Reps slam one week ultimatum on minister to reply query

The House of Representatives may have turned the heat on Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke over the lawmakers’ plan to probe the multi-billion naira said to have been spent by her to charter private jets for alleged private use.

Court to decide Sanusi’s fate Thursday

A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the Federal Government, the State Security Service and the police to immediately release the passport unlawfully seized from the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The court, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, ordered the respondents, including the police, to pay N50m to Sanusi as exemplary damages for the unlawful detention and seizure of his passport.

Court awards Sanusi N50m damages, orders release of his passports

A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services from arresting or harrassing the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido. The court also ordered the DSS to release Mr. Sanusi’s passport to him immediately while also awarding the embattled CBN boss N50 million in exemplary damages reports Premium Times.

What is it like working in a sex store?

Abuja - Owning a kink store, I often get questions about the products that I stock.

Yes, I do cater to those whose bedroom antics may be considered as running a little left of field. And yes, some of the items on my “shelves” probably do look a little daunting, might need a few subtitles to understand exactly what they're for and where and how to use them.

In fact, a friend was once so intrigued by the anal hook, or rope master, that no attempt on my part at offering an expert and professional explanation would satisfy. I simply had to send her a picture of one in use.
It seemed to do the trick as no further questions ensued.

Nigerians don’t want new faces in movies –Vivian Ejike

 

Vivian Ejike is a prolific producer who has seen it all. She was once a banker too, but she left the lucrative  hustle and bustle of banking for acting just because of sheer interest and of course after she 

consulted her mother who is her very influential confidant. She has acted scripts she chose herself and she didn’t have to sleep her way through, hence she has a lot of  harsh words for a certain breed of budding actresses. In this interview she reveals her ups and downs and her determination  to succeed.

Why emotional abuse can be worse than physical

Abuja - A few Sunday's ago at a recent family gathering, my father told me about the new priest in his parish that quite literally practiced what he preached.

Our Lady Sovereign had been blessed with their very own rock-star dominee who decided to visit the not-so peaceful community of Brooklyn Heights whilst taking a much needed sabbatical from his popular online web-show, "Hell yeah, Jesus!"

UEFA Champions League: Barcelona in best form for Atletico

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Barcelona head into the Champions League quarterfinal showdown with La Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid in their “best form of the season”, defender Dani Alves said.

The Catalan side host the first leg on Tuesday on the back of five straight wins, a run started by eliminating Manchester City from the competition and featuring a 4-3 victory at Real Madrid to boost their domestic championship hopes.

Barca trail leaders Atletico by one point with seven games to play.

Mike Ezuruonye VS Nonso Diobi: Who is hotter?

Call them hunks and you wouldn’t be far from the truth. The pair of Mike Ezuruonye and Nonso Diobi have dazzled fans with their cute looks and acting prowess which has won them countless female fans. In fact, mention five of the cutest guys in Nollywood, Ezeruonye and Diobi would definitely make the list. The question now is, who is Nollywood’s alpha male? Mike Ezeruonye or Nonso Diobi? Today, movie buffs give their verdict as the two hunks lock horns on Showdown!

Sanusi battles terrorism sponsorship charges

Lagos - The legal battle between the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mallam Sanusi Lamido, and the Federal Government has taken a new twist as government says the embattled governor is being investigated for allegedly sponsoring terrorist acts perpetrated by the Boko Haram Sect.

SSS arrests Catholic priest, monarch, others over child theft

The State Security Service, Akwa Ibom State Command, on Tuesday paraded a Catholic priest with St. Peters Parish, Anambra State, Joseph Okon; a traditional ruler, Chief Uchenna Onyekaozuru; and 18 others over child theft.

Deputy Director, Operations, Mr. Fubara Duke, told newsmen during a press conference in Uyo that eight children had been rescued from the suspects.

Samsung Galaxy Tab4 arrives in 7, 8 and 10-inch sizes

The Samsung Galaxy Tab4 is a new line of quad-core Android tablets in a range of sizes.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1 tablet.

UNBELIEVABLE: SSS Accuses Sanusi Of Financing Terrorism

The Department of State Security Service, SSS, has accused the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Lamido Sanusi of financing terrorism.

* President Goodluck Jonathan, left, and former CBN Governor, Sanusi

Singer Waje Preaches Against ‘S*x Before Marriage’

 Singer Waje has joined those that preach against 'sex before marriage'. Waje who has a 15-year-old daughter was impregnated and abandoned by the baby father. She was really hurt but she says she is now a gladiator who has since moved on!

2015: Why Jonathan Will Never Be Re-elected – Melaye

The executive secretary of Anti-Corruption Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Dino Melaye has said that the “tenancy” of President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja would expire on May 29, 2015 and that it would never be renewed due to the monumental failures of his administration.

Melaye made the assertion in Abuja, yesterday while speaking with LEADERSHIP. He said that the massive corruption which has characterised Jonathan’s administration was unparalleled in the history of the country and that under Jonathan’s leadership corruption has become a way of life.

Court jails man two years for stealing phones

An Ebute Meta Magistrate’s court has sentenced 22-year-old Abdularamoni Jamiu to two years in prison with hard labour, after he pleaded guilty to the offence of stealing.

The convict, who had no fixed address, was arraigned on three counts.

He was, however, convicted on one of the charges –  stealing a BlackBerry phone, a Nokia phone and the sum of N22, 000 – from one Zuliat Ojubanire.

The police said the incident happened on March 15, 2014, while the victim was waiting to join a vehicle to her office, at Costain Round-About, Surulere, Lagos State.

It was learnt that Jamiu was among 12 hoodlums who attacked  the victim and others in the area around 5am.

Atiku hails Obasanjo for forgiving him

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the olive branch extended to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and urged Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness in the interest of national unity.

Police rearrest pastor for raping 12-year-old

The entrance of the toilet. Inset: The victim

The Lagos State Police Command has rearrested a 40-year-old pastor, Alasco Sobowale, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Epe area of the state.

Police authorities said the suspect, who is a pastor at Okiki Imole Church, Epe, was rearrested on Thursday at his home located at 10, Togodo Street, Temu Town.

The police had arrested Sobowale on

Fuel scarcity to persist till mid April

Motorists in a queue at a filling station in Lagos.
| credits: Segun Bakare

The scarcity of petrol across the country is assuming a new dimension with the product selling above the official regulated pump price due to a combination of factors, DAYO OKETOLA writes

The fuel shortage that has engulfed the country in the past one month may not improve until the middle or end of April as many marketers are currently finding it difficult to finance the import allocations they recently got from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency.

Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that a significant number of the independent marketers, who got import allocations from the PPPRA, were finding it difficult to finance them as banks had refused to raise Letters of Credit for them.

Wizkid’s Baby Mama Shares New PHOTOS

Music star, Wizkid's baby mama, Oluwanishola Ogudugu has shared new photos of her looking hot in her white body-fitting dress.

Sola as she's called, a graduate of the Houdegbe North American University Cotonou, Benin Republic welcomed her son for Wizkid in in 2011.