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Tiwa Savage Gives Birth To Baby Boy

2015-07-22T06:20:00.001-07:00

The miss doro Tiwa Savage herself has given birth to a bouncing baby boy .

Don jazzy took to Instagram to announce the birth of the baby .

Congrats to Tee billz and Tiwa savage . Now get back on stage Tiwa

Demi Moore In Trouble As Man Dies In Her Pool

2015-07-19T18:17:00.000-07:00

It was reported on TMZ that a 21 years old man who is identified as Edenilson Steven Valle drowned in a pool owned by Demi Moore.
It was gathered that a party hosted by Demi Moore assistant was in progress when the incident occurred, when the cops arrived at the scene it was learnt that Edenilson slipped and fell into the pool and of course couldn't swim hence his death.

One fact that I couldnt but bring out is the fact that how come a man who couldnt swim is at a pool party ?

Demi Moore in her reaction says '' I am in absolute shock '' at the man death .

It should be noted that at the occurrence of the event , Demi Moore is said to be out of town .

2015-07-11T16:56:00.001-07:00

How Buhari’s Slow Pace Is Affecting The War Against Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari’s current slow approach to governance is affecting the prosecution of the war against extremist group, Boko Haram, in the north east, findings by PREMIUM TIMES have shown.

Officials in the administration and some retired security and military experts who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, expressed the view that the decision by the president to continue working with the service chiefs and the National Security Adviser he inherited from the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, is greatly affecting the war.

“Service Chiefs are currently sitting at the edge of their seats; there is a regime of uncertainty because it was clear to them and everyone that they would not be part of the new administration, as such, they presently do not go the extra mile,” one official said.

We also gathered at the Defence Headquarters that there is presently no long term commitment on the part of the Service Chiefs and other top commanders, owing largely, to the uncertainty regarding their tenure.

“All the Service Chiefs have cleared their desks including the NSA, and each day, they expect to receive the news of their sack, in that case, how do you expect someone to be in the right frame to prosecute a war as complex as the one against Boko Haram who use civilian targets as shield,” he said.

Our source added that the Service Chiefs are presently hardly taking any decision on the war and security matters.

“They are often only called in to be given directive to carry out, the president is the one in charge,” he said.

“Take for example the decision to remove military checkpoints; an order was simply given without recourse to brainstorming on the issue,” he said.

Another retired army general, who also asked not to be named for “personal reasons” said other high ranking military officers, sensing the insecurity on the part of the service chiefs have begun to show signs of indiscipline.

He said top commanders are unable to enforce discipline at present because “everyone knows that the leadership are living on borrowed time, and so, hardly carry out directives”.

Our source added that the tenure of Service Chiefs is usually two years and the current chiefs were appointed in January 2014, as such, they know sack or not, they would leave by January 2016.

“I know that what is agitating the minds of our chiefs at present is planning their post retirement life and not any long term plan to prosecute a war

“What I would advise the president is to allow them leave, so that he, himself would be focused with a fresh team he personally put in place, the earlier we do this, the better for us as a nation,” the source said.

Just like what obtains at present in the military, this newspaper had reported recently how the delay by Mr. Buhari to make key appointments more than three weeks after assumption of office was taking a serious toll on government businesses.

We reported that the president’s delay in filling important government positions, especially the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, was hurting the smooth running of government businesses.

PREMIUM TIMES investigations revealed that the day to day operations of the different ministries, departments and agencies have been weakened, while coordination of important government policies and programmes has become a mess.

“The country can ill-afford further delay by the president to make these vital appointments,” a federal permanent secretary said on Wednesday.

“From the presidency to the ministries, departments and agencies, everything has come to virtual standstill.

2015-07-11T16:52:00.002-07:00

Scores Of Boko Haram Members Feared Dead In Battle With Troops

Scores of suspected terrorists were feared dead when troops who were newly deployed to the troubled Borno state clashed on their way along Damaturu-Maiduguri on Saturday morning.

The incident according to sources took place on Saturday morning between Ngamdu- Mainok- Jakana villages which is about 50km drive to Maiduguri, the state capital.

Between Benisheik and Ngamdu is about 25km stretch of road without any security checkpoint.

The source said, the terrorists in a convoy of three white -in- colour Hilux Vehicles had earlier barricaded the road where they blocked two motorists including a truck which they suspected were conveying foodstuff to Maiduguri, but luck run out of them as troops with support from the Jakana village immediately swung into action and killed some of the terrorists, dislodged most of them before they set ablaze two hilux vehicles with destruction of the other white new brand hilux belonging to the terrorists.

The source added that at about 12noon, a detached group of military troops were seen at the scene with over four Armoured Patrol Carriers evacuating some corpses and the injured to Maiduguri, but insisted that he cannot know whether any of the troops had a casualty during the deadly clash that lasted for about two hours.

“I can confidentially tell you that the busy Maiduguri-Damaturu road had a deadly attack between insurgents and troops, which I believe many of the terrorists were killed with destruction of three of their vehicles”. The source stated.

A police officer stationed in one of the villagers on the said highway informed our reporter that travellers are being asked to make a u-turn as the terrorists had taken over the road between Benisheik (a town 85km away from Maiduguri) and Ngamdu (35km away from Damaturu.

The officer who does not want to mention his name because it is not part of his job to speak to the press said the terrorists had attacked Ngamdu village of Benesheikh, the council headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area and killed ten persons there on Friday night.

“It may be the same group of terrorists that attempted to attack Benesheikh on Friday but were repelled by troops that were crossing the main road before they clash with the troops on Saturday morning”. The police source stated.

Source: Vanguar
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2015-07-11T15:32:00.002-07:00

Karrueche Hints at Possible Reconciliation With Chris Brown

While promoting her new film, "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!", Karrueche dropped several hints about a possible reunion with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

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In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, the model touched on her role in the sci-fi action comedy and what's next. Kae insists that she wants to focus on herself and her many projects, but didn't deny that Chris won't be a part of it.

"Us getting back together...I can't say," she said. "I don't know what the future holds. As of right now, I'm just completely focused on myself. I'm not trying to date anybody. I just want to figure out me, and grow within myself."

Over the past few weeks, the two have been at odds on social media after the singer told her to stop discussing their former relationship in interviews. Kae called it quits with the "Loyal" singer after he fathered a baby with another woman. The model says despite their public drama, everything is good.

"There's no drama between us," she said. "It's cordial. It's cool. It's peaceful. I don't like drama, period."

Other stars in the Sharknado film include Mark Cuban, Frankie Muniz, Holly Madison, Jerry Springer, Chris Jericho and Chris Kirkpatrick. Jared Fogle was cut from the film amid his current FBI child pornography investigation.

"Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" airs July 22 on the Sci-Fi network. Check out her interview above.

2015-07-11T15:06:00.001-07:00

Photos: Gabrielle Union steps out in African-inspired outfit

The actress looked lovely in this African-inspired block print, with button up cotton skirt and a matching bustier style cropped top, as she stepped out in LA last night.African fabrics making statement gradually in the fashion industry creating an identity.

2015-07-11T14:39:00.002-07:00

Male suicide bomber disguised as a female kills 14 in Chad market

14 people have been confirmed dead after a male suicide bomber dressed in Burqa, blew himself up in the main market in Chad's capital N'Djamena this morning. Chadian police say 14 people were killed while 74 others sustained injuries.

"Our current count is 15 dead," police spokesman Paul Manga, said, a total which included the suicide bomber.

Several witnesses say the bomber had tried to enter the market wearing a woman's burqa. Chad authorities banned the head-to-toe religious garment last month saying attackers could use it as a disguise or hide explosives underneath.

"The suicide bomber was a man disguised as a woman (in a burqa). He tried to enter the market when he was intercepted by police. That is when he detonated the bomb." the Chadian police spokesperson said.

2015-07-11T14:39:00.000-07:00

Photo: Kaduna beggars protest ban by government

Beggars in Kaduna state staged a peaceful protest over the recent ban placed by the state government on beggars and street hawkers. Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday July 7th placed a ban on street hawkers and beggars after the bomb blast that killed 44 people in Sabogari, Kaduna state.

2015-07-09T23:28:00.000-07:00

Buhari rejects N400m armoured cars

President Muhammadu Buhari has turned down an offer by the Federal Government to buy 5 new armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) cars for his use. The cars which cost is about N400m were planned to be purchased by the State House.

A source close to the presidency told journalists on Thursday that Buhari found out about the plan when the Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr. Nebolisa Emodi, briefed him of his ministry’s activities on Wednesday.

Angry at the revelation, the President was said to have told Emodi that the purchase was unnecessary. Describing it as a waste of scarce resources, the source said Buhari told the permanent secretary that the cars he inherited from former President Goodluck Jonathan were good enough for him.
“I don’t need any new cars. The ones I am using now are just fine,” the source quoted the President as saying.
Top government officials, however, said Buhari welcomed other initiatives presented by the permanent secretary to reduce the operating costs of the State House and strengthen its Finance and Accounts Internal Control Mechanisms.

However he directed that more efforts be made towards the capture of all State House expenses within the approved national budget, in order to avoid the frequent recourse by past administrations to “Presidential intervention funds.”

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed that Buhari had withheld approval for the purchase of the new cars. Shehu said the President would continue to use the cars left behind by Jonathan in keeping with his commitment to prudent management of national resources.

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Court has ordered Sule lamido & sons to be held custody at kano central prison

2015-07-09T23:24:00.001-07:00

Sule Lamido & Sons, accompanied by prison officials on their way Kurmawa Kano Central Prison.

2015-07-05T23:09:00.003-07:00

Police to investigate Deputy Senate President Ekweremadu over alleged forged Senate rules

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase,on Sunday summoned the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery of the Senate Rules on election of its principal officers,the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said.

The PDP said Ekweremadu is expected to appear before a team of investigators at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday (today).

It said the letter inviting the deputy senate president was dated July 1, 2015 and was signed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of criminal investigation at the FHQ.

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday.

The Force Headquarters has however said that he did not single out Ekweremadu for investigation.

The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Abayomi Shogunle, explained that the investigation was not about an individual, rather, the police are investigating a petition by a senator alleging forgery of the Senate rules and standing orders.

Shogunle said the case was being handled by the Force Criminal Investigation Department.

He said:

“In line with the resolve of the police leadership to gather evidence, the FCID sent a letter to the Senate clerk requesting a meeting with principal officers. The police didn’t send a letter to the deputy senate president, but to the clerk.

“What we did was to write to the clerk to facilitate a meeting with some of the senators to verify the allegations that were made, the police have respect for democratic values; but the clerk is yet to respond to the letter.

“No invitation was sent to the deputy senate president. It’s not about an individual, but about those that should be in the know of the senate rules and standing orders. The investigation is being led by the DIG, FCID.”

The 'forged rule' was said to have been used for the election of the leadership of the 8th Senate, in which Bukola Saraki emerged as the Senate President and Ekweremadu the deputy.

Saraki is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, while Ekweremadu is of the minority PDP.

Metuh however alleged that the invitation to Ekweremadu was a ploy to arrest and detain him by the APC-led Federal Government.

He insisted at the Sunday briefing that Ekweremadu would be detained at the FHQ when he showed up on Monday (today).

The PDP spokesman said the national leadership of the APC had not been happy with the election of Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president and that all the attempts allegedly made to let him resign by the ruling party had failed, hence the alleged plan to use the police to intimidate him.

Metuh said,

“We are aware that some APC senators opposed to the emergence of Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as senate president and deputy senate president respectively met last week and concocted a petition, accusing the deputy senate president of altering the Senate Rules on the process of election of the presiding officers, upon which the police via a letter dated July 1, 2015 and signed by the Deputy Inspector General in charge of criminal investigation at the Force Headquarters has invited him to appear tomorrow (today), Monday, July 6, 2015 where he will be detained and put under pressure.”

He said neither Ekweremadu nor any other senator-elect, prior to the inauguration of the Senate and the election of presiding officers, could have been involved in the process of producing the 2015 Standing Rules of the Senate.

The Senate Standing Rules is strictly done by the bureaucracy under the Clerk to the National Assembly.

He said:

“Senator Ekweremadu was not in any way involved in the process other than being nominated for the position of the deputy senate president and could not have been privy to the secret ballot procedure adopted by the National Assembly bureaucracy, which has been widely adjudged as transparent and credible,” Metuh explained.

“Apparently to ensure that the agenda is given an official stamp, the Inspector General of Police, acting on instructions, has invited the deputy senate president with a view to arresting him over phantom charges as a build up to incarcerate him, create a vacuum in the Senate and pave way for the imposition of an APC preferred senator to take over his position.”

Metuh said that the petition by the aggrieved senators to the police lacked merit.

Metuh also said the PDP had information that instructions had been passed to certain officials at the Independent National Electoral Commission to alter some electoral documents and records in order to create the impression that Ekweremadu did not file proper documents for the general elections in order to eventually pave way for his removal.

“In line with the above plot, the APC has been having secret meetings with some judges and lawyers to procure injunctions to prevent Ekweremadu from playing his role as the deputy senate president,” he further alleged.

The PDP spokesman said that part of the plot was a conspiracy to tarnish Ekweremadu’s image and open him to public ridicule.

He alleged that on Monday last week, some APC leaders met in Abuja to perfect a plot to blackmail the deputy senate president by planting bizarre publications against him in the media.

Metuh stated that “the government and APC leaders should be held responsible should any harm come upon the deputy senate president or any of our party leaders for that matter.”

He said,

“We state this because information available to us indicates that there are also plans to compromise security around the deputy senate president to make him vulnerable and open for sponsored violent attacks.

“We do hope that the era of political assassination is not about to return to Nigeria and that our nation will not descend into a draconian regime where a strike force is created to hunt key opposition figures.”

He said the PDP would

“not consider it a mere coincidence if our key leaders suddenly become victims of terror attacks or are suddenly killed by armed robbers.”

“This is especially as we are aware that the APC has even gone to the ridiculous extent of trailing key PDP leaders and bugging their telephone lines,” he said.

The National Publicity Secretary of the the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement on Sunday, that it had nothing to do with the decision of the police to invite Ekweremadu.

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2015-07-05T22:53:00.000-07:00

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are married.

According to People magazine, the stars tied the knot this weekend, reps have not yet responded to requests for comment.

There were several rumours they had been married earlier this year but they are finally married now.
Kutcher, 37, and Kunis, 31, met while playing love interests on the Fox sitcom, which ran from 1998 to 2006.

"My first real kiss ever was with him on the show," she said in W magazine's August issue, adding, "We all get movie star crushes. I’m marrying mine."

Mila and Ashton had a baby girl in October 2014 and they've tried to keep everything about their relationship and child 'hush hush'.

Ashton used to be married to Bruce Willis' ex wife, Demi Moore.

2015-07-05T22:50:00.001-07:00

Trina reacts to Khloe Kardashian's rumoured relationship with James Harden

Khloe and Trina used to be frioends, now Khloe is allegedly dating another one of Trina's exes. The first one was French Montana, now James Harden. Trina put these photos together and captioned it...sloppy seconds. She has since taken the post down. Another photo after the cut...

2015-07-05T16:04:00.001-07:00

Charly Boy shares new colourful photos

Living life at every age. More photos after the cut...

These is Denrele's father,sorry GodFather...

2015-07-05T15:55:00.001-07:00

Ex-President Jonathan calls on all Nigerians to support Buhari in the fight against BH

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan urges Nigerians to pray for peace and to support the administration of President Buhari...

2015-07-05T15:54:00.001-07:00

Vanessa Williams marries boyfriend Jim Skrip

52 year old Vanessa Williams and her fiancé of 3 years, Jim Skrip, got married Saturday evening.

Family and friends were in attendance to watch the couple tie the knot before fireworks rang nearby. Just a few days before the ceremony, Williams teased her social media followers that she was going on a "road trip" for the holiday weekend. Now we all know what she meant.

The "Ugly Betty" star and Grammy-nominated singer announced her engagement in September on "The Queen Latifah Show."

"I got engaged. I have had a lot of good things happen while I've been on this lovely trip," she revealed to Queen Latifah. "I turned 50 when we were in rehearsal on Broadway, I just got engaged a couple of weeks ago...It has been a lot of blessings on this trip."

The couple met on a Nile cruise in 2013. Williams, whose mother is from Buffalo, approached Skrip because he was a wearing a Buffalo Sabres shirt,she said.

She asked him if he was from there, and the two hit it off.

This is the third marriage for Williams. She has four children with exes Ramon Hervey II and basketball player Rick Fox.

Fox and Williams divorced in 2004.

2015-07-05T15:47:00.001-07:00

This woman steals alcohol in a store...see where she hid it while her son watched!

She stole alcohol from a store and hid it between her legs while her young son watched. Sad for that young man. See the uncensored photo after the cut..

Bad parenting! Shameful.

2015-07-05T15:42:00.002-07:00

Photos: Femi Fani-Kayode's daughter weds

The traditional wedding of Temi, the daughter of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayod to her beau, Jaiye Randle, the son of Lagos Chief, Bashorun J.K Randle, took place today July 5th in Lagos. Congrats to them...

2015-07-05T15:41:00.001-07:00

Nigeria Police denies plans to arrest Senator Ekweremadu

The Nigerian police has denied reports that it was planning to arrest deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.

2015-07-05T15:39:00.001-07:00

Khloe Kardashian goes on date with NBA star James Harden in Vegas

Khloe Kardashian was seen partying in Vegas with NBA star James Harden. Khloe, James, and his famous beard were spotted leaving dinner Saturday night at Red 8, a fancy Asian restaurant in the Wynn. Vegas sources tell us they looked very couple-y -- snuggling side by side during the meal.

After dinner they went to Drai's Nightclub for Chris Brown's performance.

Khloe is still legally married to NBA star Lamar Odom.

2015-07-05T15:35:00.003-07:00

Wife of former acting gov of Bayelsa, Martha Binabo regains freedom

Martha Binabo, the wife of a former acting governor of Bayelsa state and member of the House of Representatives, Nestor Binabo, has regained her freedom. She was released yesterday evening. Mrs Binabo was kidnapped at her warehouse in Bayelsa by five gunmen on June 29th.

2015-07-05T15:35:00.001-07:00

Photos from royal baby, Princess Charlotte's christening

The christening of royal baby, Princess Charlotte, the two-month-old daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton and the fourth in line to the British throne, held today July 5th at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in the Queen's Sandringham Estate in England. More photos after the cut...

2015-07-05T15:25:00.001-07:00

Police arrest 4 suspects of Ikorodu Bank robbery

Lagos state Police command have arrested 4 suspects in the Ikorodu Bank robbery that occurred on June 24th. The suspects were arrested in Ondo and Lagos state following a tip-off. They will be paraded at the state police headquarters in Ikeja tomorrow July 6th.

2015-07-05T15:24:00.001-07:00

Twin Bomb blast in Jos this night

Twin bomb explosion occurred in Jos, Plateau state this night. The first explosion occurred along the University of Jos main campus road while the second explosion went off at Yantaya, Nasarawa Gwon area both in Jos.Number of casualties still unknown and extent of damage the bomb explosion happened at a muslim Tafsir prayer venue in Yan'taya in Jos, Plateau Nigeria.

2015-07-05T09:18:00.001-07:00

Parents of the abducted students of Government Secondary School (GSS) Chibok, Borno, on Sunday alerted the public on the activities of some fraudsters using their names to defraud Nigerians and corporate bodies.

More than 200 students of the school were abducted by suspected insurgents on April 14, 2014, while writing their final examination.

Mr Yakubu Maina, the Chairman of the association of parents of the abducted girls, raised the alert at a news conference in Maiduguri.

“We wish to alert Nigerians and corporate organisations on the existence of some individuals and organisations masquerading as parents of Chibok girls to defraud them of their money.

“The call became necessary because this group have turned the agitation for the release of our daughters into a scam,” he said.

Maina, suppported by the Secretary of the association, Mr Lawan Zanna, lamented that the group had often deceived some parents of the girls into attending their functions only to be duped.

“We have realised that the whole thing have been turned into business by individuals who pretend to be fighting our cause.

“Some real parents had been lured to attending meetings with highly placed individuals in Abuja and beyond only to discover that they have been short changed by these individuals,” Maina said.

He said that 14 parents of the abducted girls have died due to heart related diseases.

“Fourteen parents have so far died since the abduction of our girls in 2014.

“Most of them died due mainly to heart related diseases and trauma,” said the chairman.