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Gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele has praised God after he became the first artist to have triplets after 25 years of marriage. Yinka celebrates birth of his triplets 51-year-old Nigerian gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele, has celebrated the birth of his triplets after being childless for 25 years. The triplets were born in June. The singer spoke at an annual gospel programme organised by Love of Christ Generation Church C&S London tagged ‘The Comforter.’The event which held on Saturday at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, was spearheaded by the church’s founder, Esther Ajayi. Esther Ajayi., who is popularly called  ‘Iya Adura,’  is famed for giving veteran actors, Baba Suwe and Alabi Yellow, N10 million lifeline each which aided their recent medical treatments. Narrating his experience at the gathering, Ayefele, who was also billed to perform at the event, revealed that ‘Iya Adura’ had long prophesied that he would welcome his own children soon. ...

 Ex-Big Brother Africa Star, Tayo Faniran, has been granted bail and released from police custody after appearing in court today. This follows an altercation he had with the South African Police on Thursday after he was allegedly stopped for a search. The 33-year-old who captured the encounter live via Instagram, insisted that he would not ride in the police vehicle to the station, after he allegedly denied them access to search his phone. The situation later escalated when more officers arrived at the scene and forcefully took him away and detained him. Channels Television was at the Samdton Police Station to get more details on the incident. Meanwhile, in a recent development, the former BBA Star has shared a video on Instagram, telling his fans and loved ones that he has been released and he is alive and well. He, however, lamented about his experience while he was detained saying he was seriously beaten up and that his body felt sore. Channels

The Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria (AFRPN) has urged the Federal Government to demand justice for the killing of its citizens living abroad in line with the country’s foreign policy. President of AFRPN, Amb. Gani Lawal, gave the advice on Thursday in Abuja during a pre-event briefing on the Second Annual Lecture of the association scheduled to hold on July 31 in Abuja. Lawal said that one of the objectives of Nigeria’s foreign policy was for the government to ensure the protection of Nigerians living in other countries and to demand for justice in the case of death or harm. According to Lawal, the Foreign Policy of any nation should be in line with maintaining international peace and security. “If you look at the foreign policy objectives of Nigeria, one of it is to protect the lives of Nigerians all over the world. “Our foreign policy is woven around the protection of Nigerians, but where there are individual cases, we would have to look at indi...

President Muhammadu Buhari speaks at a dinner with National Assembly leaders in Abuja on July 11, 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari says he is hopeful that the country will be better than it is. He stated this at the end of the Presidential Policy Dialogue meeting which held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President noted that the 10 strategic initiatives proposed at the meeting would be considered for adoption by his administration in the next four years. They include addressing the challenge of security, by working with the private sector in the country. READ ALSO: Gbajabiamila Appoints Chairmen Of Reps Committees The meeting also proposed to tackle the problems in the power sector, stimulate significant investment and industrialisation of the agricultural sector, and aggressively improve the ease of doing business. Another strategic initiative was to launch the consumer credit scheme in the banking sector which would grant citizens an access long ...

A video has emerged showing the moments Nigeria musician, Zinquest was shot as police officers took photos of him.     Zinquest bled to death after he was shot   A video has emerged showing the moment Nigerian singer, Chinedu Obi a.k.a Zinquest was shot and left to bleed to death by police officers in Ogun state.   It was gathered that Chinedu was shot after he had destroyed windscreens of cars parked at the police station after being wrongfully arrested and harassed for having tattoos.   Nigerians have called for the head of the officers who shot him instead of disarming him in Ogun.   An Instagram handle, @Therevolution-is-here shared details about the incident.   Read the full story here:   Hello Everyone! This young man is Chinedu Obi popularly known as 'Zinquest' from Delta state. He was a son, brother, aspiring musician and he just recently graduated from the University of Port Harcourt. He went visit...

The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes snapped their six-day losing streak, the longest stretch of losses for benchmarks in over two months, led by gains in auto and banking heavyweights like ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Yes Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto. In the last six trading sessions, Sensex fell as much as 1,385 points or 3.53 per cent and the Nifty 50 Index dropped as much as 435 points or 3.72 per cent. The Sensex ended 52 points or 0.14 per cent higher at 37,883 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced 0.29 per cent or 32 points to 11,284. Twelve of 19 sector gauges compiled by BSE ended higher led by the S&P BSE Auto Index's nearly 2 per cent gain. Banking, capital goods, consumer durables, industrials, healthcare, finance and consumer discretionary goods and services sector gauges also advanced between 0.5 and 1 per cent each. COMMENT On the other hand, S&P BSE Energy Index was top loser, down 1 per cent....

Body of Precious Owolabi being lowered into the grave yesterday The tears could not be stopped, from colleagues at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), relatives and well-wishers as the body of Precious Owolabi, a corps member attached to Channels Television, who died during the Shi’ites’ protest in Abuja on Monday, was lowered into the grave. The coffin was draped with the Nigerian flag and his complete NYSC uniform. The 21-year-old was buried yesterday in Wusasa cemetery, Zaria in Kaduna State. DCP Usman Musa and Owolabi were among those that lost their lives in the protest. Owolabi died after a stray bullet hit him during the Shi’ites’ clash with the police around the Federal Secretariat in Abuja. While his body was committed to mother earth, the deceased’s mother expressed shock over his death, saying her son said he was going to be famous. Speaking with newsmen at their Zaria home yesterday, Mrs. Owolabi said her son was a well-behaved, cultured and easy-going young m...

The Kano State Football Association says it has suspended all local competition matches at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, following a decision by its management. Shehu Buhari, the association’s Secretary, disclosed in a statement on Friday in Kano that the decision was made during the association board’s meeting.‎ ‎ He said the suspension was necessary considering that Kano Pillars Football Club would play their home matches in the 2019/2020 African Champions League at the stadium. ‎ “The association, in this wise, wants to appeal to the Kano State Government to put more efforts into renovating the stadium to meet the CAF standard before the competition begins.” Buhari also disclosed that the FA would be expecting Kano Pillars FC to work hard to win this year’s Aiteo Cup. The ‎News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kano Pillars will on Sunday in Kaduna take on the Niger Tornadoes of Minna in the final of the 2019 Aiteo Cup competition. They are also to host‎ Asante ...

Imagine that you have really deep pockets and have a liking for SUVs. But you are looking for something exclusive, something in the league of the Lamborghini Urus or even beyond! Well, then your quest should end at the Karlmann King, the world's most expensive SUV ever! It has been designed by a Chinese company called IAT and was built by a European team which comprises of over 1,800 people. The company says that it will build precisely 12 units of the Karlmann King but we do not know if all the models have already been booked or sold. It was first displayed at the Dubai International Motor Show in 2017. (The Karlmann King has oodles of features inside to keep you occupied) The SUV is built on a Ford F-550 platform and weighs a portly 4,500 kg. Should you want your SUV to be bullet-proof; the weight can go up to a massive 6,000 kg. It is almost six metres in length. Under the hood is a massive 6.8-litre V10, from the Ford F-550 itself. The engine churns out close to 400 bh...

 President Buhari and Former Chief Justice of Nigeria and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Guardians of Democracy and Development (GODD), has urged the Senate to confirm the ministerial nomination of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to take President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption to the next level. Recall that a group had on Wednesday called on the Senate to reject the nomination of Malami at the ongoing ministerial screening. But GODD in a statement signed by it national convener, Solomon Adodo said such calls were unpatriotic. He urged the Senate to discountenance the call against Malami’s confirmation noting that Nigerians would resist any sinister move to jeopardize the ongoing fight against corruption. “We are compelled to issue this statement following calls on the Nigerian Senate to reject the ministerial nomination of former Attorney General of the Federation and ...

remains of armed robbers Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Attempts by suspected armed robbers to rob a new generation bank located along Birabi Street, GRA, Port Harcourt, on Thursday was foiled by gallant officers of the Rivers State Police Command. The State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, while parading the suspects said men of Special Operations Squad, acting on credible information engaged the hoodlums who opened fire on the Police. According to him, men of Swift Operation Squad, SOS, acting on credible information stormed the GRA to trail the armed robbers who had perfected plans to rob the new generation bank. He added that on sighting the policemen, the robbers engaged them gunfight which left three of the robbers were fatally wounded. THE NEWS

member of the Council of Elders In Zimbabwe, a 70-year-old Gokwe woman urin@ted in the mouth of her neighbour’s dead body in an effort to resuscitate her after she collapsed and died at a funeral. The woman, Maidei Mamombe appeared before Chief Nembudziya’s traditional court after she tried to resuscitate her neighbour Taizivei Mugido who had collapsed. Chief Nembudziya in whose jurisdiction the area falls under confirmed the incident to Bmetro, “I can confirm that l presided over a case of a woman who ur_inated on a dead body in an attempt to resurrect it,” he said. “The two women had a misunderstanding and they ended up exchanging harsh words. While they argued, Mamombe accused her neighbour Mugido of witchcraft alleging that she was the one who killed the 10-year-old boy whose funeral they were attending. “The deceased did not take the accusations lightly and she collapsed and she hit her head on a stone that was nearby. Mourners tried pouring water on her body but a...

File: Nigerian Police officer The renewed crisis of power tussle between the traditional ruler of Ikere Ekiti and another king seeking official recognition from government has claimed the life of one person with two others injured on Thursday evening. News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that supporters of the two rival kings of the town, the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Adu, and Olukere, Oba Ganiyu Obasoyin, reportedly engaged in a bloody clash. The rivalry between them had lasted for many years. Tbe two injured persons were reportedly wounded through gunshots during the violent clash. The two kings had been embroiled in crisis over supremacy as tbe Ogoga, Oba Adenimi Adu had never supported the idea of a second king for the town. However, on the other hand, the Olukere, Ganiyu Obasoyin, wanted the status quo changed, rejecting all attempts to reduce his status to a mere chief priest and consequently deny him recognition as an Oba. NAN reports that the scenario h...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released it’s 2019 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result. This was after the examination body made a release on their official twitter handle @waecnigeria. The statement was signed on Thursday by the spokesperson of the board, Demianus Ojijeogu. ”This is to inform candidates and the general public that the results of the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019 in Nigeria will be released by the Council within the next 24hours,” the official said. The council also said candidates who are not indebted to the council will be able to access and check their results online, using the results checker pin on their smart identity cards used during the conduct of the examination. More to follow… Channels TV

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool will travel to Qatar for the FIFA Club World Cup in December Liverpool have finally received confirmation of the schedule for December's FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. The European champions will travel to the Middle East just before Christmas with their semi-final match schedule in for Wednesday December 18 and either a final or third-place play-off on Saturday December 21. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed his frustration earlier this week that FIFA had not notified the club of when the tournament would be held. It will be one of seven competitions Liverpool - who beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Champions League final on June 1 - will be in this season. They will contest the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Champions League, Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. It was decided last month that Qatar will stage the tournament this year and next year after two years in the United Arab Emirates. Playing in t...

A potential move to Chelsea would also boost Palace's chances of signing striker Michy Batshuayi, who was on loan with the Eagles in the second half of last season from Stamford Bridge.  Zaha is reportedly aware of Chelsea's interest in his services although they have yet to make a formal approach. Palace have played hardball with Zaha's suitors so far as they are determined to keep hold of their world class player. Zaha scored 10 goals and created as many assists in 34 Premier League games last campaign.   But the Toffees are ready to fend off any threat from the Blues by offering £60m to Palace for Zaha and include Turkish striker Tosun in the deal. Frank Lampard's outfit are currently serving a two-window ban and can't sign anyone this summer. That would suit the Selhurst Park outfit as it means they could keep hold of their star player, who they value at £80m, for another season Everton  are looking to fend off potential interest from Chelsea...

Bashir Umar was decorated as a Corporal by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar [NAF] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has granted double promotion to Bashir Umar, a former aircraftman, who found and returned the lost sum of €37,000 (N14.7 million) to its owner. While on a routine patrol with some of his colleagues on July 16, 2019, Umar, a member of the NAF Mobile Air Defence Team, found the money in a parcel at the Hajj Camp Market in Kano. The 24-year-old officer called the phone number on the parcel and eventually handed over the money back to its owner, identified as Alhaji Ahmad. His action attracted the attention of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, and President Muhammadu Buhari who both commended him for his integrity. During a decoration and award ceremony on Thursday, July 25, Umar was promoted two steps forward, skipping the rank of Lance Corporal, to be decorated as a Corporal. Corporal Bashir Umar [NAF] ...