Buhari Receives Handover Notes From President Jonathan

President Jonathan has formally handed over the notes and reports on the status of the nation to President-elect Buhari today.

The presentation of the handover notes was  part of Aso Villa tour, which took place today. In addition to the handover notes, President Jonathan also presented a copy of the National Conference Report to President-elect Buhari.

The Vice President-elect Yemi Osinbajo was also in attendance during the Aso Villa tour.

President-elect Buhari is set to be inaugurated tomorrow, May 29 as the new President of Nigeria.

Lindsay Lohan Finally Completes Probation

Hollywood actress, Linsday  Lohan, 28, has completed her community service which was a court order to undertake 125 hours of volunteer work as part of her punishment from reckless driving in 2012, She worked at three different charitable organizations (including the Duffield Children Centre), on Wednesday, Lindsay reportedly worked eight hours a day for more than two weeks to meet up with the Thursday deadline which she did.

Immediately the judge signs off on her performance in court, Lindsay will no longer be on probation for the first time in  seven years.

 Hope she stays out of trouble. Congrats to her.

Tracy Morgan Settles With Walmart Over Deadly Crash

Tracy Morgan still hasn’t fully recovered from the disastrous July 2014 crash that claimed the life of his close friend, comedian James McNair, and left him with severe damage to his brain and leg.

Associated Press has  confirmed  that Tracy and Walmart  have reached a private settlement regarding the accident.

“Walmart did right by me and my family, and for my associates and their families. I am grateful that the case was resolved amicably,” Morgan said in a written statement.

Walmart US president and CEO Greg Foran agreed saying, “While we know there is nothing that can change what happened, Walmart has been committed to doing what’s right to help ensure the well-being of all of those who were impacted by the accident.”

“We are pleased to have reached an amicable settlement that ends this litigation,” Foran continued.

In March of this year, Walmart reached a settlement of $10 million for the family of McNair. Although Walmart had a judge seal the court papers of the terms of the agreement, a lawyer who didn’t work on the case speculated to the NYDailyNews that Morgan’s deal is likely “multiples of that — many, many multiples of that.”

Seeing that Morgan is a celebrity and he hasn’t worked since the day of the crash, he probably had a solid claim that the incident left a longing impact on his earning power.

“Our thoughts continue to go out to everyone that was involved in the accident. We are deeply sorry one of our trucks was involved,” the CEO concluded in the statement.

AfDB Screens Adesina, Seven Others as Election Holds Today

Ahead of the African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential election which holds today, the eight candidates in the race met with the Board of Governors on Wednesday at the ongoing bank’s 50th Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

NUPENG Shuts Down Halliburton Operation Over Job Cuts

 

Nigeria’s main oil union has shut down the local operations of the United States oilfield services provider, Halliburton Co. in protest against job cuts, the trade body told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), said the group halted operations on Monday, saying it was opposed to Halliburton’s decision to sack 46 local staff members. The union accused Halliburton of not following due process.

Snakes, Casket Containing Human Body Is Unearthed By Storm Waters In Texas

A casket containing a woman's body was found in Keegan's Bayou in Houston on Tuesday and police say the storm waters may have torn the coffin right from its grave in a nearby cemetery. Snakes, too, are appearing, as they take up residence in cars and homes as they seek higher ground. The death toll of the horrific Oklahoma and Texas floods has risen to 14 following the discovery of a man's body in the Braes Bayou in Houston on Tuesday. At least 13 are still missing, including a group that disappeared after a vacation home was swept down the river and slammed into a bridge.

Man Beats Wife To Coma Over Fuel Scarcity

A middle aged man popularly known as oga Mike who hails from izamgbo in ebonyi state but resides at the Ugbo paul a suburb off abakpa nike area of Enugu on Sunday  battered his wife with a long stick until the lady slumped and went into coma.

50 Cent’s SMS Boxing Promotion Company Folds Up

Huge blow for 50 Cent’s boxing company SMS Promotions — TMZ Sports has learned the rapper’s company has just filed for bankruptcy.

50 started SMS Promotions back in 2012 … and signed some pretty big names in the sport, including then-undefeated champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, James Kirkland and Olympic medalist Andre Dirrell.

APC’s Plot To Endorse Gbajabiamila As Reps Speakership Fails

Bid to garner massive endorsement of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila’s candidacy for the Speakership of the House of Representatives using the 2015 retreat of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abuja failed woefully yesterday.

Many new members who came for the retreat kicked against the endorsement.

Jonathan To Formally Dissolve FEC Today

In preparation for its final handing over formalities to the incoming administration, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, will be formally dissolved today.

The session which will be presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to witness a formal speech by the President, highlighting his achievements while in office since May 29, 2011.

Blac Chynan Dating Boxing Superstar, J’Leon Love

 Tyga baby Mama, Blac Chyna is   now dating boxing champ J'Leon Love. But there is a clause to it. They are not going to have   sex for the next 4 WEEKS!!!

Blac Chyna met Love around 3 weeks ago and kicked up the flirting when she made him her Man Crush Monday. We're told he flirted back and they've been on ever since.

Extradition: NDLEA Fails to Bring Kashamu to Court

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday failed to bring the senator-elect for Ogun-East senatorial district, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for extradition hearing despite a declaration by the agency that he would be produced in court.

The agency, whose operatives had laid siege to Kashamu’s residence in Lagos since Saturday, said on Sunday that it had received a formal extradition request on Kashamu from the United States government and was coming to court to secure an extradition order on Monday.

Though Kashamu’s lawyer, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), had come to court early in anticipation of the NDLEA’s declaration, the agency, however, failed to bring Kashamu to court.

Izinyon’s colleague, Mr. Ajibola Oluyede, who later came to court and appeared in chambers before Justice Ibrahim Buba with a fresh application, said the NDLEA failed to produce a warrant of arrest it claimed to have secured.

Though Oluyede moved his ex parte application in chambers and did not oblige journalists any copy of it, it was gathered that it was an application to restrain the NDLEA from further laying siege to Kashamu’s house.

It was learnt that Buba, however, refused to make the order but asked Oluyede to put the respondents on notice.

Oluyede, who later addressed journalists, said Buba had ordered the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), and the Chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, to appear in court on Tuesday to explain why they should not be jailed for contempt of court.

Oluyede, who accused Adoke and Giade of illegality, challenged them to produce the US extradition request for Kashamu.

He said Kashamu and himself were ready on Monday and had waited in vain till 12pm for the NDLEA to produce the warrant of arrest and bring it to court, following which he had to come to court himself with a fresh application.

There was no indication that NDLEA had filed any application before the court and the NDLEA’s case against Kashamu was not listed for hearing on Monday before any judge.

But the agency’s Head of Public Affairs, Mitchell Ofoyeju, in a statement on Monday afternoon, said the agency could not bring Kashamu to court because he failed to turn himself over to the operatives in his house.

Ofoyeju said, “Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu has failed to appear in court from his house where he is being closely monitored by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

Policeman Shoots 34-Yr-Old Man Over N2,000

A mobile policeman in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has shot a 34-year-old indigene of Bauchi State, Adamu Mohammed, over an argument on N2,000 unpaid fees for a menial job.

According to the family of Mohammed, who resides along the Bay Bridge Road area of Yenagoa, the state capital, the victim was shot last Tuesday at Erepa Road and dumped at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC.

Scarcity: Ifeanyi Ubah’s Capital Oil to release 13 million litres fuel [Read Press Release]

Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, said it is releasing about 13 million litres on Sunday night, approximately 400 trucks of petroleum products including premium motor spirit, popularly called petrol, to ease the scourge of the endemic fuel scarcity that Nigeria had been plunged into. Additional 53 million litres will also be released in a few days, making a total of 70 million litres from Capital oil.

The move has therefore, broken the ranks of oil marketers and depot operators, who have refused to import any more products until their outstanding subsidy claims of over N200billion is paid by the Federal Government.

Read full statement below

Cannes Film Festival ‘Bans’ Women In Flat Shoes

Cannes Film Festival has come under fire after re­ports that women were turned away from a red carpet screening for wearing flat shoes instead of heels.

The women, some of whom were said to be older with medical conditions were attending the world premiere of Cate Blanchett’s new film ‘Carol.’

A media source said the festival had confirmed heels were obligatory for women at red carpet screenings.

However the director of the festival said the “rumours” were “unfound­ed”.

Thierry Fremaux tweeted: “For the stairs, the regulations have not changed: ‘No smoking, formal wear’. There is no mention of heels.”

A note about dress codes on the festival’s website appears to reinforce his point. It says “black tie /evening dress is required for gala screenings” with no guidance on heel height.

The unnamed source said: “Some­one I know was turned away for wearing nice flats, nothing you would wear to the beach. They were in their 50s. They told her she could go and buy appropriate shoes and come back.”

Asif Kapadia, whose Amy Wine­house documentary screened at the festival last weekend, also tweeted that his wife had been challenged over wearing flat shoes, although she was eventually allowed in.