List of Corp Members Allowances in some States

In Nigeria, every year fresh graduates travel across the nation to different states in a scheme called National Youth Service Corps popularly called NYSC.

The NYSC scheme was an initiative of the Yakubu Gowon military regime in 1973 to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war.

While many Nigerians have called on successive governments to scrap the scheme as they say it has outlived its usefulness, many others have asked that the scheme should be retained.

"I have no regret quitting my old job, but it was a huge risk" – Anita Okoye Reveals

Anita Okoye, wife of Psquare‘s Paul Okoye has shared how she quit her 9-5 job this year in order to embark on new personal projects and she doesn’t regret it.

Paul and Anita Okoye held their star-studded traditional wedding on March 22, 2014 in Port Harcourt and 10 months later, they headed to the Ikoyi registry in Lagos on January 22, 2015 to do it the legal way.

BIZARRE! Man Marries His Phone In Las Vegas Ceremony (PHOTOs)

One man traveled to Vegas just so he could say 'I do' to his smartphone.Aaron Chervenak, 34, from Los Angeles, married his cellphone at The Little Vegas Chapel in Nevada last month in an attempt to make a point about society's growing devotion to and reliance on their smartphones.

Aaron said in a video documenting his peculiar wedding.

'If we're gonna be honest with ourselves, we connect with our phones on so many emotional levels,' 'We look to it for solace, to calm us down, to put us to sleep, to ease our minds, and to me, that's also what a relationship is about.' So in a sense my smartphone has been my longest relationship,' he added. 'That's why I decided to see what it was like to actually marry a phone.'

Drake alledgely shooting ‘One Dance’ video in South Africa but Wizkid is absent

New reports are floating around that Canadian rapper Drake has started filming the video for his hit single, ‘One Dance’ in South Africa.

Drizzy is reportedly in the African country to shoot the visuals for the Wizkid and Kyla-assisted song, with the featured artistes nowhere in sight.

Wiz Khalifa reveals he can only marry again at his 50s

Amber Rose might have to look elsewhere if she still nurses any hope of getting hitched with rapper Wiz Khalifa for a second time.

After his split from the former stripper-cum-model, Wiz Khalifa has said he might give marriage another shot when he is in his 50s.

Speaking to Jeff Weiss as a feature in the July/August issue of Playboy magazine, the rapper bared his thoughts on giving marriage another trial.

Governorn Samuel Ortom of Benue State sacksall local govt council chairpersons

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has sacked the chairpersons of the state’s 23 local government caretaker councils.

The State Commissioner of Information, Odey Ageh, made the announcement to the caretaker chairmen on Wednesday, after the weekly state executive council meeting in Makurdi, the Benue state capital.

JUST IN: Former Nigeria Minister, Ojo Maduekwe, is dead

A former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a stalwart of the opposition Peoples Democratic Patty, PDP, Ojo Maduekwe, is dead.

Mr. Maduekwe died at about 7pm on Wednesday at a hospital in Abuja.

A close associate of the former minister said that Mr. Maduekwe was returning to Nigeria from the U.S. via Dubai when he fell ill.

Breaking: Presidential Body Guard Link To Boko Haram Arrested

The presidency could not be reached to confirm the arrest of a Body Guard to President Mohammadu Buhari Coporal Hassan Aminu who is alleged to have a link with Boko Haram sect.

There are reports that Aminu had been taken into custody by security operatives for interrogation. Several calls and SMS sent to the presidential media Aide, Mr. Femi Adesina and Mallam Garba Shehu were not answered or replied even as at 8:35 pm.

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19 years old arraigned for raping five years old girl

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 19-year-old student, Joseph Urama, in prison for pleading guilty to defiling a neighbour’s five-year-old daughter.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, ordered the remand of the accused at the Kirikiri Prisons and adjourned the case to August 1 for facts and sentencing.

The accused, a student, who lives at Papa Ashafa area of Agege, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for alleged defilement.

Russian footballer Narrowly Avoids Death in Istanbul Terror Attack

Roman Neustädter arrived at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul to wrap up his move from Schalke to Fenerbahce, yesterday but little did he know what was going to unfold in the historic Turkish city, as suicide bombers killed 41 people in a horrifying attack.

The Russian international, who has also represented Germany twice at international level, flew into Istanbul to conclude the deal with Fener officials, not long before the tragedy at Ataturk airport occurred.

Transfer News: Spain Nolito to complete move to Manchester City

Nolito will arrive in Manchester on Wednesday evening to complete his move to Pep Guardiola's City, Goal understands.

The Spain winger is poised to become the second signing of the Guardiola era after agreeing on personal terms with the Premier League club.

He is scheduled to put the finishing touches on his transfer from Celta, worth in the region of £14 million, in a visit to the City Football Academy.

He will be given a tour of the club's training facilities after completing a number of health checks at the on-site medical centre.

A mother desperate in search for her 13yr old daughter after Istanbul Terror Attack

Samira Mohamed Abdi was in transit in Turkey with her family when three suicide bombers attacked Istanbul's main airport, killing 41 people and leaving over 230 others injured.

She told the BBC Somali service that in the rush to hide after the first explosion, her 13-year-old daughter went missing:

Ghanaian Pastor says Sex Between 12 and 3AM Leads To Unanswered Prayers

A Ghanaian twitter user who goes by the handle @HR_Blackness disclosed that a senior minister said to him that sex between the hours of 12 and 3am was truly dangerous even for married couples.

He claimed his pastor said that these were spiritually dense periods and that when angels were sent to deliver prayer responses they are not allowed to see your sexual nakedness. According to the Pastor this means unanswered prayers as the angels return.

Oh dear! See the 10 Years old World's Fattest Boy

This young boy is considered as one of the world's fattest children and cannot physically walk unaided or go to school. His rapid weight gain began aged just two when his mum and dad noticed he was much larger than his older brothers were at his age.Arya Permana, who weighs 30st 3lbs, is being put on an extreme diet as his parents try desperately to save him.Since then, he has been eating five meals a day consisting of rice, fish, beef, vegetable soup ,normally enough to feed two adults.


His mother, Rokayah Somantri said: "My son is growing up at a rapid rate and I am worried about his health. I do not know any other way to stop him from gaining more weight than to give him less food. "He is perpetually hungry and has an enormous diet and can actually eat meals of two adults at one time. He is always tired and complains of shortness of breath. "He only eats and sleeps and when he is not done with both, he jumps into the bathtub and stays there for hours.

A teenage Nigeria girl shares after sex video with her man, also thank him for a splendid night

Oh dear, what is this world turning into? A Facebook user who goes by the name Teddy Skitt shared a short video earlier today. Obviously, it was an after sex video as both the guy and girl can be seen half naked

According to her bio, she lives in Port Harcourt but hails from Imo State. The young girl captioned the video: "Good morning. Boo made my night. I love u baby" The funny thing is that her profile intro says "A Virgin" 

Can still be a virgin?

Rapper Future is the new cover for Rolling Stone Magazine July 2016 issue

Future appears on the new cover of Rolling Stone. In the interview for the magazine, he talks about his relationship with his ex Ciara and their son, Future Jnr. Reacting to rumours that he wishes her failure, he denied it saying, 

"I would never wish that. Her being successful, her being happy, helps me." Addressing her directly, he said, "I'm attached to you. If you're happy, I'm happy. You're connected for life. I don't want you to go through this shit and for it to come back on my son, my kid. I want you to be in the best situation."

Relationship Alert: Rihanna and Drake attend Nicole Scherzinger's Birthday together

Is Drake ever going to be open about his relationship? So Rihanna once again sparked rumours that she could still be dating Drake as she attended Nicole Scherzinger's London birthday bash with the rapper last night at Tape nightclub in London, partying until around 5.30am.

Their joint sighting comes just weeks after they were rumoured to have rekindled their relationship.

Former Zambia BBA housemate welcomes baby girl

Former Zambia BBA housemate on the 7th season of Big Brother Africa Star Game welcomed her first child - a girl with husband Breth Melton. The couple got married on March 6, 2016.

Michele Obama and Daughters rock Morrocan Tradition Attire as they dine with Royal Family

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Michele Obama and her daughters were joined by actress, Meryl Streep as they joined other members of the Moroccan royal family for a traditional Moroccan iftar, a dinner to break the fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan at King's Palace in Marrakesh. 

The first lady is on the second leg of a six-day trip to Liberia, Morocco and Spain to promote education for girls. In Morocco, only 36 percent of girls continue school beyond the primary level.

Timaya rocks a Traditional Indian Dress in a new video shoot

Timaya wore this outfit on set in India.

Oral Sex Offering Cafe set to Open in Switzerland

There is nothing that you won't see this days. So there is cafe offering its customers oral sex and coffee which is set to be open in Geneva by the end of this year. The unusual service, where customers receive oral sex while taking coffee will make the café one of the most expensive in Europe and cost up to £42.

Bradley Chavet, spokesman to the firm, Facegirl, the company running similar cafés in Thailand, , said men would only need to choose a drink and prostitute using a tablet. Then they can sit and relax at the bar, sipping their coffee and enjoying the process. He added: “In five or ten minutes, it’s all over.” according to Complex.com.

Accident today at Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State

An accident involving a commercial bus (danfo) occurred on Third Mainland Bridge this afternoon and is reportedly causing traffic now. As at the time of this post, there is no records of casualties. 

Too Much Money! See Another Money Rain Party

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So they said this happened in Amsterdam. According to the story, Amsterdam was set on fire on the 25th of June 2016, when Mrs. Florence Edo aka Mama Yuwaila 1 of Amsterdam turned 40 and her husband and entire squad pulled out all the stops and threw her a very lavish birthday party.

Ali Modu Sherif says He can’t be PDP Chairman at all cost

The factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said he is ready to vacate his office only if the party’s leadership ask him to leave.

Sheriff’s comment follows the leadership crises currently rocking the opposition party after PDP claimed that the tenure of the factional leader had elapsed.

The party went ahead to inaugurate Sen. Ahmed Makarfi as the Chairman of a National Caretaker Committee to take over the leadership of the party.

BREAKING: Court kickout Ali Modu Sheriff as PDP National Chairman

An FCT High Court presided over by Justice Valentine Ashi has annulled the PDP 2014 Constitution Amendment through which, the embattled factional Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff assumed office.

Actress Ivie Okujaye is Pregnant also Reveals sex of her child!

The couple join the growing list of Nigerian celebrities welcoming a baby this year. Ivie took to Instagram today, June 29, 2016 to break the news to fans and followers with photos of herself cradling her bump. She captioned one of the images, 

"Our very own Baby Girl!!!!!!!   . We can barely contain our excitement as we prepare for Her arrival!! #GodisAmazing *SugarSpice &EverythingNice* #ChildhoodBestFriends #FriendsForever #BabyGirl   #Family #GirlChild #MummyToBe #DaddyToBe."

Checkout New Pictures of Mercy Johnson on a Movie Set

The mom of three is currently on the set for a new movie

(PHOTOs) Nigerian proposes to his beautiful girlfriend on the streets of Romanian

Ihumezie Christian Nnadozie aka Admiral C4C, a Nigerian-born Romania based singer, proposed to his girlfriend on the streets of Romania yesterday June 28th which was also her birthday. He shared the photos from his surprise engagement on his Facebook wall and wrote

"After four years, i summoned the courage today being her birthday to say these words.. "will you marry me"?.

Public Announcement: Lost but found wallet ...

A wallet containing the sum of N11,300 and other valuable items was found inside Court 4, National industrial Court, Lugard Avenue Ikoyi. Owner's name is Barrister Ndubuisi Chukwu. The person who found it has dropped it with the Registrar.

I know what you are thinking, Yes Ooo, it can happen in Nigeria too. We do have some good citizen of our belove country. Keep it Up, Nigerians

Wendy Williams on her Show slam Taylor Swift for ‘setting up’ relationship with Tom Hiddleston

Wendy Williams on her hot topics accused singer Taylor Swift and actor Tom Hiddleston of 'setting up' their relationship and wondered why pictures of the pair kissing and showing PDA appeared all over the internet barely a month after breaking up from DJ Calvin Harris.

She also wondered why Taylor and Tom have both met each other's parents so early in their relationship saying Tom wanted to drum up popularity and support as he aims to play  'James Bond'  in the new James Bond movie.

Tom met Taylor’s parents in Tennessee earlier this month, with Taylor flying to England to meet Tom’s parents in Essex last week.