While many people believe in having a long courtship with their partner in order to know them well before marriage, it seems popular comedian, Akpororo, is an exception to the rule. In a recent chat  Saturday Beats,  the comedian and singer hinted that he had known his wife since she was part of a dance group and shortly after they began to exchange pleasantries, they got married. “I did not date my wife. We are in the same industry and she was with Explicit Dance Group. We had met on some occasions and greeted each other. We never had any period to date; I would say we started dating after we got married. Although I am a comedian, when I approached her, she took my words seriously because whenever I am serious you would easily know. “I was already popular as of the time I got married to my wife. Some people say that once you get married, your tempo or output in the industry would drop but I do not believe that because whatever you believe would happen to your career is wha

Two aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force have suffered a mishap in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday. Our correspondent learnt that the aircraft were taking part in the rehearsals for the 58th Independence Day celebrations when they reportedly collided and a crash was said to have occurred. The number of people injured in the incident could not be ascertained as of the time of this report, as efforts were still ongoing by the military to attend to the situation. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who confirmed the incident, said no lives were lost in the mishap. “I wish to confirm an air incident involving two NAF aircraft taking part in the 58th Independence Day celebrations. Thankfully, no lives were lost,” he said.

The amount which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari is about 50 per cent of the N45.3bn entitlements of the former workers of the company. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed said this on Monday in Abuja during a press briefing held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance. Apart from the N22.8bn for the former aviation workers, she said that the sum of N20bn was approved for the education sector. She said, “Upon my resumption of office as the minister of finance,some pending fiscal issues in the aviation and education sectors were immediately brought to my attention. “As such, I took it as a challenge to quickly address key issues regarding the settlement of existing claims in both of these sectors. “Consequently, upon this, I am happy to inform you that Mr President has graciously approved the sum of N22.68bn and N20bn to aviation and education sectors respectively.” The minister said the initial outstanding retirement benefits due to ex-workers of

He stated that a bout 400 would be engaged out of the 105,000 university graduates that were taking part in the ongoing screening exercise which he said would hold for four days. Oyeyemi expressed satisfaction with the orderly conduct of the exercise, attributing this to the high number of graduate applicants. The applicants for officers cadre, the FRSC boss said, would be screened on Monday and Tuesday while the screening for other cadres would hold between Thursday and Sunday. He said, “The programme started by 6am, you can see the orderliness, it shows the level of planning in accordance with the directive of the Secretary to Government of the Federation. “The same thing is going on all over the federation. We are working with about 324,000 applicants nationwide out of which we have about 105,000 graduates and you can see their level of discipline too, I think I’m impressed.” Boboye frowned on the participation by pregnant women and nursing mothers in the exercise, n

Play Video 02:03 Hong Kong issues highest level storm warning 01:31 First deaths reported from Typhoon Mangkhut 03:02 Super Typhoon Mangkhut hits the Philippines 02:41 Super Typhoon takes aim at Philippines, China 01:46 Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatens millio 00:52 Super Typhoon to hithe Philippi Hong Kong (WEXERES) — m ore than three million people have been moved to safety in southern China as Typhoon Mangkhut moved northward and continued to wreak havoc across the region. Mangkhut made landfall in Guangdong, China's most populous province, late afternoon Sunday, killing four people before heading west into neighboring Guangxi province around midnight. The decision to evacuate towns and cities in southern China came as Hong Kong was left reeling by ferocious winds of up to 173 kilometers per hour (107 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 223

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of the General Overseer of Soul Winning Chapel, Rev. Moses Iloh. A statement by Buhari’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, described Iloh as a bold cleric “who throughout his public life and ministry abhorred corruption.” While commiserating with the family, friends, associates and the Christian community in Nigeria, Buhari said the late Iloh “promoted morality and influenced his followers to seek righteousness that truly exalts a nation.” The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Reverend (Dr) Moses Iloh, the General Overseer of Soul Winning Chapel. “President Buhari extends his heartfelt condolences to Rev Iloh’s family, friends, associates and the Christian community in Nigeria, who mourn the demise of an exceptional statesman and religious leader. “The President affirms that the faith-based community and the nation wil

Popular Nigeria singer, Tiwatope Savage a.k.a. Tiwa Savage has blasted show promoters and organisers for abandoning her after performing at an event in Kenya. The Mavin Record First Lady took to her twitter handle @TiwaSavage on Monday morning to express her anger with several message broadcast on the manner she was treated. The 38 year-old mother of one put up an electrifying performance at the launch of Swabri Mohammed a.k.a. Redsan’ fifth Album `Baddest’ at the Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi Kenya at the weekend. The 37 year-old Redsan is Kenyan regga musician and the most well famous reggae and dancehall artists in East Africa. The Redsan’s album launch concert featured Jamaican Dance Hall artist Demarco, Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage, as well as Kenya hip hop artist, Khaligraph Jones. “Checking out of the hotel and full accommodation not paid for, no car to take us to the airport and promoters want to talk trash about artists. “Funny how everyone is asleep and phones ar

Australian police have charged a man they say was running a multi-million dollar email scam from inside an immigration detention centre in Sydney. The Nigerian man, 43, headed a fraud ring which sent fake messages that claimed to be from trusted companies, according to New South Wales Police. Three other people were charged over the alleged crimes, which included identity theft and romance scams. The alleged ring netted more than A$3m (£1.6; $2.2m), authorities said. The money had been transferred to unknown recipients in Nigeria and was unlikely to be recovered, said Supt Arthur Katsogiannis. The scam was allegedly run through 16 phones and 17 SIM cards out of Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Sydney's high-security Villawood Immigration Detention Centre A man, 20, and two women, 20 and 36, were arrested elsewhere in Sydney. Supt Katsogiannis said that Australian police and global law enforcement agenc

Philippines evacuates thousands ahead of Super Typhoon Mangkhut By Bard Wilkinson, CNN Updated at  0755 GMT (1555 HKT) September 14, 2018 Play Video 00:45 Landslide pummels town 01:13 Firenado turns into a giant water spout 01:57 Heatwave, winds fuel deadly fast-moving fires 01:14 What NOT to do in a heat wave 01:07 Wildfires and deadly heat waves around the world 02:20 Scorching temperatures turn deadly in Asia 01:19 Japan suffers record-breaking heat wave 01:22 Record-breaking super typhoon 00:56 Tracking Super Typhoon Mangkhut 02:41 Super Typhoon takes aim at Philippines, China 01:38 More than 200 dead as heavy rain pounds Japan 02:49 Over 20 killed by flooding in Vietnam 01:43 Floods pose more health risks than you may think 00:36