Former Brazil striker, Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, has lashed out at Barcelona over his time at the club. Ronaldo claims that Real Madrid fans made him feel more welcome when he played at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the security of lives and property of Rivers people and human capital development were his key achievements as Governor of Rivers State between 2007 to 2015. Amaechi also said he did not sleep while fighting insecurity in the state so that Rivers people could sleep with their two eyes closed.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened it would embark on industrial action if the petrol scarcity biting the country persists into the New Year. NLC gave the threat in a statement issued on Friday, December 29. The statement however lauded the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, for directing the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to cut short its recess and immediately convene industry stakeholders meeting to tackle the petrol crisis.
A man in Taiwan was reportedly rushed to hospital on Boxing Day after his wife chewed off one of his testicles during an aggressive lovemaking session.
When paramedics arrived at the couple's home, they apparently saw the man, surnamed Wang, wearing a robe and holding his severed testicle in a rice bowl while the wife repeatedly explained: 'I accidentally bit it off!'
A man from Sunderland in England has revealed how his grandmother was disowned by her family many years ago for marrying a Nigerian man. The young man who took to his twitter account to share the brief story - said his grandmother who was from County Mayo in Ireland, chose love over bigotry and sentiments and the rest in now history. Below is what he wrote;
A woman who was caught riding naked on a motorcycle, performing a sex act on a high street shopper and punching a blind man in the chest has been jailed. Natasha Claus, 36, arrived at court four hours late and appeared before Judge Peter Ross, who jailed her immediately and imposed a criminal behaviour order which means she has been barred from the entire town of Woking, Surrey.
A Catholic priest from Gboko diocese in Benue state on Wednesday 27 December 2017 stopped the State Governor, Chief. Samuel Ortom from making a speech at the thanksgiving service to mark the 64th birthday of Senator George Akume at St Christopher's church Wannune, Tarka LG. According to sources in Wannune, the Parish Priest , Reverend Father Ashwe, did not allow the Governor to make his speech on the issue of non payment of salaries in the State.
The Federal airports authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has reacted to allegations of theft by top musicians, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage.
FAAN said that the reports of theft are 'false and Baseless'. On Wednesday, luggage belonging to both artists were reportedly stolen from a Bombardier Challenger 605 jet with registration number T7-A00 while it was slowly taxiing to a Hangar at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. The artistes were returning from a function in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state.
Meghan Markle reportedly caught the eye of 007 producer slast year and was said to be shortlisted as Daniel Craig's next Bond girl but her blossoming romance with Prince Harry ruled her out of the line-up.
According to The Sun, Meghan was one of five actresses narrowed down to play Craig's love interest in Bond 25, with Baywatch star Ilfenesh Hadera, 32 also making the shortlist.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, is still undergoing treatment in Abuja’s Cedarrest Hospital, the Presidency said yesterday. This is contrary to the report in some online media that he had been flown overseas.Yusuf had a head injury and broke a limb in a bike accident on Tuesday in Abuja.
A GAY vicar who married a Romanian male model 55 years his junior has been left homeless after giving him his flat — just days before they split up.
Retired Rev Philip Clements, 79, broke up with Florin Marin, 24, after he was told he was too old to join in with his toyboy's late-night clubbing.The pair, who wed in April, had met on a dating site and Mr Clements sold his home in Sandwich, Kent, to buy their flat 1,500 miles away in Bucharest.
A woman who got a nose job was left with a crater in her face after the silicone implant from the botched cosmetic procedure burst out of her skin.
The woman had reportedly opted for a cheap rhinoplasty at a clinic, with the hopes of getting a more pronounced nose. However, following the procedure, the woman began suffering from infections and later inflammation around the area of her face where the surgery had taken place.
A young beautiful South African woman was burnt to death by her boyfriend on boxing day because she wanted to end their relationship. Irene Khutletlang from Krugersdorp was burned alive by Thapelo Bosture Dioke on boxing day, according online sources.
The absence of a bridge yesterday forced the Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal's convoy to be ferried across River Benue. Governor Tambuwal was heading to Ibi LGA of Taraba State to pay a visit to the former Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon Isiaka Bawa, who recently lost his mother.
An Arkansas woman, who was kidnapped and tossed from a bridge into an almost frozen river after witnessing a fatal shooting, somehow was able to swim to safety.
According to KATV, Little Rock Police said they found the woman, 42, after receiving a 911 call from someone who heard her screaming for help near the banks of the Arkansas River. The unnamed victimtold police she had been thrown off the I-430 bridge into the frigid waters, but was able to will herself to land.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has said that no other state in the country can compete with Osun in terms of infrastructural development in primary and secondary schools. According to a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Wednesday by his media adviser, Mr. Sola Fasure, the governor said this while featuring on an NTA network programme, ‘Good Morning Nigeria.’
About 257 Nigerians on Thursday returned from Libya, barely 24 hours after the National Emergency Management Agency received 157 persons on Wednesday.
The 152 adults females, 82 adult males, nine children and 14 infants bring the number of people rescued by the International Migration Organisation with assistance from the European Union to 6, 672 between January and December 28, 2017.
Amidst the lingering economic challenges facing the country, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has called on Nigerians to remain consistent in their efforts to do the right thing.
Odigie-Oyegun stated that, as against the perception that the concept of change was about road construction and provision of electricity, he believed that it (change) was a resolve not to return to “bad old past.”
In a matter of days, a new owner will be announced for the country’s fourth largest telecom network, 9mobile. The company, which was hitherto known as Etisalat, ran into troubled waters when it could not meet its obligations of $1.2billion to a consortium of 13 banks that were asking for the loan repayment with accrued interests.
A viral photo on social media captures two men who looks a lot like R&B singer Bryson Tiller kissing another man who looks like rapper NAV, as he sits on his laps.
The photo which has long sparked controversy on social media, has some backing them for going public with their sexuality, while others bashed them. However some are alleging it is not the aforementioned singers. Here are tweets below;
Earlier this week, we were hit with news of President Buhari’s son, Yusuf Buhari in coma following a terrible bike crash while racing with his friends. However Daily Nigerian reports that Yusuf Buhari’s best friend, Bashir Gwandu, is also in coma and admitted at the intensive care unit of Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja.
In just one day 68 people, including eight children, were killed and dozens more injured as two air strikes were carried out by the Saudi-led coalition, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen said on Thursday.
Former World Footballer of the Year, George Weah, has reacted to news of his declaration as winner of Tuesday’s presidential run-off in his country, Liberia.
That country’s National Elections Commission on Thursday evening declared the former footballer and candidate of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) as scoring 720,023 votes, which is 61.5 percent of 98 percent total votes cast at the election.