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In a chat with Sunday Scoop ‘Yung6ix‘, he said; “My ambition is to become a billionaire and I am consciously working towards that. That is why I titled my last EP, Billionaire Ambitions. I have my eyes set on being a music mogul so that I can empower other young artistes out there. Even now, I try to do that as I regularly give out cash on my social media platforms because I love helping people.” Maintaining that he doesn’t feel threatened by top rappers, Olamide and Phyno, Yung6ix said, “I have a very good relationship with Olamide and Phyno and I don’t feel threatened by any of them. I believe that the sky is wide enough for every bird to fly and I am thankful that I have my own market and fans who love me. My music is being recognised globally and my unique Nigerian style of music has made me one of the biggest hip hop brands in the industry today. Even though there is a bit of western influence in my songs but it’s also obvious that I’m a Nigerian and I always stay true ...

Beyonce, who is expecting twins, attended the Wearable Art Gala at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles

And this is coming after the rapper Efe toured lots of states in Nigeria. As Efe prepares to go home for a homecoming concert in Jos city, where he grew up. He decides to wet our appetite with this new jam!

We had that Freda Francis was pregnant . We were right! The medical Aesthetician stepped out looking lovely with her baby bump and a $4,200 Broche GG Supreme top handle Gucci bag.

No less than 253 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Tuesday aboard a chartered Airbus A330-200 with registration 5A-LAT operated by Libya Airlines. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aircraft landed about 6.45pm at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The returnees were made up of of 102 males, 140 females, six children and five infants. They were brought back by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian embassy in Libya. The returnees were received at the Hajj Camp area of the airport by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) , the National Agency for the Protection of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Police. Also on ground to receive them were officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Addressing newsmen, Dr Onimode Bandele, Director, Search and Rescue, NEMA, said two of the returnees had medical issues. According ...

Members of Senator Isiaka Adeleke’s family said they are yet to know the cause of death of the former Osun State governor.  Deji Adeleke, the younger brother of the deceased, while addressing a  press conference in Ede said the family was told that the report of the autopsy would be ready in one or two weeks. Deji urge the public to disregard claims in the social media about the cause of the politician’s passing. He urged his late brother’s supporters to be calm, saying Adeleke was not known for violence. On its part, the  Osun State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association described as untrue the arrest of a doctor, who some aides to Adeleke claimed treated him before his death. Some of the aides to the senator had said a doctor living nearby was called to first treat him before he was rushed to a private hospital where he died. They also said that the doctor was later arrested when it was discovered in the autopsy that he administered an overdose painkill...

Prof Abraham Babalola Borisade a two time minister in Nigeria has died. He died at 71, a statement by a member of the family, Olamide Borisade, confirmed on Wednesday. He reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday in the United Kingdom (UK). Borisade was a former minister of education and aviation. Nigeria Former Minister For Aviation, Borisade Is Dead Prof Abraham Babalola Borisade a two time minister in Nigeria has died. He died at 71, a statement by a member of the family, Olamide Borisade, confirmed on Wednesday. He reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday in the United Kingdom (UK). Borisade was a former minister of education and aviation. In his reaction, the governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, described the death of former minister, as a great loss to the political class, the people of Ekiti State and the country in general. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor described Borishade as a consistent pol...

Mr. Toritseju Lodge, a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC member,  shot dead by gunmen was, on Monday, 17, April at Oghara in Delta State, in front of his rented apartment. I leart that the NYSC member, was a graduate from one of the universities in Oghara, Delta State, and serving in Imo State, was said to have returned to the house he was staying in Oghara to celebrate the Easter with friends, when the masked gunmen shot him. According to a family source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, “Toritseju’s parents stay in Sapele, but he has a rented apartment in Oghara. So when he came for the Easter celebration from where he was serving in Imo State, he chose to stay there. “He was standing outside that night with a teenager at about 11p.m., checking his phone when the gunmen suddenly emerged and shot him thrice. “They took his mobile phone, removed the SIM and memory cards before destroying the phone and disappearing into the night.” The teenager, who was with him at t...

bakar Umar, a retired colonel and social critic, says Col Sambo Dasuki, is being detained without trial by president Buhari for belonging to the wrong camp. Dasuki has been in detention since November 2015. In a statement on Sunday, Umar called for his release and noted that the former NSA was being unjustly detained because of his ties to former President Goodluck Jonathan. He expressed concern that despite three courts granting bail to the former NSA, the government has refused to release him. “The only explanation one can find for Col. Dasuki’s lengthy detention without trial is that he belongs to the wrong camp. He has also the misfortune of having served as national security adviser to the much vilified Nigerian President of Ijaw extraction,” the statement by Umar read. “Colonel Dasuki’s fate is tied to that of his former principal President Goodluck Jonathan – an honourable and patriotic Nigerian who conceded defeat and congratulated the winner of the 2015 Presidentia...

Gabriele Del Grande, an Italian journalist detained by Turkish authorities since 10 April, was released on Monday and is on his way back to Italy, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Angelino Alfano on Twitter. “Gabriele Del grande is free. I just talked to him, he is on his way back to Italy. I had the joy to inform his family. We are awaiting him,” Alfano said. The Italian foreign minister also thanked his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu who had informed Alfano of Del Grande’s releas The journalist’s father, Massimo Del Grande, said that his son was scheduled to arrive in Bologna around 10 o’clock on Monday. “We will go and pick him up, it’s a great day, he said to Rainews 24. “Minister Alfano called me. He told me that [Gabriele] was well.” Gabriele Del Grande was detained on 9 April while carrying out research for a book near the Syrian border. He went on a hunger strike on Tuesday last week which, along with a solidarity campaign on social media, initiated diplomati...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the war against the Boko Haram insurgents will not be declared won until the Chibok girls are rescued Buhari made the comments on Saturday during the grand finale of the 53rd anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Makurdi, Benue state. He was represented by the minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali. “We must realise that the NAF has played some crucial roles in the counter-insurgency efforts in the northeast. I urge the air men and officers to consolidate on their efforts and protect our national security,” he said. The war against Boko Haram is not over until we rescue Chibok girls – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says the war against the Boko Haram insurgents will not be declared won until the Chibok girls are rescued Buhari made the comments on Saturday during the grand finale of the 53rd anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Makurdi, Benue state. He was represented by the minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali. “We...

President Buhari and Aisha Buhari's only son Yusuf Buhari is a year older today. His younger sister and photographer, Aisha Hanan Buhari took to her IG page to celebrate him with sweet messages.. Happy Birthday to my one and only brother You are such a great role model for every brother in the world because you are so loving, caring, protective, and supportive. Love you Loads" she captioned one of his photo. In another photo, the talented photographer wrote: "I am so lucky to have you as my brother and my best friend. Wishing you love and more love on your birthday

Teebillz, Omawumi's husband and a friend were on daddy duties and they took their kids to swim. Teebillz shared some photos and video on his page. More photos and video after the cut. They had a lot of fun together.

Some of you may have heard the gist about Davido and Ice Prince's face off in Warri last night, now let's give you all the juicy details. Last night, an event (Delta Alive) organised by Shina Peller (owner of Quilox night club) went down in Warri. The show had Davido, Lil Kesh, Ice Prince, CDQ and others as headliners. According to an inside source, trouble started from the airport when Davido was picked up in a G-Wagon while Ice Prince was picked up with a saloon car. The gesture infuriated Ice Prince and he let the organisers know he wasn't pleased. Davido got to hear of his complains and was angry too. Then the issue escalated during the concert when Ice Prince was made to perform before Lil Kesh, a move that's seen as an insult to the bigger artiste. Ice Prince made it an issue back stage and Davido who had been boiling from the car complaint and obviously a close friend of Lil Kesh jumped in defence of Kesh and things got messy. Our source said, 'wh...

 Nigerians haven’t gotten Efe’s Big Brother Naija win - The crowd that trooped out to welcome him on his recent trip to Abuja is testament to this - People could barely contain their excitement at his return Efe is still getting love from Nigerians despite the fact that it has been more than two weeks since he was declared winner of popular reality show Big Brother Naija and made an instant millionaire with his win of the N25million cash prize.

Argentine captain Lionel Messi has been banned for four international matches after the forward insulted an assistant referee in a World Cup qualifying game against Chile last week. Lionel Messi Messi was also handed a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs by FIFA’s disciplinary panel after the Barcelona star was adjudged guilty of “having directed insulting words at an assistant referee” in Albiceleste’s1-0 win in Buenos Aires. Messi scored the only goal from a first-half penalty. Television pictures  Messi reacting angrily late in the game when assistant referee Emerson Carvalho flagged him for fouling an opponent. He waved his arms and shouted profane insults at the assistant. After the game, Messi refused to shake hands with Carvalho. The five-time FIFA World Player of the year winner will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Tuesday, and other qualifying games against Uruguay, Venezuela and Peru. He can return for Argentina’s final qualifier, away to Ecuad...

Senate are angry with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for supporting the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes, saying that the Commission did not need legislative approval. Osinbajo’s comment, going by the reactions gathered from senators on Saturday, may frustrate the reconciliatory move by the Presidency on the recent crisis between the executive and the legislature.  The lawmakers also hinted that the Senate may seek the help of the judiciary on the enforcement of its rejection of Magu. According to them, the upper chamber of the National Assembly may need to approach the judiciary for the correct interpretation of the rejection of Magu’s nomination. According to said they were already studying the provisions of the constitution to prove that the acting EFCC chairman should be removed. They specifically said they wanted to determine who was right on Magu between the executive and the legislature. The Senate had twi...

Ex-senator Mudasiru Hussein nominated as Commissioner in Osun State. Ex-senator, and two times member of House of Representatives, Senator Mudasiru Hussein nominated as Commissioner in Osun State. Naija News learnt that Governor Rauf Aregbesola had earlier sent the total of 39 names to the State House of Assembly as nominees for Commissioners and Special Advisers, which was announced by the Speaker, Hon. Najeem Salam at the plenary on Tuesday. Hussein was a member of House of Representatives in Lagos on the platform of Alliance for Democracy(AD) between 1999 and 2007. He was elected as the Senator, representing Osun West Senatorial District from 2011 till 2015, when he was succeeded by the incumbent, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, the first executive governor of the state. Speaking on the nomination of Hussein in Osogbo on Wednesday, a member of the All Progressive Congress(APC) in Ejigbo local government, Mr Sola Akinola said the nomination of Hussein remained a retrogression of ...

Olayode Juliana, popularly known as 'Toyo Baby' in Funke Akindele-Bello's popular Television comic series, Jenifa's Diaries, has been cut from production. Sources in the know revealed that they had a disagreement and have now gone their separate ways. It became slightly more obvious after Juliana was significantly absent at events/parties that held in Funke's mansion in Lekki, Lagos unlike her other former co-stars. Would they eventually get back together? This can't be confirmed yet as filming has already begun for the latest season of Jenifa's Diaries. (Oh and yes, they are no longer following each other on Instagram.) jiji.ng

Winner of the Big Brother Naija reality show, Efe of Warri, Delta State has played down striking a romantic relationship with former housemate, Marvis outside the show. Marvis and Efe during their staged Big Brother marriage Surrounded by appreciative fans and equally pampered with lots of attention, Efe Ejemba, winner of the second edition of the Big Brother Nigeria realty TV show, is the biggest toast of the entertainment industry at the moment. Although it is clear that winning the show has earned him a celebrity status and opened the door to a bright future for him, the young man would have been a lot happier if he had succeeded in winning the heart of his BBN soul-mate and fellow housemate, Marvis Nkpornwi, for keeps. During a recent reception organised in honour of the housemates in Lagos, Efe said that he might have considered tying the nuptial knot with Marvis but for the fact that she already had a boyfriend. “Unfortunately I can’t marry Marvis because she has a boy...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Buhari, Dogara and Saraki holds private meeting According to Punch Buhari is currently holding the meeting with Dogara inside the Presidential Villa. The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, is also expected to take his turn with the President after Dogara. This meeting is being considered a move by the executive and the legislature to achieve peace as there has been report that the two arms of government have been at loggerheads. The retention of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the recommendation of the Senate has created tension between the president and the lawmakers as they decided not to screen the 27 resident electoral commissioners submitted by the president.

While there are famous college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, most successful people in the U.S. graduated from college. When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was asked to give this year's commencement address at Harvard, he asked for advice from Bill Gates. Zuckerberg said, "They know we didn't actually graduate, right?" To which Gates replied, "Oh, that is the best part! They actually give you a degree!" [MAP: Where Fortune 100 CEOs Earned MBAs] This recent exchange between two famous Harvard dropouts might lead you to think college doesn't matter. Numerous media stories and even famous billionaires are glamorizing dropouts or encouraging kids to skip college entirely. While it's true there are successful college dropouts, statistically speaking, they are not the norm. As researchers in education and talent, we found that the vast majority of the country's success stories are college graduates, such as Sheryl Sandberg...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's exit from the euro zone is possible and even likely in the future, euroskeptic lawmaker Sampo Terho, the frontrunner in a race to lead the co-ruling Finns party, said on Friday. With his comments, Terho moved closer to his nearest rival, the hard-liner Jussi Halla-aho - a sign of challenges ahead for the country's unpopular three-party government. Terho kicked off his party leadership campaign on Friday, telling a press conference that it was hard for Finland to keep its exports competitive because of its euro membership. "The only way to sustain our competitiveness is internal devaluation, which we carried out," he said, referring to a hard-fought labor reform that sparked anti-government demonstrations and strikes in 2015. "The other option, if looking forward to the 2020s, 2030s and 2040s, is to return to our own currency ... When we take this long look, that option seems possible, even likely," Terho said. Terho i...

The Christian has vowed to fight the ban Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Jehovah’s Witnesses was an “extremist” organisation and must hand over all its property to the state, Russian news agencies reported. Interfax News Agency quoted Sergei Cherepanov, a Jehovah’s Witnesses representative, as saying that the group will appeal the decision in the European Court of Human Rights.

A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice. He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries. He therefore decides to bury it alive. Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it. More soil is poured. It shakes it off and steps up. The more the load was poured, the higher it rose. By noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures. After much shaking off (of problems) And stepping up (learning from them), One will graze in GREEN PASTURES.

Time for inspirational story A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted… “Dad, look the trees are going behind!” Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again exclaimed… “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!” The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man… “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” The old man smiled and said…“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.” Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you

Read the post published today by one Olagunju Adekunle, a manager with United Bank For Africa (UBA) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital: "God,I can't just believe this in my life,i was driving to the office this morning and I've a reasons to make a call and before I know,I was out of call card ,as I alighted from my car to get a recharge card ,I sighted this small girl(Esther by name) be beaten mercilessly with his heartless and reasonless father. Please where are the human right, who can be of assistance to help this girl out of her heartless father? I was so fortunate to interrogate her mother who told me that the girl went to the next neighbour room just to watch TV. I took the girl to the nearby police station on our way getting there ,the girl and her mother was redirected to the nearby police station which is very closer to their house. I called her father and I questioned him the reasons why he beats the girl mercilessly like that and his respond was very dishearten ...

President Muhammadu Buhari approves 7 appointees for the constitution of the board of solid minerals development fund - The board is chaired by Uba Malami from Nasarawa state, a geologist and former vice-president of the Abuja chambers of commerce - Members of the board include Demola Gbadegesin, a mining investor and electrical engineer from Oyo, Theo Iseghohi, managing director of Nishan Industries Limited, who hails from Edo and others President Muhammadu Buhari approved the constitution of the board of solid minerals development fund on Thursday, April 20, in Abuja.

Speaking Wednesday on the Morning Show of Arise Television, a sister broadcast station of THISDAY Newspapers, Savage who described herself as a modern-day Fela girl, argued that the late African beat icon’s girls were misunderstood. She stated that even when she sent her works to the United Kingdom (UK) and the rhythm could not be understood, she refused to change her style, adding that Nigerians and Africans were indeed learning to appreciate their own. She said: “If you don’t try, you won’t succeed. It is not time for me to relax and say that I am at the same level with Rihanna. I need to do my thing. I need the support of Nigerians and the whole continent. When I go to the UK to perform, they appreciate us more than American artistes. We are learning to appreciate our own. It is so cool to be a Nigerian and African. The ‘pidgin’ english (an English-based pidgin and creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria) is there but we are trying to present it better to the ...

A Nigerian pastor based in South Africa has been declared wanted for alleged sexual abuse of female church members.   » more Pastor Tim Omotosho is accused of sexual abuse  (SABC 3) A Nigerian man of God based in South Africa, Pastor Tim Omotosho, has gone into hiding after the police declared him wanted for sexually abusing 30 female members of the church over a period of time. South African Broadcasting Corporation 3 (SABC3), reports that the police had received several petitions that Pastor Omotosho, the General Overseer of Jesus Dominion International based in Durban, had been abusing young girls at his Umhlanga home and when a warrant was issued . It was gathered that several female members of the pastor's church have come out in recent times to accuse him of luring them into his house to molest them sexually.

Early today Singer, Tekno, revealed that he has been sick for over a month as he's suffering from Acid Reflux, a condition characterized by a burning pain, known as heartburn, felt internally around the lower chest area.  The 'Pana' crooner who is on his way to the U.S for proper medical treatment asked his fans to pray for him. His girlfriend, Lola Rae has now taken to Instagram to wish him speedy recovery. She shared the photo above and wrote: ''Praying You Get Better Soon My Fav Irritant '' Lola Rae wishes her boo a.quick recovery

superstar and Life Continental Beer Brand Ambassador, Flavour N’abania, on Friday, April 14, 2017, thrilled fans at Cubana Lounge, Owerri with a captivating performance at the launch of Hi-Life Fest. Hi-Life Fest is a musical competition aimed at reviving, celebrating and promoting highlife music in Nigeria’s South East. The competition which kicked off with auditions in Owerri on April 10 and 11, saw Umunnakwe Nwajiaku emerge the winner in Owerri regional finals. This victory makes him the representative from Owerri at the grand finale in Onitsha in June. Other regional capitals hosting the Hi-Life Fest are Port Harcourt, Enugu and Aba. The next set of auditions will hold in Port Harcourt from May 1 – 7, 2017.  Hi-Life Fest is powered by Life Continental Beer from the stables of Nigerian Breweries. 

A battered married woman has cried out for help after her husband descended on  for refusing to swear to a juju to prove her faithfulness. The woman who is identified as  Funmi  sent an 'SOS' letter to  Emeka Ugwuonye,  a Human Rights Lawyer and founder of Due Process Advocates (DPA) for help, said    after her husband brutalised her  after she refused to swear before a juju priest. The woman who has told her story to Ugwuonye via  a series of text message narrated that her husband had accused her of cheating on him with other men and now to prove her innocence after she denied the accusations , the husband insisted that the woman most swear an oat before a juju priest to show she has not been cheating on him.

A nine-year-old schoolboy has become one of the world's youngest grooms for the second time - marrying his 62-year-old wife again. Looking a little taller in last year's silver tuxedo, baby faced Saneie Masilela clutched the hand of Helen Shabangu as they repeated their vows one year on. The second marriage ceremony was this time held at the home of the blushing bride in Ximhungwe in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in front of around 100 guests.

Just when we thought we have seen it all, here is another man who got stuck inside his best friend’s wife while they were having sex. The embarrassing incident reportedly occurred in Kenya, where similar occurrences have occurred. In the video shared by Ebals News, the man was performing doggy sex style with the woman when they got stuck.   While crying in pains, the pair attracted a large crowd who then moved them out from the room wrapped in a sheet. The woman’s husband is said to have served a witchdoctor's concoction to his wife, who unknowingly took it and in turn exposed herself.

Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Alhaji Taofiq Isah, The Administrator of Ijumu Local Government, over alleged assassination attempt on Saturday . Dino Melaye. The senator’s country residence in Kogi was reportedly attacked in the early hours of Saturday, April 15. Briefing newsmen in Lokoja, Inalegwu said that aside the council boss, some unspecified number of persons had also been interrogated in connection with the matter. He said that the case was being prosecuted with “due diligence”, and assured members of the public that every suspect in the matter would be invited for interrogation.

Some cyber hacker has released some details claiming to show the National Surveil lance Agency (NSA) has been monitoring the presidential website in Russia and Iran  Data released by the hackers claimed the Russian Federal Nuclear Center’s website was also compromised by the National Surveillance Agency (NSA) The hackers released a cache of documents, some of which carried the NSA’s logo, although the security organization refused to confirm whether they were genuine. According to Cyberscoop, a former intelligence officer said: ‘The fact this is in there the way it is ,it means these targets were definitely owned. It means a successful op, plain and simpler.’ The NSA hacks included Russian internet service providers and even the office of the president for the Russian federation