Singer, Tiwa Savage Gets Verified On Instagram!

Tiwa Savage has joined her label boss Don Jazzy as she has been verified on photo and video sharing website Instagram. Mavin boss Don Jazzy was verified few days ago and it looks as if his team currently have the methods to get the Facebook owned company verifying a page. Tiwa Savage shared a screen munch of her page on Friday, August 14th.The singer becomes the first female celebrity in Nigeria to get a blue check on her Instagram profile .Boss lady!

"I Have No Issues With Tonto Dikeh" - Gideon Okeke

Recently, Nollywood actor, Gideon Okeke blasted Tonto Dikeh over her relationship with Mr X. Tontolet fired back at the actor saying he’s not on her level and she doesn’t even know him. In a recent interview with Saturday Beats, Gideon said he had no issues with Tonto.In his words “I really do not want to comment on this but for what it is worth, my tweet was not done with malicious intent.

Deputy Gov. of Borno state, Zannah Mustapha Is Dead

Deputy Governor of Borno State, Zannah Umar Mustapha, has died in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Though no ailment was reported, the state government, which expressed “shock and disbelief” at the deputy governor’s death, said Mustapha was in Yola to represent the state government at the convocation of the Modibbo Adama University of Science and Technology, Yola.
A statement by the Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Usman Shuwa, on Saturday, added that the deceased was also scheduled to visit Borno State indigenes, who are quartered in the Internally Displaced Persons camps in Yola.

Basketball Star, LeBron James To Send Up To 1,000 Children To College For Free!

Student loans are the bane of many people’s existence, but for the children who finish LeBron James’ mentoring program they’ll be free from loans because King James will send them to college and he’s footing the bill.The scholarships are available to middle school kids in the Akron public school system.

Davido Pictured With President of Mali

Nigerian singer, Davido met with President of Mail Ibrahim Keita in Bamako today, August 15, 2015. The singer performed in the country yesterday. And his fans in the African country showed him love!

Ife Stands Still As Ooni Goes Home

THE ancient town of Ile-Ife, Osun State stood still, yesterday, as dignitaries across the world came in droves for the burial of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who joined his ancestors July 28 but who was officially pronounced dead only on Wednesday. For the second day, commercial activities were grounded to a halt as all shops, stalls, banks and markets were closed down in honour of the highly revered monarch. At the venue of the inter religious service organised for the monarch, notable people  started trooping in as early as 8am. Aides of Osinbajo, Aregbesola fight over sitting arrangements Before the commencement of the programme, there was a little misunderstanding between aides of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over sitting arrangement.

Nigerian Women Turn Innocent Girls To Sex Slaves In Dubai

Sometime in 2014, a young beautiful girl, Ms Precious, completed her university education and the National Youth Service Corps programme in Edo State. Precious, as she identified herself while nude in a video, decided to seek better opportunity outside Nigeria. She chose a booming beautiful Arab city, Dubai, as her port of future success. Precious convinced her parents to finance her desire to travel. Her mother had no option than to support her by processing the needed travel documents to her dreamland.

Adeleke University Offers Rape Victim Scholarship

The management of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, has offered to give a scholarship to the 18-year-old admission seeker allegedly raped by a part-time lecturer of the University of Lagos, Mr. Akin Baruwa. It was learnt that the institution became concerned about the fate of the girl following series of  reports detailing the girl’s experience. Our correspondent contacted the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwole Amusan, who confirmed this on Wednesday.

Police To Build 6,000 Houses Nationwide

The Police on Friday said it will build 6,000 houses for inspectors and other lower rank officers in its efforts to improve staff welfare. The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of logistics and supply, Mamman Tsafe, announced this in Gusau during a visit to the Police in Zamfara State.

Anambra Attracts N472bn Investments In 18 Months

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Friday, said the state attracted investment worth 2.4 billion dollars (N472bn) in the past 18 months. The governor disclosed this during a courtesy visit and bell ringing at the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos. Obiano said the state government had embarked on several initiatives and strategies aimed at increasing investment and revenue generation.
He said the state’s Internally Generated Revenue currently stood at N1.3bn, adding that there were plans to increase the monthly IGR to N3bn. He said that the state had established an investment outfit where investment discussions could be finalised in a one stop shop within one week.

Lawyer Accused Of Fondling 9-yr-old Girl Arraigned

A 40-year-old lawyer, who was alleged to have fondled a nine-year-old girl at Tinubu Magistrate’s Court premises, Wednesday, was yesterday arraigned before the court by the police. The defendant, who is facing a three-count charge, was arraigned in the chambers of Magistrate L. A. Owolabi.
The lawyer, who, it was gathered, pleaded not guilty to the charges, was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum. He was, however, remanded at Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos, pending when he is able to perfect his bail conditions.

Nigerian, David Oyelowo Is New James Bond

Actor David Oyelowo has been asked by the Ian Fleming estate to record the audio book for Trigger Mortis, a new officially commissioned Bond book written by Anthony Horowitz. Oyelowo’s previous roles include Henry VI for the Royal Shakespeare Company – which made him the first black actor to play an English king in a major Shakespeare production. He also played the MI5 officer Danny Hunter in the BBC TV drama Spooks and was acclaimed for his performance as Martin Luther King in Selma.

Moses Gets Chelsea No.20, Mikel Retains No.12

Nigeria internationals, John Mikel Obi and Vcitor Moses, have been handed Chelsea squad numbers ahead of the 2015/2016 season. According to the club’s official website, the numbers were released on Saturday with Mikel maintaining his jersey No.12 while Moses gets No.20. Also handed jersey numbers are Nigerian youngsters, Dominic Solanke with number 35 and Ola Aina with number 34.
A total of 27 players got squad numbers, an indication that they will form the core of the senior squad.

Crashed Helicopter: Pilots Recovered Dead, Black Boxes Missing

The two remaining persons on board the ill-fated Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon on Wednesday have been recovered. The victims – the pilots, Captain Joseph Wyatt and First Officer Peter Bello – who were fished out of the lagoon by emergency management agencies and local divers at about 10.30am, had, however, died. The recovery brought the number of deceased persons to six. Thursday that the chopper had taken off from an oil rig station in the country for Lagos, but plunged into the lagoon in the Alonge, Oworonshoki area of the state five minutes before the arrival time.

Ekiti Got N8.5bn Allocation In June, Says APC

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State on Thursday said Governor Ayodele Fayose received N8.5bn from the Federal Government in June. It, therefore, urged the governor to hit the ground running and honour the promises he made to the people of the state. In a swift reaction, however, Fayose described the APC’s claim as a tissue of lies which has become the trademark of the opposition party. The Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Taiwo Olatubosun, said the details of the state’s allocation were on the government’s official website.

Airline To Weigh Passengers Before Boarding

An airline has taken a controversial decision to weigh people before allowing them to board a plane.
Uzbekistan Airways has announced that all passengers will have to stand on weighing machines with their personal luggage after they have checked in. The company, who are based in Tashkent, have promised not to reveal the weight of individual passengers. But it will mean some overweight people could be excluded from busy flights on smaller planes if limits are exceeded.

Lady Gaga Falls In front Of A Waiting Car

Lady Gaga took a nasty spill off of the sidewalk as she attempted to leave Pump Lounge on Wednesday night, Aug. 12 to get into her car, but somehow managed to keep her cool in front of all the cameras. The 'Poker Face' singer was nothing but smiles as she left dinner with her friend, Lisa Vanderpump, 54, but only until she hit the curb — where she nearly fell right into a waiting car.

Wole Soyinke Needs Prayers - Gbenga Daniel

Former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel has urged Nigerians to pray for Nobel Laureate, Wole SoyinkaDaniel made the comment in response to allegations made against him by Soyinka during an interview with Zero Tolerance Magazine, a publication of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  The former governor’s comments are contained in a statement released by his media aide, Steve Oliyide.

I Don’t Care If Amaechi Emerges Minister – Wike

RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, dismissed the claims that his administration was attacking the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, in order to deprive him (Amaechi) of a ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. Wike explained that rather than worry about the possible appointment of Amaechi into President Buhari’s cabinet, he was interested in how the state’s funds were managed under the former governor.

Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper

The Edo State Police Command on Thursday arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly attempting to kidnap a little child at New Benin, Oredo Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the man, whose identify could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, had parked his car at Owoseni junction, along Mission road, picked up the child and put him in the boot of his car.

#eGistFeatures L.A.X. Gears Up For Europe Tour 2015 (SEE PHOTOS)

L.A.X pictured with Drew Uyi during a courtesy visit to their Official Logistics partner, QUO Courier

As he gears up for his upcoming Europe Tour tagged #StarBoyLaxEuropeTour2015 and organised by Denshaq Productions in collaboration with Drew Uyi Media UK & Femi BenTV, the Executive Producer for the Magazine Show UK, young and budding Artiste, Damilola 'L.A.X' Afolabi couldn't be more excited to share the plans and tour details with us when he stopped by for brief chat at our Ikoyi Office.



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NDDC Auditors Discover That N183.7bn Is Unaccounted For

The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Samuel Ukura, said N183.7 billion could not be accounted for by auditors who conducted a special check on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2008 to 2012. Ukura said this on Wednesday in Abuja after submitting three special reports to the National Assembly. Two of the reports were on the Environmental audit on the drying up of Lake Chad while the third was on Special Periodic Checks on the activities and programmes of the Niger Delta Development Commission.

Oil Sector Accounts For 80% Nigeria’s Corruption —IPMAN

Nigeria’s oil and gas sector accounts for about 80 per cent of the total corruption-related issues across the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said. According to IPMAN, although some cases of corruption may not be seen as involving the oil sector at the surface level, in-depth analysis of most of such cases normally have direct or indirect links to the oil and gas industry.

We’re Not Satisfied With Ilaje Election – INEC Chairman

THE Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs Amina Zakari, has declared that the Commission is not satisfied with the April 11, 2015 House of Assembly election in Ilaje State Constituencies 1 and 2 of Ondo State, admitting that the election lacked credibility, in spite of the fact that the winners of the election were declared by the commission.

Four Killed As Bristow Helicopter Plunges Into Lagoon

Tragedy struck around 3.30pm in the Alonge area of Owonroshoki, Lagos, as a Bristow helicopter carrying 10 passengers with two crew members on board, plunged into the lagoon. It was learnt that four people were killed, while no fewer than six others sustained varying degrees of injury. The aircraft crashed about five minutes to its scheduled landing time at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The helicopter, with registration number, 5N-BDG-760540, was coming from one of the oil rigs in the country.

eGist Features :Di' Ja #WCW #WOMANCRUSHWEDNESDAY

Hadiza Blell, better known by her stage name Di'Ja, is a Sierra Leonean-Nigerian singer, visual artist, fashion designer and songwriter. She is currently signed to Mavin Records. In 2009, she released her first single "Rock Steady" which was nominated for Best Urban/R&B Single at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards. Moreover, she won the Best New Artist award at the 2008 Beat Music Awards. Di'Ja has lived in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the United States and Canada. Her mother is from Northern Nigeria and her father is from Sierra Leone. At a young age, Di'Ja committed herself to academia and earned a double degree in Biology and Psychology. After earning the aforementioned degrees, Di'Ja became passionate about music, art and philosophy.

Boko Haram Sacks Shekau – Deby

Boko Haram Islamic sect has a new leader, Chad’s President, Idriss Deby, has said. He said he had been replaced by Mahamat Daoud – who has not been heard of before. Shekau has not featured in the group’s recent videos, leading to speculation that he has been killed. Deby, whose troops have been involved in battling Boko Haram, said Mr. Daoud was open to dialogue.

Ufuoma McDermott Gives Birth To Baby Girl

Nollywood actress Ufuoma McDermott has given birth to a baby girl. McDermott had her child on August 8, 2015. The popular actress has shared a photo of her with her new baby. "Back home with our princess. Welcome Kesiena #BornAugust8 #NewAdditionToOurKingdom #ContinousGratitude" wrote Ufuoma McDermott on Instagram today (August 12).

280 Cattle Thieves Arrested In Katsina

The Katsina Police Command said on Wednesday, that it had arrested no fewer than 280 suspected cattle rustlers since May. The state Police Commissioner, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, stated this in Katsina while briefing the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Logistics and Supply, Alhaji Mamman Tsafe, on the successes so far recorded by the command. He said 182 persons were prosecuted and were currently serving various jail terms while others were awaiting trial.

Tosyn Bucknor Gets Engaged To Her French Boyfriend (PHOTOS)

OAP Tosyn Bucknor got engaged to her french boyfriend, Aurelien Boyer yesterday .The couple are currently on holiday together. Congratulations to her, Picture of the couple after the cut :

‘Culture Didn’t Allow Awo To See Ooni’s Remains’

Son of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, Prince Aderonmu Aderemi, has said the Ife tradition seriously forbids the disclosure of the death of an Ooni as the “Ooni never dies.” He said the tradition of keeping the news of the death of Ooni from public knowledge was so strong that even when the then Premier of the defunct Western Region, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, sought to see the remains of Oba Aderemi shortly before his burial, he was denied access.

Reps Summon CBN Governor Over Dollar Deposits

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, over the apex bank’s decision to bar deposit banks from accepting cash dollar deposits. The House resolution simply directed Emefiele to appear before the House to “explain the confusing policy.” It was a day the House passed a separate motion seeking to investigate and “ascertain the state of Nigeria’s economy.”

PDP Drags Amaechi To EFCC

THE Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Tuesday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari must investigate the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, over allegations of corruption. This is just as the party petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, detailing alleged corrupt practices that took place under Amaechi The PDP Deputy Publicity Secretary in Rivers, Mr. Samuel Nwanosike, said since President Buhari had promised to maintain a zero tolerance for corruption, he should not be silent on how the past administration in Rivers managed the affairs of the state.

ICPC Orders Mike Okiro To Refund N133m To FG

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has directed the Chairman, Police Service Commission, Mike Okiro, to remit N133 million to the Federal Treasury through the ICPC recovery account at First City Monument Bank. This was the balance of the N350m he received from the Federal Government for staff trainings and physical monitoring of police personnel during the last general elections.

Jonathan Didn’t Ask Us To Stop Buhari’s Probe – Kukah

The National Peace Committee on Tuesday dismissed reports that it was lobbied by former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from probing the ex-President’s administration. Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, a member of the committee chaired by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, dismissed the report while answering questions from State House correspondents after the committee’s closed-door meeting with Buhari in Abuja. According to him, though everybody is free to contact the committee to intervene in promoting peaceful coexistence in the society, the former president never talked to the committee for any form of intervention.

N25.7bn Theft: EFCC Appeals Atuche’s Discharge

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal to upturn a judgment of a Lagos State High Court which freed a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB, Francis Atuche, of N25.7bn theft charges filed against him. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, after declining jurisdiction to try the case, had on June 22, 2015 struck out the 27 counts filed against Atuche, his wife, Elizabeth, and a former Chief Financial Officer of Bank PHB, Ugo Anyanwu.

Court Dissolves 25-year-old Marriage Over Wife's Lateness In Preparing Meals

An Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, on Tuesday dissolved a 25-year-old marriage, between one Olufade Adekoya and his wife, Olusola, over lateness in preparing meals. President of the court, Mr Olu Adebiyi, who dissolved the marriage, said there was "no longer any love in the marriage.’’
Adebiyi said that the court had tried several times to reconcile their indifferences but all efforts proved abortive. "Therefore, you have ceased to be husband and wife, henceforth. I put an end to the union between both of you from today in the interest of peace,” he said.

Kim Kardashian Posts Naked Pregnant Picture .... We See You Kimmy

Kim Kardashian West posted a body picture on her Instagram today displaying her pregnant body in all its naked glory. The impetus for such an action? Kardashian is done with all the tabloid nonsense about her fluctuating weight, as well as rumors she was using a surrogate this time around, because some randoms have decided to weigh in with their thoughts on Kardashian's body.

Experts Fault CBN’s Cash Withdrawal Limit From ATM

Some financial experts and businessmen on Tuesday said the Central Bank of Nigeria limit on cash withdrawal via the Automated Teller Machine may lead to a disruption of cash flow. They spoke against the backdrop of the recent CBN policy which pegged the daily cash withdrawal from the ATM at $300 (N60,000) from N150,000. They told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the policy was a contradiction of the cashless regime earlier espoused by the apex bank. An economist, Dr. Evans Osabuohien, said the policy was a contradiction of the cashless policy of the CBN.

Gideon Okeke Also Shades Tonto Dikeh's Marriage On Twitter

Actor, Gideon Okeke took to his Twitter to throw a subtle shot at Tonto Dikeh who looks set to get married to a certain Mr. Churchill. Their marriage is coming unexpectedly and many of her colleagues are largely absent at her introduction and neither has ushered her warm words. Gideon took to his Twitter to shade Tonto, who usually refers to her man as Mr. X. See tweet after cut:

Toke Makinwa Advises Women To Snoop And Monitor Their Husbands

OAP, Toke Makinwa, has described herself as “a proud snooper.” She advised all women to also join the “team Snoop” and snoop around their husbands as she claims it saves them a lot of heartache.
See what she shared;

Nollywood Actress, Daniella Okeke Takes a Jab at Tonto Dikeh’s Marriage

Enemies of Tonto Dikeh have started coming out. The first on the list is actress Daniella Okeke. Daniella slams Tontolet’s relationship with her boo, Churchill Oladunni Obasanjo. Daniella wrote on social media 

61 Per Cent Fail English/Maths In 2015 WASSCE –WAEC

The West African Examinations Council has withheld the May/June 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results of hundreds of candidates from 13 states in the country.This comes as the council stated that only 616, 370 candidates obtained credit in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. The candidates represented 38.68 per cent of the candidates who sat for the examination.One million, five hundred and ninety-three thousand and four hundred and forty-two candidates, comprising 864,096 males and 729,346 females, sat for the examination.
 The WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, made this known on Monday while releasing the result of the May/June 2015 WASSCE in Lagos.

I Remain A Party Less Nigerian -Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he remains a ‘party-less Nigerian’ but will continue to be a statesman. He said this on Monday at his Abeokuta Hilltop residence when a delegation from Kogi State, led by the state Governor, Captain Idris Wada (retd.), paid him a courtesy visit. The former president, who was the former chairman, Board of Trustees, the Peoples Democratic Party, said despite not playing active partisan politics anymore, he would continue to work with any Nigerian with good intention and leadership traits to develop the country.

WAEC Rleases Results, Withheld 13 Indebted State

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released the May/June 2015 WASSCE results, withholding the results of students in 13 states that are owing the Council. The Head of Nigerian Office, Mr Charles Eguridu who disclosed this at its Yaba Office said:”Out of 1,593,442 candidates who sat for the examinations, only 616,370 candidates, representing 38.68% obtained credits in five subjects and above including English Language and Mathematics.” Justifying the slight improvement in the results from previous years, Eguridu said that in 2013, a total candidates who obtained five credits in English and Mathematics were 639,760 representing 38.30 per cent. He said, in 2014, 529,425 representing 31.28 per cent obtained five credits in English and Mathemstics.
Meanwhile, Eguridu said that 6 states among the 19 states that are owing the Council have paid their debt, left with 13 states.

Glo Unveils Nigeria's Hottest Dancing Competition, Dance With Peter

Africa's biggest corporate supporter of entertainment and integrated telecommunications service provider, Globacom, is sponsoring a Reality TV Show that will change the face of entertainment in the continent. Tagged “Dance with Peter,” the reality show is a 13-week dancing competition in partnership with the sensational African dance prodigy, Peter Okoye, the twin brother and partner in the sensational and multiple award winning musical group, P-Square.

I Slashed My Girl Friend’s Throat After Three Rounds Of Sex, Man Confesses

A THIRTY year old man, Richard Effiok from Akpabuyo local Government Area of Cross River State has narrated how he slashed the throat of his twenty- three year-old girl friend, Bassey Udoh, from Akwa Ibom State after a sex romp.  Cross River State Police Command headquarters said he had been dating the girl for two years but she was always demanding for money from him each time they made love and on the 22nd of May , 2015, she requested for five thousand naira and what he had on him was just one thousand naira which the girl rejected and a scuffle ensued between them
“She usually comes to visit me and we make love and I do give her money but last time she came, we made love three times and after that she asked for five thousand naira but I had just one thousand naira which I gave to her and she rejected the money”

Buhari Queries Okonjo-Iweala Over Diversion Of $1bn Rail Transport Loan

President Muhammed Buhari on Monday asked the Ministry of Finance to provide explanations on the whereabouts of the foreign loans obtained for rail projects but diverted to other purposes under the watch of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Okonjo Iweala. The president directive followed an instance of the diversion of a substantial part of the loan of USD1.005 billion from the Chinese Exim Bank, meant for the construction of a standard gauge rail line linking Lagos and Kano States to somewhere else. This was even as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport by the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Mohammed Bashar informed the President that only $400 million id left of the loan.
Bashar made the revelation during a presentation of his ministry’s activities to president Buhari at the presidential villa.

Davido To Drop His Album In September

Davido has announced the new date for his album that’s supposed to drop today, August 10, 2015.
Davido’s manager released a statement to address the issue. According to his manager, Kamal Ajiboye, the new release date for the album is September.