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Kanye West  is taking steps to get his life back on track. The first step came Tuesday morning, when the 39-year-old rapper  canceled  the reminder of his Saint Pablo Tour, which was scheduled to run through New Year's Eve at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. "Tickets will be fully refunded at point of purchase," his rep told E News. The not-so-surprising announcement came after two  turbulent concerts  over the weekend. West—who ranted about everyone from Beyoncé  to  Hillary Clinton  during his Nov. 19 show in Sacramento, Calif.—also spent the weekend flooding his Instagram feed with pictures from his Yeezy clothing collection. The images were presented without commentary, puzzling his fans. the Fire Department's dispatch call (obtained by  TMZ ), the encounter was referred to as a "psychiatric emergency." West's doctor made the 911 call, and after the Fire Department arrived, the rapper was compliant. E! News later learned that West, who wa...

For those heading to the various NYSC camps across the country starting Thursday, November 24, what are the things they will need to survive the 17 days of the orientation camp? First, we consider the official requirements: 1. Call-up letter This is the official call-up letter given to you by the NYSC. This will be taken from you and not returned, so you must not forget it, for it is the only evidence that you are a prospective corps member. Also do not laminate it, for it will not be collected if you do so. 2.  Registration documents If you are a foreign graduate you should take along the original credentials you uploaded to the NYSC Portal for physical verification and evaluation. 3. NYSC green card The NYSC green card is the first print out when you originally registered, before you printed your call-up letter, it contains your personal details and bio-data. 4. School ID card You also need to take along your school ID card, so if you have lost it, you have to make another one. 5...

The naira has remained at the same exchange rate of N465 per dollar in the black market on Monday, November 21, as it was on Friday, November 18. But while the local currency was able to make some gains over the Euro, trading at N490 from N500, it weakened against the pound sterling to N565 from N560. The recent depreciation of the local currency can be attributed to the recent raid on the market by the operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It was gathered that the raid had instilled fear among BDCs. The clampdown followed a meeting between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the SSS and leadership of the Bureau de Change (BDC) association aimed at finding solutions to the poor performance of the national currency against other international currencies, particularly the dollar, in the money market. However, currency traders believed there is hope that the naira may appreciate against the dollar. Also, experts have predic...

Charles Adeogun Philips told an Abuja Federal High Court that N27m in cash was found at the residence of a Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta, was ordered to be removed by the embattled Judge himself. Philips made the claim while arguing against the bail application by Ngwuta’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi, SAN. Earlier, the apex court justice had pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. Alleging that the apex court judge gave the order for the money to be removed on October 9, the Federal Government’s lawyer informed the court that Ngwuta attempted to conceal evidence. According to Daily Post reports, Philips claimed that Ngwuta first instructed a witness to “go and get rid of those cars,” adding that the second instruction was “go to my bathroom you will find two bags. "The bags contained 27m in cash”, and that “they were moved from the location. "There are sufficient grounds that the defendant will interfere with potential pros...

President Muhammadu Buhari is going on a two-day trip to Equatorial Guinea to attend the 4th Africa-Arab Summit. In a statement by Femi Adesina who is the special adviser to the president on media on publicity, he said the president will depart on Wednesday, November 23. READ ALSO: Leadership is not the problem of Nigeria and Africa He noted that the essence of the summit is to promote trade and economic ties that will implement priority projects in trade, investment, transportation, communication and energy in Africa. President Buhari would also discuss the issue of Boko Haram insurgency in the north east and humanitarian situations. Read the statement below: President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 4th Africa-Arab Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016. The summit, which will be attended by Heads of State and Government from Gulf and African countries, is expected to endorse the Malabo Declaration and Action Working Plan for 2017-2019 to promote trade...