under sections 43 and 44 of the Constitution.

Your tree has matured, enjoy its bitter fruit - Reno Omokri mocks Wole Soyinka as police seal off venue of his press conference

Today, Lagos State police command sealed off the venue of a symposium where Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and other speakers where to address the state of insecurity in the country.  

The programme organised by a group known as Coalition for Revolution (CORE) was billed to hold at 46, Ibijoke street, Oluyole bus-stop, Oregun, Lagos.  Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, Affiong Affiong, a lawyer, and Femi Aborishade, an activist, has as its theme: “Democracy, State Repression and the State of insecurity in Nigeria”.

Reacting to the situation on Twitter, Reno Omokri, a former presidential media aide wrote, 'Wole Soyinka co-created the Frankenstein monster that General Buhari has become with his 'anyone but Jonathan' mantra. Now Jonathan  is OUT of POWER and Soyinka is OUT of FREEDOM and he wants us to come OUT on the streets?  No. Enjoy your monster!

Ex-Liverpool and Man.City striker, Mario Balotelli completes emotional return to his hometown club, Brescia

Brescia has unveiled Mario Balotelli after signing the striker on a free transfer.

The Ex-Liverpool and Manchester City striker made an emotional return to his hometown club today, August 19, to also mark his return to Serie A after a three-year absence.

The Italian striker will wear the No 45 shirt he also donned for Liverpool and Manchester City.