How a nurse was buried in Ghana (photo)

A nurse was buried in Ghana last week with this

Reduce number of policemen attached to VIPs - Buhari tells IGP

President Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase to reduce the number of police officers attached to Very Important Personalities in Nigeria.

According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the Presient on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari gave the directive at a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Police Affairs and the Police Service Commission in the Presidential Villa today August 20th.

President Buhari at the meeting also warned that he will not tolerate any irregularities or extortion of money from unemployed Nigerians in the coming recruitment into the police. He said that applicants having to pay bribes before being accepted into the police in the past was totally unacceptable.

As seen in Ikoyi today (photos)

A LIB reader was driving her own jeje in Ikoyi when she spotted this funny looking constructed mobile Keke abi na land helicopter! Lol. See more photos after the cut...

Photo: EFCC arrests suspected serial fraudster for N3.29bn fraud

Press statement from EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 arrested a suspected serial fraudster, Dr. Kunle Adeshola, who issued a forged draft to the tune of N3.29billion, in a phony land deal. 

The suspect, who presented himself as Director, Corporate and Management Service, Amazon Inc., had allegedly entered a contract with Atkan Services Nigeria Limited for the purchase of 50 units of flats in different locations within the FCT, Abuja

and subsequently presented a Deutsche Bank, "bank draft" no 081758 in the sum of $19.930, 900.00 purportedly drawn by Deutsche Bank in favour of Infinity Trust Savings and Loans Limited. But the draft was returned unpaid after Stanbic IBTC Plc, discovered it was forged and reported the fraud to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Photos: Actor Mofe Duncan and his bride at their traditional wedding today

Mofe Duncan and his fiancee had their traditional wedding in Lagos today August 20th. Their church wedding will hold on Saturday August 22nd. More photos after the cut...

Photo of the day

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike receiving prayers from a clergy man at the Government house in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

Buhari appoints Tunde Fowler new chairman FIRS

President Buhari has appointed Tunde Fowler as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Until his appointment, Mr Fowler was the Chief Executive Officer /Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue from 2005 to 2014.

He had his higher education in the United States where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree from the California State University. He will serve as Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate.

Matt Barnes insists there was something between himself & Rihanna

A girl says she doesn't know you and you're still insisting y'all are dating? Despite being roasted by Rihanna, Matt stands by his story. Below is what he told Jim Rome, in a new interview 

"You live and you learn. When you’re in a situation like this and, you know, you just learn. You just got to keep stuff to yourself obviously. But the way I’m putting it right now, I’m too grown to lie, you know what I mean. It is what it is, I’m going to let this blow by like everything else blows by.”

“What can you do? At the end of the day we’re all grown-ups. Like I said I’m too grown to be lying about stuff but life is life. You live and you learn.”