Month: February 2018

Montenegro suicide bomber sought forgiveness in farewell note

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A suicide bomber who blew himself up after throwing a grenade into the US embassy compound in the Montenegro capital Podgorica left a farewell note seeking forgiveness from his family, local media reported Friday. Montenegrin authorities continued to investigate the motive for Thursday’s attack, in which no one else was injured. There have been no indication so far it was linked to terrorism. Serbia-born Dalibor Jaukovic left a six-page handwritten note asking his family “to forgive him for what he is going to do,” the Pobjeda newspaper reported, citing sources…

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Davido ready for ‘30 Billion Africa Tour’

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David Adeleke a.k.a Davido, a popular Nigerian musician has released dates for his latest “30 billion Africa tour, ” after expressing excitement on his social media platform successes recorded from his two hits. The two songs, ‘If’ and ‘Fall’ have gone diamond and platinum respectively. He wrote in a caption, “30 billion Africa tour starts next month!! What countries will you be attending” #30BillionAfricantour!! We not stopping. New music comes too”. 30 billion Africa tour will kick off on March, 3rd, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. Davido who just completed a…

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Christian Eriksen: Tottenham are hitting form at the right time

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Christian Eriksen says Tottenham have put their mid-season dip behind them and are hitting form at the right time. Mauricio Pochettino’s side were knocked out of the Carabao Cup and slipped out of the top four of the Premier League towards the end of 2017. But after winning only five of 11 matches in October and November, Tottenham are now on a run of 14 matches unbeaten – a sequence that has included wins over Arsenal and Manchester United and draws at Juventus and Liverpool. Eriksen told Tottenham’s website: “I…

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Uganda: Nine refugees die in cholera outbreak

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Authorities said nine refugees were confirmed dead on Thursday morning and more than 300 people were isolated in several health centres due to a cholera outbreak in Uganda. The outbreak occurred in Hoima District, 230 km northwest of the capital Kampala, where most of the refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are settled. So far thousands of refugees have fled the DRC following tribal clashes in the country’s eastern region. Fred Kugonza, the Hoima District disease surveillance officer, told Xinhua that “the outbreak is still going on although…

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Russian curler stripped of Olympic medal for doping

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Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky was stripped of his Pyeongchang Winter Olympics bronze medal Thursday after admitting doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said. The 25-year-old was one of 168 Russian athletes who passed rigorous testing to compete as neutrals in Pyeongchang after Russia were banned over a major doping scandal. “The athlete has admitted the anti-doping rule violation; he is disqualified from the mixed doubles curling event,” the court said in a statement. Krushelnitsky, who won mixed doubles bronze along with his wife, Anastasia Bryzgalova, has protested his innocence…

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‘I Won’t Stop Crushing On KCee Till He Comes To Pay My Bride Price’ – Bobrisky

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Popular Nigerian cross dresser and cosmetic expert Bobrisky is not joking with his obsession for Nigerian musician KCee. Sometime this month, Bobrisky publicly declared his love for KCee abandoning his other crushes Davido and Wizkid. Bobrisky took snapchat to urge KCee to make haste to come pay his bride price. He is also unhappy because KCee has failed to see his sexy lips and declare his love for him. He even wants EMoney to tell his brother that he won’t stop playing his song until the whole family comes to…

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Shehu Sani speaks on governorship ambition, blasts El- Rufai

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Shehu Sani,senator representing Kaduna Central has spoken on his perceived ambition to be next Kaduna governor. Sani debunked claims that his constant criticism of El- Rufai’s government was born out of his ambition to become governor. According to him, he has been speaking out against bad governance for over 25years. The lawmaker speaking with Channels Tv said “I don’t know what criticising has to do with being a governor. “When I criticised Babangida, Abacha and other tyrants of the past,was it whether I wanted to be President. “When things go…

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House Of Reps Accuse INTELS Of Shortchanging Nigerians

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The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the termination of contract between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Integrated Logistics Services (INTELS) Limited on Wednesday accused INTELS of shortchanging Nigerians. The chairman of the committee, Pally Iriase, at a public hearing on the probe alleged that INTELS was not making full remittance of revenue due to the government. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that only the legal supervisor of the company, Irabor Kenneth, honoured invitation to the hearing. Iriase, who is the Deputy Whip of the House, expressed…

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Buhari and the parable of ‘king’ elephant

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o, former Governor Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa State thinks former President Olusegun Obasanjo should be in jail for allegedly inducing legislators towards his reportedly 2007 third term bid? Abdullahi, who suggests that former Military President Ibrahim Babangida should accompany Obasanjo on the late-life trip to prison alleged that Obasanjo dished out N50m, a whopping sum even by the standards of today, to every legislator supporting his inordinate desire to extend his tenure. He also hinted that the dash must have been illegally taken from the vaults of the nation’s Central…

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Buhari presides over Council of State, shakes hands with Obasanjo, Fayose

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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the Council of State meeting. A tweet on the official Twitter handle of the Presidency says the meeting is holding at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The tweet reads, “President @MBuhari is presiding over a Meeting of the National Council of State, ongoing at the State House. #AsoVillaToday” DAILY POST had earlier reported that Buhari is scheduled to host the Council of State meeting today. Those expected to be at the meeting scheduled for the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa are former presidents Shehu…

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