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Tonto Dike Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and her partner Oladunni Olakunle Churchill held her bride price payment in Port Harcourt on Saturday. see lovely couple pictures. ALSO:  .....see introduction photos

Fulani herdsmen Three persons have been killed and two others injured in renewed hostilities between Fulani herdsmen and residents of Okuke, a satellite village at Amorji in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State. The people of the community, it was gathered, had been at loggerheads with the herdsmen who they accused of destroying their farmlands and terrorizing them over the last three years. According to Vanguard, an indigene of the community told newsmen that the herdsmen had threatened to chase the residents out of Okuke, a development which, he said, prompted Amorji to constitute a 15-man delegation to meet with them (the herdsmen) for a peace talk. The community indigene, who craved anonymity, said the delegation was on the way for the peace talk when they were ambushed by herdsmen, who he alleged opened fire at them, killing three and inflicting gunshot injuries on two others. He said one person was still missing and that those injured were receiving treatme...

Nigerian star and Chelsea defensive midfielder, John Obi Mikel has fathered two secret love children with different women. The Chelsea midfielder, 28, has a four-year-old son who was born after he had a brief fling with the lad’s mum. He also has a one-year-old daughter by a woman he met in a nightclub two years ago. BABY 1 Sex:  Male Age:  4 Mother:  Woman Mikel invited to a party and had a brief fling with. Home:  £500,000 house in Home Counties he bought for the mother. Upkeep:  He gives the mum several thousand pounds a year and a new car every 3 years. BABY 2 Sex:  Female Age:  1 Mother:  Woman he met in a trendy London nightclub in 2013 and had a short relationship with. Home:  Child lives with mother in South of England. Mum is not well off but drives a new car. Upkeep: Mikel provides for the child but is said to want no contact with her. Nigeria international Mikel, whose team were beaten at home by Crystal Palace ...

Some members of the Nigerian Bar Association yesterday protested at the NBA 2015 Annual Conference ongoing in Abuja. The protesting members of the Association who were members from the Rivers state Chapter staged the protest to show their grievances against the inclusion the former Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi as guest in one of the sessions. Amaechi and Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo state were to preside over a session in the conference and present speeches on the theme -Public Perception of Lawyers: Is the Esteem Justified? However, leader of the protest and Chairman of the Port Harcourt branch of the NBA, Denis Okwakpam told the media that the Lawyers were still angry with Amaechi for his role in the closing down of courts in Rivers state for almost 2 years. Okwakpam said the lawyers were of the opinion that the former Governor of Rivers state is not worthy to address them. “We are not happy with him. We went through a lot under him as the Governor of Rivers s...

The people's democratic Party, lagos has called for the immediate prosecution of ex-governor Babatunde Raji Fashola. the statement was read by their publicity secretary, Taofik Gani in Lagos State. Fashola has been accused of spending N78.3m on a personal website, N139m on the construction of two boreholes at the Lagos House, Ikeja, among other allegations. Speaking yesterday, Gani who also commended Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for exposing Fashola, said that the party had been aware of Fashola’s spending for many years and had written petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission but nothing was done. He said the state government must go beyond revealing Fashola’s spending by probing his administration and prosecute him accordingly. “It is good that the Lagos State Government is showing seeming boldness to expose former Governor Fashola but Lagosians demand more than this. Fashola should be prosecuted. It is only when the actual investigation and prosecution of F...

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has insisted that his team did not deserve to lose against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Radamel Falcao thought he had rescued at least a point for the Blues, after Sako had given Alan Pardew’s men the lead, but Joel Ward scored almost immediately after to give Palace all three points. It was Mourinho’s second ever defeat at Stamford Bridge and it came on the occasion of his 100th home game. These were his words on BBC Sport: “Congratulations to Palace. It’s a fantastic result for them and a very good performance. We didn’t deserve to lose. But Palace gave us a very difficult game. The result should be a draw, which would still be bad for us. We did enough not to lose. We had good opportunities, a huge penalty appeal at 0-0. “My two centre-backs and keeper played a very good game. We created lots of chances but we had a couple of players who were not in the game. When the team is not consistent and there aren’t 10 players on the pitch at a certain ...

President Muhammadu Buhari and APC have denied ownership of two documents containing promises on what he would achieve in his first 100 days in office. A statement from his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu titled: “Understanding Buhari in 100 days” said he has no knowledge of the two campaign documents which reportedly emanated from the party’s “many centres of public communication which, for whatever reason, were on the loose.” According to the statement, “There is a certain document tagged “One Hundred Things Buhari Will Do in 100 Days” and the other, “My Covenant With Nigerians.” “Both pamphlets bore the authorised party logo but as the Director of Media and Communications in that campaign, I did not fund or authorise any of those. I can equally bet my last Kobo that Candidate Buhari did not see or authorise those publications. As a consequence of these publications, expectations have been raised unreasonably, that as President, Muhammadu ...

President Buhari A group, PDP Media Watchdog has described the appointments so far made by President Buhari as fraudulent and asymmetrical, saying that the President’s anti-corruption war is a charade and a deceit. The group while responding to the recent appointments as announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said that people’s expectation of President Buhari to remove his ethnic and military mentality and embrace democracy may not come to pass after all. “We mentioned this in our last statements that President Buhari and the APC is only making noise with corruption and probe to cover up their plans to derail this country. The President claimed to be fighting corruption but does not know that even lopsided appointment is also corruption. According to an English dictionary, corruption is defined as ‘dishonest actions that destroys people’s trust in the person or group’ and in another definition, it says, ‘corruption is the mis...

The Lagos state government has shut down more than 22 churches for causing noise pollution in different areas. This was brought about by several complaints from residents. This tragic development was revealed by the Environmental Protection Department in the state through a statement by the head of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Adebola Sabi on Wednesday, 26th of August following dozens of calls. Neighbours of one church named Jesus Our Lord Divine Catholic Prayer Ministry said they were constantly disturbed by a congregation of mainly pregnant women, young mothers and their children. Sabi said, “On my phone alone, I get 20 SMS on a daily basis,” “In the next five years, if there is no stringent policy on the siting of religious houses, there will be problem.” Constant noise from the the thumping beats of loud music, the beep of car horns and the noise of generator engines is the soundtrack to Lagos life and is seen by many as part of its charm. According to...

Chad government executed 10 alleged members of Nigeria-based Islamist group, Boko Haram, by firing squad Saturday, a day after they were found guilty of a double suicide killing that left 38 people dead in the capital of Chad, N’Djamena. They were executed this morning on a shooting ground north of N’Djamena,” a judicial source told AFP. The report was confirmed by a security source who asked not to be identified. The 10 were condemned to death Friday in the country’s first trial of presumed members of the Islamist group. The hearings opened Wednesday. Nigeria’s neighbours Chad, Cameroon and Niger have all suffered attacks by Boko Haram and earlier this year they announced a regional force to end the militants’ insurgency that has claimed more than 15,000 lives since 2009. Boko Haram members receiving judgement in Chad Court. The defendants were accused of criminal conspiracy, killings, wilful destruction with explosives, fraud, illegal possessions of arms and ammunition, as...

Dornier-228, a Nigerian Airforce aircraft with call sign NAF030 has crashed today at the Nigerian Defence Academy , Kaduna killing seven onboard. NAF crash 1 The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has set up a panel to investigate circumstances surrounding the crash. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Air Commodore Dele Alonge, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters. According to the statement, the chief of air staff has aborted his official trip to Port Harcourt and would visit the crash site and families of some of the deceased personnel. It said the chief would be accompanied by the Air Officer Commanding Training Command, AVM Alikali Mamu during the visit. According to the statement, the aircraft crashed into a house at Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna on Saturday killing all passengers on board. NAF crash 2 According to the statement, the aircraft crashed into a house at Ribadu Cantonme...

Imo Governor, Rochas okorocha. The Imo State government has read with dismay reports in the media quoting workers in the State to have claimed that the State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha had bought private Jets and should sell them and use the money to pay them their salaries. Private jet. Even before the media reports, such falsehood had been the stock in trade, in some quarters in the State. Therefore, as a government, we want to deny with high sense of honesty that since May 29, 2011 when Owelle Rochas Okorocha became governor, he has never bought any private Jet either directly or through any proxy. And having now made this denial, let those behind the allegation make their facts public to fault our denial.    The period Owelle Okorocha bought Jets was years before his becoming governor, during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime when some of the Presidential Jets were auctioned. The governor bought Jets then under the aegis of Lamonde Aviation, alongside f...

THE Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dan Abia, on Wednesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to deny that about N183 billion had been diverted from the commission's account. The Auditor General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura, had last week  Wednesday, said that N183 billion meant for the development of the Niger Delta could not be accounted for and therefore recommended that it should be recovered. According to the Tribune news, Ukura had said, while submitting three special audit reports to the Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, that the amount was discovered in the periodic checks carried out by his office on the activities and programmes of the commission between 2008 and 2012. But speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting with the president, the Managing Director said he denied before him that the sum was missing in the NDDC account as claimed by the Auditor ...

Nigerian University Commission. The National Universities Commission ( NUC ) released a list of illegal degree awarding institutions operating in Nigeria. The list of these illegal Universities was made available to the public in a  NUC ’s weekly bulletin dated August 24. In the bulletin, the  NUC  Executive secretary, Julius Okojie, warned that Certificates obtained from these universities and colleges will not be recognized for the purpose of NYSC, employment and further studies.” Full list include: 1. University of Accountancy and Management Studies, operating anywhere in Nigeria. 2. Christians of Charity American University of Science and Technology Nkpor, Anambra State or any of its campuses. 3. University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos or any of its other campuses. 4. University of applied Sciences and Management Port Novo, Republic of Benin or any of its other campuses in Nigeria. 5. Blacksmith University, Awka or any of its campuses. 6. Volta University Col...

Champions League Draw The 2015/2016 Champions League draw for the Group stage took place Thursday as Europe's elite eagerly waited to see who will stand between them and the business end of the competition. Spain are the first nation to field five teams in the group phase, while Astana are Kazakhstan's first representatives after triumphing over APOEL in the play-offs. Bundesliga outfits Borussia Monchengladbach and Wolfsburg were the teams to avoid in Pot 4, while Pot 3 was particularly dangerous this year thanks to the inclusion of the likes of Sevilla, Roma and Lyon. GROUP A: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Malmo FF. GROUP B: PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg GROUP C: Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray, Astana. GROUP D: Juventus, manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Monchengladbach GROUP E: Barcelona, Bayern Leverkusen, Roma, BATE Borisov. GROUP F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiacos, Dinamo Zagreb. GROUP G...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Engr.  Babachir David Lawal as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). He hails from Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, North east of the country. He graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and worked with the Delta Steel Company, Aladja,  Nigerian External Telecommunications Limited and Data Sciences Limited before establishing his own ICT and Telecommunications consulting firm in 1990. He is also a member of the Nigeria Computer Society, the Nigeria Society of Engineers and the  Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria. Engr. David lawal, SGF The president also appointed Alhaji Abba Kyari as his Chief of Staff. Alhaji Abba Kyari holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in Law and Sociology. He has worked with the New Nigeria Development Company, New ...

Tallented Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, speaking at ‘Rubbin Minds Show’ TV programme over the weekend, had pinned naysayers who still believe she couldn’t keep her marriage. According to dailypost nigeria, Iniedo while addressing some issues surrounding her failed marriage, Ini disclosed why she got married early and how her husband’s family solely had an upper hand in her marriage that fell apart. She said, “I got married early because I wanted a family. I think my marriage was an experience which I don’t regret. He was the last child, so his family members kind of interfered in the marriage, which is naturally normal. He was okay with the kind of work I did and he kind of interfered as a good husband. We couldn’t find common grounds to agree on certain things so we fell out.” She heaved a sigh of relief and continued:“My husband and I were far apart from each other; maybe being together would have helped. My marriage fell out because of differences. For now, I just want to fix ...

The president of national Association of Nigerian prostitutes, who is a mother of one spoke on her victory at the Saturday’s poll, plans for the association and why she would like to make love to Real Madrid and Portuguese soccer star, C Ronaldo as well as Nigerian music sensation, Dayo Balogun, otherwise known as Wizkid before she retires. She had this exclusive interview with Dailypost News. You’ve been agitating for the baton of leadership of this association, tell us the plans you have for NANP? I must really confess, it’s not easy as seen from the stand. But there’s nothing much, I have been the third in command since 2002 (General Secretary) and I have been doing most of the jobs. I don’t see much difference though. Talking about the plan, like I said during my campaign, I want to let people know that you don’t have to work in NNPC or Central Bank before you make it in life As the new president of NANP, I will make sure our members are well taken care of. I will ensure...

A 28-year-old Imo guy by name Chukwudi from Ideato South LGA, of Imo State, had reportedly died while trying to sell his kidney in Malaysia to a patient needing a transplant. Pulse news reports that a Nigerian business man based in Malaysia, disclosed that Chuwkwudi is not alone in this risky and dangerous business of selling internal organs for money, as many young Nigerians undertake this venture just to get rich quick. The business man (name withheld) said: “I know many Nigerians will say it is none of my business how others make their money but I want to bring this to the notice of our country people how many of our young men die here in Malaysia in very disturbing circumstances. I can tell of this young Igbo boy named Chukwudi, from Owerri, Imo state, who was paid the sum of N6 million by one rich man to donate his kidney for a transplant. “The young man was brought in from Nigeria and I had the privilege of interacting with him and tried to discourage him from undertakin...

The government of Akwa Ibom State has admitted owing commercial banks N64.5bn debt. The Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Akan Okon, who made this disclosure in Uyo on Tuesday, noted that the state was even planning to convert the state’s debt to Federal Government bonds. He further stated that Akwa Ibom was only taking advantage of the window of opportunity the Federal Government has offered to convert the N64.5bn debt owed commercial banks to bonds. According to Okon, the Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel being a finance expert, has adopted the financial engineering method to “free more funds to finance development and other basic services for the state.” He said, “Whereas Akwa Ibom State was paying N3.6bn monthly to service her loans – going by the short term instruments of such loans – the Federal Government’s bond with long term financing will reduce the payment to a mere N300m a month. “This will free about N3bn for developmental projects. We wrote to Akwa Ibom Assembly to seek ap...

The investigation of arms purchase will witness the questioning of former Defence Chiefs, Service Chiefs, National Security Advisers (NSAs) and Ministers of Defence. According to The Nation, five Israelis, who played major roles in arms procurement for the military in the last six years, are to be invited by the committee set up on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Israelis reportedly left the country on the eve of the general elections, following signs that Buhari might win the poll. A source told the newspaper that: “The probe will require looking into the administrations of five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers and eight former ministers. It is a Herculean task. “Already, there is panic in the circle of retired military officers on the intent of the evaluation of arms purchase. Some of these former military chiefs have reached out to panel members to allow them have access to relevant documents.” A military source gave insight ...

The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam, has revealed the dubious and fraudulent practices by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison Madueke in sales of crude to India through intermediaries, thus denying Nigeria’s treasury of the full proceeds of sales. India is now Nigeria’s number one crude buyer, an importation that grosses $15 billion yearly. But under Diezani Alison-Madueke, commission agents creamed away some of the billions, when Nigeria’s treasury ought to have enjoyed the full benefit. Nigeria is the only oil producing nation selling its oil this way. Other nations make the sale, country-country. “From other countries, when we buy oil, whatever we want to pay, we pay to the Ministry of Finance of that country. In Nigeria, we pay to intermediaries. We would like to be dealing directly with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It’s not a good thing. Why should we go through intermediaries? “Secondly, we would also li...

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There are strong indications that the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, might not appear before the Senate to answer questions on the alleged diversion of N1 trillion recovered from the sale of the property of a former governor. This emerged as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators have distanced themselves from the attempt by the Senate Committee on Public Petitions to drag the EFCC Chairman to the National Assembly for questioning when members resume from vacation. The PDP caucus in the Senate, led by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said it would not be part of the probe of Lamorde by the Senate and asked the Committee to suspend the action for now. The PDP senators said that while they are not opposed to any committee performing its oversight function, they felt that inviting Lamorde at this time was inappropriate since such action mooted in the past had failed to produce any result. The chairman, it was learned,...