Falae, SDP deny receiving N100m from CBN

THE Social Democratic Party, SDP, yesterday denied that N100million was transferred to the company account of its Chairman, Chief Olu Falae, from the Central Bank/ Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited.

This was contained in a statement issued in Akure by the state Publicity Secretary of the Party Remi Olayiwola.

According to the statement; “The party and it’s national Chairman never had any business dealing or transaction whatsoever with either the CBN or the Joint trust Dimension Limited.

Tenant punches landlord dead over electricity bill

DETECTIVES from Ondo State Police Command have arrested one Tope Akideji, who allegedly punched his 75-year-old landlord, Kayode Osunkalu, to death over electricity bill.

Vanguard gathered that the suspect is being interrogated at the homicide section of the Command.

The deceased, a retired civil servant, owned a two-storey building located at 17, Ayeferere, Street in Ondo town.

Officials of Benin Electricity Distribution

Wayne Rooney targets April injury return

Wayne Rooney insists his recovery from a knee injury is on track and has targeted a return in April.

The Manchester United and England captain sustained knee ligament damage Sunderland last month and has missed United’s last eight games.

Although his recovery is on course, he will still miss the vital clashes against Liverpool in the Europa League and Manchester City in the Premier League.

He will also be unavailable for England's

Facebook, Google and WhatsApp plan to increase encryption of user data

Silicon Valley’s leading companies – including Facebook, Google and Snapchat – are working on their own increased privacy technology as Apple fights the US government over encryption, the Guardian has learned.

Millennials, technology will not save your generation

Chances are you went straight for a Mark Zuckerberg-type: male, white, nerdy and, above all, young. Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004, three years after the collapse of the dotcom bubble, at the age of 20.

Boy-10, first to get new bionic hand

Alan, 10, of Loughor, had both hands amputated at the age of three after complications arising from an infection.

His mother Hannah Jones, 32, managed to raise £30,000 in eight months so he could get an i-limb quantum hand.

Fuel scarcity bites harder amid increase in supply

Despite promises to end the lingering fuel scarcity, particularly Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also called petrol, and with increased product loading activities, Nigerians still queue for long hours to get the scarce commodity.

This is even as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said he was engaging the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on the possibility of making foreign exchange, FOREX, available to oil marketers to enable them continue importation of petrol.

Pupils Fall Out Of School Bus In Lagos

Two pupils of New Vine International School, Mushin, Lagos, were flung out of a moving bus driven by the Proprietor, Mr. Ekezie Augustine, at Costain Roundabout, on their way from the National Theatre, Iganmu.

Mr. Ekezie was promptly handed over to the Divisional Traffic Office, Iponri, by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command, for prosecution.

I’m not dating Falz, Funke Akindele cries out

  No doubts, the relationship between superstar
actress, Funke Akindele and lawyer turned
singer, Falz, has been fruitful, since they hooked
up on the TV series ‘Jennifer’s Diary. At least, the
duo coming out of the Africa Magic Viewers

Manchester city-Coach:Pellegrini refuses to give up on title

Manchester City's faltering Premier League title
bid sustained another blow on Saturday as a 0-0
draw at Norwich City left Manuel Pellegrini's side
nine points below leaders Leicester City.

Oil prices rise

DLondon - Brent crude was on track for its third

weekly gain on Friday, supported by an

optimistic report from the International Energy

Agency.

Still, analysts cautioned that a large glut of oil

remained, with Goldman Sachs warning that U.S.

crude could saturate storage in the coming

monLondon - Brent crude was on track for its third

weekly gain on Friday, supported by an

optimistic report from the International Energy

Agency.

Why don't they make shoes for black ballet dancers?

The world of ballet has long been criticised for
having a problem with diversity. But could one
small quirk be a symbol of the barriers facing
non-white dancers, asks Kirstie Brewer.

Youngest mother in Africa: 10 years old Girl gave birth in kenya

10-year-old Kenyan girl, Gladys Chelagat,
became the youngest known mother in
Africa to give birth on June 27, 2015.

Could Trump's vulgarity cost him the nomination?

Stray penises have long been a problem for
presidential aspirants, but ordinarily
candidates try to conceal the evidence rather
than boast about the dimensions of their
manhood.

North Korea’s nuclear threat

North Korea has stepped up army recruitment and called on
former soldiers to re-enlist to bolster its ground forces ahead
of the traditional joint military exercise between South
Korea and the US, according to sources inside the country
Washington and Seoul are scheduled to begin their biggest
ever military manoeuvres across the border on 7 March,
involving 15,000 US troops – double the number of
previous years.

Oil prices extend rally; Brent back above $40

Oil prices rallied further Monday, boosted by
strong US jobs growth and as a cut in the
country's crude drilling activities sparked hopes
of an easing supply glut, analysts said.
Recent dollar weakness helped also to lift
demand for the commodity priced in the
greenback, as did indications that producers
were already making moves to limit output.

Juan Mata apologised to United fans after West Brom red card

Juan Mata apologised to Manchester United
fans on Monday after the first red card of his
career proved costly in a 1-0 defeat at West
Brom on Sunday.

Manager tells £50m Manchester United and Chelsea target: You should join Manchester City

Cavani's future in the French capital has been up
in the air ever since PSG boss Laurent Blanc
hinted that he could be sold.

“There is a problem with Cavani’s behaviour but
my job is to think of the entire squad as a
collective,” he said.

Would you dare to zipline over these deadly crocodile- infested waters?

If whizzing through the air at top speed isn't
enough to excite you, you might want to get
yourself down to this heart-pumping attraction.
Daring travellers can now snap up the thrill of a
lifetime by flying over a pit of alligators and
crocodiles.

Nigerian ex-defence chief Alex Badeh-stole N3.9bn

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has
remanded the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air
Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who was accused of
diverting over N3.9billion from accounts of the
Nigerian Air Force, in prison custody.