Pep Guardiola demands Aguero improvement despite scoring streak

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola believes Sergio Aguero is still capable of improving, despite the striker's blistering start to the season.

The Argentina international missed three games through suspension after elbowing Winston Reid in City's win over West Ham in August, but has nevertheless managed 11 goals from all competitions in the opening weeks of the campaign.

Dillish Matthews rocks Nigerian Native Outfit

Namibian beauty and former Big Brother Africa 2013 winner Dillish Matthews  recently visited Lagos and took out time for a Nigerian Native shoot planned by Tara Adesemowo, a makeup & beauty expert. Dillish looks like a real Yoruba bride in her favourite color black.

Oh dear! Guy grabs his girl's butt on their wedding day

Carry go, she is your own already ...

OMG! See what they did to a man for trying to steal a TV (Graphic Photo)

According to unconfirmed reports, the man pictured above had his hands chopped off at Aka Itiam/Ibiam Street in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State while allegedly trying to steal a flat screen TV from a football viewing centre.

Property and goods worth millions of naira gutted by fire in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Five shops were burnt down completely at 24, Gaskia College Road, Ijora in Lagos yesterday September 23rd. Millions of Naira worth of goods was lost in the inferno.

Kano State | Government warns unpaid civil servants not to protest

In a statement signed by Mustapha Fagge, Public Relations Officer, Office of the Head of Service, Kano state, civil servants in the state who are yet to be paid have been warned not to stage protests.

“The attention of the office of the Head of Service has been drawn to a text message being sent through social media to workers who have not received their salary.

Did Rapper Nelly proposed to his girlfriend, Shantel Jackson?

It seems we will be witnessing some wedding bells between Shantel Jackson and Rapper Nelly. Shantell has previous been engaged to Floyd Mayweather but their relationship didn't pull through. Now she has been dating Nelly and Yesterday, she shared the photo on the right that looked like Nelly proposing to her and she's been getting a lot of congratulatory messages.

Delta state | 59-year-old HIV-positive man arrested for defiling a 6-year-old girl (PHOTO)

59-year-old HIV-positive man, Monday Ekpade has been arrested by the Delta state police command for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl in Agbor on Sept 4th. According to Monday, he had sex with the minor because he believed that sleeping with her would cure him of HIV. 

Speaking on his arrest, the spokesperson of the state police command, Celestina Kalu, said

EFCC allegedly traces N5bn in account of an Army General's daughter

EFCC operatives have reportedly found N5 billion lodged in an account operated by the daughter of an Army General. According to an official in the antigraft agency who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Sun, investigations so far carried out into the account showed that N10 million was sometimes deposited 5 to 6 times within a day.

The source stated that the Army general's daughter is under 30 and recently got married. The accounting officer, a lady who manages the account was subsequently invited by the EFCC. She gave useful information which led to the invitation of the Army General’s daughter towards the last week of August. The source stated that she pleaded for more time to enable her to attend to her infant child.

Barbra Streisand calls Donald Trump a bigot and misogynist in new piece

Barbra Streisand known to be an ardent supporter of Hilary Clinton unleashes is wrath on Republican presidential nominee in a piece for Huffington post. In her post, she called Trump "a raccoon in a tanning bed with a flying squirrel on his head", she also accused him of “spreading and reflecting bigotry and hatred” throughout America. 

Read her full post below:

Niger Delta Avengers bomb oil pipeline in Bonny, end ceasefire

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, have ended their ceasefire as the group attacked the Bonny 48 inches crude oil Export Line yesterday evening at about 8.40pm. The group announced the new attack on its website. Read the statement below On the 23rd September 2016, our strike team at 20:40PM hours time has brought down oil productions activities at the Bonny 48 inches crude oil Export Line.

US Government seeks to increase bilateral trade with Nigeria

The United States Government has expressed its readiness to increase her bilateral trade with Nigeria.

To this end, the Commercial Service of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria has hosted its annual networking with the USA Appreciation Forum (NUSA) and international partner awards.

The event which took place in Lagos has over 400 local business executives in attendance.

Man United 4 - Leicester 1: Man United First Half Goal rush downs Foxes

Jose Mourinho dropped skipper Wayne Rooney and Manchester United turned on the style, racing to a 4-0 lead at half-time.

Manchester United was looking to avoid a third straight Premier League defeat and there was no chance of that happening, as they blitzed champions Leicester in a stunning 20-minute spell with four goals.

Yaya Toure's Father Begs Guardiola to Forgive His Son

Yaya Toure's dad has pleaded with Pep Guardiola to forgive his son and allow him play football for Manchester City Football club.

Rio Paralympians urge Buhari to sign Nigeria’s Disability Bill into law

Nigeria’s successful representatives at the recently concluded Rio Paralympic Games have urged President Muhammad Buhari to sign the Nigeria Disability Bill into Law.

The call came at the welcome reception for the Paralympians organized by the Joint National Association of Persons Living With Disabilities (JONAPWD) which witnessed the investiture of ‘Champions of the Nigeria Disability Law’ on the athletes.

Alert! Suspected case of polio discovered in Kano

Not less than three weeks after the discovery of three new polio cases in Borno State, there is growing concern and anxiety among residents of Takai and Tofa Local Government areas of Kano State over the disease.

This development followed the discovery of what health officials described as “compatible polio” cases in each of the council areas. The officials made the discovery during polio immunisation in the state.

During a routine visit by members of Journalists for Health to the affected councils in the state, it was learnt that the suspected compatible polio cases were discovered during the April round of Immunisation Plus Days.

Bauchi State | Canada to spend N6bn on health and agriculture

The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Perry John Calderwood, has disclosed that Canadian government would spend N6 billion to improve the agriculture and health sectors of Bauchi state.

The high commissioner, represented by Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation Global Affairs, Miss Linda Elrichs, disclosed this yesterday during an official launch of the Livelihood and Nutrition Empowerment (LINE) and the Bauchi Opportunities for Responsive Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (BORN) projects in the state capital.

Police says Army lied over Niger killings

The Niger State Police command yesterday said the Nigerian Army was being economical with the truth in its reasons for the invasion of Kpaidna and four other villages in Bosso Council of the state.

During the invasion last month, over 20 people, 11 of them soldiers, were killed, while several others were injured and property valued at millions of naira destroyed.

Following the incident, the state government set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to look into the remote and immediate causes of the disturbance and proffer recommendations on how to forestall future occurrence.

LAUTECH doctors protest over salary crisis

Resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso on Friday staged a protest against the decision of the Oyo State Government to pay half salaries to the doctors since January 2016.

Some of the placards displayed by the doctors at the school gate read, ‘Health service care must be accessible, affordable financially and acceptable’, Save Residency Training’, ‘IGR drive should not be at the expense of the citizens’, ‘No to half salary’, and ‘Do not starve our specialists any longer’.

COAS reveals over two million captives rescued from Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army said it had freed over two million women, children and adult males held captive by members of the Boko Haram sect in the North-East since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power.

The army said the feat was achieved after series of coordinated attacks and operations conducted against the terrorists.

Borno State | 5,000 Bama indigenes to secure town against insurgents

Around five thousand men from Bama in Borno State will secure the town against attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, it was learnt yesterday.

The people said that they had also contributed money to support the state government’s effort in reconstructing the town.

Bama, the second largest town in Borno, was the worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency at the height of the terrorist group’s attack in the country as majority of the structures in the town were destroyed.

Port Harcourt to host Super Eagles‘ WCQ game against Algeria

Rivers State government has agreed to stage a 2018 World Cup qualifier between Nigeria’s super Eagles and Algeria in Port Harcourt in November, officials have disclosed.

The game is slated for the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on November 7 after earlier reports suggested the game will be played in Uyo, which hosted a recent AFCON qualifier against Tanzania.

MTN debunks reports they paid bribe to reduce NCC fine

South Africa’s MTN denied it paid a bribe to Nigerian officials to reduce its fine to 330 billion naira ($1.05bn) as part of settling a dispute over disconnecting unregistered SIM cards in the West African country.

MTN said in a statement on Friday there had been allegations that a top official in the Nigerian presidency took a payment towards reducing the fine.

IPOB blast Ebonyi People says they are myopic, they don’t behave like Igbos

The Indigenous People of Bifara, IPOB, has lampooned the people of Ebonyi State for spurning the sit-at-home order it passed.

The group had in a circular issued few days ago, asked Ndigbo nationwide to spend the day indoor in protest against the continuous detention of the leader of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

The directive, however, witnessed non-compliance as normal activities and vehicular movements were unperturbed across Ebonyi State.

Davido admits he doesn't deserve any award this year

Nigerian music sensation David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido has admitted to his fans on social media that his performance this year was below par.

Since he rose to limelight in 2011 with his single titled “Dani Duro”, the American-born artist has been fan favorite bagging different awards in the process but this year has been quiet for him.

Pandemonium as Terrorist Group threatens to bomb University of Ibadan within One Week

There was palpable tension in University of Ibadan (UI) as a message reportedly from a group al-wilayat al-Islamiyya Gharb Afriqiyyah went viral on campus yesterday.

In the message, the group threatened to bomb the school before Independence day  which is now a week away.

Gang of Cultists attacked Nigerian in Malaysia (PHOTO)

The Malaysian police are asking for information that will help them track down a gang of cultists, who attacked a Nigerian in OUG Parklane Condo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, September 17, leaving him in a coma.

The police did not say what might have prompted the attack on the man at the time he was having drinks with his friends.

Chelsea Boss, Antonio Conte says Guardiola Has It Easy At Man City Unlike Him

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has said Guardiola is only better because he has things easy at Manchester City.

Guardiola’s team have a 100% record in the Premier League blowing all opposition away with relative ease while in contrast, Conte’s team has struggled for consistency.

And Conte believes Guardiola’s great start to the season is due friendlier surroundings and a strong Spanish presence in the team and in the surroundings.

Charly Boy Writes on Patience Jonathan’s Alleged Slush Funds

Charly Boy has written an open letter addressing the controversial $31.4 million uncovered by anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, belonging to the former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan.

In reaction to what has been described as a ‘media trial’ of the ex-president’s wife, Charly Boy wrote:

Yes o, however you wan look am, she worked for that money!

Rotary donates $35 million to fight polio

Following three recent reports of new cases of wild poliovirus in Nigeria, Rotary has announced a $35 million funding for the eradication of the disease in Nigeria and other at-risk countries.

Of the sum, $8.15 million will go toward stemming the recent outbreak in Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad Basin River including northern Cameroon, southern Niger, the Central African Republic and Cameroon.