CollinsWeGlobe: I visited my old school this afternoon to take a good look at the buildings and the environment. what i saw was beyond reasonable recognition.
AlexReports: The city of Abuja is about to witness yet another entertaining and historical event as 25 contestants of Miss Ambassador For Peace will battle it out on the stage of destiny as the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Saturday, 23rd September. The Peace Achievers Awards and Miss Ambassador For Peace Nigeria 2017 will honour 25 Award Recipients with 6 pageant will to emerge on the prestigious night.
Expected to thrill the audience with their songs are Ice Prince, Priaz, Styl-Plus, Gully Ridya, Frankie Walter, 2tight, Mr Nest and Maivnao. While the jokes from Seyilaw, Amb Wahala, Dr. Ayuba, Koboko Master,Chuks D General, Sam and Song, Short cut and BOB, Mr. Odey, Stainless, Ghana Must Go, C.ri-Snow, Bishop of Comedy, Cedee and Washington DC will put their fans up their seats till the last actions
RationalTV: Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has stated that the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra will affect the chances of Igbos to produce Nigeria’s president.
According to him, the agitators had every right to complain about marginalization and not a call for separation from the country. He told newsmen on Thursday that IPOB was not good for the South East, and it was not the best way for them to complain about marginalisation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He said, “There are better ways; the IPOB way is too primitive. If IPOB must do a thing like that it should have changed the name and fought the way Ijaw youths fought, Arewa youths fought, and they would have made more impact. For everything that comes from the Igbo man, we love to go to the extreme.
“Now you want to separate yourself from Nigeria, meanwhile, South-South will not go with you, Edo, Rivers will not go with you. If you cut us off here now as South east, if I need to go to Rivers State, I will go and ask for passport and visa, and we are keeping quiet to say this. “If there is a crisis now, there is no Hausa man in Igbo land who has a duplex, there is no Yoruba man who has a room and parlour or a N20 million investment in Igbo land, but Igbo have trillions of naira virtually everywhere.
“The same people are asking for secession. If Igbo are asked to go, what happens? They would lose their property, and all of us are keeping quiet, supporting IPOB! It was very childish, and those behind this should stop, that is my advice.
“South-South has produced the president, South-West has produced a president and Vice President, the north has produced many presidents, it is hoping that one day in the next shift, by whatever arrangement, the next people that should be considered is the South-East by Nigeria’s sharing formula. “So, where are we in our wisdom and the intelligence? That is my position on IPOB; my advice is that Igbo should change their style and condemn IPOB in a manner that should be done and let us flow with the rest of Nigeria for now because we shall benefit more than anyone else.”
ChangeIsCostant: President Muhammadu Buhari attends Lunch in honor of select African Heads of State hosted by President of United States Donald Trump at the sidelines of 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 20th Sept 2017.
nwakibie3: Northern governors have blamed Igbo politicians for the problems of infrastructure and underdevelopment in the South East.
They insited that the por paerformance of the zone’s men in positions of authority in the past was responsible for the situation and not because of marginalisation
The visiting governors led by Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, who is also chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum, decried the poor state of major roads in the Southeast, but said politicians from the zone “are only interested in pocketing the resources that would have been used in developing the zone at the detriment of the people”.
They spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during a meeting with Igbo and Hausa leaders at the Government House.
The governors rounded off their truce tour which took off in Port Harcourt on Monday, moved to Umuahia, the Abia State capital, before arriving in Owerri.
They met with Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia).
They noted that the challenges in the Southeast was not as a result of marginalisation as erroneously believed, arguing that Igbo had occupied exalted positions like Secretary to the Government (SGF) of the Federation, Senate President and many others but the occupiers of those positions rather used them for ephemeral and selfish gains.
“You can take for instance the case of Nnamdi Kanu who is an ordinary criminal. When he was arrested, senators from the Southeast were falling head over heels to bail him for what they could gain at the detriment of national unity and peaceful coexistence”, Shettima stated.
The governors who were on tour of South-South and Southeast states to douse the tension created by the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the quit notice on the Igbo by the Arewa youths, insisted that the challenges confronting the country were created by the elite for personal aggrandisements.
With Shettima were: Governors Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto), Simon Lalong (Plateau) and Bello Masari (Katsina).
Shettima added: “The problem of Nigeria is we the elite who are fanning the embers of hatred and disunity for selfish reasons. The country is passing through a grim and sober moment and by working together, we can get Nigeria to work again.
“We are here to thank our colleagues in the Southeast for standing on the part of peace and national unity. All we need is tolerance, justice and generosity of mind to move the country forward”.
The Northern Governors commended the Imo State governor for his “uncommon and consistent” support for the unity of the nation. They described him as a detribalised Nigerian.
“Governor Okorocha has been dehumanised and branded all sorts of names for insisting on one indivisible Nigeria but he has remained unshaken in his faith in the unity of the country. We salute his sense of patriotism and his style of leadership, he is the kind of leader that Nigeria needs.”
Tambuwal said “Nigeria is not a mistake. Nigeria is a special creation we all must continue to strive to make it work. And for us to continue to coexist harmoniously, we must have respect for each other. We must respect each others’ culture because respect begets respect”.
The Christian Association of Nigeria has strongly kicked against the floating of the SUKUK Islamic bond by the Federal Government.
It alleged that the move has further confirmed its fears that the government was planning to Islamise the country through the back door.
CAN, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by its General Secretary, Rev. Musa Asake, demanded the abrogation of the laws and framework behind the bond and threatened to seek legal redress if that was not done.
CAN said Nigeria was a secular state and the government was expected to be neutral on issues involving religion.
It said, “The Christian Association of Nigeria has been protesting against this aberration since the Osun State Government, under Governor Rafiu Aregbesola, embarked on this violation of the Constitution.
“Rather than stand in the defence of the constitution, it is disappointing to note that the Federal Government is pursuing what is an outright confirmation of an Islamisation agenda.
“The recent floating of Sukkuk Bond by the government is not only sectional but illegal and a violation of the Constitution. Every law that has been promulgated to back the Sukuk issuance and promote an Islamic banking system in Nigeria is ultra vires, illegal, null and void.”
“Therefore, the manipulations and scheming to smuggle the country into a full blown Islamic state should stop; these manipulations became apparent with the smuggling of Nigeria into the Organisation of Islamic Conference in 1986 by the Ibrahim Babangida military junta,” Asake said.
“The FG must dismantle all legal and institutional framework established to promote Islamic financing in Nigeria.
“We affirm that the territorial integrity of Nigeria is undermined through the issuance of Sukuk in the country. We hope that the government shall desist from its policies of unbridled religious sectionalism,” CAN said.
But the Federal Government in its reaction denied any plan to Islamicise country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the financial initiative was borne out of the need to include people who were opposed to interest-yielding enterprises.
He said, “Sukuk is not an attempt to Islamise Nigeria in any form. On the contrary, it is an attempt at financial inclusiveness. The difference between Sukuk Bond and other bonds is that if you invest in Sukkuk bond, you earn no interest.
“So, the scheme appeals to many people who don’t believe that money should gather interest. They, however, engage in profit sharing in the sense that if the government makes a profit from the bond, they give the investor a part of it but if the government makes no profit, the investor is not entitled to anything.”a
praizblog: DJ Cuppy shared picture of herself and her Billionaire dad, Femi Otedola with his customised Rolls Royce car in the United Kingdom. See pics below
HeWrites: An Unidentified Lady, has celebrated her 18th birthday with her friends on Facebook.. She was spotted holding the “trending balloon” that was floated to display 18.
Judging from the photos of the beautiful lady, one has every reason to dispute the fact that she’s indeed a teenager… but this doesn’t come new to us though as we’ve over time, seen something akin to it.
The ecstatic lady, proudly holds on to the inflated “number 18” balloon, wearing a bright smile and posing for the cameras, like though she was born to do it.
But if she says she’s 18, who are we or you to judge? A lady barely tells her age and now this lady does and we’re disagreeing?! Oh common!
celebsnes: The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has reacted to the viral video of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, bragging over the death of late Umaru Yar’Adua.
Recall, El-Rufai had claimed that while Yar’Adua fought him and ended up in the grave, the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan was voted out of power for doing same.
The Governor gave the warning while warning political opponents not to fight him but instead for them to set their differences aside and work together for the good of all.
[quote author=Angelanest post=60609326]A young man was nabbed after stealing a shirt at Ugberikoko road in Sapele area of Delta state. The Nigerian guy with tattoo who reportedly came from Ghana - was beaten mercilessly and disgraced by residents after he was caught last night while coming out from a house where he stole another man's shirt...
According to reports, his modus operandi is to hunt for washed clothes which are spread outside before making his move.
javacompgeek: The Director-General, Management, staff and all Corps members nationwide mourn the demise of the 13th Chief Executive of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusuf Bomoi (Rtd.) whose sad death occurred today following a brief illness.
His funeral was conducted today in Abuja according to Islamic rites.
Brigadier General Bomoi was the Director-General from October 2004 to January 2009 and was credited with many achievements, especially his humane disposition to the welfare of corps members and staff. Equally unforgettable were his unparalleled administrative skills in running the affairs of the NYSC as the Director General.
His death is a great loss not only to the immediate family, but also the NYSC family and the rest of the nation. Our thoughts are with his loved ones even as we pray to Almighty Allah to grant him eternal rest, and comfort them in this moment of grief.
CastedDude: New report has it that the police inspector who accidentally shot 2 persons dead on Sunday during a child dedication have been arrested by the disciplinary unit of the Nigerian Police Force Zone B, Warri, he would be arraigned this morning for trial at Asaba, Delta state capital, according to reports.
It will be recalled that inspector Samuel Imana and his team was hired as escort to the yahoo boys who attended a child dedication, trouble was said to have started when the boys began to spray and the police inspector decided as usual to release some gun shot on the air but unfortunately the bullets hit 3 persons, 2 were reported dead, while the last is still in coma.
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ChangeIsCostant: Nigerians have reacted to this trending picture of Senator Iyiola Omisore eating from a plate with local residents. See some reactions below;
TechPill: YouTube has annouced YouTube Go is now officially available for the initial public download in Nigeria. Yes, most Nigerians has been waiting for this service for some time now.
For those who are not familiar with the YouTube Go - it's an app from Google in which you can stream that your favorite music video or song on youtube without giving a glitch about your data. With YouTube Go app it's reduces the amount of data you have to burn just to watch that video.
The YouTube Go is built to meet the online needs of the growing youth population. Apart from saving your data, there are other amazing YouTube Go features you will like. It features a home screen that shows both personalized recommendations as well as trending and popular videos nearby, allowing users to see the latest content that the people around are watching, upfront. It offers a ‘preview video’ function (a feature that is only available on PC) to make it easier to decide what to watch or download.
YouTube Go also offers easy video downloading, phone-number sign-in, effortless searching, and more effective ways to control data usage. Instead of streaming a video of 12.5MB, with YouTube Go you can stream that same video with just 1.5MB. Cool right? More YouTube Go Details & download in source link
missbeckykisses: Really thank God for saving us last night, around 2am when I was sewing a dress for my client at home I was hearing some weird noise from outside, and because we live on the outskirts of umuahia it's always quiet and people don't usually go out after 7pm so by around 2am you should expect everyone to be asleep except something really bad happens that might affect everyone ..
That night felt different but I was still able to complete my sewing despite the weird animal noise because we are only used to hearing noise from dogs barking or owls and some night birds that thrive around that area, but not that sort of noise because it sounded like something that is not even from earth, trust me I've heard weird noises but this one is a big exception, I was surprised when I woke up in the morning and I found this dead bat hanging dead on our electric pole...
I still have a very strong feeling that this bat was sent, because where I am from people do bad things to their own relations which our family is not an exception, what are your thoughts on this.. Images below
mercyville: On going now!!! A building housing a branch of Union Bank is burning right now.The Lagos State Fire Service personnel are doing a swell job...
Fanz seem to be serious on the issues of Linda Ikeja and Don Jazzy by always calling one or the other if any concern is open.
The Biggest blogger in Nigeria Linda Ikeji on her Instagram page trying to discourage those lady who do breast surgery that a good bra can make there boobs look nice.
On her post, she said; I don't know why women bother with boob surgery... a good bra can do the magic...lol
jezuzboi: Guys!!! Someone posted this on Facebook and it got to me. Now I’m looking for tips on HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A WOMAN WHO WANTS YOU AND A WOMAN WHO WANTS MARRIAGE. Any ideas
Thought the op wanted to tell us how to different ni?
Popular comedian and CEO ‘House of Ajebo’ skits, Erem Emeka is officially off the market as he just went on his knee and popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Uche Kamalu, and of course she said "YES".
The former OAP popped the question during their vacation in Dubai for Uche’s birthday, Congratulations to them!!!
He shared the lovely photos on his IG page and captioned them'
edunwablog: The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has discharged and acquitted former Group Managing Director of Transcorp Plc, Mr. Tom Iseghohi, of money laundering charges.In a unanimous decision, the court also set aside the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja dated October 20, 2014, which over-ruled his no-case submission.
The court further dismissed entirely the 32-count criminal charge of money laundering filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The anti-graft commission had arraigned Isoghohi, the former Company Secretary, Mohammed Buba and Deputy General Manager, Mike Okoli, in 2009. They were tried for fraud and money laundering in connection with the botched acquisition of the Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) by Transcorp.Trial began before Justice D.U. Okorowo before it was transferred to Justice Evoh Chukwu.
Consequently, the defendants’ counsel, A. Ozioko, John Egwuonwu and Sunny Tadi, filed a no-case submission, urging the court to dismiss the charge because it established no prima facie case against them. They argued that the prosecution had failed to make out a prima facie case against the accused persons to warrant their being called to enter a defence.He, therefore, urged the court to dismiss the charges and acquit the accused persons. Responding, prosecution counsel, Sylvester Ogbedu, urged the court to ignore the defence’s arguments and hold that the prosecution has sufficiently proved its case against the accused persons. After listening to their arguments, Justice Chukwu in his ruling, dismissed the no-case argument, holding that the accused persons had cases to answer.But the Court of Appeal in setting aside the decision of the Federal High Court held that from the evidence adduced by the prosecution at the trial, there was no basis for the refusal of the no-case submission. It ruled that no evidence was adduced to establish the offence of money laundering against Isoghohi and subsequently discharged and acquitted him of all 32 counts of N15 billion money laundering charge levelled against him. more details at http://www.akelicious.com/2017/09/court-acquits-transcorps-ex-boss-of.html
Truth234: India has approached Nigeria to supply it with $1billion (about N367 billion) worth of Pulse Beans.
The Director, Agricultural Business, Processing and Marketing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Azeez Olumuyiwa, made this revelation at a sensitisation workshop on agriculture held for officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
He said that the offer was tabled by the Indian Ambassador to Nigeria, Nagabushana Reddy, at a parley with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh.
“The Indian ambassador said Pulse Beans is a food variety consumed four to five times daily by Indians. He has offered to buy $1billion worth of the products from Nigeria if we can produce it,” Azeez said.
According to him, India, the world’s second most populous nation, required 27 million metric tonnes of pulse beans. Nigeria’s current production capacity for the produce is about 47 million metric tonnes.
Pulse Beans is a good source of iron and is mainly grown in Bauchi, Bornu States as well as in Shaki, Oyo State.
The federal government has also admitted unease at China’s plan to begin to use bio-ethanol gasoline across the country by 2020.
The use of bio-fuel, seen as an alternative to fossil energy, is discomfiting for Nigeria as China is one of the major buyers of her crude oil.
Rather than continue to import fuel, China wants to focus on bio-ethanol gasoline production which is a derivative sourced from sugarcane and corn.
Ogbeh, who revealed government’s mood on the development, also stressed that two months ago, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, India, Norway and the Netherlands have indicated plans to ban fuel-run cars in about two decades, to reduce air pollution and save fossil fuel energy.
“It is not a particularly soothing news for us because with this development, there will be less demand for oil and gas. By 2030, all these countries will be using electric cars. The only way to prepare us from the revenue that will no longer be available from oil is by focusing on agriculture,” Ogbeh said in a speech read by his Special Assistant, Winifred Ochinyabo.
The minister said that only 44 per cent of Nigeria’s 79 million hectare of arable land was currently utilised, while the country requires six million metric tonnes of rice per annual to feed its large population.
The agricultural workshop was held for the NAF officers to encourage them to embrace farming after retirement.
The programme covered orientation on distribution of inputs materials, warehousing, processing of food, livestock farming, bio-fuel production and running of agric extension work. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, was represented at the workshop by NAF Chief of Administration, AVM Lawal Alao.
argob44: Solidstar, I Go Dye, I Go Save attend as comedian Youngest Landlord engaged girlfriend (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Ace comedian, Youngest Landlord, today, engaged his longtime girlfriend, Iyore also known as Triggie, in Benin city. Youngest Landlord engaged her after dating her for six years.
This happened on Saturday, September 16th, 2017, as the beautiful bride to be was surprised after seeing her friends and some Nigerian celebrities with her man storming where she was and were all smiling at her.
I Go dye, Solidstar, Buchi, I Go Save, others in attendance. See more pics and watch the video shared by I Go Dye below:
Big congrats to them!
Congratulations to @lovelyyoungestlandlord on your engagement A post shared by Amb, Francis Agoda (@igodye_) on Sep 16, 2017 at 11:14am PDT
Education › Re: See The Buildings Of Uhonmora Secondary Commercial School In Edo State (photos) by Badonasty(m): 9:31am On Sep 23, 2017
