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Lai Mohammed, The Minister of Information and Culture, has denied saying that the Federal Government will ban the overseas production of Nigerian movies and music. Mohammed noted this on Tuesday evening while reacting to an outcry by artistes over reports saying he hinted at the ban when he visited the headquarters of the Copyright Society of Nigeria in Lagos. During a briefing at the end of a two-day Creative Industry Financing Conference, with the theme ‘Financing the Film, Television and Music Industries,’ held at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Mohammed said FG would not tamper with the aspirations and rights of the artistes and producers. He said, “At COSON, I said that I would work to amend the National Broadcasting Commission’s code to ensure that if a product is designated a Nigerian product, it must be produced in Nigeria.  I didn’t say that, henceforth, all music and films would or must be produced in Nigeria. “All I said was that if a programme is designated as a Nige...

  According to TMZ, Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide ... Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM. Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives. The singer struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. He had said in the past he had considered committing suicide because he had been abused as a child by an older male.

Bobrisky called the cops on the 17-year-old hairstylist, however , the cops asked him to pay the teenager her money. 

what she wrote below; It's with deep sorrow that my family and I announce the death of our lovely mother who passed on this morning. May her soul rest in peace, May Allah forgive you your sins and grant you Jana. You will forever be loved our Old Sun, us as your kids were given the best from God as our mother. We appreciate all you did for us. We will forever cherish you Mama. Sleep well😢

A Lagos State Federal High Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of an estate in Banana Island area of the state linked to former Minister of Petroleum, Deizani Alison Madueke. The court also ordered the forfeiture of $37.5m alleged to have been fraudulently siphoned by the former Minister. from dailypost.

The Senate’s call, on Thursday, followed the adoption of the report on “Extortion of Pilgrims By National Hajj Commission” by its committee on foreign affairs presented by Monsurat Sunmonu, APC-Oyo. “The Government should as matter of urgency extend concession on the Naira – Dollar exchange to NAHCON and NCPC, once in every year, for the pilgrimages to the two Holy Lands,” read the report. “Therefore, the committee strongly recommends the concession of N200 to $1 for 2017 Hajj to bring down cost to the bearable level,” it added. Adamu Aliero, APC-Kebbi, said the the Central Bank of Nigeria had been offering dollar at N200 to some unnamed businesses, while seeking the support of the Senate to adopt the recommendation on the exchange rate. “You said CBN has been giving some businesses dollar at N200?” asked Senate President Bukola Saraki, calling Mr. Aliero to restate his claim. “If some businesses are getting that concession, pilgrims also deserve it,” Mr. Saraki said, after an a...

In an interview with National Assembly TV, dancing senator, Ademola Adeleke, who was sworn into office last week to represent Osun West in the senate, says he loves to dance and takes it as a form of exercise.  "Like we normally say there is time for everything. There is time to laugh. There is time to cry but most of the time I love dancing and I take it as an exercise. My kids got it(dancing) from me, Sina Rambo and B-Red and of course my nephew Davido. I train them and as a matter of fact, they will tell me that Dad, we can't catch up with you. I love dancing" he said  According to him, he became the face of APC campaigns some years back because of his dancing skills. "When I joined APC briefly, I campaigned with Aregbesola and my late brother. As a matter of fact, we put what is called interload into the campaIgn because you go to most campign, it is so dry but when you put an interload into a campaign where you dance, laugh and everything. As a matter of fact...

@Regrann from @yeetgod - I was born in Lebanon(a country in the Middle East) the accident was caused from a kerosine explosion, several people were injured and some were even killed. Of those killed my baby brother was one of them. I suffered third degree burns on 70% of my body, I was two years old at the time of the accident. Doctors predicted that id only live 24 hours after the explosion. I was in a coma for 6 months after that. When I woke up I couldn't hear, see or walk. I had several surgeries in lebanon but I came to the us for more treatment and surgeries. I've had dozens, maybe even a hundred procedures and surgeries. A large portion of my life was spent at the hospital and for a period of time during my childhood I couldn't walk. I absolutely hated it. I remember laying in the hospital bed as a kid and wanting nothing more than to go outside and play and live a normal childhood but when I went outside it was worse than being in the hospital. I faced so ...

A mother charged with felony murder after they said she left her 1-year-old daughter in a hot car while she got her hair done at a salon - for six hours. Dijanelle Fowler, 25, also faces charges of child cruelty and concealing the June 15 death of Skylar Fowler, WSB reports. Fowler surrendered Monday night, after investigators spent weeks searching for her. "She's going to have to live with that for the rest of her life - that her child died in a car," said Moneisha Jones, a shopper. "They shouldn't leave kids in the car at all - winter, spring, summer or fall - because it's dangerous," said Tony Brinson, another shopper. Arrest warrants state Fowler left the air conditioner in the car running during a six-hour hair appointment at a salon in the Tucker area. When she returned, the car had shut off and her child was dead. But instead of calling 911, DeKalb County Police Captain J.A. Lewis said, "She received a jump...

Actress Halima Abubakar releases a statement regarding her health, read below . ・・・ Am grateful to everyone who has shown me love and encouragement at this point in my life.May God bless you all.Both far and near,only Goodness will follow you all.i want to be know as a positive soul and not a sad one,so I plead to you all not to donate any money on my behalf to anyone.i see people already trying to make money out of it.kindly don't.And pls am not dying,so no need for the hashtag. You all are awesome 👏🏻 and am coverd.If I don't ask for money my self ,then it's not from me.I have wonderful people around me.kindly stop the lies .i want this smile to be permanent and so shall it be Amin🙏🏻🙏🏻I won't keep silent like those who did and got no support,pls stop spreading lies about me.if you want to pray for me,I appreciate it,if you want call me since you have my number,I appreciate it too,but don't come on social media and keep talking. Thank you once again and I ...

A United States couple has been heartbroken after losing their 18-day-old baby girl to herpes. The baby, Mariana had contacted the disease when a friend of the couple who had cold sore kissed her. Nicole and Shane Sifrit, according to The Sun, had just exchanged vows with their six-day-old daughter in attendance when the newlyweds discovered two hours later that she had stopped eating and wa s slow to wake up. It was when they rushed her to the hospital that they discovered she had the herpes infection. The infection made Mariana’s kidneys, liver stop functioning properly, causing internal bleeding, even after multiple blood transfusions. The couple are now hoping to raise awareness of how dangerous herpes can be for infants. "Keep your babies isolated, don’t let just anyone come visit them, and make sure they are constantly washing their hands," the Sifrits warn. "Don’t let people kiss your baby, and make sure they ask before they pick up your baby." Neonatal ...

A housewife, Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan, has lost her seven years marriage for demanding money from her husband before sex. Delivering his judgment, the President of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said from all indications it appeared that the estranged couple were tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile them had failed. “Since both parties had consented to the dissolution of their marriage, this court has no choice than to dissolve the marriage. “The court pronounce the marriage between Mr Sunday Olaosebikan and Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan dissolved today, both parties henceforth cease to be husband and wife. “Both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrance or molestation,” he said. The court also granted the custody of the only child of the marriage to the mother. Earlier, Mr Sunday Olaosebikan, had told the court that his wife had always refused him sex until she collected at least N500 and that he was tired of paying N500 per bout before havi...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Joshua Oyapidan, the man who allegedly stabbed his son, Favour, in the neck and stomach. He was paraded at the command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Tuesday It had been reported on Monday that the suspect butchered his son, Favour, after he lured him into the bush near the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, along Siun-Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway. Favour, 11, was stabbed by the father in many parts of the body, including the neck and stomach, while the victim pretended to be dead.  His father thereafter abandoned him in the bush. Before the incident, the victim was living with his father, stepmother and her two children at Abule Agbon, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Favour, who later crawled out of the bush, was said to have been rescued by a Good Samaritan and was admitted to the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta. The suspect said he never knew what came over him on the day. Oyapid...

The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested a man who was alleged to have abducted a six-month old baby girl  in Oshodi area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The mother of the alleged abducted baby, said the suspect came into her room around mid-night while she was asleep and took her baby beside her She claimed that it was the cried of her baby that woke her up and that the suspect immediately dumped the baby and ran outside. Akinyemi, who hailed from Ejigbo in Osun State said it was her mother who lives with her and orther neighbours within the compound who quickly woke up and apprehended him. According to her “If not for the intervention of the operatives of the Lagos State Task Force who were on a mid-night patrol, the man would have been lynched”. The suspect, Mr. Idama Endurance, 31 from Obiakuruku area of Delta State debunked the allegations that he abducted the baby. He confessed to have been drunken at a birthday he att...

The Togolese striker recently went public to reveal some of his personal issues with his family which at some point affected his playing career. Former Arsenal, Manchester City and Real Madrid striker,  in 2015 accused his family members including his mother and sister of witchcraft. In an interview, Adebayor said he does not talk to his family anymore, because they never cared about him except for his money. “My mother gave me the chance to be where I am today I will never disrespect my mother. I respect her for being my mother, for being there for me in difficult moment. “But today, I’m Adebayor I have to look after some else as well. I don’t know, I don’t talk to my family anymore but I talk to my friends. So whenever they want to talk to me I’m available to talk to everyone because I’m a good believer. “You know, we have done things, we’ve seen things, and we’ve gone through things. The issue is not just mine because for me, they are not helping me do my job p...

Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the House of Representative, said it was unacceptable that Nigerians spent $5 billion on generators annually. Mr. Dogara stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Power on three Bills pending before the lower chamber. He reveals that, lawmakers were reviewing some of Nigeria’s energy laws to provide appropriate legal framework that would facilitate the exploitation of renewable energy to the benefit of the economy. According to him, power is arguably the single most important driver of the national economy. “Indeed, it is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine modern life without power. Our industries and factories need electricity to operate, and also our offices, homes and businesses. “It is estimated that Nigerians spend about $5 billion yearly to fuel their generators. “This is an unacceptable situation and the House of Representatives stands ready to support the Exe...

President Donald Trump met Vladimir Putin at second, previously undisclosed meeting at the G20, White House confirms They held talks joined only by a Russian translator hours after a formal sit down, reports say. Details of what they discussed were not revealed. There was no official record. Their relationship is under intense scrutiny amid allegations of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. US intelligence believe Russia helped Mr Trump get elected during last year's presidential campaign, something denied by Russia. Mr Trump has denied any collusion. The second meeting happened during a private meal of heads of state at the G20 summit in Hamburg. The US president was alone, and Mr Putin was attended only by his official interpreter, with US media saying it lasted an hour. The only version of what was discussed was provided to White House officials by Mr Trump himself, as there were no other US aides present at the conversation. The White House confi...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo received  girls’ education activist, Malala Yousafzai at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Malala, the Pakistani school girl who survived an attack by the Taliban, met with the Acting President at the State House in Abuja as part of activities to mark her visit to Nigeria which is the second in three years. She visited Nigeria for the first time in 2014 shortly after the Chibok school girls were abducted by Boko Haram members.  Leading a delegation of seven including her Dad, Malala who is the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, reiterated her goal to an end to the deprivation of education among the girl child. The meeting with Osinbajo started at about 6pm and was held behind closed doors.

A female suicide bomber has killed eight people in Maiduguri, Borno State after she detonated her explosives at a mosque on Monday. The blast is said to have occured around 5:30am in the London Ciki area of Maiduguri. Ahmed Satomi, Head of Borno State Emergency Management Agency said the female bomber killed eight people and injured 15 others, as the mosque was being guarded by Civilian JTF during the prayer session. PUNCH quoted AFP as saying that unknown to the civilian JTF, the girl was being pursued from another part of town by residents who were suspicious of her movement at the time. “When she approached the mosque, they demanded that she stop to be searched but she suddenly bolted into the mosque and set off her bombs,” Satomi said. Three other female suicide bombers were located in Maiduguri at about the same time, said Satomi. Two were killed in the Mammanti area as they tried to cross the ditch around the city perimeter while another set off her explosives in...

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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said yesterday it would be unfair to expect the  President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to fulfil its campaign promises  within four  years in office But this contradicts the party’s position while seeking power that the fulfillment of some of its promises would take only a short time. Among others, APC promised to create 720, 000 jobs yearly; generate, transmit and distribute at least 20,000 MW of electricity in four years; ban government officials from seeking medical care abroad; and make Nigeria economy one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10 per cent in one year. The party also promised to initiate action to amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties, and responsibilities to states in order to entrench true federalism and the federal spirit ; create additional middle-class of at least two million new homeowners in the first...

John Edobor,After almost killing his wife and after all the denials, is now begging for  forgiveness  because his wife has had his American Visa Revoked!.... PUBLIC APOLOGY TO WIFE IVIE Dear All,  This may come as a surprise but I'm writing this because I need help.  My name is John Okeikhan Edobor former husband to Ivie Edobor. I have offended  my wife and children dearly. The repacaution of my actions is catching up with me  thus my  being in hiding since March in the United States. Please tell her I'm sorry and I am  ready to  make amends to right all my wrongs.  In my defence I had said a lot of things but that was to take the attention off what I did.  I'm now living as a fugitive. I don't know what pushed me this far. Ivie gave me all the  time  in the world to make amends but my pride wouldn't let me. I was so blinded by my  relationship  with my then mistress I lost sight of th...