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•Arrests DG for N23m scam Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has traced N603m to Mrs Esther Habu, the wife of Mr Josiah Habu, who is the Director of the Bioresources Development Centre in Bayelsa State. Established in 2003 by the National Biotechnology Development Agency under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, BIODEC is an intervention programme of the Federal Government aimed at developing the natural resources of Nigeria for use in agriculture, health, environment and industry. BIODEC has about 25 centres across the country. According to the EFCC, investigations showed that Esther, whose husband is a director at the BIODEC branch in Bayelsa State, was given suspicious contracts even as a total sum of N603, 000,000 was traced to her in different deals involving over 20 directors of BIODEC across the country. The anti - graft agency said in a statement by its spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, that ab...

A Nigerian lawyer identified as Firsts Baba Isa, based in Abuja has narrated his "horrible" experience in Lagos after falling in love with the commercial city. The man and his Uber driver got stuck in a flood after deciding to take a short-cut to the airport. Read what he shared on his social media page yesterday. Lagos does it to me again. I remember sometime last year when I came to Lagos and had to literally swim through a flood to find my way to court. Since then I have been to Lagos several times and I thought those days are gone for good. I thought Lagos finally decided to be nice to the Ninja Lawyer. On Tuesday I waited for 5 hours in the Abuja airport before getting to Lagos. A 6pm flight became 7:30pm and finally we took off by 9pm or thereabouts for Lagos. We landed way pass 10pm and by the time I got to Lekki where I will be lodging Wednesday was saying goodbye to Tuesday. Well, this wasn't entirely Lagos fault, so I didn't allow it affect our...

One of Africa’s leading financial institutions, Guaranty Trust Bank, has declared that it made a profit before tax of N165, 14billion ($524.7m) in 2016, representing a growth of 37 percent since December 2015. The Managing Director, GTBank, Mr. Segun Agbaje, said despite the economic crisis in the country in 2016, the bank was able to grow its retail business by leveraging on its digital technology to deliver superior payment solutions to its numerous customers to make banking simpler, faster and better. Agbaje stressed that GTBank made a gross earnings within the period as N414.62billion ($1.3bn), from N301.85billion ($959m) in December 2015. According to the GTBank boss, the growth is due to the interest in income as well as foreign exchange income. He said, “The bank’s loan book also grew 16 per cent, from the NGN 1.37trn ($4.4bn) recorded in December 2015 to NGN 1.59trn ($5.1bn) in December 2016, with corresponding growth in total deposits increasing 29 per cent, to N...

Insight for your delight: Somewhere on the internet, on the lips of people, it is spoken of Samsung Galaxy S9 to already being developed. Samsung and Qualcomm coming together to take a shot at the Snapdragon 845 chipset points us all to one direction – it is probably going to power the Galaxy S9. Welcome to TechIsBae. Straight to the reasons why I am writing this article and why you are carefully reading it line by line. Here is top 4 future expectations for Samsung Galaxy S9. 1. A fingerprint sensor below the screen Samsung Galaxy S8 failed to meet a lot of people’s expectation when Samsung’s plan to embed a fingerprint sensor below the screen was halted because there was no time on their hands to make it work and had to move the fingerprint to the back of the phone. Galaxy S8 later featured a sensitive home button beneath the screen, which users found to be useful. All eyes on Samsung this time around as we expect them to incorporate a fingerprint sensor below the screen ...

A former Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has said that Nigerians spend N300bn annually in Ghana and an estimated N162bn annually in the United Kingdom on foreign  tertiary education. Abdullahi, who is also a former Minister of Sports, spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday on the sidelines of a summit of the Nigerian Union of Teachers. He said the British Council had reported that the number of Nigerian students studying abroad had increased by 75 per cent since 2002, with a current estimate of about 19,000. Abdullahi said, “In the middle of this crisis, government interventions over the years have been business as usual at  best, and misguided at worst; indicating either a woeful lack of understanding of the problem or its sheer inability to apply the right measures of solution to bring about the desired turnaround.’’ The ex-minister stated that funding was about the most important issue in any conversation about education i...

Based on the information gathered by Abia Facts Newspaper, we learnt that Prof. Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta the Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike has concluded plans to sack no fewer than 400 University staff. Fear and apprehension has taken over the University of Agriculture as indications emerged that a large number of Staff whose appointments ought to be regularized will be shown the way out. Our sources in the university who pleaded anonymity disclosed that the governing council of the university rising from their meeting agreed to sack the staff all of whom were employed by the former VC Prof Hilary Edeoga. According to the source, most of the staff affected attended the regularisation interview conducted in 2016 by the former VC but did not collect their letters of regularization before the VC pulled out of the office. However, the source added that immediately the new VC assumed office, he declared the regularisation interview inconc...

Irked by the comments credited to Alhaji Aliko Dangote which cast them as jobless youths seeking relevance, a coalition of northern youths, Thursday, descended heavily on the African richest man, saying he is a moral liability to the northern region. The youths also described Dangote as “final destination where every corrupt government official dump their public treasury loot. ” The coalition has the memberships of the 6 northern youth groups which recently issued a quit notice to Igbo people from the south east resident in the north to exit the region before October 1 this year. The groups included Arewa Youth Consultative Forum led by Alhaji Yerima Shittima; Arewa Citizens Action for Change led by Nastura Sharif; Arewa Youth Development Foundation led by Aminu Adam; Arewa Students Forum led by Alfred Solomon; Northern Emancipation Network led by Abdul-Azeez Suleiman as well as Northern Youth Vanguard led by Joshua Viashman. Gathered under the umbrella name, “Coalition o...

From behind, Basori Lal could be mistaken for a child, standing at just 29 inches tall. But in fact he is 50 years old, and has become a celebrity in his village, located in Madhya Pradesh province, India, because of his short stature. Basori says he was not always celebrated for his short stature and had to overcome bullying in his younger years but has now been dubbed a 'hero' by his proud family.

Hushpuppi Vs. Nigerian Savagers and murderers

There was an ongoing Social Media War Between Malaysia based, Nigerian big boy Ray Hushpuppi and Nigerian Rappers Phyno and Ice prince. The War started after Hushpuppi call them out for wearing Fake Wristwatch. According to Tundeendut who Share the photo of the Wristwatch says the Patek Philippe Wristwatch worth $125,000 (N39,000,000) (£96,000).

My moral compass has been swinging on the extreme since I learnt that recently CR7 had twin babies from a surrogate mother. For those who do not know, a surrogate mother is a woman that volunteers to be experimentally used in the conception of a baby by accepting the sperm of a man (in this case CR7) and the ovum or egg of a woman (in this case CR7's girlfriend). The big question now on my mind now remains: Is giving birth to a baby through a surrogate mother an abomination, an certified act of adultery of a sinful act of fornication?!

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, sentenced 64-year-old Odeyemi Omolola, who is charged before the court alongside a Lagos socialite, Mrs. Funmilola Ogbuaya, to 25 years imprisonment, for attempting to export 1.595kg of cocaine to Saudi Arabia. . . Trial judge, Justice Hadizat Rabiu-Shagari sentenced the convict, who is also known as Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi, after she changed her plea in an amended five counts of the charge. . . The convict was arraigned on three counts charge of conspiracy, unlawful possession of banned drug, and attempt to export the said banned drug to Saudi Arabia. . . The Lagos socialite, Ariket, is facing charges bordering on conspiracy, aiding and abetting and procuring of the said banned drug for the convict. The two accused persons had pleaded not guilty when they were both arraigned before the court, sometimes in May, this year. . . However, at the resumed trial of the two accused persons yesterday, the convict, Omolara, through h...

This picture of a girl hanging upsidedown has gone viral on internet space with many questioning the authenticity of the picture. There is a much heated debate on social media now on how she managed to do it.

The security is definitely tight with Zambian police as you can see on a picture. Photos of a Police woman with a tight skirt has gone viral on social media, creating a big buzz on Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp. Police spokesperson Katongo says police does not allow female officer to wear mini but that only below the knee uniforms are allowed. According to online reports, Katongo has said that the officer in charge of traffic, country wide has called the supervisor at Sesheke district to look into the matter.

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Chelsea are facing competition from Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint-Germain in the chase for Juventus full-back Alex Sandro, according to The Mirror. Antonio Conte has marked the former Porto ace as a priority target, with Blues chiefs following up their interest with a £55 million bid. Juve are unlikely to drop their £61m asking price with PSG now in the running, while Manchester City have now turned their attention to Monaco's Benjamin Mendy.

Nigerian striker,Henry Onyekuru is delighted to have signed a five year deal with English Premier League side,Everton. Onyekuru becomes the third player signed by coach Ronald Koeman after the club confirmed Ajax midfielder Davy Klaassen and Jordan Pickford this off season. A deal for Spanish star Sandro Ramirez is also in line as well for the Toffees. He will also become the fifth Nigerian player to represent the club when he makes his debut after Joseph Yobo, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Victor Anichebe and Hope Akpan. "I feel very happy and delighted with this move to Everton," Onyekuru told Everton TV. He also wrote via his Instagram page @c.henry21: "#thankful" Onyekuru who will complete his £7m move to Goodision Park on Friday after passing medicals will be shipped out on loan to Belgian Champions Anderlecht for the 2017/18 season, where he is expected to gain more experience, and continue his development. Nigeria international was the top scorer in Belgium...

Taoreed Ashimiyu (24) and Kayode Jolade (34) were two successful pickpocket partners shuttling between Maryland and Mile 12 Markets in buses. Their targets were commuters’ mobile phones and purses. Most times, they work together and share the loot as soon as they felt they have made enough money for the day. They stood at bus stops monitoring commuters with fat and bulging pockets. They stealthily remove these valuables while commuters rush to board buses. While one did the picking, the other kept the loot till the end of the day’s work. Unknowingly for the duo, Maryland school pupils who had spotted them in one of the operations had mobilised themselves to lynch them on this fateful day. As fate would have it, the pupils had all converged at the Maryland bus stop when they spotted them on operation. In their multitude, the pupils launched at Ashimiyu in an attempt to lynch him. Seeing the surging crowd, Ashimiyu attempted to escape to the other side of the road but ran ...

Two years after taking office, SaharaReporters can exclusively reveal, Zamfara State governor, Mr. Abudal’aziz Abubakar Yari, bought a property in the United States for a princely sum of $950,000. The 2.1-acre property is located at 14800 Bowie Farm Court, Bowie Maryland (Zip code: MD 20721) has six full and two half bathrooms with a jacuzzi in the master bedroom. Deed documents obtained by SaharaReporters from the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA, denote Mr. Yari as the sole owner of the property, which was purchased from a limited liability company, K Hovanian Hamptons, located at Creek 11, Delaware. The company used to be known as Real Property Holding, with an address at Prince George’s County, before changing its name on 25 January 2011. The deed on the property is dated August 27, 2012, while the approval of the purchase was granted on 1 November 2012 after Yari paid the princely sum of $950,000 cash, there was no mortgage on the property. Equ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) wishes to inform all 2017 Supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates that they can now re-print their registration slips to access their CBT examination centres online. JAMB is currently sending to candidates information about their examination date and CBT venue via the email they used to register for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Note that the exam notifications are being sent in batches. If you are yet to get your exam notification, follow the outlined procedure below to print your JAMB UTME slip by yourself anywhere. How To Re-Print 2017 UTME Slip: 1. Visit the JAMB UTME Slip Printing page on the e-Facility portal via www.jamb.org.ng/PrintExamslip/PrintExaminationSlip 2.Enter your Reg Number or your registered e-Mail address, 3.Click on the “Print Examination Slip” on the page to access your examination slip. Note: Please allow popup for thi...

Suspected kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans, has sued the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, at the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged violation of his fundamental rights. He is praying the court to compel the police to charge him rather than detaining him indefinitely. In a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed on his behalf by a Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje , the suspected kidnapper said his continued detention without trial was illegal.

A Nigerian man identified as Jefferson Uwoghiren, celebrated his young daughter's birthday today with a crocodile in Benin city, Edo. The man who didn't actually reveal what he planned to do with the reptile - was pictured holding it with its mouth tied as he posed for birthday shots with his daughter and other family members. Sharing the photos online, the man wrote; Guess what happened to this Croc,today as my baby girl celebrate her birthday .

There are in fact unwritten rules guiding internet usage that you probably didn’t know about. the leading online travel agency, shares 6 unwritten internet rules to know. Rule 1: If I’m Not In Your Picture, Don’t Tag Me Too many internet users disregard this rule to the ire of those who have to deal with being tagged on pictures they have no idea about or are completely uninterested in. If you think about it, it’s really unfair to carelessly tag people in pictures. If you’re absolutely eager for the person to see a picture, simply mention the person in the comments. The ‘@’ feature was created to serve this very purpose. Rule 2: Don’t Argue With Trolls It’s a waste of time and it’s much like arguing with a brick wall – useless and frustrating. Just ignore them and move on. Let them have their 1 or 2 minutes of fame and be forgotten like the irrelevant features of the internet that they are. Rule 3: Anything You Write Can and Will Be Used Against You or Turned Into Som...

Checkout these pictures of curvaceous Nollywood actress, Daniella Okeke enjoying herself on a beach in Rhodes Island, Greece. The pictures were taken during her vacation to Greece last month.

It is so sad, we all know the Pana crooner has been doing great ever since a came to limelight, we are still supersized how wizkid conquered them all. this morning tekno thinks giving himself more courage will be better than complaining over his lose.. see the photo he shared, his face reaction shows he is not happy and he captioned it "time will tell" Tekno fans how do you see this because one of his follower on IG thinks wizkid used politics to claim the awar d

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Game Show sponsored by MTN is going on a temporary break. Frank Edoho, host of the popular TV show announced the break via social network. See screenshot

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, his wife and children attended the BET awards last night. See more photos after the cut...