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Following the seal-off the premises of the slated convention of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP, this morning in Rivers. State Mega Mode Media learnt that an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting convened at the Government House in Port Harcourt, River State's capital. The final decision is that the Convention will hold now at the Government House and extend the tenure of the Caretaker Committee for another 3 months. Earlier, the was moved  to extend the committee by a maximum period of 12 months before it was adjusted. Meanwhile, the Central Working Committe, CWC, will tbe expanded at the modified Convention.

 USOC spokesperson Patrick Sandusky confirmed the news in a statement to Us Weekly, writing, “According to four members of the U.S. Olympic swimming team (Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, Jimmy Feigen and Ryan Lochte), they left France House early Sunday morning in a taxi headed for the Olympic Village. Their taxi was stopped by individuals posing as armed police officers, who demanded the athletes’ money and other personal belongings. All four athletes are safe and cooperating with authorities.” Original story below: Ryan Lochte’s mom says the athlete was robbed and held at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, August 14. The International Olympic Committee, however, says reports of a holdup are untrue. Ileana Lochte told USA Today that her son and at least one of his U.S. teammates were confronted by a group of people with guns and knives early Sunday morning while their cab was stopped at a gas station. The athletes were reportedly on their way to meet up with Brazi...

 United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the ranking Democratic Party member on the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is leading a congressional delegation to Lagos from August 12 to 14.  He heard from Nigerian technology leaders and young entrepreneurs on August 13 regarding their successes and challenges, and offered remarks on his efforts to expand internet access and digital literacy to enhance economic development, education, and good governance in developing countries. Senator Markey's bicameral delegation includes Karen Bass (D-Calif.), ranking Democratic Party member of the Africa and Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), both members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The delegation also met with Nigerian Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on August 13 to discuss how public-private par...

Splash News RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned  Muhammad Ali’ s heirs  have avoided a heavyweight brawl over his $80 million fortune ! The late champ’s nine children and widow,  Lonnie , met in California on June 28 to divvy up his estate. Though the meeting went smoothly, with the boxing legend’s seven daughters, his natural son,  Muhammad Ali Jr. , and his adopted son getting an equal share and  Lonnie keeping the Ali estate , not everyone may be pleased with the result. A source revealed 44-year-old Ali Jr. has dumped his wife and their two children and is moving out of Chicago’s tough South Side to a home in a better neighborhood. “Ali Jr. went to California, and now he’s got some money all of a sudden,” dished the source. It’s a huge change for Ali Jr.,  who’d been estranged from his famous father   —who passed away on June 3 at age 74 — for years. For the past decade, he and his family — wife  Shaak...

The unmasking of the criminal gang that abducted the traditional ruler of Iba in Lagos State, Oba Goriola Oseni, three weeks ago, has also exposed how the gangs have cordoned off riverine areas of Lagos and Ogun states with seven camps manned by 800 members, all registered. Each of the camps is led by a ‘General’ and his foot soldiers, all operating in a typical military hierarchy. Toba Foreje (left) and Isaiah Ofodomu, suspected kidnappers of Oba Goriola Oseni, Oniba of Iba-land in Iba Local Council Development Area[LCDA] paraded by Lagos state Governor and Commissioner of Police at Lagos House, Ikeja, yesterday.  This revelation came as Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday, vowed to punish suspected kidnappers of the traditional ruler, stating that they would face the full wrath of the law. The governor described the abduction as “a sacrilege and a complete desecration of Yoruba cultural values.” Meanwhile, three other suspects were arrested by the Police, yeste...

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, on Monday, relaunched the War Against Indiscipline, WAI Brigade, in Abuja, saying in this era of insecurity, violence, kidnapping, and other forms of social vices, the role of the Brigade in civil intelligence gathering cannot be over emphasized. Details to follow…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, last night, cried out that the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) wants to eliminate him.  A splinter group of the Niger Delta Avengers had, weekend , named the former president as one their sponsors. But Dr. Jonathan, in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Ikechukwu, said that the allegation was not only a lie but a ploy by MEND to kill him. Below is the full statement: “Our attention has been drawn to a malicious claim by a shadowy group which calls itself the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) to the effect that many notable Ijaw and other Niger Delta leaders and elders, especially those perceived not to be too close to the powers that be, are the alleged sponsors of the current crises in the Niger Delta.  “For the avoidance of doubt, we are fully convinced that such an idiotic claim is too cheap a narrative, a facile contrivance so badly concocted that any discerning mind would easily see through its disingenuous and...

(Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images) By Amanda Wicks It’s no secret that President Obama enjoys rap. He named Kendrick Lamar’s “How Much a Dollar Cost?” as his favorite song from 2015, and before he took the stage at the Democratic National Convention last week, he got pumped up by listening to another rapper’s energetic, driven track. Before delivering his speech, Obama listened to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” The inspiring track seemed appropriate for the moment, written as it was about someone who must overcome his fears in order to achieve his greatest dreams. Now, we’re not saying Obama’s greatest dream was knocking his speech out of the ballpark at the convention, but considering how much is on the line this presidential election season he had reason to bring his A game. “You better lose yourself in the music, the moment/ You own it, you better never let it go/ You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow/ This opportunity comes once in a lifet...

Kesha Kesha  is back on the road and couldn't be happier. As her legal battle with  Dr. Luke  carries on, the "Tik Tok" singer headed to Atlantic City in New Jersey Saturday night to continue her "F--k the World Tour." While fans will be delighted to know the show features her biggest hits including "Your Love Is My Drug" and "Timber," Kesha couldn't help but display her happiness at being on stage once again. "The show I have always wanted to put on has finally come to fruition," she  wrote  on Instagram Sunday afternoon. "This show is the most satisfying show I have ever been a part of on the deepest, most cellular level." She added, "I'm so happy. See y'all out there on the road creeps." Just two weeks ago, Kesha and the Creepies announced a summer tour that will feature mostly small, intimate venues. At the same time, music lovers will be able to hear a mix of rock ‘n' roll a...

Hoya, there! In May, actress and U.N. Special Envoy Angelina Jolie signed on to be a visiting professor at the London School of Economics for the fall. Now, she “will do the same guest spot at Georgetown University,” LSE’s sister school in Washington, D.C., a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly. The 41-year-old mom of six, who did not attend college, will share her knowledge in lectures, workshops and research focused on women, peace and security — subjects that are close to her heart. “It is vital that we broaden the discussion on how to advance women's rights and end impunity for crimes that disproportionately affect women, such as sexual violence in conflict," Jolie said in a May statement, announcing her U.K. gig. "I am looking forward to teaching and learning from the students, as well as to sharing my own experiences of working alongside governments and the United Nations." The course, the first of its kind internationally, was launched last ...

Air force personnel brainstorming on the aerial assault Some vandals allegedly responsible for attacks on communities in Lagos and Ogun states are escaping in large numbers to riverine communities in the Ilaje and Ese-Odo local government areas of Ondo State. Investigations on Monday showed that the insurgents, who escaped the intensified aerial bombardment by the Nigerian Air Force of their camps at Arepo, Ogun, and Ikorodu, Lagos, had been sighted in Ore, Okitipupa and the riverine communities of  Ondo State. A top security source told one of our correspondents that security reports showed that some of the militants had sneaked into the Ondo reverine communities. He said, ‘‘Arepo can no longer contain them. Some of them have run to Ondo to hide in the riverine areas.’’ It was further gathered that some of them were still trapped in Arepo and other communities in Lagos and were making frantic moves to flee. A source in Ese-Odo said since the military started the b...

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar has debunked claims that he has formed a new political platform under which he would run for President in 2019, with Ondo State Governor Segun Mimiko as his running mate. This was contained in a Sunday evening statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe. According to him,  “the report bears all the features of a political hatchet job planted by his opponents who have desperately tried to invent events in order to draw a wedge between him and President (Muhammadu) Buhari on one hand and APC leadership as a whole”. He said the  “report was an incompetent product of fiction, so shallow and vacuous that even its authors could not validate its credibility with reliable and verifiable sources.” The statement alerts Nigerians and APC leadership to the existence of  “some people of bad faith trying tooth and nail to spread the seeds of discord in the party, and destr...

The group's symbol Students who attend an evangelical Christian after-school program known as the Good News Club will soon be offered a “satanic” alternative. The Satanic Temple said its programs will show children “there are multiple perspectives on all issues, and that they have a choice in how they think.” Doug Mesner, who goes by the professional name of Lucien Greaves, spoke to The Washington Post on  Sunday  about the group’s plans. He is the co-founder of the Satanic Temple along with Malcolm Jarry. “We are only doing this because Good News Clubs have created a need for this,” Mr. Greaves said. “If Good News Clubs would operate in churches rather than public schools, that need would disappear. But our point is that if you let one religion into the public schools, you have to let others, otherwise it’s an establishment of religion. […] We’ve moved well beyond being a simple political ploy and into being a very sincere movement that seeks to separate religion f...

A Nigerian accused of scamming $60 million from companies around the world through fraudulent emails has been arrested after months of investigation, Interpol and Nigeria’s anti-fraud agency said Monday. One company paid out $15.4 million, according to an Interpol statement . The ringleader of a global scamming network, identified only as 40-year-old Mike, was arrested along with a 38-year-old accomplice in Nigeria’s oil capital, Port Harcourt, in June, the statement said. He is on administrative bail, which implies that officers do not yet have enough evidence to charge him. The man is accused of leading a network that compromised email accounts of small and medium-sized businesses around the world including in the United States, Australia, India, South Africa and Thailand. The statement didn’t name any targets. The network involved about 40 people in Nigeria, Malaysia and South Africa who provided malware and carried out the frauds, with money-laundering contacts in China, E...

Approximately 120 Nigerian undergraduate and graduate students newly admitted to U.S. higher education institutions attended an EducationUSA pre-departure orientation at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos today, July 26, 2016.   The newly admitted students enjoyed a wide range of practical advice about U.S. culture and educational expectations to set them up for success, such as building positive relationships with professors and peers, time management, and balancing course workloads with a strong social and community life.  EducationUSA Advisers Chinenye Uwadileke and Adeola Oseni led the session in concert with eleven current and former students from Nigeria who shared extensive wisdom from first-hand experience.  Acting Public Affairs Officer Frank Sellin welcomed the group, noting they are beginning a life-changing educational and cultural experience, and urging the new students to bring back their experiences and knowledge to the benefit of all Nigerians. ...

Anna Wintour and Hillary Rodham Clinton   Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty She’s with her! Democratic presidential candidate  Hillary Clinton  is getting a helping hand with her campaign wardrobe selections from none other than Anna Wintour . YOU  “Clinton has been consulting American  Vogue editor in chief and Democratic party fundraiser Anna Wintour on her wardrobe choices for key moments of the campaign,” the  Business of Fashion  reported in a Thursday, July 28, webpost. “On certain occasions, Wintour has approached designers to procure outfits for Clinton, who has settled into a uniform of brightly coloured pantsuits and jackets by US designers.” Hillary Clinton’s A-List Supporters Hillary and Bill Clinton   Earl Gibson III/WireImage The Business of Fashion revealed that most candidates don’t have items lent to them, like celebrities do. “Trump has a budget, Sanders has a budget, Hillary has a budget,” personal stylist...