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Bill Cosby. Photo:AP Comedian Bill Cosby is to be placed under house arrest following his conviction on three counts of aggravated sexual assault, a judge ruled. According to court documents, Judge Steven O’Neill also ordered that the 80-year-old wear a GPS monitor. The bail restrictions clarified by O’Neill say Cosby may not leave his home in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania except for medical treatment or consultation with his legal counsel and only with prior consent from his probation officer. Any such appointments are limited to the county in which he lives and several adjoining counties.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 1 May 2018, public holiday to mark the workers’ Day. The Minister of Interior,  Lt Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd) diclosed this in Abuja on Friday, wishes the Nigerian workers a successful May Day and  congratulated Nigerian workers on their competency and dedication to building a greater Nigeria. The Minister in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. M Umar, commended the central role workers play in government duties and decisions, keeping faith with the present administration in its resolve in building a better country, Nigeria. Dambazau urged the continuous support of Nigerian workers in government’s effort in repositioning the country’s economy and uphold the shared legacy of all Nigerians.

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja on Saturday, 28 April on an official working visit to the United States of America, on the invitation of President Donald Trump. Buhari will hold a bilateral meeting with President Trump, and a working lunch, on Monday 30th April 2018, according to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina. “The meeting is to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries and to advance shared priorities, such as: promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security. “The meeting will further deepen the US-Nigeria relationship, as the United States considers Nigeria’s economic growth, security and leadership in Africa to be critical aspects of their strategic partnership,” it said. The statement added that later in the day, Buhari would meet with a group of businesspersons in agriculture and agro-processing, dairy and animal husbandry. Reports said that ahead of th...

Bisola Aiyeola  Former BBNaija See Gobe edition, 2017, Bisola Aiyeola has hit one million followers on her Instagram account recently. The Nigerian-British talented actress, singer, MC and presenter, is the first ex housemate to hit one million followers on Instagram. She, has already been getting congratulatory messages from her fans who are also excited including the famous big bother host, Ebuka who is yet to hit close to 600,000 followers. Her songs: Bisola Luchia, and “Boda Luku,” currently, receives positive reviews. Bisola’s fame began when she contested in the 2008 edition of MTN Project Fame, before the big brother Naija 2 show. She is a great mimic and has done a lot of comedy skits and is popular on Instagram. Bisola is also a voice over artist and a one time TV host of Billboard Nigeria.

Senator Peter Nwaoboshi after spending two days in prison, on Friday was freed with the Federal High Court, Lagos, granting him bail on self-recognizance. On Wednesday Nwaoboshi was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an alleged N805 million fraud. The lawmaker was arraigned alongside two companies — Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Summing Electrical Ltd — on a two-count charge of fraud and money laundering before Justice Mohammed Idris. Although Nwaoboshi had pleaded not guilty to the charges, Justice, however, ordered his remand in Ikoyi Prisons and adjourned ruling on his bail application until Friday after the submissions of both the prosecutor, Mr M. S. Abubakar and the defence counsel, Dr V. J. O Azinge. Delivering his ruling on the motion for bail today, Idris held that based on the entirety of processes filed, it was settled law that the court was enjoined to consider a fair dispensation of justice. He held that the provis...

In less than 24 hours that reports said that the spokeman to Governor of Taraba State, lmam Imam died, the speaker of the Oyo state House of Assembly, Micheal Adeyemo also passed out. According to reports, Adeyemo died of heart attack and his corpse is currently being taken to the morgue. 

North Korean President, Kim Jong Un has walked across the military demarcation line dividing the two Koreas to be greeted by South Korean President, Moon Jae-in for the first inter-Korean summit in the past decade.  President Moon has also been to North Korea severally before returning to the South, hand-in-hand, with Jong Un in a meeting which is targeted at ending many years of conflict. The meeting which took place on Friday, April 26, means Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to be in South Korean since the Korean peninsula was divided into two countries after the 1950-53 Korean war. North Korean President, Kim Jong Un, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, shaking hands. Photo credit: Reuters. According to Financial Times , the historic summit will focus on the demands of the United States and its allies that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons and create a new peace regime to officially end the war. Reports said that the rare top-level meeting is ...