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Politics::HAPPENING NOW: Leaders From The 6 Geopolitical Regions Meet With Peter Obi (Pictures)

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Leaders of the North East, North West, North Central, South South, South West and South East geopolitical zones meeting with Peter Obi at Chief E.K.Clark's Abuja residence, on how to restructure and re-engineer Nigeria. Present at the meeting are: Chief E.K.Clark, Prof Ango Abdullahi, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, Gen Zamani Lekwot,Chief Cornelius Adebayo,Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN,Engr Dr Tanko Abdullahi,Senator Bassey Henshaw,Col Lawan Gwadabe,Ambassador Godknows,Igali,Senator Stella Omu,Yinka Odumakin,Dr Bitrus Pogu,Chief Willy Bozimo,Chief Mrs Remi Kuku,Bashir Hadejia.

Entertainment::Jay Z Takes Shots At Kanye West Over His Support For Donald Trump

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Meek Mill's CHAMPIONSHIPS album has some words for Kanye West. And, no, they don't come from the Philly rapper. Shortly after the project hit streaming services, fans began dissecting lines in the "What's Free" track featuring Rick Ross and JAY-Z. Hov can be heard spitting a number of lines that reference Kanye's recent support of Donald Trump and his affinity for the MAGA hat: "No red hat, don’t Michael and Prince me and Ye/They separate you when you got Michael and Prince’s DNA/I ain’t one of these house n***as you bought/My house like a resort, my house bigger than yours/My spo—c’mon, man—my route better of course" Though they were once considered a hip-hop power duo, JAY and Kanye's bromance has deteriorated over the past several years. There was hope that the two were on good terms after Ye posted a photo of the JAY and Beyoncé with the caption, "Famleeeeee." In the days leading up to CHAMPIONSHIPS release, Meek reiterated h...

News::'Buhari Is Taking Worst Possible Military Advice'- S'African Mercenary Speaks On Boko Haram

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Update:: 'Buhari Is Taking Worst Possible Military Advice'- S'African Mercenary Speaks On Boko Haram One of the reasons for the Nigeria’s unsolved Boko haram conundrum is the “worst possible military advice” President Muhammadu Buhari has been receiving for his advisors, Eeben Barlow, a South African mercenary who was involved with the training of Nigerian soldiers in the North-East, has said. According to Barlow, on becoming President, Buhari and his advisors resisted an ongoing three-phase campaign strategy to degrade and destroy Boko Haram in Borno State, but they were quite happy to allow the Armed Forces to receive both substandard training and the incorrect equipment provided by both foreign governments and their Private Military Companies (PMCs) — along with the worst possible ‘military advice’. Writing on his Facebook timeline, Barlow urged the public not to blame the Armed Forces when poor political decisions result in the deaths of people, saying:“North-east...

News::Atiku's American Visa Status Is A Confidential Matter – US Consulate Declares

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Update:: Atiku's American Visa Status Is A Confidential Matter – US Consulate Declares. Against the backdrop of the controversies trailing the US visa status of Nigeria’s former vice president who also doubles as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, the United States Consulate, Lagos on Friday said the issue remains a strictly confidential matter which the American government will not discuss publicly. The Public Affairs Officer (PAO), US Consulate, Lagos, Brussel Brooks, maintained that irrespective of the social standing or interest of the society in the matter, the US government will give the matter the strict confidentiality that it requires. The PAO who did not specifically mention any name, made the disclosure in an interview with journalists at the end of an education forum organised for 150 teachers and students drawn from various public schools in Oyo State. Dignitaries at the event include ...

Flash:::::Ranking of the 37 states in Nigeria (Most Educated to Least Educated)

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Update:: The tag of ‘Most educated state’ in Nigeria is usually an emotional subject. Everybody with an iota of pride would want to claim that crown for their own state. This is one discussion that is never-ending. Many contend that a table listing the most educated states must consider all variables before making a final conclusion. According to this school of thought, basing your argument on say, the state with the highest number of professors would produce a different result with a ranking based on the number of tertiary institutions in a state. But given that records keeping in Nigeria are notoriously bad, the best criteria for this sort of ranking must be easily verifiable. And the raw stats must be accepted as it is. That is why this ranking is based on the senior secondary school examination, SSCE. The examination organized by the West African Examination Council, WAEC, is a national exam and the tests are standardized irrespective of state. The marking scheme too is st...

Event:::::Covenant HOSAM Festival 2018 DON'T MISS THIS UPCOMING EVENT

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Update:: Covenant HOSAM Festival 2018 DON'T MISS THIS UPCOMING EVENT.... Hour of Salvation and Miracle ( HOSAM ) Date: 13-15 /12/2018 Time: 10:00pm Venue: The Gospel Faith Mission International Gospel City, Ogunmakin, Ogun State.

News::Alleged $3.5bn diversion: National Assembly unfair to NNPC, says Baru

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Update:: Alleged $3.5bn diversion: National Assembly unfair to NNPC, says Baru...... The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, on Thursday said that the National Assembly was unfair to the NNPC regarding the lawmakers’ position that the oil firm violated processes while subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Baru spoke on the sidelines of the 2018/2019 bid opening for NNPC insurance contractors at the headquarters of the corporation in Abuja. The NNPC boss, who disclosed that over 600 brokers submitted bids for the corporation’s insurance contract, argued that the oil firm was transparent, as against the popular belief in the public. He said, “At the time that we had no fuel, the National Assembly was on our neck and they said they gave us two weeks to clear fuel queues. We did what was right, cleared the fuel queues. Now that they are in the comfort of driving and feeling comfortable, they now say that we viol...

Entertainment::Jennifer Lopez Is Not Marrying Alex Rodriguez Anytime Soon

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Update:: Jennifer Lopez Is Not Marrying Alex Rodriguez Anytime Soon... Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have been together for a few years at this point and they've faced engagement rumors for months. When JLo was spotted rocking some major bling on her ring finger, people assumed that her baseball boyfriend had popped the question. While neither of them has confirmed whether or not they're actually getting married, Ellen DeGeneres seems to have the inside scoop. "He said that y'all are gonna be married," revealed the talk show host. She was joking about getting a text message from A-Rod and while it was all in jest, it brought up the conversation seamlessly. Ellen asked the singer if she was planning on tying the knot anytime soon, to which she wouldn't give a concrete answer. However, her facial expressions tell the full story. She uncomfortably shrugs while brushing off the question, a reaction she's probably given a thousand times to the same qu...

Entertainment::Check Out Kanye West's New Yeezy Shoe Called The Yeezy Salt 500

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Update:: Check Out Kanye West's New Yeezy Shoe Called The Yeezy Salt 500. Kanye West and Adidas are slowly but surely rolling out more colorways of the Yeezy 500, including the "Utility Black" joint that dropped during the Summer and several other pastel colorways that 'Ye unveiled earlier this year on twitter. Additionally, Adidas has confirmed that the "Salt" Yeezy 500 will be arriving later this week. Similar to the "Super Moon Yellow," "Blush," and the "Utility Black" Yeezy 500s, the "Salt" version is built on a monochromatic colorway that encompasses the suede, mesh and sole. The kicks will release in-store and online this Friday, November 30 for the standard Yeezy 500 retail price of $200.

Entertainment::Olamide Announces Release Date For YBNL Mafia Album

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Update:: Olamide Announces Release Date For YBNL Mafia Album. Olamide has announced an official date for the release of the debut YBNL Mafia family album. Ahead of the fifth edition of his Olamide Live In Concert [#OLIC5] holding before the close of the year, the YBNL label will be releasing their debut collaborative project under the YBNL Mafia Family imprint on Wednesday, December 7th. The album is set to feature Olamide's recent signings, Picazo Rhap and Yomi Blaze alongside the likes of Limerick, Davolee, Temmie Ovwasa, Lyta and producers Pheelz, Young Jonn and BBanks. This was shared by the YBNL boss on his social media pages in the early hours of Tuesday, November 26th with the caption, ''YBNL MAFIA FAMILY !!!! Out next week. December 7th'' Who's looking forward to this album?

News::Stakeholders worried about multiplicity of agencies in oil sector

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Update:: Stakeholders worried about multiplicity of agencies in oil sector. ERA/FOEN decries alleged tardiness in Ogoniland cleanup Except the Federal Government faithfully addresses the lapses in the oil and gas sector and multiplicity of agencies, the environmental degradation in the Niger Delta might not abate, stakeholders have warned. At a validation workshop organised by the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Suitability (OGEES), Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti in Abuja yesterday, the experts maintained that the overlapping statutory responsibilities of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) were unacceptable. The Executive Director of OGEES, Prof. Damilola Olawuyi, called for the merger of the regulators for effective tackling of the nation’s growing environmental challenges. He and others harped on a comprehensiv...

Politics::Atiku To Presidency: Address Issue Of Whether Buhari Is Cloned Or Not

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Update:: Atiku To Presidency: Address Issue Of Whether Buhari Is Cloned Or Not. Atiku Abubakar, former Vice- President and presidential flgabearer of the Peoples Democratic Party has told the presidency and the Federal Government to leave him alone and focus their attention on addressing the concerns over the identity of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Atiku who spoke through Segun Sowunmi, spokesman of his campaign organisation said the nations of the world are at liberty to give or refuse visas to anyone they deem fit and do not need the federal government’s opinion on the issue. "The countries of the world are free and are at liberty to give visa or not to. We are advising them that should go and concern themselves with the allegations of duplicity and multiple personality sitting in Aso Villa," he said. Recall reports that a group of Nigerian millionaires have secretly contacted the US FBI to investigate if the sitting pre...

Entertainment::Over 1000 WhatsApp Groups As Her Phone Number Leaks Online

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Update:: Over 1000 WhatsApp Groups As Her Phone Number Leaks Online Rita Dominic has revealed that she is now a member of over a thousand groups on Whatsapp since her phone number got leaked. The movie star made this known via her Twitter page on Monday, November 26, 2018. Rita in her tweets made fun of the situation as fans wanted to find out how she was handling it. "I told my Mum these morning that I have Rita Dominic number, she hissed and said she as it also, that a friend of hers added Rita Dominic to one of there Group Chat @ritaUdominic," a fan had tweeted. "I am a member of over 1000 groups now. Good morning everyone," Rita replied. "So everybody is calling at the same time and I can't talk to anybody. It's an I belong to everybody but nobody kind of day," she tweeted again. Rita Dominic's tweets came on the same day Nina of BBNaija fame recovered her hacked Instagram account from the same person who leaked her phone number...

News::Uche Nwosu Defection: Akpabio, Ganduje storm Imo, meet with Okorocha

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Update:: Uche Nwosu Defection: Akpabio, Ganduje storm Imo, meet with Okorocha Former Governor of Akwa-Ibom and Chieftain of the ruling All progressives Congress, APC, Godswill Akpabio alongside the Governor of kano state, Umar Ganduje on Thursday stormed Imo state to hold a peace meeting with Governor Rochas Okorocha. It will be recalled that Okorocha and the leadership of the APC have been at loggerheads over his plot to have his in-law, Uche Nwosu succeed him as Governor of the state. Okorocha was hell bent on making his in-law the Gubernatorial aspirant of the APC, a plan that was put to rest after the party submitted the name of Senator Hope Uzodinma as its Flag bearer. This meeting is coming a day after Nwosu and aides of Okorocha dumped the APC for DPP. See photos Below;

Facts & History: 5 Fun Interesting Facts About Nigeria

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Facts & History: 5 Fun Interesting Facts About Nigeria....... When you think of Nigeria, what comes first to your mind? Let me guess, corruption, bad roads, lack of electricity, unemployment, boko haram, the list is sadly endless. The negatives of the country has a way of beclouding the positives albeit few. But then the positives are there and if we hound the international community to ALWAYS portray us in a positive light, we should do so ourselves. Nigeria is a country in West Africa and the most populous country in Africa with over 170 million people. What this means is that one in every 7 Africans is a Nigerian! Scooper brings you the most interesting and fun facts about Nigeria. More than 250 Ethnic groups- Nigeria has more than 250 ethnic groups, however there are three dominant tribes; Igbo, Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba which make up 18%, 29% and 21% respectively. West Africa's largest river- The River Niger is the longest and largest river in West Africa. It spans abo...

Politics::Fight In Anambra Assembly As Factional Speakers Struggle To Take Seat

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Update::BREAKING: Fight In Anambra Assembly As Factional Speakers Struggle To Take Seat The struggle by factions of the Anambra State House of Assembly to take possession of the seat of the Speaker is currently causing a fight in the hallowed chambers. Both factions of the House, led by their separate Speakers had arrived the State Assembly complex at about 10 a.m. in the morning, but could not sit for plenary because of the tussle over which of the two Speakers should preside over the meeting. About 22 out of the 30 members of the House had three weeks ago impeached Speaker Rita Maduagwu, replacing her with Hon. Ikem Uzoezie. But Maduagwu had quickly denied being impeached, while the Uzoezie faction insisted she remained impeached. This had led to the sealing of the House by police authorities to forestall any breach of peace. But at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police unsealed the complex ahead of Thursday sitting, but, both factions went inside to administer the House. Madua...

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Foreign News:::: The man who swims to work

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Update::The man who swims to work Benjamin David was fed up with the stress of commuting on busy city roads. So he now packs his laptop, suit and shoes into a waterproof bag, straps it to his back and swims 2km to work along the Isar River in Munich, Germany. Depending on the season, he wears swimming trunks or a long wetsuit – as well as rubber sandals to protect his feet from glass or the occasional bicycle laying in the river. His commute sometimes invites laughs from bystanders on the bridges above, but he says it’s faster and more relaxing than sitting in traffic.

Foreign News::::Salome Zurabishvili Elected As Georgia's First Woman President

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Update::Salome Zurabishvili Elected As Georgia's First Woman President....... Georgia has elected Salome Zurabishvili as the countries first female president, with 59% of the vote against rival Grigol Vashadze on 40%. Ruling party candidate and French-born ex-diplomat won Georgia’s presidential election with 59.52% of the vote, the election commission said today with all ballots counted. She beat her rival Grigol Vashadze, who ran from an alliance of 11 opposition parties led by exiled ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement (UNM), and who ultimately took 40.48% of the vote. Ms Zurabishvili is a former French career diplomat who served as Georgia’s foreign minister from 2004 to 2005. She said that her election as the ex-Soviet country’s first female president shows that voters have chosen closer integration with Europe. “It is now important to show that this country has chosen Europe,” Ms Zurabishvili told journalists, saying that “for that purpose, Georg...

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Update::Tragic! Rival Cult Group Murders Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Student............. Tragic! Rival Cult Group Murders Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Student According to report, he was shot dead around at German Base back of stadium in the institution. Several attempts were made to save his life but they were not successful.

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Update::Cruel! Student 'Ran Mad' after Being Dropped by Lexus SUV in Ogun State Nigeria There was pandemonium after a young lady allegedly ran mad after being dropped by a Lexus SUV, yesterday, in Ogun State. The lady identified as Blessing was said to be a student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba in Ondo state. However, she was found in an unfortunate state in Ijebu Ode, a place located in Ogun state. According to reports, the lady when interrogated could not provide a cohesive answer as to what occurred to her. She was later tied up by people around after taking her public displays to another level and causing disturbance. Efforts are now being made to locate her people.

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Update::Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Moving Out of Kensington Palace The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are getting a new home address. Over the weekend, Kensington Palace confirmed that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be relocating early next year from their current digs at the London palace to Frogmore Cottage on the grounds of the Frogmore Estate in Windsor. The royal couple is already well-acquainted with the estate: their May wedding reception was held at the Frogmore House on the same property, and their engagement photos were also snapped there. The move means that Markle and Prince Harry will be leaving Nottingham Cottage, where they’ve been camped out since their engagement, for the more pastoral Frogmore, which is located about 20 miles outside of London. Meanwhile, Prince William and Kate Middleton will continue living at Kensington Palace with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. “Windsor is a very special place for Their Royal Highnesses and they a...

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Update::JUST IN: PDP Senator Defects To APC The Senator representing Gombe South, Joshua Lidani, has defected from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Lidani’s defection was disclosed by the Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan during plenary on Wednesday. Lawan congratulated Lidani but did not give reasons the lawmaker defected to the ruling party. “Let me inform this Senate that very distinguished Senator Joshua Lidani representing Gombe south is defecting from the PDP to the APC. Congratulations,” he said. This is coming few weeks after Senator representing Rivers West, Osinachukwu Ideozu defected to the APC.

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Update::AY, Omoni Oboli to make Hollywood debut Comedian AY Makun and actress, Omoni Oboli, will make their debut in a Hollywood animation film, “Elliott: The Littlest Reindeer”. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the characters AY and Oboli voiced in the film scheduled to premiere on December 14, remain unknown. The Christmas-themed film also features Hunger Games star, Josh Hutcherson, Dead pool actress, Morena Baccarin, Jeff Dunham, Martin Short and John Cleese. READ ALSO : PHOTOS: Buhari arrives Maiduguri for COAS conference The animation follows Blitzen- one of Santa’s sleigh-pulling reindeers- announcing his retirement on December 21, giving a miniature horse three days to fulfil his lifelong dream. The horse has to earn a spot on Santa’s sleigh during the North Pole try-outs in time for Christmas Eve; Elliott and his friend Hazel set out to prove that no dream is too big if you believe in yourself. NAN reports that AY earned a Guinness World Record recognition for ...

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Update::ASUU STRIKE: The Only Solution Is To Ban Public Officers' Children From Schooling Abroad- VC Tells FG As education funding remains a major challenge for the country, Professor Taofeek Ibrahim, the Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has called for a law banning public officers from sending their wards to study oversea pointing that this suggestion is viable to get Nigerian leaders to prioritize the sector. This is coming as the nationwide strike action embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to protest poor funding of universities in the country entered the fourth week this week. Scooper had reported that ASUU decided to embark on the industrial action on Monday, November 5, after the union's National Executive Council meeting held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State the previous night, directing all academic staff across universities to withdraw their services immediately. According to the National Presiden...

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Update::News Digest: FG slashes JAMB, NECO, Basic education exams' fees;Kenya gay rugby player 'granted bail FG slashes JAMB, NECO, Basic education exams’fees The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the downward review of Examination registration fees for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Senior Secondary and Basic Education Certificate. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this at the end of the Council’s meeting which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the minister, the JAMB fee for the UTME has been reduced from N5,000 to N3,500, the Senior Secondary School fee charge by NECO is now N9,850 as against N11,350 while the Basic Education certificate by NECO is reduced from N5,500 to N4,000.

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Update::Tension As Two Anambra Assembly Factions Plan Sitting On Thursday There was tension on Wednesday in Awka, the Anambra State capital as the “warring’ factions of the state Assembly were mobilising to sit on Thursday. The Anambra State House of Assembly had been under locks since November 13 when about 25 out of 30 members of the house allegedly impeached the Speaker, Rita Maduagwu. Maduagwu was impeached for alleged financial impropriety, incompetence and gross misconduct. But Maduagwu in her reaction described her alleged impeachment as “a bundle of illegality, stressing that nobody could impeach her because she did not commit any offence to warrant that. Our correspondent gathered that following an alleged splitting of the pro-impeachment group, the Maduagwu group had planned to hold a plenary early morning on Thursday to further authenticate her leadership of the house. Maduagwu enjoys the support of the state government. On the day she was impeached, both the Secretar...

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Update::Adorable photos from the graduation of Senator Victor Umeh’s son in London A Facebook user identified as Chizoba Diamond Ejiofor, has taken to the social networking platform to share photos from the graduation ceremony of Senator Victor Umeh’s son who recently graduated from the University of the West of England, Bristol in the United Kingdom (UK). The latest Bsc holder, Ikechukwu Chijindu Umeh, who reportedly had his primary education in Nigeria before going to the UK for further his studies, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He studied Business Management and Economics. Chizoba who shared Ikechukwu’s graduation pictures on Facebook, said that the ceremony took place on Monday, November 26, adding that the senator’s son is currently studying accounting and finance for his MSc.

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Update::Insecurity,unemployment, power majorchallenges Nigeria must tackle Presidential candidate of Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria (GDPN), Dr. Davidson Isibor Akhimien, has promised to address the problems of insecurity in Nigeria if elected next year.He said he has the prerequisite knowledge and capacity, especially in the security sector, to tame the rising cases of insecurity in the country. Speaking during a fund raising in Lagos over the weekend, the GDPN presidential flag bearer for the 2019 election said his background in security management places him at advantageous position to tackle the rising spate of insecurity currently threatening the cooperate existence of Nigeria since the return of democratic governance in 1999. Akhimien said Nigeria is a great country that is endowed with abundant natural and human resources but lamented that the country is not developing in accordance with what it has due to poor, visionless leadership that lacks solution. According to...

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Update::BREAKING NEWS: Uche Nwosu, Okorocha's Son-In-Law Dumps APC For DPP The Chief of Staff and son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Uche Nwosu has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Democratic Peoples’ Party, (DPP). PoliticsNigeria reports that Nwosu, some members of the state house of assembly, as well as some of Governor Okorocha’s aides, defected on Tuesday. Their defection is reportedly linked to the fall out of the APC governorship primaries in the state in which Nwosu failed to emerge as the party’s gubernatorial candidate. Recall that Okorocha only recently, declared his support for Buhari and the APC in the 2019 general elections, stating that he remains a member of the party. The governor was however quick to mention that he would work for the victory of Nwosu as the next governor of the state in 2019 even as he pursues his own dream of becoming a senator representing Orlu Senatorial District on the platform of the APC. Okorocha while s...

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Update::Ayo Makun Shares Cute Family Photo With Daughter And Wife Popular comedian, Ayodeji Richard Makun, also known by his stage name A.Y shares new photo of his wife and daughter as they prepare for their anniversary. Responding to Www.churchillchoken.blogspot.com He wrote: Family is one of nature's masterpieces. I am so blessed to have one that makes me a happy man.

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Update::WATCH: Rihanna & Childish Gambino Star In Upcoming Film "Guava Island" This one is going to be loud! Rihanna and Childish Gambino are starring in a new movie titled, Guava Island. Not much is known about the movie yet, but from this trailer, we are truly excited alreadycopy the link below to your browser to Watch the Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qxi3yGbPGo

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Update::Future Addresses Claims That He Wants To Kill One Of His Baby Mamas In case you missed it, an Instagram model named Eliza Reigns claims that she is pregnant with Future's 8th child and that he is trying to kill her before she refused to have an abortion. ( Read the full story here http://eagleee.com/detail?newsId=1723022 ) Future has sort of addressed this accusation. The popular rapper uploaded a few clips to social media that seemingly hint towards the situation. The thread begins with a shirtless Future smirking as he refers to lies: "That's big, big cap." He continues, "We don't give money back and we don't say sorry." Another post points to people's efforts to get a piece of his financial success. "It's an evil world we live in but hey, I'mma keep living [...] When these racks blew, motherf*ckers do whatever for this shit." While social media users are assuming that Eliza Reign's claims are being mad...

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Update::Nigerian Senate Orders FG to Suspend 500% Increase in Tariff on Alcoholic Beverages The Senate Tuesday directed the federal government to suspend the implementation of the proposed 500 per cent hike in excise tariff on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. It advised that the implementation of a new excise tariff rate should not be effected until all relevant stakeholders are carried along and a resolution reached to pave the way for consensus and implementation approach. This was sequel to the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Finance headed by Senator John Enoh (Cross River Central) presented at plenary which considered a motion on “the urgent need to review the excise tariff increment in order to save local distillers of beverages from looming extinction.” The Senate, however, advised that a tariff hike of not more than 50 per cent should be adopted, “as it becomes necessary for the federal government to increase the tariff rate in order to boost re...

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Update::Africa: Millions of Poor City Children Worse Off Than Rural Peers - Unicef Millions of poor urban children are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than those living in rural areas, according to a U.N. study out on Tuesday that challenges popular assumptions behind the global urbanisation trend. The UNICEF research found not all children in cities benefited from the so-called urban advantage - the idea that higher incomes, better infrastructure and proximity to services make for better lives. "For rural parents, at face-value, the reasons to migrate to cities seem obvious: better access to jobs, healthcare and education opportunities for their children," said Laurence Chandy, UNICEF director of data, research and policy. "But not all urban children are benefiting equally; we find evidence of millions of children in urban areas who fare worse than their rural peers." Although most urban children benefit from living in cities, the study identif...

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Update::Otedola Donates N2 Billion To Catholic's Augustine University, Lagos , This was made known yesterday at a sod-turning ceremony to mark the first day of construction for the university’s faculty of engineering’s complex in Epe, Lagos State. On hand for the occasion were the Proprietor of the institution and the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins; Otedola’s octogenarian mother, Lady Doja Otedola; the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the university, Sir Steve Omojafor; the Vice-Chancellor of Augustine University, Prof. Steve Afolami; a member of the fundraising committee, Chief Sena Anthony, among other dignitaries. They all commended Otedola and his family for the financial assistance and otherwise they had rendered to the university from its conception to date. Speaking during the event, Otedola said, like his father, he was passionate about education and development of the country. “My father was very passionate about a university being built...