Army clarifies why Buratai dragged Premium Times to court

The Nigerian army has made a clarification on the case between it and online newspaper, Premium Times.

According to Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, the case of libel will proceed between the online news platform and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai.

A statement by Usman revealed more details and states:

Nigeria's Navy Warship Just Arrived Dakar To Remove Already Gone Jammeh

The Nigerian Navy warship, NNS UNITY, on Sunday, arrived at Dakar Sea Port to carry out the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mandate of restoring democracy in Gambia according to the Vanguard.

The Chief of Training/Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Muhammed, received the ship on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin. 

There are reports that the Navy warship was part of the military strategies developed by the Nigerian government to forceful oust Jammeh should peaceful negotiations fall. The vessel arrive Senegal - a neighbouring country almost two days after the previously recalcitrant Jammeh ceded power to Adama Barrow.

Choi! Pretty Mike is Back To The Limelight With Another Strange Trend (Photos)

30-year-old Lagos socialite and entrepreneur, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu popularly known as ‘Pretty Mike’ has been spotted lately drinking ‘alcoholic substance’ from a feeding bottle meant for toddlers.

Following his arrest and release for leashing girls, a seeming Pretty Mike seems to have found solace in the baby feeders of diverse colours, some social media users teased.

SHOCKING! See What These Beautiful Girls Were Caught Doing (Photos)

Just yesterday we reported about Former BBA Housemate, Beverly Osu who shared a photo of herself kissing her girlfriend ... These young girls decided trail in the same path by having fun with themselves and pose for the camera. 

Haba! Americans releases countdown to the end of Donald Trump's tenure as President

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America on 20th January 2017 and some people have already started a countdown till the end of his 4 years tenure

Flavour N'abania releases new sexy photos

Highlife music star, Flavor is all shades of sexy as he performed at the opening of Big Brother naija last night in South Africa. Flavour was styled by Celebrity stylist Swankyjerry.

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Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, to officially vacate office on March 2nd

Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, will leave office as a Nigerian Minister on March 2nd. She will be heading to New York where she will resume office as the new Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Young girl pictured herding camels in Maiduguri

Credit: Huwii

An Instagram user spotted the herd's girl on her way to Maiduguri, Borno State.

Gambian President, Adama Barrow promises to hand over power peacefully at the end of his tenure

The Gambia's president, Adama Barrow, has promised that he will hand over peacefully to his successor when his tenure as president elapses.

While speaking to the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, on Sunday night, Barrow recognised the contribution of African and world leaders to ensure that Justice and the will of the people prevailed in Gambia.

Lola Omotayo-Okoye shares lovely photos of the Okoye's children

Peter Okoye's wife, Lola Omotayo-Okoye shared adorable photos of Andre, Aliona and Emma on her Instagram page and captioned it:

"I am a gay man..my soul is all right with my God" - popular SA choreographer opens up

South African choreographer and radio personality, Somizi Mhlongo stormed out of a service in Grace Bible Church, Soweto, after a Ghanian Bishop, Dag Heward-Mills said being homosexual was "unnatural". Mhlongo posted a video on Instagram after the incident, saying he wasn't going to sit down silently during the service and be offended. 

He said:

Helicopter carrying four soldiers including a General crashes

A Cameroonian Army General, Jacob Kodji pictured above, three other soldiers and two crew members, were killed on Sunday January 22nd after a helicopter they were flying in while on their way for an operation against Boko Haram members, crashed in the Bogo region in the far north of the country.

Southern Kaduna Crisis: Six students of College of Education ambushed and killed

Music entrepreneur, Audu Maikori, shared the sad story of how his driver's brother and five of his schoolmates at the College of Education, GidanWaya in Kaduna state, were ambushed and killed by herdsmen while on their way back to school yesterday January 22nd. 

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Singer Naomi Mac Set To Perform for 180 Minutes at Hard Rock Café

Nigeria is about to witness live performance in a unique stellar dimension as House One Music star Naomi Mac is set to perform for a whopping three hours on Thursday January 26 2017 at popular Lagos restaurant Hard Rock Café situated at Victoria Island, Lagos.

The singer is scheduled to perform for three hours; singing some of her smash hits like ‘Fix Me’, ‘My Heart’ featuring Adekunle Gold, ‘Ori Mi’ featuring Pheelz and some of the world’s biggest songs.

United Nations: Boko Haram must not regroup

UN Security Council has tasked the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to prevent Boko Haram insurgents from regrouping.

The Council said that destructive insurgents who were recently dislodged from their safe haven in Sambisa Forest should not be allowed to regroup.

The Task Force was set up by Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and the Republic of Benin to tackle Boko Haram insurgents.

The Security Council, in a Presidential Statement, reiterated that terrorism should be combated in all forms to prevent its spread.

APC blasts PDP over choice of Fayose as chairman of governors' forum

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State says Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State lacks decorum to function as the Chairman of Governors’ Forum of Peoples’ Democratic Party.

APC, in a statement on Monday by its Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Adesanya, said Fayose’s emergence showed that the “PDP is lacking in men and women of proven integrity”.

Rotimi Ameachi says he won’t resign over Abuja airport closure

Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has said that he doesn’t want to resign his appointment on the account of any eventuality that may occur if the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is not closed down for repairs.

The Minister was responding to the concerns raised by the President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Frank Udenba-Jacobs, who made a presentation on behalf of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) at the Second Presidential Business Forum, presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.

Photos: Tiwa Savage's son and Annie Idibia's daughter on play date

Annie Idibia shared photos of Tiwa's son Jamil and her daughter Olivia relaxing on a playdate yesterday. They sure had a sweat time together. Lovely kids!!!

Blac Chyna celebrates losing her baby weight

Two months after Blac Chyna welcomed baby Dream into the world, she's dropped an impressive 34 pounds since the birth.

Sharing the good news on Snapchat, she captioned a picture of her scales: "From 192.2 to 158.2."

Regarding her weight loss, she credits it entirely to breastfeeding. She shared earlier this month:

Amazing photo of a father cuddling his baby!!!

This photo of a dad with muscular arms cuddling his little baby has got every talking. Lots of people say with that arm, you can bet he/she is protected for life.

... But is this arm even real, because I just check mine😱😰😱

Man offer to pay Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph $3000 for porn role

Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph revealed she opened her Instagram account on Monday and saw an offer from a man in the US, who calls himself Lonestarboy1, offering her 3,000 dollars fortnightly for a role in a porn film.

The actress then resorted to cursing him in both English and her Igbo language. Here is an excerpt of their chat published exclusively by Vanguard.

Man: It’s two weeks adult film. If you are interested, we plan your visa to come here and you gonna do an audition and if we see you got what it takes, then you got yourself a job. It’s all up to you. 

Anita: So, you are into production?

Chelsea Clinton spare Barron in her criticizing to his dad Donald Trump

Chelsea Clinton has defended 10-year-old Barron Trump just days after his father’s inauguration. Clinton, who moved into the White House just before her 13th birthday also took a dig at his father, Donald Trump.

She tweeted:

Singer Yemi Alade and her Ankara dress-sense

Yemi Alade is a champ when it comes to rocking African prints popularly known as Ankara.

The singer is one of the very few ladies who pulls off sexy looks using Ankara.Above is her outfit to Big Brother Naija last night.

Despicable! Three-men 'live stream horrific gang rape of woman' on Facebook

A gang of three men has been arrested following reports that a woman was gang-raped in an attack in Sweden that was streamed on Facebook Live.

The alleged assault took place in a flat in the town of Uppsala, north of Stockholm on Saturday (21 January).Eye-witness Josefine Lundgren, 21, alerted the police at 8.24am on Sunday morning as soon as she realised what was happening on the closed group, of which she is one of 60,000 members. She told Swedish paper, Expressn

Aww! Woman who lost both breasts to cancer shows them off

Above is a photo of a woman who lost her both breasts to cancer. The brave woman took to social media to show them off. She has been receiving a lot of commendations for her bond step.

Women become more confident of their bodies at 30 - Survey

A new survey has revealed women become more accepting of their bodies the older they get. According to a study by Australian online clothing store Showpo,it found body confidence increases by 23 per cent when you hit 30 and that women over the age of 18 are 27 per cent more likely to love their body naked than those under 18.

Photos: Kim Kardashian reveal the high point of her trip to Dubai

Reality star and mom of two, Kim Kardashian shared some photos from her trip to Dubai and noted her visit to see special needs children was the best part of her trip. 

She said:

Kendall Jenner hang out in Paris with rumored boyfriend A$ap Rocky (Photos)

21-year-old Reality star, Kendall Jenner was on Sunday spotted walking the streets of Paris with her rumored 28-year-old boyfriend, rapper, A$ap Rocky. The pair hasn't done anything to confirm or deny the dating rumors.

They were seen shopping at flea market in Paris on Sunday, days after Kendall walked the runway at the Givenchy Menswear Fall/Winter 2017-2018. 

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Power supply drops to 2,200mw from 4,883.9mw

Nigerians’ economic hardship has taken a turn for the worse as electricity supply dropped from the 4,883.9 mega watts (mw) it recorded in the last one month to 2,200mw as at January 21, 2017.

This is far below the country’s installed capacity of 11,165.40mw and network operational capability of 5,500mw.

Over 450mw of electricity has been trapped at the Afam V Power Station in Rivers State following a fire incident, in which Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) protection and control equipment were destroyed last week.

Nigerian Couple Kiss Passionately At Wedding After Practicing Celibacy (photos)

Merit Chinelo Ifeanyi-Odom and her husband are two lawyers who were celibate during their dating days. They kissed on their wedding day after holding on the real deal for a long time, this is the result.

You can see the raw hunger, the intense passion to be together and enjoy this beautiful journey called marriage on the face of this beautiful couple. 

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