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Pictured here is the founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, his wife Faith Abiola and four children, Love Ogah, Joyce, David Jnr and Isaac. Nice!

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According to Uchola Godwin who shared the photo on Facebook today:

"What a change we in! Dat truck is taking pple from Abuja to Lokoja for #500. See how pple are running to enter kos of fuel scarcity

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The hashtag #IstandwithBuhari is presently trending on Twitter but not many Nigerians agree or are standing with the president. They say with the lingering fuel scarcity and low power supply, they should not be standing with Buhari.

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President Buhari on today received the Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mr Y. Amano at the Statehouse. In the group photo taken after the meeting were the Minister of Health Isaac Adewole, Minister of Works, Power and Housing Babatunde Fashola, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Science and Technology Chris Ngige, and Minister of Solid Minerals Kayode Fayemi.



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Yahaya Bello, Kogi State governor

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has ordered state Head of Service, Mr Moses Atakpa to proceed on a 30-day compulsory leave.

Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, told newsmen on Wednesday in Lokoja that the leave took effect from March 15.

He said that the most senior director in the service will act for Atakpa while the leave lasts.

The governor early last month asked the 38 permanent secretaries in the state civil service to proceed on a similar 30-day compulsory leave.

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This is now a topic of discourse for guys around.

This photo was taken to show the level of trouble arsenal fans find themselves at the moment...

Very funny....

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode addressing the Government House Correspondents shortly after his inspection of the site of the collapsed building in Lekki Gardens, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. With him were Special Adviser, Urban Development, Mrs. Yetunde Onabolu; Commissioner for Physical Planning & Urban Development, Engr. Wasiu Anifowose; Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde and Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson.

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This 10-year-old boy is being exposed to health hazards selling poisonous insecticide in Sabon Gari Market, Kano. Below is what Mohammed Shehu who shared the photo wrote:

"I just met this boy this afternoon selling a very dangerous insecticide. He is barely 10 or 12 years of age. My concern: is this boy capable of handling these kind of poisonous materials?
On cross-examining him, I found out that the boy is 'Almajiri', and was asked to hawk these items by some guys in Sabon Gari Market. He lives with his Mallam at my neighbourhood. He is neither aware of the harmful effect of the chemicals nor trained to handle such items. I gave him some money and asked him to return it to the owner and never hawk such materials. This 'Almajiranci' must stop for us to progress as people. Allah ya kiyaye, Amee"

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Yesterday, Peter Okoye announced his new stage name management company on social media, leading to speculations that P-Square was coming to an end or has ended. Nigerians don't seem to be happy about this especially because they are brothers.

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Few days after Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai, forwarded a bill to the state House of Assembly, stating that religious leaders in the state will have to obtain a one year license to preach in the state, an Edo state based pastor and the Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleiman, called on the governor to revoke the bill now or die.

According to Suleiman, El Rufai has no right to regulate the activities of religious leaders when he has not regulated the activities of traditionalist in the state. He said before he, El Rufai, became governor, they were men of God and that they will still remain men of God when he leaves office.

"I want to warn the governor of Kaduna state. Many times I have read in the papers how he abused Jesus and Christians came after him. He said that they are joking that Nothing can happen. I am talking to you, Kaduna Governor. Listen, I am not against sanitizing a state but you say people should get licence for preaching; it is not applicable in Nigeria. Even a herbalist does not get a license for practicing herbalism. When you say license for preaching, then you are standing against the constitution that says freedom of worship. I have no problem, we can test powers now. There are certain laws that cannot happen in this country. Not when Nigeria is under God. If need be, over this matter, heaven will intervene. I am saying this specifically to the executive governor of Kaduna, revoke this law or die!"he said

Read what the bill is about below...

The Religious Regulation Bill, designed to replace the Religious Regulation Edict of 1984, is geared towards regulating Christianity and Islam as it seeks to create an inter-faith Ministerial Committee to be appointed by the governor and exercise control over Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, and the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. Highpoints of the bill include:
*The ministerial committee shall issue licenses to religious bodies.
*Without such licenses, you cannot preach.
*No external preacher can preach in Kaduna without a permit.
*The committee has the power to refuse to issue licenses No criteria are given as to what will qualify one to have a license issued to him or for one to be denied a license.

The bill empowers JNI and CAN to keep records of churches and mosques including data of preachers. The law criminalizes the use of religious CDs, flash drive and other communication gadgets except in churches, mosques or other places of worship or personal houses. The implication is that you cannot listen to Christian tapes in your car or at any place except your house and in a church.

If you preach without a license, you are guilty of an offence punishable by two years imprisonment. If you hold any Christian gathering even in a church and use loud speaker (microphone) after 8.00 p.m, you are guilty of an offence punishable with two years imprisonment.

If you listen to a message in your car, you are guilty of an offence punishable by two years imprisonment. If you hold a crusade or any programme or any other kind of programme and use a loudspeaker at the said programme as long as it is not a church, you are guilty of an offence punishable by two years imprisonment.

The bill criminalizes the abuse of religious books and makes it punishable by two years imprisonment. (It does not define what ‘abuse of religious books’ mean. It criminalizes the use of derogatory terms in describing any religion and makes it punishable by two years imprisonment. It does not define what ‘use of derogatory terms in describing any religion’ means.)

Every preacher will have to obtain one year license (renewable every year) or risk two years imprisonment. If you invite any external preacher (i.e. preacher from outside Kaduna State), such a person must be licensed for the duration of his/her stay and the body issuing the license has the right to reject the external preacher if it feels he is not qualified to preach in the state.

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At least 16 people have been confirmed dead after six gunmen attacked beach goers outside three hotels in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand-Bassam on Sunday, March 12.

L'Etoile du Sud hotel, the Wharf Hotel and Hotel La Taverne were the targets. Grand Bassam is located about 40km(25 miles) east of the country's commercial capital Abidjan. Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko said the gunmen have been neutralized in the police operation so far.

"Three hotels in Grand Bassam were attacked this Sunday by armed men. Security and defense forces intervened immediately and were able to neutralize six terrorists. The clean-up operation is under way," Bakayoko said on state television.

The assailants, who were "heavily armed and wearing balaclavas, fired at guests at the L'Etoile du Sud (Southern Star), a large hotel which was full of expats in the current heatwave," a witness told AFP.
A combined total of sixteen people, including fourteen civilians and two soldiers, were killed in the attack, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said.

"Six attackers came onto the beach in Bassam this afternoon ... We have 14 civilians and two special forces soldiers who were unfortunately killed,” said Ouattara, who visited the site where the assault took place.
A police source told Reuters earlier that there were “four Europeans” among the victims. Earlier, another witness told Reuters that he saw at least seven corpses.

"I saw seven dead that I filmed. There were four attackers. I was swimming when it started and I ran away,”"said the witness, who managed to shoot a video at the site.

One person killed in the shooting was a French citizen, according to France’s Foreign Ministry.

"France will bring its logistical support and intelligence to Ivory Coast to find the attackers. It will pursue and intensify its cooperation with its partners in the fight against terrorism," French President Francois Hollande said.

According to Mauritian newspaper al-Akhbar, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al-Mourabitoune has taken responsibility for the attack.

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Unspecified number of people died while others were injured when a vehicle belonging to the Kaduna State House of Assembly crashed. The accident occurred on Saturday, March 5 at about 5pm. The vehicle was heading to Abuja from Kaduna.

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Four-year-old Princess Josephine Macharia succumbed to leukemia while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital. Her father Julius Macharia announced the sad news on his Facebook page. "R.I.P my princess I love bt God love u more Darling bye bye" he wrote.

Princess started ailing in March 2014 and was diagnosed with Leukemia in September the same year. She started chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions. Mr Macharia battled to save his only daughter's life.
He spent Sh 3 million and sold all his assets in the hope that she will survive. But to his disappointment the cancer relapsed.

He was refered to an Indian hospital. He organised a series of fundraisers and managed to raise some money to pay for a percentage of the funds used to send his daughter and her mother to India. Princess was undergoing treatment at Artemis Hospital in India but due to lack of funds, the two returned to the country in December 2015, having undergone required treatment sessions in India.

Princess later fell sick and was admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital where she died on February 26. She was buried on yesterday March 4, at her grandfather's farm in Kangaita Village, Kirinyaga County.


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According to our Source, this Man was seen jilted after checking is Jamb Score.

It was clearly shown that his result can’t make it to any UNIVERSITY or POLYTECHNIC.

Most Parent are the cause of this, they insult and make life uncomfortable for their children after they fail their ssce.

This means that your child life is useless and jamb is useful, please let all parent keep encouraging them.

Because speech can be powerful, When there is life there is hope.

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This is surely not a wardrope malfunction.....

She exposed her major cleavage in this outfit but feels really comfortable in it...

What is your take?

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Malam Nasir Zarummai passed away yesterday after a brief illness and has been buried according to Islamic rites. Until his death, he was the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Sokoto state and an integral part of the cabinet of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. He was married with children.

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The vice president -Yemi Osinbajo has landed in Kaduna state for the Gwong Cultural Festival also known as KHITUK Gwong, an annual event that showcases rich cultural heritage in Kaduna...

The VP was received by the governor of the state -Malam Nasir el-Rufai, Deputy-Governor Barnabas Bala, Kpop Gwong Zakkah Wyoms and other govt officials.


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Shobb 2, real name Shaibu Adams and half of the popular singing duo, Black Reverendz, has been reportedly brutalized by an unidentified military personnel.


According to reports, Shobb 2 was allegedly accosted by a yet-to-be-identified military personnel and heavily beaten up for impersonating a military officer by wearing a camo.

Shobb 2 and his partner Wasiu Lawal (Wesley) became popular for making a cover of Busta Rhymes' hit song, Dangerous but renamed it Ayangba. The song, which became an instant hit and made the Black Reverendz popular on the Nigerian music scene, was recently remixed and featured YBNL signee, Lil Kesh.

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First phot she claimed she took at the airport and the other on her last day In China......


lol

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has enjoined all stakeholders in the microfinance sub-sector to ensure that microfinance banks, MFBs do not die.



Obasanjo made the call during the recent visit of the National Executive Council (NEC) and Chairman of Board of Trustees of National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) to him in Abeokuta.

“Government at all levels must do whatever is needed to ensure that this grassroots economy framework is supported to succeed,” he said.

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All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the supreme court ruling on the Taraba gubernatorial ruling which returned Governor Darius Ishaku as duly elected governor of the state...

In a tweet, the party has congratulated the victory of Governor Ishaku at the apex court.

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The President of Germany, Joachim Gauck, visited the National Assembly, Abuja, today, February 11. According to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, their discussions was focused on ways that Nigeria and Germany can foster stronger ties and bonds, as well as collaborate on economic, security, and legislative issues.


Saraki said:

"Nigeria has much to learn from Germany, and much to gain from stronger Nigerian-German relations. In this regard, I called on the German government and the European Union to lend us their unflinching support and solidarity in order for us to fully eliminate terrorism from the West African sub region. I believe that every effort in these crucial areas is a paramount investment in the areas of regional stability, security and development"

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Nigeria's Youth and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has called Nigerians to support Sunday Oliseh in the trying times the coach is facing at the moment. He was quizzed by members of the House Committee on Sports during a budget defense on Tuesday and answered questions regarding the feud between the coach and the NFF.


“We must appreciate the way Nigerians behave and their sentiments to sports especially football. Nigerians do not accept anything short of victory. The performance of the team that led to whatever we are hearing, from my own analysis, was due to overconfidence.''

'' In terms of preparations and planning, you could access them based on their first outing. Of course, they had some welfare challenges which we inherited when we came on board. We took steps to secure approval for funds but the process of the release of funds could not beat the time of the outing. That also contributed to their early exit”

The Barrister also admitted he had spoken to Oliseh to hear his own side in the ongoing feud and also called the NFF president Amaju Pinnick to be sure he hadn't sacked the coach. Barrister Dalung said that after he met with the NFF President earlier in the day he called for peace and support for the coach.

“The idea of losing matches and sacking coaches is over. We cannot be winning matches all the time. We must build wider spaces in our minds for failure and success because that is the only way we can develop. The fact that he lost a game is not enough for us to begin to look at history. You don’t run a country like that! The man should be allowed and supported to come back and prepare the team for the qualifying matches ahead. If he had health challenges while working for us, we shouldn’t abandon him at this time”.Dalung said.

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According to reports emanating from the Editorial team of Osun State Corps members, a female member of the National Youth Service Corps, yesterday, reportedly got pregnant for a male junior secondary school 2 student in a popular school in Osun State.

There are also speculations that the corp member couldn’t have done it with ‘clear eye’. They say she must have been ‘jazzed’,

Also, a twitter user, by the handle @d_yaeger dropped a series of tweets concerning the incident...
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Victims of the Boko Haram attack on Dalori village in Borno state pictured receiving treatment at a government owned hospital. Continue to see more pictures ‎...

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2015 World Scrabble Champion,Wellington Jighere paid a courtesy visit to the Pillar of Scrabble in Africa,Senator Godswill Akpabio in Abuja. Wellington Jighere became world champion at the just concluded 2015 World Scrabble Championship held in Perth, Australia.

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The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer allow social functions and parties in public schools just as owners of private schools across the state have been warned to comply with rules and regulations guiding their operations.

The Deputy Governor of the State, Dr. Mrs Idiat Oluranti Adebule who disclosed this while briefing the media on the strategic focus of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration on education for 2016, said the Governor had directed that schools should no longer be used for social functions.

She said:

“The Governor has directed that schools will no longer be used for social activities any longer. We want to implore members of the public to report any school that violates this directive and we would ensure that defaulting schools are sanctioned accordingly.”

Adebule, who also oversees the Ministry of Education, said the state government was putting a searchlight on the standard of education in the private schools, saying it will no longer be business as usual for such schools that undermine best practices.

She said as a first step, the government will engage with private school owners and proprietors to intimate them on the action plan of the present administration towards improving the standard of education, saying that though government is willing to partner with private schools, they must also be willing to adhere strictly to the acceptable standard.

“Much as private schools are partners in the sector, we would not fold our hands and watch the standard flopped. Some schools even operate without registering with the government. We want to urge such schools to do the right thing or government will have no choice but to do what it has to do,” she said.



Earlier, Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, while giving a detailed presentation on the policy thrust of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration for the education sector, said the state government intends to construct the biggest digital library.

He said the government was already at the planning stage of the library, while the actual establishment of the project would commence in the next quarter of the year.
He said the state government will build 10 new model schools with state of the art facilities, while two new technical colleges will be built in the course of the year in areas where such facilities are urgently needed.
On the Ibile Tablets, Bank Olemoh said 324,000 tablets to Senior Secondary School students, adding that plans have been concluded to register all students in both public and private schools in the state under the Lagos State Student Personal Administration Number (LASPIN) project to aid proper planning.

On the free meal in schools project, he said the state government is currently perfecting its framework for the eventual take off, saying that the project is expected to on the one hand, enhance the learning capacity of the pupils and on the other, boost the economy of the state.


SIGNED

HABIB ARUNA
CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
JANUARY 26, 2016.

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