NEWS DIGEST – American Pop singer Mariah Carey has revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder.

She was diagnosed in 2001 but had only recently been taking medication.

Carey told People magazine in an interview on Wednesday that she got the diagnosis when she was hospitalised following an emotional and physical breakdown around the time of her critically panned movie “Glitter” in 2001.

She said she did not want to believe it and only sought treatment recently.

“I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me,” Carey told the celebrity magazine.





https://newsdigest.ng/entertainment/2018/04/12/maria-carey-bipolar-disorder/

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NEWS DIGEST – No fewer than 13 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2017 Batch A stream 1 will repeat their service in Anambra.

Mr Ebenezer Olawale, the NYSC Coordinator in the state, disclosed this at the passing out of the corps members in Awka on Thursday.

Olawale, however, did not give details of those who would either repeat the service and those whose service year was extended.

He said that of the 2,814 corps members, 2,801 satisfied the requirements of service and were accordingly issued discharge certificates.




ead:https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/04/12/lagos-nysc-loses-three-corps-members-23-to-repeat-service/

NEWS DIGEST – National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passionately appealed to Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo to reverse recent increase in the tuition fees in state-owned institutions in the state.

NANS National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Bestman Okereafor, said in a statement on Thursday in Enugu that the reserve became necessary in the interest of the teeming indigent students.

He said the recent increase in the tuition fees was alarming and beyond normal situation, adding that the development would be inimical to educational development of the state, if not reversed.






https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/04/12/nans-akeredolu-tuition-fees/

NEWS DIGEST – The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday in Abuja, made case for more budgetary allocation to the FCT.

The committee, headed by Sen. Dino Melaye decried the yearly dwindling budgetary allocations to the FCT.

Melaye said available records showed that the allocations to the FCT had dropped from N109 billion in 2008 to as low as N30billion in the 2017 fiscal year.

These came to the fore during 2018 budget defence session of the FCT in Abuja.




https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/04/11/senate-demands-funds-for-fct/

EWS DIGEST – The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on Wednesday sealed a petrol station affiliated to the downstream petroleum sector retail arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for selling fuel at N181 per litre.

The DPR Zonal Operations Controller for Abuja, Mr Abba Misau, said this shortly after sealing the station.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the station, which is located along the Kashim Ibrahim Way in Wuse 2 District of Abuja, had reportedly been under-dispensing petrol to its customers.




https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/04/11/nnpc-station-selling-petrol/

NEWS DIGEST – Sex allegations hanging on the neck of a Professor in the Accounting Department of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Richard Akindele, who is accused of sextortion from his student has assumed a new twist.

Sequel to a recent expose on the lecturer’s randy conversation with his student, another ex-student of the institution has come out to testify that the embattled lecturer had ever demanded sex from her twenty years ago when she was a student of the University.

A popular presenter on African Independent Television, AIT, Lara Owoye-Wise, through her Facebook page, revealed that a former student of the department also made the same allegations through a personal inbox sent to her.

https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/04/11/oau-alumnus-prof-akindele/

NEWS DIGEST – Police on Wednesday said 82 people died on Indonesia’s Java island after drinking
home-made alcohol.

National police spokesman Setyo Wisasto said the victims died in West Java province and Jakarta
after consuming cheap home-made alcoholic drinks,

He said 80 others have been hospitalised.

Authorities in the city of Bandung declared a health emergency after 45 people died there.




https://newsdigest.ng/health/2018/04/11/people-die-indonesia-alcohol/

NEWS DIGEST – The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five serving policemen over the alleged robbery attempt on one Mr Immanuel James, at Ago-Palace way, Okota, a Lagos suburb.

The suspects — two Inspectors and three Sergeants –were identified to be operatives attached to Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS), Ipakodo.

The command’s spokesman, SP Chike Oti, who confirmed their arrest to newsmen on Tuesday, said that the men were not operatives from the Federal SARS, Ikeja Unit as reported.

He, however, said that one Insp. Jude 

Read: https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/04/11/sars-officers-nabbed/

NEWS DIGEST – Wale Odunsi, Deputy Editor at DAILYPOST, has petitioned the Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris over alleged threat to his life by Edward Onoja, the Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

In a petition submitted to the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday, April 9, Mr Odunsi stated that Mr Onoja threatened to kill him.

Part of the petition reads: “Mr Onoja called me at exactly 110:39 am Sunday, April 8, 2018, via phone number 07088698212. The call was less than three minutes. (Please see call record screenshot).

https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/04/11/edward-onoja-threatens-odunsi/

NEWS DIGEST – A young Nigerian artist, Silas Onoja has break the internet for incorporating water into his hyper realistic oil paintings.

News Digest gathered that his works have continued to receive a lot of commendation from various social media users.

https://newsdigest.ng/metro/2018/04/11/artist-goes-viral-for/

NEWS DIGEST – Nigerian teenage singer, Ruti Olajugbagbe, has been crowned the winner of United Kingdom singing contest, The Voice UK.

The 18-year-old Nigerian defeated her runner-up Donel Mangena.

Olajugbagbe broke down in tears on Saturday night after host Emma Willis announced her as the winner.

Her coach Sir Tom Jones while describing her singing prowess said Olajugbagbe is ‘wonderful, magical, sincere’ singer. He said he is touched by her voice.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/04/10/nigerian-teen-ruti-olajugbagbe/

NEWS DIGEST – The death toll after multiple and coordinated armed robbery attacks on five banks in Offa, Kwara state has risen as more corpses have been deposited in morgues.

The robbery, which lasted for about 1hr 15 minutes this evening, led to the death of some residents, bank officers and security operatives.

As confirmed by NEWS DIGEST, banks robbed include branches of Guarantee Trust Bank, EcoBank,First Bank,Union Bank and Zenith Bank.

According to an eyewitness, identified simply as Mrs. Tijani, she said the attackers came in large numbers and distributed themselves into different groups in carrying out the raids on the banks.

https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/04/05/offa-kwara-in-pictures/

NEWS DIGEST – Rapper Olamide Adedeji a.ka. ‘Baddo,’ on Thursday, announced the launch of his Television Channel, `Voice Of The Streets (VOTS)’.

The launch date incidentally is the Science student crooner’s birthday and he described the station as “a birthday gift to myself.’’

He further dedicated the station to his family, especially his late mother who passed away recently, his son and his record label YBNL.

Olamide, 29, shared the news through his instagram handle @baddosneh, where he wrote, “I dedicate this television station to my late mum and dad. Thanks for letting me chase my dream.

“Also to my son Batifèori Maximiliano Adedeji when I look up in the sky I ask myself why am I trying to live, if I’m just living to die, but when I look down I see the answer.
https://newsdigest.ng/entertainment/2018/03/15/olamide-launches-tv-channel/

NEWS DIGEST – Ten persons were confirmed killed by gunmen that invaded rural settlements in Daffo District of Bokkos Local Government, Plateau State, on Friday.

Mr Danjuma Wabas, Councillor representing Daffo District in the Bokkos Local Government Council, who confirmed the figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the deceased were given a mass burial.

He said that those killed included five women, four men and an infant.

A NAN correspondent, who visited some of the affected villages, reports that many of them were burnt down while the fear-stricken villagers had fled to either Daffo, Bokkos or other areas of the state.

Among the houses razed down was that of a former Deputy Governor of Plateau.

Worst hit villages included Ngakudung, Farunhai, Mhorok, Ganda and Warrem-Hotom.

Also hit were Maidunna and Josho, where Sen. Joshua Dariye (APC/Plateau Central), took relief materials last week, following an attack on the village in February.

Some of the villagers, who spoke to NAN, said that the attackers wore “black uniform” and had sophisticated guns.

https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/03/10/10-killed-scores-plateau/

NEWS DIGEST – The Police in Enugu State have commenced a full scale investigation into an alleged incident in which a husband hacked his wife to death in Enugu city.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Friday in Enugu that the incident occurred on March 8.

Amaraizu, who did not disclose the location of the incident, said that the deceased, Mrs Nkechi Nnamani, was a mother of four children.

“It was gathered that the wife identified as Nkechi Nnamani, has been hale and hearty before the husband, Sunday Nnamani, allegedly hit her with an object on the head which left her in coma.
https://newsdigest.ng/metro/2018/03/09/man-hacks-wife-enugu/

NEWS DIGEST – A 28-year-old fashion designer, Rita Ogbuenyi, who allegedly hit her husband with a pestle on the head, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Ogbuenyi, who resides at 18, Diamond Estate, Ikeja, is facing a two-count charge of assault and breach of peace.

The prosecution alleged that the accused committed the offences on Dec. 10 at her residence.

Police Sgt. Christopher John said the accused hit the complainant, Mr Henshawell Ogbuenyi, with a pestle and injured him in the process.

“The accused assaulted her husband because he asked her not to go out with her friends.”

https://newsdigest.ng/metro/2018/03/07/fashion-designer-bail/

NEWS DIGEST – No fewer than 32 women aspirants across the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State have indicated interest in seeking elective office in the May 12 local government poll.

Mrs Florence Aya, the President of Women Mentoring and Leadership Initiative (WOMFOI), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Wednesday.

Aya said the women are seeking councillorship and chairmanship positions in the election.

She also said some woman had indicated interest to occupy the chairmanship position of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.

Aya further said that dozens of women aspirants had began to show interest in the House of Assembly as well as the National Assembly seats in the 2019 general elections.

She described the development as “good omen,” saying that the number of women interested in elective office in the state is on the increase due largely to the leadership mentoring of women by WOMFOI.
https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/03/07/32-women-contest-kaduna-lg-elections/

NEWS DIGEST – Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Fufore and Malkohi camps in Adamawa staged peaceful protests over lack of food in their camps.

The IDPs mostly Women and Children on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in their plight.

Adamawa has only two designated camps managed by NEMA and they are situated at Fufore and Malkohi villages with a total number of about 3,000 IDPs.

The IDPs, who mostly are from Borno, were in the two camps for over two years waiting to be evacuated to their state of origin.

The IDPs in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) complained that many families in the camps were in critical living conditions due to hunger.

Malam Adamu Bukar from Malkohi camp said that he has one wife and three children and they only eat once in a day.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/03/07/hundreds-idps-protest-food/

NEWS DIGEST – The Nigerian Army has flagged off the construction of 16 Brigade Camp Buratai in Yenagoa.

Delivering, his groundbreaking remarks, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai who was highly elated disclosed that it is a historical milestone.

He further stated that about a year ago he was in Bayelsa State for the operatinilzation of the Brigade and now he was pleased to be associated with the developmental strides that have taken place in the last one year.

He commended the Brigade Commander for interpreting his vision which is to ” To have a professionally responsive Nigerian Army in the discharge of its constitutional roles “. He further stated that the flag off of construction work is inline with President Buhari’s commitment to the welfare of troops, stressing that be places high premium on the welfare of personnel.

https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/03/06/army-camp-buratai-bayelsa/

NEWS DIGEST – Two undergraduates: Erinfolami Abdulazeez , 21, and Akorede Ajiga, 19, were on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly stealing IPhone5 and Tecno cell phones as well as N500-cash.

They are facing a three-count charge bothering on stealing before the Oye Ekiti Magistrates’ Court sitting in Oye-Ekiti in Ekiti.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Adeniyi Famodimu told the court that the accused committed the offences on Feb. 15, 2018 at 11 a. m. at Oye-Ekiti, in Oye-Ekiti Magisterial District.

Famodimu said that the accused persons conspired to unlawfully dispossess Olasupo Abdulmalik and Tomiwa Akinyemi of a memory card.

Other items collected from Abdulmalik and Akinyemi are a set of Iphone5 valued at N30,000 and a dual SIM Tecno Kaplus valued at N45,000 as well as N500-cash.

https://newsdigest.ng/metro/2018/03/06/2-undergraduates-docked-stealing-n500-cash/

NEWS DIGEST – Prof. Henry Ugboma, the new Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), says he has uncovered a money guzzling machine draining millions of Naira in the institution.
Ugboma told newsmen on Monday in Port Harcourt that the Cashless Service System (CSS) introduced for patients by the management of the institution was energising misappropriation of funds.
He said that the system was closed immediately he discovered the “machine’’ was driving fraud in the university’s financial management system.
“I suspended the cashless system because when I came and did a review of the system we discovered that the hospital is losing millions of Naira through it.
“But when we introduced direct payment we are now generating more funds.
“We will bring a new technology that will checkmate the system before we can restore it.
“We found out that the system is generating misappropriation of funds; we closed the system and reverted to the usual physical payment.
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Okene violence escalates, houses, vehicles vandalised in Adavi

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NEWS DIGEST – The political violence that erupted in Okene area of Kogi on March 3 has spread to Okehi and Adavi local government areas with many houses vandalised and several people injured.

Some of the victims of the violence told newsmen on Monday in a telephone interview that the armed and masked men moved about in four vehicles, attacking them from late Saturday night till the early hours of Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that seven houses and nine vehicles, including a motorcycle, were vandalised by the hoodlums in both local government areas.

Three persons were also injured by the attackers in Okehi area.

Among the victims were a two-term member of the House of Representatives, Abdulkarim Salihu, Mr Jude Sule, the state Financial Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) and the Chairman of the party in Okehi, Mr Adinoyi Aroke.
https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/03/05/okene-violence-adavi/

NEWS DIGEST – The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Monday, advised the public to be wary of electricity hazards and shun habits that poses danger to their lives and property while using electrical appliances.

The Regional Head of Communication IBEDC Ilorin Zone, Mr Asaju Kolawole, gave the warnings during a road show by the company.

The road show included distribution of flyers to members of the public while the staffs went round the metropolis singing, dancing and intermittently giving short enlightenment talks.

News Digest reports that at some risk prone areas such as Sawmill, Taiwo Road, Surulere, Unity, Post Office and Challenge, people were warned against building houses under power lines.




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Just In: Buhari meets Liberia’s President George Weah in Abuja

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March 5, 2018

    



NEWS DIGEST – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the visiting Liberian President, Mr George Weah, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Weah, who is said to be on a “Thank You’’ visit to Nigeria, arrived the Presidential Villa at about 12.33 p.m.

Weah was received by President Buhari at the presidential forecourt before the duo went into closed door meeting.

The former football star and a one-time World Footballer of the Year, was sworn in as Liberia’s new president on Jan. 22.

Weah won the Liberia’s presidential election as candidate of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) when he scored 61.5 per cent of the total of 720,023 votes cast, defeating the incumbent vice president of the country, Joseph Boakai, and the candidate of the ruling Unity Party.
https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/03/05/buhari-george-weah/

Two pupils of Our Lady of Fatima School, Kuru, near Jos in Plateau, lost their lives in an accident involving their school bus on Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at the site of the incident, told NAN that the early morning accident, which occurred around Mararaba-Jama’a road, was as a result of brake failure.

“A total of 100 children and seven staff were in the bus; two children were killed instantly, while those injured have been taken to hospitals,” the official told NAN, pleading anonymity.

According to the official, one boy and one girl lost their lives.

He added that 18 kids were taken to Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Jos, 76 to the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos while four others were rushed to Bukuru Specialist Hospital.
https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/03/05/school-bus-accident-claims/

NEWS DIGEST – No fewer than four UN aid workers were killed in a Thursday night attack by Boko Haram insurgents in Rann community in Kala Balge Local Government of Borno.

A female aid worker was also missing while another sustained injuries in the attack.

Samantha Newport, Head of Communications, UNICEF Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Maidguri.

Newport said two of the deceased were personnel of UN client organisation, International Organisation of Migration (IOM), deployed to Rann as camp managers.

She added that others killed were a medical doctor working as a consultant with UNICEF and an aid worker with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) affiliate organisation.

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Supermodel Naomi Campbell confirms she’s dating Adenuga

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March 2, 2018

    

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NEWS DIGEST – Supermodel, Naomi Campbell has officially confirmed to her curious fans that she is dating British musician Skepta, whose real name is Joseph Junior Adenuga.

Skepta, who is 15 years younger than the fashion icon, was born in North London on September 19, 1982, to Nigerian immigrant parents.

There had been rumour about their relationship, but Naomi, 47, confirmed it via an Instagram post on Thursday, when she shared a GQ cover featuring her and her beau cuddled close while wearing nothing but jewelry.

Skepta is the first man Naomi has been linked to since Egyptian millionaire Louis C. Camilleri in July 2017, the Mail Online reported

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/03/02/naomi-campbell-dating-adenuga/

NEWS DIGEST – Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and the Chairman, Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat Production, has assured Nigerians of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s determination to ensure rice availability and affordability.

Bagudu gave the assurance when he spoke to newsmen after meeting with the Rice Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIDAN) and the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) in Lagos on Thursday.

According to Bagudu, from the contributions of all the stakeholders, it is apparent that what Nigerians want is actually not about making subsidy available for rice production.

He said that making rice affordable and accessible such that Nigerian produced rice could be as competitive as those of the imported ones was the yearning of Nigerians.

https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/03/02/13227/

NEWS DIGEST – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been urged to closely monitor universities in neighbouring countries that offer various degree programmes with a view to determine mushroom centres that issue fake certificates to students.

In a statement by Cotonou-based ISM Adonai university, the commission was enjoined to assess the status of some of the higher institutions, their accreditations, ranking and licensing from approving authorities and credible regulatory bodies.

The Director of Studies of ISM Adonai university, Henry Ogeiva, who signed the statement, said the monitoring become necessary in view of patronages of prospective students from Nigeria trooping to neighbouring countries for affordable and qualitative university education.

Mr. Ogeiva said: “As part of our social responsibilities and efforts to ensure sanity in higher education system in Benin Republic and Nigeria, the management of ISM Adonai has written to the National Universities Commission (NUC), and Federal Ministry of Education, to report individuals and institutions running illegal programmes and affiliation centres to guard and protect prospective students.”

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/03/02/nuc-urged-monitor-universities-neighbouring-countries/

NEWS DIGEST – Nigeria is among the countries that the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to visit next week on a trip to Africa.

Rex Tillerson would visit Nigeria and four other African countries from March 6 to 13, the U.S. Department of State has said.

Spokesperson for the Department, Ms Heather Nauert said Tillerson would also travel to Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Nairobi and N’Djamena.

During his visit to Abuja, Tillerson is expected to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and other top government functionaries.

Nauert said: “On his first official trip to Africa, Secretary Rex Tillerson will travel to N’Djamena, Chad; Djibouti, Djibouti; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya and Abuja, Nigeria, March 6-13, 2018.
https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/03/02/trumps-secretary-of-state/



NEWS DIGEST – The Police Command in Nasarawa State on Thursday arrested two students of Government Secondary School (GSS), Wamba, for allegedly setting ablaze two laboratories and a hostel in the school.

The command spokesman, DSP Idrisu Kennedy, confirmed the arrest of the two students in Lafia.

Kennedy told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suspects were cooperating with the police on the investigation.

He said that the age of the suspects would determine whether they would be charge to court or not.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/02/22/students-hostel-ablaze/