Military: Operation Crocodile Smile may return to creeks

Indications emerged, weekend, that the Federal Government may order the return of the Special Military Intervention force, Operation Crocodile Smile, which was largely successful in smoking out militants and destroying their camps in the creeks, back to the Niger Delta region to checkmate attacks on oil pipelines and gas facilities that have serious effect on the nation’s economy.

It was gathered that the Military High Command has been told to re-energise its intelligence networks in the Niger Delta region while a massive redeployment of operatives from the security agencies has been carried out.

German | Police apprehend Syrian bomb plot suspect

German police have arrested a Syrian man in the eastern city of Leipzig that they suspect of planning a bomb attack.

Authorities said on Twitter on Monday they captured the man, previously identified as Jaber Albakr, after he went on the run on Saturday.

Police were looking for the 22-year-old suspect after finding several hundred grammes of explosives in an apartment they raided on Saturday in the eastern city of Chemnitz.

CBN to renew Naira-Yuan swap deal

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sunday, raised the hope that the lingering Naira-Yuan swap deal will be achieved as part of strategies to reducing the huge dollar demand pressure on the local currency.

The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, gave the indication at the ongoing International Monetary Fund/World Bank Group yearly meetings in Washington DC.

According to him, there is a lot of “networking meetings going on, and I can assure you that meetings are going on with some of our partners, particularly, China.”

CBN says Banks to pay for fraud on mobile money transactions

Customers who lose money to fraudsters through the mobile money-driven Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking will be reimbursed by their banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.

The USSD Banking platform allows customers to transfer money to the third party, buy airtime, open accounts, pay bills and book travels, among other services, using their mobile phones, but the level of customer protection is still below regulatory threshold.

Alibaba acquires stake in Spielberg firm

Chinese internet billionaire Jack Ma has joined forces with cinema legend Steven Spielberg to produce and distribute films, they announced, the latest major tie-up between China and Hollywood.

Alibaba Pictures, a unit of Ma’s sprawling e-commerce conglomerate, said it had taken a minority stake in Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, a film creation company that includes DreamWorks studios.

The deal will see the companies co-finance and co-produce movies for Chinese and international audiences, Alibaba said on its corporate website.

Solange Knowles Earns Her First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart

The singer has earned her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with ‘A Seat at the Table.’ The album moved 72,000 album units in its first week. 46,000 of those units were pure album sales.

Bon Iver’s ‘22, A Million,’ came in at No. 2 with 71,000 units (58,000 in album sales).

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How To Get Your Sagged Br**sts Back on Track Naturally

These remedies are fully effective. Let us research some of the home remedies for lifting br**sts as highlighted by Nigeria Eye

1. Massage With Almond Oil or Aloe Vera Gel

Aloe Vera is great for skin tightening. It is known to be used for centuries to remove the wrinkle from the skin. Massage your br**sts with some Aloe Vera gel to tighten up the skin. The massage will also exercise the muscles and tone up the br**sts. Besides Aloe Vera you can also massage your br**sts with almond oil, which helps improve the blood circulation. Good blood circulation will widen the blood vessels and help lift up your br**sts.

APC victorious in Ogun Polls

The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGESIEC)  said the All Progressives Congress won almost all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the Ogun polls.

Declaring the results, the commission’s Chairman, Mrs Risikat Ogunfemi, said the ruling APC won all the Chairmanship positions in all the 20 local governments and 37 LCDAs.

The party also won 346 councillorship seats out of the 349 wards in the state.

Aww! Lagos Officers spotted rendering Humanitarian Services that will SHOCK You (Photo)

The officials of the Lagos State police command's Rapid Response Squad (RRS) were pictured in the street of Nigeria's commercial city, helping a motorist push his faulty car off the road at the Alapere area.

"RRS operatives helping a motorist push his faulty car off the road at #Alapere to decongest traffic & prevent crimes perpetuated in traffic," RRS posted on its official Twitter handle.

Aww! Beautiful Photo of Singer, Flavour and His Daughter Sophia

Nigerian singer, multi-instrumentalist and performer, Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name as Flavour N'abania or simply Flavour, has taken to his Instagram page few hours ago to show off his adorable daughter, Sophia.

Robbers Snatch Comedian Bovi Belongings Onboard an Airplane

Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Bovi Ugboma, known by his stage name as Comedian Bovi, has been a victim of robbery onboard a passenger airplane.

 

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.