Osinbajo: no cause for alarm on Buhari’s health

Fears over the President’s health were dismissed yesterday. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo told Nigerians: there is no cause for alarm. President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate for an extension of his 10-day vacation. He is in Britain where doctors have told him to wait for some tests. He was to return at the weekend. Also yesterday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) cautioned against negative remarks on

Saudi Arabia celebrates first ever Women’s Day to fight for gender equality

International Women’s Day is widely celebrated across the globe where people pledge their support for gender equality and celebrate the achievements of women and has become a regular event in the social calendar. Yet, many countries beyond this ambit and Saudi Arabia is one such nation where many basic rights are

The Gambia thanks Senegal's Macky Sall for post-election intervention

The Gambia has expressed gratitude to its only landed neighbour, Senegal, for its intervention in the post election crisis. Senegal’s efforts in terms of mediation and by military intervention resulted in the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in

Bercow BANS Trump from addressing Parliament: Commons Speaker brands US President 'racist and sexist' - but had no problem with the President of CHINA

Donald Trump faces being banned from making a speech in Westminster Hall on his state visit after Speaker John Bercow said he was 'strong opposed'. The Speaker - one of three 'keyholders' for the ancient hall who must agree to

Five U.N. officials dead in attack on Nigeria-Cameroon border

The attack occurred on Tuesday at around 1400 local time near the Cameroonian border town of Kontcha, the statement said.“The victims were one U.N. independent contractor, three Nigerian nationals and one Cameroonian national,” it added. The attackers are unknown but the border is known to serve as a hiding place for

Damola Olatunji Is All Spruced Up In Dapper Photos As He Adds A Year

Damola Olatunji is well known for his lover boy and action roles in movies. The actor has starred in over 40 movies and is highly in demand on the Yoruba movie scene.The actor shared dapper photos on his Instagram page as he adds a year.See more after the cut

Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara meet in Aso Rock

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday met behind closed doors with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the meeting were the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The duo had held similar meeting with

Woman’s Pet Snake Gets Lodged in Her Earlobe

Weird things really show up on social media, thanks to internet.A woman shared a photo of her pet snake which got lodged in her earlobe. The snake, an army green reptile, is seen dangling from her earlobe which

Ben Murray-Bruce mock Mohammad over his comments that a dollar was N180 when GEJ was in office

Senator Ben Murry-Bruce twitted to mock Mohammad's twit when Goodluck Jonathan was the President of Nigeria. Mohammad tag the twit "GEJ should please forgive him" and went on to say; "Today a dollar is N180 and a pound is N280 hope you have a family"...this is really the transformation agenda..!! GEJ has finished Nigeria. Senator Ben Murray-Bruce went on to say that he has spoken to the Ex President and he said he has forgiven you. In fact, he never bore a grudge. see the tweet after the cut

Chelsea legend Lampard announces his retirement

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard announced his immediate retirement from playing football on Thursday, at the age of 38. The midfielder last played for New York City FC but saw his contract expire in the summer after helping Patrick Vieira's men to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where they

'I have three hearts': Pregnant Beyoncé strips NAKED to show off her bump in intimate snaps after revealing she's having twins

She delightedly announced her pregnancy just hours before.  And pregnant Beyonce, who is expecting twins, shared an intimate insight into her pregnancy atop life with her husband Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy in an onslaught of personal snaps shared to her website on

Brought to tears by Sharia justice: Indonesian woman is forced to endure 26 agonising lashes of the cane for having sex outside of marriage (and her 'lover' got it too)

Clutching her head in her hands as she is struck across the back, an Indonesian woman is forced to endure 26 agonising lashes as punishment for having sex outside of marriage. The woman, along with the man she was accused of having sex with, faced the brutal punishment because having sex outside of wedlock is

Beyonce's pregnant with TWINS! Jay-Z's wife reveals surprise baby news while putting her big bump on show

Beyonce Knowles has revealed she is pregnant with twins! The 35-year-old posed in just a bra and underwear with her bump on show in an Instagram snap posted on Wednesday. She added a caption which read: 'We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are

Man Utd belong in the Champions League - Mourinho

Jose Mourinho admits that he is hurt by Manchester United's absence from the Champions League this season. Mourinho and Co. have been forced to settle for Europa League football this season after previous boss Louis van Gaal was unable to deliver a top-four finish in the Premier League last term.
United are preparing for the last 32 in the Europa League - pitted against Saint-Etienne - and the manager is

Klopp: I could never be friends with Diego Costa

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he could never be friends with Diego Costa if he had to face him on the pitch, but acknowledged his "warrior" attitude has been crucial to Chelsea's success. Costa has not been far from the headlines and found himself the talking point again in

The Gambia to receive €33m EU support frozen under Jammeh regime

The European Union (EU) is set to release significant budgetary aid to The Gambia. The funds were earmarked for the year 2015/2016 but were frozen due to concerns over human rights and good governance in the Yahya Jammeh led government. According to the EU Ambassador in

Nigerian matches Obama, elected first black female president of Harvard Law Review

A Nigerian law student at Harvard University has been announced as 131st President of the Harvard Law Review (HLR).Imelme Umana becomes the first female president of the HLR and occupies a post that was held by former United States President Barack Obama, who incidentally was also the first black man to

Syria death Briton Ryan Lock shot himself to avoid being taken hostage by Islamic State

A British man who died fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Syria killed himself to avoid being taken hostage by Islamic State militants. Ryan Lock, 20, from Chichester, West Sussex, died in an offensive by anti-IS forces in a bid to retake the northern city of Raaqa, considered to be the terrorist group's de facto capital. Former chef Mr Lock, who had no

Roof of Ghana's parliament ripped off by rainstorm, sitting disrupted

Ghana’s parliament had part of its roof ripped off and water dripping into the main chamber on Tuesday night after a severe rainstorm hit the capital, Accra. While some media report that the incident brought an abrupt end to parliamentary sitting for the day, others said it occurred not long after the house had adjourned. The Members of Parliament (MPs) had been called to consider a bill brought to

Odion Ighalo leaves Watford fans with emotional farewell message on IG

Odion Ighalo left an emotional message to Watford fans after his departure to China Super league. He appreciated the support from the fans of the club and said,