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The Air Force has deployed 100 fighter jets in the search for the 110 schoolgirls abducted on February 19, the Federal Government said yesterday. The students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State were abducted from their hostels by terrorists. Twenty of the jets have flown 200 hours as at Monday evening, according to a fact sheet on the search released by Minister of Information, Culture and National Orientation Lai Mohammed. Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar relocated yesterday to Yobe State “to personally superintend the search for the girls”, the minister said. He also released the details of the missing girls. Eight are in JSS1, 17 in JSS2, 12 in JSS3, 40 in SS1, 19 in SS2 and 14 in SS3. The girls’ ages range from 11 to 19 years. “The list, which also contains the contact address and phone number of each missing girl, was verified by a 26-member Screening Committee that include the Executive Secretary,...

50 cent admitted that he did not, in fact, make $8 million bitcoin by accepting the crypto currency as a form of payment for his album Animal Ambition back in 2104. In frriday court document obtained by the Blast, the rapper admits that he has never owned bitcoin, and only went along with the initial report from TMZ because “so long as a press story is not irreparably damaging to my image or brand, I usually do not feel the need to publicly deny the reporting” He added, “This is particular true when I feel the press report in question is favorable to my image or brand.” It did make 50 Cent actually a baller when, at the height of bitcoin’s value, he appeared to be $8 million deep in crypto currency. But, to prove that he is bankrupt, he ultimately had to reveal that he does nit own any bitcoin. Its unclear whether 50 Cent is ying to bankruptcy court or earlier on social media. His reps did not immediately respond to comment. Previously, 50 cent bragged ab...

Another information is coming in that a dragon have made away with $486 million, a loan given to Nigeria by world bank. This was revealed to newsmen by Lai Muhammad minutes after the money was received from world bank, on landing the Nigerian soil, the money was made away by unknown dragon. Briefing Newsmen after Plenary, Lai Muhammad said that since the money could not be accounted for, or on his bank account the money was transfer into, maybe this time Dragon have made away with the money. He said; “I think, this country is becoming a huge joke. First of all, it was the rodents that drove away the president and then we now have snakes consuming about N36 million and now we have monkeys raiding farmhouse. So, they don’t want this to be said but I believe that we should be very clear.” This is coming after a shocking confession of an official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, which claimed that a mysterious snake allegedly swallowed N36 million n...

As you might have heard, Black Panther is a massive, record-breaking box office sensation. Through Monday, the Marvel Studios release has earned $242.2 million domestically, the second best, four day return ever for a feature film, behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Internationally, Black Panther is also a giant blockbuster, earning $184.6 million through Monday and that before the film has premiered in China, Japan, and Russia, three biggest markets in the world. The film has become a watershed for movies starring black actors, dismantling the myth in Hollywood that they aren’t financially successful internationally. It is also an unprecedented hit fro a film set in Africa- in Black Panther‘s case the fictional nation of Wakanda, but still emphatically set within the continent. So it’s perhaps not that surprising that Black Panther also broke several box office records in Africa. Disney  confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the film earned the third biggest opening we...

The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigerians are in safe hands with President Muhammadu Buhari at the helm of affairs. The minister gave the assurance on Saturday aat a meeting with the staff of the Nigerian embassy in Madrid, Spain, and some Nigerian living in the European country. A statement issued by the special assistant to the minister, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, which was made available to our correspondent in Abuja  on Sunday quoted Mohammed as saying, “contrary to what you may be reading on the internet, the Buhari administration is putting Nigeria on a solid footing after the years that were eaten by the locust.” He claimed distracters spent millions of naira t distort the true situation in Nigeria and to make the administration look bad. “it is said that if you don’t know where you are coming from, you won’t know where you are going,” he said , listing the fall in the price of crude oil, the low foreign reserves at $24bn, the Federa...

Victor Moses has been crowned 2018 NFF player of the year after edging out Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi and Lobi stars’ Anthony Okpotu. The 27 - year old had a stellar 2016-2017 season helping Chelsea win the English premier league title which meant a return to continental football for the London side. Along with winning the league with English club Chelsea, he was also one of the key players as Nigeria became the first African nation to book a ticket to the Russia 2018 World Cup. Moses played in four of six world cup qualifying clashes and scored thrice amid several dazzling moments.

Ernesto Valverde deflected Argentina’s request to rest Lionel Messi more in order to preserve him for the world cup, simply insisting the Barcelona star wants to win everything for his club and country. Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia is eager for Messi to play less so he remains as fresh as possible when leading his nation at the World cup. Tapia spoke to Argentine media on Tuesday, saying he had conversed with Barca over the prospect of “taking care” of Messi and playing him in fewer matches. But Valverde refused to publicly reveal any such plans when asked in his pre-match  news conference ahead of Saturdays trip to Eibar, dodging the question by saluting the forward’s ambition. “I absolutely trust everybody, especially Messi, who is our player,” Valverde told reporters. I know that Leo’s ambition is to win everything with Barca and the national team. We want him in the best form for us and Argentina

Miracle and Nina are currently trending as a result of their actions on popular reality show Big Brother Naija, both caught on Saturdays night making  love in the house around 1:30 am Nigerian time. The two housemates appeared to have sexual relations recently,. Many have Nina agreed to the act as a special way to mark Miracle’s birthday. Activities in the Big Brother Naija house have definitely taken a turn for the interesting as two house mates appeared to make love while others were asleep. Since the beginning of the show, many have said it is only a matter of time before the housemates’ starts having sexual intercourse due to the fact that they can’t seem to keep their hands off each other. Some of the housemates have already become quite close; examples include Tobi and Cee-C, Nina and Miracle, Teddy A and Bam Bam. Fans have said if any of the housemates eventually go all the way, it will be between the names mentioned above. It seems the speculations were right as...

It was revelations galore at the just concluded sitting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) administrative panel on financial management as officials sought to defend their handling of public funds. Nine officials of the board, including one from Benue where a ‘mystery snake’ allegedly swallowed N36million cash, were probed and subsequently  indicted by the administrative panel. Nine officials of the board, including one from Benue where a ‘mystery snake’ allegedly swallowed N36million cash, were probed and subsequently  indicted by the administrative panel. Another JAMB official in Yobe State told the panel that he could not lay his hands on tellers, receipts and invoices of over N600, 000 put in his care following an attack by the terror sect, Boko Haram. Yet another official from the Kogi office of JAMB said he gave out the N7million in his care as loans to his colleagues who were in ne...

Roger Federer added yet another record to his vast collection when he became the oldest ATP world number one by beating Dutchman Robin Haase  4-6 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals in Rotterdam on Friday. Fresh from winning his 20th grand slam title in Melbourne this month, Federer took a wildcard into ABN AMRO World Tennis event with his eyes fixed on a return to number one for the first time since November 2012. Needing to reach the last four to overtake great rival Rafael Nadal, Federer showed some early  Nerves in his quarterfinal clash in the port city’s Ahoy Arena,  dropping server in the ninth game on his way to conceding the first set. But the 36-year old Swiss, as he usually does, moved through the gears to punish a physically struggling Haase. A demoralized Haase double faulted on match point and after an initially restrained celebration Federer sat on his chair and looked close to tears as his feat sank in-as did some of the Swiss fans leading the rap...

Senator Dino Melaye of the All Progressive Congress stormed the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 The senator was in court to collect charge sheet in respect of the false information charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. After collecting the charge sheet, Senator Dino Melaye debunked report that he was evading attempts to be served court summon The All Progressive senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye stormed the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to collect false charge preferred against him. On Sunday, February 11, the Federal Government, through the attorney general of the federation, announced the plan to arraign Melaye for allegedly giving false information to the police and framing the Chief of staff to the Kogi state governor, Edward Onoja, Daily trust reports. 

The individuals were delivered to the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi which disclosed that it had prosecuted many of them The SFU (Special Fraud Unit) spokeman has pleaded with Nigerians to stop patronizing fake vendors; advising them to go to the internet if they need information on how to apply for visas. The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos state has  disclosed that it has received over 1,185 applicants with fake documents from the Italian Embassy, and has charged many of them to court. The disclosure was made by the public relations officer of the SFU, Lawal Audu, said many of the embassies, which partner with SFU , have zero tolerance for forgery. Audu noted that these embassies are mainly interested in issuing visas to credible Nigerians. , Guardian reports. Updateville.blogspot.com gathers that Audu stated: “The American consulate general for instance; every day we receive complaints of fake visa applicants. But the most disturbing is the fake visa visas, ...

Argentine football federation president Claudio Tapia said he has asked Lionel Messi to play less for Barcelona and be fresher for the World cup. Messi has been in blistering form for the Catalan side that have raced clear at the top of LaLiga but in Argentina they are hoping he doesn’t burn out before the summer. “I hope that all the players will have the same form that they are in the at the moment,” Tapia explained “This is important for the coaches and directors, we spoke with Messi for him to look after himself and play less at Barcelona.” He also revealed that they had received an offer to play a friendly game against Catalonia in Barcelona on June 4th and they are discussing the possibility “Jorge (Sampaoli) said that it would be a good idea on a football level and for us it would also be important economically” he added. 

Twenty-Two pupils of Government Secondary School, Misau, Bauchi State, who were on excursion in Kano, died yesterday in an accident on the Bauchi–Kano Road.The driver of the bus conveying  them also died in the crash which occurred at about 11.00 am. The 18-seater  bus had a head on collision with an articulated vehicle carrying tomatoes. It was  in Tsaida village in Gaya Local Government Council.The pupils were headed for a radio station on excursion.Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kano State, Kabir Ibrahim-Daura, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the 22 students and their driver died while three others sustained serious injuries.“Of the 22 students, 12 are males while the remaining 10 are females. “Two of the injured were taken to Gaya General Hospital while the remaining one has been referred to a Specialist Hospital in Kano,” he said.Ibrahim-Daura said all the bodies had been deposited at the Gaya General Hospital. An ey...

All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday enjoined former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to retire and “allow us to move our country forward”. Obasanjo, in a “special press statement” last month, slammed the Muhammadu Buhari administration and “advised the President not to seek reelection”. Babangida followed it up with a controversial statement which was also not complimentary to the Buhari administration. Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, the former interim chairman of the APC, met with President Buhari at the Aso Villa one and a half hours after the President’s meeting with another former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar. Responding to a question on the statements made by Obasanjo and Babangida, Tinubu said: ”I don’t address those shadows. We should let our former presidents join retirees’ club and take pensions but they can participate in our politics if they are interested. “It ...

If you have been crushing on someone hard and valentine’s day is coming up, this might be the perfect opportunity to let them know how you feel about ‘em . Ask them to be your valentine ! you can make a card , leave a note, bake heart-shaped cookies or just come out right and say it. Ways you can say it: (1.) Create a handmade card: you can go all out and make something elaborate, or you can keep it simple. If you are not artistic, get a piece  of red construction paper, fold it in half and use that as your card, be creative with it :   If you know your crush likes certain animal , you can draw it on it.your card should not necessarily be handmade, but I guess he/she will appreciate it, when its hand made (2.)   You  can write a long note anytime, but if you just want to ask your sweetie to be your valentine, write something simple in your card. You could say “Would you be…” on the front of the card, then write “…my valentine?” on the inside. For a little...

Jamb head of media Fabian Benjamin disclosed that UTME registration will not end until February 11. He said the decision was arrived at, after the window period ended at midnight,February 6. he however, noted that the failure to register is unfortunate because culture of impunity would not be tolerated henceforth. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday,February 6,extends the registration for 2018 registration till February 11.T he board disclosed this in a statement signed by its head of media Fabian Benjamin, according to him, the extension came after the board made a "decision albeit with great hesitation to accommodate  candidates who failed to register between the two months window period"