State Viability Index; 36 States Generate N801bn IGR Against N2.6trn from FAAC

...Economic Viable States: Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Edo, Kwara and Delta States

The Economic Confidential, the award winning Economic Intelligence Magazine, has released its Annual States Viability Index ( ASVI) which shows that fourteen States are insolvent as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2016 were far below 10% of their Federation Account Allocations (FAA) in the same year.

Phyno Reacts to Claims that He Stole Pia Mia’s Song, Threatens to Sue Pulse

News broke in the Nigerian media that Pia Mia released a brand new single “I am a Fan” which is a complete rip off of Phyno’s 2016 song of the same title.

UI shut over students’ protest

The management of the University of Ibadan on Monday shut the institution and directed the students to vacate the campus on or before 6pm.

The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that the students had earlier taken to the streets of Ibadan in protest, alleging insensitivity on the part of the university management.

Biafra: Ohaneze Ndigbo speaks on IPOB, MASSOB sit-at-home order

John Nwodo, the leader of Ohaneze, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation has bared his mind on the proposed sit-at-home protest by Biafra separatist groups: the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB.

The IPOB group plans a sit-at-home protest in the south-east and south-south regions of the country on May 30 to coincide with the annual ‘Biafra Remembrance Day,’ as well as honour the memory of pro-Biafra activists killed by security agencies over the years.

Seems Phyno Actually Stole Her Song, PulseNG Claims!

Following the release of ‘I’m a fan’ song which was released on May 26, 2017 by American artiste, Pia Mia, as the song appeared to have been stolen from Nigerian artiste, Phyno who released his version of the song in 2016 featuring Mr. Eazi and Decarlo, a fresh report has indicated that the Nigerian rapper may have pulled a fast one with the early release of the track.

According to PulseNG, Phyno tried pulling a fast one on the owner of the song “I’m A Fan”.

U.S. Based Nigerian Model Sues Wema Bank For N97 million Over Illegal Use Of Photos

A Nigerian model based in the United States of America, Nneoma Anosike, has filed an action against Wema Bank PLC before a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court for allegedly using her photos for commercial purposes without authorization.

Ms Anosike, 22, made the lawsuit through her father, Frank Anosike, who also acted as her lawyer, claiming N97 million as damages.

Veteran Comedian, Ali Baba narrates encounter with 2 married ladies

Nigerian ace comedian, Ali Baba narrated via Instagram his encounter with 2 married ladies. He used the story to explain why appearances are deceiving, and why the face you see does not determine the person inside.

He wrote;

Heritage Bank trains children in financial literacy

In a bid to expose the citizenry to financial literacy at a very early age in life, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Services Provider, has exposed children between the age bracket of five and seven years to banking services.

The programme, which is part of activities to mark the bank’s Children Banking Month, tagged: My Day as a Banker, was held at the corporate headquarters of the bank in Lagos recently with pupils from Hilltop Grade International School, Lekki, Lagos.

Slot Driver Elopes With N5.95million Phones

One of the drivers of the popular Nigerian phone retail outlet, Slot Nigeria Limited, has been arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command over the diversion of N5.95 million worth of laptops, mobile phones and its accessories, just as it assisted in the recovery of N4,654,224 worth of goods from the suspect.

The suspect, Olumide Babajide, 42, from Kwara State, was tracked and arrested in Kaduna State, where he diverted the goods to after taking them from the Slot Nigeria Office based in Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos.

Rice Smuggling: FG Threatens To Close Land Borders

The Federal Government on Monday threatened to shut some land borders in Nigeria if the smuggling of rice continues from neighbouring countries.


The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, gave the warning while addressing newsmen in Abuja on some of the federal government’s achievements in the agriculture sector in the last two years.

Professor Abubakar Momoh Dies

Auchi, Edo state-born professor of Political Science, and the Director-General of the National Electoral Institute, Abubakar Momoh, in the early hours of Monday passed on.

Another Building Collapse in Lagos

Two people were feared dead while 14 others were rescued alive by emergency respondents on Monday from a three-storey building that collapsed in Lagos Island.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, gathered from a reliable source at the scene of the incident that it happened around 7.30am, at Daddy Alaja Street, Oke Arin on Lagos Island.

Footballer Victor Moses gets married in private ceremony (photos)

Chelsea FC winger turned fullback, Victor Moses, got hitched to his longterm girlfriend in London, yesterday.

OOU NASS President Dies in Auto Accident Few Months to Graduation

It’s sadness and mourning for the student of Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, after the president of the school’s National Association of Science Students (NASS), Comrade Adefuwa Adebowale Christopher died in a horrifying accident.

Walmart Bans Woman From All Stores After Her Racist Rant Went Viral

 

Walmart said they would ban a female shopper who was caught on camera going on a tirade against black and Hispanic shoppers in Arkansas on Monday. 

A spokesperson for the retail chain told CNN they were still working to identify the woman who accosted Eva Hicks and called another shopper a ‘n*****’.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s Democracy Day Address

DEMOCRACY DAY SPEECH BY
HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN,
THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,
COMMEMORATING THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION,
MAY 29, 2017

Dear Nigerians, I bring you good wishes from President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, who as we all know is away from the country on medical vacation.