Embrace agriculture, shun pipeline vandalism, Buhari tells Niger Delta residents

 

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday appealed to the people of the Niger Delta to embrace peace and focus on agriculture for sustainable economic development and wealth creation.
Mr. Buhari made the appeal at the 20th Anniversary of Nigerian Agip Oil Company’s Green River Project Farmers Day, held at

FG to notify 200,000 youths to be employed under N-Power project soon

 

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, has disclosed that the 200,000 youths to be employed under the Federal Government’s employment
scheme, N-Power will be notified soon.
The VP aide who took to his twitter handle, @Akandeoj said

Transgender Bond Girl Caroline Cossey breaks her silence: I hid for 25 years but I'm back holding my head high

As a Bond girl and a pin-up known to millions as Tula, Caroline Cossey oozed glamour and had a glittering life in front of her. She was working on a TV gameshow and was in international demand as a model.
That all changed when an undercover sting callously revealed to the world that she was born a boy.

Man City ready to pay 233m euros for Messi

 
In news that will shock Barcelona supporters, reports in England suggest that Manchester City are preparing to submit an offer of 233 million euros to acquire the services of Lionel Messi.
Playing for Pep Guardiola in an emerging City side, along with the presence of sporting director Txiki Begiristain and executive director Ferran Soriano, is an undoubted

Ezenwanyi Step Out In Style

Check out stylish Exenwanyi. See more photos after the cut

Sack Non Performance Ministers - APC leader Dares Buhari

A chieftain of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to drop non-performing ministers.
Mr. Baba-Ahmed gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on

Merkel to Seek 4th Term as Germany’s Leader, Reports Say

 

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, under siege domestically and widely seen as a pillar of Western liberalism, will stand for a fourth term next year, German news media said on Sunday.

Since the election of Donald J. Trump as president in the United States, speculation had mounted that

Nigeria’s Under-20 female side, the Falconets, on Sunday beat Spain 2-1 but failed to qualify

 

Nigeria’s Under-20 female side, the Falconets, on Sunday beat Spain 2-1 in their last Group B match at the FIFA U20 football championship holding in Papua New Guinea.
However, the win did not see the girls to the knock-out round as they bowed out of the competition

25 killed in fresh attack

 

At least 25 people were killed on Saturday night when gunmen stormed three Zamfara State communities, an official said. The lawmaker representing Zurmi West in the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Yusuf Moriki, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident occurred at

Meet Miss Gabriela A. Ifeanyichukwu aka Ka Bim-Bim A Four Year model

 

Ka Bim-Bim is a little girl of 4 based in Lagos but her intelligence is in the class of grown up adults. Her approach, skillfulness and getting what she want. Smart and talented Gabriela is an upcoming 'baby' model imparting her generation already. She has a big heart to teach other younger and older ones using her skills. #080-635-49502 See more of her photos after the cut

Throw Back Photo of Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan

This picture was taken when the former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan went for his youth service. This man kept afro hairstyle before. Na guy man before with dis kind pose

Increasingly paranoid ISIS leader reportedly refuses to sleep without suicide vest

 

As U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close in on the Islamic State's hub of Mosul, the leader of the terror network has become so insecure about his own safety that he refuses to emerge from his underground

Happy Birthday Goodluck Jonathan

 

We wish you all the great things in life, as you celebrate another year. May God grant you extra share of good health. Happy Birthday, GEJ!

UPDATE: Over 100 people killed in India train derailment

 

At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh, India's biggest state, police said.
The train was travelling between the northeastern city of Patna and the central city of Indore on Sunday when the incident happened, throwing several carriages off the track, according to

Dangote Dinned with Psquare’s on their birthday

 

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was one of the guests at Psquare’s birthday and housewarming.
The award-winning duo celebrated their 35th birthday on November 18 with very close friends and relatives. Excited about the double-edge blessing, they took to their various Instagram accounts to share pictures of the memorable event.(see more photos after the cut)

James Bond stuntman and SAS hero is killed in an abseil race after plunging 300ft from a helicopter in China

A James Bond stuntman and former SAS hero has been killed after falling 300 feet from a helicopter in an abseil race. Steve Truglia, from East London, died on Thursday after the abseil stunt in Chongqing, southwest China, went wrong. Friends said Mr Truglia and another stuntman were

Real Madrid enjoying their largest LaLiga lead in 25 years

Not only did Real Madrid avoid seeing their two-point lead shrink in the Madrid derby on Saturday night, they also managed to extend their LaLiga edge over second place Barcelona to four points.
Los Blancos cemented themselves as

Breaking: Desperate scramble to rescue crew from massive cargo ship sinking in the Channel as ‘life-threatening’ Storm Angus unleashes floods, snow, 97mph winds and FIRE

 

 A coast guard helicopter attends the scene where at least five crew members have been evacuated from cargo ship Saga Sky

A CARGO ship is being evacuated after smashing into a ‘barge full of rocks’ three miles south west of Samphire Hoe near Dover. Around 23 crew members are believed to be on board the 200-metre vessel – five of whom have reportedly been rescued. Coastguard boats and helicopters are attending

MMM Nigeria gain more grounds, Donates materials to IDP's, pay hospital bills for the less privilege as they celebrate one year anniversary in a grand style

Few weeks ago, Mr. AKinlade Fijabi from Oyo State and a member of the lower chamber presented a motion describing MMM as 'Rob Peter to pay Paul Scheme' which the House requested law enforcement and regulatory agencies to clamp down promoters of MMM in Nigeria. Shortly after

Atiku counters Buhari, says Boko Haram still deadly, insurgency far from over

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday countered claims by the Nigerian government that the terrorist Boko Haram group has been defeated.
Speaking in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, at the 11th Founder’s Day Ceremony of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), the former vice president said Boko Haram remained deadly, and