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NFF bans Chris Giwa and 4 others for 5 years, orders his club Giwa FC to pay N3.9m fine The Disciplinary committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, today held an extra-ordinary congress in Abuja and made some interesting decisions. Chris Giwa, the factional self-imposed leader of the NFF, was banned alongside four others by the football body while his football club Giwa FC has been ordered to pay N3.9m in total for offences committed against the League management company and breach of NFF rules. Read the press statement released by the NFF via it's official website after the cut.... In the matter between LMC Vs. Giwa FC on Match Day 12; Match No: 115, the Committee Rules as Follows:   That the decision of the LMC as contained in the Summary Jurisdiction Notice dated Thursday 28th April, 2016 is hereby upheld by the Nigeria Football Federation Disciplinary Committee. That Giwa FC shall pay a fine of N2,000,000 (Two Million Naira Only) to the LMC ...

Photos: Hilda Dokubo's Son, Tuvy graduates from High School Nollywood Actrsss, Hilda Dokubo is celebrating her son via her Instagram page. The mother of two announced that her son, Tuvy Dokubo just graduated from high school and shared photos from his graduation ceremony. See another photo after the cut...

DNA evidence frees man serving life sentence for killing of teen in 1998 A Baltimore man named Malcolm Jabbar Bryant has been exonerated and set free after spending 17 years in prison for a murder that new DNA evidence has finally shown he did not commit. Malcom was arrested in 1998 when a 'single eyewitness' identified him as the man who stabbed a 16-year-old girl named Toni Bullock to death on November 20, 1998. He and his family always maintained he was innocent and tried all sorts of appeals and several different post-conviction procedures to no avail. However, Michele Nethercott, of the University of Baltimore’s Innocence Project, took up his case & eventually obtained court orders to test the victim’s fingernail clippings and T-shirt for DNA, which happened to have a rare identifier that was not consistent with Bryant’s. The DNA tested showed that blood on the victim's T-shirt did not match his and Bryant's attorneys asked for a ...

Young househelp battered by her madam in Bayelsa (photo) The young child who works as a house maid has been battered severally by her madam. According to a neighbour, the woman beats the child every day for no reason. But they said yesterday May 12th, the punishment got out of hand as the girl was beaten so badly, her face was swollen and her eyes totally shut. A neighbour who couldn't take the beating anymore, alerted others and they caught the woman and took her to the town hall where people almost beat her up if not for the baby she was carrying on her back. The police is now involved in the matter.

Meet Dr. Mgbajah Ogadimma, the first female Heart Surgeon in Nigeria and West Africa Dr.  Mgbajah Ogadimma has made history as the first female Cardiothoracic Surgeon to come out of Nigeria and West Africa as a whole. Dr. Ogadimma took to twitter yesterday to share the good news. She wrote: "Very long journey, 7 years plus, three continents! #heartsurgery #first female heart surgeon in West Africa!"   "Dr Mgbajah Ogadimma. First female Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Nigeria and West Africa! #Historymaking #trail blazer! #Godsgrace"   Source: Ogadimma Mgbajah @OgadinnmaM/twitter

Photos: Olajumoke visits bakery where she used to carry bread... hands N5k each to her former colleagues Bread seller turned model, Olajumoke Orisaguna, recently visited Liberty bakery where she used to carry the bread that she hawked on the streets of Lagos before she was discovered by TY Bello and her life changed...

Photos: Pres. Buhari visits Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby President Buhari who is in London, is presently on a visit to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The Archbishop was the one who defended Nigeria when David Cameron made the statement that Nigeria is a fantastically corrupt country. See more photos after the cut...  

Meet South Sudan's current Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation (photos) The man pictured here is Hon. Mabior Garang De Mabior, the current minister for Water Resources and Irrigation in the Republic of South Sudan. Hon. De Mabior who is the son to former President, Dr Garang is serving in the Unity government courtesy of Dr Riek Machar. ‪See more photos after the cut...

NFF to release Mikel Obi and Ahmed Musa for Joseph Yobo's testimonial game in Uyo The Nigerian Football Federation, in its own way of supporting Joseph Yobo in his upcoming testimonial have granted Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi and his assistant Ahmed Musa permission to play in the game billed for the Akwa Ibom State capital, Uyo o n Friday, 27th Ma y. Joseph Yobo has contacted so many former and current world football stars including Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Toure to play in his testimonial, and the NFF with a friendly to play within the same period, have granted Mikel and Musa permission to show support to one of Africa's best defenders during his prime. “The NFF leadership has decided that Mikel (Obi) and (Ahmed) Musa should be excused from the two friendly matches in Europe so that they can honour Joseph Yobo, who is having his testimonial game on the sam e Friday, 27th M ay that we are playing Mali in Rouen, Fran...

Proposed ban on Muslims entering the US was just a suggestion- Donald Trump "We have a serious problem, and it's a temporary ban -- it hasn't been called for yet, nobody's done it, this is just a suggestion until we find out what's going on," the presumptive Republican presidential nominee told Fox News Radio's Brian Kilmeade. Trump first introduced the proposed ban back in December and he explicitly and authoritatively said in both a speech and in a press statement: "Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." So his sudden change of stance calling his 'statements' a 'suggestion' is seen by some US political analysts as a plot to get on the 'emotional' aspects of voters as it's almost certain he will compete against the much more gentle and less volatile Hilary C...

Photos: Nigerian man nabbed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with drugs hidden in ceremic horse sculptures A Nigerian man was on Thursday, May 12 arrested with RM2mil worth of drugs hidden in seven horse statuettes. The 28-year-old was picked up at abou t 3 pm at an apartment in Taman Prima Tropika, Seri Kembangan by narcotics and Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group officers.    Bukit Aman Narcotics CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said 12.1kg of syabu (Methamphetamine) were found in 28 packets hidden in the horse statuettes.He said the success came from intelligence gathered by the department and police's Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group. "Following information gathered by our officers, police carried out an operation at the Sria Permai apartment in Bandar Putra  Permai abou t 3 p m on Thursd ay and nabbed a Nigerian man. The suspect, aged 28, was caught while he was unloading boxes containing the hors...

Photos: Many feared dead as Shopping mall in Abeokuta under construction collapses Many people are feared dead after a four-storey shopping mall that is still under construction at Itokun in Abeokuta, Ogun state collapsed this morning. The shopping mall is reportedly being constructed by the Ogun state government. Rescue operation for those trapped in the building is ongoing. More photos after the cut...  Photo credit: Amaechi Olawuyi

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy named Premier League Player of the Season Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has been named the Barclay's Premier League Player of the Season. Leicester lifted the league trophy last weekend, marking the first time that the club has won a top-flight title in their 132-year history. 29-year-old Vardy has been pivotal in the Foxes' surprise title win as he has scored 24 goals this season, just one fewer than the league's leading scorer Harry Kane. He also holds the record of scoring in 11 consecutive top-flight games, beating Ruud van Nistelrooy's 10-game record, which he set while at Manchester United. Source: Sky Sports News/Sports Mole

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs arrive Nigeria U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken has returned to Abuja, along with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Justin Siberell to attend the Regional Security Summit and discuss efforts to support Nigeria and the other Lake Chad Basin countries in the fight against Boko Haram. They will also meet with Nigerian leadership, innovators and entrepreneurs, and civil society on anti-corruption and economic issues. Source: U.S. Embassy Nigeria

'Came like a king, left like a legend'- Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirms he's leaving PSG PSG and Sweden foward has shut down all rumours with his latest tweet saying Tomorrow's game at the Parc De Prince will be his last for the Paris club. He has been linked to Arsenal, Man U, Chelsea and even the U.S Major league soccer. He won the French League's player of the season award. See his tweet after the cut.  

We discovered rampant cases of teenagers and single ladies with unwanted pregnancies in IDP camps - Red Cross The President of the National Red Cross Society (NRCS) Elder Akpan Anani said they are facing challenges of unwanted pregnancies in many Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps. In a statement made to Daily Trust yesterday in Abuja, Mr Anani said the organisation discovered rampant cases of teenage and single ladies with unwanted pregnancies in camps. He said the Red Cross had been working to curb the situation by counselling the ladies against such acts because "the psychological effects and social factor affects them negatively." Source: Daily Trust

Men wear high-heel shoes in a campaign to end violence against women The 7th annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event held on Thursday, May 12 in Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, Canada. The event was meant to highlight what men can do to help in ending violence against women. Continue to see more photos...    

Tambuwal orders closure of dilapidated govt hospital Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has ordered the closure of the state owned Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital located at Unguwan Rogo area of Sokoto town. This followed an unscheduled visit by the Governor to assess the state of facilities which many in the state described as appalling. Health professional have voiced concern over the substandard facilities at the hospital, and have urged the government to intervene for the benefit of the populace. A visit to the hospital showed that apart from lack of basic health facilities, the integrity of the buildings cannot be guaranteed due to cracks on the walls and roofs blown off by wind. Information available indicated that all patients have been moved to other public hospitals in the state capital, while feasibility study has commenced on how to upgrade the facilities and reopen as soon as possible. The Governor's spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, confirmed to re...

Photos: Comedian/OAP Emma Oh Ma God proposes to his girlfriend Comedian/OAP Emma Oh Ma God proposed to his girlfriend Yeti at a surprise birthday party she organized for him yesterday May 2nd. Yeti and her friends had planned a surprise birthday party for Emma who got wind of it and decided to use the occasion to also surprise her by proposing to her. Congrats to them.