Photo: Man Goes Naked Protesting He Couldn’t See Fuel To Buy

An unidentified man removed his clothes in protest after he was unable to buy fuel.

According to reports, it happened at Petrocam petrol station in Igando, area of Lagos state.

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Omotola shares throwback photo of her kids to mark Children's Day

Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde shared this throwback photo of her children, Princess, M.J, Meraiah and Michael when they were much younger in celebration of children's day.

Comedian AY and Daughter Covers Genevieve Magazine Father’s Day Edition

AY and his daughter cover May/June issue of Genevieve Magazine In commemoration of this year's Father’s Day. 

In the feature, the ace comedian dishes on his life, early struggles, his first hint to success, fatherhood and his movie "30 Days In Atlanta". 

John Legends wife goes nude in new shoot for DuJour Magazine with hubby

Teigen, 29, and her Oscar-winning husband, 36, look smoking hot on the cover of DuJour magazine, snuggled up with each other while hanging in a grassy knoll.

Dishing on having children in the very near future, Legend wife, thinks I'm not athletic enough to have a boy. I'm a musician, I'm good with women, and I'm a feminist, so I think I'll be a good 'girl daddy.'" She added "We want a lot of kids. I would love to have three or four of my own, and then adopt a few. So basically I'll be pregnant the rest of my life."

Uniport honors Burna Boy’s grandfather, Benson Idonije

Benson Idonije has been honoured with a fellowship of the Adam Fiberesima School of Music and Conservatory (AFSM) of the University of Port Harcourt. The award for the septuagenarian broadcaster, media trainer and avid commentator on Music, was contained in a February 19 letter signed by Joseph Ajienka of the School.

Benson Idonije is Burna Boy’s grandfather and a one time manager of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti about whom he is writing a soon-to-be-released book titled ‘DIS FELA SEF: The Untold Legends of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’. The book, which he started writing six years ago as a recollection of his exclusive moments with the Afrobeat founder and respected music icon.

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Jonathan To Formally Dissolve Federal Executive Council Today

Barely 48 hours to the final handing over ceremony to the incoming administration, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will be formally dissolved today.
President Goodluck Jonathan will preside over the final session and he is expected to give a formal speech highlighting his achievements while in office while setting an agenda for the incoming government.

The final session meeting which is expected to start by 11am will afford each minister an opportunity to relieve his experience as a member of the council under the president.

President Jonathan is expected to leave Aso Rock Friday morning for his home town, Otuoke, Port Harcourt, members of his immediate family are also expected to accompany him.

Okonjo-Iweala and Alakija make Forbes’ most powerful women list

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named among the most powerful women in the world by Forbes.

Also on the list is Nigerian billionaire, Folorunsho Alakija, who occupies the 87th spot.

Okonjo-Iweala, who also recently received an honorary degree from Yale, is number 48 on the list.

Find their profiles and the full list below:

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala:

The minister of finance for Nigeria, has helped the country's economy, the largest in Africa, grow an average of 6% (per annum) over three years.

She is credited with developing reform programs that helped improve governmental transparency and stabilizing the economy. Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman to be the finance minister and the foreign minister of the West African country with a GDP of $502 billion.

But the start of the year has been difficult for Nigeria. The country voted in former general Muhammadu Buhari as president, ousting long-time President Goodluck Jonathan, with the hope he will help fight against the local terrorist group Boko Haram.

Harvard- and M.I.T.-trained Okonjo-Iweala spent 21 years as a development economist at the World Bank.

Folorunsho Alakija:

The richest self-made woman in Africa and one of just two female billionaires on the continent. Folorunsho Alakija's first company was an upscale fashion label that catered to Nigeria's elite, including the wife of the former military president, Ibrahim Babangida.

This connection paid off: the president later gave Alakija's company a prospecting license for one of the most lucrative oil fields in Nigeria. The drop in oil prices has dented the fortune of Alakija, one of just two women billionaires in Africa.

Senior FIFA officials arrested for money laundering, fraud

Some senior officials of the world football governing body FIFA, have been arrested by Swiss authorities in Zurich, over corruption charges brought by the US.

According to The New York Times, they were arrested on allegations related to wire fraud, money laundering and racketeering. More than 10 senior officials are believed to be involved.

Investigations into TV and marketing deals and bidding for World Cups, have already begun.

“We’re struck by just how long this went on for and how it touched nearly every part of what FIFA did,” a law enforcement official told the Times.

“It just seemed to permeate every element of the federation and was just their way of doing business. It seems like this corruption was institutionalised.”

The US is expected to seek extradition of the officials who have been arrested.

Kim Kardashian Channels Marilyn Monroe for Sexy Vogue Brazil Cover

 

Kim Kardashian is the cover star of Vogue Brasil as they have released two covers..The star who channels Marylin Monroe said Inside the issue - dubbed 'Mother Selfie'

'I challenge anyone to try to do everything I do and then tell me whether or not I have talent,' 

She stays winning!

Group Asks Court to Stop Buhari’s Swearing in over Certificate

A group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative,   has instituted a fresh suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, from swearing in the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday.

The suit filed on Tuesday is also seeking an order nullifying the certificate of return issued to Buhari by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The plaintiff hinged the suit on the allegation that Buhari did not qualify to contest the presidential election on the grounds that he gave false information about his academic qualification to INEC.

Between January and February 2015 there were about 10 cases instituted by various plaintiffs 

challenging Buhari’s eligibility to stand for the poll on the grounds of his academic qualification controversy. But after he won, the cases were withdrawn.

According to 

PUNCH

, in the fresh suit filed by its lawyer, Mr. Philip Ekpo, the group alleged that Buhari did not meet the qualification enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act to stand for the March 28, 2015 presidential election.

Buhari, INEC, the CJN are the 1st to the 3rd respondents in the suit respectively.

The plaintiff is seeking an order of interim injunction restraining the CJN “or any person acting in his capacity” from swearing in Buhari as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29, 2015 or any other date thereof pending the determination of the motion on notice.

The plaintiff seeks among other orders:

 “A declaration that the 3rd defendant be stopped from swearing in the 1st defendant as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as the issue of perjury involving the 1st defendant has not been resolved. 

An order restraining the 3rd defendant or any person appointed for such purpose from swearing in the 1st defendant as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29, 2015 or any future dates whatsoever for giving false information to the 2nd respondent on oath. 

An order annulling the Certificate of Return given to the 1st defendant by the 2nd defendant.”

The grounds canvassed by the plaintiff read,

 “The 1st respondent (Buhari) gave false information in the affidavit he presented to the 2nd respondent (INEC) and on the strength of which he contested and purportedly won the presidential election which was conducted by the 2nd respondent on March 28, 2015.

“The 1st respondent deposed to an affidavit dated November 24, 2014 that his West African School Leaving Certificate is in the custody of the Secretary to the Military Board. 

The Nigerian Army on January 20, 2015, said that in the personal file of the 1st respondent with the Nigerian Army, they do not have the original copy of his West African School Leaving Certificate nor does the Nigerian Army have the Certified True Copy of his WASC results neither do they have a photocopy of the said result.

“The 1st respondent has not met the qualifications enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act, Cap E6, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2010 (as amended) to have contested the position of President of Nigeria at the 2015 general elections. 

“That the authority conferred by Section 140 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) on the 3rd respondent to administer oath of office to any person who will occupy the office of the President of Nigeria cannot be exercised in respect of the 1st respondent who has not fulfilled the requirements of the same constitution and the Electoral Act as it relates to his eligibility to occupy the office of President of Nigeria.”

Meek Mill Denies Nicki Minaj; Says He Didn't Give Her An Engagement Ring

Contrary to popular belief, wearing a huge diamond ring on your left hand doesn't always mean you're engaged.
In a new interview, Meek Mill denies that he and girlfriend Nicki Minaj are preparing to wed.

"[Our relationship] is definitely real, but it ain't really time to get married yet," he tells The Fader for its June/July cover story. "We're still learning each other, feeling each other out."

Minaj, 32, sparked engagement rumors in April when she posted a photo to Instagram of the massive rock Mill, 28, had given her.

Social media-savvy fans weren't the only ones they fooled, though. At Coachella, Drake brought Minaj on stage to say "congratulations and all that," and The Fader's profile describes an instance where rapper T.I.approaches Mill at a Beverly Hills restaurant to congratulate him on his engagement and then doesn't quite accept Mill's denial.


"You never asked her, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' but she is your girlfriend. You may not have asked her, 'Will you marry me?' But you are engaged," T.I. says before reportedly backing away, hands raised. "I've said my part. As long as you know what's going on."
Even Mill's grandmother thought he had proposed: "Whatever she sees on TV, she believes," he says.

Nigerian man gets 5 years jail sentence for raping Norwegian tourist

26-year-old Ekwegbalu Ugochukwu Udok, has been sentenced to 5 years in jail by a Municipal court in Cambodia for beating and raping Norwegian 27-year-old tourist, Nodia Ebert, in December 2014.

According to the presiding judge, on the day of the incident, the young lady had just stepped out of a night club when she met Udok who pretended to be a taxi driver and asked that she take a ride with him.

“Udok said that he would bring her to the Okay Boutique Hotel, but instead, he brought her to his rental house. After arriving at his room, he raped her.” the presiding judge, Im Vanak said while presiding over the case.

Udok however said outside the courtroom that he will be appealing the court’s judgement at the Cambodia Supreme court, “I believe that the court’s verdict was unjust for me, and I cannot accept it. I will bring the case to the Appeal Court.”

FG pays $800million to marketers to end fuel crisis

Apparently, oil marketers didn’t just agree to call off the strike, the Federal government had to step into the matter and they reached a consensus, which oil suppliers claims Nigeria’s outgoing government has agreed to pay $800 million to end a fuel crisis crippling the economy.

The Associated Press reports that chaos reigned Tuesday at Nigerian airports, where most flights were cancelled due to the shortages. Cars and other vehicles formed queues of more than 2 kilometers outside of gas stations, banks closed at lunchtime and cellphone companies warned they would be forced to shut down service countrywide for a lack of diesel to fuel generators.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said the finance minister agreed Monday to pay a debt of $800 million to oil suppliers. It said companies started pumping oil again Tuesday and unpaid tanker drivers stopped striking.

Asisat Oshoala becomes the first person to win BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year(Photos)

Nigerian footballer, Asisat Oshoala has been announced as the first ever woman to win the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year.

The Nigerian and Liverpool forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, which is voted for by football fans around the world.

Speaking on her award, Asisat says “I would like to say thank you to the BBC, to my fans around the world and to everyone who voted. I feel very happy and appreciated. It’s a very good thing for me and also motivation for the World Cup. I had a very good 2014 and had the opportunity of going to the under-20s Women’s World Cup with Nigeria and also won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot so I think maybe that added to the reason why people voted for me.”

Yvonne Nelson Still Enjoying Power Supply - Estate Manager Speaks

Chief Executive Officer of Redrow Developments Ltd, Christopher Aryeetey, has reacted to reports that the electricity supply to the estate where Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson lives was disconnected because she failed to pay her bills and also made illegal connections.

This issue was raised days after the actress led a protest against the incessant supply of electricity in Ghana.

Speaking via a press statement, Aryeetey, which manages the estate Yvonne lives, claimed that her power supply and that of the estate is still intact.

According to him, “Electricity supply to our client, Yvonne Nelson, who is a resident and the focus of the media, has not been disconnected as reported. We would like to further add that her property is properly metered and therefore has legal connection.”

Charly Boy and wife Lady D release new photos to celebrate their love

Charly Boy has been married to his wife, Lady D for the past 37yrs and their love is still waxing strong by the day. They are blessed with kids and grandchildren and  released these new photos to celebrate their love.
Peep below for more pics:

 

GEJ Releases N5b To Buy Cooking Stoves For Rural Women

The Nation reports that in a move to win the hearts of Nigerian women the president has released N5 billion to the Ministry of the Environment for the purchase of clean cooking stoves for rural women, a project which is expected to cost N9.2 billion.

This was revealed yesterday by the minister of the environment, Laurentia Mallam, who said that the president will inaugurate the project today.

According to Mallam the stoves will be distributed to women in rural areas through the state  environment ministries .

Speaking during an inspection visit to the Veldrome at the National Stadium, Abuja, Mallam revealed that the contractor, Messrs Integra Renewable Energy Services Limited, has been given N1.3 billion from the N5 billion released by the federal government.

She added that clean cooking stoves will help to discourage the use of firewood for cooking, which she said is one of the causes of the desertification in the north.

Actor Osita Iheme(PawPaw) Reveals Why He's Still Single

The 32-year-old Nollywood actor Osita Iheme, popularly known as ‘Pawpaw’ has talked about why he is still single.

In an interview with Inside&About Magazine he talked about his personal life, career, Nollywood, ambition and legacy. Read excerpts from the interview below:

Your stage name “Paw-paw” brought you to limelight and you became a household name in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Looking backwards, did you foresee your good fortune today?

I have always been a very optimistic person. I may not have seen how far I could go but I knew something great was coming. I can’t really tell you this is how far or this is how I knew it was going to be, but like I said, I had always believed that something great was around the corner.

Growing up with your stature, did you ever feel bad whenever you moved with your age mates?No! No!! No!!! I have always seen myself as a leader especially when I am around my age mates. I have always put up a bold front because I am a bold person. I have been able to conquer and overcome the challenges that are around me irrespective of my nature and other things about my physical stature. I have been able to set aside anything that could bother me and moved on. I didn’t allow anything to really bother me while I was growing up.

It is a common thing in Nollywood for actors and actresses to be involved in acting, directing and singing. Are you part of this trend?

You cannot really stop anybody who wants to express himself or herself. People have diverse talents inside them. As they try out several things they are able to perchance discover their core competencies. So I don’t think it’s bad for anybody to diversify into some other things. Entertainment is vast, so anybody can do anything they want to do. I would quickly support such venture as long as they excel.

What is your opinion about Nollywood actors and actresses new interest in contesting for political offices; are you nursing any political ambition?

Definitely Yes! I am nursing a political ambition. I am hereby using this medium to let my colleagues know that we are the voice of the masses. People believe in us and it is high time we joined politics and start contributing and making changes. We can no longer keep watching from the sidelines. We have to be involved in the politics of this nation so that we can better the lot of the populace. We need to prove that we can change things. You cannot be a change agent if you are not involved in what is going on. So I support my colleagues; I support any entertainer who ventures into politics. I don’t think there is anything bad in it. It is a welcome development for us in the entertainment industry. I am also positive that my dream will come true someday.

Your stage “twin brother” Aki is married. How soon would we see you walking down the aisle with your better half?

By the special grace of God, God will bring the person around. I am yet to find anybody at the moment.

What would you like to leave behind as a legacy?

I would like to inspire people. I want people to take a cue from me and not give up on themselves. I want to see myself as someone people will walk up to and say “you made me do this, I did this because you did it”. I want to be a role model and a mentor.

What do you have to say to your millions of fans out there?

I promise to keep the flag of excellence flying. I will never disappoint you all. I will keep on bringing out more products for them to enjoy.

Actress Ruth Kadiri stuns on the cover of Waves magazine

The actress and movie producer is the cover star of the latest issue of Wave Magazine. 

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Checkout Fani-Kayode’s Romantic Message To Beauty Queen Girlfriend

The Ex minister, Femi Fani-Kayode lovingly celebrated his girlfriend on twitter has she added a new year.

Fani-Kayode and Precious Chikwendu have been dating for a few months and they live together at his home in Abuja.

Reports have it that the former minister is planning to marry the beauty queen.

Congratulations to them in advance of when he will pop up the big ‘will you marry me’ question.

See his tweet below

Pope Francis hasn't watched TV since 1990 and he’s never used the internet!

Pope Francis has claimed that he hasn't watched TV since 1990 after making a promise to the Virgin Mary.

The Pope said that he didn't even watch the matches of his football team San Lorenzo de Almagro back in Buenos Aires, but got a Swiss Guard to update him regularly on match results and league table positions.

In an interview with an Argentinian newspaper he said there was no particular reason for his vow- he simply decided: 'It's not for me.'

'I have not watched TV since 1990. It's a promise that I made the Virgin of Carmen on the night of 15 July 1990. I told myself: 'It's not for me'

The Pope said that he doesn't surf the internet either, and reads only one newspaper for ten minutes in the morning.

Francis who has kept up a whirlwind of work since his election two years ago has previously claimed that he has not had a holiday since 1994.

But he acknowledged in the interview that the workload was taking its toll.

 'I am under pressure. All those in government are under pressure. At the moment I feel the workload. I have a strong pace of work at the moment – it's the end of the school year syndrome with the focus on getting everything done before the end of June. There are a thousand things to be done and there are problems. '

Don't Abort Boko Haram Children – Catholic Bishops Tell Raped Women

Nigerian Catholic bishops have advised the women impregnated by Boko Haram insurgents not to abort the pregnancies.

The issue has caused serious clashes in Nigerian society. Many insisted that the pregnancies should be aborted, saying that the unwanted children of terrorists “will bring no joy to this world”.

According to The Punch, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria promised assistance to the women  in the children’s upbringing after the delivery.

Speaking on May 25, Monday, during the press conference in Abuja, Most Rev Anselm Umoren mentioned “support mechanisms” and “crisis pregnancy management centers” as means of providing support to the women victims.

He lamented that Nigeria even considered the option of getting rid of innocent children “with capital punishment” for no offence committed.

“Specifically, it is not tenable, the suggestion that killing the babies conceived through rape by the terrorists, is the most humane action to take in this instance. Since the babies are ignorant and innocent of the crimes – aggression, sexual assault, dehumanisation – against their mothers, it is unethical to punish them for the sins and offences of their erring fathers.”

The bishops explained that the life of every baby is different from those of its parents.

Popular Curvy OAP, Toolz Is Engaged! See Her Massive Ring

Just a few years after dating, the popular curvy radio personality Toolz is engaged!

The OAP’s man, Tunde Demuren, proposed to her on a beach during their holiday together yesterday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and she said yes!

There were rumours before now that the lovers have been planning to wed since late last year. The lovers’ engagement news was made public on social media by Tunde’s best friend and popular singer, BankyW. The engagement ring is said to be an expensive Tiffany Soleste cushion modified diamond with an elegant band.

Tunde’s younger brother, Michael and his wife, Samantha were said to be witnesses when the question was popped. See photos below:

  

Relief as NUPENG suspends strike, tanker drivers resume fuel loading

With a collective sigh of relief, Nigerians received the news late yesterday afternoon that all key stakeholders in the petroleum industry had reached an agreement with the Federal Government to put an immediate end to the protracted fuel crisis.

After a closed-door meeting convened by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources at the National Assembly yesterday, the news was broken that the oil marketers had agreed to commence lifting within six hours.

Also, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its days-long strike, as tanker drivers resumed loading of products.

The South-West Chairman of NUPENG, Tokunboh Korodo, who confirmed this to The Guardian yesterday, said: “We have suspended the strike and our members have started loading products to all parts of the country. We hope the situation will normalise soon.”

Emmanuel Adebayor spends 'compassionate leave' in Nigeria, hangs out with May D

Professional footballer Emmanuel Adebayor has been pictured enjoying his ‘compassionate leave’ in Nigeria.

The Tottenham striker who caused a bit of a ruckus on social media recently has given his club reasons to doubt his mental state.

It will be recalled Adebayor has on several occassions taken to social media to accuse his family of attempting to sabotage his career and has also claimed they were ungrateful especially his younger brother, Rotimi Adebayor, who allegedly stole 21 phones from a football academy in France.

Adebayor who was granted compassionate leave last week so he could tend to his family problems has chosen to spend his time in Lagos with his celeb friends. He was spotted with former Square records artiste, May D.