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As Nigeria turns 56 years on Oct. 1, former Rangers International FC of Enugu midfielder, Arthur Ebunam, has predicted a gloomy future for sports. Ebunam said on Wednesday in Enugu while reflecting on sports development that “there is no foreseeable sound future for sports in the country for now’’. He said that at 56 years Nigeria was still living in its past glory as far as sports development and achievements were concerned. Ebunam said that the backwardness in the sports sector was worrisome to veteran professional sportsmen and women. Ebunam, formerly the Special Adviser to Anambra State Government on Sports Development, said that virtually all the sports association had abandoned the torturous path of talent discovery and grooming. “The 2016 Olympic Games clearly exposed our ineptitude to the whole world. “And we ended up with a dismal performance after much noise making both in the local and international media. “In a country of about 170 million people, we went to...

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 2nd Vice President and Chairman, League Management Company,(LMC) Shehu Dikko has explained to thenff.com that the N10 million bailout handed to the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) was part of a solidarity payment that other Leagues have benefitted from in the recent past. Last week, the LMC came to the rescue of the NWFL with the sum of N10 million, for the NWFL to successfully prosecute the second round of the season. A number of Clubs had ran afoul of the provisions of the NWFL regulations including failing to honour three matches and were subsequently thrown out of the League. However, with the lifeline from the LMC, the NWFL has been able to restore all the expelled Clubs to the League and rescheduled their matches. The NWFL is now in a position to pay indemnities of match officials, taking the responsibility off host teams. The matches resumed at the weekend. “The N10 million is part of solidarity payment from LMC to other Leagues i...

A housewife, Olayinka Adebayo has told an Akure Customary Court that she deserted her matrimonial home for three years to avoid being used for rituals by her husband, Adeniyi. Olayinka, who made this known when she testified on Wednesday in a divorce petition filed by her husband, told the court that Adeniyi had once asked her to lie on a white apparel and be chanting some words. She recalled that she had to change her place of worship which was Redeemed Christian Church of God to Cherubim and Seraphim, having realised that her life recorded no positive impacts. The respondent said that she also approached a herbalist in the course of overcoming her life challenges. Adeniyi had told the court to dissolve his 15-year-old marriage to Olayinka for alleged desertion for three years, night outing, promiscuity and talkative trait. He noted that he would have forgiven if the respondent had listened and corrected her perceived waywardness. In his judgment, Mr Ayodele Omotola, the...

A female police officer who was caught by an agent of the APC while collecting money from a chieftain of the PDP at unit 28, ward 7 in Ikpoba Okhai LGA was arrested by APC supporters who handed her over to the police. The female police officer was locked up at Ugbekun police station after her action caused a little tension in the polling booth.

Former Vice President and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar Wednesday waded into the altercation between the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and another leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja, the former vice president said the leadership of the party cannot make rules only to discard it while the game is on. He charged “the APC on the promotion of rule of law and due process in the conduct of its affairs noting that they are germane to the unity and stability of the party”. According to him, “it is imperative for the national leadership of the party to live by the rules of internal democracy and respect for democratic consensus”, warning that “you cannot break your own rules without creating problems.” Abubakar spoke in light of the face-off between Messrs Oyegun and Tinubu following the party’s decision to jettison the majority report of its Appeal Comm...

A militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, in the early hours of yesterday, blew up the Afiesere-Iwhrenene major delivery line to UPS/UQCC, operated by Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NDPC/Shorelines Petroleum, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The attack, confirmed by a leader of the group, self-styled Gen. Aldo Agbalaja, came as the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, which ceased hostilities, last month, accused the military of harassing elderly men, women and innocent youths in the region under the guise of hunting for militants. Meanwhile, Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI, has warned that the Federal Government’s plan to continue to militarize the region and intimidate the people despite the fact that NDA and other dangerous militant groups had opted for dialogue, will not make the region to forsake the Niger Delta struggle. Also, acting Secretary of Gbaramatu Traditional Council, GTC, Chief God's power Gbenekama, has ...

US President Barack Obama has come to the defence of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as she recovers from her pneumonia scare. Mrs Clinton seemed to buckle while waiting to get into a minivan at a ceremony to mark 15 years since the 9/11 terror attacks in New York, and she needed help from her security detail. However, in a phone interview with CNN, the Democratic candidate said she became dizzy but did not lose consciousness. The 68-year-old said she felt immediately better after getting into her air-conditioned vehicle. Mr Obama told a crowd in Philadelphia that Mrs Clinton had "been subjected to more scrutiny and...more unfair criticism than anybody out here". He accused voters of giving her rival Donald Trump an easy ride, saying: "Our standards for what's normal have changed. "Donald Trump says stuff every day that used to be considered as disqualifying for being president and, yet, because he says it over and over and over again, the pres...

Enugu Catholic priest, and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has said President Muhammadu Buhari currently works with some people who do not want him to succeed in office and are desperate to pull him down. Mbaka has been one of Buhari’s most vocal supporters since he asked Nigerians to reject former president Goodluck Jonathan in the run-up to the 2015 presidential election. The priest also said it was too early to give Buhari’s regime a dispassionate assessment, saying Nigerians should give the President more time. The Enugu-based cleric said the reason the country was yet to experience the real change being midwifed by Buhari was that some strategic positions were still manned by the same people who milked the country dry in the past. He said the president was not totally free from the grip of those who ran the country aground in the past. Mbaka, who spoke to newsmen in Enugu during the graduation of Niger Delta youths, who traine...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Monday that it would commence a warning strike on Oct. 2. A statement signed by Mr Ben Ugheoke, the Chairman, University of Abuja chapter of ASUU, stated that the Federal Government had failed to embark on meaningful dialogue with the union. “We have tried to dialogue with the Federal Government but they have been playing games with us; we will start with a warning strike to show them we are not jokers. “ASUU has being trying to get the attention of the Federal Government to intervene in the academic system of universities across Nigeria but it has all been abortive. “Consequently, ASUU will give a warning strike which will start on Oct. 2nd. “The strike will last for one week, and if they do not give us listening ears, we will start the indefinite strike in November,’’Ugheoke said in the statement. The ASUU, had at a recent news briefing accused the Federal Government of reneging on the 2009 agreement with the unio...

Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna have revealed that they are indeed having a baby girl. They did this during last night’s premiere of Rob & Chyna when pregnant Chyna and Rob made a doctor’s appointment to find out the sex of their baby. Before the big reveal, Rob said, “I’m pretty nervous. I’m excited, I really want a boy.” Then the doctor announced, “You are having…a girl!” “Rob, it’s a girl!” Chyna exclaims excitedly. “Oh, that’s crazy,” Rob adds. You have a boy at home, right?” the doctor asks them, referring to Chyna and Tyga’s son King Cairo . “Yeah, but I don’t,” Rob says. “That’s OK, this is your first,” the doctor reassures Rob. Rob then said in a confessional. “It’s an emotional moment. Me wanting to have a boy, it definitely stems from my dad but I’m sure I’ll have the same relationship that I had with my father with my daughter, I’m just happy that the baby’s healthy and I’m gonna be super happy with a girl.” “That’s a nice, normal heartbeat,” the doctor ...

In a new interview she explained why Calabar women are considered husband snatchers and her take on premarital sex Queeneth Agbor is a fast rising Nollywood actress who has starred in movies such as Painful Kingdom with Olu Jacobs, Hooked with Francis Duru and The Movement (sanitation). She holds a Microbiology degree from the University of Calabar. In a new interview with Punch newspaper, the Calabar-born actress also expressed her annoyance over the stereotype of Calabar women being husband snatchers. “I don’t think we (Calabar girls) are husband snatchers, but we know how to keep a man to ourselves.” “Some men don’t like food, so you might not be able to keep him through that, but men like it when a lady is clean and of course good in bed. A Calabar girl is a combination of all.” On the issue of premarital sex, she agrees it is essential to know what your boyfriend is working with before marriage. She said: “You have to know your package, I am not saying just go into it ...

BIAFRA: MASSOB pleads with UN to conduct referendum A passionate appeal has gone to the United Nations, UN, to arrange and conduct a referendum soonest, to ascertain the willingness or otherwise of the people to be part of an independent Biafra. The Owerri Zonal leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, and a member of the organization’s Elders Council, Chief Canice Anujuru and Chief Okechukwu Nwogu respectively, made the plea during a news conference in Owerri, to mark the 17th anniversary of the birth of MASSOB. “Conducting this all important referendum for the independence of Biafra is long overdue. Biafrans earnestly await this exercise,” Anujuru said. While recalling that “the UN granted MASSOB observer status since 2000,” Chief Anujuru also pointed out that “since then, MASSOB has been conducting its campaign for the independence of Biafra in a non-violent manner.” He expressed regret that despite the group’s non-violent p...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has gotten a brand new Rolls Royce for Sallah. The Emir, Monday, shared the picture of the new car which is all white in colour on the social media even as the Eid el-Kabir celebrations by muslim faithful were in full gear. On his official instagram page, the Emir captioned the shared pictures thus: “Has just been added” However, some findings revealed that the price of 2016 Rolls-Royce Phantom is estimated at $417,825 (about N132 million).

Just eight years after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) laid it to rest, demarketing in the banking space has refused to die. Its ghost, is on the prowl again, ready to spook the nation’s financial markets. Demarketing, as defined by Wikipedia, an online dictionary, is ‘unselling’ or ‘marketing in reverse’, which includes general and selective demarketing. The online dictionary, having looked at various definitions of the term, comes to a conclusion that the common thread in all of them is the intent to decrease demand. That has been the motive of the conspiracy entrepreneurs and professional partisans that promote demarketing in the country, to cause a dip in demand for the products of the target banks via false information, capable of rocking public confidence in the fundamentals of their targeted competitors and make them lose patronage. Though, it did not start today, recent actions of the apex bank have unwittingly let loose the genie of demarketing again. These include...

FORMER Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday said it was better to allow those managing Nigeria’s economy to do the best they could, noting that there could be solutions to the present economic decline in the country. She also noted that she would not be available to serve the present administration if overtures were made to her by President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that Nigeria boasts of competent people, who would offer their services when called upon. Okonjo-Iweala, who said this while participating in an Aljazeera programme: The Stream, regretted that the economic gains recorded in Africa started eroding a few years ago, noting that solving macroeconomic question was key to fixing the continent’s economic challenges. She specifically said that having a firm control over the rate of inflation in addition to ensuring a stable exchange rate should be prioritised by African governments. She said: ‘’ One of the things you learn as you get wiser is to talk less ...

Nigeria Cassava Growers Association, NCGA, has appealed to the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, NAIC, to compensate farmers whose insured farmlands were destroyed by herdsmen in various states. President of the association, Pastor Segun Adewumi, made the appeal in an interview in Lagos, yesterday. Adewumi lamented that most of the destroyed farmlands were set up with huge loans from banks collected by some members of the association. According to him, those loans are due for repayment but the farms which were supposed to yield returns for the offset of the loans have been destroyed by herdsmen. The national president said the association had written to NAIC for compensation but had yet to receive positive reply. He said: “We insured our farms across the nation with NAIC. We wrote to NAIC and presented those whose were affected by the clash but they wrote to us and told us that the insurance does not cover malicious damages. So we are on our own and then the ...

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that next year’s budget would focus on the development of agro-industries across the country. The Minister disclosed that the Federal Government would lay strong emphasis on the sector because it believes that only proper harnessing of the agriculture and solid minerals sectors would save the country from what he called “this disaster we are in.” Ogbeh, who spoke during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on oil research and development between the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and PZ Wilmar in Abuja at the weekend, noted that there was urgent need to create jobs for over 80 million unemployed Nigerian youths. He explained that the government might in the coming year, deploy loans from the World Bank and others for the importation of machinery that would add value to agricultural produce and boost the agro-industries, stressing that even rural women would be empowered wit...

The Delta Police Command has deployed over 4,000 policemen to forestall today’s planned anniversary celebration of the secession struggle by both the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) across the eastern region. Investigations revealed that the state Police Command had started the mobilisation of men and ammunitions from its various units across the state to ensure that adequate personnel are on ground to counter whatever plan the organisers of the Biafra anniversary celebration might come up with especially in some strategic states. It was learnt that the men to be drafted for the operation by all the units were ordered to be at the Command headquarters, Asaba latest by last night fully kitted with tear gases, arms and ammunition, handcuffs, bullet proof vest as well as sophisticated antiriot gadgets including shields, batons and rubber bullets. The source disclosed that the areas the Command co...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, yesterday, paid a courtesy visit to Onuiyi Haven, the Nsukka residence of Nigeria’s first president, late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe with a promise to turn his official residence in Enugu into a tourist site. Ugwuanyi, who was accompanied by the former minister of Information, Chief Nnia Nwodo; Second Republic politician, Chief Maxi Ukuta; Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Prof. Mrs. Rose Onah and other top government functionaries, said they were at the residence to pay their respect and express the courtesy and goodwill of the government and the people of Enugu State. The governor thanked and commended the wife of Nigeria’s former president, Dame Prof. Uche Azikiwe for the family’s continued support and service to the state government and the entire nation. In her response, Prof. Azikiwe thanked the governor for the “surprise” visit, saying it was the first visit by any governor of Enugu and Anambra states to Onuiyi Haven since 1999...

Former Prime Minister David Cameron is standing down as an MP, triggering a by-election in his Witney seat. Mr Cameron, who quit as Prime Minister shortly after the EU referendum, said he had "thought about (his future as an MP) long and hard over the summer", deciding it was now "the right thing to do to stand down" from his constituency in Oxfordshire. He added: "In my view, in modern politics, with the circumstances of my resignation, it isn't really possible to be a proper backbench MP as a former Prime Minister. "I think everything you do will become a big distraction and a big diversion from what the Government needs to do for our country." Mr Cameron did not give any indication as to what he might do with his life after politics, saying he has yet to make any "firm decisions". However, he said he would continue to live in the constituency and support local causes "but obviously I'm going to have to start to...

Members of the House of Representatives on Monday advised security agencies to conclude investigations before smearing the image of Nigerians in the media. Two members of the House who spoke to Vanguard against the background that the sum of $31.4m was found in a Skye bank account belonging to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, advised government security agencies to carry out a proper investigation before crucifying her. Minority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor in his reaction described the allegation as a mere rumour until there are concrete evidence to convince Nigerians. He said “I will liken this situation to that of budget padding that had no substance in all ramifications”. “We should allow the security agencies conclude all their findings before crucifying Nigerians in the press”. “Although I’ve not seen any of the documents that is being paraded but for now we should allow those working on it conclude their investigations first”. Speaking in the same vein,...

The historic Elgin Theatre was a colourful sight, as the cast and crew of ‘The Wedding Party’ comprising Kemi Adetiba, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Banky W., Iretiola Doyle, Sola Sobowale, Adesua Etomi, Zainab Balogun, Beverly Naya and Mo Abudu rocked the red carpet last Thursday before and after the screening of the romcom. Incidentally, the film of the night, ’The Wedding Party’, directed by Kemi Adetiba, is among the eight Nigerian films that have been selected by the festival through its City-to-City programme, profiling Lagos this year. This fall, Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director, TIFF, had programmed the selection from Africa and the Middle East. Thus, there were other artistes and film promoters of the other seven films from Nigeria, which include: ’76 by Izu Ojukwu; ’93 Days by Steve Gukas; ‘Green White Green’ by Abba Makama; ‘Just Not Married’ by Uduak-Obong Patrick;  ’Okafor’s Law’ by Omoni Oboli and ’Oko Ashewo’ (Taxi Driver) by Daniel Emeke Oriahi. The roll call also...

To mark this year’s City to City: Lagos programme, the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival welcomed director Kunle Afolayan and superstar actress Genevieve Nnaji for a conversation about Nigeria’s vibrant film industry and the international rise of Nollywood. Luminaries in Nigeria’s film scene, Kunle Afolayan and Genevieve Nnaji have attained dazzling success on their own terms. Speaking at the event, producer and media entrepreneur, Genevieve Nnaji, who is also a major voice in the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, talks about how she strives to generate positive images of Africa. Following in the footsteps of his father, beloved actor, producer, and director Ade Love , Kunle Afolayan garnered accolades with his directorial debut, “The Figurine”, and continues to innovate as a filmmaker and industry heavyweight. Hailed as “Scorsese in Lagos” by The New York Times, Kunle Afolayan has elevated the standards of Nigerian cinema over the past decade with elaborate release strat...

So chic! Actress Joke Silva looks lovely in a floral high-low dress for a taping of MTN Project Fame West Africa . Mummy J, as she is fondly called, styled the piece by Uju Estelo with silver drop earrings, a rose-shaped cocktail ring, a pink clutch and pink heels. She also opted for braids, and alluring make-up to complement her dark chocolate skin.

The immediate past President, goodluck Jonathan, has said Nigeria can only become great through personal sacrifice and selflessness. In his sallah message to Muslim faithful, Jonathan advised Nigerians to put the love of the country ahead of personal interest. Jonathan who took to his twitter handle wrote: “Let us imbibe Ibrahim’s ideals and put Nigeria first in all we do. I salute the Muslim Ummah this Sallah. Happy Eid-El-Kabir. “Without self-sacrifice, we will never see the Nigeria of our dreams and will always think ‘what about me’ instead of ‘what about Nigeria. “On Eid-El-Kabir, we honour Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son. This must teach us that we must all sacrifice for Nigeria’s greatness.”

Nollywood actress, Queeneth Agbor, has denied reports that popular actress, Tonto Dike slept with a movie producer to get a lead role in a movie. Agbor, who has become one of the most talked about actresses in the film industry, said her popularity had nothing to do with her roles in movies. In one of her interviews, the actress famous in her role in a movie, Hooked, was quoted as saying that she did not get a role in a movie that had Tonto Dikeh as lead actress, because she refused to sleep with the producer of the movie. Several people said the statement implied that Tonto Dikeh slept with the producer of the movie in order to get the lead role. However, Agbor, who is graduate of Microbiology from the University of Calabar, told Sunday Scoop she never said a thing like that. According to her, “People always have something to talk about. It does not matter whether you say things that are meant to inspire people or not. People always have a way of making a mountain out of...

Nigeria, in spite of the declining economic fortunes, spent N595.5 billion on the importation of fuel in the first six months of 2016, rising by N34.3 billion from the amount spent in the last six months of 2015. According to data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the country spent N276.226 billion on petrol import in the first quarter of 2016, while N319.28 billion was spent in the second quarter. The NBS report showed that the amount spent on fuel importation appreciated by 6.1 percent, compared with N561.2 billion spent in the second half of 2015. However, the report pointed out that the amount spent on fuel import in the first half of 2016 was 12.18 percent lower, which is N82.63 billion less than the N678.13 billion spent on fuel imports in the first half of 2015. The report also highlighted that the country spent N1.24 trillion on the importation of fuel in 2015. For the first half of 2016, the NBS disclosed that Nigeria recorded total imports of...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, attributed the current economic recession in the country to the loss of almost 60 per cent revenue due to the activities of pipelines vandals in the Niger-Delta. The Vice-President said this while fielding questions from newsmen in Abeokuta. Osinbajo, who disclosed that the nation has lost almost 40 per cent of the gas, however, expressed optimism that the country would soon overcome its challenges. He said: “One of the key reasons why we are in recession is the fact that we lost about 60% of our revenue due to the vandalization of the pipelines on the Niger/Delta and we lost almost 40% of the gas. “I have a strong belief that by the grace of God, we will be able to resolve that. Once we are able to resolve that, we would at least be able to earn more revenue. If revenue grows up, it is an added advantage.” He explained that part of government measure to revive the economy was to diversify into agriculture and solid mineral, stating...

ONE week after she excreted 76 pellets of drugs that tested positive to cocaine, Ms. Binuyo Basari Iyabo, a pilgrim who was recently arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during the outward screening of passengers on an Emirates flight from Abuja to Medina, through Dubai, has excreted six more wraps of the pellets. In a statement yesterday, NDLEA commander at the Abuja airport, Hamisu Lawan, said the woman would be prosecuted in line with the anti-narcotics laws of the country. Lawan disclosed that the total number of wraps of cocaine expelled by the suspect while under observation was 82. He said: “Ms. Binuyo Basari Iyabo while under observation expelled 82 wraps of cocaine weighing 931 grammes. All arrangements have been concluded for her prosecution.” Iyabo, 55, who hails from Kwara State, had told the NDLEA that she was lured into the crime because she needed money to expand her business. Iyabo’s confessional statement to the NDLEA reads: “My sp...

Though it held in Nairobi, Kenya, the just concluded sixth Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development, TICAD IV, holds great promise for Nigeria should the opportunities be explored. Japan is interested in the future of Africa, especially Nigeria. This was the summary of the just concluded sixth Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development, TICAD IV, held in Nairobi, Kenya between 27 and 28 August 2016 under the theme, “Advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development Agenda-TICAD Partnership for Prosperity”. The same interest also compelled the Japanese government to move the venue of the conference to Africa. Hitherto, Tokyo, the political capital of Japan, had always hosted the event since its inception in 1993. The latest edition of the event attracted over 35 African countries including Nigeria. Also, chief executives of about 80 major companies from Japan were present. The TICAD VI agenda focused on three area: “Economic transformation through divers...

President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation, Sani Ndanusa has said the increment of the prize money of the prize money of the 2016 Lagos Governor’s Cup Futures would draw top ranked players to Lagos State. Ndanusa, while commending Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for approving the prize money increment, said the NTF was appreciative of the the governor’s support for the development of Nigerian tennis and promised to ensure a grand organisation of tournament next month at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. This year’s competition, the second since Ambode assumed office, will have its total prize money increased to $100,000 , as against $80,000 in the previous editions. “This competition started with Asiwaju Tinubu, who we all know as a great leader. Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola succeeded in improving on this tournament and we are so happy that Governor Ambode, with his love for sports, ensure that the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis becomes a bigger tournament that will attract more players to th...

The Leader of Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, yesterday said that crude oil was the beginning and the end of one Nigeria, saying that if the Hausa owned the crude oil, Ndigbo would have been pushed out of Nigeria many years ago. Uwazuruike was reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement when he visited the Benin Crown Prince, Edaiken of Benin, Eheneden Erediauwa last week. The President was quoted as saying “please sit down and reflect and remember what I said 30 years ago that there is no other nation like Nigeria. We will remain one together because no matter where you go, the colour of your skin will be a problem for you’’. The BIM leader blamed Britain for the problems facing Nigeria today, adding that former colonial master Lord Lugard joined two different entities together without seeking the consent of the people concerned when he discovered that the resources being generated from the Niger Delta of Southern Nigeria could be used to admi...

British citizens may have to apply for visas to travel to Europe after the UK leaves the EU, according to reports. A scheme apparently being debated by the European Commission suggests the 26-nation passport-free Schengen zone, which does not include the UK, could operate a visa programme similar to the US waiver. Currently UK passport holders can travel throughout member states without having to apply for short-term visas. But Britain's decision to leave the EU has left question marks over the criteria needed for UK nationals to visit the Schengen zone. According to The Guardian, the EC is due to unveil new draft legislation later this year as part of a broader response to calls for greater security across the continent following recent terror attacks in France and Belgium. Camino Mortera-Martinez, a research fellow specialising in justice and home affairs at the Centre for European Reform, was quoted in the newspaper saying: "In theory UK citizens, as third-co...

Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is claiming ownership of the $31.4 million involved in an alleged fraud case before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Counsel to the first defendant in charge, with case number FHC/337C/16, Mr. Gboyega Oduwole, informed the court that Mrs. Jonathan filed a fundamental application against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming ownership of the money. The EFCC had taken former presidential aide, Amajuoyi Azubike Briggs, former Skye Bank official, Damola Bolodeoku, Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited and Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited to court in an alleged $31.4 million fraud involving the companies without addresses. Others also charged include Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited, Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited and Globus Integrated Services Limited. According to an application filed on S...

Just when you think a fashion item is dead and buried, like a Phoenix, it rises again and becomes a trend when you least expect it. So many examples come to mind, from flared jeans to boot cut jeans, to skinny jeans, cropped tops and so on, fashion and trends are ageless and usually recycled. The cold shoulder trend is a blast from the past and is the new cleavage. Spotted on several celebrities and everyday users already, it has already been incorporated into aso ebi styles and even office attires. This style is fun, subtly sexy and conservative without feeling contrived and the good news is that it cuts across all ages and sizes. The cold shoulder style comes in tops, shirts and or dresses; they have the shoulder part cut off which leaves your shoulder and upper arms bare and demurely exposed, thus the name “cold shoulder”. Amazingly, you can pair it with whatever piece you already own (for tops and shirts) or simply wear it like that (for shift dresses and maxi gowns). Sen...

No fewer than 3,000 Ishiagu women on Friday staged a peaceful protest against the destruction of farm crops by herdsmen to the Palace of the traditional ruler of the community, Ezego Moses Ngele. The women, mainly peasant elderly farmers, marched peacefully to the palace of the monarch. They demanded urgent action to end the alleged indiscriminate destruction of cash crops and other farm produce by herdsmen grazing their cattle in the area. Chanting solidarity songs and brandishing green leaves, the women urged the traditional ruler to prevail on the herdsmen to stop using their cattle to destroy their crops. The protesters also requested for immediate exit of the herdsmen from the community to save their farm lands and the people from imminent famine. The spokesperson for the group, Mrs Janet Aja, said that they were at the palace to register their grievance over the destruction of their crops by herdsmen who allow their cattle to feed on their cash crops and other farm ...

NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has heaped encomiums on the Akwa Ibom State Government, and particularly Governor Udom Emmanuel, for hosting the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and Tanzania. A wonder strike by Kelechi Iheanacho at the magnificent Godswill Akpabio Stadium gave the Eagles a winning conclusion to the series at the arena styled Nest of Champions. Sanusi declared that the NFF was enamoured by the arrangements made by the Akwa Ibom State government for the two teams, match officials and the NFF’s organizing team. “The NFF can only commend the efforts of the Government and people of Akwa Ibom State for the wonderful role they played. Even for such a match that had no effect on the qualification race, we had a full house at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. That underscores the level of work done by the Government in the area of mobilization. “The NFF values its relationship with the Akwa Ibom State government and will always ad...