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Dora Akuyili was spotted at the National Conference in Abuja yesterday to contribute her quota to the deliberation of delegates. Here is what she said at the event… "I just need to put on some weight. There is a saying in Igboland that goes this way: "Let the sickness take the flesh but leave the bones because with time the bones would grow new flesh. I just came out of a major sickness, for which I thank Almighty God for delivering me. I know that God did that for a purpose, this National Conference being part of that purpose. I am well now but only need time to put on more weight" Let's keep me in our prayers please, amen!

It's been revealed that the cause of Paul Walker's fatal car crash was speed not mechanical problems. The Porsche was travelling approximately 90 mph instead of speed limit sign of 45 mph when it lost control on a suburban street ,crashing into a pole and burst into flames killing Walker and Roger Rodas.. According to a person who has reviewed a report by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol... "Investigators calculated that his best friend Rodas was driving between 81 mph and 94 mph when his 2005 Porsche Carrera GT began to drift as it lost control after coming out of a curve.The vehicle had no mechanical failure and the damage that occurred to the vehicle was from the collision," Guess incident where to happen in Naija, I bet there will be no more investigation on this, right?

Awwww........ Award winning producer ,Cobhams who was born blind opened up to Punch about accepting who is is, but says he would love to see his wife's face He said....... "I am not sure I want to turn back the hands of time for anything, not even for the gift of sight.I think I have overcome the desire for sight. I know it is a beautiful thing and it is absolutely necessary. Life is interesting and you do not know what it is going to throw at you, and for me, I am grateful for the gift of life. I enjoy my life and I don't think I sit and imagine what my life would be like if I could see. Quite honestly, I want to see for stupid reasons. I want to see because I want to learn how to play golf. I am an optimist by nature and I don't think I walk around saying I want to see. One other reason I would really love to have sight is to see my wife's face but I have the privilege of touching it which is much better than seeing it." On his wife…he...

Wizkid himself confirmed his break up with Tania Omotayo last Thursday during a radio interview with Gbemi on the Drive Time show on Beat FM. When Gbemi questioned him about his relationship with Tania, Wizkid replied; "My friend is fine. We're cool. But I'm single now you know. But it's all love. I got love for her. She's like my best friend anyway"

Soul E is a Music artist who eventually turned prophet. Well this guy has got every one talking and fans scared of the prohesy he had concerning two Super stars; Wizkid and Davido. Well he says he saw Wizkid being poisoned and Davido in a car accident. Can somebody say "I reject it". Ehen Ehen, its not their portion oooo. But wait oo, do prophet now shares their prophesy on social media?

The husband of one of those who didn't make it alive back home at the just held NIS recruitment exercise in Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City has asked the Government to please provide a job for him to be able to look after the three children the deceased has now left alone in his care. According to Mr Amun, he and his late wife woke up very early that day to be able to get to the venue on time. After they had queued for a while, he became tensed and almost couldn't breathe and asked his wife to let them go home, but she told him to look for a seat outside the stadium and relax while she remains on the queue. While outside the stadium, his wife's brother (who also came for the same exercise) ran into him and asked after his sister, and he told him she was on the queue. Around 4pm, they were asked to come in and write a test and he looked all around for her, but she was nowhere to be found. His younger brother later forced him to go and write the test, ...

The husband of one of those who didn't make it alive back home at the just held NIS recruitment exercise in Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City has asked the Government to please provide a job for him to be able to look after the three children the deceased has now left alone in his care. According to Mr Amun, he and his late wife woke up very early that day to be able to get to the venue on time. After they had queued for a while, he became tensed and almost couldn't breathe and asked his wife to let them go home, but she told him to look for a seat outside the stadium and relax while she remains on the queue. While outside the stadium, his wife's brother (who also came for the same exercise) ran into him and asked after his sister, and he told him she was on the queue. Around 4pm, they were asked to come in and write a test and he looked all around for her, but she was nowhere to be found. His younger brother later forced him to go and write the test, ...

Nollywood actress, Clarion Chukwura and music legend, Sir Shina Peters are the parents of popular music director, Clarence Peters. Clarion is said to have taken care of Clarence on her own, without Shina Peters help. Clarence started relating with his father only 5-years ago. In a new interview with The Nation, Clarion said she had the opportunity to abort him initially, but she didn't. Read why she made the decision to keep him below: She Said: You know what? It is not because Clarence is successful today. Clarence knows the truth and those who are close to me know the truth. I didn't have Clarence because I was too helpless to get rid of his pregnancy. I had three sets of friends: there was Dr. Ojikutu( pauses)… when I was in the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), he was ready to do it, free of charge. There was St. Lawrence in Ibadan and St. Jude here in Lagos. But each time, I said no. I lost my father when I was 11 and he left a messa...

Residents of Oyo State capital on Saturday evening received with shock the discovery of an underground dungeon where hundreds of human skulls were found. Most of the people who besieged the site, in Soka area in Oluyole local government area of the state, wept when a search party went to the underground located in the state's capital and uncovered several corpses of persons killed inside the dungeon. As at the time of filing this report, many of such skulls were still being discovered. Apart from hundreds of skulls, human body parts, including decomposed ones, disused clothes, shoes, pictures and voter cards were found at the scene. It was gathered that the search party was combing the area for nine missing people while 16 people were rescued from the site. It was gathered that about 20 decomposed bodies were discovered, including about 18 males and five females, looking skinny with chains on their legs. One of the women was said to have been delivered of a b...

By Capt. Daniel Omale I do not intend to join issues with anyone in my column, but it has become necessary in this article to answer Mr Yakubu Dati, a designated manager (public relations) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and also a spokesperson for the Ministry of Aviation. After his failure to pursue a meaningful political career in his home state of Plateau, he gained respite with a job in FAAN. I sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, appreciate Dati's gross ignorance in the field of aviation. But I understand the nature of his job: to persuade, sensitize, and prop the public to accept mediocrity of government policies, especially in air regulation. Dati lacks both knowledge and ability to rationalize issues in air transportation industry. As delusional as he is, I accept one statement in his last week's article and that is: Oduah's dangerous and unsafe policies will take a while to retract and correct. First, I will educate Yaku...

An alleged baby factory has been discovered in Ogun State. Two persons believed to be running the business were also nabbed by the security operatives, while eight pregnant women were rescued. The arrest of the two persons; a man and a woman identified as Angela Chigoeze, were made possible after residents of the area, where the alleged baby factory is located, informed the police of the alleged illegal activities going on in the area. Policemen from the Ogun State Command raided the alleged baby factory, which is located at number 9 Sebanjo Crescent, off Fabolude Bus stop, Akute in of Ifo local government area of Ogun State. Parading the suspects at the Ajuwon Divisional Police Headquarters, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, described the development as inhuman. Okoye vowed that his Command would thoroughly investigate the case. PHOTO Angela Chigoeze

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, will now have another chance to return to the Ako- Ekiti Government House later in 2014. The politician, on Saturday, emerged winner of the primary conducted by the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for all its aspirants, following difficulty in persuading its 16 aspirants in picking a consensus candidate for the poll. Fayose polled a total of 462 votes to beat others. Ex-Governor Peter Odili served as the Returning Officer for the primary. Former Minister, Caleb Olubolade, contested in the primary along other candidates. Gubernatorial election holds in Ekiti State on June 21, 2014.

Oh My God!!! (Dancing skelewu) The groom is all set ooo. The man of the day rocking a simple white attire,a staff and beads. Unlike Peter who wore a cap,he's showingoff his swag with his natural dreads.. With him is the Olamiju Alao-Akala,son of Oyo state Governor. This is just the beginning, more photos comming up.... *shining my white teeth*.

Military Discovers Hidden Weapons Of Terrorists In Church http://www.channelstv.com/home/?p=103421

The Nigerian military has been recording a string of victories recently against the deadly Boko Haram sect in response to the recent upsurge in the activities of the group. On Thursday evening, a top leader of the sect was captured by soldiers, and about 70 insurgents were killed by at the sect's stronghold in Gwoza Hills, Borno State. The leader was arrested on Thursday evening while he was trying to flee the bombarded Gwoza Hills with some black Toyota Land Cruiser sports utility vehicle in his escort. It was learnt that the Special Forces captured him alive and flew him immediately out of Borno State to Abuja for interrogation in one of the military formations in Abuja. A source, who confided in our correspondent, said that the arrest of the man suspected to be one of the top most commanders of the sect (if not the leader), had triggered anxiety among security agents in Borno State. Security officials were of the view that the captured Boko Haram leader mig...

The scheme started with 2,364 graduates in 1973. No fewer than two million Nigerian graduates have passed through the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, since its inception in 1973, an Assistant Director, Muhammad Momoh, has said. Mr. Momoh made this known when participants from Zimbabwe National Defence College visited the NYSC Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. He said the scheme started with 2,364 graduates in 1973, adding that now over 250, 000 graduates passed through the scheme each year for the national service. The assistant director, who is in charge of Special Projects, said the scheme's objectives were to develop common ties among the Nigerian youths and promote national unity and integration. "It was also to enable Nigerian youth acquire the spirit of self-reliance by encouraging them to develop skills for self-employment and to work as a team to have a virile nation,'' he said. Mr. Momoh said the programme of the scheme, include orienta...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has described as "ridiculous and false" allegations by Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Solomon Adeola Olamilekan that N24bn was missing from the Police pension account. Rep. Olamilekan on Thursday while insisting that the N24bn was missing, accused Mrs. Okonjo- Iweala of brandishing fraudulent, forged and fake documents – which cannot stand the test of time – to defend her position that the fund was intact and challenged her to a public debate on the matter. But the minister in a statement issued on Friday night by her Special Adviser Communications, Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, maintained her stand that the money was not missing adding that it is an irony that the federal law maker is attacking her for taking action to ensure that public money was not stolen, but put back into the treasury where it belongs. The statement rea...

The Steve Oronsaye Committee on streamlining of federal government parastatals said in its report that "although the NIGCOMSAT is an incorporated entity, the company receives full funding from government to the whopping sum of N6. 318 billion in 2010 and N8.536 billion in 2011, totalling N14.854 Billion for the two years without corresponding delivery of its services and accountability. Consequently, Aso Rock it was gathered has forwarded the report to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation. A top source in the Commission who wished to remain anonymous disclosed this to our Correspondent in Abuja at the weekend. It was gathered that, the anti-sleaze agency secretly received Oronsaye report two weeks ago from the Presidency with an order to carry out "clandestine and careful investigation." The Steve Oronsaye Committee on streamlining of federal government parastatals said in its report that "although the NIGCOMSAT ...

Congratulations ooooo......., if its true ooo, I mean real life. yesterday's episode of Jim Iyke's reality show, Jim Iyke Unscripted, the actor proposed marriage to his one and only girlfriend, Nadia Buari. Well, He later said the ring he presented to her was a 6-carat diamond ring he designed himself and made in different countries. Prophet TB joshua prayer is working.

Award winning superstar singer, Globacom and One Ambassador, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo a.k.a D'banj a.k.a sexy Banga Lee unveils his new product Koko Garri at the One Do Agric Campaign launch which held, yesterday, at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, as the first intended product to come out from his company, Koko Holdings. Eja Nla looking all dapper in blazers posted a pix of the new product on his Instangram page and wrote "iambangalee Finally here after 5 yrs. I can proudly say #KokoGarri is the firSt product of Koko Holdings, thanks to God, @oneinafrica, #DoAgric It Pays and #Nagropreneurs. Join me youths, we can do this." The singer was made an Ambassador for the Nagroprenuers Initiative in Abuja earlier in the month by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina. The Minister had said that the Federal Government is set to roll out the Nigerian Agricultural Entrepreneurs, Nagroprenuers, initiative to attract youth to agriculture...

The Nigerian Defense Headquarters said today that security officials had found and seized weapons stashed away by terrorists in a burnt church. The military said the arrest of a terrorist who claims to be a Cameroonian and an arms courier for the unidentified terrorist group has led to the discovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition hidden in the premises of a burnt church in Kalabalge local government area of Borno State. A statement released in Abuja by the DHQ spokesperson, Major General Chris Olukolade, said that the recovered weapons include anti-aircraft guns, rocket-propelled guns as well as other brands of machine guns. The weapons were reportedly found buried in the premises of one of the churches earlier burnt by terrorists. Also recovered from the location were thousands of various rounds of ammunition and links. The military spokesman claimed that the middle- aged man who led troops on the cordon and search operation that yielded the weapons was o...

With the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his one time buddy, Rep. Opeyemi Bamidele emerging as the presumptive nominees of the APC and Labour in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, respectively, intrigues continue to shadow the process for the emergence of the nominee of the PDP By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Any contest that involved the participation of Mr. Ayodele Fayose was bound to sparkle. Hence the sparks that are emanating in the quest to pick the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State. Mr. Fayose is pitched in battle against 13 other aspirants who have indicated interest in picking the party's ticket for the governorship election due on June 21. Mr. Fayose who governed the state, albeit tempestuously 10 years ago, wants another term. However, unlike when he governed the state and had his way in almost all things -until President Olusegun Obasanjo upr...

BY ONOZURE DANIA LAGOS- A 29-year-old woman Ngozi Obi was, yesterday, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing a Sports Utility Van, SUV, from her husband, one Aloy Chibuzor Obi, worth N2.8 million. The defendant, who is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing preferred against her, was docked before Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe. The Police prosecutor, ASP Iranus Nnamonu, told the court that the defendant and others at large, conspired together to commit the alleged offence. He said that the incident happened at 8p.m., on September 22, 2013, at Agege area of the state. Nnamonu said the accused stole a Toyota Highlander jeep number plate JJJ 184 AJ, valued N2.8 million, belonging to one Aloy Obi. The prosecutor said that the offence committed is punishable under Sections 409 and 285 of the criminal laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011. However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. Magistrate Komolafe granted the...

NIGERIANS have continued to be inundated with the ever chilly tales of the deaths of scores of innocent citizens on daily basis in the hands of Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. The way out of this trouble has obviously become the pre-occupation of many having realized that it is better to think and proffer solutions than fold arms and blame the government in newspaper publications, demonstrations and public statements. The Buni Yadi massacre of FGC students left so much bad taste in the mouth and evoked in me memories of the Nigeria civil war which started when I was barely 10 years old. In those 30 months of my boyhood marred by war which I luckily survived, there are experiences to be shared for the benefit of the children and parents living in the northeastern part of Nigeria now traumatized by Boko Haram. There are also memories that can benefit the military leaders fighting Boko Haram insurgency even when it has come from an ordinary civilian who experi...