Bad Blood Hit Maker,Taylor Swift Pictured Strutting Happyly in New-york after Split with 3 Mnths BeauTom Hiddleston

 

Taylor Swift is holding her head high after ending her three month romance with British Actor Tom Hiddleston.The Bad Blood Hit maker,newly-single singer, 26, appeared to have a spring in her step as she was pictured out in New York on Tuesday amid reports she didn't like Tom's 'love of the limelight'. Looking sporty in patterned leggings and a black tank top, Taylor smiled as she strutted across the sidewalk, seemingly in a great mood following her latest failed relationship.News of the split came just a day after an insider exclusively told DailyMail.com that the pop star felt 'uncomfortable' with The Night Manager star's desire to be 'so public' about their romance. According to dailymail,Tom had asked Taylor to the Emmy Awards later this month, but she began questioning whether he was with her for 'the right reasons' and ultimately decided to call off the romance. Meanwhile, the Internet almost broke after news of their split went viral with most celebrating and seeing their split as a good omen. See Photo after cut.....

Bayelsa-born Super Star Singer, Timi Dakolo Celebrates Son as he turns a Year Older

Super star Singer and dotting father, Timi Dakolo has posted photos via his Instagram to celebrate his son, Alex Dakolo who turned a year older today, September 7, 2016.He Posted:"OH, THE SON OF MY RIGHT HAND... I WILL ALWAY BE A FATHER AND A FRIEND," Here's wishing his family many more celebration in good health.

Ex President Jonathan Flys into Nigeria to Attend Council of State Meeting

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is attending his first Council of State meeting alongside,General Abdulsalami Abubakar and former Head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan,at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Dailytrust,the meeting, which commenced at exactly 11.10am, is also being attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.This is the second meeting of the Council of State convened by President Muhammadu Buhari.Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara who are also members of the council are absent.The meeting is expected to consider names of nominees to fill vacant positions of National and Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Note,they are the only past leaders attending the meeting as of the time of this report.The INEC currently has six national commissioners out of 12, while 21 out of 37 Resident Electoral Commissioners are yet to be appointed.

Nigerians Get Ready,Economic Reccession Will Last Till 2020 Predicts Olisa Agbakoba

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has claimed that the country should set itself for a prolonged recession, predicting that citizens will wallow in economic woes until 2020.

According to a report, Agbakoba advised the Federal Government to return the Treasury Single Account back to commercial banks, while creating a supervisory agency to monitor it.In addition, he claimed that the Central Bank of Nigeria must set its focus on formulating monetary policies that will benefit the people of Nigeria."If banks focus on lending and not trading, money will flood the system for productive value," he stated.Maintaining that the economy has already slid from a recession to a depression, Agbakoba claimed that the Federal Government could not seriously label itself as an economic team, given the current set of circumstances.He argued that one of the steps that must be taken in order to alleviate the situation is for President Muhammadu Buhari to set up an economic team consisting of experts or technocrats that could develop ways that money could be pumped back into the system.

Our Cows should have Tracking Devices....Demands Nigerian Cattle Rearers Association

Some might find this Hilarious but I assure you it is no joke.The Nigerian Association of Cattle Rearers are demanding tracking devices be placed on their live-stocks especially cows. In a stakeholders sensitization meeting in Kaduna on Monday, the group discussed on issues such as the clashes between herdsmen and farmers, cattle rustling, grazing reserves, livestock identification and tracking, and disease control.In his speech, Kachia Hussaini, the National Chief Coordinator of the group, called on government to include livestock identification and tracking devices for all grazing animals in Nigeria.Recall that the brutal activities of herdsmen across the country have sacked residents from their homes and communities.
 

Mass Defection Underway in Ondo APC following Rotimi Akeredolu's Emergence

Aggrieved members of the APC in Ondo are set to part ways with the party following disaffection with the free and fair emergence of Rotimi Akeredolu in the recently concluded primary election.

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has been divided since the result of the keenly-contested primary election that produced Rotimi Akeredolu was announced.A report on Punch has it that some gubernatorial aspirants who have raised suspicions about the credibility of the electoral process that ushered in a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association are set to defect to opposing parties to pursue their political ambitions.Investigations revealed that some of the aggrieved aspirants had been discussing with some less-popular parties in the state to get automatic ticket of becoming their governorship candidates for the forthcoming election. Recall, barely two days after conceding defeat, Segun Abraham has also rejected the results from the just concluded APC Ondo Guber Primaries.

Code Name 'Operation Crocodile Tears' Initiators Arrested by Nigerian Army in Edo State(Photos)

Two top Niger Delta militant warlords, code name 'Operation Crocodile Taers' have been arrested  by the Nigerian Army following the recent blowing up of pipelines in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.The man identified as Gabriel Ogbudje is the suspected leader of Otugas Fire Force militant group which is responsible for the bombardment of an NPDC/Shoreline major delivery trunk line in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State last month.He was arrested alongside Elvis Dweller Ejus along the Agbor-Abraka road in Edo State.

Heartless!!90 Yr-old Man dumped at Graveyard by Own Children(Photos)

A 90 yr-old man has been found abandoned at a graveyard, shocking residents when he confirmed his children brought him there in the middle of the night.Many residing in Mutomo village in Gatundu South, Kiambu County have been shocked after waking up to find a 90-year-old man dumped near a graveyard along Gatundu-Mutomo Kenyatta Road.The old man identified as Samuel Kibure claimed his nephews and some of his children woke him up in the middle of the night, wrapped him in a blanket then bundled him up in a car before driving him off.The man who claims is homeless urged well wishes to rescue him since his children have left him to die.“My children see me as a burden, and they have left me to die since I am paralysed and useless to them,” Kibure was quoted by EDaily.

 

Boko-haram Vblogger Ahmed Salkida Released by DSS Operatives after Interrogation

Dubai-based Nigerian journalist, Ahmed Salkida, who was taken into custody by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) as he arrived from the UAE at Abuja airport, weeks after being declared wanted by the Nigerian Army over his ties with Boko Haram, and was reportedly denied access to his lawyer, Femi Falana, yesterday, has been finally released. Reports state that Ahmed Salkida was very  cooperative throughout the time he was in the detention custody of the DSS, adding that Salkida had informed the DSS in advance that he planned to return to Nigeria after the Nigerian Army declared him wanted. 

PDP Relaunches New Twitter Handle,Sacks Deji Adeyanju Over Unauthourized Tweets

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned one Deji Adeyanju as its Director of New Media, as the party launched a new twitter handle for effective control of its affairs.This is contained in statement signed by Chinwe Nnorom, Head of PDP Publicity Unit, on Monday in Abuja.The statement said that the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the party, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, had directed the immediate closure of the party’s official twitter handle “@pdpnigeria“ and re-launched a new one.It said that the decision became necessary due to the frequent unauthorized, and at most times, embarrassing tweets that emanated from the handle tweeted by the handlers claiming to represent the PDP.It recalled that the party had in the past announced the shutdown of the Handle on two occasions when hackers manipulated it to embarrass the party.“Following these developments, the party hereby informs all its members, supporters, friends, the media and general public to ignore and disregard any tweet from the Handle @pdpnigeria forthwith.“In view of the above, the party has immediately re-launched a new Handle, @officialpdpnig to form part of the social media platform of our great party for ease of communication, administration and control,’’ the statement said.

Sultan of Sokoto Shuns FG,Declares Sept 12 Public Holiday....Christain Leaders Kick,Says Height of Impunity

The National Christian Elders’ Forum, NCEF, has frowned at the decision of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III to declare September 12 as public holiday in commemoration of Eid-El-Kabir celebration.Chairman of NCEF, Solomon Asemota, SAN, in a statement, described the Sultan’s action as the height of impunity.NCEF in the statement said, “We unequivocally wish to state that it is very improper for the head of the Islamic faith in Nigeria to announce, declare, or extend Public Holidays.“This is the function of the Federal Government and need not be abdicated. This kind of anomalous development has not been taking place in Nigeria until the advent of the Buhari Administration which has gone to great lengths to deepen religious divide and tension in Nigeria.“Again, we have no objection whatsoever to the Muslim Public Holiday but our concern is that in a secular society as enshrined in Section 10 of the Constitution, the responsibility of declaring or announcing a religious Public Holiday is vested in the Federal Government and such responsibility is sacrosanct.”

Ondo Guber:Two Days After Conceding Defeat,Segun Abraham Backtracks...Rejects APC Primary Result

Barely two days after conceding defeat, runner up at the just concluded governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr. Segun Abraham has rejected the exercise, which produced Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the winner.Abraham had on Sunday spoken with reporters at his residence in Akure, the state capital, congratulating the winner and also commended the electoral committee headed by Jigawa state governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar for conducting a transparent primary.His rejection is coming barely two days after another aspirant,who came third in the contest, Chief Olusola Oke rejected the result.Abraham, through the Director General of the O’Abraham Campaign Organisation, Prince Olu Adegboro, in a volte-face described the election as nothing but a fraud.Already, Chief Olusola Oke and some leaders of the party have officially appealed the outcome of the primary and asked for its cancellation.Abraham in his statement titled ‘That Our Democracy May Endure’, signed on his behalf by Adegboro, stated that the outcome of the election is “unacceptable”, considering the plethora of staggering facts of anomalies that had since emerged to the demerit of the exercise.

Radio Kano MD Suspends Man for Playing Song Praising Former PDP Governor

The Managing Director of Radio Kano, Hajiya Sa’adatu Babaji has suspended the station’s Head of Librarians, Alhaji Habibu Musa Gwangwazo for airing a song in which the former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso was praised. According to Dailytrust, an announcer at the station, Hajiya Furera Umar, who was on duty when the song was aired, was also issued with a query.

A staff at the station, who craved for anonymity because he has no authority to speak to press, said: “To be sincere, we are in a serious dilemma in this station. The suspended staff is our chief librarian and his offense was that he chooses a song in which the former governor of the state Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso was praised.”

Recession?Nigerians Should Protest,Despite Risk of Being Shot..Says Northern Leader

Northern leader and national chairman of Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Balarabe Musa has called on Nigerians to protestagainst the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.Balarabe who made the call during an interview with The Sun said that Nigerians are dying of hunger and hunger is a powerful tool in instigating protests.“The idea of government asking Nigerians to be patient can only be sustained in a situation whereby people see hope and changes. But where people don’t see changes, where they don’t see the basis for expecting changes, and they suffer continuously, appealing to them to be patient may be futile.“There is hunger in the land and Nigerians are dying of hunger. According to him, since the current administration has failed in ensuring food security, then Nigerians have a right to protect their interests by protesting. He said: “Well, they should protest. I know that it is a risk because security men may shoot them.However, they should protest because this is their life. Somebody is playing with their lives, somebody is destroying their lives, they should defend their lives and protect their interest.

If you Believe in Me,Vote Ize-Iyamu as your Next Gov...Fayose tells Edolites

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has sent urgent and important message to the people of Edo State to be extra vigilant before, during andafter the governorship election on Saturday.Gov Fayose in a statement said: “The people should not just vote and go to sleep, they must make sure that their votes count and victory is ensured for Pastor Ize-Iyamu, the PDP's candidate, whom he described the best among the contenders.The governor declared that; “If you believe in me and you are a voter in Edo State, give your vote to Pastor Ize-Iyamu, the man who has demonstrated the required capacity to lead Edo State to prosperity.” He further added that, "Those who saw the Channels Television debate on Sunday will agree with me that Pastor Ize-Iyamu is better equipped for the governance of Edo State.”

Hilarious!!See Cartoon Re-nactment of Zukerberg &Buhari Discussion Selfie

After Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg met with President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to Nigeria and their discussion made private, Businessday cartoonist, Mr Asukwo decided to re-enact the conversation in a most hilarious form...lol

Opps!!For Stating Buhari is Working,Woman gets beating of her Life

A woman has taken to Social media site, twitter to lament after her husband battered her because she said President Buhari is working. According to Vincent Chinenye @Vincentwap who shared the picture of the woman on Twitter, he tweeted that all the woman did was to praise the administration of Buhari’s government in Nigeria and that got her the beating of her life.See the tweet below:

 

MY HUSBAND DID THIS TO ME BECAUSE I SAID BUHARI IS WORKING. .. @MBuhari @aishambuhari @benmurraybruce pic.twitter.com/41CXbhFFfN
— Vincent Chinenye (@vincentwap) September 5, 2016

Buhari Supporters,Activists Clash in Abuja Protest....Claims BBOG is a Scam

The BBOG group and supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari clashed as the campaigners made their way to the presidential villa, reports state. Supporters of Buhari ‘With Buhari We Stand’ group stated that, the BBOG should “leave President Buhari to work for Nigerians”. The Buhari support group were already positioned at the Three Arms Zone when the BBOG members arrived. Members of BBOG had forced their way through a police barricade at the Three Arms Zone, as they sought a meeting with the President. However, as the group marched forward, another group surfaced, urging them to put an end to the demonstration, blocking their path and chanting, the president is “a man of peace” whose effort to “move the nation forward” should not be disrupted.A spokesperson for the group, Idris King, described the #BringBackOurGirls group as a scam, sponsored to undermine the administration of the APC.“We are for peace. Buhari is a man of peace,” he said. A leader of #BringBackBackOurGirls group, Aisha Yesufu, said President Buhari appeared to be doing nothing to get the girls back.“All we are saying is #BringBackOurGirls.There is a fourth option which entails doing nothing, which seems like government’s option. That we will not accepted,” she said. Recall, during the Goodluck Jonathan administration,the APC then in opposition, supported the BBOG group protests, urging them on. Why the sudden 'Change'?? 

Finally,Konduga Indigenes Return Home after 3 years absence following Boko-Haram Deadly Attacks in Borno

North-east Internally Displaced Persons 'IDP's' can now heave a sigh of relief as they head back to their homes in Konduga, Borno state after spending three years in various shelters in different parts of the state due to Boko Haram deadly attacks. Recall, Nigeria's Military operatives have over the last few months have recorded massive success against the militant group, with claims of killing their leader Shekau. The all look happy and positive returning home.See more photos after cut......

TAKEOVER OF JONATHAN'S COUSIN COMP'Y IS ILLEGAL- FEMI FALANA

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that the occupation of the Abuja premises of Kakarta Civil Engineering Limited owned by Mr. Robert Azibaola, former president Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, is illegal.In a statement issued on Sunday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria noted that, “Sequel to the illegal action of the army of occupation, the innocent workers in the company have been dispatched to the unemployment market.”The human rights lawyer continued, “The implication of the plea is that he is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved by the prosecution.“Therefore, if the Nigerian military authorities had wanted to dispossess him of the property in question they ought have applied for a court order.“But by taking over the property under the pretext that it constitutes a threat to a nearby military barracks the military authorities took the law into their hands.He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call the soldiers who invaded the property to order. Recall, Azibaola is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the diversion of $40 million through One-Plus Holdings, a sister company of Kakarta Civil Engineering Limited, meant for securing oil pipelines contract. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge.

BAYELSA:OPERATION CROCODILE SMILE LOOSES 4 SOLDIERS TO BRASS RIVER

Recently launched Operation Crocodile Smile by the Nigerian Army has suffered a slight setback, as reports indicate four of its men during a tour of the creeks drowned in a boat mishap in Brass,Bayelsa State.The four soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe, ODS, alongside others, where part of a team carrying out an operation codenamed ‘Crocodile Smile’, when they drowned at Brass Water Front in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Also missing are service rifles belonging to the drowned soldiers.The incident which occurred at about 10:00a.m. local time, has created panic among the newly deployed soldiers.An indigene of the community who pleaded anonymity said that attempts by community youths and other soldiers to assist in a rescue operation failed due to high tides.He said: “In recent times, we have been noticing increased movement of soldiers in our area. The boat that capsized was conveying a new batch of soldiers to the waterfront. I was going to dispose refuse at the waterfront and I saw uniformed soldiers struggling to rescue their colleagues in a capsized boat.”“When the confusion subsided, four soldiers were found to be missing with their rifles and other military gear. Some others that were rescued had their rifle missing and struggling out of the water.”

BAYELSA:RENOWED AUTHOR DR.GABRIEL OKARA PRESENT POEM COLLECTION TO GOV SERIAKE DICKSON

Dr. Gabriel Okara (left) presenting a book containing a collection of poems, he authored to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson (right) during a visit at Government House Yenagoa.

BAYELSA STATE GOVT APPROVES SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

His Excellency, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State has approved the constitution of a Special Committee on the Niger Delta University as follows:

1.     Professor Stephen Odiowei                                                        -     Chairman

2.     Hon. Gentle Emelah                                                                     -      Member

3.     Professor Awotua Efebo                                                              -     Member

4.     Professor Francis Sikoki                                                               -     Member

5.     Senator J. K. Brambaifa                                                                -    Member

6.     Mr. Austin Adigio                                                                          -   Member

7.     Timipre Seipulo                                                                              -    Member

8.     Mrs. Josephine Ezonbordor-Torru                                             -   Member 

9.     Amassador Ogidi Oke Peter-Ayibakuro                                    -    Member

10.   Engineer Emmanuel Gbemi                                                         -    Member

11.   Mr. Ineinkiye Agedah                                                                    -      Member

12.   Dr. Stanley Ogoun                                                                         -   Member

13.   Professor Edoumiekumoh Samuel                                             -    Member

14.   Engineer D. S. Dienagha                                                              -    Member

15.   Dr. Godwill Ziriki                                                                           -  Secretary

The Special Committee on Niger Delta University is to be inaugurated as follows:

Date: Tuesday 6^th of September, 2016

Time: One O’clock in the afternoon.

Venue: Executive Council Chambers, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, Yenagoa.

All appointees and other dignitaries are expected to be seated at half past twleve in the afternoon.

 

Daniel Iworiso-Markson

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State

CONFUSION:STUDENTS PROTEST IN EDO AS WAEC EXAM,GUBER POLL DATE CLASH

Secondary School students have called for a shift in date of the gubernatorial election in Edo State scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 10 to another date as it clashed with their Mathematics examination also scheduled by the West African Examination Council for the same day.The students who stormed the Government House, Benin City with placards with various inscriptions said holding the examination and the poll same day would disenfranchise them.They students also said they would kick against any plan to be moved to other states for the Mathematics examination as planned by WAEC, adding that this would not only disorganise them but also put them at a disadvantage. Spokesman for the students, Iko Emmanuel Moses said “our position about the General Certificate Examination (GCE) in Edo State, the scheduled governorship election on the 10th of September, with a deep sense of regret and pains, we wish to express and oppose the disturbing circumstances surrounding the above examination of this year and its effect on our expected performance in the examination.“The plan to relocate us out of Edo State, our state to other regions to sit for the examination because of the September 10 election in Edo State as scheduled by INEC is an ill wind which will affect our chance to perform well in the examination. We have found this situation very disturbing, discouraging and we cannot take the risk.”

WEAR APC ARM BANDS,LOGOS OR GET SACKED EDO GOVT TELLS CIVIL SERVANTS......THIS IS A TRAGIC-PDP

The PDP has condemned the directive of the Edo State government to all civil servants in the state to wear APC arm bands and adorn their walls and tables in the office with the party’s posters and flags or risk being sacked.In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary, Mr Chris Nehikhare, the party said whereas, “Civil servants are supposed to be apolitical, the trend where they were ordered through text messages ostensibly from the Head of Service to immediately adorn the arm bands, paste posters and put the APC flag on their desks, ‘with immediate effect’ is a tragedy.“Although the text messages were also forwarded to local government employees in the state, indications are that they will not comply owing to the several months’ arrears of unpaid salaries.“Even the orders to the head of Service who was also said to have received orders to proceed to collect consignments of the arm bands, flags and posters of the APC candidate from the party secretariat along Airport road, Benin City, is pathetic as it shows a desperation on the part of APC government to win the September 10 elections at all costs”.A top civil servant in the Governor’s office (names withheld) who received his text message during a church service in Benin City, yesterday, complained that the civil service was being turned into a political arena, in a move that could kill morale.

STILL ON THE MATTER:MY SON WAS KILLED,WILL INVESTGATE HIS DEATH...SAYS STELLA ODUAHS ESTRANGED HUSBAND

As Stella Oduah and her estranged husband continue to wash their dirty linens in public, Lt. Col. Satchie Etoromi (rtd),has again declared that there was more to his son’s death than met the eye and hoped that there was a thorough investigation into it. He said in his statement, “Eyituoyo my son, they have misled you. When Omabuwa came home last year, Stella, your mother told me to call you to come home. She gave me your phone number. She said you were in the United States of America and don’t answer calls. All calls to that your phone were not answered. I believe Omabuwa was killed, that is why Stella refused to tell me.“The stories about how Stella took you away need not be told now. The grief that my son, Omabuwa, who was contacted by your junior sister, Valentina

LUCKY GIRL!!JUMOKE THE BREADSELER GETS MORE MOUTH-WATERING MODELLING DEALS

The famous Bread seller girl of Nigeria, Olajumoke Orisaguna is slowly but surely making her way up the world, as the modelling agency Olajumoke is signed to at the moment, Beth Models, have said they have big plans for the model. Laura Okah of Beth Models said, “We have gotten her a few jobs. Some are on the social media, while some are yet to be released.  When we signed Olajumoke, we didn’t sign her as a model but we signed her for image rebranding. We also want to work on her foundation. We are currently scouting for a sponsor.”Also, after her discovery by celebrity photographer TY Bello, the model has gotten a very stylish supply of clothes from former Miss World Agbani Darego from her clothing line. Jumoke and TY Bello will be collaborating on a photography project in a couple of weeks that would further boost the former bread hawker’s career in modelling.

ECONOMIC RECESSION:BITE,STOP BARKING,SACK ECONOMIC TEAM.......DINO MELAYE TELLS BUHARI

Flamboyant Senator and emerging godfather of Kogi State politics, Otunba Dino Melaye on Sunday expressed concern over the economic recession with a call on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack members of his economic team and constitute a new team.Among the economic team he suggested that should be sacked include the Ministers of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma and  Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele.Melaye, chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Founder of Anti-Corruption Network, tabled the demands in a statement entitled: "Buhari-The barking is over, it's time to bite", obtained by journalists in Abuja. While expressing worry by the poor state of the economy which has brought unprecedented hardship and hunger on the masses of the Nigerian people, he said sacking the economic team would be the only solution to reboot the ailing economy.

SEXY EMPIRE QUEEN TARAJI.P.HENSON COVERS ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY MAG,SCORES 3RD EMMY NOMINATION

 

The Empire super star Taraji.P.Henson is doing big things and has graced the cover of prestigious US entertainment weekly magazine. she has her own collection with 'MAC', will be starring as NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in her latest film 'Hidden Figures' and she’s scored her third Emmy nomination! Taraji told EW that, “This is my first time carrying a show and then going to carry a movie.That’s a lot. It’s so stressful, and I had to really check myself because it’s so easy to take for granted when you get to a certain level. Like check yourself because people pray to be here.”See another sexy photo after the cut. Meanwhile,Season 3 of Empire will be out September 21st....wink.

SHOCKING!! THIS MAN'S EYES WERE REMOVED BY HIS FRIENDS(PHOTO)

The man identified as one Emmanuel Husseini, suffered a most unfortunate misfortune.Husseini had his eyes plucked out by some hoodlums in Bauchi State.The 27-year-old man's eyes are said to have been plucked out by people alleged to be his own friends.Husseini is now crying out for justice over the inhuman treatment meted on him.According to Rariya, his friends, who are reportedly on the run, were said to have lured him to a bush in a village, Marti Local, in the state and allegedly plucked out his eyes.Although the reason for the act is yet to be ascertained, the state police spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, told newsmen the police has launched a manhunt for the suspects.Meanwhile, Husseini has begged the police and well-meaning Nigerians to come to his rescue.

HILARIOUS!!BILLIONAIRE ZUCKERBERG SITED AS EXAMPLE IN HUMILITY TO NIGERIAN MEN(PHOTO)

Mark Zuckerberg, the 6th richest man in the world of 7billion people worth N54.1 billion recently visited Nigeria with the simplest form of appearance in casual clothes, no jewelries and no public announcement or visible security men.This tactical show of humility has won the hearts of the people who are currently comparing him to emergency or self-acclaimed millionaires in Nigeria who make the loudest noise with their slim bank accounts for the purpose of oppressing people.Since the high-profile visit of Facebook billionaire founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to Nigeria, Nigerians have found his level of humility intriguing and baffling.Again, the trend of showboating and showmanship has been traced to the endemic pride in black men.

PHOTOS:FACEBOOK BOSS ZUCKERBERG TAKE SELFIES WITH PRESIDENT BUHARI,VP OSINBAJO & OTHERS

Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg was spotted at Nigeria's seat of power Aso-villa today Friday after holding a brief meeting with President Buhari,VP Osinbajo and some top Government officials. Zuckerberg was spotted in Kenya after a brief two days stay in Nigeria, only to quietly return back to the country late Thursday night.

EDO GUBER:SHOW US YOUR CERTIFICATE, PDP INSIST

State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, Chief Dan Orbih has asked the APC governorship candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to publicly display to Edo people the original copies of his educational certificates which he said he was expecting from the US city of New York.In a statement signed by the state publicity secretary of the PDP, Mr Chris Nehikhare, in Benin City, Orbih said Obaseki could go on air and use any of the many television stations in the state to publicly display the certificates or do so during his campaigns for the world to see that he actually went to school as he claims. He said the time between when Obaseki said he got a call from his relative in New York that the documents which were missing in Lagos were in America and now, since over three weeks, the period was enough for him to have received the documents if he actually had them. He also said Obaseki should come out of his shell and tell the whole truth about his educational certificates, which he said in an affidavit got lost while he was moving from one office to another in Lagos, which certified true copies he now carries about. Orbih then appealed to Edo voters to read between the lines Obaseki’s claim that he had found his certificates three weeks ago and his refusal to show them publicly at campaign rallies as proof that he has had no plans for Edo people and did not deserve to be elected

governor.

BAYELSA,DELTA RIVERINE COMMUNITIES SUFFER AFTER 'OPERATION CROCODILE SMILE' TAKEOVER

News filtering in sadly state, several riverine communities, including Oporoza and Ogulagha in Delta State, and Ezetu, Aggeh and others in Bayelsa State, have been struck by food and transportation crises following the ongoing Operation Crocodile Smile by the Nigerian Army. Report indicate that transporters are afraid to ply the waterways because of alleged harassment by soldiers, making it impossible for traders to take food items to riverine villages. Fishermen also find it difficult to carry out their occupation for the same reason.Reacting to the alleged harassment of the locals, Ijaw leader, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, told the online news site that,“There is a humanitarian crisis in Gbaramatu as we speak. The Crocodile Smile soldiers have not moved directly into the communities, but they have taken over the waterways, scaring and harassing those going about their normal businesses.What that means is that our people are now confined in their homes. They cannot go out travel on the waterways, which sustain their existence as riverine communities. The panic is aggravated by the report reaching them that army has taken over Warri township too,” he said.

AVIATION CRISIS HITS NIGERIA, AS ANOTHER AIRLINE SUSPENDS OPERATION

Sadly, another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has also suspended its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said.This is coming less than 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines, Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, announced the suspension of its scheduled flight services and its workers were ordered to proceed on indefinite leave with effect from Thursday, September 1, 2016.According to a statement signed on Thursday by the Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, the decision by the First Nation to suspend its operations was taken to enable the carrier to carry out the required maintenance of its aircraft.The agency, however, refuted claims that some of the domestic airlines were winding down their operations regardless of the fact that they had suspended flight services.

1 YEAR AFTER SUSPENSION?PRESIDENT BUHARI MAKES U-TURN, REVIVES JONATHAN'S AGRIC POLICY

President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government on Wednesday said it will revive the E-wallet system for fertiliser allocation and distribution, which was initiated by former president Goodluck Jonathan, a year after suspending it.The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, made the announcement after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.The restart of the e-wallet fertilizer scheme represented another economic policy reversal by the Buhari administration, it had earlier dumped. Recall,The e-wallet system was part of the Growth Enhancement Support scheme introduced by former Goodluck Jonathan administration to address the menace of middlemen in the fertilizer supply chain, which experts identified as a challenge for farmers at the time.

ECONOMIC DOWNTURN? NLC INSIST ON NEW MINIMUM WAGE TALKS

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to reconstitute the tripartite committee to negotiate a new minimum wage inspite of the current economic recession facing the country.NLC President Comrade Ayuba Wabba told the 59th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the union in Lagos that the National Minimum Act should be renegotiated. He said: “The developments within the economy which has made nonsense of the purchasing power of the workers make the case for a new National Minimum Wage urgent.“We hope that we will not be pushed into taking action that would be costly for the economy, which is already in deep trouble as it were.“Our standpoint is that any of the parties to the negotiation who may have reasons why we shouldn’t have a new National Minimum Wage should bring those arguments to the negotiation table,” he said.

BOKO HARAM TO END IN TWO WEEKS...NIGERIAN ARMY ASSURES

Nigeria’s army expects to seize Boko Haram’s last few strongholds in the northeast over the next few weeks, the commander in charge of crushing the jihadist group’s seven-year insurgency said on Wednesday.The army missed a December deadline set by President Muhammadu Buhari to wipe out the group, which wants to set up an Islamic caliphate in the area around Lake Chad, but has retaken most of its territory – at one point the size of Belgium.Major-General Lucky Irabor, commander of the operation, said the jihadists were now holed up in a few pockets of the Sambisa forest,where more than 200 girls kidnapped from the town of Chibok in 2014 are believed to be held and two areas near Lake Chad and would be flushed out “within weeks”.

(PHOTOS)CAMEROON FOOTBAL UNION TO SUE EGYPT FC OVER SAMUEL NLEND HIV STATUS REVEAL...FANS SHOW LOVE

Cameroonian Footballer Samuel Nlend, 21, is back in Cameroon, after he was dropped by an Egyptian football club, Al Ittihad, for testing HIV positive during the club's standard medical test routine four days after sign on.The footballer's friends, former teammates and fans came out in their numbers to welcome him back home. Meanwhile,Cameroonians are reeling in anger and have called for the club to be sued for violating Samuel's right to privacy by making his HIV test results public.The SYNAFOC (Syndicat national des footballeurs camerounais) has even promised to take legal actions against the Egyptian club.Nlend's teamates are very happy to have him back and many have promised to give him all the moral support he needs to keep going in his career.“We are happy to see our teammate in great shape because he is important for our team. We will put all of us together to work for good end of season” Said David Eto’o. See another photo after the cut.....

BRITS ABHOR NIGERIANS AND WANT LESS OF THEM IN UK-YOUGOV SURVEY

There seems to be no love lost between Nigerians and their historical colonial masters Britain as a new survey shows that Nigeria is one of the countries the Brits would like to see less amount of immigration from.In a survey conducted by YouGov, Nigeria joins Turkey, Pakistan, and Romania as the countries the UK would be happy to see the back of and would want stricter regulations in place before any immigrant from these countries is let in. The statistic above shows Nigeria as the 3rd least most welcome nation to the United Kingdom. The reasons given were diverse but the most were criminal records, low skill set for the workplace and poor English proficiency.The company responsible for the survey, YouGov, is an international internet-based market research firm, headquartered in the UK, with operations in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. They aggregate the opinion of people especially in the UK about issues and event around the world.So it seems if there was an option to stop countries from getting into the UK, Nigeria will be pretty high on that list.

PHOTO SPEAK:PRESIDENT BUHARI ARRIVES OSUN STATE...LAUNCHES SCHOOL FEEDING PROJECT

President Muhammadu Buhari alongside Governor Rauf Aregbesola today Thursday in Osogbo, launched the School Feeding Programme in Osun State.

ECONOMIC RECESSION? BUHARI SHOULD RESIGN-PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to step down after the nation slipped into economic recession, reports state.“We join all well meaning Nigerians to call on Mr. Buhari to resign if he is unable to reverse the disastrous economic decline he has brought on Nigerians,” the party said hours after figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics confirmed that Nigeria had slipped into recession. The PDP in its statement Wednesday saw the crisis as a direct consequence of Mr. Buhari’s “ineptitude and incompetent” approach to economic management which were a rehash of the “archaic and incoherent economic policies” he similarly pursued as the head of a military junta between 1983 and 1985.“Nothing better showcases the absolute ineptitude and incompetence of the Muhammadu Buhari administration than the GDP, Inflation and unemployment figures released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics,” the PDP said in a statement signed by Deji Adeyanju, its director of new media.

OUTRAGE IN BRASIL AS DILMA ROUSSEFF SUPPORTERS CLASH WITH POLICE OVER IMPEACHMENT....MOTION TO BAR HER FROM RECONTESTING FAILED

Supporters of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Wednesday night protested her impeachment by setting fires, damaging property and clashing with police in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paolo. Police lined the streets to curb the often violent demonstrations, which saw property vandalized and police vehicles damaged. Police fired tear gas at some supporters of the former leader in an attempt to quell the protests.While Brazil's first female president is out of a job, but not barred from the ballot if she wants to run again, a motion to bar her from holding any public office for the next eight years failed. Rousseff, 68, a former Marxist guerrilla, said earlier this week that she had committed no crime and said she was proud she'd been "faithful to her commitment to the nation. Michel Temer, Rousseff's former vice president who has been serving as interim president since her suspension in May, has been sworn in as President of Brazil and will serve out the remainder of her term.