Breaking news Fire razes Mile 12 market, kills two

No fewer than two people have been confirmed dead and property worth millions of naira lost after an early morning fire gutted Mile 12 Market in the Kosofe area of Lagos.

Our correspondent was told that the fire started at 4:45am on Friday.

Although the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained as of press time, it was learnt that no fewer than 20 shops were consumed by the inferno.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, however, told our correspondent that preliminary investigation revealed that petrol and diesel were stored in the shops.

He added that four vehicles, five motorcycles and two trucks were also destroyed.

He said, “Fire outbreak occurred around 4:45am at Mile 12 Market . About 20 shops were completely burnt down, five motorbikes, one car, three buses and two trucks were also burnt.

“We recovered two dead male bodies from the shops.”

The LASEMA boss said the fire was put out at 8.40am, while recovery operation was ongoing.

Our correspondent was told that policemen and officials of the Lagos State Fire Service and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps were also at the scene of the incident.

Obas don’t campaign for politicians, Awujale tells Jonathan

The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has told President Goodluck Jonathan, that it is not proper in Ijebuland or Yorubaland for an Oba to canvass for votes for any candidates seeking elective posts.

Rather, monarchs in Yorubaland only encourage their subjects to make their informed choices.

The monarch said this when President Goodluck Jonathan paid a private visit to him in his palace in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

President Jonathan, who arrived the palace around 11.15am in a convoy, was accompanied by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Mu’azu; a former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; Governors of Bayelsa and Ondo states, Seriake Dickson and Olusegun Mimiko respectively, among others.

The royal father said any Oba canvassing for votes for any political party’s candidate would be courting trouble. He said rather than engaging monarchs for campaign, each candidate must go out and sell his or manifesto to the electorate.

He said, “In Ijebu here, it is not possible for any Oba, not even only in Ijebu, in Yorubaland, to go out and say vote for this, vote for that; that person is looking for trouble.

“But give them the opportunity to present their programmes so that people can make up their minds on what to do. I think this is a very sound democratic principle and that is what I have decided to do, to give you the opportunity of meeting with the people.”

Oba Adetona noted that it was when the candidate would have presented the manifesto that the voters would decide whether or not to vote for him or her.

He said, “One, they see you as a person. Whether to engage with you or not to listen to you and see if there are areas where we can meet is a question for individual reason. As a result, everybody congregating belong to different groups.They are members of the PDP, the All Progressives Congress, All Progressives Grand Alliance. They belong to various interests, and when they come, they get to the gate, they shed their togas.

“The PDP will remove their PDP, the APC will remove their own. They will remove their own. They are going to the palace to meet their ruler, their paramount ruler; to receive that important august visitor who is coming to their land and give him all honour that is entitled to him.”

He, however, advised the electorates to vote for those that had the fear of God and integrity and not those who would mortgage their future, after offering them gifts.

He said, “Each time I have cause to talk to our people, I have always told them, in the churches and mosques that when you’re going to vote, make sure you back your sons and daughters who will give something back to you; not the ‘Ojelus’ (looters).

“Those who will be honest with you, who know the way of God; those are the people you should vote for; not those who will give you two, three spoons and mortgage your future. It is not right.”

The monarch, who prayed to God to guide the country right, acknowledged that he had never seen any election that was full of tension in the last 55 years like the current one coming up in less than two weeks.

President Jonathan had earlier in his speech highlighted his achievements to the monarch, which he said, cut across party, ethnic and religious lines in the last four years.

He said, “In the road infrastructure, we have tried. Railway is back, we are trying to improve our terminal buildings and security environment in our airports.

“The Health sector, we have tried both in the tertiary level, or what we call health tourism. Some of our hospitals are now open for kidney transplant and at the primary level we are able to eradicate guinea worm and we are on the way of eradicating polio completely from this country.”

President Jonathan explained that his administration’s focal activities when re-elected would be the implementation of the report of the National Confab as well as facilitate the construction of four deep sea port projects which include the Olokola in Ijebuland, that of Badagry, Akwa Ibom and the Age in Bayelsa State.

Speaking earlier on behalf of Ijebu Traditional Council, the Dagburewe of Idowa, Oba Yinusa Adekoya, had drawn the attention of the President to the non-appointment of indigenes of Ijebuland to any prominent position at the federal level.

President Jonathan who promised to correct this if re-elected, described Ijebuland “as a great land and there’s no government that will neglect the people of Ijebuland, I have to take that very very seriously.”

Vegetables that are healthy

It’s no stretch to say that the past few years have been all about kale. This once humble vegetable, more used as a plate garnish than anything else, has turned into the ultimate mainstream health food. But other veggies are just as, if not more, nutritious than kale. Read on for some of the vegetables that are healthier than kale.

Watercress (gbure): Of all the vegetables out there, watercress, which Yoruba call gbure, is the most nutrient-packed per serving. These greens are high in nitrate, which improves oxygen performance during exercise and lowers blood pressure. Watercress contains a ton of vitamins K, C and A, as well as beta carotenes. It’s also the best food source of PEITC, a naturally-occurring compound that has been shown to suppress the development of breast cancer. Calorie for calorie, you can’t get any better than watercress.

Collard greens: This southern food staple contains more calcium and double the amount of protein and iron, in comparison to kale. Collard greens also beat kale in terms of cholesterol-lowering and beat kale seven-fold when it comes to folate content.

Greens: Beet greens are absolutely loaded with fibre – one serving contains nearly one-fifth of the average daily recommended intake of fibre. These greens, often relegated to the compost bucket, are also a much better source of potassium, copper, vitamin E and calcium than kale.

Cabbage: Chinese cabbage contains essential amino acids that kale lacks. It is also rich in phytochemicals and organic sulphur compounds and antioxidants – the latter of which stay intact when Chinese cabbage is cooked, unlike kale.

Spinach: Ah, spinach – the original healthy leafy green. Don’t underestimate the power of this super food! In comparison to kale, spinach wins out in terms of antioxidants, fibre, iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin A, protein and vitamin E.

OMG! Killer squad after us, says APC

The All Progressives Congress says some of its members and supporters have been marked for assassination ahead of the March 28 presidential election.

The APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement on Wednesday that already the younger brother of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, was attacked in his campus room and hacked with a machete.

The party said the killing of nine APC members in two separate incidents in Rivers on Saturday night raises a very serious concern about the motive of the killings.

It said the fact that all those killed, including five at the D-Line of Port Harcourt and four along the Eastern By-Pass in the Marine Base near the state capital, were members of the APC, is a clear indication that the killings may have been politically-motivated.

The statement added, “Also worrisome, is the freaky attack on Chidi Adi Amaechi, the younger brother of Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi, who is a student of Igbinedion University in Benin, by machete-wielding young men who stormed his room in the early hours of Wednesday (March 11th, 2015) and inflicted injuries on his head and arms. Chidi is currently being treated at an undisclosed hospital.

“It is difficult to see these attacks as a mere happenstance against the backdrop of the ceaseless attacks on APC members and supporters in the Okrika council area of the state, where the opposition has been the victim of at least three bomb attacks, and the hate messages being purveyed by Dame Patience Jonathan, who hails from Okrika.

“We know that because they have no answer to the runaway popularity of our party in the state, they are ready to do anything possible to prevent free, fair and peaceful elections there on March 28 and April 11.

“By targeting opposition members and supporters, as well as their families, the anarchists will be hoping to trigger chaos and truncate the elections in the state. This is their plan, hence we are calling on the security agencies to act fast to fish out the killers in Rivers before they decimate the ranks of the opposition and scuttle the elections.”

The APC said the killings gave credence to allegations by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2013 that the President Goodluck Jonathan administration had trained snipers secretly.

The party said it was possible that the trained snipers were being used to kill APC members.

Clark’s wife escapes death as thugs attack campaign train

The Ogun Central senatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bisola Sodipo-Clark, narrowly escaped death on Tuesday evening when suspected thugs attacked her campaign train in Abeokuta.

This came barely 72 hours after her husband, the Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, paid a visit to the PDP leaders in the state and inaugurated the President Goodluck Jonathan Political Centre in Ijebu Igbo.

She was said to be attending a meeting of Wards 10, 11 and 12 of the party in Totoro area of the town on the fateful evening when the thugs invaded the venue and launched an attack.

The candidate was said to have just left the venue about two minutes earlier when the thugs stormed the place and violently disrupted the venue, which saw many supporters running helter-skelter.

Some of her supporters sustained injuries as chairs and tables were destroyed in the attack.

Speaking with journalists, the senatorial candidate said she has reported the incident to the police and the directorate of state security services.

She, however, blamed the attack on the ruling party in the state which she claimed was using the thugs to intimidate her.

She said, “The attack will not cage me in any form.”

The Director General of her campaign team, Segun Sowunmi, also accused the supporters of the ruling party as being responsible for the attack.

Court orders AIT to stop documentary on Osinbajo

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday barred further broadcast of defamatory documentaries on the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, by the African Independent Television.

Justice James Tsoho, who made the order of interim injunction, also ordered the Nigerian Television Authority and any other broadcast station under the control of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, to stop airing similar videos forthwith.

The judge made the order in positive answer to the ex parte application brought before him by Osinbajo through his lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), to the effect.

The professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria had complained to the court that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, having adjudged him a threat, sponsored the documentaries to cause him disaffection in the eye of the public.

AIT and NTA had, for weeks running, aired a documentary detailing the “atrocious” past of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). AIT also had a similar documentary on a national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, chronicling his series of alleged financial misconduct.

Osinbajo maintained that the said documentaries, which allegedly contained untrue information and injurious falsehoods, constitute a personal attack on his person.

He argued that the videos were being aired in violation of his fundamental human right to dignity of human person, right to privacy and family virtue and right to life and/or livelihood, as protected by sections 33, 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution.

He had therefore prayed Tsoho for an order of interim injunction, restraining AIT, NTA and any other broadcast stations under the control of Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria from further disseminating or broadcasting the damaging videos.

He said, “Unless the respondents are restrained in the manner requested in this application, damages will be grossly inadequate to compensate or redress the unquantifiable, unwarranted and malicious damage to the applicant’s right to dignity of human person, right to livelihood and privacy guaranteed and protected under sections 33, 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

After listening to submission by Falana, Tsoho ordered that NTA, AIT and any other broadcast station under the control of BON should forthwith stop the broadcast of the damaging documentaries which the applicant complained of until the determination of the substantive suit.

VIDEO: Skales Finally Opens Up On Twitter Fight With Wizkid

During an interview with Pulse Tv, Skales whose debut album “Man of the Year” will hit the stores sometime in March, said “I don’t have time to hate”, when asked about the recent and famous twitter spat that transpired between him and former label mate, Wizkid
                   Watch the video below

EFCC to arraign Kwara commissioner for N371m scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it will arraign a former Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to former Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State, Olatunji Moronfoye, at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on March 19, 2015.
Moronfoye is the current Commissioner for Information in Kwarra State.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Wednesday that the anti-graft agency would also arraign the Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Governor AbdulFathah Ahmed, a cousin to Saraki, alongside the commissioner.
The commission is alleging that Moronfoye exploited the opportunities of his position as the SSA to the Governor on Millennium Development Goals to enrich himself.
The commissioner is also being accused of “abuse of office, awarding contracts to his cronies, embezzlement, diversion of public funds, and money laundering.”
Uwujaren alleged that the commissioner for information awarded contracts to the tune of N200m for the renovation of Ijagbo Health Centre, and to procure medical equipment for the health facility, to a company said to be owned by him.
He further alleged that the commissioner was the sole signatory to the account of the firm.
Uwujaren stated that Saraki on his part was being accused of abuse of office and for alleged diversion of state funds through inflated contracts.
He said the defendant procured 13 Toyota Hiace buses and converted them to ambulances in execution of a contract of N17.9m awarded to Chemiroy Nigeria Limited.
The Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Kamaldeen Ajibade, in a telephone interview with our correspondent  on Wednesday, said  as the state prosecuting counsel, he had not been notified or contacted by the EFFC.
The Senior Special Assistant to Ahmed on Media and Communication, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, said  the state government would await for the two accused to be arraigned and know their proper charges before making a comment.

Oh no! Kanye West's laptop stolen in Paris last night?

Malik Yusef is a spoken word artist under Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music and according to him, the rapper's laptop was stolen last night in Paris. Oh no! Oh well, expect
leaked sex tapes in 5…4…3..:-)

Nigerian wife files for divorce because her hubby's penis is 'too big'

Lol. This is why some people advise that we women should test before we buy. Aisha Dannupawa, a housewife and mother of three, asked a court in Zamfara to dissolve her marriage to new husband Ali Maizinari after just one week of marriage.
Why, you ask? Well, she told the courts that
his penis was so big that their first attempt at sex as a couple left her traumatized.
"When he came, we had sex but the experience was a nightmare. Instead of enjoying the sex, it turned out to be something else, because his penis was too big.
'she said After their first attempt, she took pain medication given to her by her mother who advised her to endure. However,when she and her hubby had sex again, it was 'too much to bear' and the couple concluded that no drug could help their sex life or their marriage. Her new husband decided
that he was willing to set her free, allowing her dissolve their union but only if his dowry and money spent during his courtship with her was paid back.
To cut the long story short, their divorce was granted by a Judge after just a week of marriage in an Islamic Sharia court in Zamfara State.

University of London honours Afe Babalola

The University of London  has bestowed the Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) on legal luminary, educationist and philanthropist, Chief Afe Babalola,  during its 2015 graduation ceremony held at the Barbican Centre, London on Wednesday.

Babalola, is the first African to be so honored by the university with a doctorate degree in Law after Nelson Mandela (Doctor of Science, Economics) in 1996 and Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Doctor of Divinity) 2008.

Eminent Nigerians have hailed the award.Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has described the award as recognition of Babalola’s “contributions and undiminished input to humanity, particularly the legal profession in Nigeria.”

Olanipekun said the honor is “a departure from the depressing and discomforting news oozing out of Nigeria in very recent times; the proverbial sweetness that emerges at the dusk of the bitter leaf.”

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, described the award as the recognition of Babalola’s “outstanding achievements and meritorious service to humanity.”

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, in his reaction, said that the university was persuaded by “those sterling qualities – those strides on the sands of time and those impactful contributions to legal education and the world of knowledge” recorded by the Octogenarian.

The Vice Chancellor, University of London, Sir Adrian Smith, responding to a mail said, “We are indeed delighted that Chief Afe Babalola will be accepting the honorary degree from the University of London because he has an exceptional record in both his personal achievements and in the difference he has made to others, particularly in the legal profession in Nigeria.”

Senate confirms Obanikoro as Minister

The Senate has defended its action of confirming Sen.Musiliu Obanikoro as Minister today despite protest by APC
Senators over alleged election rigging. Speaking with the press after Obanikoro's confirmation, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Enyinnaya Abaribe said all the reasons for not wanting to get him confirmed by APC Senators were still allegations and until it
is proven otherwise by a competent law court, Obanikoro stands innocent..
"There are allegations against Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, but in our law and the constitution of Nigeria, anything that is a mere allegation that is not a court decision is nothing but a mere allegation. The laws of Nigeria is very clear; you are innocent until proven guilty, so that is what played out on the floor of the Senate.
The Senators who addressed the press
conference and spoke otherwise of Senator Obanikoro are enjoying a privilege. This is because some of them have EFCC cases, and they are still in the senate because of this privilege of being innocent until proven guilty. So they cannot go to a press conference, and try to convict somebody when the person has not been convicted by a court of law.
The Senate is not a court of law and even when the Senate conducts its own investigation, it passes it to the appropriate body for prosecution" he said.

Christiano Ronaldo Sets New European Goals Record

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Real
Madrid in the first half of their Champions
League last 16, second leg, match against
Schalke on Tuesday to set a new record for
goals in European competition with 78. Ronaldo’s header in the 25th minute from a
corner by Tony Kroos cancelled out an opener for the Germans by Christian Fuchs five minutes earlier and equalled the record of 77, held by former Real striker Raul.
After Klaas Jan Huntelaar had restoreed Schalke’s lead, Ronaldo equalised for a second time just before the break, with his 78th European goal in all.
It also took him to a Champions League total of 75, equalling the record held by his Barcelona arch-rival Lionel Messi.Real won the first leg in Gelsenkirchen 2-0.

Check out New Porsche GT3 911 2016 Model That Cost a whooping sum of 57.5million naira

Premium brand manufacturer, Porsche, has unveiled 911 GT3 RS, a sophisticated sports car built to conquer the racetrack and achieve excellent driving on the road.

Auto experts say this has recorded a significant leap over the regular GT3 in weight reduction and overall performance.

The 911 GT3 RS just released at the Geneva International Motor Show as 2016 model car is described as a new track monster that will also serve an everyday driving.

“With the unveiling of the new 911 GT3 RS, Porsche is once again breaking down the boundaries of possibility, redefining what it means to create a car at the cutting edge of motorsport technology which is suitable for everyday driving,” the automaker said in a statement from the Porsche Lagos Centre.

The 911 GT3 coming with exceptional on-track capabilities in the new version is said to have once again cemented its status as the benchmark in its class.

Porsche has reportedly done extensive modifications to the car’s drive system, aerodynamics and lightweight design.“The new 911 GT3 boasts even greater, standard-setting performance,” it stated.

Engine

The 911 GT3 RS is powered by a four-litre six-cylinder engine with 500 hp (368 kW) of power and 460 Newton metres of torque, combined with a specially developed PDK transmission. The engine, which has the largest displacement and most power of any naturally aspirated engine with direct fuel injection in the 911 family, accelerates the car from zero to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and to 200 km/h in 10.9 seconds.

Performance

The new 911 GT3 RS, with a lap time of seven minutes and 20 seconds, is said to beat the historic record value of the Carrera GT super sports car on the North Loop of the Nürburgring by nine seconds.

Its combined NEDC fuel consumption is 12.7 l/100 km. And it is coming with functions such as declutching by ‘paddle neutral’ which is comparable to pressing the clutch with a conventional manual gearbox – and speed limiting by the Pit Speed button.

These features allow drivers more freedom of driving dynamics, while also providing them with more assistance when driving on a circuit racetrack.

Exterior

The car is said to have a masterpiece of intelligent lightweight design. For instance, it is noted that for the first time, the roof is made of magnesium; carbon fibre is used for the engine and luggage compartment lids, and other lightweight components are made of alternative materials. This makes the RS model around 10 kilogrammes lighter than the 911 GT3.

The lightweight roof lowers the sports car’s centre of gravity which improves its lateral dynamics. The body comes from the 911 Turbo, and it signifies its status as the closest road-legal race car with its RS-specific aerodynamic add-on parts. The front spoiler lip, which extends nearly to the road, and the large rear wing reinforce its dominant look.

A 30cm wide recess extends centrally over the CRFP bonnet and the magnesium roof. This feature is a stylish reference to the recess on the luggage compartment lid of the classic 911 models with air-cooled engines, and today it identifies the two largest lightweight components in the 911 GT3 RS.

Another characteristic is the unique front wheel arch air vents that extend into the upper section of the wings – just as in thoroughbred motorsport cars, they increase down-force at the front axle.

The chassis of the 911 GT3 RS has been tuned for maximum driving dynamics and precision.

Rear-axle steering and Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus with fully variable rear axle differential lock increase agility and dynamics, and the wider front and rear track widths enable even better roll stability than in the 911 GT3.

In addition, the 911 GT3 RS comes with the widest tyres of any 911 model as standard. The results: even more agile turn-in characteristics and even higher cornering speeds.

Interior

The interior design of the 911 GT3 RS with Alcantara elements is based on the current 911 GT3. One key feature is the full bucket seats based on the carbon bucket seats of the 918 Spyder.

Other standard features are the Club Sport Package with a bolted-on roll cage behind the front seats, preparation for a battery master switch, and separately provided six-point safety harness for the driver and fire extinguisher with mounting bracket.

It also has as standard the Sport Chrono Package, which features – in addition to its integrated timers – the Porsche Track Precision app for a smartphone. The Track Precision app can be used to have lap times automatically measured via the GPS, and to log data on a smartphone for many driving parameters such as vehicle speed, lateral acceleration as well as acceleration and deceleration in the driving direction. It manages this data and lets the driver share and compare it with other drivers.

The price of the vehicle in Nigeria is given as N57,553,100.

OMG! Obasanjo explain how he escaped being Ritually-Killed with 7 Heads Of Cattle

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
recounted his near-death experiences over the years in his memoir ‘My Watch’. According to him, “The most bizarre of such
reports was the burial of 7 heads of cattle alive which would lead to my death within 7 days.

The man who told me the story participated in the process and he was the head of Daily Times Group at some time in the past and a columnist in another national daily.

“Before the expiration of the expected time of my death, he called me on the telephone to find out if I was ill. I told him I was not.
On the 7th day, he called again and was obviously surprised that I was alive and kicking.When much later he told me the story, I told him that greater service would have been done 7 heads of cattle had they been killed and distributed to the poor”.

He further disclosed that, “My experience over the years is that those who rely on fetish practice to protect themselves, seek favours and progress,or harm others are deceived by the fetish practitioners and believers and also deceive themselves.
I believe very much in prayer and the power of prayer but not fetish prater promoted in the name of Christian, Islamic or native African religion.”

Herbal teas that can heal you (2)

Rosemary tea is a healthy and beneficial way to make your muscles happy. It helps muscles relax and it is effective when it comes to digestive system. Also, if you have bladder and liver problems, this herbal tea is the right solution for you. It is beneficial to mild asthma and cough symptoms.

Hibiscus flower tea is another very popular one. Not only does it have a very exotic taste and smell, it is also known to lower blood pressure and strengthen the immune system, since it is rich in Vitamin C. The infusions are good for reducing hypertension and high cholesterol.

Cardamom tea is loved for its aromatic flavour. It prevents stomach pain and reduces nausea. If you drink too much coffee, a couple of cups of this tea can help you eliminate caffeine from your system.

Green tea can lower cancer risks and inhibit carcinogens. Also, it stops certain tumours from forming. It helps in lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels and therefore is very good for the heart.

Rosehip tea is very beneficial to the immune system, tissue health, adrenalin function, and the skin.

Milk thistle herb, when consumed as tea, is a very gentle and effective liver cleanser. It contains properties that help the liver regenerate and work better. It helps the digestive process.

Echinacea herb contains active substances that enhance the immune system and reduce inflammation. It also has antioxidant effects. Its leaves and flowers are believed to contain polysaccharides that are known to boost the immune system.

Lemongrass teas are usually served after dinner in order to help digestion. It is beneficial to the stomach, thanks to a substance called citral.

Blackberry leaves tea contains a healthy dose of flavonoids, a substance known for its antioxidant activities and therefore, they are good for your immune system.

34 confirmed dead from today's bomb blast in Maiduguri

No fewer than 34 persons have been confirmed dead while 42 injured in the bomb blast that rocked the Maiduguri
Monday Market along Ahmadu Bello way in Borno state this afternoon.
According to reports, the 42 injured persons are currently receiving treatment in various medical centers in the city.Only last weekend, the city was rocked with three suicide bomb attacks that left 54 people dead

ISIS beheads three men with sword for being homosexuals

More horrific photos from ISIS run state. Three men,accused of homosexuality and blasphemy, were publicly beheaded by a sword-wielding ISIS executioner. The photos of the barbaric execution was shared online today. Two of the men were accused of being homosexuals and the third
one accused of Blasphemy. They were blindfolded and taken to a traffic roundabout with a crowd looking on.
An elderly man used a microphone to read out their crimes before a masked man beheaded them.

More of the photos below

Protesting youths clash with police in Ghana

Hundreds of youths clashed with police in the southern Ghanaian city of Tema, some 38 kilometers east of the capital Accra, during a demonstration against unstable power supply in the area.

Tema police spokesperson Juliana Obeng told journalists Tuesday the demonstrators violated the route agreed with the police and threw stones and bottles at the policemen who tried to control them.

The police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd, injuring scores of protesters.

The demonstrators had threatened to attack the Sunon-Asogli Power Plant in 48 hours if they saw no improvement in the unstable power supply.

The leader of the demonstration, Samuel Owusu Mensah, said the residents had been enduring darkness.

The protesters also claimed there was a high unemployment rate in the area despite being surrounded by a number of industries, and accused members of the traditional council of illegally selling lands in the region.

Ice Prince Launches Self-Owned Record Label

Just like his mentor, M.I. Abaga who is signed to Chocolate City and also label owner for Loopy Musik, rap entertainer Panshak Zamani aka Ice Prince has unveiled his self-owned record label
with an official announcement scheduled for a later date.
The label, Super Cool Cats has always been Ice’s dream and has now materialized into fruition.Speaking with MTV UK last year, the rapper said…

“There’s Super Cool Cats music, my new outfit, and I have a few artists that I want to introduce to the world. There’s a girl called Ruth and a guy called Stunt. They’re all super cool cats. And there are a lot of producers in that outfit as well.”

While Stunt just released his debut single ‘Ojukokoro’ , Chocolate City CEO, Audu Maikori has expressed his excitement about the growth of his label acts.
He further and quite clearly too that Ice Prince will not encounter any challenges associated with his Chocolate City dealings and that of managing his record label.
Instead, he pledged to continue their show of support. Hear him.

“We are very happy with it, there’s no friction between both labels .” Audu told Hip TV.“Ice Prince also has Super Cool Cats, which is his new imprint and it’s coming out soon, one of the things Choc City set out to do is to be the mother body and create that platform for others to grow and we have encouraged that actively by supporting their projects.”

PDP Governors Storm Lagos, Held Meeting On How To Win South West

Many PDP governors are currently in Lagos. They came into Lagos yesterday and are all staying at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island! Those in Lagos include;Ekiti state governor Ayo Fayose, Ondo state governor Segun Mimiko, Niger state governor Babangida Aliyu, Katsina state governor Shehu
Shema – Gombe State governor Ibrahim
Dankwambo, Akwa-Ibom state governor Godswill Akpabio, Cross River state gover Liyel Imoke, and a few others.
No South East governor was in town as of last night – they may have since arrived.
The governors are said to be in town to strategize on how to win the South West in the upcoming elections.

Baddest!! Davido Poses With Dollar Bills

OBO!!! money is good 

Atiku vows to remain in APC

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday vowed to remain in the All Progressives Congress through thick and thin.

He reiterated his commitment to the party and the success of its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates in the 2015 general elections noting that his commitment is unwavering and never been up for bargaining.

Atiku said this while reacting to speculations that he was being courted by President Jonathan to return to the Peoples Democratic Party.

This was contained in a statement by his Media Campaign Office in Abuja.

He was quoted as saying “I remain irrevocably committed to the APC, as I promised in my concession speech at the conclusion of our party’s presidential primaries, and has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of our great party at the general elections.”

The statement said that reports of the Turaki Adamawa’s purported return to the PDP or any other party is the handiwork of mischief makers focused on pitching the former Vice President against other leaders of the opposition party.

Atiku Abubakar said that for the avoidance of doubt he is unequivocally committed to the unity of APC and that it will take more than the antics of mischief makers to break that bond.

Atiku noted that his return from Adamawa, where he convened a stakeholders’ meeting and reconciled disagreeing camps within the party, towards ensuring victory for the APC bears eloquent testimony of this commitment.

It also recalled that the former Vice President currently supports the financial operations of the APC in many states, in most cases as a sole financier.

“I have backed my words and commitment with my resources to ensure that I bring my influence and support to bear on our party’s march to victory at all levels in the general election. That should be enough to shut up mischief makers bent on derailing the APC’s success at the March 28 and April 11 elections,” he said.

The Atiku Media Office observed that as one of Nigeria’s astute politicians and businessmen, there may be overtures from across political divides to the former Vice President, but restated that Atiku Abubakar has publicly stated his commitment to the APC and has privately rebuffed the approaches from all quarters.

Additional 170,000 PVCs arrive in Ogun

The Ogun State chapter of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has taken delivery of an additional 170,000 Permanent Voter Cards from its headquarters in Abuja.

The state Administrative Secretary of the commission, Mr. Dickson Atiba, said this on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the INEC office in Abeokuta.

He said the new consignment brought from Abuja to the state contained between  PVCs, noting that the remaining ones would arrive before Friday.

He said, “The PVC just arrived from Abuja. We have them in cartons; we have like 74 cartons.

“We have 15 cartons for Ifo Local government, 12 cartons for Ijebu-Ode Local government, 14 cartons for Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government, 19 cartons for Sagamu Local Government,  four cartons for Odogbolu Local Government, one carton for Obafemi Owode Local government, one carton, Abeokuta South Local Government, one carton for  Abeokuta North, one carton for Ijebu East and then we have some pieces, which are in about five small cartons.

“We can not tell the exact number that are in a carton, unless we count them. But in rough estimation, all should be less than 200,000. It is above 150,000 and less than 200,000. It is between 170,000 and 190,000.”

Last week, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Chief Timothy Ibitoye, had told journalists that the state had a shortfall of 425,454 PVCs, which were still being expected from Abuja.

He put the number of registered voters in the state at 1,795,794.

Ibitoye said the PVCs  received from Abuja were 1,370,340 out of which 860,076 had been distributed.

But as of Monday, the total number of PVCs distributed had risen to 899,214, while the uncollected ones stood at 474,078, according to the commission.

Gunmen abduct Bauchi APC’s assembly candidate

Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Bauchi State House of Assembly seat for Ganjuwa West constituency, Alhaji Yusuf Dadiye.

He was said to have been kidnapped on Monday night on his way to Miya from Bauchi.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Area Commander, Nigeria Police in charge of the Central Zone, Bassey Udoh, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said investigation was ongoing to apprehend the culprits and bring them to justice.

The driver of the kidnapped politician, Danliti Rungo, said, the abductors were in a black 406 Peugeot salon car, who forced his car to stop at gunpoint.

Rungo said the abductors took Dadiye away immediately to an unknown destination.

The family of the abducted candidate and his supporters have called for intensive prayers over the matter.

They called on security agents in the state to embark on a thorough search in order to rescue Dadiye.

Jonathan sacks Agwai, appoints Akau SURE-P chairman

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) as the Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

He has named Mr. Ishaya Dare Akau as Agwai’s replacement.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President attributed Agwai’s sack to the continuation of his efforts to continuously reposition Federal Government’s agencies for optimal delivery.

The former Chief of Army Staff had, while delivering a lecture in commemoration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s 78th birthday on Thursday, said change in leadership was inevitable, declaring that the country’s leaders must accept it and move with it.

“In life, you find out that everything needs change, if that is what the community wants, what the people want, you must give it to them and as such, it becomes inevitable.

“You can have everything nice, but if you don’t have the right leadership to propel it, it cannot go anywhere. Integrity matters, doing what is good for the larger society, and not just what you want to do for a narrow society to please yourself,” Agwai had said in his lecture titled “Imperatives of a national security framework for the development and progress of Nigeria.”

Abati’s statement on Agwai’s sack read, “In furtherance of his efforts to continuously re-energise and reposition agencies of the Federal Government for optimal service delivery, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has appointed Mr. Ishaya Dare Akau as the new Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

“Mr. Akau, whose appointment takes immediate effect, replaces Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.), who served as Chairman of the SURE-P until today (Tuesday).

“The new SURE-P Chairman hails from Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State and holds Bachelors’ Degrees in Arts and Law.

“Mr. Akau comes to the job with years of experience as a high-level administrator in the nation’s public service. His record of service includes tenures as Chairman of the Kaduna State Universal Education Board and Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission.

“President Jonathan thanks the outgoing Chairman of SURE-P, Gen Agwai, for his service to the nation and wishes him well in his future endeavours.”

Jonathan had on February 2014 appointed Agwai to replace the pioneer SURE-P chairman, Chief Christopher Kolade, who resigned his appointment.

As the deputy chairman, he had acted as acting chairman before the President confirmed his appointment.

Ciara goes topless as a sexy ballerina in new music video

The 29 year old mother of one went topless as she wore nothing but a long white tutu in her new music video for latest single, I Bet, which is 'dedicated' to her former lover
and baby daddy, Future.
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Footballer Di Maria sells mansion after his wife refused to return to the house after burglary

Manchester United footballer Angel Di Maria has put his mega Cheshire mansion up for sale after his wife refused to return to the place following a burglary.
The family was eating dinner at their home a few weeks ago when burglars used scaffolding poles to smash their way into his home through patio doors and robbed them.After the incident, the family moved to a hotel while a security company upped the security at their home.
But Mrs Di Maria still refused to return to the house forcing Di Maria to put the $6.5million home up for sale while they look for another one.
See photo of the mansion below