'Nigeria is broke. Pure and simple' - Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the removal of oil subsidy is as a result of Nigeria's poor economic state. According to Mohammed, Nigeria is broke. Mohammed said this while speaking with State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja yesterday May 18th.

Rapper Ice Prince, announces he has left Chocolate City

Ice Prince has announced his split from his record label, Chocolate City. Ice Prince made the announcement in an interview with Cool FM this morning May 19th.

He also announced that he is set to float his own record label to be known as Super Cool Cats. According to Ice Prince, his contract with Chocolate City Music expired two years ago.

Oby Ezekwesili issues warning to media outlets portraying the man found with Amina Nkeki as her 'husband'

Former Minister and BBOG Activist, Obiageli Ezekwesili has issued a warning to Media outlets to stop referring to the 'predator' that violated abducted Chibok girl, Amina Ali, as her 'boko haram husband'. See more of her tweets after the cut...

Edo state govt warns employees, Go on strike and forfeit your pay

The Edo State Government has said that striking workers in the state civil service stand the risk of losing their salaries if they continue in the strike with NLC. This is contained in a statement by the Head of Service, Gladys Idahor. The statement in part reads;

“All workers are expected to be at their duty posts. Any worker who stays away from work will forfeit his or her pay as the ‘no-work-no-pay’ rule will be strictly enforced. All public schools and institutions are expected to remain open as school is in session. Heads of departments and parastatals are directed to keep records of workers’ attendance for further action".

Photos: Tiwa Savage lovely on the set of a music video-shoot

Singer, Tiwatope Savage stepped out looking amazing on the set of a music video shoot in Lagos. See more photos after the cut.

Actress Chika Ike flies a private jet to Senegal for a Business trip (photos)

Chika Ike, pictured on a private jet while on her way to Senegal for a business trip.

Photos from Day 2 of NLC strike in Lagos state

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Actress Anita Joseph and her boobs take new photo

Nollywood actress Anita shared this photo on her Instagram page.

"The fool thinks being born in a remote street in Warri can stop you from dinning with Kings" - RMD

The veteran actor shared more photos of him in a Kilt and wrote

"I used to think dressing up to dinner was for the movies but here I am wearing a kilt for dinner, yet the fool thinks being born in a remote street in Warri can stop you from dinning with Kings, Queens, Presidents and even in Castles but know this: When you dream it, Stay in your lane and Never give up, then and only then can you be anything you want to be. Keep walking. #RMDSaysSo#progresswithjoy #DreamIt #WarriBoy"

New mum Chrissy Teigen slay in new photos

The mother of one pictured putting her boobs on display as she took a stroll in New York recently...

Photo: Pres. Buhari receives rescued Chibok girl and her baby, Safiya

President Buhari met Amina, her baby and her mother at the State House in Abuja this afternoon. Also with them are Special Adviser to Buhari on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, Gov. Shettima of Borno State, and a representative from Bring Back our Girls group, Hadiza Bala Usman. See more photos after the cut...

'Ladies being decently dressed is the right path always...Lets keep the most important part of our bodies sacred' - Moyo Lawal

The actress is still sharing some nuggets of advice via her Instagram page. According to her, it's important for Ladies to be decently dressed and also try to keep the most important part of their bodies sacred. See what she wrote after the cut...

Throwback photo of President Buhari

Picture of President Muhammadu Buhari as the Federal Commissioner (now called Minister) for Petroleum and Natural Resources.

Photos: Heidi Klum goes topless as she frolics in the sea with boyfriend

43-year-old Heidi Klum went topless as she frolicked in the sea in France with boyfriend, Vito Schnabel yesterday...

NYSC postpones 2016 Batch 'A' Stream 2 Orientation course

NYSC management announced this in a statement shared on its Facebook wall this morning...

'All the channels of oil theft will be blocked within 2 years and Nigerians will witness a rich & better Nigeria'- Pres. Buhari

President Buhari said this in an interview with BBC Hausa recently.

“When as a Minister in the 70s I built Warri and Kaduna refineries together with 20 deports and several kilometers of pipe lines…Aliko Dangote is building a refinery capable of refining 650, 000 barrel a day, we are also going to repair the four refineries all these will be completed within two years.

EgyptAir flight crash may have been caused by an explosive device, experts say

Aviation and security experts have suggested that the disappearance of an EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo may have been caused by an explosive device. There have been conflicting reports about whether the plane sent an emergency distress signal.

Air travel expert Julian Bray said no alert being made could mean the airliner suffered a "catastrophic failure" possibly as a result of an explosion.

Hunger, ill health, forced alleged husband of rescued missing Chibok girl, to surrender

Mohammed Hayatu, the husband of the Chibok girl, Amina Nkeki, who was rescued yesterday  reportedly surrendered himself, his wife and their baby to members of the Borno state Civilian Joint Task Force due to lack of food and poor health care.

E! Entertainment TV announces VIP Series featuring African celebrity

E!brings more local content to the channel with a brand new series, E! VIP, featuring African celebrity profiles premiering on June 12 at 8pmWAT Lagos.

E!Entertainment Television(E!) announced today that it will be bringing more local content to the channel with the launch of a brand new show E! VIP.

Comedian Tee A & wife Kenny celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary

Comedian Tunde Adewale aka Tee A and his wife, Kenny Adewale are celebrating their 11th year wedding anniversary today. He shared a photo of them both via his Instagram page this morning and wrote, "#happyanniversarytous baby. 11  beautifully amazing , sometimes challenging , yet fulfilling years. Through it all , we ride on , trusting only in the Lord. I wouldn't trade it for anything else.
Thanks for being the perfect partner and the wind beneath my wings @kennyadewale."

Giuliana Rancic shares cute photos of her husband and son, Duke

E! Red Carpet/TV Host, Guiliana Rancic shared these adorable family photos of her hubby, Bill Rancic and their son, Duke on Instagram. See more photos after the cut...

DJ Cuppy and the Otedola family celebrate her graduation in New York (photos)

Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola (DJ Cuppy) graduated with a Master's degree a day ago from NYU and she stepped out with her family to celebrate at Zuma - a high-end Japanese restaurant in New York.
Her parents; Femi and Nana Otedola, sisters Olawunmi, Temi amongst others were present for the dinner party. More photos after the cut...

Mathew Knowles also takes a pic with Solange & his grand child

Solange didn't invite her dad to her wedding back in 2014 but it looks like they've also patched things up. Her mum Tina Knowles Lawson shared this photo of Solange and Julez with Mathew at Beyonce's Formation tour in Houston, Texas, and captioned it, 'Proud daddy and grandpa Houston'

'With which arms did the military rescue Amina Ali?' - PDP asks

While commending the Nigerian Army for the rescue of one of the missing Chibok girls, Amina Nkeki, the opposition party, PDP, questioned what arms was used for the rescue. According to PDP, the rescue of the girl shows that while they were in power, they bought weapons for the military. See more of their tweets after the cut..

Michael Jackson's 87 year old father Joe Jackson has been hospitalized

87 year old Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson, has been hospitalized with an undiagnosed ailment. According to TMZ, the father of 11, whose children also include Janet and Latoya Jackson and members of The Jackson 5, was recently admitted to a hospital after a Doctor's check-up.

Eleven years ago! Throwback photo of Comedian Ay & Mabel Makun

Comedian Ayo Makun shared this side by side photo of himself and his wife Mabel, eleven years ago & in the present. He captioned the pic, 'Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present. @midas_interiors this whole thing was started by @alibabagcfr... take it in good fate or do somebody too #11yearsago #throwback'

Ladies of TV drama dashing on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter

Kerry Washington, J.Lo, Julianna Margulies, Kristen Dunst, Sarah Paulson, Constance Zimmer and Regina King all lovely on the June issue of The Hollywood Reporter. See more photos after the cut...

EgyptAir confirms missing flight crashed

An EgyptAir flight headed to Cairo from Paris late Wednesday which was reported as missing from radar has been confirmed to have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea halfway between Egypt and Greece, the airline reported on Twitter. Aboard were 56 passengers...including one child and two babies...from more than a dozen nations and 10 crew members, it said.

The airline confirmed that the pilot made a distress call at 2:24am local time before the plane vanished. A signal from a beacon was spotted and is currently been sought.

Autopsy attributes Ronke Shonde's death to respiratory seizure & head bruises

The autopsy report on late Ronke Shonde, the mother of two who was allegedly killed by her husband, Lekan, at their home in Egbeda area of Lagos, was released yesterday May 18th. According to Vanguard, the autopsy report which was signed by Dr. Shoyemi, a pathologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH, attributed Ronke's death to head injuries and she also had water clustered in her head.

Ciara celebrates her son as he turns 2 years old today

The singer celebrated her son, Future Jnr. who turned 2 years old today. She shared a photo via IG and wrote:

It Was Just Yesterday I Was Holding You In My Arms Like I Am In This Photo. Now My Angel Baby Boy Is 2 Years Old!!....Running Around, Talking Up A Storm, Learning Fast & Getting Into Everything! It Has Truly Been The Best Life Experience Watching You Grow! I Am So Grateful To God For You, & I Can't Wait To See All The Many Other Amazing Things He Has In Store For You! Mommy loves You Soooo Much! #HappyBirthday To My Prince, Future Zahir.