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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned Fortunate Fiberesima, a former Chief Executive Officer, State House Medical Centre, Abuja, before Justice Peter Affen of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 6-count charge of money laundering. Mr. Fiberesima, was alleged to have abused his position as the Chief Physician to the President in 2012 in awarding contract to a company where he has interests. Goodluck Jonathan was Nigeria’s president in 2012, a position he held between 2010 and 2015.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it is expecting 10 new coaches for the Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge in July to increase the number of its daily trips. The Managing Director of the corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “I am happy to announce that we are expecting some coaches very soon. We have already ordered 10 and hopefully we will order another seven. “When that comes, there will be train at least every one hour, so that people will programme themselves.

Kim Kardashian , 36, proved there's nothing like the real thing on Sunday, as she proudly paraded her bulbous behind in a skimpy bikini during a holiday in Mexico with sister Kourtney , 38, and assistant Stephanie Sheppard. After complaining that her friends were 'fat-shaming' her over unairbrushed pictures of her hourglass figure, Kanye West's wife Kim did what any body-confident beach babe would do and slipped on a thong, sticking a metaphorical middle figure up to the haters.

A Prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Mr Femi Fani-Kayode on Tuesday told a Federal High Court, Abuja how he collected N26 million for the defendant from the NSA’s office. Fani-Kayode is a former minister of Aviation. Mr Victor Ehiabhi, the first witness to testify in Fani-Kayode’s trial, said he was sent by the defendant to accompany his gardener, Francis and a domestic staff, Esther to the NSA’s office. Led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Johnson Ojogbane, the witness said he was a police officer at the Force Criminal Investigative Department (FCID) before he was deployed as Fani-Kayode’s security aide.

According to a report shared on Adovate group, Due Process' Facebook page by Prince Abubakar Aphyz, a violent  husband battered his wife, Mrs Ntienseobot Anietimfon Ekere with hammer and threw her out in the middle of the night. The couple is said to have been married for 20 years and have 5 children. He allegedly bribed the police and got his wife arrested. The Facebook user wrote; ''This is Mrs Ntienseobot Anietimfon Ekere of 1, Udo Umoh close, Off Udo ikpe street, Off Nwaniba road, Uyo. Akwa Ibom state. She was battered by her hubby(domestic violence).

Former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu and the People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate of the 2015 general elections, Umar Nasko have been remanded in the Minna Medium Security Prisons by a Minna High Court Judge, Justice Aliyu Mayaki. The duo are to remain in Prison until the May 3 when a hearing for their bail application will be heard and ruled upon. The decision to keep them in prison was taken after six hours of fierce exchange by Counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gbolahan Latona and counsels to Aliyu and Nasko, Ayodele Oladeji and Mamman Mike Osuman.

A Yenagoa Magistrate’s Court in Bayelsa on Tuesday freed 44  members of the Indigenous People ‎of Biafra. (IPOB), detained since October 2016. The Presiding Magistrate, Penawei Mukoro, upholding the no-case submission by the lawyer to the detainees,  dismissed the three counts of conspiracy, breach of public peace and unlawful gathering levelled against them  by the police. The magistrate  subsequently discharged and acquitted the accused persons. The 44 IPOB members were arrested in October 2016 while meeting in Okaka area of Yenagoa, the state capital, by operatives of the Joint Military Task Force, Operation Delta Safe.

It doesn’t look like the family of the late Koro Ceesay, and the November 11 th failed coupists, will receive justice any time soon in the case of their murdered loved ones, as the prime suspect associated with the incident Alhagie Kanyi, has been questioned and released by the police about fortnight ago, following a phone call the command received from someone higher up to release the former soldier now turned Immigration officer, sources close to the State House have intimated.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has arrived the Federal High Court in Abuja for the proceedings of the ongoing trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu , and his co-accused. Fayose was already seated in the courtroom for over 30 minutes before Kanu and his co-accused were produced in court by prison officials at about 10.05am on Tuesday.

The United Nations needs massive funds to avert famine in Yemen and warring parties there must ensure humanitarian aid can be delivered, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday as he opened a donor conference in Geneva. A U.N. appeal for $1.2 billion this year for Yemen, where Guterres said a child under the age of five dies of preventable causes every 10 minutes, is only 15 percent covered. Two years of conflict between Houthi rebels aligned with Iran and a Western-backed, Saudi-led coalition that carries out air strikes almost daily have killed at least 10,000 people in Yemen, and hunger and disease are rife there.

A controversial South Africa-based Malawian pastor, Shepard Bushiri, popularly addressed as the Major One has introduced an anointed pregnancy test to his congregants. Bushiri said the anointed pregnancy test will help his female members to know the man who got them pregnant. Major One made the shocking revelation during an interview on top radio station, Mpumalanga FM yesterday.

Pakistani army said four hardcore terrorists involved in “committing heinous offenses relating to terrorism,” were hanged on Tuesday. An army statement said the terrorists were convicted on the charges of killing innocent civilians, attacking armed forces of Pakistan and law enforcement agencies. The terrorists were tried by military courts and were executed at a prison in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Such an amazing story. The man pictured above is 87 years old. He was married to his first wife for many years without having a child. The wife died sometime last year and he got married to a much younger lady who just gave birth to his first child, a beautiful girl. Congrats to him!

Mr. Ahmed Abba, the Cameroon journalist jailed for 10 years for terrorism, will appeal the verdict, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Yaoundé military court on Monday sentenced Abba, a local correspondent of Radio France Internationale (RFI), to 10 years in prison on charges of terrorism. Abba’s lawyer said he would appeal the conviction and sentence that has attracted heavy criticisms from rights groups. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Africa programme coordinator, Ms Angela Quintal, said the “outrageous sentence” signalled the lengths that Cameroon authorities were willing to go to intimidate the media and thwart freedom of the press.

A mother and her son lost their lives last Sunday after their house collapsed on them during a heavy downpour in Keffi in Nassarawa state. According to reports, the rainfall started midday and lasted into the nights. The remains of the deceased have been buried according to Islamic rites.

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has accused the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose of plotting to set Nigeria ablaze. MURIC made the allegation while reacting to the claim that Fayose sent some bulldozers to demolish some mosques in his state. In a statement its Director, Ishaq Akintola, MURIC said the action of the governor showed that he was bent on removing all Islamic landmarks in the state. Stressing that such action of the governor was capable of causing breach of peace, MURIC said, “For reasons best known to him, Fayose wants to set Nigeria on fire. He knows that his action is capable of causing breach of peace yet he appears determined to go ahead.

Tragedy was averted Tuesday morning when a 45-year old man was evacuated from a well. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6.35 a.m. at No. 38 Kujore Street Ojota, Lagos. Sources said the man, whose name is still unknown as at press time, was found inside the 160ft well, but the process leading to the event could not be ascertained.

Nigeria naira was quoted 18.3 percent weaker for portfolio investors on Tuesday compared with the interbank rate, a day after the central bank said it would allow investors to trade the currency at market determined rates. The naira was quoted at 374.25 per dollar on the new foreign exchange trading window introduced by the central bank on Monday for investors, data on market regulator FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange showed. Read Also: Naira Extends Stability At Major Forex Market, Exchanges At N498 To A Dollar The naira was quoted at 305.95 to the dollar on the spot interbank market and 385 on the black market.

The Lagos State Government on Monday urged hotel and club owners to voluntarily register with the state government to facilitate the ongoing classification and grading of hotels or risk their businesses being shut down. The state’s Acting Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Adebimpe Akinsola, who said this at the ongoing ministerial press briefing in Alausa as part of activities marking the second-year anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration, said it was important for the practitioners in the sector to key into the vision of the present government to scale up the tourism potentials of the state.

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug traffickers who posed as police officers in Nasarawa area of Kano metropolis. Kano State Commandant of NDLEA, Alhaji Hamza Umar, told newsmen in Kano on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested in a brand new escort vehicle with police colour, siren, pilot plate number and in possession of two police caps.

Fuji star, Pasuma is the latest chief in town. He became the 'Togan' of Badagry Kingdom at a ceremony that held in Lagos yesterday. More photos after the cut...

Do you remember Kristyna Martelli, aka Human Blowup Doll (HBD)? She's the lady who has had over 100 different surgeries on her butt that left them looking highly unnatural (read here ). Sadly, Kristyna is dead. She died during her latest plastic surgery procedure. There had been rumors of her death but it was just confirmed yesterday by her friend, Amy Anderssen. She revealed that Kristyna died after suffering from a seizure during the operation.

The Area Father got a tattoo of all his children's names on one of his arms today. His wife, Lady D's name is tattooed on his chest. He shared the photo and wrote "Tattooed my children's name on my left arm today, hope space go dey to tattoo my grand children's name and...." He also shared another photo saying he pierced his balls

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno, has begun work on a template for the discovery and recovery of illegal weapons through a reward system. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. According to the presidential spokesperson, the Office of National Security Adviser, ONSA, is adopting the whistle-blowing approach so as to eradicate mass shooting incidents and remove the harassment of law abiding citizens by holders of illegal weapons.

Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin at a programme yesterday said the city's waterlogging issue has not popped up in his tenure, rather he inherited it. “Waterlogging is a longstanding problem and I inherited it,” he said. He was speaking at the presentation ceremony of "Feasibility study report on flood control and waterlogging management" done by Powerchina International, a state-owned Chinese organisation, at CCC.

The centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have won the first round of voting in French presidential elections, projected results say. Mr Macron won 23.7%, while Ms Le Pen won 21.7%, French TV says. The two saw off a strong challenge from centre-right François Fillon and the hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to the projections. The pair now face a run-off vote on 7 May.

Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial scored on their returns to the side as Manchester United improved their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish with a 2-0 win at Burnley on Sunday. The convincing victory — United made light of the season-ending injury to top-scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic — sets up an intriguing Manchester derby visit to City, now just one point above United, on Thursday.

North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, as two Japanese navy ships joined a U.S. carrier group for exercises in the western Pacific. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group to sail to waters off the Korean peninsula in response to rising tension over the North's nuclear and missile tests, and its threats to attack the United States and its Asian allies. The United States has not specified where the carrier strike group is as it approaches the area. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday it would arrive "within days" but gave no other details. North Korea remained defiant.

The first civilian  governor of  Osun state,   Senator Isiaka Adeleke , who died earlier today will be buried at about 4pm in Ede, his hometown. The 62 year-old three time Senator  died  at a private hospital in Osogbo after succumbing to a protracted ailment. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the residence of the former governor in Ede reports that the atmosphere was emotional as his corpse was brought in at about  1:10 p.m, preparatory to the Islamic burial rites at 4:p.m.

With three days to the by-election for the Warri South Constituency I Seat in the Delta State House of Assembly, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State is parading two factional candidates for the election slated for Wednesday, April 2016. The two candidates, Prince Stanley Emiko and Mr. Demi Ejegi emerged from separate primaries, led by Chief Ayiri Emami and the Chief Adolo Okotie-Eboh’s factions.

Apostle Johnson Suleman , General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, has vowed not to allow allegations made against him by his alleged lover, Miss Stephanie Otobo , go unchallenged. Apostle Suleman, who spoke to The Sun through his Media Adviser, Phrank Shaibu, dared Otobo to prove all her allegations in court. He said: “It is not for her to probe the wisdom of the mother in going to beg for forgiveness. The mother has done what she felt was right and we have responded to the mother’s appeal for forgiveness.

A girl of eight who survived when the car she was in sank in Australia, killing three family members, has described her desperate struggle to raise the alarm. Chloe Kabealo said she had unbuckled her seatbelt and tried to "go up for air", then "just kept floating up out". She said of her lost family members: "They were all loved and they'll never be forgotten." Her father, who was not in the car, said he was "shattered" by the loss.

The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Prof. Wale Oladipo has described the death of the former chieftain of the party, and incumbent Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Senator Isiaka Adeleke as a colossal loss to Osun State, and Nigeria at large. Oladipo, in a text received  on Sunday, said it was one death too many for Nigeria as a country. According to him, Adeleke’s death had created a “terribly sad moment for entire Yoruba race and Nigerians at large.” “This is terribly sad, Adeleke was a truly reliable leader of men, we lost a political giant, the politics of this state would never be the same again,” “Oladipo opined.

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Idris Abubakar, has presented a bill before the National Assembly seeking the deduction of one percent of the total budget of every state in the country to fund the force. Abubakar, represented by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG, in charge of Finance and Administration, at the Force Headquarters, Mr. Shuaibu Gambo, made this disclosure while interacting with stakeholders in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

Chloe Goodman is naturally proud of her lucrative physique - hence her defiance in the face of trolls who claim she has gone under the knife to boost her God-given assets. The 25-year-old reality veteran took to Instagram on Saturday to share a sizzling snap from her recent trip to the Maldives as she reclined in a hammock while using only her hands to protect her modesty, while hitting out in the caption.

17 year old Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida and was acquitted of the murder on July 13, 2013. A Florida teenager decided to honor Trayvon's memory by putting his face on her prom dress.

Ibrahim Ida represented Katsina State in the Senate between 2007 and 2011 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. As a civil servant, he rose to the position of permanent secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Economic Affairs office in the Presidency and the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES , he shed light on many issues, especially the recent mob attack against some elected leaders in Northern Nigeria including in Katsina State.

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah has described the controversial N42m tithe paid by a man into a church account in Benue state as ‘chicken feed’. Kukah said this in an interview with PUNCH when he was asked how he felt about such an offering to the church while the society was riddled by people who lacked basic necessities of life. He said: “This (N42m tithe) is ‘chicken feed’ compared to what contractors and businessmen and women are paying to corrupt church men, who are largely partners in crime and claim to be praying for rich people.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Sunday said it confiscated substandard goods worth N150 million in the southwest region in 2016. Mrs Oyenike Owoyele, the SON Southwest Regional Coordinator, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo. Owoyele said that the confiscation was done during operations in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti and Osun States. She said the confiscated goods included used tyres, electrical appliances and food items. Owoyele said that SON would not compromise in ensuring quality life through quality assurance and standardisation of products across the country.

The senator representing Osun West, Isiaka Adeleke, is dead, family sources and one of his colleagues have confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES. Mr. Adeleke, aged 62, died Sunday morning at a hospital in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, hours after he engaged in a political meeting which terminated late Saturday. Until his death, Mr. Adeleke chaired the Senate committee on capital market.

The Presidential committee to investigate corruption allegations against the two suspended officials of the Buhari administration says it will conduct its work in camera. A statement by the Vice President’s Spokesman, Laolu Akande, on Saturday in Abuja said the camera sitting of the committee would enable all parties in the matter to make full disclosures. President Muhammadu Buhari had named Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head the panel to investigate the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke.

On  Saturday, former couple Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon stepped out for an amicable dinner at Au Fudge in Los Angeles. They are parents to five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe The 47-year-old singer flaunted her curves in skintight jeans with a lace up bodysuit while dining at the Los Angles restaurant, which was founded by Jessica Biel. Mariah and Nick married in 2008 but parted ways in 2014; their divorce was finalized two years later. The Grammy award winning songstress chose dark wash denim, pairing it with a revealing bodysuit. Mariah highlighted her full chest in the plunging look, which featured a lace-up detail in the front. The Always Be My Baby singer finished off her dinner look with gold and black towering heels and a lace-up jacket she carried.

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, says Nigeria needs to focus on aggressive tax revenue generation to drive economic growth. A statement signed by Festus Akanbi, Mrs. Adeosun’s media aide, said the minister gave the advice during a Finance Ministers ’ meeting convened by the G 24 Group at the ongoing IMF/ World Bank Spring meetings in Washington DC. According to the statement, the minister also advised Nigeria to focus on non-oil revenue growth , and budget transparency, adding that revenue mobilisation is key to national growth. “Revenue mobilisation is critical to the success of Nigeria ’ s economic reform agenda,” the minister said.

The spirited display by Kaduna United FC was not enough to stop Kwara United FC of Ilorin from beating them 2-0 on Saturday in Ilorin in the on-going Nigeria National League. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Michael Ohanu scored a brace in the Northern Conference Nigeria National League (NNL) match day 6 encounter. NAN also reports that the match was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin. The game began from end to end with the two teams giving a good account of themselves with the battle mainly in the midfield.

The United States-based think tank, Council on Foreign Relations, has called on the US President, Donald Trump, to revoke visas of corrupt Nigerian politicians and work with President Muhammadu Buhari to fight corruption in the country. Trump was also advised to collaborate with the South African President, Jacob Zuma. The organisation, however, warned the Trump administration to be prepared to accept blowback from powerful Nigerian political officials. In the latest CFR report released this month, ‘How the Trump Administration Can Help Combat Kleptocracy in Africa,’ co-authored by a former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, the think tank noted that kleptocracy undermined US interests across sub-Saharan Africa.

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, has called on the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to use his office to order the immediate release of its leader Sheikh Ibraheem El- Zakzaky and his wife from illegal incarceration. IMN gave the call while reacting to a video online, of the Vice President defending the continuous incarceration of its leader who has been in detention since December 2015. Describing El-Zakzaky’s continued detention as the “worst case of human rights violation”, the group maintained that the action of the current government was the “height of impunity that had ever been committed by a democratic government”. In a statement by its President of Media Forum, Ibrahim Musa, sent to DAILY POST, the group stressed that the incarceration of its leader was indefensible.

The Edo Cricket Association says it will build three new practice pitches across the state in a bid to promote the game. The association chairman, Uyi Akpata, announced the plan at the closing of the state’s 2016/2017 Secondary Schools Cricket League/Senior League in Benin on Saturday. He also said part of the 2017/2018 strategy plan to promote the game was to increase the number of secondary schools which play the game from 7 to 15.