Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Tony Allen Set To Release Debut Album

 

  Renowned Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has announced he will be releasing his debut full length album, titled  The Source” , to be released under Blue Note Records.

Nigerian players rounded off training with Spanish coach

   
   Top Spanish tennis coach, Jose Velasco has rounded off his four-week coaching visit to Nigeria at the Lagos Country Club with a number of junior national players getting the latest techniques to step up their game.

INEC registers 69,000 eligible voters in Bayelsa

   

   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had registered about 69,000 eligible voters during the ongoing continuous voters registration in Bayelsa.

Senate approves financial autonomy for state assemblies

 

   The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved the inclusion of former presidents of the Senate and former speakers of the House of Representatives as members of the Council of State.

Police raid wedding between 5-year-old girl and 22-year-old man

 


     Police raided a wedding between a 22-year-old man and a five-year-old girl – but were too late to stop it.

Africa Youth and Talent Summit 2017 Report

 

    On Thursday July 20th, 2017 the maiden edition of Africa Youth and Talent Summit (#AYTSummit2017)  took place in GNAT Hall, 20km Adjacent Waec Hall, Tamale, Ghana.

Nigerian Couple Beat A 7year Old Girl With Electronic Wire After They Caught Her Watching Porn



   A couple based in NISE town of Awka South local Government in Anambra, beat a 7year old girl with electronic wire after she was caught watching a porn movie that was reportedly kept carelessly by the couple...

Read the post by Osho Gbenga Ebuka below...

Governor of Katsina state, Aminu Bello Masari commissions Air Force Operational Wing Base Daura (Photos)



   The Executive governor of Katsina state, Aminu Bello Masari on Wednesday, 26th July, 2016 commissioned the Air Force Operational wing base in Daura!
More photos below

Beautiful Burn Survivor Shares Her Inspirational Survival Story On IG


     A Nigerian burn survivor, Aderonke Odumosu took to her Instagram page to share her inspirational story. According to Aderonke, she has never been inclined to share her story on social media until she had to talk to a burn survivor who was contemplating suicide.  Read what she wrote below.

Jim Iyke goes Gucci shopping in Paris! (Photos)

 

  Popular Nollywood actor Jim Iykeis in Paris where he indulged in some high fashion retail therapy. Just like HushPuppi, he shopped at Gucci before posing on the streets of Paris.

University Of Abuja Student Union President, Okoye Suspended For Looting Millions


    UNIABUJA SUG president, Okoye has been suspended for allegedly stealing millions from the account of the student union government.

Amina Mohammed leads 1st joint AU-UN high-level mission to Africa

 

   UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, is leading a first-ever joint AU-UN high-level mission to Africa, to highlight the role of women in achieving sustainable peace and development.

UK to ban sale of petrol, diesel cars

 
    Britain will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution, the government was set to announce later Wednesday. Enviroment minister Michael Gove is due to present the government’s keenly-awaited £3 billion ($3.9 billion, 3.4 billion euro) air pollution plan, which is expected to demand that councils propose measures by March next year to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels, according to British media reports.