AIDS claimed one million lives in 2016 – UN

AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, said a UN report Thursday proclaiming “the scales have tipped”.
Not only are new HIV infections and deaths declining, but more people than ever are on lifesaving treatment, according to data published ahead of an AIDS science conference opening in Paris on Sunday.
“In 2016, 19.5 million of the 36.7 million people living with HIV had access to treatment,” said the UNAIDS global roundup.

Budget: Osinbajo proposes N135.6bn virement

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has submitted a virement proposal of N135.6bn to the National Assembly.
The money is meant to cover projects across many MDAs, particularly the Ministry of Power/Works/Housing.

Why I like dancing –Senator Adeleke

Senator Ademola Adeleke representing Osun West in the Senate has said that dancing is part of him and that he enjoys dancing.
The Senator whose dancing video went viral and gained him more popularity spoke in an interview in Abuja on Thursday.
The interview was published on the official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Senate @NGRSenate by Bamikole Omishore, Special Adviser New Media to the President of the Senate and also the Director of the NASS TV.

CBN sells $2.64bn to authorised dealers

 

The Central Bank of Nigeria said it sold a total of $2.64bn to authorised dealers in May.

According to the CBN’s Economic report for May, the amount indicated 70.8 per cent and 106.1 per cent increase above the levels in the preceding month and the corresponding period of 2016 respectively.
The bank attributed the development to the increase in inter-bank sales, matured forwards contracts and Bureau De Change sales during the period under review.It explained that of the aggregate sales, forwards contracts disbursed at maturity were valued at $1.85bn or 70.1 per cent of the total, while inter-bank sales amounted to $0.65bn or 24.7 per cent.

Senate passes bill pulling NFIU out of EFCC in 24 hours

 

Twenty-four hours after the Senate mandated its Committee on Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption to sponsor a bill seeking autonomy for the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, the bill has emerged.

The committee was given four weeks to do its job.Chairman of the panel, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, at the plenary on Thursday presented the bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency and it passed the first reading.

Appeal Court acquits ex-Adamawa gov, Bala Ngilari

A Court of Appeal sitting in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, has discharged and acquitted former governor of the state, Bala Ngilari
Justice Ambrose Mamadi of the state High Court had earlier sentenced the Ngilari to five years imprisonment for violating due process in the procurement of 25 units of vehicles during his tenure as governor.
The Appellate court, however, set aside Justice Mamadi ruling on Thursday.

Court Orders Forfeiture Of Diezani Alison-Madueke's $37.5m Banana Island Property

Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of a $37.5m property at Banana Island, Ikoyi bought by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in 2013. 

Epic Throwback Photos Of Majek Fashek And His Mum, Grace Igodan

Check out this epic throwback photos of Nigerian music legend, Majek Fashek and his late mum, Grace Igodan.

Majek is currently working on dropping a new album in September 2017 to celebrate his 30th year in music.

Davido Shows Off His New Diamond Encrusted '30Billon Gang' Necklace

The award winning singer took to his snap chat account to show off his new customized diamond encrusted necklace.

The piece designed by Ice Box Jewelry in the US was encrusted with the inscription on it  '30 Billion Gang'.

See photos of the diamond encrusted necklace below..

Chelsea Agrees A Deal To Sign Real Madrid Striker, Alvaro Morata For A Whooping £70m

English club, Chelsea has agreed a deal to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata for a whooping £70m. 

Morata will now agree personal terms and pass a medical to fully complete the transfer.  The 24-year-old would be the Premier League champions' fourth signing of the summer, after goalkeeper Willy Caballero, defenderAntonio Rudiger and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.

Barrack Obama And Hillary Clinton Tweet Support For John McCain As He Battles Brain Cancer

Former US President Barack Obama, who competed against Senator John McCain, in the 2008 presidential election has shown support for him as he battles with brain cancer.Obama hailed Mr. McCain as an "American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known" on Twitter.

"I don't focus on how big my giant is; I focus on how Gigantic my God is" Nigerian burn survivor shares lovely photos

Chinenye Desire Benjamin suffered severe burns following a fatal gas explosion in her house last year.  She posted the new photos today along with the quote below:

 "I don't focus on how big my giant is; I focus on how Gigantic my God is.'' More photos 

Senators can remove Magu from office only when Saraki is made acting president- Femi Falana says

Constitutional lawyer and Humanrights activist, says the only way the senate can remove acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, from office would be to wait until Senate President Bukola Saraki is made an acting president.

Rob Kardashian cuts off Blac Chyna financially, and she doesn't care...just wants him to stay away from her!

Rob Kardashian has officially cut Blac Chyna off financially and she doesn't care. She doesn't want money from Rob Kardashian ... she only wants distance, this is according to a report by TMZ. Read it below...

What could make a man hit you? - BBN's Ese Eriata asks

Fake BBN 2017 housemate, Ese Eriata wants to know why men hit their wives. Acknowledging that she's not married, Ese is asking her fellow women if its possible for their men to hit them for no reason. Have answers for her? Comment below...

Mother charged with killing 4 of her kids and their father

A mother has been arrested after her four young children and their father were found slain in a home outside Atlanta early on Thursday. A fifth child survived and is in critical condition in hospital.

Agents of darkness trying to poison me after 2 assassination attempts- Dino Melaye says

Dino Melaye alleges that some persons are trying to poison him.

Vera Sidika shows off her voluptuous derriere

As Kenyan socialite, Vera Sidika, shared via Snapchat as she vacations in Miami...

Ex-NFL player accused of murdering his mother; his family blames the league

A former NFL player has been accused of killing his mother, but his family believe the NFL is to blame for not providing him help to combat his mental illness.

Super Eagles player Kayode Olanrewaju welcomes his third child with his wife

The proud father of three boys took to Instagram to share the happy news...

Beautiful 22 year old lady with a 1 year old son graduates with 2:1 from department of Law

Twitter user, Tatiana who is only 22 years old and has a 1 year old son took to Twitter to share photos from her graduation from the department of Law with a second class upper in UK. More photos

travellers stranded as armed robbers blocked Benin-Lagos road earlier today!

There was gridlock along the Benin-Lagos road earlier today with passengers stranded as suspected armed robbers operated on the busy road. John Ekuda, who shared the photos, called on the Edo State Governor, Obaseki to send security operatives to clear the road...

Poland's First Lady leaves Donald Trump's hand hanging in epic handshake snub

The awkward moment Polish First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda ignored Donald Trump's outstretched hand and moved on to shake hands with Melania before she finally shook his hand, was caught on camera and it's a bit embarrassing.

In the now viral video, Donald and Melania were on stage with their Polish counterparts, Agata and her husband, President Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw as official photographs were being taken. When it was time to shake hands, Trump shook President Andrzej Duda's hand, then stretched his hand to Agata but she moved past him and went to Melania.

Eight dead including children, scores injured in stampede at stadium on Malawi Independence Day Anniversary

Seven children and one adult were killed and scores injured in a stampede at Malawi's national stadium on Thursday, July 6, as large crowds gathered to mark the country's 53rd for Independence Anniversary. The stampede occurred when gates were opened at the 40,000-seat Bingu stadium in the capital Lilongwe for a presidential address and football match to mark the annual holiday.

Tyga splurges $188k on chain amid Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian's public row

While Rob Kardashian is calling Blac Chyna out on the $250K worth of jewelry he bought her and Chyna is taunting him back by posting pictures of her posing in the expensive diamonds, Tyga is busy living his life and spoiling himself.

14 passengers, driver kidnapped in Port Harcourt, N14 million ransom demanded

14 passengers travelling from Warri in Delta State to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State have been kidnapped by gunmen at Rumoji near Port-Harcourt and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of one million Naira to secure the release of each passengers, bringing the ransom to a total of 14 million Naira.
The kidnapped passengers had been travelling on Monday in a 14-seater bus owned by one of the popular transport companies (name withheld) when they were ambushed by the gunmen. All passengers and the driver were taken captive. A security agency connected to the transport company later recovered the bus from where the incident happened.

US-based Nigerian TV producer/Director, NNeka Onuorah set to wed her lesbian partner

Nneka who is openly gay in the US, announced her wedding day to her lesbian partner, Brianna. According to her post on IG, they will be getting married on August 8th 2018. They got engaged in Dubai in April this year. She disclosed that her mum organized their engagement. More photos 

VP of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria loses one child in a Gas explosion that left him, his wife and his 3 other children in critical condition.

The Vice President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in South- South region, Eddie Bekom and his family are currently battling for their lives at a hospital, after being involved in a gas explosion. The incident occurred at the Bekom family house in an estate in Ikom, Cross River State on Saturday, July 1, 2017.

The explosion severely burnt Eddie, his wife, and his four children, and they were first treated at a hospital in Ikom before they were transferred to the Federal Medical Centre in Abakaliki, where they are being treated.

Court refuses to stop INEC from conducting recall process for Dino Melaye

On Thursday, Dino Melaye went on social media to announce his supposed victory at the Federal High Court Abuja. He claimed that the judge had ordered INEC to stop his recall process. Well, it turns out he misinterpreted the judgement of the presiding judge, Justice John Tsoho. The judge had actually rejected his motion for a temporary injunction restraining INEC from proceeding with the recall process until the determination of suit challenging his recall.

Blac Chyna to sue Rob Kardashian for releasing her nudes

It seems the row between Blac Chyna and Rob Kardahian is about to go from social media to the court of law. Blac Chyna‘s attorney has revealed he is investigating which legal actions can be taken against Rob Kardashian for posting numerous explicit photos of his ex-fiancée on social media.

Jigawa State Government declare Friday as work free day to conduct special prayers for President Buhari

The Jigawa State Government has declared Friday, 7th July, as work free day in the state.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary Directorate of Establishment Matters, Office of the State Head of Civil Service, Musa Muhammad Diginsa.

Kcee wants to stay relevant with this lawsuit because his career is dead- Harrysong's manager, Desmond Ike says

In an exclusive interview with LIB, singer Harrysong's manager, Desmond Ike, says Kcee wants to stay relevant by using the lawsuit he filed against Harrysong just because his career is dead. According to Desmond, Kcee is yet to come to terms with the fact that Harrysong has dumped him in the thrash. He asked Kcee to go and make a hit instead of running around looking for relevance where there is no relevance. 

Ogun lawmaker and PDP governorship aspirant, Oladipupo Adebutu escapes assassination attempt, supporter shot dead

A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu, on Wednesday, narrowly escaped death, after unidentified armed men opened fire on his convoy at Oke Ide, Otta, Ogun State.

One of his supporters identified as Mojeed, was shot dead by the assailants suspected to be loyalists of political opponents.

Ghanaian stage actor drowns one week after his mother's burial

Ghanaian stage actor, Obed Nii Armah, popularly known as Ronny Nii has passed on one week after the burial of his late mother.

According to Ghanaweb, the hilarious actor drowned at the Laboma Beach near La Pleasure beach on the Republic holiday, July 3, 2017.

Ronny known for his roles as ‘Woyome’ in Scribe Productions “This Family Is Not For Sale Season 1 and 2”, and “I Want To Sue God”, was swimming with friends when he encountered difficulties and drowned. 

Fraudster who poses as a barrister to dupe his victims bag Two years in jail

Leonard Ogilvy, a 51 year old fraudster was found guilty on July 3, 2017 at Southwark Crown Court on three counts of willfully pretending to be a barrister and three counts of fraud by false representation.

He was jailed for two years following his conviction that Three victims lost a total of £21,000 when they paid Ogilvy fees for legal advice, believing he was a barrister. Two of the victims had sought legal advice on employment law while the third victim needed help with a divorce settlement. 

Female student of Nigerian university develops alternative treatment for breast cancer

Sandra Musujusu, a female student of the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, is reportedly developing an alternative treatment for breast cancer. It is believed this treatment might lead to a lasting solution in treating breast cancer.

This development was made known on Tuesday in Abuja when the World Bank Education Director, Dr Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi with his team visited the University as part of his assessment tour of the 10 African Centres of Excellence (ACE) centres, TribuneOnline reports.

Police parade retired DSP who raped a 9-year-old girl in Cross River State

The retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, Christopher Archibong, who was arrested for
defiling a nine-year-old girl was paraded alongside 62 others at the Cross River State Police Headquarters on Thursday, July 6. 

Briefing newsmen, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa said that Archibong,55, committed the crime on May 31, 2017 in Calabar.

"Ain't my fault that your daddy calls me mummy" - Vera Sidika scolds 'bitter' women

Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika took to her Snapchat account today to rant about 'bitter' women angry at her because their husbands and boyfriends fellow her +18 antics on social media. Vera also scolded mothers requesting that she should limit her scandalous posts because their underage children keep up with her. See more screenshots