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The unofficial start of summer is here with the launch of Yahoo Fantasy Baseball for 2016. Everything you love about our game is back with several great new elements. If you've never played fantasy baseball before, now is the perfect time to get in the game as you will be able to take advantage of the Champion of Champions contest being added. It will be a chance for the winners of each baseball league on Yahoo to compete for prizes. More details on the contest and official rules to come soon. Along with other elements you've come to expect on Yahoo like 24/7 drafting and mock-drafting, including on Android and iOS devices, here are some other exciting new features for this season: - Tons of prospects were added to the game. More than we've ever had - We killed O-rank, making our rankings easier to understand View gallery Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Josh Donaldson - The addition of a new research tool, Trade Market, where you can see who is being traded for w...

A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele , Delta, by officers of the 19 Battalion of Nigerian Army. The suspect, Bukar Abacha, was arrested shortly after he arrived the popular Hausa quarters in Sapele. A senior army officer who did not want his name mentioned, said on Thursday that a member of the Arewa community gave the information to“Operation Pulo Shield.’’ File Photo: Army Chief, Buratai displaying album of 100 most wanted Boko Haram terrorists The Borno-state born suspect was, thereafter, handed over to the Army Headquarters in Abuja for further interrogation, the senior officer said. The officer said that the suspect was on the wanted list of the army He said that a sensitisation exercise tagged “show of force confidence building patrol’’ had

WARRI—FORMER General Officer Commanding, GOC, Movement for the Emanicipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Government Ekpumupolo, alias Tompolo, yesterday, said he will appear before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, which issued a bench warrant for his arrest, January 14, but “at the appropriate time.” The bench warrant followed a motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which had filed different charges against Tompolo, over allegation of diverting N34 billion belonging to the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to personal use and laundering of N22.6 billion. Tompolo, who spoke through his Media Adviser and Consultant, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, also said he will never commence war against the Federal Government having accepted amnesty in 2009, reiterating that he was not party to the recent three-day bombing of crude oil and

ASABA—THE people of Delta Central senatorial district, yesterday, went into jubilation, following the swearing-in of Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege as the senator representing the district by the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, at the National Assembly, in Abuja. Omo-Agege The people who danced round some streets in Ughelli, Orogun, Sapele, Effurun and Okpe, described Omo-Agege’s inauguration in the Senate as a good omen for the Urhobo nation. The swearing-in of Omo-Agege of the Labour Party was sequel to the Appeal Court judgment which removed Chief Ighoyota Amori of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Speaking to Vanguard, the national leader of Urhobo Youths Nationality Council, Olorogun Jaro Egbo, a prominent Urhobo leader, Chief Austin Uloho, Mr Friday Onodjae and Prince Elvis Oharisi, said it was a new dawn for the people of the area. Congratulating Omo-Agege on his swearing-in, Egbo expressed confidence that Omo-

Culled From SaharaReporters Nigeria's former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of massive fraud that characterized arms procurement during his tenure. An EFCC source told SaharaReporters that the retired air marshal is being investigated amongst other acts for reportedly authorizing the purchase of two helicopters without functional rotors. He added

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has replied former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who on Monday Jan. 25, described him as an Intergrity Challenged Charlatan in a statement she released. In a statement released on Sunday January 24th, Falana had attempted to link Okonjo-Iweala to the $2.1 billion scandal, calling for her arrest and prosecution. Reacting to Okonjo-Iweala's statement, Falana yesterday in his own statement, accused her of being quick to deflect criticisms by accusing anyone seeking to hold her to account for her 'appalling records' in government, of having ulterior political motives. The statement in part reads “When Prof Chukwuma Soludo alleged that about N30tr could not be accounted for

Lol. He actually did. In a GQ exclusive, R. Kelly brings us his memoirs in 45 minutes of storytelling and singing. Watch the video after the cut...

The man above is Lekan Adesoji Adedeko. He is a Law graduate from LASU who currently practices his Law profession in Akure, Ondo State. The lawyer is accusing NSCDC of brutality. According to a source who spoke with LIB, Mr Adedeko stood as surety for his clients who had a civil case with the men of the NSCDC otherwise known as Civil Defence.  When Adedeko's clients failed to show up at the appointed date, the men if the agency allegedly stormed the lawyer's house on January, 21 at about  10:30pm and a ccording

One of Lionel Messi's fans has gone to extreme lengths to show his admiration for the Barcelona player. He got a tattoo of the player poised in his signature celebration, on his back. He was then lucky to meet his idol and Messi was happy to oblige, offering his signature to be permanently added to the back tattoo of his image. He signed the fan's back with a marker which the fan then took to a tattoo parlour to make it permanent. See the result after the cut...

The pre-wedding dinner took place last night. Their traditional wedding is this Saturday. More pics after the cut...

As his campaign against corruption continues, President Buhari yesterday sent a letter to the Senate asking for the amendment of two bills that will advance his fight against corruption. The bills are the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Bill 2016 and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 2016. ‎ The Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Bill 2016, if passed into law, would expand the scope of money laundering offenses, provide protection for employees of various institutions as well as bodies who may discover money laundering, and the establishment of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. The bill if passed into law will also enhance customer due diligence, provide appropriate penalties and expand the scope of supervisory bodies, while recognizing the role of certain self-regulatory organisations to address the challenges faced in implementation

An expanse of land hidden at Roberts Island, a village off Lagos waters near Atlas Cove, where oil bunkers perforate oil pipelines and steal oil products, was yesterday discovered and exposed by a team led by the Petroleum Minister, Ibe Kachiukwu. A search around the place showed equipment used by the oil bunkers to perforate oil pipelines and then store the products in the kegs pictured above. #FastInfoMag The kegs and the tools used for vandalization were all found buried in the ground. It appeared all dwellers in the community had a role in the vandalism as not one of them

As the devastating Zika virus rampages through the Caribbean and Latin America - and threatens to hit parts of the US such as Florida - more and more questions are being asked about how it can be transmitted. #FastInfoMag The virus has been linked to birth defects in thousands of Brazilian babies, born with heads smaller than normal and undeveloped brains. Symptoms include a rash, fever, conjunctivitis and headache and to date, 21 countries have been affected.

Mrs Floyinka Ayinda has been arrested and detained at Idimu division on charges of vandalism of NNPC pipeline in Isheri Olofin, Lagos, after a pipe water well was discovered to be connected to NNPC pipeline. According to PM News, the 59-year-old landlady has been siphoning petrol illegally at her residence located at KML 1, LASU Road, Iyana Odo bus stop in Isheri Olofin, for

Music star YQ shared a photo of himself in a plane with Ice Prince and his girlfriend Maima this evening (not sure if it's a recent photo) and wrote " Maximum respect to those who respect and value their loved ones irrespective of what they hear about them. We are all human, with flaws,pasts only God is perfect. "Only the Angel of God is white" . Majek Fashek. "Nobody Holy pass" 2Baba."

This is the wardrobe of Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth about $35billion...the simple things!

Three corpses were found and exhumed from a building site at Ugwuaji area of Enugu on the Enugu - Portharcourt Expressway yesterday Monday Jan. 25th. The corpses were buried inside the foundation of the building allegedly owned by a church which is under construction and totally covered with concrete. According to unconfirmed sources, one of the workers at the site who heard about what had happened to the three men alerted the police, who came to exhume the bodies. The building is allegedly owned, according to residents in the area, by a ritualist who disguised to be a man of God. More photos...

Below is the statement he released... My attention has been drawn to various campaigns on-going online about the upcoming election in Edo State later this year. The campaign mainly by young people (youths) and students from Edo State and my local government, is that I should vie for the position of Deputy Governor in the state. This is based on the premise that since the party zoned deputy

The singer shared photos of himself with former Super Eagles player Yakubu Aiyegbemi on a flight out of Nigeria. He wrote " With my bro Yakubu Aiyegbeni. Instanbul,Antalya and London am on my way to you. Welcome to my football world.  #FootballBusiness". Peter recently started his own football management...

Members of the Nigerian Medical Association staged a protest yesterday over the increased rate of abduction of medical practitioners in the state. The doctors came out in large numbers for the peaceful protest. Some of them were seen on their laboratory coats carrying placards, others just held their stethoscope. Former chairman of the NMA Dr, Ibitorukuemi Kurubo  explained the purpose of the protest: “When people are sick or when we want to take deliveries of babies we don’t call security agencies to do it for us. For instance, Lassa Fever issue is on. We are confronting it. Two doctors have died in the process, that is our

Blac Chyna who's been confirmed to be dating Rob Kardashian shared more photos from her photoshoot. More photos after the cut....

"The3WiseMen" - Nollywood Veterans: Zack Orji, Richard Mofe Damijo, (RMD) & Victor Olaotan onset of a movie by Opa Williams. Photo Credit: Instagram/mr_kene

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspected cultists who engaged in supremacy battle in Bariga area of the State  on Saturday , leading to the killing of a 65-year-old woman. The deceased, Adejoke Adefuye was burnt beyond recognition when her house located at 19, Oshinfolarin Street in Bariga was set ablaze by the rival cult groups. Trouble had started when members of  Eiye  confraternity led by one Ibrahim Balogun clashed with another rival cult group known as  Aiye  confraternity led by a man simply identified as Gideon in a supremacy fight at the area.   The cultists, according to reports, vandalized some vehicles parked along the road in

The Save The Nation Movement has queried the exclusion of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai from the $2.1 billion arms deal investigation because he served as the Defence Headquarters Director of Procurement between 2012 and 2015. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday January 24th, and signed by its National Secretary, Mazi Steven O. Chilaka, the group said it was concerned that only Air Force chiefs were listed among those recommended for probe by the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and defense sector from 2007 to 2015. Read the press statement below... The Save The Nation Movement (STNM) has questioned the rationale behind the exclusion of the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur

The 30-year-old announces the new arrival to his followers on Twitter after wife Coleen gives birth to Kit Joseph Rooney. Footballer Wayne Rooney has announced the arrival of his new baby boy, Kit Joseph Rooney, to his millions of Twitter followers. The Manchester United striker already has two sons - six-year-old Kai and two-year-old Klay

One would pardon the person and the brand behind her but not the attitude. Rita Ora really sattended the Versace fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture on Sunday  in a bright orange mini dress which had cut-out sections and pieces of rope holding things in place. More photos after the cut...

unprecedented and hilarious as it may seem to you, this story is true. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, met with entertainers including Tiwa Savage, Don Jazzy, MI, Paul and Jude Okoye, Sunny Ade, Mo Abudu and others at the Southern Sun Hotel in Lagos yesterday January 24th. The meeting was to sensitize the entertainers on the 'Change Begins With Me' project that is to be launched by this administration.

AbbeyD - Abiodun Idowu is back with a new single titled: Baba Ijebu. Baba Ijebu is a song encouraging the youths to work hard, work clean and put in their best into their chosen vocations and the sky will be their limit. Comparing the eventual reward for hard-work to one who suddenly wins a big lottery (Baba Ijebu). The rhythm, lyrics and

Considering the current physique of the players and the dream he had, of their potentials.Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has indicated his worry at the form of the home based Super Eagles in the ongoing African Cup of Natiopns for home based players (CHAN). Sunday Oliseh's team will take on Guinea tomorrow in their last Group C match of the CAF Africa Nations Championship in Rwanda but says he and the technical crew are wary of injuries as the players are feeling the effects of playing on a

Priceless beauty and supermodel Irina Shayk, Bradley Cooper's current girlfriend looked sensational as she walked the runway in a very sexy thigh-split dress at the star-studded Versace fashion show in Paris on Sunday. The Russian-born beauty dazzled in a hip-hugging dress as she took to the catwalk in the structured number which was semi-sheer in places. More photos after the cut...

The heart broken singer led her three children, Rene Charles, 14, twin boys Nelson and Eddy, 5, to the funeral of her late husband. A huge number of well-wishers also gathered for the funeral service, filling the aisles of the church and the area outside. The funeral service was broadcast live yesterday Angélil died of throat cancer at the age of 73 on January 14. More photos after the cut...

Yesterday I shared TV Personality Bolanle Olukanni's comments about Will Smith's Nigerian accent in the film Concussion (See  here ). Well, TV Producer and music talent agent, Ayo Shonaiya absolutely doesn't agree with what Bolanle wrote, which was featured on MediaTakeOut and took to his Facebook page to air his views. Find what he wrote after the cut...

Fuji star, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma's daughter, Wasilat Ayinuola, turned 25 yesterday, January 22nd and to make the day special, he presented her with a brand new Toyota Matrix  Also, in a special birthday message to her on Instagram, Pasuma wrote, ‘Having you as my daughter is my greatest accomplishment and I didn’t even do a thing. You did it all, just by being you. I don’t know what I did in a previous life to deserve you as my

For all the negative headlines surrounding police officers and community policing these days, it’s seriously refreshing when a video like this comes along and allows us to restore a little bit of faith in humanity. Somebody in Gainesville, Florida wasted the time of the police by calling them for a noise complaint about kids playing basketball in the street recently, and the responding officer handled the call in the best way possible.

New music from Harrysong featuring Duncan Mighty. Listen after the cut...

An embarrassing misuse of a Lush product has left one girl pink in the face - and everywhere else. While Abi Shenton believed she was properly using a Lush oil in the bath, she was actually dyeing her skin a very bright pink. "The product used was called 'Razzle Dazzle' and it is not a bath bomb," Shenton told Pretty 52. "The correct procedure is that you are supposed to

Fuji Music Star, Alhaji Sulaimon Alao ‘Malaika’ Adekunle shows off his Bentley inside his home.

Banker of the day The safest tips, usually with very low odds. They are perfect to accumulators. Turkey Cup grp. A 13:00 Sanliurfaspor -:- Istanbul Basaksehir 10 on Istanbul Basaksehir (0) Other bankers

Hollywood stars Kevin Hart and Ice Cube paid a visit to the Etihad stadium in Manchester, home to Manchester city players yesterday after receiving an invitation from the club. Rapper/actor Ice Cube and Kevin Hart and have been in the UK to promote their latest box office comedy, Ride Along 2, the sequel to their first film, with Hart also performing a stand-up show for the players  on Wednesday  evening. Anyone notice the height difference between goalkeeper Joe Hart & Kevin Hart? More pics

Former Super Eagles coach, Daniel Amokachi, has secured a one-year deal to coach JS Hercules of Finland. A position which is required to take effect immediately. The Finnish second division side, on their official website on Wednesday Jan. 20th, announced the hiring of former Super Eagles player, Amokachi as its new coach and the re-organization in their technical crew. The club stated on its website: “Oulu-based football club Hercules has signed an agreement with former Nigeria national team player and Coach Daniel Amokachi. The head coach for the previous season Pekka Haaranen will continue as assistant coach. Amokachi’s agreement with Hercules is one year,”.

Actress Stacey Dash criticized those who have come out against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over the complete absence of non-white acting nominees at this year's Oscars - and called for the elimination of Black History Month and the cable channel, BET.   Dash called the actions of stars like Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee to boycott the Oscars 'ludicrous,' and then took things a step further. What she said after the cut

He got himself 18k gold grills. He shared the photo on instagram and wrote "I  got d best dentist in d world. This is what I smile like from now on. 18k golden smile."

Los Angeles will pay more than $24 million to two men who spent decades in prison after they were wrongfully convicted of murder, officials said.   Kash Delano Register won his freedom in 2013 after lawyers and students from Loyola Law School doubted a key prosecution witness’s testimony. He was awarded $16.7 million by the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday. It is the largest settlement in an individual civil rights case in the city’s history, according to reports. Bruce Lisker, who was released from prison in 2009 after a Los   Angeles   Times investigation into his conviction, will walk away with $7.6 million.   Though their cases were unrelated, both men maintained that detectives ignored