Wednesday, 22 July 2015

Nick Cannon hospitalized


Nick Cannon was hospitalized on Wednesday after working so many jobs almost at the same time.
Cannon posted a pic of himself in a hospital bed, hooked up to a bunch of monitors but he didn't really say what was wrong with him, but he hinted it was somehow related to exhaustion.
The "America's Got Talent" host said, "I really think I'm a superhero" and compared himself to Batman.
He said:
Dont worry, Temporary pit stop... Sometimes I can be a little too bull headed and stubborn. I gotta stop running my body to the ground. I be wanting to grind nonstop but the engine can't run on fumes. On the low though, I really think I'm a super hero... Now I'm not saying I'm Batman, but I am saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in the same room together. LOL #ImGood

Photos: Buhari meets with his former colleagues in the U.S. War college


President Buhari met with some of his former colleagues at the US War college from 1980. More photos after the cut...
 

Family removes Bobbi Kristina’s belongings from her home


Guess the family has given up and it looks like Bobbi Kristina will spend her last days at a hospice in Atlanta. Her aunt, co-legal guardian and her mother's former manager, Pat Houston, has reportedly cleaned out the home in Roswell where the 22 year old was found unresponsive.

According to Us Weekly, an insider said Pat removed most of Bobbi Kristina's belongings from the home as she's not expected to ever go back there
“She removed the belongings. She kept all the pictures and Whitney’s platinum and gold album plaques. But she threw everything else out.”

Majek Fashek fixes his teeth (photos)


Troubled Nigerian music legend Majek Fashek recently visited a dentist to fix his bad teeth as part of his efforts to get his life back together. His friend Black Rise shared photos from Majek's visit to the dentist on his Facebook page and wrote "Thanking you all for your contributions and donations. You can see your goodwill is showing and working"

His friends had recently started a gofundme page to raise money for his rehabilitation. Hope he gets better. More photos after the cut...


There is nobody who will be above the law in Nigeria - Osinbajo


VP Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Wednesday the Muhammadu Buhari administration would not spare anyone who went against the law as it would propagate the rule of law in all its programmes.

He said this when officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers paid him a visit at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo said;


"There is nobody who will be above the law in Nigeria, no matter who you are. You cannot use party. You cannot use the association; you cannot use position in government. Nobody is above the law. That is the first move and I want us to support that. Let us not say that if a person, who is one of our own, is being held to account for his wrong-doing, so long as the person is being held to account according to law, we must not support such a person. We must say ‘let the law take its course’. That is how good societies are run, there is no other way. If we see fairness, let us describe it as fairness; let us support what is right and good for our country. And our country is going to call upon us time and time again. We are the elite of this country. There is no other elite. You can’t look anywhere else for elite."
The Vice President added that the NURTW was an important stakeholder in the road transport network with as much national outlook as the Nigerian Army. He said that the union was one of the few associations with the grassroots in its reach because most Nigerians could access it. He said the union had a great role to play in national development
(NAN).

Cross River Chief of Staff denies assault claim, alleges blackmail


Yesterday a man named Jeremiah Ashang accused the Chief of Staff to Cross River state governor of assault (read here). The man accused has now released a statement explaining his side of the story
The Chief of Staff to Cross River State Governor, Martin Prim has decried allegations of assault made against him by one Jeremiah Ashang as a cocktail of lies. Orim said the entire account of the alleged assault as narrated by Ashang is riddled with half truths, contradictions and outright falsehood. 
He said this was a clear case of the aggressor playing the victim, saying it was Ashang and his gang who actually assaulted his driver.
 "I neither assaulted nor ordered the beating of Ashang or anybody else for that matter. This man is clearly out to blackmail me. But in his hurry to tar me and malign my person, he exposed himself for who he truly is. A liar.
"While in one breath he claimed I ordered his my security details to beat him, tie him up and bundle him into a Hilux van, in another breath he said he fled for his dear life after I purportedly ordered that he and his cousin should be shot. I am wondering how a man who was supposedly tied up and thrown into a Hilux van, could have made such an escape."
Orim said it was actually Ashang and his gang that actually assaulted his driver after they forced their way into his hotel room, claiming the said room the hotel staff checked in his driver, was reserved for them.
The Chief of Staff who said he refused to be dragged into the confusion that ensued thereafter, accused Asang of cheap blackmail.

Multiple bomb blast in Gombe state


Multiple bomb explosions have been reported in two motor parks in Gombe state this evening. Two bomb explosions went off at the Dadin kowa motor park while the another one went off at Tashan Dukku motor park. Many people are feared dead. Details later

EFCC invites Saraki's wife and YarAdua's daughter over allegations of fraud


According to a breaking news report by Premium Times, wife of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Toyin Saraki and one of the daughters of former President Umaru YarÁdua, Zainab Dakingari have been invited by the EFFC over alleged fraud and money laundering.
 
Mrs Toyin Saraki is being invited by the antigraft agency to answer questions regarding some alleged questionable flow of income into some companies which she has interest in. PT reports that Mrs Saraki is due to appear at EFFC's headquarters on July 28
 
Zainab Dakingari who is married to the ex-governor of Kebbi state, Saidu Zakingari is being invited by EFFC to answer questions on an alleged N2 billion fraud which was carried out during her husband's tenure. Zainab was meant to appear before EFCC team today but deferred her appointment till July 27thas she is currently out of the country. 
When contacted, EFCC spokesperson acknowledged that new fraud suspects have been invited by the agency
"I’m aware that a new set of suspects w‎ere recently invited. It’s not impossible the two women are among them.” he said

Yay! Tiwa Savage and Teebillz welcome son (photo)



Tiwa Savage just welcomed her first child - a son. She gave birth today July 22 at St Mary's Hospital in London. Big congrats to them

Buhari to US govt: Provide Nigeria more aid against Boko Haram, 'without strings'


President Buhari this afternoon called on the US government to provide Nigeria with aids against Boko Haram without any strings attached. President Buhari made the call while delivering his speech at the US Institute of Peace. Tweets and video of what he said after the cut...