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The United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry announced at the US-Nigeria Bi-national Commission's meeting in Washington, that Obama’s administration is pleased by President Buhari’s efforts to diversify the economy. He said “The United States, let me be clear, is very encouraged by President Buhari’s commitment to an economy that is more diversified, less dependent on a single commodity for export earnings, and that means we need to develop sustainability. “Sustainable growth depends on a climate that is welcoming to investment and respectful of the environment and of workers’ rights. And we have learned in these last 25, 30 years that it is never a competition between the environment and development. “That is a false choice – completely false, and particularly in the context of today’s challenge of climate change. You can develop in ways that protect the environment and also are competitive and provide jobs for people.” Kerry also said solving the problem of N...

The 32 year old star has reportedly purchased a new home in Tarzana , California. The massive house costs $ 4 million and is about 7 ,233 square foot with a lot of fine amenities , including a tennis court, swimming pool and lots of terraces . More photos after the cut.

Every last Saturday of each month is dedicated to a mandatory clean up of Lagos; the nation’ s commercial capital and wannabe mega city . Shops and businesses are often shuttered from 7 am to 10 am and vehicular movement ceases for the period . Not any more, says Lagos governor Akinwunmi Ambode . A statement made available by the state Commissioner for the Environment , Babatunde Adejare , during the ministry ’s monthly media chat in Lagos on Thursday , has said the monthly exercise will be jettisoned because of its cost to the state ’s economy . The commissioner disclosed that the state governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has decided that the state cannot afford to shut down a mega city like Lagos for a period of 3 hours. Mr. Adejare noted that environmental sanitation should rather be a daily exercise and charged residents to make it a way of life . The commissioner also vowed that the state will shut down markets violating the state ’ s environmental laws .

It was Olamide, then Denrele, now Kemi Olunloyo has added R.C.C.G General Overseer, Pastor E.A. Adeboye to her list. She said Pastor EA Adeboye is a murderer . “ Pastor Adeboye killed a Cop in 1971 ; I am saying it on camera . “ In 1971 , Adeboye thought he was shooting an armed robber , but he shot a cop instead ,” she said . Olunloyo added that Pastor Adeboye criticizes single mothers ’ and that is why she keeps going after him on social media . “ Adeboye said if you are a single mother you have no worth ; I am a single mother , we have worth , we don ’ t have to be married , ” Olunloyo said . “ You don ’ t have to be married to have children,” she added. She further lamented on how he criticizes women who bleach or whiten their skins and how a woman can be fulfilled without being married. “ I drove a $ 55 , 000 Toyota Land Crusier in America , I made a $ 150 , 000 annually as a pharmacist , not adding what I made as a journalist. “ I was featured on Vogue in 1995 on...

US Secretary of State , John Kerry , says the US government will be giving $ 600 million as assistance to Nigeria this year . He said this while speaking at the opening session of the U. S- Nigeria Bi -National Commission meeting in Washington DC yesterday March 30 th. “ Our development assistance this year will top $ 600 million, and we are working closely with your leaders – the leaders of your health ministry – to halt the misery that is spread by HIV / AIDS, by malaria , and by TB . Our Power Africa Initiative is aimed at strengthening the energy sector , where shortage in electricity has frustrated the population and impeded growth” he said

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed , says this administration has come to the understanding that many Nigerians are beginning to question the change agenda of the government . In a statement signed by Segun Adeyemi , his special adviser yesterday March 30th , Lai said the economic hardship being faced by many Nigerians has resulted in their skepticism of the administration's promise of change. He prevailed on Nigerians to still believe in the government , saying that very soon they will see the change they voted for. ‘ We understand the skepticism of Nigerians in questioning whether this indeed is the change they voted for. I can tell Nigerians that our change agenda is real , and that indeed Nigerians will get the change they voted for. As a government that was propelled into office by the power of the people, we cannot but feel the pains of our compatriots, and we deeply empathise with them . Our message to our compatriots is that this administration under...

An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Wednesday sentenced two students of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Akintunde Olumide and Oladapo Olaoluwa, to three years imprisonment after being found guilty of involvement in cultism. Justice Mosun Abodunde, in her judgment, held that the prosecution has proved a case of stealing, assault and membership of a secret cult group against the accused beyond every reasonable doubt. Police prosecutor, Femi Falade, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 13, 2013, at a hotel in Iworoko-Ekiti. Falade said the offence was punishable under Section 355,4(1) of Criminal Code Laws of Ekiti State 2012 and Secret Cults (Abolition and Prohibition). The prosecutor called four witnesses to prove his case, while the defendant counsel, Emmanuel Oluwole, also called three witnesses to prove his case. According to Justice Abodunde, the accused made a confessional statement as a member of Black Axe Confraternity at the Criminal Investigation Departm...

After a lot of speculation on the cause of death of Muyiwa Adeyemi Oshinuga a. k. a Nomoreloss , who passed away on March 21 , 2016, it has been disclosed that he gave up the ghost after a short battle with a chest infection – Pneumonia – and not Typhoid as many had reported . This revelation came as burial arrangements for the 39 year old singer were announced on Wednesday . Service of Songs & Tribute Thursday 7 th April 2016 4 pm -9 pm Koga Studios, 2 Bolaji close Off Kudirat Abiola Way Alausa Ikeja Funeral Friday 8 th April 2016 10 am Four Square Church Norman Williams Off Keffi Street Ikoyi .

When it comes to the question " Why Should We Hire You"? in a job interview, so many job applicants get speechless and they dont know what to reply. This question is probably the most tricky of all job interview questions and to help you answer correctly, we have four vital tips to help you scale the hurdle. – Firstly , read the job description twice. This will tell you whether or not you have the required skills / experience for the job. Most times many candidates have no idea about the skills required . Show that you have the required experience /skill -set to do the job. Use evidence to back -up your claim. Say you are applying for a position as a civil engineer give an example of why you think the Lekki building collapse that claimed 35 lives could have been avoided . – Secondly , No one wants to hire someone who doesn't understand their space , product/ team. So take time to co -relate things you ’ve done in the past with the things the company is trying to ...

Solomon Wilfred has accused the Lagos state police command of causing the death of his six weeks pregnant wife , Vivienne , on March 16 th. Solomon who just got married to Vivienne in December last year , said his wife was arrested at the Apena market on March 15 over allegations of kidnapping a teenage girl . The deceased was accosted by one Chinwendu Udomadu who claimed that the teenage girl ( Perpetual Ucheweaku),brought to the market by the deceased was the missing child of one Osinachi Udomadu and that the child has been missing since 2014. The deceased denied the claims, stating that she was the guardian of the teenage girl and that she also knows the teenage girls parents . After much argument , police officers at the market arrested the women and took them to the station . The Divisional Police Officer (DPO ) at Akinpelu was said to have transferred the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID ) at Panti , Yaba, claiming that it was a criminal case w...

You have probably heard of wine and food pairings, bags and shoes pairings even cylinder and cooker pairings but what about Engineering and Fashion Pairings? I guess you have not heard anything like that before... That's the idea. It sounds absurd, but WHO CARES? This is the 21st Century where you create and accept the unexpected. When talking about Engineering and Fashion, MASIK INNOVATIONS is the right place to think. MASIK INNOVATIONS consists of MASIK STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING and MASIK FOOTWEARS/FABRICS. At MASIK Foot wears/fabrics, we know that any footwear and fabric you have on as a person speaks a lot about your character, people tend to judge you on the basis of the shoes and cloth that you wear, that's why we make sure your feet are clad in the best shoes and your clothes are made with the best fabrics you can think of. We provide you with quality, durable, attention-catching and affordable foot wears and fabrics that would make you stand out and ar...

Lagos chief severely flogs pregnant bread seller The police in Lagos have arrested a chief in the Ijegun area , identified only as Ajiroba , for allegedly assaulting a bread seller , Bukola Olasunkanmi, in the Isheri- Oshun area of the state . We learnt that Olasunkanmi, who was seven -month -old pregnant , was allegedly flogged several times by the chief and his thugs because she mediated in an argument involving some levy collectors and another bread seller at the Ijegun bus stop . Olasunkanmi, who sustained injuries , was first rushed to a private hospital , and later taken to the Igando General Hospital. It was gathered that the matter was reported at the Isheri Oshun division and Ajiroba was arrested by the police . Olasunkanmi claimed that after she reported the matter to the police , she had been receiving threat -to -life phone calls , which made her to write a petition to the state Commissioner of Police , Fatai Owoseni , and the Assistant Inspector - General of Pol...

The Governor of Ekiti State , Ayodele Fayose Wednesday added a dramatic twist to the issue of the missing Chibok Girls as he declared that they were not missing . The Governor said that the alleged kidnapping of the over 200 girls from their dormitory by the dreaded Islamic terrorists sect was mere political gimmick to remove ‘a political leader ’ from office. Fayose who said this in his remarks at a two -day Workshop organised by the Women Arise for Change on Political Capacity Enhancement in Ado -Ekiti asked whether it was a trailer they used to transport the girls . He noted that some of those advocating for the return of the girls suddenly lost their voices as soon as there was a change of government and started getting political appointments . His words : “I don ’t know whether the girls are missing . It is a mere political gimmick . Did they use trailer to transport them ? They wanted to use it to get somebody out of office and they have done that . “ They said that th...

FIFA , the world ’s football governing body has banned Ivory Coast and Sunderland defender Emmanuel Eboué for one year . FIFA passed the judgement on the former Arsenal defender this morning for refusing to pay his agent for agent fees owed . This means he won ’t be able to play football for 360 days effective from this morning until the fee is completely paid . The ban will be lifted once he pays up . Read FIFA ’ s full statement below : ” Emmanuel Eboué , who has represented Côte d ’ Ivoire and is currently registered for the English club Sunderland A . F . C . , is to serve a ban on taking part in any football -related activity that will last for one year or until he pays the total outstanding amount owed to his former agent if this occurs before the one- year ban has elapsed . ” The origins of the case involve a decision passed by the single judge of the FIFA Players ’ Status Committee in July 2013 regarding a contractual dispute according to which Mr Eboué was ordered to ...

Social media personality Kemi Olunloyo 51 , is in the news again. Last week she said Olamide is a ritualist, this week Denrele Edun is her focus. She has said that popular media personality Denrele Edun is transgender and not gay . She made this statement in an interview . “ Denrele is eccentric. He is not gay . I would say he is more like transgender . He actually told people he is a transgender . ‘ I’ m the Caitlyn Jenner of Nigeria . ’ That ’ s just like telling you I’ m transgender . There is nothing in being transgender . That is not in the law . Only gays and lesbians are in the homo law that Jonathan passed ” she told Pulse TV. “ He has own his style . and I love him ” she further said.

Rihanna has posed nude / topless for numerous magazines but she ’ s now taking it a step further by doing same in her new music video . I hear the one she did with Drake for ‘Work ’ is nothing compared to the one that is about to drop . The song is called ‘Kiss Me Better ’ and the video is said to be the first ever pop R -Rated music video . It shows Rihanna mostly topless and before the end of the video , she will go nude . See some photos from the video after the cut … 18 +

Kanye West went on one of his twitter rants , this time he talked about how he misses the old Kanye citing all the qualities of the old Kanye he missed . Then he asked what if he released a song titled ‘I miss the old Kanye ’ then at the end of the rant he posted a link to the song

Kim Kardashian has decided to go topless again, this time not because she had nothing to wear like she said the last time. This time its an association of naked people featuring her and another model named Emily. Emily is a model and in her 20 s. Kim is in her 30s and a mother of two … who has a more banging body ? Emily shared the photo and wrote;

This is how the body of the abducted Army Colonel was found. Three children went to pluck cashew from a bush opposite Ajyaita Village in Kakau District of Chikun LGA of Kaduna State on Tuesday , but ran into a very unlikely sight – a corpse , which was later identified as that of the abducted military officer . Ajyaita village is about 10 kilometres from Kaduna city centre , and lies along the Eastern By- pass which links the Abuja -Kaduna express way to the southern part of the state . The children had set out for the forest opposite the village on Tuesday morning and met the decomposing body by a narrow footpath leading to the forest . Some elders said that the children then ran back home to reveal the unpleasant information to a farmer who they earlier met on their way to the forest . The man was planting yam seedlings at a farm . After hearing the children’s story, he rushed to the spot to confirm it , and he in turn , ran to inform the village head . The village head...

The Dangote Group , which is currently building what it calls the world’ s largest refinery , has given an assurance that when the plant comes on stream , it will put an end to the recurring fuel crises in the country. The executive director , stakeholder management and corporate communications , Dangote Group, Mr . Mansur Ahmed , said by the time the refinery was ready , Nigeria would be transformed from a fuel importing country to an exporting one . “ That plant itself is the largest single refinery plant anywhere in the world. In addition to the refinery , we are also going to produce some petrochemical products from the same complex . These are polyethylene and polypropylene ,” said Ahmed . The petrochemical plant , which covers 250 , 000 hectares of land and is located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos, would gulp $ 14 bn, with capacity to refine 650 million barrels of crude oil a day , the group ’s executive revealed . The executive director urged the government to de...

Following media reports alleging that Governor El-Rufai slapped his deputy, Barnabas Bala, and that the Deputy quickly retaliated, Governor El-Rufai has debunked the rumours as untrue. The governor said he and Bala have been friends since their days in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. That their friendship actually started in 1976 and that they have never had reasons to hit each other. El-Rufai dismissed the report, calling it a rumour, He also said those who fabricated the story were not intelligent enough. He said “I have known Bala Bantex since 1976, I never had an argument with him, I respect his opinions, and each time I travelled out of the country, I make him an Acting governor, he signs documents on my behalf. “We chair executive council meetings together, we operate like partners, and now people want to create enmity between us. I am of age, I can’t descend so low. This rumour is completely false, it is created to cause division.” El-Rufai also said “We never discu...

You th Entrepreneurship Support (YES) Programme FG has launched Youth Entrepreneurship Support Programme (YES-PROGRAMME), aimed at addressing the unemployment of youth in Nigeria, between the ages of 18 and 35 years, with atleast OND. Goto link below to send your application now.... http://onlineregportal.com/YesProgramme/Home

"Empire was once or is still your favourite show, but then, how well do you know the show? We have put together 10 things every die-hard fan of the show should know. Here we go; 1. The show is set to return for its Season two spring premiere today, Wednesday, March 30, 2016. 2. The season two mid-season ended with the board voting out Lucious as CEO (thanks to Hakeem’s vote), Camilla announced as Mimi's proxy while she is away for cancer treatment, Jamal and Lucious nominated for song of the year, and Rhonda severely injured as she was pushed down the stairs by an unknown assailant in her house. 3. "Empire" centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. 4. “Empire" Original Soundtrack from the first season was released in March 2015, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making history as the first soundt...

The picture below shows how some students gets to school everyday due to bad road . This is serious. Very very serious, this is how children of some parents go to school everyday while children of some elite fly plane to school. If not for anything, for the sake of this future leaders of tomorrow, Edo State Government should please do something about this road All those concerned should put head,nose, mouth everything together and do something about this road.

The Nigerian Army Colonel, Samaila Inusa, who was kidnapped last Sunday and found dead on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, has been buried. The deceased laid to rest on Wednesday, March 30, at the Ribadu Cantonment , Kaduna State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, announced Inusa's death yesterday. He said his decomposed body was found in Kaduna around 6.00pm, adding that he may have been killed on the same day he was kidnapped. “Preliminary investigation revealed that most likely the late senior officer was killed same day he was kidnapped by his abductors. This is because the body was found already decomposing around Ajyaita village off Eastern Bypass Kaduna, Kaduna State,” Usman had said. The late Colonel was kidnapped while in his Mercedes-Benz car with his wife by some gunmen around Kamazo, along Kaduna Refinery Road in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State. They dropped off his wife and left with him, heading towards Abuja.

Tee Billz has come for a fan who had the nerve to disrespect his wife, Tiwa Savage, in a new post via his Instagram page. The fan had requested that Tee Billz ask Tiwa to shoot the video for 'Love Me Hard' ft 2Face, but he had obviously been way out of line when he added that she would have 'Fucked up big time' if she didnt. Tee Billz had been quick to come to his better half's rescue with an epic retort: "Tell your parents to send you to music school so you can learn to record and shoot whatever fucking video you want with your stupid self." Tee Billz added: "Fuck you being a fan, if you are going to be disrespectful." The father-of-one seems to have had time to rethink his reaction as he later apologised to the fan, while requesting that other's download Tiwa's 'Red' album. He shared the photo collage, commenting: "Make una no vex for me! Can you guys please go buy The RED Album. It's on ITUNES and ever...

No fewer than 11 Ekiti State House of Assembly Lawmakers, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been arrested by armed policemen. This was disclosed in a statement by Lere Olayinka, Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to State Governor Ayodele Fayose. The government alleged that the policemen were led by one CSP Mohammed Abubakar of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Abuja. The statement reads: “We are aware of the arrival of policemen from Abuja to Ekiti State with the intention of arresting 11 members of the House of Assembly, two PDP leaders per local government and some other top officials of the government. “Ridiculously, the offense for which the policemen are to embark on this indiscriminate arrest is owing to TKO Aluko malicious outburst that those listed for arrest stockpiled arms during the governorship election conducted in Ekiti close to two years ago. “This plot is in furtherance of the APC plot to destabilize the g...