President’s wife pledges to champion public advocacy against child marriage

Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday pledged to lead public advocacy for the legislation against child marriage in the country.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Geoffery Njoku, the UNICEF Media and External Relations Officer, made available to newsmen in Abuja.

According to the statement, Buhari made the promise when 50 adolescent girls drawn from different schools in Bauchi, Zamfara, Katsina, Niger and Sokoto states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, paid her a courtesy visit.

It said: ``No single girl will be left behind in my movement to get every girl into school.’’

The statement quoted Aisha as urging that ``parents should endeavour to keep their daughters in school for at least 12 years’’.

It said: ``UNICEF and other partners are focusing their activities on the transformation power of education to equip adolescent girls to overcome all challenges that affect their lives and inhibit their prospects of advancement.”

The statement also observed that lack of female teachers in the rural areas was one of the challenges that had hindered girls’ enrolment and retention in schools.

It said that the UNICEF, in its intervention and support funds from partners, had started the Girls’ Education Project Phase 3 (GEP3) to ensure the enrolment of one million girls into school by the end of 2020.

The statement said that the project was currently running in Bauchi, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara and had initially contributed to the enrolment of 360,000 girls in primary schools in those states.

In her comments, the statement quoted Ms Jean Gough, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, as saying that investment in adolescent girls’ education was a wise thing to do.

``Adolescent girls should be empowered through deliberate policies to transform their lives and those around them.

``Young girls, who are educated, are better placed to improve their lives and their children’s health and have chances of survival to boost their work prospects.

``Investing in high quality girls’ education, prepare girls for life, jobs and leadership. It directly translates into the girls being powerful and positive change agents of development,” she said in the statement.

NAN reports that the 2013 National Demographic Health Survey indicated that there were about 20 million adolescent girls in Nigeria and with very low education rates.

Most of them were majorly present among very poor citizens, while 60 per cent of the 10.5 million children out of school in Nigeria were girls.

 (NAN)

Mortuary manager suspended after wrong body taken for burial

The manager of the Medico-Legal Mortuary in Gale Street‚ responsible for a horrific error‚ was suspended on Tuesday.

She was suspended after she refused to assist a family that took the wrong corpse for burial.

KZN Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said in a statement that the manager was suspended because of “her failure to give leadership on numerous occasions in cases pertaining to her duties”.

The MEC had to intervene on the weekend after the issue was aired on SABV TV. He said the manager failed to act after being approached by junior officials.

The manager also failed to act after it was discovered that rats were disfiguring corpses at the mortuary.

This despite three bodies displaying bite marks were discovered earlier this month. Further inspection of the facility revealed that all the cold room door rubbers were damaged by rats‚ but nothing was done about the problem.

The MEC said: “We really cannot keep a person without empathy in such a sensitive environment. Here we need people who will appreciate that even the departed have a right to dignity.

We simply cannot keep a manager who fails to show leadership and cannot take decisive action to resolve challenges. Our sympathies go out to all the affected families.”

Source: Sowetan LIVE

N3.1bn debt: Court bars Zamfara from withdrawing funds from 21 bank accounts

JUSTICE Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, gave an order barring the Zamfara State government from withdrawing funds from its accounts in 21 banks in the country.

The judge ordered all the banks involved to disclose the amount of money which the state had in its accounts with them.

The 3 MAIN Things Men Want In A Relationship

As a woman you may not agree with these because this is NOT what YOU want in a relationship, but remember, you are a woman and thus have different desires and expectations. When it comes to MEN these are the MAIN things they look for when it comes to starting a relationship.

I agree that there may be men out there that have additional expectations when looking for a partner but those guys are in the low minority and that’s exactly why we won’t be discussing those other “desires” as they do not fit in with the GENERAL mindset of men and their motivations.


1. SEX
I’m sure this doesn’t come as a big shock but it may be shocking to realize that it’s the MOST important thing a guy wants from a woman. No, this is not my PERSONAL opinion either; it really is the driving factor for all men. Quite frankly we can call this the reason why MOST men get up in the morning, in hopes that they’ll wake up the next day with someone in their bed.

You might argue that food is more important to some men but if that were the case, and men had to choose between food and sex, starvation would probably be the number 1 reason why the male population is quickly dropping.

The basic gist of it is that, without constant sex most men are unable to function. If constant sex is missing from their lives, then they will do anything to make it happen. Don’t think of sex as kinky desire many men have, it all boils down to a WOMAN that is willing to get naked with a man on a regular basis. If you’re that woman and you’re sleeping with us regularly, then the man you’re sleeping with will CONSIDER (not immediately want) you for a relationship.

2. Comfort
Comfort is another incredibly important thing to us men, and I can confidently say that comfort is the main reason why most men STAY in relationships.

Many men want and stay with women that provide them with a safe haven, a comfortable place, a warm atmosphere in which we can escape the noise and stress from the outside world. This is not a physical environment, but more an emotional one. The fact that a guy can come home from work, sit down on his couch with his lovely woman next to him is something that all men dream about. We want you to be part of the relaxed atmosphere that takes our minds away from everything else in his life.

We love and appreciate your supportive attitude and soothing words. We relish in your warmth and understanding. To put this more simply, your very presence makes us feel better.
On the flip side, if you nag, criticize, treat us with antipathy (like the “outside” world) we’re LESS likely to stay in a relationship and would rather do anything to get out.

3. Companionship
Finally, companionship, this is probably the reason why men eventually decide to marry a woman. As the word companionship very eloquently describes this need, we are looking for a person that is fun to be around; a person that shares our own interests; a person that we can talk to about our dreams, goals; a person that gets our sense of humor; a person that will stick by us no matter what.
Once we find such a person, it’s only natural that we will try to do absolutely everything in our power to spend the most amount of time together. Oh compatibility…and its powerful drive to stick people together.

There you have it ladies, the simple, shocking but yet hard truth about what men want from a relationship. You might think that he is surely searching for something more than that, maybe a partner, a soul mate, life mate, coffee mate, roommate or whatever else. You may be thinking that because that’s what you’d want from a man, but as I’ve mentioned in the beginning, that’s because women and men have very different needs and desires when it comes to a relationship.
Although sometimes we may have other “requests”, the bottom line is that they all boil down to these BIG 3.

-Alex Matlock

NERC to Release New Electricity Tariffs by End of October

NERC Chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said the new electricity tariffs proposed by the distribution companies for approval by the regulatory agency would be ready for implementation by the end of October.

The agency at its recent public consultation where the proposed new retail electricity rates were jointly reviewed by stakeholders, explained that it would first review the figures presented by the Discos, taking into consideration the diverse views of consumer groups, who were at the consultation before approving any rates.

Its chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi however noted that the new rates would be out and subsequently practical in the sector by the end of October.

Amadi further stated that from the end of October, the country’s electricity sector is expected to operate with new sets of tariff which is considered cost-reflective and capable of attracting investments in the sector.

“The new tariff is expected by the end of the month but we may skip our timeline to be able to do more thorough work. For example, we have to go to Kaduna and find out the numbers but essentially, our target is the end of the month,” Amadi said.

While reiterating the federal government’s reported stance on the tariff review, Amadi further said: “The policy for government is that we need a tariff that encourages investment. Ultimately, whatever they send to us, we are not going to give them a back of the envelop tariff. They have to satisfy all expected regulatory standards.

“The regulator does not allow people to recover more than what they are supposed to recover.”

He equally noted that the diverse views presented by consumers at the consultations would be considered in the final priming of the rates, adding that the commission would remain impartial in its approval of rates for use by the Discos.

“The views of consumers have been tremendous, if you recall, the issue of fixed charge, CAPMI and penalising Discos came from consultation.

“If you look back, you will see that we have always factored the views of consumers and this does not mean that whatever the consumers tell us becomes law but it helps us to do more research and find out what the problems are.

Of course, public consultation has huge impacts on what we finally do but as always, it must be balanced and evidenced with good practice,” Amadi noted.

Speaking further, he explained that: “NERC can guarantee that the process we are undertaking is not just a ritual or hollow routine. This is a real search for a tariff regime that will enable investors recover their prudent costs and at the same time provide strong incentives for quality service for consumers.”

He disclosed that the regulator will in every tariff framework it approves for the Discos, include enforceable ‘service level agreements’, and that any Disco that fails to the meet up with the agreement will lose its rights to such approved tariff.

Accordingly, the submissions made by the Discos showed that they had proposed sweeping increase in their current charges to consumers. For example, Abuja Disco with its current averag

70 year old man arrested for claiming to be Buhari's adviser

                

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday said it had arrested a 70-year old fake Presidential Adviser on Defence Matters
Presenting the suspect ,Aamule Sule who claimed to be a retired Army Colonel, to the media, the command’s Spokesman, ASP Anjuguri Manzah, said the suspect was arrested on October 18 at a house in Maitama area of Abuja where he claimed to have met a former governor.

“Police operatives attached to Maitama Division acting on a tip-off arrested one fake Colonel (name withheld) who claimed to be the Special Adviser to the President on Defence Matters“He also confessed that he only hides under that guise to solicit for juicy contracts or financial favour from his high profile victims,” he said.

He said that one fake identification card and five complimentary cards were recovered from him.
The suspect, who said he worked with the Bauchi State Government up to 1990, said he had been in the business for over three years.

“I thought it was an easy way to feed my family,” he said.

Road accidents kill 1.25 million people each year, Africa deadliest: WHO

Some 1.25 million people are killed in traffic accidents around the world each year, with Africa by far the continent with the most dangerous roads, the World Health Organization said in report published Monday.

"Road traffic fatalities take an unacceptably high toll, particularly on poor people in poor countries," WHO chief Margaret Chan said in a statement.

The UN health agency's Global Status Report on Road Safety showed that the situation is improving, with the number of deaths remaining stable in recent years even as the number of cars and other vehicles on the road has increased rapidly.

But traffic accidents are still the leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds worldwide and cost governments on average about 3.0 percent of their annual gross domestic products, the report showed.

And while many countries have stepped up efforts to improve the situation, including law changes and making vehicles and roads safer, many poorer nations especially are lagging far behind.

A full 90 percent of global road traffic deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though they count only 54 percent of the world's vehicles.

The death rate in Africa is particularly high, counting 26.6 annual traffic deaths for every 100,000 citizens, compared with 9.3 in Europe, where the death rate is the lowest.

"We're moving in the right direction," Chan said, noting that "the report shows that road safety strategies are saving lives."

"But it also tells us that the pace of change is too slow," she added.

Nearly half of all those killed in traffic are either walking or on two wheels, Monday's report showed, with pedestrians accounting for 22 percent of all deaths, motorcyclists making up 23 percent, and cyclists four percent.

Africa is particularly deadly for pedestrians and cyclists, who make up 43 percent of all road traffic deaths on the continent, according to the report.

"Decision makers need to rethink transport policies," said Etienne Krug, head of WHO's disability, violence and injury prevention unit, warning that "the lack of policies aimed at vulnerable road users is killing our people and harming our cities."

Monday's report found that road safety had improved significantly in countries with laws regulating five risk factors: speed, drunk driving, and the use of helmets, seatbelts and child seats.

Over the last three years, 17 countries, with a total of 409 million inhabitants, have adopted laws in at least one of these areas in line with international best practices, it said.

WHO recommends that maximum speed in urban areas should be set no higher than 50 kilometres (31 miles) per hour.

But only 47 countries, representing 950 million people, respect that recommendation, the report found.

The report also stressed the importance of banning drunk driving, noting that only 34 countries, with a total population of 2.1 billion, follow WHO recommendations to limit permitted blood alcohol levels to below 0.05 grammes, and for younger drivers to 0.02 grammes.

"Twenty-one of these countries are in the European region, suggesting the need to extend good practice globally," the report said.

As for helmet use, WHO would like to see it made mandatory for all two-wheel users, including children, but only 44 countries, with some 1.2 billion inhabitants, currently have such laws on the books.

A full 161 countries meanwhile have national seatbelt laws, and 105 of them, representing 4.8 billion people, meet best practices by requiring that the life-saving belts are fastened both in the front and back seats.

Monday's report also found that vehicles sold in 80 percent of the world's countries fail to meet basic safety standards.

-AFP

PHOTOS: See world's fattest woman's new look after losing weight

    
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A woman who used to weigh more than a small car - has ditched the flab and lost an incredible 36 stone.
Catrina Raiford, 38, was once the fattest woman in the world, weighing in at a scale-busting 68 stone.
But the former 'Half Tonne Woman' has been left with a whopping ten stone of excess flesh to deal with following her remarkable weight loss .
Bedbound for five years, medical professionals had to bulldozed the side of her home to free her from her bed after she suffered breathing difficulties.

Now she hopes to lose even more weight of excess skin she has been left with.
Ms Raiford said:

“I’m so much happier now and feel so confident.I was in bed for so long that now I’ve lost the weight I just want to be free.I love running around, going to the gym three or four times a week and keeping fit.”

     
     Her skin now


Following years of sexual abuse as a child, Ms Raiford found comfort in sweet, sugary snacks and secret eating.By the age of 12, she was so big that her mum had to start making her clothes as shops did not stock sizes large enough.
Aged 14, and weighing 32 stone, Ms Raiford was admitted to a psychiatric home for eight months to help her deal with her overeating.
Soon she did not leave her home. She would spend her days eating and avoiding people. She was unable to move around easily, lost her job and had to move back in with her mum.

Five years followed where she was bedbound. Her mum would bring her food and a cousin would empty a bed pan for her.
Instead, she’d spend long days on the internet lying to men about her appearance .

      

“It was the worst time of my life,” she said. “I just wanted to die. Each day I’d just eat and go online from morning to night.”

In December 2003, she started having breathing difficulty.Desperate for medical help, emergency services were called.
A wall of her home had to be bulldozed to get her out and a mortified Ms Raiford was transported to hospital on the back of a flatbed truck.

“It was the worst thing that had ever happened to me,” she said. “But it was the thing that saved me.”

      
 She said

“Last year I bought my first bikini ever. I’m really happy with myself. I don’t want my excesses skin removed for my looks.
"I just need the operation to help finish the process I’ve started and improve my health.”


Culled from Mirror UK

80-Year Old Woman Arrested In Edo For Selling Live Cartridges

                            

An 80-year-old arms peddler, Madam Comfort Izeomwen, has been arrested and paraded by the Edo State Police Command. The octogenarian was arrested following the arrest of her alleged accomplice, Stella Omobude, 48, who was caught with 32 live cartridges by the police.

Edo State Police Commissioner, Chris Ezike, who paraded the suspects along with 71 other suspects, said based on credible information, operatives/tactical units of the command raided Evbueren village, along Benin/Auchi road, where Stella was arrested.

Her confessions led to the arrest of the octogenarian at Ekae village, Benin City, with 68 live cartridges recovered from her.

Speaking with journalists at the command headquarters, the octogenarian suspect confessed that she sold each cartridge to her customers at the rate of N250.

“I sell to them at N250, but I don’t know what they do with it. That is what I do for a living,” she confessed.

PHOTOS: Nigerian Man Caught In Australia With $10 Million Drugs Hidden In Gold Statue

      

Sydney border force officers found 10kg of highly addictive drug hidden inside one of three gold-coloured fish statues destined for a residential address in Kaleen, north of Canberra.

Police were alerted and arrested the 32-year-old after he picked up the statues, removed the drugs, and tried to board a bus bound for Sydney on Saturday.

      

The drug stash, which had been imported from China, was found on the man when he was arrested, Daily Mail reports.

Jackson Igwebuike is a student of University of Canberra. On his Facebook page, he claims to be a graduate of University of Benin. He arrived in Australia in July on a student visa, and is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today.

El-Rufai Recovers N30bn For Kaduna State, Discovers 4000 Ghost Workers Whom Are Paid In BILLIONS

                           

The Kaduna State Government said on Saturday that it has recovered N30 billion from 470 bank accounts operated by the previous administration. The Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, stated this during the second Town Hall meeting for Kaduna Central Zone 2 at the Kaduna International Trade Fair Complex.

“The N30 billion recovered from over 470 bank account owned by previous administration will be used to fulfil some of the development promises I made to the people of the state,” he said.

The state government’s actions follows its decision to operate a Single Treasury Account, STA, for all its departments and agencies.

Mr. El-Rufai also said the committee set up to look at problems of local governments in the state discovered 300 staff in the administrative department of Zaria Local Government alone.

“What do they need all these staff in a depart of one local government for? ” he said. “That is why after settling its monthly bills etc, the Local Government still needs a loan of N2 million before becoming zero.”

Mr. El-Rufai also disclosed that N16 million is stolen every month from Kaduna South Local Government.

He said all other local governments will access their allocated funds, with the exception of Kaduna North and South councils.


The governor also said 4,000 ghost pensioners who collect over N1 billion monthly from the state have been uncovered. He said N1.3 billion workers’ pension fund contribution was diverted to a bank, adding, “we shall find perpetrators and recover all such stolen funds.”

Source: Premium Times

Woman Hangs Herself in Airport Toilet at Istanbul After Missing Flight

                 

A British woman found dead in a toilet at Istanbul Airport after missing a connecting flight.

Jacky Sutton, 50, was found hanged at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in the early hours of this morning.

She is understood to have flown to Istanbul from London but missed a connecting flight to Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Local media reports state she told airport staff she did not have enough money to buy a new ticket. Her body was found a short time later.

Ms Sutton, a former BBC journalist, had worked in Iraq for several years and was the acting Iraq director for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR).

She was also studying for a PhD at the The Australian National University in Canberra.

PHOTO: Couple Defraud Business Man By Lying That His Late Son Has A Child Alive

                       

A couple in the coal city has fallen into police net for worsening the trauma of Benjamin Eneje, a
businessman, whose 28-year-old son, Paschal Eneje, was murdered in cold blood, very close to his house, on April 19, 2014, at Nsude, Udi Local Government Area, Enugu State.

In January this year, Okechuk­wu Emeka, 37, cooked up a story and sent a text message to Eneje with intent, as the police alleged, to deceive and extort money from him, by claiming that he knew the person who killed his son, adding that the killer was residing in Uwani, Enugu city. In the text message, he pretended to be a woman and told the grieving father that before Paschal was gruesomely murdered, he had impregnated “her” and that “she” later gave birth to a baby boy, who was already four months old. Seeing a glimmer of good coming out of the sad end of his only son, Eneje was excited at the prospect of getting some comfort from nurturing his grandson. So he requested that a picture of the child be sent to him.

Promptly, Emeka sent a picture of his own four-month-old son, through Whatsapp to Eneje, who requested to discuss with the supposed mother of his late son’s child. Quickly, Emeka recruited his wife, 35-year-old Destiny, to act as the lady, who was impregnated by late Paschal and mother of the boy.

Emeka called Eneje and passed the phone to his wife, who regaled the heartbroken man with a convincing tale of how she met and fell in love with his son. She spoke glowingly about Paschal and the baby boy. The spider web tale apparently touched the man and he agreed to provide to her with financial support, to care for his “grandson.” From that day, the couple began to push him for money.

In a chat with Sunday Sun, Eneje narrated his encounter with the couple, which corroborated what the couple said. He added: “I believed what the lady told me. I thanked her letting me know the story. And I promised to take care of her and the baby boy. I even connected her to my wife in London. She began to chat with my wife on Whatsapp.”


My wife asked for a picture of the baby boy, which was sent to her in London, through Whatsapp. At this point, they made a request for N500,000 for the upkeep of the baby boy. We agreed and I sent them N350,000 naira.

Later, I asked the woman to bring the baby to Enugu, for us to see him. She said I should send them money for air-tickets. At this point, I became suspicious and reported the matter to Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu and detectives from the command started trailing them.”

Adamu told Sunday Sun that his men eventually laid ambush for them in Port Harcourt. And then moved to arrest them on September 23, 2015, at Rumuigbo, a suburb of the garden city. Eneje said he was shocked to the marrow when he saw the suspects.

His words: “When they were arrested and I saw them, I was shocked to see that the husband of the woman was Okechukwu Emeka, a staff working in my oil service firm.”

When Okechukwu Emeka spoke with Sunday Sun, he confessed to the crime. His wife added that she and her husband used the money they got from Eneje to meet their living expenses and pay their children’s school fees. As their cookie had crumbled, the couple have been begging Eneje to forgive them, lamenting that poverty and greed led them into the alleged crime.

However, the police boss has assured that the couple would have a day in court soon.

Photos from Cossy Ojaikor's birthday party

   

Last night, Cossy Ojiakor was hosted to a birthday party at Billionaire lounge in Lagos.
See more pics

   

     

Annie Teriba, Nigerian Lesbian Oxford Student Activist Resigns From Posts Over Non-Consensual Sex

    

Annie Teriba issues apology after admitting she had failed to get full consent before having sex with someone at this year’s NUS black students’ conference.

A prominent student activist from Oxford University is resigning from her political posts and campaigns after admitting she failed to obtain full consent before having sex at a conference earlier this year.

PHOTOS: ISIS forces a man to dig his own grave before being shot

        
Why do these people even agree to this knowing they want to kill them? See more photos..

Child Kidnappers Lay Siege To Benue State

Mrs. Wandoo Henikyaa is a daycare mother of three children living on Benue Crescent in Wadata area of Makurdi, the state capital. Her story of how her third child, Saaondo Philip, a four year-old pupil of Fountain Model Academy Nursery School, Makurdi was stolen has traumatized her to no end.

Crying profusely and with a terribly shaking voice, she managed to narrate how the ugly incident happened. Mrs. Henikyaa stated that she had gone out of the house for an engagement and only returned home to meet the sad disappearance of her child. “My children told me that ‘Uncle’ came here and took Saaondo away to buy him biscuit. We don’t know that uncle and since on August 27, 2015 my child has not come back and his whereabout is unknown.”

Photos From Ubi Franklin & Lilian Esoro's court wedding

  

Iyanya's business partner and co-CEO of Triple MG record label, Ubi Franklin shared more beautiful photos from his court wedding with actress Lilian Esoro.

They got married on Thursday and their traditional wedding is on the 1st of November.

Six Men Gang Rape 18 Year Old At Gunpoint In Lagos

                                

An 18-year-old girl has been ambushed and gang-raped by six gun-wielding men in the Somolu area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, Blessing (pseudonym), was returning from a visit to an uncle’s house at about 8pm on Saturday when she was attacked by the hoodlums, suspected to be cultists, on Olaosebikan Street, Bajulaiye, in the Somolu area.

Instant Noodles: What Lurks Behind This Quick Meal?

According to the World Instant Noodles Association, Nigeria was the 13th largest consumer of instant noodles in the world in 2007. Ever since, this fast food has grown more in popularity in many homes in both urban and rural areas of Nigeria. There have, however, been concerns that its consumption may not be the best for the health-consciou, especially those who make a habit of eating it regularly. 

Man Abducted As A Four Year Old Is Finally Reunited With His Parents 20 Years After

This is the emotional moment when a Chinese father, who spent 20 years searching for his abducted son all over the country, has finally found his child yesterday.
Sun Wei was abducted when he was just four years old and sold to a family over 1,400 miles away from home. His father, Sun Zhenghua, has spent some eight months of every year searching for him ever since.

Bring the world cup home- Buhari urges Golden Eaglets

                             

Press statement from the Presidency.

President Muhammadu Buhari extends his best wishes for a triumphant outing to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria who are in Chile to participate in this year's under-17 FIFA World Cup Tournament. As the tournament opens tomorrow, President Buhari urges the Golden Eaglets to do their utmost best to match the outstanding performance of their victorious predecessors who have won the competition four times including the inaugural edition in 1985 and the last tournament in 2013. 

Lamar Odom's heart responding

      

Lamar Odom's condition is said be have improved. According to TMZ,sources familiar with the situation say tests on Lamar's heart Friday morning revealed his heart function is "much better." Doctors have told Lamar's friends and family this is a good sign of improvement, that a critical organ is responding.
Doctors have asked for "calm" in Lamar's room because they do not want him stimulated .

 because non-stimulation promotes healing.
Toward that end, doctors have ordered that virtually no one have access to Lamar's room. Khloe is still by Lamar's bedside.

Kobe Bryant hits back at Master P for calling him phony over Lamar Odom

                          

Kobe Bryant obviously read Master P's comments about him being fake and phony now that Lamar Odom is unconscious and fighting for his life. Yesterdsay, Master P accused of Kobe of not being a friend to Lamar when he most needed him.

PHOTOS: The Faces of Nigerian Senators during Fashola's Ministerial Screening

      

They say a picture is worth a thousand words..These photos say it all.. While Nigerians were impressed by former Lagos governor,Babatunde Raji Fashola's ministerial screening,the senators looked spellbound during his over one hour session..

CPC says DStv obstructing investigations

The Consumer Protection Council has accused the Digital Satellite Television (DStv) of the obstruction of the ongoing investigation into the operations of the company, based on alleged infringement on consumer rights.

The CPC, therefore, on Thursday, “stormed” the Lagos office of the pay-media outfit to carry out an enforcement exercise, in line with relevant sections of the council’s enabling law, according to a statement from the council.

Helen Paul Clears Air On Alleged Frosty Relationship With Ali Baba

                                     

Popular comedienne and OAP Helen Paul has taken to social media to set the records straight on her alleged frosty relationship with A-list comedian Ali Baba.

‘I Was 18 When I Started Driving A Truck’ – Female Driver

Hajiya Gambo Muhammad, a senior driver in Dangote Cement Transport Obajana, has a high popularity rate among her officers at the transport department within the company. She was 18 years when she started driving a truck.

Tell us about your up-bringing

I was born in Jajimaji, Karasuwa, Yobe State. I am 35 years old. I completed my primary school and then got married, though we later separated. I even inherited driving from my father who was a driver for a decade. Also, my brothers were drivers and I am the only female among them, that is why I joined the line of driving.

How NTA, AIT Maltreated Us During The 2015 Presidential Campaigns – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his gratitude to Nigerians for his victory at the general elections, saying he emerged winner against all odds.

Buhari, who spoke at the Red Media Summit in Lagos, yesterday, added that he won the election in spite of the deployment of state forces against him.

The president was represented at the occasion by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu.

Master P thrashes Kobe Bryant, says Lamar shouldn't have married Khloe, warns her new BF James Harden

            

Rapper and record label executive Master P was cornered as he came out of a grocery store by TMZ crew and they asked him what he thought about Kobe Bryant and the Kardashians visit to Odom in the hospital. Master P thrashed Kobe Bryant, saying he was not there for his former team mate Lamar Odom when he needed him the most and is now showing public sympathy.

Shakira shares photo of her adorable boys

                               

The 38 year old mum shared a sweet photo of herself cradling her sweet sons, two-year-old Milan and 10-month-old Sasha. Her sons with partner, footballer partner Gerard Piqué.

Oscar Pistorius Granted House Arrest By Parole Board

Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, jailed for killing his girlfriend, is to be freed from prison to house arrest next Tuesday, a South African parole board says.

He was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014 after being found guilty of culpable homicide, or manslaughter.
He shot Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door but said he thought she was an intruder.
The prosecution has appealed, saying he should instead be convicted of murder.

Ikpeazu congratulates ex-Gov Orji over election petition victory

ABIA State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has congratulated his predecessor, Senator Theodore Orji, on his victory at the election petition tribunal, describing it as victory for the people of Abia State.

According to Ikpeazu, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Godwin Adindu, the ruling of the tribunal and that of the Appeal Court in Owerri, within the week had vindicated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and also, a victory for democracy.

Lawmaker reminds Buhari of free education campaign promise

A member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Gudaji, has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari of his campaign promise of providing free education to all when elected as Nigeria’s leader.

Gudaji, who represents Kazaure federal constituency, made the reminder in Dutse, while fielding questions from journalists.

Falae’s Kidnap: North-east Group Asks PMB To Caution Yoruba Elders

The North East Solidarity Forum has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) and other groups from the North-West zone their recent threat for self-determination and secession.

The group described as treasonable felony the secession threat by the groups, following the kidnap of former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae.

In a communiqué it issued on Wednesday after their meeting, the North East Solidarity Forum accused the Yoruba elders of inciting the general populace, especially the people of the South West region of the country to violence and bloodshed.

UK Government Urges Africa To Pioneer Solar Revolution

The United Kingdom Government has said that Africa can pioneer a solar revolution saying that a reliable solar power systems can help some of Africa’s poorest to cope with the continent’s chronic power shortages.

Speaking through the Minister of State for Africa, Mr Grant Shapps during a tour of solar energy facilities backed by the UK Government in Lagos, he called for international backing of solar energy projects to speed up access across the continent.


He said that more than half of the population of Nigeria have no access to electricity. Per head of the population, Nigeria’s energy access is one of the lowest in the world.

Grant Shapps said: “Blackouts and costly generators are a daily reality for millions of Nigerians. Many more simply have no access to energy and rely on candles or Kerosene. This is holding back an entire nation and continent from reaching its full potential.

“We simply cannot wait for full national grids to show up one day. The technology, expertise and knowledge to fix this is available and is ready to be deployed right now.

“So we’re going to harness this opportunity and get more people into this exciting energy market. Next week I will bring together African politicians, investors and solar experts in London to kickstart our Energy Africa campaign to bring power to millions of people.”

Agreed in New York last month, the UN’s new Global Goals made a commitment to provide universal energy access in Africa by 2030. On the current trajectory, this will not be achieved until 2080.

During his visit, Minister for International Development Shapps visited a Lagos health clinic run entirely by solar energy.

Registering 60,000 ante-natal patients every year, the centre only had two hours of electricity every day before the panels were installed last year. This severely limited their ability to treat patients. Drugs could not be safely stored in refrigerators, the laboratory stopped and births at night had to rely on candles or kerosene lamps, increasing the risk of complications or ill health.

Touching Photos of Ladies who Survived Cancer of The Breast

                     

Dear ladies, if you have your breasts intact don't joke with them by just flaunting to every man that comes your way, take care of them and do regular checks. These women now know better. See more photos:


                                     



     



                         

PHOTOS: Femi Otedola, El-Rufai Storm Tanzania As Dangote Opens New Cement Plant

               

The business man and Africa’s richest man is expanding his cement business. Here are photos from his new cement plant in Tanzania. His bestie Femi Otedola, Kaduna State Governor, and so many other Nigerian dignitaries were also there to grace the occasion and SUPPORT him. Three of his daughters and other family members were also spotted at the occasion.

Babies born in the summer will be healthier adults: study

A British study indicates that babies born in the summer, particularly girls, will grow up to be healthier than other adults.
Researchers at Cambridge University in the UK have turned their attention to a baby's birth month, which has an influence on weight, as previous studies have shown, but also on the child's health, particularly in the case of girls, when they start puberty.

This study, which was published in the October 12 edition of the journal Heliyon, analyzed health data on around 450 000 British people from the UK Biobank study in order to determine whether the birth month had an impact on birth weight, starting puberty early, and adult height.