Dangote says kidnappers scaring investors away

The Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has raised the alarm that the activities kidnappers was scaring away investors from the country, which has crippling effects particularly on the agricultural sector.
Dangote made this known at the ongoing Agric Expo and Conference, organised by Nigeria Agribusiness Group in collaboration with other private and public sector agencies.
He was represented by Executive Director, Public Sector, Dangote Group, Engr. Mosul Ahmed, spoke on ‘Challenges Facing Agribusiness Investors in Nigeria’, where he lamented the spate of kidnapping along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, which has made investors owning commercial farms to practically abandon them for fear of being attacked and kidnapped.

Buhari’s health ‘private’ even if state paying – Lai Mohammed

Nigeria’s president is under no obligation to disclose his medical condition even though he has spent most of the year being treated abroad, one of his ministers said on Tuesday.
Muhammadu Buhari has spent lengthy periods in London since January, sparking speculation about his fitness to govern — and also questions about who was footing the bill.
The 74-year-old former army general has said only that he required blood transfusions and had never been as sick in his life.

VIDEO: Tonto Dikeh blasts fans, says boil not spiritual attack

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has reacted to fans alleging she was spiritually attacked following the video she shared on Instagram showing her swollen eye.
Mama King as she fondly calls herself posted a video of a red and swollen eye. She said she woke up in that state and added that her daily activities were stalled because of the pains the swollen eye inflicted on her.
The video which went viral on the Internet attracted several comments including one that suggested she was under a spiritual attack.

Olamide changed my life after funding ‘Shake Body’ video – Sales

Nigerian rap artist, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, known as Skales has revealed that Olamide Adedeji alias ‘Badoo’ was the one who sponsored his ‘Shake body’ music video and since then his life has not been the same.
The 26-year-old made this known via his Twitter handle on Monday.
Skales  said this in appreciation of Olamide’s funding of his video.
In response to his tweet, Olamide playfully chastised the shake body crooner over revealing what was supposed to be a secret between them.

US imposes sanctions on North Korean banks, executives

The US imposed sanctions on eight North Korean banks and 26 executives on Tuesday, ratcheting up pressure on the country amid increasingly bellicose exchanges with Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
“This further advances our strategy to fully isolate North Korea in order to achieve our broader objectives of a peaceful and denuclearized Korean peninsula,” US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
Tuesday’s announcement compounded economic sanctions which the United Nations unanimously imposed on North Korea after it carried out its latest nuclear weapons test early this month.
The new sanctions target North Koreans working as representatives of North Korean banks in China, Russia, Libya and the United Arab Emirates.
All property and interest of the designated companies and individuals in the US are blocked by the sanctions, effectively freezing them out of much of the global financial system.

PHOTOS: Ambode unveils 20-feet Awo statue

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday unveiled the new 20-feet statue of the late sage and nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in Ikeja.

Single for two years, I miss male company, rude British Airways stewardess confesses

The British Airways stewardess behind the racist Snapchat rant against “Nigerian passengers demanding f***ing upgrades” has confessed that having been single for two years long, she misses male company.
She has been revealed to be Ms Joanne Wickenden, who is 23 years old.
She seems to peg her rude remarks against Nigerian customers of the British airlines on what appears to be her sexual frustration, with particular references to Nigerian men and their sex organs.
She had portrayed herself as a sex-starved woman who is in desperate need of male companion, having used plenty expletives such as ” f***ing,” “b***s,” and “Big d****” all of which are sexual innuendos that refer to the male sex organ.
Ms Wickenden was also outed as an aspiring actress who hunted for male company on the dating website, Plenty of Fish.

Psquare feud: Wives are not responsible says Keyamo

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and lawyer to Psquare, Festus Keyamo, has appealed to Nigerians to leave the wives of the artistes out of their ongoing disagreements.

Keyamo, via his official Twitter handle, released a statement clarifying the issues involved in the breakup of the group.
Keyamo talked about the video circulating online showing the Okoye’s using abusive language and threatening one another.
The SAN also exonerated his chambers in the release of the confidential documents proving the termination of the contract by Mr P.
Keyamo further urged the public not to aggravate the already sensitive issue by dragging their wives into it adding that they had never interfered in any way.

Breaking News: Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive in historic decision

Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive from next June, state media said Tuesday, in a historic decision that makes the Gulf kingdom the last country in the world to permit women behind the wheel.
The shock announcement comes after a years-long resistance from women’s rights activists, some of whom were jailed for defying the ban on female driving.
The decision risks riling religious conservatives and is part of the government’s major reform drive, conceived by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“The royal decree will implement the provisions of traffic regulations, including the issuance of driving licences for men and women alike,” the Saudi Press Agency said.

Turkish envoy meets Customs boss, promises to expose illegal arms importers

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) on Tuesday met with the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Hakan Cakil, over the recent seizures of Pump Action rifles imported into the country from Turkey.
The meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja, lasted for almost two hours.
The Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah, said in a statement that the meeting dwelt on how to fashion out ways of dealing with the recurring cases of arms importation from Turkey.
 This year alone, the NCS had, on four occasions, intercepted pump action rifles smuggled into the country totaling 2,671 pieces.