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The Director-General National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC). Brig Gen Sule Zakari Kazaure, has this afternoon appeal to all Batch A serving corp members over the delay on their November allowee payment. In his speech at NYSC headquarters Abuja, he said that; a new plan and agreement has been reach by the NYSC stakeholders to stop the payment of allowee on monthly bases, rather to pay it in bulk at the end of the service year. He further said; that the reason behind this decision, is to make corp members engage in other entrepreneurial activities that they could make money from and be independent and Carter for themselves than relying on their allowee, as was taught during their orientation program (SAED) at the camp. He therefore said that, corp members should stop expecting the alert of their monthly allowee and get to work. He further said that, the 2016 Batch B, after their orientation program, will only be paid for 5months to enable them stand or get settled at their various places o...

Adekunle Gold, Viktoh and Chinko Ekun are leaving YBNL following the termination of their two-year recording and management contract each. Meanwhile, the musicians are still looking to Olamide as they fear for their future. ‘Adekunle Gold’s contract with YBNL recently expired. ‘He’s yet to decide on his contract renewal because he’s not ready to go unaided.’ Adekunle joined YBNL as an artiste during the first ever OLIC (Olamide Live In Concert) in December 2014. Before his major contract following the release of his hit, ‘Sade’, the singer – who designed the famous YBNL logo – used to work with the music label as a graphics designer. The contracts of Viktoh and Chinko Ekun expired long time ago, but they decided to keep the update on the low as they fear it could make or tarnish careers. Chinko Ekun was no where to be found at Olamide’s concert in Lagos on Monday, where his label mates took turns on stage to thrill the crowd. ‘Just like Chinko Ekun, both of them (Adekunle and Viktoh) d...

The Governor elect of Ondo State Mr. Odunayo Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the names of some imminent citizens to serve under some committees. The main objective of the committees is to develop a detail sectoral policy and programme document which shall be called "Blueprint to progress in Ondo State (2017 - 2021)" and which shall guide government towards effective service delivery and purposeful tenure. The committee inaugurated by the Governor elect at Saint Thoma's event event centre, Isinkan, Akure, Ondo State. The committee are as follows:

Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurasheed Akanbi Magistrate Olusola Aluko, who is hearing the case instituted by the Oluwo of Iwo Oke, Osun State, Oba Kadiri Adeoye, against the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurasheed Akanbi, has issued a fresh bench warrant for the arrest of Oba Akanbi. The magistrate, who stepped down the substantive case before him on Wednesday, said the fresh bench warrant became necessary so that Oba Akanbi would appear before the court to confirm or refute some statements the court considered contemptuous, which were credited to the monarch in the media. Aluko had, at the last sitting, adjourned the case to Tuesday, December 27, which fell on Tuesday the Federal Government had declared as a public holiday.  The Oluwo had faulted the initial warrant for his arrest for refusing to appear before the court, saying his lawyers and five of his chiefs represented him in court.At the resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday, the magistrate frowned on the statements credited to Oba...

The going was not all that smooth for many Nigerian music artistes who laboured against the odds to grab a piece of the market in 2016. While some fared well in the end, others managed to keep their careers and heads barely above water. Only the most creative and focused, such as Wizkid, Falz the Bad Guy, Yemi Alade and Yemi Alade, to mention a few, were able to shine like a thousand stars. Wizkid The singer’s winning streak started with the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards in South Africa, where he emerged winner in the Artiste of the Year, Best Male Act and Best Collaboration out of Africa categories, respectively.Three years after pulling out of Banky W’s EME Records, Wizkid’s career has steadily been on the rise and the year under review has been an excellent one for him. Then on November 6 he was named Best African Act and Worldwide Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Interestingly on the same night, the talented singer emerged as Artiste of Year at the All A...

The Federal Government said on Thursday that it has recovered 40 brand new SUV cars from a former permanent secretary. It said that the unnamed former permanent secretary appropriated the vehicle to himself after leaving office. It, therefore, said it would be wrong for it to be accused of fighting corruption without any clear strategy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,  stated this in a statement.Rather, it said it was being guided by a well-articulated strategy in its fight against corruption in the country. Mohammed said, “The strategy has proven so effective and that it has led to, among others, the recovery of 40 brand new SUVs and other vehicles from one former Permanent Secretary who single-handedly appropriated the vehicles to himself when he left office.” He said the federal government was not just fixated on prosecution alone but was also taking preventive measures to make corruption unattractive. Mohammed listed the strict enforcement of the T...

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau’s Qur’an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s Headquarters in Sambisa forest. The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, said this while giving newsmen update on “Operation Rescue Final’’ in Maiduguri. He said, “We believe that the Holy Book and the flag were abandoned by Abubakar Shekau while he escaped. “The Book will be taken to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, for onward presentation to Mr. President. “We have also made a lot of arrests. Our troops in Damboa arrested about 15 Boko Haram members. We also arrested one Musa from Potiskum on Christmas day which was Dec.25. “On Dec. 26 our troops also intercepted two Boko Haram suspects in Maiduguri. “We, therefore, warn residents of the state to be wary of people coming to hide in and around their houses. “We are also warning residents to report any suspected Boko Haram members hiding in their houses to the relevant secu...

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The Chairman, Pig Farmers Association, Delta chapter, Mr Jerry Ossai,  has called for the consumption of pork, saying it is more nutritious than red meat. Ossai on Thursday in Asaba claimed that “pork is tastier than beef and even more nutritional than all red meat.” Ossai, who is also a former Chairman of All Farmers Association of the state, said that “pork is white meat”, adding that from the nutritional point of view “white meat is better than red meat”. According to him, “pigs are the cleanest animals you can ever think about”. He said that apart from the nutritional value of the pork, “if pigs are well fed, the fat content is always very small.’’ He said, “If you give pigs good food as required, the fat content is always very low compared to some other meat.” Ossa however said that one of the major challenges facing pig farmers in the country was the inherited taboo against pig which had been associated with religion and culture that people have refused to break. “Becaus...

English Premier League side Everton FC expect to complete a £10 million (about N5bn) deal for Charlton’s 19-year-old forward Ademola Lookman early in the January transfer window. The club’s Director of Football, Steve Walsh, has made the signing a priority. With this, the move was likely to go through quickly as manager Ronald Koeman starts what was expected to be a busy January. Lookman scored his seventh goal of the season in Charlton’s 1-0 win at MK Dons on Boxing Day. He was also linked with Crystal Palace. When asked about Lookman at his press conference on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s Premier League away match with Hull, Koeman said: “There is interest for the boy, yes.” Everton — with Walsh a key figure — are embarking on a policy of recruiting emerging young talent as well as established players. The Toffees signed teenager striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Sheffield United for £1.5m in August. The England youth international has figured as a substitute against Arsenal and Live...

The Academic Staff of Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate have begun an indefinite strike over 10 month salary arrears. The Caretaker Chairman, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, Dr Olatunde Ogundiran,  on Monday in a communiqué, said “lecturers were last paid in March 2016.” He explained that the decision to commence the strike was taken at the expiration of an ultimatum given to the school management by its congress. Ogundiran also stated that the lecturers had since March 2016 been undergoing very serious hardship. “We have endured several months of unpaid salaries before the congress decided to go on indefinite strike. “We have had series of negotiations with the state government representatives where we appealed to the government to pay the workers but there was no positive response,” he said. He stated that the union had, before embarking on the strike, given notice to the school management and the state government but nothing was done. He also stated that members of...

The West African Examinations Council says blind candidates also cheat during examinations. They cheat by colluding. The Head of Test Administration of WAEC in Nigeria, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, in Lagos on Wednesday said the reason could be that the candidates were usually not well equipped individually for the examinations. She added that this had been responsible for what she described as ‘not too wonderful performance’ among the blinds. She said, “We have discovered that there is usually high incidence of collusion among blind candidates during examinations. “That is why their performance has not really been anything wonderful. “Our society is such that there have not been adequate and conscious efforts to take care of the challenged. “There have not been enough trained personnel to guide blind candidates before being exposed to major external examination.” She lamented a situation where just one teacher who studied Special Education in higher institution is employed to cater for t...

The premises of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Mega Station located at the Control Post junction in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has been deserted following the alleged killing of one Friday Nduka, by a police Inspector, Mike Edem, who was on duty at the station. Our correspondent learnt that the victim, who returned from Malaysia for his wedding in Owerri on December 27, 2016, hailed from the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. He was reportedly shot dead on December 22 by the trigger-happy policeman, who is now at large, in the presence of his fiancée and younger brother. An eyewitness told our correspondent that Nduka got into in a serious argument with one of the pump attendants over his missing iPhone 7. He said the argument degenerated into a fight and Nduka, inflicted injuries on the attendant. The witness said the manager of the station, Mrs. Ruth Enemmuo, who is now in police detention, intervened, adding that as soon as Nduka entered into his car, the polic...

A 22-year-old man has abandoned his wife and married Asha Devi, who happens to be her his mother in-law. Matho Suraj was said to have abandoned his 19-year-old wife, Latila, for the mother after she paid them a visit when he was unwell. According to India Times, Asha left her husband who is a factory worker’s home in Delhi and started living with Suraj and had a court marriage and a formal temple wedding in June. Mahto claimed to have fallen in love with his 42-year-old mother-in-law when she came to stay with him and his wife in the village of Puraini in Bihar, in the north-eastern part of India in 2015. “The couple is madly in love and there is no reason to separate them,” the panchayat ruled. However, Suraj is now pleading for the marriage bond to be broken so that he could return to his former wife, Latila. He said he had now realised his foolishness. “I have come to realize my foolishness. I admit I have committed the mistake, but will never repeat in future. Now, I no longer trea...

Mr. Ibrahim Idris the Inspector General of Police (IG) has instructed all Nigeria police officers to do away with the checking of vehicle particulars because it is not part of their duty, it is illegal to do so. He said further don't give or show any police officers your particulars, It is not their duty, if any police officer demanded for your particulars just take their number and report immediately. Any police officer caught violating this order shall face appropriate sanction.

The husband of the popular actress Funke Akindele Bello has send back to the sender the false prophecy proclaim by Prophet Olagorioye Faleyimu, founder of Mountain of Blessing and Miracle Church against popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele Bello, her husband JJC Skillz has taken to Snapchat to give a cryptic response. The Prophet said the actress will remain barren in his 2017 prophecy. He said: “They need to pray like never before so as not to lose another 2 stars before the year runs out. Without special prayers, Funke Akindele won’t have a child before she dies because she is destined to be wealthy and famous but not destined to have a child and stable husband until she engages herself in the special prayer. Whosoever marries her must have another reason because the issue of not having a child will keep coming up and it will scatter the marriage. If she refuses to do the prayer, she will end up adopting a child and by that time, she will be living alone without husband. . Anoth...

After decades of fast living that her fearless “Star Wars” character Princess Leia would have struggled to keep up with, Carrie Fisher died Tuesday, days after suffering a heart attack. She was 60. The American actress was enjoying a new phase in the spotlight with a tour promoting her latest headline-grabbing memoir and a reprisal of her iconic role in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Fisher was returning from the London leg of a book tour on Friday when she collapsed 15 minutes before landing in Los Angeles, where paramedics and hospital staff were unable to revive her. “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” family spokesman Simon Halls said in a statement on behalf of Fisher’s daughter given to People magazine. Born in Los Angeles in October 1956, Fisher was catapulted to worldwide stardom as rebel warrior Leia in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, which has been a worldwide cu...

I have read with deep concern, the various accounts shared by many Nigerians on their sad experiences on the Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox Ponzi scheme that has created a lot of apprehension and uncertainty in the country. Because of this unfortunate development, millions of patrons of the Ponzi scheme have been thrown into confusion having placed a one-month ban on all withdrawals starting from December 13. The MMM has claimed that it had frozen the accounts to avoid preventable challenges during the Yuletide in the purported negative media reports given to the scheme. The MMM is not new in the business world. It is on record that the organisation began as an office equipment company in Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the 1980s, before moving into the financial sector when the scheme collapsed and many investors lost their money. The MMM was able to win the hearts of many Nigerians with its ‘30 per cent per month’s return-on-investment in addition to other acquirable bonuses...

A Lagos-based pastor, Olagorioye Faleyimu, has said that Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, may not have children of her own, and that she may end up with another broken home. Faleyimu advised the Nollywood star to marry a pastor who, he said, would help her fight her ‘battles.’ Perhaps in response to this unusual prophecy, Funke’s husband, JJC Skillz, has reaffirmed his love and commitment to his sweetheart of the Jenifa’s Diary fame, saying she gave him a new life. He said the 39-year-old actress came into his life when he had given up all hopes of ever having a happy family. “As you have given me peace, I pray that you will forever find peace,” he wrote in a series of Snapchat posts.” He also prayed to God to bless Funke’s marriage (to him) with children. Faleyimu had prophesied, “A popular actress in Nollywood, Funke Akindele, who was once in the Yoruba movie industry should pray deeply so as to have children. “Another grace she has is to marry a pastor who can fight the battle on ...

An African American billionaire, Robert Smith is sponsoring the education of 24 Chibok schoolgirls in American University, Yola in Adamawa State. The identity of the good Samaritan was revealed today by Malam Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on the media to President Muhammadu Buhari at an interaction with media men in Abuja. The billionaire, Shehu also revealed is offering to take responsibility for the 21 girls freed in October and all the others who will hopefully be eventually set free. Who is Robert Smith? He is a 54 year-old businessman, who attended good American colleges such as Cornell and Columbia universities. At Cornell, he picked a bachelor of science in chemical engineering and an MBA at Columbia. He lives in Austin, Texas. According to a short bio written on him by Forbes, he was the son of Ph.D holders and was bussed across town to his school in the early days of desegregation. “He later convinced Bell Labs when he was in high school to give him an internship typic...

Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 26, 2016. Arsenal won the game 1-0. / AFP PHOTO / IAN KINGTON / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Leading English Premier League scorers after Tuesday’s match: 13 goals: Costa (Chelsea) 12 goals: Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Sanchez (Arsenal) 10 goals: Aguero (Manchester City), Lukaku (Everton) 9 goals: Hazard (Chelsea) 8 goals: Antonio (West Ham), Benteke (Crystal Palace), Defoe (Sunderland), Mane (Liverpool), Walcott (Arsenal) 7 goals: Kane (Tottenham), Lallana (Liverpool), Rondon (West Bromwich) 6 goals: Austin (Southampton), Fer (Swansea...

Three key techniques separate the fakers from the makers. 1. Ask uncomfortable questions These seven serious questions help reveal the character of the candidate. Note they aren’t cute or tricky (“If you were a tree…”). Only real-world questions uncover the data you need to make an accurate decision. Give me an example of a time when you had to do the hard thing or have a difficult conversation. Give me an example of a time when you weren’t getting along with a co-worker. How did you resolve that situation? What’s the last thing on which you and your boss disagreed? How did you settle it? Tell me about a time you dealt with an angry or frustrated customer. What are your top five professional accomplishments? (Then drill down to get specifics on each. Did the candidate drive the accomplishment or did they ride the coattails of a coworker?) What do you consider the single most important idea you contributed in your current job? At your previous job? Part of emotional maturity is acquirin...

Every year we make the same resolutions, like losing weight or to quit smoking. What about making more money? While there proven ways to make extra cash on the side , even if you have a full- time job, if those haven’t worked-out for you in years past, then consider these 10 new ideas for earning some additional money on the side. 1. Join the sharing economy. "The sharing economy is growing at an exponential rate," says Nigel Wilson, managing director at Hitwise. "Thousands of sharing economy companies have sprouted up around the world, and consumers are actively engaging in collaborative consumption. According to PwC, 44 percent of all adults in the U.S. are aware of the sharing economy and 19 percent have engaged in a sharing economy transaction. It is imperative for brands to consider how to support and participate in collaborative consumption, rather than compete against it." The sharing economy is exploding and the largest demographic in the country, millennial...

A Bill Gate 2016 secret Santa gift Every year, Reddit puts on a massive Secret Santa gift exchange, and, every year, one lucky person gets Bill Gates as a Santa. And boy, is he good at it. Alicia, also known as Reddit user "Aerrix" (who describes herself as a woman who loves video games, The Legend of Zelda, The Little Mermaid, Harry Potter and Nintendo) got blown off by her Secret Santa last year. But she faithfully signed up again. And was that ever a smart move. Her first clue that the billionaire had pulled her name was that the box that arrived was huge. And he spared no expense in shipping it overnight either. Her second clue: Bill Gates wrote her a personal letter and enclosed a picture of himself with the letter, wearing a Santa hat. When you're Bill Gates and you're someone's Secret Santa, part of the fun is proving that this gift really came from you. The letter said: "I can't believe your Secret Santa left you hanging last year. To ensure you d...

Kidney If you need a kidney transplant tomorrow, chances are you will wait around three years. Even before you get transplanted, assuming you live, you will most likely spend years on dialysis. Right now there are more than 100,000 people in the US waiting for kidney transplants. Every year nearly 5,000 people will die just waiting for one. On the horizon though, is a potential source of donors that may revolutionize kidney transplantation as we know it. Best of all, it may be that we only have to go to a local farm to get one. In 1984 at Loma Linda University Medical Center an infant girl known as "Baby Fae" received the first xenotransplant, also known as non- human to human transplant. In this case, Baby Fae received a baboon heart in a last ditch effort to save her life. Sadly, Baby Fae died 21 days later. The roadblock to success with this kind of therapy in transplantation has always been how best to keep you from rejecting your new organ. This is the cornerstone of the...

The National Association of Resident Doctors has urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the lingering crises in the health sector to avert an impending strike by doctors. NARD had issued a three-week strike notice that is expected to end on Jan. 2, 2017. The Public Relations Officer of the association, Dr Ugoeze Asinobi, told NAN in Yenagoa on Monday that the doctors had shelved the planned strike three times in the past four months and were bent on going on strike from January 2. Resident Doctors are agitating for a uniform template for the Residency Programme, infrastructure for tertiary health facilities, proper grading of doctors and payment of outstanding salaries amongst other issues Asinobi said, “We don’t want strikes but we are going to have to resort to it again, the residency programme is fundamental to effective health care given the dearth of manpower as the country has less than 20 per cent of required experts. “Each time the ultimatum expired we shift it i...

Satguru Maharaji ji, the founder of  One Love Family sect, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a Price Control Board  in order  to ameliorate the impact of the current economic recession on ordinary Nigerians. He also  told newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday  that a  price control mechanism would strengthen  the Naira. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the sect leader spoke at a news conference which was part of  activities to mark  his   69th birthday. “We need to protect the value of our naira through the banning of some luxury  goods that are not necessarily vital to people’s lives. “The protection now is very important. “Our government should reduce the price of cement to N300 to enable the country build homes for its people and if need be, government should empower Nigerians to import cement to bring prices down. “The Nigeria Airways should be revived with the old buildings and structures rehabilitated in order for the country to compete with small nations which ...

Pastor William Kumuyi The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, on Sunday said that in 2017, God would grant President Muhammad Buhari the solution to the numerous challenges facing the country. Kumuyi gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen when he played host to the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who led some members of the Assembly on courtesy visit to the church’s December Convention. The cleric said, “We talk of the hours of recession, difficulty, distress and all that, but God is granting us His promises. We are not going to carry over our problems. “We pray and believe that the Lord will answer. “As you will see, as we get to the New Year, there is no carryover of our problems. God will give solutions to the problems of our lives, families, communities, the state and our nation.” The pastor said that with prayer and faith in God, the country would get out of all its challenges, including the economic re...