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Alert! Nigeria 9th most spammed country, Truecaller reveals

Truecaller Insights Special Report on Friday rated Nigeria as the 9th most spammed country in the world.

The Marketing Manager, Truecaller, Ms Lindsey Lamont made this known in the report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

No surprise as coach Conte drops Costa, Matic from Chelsea’s pre-season tour

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, will not take Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic along, when the club flies next week for their pre-season tour of Asia.

Both players have been linked with exits from Stamford Bridge in recent weeks.

KABOOM!!! Sacked PDP Chair Modu Sheriff rejects Makarfi's amnesty offer

Nigeria - The sacked National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has rejected the amnesty extended to him and his loyalists by the new leadership.

Sheriff condemned the offer, adding that he did not commit any crime against the party to warrant being given amnesty.

Alas! No be small thing! Buhari's Government says Beggars in Nigeria will start paying tax

The Nigerian government has stated that no one would be left out in the campaign to enlarge the tax revenue.

She said some beggars were earning millions and that “proceeds from begging are taxable. You are supposed to pay taxes even if your means of income is begging”.

Lagos court grants bail to suspected Badoo cultists

Nigeria - Seven alleged members of the murderous Badoo cult, accused of bestial killings in Ikorodu area of Lagos, were, on Friday, docked at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court.

They were charged with conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society.

Oh gracious! Osun Perm Sec kidnapped, hacked to death along Abuja-Okene Road

Nigeria - The Civil Service in Osun State has been thrown into mourning following the abduction and killing of the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of General Services, Office of the Governor, Osun State, Mrs. Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole.

It was gathered on Friday that the PS travelling to Abuja from Osogbo on an official assignment when hoodlums kidnapped her and took her to an unknown destination.

Hehehehe.... Chai! Monkey sues man who took his photograph. Lol

The photographer behind the now-infamous ‘monkey-selfie’ claims he has been left penniless after being sued by the primate in the photograph.

British photographer David Slater says he has been financially drained by the bizarre legal case over whether he, or the endangered crested black macaque, own the copyright to the photograph.

Two Israeli police officers shot dead in Jerusalem attack

Two Israeli police officers have been killed and another injured after three gunmen opened fire just outside the Old City of Jerusalem.

Police say the attackers were later shot dead at the entrance to the Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary complex - an area of huge religious importance to Muslims and Jews.

Alas! Ex-Soviet 'spy' admits meeting Donald Trump Jr in 2016

An ex-Russian "spy" has admitted he attended a controversial meeting with Donald Trump's son in 2016.

Rinat Akhmetshin, named in US Senate documents as a former "Soviet counter-intelligence officer", confirmed he was present at the discussion Mr Trump Jr had with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya.

KABOOM!!! Buhari group warns Fayose against making mockery of President’s health

Nigeria - The Buhari Youth Organisation, Lagos State Chapter has warned governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State over negative comments about President Muhammadu Buhari’s health.

The State Coordinator and the General Secretary of the organisation, Mr Waheed Odunuga and Mr Adekunle Aderibigbe, respectively, made the appeal in a statement they jointly signed on Friday in Lagos.

Sad News as House of Reps member, Abdullahi Wammako dies

Nigeria - A member of the House of Representatives, Abdullahi Wammako, has died

Wamakko, who represented Kware/Wammako federal constituency of Sokoto State, died at the National hospital, Abuja after a brief illness.

Gosh! 30-year-old man chops off wife’s fingers for insisting on furthering her education [PHOTO]

A 30-year-old man named Rafiqul Islam has cut off the fingers of his wife, Hawa Akhter for insisting on furthering her education.

Islam had blindfolded his 21-year-old wife and taped her mouth under the pretense of surprising her with a gift, only to chop off her fingers.

Just as she held out her hand to receive the gift, he cut off all five of her fingers, The Times reports.

Retaliation? Russia, mulling expulsions, says too many U.S. spies work in Moscow

Russia said on Friday that too many American spies operated in Moscow under diplomatic cover and said it might expel some of them to retaliate against the United States over Washington's expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats last year.

NAF acquires 5 Super Mushshak aircrafts from Pakistan

The Nigerian Air Force is presently taking over five Super Mushshak aircrafts acquired from Pakistan.

The cargo plane from Pakistan touched down at the old airport along Mandi road in Kaduna at 6.30am carrying the aircrafts.

See FULL DRAW as UEFA conducts Champions League third-round draws

UEFA have conducted the draws for the third-round of the Champions League on Friday.

Some big sides enter the competition at this stage.

Some of the names that were pulled out include: Dynamo Kiev, Ajax, CSKA Moscow, Club Brugge, Nice and AEK Athens.

The winners of each tie over two legs, will earn a place in the play-offs.

See Full Draw after the cut>>>

See VIDEO as Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka tells Buhari to step aside, not to contest in 2019

Nigeria - Nobel laureate and playwright, Wole Soyinka, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against contesting for Presidency in 2019.

He said despite his call that Buhari should not contest in 2019, Nigerians must ensure that the President’s projects like the anti-corruption fight continues.

Read on to see video after the cut>>>

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And Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie eyes Anambra governorship post (SEE INSTAGRAM POST)

Nigeria - Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has publicly declared his intention to join the race for Anambra State’s governorship position.

The 34-year-old Nollywood star took to his Instagram page to announce his intention to run for Anambra gubernatorial ticket.

Read on to see his instagram post after the cut>>>

Oh boy! My wife gave birth to SS, I’m AA and she is AS – Man tells court

Nigeria - The Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday, dissolved a 21-year-old between one Idowu Iyanda and his wife Florence over the wife’s infidelity and alcoholism.

The President of the court, Mr Ademola Odunade, ruled that the marriage was dissolved due to irreconcilable differences between the couple.