France Authorities says they have Shutdown 20 Mosques In Eight Months

French authorities have shut down around 20 mosques and prayer halls considered to be preaching radical Islam since December, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday.

“There is no place … in France for those who call for and incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques, and who don’t respect certain republican principles, notably equality between men and women,” the minister said.

Messi is the Best Player in History – Pope Francis

Pope Francis has said his countryman Lionel Messi is the best footballer of all time. The head of the Catholic Church was speaking in Krakow, Poland, on a trip for the World Youth Day.

PMB mystifies on how GEJ Successfully Managed Economy – Senator Urhoghide

Senator representing Edo South senatorial district, Matthew Urhoghide, has lamented the worsening economic situation in the country saying President Muhammadu Buhari is at a loss on how former President Goodluck Jonathan was able to manage the economy successfully.

The naira fell to an all-time low of N335 against the dollar on the inter-bank market last Friday

The Central Bank of Nigeria had announced a hike in the benchmark interest rate from 12 per cent to 14 per cent last week, a move seen by analysts as tailored towards braking the downward slide of the Nigerian currency by inducing a return of foreign investors back into local assets.

Rihanna Goes Post-Apocalyptic for W Magazine September 2016 Cover

Rihanna gets covered in jewels on a special collector’s edition of W Magazine‘s September issue.

The 28-year-old entertainer stars in the spread as pop’s Furiosa, the last woman on earth and the ruling warrior queen in a dark, dystopian future.

Alerts! Fraudsters using Ogoni Cleanup To defraud unsuspecting Public – FG

The Federal Government has warned the public to beware as fraudsters are using the Ogoniland cleanup to extort money from unsuspecting people from people of the Niger Delta.

This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Isiaka Yusuf, the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Environment,on Monday.

Osun State | Government tax N700 on each Slaughtered Cow

The Osun State Government on Monday announced that butchers in the state would henceforth pay N700 as a levy for every cow slaughtered for sale in the state.

The announcement followed a decision reached a meeting between the state government and Osun Cattle Butchers Association in Osogbo.

Mr Wale Adedoyin, a consultant to the state government, who represented it at the meeting, told newsmen that the levy was introduced to boost the internally-generated revenue of the state.

Governor Ambode Leads List of Top Performing Governor, Gov Obiano follows

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is leading other Governors in the ongoing poll organised by the African Leadership Magazine to determine Nigeria’s top performing Governor.

The poll, tagged ‘Good Governance Polls for Nigeria’s Top Performing Governor’ started two weeks ago with Governor Ambode maintaining the lead with increased 36.1 percent of the total vote casts, while Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State closely trailed with 25 percent.

Budget Padding | APC Summons Jibrin over His allegations against Dogara And Others

The National Leadership of APC yesterday wrote a letter to embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, summoning him to appear before it at the National Secretariat of the party today August 2nd.

Jibrin has continued his media campaign against the House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, three principal officers and nine other lawmakers, accusing them of budget padding and corruption.

Watch How Nigeria Air-force prepares assaults against Oil Vandals at Arepo (VIDEO)

The Nigerian Air Force has released a video of how its fighter jets destroyed four major camps of suspected militants, who are said to be armed pipeline vandals at Arepo, Ogun State.

The strikes were part of aerial operations to dislodge militants that have terrorised riverside communities of Ogun and Lagos states.

Watch below:

Yeni Kuti pays tribute to her late father, Fela ... Today makes it 19 years he passed on

Music Legend passed on August 2nd 1997. His daughter, Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, took to her Instagram page to remember him. 

She wrote;

Folorunsho Alakija graces the Cover Of Forbes Africa Magazine August Edition

Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, executive vice chair of Famfa Oil one of the largest deep water oil discoveries in Nigeria with a joint partnership with international giants Chevron and Petrobras covers the August 2016 edition of Forbes Africa.

With an estimated net worth of $1.73 billion, Alakija’s rise to becoming the second richest woman of African decent behind Isabel dos Santos and the fourth richest person in Nigeria has come at an extraordinary fight against the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In Enugu | ICPC Arraigns Surgeon For Demanding N320k Bribe Before Carrying Out A Surgery

A former Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon in the Department of Surgery, University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Professor Martin Aghaji, has been arraigned before Justice R. O. Odugu of a Federal High Court sitting in Enugu by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 4-count charge of allegedly demanding and receiving bribe in the course of his official duties.

Ali Modu Sheriff says Anenih No Longer PDP Bot Member

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that a former Minister of Works, Chief Tony Anenih is no longer a member of Board of Trustees of the party.

It said Anenih voluntarily resigned from the Board instead of responding to the query issued to him for alleged anti-party activities in 2015.

Anenih, a former chairman of the Board was queried for alleged anti-party activities in Imo State in 2015, but instead of replying the query, he said he was resigning from the Board.

Leroy Sane completes £37M move to Manchester City

Manchester city has signed Schalke forward, Leroy Sane for the sum of £37m on a five-year deal after he completed his medicals at the Etihad on Monday afternoon.

He is Pep Guardiola’s fifth signing this season and he will join new arrivals, Gundogan and Nolito in hoping to have a successful spell at the club.

Argentina appoint Bauza as coach

Argentina has appointed former international Edgardo Bauza as head coach, filling the void left by Gerardo Martino.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) made the announcement on Monday, shortly after Brazilian club Sao Paulo revealed Bauza, 58, had accepted an offer to lead the national team.

Argentina had been seeking a replacement for Martino, who resigned following the country's heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario final in June, with Jorge Sampaoli and Marcelo Bielsa linked.

If She Cannot Pray For One Hour, Don’t Marry Her - Pastor E.A Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has frowned at ministers of the gospel growing beards in the name of new fashion, just as he declared that as tough as things are in the nation today, “we are not owing anybody any salary.

“I don’t want to see any of my pastors looking like fellows from the training camps of Al-Qaeda,” he said, stating that any elderly person who cannot show the noble journey for the youths in terms of dressing is not worthy to be described as an elder.

FC Barcelona Legend, Xavi donates boat to help refugees

Barcelona great Xavi has donated his personal yacht to charity in a bid to aid refugees travelling across the Mediterranean Sea.

Xavi – now plying his trade with Al Sadd in Qatar – handed over the vessel to non-government charity organisation Proactiva Open Arms, which will be auctioned off to raise funds to help the POA continue their rescue work.

Why Do Women Have Orgasms? - Scientist Reveals

Have you ever wonder why do women have orgasms? Thankfully, a team of Yale researchers claim to have finally discovered the answer and it’s all to do with ovulation.

They believe that in the past, our female ancestors only released an egg after being stimulated by a male just before or during sex. This is still the case for numerous species of mammals – including rabbits, ferrets, camels and cats.

Once stimulated, the prehistoric female would have released certain hormones causing her to ovulate and the egg was then fertilised by sperm. But over hundreds of thousands of years their bodies evolved to ovulate by themselves – once a month.

Facebook Launches Hausa Language Version!!!

Popular social media platform, Facebook, with over 1.8 billion users worldwide, is now available in The Hausa language.

To switch your language setting to Hausa, navigate to your settings, click on “Language” on the left menu and then edit the “What language do you want to use Facebook in” setting.

Facebook is also available in some other languages: Malagasy in Madagascar, Tamazight in Morocco, Somali in Somalia, Sardinian in Italy, Irish in Ireland, Silesian in Poland and the Czech Republic, and Faroese in Faroe Island.

Beautiful Lady Lost Her Life After Her Lebanese Boss Set Her Ablaze (Disturbing Photos)

Mary Kamango died last Friday after three months of battling for her life. She is said to have been burnt by her boss in Lebanon.

Mary is a beautiful lady from Kenya who was in search of the so-called greener pastures in the Arabic country.

Hallelujah! Gov Fayose orders a Crippled Man To Walk and this Miracle Happened (PHOTOS)

Call him the Miracle worker, you won't be wrong! The Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose according to reports, allegedly prayed and ordered a man who had been crawling to stand and walk, and the crippled did!.

Three Niger Delta Ex-Militants Bag First Class Degrees In UK Universities

Three repentant militants who got Nigerian government scholarships to study abroad under the Niger Delta Amnesty programme have bagged First class honours in UK universities. Eighteen others got Second Class Upper (2:1).

Nicholas Goodness and Terubein Fawei who graduated from the University of Bedfordshire finished with first class honours in public relations, telecommunication and networking engineering respectively.

Lucky Azibanagein also graduated with first class in mechanical engineering and Robotic system from the University of Liverpool.

Soldiers threaten a Man with Gun for Wearing Camouflage Uniform what the Man did Next will SHOCK you!

This man seen in the photo above was nabbed by some Nigerian military officers after he was seen wearing a camouflage uniform.

While questioning him, the man fearfully told the soldiers that he had bought the cap and shirt from street marketers while he was at Ibadan – one of the soldiers cocked his rifle and acted as if he was going to shoot him, and immediately the ‘offender‘ was reduced to tears, crying and begging for his life like a baby.

Say What! Family of 3 Caught Stealing Pot of Ogbono Soup in Abuja

It was a show of shame as a man and his two children were nabbed after they allegedly stole a pot of ‘Ogbono’ soup which one of their neighbours was cooking in the Mpapae area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident which happened along Mashafa road in the area, threw everyone in shock after the owner of the stolen soup identified only as Femi, was stunned to find out that the steaming pot of soup he had left on the fire had gone missing after he stepped into his house to get some salt.

Fans Come For Rita Dominic after Begging Nigerians To Donate For Sick Actor, Leo Mezie

Lol, Nigerians are still trying to accept the #SaveMoyawo controversy and Rita Dominic came up with this ... 

In her own little way, Rita Dominic shared to her over 1.5million followers on Instagram to apprise people to donate for the sick actor who has been diagnosed with Kidney disease and will be needing the sum of 10 million Naira for a kidney transplant.

OMG! Meet the 19-year-old lady with an INCREDIBLE 4 inches tongue

According to Dailymail, Adrianne Lewis, from Michigan, says her tongue is an unbelievable four inches long, giving her the unique ability to not only lick her nose, chin and elbow but also – shockingly – her eye.

Her long reptile-like tongue has gained her global recognition. But, she might one day enter the Guinness World Records as having the longest tongue in the world.

Say What | Having S*x With Leo Messi Was Like 'doing It With A Dead Body' - Argentina Model

In an exclusive interview with a Peruvian TV show called 'The Value of Truth', popular Argentine hot model, Xoana Gonzalez has lifted the lid on Lionel Messi’s bedroom life, as he described the bedroom experience with the 29-year-old as 'having sex with a dead body.'

According to Livesoccertv, the model who reportedly got intimate with the FC Barcelona playmaker some years ago, said;

Delta State | Man Chops Off Relative’s Hand Over Land Dispute (Very Graphic Photo)

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed that a man chopped off the hand of a member of his extended family over land dispute.

The suspect, Mr Jude Boroh, had allegedly attacked Morgan Ekure, a civil servant with the Delta State government, with a cutlass.

The spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, SP Celestina Kalu confirmed the incident which happened in Emevor, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state.

Jibrin says He want quick investigation so Dogara and others can be sent to jail

After submitting his petition at ICPC headquarters against Speaker Yakubu Dogara, three principal officers of the House of Representatives and nine chairmen of different committees in the House, Abdulmumin Jibrin told newsmen that he hopes to see quick investigations into the matter so that the people he indicted can be investigated and sent to jail if found guilty.

Turkey apprehend 11 commandos who tried to abduct Erdogan during the coup attempt

Turkish special forces have captured a group of rebel commandos for their alleged involvement in an attempt to kidnap President Tayyip Erdogan during the failed military coup. According to a government official, they were able to pinpoint the location of the 11 fugitive commandos in forested hills around the Mediterranean resort of Marmaris, after a two-week manhunt involving around 1,000 members of the security forces.