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Kia Motors Nigeria has got a brand ambassador. According to numerous sources, Peter Okoye of PSquare AKA MrP is the new face of the auto company. He confirmed this news, via Instagram, on June 15, 2016. “My dear fans and friends I am happy to inform you all that I am the new face of KIA@kiamotorsnigeria. MrP now KIA’s ambassador in #Nigeria. Pls help Welcome me now to the KIA family. I give all thanks to God for blessing me much more than I deserve! And may the Good Lord Bless my family,friends and fans for me as well @kiamotorsnigeria #kiaambassador# StyleMeetAttitude," his caption read. The company also shared the news, saying,“We are happy to introduce the new face of Kia, Peter Psquare MrP now Kia’s ambassador in #Nigeria. Welcome to the Kia family @peterpsquare #kiaambassador. @peterpsquare has joined the only family that has the Power to Surprise. We are pleased to have you MrP, welcome to the family that cares, Kia. #stylemeetsattitude.”    

Gollywood cum Nollywood star actor and Van Vicker’s manager, Dr. Clarice Ford-Kulah, has responded to allegations leveled against her by her husband, Dr. Bartum Kulah, that she is having an illicit affair with the actor. This came after her US-based Ghanaian husband accused the actor of having an affair with his wife who claims to be his manager and business partner. Kulah had said in a statement to Ghanaweb yesterday that, “My wife will deny the accusations and claim to be his Manager and Business partner. That’s what she always says, it’s all a cover, and I’ve caught them at a hotel twice. “She has been in Accra since Wednesday to Premiere a film, they will then go to Liberia to Premiere the same film next Saturday, not only that but sleeping with my wife anywhere they go. “This is the second trip in a year. They have traveled to Haiti, Liberia, Nigeria, Ireland and multiple cities in the Continental US. “I really have evidence to show that he is sleeping with my wife ...

Fresh reports have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari will not return to Nigeria from London, where he is spending his 10-day medical vacation, until Sunday. This new development was disclosed by Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday. Osinbajo disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly before the commencement of a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Buhari’s 10-day vacation expired on Wednesday,” Osinbajo said, adding that it was just appropriate for Buhari to take the weekend off and rest very well in London before returning to the country. The Vice-President said Buhari would resume in his office on Monday morning, noting that he spoke to the President yesterday on the telephone and he was in good health condition. Osinbajo said, “The President will be back on Sunday. “By the time he would be arriving in Nigeria on Sunday, he would have spent 14 days. “He was earlier scheduled to arrive the country on Thursday (to...

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said a breach of standard safety practice by the Elegushi Beach operators caused the death of the two University of Lagos postgraduate students. The state Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure Development, Mr. Ade Akinsanya, who made the remark, added that the government would thenceforth mete out heavy punishment to any operator that failed to comply strictly with the standard safety measures. The PUNCH had reported that the students – Adesola Ogunmefun and 25-year-old Funmilayo Odusina – were having fun at the beach with their birthday friend, Bolu, on Sunday, June 5, when they were submerged by strong tides which swept them into the Atlantic Ocean. While Bolu survived, Ogunmefun and Odusina, who were on the verge of bagging their Master’s degrees in International Law and Diplomacy from UNILAG, gave up the ghost before they could get medical treatment. They graduated in 2011 from the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State...

The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has dismissed five officers for various offences. This include a police sergeant identified as Daniel Osaimayu, who was dismissed for allegedly collecting N50, 000 bribe from motorists in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. The state Commissioner of Police, CP, Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the dismissal on Wednesday, said the four other policemen were dismissed for extortion and improper dressing, the Punch gathered. The four dismissed policemen are Sulaiman Muhammed, Samuel Ando, Richard Ugwu and Michael Adeoya. Adeoya was dismissed for allegedly wearing flip-flops while on duty. Muhammed on his part was dismissed for allegedly not wearing police uniform while on duty. Osaimayu, who was attached to the state Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Alausa, was arrested on Monday by the X-Squad of the Command. The X-Squad operatives had arrested a hoodlum in the area and found the cash on him. However, during investi...

The Senate yesterday set up a nine-man ad-hoc committee to look into the report of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) from 2013 to 2015 indicting the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of not remitting over N1 trillion into the Federation Account. This decision followed a resolution reached by the lawmakers shortly after the Executive Secretary of the agency, Mr. Waziri Adio, briefed them on the content of the audit report at plenary. Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in setting up the ad-hoc committee, said the issues raised by the NEITI boss cut across a lot of the different standing committees, and that in view of the enormity involved, the general opinion is that an ad-hoc committee be set up to probe the report. He said the terms of reference of the panel led by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Jibrin Barau, would be to re-examine the financial processes and the fiscal audit report of th...

The cockpit voice recorder from doomed EgyptAir Flight 804 was at least partially recovered from the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt’s investigation committee said Thursday, giving rise to hope that mysteries surrounding the crash could soon be solved. The black box was damaged and had to be carefully retrieved in stages by a salvage ship with robotic search devices, the committee said in a statement. The ship "was able to salvage the part that contains the memory unit, which is considered the most important part of the recording device," the statement said. There was no immediate word on the fate of the data recorder. Searchers spotted the plane's wreckage Wednesday, almost one month after the Cairo-bound Airbus A320 plunged into the sea more than three hours into a flight from Paris. All 66 people aboard perished. The voice recorder was being taken by ship to the Egyptian city of Alexandria, where specialists hope to reveal and analyze the ...