07:35:00

National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG National President, Mr. Igwe Achese, at a briefing in Lagos, yesterday said fuel scarcity will continue to be part of Nigeria’s socio-economic problems if certain things are not fixed like if  the country’s refineries remain grounded, importation of petroleum products continues, subsidy persists, deregulation ignored and depot not rehabilitated.
Achese in his speech blamed the current scarcity of fuel on Lagos State government, who he said gave tanker drivers 24 hours, instead of the two weeks they asked for, to leave Oshodin-Apapa Expressway.

07:11:00

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, yesterday indicted the outgoing Jonathan administration, blaming it over the poor performance of the agency.
Speaking through the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC boss, blamed its inability to tackle corruption on inadequate funding from the outgoing government.

05:08:00

The reason they said she killed him was because she refused to let them see their Dad when he was gravely sick and then prevented them from taking photos of him when they eventually saw his body.
 
Williams and Patty King - along with sisters Rita Washington and Barbara King Winfree, and brother Willie King - first raised suspicions last week during a viewing of King's body.
A week before King's death, a judge in Las Vegas dismissed a request from Williams to take over as King's guardian.
An April 29 petition alleged that Toney had blocked King's friends from visiting him and had put her family members on King's payroll. It also alleged that large sums of money had disappeared from King's bank accounts.

00:16:00

A Muslim televangelist, Mücahid Cihad Han has set Turkish social media aflame by claiming that a man would meet his masturbating hand 'pregnant in the afterlife' and is 'asking for its rights. Lol
Self-styled televangelist Mücahid Cihad Han dived into some delicate matters on May 24 when he answered his viewers’ questions on private television station 2000 TV, Turkish media has reported. Han initially looked puzzled when a viewer said he 'kept masturbating, although he was married, and even during the Umrah,” a pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Muslims which can be undertaken at any time of the year, in contrast to the Hajj.

00:13:00

Read the PDP press statement below...
The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh on Monday criticized the Vice President-elect for failing to be bold and honest enough to also inform the nation that bulk of the $63.7 billion debt was incurred by APC states.
"It is indeed unfortunate that the Vice President-elect who has the details of the debt stock chose to be economical with the truth and to mislead Nigerians just to discredit the current PDP-led administration and rationalize APC’s unpreparedness for governance.

00:10:00
Actress Eucharia Anunobi removed her shoes while ministering at a church in Delta state recently. She got in the spirit and had to take dem shoes off..:-). She also recently received an award during the African Arts and fashion week in Washington DC for her outstanding commitment to the African Movie Industry. BTW. today is her birthday. Happy birthday, UK. See more photos after the cut...

00:02:00


Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has scored just one premier league goal since he arrived at the English club so Liverpool fans are not particularly happy with him. But yesterday, he shared this bizarre instagram photo to thank the club's fans for their support this season. The image shows the footballer overlooking Wembley stadium with chains attached to his hands in a dungeon. He wrote "Thanks to Liverpool fans for this year .... I'm loading for next season. #beast."

00:00:00


Ahead of the inauguration ceremony for the Buhari-led government, the Federal government has declared Friday May 29th a public holiday. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro in a statement released and signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Abubakar Magaji.

17:34:00


A few weeks ago Madonna called Drake a girl for gagging after she kissed him on stage at Coachella. Drake hasn't replied Madonna yet because he claims he respects her but over the weekend, he made it clear that there's no love lost between them.

According to reports, during the Houston stop of his Jungle Tour, he replaced Madonna's name with Rihanna's name for his performance of the song 'Madonna' from his mixtape If You're Reading This Its Too Late.

17:28:00

24 year old Anita Oluchi Okore, a graduate of Banking and Finance from Abia state University (pictured above) was murdered a few weeks ago in Port Harcourt by men believed to be ritualists. According to a family member, Anita, who is based in Ebonyi, had gone to see her older sister in Port Harcourt when she unfortunately ran into these men. Anita had called her dad to tell him she was about to enter a bus that will take her from the park to her sister's house. She later called her dad, informing him that she was the only woman in the bus with three men and they were taking her somewhere other than her destination. Her father said he asked to speak with the men which he did and pleaded with them to free his daughter but all his plea fell on deaf ears as the men told him that they were not looking for a ransom and returned the phone back to his daughter. That was the last anyone heard from Anita...

16:54:00

FAAN staff this morning protested over the beating of their colleague by an Air Force official last week. The man, who is still in hospital, was beaten to a coma at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. FAAN staff asked the government to sack the Airforce Commandant and also asked for the Air Force officials to leave the Airport. More photos after the cut...

16:47:00

Comic actor, John Okafor this morning May 25th married his longtime love, Stella Marris, the mother of two of his children. The couple have been together since 2008 but never married. They had three kids, one died a few years ago. The actor quietly married his lady in front of a few family and friends today. There wedding reception will hold after Mr Ibu's mother's burial. Congrats to the couple. See more photos after the cut...

16:34:00

Islamic State militants have executed at least 400 mostly women and children in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra. Eye-witnesses have reported the streets are strewn with bodies – the latest victims of the Islamic State's unrelenting savagery - on the same day photographs of captured Syrian soldiers have emerged. 

It follows the killing of nearly 300 pro-government troops two days after they captured the city, now symbolised by a black ISIS flag flying above an ancient citadel

16:32:00

Many people are feared dead after Boko Haram members stormed Gubio community in Borno state on Saturday May 23rd, shooting sporadically and destroying houses and properties. According to a resident, Adam Kakami, who spoke with AFP, the sect members, dressed in military fatique operated for 6 hours

16:30:00

 Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they have discovered a series of graves in at least 17 abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar have been held.

There was also a similar discovery earlier this month by police in Thailand who dug out dozens of bodies from shallow graves in abandoned camps on the Thai side of the border. The gory discoveries are shedding new light on the hidden network of jungle camps run by traffickers, who have for years held countless desperate people captive while extorting ransoms from their families.
Most of those who have fallen victim to the trafficking networks are refugees and impoverished migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, part of a wave of people who have fled their homelands to reach countries like Malaysia, where they hope to find work or live free from persecution.

08:32:00

In a new interview with Daily Trust, President elect, Buhari expressed reservations over claims by the government of subsidizing the petroleum sector. He spoke on how during his time as Military leader, they were able to make fuel available at all times. Below are excerpts of what he said in the interview
One burning issue is fuel subsidy. I believe you are aware of the queues in major cities like Lagos and Abuja. The fuel importers say they are unsure of the direction of the new government in this area. Have you considered maintaining or withdrawing this subsidy or are you questioning whether it didn’t exist at all?

08:22:00

Many people are feared dead after Boko Haram members stormed Gubio community in Borno state on Saturday May 23rd, shooting sporadically and destroying houses and properties. According to a resident, Adam Kakami, who spoke with AFP, the sect members, dressed in military fatique operated for 6 hours
“We stayed in the bush from where we could hear sounds of guns up to 3:00 am (0200 GMT) when the shooting stopped but we could see fire from all over the town. We decided not to return and moved towards Maiduguri because we were afraid they would return.” he said
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