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A ghastly accident involving multiple collision of seven vehicles happened yesterday around Mallo Petroleum near Ogere Tollgate on the Sagamu axis of Lagos Ibadan Expressway.

6 people were severely injured.However,nobody died on the spot.The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Above are photos from the scene of a near-fatal crash that happened yesterday along the popular Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

After emerging from a closed session on Thursday, the Senate ratified the nomination of 17 ministers.

Chairman of the Ethics and Privileges Committee, Senator Anyanwu is presently addressing the Senate on the findings from the petitions against Rotimi Amaechi.

Debate is raging-on in the upper chamber over the report of the committee.

Meanwhile, Senate has approved the nomination of the following:

Barrister Adebayo Shittu

Khadija Abba Ibrahim

Heineken Lokpobiri

Adewole Folorunso

Ocholi Enojo James

Cladius Omoleye Daramola

Baba Shehuri Mustapha

Hon. Bawa Bwari

Geoffrey Onyeama

Zainab S. Ahmed

Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali

Pastor Usani Uguru

Okechukwu Eyinna Enelamah

Prof. Anwuka Anthony Gozie

Mohammed Musa Bello

Adamu Adamu

Aisha Abubakar

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President Muhammadu Buhari today held an interactive session with Chief Executives of Indian companies with interests in Nigeria.

Speaking at the meeting,he said with the abundance of human and material resources, Nigerian economy does not have to suffer from fluctuation of low oil prices, despite the fact that oil contributes a lot to the total revenue of Nigerian economy.

Speaking further,he stressed that India has been a dependable ally and friend of Nigeria.He further urged the Chief Executives to expand their companies' investments in Nigeria "so that we can, together, turn our engagements into a win-win situation for our two countries".With the meeting,it is likely that India will invest more in Nigerian economy.

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It is a thing of joy when two or more siblings make it big.Nigerian entertainment industry is blessed with a number of siblings making it big in the industry.

Trezzy blog presents to you below Nigerian celebrity siblings that are making it big in the entertainment industry(photos arranged in the order their names appear below)...

1. Don Jazzy and D’ Prince

Michael Collins Ajereh, Don Jazzy, is an award-winning songwriter, producer, musician and entrepreneur. Currently the CEO of Mavin Records, one of the top record labels in the continent, Don Jazzy remains one of the best producers in the industry.

Meanwhile, D’Prince is a signed to his elder brothers label and the duo are both making waves together in the music industry.

2. Paul, Peter and Jude Okoye

These guys deserve an award. The Okoyes- Jude, Paul and Peter – have been in the music industry for over 10 years and produce their songs under the label, Square records. Peter and Paul alias PSquare are the artistes, while Jude is their manager. They have major hits to their credit, such as ‘Do Me’, ‘Taste the Money’ and their most recent song ‘Shekini’.

3. Dbanj and K-Switch

Popular entertainer, singer, songwriter, and businessman, D’banj has been making waves in the music industry since his hit song in 2006, Tongolo.  And ever since, we haven’t had enough of the Koko master.

His younger brother, Kay Switch is the first signing of D’Banj’s DB Records and is also an artiste in the hip hop genre.

D’banj is also Nigeria’s first United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace, and he owns the Koko Foundation for Youth and Peace Development.

4. MI and Jesse Jagz

Jude Abaga, alias M.I is a hip hop act and currently the chairman of Chocolate City.  Jesse Garba Abaga, alias Jesse Jagz, is also a top rapper and producer. He was initially with the Chocolate City Label along with his brother before he left the label in 2013 and has since started his own record known as Jagz Nation.

5. Dakore Egbuson Akande and Timini Egbuson

Dakore Egbuson Akande is a prominent actress and has acted in over 50 films and is an ambassador for Amstel Malta and Amnesty International. Timini, on the other hand, is Dakore’s younger brother who is in the early stage of his acting career. He plays the role of ‘Tobi’ in MTV Shuga Naija.

6. Gabriel, Kunle and Aremu Afolayan

Sons of foremost filmmaker of the 70s and 80s, Adeyemi Afolayan, Kunle, Aremu and Gabriel Afolayan are big names in the Nigerian Entertainment industry, especially Kunle, who is one of the most prominent filmmakers in the movie industry today.

Gabriel Afolayan who is an actor, also launched his music career as ‘G Fresh’ and has produced songs such as ‘Kokoro Ife’ and ‘Awelewa’.  Aremu could be mistaken for Kunle’s twin and is also a talented actor.

7. Chidiebere and Chidinma Aneke (Aneke Twins)

The Aneke twins are a popular face in the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood. The duo have been on the Nollywood scene for a while now and are still running things on their own.

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President Muhammadu Buhari today received in audience Dr Matshidiso R. Moeti, the World Health Organization WHO Regional Director and her team in Statehouse on 26th Oct 2015.

Also the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally removed Nigeria from the list of polio-endemic countries.This was announced by WHO during their meeting with President Buhari today. The announcement comes after the historic achievement of the country in interrupting the transmission of wild poliovirus for a period of 15 months, which exceeds WHO’s target for interruption. Only 2 countries (Afghanistan and Pakistan) remain polio-endemic, down from more than 125 in 1988.

To recognize this landmark achievement, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, attended an official ceremony at the State House to formally announce to the Government of Nigeria, through President Muhammadu Buhari, WHO’s  decision to remove Nigeria from the polio-endemic list.

“It is my pleasure to congratulate the people and the Government of Nigeria on the interruption of wild poliovirus transmission and to inform that Nigeria has been officially removed from the list of polio-endemic countries,” said Dr Moeti, who is representing the WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan.

“The remarkable achievement is a true testament of what political will, government leadership, community ownership, and the collective efforts of partners can achieve when united behind a global public health good. To achieve polio eradication, we must ensure that in the next two years no child is paralyzed due to polio. There is no time for complacency and we must remain vigilant,” added Dr Moeti.

The dramatic progress in the fight against polio in Nigeria has been greatly facilitated through the involvement of the states and local government areas (LGAs). To sustain interruption, they will play an instrumental role in re-doubling efforts and ensuring consistent, routine immunization is made available to all children as well as strengthening surveillance to timely detect and respond to any polio case.

During her meeting with His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, Dr Moeti made an impassioned call to further create community demand and strengthen access to immunization, particularly in the most under-served, high-risk and insecure areas in the country.

“Health care workers, community mobilizers, religious and traditional leaders have been the real unsung heroes in helping to reach every last child with life-saving polio vaccine. The combined, coordinated efforts of these front-line workers in Nigeria has brought us to where we are today, a step closer to global polio eradication.”

To sustain the significant progress made, there is also a need to ensure that at the state level, the LGA chairmen are fully involved in supporting the planned polio campaigns in December 2015 and in 2016; and ensure timely disbursement of the state’s counterpart funds to guarantee good quality of the supplementary immunization activities. The Regional Director also encouraged the Federal and State Governments to continue meeting the financial commitments to sustain the momentum in polio eradication efforts.

The President on his part, commended the significant contributions of WHO, development partners, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a public-private partnership leading the effort to eradicate polio, and described the announcement as a ‘historic achievement’ in global health.

While he joined other Nigerians and the global community in applauding Nigeria’s removal from the list of polio-endemic countries, President Buhari assured Dr Moeti of continued vigilance and stated that the  “Federal Ministry of Health was given a clear directive to come up with measures for enhanced effort towards ensuring the sustenance of a polio-free Nigeria”.

President Buhari also committed that the government will sustain the needed funding for operations and vaccine procurement for the programme. Also, the Presidential Taskforce on Polio Eradication will be reconstituted under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Health to provide political direction and oversight in order to avoid complacency and ensure certification by 2017.

The official ceremony was attended by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, traditional and religious leaders as well as representatives of key GPEI partners.

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That's not phyno's recent look.

Bros don't say what u ain't sure.I am not in nairaland to give people wrong information

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Having been in the studio for some days preparing for the much awaited concert,YBNL boss Olamide did not disappoint his fans as he gave them a stellar performance.Olamide's performance was  electrifying as he tirelessly gave the crowd hit after hit from his extensive backlog.The London audience could not hide their feelings as they sang every word in time with Olamide - from Eleda Mi to Story for the Gods, Melo Melo and so many more besides.

Lil Kesh added more fun to the concert as he performed hits including Gbese and Efejoku, sending the crowd into fits of frenzy.

Phyno was the next on stage.He thrilled the audience with his hits Ladi and Alobam amongst others.

Adekunle Gold's beautiful rendition of 'Orente' was one of the highlights of the night as the crowd sang every word along with him. Dotun from Kool FM was on hand to get the crowd hyped and he was marvellous at raising the temperature in that hall.


The concert was organised by Junior Adeosun,the genius behind SMADE Media,who got married recently

Source: http://trezzy2..com/2015/10/olamide-phyno-lil-kesh-and-adekunle.html

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well composed. nice info op

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Here’s the speech the recently sacked Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike gave after a Rivers Tribunal sacked him.

1. My dear people of Rivers State

It is with a profound sense of concern and responsibility that I address you over the judgment of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivered on Saturday, October 24, 2015, purportedly nullifying my election and return as the duly and lawfully elected Governor of our State.

2. We all know that on April 11, 2015, Rivers people in their millions joined the rest of the country and enthusiastically participated in electing their Governor and members of the State House of Assembly.

3. Apart from the reported malfunctioning of the card readers supplied by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which placed no advantage on any of the contestants, the election took place throughout the State and was adjudged both by local and international observers to be largely peaceful, transparent, free, fair and credible.

4. Following the success of the election, I was returned as duly and lawfully elected by the INEC, having satisfied all the necessary legal requirements.

5. However, following the petitions by my friend, the APC gubernatorial candidate and his party, and despite the woeful failure of the Petitioners to discharge the burden of proof with respect to their contradictory, wild and false allegations against the conduct of the election, the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal nullified my election on the basis of INEC’s alleged infraction of its administrative guidelines on the use of card readers.

6. It is common knowledge that INEC’s card readers malfunctioned throughout the country in the 2015 general elections. It is also common knowledge that wherever the card reader malfunctioned, manual accreditation, which is the only process, recognized by the current Electoral Act, was used to accredit voters all over the country.

7. So far I am not aware of any State where the election was postponed as a result of failure of card readers. Furthermore, the Court of Appeal in Agbaje v Ambode clearly stated that the partial or non-use of card readers is not the basis for the cancellation of an election.

8. Yet, against all legal odds and the grains of logic, the Tribunal in its wisdom decided to accord undue legal weight to the straw of statements around the use or non-use of card readers to support its decision in the face of a hopelessly bad case of the Petitioners.

9. As we all know, our judicial system is built on the doctrine of hierarchy of courts in which lower courts are bound by the decisions of courts higher in hierarchy on the same or similar issues. It is therefore strange for the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal to arrive at a decision that negates subsisting judgments of the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court.

10. Being an implacable believer in the majesty of our judicial system as the last hope of the common man, I have implicit confidence in the ability of the appellate courts to correct the mistakes of the Tribunal and right the wrong that has been done to our collective psyche and aspiration.

11. Accordingly, I have since instructed my team of lawyers to immediately commence the appeal process and have the decision of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal upturned for good.

12. At this point, I appeal to all our supporters across the state and beyond to remain calm and go about their legitimate duties in a peaceful manner. There is no cause for alarm.

13. By virtue of the Constitution and the Electoral Act, I am still your Governor and will remain your Governor until the exhaustive conclusion of the appeal process at the Supreme Court.

14. Therefore, be assured that your mandate, which you freely gave to the Peoples Democratic Party and my humble self, is intact, safe and secure. God will not allow your mandate to come to naught.

15. I wish to thank the people of Rivers State for the unwavering support I have enjoyed from you since the beginning of the struggle to this moment. I am highly humbled with the show of solidarity from all and sundry and in particular, the confidence in our ability to move the State forward, and the overwhelming satisfaction with what we are already doing as our government to reposition the State.

16. I wish to further assure you that my team and I will not be distracted by this minor irritation. We shall remain focused on our vision and continue to deliver on our fundamental promises on improving security, massive development of infrastructure and socio-economic empowerment in Rivers State.

17. Finally, be assured that by the special grace of God, we shall ultimately prevail over our adversaries, retain our mandate and return the glory to God Almighty our Maker and Refuge.

18. Thank you and May God continue to bless Rivers State

Ejiro Roman Adigbo is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Of Top Celebrities Magazine

The good old days when there was no political rift between Wike and his APC rival Dakuku Peter side.You see life has no mathematical formular.Your enemy today can be your friend tomorrow,vice versa.

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Meet the contestants of 2015 Most Beautiful Girl Nigeria(MBGN) pageant.

37 beautiful ladies, one from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory will be battling for the crown to be won in the city of Calabar on Saturday.

The grand finale of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant will be held today 24th of October at the Calabar International Conference Centre.The ceremony will be televised live on Silverbird Television and streamed live on the SilverbirdTV website www.silverbirdtv.com/live

Ufranklin92:
i dont understand this kind of salute by ewu awusa oo

lol.Na customized greeting be that

Ufranklin92:
i dont understand this kind of salute by ewu awusa oo

lol.U no go kill me

Governor Rochas Okorocha on Thursday October 22,2015 attended the thanksgiving of the NSCDC, Imo State Command.The thanksgiving was held at
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence headquaters, Okigwe road, Owerri.

While at the event,he performed the foundation laying for the NSCDC, Imo Command Ultra Modern Cell after which he did the Arm/Security training flag
off.

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