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Veteran  American rapper, DMX, who is a drug addict has checked himself into rehab to get help over his worrisome health. According to TMZ, he had to cancel three shows this week due to what was deemed a 'medical emergency.'   The rapper reportedly entered the rehab facility voluntarily on  Thursday  April 28th in Southern California with the support of his manager, Pat Gallo, and his ex-wife, Tashera Simmons. His manager released a statement, apologizing to his fans for the canceled shows, saying the rapper's health comes first. 'It is important right now that he take some time off to focus on his health so that he can be a better father, friend and entertainer,” Gallo said in a statement. “We are eternally grateful for the outpouring of concern and support that has poured in. We ask that you please keep X in your prayers as he embraces your support.' Although, this is not time DMX is making a trip to rehab, over the years he was checked in fo

Police Spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, on Saturday, told newsmen in Abuja that six suspects in connection with an assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye in his home in Kogi on April 15, 2017 have been arrested. He confirms that the arrested suspects included a Kogi local government sole administrator and his orderly. Moshood said that items recovered included one Hyundai Ambulance bus allegedly used in conveying the attackers, five AK 47 rifles, One Beretta pistol and two locally made single barrel shot guns.  ' Others were 25 expended shells of 7.62 mm ammunition, 13 expended shells of 9mm ammunition and 12 expended shells of gauge cartridge.   According to the police spokesman, the suspects used the telephone of the Sole Administrator’s orderly in planning the failed assassination on Melaye. He also said one of the suspects had confessed to the crime and admitted to have been sent by the sole administrator.  The firearms recovered have been sent for ballis

Justice S. Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State has ordered that Mrs.Mutiat Omobola Adio, the deputy chief registrar of the Ibadan Judicial Divison of Oyo State High Court, be remanded in prison custody following her arraignment  on Friday , on a 2-count charge of fraud to the tune of N9.2million by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Adio allegedly collected the said sum as payment for a property located at Plot 10, Block XXIV, Bashorun Estate, Ibadan, sold to one Yekini Olonade, but failed to surrender the title documents of the property to him. Efforts of the victim to either recover the money or have possession of the property yielded no result. The offense was contrary to Section 1 (2) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act. One of the counts reads: 'That you, Ms Mutiat Omobola Adio on or about the 19th of December, 2016, at Ibadan within the

Donald Trump has just become the first president in 36 years to miss the annual White House Correspondents dinner. The last time a sitting president missed the dinner was in 1981 when Ronald Reagan didn't attend because he was recovering from a gunshot injury, but he did call into the event via video feed. Donald Trump has not a had a good relationship with the media so instead of attending the dinner, he chose to attend a rally in Pennsylvania to celebrate his first 100 days in office. He also tweeted his frustration with the media. 'Mainstream (FAKE) media refuses to state our long list of achievements, including 28 legislative signings, strong borders & great optimism!'.

Undefeated British fighter Anthony Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko in their world heavyweight title fight at Wembley tonight. In his post match interview, Joshua said, "Well, what can I say. First and foremost 19 and 0, three and a half years in the game. I'm not perfect but I'm trying. If you don't take part you fail. I want to give a big shout out to my trainer and GB boxing, to 90,000 people in the arena and lastly a massive shout-out for Wladimir Klitschko. I'm not going to say too much in case he wants to come back and fight me again but he is a role model in and out for the ring and I've got huge respect and love for Wladimir Klitschko.  I am a little bit emotional because there are people who think I can't do it. I dig deep and you never know the outcome.  Boxing's about character and when you go to the trenches that when you find out where you are. There's nowhere to hide in that little ring. I came out and won that's how deep

Former One Direction singer, Zayn Malik, had to be wheeled into his girlfriend Gigi Hadid's apartment in New York City  on Saturday  after injuring his left foot as he wouldn't let his injury stop him from seeing his supermodel lover. The singer's representative confirmed to MailOnline that "Zayn has injured his foot but is doing well and will be okay," but the incredibly handsome star was not about to wait until his leg was perfectly OK before seeing Gigi. The head-over-heels in love singer is completely smitten with Gigi, according to reports and would go to any lengths to see her happy.  They have gone from strength to strength since they began dating in November 2015.

Shiva Amini, an ex-member of Iran's women's football team claims she has been banned from sports after being photographed without her hijab in a friendly match,. A garment which was made compulsory for women in Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. She was actually on a tour of Switzerland and Italy and took part in an exhibition game alongside male players recently. Reacting after her ban, she said: 'I never thought that I would one day be prevented from playing for my country because I appeared unveiled and was wearing a pair of shorts in a photo taken on a personal trip outside of Iran,' the football star told My Stealthy Freedom women’s rights campaign. According to her: 'This was not even an official game. It seems that for the sports community in Iran, the veil carries greater importance than sport. "I don’t know what our country’s officials are trying to prove by suspending people like me whose primary pre-occupation is to gi

Described as the best action movie ever produced in Nollywood Eric Aghimien’s ‘Slow Country” will premiere on Monday, 1st May, 2017. The grand premiere will be holding at the Genesis Cinema, Lekki by  4pm  and personalities from different walks of life have confirmed that they will be in attendance.     ‘Slow Country’ is the latest from Eric Aghimien whose 2014 debut movie ‘A mile from home’ won at both the AMVCA and the AMA awards. The movie has attracted much commendation since the release of the trailer will be in cinemas across Nigeria from  May 19  which is a change of date from the earlier publicized date. Set in Nigeria, Slow Country follows the story of Kome, a homeless teenage mother, who in a bid to cater and secure a good life for her son Peter sought refuge in the arms of a drug kingpin Tuvi. The kingpin ushers her into the world of prostitution and drug trafficking. However, when faced with a serious dilemma and the sudden return of her ex-boyfrie

Minister of Transportation and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, said this in an interview with Channels TV. When asked whether he is corrupt, Amaechi said; "Is my honesty in doubt? I have told Nigerians and I repeat to Nigerians today I am not corrupt and I don't like money. I am not one swayed by money. I have lived a character that most Nigerians can tell you. I try as much as possible not to annoy God by saying I am honest. But with all modesty, I am a honest Nigerian and there are very few honest Nigerians." On why people keep having the impression that he's corrupt, Amaechi replied; "When did that impression start? Nyesom Wike becomes the governor. He takes documents from Government house that people cant read, and says oh, we sold Gas turbines and disappeared with the money. He set up a panel of inquiry? Publish the report." When asked whether he thinks the corruption angle came because he led the campaign organization of

On the 8th of April 2017, Dr. Chris Okafor who was in South Africa for a mega crusade paid a courtesy call on the Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg, all in a bid to identify with the consulate and receive important briefings on the much talked about xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Apparently, the Consul General, Mr. Godwin A. Adama and the Minister (Consular & Immigration) at the Consulate, Mr. Anthony A. Ogbe had just returned from a visit to Polokwane, a city in the Limpopo province, about three hours drive from Johannesburg, where a Nigerian had been killed and many others critically injured in a xenophobic attack only days before. Upon exhaustive briefing, Dr. Okafor offered prayers for peace and insisted he’d love to travel to the troubled region to show solidarity and render whatever help he could to fellow Nigerians who had fallen victims. The trip was scheduled a week later and on the 15th of April, Dr. Okafor and his team travelled to Polokwane in company of the Min

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, yesterday April 27th, disclosed that the introduction of the whistle-blower policy by the federal government has led to the recovery of about N17billion by the Commission. Magu gave this hint while presenting a paper titled “Before Corruption Kills Nigeria”, at the 62nd Award Night of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, held atthe Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotels, Abuja. In the paper, which was presented on his behalf by Dr. A. Bello, Magu said, “apart from several other recoveries running into several billions of naira, the recent whistle-blower policy, has led to the recovery of N521,815,000, $53,272,747, £122,890, and €547,730 by the EFCC.” The EFCC boss, while reiterating the Commission’s commitment to combating corruption, called on the media to support the ongoing fight against corruption as that was the only way the battle can be won. His words: “the EFCC is committed to pursuing its sta

The Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police Force has been commended by inhabitants of Ukpata community of Uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu state over the arrest of one Ekemezie Daniel alias Bakassi who has been a torn on the flesh of members of the public within the community and its environs. It will be recalled that the suspect, a father of two and a mathematics teacher with ukpata community secondary school in uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, was arrested for killing his 83 year old uncle, Pa Patrick Odoh, over land dispute. See previous post  here Operatives of the Anti kidnapping Squad later located the remains of Pa Odoh from Ukpaka bush where he was allegedly buried by the suspect. According to the cross section of some of the residents of the community who expressed joy and happiness about his arrest, they maintained that Bakassi has been a torn on the flesh of the community. You cannot say or do anything about him because if he notic

US former first lady, Michelle Obama in her first speech since stepping down from her position has revealed that she has no intention to run for a political office for family reasons. In her speech culled from CNN during the recent America Institute of Architecture convention in Orlando, Michelle who admitted that the White House stay was tough, told the audience that she wouldn’t run for public office saying: 'I wouldn’t ask my children to do this again.' 'It’s all well and good until you start running, and then the knives come out,' she said in her speech. 'I wouldn’t ask my children to do this again because, when you run for higher office, it’s not just you, it’s your whole family.' On what it's been like since leaving the White House, she said: 'It's good to get out of the house. It's been so far so good, it hasn't been that long since we left but it's good to not have the weight of the world upon your shoulders.&

The Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, was on Tuesday, 25th April, conferred with the Brazilian Military Order of Merit Award, at Brasilia, Brazil.  The Brazilian Military Order of Merit Award, which is the highest military honour, is awarded to those military officers that have distinguished themselves in various military endeavours. Lieuten ant General Buratai is one of the few foreign dignitaries to be so honoured with such an award by the country. The prestigious award and its presentation to Lieutenant General TY Buratai, was based on the approval of President Michel Temer, on the recommendation of the Brazilian Army Commander, General Eduardo Villas Boas. According to citation at the occassion, the award was in recognition of his exemplary and world's recognized leadership qualities and the Nigerian Army's effort in the fight against terrorism and insurgency.  In his vote of thanks at the occasion, the visibly elated Chief of Army

On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, a diary with John F. Kennedy's unedited inner thoughts on politics and his personal beliefs was sold at a Boston auction for $718,750. The 61-page diary includes both handwritten and typed pages, which are bound in a black leather binder. Kennedy kept the diary during his brief time as a journalist in the summer of 1945. He was working as a reporter for the Hearst newspaper company, a job his father, Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, arranged and after covering the opening session of the United Nations in San Francisco that May, he went abroad to cover post-war Europe. According to Bobby Livingston, spokesperson at RR Auction, which handled the sale, "this exceptional diary sheds light on a side of John F. Kennedy seldom explored and confirms America's enduring sense that he was one of the most qualified, intelligent, and insightful commanders-in-chief in American history".