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Ex nigerian Military head of state and president Olusegun A. Obasanjo made a rather sacarstic comment on the plight of Team Nigeria at the Ongoing games at RIO;


He Tweeted:



Even though the only Gold Nigeria have now is Adekunle Gold & not any Gold yet in the Olympics, I still believe Nigeria will do well in Rio.



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Some Members of APC Nigeria in Ondo Locked Up Party Secretariat In Protest Over Imposition Of Candidates.


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Delta State Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro, has announced plans to immortalize ex Nigerian coach, Sephen Keshi, during his burial ceremony.

“The government of Delta state is already working out modalities to immortalise our dear skippo because he brought so much excellence into the game of football and we are very proud of him,” Otuaro said.

“As Nigerians, we cannot in a hurry forget the contributions he has made to our nation. He came, saw and conquered. Adieu, the Big Boss.”

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19 year old Arsenal star, Alex Iwobi, pictured above with his stunning girlfriend, Clarisse Ejuliette. See more photos of Clarrie after the cut...


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Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi leads Walk to Raise Hepatitis Awareness

For World Hepatitis Day yesterday, the SHECA Foundation kicked off its two day awareness campaign in Ife yesterday with an award ceremony.



The Ooni’s wife;Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi flagged off a charity walk to further spread the message and promote good health.



More than a walk, the SHECA foundation took the fight against Hepatitis to a whole new level, encouraging all Nigerians to have a healthy liver.



The walk featured appearances by Latasha Ngwube, Nollywood actress Kemi Afolabi as well as other Nollywood personalities.


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His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kebbi State was in Plateau State on the 23rd of July 2016 on invitation to the graduation ceremony and launching of PAWMESFO Secondary School, Ngootuguut, Shendem Local Government.



At the occasion HRH, MISKOOM, David Isa Dongban of DOROK CHIEFDOM conferred on Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu the prestigious title of FIERLIEN (Waziri) of DOROK CHIEFDOM.



Governor H.E. Simon Bako Lagong of Plateau State, Sen. (Gen.) JT Useni, Chief of Staff Kebbi State Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, Barr.Y.C. Maikyau SAN (Kaskon Sarki), The CoS, SSG, CJ, Commissioners LG Chairmen , traditional rulers, Accademicians and APC chieftains of Plateau State were also in attendance. also represented at the occasion are the Governors of Imo, Sokoto Adamawa and Borno States.

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The best habits to imbibe are ones that will have positive effects on our lives, and in our everyday interaction with people. Some of these habits are simple things we can infuse into our daily lives, and go a long way to break rocks, and live happy. Here is an examination at some of these habits.

1. Few Minutes of Exercise: Do a few minutes of bodyweight exercises as soon as you wake up every morning. Just a few minutes of pushups, planks and air squats every morning can help you wake up for the day while warding off creeping fat gain. Plus, if you have a busy day ahead of you and want to skip the gym, you can extend this workout to 20–30 minutes.

2. Make a To-Do List: Live an organised life. Every evening, make your to-do list for the next day- then forget about it. It’s hard to enjoy your evening when you’re thinking about the next day. It’s also hard to be productive when you don’t have your day planned out. Solve both of those problems by putting together a to-do list, then setting it aside until the next day and allowing yourself to enjoy your evening.

3. Check up on old friends: Every time you log onto your social networks, send a message to someone you haven’t spoken to in a while. It’s easy to put off getting in touch with old friends you’ve been meaning to reconnect with. This habit makes staying in touch almost automatic.

4. Get Hard Tasks Done: Do the task you’re least looking forward to at the beginning of every day. Until you get that one big thing done, it’ll be nagging at the back of your mind all day. Get it done, and you’ll feel better for the rest of the day.

5. Learn to Respond Late to Annoying Statements: Be patient to listen, and if at all you would respond to some annoying statements, take some time to do so. Any time someone on the internet says something that upsets you, wait at least a few hours to respond. Odds are, you won’t even care a few hours later. After following this habit for a few weeks, you’ll notice that even that initial angry reaction isn’t as powerful as it used to be.

6. Check Yourself Before You Nail Others: When you notice a trait or habit you dislike in other people, ask yourself if you have that trait/habit as well. Focusing in on other people’s flaws is usually thought of as a bad habit, but it can be a great self-improvement tool if you use it as an opportunity for introspection. Learn to ask yourself, Do I do that too?

7. What If the Worst Happens?: Conquer your fears. Ask yourself what’s the worst that can happen, then create a simple plan to deal with it if and when it happens. Our fears are most powerful when they remain vague. They tend to vanish once we name them and know that we have a way of confronting them.

8. Set a Positive Expectation of People: When meeting someone new, assume the attitude of “I hope I like you.”. Compare this to the neediness of “I hope you like me,” or the negativity of “I hope you’re not a jerk.” You won’t like everyone, but it pays to set a positive expectation and look for people’s best qualities.

9. Dress Like The Person You Want To Be: The popular saying; 'The way you dress is the way you will be addressed' complements a good dress style. Above that, it is important you dress like the person you want to be. Clothing doesn’t just change the way others perceive you; it changes the way you perceive yourself. It changes the way you talk and act. Always dress like the person you want to be, even if you’re not concerned with how others see you.

1o. Drink Plenty of Water: Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day. Most people are chronically dehydrated. Don’t be one of them.

11. Eat Vegetables: Eat your vegetables before the rest of the meal. Vegetables are the one food group most people don’t get enough of, and they’re disproportionately filling for how few calories they have. By filling up on vegetables, you can use them to “crowd out” less healthy foods.

12. Meditate: Meditate for at least two minutes every day. Even two minutes a day can make you noticeably calmer, happier and less self-conscious. The important thing is to do it every day, not to meditate for a long time; as with most things in life, consistency beats intensity.

13. Acknowledge People's Efforts: Share credit wherever you can. Any time you work with others, go out of your way to acknowledge their contributions. Sharing credit almost never diminishes you, and it’s always remembered by others.

14. Respect Others' Opinion/Let Their Voice Be Heard: When a group you’re in has to make a decision, make sure everyone’s opinion is heard. Some people will actively solicit their own opinions. Others won’t unless they’re asked. Be the person in the group who makes sure everyone’s voice is heard.

15. Seek Out Positive Stories: Seek out good news. Based on the news, you’d think the world is falling apart. It isn’t. Crime and disease are going down, education and life expectancy are going up, and the world is mostly better now than it was ten years ago, but you’d never know that from watching the news. Seek out positive stories to balance out the media’s negativity.

16. Look for Someone's Best: Look for everyone’s best quality. If you look for a reason to hate someone, you’ll find it. If you look for a reason to like someone, you’ll find it.

17. Be Happy, Confident: Adopt the body language of a happy, confident person to feel happy and confident. Stand up straighter and you’ll feel more confident. Lean back, and you’ll feel more relaxed. Smile and you’ll feel happier. By controlling your body, you can control your mind.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara paid a visit to former Military President, Rtd. Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.

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As president, he hosts many foreign guests at Aso Rock. He is also meant to shake many hands.

Often, however, it doesn’t work out too well.

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This is not even within the country, its on the world stage and on the social media!!!



Watch the video and hear for yourself what the team had to say!!!

"Nobody cares about us...we didn't eat for 3 days...not everybody can run with stress"All we get from the Coaches was beef...we were training ourselves for this relay... We even heard somebody said they did us a favour by bringing us here..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QJjMUz7S8

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Yesterday troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B (7 DSGB), attached to 21 Brigade, along with 4 Civilian JTF, carried out clearance operation of suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Warpaya, Zenteleye, Mubarka, Jadawa and Yerwa villages.

During the operations, they encountered and engaged elements of Boko Haram terrorists in Jadawa and Yerwa in which they killed 7 terrorists. Unfortunately 4 soldiers were wounded in action.


The troops also recovered one Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifle with registration number ANT 015 (B/B No 0058), 2 motorcycles and 2 mobile phones. As the operations continued, the team also intercepted some of the Boko Haram terrorists with 75 rustled cows and 25 stolen sheep.

While returning to base, the team was ambushed by suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists. But the troops rose to the occasion and successfully cleared the ambush. They also encountered serious hardship because of bugging down of vehicles occasioned by marshy terrain.

In a related development, troops of 114 Task Force Battalion of 28 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with some members of vigilante group, also carried out similar exercise at suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts at Mbale and Madube on Monday.

During the operation, the troops killed 5 Boko Haram terrorists, while some of them were believed to escape with gun shot wounds. The troops rescued 22 persons held captives by the terrorists; comprising of 10 females, 6 males and 6 children. In addition, they also recovered 2 bicycles, 2 gas cylinders and 2 Dane Guns in the process.

Similarly, troops of 115 Task Force Battalion also conducted clearance patrol at Kilekasa and Kopchi villages. While they were advancing they cleared pockets of terrorists hibernating at Pumpum and Emi villages.

Troops of 117 Task Force Battalion also conducted confidence-building patrols within Gella, Gyadkwara and Ngyahi villages, as well as Mayo Bani village.

Their counterparts at 143 Battalion also conducted patrol up to Fattude, Gershisha, Wakara, Gadamayo and Barai villages. While troops of 115 Task Force Battalion along with about 60 vigilantes also carried out patrol at Kilekasa and Kopchi villages. They however observed that Kopchi has merged with Kikelasa village.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations


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Deputy Governor Of Bauchi State. NUHU GIDADO was pictured with his adorable twins at the just concluded Polo Tournament.



Lovely....

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National Bureau of Statistics, NBS said Nigeria's annual inflation rose to 16.5 percent in June from 15.6 percent in May.

The highest rate since October 2005, according to data on the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA’s website.

Here are five implications every Nigerian should know...

- More Tough times ahead for Nigerians

- The value of the effect of inflation on savers and investors is that they lose purchasing power. The Nigerian naira will become less valuable with the passage of time.

- Wages and salaries will lag, cost of living increases, making families struggle to keep up as the price of everything from cornflakes to tuition increases faster than the take-home pay they receive from employers.
The 18,000 minimum wage will not be able to cater for certain things as it were before now.

For instance, it takes more Dollars, or Pounds Sterling, or Euros, or Yen, or Swiss Francs, to buy the same quantity of goods.

- Impact on stock markets: The rise in inflation impacts the market sentiments. it helps in driving the interest rates higher and hence borrowing becomes costly both from the market and financial institutions. Therefore, the valuations of capital-intensive companies and sectors come under pressure as their margins decrease due to the higher interest burden.




The International Monetary Fund said this month that Nigeria’s economy could contract for the first time in more than two decades this year as a fall in oil revenue and electricity shortages weigh on output. Gross domestic product contracted by 0.4 percent in the three months through March as the naira peg and restrictions on trading foreign currency led to a shortage of dollars needed to import fuel and materials for manufacturers.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, which kept its benchmark rate at 12 percent in May, will announce its next policy decision on July 26.


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Progress on Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Expansion of Sagamu-Ibadan section of Lagos-Ibadan Highway.

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An accident occoured on 3rd mainland bridge causing some traffic. Reports have it that the speeding vehicle Summersaulted in a n attempt to stop as it was about to collide with a car who reportedly stopped without signals.


No deaths were reported as at the time this report came in....


Hopefully nobody dies..

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Troops of Forward Operation Base, 33 Brigade deployed in Burra, Bauchi State along with some local vigilantes conducted patrol along Unguwar Kanawa-Rugar Abdulsalami-Diwa Village-Dutsen Zaki with the aim of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers operating in the general area.



The troops came in contact with some armed bandits at Jejin Dutsen Zaki (Dutsen Zaki Forest) in which there was exchange of gun fire that led to the death of 2 kidnappers and rescue of 2 kidnap victims.

The team also recovered 5 AK-47 rifles, 23 rounds of 7.62mm ammunitions and 4 Bajaj brand of motorcycles, as well as food items and clothing.



You are please requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium.


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Today, troops of 101 Battalion, 7 Division Garrison on foot patrol along with some elements of Civilian JTF, intercepted a suspected male suicide bomber at Sabon Gari Jidari.



The suspect carrying primed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in a blue stabilizer casing gave his name as Yusuf Tasiu.



He was dispossessed of the explosives while the Nigeria Police Explosive Ordnance Devices expert safely detonated it. The suicide bomber is currently being interrogated.

In a related development, Vigilante group at Njidari village, South East of Damboa, conducted clearance operations against suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideout close to Ngwalimeri village, east of Bale in Borno State.



The vigilante destroyed the camp and recovered 1 AK-47 rifle with registration number 565203224 with locally fabricated 5 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunitions and a pair of military uniform. The leader of the vigilante handed over same to the Headquarters of 25 Task Force Brigade in Damboa.



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The Nigeria Professional Football League Table After Week 26

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The Niger Delta Red Squad, the militant group operating from the Ohaji Egbema axis of Imo State, has alerted the Imo State Government and law enforcement agencies in the state of the expiration of their two weeks cease fire, adding that, the next phase of their operation would take the state by storm.

The group, which earlier said their agitation was against the inordinate exploitation and marginalisation of the oil bearing communities in the state, warned that Imo State and Nigeria will be shocked by their next attack. A terse statement posted on their Facebook page read, “Our two weeks seize-fire is almost coming to an end, and then we will start full operations. Imo State and Nigeria will be shocked at what we are going to do in our forthcoming attacks.”

The group seemed particularly peeved by comments made to the news media by the Brigade Commander of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze in Imo State, Brigadier- General Kay Niger Delta Red Devil declares biafra avengersIshyaku, though they did not specify the exact statement that got their attention.

According to another post on their Facebook wall, the group said, “Since the Brigade Commander of 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, thinks he can talk to media, let him wait for us at Owerri, we will teach Imo State lessons they will never forget as soon as our two weeks cease-fire elapses. Rochas Okorocha and Army General Ishyaku should get ready. We are coming.”



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Former Governor of Oyo State Dr Omololu Olunloyo and G.O of The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Adeboye meet today Covenant Sanctuary Ibadan as the G O was there for an important church Programme.

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An alleged leader of a top Niger Delta militant group has threatened President Muhammadu Buhari and his family with death in a video message that has been trending on social media.


In the video, a young man who wore a black pair of sun glasses is seen reading slowly from a written statement.

He reiterated his plan to kill the Nigerian President and his most popular child, Zahra.


Like other groups, he is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t76hdEP2KE0

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The Ministry of Tourism in Plateau on Saturday said it was planning an elaborate naming ceremony for its new “Lion King Lalong” brought in from the Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in Maiduguri.

The Commissioner for Tourism, Mr Peter Mwankon, told the News Agency of Nigeria,NAN, that the one-and-half-year-old cub replaced the older lion killed last year following its escape from cage during routine feeding in the Jos Wildlife Park.

Mwankon added that authorities regretted the killing of the lion which was due to some limiting circumstances.

He explained that the involvement of marksmen from the military and the police in tracking and killing the lion was to save the immediate community from danger as it could have turned untamed.

The commissioner said it was unfortunate that some animal rights campaigners claimed that the act constituted cruelty to animals.

Mwankon noted that the new replacement was through a trade by barter with the Sanda Kyarimi Zoological Park in Maiduguri, Borno, to add to the tourism potential of the Jos Wildlife Park.

He described the lion as a prime attraction to the park, expected to boost the state’s Internally Generated Revenue and developmental projects.

Mwankon gave an assurance that the management of the park had put modalities in place to forestall animals escaping from their cages within the park.

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PHOTOS: Nigerian Triplet John, Peter And Jamie Obidiegwu Celebrate Their 7/7 Birthday

Nigerian triplet John, Peter and Jamie Obidiegwu are truly one in a million.



The statistics for triplets, not to mention naturally conceived identical triplets is a very rare occurrence – said to be one in a million.



The triplets are celebrating their birthday on an equally special day – the 7th day of the 7th month, 7 denoting good luck and completion in a lot of cultures and religions.



Here are some photos of the very handsome triplets.


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Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, is locked down by an anti-graft mass protest.



The protesters are chanting anti- Governor Ayodele Fayose songs as they march round the city.



According to Gboyega Adeoye, an Ekiti indigene, “I saw all these coming long ago. There is a limit to grandstanding, particularly when one is with little or no reputation. It is a case of over stretched luck.



And it is sad that one can have two undue chances and squandered them.”


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PHOTO: Those Who Killed Skye Bank


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The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops have detected and gunned down three Boko Haram female suicide bombers, killing both instantly.

The troops said the three female suicide bombers attempted to attack Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the outskirt of Monguno town along Marte road.

The Army spokesman, Sani Usman made this disclosure in a statement issued on Monday, disclosing that two civilians were injured by explosive the suicide bombers were strapped on when it exploded.

He said injured persons were taken to the 8 Task Force Division’s medical facility for medical attention.

Usman further explained that the third suicide bomber that followed a different route exploded some distance before troops plied along the same road at about 7.10am.

He however disclosed that troops have taken over the area and have placed restriction of movement into Monguno.


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Scores of Muslim pilgrims from Lagos state gathered at the Kaabah to pray for Akinwunmi Ambode, the state governor, at the weekend.

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According to reports, the owners of four randomcars were abducted by unknown gunmen along Kaduna-Abuja road yesterday. Their vehicles were abandoned on the highway as the drivers were taken forcefully in broad day light. This was revealed by Abubakar Yusuf, who shared the pictures online for possible identification of the car owners.

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