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Alzheimer afflicts the victims and loved ones alike. Inability to undertake activities of daily living, memory loss and failure of one’s cognitive ability makes routine daily tasks mundane activities as the loved ones are left with the responsibility of caring for him or her. B Smith and Dan Gasby have been married since 1992.

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New Zealand singer Kelsey Carter surprises the fans with her new tattoo:”the face of Harry stars located on her cheek”.

did you know that Chelsea Carter calls herself a mix between Angelina Jolie and Mike Jagger we didn’t until this Sunday. kelsy Carter found a way to make a huge Buzz all over the social media platforms by showing her new tattoo.

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Nigeria owes Japan $76 million for a polio eradication loan.
As some leaders are increasing their focus on issues solely within their own borders, Bill and Melinda Gates continue to show the importance of looking outward — and they’ve demonstrated this yet again by announcing they will settle Nigeria’s $76 million debt to Japan.

Nigeria’s debt to Japan is the result of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) provided by the Japanese government in 2014 for increased polio eradication efforts.

The country has made great strides in its efforts to eliminate the disease thanks to this funding.

Nigeria did not record a wild case of polio from July 2014 to August 2016, when two cases were reported.
No new cases of the wild poliovirus were reported in 2017 and there were only four cases reported in 2016, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
All of this means that Nigeria is very close to eradicating polio, which would leave just two countries in the world where the disease is still endemic, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Global Citizen campaigns to eradicate polio and ensure all individuals have access to good healthcare. You can take action here.

As the largest private philanthropic organization in the world, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends just over $3 billion a year on development assistance, according to The Guardian.

Eradicating polio is one of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s top priorities. In fact, at the last annual Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, the Gates Foundation announced it would match two-to-one Rotary's commitment to raise $50 million a year over the next three years, which would result in $450 million towards polio eradication efforts.
“Some people, especially these days, think the world is getting worse,” Gates said at the convention last June. “The progress on polio is a reminder of what people can accomplish when they are bold, determined, and willing to work together.”

While the Gates family is notoriously generous and forward-thinking when it comes to supporting the accomplishment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Bill Gates has said that organizations like his foundation are not prepared to fill the gaps that could result from foreign aid cuts like those proposed by US President Donald Trump.

“Helping other countries fight poverty and disease makes the world more stable, and it makes Americans and people everywhere safer. Foreign aid delivers a fantastic return on investment,” Gates said at the convention.

Polio eradication efforts have not only helped eliminate the disease in most countries, but they have led to better health systems and improved responses to other global health crises like ebola and Zika.
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun announced the debt repayment on Tuesday in Abuja when she met with Japanese House of Councillors Parliamentarians.

The repayment was set to begin four years after Japan’s loan in 2014, which is what has now sparked the repayment.

After almost six goalless hours, the former Real Madrid man opened his account with a double to help his side to another victory
Cristiano Ronaldo thanked his Juventus team-mates for helping him through a dry spell after he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo.

The 33-year-old failed to find the net in his first three Serie A matches following a €112million transfer from Real Madrid in July before finally breaking his duck on Sunday.

He scored from close range after 50 minutes to break the deadlock and then followed up with a second 15 minutes later , angling in a drive to secure the points for Massimiliano Allegri's men.

Ronaldo praised the way Juventus broke down a stubborn visiting defence and admitted that his failure to find the net had been starting to play on his mind.

"I'm very happy, we started well," he told Mediaset.

"Sassuolo defend well, but we put in an intense performance and deserved to win.

"I really wanted to score these first goals and I'm happy to have found the net.

"This is football. The important thing is that the team wins. Obviously, I was a little tense with all the talk of Real Madrid and not scoring, but I thank my team-mates for supporting me throughout.

"I knew that I was working well and it was only a matter of time. I am adapting well to Italian football."

Juventus travel to Valencia for their opening Champions League fixture on Wednesday and Ronaldo is looking forward to playing again in a competition he has won three times in the last three years with Madrid.

Manchester United and Young Boys are also in Group H and Ronaldo acknowledged that a tough task lies ahead for Juventus, who reached the quarter-finals last season.

"The Champions League is my favourite tournament," he said.

"It's a very difficult group, we know that we can do well and Juve must focus on being the best."

Celebrity chef, OritseGbubemi Fregene and actress Kemi Lala Akindoju will tie the knots today in a traditional ceremony in Lagos. Both lovers took to Instagram today to announce their wedding with each writing romantic lines about the other.

Fregene wrote: One day changed everything. One day is changing everything. You are my testimony. You are my new song. My bassline of life. You are the what Grace did for me. You are the beautiful I could finally hold. Biggest Proof that God stays mindful of me because of His reckless and Unending Love. That his Love is all around. Never letting me go. Thank you for taking a chance on this boy and seeing the man in him. @lalaakindoju let’s go and conquer! . Akindoju, in turn, said she was ecstatic about ‘who we are becoming`’.

She described Fregene as “the one with whom I shall fulfil purpose,” adding with a shout out: “Oritsegbubemi Fregene I’m ready for forever”.

Akindoju splashed many photographs and videos of the couple on her Instagram, where she commands over 250,000 followers. Many of their followers are wishing the couple marital bliss. NAN

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has urged corps members posted to the state to look inward and create projects that would positively affect people in their host communities.
Ambode gave the advice on Monday in Lagos, during the closing ceremony of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2018 batch “B” stream 2 orientation course. ” The major objective of the NYSC is to foster unity amongst the diverse ethnic groups of our great country through its vibrant youths. “I encourage you to create visions and projects that will positively affect the lives of people in the host communities you would be posted to. “I also enjoin you to be good ambassadors of the NYSC and the country at large, most especially in the forthcoming general elections in 2019, which most of you would participate in as adhoc staff,’ he said. The state governor encouraged the corps members to take advantage of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), an initiative of the state government and the NYSC to prepare them for self-employment He urged them to take the post-camp training seriously, to enable them to access loans through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, which was established to enable youths to start their businesses. Ambode’s speech was delivered by Mr Oluseye Oladejo, the state’s Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations. In his address, Mr Muhammed Momoh, Lagos State Coordinator, NYSC, appealed to the state government to help the scheme realise its plans to construct its permanent orientation camp in the state. ” I wish to appreciate the governor for being a worthy father and for the support given to the scheme at all times. “While we appreciate the allocation of land for the construction of a befitting orientation camp at Agbowa, I wish to implore the governor to use his good office to make the dream a reality. “This will ameliorate the serious challenge of space constraints we face in the present facility,” he said. Momoh advised the corps members to accept postings for their primary assignments in good faith, while carrying out their duties with all sense of patriotism. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 2,152 corps members comprising 1143 male and 1009 female were posted to Lagos for the exercise. (NAN)

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has urged corps members posted to the state to look inward and create projects that would positively affect people in their host communities.

Ambode gave the advice on Monday in Lagos, during the closing ceremony of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2018 batch “B” stream 2 orientation course. ” The major objective of the NYSC is to foster unity amongst the diverse ethnic groups of our great country through its vibrant youths.

“I encourage you to create visions and projects that will positively affect the lives of people in the host communities you would be posted to. “I also enjoin you to be good ambassadors of the NYSC and the country at large, most especially in the forthcoming general elections in 2019, which most of you would participate in as adhoc staff,’ he said. The state governor encouraged the corps members to take advantage of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), an initiative of the state government and the NYSC to prepare them for self-employment He urged them to take the post-camp training seriously, to enable them to access loans through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, which was established to enable youths to start their businesses. Ambode’s speech was delivered by Mr Oluseye Oladejo, the state’s Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations. In his address, Mr Muhammed Momoh, Lagos State Coordinator, NYSC, appealed to the state government to help the scheme realise its plans to construct its permanent orientation camp in the state. ” I wish to appreciate the governor for being a worthy father and for the support given to the scheme at all times. “While we appreciate the allocation of land for the construction of a befitting orientation camp at Agbowa, I wish to implore the governor to use his good office to make the dream a reality. “This will ameliorate the serious challenge of space constraints we face in the present facility,” he said. Momoh advised the corps members to accept postings for their primary assignments in good faith, while carrying out their duties with all sense of patriotism. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 2,152 corps members comprising 1143 male and 1009 female were posted to Lagos for the exercise. (NAN)

Nigerians on Twitter have been reacting to the alleged resignation of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun.

While some applauded her action and called it a dignified step, considering her lingering National Youth Service Corps certificate scandal, others are calling for her arrest and a refund of salaries received while in office.

Adeosun reportedly resigned over allegations that she had forged her NYSC certificate.



Although she never responded to the allegations, there are speculations that the scandal was impacting negatively on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

More often than necessary, you might have heard a friend complain about women not finding them attractive enough or perhaps be jealous of another friend who women always clog around. The reason could be that they engage in these things that turn women off.

Several pieces of research have been done into the gap between men and women. It’s not rocket science to determine what men find less attractive to women. Take a quick look at these few blunders:

Another bottle of wine too! (alcohol is bad for your health )
Most men love a woman who loves to party but like a little policy. Sorry, ladies, but a real friend should not drink more than necessary. It is very embarrassing if someone sees my man “that drunk last week cuddled and constantly using the toilet. Thus, the task of ensuring that it does not happen is a factor to consider in hanging around the guy.

Forgot to shave
There is no denial that men who give time to shave usually appear more attractive to women. If you are not sure, ask a female friend or workmate politely. It’s no mystery that women also have hair growth, but there are few men who feel attractive carrying bushy armpits, moustache or chin hair. Yeah, you may ask why women go as far as shaving everything including the hair in their Hood.

Cursing like a ‘danfo’ driver
Some of us have friends and may be relatives who use the f-words and the k-words often and we forgive them but that is not to say that we do not have some reservations. However, as a guy who wants to be loveable and charming to ladies should rather avoid such. This is not to say that you have to start speaking like Barrack Obama addressing the Congress or Queen Elizabeth of United Kingdom, but a little attention to your words is not too much to ask. It shows a sign of respect for the lady.

Know the right time

Crazy, crazier, craziest! A typical loveable guy by all ladies is one that understands when to touch her, where to touch her and how to touch her that she might say Stop. In fact, an attractive, smart dude understands that she actually meant Continue! Similarly, there are brave and lively ladies who like to have it rough. Play rough, run around, punch them and carry them. Unfortunately, you are going to be tagged boring if you fail to respond to her gesture for a rough play per time. She wants to run but you want to sit, that’s an error.

Perfume
You either accept this as a fact or not, perfume is there to enhance your scent. Sometimes it also helps to create an identity or to fall, it depends on your ability to choose the right perfume. Usually, perfumes with very strong fragrance don’t go well with ladies because it chokes them. Well, don’t be disappointed if they choke you, just endure.

In essence, do you use perfume? Do so with caution. Men burst out on huge smoke odour. Some smart ladies like to figure out the name of your perfume by perceiving the fragrance. Interestingly, they feel challenged when you confuse them by mixing two or three perfumes. Hey! Be careful in mixing perfumes, hence you begin to smell like an undertaker from the gr*veyard.

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Sule Lamido has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of dehumanizing Nigerians like he did in 1983.
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Sule Lamido has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of dehumanizing Nigerians like he did in 1983.


Lamido speaking in Benin City, Edo State on Thursday while addressing delegates ahead of the October National Convention of the party, insisted that Buhari who staged a coup in 1983, removed the political class and clamped them into prisons, “is the same Buhari doing the same thing today, dehumanizing humanity.”

He urged Nigerians to join hands with his party to rescue the country from the clutches of President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The former Jigawa State governor said “For us to have a country which belongs to all Nigerians in a federation, we must have equal rights and opportunity. Every Nigerian has the right to access power whether from the North or South.

“PDP made some mistakes. Some of its members were reckless but they are humans. Time will cure us because they are humans. Some us are calling Buhari’s name because we don’t have institutions. The economy is very weak, no security, no bureaucracy, and no standing institutions to protect all of us in terms of justice and fairness. One single human being is appropriating Nigeria as if it is his own.

“Today, this party of saints called the APC is a party of pains, hunger, anger and evil and where are we today? It is a party which has no historical foundation, no philosophy, ideology.
“Buhari who staged a coup in 1983, removed the political class and clamped them into prisons is the same Buhari doing the same thing, today, dehumanizing humanity

“Today, we are more divided as a people. There is more poverty in the country than it was in the past; more pains and agonies. APC has no history like the PDP. It is a mere political contraption.

“Buhari and the APC have no vision, no human compassion and all they like doing is to inflict pains on Nigerians. They want to destroy people’s living standard to a level that they will all become perpetually poor.

“Leadership is geared towards raising people, motivate and give hope and confidence. All those that makes APC government thick are former PDP members.

“They are former governors, senators, ministers, ambassadors among others. The PDP you maligned is now the prominent members of the party and if you say we are thieves, then the government in Abuja is of evil people.

“The former PDP members are the ones that produce the APC government in Abuja. Then how do we build a nation by maligning each other’s where there is no love, respect. Leadership is about that human feeling in you, the feeling of care and compassion. When you see poverty, you feel it.

“Nigeria is for us and not for APC, Lamido or for PDP, as such nobody can come and destroy the country. Be on the watch out. My aspiration is not a desperation. But you and I have been in PDP. We have been demoralized, gone through hell, coerce but yet we never left the party.”

The pretty mother of one took to her Instagram page to show the world that she is beautiful even without some additions. She shared photos of herself without make-up on, which is a rare thing for female celebrities to do. Despite not having any make-up on she still looked beautiful, and her fans agreed to this. Going by the caption that accompanied the photos, she was not bothered by the 'speed bump' on her face and she jokingly asked her fans to ignore it.
Bisola wrote: "When The sun is slapping your face while you’re trying to be cute but Sunscreen is bae ." "Dear people of the world please ignore the speed bump and its cousin on my face but if you can’t, tell them their rent has expired and they can move out now Tainz."

The dark skinned beauty has been in the news for a while now, and mostly for positive reasons. She was one of the biggest winners at the recently held Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA). Bisola won the Trail Blazers Award at the event and this will be the first time such an award from Multichoice will be openly awarded to an individual. She also went home with a brand new SUV.

Most Advanced iPhone Ever Features a 5.8-Inch and 6.5-Inch All-Screen Design, with Powerful A12 Bionic Chip and a Breakthrough Dual Camera System
Cupertino, California — Apple today announced iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max, the most advanced iPhones ever, taking the vision for the future of the smartphone to a new level. The 5.8-inch iPhone Xs and 6.5-inch iPhone Xs Max feature stunning Super Retina displays, a faster and improved dual camera system that offers breakthrough photo and video features, the first 7-nanometer chip in a smartphone — the A12 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine — faster Face ID, wider stereo sound, a beautiful new gold finish and introduce Dual SIM to iPhone. iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, September 14 and in stores beginning Friday, September 21.
“iPhone Xs is packed with next-generation technologies and is a huge step forward for the future of the smartphone. Everything is state of the art including the industry-first 7-nanometer A12 Bionic chip with 8-core Neural Engine, faster Face ID and an advanced dual camera system that shoots Portrait mode photos with Smart HDR and dynamic depth of field,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPhone Xs is not one, but two new iPhone models, and iPhone Xs Max offers the biggest display ever in an iPhone with the biggest battery ever in an iPhone, delivering up to an hour and a half more battery life in your day.”

Breakthrough 12MP Dual Camera System
iPhone Xs continues to bring innovations to photography, things not possible before iPhone. Capabilities like advanced depth segmentation using the Neural Engine, Smart HDR creating photos with high dynamic range and great image detail, advanced bokeh quality in Portrait mode photos and dynamic depth of field that is user adjustable in the Photos app, are all huge improvements in state-of-the-art photographic techniques that everyone can use.

Nollywood actress Beverly Osu was the butt of social media jokes and insults on Tuesday after posing semi-nude in a nun’s outfit, clutching a rosary in one hand and holding a cigarette in the other.

The picture was the cover photograph of an edition of the Taylor Live magazine.

The photos generated a lot of reactions, especially on the seeming disrespect for the Catholic faith.

Beverly eventually launched into self-defence of her actions, the high point of which was quoting the scriptures: Matthew &: 1 – 5.

“I was born a practising Catholic so I know and take your faith seriously,” she said.

“People should rather worry and pray for the hundreds of thousands of innocent victims that are raped and abused by priests all over the world, particularly over 1,000 victims raped by 300 priests in Pennsylvania than worry over a photo that is a mere work of art.

At a politicial gathering where he was given the opportunity to speak, actor/politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, asked Nigerians to file behind President Buhari in the coming election. He particularly asked people in the South East to support President Buhari because if they don’t they would wonder in the South East for the next eight years:
”If the South East shall support any other person for the presidency, they are going to spend the next eight years in the wilderness. It hs been agreed that it is their turn after President Buhari. Our slogan is Ndigbo for Presidnet Buhari 2019 and then Presidnet Buhari for Ndigbo 2023”he said

CELEBRITY GIST: Award winning Nollywood Actor Daniel K Daniel DKD has tied the knot with his sweetheart Tina, who is a Makeup Artiste and Beauty Blogger. Congrats to the couple!
The white wedding ceremony took place in a church in Lagos, on Saturday November 18th 2017 and was graced with lots of family and friends of the couple.
The excited groom shared some of the wedding pictures on his Instagram page and appreciated everyone who made his wedding a success.
Here’s what DKD wrote:

“Firstday of the rest of our awesome lives.
#Thedaniels #TeeDKD17
Many thanks to everyone who helped to make this successful. Thank you for the attendance, gifts, messages, wonderful wishes and post. We love you.
#Bossmantalkingtoyou
@telvinnwafor
@jgatesvivuals
@almasurf” -@danielkdaniel

Congrats to the couple once again! Here’s wishing them a happy married life!

One of the most beloved nature-inspired designs, the Willow Diamond Ring was hand-drawn in San Francisco Design Studio after an inspiring walk in the park. The trellis design features wispy vines of precious metal and marquise diamond buds that bring the center gemstone to life.

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the National Assembly to stop taking any further actions on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which seeks to provide the order in which the Independent National Electoral Commission must conduct the 2019 general elections.

The restraining order issued by Justice Ahmed Mohammed is to last till March 17, which is the next hearing date.
Delivering ruling on an oral application by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), lawyer to the plaintiff, Accord Party, Justice Mohammed held that the restraining order was made to preserve the substance of the main suit.

President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Tuesday, informed the National Assembly that he had withheld his assent to the bill which was earlier passed by both chambers of the National Assembly.

There have been threats by some legislators that the National Assembly would evoke its powers under Section 58(5) of the Constitution to override the President’s withholding of assent by two-thirds majority votes of both chambers.

The oral application by Olanipekun for a “preservative order” was opposed by the counsel representing the National Assembly, Chinelo Ogbozor, during Wednesday’s proceedings.

The Attorney-General of the Federation, the second defendant to the suit, was not represented by a counsel.

But INEC, the third respondent, was represented by its lawyer, Mr. Taminu Inuwa, who said he had no objection to the application.

Ruling, the judge held that the National Assembly was not likely to suffer any prejudice if it was restrained from going ahead with the amendment processes before the next hearing date.

He added that on the other hand, if no restraining order was issued and the National Assembly went ahead to exercise its powers under Section 58(5) of the Constitution by overriding the President’s withholding of assent, the essence of the whole suit would have been defeated.
The judge therefore ordered all parties to maintain the “status quo.”

He fixed ‎Tuesday for the hearing of the motion for the interlocutory injunction, the same order which was granted during the Wednesday’s proceedings but would likely last till the final determination of the suit if the application succeeds.

The Accord Party is, by its suit, challenging the constitutionality of the ‎ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act.

American-Senegalese singer, Akon in a new Interview with TMZ spoke about debating with President Donald Trump and how he could probably school him on governance.

During the interview, which held at LAX on Thursday, the 44-year-old singer also dropped a hint on the 2020 Presidential Run saying, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be his running mate if he was to run for Presidency.

“If I was to run for President I would actually ask [Mark Zuckerberg] to be my running man,”

he says in the video below.

“Cuz I think sometimes it takes people from the outside to really see life differently, to make differences.”

He added that Donald has been making a “huge difference” but not in a positive way.

“I think Trump would have been a great president if he made decisions for the people,”

he explains.

“If he was as passionate as he is for his own interests as he is for the people, oh he would have made an amazing president.”

The United Kingdom is to pay for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s largest prisons to help expedite the transfer of offenders from British jails.

Up to £700,000 will be spent on a 112-bed annex in Kiri Kiri prison in the country’s largest city Lagos. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it would enable eligible Nigerian inmates serving time in the UK to return home to complete their sentences.

The UK and Nigeria signed a prisoner transfer agreement in 2014. It means citizens of one who commit crimes in the other will serve sentences in their homeland.

According to Ministry of Justice figures, there were 320 Nigerian prisoners in British jails at the end of 2016, accounting for 3% of the foreign prisoner population.

The Nigerian prison extension will be paid for out of the government’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, which provides development and security support to countries which are at risk of conflict or instability.

Mr Johnson said the move would help “improve the capacity” of the Nigerian prison service.

Two officials have been imprisoned after President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi was “roughed up” in a football match.

Nkurunziza played in the game organised between his personal football team, Haleluya FC and a team from Kiremba, a city in southern Burundi.

The opposing side is said to be normally aware of playing against the country’s president, and therefore avoid tackling him, and perhaps allow Nkurunziza to score.

Cyriaque Nkezabahizi, administrator of the Kirema team, and Michel Mutama, his deputy, were said to have recruited some Congolese refugees to join the team.

The Congolese refugees, unaware they were playing against Nkurunziza, reportedly “attacked each time he had the ball and made him fall several times”.

Nkezabahizi and Mutama, were consequently charged with “conspiracy against the president”.

Nkurunziza, 54, is said to travel around with his football team and his choir, Komeza gusenga, which means “pray non-stop” in the local Kirundi language.

He is also said to practice swimming and cycling. He plays up to three football matches in a week.

Two Burundi officials have been imprisoned after the African country’s president was allegedly “roughed up” in a football match they organised.

President Pierre Nkurunziza is a ‘born-again’ evangelical Christian who spends much of his time travelling Burundi with his own team, Haleluya FC. He travels with his own choir, “Komeza gusenga”, which means “pray non-stop” in the local Kirundi language.

On 3 February, his team faced a side from the northern town of Kiremba.

Normally, the opposition is well aware they are playing against the country’s president, and it has been said they go easy in the games, even perhaps allowing Nkurunziza to score.

But as the Kiremba team contained Congolese refugees who did not know they were playing against Burundi’s president, they “attacked each time he had the ball and made him fall several times”, a witness told AFP.

Kiremba’s administrator Cyriaque Nkezabahizi and his assistant, Michel Mutama, were imprisoned on Thursday, the news agency reports.

AFP cited a judicial source as saying they had been arrested on charges of “conspiracy against the president”.

President Nkurunziza and his government were in 2017 implicated in a United Nations report that said there was strong evidence crimes against humanity had been committed in the country.

The report said government forces – but also opposition groups – had committed killings, torture and rape after violence erupted in 2015.

The turmoil was sparked after President Nkurunziza decided to run for a third term.

He was later re-elected in a poll that was boycotted by the opposition.

Sometimes, you get dealt a rough hand in life. You want to make it as a famous person, try your best to excel at your field, and then the paparazzi takes five looks at you and determines that your body is more interesting than your body of work. It’s truly deplorable what this world has become.
After years of study and hard work, spending hour upon hour honing your skills and perfecting your craft, the only thing people manage to write about you in reviews is nothing short of “dat ass”. And yet these people carry on, heads held high. These people walk the walk.
To protest this filthy, filthy habit of judging a book by its cover, let’s take a look at some iconic book covers. We’ll call it an ironic protest. Why not.

Kylie Jenner’s Lips
This TV personality/reality star (neither of which are actual jobs) claims to never have had injections to her lips. Khloe Kardashian claims she did. I claim to not care.

Julia Roberts’ Smile
One of the widest smiles in Hollywood, how could anyone forget about her?

Kim Kardashian’s Butt
This other TV personality/reality star (still not an actual job) is known for having anything ranging from “a curvy backside” to “a lot of junk in her trunk”.

Miley Cyrus’ Abs
I can never have abs like this in my entire life. Daddy loves his beer too much. Gotta keep hydrated. It’s all that global warming. I want to change, honest.

- Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi said all the 36 states in Nigeria can grow rice to contribute to the President Muhammadu Buhari's change mantra

- Bagudu noted that the leadership of President Buhari is to ensure the country attains self-sufficiency in rice and wheat production - He, however, disclosed that the Nigerian produced rice can help provide employment for the citizenry Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and the chairman, presidential taskforce on rice and wheat production has assured Nigerians of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s determination to ensure rice availability and affordability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bagudu gave the assurance when he spoke to newsmen after meeting with the Rice Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIDAN) and the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) in Lagos on Thursday, March 1. According to Bagudu, from the contributions of all the stakeholders, it is apparent that what Nigerians want is actually not about making subsidy available for rice production.

He said that making rice affordable and accessible such that Nigerian produced rice could be as competitive as those of the imported ones was the yearning of Nigerians. Bagudu said: ''The mandate given to this taskforce which is under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and vice president Yemi Osinbajo, is to ensure Nigeria attains self-sufficiency in rice and wheat production.

“But so far, the stakeholders within the value chain, either as farmers, distributors or millers are not talking about subsidy. ''What they are saying is help us tell president that we will like to have our rice at a competitive price with the so called imported ones. That has to do with affordability, and I can tell you that President is committed to that.''

The governor explained that the stakeholders were patriotic and interested in selling Nigerian produced rice because it was nutritious and helped to provide employment for the Nigerian populace. On smuggled rice, Bagudu said the National Agency for Food and medicine Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), had responsibilities to discharge and that government would intensify efforts in that regards. He restated the federal government’s commitment to ensure that Nigeria attained self-sustainability in food production. He added: ''All the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory can grow rice to help to contribute to the President’s mantra of `we must grow what we eat and eat what we grow.''

Naval personnel attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory in Calabar, have arrested a large wooden boat laden with 3,574 bags of foreign rice worth N53.6 million smuggled from Cameroon republic.

They also arrested three suspects found in the boat that came from Cameroon and heading for Calabar.

Commander of NNS Victory, Commodore Julius Nwagu, said on Thursday in Calabar that the arrest was made along the Calabar waterway in the early hours of Feb. 27, when they got information about the activities of the suspected smugglers.

Addressing newsmen at the NNS Victory Jetty before handing over the items and suspects to the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Nwagu said that it took the command two and half days to offload the bags of rice from the wooden boat.

“In the early hours of Feb. 27, we got information about a boat laden with rice and my patrol team arrested the boat and three suspects on board. We brought the boat to base and offloaded the rice.

“It took us two and a half days to offload the content. After counting, we got 3, 574 bags valued at N53.6million.

“We will hand them over to the Nigerian Customs Service for further investigation and prosecution.

“I want to tell the general public that the Nigerian Navy under the leadership of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas will not leave any stone unturned in pursuing those involved in any form of criminality.

“We in the Eastern Naval Command, particularly NNS Victory, are all out to fight criminality at any level,’’ Nwagu said.

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Mr Joshua Omachi, the Calabar Area Assistant Comptroller of Customs in charge of Marine Command, who received the items and suspects, commended the Navy for the feat.

Omachi said that the rice would be evacuated to the government warehouse of the Customs Area Command in Calabar, while the suspects would be prosecuted.

One of the suspects, Moses Azazi, told the newsmen that they knew that what they had on board was a contraband.

“We were bringing the rice from Cameroon and were arrested by the Navy. We are aware it was a contraband.

“I don’t know the owner of the rice. We were just asked to transport it to Calabar from Kondo in Cameroon,’’ he said.

NYSC urges prospective Corps member to register before the registration ends on Sunday, April 8, 2018.
The National Youth Service Corp, NYSC has fixed March 26 for the commencement of the registration of 2018 Batch ‘A’ corps members.
The NYSC made this announcement on its Facebook page and Twitter handle on Wednesday, February 28.
The management of the scheme also said the registration will end on Sunday, April 8, 2018.

According to NYSC, the deployment and printing of call-up letters by its ICT department will thereafter begin on April 9 to 11.

The highlights of the exercise include:
(a) The notification /online printing of call-up letters/ Delivery of call – up letters to institutions for stream ‘1’ will begin on April 12 to 15, 2018.

(b) The online printing of deployment deposition by corps producing institutions (CPI’s) is April 12 to 16, 2018.

The National Youth Service Corps was created in 1973 to “reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war.”

Any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person shall die by hanging upon conviction, reads a new bill by the Senate.
According to Guardian, the bill, which reflects the growing concern over the spate of violence in the nation, was sponsored by the spokesman of the upper chamber, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger).

It also seeks the establishment of an ‘Independent National Commission for Hate Speeches’, which shall enforce hate speech laws across the country, ensure the elimination of the menace and advise the FG.

For offences such as harassment on the grounds of ethnicity or racial contempt, a culprit shall be sentenced to “not less than a five-year jail term or a fine of not less than N10 million or both.”

The bill notes: “A person who uses, publishes, presents, produces, plays, provides, distributes and/or directs the performance of any material, written and/or visual, which is threatening, abusive or insulting or involves the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, commits an offence, if such person intends thereby to stir up ethnic hatred, or having regard to all the circumstances, ethnic hatred is likely to be stirred up against any person or person from such an ethnic group in Nigeria.”

It notes that “a person subjects another to harassment on the basis of ethnicity for the purposes of this section where, on ethnic grounds, he unjustifiably engages in a conduct which has the purpose or effect of (a) violating that other person’s dignity or (b) creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for the person subjected to the harassment. .

Conduct shall be regarded as having the effect specified in subsection (1) (a) or (b) of this section if, having regard to all the circumstances, including in particular the perception of that other person, it should reasonably be considered as having that effect.”

The Senior Pastor of Daystar Church, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, has given his views on payment of tithe by Christians.

According to the cleric, curses attached to failure to pay tithe have expired and only worked in the Old Testament.

The pastor said this while addressing his congregation yesterday, where he also pointed out that tithe was paid in the old Testament as a law with curses attached to failure to pay.

He said Christian should not be pressured or forced to pay tithe, adding that not paying tithe does not attract a curse for a Christian anymore.

He said, “Since we are under a new covenant, giving is a choice. Everyone should decide the percentage they want to pay with the knowledge that you will be blessed based on how you give.”

Popular Nollywood actor, Williams Uche Mba, just took to his instagram account to announce that he just bought a brand new mansion in the united state of America;

williamsuchemba MY NEW CRIB!!! Ladies and Gentlemen… still in the first quarter of the year and God’s faithfulness keeps increasing everyday..So since I’m not yet married this is going to be for me, myself and I…Let’s get to work with Furnishing… #JesusisKing #seekfirstGodsKingdom

NEW CRIB ALERT!!!

U.S based Nigerian Actor, Williams Uchemba has taken to his Instagram page to share photos of his New house, while thanking God for his faithfulness on his life.

He posted the photos and wrote;

MY NEW CRIB!!! Ladies and Gentlemen… still in the first quarter of the year and God’s faithfulness keeps increasing everyday..So since I’m not yet married this is going to be for me, myself and I…Let’s get to work with Furnishing… #JesusisKing#seekfirstGodsKingdom

Williams Uche Mba, is a Nollywood actor from Southeast Nigeria. He started from his childhood to feature in movies and is currently the African Youth Rep to the UN, CEO Prothesis Entertainment limited.

Romelu Lukaku scored one goal and laid on an assist, as Manchester United came from behind to defeat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

United came into the match following a drab goalless draw away to Sevilla in the Champions League round of 16 in midweek and needing to go back to second position after Liverpool’s victory yesterday.
But it was the visitors who took the lead. Willian exchanged passes with Eden Hazard, before crashing the ball past David De Gea.

Lukaku equalized before the interval, finishing off a fine move that involved Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial.

The Belgium striker, who has been criticized roundly for not having an impact in big games, then crossed for substitute Jesse Lingard to head in the winner.