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Thursday 1 December 2016

Amazing! SS3 Student invents motorcycle


Mr Mukhtar Jawad, an SS3 student of Community Staff Schools Asokoro, Abuja, has built a motor-bike prototype ready for commercialisation. Jawad, who is an art student, told newsmen on Thursday that he invented the motorcycle to ease mode of transportation in Nigeria and Africa at large.

According to him, he has been riding the prototype as a mode of transportation from his house to the school for more than three months without any problems.

He pleaded with the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders to promote his made-in-Nigeria motorcycle for mass production for better means of transportation in the country. “I like things that involve mechanical, assemble and dissemble. This made me perceived I can do something different to better the means for transportation. “My motor-bike has features that are partly bicycle and partly motorcycle, “ he said. The principal of the school, Mr Sa’idu Ahmed said that it was a thing of joy for such one of the art students to use his talent for such a discovery.

#Chapecoense Airplane ran out of fuel before crashing


The plane that crashed in Colombia’s Medellin killing 71 people on board including members of the Brazillian football team, Chapecoense, ran out of fuel moments before it crashed on Tuesday November 29th.

This is according to a leaked audio recording of the pilot’s final communications with the control tower.

Huh! This Pretty Lady ordered for N620,000 phone then paid N500 for it


Wonders they say will never end! This young pretty lady has now been branded mentally unstable after she caused some drama inside a market.

According to LIB, the lady is said to have walked into a phone shop in Surulere, Lagos this afternoon and told the sales rep she wanted to buy a phone that costs N620,000.

All You Need To Know About MMM And The Risks Nigerians Are Taking


Despite Security Exchange Commission and Central Bank of Nigeria’s warning that Nigerians should steer clear of the Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM) scheme, the number of subscribers has continued to climb and the scheme has become the current number one investment for many Nigerians in recent times.

The scheme pays over 30 percent on investment to subscribers in one month while giving them numerous bonuses for bringing in new investments. This of course looks like the ‘wonder banks’ of the 90s that crashed with billions of Naira belonging to investors disappearing with them.

Court denies IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu bail


A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the bail applications filed by leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and three others with whom he is being prosecuted by the Federal Government for offences including treasonable felony and an act preparatory to act of terrorism.

Justice Binta Nyako, ruling on the applications filed by the four defendants, held that they were not deserving as most of the charges preferred against were “ordinarily not bailable”.

Earlier, Justice John Tsoho, who was handling the case before Kanu accused him of bias, had earlier refused to grant bail to the accused persons.

Minister reveal how Buhari won Ondo governorship election for Akeredolu


The Minister of State for Niger Delta, Prof. Claudius Daramola, says the counsel of President Muhammadu Buhari during the governorship campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State on November 19 was responsible for the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the polls.

Addressing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, the Minister stated that Buhari’s visit to Akure turned around the fortunes of the party.

Drug trafficking suspect says he needed money for honeymoon


Two men were Wednesday arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for unlawfully importing 6.390kg of substances that tested positive for heroin.

The duo, a commercial tricycle rider in Owerri, Imo State, Egwin Chinedu, 32, and an Abuja-based trader, King Sunday, 38, were nabbed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, with an estimated street value of N575 million drug which was hidden in their luggage.

Kanye West discharge from hospital after being admitted for exhaustion


Kanye West has checked out of the hospital after being admitted with exhaustion after canceling his remaining tour dates last week.

The rapper and clothes designer left the UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday, according to CNN, who reported he had been under observation since 22 November.

West's week-long stay in the facility came after a week during which he told an audience in San Jose on 18 November that he would have voted for Donald Trump in the recent presidential election.

BEWARE of fake dollar notes, CBN warns Nigerians


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Nigerians against fake 100 banknotes of Hong Kong Dollar (HK$100) in circulation.

This was stated in an official circular issued by CBN’s acting Director of Trade & Exchange Department, WD Gotring, to all authorized dealers, Bureau De Change operators and the general public.

Jesus Is Coming to Etihad! Where lies Iheanacho's faith?


Gabriel Jesus is finally on his way to Manchester City, three months after signing for Pep Guardiola's side.

Jesus has helped Palmeiras to a record ninth Brazilian league title and will now spend a free weekend in Manchester acclimatising to his new surroundings after arriving on Thursday. He posted a picture on Instagram with his bags packed along with the caption: 'Manchester here I come!'

The 19-year-old Brazil forward signed from Palmeiras in August but City gave permission for their new acquisition to remain in Brazil until the end of their domestic season.

Chapecoense legend who didn't travel with teammates announces retirement


42-year-old Chapecoense goalkeeper Nivaldo today announced his immediate retirement from football.

The veteran goalkeeper joined Chapecoense in 2006 and was due to play his farewell game against Atletico-MG on the final day of the Brasileirão championship.

Man United Defender, Luke Shaw reveal his toughest opponent ... Guess who?


Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has revealed that he has never found it easy stopping Victor Moses.

Super Eagles star Moses has been in terrific form for Chelsea this season, scoring three Premier League goals and being voted PFA Fans' November Player of the Month.

EFCC Boss, Ibrahim Magu says no future for Nigerian youths until corruption is rejected


The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has declared that not until Nigerians resolve to collectively abhor all forms of corruption, there will be no future for the youths.

The EFCC boss, who was speaking on Thursday when he visited the Naval Headquarters in Abuja on a courtesy call, stated that the economic recession currently facing the country was due to the fall out of the corrupt tendencies of leaders.

Buhari: We met shocking corruption at personal and institutional levels


President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja, said his government met an unbelievable corruption both personal and institutional levels, assuring that his administration will remain committed to realizing the key priorities of securing the country, fighting corruption, and salvaging the economy in spite of current challenges.

Receiving the Letter of Credence of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. William Stuart Symington, at the State House, President Buhari said the security situation in the North East had improved significantly following support in training of the military and supply of hardware after the G-7 meeting in Germany in 2015.

Timi Frank rejects new APC Spokesperson


Embattled  Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, has said that he remains the authentic spokesperson of the party until a Court says otherwise.

The North Central Zone of the party had on Thursday nominated a former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, to replace Lai Mohammed as National Publicity Secretary.

Leicester City agrees £15m fee for Wilfried Ndidi


Premier League champions Leicester City and Belgian club Genk have reached an agreement for the transfer of Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi.

Super Eagles midfielder Ndidi has been heavily linked with Leicester lately but the deal appears to have been sealed.

APC appoints Former minister as new spokesperson


A former Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has been picked as the new spokesperson of Nigeria’s governing All Progressives Congress, APC.

Mr. Abdullahi succeeds Lai Mohammed who was appointed Minister of Information by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Bukola Saraki: What I discussed with President Buhari On 2017 budget


President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki met on Thursday behind-closed-doors at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja over the 2017 budget proposal.

Saraki told Statehouse reporters after the meeting that the 2017 budget document would be presented within the next 10 days.

Bureau De Change Chief explains why Naira will continue to fall


The President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria , Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has identified speculation, hoarding and increasing zero confidence of foreign investors among others as the reason for the continued spike in the exchange rate.

The ABCON chief also said that the existence of a Non-Derivable Forward market in London that enjoyed the patronage of Nigerian companies and foreign investors contributed to dollar liquidity challenge.

Davido’s babymama, Sophie Momodu shares hot photos of herself in bikini


Mother of one, Sophie Momodu shared some beautiful shots of herself donning bikini while on vacation in Florida.

She captioned the photo;

Super Falcons escape accident after aircraft emits smoke


Five members of the Super Falcons participating at the on-going African Women’s Nations Cup in Cameroon were forced to travel by road from Douala to Yaoundé yesterday, as the aircraft in which they were supposed to fly developed electrical fault shortly before take off.

The team, which defeated the Banyana Banyana of South Africa 1-0 to qualify for the final of the championship, had left their Parliamentarian Flat hotel in Buea at 6.00 a.m. and arrived in Douala for their flight to Yaoundé. They were scheduled to depart Douala at 9.00 a.m. for the state capital, a journey of about 45 minutes by air and about four hours by road.

So sad! See burial photos of the female Corper who died in Kano NYSC camp


The remains of Ifedolapo Oladepo, the corps member who died in NYSC camp, Kano was today interred in Osogbo at her family’s residence.

Many were not able to hide their feelings as the first class graduate of Transport management from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso began her final journey.

Ladies, Here Are 5 Signs He Wants A Breakup


Ladies here are some points to consider if you are uncertain what is happening in your relationship. Take these points into consideration that moment you feel your guy wants a breakup or is about to.

1. He starts off irrational fights and for no reason.

He snaps at jokes he ordinarily wouldn’t and everything the lady does at this point is annoying to him. He ultimately wants/waiting for a spark to end the relationship.

Man beats hotel attendant for disrupting his sex plans after paying N4,000 to lodge


A 29-year old man, Aregbesola Quazeem has landed in trouble after he allegedly attacked a female hotel attendant, Amaka Christopher for disrupting his sex plans with his lover over poor condition of a chalet in a hotel he lodged in Lagos.

Quazeem was angry that he lost money and at the same time could not achieve his sex desire because his partner refused to sleep with him after complaining of poor condition of the chalet with non-functional air conditioner.

The incident happened on Sunday at a popular hotel, CY Hotel located at Ikotun area of Lagos.

Wole Soyinka says he has thrown away his green card, relocates to Nigeria


Nigerian Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said Thursday he has fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card and leave the country if Donald Trump won the presidential election.

Shortly before the vote, Soyinka had vowed to give up his permanent US residency over a Trump victory to protest against the Republican billionaire’s campaign promises to get tough on immigration.

Lol! Check out this epic reply to a public announcement


Lol! You really need to speak for your man!

“Google My Bra Pictures” – Kemi Olunloyo come for Cossy Orjiakor


Controversial media personality, Kemi Olunloyo, has reacted to being labeled ‘educated but unenlightened’ by Nollywood boobs queen, Cossy Orjiakor, saying it’s all bimbo talk.

Olunloyo said she was glad to have finally empowered Cossy, who said she would engage in breast cancer awareness campaigns.

Catholic Archbishop Warns Women To Stop Beating Their Husbands


The Catholic Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, has warned women against beating their husbands, saying they “should love and respect them“,

He stated this while reacting to a police report about Mpingi district in the Uganda’s central region, which showed that five out 10 reported cases of domestic assault involved women beating their husbands.

“God Revealed To Me That Dangote Will Be Nigeria’s Future President” – Archbishop Amu


Former Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Archbishop George Amu, has stated that in a revelation God showed him, Nigerian billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will one day become the president of Nigeria.

Amu said just like the emergence of Donald Trump as the President of America shocked the world, so will Dangote’s emergence as Nigeria’s President shock everyone.

Photos: Beauty Queen storm market, hawks tomatoes for birthday photo shoot


Kogi State born beauty queen Nimat Siaka was crowned Miss Curvy Nigeria Tourism towards the end of her national youth service assignment in October 2015.

Nimat who had her birthday on November 29th celebrated by hawking tomatoes at the market for her shoot. According to her, she chose to honour and encourage hawkers because they are the most important set of people: the unnoticed, the undervalued, and the under-appreciated MIGHTY ones we Nigerians forget so easily.

Read what she wrote below:

Damn! Anna Banner put her major cleavage on display in new photos


Stunning beauty queen, Anna Banner put her major cleavage on display in new series of photos. She sure gave enough to drool about with her cleavage baring selfie.

More photos below:

Robbers steals N19m worth of goods, using acid to break into the warehouse


Four members of a robbery gang who allegedly break shops in the Alaba International Market, Lagos State have been arrested, PUNCH Metro reports.

The modus operandi of the syndicate was to destroy padlocks of their target shops by pouring acid on them. The suspects – Tochukwu Akorisa, Ndubuise Egwuatuonwu, Ifeanyi Eze and Aboi Rufus – had attacked a warehouse in the market, stealing 427 cartons of electric bulbs valued at N19.1m.

School supervisor accused of molesting and teaching 2-year-old pupil sex education


A 46-year-old school supervisor, Adegboyega Adenekan, has been apprehended by the police for allegedly defiling a 34 months old girl.

Adenekan, a supervisor in Chrisland International School in Victoria Garden City (VGC) Lagos, was alleged to have defiled the girl under the guise of teaching her sex education.

Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni, who paraded Adenekan yesterday at the command’s Ikeja headquarters, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint by the victim’s mother at the Ikeja Police Division.

Photo: Man arrested with heroin after lying to wife he was going on business trip


A commercial tricyclist in Owerri, the Imo State capital, and an Abuja-based trader have been caught by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos with 6.390kg of substances that tested positive for heroin.

One of them, Cajetan Chinedu Egwin, was arrested on arrival from Kigali, Rwanda; the other, King Sunday, was nabbed on arrival from Nairobi, Kenya.

SHOCKING! “God Will Remove Your Name From The Book Of Life If You Do MMM” – Former MMM participant says


Akande Thomas shared an experience of an MMM participant who claims God rejected his tithe from MMM earnings and clearly told him Christians involved in the scheme have had their names removed from the book of life.

Read what he shared below:

Photo: Floyd Mayweather Gifts Girlfriend With $1million Diamond Ring


Heavyweight boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather is known to one of the most lavish Sportsman across the globe and he continues to slap our faces with the cash he loves to show off.

The retired boxer reportedly gifted his girlfriend with a diamond ring which costs a whopping $1million.

Dabota Lawson calls out ex-beauty queen allegedly sleeping with her ex-husband


Former beauty queen and Mother-of-one, Dabota Lawson, took to her Snapchat earlier today to call out a former beauty queen, who she alleges is sleeping with her ex-husband and asking her ‘homie‘ (close male friend) if he’s the father of her daughter.

The ex-beauty queen and cosmetics businesswoman gave a clue about the lady in question, saying she blew kisses in the comment section of her Instagram page.

Figure out who you think she’s referring to in a screenshot below:

Photos: Patience Jonathan returns to Nigeria after short vacation abroad


Former Nigeria's First lady, Patience Jonathan was photoed wearing bright smiles as she arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, yesterday, after a short vacation abroad. She was received by associates, friends, and close family members. 

More photos after the cut:

Oh Dear! See Omotola like you never seen before in a new movie, “Alter Ego”


Honestly, I am still dazed after watching the snippet of Omotola's new movie titled "Alter Ego" ... She actually played the lead role and there is a lot of racy scenes that is certainly +18.

Below is a video and some photos from the scene:

Shehu Sani Slams El-Rufai: “My Suspension Is As Useless As The Sanitary Pads In The Toilets Of Your House”


Senator Shehu Sani representing the Kaduna central senatorial district has reacted to his suspension by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The politician took to his Facebook page to slam Governor Nasir El-Rufai for orchestrating the move on his suspension from the party, saying it’s useless.

Photos: Darey Art Alade And Wife Celebrate 10th Wedding Anniversary With Stunning Family


Award-winning singer, Darey Art Alade and his lovely wife, Deola are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary yesterday – the singer and producer shared these lovely family photos and wrote:

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