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Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs, has revealed that he was once addressed as a dog by a white woman while London.

The 75-year-old thespian attended the prestigious Royal Academy of the Arts in London and featured in a lot of British theatre and film productions till he returned to Nigeria many years later.

Jacobs told Punch that he was a victim of racism in many occasions in the UK.

He said, “I was a victim of racism all the time. You felt it in the way the people looked at you and in their attitude toward you. But you could not do anything about it. I could not take somebody to court for that.

“A white woman once called me a dog. She had a vacant room for rent. But when I approached her, she asked if I didn’t see the ‘No dogs’ sign on her door.

“Before I could respond, she said that a dog was better than me and then slammed the door in my face. I felt so bad that I almost decided to return to Nigeria.”


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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/apc-sacks-publicity-secretary.html

Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has sacked its state Publicity Secretary, Godwin Erhahon.

Erhahon had been on suspension for over three months.

His removal followed a vote of no confidence by the state executive committee of the party.

The committee, consequently, appointed another APC leader from Orhiomwon Local Government Area, Mr. Chris Azebamwen, as his replacement.

Erhahon had been suspended for allegedly making statements that embarrassed the party.

Reacting to his dismissal on Friday, Erhahon said it was an indication that the merger between the APC and the defunct Congress for Progressive Change had been “wiped out.”

According to him, “I thank God that was how it ended. All my entitlement in the party has been withheld since July last year.

“This month (August) made it the 14th month; the three-month suspension was supposed to end in March but it lingered till Thursday. So, it did not come to me as a surprise”.

He, however, noted that former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, is not behind his removal.

“I use to think that the immediate past governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, was behind it. But I have seen (that) he has no hand in it. He was against it and he is still against it.

“The implication is that the merger between the CPC and the APC in the state has been completely wiped out.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/buhari-resign-now-if-you-truly-have.html


President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to resign from office if truly he is a man of integrity as he claims.

Concerned Nigerians, a civil society group championing the #resumeOrResign protest made this call on Thursday at the fourth day of their protest at the Unity Fountain, Maitama

The group accused aides of President Muhammadu Buhari of “holding him captive.”

The coalition reminded Buhari that he once asked late President Musa Yar’Adua to resign or be impeached when the latter was sick in 2010, stressing that he should toe the path of honour by doing so.


Addressing newsmen at the Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, the convener, Deji Adeyanju, said Buhari should leave office if he knew what integrity meant.

He said, “We must tell the man (Buhari) who said he had integrity, the man who asked Yar’Adua to resign in 2010 when he was sick, the same thing he said to the late president is the same request we are making to him. A President that has been sick for 94 days would resign if he has integrity.”

The activist added “posterity would be unkind to all those that visited Buhari but failed to advise him to do the right thing because of selfish reasons.”

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A former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to underestimate the threat of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, but fight him to wrestle Ekiti from his grip in 2018.

Osoba also advised members of the party to work in unison to win both Ekiti and Osun elections in 2018; stressing that the outcome of the elections will determine Ogun and Oyo general polls in 2019.

The APC chieftain said this while addressing party leaders and supporters in his Ibara Government Reservation Area (GRA) residence in Abeokuta.

The former governor noted that the APC needed to embrace internal democracy and shun all manner of imposition to strengthen its chances in the coming elections.

Osoba said some ex-governors that installed ‘anointed candidates’ became sworn enemies with them months after.

He said: “Don’t let us underestimate Fayose. You must fight him.

“We cannot afford to play with Osun either. Those two states are important. If we

can do clear primaries in these two states and APC wins, then whatever happen in Ekiti and Osun must happen in Oyo and Ogun when it gets to our turn to deliver.”

It could be recalled that Osoba had earlier said no single individual within the APC, no matter how highly placed, could determine where the next governor of the state would come from in 2019.



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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/ncc-stops-globacoms-free-data-day-promo.html

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stopped Globacom Nigeria’s plans to offer free data to all its subscribers on Friday, August 11, 2017.

This was contained in a letter signed by Sunday Dare, NCC Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, for Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, on Tuesday.

The commission explained that the promotion was not in line with what was approved by the regulator.

Glo had annouced that eligible subscribers, will enjoy as much as 200 megabytes of data for free, in what it called the “free data day”.


“Please refer to the commission’s letter dated 14th March, 2017 conveying approval for your Glo overload promotion. It has however come to our notice that Globacom Nigeria Ltd has been implementing the above regulatory approval in breach especially given your recent media campaign on the ‘Glo free data offer’, a clear departurre from terms and condition of the approval given for the Glo overload promotion

“Consequent upon the above, you are hereby directed to suspend implementation of the Glo overload promotion from your network with immediate effect,” the letter read.

NCC also summoned the chief executive officer (CEO) of Globacom Nigeria, Gladys Talabi, to a meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja for August 17, 2017.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/how-we-will-vote-buhari-osinbajo-out-in.html

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed one of the strategies the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will employ in voting out President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo in 2019.

Fani-Kayode said members of PDP from the North and Southern part of Nigeria will work together towards ensuring that Buhari does not remain as President in 2019.

The former spokesperson of ex- President Goodluck Jonathan campaign organization made the declaration while featuring on Channels television programme, Politics Today.

When asked, “Where will you advise your party to pick its presidential candidate from?


Responding, Fani-kayode said, “That matter as far as I’m aware has already been settled, the PDP has already zoned the presidency to the North, Chairmanship of the party to the South and of course the Vice President will come from the South.

“And that is the determination that was made sometimes back and we are working towards that.

“Whether North or South, we are one party, one people and we will move forward together to get Buhari and Osinbajo out of power in 2019.”

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/saraki-sacks-over-96-of-his-aides.html

Nigeria’s Senate president, Bukola Saraki has reportedly fired his Director of Protocol, Arthur Ndiwe, Head of Administration, Mrs Folasade Adigun and 96 others to scale down the number of his aides.

According to Daily Trust, the affected aides have been issued sack letters through the office of the Chief of staff, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed.


With the mass sack, the Senate President’s assistants have been reduced from over 300 to a little above 200.

Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun reportedly have hundreds of aides weighing down the National Assembly.

According to the report, the Special Adviser to Saraki on legal matters, Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi has also resigned.

http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/saraki-has-returned-all-pensions.html

The Kwara State Government has said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has returned all the pensions he collected so far as a former two-term governor of the state.

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, said the claim emanated from the Kwara State Government, and he neither confirmed nor denied it.

The Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, in a statement on Wednesday said the attention of the state government had been drawn to issues surrounding the payment of pensions to former governors of the state, especially Saraki.

Gold said, “The (Kwara State) Government not only stopped the payment of the said pension, the amount already paid into Saraki’s account since he left office was deducted from the money owed to him as well as his other outstanding lawful entitlements.

“In view of the foregoing, it should be noted that neither the Kwara State Government, nor Saraki, violated the state pension law or any other law for that matter.

“The State Pension Law empowers the state government to pay pension to former governors of the state.

“The Kwara State Government will want to reiterate the fact that it was Dr. Saraki who, of his own volition, considered the morality of the situation in which the pension would put him since he is still a serving Senator and chose to abandon his legal rights.

“We believe he should be commended for the decision.”

Gold added, “It is the hope of the Kwara State Government that this clarification will end all the controversy about this issue.”

The SSG said Saraki, as a two-term governor of the state, was entitled to pensions as stipulated by the third schedule, Paragraph D (i) of the Governor and Deputy Governor (Payment of Pension) Law, No. 12 of 2010 of Kwara State.
He added that the said pensions had been duly remitted to his (Saraki’s) account, like other former governors, since he left office.

He, however, said that when, via a letter dated August 20, 2015 addressed to the state government, Saraki requested that the payment of pensions to his account be stopped and the amount already credited to the account be refunded to the (Kwara State) Government, the state government promptly complied.

http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/well-expose-those-behind-protest.html

Youths from the 19 Northern states and Abuja under the aegis of Arewa Youth Forum, AYF, have alleged that some officials of the presidency, Northern governors and South West politicians were behind the protest against President Muhammadu Buhari.

They called on the politicians to immediately call those they described as their ‘attack dogs’ to order or face being exposed.

A statement issued by AYF National president, Alhaji Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu and made available to newsmen in Kaduna, Wednesday said they were pained that the same situation that happened during the Late president Umar Musa Yar’adua is trying to repeat itself.

The statement noted that instead of the Northern politicians to come together and fight for the interest of the region, they are busy positioning themselves for the post of Vice president.

It accused the northern governors who they said won election on the back of President Muhammadu Buhari’s popularity as not doing enough, saying they are either been cowed into silence by people like Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose or are busy holding meetings negotiating for the Vice President’s slot.

The statement reads, “Let it be known that we are not unmindful of what is happening in Nigeria. We know those that are behind the protest against the President, as a group we are giving them 7 days to call their attack dogs to order or we will have no option than to expose them.

“For the avoidance of doubt, we are aware that Southwest politicians are behind the plot, they are colluding with some Northern governors and some elements of the presidency who do not wish the country and President Muhammadu Buhari well. But their time is ticking.

“The funny thing about these northern governors is that many of them won their elections on the back of President Buhari, we wonder why they are now interested in themselves and very ready to sell the man who is their benefactor for a plate of porridge.

“It is the same situation that happens during the late Umaru Musa Yar’adua that wants to repeat itself. But instead of fighting for the region, these governors are busy holding nocturnal meetings and negotiating for the position of Vice president, but we will soon expose them.

“A Governor from the South West, Ayodele Fayose is been used for their crusade against the President, but our northern governors are only murmuring in their chambers afraid to confront him. But let it be known that as people committed to the emancipation of the north and the unity and development of the country as a whole, we cannot be cowed into silence by anybody.

“We know that it is the fundamental rights of every Nigerian to protest, but protest must have a human face. We believe that President Buhari has done the right thing by handing over power to the acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo who has been discharging his duties without hindrance.

“Those behind the scenes beating the drums of political discord should watch their steps. We are unto them.”
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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/why-i-respect-atiku-fani-kayode.html

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed why he has respect for former vice-president of the country, Atiku Abubakar.

Writing on his Twitter page on Wednesday morning, Fani-Kayode stated that Atiku “understands our challenges”.

He tweeted: “I respect @atiku. He supports restructuring and has warned about the looming genocide of Igbos in the north. He understands our challenges.”


Last month, Atiku said the kind of restructuring he wants to see in Nigeria, is that which takes “power from the elite and give it to whom it belongs.”

Abubakar also noted that the purpose of restructuring was to “eliminate those policies that feed the mindset that drives the sharing behavior.”

http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/45-year-old-man-slumps-dies-after.html

A 45-year-old married man has allegedly slumped and died after having sex with his girlfriend at her apartment in War College Estate, Gwarimpa, Abuja.

FCT police said the deceased visited his girlfriend identified as Bridget at about 10:00am. and was preparing to leave after they made love.

According to Daily Trust, the woman, who immediately after his death reported the matter at the police station, said, “She was in the bathroom when her lover slumped and died.”

The Gwarinpa Divisional Police Officer, CSP Nuruddeen Sabo, said the woman was in custody and the body has been taken to Asokoro District Hospital for autopsy.

He added that investigation is ongoing.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/biafra-register-political-party-if-you.html

National Chairman of the Independent Democrats, Edozie Madu, on Tuesday mocked the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to register a political party to test his popularity.

The leader of the Independent Democrats made the remark while stressing that Kanu lacks the power to stop any election in the country.

Speaking in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Madu described IPOB’s threat to disrupt the upcoming governorship election in November as an “empty one.”

According to Madu, “If Nnamdi Kanu of IPOB thinks his movement is popular he should form a political party where he will have all the powers and legitimacy to participate in elections the way he thinks.

“We are fully prepared and ready for the Anambra governorship election. We don’t listen to such talks. We don’t want to be distracted because we are out to win.”

Madu, who condemned the killings of worshippers at the St. Philips Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Anambra State, described the act as “barbaric and satanic.”

He assured that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government would not allow the perpetrators of such dastardly act to go unpunished.

http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/aregbesola-breaks-down-in-tears-says.html

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on ‎Friday, described the death of his mother as a big blow to the Aregbesola dynasty and womanhood.

TITOPE BLOG reports that Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola died at the age of 84 years on Tuesday and was buried on the same day in her residence, Ilesa, Osun state according to Islamic rites.

But while hosting the Kwara state Governor who paid him a condolence visit over the death of his mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola, he said it was a great loss.

The governor who broke down in tears while eulogizing his mother, said the demise had in no doubt caused him deep sorrow, describing it as a ‘deep disaster.’

“My mother would have been 85 years in the next few weeks if she had not died, but even at 90 years, I will not wish her dead.

“So it is a deep sorrow that I have to lose my mother as her death was not only shocking but painful to me personally.

“Her death has made me to know further that it is very tough to lose one’s mother, aside looking good on camera, within me, I have a feeling of great loss, but I am consoled with the voluminous condolences and expression of sympathies and love from all quarters.

“This is an attestation to the fact that my mother is very happy in her new station most especially for the expression of concerns and sympathies received across faiths and personalities from all walks of life.

“May God translate all these grieves, condolences to rewards for my mother wherever she is now and grant her soul the best place in the Aljana Fridao (paradise).

“May Allah spare the lives of those she left behind and make us live longer.”

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/breaking-archbishop-of-canterbury.html

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Friday, paid a personal visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Abuja House, London.

This was confirmed by Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a statement.

Adesina said Welby and his principal are friends, who share deep respect for each other.

“The cleric pledged to continue praying for both President Buhari and Nigeria,” Adesina said.

“In his response, the Nigerian president thanked Archbishop Welby, whom he noted had always stood by him at critical times, and wished him God’s continued grace in his spiritual duty of leading the Anglican Communion worldwide.

“It will be recalled that when former British prime minister, David Cameron described Nigeria as a ‘fantastically corrupt’ country ahead of an anti-corruption summit in London in 2016, Archbishop Welby had retorted: ‘But this particular President (Buhari) is actually not corrupt’,” he added.

In March, the Archbishop also paid a goodwill visit to Buhari during his medical vacation in London, UK.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/senate-orders-arrest-of-business-mogul.html

Senate orders arrest of business mogul, Mike Adenuga, others over N30 trillion revenue scam

Senate has toughened its stand against Chief Executive Officers of companies involved in over N30trillion revenue scam, directing the Nigeria Police Force to arrest the Chief Executive Officers(CEOs) of Crown Flour Mills, Glo Mobile and 28 others for failing to honour the invitation on Friday.

The other companies are British American Tobacco, CCECC, Dana Group, Olam Int. Ltd, Hong Xing Steel Co. Ltd, Visafone, African Wire, Star comments and Allied Ltd, Aarti Steel Nig. Ltd.

Others are Abyem-Diva Int. Ltd, Gagasel Int., Friesland Capina, Etco Nig., Edic Chemicals and Allied Distributors, De United Foods, Don Climax Group, Skill G NIG Ltd, Premium Seafood and La Rauf Nig.Ltd.

Others include Standard Metallurgical Co. Ltd, Kam Industries, IBG Investment Ltd., Orazulike Trading Co. Ltd and Popular Foods Ltd.

Also affected are CEOs of A-Kelnal Integrated & Logistics Services, African Industries, African Tiles & Ceramics as well as ZTE Nigeria.

The Senate had invited 63 firms but only 33 honoured the invitation.

The Chairman of the Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, gave the directive at the committee’s investigative meeting on Friday in Abuja.

He said the refusal of the CEOs to honour the invitation despite several reminders was a disrespect for the National Assembly as an institution.


Uzodinma said the 8th Senate would not tolerate such behaviour from anybody particularly in the present situation that involves Federal Government funds.

According to him, investigations carried out by the joint commiittee showed several forms of infractions that have cost the country huge amount of money.

He said the development in the country currently in recession was a disservice to the nation.

”It is no longer going to be business as usual.

”We have directed the Nigeria Police Force to arrest the heads of the firms and bring them before us.

”If we can suspend our recess as lawmakers to see to the end of this investigation, I see no reason why the firms that have been indicted would not come to defend themselves,” he said.

The chairman asked the firms that honoured the invitation to go through the documents given to them and report back next week to defend themselves.

The Senate had mandated the joint committee to carry out an extensive investigation into alleged N30 trillion revenue leakage in the the import and export value chain between 2006 and 2017.

The committee has so far interfaced with the commercial banks indicted in the matter as well as relevant government agencies and is currently meeting with companies.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/nigerian-found-dead-in-his-apartment-in.html

Indonesian police yesterday August 3rd, discovered the body of a Nigerian man simply identified as Onyebuchi in his apartment.

Nigerian community in Indonesia were shocked when his lifeless body was found in his apartment few weeks after he was declared missing.

The cause of his death is yet to be known.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/we-are-ready-to-give-nigerians-new.html



The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said that the National Assembly was ready to legalize a new Minimum Wage for Nigerians.

He, however, said that the legislature was only waiting for the executive to make a formal presentation to the National Assembly on the issue.

Saraki, who made this known in Abuja, said that the senate was aware of the need to review the current minimum wage.

He said that all the indices upon which the last minimum wage of N18, 000 was approved had changed and that there was, therefore, no need leaving the wage unchanged.

He acknowledged that the sufferings of Nigerians were glaring, and said that the national assembly was only waiting for the executive to present a bill for a wage review.

“We are in support; we are waiting for the executive. We have told them to go ahead with the idea.

“I have said it myself and the Speaker of House of Representatives said it the last time that we are fully in support. We are waiting for the executive to make a move on it.

“We are prodding the executive to do that; we have done that many times and we are still doing that.

“It is justifiable to have a new minimum wage. How will it not be if you look at the challenges the people are going through.

“More so, all the indices have changed since then, and should that be the only index that should stay the same? It is not possible,” he said.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/photo-news-charlyboy-shuts-down-benue.html

Commercial activities in Makurdi, the Benue State capital were brought to a standstill on Thursday as Maverick singer and social crusader, Charles Oputa staged a mother of all rally tagged, ‘Our Mumu Don Do.’

AreaFada, as the activist is fondly called led coalition of angry Nigerians at the rally, aimed at sensitizing Nigerians on the importance of voter registration.

Charlyboy said it was high time Nigerians stood against bad governance that had ruined the nation for years.

http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/ekiti-2018-fayemi-gets-campaign-team.html

Loyalists of former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday set up a campaign structure, JKF Movement, for his yet-to-be declared
ambition to run for the 2018 governorship race.

The JKF Movement, is a platform raised to mobilise voters and sell the candidacy of the Minister of Mines and Steel Development in all polling units, wards, local government areas and senatorial districts in the state.

They said the move was premised on what they called “the reality on ground today in the state indicating that we have missed a great opportunity in our failure to continue to enjoy Dr. Fayemi’s services as demonstrated by the unprecedented development witnessed during his four-year tenure.”

Speaking after its inauguration in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Chairman of JKF Movement, Pastor Ade Kolade, explained that the main focus of the group was to champion Fayemi’s development vision and ideals and to create awareness that “the current stalment in Ekiti’s development process can be reversed.”

He said Ekiti has retrogressed since Fayemi left office three years ago hence the need to encourage him to come back to power and continue his development agenda for Ekiti to join the league of developed states in Nigeria and a model of good governance.
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Speaking on the exoneration of Fayemi by the Oba Ademola Ajakaiye-led special panel which investigated the ex-governor on the alleged
mismanagement of N852 million State Universal basic Education (SUBEB) funds, Kolade called on Fayose to disband the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe his (Fayemi’s) four-year tenure.

Kolade said: “We condemn Governor Fayose for setting up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe Fayemi after an earlier panel he raised to probe the former governor had exonerated him in the SUBEB loan allegation in Access Bank.

“We advise him (Fayose) to disband the (judicial) panel immediately because we see it as a witch-hunting tactic to ruin Fayemi’s integrity and put his sterling records in jeopardy and leave his political credentials in tatters

“To come back to the path of development again, we call on Dr. Kayode Fayemi to come back and restore the lost glory of the state because Ekiti cannot afford to take another risk anymore.”

Director of JKF Centre, Mr. Biodun Omoleye, said, “Ekiti is witnessing its darkest moment in her history” with standard of living falling everyday urging the people of the state to take their destiny in their hands by aligning with the Fayemi vision to restore the glory years.
He regretted that development partners have left the state while many businesses and banks are closing down owing to “harsh policies” of the current government.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/mmm-returns-with-new-strategy.html

Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM), which collapsed months ago, has made a return.

A letter displayed on the pages of participants of the scheme, urges them to invite new members. Members must invite new participants and register them as referrals to qualify for the contest.

The ponzi scheme is offering cash prizes between N30,000 and N500,000 in a “Promo-Task Contest.”

The letter reads in part: “MMM Nigeria launches Promo-Task Contest.

“MMM Nigeria launches the first Promo-Task Contest – which a relevant section has been created for the contest in the Personal Office.

“Winners are selected based on the number of points received for completing promo-tasks. Whoever receives the biggest number of points becomes the winner.

“The contest period is from Monday to Sunday while at the end of each week; winners are announced and awarded Mavros (cash prizes) available for output.

“In the first contest, there are 50 prizes. First place will win N500,000; second place N300,000 and third place winner will take home N200,000.

“Fourth place to 10th place winner get N100,000 each; 11th to 30th place wins N50,000 each while participants who placed 31th to 50th wins N30,000 each.

“Members can complete both online and offline tasks with focus to promoting the community and contribute to growth of the scheme.

“The promo-task contest is a serious tool aimed at community growth, and as such, would be continuously adjusted and refined to enable MMM Nigeria to overcome.”

MMM has been mired in controversies, after it placed a one-month freeze on all withdrawals in December 2016.

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http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/2019-im-not-running-as-atikus-vice.html

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday dismissed reports claiming he would run alongside former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019.

An online platform [Not DAILY POST] had it that PDP has “quietly” settled for Atiku as Presidential candidate and Fayose as the Vice President.

But reacting to the report, Fayose through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka said it is one of “the many mystery” of the platform.

Speaking with DAILY POST, Olayinka said his principal had no knowledge of such decision by the former ruling party.

Olayinka said his principal, who is the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum will in October officially announce his president ambition.


According to Olayinka, “I saw the report on Saharareporters like every other person; that will be one of the many mysteries of Sahareporters. As I’m talking to you, there is nothing like that.

“Fayose will officially declare his intention to run for the presidency latest by October. This issue of Fayose vying for presidency with Atiku is not correct.”

Commenting on whether the former ruling party is working towards luring the former Vice President away from the All Progressives Congress, APC, and back to the party, Lere said, “The party is trying to bring back every member that left as a result of the crisis, not only Atiku,” he said.

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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has pleaded with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Fani-Kayode, on his Twitter page, described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as “divided and dying” and hailed Atiku as “a man of courage”.

He wrote: “The @APCNigeria is divided and is dying. I call on @atiku,a man of courage, to return back to @OfficialPDPNig. We love u and that is ur home.


On Tuesday, Atiku criticized the APC, over failure to organise statutory meetings for the organs of the party.

He stated that the situation shows lack of internal democracy.

Atiku said this at the 2nd Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) Annual Conference 2017 on Internal Party Democracy.

Among those in attendance were the APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Shaibu Lawal, who represented the party’s National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun.

http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/08/20-greatest-sex-tips-revealed.html

Sex is a form of activity that should be enjoyed, fun-filled, bring sweet memories and create lasting bond between two adults.


To have a great time, below is a list of 20 greatest tips that will help you.

Broken down under 3 categories – Nutrition, Lifestyle, Technique – these tips culled from Mens’ Health will not only make you become better at sex, it will also make your partner come back for more

Nutrition


1. Watermelon is a natural Viagra. A 110g serving contains roughly 150mg of citrulline which will increase the duration of intercourse by 3.8 minutes.


2. Cheese contains 10 times more arousing phenylethylamine (PEA) than chocolate. Make it more sexy and less Dairylea, with a fondue set.


3. That skinful last night makes sex even better than a bacon sarnie. The alcohol in your blood widens blood vessels and keeps blow flowing to the penis.


4. Make your morning-after even better than the night before – with salmon. It’s high in arginine, which prolongs arousal. Serve it on top of scrambled egg on toast.


5. Finish off a meal with some apple pie. The US scent arouses our British roses, increasing her genital sensitivity by up to 24%.


6. Increase your sperm count by up to 74% by regularly eating a range of zinc-rich foods, such as beef, pecans and pine nuts.

Lifestyle


7. The thrill really is in the chase. Running 3.5 hours per week boosts sex drive by 75%.

8. Squeeze in some press-ups and sit-ups. Muscular men have an average four more sexual partners than their less muscle-bound bros.


9. Get a few extra winks. Sleeping for longer allows the body to produce more testosterone, which increases your sex drive.


10. Do it on the sofa once in a while. Novelty produces more dopamine, giving a stronger orgasm. Unless your flatmates are in of course.

11. Stress destroys your sex drive. Counter this and increase blood flow to your penis by taking a bath at 38°C – invite her in, too.


12. Coffee table literature. She’s visually titillated by the same sights as you – make sure it’s high-brow erotic.


13. Find a birthday girl celebrating all the threes. This is the age where a woman reaches her sexual zenith thanks to peaking libido and experience.

Technique


14. Kivin method: put two fingers either side of the clitoris, sweeping your tongue back and forth while applying pressure to her perineum.


15. Massage oil with primrose oil and vitamins C and E will increase her sexual desire and the frequency of orgasms.


16. Gentle biting brings blood to the skin’s surface making you more sensitive to touch, meaning you both come more quickly.


17. For better orgasms, have sex doggy style. The intensity is 18% stronger in this position as it directly stimulates the frenulum.


18. The Coital Alignment Technique allows simultaneous orgasms. Lift yourself up so the base of your penis makes contact with her clitoris.


19. 6 out of 10 women are keen to try something new but are afraid to speak up. If she’s looking into your eyes she wants you to take control.


20. Massage after sex maintains the flow of the feel-good hormone oxytocin so she’ll orgasm easier the second (and third, and fourth…) time around.

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The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ago-Okota Police Station, Yusuf Abdul, has confirmed a story that made the rounds on social media last weekend about a girl, simply identified as Happiness, who her boyfriend, out of jealousy, allegedly killed for talking with her ex-boyfriend.

It was alleged that the deceased’s lover, Victor, hosted a birthday party for her in a hotel on Ago-Palace Way, Lagos.

While the party was going on, the man saw the lady conversing with her former boyfriend and left in anger.

Happiness was said to have returned to Victor’s home after the party and a quarrel ensued which led to her death.

A neighbour who narrated the story on social media wrote: “We heard them quarreling, but we thought it was a normal verbal war, until we did not hear Happiness. We decided to find out what was happening, only to meet the lifeless body of Happiness.

“When Victor saw us, he tried to escape, but we held him and quickly alerted the police from Ago-Okota Division, who came to the scene and arrested him.”


Confirming the incident to journalists, the Ago-Okota Police boss said: “On Saturday, July 29, 2017, around 12 midnight, one Osuh came and reported that they heard loud screaming coming from his neighbour’s apartment.

“He said when he came out to find out what was going on, in company with others, they saw the lifeless body of Happiness whose address and surname are unknown.

“We arrested one Victor, whom the deceased visited, as he was trying to escape. In a bid to frustrate investigation, the suspect hid the deceased’s phone on top of a fence after inserting it inside a packet of cigarettes that contained Indian hemp.

“During interrogation, the suspect told us that they went to a club along Ago-Palace Way to celebrate the deceased’s birthday but when they got there the deceased started talking with her ex-boyfriend and he left in anger for his house. Shortly after he got home, the deceased came to meet him and they had a fight that led to her death.”

When reporters had a chat with the suspect, he said: “I did not kill her. Someone else did because, I met her lifeless body outside my house.”

Happiness’ body has been deposited at a public hospital for autopsy.

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Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Chief Rochas Okorocha, has asked Nigerians to wait till 2019 before passing judgment on the APC led administration.

Okorocha said the country’s leaders were working hard on a daily basis and that Nigerians should be patient with the current government.

The governor said this in his speech during the Federal Government and PGF parley on Policy Synergy in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.

He recalled that the APC came to power in 2015, when Nigeria was already battling with an ailing economy, insecurity, corruption and other challenges.

“We want to appeal to Nigerians not to judge us from the past sins; we have only been in the mantle of leadership of this great country for two years.


“You should judge us when the mandate entrusted to us expired,” he said.

Okorocha condemned agitation by people from some sections of the country, who were calling for secession.

“We are one united country and Nigeria will always remain indivisible; we don’t know who is Hausa, Yoruba or Igbo. Our determination is to stamp out hunger and bring democratic dividend to the citizens,” he said.

Host governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, in his welcome address, said APC governors had a duty of ensuring accountability, transparency and good governance.

“The enthusiasm and patriotism of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo show that the country is getting it right” he said.

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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is consulting with the Lagos State Government for Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) lanes along the Apapa route to ease traffic gridlock.

Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Usman noted that the introduction of BRT lanes along the corridor will discourage port road users from plying the route in their personal vehicles and further improve traffic management along port area.

“The management is also aware of the menace of commercial vehicle drivers along the roads leading in and out of Apapa.

“And in order to reduce the menace, the management of NPA is already in talks with the officials of Lagos State Government with a view to introducing BRT along the Apapa Traffic corridor.

“It is our belief that when BRT is introduced, this will discourage port workers from plying the route in their personnel vehicles which will in turn improve traffic along the roads”, she stated.

The NPA boss added that the management of Tin Can Island Container Terminal (TICT) was being involved in finding solution to all the operational challenges being encountered by the concessionaire.

On the refusal of shipping companies and tank farm operators to use their holding bays for receipt of empty containers and trucks waiting to load respectively, she pointed out that the authority will hold an interactive session with concerned groups where such issues would be treated.

According to Usman, shipping companies would be directed to use their holding bay for receipt of empty containers.

She disclosed a letter has been written to the Directorate of Petroleum Resources, an agency of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on the need to direct all tank farms to have holding bay for tankers to avert unnecessary queue of trucks along the corridor.

Usman assured that issue of multiple security check points had been stopped with the directive given to all security agencies to carry out their statutory functions in a single interface and “they have been directed not to stop any truck loaded with cargo within and outside the port under the guise of security check”

The NPA also commended members of Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) for their concern and suggestions on ways to ease traffic flow during the construction work on Wharf-Leventis Road, Apapa.

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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos was the world’s richest person for less than a day, as Bill Gates reclaimed the top stop within 8 hours.

This was after Amazon weak earnings pushed the company stocks lower on Thursday.

Amazon said its net income declined to $197 million in the second quarter, from $857 million the same period last year, marking a massive 77 percent decline.

Revenue rose 25 percent to $38 billion from $30.4 billion, but that was not enough for Bezos to retain his title.

The e-commerce giant stock price plunged 3.2 percent to as low as $1,020 per share in after-hours trading, after they closed the day at $1,046 a share.



Bezos, who owns 17 percent of Amazon stocks, saw his net worth falling to $88.7 billion, according to Forbes’ World’s Billionaires Real Time Ranking.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates regained his title of world’s richest person with $89.8 billion of net worth, the ranking showed.

Amazon is still the world’s fourth biggest firm by market capitalisation behind Microsoft, while Facebook is closing on the e-commerce giant.

In fact, Facebook may surpass Amazon in market value if the latter’s shares continue to decline on Friday due to weak earnings, according to analysts.

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A-15-year old teenager was reportedly raped twice in one night by two men who are yet to be unidentified.

The incident took place early on Tuesday at Witton Station in Birmingham.

According to the report, the victim was reportedly with a friend at Witton train station at about 7pm when a man approached her and led her to a secluded area before raping her.

Shortly after the attack, the victim walked away from the area and flagged down a passing car to ask for help at about 2am after which she was raped for the second time by the same person who she expected could be of help.

According to authorities in Birmingham, United Kingdom, a major investigation has been launched into the matter.

One detectives from British Transport Police and West Midlands said Police launched a joint investigation to help identify the offenders and witnesses to the incidents.

“It is now vitally important we investigate exactly what happened on Tuesday morning as well as identifying offenders for both of these awful incidents.”

The police has put out a possible description of the offenders and have called on anyone with useful information to report to station nearby.

He said, ‘’The first offender is described as an Asian man in his early 20s with light skin, brown eyes, a skinny build, and about 6ft. He was wearing a grey track suit top and bottoms and black trainers.’’

‘’The second offender is described as an Asian man in his early 20s, 5ft 6ins to 5fit 7ins, of large build with a tight beard. He was wearing a blue jumper and black jeans.’’

DCI Fitzpatrick added: “Whilst this incident happened during the early morning and there may not have been many people around, I would be keen to speak with anyone who may have been in the area at the time.

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Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has tendered an unreserved apology to members of the House of Representatives on his alleged offensive comments on the 2017 budget.

The minister who appeared before the honourable members alongside his aides as early as 9.45am told the Aliyu Madaki-led adhoc committee that there was no time he deliberately disparaged the National Assembly as alleged.

The House had summoned Fashola to answer questions on the allegations that the House messed up with the Ministry’s 2017 budget.

Fashola had alleged that the Budget for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project was reduced from N31 billion to N10 billion.

He had also claimed that 2nd Niger Bridge budget was reduced from N15b to N10b(actually N12b to N7b); that about N3 billion or so was removed from Okene-Lokoja-Abuja Road; that the Budget for Mambila Power Project was also cut.

The investigative hearing is still on-going.

Details soon…

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The Senate on Thursday said there was a capital flight of $13.92 billion by MTN Nigeria between 2006 and 2016.

Senate confirmation was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions on the unscrupulous violation of the foreign exchange policy of the country by MTN Nigeria.

The senate report reads in part: “No doubt there is a disturbing evidence of Foreign exchange ‎hemorrhage in Nigeria especially in this period of recession.

“MTN Nigeria for instance repatriated over $1.3 billion annually since 2006, or $13.92 billion between 2006 and 2016.

“Just for one company, the phenomenon constitutes a huge outflow that could pose challenges for Foreign exchange and National monetary ‎stability”.

The Senate also directed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to sanction Stanbic IBTC for improper documentation in respect of capital repatriation and loan repayment amounting to $388 million and $199 million respectively.

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Boko Haram militants have returned to the Sambisa forest area in Borno state, the Nigerian Air Force confirmed on Thursday.

The Air Force also said its fighter jets and attack helicopters, had bombed the terrorists’ hideouts 108 times between April and July, 2017.

The Air Component Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, the military operation in the North-East, Air Commodore Tajudeen Yusuf, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Yola, Adamawa State.

“Intelligence surveillance and Reconnaissance reports through the second quarter of 2017 indicated a gradual return of the Boko Haram terrorist activities to the Sambisa Forest. There have been sightings of a few Boko Haram activities in the Sambisa general area, particularly in Parisu


“Hence, the air component conducted significant ISR missions in the Sambisa general area. On July 3, an air interdiction mission was conducted on Alagarno Camp. Several solar panels were seen on buildings in the location, which indicated that it was being used as a Command and Control facility.

“The NAF conducted air interdiction missions with the F-7Ni, Alpha jets, L-39ZA, Mi-17 and the Mi-35M attack helicopters to neutralise the Boko Haram terrorist targets within the theatre.

“A total of 108 air interdiction sorties were conducted from April to June 2017,” he said.