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Monday, 10 October 2016

Judge's Arrest: "This crisis in the judiciary is a very serious issue that goes to the foundation of democracy" - Ben-Murray Bruce


Ben-Murray Bruce reacts to a tweet from Official APC account on the current issues of Judge's arrest in Rivers State. 

He said:

Lupita Nyong'o refers to these two as her favourite Naija Men ... Guess who?


Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o looked lovely on the red carpet at the 2016 BFI London Festival Virgin Atlantic Gala screening of Queen of Queen of Katwe held at Odeon Leicester Square on Sunday. The 33-year-old Kenyan actress was joined by Nigerian-born actors John Boyega and David Oyelowo, whom she referred to her favourite Naija men.

[Linda Ikeji]

Super Eagles Starlet, Alex Iwobi celebrates his 1st competitive international goal


Super Eagles and Arsenal talisman, Alex Iwobi scored one of the goals that saw the Super Eagles secure a 2-1 win over Zambia in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The match was his first competitive debut and his very first competitive international goal.

Alex Iwobi and Iheanacho are indeed the future of Nigeria's Football, Keep improving lads

'Mind ur f**king business' - Amber Rose blast those against her #SlutWalk Movement


Enraged Amber Rose took to her social media page to slam those kicking against her now yearly event - SlutWalk. According to Amber, the movement is protest marches calling for an end to the rape culture. Specifically, participants protest against explaining or excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a woman's appearance.

She took to her Instagram to post this below:

#USElection: Hillary Clinton wins but Donald Trump improves in presidential debate


Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in St. Louis on Sunday night for a widely anticipated second presidential debate and according to a CNN poll of debate watchers, she defeated Trump 57% to 34% - according to CNN's online poll.

Arnold Schwarzenegger says "As proud as He is a Republican but he won't vote for Donald Trump


Hollywood Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger who serves as Governor of California under the Republican Party has revealed that he would not be voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Since Schwarzenegger became an American Citizen in 1983, this will be the first time he would not vote a Republican candidate for President.

One more vote for Hillary, Sorry Trump!

Say What | Nigeria Man might break World Record of Number of Arrest in a Year (PHOTO)


A Nigeria man might eventually get his name on the Guinness Book of record for the number of arrests made in a year for various crimes.

A 41-year-old man arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police for stealing the phone of his helper has pleaded that he should be assisted from going to prison the eighth time. 

The suspect, Emmanuel Oyewunmi, from Ikale, Ondo State, was arrested by the operatives on Friday night at Ojodu-Berger Bus Stop for stealing N600 and a phone from a bus driver and a passenger.

Obaseki slams Ize-Iyamu says 'You lied, God didn’t speak to you about becoming governor'


Edo State Governor-Elect, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has described as lies, the claim by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded governorship election in the state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, that God told him to pursue and recover his mandate, which he said was stolen from him by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Obaseki urged Ize-Iyamu to “stop deceiving the people because he is only pursuing his ambition and so should stop mentioning God.”

But reacting, Ize-Iyamu said that Obaseki was not God and does not know God. Ize – Iyamu, who spoke through one of his aides, Efe Igbinovi, said: “Obaseki is not God, he does not know God, so he has no right to question Ize-Iyamu’s closeness to God. He should face the problems confronting him.”

PDP says decision of FG to withdraw forgery case laughable


The Peoples Democratic Party has described the withdrawal of the forgery case against the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, as laughable.

It said that the withdrawal of the case, which also involved both the Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, should not be celebrated.

It will be recalled that the Federal Government, on Thursday, withdrew the case, which was brought before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Jabi Division of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, through the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice against the accused persons.

Judges collected bribes from Departmental stores, neighbouring countries - DSS


Agents at the Department of State Security have alleged that some of the arrested judges collected bribe from departmental stores while some others traveled as far as Ghana, Benin republic and Niger republic to collect bribe. The Nation reports that the DSS has in its possession an audio and video tapes of some of the judges collecting bribe.

While one of the judges just acquired a N1.5billion mansion, another allegedly collected bribe in a department store and one allegedly crossed the borders to Benin Republic, Niger Republic and Ghana to collect money. A Court of Appeal judge allegedly collected N200million but he was only recommended for retirement and the NJC directed him to refund the cash installmentally. 

Akwa Ibom | Navy arrests 13, seizes boats with adulterated diesel


The Nigerian Navy has seized three boats with 47,000 litres of a product suspected to be illegally refined Automative Gas Oil.

A Commander in the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Saidu Garba, who said this in Ikot Abasi on Saturday, praised the anti-crude oil theft operations of the Navy for achieving the results.

Samsung suspends production of Galaxy Note 7


Samsung is suspending production of the Galaxy Note 7 after a number of replacement phones those that Samsung claimed were safe after a recall caught fire and sent at least one person to the hospital. The report comes from the Korean news agency Yonhap.

The halt in production is said to be in cooperation with safety regulators in the US, China, and Korea, according to Yonhap.

Actress Eniola Badmus flaunt massive cleavage in new picture


39-year-old Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus aka "Gbogbo Bigz Girls" is one actress that is known to have massive boobs. The mom of one put her massive cleavage once again on display as she stepped out yesterday.

Jan Oblak believe Wayne Rooney is still England´s dangerman


Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak feels Wayne Rooney remains England’s main dangerman ahead of Tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier in Ljubljana.

Rooney has lost his starting berth at Manchester United and is no longer an undisputed starter in the attack at international level either.

Nevertheless, Oblak refuses to write off England’s all-time top scorer just yet.

Super Eagles Players 'gets alert' for Tanzania win


Victorious Super Eagles of Nigeria are now smiling to the bank after they got some of their outstanding payments immediately after their 2-1 win in Zambia yesterday.

They received their flight ticket refunds, match bonus for the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania last month as well as appearance fees for two friendlies in May against Mali and Luxembourg.

Military: Operation Crocodile Smile may return to creeks


Indications emerged, weekend, that the Federal Government may order the return of the Special Military Intervention force, Operation Crocodile Smile, which was largely successful in smoking out militants and destroying their camps in the creeks, back to the Niger Delta region to checkmate attacks on oil pipelines and gas facilities that have serious effect on the nation’s economy.

It was gathered that the Military High Command has been told to re-energise its intelligence networks in the Niger Delta region while a massive redeployment of operatives from the security agencies has been carried out.

German | Police apprehend Syrian bomb plot suspect


German police have arrested a Syrian man in the eastern city of Leipzig that they suspect of planning a bomb attack.

Authorities said on Twitter on Monday they captured the man, previously identified as Jaber Albakr, after he went on the run on Saturday.

Police were looking for the 22-year-old suspect after finding several hundred grammes of explosives in an apartment they raided on Saturday in the eastern city of Chemnitz.

CBN to renew Naira-Yuan swap deal


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sunday, raised the hope that the lingering Naira-Yuan swap deal will be achieved as part of strategies to reducing the huge dollar demand pressure on the local currency.

The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, gave the indication at the ongoing International Monetary Fund/World Bank Group yearly meetings in Washington DC.

According to him, there is a lot of “networking meetings going on, and I can assure you that meetings are going on with some of our partners, particularly, China.”

CBN says Banks to pay for fraud on mobile money transactions


Customers who lose money to fraudsters through the mobile money-driven Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking will be reimbursed by their banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.

The USSD Banking platform allows customers to transfer money to the third party, buy airtime, open accounts, pay bills and book travels, among other services, using their mobile phones, but the level of customer protection is still below regulatory threshold.

Alibaba acquires stake in Spielberg firm


Chinese internet billionaire Jack Ma has joined forces with cinema legend Steven Spielberg to produce and distribute films, they announced, the latest major tie-up between China and Hollywood.

Alibaba Pictures, a unit of Ma’s sprawling e-commerce conglomerate, said it had taken a minority stake in Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, a film creation company that includes DreamWorks studios.

The deal will see the companies co-finance and co-produce movies for Chinese and international audiences, Alibaba said on its corporate website.

Sunday, 9 October 2016

Solange Knowles Earns Her First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart


The singer has earned her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with ‘A Seat at the Table.’ The album moved 72,000 album units in its first week. 46,000 of those units were pure album sales.

Bon Iver’s ‘22, A Million,’ came in at No. 2 with 71,000 units (58,000 in album sales).

via Billboard:

How To Get Your Sagged Br**sts Back on Track Naturally


These remedies are fully effective. Let us research some of the home remedies for lifting br**sts as highlighted by Nigeria Eye

1. Massage With Almond Oil or Aloe Vera Gel

Aloe Vera is great for skin tightening. It is known to be used for centuries to remove the wrinkle from the skin. Massage your br**sts with some Aloe Vera gel to tighten up the skin. The massage will also exercise the muscles and tone up the br**sts. Besides Aloe Vera you can also massage your br**sts with almond oil, which helps improve the blood circulation. Good blood circulation will widen the blood vessels and help lift up your br**sts.

APC victorious in Ogun Polls


The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGESIEC)  said the All Progressives Congress won almost all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the Ogun polls.

Declaring the results, the commission’s Chairman, Mrs Risikat Ogunfemi, said the ruling APC won all the Chairmanship positions in all the 20 local governments and 37 LCDAs.

The party also won 346 councillorship seats out of the 349 wards in the state.

Aww! Lagos Officers spotted rendering Humanitarian Services that will SHOCK You (Photo)


The officials of the Lagos State police command's Rapid Response Squad (RRS) were pictured in the street of Nigeria's commercial city, helping a motorist push his faulty car off the road at the Alapere area.
"RRS operatives helping a motorist push his faulty car off the road at #Alapere to decongest traffic & prevent crimes perpetuated in traffic," RRS posted on its official Twitter handle.

Aww! Beautiful Photo of Singer, Flavour and His Daughter Sophia


Nigerian singer, multi-instrumentalist and performer, Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name as Flavour N'abania or simply Flavour, has taken to his Instagram page few hours ago to show off his adorable daughter, Sophia.

Robbers Snatch Comedian Bovi Belongings Onboard an Airplane


Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Bovi Ugboma, known by his stage name as Comedian Bovi, has been a victim of robbery onboard a passenger airplane.

 

Ibe Kachikwu says dialogue with militants hasn’t collapsed


The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has dismissed as false, speculation in some quarters that the Federal Government is working against the people of the Niger Delta region.

This is just as he pointed out that the Federal Government has not pulled the plugs on ongoing dialogue with the people of the region to find lasting solutions to the lingering violence and pipeline vandalism in the region.

The minister made the clarification on Saturday in an interview at the end of the 2016 Convocation Ceremony of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta.

Gov Ambode wants all Shanties along the waterfront must go


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday ordered the immediate demolition of all shanties around the creeks and on the waterways.

Gov. Ambode gave the order when he visited the Ilubirin Lagos Homes project during an inspection tour of some parts of the state.

The governor asked all illegal occupants of the shanties to evacuate the area within seven days adding that the safety of citizens was paramount, hence the government’s zero tolerance for kidnapping and other crimes.

Recession: NYSC tells schools to cut Graduates for mobilization by 60 percent


The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Directorate Headquarters, Abuja, has slashed the number of prospective Corp members for the next phase of mobilization.

The disclosure was made in a leaked internal memo dated 4th October, 2016 and sent to all heads of departments of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

The memo signed by Mrs Ifeoma Egboka, office of the Dean of Students Affairs, said NYSC explained that the slash was as a result of “tight budgetary allocation of the Scheme”.

OMG! 25-year-old Mom strangles one-year-old daughter, dumps corpse in river


The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Asabe Andrew for allegedly strangling her one-year-and-three-month-old daughter, Esther.

According to the command, the suspect then dumped the baby’s body into a river in Gunduma.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Bello, who paraded the suspect in Lafia, said the command also apprehended a total of 20 armed robbery suspects for committing various offences, including armed robbery and car snatching.

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