Agbaje Yusuf Wanted By The Nigeria Police Force

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I don’t deserve to win any award this year – Davido

Davido ‘OBO’ crooner, Davido, has reacted to fans comments over the absence of his name on the recent list of artists nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016 (MAMA). Some of the artists on the list include: Wizkid, Olamide and Flavour N’abania This year has...

FG says sale of national assets needed to fund 2016 Budget

The Federal Government on Saturday adduced reasons why it is imperative for some national assets to be sold off at this point, explaining that government had lost almost half of its expected revenue this year. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma who stated this in a...

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Photo: Nigerian special forces in Pakistan training on how to defeat Boko Haram

According to @Pakistan Defence who shared this picture on twitter this evening, these Nigerian Special Force operatives pictured above are currently in Pakistan to train hard towards fighting Boko Haram terror group in Nigeria. Photo: Nigerian special forces in Pakistan training on how to defeat...

Turkey’s president stops his motorcade to talk suicidal man off jumping from bridge (photos)

The president of Turkey, Recep Tayip Erdogan was passing through the 211ft Bosphorus bridge which links Europe with Asia after Friday prayers on Christmas day when he spotted a man attempting to jump off the bridge. He stopped his motorcade to talk to the man whom police...

Photo: Zimbabwe to make Chinese yuan legal currency after Beijing cancels $40m debts

Zimbabwe has announced that it will make the Chinese yuan legal tender after Beijing confirmed it would cancel $40m in debts, AFP reports.  "They [China] said they are cancelling our debts that are maturing this year and we are in the process of finalising the debt instruments and calculating...

Olamide stole ‘Shakiti Bobo’ dance from me — LT {Read more)

An upcoming singer, Olowu Taiwo aka LT. has said that rapper, Olamide stole the popular ‘Shakiti Bobo’ dance moves from him. LT made this assertion during an interview with HIP TV, monitored by Vanguard Newspaper. In his words, “After I did my video, a friend of mine told me the dance I did in the video (Yobo dance) was trending on Instagram by Olamide. And my friend told me he had already told...

Why Enyeama must apologise -NFF

Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama The Nigeria Football Federation insists Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama must apologise for questioning the security situation in Kaduna ahead of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Chad on June13 in the city. Enyeama had said he was...

Enugu Police break robbery, car snatching syndicate, kill one

The police in Enugu have gunned down a notorious armed robbery and car snatching suspect in Ikirike Layout, Enugu. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Enugu State Police Command, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, stated that the suspect was gunned down on Wednesday during a gun battle...

triple MG artist Tekno releases new promo photos

Made Men Music Group (Triple MG) singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Tekno Miles releases new promo photos which represents an exciting mixture that showcases Tekno’s electric personality intertwined with a high-end street style fashion fusion. See the photos after the cut... ...

Govt. Should be blamed for unpaid salaries

e Federal Government on Wednesday absolved itself of blame in the inability of some state governments to pay their workers’ salaries. It said the governors of such states should be blamed for the development in their states because they were told through the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee...

Obey traffic rules, buhari tells his escorts

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday ordered all security personnel attached to him as well as his official escorts to obey traffic rules. This, according to a statement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress Presidential campaign council, Mallam...

Adeboye's wife - mrs folu adeboye tackles fraudster on facebook

Wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mrs. Folu Adeboye, has gone on Facebook to disclaim an imposter using her name for financial gain. One of her last week’s posts drew the attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to a pseudo Facebook account that uses her name to solicit money. She posts, “I wish to bring to your notice one Pastor Folu Adeboye...

No hiding place for desperate housewives

EbonyLife unveils stars of Desperate Housewives Africa at a premiere in Lagos, Akeem Lasisi writes The MUSON Centre, Lagos glowed with excitement last Tuesday when EbonyLife TV premiered Desperate Housewives Africa. It is an adaptation of award-winning ABC drama series, the different versions of which...

I’m cautiously optimistic about Buhari, says Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he believes that the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, cannot be worse than past presidents because he will be guided by a sense of history. He, however, said he “is cautiously optimistic” about Buhari’s performance. Soyinka said this while delivering a lecture...

Lenovo P70 makes it to India with its 4,000 mAh battery

A few months ago Lenovo announced the P70, which subsequently went on sale in the company's home market of China. Today though marks the P70's debut in India. The handset has a price tag of INR 15,999, which right now means $251 or €222. It should already be available to purchase throughout the country. The...

AppleBot now crawls the web to power Siri and Spotlight searches

Apple is now running its web crawler dubbed AppleBot to scour the web and aid search services used in Spotlight for Mac and Siri for iOS. All the search queries will now be routed and powered by AppleBot, not by Google or Bing. Support documents don’t mention when the change was initiated. AppleBot...

Facebook aims to host full news stories, will let publishers keep ad revenue

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Lagos community where every street corner is a fuel depot

Some now sell petrol from the boot of their cars Gboyega Adepitan, 33, is an ardent lover of news. A young executive at a fast-rising advertising agency in Ikeja, Lagos, he keeps track of latest information both on his smartphone and laptop computer regularly. The nature of his job also means...