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Government activities are reportedly slowing down at Nigeria’s Aso Rock seat of power as the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari, battles an undisclosed illness, according to a report. The report, last night by the online paper SIGNAL said that “Abba Kyari’s illness, which is said to be of an undisclosed nature, has slowed down […]

A 10-year-old Finnish boy has received 10,000 dollars from Instagram after finding a security fault in the service, media report said on Tuesday. It said that the boy, whose name was given as Jani, discovered the security vulnerability in the Instagram app, a mobile photo-sharing service owned by Facebook, in March. He found that he […]

See Freeze’s letter below: Dear Social Media Users, The Internet has been buzzing with the Tiwa & T Billz saga since Thursday, and opinions are divided into two schools. There is ‪#‎TeamTiwa‬ where the supporters are of the mindset that Tiwa was cheated and abused by Billz who is the devil, while the devotees of […]

Two U.S. missionaries were found murdered in a rural area of Jamaica known for its high rates of crime, authorities said Sunday. Randy Hentzel, 48, and Harold Nichols, 53, were discovered in bushes in separate areas of St. Mary parish, the Jamaica Constabulary Force said in a statement. The pair worked in Jamaica for Teams […]

1 Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, a generation Of rats and ratlings built a monument of loot And they sat atop their monument contemplating The ruin that is Nigeria The rot that is Nigeria The abjection that is Nigeria And they saw you from atop their monument of loot and said: “Pray, who is this ordinary woman that […]

ThisDay Newspaper Journalist Azuka Ogujiuba is “upset” that Tiwa Savage and her team turned over an exclusive interview that was meant for ThisDay to Pulse TV. The published video on the latter’s platform now has over one million views within three days of publishing the exclusive. Unfortunately,  Ogujiuba has become the butt of jokes and […]

The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, on Monday in Lagos said the agency was working toward providing the best terminals for airport users across the country. Dunoma stated this while speaking with aviation correspondents at the inauguration of the Aviation White House built by Air Transport Services Senior Staff […]

The Presidency last night received the report of the committee set up to look into the contentious areas in the 2016 budget. The committee was constituted at the end of the meeting of President Muhammdu Buhari with the leadership of the National Assembly last Tuesday. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, […]

Ancient healers and philosophers recommended salt inhalation for the respiratory system and health problems. Dry salt therapy originates from speleotherapy (cave therapy) and the Wieliczka salt cave in Poland, where workers exhibited fewer respiratory illnesses. There are thousands of salt rooms in Europe and beyond. The benefits of salt therapy are wide-ranging. Salt levels affect […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the Attorney General and Minister for Justice alongside the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, to institute a N1.3trn suit against Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company and four others. The suit is being instituted on behalf of the Federal Government and the 350 communities in Delta and […]

Tension is now high at NNPC Towers, the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), with the workers drawing the battle-line with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, over the extension of retirement dates for two NNPC directors sacked last year. A report […]

A female fan of Ricky Martin paid an eyewatering $90,000 for a kiss with the hitmaker. Ana Paola Diniz placed the highest bid at an auction to raise money for AIDS charities and planted the kiss on her idol at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on a Friday in April. The 44-year-old […]

EFCC is perfecting plans to arraign top officials of INEC, including the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo and oil chiefs implicated in the N23.29b poll bribery scam in court soon. It was also gathered that charges might also be preferred against ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke who allegedly coordinated the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari 0n Monday night played host to Catholic Bishops at the Statehouse, Abuja. Catholic bishops present at the event included Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze and as well as Matthew Kukah among others. Images: RipplesNigeria

A 21-year-old Somali asylum seeker has set herself on fire at an Australian offshore processing centre on the pacific island of Nauru, less than a week after refugee advocates say she was forcibly sent back there. The woman, named by refugee advocates as Hodan Yasin, is currently in a critical condition, according to Australian Immigration […]

The Vice President of Nigeria, has revealed on Monday, that the country lost $15 billion to fraud and corrupt practices in security equipment spending during the last administration. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo made this known at a book presentation of the Ibadan-based elite group, House Of Lords, which just published an in-depth analysis by different experts […]

A fresh set of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) students graduated from University of Perpetual Help System, Philippines, on April 28, 2016. According to Newest Rivers, the students were sent during the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Writing from the graduation ceremony, Victor Kelechi said: “Why […]

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgin Loven shared new photos of Hope who was left for dead in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State after being branded a witch. “Today, April 30, its exactly 3 months ago since David and I and our team found Hope in a village, naked, alone and almost dead ! Sometimes I think […]

Ikem Okuhu wrote the following with the above picture on Facebook: “Saw this on Mary Ikoku’s wall and I began to think differently about the entire Edible Catering saga… So Teebillz was not always NOT picking the bills? He actually picked Tiwa Savage from oblivion and put her on the map. Tiwa said so…” So many […]

Singer Wunmi Obe (Nee Aboderin), shared this old photo with her husband, Tunde Obe. The singing couple have been together for 28 years and blessed with three children. They dated 10 years before getting married in 1998. (LIB)