Court Orders Forfeiture Of former NNPC Boss' $9.8m To FG

Today, a federal High Court sitting in Kano that presided over by Justice Z.B Abubakar ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $9,772,00 and £74,000 recovered from a building owned by former GMD of NNPC, Mr. ANdrew Yakubu to the federal Government. This was a follow up of an order sequel to

Zidane: Real Madrid will always be favourites in the Champions League

Napoli represent a big obstacle to Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16 although Zinedine Zidane believes his side will always be made favourites in the competition.
Wednesday's first leg sees Los Blancos host Maurizio Sarri's team before a trip to the Stadio San Paolo in a fortnight to decide who will pass to

PICTURED: Boy, 10, who died in a Topshop store in front of horrified shoppers 'after a shop display fell on top of him'

A 10-year-old boy was killed in a shopping centre yesterday when a heavy piece of store furniture fell on top of him. The child suffered severe head injuries in Topshop (bottom) at the Oracle Shopping Centre (inset) in Reading, Berkshire. Unconfirmed reports suggest he pulled a barrier down and it crashed on his head inside the store. He died in hospital an

Comic Actor, Okon Lagos Robbed In Warri

Okon Lagos is a popular Nollywood actor and comedian whose real name is Imeh Bishop Umoh. He was recently appointed Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Ethical and Social Reorientation.
The actor was robbed on Monday in

German woman 'decapitated lover with circular saw in bizarre sex game'

A woman has gone on trial in Munich on charges of murdering her lover with an electric circular saw.
The 32-year-old woman, named only as Gabrielle P under German privacy laws, is accused of killing her boyfriend while he was tied to the bed and blindfolded during

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Messi out to create panic in Paris

With Lionel Messi as protagonist, Barcelona will be hoping to make further inroads in the Champions League knowing that a win at the Parc de Princes in the first leg of their last-16 encounter would hand the Catalans a significant advantage in the tie. Indeed, Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has struggled to stop the mercurial Argentine in the past, with the former

BREAKING: Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam assassinated in Malaysia by 'female North Korean spies with poison needle'

Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, has been killed at an airport in Malaysia after being sprayed in the face by an unidentified liquid, police have said.
The the older half brother of the North Korean dictator complained to staff at Kuala Lumpur international airport that his

Kate shows off her VERY athletic figure in skinny jeans as she warms up before playing jumping games with the Air Cadets

Her younger sister stole the show when she married Prince William in 2011, but today the Duchess of Cambridge, 35, showed that Pippa has stiff competition as she displayed her very toned derriere in tight

SHOCKING: A COUPLE ELECTROCUTED AND ANOTHER DEAD IN PORT HARCOURT

Report emerged early hours of today, 14^th February 2017 of a couple in their house and a man in his shop along the road died of electrocution along Psychiatric road, opposite Abundant life Church in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Eye witness confirmed the sad news to us that the wife was

Oliver Dearlove: Banker 'killed with one punch for talking to women about baby pictures'

A banker was killed by a single punch for talking to a group of young women about high heels and baby pictures, a court has heard. Oliver Dearlove, 30, was friendly and polite as he chatted with the women in the street after a night out in Blackheath, south-east London, on August 28 last year, jurors were told. The casual exchange, lasting no more than 20 seconds, prompted Trevor Timon, 31, to fly

BREAKING: Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns over controversial contact with Russia

Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned less than  month after taking office, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. Mr Flynn had been embroiled in controversy since it was revealed that he had a conversation with a Russian diplomat about sanctions prior to

Buhari is home sick – Presidency

The Presidency has alerted Nigerians on the possible return of President Muhammadu Buhari from London any moment from  Tuesday as he is no longer “enjoying his stay outside the country.” The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu,  made this known in Abuja on Tuesday.  Buhari, who proceeded on vacation to United Kingdom on January 19 for a routine medical check as indicated in

Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca bosses refused bail following bribery scandal arrests

The heads of the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal have been denied bail, following their arrests in Panama last week. The two founders of Mossack Fonseca were detained following allegations they played a part in a Brazilian corruption scandal known as Lava Jato, which

Canadian man missing for five years found barefoot in the Amazon

A Canadian man who has been missing for more than five years has been found barefoot in the Amazon. Anton Pilipa disappeared from his home in Vancouver in 2012 and trekked across two continents to reach the rainforest 6,500 miles away. He was spotted by a policeman walking down a dirt track in November but

Amber Rose addresses kissing Wiz Khalifa in emotional post

Because their night out caused a stir, Amber set the record straight on her relationship with Wiz - who she divorced in June 2016 - and shared some deets about her recent breakup with Dancing With The Stars dancer Val Chmerkovskiy. In the emotional statement, Amber wrote: “Wiz and I are family and we will be family for the rest of our lives for Sebastian.
“We've been through hell and back so a (see photo after cut)

Robbers attack couple at luxury Bushveld resort

Pretoria - When a robber passed tracksuit pants to her to cover her skimpy pyjamas, she knew she would survive the ordeal. Lizelle Cordier, 30, and her fiancé, Johan Buys, 31, were one of two couples who was attacked at a luxury Bushveld retreat on Friday night. Cordier told

"I'm one of the greatest actresses of all time - only a blithering idiot would think otherwise." - Stephen Fry aim a dig at Donald Trump

The BAFTAs, the Grammys and New York Fashion Week - the second weekend in February was without a doubt the starriest thus far. While on the surface the events might have appeared to follow in suit of the years previous, there was a distinct political agenda seeping through acceptance speeches and catwalk collections.
On stage at the BAFTAs, Stephen Fry opened the show with a

Cesc Fabregas wishes his girlfriend, daniellasemaan Valentine in a special way with

Former Arsenal and Barcelona's super star, Cesc Fabregas on his IG page uploaded a photo where he was k*ssing his longtime girl friend. See photo after the cut

Kiki Osinbajo's daughter in a stunning photo

Check the beautiful of photos of Vice President of Nigeria's daughter, Kiki Osinbajo. See more photos after the cut

Rebuilding Borno in Nigeria: 192 Families To Get New Homes In Kaga

The reconstruction project in Kaga is a pilot of the rebuilding project in affected communities within Borno, and the state government has set March 6 as the official date for allocation. The development is part of the process of rebuilding Nigeria’s Northeast, after some states including Borno suffered unquantifiable loss as the ruthless Boko Haram unleashed terror on

UEFA study predicts Barcelona to win the Champions League

A number of factors are in Barcelona's favour in the 2016/17 Champions League with UEFA putting them forward as the most likely team to lift the trophy. The last-16 gets underway on Tuesday with

Ex-Air Force chief Umar ‘buys N2.38b houses in two years’

A Federal High Court in Abuja heard yesterday how a former Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Mohammed Dikko Umar, allegedly splashed N2.38 billion on five choice houses in Abuja, Kano and Kaduna.
The court was also told that Umar, who was COAS between October 2010 and September 2012, directed the payment of N558.2million to himself monthly as upkeep allowances outside his

Adebola Williams: On #Valentines Day today, my message is simple: Let's stop this #Selflove campaign

Love is what you give even when you do not have; Love is sacrifice. Once you have the knowledge of what love is, he never instructed you to give it to yourself he asked that you give it to others just like Jesus did for you.

He said clearly, there will always be

FASHION: Cefinn: The Full Collection Reveal

As Samantha Cameron's first solo fashion label, Cefinn, launches today (in full on the brand's new website), see every look from the eagerly anticipated collection, "Cefinn is the realisation of a long held dream for me," said Cameron today. "To create a brand which fills a space I believe exists in the current market is both hugely challenging and rewarding. I hope it becomes a go to label for easy, elegant pieces for the busy, modern woman." See more photos after cut

Iraqis paint Baghdad red on Valentine's Day despite tensions

Stalls were adorned with red teddy bears, love hearts and other representations of love to mark the occasion, seeming to defy deteriorating economic and security conditions that coincided with the Islamic State extremists reign of terror over many other cities and bloody strikes inside the capital, reports Iraqi News. Abdel Kader, a florist in the district of Mansour said: “Despite the violence and

Britain's youngest mother who gave birth at 12 after being raped by her brother then had to give her daughter away is pregnant again at 23 and says: 'I just want things to be perfect this time'

Tressa Middleton (left aged 21 and right aged 12 with her mother and daughter) had to give away her first baby ten years ago after confessing the child's father was her brother (inset). That decision to reveal her secret and give her baby into care has haunted her since she suffered a miscarriage and feared she would never be able to have another child. But the 23-year-old from Bathgate in

Mango Launches Committed Collection

MANGO has taken a new step towards making sustainability a major component of its business model by launching a new collection called Mango Committed, we can reveal today. The 45-piece collection (comprising 25 women's and 20 men's styles) launches online and in store this week, but has been much longer than that in the

I saw the recession coming in Nigeria and I warned the government - Emir Sanusi

I saw this coming far back in 2014 and I warned the Nigerian government that "over 20 billion dollars unremitted to the federatio account, and if nothing is done by 2015 upward,Nigeria will know what economic crisis". The former governor of Nigeria is not happy with the present situation in the country and he took to his IG page to express his mind. See his quotation after the cut

Britain's most violent prisoner Charles Bronson, 64, proposes to his ex-Coronation Street actress girlfriend, 36, in a Valentine's Day jail visit

Charles Bronson (top right), 64, who has a reputation as one of the most violent prisoners in Britain, asked soap actress girlfriend Paula Williamson (bottom right in Emmerdale) to marry him when she visited him at HMP Wakefield. It is understood he had planned a more elaborate proposal where a ring would have been delivered to

Villages of the Dam: Homes and businesses beneath California's crumbling Oroville Dam lie abandoned underwater - as it's revealed officials were warned about the structure TWELVE YEARS ago

Eerie images of drowned buildings (Riverbend Park pictured bottom-left and right) and ghost towns have emerged from the area below California's crumbling Oroville Dam (pictured during dramatic overflow on Sunday, top-left) after hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate. And it might have been averted had feds and water agencies not ignored warnings 12 years ago that