FG goes after 'super rich' public officers.

FEDERAL Government’s anti-corruption operatives have been sent after ‘super rich’ public officers who have multiple properties and other assets suspected to have been the rewards of graft.

For now, The PUNCH learnt, the searchlight of the anti-corruption agents was on civil servants that possess many properties in the Federal Capital Territory.

Senator Dino Melaye seen escorting Toyin Saraki to EFCC Interrogation.

For the second day running, Senator Dino Melaye, who used to shout on the top of his voice over corruption, abandoned his duties as a senator to escort Bukola Saraki's wife, Toyin Saraki, to the EFCC where she is facing interrogation for allegedling stealing Kwara State funds. More photos...

Ramsey Noah reveals his wife deserves a tolerance award.

Nollywood actor, Ramsey Noah has revealed his wife ,Emilia, deserves an award for her tolerance. The father of three told Encomium,

My wife is not an ordinary human. A whole lot of women can’t take what my wife tolerates. That’s why I call her a double woman. In fact, she’s a triple woman. I give it to her, she deserves an award. A lot of women say, ‘Oh, your wife is trying.’ And I tell them, that’s why she’s better than me.

The 44-year-old also revealed they have no plans for more kids

Nigeria's Niger Delta amnesty back on track, new boss named.

Nigeria has appointed a new boss for the amnesty scheme for ex-Niger Delta oil rebels, in a move seen by observers as an attempt to put back on track the programme which doused militancy in the oil-rich region.

Violence caused by militants in the region from 2006 to 2009, including kidnappings and attacks on oil installations, played havoc with oil production in Africa's largest oil producer, which dropped from 2.6 billion barrels per day to a low of about one million.
About 30,000 former rebel fighters were enrolled in the government amnesty programme after they turned in their weapons in 2009 in exchange for training and salaries for ex-militants and provision of infrastructure in the region.

Angelina Jolie Reveals Son Maddox Has a New After-School Job.

Maddox Jolie-Pitt traveling with his mother, Angelina Jolie, and uncle James Haven in April 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Maddox turns 14 next week, but he's already got a job.

In a new interview, the mother of six says that the teen, whom she adopted from an orphanage in Cambodia in 2002 when he was 7 months old, will be "involved behind the scenes" of her latest film project, which happens to be rooted in his homeland.

As reported, Jolie is directing an adaptation for Netflix of Loung Ung's memoir, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, which tells the story of the author's childhood during the 1970s Cambodian Genocide under the rule of the communist Khmer Rouge regime. Filming is beginning in November, and it's now being revealed that her eldest child will be his mother's right-hand man on the set of the film.

Champions League qualifiers: Ajax spurn two-goal lead as Basel triumph.

Ten-man Rapid Vienna stunned Frank de Boer's side, Red Bull Salzburg saw off Malmo and there Partizan held Steaua Buchare.

Ajax threw away a two-goal cushion to draw 2-2 with 10-man Rapid Vienna in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round clash.
Davy Klaassen had put the Dutch giants two to the good at the break at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, first tapping home from Daley Sinkgraven's cut-back before nodding home Arkadiusz Milik's wonderful left-foot cross.
Florian Kainz nipped ahead of Kenny Tete to slam home Robert Beric's cross just after half-time, but the hosts' momentum seemed checked when Stefan Schwab was dismissed for a hideous two-footed challenge on teenage centre-back Jairo Riedewald.

P-Harcourt, Warri refineries to produce 8.5m litres of petrol per day – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, stated yesterday that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries are expected to contribute about 8.5 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, per day to the country’s fuel supply, in the next couple of days.

The NNPC also disclosed that it has successfully recovered the System 2B pipeline which was breached last week at Arepo, Ogun State.

95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up.

The Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Tukur Buratai has carried out a massive shake-up in the hierarchy of the Nigerian Army that affected 95 generals. This came as President Muhammadu Buhari declared that Nigeria has taken the International Court of Justice ruling on Bakassi Peninsula in good faith.

The shake-up in the army also included the appointment of new General Officers Commanding the Divisions of the Nigerian Army as well as new Principal Staff Officers to run the affairs of Army headquarters.

'Uganda's Ugliest Man' Becomes Dad For The Eighth Time- Godfrey Baguma

A man crowned the ugliest man in Uganda has become a dad for the EIGHTH time.
Godfrey Baguma, known as Sebabi - which means 'ugliest of them all' -
suffers from a rare medical condition giving him his distinctive looks.
The 47-year-old married his second wife Kate Namanda, 30, in 2013.
Since then the couple have had six kids - two of Sebabi's nippers come from his first marriage which broke up some years ago.

I am praying for Buhari that God will protect him, enemies will not destroy him – Rev Fr Mbaka

Enugu cleric, Catholic Priest and founder of Enugu Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, yesterday, celebrated his 20th priesthood anniversary, describing it as victory over enemies of truth and blackmailers. This came just as President Muhammadu Buhari hailed the patriotic spirit of Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka saying  that ”Father Mbaka is a great priest who was not afraid to speak truth to power, even at the cost of his own life or being hated by leaders in power.”

It should be re-called that Mbaka’s message of change, which he delivered before the March 28 presidential election, attracted criticisms, especially from the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.