Controlled explosion carried out at Old Trafford

Army experts blew up a suspect package at Old Trafford on Sunday after tens of thousands of fans were evacuated from the stadium ahead of Manchester United’s final English Premier League game of the season, police said.

The emergency was signalled just 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the game in the 75,600 capacity stadium.

United and Bournemouth players were warming up on the pitch when the club ordered fans out of two stands.

The game “has been abandoned, fans are leaving the ground. Please avoid the area if possible”, Manchester police said on their Twitter account.

Army specialists were called and police later announced that “a controlled explosion has just been carried out within the stadium by bomb disposal experts at Old Trafford.”

Leonardo DiCarprio dating Polish model, Ela Kawalec?

Titanic movie star Leonardo DiCaprio and Polish model Ela Kawalec took advantage of the beautiful spring weather in New York City this week as they went on a bike ride around the city. 

The good-looking pair were spotted riding Citi Bikes in the Big Apple on Thursday. DiCaprio wore a gray polo shirt, jeans and a backwards baseball hat, while Kawalec sported a white shirt, faded jeans, a black leather jacket and gray beanie. The two were also seen walking with their arms around one

Experts reveal Imported frozen Poultry can Kill

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned that consumption of imported frozen poultry products may lead to cancer, kidney diseases and hypertension.

Unfortunately, the warning has not deterred many Nigerians from consuming them. According to a former NAFDAC Director-General, Dr Paul Orhii, the risk in the products comes as a result of substances that can predispose one to kidney, liver and lung diseases as well as certain types of cancer and drug resistant bacterial infections among others.     

Medical experts believe that consumption of the products can be a silent-killer because they may not show symptoms before attacking. Apart from the health implications of the products, the importation also impedes local poultry production as farmers have to contend with low market demand. Findings have shown that about 50 million Nigerians eat imported chicken, turkey and fishes almost on a daily basis.

According to a veterinary expert, Dr. Tito Adebanjo, the use of formalin, a chemical used to embalm corpses and other dangerous substances, to preserve the poultry products, is a cancer-causing

Kris Jenner proud of Kendall Jenner’s outfit to Cannes 2016 (PHOTOS)

Momager and matriarch of reality Tv, " keeping up with the Kadashians", Kris Jenner is so proud of her daughters and she cannot get her eyes off her super model daughter, Kendall Jenner as she has flaunted her dress at 2016 Cannes Film Festival on social media. Kendall stepped out in black lace Cavalli Couture outfit designed by Peter Dundas. See more photos below…

FIFA President, Infantino, to visit Nigeria soon

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has promised to visit Nigeria in a few weeks, following robust and illuminating sessions with the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation at the 66^th FIFA Congress in Mexico City. 

NFF President Amaju Pinnick said at the weekend that during the visit, which date will be communicated in a number of days, the world’s number one football administrator will pay a courtesy call on His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), attend the finals of the NFF/ZENITH Bank Future Eagles Championship, have an evening with Corporate Nigeria and also have an interactive session with a horde of African FA Presidents who will also be in Nigeria to receive him.

Back in the days: Photos of singer, Seal, with his mum and sister in Lagos

International singer, Olusegun Adeola Akanbi Olumide Samuel aka SEAL, is pictured with his mother, Mrs Adebisi Anthonia Samuel and sister Mrs Olufunmilola Aramide Adebowale in Lagos Nigeria many years ago.

 Photo credit: Dele Momodu ovation. See another photo after the below...

Social Media And The English Language By Reuben Abati

An article written by Reuben Ababti.
I get confused these days reading many of the posts on social media, and text messages sent through cell phones, because of the kind of new English that young people now write. The English language is without doubt quite dynamic. In the last 200 years, it has lent itself to many innovations, as cultural, religious, and situational codes have transformed the language and extended the dictionary, with new words and idioms.
The kind of new English being written by twitter and what’s app users, particularly young people is however so frightening and lamentable, because it is beginning to creep into regular writing. Texting and tweeting is producing a generation of users of English, (it is worse that they are using English as a second language), who cannot write grammatically successful sentences. I was privileged to go through some applications that some young graduates submitted for job openings recently and I was scared.

Veteran Actor Elder Maya Suffers Liver ailment, needs help for treatment

Veteran Nollywood actor, Martins Njubigbo, popularly called Elder Maya, Papa Labista, a name he got from the movie entitled, Labista.

Elder Maya is presently fighting for his life as he suffers from liver ailment.

We can help save Elder Maya. He needs about a million naira to bounce back. No amount is too

Soldiers storm Tompolo’s town for the second time, says It's final warning

Combat ready troops, yesterday, swooped on Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom and hometown of wanted ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo).

The action, the second of its kind in the last one week, comes barely 24 hours after another Chevron facility was bombed at Makaraba fields, in Warri South West council, Delta State.

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), the shadowy militants group, which has claimed responsibility for previous pipeline explosions, has made no comments yet. Military authorities, however, say the attack bears the hallmark of the group.

About 30 soldiers armed to the teeth arrived in four gunboats and combed the community for hours. To the elders who summoned courage to ask questions, the soldiers said they had come in search of the militants who blew up the Chevron facilities.

Troops arrest wanted Boko Haram Terrorists

At about 1.35pm yesterday troops of 143  Battalion arrested Sulaiman Umaru, a suspected Boko Haram terrorists group member whose photograph is on the poster containing the photographs of the 100 Boko Haram terrorists declared wanted.

He has since been moved to 28 Task Force Brigade Headquarters for further investigation.

Troops of 21 Brigade have continued with the clearance operations at Yerimari, while troops of 22 Task Force Brigade Garrison have also embarked on patrols along  Dikwa–Mafa-Maiduguri road. The patrol was aimed at picketing the road to keep it safe and open.

Similarly, same unit in conjunction with some elements of 112 TF Battalion conducted a fighting patrol along Dikwa-Gulumba Gana road.

The team had a fierce fire fight with some BH terrorists elements  in which the troops killed quite a number of the Boko Haram terrorists.

Unfortunately, while on their way back, the team ran into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Antul, a village south east of Dikwa, in which 7 soldiers and 4  Civilian JTF accompanying them

"The Fuel Pricing Debate: Our Story" - By Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), Vice President

Fellow citizens,

I have read the various observations about the fuel pricing regime and the attendant issues generated. All certainly have strong points.

The most important issue of course is how to shield the poor from the worst effects of the policy . I will hopefully address that in another note. 

Permit me an explanation of the policy. First, the real issue is not a removal of subsidy. At $40 a barrel there isn't much of a subsidy to remove. In any event the President is probably one of the most convinced pro-subsidy advocates.

What happened is as follows: our local consumption of fuel is almost entirely imported. The NNPC exchanges crude from its joint venture share to provide about 50% of local fuel consumption. The

Buhari welcomes French President in Abuja (PHOTOS)

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who arrived from London hours ago has welcomed the French President, François Hollande at the State House, Abuja. See more photos below…

Nigeria on high alert over Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

The Federal Government yesterday raised fresh concerns over the Stevens-Johnson syndrome and called for greater alertness to curb the ailment.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is described as a rare, serious disorder of the skin and mucous membranes.

Officials said it is usually a reaction to a medication or an infection and often, Stevens-Johnson syndrome with flu-like symptoms, followed by a painful red or purplish rash that spreads and blisters. Then the top layer of the affected skin dies and sheds.

It is said to be a medical emergency that usually requires hospitalisation. Treatment focuses on eliminating the underlying cause, controlling symptoms and minimising complications.

Blast hits Chevron facility again in Delta

Another explosion rocked a Chevron oil pipeline in Delta State yesterday, the second at a facility of the United States firm in the last one week.

The explosion is likely to further worsen Nigeria’s crude supplies to the refineries.

There have been renewed militant activities, particularly against oil facilities, in recent times and this has reduced Nigeria’s output by 300,000 barrels per day and closed a major export port.

Last week, militants calling themselves the Niger Delta Avengers claimed responsibility for an attack