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A former bodyguard of Eminem claims that Suge Knight tried to have the Detroit rapper killed in 2001. In an interview with “Murder Master Music Show,” Eminem’s former bodyguard Byron “Big Naz” Williams allegedly had to “snatch” the star up before an argument with Knight’s crew escalated further at the Source Awards 15 years ago. “I noticed that, in the middle of the aisle, he's beefing with all these guys in red shirts,” Williams recalled. “I noticed his face changing, and he's turning like, tomato-red. And there's a sea of red guys around him ... I had to bust through the middle and snatch him up.” Williams, along with Dr. Dre’s bodyguards, was able to whisk Eminem away. We were in beast mode the whole time,” he said. Afterwards, Williams spoke to the people Eminem almost came to blows with and discovered they were representing Death Row Records and label boss Knight. The scuffle was allowed to almost happen in the first...

It's no news musician Lynxxx has had a total turn around and is now born again..The star took to social media to dispel rumours he gave his life to Christ following a near death experience..He says he just heard a voice .. I come across people everyday that have some many questions, remarks and comments about my New Life and Journey of Purpose and i love to hear and see peoples reactions, opinions and the likes about making a change to live a better / more fulfilling life (in Christ).. --- I cant count how many people have said "u must have had a near death experience" lol errrr Nah! I was actually sitting on my couch perfectly fine when i had an encounter with God and he revealed what my TRUE purpose of existing is and i am sharing that with you all daily! --- Light extinguishes darkness, so once i saw the light ... It was a no brainer to say good bye to my old life and old ways.... How far does "being ur own lord and master get u?...

Orlando Bloom put on quite a cheeky display while vacationing with Katy Perry on the beach in Sardinia, Italy.The actor didn't mind the paparazzi as he stripped and rowed with his girlfriend .. . Images-NY Daily news

Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, released a statement today alleging that Speaker Yakubu Dogara was bribing some lawmakers with $25,000 each to sign a vote of confidence for him and three other principal officers he has accused of budget padding. Jibrin alleged that it was being coordinated by Hon. Zakari Mohammed and others at the Speaker’s guest house in Asokoro. Hon Zakari has now responded and debunked the allegation. His statement read , "My attention has been drawn to yet another tweet by the former chairman appropriation committee, Hon. Jibrin, saying that I and others were distributing $25,000 to each member of the House. That the money was to generate signatures for speaker Dogara as vote of confidence on him. The accusation is not only untrue but it is another tale by moonlight to hoodwink Nigerians to malign my image. Fellow countrymen please disregard this cheap b...

The Federal Executive Council at its meeting today approved the establishment of a seaport in Badagry, Lagos to bring in big vessels into the country. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the meeting presided by President Buhari. According to Fashola, the new port would cost $2.58 billion and would be completed in five years.

GENERAL Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has charged all members of the church to help themselves by being obedient to every divine pronouncement.  Warning members on the dangers of not paying their tithes and vows, he maintained that there are two houses—one is built on the Rock and the other is built on sand—both look alright and beautiful until there is a storm.  According to the man of God, at a time such as this when government find if difficult to pay workers’ salaries, God has a way of defending His own people.  “Go back and tell your members to stop robbing God. Tell them not to fail in the payment of their tithes and vows. “The reason you must pay your tithes and vows,” he stressed, “is that nobody knows when trouble will come. When trouble comes, God has a defence for His people, but such defence cannot be extended to those who are disobedient to His Word.” He therefore urged the pasto...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said that the current economic recession facing the country was self-inflicted. He said the fact that the economy was in recession should not be a surprise since it was a product of bad policies. Sanusi said that the country was made bankrupt by unrealistic policies and failure of those in charge of the government over the years to take corrective measures. He made the comment while delivering a lecture on the Deregulation of the Downstream Oil Sector and Nigeria’s Economic Development at the National Defence College, Abuja, on Wednesday. He said , “Nigeria is bankrupt; we are bankrupted by a policy that was foolish, that was unrealistic, and unsustainable and by all means our refusal over the years to listen. “We are surprised that we have an economic recession; we are actually surprised that we are in recession? We created the recession.” The former Governor of the CBN, who commented on ...

Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has attributed his ascension 50 years ago to the accident of history. He said he did not nurse the ambition to be the leader of the country. Gowon stated this when Deputy Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Shehu Sani, paid him a courtesy call in Abuja on Wednesday. Gowon was reacting to calls by some Nigerians for the reduction of age limit to 30 years to contest for presidential position in the country. “What happened was the accident of history. “When you have lost your leadership and there was crisis and you don’t know what to do and it happened that those within your constituency chose you, what would you do? “I was lucky enough within the military at that time and all the officers knew me by reputation. “I had no intention to become head of state but it is the opportunity, if opportunity presents itself and people ask you to do it then do it. “What I have achiev...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said a former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pleaded with him not to tell Nigerians that the country was broke. Amaechi, who said the country went into recession under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, added that the previous administration covered up with the excuse that the country was cash-strapped. An online medium, The Cable, reported that Amaechi said this on the Osasu Show on Tuesday. According to the report, Amaechi alleged that Okonjo-Iweala, begged him to stop saying Nigeria was broke in order not to drive away investors from the country. Amaechi, who was the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum at the time, explained that the economy went into a recession due to excessive borrowing. He said, “People just pick up words without knowing what they mean. Even under Goodluck (Jonathan) we went into recession. “I am one of those who pa...

Nenadi Usman Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, the Director of Finance of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, has fallen in deeper trouble over the role she played in the disbursement of huge public cash to state chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Northeast ahead of the poll. According to Vanguard, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wednesday, subjected Mrs. Usman to many hours of grilling, demanding to know from her, how the N23 billion, which the former Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke, made available to her to disburse to PDP faithful to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election in favour of its presidential candidate, was shared. The questioning of Usman, which took place at the Gombe Zonal Office of EFCC, was the first in relation to the sharing of the N23 billion from the former oil minister, was her first in the Northeast office but one of many to the EFCC in...

The robber identified as 'Papa the Cheater’ A notorious armed robbery suspect has been lynched by angry residents of parliamentary extension around the popular Brook Church in Calabar. The thief popularly called ‘ Papa the Cheater’  was said have terrorized the residents of the community before his death. Explaining how the incident happened, an eyewitness said:  “Papa is a notorious criminal who has been terrorizing the entire Ikot Ansa, parliamentary and parliamentary extension for years. “Each time he is arrested, he will find his way out of police net unpunished. So this morning when we saw him lying dead here, we all heaved a sigh of relief because we can now sleep with our two eyes closed. “From what you can see here, he may have been killed by angry youths who reside here. And this possibly happened this early morning because the blood and the cuts are still very fresh and from what we have seen, he was killed some distance away from here...

In a short clip shared today from an upcoming episode of Ebony Life TV's Moments Nigeria, singer Banky W said he doesn't mind doing the cooking in his marriage. "I cook. My wife doesn't need to know how to cook. I actually enjoy it." When Toke Makinwa, who is a co-host on the show asked if he will marry a girl that can't cook, Banky reaffirmed his stance, saying "Yeah of course. It's not a problem." @bankywellington doesn't mind doing the cooking in his marriage. He doesn't have two heads guys. Also @Lamiphillipsworld joins @tokemakinwa @bolinto @michelledede on discussing "Father Figure" tonight on #MomentsNigeria 7PM WAT A video posted by EbonyLife TV (@ebonylifetv) on Aug 3, 2016 at 8:40am PDT

A House of Representatives Member representing Mashi/Dutsi federal constituency Katsina, Sani Bello has been kidnapped. Police in Katsina confirmed that Bello was abducted alongside his aide at Goburawa village, Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State on his way to the farm. The incident was also confirmed by a twitter user Hadi Sirika, from same constituency as Sani Bello.

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has revealed details  why he visited President Muhammadu Buhari today  at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He revealed that he has been meeting the president many times without the notice of journalists, because such meetings were in the night. “You asked why I came to see the president today; one key thing is that having been a head of government, a former president, you become a state property,”  he said. Giving more details of his visit, the president said he also discussed burning national issues. He said:  “That’s the privilege you have but every privilege has its corresponding responsibility, and once you become a state property, most of your international engagements that have to do with public addresses and some international assignments, they become national assignments; you brief the President. “Even when I was here, the former presidents used to do that and see me. I have been coming; mos...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State arrested a 31-year-old man on July 28, for allegedly peddling hard drug worth N1.78 billion. The Commander, Mr. Sule Momodu, said the suspect identified as Vincent Chidiebere was arrested in Awka, the state capital, with methamphetamine weighing 25.2kg. A kilogramme of the drug cost about $150,000. He said the arrest was made following a tip-off that a shipment of the drug would pass through Anambra from Enugu to Lagos. Speaking to reporters, he said:  "Based on the information, we set up a team to search vehicles from a particular company. About 11am we intercepted a vehicle carrying the substance and nabbed the suspect." Momodu, described the drug as "one of the most potent illicit drugs in the world, which has a lot of destructive tendencies on the user, adding that anyone under the influence of the dangerous drug can be influenced to make disastrous decisions. He said ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today arraigned Abiodun Agbele, aide to the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on an eleven count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder the sum of over N4.6 billon. In a statement released today, the commission reported that Abgele, alongside Musliu Obanikoro, former Minister of Defence for State, Sylvan Mcnamara Ltd, Lt. A.O Adewale, Tunde Oshinowo and Olalekan Ogunseye, all at large were alleged to have laundered monies transferred from the Office of the National Security Adviser with Central Bank of Nigeria, Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd). The defendant pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him. Justice Dimgba, after listening to arguments from both defence and prosecution counsels, as to whether or not the accused be granted bail, remanded the accused person to prison and adjourned the case to  Friday, August...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan met with President Muhammadu Buhari few hours ago at the president’s office in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. We had earlier reported that Jonathan arrived the Villa at exactly 2:00 pm and went straight to the president’s office. President Buhari who had gone to the Villa Mosque straight from the council chamber where he presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, was reportedly observing his afternoon prayer at the Villa Mosque when Jonathan came calling. The president came out immediately after the prayer to meet with Jonathan. This is the 4th time Jonathan is visiting his successor. As at the time of filing this report, the reason for the former president’s visit is still unknown. See more photos below;

Two of the alleged thieves being burnt Two suspected miscreants have been lynched at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Imo State during a failed criminal operation. According to an eye witness, the event took place at Umuchima area around Laffarge in Owerri as three robbers stormed the students-populated zone to rob them of their belongings. One of the outlaws escaped while two others were nabbed by a daring mob. The robbers were beated blue black after which their bodies were set on fire as a deterrent to other culprits patronizing the area. Many students were happy about the burning of the criminals. They said that for the past few months, robbers have been disturbing students all over Umuchima and every day they pray for this day of reckoning for the miscreants. See more photos: