Pilgrims to pay more as Saudi increases visa fees

The Cabinet of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced a new visa regime.

The decision, taken on Monday, according to Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif, was based on a recommendation of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Planning on increasing non-oil revenue.

Under the new regime, a one-time entry visa fee will be SR2,000, but the state will bear this fee if a visitor is coming to the Kingdom for the first time to perform Haj or Umrah.

The multiple exit/re-entry visa fee will be SR3,000 for six months, SR5,000 for one year and SR8,000 for two years.

Iggy Azalea and her her bikini body ...

The Singer shared the photo in her Instagram Page

The Niger Delta Crusaders, The Muslim Pilgrims and The United States of Nigeria (Part 1) By Femi Fani Kayode

"If Boko Haram kills Christians and burns down churches, we will slay Muslims and raze down mosques. We want to warn them that we, the Niger Delta youths, in this 21st century will not accept the killing of innocent Christians or the burning of churches. That if they try it in the north or any part of Nigeria, we the Niger Delta youths will not see any Muslim or mosque in the Niger Delta”- NIGER DELTA REVOLUTIONARY CRUSADERS, VANGUARD NEWSPAPER, 5th AUGUST, 2016.

Say What! Police arrest a 90 year old man who called to report a prostitute who stole from him

A 90-year-old Dennis Port man,  Nicholas Salerno, was arrested for patronizing a prostitute after he called the police to report that the prostitute he spent the previous night with, had stolen from him.

According to The Smoking Gun, the 90-year-old Massachusetts man solicited the services of one Karen Proia after his friend said she would give a blowjob for $100.

Say What! So there is now Lingerie for Men ...

Guys would you rock this?

We have defeated Boko Haram - Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, during a courtesy visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos, His Royal Majesty, Da Jacob Buba, in his palace in Jishe yesterday, said that the Nigerian Army had defeated Boko Haram terrorist group and have also stopped it from re-grouping anywhere else in the country.

Buratai said:

Actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry looks fabulous in green outfit

Actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry and her dress sense is just one to reckon with ... She shared the photo on her social media page.

Hilarious! See what this no-nonsense Mom posted ...

You don't wake her baby after spending all those time in puting him/her to sleep

So Sad! Google Manager, Vanessa Marcotte raped, murdered and set on fire while jogging in Woodland

A Google account manager has been found dead in 'horrific' circumstances after vanishing while jogging in woodland near her mum's home.

The body of Vanessa Marcotte was reportedly discovered naked and burnt in a wooded area of Massachusetts, US, on Sunday night.

Detectives are now investigating the possibility that the 27-year-old was sexually assaulted before being set on fire and killed at the site.

Almost a Year After His Arrest ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Mohamed Sues Texas School District

The family of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old arrested last September after bringing a homemade clock to school, filed a federal lawsuit against Irving, Tex., the Irving Independent School District and his former principal on Monday.

Mohamed’s lawyers said in a statement that the Muslim teenager’s civil rights were violated. On the day Mohamed brought the clock to school, he was taken into custody because it looked “suspicious,” Principal Daniel Cummings said in a letter to parents. Cummings allegedly threatened Mohamed with expulsion, he said, before he received a three-day suspension—even though “they knew it wasn’t a bomb,” attorney Susan Hutchison said at a press conference Monday, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reports.

APC Chieftain slams Buhari says “He is a total Failure,”

A factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, on Monday, came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the president as a total failure.

Mr. Mairiga, who spoke with journalists in Kano, said: “from the looks of things President Buhari has betrayed the confidence of the Nigerian masses who voted for him massively into power.”

The president, who was elected on the platform of the APC, assumed office on May 29, 2015.

The factional chairman said it was not an exaggeration that members of many families in the country go to bed without at least one square meal while others had fled their homes because they could no longer provide the basic needs of life for their loved ones.

Ethiopia | Security Forces shot and killed dozens of Protesters

Ethiopian security forces shot dead several dozen people in weekend protests across the country as frustration with the government grows, an opposition leader and Amnesty International said Monday, while hundreds staged a rare demonstration in the capital after calls via social media.

The government again blocked the internet over the weekend, alleging that “anti-peace elements” based abroad and online activists were to blame for the violence.

In a statement, Amnesty International said at least 67 people were killed in the Oromia region alone when security forces fired on protesters, and that another at least 30 were shot and killed in the northern city of Bahir Dar. The rights group cited “credible sources” and said hundreds of people were detained.

#Rio2016: Beautiful Photos of Egyptian Female Volleyball Team Wearing Hijab

Pictures have emerged showing the cultural differences among some of the nations taking part in the Rio Olympics after the Egyptian women's beach volleyball team took to the sandy arena wearing long sleeves, leggings and Hijab which was a deep contrast to the outfit worn by the German team who stuck to the sport's traditional two-piece outfit for the clash on Sunday night.

#FreeAbuSidiq: You Have No Right To Arrest Blogger - APC Youths tells Efcc

The All Progressives Congress Youth Forum (APYF), on Monday night (August 8th, 2016) accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of abusing its powers under the law by sending its operatives to pick up one of the Forum’s founding members, Mr. Abubakar “Abusidiq” Sidiq Usman, on charges of cyberstalking.

A statement released by EFCC earlier on Monday claimed that Abusidiq was arrested and questioned on offences that allegedly contravene the Cyber Crime Act.

Jonathan, Wike, Akpabio, Kuku others not our Sponsors – Avengers

Niger Delta Avengers have disowned a list purportedly issued by some members of the group, claiming that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is one of their sponsors.

The list, issued by a certain Cynthia White on Sunday, also named other alleged sponsors as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; ex-Peoples Democratic Party spokesman, Olisa Metuh; erstwhile Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi; former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio; and ex-military commander, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo.

#Rio2016: Saudi Judo competitor forfeits fight to avoid going up against an Israeli

A Saudi judo competitor forfeited her first round match at the Olympic Games to avoid going up against a rival from Israel, it has been claimed. Joud Fahmy was supposed to have taken on Christianne Legentil from Mauritius for the right to take on Israel's Gili Cohen in the next round.

But before the clash, Saudi officials tweeted that she had injured her arm and leg during training and that medics had told her to pull out.

So you want to Marry an Igbo Lady? Biko, take a look at this first ...

Well it is not wrong to marry an Igbo lady, in fact they are excellent home makers and knows how to take care of a family. But before you do, you need to have an idea of what you are up against, according to Pst Abasiubong Tom on Facebook, the traditional marriage requirement is not for the faint-hearted. If you are timid, and you have a babe that is from that area you’ve been eyeing, you better change your game. 

Manchester United unveils Paul Pogba for a record £100m

Manchester United have Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in a deal worth over £100m ($131m).

The 23-year-old, who left United for £1.5m in 2012, is returns for a fee that surpasses Gareth Bale’s £85m move to Real Madrid in 2013.

He is Mourinho’s fourth signing at United, after Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. 

Meet Woman who allegedly sleeps with her Son every Wednesday to make him richer (PHOTO)

There nothing you won't find these days on the internet. Say what, a 52-year-old Zambian woman from Ndola, Yvonne Banda, has revealed how her son has been sleeping with her every Wednesday for ritual purpose. According to her, she started offering her nakedness to her son, Abel, since 2002 in accordance to the prescription of the witch doctor he got his riches from.

(PHOTO) Wife brutally stabs husband in front of his mother for coming home after 10:00 p.m.

A woman was arrested on a charge of murder after allegedly stabbing her husband in the chest because he came home late from work, according to police in Kenya.

Kiambu police said that they arrested Ann Mbaithe, after being accused of fatally stabbing 30-year-old Daniel Githuka, in front of his mother, following a dispute over his coming home late and drunk.

Did Aisha Travel To Qatar Or USA ? Ekiti PDP Raises Questioned Aisha Buhari’s US Trip

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described the comments by the State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), on the visit of the Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari to the United States of America (USA), as a function of total ignorance and mischief, saying, “Even the Presidency has not told anyone that wife of the President travelled to the USA and in official communications, only ignorant and mischief makers in the APC will belief that a trip to the USA will be made by Mrs. Buhari and Nigerians will only get to know about it through online media.”

The PDP, which said it would have ignored the APC and allowed those in the party to continue to wallop in their self-deceit, added that “it is only in the world of the APC that wife of the President of Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world would travel to the USA, ostensibly to debunk her involvement in a major scam and no television station will report her departure and arrival. The question is, did she travel to USA or Qatar?”

Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen joins Roma on initial loan

Barcelona has confirmed that defender Thomas Vermaelen has completed a move to Roma on an initial loan for the forthcoming season.

The Serie A club will have the option to sign the 30-year-old on a permanent basis next summer.

Putin, Erdogan bury the hatchets

Ankara’s downing of a Russian war plane over the Syrian border last November prompted rapid retaliation from Moscow and a bitter war of words between presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan from which there appeared no going back.

But just half a year on Russia has accepted Ankara’s expressions of regret over the incident and Erdogan will meet Putin in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday for their first summit since the crisis erupted, in the hope of reviving the relationship.

Arsene Wenger ‘scared’ of retirement

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he’s “scared” of retirement as he enters the final year of his contract with his future uncertain, and insists that he must treat the club’s money like it was his own in the transfer market.

Wenger, 66, who will celebrate his 20th anniversary at the club in October, told former Charlton and West Ham manager Alan Curbishley in a new book that he fears he won’t be able to fill the emptiness that being away from the game would cause in his life.

PDP Crisis | BoT moves to reconcile Sheriff, Makarfi camps

In a last minute effort of save the upcoming national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) has put set up a reconciliatory committee.

The 18-member committee, chaired by a former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, is to reconcile the Ali Modu Sheriff camp with the Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker Committee.

Inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Monday, chairman of the BoT, Senator Walid Jibrin, said the trustees would not sit by and watch the party destroyed by the lingering leadership crisis.

Shehu Sani laments that Nigerians are facing poverty, hunger

Senator Shehu Sani has said that Nigerians were facing serious hunger and poverty and could barely meet their basic needs.

Sani, who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the senate, stated this on Sunday at the launching of his interactive forum in Nasarawa, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis.

Addressing residents of the area during the interaction tagged “Street Parliament” , Sani said: “We know that Nigerians are facing hunger, no money for school fees and no jobs.”

Militants dressed in white mourning kill three soldiers, steal two gunboats in Bayelsa

Militants disguised in white mourning outfits have killed three soldiers at a checkpoint located in Nembe waterways, Nembe, Bayelsa State today August 8th. After the gun battle, the militants stole two gunboats.

Lol! See how a shirtless Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau photobombs a wedding

Marnie Recker Photography

Canada's Prime Minister accidentally "photobombed" a wedding in Tofino, British Columbia. Justin Trudeau made an appearance in the background of this photo taken by photographer Marnie Recker.

The minister, who was on vacation with his family at the time was about to leave the beach when the bride and groom made their appearance. 

WTH | See the galling Dress this Lady Wore to an Event ...

Fashion or Madness? Since this photo emerged online it has set tongues wagging and asking if at all the lady is mentally balanced . Well, social media users have not taken it lightly with her.

Abia State | Vigilante group in Ohafia captures Pastor allegedly behind car-snatching syndicate

According to the Facebook user Airo Brown, who shared these photos yesterday, a pastor allegedly behind all the missing cars in Ohafia, Abia State was captured by the vigilant group in the community. The photos show the plate numbers of some of the recovered vehicles.