Electricity Worker Electrocuted In Kano (PHOTOS)

A 37-year-old official of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company [KERDCO], Usaini Usman, was electrocuted while disconnecting an electricity cable in Kano yesterday August 19th. Usaini lost his life after his head made contact with a high tension power line at the Federal College of Education, Kano. He was rushed to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital where he was confirmed dead.

Edo State First Lady, Iara Oshiomhole visit IDP community in the State

Wife of Edo State Governor Mrs Iara Oshiomhole today August 19, paid a welfare visit the Internally Displaced Persons community, Uhogua. Speaking during the visit, Mrs Oshiomhole expressed her delight and said there is nothing more fulfilling than putting smiles on the faces of the needy.

She acknowledged the fact that they doing well by improving their lives with the little opportunity given to them through the Project Focus skill acquisition program.

Wow! Checkout this glamorous make-up photo of Mercy Aigbe Gentry

The power of makeup, though! She looks stunning!

Checkout Rapper The Game New 2016 Bentley Truck

Rapper, The Game acquired a brand new 2016 red Bentley Truck

Ciara 'Wow' on the cover of L'officiel Paris

Beautiful singer, Ciara looked amazing on the special September issue of L'officiel Paris. She also posed with supermodel Iman.

A Dog Named Buhari and A Hippo Named Patience - Reno Omokri

I never believed that true life is stranger than fiction until I read the case of Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, the young man who named his dog after his hero, Buhari, only to be arrested and detained by the Nigerian Police on the excuse that his actions were likely to breach the prevailing peace in his community of Sango-Ota, Ogun State.

Really? Is this how low Nigeria has sunk? 

Kim Kardashian shares steamy swimsuit in Mexico (PHOTOS)

Kim Kardashian hit the beach again while on vacation in Mexico in a sexy white swimsuit that showed off massive underboob. She didn't seem to mind when she rinsed herself off and you could see her flesh through the transparent swimsuit.

Ghanaian actress Andrea Owusu blast fan who accused her of walking half naked

Ghanaian actress Andrea Owusu shared a photo of herself posing with policemen on her IG page which caused a lot of lewd comments on her page. An Instagram user asked if she was in a movie or just liked to walk half naked. She waited no time to blast the fan ...

Beautiful Photo of Actress Oge Okoye

The Ace Actress shared the above photo on her social media page

Caitlyn Jenner rocks mini dress as she attends an event with her bff

Caityln Jenner and her new bff Candis Cayne stepped out for an evening to honour the Orlando victims. They also showed their support for those affected by the June mass shooting by attending the onePULSE: A Benefit For Orlando which took place at NeueHouse Hollywood on Friday.

EFCC Boss vows not to spare anyone

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, yesterday said that the agency would not spare corrupt officers in the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.

He said that the era of impunity is over in the country as EFCC under his watch would be a “leveler”.

Magu, who made the submissions in a paper titled “This Is Our Chance” at the Symposium organised by members of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADL) in Lagos, said: “In the past, it was so easy to simply wring our hands in self-pity and console ourselves that we had done our best and if others elect not do theirs, we were not to blame. That, however, was in the past.

#Rio2016: Nigeria's 4x100m relay team fails, as United States grab gold

An Allyson Felix-fired US quartet scorched to gold in the women’s 4x100m relay.

Felix, long jump gold medallist Tianna Bartoletta, English Gardner, and Tori Bowie, who won 100m silver and 200m bronze in Rio, combined to clock the second fastest relay time ever run, in 41.01 seconds.

Usain Bolt seals ‘triple triple’ with Jamaica relay gold

Usain Bolt brought the curtain down on his Olympic career with a record-equaling ninth gold medal, anchoring Jamaica to relay glory in a perfectly-scripted finale to complete his unprecedented “triple triple.”

Rio performance is poor, We must start planning for Tokyo 2020 immediately – Dalung

Nigerian athletes have been promised better preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with Team Nigeria yet to register its name on the medals table after Day 15 of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Reacting to questions in Rio after Nigerian athletes in boxing, table tennis, rowing, wrestling and others failed to achieve a podium finish, the Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung explained that the results in Rio were a reflection of the level of preparations for the games. “It takes a minimum plan of 4 years to prepare for an Olympics.

Watch Japanese Billionaire Cash reward for Dream Team VI (Video)

Dr. Katsuya Takasu now has the permission of the Japanese Authorities to donate the sum of US$390,000 to the Nigeria Under-23 football team. The cash gift is a reward  for the Dream Team’ performance at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics.

Katsuya Takasu made public his intention to donate the money few days ago.

See Full List of Gernot Rohr Super Eagles recruits to face Tanzania

Super Eagles new Technical Advis­er, Gernot Rohr has demonstrat­ed confidence in some players in the Olympic team with the invitation of five of them to the Super Eagles for next month’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Taifa Stars of Tanzania.

Surprisingly, the Dream Team VI re­liable striker, Oghenekaro Etobo was overlooked.

Captain Mikel John Obi leads the 23-man team the Franco-German coach has listed for the dead-rubber fixture which holds at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo on Satur­day, September 3.

Al­though the outcome of the match will not change the fate of Nigeria and Tanzania as both teams have been eliminated from the 2017 Africa Na­tions Cup, but Rohr and the Super Ea­gles are using the game as a rehearsal for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualify­ing series clash with Zambia in Ndola in October.

Bravo! Nigerian Airforce test fires locally weaponized Aircraft

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday successfully test fired another locally weaponized Alpha Jet aircraft acquired from overseas without weapon delivery capability. The latest feat makes the third Alpha Jet aircraft to be so reconfigured and weaponised locally.

The NAF, at the heat of the Boko Haram insurgency, had acquired three Alpha Jet aircraft from private individuals in the United States however without combat capability. Subsequent efforts to use foreign vendors to re-militarise the aircraft proved abortive for several reasons.

Niger Delta Militants Blow Up Two NPDC Pipelines In Delta

Gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants, on Friday, blew up two pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, in Delta State.

The attack which occurred at about 2am on Friday was said to have bee carried out by a new militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, Vanguard reports.

Search for Suspect with Fake Currencies continues after he escaped from Police custody (Photo)

A manhunt has been launched by the Nigerian Police in Abuja for a Ghanaian identified as Asiedu Ofei, and a Nigerian named Femi, reportedly notorious for producing fake currencies.

According to a report by Punch Metro, Ofei who was arrested sometime in July, 2016 in Ekiti State with seven cartons filled with counterfeited naira notes and cedis, had led the police operatives to apprehend his gang members in Seme, Lagos State, when he escaped.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic double sinks Saints

The Swedish striker scored a superb header and also converted from the penalty spot, as the Red Devils eased to a comfortable victory over the Saints at Old Trafford

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Manchester United defeated Southampton 2-0 at Old Trafford on Friday.

Paul Pogba - who played the full 90 minutes - also impressed on his second debut for the club after completing his world record transfer move from Juventus and missing Sunday's 3-1 win at Bournemouth through suspension.

Borussia Dortmund announce €376.3m record turnover

Borussia Dortmund have announced a record turnover of €376.3 million over the financial year between July 1 2015 and June 30 2016, an increase of 36.6 percent compared to the previous year.

Chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke revealed at a news conference that revenue excluding transfer fees rose by 6.7 per cent to €281.3, despite the club's absence from the Champions League.

Checkout Serena Williams shoe & bag closet (Photos)

World's No 1 professional tennis player, Serena Williams, gave her fans a look at her shoe and luxury bag closet, via Instagram stories. The closet also has a section for her sportswear.

Renowned Hausa Singer Gambu dies at 80 in Kebbi State

Popular Hausa singer who specialized in weird songs for Night crawlers (Barayi), Alhaji Muhammadu Gambu has died at the age of 80. Gambo died at the in Maiyama General  Hospital in Kebbi State and is survived by four wives, 16 children and many grandchildren. 

Sokoto Sultan says there is No plan to Islamize Nigeria

The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III have cleared the air over suspicion of a grand plan to turn Nigeria into an Islamic State.

Sultan stated categorically that, it is not possible for a multi-religious nation like Nigeria to either be Islamized or Christianised.

He stated this Friday, at the commissioning of the International Centre for Inter-Faith Peace and Harmony’s office in Kaduna.

Police recruitment: PSC shortlists 110,469 applicants

The Police Service Commission on Friday said it shortlisted 110,469 applicants out of the 338, 250 applicants invited for the just concluded screening at the states and FCT Police Commands.

The Chairman of the commission, Mr Mike Okiro, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday said the aptitude tests for the successful candidates would begin on August 22 across the 36 states and FCT.

He said that out of the 110, 469 applicants, 22, 454 were shortlisted for Cadet ASPs, 24, 456 for Cadet Inspectors and 63, 559 for Police Constables.

Nigerians Studying in Private Schools in Turkey move to Public Schools

Nigerian students currently studying in Turkish private universities that have been shut down in the wake of the failed coup, have now been transferred to public schools where they will pay very little or no tuition, the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Çakıl, has said.

A statement issued by the Deputy Director (Press and Public Relations) in the Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, said Cakil made the clarification during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Education, Mr. Adamu Adamu, on Friday in Abuja.

PDP praises judiciary for upholding Ikpeazu’s election

The Peoples Democratic Party has expressed appreciation to the judiciary over the Appeal Court judgment that upheld the election of Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, by setting aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Okon Abang.

Bukola Saraki hires maid, nurse for Rasheed Yekini’s mother

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has hired a maid and a nurse to take care of the late Rasheed Yekini’s mother, Alhaja Sikirat Yekini.

Saraki, represented by the Director of Football, Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC, Alloy Chukwuemeka, disclosed this on Friday in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of the state.

He also donated a tricycle to the younger brother of late Rasheed Yekini, Hakeem.

Kill Yourself If You Don't Like Me - Angela Okorie blast fans

Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie has shunned fans taking jabs at her for exposing her boobs at her recent birthday party in Festac Town, Lagos. 

Angela Okorie who recently turned 31 this week was maligned in the media for wearing a boob-bearing outfit on her birthday with one of the pictures hitting the social media.

Guys! Would you rock this glamorous makeup for Men (See Photos)

This is a new trend for guys! In an editorial by popular lifestyle and entertainment website, Bellanaija, glamourous make-up for men, will soon become a trend, not just for celebrities, but every guy who will be quick to embrace the modern culture.