Ibe Kachikwu says dialogue with militants hasn’t collapsed

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has dismissed as false, speculation in some quarters that the Federal Government is working against the people of the Niger Delta region.

This is just as he pointed out that the Federal Government has not pulled the plugs on ongoing dialogue with the people of the region to find lasting solutions to the lingering violence and pipeline vandalism in the region.

The minister made the clarification on Saturday in an interview at the end of the 2016 Convocation Ceremony of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta.

Gov Ambode wants all Shanties along the waterfront must go

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday ordered the immediate demolition of all shanties around the creeks and on the waterways.

Gov. Ambode gave the order when he visited the Ilubirin Lagos Homes project during an inspection tour of some parts of the state.

The governor asked all illegal occupants of the shanties to evacuate the area within seven days adding that the safety of citizens was paramount, hence the government’s zero tolerance for kidnapping and other crimes.

Recession: NYSC tells schools to cut Graduates for mobilization by 60 percent

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Directorate Headquarters, Abuja, has slashed the number of prospective Corp members for the next phase of mobilization.

The disclosure was made in a leaked internal memo dated 4th October, 2016 and sent to all heads of departments of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

The memo signed by Mrs Ifeoma Egboka, office of the Dean of Students Affairs, said NYSC explained that the slash was as a result of “tight budgetary allocation of the Scheme”.

OMG! 25-year-old Mom strangles one-year-old daughter, dumps corpse in river

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Asabe Andrew for allegedly strangling her one-year-and-three-month-old daughter, Esther.

According to the command, the suspect then dumped the baby’s body into a river in Gunduma.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Bello, who paraded the suspect in Lafia, said the command also apprehended a total of 20 armed robbery suspects for committing various offences, including armed robbery and car snatching.

"I have always had big buttocks" - Empress Njamah talks about her b*tt

Background

I was born to a Nigerian father and Cameroonian mother. My late father was a disciplinarian who wanted the best for his children. I learnt a lot from my mum and that helped me become the woman that I am today. She had a way of making me understand why certain things should not be done in a certain way. My father never wanted me to get into the industry but my mother helped me to achieve my dreams.

Siblings

Abdulmumin Jibrin: Obasanjo is happy I exposed Dogara

Abdulmumin Jibrin, in an exclusive chat with JOHN ALECHENU talks about how lawmakers commit budget fraud, the reason he is tackling principal officers of the House and his relationship with Speaker Yakubu Dogara and Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila

Some have claimed that your anti-corruption crusade against the House of Representatives is an attempt by you to settle a score with Speaker Yakubu Dogara, who used to be your ally. Is that correct?

Joke Silva says She is lucky to be Olu Jacob’s wife

One of the most respected Nollywood Actress, Joke Silva, speaks about her award-winning career, marriage and other related matters

What do you remember of the time you began acting?

What I remember was that it was incredible fun. It was at the University of Lagos and I was part of the cultural centre. We used to rehearse plays directed by the late Prof. Bode Osanyin, and we performed at places like the Goethe Institute and British Council. We were always performing.

Why did acting appeal to you?

Do you know Foxes Are Good Parents? Here are 14 fascinating facts about foxes

Foxes live on every continent except Antarctica and thrive in cities, towns, and rural settings. But despite being all around us, they’re a bit of a mystery. Here’s more about this elusive animal.

1. Foxes Are Solitary

Foxes are part of the Canidae family, which means they’re related to wolves, jackals, and dogs. They’re medium-sized, between 7 and 15 pounds, with pointy faces, lithe frames, and bushy tails. But unlike their relatives, foxes are not pack animals. When raising their young, they live in small families called a “leash of foxes” or a “skulk of foxes”—in underground burrows. Otherwise, they hunt and sleep alone.

Cross River State | Sen Ben Ayade's supporters welcome him with a coffin bearing his opponent's name

Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade was welcomed at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar on Friday with a solidarity rally by a large crowd following his return from Abuja.

Some of his supporters carried a coffin with the name of former gubernatorial aspirant, Barrister Joe Agi, who is currently at the Supreme court with Governor Ayade for allegedly falsifying his age in the nomination forms purchased for the gubernatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the run up to the 2015 general elections which Ayade won.

Unbelievable! Zimbabwean lawmaker denied entry into Parliament because of this... (PHOTOS)

Zimbabwean member of parliament, Trevor JI Saruwaka was denied entry into his work place because his outfit supposedly flouted house rules. The lawmaker turned up to work dressed in a multicolour suit after the colours of the national flag. There's more to the story however. In recent times, anti-government members in politics, media and the mass populace have adopted the #ThisFlag campaign as a form of protest against president Mugabe's party, Zanu-PF which has ruled the country for decades.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has this to say to Nigerian Government

“Things have to start getting better and for things to get better, our voices must be heard. Today’s event is not about pointing accusing fingers; we are here for prospects and solutions only. How does the government create an enabling environment for the country to thrive? If the country is headed in the wrong direction, there are capable Nigerians that can lead the country back to the right track, the government owes it to the nation to get competent hands to run the economy.” 

Rochas Okorocha: Imo people to decide on my successor in 2019

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, says that he is yet to decide on which of his loyalists would be his successor in the 2019 governorship election in the state, saying that the Imo people will know at the appropriate time.

He, however, described his Deputy, Prince Eze Madumere, as one of his diehard loyalists in the last 23 years who has stood by him during his political trials and has proved to be the man that can be trusted no matter the circumstance.

Former Head of State, Abdusalami urges FG to establish more cancer centres

A former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, has urged the federal government to establish more cancer control and treatment centres in the country to help reduce the medical tourism abroad.

Abubakar made the call on Saturday during the official Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Asi Ukpo Oncology Centre in Calabar.

He said the current nine cancer centres in the country were incapable of meeting up with the needed services required by the over 160 million Nigerians.

OMG! Ritualist caught with a dead little boy in his travelling bag (Disturbing Video)

According to a video currently circulating online, a man was caught with a bag which was suspected to be something illegal, not knowing it was the body of a lifeless boy that was inside his travelling bag.

From the reactions of the people around, you would hear them saying they should lynch the guy but with the presence of the soldier that was averted. We will update you as more report comes in ...

Warning: Disturbing video below:

Zambia 1 Nigeria 2: Iheanacho, Iwobi give Super Eagles winning start

The Super Eagles of Nigeria got their qualification quest for the Russia 2018 World Cup on a winning note as Nigeria handed a 2-1 defeat to the Chipolopolo of Zambia.

Goals from Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi saw Nigeria cruising in Ndola as the lone strike for Zambia unable to deny Genort Rohr's men all three points. 

First Half

Ambakederimo: Nigeria’s recession self-inflicted, but won’t last long

The Convener, South-South Reawakening Group, Mr Joseph Ambakederimo, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government should not be blamed for the nation’s current economic hardship stressing that the ‘current recession was self inflicted’.

According to him, decades of lack of planning, mismanagement and corruption coupled with the importation of eventually every goods the country can produce plagued the country into recession.

He however, warned the federal government not to conceive to piling pressures from some rich individuals into selling some of the nation’s valuable assets as he was hopeful that the current economic recession would not last long.

U.S. envoy says Washington to use all means to pressure North Korea

Washington will use all available means outside the U.N. Security Council to isolate North Korea over its nuclear weapons program and counter its growing threat to world order, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Sunday.

The United States will also use its military as a deterrent to the North's threat, Ambassador Samantha Power told a news conference in Seoul, after visiting the heavily armed Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) border between the rival Koreas.

Well-prepared ‘abacha’ is very healthy – Experts

The much sought after local delicacy, abacha, was in the news a few weeks ago for the wrong reasons.Contaminated preparations were believed to have induced cholera, which led to the death of six persons and hospitalisation of 39 others in the Isolo area of Lagos.

But health experts have said that a meal of well-prepared abacha is good for human consumption and could even help in the prevention and treatment of diseases.

UNHCR builds transitional shelter, kits for IDPs

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has built 7,350 units of transitional shelter and kits to accommodate returning Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) from liberated communities in Borno, northeast of the country and Cameroon.

In Bama town and Maiduguri Bakasi Camp, 2, 950 transitional shelter units were also completed by the UN agency for IDPs’ occupation.

Maje Ayida: My Breakup With Toke Makinwa Almost Ruined My Business

Toke Makinwa's estranged husband Maje Ayida has finally opened up and told his own side of the story about his scandalous marriage crash and new role as a father.

You already know - while married to popular media personality Toke Makinwa, Maje Ayida got his babymama Anita Solomon pregnant and today, they have an adorable son - Micah. When he was asked about the outrage, media attention the scandal attracted and how he dealt with it, Maje said:

MASSOB says Nnamdi Kanu’s detention is no defeat to Biafra

The Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), yesterday told the Federal Government not to see the one-year ‘incarceration’ of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and founder of Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as a defeat to Biafra agitators.

46-year-old Kanu was arrested by DSS at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos in October 2015, on his way back from the United Kingdom (UK). Since then, he has been in detention and tried for alleged treasonable felony. MASSOB said the continued detention and trial of Kanu has increased the agitation for the creation of Biafra State.

Actor Femi Adebayo Remarries 8 Years after Divorcing the Mother of His 3 Kids (Photos)

Popular Yoruba actor, Femi Adebayo, who found widespread recognition after the release of his 2014 hit movie, "Jelili", and had been separated from his first wife and mother of his three childre, Khadijat, for eight years, is a happy married man again.

The revelation came to the fore in the early hours of Saturday when the news of planned hush-hush wedding of Femi, first son of veteran Yoruba actor, Adebayo Salami aka Oga Bello, broke on social media.

The soft-spoken actor will tie the knot with his US-based partner, a businesswoman is simply known as Maimunat, anytime from now.

OMG! See what wandering Lion did to these two persons (Photos)

A lion which strayed from Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, has attacked two people.

The lion clawed two people in Kigarale sub-county in Kyenjojo district, Ugnada.

According to New Vision, the victims, Elijah Akugizibwe and Francis Tugume were on Thursday afternoon tending to their garden when the lion first attacked the former before injuring the latter who had come to rescue him.

Ghanaian Actor reveals why He Can Act Nude in a Movie

In an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, award-winning Ghanaian actor, Frank Artus, who is born to an Egyptian father and Liberian mother, has spoken out on his secret daughter, why he can act nude in a movie, his most embarrassing moment as a popular celebrity and much more.

Below are excerpts from the chat;

Who is the real Frank Artus?

Ebube Nwagbo shares her thoughts on what marriages are going through right now in the industry

Ebube Nwagbo has debunked reports she's scared of marriage. Speaking to Vanguard's ShowTime Celebrity, the actress said

Wow! Well, I don’t know where that story is coming out from because I’ve not granted an interview in years, about 3 or 4-years now.

Epic! Rihanna shares deep thought about her relationships life

Rihanna has a point to prove about her past relationship. She took to her social media page to share about her previous relationship.

Sexy Photos of Serena Williams during last Formation tour concert

Tennis Legend, Serena Williams brought her sexy game as she joined Beyonce in New Jersey for her last Formation tour concert. Beyonce and Serena rocked to hit song.

50 Cent displays wad of dollar bills

Rapper 50 cents took to his social page to share a picture of himself holding bundles of dollar bills. I thought they said he was broke? 50cent has a way of getting people talking on social media.

Too Hot! Kylie Jenner shares steamy bathroom selfie

Reality Star and Model, Kylie Jenner took to her social media page to share photo of her posing in her underwear in sexy bathroom selfie. 

Beautiful photo of Actress Ebube Nwagbo

Stunning Actress showcase her hot legs in chic outfit as she attended an event. She got the killer smile we love!

Nwagbo is from Anambra State but grew up in Warri. She is first of her parents six children. She studied Mass Communication at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria