“ Thank God all the victims are doing well and worthy of note is the pregnant victim, who is now conscious and responding very well to treatment,’’ Akabuike said.

Managing Director, Seven-up Bottling Company, Mr. Sunil Sawhney has revealed why his company threw their weight behind two major youth events in Lagos during the Yuletide.

The 18-week premium concert of Globacom, the Glo Slide ‘n’ Bounce, ended in grand style on Friday with a show attended by a mammoth crowd in Enugu. Held at the Golden Royale Hotel, Enugu, the show paraded top-rated Nigerian music stars like the inimitable contemporary highlife linchpin, Flavour, the sensational female vocalist from Marvin Records, Di’Ja, and the “sekem” crooner, MC Galaxy, who were all on hand to entertain the crowd.

The indefatigable senator representing Lagos West and wife of leader of the APC, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has explained the reason she initiated and continues to support the Musical Youth Fiesta Initiative (MYFI). Speaking at the 2015 edition that held on Wednesday, 16th December at the Expo centre of the Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island, she said the event was an opportunity to showcase the creative musical talents of the youth and embolden them to perform publicly.

THE Bible Society of Nigeria, BSN, has called on the country’s law makers to assist publishers and other intellectual property owners in the country by reviewing general laws on piracy in Nigeria to put an end to the wicked activities of pirates. The General Secretary of BSN, Rev. Dare Ajiboye made the appeal while addressing journalists at the Bible Guest House in Lagos, on the activities lined up to mark the 50th anniversary of the Society come February next year.

“Years ago,” recalled Lizzy a fifty-something IT expert, “when our house was always full of small children, I staggered downstairs with a few of fellow-mothers after a chaotic session with some of the children in the bathroom, all wanting to be refreshed at my toddlers birthdays. We found the visiting Dads were pouring well-earned drinks. We mothers reported that, just before we finished cleaning the children, all the three and four-year-old boys had been snapping at their pants’ elastic and comparing the size of their willies. The mothers all laughed. So did the fathers, for a brief moment, but then, almost in chorus, they asked: “Um … and whose was the … ?’

Diego Costa scored twice as Guus Hiddink began his second spell as Chelsea interim manager with a 2-2 draw at home to Watford, Oscar missing a late penalty that would have given the champions all three points.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the secretive leader of the Islamic State group, called for an uprising in Saudi Arabia and pledged to attack Israel, in an audio recording released Saturday and attributed to him.

Kevin De Bruyne starred with a goal and two assists as Manchester City closed to within three points of Premier League leaders Leicester City by overwhelming Sunderland 4-1 on Saturday.

Harry Kane hit all the right notes as the Tottenham striker’s double clinched a 3-0 win over Norwich that kept his side’s top four bid on track on Saturday.

Henderson then squandered one glorious chance late on as he opted to pass rather than shoot with the Leicester goal at his mercy before Benteke did the same in the dying seconds and although that enraged Anfield, Liverpool’s fans ultimately went home happy.

English Premier League results on Saturday

To celebrate and reward ardent fans this festive season, popular songwriter, rapper and afropop artiste, Mo Eazy has released the video to his latest single, Kò JáBólè.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday said the Federal Government would provide medical items to aid the speedy recovery of victims of the Nnewi gas explosion.

The Police in Pakistan on Saturday arrested six men for allegedly drugging and raping a teenage girl in the eastern city of Lahore.