Senate orders Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend tariff hike

Senate President Bukola Saraki in a Facebook post says this was part of the senate's resolution during their plenary today February 16th.

Lamar Odom looks healthy as he steps out solo in LA (photos)

The former basketball player was spotted looking healthy as he went for a meal in LA on Sunday evening after reportedly spending the day with estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian.

Buhari receives Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Abuja

President Buhari received visiting Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at the state house today February 16th. Continue to see more photos...

Fashola commissions Jebba Hydro Power Plant in Niger State, visits Kanji Dam

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, commissioned the Jebba Hydro Power Plant in Niger state yesterday Feb. 15th. He also toured the Kanji Dam in New Bussa, Niger state.

 Photo credit: Lukesh

Actor Charles Okocha shares graphic photos of his bullet wounds

Nollywood Actor, Charles Okocha, who was hit by 6 stray bullets (5 in his stomach and 1 on his leg) and rushed to an Emergency Room in December last year, shared photos of him recuperating in a hospital. He also shared graphic photos from the operation where doctors removed 5 bullets from his Intestine and one from his leg. The bullet wounds have completely healed. Continue to see more photos...

Sam Smith talks about his dramatic weight loss: 'I've just not eaten like a pig anymore'

The 23 year old British singer spoke about his weight loss on the red carpet of the Grammy awards Monday night. He reassured fans that he is completely happy and healthy, after his dramatic weight loss over the last few months.

In the interview, Sam Smith said he doesn't want anyone to worry, he just loves the way he is now so he is eating a bit less food:

"I've just not eaten like a pig anymore , that's what I'm doing, basically," he told CBS.

But he later added that it hasn't been quite that straightforward and it's not been an easy change.

He also admitted that it was an ongoing struggle to maintain his weight, he told Entertainment tonight:

"It's very very difficult. I love food so much so it's a constant battle. It's always going to be a battle but I'm trying my best."

Fuel Scarcity Will End Before Weekend’-NNPC

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to pay with immediate effect, all outstanding monies owed to oil marketers so as to end the current fuel scarcity that has crippled the nation and caused untold hardship to millions of people.
This was just as the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (downstream) yesterday summoned top management of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) among others, to appear before it tomorrow by 2pm prompt.
The president, who restated his commitment to Nigerians, said the public should not bear the burden of needless bureaucracy, as was presently the case. He stressed that Nigerians don’t need excuses but solution, which must be provided.
The summons by the Senate Committee was issued against the backdrop of the absence of the agencies to defend their 2015 budgets before the committee.
Committee Chairman, Senator Magnus Abe and his Deputy, Mohammed Goje, said their appearance would have enabled the agencies to explain to Nigerians the cause of the present fuel scarcity and measures put in place to address it.
Infuriated by the absence of the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Joseph Dawha, and other officials at the budget defence session, Abe openly directed the committee Clerk, Mr. Anthony Ikem, to immediately write to the NNPC and other affected agencies to explain why “the corporation did not even have the decency to inform the committee of its planned absence at the budget defence session” either through a letter or a phone call.
“We invited NNPC to this session since last week. The corporation did not even have the decency to inform this committee ahead of its absence today; a very bad practice we thought it had ended with, since last year.