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The baby defied the odds to survive. What a miracle!

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Official photos from Ubi Franklin and Lilian Esoro's wedding introduction. Congrats to the couple. More photos after the cut...

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Ban Ki Moon wore traditional attire when he visited Area 2 Family PHC today. More pics after the cut..

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The Chairman of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti says President Buhari is still behaving like a military dictator since assuming office on May 29th. He said this while addressing newsmen in Akure, Ondo state over the weekend.

“President Buhari is running a one-man show. Let him appoint his cabinet and start serious business. I think the President should sit down and have a package. What people are saying is very correct that he is just picking people here and there. He seems not to have settled down to governance yet and time is flying. Let him constitute the cabinet and start working. As it is now, Buhari is still behaving like a military dictator. Just picking on people, he should sit down to work. He is running a one man show now" he said.

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In his bid to maintain cleanliness in his state, Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal has announced a cash reward of N1 million to residents of any street in the state that will be adjudged the cleanest.

Governor Tambuwal announced this today August 22nd while flagging off the state's special environmental sanitation programme.

According to him, the gesture is one in a series of efforts lined up by the government to protect the health of the citizenry. He also announced that apart from the one million Naira to be given to the cleanest street, the runner-up street will get N750,000 while the third runner-up street will get N500,000.

http://www.newshelm.com/2015/08/sokoto-state-governor-gives-n1m-reward.html


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How Many Of You did crazy things for your friends? It's very funny though but deep in meaning....

What a way to show your friends that you care...

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The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, has released the passenger manifest for the ill-fated Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon on August 12th. The helicopter marked 5N-BGD and operated by Bristow Helicopters departed SEDCO oil platform offshore and was heading to Lagos airport when it crashed.

According to the statement signed by Head, Public Affairs AIB, Tunji Oketunbi the names of the passengers and the crew on the manifest of the ill-fated helicopter are;

Ita Ekpeyong, Joshua Emekeme, Dolu Ebiejuara, Onoriode Onojete, Chukwuma Erise, Solomon Udeh, Chidi Ukwunta, Iniala Opaimi, Chris Abua, Chukwudi Onah, Joseph Wyatt (Captain) and Peter Kayode Bello (Co-Pilot).

The statement added that the black box of the crashed helicopter has been recovered and investigations are ongoing

“The flight recorders, popularly known as black boxes, to the Sikosky 76 helicopter that crashed into the lagoon in Oworonshoki area of Lagos on Wednesday 12 August, 2015 have been recovered. The search party led by Julius Berger with the assistance of a hired diver located the recorders, which are expected to assist the investigators in unraveling the cause of the accident in which four passengers and two crew members were fatally injured. Six other passengers are receiving treatment at a private hospital. The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) contains data generated from different parts of the aircraft including the engines and the avionics while the Cockpit Voice Recorder will unveil conversations within the cockpit and between the pilots and the Control Tower. The biggest part of the wreckage of the ill fated aircraft was recovered yesterday but without the black boxes. The search was resumed today (Friday). “the statement said

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Former Lagos state governor, Bababtunde Fashola today attended the launch of 3 books titled 'The Great Leap', In 'BoLD Print' & 'The Lagos Blow Down' written by Hakeem Bello which detailed Fashola's experience and accomplishments as Governor of the state. The launch happened at the Muson center Lagos. National leader of APC, Bola Tinubu and Lagos state governor, Ambode as well as other APC leaders were conspicuously absent at the event. More photos after the cut...

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I Go Dye thrilled Vice President Prof Osinbanjo, Sen. David Mark, Oshiomhole at an event held on Sunday in Abuja. The comic act was at his best when he told the audience that Vice President Prof Osinbanjo gave him 3 Ghana must go bags to share with his friends and when he opened the bags, they were filled with tracts and bibles. See more pics after the cut...

Dignitries at the event included former senate president David MarK, Edo state governor adams oshoimole,delta state governor okowa and more dignitaries.

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The health status of Legendary actor, Pa Moses Adejumo Olaiya aka Baba Sala is said to have deteriorated as he was rushed to the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo state yesterday night. Family sources say he has been ill for a while now. He celebrated his 80th birthday in May.

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Congratulations. Happy married life.

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The bridge collapsed last night at Dubban Fulani in Debba LGA of Gombe State. A vehicle that was driving through at the time sank into the mud underneath but thankfully, the driver of the vehicle was able to pull himself out. Bikers, motorist & others had to use the only alternative to cross to the other side. Some youths in the village dipped iron rods to the ground to see if they could trace the vehicle but to no avail.

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Some Nigerians residing in Abuja are currently staging an Anti-corruption protest at the gate of Aso Rock in Abuja. The group say they are calling on President Buhari to continue in his fight against Corruption in Nigeria. They were received by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Garba Shehu and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to president Buhari, Femi Adesina. More photos after the cut...

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Pictured is President Buhari watching Channels TV news...

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The National Bureau of Statistics has released a list of states where Nigerians pay the highest/lowest for petrol for the month of July.

Here is the list for states that Nigerians pay the highest below:

1. Bayelsa – N153/litre
2. Taraba – N130/litre
3. Yobe – N121/litre
4. Kogi – N119/litre
5. Cross River – N118/litre
6. Enugu – N116/litre
7. Niger – N115/litre
8. Benue – N115/litre

According to the report, residents of these states below buy petrol for the cheapest price in Nigeria:

1. Oyo – N99/litre
2. Kaduna – N95/litre
3. Katsina – N95/litre
4. Abuja – N94/litre
5. Ogun – N94/litre
6. Kano – N92/litre
7. Lagos – N92/litre


http://www.metronaija.com/2015/08/july-states-where-nigerians-pay.html

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A serious accident involving a truck and commuter buss occurred at Ore-Lagos road.A blog reader who happened to be en-route Lagos encountered it .
According to him. the Aghofure bus driver took one way to beat traffic , but collided with a trailer on high speed loaded with goods....
And though no lives were lost, the driver of the aghofure bus in a critical condition and has been rushed to a nearby hospital by concerned citizens. The driver of the trailer hasn't been found....


In his words

The two guys seated at the front miraculously survived the accident with minor injuries... It was indeed a miracle.. I happen to be also be traveling with aghofure and am seated at the front seat!!!! Attached are the images of the accident with the two guys seated at the front that survived...

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Read the press statement below

The Borno State Government has confirmed that the state’s Deputy Governor, Zannah Mustapha, has passed on.

A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Usman Jidda Shuwa, said Mr. Mustapha died in his sleep Saturday morning while visiting Yola, the Adamawa State capital, to attend the convocation ceremony of Modibbo Adama University of Science and Technology, Yola.

Mr. Shuwa said the remains of the late politician would be brought back to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, where he would be buried at 4.PM. Saturday (today).

The statement reads, “It is with deep sense of utter shock and disbelief but with complete submission to the will of the Almighty Allah that the Borno State Government hereby announces the passing awy of His Excellency, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha, the Deputy Governor of Borno State.

“He died in his sleep this morning in Yola, Adamawa State where he was to represent Borno State Government at the convocation ceremony of Modibbo Adama University of Science and Technology, Yola.

“He was also scheduled to follow up on his earlier visit to Yola, in connection with the welfare of Borno State citizens internally displaced as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency.

“His remains would be brought to Maiduguri for funeral at the Government House, Maiduguri at 4pm today, Saturday, 15th August, 2015. He will be buried in Maiduguri.

“His Excellency, Hon. Kashim Shettima, the Executive Governor of Borno State, expresses his heartfelt condolence to the family of the Deputy Governor and the entire people of Borno State for the irreparable loss and appealed for prayers for the repose of the soul of our late Deputy Governor.

“May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace, Ameen.”

Signed

Usman Jidda Shuw
Secretary to the State Government.

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode welcomed former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon. Gowon came with other coordinators of Nigeria Prays. They visited Governor Ambode at the Lagos House, Ikeja. See more photos in the gallery below…
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he Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON), representing millions of working people in the informal sectors of the Nigerian economy, has asked Walmart, the global retail trade giant, not to come and invest in Nigeria. Despite the optimism by many, the workers argued that ordinary people will suffer in the long run. The workers, in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State, signed by Gbenga Komolafe, General Secretary, said they are concerned because millions of retail businesses including street and market vendors, some of who happen to be their members face the threat of being displaced from business by this global behemoth.

Shelley Broader, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart Incorporated Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada recently paid a visit to Governor Ambode in a quest to establish business presence in Nigeria starting with Lagos. Ambode welcomed the Walmart executives while pledging his commitment to create “an enabling environment” for the global retail company because “the presence of the brand in Lagos will go a long way not only to create jobs for our teeming youths, but also to boost the economy of the state…”

However, the workers disagreed. According to them: “As it is, millions of jobs have been lost in Nigeria in the last two decades as a result of Nigeria’s extreme open market policy which has turned the country to a dumping ground of, very often, fake, sub-substandard goods from all over the world especially, in recent years, China. Given Nigeria’s well known infrastructural deficiencies, Nigerian manufactured goods stood no chance as hundreds of factories closed down, rendering millions of Nigerians jobless or with low paying work in the informal sectors of the economy.”

They added that today, in a city like Lagos, easily Nigeria’s most industrialized enclave, over 80% of the working population scrape subsistence in the informal economy, a significant percentage of this, in retail trade in the neighbourhoods and the communities. Walmart, renowned for its dismal record of systematically easing out small time retailers in the communities because of its extremely low wage, undercutting low pricing policy which is made possible by its slave camp manufacturing plants in South East Asia, will, as the workers argued, easily uproot local retailers and neighbourhood markets in Lagos.

They said they were sure of the outcome because of Walmart’s bad records in the United States of America and also across so many other countries it operates in. Studies after studies have shown that while Walmart offers some low paying jobs, it actually uproots several more people from their retail business, than it offers its poverty wage jobs, the workers revealed.
They quoted Professor Richard Freeman of Economic Intelligence Weekly who, in an article “Walmart Collapses U.S. Cities and Towns” wrote that Walmart pays its American workers “sweat-shop wages, and enforces a worldwide system of concentration camp production plants, where some workers are literally kept as indentured servants.”

They cited David Merriman et al, in “The Impact of an Urban Walmart Store on Area Businesses: The Chicago Case,” who also wrote: “No matter which direction you go from Walmart, there’s a very high rate of business closures in the immediate vicinity, and the further away you get, there’s less and less.”

The workers presented a scientific study of Walmart’s impact on retail business, local economies and the overall negative economic externalities, conducted by Bill de Blassio, the Public Advocate for the City of New York, published in December 2013, entitled, WalMart Means Fewer Jobs, Less Small Businesses, More Burden on Taxpayers.
Below are key elements in the research:

“-Walmart store openings kill three local jobs for every two they create by reducing retail employment by an average of 2.7 percent in every county they enter.

-Walmart’s entry into a new market does not increase overall retail activity or employment opportunities. Research from Chicago shows retail employment did not increase in Walmart’s zip code, and fell significantly in those adjacent.

-Wal-Mart’s entry into a new market has a strongly negative effect on existing retailers. Supermarkets and discount variety stores are the most adversely effected sectors, suffering sales declines of 10 to 40% after Wal-Mart moves in.

-Stores near a new Walmart are at increased risk of going out of business. After a single Walmart opened in Chicago in September 2006, 82 of the 306 small businesses in the surrounding neighborhood had gone out of business by March 2008.

-The value of Walmart to the economy will likely be less than the value of the jobs and businesses it replaces. A study looking at the estimating the future impact of Walmart on the grocery industry in California found that, “the full economic impact of those lost wages and benefits throughout southern California could approach $2.8 billion per year.”

-Chain stores, like Walmart send most of their revenues out of the community, while local businesses keep more consumer dollars in local economy: for every $100 spent in locally owned businesses, $68 stayed in the local economy while chain stores only left $43 to re-circulate locally.

-Walmart has thousands of associates (workers) who qualify for Medicaid and other publicly subsidized care, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill. For instance in Ohio Walmart has more associates and associate dependents on Medicaid than any other employer, costing taxpayers $44.8 million in 2009.

-According to estimates, Walmart likely avoided paying $245 million in taxes 2008 by paying rent to itself and then deducting that rent from its taxable income.

-Walmart has admitted a failure to pay $2.95 billion in taxes for fiscal year 2009.

-Walmart’s low paying jobs contribute to the decline of the Middle Class. Median household income declined by 1.8% nationally and 4.1% in New York City in 2009. This decline will be exacerbated by low paying Wal-Mart jobs.

-Walmart’s average annual pay of $20,774 is below the Federal Poverty Level for a family of four.

-A Walmart spokesperson publicly acknowledged in 2004 that, “More than two thirds of our people… are not trying to support a family. That’s who our jobs are designed for.”

-Walmart’s 2010 health care offerings have a high annual deductible of $4,400 which means a family would have to spend $5,102 of their own money on health care before Wal-Mart’s insurance pays anything. Based on the average salary of a Walmart employee, this payment represents almost 25% of their annual income.”

With these facts, the Nigerian workers argued that no wonder, till date, “Walmart is not allowed to operate in the state of New York while it had several issues operating in such countries as Brazil, Russia, India, South Korea etc.”

If Walmart impacts so negatively on an advanced economy like the US, what chance do we have in Nigeria? The workers asked. While acknowledging the need for government to utilize every avenue to create jobs for Nigeria’s teeming unemployed youths, the workers strongly hold that such a laudable desire when not carefully thought out could create unintended consequences that vitiate the noble intentions.

“It is in this light that we call on President Mohammadu Buhari and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to seriously consider allowing Walmart in Lagos. At the very least, we urge Governor Ambode to do what the Public Advocate of New York did two years ago when faced with the pressure to allow Walmart enter New York, that is, conduct a comprehensive impact assessment of what will be the effect on local retail business if Walmart enters Lagos,” the workers said.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa yesterday August 13th.
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Photos from the Pulling Out ceremony of the immediate past Chief of Naval Staff, retired Vice-Adm. Usman Jibrin. Jibrin, is one of the service chiefs retired by President Buhari who gave his daughter's hand in marriage some weeks ago.
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US Ambassador to Nigeria, Janes Entwistle paid a courtesy visit to former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, at his home in Lagos recently. Another photo after the cut...


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24 year old, Victor Ebuka Okeke who hails from Njikoka in Anambra, was arrested in connection with the revalidation of expired food.

NAFDAC raided his factory - a 1 room shop used to stock up and illegally revalidate 'expired' food products. Expired products discovered included Maggi Sauce, Amoy Dark Soy Sauce, Costa Corned Beef and Exeter Corned beef amongst others.

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According to NAFDAC, for the Costa Corned Beef, whether expired or not, their labeled to Exeter Corned Beef so as to attract better market interest.

Mr Ebuka also confessed that he imports most of the expired products from Ghana. Discovered in his factory also were 2 drums filled with ordinary water which he used to immerse the products and remove the labels from the expired products without any trace and replace with new labels.

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'The Police attached to the agency have taken down the statement of the suspect as the case will be forwarded for prosecution and the suspect arraigned before a court.' NAFDAC official said.


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Governor Ayodele Fayose was at the ground breaking ceremony of Elegberun ultra modern market, Ikere-Ekiti. The ultra modern market according to the governor will be ready for use in the next 3 months.

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Super Eagles player, Ahmed Musa and his wife Jemila have welcomed their second child, a girl. Jemila gave birth at a Russian hospital this morning. The couple already have a son, Ahmed Musa Junior. Congrats to them.


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Sujibomi Ogundele aka Sujimoto, the CEO of Sujimoto construction was recently spotted in Dubai with the king of Dubai, his Royal Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The multi-millionaire Nigerian business man has been trying for years to make million dollar investments in Dubai and maybe that's what the short meeting with the king was about. More photos after the cut...

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14 lucky contestants have made it to the prestigious MTN Project Fame Academy after thousands of
hopeful youths went through the hurdles of making it to the Academy through the various auditions
held across the country.

The final contestants were unveiled at the Opening Gala that delivered on its promise of excitement and fun.
The event featured thrilling performances not only from Nigeria’s brightest upcoming talents but past winners of the competition including Iyanya, Chidinma amongst others.

12 out of the 18 contestants that made it to the opening gala night were given automatic qualification to the academy based on their sterling performances from the regional auditions that held in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Accra and Ibadan by the panel of judges comprising Ade Bantu, Bibie Brew and Tee Y- Mix without having to perform at the Opening Gala.

Deborah Ohiri Oluwamayowa, Jeffrey Ufedo Akor, Jennifer Chioma Amadi, Adanoritsewo Gold Tosanwumi, Funmilayo Comfort Arewa, Stephen Sackitey, Okletey Biko, Joy Chukwuma, Olanma Pearl Awa-Agwu, Amma Korantema Kumi, Richie Tay and Tejiri Odjighoro are the contestants that entered the academy seamlessly.

Deinde Okubajo and Emmanuel Amos Anderson were selected by the panel of Judges to join their peers in the Academy after going through a keenly contested session of performances to prove their worth.

The winner of the competition will walk away with a grand prize of N5m, a brand new SUV and a
recording deal worth millions of Naira. The 1st runner up will get a saloon car and N3m. The 2nd runner up will be awarded a brand new saloon car along with N1m while the 3rd runner up will receive a cash prize of N1m.

Speaking on the event, General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria, Richard Iweanoge, stated that Project Fame was one of MTN’s platforms dedicated to supporting the growth of music in the country through talent discovery. “MTN has an unwavering commitment towards supporting the development of the music industry in Nigeria. We are delighted that Project Fame in the last eight years has helped us to achieve this purpose.” He said.

Also present during the event was the MTN Project Fame Faculty comprising Joke Silva, Dupe Ige and Ben Ogbeiwe. The contestants were not the only singers on the night.

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Former adviser to former president Jonathan on Amnesty programme, Kingley Kuku today released photos of himself at the St. Andrew Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama where he is recuperating after a knee surgery. Kuku was to appear before EFCC on July 28th to answer questions bordering on misappropriation of funds but had immediately written a letter to the agency saying he will not be honoring their invitation because he is currently at a US hospital.

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In a statement released accompanying the photos, Kuku said he had nothing to fear and was not on the run. He says he operates no foreign account and does not have any house apart from the one in Nigeria. The statement in part


“Today, Amnesty project has trained pilots as we have sent our students to the best aviation school in the world. We have about 100 students in Lufthansa training school in Germany. In addition, we have about 550 students in the United States, more than 300 in Europe and more than 1000 in Nigeria. I therefore, urge the new coordinator to take human audit and balance it with what was allocated to the agency in order to draw a line between those frivolous and malicious petition been sent around. I am a patriotic Nigerian; I have future and image to protect. Therefore, my integrity is more important to me than vanity of this world. The total liberation of my people of Niger Delta from poverty, unemployment, backwardness and illiteracy motivated me to design a program that will empower our youth. ‎ I have no regret serving Nigeria under former president Goodluck Jonathan. As human being, we must have made some mistakes in course of discharging our duty‎. I have no foreign bank account, I have no house anywhere apart from Nigeria and I have since returned all government properties in my possession, including my diplomatic passport before leaving office.”he said


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