At about 2am on Saturday, 13th of Nov. 2016, Oritsefemi came into Quilox without prior reservations or table bookings. Tables are allocated to customers who have made prior paid table bookings in advance of their arrival except such customer is a patron or member of the club. . . However, Oritsefemi who did not fall into any of the categories above approached a patron's table-of-six, and pleaded to be accommodated, with the understanding that other guests of the said patron were still been expected.
A 49-year-old man who was upset that Donald Trump won the presidential stabbed four of his family members with a meat cleaver on Saturday, during an argument on why Hillary Clinton lost the election, police said.
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has said the country is currently grounded because President Buhari is bereft of ideas to lead the country. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Idowu Adelusi, Fayose who spoke when he addressed members of the state assembly yesterday in Ado Ekiti the state capital, said :
According to one of Ivie Edobor's lawyers, Emeka Ugwuonye, Zenith Bank has fired Mr John Edobor, who is currently standing trial for the attempted murder of of his estranged wife. The accused and some hired thugs stormed Ivie's home and attacked the mother of three, leaving her with broken legs. The activist broke the news earlier today on his Facebook Page,The Due Process Advocate. What he wrote below:
Before their win against Algeria on Saturday, the Super Eagles team met with Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel and his predecessor, Godswill Akpabio, where Chelsea FC midfielder and captain Mikel Obi presented the former governor with a new jersey. Akpabio posted photos from the meeting along with congratulatory message to the team.
Bobrisky took to his Snapchat account to mock dark skinned people, adding that he can go to the US because he is not dark skinned. He also talked about sex and dinner with his 'bae'. More photos after the cut...
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has released a statement blasting "ignorant" Nigerians calling on him to tear his green card as he had earlier promised to do if Donald Trump emerged winner of the US Presidential election. Read the statement below...
As the Nigerian government grapples with revamping the nation’s economy, ideas are coming in from more concerned individuals on how to get out of recession faster.
At a strategic conference on leadership and governance at the weekend in River State, various speakers touched on the need for the creation of a conducive business environment by the government, as a way of re-energising the private sector.
The Nigerian Senate President is pushing for the use of Aso-Oke, a popular fabric in western Nigeria, as material for school pupil’s caps and cardigans.
Dr. Bukola Saraki, made the proposal in a tweet on his Twitter page on Sunday.
He says, “with this, we would have generated hundreds of thousands of jobs and generate enough revenue for our state and the country and large”.
Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants who were on the call.
Clinton was projected by nearly every national public opinion poll as the heavy favorite going into Tuesday’s race. Instead, Republican Donald Trump won the election, shocking many throughout the nation and prompting widespread protests.
President Muhammadu Buhari says the sacrifices of fallen officers and men in the war against terrorism in Nigeria would never go in vain, and that their memories would be eternally etched in the hearts and minds of fellow citizens for whose sake they laid down their lives.
President Buhari was reacting to the death of Colonel Abu-Ali, one of Nigeria’s finest and bravest soldiers in recent history. He said in a condolence statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, that he was rudely shocked by the news of the officer’s death along with other gallant soldiers during an encounter with the Boko Haram bandits in Borno State.
President Obama while on the campaign trail for Hillary, proved he is a true leader as he came to the defence of an elderly Trump supporter who was being harrassed by Hillary supporters. During the rally, the crowd kept interrupting him to scream at the elderly Trump supporter who appeared to be a military veteran but the president was having none of it and told the crowd to show some respect.
The Nigerian Navy has reaffirmed its determination to tighten security around choke points in the maritime environment and the gulf of guinea, with the implementation of ‘Exercise Sharkbite’.
This was made known by the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral James Oluwole, during a two-day sea exercise.
The management of the Osun State University, UNIOSUN, have sacked one of its lecturers, Olabode Ojoniyi of the department of Languages and Linguistics who was recently involved in a sex scandal.
South African Media personality, Bonang Matheba hosted the 3rd Annual All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, which took place last night in Eko Hotel & Suites, VI, Lagos in a stunning red dress. See more photos after the cut...
Actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus looking stylish in a polka dots dress by Agatha Moreno, for a fashion event during the weekend. Pretty woman! More photos after the cut...
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday refused to issue an order for the forfeiture of $15.5million found in the accounts of four companies currently being investigated for fraud and money laundering and have been linked to former first lady, Patience Jonathan.
He said he is constantly asked how he finds it very easy to cry in movies, so he decided to shoot this hilarious video to show that it comes naturally to him. Watch the video after the cut..
Alhaja Asiata Adupe Onikoyi Laguda came into limelight last year when she was celebrated as the oldest person living with sickle cell. She turned 91 Tuesday November 1st and her granddaughter took to Instagram to celebrate her. See another photo and what she wrote after the cut...
Hulk Hogan accepted a $31 million settlement from Gawker. "As with any negotiation for resolution, all parties have agreed it is time to move on," David Houston, an attorney for the wrestler said in a statement. Denton issued a lengthy statement online acknowledging the settlement and calling it "unpalatable.
Wole Soyinka, the Nobel literature laureate who currently lives in the US and works as a scholar-in-residence at New York University’s Institute of African American Affairs told students at Oxford University that if Donald Trump is elected president of the United States next week, he will leave the country. While giving the seminar to the college students, he said:
In the CCTV footage released on the internet, the unidentified couple seen relaxing in a private swimming pool in Zimbabwe were completely unaware that the crocodile was making a silent move towards them, but when they noticed, the man forcefully jump out of the pool, leaving the woman to swim her way out, in order to escape the deadly reptile. Watch the video after the cut...
35-year-old singer Beyoncé, was a featured performer at the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. She was joined by legendary group The Dixie Chicks for a folksier version of her hit Daddy Lessons at the event held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Tennessee. Beyoncé stole the show in a low cut sheer white gown. More photos after the cut...
Osun State government says it is set to arrest and prosecute offending residents who are involved in the primitive act of defecating openly in the state.
A Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Physical Planning, Mr Adewale Ojo, gave the warning while speaking to Channels Television in Osogbo the capital of the state.
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Club Owners, Mr Alloy Chukwuemeka, says about eight corporate bodies are currently jostling to sponsor the Nigeria Premiership League for the next season.
Mr Chukwuemeka hinted reporters of the development on Wednesday during an interactive session with journalists in Osogbo, at the monthly Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) stakeholders forum tagged “SWAN Platform”.
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has said some of his colleagues in the North-east were making false claims about the situation of internally displaced persons and destruction wrecked by Boko Haram insurgents in their states.
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, who is currently on trial for alleged mismanagement of $2.1 billion arms funds, says he intends to invite former President Goodluck Jonathan as his witness. Jonathan has in the past condemned the charges against Dasuki, claiming that there is no way the ex-NSA could have stolen about $2.2billion funds for arms.
Flooding in Osun that led to the death of one person
Some victims of the 2012 flooding in Bayelsa State, who are taking refuge in a school, have been evicted by the state government to enable students return to the school.
Hundreds of victims of the 2012 flood disaster took refuge in Bishop Dimeari Grammar School, (BDGS) Yenagoa, but after the flood receded many of them refused to leave.
They were joined by other homeless people, thereby making it impossible for the students of the BDGS to return to their schools for academic work.
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and former Miss California USA Nicole Johnson, walked down the aisle in a lavish outdoor ceremony in Cabo on Saturday after secretly getting married on June 13th, in Arizona in the United States. The Olympic legend posted a picture of the ceremony on Instagram on Sunday which he captioned: 'My best friend.... I love you!!' His wife, now Nicole Phelps also shared a photo from the ceremony which she captioned: "Truly the happiest day of my life". Another photo after the cut...
A Facebook user Comrade Osiki Odion posted the photos on his Timeline today. The cultural event is reportedly from a Manhood celebration event held yesterday, October 29th, in Iulehaland in Uzebba,Edo State. See more photos after the cut.
Weeks after an attack on Rex Lawson water-front community in Borikiri of Rivers State, a family is still in grief, with their child still missing.
Residents and the Rivers State Police Command have continued to trade blames over the incident that led to the destruction of cars, property with one building burnt.
While residents insist that the destruction was done by men of the Police Command, the Commissioner of Police said the community had been harbouring the alleged cultists who wreaked the havoc.
There was a fire incident at the generator house of Oriental house in Lagos yesterday night. Men of the Lagos state Fire service and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA were on hand to put out the fire. No life was lost. More photos after the cut...
Prophet Ade Okeowo of Word of Liberty Evangelical Ministry, Ikorodu, Lagos, said that God revealed to him that prices of commodities will crash in no time. He made the revelation in a chat with National Encomium, urging Nigerians to stop blaming President Buhari for the economic crisis, as he needs time to fix the country.
Brazilian football legend Carlos Alberto, who scored one of the greatest World Cup goals in the 1970 World Cup final has died in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil following a heart attack. The defender made 53 appearances for Brazil and scored what is considered one of the greatest goals in World Cup history, a fierce low strike after a wonderful move in the 4-1 victory over Italy in the 1970 final, which he'll forever be remembered for.
As part of the community service of wife of Sokoto State Governor, Hajia Maryam Mairo Aminu Tambuwal, free surgery has been scheduled for 2 weeks, where surgeons from the Netherlands, U.S.A , Sirilanka etc have formed a multi dynamic team to operate on a minimum of 35 patients suffering from Noma disease and this shall be done quarterly in the span of 2 years.
An 18-year-old student at St. Simon Stock Catholic School in Maidstone, Kent, who changed her name to Lily Madigan, announced her transition to the world via Facebook in January. Then in March, she wore the mandated female uniform to school for the first time but was immediately sent home by the school Principal.
World’s fastest man, Usian Bolt has been nominated by The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for ‘Male Athlete of the Year award’. The award night which will take place at Monaco on Friday, December 2, 2016, will see the nine-time Olympic gold medalist alongside Mo Farah (GB), Eliud Kipchoge
Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants who were on the call.
