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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in a bid to make foreign exchange more available to low end users, has licensed 11 new International Money Transfer Operators, IMTOs, to operate in Nigeria. Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday, the acting Spokesman of the apex bank, Isaac Okorafor, said CBN was committed to providing an enabling environment for international money transfer services in the country.

                          The Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria, Mr Pablo Segrelles, yesterday said his country imported products valued at N1.38trillion(4 billion Euros) from Nigeria last yaer. He, however, said this year’s economic situation in Nigeria would adversely affect his country’s importation of oil, gas and other products from Nigeria.

A would-be suicide bomber’s explosives failed to detonate during an attempted attack on a packed church in Indonesia. A teenager, reportedly carrying a drawing of the Isis flag, attacked a priest with an axe after the failed bid. A police spokesman said the teen left a bench and ran toward the priest at the altar, but homemade explosives only burned without detonating.

                                             We all put on makeup (at least some of the time), but is your technique yielding the best possible results? Here, Kimberly Soane, the director of artistry at Bobbi Brown, offers up some simple pointers to make sure we’re using everything from concealer to bronzer to mascara right. 1. Avoid putting concealer or foundation on your eyelids as a base as it will smear your eye makeup. If you want sheer coverage, use your fingers to apply foundation. If you want polished, medium or full coverage, make use of a brush.

                        The government of Burkina Faso has banned an annual beauty contest for women with the biggest buttocks, saying such events are sexist. Adverts for this weekend’s third edition of ‘Miss Bim-Bim’, carrying an image of two fully clothed women with exaggeratedly large behinds, provoked an outcry on social media. “Our role is to do everything to avoid damaging the image of women,” said Minister Laure Zongo in a statement, adding that social media criticism had persuaded her to act.

                                                             Mina Horsfall Mina Horsfall is one of the cast in Tinsel. She is also a model, former beauty queen and entrepreneur. In this interview with Yetunde Oladeinde, the actress takes you into her world, turning point and more. What is life as an actress like? I would say that it is quite interesting. It is great sometimes because of the special privileges, opportunities, recognitions, invitations and the other things that come my way. On the other hand, you find that most times I am perceived in different light, sometimes positively and negatively or wrongly. It is sad to note that you can be quickly judged due to a tiny mistake or just lumped up with the character of other controversial actors. However, it is important to say that in all it is a blessed life that I live as an ...

      A young Pakistani woman was fighting for her life in hospital last night after her own father and brother-in-law allegedly tried to stone her death in an attempted honour killing. Her male friend was killed in the shocking incident. According to Daily Mirror, police believe married Shakila Khan, 22, was followed on Wednesday to a house in Ghari, Swat Valley by her brother-in-law who found her alone with a local man called Bilal, 27.

                                                                                                     •LASU The Lagos State University authorities (LASU) issued 84 students warning letters for indecent dressing and also disqualified a student who was among the candidate who was to contest in the forthcoming student union election. According to the breakdown analysis, eight among the culprit are final year students,43 in 100level,20 in 200level,and three in 300level.

A rare condition is turning a seven-year-old boy's hands and feet into trees. Ripon Sarker from Thakurgaon, Bangladesh suffers from the condition epidermodysplasia verruciformis, which causes abnormal susceptibility to human papillomavirus causing the growth of scaly warts. The young boy was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on August 20 for treatment for the first time, as his family couldn't afford it.

An Indian policeman who spent two months swallowing knives and had 40 of them surgically removed said Tuesday that "spiritual powers" made him do it.

                    The 50-year-old businesswoman, whose discomposing body was found in her apartment last week at the Victoria Garden City, VGC, was allegedly murdered by her gate man, following an argument over the latter’s salary.  Vanguard was reliably informed that the deceased, Mabel Okafor, who lived alone in her palatial duplex at House J68B, Close 9, VGC, Ajah, had no domestic worker except the gate man. The gate man, with an undisclosed identity, was said to have resumed work about two months ago. He was reportedly brought by the deceased’s former gate man.

               Married women who start watching porn are more likely to want a divorce than men, a study claims. Those in a happy marriage, newly married or from a non-religious home were also more likely to separate if they begin watching smutty films or images.

One Joseph Olude, a pastor of Elohim Cherubim and Seraphim Church, in the Hunbe area of Ogun State has been arrested for alleged robbery. The 45-year-old pastor was arrested alongside his church member, Rasak Raheem on August 11 by operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, for allegedly robbing in the Idiroko-Oke Odan area.

                            Mariam Usman at the Olympics Mariam Usman is a strong woman and the only Nigerian representing the country at the Rio Olympics in the weightlifting division. However, the Commonwealth medallist in the +75kg in weightlifting says she has lost the urge to represent Nigeria at international events.

A young boy, Omran, aged five, sits on a chair inside an ambulance after an airstrike in his hometown of Aleppo, the whereabouts of his parents unknown. Covered in dust from the rubble which was once his home, one side of Omran Daqneesh's face is drenched in blood, his expression dazed.

                             Three Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s Hajj exercise at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia risk execution over their alleged involvement in drug trafficking. The pilgrims from Kwara State, whose identities were being protected, were arrested for alleged possession of substance suspected to be cocaine. Drug trafficking offence carries death penalty in Saudi Arabia.

               This is lovely. I hope he gets the opportunity to follow his dreams..

Six suspected burglars have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command in the Ikoyi area of the state.         According to Punch, the suspects were sharing their loot when they were arrested by police operatives. It was gathered that the men, identified as Friday Eze, Stanley Ejiofor, Femi Miracle, Raphael Ijoha, Emmanuel Omojuwa and Daniel Thomas, were arrested by men of the Ikoyi Police Division on Tuesday, August 9.

                                                  Prayer is good but you must back it with serious work if you want to make "positive" progress. #Life

                          File photo Here are seven signs you’ve got no self-respect and it’s seriously hurting your life. 1. You’re the “doormat friend.” If you’re always the one that people ask things for without giving back anything in return, you’re what they call a “doormat.” Do people get away with murder when it comes to you? Are you frequently left picking up other people’s messes? Do people just expect that “you’ll do it”?

  A woman, Fatima Williams, and her neighbour, Waliu Yusuf, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly brutalising a 16-year-old girl, identified only as Kemi, with a hot iron and electric cables. It was learnt that the Kemi who was brought from Cotonou, Benin Republic,had been reportedly living with Williams, popularly called Alhaja, on Soji Adepegba Close, Allen Avenue, Ikeja,since January 2016 as a housemaid.

              The police in Abuja have arrested three suspected fraudsters, who held a businessman hostage at Durumi, Area One, seized his property documents and forced him to sign a Diamond bank cheque for N8,050,000. The gang also cashed three additional cheques totalling N450,000 from the bank account of their victim before their operation was foiled by the police, who responded to a distress call from residents. The suspects, Okechukwu Emeka (39), Ugorji Maranatha (37) and Momoh Jimoh were arrested soon after.

Nollywood actor OC Ukeje is one of the actors in the industry who brings life to the roles he plays. According to him, things could get out of control on set, In some of the movies, the actor has had to kiss some of his colleagues because it was part of the script. Even though it’s all an act, OC confessed the scene actually affected him and, he became aroused while kissing the actress on the set.

Popular Nollywood actress, Ireti Doyle, has waded into the incessant rape incidents in the country. The Ondo state-born says there is virtually no day that a rape case is not reported in the news in Nigeria and as such, serial rapists should have their manhood cut off if convicted.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Victor Oye, has commended the Federal Government for granting freedom to some detained supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Oye in as statement yesterday described the government’s gesture as bold, patriotic and the surest way to peace and unity of Nigeria, which he said was non-negotiable.

In an interview with Ademola Olonilua, Emmanuella Samuel the popular kid comedian talks about how she was able to achieve such stardom via social media within a short time.

The traditional ruler of Nri Kingdom, Anambra State, His Majesty, Eze Obidiegwu Onyensoh (Nri Enwelana) has given insight into his kingdom and shared some rather shocking norms and traditions behind ascending the throne. Onyensoh, who is the 26th Eze Nri in the kingdom, said he ‘symbolically’ died and was buried for three days before he was crowned king, adding that the method of ascending the throne is not by election, but by divinity.

   Do you love to sit and watch TV for long hours at a stretch? Researchers have found that watching more than five hours of TV a day can slash a man’s sperm count by a third. Experts at Copenhagen University studied 1,200 healthy young men to see if a couch potato lifestyle affected their fertility.

Judge Alexander Wylie sentenced boat captain Sahin, 47, to 22 years in prison and second captain Ozmen, 51, to a 20-year term. File photo Image by: Gallo Images/iStockphoto Two Turkish drug traffickers caught with three tonnes of cocaine on a boat in the North Sea were on Friday jailed by a British judge for a combined total of 42 years. The seizure, the result of an international operation, is believed to be the biggest single cocaine haul ever recovered at sea in Europe.

                     Do you know foods can do the work of Viagra and help you be a better man in bed? Here are the list of 6 foods you can use to top your bedroom game as revealed by Dailystar . A recent study by scientists at Harvard and the University of East Anglia looked into the best grub to chow down on if you want to stay hard. Researchers found that men who indulged in a glass of red wine and regularly chomped on citrus fruits were much less likely to develop erectile dysfunction.

                                     According to reports making the rounds..This little girl aged 4 was savagely beaten by her father in Port Harcourt because, she allegedly misplaced the slippers he bought for her..

                          Tonto Dikeh looks flawless in makeup photos by Bibyonce. More below 

                               CCTV cameras captured the bizarre moment a woman pulled down her knickers and took a pee in a cup on a shop counter in a corner shop - then DRANK it.  Her act was said to be a mini protest after a staff member refused to let her use the shop's loo. The shocking incident was caught on the shop's CCTV and shows her climbing onto the counter and urinating into a paper cup next to the cash register before putting the cup to her lips and drinking its contents. 

                                   Veteran Nollywood actress, Steph-Nora Okere, has denied reports of her getting married,stating categorically that, she is married to Jesus..In a chat with City People, she said,  “No, I was never married. I am very single. The press got me married on papers “A lot of people have been saying I was married, I was married but we didn’t really get through our marriage. I think that is like in the past, which is like 10 years ago. I

                                     Dumelo has explained why he is still single and in no rush to get married.Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, the actor said... “I have seen a lot of people talking about marriage, a lot of people getting into marriage early, and divorcing early. I think people just love the idea of marriage but don’t know how to stay in marriage.

                           The Ogun Police Command has arrested two notorious cultists, Omotola Amuda (18) and Adesegun Mayowa (20), who were on the wanted list of the command. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, informed Premium Times of the development, saying the suspects were nabbed at Ago-Iwoye town in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state.

                                               The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a Senior Secondary School, SS 2 student, Christian Donatus, aka Inyang, believed to be the leader of a robbery gang. Donatus, a student of Eastern Secondary School, Ediba, Calabar, the state capital, had allegedly led his syndicate to raid a shop, Value Mart, owned by the former First Lady of the state, Obioma Imoke, two weeks ago.

After months of bidding, Yahoo has finally found a buyer. Verizon (which owns AOL ie America Online ) is officially acquiring Yahoo’s core business for $4.83 billion in cash, which includes Yahoo’s advertising, content, search and mobile activities. 

A Nigerian businessman, Michael Titus Igweh, who is based in Indonesia has lamented the unimaginable torture he was subjected to after the police allegedly forced him to confess to possessing heroin. Igweh, a cloth importer, who is facing execution in Indonesia, was reportedly sentenced to death for possessing 5.8 kilograms of heroin.

                                             A man identified as Akachukwu Mba, who has been deceiving unsuspecting members of the public claiming to be a lawyer has revealed how he visits Police stations to release suspects in Aba, Abia State. Akachukwu Mba Akachukwu who was paraded by the Abia State Commissioner of Police, Besan Gwana, in Aba, was nabbed by the Police while pretending to be a lawyer to effect the release of a suspect.

The 31 year old race car driver arrived Britain in his distinctive private jet ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix. He wrote on his Instagram after being photographed leaving his metallic red Bombardier Challenger private jet: 'Arrived in Britain! Can't wait to see my home crowd this weekend!'

We’ve all heard of the mysterious connection twins often possess — from feeling each others’ pains and pleasures and having the same experiences while thousands of miles apart from one another. Well, these two sisters’ wonder twin powers activated with a fury when not only did they conceive and carry their babies around the same time, but they gave birth at the exact same moment while states and states apart.

A man police called a “person of interest” in the sniper shootings of 11 police officers in Dallas has turned himself in and appears to have had no role in the attack.

  A Texas woman fatally shot by police after killing her two daughters told her husband, “This is about punishing you,” . A family friend of Taylor and Madison Sheats and their parents Christy and Jason Sheats told KTRK-TV on Tuesday that the shooting Friday evening at a suburban Houston home followed one of the couple’s frequent arguments.

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Blac Chyna who travelled to Cannes returned home to dozen of roses courtesy of fiance, Rob Kardashian . Nice!                  

                               The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Monday June 20, 2016, arraigned Favour Omeigba Bello (F) before Justice (Prof) Chuka Augustine Obiozor of the Federal High Court of Lagos State, Ikoyi on 3-count charge bordering on attempt to export counterfeit, Possession of counterfeit and forgery.