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According to an interesting story from The Sun, a young medical doctor who died in a motor accident on the way to his wedding on October 10, 2013 withdrew about N4.3m from his own account in Union Bank in Kaduna few weeks after his death?  Excerpt: A new twist emerged when the dead man applied for an ATM card from his bank and used it to clear his account. A family source said: “When Chidiebere died, we discovered that his mobile telephone number had been blocked. We were surprised because no member of our family told the GSM service provider that Chidiebere had died. So, we took up the matter and it took some time before the line was reactivated. “We got the shock of our lives after reactivating the line. As soon as we switched on the phone, we began to receive alerts of withdrawals from his account. All the withdrawals were made after he had died and had been buried. During his life time, he did not use ATM cards but in death, he applied for ATM card from the bank in Kaduna and st

Food poisoning is a relatively common problem that many people face at some point in their life, and although in most cases it’s not fatal, it is serious and can be particularly dangerous for vulnerable groups, such as children, the elderly and pregnant women. Sources of food contamination are various and include bacteria salmonella and listeria, which can be eliminated through cooking, but not all food we eat goes though heat treatment. Here are common food items that pose a major risk to your health and could lead to food poisoning. Raw eggs Raw eggs are very likely to give you food poisoning, accounting for more than hundreds of thousands of food-related illnesses in the last few years. Although the likelihood of getting food poisoning from raw eggs has decreased over the past couple of decades, they are still one of the “riskiest” foods you could be consuming. It is the bacteria called salmonella that is to blame for food poisoning coming from raw eggs, and the trouble lies in t

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday advised public officers and politicians to get rid of their private jets as President Muhammadu Buhari had begun blocking financial leakages in the country’s economy. Oshiomhole made this known at a public lecture titled “Labour and the Nigerian Economy: What needs to be done”, held at the University of Port Harcourt. He said that businessmen who connived with some officials of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to defraud the nation through subsidy claims would be probed. “Few people (in Nigeria) are taking away so much wealth, while majority of the people are going home with almost nothing. “A clear example is when you arrive at the private wing of the airport in Abuja; you will find more than 40 to 50 private jets parked there in one airport alone. “The question is what sources do these private jet owners get their wealth from; and which businesses do they run to acquire this luxurious lifestyle. “You find a young man who h

Music videos are  mediums for artistes to showcase their looks, dance steps and tell a story of their songs. In the Nigerian music landscape, it has grown beyond that into a medium for display of gangsterism, sex and violence. Our videos have become bad deal for our impressionable youths who tend to copy most of what they see on TV and the internet.  And the Nigerian cinematographers  are pushing the limits and becoming more expressive in their shots. Mr2kay These days, caution has been thrown into the wind  and their new form of entertainment is display of  boobs, butt or bust cleavage, naked laps and other subtle erotic parts of the body. Studies have shown a connection between music videos and violent behavior of adolescents.The study also shows a relationship between the imagery displayed in videos and inappropriate sexual behaviours. In no particular order, we chronicle 10 Nigerian music videos that will send shock waves down your spine. Reminisce – Skilashi  2015 Just like h

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is absent at the ongoing meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of the party in Abuja. Also, former interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande was also not present at the meeting. Both leaders of the party have apparently not hiden their dissatisfaction with  the national assembly leadership election held on June 9. The elections eventually plunged the party into crisis, eliciting verbal attacks and cold war amongst leaders of the party. Early this week, Akande wrote a controversial open letter where he alleged a conspiracy of the north against the south west, warning that the party may lose future elections if the crisis was not nipped in the bud. The letter has generated reactions within and outside the party. Details later. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/tinubu-akande-absent-at-apc-nec-meeting/#sthash.uiFZX9MZ.dpuf

When a situation gets out of hand, different measures could be devised to bring such situation under control. And nothing could be spared and no one overlooked in ensuring that positive solutions are found. Such is the situation in Igbo-Etiti LGA of Enugu State, where Fulani herdsmen and their cattle have allegedly wreaked a lot of havoc in the area, with the herdsmen allegedly committing various crimes ranging from armed robbery, rape to kidnapping. Aku Diewa Lawyers’ Forum (ADLAWF) in Igbo-Etiti L.G.A., Enugu State, has therefore sought legal and peaceful means to bring these nefarious activities to an end. The forum recently raised the alarm over the continued menace of the Fulani cattle rearers in their area and called on the State House of Assembly to enact a bill to check their excesses. The forum made the call when they paid a courtesy call on the Area Commander, Nsukka Zone, Musa Ros-Amson Haladu (ASP), and also revealed that Fulani herdsmen and their cattle have wreaked a

Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwanso has declared that he is not under house arrest. He also denied ever been invited my the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  over any allegation bordering on fraud as reported in the media. *Kwankwaso The former governor who is one of the strong pillars of the All Progressives Congress (APC) also noted that at no time was he placed under house arrest, or that he was afraid to come out of his house for fear of being arrested as insinuated in the media. A statement signed by Muhammed Inuwa Ali, his Principal Private Secretary said, “The attention of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, representing Kano Central Senatorial District was drawn by some of his political supporters in Kano regarding a libelous and unfounded petition against his person at EFCC by his political opponents sometime in May, 2015. “The supporters sought the Senator’s permission to institute legal action against the said petitioners to which he cons

PROMINENT leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Chief Dayo Okondo, has faulted his appointment as a member of the Governing Council of the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti by Governor Ayo Fayose. Okondo, a former PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) member, said he was shocked to have heard his name on the radio as he was not consulted before the appointment was made. Addressing a press briefing on Friday in his Ikere country home, Okondo stressed that membership of the College of Education Governing Council won’t be beneficial to him as it fallsshort of his status in the party. The former Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission emphasised that his appointment as a governing council member belittles his status as a founding father of the PDP and as a party leader that brought Fayose into the party. The PDP stalwart, who had been bedridden, said he had not been visited by Fayose, adding that the governor had not assisted him on his failing health. O

Former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi , has refuted claims by the state governor Willie Obiano that the transfer of Boko Haram prisoners was concluded in 2012 during the reign of former Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and Obi as governor of the state. He expressed shock about Obiano’s claims, describing it as a blatant lie. Reacting to the claim that Jonathan and Obi were behind the relocation of Boko Haram terrorists to Anambra State, the media aide to Peter Obi, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, said he was shocked that Governor Willie Obiano would personally sign such a release laying claims to what appeared nauseating and childish. Peter Obi and Jonathan Obienyem said that such a claim would only end up proving to the people that there were more to the relocation than they already knew. Describing the claim as a blatant lie, Obienyem wondered how an action or a plan concluded by a man who left office almost 16 months ago was being implemented now. He said: “The governor is c

The Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, is grieving over the death last Friday of eight students in a road accident. There were nine students aboard the bus. The lone survivor of the accident, Ibukun Laughter Akinbo, a 300-Level, Science student relives her lucky escape. SANYA BOLUWATIFE (400-Level Law) reports. They were in high spirits as they sat in the bus heading for their homes after a tedious semester. They had just finished their examination. “How did you answer that question?” “How did you tackle that number?” the students might have been asking one another as they chatted heartily. Going home was a big relief for these students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. They were looking forward to a restful holiday. When they left their campus last Friday, they bade friends and others goodbye. But, unknown to many of them, it was to be the final goodbye – a farewell. Eight of the nine students on board the 18-seater bus died in an