Russian President grants actor Steven Seagal's request to become a Russian citizen

Speaking with reporters yesterday, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the announcement saying:

‘This was his desire, he had really applied. He had been really persistent for a long time and been asking to grant him citizenship, he is actually renowned for his quite warm feelings toward our country and he's also a well-known actor, which gave grounds to make him a Russian citizen.’

Gernot Rohr expected in Nigeria today ahead of Algeria Clash

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is expected to arrive in Lagos on Saturday after some days in Europe to monitor some of the senior national team players invited for the November 12 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Uyo.

A top official of the Nigeria Football Federation who disclosed this to newsmen night said the Franco-German tactician who recently visited Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi, Odion Ighalo and Isaac Success in their respective clubs in England will arrive with some of his technical staff.

"Mourinho is better than Guardiola" - Aitor Karanka

Jose Mourinho remains a better manager than Pep Guardiola, according to Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka.

Manchester United have endured mixed form under Mourinho this season, with their 2-1 Europa League defeat to Fenerbahce meaning they have managed just two wins from their last seven matches in all competitions.

By contrast, Manchester City sit top of the Premier League - eight points clear of United - and dispatched Barcelona 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday to move to within touching distance of the knockout phase.

Former Arsenal Player brands "Odion Ighalo as one-season wonder"

Former Arsenal striker, Ian Wright, has labelled Watford’s Odion Ighalo, as a one-season wonder.

The Super Eagles striker scored 15 goals in 37 league appearances last season, but has struggled this term, managing only one goal in nine matches.

EFCC interrogates APC legal adviser, Muiz Banire for alleged bribery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday questioned the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN).

The EFCC also seized his passport before releasing him on administrative bail after detaining him for several hours.

The former Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, was quizzed for an alleged bribery of a judge.

Anthony Martial 'hurt' after losing No. 9 to Ibrahimovic at Manchester United

Anthony Martial’s agent, Philippe Lamboley, has revealed that the player was hurt, after Manchester United handed Zlatan Ibrahimovic his no. 9 shirt.

Martial was originally given the shirt number, when he joined the Old Trafford club from Monaco in 2015. But he had to settle for no. 11 after Ibrahimovic arrived last summer.

Jose Mourinho to axed 8 Man United players in January

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, is getting ready to carry out a drastic clear-out in January, as he seeks to arrest the slump the team is going through.

The Portuguese, who replaced Louis van Gaal in the summer, is coming under increased pressure following a miserable run of results.

United won their first three Premier League fixtures under Mourinho, but have only managed one victory in their last seven outings. This leaves the Red Devils eight points off the top.

David Oyedepo: Those who criticize the fees in Covenant University risk God's wrath

Dr David Oyedepo, the Bishop of the Living Faith Church worldwide, has appealed to those criticising the school fees charged by Covenant University to desist to avoid incurring the wrath of God.

Oyedepo, in a telecast to a pre-Shiloh 2016 Convention gathering of the church monitored via satellite in Jos on Saturday, said the critics were acting in ignorance and risked incurring the wrath of God.

Military confirms rescue of another Chibok girl

The Nigerian Army says it has rescued another abducted Chibok schoolgirl. Military authorities said troops rescued the girl early Saturday during an operation against Boko Haram insurgents at Pulka village of Gwoza local government in Borno State.

The girl, who was found with a 10-month-old baby, identified herself as Maryam Ali Maiyanga. She also informed the soldiers that her son, whom she bore to a Boko Haram member, is named Ali.

$29.9bn Loan Request: Falana tells Buhari, Don’t mortgage our future

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, said if President Muhammadu Buhari was serious about fighting corruption, he [Buhari] would not mortgage the future of the country by seeking a $29.9bn loan.

Ever since the economy fell into recession primarily as a result of a significant drop in oil prices, the Federal Government has been looking for ways to get the economy back on track, including its recent application for a $29.9bn loan from external sources.

Though the Senate rejected the loan application on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the President would resubmit the request to borrow the money.

Photos: Customs Seize Containers Of Vegetable Oil Which Was Falsely Declared

Following the renewed vigor and enthusiasm of the Tincan Island Port in blocking all flashpoint for Revenue leakages, the Command recently intercepted twenty (20) Containers of Vegetable Oil wrongly declared as Disodium Phosphate. This declaration was made by the Customs Area Controller COMPTROLLER BASHAR, Y. U, while on a routine visit to the Terminal. 

He stated that a certain clearing agent named PATWED INVESTMENTS COMPANY presented three (3) Single Goods Declarations (SGDs) with C-No. 102101, purporting to be having seven (7) containers of 7588pk of Disodium Phosphate, while another seven (7) containers and six (6) respectively had different pkgs of the same consignment – DISODIUM PHOSPHATE.

At Last! Yaya Toure apologises to Manchester City after being snubbed by Guardiola

Yaya Toure has apologised to Manchester City following comments made about the club and manager Pep Guardiola by his agent Dimitri Seluk. Toure has found himself outcast from Guardiola's matchday squads following Seluk's constant criticisms of the Spaniard, which began when the former Barcelona boss was appointed to his new role at the Etihad.

OMG! Donald Trump comes for a Nigerian who showed support for him online. Photos

A Nigerian social media influencer, John Junior Juj, surprisingly got a reply from American presidential candidate, Donald Trump, after showing support for him online ahead of the presidential election in few days time (Nov 8th). 

The young man told the prominent businessman that Nigerians and Africans are behind him in his presidential race, and Donald Trump replied him by thanking him.

EFCC releases Reuben Abati

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Abati was released around 8pm yesterday. He said his bail has been processed and the paper work will be completed by Monday.

In Cameroon | See How Little Children Were Punished For Coming Late To School. Photos

These photos which have been trending online show how little children in a primary school in Cameroon are being punished. According to reports, the director of the school located in Ebang neighborhood, Yaounde, punishes the pupils by forcing them to kneel/crawl in the mud irrespective of how little they are.

OMG! Female Rugby Team Members Go Nude For New Calendar Photoshoot. Photos

A female rugby team has proved its game for anything by baring all in a new naked calendar. The all-women Hertfordshire squad stripped off to try and raise vital club funds and raise the profile of women's rugby.

Chief bags 7 years sentence over land scam in Rivers State. Photos

Justice U. N Agumoh of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced one Chief Felix Amadi to seven years imprisonment on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence brought against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. 

Bizarre Accident As Overspeeding Driver Loses Control At Lagos Toll Gate. Photos

A horrible accident was recorded at Toll Gate area of Lagos after the driver lost control due to over speeding. According to reports, about 5 passengers sustained various injuries. Emergency officials towed the damaged bus off the road.

Nyesom Wike: "Democracy Has Been Threatened By The Orchestrated Intimidation Of The Judiciary"

Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the ruling party has deliberately threatened the foundation of democracy by its orchestrated intimidation of the judiciary through false allegations and illegal arrests.

He stated that because of the orchestrated harassment of judges by the ruling party , no judge will ever deliver judgments against the interest of the Federal Government and the ruling party .

Speaking at the Government House , Port Harcourt on Friday during a courtesy visit by the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA , Governor Wike warned lawyers against allowing the deliberate destruction of the judiciary under any guise.

Ex-Female Banker Arraigned In Court Over N52Million Fraud. Photos

The EFCC, on Friday, November 4, 2016 arraigned one Oluwatoyin Jinadu, a former banker with First City Monument Bank, FCMB, before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on a 20-count charge bordering on theft and forgery to the tune of N52million.

Trouble started for Jinadu when a petition was sent to the EFCC alleging that as account officer to Dr. D. K. Okoye in the Wuse 2 Branch of the bank, she fraudulently transferred N52million from Dr. Okoye’s account without his knowledge or consent, into accounts in Zenith Bank, GTBank and Union Bank.

Wow! Pretty lady takes a courageous selfie aboard a flying glider plane. Photos

A pretty lady who just loves to be adventurous is the rave of the moment online after taking an "insane" selfie aboard a glider plane on a recent jolly trip. The lady who is among the cabin crew of Emirates airline has reportedly been to over 60 countries and counting (including Nigeria). According to her, she just loves new adventurous experiences. 

See some of her photos below:

Photos: NDLEA nabs four persons attempting to smuggle drugs to China, Indonesia, Qatar

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, arrested four drug couriers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting to take the drugs to China, Indonesia and Qatar. Drug trafficking is punishable by death in the three countries. 

A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, gave the names of the suspects as Aniebue Peter Nnamma, 50; Sokpe Zubbye, alias Nzube Chukwudi), 37; Ugwuezumba Hyacinth Arinze, 38; and Obinna James Obi, 30.

Ondo State | Police Parade Nine Criminal Suspects Including A Woman. Photo

The Ondo State Police Command has paraded nine crime suspects, apprehended from various parts of the state in the last one month.

Addressing newsmen at the state command headquarters in Akure, Commissioner of Police, Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison, stated that among the suspects was a telecommunications mast vandal, vehicle thief, fake soldier as well as a kidnapper.

The Police boss said “from the nooks and crannies of the state, from Akure to Ondo to Owo, persons have been robbed of their various articles of trade, personal properties, including vehicles as you can see displayed.

Bizarre! Man, nurse giant alligator as a pet for the past 34-years. Photos

A Japanese man has taken a different route in owning a pet -by adopting a giant 6ft 8in, 46kg caiman (a type of alligator). Nobumitsu Murabayashi, 65, is regularly seen strolling down the roads of Kure City in Hiroshima, Japan with his unlikely pet. 

The gentle giant lives with Mr Murabayashi and his wife where he roams freely in their home. 

Saudi Arabia | Govt To Behead Disabled Man For Participating In Anti-government Protest

Saudi Arabia is set to behead a disabled man who is partially blind and deaf for taking part in an anti-government protest. 

Munir Adam, 23, has been sentenced to death for "attacks on police" and other offenses during protests in 2011. His distraught family said he was tortured into confessing before his sentence at a special criminal court in Riyadh.

Checkout These Teenage Photos Of Donald Trump And Hilary Clinton.

Pictured are American presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton in the teenage years. Both presidential contenders will battle for the "world's" most coveted seat on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016. 

Photos: Sen Ben Murray Bruce Spotted With Murtala Mohammed's Daughter In Lagos

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce was spotted with the daughter of the Late Gen. Murtala Mohammed, at the movie premiere '76' in Lagos.

Lol! See these requirements needed to learn shoe making ...

A cobbler listed these qualification requirements for intending shoe makers. He even underlines MUST to let you know how serious he is...

Toolz shares a breath-taking photo ... (Viewers Discretion, Lol)

Curvy media personality, Toolz who is married to Capt. Demuren took to her social media page to share this amazing photo of herself ... Her curves, though!

Davido says this is what he earns weekly

23-year-old singer, Davido took to his Snapchat to say that he earns 100k dollars a week, that's about 47 million when converted to Naira.