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The Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, has donated personal protective kits and other accessories to states in the Niger Delta. The donation, Semenitari stressed, was part of the Commission’s collaborative action with the nine focal states’ governments to kick-out Lassa fever in the region. Recalling similar efforts by NDDC during the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria in 2014, Semenitari who flagged-off the exercise in Benin City, Edo State capital, disclosed that Edo, Ondo and Rivers States were chosen being the worst hit among the other states. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, at the Government House, Benin City, Semenitari said that apart from the donations performed simultaneously across the three beneficiary states, NDDC had been involved in massive public education.

T he President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Mr. Legborsi Saro Pyagbara has reiterated his condemnation of the military invasion in Ogoni communities that took place on Monday 22/02/2016 and Tuesday 23/02/2016, which led to the wanton destruction of lives and properties in Yeghe community including the home of Solomon Ndigbara and the subsequent reprisal vandalisation of the campaign office of Senator Magnus Abe and loss of several lives in Bori and its environs. Yeghe Community In Ogoni Protest Millitary Killings Gov. Wike Visits Ogoni After Killings The MOSOP boss made this remark yesterday when he paid an unannounced and unscheduled visit to Yeghe and Bori to assess the situation. The MOSOP leader whilst condemning the activities of criminals in the area decried the military campaign that had occasioned the needless loss of lives of innocent Ogoni citizens and strangers living in Ogoni. Under no circumstance is this level of military ...

Federal Government in partnership with the office of United Nations secretary general has agreed to end violence against children in Nigeria. The minister of state for health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire made this known in Abuja while meeting with special representative of United Nations secretary general, Marta Santos Pais. The minister said that Nigerian government was committed to end all forms of violence against children.

A 23-year-old graduate of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, has been hailed for building a working camera and a Flying Car from scratch. Ayoola Olaoluwa, who graduated from the department of Computer Science opened up about his achievement and challenges.  “I initially wanted to study aeronautical engineering, but it wasn’t available in any Nigerian university at the time, so I settled for Computer Science which is somehow a branch of aeronautics," Olaoluwa said, when asked why he chose to focus on aeronautics. Olaoluwa, who aims to acquire a Masters Degree in aeronautics someday, said his journey started  from building a shiny hyper realistic aero plane when he was 13 years old. “Everybody was awed by the plane I built”, he laughs in recollection, "but it was not working. It couldn’t fly or even move and they did not even know.” “Making things has always been something I did as a pastime,” he adds, “the way other people engage themselve...

Despite the bombings still being carried out in parts of the country by members of the Boko Haram sect, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said the sect is no longer in a position to cause serious threat to his administration’s development programmes. While admitting that the sect’s activities had led to loss of many lives and displacement of innocent people in the country, the President boasted that since his assumption of office in May 2015, Boko Haram has been systematically decimated. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke at a bilateral meeting he had with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hammad Al-Thani, on Sunday. Buhari was also said to have talked on the situation in the Middle East and commended the role Qatar is playing in resolving the present Syrian crisis, the Palestinian cause and efforts in reconstructing Gaza. He said, “The conflicts in Yemen and Syria, with their attendant ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered N381m from Mrs. Omolara Amosu, the wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu. Sources within the EFCC said on Saturday that the money was recovered in three tranches: N180m, N101m and N100m. The detective told our correspondent that the money was traced from the account of the Nigeria Air Force to the bank accounts of a company in which Amosu’s wife is a director. He added that Amosu’s wife is a signatory to the accounts. Explaining how the money was diverted, the detective added, “They (Air Force officers) sent the money to an account where their wives have interests or are signatories without doing anything.”He said, “We recovered N381m from Amosu’s wife, Omolara. Initially, we recovered N180m from her account before another N101m and then N100m. These were monies transferred from Air Force accounts.” A second source within the EFCC told our correspondent that more properties belongin...

Before his arrival in England, he was involved in a match fixing allegation with Turkish club, Fenerbahce which saw him behind bars for a few days. Nigerian striker, Emmanuel Emenike has revealed that he is no longer interested in playing for the Super Eagles, the senior national team of Nigeria. He revealed this in an interview with Sporting life on Sunday, February 28, 2016, bluntly stating that he has no intention to join the team now or in the future. “I’m done with the Super Eagles, and I am making it clear again that

Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, has told civil servants in the state that only those with confirmed bank verification numbers (BVN) will get salaries. Speaking in Port Harcourt, capital of the state, when the governing council of the Rivers State Science and Technology visited him on Thursday, 

The beautiful actress was a stunner in this blue dress by Toju Foyeh and styled by Jeremiah Ogbodo of Swanky's Signatures. 

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Love is sweet when it is true! Here are new photos of Sokoto governor, Aminu Tambuwal and his new wife, Hajia Maryam Mairo-Mustapha, taken by Shutterbug photography.  Love wantintin!

Nigerian veteran actor who was diagnosed with heart and lungs disease has been discharged from the hospital. The actor was critically ill and got admitted at the University Teaching Hospital since January 2. Recall that Olumide Bakare was diagnosed for blood clot in 2013 before it generated to “Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm and Pulmonary Embolism” which has to do with heart related issues. While on admission, Olumide lamented that the ailment has inflicted a huge amount on his finance as he spends huge sums on his worsening health. In his interview with city people, Olumide Bakare spoke on the origin of his ailment. “It has started since 2013 but it wasn’t as bad as it is now. We have treated it but you know things like this don’t go easily. He has starred in over 50 movies since he ventured into the Nigerian movie industry.

The famous bread seller is now the brand ambassador for Abuja’s biggest confectionery, Shirleys.  Olajumoke Orisagunna has been unveiled as the brand ambassador for Shirleys Confectionery, Abuja today Saturday, February 27. Speaking at the event, Mr. Amarachi Iwuanyanwu, the MD/CEO of Shirleys Confectionery said “We are delighted to be identified with Olajumoke. Her grass to grace story is inspiring and we are glad to be part of it.  So from Agege bread seller to Shirleys bread seller is what we are promoting” On her part, Olajumoke said she is happy to be part of Shirleys Confectionery success story. Although we don’t know how much the deal is worth but Olajumoke’s spokesperson, Miss Azuka Ogujiuba said the money involved is “worth celebrating for.” The deal will however last for a year.

Catholic priest, Reverend Albert Owie Ofere of the Diocese of Warri, surprises everyone by dropping Afro pop and gospel album – This makes it the second of its kind following a similar move from the vocal Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka who has several gospel messages and musical recordings.   Reverend Albert Owie Ofere of the Diocese of Warri, Delta state has done something quite unusual and this is sure going to leave his name in the pages of the history books. The UK-based priest has ventured into music in a bid to help project the mission of evangelism in the Catholic faith.

About 97 students of the University of Ibadan have been asked to withdraw by the senate of the institution. As stated in the bulletin of the university, the affected students failed to obtain the minimum academic requirements at the end of the 2014/15 session. The affected students were of seven faculties in the institution while some of the students were in final year. According to Vanguard, the school bulletin signed by the registrar, Olujimi Olukoya explained further that three of the students voluntarily withdrew from the institution. ”Senate at its meeting approved that the candidates whose names appear on this list should withdraw from the University for failure to obtain the minimum academic requirements at the end of 2014/2015 session," it reads.

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Effixzzy magazine publisher/Nollywood actress cum producer Ani Amatosero is set to release another movie 'Guy Next Door'. The young producer of ' Rosy ' and 'Warri Blood' is ready again with another hit. This movie happened to be the first movie Mercy Johnson will be starring after a long maternity holiday‎. The movie was shot in Nigeria/US. 'Guy Next Door' starring Mercy Johnson Okojie, Mike Godson, Ani Amatosero, Chelsea Eze, Justice Slik. '' Now you know why mercy had to get back in shape so quickly. Maternity leave is over!  Mercy Johnson ‎ Click the link for movie trailer >>  https://youtu.be/4V4ofpo5LjY

Preliminary reports coming in from yesterday's raid on Yeghe and other Ogoni communities has put the death toll over 43. As at this morning, 16 persons were confirmed dead in Yeghe and 27 dead bodies have been counted in Bori and surrounding villages putting the total at 43.  Although a report is awaited on the number of deaths so far recorded, especially as old people left behind are discovered dead, trauma is killing pregnant mothers and children and some persons are been shot in the leg and taken away by the military men. The number of deaths is expected to rise far above a hundred. There are reports that the whereabouts of a large number is presently unknown and the military is torturing even children of 7 years old. The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) yesterday called for the immediate withdrawal of the soldiers. In his reaction, the MOSOP President, Legborsi Pyagbara insisted that there was no crises in Ogoni warranting the invasion of t...

A student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has shattered the institution’s record as he would be graduating with a CGPA of 5.0. According to New Telegraph, the student identified as, Ayodele Daniel Dada finished  from the department of Psychology. Professor Rahmon Ade Bello, the university’s Vice-Chancellor, revealed this on Wednesday, February 24, during a pre-convocation media briefing held at the university’s Senate chamber. Ayodele Daniel Dada Bello said the university was glad to break another academic ground, adding that the candidate showed exceptional academic prowess. He said a total of 10,907 students will be graduating including 5,472 undergraduates and 5,435 postgraduates, adding that a total of 177 others will be bagging First Class degree‎ certificates along with Dada. This is not the first time students in Nigerian universities will record academic feats, sometime in 2012, 25-year-old Opeyemi Deborah Sodipe emerged as the youngest Ph.D holder in Ba...

A yet-to-be-identified student of the Kwara State Polytechnic (KP), Ilorin, has been reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen who stormed the institution on Monday, February 22. According to The Punch, the gunmen, about five in number, were said to have fled after shooting the student, who was in his second year. Some of the students who witnessed the incident said that they suspected the victim to be a member of a rival cult group. An eyewitness added that after the close of work on Monday, one of the gunmen shot the student from a distance but when he did not get the desired result, they all went after the student, grabbed him and pumped bullets in his head before leaving him for dead. “The police raced to the scene of the incident, took and deposited the remains of the student at the mortuary of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital,” a source who pleaded anonymity, stated. While confirming the killing, the institution’s registrar, Moses Salami, stated that the police and o...

RAGS-to-riches bread seller-turned-model Olajumoke Orisaguna's husband has expressed confidence in the humility of his wife pointing out that he does not harbour any fears she will leave him now she is global icon. Seen as one of the rising stars of the Nigerian fashion industry, Jumoke, who originally trained as a hair dresser in her native Osun State, is expected to go on and rub shoulders with the greats of the sector. Her husband Sunday Orisaguna, said, however, that he is not bothered about the fame going to her head.   Mr Orisaguna said: "I am very happy and I never expected it and I didn’t know things will turn around for us this soon. I cannot express how I feel today as I didn’t know we can get to where we are today.   "I am not afraid because when we had nothing, she was always there and if I said I needed this, she would give me. If she is rich today, we both own it and I trust her for that a she has been a very good wife and I believe she will continu...

HUMAN rights lawyer Femi Falana has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to restrain the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from allowing market forces to determine the exchange rate of the naira and to ban its use within the country.   Following the collapse in global oil prices, the value of the naira has plummeted as the scarcity of foreign exchange has hurt currency flows badly. Given the scarcity of US dollars, the CBN has restricted the sale of foreign currency to commercial banks, prompting calls for a devaluation of the naira as a way out of the crisis.   Opposing these calls for a devaluation of the naira, Mr Falana has asked the court to direct the CBN to stop using the dollar as legal tender in Nigeria. In the suit filed on his behalf by a lawyer in his firm, Wisdom Elum, Mr Falana alleges that the CBN had so dollarised the economy that the foreign currency had become a legal tender, with school fees as well as rents now being charged a...

Eye witness report sent the news of an armed robbery attack on new generation bank yesterday, Wednesday 24th February. Fidelity bank close to Genesis Cinema, in Port Harcourt. The bank was struck by the robbers at about 5pm and were busy looting close to an hour. According to our witness, there were no signs of security agents anywhere during the robbery operation. They threw dynamites inside the bank and caused injuries. However, they went away carrying huge sums of money. Nothing has been heard yet, of how many are injured, or dead, and how much was stolen. .................................................................................................................................. Soldiers And Policemen In A Free For All Fight Soldiers And Policemen Engage In TENSION is brewing in Abia State after soldiers and policemen were involved in a bitter brawl sparked by the troops parking their Mitsubishi bus close to a local police station in the state capital Umuahia. ...

About three weeks ago, 27-year old Olajumoke Orisaguna was a completely unknown on the streets of Lagos, hawking bread.  She had trained as a hair stylist, got married but had to leave her husband and a daughter back home in Ire, Osun state, to “hustle” as it were in Lagos. The life of a bread seller in Lagos is easily imaginable: exposure to the elements, to sundry abuse, including the possibility of being raped by unruly artisans and bachelors, who will offer to buy bread and something else along with it, if the hawker is willing.  This was Olajumoke Orisaguna's reality until she ran into TY Bello and Tinie Tempah and her life changed. Today, she has been enrolled as a model. Her story has appeared in all newspapers, on CNN, Huffington Post, and virtually everywhere online. before the fame Mrs Orisaguna is Nigeria's Cinderella. Hers is a sudden, unplanned, unexpected, unprepared for grass to grace, rags to riches story. It doesn't happen everyday. It is the kind...

An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Ayodele Joseph, to 18 months imprisonment for house breaking and stealing peppersoup meat and palm wine worth N2,600. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olayinka Omole, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N15,000 for the two count charges. Omole sentenced the convict to six months imprisonment or N5,000 fine for stealing and one-year imprisonment or option of N10,000 fine for housebreaking. Having admitted and found guilty of two offences, the accused is hereby sentenced to one-year imprisonment with an option of N10,000 fine for the charge of house breaking. And six months imprisonment for stealing with an option of N5,000 fine, she added that the term of imprisonment will run concurrently. The Prosecutor, Adebiyi Abiodun, had told the court that the convict broke into the house of Kemisola Ibitoye and stole pepper soup and meat valued at N1,900. Abiodun said other items stolen by the convict we...

Media mogul, Ben Murray-Bruce, had his 60th birthday party at Eko Hotel Lagos yesterday, February 19th, 2016.  Guests at the party included former Cross Rivers state governor Donald Duke and his wife Onari, former EFCC boss Nuhu Ribadu, Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, Dele Momodu, Reno Omokri, D'banj, Omowunmi Akinnifesi and others. We wish him many more years ahead. More pictures after the cut.

It is really a sad story that, the biggest musical duo not just in Nigeria but Africa is finally breaking up. What could really be the cause for such division. No doubt it's a typical family matter involving the three brothers Jude(elder) Peter and Paul(twin) and their wives. Elder brother Jude with the twin Psquare Elder Brother Jude and the twin (Psquare)              Follow the link for full story >  P square Breaks up

 Tonto Dikeh has welcomed a baby boy with her husband, Oladunni Churchill. The actress who broke the news via her official website, said:  “Today I experienced the Greatest Miracle known to man..I can’t begin to explain the joy I feel, it’s super awesome.. I bless the Lord almighty for his protection/Safety and Strength and the birth of my Baby. My Pregnancy was such a beautiful one (Stress free, Lovely, Spiritually great, Healthy and safe)…Pls join me in welcoming my Baby into a perfect and loving World that GOD,My KINGKONG and I will create.. I Am overwhelmed and over joyed, I am a Mother now.. The baby is coming barely 9 months after Tonto’s husband formalized their union in August, 2015. Tonto and Hubby Churchill

The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a donation for health equipment, worth $290,000 from African Development Bank (AfDB), which would be used to address the current health challenges in the country. The equipment received includes, two ambulances, 30 Bajaj motorcycles, 34 safety boxes, among others.

Corruption is so deep-seated and pervasive in Nigeria that it has made it difficult, if not impossible to find its bearing....President Buhari's anti-corruption war, despite its cynicism and antagonism will be seen as an act towards his"change" agenda. Bringing to the awareness of Nigerians, elite and ordinary people alike, that there is something like betrayal

Health is wealth they say but trust Nigerians to hustle and bustle and ignore the care of their bodies until they fall sick, or have one reason or the other to see a doctor. A wealthy man would give anything to stay alive and well.  We live in the tropics and have a constantly hot weather. So, it doesn't make sense that we are caught off guard health wise. Below are 6 inexpensive tips to enjoy healthy living:

Linda Ikeji was attacked on social network for the purchase of supposed fake Hermes Birkin bags. below are the picture excerpts of the bags and comments that follow..

The long awaited true love relationship conference finally held from Friday,the twelfth of February,2016, at the civic centre, Moscow road, Port Harcourt, with a grand ceremony. Heart2Heart foundation is run by the host of the popular TV reality show (heart2heart), Dr. Stephanie Oarhe. Dr. Stephanie Oarhe This year's conference took a turn for the better with heart2heart giving out

The word "abuse"..i am sure rings a bell. It has become common place in our society.Talk about different kind of abuse rampant in our midst like drug abuse, child abuse, violence against women, human right abuse, emotional abuse, etc... What exactly is the effect of abuse?

It  really has become somewhat scary when i think about how the Lassa fever has gone across some of our states infecting  and   claiming   innocent lives. States confirmed to have being affected

Nigeria we all agree is called the giant of Africa but is this giant a healthy one? Blessed with so much natural and mineral resources yet seem not to fall into a rest of calmness and fulfillment. Everywhere i turn, it is the same pathetic stories that touch the heart..pitiful pictures of severe lack and poverty. You find young men

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