PHOTOS FROM THE SENATES PLENARY SESSION TODAY

The senate resumed its plenary session today September 29th after weeks of vacation. After its deliberation today, the senate adjourned sitting till tomorrow September 30th by 10am.

SOUTH AFRICAN ACTRESS NABBED WITH 15 PACKAGES OF DRUGS AT TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

The South African actress whose identity will be revealed tomorrow when she appears in court was arrested at Tambo International Airport on Sunday, September 27, as she arrived from Abu Dhabi, South African Revenue Service said in a statement‚ describing it as “a significant seizure”.

BVN DEADLINE WILL NOT BE EXTENDED - CBN WARNS

As the October 31st deadline for the Bank Verification Number registration draws nearer, the Central Bank of Nigeria has warned that it will not be extending the deadline for the registration exercise. The apex bank last week said 32 million Nigerians are yet to do their registration.

NIGERIAN AND SUDANESE MIGRANTS RESCUED FROM MEDITERANEAN SEA

112 Nigerian and Sudanese migrants were rescued by MSF Sea ships, Argos and Dignity, from the Mediterranean sea on Sunday, September 27. Among the rescued is this little Nigerian girl named Miracle.

MUSLIM HER STRANGLED DAUGHTER 19YRS TO DEATH IN HONOUR KILLING AFTER SHE WAS FOUND WITH A CONDOM

Muslim man, Asadullah Khan, strangled his own 19-year-old daughter to death with his bare hands after learning from police she had been caught shoplifting condoms to have sex with her forbidden boyfriend. He and his wife Shazia then dressed the dead girl named Lareeb (left), a dental technician, in her clothes, wheeled her in a wheelchair from their high-rise apartment

KEBBI STATE FIRST LADY TREATS PATIENTS AT A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE STATE

Kebbi state first Lady, Zainab Bagudu who is a trained medical doctor is pictured above consulting at the Sir Yahaya General Hospital, Birnin Kebbi a few days ago.

OLU FALAE SAYS A RANSOM WAS PAID FOR HIS RELEASE

Onetime presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae, who was kidinapped on Monday September 21st by suspected fulani herdsmen and released on Thursday September 24th, has confirmed that a ransom was paid by his family members for his release. 

POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING A WATER DEALER

A Police Inspector identified as Samuel Timothy was today sentenced to death by hanging by a Rivers state High Court for shooting and killing a sachet water dealer, Onyekachi Nwasouba at No. 34, Old Aba Road, Port Harcourt on November 10th 2010.

12YR OLD WITH HIV RECEIVES STANDING OVATION AFTER DELIVERING THE OPENING REMARKS AT A UN SUMMIT ON AIDS

12-year-old Elijah Zachary Lamaiyan Sime, a student at Lamaiyan Academy in Nairobi received a standing ovation from hundreds of delegates after delivering the opening remarks at a United Nations conference on Aids on Sunday. "We are children, we have rights, we have a future,".

WHY I AM HUMBLE - HALIMA ABUBAKAR

She just recovered from an undisclosed brief illness, but yet, this actress still creates time to relate with her fans, who have stood by her for a long time.
Halima Abubakar is not a stranger in the movie industry in Nigeria, where she rules with her sterling

OGUN POLICE CONFIRMS ARREST OF BLOGGER OVER PUBLICATION AGAINST AMOSUN'S WIFE

The Ogun state police command has confirmed the arrest of Emmanuel Ojo, a blogger, for allegedly publishing a Facebook post where he accused the first lady of Ogun state, Oufunsho Amosun of allegedly laundering $300,000 in London. Ojo did a story a while back, alleging that the wife of the