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       REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, DURING A MEDIA CHAT ON THE LAST DAY OF HIS PARTICIPATION AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, ON THURSDAY, 25 JANUARY, 2018. Q: Last week, the Niger Delta Avengers said they would resume attacks within days, has there been any contact with the government and the Avengers? Vice President: Let me say that we are in constant consultations with all of the groups in the Niger Delta, but more importantly, we are working on all of the issues that we agreed with PANDEF. We are engaged with the groups; we have opened the Maritime University, we are working hard on the Modular Refineries which we hope will be a replacement for some of the illegal refineries and also create opportunities in the Niger Delta. We are in constant consultations, there are many groups in the Niger Delta, including the Niger Delta Avengers, and we are in consta...

     President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today, received a delegation from Eni S.p.A led by its Chief Upstream Officer, Mr Antiono Vella and Chairman/Managing Director of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Agip Energy and Natural Resources (AENR) and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE), Mr Massimo Insulla, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.More photos below.

      Senator Ben Murray Bruce is exposing plans of his suppose enemies that are planning to kill him.He post on social media that '' Received these texts from an unknown number. With what has been happening in Nigeria in the last few years, and with the fact that I don’t move about with security, let me use this medium to alert Nigerians and the international community of a possible threat to my life''.View the text message below.

      Musician Madonna exposed her breast just because of a bag.She posted this photo on social media with the caption '' “Still drooling over a handbag.................   👜 😂 🌈 💕 Louis Vuitton   #nofriends   #lisbonisfar   #werktodo #fashion   💕 💕 💕 💕 ” -Madonna''.She also posted another photo with the caption '' « When   Debi Mazar   was a teenager and my make up artist and we could not afford handbags!! Lol !   👜 😂 🌈 🎉 💕   # totes   # rideordie   # forlife ❣️ ❣️   » -Madonna''.More photos below.

        The Lagos State Government has confirmed the death of Mr. Deji Tinubu, the Special Adviser on Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives. The Government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan expressed "shock and disbelief' over the sudden death of Mr. Tinubu and has reached out to his immediate family to commiserate on this huge loss to the family and the citizens of Lagos State. "We are still in shock. All of us at the State Executive Council are in disbelief. He was a good and committed patriot who brought his passion to his job. He was a gentleman who maintained excellent team spirit. We shall miss him," he said. Bamigbetan said the late soccer fan slumped while playing five aside match with fellow participants at the ongoing retreat of members of the state executive council and permanent secretaries at the Jubilee Chalets, Epe. Doctors and nurses rushed to give him first aid and he was immediatel...

       Chinenye Genevieve is reporting today that  ''One out of the two corps members that were reported to have died on Sunday, December 3rd 2017 in Kogi state has been laid to rest.Blessing Eyiuche Muojiama, until her death was a 2017 Batch A Stream 1 corps member serving in Kogi state.She graduated from Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze in affiliation to Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State in 2015.May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Amen''.One more photo below.

     The Kardashian/Jenner sisters posed for Calvin Klein in all white underwears from Calvin Klein.Pregnant Khloe Kardashian who post this photo on social media captioned the photo above '' Our family for  Calvin Klein !!  #ad   #MyCalvins   ❤️  I can’t believe we’re in a Calvin Klein campaign! So surreal!  http://bit.ly/2BaR15z  — with  Calvin Klein .  ''. As Calvin Klein’s Raf Simons continues his focus on all things Americana, it’s only fitting that the label has chosen one of the country’s most discussed families for its latest campaign:   The Kardashian-Jenner sisters . “Family is everything,” says Kim Kardashian West, “so when we’re all together doing something special like this, it means so much.” The “something special” she's talking about is appearing in the global campaigns for Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear alongside her four sisters Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian, and Kylie and Kendall Jenner...

       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 25, 2018 arraigned one Muhammed Momoh before Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo, on one-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false presence. Momoh was arrested on December 22, 2017 by operatives of the EFCC for attempting to defraud the governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Tank o Al-Makura.The suspect, while posing as a “Private investigator from the Villa” approached the wife of the governor, Hajia Mairo Tanko Al-Makura, with a proposition to help stop a purported investigation of two accounts belonging to the governor, by the EFCC.He claimed that he came across information regarding the two accounts that had been under investigation since 2011 and also intercepted mails and gotten wind of investigation report purportedly sent to First Bank by the EFCC.The suspect requested for N8million, but was offered N6million.Suspicious about the pr...

          The Economic and Fincnaicl Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigations of two suspected oil thieves, alongside a vessel: MT MARINA EXPRESS handed over to it on Thursday, 25 Januray, 2018 by the Nigerian Navy Ship: NNS PATHFINDER's Naval Base, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.   The suspects: Caleb Oluwaseun and Okuneye Taiwo were arrested by the Nigerian Navy Ship: NNS PATHFINDER's patrol team deployed for anti -crude oil theft and illegal bunkering operations around St Bartholomew River, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Vessel they were operating and which has now been confiscated, was a 110m Vessel laden with estimated 1,600 metric tons of products suspected to be stolen crude oil.The NNS Pathfinder’s Commander, Navy Captain Victor Choji, who handed over the suspects to the EFCC, said that they were operating the Oil Vessel without requisite approval by the Naval authority. The suspects would be charged to court soon.Mor...

    PARADE OF THIRTEEN (13) VICIOUS AND NOTORIOUS MILITIA/ KIDNAP FOR RANSOM AND ARMED ROBBERY GANGS RESPONSIBLE FOR SLAUGHTERING OF NINETEEN (19) INNOCENT PEOPLE AND KILLING OF TWO (2) POLICEMEN, AND RECOVERY OF CACHE OF ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED PROHIHIBITED FIREARMS BY CSP JIMOH MOSHOOD, FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER AT THE NIGER STATE POLICE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, MINNA ON 24th JANUARY, 2018. · The Gang confessed and admitted to have been Terrorizing Travelers and responsible for several attacks and killings in villages and communities along the Minna-Bida-Birnin Gwari-Funtua and Tegina-Kaduna highways and also responsible for attack on Alawa Police Post, Shiroro local government area where two (2) Policemen were killed late last year SUSPECTS Kidnapping/Armed Robbery/Militia Gang i. Lawal Maisaje a.k.a Lawal Kwali ‘M’34YRS – Vicious Kingpin and Militia Leader ii. Zakairu Mamman ‘M’ 40YRS (The Chief Slaughter of the militia) iii. Bitrus Yohanna ‘M’ 40YRS ...

       The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has convicted a motorist, Mr Azuka Okoye for driving on Nigerian road with South Korean driving license. Okoye, in his plea said he just visited the country for the yuletide break and was billed to return to his base by the end of February. He argued that the license was still valid and that he should be allowed to use it as it was a proof that he had good driving knowledge. The Magistrate, Justice Eze Nwabachiri ruled that ordinary citizens were not allowed to use license of other countries unless there was a bilateral arrangement between the traffic agencies of both countries. The court said those permitted to use foreign driving license were diplomats, envoy and tourists and that the accused was guilty as charged.“You are hereby sentenced to a fine of N7, 000 or two months imprisonment,” he said. Speaking on the Mobile Court operation, Mr Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander of FRSC in Anambra said it w...