Thursday 20 August 2015
Sunday 5 July 2015
Suicide Bomber Kills 6 People In An Attack In RCCG Church Potiskum Yobe State
The attack on the church is believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram terrorists.
A Red Cross official, Hassan Muhammad said, "people were just going to the church when the bomber entered, otherwise the casualty figure would have been higher."
A hospital in Potiskum said it had received the bodies.
The sect had killed more than 200 people last week, which prompted renewed outrage and calls for an international meeting to coordinate the offensive against Boko Haram.
A hospital in Potiskum said it had received the bodies.
BUHARI TO REOPEN POLITICAL KILLINGS AND OTHERS
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted the President as making the promise while addressing state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress who visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Adesina said, “I can confirm to you that the President did say during the closed-door meeting he had with the APC state chairmen that his administration will ensure that all cases of political assassination, intimidation and kidnapping in the country are thoroughly investigated to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. The President said the cases will be investigated irrespective of the perpetrators’ political affiliations.”
Buhari was said to have told the APC chiefs that he remained committed to providing a level playing field for all Nigerians to get on with their daily lives or participate in electing their leaders, without fear of intimidation.
He also promised that his administration would continuously strengthen Nigeria’s criminal justice system to curb the reign of injustice and impunity in the country.
The President said, “At every point, the law must be supreme and everyone must respect the law, if our democratic system is to survive. Injustice cannot survive for long. Justice will ultimately prevail. We will make sure that those saddled with the responsibility of ensuring justice and equity do not rest on their oars. The only way we can sustain our democracy is to ensure that the law remains supreme at all times. If the law is upheld, people will have confidence that they can vote for who they want to vote for, without intimidation or threats.
“The police and the judiciary must ensure that justice is done in the country. We won’t allow impunity to continue in certain states, where the rights of the people are being violated. I have a personal commitment to fair play and respect of personal rights. This government will do all that is possible to enforce that.”
While recalling his address to the National Executive Council of the APC on Friday, Buhari said now that the APC is the party in government, it must lead by example and consolidate on the gains of a democratic system.
The President urged the chairmen and other political leaders in the country to keep to prescribed legal processes for the resolution of political disputes and not resort to violence, criminality and other forms of unacceptable behaviour in seeking redress for any perceived injustice.
He also called on them to work with the party’s elected officials to ensure that the APC delivers on its promise of better living conditions for all Nigerians.
The leader of the delegation and chairman of the APC in Kano State, Umar Dogowa, reaffirmed their support for Buhari’s administration, assuring him that they would uphold the values of the party, promote peace and unity in the country.
Some of the chairmen in states controlled by other parties complained to Buhari of political intimidation and harassment in their states.
Dogowa later told State House correspondents that the APC chairmen were in the Presidential Villa to congratulate the President on his election.
He said Buhari promised them that he would continue to be a true party man and that he would not rest on his oars until Nigeria is back on track.
Source: punchg
NFF sacks keshi
The Nigeria Football Federation on Saturday terminated its contract with Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi.
The sack may not be unconnected with Keshi’s application for a coaching job with the Ivory Coast national team.
The NFF had said the coach would be sacked if it was established that he actually applied for the job, a claim Keshi had consistently denied.
“Having thoroughly reviewed the reports/findings of the NFF disciplinary committee and NFF Technical and Development Committee, as well as having reviewed the actions and inactions of Mr. Stephen Keshi, in the performance of his duties as Super Eagles’ head coach, which we found to lack the required commitment to achieve the ederation’s objectives as set out in the coach’s employment contract,” a statement by the NFF Executive Committee read.
“To this end and pursuant to the provisions of clause 4.3 of the employment contract between Mr. Stephen Keshi and the NFF (the contract) and the various clauses therein, the Nigeria Football Federation has decided to exercise its option to summarily terminate the employment contract of Mr. Stephen Keshi with the Federation with immediate effect.”
“It added that the termination was “without prejudice to the settlement of any existing and due financial obligations between the NFF and Mr. Keshi.
“In the interim, the Super Eagles’ team affairs will be jointly managed by assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf and the Technical Directorate of the NFF headed by Coach Shuaibu Amodu, until the Federation names in due course a new head coach, who, along with the NFF will chart a new direction for the Super Eagles to ensure credible participation in international competitions and assist in building a sustainable football culture for the country,” it concluded.
Both the NFF spokesman, Ademola Olajire and Keshi’s manager, Emmanuel Ado confirmed the development which took most Nigerians by surprise.
Source: vanguard
I LEFT MY GIRLFRIEND BECAUSE I WAS NOT READY FOR MARRIAGE- MIKE GODSON
Moreover, the Imo State born script interpreter became more popular after the explicit pictures of his bedroom affair with Ini Edo leaked online.
In a recent interview, the 7 Books of Moses star actor maintained he is presently single and not ready to mingle, because he is still dealing with his last break up.
" Presently, I am not in any relationship. I just broke up with my ex, so I am alone right now. It has not been easy trying to jump into another relationship. It’s almost a year since we parted ways. I have lots of friends, but I am not into any serious relationship right now.
My ex didn’t really break my heart. We just parted ways amicably. We couldn’t handle each other, so we had to split. She was a very nice person, I like her a lot but she wanted to get married, but I wasn’t ready at that time, he said.
When asked his idea of an ideal woman, the light skinned actor confirmed that he has big eyes when it comes to women.
"I have a very big eye when it comes to women. My taste is huge when it has to do with women. I love pretty women, very intelligent, tall, sexy, God-fearing, hardworking, then very beautiful."
However, when Ini Edo was brought into the picture, because she seems to have all the features he mentioned, the actor insisted that Ini is his friend and senior colleague and that he has lots of respect for her.
Wondering if Mr. Godson could marry or date an older lover? He said; "well, it depends on the situation. Why not, after all age is just a number. Once there is love and understanding and they both respect themselves, I see no big deal in marrying an older woman."
On how copes with the deep kisses on different actress in different movies, he said, "I don’t kiss a lot of actresses (laughs). In fact before I take up any kissing role, I make sure I know the hygiene of the actress involved. Because I am very particular about hygiene. I would rather not kiss or find a way to resolve it. But I haven’t found myself in such situation though."
Picking two actresses that he can go on a lunch date with, Mike Godson would rather pick Genevieve Nnaji and Stephanie Okereke Linus than any other, because according to him.
"They are very cool and classy. I love their personality. I don’t like loud mouthed people that’s another good thing amount the two of them
I don't like to be referred to as honourable- Desmond Elliot
According to the actor, it is only when an office holder has been able to deliver his mandate to his people that he can be addressed as an Honourable.
He made this response recently when he was questioned by a fan who threw the question at him on why he does not refer to himself with the title that is most adored by most of his colleagues.
In his words, “I believe you are honourable when you achieve the yearnings of your people and perform well.”
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How my friends sold me to ritualist's for N150.000
Having too many friends sometimes leads to too many wahala. Hearing the story of kidnapped people for ritual purposes or for a ransom is disturbing and with dangerous elements that carry out these dastardly acts roaming freely amongst us, everyone is at risk.
Here is the story of a young man, Timothy Lawani, 25, a trader at Suleja roundabout area in Abuja, who was kidnapped for ritual purpose but survived the ordeal.
Lawani, in an interview with LEADERSHIP's Timothy Opaluwa, said it was God that saved him after he was kidnapped, tied up and was to be sacrificed in Kano.
"We reported the case at A division Police Station in Suleja, but the Policemen demanded the sum of N70,000 in order to start investigation. Since we do not have such amount, we resorted to prayers, and God answered us."
The incident happened at about 4am on January 14, 2015. Lawani went outside his family house at Old Barracks, Suleja to ease himself, when suddenly he heard someone call his name. Walking towards a red Volkswagen Golf parked behind his house, he was surprised to see an old friend, Friday, comfortably seated in the car beckoning on him with two hefty men.
Narrating his story, Lawani said, “In my confused state, I greeted them. One of them held me and the other sprayed a powder on my face. That was the last thing I could remember. I later saw myself in a very large hall with other young men who were tied up. The kidnappers kept bringing other people to join us. Sometimes, they even offered us food to eat which we all refused. They then said, whether we ate or not, we would die after all.
“After two days, we were made to put on white apparels and join a queue. I noticed that anyone who goes out never comes back; I was so scared. When it was my turn, I went outside, saw a large pool of water like swimming pool and a man standing by the side chanting incantations. He later ordered the guards to take me inside that they were not in need of someone like me.”
Continuing, Lawani said, “In my presence, the man called on Friday who came about 40 minutes later. After telling him that I was not acceptable for their rituals, Friday started flogging me mercilessly. He then ordered the men to take me out, but not before the ritualist got angry, and ordered the hefty men to bring Friday for sacrifice in my place. I heard him beg them to give him just 30 minutes to enable him bring another person, but the man said there was no time.
“With Friday’s hands and legs tied, the man began chanting incantations again. This time, I saw crocodiles coming out of the water. Friday was then thrown inside, the reptiles feasted on him. I was not myself because of the sight of blood and how such large reptiles ate up a whole human being. The man later ordered the men to throw me out, that I was useless to them. They sprayed a powder on my face again and I became unconscious.’’
On how he got back to his senses, Lawani recalled that he was sheltered by a Hausa man who saw him wandering in Gomoja area of Kano State.
After prayers were offered for him for about three days, he regained consciousness but could not speak. It was then he wrote down his father’s phone number which he easily remembered and with which they used to reach his family, that had been searching frantically for him.
His elder brother, Theophilus Lawani, said it was his friend who sold him to the kidnappers for N150,000. Theophilus further revealed that before the Hausa man called them from Kano, Lawani’s friend sent them several messages, telling them to forgive him for selling his friend.
“...We have decided to take my brother for further prayers in Kaduna,” Theophilus stated
Pete Edochie, Emeke Anyaoku & okocha For Igbo Orientation Award
According to Dr. Ndilemeni Okechukwu, the event is being organised by Tjoe Group and it is exclusively meant to reward dignity in labour among Igbo descendants and create a platform for change for the younger generation.
Okechukwu said that the award will include speeches, seminars, talk shops, Igbo Kiddies Poetry Contest and cultural displays.
Okechukwu also disclosed that Emeka Anyaoku, Pete Edochie, Okocha and other successful Igbo sons and daughters will give motivational speeches at a boot camp where they will share their success secrets with the younger generation.
A pre award party will be held on 26 September in Enugu, Enugu State, where popular artistes of Igbo extraction will perform.
Source: Naija gist
Saturday 4 July 2015
Even Satan wasn't Gay - Mugabe Quotes bible against same sex marriage
In an attempt to drive home his point concerning how bad he thinks the same sex marriage is, the Zimbabwean president proposed to President Barrack Obama, asking for her hands in marriage.
During the interview, he was also said to have allegedly said:
“Even satan wasn’t Gay, he chose to approach naked Eve instead of naked Adam.”
Recall that when the then President Jonathan signed the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act into law in January 2014, Obama had threatened to cut off foreign aid to Nigeria.
There was jubilation in the USA recently, following the announcement by the Supreme Court that the country had legalised same sex marriage throughout the federation.
Dollar will End up At N500 if...-Aliko Dangote
He called on Nigerians to invest at home and create jobs. “Five to 10 people can make Nigeria a great economy,” he said.
Below is what he said on fuel subsidy, his own words as captured by Onochie Anibeze:
“The issue with subsidy is that government needs to block all loopholes. If there’s no subsidy, it will affect our foreign exchange; we’ll end up buying a dollar at N500, because there’s no VAT on petroleum products. That’s why the import of petroleum products is taking about 30% of our foreign reserve. We just need to make sure that there’s no siphoning of money. The refining business requires volume. If you don’t have a massive volume, there’s no way you’ll make money. Most of the refineries in Africa are running at a big loss. It’s not possible for government officials to successfully manage oil businesses. It’s good enough if they remove the subsidy, but you can check with neighbouring countries like Senegal. If a poor person in Senegal can afford to pay subsidy, why can’t a poor person in Nigeria afford to pay. I think there must be something for the masses, which should be in terms of power, social insurance, good education system, good roads etc.”
Meanwhile, Dangote had earlier revealed that he does not have any property outside Nigeria despite his immense wealth.
Friday 3 July 2015
Sandra Bassey is the most beautiful model in Nigeria international
It recorded impressive turn out with about 25 models representing different states on the runway. At the end of the show, which held at Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, the Akwa-Ibom State-born beauty beat other contestants to clinch the prestigious crown, while 20-year-old Jennifer from Anambra State emerged Most Beautiful Model In Nigeria.
Other winners were Osasa Ogunbor – Most Beautiful Model In Nigeria Fashion, Osato Ogunbor – Most Beautiful Model In Nigeria Ambassador, Ezinne Miracle Azuaru – MBMN Top Model and Victoria Face of Amity GLOBAL Network.
Speaking at the event, Alex Nwankwo (AlexReports) the Project Director thanked God for the success of the show, as he had no major sponsors. The popular blogger also commended the National Orientation Agency for supporting the organizers to record a successful outing.
He, however, promised not to disappoint his teeming fans and audience on his quest to move the project from this stage to a p
Progression in the direction of increasing perfection.
Source: vanguard
Book Haram Executed 145 People in Borno village in 2days
Some of the deceased were killed in some mosques where the villagers had gone to pray after breaking Wednesday’s fast.
The attacks occurred in some villages in Monguno and Kukawa local government areas of the state.
The Tuesday attack was on Musarram village, located 8km away from Monguno town, in northern part of the troubled state, where 48 males where picked out by the insurgents and killed, according to a resident of the village and some fleeing residents.
In the second attack on Wednesday, the insurgents attacked Kukawa, a border town with Niger Republic and killed 97 persons, according to a fleeing resident, Abba Modu, who spoke to our correspondent in Maiduguri.
Another fleeing resident, Idi Isa, said over 48 persons were killed and 17 others injured when the insurgents attacked Musara, a village that is few kilometres to Monguno on Tuesday.
Isa, who claimed he escaped death by a whisker, said the well-armed terrorists numbering about 40 rounded up the villagers, sorted out the males and opened fire on them.
Isa said, “A total of 48 males died on the spot while 17 others escaped with serious injuries.”
Isa, who spoke on Thursday in Maiduguri, said the image of the killing was disturbing and he still felt he was still being hunted by the insurgents.
A member of the House of Representatives representing the area, Muhammed Tahir Monguno, who spoke to journalists on the telephone in Maiduguri, confirmed the sad incident.
He said, “I received the sad news yesterday (Wednesday) that Boko Haram terrorists had attacked some communities near Monguno.
“Since their dislodgment from the Sambisa Forest, many Boko Haram terrorists had relocated to areas around Monguno where they have been picking on hapless villagers and killing residents there.
“On Tuesday, the terrorists attacked the twin villages of Mussaram I and Mussaram II in the night. They went there when the villagers were resting after the day’s fasting and assembled them before opening fire on them.”
In the second attack on the historic Kukawa town on Wednesday, Modu said suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed about 97 persons.
Modu, a farmer who fled to Maiduguri, said over 50 suspected members of Boko Haram stormed Kukawa at about 6.30pm.
He said, “The terrorists first descended on Muslim worshippers in various mosques who were observing the Magrib prayers shortly after breaking their fast.”
He said after the attack on the worshippers, they rounded up about four different communities where they went to their mosques and opened fire on the worshippers who were mostly men and young children.
Modu said, “They spared nobody and they even took time out to set most of the corpses on fire.
“They equally proceeded to houses and shot indiscriminately at women who were preparing food.”
One of the bereaved residents of the town, Yusuf Aisami, said the terrorists killed his aunt.
He said, “They killed my uncle and his children. They killed his children, about five of them and set his entire house ablaze. I can tell you that the attackers killed at least 97 persons in the attack.”
A member of the vigilante group in the area, Modu Kurawa, said the attack was on for over four hours.
Kurawa said, “There was no single soldier in Kukawa when the terrorists came around 6.30pm. The soldiers were in Kuros-Kawwa which is just 11 kilometres away. The terrorists stole assorted foodstuff from houses and homes and then set everything ablaze. They left around 11 pm.”
There was no immediate comment on the attack from both the military and the police in Maiduguri.
Secondary Sch Student Stabbed Teacher For Punishing girlfriend in Enugu state
The young man simply identified as Ebuka, a pupil at Community Secondary School Alor Uno, Nsukka gave a teacher a deep machete cut on the head for beating his rude girlfriend.
According to fellow students, the victim (teacher) simply known as Ike punished Ebuka’s girlfriend who misbehaved in class.
The suspect who was said to be under the influence of hard drug on the fateful day hid a machete in his cloth before beckoning on the teacher to come closer.
Sensing danger, the teacher ran away while the suspect chased him into a classroom where he stabbed him on the head.
The victim was rescued by other teachers and students who overpowered Ebuka and handed him over to the police.
The suspect who told police that a spirit came over him claims innocence. He said his girlfriend told him that a certain teacher beat her and he decided to retaliate.
The victim is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Enugu as lover boy languish in police detention.
Man Abandoned Pregnant Wife With 3 Set Of Twins & 6 Kids in Lagos
The 39-year-old factory worker abandoned his wife 34-year-old Ruth with their children since February 2015.
The woman said her hubby fled on hearing she is pregnant with the couple’s 3rd set of twins.
Ruth Uche brought the children to Lagos State Secretariat in Alausa yesterday pleading for help.
In 2009, a year after their marriage, she delivered two girls, Goodness and Goodnews.
2 years later in 2011, she produced another set of twins, Joyce and John but when her hubby learnt that her 3rd pregnancy was another set of twins, he fled their home at #32 Awori Street in Agege Lagos to an undisclosed location in Ikorodu Lagos.
Ruth delivered her 3rd set of twins last week and named them Daniel and Daniella.
Mrs. Uche said she could no longer cope with widening needs for food, clothes, drugs and school fees.
She said her salary as a teacher in a private school in Lagos no longer meet their needs.
Hear her story:
“I met my husband in 2002 but we got married in 2008. We met in the village at Umuahia. I don’t want to leave the children and run away. This is why I want government to help us,”
“I was using traditional way of family planning where I calculate some days before having intercourse. It was working for me. You can see my first set of twins is four years old.
“You know as women, we cannot deny our husband that thing whenever they request for it. Whenever I mistakenly take in, he would say that I was pretending. Sometimes, I would go through long process to abort the pregnancy. After that, another one would happen. I would still have to go through the process again to abort it. When this one happened he still insisted that I was pretending until the pregnancy became obvious.”
“My Church was responsible for the payment of the first delivery. The church paid N120, 000 for the delivery of the first set of twins. The two deliveries of the twins have been through Caesarean Section for which we paid N120, 000 each. The last twins are through normal delivery”.
“Since I gave birth to the children, I have tried calling my husband but he would not pick once he knows that it is me. I contacted his mother and other relatives to tell them that he has run away. They promised that they will call back. Since then, none of them has called me. It is not easy for me at all.
“I know only two of his relations. One of them lives in Ikorodu; the other one lives at Ajegunle. My elder brother, who could have also helped, is very angry with me for giving birth to another set of twins. He warned me before not to have any other child after the two sets of twins, especially with the kind of husband I have.
“I cannot put my hands in blood shedding by committing abortion. I want Nigerians to help me because there is nobody to pay their school fees.
“I went for immunisation some days ago and I told them my condition and why they have not been seeing me. It was there that they advised that I should come to government. Government should please help my children; no one to help me with house rent, electricity bill, school fees, food and so on,” .
Again Petrol scarcity Hits Abuja
Checks around Abuja and its environs showed that most stations were without the product. The few which were dispensing petrol such as the NNPC Mega station in Central Area and the NNPC Superstation along Kubwa Expressway had very long queues.
While black marketers were not yet out on full scale, petrol was being sold at N150 per litre by young men close to the filling stations.
Residents and motorists of the federal capital had just three weeks ago emerged from a four months acute shortage of petrol which only ended after the intervention of NNPC management.
Abuja Zonal Office of DPR had on Wednesday disclosed that 6.2 million litres (188 trucks) of petrol was supplied to Abuja and its environs to check the growing queues at petrol stations.
Zonal spokesman, Halidu Saidu, explained that about one million litres of petrol were lifted on Monday while 2.1million litres were lifted on Tuesday as against eight million litres daily supply to Abuja.
He blamed the sudden shortage being experienced by Abuja motorists on a drop in the lifting of fuel by marketers from Suleja Depot.
Thursday 2 July 2015
Facebook plans to be like YouTube
Facebook is now luring media giants like NBA and Fox Sports, and others, with a revenue split from the total share of the profit that Facebook earns from their videos. Well, this is not out of generosity. Facebook has a viewership of about 4 billion videos daily and it yearns to see more, with an ultimate aim to topple YouTube from the throne.
Facebook has decided to split the revenue 45-55, where the social media giant gets 45% and the rest goes to the video creators. This is the same revenue split as the YouTube, but the company asserts it provides an advantage to the media corporations with its massive reach. Plus, it will display the videos itself without the users having to search for it. Moreover, the algorithm that Facebook has decided to use would be targeting the users as per their interests while showing more videos in the Suggested Videos Feed, much like the News Feed.
Facebook has been offering videos for a long time now, but using the pre-roll ads now would be where it is going to earn a lot more. The social network has had many changes to its business model in the past couple of years to make it a multi-billion dollar company and still rising. The company has been under a lot of criticism lately due to the way it endorses its products and the reach it provides to the small businesses that depend on it.
Facebook does look serious this time with its new venture with the big brands to entice more users to stay on their page. It will take few months till the company’s plan surfaces, whereas it will totally depend on the public to make it a success.
Until then YouTube comfortably stays at the top of the searches when it comes to digital videos.
Source: FSB
List Of GLO ENTERTAINERS Ambassadors 2015
The signing of these 29 artistes by Glo is the biggest endorsement deal by any corporate organisation in Nigeria and is also expected to signal a huge boost to entertainment industry as the selected artistes cut across Nollywood, comedy and music industries.
The new ambassadors are Wizkid, Ayo Makun (AY) and Bovi Ugboma, OC Ukeje, Patience Ozokwo (Mama G), Odunlade Adekola, Koredo Bello, Reekado Banks and Hadizah Blell (Di’ja).
Those whose contracts have been renewed include D’Banj, Peter and Paul Okoye (PSquare), Chinedu Okoli (Flavour), Jude Abaga (M.I), Wande Coal, Omawumi Megbele, Bez Idakula, Burna Boy, Ego Ogbaro, Sammie Okposo and Sani Danja.
Other ambassadors who made a return as Glo brand ambassadors are comedian Basketmouth, actresses Ini Edo, Funke Akindele, Helen Paul, Ime Bishop Umoh, John Okafor (Mr. Ibu), Chiwetalu Agu and popular newscaster, Bimbo Oloyede.
I will repeat Chelsea success at Arsenal-Peter cech
Goalkeeper Petr Cech believes Arsenal are ready to clear the final hurdle needed to end the Premier League title drought, and said he was overwhelmed by the support he has received from fans and teammates at his new club.
Cech, the most successful keeper in Chelsea’s history having won four Premier League titles and one Champions League, said his decision to sign with Arsenal this week came down to a belief the London club can win a first league title in 12 years. “The last few days were really overwhelming,” Cech told reporters.
“The welcome messages from my teammates and Arsenal fans were absolutely unbelievable. “Last season it was a great season (for Arsenal), but there was something missing, just a little last jump over the hurdle. I believe this team has the potential to challenge for trophies.”
FA Cup holders, Arsenal, have not won the Premier League since 2004 and finished 12 points behind champions, Chelsea, last season. The 33-year-old, a long-serving Chelsea goalkeeper, reiterated he never thought he would leave Stamford Bridge but had no alternative after becoming second-choice to Belgian Thibaut Courtois last season.
Cech, who will play one of his first games for Arsenal against his former club in the Community Shield at Wembley on August 2, will join Arsenal’s training sessions in the second week of July before the club heads to Asia for exhibition matches. “I am looking forward to the new chapter, to the new challenge and I believe that what I have achieved at Chelsea I will achieve at Arsenal too,” Cech said
8 killed as train falls into canal in Pakistan
The accident occurred near the eastern town of Wazirabad in the country’s most populous province Punjab as it headed to the garrison town of Kharian.
A statement issued by the military said four carriages derailed as the train crossed Chanawan Bridge.
Military spokesman Asim Bajwa tweeted that eight bodies, including “Lieutenant Colonel Amir”, the commander of a unit, had so far been recovered while a further four people were missing.
A rescue mission involving rubber dinghies, helicopters and divers was launched, live TV footage showed.
Rauf Tahir, a spokesman for the railways ministry confirmed the incident, adding that the injured were taken to a military hospital in the nearby city of Gujranwala.
Pakistan inherited thousands of miles of track and trains from the former colonial power, Britain, but the railways have seen decades of decline due to corruption, mismanagement and under-investment.
In May, seven people including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines were killed after a Pakistani military helicopter crashed on its way to the country’s mountainous north where the diplomats were set to inspect tourism projects.
The Indonesian ambassador later succumbed to his injuries after being flown to a hospital in Singapore.
5 Effects Of Coke To Your Health
The chemicals and sugar contained in fizzy drinks ruin your health. They are addictive and getting rid of this bad habit is not that easy. Do not drink Coke if you want to stay fit and healthy.
Though diet colas are calorie-free, they may do more harm than good for dieters. In 2011, a University of Texas research study found that over the course of a decade, diet-soda drinkers gained considerably more belly fat than those who didn’t drink diet sodas. Diet soda may also contribute to elevated blood-glucose levels and Type 2 diabetes. To find a satisfying substitute for diet cola, consider what you like most about the drink. Whether you crave the fizz, caffeine, flavor or ritual of a drink break, other options will fulfill your cravings and do more for your health and well-being.
Bad teeth
Cavities occur when we consume too many sugary and acidic foods and drinks. Coke is no exception. It contains both and ruins the enamel. To fix the problem will cost you money. Dental work is never cheap. Of course, you can try and brush your teeth after drinking sodas, but the smarter choice is to avoid them and drink water instead.
Risk of diabetes
Carbs is another name for sugars. Most foods contain a lot of carbs. Pouring Coke on top will only make the problem worse. It takes only 20 minutes to increase your blood sugar. It’s extremely hard to treat diabetes hence we suggest you should stop drinking all brands of sodas, Coke included.
Poor metabolism
Do not trust commercials where you see famous sportsmen drinking Coke after a training session. You will keep piling up pounds merely by drinking Coke because sugary sodas slow down your metabolism and your body does not burn fat as efficiently. Drink plain water!
Aspartame affects inner organs
Aspartame is still being studied. It is known to cause a lot of diseases. It does not really matter which type of Coke you opt for – you are ruining your body anyways.
Coke affects fertility
Regular consumption of Coke might have a negative impact on your reproductive system. The chemicals that most fizzy drinks contain lead to defects in your organs that are responsible for reproduction.
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Chocolate City Announced MI As The New CEO
The announcement was made by Maikori himself via his Twitter handle on Tuesday.
MI’s label mate, Panshak ‘Ice Prince’ Zamani moved up the ladder as he was appointed the the new vice president of Chocolate City Music.
one dies in owerri as police nab suspected cultists
Iheme and other cult members, who had converged on Egbu Community Girls Secondary School for a meeting on Sunday, June 28, 2015, were said to have started shooting immediately they sighted the police.
Iheme, who was hit by a bullet, was said to have died while receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Austin Evbakhavbokun, said security operatives arrested two suspected cultists. He identified the suspects as Opara Chinwekene (25) and Amarikwa Tochukwu Franklyn (24), stating that they were members of Neo Black and Black Axe cult groups respectively.
The suspects, according to Evbakhabokun, are from Mpama village in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State.
He further disclosed that security operatives, who acted on a tip-off, swooped on the cult members at Egbu Community Girls Secondary School in Owerri while they were holding a meeting.
Evbakhavbokun said the cultists had been terrorizing the Egbu community and its environs before their arrest.
“They were 15 in number in that meeting. On sighting the police, the cultists engaged the police in a gun duel. Two of the cult members received gun shots and were arrested while others escaped.
“One Chimaobi Iheme (SAKA), who was known as Lord gave up the ghost while receiving treatment,” the commissioner of police, who spoke through the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration), Mr. Dave Akinremi, added.
He listed items recovered from them as three locally-made pistols, seven live cartridges, four expended cartridges, two cutlasses, one axe, six GSM phones, one tricycle and one motorcycle.
One of the suspected cultists apprehended by the police, Amarikwa, said he was a student of Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri.
Amarikwa said, “We are only cultists and not armed robbers. We were all at the meeting when police came. My friend was stubborn and that was why the police shot him on the leg.”
Source: punchng.com
osun pays workers Dec 2014 salaries
Adekomi, who said this at a press conference he addressed after a meeting with the government delegation, led by the Chief of Staff, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, added that the governor also approved the payment of the 30 per cent balance of November salaries of some workers who were yet to be paid in full.
10 Africans music icon for Evolution Award At MAMA 2015
Those nominated inlcude 2Face Idibia (Nigeria), Asa (Nigeria), D’Banj (Nigeria), Psquare (Nigeria), Anselmo Ralph (Angola), Black Coffee (South Africa), Samini (Ghana), and Chameleone (Uganda)
According to Tim Horwood, the MAMA ‘Evolution’ award honours established artistes who have made indellible mark on African and global music culture, taken African music to new territories around the world, pushed the boundaries of creativity and shaped the landscape of contemporary Africa.
The winner of the ‘Evolution’ award will be decided jointly by MV Base and music fans voting online, and via Twitter and Instagram
7 women arrested in ondo for prostitution & child trafficking
The suspects were arrested at a brothel on Car Street, Akure, the state capital.
The suspects were paraded by the command after they were arrested for trafficking a girl, Faith Ekepemephia, from her home town in Akwa Ibom to Akure, for prostitution.
According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, Kayode Balogun, officials of the agency got wind of the incident after complaints from some church members.
Balogun added that the suspects had been handed over to officials of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for further investigation.
‘How I was lured into prostitution’
Narrating her ordeal when the suspects were paraded, the victim, Faith Ekpemephia, said she was lured from her home town in Akwa Ibom to Akure under the guise of serving as a maid.
Faith said she later discovered she had been recruited to engage in prostitution in a hotel in Akure.
She said: “A girl from my village in Akwa Ibom, who resides in Akure, Ondo State, told me that one madam she currently works with needed the service of a house help.
“The girl said I would be helping the madam do house chores and will be paid monthly.”
Faith said when she arrived Akure penultimate Tuesday, she was lodged in a brothel and was introduced into prostitution.
She said: “I arrived Akure last Tuesday for the house help job only to be lodged in a hotel. It was later that I discovered that I have been lured into prostitution.
“I cried and told them that I want to go back to my village as this was not the type of work she told me about, but she threatened me.”
Faith said she had to run away from the hotel as she was tired of the situation.
She said: “The woman always collected the service money from me any time I meet with a man. I have made up to N6,000 and slept with more than three men since my arrival.”
Top Ten Restaurants In Abuja
We know it can be hard work to find a good place to eat in a new city. With that in mind we've done our homework and come up with a list of some of our favourite restaurants and places to wine and dine in Abuja.
Wakkis
Our favourite restaurant in town and no. 1 on Tripadvisor. Reasonable prices and great Indian food. 1500-2500 main dishes, good seafood. Amazing King Prawns!
Aminu Kano Crescent, follow signs, Wuse II.
Al Basha Lebanese food and Pizzas.
Great humus, great kebab and good atmosphere. Mid range restaurant.
Sassandra Street, off Usuma St, Maitama
BluCabana Club & Restaurant
One our absolute favorite places in Abuja. Great restaurant and friendly staff. They serve pizzas, steaks, pastas and more. Great place to dine - also outdoors by the pool.
Mabushi Distritc, Opp Next Stores
Nkoyo
Indian, Continental and Nigerian dishes, though with a twist. Try the pork chops at this great restaurant. You can also find Nkoyo in Ceddi Plaza.
Nkoyo, Malabo Street, off Aminu Kano Crescent
Charcoal Grill
Great place to dine with fantastic service. Right in the buzzing Aminu Kano Crescent where things are happening. A mix of Continental and Nigerian dishes.
Aminu Kano Crescent, opposite Globacom, Wuse II
Café at Dunes
One on the main floor and one upstairs.
Aguiyi Ironsi Street
Da Maria
Italian restaurant with imported Italian food. Good wines and great food.
Amino Kano Crescent 98
Salamander
Have a great brunch or sandwich.
5 Bujumbura St
Chopsticks
Good Chinese food, a couple should share one order of a main dish and either rice or noodles. 2000-about 5000 Naira for main dishes. Has cocktail bar.
Plot 66 Mississippi St, Maitama.
The Quarter Café
Great little Bourgeios Café. Try their mini-burger for lunch and you will be ready for the rest of the day. A bit hard to find.
6 Tapeta St. British Village. Wuse II ( off Thaba Tseka Street off IBB way Wuse 2)
Tuesday 30 June 2015
NDLEA After Davido over his new music video
Popular Nigerian artiste, Davido, did a song with US-based artiste, Meek Mill entitled ‘Fans Mi’ and he recently released the video.
But this seems to have landed him in trouble because of a scene the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is not happy about.
In the visuals, a scene showed where a briefcase full of cash and a bag full parcel of hard drugs were put on display.
Speaking on the video, NDLEA’s Head of Public Affairs, Michael Ofoyeju, said the agency considers the video inappropriate and indecent.
“The agency considers the musical video ‘Fans Mi’ inappropriate and indecent. It has the tendency to negatively influence and induce drug use and trafficking. Besides, it is counter-productive on the campaign against drug production, trafficking and abuse. The agency is investigating the matter and will take necessary action,” Ofoyeju said.
Yemi Alade blast BET Awards organizer's
they both got nominated on the Best International Act (Africa) category.
One of the Nigerian contingents at the awards Yemi Alade, has expressed her displeasure with the organizers of the awards pointing out where they gone wrong and undermining the category that concerned Africans
The angry Yemi took to her Instagram handle to post a not too happy looking picture of herself with a caption.
“When bae says he misses you…#imaginaryBae By the way … @bet_intl Africa is not a country!!!… It is wrong to nominate huge African stars and publicly try to humiliate Africa. Why on Earth is the African category of the awards held hours before the main event? If African artistes are not worthy in your sight. Pls by all means cancel delete, omit best international act (Africa) category out of the glorified awards.
This is wrong!!! Wrong wrong wrong.
Meanwhile
Pls next time, credibility over padypady!!”
Okonjo Iweala Spent $2.1b Without Approval, says FG
“We looked at the numbers for the Excess Crude Account. The last time the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reported to the council, and it is in the minutes, she reported by November 2014 that we had $4.1 bn.
“Today, the Accountant-General Office reported we have $2.0bn. Which means the honourable minister spent $2.1bn without authority of the NEC and that money was not distributed to states, it was not paid to the three tiers of government,” Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole told State House correspondents after the NEC’s 58th meeting in Abuja.
The ‘unauthorised’ spending, according to the economic council, is among the several anomalies discovered in the management of the nation’s economy between 2012 and May 2015.
Within the period, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was said to have earned a total of N8.1 tn but remitted only N4.3tn.
Consequently, the Federal Government has constituted Oshiomhole, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai; Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel; and Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, into a panel to probe the NNPC and the ECA between 2012 and May, 2015.
Oshiomhole, el-Rufai, Emmanuel and the Zamfara State Governor, Abdulazeez Yari, jointly briefed journalists at the end of the meeting.
Yari told the journalists, through the Director of Funds, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. M.K. Dikwa, that council members received the report of the ECA and unremitted funds by the NNPC.
He said, “On that line, a four-man committee consisting of the governors of Edo, Gombe, Kaduna and Akwa Ibom states was constituted to go through the books of the NNPC and Excess Crude as well as the Federation Account.
”The four-man committee will check the books of the NNPC, most especially the issue of excess crude and what is not remitted into the Federation Account.
“The Federal Government, in conjunction with the Central Bank of Nigeria, will look inwards to see how to support and how much they will give to states, especially on the issue of outstanding salaries owed by the states and even the Federal Government.”
Shedding new light on what transpired at the NEC meeting, Oshiomhole said the NNPC and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation were compelled for the first time to provide information on the total sales of Nigeria’s crude from 2012 to May 2015.
The Edo governor said, “We are talking about transparency; we are talking about change. And what we saw from those numbers, which I believe that Nigerians are entitled to know, is that whereas the NNPC claimed to have earned N8.1tn, what NNPC paid into the Federation Account from 2012 to May 2015 was N4.3tn.
“What it means is that the NNPC withheld and spent N3.8 tn.
“The major revelation here is that the entire federation, that is the Federal Government, the states and all the 774 local governments, the amount the NNPC paid into the Federation Account for distribution to these three tiers of government came to N4.3 tn and the NNPC alone took and spent N3.8tn.
“This means that the cost of running the NNPC is much more than the cost of running the Federal Government. That tells you how much is missing, what is mismanaged and what is stolen. There are huge figures.”
Oshiomhole said the only lawful way decreed by the Constitution was that if the NNPC needed to spend money, it needed to prepare its budget like every other business enterprise, get it scrutinised by the executive and then forward same to the National Assembly for appropriation.
He added, “If the Federal Government cannot spend without appropriation, why should any agency spend without appropriation.
Source: punchng.com
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