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Twitter user @nazirgaladanchi shared the photo and wrote "For those that buy Ice-water should be careful especially at this challenging period of heat and lack of electricity".

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photo-man-finds-lizard-in-iced-block-he.html

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Buhari appeals to Nigerians to be patient with him while he works on the changes needed to grow the economy

President Buhari through a statement by the Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu appealed to Nigerians to be patient with him over the difficulties in the land, adding that the change he promised will be achieved soon.
As part of the change, the President ordered the release of 10,000 tons of grains from the national strategic grains reserves to help alleviate hard times people were suffering.
The statement reads in full...

The Presidency firmly rejects the insinuations that poverty and lack are products of the Change mantra. This should be dismissed as an erroneous and misplaced opposition criticism. The President understands the pain and the cries of the citizens of this country and he is spending sleepless nights over how he can make life better for everyone.

Contrary to assertions by a faction of the opposition Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, the President’s energy and focus are on changing the lives of Nigerians, with a view to making it better than he met it.

“Change is a process. Change does not happen overnight. Change can be inconvenient. Change sometimes comes with pain. Over the past year, the government has been working night and day to deliver on its promise of change to Nigerians, and the painful process is still ongoing. “This is work in progress

. As life gradually returns to normal in much of the country and the northeast in particular, agriculture will resume and traders from neighbouring African countries will once again feel safe to do business with us. “It is estimated, for instance, that three Northeast states of Nigeria alone have so far lost about three trillion Naira (Nine billion US Dollars) to the Boko Haram insurgency.

The previous administration at the center said Federal Government losses amounted to about USD18 billion. “It would have been a miracle for our country’s economy not to feel the effects of this. And, in addition to the thousands of lives lost to the insurgency, thousands have also lost their means of livelihood.

The northeast region of Nigeria is a mostly agrarian society, which means Nigeria has lost billions of naira in agricultural produce. Many communities, which have had their yearly planting and harvesting cycle disrupted by Boko Haram attacks or occupation are still yet to return to their farms. In many of these communities, there have not been planting and consequent harvest for between two to five years.

“At the time this government came to power, about 600 billion naira was owed to fuel marketers in subsidy payments. Strategic fuel reserves were depleted and local refineries not functioning. “One of the President’s first steps was to pay off the marketers, leaving an outstanding of about N150 billion which is captured in the 2016 budget. The Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries are being brought back to life. Shortly, Nigeria will resume refining its own fuel rather than depending on imports.

” As part of the permanent solution of recurring cycle of petroleum products shortages, government is working on a plan to ensure that some of the newly-licensed independent refineries start coming on stream from 2018.” “Government is also turning its attention to the sabotage of the oil and gas infrastructure that has taken so much away from the generation and distribution of electricity.”

“These are just some aspects of the change that Nigerians voted for, a change that is happening and which will soon be felt by Nigerians in every nook and cranny of our country. “Nigerians are a people renowned for our inner strength and our ability to triumph. These are just the darkest days before the dawn. The change Nigerians voted has indeed begun.”


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/buhari-appeals-to-nigerians-to-be.html

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VIDEO: Legendary Congolese singer Papa Wemba slumped and died while performing on stage


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phYTycMFqM0

Legendary Congolese singer Papa Wemba has died. He was 66 years old. The musician whose real name was Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba was performing at the the Festival des musiques urbaines d’Anoumabo (FEMUA) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivore early today April 24th when he fell in the middle of his act. He had performed two songs and was performing the third when he suddenly slumped on stage (that's him behind the dancers moments before he slumped).

He rushed him to the hospital but died before getting there. There had been no report of ill health before now. May his soul rest in peace, amen. See more photos and video of the incident after the cut


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/video-legendary-congolese-singer-papa.html

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A car went up in flames today at Kara, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, opposite World Oil Filling Station. Fortunately, there was no death or injury. See more photos after the cut.



http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photos-car-bursts-into-flames-along.html

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has paid an unscheduled visit to a 14 year old patient in need of kidney transplant in Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital, Abuja.

During the visit made on behalf of Government, the Minister promised to pay all medical expenses accruing to the patient, Miss Faith Andrew, one of the six children of a widow who cannot afford N25, 000.00 thrice a week for her daughter’s dialysis, let alone N7 Million needed for her kidney transplant.

The Minister informed that in the spirit of the people oriented Government of President Muhammadu Buhari , the Government would not rest on its oars in ensuring that dividend of democracy gets to the down trodden in the society.


He also stated that every Nigerian would soon benefit from the Universal Health Coverage programme that is being championed by the present administration as efforts are already at advance stage in this regards.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/minister-of-health-pays-medical.html

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President Buhari today visited the China Aerospace Science Technology Corporation Centre in Beijing China. He was accompanied by the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Transport Rotimi Chibuike and others. More photos after the cut.

Check out our president putting on his lab coat......


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photo-buhari-and-fashola-at-china.html

This is a copy of the bill to To Amend Code Of Conduct Bureau Act https://www.nairaland.com/3044477/senate-moves-amend-ccb-administration#44636507............

Code of Conduct Act & ACJA Amendment Bills sponsored by Sen Peter Nwaboshi & Sen Isah Misau


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/a-copy-of-code-of-conduct-act-acja.html

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Davido is winning again!!!! He just signed a two-year endorsement deal with Pepsi!!


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photos-davido-signs-two-year.html

A woman reportedly gave birth to her baby on the grass outside a hospital in Gabon.


According to a Facebook user, Alain Fabrice Koumba Pambou, the woman who was in Labor went to the regional hospital of Mellen in Gabon, on April 7, 2016, to have her baby.


But the medical personnel on duty gave the unidentified woman a bill she couldn't afford. The woman turned down the bill and the nurses kicked her out and shut the door on her.



While outside the hospital, her water broke and she had no choice than to have the baby in the open air on the lawn. A few good women rushed to her aid to help her with the birth of the baby.



See photos shared on Facebook below:

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photos-woman-gives-birth-outside.html

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Anyone who was born or grew up in Nigeria in the 80’s and 90’s had their best and worst moments. Recall that Babangida and Abacha’s reign were during these times and a lot happened in Nigeria in those periods. Many kids then weren’t really politically conscious like kids nowadays and a lot of things did happen then that don’t happen now. Finding it difficult to remember some? Well, we bring you six (6) of them here…


NITEL was the only telecommunications available and only like two houses in a street had it. Everyone else just took their number and waited hours at NITEL phone booths to make a call. Unlike then, there are different telecommunications and some Nigerians have all of them with phones to match.

Parents could beat the hell out of their kids then and the kids dare not argue. Nowadays, its more like a democracy where both parties hear each other’s side and they come to a compromise. Also back then, Child grooming was not just the job of the parents, it was that of the whole community and an erring child would get a good spanking from any adult on sight.

There was lesser traffic on the roads then because the cars we had then weren’t as much as what we have now and the cost of living was not as high as it is now. Prices of things in today’s Nigeria just keep shooting up.

As sad as this sounds, there was no internet back then so when a child was given an assignment to research something there was no such thing as google or wikipeadia. So, students put more efforts into sourcing materials unlike now where they could easily type it on google.

TV stations then were very few and resumed broadcast at 4pm, beginning with the National Anthem then close at 12am but nowadays the TV stations are more now; and run 24hrs without starting their broadcast with the national anthem.
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Unlike now where there are so many eateries and fun places to choose from, Mr Biggs was the only eatery in most parts of Nigeria. Most Nigerian kids, then, were taken there by their parents only when they did well in school, or for their birthdays or special celebrations.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/6-things-that-happened-in-nigerias-80s.html

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E-Kanemi Warriors hosted Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan in a match day 11 of the Nigerian Professional Footbal League on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State. Shooting Stars lost 2-0 to El-kanemi Warriors but the good news is that this is the first match held in almost four years in a state ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photos-for-first-time-in-almost-4-years.html

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Sunday Oliseh has been appointed to be a part of FIFA's technical Department. He announced this on twitter. Congrats to him.
http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/sunday-oliseh-appointed-into-fifas.html
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At least, You should be able to handle that!

Sunday Oliseh has been appointed to be a part of FIFA's technical Department. He announced this on twitter. Congrats to him.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/sunday-oliseh-appointed-into-fifas.html

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle, Senior Correspondent, Voice of America (VOA), Alhaja Medina Dauda; Representative of wife of the President & wife of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mrs. Gimbiya Yakubu Dogara; Acting Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mrs. Yetunde Oni, Chairman of the Occasion, Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliu and Proprietress, Zainab International School, Gusau, Zamfara, Hajiya Badiya Tukur Idris, during the conferment of Excellent Performance Award on the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari by the Murya Magazine at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, on Saturday, April 09, 2016. More photos after the cut..

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photos-mrs-bolanle-ambode-at-murya.html

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We do not know for sure which Dele davido was referring to in his verse on Falz's Bahd baddo Baddest track but he surely mentioned Mr Dele and it is already drawing alot of funny reactions from fans...

I hope this ends well though but Im going to keep my hands crossed...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-8CV_UOwsc


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photo-when-dele-mohmodu-hears-davidos.html

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PHOTO: Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo arrives in Kano State for an Official Visit

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The Presidency in a statement released by Femi Adesina, Senior Media Assistant to the President has listed the things President Muhammadu Buhari will do in his work visit to China.

He will hold talks with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples’ Congress, Zhang Dejiang.

He will conclude and sign several new agreements and memorandums of understanding to boost trade and economic relations between Nigeria and China.

He is expected to specifically work out a Framework Agreement between the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the National Development and Reform Commission of the Peoples' Republic of China to Boost Industrial Activities and Infrastructural Development in Nigeria.

He will tour the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone.

He will also open a China-Nigeria Business/Investment Forum in Beijing

He will meet with members of the Nigerian Community in China before returning to Abuja at the weekend.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/list-of-buharis-activities-during-his.html

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