Friday, July 28, 2017

BREAKING: Boko Haram releases video of kidnapped University of Maiduguri workers

A photo of three members of staff of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), who were abducted by terrorists has surfaced online...

- It appears Nigerians have found a female version of internet big boy Hushpuppi - But this person is not even Nigerian - Her name is Vera Sidika and she is from Kenya It’s not news that popular Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika has a lot of fans in Nigeria...

Reports: Man City Are Determined To Land M'Bappe, And It Could Still Be Bad News For Arsenal.

Marca reported yesterday that Real Madrid had agreed a world-record fee for the transfer of Kylian M'Bappé, around €180 million. The deal isn't over the line yet, however, as Manchester City are determined to gazump them and land the highest-rated teenager in world football...

As Wizkid was thrilling the crowd in Kenya, a woman suffered an unfortunate fate - She was shot by a policeman who then tried to flee - But due to efforts of the crowd, he was overpowered...

Photo of BBNaija stars Jon and TBoss has gotten people talking.

Jon and TBoss were spotted looking very cozy in some recent photos - The two Big Brother Naija stars looked every inch like a real couple - Many Nigerians thought so too While they were on popular reality show Big Brother Naija, TBoss and Jon had what some could call chemistry...

Lucas Perez hasn't exactly set the world alight at Arsenal. He scored a single Premier League goal last season in 11 appearances, although he did manage three in the League Cup and the Champions League...

Screenplay agents are brokers who negotiate deals between screenwriters and the people who buy screenplays such as producers, studio executives and financiers. However, screenplay agents aren’t just looking for great writers with great material. They are looking for 7 things that make your screenplays especially sellable for large sums of money...

Some oil workers were ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno - They were sent on an oil exploration mission in the state Many people are feared dead following an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on oil exploration workers around Jibi village situated between Magumeri and Gubio Local Government Areas of Borno state...

What 2face doesn’t like on me – Annie Idibia

Annie Idibia, actress and wife to Nigerian music legend, 2face, has revealed what her husband doesn’t like on her...

Alvaro Morata Looking To Break The Recent Trend Of Terrible Chelsea #9s

Alvaro Morata is Chelsea's latest big name signing and the club confirmed on Monday that he will be wearing the number nine shirt for the upcoming season...

Victor Linde

Manchester United made the decision to spend £30m on Benfica and Sweden defender Victor Lindelof in the summer, and it was a move that was met with approval by the vast majority of the club's fans...

Forbes names Don Jazzy, Wizkid, Davido among top 10 richest African musicians

Forbes Africa has released its list of Richest African musicians.

The list was put together using factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presence, influence and others...

It may only be a friendly, but Manchester United's Anthony Martial has forced several Real Madrid defenders to reconsider their life choices as he put a goal on a plate for Jesse Lingard in Santa Clara...

4 Things Peculiar To Igbo People.

Igbo Kwenu! The Igbo people are an ethnic group native to the southeastern and some part of the south central Nigeria. They are an interesting people with a culturally rich heritage and are indeed admirable. Here are four things Igbo people like...

Beyonce Wax Figure Reinstated After 'Whitewashing' Backlash.

Beyoncé's wax figure is back on display at Manhattan's Madame Tussauds after critics slammed the museum for purportedly "whitewashing" the Lemonade singer's wax likeness...

Manchester City went down 2-0 to their local rivals in Houston on Thursday night, but despite the result there were a number of positives for Pep Guardiola to take away from the outing...

Nigeria Not Ripe For State Police, Says IG.

Speaking at a meeting with governors in Abuja on Thursday, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, asked those agitating for state police to consider the “political maturity” of Nigeria, adding that the federal police system is the best for the country...

Authority, NPA have been summoned to appear before the Senate on Thursday to explain how 282 ships disappeared from Nigerian ports between 2010 and 2016.

The summons to the NPA officials who are to also explain the persistence of smuggling and other infractions at the ports came as Speaker Yakubu Dogara at another functioned disclosed that an estimated N7 trillion is lost annually through insecurity and revenue leakages in the waterways. Besides, it was also revealed, yesterday, that the Nigerian Navy recovered over N420 billion or $1.17 billion of Nigerian crude stolen oil in 2016 alone.

That was aside stolen oil worth N6.7 billion or $18.8 million destroyed in various illegal refineries between January and June 2017. Besides, the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs, which conducted a one-day hearing on smuggling in the country, also heard that goods worth N7 trillion are smuggled into Nigeria every year, just as it lamented that “the annual turnover in the hands of smugglers is more than our annual federal budget.”

Chairman of the committee, Senator Hope Uzodinma also quoted a report that specifically said that over $15 billion or N4.35 trillion worth of goods were smuggled into the country each year through the sea ports and international airports. Senator Uzodinma speaking at the hearing, yesterday, said: “More shocking is an aspect of the World Bank report that states that over 25 per cent of the total annual revenue collected by custom service is lost to smugglers each year. If you go by the projected revenue of the service for this year, which is approximately N600 billion, it means that the service will lose about N200 billion in revenue this year alone.

“The report was unequivocal in stating that an astonishing US $5 billion or N1.45 trillion worth of different goods are smuggled into Nigeria annually through Benin Republic alone. This is only 15 per cent of the total volume of smuggled goods through the Seme border.” Senator Uzodinma listed mis-invoicing, which is a form of trade based money laundering by international traders, abuse of free trade zone polices and temporary imports permit as major areas of concern. He also said evidence suggests that unutilized FORM M is used by operators for capital flight and money laundering, all of which facilitate smuggling.

Declaring the hearing open, yesterday, Senate President Bukola Saraki, warned that smuggling constituted the greatest threat to the realization of the economic policies of the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari. While urging the Comptroller General of Customs to swiftly tackle the menace, he said he would not mind moving a motion to allow him, Ali to wear anything he liked in office whether jeans or anything. “To the Comptroller General of Customs, let me say on a lighter note, that once you end smuggling, even if you want to wear jeans and T-Shirt, I will move the motion that you should wear jeans and T-Shirt,” Saraki said.

“The level of smuggling that we are seeing cannot continue because they will definitely rubbish all the policies of government if allowed to go on. I am saying that with all sincerity and all level of responsibility and I tell you why. “Today, the greatest threat to small holder farmers is smuggling. Today, rice farmers, who have gone to take loans either from the CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria) or from commercial banks are being threatened by rice coming in from across the borders at highly subsidized rate.

“The meaning of that is that the imported rice will always be cheaper than those produced by our local farmers. A time will come if we do not do anything, that these farmers will not be able to pay their loans to the banks and this will result in serious crisis. The banks that have given loans to these farmers will also have crisis in their hands. And for the Central Banks that has intervened with billions of Naira again will not be able to recoup their money.” But the Comptroller General of NCS, Col Hameed Ali (rtd), who spoke through his deputy in-charge of operations, Nuhu Abba Ibrahim, accused some highly placed individuals and institutions of intervening in the operations of the Service, citing as an example, the raid on a warehouse in Idiroko, Ogun State which was stopped.

N7trn lost annually

Meanwhile, Speaker Dogara while also declaring open a public hearing on a bill to amend the Maritime Operations Coordinating Board Act, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria loses about N7 trillion naira annually to insecurity and revenue leakages in her waterways. Dogara also posited that security in Nigeria’s territorial waters must be strengthened, with the Nigerian Navy and other relevant agencies collaborating to stem the tide of piracy and other attacks, while the parliament seeks ways to secure its territorial waters. He said: “It is even more worrisome to note that Nigeria is said to be losing about N7 trillion annually in the Maritime sector due to, among other reasons, leakages in revenue generation and insecurity in the water ways. “Between January and March 2016, several attacks were reported off Nigeria’s coast. This was said to involve pirates stealing cargoes of crude oil and petroleum products. Reports had it that, no fewer than 44 ship crew members were abducted. In the first half of this year, over 20 commercial vessels were attacked in Nigerian waters.

The increasing level of attacks and violence in the Gulf of Guinea have given Nigeria and other countries in the sub-region very damaging and negative image in addition to an estimated monthly loss of $1.5 billion to the country. “As I said recently, prevalence of insecurity in our waters resulted in the loss of $1.3 billion annually to illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in West Africa alone yearly. We must tighten the legal and regulatory framework to stop these losses. The only way to promote intra- African trade in our water ways is to ensure safety and security of navigation in our waters. “What is disturbing is that pirate attacks in West Africa are said to be occurring in our territorial waters, terminals, and harbors and not in the high seas which effectively stopped intervention by international naval forces.

“Thus, the onus is on the Nigerian Navy to stem the tide and secure our territorial waters, in cooperation with other agencies of government. However, in the absence of enabling laws that stipulate stiff penalties and adequate funding, the Navy may not be able to perform this responsibility effectively and efficiently,” he stated. Speaking on the importance of the maritime sector to achieving the Federal government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan that was launched in March this year to effectively take Nigeria from recession to recovery, as well as the 8th House of Representatives’ Legislative Agenda on National Economic and Development to put in place, legislative measures to promote rapid economic growth and development, Dogara stressed that the importance of making Nigeria’s maritime sector safe and secure cannot be over emphasised given that the bulk of our trade and commerce come through our waters and ports.

“This will greatly boost government revenue, increase our foreign reserve and ultimately provide jobs to millions of our youths. Our water ways and even the Gulf of Guinea have been witnessing increasing level of piracy and kidnapping of expatriates and Nigerians alike. This Bill addresses these challenges by among other things, stipulating stiff penalties for offences of piracy and other criminal activities in our territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone.”

This is aside stolen oil worth N6,757,551,140.20 or $18,770,975.39 destroyed in various illegal refineries between January and June 2017. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas in his submission said that in 2009 that Nigeria lost as much as 25% of its daily production quota of 1.8 million bbl/d in 2009 to piracy, sea robbery, and other attacks. “Pro-rated against the total volume of that year and basing at the prevalent average cost of $90.48 per barrel at that time, a heavy loss of over $19 billion could have been incurred by just one sector in just one year,” he noted. He, however, observed that the intervention of the Nigerian Navy has led to steady increase in national crude oil production from less than a million barrel per day in early 2016 through 1.684mbpd in December 2016 to over 2.0mbpd by April 2017, with a corresponding increase in revenue earnings. To achieve its statutory functions, he stressed the need for timely and total release of annual budgetary allocations, considering the contribution of $67.18 billion yearly by the maritime sector to the Nigerian Earlier in his remarks, Chairman Committee on Navy, Rep Abdussamad Dasuki noted that “while the incidences of sea piracy are reduced in other territorial waters due to effective coordination, it is increasing in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.

“To compound the problem, the United Nations Security Council reported that Nigeria was losing about 1.5billion US dollars monthly due to piracy and other activities."

By Henry Umoru and Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA – Officials of the Nigerian Ports

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Monica Lewinsky Praises Jay-Z's 'Path of Candor' on Infidelity.

"It is a refreshing and bracing antidote to see male icons convey vulnerability," former White House intern writes...

UNDERGROUND CONTEST PRESENTS: THROW BARZ THURSDAYS!!

Nansy MrsHustle

ARE YOU READY FOR #THROWBARZTHURSDAYS THIS THURSDAY???

The weekly hip-hop showcase event happening every Thursday 7PM is growing rapidly with performances from rappers all over Lagos...

Some popular Nigerian musicians like P-Square have criticised the Federal Government’s plan to stop the production of Nigerian music videos abroad, saying the policy will hinder global competitiveness of the music industry...

Awesome Pictures of Former Agege Bread Seller Olajumoke.

Olajumoke...

Kendrick Lamar

Lil Wayne

“Ain’t nobody touch that dude,” Lil Wayne said, referring to Kendrick Lamar in 2014...

"Mr. Robert Kelly is both alarmed and disturbed by the recent revelations attributed to him," Kelly's lawyer Linda Mensch said in a statement. "Mr. Kelly unequivocally denies such accusations and will work diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name"...

Lake Nokoué is located on the southern coast of Benin in West Africa. Bordering on Cotonou, Benin’s largest city in the south, and its capital Porto Novo in the east, lake Nokoué is threatened by pollution and deforestation along its shorelines. It is also affected by congestion from sediments and the traditional acadja fish farming practice, which uses wood, leaves and branches to build enclosures for the fish...

Kiss Daniel: 'I feel bad that I’m not practicing engineering

Engrossed in a feeling of nostalgia, the singer stated that he would have achieved more as an engineer.

Songster, Kiss Daniel, has shared little discontentment concerning his decision to pursue music over an engineering practice.
The singer who studied at a tertiary institution for a period of five years believes he could have been bigger than he currently is if he didn't choose his current career...

On the Charts: Jay-Z Claims 14th Number One LP With '4:44'

Jay-Z Claims 14th Number One LP With '4:44'

A week after rapper's latest goes instant platinum, album officially sells 262,000 copies in debut week...

'Night of the Living Dead' filmmaker and father of the modern zombie flim succumbs to lung cancer. George A. Romero, the 'Night of the Living Dead' director who helped turn zombies into a pop culture phenomenon, died Sunday at the age of 77.

By Daniel Kreps

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76 Wins Best Nigeria Movie 2017.

"76" beat "Oloibiri," "The CEO," "Green White Green," "93 Days," and "Ayamma" to win the 2017 African Movie Academy Awards best Nigerian movie.

Receiving the award, the producer of the movie Adonaijah, thanked the director of the movie Izu Ojukwu, for keeping the dream alive.

"Izu, you know this is about you, right? Thank you so very much for keeping this vision alive," Adonaijah said.

"Life doesn't reward you because of your potential or mental ability, life only rewards those who are ready to take action on what they know.

To succeed, You don't only need to be at the right place at the right time, you also need to be the right person, at the right place, at the right time,” he added

He also thanked the executive producer of the movie, Tonye Princewill for making sure the funds were available.

“76” synopsis:

Six years after the civil war, a young officer from the middle belt gets entangled in a romantic relationship with a beautiful O-Level student from the Southeastern part of Nigeria.

Their budding romance was almost ruptured by endless military postings. Now heavily pregnant her walls came crumbling when the news of her husband's involvement in a botched coup attempt hits the headlines.

The movie stars talented actors like Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Chidi Mokeme, Memry Savanhu, Adonijah Owuruwa, Daniel K. Daniel, Nelly Ekwereogu and Shuaibu Ebenehi Adams.

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Happy Birthday to Cute Salvation Boy!!

Michael Ikechukwu Rotzin Salvation . #salvationboy #babyIyke

Cute, Energetic, Curious, Loving, Caring, Intelligent, Handsome, Awesome and chooses to be Happy Everytime!! Happy Birthday Michael Ikechukwu Rotzin Salvation Boy. We love you much!! 💓

Posted by @pocarlee

JUSTIN BIEBER BUSTED IN BEVERLY HILLS ... FOR PHONING AND DRIVING.

Justin Bieber couldn't leave his cell phone alone while he was operating a motor vehicle ... so now it's gonna cost him...

Happy Birthday to Star Boy Wizkid.

We wish you a blessed Happy Birthday. Age with more of His grace upon you. Grace to keeping doing more global hit songs. Bless you.

Posted by @pocarlee

Rugged Premier League PlayStation FIFA Soccer Competition

Rugged Premier League is a PlayStation FIFA Soccer Competition organised by Ruggedman for soccer fans all over.

It is a 3-day event, holding from 4th-6th of August, 2017 in Troy Lounge Lekki, Lagos...

Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has expressed his delight to be back from injury, after he rejoined his Tianjin TEDA team-mates for the first time in three months on Wednesday...

Drake's house seems to be a popular destination for uninvited guests ... this time a man was arrested for hiking into his backyard.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... a man trespassed onto the Hidden Hills property Thursday evening. A security guard patrolling the site noticed him and ordered him to leave. The intruder became aggressive...

Women Can Take Leave On First Day Of Their Period At This Mumbai Firm.

New Delhi: A Mumbai-based digital media company has announced it will offer a "First Day of Period Leave." This means employees have the option to take leave on the first day of their period - no questions asked. The company says the leave policy is an attempt to fight taboos surrounding menstruation in India. Culture Machine has also started a petition online addressed to the Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and the Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar, asking for a similar leave policy to be implemented across the country...

Beyoncé introduced the world to twins Sir and Rumi Carter in the first official photo of her and Jay-Z's newborns. The singer posted the photo on Instagram with the caption, "Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today."

Posted by @pocarlee

Thursday, July 13, 2017

KIM KARDASHIAN MAKES PEACE WITH DANIELLE BREGOLI.

Kim Kardashian -- who hangs with the richest, most powerful people in the country -- peaced out with "Cash Me Outside" girl Danielle Bregoli...

While speaking at the recent sensitization workshop on 2017 Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition and Conference (WATEC), Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said out of a massive population of 22million, only 600,000 Lagos residents are up to date in paying their taxes, and that such was not helpful to scale up provision of infrastructure and other amenities for the people...

TSW clothing line scores again with new AY movie tshirts.

The hot "10 Days in Sun City" movie tshirts you have been seeing at his movie premiers nationwide were produced by rapper Ruggedmans clothing outfit.

Seen here on Harrysongs, AY and Efe. What do you think? @Tswbyruggedman.

Posted by @pocarlee

BLAC CHYNA SIDE PIECE SAYS I'M NO SUCKA FOR HER! RETURNS $135K OF JEWELRY

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Rob Kardashian's brutal rants against Blac Chyna showed her side piece the light -- and now Ferrari is kicking her to the curb too, and saving himself more than 100 grand in the process...

EXCLUSIVE: MORE ARRESTS WILL BE MADE IN IKORODU!

After last Saturdays Police raid on Ikorodu to fish out the dangerous baddoo members, there will be another crackdown on other parts of ikorodu and more arrest will be made...

A cross section of Policemen been briefed at the Lagos state police command on tactical operations on crackdown of criminal hideouts in ikorodu and environs to rid ikorodu of criminal elements.
The police men will be on ground till there is no more cult activities in the area.