A 34 year old student, Udeh Onuora Pascal, suspected to be working for an international money laundering organization, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for being in possession of 108 Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) debit cards. Mr. Pascal was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while attempting to board a Qatar Airline flight to China, a statement on Saturday by the NDLEA spokesman, Ofoyeju Mitchell said. The debit cards belong to five commercial banks. The statement quoted the NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Mr. Ahmadu Garba, as saying that…
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Mother of two Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun celebrated her 30th birthday with family and friends in a lovely themed-party. See more photos after the cut… Source: LIB
26-year-old Yang, known as Angelababy, a Chinese actress, singer and model known as the Kim Kardashian of China got married last week in a lavish £20 million ceremony, complete with a ten-foot-tall wedding cake, a holographic castle and a custom Dior gown plus 2,000 of her closest friends. Yang who started modelling at the age of 14 and is considered one of Asia’s biggest stars. She got married to leading actor Huang Xiaoming in Shanghai. Yang’s dress took five months to create and was made using hundreds of feet of satin organza and tulle. According to The Telegraph, the wedding reportedly cost…
Dayo Benjamins-Laniyi still looks pretty at 50. She recently celebrated her Golden year! Welldone. Happy birthday to her!
Famous Nigerian Pop star, Sean Tizzle has joined other music stars to try his hand in acting. The stunted singer made his debut as an actor in a new Nollywood movie titled ‘Astray’ (Isina). In a clip from the movie, Sean Tizzle got in bed with actress, Iyabo Ojo where they appeared to be having loads of fun. Do you think he would make a good actor?!?
Popular Nigerian singer, Omawumi is currently in New York working on her next album and having a good time. The mother of two was excited to meet with Grammy award winning producer Jerry Wonda who has worked closely with Wyclef Jean closely over the years; she is also met Hot 97 morning show host Ebro. Omawumi shared a picture of her with the two on her Instagram yesterday (October 15). “In Great Company…@ebroski @princewonda #nycnights #journeytothealbum #album3 #omawumi” she wrote. Omawumi made her first post baby appearance at 2face’s 40 birthday concert in September.
Famous Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has opened up about her battle with weight issues in a recent interview. Ini Edo who recently experienced a bitter divorce has come out to say that it has been a constant battle for her to stay fit. “I was born quite chubby and keeping fit has always been a constant battle” said the actress, “I would try cutting down on carbs and de week I Indulge, I find myself right where I was or even bigger..lol. As much as I loved my curves, didn’t like the fact that the screen would make me look…
The Spanish Envoy on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies, especially the anti-corruption campaign, were vital to attracting investment to Nigeria. The Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Alfonso Barnuevo, made the remark at a ceremony to mark the National Day of Spain in Abuja. Barnuevo explained that Nigeria-Spain relation was “excellent”, having strategic components from the security, economic and commercial points. “President Buhari and His Majesty, the King of Spain, held a meeting in New York on Sept. I, 2014, and I can only qualify the meeting as excellent for our relations. “His (King Felipe’s) message to us is that…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the training of cadets of the premier military academy on driving skills. A statement by FRSC’s spokesman, Bisi Kazeem, said the MoU was signed by the two agencies in order to promote road safety ideals in the society. “In the continuation of the efforts to promote road safety ideals among the generality of Nigerians, the Corps Marshal of FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, and the commandant of the NDA, Kaduna, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for another…
FG has launched investigations into fraudulent practices carried out in government’s revenue generating agencies during the last administration. The probe, this time, is focused on the agencies that remitted naira denominations to the Federation Account instead of the actual dollar revenue. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, informed the National Economic Council (NEC) of the new probe on Thursday. Four State governors namely – Ben Ayade (Cross River), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba) briefed State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.…
A former American Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Walter Carrington, yesterday said the American government and other world powers are now prepared to assist Nigeria regain its status as the giant of Africa because of their confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari is an honest leader and “tough enough to turn this country around”. Carrington spoke while delivering a lecture titled Nigeria and the future of the Black World, at the First Eminent Lecture Series of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Edo State. The former U.S Envoy to Nigeria noted that President Buhari would make life unbearable for the few Nigerians who…
Popular Nigerian Comedian, Ali Baba, is set to hold his annual concert on January 1, 2016. The comedian went on his Instagram page to warn artistes and comedians who will be performing at his concert on the dress code. Ali Baba said if they can’t wear a dinner suit they should forget about the event. Read what he wrote below: – “The year is grinding to our New Year Concert. And at the event #january1stConcert2015… We allowed comedians and artistes come on the stage without the accepted tuxedo or evening gown. EDI Lawani said, they were not informed early enough. In the…
Yesterday was the ‘No Bra Day’, a movement to support the fight against chest cancer. #NoBraDay was trending on Twitter yesterday and I thought it best to show off five Nigerian female celebrities we would all love to see honor this day. Enjoy: – Cossy Orjiakor – Need we say more. Actress Cossy Orjiakor is the queen of b**bs, and she is never scared to flaunt them. Her Instagram page is a dedication to breasts. If anyone is to support No Bra Day, then it must be Cossy. Maheeda – The one time gospel singer is a unclad rebel. The…
Mikel Obi’s babymama, Olga Diyachenko just shared new photos of herself, cuddled with one of their twins. The couple announced the delivery of their twins on Friday, September 14 and since then the doting father has been showing them off. The proud daddy took to twitter a few days ago to express how much he missed his twins. Mikel cannot stop gushing about his lovely twins.
Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife Dolapo gaze at each other in a unique way… I go love o… lol. Sweet!
Famous Yoruba Actress Foluke Daramola and her hubby Kayode Salako pictured looking into each others eyes with passionate kissing. Enjoy the shots below….
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday urged security personnel to comply with the State Traffic Law and desist from plying Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor along the Ikorodu Road axis. General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bashir Braimah said this following a joint enforcement against BRT violation with the military police and the Nigerian police carried out on Monday. He noted that the 15 vehicles found plying the BRT corridors during the exercise were either driven by the military or with military paraphernalia hanging in the vehicles. He wondered why military personnel who should be…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) unveiled a new and improved discharge certificate on Tuesday which will henceforth be issued to corps members at the conclusion of the mandatory one year national service. Director General of the NYSC, Brig-Gen. Olawumi Johnson while presenting prototype of the certificate to journalists yesterday in Abuja, noted that the certificate had been improved to check forgery and impersonation. Olawunmi, who was represented by the acting Director in charge of Certification, Alhaji Aliu Taura, explained that the new certificate would be embossed with the carrier’s photograph in line with the global best practices.According to Olawumi,…
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on Tuesday in Abuja said that his administration has to make tough choices in cleaning the mess left behind by years of corruption. President Buhari stated this in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the 21st Nigerian Economic Summit with the theme “Tough Choices: Achieving Competitiveness, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability”. In a speech he delivered at the opening of the 21st Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Tuesday, the president represented by his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, noted, however, that the country was also at a time of what he described as incredible opportunities…
A group known as the Benue Coalition for Justice, Equity and Fairness has condemned moves by Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom to probe his predecessor, Gabriel Suswan. The group said it was disheartening that pressing issues of governance had been allegedly relegated to the background in the state in preference for a witch-hunt. Suswam turned himself in on Monday morning at the EFCC office in Abuja where he is being grilled over alleged corruption that took place under his watch as governor of Benue between 2007 and 2015. A statement by the National President of the group, Peter Hwande and…