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Olubadan of Ibadan is dead

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The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, is dead. The monarch, who died at age 101 passed away Tuesday evening after he reportedly was unconscious. It was gathered last night that the monarch’s corpse has been taken to a morgue as at press time. Other details about his death are sketchy as at the time of filing this report. Oba Odulana mounted the throne in 2007 as the 39th Olubadan of Ibadan land. He was the 17th Olubadan since the title was elevated from Baale Ibadan to the Olubadan in 1930. The first traditional ruler to bear the new title was Oba Okunola Abass who reigned from 1930-1946. Next in line to the throne is the Balogun of Ibadan land, High Chief Saliu A.O. Adetunji.

Just in: Court grants Olisa Metuh N400m bail

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, bail in the sum of N400 million, with two sureties in the sum of N200 million each. According to the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, in his ruling on Metuh's bail application, the two sureties must have landed properties in Maitama District of the Federal Capital Territory. The sureties, the judge held, must deposit the Certificate of Occupancy (Cof O) to the Registrar of the court, who must verify the authenticity of the title document of the property from the land registry of the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory. Other conditions for Metuh's bail, the judge added, are that the sureties must swear to an affidavit of means, must deposit two of their passports with the registrar of the court, the residence of the sureties must be confirmed and that the PDP spokesman should deposit his international passport with the court. He was arrested b...

Buhari requests withdrawal of 2016 budget to make changes

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has written to parliament requesting the withdrawal of the 2016 budget in order to make changes, sources at the presidency and Senate said on Sunday. Buhari unveiled the budget for Africa’s biggest economy in December, which included a tripling of capital expenditure, as the continent’s top oil exporter tries to overcome its worst economic crisis in years caused by the fall in crude prices. The president said spending would be 6.08 trillion naira and the deficit would double to 2.2 trillion naira ($11 billion) under his administration’s plans. With Brent crude, which gives Nigeria around 95 percent of its foreign earnings, falling to $30 a barrel for the first time in 12 years, the naira has dropped to record lows against the dollar on the parallel market amid dwindling FX reserves. The 2016 budget assumed an oil price of $38 per barrel, whereas lawmakers passed last year’s budget at $53 a barrel. “Mr president has w...

Ooni paid a historic and surprise visit to Alaafin

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History was made on Sunday January 17th when the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II paid an unexpected visit to the Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi who was celebrating his 45th coronation anniversary on the throne. It was the first time in 79 years that an Ooni of Ife will visit an Alaafin of Oyo, following a cold war of supremacy said to have been in existence between the (previous) two monarchs for over 7 decades. The last time a reigning Ooni of Ife visited an Alaafin was in 1937. Oba Ogunwusi while speaking at the thanksgiving service said though he was not invited, he had to make an effort to come so as to end the war and foster unity within the Yorubas both home and abroad.     “I am here today, though not invited, but as the Arole Oduduwa, the onus is on me to felicitate with all sons and daughters wherever they are and to show my solidarity for them. I am ready to damn any consequences or insinuations from anywhere; my miss...

Notorious political thug, Bayo Ajia, assassinated in Ilorin

Pandemonium  broke out, yesterday, afternoon at Taiwo, the commercial nerve centre of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, as a notorious political thug, Alhaji Bayo Ajia, was shot dead and cut several times with machetes by four men. Vanguard gathered that the assailants were said to have arrived the deceased workshop in a taxi cab around 4:15p.m. and met Ajia alone in his shop. They then proceeded to under the bridge, close to the State Stadium complex, where the deceased operated a car wash, shot him several times on his forehead and dealt several machete cuts on his lifeless body to ensure that he was dead. Vanguard further gathered that before passers-by could discern what happened, the assailants had jumped into their car and sped off. The deceased, who is survived by four wives and many children, was buried shortly after at the Muslim cemetery at Irewolede in Ilorin metropolis by his friends and associates amid wailing. State’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ajayi O...

PDP national officers ask BOT chairman, Olisa Metuh to quit over $2.1bn arms scandal

A group of national deputy officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the acting chairman of the party's Board of Trustees (BoT), Dr. Haliru Bello Muhammed and the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, who are facing various corruption charges in court to step aside from their offices until they clear their names. In a statement issued in Abuja, on Monday, the group claimed that both men accused of being beneficiaries of the $2.1 billion arms procurement fund allegedly diverted in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), acted on their own and should take responsibility for their action without involving the party. Those who signed the statement included Dennis Alonge-Niyi, Deputy National Youth Leader; Bashir Maidugu, Deputy National Legal Adviser; Okey Nnaedozie, Deputy National Organising Secretary and Abdullahi Jalo, Deputy National Publicity Secretary. None of them is a member of the National Working Committee (NWC). The statement noted ...

Jimoh Ibrahim sacks MD on live program

The Group Managing Director of Energy Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, did the unthinkable Monday when he sacked Bolu Afolayan, the Managing Director of one of his companies, Newswatch Media Ltd. during a live TV broadcast in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. This followed a prostest by some members of Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, a the 5th Energy Group GMD Conference held at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja. After announcing the sack of Afolayan, who is said to be Ibrahim’s friend, he went on to appoint on the spot Mr. Demola Abimboye as the new managing director. The protesters who had stormed the hall while Ibrahim was taking his staff on a strategy lecture, launched into protest songs demanding for their 14 months salaries. For 15 minutes, the drama was beamed live on AIT. Unperturbed in spite of Ibrahim’s attempt to bully them by calling for security operatives to move them out, the protesters said the confab won’t continue unless Ibrahim or his representatives spoke w...

Kano begins multi-bilion naira road project

Kano State commissioner of Information, Malam Muhammad Garba has said that the state government embarked on the implementation of 2016 budget with the approval for the construction of metropolitan and other roads projects worth billions of naira. In an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP the Information commissioner, said the state executive council upon the request by the state commissioner of works for the approval of disbursements of over N402, 784,620,00 million for the construction of Janguza/Karaye road projects that cut across the six local government areas in the State, got the council’s approval. He said the “Seven Bridge Roads Project” would benefit Karaye, Tofa, Kabo, and Rimin Gado and Rogo, and most significantly the road network upon completion would provide road network from Kano to Kaduna. Other road project approved by the State executive Council was the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of Burumburum, Kibiya, Rano and Karfi road, to the tune of N2...

Buhari's wife urges governors wives to unite, support their husbands

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Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has stressed the need for wives of state governors to unite and support their husbands in governance. Speaking at a meeting with wives of 36 governors inside the First Lady’s Conference Hall of Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, Mrs Buhari listed some areas of concern where the women were supposed to support their husbands. This she said included widowhood rites, female inheritance rights, female genital mutilation, early marriages, violence against women and children, high maternal mortality as well as women economic empowerment. She further explained that since, as wives and mothers, their roles had always been supportive, their private efforts should be geared towards programmes that would impact positively on the lives of citizens particularly the less privileged members of the society. She said “As wives of political office holders, we must continue to do our best in contributing to the success. I believe in our little ways...

SSANU: Re-think the strike option

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The indefinite strike embarked upon by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) on December 24, 2015 has entered its fourth week. SSANU is asking the federal government to rescind its decision to remove names of universities’ staff school workers from its pay roll.  It would be recalled that government had earlier issued a circular to that effect to all vice chancellors of federal universities in the country. According to the National President of SSANU Comrade Samson Ugwoke, about 2,000 workers from universities staff schools are affected by the directive in the circular. SSANU had argued that the Union in 2009 entered in to an agreement with the federal government on the issue; adding that disengaging workers from the services of universities’ staff schools run contrary to terms of the agreement. Media reports indicate that the Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu had held a meeting with the national leadership of SSANU; pleading with the uni...

SSANU strike - Another face-off for TSA

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When the Federal Government mooted the idea of Treasury Single Account (TSA), not many envisaged that the scheme would land government in a fresh round of industrial impasse with universities' staff. Few months after the TSA scheme kicked off, however, government realised that universities have a huge wage bill, as it was discovered that previous administrations bankrolled the university-run Demonstration and Staff schools. The new government apparently considered the situation another form of 'leakage in the system' and decided to disengage the 'extra' staff. Fund for the schools have been captured in the TSA account and government is seeking a justification to continue with the arrangement. Government, therefore, terminated the appointment of about 2,000 teachers in Staff Schools late last year, which would take effect from this month. However, this development kick-started a fresh industrial action from December 24 by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian ...

RCCG donates materials to Baptist Girls College's sickbay

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As the activity marking 2016 Christian/Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Beautiful Gate Assembly of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Ogun Province 1 donated some materials to the sickbay of the Baptist Girls College, Idi-aba, Abeokuta. Meanwhile, the church established a branch in the college last year called RCCG, Teenage centre Assembly. The materials donated includes: RDT (For Malaria test), Mattresses, pillows, bed spreads , pillow cases, bandages, fridge, standing fan, transistor radio, kidney dish, curtains, hand sanitizer, painting of the sick bay, painting and repair of the beds etc. When accepting it, the principal (Junior school), Mrs Lukulo Sodipo, promised that the students will make good use of the facilities to the glory of God and the assistant Head girl, Miss Ojedapo Grace, thanked The Redeemed Christian Church of God for the donation. The activity was witnessed by the principal (Junior school), Mrs Lukulo Sodipo, Pr...

Lagos state police command get new PRO

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Dolapo Opeyemi Badmus a Superintendent of Police (SP) has been appointed as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Lagos State Police Command. She replaces Joseph Offor who has been in the saddle. The new PPRO joined the force on 15 August 2002, as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (course 21 batch) trained at Police Academy, Wudil kano. She is a graduate of Accounting and also a post-graduate degree holder in Public Administration. Badmus has served in various capacities since she joined the force. She was once Aide de camp to number 4 citizen of Nigeria, Divisional Traffic Officer (DTO) Alakuko and until now she was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Isokoko Division, Agege. Her appointment was announced on 8 January, 2016. Badmus is married and has children.

Militant continue bombing Delta

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MILITANTS  continued bombing of oil installations, last night, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The details were still sketchy this morning‎, but it was learned that they blew up the Abiteye flow station and Sagara to Chevron pipelines. “Some of are already trapped in our communities because of the bombings, the target for now may be Chevron facilities,” a worried riverside dweller told Vanguard. More details soon.

Celine Dion brother died days after husband

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Celine Dion's brother has died of cancer just two days after she lost her husband to the disease, a family spokesman has confirmed. Dion's older brother Daniel Dion, 59, passed away a day after it was revealed he had just days to live. He was one of the Canadian singer's 13 siblings. Dion's husband and manager Rene Angelil died on Thursday, the day before his 74th birthday, after a long battle with throat cancer. Singer Celine Dion and her husband Rene Angelil arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood in 2011. Celine Dion lost her husband Rene Angeli on Thursday The 73-year-old, who passed away at his suburban Las Vegas home, will be laid to rest on 22 January at the same cathedral where the couple married. A post on Dion's official website read: "According to his final wishes, his funeral will be held at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, where 21 years ago he chose to marry the one who will remain as the great love of his ...

PDP loses one seat in House of Representatives

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) capacity was reduced by one seat with a loss of its representative in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as Ferdinand Dozie Nwankwo representing Njikoka/Anaocha/Dunukofia federal constituency of Anambra State took over the seat. Nwankwo of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who was returned duly elected by the Appeal court was administered the oath of office by the Clerk of the House , Sani Omolori. PDP now has 139 members while APGA has 5. Noting that his victory was a reinforcement of the rule of law, the new lawmaker said Nigerians have cause to believe in the nation’s justice system. As a consequence, Nwakwo said the anti-corruption drive of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government must be given all the support reqiured to succeed. Saying that the need to rid the country of corrupt practices has become inevitable, he promised to work in concert with his colleagues to make good laws required to ensure good governance in the pol...

Biafran agitation borne out of ignorance, frustration - Obasanjo

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The renewed agitation for Biafra yesterday came under attack from former President Olusegun Obasanjo who dismissed it as a product of error,ignorance and frustration. Obasanjo who said he ‘very cautious’ in  getting involved in any debate or conversation with “the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), its many hydra-headed iterations and its resurgent Biafra agitation” said : “at best, the agitation was at regional level and that no inadvertent helping hand should be lent to it, to make it national.” He spoke at a Development Discourse  organised by Nextier Limited on the Biafra issue Abuja. Reading from his  prepared speech and speaking extempore at times,the former President said it is also wrong to say that the South East  is marginalised in the scheme of things. He hailed  South-East leaders who,at a stakeholders’ meeting on December 17, 2015 dismissed the Biafra agenda and cal...

Stephen Keshi's wife laid to rest

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Benin City, the capital of Edo state literally stood still Friday as the ancient city turned the nation’s football capital city, when top dignitaries in the nation’s football converged to pay their last respect to Kate, wife of former captain and chief coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, who died of cancer. Among top dignitaries at the burial ceremony was chairman of Edo State Football Association, Frank Ilaboya, the technical director of the NFF, Shaibu Amodu, ex-Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen and former assistant coach to Keshi, Daniel Amokachi‎.‎ Speaking at the event, Mr. Ilaboya, described the death of Kate as a loss, not for the Keshi family alone but for the entire football family in Nigeria. ‎ “I think it is a great loss, not just to the FA but to the football community in Nigeria. We are talking about the wife of former Super Eagles coach. He was captain at junior and senior levels. In fact, he was the longest serving ...

New Ebola case emerge in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone officials have confirmed a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the latest West Africa outbreak over. The country was declared free of the virus on 7 November, and the region as a whole was cleared when Liberia was pronounced Ebola-free on Thursday. Tests on a person who died in northern Sierra Leone proved positive, an Ebola test centre spokesman told the BBC. The WHO has warned, however, that more flare-ups are expected. How Ebola changed the world Mapping Ebola The Sierra Leone death occurred earlier this week. Ebola test centre spokesman Sidi Yahya Tunis told the BBC that the patient had died in the Tonkolili district. He had travelled there from Kambia, close to the border with Guinea. The tests were conducted by British health experts. The BBC's Umaru Fofana in the capital Freetown said health officials were now urgently seeking those who had come into contact with the victim. Close to 4,000 people have died of Ebola in Si...

Sen Ben Bruce remind Buhari to congratulate Dickson

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Barely a week after Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, got re-elected for a second-term in office, following the December 5 Governorship election and January 10 Supplementary election in the state, Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Sen. Ben Bruce on Friday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to congratulate Dickson for emerging victorious at the polls. Bruce, who took to his Twitter handle, @benmurraybruce to remind the President to do the needful said: “Is it that President @Mbuhari is yet to hear that Gov @iamHSDickson was reelected? I’m rather surprised at his failure to congratulate him.” Recall that after the main polls and supplementary elections Dickson, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 134,988 votes to triumph over his predecessor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Timipire Sylva who polled 86,852 votes. A total of 232,167 votes were cast in the election out of which 6,647 v...

Jonathan becomes first African leader to bag Martin Luther King's awards

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Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was Thursday (January 14th) honoured by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. He was awarded with the Presidential Award in recognition of his leadership in advancing human rights, social justice and the fight for universal freedom. The SCLC, founded by the late American Civil Right leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, in January 1957 is currently led by Dr. Charles Steele Jr. The event is part of the activities leading up to the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday, January 18th, 2016. Former President Jonathan is the first African leader to be so honored. Dr. Jonathan also received Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s sister, Naomi King during the event. Before his remarks at the event, Dr. Jonathan met privately with the president of the SCLC. The president of the SCLC, Dr. Charles Steele Jr proposed to work with the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to advance the cause of peace around the world and t...

Lassa fever: Symptoms, preventions and diagnosis

*The Lassa virus is transmitted to humans via contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or faeces. *Person-to-person infections and laboratory transmission can also occur, particularly in hospitals lacking adequate infection prevent and Control measures. *Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin (where it was diagnosed for the first time in November 2014), Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and parts of Nigeria, but probably exists in other West African countries as well. *The overall case-fatality rate is 1%. Observed case-fatality rate among patients hospitalized with severe cases of Lassa fever is 15%. *Early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment improves survival. Background Though first described in the 1950s, the virus causing Lassa disease was not identified until 1969. The virus is a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the virus family Arenaviridae . About 80% of people who become infected with Lassa virus have nosymptoms. ...
In Japan is located the most frightening bridge in the world: judging by the pictures, it seems that those who have designed wanted to defy the force of gravity. We speak of the Ejima bridge, which combines the city of Sakaiminato and Matsue in Japan, the two cities are located on opposite sides of Lake Nakaumi. A bridge rather than a work road, seems part of an roller coaster in a theme park . The steepness is not only due to an optical effect, but it is real, as you can guess from the photographs that portray this. In details, the bridge have the maximum height of 44 meters. Its particular shape, of course, is not a random result , but is due to the fact that there is provided in the passage of ships. What is certain is that the images are almost scary, especially when the bridge is raised to pass along the boats: in that case, it is good to remember to stop his car with the handbrake, or the risk of a real disaster become very concrete. The reasons why the Ejima bridge is f...

The real reason why NBC Director was arrested

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly arrested the Director General, DG, of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba over an alleged diversion of N15 billion. Mba is currently being interrogated by officials of the anti-graft body at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja after his arrest on Monday 11th January, Post-Nigeria learnt. It would be recalled that officials of the EFCC had few days back invaded the NBC headquarters, ransacking computers and files in the finance and accounts unit, allegedly, in search of documents to aide their investigation. While some key staff of the commission were taken for questioning by the EFCC, it was gathered that confessional statements made, implicated Mba alongside top officials. Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency had arrested former Chairman of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, following an investigation into the interim report of a 13-man presidential committee on the procurement of arms and equipme...

IDG recognizes Alcatel One Touch among global top brands

At the just concluded 49th International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas , Alcatel OneTouch, a brand of TCL Communication, was recognized twice at an awards ceremony for the 2015-2016 Global Top Brands hosted by International Data Group (IDG). Alcatel OneTouch was among both the Global Smart Phone Top 10 and the Global Smart Connected Devices Brands Top 15. Similarly, other brands including Samsung, Apple, Huawei and Lenovo were also on both lists. Selected by International Data Corporation (IDC), an American market research, analysis and consultancy firm, and IDG, its parent company, the lists were based on IDC’s market research results, with an emphasis on sales volume, brand awareness, R&D capabilities and technological innovation. “Nowadays, the achievement of Chinese smart connected devices and smartphone brands is bringing a revolution of innovation to the global market,” Josh London, Chief Marketing Officer of IDG Communications, said ...

Forbes Released Top 10 Richest Africa Musician

Richest African musicians: Forbes has released their lists of Richest African musicians. The list was put together using factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, Sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presence, Influence and so many other factors. They include: 1) AKON CEO of Konvict Music, opened doors to other African artist 2) DON JAZZY Producer. MAVIN Records CEO, MTN, Samsung and loyal record milk. . D’Banj, Kanye West, Beyonce and Jay Z on the production credits 3) P SQUARE Music Duo appeared on Forbes Africa twice sold out concerts, presidential guesthouse in at least five African countries, they fly private jets. 4) D’Banj Music Artiste. Good music deal, Sony Entertainment deal 5) Wizkid Music Artiste. EME artiste, Starboy CEO, connectedness with Alarming London, various international cooperation, the highest paid Pepsi ambassador in Africa, the ambassador of MTN 6) 2face Idibia Music Artiste. 1...

How Olisa Metuh distroys confessional statement- EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is claiming that Olisa Metuh, National publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP confessed to wrong doing in a statement. According to THE NATION, a source at EFCC said, “Apparently distraught that his hunger strike stunt has not softened the resolve of the EFCC to keep him in custody, pending arraignment in court for alleged thievery running into millions of naira, Metuh seized and tore to shreds copies of a statement he had voluntarily made to the commission. “ The suspect was presented with copies of his statement to endorse by the investigating officer but rather than signing the document, Metuh, apparently on realising the weight of his confession, seized the documents and tore them. “Metuh was said to be contemplating stuffing the papers in his mouth in a bid to swallow them when he was stopped by operatives who recovered the torn pieces of paper from him. “ ''We have drafted forensic ex...

Report of missing budget "April fool stunt"

For Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of Nigeria House of Representatives, the belief that the hard and soft copies of the 2016 budget as presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly last December were missing, is a joke taken too far. Indeed, to Dogara, the report of the missing budget is nothing but “an incredible and award winning April fool stunt.” The Speaker said this on his twitter account in reaction to reports on Tuesday that Senators who resumed plenary after the yuletide holidays on Tuesday were informed by Senator Ali Ndume, the Senate Leader that the hard and soft copies of the budget were missing. The Senate Leader reportedly informed his colleagues of the development at a closed session. Senate President Bukola Saraki refused to confirm or refute report of the missing budget when he was confronted by journalists during his visit to President Buhari on Tuesday. The Speaker said on his twitter handle, @doyakubu said: “1st April arrived too...

FG Eliminates Ghost Workers Using BVN

The Federal Ministry of Finance says it has successful completed a pilot project of using Bank Verification Number (BVN) details to fish out ghost workers, identity duplication and other irregular entries on the payroll. The Bank Verification Number is a number that uniquely identifies each bank’s customer for “know your customer” KYC purposes. The pilot project was initiated by federal government as a solution to the slow pace of progress being encountered in the enrollment of staff on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). A statement signed by the Director of Press in the ministry, Marshall Gundu, yesterday, said that the strategy of using BVN rather than requiring the physical presence of each member of staff has significantly simplified and accelerated the progress of the project and at a lower cost than anticipated. “We believe that the use of BVN rather than requiring physical presentation as a first line check on the integrit...

Grapefruit juice and medicine may not mix

Grapefruit juice can be part of a healthful diet—most of the time. It has vitamin C and potassium—substances your body needs to work properly. But it isn’t good for you when it affects the way your medicines work. Grapefruit juice and fresh grapefruit can interfere with the action of some prescription drugs, as well as a few non-prescription drugs. This interaction can be dangerous, says Shiew Mei Huang, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Clinical Pharmacology. With most drugs that interact with grapefruit juice, “the juice increases the absorption of the drug into the bloodstream,” she says. “When there is a higher concentration of a drug, you tend to have more adverse events.” For example, if you drink a lot of grapefruit juice while taking certain statin drugs to lower cholesterol, too much of the drug may stay in your body, increasing your risk for liver damage and muscle breakdown that can lead to kidn...

Biafra Passport Valid and Accepted In Many Countries - MASSOB

Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, has said that Biafran passports being issued to its citizens are valid and accepted in various countries across the globe. It insisted that many citizens of Biafra had used the passport issued by the Biafran Directorate of Passport, and travelled overseas without hitches. In an interview with Vanguard, MASSOB’s National Director of Information, Sunny Okereafor, warned the federal government to stop seizing Biafra passport or threatening its holders. According to him, “I assure you the Biafran passport is valid. Except Nigeria, other countries of the world accept Biafran passport and allow our citizens to travel with it. In Europe, North and South America, Biafra passport is accepted. Nigeria is the only country that seizes Biafran passport. Go to neighbouring Ghana here, they will stamp the passport for you. Don’t be confused by the propaganda of the Nigerian government that there is nothing like ...

For couples and those about to get married

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FOR MEN Carry your wife to the bed when she sleeps off in the sitting room, make her feel like a baby at times. The truth is, every woman wants to be treated like a 2yrs old girl at times, that's why women behave childish or silly at times. You may have an argument with your wife and the next thing is that you will see her putting her bags outside the house, it doesn't mean she is asking for a divorce, she is just being childish, she simply wants you to hold her, look her in the eyes and say "I am sorry for the argument". That's women for you. Every brother needs to study in the university of women before getting married, read books about them, learn what the Bible says about them and you will hardly have a problem with them. Though there may still be some challenges, because you're both from different background and your imperfections are bound to stand. So, read books about marriage, an ideal home, child upbringing, importance of marriage and the likes....