Huge skyscaper fire in Dubai near New Year's Eve fireworks display

Huge fire erupts at Dubai hotel ahead of New Year celebrations

31 Dec 2015

A massive fire broke out Thursday night at the high-end Address hotel in downtown Dubai as New Year's revelers waited for a planned fireworks celebration in the United Arab Emirates' most populous city.

Video showed orange tentacles of flames engulfing a large section of the high-rise hotel. Witnesses told CNN they heard explosions.

Jennifer Lopez stuns on the cover of American Way Magazine

Singer and actress jennifer lopez looks stunning on the January 2016 cover of American Way Magazine. Big ups girl.

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI SENDS HEARTFELT NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO ALL NIGERIANS

From the President to all Nigerians, read below..

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Welcome to the beginning of a New Year of the continuation of CHANGE in our beloved nation. I am aware that Nigerians have experienced a number of significant hardships over the past months. Living in the State House has not alienated me from your daily sufferings. I am aware of the lengthy queues at fuel stations and of the difficulties businesses have faced in acquiring foreign exchange.

These challenges are only temporary; we are working to make things better. When I presented myself to you as a presidential candidate and asked you to vote for me, I wanted to be a leader who keeps his promises. I wanted to be a leader who restores the people’s hope in those elected to serve them. I wanted to be a leader who initiates positive and enduring CHANGE.

SPORTS: Petr Cech Reveals Why He Dumped Chelsea For Arsenal

The veteran keeper says he would not have moved to the Gunners if he did not believe they could win the title, and feels they are now in a “good position” to do so.

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech insists he joined the club because he felt they could win the Premier League.

Check Out Updates from the Presidential Media Chat as it Unfolds-Part One

WATCH VIDEO OF PART ONE

President Muhammadu Buhari is tonight hosting his maiden Presidential Media Chat since assuming office on May 29 this year.

The challenges confronting Nigeria – insecurity, the economy, corruption, dearth of infrastructure – are still largely the same issues the last administration grappled with.

The presidency promised in the past to entertain questions from Nigerians via telephone, although the phone failed to work during those episodes of the programme.

Critics believe the phones were programmed not to work as a way of blocking citizens from asking the president embarrassing questions.
So, in case you are able to reach the president on the programme today, we suggest you put these questions we have raised to him, in addition to others you might have.

We also urge the editors, who will interview the president, to consider asking him some of the suggested questions.

Our reporters are providing live updates of the session.

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US Comic Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault

US comic Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania over an incident that took place in 2004, a prosecutor said Wednesday — the first criminal charges filed against the actor after dozens of women claimed abuse. “Mr Cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. This is a felony,” Kevin Steele, assistant district attorney for the state’s Montgomery County, told reporters in Norristown, in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Nemesis caught up with two Airforce cadets as Gov. Ambode’s convoy apprehends them for locking a boy in a car trunk

The convoy of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday apprehended two Airforce cadets in Mile 12 area of the State while dehumanizing an artisan, Dahiru Lawal for allegedly breaking the windscreen of a Chrysler Stratus car with registration number KRD 267 DV.

The cadets – Peters O. Solomon and Abdullahi Fahad, who claimed to be Airforce personnel attached to the Airforce Base in Ikeja, had forced Lawal in the boot of their car after dragging him on the ground for the said offence.

Governor Ambode, who was returning from an inspection visit to Agbowa in Ikorodu, saw the situation and swiftly intervened to save Lawal who was gasping for breath.



The apprehended Air Force Cadets – Abdullahi Fahad (left) and Peter O. Solomon (right)

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria has won the bid to manage Belarus’s satellite for 15 years

    

Nigeria has made history in the global space technology market by becoming the first country in the Sub-Sahara Africa to manage a foreign satellite.

This followed the emergence of Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) limited, the operator of NigComSat-R, the Nigerian Communication Satellite as the winner of a bidding process to provide In-Orbit test (IOT) and carrier Spectrum Monitoring (CSM) services for Belintersat-1 Satellite.

CHECK OUT THE BREAK DOWN OF THE #6.08 TRILLION BUDGET OF THE NATION BY PDP... IT DOESN’T LOOK GOOD AT ALL

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through its Publicity Secretary has thrown more light into why the N6.08 trillion 2016 federal budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari is a huge fraud, warning that with the proposed N1.84 trillion borrowing, the nation is going the way of Greece.

Speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, explained that a breakdown of the N1.84 trillion shows that Nigeria would be borrowing N5 billion a day for the next 365 days, starting from January I, 2016, without corresponding provision for economic production and a clear repayment plan, a scenario that spells doom for the future of the nation.

In a Press statement, Metuh said:

LAI MOHAMMED MUST EXPLAIN THE RECENT BOKO HARAM ATTACKS ON BORNO AND ADAMAWA STATES – FAYOSE

In a press statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has described the Sunday and Monday’s Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Adamawa States as disheartening and an indictment on the All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government, saying that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed must explain to Nigerians how the same Boko Haram that he said had been “technically defeated” could carry out such daring and deadly attacks.

A University Don laments postgraduates’ inability to write research proposals

A don, Prof. Solomon Akinboye, on Wednesday said that postgraduates’ inability to write robust research proposals was a setback to research and development in Nigeria.

Akinboye, the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos, made the observation in an interview with NAN in Lagos.

“I think the challenges of research and development in our university system is multifaceted.

Breaking News: Naira Strengthened Against the Dollar

The naira on Wednesday strengthened against the dollar as currency speculators feared that the apex bank might come up with policies that might be unfavourable to them in 2016.

PRESIDENT BUHARI TO HOLD FIRST PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA CHAT TODAY

President Buhari will be hosting his first ever Presidential Media Chat today Wednesday December 30th.

A statement by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, states that the chat will be broadcast live on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

The chat which will begin by 7pm will feature an interactive session where the president will answer questions from a panel of journalists on a range of current national issues.

Breaking News: Petrol Price will now be #86.50 per litre in Nigeria from 1st Jan 2016

A statement by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) lists the the pump price of petrol effective from January 1, 2016.

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A MUST READ: Check Out how Jenn Scalia's made $500k In 2 Years from $0

Business coach Jenn Scalia helps female digital entrepreneurs blow up their businesses. They listen to her, not only because she is so effective, but because she blew up her own business– almost overnight.

A little more than two years ago, Scalia, now 34, was a married mom earning $38,000 per year as a social media marketing strategist for an Atlantic City, N.J., casino, when she found herself unemployed, divorced, and living with her strict Puerto Rican parents. “I was miserable,” she says today.

Mass exodus hits Benue PDP as two ex-guber aspirants and others dumps the party

The former ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has once again suffered a great set back in Benue following the defection of its bigwigs to the All Progressives Congress APC.

CHECK OUT THIS IGoSave's hilarious new skit for Night of a Thousand Laughs

Watch I Go Save's hilarious new skit titled 'Fuel Smugglers' for comedy show, Night of a Thousand Laughs happening in Benin city on Boxing Day ...enjoy!

You miss it, you miss out!

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Face Of Top Flyers Magazine Pagentary/Award Night Is Currently Ongoing At The Moment @ Prestige Hotel And Suit

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The event is currently on going at the Prestige Hotel and Suit GRA Benin City, Edo State. Featuring lots of Stars along side the MC. The DJ is blasting it.

Watch Video Clip and Photos of FAITH THEATRE PROJECT(100,000 Seat Stadium-Like Sanctuary) Living Faith Church Worldwide 2015

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Photos: Bishop Oyedepo reveals plans to build a 100,000 seat stadium-like auditorium

Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church unveiled The Faith Theatre, a stadium-like 100,000 capacity auditorium.

Minister Of Power Hints On Increment On Electricity Tariff

Electricity consumers in Nigeria may have to gear up to pay higher tariffs to enjoy constant power supply.

This was made known by the Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola after a guided tour of the Egbin power plant in Lagos.

The guided tour of the Egbin power plant evolved into a meeting with the management of the power plant, where the chairman of the plant said that an additional 200 megawatts of electricity has been dedicated to Lagos with a current generation of 1100 megawatts to the national grid.

News: Nigeria To Raise 1.22trillion Naira T-Bills In First Quarter Of 2016

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to raise 1.22 trillion Naira from treasury bills in the first quarter of 2016.


The Central Bank said it would auction 245.77 billion Naira worth of 91-day bills and 238.51 billion naira worth of 182-day paper between December 17, 2015 and March 3, 2016.

Premier League round up: Ighalo scores again, while Man U lost yet again 1-2 to Bournemouth

It was another interesting weekend of Premier League football as Nigeria's Odion Ighalo helped Watford record a win away from home with a solitary goal while Manchester United plunged new depths with a miserable performance that culminated in a 2-1 loss to Premier League entrants, Bournemouth.

Dream Team VI are African champions - Nigeria U23 2-1 Algeria U23:

Etebo Oghenekaro’s first half goals were enough to separate the two teams and give Samson Siasia’s lads the African crown for the first time.

“I Have Found Mr. Right” – Yvonne Nelson

Top Ghanaian and Nollywood actress, Yvonne Nelson who has been single for some time now has finally found her “Mr Right”

See The Tanzanian Model Who Said She’s Pregnant For Davido

If this is real, Davido might become a father again! This report is coming from the Eastern part of Africa.

Lagos Court Freezes All Kanu Nwankwo Bank Accounts Over N924M Unpaid Debt

In a bid to recover a debt of N924,788,754.56, a Federal high court sitting in Lagos, has ordered that all accounts belonging to former captain of the Super Eagles, Nwankwo Kanu and his company, The Hardley Apartments anywhere and in any bank or financial institution in Nigeria should be frozen pending the hearing of a suit filed against him and his company.

Guber poll: Dickson sets up commission of enquiry

The Governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, on Friday established a 6-member Commission of Enquiry to investigate the mayhem, violence & breach of peace that occurred in the state before & during last Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

Dickson in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Markson,  said he was acting on Section 2 (1) of the Commission of inquiry law.

US search for Afghan trainees who disappeared while training with the U.S. military

 US Air Force officials say the Department of Homeland Security has taken the lead role in the search for two Afghan men who disappeared while training with the U.S. military at a base in south Georgia.
The men - who were part of a group of 23 from Afghanistan who have been at the base since February - have now been identified as Mirwais Kohistani and Shirzad Rohullah.

President Buhari says names of looters will be published soon

President Buhari yesterday said that his adminstration will soon publish names of those who have returned portions of their loot.
President Buhari, according to Vanguard said that the Central Bank of Nigeria will soon publicly release the names of those who looted the country's treasury and have returned parts of their loot.

Zahra Buhari bags award {Photos}

 Zahra Buhari, daughter of President Buhari, bagged the Charity Ambassador of the year award 2015 from Oracle Magazine. Zahra is the ambassador of Sickle Cell foundation, SCAF Nigeria.

Congrats to her!

PHOTOS+VIDEO OF WOMAN WHO DELIVERS A BIBLE AND A BABY IN OSUN STATE

According to a recent report on NTA, a woman has reportedly delivered a Holy Bible in the ancient town of Ila Orangun of Osun State.

CBN Will Publish Names Of Treasury Looters Soon – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will soon publish the names of officials of the last administration who stole public funds and the amount surrendered to the coffers of the Federal Government.

Chelsea Can Still Make Top Four, Mourinho Changes Tune

Jose Mourinho believes the competitive nature of this season’s Premier League means that if his side can put together a sequence of victories they still have a chance of finishing in the top four.

FMC Owo Doctors Demand Release Of Kidnapped Pharmacist

Medical doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo in Ondo State have called for the immediate release of a staff of the hospital, Mrs Queen Adeyeye, who was kidnapped last Saturday by unknown gunmen.

Yaya Toure wins BBC African Footballer of the year award

Manchester City and Ivory Coast star player, Yaya Toure has won the BBC African Footballer of the year award . He beat competition from Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew and Sadio Mane to win the coveted award in London today. He last won it in 2013, and has now become the only player to have won the award twice apart from Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo.

Toni Braxton shares cute pics of her & son

One of her sons, 12 year old Diezle! He has that kind of Jaden Smith fineness and is already a model!

Check Out the mother of three who likes to do Yoga stark naked (photos)

 

A 34 year old Russian Yoga instructor who has over 140,000 followers on Instagram says she can do anything with her body despite being married with three kids, saying 'my husband doesn't own me'. Marina Vovchenko, mother of three regularly strips off to perform gravity-defying yoga poses for her Instagram followers because she 'loves' her body -despite haters telling her to cover up. Most of the images show Marina naked or half-naked. See more photos after the jump...

Photos of Buhari at the Anyiam-Osigwe lecture

President Buhari was the Keynote Speaker at the 15th Emmanuel Onyechere Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Lecture series at the International Conference Centre Abuja today December 11th. See more photos after the cut...

Celebration Of Award Won By Lumen Christi Int. School In 2015 Held

Eight Awards won by Lumen Christi International High School, Uromi Edo State within one academic session has been presented to the schools proprietor and Bishop of Uromi Diocese , Most Reverend Donatus Ogun on the occasion of the school’s 2015 Christmas Carol and send forth of outgone Vice Principal , Reverend Father Jude Otaigbe.

Photos from the accident at Ikorodu today

An accident involving a Nissan Sunny car, a Peugoet 307 and a Truck carrying sand occurred at 1:50pm this afternoon at Maya junction Ikorodu on Ijebuode road. The accident was serious but thankfully, no live was lost. More photos after the cut...

SEE WHAT THESE PATIENTS WERE CAUGHT DOING ON A HOSPITAL BED IN LAGOS (PHOTOS)

 The man and woman pictured above were caught getting their groove on on one of the hospital beds.

NO MORE AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENTS FOR FIRST CLASS GRADUATES – OAU VC DECLARES

The Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Bamitale Omole, has announced that yhe university will cease to perform its lifelong tradition of giving automatic jobs to first class graduates.

FG signs MoU with Huawei to train 2000 Nigerians on ICT

FG yesterday signed an MoU with a Chinese technology firm to provide 2000 ICT trainee jobs to young Nigerians in 2016 under the “Huawei’s Seeds for the Future program.”

Buhari speaks on why he can't reveal names of govt officials returning loots

President Buhari says any attempt to reveal the names of former government officials that are returning looted funds may jeopardize others from returning their loots. Buhari stated this while delivering his keynote address at the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe lecture in Abuja today December 11th. He said CBN will reveal the names of the former government officials in due course.