I didn’t insult Tinubu - APC Governorship Aspirant, Rotimi Akeredolu

A former president of the Nigeria Bar Association, and now governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress APC in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has denied making unsavory statements against the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu.

Mr. Tinubu is a national leader of the APC.

Mr. Akeredolu said he did not insult the APC leader over the alleged imposition of candidate on the party.

Photo of a Plumber Waist Deep In Muddy Water Fixing A Pipe Goes Viral

This is Jimmie Cox, 23-year-old, and was working on a water pipe that busted near the Dallas home of one Andrea Adams.

Andrea saw what she described as unbelievable when Cox had nearly his entire torso in the 5-and-a-half foot deep pool, trying to close the burst pipe.

Beautiful Photos of Kanu Nwankwo’s Wife, Amara

Wow! This stunning lady here is already a mom of 3! Stunning wife of Nigerian football icon, Kanu Nwankwo, Amara Kanu, who turned 30 weeks ago is currently in Venice, Italy. The lovely lady shared these lovely photos from her trip to the city.

See the Conducive Facilities in EFCC Cells that makes want to be Remanded there!

Their cells are in every way much better than most prison cells in the country where inmates have to sleep on each other or even take turns to sleep and all.

A certain kind of drama almost always plays out when EFCC arraigns an accused person in court. The defence counsel would immediately apply for court bail.

However, if the court temporarily denies the application, the counsel would again rise in open court and passionately plead with the trial judge to allow his client remain in EFCC holding facility, pending the determination of bail, or, where his application was granted, pending fulfilment of bail conditions.

51-year-old woman caught with 180 gram of heroin at Lagos Airport

51-year-old Ogun State woman nabbed with 180 grammes of heroin. Akinyemi Monsurat Olajumoke, who hails from Ogun State, was nabbed with four parcels of heroin, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, during inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopia Airlines flight from Entebbe, Uganda.

28 Year Old Son of Senator Stella Oduah dies after brief illness in Abuja

Senator Stella Oduah, representing the Anambra North Senatorial District, on Friday tragically lost her son after a brief illness in a private hospital in Abuja.

The unconfirmed source claims that the deceased, whose name had yet to be known as of the time of this post, was 28 and that he died in the early hours of Friday.

Female Graduate, Michelle Ekure, Who Turned To A Shoemaker Receives Award (Photos)

Early this month, we shared with y’all the motivational story of a young beautiful Nigerian graduate, Michelle Ekure, who after 6 years of graduation and not securing a good job, had to find an alternative for herself – shoe making was the discipline she chose.

Samson Siasia | “How We Shared Japanese Billionaire’s Money”

Coach of the team, Samson Siasia has explained how the money given to them by Japanese Plastic surgeon and billionaire Katsuya Takasu was shared.

The doctor had given the team $390,000 to share for winning the bronze medal, Nigeria’s only medal, at the Olympics.

Career Counsellor advises Women to ditch their Engagement Rings when going on Job Interviews

A LinkedIn post by a career counsellor has gone viral after it advised women applying for jobs to leave their engagement rings at home when they go for a job interview.

Bruce Hurwitz stated that women should ditch their engagements rings because male interviewers will “assume you are high maintenance” and a woman will feel threatened by the size of your ring.

According to him:

North Korea set to Punish Olympians Who Failed To Win Medals in a SHOCKING way (Read)

The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un is set to punish his country’s Olympians who failed to meet his Rio Olympics medal target.

Kim Jong-un warned his country’s athletes to return with at least 5 gold medals and 12 other medals prior to the Games, or risk being sent to work in the coal mines.

But after the North Koreans limped back to Pyongyang with just seven medals, including two golds, its athletes could face the wrath of chubby despot Kim.

See the Passionate1981 Letter Late Bola Ige Wrote To Students Enjoying Free Education In Oyo State

Late Nigerian dignitary, Bola Ige was the governor of Oyo state during the Second Republic (1979-1983), and it was during his time that students enjoyed free education.

Police arrest one Of the Suspects Of Enugu State Herdsman Attack (PHOTO)

The Police in Enugu State, Friday, confirmed the arrest of one the suspected masterminds of an attack on Attakwu community. It should be recalled that suspected Fulani herdsmen had carried out an early morning attack on the Enugu West community, leading to the death of a seminarian, Mr. Lawrence Nwafor.

Four others, including a pregnant woman, whose intestine was ripped off, are still battling for survival.

Too Cute! Lovely Photo of Mikel Obi And His Family In The Pool

Mikel Obi spotted having some fun time with his family ...

Police recovers 12 cars, arrest 29 Car Snatching Gangs

The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni concerned about reports of car hijacking and removal of vehicles from where packed by unknown person(s) ordered a crackdown on criminals responsible for car hijacking and stealing nationwide.

Consequently, IGP’s Special Tactical Squad swung into action and arrested twenty nine (29) suspects from different states of the federation and also recovered twelve (12) exotic cars. The operation will be sustained to cover the entire country.

Shocking! Robbery Suspect reveal "they planned to Kidnap Business Mogul, Femi Otedola"

An armed robbery suspect, Ikechukwu Daniel, also known as Ike, has disclosed that his gang hatched a plan to kidnap billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, but the plot was foiled by the police. He also confessed that his gang, which was linked to the abduction of Senator Iyabo Anisholowo, operated with military uniforms and hijacked three trailers on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Ike was arrested sometimes in June at Festac Town in Lagos while negotiating the ransom of a victim kidnapped in Ibadan.

FIFA Ranking: Super Falcons remain Number One in Africa, 37th Globally

Nigeria’s Super Falcons retained their top spot in the African ranking. FIFA released an updated ranking today.

The Falcons are 37th globally remaining stable since the previous ranking. The Super Falcons have won the African Women’s cup of nations seven times and it does not appear that their continental dominance is ending anytime soon

Bomb Blast rocks Police Headquarter in Turkey

A bomb blast just outside a police headquarters in Turkey has left at least eleven police officers dead. A car bomb was detonated at a checkpoint leading to the entrance of the headquarters after the suicide bombers were unable to gain access.

(PHOTOS) 11-year-old Ekiti Table Tennis Player set for Morocco Championship

An 11-year-old Ekiti born table tennis player, Denis Adeleye, is set to represent Nigeria at the African Junior Championship that will hold in Morocco in October 2016. Adeleye, who is passionately preparing for the competition, visited the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday. Denis Adeleye says he is hopeful of returning victorious.

Bayelsa State | Government to link 3 senatorial zones by road

The Bayelsa Government, on Friday, restated its commitment to link the three senatorial zones in the state by road, to accelerate economic growth.

Mr Lawrence Ehwrudjakpo, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Development, said this in Kaiama while inspecting some ongoing projects in the area.

Japan warns on measles after infected fan attends Justin Bieber's concert

Japanese authorities have warned of a possible measles outbreak after a fan who went to a Justin Bieber concert near Tokyo was diagnosed with the contagious disease, officials said Friday.

A 19-year-old man had a fever of more than 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) and a rash over his body after returning from Indonesia earlier this month, the Disease Control and Prevention Center (DCC) and local media have said.

Zinedine Zidane admits James Rodriguez lack of play time ‘a problem’ for Real Madrid

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admits James Rodriguez’s lack of playing time is “a problem” but maintains that he is trying to make all of his players feel important.

Colombia international Rodriguez, who made only 21 starts for the club in all competitions last season, came on as a substitute and played just 13 minutes in Real’s 3-0 triumph at Real Sociedad in their La Liga opener last Sunday.

Gabon’s president seeks re-election to extend family rule

Gabon’s president is looking to extend his family’s rule of the central African nation past the 50-year mark by winning a second term in an election Saturday.

Ali Bongo Ondimba took power in 2009 following the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who ruled the oil-producing country of about 1.5 million people for more than 40 years.

His strongest opposition comes from Jean Ping, a former chair of the African Union Commission who managed to get several other high-profile opposition figures to support his candidacy.

But there are still a total of nine challengers in the race and Gabon does not have a runoff system, meaning Bongo does not have to top 50 percent to secure re-election.

No place for you in United squad - Mourinho tells Schweinsteiger

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho indicated to out-of-favour midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger on Friday that there will be no place for him at Old Trafford this season.

The Germany international has two years to run on a reported £190,000-a-week ($251,000, 222,200 euros) contract, but has been frozen out by United’s new manager.

Enugu State | Ohanaeze condemns suspected herdsmen attack

The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the attack, on residents of Ndiagu, Attakwu, Akegbe-Ugwu in Nkanu-West Local Government Area of Enugu State by hoodlums suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.

The herdsmen numbering about 50, reportedly killed a Catholic seminarian, Lazarus Nwafor and slit the stomach of a six months pregnant woman, identified as Mrs. Nwarum in the operation that started at about 2.15am on Thursday.

Coach Conte admits Chelsea FC needs new signings to win EPL

Antonio Conte admits Chelsea’s chances of winning the Premier League will be damaged if they fail to make any more signings before the transfer window closes next week.

Conte has been desperate to add quality and depth to a squad that went stale during their dismal title defence last year, but the Blues boss has so far managed to secure only three new recruits.

The Italian splashed out £33 million ($43 million, 38 million euros) on Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi and £30 million on Leicester midfielder N’Golo Kante during the close-season before this week bringing in third choice goalkeeper Eduardo from Dinamo Zagreb.

MEND accepts Chief Edwin Clark’s dialogue team

The Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, today, accepted that former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, ‎should head the pan Niger Delta group that will dialogue with the Federal Government.

The group conveyed its readiness to disband its Aaron Team 2, ‎headed by Odein Ajumogobia and work with Chief Clark.

Oh No! Taylor Swift fighting with new boyfriend, Tom Hiddleston

Singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, actor, Tom Hiddleston have had their first major fight. According to Us Weekly, Taylor Swift and Tom’s long, public honeymoon is over as they had their first major spat at the beginning of August.

A source close to Swift told the Us Weekly that the new couple had “a major argument” in the beginning of August, because “they weren’t spending as much time together.” 

In the beginning of their relationship, Swift and Hiddleston were photographed together every single day, looking very happy but now that he's filming his movie 'Thor' in Australia, they don't spend as much time together and its upsetting to both.

1,000 less privileged students nationwide to benefits from NOUN Scholarships

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says it has finalised arrangements with the World Bank to grant scholarships to 1,000 less privileged students selected from every state in the country.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdallah Adamu, said in a statement on Friday in Lagos that the move was to key into the mandate of the Education for All (EFA).

The statement said Adamu made the disclosure when he received some members of the Arewa Students’ Forum (ASF) who visited him in Abuja.

Islamic cleric urges Hajj pilgrims to write their WILL before travelling

An Abuja-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, has advised intending pilgrims to settle their debts and leave their wills behind before travelling to Saudi Arabia.

Al-yolawi, who is the Chief Imam of Area 10 Mosque, made the call while delivering Jumma’at sermon title:“ Essential tips for Hajj Preparations“ on Friday in Abuja.

Fulani herdsmen Killings | Human Right Group threatens to drag Buhari‎ to ICC

Rights group, Human Rights Writers Association ‎of Nigeria (HURIWA), has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for his lack of political will to go after the various armed Fulani marauders unleashing bloody violence on different communities in Southern Nigeria.

Its threat follows the latest attack on a community in Enugu State on Thursday.