The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed the identities of 21 alleged commanders and front-line members of the Boko Haram terrorist group arrested in different parts of the country. In a statement signed by Mr Tony Opuiyo, the DSS explained that the successful arrest is a result of the services’ “re-strategised measures to combat the insurgency menace”. The suspects are said to have been arrested in Lagos, Kano, Plateau, Enugu and Gombe States between July 8 and August 25, 2015. “They include those allegedly responsible for the coordination and execution of the suicide attacks in Potiskum, Kano, Zaria and…
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Nigeria’s shooting guard, Chamberlain ‘champ’ Oguchi, claimed the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the 2015 Afrobasket after the country’s victory over Angola on Sunday. The 29-year-old new Anwil Wlocklawek recruit in the Polish Basketball League finished the tournament with an accumulated tally of 116 points and 23 rebounds to inspire D’Tigers to their first-ever success at the biennial basketball continental championships. He added 3 out of 10 three-point efforts and 7 – all defensive – rebounds as Nigeria secured their first ever win over Angola in their tenth meeting, emerging with a game-high 19 points in Sunday’s final. As…
Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the 2015 US Open because of a leg injury. Sharapova, who was due to start her campaign against 36th-ranked Australian Daria Gavrilova on Monday evening, has been replaced by countrywoman Daria Kasatkina. “Unfortunately I will not be able to compete in this years US Open,” the 28-year-old, who was slated to be 3rd seed at Flushing Meadows, wrote on her Facebook page. “I have done everything possible to be ready but it was just not enough time. To all my amazing fans, I will be back in the Asian swing in a few weeks…
The Nigeria senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, grounded out a 74-65 win over Angola to claim their first-ever Afrobasket success in Rades, Tunisia, on Sunday. They came into the championship match knowing an end to a nine-game winless run against the Angolans was sacrosanct and, aside a slow opening seven minutes, were able to gather their acts together with a well articulated offensive ploy in the second quarter to break free of their competitors. The win assured Nigeria of an automatic qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, as 11-time winners Angola joins third-placed Tunisia and Senegal in the Fiba…
Identities of the victims of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane, which crashed around 6:45am on Saturday into residential quarters at the Ribadu Cantonment in Kaduna State, has emerged.The victims are; Squadron Leader Adekunle Suara (pilot), wife of Wing Commander N. Hassan, wife of Wing Commander I. B. Musa, Warrant Officer Etim and Air Craft Woman Naomi Adekunle all perished in the ill-fated flight that was Abuja bound. Squadron Leader Suara was the Pilot of the ill-fated crash. He is survived by a young wife. The identities of the victims came to the fore as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
The first daughter of Pastor Tunde Bakare, Olubunmi walked down the aisle with her heartthrob, Olaoluwa Fabode on Saturday, August 29. The wedding ceremony held in London. A number of popular faces were at the wedding of the first daughter of the former running mate of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 presidential elections. Some of the popular faces were Oby Ezekwesili, Dr Joe Odumakin, Korede Bello and others. Bunmi is a graduate of Political Science from the Emory University, Atlanta, United States and she is running an after-school programme. Source: TalkofNaija
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Presidency and All Progressives Congress (APC) of deliberately resorting to diversionary blackmail and overused excuses to shy away from providing answers to the salient issue of unprecedented damage done to the nation’s economy in its 90 days in office. The opposition party was responding to the APC’s statement earlier on Sunday, which advised the PDP to bury its head in shame for the pervasive corruption that characterized its 16-years reign rather than accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of running the country aground in just three months of his assuming office. But the PDP…
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has described the late Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, as a patriot whose contributions to the interest of Nigeria were considerable.In a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the president said he was shocked by the death of the diplomat. The president, who spoke on telephone on Saturday with the wife of the late envoy, who is still in the United States, recalled that the late Adefuye had contributed immensely to making his first official engagement in the United States of America…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has disagreed with his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi on claims that he (Amaechi) is not corrupt. Amaechi, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, during a visit to Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital yesterday, declared that Wike could make as much noise and release as many documents as he liked, but the truth is despised ill-gotten wealth and stealing. The ex-governor also insisted that he would never appear before the judicial commission of inquiry put in place by Wike to investigate his administration in the last 18 months, describing the panel as illegal. But Wike, on…
Popular and Highly endowed controversial Nollywood Actress, Cossy Orjiakor, has made it known that she is looking for a husband. The actress, who does not see any big deal in acting unclad according to her, has described herself as “highly spiritual”. In a new interview with Ovwe Medeme, Cossy said a lot of things that might interest you. She talked about her current projects, marriage and some of the controversies surrounding her career. Read excerpts below: Career-wise, how has it been with you? Career-wise, I have been doing very good. You know it is not a competition so I just go…
The songstress looking beautiful in this outfit styled by celeb stylist Jeremiah Ogbodo of Swanky’s Signatures.You like? See more of her pics below: Source: LIB
Veteran Nollywood icon, Nkem Owoh, popularly known as ”Osuofia,”on Friday advised President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to formulate favourable policies for the Nigerian movie industry that would enable the industry contribute to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The veteran actor who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria, said Nollywood is capable of contributing to Nigeria’s economic development effectively if the industry is given all the necessary support it requires by government. He also charged the government to pay attention to the issue of piracy bedeviling the industry, adding that the activities of pirates has seriously affected the film industry. He…
Ice Prince is really in love with Maina. I guess, Ice Prince obviously doesn’t care if she already has a kid, after all, he has one too, Maina just shared new adorable photos of her and the Choc City rapper kissing. She also shared more cute photos of herself, rocking a blonde look. Explore more photos below:
Apparently, when duty calls, you must obey the clarion call. That was the case for these 2 NYSC members. It was their wedding day but they had to show up dressed in their wedding gowns to fulfill service requirements. According to Vanguard, the brides on Sunday attended a headcount of serving corps members, an impromptu exercise which just happened to fall on their wedding date. An unnamed corper told newsmen that the exercise was conducted to guard against “ghost corpers.” Here is another photo: –
The first daughter of Pastor Tunde Bakare, Olubunmi walked down the aisle with her heartthrob, Olaoluwa Fabode on Saturday, August 29. The wedding ceremony held in London. A number of popular faces were at the wedding of the first daughter of the former running mate of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 presidential elections. Some of the popular faces were Oby Ezekwesili, Dr Joe Odumakin, Korede Bello and others. Bunmi is a graduate of Political Science from the Emory University, Atlanta, United States and she is running an after-school programme. Source: TalkofNaija
Newly wed actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh, seems to have intentionally bragged about the prize of her Canary Yellow diamond ring. Weeks ago, Tonto Dikeh shared news that she was engaged and her fans even became happier after photos from her introduction ceremony confirmed reports. Tonto has now let the cat out of the bag as she announced that her engagement ring is worth $60k (N11.5M Est.) The not-so talented singer claims the Canary Yellow diamond ring which costs over 60 thousand USD was shipped in from Australia last week.
This is an indication that these two women have been at it. They don’t like each other. It’s been barely a year since Clarion Chukwurah‘s battle with Ibinabo Fiberesima; she’s now backing Emeka Ike by expressing optimism that he would handle the affairs of the guild without fuss. In a recent chat with The Punch, Chukwurah stated that aside having a good knowledge of what Ike wants to achieve with the guild, she’s eager to see his transformation in the guild. ‘Emeka Ike is my colleague and a friend. He has spoken to me on several occasions on what he wants…
The war against insurgency has recorded a major success with the arrest of 21 alleged commanders and frontline members of the Boko Haram sect in different parts of the country. The Department of State Services, which released the identities of the terrorists, said the successful arrest is a result of the services’ “re-strategised measures to combat the insurgency menace”. In a statement signed by Mr Tony Opuiyo, the suspects are said to have been arrested in Lagos, Kano, Plateau, Enugu and Gombe States between July 8 and August 25, 2015. “They include those allegedly responsible for the coordination and execution…
The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday said its Marine Division in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state had repelled an attack by sea pirates on a passenger boat in the area. Mr Asinim Butswat, an ASP and Spokesman of the Command, said in a statement that the attack occurred on Aug. 28 at Gina-Gbene area of Southern Ijaw. According to the Spokesman, an AK-47 Assault rifle and live ammunition were recovered from the pirates who abandoned their 75 Horse Power speedboat and fled into the creeks. Butswat assured that efforts were being intensified to arrest the fleeing pirates.…
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Saturday presented N100,000 cash assistance and clothing materials to each of the parents of the 219 girls abducted at the Government Secondary School, Chibok.He presented the items while interacting with the parents in Maiduguri, noting that the gesture was a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB). “I met with the president last Thursday in Abuja and he directed that I should meet you and console you over the missing girls. “The president urged me to extend his heart-felt greetings to you on the issue”, he said. Shettima added that Buhari assured him that the…