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Niger Delta leaders, under the auspices of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday and presented a 16-point demand to him. They said the 16 points were where “quick wins” could be achieved to restore hope and confidence in a region that has “grown skeptical of dialogue and engagements that have hardly produced tangible results”. The demands include allocation of oil blocs to natives of the region, maritime university, stop of military occupation of communities and proper funding of the amnesty programme. The demands also include extension of Ogoni clean-up to other areas of the region, employment opportunities for trained ex-militants and support for internally displaced persons in the region. Other demands are relocation of international oil companies that have their head offices in Lekki and other places back to their areas of operations, infrastructural development, manpower and human resources development, federalism, among others. A

This is surely a HOT hairstyle! An Indian barber has gained fame and popularity for coming up with this "hot" technique to trim hair, using burning candles. See pictures below;

Photos of a Nairobi woman caught on camera engaging in all manner of debauchery with a watchman have not only shocked the man who installed the CCTV camera but also Kenyans as well. The anonymous husband reportedly installed the CCTV camera to monitor the activities of his househelp following an increase in bizarre cases involving maids. The man hid the CCTV camera at a place which showed almost the entire space in his furnished living room. While the man was waiting to bust the nanny doing some weird stuff in his living room, he was taken aback to discover the CCTV camera had exposed his promiscuous wife. The CCTV footage showed a watchman ‘eating from the same plate as his boss’; apparently the two lovers were accustomed to eating the forbidden fruit since the man of the house was usually at work while his wife and the watchman had all the time to fool around during the day. The man is said to have shared the CCTV footage with a local news outlet to expose his cheating

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra on Tuesday said it arrested a 56-year-old man for allegedly been in possession of 239.8gm of cocaine and 119.2gm of heroin. Mr Inalegwu Ameh, Assistant Commander Operations and Intelligence of the agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. He said that the suspect, Chike Ananti, was arrested on Oct. 23 in Onitsha following a tip off. He said that the suspect, an ex-convict of the same offence, had been on the wanted list of the agency for long time. According to him, the suspect relocated from the state when he discovered that the agency was after him and had been operating the illegal business. Ameh said that the arrest was part of efforts of the command to ensure that the state was free of crime and criminality. He, however, urged the public to collaborate with the agency to ensure crime free society by providing useful information to the command. Ameh also warned those

Bizarre footage has emerged of a reality TV show that required a man to strip a woman down to her underwear as part of a 'Big Brother-style' task. The Portuguese show, asked contestants to pull each other's clothes off using only their mouths. One man began pulling his female partner's top off, revealing her skimpy black bikini top. He then moved down to her waist and started to unbutton her denim hotpants. Working his way around her body, the man uses his teeth in an attempt to tear the material off her hips. And things took an even more raunchy - and slightly awkward - turn when he stuck his face in the woman's crotch as he tried to negotiate her zip. The rest of the housemates on the reality TV show look on in amusement as the pair get a little too close for comfort - all on live television.

Manchester City's Etihad Stadium was evacuated this afternoon ahead of the team's Champions League match against Barcelona tonight. Fans and staff were pictured waiting outside the ground at dusk today after the evacuation that was described only as an 'emergency'. Staff were allowed back inside the building at about 5pm following the brief evacuation ahead of tonight's kick-off at 8.45pm. Manchester City will be desperate to avoid any more hiccups ahead of tonight's big game. The Premier League giants are out for revenge against Barcelona after their 4-0 mauling at the Nou Camp a fortnight ago.

Political and social stability are key factors that attract and cause investments to thrive anywhere in the world, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving Hon. Harry Kalaba, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of the President of Zambia, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, at State House, Abuja, Tuesday, President Buhari said he was happy to hear that Nigerian investors operated in good number in the Zambian economy, noting that such would not have happened “if there was no stability.’’ “Business people are shrewd, and would check and double check, before investing their resources in any country," the President said. President Buhari congratulated President Lungu on winning a second term in office in August 2016, saying, “elections are not always easy in Africa.’’ The Special Envoy said Zambia admired Nigeria's leadership role in Africa, and would love to collaborate more with her. “The true African spirit is shown by Nigeria, and she firmly believes that

Three robbery suspects have fallen to the superior fire power of the police during a gun duel in Warri, Delta State. It was gathered that operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad from A-Division, under the Warri Area Command, received a distress call on Sunday, that robbers were operating somewhere along Warri/Sapele road. The robbery suspects, a witness said, had earlier robbed one Ozeiro Frederick, at his Infinity Bar and Restaurant situated at No 4, Ighogbadu road, Warri. Ozeiro was said to have been robbed at around 2:00p.m before the police received a distress call at 3:30p.m. The sum of N300, 000, three handsets, and other valuables were allegedly collected from the hotelier at gun point,. After the successful operation at the bar, the three robbery suspects, who used a tricycle for the operation, fled. But the victim, with an unusual courage, entered his vehicle and traced them to Agbassa junction, between Warri/Sapele road. It was when the victim was at Agbassa junction

‎A majority of senators on Tuesday voted against considering President Muhammadu Buhari’s ambassadorial nominees, but Senate President Bukola Saraki vetoed it. Saraki put to vote the consideration of the nominees twice, but more senators shouted “nay” than “aye.” At first, when more senators shouted “nay”, Saraki said: “Please colleagues let’s be serious. I will put it to vote again.” He did a second time, the “nays” were louder, but he ruled: “The ayes have it.” Meanwhile, the Senate has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s external borrowing plan of $30bn for the execution of projects from 2016 to 2018. The nays had it when the borrowing plan was put to a vote on the floor of the chamber during the plenary on Tuesday. The borrowing plan was not debated at all.

A Chinese man has been branded the country's very own Spider-Man after he climbed up a building with his bare hands to save a child. Amazing footage captured in Liaocheng, a city in the east of China's Shandong Province, shows Liang Lei scaling several floors to grab the boy. The unnamed two-year-old child was dangling out of the window by his neck, having got caught between two bars. According to reports, the youngster was home along when he attempted to climb out of the window, before getting snagged in the security bars. Lei rushed to the young boy's aid after hearing screams for help after a crowd of local residents gathered below the boy at street level. Lei held on to the boy until a locksmith was able to unlock the door to the flat and let both of them in.

Usually, a wedding's main focus is on the bride and groom. However, one couple were upstaged by a huge brown bear that they invited to be a part of their special day. Denis and Nelya, both 30, from Moscow, Russia, hired 21-stone Stepan to play the role of ringbearer - and he even turned up to their ceremony wearing a black bow tie. The bear, which stands seven-foot tall, was very involved with the ceremony, even posing for photos with both bride and groom.

No fewer than 240 Boko Haram fighters have voluntarily surrendered to the Nigerian Army after they came under intense fire from troops, authorities said Monday. “The firepower of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) ground troops and joint Air operation during the Operation GAMA AIKI forced a massive defection of remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT),” the Chief Military Public Information Officer, Muhammad Dole, said in a statement. “Sustained offensive operations and blockage of logistics supply routes made the terrorists’ locations untenable; as a result, BHT and their families abandoned their locations and surrendered with their arms to the nearest locations of the ground forces in the operation areas.” Mr. Dole, a colonel, said the mass defection took place in Bagasola town, in neighbouring Chad, considered by troops as Sector 2 Area of Responsibility (AOR). The statement added, “A total of Two Hundred and Forty (240) Boko Haram Terrorist

Two persons have been killed in a cult clash in Konor Community, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Rivers Police Command confirmed the killing of the suspected cultists on Monday. They were reportedly killed in a gun battle between rival cults groups. Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, told Channels Television that the two victims were killed around midnight. According to him, normalcy has returned to the area, as more police officials have been deployed to add to the security presence already on ground. The Police Command further warned persons still indulging in such criminal activities to desist or be ready to face justice.

The meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Niger Delta leaders will hold on Tuesday (today) in Abuja. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, had on Monday, described the meeting as contentious due to the controversies it generated among Niger Delta leaders. Kachikwu, however, said that despite the increased controversy, negotiations would continue until the unrest and militancy in the oil-rich region were adequately resolved. He had on Thursday announced that the leaders from Niger Delta would meet with the President this week Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the region. Kachikwu, who spoke about the controversies surrounding the meeting during a gas conference in Abuja on Monday, said, “We are having our first meeting (tomorrow), which is already becoming very contentious. We would be surprised if it wasn’t. We were encouraged to continue to engage, despite these misunderstandings. I am personally committed to ensuring a very r

One couple's happy ceremony ended up in an awkward manner after a group of unruly male guests started stripping the bride in front of the groom. The group of male guests tried to take off the bride's bra and underpants. The groom asked his friends to stop but they made a few more attempts... The couple could be seen trying to hide themselves behind their 'lucky' red duvet as the guests attempted to undress the bride. The woman was wearing red bra, red underpants and skin-tone tights as the group of men tried to take them off. She screamed and tried to cover her body with the duvet as the game began. The guests made a few attempts. One of them stretched his body trying to take off the woman's underpants. The groom appeared to feel uncomfortable at the game. He asked the guests to stop while trying to shield his bride using the duvet.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a hotelier, Victor Obano, for allegedly turning a 23-year-old female job seeker into a commercial sex worker in the Ijegun area of the state. The police said Obano, who owned Tisa Hotel, allegedly lured the victim, Elizabeth, from Akwa Ibom, promising her employment in Lagos State. Obano allegedly thereafter turned the job seeker into a sex worker in the hotel. Read according to Punch It was learnt that Elizabeth, a mother of two, reportedly got tired of being a commercial sex worker, and on October 5, told her elder sister on the telephone what she was going through. The sister was said to have informed the police at the Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, leading to Obano’s arrest. Our correspondent gathered that another accomplice, a commercial sex worker, identified as Grace Edet, who allegedly was Elizabeth’s supervisor, was also picked up by the police. Speaking with P

This is the heartwarming moment a homeless man and his son were reunited after 37 years apart. Rudolph Taylor, 60, has been homeless or over half of his life. When he was in his early 20s, Taylor was sent to prison after being found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the death of his brother. He was discharged from the US army and spent five years in prison before being released early, determined to restore his image. He now lives in a small welding shack in north Houston, Texas and sells artwork to make a small amount of money to cover food and cigarettes. But he hasn't seen his family for more than 37 years , before the birth of his second son Kevin, apart from a brief meeting when Kevin was just three. Soon after, Kevin and his family moved to Colorado. He realised at the age of eight that his father was living in Houston and set out searching for him ever since. The pair were put back in touch by KHOU News after Kevin thought he recognised his father from another

Police have arrested some persons suspected to have vandalised transformers of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Sub-Station in Abia State. The Abia State Police Command said the suspects vandalised a facility at Omoba in Isilangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. According to the command, intensified anti-crime campaign with renewed vigour aimed to ridding the state of criminals led to the arrest of the suspected criminals. About 20 suspects were paraded at the Police Headquarters in Bende Road, Umuahia. Part of the figure were other suspects involved in various crime – armed robbery, fraud, faking and forging of vehicle license, proof of ownership and other sensitive government documents amongst others. Also among them were four suspected cultist of Covenant Polytechnic, Aba, who are all final year students pursuing a National Diploma. The police said that all the suspects have confessed to the crime. Items recovered from them include, one locally

A former Miss Universe, famed for boasting a full set of abs during her pregnancy, struggled to give birth because of how toned she is. Australian-based personal trainer Chontel Duncan had complications during labour because of her rock-hard stomach. The 27-year-old was told by doctors that she'd have to have a c-section. And on Friday she shared on Instagram the fact that her muscular physique meant that she "locked" her baby in, and caused her to vomit. “They struggled to rip Jeremiah from my tummy as my abs locked him in super tight as I began vomiting during the operation," she wrote. “This is why my scar was cut up on my right side because the surgeon had to cut me further and use forceps to successfully get Jeremiah out. “Perhaps a down-side to a strong core.” Luckily, Chontel's son Jeremiah was delivered within 20 minutes, and didn't suffer. He was born in March, but the super-fit mum has only just shared the details of her difficult b

Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a woman for allegedly battering a 13-year-old girl over her refusal to care for her 84-year-old grandmother. The teenage girl, Hope Chime, who reportedly lost her mother in August, was accused of neglecting her grandmother and playing with her peers. File Photo It was gathered that the incident, which occurred on Sunday at the Azikoro suburb of Yenagoa, caused pandemonium as neighbours battled to prevent the victim from bleeding to death. While some rushed the victim to the hospital, others quickly contacted the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, who promptly alerted the police. According to an eyewitness, “the incident occurred at about 7.30a.m., Sunday, while the residents were preparing for church service. The victim’s aunty, simply identified as Beauty, attacked the girl with sharp iron rod for refusing to take care of the aged mother.” Vanguard confirmed yesterday from officials of FIDA that the accused was in the cu

Manchester United midfielder, Bastian Schweinsteiger, was brought in from "exile" on Monday afternoon as he trained with the first team for the first time under coach Jose Mourinho. And just hours later, the German World Cup winner was all smiles as he enjoyed a lunch with his tennis star wife Ana Ivanovic. The couple were pictured arm-in-arm as they dined in Hale Village, Cheshire. Schweinsteiger had found himself in exile from the United squad with the club willing to let him leave on a free transfer. However, it appears Mourinho may have made a U-turn....

About 220 African migrants on Monday forced their way through a barbed wire fence into Spain’s North African enclave of Cueta, clashing with Spanish police who tried to prevent them from crossing the border with Morocco. 32 migrants were taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries after they pushed their way through two gates, while three Spanish policemen were also treated. Several of the migrants collapsed from exhaustion after crossing into Spanish territory. Spain’s two enclaves in Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla, have been favoured entry points into Europe for African migrants, who either climb over their border fences or swim along their coastlines.

There was an explosion involving a PMS tanker at Kirikiri town at Apapa area of Lagos. Hopefully, no one was hurt in the incident. Emergency officials were on ground to remove the burnt vehicles involved as they were towed off the road. See pictures below;