Ex-convicts appointed chief of staff to South Korea’s new President, Moon

The right hand man to South Korea’s new president is a former pro-democracy activist who spent more than three years in prison for organising an unauthorised trip to the North.

On his first day in office, Moon Jae-In named Im Jong-Seok to be his chief of staff, the second most powerful position in a political system which concentrates authority in the president.

Im, a 51-year-old former two-term lawmaker with the Democratic Party, was a prominent student activist in the 1980s and, like Moon, protested against military rule.

BREAKING: Acting President Osinbajo presides over FEC

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, is currently presiding over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

The meeting started at about 10am at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

United States says Buhari's agenda in line with their expectations

 

The United States on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda were in line with its expectations.

The Deputy Director, Office of West African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Mr Nathan Holt, made the remarks on Tuesday from Washington, D.C. via teleconference on: ‘Nigeria, a critical U.S. partner’.

Holt said: “In 2015, Nigeria had a very important election. It elected Muhammadu Buhari as president.

N15BN Ikoyi Fund: Reps summon NIA DG, Monguno, EFCC Boss, Magu

A House of Representatives panel on Tuesday gave the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke 24 hours to appear before it.

The panel seeks explanation over the N15 billion recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.

'You are playing with fire' - Fani-Kayode blows hot on Senate for calling Osinbajo a mere Coordinator

Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has said an attempt by some Senators to prevent Vice President Yemi Osinbajo from being the Acting President was dangerous.

Some Senators on Tuesday during plenary had said President Muhammadu Buhari did not clearly mention Osinbajo as Acting President in a letter he sent informing the upper chamber of his medical trip.

Ronaldinho says Jay Jay Okocha is the only 'No 10' Player He has always admired

Brazillian football legend, Ronaldinho, who recently met Nigerian football legend, Jay Jay Okocha, has taken to his Instagram page to shower praise on how much he admire the Nigerian football star.

Presidency: Boko Haram took good care of released 82 Chibok girls than previous 21 released girls

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday observed that Boko Haram insurgents took good care of the released 82 Chibok girls.

The girls were released in great shape with no visible sign of abuse, unlike the other 21 Chibok girls freed last year, October, who came in poor shape, Shehu said.

He also disclosed that most of the girls released were not from Chibok town but villages scattered around the area.

South Korea: Moon Jae-in Emerge Victorious In Presidential Election

South Korean voters have overwhelmingly chosen the liberal candidate Moon Jae-in as their next president, an exit poll suggests.

It put Mr Moon on 41.4%, with his nearest challenger, conservative Hong Joon-Pyo, on 23.3%.

Ali Modu Sheriff is God-sent – PDP

Ali Modu Sheriff, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been tagged a man sent by God, “to rid Nigerian politics of impunity.”

According to Bernard Mikko, spokesman of the PDP faction led by Sheriff, the ex-governor is poised to “eliminate all forms of lawlessness and impunity,” perpetrated by some members of the party.

National Assembly raises 2017 budget by N143bn

The National Assembly has raised the 2017 budget by over N143bn, up from President Muhammadu Buhari’s original proposal of N7.298tn.

The new figure is now N7.441tn.

How Jonathan started Chibok girls swap deal with Boko Haram – Sheriff’s PDP

The Ali-Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed how the idea of swapping Boko Haram commanders in exchange for the Chibok girls was initiated by former President, Goodluck Jonathan in May 2014.

Deputy National Chairman of the party, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, said this during a press briefing in Abuja, on Monday.

Buhari to Senate: Doctors Will Determine When I’ll Return

President Muhammadu Buhari has informed the Senate that his length of stay in the United Kingdom will be determined by his doctors.

The President said this in a letter to the Senate, informing the lawmakers of his trip to London to see his doctors for further medical attention.

Cross River senator defects from PDP for APC

Member of the Senate representing Cross River South Senatorial District, Senator John Enoh, on Tuesday formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

Nnamdi Kanu will stop his Biafra agitation if ... - Father reveals

Israel Kanu, the traditional ruler of Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia, Abia State, and father of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that the younger Kanu will not stop his agitation until a sovereign state of Biafra is realized.

He also appealed to the Federal Government to withdraw all the charges against his son.

'The voices said kill him' - Man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump says

A man jailed after trying to assassinate Donald Trump said Tuesday that screaming voices in his head urged him to lunge for a policeman’s gun.

Michael Sandford, 21, of British origin who has a history of mental health issues, told The Sun newspaper how he feared being shot dead himself after being flattened by officers, six metres (20 feet) away from Trump who was campaigning to become US president.

Who knows the name of this animal? (See Photos)

A social media user identified simply as jdstunt, has shared some photos of a strange looking animal which was killed at their compound.

Known as a Civet, the residents who could not properly identify it, stuck to referring to it as a 'bush cat' because it was unlike any animal that they were used to seeing.

President Mugabe jet off to Singapore for health checkup

Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe has flown to Singapore for a “routine medical check-up”, state media reported Tuesday just few hours after is Nigeria's counterpart jet off to London for a medical checkup.

“President Mugabe yesterday (Monday) left Zimbabwe for Singapore for his routine medical check-up,” The Herald newspaper reported.

SHOCKING! 16-year-old boy commits suicide after playing an online game

A sixteen-year-old teenage boy has allegedly killed himself after he reportedly played an online game that dares players to commit suicide in Nyamakima, Kamukunji area of Nairobi.

According to NairobiNews, the family of Jamie Njenga, 16, popularly known as Jamie Giggz, told the police that the Form Two student at Kirieini Secondary School in Kiambu County hanged himself on the balcony of a hotel owned by his grandfather in the city centre.

Check out The Plus-Size Male Mannequin Spotted in Benin City (Photo)

The unusual plus-size mannequin designed to suit the real body structure of human beings who are overweight has been spotted somewhere in Nigeria.

Aww! Stephanie Okereke-Linus is all shades of beauty in new photo

Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke looks amazing is she share photos of herself rocking braids. The 34-years-old mother of one knows how to take a perfect selfie.

Man Narrates How He And Others Got Defrauded In Ponzi Scheme

A prosecution witness in a N6.9 million Ponzi Scheme fraud trial on Monday told an Ikeja Division of the Lagos High Court how one Darlington Agomuo, and several others were defrauded by one Chibuogum Oraelosi under the pretext that the sum will qualify them to a profitable investment under the scheme, named Convenient Options Multilevel Scheme.

Daniel Nyang, an Economic and Financial Crimes witness, said he was introduced to the scheme by one Mike Marolo.

How President Buhari can be impeached – Mike Ozekhome

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s health challenge, an activist lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has opined that it will be the proverbial “8th wonder of the world” for the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to remove the President using the two-third majority.

The constitutional lawyer made the declaration in a statement entitled, ‘The Legal Implications of President Buhari’s Fresh Medical Trip Abroad.’

Senator Dino Melaye authors book titled 'Antidotes for Corruption'

The senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has written a book entitled, Antidotes for Corruption The Nigerian Story.

According to a tweet and an Instagram post by him, the book will be presented to the public later this month.

Christina Milan put major cleavage on display in a beautiful Green Gown (Photos)

Hollywood actress, Christina Milian put her major cleavage on display on Monday night in Los Angeles. The singer and actress wore a low-cut green gown that showed off her cleavage at the premiere of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Unbelievable! Enugu State University Student Wants Government to Legalise R*pe in Nigeria (Photos)

A student of Enugu State University has become the subject of bashing online after he called on the Nigerian Government to legalize r*pe. 

A student of Enugu State University (ESUT) identified as Jude Chibuike, who is an Electrical Electronic Engineering undergraduate has demanded that the President Muhamamdu Buhari-led Federal Government should legalize r*pe as some girls deserve more than that.

Housewife Sentenced to Prison for Stabbing Husband to Death Over 'Baba Ijebu' (Photo)

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday sentenced a housewife to prison for killing her husband with a kitchen knife over 'Baba Ijebu'.

A 29-year-old housewife identified as Onyinyechukwu Akunne, was on Monday, sentenced to 7-years’ imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, for killing her husband, Abuchi Akunne, with a kitchen knife, during an argument over Premier Lotto, popularly known as Baba Ijebu.

Man United Fan Who Died in Calabar Viewing Centre Electrocution Buried (Photos)

The little Oma Eke community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State witness a dark cloud when one of the victims of the viewing centre electrocution was laid to rest.

A 28-year-old man identified as Chukwu Ebuka Francis Ejiofor, who is one of the Manchester United fans that were electrocuted at a viewing centre at Nyangasang, Calabar Municipality on April 20th, has been finally laid to eternal rest.

Actress Patience Ozokwor To Feature In "Wedding Party 2" With Sola Sobowale

Have you seen the movie titled "The wedding"? If you have then you would know why this story is such a big deal.

Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor is looking all glammed up and lovely as she is on set for the movie "The Wedding Party 2 "today.

This will be the first time in a long while that Mrs Ozokwor was spotted with Nice makeup and jewelry especially after she became an evangelist.

OMG! See the SHOCKING reason this father hangs his 8-year-old daughter with Rope

In what has now become an act of evil, an 8-year-old girl was hung outside her home and beaten by her own father just because she tore up her parents' divorce papers. Isn't this terrible?

A dad posted this sick picture of his daughter dangling from a rope after he punished her for tearing up his divorce papers

Nigerian church vows to excommunicate corrupt members

The Enugu Diocese of the Methodist Church will henceforth excommunicate its members, who are prosecuted for corrupt practices, the archbishop of the diocese, Christopher Edeh, has said.

Mr. Edeh, who gave this caution in Enugu in his state of the nation address to the congregation at the end of the 42nd Annual Synod of the church on Sunday, said that such people were a disgrace to the body of Christ.