Davido, has said he won’t go to America till the tension between the country and Iran is over.
Tension began between the United States of America and Iran after US drone strike ordered by President Trump assassinated a top Iranian commander, Qasem Soleimani.
Trump, in a statement from his Mar-a-Lago resort on Friday, said he ordered the assassination of the commander to “stop a war” and not “to start a war,” a statement which seems to have fallen on the deaf side of Iran.
Reacting to the on-going tension, Davido wrote: “Not going to America till the draft is over !! Crazy ass Trump trynna have me shouting Shekpe from Iran.”
Super Eagles footballer, Jude Ighalo and his wife Sonia are reportedly having crisis in their their 10-year-old marriage.
Taking a look at their instagram pages ,They unfollowed themselves, deleted each others pictures and every post they made of themselves from their pages.
It was learnt that their marriage has been in crisis since he built his massive house in Lagos and has been more in Nigeria while Sonia and their three children are based in London. They also failed to celebrate each other during their 10th wedding anniversary last year.
In a series of tweets Saturday, US President Donald Trump responded to Iranian threats of avenging Major General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination in a US airstrike, by warning that the US will hit 52 Iranian sites, dear to Iran.
His tweets represent a further escalation of the tension, amidst protests by anti-war groups in the US and the UK and the claim by his administration that it was committed to de-escalation.
Trump, who is never known to walk away from a fight lashed out at Tehran in the tweets, and threatened that his country has primed its arsenals on 52 Iranian targets, as a revenge for the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago. This was in 1979.
“Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters.
“He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years. Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!”, Trump wrote.
Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has welcomed students of both Public and Private Schools as they return to school for the 2nd Term 2019/2020 Academic Session on Monday, January 6.
A statement issued on behalf of the Commissioner by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni clarified that students of Private Schools and Public Senior Secondary Schools will resume on Monday 6th January, 2020 while all Public Primary School pupils are expected to return for classes on Monday 20th January, 2020.
The release urged all students in boarding school to return to their hostels by Saturday, 4th January, 2020.
The Commissioner advised proprietors and school administrators to ensure strict compliance with the Lagos State Government academic calendar/resumption dates, wished them a successful academic session and solicited their support in maintaining the high educational standards in Lagos State.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Saturday announced the immediate review of electricity tariffs in the country from January 1.
The order was issued to the 11 electricity distribution companies (DISCos) on December 31, 2019, but published on the Commission’s website on Saturday.
Signed jointly by the Chairman of the Commission, Joseph Momoh, and the Commissioner for Legal, License & Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye, the order was titled “December 2019 MYTO Minor Review Order” for the 11 DISCOs.
The various tariff reviews for all categories of consumers — except those consumers classified as residential (R1) — ranged from 59.7 per cent for consumers in Ikeja to 77.6 per cent in Enugu.
Under the new order, electricity consumers in Ikeja who used to pay about N13.34 per kWh since under the 2015 MYTO when the last review was carried out will from January 1 this year pay N21.80 per kWh, same as their R2 counterparts.
Their counterparts in Enugu who used to pay about N17.42 per kWh will, under the new order, pay about N30.93 kWh from January 1.
Their R2 and R3 counterparts who paid about N19.31 and N27.11 per kWh since 2015, will now be paying N34.28 and N48.12 per kWh.
Residential (R2) and R3 consumers in Ikeja, who have been paying N13.34 and N26.5 per kWh since 2015, will now be paying N21.30 and N21.80 per kWh.
Residential consumers are those categorised as those using singe phase and three-phase meters and electricity consumption of about 50 kWh in premises with flats exclusively for residential purposes.
The affected DISCos include Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, Jos Electricity Distribution Company, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, Kano Electricity Distribution Company, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company and Yola Electricity Distribution Company.
The order, the Commission said, supersedes “other orders issued on the subject matter, and shall take effect from January 1, 2020.”
A fire outbreak on the runway of the Port Harcourt International Airport, this evening, disrupted flight activities.
It was gathered that the fire prevented a Max Air flight from taking off while an Arik flight had to return to base.
A Dana flight from Abuja to Port Harcourt also reportedly had to return to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, as it could not land due to the fire.
Although the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria could not be reached, a source said it was a bush fire. The source said the airport had been closed for the smoke to dissipate and would be opened within a short period.
There was confusion in the Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna State on Saturday following a gas explosion.
The gas explosion occurred on business premises located along Kachia Road, Sabon Tasha, in Chikun Local Government Area between 2.30pm and 3.00pm according to eyewitnesses.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said more than five persons were killed in the incident.
“Red Cross officials used shovels to evacuate body parts of victims,” he said.
It was also gathered that Professor Simon Mallam, Chairman of Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, was feared killed in the explosion which shattered the windows of residential homes in the area.
It was learnt that the Professor had taken his grandson to a barber’s shop close to where a retail gas outlet is located when the incident happened and was feared killed.
However, the fate of the Professor’s grandson was uncertain as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Government has expressed concern over the unfortunate incident, vowing to investigate the cause of the explosion.
The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who spoke to reporters at the scene of the incident, said the explosion would be investigated.
The Kaduna State Fire Service, the Red Cross Society group, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps as well as men of the state security outfit code-named ‘Operation Yaki’ partook in the rescue of victims.
A man has quit his job after discovering his boss disapproves of his age-gap relationship.
Actor and model, Michael Hoch, met his girlfriend, Sarah Schopp, at a theatre in 2016.
Sarah was 17 at the time where she was a volunteer student and 29 years younger than Michael.
The young lady from Wuppertal, Germany, was serving drinks at the theatre – Michael, now 49, was there preparing for a play.
That day he says he was drawn to her shy personality and smile after reportedly bumping into each other all day.
Afterwards, Michael decided to find Sarah on Facebook and sent her a message.
However, Sarah, who is now 20, says she was reluctant to take him up on the offer of a date due to their large age-gap and said she would prefer to remain as friends.
But a month into chatting online, the couple found they were just too drawn to each other and decided to enter a relationship while working in the same building.
Many people disapproved of the relationship, and Michael says that he was once attacked in the street for holding her hand.
Sarah’s family admitted that at first they were shocked about the relationship, but after meeting Michael, who was 46 at the time, and getting to know him they soon warmed up to him.
Michael and Sarah’s father are now good friends, even though they are the same age.
He said: “She was only 17 when we got together. But we couldn’t deny our love for each other and at some point I finally convinced her.
“The most difficult thing, in the beginning, was that Sarah looks much younger than she is and was also very reserved at the beginning.”
Now, Sarah remains working at the theatre but Michael decided to quit his employment there because of his boss’s disapproval over their relationship.
Daniel Mbatelen abducted by yet to be identified persons in Taraba State has escaped from the custody of his captors.
According to a family source, Mbatelen ran into the family compound at Dan-Anacha on Saturday afternoon while they were holding a meeting on how to raise the ransom demanded for his release.
The source added that Mbatelen was unhurt, and how he escaped remained a mystery his relatives do not understand.
The chief’s escape from captivity came hours after his abductors contacted his family members through telephone and demanded a ransom of N100 million.
Mbatelen, the chief of the Tiv cultural group in Dan-Anacha, at a suburb of Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State was abducted on January 1, 2020.
Four Nigerian stowaways arrested in the UK in 2018 December have been jailed for a total of seven years. While on the ship, they hurled faeces at elite SBS sailors and vowed to infect them with HIV during a tense stand-off in the Thames Estuary.
The stowaways also threatened to kill crew members with metal poles when they broke free from quarantine on the 78,000-tonne Italian merchant ship on 21 December 2018. They said they would steer it to the UK.
Helicopters with specialist sailors were sent to rescue the Grande Tema’s crew and arrest the men while the ship floated off the Essex coast.
Samuel Jolumi, 27, Ishola Sunday, 28, Toheeb Popoola, 27, and Joberto McGee, 21, were all found guilty of affray after an eight-week trial in the Old Bailey. Popoola and McGee were also found guilty of making threats to kill.
All were cleared of attempting to hijack the ship.
Popoola was jailed for 31 months, while McGee was sentenced to 32 months behind bars. Sunday and Popoola were each jailed for 16 months.
They will serve half of their sentences behind bars, and may be detained for deportation proceedings.
A dad reportedly gunned down his daughter and her new husband on New Year's Eve before turning the gun on himself.
The gunman, thought to be the estranged father of Lindita Musai, is under police guard in hospital after the festive horror which saw the 25-year-old woman and her new husband shot dead at an address in Melbourne, Australia.
The suspected killer, who police said was a 55-year-old man, was said to have blasted 29-year-old Veton Musai and his wife at around 10.30am on Tuesday.
A witness then reportedly saw him jump out of a bush and put a gun to his chin before pulling the trigger.
Veton's cousin Jetmir Lumani today posted on Facebook : "Today we lost my beautiful baby cousin Veton Musai and his angel wife Lindita Musai..... I can't even begin to explain how I feel.
"The only thing keeping us strong is belief in God.
"How a father can take his own daughters (sic) life is beyond comprehension.. but the devil truly is among us."
Nine News reports the couple had just celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
The killing reportedly took place on Salisbury Street in Yarraville, Melbourne, Daily Star reports.
Lindita died at the scene and Veton has since passed away in hospital.Veton's cousin Jetmir Lumani today posted on Facebook : "Today we lost my beautiful baby cousin Veton Musai and his angel wife Lindita Musai..... I can't even begin to explain how I feel.
"The only thing keeping us strong is belief in God.
"How a father can take his own daughters (sic) life is beyond comprehension.. but the devil truly is among us."
Nine News reports the couple had just celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
The killing reportedly took place on Salisbury Street in Yarraville, Melbourne, Daily Star reports.
Lindita died at the scene and Veton has since passed away in hospital.
The gunman is thought to be Lindita's estranged dad, Australian media reports.
A 55-year-old man from Altona North, who was known to the couple, has been taken to hospital under police guard.
The Musais had just arrived at the Salisbury Street property when they were ambushed by the shooter, according to reports.
British rock singer Sir Rod Stewart has been charged after allegedly punching a hotel security guard outside a children’s party in Florida.
The singer of “Maggie May”, who will be 76 on 10 January, was with his family at Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, on New Year’s Eve when he was refused access to a party in the children’s section of the resort, according to a police report obtained.
Stewart was attempting to enter the event with his 39-year-old son.
The ex-singer of the Faces — recognisable by his hoarse voice and blond mop of hair — was charged with simple battery, a minor offence which is generally punishable by a fine.
He is scheduled to appear in a Palm Beach court on February 5.
Kylie Jenner is teaming up with her 21-month-old daughter for her latest makeup collaboration.
The 22-year-old mogul, who recently sold a majority stake of her Kylie Cosmetics business to Coty Inc. for $600 million, revealed she is working with daughter Stormi Webster for her upcoming Valentine’s Day makeup collection.
Jenner took to her Instagram on Thursday to post a picture of little Stormi looking at concept art for the upcoming collection.
The images show pink packaging that reads “Stormi” decorated with colorful butterflies while Stormi leans over a table and examines the mock-ups for the brand's upcoming collection.
One notable feature is a lilac box for a matte liquid lipstick, which was clad with butterflies.
The cute snap was also shared on the Kylie Cosmetics’ Instagram, where the caption states that this is the brand’s first collaboration of 2020.
Lol, so it's a year men want to fool ladies right? 😂😂😂??
So men have started padding to fool ladies its BIG down there? Hian! This 2020 let's all be careful o. What's that! Leave your thing the way it is. Shior x3 😂😂😂
Dakore Egbuson Akande is rumoured to be having issues in her marriage. And the actress almost didn't help matters when she ushered in the New Year in a red number, captioning the image; ''This 2020, Do no harm and take no shit! Simple''.
Just hours ago, she released a banging photo of her self looking very hot in a bikini. Happy 2020!
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party to concentrate on strengthening the main opposition platform before the 2023 election cycle.
“Our preoccupation at this point in the @OfficialPDPNig should not focus on elections, but on rebuilding and strengthening our party for the challenges ahead of us,” Mr Abubakar, who was the party’s presidential candidate in 2019, said in a tweet this morning.
Mr Abubakar said rather than playing politics when campaign season was still at least 30 months away, resources should be channelled towards bolstering the PDP structure, which has weakened consistently since it lost the centre after 16 years in 2015.
Mr Abubakar challenged President Muhammadu Buhari at the February general election, but lost by a few million votes.
Over the past few days, he has faced rumours of taking desperate measures to get the PDP’s presidential ticket again in 2023, when Buhari would step down.
On Friday, media reports quoted Walid Jibrin, chairman of the PDP board of trustees, an advisory body of party elders, as alleging threats to his life because he declined to support an automatic ticket for Abubakar in 2023.
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are set to reunite at the Golden Globes on Sunday. The 77th Golden Globe Awards will be held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, with Ricky Gervais set to host but all eyes may be on the former glamour couple of Hollywood.
Since Jennifer, 50, and Brad, 56, split in 2005, they have never crossed paths at an awards ceremony or bumped into each other on the red carpet.
This might be set to change this year though, as the exes are reportedly being sat just feet away from each other.
A dad and his nine-year-old daughter have been accidentally shot dead after hunters mistook them for deer.
Kim Drawdy, 30, and his daughter Lauren, were targeted by mistake during a hunting trip in South Carolina on Wednesday, New Year's Day.
Four hunters were attempting to move deer when the tragedy happened, the SC Department of Natural Resources said.
Both father and daughter sadly died of their injuries at the scene, the Post and Courier reports.
Their autopsies are due to take place on Sunday.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is investigating the incident, which happened in a wooded area.
Kim’s brother Benny told Live 5 WCSC the family is having a difficult time.
He said: "I was devastated. I couldn’t believe it when I first got the news.
"I said,'It couldn’t be.' It broke my heart and I couldn’t believe it, a twin brother and now there’s only one left."
A Facebook fundraising page was set up which says: "Kim Drawdy and his daughter Lauren where both tragically killed in a hunting accident on New Year's Day.
"We are trying to raise money to help with funeral costs for both of these precious souls. Anything helps, and all prayers are appreciated."
David Strickland, founder of the Carolina Wildlife Syndicate, think many of accidents happen because of a failure to teach firearm safety.
He said: "We live in a hunting culture. Gun safety is something that absolutely needs to be ingrained in the public education system."
Mr Strickland, who is a hunter himself, added: "Your two rules are, never point your barrel at something you don’t want to shoot, and always identify your target before you shoot.
"It’s also important to know what’s behind your target."
