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he South African Government has deported 97 Nigerians for committing various offences in the country. The deportees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Monday night in a chartered aircraft with the registration number GBB710 from Johannesburg. They were made up of 95 males and two females. DSP Joseph Alabi, the Spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, confirmed the development. An immigration source told NAN on condition of anonymity that six of the deportees were returned to the country for drug offences while 10 were arrested and deported for other criminal offences . The others were said to have committed immigration offences in the Southern African country. All the deportees were profiled by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) while those deported for drug related offences were handed over to the Police for further investigation. The Federal Government had also on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for

A car laden with explosives has blown up near an army checkpoint outside Mogadishu, wounding at least four soldiers, according to a Somali   security officer. Somalia army   Soldiers reportedly chased the driver before he detonated the explosives. "We received information of the car bomb and we pursued it, but he blew up while we were chasing him," the security officer said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the explosion. In the past, al-Shabab has taken responsibility for blasts and gun attacks in the capital. The armed group has said that it would launch deadly attacks against  Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed,   Somalia's new president, also known as Farmajo

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump's first budget proposal will look to increase defense and security spending by $54 billion and cut roughly the same amount from non-defense programs, the White House said Monday. "This budget will be a public safety and national security budget," Trump said at a bipartisan gathering of US governors at the White House Monday, vowing substantial increases in defense, law enforcement and infrastructure spending. The majority of "lower priority programs and most federal agencies" will see a reduction in their budget as a result of the proposal, according to an official at the Office of Management and Budget speaking with reporters on background. The official said those cuts will come through "unauthorized programs" and places "where there is duplication, where consolidation needs to occur." Few details were provided on how the cuts will be made, but a Trump administration official told

Marketers jubilate as naira rose against dollar at parallel market on sunday compare to the initial 520/1dollar last monday 20/02/2017. This great improvement may be as a result of the policy made by the central bank of Nigeria on exchange rate. 

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Verratti What better thing to talk about before an OM-PSG game than the fans. For the first time, we had the visit of Collectif Ultras Paris at Camp des Loges on Friday during training. Much has changed at this level since my arrival at PSG. The first year, when we were champions, we celebrated in Paris. It was an incredible atmosphere, there were supporters everywhere. But I also know that there were more difficult times that day. Despite this, it was the first time I had seen that there was a wonderful fervour around this club. Then there was a period when the atmosphere was not exceptional at the Parc des Princes. Meanwhile, as players, we were watching videos of the 1990s when it was fire. It was difficult to come to the Parc des Princes at that time. We’re starting to rediscover this 12th man at the stadium. Something has changed with the leaders, but also with the players. We made it clear to the club that it was very important for us to have supporters behind us. Afterw

(CNN)- Could France elect Barack Obama president? Not really -- but that's not stopping the organizers of Obama17, a guerrilla campaign trying to entice the former U.S. president to head to Paris. "It's totally crazy, but the cool thing is that once you get past that, you start thinking that maybe it's possible. Who cares that he's not French? He's Barack Obama," one of the campaign organizers told CNN. They've launched a website and they put up 500 posters of Obama around Paris last weekend, said the organizer. He asked to be identified only as Antoine. They're hoping to get 1 million people to sign  a petition  urging Obama to run. Yes, it's a joke, he admits -- but one with a serious purpose. "We want to show that people are fed up with the politicians here. People are tired about it and they like this joke. It gives people a little fun amid all these scandals," he said. French voters go to the polls April 23 in

Villeneuve is surrounded by cast members and producers of his film Incendies at Quebec's Jutra Awards in 2013. It swept the ceremony and also went on to win eight trophies at the English-Canadian Genies. (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press) irector Denis Villeneuve feels lucky. Not only has his film  Arrival  brought him to the Oscars for the second time, but he's currently hard at work on the sequel to  Blade Runner. It's the kind of sci-fi epic Villeneuve could only have dreamt of growing up in the small Quebec town of Gentilly on the St. Lawrence River. As a boy, he would lose himself in science fiction: the bold illustrations of European comic artists Jean Giraud and Philippe Druillet or films such as Stanley Kubrick's space epic  2001 . "I always loved storytelling, and as a child that was my favourite part of my existence — that bubble when I was reading," he told CBC News this month in Los Angeles. Villeneuve considered a career in science,

Dr Ibrahim Bello Dauda National coordinator of BSO [BUHARI SUPPORT ORGANISATION] ABOUT going for spinal surgery as a result of injuries he sustained during the 2015 Buhari campaign.

LAGOS— The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, reintroduced charges on cash deposits in banks, which would take effect at different dates in different parts of the country. Director, Banking and Payments Systems Department, Mr. Dipo Fatokun, announced this in a circular entitled: “Circular on nationwide implementation of the cashless policy.” CBN reintroduces cashless charges on bank deposits The circular stated: “Charges for cash deposit by individuals are as follows: Less than N500,000, zero charge; from N500,000 to N1 million, 1.5 per cent; from N1 million to N5 million, two per cent charge; above N5 million, 3 per cent charge. “Charges for cash withdrawal by individuals are as follows: Less than N500,000, zero charge; From N500,000 to N1 million, two per cent; from N1 million to N5 million, 3 per cent charge; above N5 million, 7.5 per cent charge. “Charges for corporate cash deposit are as follow: Less than N3 million, zero charge; from N3 million to N10 million, two

Justice Lawal Akapo of Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Sulaiman Olalekan to death by hanging, for the murder of Chika Egbo, on 20th November 2012 in a case of domestic violence. In delivering the judgement, Akapo expressed the belief that the murder of Chika Egbo by the accused, Sulaiman, was premeditated as the accused poured acid on his wife, having become overwhelmed by the fact that the deceased went ba ck to prostitution against his best advice. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, who was lead prosecuting Counsel in the case, commended the Court for the pronouncement, saying the judgment is a victory in the fight against domestic violence and for victims of such act. He disclosed that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration is determined to eradicate the scourge of domestic violence in the State through the implementation of appropriate policies and punishment for perpetrators. The Commissioner recalled the

The Lagos State Government has said that the construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge would still begin this year. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. The commissioner, however, did not mention any specific time of the year for the commencement of the project. He told NAN that the state government was committed to the proposed project. The construction of the bridge is accommodated in the state’s 2017 Budget and about N844 billion has been earmarked for it. About 800 structures and shanties will be affected by the construction of the bridge to be carried out under a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement. The construction of the bridge will be coming 50 years after the state’s existence and 26 years after the delivery of the Third Mainland Bridge by the ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida. NAN reports that the idea of the 4th mainland

The National Space Research and Development Agency has said that there would be a partial Solar eclipse across the country on Feb. 26. The Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr Felix Ale, in a statement on Thursday said, “A partial solar eclipse will be visible all over the country with different degree of totality to occur on Sunday, February 26.” According to Ale, the highest degree of obscurity of 33 percent will be observed in the country during the natural occurrence in the southern part of Nigeria, particularly Port Harcourt, Uyo and Calabar. He said that the lowest degree of obscurity would be about nine percent in the northern part of Nigeria, particularly in Kebbi. Ale noted that in the South-West, the level of obscurity would be 23 per cent at about 5.42 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. He, however, said it would be recording 28 to 30 per cent between 4.45 p.m. and 6.33 p.m. in the South-East. “Meanwhile, the level of obscurity in Abuja, the Federal Capital City

If you're a Christian who exploits people, leads a double life or manages a "dirty" business, perhaps it's better not to call yourself a believer, Pope Francis suggested in a homily on Thursday in Rome. "So many Christians are like this, and these people scandalize others," Francis said during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, according to Vatican Radio. "How many times have we heard -- all of us, around the neighborhood and elsewhere -- 'But to be a Catholic like that, it's better to be an atheist.' It is that, scandal." "But what is scandal? Scandal is saying one thing and doing another." In the Catholic Church, it's also a grave offense. Examples of such sins abound, the Pope said, from money launderers to business owners who take beach vacations while stiffing their employees. Francis' sermon, as is customary, was an extended riff on  Thursday's Mass readings , which include a passage from the

A non-governmental organization, called CitizenGO, is in the middle of gathering signatures of Nigerians on the internet in a bid to stop the airing of reality TV show, Big Brother Naija. The NGO had sent a petition to policy makers, the National Broadcasting Commission, the Presidency and the public, demanding that the show be stopped from airing. They are aiming to get at least 5,000 signatures The petition kicked off on February 20 th  and currently has 3,160 signatures. Here’s what CitizenGo said in its petition: “Big Brother Nigeria is a corruption of TV Reality shows. The Nigerian public is complaining about the moral perversity in the House of the Big Brother Nigeria. In one episode last two weeks or so, the inmates were shown openly kissing and caressing one another. This is a celebration of obscenity, eroticism and idleness. More importantly, it is a big mockery of Nigerian culture and tradition. Since the inmates are Nigerians, they should have been projecting

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed an application by the ex-National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, seeking to compel the detained former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, to appear in court as witness in defence of the ex-spokesperson for the PDP. Justice Okon Abang in a separate ruling also dismissed the application by Metuh seeking an order for the release of his passport to enable him to travel to Lodon in the United Kingdom for medical treatment. Metuh had sought to be away for the medication for eight weeks. In his ruling on the application seeking to summon Dasuki, Justice Abang held that the ex-NSA was not a compellable witness. The judge held that it was not the duty of the court to compel a non-compellable witness to court to testify  on behalf of any party. He added that there was no prior attempt by Metuh to apply to the Department of State Service to produ

Port Harcourt – The Nigerian Army has jailed one Pvt. Suleiman Olamilekan to 28 days with hard labour for allegedly assaulting a Nollywood actress, Ebere Ohakwe. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Army’s spokesman, 6 Division in Port Harcourt said on Thursday that the soldier would also forfeit his one month salary to the Federal Government.

The National Agency for Food and drug Administration, NAFDAC, has begun investigations into the alleged importation of “Indian garri” in the country, even as Nigerians have been cautioned against consumption of the product. Indian gari Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, who spoke on the development in a statement on his twitter handle, entitled On imported garri, Pt 1 – NAFDAC, said 26 of the 500 mg packets of the product, were seized after regulatory officials visited the supermarket at Ikoyi on Monday, February 20, 2017. Also alerting Nigerians about the development, the Acting Director General of NAFDAC, Mrs Yetunde Oni, urged Nigerians to stay away from the product because its consumption portended health hazards, as the agency was yet to certify it fit for consumption. Oni, who spoke in Ilorin   at a one-day zonal campaign on current regulatory issues in the safe use of drugs, animal feeds, pesticides and chemicals, said preliminary investigation had revealed that t

Henrik  Mkhitaryan Machester United win Saint-Etiene with 1-0 after overall ball posession of 56% and 44% respectively.

HALF-TIME! Valencia go into the break with an unexpected 2-1 lead over Real Madrid, but Ronaldo's late header has brought the visitors right back into the contest at a vital moment. Goals from Zaza and Orellana had Voro's men sitting pretty, but a goal a few minutes from the end of the half has shaken Los Che a little. All to play for after the interval.

A Lagos Federal High Court has restrained Stella Oduah and Sea Petroleum and Gas Company Ltd., from making any withdrawal from its account and those of three other companies domiciled with 21 banks. The other companies include Sea Shipping Agency Ltd, Rotary Engineering Services Ltd, and Tour Afrique Company Ltd. The court issued the orders over an alleged indebtedness of the defendants in the sum of about $16.4m and N100.5m. Also, the court issued an order directing the said commercial banks harbouring the assets of Stella Oduah and the four companies to sequestrate their indebtedness as at November 2016. The court ordered that same should be kept in an interest yielding account in the name of the chief Registrar of the Federal court, pending the determination of the suit filed before the court to recover the debt. The order of the court was sequel to an affidavit deposed to by Business Manager of Sterling Bank Plc., Mr Segun Akinsanya, filed and argued before the court

Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of killing 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters and intimidating media professionals and activists in the country. In south-east Nigeria, security forces led by the military, embarked on a chilling campaign of arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances,” the non-governmental organisation focused on human rights said in a report on Wednesday. “Many individuals are still being detained incommunicado while state security agents have killed at least 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters.” In the report it accused politicians of wielding “a toxic, dehumanising ‘us vs them’ rhetoric” and the Nigerian government of using “harsh, disproportionate measures to respond to legitimate security fears”. “2016 was the year when the cynical use of ‘us vs them’ narratives of blame, hate and fear took on a global prominence to a level not seen since the 1930s. Across the world, and in Nigeria specifically, we

The Portuguese doused the flames on talk of Rooney's exit, leaving the decision up to the player as the Chinese transfer window draws to a close Mourinho might have followed up by saying he will not force Rooney out of the club, but the message was clear. After 549 appearances and 250 goals, United’s greatest-ever goalscorer now knows that the manager is not going to break a sweat trying to keep him. With the Chinese Premier League transfer window just six days away from closing, Rooney is the marquee name being linked with the cash-rich league, and Mourinho could have stopped the speculation dead in its tracks by saying there is no way he will allow his captain to leave United any time soon. That, though, was not his course of action.