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Now that Facebook have launched internet.org in Nigeria. This are what you need to know to start accessing the internet free of charge.

What is internet.org?

Internet.org is a highly controversial partnership between social networking services company Facebook and six companies (Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera Software, Nokia and Qualcomm) that plans to bring affordable access to selected Internet services to less developed countries by increasing efficiency, and facilitating the development of new business models around the provision of Internet access.


How will i benefit from internet.org?

Simple! internet.org gives you seamless internet access to browse your fovourite social media, news and local content websites/blog all for free.

Will internet.org be banned or stop working someday soon?

Well, No one can tell, as just in February 2016, regulators banned the Free Basics service in India based on "Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations".

How do i connect to the internet free using internet.org?

Facebook have partnered with Airtel Africa to bring the services to you in Nigeria. So all you have to do is walk into the nearest Airtel shop to get your Airtel SIM or if you're already on Airtel network follow this steps...login to your facebook account by typing www.free.facebook.com then proceed to check the list of websites that you can access freely on https://0.freebasic.com and continue enjoying the services for free. And good news for Bloggers and website owners you can improve your site visibility and SEO by making available for free on Free Basics

Download free basics apps from your Apps store as well...https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.internet&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dfree+basic+internet.org+on+apps+store&pcampaignid=APPU_1_ECo0V9b-BcyFgAaL-ZOoDQ

What are you waiting for, go on and enjoy free internet browsing with Facebook internet.org Free Basics.
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/05/how-to-connect-to-free-basics.html#sthash.XnwNKmGm.dpuf

OMG! this is so hard to believe and gives more credence to the reason you should not dress up or get naked in the presence of your sibling..This lady got more than she bargained for from her own blood brother and now the rest is history..Read here http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/03/05/how-my-brother-raped-and.html

SNAPDRAGON-POWERED ANDROID SMARTPHONES are at risk from a "undetectable" Qualcomm software flaw that has left users' text messages and call histories open to hackers.
The flaw in question is CVE-2016-2060, and is described by FireEye offshoot Mandiant as a lack of input sanitization of the "interface" parameter of the "netd" daemon that is part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

When Qualcomm introduced new APIs as part of the Android network manager system service, vulnerable phones were then connected to the "netd" daemon, which allowed an attacker to potentially perform tasks such as viewing a users' SMS database and phone history.
Those most at risk are the 34 per cent of Android users running versions 4.3 and earlier, as they lack a feature called Security Enhancements for Android (SEAndroid) and likely will remain unpatched.
The researchers note that the flaw, which can be exploited by a hacker physically unlocking an unprotected device or by the user installing a malicious application, is largely undetectable.
"Any application could interact
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/05/do-you-use-android-smartphones-then-you.html#SZCiGtSuJduBHIAO.97

This is a positive one coming from the Nigerian Senate, as a bill seeking to criminalize sexual harassment from lecturer to student in tertiary institution.

The bill titled the sexual harassment in tertiary educational institutions prohibition bill, 2016 was sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta central senatorial district.

The bill which is co-sponsored by 45 other senators specifically makes it’s a criminal offence for any educator in a university, polytechnic or any other tertiary educational institution to violate or exploit the student-lecturer fiduciary relationship for sexual pleasures.


The bill imposes stiff penalties on offenders in its overall objective of providing tighter statutory protection for students against sexual hostility and all forms of sexual harassment in tertiary schools. The bill provides a compulsory five-year jail term for lecturers who sexually harass students.

When passed into law, vice chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics and other chief executives of institutions of higher learning will go to jail for two years if they fail to act within a week on complaints of sexual harassment made by students.

The bill expressly allows sexually harassed students, their parents, or guardians to seek civil remedies in damages against sexual predator lecturers before or after their successful criminal prosecution by the State. However, it also seeks protection from sexual harassment for prospective students seeking admissions into higher educational institutions, students of generally low mental capacity and physically challenged students.

The Bill, whose sponsors span across all geo-political zones of the country, also stipulates as offences solicitation of sex or sexual advances by lecturers which result to intimidation, hostile or offensive environment for students. It makes provision for “institutional disciplinary procedures” to be followed by any sexually harassed student to report or submit a formal sexual harassment complaint within a tertiary institution to the administrative head of the institution.
See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/05/sexual-harassment-bill-randy-lecturers.html#jUULtw9VvYDPv0WS.97

OMG! A randy grand father in Delta State over the weekend got more than what he bargained for, when his three teenage grand-daughters allegedly laced his tea with substance believed to be Indian hemp (Igbo) and thereafter took turns to rape him and the whole incidence was recorded by the girls.

According to sources, the 59-year-old grand father has been in the habit of sexually molesting the three young girl randomly and threatening to kill them if they tell anybody. It was reported that the Parents of the girl were separated and the grand parents took responsibilities because the mother works in Asaba and only visit once or twice in a month.

When the girls became tired of sexual harassment by their grand father, they hatched a plan to have him disgraced as their grand mother had always waved aside any report or insinuations of the allege randy old man.

Read more and wtach the video here - http://www.duketundesblog.com/03/05/2016/video-teenage-girls-records.html

Quote of the day: “Today is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Let today be the day you stop being a victim of your circumstances and start taking action towards the life you want. You have the power and the time to shape your life. Break free from the poisonous victim mentality and embrace the truth of your greatness. You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!”
― Steve Maraboli


Be inspired by the transformation of Najat Belkacem a former Shepherd girl from Morocco, who became France education Minister.


Dreams and aspirations may be tied down by the strings of one’s current circumstances, but with grit and determination, one’s possibilities are limitless. A living example of the same is Najat Belkacem, the Minister of Education & Research, France.
Second of her seven siblings, Najat was born in a village near Nador in the Moroccan countryside of Bni Chiker, in 1977. In 1982, she moved to the suburbs of Amiens with her family, to join her father, a building worker. An immigrant by status, her interest in politics started from an early age. She graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in 2002. It was at the institute that she met Boris Vallaud, fell in love and married him in August 2005.

Soon, she joined the Socialist Party in 2002 and then the team of Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb in 2003, leading actions to strengthen local democracy, fight against discrimination, promotion of citizen rights and access to employment and housing.

Elected to the Regional Council of Rhone-Alpes in 2004, she chaired the Culture Commission, resigning in 2008. In 2005, she became adviser to the Socialist Party. In 2005 and 2006 she was a columnist for the cultural programme C’est tout vu on Télé Lyon Municipale alongside Stéphane Cayrol. In February 2007, she joined Ségolène Royal’s campaign team as a spokeswoman, alongside Vincent Peillon and Arnaud Montebourg.

In March 2008, she was elected conseillère générale of the Rhône department in the cantonal elections with 58.52% of the votes in the second round, under the banner of the Socialist Party in the canton of Lyon-XIII.
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/05/motivational-monday-from-shepherd-girl.html#sthash.iV87ER32.dpuf

Tech: Rumour has it that Samsung could be developing a smartphone camera with massive 1/1.7inch type sensor and an equally mind-boggling f/1.4 lens, but don’t expect it to appear in the forthcoming Galaxy Note 6 as it battles with the anticipated iPhone 7 Pro.


According to a report at Photo Rumors these new camera components will form part of a highly-aggressive smartphone camera development road-map for Samsung, a road eventually leading to the impressive specs above. A bigger sensor increases the amount of light that can be captured, and therefore plays a very significant role in the overall picture quality a camera can deliver – especially in low light situations.


However, there’s no way such a camera module would fit inside a phone with anything like the dimensions of any future Galaxy S8 or even Galaxy Note 6 handsets.

A 1/1.7” type sensor wouldn’t be the largest ever camera sensor in a smartphone, that accolade belongs to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM1 with its 1” type sensor, but it would represent a significant leap in sensor size over current flagship handsets such as the 1/2.5” type sensor found in the Galaxy S7.

Although technically a fully functional smartphone, the DMC-CM1 is marketed as a camera with phone capabilities rather than the other way around. To find a bona fide smartphone with a sensor anywhere near the size of Samsung’s rumoured monster, we have to go back to 2013 and Nokia ’s Lumia 1020 with its 1/1.5” sensor or to 2012 for the, now legendary, 808 PureView.
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/05/samsungs-iphone-7-gamble-with-galaxy.html#sthash.jqGk0mF4.dpuf

Do you know that 85% of people in the world have high blood pressure and of this percentage only about 52.5% have it controlled and about 47.5% do not have it controlled and according to Heart.org projection by 2030, the prevalence of hypertension will increase by 7.2%. In a country like Nigeria, with so many ups and downs it's somehow difficult for one to manage or monitor ones health so today i will be sharing you with 7 Ways to naturally lower your blood pressure.


What is normal blood Pressure vs. High blood pressure?

"When your heart pumps blood through the blood vessels, the blood pushes against the walls of your blood vessels. This creates blood pressure. Your body needs blood pressure to move the blood throughout your body, so every part of your body can get the oxygen it needs (heart.org).” while "High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease. (Mayo clinic)."


High blood pressure cannot be cured, but it can be managed. In some cases high blood pressure is genetic, therefore out of your control. In other cases high blood pressure can be due to an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and stress.

If you have high blood pressure and you choose to ignore the effects, you are putting yourself at serious health risks. High blood pressure causes damage to your circulatory system and is one of the major causes of a heart attack and stroke. You are also at high risk for kidney damage, and peripheral artery disease.

So you are currently living with high blood pressure?. it’s okay, you can manage it. Make sure you keep your doctor appointments, follow your healthcare provider’s advice and try these 7 Ways to Naturally Lower Your Blood Pressure.

1. Exercise
Exercising regularly is an all-natural way to help lower and control your blood pressure. According to Mayo Clinic, “Regular physical activity makes your heart stronger. A stronger heart can pump more blood with less effort. If your heart can work less to pump, the force on your arteries decreases, lowering your blood pressure.” Try adding exercise in your daily routine whenever you can. Even something as small as taking the stairs instead of the elevator and walking to your destination instead of driving can make a huge impact.
2. Eat Healthy
If you have high blood pressure, it is important to eat a healthy diet. Cut down on your salt intake, eat fruits, vegetables and avoid fatty foods. Choose to eat lean meats or fish, and bake or grill your foods instead of frying them. *Bonus tip: Eat spinach, sunflower seeds, bananas and beans to help fight and prevent high blood pressure.
3. Reduce Stress
Have you been feeling stressed? This may be why your blood pressure is so high. Stress causes your heart rate to go up and you’re breathing to become faster, leading to an increase in blood pressure. It’s important to think about the things that make you stressed out, and then work on eliminating the stressors from your life.
4. Say no to Alcohol
Drinking too much alcohol can raise your blood pressure. People who drink 5 drinks or more per day have a higher chance of long term issues. Eventually resulting in a higher chance of heart-attack and stroke.
5. Drink Tea
According to WebMD, “Drinking as little as a half-cup of green or oolong tea per day may lower the risk of high blood pressure by nearly 50%, according to a new study of Chinese tea drinkers.Researchers found that men and women who drank tea on a daily basis for at least a year were much less likely to develop hypertension than those who didn't, and the more tea they drank, the bigger the benefits.”
6. Reduce Sodium
Reducing your sodium intake will prevent you from high blood pressure. Limit your intake to no more than 1,500 mg per day. Salt has a negative impact on your kidneys, puts a strain on your arteries and negatively impacts your vascular reactivity.
7. Meditate
Meditation uses deep breathing and focus as a way to feel calm and restore inner peace. It is proven that meditation lowers stress levels. This in turn, helps lower your blood pressure. According to Yoga International, “Meditation is a precise technique for resting the mind and attaining a state of consciousness that is totally different from the normal waking state. It is the means for fathoming all the levels of ourselves and finally experiencing the center of consciousness within.”
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/05/how-to-naturally-lower-your-blood.html#sthash.RVbdStzr.dpuf

Google debuts Page-Level Ads for AdSense, announcing the new family of ad format via a Youtube video, Product manager Matthew Conroy says, "The benefits of Page-level ads include: optimized ads that show when they’re likely to perform well and provide a good user experience; one-time set-up that only requires you to place the Page-level ad code once on each page you’d like the ads shown; ability to adjust the settings in your account and to enable new ad formats without having to change the code on your site; [and] additional ads on your site that don’t count towards your AdSense per page ad limit."

For now, Page-level ad formats include anchor/overlay and vignette, but more will be available in the near future.

Page-Level ads is the next generation on ads. They're designed to help publishers make money from their mobile content.

To use them, you place the same code once on each page you want to show ads on, and they'll automatically show at the right time and in the right format. Google says this will potentially increase your earnings without interfering with your users' mobile experience. See Video here: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/google-introduces-page-level-ads-for.html#sthash.0jHUKnop.dpuf

Sign the petition against the marauding Fulani herdsmen to the UN here: https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-killing-of-innocent-citizens-by-fulani-herdsmen-must-stop-in-nigeria

Sign the Petition against the Bloodthirsty marauding Fulani herdsmen here: https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-killing-of-innocent-citizens-by-fulani-herdsmen-must-stop-in-nigeria

Quote of the Day: "In every caricature there is an element of truth".

The deafening silence from the Presidency in what has become the daily maiming, killing and destruction of properties by the marauding Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria only brings to mind the betrayal of the pigs who lead the revolt in George Orwell's satire "Animal farm", whose slogan becomes: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. I don't want to believe our leaders are trying to tell Nigerians that the lives of some Nigerians matters than the rest.


This madness started long ago, but the brazen attacks on innocent citizen increased 1000% since President Muhammadu Buhari, who himself is a Fulani assumed power after a landslide victory in the 2015 general elections.


The number of Nigerians killed by Fulani herdsmen in the last 10 months is over 1000, from the attacks on the Agatu people in Benue State to the kidnapping of the elders-statesman and former secretary to the government of the federation "Chief Olu Falae and must recently the Monday attacks on Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, which led to the loss of hundreds of lives and destruction of properties worth millions of Naira.

My questions are, Are we on a road to a Rwandan style genocide where an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed during the 100-day period from April 7 to mid-July 1994. Where the Hutu tribe led government mass-slaughtered the Tutsi tribe?...

Are we going to fold our arms, watch and wait till these marauders and bloodthirsty herdsmen kill us all?

When will President Buhari, address the nation on this crisis?

Is there really hope for Nigeria, with the bunch of charlatans at the helms of affairs?.....

Don't forget to sign the petition to UN here:Killing of innocent citizens by Fulani herdsmen must Stop in Nigeria
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/musing-killing-of-innocent-citizens-by.html#more

Let your voice be heard sign the petition against the killing of fellow Nigerian citizens by Fulani herdsmen #Fulaniherdsmenterrorism here: https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-killing-of-innocent-citizens-by-fulani-herdsmen-must-stop-in-nigeria

The dream of every blogger to have massive traffic, but along the line you find out that you get little or no traffic at all. Well you're not alone.
So today i will be discussing with you guys 'The best method to land more traffic from social media'.
How to get traffic from Facebook.

Sometimes last year, the number of people that uses Facebook peaked at 1 billion in a single day and the number will only increase because Facebook is the undisputed giant of social media. So if you are thinking of getting traffic you have to join other bloggers and website owners who are already getting huge traffic from the social media site. Getting traffic from search engines are not an easy task and it takes some time. On the other hand traffic from sites like Facebook comes instantly and you don’t have to put a lot of effort in it.


Today i will only be discussing how to get traffic from Facebook Groups "These are communities where you can share your contents after the admin approval'. Many of these groups will not allow website promotion links in their groups. There are many Facebook groups who have millions of members and posting your website link in these groups can get thousands of users to your website or blog. We are going to tell you that how can you put your post in these groups without any spam warning.

(Warning) Posting Your Website Links without any Spam Warning

To get traffic from a Facebook group you have to post related to what the group, you are posting in, is all about. Otherwise it might be a waste of time and you would not get any good amount of traffic to your site. Here we are going to share a list of different niche Facebook groups with you. Follow these simple steps and get huge amount of Facebook traffic to your blog/website.

First you have to gather the email addresses that Facebook gives to all these groups you want to post in. There may be more than one email for a group we need just one from every group. These emails are the sources of posting to these groups.
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/how-to-get-massive-traffic-from-facebook.html#sthash.jaHIz1R7.dpuf

Do you have bad breath or halitosis, having bad breath can be quite embarrassing and the problem is people just gossip it behind you and never tell you about this on your face. Well worry no more because everyone suffers from bad breath at certain point of their life and you might not even be aware of it.


Today i will be giving some easy hacks that can make your breath smell fresh all day but the first step is of course to test if you have bad breath.

Testing for Bad Breath:


1. The Color Test


The easiest way to find if you have bad breath is to find out what color your tongue is. If your tongue is pink, then your breath is probably fresh. If your tongue is yellow or white in color, then it's likely that bacteria have been partying on your tongue causing the bad breath.

2. The Lick Test


To test the front part of your tongue, lick the back part of your hand and let it dry for few seconds. Smell the area where you licked. The smell you get is probably the smell others get when you are around them.

3. The Spoon Test


The spoon test is effective in testing the back part of your tongue. Simply use a spoon or a tongue scraper to scrape the back of your tongue. Smell the spoon, if it doesn't smell good, then you are probably having bad breath.

Simple hacks and home remedy to get rid of Bad Breath:

1. Chew Lemon, Orange rind or Mint.

2. Gargle and hydrate
Gargling with salt water is an easy way to eliminate the bacteria that cause bad breath. Keep yourself hydrated.

3. Pop Antacids.
One of the causes of bad breath can be your stomach. Antacids and acid-blockers may ease sore or acidic stomach that may lead to an improvement in the way your breath smells.
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/health-10-home-remedies-or-hack-for-bad.html#sthash.Mc48pRpX.dpuf

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg took a swipe at Republican Presidential front-runner and billionaire business mogul, Donald Trump during his speech as Facebook kicks off its sixth F8 developer's conference. Although he didn't mention names but it's pretty clear that “voices,” Zuckerberg was passive-aggressively referring to Republican presidential primary front-runner Donald Trump, who has called for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, a ban on all Muslims from entering the United States and a defense strategy that would somehow shut down the Internet in Islamic State-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq. Excerpts of what he said and video below:

“As I look around and I travel around the world, I’m starting to see people and nations turning inward, against this idea of a connected world and a global community,” he said in his opening keynote speech in San Francisco. “I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as ‘others.’ For blocking free expression, for slowing immigration, reducing trade and, in some cases around the world, even cutting access to the Internet.”

With the top super stars, always out to out shine each other..and with each setting and breaking records, who deserves a place in the record books as the greatest..CR7 or Messi?

Don't forget the record one of them just set tonight o

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score 15 or more champions league goals in two different seasons...

Again tonight he becomes the first and only player in champions league history to score three hat-tricks in a single season.. surpassing the records set by Barcelona talisman Messi

OMG! Police in Texas are looking for an unscrupulous woman who was caught on camera stealing from a dead woman.

The kleptomaniac was caught on surveillance camera at the Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral home in Odessa, removing a ring from the finger of a deceased woman in her coffin.

And you wouldn't believe that the worth of the ring is just $10, as it was plastic, according to Police.

No arrest as being made and the investigation continues, the case is being treated as a felony.
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/shocking-kleptomaniac-steals-10-ring.html#sthash.RI8TzLsR.dpuf

A massive blast believed to have been triggered by firecrackers in storage area killed over 100 people and injured more than 200 during a firework display at a Hindu temple during the Puttingal temple festival grand finale.

The explosion in Paravur, Kerala, is believed to have happened at around 3.30am local time (6pm EST), The Times of India reported.

The temple was gutted as huge flames engulfed the building within minutes, trapping devotees inside.
Thousands of people were inside when the temple burst into flame, with sections of the building collapsing during the blaze.
A local official said at least 102 people died in the fire. Injured revelers have been taken to hospitals in two nearby towns. See more Photos below:
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/firecracker-explosion-kills-100-wounds.html#sthash.xhf4UiON.dpuf

Prolly that will be found when the Pacific ocean dries up lol

Khd95:
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A Piper Apache Twin Engine plane that went down over a lake in Argentina on October 19, 1964 has been found more than half a century after it crashed.

The discovery was made by a local who found part of the plane's wing after the lake evaporated.

The Plane had four people on board, the pilot and three engineers working for the Pan American Argentine Oil Company, when it went down into the Colhue Huapi lake in Argentina in 1964.

Two rescue and search efforts in 1964 and 1980 were unsuccessful, but workers never recovered the plane, a Piper Apache Twin Engine, which sank into the lake.

However the lake evaporated over time, exposing the remains of the aircraft.
The rest of the plane was buried beneath the ground.

The Skeletons of the four people on board were found in the wreckage of the doomed plane.

Locals who uncovered the plane matched its registration number with that of the missing flight and informed aviation authorities.

The Colhue Huapi lake has been retreating for decades, steadily evaporating due to a lack of rain and pressures on the local water supply.

- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/#sthash.zY7CLObg.dpuf

Two North Carolina electricians had the fright of their lives recently when they open an electricity box for repairs and found two big snakes inside.

Luckily for the workmen both reptiles were dead.

One of the snakes died trying to bite an electric cable, the other died while biting it's companion's tail.

The workmen from the town of Morganton, North Carolina, USA posted a photo on the local council's Facebook page on April 4 and it has since received close to 4000 likes.

The men had gone to the house to disconnect the power at a property that was about to be demolished.

The post, on the City of Morganton Facebook page, said it was not uncommon for workers to find snakes but it was always scary.

“Electric Services Director Brooks Kirby said his guys come across fried snakes every two or three years, and that’s one time too many,” read the post.
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/shocking-two-electricians-found-two.html#sthash.qo61LLDJ.dpuf

As the race for who becomes the next United States president gets hotter and with many analyst declaring that the US electioneering campaign have officially hit all time low with the front-runners calling each other out everywhere they went to campaign, YAHOO News takes us on a journey of 7 ways Republican front-runner "Donald Trump" is just like the United States Founding Fathers.....

“We have officially hit a new low in political discourse,” declared Stephen Colbert (after Trump’s penis allusion on national television). Next,
- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/7-ways-donald-trump-is-just-like-us.html#sthash.6AARgs4R.dpuf

Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, the FCTA Minister, while speaking yesterday when members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, NIESV paid him a courtesy visit told the body that the Federal Government of Nigeria would soon put in place a law that would force downward, cost of accommodation in the Federal Capital Territory.


He explained that the current Buhari-led administration was deeply concerned with the high cost of housing in the territory and was working out modalities that would guarantee access to decent accommodation by the masses and less privileged.


The Minister who tasked members of NIESV on a viable solution to end high cost of accommodation in Abuja, also challenged the body to have a downward review of their professional fee, stressing that although the concept of estate development was a very commendable one, the industry was facing many challenges in the capital city, questioning the rationale behind payment of rent on annual basis in the country.

He further pointed out that as a professional body that was primarily concerned with provision of houses, the NIESV has a burden of ensuring that accommodation does not get out of the reach of the common man.

Bello said, “As a body, you must take deliberate steps to bring down the cost of accommodation through reduction of your charges and commissions.

“I know that you charge between 10-15% but I think that rate needs to come down, else at some point in the future, legislation will force you to bring it down.’’

The Minister wondered why Nigerian citizens would pay rent on a yearly basis whereas in developed countries such as United Kingdom and United states, tenants pay rents on a monthly basis.

He queried, “Why should we pay rent annually in Nigeria; why should we pay two, three years in advance.

“All the people you see here including the Minister get their rent allowance on a monthly basis, only very few organisations in Nigeria pay rent allowance annually in bulk.

“Why can’t we start asking our tenants to pay rent monthly even if they are in Asokoro, Maitama or wherever?”

The Minister disclosed that as part of the moves to make housing affordable in Abuja, the FCT Administration has put the necessary measures in place to ensure that all plots of land not developed within a stipulated period would be revoked and re-allocated to willing developers, adding that the number of uncompleted buildings and empty estate houses in the city was very alarming and a committee would soon be set up to look into the issue.

http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/fct-minister-house-rent-should-be-paid.html#sthash.08RK88Ro.dpuf

Guess who made the list of nominees for the prestigious 2016 Chatham House Prize, Well he's no other than our very own Professor Attahiru Jega, the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Prof. Jega was nominated alongside the United States secretary of State, John Kerry who shared a joint nomination with Iran's foreign affairs minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The duo of Christiana Figueres; executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention and Laurent Fabius; former prime minister of France are the third nominee.

According to the organisers of the award, Jega was nominated for ”his professionalism, determination and integrity as chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission, which, in 2015, ensured the conduct of Nigeria’s most credible election since the country’s return to civilian rule in 1999.”

They further noted that:”Professor Jega’s leadership also helped to defuse the significant potential for electoral violence in Africa’s most populous nation, which could have had far-reaching ramifications for the region.”

About the Award:

Also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House is an independent policy institute based in London.

Founded in 1920, Chatham House engages governments, the private sector, civil society and its members in open debate and confidential discussion on the most significant developments in international affairs.

Past winners of the Chatam House Prize includes former US first lady and presidential hopeful; Hilary Clinton, former president of Ghana; John Kuffor and Belinda Gates, wife of world’s richest man; Bill Gates.

- See more at: http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/04/see-who-got-nominated-for-chatham-house.html#sthash.LlQ88RHl.dpuf

The end has not been heard in the #EkitiGate saga as the controversial former secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state Dr. Tope Aluko, drops another bombshell, Aluko, who appeared in a video alongside Governor Ayodele Fayose on Sunday, April 3 in a purported reconciliation said the whole thing was stage managed.

Aluko had told the whole world how the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State was rigged in favour of Fayose. Aluko’s turn around with a purported reconciliation with Fayose at the weekend baffled many as he was tagged unserious.


While speaking at Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja on Tuesday, April 5, Dr. Aluko stated that he was tricked into the purported reconciliation staged over the weekend by two high ranking PDP members. Excerpts from his press briefing below:

“I need to emphasize that all that transpired at Eko hotel on that fateful day was an organized propaganda, drama to stain my image and malign my personal integrity and I believe it would be a good script for Nollywood Act. I received a call from two senior members of the party, one of them is a serving senator and the other one a former governor. I was told to come to Eko hotel to meet with them and I went in company of my wife.
“We were half way in the discussion which they tagged as a peace parley. It should be noted that no reference was made to the 2014 Governorship election and the aftermath including my revelation to the public about the way the election was manipulated in favour of Ayo Fayose.
“I was shocked to see Governor Fayose walk into the meeting at this point. It was worthy of note that it was at this point that my wife barged into the meeting to inform me that he noticed the presence of pressmen downstairs and said, “there is a problem” but it was Fayose who interrupted her and said, “Madam, there is no problem” but my wife insisted and said she overheard them saying that they were called back with an SMS from Governor Fayose “because T.K Aluko is around,” he explained.
Aluko said at that point he became enraged and decided to leave the place but that he noticed Fayose rushing after him downstairs in a Gestapo manner.
“My wife was already fidgeting and almost crying and suddenly I could not find her around me. Immediately, I realized that I need to oblige to Governor Fayose’s instruction of facing the press because of the safety of my family. One fact remains clear, there is nowhere I refuted anything I had earlier said before Nigerians and the whole world about the manipulations that characterized the 2014 Governorship elections in Ekiti State,” he stated.
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Buh u sense of humor is WICKED sha..one of the best comment i have read in recent time..

elrony:
How can you be winning a war on Boko Haram that you have "allegedly" defeated?

Or are you now fighting and hunting ghosts?

Talk about Ghosto Haram

This is pure propaganda!

The United State government has acknowledged the efforts of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration in curbing the activities of the dreaded Islamist group, Boko Haram in the northeast of Nigeria.

US secretary of state, John Kerry, while Speaking at a joint press conference with Nigeria's foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, echoed that the Buhari led administration had reduced the capacity of boko haram.

”It is an outrage that any group, anywhere, will brian wash young people, including little girls, to strap explosives to their bodies and walk into an open market place with the intent of murdering their own families, neighbours, and themselves, that is what Boko Haram does.”

He told those at the press conference that the American and Nigerian government are cooperating to defeat the terrorist group, adding that ”the group still remains a threat.”

Kerry stated that Nigeria’s progress is vital to the US government and to all of Africa.

On his part, Onyeama told his American counterpart that President Buhari has delivered his promise to defeat the terrorist group.

”We have indeed defeated them technically and militarily. What we do have now is what happens in a number of countries around the world. Suicide bombers, using young girls and having themselves blow up in markets places, using improvised devices, ” Onyeama said.

He called for further assistance from the United States government in the areas of rehabilitating internally displaced persons. adding that ”insurgency is draining our resources.”
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For stealing $31 worth of candy bars, this Louisiana man faces a possible sentence of 20 years to life in prison 'weird you said', even a judge had to question whether the sentence was "over the top."

Orleans Parish prosecutors chose to charge Jacobia Grimes, 34, under a statute that boosts the alleged candy theft to a felony. The law applies to people who have been convicted of "theft of goods" at least twice. Grimes has five prior theft convictions, making him a "quad" offender under the state's habitual-offender law.


Grimes, 34, pleaded not guilty Thursday, The New Orleans Advocate reported.

The possible sentence raised questions with Judge Franz Zibilich, who was overseeing Grimes' arraignment last week.

"Isn't this a little over the top?" Zibilich said. "Twenty years to life for a Snickers bar, or two or three or four."

Grimes' attorneys, Miles Swanson and Michael Kennedy, said his prior guilty pleas were for similar shoplifting attempts, including stealing from a Rite-Aid, Save-A-Center, Blockbuster Video, and Rouses grocery stores.

Swanson said all the thefts were for less than $500 worth of items. The last theft of socks and trousers from a Dollar General store got him a four-year sentence in 2010.

One of his lawyers said he could have been charged under a different statute than the habitual-offender law.
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Doctors in Brazil have devised a brilliant idea to save the hand of a 42-year-old machine production operator from being amputated by putting it inside a pocket in his belly.

Carlos Mariotti, suffered a horrific work accident that ripped off all the skin on his hand but doctors decided to bury his damaged mitt in the soft tissue pouch for six weeks to save the hand from infections.

Orthopaedic and traumatology doctor Boris Brandao, who performed the rare operation, explained: 'Mr Marriott suffered a de-gloving injury which left him with very little skin on the palm and back of his hand, exposing the bones and tendons inside.

'This was a very large and delicate injury and the only place we could fit the whole hand was in the abdomen.


'Without this procedure, there would be a high risk of infection and the tissue and tendons would rot away.'
Mr Mariotti, who remains hospitalised in the Santa Otília Hospital, said he
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