Buhari's Ministers,Lawmakers To Get N9bn Housing,furniture Allowance

Senators and members of the House of Representatives that will constitute the 8th National Assembly and ministers to be appointed by President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on assumption of office receive welcome perks amounting to N9bn.

The perks of office include the housing allowance which each of the incoming office holder is entitled to receive once a year, the furniture allowance which they are entitled to once in four years and motor vehicle loan which they are entitled to once in their tenure.

The perks are some of the non-regular allowances that the political office holders are entitled to as prescribed by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission.

7 Terrorists Camps Destroyed As Additional 25 Women; Children Rescued

Seven additional terrorists camps were yesterday destroyed as more terrorists also died in the ongoing onslaught to flush them out of Sambisa forest. An additional 25 women and children were rescued in the process.
The troops who scaled series of land mines in continuation of the assault on the forest bases of the terrorists, captured camps which include the four notorious Alafa camps as well as those in Rogo Fulani, Laraga and others used as training camps in the forest. Various weapons including Rocket Propelled Grenades, Anti-Aircraft Guns and a number of vehicles were either captured or destroyed during the operation. Four soldiers were wounded and have evacuated for treatment.

Tragedy As A Trailer Fell On Jeep,Bus And Keke Napep in Lagos.

There was tragedy today in Lagos as a trailer carrying a container collided with a vehicle and fell on a jeep, a bus and
Keke Napep.The unfortunate incident happened in front of Awolowo market at Mushin Olosha.There were casualties but the total number was not known as the time of filing this report.see more pics

Rapper Jay Z To Invest In Nigerian Music Industry

American rapper, record producer, and business mogul Shawn Corey Carter, known by his stage name Jay Z, is reportedly on the verge of expanding his business empire by investing in the Nigerian music industry.

Jay Z, one of the most financially successful Hip-Hop artists in the United States, unveiled this venture just a month after the launch of his new company Tidal, “the first music service with High Fidelity sound quality, High Definition music videos, and Curated Editorial, expertly crafted by music journalists.”

Just a few weeks ago, Nigerian rapper Ice Prince of Chocolate City records shared photos of he

PDP Burns From Within, Gov Fayose Reiterates Call for NWC’s Sack

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose is neither apologizing for, nor withdrawing his call for the dissolution of the Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it is in good faith and in the overall interest of the party.

In a press statement in Ado-Ekiti today by Lere Olayinka, his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Governor Fayose threatened to expose National Chairman Mu’azu, whom he said betrayed the PDP to the opposition.

Following allegations that vast amounts of funds were given to the PDP state governors to prosecute the last elections, he also challenged the NWC to provide evidence of the money released to him.

Nigeria borrows money to pay government salaries

Africa's richest economy is borrowing money to pay salaries as it struggles through a "difficult cash crunch" brought on by halved oil prices, Nigeria's finance minister revealed.
The news comes as Nigeria prepares to welcome a new government at the end of this month and the country's naira currency remains in a slump, hovering between 180 and 220 to the US dollar. It was trading at 160 a few months ago.

Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tried to be upbeat in a speech on Tuesday after lawmakers approved the 2015 budget - revised three times because of slashed oil prices that provide 80 percent of revenue for the government of Africa's biggest petroleum producer.

She said "revenue challenges" had prohibited the release of any funds for capital expenditure this year but that food prices and single-digit inflation remained quite stable. And she said the economy

MUSIC: ILLBliss – Vex For Me Ft. Suspect & Mz Kiss

iLLBliss releases brand new single, ‘Vex For Me’ featuring Tha Suspect & Mz Kiss off his forthcoming, ‘Powerful Album’ for you to download and listen to.

Produced by Tony Ross & Tha Suspect, IllBliss’ ‘Vex For Me’ is defintely going to be banging everywhere.

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Manny Pacquiao Faces Suspension & Lawsuit From Boxing Commission

Turns out Manny Pacquiao had a shoulder injury before his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and will now need surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. This new revelation has made a lot of people angry including the US boxing commission.

According to one of Manny’s sparring partners, Manny sustained the injury few weeks before the legendary fight, and it was so bad that he could not train anymore and they all had to go home. They however told to keep it secret. Considering that Manny made it look like he had no injury when feeling a pre-fight medical checkup, he is likely to face disciplinary action and/or a fine.

Peter Okoye Supports Emmanuel Adebayor Amidst Family Troubles

P-Square’s Peter Okoye has offered words of encouragement to Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Togolese footballer revealed his struggles with his family in a very exposing post on Facebook.
Adebayor is a close friend to the Okoye’s, and he was even a groom’s man at Peter’s wedding.
The music star posted a collage of pictures of himself and the Tottenham forward, with the caption:

“@e_adebayor thank you for sharing your story bro, that was very brave. Indeed as Africans,the pressure is always on the most successful in the family and it hurts when your efforts are not appreciated and belittled. Truth is, you owe no one. Your family should be proud of you and not condemn you. I’m so proud of you bro.Remain blessed”

Buhari set to implement dress code for journalists

There are fears that after its inauguration, the Government of Gen Muhammadu Buhari may implement a strict dress code for reporters covering activities of Government House, Aso Villa in Abuja.

Some reporters told Nigerian Times that media aides of the President-elect had complained about the dressing of female journalists covering him.

A reporter who chooses not to be identified for fear of being victimised said aides of the President-elect warned her and her colleagues that when the General is sworn in they would not tolerate

Jonathan’s hands soiled with my pregnant daughter’s blood, says mourning father

Ojo Babafemi, father of Oluwadamilola Fajana, the pregnant lawyer who was killed in a clash between the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and some oil vandals in Arepo, Ogun state, is blaming President Goodluck Jonathan for his loss, saying the president empowered the OPC to kill his daughter. In a statement he release on Monday, Babafemi described the president’s decision to empower APC as unconstitutional. “The outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan, has, by the virtue of his empowering miscreants who go by the name Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), sent me and my family into a deep mourning since last Wednesday,” he said. “The president, by the unconstitutional empowerment of the ethnic militia which has through their clashes with pipeline vandals, killed so many innocent Nigerians, particularly in Arepo area of Ogun State. “My

Drug trafficking: 132 Nigerians waiting to die….120 on death row in China, 11 in Indonesia, 1 in Singapore

Nigeria stands to lose no fewer than 132 citizens who are on death row in various prisons across Indonesia, China and Singapore.

While the Taiwan Embassy in Abuja denied knowledge of any Nigerian on death role in its country, the story is totally different in Indonesia who, last week, put four Nigerians to death by firing squad.

Sunday Sun investigation at the Indonesian Embassy, Abuja, revealed that 11 Nigerians are currently on death row, having been sentenced to death at various times by Indonesian courts.

They were sentenced to death on drug-related offences, which largely centered on being in possession of heroin and other narcotics. Obinna Nwajagu, Michael Titus Igwe, Hillary .K. Chimezie, Stephen

Angry Youths Burn Down Palace In Benue

Angry youths, yesterday set ablaze a section of the Ter Makurdi, Chief Sule Abenga’s palace over an alleged involvement of one of his sons in cult activities in Kanshio, a suburb of Makurdi in Benue State.

It was learnt that the protesting youths, who blocked the Makurdi-Otukpo highway for more than three hours, causing traffic jam, also torched six vehicles belonging to the monarch.

Witnesses said there was tension in the area between 9am and 11am, such that vehicles quickly returned to Makurdi town following the exchange of gunfire between some security personnel and a yet-to-be identified group

Ex-nta Boss Iredia Reacts To The “so-called Ban On AIT”

One of the headline news of the week which ended yesterday was the story that the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari had directed his aides to ban the Africa Independent Television (AIT) from covering his activities. From my personal knowledge of Buhari, I out-rightly disbelieved the story.

But I was however dead sure that because the statement validates the hate documentaries directed at the man during the last electioneering period, many Nigerians would have cause to wonder aloud if truly, a dictator has not been thrust on them. I imagined that civil society groups, human rights activists and publicity conscious politicians would condemn the policy and for the better part of the week throw missiles at Buhari and his political party-the All Progressive Congress (APC). I

Decorator catches ghostly doctor on camera while exploring haunted hospital

21 year old decorator Jamie-Leigh Brown, who was exploring a derelict hospital was left stunned after a photo she took in the spooky building appeared to show the ghostly figure of a doctor.

Jamie-Leigh was walking the abandoned corridors of St Thomas's Hospital in Stockport - which closed down in 2004 after treating thousands of psychiatric patients over the years - when she took the chilling picture above. She did not check the photo at the time as she and her and friends were too concerned with the footsteps they were hearing above them - despite the hospital having no usable staircases.