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Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District on Thursday, September 12th informed the FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja, that he was injured and could not stand in the dock to continue his criminal trial. The senator is facing a six count criminal charges of attempted suicide, escape from police custody, damage to police property, mischief’s, and threat to public servants. The trial judge had at last sitting on May 28, 2019 adjourned the case to September 11, 18 and October 3, 2019 for continuation of hearing and examination of witnesses by the defence counsel. But Melaye was “assisted” to enter the court room by two of his aides who claimed he could not walk alone. Four injured in southern Philippine explosion(Opens in a new browser tab) His counsel. Benson Igbanoi (who stood in for Mike Ozekhome) informed the trial court that he was injured in the last Governorship primary election conducted in Lokoja last week Tuesday when gunmen invaded ...

There's a bit of drama in the Yoruba movie industry at the moment and here's how it started. An Instagram blog reported that Nollywood actress, Liz Anjorin was 'held and searched for drug peddling' during her recent hajj trip to Saudi Arabia. The report went on to say the actress was 'teary all through her encounter with the security agents at the airport'. In her response to the story, Liz Anjorin said her investigations revealed that her colleague, Toyin Abhram 'leaked' the story to blogs and she came for her guns blazing. Toyin Abraham has also responded to her with a strongly worded statement saying, 'I have instructed my lawyers to take up this matter and she will be hearing from them by Monday'. Read their exchange below.... The Story... Mama please clear the Air how you were Held for Drug peddling search and was Teary all through, I know you won't tell your gullible fans about that, but if na another thing una g...

Davido was over the moon this evening as he asked the love of his life, Chioma, to be his wife. She answered Yes. The 27-year-old singer is pictured cradling Chioma's baby bump shortly after he popped the question in the presence of their close friends. The couple are expecting their first child together...a boy! Big congrats to them.

Dammy Krane will on Monday September 16th, be arraigned before the Igbosere High Court in Lagos by the Lagos state police command. Punch reports that DammyKrane will be arraigned on a three-count charge bothering on threat to life, defamation and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. According to a petition filed at the command's headquarters, the singer was accused of threatening the lives of staff members of betting company Merrybet Gold Limited on July 25th 2019 and also released a song in which he accused the firm of breach of contract. The act is said to be in contravention of sections 301, 412 and 168 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015. He was also accused of conspiring with others at large of conducting himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace and threat to life in contravention of Section 412 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015. Dammy Krane was also said to have threatene...

Davido has officially proposed to his girlfriend, Chioma and she said a resounding 'YES'. Showing off her huge engagement ring, Davido wrote,  'she said, 'yes'. Big Rock #Assurance2020'. Davido has been dating Chioma for over five years and in 2018 they broke the internet when he bought her a brand new porsche SUV to celebrate her 23rd birthday. A few weeks ago, they had their family introduction and now all is set for their wedding in 2020. Congrats to them!

Angry Nigerian youths stormed a construction site near the Ikeja railway to destroy things after at least one train passenger died following an accident this morning. According to reports, a train was moving along the Ikeja railway, with some passengers hanging from it. At PWD busstop, an excavator being used for the construction of the second phase of the railway in Ladipo, Ikeja, was stationed very close to the railway. Unfortunately, as the train passed the area where the excavator was stationed, the men hanging on the train were knocked down by a part of the excavator that was close to them.  At least one of the men died. There are reports that the second man also died but this cannot be verified at the moment. Following the accident, youths in the area stormed the scene to wreak havoc to the tractor, excavators and trucks being used for the construction. 

  BIOGRAPHY Nigeria business  woman Adeyemi Adeola  is the founder of SLIMMIE COLLECTIONS   a concept store in the heart of 64 toyin street opebi, lagos that seeks to redefine luxury fashion for Nigerians.   Meaning "wondrous performer" in Yoruba, Slimmie collections is rapidly becoming a fashion destination for Nigerians and Westerners alike. It offers a mix of fashion, art and design in a similar style to famous concept stores like Paris’ Colette, London’s Dover Street Market and Milan’s 10 Corso Como. It stocks a range of Western designers including Stella McCartney , Dries Van Noten , Marni and Valentino. Alongside this, Adunni Ade looks to champion Nigerian design, stocking the work of Maki Oh, Lanre de Silva Ajayi and Tiffany Amber. Slimmie Colections has the potential to be a beacon for other fashion retailers and a centre for gravity for global luxury brands already begin...

Mother of two, Annie Idibia who is currently on holiday in Malta took to Instagram to flaunt her banging bikini body while posing in a blue two-piece.   

The Federal Government has alleged that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has the sole aim of establishing an Islamic State in Nigeria.   The government also said the cleric had the full support of the Iranian government to achieve this aim. The government made these claims in a counter-affidavit it filed against IMN’s motion challenging the Federal High Court’s order of July 26 proscribing the group.   Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court who issued the proscription order, on Wednesday, fixed September 11 for the hearing of the motion filed on behalf of the IMN by Mr. Femi Falana (SAN).

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has traced N223million in illicit transactions in the bank account of arrested Ekiti-based internet fraudster, Ajayi Gbenga Festus. Friday Ebelo who is the head of the Ibadan Zonal Head of the anti-graft agency, made this known during a press conference at its Iyaganku, Ibadan zonal office today Wednesday August 28th. According to Ebelo, Festus ran a syndicate with other cybercriminals abroad to illegally gain access into the accounts of individuals and organisations to defraud them of their money. He said illicit transactions made through Festus’ Nigerian bank accounts amounted to N223million, noting that the suspect serves as a conduit pipe through which proceeds of crime reach members of the syndicate. At the press briefing, Ebelo advised the 80 Nigerians indicted by the FBI in massive cybercrime cases to come out of their hiding and clear their names before EFCC operatives get to them. He said its oper...

A 75-year-old HIV positive man identified as Chief Shedrack Ejinwa, has allegedly been freed by the police following the payment of N370K settlement after his arrest for raping a 14-year-old girl.  The teenager who was placed under medication at Kendox Medical Services in Port Harcourt,  Rivers State was allegedly told by wife of the owner of the medical facility not to tell anyone what transpired between them. However after activist Harrison Gwamnishu got the HIV positive rapist and the wife of the hospital's medical director arrested upon being briefed about the rape act by a Facebook user, they were allegedly freed by the police following a N370K settlement proposal by the family of the rapist. The 14-year-old girl reportedly said she was forced to give in to settlement.  Read the tweets below; 

Innocent Nwibe, a 29-year-old man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour for scaling the fence of three residents of Lekki Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos at midnight to rob them of properties valued about N500,000 before he was caught by vigilant security men on duty.   The convict from Ogoja, Cross River State, Southern Nigerian was sentenced by Magistrate A.M Davies at the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court after the convict pleaded guilty to the six count charges of robbery preferred against him by the police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Lagos and the facts of the case presented before the court by the police counsel, Reuben Solomon.   Solomon had told the court in charge No. H/38/2019 that the convict, on 14 July, 2019, scaled the fence of the three complainants, Adamu Dauda, Abdul Mojeed Jimoh and Fela Ola at their Plot 4, Engineer George Enamoh Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos and robbed them of Galaxy, Infinix, Huawei, Gionee, Viva Phones and Shoes ...

Facebook has announced that it would tighten its rules for political ad spending ahead of the 2020 US elections, notably by requiring more information about who is paying for campaign messages.   The move is the latest by Facebook to crack down on efforts to deceive or manipulate users after the social network admitted lapses in the 2016 election. While Facebook has already begun requiring political advertisers to provide identification to confirm who they are and where they are located, the new policy requires more information to show they are registered with the US government.     This new verification can be done by submitting a tax identification number or proof that the group is registered with the Federal Election Commission. “People should know who is trying to influence their vote and advertisers shouldn’t be able to cover up who is paying for ads,” a Facebook blog post said. The new steps call for “strengthening the authorization process for US...

Africa’s most famous dating show, “Hello Mr. Right is coming to Nigeria on September 7 & 8 and you don’t want to miss out. Audition starts at 9am on September 7 th  & 8 th  at NTA 10, Tejuosho, Yaba, in Lagos. Win up to N300,000 cash prize among other gifts when you match with a fellow contestant. Hello Mr. Right has been match making couples & giving cash gifts in Africa since 2018.

\ A man battered a woman, leaving her unrecognizable and photos of the damage he wreaked on her face has gone viral on Facebook. The photos were shared on Facebook by the sister of the victim. She revealed that her sister, Britt from Williamsburg, Virginia, was physically abused by a man named Maine and it left her with severe injuries that required multiple stitches. The sister, Tiah Lynch has now revealed that there's an outstanding warrant for the arrest of her sister's abuser.

Toyin Abraham got engaged to Nollywood actor and father of her unborn child, Kolawole Ajeyemi, on Thursday July 4th. The engagement ceremony held at Toyin's home and was attended by Kolawole Ajeyemi, Yeyeluwa Odebunmi, Honorable Segun Odebunmi, Toyin Abraham’s mum and other family members. Toyin is currently heavy and will be giving birth soon to her first child. Congratulations to them!

Alex Iwobi has been unveiled as an Everton player, days after he completed his £40 million move to the Merseyside club.  The 23-year-old Nigerian Footballer who rose from Arsenals’ academy to their first-team set-up in 2015, was Everton's seventh signing of the summer. He was unveiled wearing Everton's jersey in photos shared on Twitter. Here are the photos below;  Since his debut in 2015, Iwobi made 149 appearances for Arsenal. In an emotional social media post to Arsenal supporters, he wrote;  “I grew up dreaming of playing for Arsenal, following in the footsteps of some of my heroes. “I’m proud to say that at 23 I’ve achieved one of my dreams. From playing for Arsenal Kids to 149 senior appearances. It was an honour to play for the club I supported as a boy. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. “[There are] so many people to thank, far too many individual names to mention but I thank you all. So many gre...

According to presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, ' It’s hard to understand why some people are genuinely angry because of this innocent pic. When I innocently snapped it on Feb 27 and posted on my Snapchat, it didn’t occur to me that it’s going to give wailers that strong hit'.