“I know the National anthem. It’s Just That I was tired” – TBoss

TBoss had an Interview with the Pulse Nigeria Team, and she spoke about her controversial National Anthem moment in the Big Brother Naija House.

She also spoke about her outburst after she felt Debie-Rise had put her on the spot by asking her to recite the anthem.

On her outburst

“Like she [Debie-Rise] has said, that house isn’t a normal house. At a point, you could go [crazy]. And this was the one person I could confide in, I drew energy from her own energy.”“I was upset, I’m not going to lie. Because, I had history with being told off like, ‘what makes you think you’re good enough for this because you’re not Naija. Can you speak pidgin?”“And I bet you – you heard me speaking pidgin in the house? At my auditions, I couldn’t speak pidgin.

Nigerian players lie about their ages – Super Eagles coach, Rohr

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has admitted he is not comfortable with the age factor of players based in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Rohr revealed that it is the reason he hardly invites them to the national team.

“There is an existing problem with Nigeria based players. We cannot tell their real age,” he said in an interview with Brila FM.

Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa was the only home-based player invited by Rohr, for the recent games against Algeria and Senegal.

The former Gabon and Burkina Faso coach, has however stated that the door is not closed on the best players in the NPFL.

“The door is always open for the best players. The Nigeria League players must prove themselves with the CHAN team first, because at the moment we have a winning team, so the home based players must prove they deserve a place in the team.”

Seven ways social media can ruin your life

Social media has become a part of our daily life and many of us cannot do without it. What you don’t know is that your addiction to social media is affecting your lives negatively. Read on to know how social media can ruin your life.

According to Jumia Travel, phone users should perhaps cut down on the hours they spend on social media like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Overthinking emoticons

Some people while interacting or chatting with someone else share an emoticon; they begin to give all sorts of meanings and interpretations to it. It is funny that just because of an emoticon, they get themselves all worked up and worried. Why? It is just an emoticon.

Donald Trump speaks after the US dropped the ''Mother of All Bombs" on Afghanistan

Donald Trump has spoken out after the US dropped the ''Mother of All Bombs' on Afghanistan.

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, is a 21,600 pound, GPS-guided munition that is America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb.

Almost 20 feet long and designed to burrow through 200 feet of earth and 60 feet of concrete before detonating, Asked specifically if he authorised the strike, Trump said:

 “Everybody knows exactly what happened, so…and what I do is I authorise my military. We have the greatest military in the world and they’ve done a job as usual. 

So we have given them total authorisation, and that’s what they’re doing. And frankly that’s why they’ve been so successful lately.”

Lagos matron disappears after calling daughter

The family of a 58-year-old matron, Mrs. Winnifred Alofoje, are afraid she may have been abducted after she went missing last Friday.

Efforts to reach her on her telephone were said to have proved abortive, as the line was switched off.

Winnifred, a matron at Blue Sky Hospital, Egbeda, Lagos State, was said to have left her house in Hand of Fire City, Igando, at about 9am, for Nurse and Midwifery Council in Yaba to renew her medical licence.

However, her name was said to be missing in a register for people who visited the centre for licences on that day.

At about 12pm that Friday, Winnifred had reportedly called her ailing daughter on the telephone to know how she was faring.

Whistle blower: EFCC confiscates N250m in Balogun Market BDC

For the fourth time in 2017, acting on a tip-off from a whistle blower, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has intercepted money in various currencies, at a Bureau de Change, at the popular Balogun market, on Lagos Island.

The monies were allegedly being moved, preparatory to being converted to Naira.

The whistle blower, led EFCC operatives to confiscate €547,730 and £21,090 as well as N5,648,500.

EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren,  said “the total haul is about N250 million, at the prevailing exchange rate at the parallel market.

“The intercept followed information that about N250 million cash was being moved somewhere in the market, for conversion into foreign currencies by unnamed persons. Operatives responded timely, met the money in the Bureau de Change office, but a large chunk of it had been converted into Euros and pounds sterling. 

Russia 2018: It’s World Cup ticket or I quit – Rohr

Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr says he will not stay a day longer in Nigeria if he fails to secure the Russia 2018 World Cup ticket.

Rohr while speaking on Monday Night Football, a programme on Supersports noted that the key to his stay in Nigeria revolves on ensuring Nigeria’s qualification for the World Cup.

“If Nigeria fails to qualify for the World Cup, I will take a walk. It is a challenge and I accept it. Our real focus is to qualify the Super Eagles for the Russia 2018 World Cup and that must be fulfilled.

“The technical crew have been wonderful, the players are eager to represent their country and have assured that getting the World Cup ticket is a task that has to be accomplished.

“Because of the commitment of the players, some of the players even paid their ticket to represent their country. That is the kind of focus and confidence the players have and it is heartwarming.”

While playing down on the issue of the NFF not meeting its obligation in terms of his salary, Rohr stated that delay in paying salaries is not peculiar to Nigeria.

“I have worked in other countries in Africa and I know that they also have such problems. I have confidence in the NFF that they would put things right but that is not the most important issue. Getting to the World Cup remains the focus. As far as I am concerned all other problems are secondary.

“My assistants need to be in the right frame of minds to give me their best and I am glad the NFF has also taken care of their dues.”

Trump to Sell 12 Attack Planes to Nigeria for Boko Haram Fight

• Sale initiated by Obama administration, put on hold after Rann accidental bombing

Davidson Iriekpen with agency report

In line with United States President Donald Trump’s pledge to assist the Nigerian government in its fight against terrorism, his administration has indicated that it will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists.

During Trump’s phone call to President Muhammadu Buhari shortly after the U.S. president was sworn in last January, he had pledged to sell attack aircraft to Nigeria, despite concerns over abuses committed by the country’s security forces.
According to U.S. officials, Congress is expected to receive formal notification within weeks, setting in motion a deal with Nigeria that the Obama administration had planned to approve at the very end of Barack Obama’s presidency, reported Associated Press (AP) on Monday.

Obasanjo’s wife loses bid to stop son’s wedding

An Ikeja High Court on Monday, dismissed the suit filed by Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, seeking the postponement of the wedding of her son Olujonwo to Tope Adebutu.

Justice Lateefa Okunnu, dismissed the suit on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit because Olujonwo, 33, is an adult.

“On March 27, I ordered counsel to direct me on whether the family court can hear a case where the child is an adult.

“Counsel has addressed me and I have read the processes before me.

“I have found to be very genuine, what the applicant said regarding performing her parental duties in paragraph 15 of her affidavit.

Police arrests groom, family members for robbery at wedding engagement in Ibadan

There was a mild drama at Amuloko area, a suburb of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday when some policemen stormed a wedding engagement and arrested a man suspected to be a member of an armed robbery gang.

He was picked up during his wedding engagement.

The suspect, who is fondly known as Togo, was arrested alongside some members of his family and that of the bride for alleged involvement in armed robbery.

A source at the event informed journalists that the police stormed the event at Olaoluwa area of Amuloko, packed the wedding cakes and some of the items meant for the wedding.

“Immediately the policemen stormed the venue, they headed straight to where the groom was sitting and handcuffed him.

“They also picked some members of his family; while this was going on, people that have come from different location for the wedding flee in different directions”, the source said.

Court sentences Falae’s abductors to life imprisonment

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital on Tuesday sentenced seven men who were involved in the kidnap of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, to life imprisonment.

The seven men, who were all Fulani herdsmen were found guilty of kidnapping the elder statesman in his farm in Ilado Village, Akure North Local Government Area of the state in September, 2015.

The convicts are : Abubakar Auta, Bello Jannu, Umaru Ibarahim, Masahudu Muhammed, Idris Lawal, Abdulkadir Umar and Babawo Kato.

They were initially arraigned on five counts of kidnapping, abduction, aiding and abetting, kidnapping, conspiracy and armed robbery.

Agbani Darego, Miss World 2001, marries TY Danjuma’s son

Agbani Darego, 2001 Miss World, got married over the weekend to Ishaya Danjuma, son of former defense minister, Theophilus Danjuma.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the former beauty queen shared the news on her Instagram page with the picture showing her in a wedding dress with her partner turning their backs to the camera at the wedding.

She shared the picture with the caption, “08-04-2017, #Mrs. Danjuma”, which was further confirmed by her friend Elizabeth Elohor.

Elohor, while sharing the same picture wrote, “Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Danjuma @agbanidarego. May the almighty God bless your union. #mysisismarried, #beautifulcouple, #Marrakesh.

Her post revealed that the couple held the wedding ceremony in Marrakesh, Morocco over the weekend.

Agbani is best known as the first native African to win Miss World when she clinched the crown in 2001 at the age of 18 after she became the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria that same year.

A graduate of Psychology from New York University, Agbani became the first Nigerian to place among the top 10 semi-finalists, finishing seventh overall.

IGP denies plot to kill Wike

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Idris Ibrahim, yesterday, debunked allegations by Rivers State Governor, Nyeson Wike, that he directed the state’s Commissioner of Police to kill him.

Wike had, in an interview with a newspaper, alleged that the IGP mandated the commissioner of police in charge of Rivers state to cage him and kill him.

The IGP, who made the clarification in a statement, in Abuja, said “there was no time, either recently or in the past, that the Inspector-General of Police gave an order or assignment to the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State or any police officer, anywhere, in the country to kill His Excellency, Mr. Nyesom Wike, or direct the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, to cage the governor as alleged.”

The statement signed by the force Public Relations Officer, Moshood Jimoh, described the allegation as “ un-gubernatorial, un-executive, malicious” and capable of misleading and causing disaffection between the police and the good people of Rivers State, whom Wike had sworn to lead. He, therefore, advised the governor to resist personal grudges, grouse and sentiments to attack his hard-earned personality. He further advised Wike not to cast aspersion on the statutory role of the force of ensuring utmost protection of lives and property of all Nigerians. The IGP, while noting that a total of 221, police personnel are currently attached to Wike, for his personal and office protection, gave the breakdown to include one ADC,  one CSO, one unit commander, Special Protection Unit (SPO), one Unit Commander (counter terrorism unit) and Escort Commander.

Bride fails to show up for wedding in Ondo

The wedding between one Miss Taiwo Orimoloye and Aboidun Isaac was stalled on Saturday in Ondo town, Ondo State, as the bride, Taiwo allegedly failed to show up for church service.

The reason for the action of the bride was unknown as at the press time but it was gathered that the development caused confusion in both families as all efforts to know the whereabouts of Taiwo by the groom’s family proved abortive.

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused some church leaders in the country of not only encouraging corruption but also celebrating people with questionable sources of wealth.

He said this in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday at the 2017 Convention Lecture of Victory Life Bible Church International, while speaking on the theme, ‘The role of the church in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.’

He stated that the fight against corruption must start within the church.

The former president called for a spiritual approach in tackling corruption, tasking the church to rescue the nation from its grip.

He said, “The church needs to clear its Augean stables. The temple of God must be the cleanest to restore the holiness of the church. Our present-day money changers and merchants must be chased out of the church. The pulpit must be used to teach and preach righteous and honest living. To preach that one can acquire wealth without labour is not only deceitful, but also a call to corruption.

#BBNaija: Bisola's husband never showed up on their wedding day? (Read heartbreaking story)

An Instagram user, @Mzcapitaldiva, has revealed something we all don't know about Bisola, who is one of the Big Brother Naija top 5 housemates. Mzcapitaldiva who went to a market in Lagos to buy bedsheets, took to Instagram to reveal what a market woman told her about Bisola. 

According to her, Bisola's husband never showed up on her wedding day, and the strong woman we all are seeing in the Big Brother Naija house, has really moved on from all that.

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"So today I went to the market to buy some bedsheets and I heard the woman selling the bedsheets talking about #BBNaija..as usual,me being the listener that I am.. I choose to listen to her... then I heard her talking about @iambisola ..so out of curiosity I asked .Mummy this one that you are rooting for bisola like this.. 

Ahan you must b a fan o..and she said bisola isn't just someone she knows randomly in fact, she's has known them for years(Bisiola,her younger sister,her Mum and her brother) even before her daughter(Leila) came into the picture.Uhmmm...trust me,in my head I just knew this will b very interesting...so I asked again..

Instagram comes for TBoss’ sister, Wendy over National Anthem rendition

TBoss’ sister, Wendy has decided to stand up for her sister by sharing a video of herself reciting the National Anthem to shame haters.

Her move follows the anger incurred by her sister’s inability to recite the national anthem when she was dared to do.

But instead of whatever she expected, what she got was a massive clap back. Some fans also spotted error in jher recitation and corrected her.

She has since deleted all the comments.

2018 census to cost N272bn – NPC

The proposed 2018 national population census will cost an estimated N272bn, the Director-General of the National Population Commission, Dr. Ghaji Bello, has said.

Bello told a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in New York that the Federal Government was expected to fund the exercise by only 51 per cent while the international donor community would fund the remaining 49 per cent.

“The submission we have made to the Federal Government is in the region of N272bn. But the good thing is that that the N272bn is not for one single year.

“It is spread along a four-year tenure. There’s pre-census activities, that is the preparation; the actual census proper itself and the post-census enumeration activities.

“So maybe you are looking at an average of maybe N40bn in the first year, another N100bn during the actual census itself and then the balance during the last year.

“But the beauty again is that not all the resources are normally provided by the government of the federation.

“The international community does come in and supporters like EU, USAID ; from the previous record that we have, the ratio is 51 to 49 per cent.

“The 51 per cent is provided by the Federal Government while the 49 per cent is provided by the international donor community.

[BREAKING]#BBNaija: Efe wins N25m, SUV

Efe Ejeba, has emerged winner of Big Brother Nigeria 2017 reality TV show.

He was named the winner on Sunday in South Africa where the show was staged.

Efe remained the last man standing after winning the hearts of majority of the reality TV fans ahead of 13 other housemates.

Among those who threw their weight behind the 23-year-old rapper were celebrities like Olamide, Wizkid, Annie Idibia, Basket mouth, Ali Nuhu, Karen Igho among other.

Efe, from Warri Delta State, was born in Jos. He attended Federal Government College, Jos. He is a graduate of Economics from the University Of Jos.

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Customs seizes 772 cartons of frozen fish worth N10 million in Ogun

Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun state, on Tuesday 4th April 2017, seized a refrigerated Iveco truck conveying contraband goods into the Country.

Politics Nigeria learnt that the items discovered in the intercepted truck were; seven hundred and twenty two (722) cartons of imported frozen fish comprising of soley fish, senrei fish of which they fall under water pelagic fishes (open-sea fishes), fifty-six (56) bags of imported rice of 50kg.

The goods, in summary, have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Ten Million Five Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand Naira (N10, 573, 000.00).

Briefing the press on the success of the interception, the Area Controller, Comptroller Gangua said, it is pertinent to note that frozen fish has recently come under regulated product in Nigeria with vivid guidelines which every fish importer must fulfil before he or she can embark on an importation of such.

“For the avoidance of doubt, apart from fulfilling all import guidelines, there must be a fishing license/permit from Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development by importing company and such importation must be subjected to National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC) inspection/certification among others.

How FG is terrorising Igbo people – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

The President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nnia Nwodo, has alleged that the Federal Government was creating situations to

terrorise people of the South East region.

Nwodo made the call while reacting to the continuous detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

Speaking with Vanguard, the President General of the Pan Igbo-political organisation wondered why the Federal Government is
refusing to obey court orders to release Kanu while no member of Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram is been made to face trial for their activities.

He said, “On Federal Government’s refusal to release the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu This is a country operated by the rule of law. The whole essence of the rule of law is separation of powers and independence of the judiciary. When the executive does not respect the rulings of the judiciary, we are in a state of anarchy.

“The courts have, two times, asked for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. I don’t know why he is still being held. I don’t understand the security threat that Nnamdi Kanu poses that he will continue to be incarcerated.

“I know that Boko Haram is an armed organisation, which has invaded Nigeria with reckless abandon; occupied territories, some of which have been recovered; mounted flags that are not Nigerian flags; and displaced local and traditional authorities.

Soldiers, policemen killed in Ikorodu gun battle with militants

Ikorodu area of Lagos was tensed overnight as mlitants struck at Woodland Estate area, Ishawo in Ikrodu.

Two soldiers and five policemen have been reportedly killed.

Security agencies it was gathered have reinforced and stormed the area.

A few weeks ago, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said it will soon commence another military action on creeks in Lagos and Ogun states.

Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said the military would not leave the creeks to the criminals, urging Nigerians to support them with timely information.

Abubakar noted that areas identified to be dominated by criminal gangs were under military watch.

“We are working round-the-clock with other security agencies to maintain peace and eliminate any threat to security.

Janet Jackson splits from husband

Barely three months after giving birth to her first child with Qatari billionaire, Wissam Al Mana, pop star Janet Jackson has split from her husband.

The 50-year-old sister of late pop king, Michael Jackson, split from the Qatari business man after five years of marriage according to The Mail on Sunday and Page Six reports.

The couple welcomed their first child together, Eissa Al Mana, in January 3, 2017.

JAMB postpones UTME 2017 exams, extends registration date

The Joint Admission and Registration Board (JAMB) has extended the registration date for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

The board extended the deadline for sale of forms and registration for the exams from the earlier announced April 19 to May 5.

Consequently, the exam body also postponed the 207 UMTE from May 13 to May 20.

The Mock Examination earlier slated for Saturday, had earlier been put on hold.

The Board said the postponement of the mock was due to failure from its technical partners.

The Registrar of the Board, Is-haq Oloyede, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, also apologised to candidates for the sudden changes.

He said: “We could not go on with the Mock Examination and hereby announce extension of registration exercise of the 2017 UTME.

Arsenal apologize for tweeting pornographic image

Arsenal have apologized after a pornographic image was tweeted from the club’s official Twitter account.

Users of the social media platform were shocked, when the image of a woman engaging in oral sex was posted and accompanied by the text: “Here’s a snapshot of Arsenal training in Germany. We’ll have a gallery for you later today.”

It was later deleted and the Premier League club claimed the account was hacked, but not before tweeters had their say.

“Jesus, Arsenal,” wrote one Gunners fan, @ArsenalFCDan. “Get your s*** together.”

@Mattlfc_ynwa added: “That Arsenal tweet was deleted fast!”

@Lethal_Lucas said: “Omfg just seen the tweet on Arsenal’s Twitter that got deleted.”

Arsenal said in a statement: “We had a hack on our account which was quickly spotted and necessary steps taken.”

Two killed as female suicide bombers attack Maiduguri mosque

At least two bodies were recovered outside a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, early Saturday, after two female suicide bombers attacked worshippers there, officials said.

The attackers struck as worshippers observed early morning prayers in an area called Jiddari Polo.

Five people were injured in the attack, officials said.

Police said the girls could not gain much access into the targeted mosque. One of the suicide bombers later detonated an explosive that killed her fellow attacker too, police spokesperson, Victor Isuku, said.

A similar attack was carried out on a mosque in the same location on October 23, 2015.

About 18 worshippers were killed in that attack by a lone bomber.

German national dies after slumping at Lagos airport

A German national, Brenard Christo, who slumped on Friday at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, has died at an undisclosed hospital.

The spokesman for the Lagos Airport police command, Joseph Alabi, confirmed the death of the German to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.

Mr. Alabi said the deceased was waiting to board a local Arik Air flight on Friday morning when he suddenly collapsed.

He said medical personnel attached to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) rushed to the scene to assist the German citizen and was eventually taken to a hospital where he later passed on.