FRESH 4RM GIM

FORMER president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has attacked all those criticising the academic credentials of All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari saying it is an insult to the Nigerian military. Speaking in London yesterday during the launch of his book My Watch, Chief Obasanjo said that when he joined the army, it was mandatory that every applicant must have O'Levels in the form of West African School Certificate or General Certificate of Education before enlisting. According to Chief Obasanjo, the requirements were the same when General Buhari joined the army in 1961.

The star had a huge grin on his face on the red carpet for a special screening of the new romantic comedy Margot Robbie at Special Screening of 'Focus' Will Smith couldn't stop smiling as he stepped onto the red carpet at the Focus premiere on Wednesday evening. The Hollywood star appeared at the special screening of the new romantic comedy in grey suit trousers, a beige jacket and blue sweater, finding the perfect balance between smart and casual.

Whitney Houston daughter's family deny she was using the class A drugs after police confirm they have launched a criminal investigation splashnews.com Drugs denial: Bobbi Kristina Brown Bobbi Kristina Brown's family have been forced to deny she had been taking heroin and cocaine in the weeks before she was found unconscious in a bath. A friend of Whitney Houston's daughter, who is clinging to life while in a medically induced coma, alleged she was spending hundreds of dollars a week on the class A drugs to satisfy her needs. Police in Atalanta confirmed they have launched a criminal investigation in to what left the 21-year-old submerged for up to 18 minutes in a foot of water at her home on Roswell, Georgia two weeks ago.

The reality star will reportedly reveal his new female name in the new interview which has already been filmed Bruce Jenner is going through a transition into a woman Bruce Jenner will reportedly unveil his female name in his interview with ABC anchor Diane Sawyer. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star opened up about his plans to 'transition to a woman' in a recently-taped interview which will air in May and among the revelations was the moniker he is planning to use.

The actor's multi-million pound home in Malibu was damaged by a huge fire on Wednesday evening Pierce Brosnan escaped injury when his luxury home in Malibu went up in flames. The James Bond actor was spotted outside of the multi-million pound property as fire ripped through it last night and emergency services rushed to the scene. NBC's Kenny Holmes tweeted photographs of Brosnan looking on with his hand in the air as he chatted to fire-fighters who battled to extinguish the flames.

The rapper was fuming at the Grammy judges decision to award Album of the Year to Beck, but has clarified some his controversial comments from the weekend Kanye West clarified his Grammys comments in a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest After creating another publicity firestorm at the Grammys over the weekend, Kanye Westhas sought to clarify what he meant and taken back some of the things he said about Beck. When Beck’s album Morning Phase surprisingly won Album of the Year at the ceremony, beating out multi-platinum records by the likes of Beyonce, Pharrell, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith, Kanye took to the stage seeming, and afterward denounced both Beck and the Grammys to E! News for not respecting artistry.

The landscape has shifted with the agreement, which will see Marvel get to include the web-slinging hero in one of its movies for the first time since 1999. The implications of Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man deal , which was announced on Monday, are now becoming clearer. Spider-Man will be included in an upcoming Marvel title for the first time in nearly two decades, and that film is reported to be next year’s Captain America: Civil War.

Olusegun Obasanjo. (File: AFP) Lagos – The All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari says the endorsement by former president Olusegun Obasanjo would boost the party’s support base. Speaking during an interview on Cable News Network (CNN) Buhari said Obasanjo was highly respected in the country and therefore his endorsement was likely to help APC gain more support from Nigerians. "It [the endorsement] will certainly bring more supporters to us and more confidence again to us from those who are sitting on the fence because general Obasanjo is highly respected and as far as the Nigerian nation is concerned, there is no serious issue that can be discussed without people seeking for his opinion and listening to it," said Buhari. Obasanjo, who is a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) publicly declared his support for Buhari on Monday during the launch of his book 'My Watch', in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Punch , Obasanjo sa...

President Goodluck Jonathan. (File: AFP)  President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to conduct a free and fair election, saying that he will "gladly go home" if doesn't win. According to The Nation , Jonathan, who was speaking during the Presidential Media Chat monitored by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), rubbished suggestions that he won't handover power if he loses, saying the insinuations were "unnecessary and unfortunate". The country goes to vote on 28 March after the elections were delayed by six weeks due to security concerns.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday clarified what he meant by stealing is not corruption, saying he was quoted out of context. Responding to questions during a presidential media chat on Wednesday, the President explained that the remark flowed from a discussion he had with a former chief justice of the federation, who told him of how he had to distinguish straight acts of stealing from other forms of corruption he acted upon.

Abuja - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday said that the report of the forensic audit carried out on its books by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) did not indict it in anyway. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Joseph Dawha, said at a news conference in Abuja that the report, rather, absolved NNPC of culpability on all counts. The managing director, who was clarifying the highlights of the PwC forensic audit report, expressed joy at the successful completion of the exercise.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has seized 191 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from foreigners in Sokoto, Jigawa and Zamfara states, as part of efforts to ensure that non-Nigerians do not participate in the general elections, a statement by the agency said. According to the statement issued by Chukwuemeka Obua, the Public Relations Officer of NIS, in Abuja yesterday, the service also recovered 57 Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs), 367 old national identity cards and 11 old TVC slips from the foreigners. 68 new national identity cards, 10 birth certificates and three NIS registration certificates were also recovered.

Former Defence Minister, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has dragged online newspapers, Sahara Reporters and Premium Times before a Lagos High Court for defamation of character. Joined in the suit are Punch Newspapers Ltd., Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Festus Owete, General Editor at Premium Times. The defendants had published an audio recording of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, purportedly in a conversation with other individuals to rig the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, an allegation Obanikoro and others have denied.