Nigeria Will Need Extra 900,000B/D To Recover Oil Lost To Militancy – Kachikwu

Nigeria has lost a mind-blogging amount of crude oil to the renewed spate of Niger Delta militancy in Nigeria.

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has revealed the losses Nigeria has suffered from the vandalization of oil facilities in the Niger Delta militants which has caused a dip in the country’s oil earnings

Photos from the venue of PDP's Port Harcourt convention slated for tomorrow Aug. 17th

Despite the court ruling suspending their planned National convention, the Ahmed Makarfi led faction of PDP appear to be ready for their convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers state tomorrow August 17th. These photos are from the venue of the convention. 

You Are No Longer A Military Man – Oba Of Lagos Tells Buhari

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari not to forget that he is no longer a military man.

The monarch said the ongoing economic hardship in the nation could not be totally blamed on former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mother of rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali, speaks to BBC, says some of the missing girls died during childbirth

Mother of Amina Ali, one of the Chibok school girls who was rescued in May this year after being in Boko Haram captivity for over two years, spoke to BBC about her daughter Amina. According to her, Amina told her that some of the girls she was kidnapped alongside with died during childbirth while others were killed during bomb attacks. 

Rita Dominic and OBJ in rare selfie

Nollywood star Rita Dominic was recently pictured with former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in a screening for the movie '76. She was also joined by co star Chidi Mokeme and Tonye Princewill amongst others. Rita was dressed in a white print peplum blouse and black pants.

Rio Olympics table as it stands

Predictably, the US is running away with this one having garnered a total of 75 medals to top the table. While first place is not in dispute, the battle for second place rages on between Britain and China with 41 and 46 medals respectively. Britain tops China by virtue of having one more gold medal than the Asian country's 15.

Herdsmen Kill Six In Fresh Attack In Kaduna State Over The Weekend

Six people have allegedly been killed by Fulani herdsmen in Godogodo, Jama’a local government area of Kaduna State.

The victims who were mainly young people were said to have been attacked in the farm last Saturday.