Friday, December 11, 2015

South African troubles mount as rand collapses



South Africa’s rand slumped to a record low on Friday as the country’s economic prospects darkened over President Jacob Zuma’s unexplained firing of the respected finance minister.
The rand breached 16 to

Anti-corruption war: Buhari’ll step on toes, says Presidency



The Presidency on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari would not hesitate to step on big toes in the current war his administration is waging against corruption in the country.
The Senior Special Assistant

10 TRICKS TO ERASE WRINKLES NATURALLY



Some people go to great lengths to avoid looking in the mirror when wrinkles start to multiply as they age. Wrinkles are caused by thin, sagging skin.They particularly appear on the face, neck, backs of hands, and tops of forearms.


Wrinkles occur as part of the natural aging process, when the

STOP STEALING OUR SONGS - D'BANJ MANAGER TO OLAMIDE



Whenever there is a case of copyright infringement in the music industry, it is usually between a recording artiste on one hand and an individual or organisation, on the other. In most cases, the artiste

Thursday, December 10, 2015

CAUSES OF BREAST CANCER




Although the precise causes of breast cancer are unclear, we know the main risk factors. Still, most women considered at high risk for breast cancer do not get it, while many with

Engagement rumours spark as rapper gets diamond ring from Meek Mill




Nicki Minaj turned 33 on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, and Meek Mill who she has been dating since early 2015 gave her a beautiful diamond ring.



World famous female rapper Nicki Minaj got a lovely diamond ring from her boyfriend Meek Millyesterday

Commodity rises as US crude inventories dip, Japan machinery orders bounce




"Brent crude prices will continue to struggle due to a large global commercial oil stock surplus, which PIRA estimates will total 500 million barrels above normal levels by end-2015," PIRA Energy said, adding that it expects onshore crude oil storage to run out in the first quarter of 2016.


Oil prices rose on Wednesday as U.S. crude stocks dipped, while Japan posted rising machinery orders, lending the market support amid an ongoing supply glut that could see the market

MINISTER LARMENTS AS 33 KILLED IN IRAN BY H1N1 VIRUS OUTBREAK



In June 2009, the World Health Organization declared the new strain of swine-origin H1N1 as a pandemic.


Iranian Deputy Health Minister, Ali-Akbar Sayyari, said more than 33 people were killed in an outbreak

Focal officer says 70% of positive persons do not disclose status - HIV/AIDS



Mrs Akon Udofia, the Focal Officer, Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV inUyoAkwa Ibom, said more than 70 per cent of persons living with HIV/AIDS in the state were not comfortable disclosing their status.
She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Wednesday

CHELSEA ON TO THE NEXT ONE.



Chelsea forgot their domestic woes by easing into the Champions League knockout stage with a routine victory which eliminated opponents Porto.
The Blues enjoyed some luck for the opener as Diego Costa's low shot was saved by Porto keeper Iker

GIROUD'S HATRICK GAVE ARSENAL A ROUND OF 16 LIFELINE



Arsenal have never failed to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League since the start of the new format in 2003-04, and their experience on the biggest stage shone through on

Sunday, December 6, 2015

SEX ALERT!!!

Who IS FOOLING WHO?
It's time to pause and talk about the most
common problem with the youths of this
generation which is Sex and Money.
Relationship is now a game of interest with
benefit of sex and money. In a relationship, Sex
has become the benefit

Thursday, November 5, 2015

New ‘Star Trek’ television series to launch in January, 2017

Star Trek is returning to the small screen in January 2017.
CBS announced Monday that the newStar Trek television series will air one preview episode on television, and the rest only on its streaming service CBS All Access.
The new series will also

Justin Bieber completes sentence in egg vandalism case

LOS ANGELES – Justin Bieber’s cleanup work at a homeless shelter has paid off, with a judge agreeing Monday to take him off formal

Modigliani painting fetches $42.8M at auction; Picasso, De Kooning works also sell

NEW YORK – A painting by Amedeo Modigliani sold for $42.8 million, well above its estimate, on the first day of Sotheby’s fall art auction on Wednesday.
Works by Pablo Picasso and Willem de Kooning also fetched tens of millions of dollars and a Frank Stella canvas brought a record price.
The auction opened Sotheby’s fall art

Massive: Adele’s ‘Hello’ is 1st song to sell 1 million tracks in a week

NEW YORK – Adele’s “Hello” has become the first song to sell one million tracks in a week.
Nielsen Music said Monday that Adele’s comeback track sold

Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton among the winners at 2015 CMA Awards

Though the room was full of A-listers like Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, with their massive hit “Girl Crush,” and Chris Stapleton, who has written songs for most of Nashville

Mexico seek to stop Eaglets

Nigeria and Mexico are no strangers to each other at the Under-17 level, having met three times in the history of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. As they meet in the semi-finals of the Chile 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup on Thursday, the North Americans will be out

If you are diabetic, don’t neglect your mouth

Except a miracle happens, diabetes is a life-long disease. The best way to avoid it is to prevent yourself from developing it.
But then, if you have the condition, there’s no sitting down and wishing it never happened or indulging

Corruption and federalism in Nigeria

One would have thought that whenever a democratically elected government, in pursuit of its mandate, assumes the responsibility to tackle head long a national malaise as serious as corruption, such steps would receive the support and cooperation of all citizens. The development that is unfolding in the country

Maternal tragedy: Mother, child die looking for doctors

When Omowumi Shonuga tapped her husband that her water had broken at 5 am on Thursday morning, being a sign of labour pain, anxiety took hold of him. Although he, Ayobanji Shonuga, was remotely

Romanians hold mass protests despite PM’s resignation

Thousands of Romanians have taken to the streets of the capital for a second night to call for end to corruption despite the resignation of the

Based on new study, abortion stirs up to 1.2million in Nigeria

DESPITE being highly restricted, abortion is still very common in Nigeria, says a new study by Guttmacher Institute and the University of Ibadan.
The study, released in Abuja yesterday, indicates that an

Renovation works began on Lagos-Ibadan Express way - Ogun State Government

CONCERNED about the plight of commuters on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Ogun State Government has embarked

Death Sentence for Arsenal by Bayern

The Gunners suffered a torrid first half as Robert Lewandowski's header, Thomas Muller's snapshot and David Alaba's strike put the hosts 3-0 up.
Arjen Robben's first-time finish and a Muller breakaway strike came either side of Olivier Giroud's volley.
A record-equalling European

Rape of female students in LAUTECH

A WOMEN advocacy group, Women Against Rape, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Exploitation (WARSHE) has faulted serial cases of rape, sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence against students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso by suspected

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Chris Brown Singer launches another war on TMZ

The pop star took to Twitter early Tuesday morning, November 3 to confront the popular US entertainment site after

Kendall Jenner Reality star denies dating D'Angelo Russell

Rumours have it that thing have been heating up between reality star and

Rick Ross, Lira Galore Couple break off engagement, while model still rocks ring

TMZ reports that the couple who recently seemed all loved up, had a major

Lol! Chika Ike & sexy legs


Chika Ike has responded to critics poking her for what they call 'revealing dresses'

 Nollywood actress

4 brothers detained by the Nigerian army for 2 years without trial

Officials of the Nigerian Army have reportedly illegally detained 4 brothers since 2013 without trial at a detention center at Dodan Barracks in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The army are reported

Brutality of journalist by soldier over who owns the road.

Some unidentified soldiers have been reported to have beaten up an Aba correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria

Visa Card company to buy Visa Europe in deal worth up to 21.2 billion euros

Visa Inc and Visa Europe, a cooperative of European banks with

For rape in Indian capital, Uber driver gets life imprisonment

The case revived memories of the horrific rape and murder on a moving bus of a young physiotherapist in Delhi

British journalists jailed for visa violations, could be freed immediately... INDONESIA

"The defendants have been proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal offence as foreigners," Judge Wahyu Prasetyo

Fuel Scarcity gain!!! Imminent Marketer’s insist on payment of N500bn subsidy debt

We met with the Vice- President and the Group Managing Director of NNPC on this matter and they promised to be pay us between October and November

EBOLA ALERT:Nigerian survivor, Ada Igonoh gives birth to healthy baby girl

The only female doctor to survive Nigeria’s Ebola outbreak, Dr Ada Igonoh has given birth to

Cancer Alert!!! Former NSA has cancer

The court ordered Dasuki to get a surety who will swear to an affidavit of consent to an imprisonment in the event

Former Benue Governor in court over N3.1bn fraud

Barring any last minute hitch, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will formally arraign the former

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Electrocuted by high tension - UNILAG

According to the report reaching us live from UNILAG.  We confirm through our reporter that a serious issue just happened in front of Newhall

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Miley Cyrus post picture of herself on the toilet wearing Drake's outfit

Many have been upto many things these days.  But what have you been upto?
Here again we bring you a busted picture on Miley Cyrus who is up to posting a picture of herself

Just on gospel

The Blackwood Brothers - All Their Best
If Elvis Presley considered himself a fan, you might as well chalk these fellas up as gospel singing gods. This release includes their #1 hit 'I'm Winging My Way Back.'

The Blackwood Brothers are THE American southern Gospel quartet. Formed

Just on gospel

With her rip-roaring gospel testifying, a slashing, aggressive lead guitar technique that proved influential to up-and-coming axemen

SLAM!!! Buhari - Past Government Promoted Corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he was disappointed at the way Nigeria’s oil industry had been operated since he left office as a former petroleum minister and as a military Head of State in 1985.
Buhari said those

Saving lives in the air


THE crash into the Lagos lagoon, the other day, of a helicopter operated by Bristow was at once an unfortunate and heart-rending accident. It has added to the catalogue of air mishaps that have plagued Nigeria and brought pain and

Another bad day for Nigerian athletes in Beijing

• George, Odele crash, Okagbare begins 200m today
It was another bad day for Team Nigeria yesterday, as one of the nation’s medals hope at the on-going IAAF Athletics World Championship, Patience

birth to children with brain defect - Gynaecologist

Dr Kola Osibote, a gynaecologist based in Abuja said mothers with diabetic conditions were at risk of giving birth to children with brain defects.
Osibote told the

Teachers and students held hostage by a 14 year old boy in Virginia

The heroic efforts of two high school teachers helped stop a 14-year-old boy from shooting several students and a faculty member that he had taken hostage at a West Virginia high school.
The boy, who is a student

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Lament - Lagosians over flood

Flooding in Lagos… According to a report published in Nature, a strong El Niño — signalled by the periodic warming of ocean-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific — can lead to heavy rain in parts of Africa and North America and drier-than-normal conditions in Australia, Indonesia and parts of India.
LAGOS State government yesterday alerted residents living in the coastal and low lines areas of an impending over-flooding with the release of water from the Lagco Dam in Cameroun.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Oluwatoyin Onisarotu, on Monday said that the warning became necessary based on the outcome of the recent 2015 Flood Management Stakeholders Roundtable Meeting in Abuja, where preparations were made for the forecast of the 2015 Flood Management Strategies.
Onisarotu hinted of the possible consequences of the release of water from the dam in Cameroun and its attendance effect on the coastal waters and wetlands in Lagos.
It was also disclosed at the Abuja meeting that the release of excess water from the Lagco Dam may cause flooding that will affect the Benue River Basin and states like Adamawa and the Niger-Delta