Gov ‎Fayose says state got N2.5bn not N9bn as claim by APC

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said the state government got a net allocation of N2.5 billion from the Federation Account for the month of July, contrary to insinuations by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) that it got over N9 billion. He made this disclosure in Ado-Ekiti on Monday while speaking on state radio and television.

In a statement by his Chief ‎Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor challenged the APC and any other person or group having any contrary figures to make that public. Brandishing the allocation paper that came from Abuja, the governor said after the deduction of over N900 million to service the state's debts, what eventually came to the state was N2.51 billion. He added that the 16 local governments were given N2.01 billion. 

Abductors of RCCG Pastor demand N100m for his release

After abducting a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Ikorodu on Sunday just before the start of service for the day, the abductors are allegedly asking for N100 million in ransom for the release of the cleric.

According to a relative of the pastor who spoke to Punch newspaper, the kidnappers have gotten in touch and requested the lump sum for his freedom.

Watch Michelle Obama's Democratic Convention Speech (VIDEO)

First lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful speech at the Democratic national convention’s opening night. Obama rallied passionately behind presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton, while also recalling, in evocative language, the history of black Americans who ‘felt the lash of bondage’ and the ‘sting of segregation’. She said how proud she now felt to see her daughters ‘play with their dog on the White House lawn’

Watch video below:

Gov Okorocha says Ekweremandu’s seat threatened

Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, says “Ike Ekweremadu’s seat as Deputy Senate President, is now threatened, with the emergence of Benjamin Uwajumogu in the last senatorial re-run election in the state.”

An obviously joyous Okorocha, fired the salvo while speaking during a victory party for members of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state to celebrate the outcome of the Saturday re-run election for Okigwe senatorial seat and the two state constituencies of Oru-East and Oru-West.

Buhari needs time to develop Niger Delta - SGF, Babachir Lawal

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal has appealed to the people of Niger Delta to give President Muhammadu Buhari time to develop the oil-rich region.

He made this appeal while speaking at an empowerment programme sponsored by the member representing Aba North/Aba South federal constituency, Mr. Ossy Prestige, in Aba.

According to Lawal, who was represented by the Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters to the President, Gideon Samani, President Buhari was working tirelessly to deliver a new country.

Ali Ndume | No impeachable offence against President Buhari

The Senate has assured that there is no impeachable offence against President Muhammadu Buhari and as such, there is no contemplation of impeachment by the chamber.

The Leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume, told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the president had no impeachable offence hanging on his head.

According to him, the Senate alone cannot even impeach the president and has not contemplated the matter, adding that the rumoured report was coined by the media it originated from.

Bauchi | Seven Dead as Students’ Bus Collide With Two Vehicles

Seven persons have been sent to their early graves in a ghastly road transport accident along Bauchi to Darazo road, involving a bus conveying students of Federal Government Girls College, Bauchi, and two other vehicles, on Monday.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited the scene of the accident, reported that 17 of students survived the accident.

Ekiti House of Assembly says No Ekiti lawmaker under investigation over certificates

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has described a report in the media that nine of its lawmakers are being investigated over certificate forgery as baseless, wicked and a continuation of relentless efforts of faceless enemies of the state to discredit the government.

The Assembly also noted that the rumour that the lawmakers were in hiding was a proof that “liars and enemies of progress are at work,” as “the House held its parliamentary meeting in the complex today (Monday) without any fear, let or hindrance.”

Nigerian Army says there are no more Boko Haram camps in North-East

The Nigerian Army said there were no longer Boko Haram camps in the North-Eastern part of the country.

Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman made the claim on Monday while addressing newsmen at the inauguration of Strategic Communication Course for senior officers at the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information, Bonny Camp, Lagos.

Usman assured Nigerians that the military was winning the war against terrorism, adding that there were no more terrorists clustered in a particular place in the area.

Breaking | At least 15 dead, many injured in knife attack outside Tokyo

A knife-wielding man killed at least 15 people and seriously wounded many others at a facility for the disabled in Japan early on Tuesday, Kyodo news agency reported, citing police. 

Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a suspect, Kyodo reported. 

[Reuters]

UPDATES | Rob Kardashian found 'suspicious texts' on Blac Chyna's phone

So there is a latest development to the reason why Rob Kardashian deleted all his pictures including his Fiance Blac Chyna's Pictures too. Not only that, he also unfollowed Blac Chyna. 

MediaTakeOut is claiming that he broke up with his pregnant fiancee Blac Chyna after he found a 'suspicious text' on his phone. 

Read their report below... 

Ladies, would you rock this shoddy swimsuits?

A two piece bikini made of strings which barely protect the wearer's modesty is the latest rave in Japan. The barely-there outfit by the fashion house, Buyma lets wearers show a very generous amount of 'under-boob' and just about covers their nipples.

Court sentence 28 year old housewife to death by hanging in Delta for stabbing husband to death and setting him ablaze

A 28 year-old housewife, Mary Attah has been condemned to death by hanging by an Effurun High Court for stabbing her Pastor husband, Darlington Attah, with a kitchen knife and setting him ablaze.

Prosecution from the Delta State Ministry of Justice had told the Court that the accused who was married to Darlington Attah (now deceased) with four children, on or about the 6th day of July, 2012 at Effurun within the Effurun Judicial Division did attack her husband with a kitchen knife and stabbed him in the neck as a result of an alleged phone call from the husband’s lover.

EFCC arraign five undergraduates over alleged N16 million internet fraud

The EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested five suspected undergraduate scammers, from the Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA) and one from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba. According to EFCC, the suspects who go about with the name "Tsunnami Gang and Young Pablo Money", are between the ages of 20 and 23. Adeleke Paul, 21, Adebiyi Tayo Abudu, 22, Akinsanmi Olusola Adeniyi 21, Ogundile Ademola James, 23 and Okali Ugochukwu, 21 were picked up at an Off-Campus residence located at Stateline Hotel Road, off FUTA South Gate, Akure, Ondo State.

Oh No! Rob Kardashian deletes all of Blac Chyna's photos from his Instagram page

What could have resulted to this ... Rob must have a serious reason for taking down not only Blac Chyna's Photo but also is own ... He literally emptied is Instagram pictures leaving only a photo which reflects someone sobering.

See what happened when a lorry driver opened a text message on his phone

A lorry driver is currently facing charges after he opened a text message seconds before he veered into oncoming traffic and caused a crash which killed a police officer.

According to UK Daily, Danny Warby, 28, was driving the 13.6-tonne white DAF lorry along the A141 in Cambridgeshire when he opened a text message on his iPhone at about 4.30pm, Helen Guest, prosecuting said.

Peterborough Crown Court heard his vehicle crossed the white line in the centre of the road and clipped an oncoming lorry, showering two cars in debris, before crashing into a Renault Clio which was also in the oncoming line of traffic. 

Germany Terror | Again, Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up in Ansbach

A failed Syrian asylum seeker has blown himself up and injured 15 other people with a backpack bomb near a festival in the south German town of Ansbach.

The 27-year-old man, who faced deportation to Bulgaria, detonated the device after being refused entry to the music festival, Bavarian officials say.

About 2,500 people were evacuated from the venue after the explosion.

Army to Militants | We’ll use force if dialogue fails

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigerian Army would not hesitate to use force should the dialogue between the Federal Government and militants fail.

Buratai also appealed to the Niger Delta militants to embrace democratic means in their demands and desist from engaging in violence.

The army chief made this remark in Port Harcourt on Monday at the commissioning of a modern 2 Brigade headquarter complex with an Olympic-size swimming pool.

Budget Padding | No budget padding in National Assembly – Sen. Ali Ndume

Majority Leader of the Senate, Sen. Ali Ndume, on Monday dismissed notions that the 2016 Appropriation Bill was padded in the National Assembly, insisting that lawmakers only worked on it.

He also told journalists the ongoing budget padding scandal in the House of Representatives was unfortunate.

The senator faulted a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Abdulmumin Jibrin, for exposing the leadership of the lower chamber to the media over alleged padding of the 2016 Appropriation Bill.

Presidency Denounces Junaid Mohammed As ''Sour Grape And Bad Belle''

The Presidency has lashed out at Dr Junaid Mohammed, a member of the Defence Committee in the Second Republic for accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism.

The Presidency lashed out at Dr Junaid via a rejoinder signed by Chief Okoi Obono-obla, Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution.

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Police arrest Fake doctor over nasty abortion

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after conducting a life-threatening abortion on a woman in Ibadan.

According to punch, the culprit, Akilapa Johnson, was said to have performed an abortion for 23-year-old Barakat when he had no formal training as a medical doctor.

The State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, said Johnson lured Barakat to abort a five-month-old pregnancy which resulted in serious complications.

Nigerian Instagram user says he is not a failure because he has knack a lot of women

His post reads:

"Whenever I feel like I'm a failure, I remind myself that I've seen some really hot girls on the explore page that I forgot I f**ked which I wouldn't have if I was actually a failure"

Stephanie Linus | Canadian High Commission partners with Actress to empower The African Child

Nollywood Actress and filmmaker, Stephanie Linus, was a keynote speaker at the ‘African Child Campaign’ organized by the Canadian High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria last Thursday 21st July. She spoke alongside the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Perry John Calderwood under the theme “Empowering African girls to reach their full potential by delaying marriage and staying in school”.

The two-part event included a the screening of Africa’s Best Overall Movie ‘DRY’ and a Press Conference where Mrs Linus and the Canadian High Commissioner highlighted the efforts they have been employing to enable African women and girls reach their full potential, free from coercion, discrimination and violence. 

Junaid Mohammed Mentions Members Of Cabal Allegedly Controlling Buhari's Government

Dr. Junaid Mohammed, a member of the Defence Committee in the Second Republic, has revealed the identities of those behind the cabal now running Muhammadu Buhari's government.

Speaking during an interview session with PUNCH, Dr. Junaid said, ''Let me say straight away that whether one calls it a cabal or a mafia or some kind of cult or whatever, there is a group of people who are wielding power within the Presidency under Buhari. Whatever you say it is; it is and a lot worse. First, the most influential person in the Presidency today is one Mamman Daura whom as you know, is a nephew of the President. His father was Buhari’s elder brother. In addition, Mamman Daura was the one who single-handedly brought up Abba Kyari, the current Chief of Staff to the President.

. .. When a Govt uses a Telescope 2 detect thieves afar, he ... - Shehu Sani

Hmmm ... some in-depth reasoning to this tweet

Rivers state | PDP members tear their membership card after defecting to APC

Some PDP members in Ward 9, Beeri community in Khana Local government area in Rivers state, tore their membership cards as they defected to APC on Saturday, July 23rd.

Robbers cart away with Coach Samson Siasia and Assistant credit card, money and phones in Atlanta

Olympic team coach Samson Siasia and his assistant were robbed of valuable possessions in the Olympic team's hotel car park in Atlanta, Georgia but he kept it secret in order not to distract his team and make them lose concentration ahead of the Rio Olympics according to a report by top Nigerian sports magazine, Sporting Life.

According to the report by the magazine published today, a close friend of the Bayelsa-born coach revealed how Siasia's credit cards and money were stolen, his car damaged and his phones and phones of his assistant stolen by Burglars on Tuesday last week at the team's training camp hotel car park and how Siasia still kept it to himself because he wants total focus from his players.

Abdulmumin Jibrin releases more details of the alleged budget padding by Dogara, others

In a statement he released last night, Jibrin gave a detailed account of how the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and some other principal officers of the House of Representatives allegedly hijacked the budget consideration process so as to pad it. In this statement, Jibrin alleged that Dogara and the house leadership had resorted to using some elements of the Nigeria police to kidnap, harass, blackmail and intimidate him into silence. 

Read his statement below...

Nigerian facing death penalty tells court that Police "electrocuted his genitals"

A Nigerian man who is facing execution in Indonesia within days tearfully told a court that police electrocuted his genitals to force him to confess to possessing heroin.

Michael Titus Igweh, a clothe importer is among several prisoners on death row whom lawyers and human rights groups are frantically lobbying to save from the firing squad amid claims they were tortured and their legal cases riddled with corruption, errors and miscarriages of justice.

Graphic Photo | Arrn Robbers attacks NYSC Lodge in Rivers, Cut Open Corps Member's Head

According to an exclusive report on LIB, some armed hoodlums reportedly attacked an NYSC corps lodge in Bori, Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State. 

Below is how a source disclosed the report to the popular blog;