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- The NYSC says it had no records of a corps member dying during the conduct of the February 23 presidential election - The organisation's spokesperson Aderemi, said reports in the media about killing of a corps member were inaccurate - Adeyemi also confirmed that taking part in INEC ad-hoc staff jobs during elections was no longer compulsory for corps members - INEC had confirmed the death of an ad-hoc staff in Rivers state during the presidential elections but never said she was a corps member The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denied reports that any corps member deployed as INEC ad-hoc staff was killed in Rivers state during the Saturday, February 23 presidential election. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, made the denial while confirming that corps members will not be allowed to work in security challenged areas in the country. Adeyemi, who spoke in Abuja on Saturday, March 2, ahead of the up

- Nigerians have been assured of better living condition in the next four years for re-electing President Muhammadu Buhari - According to Malam Nuhu Ribadu, President Buhari is a genuine, honest and good man - Ribadu said the president refused to interfere with the INEC but rather charged the directorate to sell APC to Nigerians who have the final say Malam Nuhu Ribadu, director of field operations directorate of the APC presidential campaign council, assured Nigerians of better living condition in the next four years for re-electing President Buhari. Ribadu, the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), gave the assurance at a thank you reception for members of the directorate on Friday, March 1, in Abuja. Ribadu said: “We will continue to be happy in the next four years because we have re-elected a good man. Buhari is a good man, he is genuine, he is a honest and fair gentleman. READ ALSO: Crisis deepens in APC as VON DG reacts to suspension “He

Nollywood actress, Fortune Marshal, has opened up in a new interview with The Sun about how her ex-husband allegedly used charms on her to make her marry him. Going into details, the Nigerian-based Ghanaian/Jamaican actress and mom of two said: READ ALSO: Tonto Dikeh admits to reckless spending in the past as she reveals she bought a dress for N1,500 How my husband used charms to marry me - Actress Fortune Marshal Source: Facebook “I started acting since 2008 in Ghana. I came to Nigeria in 2009 and joined the industry in 2010. I was a product of domestic violence. I dropped out of the university in my second year due to financial difficulties. "It was also the year I got pregnant for the man who got me through voodoo (charms). Life wasn’t easy for me then. I had to do odd jobs to cater for myself because the man wasn’t helping but rather abusing me physically and emotionally. PAY ATTENTION: Read best news on Nigeria's #1 news app "I was under his spell until

- Marco Silva claims Jurgen Klopp celebrated Liverpool winner against Everton ‘like the World Cup final’ - The Portuguese laughed helplessly after the German tactician ran into after Divock Origi’s late winner for Liverpool - Klopp was fined £8,000 by the FA for his conduct and has promised a repeat will not occur on Sunday Marco Silva has turned the heat on Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp after he claimed Everton will threat Sunday’s Merseyside fixture as a World Cup final on Sunday. According to a UK Sun report, Silva mocked the German, who ran into the field after Divock Origi netted a late winner for the Kop side. READ ALSO: United stars arrive camp base as Solskjaer eyes 10th win against Southampton Speaking early in the week Klopp maintained Liverpool will hold their own against the Toffees on matchday. “Everton, we all know, for them it’s kind of a World Cup final,” Klopp remarked. Silva on his part stressed that Everton will give their best during the derby showdown. “

- Senator Dino Melaye has debunked the rumour that he defected to the opposition party, APC - Melaye said the rumour that he defected is being propagated by the opposition party - The senator described the news of his alleged defection as a wish of the opposition that cannot be realised Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi west senatorial district, has debunked the rumour that he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress after the February 23 elections. The senator said rumours of his defection were propagated by the opposition party. He further described the rumour as a wish by the APC that can never be realised, Daily Trust reports. In a statement issued on Friday by Melaye's media assistant, Gideon Ayodele, the senator said the Kogi government led by the opposition party, APC, has finally realised how important he is in Kogi's politics and Nigeria at large. READ ALSO: Crisis deepens in APC as VON DG reacts to suspension The s