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 How motherhood affected my love for bikinis, nudity – Rihanna Billionaire music icon Rihanna has opened up about her past choices, expressing regrets about her daring fashion sense, particularly her love for revealing outfits. The mother of two said whenever she looks back at her bikini fashion, she wonders if she “really did that”. Rihanna stated that being a mother has influenced her new fashion sense. “It is going to sound hypocritic but… I did so much sh*t in my life. I had my nipples out, my panties out,” she told Vogue. “But now those are the things that I guess as a mum and evolved young lady, I would never do. I’m just like, ‘Oh! My God, I really did that?” Recall that Rihanna and her partner, A$AP Rocky, welcomed RZA on May 19, 2022, barely a year after they confirmed their relationship. In August 2023, the couple welcomed their second son, Riot Ross.

 Ruthless Arsenal inflict heaviest season defeat on Chelsea Ruthless Arsenal inflicted the heaviest defeat on Chelsea this season at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to hold on to top spot in the premier league. The Gunners demolished Chelsea 5-0 in a five-star performance, converting five of their 10 shots on target. Arsenal opened the scoring four minutes into the game. Declan Rice played a pass to the feet of Leandro Trossard, and he shot into the bottom left corner from inside the box. Few minutes into the second half, Arsenal doubled their lead. Ben White fired the rebound into the bottom left corner after the ball broke to him in the box. In the 57th minute, Martin Odegaard slipped a clever pass through to Kai Havertz, who moved inside the box and sent a measured shot beyond the keeper and into the roof of the net to make it 3-0. In the 68th minute, Bukayo Saka passed the ball into the penalty area. Havertz collected it and quickly sent it into the bottom right corner via the ...

 Peter Obi never believed in Labour Party ideology – Doyin Okupe A former director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, has said the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, never believed in the ideologies of the party. Okupe, who said the LP was just a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the presidential election, spoke on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’. Okupe resigned his membership of the LP in January, on the grounds of ideological differences. Hey said his membership of the party ended the moment Obi lost the election. According to him, “The LP for us — for Peter Obi and I — and those in the leadership of the movement… The party was a special purpose vehicle (SPV). I have never been a labour person, I have never operated on the left before but we needed a platform and this was the only platform readily available to us. “We thought that if we won the election… there are no fast and hard rules about ideologies. You can always find a shade betwe...

 APC state chairmen pass confidence vote in Ganduje …say ‘coup’ to sack him has failed Forum of All Progressives Congress State Chairmen, on Tuesday, passed a vote of confidence in the party’s National chaiyrman, Abdullahi Ganduje.   The 37 state party chairmen said there was a coup to remove Ganduje as APC National Chairman but it failed. They made their position known during a solidarity visit to the secretariat of the party in Abuja, where they pledged their allegiance to Ganduje. The acting Chairman of the Forum and Lagos APC chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, said they were solidly behind Ganduje and would defend him against external aggression. He said, “We are here to let you know that you remain the captain of the ship. After all, those who made the announcement were not even known to the party in the first place. We will not allow you to be embarrassed like the former chairmen of the party. “What they wanted to do was a coup. But the coup has failed. We are here to show tha...

 How Yahaya Bello Declined EFCC’s Invitation for Interrogation- Olukoyede The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Mr Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that he made personal efforts to invite a former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Adoza Bello to respond to investigations regarding his alleged involvement in money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand  and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo).  Olukoyede stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 while addressing media executives at the Corporate Headquarters of the EFCC.  According to him, he had a telephone conversation with Bello offering him ample opportunities to present himself for interrogation by investigators of the EFCC. “On my honour,  I put a call to him to honour him as a former governor. He said, I can’t come, claiming that a certain lady has surrounded  t...

 Alleged N80.2 Fraud: EFCC Serves Yahaya Bello  his Charges Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello was on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 served his charges through his counsel,  Abdulwahab Muhammad (SAN)  after Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja ruled that the defendant should be served through his counsel, especially as he failed to appear before the court, yet again. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting  Yahaya Bello alongside his Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80, 246, 470,089.88k (Eight Billion, Two Hundred and Forty-six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty-nine Naira, Eighty-eighty Kobo). At Tuesday’s  sitting,  Bello’s counsel, Adeola Adedipe (SAN) prayed the court to quash the arrest warrant granted the  Commission against Bello, arguing that Tuesday’s  substituted service to the def...

 Court Adjourns Hearing on Binance Executive’s Bail Application          Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 adjourned hearing on the bail application of Binance Holdings Limited  and its executive, Tigran Gambaryan till May 17, 2024. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Gambaryan alongside Binance Holdings Ltd and Nadeem Anjarwalla, (currently at large) on five-count charges bordering on alleged tax evasion, currency speculation and money laundering to tune of $34,400,000 (Thirty-Four Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). The court had on Thursday, April 18, 2024 adjourned trial till Tuesday for prosecution counsel, Mr Ekele Eheanacho to respond to a bail application filed by the defence counsel, Mark Mordi (SAN).   At Tuesday’s  proceedings, Mordi argued that the court had the power to grant bail to the defendant and impose cond...

 GOVERNOR UZODIMMA REITERATES UNITY AMONG NIGER DELTA STATES  The Imo State Governor, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has underscored the need for unity and partnership among Niger Delta States during the 6th session of the National Council of Niger Delta.  In his address, the Governor urges the Ministry of Niger Delta Development to tackle the region's specific challenges and integrate partnerships within the States.  According to the Governor, "The Renewed Hope administration, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is steadfast in its commitment to national development, and as Niger Deltans, it is incumbent upon us to take ownership of this drive and work towards achieving the development we aspire to".  More photos below. 

 Wamac, Illinois- a 36-year-old man has been arrested for strangling two grade school age children.  Well information is still unfolding, it appears he is being charged with harming three children. We have the most information about the two Elementary school aged children that told authorities about what happened first.  Justin Clegg was arrested today after law enforcement and DCFS investigated two young children who told officials that Klegg had strangled them. Both alleged victims have bruising around their necks and one victim has a busted lip and was scratched on their torso. Officers arrested Clegg while he was at work today at Big Three.  He is being held at the Marion County jail on two felony counts of aggravated battery / strangulation to children.  Several people reached out about this story. They are very hopeful these children will see Justice. I will update if more charges are added, as I heard they might be. I will also update if he is given a bon...

 The Kogi State Assembly is requesting the removal of former Governor Yahaya Bello's name from the list of individuals wanted by the EFCC During the plenary session on Tuesday, these points were included in the House's resolutions. This occurred following a presentation by Jibrin Abu, the House member from Ajaokuta State Constituency, who raised an urgent public issue for discussion. In his written plea titled ‘A plea to cease the baseless, frivolous, and untrue smear campaign against former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello’, the legislator asserted that the anti-corruption agency has been unfairly targeting Bello. “Kogi State, by allocation standard, is not rich so much so that N80.4b will be missing that the State will not be shaken to its foundation. This claim by the EFCC should be sanctioned and taken as laughable. Innocent Nigerians and Kogi State citizens that bought into the lies should by their personal volition withdraw their support,”

 PRESS RELEASE FG TO FAST TRACK DEVELOPMENTAL STRIDES IN NIGER DELTA REGION (NDR) The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh (FNSE) says the Federal Government (FG) has identified a need to harness enormous potentials and investments of Public Private Partnership (PPP) towards fast track of developmental strides in the NDR. He made this known during the ongoing National Council on Niger Delta (NCND) with the theme: "Stimulating Strategies for Economic Growth and Development in the Niger Delta Region". Meeting venue is the Unity Hall, Government House Complex, Asaba, Delta state. The Minister said, "We are reinforcing coordination mechanism to deliver planned objectives in the NDR. Efforts in this direction include the presidential charge to harmonise all development plans in the region into a single strategy which will ensure shared purpose and articulated development among stakeholders in the region". Speaking further, Momoh ...

(UNN) lecturer was caught pants down in his office with a married female student.  Some Lecturers Bring Shame To The Profession  Big shame as University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) lecturer was caught pants down in his office with a married female student.  In the viral video, the man’s name and department were not mentioned. However, from the commentators, the man was tracked through voice notes and chats with the student who obviously played along. According to another source: A professor in his discipline but he is not disciplined.  The UNN Lecturer, Professor Mfonobong Udoudom, who was caught pants down with a married student is also married with kids. Watch videos below. 

 WIKE'S WIFE, JUSTICE NYESOM WIKE, PROMOTED TO COURT OF APPEAL.  The Rivers State Family Court, Justice Eberechi Nyesom Wike is one of the 22 judges selected and appointed to the Appeal Court of Nigeria. It was a rigorous selection process that screened 89 nominees to fill available positions. Having scaled through that huddles, the 22 successful judges have now been confirmed promoted. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola approved the promotion on April 2, 2024, and has been forwarded to President Tinubu for appointment. Justice Eberechi Nyesom Wike is the wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Other newly appointed justices on the list indicated that Justices Polycarp Tema Kwahar, Ruqayat Ayoola, Eneche Eleojo, Asmara Akanbi Yusuf, Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, and Abdu Dogo were appointed from the North-Central region. From the North-East region, there is only Justice Fadahu Umaru, from Borno State. Justices Ishaq Mohammed Sani, Zainab...

  Again, Dangote slashes diesel, aviation fuel prices to N940, N980.  Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940, and N980 per litre respectively. This is coming in the wake of its widely celebrated price reduction to N1,000 barely two weeks ago. The price change of N940 applies to customers buying five million litres and above from the refinery, while the price of N970 is for customers buying one million litres and above. Speaking on the new development, the Head of Communication, Mr Anthony Chiejina, explained that the new price aligns with the company’s commitment to cushion the effect of economic hardship in Nigeria. “I can confirm to you that Dangote Petroleum Refinery has entered a strategic partnership with MRS Oil and Gas stations, to ensure that consumers get to buy fuel at affordable prices, in all their stations be it Lagos or Maiduguri. You can buy as low as 1 litre of diesel at N1,050 ...

  Another video of bullying at Lead British International School  surfaces online.  A video of boy being bullied by other students at the Lead British International School, Abuja has surfaced online.   In the new video shared online, some male students in the school’s uniform can be seen surrounding another boy on his knees. As he stood on his feet, he was slapped on the head before he was whisked away in the nine-second video. This is coming after an initial video of a female student slapping a fellow female student went viral this morning.   The school has since been shut down for 3 days, by authorities after heavy outrage from Nigerians online.

 Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Nasarawa.  Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers in Karu Local Government Area of the state.   The spokesperson for the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel in a statement issued on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, said the suspects namely Babangida Abdullahi, 29, Mohammed Abubakar, 27, and Yakubu Sani,30, were arrested by operatives attached to the Mararaba ‘A’ Division of the Nigeria Police.   “The suspects allegedly conspired among themselves and placed a call across to one Ibrahim Idris of the same address, an uncle to one of the suspects,” the statement reads.    “They threatened to kidnap him if he doesn’t pay a ransom of N2 million   "Scared of being kidnapped, the victim dropped the total sum requested by the suspects at their preferred location; after which they picked it up and shared it among themselves.”    The statement added that the three suspects hav...

 Ogun Agro-Cargo International Airport To Commence Flight Operations Soon-Abiodun The Ogun State Agro-Cargo International Airport will begin scheduled and non-scheduled flights in the next few weeks; Governor  Dapo Abiodun made this known on Tuesday.  Abiodun, was speaking at the 13th Gateway International Trade Fair breakfast meeting with chief executive officers, captains of industry, entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders alike, held at the Mitros Residences, GRA, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The governor noted that the approval process to get the airport running has reached an advanced stage, with the approval expected in few days' time. He also disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the Special Agro Processing Zone as a Free Trade Zone. He said: "Our newly built Gateway International Airport which will soon be commissioned, I believe as a matter of fact, this week, that airport will get an approval to begin to operate non-scheduled flights, meaning that ...

 Press Release THE POWER SECTOR CRISIS JINX WILL BE BROKEN IN THIS ADMINISTRATION SAYS ADELABU. The Hon. Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adekola Adelabu has said that the importance of Power to economic growth and industrial development of any nation cannot be overemphasized as no sector can actually perform optimally without stable, effective, functional and cost effective power supply. The minister stated this when he received the Senate Committee on Power led by its Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who visited the Ministry for it's familiarization/oversight function recently in the Ministry's headquarters in Abuja. The Minister said that the crises bedevilling the Power sector has defiled every attempt of resolution in the past sixty (60)years, but this Ahmed. Bola Tinubu administration is committed to breaking the 60 years crisis jinx. "The steps we are taking in the Ministry of Power is in the right direction, it is only a little time, this crisis will be over...

 Dana Air plane crash-lands in Lagos Aircraft Belonging To Dana Air Crash-Lands In Lagos There was pandemonium on Tuesday morning as Dana Air overshot the runway on landing at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. It was gathered that the plane on landing at the Lagos Airport RW18L, skidded off the runway probably due to poor braking action and flooded runway. Passengers who came out of the aircraft were heard thanking God for saving their lives. A Dana Air plane with registration number, 5N BKI on Tuesday crash-landed in Lagos. The aircraft took off from Abuja en route to Lagos. The airline confirmed the development in a statement released by the Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane. Details of the accident is yet to be ascertained by the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau. Details were still sketchy at the time of filing this report. The aircraft was coming from Abuja to ...

 ‘Donald Trump is a core racist’ – John Legend American superstar John Legend has described former United States president, Donald Trump as a “tried-and-true, dyed in the wool racist.” He claimed that Trump had always shown racist tendencies even before he became the 45th President of America, stressing that he barred black people from his facilities years back. Legend further claimed that the Republican candidate in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, “clearly believes in the genetic hierarchy of humanity.” He said his immigration policy reeks of racism. “He [Donald Trump] has made it clear throughout his life that he believes black people are inferior. He believes that to his skull, to his bones,” John Legend was quoted on Daily Loud. “He wouldn’t let us [Black people] live in his buildings back in the day, but also when you hear some of the stray comments he makes, he clearly believes in the genetic hierarchy of humanity and he is racially determined. “So he is a tried-and...

 I want to appear in court but I’m afraid of arrest — Yahaya Bello The embattled immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello said he was ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the 19-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Though Bello was absent for his arraignment, he briefed a team of lawyers who addressed the court on his behalf on Tuesday. A member of his legal team, Mr. Adeola Adedipe, SAN, told the court that his client would have made himself available for the proceedings, but was afraid that he would be arrested. “The defendant wants to come to court but he is afraid that there is an order of arrest hanging on his head,” Adedipe, SAN, submitted. Consequently, he urged the court to set aside the exparte order of arrest it earlier issued against the former governor. Adedipe, SAN, contended that as at the time the order of arrest was made, the charge had not been served on his client a...

Nollywood actress Faithia Williams has lost her father to death. With a heavy heart, the actress announced the death of her father to her fans and followers in social media. The beautiful actress expressed sadness to tell her father good night at such a time and prayed his soul reata in peace. With a heavy heart, i am sad to say goodnight to my loving father… May his gentle soul rest in peace” The likes of Tawa Ajisefinni, Foluke Daramola Salako, Bimpe Akintunde, Joke Silva, Yinka Quadri and other Nollywood artistes consoled Faithia Williams on her loss. One more photo below. 

 At about 1am, officers from Pen Cinema Division responded to calls from motorists that somebody was sighted cutting cables.  Abu Ali aged 35 was arrested at Ode Aran bus stop, Ogba, with vandalized cables.  Prosecution follows.

 Enyi Emmanuel went to a filling station at Ile Zik in a Sienna, filled his kegs with diesel worth N120,000 and asked the attendant to go get the POS terminal. He then zoomed off. Alarm was raised.  He abandoned the vehicle and ran away upon sighting a police patrol team on Airport Road, Ikeja. Vehicle and diesel were recovered while investigation led to the arrest of the suspect. He confessed to have succeeded with this modus operandi many times. Prosecution follows.

 Alleged N8.5bn Fraud: You Have Case To Answer, Lagos Court Tells NIMASA Staff, Ex-JTF Commander Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 22, 2024, told a former Commander of the Joint Military Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, Major-General Emmanuel Atewe ( rtd.), and a  staff of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Kime Engonzu, that they have a case to answer in the alleged N8.5bn money laundering case brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Atewe and Engonzu are standing trial on a 22-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N8, 537,586,798.58, which also involves a former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and Josephine Otuaga, also a staff of NIMASA. One of the counts reads: "That you, Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi, Major General Emmanuel Atewe, Kime Engozu, and Josphine Otuaga, sometime in 2014, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction...

  Lead British International School expels Maryam Hassan and her cohorts for bullying colleague, Namtira.  Watch videos below of the bullying and why the bully apologized. 

 Lead British School temporarily closed due to accusations of bullying.  Lead British International School in Abuja temporarily shuts down amid bullying scandal Lead British International School in Abuja has taken the unprecedented step of temporarily shutting down for three days following a disturbing incident of bullying captured in a viral video on the school premises. The decision to close the school was announced during a press briefing attended by concerned parents on Tuesday. The move comes in response to widespread outrage sparked by the circulating videos, which depicted a female student being subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her peers. The footage, which circulated rapidly on social media platforms, showed the victim being repeatedly slapped by another female student in what appeared to be a distressing interrogation session. The incident prompted swift condemnation from the public, with calls for immediate action to address the issue of bullying within t...