'I will be king of Nigeria if I win the FA Cup' - Watford striker Odion Ighalo

 

Super Eagles of Nigeria and Watford FC of England striker Odion Ighalo has bragged that he will be dubbed 'king of Nigeria' if he wins the F.A Cup.

Watford alongside Everton, Man U, and Crystal Palace are in the semi- finals of the English F.A Cup with Watford's game to be played on Sunday, and Ighalo says winning the F.A cup will be an illustrious end to the season after rejecting a £10m move to China last year.

 'I chose my dream first before money,” 

“Though I am not rich, I am blessed,” Ighalo, a devout Christian, says. “I know in the future I can make more money if I do well so I keep cool. I want to prove myself.'' Ighalo told The Telegraph UK.

“I believe in God and I prayed when I faced that situation. I am happy that I turned it down and it’s really helped me grow as a person. Yes, it was big money. A lot of money. But I want to keep going in my career. This is a dream come true so to leave the Premier League and go to China was not the right thing.

“And I know I can earn good money here if I prove myself. Maybe other offers will come, maybe with even more money but I have four more years of contract here after this season and I am happy. I’m improving. When I joined Watford I thought they had what it takes to get promoted to the Premier League. That’s why I joined. I wanted that opportunity.”

“If I win the FA Cup then I will be going back like a king! King of Nigeria!,” 

“The fans want it and we want it.

“This is a big competition here in England. Now we are safe in the Premier League and although we want to do better this semi-final is a very big thing. It’s a chance for people to have a look at us and understand how we have done.

“Not every team in the Premier League can win it but they can win the FA Cup. No-one gave Watford a chance of being where we are today but we are there now and it’s possible for us to win and go to the final.”

He added: “As a footballer it is all the more special because it is played at Wembley, a great stadium, the great stadium of English football and one that I have not played in before. So that means a lot.

“The fans are happy also because they can say they will have a team in the Premier League next season and they have this semi-final.

“If we play the way we can play we will be able to give them a final to look forward to as well. It would be a dream come true.” 

“I watched the finals – I remember big teams like Manchester United and Chelsea playing at Wembley so it means a lot to me to have the chance to get to a final,” Ighalo says. “And I’ve never played in a cup final before, not at any level, not even as a boy, never.”

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Saraki releases statement, denies plans to disrupt his ongoing trial at CCT

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The attention of the Media Office of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been drawn to a press statement released by a group known as the Citizen United For Peace and Stability (CUPS), Titled Security Alert! - Bukola Saraki finally declares war on the Nigerian Senate.
 

The report by CUPS stated that some unnamed sources told them that Senator Bukola Saraki has made plans to disrupt his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) by making use of thugs through some key personalities from Kwara State.

The statement is false, malicious and aimed at further denigrating the hard-earned image of Senator Bukola Saraki after their planned sponsored protest failed through earlier awareness to the general public of their sinister moves.

It is worrisome that aggrieved politicians opposed to Saraki's emergence as the Senate President, having failed to remove him, now resort to cheap blackmail by concocting lies under the disguise of "unidentified sources ".

The individuals mentioned in the statement to be planning the sinister move, are prominent Nigerians who respect the rule of law and stand strongly behind the Senate President. In this regard, this is a cheap attempt to intimidate supporters of the Senate President.

It will be recalled that this same mischievous group called CUPS had earlier circulated messages at different times requesting for funds for different non existent political gatherings.

The CUPS has been in the habit of peddling falsehood and deceiving unsuspecting Nigerians as the body has not lived up to its name of maintaining 'peace' and 'stability.'

Senator Bukola Saraki is a law abiding citizen who has demonstrated the utmost respect for the judicial system by taking the pain to attend and defend himself at the Tribunal even though the  trial is believed to be borne out of malice and political persecution.

Moreover, Senator Saraki, despite his  trial at the CCT has continued to perform his constitutional duties as the Senate President elected by his peers.

It is therefore a gratuitous insult to the Office of the Senate President, and the personalities of the patrotic and decent individuals mentioned in the concocted lies by this organisation to link them with tales of acts of gangsterism and violation of temple of justice.

This propaganda by his political opponents is not new and we urge law abiding citizens to disregard the body, its sponsors and promoters. This is the time to for everybody to forget our narrow, self-serving interest, dissuade the manipulation of state institutions to achieve personal and partisan objectives and ensure that rule of law prevails as prerequisite towards the entrenchment of our democratic tenets.

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You need science & spiritual intervention- APC Publicity Secretaries tell Fayose

Publicity secretaries ‎of APC in five Southwest states have asked Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, to seek science and spiritual interventions following his repeated outburst against the Buhari-led government. In a statement jointly signed by APC spokesmen of Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Lagos and Osun states, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya, Taiwo Olatunbosun; Sola Lawal; Joe Igbokwe and Morakinyo Akintola, they said his actions in recent times depicts a man 'suffering from psychosis.”

The secretaries described as embarrassing Fayose's recent letter to the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, asking for the cancellation of a $2 billion loan to Nigeria. The statement reads in part

“We have observed that Fayose’s public conducts suggest that he has a disease of the mind and mental crisis that need a great assay of science and spiritual intervention to save him before he becomes dangerous to the society. His recent public attitudes call for state of emergency about his mental health. His thoughts and emotions have been so impaired that he has completely lost decorum and conduct expected of a man that can safely live in peace with other people in a sane society where the law works. The last was his embarrassing and illegal communication with the Chinese authority urging President XI Jinping to refuse financial assistance to Nigeria to enable the country address her economic challenges. Also in China, he mounted a rostrum at a train station addressing travellers in tattered clothings and posted his photograph on the Internet, claiming that he was addressing investors in China even when there was no Federal Government’s approval that he ought to seek before a state can embark on such diplomatic trip,”.

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FG suspends PTAD DG over claims of her receiving N50m monthly salary and allowances

The Director General of the Pen­sion Transition Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Nellie Mayshak, has been placed on indefinite suspension and is being investigated after it was discovered that she allegedly re­ceived N50 million monthly in salary plus other allow­ances.

According to The Sun, the discovery was made possible via the Bank Verification Number (BVN) which the CBN used to trace the money being paid to her account every month.

According to the Finance minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Festus Akanbi,

“it is normal within civil ser­vice procedure to allow the DG to proceed on indefinite suspension pending when the investigation on the matter is concluded.”

PTAD was set up to take care of workers who retired on or before June 30, 2007 un­der the pay-as-you-go system. Myashak is the pioneer director general of the agency.

Those who are serviced by the agency include the police, customs, immigration, civil servants, para-military and other para­statals.

It was established in August 2013 in compliance with the provisions of section 30 sub-section (2) (a) of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) of 2004 (amended in 2014) which stipulated the establishment of an independent pension de­partment for the public service of the federation.

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Latest internet craze involves women comparing their tiny waists to the size of an A4 paper

For these women, their waists are literally paper thin. This new internet challenge involves comparing ones waist to the width of an A4 paper held in portrait mode. An A4 paper measures just 21 centimetres or 8.27 inches. See another photos after the cut..

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Mercy Aigbe criticized for conditions she listed for anyone who wants to be her PA

Some of her followers are bashing her for wanting a single lady & saying no rigid opening & closing time. Some felt the salary was too small for a graduate while others commended her for wanting to empower a young woman. See the rest of the qualifications after the cut and tell us what you think...

 

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Video: IG Flamez ft Tito Da Fire - Uwese

 Grinding Records presents brand new song from IG FLAMEZ, born Benjamin Ignatius Onimawo to a Professor father and mother who holds a doctorate degree. Music runs in IG FLAMEZ family as his father Professor had musical routes while his uncles also are musicians.

IG Flamez professional music sojourn began 5years ago when he gained admission to study Architecture in Bells university where he got crowned the “freestyle champ” and participated in major inter school music competitions. His stay in Bells University was shortlived as he came on the wrong side of the school’s laws and had to leave in 300level to resume in another university. Rapping and dancing was his first call before transiting into singing.
After 5years of working on numerous mixtapes and singles and working with several underground acts, his surprise appearance and performance at an event in Benin in July 2015, spun a bidding contest for the artiste. He left the venue and was home when his manager called him back to meet Grinding records boss Tito Da.fire, his long time object of admiration who had gone to make an appearance at the event.

By the time he returned Tito Da.Fire had left, their efforts yielded results when the organisers linked them with Tito Da.fire who invited the artiste to Lagos where he played his repertoire and was later asked to sing a song written by Tito da.fire, he raw, energetic and soulful interpretation of the song earned him his record deal. According to Tito, “he’s a rare artistic breed, whose sound is like no one else, like from his own musical world”.

Other scouts approached the artiste but he opted for Tito Da.Fire’s offer of a record deal which is rumoured to be a mouthwatering deal. immediately they hit the studio and UWESE , a Benin word for Thank You, is the first single off IG FLAMEZ forthcoming album.

For IG FLAMEZ this is a new beginning Best started with a Thank You.

Kindly follow @IGFLAMEZ and @TITODAFIRE

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I can make dollar come back to N200 in one month' - Ifeanyi Ubah

Billionaire business man and Chairman of Capital oil, Ifeanyi Ubah, says if given the chance, he can make the dollar return back to N200 within one month. Ubah said this during an Interview with Channels TV yesterday February 21st

"Look at the position of the Naira today. Some of us have ideas on how we can restore this. Do you know how many Bureau De Change people who food has been taken out of their families because of this?
If you say they are the ones causing it, then where are you today? It needs strategic management. It won’t take me one month, if you give me part of that consultancy, Naira would come back to 200. I can bet my life with it. Naira would come back to N200. If you call me for that consultancy, I would put Naira back to 200”he said.

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Scary looking Monkey dies in India after being attacked with acid

A monkey has died after suffering devastating injuries it got after being doused by acid. Despite efforts from vets to rescue the animal, it finally gave up the ghost after suffering from severe dehydration and infections gotten from the burn wounds.
 
‘The type of injuries the monkey had indicated that some sort of acid or chemical had been thrown on it as its chest was completely burnt,’ Veterinary doctor Deepa Katyal said. ‘Moreover, since the injury was old, maggots had eaten most of the flesh. It had burns on its face and hands as well, which were completely scabbed. The animal was completely dehydrated and in a lot of agony,’ Dr Katyal told local press

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Footballer Memphis Depay treats gf Lori Harvey to ride in £250k Rolls Royce (photos)

Man U attacker Memphis Depay who is currently earning £90,000 per week at the club over the weekend treated his girlfriend Lori Harvey, TV host Stevie Harvey's step daughte , to a ride in his new £250,000 Rolls Royce.Another photo after the cut...
 

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Wizkid featured on Vogue as Nigeria’s Best-Dressed pop-star

International Fashion and Lifestyle magazine, Vogue.com, did a feature on Wizkid today where they described him as Nigeria's Best Dressed and biggest Pop star. In an interview with the magazine, Wizkid says his style Icon is Pharell...


"I love Pharrell’s style. It inspires me. It’s not about the brands, you know, it’s how you put them together. Everything he rocks, he makes it look so good"he said

Excerpts from the Vogue.com Feature/Interview with Alex Frank

Do you wear a lot of traditional Nigerian clothes?

Wizkid: When I’m back home, all I wear is African fabric. All I really rock is the traditional stuff. That’s the in thing right now. That’s really coming back. Back in the day, our parents used to wear it every day, and they still do, but now it’s cool for wee young ones to wear it. It’s amazing. We’re doing it differently. We’re having it a little bit more fitted. We have styles on it, embroideries and stuff, by local people, made by hand, designed on it.

How would you describe Lagos style?

Wizkid: Lagos style is fresh and different. Even with the tailors, they get very innovative with their stuff, with the cuts. When my parents used to make the traditional wares, it was a little bit baggy. But now the tailors are able to infuse the European style, making it slim-fit. Lagos style is different, man. Innovative.

And tailors are everything in Nigeria.
One hundred percent. The clothes I make back home are proper—properly fitted. Proper, proper. Tailors are A1 back home.

What’s your process when you get something made for you?

Wizkid: I design everything myself, and I get them to make it. I do a little sketch; sometimes I just sit down with a tailor and describe what I want. Sometimes we go back and forth, like, for days, trying to get it right. Sometimes it’ll take a day to make it, sometimes three, four days. I have a lot of tailors. If I want something made in 12 hours, it will be made in 12 hours.

What kind of clothes did you love growing up?

Wizkid: Growing up in Lagos, I wasn’t fortunate enough to get the fresh stuff when it was new. There was this place we used to go to find stuff that had been shipped from America, like secondhand clothes. I used to rock a lot of Reebok, just a lot of sporty stuff.

Now you can get the expensive shit.

Wizkid: We thank God!

I notice that you’re almost never seen without a pair of sunglasses. How many do you own?

Wizkid: Oh, wow. That’s hard for me. I buy sunglasses every time I travel, just pick up a pair at the airport. Ray-Bans are my favorite. They’re ready to go. And I lose them every time. My friends take them away from me, but I love it.

Did I see on Instagram that you met Christian Louboutin?

Wizkid: Yeah! And I have a lot of his shoes. I rock everything from high-end fashion to skateboard stuff. We were just at the store getting some shoes, and he walked in. And I was like, That’s the guy! Like, Oh, you owe me some checks, boss.

What do you like about his shoes?

Wizkid: The shoes are comfortable and fashionable. I can rock them for my shows or just chilling.

I notice you love a bright, colorful shoe.
Well, I’m actually doing white right now. But I like colorful shoes because most of the time I wear black, so I want it to be where my shoes are popping. I’m wearing Harrods shoes right now.
Everything is super-clean with you.
Fresh, fresh, fresh. That’s how I like to keep it. It’s hard for me to wear the same thing twice.

You’re also not afraid to wear really skinny jeans.

Wizkid: No, I’m not afraid to wear skinny jeans! Yeah, I don’t care, man. I rock skinny jeans!

What’s your closet situation like?
 Wizkid: It’s mad. I have my little cousins in my house all the time taking my stuff.

Would you ever do your own clothing line?

Wizkid: I’m hoping to release a clothing line after my EP, planned for April. It’s going to be tracksuits, T-shirts, hats, and African attire as well. I’ll have a special line for traditional [clothes] with my tailors. Taking Africa to the world.

It’s important to you to do this for Africa.
Yeah, it’s a lot of responsibility. Even for my T-shirts, I’m having the real African prints used as the design on them. I’m getting them locally made in the villages in Nigeria. The proper, proper materials.

Ojuelegba is the name of a neighborhood, right? Why is it important to you to shout out where you’re from?
 Wizkid: Ojuelegba is where I grew up. It’s crazy, rough, tough. That’s what built me into what I am today. The streets of Lagos are definitely different from anywhere else in the world. Making it out of there is just madness. You have to experience it. You have kids on the street hawking, just the hustle and bustle. If you stay in the car and drive past Ojuelegba, you will feel the vibe and you will feel the hustle. It’s a very, very, very, very important place to me, because it’s where one of the studios I started recording is [located]. I was there every day of my life for like three, four, five years.

Where do you live now? Are you clubbing? Is Lagos the place to be?

Wizkid: I live in Lekki now. There are new clubs popping up every day. We go to places like Escape, Sip, and it’s madness. December is the craziest time to be in Lagos. I just left there, so I’m pretty exhausted from going hard. Africa is the next thing right now. Talking fashion, music, anything—Africa is on top of all that.

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Davido paid $200,000 for his feature with Meek Mill...?

This was revealed in Davido's Interview for Fader's February/March 2016 Issue. Davido featured American rapper Meek Mill in his hit single, “Fans Mi” .

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Huawei launches the G-Power smartphone into the market - the new power of sharing

Huawei recently launched its mid range phone the G-Power into the Nigerian market in partnership with Jumia having stunning displays in select high traffic location within Lagos State. The new smartphone features a truly big battery with its 4000-mAh battery combining performance, simplicity, convenience and beauty, which supports reverse charge to other electronics.

According to the Country Manager, Huawei Consumer Business Group Nigeria, Mr. Leo Jiang, “The Huawei G-Power is a mid range smartphone that is the best life and work partner for consumers all day long. The G-Power smartphone provides about 90 hours of light usage, 48 hours of heavy usage, 39 hours of call time and 15 hours of web surfing.”

The Huawei G-Power is the ideal and affordable smartphone which helps strike a perfect balance between simplicity and usability and represents the on-the-go lifestyle, youthful spirit and positive attitude of consumers.

Speaking further he added, “Through a deeper understanding of smartphones and the consumer’s needs, Huawei G-Power is created with a power saving technologies 3.0.  Its 5-megapixel front-facing camera creates a fun-filled ‘selfie’ experience and the 13-megapixel rear-facing camera makes its possible to take crystal clear, professional quality, beautiful photos during the day and night. Its 1.3 GHz quad-core processor gives higher processing speed to enable consumers achieve faster while multi-tasking. This new device also reflects Huawei’s continued dedication to bringing the latest innovation and style to our consumers at all levels.’’

The G-Power features a sleek, simple and elegant design, dual sim compatible with a stunning 5” HD IPS touch screen display with 296 PPI to give users a clear and comfortable experience. The smartphone is available in white, black and gold colors and shaped in Bezier curve to offer users the most comfortable grip while handling. Its exquisite carving technique on the back cover creates a ripple grain with 5176 different facets forming light and shadow effects at any angle. The BOX integrated sound chamber and bottom speaker design increases volume to 150% and is equipped with the special LDS antenna technology to ensure high signal sensitivity.

The Huawei G-Power’s ultra snapshot function helps users capture spontaneous moments before it is too late and a 10 minutes charge supports 3-hours of talk time for consumers. The new Huawei G-Power smartphone will be available in Huawei retail partner stores in February 2016.

Huawei made a second consecutive appearance among the top 100 Best Global Brands analyzed by Interbrand. Being the first Mainland Chinese brand to be included in the list in 2014 where it ranked 94^th was a proud achievement, but Huawei proved to be one of the fastest rising brands in the technology sector by climbing from #94 to #88 in ranking. The October 2015 release shows Huawei proudly at number 88 with an impressive increase of 15% in brand value (approximately 5 billion US dollars) within 12 months. This places the company ahead of top global players such as Smirnoff and PayPal. Huawei is truly committed to constant improvement.

Best 100 Global Brands: http://interbrand.com/best-brands/best-global-brands/2015/ranking/.

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Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has warned John Mikel Obi that he risks losing his Super Eagles playing spot if he refuses playing as a defensive midfielder for Nigeria. Mikel Obi has had a resurgence this season while playing as a defensive midfielder at Chelsea but opts to play offensive midfield when donning colours of the Super Eagles, a trend Oliseh wants to end. Defensive midfield was also the same role Mikel played when he broke out internationally under coach Samson Siasia at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup in the Netherlands.

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has warned John Mikel Obi that he risks losing his Super Eagles playing spot if he refuses playing as a defensive midfielder for Nigeria. Mikel Obi has had a resurgence this season while playing as a defensive midfielder at Chelsea but opts to play offensive midfield when donning colours of the Super Eagles, a trend Oliseh wants to end.

Defensive midfield was also the same role Mikel played when he broke out internationally under coach Samson Siasia at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup in the Netherlands.
 

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Kanye West raps about Ray J 'hitting' his wife, Kim K first

This guy is doing anything and everything to hype up the sales of this new album. First, he dissed Taylor and now, he's rapped about his wife's sex tape with Ray J. Below is a report from TMZ

Kanye West mocked Ray J during his album release concert Thursday - about both of them having sex with Kim Kardashian -- but we've learned Kanye called Ray ahead of time to squash any beef.

In one of the tracks, Kanye rapped, "Me and Ray J would probably be friends if we wasn't in love with the same bitch ... you might have hit it first, but I'm rich, though."


The kinder, gentler Kanye must have realized Ray could have taken it badly and launched an attack, so Kim's hubby launched his preemptive strike.

We're told Kanye ran into Brandy and they talked face-to-face, he asked her to tell her brother he meant no harm or disrespect by the lyrics ... he said is was pure fun and he was not talking trash about Ray J's bank account.

In addition, Kanye's rep contacted Ray J's manager, David Weintraub, to reaffirm the message.
As for how Ray J received it, we're told he's cool with both Kanye and Kim and appreciates Kanye reaching out.

Our Ray J sources say he also wants to make something very clear ... he's also very rich and currently has 4 TV shows on the air.

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As spotted in Uwani, Enugu (photos)

Look at what the painters are doing...taking major risk to paint the top floor of a 3-storey building. They are not supported by anything. See upclose photos after the cut...

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Photo: President Buhari appoints SA on Youth and Student Affairs

President Buhari yesterday appointed Nasir Adhama as his Special Assistant on Youths and Students affair. Nasir announced this on his facebook wall. He wrote;

"I am officially appointed by the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, as SA Youth and Students Affairs. I pray to Almighty Allah for Guidance, Blessings and Protection throughout this challenging period. I thank the President for the confidence he bestowed on me as well as friends and wellwishers. God bless Nigeria".

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Photo of Floyd Mayweather & his bodyguards so hilarious

Floyd Mayweather and his 'Egbon, e kapa le' bodyguards..lol...is just funny to look at. The small statued boxer who is worth about $300million, surrounds himself with four heavy set bodyguards who dwarf him. His security squad was pictured accompany the 5'6' multimillionaire on a luxury shopping spree in London on this week. See more photos after the cut...

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Nigerians deserve to know the truth about President Buhari’s sudden vacation - Fayose

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the statement issued by the Presidency on President Mohammadu Buhari’s sudden vacation was vague, saying; “Nigerians deserve to know the truth about their President because the President is an open book that every Nigerians should be free to read.”

The governor, who said he was aware of the high-wire plot to use the Supreme Court to upturn his electoral victory, insisted that nothing will stop him from speaking the truth concerning issues in the country.

 He said it was suspicious that a president, who told Nigerians that he was embarking on official visit to France and Britain, last Tuesday, would suddenly commence a five-day vacation while still in the United Kingdom.

According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor, who prayed for safe return of the President, said “Nigerians deserve to know where exactly their president is spending his vacation.”

He however commended the President for handing over to the Vice President as stipulated by the Constitution of the country.

He said; “We were told last Tuesday, that Mr President was travelling to France and from there to London to attend the Syria Donor Conference, and that he would return to Nigeria this weekend.
“All of a sudden, we were told that the President was embarking on a five-day vacation. Where and why? We were not told.
“Curiously, it was at this same period, last year that President Buhari, who was at that time the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, disappeared from public, with lies told about him granting interviews in London.
“It is therefore important that in future, the presidency should be more explicit in communicating with Nigerians on issues regarding the President because a nation’s president is an open book that can be read by anyone.”
Source: Linda Ikeji

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Baby rescued after 30 hours in rubble of collapsed building following Taiwan earthquake

Rescuers in Taiwan raced on Sunday to save more than 120 people still trapped under the rubble of a building after it collapsed during a powerful earthquake.

Emergency workers worked around the clock to comb the ruins of the 17-storey building in southern Tainan city following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Saturday.

As rescue operations continued, the death toll from the earthquake rose to 28, with most victims - including a ten-day-old baby girl - killed in the ill-fated Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building.

 

Among those rescued from the collapsed building, which was home to 256 residents, was a six-month-old baby girl who was reportedly rushed to hospital after more than 30 hours under rubble.

Anxious relatives gathering near the rescue operations included a woman who called herself Chang, 42, who described how she was waiting to hear from her 24-year-old daughter who lived on the fifth floor.

“She's not answering my phone calls,” she said. “I am trying to hold my emotions and stay strong. I'll do that until I find her.”

“I’ve contacted judicial units and prosecutors have formally launched an investigation,” said William Lai, the mayor of Tainan, Taiwan’s oldest city.

“We’ve also commissioned three independent bodies to preserve evidence during the rescue so we can assist the residents if they want to file lawsuits in the future. We will hold the builder responsible if they have broken the law.”

Yueh Chin-sen, whose mother-in-law’s family of eight was still trapped, described how residents had long complained of defects in the building.

“They complained that the building wasn’t well constructed as there were cracks in the walls and tiles fell off after several quakes in recent years,” he told AFP.

“I hope the government will prosecute the builder on criminal charges as people lost their lives.”

Taiwan, which is located in a seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire zone, was hit by a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake in 1999 which claimed more than 2,400 lives.

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See what a YabaTech student made as his final year project

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Lions and lionesses, where una dey??? Eluagu Williams, a graduate of Yaba College of Technology, designed this fascinating artwork, titled "Your Destiny Is In Your Hand' as his final year project. Amazing talent, don't you think so???

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Kanu Nwankwo named world football legend

Kanu Nwankwo is officially a football legend. The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) have named Nigeria’s Nwankwo Kanu in the list of top 48 legends of football worldwide. The body released the first phase of the list which also includes Brazilian greats Pele and Ronaldo da Lima.
Other notable Africans who made the list are former World player of the year George Oppong Weah, Roger Milla, Rabah Medjer, Muhammed Aboutrika, Mohmud El-Khatub and former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe. 

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We’ll locate Chibok girls, others – Chief of Air Staff says

Few days after former President Obasanjo said that the missing Chibok girls will not be found again, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, has expressed optimism that they will be rescued alongside other Nigerians kidnapped by Boko Haram. The Chief of Air Staff said this when he inspected various on-going projects of the Nigerian Air Force at its Tactical Air Command (TAC) in Makurdi, Benue State over the weekend.

“What I can tell you is that we are doing everything humanly possible to deal with all the challenges that there are in the current insurgency going on, that of course involves our trying to locate not only the Chibok girls but every Nigerian that is kidnapped. We are working day and night through intelligence gathering and surveillance. We are expending a lot of flying hours to make sure we are able to locate Chibok girls and every Nigerian that is kidnapped,” he said Obasanjo at a function in Ile-Ife on Friday February 5th, said searching for the missing girls would be in vain "Searching for the Cbibok girls would be in vain because nobody can bring back the girls for they are nowhere to be found. Nigerian leaders should stop deceiving the populace as Chibok girls cannot return again. The disappearance of the Chibok girls is as a result of non-challant attitude of the previous leaders who did not switch to action immediately, which constituted impediment to their return."he said

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Man who was beaten by Military cadet in Abuja, speaks on Channels TV

Amari Sunday, the young man that was tortured by a group of army cadets in Abuja in 2014, was a guest on Channels TV this morning, where he narrated what happened. Amari was a staff of Abuja Park "N" Pay. He was working under SureP and was designed to the Jabi Lake where the incident happened. He said his initial offence was his inability to get to an army officer who called him from a distance within 5 seconds. He claimed that it was while they were beating him that the lady asked him if he was beautiful...and when he answered in the affirmative, another round of beating started. He said he sustained various degrees of injuries from the assault. The cadets that did this are yet to be punished...

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Resident doctor dies of Lassa fever in OAU Teaching Hospital

An unidentified resident doctor at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Osun State, has died of Lassa Fever. According to the Chairman of the hospital's committee on Lassa Fever, Prof. Adedeji Onayade, the unidentified doctor died on Monday January 18th. The cause of his death was only confirmed yesterday January 20th after his blood sample was taken to the diagnostic center for test.

 "The resident doctor’s death on Monday at the hospital was caused by Lassa fever. The result of the first test carried out on the sample of the deceased tested positive and we have a report back and the result came as positive. We were supposed to do two tests, but the patient was dying when we took the first sample. We can’t do the second test now. So, we can say it is 50 per cent. But we are going ahead to take necessary steps. We have informed those who should know.”he said

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Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates earmark $100m towards fight against malnutrition in Nigeria

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Foundations owned by the wealthiest man in the world Bill Gates and the Wealthiest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote have earmarked $100 million towards the fight against Malnutrition in Nigeria. Bill Gates was in Nigeria yesterday January 20th to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU. 

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Tiwa Savage advices women as she celebrates Mercy Johnson for looking trim one month after giving birth

Singer Tiwa Savage who is also a new mom, shared this photo of Mercy Johnson Okojie to celebrate her for looking trim one month after giving birth to her third child. She also gave a word of advise to new moms who want to look trim after giving birth. She wrote:

"@mercyjohnsonokojie post baby body on fleek e no easy o. Shoutout to all the mummies taking care of their beautiful babies and still working on their body, it's easy to let pressure get to you especially as we dey see these our abroad celebrities getting their bodies back after 2 hours of labour lol some people are blessed that way. Every mallam with em kettle. You've just gone through a miraculous process, take it one step at a time and enjoy bonding with your baby. Your body will bounce back, you are BEAUTIFUL".

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God has a hand in Nigeria’s current economic predicament- Oyegun

National Chairman of APC, John Oyegun, says God has a hand in Nigeria’s current economic challenges. He said this while speaking to a 15-member delegation of an APC support group, Change Agents Foundation (CAF) in Abuja yesterday January 20th.

“I think God has a hand in the current economic predicament of the country. Imagine the sudden fall in the price of crude oil, the mainstay of the Nigerian economy, from its heights in 2014, averaging $112 per barrel down to the current price of $28 per barrel – lower than the $38 per barrel which the proposed 2016 budget is predicated on. It is an object lesson for us. It tells us that we must embrace radical change in our economic model,” he said.

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Miss Washington USA resigns after allegedly stabbing footballer, Marco Pappa

Miss Washington USA 2015 Stormy Keffeler has resigned after she was found by police in a South Lake union apartment with USA Colarados midfielder Marco Pappa who was stabbed in the abdomen. He was rushed to the hospital and has since undergone surgery.

Police sources say Keffeler gave a totally different explanation from Pappa as to what happened. No arrests have been made so far but there are indications that she might have stabbed him.
  Maureen Francisco, co-executive producer of Northwest productions, who works with Miss Washington USA, posted the following on her Facebook page on Thursday:

''We can confirm the resignation of stormy Keffeler as Miss Washington USA. Effective immediately, first runner-up Kesley Schmidt will assume the title of Miss Washington USA 2016 and represent the state at the Miss USA event later this year. We wish Stormy well in her future endeavors''

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Missing budget: PDP wants NASS commence impeachment of Buhari..Wants Finance, Budget Ministers and CBN Governor to Quit

Read the press statement from PDP below...

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party Pdp rose from a meeting Thursday charging the National Assembly to commence impeachment of President Muhammedu Buhari for the various constitutional breaches especially the submission of two version of the 2016 budget.

The party said the National Assembly should thoroughly investigate the shameful act, including  the distortion and banding of  figures to accomadate their personal interest and ensure that appropriate sanctions is meted to whoever has a hand in the dubious action that has brought embarrassment to the legislative body.

The party also asked the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning to resign having failed to provide the much needed capacity in the management of the nation's economy resulting in the embarrassing crashing of the nation's currency to as low as N305 to a dollar.

Also the party asked the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN to resign for plunging the country's currency policy into chaos an action that thrown investors into total confusion.

The party admonished the government to stop pretending that it knows what to do when feelers from the seat of power shows clearly that Nigerians by voting for APC have just discovered they boarded a once chance bus.

"We sympathizes with Nigerians who are seriously undergoing terrible hardship because of the now obvious inept leadership of APC despite the promise of one Naira to a dollar.

"What hope can a government that allows its currency to break a 43 year old record crashing to over N300 to one dollar offer and yet does not show it has clear focus of what to do.

The party said that APC government rather than address very grievous  national issues created by its lack of capacity to govern  has  instead resorted to violation of peoples rights in the name of fighting corruption.

They noted in particular the continued detention of its Spokesperson Chief Olisa Metuh for nearly 10 days in clear breach of his fundamental Human rights and reiterates its earlier call on the anti graft body to release him unconditionally with immediate effect

Finally, the party called on all lovers of democracy especially the international community to note the fact that rule of law and respect for citizens rights, essential ingredients of civil liberty have taken flight in Nigeria under President Buhari's watch.

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Music stars Dammy Krane and Wizkid fight at Quilox club

According to sources at the club, in the early hours of today Jan. 15th, Dammy Krane, who called Wizkid out on social media a few days ago for allegedly stealing his slangs and lyrics, was attacked by the singer at Obafemi Martin's All Black party at Quilox night club.
The two were said to be sitting on the same table with Obafemi Martin and others when the fight broke out. They said Wizkid didn't like a comment Dammy Krane made at the table and without warning, punched Dammy in the face, some claim he hit Dammy with a glass cup. Dammy picked up a bottle and threw it at Wizkid but missed and before he could do anything else, others got involved and separated the two. Club owner Shina Peller then took them to his office to settle issues.

The two music artists are yet to say anything about the incident on their respective social media pages.. 

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Hours after court orders Tompolo's arrest, militants blow up oil facilities in Delta state

Hours after a court ordered the arrest of a former Niger Delta warlord, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, some Niger Delta militants this morning blew up strategic oil pipelines in Warri South West local government area in Delta state.

The militants in other coordinated attacks, blew up oil pipelines between Ikpokpo and Odidi flow stations, mostly in Gbaramatu kingdom. Residents of the area say the attacks started shortly before midnight and lasted till the early hours of Friday morning. Most of them have fled their homes for fear of a gun battle between the militants and the military

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Plateau announces fresh cases of bird flu

The Plateau state government has announced a fresh outbreak of Avian Influenza popularly known as Bird flu in the state. In a statement released by the state’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Doris Bitrus today January 15th, the state government said six farms have been affected:

“Six farms have been confirmed positive of the disease; the farms host a total of 10,000 birds,” the statement said"  

She however stated that the state government has taken the necessary steps to stop the spread of the virus in the state

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Chinese company creates lifelike black 'sex doll' that men can use instead of real women

mmNo, it's not this one, this is a real woman. A pervert in China is trying to stop...or let me say reduce the need for a woman. They just created a lifelike sex doll, with a huge butt and big vagina that men can use to satisfy themselves if they can't find a woman or just don't want woman trouble.

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Kidnapped wife of Super Eagles player Felix Ogude finally released

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Memunat Ogude, wife of Amkar Perm and Super Eagles player Fegor Ogude, who was kidnapped in Warri last week Monday, has been released by her abductors, but it is unclear if the footballer paid ransom before she was released. Media officer to the u-23 Nigeria football team Timi confirmed her release in a tweet.

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