Niger Delta Avengers says Buhari government have hired Saudi Blackwater Mercenaries to fight them

The Niger Delta Avengers yesterday, said it does not care if the Federal Government hires mercenaries from Saudi Arabia or anywhere to fight them. Reacting to online reports that the federal government had concluded an agreement with Saudi authorities to deploy Saudi Blackwater mercenaries to the Niger Delta region to tackle militants that had been bombing oil facilities, spokesperson of the group, self-styled Brig Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, told Saturday Vanguard that NDA was not perturbed.

Nigeria Air Force commences construction of permanent base in Emene

The Nigerian Air Force on Saturday revealed that work had commenced on the construction of a permanent base for officers and men in Emene near Enugu metropolis.

The Commander, NAF Base Services Group, Enugu, Air Commodore Ebenezer Alade, said in Enugu that the move would further boost the morale of officers in Enugu.

Alade commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, for the special attention given to NAF officers and men in Enugu.

“The vision of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, is being felt in all units and formations of the NAF, and for us in Enugu, we bear testimony of that vision.

MASSOB/BIM says Military "Coup or not" Won't Stop their Agitation

The Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, yesterday stated that military coup d’tat or not in Nigeria, as speculated in some quarters, would not deter the movement from carrying out its non-violent struggle to actualize Biafra.

MASSOB/BIM contended that even if Nigerians wake up tomorrow morning and discover that the military has toppled the present democratic government in place, the movement would not mind because the MASSOB/BIM leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike had actually wanted to start the current agitations in 1997 during the Abacha military regime but one thing or the other shifted it to 1999 during Obasanjo’s regime.

In a press statement issued yesterday to newsmen in Onitsha, Anambra state, shortly after the inspection of MASSOB/BIM’s information office at Umuaka, in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo state, MASSOB/BIM’s National Director of Information, Mazi Chris Mocha noted that the group met the requirements of UN to carry out its separatist agitation when in 1999 Uwazuruike notified the UN by applying for an observer status and also accompanied this request with the Biafra bill of rights.

Say What! Chinese woman carries her boyfriend over a flooded street so 'he won't ruin his expensive leather shoes'

Some may call this true love and others would say it is foolishness, whatever the case, you still have to give credit to the lady in question. So the gist is that a lady in China was pictured wading deep flood waters while carrying her boyfriend on her back, her reason? She didn't want her beloved to suffer the loss of his expensive shoes. 

Wow! The love shared between 103 and 102 age couple spanning 96 years together (PHOTOS)

A Chinese man, Wei Qishou, 102, and his wife, Wei Basao, have been together since they were kids.

Wei went to live with her husband's family when she was orphaned aged six and he was just five and the couple has been together ever since.

Basao remembers her wedding to Wei Qishou when they were teenagers. She said: 'In the evening, we had dinner with all the family elders and we were married.'

Pictures circulating on Chinese media show the happy couple taking a stroll, holding hands and cooking a meal.

Dallas Shooting: Police used robot to kill sniper

Dallas police used an explosive device attached to a robot to kill Micah Xavier Johnson, who was a  suspect in the coordinated sniper attack that killed five officers on Thursday night/early Friday morning, in what experts say is a first for U.S. law enforcement.

In a press conference Police Chief David Brown explained that after long hours of trying to negotiate with the suspect, the robot was deployed on the second floor of El Centro College in downtown Dallas early Friday morning. 

Can anyone spot the mistake in this TV Broadcast?

11 officers killed, 4 dead, Huh?

Patriotic Nigerian returns money mistakenly transfered into her bank account

The woman pictured here Aderonle Ibiam returned the money that was mistakenly transferred to her bank account. According to a Facebook user, Afikpo Omoloma, she decided to send some money, via online to Aderonke but mistakenly pressed more zeros than she had intended.

"Then feeling good I said let me surprise other people and send something small to them, my people, it tells me insufficient balance. I shout, I look at my last transaction I shout more...Mind you I DO NOT KNOW THIS WOMAN I made this expensive mistake on. Jesus hahahahahaha. I just inboxed her. No reply yet. Na only God will help me if she will return my mula back. "

Explained! Why there are no Third Place Competition in #EURO2016

So I have received lots of messages asking when Germany will be playing Wales as the third place match of the Euros 2016. Well, instead of reply each of them one after the other, I decided to draught this article ... Hope it helps

HAS THERE BEEN A THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF AT THE EUROS?

Yes, the third place playoff was a regular fixture at the Euros from the first tournament in 1960 through to 1980.

France defender Patrice Evra relates #EURO2016 final with games of throne

Juventus and France's defender took to his Instagram to published a photo of himself kitted out in a full suit of armour, accompanying his snap with the line; 'working on the shooting of the last Game of Thrones ahahahahahah I love this game'. 

Dallas Shooting: Faces of the 5 Police officers killed by the sniper

A newlywed and a Navy veteran of three tours in Iraq were among the five Dallas police officers killed in a sniper ambush on Thursday night. The victims were identified on Friday by officials, relatives and the media as Dallas Police Department officers Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, Officer Michael Krol, Sgt. Michael J. Smith, Officer Patrick Zamarripa, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) police officer Brent Thompson.

Gospel Singers, Eben And Jahdiel Shares Lovely Photo Of Their Baby Boy

Gospel singers, Eben and Jahdiel welcomed their second son, Joshua in the United States in June.

Imo State First Lady gift 2-bedroom furnished bungalow to Widow and her children

Wife of Imo State Governor, Mrs Nneoma Okorocha, handed over the keys to a fully furnished bungalow to a widow who has been living in an uncompleted building with her children. 

The photographer who shared the photo, Michael Omoboriowo wrote below:

Ex Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Rufai spotted with Singer Yinka Ayefele

The singer and former Nigerian goalkeeper met at a radio station in Ibadan yesterday

"I think Mr President and his team have done a good job” - James Enwistle

The outgoing US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has likened the difficulties faced by President Muhammadu Buhari to the problems faced by President Barack Obama of the USA when he first came to power.

According to The Nation, Entwistle said this while speaking in Abuja on Friday.

APC Chairman, Odigie-Oyegun says Nigeria’s presidential jets are available for hire

In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, speaks about the challenges of managing the nation, President Buhari’s policies and other national issues. 

Read Excerpts from the interview below:

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has accused your party of being responsible for its leadership crisis. How do you respond to this?

President Buhari Appoints new Chief of Defense Intelligence

Following the myriad of security challenges facing the country particularly the resurgent militancy in the Niger Delta, the federal government has appointed a new Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) for the armed forces.

He is Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Saliu Usman. He takes over from Major General John Saduana Davies, who had been on acting Capacity since January this year, when the former CDI, Air Vice Marshal Monday Morgan retired.

According to the Armed Forces Statutes, the position of Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) which is the apex in the intelligence community is rotational among the services.

With the Army and the Navy serving their terms of three years, it fell to the Airforce but AVM Morgan who got appointed when President Mohammed Buhari assumed office in 2015, was caught up with (ROD), ‘run out date’ and had to retire.

President Buhari says Looters are now Regretting their Actions

President Mohammadu Buhari has said that the people who cornered the $2.1 billion meant for the purchase of military hardware to fight insurgency into their private pockets were not regretting their action.

He also reiterated his resolve to deal with corrupt individuals, stressing that anyone found culpable would have himself to blame.

The president spoke while receiving the Northern Christian Leaders Eagles Eyes Forum at the State House, Abuja on Friday.

President Buhari thanked the Christian leaders for their support to the Federal Government’s anti-corruption campaign and other policies geared towards reviving the economy.

Yay or Nay! Toyin Lawani dares a ripped denim Agbada

Celebrity stylist and fashion designer Toyin Lawani can be seen rocking a self-made ripped denim Agbada and though one might not be familiar with the trend, it sure looks like something that may be in vogue soon! So Yay or Nay?

Say What! Police officer takes a snap with a man smoking "weed"

The photo of a young man looking like a thug seems that's not enough, he was also smoking weed is current causing controversy online. People are now wondering if it has now become legal to smoke weed in the country.

Mercy Aigbe rocks matching Emoji outfits with her 18 years old Daughter

Actress Mercy Aigbe rocked matching emoji tees with her lovely daughter a slim young teenager, who has won the hearts of many ever since her mom keeps posting IG photos of her.

Salisu Yusuf says he is ‘honoured’ to be shortlisted for Super Eagles job

Interim coach of the Super Eagles, Salisu Yusuf, has expressed his joy at making a three-man shortlist of coaches to be interviewed for the job on Monday.

Yusuf, Paul Le Guen and Tom Sainfiet, are the managers who have been shortlisted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

(PHOTOS) Another Black Man Shots White Police Three Times In Missouri

A police officer has been critically injured after he was reportedly ‘ambushed‘ and shot during a traffic stop in Missouri.

The white officer, who has not been named, was fired at three times by 31-year-old black man Antonio Taylor, police in St Louis said.

The cop had his back turned when Taylor ‘advanced quickly‘ from behind, leaving him ‘completely helpless‘, St Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said.

WTF! See What this Woman was spotted Wearing In Public

A woman has caused a serious stir on social media after she appeared in public wearing a really weird outfit.

This photo has caused a meltdown on the internet since it emerged. Two women are seen in the photo clearly shopping for hair attachments but that is not what is causing a stir: it is the woman standing on the right that has got tongues rolling.

The woman is seen wearing pants that have obviously been torn to shreds to clearly expose her buttocks.

FirstBank wins Best Retail Bank Award in Nigeria

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand has won “The Best Retail Bank in Nigeria Award” for the fifth time, the “Mobile Payment Product of the Year award” and the “Credit Card Product of the Year award” in the 2016 Asian Banker Retail Services West African Awards which took place in Lagos, last week. Organized by the Asian Banker magazine, the awards programme is renowned for its rigorous and transparent process in selecting outstanding financial institutions in retail banking. It is to recognise competition and innovation in one of the fastest growing and fierce markets with fierce competition.

According to The Asian Banker, FirstBank has continued to dominate the retail space with over 40% of the market share in retail customer deposits. FirstBank’s Naira Credit Card and its mobile wallet payment service – FirstMonie were adjudged as the best in the credit card product of the year and mobile payment product of the year categories respectively.

CSKA sad to let Ahmed Musa join Leicester City

CSKA General Director, Roman Babaev, has admitted that he is unhappy to see Ahmed Musa sign for Premier League champions, Leicester City.

The Super Eagles winger, joined Claudio Ranieri’s side on a four-year deal for a club-record fee.

“With a heavy heart we agreed to accept this offer,” Babaev told the club’s official website.

BBOG says Nothing to show one year after their meeting with Buhari

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement says the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has not met any of its demands, one year after the parley between both parties.

This was contained in a statement issued on Friday during a special sit-out in Abuja.

The statement signed by Dr Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu, it recalled that “On 8th July 2015, the#BringBackOurGirls movement, parents of our abducted #ChibokGirls and representatives of the Chibok community had an engagement with the new President, Muhammadu Buhari.

Guys, This Beautiful Lady is Searching for a Boyfriend

Who is interested? Contact me for more info *winks*

Matuidi tips Griezmann for Ballon d´Or ahead of Ronaldo showdown

Antoine Griezmann would be France team-mate Blaise Matuidi's pick for this year's Ballon d'Or but he played down the significance of a showdown between Euro 2016's top scorer and Cristiano Ronaldo in Sunday's final against Portugal.

Griezmann scored 32 goals in all competitions for Atletico Madrid last season and has carried this stunning form into Euro 2016 - his brace in Thursday's semi-final triumph over Germany taking his tournament tally to six.

National team coaches, captains and select journalists vote annually to award the Ballon d'Or to world football's outstanding player.

Matuidi tips Griezmann for Ballon d´Or ahead of Ronaldo showdown

Antoine Griezmann would be France team-mate Blaise Matuidi's pick for this year's Ballon d'Or but he played down the significance of a showdown between Euro 2016's top scorer and Cristiano Ronaldo in Sunday's final against Portugal.

Griezmann scored 32 goals in all competitions for Atletico Madrid last season and has carried this stunning form into Euro 2016 - his brace in Thursday's semi-final triumph over Germany taking his tournament tally to six.

National team coaches, captains and select journalists vote annually to award the Ballon d'Or to world football's outstanding player.