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In the aftermath of controversies over the whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, the Defence Headquarters on Friday said it had no knowledge of his whereabouts. The army had kept a dignified silence over the location of the IPOB boss despite allegations by his lawyer that the army knew his whereabouts or may have been killed. The IPOB leader was last seen on September 14 when clashes occurred between members of his group and soldiers on an army exercise “Operation Python Dance” in Abia State. Premium Times however quoted Defence spokesperson , John Enenche, in an interaction with journalists in Abuja on Friday as saying neither the military nor any security agency can be held responsible for the missing IPOB leader. Mr. Enenche, a major general, also denied allegations that the military raided the home of Mr. Kanu in Abia State. “I watched the operations live. I also got first-hand information from our men on the ground. For the records, ...

Actress, Halima Abubakar had battled with fibroid disease for the past few months. Halima however has recovered fully after a successful fibroid removal surgery. from her sickness and was pictured in a selfie with colleague, Annie Idibia.

We won’t be reaching if we said a Grammy win is imminent, will we? Nigeria’s biggest export after crude oil is Wizkid and you can argue that with Minister Lai Mohammed if you so wish. The starboy was due to make a debut outing at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Albert Sessions last night and hours after his performance, what we have is another chapter of history rewritten. With last night’s performance, Wizkid became the first African artiste to headline a show and sell out the Royal Albert Hall. The Royal Albert described Wiz as a globally adored music superstar and last night’s accomplishment has now become another feather in his hugely embellished cap. Up until 22 September, Wizkid’s collaborative track with Drake ‘One Dance’ was the most streamed song on Spotify, a feat that earned him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Royal Albert Hall with a capacity of a little over 5,000 filled up with fans while thousands of others streamed live on Wizkid’s Facebook ...

The Edo State Government on Friday sacked a permanent secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, Dr. (Ms) Osayuware Idahosa and three other civil servants over allegation of padding the budget for the conduct of primary school examination to the tune of N283 million. Obaseki Dr. Idahosa, who served as Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Education at the time the alleged fraud was committed, was referred to the State Civil Service Commission for appropriate action, according to the rules and guidelines of the service. The decision was the outcome of an extraordinary session of the State Executive Committee meeting, headed by the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaskei, in Government House, Benin City. The other officers involved in the alleged fraud are Barr. S. A. Erhunmwunse Edokpayi, Mrs. E.I. Ero-Ugiagbe and Mr. Lucky Adagbonyin. The EXCO resolved that they should proceed on indefinite suspension without pay and their case forwarded to the State Civil...

It looks like the shade game between the Okoye brothers isn't coming to an end anytime soon, as Peter has responded to Paul's latest sub. On Friday, September 29, 2017, Paul took to his Twitter page to write what seemed to be a shade towards his brother, Peter, who is in the United States for a show, https://twitter.com/rudeboypsquare "Pls guys stop tagging me in any beer parlor or restaurants appearance in America.... am in Nigeria" Well, Peter got the message and wasted no time in responding back, he too took to his Instagram page where he shared a screenshot of his brother's tweet and captioned the post with a message to him.https://www.instagram.com/_u/peterpsquare/ "Pls enough of the shades my brother I have moved on. I have even called my self an up coming artiste. You are the song write and the voice of Psquare, the every every! No wahala pls allow me to have my peace showcase my self to the world and Enjoy with my family. And I am expecting you to do...

He's growing up so fast! Kim Kardashian West just shared a sweet picture of her and her husband Kanye West's baby boy, Saint. The cute little guy is playing with one of his parents sandals, and wearing a big black t-shirt. And Saint is going to have a new sibling to play with soon. Kim confirmed on Thursday via the season 14 trailer for Keeping Up With the Kardashians that she and Kanye are having a third baby through a surrogate. "We're having a baby!" she told her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, over Facetime in the clip. Saint is also going to have a few new cousins to play with. His aunts, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, are both pregnant with their first children. Keeping Up With the Kardashians returns Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on E!. To keep track of the growing Kardashian-Jenner-West clan, watch the video below. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZoqAWqF8LD/

D’banj has finally replied Eedris Abdulkareem’s diss. In case you missed out the drama; Eedris has recently been taking shots at Nigerian artistes, from Timaya to 2baba Idibia, his words often unfiltered as he rained insults on these contemporary singers in a bid to pass his message across. In a nutshell, he thinks they have not done a good job on the platform himself and the artistes of his time thinks he built for them. Speaking about Dbanj, Eedris said the Oliver Twistsinger has no talent. “The biggest mistake someone like D’banj made was to be so stupid and leave Don Jazzy. You know why? D’banj nor get talent. Na razzmatazz he get,” said the rapper. Well D’banj has given a classy response to the diss.

The United Kingdom has asked the ​Nigerian ​g vernment to ​comment on the whereabouts of ​ Nnamdi Kanu​,​ leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, ​IPOB. The Press Officer, UK High Commission in Nigeria, Joe Abuku, ​disclosed that Britain already made ​an official ​ inquiry ​about Kanu. “We are seeking urgent clarification from the Nigerian authorities about the status and whereabouts of Mr. Kanu, a British-Nigerian man, who has been reported missing since September 14,” Abuku ​told Punch. Asked if the UK would strip Kanu of citizenship on account of the declaration by Nigeria that he was leading a terrorist organisation, the mission said it does not comment on individual cases. “One of the conditions that can make the United Kingdom strip its citizen of nationality is if the person engages in a terrorist activity at home or abroad. And Kanu has dual citizenship and therefore a citizen of Nigeria and the UK,” the mission stated. ​On​ whether UK supported the Nigerian government’...

Former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims by the Imo State Governor, Rochas okorocha that he (Jonathan) demanded his favour so as to win the Southeast zone during the 2015 General Election. In a statement issued by the spokesman to the ex-President, Ikechukwu Eze, he stated that no bribe was offered to Okorocha to deliver the Southeast zone to him. Besides, he appealed to the Imo State Governor, to focus on the successful administration of his State and avoid being drawn into issues that could affect him. “In the first place, it sounded irrational and absurd. Besides, it was obvious to all and sundry that the south-east, being Dr Jonathan’s political stronghold, the ex-President did not need Okorocha to win in the zone. “However, to set the record straight, we make bold to say that former President Jonathan never made any contact with Okorocha, ahead of the 2015 elections. “All those who had either worked closely with him in any capacity or served in Jonathan’...

Peter Okoye of the popular pop-group, PSquare on Thursday apologised to fans over the recent disagreement that erupted between himself and the members of his family. In a short, Peter said: “We have resolved our issues and we beg for your forgiveness. “I will take full responsibility of everything that has happened and I promise you that our problems are behind us now.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has withdrawn its motion seeking an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja allowing it to serve the recall petition on Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, through substituted means rather than personal service. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out the motion after INEC’s lawyer, Mr. Yunus Ustaz (SAN), announced its withdrawal in court on Thursday. Ustaz also maintained on Thursday that Melaye had been “dodging” service, as an attempt by the INEC to serve Melaye during the Senate’s plenary on Tuesday also failed. The judge also directed that all issues pertaining to the case should thereafter be taken to the Court of Appeal. He noted that since Melaye’s appeal against the court’s September 11 judgment of the court had been entered at the Court of Appeal, all pending applications, including the ones filed by Melaye for stay of execution of the verdict, should be taken to the Court of Appeal. INEC had on September 15, filed the ex parte motio...

Neymar and Edinson Cavani put their supposed feud to bed last night as they helped Paris Saint-Germain defeat Bayern Munich in convincing fashion. Not only did both players score but they looked pleased when the other one did so, although some attempted to portray Neymar’s decision not to immediately celebrate with Cavani after the Uruguayan’s goal as proof that something was still wrong. But the duo were seen holding hands as they cheered the home crowd at full-time, further evidence that their rift was actually not much of a rift at all. Unai Emery would much prefer the focus to be on his whole team after PSG showed that everybody should take them seriously in this season’s Champions League. Dani Alves scored in the second minute following Neymar’s spectacular run and Cavani made it 2-0 on the half hour mark when he thumped the ball home from outside the area. The incredible Kylian Mbappe, who provided the assist for Cavani’s goal, made a mockery of David Alaba before teeing up ...

There are so many possibilities! Like President Trump's daily exclamatory tweets, rumors and conspiracy theories about the personal lives of the Kardashian/Jenner bunch have become so frequent that we've come to expect them. That being said, over this past week the rumors have been extra juicy. On Friday, TMZ reported that Kylie Jenner, 20, was pregnant with boyfriend Travis Scott's child, citing sources close to the family. That rumor was followed by speculation that wait — maybe she's carrying Kim and Kanye's baby as the surrogate? (Yet another unconfirmed rumor.) Momager Kris Jenner, who was spotted in Paris the following day sitting front row at the Bottega Veneta show, would neither confirm nor deny the news. "It wouldn’t be the family if something didn’t happen every single day,” she said, keeping coy. Then, on Tuesday, yet another "scoop" dropped. E!, Us Weekly and People reported that Khloe Kardashian was pregnant with boyfriend Tristan ...

Beautiful daughter of Bishop Oyedepo, Joy, recently shared lovely photos of herself as she clocked a new age. Joy was brought into the world on September 27 just like her dad. The head pastor of the Winners Chapel Church and his daughter share more in common than just looks. To celebrate her special day, Joy released adorable photos of herself on social media. The pretty lady dazzled in a red dress as she posed for the camera. Bishop Oyedepo who is the founder and presiding bishop of the megachurch Faith Tabernacle is also a year older. The celebration for Joy and her dad will be huge.

In an interview with Pulse, she disclosed how she has been handling criticism, her love for football, relationship and other things. The amazing artist who has just released her album "Simisola" commented about what is going on between her and Adekunle Gold.When asked about her relationship with Singer Adekunle Gold, she said: “I don’t know why people are obsessed with me and Adekunle Gold“ why, I suppose it because we do music together and his voice is on one of my songs and my voice is on one of his songs, so it does make people think something is going on, I can’t seem to dodge this question but I guess it is what it is.” She was asked of her opinion on celebrities who show off their relationship online she answered saying: “I am a very private person, I’m very careful with the things I put out there because I know whatever I put out there is going to go public that’s why am very careful.” On the way she handles criticism, she revealed that; “There was a time I use t...

Former president Jonathan, through his aide, has released a statement denying Gov. Okorocha’s claims that he tried to bribe him to abandon APC before the 2015 elections. In a released statement, Okorocha was advised to focus his energies on growth for his state rather than being focused on political propaganda. Statement “We offer to quickly dismiss these claims as lies, because we are clear in our minds that such conversation never happened. “We are wondering whether this truly came from the governor because we are sure that even governor Okorocha himself did not believe that anybody would accept these claims. “In the first place, it sounded irrational and absurd. Besides, it was obvious to all and sundry that the south-east, being Dr. Jonathan’s political stronghold, the ex-President did not need Okorocha to win in the zone. “However, to set the records straight, we make bold to say that former President Jonathan never made any contact with Okorocha, ahead of the 2015 elections...

A member of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB who was killed during the military invasion in Umuahia, Abia state capital has been laid to rest. The young man identified as Ahamefula Austin Nnadi who was said to have been shot by soldiers – was buried yesterday September 27th, 2017 at his hometown in Umuduruehie in Imo state. May his soul rest in peace.

In an originating motion filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Ejik prayed the court to give an order mandating General Buratai to produce Kanu in court on his next adjournment date for the criminal trial he is facing. The motion has the IPOB leader as the only applicant and the Chief of Army Staff as the only respondent. According to the application, the grounds for the relief include that the Kanu was, before he went missing, known to have lawfully exercised his constitutional right of freedom of association, peaceful assembly and self-determination. The application also said Kanu was still enjoying the bail granted him by the court, when the prosecution in his trial requested the court to revoke the bail. It also accused the Nigerian Army of acting under express command purportedly handed down by Buratai, and violently invaded the applicant’s home in Afara Ukwu Ibeku in Umuahia, the Abia State’s capital.

It is no longer a news that the two brothers, paul and peter okoye are finally going to split after a huge conflict between them,wish was caused by a viral video in which paul and his brothers (peter and jude Okoye) almost came to exchanging punches... each of them intends to leave each other to stand on thier own.... Peter had sent a termination letter to their lawyer Festus Keyamo (SAN), demanding for a termination of the agreement between Psquare. Peter Okoye who has obviously gone solo and he now refers to himself as Mr P took to twitter yesterday to make this fact known. Just like his brother Peter reverted to his new solo name, Mr P, Paul Okoye has also reverted to Rudeboy while promising the sound will remain the same.

Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Mr. David Umahi, has said that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) should not be likened with the dreaded Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram.He further said that contrary to speculations, the governors will not abandon the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu but will continue to appeal to the agitators on the need to work for a one and united Nigeria. He said, “Our situation is different from Boko Haram situation. But if anybody believes that we will abandon those boys, it is not true. “We will still be appealing to them to come back to their leaders, let us sit down and discuss. Kanu somehow raised awareness on this restructuring issue. We must give it to him. “We are not going to throw him away; we will still find a way; we will be appealing to the federal government for forgiveness. The word, IPOB, is not in agreement with me because when you say the Indigenous People of Biafra, it has its own connotation. When you...

United are level on points with leaders Manchester City in the Premier League after winning five and drawing one of their first six games and some of their football has been dazzling. They beat Basel 3-0 in their Champions League opener, but Mourinho criticised his players for playing "PlayStation football" in the game's latter stages and he warned the wheels could quickly come off if they lose focus. "We cannot guarantee this line of success, but the way to try to keep it is to do what we are doing," said Mourinho, whose side won 1-0 at Southampton in their most recent game on Saturday. "We try to play well and in some moments of the match, if the opponent has moments of superiority, we have to be humble -- like we were against Southampton -- and cope with the difficult moments of the game. "In the second half we had to be humble. We had to accept that the opponent was in a high and we had to fight hard. "So it's a mixture of our quality...

The police in Ogun State on Thursday said they had arrested two members of an armed robbery gang who shot and injured the Divisional Police Officer of Ogbere Police Division. The command added that a leader of the gang was killed during a shootout with the police. The DPO, CSP Adeyinka Akingbade, was shot after he led policemen in his division to a robbery scene at a hotel in Itele-Ijebu. He was said to have been ambushed by the robbers and shot at a close range. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, on receiving the information about the attack on the DPO, gave a marching order to the Officer-in-Charge, FSARS, DSP Uba Adam, to fish out the hoodlums within 24 hours.

You know that moment when you send a couple of messages to a contact, and that voice in you head says, ‘you couldn’t have sent that’. You realise you really couldn’t have sent that, but then the message is delivered and the recipient has probably even read it. We also mistakenly send messages to the wrong person. By wrong person, I mean, totally wrong person. Like a message meant for you girlfriend goes to your mum, dad or a random friend. Sometimes, it gets more embarrassing than that. But, here’s good news! Whatsapp would soon be rolling out a new feature that would enable you recall those embarrassing texts and edit them, if need be. WhatsApp is finally testing the Delete for Everyone feature: the server finally works and it successfully recalls the message. Also if the server works, this does not mean that the feature is currently enabled. It will be remotely enabled later and seen that WhatsApp ‘enabled’ their servers for the Delete for Everyone feature, it may really be enabl...

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Wednesday said it had recovered N4.2 billion in remittances from collecting banks into the federation account. Mr Shettima Gana, the commission’s acting Chairman, said this while inducting the lead consultants and other auditors on the verification and reconciliation of revenue collections and remittances by the collecting banks. The collecting banks collect excise duties and taxes on behalf of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). He said that the money was recovered during the exercise that was carried out on banks’ collections of these taxes and duties between January 2008 and June 2012. Gana said that there was about N20 billion that was still outstanding but had not been recovered from the banks. He also said that the success recorded in the first phase of the exercise made the National Economic Council (NEC) approve a second phase which would cover July 2012 to De...

In Nigerian dinner gowns, every woman automatically turns into a beautiful princess, so it is important for you to have some of these items of clothing in your wardrobe. But keep in mind that you have to choose it correctly to look delicious at fancy occasions.

Popular Tv Show Host, Wendy Williams has denied that her husband is cheating on her. The controversial television personality who has been a hot topic since reports of her husband cheating on her with a younger lady emerged is not having it with trolls and has told her fans not to believe the hype. ‘In a weird kind of way, I love the attention, you can believe what you want but I still have his ring. I stand by my guy, don’t believe the hype!’ Wendy said. Wendy’s husband, Kevin Hunter who manages his TV star wife’s career and runs a production company that they jointly own is said to be ‘in love’ with both Sharina Hudson and Wendy and is juggling his time to accommodate them both.

After Antonio Conte deemed Diego Costa surplus to requirement, Chelsea were linked with a host of strikers before eventually securing the services of Morata. He joined in a deal worth £58 million, and Fernando Torres believes his former club have one of the best strikers in Europe. And before swapping the Spanish capital for the English capital, Torres spoke with the player about the move while always being there for him if needed. "I spoke with him (Morata) before he joined Chelsea and told him I would be always on the phone if he needed any advice or if I could help him," Torres said via Metro. Though following his six Premier League goals, including his first hat-trick for Chelsea over the weekend, Torres claims Morata clearly doesn't need any advice. "Looking at the start he has made it doesn't look like he needs any advice at all - already he is playing well and scoring goals." Torres adds: "Chelsea have one of the best strikers in Europe ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, in a statement on Tuesday, said that Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), whose location is unknown, is not under Federal Government detention. He stated this during an interview with AFP. According to Lai, Kanu could be hiding. “He’s not being held by government at all.” He said Kanu had “crossed a line” with his agitation for Biafra and that he (Mohammed) suspects the IPOB leader could be “in hiding.” He said Kanu’s whereabouts has being unknown since the clash between members of his secessionist group with the Nigerian Army during the army’s Operation Python Dance procession at his hometown in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State. His supporters claim that the Nigerian Army had invaded their leader’s residence, destroyed his home and killed some of his members. They all accused the Nigerian Army of taking away Kanu. An allegation the Army had already denied, noting that it did not kill anyone nor took way ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested eight suspected Internet fraudsters. The suspects: Samson Olujobi, 28 (a.k.a Mau Rice, Melinda Mcginnis); Abraham Sunday, 32 ( a.k.a. Raymond Dodson); Gabriel Ayo, 25 ( a.k.a. Robert McIntosh, Donald Great); Omotayo Raphael, 25 (a.k.a. Michael Black); Semiu Sunday Olawale, 23 (a.k.a. J. Cabtree); Dafe Onosigho, 27 (a.k.a. Johna Kurz ); Ewiolo Elvis, 32 (a.k.a. Morgan Moore), and Usiaka Louis, 22 (a. k.a. Anthony Parker, David Smart, Alfred Norman), were arrested around the Egbeda and Agege areas of Lagos August 27, 2017 following intelligence report on their alleged involvement in internet crimes. The suspects were said to have defrauded their victims of huge sums of money in different currencies posing as Americans in online dating scam. the items recovered from the suspects during the raid include six laptop computers, five mobile phones (including two iPhones) one Internet modem and four luxirious cars (Toyota Venza, Toyota ...

It’s no news that Paul and Peter Okoye have fallen out again for an unknown reason. However, Paul Okoye had taken to social media to drop a post that suggested that his brother’s wife is could be the reason for the new rift. His post said something about a woman being the only factor that’s capable of coming between brothers who had always lived in harmony from childhood. His post further suggested that Lola Omotayo is holding Peter spellbound, which is why he would coldly initiate a war between them barely a year after bringing their past beef to an end. His post got fans pointing fingers at Lola Omotayo for coming between brothers. Lola possibly would have let it slide if fingers had not pointed in her direction. But not being able to take it anymore, she spoke up and countered Paul’s words about her using Juju on her husband, Peter. Taking to one of her social media platforms, Lola Omotayo wrote: “'Hello my lovelies. Please leave footprints of kindness and love wherever you g...

Coming a few days after Tanzanian star, Diamond Platinumz welcomed a baby from his new babymama, Hamisa Mobetho, a photo of her past look has gone viral after it was posted by a Tanzanian page. She bleached her skin to become light skinned and won the heart of the biggest musician in her country.

Seasoned artiste manager, Alex Ozone, has declared that YBNL henchman, Olamide, aka Badoo, is currently the highest paid Nigerian artiste when it comes to performing at international shows.

With a number of injuries in the midfield, Craig Burley examines how Man United might cope when they visit CSKA Moscow. Shaka Hislop says Jose Mourinho should stop complaining about the weather and be happy with United's win at Southampton. Jose Mourinho responds to questions surrounding a controversial chant about Romelu Lukaku at Southampton. Diego Costa's return to Atletico Madrid from Chelsea has increased the likelihood of Manchester United making a €100 million move for Antoine Griezmann at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN FC, having abandoned an initial plan to sign the player this summer. Griezmann, who will face Chelsea at the Wanda Metropolitano in a Champions League Group C tie on Wednesday, had been expected to move to Old Trafford at the end of last season following United's return to the Champions League by virtue of winning the Europa League. United manager Jose Mourinho had identified the France international forward as a key target, with Gri...

Recently, a video of the P-Square brothers almost exchanging blows at the office of their lawyer went viral and many were angry at whoever released the video. But Paul Okoye, who was in the video has come out to mock his brother Peter who seems to have been the one recording the video as he is the brain behind the release of the video. Paul went on his Twitter handle to mock his brother Peter for sharing the almighty video which has gotten many talking. According to him, “Wow!!!! And he finally released the all mighty video lol”

Many still believe singer Simi and Adekunle Gold have been dating for many years now despite the fact that they have denied on several occasions. Though both emerging music stars have kept their romance under wraps, there are strong indications the relationship is alter-bound On a new episode of Soundcity TV‘s “One-On-One“, urban-highlife act Adekunle Gold sits down to chat with Moet Abebe. The singer discusses his relationship with Simi, his debut album “Gold” as well as his ongoing UK Tour. When asked of the status of his relationship with Simi, he declined to give an answer but confirmed that he wrote the song “Orente” for her.

The Event hosted by Eddie Kadi and Adesope saw performances from Wande Coal, Fuse ODG, Eugy, Smalldoctor, Kah Lo, The Compozers, Biso Kdei, Kwamz & Flava, DJ Juls, DJ Spinall, DJ Edu, DJ Cuppy, DJ Naijaboi, Dj P Montana and DJ Sawa among others. Being one with the crowd was Mr Eazi’s theme for the night as he got personal with his fans and addressed the media. The singer gave an exuberant performance till the end of the event. His stage presence and dexterity definitely earned him plaudits, cheers and a well-deserved standing ovation from the appreciative crowd.