#GloCAFAwards2016: Full List of Winners

Tonight, at the just concluded Glo CAF awards, Riyad Mahrez was crowned the new African Football King. While Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi won the Youth Player of The Year award, Asisat Oshola went home with the Women’s Player of the Year award and the CAF Platinum Award was presented to President Buhari. 

Troops rescue another Chibok girl and her baby

One of the abducted Chibok girls, Rakiya Abubakar, and her baby, were reportedly rescued near Sambisa Forest, by Nigerian troops of the 27 Brigade around Alagarno area near Ajigin in Damboa Local Government area, Borno state earlier today.

Lady wins $7.1m sex abuse case against The Game reveals he assaulted her on stage in front of a crowd

Priscilla Rainey, the lady who won a $7.1m sexual assault case against rapper, The Game, claims that the West Coast rapper abused her while they were on stage in a crowded nightclub and tried to play legal tricks to avoid paying her for damages caused.

'70% of Igbos don’t listen to radio or read newspapers' - Imo state government says

Obinna Nshirim, the Imo state Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Public Utilities, has said ”70 percent of Ndigbo do not listen to news, they do not read newspaper.”

Photo: Ring leader of baby factory in Borno State Madam Ngozi arrested & arraigned

Four women suspected to be involved in child trafficking in Maiduguri were arraigned before the Borno State High Court by the Borno State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barr. Kaka Shehu Lawan.

You can always take whatever this govt tells you to the bank - Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, has urged Nigerians to disregard Ayodele Fayose’s claim that the payment of N5,000 stipend to vulnerable citizens has not begun.

Adesina said the Buhari administration is built on “integrity and accountability” and “does not lie to Nigerians.”
On Monday, Laolu Akande, the spokesman of vice president Yemi Osinbajo, said the federal government had commenced payment of the N5,000 stipend to poor and vulnerable Nigerians.

Photos: Rivers Police command arrest senior bank official and dismissed police officer involved in foiled robbery attack

The Rivers state Police command have arrested 28 year old Senior Bank official, Samuel Ndudiri and a dismissed police officer, Ukwuoma Promise, involved in a foiled robbery attack at a Bank Branch in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on December 22nd.

'God instructed me not to serve in Buhari’s government for 2 years' - Pastor Tunde Bakare says

Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly and former running mate to President Buhari in the 2011 general election, Pastor Tunde Bakare, says that God instructed him not to serve in the current Buhari-led administration in its first two years. Bakare said this during his sermon recently in his church.

Nicki Minaj confirms split from Meek Mill, says she's single!

Weeks after rumours spread that Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill’s relationship has ended, the rapper this afternoon confirmed that they have indeed gone their separate ways.