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12 years and still going very strong!

The Federal Government has granted officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC, the authority to carry arms while on duty. Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this while speaking at the end of the year management strategy session for the parastatal in Abuja this weekend.  According to Oyeyemi, the need for the officers to bear arms arose from the increased number of violent attacks and killing of some of its operatives while on duty. According to Oyeyemi,  over 70 of its personnel have been killed in 2016 alone as a result of violent attacks by angry motorists. Oyeyemi said the FRSC Establishment Act gives power to the corps to bear arms and that the Federal Government had earlier approved that, with about 5,000 personnel already undergoing training on firearms. “The Act gives power to the Corps to bear arms and 5,000 of our personnel have been trained. We are just waiting for the validation of the earlier app...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife Dolapo, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon, former Interim President of Nigeria, Ernest Shonekan, former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, and others, attended the Aso Villa Chapel's end of the year thanksgiving service which held in Abuja today December 4th. More photos after the cut.

Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday berated the President Buhari-led government for seeking to borrow $30 billion from International financial institutions. At a policy dialogue forum organised by Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development in Abuja, the Emir stated that nobody in the International community will borrow Nigeria such an amount of money. According to him, the poor state of our economy will not make any lender take Nigeria serious, adding that even if the National Assembly eventually grants the request for Nigeria to borrow such a loan, no global financial institution will offer such a loan to Nigeria. “I can tell you for free, if the Senate today approves that we can borrow $30 billion, honestly, no one will lend us. It should be approved and I will like to see how you will go to the international market with an economy that has five exchange rates. There is one rate for petroleum marketers, there is Interbank rate, there is...

A retired police Inspector and his wife were shot dead on Saturday morning by suspected armed robbers, while they were on their way back to Taraba State after the NKST Church World-wide Choir conference held at Jaki, Kwande LGA of Benue State on Friday. Speaking to IDOMAVOICE, an eyewitness Iorsalen Terver,  said: "I stopped at Gawa at about 8:14 this morning to buy some foodstuffs on my way to Bali to buy yams when some young men walked to men saying its better to get the yams in the evening when the market is closing. "Little did I know I was the target. Pushing me to hit the road so they can waste me... Oh God.. The pastor arrived shortly with a Toyota picnic. They bought yams I even helped to negotiate with the seller. We took off the same time before I stopped to excrete. Just seconds we heard gun shots and that was how they wasted this couple" Ben Dizwa, who confirmed the sad incident, identified the pastor as Mr. Joseph Tsafa, a retir...

  Must have been a proud moment for both mother and son.

According to the Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, a Hit & Run accident happened this evening on Lekki-Epe Expressway by Ikota. The victim had no phone nor identification card, and the Corpse has been taken away by LASAMBUS.

The elderly woman pictured above was kidnapped by some kidnappers in Lagos a week ago. According to her son, Bolatito Nelson Akinrobalu who shared the story on Facebook, the kidnappers are demanding N150 million. Read what he wrote after the cut.

In a statement released from his palace this afternoon, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, blasted oil magnate and Oba of Ugbo Kingdom in Ondo state, Oba Federick Akinruntan, for recently referring to yoruba ancestral queen, Queen Moremi as a traitor not worthy to be celebrated. Akinruntan at a recent function, condemned Ile-Ife people for celebrating Queen Moremi and even erecting a stature in her honor. In his reaction, the Ooni of Ife says Akinruntan's statement smacks of royal rascality and a pitiable act of absurdity that doesn't deserve serious attention by serious minded people. Read what Akinruntan said about Queen Moremi and the Ooni of Ife's reply below... Oba Akinruntan's statement “Our forefathers descended from heaven, that is why we are called ‘Ugbo Atorunwo.’ We are not Ibos (Igbos), who are from the South-East, and who have their own clearly researched and defined ancestry. To set the record straight, Moremi remains a traito...

A fake United States Embassy has been busted in Ghana after operating illegally for a decade.  According to a statement released by the U.S. State Department, the sham embassy operated in Accra in a run-down, pink, two-storey building with a corrugated iron roof and flew a U.S. flag outside. Inside the office is a portrait of President Barack Obama.  It was operated by a cartel that issued illegally obtained but legitimate visas. “It was not operated by the United States government, but by figures from both Ghanaian and Turkish organised crime rings and a Ghanaian attorney practicing immigration and criminal law,” the State Department said in its statement Turkish citizens, who spoke English and Dutch, posed as consular officers and staffed the operation. The syndicate issued fraudulently obtained but legitimate U.S. visas and false identification documents, including birth certificates at a cost of $6,000 each. During the raid at the sham embassy, s...

Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, has died. She died in Lagos yesterday December 3rd at the age of 80. Born on September 28th 1936, the deceased who was onetime ICAN president, graduated from the University of London in 1963. She was appointed the first female chairman of the United Bank for Africa, UBA in 1984 by President Buhari who was a military Head of State. Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in a statement released today, condoled with her family over her death. Read his statement below Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday expressed shock and sadness over the death of foremost accountant and a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Bola Kuforiji-Olubi. Dr. Olubi, who was a former President of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN), was appointed the first female Chairman of United Bank of Africa (UBA) in 1984, passed on at the age of 80 on Saturday. Governor Ambode in a statement signed b...

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U.S President-elect Donald Trump has assembled wealthy corporate and financial executives, including top Nigerian entrepreneur Adebayo Ogunlesi to provide him with economic advice. Ogunlesi is part of the 16-person group, whose membership was announced Friday, December 2.  The 63-year-old Nigerian businessman is the Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, which is a private equity firm with more than $35 billion in assets under management and invests worldwide in infrastructure assets in the energy, transport, and water and waste industry sectors. Mr Ogunlesi’s organisations assets include Gatwick Airport, Edinghburh Airport and City  Airport in London making him the first Nigerian to independently own airports in the West. Mr. Ogunlesi serves as a member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs, Kosmos Energy, and Callaway Golf Co. Mr. is the son of T.O Ogunlesi of Makun, Sagamu, Ogun State, the first Nigeria...

The parents of a teenage girl who claimed she was selling her virginity for £850,000 to help them have threatened to disown her if she goes through with her plan. Eighteen-year-old Aleexandra Khefren's parents said they don't need the money, even though Aleexandra claimed she was selling her virginity to buy her parents a house because they will be evicted from their current home next year. Aleexandra Khefren claims to have got the idea of selling her virginity when she was 15-years-old and watched the movie Indecent Proposal. The teenager had gone on This Morning and, speaking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, said:  "I was 15 and said maybe I can do this too with my virginity. "And I looked it up on the internet and saw some girls who sold themselves for €3.5million or more. "Many girls lost their virginity and after that, maybe after many years they break up so it's not worth it. "I live in a very poor country, so I nee...

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has shut down his cement plant in Tanzania due to high energy costs and a technical glitch at the $500 million factory, according to a government source, who confirmed reports in Tanzanian media. Executives at Dangote Industries Tanzania have recently complained about the government’s failure to provide the company with cheap fuel and other logistical solutions. Dangote Cement had previously requested the government-owned energy company, the Tanzania petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), to supply its Mtwara-based cement plant with natural gas at significantly subsidized prices - a request the government body turned down. Dangote cement spends as much as $4 million on diesel every month powering its cement factory. “Our plant uses six million liters of diesel per month to run generators after the promises to supply it with natural gas, which is produced in a nearby gas field, failed to materialize,” Dangote Tanzania CEO, Harpeet...

Mohammed Abad's mechanical manhood helped him lose his virginity aged 44. The prosthetic device inflates with liquid from his stomach when he presses a button in his testicles. Since it was fitted in March the man-made organ has given Mr Abad, who lost his natural penis as a boy in a road accident, 50 sexual offers from intrigued women. But despite the deluge of interest the Edinburgh man hasn't activated his pride and joy since sleeping with sex worker Charlotte Rose eight months ago. He said working 14-hour shifts meant he is 'just too tired for sex'. He told the Star on Sunday: 'I get a lot of messages from women online who ask me if I will have sex with them. 'They've heard about my bionic penis and they want to try it out. They are all very intrigued and think I can make love for hours.' Mr Abad's memorable night with Miss Rose came after the 35-year-old escort waived her usual £160-an-hour fee. Top doctors fitted his bionic penis a...

Super Falcons won the 2016 Women's Africa Cup Of Nations for the eight time after a 1-0 win over the hosts, Cameroon  in front of their home crowd in Yaounde. The team arrived Nigeria  earlier today with their trophy in sight following the record title winning. A late goal from Desire Oparanozie was enough for Nigeria to beat Cameroun for the fourth time meetings and claiming the title again. Nigerian Super falcons have dominated this competition since their first appearance since 1991.

A former polish parliamentarian and President, African Institute, Hon. John Godson, has raised an alarm and has urged fellow Nigerians to help in finding Mr Godswill Kanu of Umuda Isingwu, Umuahia, Abia State. According to the ex-lawmaker who is also from Abia state, Mr Godswill Kanu who is being haunted by the police -is a building engineer and was his construction manager before running away with funds entrusted to his care.

A drunk airline passenger who downed four gin and tonics and tried to punch a stewardess suffered a broken leg as fellow passengers rugby tackled him to the ground. Guy Lardinois, 40, was flying from Istanbul to Manchester with Turkish Airlines for a colleague’s funeral when the appalling incident took place. At 30,000ft the drunken Belgian national was approached by a stewardess who accused him of smoking in the toilets. Lardinois denied this and asked for another drink before returning to his seat on flight TK1995, Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard. Prosecutor David Lees said the defendant then started arguing, shouting and became abusive before getting out of his seat and moving to the rear of the plane. Lardinois then threw a “glancing blow” at the stewardess but missed as she put her hands up to her face, the prosecutor said. Several other cabin crew rushed over to assist their colleague and Lardinois suffered a broken leg, the court heard. The defenda...