NAFDAC reacts to reports of misappropriation of funds by its DG, says allegations are false

There were reports last week that the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Paul Orhii, misappropriated some of the agencies funds by way of fictitious contracts as well as inflation of contract fund. The agency this morning released a statement on its Facebook page, discrediting the report. 

Wale Tinubu denies being dissed by president Buahri in the US

According to sources close to the CEO of Oando, Wale Tinubu, he was not dissed by Pres. Buhari at the Corporate Council of Africa dinner in Washington DC this week contrary to reports in the media that he was. In the video from the dinner that has since been released, President Buhari expressed his lack of surprise at seeing Wale Tinubu. What the president said below..

"I’m not surprised to meet the Chief Executive of Oando here. He is a very close friend of my big friend, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I’m talking about the Chief Executive of Oando, Wale Tinubu who is here. I am not surprised to meet him. But I was surprised to meet the Chief Executive of Zenith Bank; maybe he was brought by the Governor of the Central Bank.” Click here to watch video after the cut...

MoneyGram partners Access Bank to launch Big Splash promo

MoneyGram, in conjunction with Access Bank, has launched a special consumer promo tagged Access Bank MoneyGram Big Splash Promo to reward customers who undertake receive transactions at all branches of the bank between July and December this year.

With a star prize of a Hyundai i1o, the promo also offers other mouth watering prizes such as 32” LED TVs, DVD Players and Blenders. Thousands of various instant gifts during transactions are also part of the goodies to be won.

Speaking during the flag off of the promo in Lagos, Alex  Hoffman, Executive Vice President, MoneyGram, said the initiative was borne out of the desire to appreciate the loyalty of Nigerians, home and abroad, to the MoneyGram brand as a dependable platform for sending and receiving money.

 According to him, “With this initiative, Access Bank and MoneyGram will bring the magic into remittance services. This is what Access and MoneyGram do together which is aimed at bringing people closer. MoneyGram and Access Bank help people bring their family together. Aside that, we can also imagine the impact of our collaboration on future development in the area of new technology”.

Also speaking, the Executive Director, Access Bank, Mr. Victor Etuokwu said the initiative was introduced to assist and encourage Nigerians living abroad to support their families in Nigeria.

According to him, “This is an initiative for our brothers and sisters in the Diasporas who want to send money home to their loved ones to do so in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner. It is also a reassurance to those who receive funds to get such sent to them via the MoneyGram platform so that they can win fantastic prizes aside from the guaranteed peace of mind MoneyGram and Access Bank gives”.

Chrissy Teigen shows off her perfect butt in a thong on vacation

The model is currently on vacation with husband John Legend and shared the sexy photo of her in a thong on a boat on her instagram page.

Miss Tourism Nigeria Globe releases new photos

 

Miss Tourism Nigeria Globe 2015, Chinonso Opara, who is a student of the University of Port Harcourt just released new photos as she prepares to represent Nigeria at the 2015 Miss Globe International pageant in Turkey. More photos after the cut..

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).