17 Health Benefits Of Egg Plant (garden Egg)

1. A good source of dietary fibre
2 flexibility of blood vessels
3. Cardio protective
4. Regulate blood sugar
5. Natural source of B vitamins . like thiamin, niacin, B6 and pantothenic acid
6. Cholesterol control
7. Improves digestive system

Profound Statements That Will Surely Change The Way You Think

Our lives are shaped by what we think about in our quiet moments. I wish to share with you some profound statements that will help you shape your thinking aright.
These statements made by different people at different times were compiled by Marc Chernoff.
For those who may want to ask for summary, I'm sorry there is no other way to summarize these. Just spare a few minutes to read and you may just stumble upon something that will change your life.

14 Reasons To Include Cashew Nuts In Your Diet

1. source of Healthy fats
2. Source of iron, magnesium, . phosphorus, manganese, copper and zinc
3. Has antimicrobial properties
4. Muscles and nerves friendly
5. Source of vitamin k
6. Source of linolenic acid for BP . regulation

Tony Tetuila's New Campaign Poster (Photo)

Many criticized Tony Tetuila for rocking his blonde hair in his campaign posters that were realeased
In an interview with Tribune, Tony said he had done it because some youth leaders told him he could use the hair since it was his trademark. A lot more people disagreed, so Tony has now released a new campaign poster. I just hope his blonde hair critics will love him now

10 Houses Razed, Scores Injured In Enugu Community Over Move To Join Kogi

Nsukka—No fewer than 10 houses were burnt, while unspecified number of people seriously injured at Ette in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, following disagreement by rival groups.

They were said to be agitating over whether to remain as part of the Enugu State or be merged with Kogi State.
However, soldiers from the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army have been deployed to the area to contain the situation.

Plateau Budgets N442m For Plates, Spoons

With barely six months to the end of the administration, the Plateau State Government has sent a supplementary budget of N23.4bn to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval.

In the proposed budget, according to the estimates obtained from the state House of Assembly on Thursday, supply and fixing of curtains, blinds, customised cutleries and other items at the new Government House would be awarded to a foreign firm at the cost of N442, 289, 600.00.

Buhari To Declare For Presidency On October 8

Former military dictator, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), is set to declare his interest to run for the office of President on October 8, at Eagles Square, Abuja.

This would be Mr Buhari's fourth attempt at the Presidency, having previously contested and lost 3 times in 2003, 2007, and 2011.

Mr Buhari would be the 2nd APC member to officially declare to run for the highest office in the land, after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar launched his bid for Aso Rock on Wednesday..

Senate Passes Criminal Justice Bill, Confirms Nweze Supreme Court Justice

The Senate yesterday in Abuja passed the Criminal Justice (Release from Custody) Special Provisions Act (Amendment) Bill 2014 in to law.

The bill will help in the decongestion of prisons across the country and was passed into law after a clause-by- clause consideration by senators.

Group Issues 7-day Ultimatum To Governor Fashola To Arrest, Prosecute T.B Joshua

The Vote for Service Initiative, a good governance and human rights advocacy group, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Babatunde Fashola to arrest and prosecute Temitope Joshua, popularly known as T.B Joshua, the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations.

In a letter dated September 25 and addressed to the Lagos State governor, the group also asked the state government to make public the outcome of its investigation into the cause of the collapsed building.

Made-in-aba Shoe Daily Export Hits 1m Pairs

The Aba shoe industry project in South-East Nigeria is heading for global market with daily export fig­ures of one million pairs to other African countries, the President of the Abia Think Tank Association, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa has said.

Ohuabunwa , who stated this during a press conference ahead of a two-day economic sum­mit in Aba, said that the shoemakers produce quality that compares with the Italian brands, adding that despite leading the Africa market, they are yet to have presence outside the con­tinent.

20 Romantic Questions To Ask Your Boyfriend

1. How long do you see our relationship lasting? There’s no better way to find out how serious someone is about a relationship than with this question. If he says anything other than ‘till the end of time’ or ‘forever’ or something along those lines, you may need to rethink! Whether he wants to admit it or not, every guy knows from day one what he wants from a relationship.

2. How much do you love me? Get ready to be showered with compliments, hugs, kisses and the likes, simply by asking this romantic question. OR else get ready to receive the cold shoulder.

Photos:meet Nigerian Football Legend Jay-jay Okocha Beautiful Family

Former Super Eagles captain an the world greatest player for bolton wanderers, Austin JayJay Okocha is a legend in the world of football and he graces the cover of HELLO! Magazine Nigeria this month, and they said of his feature, "For a man with a lauding career, it is refreshing to see - as we interview him, that he is affable and without pretence." The former Number 10 player for the
Nigerian Super Eagles, also played for several high profile football clubs around the world before retiring. He now live most of the year in Nigeria. Jay Jay Okocha has been married for several years, since 1997, to his wife Nkechi and they have two beautiful children, a boy and a girl, A-Jay Okocha,
Daniella

Wizkid’s “ayo” Album Claims No1 Spot On Itunes

Wizkid’s 2nd album “Ayo”, which was released on iTunes yesterday amidst debate as to weather it was leaked or a surprise release has made it to the number one spot in the world music category in less than 24 hours of its release.

Resting comfortably at the top spot 3 places above P-Square’s Double Trouble album in the world music chart, Ayo has also made its way to the 99th slot in the top 100 albums for all categories at the time of this report.

Ebola: Eight People On An Ebola Team Were Killed In Southeastern Guinea

They were traveling to raise awareness about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Instead, it seems, they encountered violence.

Eight people on an Ebola team were killed in southeastern Guinea, near the country's border with Liberia, a government spokesman said in a statement Thursday. Among them were health care workers and local journalists.

Residents in the small town of Womey threw stones at the Guinea Ebola team when they arrived earlier this week, forcing them to flee, spokesman Albert Damantang Camara said. Some members of the group were able to safely reach the nearby town of Nzerekore, he said, while nine others went to find refuge around Womey.

Jonathan Arrives Site Of Collapsed Synagogue Church Building

President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived the site of the collapsed six storey guest house
belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun Area of Lagos State, south
west Nigeria.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed to reporters in Lagos that 78 people died as a result of the incident while many others were injured.

Apple Fans Around The World Finally Get The Iphone 6 (PICTURES)

After days of sleeping rough outside flagship stores, eager Apple fans have finally got their hands on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.



Where are the women? People queue outside an Apple shop in London this morning. Demand is so high that people have been selling their place in queues for thousands, and Apple has been limiting customers to two phones each

Sam Sheikh, 27, based in east London said he’d been waiting there for more than three days to bag his gold coloured iPhone 6 Plus, and was the first customer in the UK to get his phone.
Standing at the front door of the shop he said: 'I’m very excited. I came last week and started queuing with my friends.

Non-Ghanaian Retailers Ordered To Leave Ghana Markets In 30 Days

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a 30-day ultimatum to non-Ghanaians in retail trade to leave 48 markets across the country where they mostly operate.
In a public notice issued on Friday, the ministry stated that, “notwithstanding numerous interventions by the government to encourage non-Ghanaians engaged in retail trading in the market place to relocate, some non-Ghanaians have refused to comply with the directive.”

The ministry named 35 markets in Accra, 7 in Ashanti region and 2 each in the Brong Ahafo and Eastern regions. The rest are in the Northern and Upper East regions.
The Trade Ministry further warned that the “non-Ghanaians who further contravene the provisions of the Act 865 in the GIPC Law 2013 shall be prosecuted.”

Senate Summons Military Chiefs Over Seized $ 9.3m Cash

The Chairman, Senate Committee on
Defence and Army, Senator George Sekibo,
has said the committee has invited the
National Security Adviser and the military
top brass over the $9.3m cash seized by
the South African government.

Nigerian Govt Explanation Unacceptable-south Africa

Investigators in South Africa have dismissed Nigerian government’s explanations of the purpose of the $9.3 million cash seized from two Nigerians and an Israeli as “flawed and riddled with discrepancies”.
The suspects told South African authorities that the money was meant for the procurement of arms for Nigerian intelligence agencies.

Scotland Scottish Referendum: Voters To Reject Independence - BBC

BBC One: Results programme
Scotland will vote to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence, the BBC has predicted.

With 26 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared after Thursday's vote, the "No" side has a 54% of the vote, with the "Yes" campaign on 46%.

By 05:15 BST (06:15 GMT), the "No" campaign had more than 1,397,000 votes, with "Yes" on just over 1,176,000.

Mbu Is Just Dame P's Shameless Dog - Amaechi

Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has fired back at the former Rivers state Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu after Mbu said he was a lion who tamed the current governor.

Mbu and Amaechi

Amaechi in a press statement described the former police chief as a sad” and “pathetic”, a man who “completely lacks the steel and strength of character of a lion, and is rather a shameless, corrupt puppet and toothless attack dog of a woman.” This is probably due to the policeman’s said relationship with the First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan. 

$9.3m: FG Releases Documents In Support Of The Deal Legality

The Nigerian authorities started diplomatic talks with South African authorities regarding the seizure of $9.3m allegedly illegally imported to the country on a private jet.
It would be recalled that two Nigerians and and Israeli arrived weekend in a private aircraft with the said sum of money packed in several suitcases.
The cash imported against procedure was reportedly aimed at buying arms for the Nigerian security, the 3 passengers said.
According to Vanguard, the Federal Government (FG) spoke in defence of the deal insisting it was legal and not arms smuggling, as alleged.

Ebola: NAFDAC To Prosecute Ewedu Cure Claimer

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday said it will arrest and prosecute a Nigerian Professor of Ophthalmology at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, for what it described as unverified cure claim for Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, using native vegetable, Ewedu.

Meanwhile, the Agency has quarantined over 104 brands of sanitisers even as it arrested three Nigerian businessmen for alleged importation of expired hand sanitizers and fake Ebola test kits into the country.

Making these revelations in Lagos, the Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii said the various pronouncements by some medical and pharmaceutical professors at these precarious times in the history of the country were more dangerous.

Why Coaches Fear Mikel – Siasia

Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has warned that anyone who wishes to talk to Mikel Obi to raise his game, should equally be ready to take a slagging from the Chelsea star.

Mikel has come under intense criticisms following his recent sluggish displays for the Super Eagles.

And Siasia, who lined up the midfielder for the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup and then dropped him for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, said that Mikel does not welcome criticisms.

“Someone would have to talk to him. But to talk to Mikel, you have to be ready for your own beating,” Siasia told Africanfootball.com.

6 Arguments All Married Couples Have

1. work stress

The Task: Make your marriage a place of
peace.

The Solution: Acknowledge that at the end of a long, stressful day you may need time to yourselves to decompress before interacting with each other. If you bring your work stress home, it will sabotage your marriage. Build time to unwind into your daily schedule. Once you’re both feeling relatively composed, it’s time to come together and talk about each other's day. Have a stress-reducing conversation.

Military Fires GOC Attacked By Convicted Soldiers

Military authorities have retired the former General Officer Commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed.

Investigations by The PUNCH revealed this on Tuesday just as the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and human rights lawyers pleaded for the pardon of 12 soldiers who were sentenced to death by a military court on Monday.

The soldiers, who had on May 14, 2014 fired shots at Mohammed, in Maiduguri, were convicted for mutiny and other offences such as insubordination .

Obama To Reveal Isis Strategy – But Pledges 'no Iraq War

The Arab League calls for members to support efforts against Isis, as Obama seeks to widen coalition against the extremists


Barack Obama will announce a new US "game plan" for an offensive against Islamic State (Isis) this week, the US president said on Sunday as efforts to build an international coalition against the extremists made progress.

The US president – who had been derided for saying last month he did not have a strategy to contend with Isis – said he would seek congressional support on Tuesday and then "describe what our game plan's going to be" in a speech on Wednesday.

Ebola: NUT Asks Teachers To Ignore Sept 22

Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed its members to ignore the 22nd of September, 2014 resumption date of primary and secondary schools in Nigeria announced by the federal government.

National President of NUT, Comrade Micheal Olukoya, gave the directive while briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to him, the teachers should only resume if the Federal Government sufficiently trained and provide them with necessary preventive and protective gadgets on Ebola virus.
“But where the federal government insists on the 22nd September, 2014, date in spite of the wise counsel, the union will rather direct teachers to resume schools whenever they are sufficiently trained and their schools have been provided with the necessary preventive and protective gadgets.

67 South Africans Killed In Nigeria Megachurch Collapse- Presidency

PRETORIA - South African President Jacob Zuma announced Tuesday that 67 South Africans died in a building collapse in Nigeria's financial capital Lagos.

"I am greatly saddened to announce that 67 South Africans died and scores of others sustained injuries, after a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on Friday," Zuma said in statement to the nation.

Rescuers say the church's hostel, which housed Nigerian and foreign followers of a popular preacher and televangelist, T.B. Joshua, had been overburdened by the construction of additional floors.

At least five South African church tour groups were at the Synagogue at the time of the collapse, according to officials.

Strange Aircraft Responsible For Building Collapse-TB Joshua

The Founder and General Overseer of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, has linked the collapse of an uncompleted Guest House owned by his church to a “strange aircraft” which he said hovered around the building before its collapse.
Mr. Joshua said the plane hovered around the collapsed building for over 30 minutes.

Soyinka Blasts President Jonathan For Hiding Boko Haram Sponsors

…Seeks international probe of alleged sponsors

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soy­inka, has come down hard on the federal government over what he described as its accommodating policy and desperation for re-election which has found it on the same bed with strange fellows, com­pounding the nation’s se­curity situation, and put­ting honour to dirt.

Atheist Must Swear To God -- Or Leave US Air Force

The US Air Force has told a sergeant he will have to leave the military unless he agrees to take an oath with the phrase "so help me God," officials said Tuesday.

In the latest religious controversy to roil the air force, the atheist airman last month was denied his request to re-enlist because of his refusal to swear to God -- and he is now poised to take the military to court, his lawyer said.

10 Things Ladies Do After A Break-up

1. DELETE HIS NUMBER: This is always the first move. As soon as the guy breaks their heart, the next thing is to delete his number. But you know
what’s annoying about this? It doesn’t change anything because we still have the ex’s phone number stored up in our brains. Ask them in five years, they still remember!

Fg’ll Establish New Special Forces To Tackle Terrorism – Jonathan

The Federal Government is contemplating the establishment of new Special Brigade Forces in addition to to the existing forces under the Nigerian Armed Forces.

President Goodluck Jonathan said this was needed to combat new security challenges in the country.

Africa Development Bank Offers $150 Million To Help West Africa Handle Ebola

The African Development Bank (AfDB) told West African countries hardest hit by an Ebola epidemic they were willing to give $150 million to help balance their public finances, but they must first show they are doing everything possible to improve their health systems.

Economic growth in Liberia and Sierra Leone could decline by almost 3.5 percentage points and Guinea 1 percentage point, exposing financing gaps totalling $100 million to $130 million in each of the three countries, the IMF said on Thursday.

2016: Hillary Clinton To Decide On Presidential Bid Early Next Year

Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she won't make a decision about a 2016 presidential bid before the end of the year, and on Friday, she stuck to that timeline, saying she'll decide whether to run around the beginning of next year.

The former U.S. secretary of state, senator and first lady said her background gives her a "unique vantage point" to bring to the White House should she run in 2016.

What Bad Managers, Good Managers, And Great Managers Do

Bad managers tell employees what to do, good managers explain why they need to do it, but great managers involve people in decision making and improvement."

There might be more to management to that, but I think that's a pretty good start. "Lean management," or the Toyota management system, encourages leaders to live in that "good to great" range (with apologies to Jim Collins).

Lionel Messi's Hometown Bans Parents From Naming Their Children 'Messi'

After Rosario, Argentina, resident Héctor Varela named his son Messi — in honor of hometown hero Lionel Messi —government officials banned parents from naming children after the soccer superstar.
According to Mundo Deportivo, officials expected a flood of babies named Messi could “lead to confusion,” and they’d apparently rather deal with school rooms full of di Marias and Cambiassos. The timing seems a little off here. Lionel Messi is a four- time World Player of the year, and he's’ been a superstar for
Barcelona for going on nine years. Now we’re all of a sudden worried about too
many Messis?.

Nigerian Army Crushes Boko Haram Attack In Konduga

NIgerian troops today repelled a group of boko haram insurgents who launched an attack on the town of konduga in Borno State. In a fierce battle, the soldiers routed the Islamist insurgents who have overrun several towns in Nigeria’s northeast in recent weeks, killing more than 150 of the Islamist sect’s fighters.

No Eagles Without Mikel — Keshi

Nigeria national team coach Stephen Keshi says he still believes that John Obi Mikel is a vital cog in the Super Eagles side, despite the midfielder’s lack of game time at his club, Chelsea.
Mikel has not been overly influential during Nigeria’s first two 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying games, which have seen the Super Eagles picking up just a single point from their opening two matches against Congo (2-3) and South Africa (0-0).

PDP Has Made Ribadu A Laughing Stock, Governor Kwankwaso Says

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made the pioneer chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, a laughing stock, Goveror Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State said on Wednesday.

He made the remark in Kano while receiving merit awards from two groups, APC Kwankwasiyya Amana, Bauchi state chapter; and Nigeria 774 Kwankwasiyya Merger: Kwankwaso for President.

Why, And How INEC Is Creating New Polling Units – By Prof Jega

AN ADDRESS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE NEW POLLING UNITS STRUCRTURE BY HON. CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROFESSOR ATTAHIRU M. JEGA, OFR, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014.

Introduction

In recent times, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under unjustified criticism from certain interests over its decision to sanitise the Polling Units (PUs) structure ahead of the 2015 general elections.

Youths and vigilance group members kills 80 fleeing Boko Haram In Adamawa

Youths and vigilance group members in Michika and Madagali local government areas of Adamawa State on Tuesday night killed about 80   Boko Haram insurgents fleeing   the areas.

The insurgents, who had   been wreaking havoc on some boundary communities in Adamawa and Borno states, were said to have run into the bush after running out of arms and ammunition.

The Crude Oil Discovered In Borno – By Dr. Peregrino Brimah

Does Oil And Boko Haram Mix? The Crude Oil Discovered In Borno – By Dr. Peregrino Brimah

Precious oil was discovered in Borno in the Lake Chad basin in 2012. After oil was discovered in the basins in neighboring Chad and Niger, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC commenced serious prospecting in the Chad, Anambra and other basins with high expectancy of discovering oil. True to the projection, in 2012 oil was found in the Borno Lake Chad basin.

GEJ Says The #bringbackgoodluck2015 Banners Should Be Brought Down

Following the appearance of #BringBackGoodluck2015 campaign banners and billboard in parts of Abuja, FCT, and the subsequent backlash and criticism of the President by Nigerians across board, his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has released a statement condemning the billboard and distancing the presidency from the campaign.

A Pro-GEJ group called ‘Goodluck Initiative For Transformation’ reportedly put it together, imitating the #BringBackOurGirls, a hashtag developed to create awareness for the Chibok girls.

GEJ Says The #bringbackgoodluck2015 Banners Should Be Brought Down

Following the appearance of #BringBackGoodluck2015 campaign banners and billboard in parts of Abuja, FCT, and the subsequent backlash and criticism of the President by Nigerians across board, his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has released a statement condemning the billboard and distancing the presidency from the campaign.

A Pro-GEJ group called ‘Goodluck Initiative For Transformation’ reportedly put it together, imitating the #BringBackOurGirls, a hashtag developed to create awareness for the Chibok girls.

OAU student quarantined, confesses contact with Enemuo

Fear gripped students, parents and staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Tuesday over a report that a patient on admission at the OAU Health Centre was a suspected Ebola Virus Disease victim.

Though the management of the school initially denied the development but the Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Temitope Ilori, said the sick student had confessed having contact with the late Port Harcourt doctor, Iyke Enemuo, who died of the EVD after he secretly treated an infected ECOWAS diplomat, Olu-Ibukun Koye, in a hotel in the Rivers State capital.

Keshi charges Eagles to play like champions

Nigeria coach  Stephen Keshi, who is believed to have stayed back in Lagos to offer special prayers at a popular church, has demanded his team show they are champions of Africa against South Africa today.

Congo upset the Super Eagles 3-2 in Calabar at the weekend and an official statement reported Keshi stayed back in Nigeria to “attend to personal issues”, but sources close to the coach said he did not fly out with the squad on Sunday so as to offer special prayers for his team.

15-yr-old Nigerian emerges second in Microsoft Word World championship

FIFTEEN-year-old Olubunmi Agusto has emerged second in the Certiport Microsoft Word World Championship at Anaheim, California, United States of America (USA).

The Certiport Worldwide Championship is designed to test the proficiency of students in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel and open to students in both secondary schools and tertiary institutions.

Husband catches his pregnant wife having sex with another man

A woman simply identified as Mercy was on Monday morning caught sleeping with another man in Otukpo, Benue State.

Her husband identified as Okpani caught the wife and her lover red-handed after he set them up, having suspected the wife was constantly cheating on him.

Ogun police arrest ‘witches’, others for N14.5m fraud

The men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two ‘white witches’ and two other members of a fraud syndicate who allegedly duped a couple of N14.5m.

The ‘witches’ ─ Risikat Oriyomi, Sola Babalola; and the other suspects; Shehu Salam, and Wasiu Ajani ─ were arrested in Omusorin village, Obafemi/ Owode Local Government Area.

Chibok: ‘it’s Very Easy To Criticize Jonathan Without All The Details’ – Fashola

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has said that the easiest thing to do was to criticize the President on the Chibok Girls abduction even without a presence of all the facts.

Speaking to an audience which included Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido at the political debate tagged: “Fixing Nigeria: The nuts and bolts” packaged by the Kukah Centre, Fashola said, “As far as sincerity about Chibok is concerned, honestly, let me just say that the problem that Chibok symbolises has assumed a dimension that is ordinarily outside the authority and control of government.”

FG set to ban ‘Kpomo’

Federal Government may have concluded plans to ban sale and widespread consumption of hides and skins(Kpomo)which is a delicacy to most Nigerians.

This indication emerged Tuesday  when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina called for competent regulations that would check the consumption and sale of the product.

Apple Introduces Apple Pay, You Can Now Make Payment With Your iPhone 6

After years of filing patents while publicly deriding NFC, the company is ready to bring the mobile payments tech to the masses.

Proud new iPhone 6 owners will be able to use their phones to pay with a tap for everyday purchases, Apple announced today, a feature the company has been preparing for a long time.

Adamawa Acting Gov. visits Obasanjo’s injured son, salutes military

Adamawa Acting Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri on Tuesday commended officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their effort in containing insurgency in the state.

Fintiri lauded armed forces when he visited Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, who was recuperating from injuries at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola.

Obasanjo sustained injuries in a battle to repel insurgents in Bazza town of Michika Local Government Area of the state.

New Arsenal Man, Welbeck Fires England pass toughest test

England shook off World Cup disappointment with the perfect start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign as Roy Hodgson’s side beat Switzerland 2-0 in Basel.

Danny Welbeck’s second half double secured all three points at St Jakob-Park as England passed what will be arguably their toughest test on the journey to France.

I’ll always be a Gunner — Fabregas

Cesc Fabregas has admitted that he wouldn’t have jumped at the chance to play for Chelsea or Jose Mourinho five years ago.

The Spaniard sealed a return to the Premier League this summer, after failing to nail down a regular place in Barcelona’s team.

“[If you’d told me five years ago that I would play for Chelsea and Mourinho] I would not have believed you, but life changes,” he told El Pais.

Why Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s wife is leaving him?

More facts have emerged on the reason behind Pastor Anita Oyakhilome’s decision to divorce Chris Oyakhilome, the President of Believers’ Love World Inc., also known as Christ Embassy.

Speculations have been rife over their marital disagreement with many claiming that the popular pastor was having extra-marital affairs but court papers for the divorce process filed at the Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD) of the High Court of Justice in London, UK, revealed that she applied for “divorce on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.”

2015: ‘PDP To Woo Amaechi, Oshiomhole For Jonathan’

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed confidence that it will win over governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South South zone to support President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

National vice chairman of PDP (South South), Dr Cairo Ojugbo, who stated this yesterday after he paid a visit to the national secretariat of the PDP, added that it was part of their mission to ensure 100% votes for the president from the region in 2015.

BOKO HARAM: Obasanjo’s Son Cheats Death

Boko Haram insurgents yesterday shot and wounded a son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lt-Colonel Adeboye Obasanjo, when they attacked the platoon he was leading at Bazza, about 230km from Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

Adeboye Obasanjo is an army engineer working with the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State, and was recently deployed to Adamawa State by the military authorities to help nip the activities of Boko Haram that has held parts of the state captive in the bud.

BOKO HARAM: Obasanjo’s Son Cheats Death

Boko Haram insurgents yesterday shot and wounded a son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lt-Colonel Adeboye Obasanjo, when they attacked the platoon he was leading at Bazza, about 230km from Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

Adeboye Obasanjo is an army engineer working with the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State, and was recently deployed to Adamawa State by the military authorities to help nip the activities of Boko Haram that has held parts of the state captive in the bud.

Keshi, the Pitch or the NFF…Who to blame for Nigeria’s loss to Congo?

The Red Devils of the Republic of Congo walloped Nigeria 3-2, in Calabar, to send chills down the spines of the Super Eagles faithful, but who is to blame for the defeat?

FEATURE

I fought Boko Haram, didn’t sponsor it — Ihejirika

Chief of  the Army  Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika, said, weekend, that the nation was yet to come to terms with the fact that Boko Haram and its sponsors are out to bring down Nigeria,  pointing out that this is why citizens were buying into what he called the fourth dimensional media warfare being waged  in support of the insurgency.

New Ebola Vaccine Gives Monkey Immunity

The first patient was injected with the vaccine last week

Vaccinated monkeys have developed "long-term" immunity to the Ebola virus, raising a prospect of successful human trials, say scientists.

The experiments by the US National Institutes of Health showed immunity could last at least 10months.

U.S. Pentagon Finalizes Plan To Fight Boko Haram -by Attorney Patryk Utulu (USA)

Pentagon sources have confirmed that USA is in the final stages of a plan to wage open DRONE STRIKES WAR AGAINST BOKO HARAM. The secret discussion has been on-going between President Jonathan and President Obama and President of France. Finally American and French Intelligence are satisfied that the Nigerian Military can be a capable and reliable partner in the war against Boko Haram.

Former Beauty Queen Pregnant For Flavour

Reports have it that Highlife singer, Flavour and former beauty queen, Sandra Okagbue are expecting their first child together.

Sandra first hit limelight after she won Delta soap’s beauty pageant but her biggest claim to fame was when news of her romance with Super Eagles star player, Mikel Obi became public. Sandra and Mikel were a hot item and it was reported that she was living in his mansion in the UK. The reason for their breakup is unknown, but Mikel may have moved on as he is now rumoured to be dating the neice of Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich.

Adamawa Acting Governor Emerged PDP Guber Candidate

Acting Governor of Adamawa State Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate where he defeated his rivals by scoring a total of 624 votes while his closest rival former Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Dr. Ahmed Modibbo scored 197 votes.

The primaries which started on Saturday afternoon lasted throughout the night and was concluded around 4:00am on Sunday.

PDP Defeats APC, Wins Niger East Senatorial By-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared Shem Zagbai of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, winner of the Niger East Senatorial by-election after a re-run.
The August 30 by-election was declared inconclusive due to electoral malpractice in some polling units.
The re-run was held in polling units in Bosso, Chanchaga, Munya, Paikoro, Rafi and Shiroro local government areas on Saturday.

Why I prefer sex before marriage — Oluwaseyi Edun

Sensuously beautiful Seyi Edun is a budding actress who has not only found her place in the world of acting but also taking giant strides as a movie producer. As new as she is on the scene, Seyi is already being regarded as one of the fast rising stars to watch out for in the Yoruba sector of Nollywood.

In this chat with Potpourri, Seyi talks about her life as an actress, a producer and the concept behind her first produced movie ‘Eja Nla’.  She also talks about her fondness for the pop star, D’Banj, her love life and several sundry issues:

Oyakhilome’s church celebrates today

Members of Christ Embassy, whose founding spiritual leader, Pastor Chris Oyakhi­lome, is facing a divorce suit instituted in London by his long estranged wife, Anita, seem to have taken the un­folding saga with grace and equanimity.

Apparently determined to ensure that the biblical prophecy, “strike the shepherd and the sheep shall scatter,” does not come true for the Pentecostal ministry populated by young people, the members will this morning hold an extravagant praise service to celebrate the continuing faithfulness to the church and to motivate each other to hold up in the face of the present circumstance.

Chibok Girls: Parents Allege Conspiracy In Abduction Of Daughters

Parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls are alleging grand conspiracy in the abduction of their daughters by the Boko Haram terrorists, even as they accused some top staff members of the school of having a prior knowledge of the kidnap.

According to one of the parents of the girls, Bulama Jonah, some top staffers of Government Secondary School, Chibok, from where the girls were abducted, had moved their wives and daughters out of the school premises less than 24 hours before the terrorists visited Chibok on the night of April 14.

Manchester United will pay Madrid an extra £4 million if Di Maria wins Ballon d’Or

Manchester United will pay Real Madrid an extra £4 million if Ángel Di María wins the Ballon d’Or — the award given to the best player in the world — during his time at the Premier League club.

The unusual bonus is the most striking of a series of ‘add-ons’ to the British record transfer fee of £59.7 million which United paid for the Argentine international last month..

Sex is nice, you think nicely after having it – Harmony

Emike Ekwe is a Nigerian   music artiste popularly known by her stage name, ‘Harmony’. She recently told Showtime Celebrity that she could do a music video completely nude with no pant or bra. She caught a lot of attention with that revelation. This singer is beautiful, sexy and daring, and she isn’t scared to push the envelope, entertaining the audience with her art. Her new single titled “Chocolate” came out two weeks ago. In this exclusive Interview with Showtime Celebrity, she reveals all about her person and craft.

Ronaldo Questioned Madrid’s Transfer Policy following the departures of Alonso and Di Maria

Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at suggestions he questioned Real Madrid’s transfer dealings following the departures of Xabi Alonso and Angel di Maria from the Bernabeu, claiming he was misinterpreted.

When asked about what he thought of the departures of Alonso and Di Maria at the Jarama racing circuit in Madrid on Monday, the 29-year-old reportedly said ‘If I was in charge, maybe I would have done things differently,’ but Ronaldo has refuted such claims via his official Twitter account.

Big Brother Africa Returns October After Ravaging Fire

Producers of Big Brother Africa (BBA) reality television, MNET and Endemol SA, have announced that the show will go ahead despite the devastating fire of its studio on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

A statement made available by their media representative confirmed that a new place have been found to hold the programme and that the highly watched reality show would start in October.

Go Back To England, Mugabe Tells White Settlers

President Robert Mugabe said Friday that White settlers who are still in the country should go back to England as he vowed that those removed from land redistributed to Zimbabweans would never be allowed to return.

Mugabe was speaking during the installation of a chief at Murombedzi Growth Point in his rural Zvimba home area.

“The West prefers a weak leader who, they hope, would allow the Whites to come back,” he said, speaking in Shona.

Boko Haram: 1200 Terrorists Killed In Bama As GEJ Declares Full-scale War

Nigerian warplanes are carrying out air strikes against Boko Haram militant bases at Bama, Borno State, a senior official said yesterday, in a
government counter-attack against Boko Haram’s drive to create an Islamist enclave.
The official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters Nigeria’s military was battling Boko Haram fighters at Bama, 70 km (45 miles) southeast of the Borno state capital Maiduguri.

I will not transfer inadequate power supply to my successor – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, assured Nigerians that he will end the challenge of inadequate power supply in Nigeria before he vacates office.

The President gave this assurance at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving a delegation of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by the Senior Special Assistant on Youth Affairs, Jude Imagwe and NANS President, Yinka Gbadebo.

Happy Birthday Joseph Yobo

Joseph Phillip Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and he is Nigeria's record
appearance holder..

Boko Haram: 50 Lawyers To Storm The Hague For Prosecution Of Sheriff, Ihejirika

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Friday said it would be storming the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Switzerland with a team of over 50 lawyers to prosecute both Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, who were manipulated as the financial backers of the deadly Boko Haram sect should the federal government continue to keep mute about the issue.

“ewedu” Can Prevent And Cure Ebola – LUTH Consultant

A consultant at the Lagos University Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Professor Adebukola Ositelu, has said Ewedu ‎which is known in English as the Long-Fruited vegetable, is capable of preventing and curing the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by boosting the immune system.

Ositelu stated this at the annual African Traditional Medicine Day organised by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday, at Ikeja, Lagos.

WHO- Ebola Survivors Blood To Be Used For Treatment

The blood of patients who recover from Ebola should be used to treat others,
the World Health Organization has announced.
West Africa is facing the largest Ebola outbreak in history and more than 1,900
people have died.
A global group of experts have been meeting to assess the experimental
therapies that could contain Ebola.

Aregbesola, Best Performing Governor –ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has described Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the best performing governor in the country.
The commission noted that his people oriented policies and transparency in governance have given him much edge far above others.
The commission’s team led by the Southwest representatives, Professor Olu Aina, gave the remarks during a visit to Governor Rauf Aregbesola in his office.
The commission said it expected the governor to be more proactive in alleviating the poverty of the people and be more efficient in the management of public resources during his second term.

SSS Probes Sheriff Over Alleged Boko Haram Sponsorship

The Department of State Security, said it had summoned a former governor of Borno State, Modu Sheriff, for interrogation over his alleged sponsorship of Boko Haram.
The service stated that it had quizzed Sheriff twice in connection with his alleged involvement with the sect, adding that investigation was ongoing into various aspects of the allegations by the Australian negotiator, Stephen Davies, who named the former governor as one of the financial backers of the sect.

Asteroid To Pass Close To Earth On Sunday

A newly discovered asteroid will pass “very close” to Earth on Sunday, NASA says.
The space rock is estimated to be 60 feet (18 meters) long. It’s expected to fly over New Zealand about 2:18 p.m. EDT (18:18 GMT).
It won’t hit Earth or any of the thousands of satellites orbiting the planet, NASA says. It will give astronomers and scientists a chance to study it.
The asteroid won’t be visible the Unclad eye, but amateur astronomers should be able to see it with telescopes.

Nigeria Sitting On A Time Bomb

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the results of the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2014, in which approximately 70% failure was recorded. 145,975 out of 1,750,976 candidates’ results are being withheld on the grounds of examination malpractice. These malpractices were reported during both the conduct and the marking of the exams.

The percentages of failure recorded in the past four years range from 75.06% in 2010, 44.66% in 2011, 61.19% in 2012 and 35.74% in 2013, up to a whopping 70% in 2014.

Primary And Secondary Schools To Now Resume Sept 22

The Federal Government has fixed Monday, September 22, 2014 as new schools resumption date.

The government had on August 26, postponed resumption of private and public primary as well as secondary schools to October 13, 2014, as a precautionary step against the spread of the Ebola virus.

More details later.
http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-sets-sept-22-for-schools-resumption/.

Lagos Owes $1bn Of States’ $3bn External Debts

The Lagos State Government owes 33.86 per cent of the country’s total sub-national external debts (debts owed by state governments), investigation has shown.

Statistics obtained from the website of the Debt Management Office in Abuja on Wednesday showed that out of the total external debt of $3.01bn, Lagos State owed $1.02bn, leaving the remaining 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory with $1.99bn as of June 30, 2014.

Ebola: Us Seeks Nigeria’s Assistance In Liberia, Sierra Leone, Others

The United States government has commended the federal government for its response to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, even as it called for its assistance to other three most EVD-endemic countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

The assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield, disclosed this yesterday during a courtesy call on the minister of health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu.

Lamido is corrupt, he is not qualified to replace Jonathan – Edwin Clark

Split Over Jonathan Deepens In The North

The Alhaji Tanko Yakasai-led Northern Elders Council, NEC, yesterday dismissed the three months’ ultimatum given to President Goodluck Jonathan by the Amb. Maitama Sule-led Northern Elders Forum, NEF, as unreasonable.

The NEF had given President Jonathan two months’ ultimatum to produce the Chibok girls or forget the support of northerners in his 2015 ambition.

How 72-yr-old Dutch woman lost N40.6m in romance scam to Opeyemi Michael

LAGOS— A 31-year-old internet fraudster, Adio Opeyemi Michael, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for defrauding a 72-year-old Dutch woman of €200,000 (about N40.6 million) in a romance scam.

The suspect, who is a native of Owu Local Government Area of Ogun State, was said to have met his victim, identified simply as Jeanet De Jonge, on Netlog dating site and pretended to be a 41-year-old American citizen working as a chef in a Nigerian restaurant and needs a wife.

2015: Fashola and others calls on Nigerians to vote out bad politicians

AHEAD of the 2015 general elections, eminent Nigerians including Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, former Nigerian ambassador to the United States, Ambassador  George Obiozor and renowned Professor of Law, Akin Oyebode, yesterday, in Lagos, called on Nigerians not to take their voting power for granted. They were also urged to vote out non-performing office holders or inept party in the forthcoming general elections.

Delta Government warns traditional healers over claims that they cure Ebola

Delta State Government today dismissed claims by some traditional medicine practitioners in the state that they could cure Ebola Virus Disease, EVD and prohibited the broadcast of jingles and promotional programmes that claim to have a cure for the affliction.

The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. Chike Ogeah, in a press release he issued said, “The claims are completely false, untenable, dangerous and represent a threat to public health.

Chris Oyakhilome's Lawyer Threatens To Sue Media Houses

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome through his through his lawyer, Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) has threatened to seek legal redress against journalists and media house publishing stories about the divorce scandal he his embroiled in with is wife, Anita.

Portion of the statement read thus:

Chris Oyakhilome's Lawyer Threatens To Sue Media Houses

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome through his through his lawyer, Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) has threatened to seek legal redress against journalists and media house publishing stories about the divorce scandal he his embroiled in with is wife, Anita.

Portion of the statement read thus:

Chris Oyakhilome's Lawyer Threatens To Sue Media Houses

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome through his through his lawyer, Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) has threatened to seek legal redress against journalists and media house publishing stories about the divorce scandal he his embroiled in with is wife, Anita.

Portion of the statement read thus:

Dangote's Brother Sani's Accounts Frozen Over N5.2bn Loan

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday restrained twenty commercial banks in Nigeria from honouring any withdrawal cheque from Sani Dangote, younger brother of the richest black man, Aliko Dangote and his companies, Dansa Foods Limited and Bulk Pack Services Limited.

The restraining order, according to the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, is to be in force until September 11, 2014 when all applications filed in a suit brought by Union Bank against Dangote and his companies .

BREAKING NEWS: Fashion Police Presenter, Joan Rivers is dead

Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers died in a Manhattan hospital today, a week after she went into cardiac arrest during a routine throat procedure.

In a statement, her daughter Melissa said the 81-year-old passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family.

The legendary comedienne was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital a week ago after going into cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure on her vocal chords at another clinic, which is now under investigation.

Groom Dumps Bride At Ikoyi Registry, Escaped With Her Money

Uzor Emmanuel, a 45-year old married man with three kids played a fast one on a 42-year old lady, Victoria Adeleye at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria.

Emmanuel who had proposed to marry Adeleye at the registry dumped her at the court premises and disappeared with her N4 million. The wedding was subsequently called-off following Emmanuel’s disappearance.

Ghana Economy Is A Mess!!!!

(Reuters) - Rising bond yields, mounting inflation and a weakening currency have taken the shine off Ghana, a country until recently hailed as a model for African growth.

An oil boom helped fuel five years of GDP growth above 8 percent making Ghana an emerging market star, a stable democracy whose population of 25 million was moving steadily into middle income status.

Lagos City Hotel Rates Are The Most Expensive In Africa

According to a story on the guardian newspaper of last week, despite the high number of hotels in Lagos metropolis, it remains the city with highest charges on hotel accommodation in Africa. The Lagos state hotel licensing office cites that there are about 2,500 registered hotels in the state. Now the guardian newspaper’s research finds out that five star hotels with branches in other African countries like Johannesburg, South Africa, Kenya, Nairobi, Maputo, Zambia, Lusaka, Da es Salam, Tanzania, Mauritius, charge very much higher room rates in Lagos compared to their other African cities counterparts.

22 Very Important Google Search Tricks

To most people, Google is nothing more than a regular search engine where you type in keywords and questions and a couple of relevant links containing answers are displayed. But to many others who are in the know, Google is much more than that. It has become a multipurpose tool that you can utilize for performing a couple of day-to-day tasks.

10 Mysteries That Science Can't Explain - Science/Technology

Human civilization has been on the Earth for a long time (and the Earth was around for even longer than that).
So it would make sense that there are mysteries surrounding ancient civilizations… so much happened, yet we have documentation of what or why.

Here are 10 mysterious and strange discoveries made in archaeology. Science has yet to fully explain them (or if it has, there is plenty of room for doubt). It’s hard to speculate as to the truth of the situation, but it’s also impossible to dismiss them as hoaxes.
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Ikechukwu Uche Rubbishes Keshi Claim

Nigeria international and Villarreal forward Ikechukwu Uche has denied claims by coach Stephen Keshi that he demanded for apology before honoring an invitation to play for the Super Eagles.
Keshi on Wednesday revealed the pint-sized player was not invited to be part of the African Nations Cup preparatory team to play Congo and South Africa because he wanted to be begged.

Bama people vow to sleep on Maiduguri streets •As govt begs them to return home

FLEEING residents of Bama in Borno State have vowed to continue to sleep on streets in Maiduguri, the state capital, instead of returning home.

Most residents of the town were forced to flee their homes on Monday, when the Boko Haram sect stormed the town at about 5.00 a.m.

The residents, despite pleas from the state government to return home, insisted they would continue to sleep on streets in Maiduguri, which, they said was safer.

Southwest PDP chairman removed

Southwest Zonal Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has removed its chairman, Chief Isola Filani.

The party leadership disclosed this in a communique at the end of an extra-ordinary meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The meeting, which was attended by 13 members of the zonal committee, passed a vote of no confidence on the embattled chairman.

2015: APC dead without Buhari –Lawmaker

Member representing  Takai Federal Constituency of Kano State, Alhaji Kawu Sumaila, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be considered dead if former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, is not allowed to run as the presidential candidate of the party in 2015.

Speaking with newsmen in Kaduna, Alhaji Sumaila said any attempt to bring any other member of the party to run for the presidency, would spell doom for the party even at all levels of governance.

7 Common Wedding Traditions And Their Origins

Here is a list of 7 most common wedding traditions and their origins to wedding enthusiasts across the globe.

Weddings are layered with many traditions that have evolved over time.


1. BRIDESMAIDS: One of the most interesting wedding traditions remains with bridesmaids and their original purpose. Nowadays, bridesmaid dresses usually cause the most contention. However, originally bridesmaids dressed exactly the same as the bride. The purpose was to confuse evil spirits and stop them from becoming fixated on the bride, and ultimately prevent them from cursing the newlyweds.

Some Very Silly Things Girls Should Stop Doing

I just don't know why many of us indulge in these irritating behaviors

1. Asking a guy you just met for recharge card
This is very annoying. It makes you look cheap. A guy met you in the afternoon, gave you a call in the evening and you are already asking
him to send you a recharge card. Trust me, that guy can never respect you. He might eventually send you the recharge card, but the only thing on his mind would be to sleep with you once or twice and get rid of you.

Boko Haram Sponsorship Allegation, My Story By Modu Sheriff

Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff has denied claims by Australian negotiator, Rev. Stephen Davis that he is one of the major sponsors of the sect.

Sheriff said he was instead one of the first victims of Boko Haram and that the Jihadist group started before his tenure as Governor.

He spoke in an interview with New Telegraph.

Ebola: Schools May Resume Mid-september

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Wednesday that students in private and public schools in the country may resume from holiday by the middle of this month.

Prof. Chukwu disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Fish, Rice Imports Drop By 80% - Agriculture

Fish and rice imports through the nation’ seaports have dropped by over 80 per cent, the Seaport Terminal Operators of Nigeria has said.

The spokesperson of the terminal operators, Mr. Bolaji Akinola, made this known in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Wednesday.

He said the unfavourable government’s policies had caused importers to divert the importation of these products to Cotonou ports.

7 Real hidden Treasures You Can Search For,around The World

Despite the seemingly endless power of modern technology, there is still actual buried treasure out there. The best part? It's yours for the taking if you have knowledge and endurance to find it.
I know it sounds like a movie, right? But there are historical facts to back it up. Check out these 7 places around the world where there is still buried treasure. Who knows, maybe you could try your luck?

1.) Mexico City - Treasure of La Noche Triste.

Africa’s Largest Economy, Nigeria, Drops In Global Competitiveness Ranking

… Now 127th in the world

Despite Nigeria’s current status as Africa’s largest economy, the country slumped in the global competitiveness ranking released on Tuesday.

Africa’s biggest oil producer fell by seven places to 127th position.

According to the 2014-15 Global Competitiveness Report, infrastructure (human and physical) continues to be Nigeria’s toughest challenges.

IK Uche Demands I Beg Him To Play For Nigeria— Keshi

Coach Stephen Keshi has said that Villarreal CF star, Ikechukwu Uche has declared that he will not play for the Super Eagles unless Keshi and other members of the technical team beg him.

In a tweet by the verified twitter handle of the Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles), the gaffer who dropped IK Uche from the team that represented the country in Brazil noted that he invited the player to be part of the team to face Congo and South Africa but he declined, requesting an apology from Keshi.

11 Foods Not To Refrigerate

1. Tomatoes

If tomatoes are kept in sunlight they will ripen too
fast. If they are kept in cold temperature, it will
cause the cell walls to break down and then they
become soft and mushy. So for best results, store
them out of direct sunlight and at room
temperature.

11 Foods Not To Refrigerate

1. Tomatoes

If tomatoes are kept in sunlight they will ripen too
fast. If they are kept in cold temperature, it will
cause the cell walls to break down and then they
become soft and mushy. So for best results, store
them out of direct sunlight and at room
temperature.

11 Foods Not To Refrigerate

1. Tomatoes

If tomatoes are kept in sunlight they will ripen too
fast. If they are kept in cold temperature, it will
cause the cell walls to break down and then they
become soft and mushy. So for best results, store
them out of direct sunlight and at room
temperature.

11 Foods Not To Refrigerate

1. Tomatoes

If tomatoes are kept in sunlight they will ripen too
fast. If they are kept in cold temperature, it will
cause the cell walls to break down and then they
become soft and mushy. So for best results, store
them out of direct sunlight and at room
temperature.

2015 Polls: Trouble Brews In INEC Over N9bn Ballot Papers Contract

Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, following the decision of the Commission to contract the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the presidential and governorship elections to a foreign firm at the cost of N6 billion.

2015 Polls: Trouble Brews In INEC Over N9bn Ballot Papers Contract

Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, following the decision of the Commission to contract the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the presidential and governorship elections to a foreign firm at the cost of N6 billion.

2015 Polls: Trouble Brews In INEC Over N9bn Ballot Papers Contract

Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, following the decision of the Commission to contract the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the presidential and governorship elections to a foreign firm at the cost of N6 billion.

2015 Polls: Trouble Brews In INEC Over N9bn Ballot Papers Contract

Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, following the decision of the Commission to contract the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the presidential and governorship elections to a foreign firm at the cost of N6 billion.

37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old

1. Not traveling when you had the chance.

Traveling becomes infinitely harder the older you get, especially if you have a family and need to pay the way for three-plus people instead of just yourself.

2. Not learning another language.

You’ll kick yourself when you realize you took three years of language in high school and remember none of it.

‘yes Means Yes” The New Sex Law Of California

Here’s some uplifting news to read before you leave for your long weekend: California just became the first state to pass a ‘Yes Means Yes’ bill that would require all state-funded colleges and universities to adopt “affirmative consent” language in their definitions of consensual sex, Yahoo! News reports.
The California senate unanimously passed the bill in May, and it’s now set to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The law defines intimate consent between people as “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in intimate activity.” In other words, silence or a lack of resistance do not count as consent, and drugs and alcohol will not (not that they ever should) excuse unwanted intimate activity or touching.
Governor Brown must sign the bill into law by September 30th, and if he does, it would be the first time a state would require such strong language to be a part of a school’s intimate assault policies, Claire Conlon, a spokesperson for Senator Kevin de Leon—who championed the bill—told Yahoo!.
We love this idea, not only because it seems to do away with the old “No means no” mentality, but because it champions enthusiastic consent between students. Hopefully, it’ll encourage all parties involved to stand up for themselves and talk about what they’re comfortable with. There’s nothing sexier or healthier than two people who really know what they want and aren’t afraid to say it..

‘yes Means Yes” The New Sex Law Of California

Here’s some uplifting news to read before you leave for your long weekend: California just became the first state to pass a ‘Yes Means Yes’ bill that would require all state-funded colleges and universities to adopt “affirmative consent” language in their definitions of consensual sex, Yahoo! News reports.
The California senate unanimously passed the bill in May, and it’s now set to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The law defines intimate consent between people as “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in intimate activity.” In other words, silence or a lack of resistance do not count as consent, and drugs and alcohol will not (not that they ever should) excuse unwanted intimate activity or touching.
Governor Brown must sign the bill into law by September 30th, and if he does, it would be the first time a state would require such strong language to be a part of a school’s intimate assault policies, Claire Conlon, a spokesperson for Senator Kevin de Leon—who championed the bill—told Yahoo!.
We love this idea, not only because it seems to do away with the old “No means no” mentality, but because it champions enthusiastic consent between students. Hopefully, it’ll encourage all parties involved to stand up for themselves and talk about what they’re comfortable with. There’s nothing sexier or healthier than two people who really know what they want and aren’t afraid to say it..

‘yes Means Yes” The New Sex Law Of California

Here’s some uplifting news to read before you leave for your long weekend: California just became the first state to pass a ‘Yes Means Yes’ bill that would require all state-funded colleges and universities to adopt “affirmative consent” language in their definitions of consensual sex, Yahoo! News reports.
The California senate unanimously passed the bill in May, and it’s now set to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The law defines intimate consent between people as “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in intimate activity.” In other words, silence or a lack of resistance do not count as consent, and drugs and alcohol will not (not that they ever should) excuse unwanted intimate activity or touching.
Governor Brown must sign the bill into law by September 30th, and if he does, it would be the first time a state would require such strong language to be a part of a school’s intimate assault policies, Claire Conlon, a spokesperson for Senator Kevin de Leon—who championed the bill—told Yahoo!.
We love this idea, not only because it seems to do away with the old “No means no” mentality, but because it champions enthusiastic consent between students. Hopefully, it’ll encourage all parties involved to stand up for themselves and talk about what they’re comfortable with. There’s nothing sexier or healthier than two people who really know what they want and aren’t afraid to say it..

‘yes Means Yes” The New Sex Law Of California

Here’s some uplifting news to read before you leave for your long weekend: California just became the first state to pass a ‘Yes Means Yes’ bill that would require all state-funded colleges and universities to adopt “affirmative consent” language in their definitions of consensual sex, Yahoo! News reports.
The California senate unanimously passed the bill in May, and it’s now set to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The law defines intimate consent between people as “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in intimate activity.” In other words, silence or a lack of resistance do not count as consent, and drugs and alcohol will not (not that they ever should) excuse unwanted intimate activity or touching.
Governor Brown must sign the bill into law by September 30th, and if he does, it would be the first time a state would require such strong language to be a part of a school’s intimate assault policies, Claire Conlon, a spokesperson for Senator Kevin de Leon—who championed the bill—told Yahoo!.
We love this idea, not only because it seems to do away with the old “No means no” mentality, but because it champions enthusiastic consent between students. Hopefully, it’ll encourage all parties involved to stand up for themselves and talk about what they’re comfortable with. There’s nothing sexier or healthier than two people who really know what they want and aren’t afraid to say it..

Igbo Corpses In Lagos Await To Be Reunited Back Home

No fewer than 1,000 corpses of Igbo people are awaiting clearance in various mortuaries in Lagos State, the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the state, Chief Fabian Onwughalu, has said.

He blamed the development on the Federal Government’s ban on inter-state movement of corpses in the country.

61% Of Nigerians Approve Pres Jonathan’s Performance

ABUJA - The latest governance poll conducted by the NOIPolls Limited indicated that 61 percent of adult Nigerians have approved the job performance of President Goodluck Jonathan last month, especially in the area of improved electricity supply to some households.
The results showed that while 41 percent approved of it, 20 percent strongly endorsed the President’s performance.

Bama:death Toll Rises To 130, 35 Insurgents Arrested

By Michael Olugbode

The Borno youth vigilantes popularly known as civilian JTF Tuesday dispelled the rumor that the Boko Haram insurgents have taken over the control of Bama town.

They said instead it was the group that suffered a massive casualty in the attack, losing 130 persons with 35 others arrested and in custody.

Adekoya Boladale: The madness in CBN N65 ATM charges

Few months ago, myself and numerous other writers who were not privileged to grace the sacred meeting where the ‘suspension’ of the then Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam (as at then was) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was discussed postulated some factors as being the motive behind his unceremonious disengagement. Today I write to say most of what we factored in then may not be absolutely correct.

Citizens without permanent cards won’t vote in 2015 – INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday in Abuja said that voters who did not collect their Permanent Voter Cards by December 2014, “would be disenfranchised in the 2015 general elections.”

The commission also called on Nigerians not to lose hope in its ability to deliver free, fair and credible elections in 2015.

Falcao to earn £346000 a week at United

Colombian will become the best paid player in the Premier League after United agree to meet his £346,000 per week wages.

Louis van Gaal appears to have ignored the desperate pleas of Manchester United fans to strengthen his central defence and midfield in favour of bringing Radamel Falcao to Old Trafford.

I killed my father in error over cigarette, says son

A 22-year-old man, Bestman Momodu, who allegedly killed his father over a stick of cigarette, has been arrested by police from the Edo State Police Command. Bestman was among 68 suspects paraded by the state police command yesterday for their alleged involvement in various crimes, ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, illegal possession of firearms, rape, cultism, defilement, unlawful possession of fake products to obtaining money under false pretence and impersonation.

Divorce: An open Letter To Pastors Anita and Chris Oyakhilome

An open Letter To Pastors Anita and Chris Oyakhilome: Having Nothing, Yet By Emeka Asinugo

Our dear Anita: I am addressing this letter to you because I know that it is you who will hold the key to triumph over the challenges that have recently raised their ugly heads in your family and in your ministry. I am convinced that even if you don’t read this letter directly from me, some of the numerous members of Christ Embassy across the globe could read it and draw your attention to the words of an old man who is pretty much in the same calling as you and your husband are. I am writing this from my home: The Vicarage, St. Matthew’s Church of England, Stratford, E15 4JX, where my wife, Christy is the Vicar, and the co-ordinating Chaplain of Westfield, Stratford City.

Some Very Silly Things Guys Should Stop Doing

Guys can be very annoying at times.
I just don't know why many of us indulge in these irritating behaviors

1. Staring at a lady's backside: 90% guys do this. They just can't help turning around whenever a female passes, just to check out her backside. Its very irritating and rude too. Guys pls stop it

Breaking News* Patient Gets Ebola In Hospital

A female patient on admission in the same hospital as the late Port Harcourt doctor who treated a colleague of Patrick Sawyer has tested positive for Ebola virus disease, bringing total confirmed cases to 16.

Health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu told an emergency meeting of the national council on health in Abuja that the patient—the third confirmed case in Port Harcourt—was “presently under treatment” in an isolation ward in Rivers state.

Chime Swears In New Dep Gov In Enugu,says We Have Just Replaced A Bad Spark Plug

ENUGU–Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, Monday, sworn in his new Deputy, Reverend Raphael Ifeanyichukwu Nwoye.
The event which took place at the EXCO Chambers of the Government House, Enugu came on the heels of the impeachment a week ago, of the former occupant of the position, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi by the State House of Assembly.

How Smoking Cigarette Can Destroy Your Sense Of Taste

In as much as smoking has so many other bad effects to the body such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. It might sound funny also to read that smoking affects the sense of taste. Dulling the sense of taste. A proved scientific report has recommended that people that rely on their sense of taste should try not to acquire the smoking habit. Example, perfumers, cooks, coffee cuppers etc.

2015: Lamido Kicks Against Jonathan’s Presidential Endorsement

By Aliyu Dangida

As the North-West PDP caucus meeting ended in Kaduna state with the endorsement of GoodLuck Jonathan to contest in the 2015 presidential election, Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido and the state’s chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has vehemently kicked against the purported decision.

Army Repels Boko Haram Attack, Kills 45 Terrorists

MAIDUGURI – No fewer than 45 suspected members of Boko Haram sect have been killed in an encounter with military troops when the terrorists attempted to invade and take over Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
Over 30 of the insurgents were also injured in the fierce battle with security operatives that lasted for over 5 hours.

We Don’t Live Together With Our Wives—P-Square Reveals

Multiple award-winning Nigerian pop duo of Peter and Paul Okoye with the group name ‘P-Square’ has disclosed that they do not live together with their respective wives. The group also revealed that they (brothers) still live together while their spouses stay in different places in Lagos.

Peter and Paul made this disclosure on a radio interview on Monday, which was monitored by Nigeriafilms.com.

The singers however disclosed that by December 2014, they would be moving to their various houses (ostensibly to stay with their wives.)

Police stopped Football star, Muntari for driving camouflage Lamborghini

Football star Sulley Muntari looks surprised that the Italian police spotted him in his camouflage Lamborghini, but sadly for him they did. Not such a good idea, then…

When you’ve essentially got more money than you know what to do with, any car on the planet is an option. For many of these sports stars, however, what already existed on the market was simply not good enough or flashy enough….

B/Haram: FG acquires 12 fighter jets

.AS the armed forces get set for final onslaught against the Boko Haram terrorists, the latest fighter jets in the world would start arriving the country this week.

Informed top military sources disclosed to the Nigerian Tribune at the weekend that the fighter jets, up to a dozen in number, were purchased directly by the Nigerian Air Force.

Health Minister Says N1.9billion ‘Ebola Fund’ Will Be Used To Buy New Cars

Amidst angry reactions trailing the unavailability of the N1.9 billion released by President Goodluck Jonathan for the management of Ebola, the Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has denied the money was for the management of the virus. Mr. Chukwu’s denial came Tuesday despite an official statement from the federal government to the contrary.

Amidst angry reactions trailing the unavailability of the N1.9 billion released by President Goodluck Jonathan for the management of Ebola, the Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has denied the money was for the management of the virus.

Terror attack warning text messages a hoax, police say

Text messages and social media posts claiming the London Underground was to be targeted circulated across the weekend

Warnings that a terror attack was due to be launched against Britain on Monday were a hoax, police have said.

Text messages and social media posts claiming that the London Underground was to be targeted imminently circulated across the weekend. The message read:

Fathia Balogun Opens Beauty Shop ‘House of Faiteer’

.Yoruba actress and ex-wife of actor Saidi Balogun, Fathia Balogun Williams is now a proud owner of a beauty and wine shop named ‘House of Faiteer’ located in Abeokuta, Ogun State and it stocks variety of human hair, hair extensions, wine, spirit and others.

Her colleagues, friends and loved ones, were there Friday, August 29, 2014 to celebrate with the ace actress on the opening of her new business.

Yoruba Alliance With The Northerners Is A Fool’s Gold By Bayo Oluwasanmi

“There are times when even the greatest tactician in diplomatic cunning is outclassed in his own game. It is then that he discovers that all he thought he had gained is but loss, and that what is left of national honor and dignity is but the shadow of an illustrious past that is gone forever, or of a potentially great future that will never come.” – Awo

The real Yoruba leaders are gone from here. We’re sad, unsure, and our hearts are broken over their loss. We remember their unique idea of servant-leadership that impacted on our lives with joy, passion, spirit, and with gratitude we pay homage to them.

Why use vibrators, when there are able men — Chika Oguine

Voluptuous up-and-coming Nollywood star, Chika Agatha Oguine popularly known as Chika Agatha is fast becoming a face that cannot be ignored in the movie industry, both for her talent and captivating figure. Chika recently caused an uproar when her pictures, revealing massive boobs surfaced on the internet. The Sex on the Beach, Sons of Zebedee star in this exclusive interview with Showtime Celebrity, talks about her career, sex and relationship. Excerpts:

For people who don’t know you, briefly introduce yourself?

Ebola: Diplomat to face manslaughter charges for fleeing to Port Harcourt

The Nigerian diplomat attached to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Olubukun Koye who escaped from quarantine in Lagos after testing positive to Ebola virus and travelled to Port Harcourt for treatment, an action that resulted in the death of the doctor who treated him (Iyke Enemuo) may face manslaughter charges.

This is coming on the heels of reports that the number of persons under surveillance in the state for Ebola Virus Disease has increased from 100 to 160.

How To Know If Your Laptop Is Refurbish

If u have an additional R at the end of the product number ( Example: NB234UA#ABA is the product for new notebook and NB234UAR#ABA is the
product number for a refurbished notebook. If KS453AV#ABA is the product for new notebook Then KS453AVR#ABA will be tech product number of refurbished notebook)..  So if you have an additional R in the product number, it means it is a
Refurbished notebook.

Abacha loot and why FG settled with family — AGF, Adoke

The Federal Government has defended its decision to discontinue with the trial of the son of a former head of state, General Sani Abacha, over the funds looted by the former military leader.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Mr. Mohammed  Adoke, explained that the decision was borne out of national interest and  not propelled by selfish motive as being insinuated by some Nigerians.

99 Secrets Ladies Have To Know About Guys

1. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. They prefer neat and presentable girls.

2. Guys hate flirts.

3. A guy can like you for a minute, and then forget you afterwards.

4. When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.

Boko Haram: Military Moves to Reclaim Territories

.In a latest counter-offensive, the Nigerian security forces have reclaimed Gamboru-Ngala, a strategic township on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. The Borno State-based town, which has witnessed fierce fighting for the past one week, was cleared of terrorist threat on Thursday.

According to a source, who spoke to THISDAY, the largely rural and scarcely populated community is very strategic because it provided a direct crossing and link between Nigeria and Cameroon.

Female poly student caught selling baby for N620,000

• Police arrests three other merchants in Owerri

A student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, one  Vivian Iwuji who  gave birth to a baby boy on August 2, 2014 has with the assistance of her boyfriend, one Obinna Ugochukwu sold the baby for the  sum of  N620,000. However, luck ran out on them as the buyer, one Ehegalara Edwin was arrested by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Imo State Police Command, Owerri and the baby  rescued.

Ebola becoming harder to treat —US experts

AS countries across the world battle to contain the spreads of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the killer ailment appears to be devising means of circumventing efforts to stop it, researchers have said.

Experts claim that the virus is “rapidly and continually mutating, making it harder to diagnose and treat.”

2015: Buhari, Gov Kwankwaso’s supporters clash

The battle for the presidential ticket of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is creating tension in Kano State where the supporters of Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and those of former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, have clashed.

The state House of Assembly, dominated by the APC, has broken into two camps, each supporting Kwankwaso and Buhari.

Ebola: US to conduct vaccine trial in Nigeria

The United States health officials have said they are considering a trial test of the recently launched Ebola vaccine in Nigeria, as they also prepare to test the vaccine in The Gambia and Mali in mid-September.

The US National Institutes of Health announced in a statement on Thursday that it would launch the safety trial on the vaccine developed by the agency’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and GlaxoSmithKline.

2015: Sule Lamido’s entry rattles Presidency, PDP

By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North
SUBTLE trouble is brewing at the Presidency over the last-minute decision of Jigawa State Governor, Dr. Sule Lamido, to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election.

The two-term governor’s decision is said to have rattled President Jonathan and the party, which had long concluded that the race would be a straight fight between the president and others from the opposition parties.

Late doctor knew diplomat had Ebola virus – Govt

The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samson Parker, says the late Dr. Samuel Enemou, who treated Olu Koye, a Nigerian diplomat with the Economic Community of West African States, was aware that the diplomat was a carrier of the deadly Ebola virus.

Tribune to Obasanjo: Seems you’ve reconciled with Jonathan? Obasanjo: Ara e o ya (You’re not well)

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo  spoke to Saturday Tribune early on Friday when he paid a condolence visit to former Oyo State governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, at his Ondo Street residence in Bodija, Ibadan, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Alimatu Ladoja, who was buried on Thursday.

The visit of Obasanjo was not without the usual drama for which he is known.

Adamawa: How Jonathan, Mu’azu saved Ribadu

President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu were instrumental to the granting of waiver to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu by the PDP in Abuja on Friday, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

With this, Ribadu is cleared to take part in the party’s September 6 governorship primary in Adamawa State if he and others are cleared by the screening panel on Saturday (today).

True Confession: I was a virgin, but he kept pressuring me & now I’m pregnant

I have been seeing somebody for 9 months now. We were together for 8 months when we had sex. I was a virgin, and believed in sex after marriage until he came in and changed it.

He was very pushy for sex throughout our relationship, and I decided to hold it back. So, we had a break-up on the 18th of March because I wouldn’t be a real girlfriend by sleeping with him, I guess, and that he was sexually frustrated. So, I told him, “it’s okay if you don’t want to be with me. I’ll let you go and I’ll move on.” I didn’t want to beg him like always to, “come back and I love him, etc.”

Sex workers scramble for disable men

There are strong indications that commercial sex workers have shifted their business target to physically challenged men because of the high price they pay for sex in Lagos state southwest Nigeria.

Consequently, there has been a scramble for the physically challenged patrons by sex workers in various brothels across the state.

FIFA orders Chris Giwa to vacate NFF office by Monday, threatens to sanction Nigeria

The world football governing body FIFA, has warned Chris Giwa to vacate the NFF Glass House by Monday, or sanctions will be imposed on Nigeria.

Giwa, who is the chairman of Nigeria Professional League side Giwa Football Club, was elected as the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) this week, amidst break out of factions and controversy.

Federal Government Has Reversed The Suspension Of Residency Training Programme

The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Residency Training Programme in all federal hospitals with effect from Thursday,  28th of August,  2014 (yesterday) while the ongoing appraisal of the programme continues.
The Federal Government has also reinstated all resident doctors that were disengaged as a result of the suspension with effect from the same date.

N47b Primary School Funds Lie Idle At CBN –UBEC

Over N47 billion has piled up at the Central Bank of Nigeria,
CBN, as funds various state governments are yet to access for
the funding of primary education across the country.

This was disclosed yesterday by the Public Relations Officer of
the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Mr David
Apeh while speaking to Vanguard in Abuja.

3 hotel attendants recorded customer’s se.xual affair and demanded a ransom of N10 million in Lagos

Three hotel attendants, who allegedly recorded a customer’s sexual affair and demanded a ransom of N10 million, were on Thursday charged before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The employees had used the hotel’s CCTV to record the guest’s sexual exploit with his girlfriend.

The accused: Sunday Okon, 23; Rita Emmanuel, 28; and Goodness Akpan, 24, whose addresses are unknown, are facing a four-count charge of fraud, demanding property with menace, conspiracy and indecent practices.

Day-old baby emerges Crown Prince of Igbodo kingdom

Asaba—HISTORY was made yesterday in Igbodo Kingdom of Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, when a day old baby boy was crowned to become the crown prince of the kingdom, ostensibly to forestall any succession controversy in future.

PDP Accused Governor Amaechi’s of spreading Ebola in Rivers State

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says carelessness and insensitivity on the part of the Governor of the State, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samson Parker, are responsible for the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the State.

The state government has confirmed the death of a Doctor, Ike Samuel Enamoa.

Joan Rivers rushed to hospital ‘after she stopped breathing’

Tart-tongued comedienne Joan Rivers “in stable condition” after she reportedly stopped breathing during throat surgery on her vocal cords in New York

Joan Rivers, the actress and comedienne renowned for her withering verbal put-downs, has been rushed to hospital in New York after she stopped breathing while undergoing throat surgery at a Manhattan clinic, sources told US media.

Joan Rivers rushed to hospital ‘after she stopped breathing’

Tart-tongued comedienne Joan Rivers “in stable condition” after she reportedly stopped breathing during throat surgery on her vocal cords in New York

Joan Rivers, the actress and comedienne renowned for her withering verbal put-downs, has been rushed to hospital in New York after she stopped breathing while undergoing throat surgery at a Manhattan clinic, sources told US media.

Ikimi claims influence he doesn’t have — Oyegun

BENIN CITY—NATIONAL Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegu, yesterday, lambasted the former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi over his comments that he (Oyegun) was imposed on the party, saying that Ikimi was arrogating “to himself an influence he does not have both in Edo State and Nigeria as a whole.”

Similarly, the APC in Edo State, said it wished Ikimi well in “the lion’s den,” adding that his movement to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was a good omen for the party in the state because “We have always found it difficult to win election in Igueben his home town because he is not on ground.”

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt secretly marry in France

.HOLLYWOOD’S hottest
couple have made it official, with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt tying the knot in an intimate ceremony at their home in France over the weekend.

A spokesman for Jolie, 39, and Pitt, 50, confirmed the film megastars wed in an intimate ceremony attended by just 22 loved ones.

The photogenic pair exchanged vows in a small chapel in the French hamlet of Correns, at Chateau Miraval — a sprawling 1000-acre estate where the famous family has lived since 2008.

Top 10 Misconceptions About Africa

No, it isn't full of dangerous, wild animals on the loose. It also isn't just a vast expanse of arid land. Africa – our planet's second largest continent, has been battling misconceptions like these since ages. 

"I've never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that's very popular out there in

Africa." – Britney Spears

9 Important Independence Lessons Every Girl Should Learn While She 's Single

I personally have never believed people who claim they choose to be single.

I mean, you may come to enjoy being single and make the most out of it, but if your idea of Prince Charming shows up one day, you’re not gonna be like,

Sorry, Krall Jonathan, I’m busy treading a sea of not-so-eligible candidates right now. Please come back after I’ve had a few more meaningless one-night stands and assh*le encounters.

Ferrari sold most expensive car ever auctioned for $34.65m

Ferrari GTOs are among the holy grails of the car auction world. Ferrari made only 36 of them (or 39 if you include different versions), and they were the dominant race cars of the mid-1960s.

Champions League Draw…Check your team

CONFIRMED GROUPS.

Group A: Atletico, Juventus, Olympiakos, Malmo.
Group B: Real Madrid, Basel, Liverpool, Ludogorets.
Group C: Benfica, Zenit, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco.
Group D: Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Anderlecht.
Group E: Bayern Munich, Manchester City, CSKA Moscow, Roma.
Group F: Barcelona, PSG, Ajax, Apoel FC.
Group G: Schalke, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, Maribor.
Group H: Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Bilbao, Bate Borisov.

El-Rufai Fires Again, Says Modu Sheriff & Ihejirika are Boko Haram Sponsors And “Kingpins”

Posting the statement to his Facebook and Twitter pages, the former minister cited Australian hostage and crisis negotiator Stephen Davis, who alleged the above duo were key elements of the insurgency on Arise News.

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, named former Borno State governor Modu Sheriff (recently defected to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) and Lt. Gen Azubuike Ihejirika, a former chief of army staff as Boko Haram “kingpins”.

Edwin Clark blasts Ribadu: He Will Betray Jonathan, don’t grant him waiver

Clark said that bringing Ribadu into the PDP would dent the image of the party and also affect its fortune in Adamawa State, where he said Ribadu has no value, politically.

Foremost Ijaw leader and political father of President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Edwin Clark, has described Nuhu Ribadu, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) new decampee, as not being trustworthy.

Gunmen kill Bakassi monarch in Calabar

Tragedy struck in Esighi community in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State as the traditional ruler of Efut Esighi Isu Ekom, Muri Okon Effiong Odionka, was allegedly shot dead by gunmen in his house in Calabar, the state capital.

The late Muri Odionka was said to have been killed in his residence at Bayside axis of Calabar South, by suspected hired assassins.

Gunmen kill Bakassi monarch in Calabar

Tragedy struck in Esighi community in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State as the traditional ruler of Efut Esighi Isu Ekom, Muri Okon Effiong Odionka, was allegedly shot dead by gunmen in his house in Calabar, the state capital.

The late Muri Odionka was said to have been killed in his residence at Bayside axis of Calabar South, by suspected hired assassins.

Gunmen kill Bakassi monarch in Calabar

Tragedy struck in Esighi community in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State as the traditional ruler of Efut Esighi Isu Ekom, Muri Okon Effiong Odionka, was allegedly shot dead by gunmen in his house in Calabar, the state capital.

The late Muri Odionka was said to have been killed in his residence at Bayside axis of Calabar South, by suspected hired assassins.

United out, Chelsea v Bolton, Arsenal v Southampton – See who plays who in Carling cup third-round draws

Chelsea will host Bolton Wanderers, while Arsenal will welcome Southampton to the Emirates in the third round of the Capital One Cup.

In the draws which were conducted on Wednesday night, holders Manchester City will face Sheffield Wednesday at the Etihad, while Liverpool play Middlesbrough at Anfield.

“Amaechi holding secret meetings with Mu’azu” – Rivers PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi of sponsoring crisis within its fold.

State Secretary of the PDP, Ibiba Walter made the accusation while addressing a gathering on voter sensitization in the state.

Walter alleged that Amaechi was lobbying top PDP stalwarts in the state to destabilize the structure of the party.

Cameroon kills 27 Boko Haram members in border clashes

CAMEROON’S army has killed 27 members of terrorist group, Boko Haram, near a northern town, state radio said on Wednesday.

In a report quoted by Reuters, the Boko Haram fighters were reported to have crossed Nigeria’s border into Cameroon earlier this week after attacking a military base and police station in Borno, North-East Nigeria.

Boko Haram may link up with ISIS —Australian negotiator

An Australian hostage negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davis, has warned that Boko Haram may establish links with two vicious terror groups- Al Shabaab and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria- if not effectively checked now by the Nigerian government.

Al Shabaab, the militant wing of the Somali Council of Islamic Court,     aligned with Al-Qaeda and took over most of Southern Somalia in the second half of 2006.   The ISIS, on its part,   is an Iraqi group that stands with Al-Qaeda as the most vicious Jihad group in the world.

Ebola victim dies in Port Harcourt

There are unconfirmed reports that a patient suspected to be infected with the dreaded Ebola virus has died in Rivers State.

The patient, whose name is yet to be made public, was said to have returned from Lagos and tested positive to the virus while on admission at a Private hospital in D-line area of the state capital.

Ebola victim dies in Port Harcourt

There are unconfirmed reports that a patient suspected to be infected with the dreaded Ebola virus has died in Rivers State.

The patient, whose name is yet to be made public, was said to have returned from Lagos and tested positive to the virus while on admission at a Private hospital in D-line area of the state capital.