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  Mr Eazi has found a spot in Nigerian Twitter trends as Nigerians are reacting to news of his girlfriend's father, Femi Otedola buying Ferraris for all his daughters.    While some Twitter users shared funny tweets aimed at Mr Eazi after the billionaire's car gifts to his daughters, others defended him and also pointed out that he has done well for himself.    Mr Eazi also joined tweeps in "hilarious reactions" to the new cars his girlfriend Temi and her sisters got from their father.    See some tweets below; 

  Openly gay Hollywood actor best known for his role in hit Tv series, Empire, Jussie Smollett, has come out to speak for the first time about the controversy surrounding his alleged 2019 attack in a rare interview.   The former Empire actor, 38, appeared in an Instagram Live conversation late Wednesday night with author and activist Marc Lamont Hill, during which he opened up about his ongoing court trial. Smollett, was originally indicted in March 2019 with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report claiming two men attacked him on Jan. 29, 2019, while spewing racist and homophobic slurs and wearing Make America Great Again (MAGA) hats.    He pleaded not guilty to allegations that he lied to police about the incident, which authorities later claimed he had staged with two acquaintances to draw attention to himself and increase his salary in the hit show Empire..    Later that same month, the charges against Smollett were dropped b...

  A man arrested in April for breaking into rapper, Eminem‘s mansion outside Detroit in the US, stood over the rapper’s bed and threatened to kill him, a court has heard.   Matthew David Hughes, 27, snuck past Eminem's security around 4 a.m. and entered the home by throwing a stone through the kitchen window.   Eminem, who reportedly woke up when the alarm went off, found Hughes standing in his living room before being taken down by security.    Police were called to the scene and booked Hughes on April 6, and he remained in custody at Macomb County Jail with a $50,000 bond. He's being held on two felony charges, first-degree home invasion and malicious destruction of a building.   Hughes appeared in Macomb County District Court on Wednesday, September 9, and the prosecuting Officer, Adam Hackstock, testified that Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, woke up to find someone standing over his bed.   Eminem confronted the intruder after the man s...

  A Dubai-bound passenger with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card carefully concealed in a noodles has been intercepted by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) command and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).   The Kano passenger identified as Ishaq Abubakar with Passport Number A08333717, was intercepted on Thursday September 10 while travelling to Dubai via Emirates Evacuation flight.   The Deputy Controller of customs in-charge of the MMIA, Abdulmumin Bako said in a media briefing;    “At about 1145 hours on Aug. 22, at the departure hall gate ’B’ of the MMIA, Abubakar with Passport Number A08333717 from Kano State travelling to Dubai via Emirates flight was intercepted with 2,863 ATM Cards and 4 sim Cards by our officers on duty. The ATM cards and sim cards were carefully concealed in an noodles carton by the suspect. “The suspect claime...

  American Journalist, Bob Woodward’s latest Donald Trump book, which is trending after excerpts detailed Trump's candid thoughts about the true threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now revealed that the US president shared about 27 letters between himself and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.   Trump, 74, is a 'friend' of the 36 year old authoritarian leader and has previously revealed that he and Kim have shared 'love letters' before.   According to CNN, Woodward, saw some of the letters while working on his book Rage, set for release next week, and he recorded transcripts into his audio recorder.   The Trump-Kim letters, two of which Trump has already tweeted, one from him and one from Kim — further detail what the North Korean leader reportedly described as “a special friendship” that has grown since they surprisingly held a historic face-to-face meeting in Singapore in June 2018, the first of it's kind between a US and North Korean leader. They now met a s...

  Award-winning actor, Jidekene Achufusi,  best known for his portrayal of Nnamdi Okeke in  Living in Bondag e,  is now a married man.   Jidekene tied the knot traditionally with his wife, Chisom in Enugu state.   Congratulations to them!   See more photos from their wedding below

  Iconic Hollywood star, Chuck Norris is suing a company using his name to sell boner pills.   The actor sued Bio-Molecular Solutions and Biogenetics for using his famous name and face to promote a product called Provitra which is like Viagra, after his wife Gena who is also suing the company discovered the scam in June.    TMZ reported that Gena saw an online ad with a provocative headline "A Tragic End Today for Chuck Norris." Once the ad is clicked, the reader is taken to another site that looks very similar to a Fox News article with the headline, "Big Pharma In Outrage Over Norris' New ED Product...Chuck Kicks Back With This!" The phony article which features a photo of him and his wife includes completely false assertions throughout, including that he "revealed his new Erectile Dysfunction cure on the Dr. Phil Show." The phony article includes a call to action to receive a free bottle of the ED pills, and all the hyperlinks take the rea...

  The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva on Thursday September 10 said the Federal Government will be saving over N1trillion annually with the removal of subsidy from Premium Motor Spirit.   Sylva told newsmen that the money will be used to fund other critical aspects of the economy.   The Minister who maintained that the sustenance of the fuel subsidy regime was no longer tenable as it had always provided the leeway for rich and unscrupulous Nigerians to steal and enrich themselves at the expense of the masses, also averred that with the deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil sector, it would be easier to woo investors required to revitalise the nation’s comatose refineries soon.   He said;    “What is deregulation going to do? It is going to free up a lot more money. At least from the very beginning, it will save us up to a trillion and more every year. Already, we have taken up the budgetary provision for subsidy which i...

  The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the nationwide industrial action.   The association began the strike on Monday, September 7 to press home their demand which includes payments of its COVID-19 allowances, health insurance for frontline workers and others.   The President of NARD, Dr Aliyu Sokumba, confirmed the suspension of the strike this evening. The suspension came after the Federal Government and the doctors reached an agreement at a meeting presided over by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, in Abuja today.   At the meeting, the FG made it known that it had paid N9.3bn to insurance companies for Life Group Insurance and payment of death benefits for health workers, adding that enrolment was by the submission of nominal rolls by the various health institutions, which NARD had been mandated at a previous meeting to accomplish.   On the payment of outstanding 2014, 2015, and 2016 arrears, th...

  The European Union (EU) has told the United Kingdom (UK) it may take legal action against the British government if it does not reverse plans to introduce a bill that would break international law by overriding parts of the EU Withdrawal Agreement designed to avoid a border across the island of Ireland.   The UK's Withdrawal Agreement designed to remove the UK from the EU was signed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and approved in the Westminster parliament last year following difficult negotiations with the EU.   After an emergency meeting on Thursday, September 10, of the joint EU-UK committee that is dedicated to enacting the deal, the EU’s executive body said the plan by the British government undermines trust, places negotiations to reach future deals in future in question, and puts at risks the Good Friday Agreement.   EU co-chair of the joint committee Maroš Šefèoviè told his counterpart British cabinet minister Michael Gove that if the bill were adopted “it ...

  New Commissioner of Police in charge of the Nigeria Police Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS), CP Imohimi Edgal has released special hotlines, calling in citizens to report excesses of operatives of the unit across the country.   The citizens complaint hot lines are: 08121226468, 08081911644 and 09095097307. Others are: 08055911306 and 08062856290.   It was gathered that Edgal, a crack crime buster was posted to the Federal SARS by the Inspector General of Police to reposition the outfit with a view of tackling violent crimes across the country. Edgal’s breakthrough in crimes during his time as the command’s boss was rated high.   As one of the 21st Century Commissioners of Police to be in charge of the Lagos State Police Command, Imohimi Edgal who was at the helm of affairs between September 2017 and March, 2019 is one cop many Lagos residents would not forget in a hurry. To the bad guys in different criminal camps across the state, Edgal was a kill joy an...

  In another bold, unique and very exciting move,  Three Crowns , Nigeria’s leading low cholesterol and heart-friendly milk, will take its care for mothers in Nigeria to a new and thrilling height through a family challenge which the brand has themed Family Dance Off.   The challenge , which will hold all through the month of September, 2020, would be staged digitally, in keeping with the new normal occasioned by COVID-19.   Giving details of the challenge, Three Crowns Marketing Manager, Omolara Banjoko, explained that a dance choreography in traditional attire will be showcased on the brand’s social media handles as a guide. Consumers online will then be invited to recreate their own video showing their mums and family members performing their own dance steps in their preferred attire.   “Posted and properly tagged videos will be collated and judged to reveal top five (5) entries which will be selected and posted on the brand’s page for followers to pick the t...

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official who shot and killed a man at Umuokpo community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, will be facing prosecution if found guilty at the end of an investigation.    The NSCDC official identified as  Inspector Robinson Otobong Abel reportedly shot and killed one Onyedikachi Nwaogu in front of his compound at Umuokoro, Umuokpo on Wednesday September 9.    Commenting on the incident, Abia State commandant of the NSCDC Nnamdi Nwannukwu promised that the corps would carry out full investigation into the killing in order to establish the circumstances that led to the shooting.    He said;    “The officer would be made to face the full weight of the law, if found guilty during the investigation."  

  To maintain our Covid-19 compliance, guarantee optimum comfort for our esteemed passengers, and safety of consignments, customers with luggage are, please, advised to note the following, henceforth:   (1) A passenger is entitled to travel with a hand luggage, in SAME bus;   (2) Consignments/Items above the size/weight of a hand luggage are to be way-billed through PMT Logistics (PMTL) and moved in designated cargo vans;   (3) A passenger who desires to arrive his/her destination SAME day with a way-billed consignment is advised to arrange to check in such goods, latest, the day BEFORE the journey proper;   (4) Trained PMTL staff are on standby at every PMT depot to cater to passengers' general luggage needs;   (5) Our waybill charges have been harmonised for all categories of goods, including delicate/sensitive consignments, to make them pocket- friendly;   (6) Please, avoid illegal/unofficial waybill in your own interest.   Thank You.  Sig...

  A Nigerian lady has shared photos of what she found inside the 'meat' pie she bought.   Taking to Facebook on Thursday September 10, Apara Joy Oge narrated how she bought meat pie, but on getting home, she discovered Macaroni inside instead of meat.    "This is the highest level of corruption ever. After a hectic day yesterday, I ordered for meat pie and a bottle of cold Malt to enable me calm down those soldiers in my stomach. Getting home, I realize I've been deceived. I was given MACARONI PIE instead of MEAT PIE and this has killed my appetite for pastries" She wrote

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  Gunmen suspected to be bandits abducted three children of Zamfara State Sub-treasurer, Alhaji Yusuf Marafa, and shot dead his neighbour in Nahuche ward, Bungudu Local Government Area of the State.   Sources who spoke to Vanguard on Thursday, September 10, identified the kidnapped children as Mansur Yusuf, Sa ’adu Yusuf and Anas Yusuf and the neighbour, Malam Kamalu Nahuche. According to one indigene of the area who identified himself as Alhaji Dahiru, the kidnappers, who were on many motorcycles, drove into the community and went straight to the sub – treasurer’s house, where they whisked away the three children. Alhaji Kamalu, was reportedly shot dead as he came out of his house.   Dahiru narrated that the bandits had also entered into the house of one Ibrahim Maishago, who is a businessman, in an attempt to kidnap his children. “They discovered some large sum of money in the house, which they took away with them along with the children." Spokespers...

  Music executive, Audu Maikori has lost his father, Mallam Adamu Maikori.   In a post shared on his Facebook page this afternoon, Audu said his father passed away on Tuesday, September 8 at the age of 78.   Audu in the post, paid glowing tribute to his late father. He wrote;   ''I guess there’s no good way to say this - but with utmost sadness but gratitude to God , it’s difficult to announce the death of my father - Mallam Adamu A Maikori who passed away on Tuesday the 8th of September 2020 at the age of 78. Everything I am is shaped in no small measure by this man. He was a lawyer , teacher , served his country as a Flight Cadet in the Nigerian Air Force between 1965 to 1967 , served as Director of Public Prosecutions in the Ministry of Justice of Kaduna state ( when Kaduna and katsina were still one state) , chief Registrar of the Kaduna High Court , and just when he was to be elevated to the judiciary as a judge - he switched lanes and moved to the private secto...

  Customer centric brand, 9mobile has relaunched its  Morelife Complete  package, in a bid to enable its customers stay in touch with their loved ones at a very affordable cost. Morelife Complete  Package is a voice-based prepaid package that allows customers to make calls at 11k/s to all networks in Nigeria and to top international destinations including UK, USA, Canada, China, Norway, Denmark, Puerto Rico and Bangladesh with a daily access fee of only N5 billed along with the first call of the day. To activate the  MoreLife Complete  package subscribers can dial *620*1# and get the super 11GB data offer by dialing *230*1#. Subscribers on the package will further enjoy an exclusive  data  offer of a whopping 11GB for just N3000 and other exciting benefits. The Acting Director, Marketing at 9mobile, Layi Onafowokan, said “we are responding to our customers’ need to stay in touch with their friends and family both locally and around the world witho...

  The Niger State Government has dismissed 80 civil servants for allegedly placing themselves on salaries above their current status.   The state Head of Service, Salamatu Abubakar, who disclosed this during a press conference in Minna, said that their dismissal was approved by the state Executive Council at its meeting on Thursday, September 10.   The Head of Service Mrs Abubakar added that the officers placed themselves on allowances above their current status and entitlement.   She said the report of the committee was submitted to the office of the head of service which transmitted it to the Auditor General for further action.   The head of service added that the report was later presented to the state executive council, which approved the dismissal of the 80 officers from service on Thursday.   She said that the officers were from the Ministries of Health and Education, as well as Hospital Services and Management Board and Primary Health Care Developmen...

  A 38-year-old man, who was arrested for allegedly planning to abduct the monarch of Isiu in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has died in the custody of the Zone 2 police command and his family wants answers.   Yemi Taiwo, a land Agent, was arrested alongside one of his friends, Femi Animashaun, by a combined team of local vigilante members in Ikorodu, popularly known as Onyabo, and some palace thugs known as Tobalase in Isiu community.   In a video made available to newsmen, the two accused persons were stripped and tortured in the premises of Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area.   The wife of the deceased, Olabisi Taiwo, said her husband left home in the Gberigbe area of Ikorodu for Isiu, where he bought some plots of land, and was arrested.   She said in tears: "He told me that he would first stop at his boss's office before going to site but he never came back to meet his two children and wife. "Around 11.pm on the fateful day, his ...

  ... Introduces FOS Xtreme Fibre Broadband Internet Plans In line with its corporate vision of being Africa’s preferred communications and IT enabler, ipNX - Nigeria’s leading ICT company has recently launched a new flagship series, tagged  "FOS Xtreme”. The  FOS Xtreme  flagship was introduced into the market with two service plans  Xtreme100  and  Xtreme200,  offering speeds of 100Mbps and 200Mbps respectively. This offering for homes and SMEs is the first of its kind in Nigeria, lending credence to ipNX’ reputation for being the industry’s pacesetter for technological innovation. Speaking at the launch of the  "FOS Xtreme"  plans, Kene Eneh, Divisional CEO, ipNX Retail said "based on our traditions at ipNX, we are introducing two FOS Xtreme plans to the market  "Xtreme100”  and  "Xtreme200”.  More speed means more power and more productivity for our customers to be able to work, create, learn and play online witho...