Olamide, Don Jazzy start New Year with beef

Music industry heavyweights Olamide and Don Jazzy have started the New Year by turning on each other, leaving many in the music industry shocked.

Drogba to Manage Chelsea

FORMER Chelsea  striker Didier Drogba says he has an agreement to return to the club once he finishes playing and wants it to be as manager.

Drogba, who now plays in Canada, scored 164 goals in two spells with the Blues.

“I want to give back to the club which has given so much to me. I have agreed that with the club directors,” the 37-year-old told BBC Africa.

Army Chief, Buratai, Escapes Assassination

•  Chief of Army Staff's convoy in shoot-out with Shiite members

Senator Iroegbu in Abuja

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday escaped an attempt on his life when members of  the Shiite Islamic Sect attacked his  convoy in Zaria, Kaduna State. The attack, which was repelled by his security detail, may have left  at least three people dead with over 20 others injured.

60 Nigerians to become millionaires in Airtel’s new promo

IF all goes according to plan for Airtel Nigeria, it would have made millionaires out of sixty Nigerians, and offered 240 more an all expense paid trip to Dubai at the end of this year’s new launched Red Hot promo.

The  reward initiative, which is the third in the series, will create exciting opportunities for telecoms consumers across the country as sixty Nigerians will win an amazing Emirates Holiday in Dubai for themselves and any three of their loved ones. Each of the sixty lucky winners will then choose the other three persons who will accompany them on this all-expense paid trip to Dubai.

To add to the excitement, Airtel will create sixty instant millionaires over sixty days by giving out, one million Naira in daily draws over the next sixty days.

The telco added that everyone – customers and telecoms consumers – stand a chance to win big as the promo offers lots of opportunities and prizes, including millions in airtime, smartphones and other mouth-watering prizes.

Announcing the initiative, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmed Mokhles, said the telco is committed to connecting Nigerians to their dreams and providing credible platforms and spring boards for telecoms consumers achieve their greatness.

“Airtel’s  RedHot Promo  is a reward programme that seeks to excite and delight Nigerians. It demonstrates our commitment to rewarding our customers for their continuing patronage and loyalty while also welcoming new users to our network,” he said.

To participate and win in the  Red Hot promo, customers need to accumulate points by recharging his/her line, buying any TalkMore bundle, buying any data bundles, registering for Access Money or even calling 141 (MAMO)

With a point-based system, customers can improve their chances of winning by increasing their recharges. A higher recharge earns customers more points and puts them in a better position to win big in the promo.   For instance, airtime recharge between N100 – N199 will give a customer one point, while N200 – N499 recharge will earn a customer 3 points. A recharge between N500 – N999 will give customer 10 points, while N1000 – 4999 will get customer 25 points.

ALLEGED $2bn arms deal PROBE: EFCC to summon Okonjo-Iweala

Oshiomhole alleges ex-minister aided looting of stolen funds
I secured ex-President Jonathan’s approval — Okonjo-Iweala
Okonjo-Iweala should tender apology to Nigerians — SERAP

ABUJA— Indications emerged last night that the Federal Government would extend its dragnet towards apprehending and prosecuting more individuals and groups which allegedly helped themselves with huge funds meant for the acquisition of arms for the armed forces, leaving the soldiers to fight with bare hands.

Arraignment: Dokpesi pleads not guilty

ABUJA — The Economic and  Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, docked  erstwhile  Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged N2.1 billion fraud.

Dokpesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  is answering to a six-count criminal charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud  and breach of public trust.

First Look: Alexander Skarsgard's New Tarzan Is Insanely Ripped

That jungle work out regime is clearly working out for Alexander Skarsgard.

Here we have a first look at cinema’s newest Tarzan and Jane (played by Margot Robbie) from ‘The Legend of Tarzan’, currently being made by Harry Potter helmsman David Yates.