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The General manager of the Norgem Nigeria Limited, Ayorinde Arogbo, encourages Nigerians to eat egg because it's very good for the health.

According to Ayorinde, Nigerians should try to include eggs in their diet, as it helps to lower the risk of heart diseases, breast cancer, cataracts and macular degeneration of the. eye.

Punch reports that in a statement made by Arogbodo on Sunday, he noted that egg is a source of protein, amino acid, calcium, sodium, iodine, selenium, choline and vitamin A, B, D, and E, describing it as a mineral cocktail for a healthy diet. He said:

"Eggs help protect against heart disease, vital for nerves and muscles to function correctly, lower the risk of heart disease, prevent age-related memory loss and reduce the risk of breast cancer by as much as 40 percent. Eggs really are a large vitamin pill in 100 percent natural packaging and an egg a day is ok.

“It is for this reason that the Poultry Association of Nigeria in different states around the country is committed to celebrating the World Egg Day with the support of organizations like Norgem Nigeria Limited and ultimately correct the sometimes imperfect perception of the egg that the Nigerian populace may possess.”

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The ace musician,song writer and entertainer, Teniola Apata,popularly known as 'Tenientertainer' warns friends to stop asking her for money

Award winning Nigerian superstar, released  a brand new record which she tagged “Billionaire“.

Billionaire‘ was produced by Pheelz and it serves as her third official single for the year. It comes after the release of her highly accepted record dubbed ‘Power Rangers'.

However,the actress has warned friends to stop asking her for money

According to her, that she sang Billionaire doesn't mean she has so much money to give away, that 'she just sang the song'

The musician shared this on her Instagram page this afternoon.

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I didn’t know I’d make history in Canada –Uzoma Asagwara, Canadian lawmaker

Uzoma Asagwara, born to Nigerian parents, was elected in September 2019, into the Manitoba Legislative Assembly to represent Union Station in Canada. The 35-year-old, who is the first black queer person to win a seat in the assembly, hails from Umuahia in Abia State, She tells ALEXANDER OKERE about her childhood, lifestyle and motivation.

What does your victory in the election mean to you?

Personally, it means a great deal. It equally means a great deal to my family, my friends and our community. We worked hard together to be successful and what was most important for me and most important for all of us was making sure that we did this in a way that we would be proud of, with integrity, so that other black people would know that they can aspire to this and be successful.


You are not just one of the three black persons to be elected in 150 years but also the first black queer to be elected. What significance does this have in your view?

It has a great deal of personal significance, considering that there is still a lot of stigma and barriers that LGBTQ (lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender and Queer) people face. So, it is important that people know that you can live your life authentically, be a good person, work hard, serve the community and accomplish your dream. For instance, a lot of people, especially women, face a lot of barriers and that really can prevent people from living their best lives and being their best selves. So, I think it is really important that we can acknowledge those challenges and also let people know that being the best version of yourself and being a good person in this world can contribute to your being able to be successful.

Did you think that you would also make history?

I definitely did not have that in mind. When I first considered running, I actually didn’t know. But as soon as I realised that that has never happened, I began to understand how important it was that we were successful because it wasn’t that long ago in Manitoba that the first indigenous woman was elected into the Manitoba legislature.

You must have come a long way with your political campaign. What were the issues of interest to residents of Union District that motivated you to represent them?

So many people are struggling with challenges accessing good health care, affordable housing and good education, and everybody is worried about climate change. So, in Union District, particularly, a lot of these issues are experienced on a greater level. A lot of people in our community are living in poverty. So, these were issues we were hearing about every single day on the doorsteps. These are issues that our party has always worked hard to make sure we are taking a progressive and compassionate approach. I was proud to run under the New Democratic Party banner, knowing that these are important issues and always have been important for the NDP. The party was very supportive of my background as a registered psychiatrist nurse and as someone who has been working in our community for about 20 years.

How challenging was your campaign?

Running a campaign is very challenging. It is no small task and it requires a level of dedication and understanding of the issues. It requires relationship building skills and a level of commitment from everybody. We campaigned for well over seven months and that required a tremendous amount of work and resources and our approach was taking the grassroots, community approach and involving many people and as many voices as possible in order to be successful.

How did you feel when the election result started coming in?

I was really nervous because you would never know until the result finally comes in whether all your hard work will pay off. So, we were very nervous. We felt confident going into election night because we had done so much hard work and so we were feeling like we had reached as many people as we possibly could and we knew that no other candidate’s team would have outworked us. But when the result finally came in, I was overjoyed. I felt so much gratitude and so much joy that everybody’s hard work paid off.

What would you say increased your popularity and that of your party, which we understand was in the opposition?

I think my background and my career. People recognised these would be a very good fit in serving Union Station. Some people knew me based on my community work and my community involvement. Other people knew me because of my public service as a nurse, as an addiction specialist. When people combined all of those things and realised all of those things about me, people were excited.

Was it the first time you ever contested a legislative election?

Yes. It was my first time of running. There were other people who ran for the nomination in my party. We ran against three other candidates to win the nomination for the party and we won. I think that people could see based on those results, that we were serious and that we were going to be working very hard. We had people in our nomination meeting who had never voted in any electoral forum. We had a number of first-time voters, newcomers and refugees, a number of people who took part in the political process for the first time, which was a great thing for the party.

You have a Nigerian root. Can you tell us briefly about yourself?

I was born in Winnipeg. I’m a first-generation Canadian. My parents are from Umuahia (in Abia State) and they immigrated into Canada in the late 1970s. So, a lot of my community involvement actually comes from my parents’ example as organisers. They really instilled in all their children the importance of being involved in your community and in advocating for your community and that’s really where I think my passion for advocacy for community comes from.

Growing up under your parents, are there certain things they did you would say were typical of them as Nigerians?

They certainly had very high standards in term of our education. I grew up knowing that I was going to get a university education, volunteer and contribute to the community. My mother, especially, instilled the importance of being strong, independent and capable in all of us, and making sure that we stood up and spoke up when we saw something wrong happening in the world. Those are values that I still work with today and share with other young people I meet and connect with.

Can you tell us more about your academic background?

I have a Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing. I completed a joint programme between the University of Winnipeg and the University in Brandon, both of which are in Manitoba. School was amazing and also challenging. I was a full-time basketball player, a full-time time student and also worked part-time. I had to balance part-time work, full-time as a student, full-time athletics throughout my years in the university. I was fortunate to have a great support system and did well academically and athletically. So, my experience overall was very positive.

Have you ever visited Nigeria?

Yes. The last time I was in Nigeria was, I think, in 2013. I would love to go back.

Did you get any information about the reaction from your community in Nigeria when you won the election?

Yes. It’s been overwhelmingly positive. The love and support I have been receiving from my community in Nigeria have been one of the brightest parts of the whole experience. It has been rewarding and uplifting, hearing from so many people what this means to them and I’m so proud to be a Nigerian and be able to help represent our community in such a way . I’m excited about what this means.

What other values did you learn from your mother that helped you to overcome challenges and achieve your goals?

My mum is an incredibly kind, compassionate and hard-working person. One of the things I most valued and learnt from her was her unwavering work ethics and her generosity and kindness to others. So, in times that were hard, when I wasn’t sure whether or not I could go out and keep knocking doors or doing what is necessary to be successful, I always thought about how hard my mother has always worked and her goodness and kindness have always come back to her. A lot of people that I met on the campaign trail, who came out and volunteered and who were supportive of me, did that because my mum had done something kind to them and their families. So, you will never know how generosity and kindness come back in a good way to you and your family and that was a lesson I certainly learnt from her.

It appears you chose to bear your Igbo name. Do you also speak the Igbo language?

My Igbo is terrible. I speak enough Igbo to get by, if I have to, like basic formalities and things like that. I wish I spoke our language. Maybe one day, if I have the time, I would definitely love such as much as I can. I love my name. It has meaning and I’ve always been proud of my name my entire life. I feel my parents chose the perfect name for me and I think it’s important for us to bear our names proudly because they do carry meaning and they reflect where we come from, which is a beautiful and dynamic place.

How did your experience as a community and mental health advocate prepare you for leadership at a higher level?

I had tremendous resource and tools as a result of my education cum work experience and definitely a greater understanding of what it means to be a service worker, what it means to work within a system that can do a lot of good or a lot of harm in people, especially people who are disenfranchised or marginalised within our community. And my work as an activist really prepared me for knowing how to build a relationship and work on a grassroots level in a very unique way. If you are going to work alongside many different communities and work collaboratively at all levels to get good work done. What motivates me to succeed is striving to be the best version of myself and striving to do so the best I possibly can for as long as I’m here.

How is the absence of a good number of young leaders in Nigerian politics affecting its development and future?

You need young, ambitious minds and ideas within spaces where policies and decisions are made. The youths of today and the youths of tomorrow have incredible ideas. They have resources, experience and prospective that can only help lead Nigeria in a direction that serves everybody in a positive manner. So, part of the responsibilities of the older generation is to create the space for young minds to be at the table and make them feel welcome and it will only benefit everyone if that happens.

In 2014, you founded the Queer People of Colour Winnipeg. Did a personal experience lead to that?

It did. It’s my experience, feeling like I lacked the community that really affirmed and represented my identity in Winnipeg. There were many of us who felt that way and realised that it was so important to have the space where we can share our experiences and learn and build a community. Folks who are LGBTQ have always existed and always will. Our experiences are valid and worthy of every dignity and respect and representation possible. It is always disappointing when I see discrimination against our community and negative comments against our community. But I know that part of challenging those really negative and unproductive attitudes is being a visible, vocal and positive representative in the world and letting people know that we can be exactly who we are and be successful.

What’s your favourite Nigerian food?

I love our Nigerian jollof rice. We make the best jollof rice in the world. I love fufu, pepper soup, especially in Winnipeg when it gets cold. Pepper soup on a cold day is amazing.

How do you relax?

I exercise. Taking care of my health is important to me. It helps me have energy and get rid of stress.

Source: https://punchng.com/i-didnt-know-id-make-history-in-canada-uzoma-asagwara-canadian-lawmaker/amp/


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lagos flood

It's been raining non-stop in Lagos for days now, most places in Lagos have flooded especially the Lekki area .

A Nigerian man was spotted swimming inside the Lekki flood this morning.

watch Video here;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZr4m15GtW4?t=10

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Sanusi in tears

It was an emotional moment as the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, shed tears on Thursday as he condemns the alarming rate of poverty and inequalities in Nigeria.

He the inequalities in society have caused so much hardship with the poor paying the ultimate sacrifice.

The traditional ruler made the submission as he gave an emotional address at a United Nations meeting to reach Sustainable Development Goals in Lagos.

He sobbed as narrated an unfortunate situation where a mother could not save her sick child, despite being close to getting help.

The traditional ruler who sobbed as he decried the rate of poverty in the country, told the gathering at the event that on that fateful day, the woman had walked to the palace from a children’s hospital located just about 200 meters.

According to him, he heard a very loud scream and asked someone to check what happened while the person who came back with tears in his eyes.

The emir said the baby died in the mother’s arms while she was waiting for her turn to ask for money to buy the drug to save her child.

“And how much was this? It was less than five dollars,” an emotional Sanusi said.

He added:

“This is what happens every day in this country. Children die because their parents cannot afford five dollars, that a mother will watch her child die because she does not have five dollars.”


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The winner of BBNaija Mercy and the most controversial housemate in the house reunites after having several quarrels in the house.

Nigerians thought the feud between the two housemates was going to continue after they leave the house, but it wasn't so.

Mercy in chit-chat with Ebuka said she doesn't have anything against her fellow housemates, that Tacha is actually a nice person.it's just that they might have opposite lifestyles.

The two housemates just reunited.

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Tacha's most supportive fan drops her for Esther

BBNaija's most controversial housemate, Tacha, will soon be left with no supporter.

The housemate's most supportive supporter, Jaruma, who gifted Tacha with 50million naira, seems to have dropped Tacha for Esther BBnaija.

Tacha and Jaruma have unfollowed themselves, the businesswoman claims Tacha is ungrateful after all she did to support her, she came out and acting as though, she never existed.

However, Jaruma took to her Instagram page to celebrate with Esther as she has clinched a deal with Pay Porte as Pay Porte fashion ambassador.

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Utility companies in California switch off the power of a large number of houses in California as a result of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfire.

This blackout has affected millions of Californians, however, the  Pacific Gas & Electric, which announced the reason behind the deliberate acts, said it was to avoid the repetition of a catastrophe last November in which faulty power lines it owned were determined to have sparked California’s deadliest wildfire in modern history.

According to the California governor Gavin Newsom, he said the “frustration that Californians feel as they deal with the impacts of these power outages is warranted,” but that safety was the main concern.

He added that “Our first priority is to protect people and to ensure that communities are safe,”

The outages are already affecting regions such as the Napa Valley wine country and could last up to a week in some places, the city of San Francisco is not affected by the intentional shutoff but much of the surrounding Bay Area could go dark including parts of Silicon Valley.

Schools and universities closed Wednesday and people stocked up on gasoline, water, batteries, and other basics.


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humans can actually be like that, mnot a new thing

One of former Big brother Naija housemates who was disqualified, Tacha is been called out on Instagram by one of her top supporters Jaruma.

According to Jaruma who was so pained about Tacha's disqualification that she promised her N50 Million naira, Tacha came out of Big Brother's house and started acting like she did nothing for herType a message.

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you're very talented so keep soaring higher

the man is still alive

Following the rumor that the musician, sky b, the "Ma Bebe" crooner was dead, it's being reported that the young musician is still much alive.

It was reported yesterday, 8th October that the young man was dead, and was confirmed dead at the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.

However, close relatives of the young man has proved the public wrong by saying the young musician is still very much alive.

The "ma bebe" crooner, however, has dropped in the music industry after he made hit with the Ma Bebe album. It's now been assumed the young man had faked his own death just to trend again in the music industry.

They took to their tweet handle to share the information that the musician is still very much alive, strong and hearty.


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Promismike:
I wonder what happens to project fame that promotes talents.

I also wonder what happened to who wants to be a millionaire that promotes intelligence.

What happened to altimate search.

Its unfortunate we are stuck with bb9ija which promotes not but moral decadence and oloshoism.

Over taking is allowed

Congrats Vee

The BBNaija housemate, Venita Akpofure has clinched a deal as the new zaron ambassador.

She took to her Instagram page to share how happy and how successful she has been thus far.

http://irukkanews.com/index.php/2019/10/08/bbnaija-housemate-venita-becomes-zaron-ambassador/

Hey there Lady, ...It’s been a journey and half this year alone. Who would have thought?! NEWEST FACE IN THE ZARON SQUAD
@zaroncosmetics x me �

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Bollywood actress Regina Daniels who is married to Nigerian billionaire Ned Nwoko, has given her biological mother a dirty slap in a video that has surfaced online.

In a movie produced by the actress’ mother. Regina gave her a dirty slap after accidentally spilling hot tea in her outfit.

‘The Enemy I Know‘ is a new movie yet to be premiered by Rita Daniels (Regina Daniels’ mum). The movie features Nollywood top stars including Tonto Dikeh. According to reports, a whopping amount of N150 million has gone into the production of the movie.

Meanwhile, fans are not happy with the actress slapping her mother even though it’s a movie

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3j1WdiXts

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Seyi leaves the BBNAJIA show

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Keep Up With The Kardashian star, Kylie Jenner has denied rekindling her romance with ex Rapper boyfriend Tyga following her break up with Travis Scot with whom she has a daughter with.

Barely hours after reports surfaced that Kylie and Tyga were putting a break on their two-year romance which produced a daughter, evidence of Travis allegedly cheating on Kylie with an Instagram model surfaced Read Here if you missed it.

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Just hours after that report, Kylie was spotted exiting a recording studio with ex-boyfriend Tyga whom she dated for close to 5 years before breaking up with him to be with Travis.

Reacting to the news of her being in the same studio as Tyga, Kylie took to her Twitter to deny the claims and said she was merely dropping off her two friends. No one knows who’s cheating triggered the break up between Kylie and Travis.

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Budline1:
I no understand o. Abi she get kidney failure?

maybe she wants to open a charity foundation, u never can tell

zubby4567:
Like your father

VillageHead:
Who is to be trusted again in this country?

This will make more of her prospective donors to be skeptical to do so.

exactly...bad buisness

Big money is going down.......

Behind the wall of a shower of a man, was a 500sqm greenhouse used for marijuana cultivation

Police say some drug dealers in Italy were literally doing their business in the bathroom.

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Men.....now the guy won scam her...wicked men

Tacha's most supportive Fan, Jaruma Revealed today that all the money that was dropped to Tacha are nowhere to be found

She took to her Instagram page this afternoon to reveal that Tacha's managements have been lying over the money that was donated to her.

Listento voice clip:

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The BBNaija Housemate Mike's Wife expresses her excitement as Nigerians shower her with much love on her first visit to Nigeria.

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