77-year-old American woman conned out of $285,000 by online lover in Malaysia; two Nigerian men arrested

An elderly American woman recently went to Malaysia expecting to meet with a dashing construction tycoon she met online, only to discover that her internet romance was part of an elaborate scam.

The 77-year-old unnamed victim, who travelled all the way from the U.S, said she met a man on social media who would regularly send her sweet messages via email. Little did she know that she was being played by con artists who wanted to extort money from her.

According to AsiaOne, her online suitor, who had claimed to be an entrepreneur, allegedly told her that he could double her money if she invested in his businesses.

President Buhari is yet to receive the 2018 budget, one week after it was passed by the National Assembly

Its been revealed that President Buhari is yet to receive the 2018 budget, one week after it was passed by the National Assembly.

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma said this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday saying reports credited to him as saying that the President will not sign the budget were false as he was even yet to receive the budget.

FG displays gun, ammunition and other Items recovered from Sambo Dasuki’s Abuja residence In court (photos)

On Tuesday, the Federal Government displayed rifles, ammunition, and other items recovered from the Abuja residence of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, at the Federal High Court Abuja.  

The items were displayed by Williams Obiora, an operative of the Department of State Security Services, (DSS), the prosecuting agency. Led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Oladipo Okpeseyi, (SAN), Obiora told the court that local and foreign currencies were also recovered from the house and had been deposited at the Central Bank of Nigeria.  

The money recovered, according to the witness was 40,000 dollars, N5 million and 20,000 dollars found in a vault and a Range Rover vehicle. The DSS operative told the court that they were recovered during a search which was carried out on the house following intelligence report that Dasuki was in possession of weapons injurious to national security.  

'It's sad that this administration cannot point to any major projects initiated, started and completed' - Ben Bruce

Common sense senator, Ben Bruce is once again calling out the President Buhari led administration saying, 'It is sad that this administration cannot point to any major projects initiated, started and completed in the three years they have been in power except the Daura helipad. It is a weak leader who looks after himself. A strong leader will rather look after the people who he leads'.

He also said, 'In the last 3 years, some of us leaders built new houses for ourselves, yet we haven’t built new housing estates for the people. We‘ve bought new private jets yet Nigeria still does not have a national airline. This, in my opinion, is the greatest failure of leadership possible'.

Sad! Eight year-old boy dies after falling into a well in Kano State

Sadi Yusuf, an eight year-old boy in Tamburawa Gabas town of Kano State on Tuesday died after falling into a well.  

The spokesman of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident occurred at about 7.30 am. He said the deceased was sent by his mother to go and fetch water in the well.    

Alleged assassination: ''Governor Wike enjoys immunity otherwise..…'' Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has reacted to the allegation made by Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, that the Federal government is planning to assassinate him. Governor Wike at a thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt last Sunday May 20th said

“Intelligence report available to us as at this morning indicate that they are plotting to assassinate me in a crowd and claim it was accidental discharge. The level of conspiracy against Rivers State is unfortunate. Instead of focusing on governance, they focus on how to assassinate me or frame me up. I am not afraid because nobody can kill me. What is in me is greater than them”.

Actress Mimi Orjiekwe reacts to reports that she is pregnant for a Warri-based billionaire

Reports were rife on social media yesterday May 23rd with claims that actress and mum of one, Mimi Orjiekwe, was expecting a child for a Warri-based billionaire, Michael Ikuku. The reports claimed that MImi whose marriage to actor Charles Billion packed up last year after finding out he had another family in the US, had been seeing the Billionaire and was living in one of his apartments in Banana Island Lagos.

Well, Mimi has now reacted to the report. See what she wrote on her Instastories below

41 people abducted by unknown gunmen in Birnin Gwari

No fewer than 41 people have been abducted in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state in two separate attacks. According to reports, the abductions took place in the last 24 hours. 

Confirming the abductions, the Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Danladi Idon Duniya, said a Sharon bus and a Golf 3 saloon that were travelling along the Birnin Gwari road were stopped by armed bandits and the 17 passengers were kidnapped.

In a related development, 24 people, mostly traders, who travelling in a commercial bus, were abducted near Labi village along the same route yesterday May 23rd. The victims were on their way to Kano to buy goods.

The NURTW chairman said reports reaching his office, claims that the kidnappers have taken all the 24 abductees into the bush, after forcing them to remove their clothes, while the women among them were forced to remove their veils.

The state police command is yet to react to this development.

Robert De Niro says Donald Trump is banned from Nobu restaurants worldwide

Actor and co-owner of the Nobu restaurant empire,  Robert DeNiro, who is a frequent critic of President Trump, says he has banned him from all of his Nobu restaurants all over the world including one in Washington, D.C.

The 74-year-old legendary actor revealed this to MailOnline while discussing life as a superstar, restaurateur and hotelier with fellow founders Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper during the launching of the new Nobu Marbella Resort last week.

When asked who his dream dinner guest would be, Robert insisted he would never let Trump into any of the Nobu restaurants.

According to him: 'I don't care what he likes. If he walked into a restaurant I was in - I'd walk out.'

Mark Zuckerberg meets French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss France as an innovation centre for Europe

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and French President Emmanuel Macron, both men who achieved so much at a young age, met to talk about  France as an innovation center for Europe.

Macron, 40, hosted Facebook CEO Zuckerberg, 34, and other tech leaders at the Tech for Good summit in Paris on Wednesday.

Femi Adesina describes those making negative comments about Buhari's government as Haters

In a chat with Channels TV this morning, Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says those Nigerians making negative comments about the Buhari-led administration are haters.

According to him, haters never see anything good in their enemies. When asked to respond to a comment made by a guest on the show that President Buhari does not have the mental capacity to manage Nigeria, Adesina said

''You know that haters will always be haters. Whenever anybody is a hater, there is nothing good his enemy can do.There is a saying in Yoruba that the horse of your enemy is never tall. Even if the horse is as tall as a storey building, you would say the horse is a dwarf horse because it belongs to your enemy. If somebody had said that about President Buhari, if he is a hater, goodluck to him. But the truth is that in Nigeria today, money is being better spent and the economy is responsive to the money that is being better spent''.

Governor Ambode gifts LASU best graduating student N5m, promises to sponsor his masters programme

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has given N5 million to the Best Graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU),  Fuhad Adetoro.

The governor made the cash donation to Fuhad at the convocation ceremony of the school which took place at the institution's Ojo campus yesterday May 23rd.

Governor Ambode also adopted Fuhad and pledged to sponsor Fuhad's Masters programme to any University of his choice.

Sad! Nollywood super star Mercy Johnson Okojie loses her mum

Actress Mercy Johnson and her family have been thrown into mourning as her beloved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, just passed on.

The grieving actress announced the sad news and said it was a really tough time for her and her family. She also asked for prayers and for their privacy to be respected.

She said: "It deeply saddens me to say that my beloved mother is gone. This is a trying time for my family and we would appreciate your prayers, even as we plead for our privacy at this time. Thank you"

Nigeria: Police parade killers of Nasarawa State University lecturer

The Nigerian police on Wednesday confirmed that they have arrested 14 notorious armed robbers suspected to have killed Dr Ibrahim Mailafia, a Senior Lecturer with the Nasarawa State University.  

On 3 November, 2017, Dr Mailafia, while returning to the country after completion of Doctorate Degree in Artificial Intelligence from the United Kingdom, on his way to Kano, Kano State to visit his family was attacked and murdered in cold blood on Kaduna – Zaria – Kano highway by robbers.  Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer, while parading the suspect in Abuja said the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, had directed a discreet investigation into the killing to bring perpetrators to justice.  

''When compared to OBJ, Buhari is nothing'' FFK says

According to FFK, no one should compare President Buhari and ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo as they are both not on the same level.

South African woman defiantly exposes her breasts after she was blocked by Twitter for going topless, says "I'm not ashamed of who I am"

A South African woman who is in the habit of going topless to expose her bare boobs has done it again after she was blocked by Twitter for indecent exposure.

Audrey Skhosana constantly shares photos of her naked breasts and those of other South African girls to "promote their culture and heritage".

As a result, Twitter blocked her. However, a lot of people called out Twitter for blocking her for showing her breasts, yet leaving other accounts that post pornographic contents.

Warri-based clergyman, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, strikes a pose with his newly acquired private jet

The Warri-based clergyman acquired a private jet in March this year. He shared photos of himself posing with the jet on his Facebook page this morning. See more photos below..

'The greatest mistake that Obasanjo made was not to prosecute and jail President Buhari for looting PTF funds' - FFK

As tweeted by former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode!

'In 2018, herdsmen have killed 425 people in Benue State' – Governor Ortom

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says suspected herdsmen have killed 425 people in Benue in 2018 alone. The governor spoke yesterday during the burial of two Catholic priests Felix Tyolaha and Joseph Gor along with17 parishioners killed by gunmen during a raid on Saint Ignatius Parish, Mbalom, Benue.  

The governor regretted the attacks on the church, wondering: “these people were in the church and not on their farms; by this act, they gave moved their narrative to include other motives”.  

He called on the federal government to arrest the killer-herdsmen, saying ” we know our killers but they are not arrested or invited for interrogation; they have stated at several fora that they would reclaim their land.”  The governor said the anti-open grazing law passed by the state assembly and accented by him, was the best way in curbing incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country.  

New York parents sue their only son, 30, because he won't move out from their family home. (Photos)

A New York judge has finally ordered a 30-year-old unemployed man to move out of his parents' home after the couple's attempt to have him vacate their home for months were abortive.

At a Tuesday hearing in court which was attended by the couple, Mark and Christina Rotondo of Camillus, New York and their son Michael, it was heard that their unemployed only-son does not pay any rent, nor does he help with any chores around the house.

The New York State Supreme Court Judge Donald Greenwood who presided over the case also heard that the couple have been trying for months to kick their son out, and even offered to assist when he finally does.

'' PDP brought Garba Shehu to limelight. PDP is his mother and father'' Reno Omokri

Two days ago, Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu via his twitter handle, asked Nigerians to tell Reno Omokri and his fellow PDP members that Nigerians want their money back and that they should forget about coming back to power. 

Reno in a statement released on his Facebook page, reminded Garba Shehu that he was a member of the PDP before joining APC and that he has no right to talk ill of any PDP member. Read his statement below

Quite unfortunately for President Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, my attention has been drawn to some hypocritical statements he made to the media.

After attacking former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, and the Peoples Democratic Party, Garba Shehu has taken to attacking me directly saying:

“Tell Reno and his friends that Nigerians want their moneys back and they should forget about presiding over the affairs of this country.”

Stunning new photos of Tonto Dikeh

Nigerians react to President Buhari ''eulogising'' late military dictator, Sani Abacha

''Lazy Nigerians are the ones complaining of hunger under the Buhari government'' Customs DG, Hameed Ali, says

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, says only Lazy Nigerians are the ones complaining of hunger in this administration.

Ali said this when he led members of the political group, Buhari Supports Organization, to see President Buhari at the state house Abuja yesterday May 22nd. 

''I'm enjoying this latest brickbats between President Buhari & Obasanjo, they should keep exposing themselves'' Governor Fayose

He tweeted this following yesterday's war of words between President Buhari and ex-president Obasanjo over the $16bn spent on power projects during the Obasanjo administration.

South African military officer dismissed from service over racial comment he made on social media

A South African military officer, Major MV Mohlala, has been dismissed from service over racial comments he made on Facebook. 

Mohlala had left a vile comment in a post shared by the son of an 80-year-old white man, Pastor Braam van Wyk, who was attacked at his home in Randburg on March 10th.

In response to the post, Mohlala commented that worse things should have been done to the man.

''Should actually have poked out his eyes and tongue so that the last people he would ever see, were the killers and he could go to his grave with the nightmare.” Apartheid is in him. All of these old white people think we are stupid when they say they were opposed to apartheid. We will not forget what they have done. Now it is the white people’s turn.” Mohlala wrote

After much deliberation by the military authority, he has been dismissed from office. See a copy of his dismissal letter below

17-year-old girl pregnant after being raped by armed robbers; her mother and Church refuse to consent to abortion

A Port Harcourt based Twitter user shared the story seeking for advice on how best to help the young girl legally.

A Royal Wedding guest succeeds in selling her royal wedding gift bag on eBay for £21,400

Days ago, it was revealed that some royal wedding guests were seen trying to sell off their royal wedding gift bags on eBay (read here).

Well, one of the royal wedding guests has found a buyer willing to have her wedding gift bag for a whopping sum of £21,400.  

Claire Oliver, 31, was one of the 1,200 non-VIPs invited to spend the day outside St George's Chapel as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married on Saturday. She is from Cambridge but lives in south-east London and works in HR for Troup Bywaters, an engineering group heavily involved in offering apprenticeships to get more young people in work - a cause close to Harry's heart.

On the day of the wedding, she filmed herself twirling with joy in the grounds of St. George Chapel and tweeted: "I got to watch the royal wedding right outside Windsor Castle in this amazing setting. Such an amazing day #Golden ticket #Royal connections." 

Photo: Airport cleaner returns $6,000 found in toilet

A cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State, Charity Bassey, recently found a nylon containing $6,000 valued at over N2million in the toilet at the airport while cleaning it and returned it to the security department at the airport. 

Bassey was on duty at the departure wing of the airport when she picked up the item from the floor in the toilet. Narrating how she found the money, Blessing said;

Young Nigerian-American woman in search of her long lost father

A Nigerian-American lady identified as Atiya is searching for her father who parted ways with her African American mother (pictured with her above) when she was born.

Atiya's mother, Letitia Green and her father met in New Jersey but have since lost contact after her birth. 

Anyone with useful information about her father or his family should kinldy comment below.

'Our foreign reserve has risen to 47.5 billion USD as of May 2018' - President Buhari

President Buhari while giving a keynote address during the 17th Productivity Order of Merit Award in Abuja on Tuesday said, 'Nigeria's foreign reserve has risen to 47.5 billion USD as of May 2018 as against 29.6 billion USD in May 2015'.

He added that, 'the inflation rate declined from a peak of 18.7 percent in January 2017 to 12.4 percent in April 2018, making it the 15th consecutive month of deceleration. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recovered after five quarters of continuous contraction, recording positive growths of 0.7, 1.4, and 1.9 percent in quarters two, three and four of 2017, respectively, and signaling an exit from the recession'.

See his full speech below...

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Caitlyn Jenner gives an update on her relationship with the Kardashians, says 'They've all moved on'

It's no news that Caitlyn Jenner has become estranged from the Kardashians ever since she and Kris Jenner got divorced in 2014, as well as coming out as transgender in 2015 and blasting her ex-wife in her memoir, The Secrets of My Life. 

Speaking in a new interview with Broadly, the 68-year-old Olympian gave an update on her relationship with her ex-wife's daughters.

11-year-old girl asks mom to stop sending her to the supermarket as men are harassing her

A Ugandan mother has expressed concern over the safety of her daughter after the little girl asked not to be sent to the supermarket because men have been harassing her.

Braless Caitlyn Jenner flashes cleavage in new photos

Caitlyn Jenner took to Instagram to share these new set of photos of herself taken for a recent interview.

The 68-year-old Olympian who went braless in one of the photos also flashed her cleavage in the snap. 

See full photos below.

Nigeria: Twitter user narrates how Two 6-year old girls currently in hospital with vaginal tear

Nigerian lawmakers propose N2m fine and Two-year jail term for Codeine and Tramadol abuse

An amendment bill passed in the House of Representatives yesterday proposed a N2 million fine and a two-year jail term for abuse of tramadol and codeine.  

The bill, which seeks to amend the Food, Drugs and Related Products (Registration, etc) Act Cap. F33 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to review the penalties and confer jurisdiction on High Court of the state to try offences under the Act, was sponsored by Betty Apiafi (Betty Apiafi ,PDP Rivers) passed second reading yesterday.  

Photos: Jim Iyke signs multi million ambassador deal with Wear It All men's luxury brand!

On Saturday, May 19th, 2018. One of Nollywood’s great talent and stylish personality Jim Iyke signed Multi Million Naira ambassador deal with Wear It All Men’s Luxury Brand, Lagos Nigeria.

WEAR IT ALL Men’s Luxury, a duly registered and incorporated boutique, is a fashion and footwear brand that represents trendy-savvy men’s feel, style and quality. The brand operates on a tripod of trust, creativity and reliability; and this reflects in the brand’s growth since its inception. Excellent relationship of the brand with the world’s most renowned designers has made WIA-ML a top-notch stop-shop centre. This is strongly due to the brand’s continuous search for wears that of made-to-last quality, thus, giving its customers value for their money.