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Many Nigerians hoping to enjoy the season after cashing their monies invested in the popular Ponzi scheme called MMM might need to hold on a bit as the accounts of all subscribers have been frozen for a period of one month.  The operators of the scheme said in a message sent to all subscribers that the measure was put in place because “in the New Year season the System is experiencing heavy workload.” During the period – December 12 to January 12 – none of the participants would be able to ‘get help’ (withdraw funds deposited with the mandatory 30% interest). But it is unclear if they would be able to ‘provide help’.

He shared these photos on his page and wrote ;  family is the best,  God bless you all

Foundation of Reigners Bible Church collapsed. Gov Udom Emmanuel escape death while  other have been trapped. Source say many have died.

Aisha, a 13 year old victim of child labour, experiences the daily hassles of trying to sell her wares.Tomorrow Never Came tells the story of many Nigerian Children, a narrative which is particularly faithful to children in northern part of Nigeria. Produced and directed by Achor Yusuf

Just like cars, generators, motors and other machines need to be serviced every now and then to ensure they don’t break down, the human body also needs to be detoxed often to get rid of toxins. Toxins sometimes seem farfetched but the truth is that there are toxins everywhere – our food, water and even the air we breathe. This makes it necessary to detox often to keep the body healthy. Detoxing isn’t rocket science. You don’t have to wait for that time when you can take 30 days off food for a cleanse. Here are daily habits you could start to help remove harmful toxins from your body. Drink Plenty of Water You must have heard the importance of water to the body over and over again but that’s because it is very true. Water is important for the health of all your vital organs because it aids in every metabolic process in the body. Water also flushes your body of toxins through elimination. Drink between eight and 10 glasses of water daily.

He rocked it very well

Kanye West has been discharged from UCLA Medical Center, where he has been under heavy medical supervision since being admitted on Nov. 21. “Kanye is at home with Kim and the kids. He seems okay and happy to be back with his family. 

WHAT IS WORLD AIDS DAY? World AIDS Day is held on the 1 st  December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988. World AIDS Day is an opportunity to show support to and solidarity with the millions of people living with HIV. Wearing a red ribbon is one simple way to do this. Find out where you can  get a red ribbon .

Last month of the year!

Nollywood sweet heart,  Stephanie Linus looking gorgeous in this white cape gown at the premier of the movie wedding party

Sometimes, simple little things that have changed with time, surprise, impress and make reconsider certain aspects of our lives more than technological progress or the newest discoveries. For instance, not so long ago, chandeliers were a luxury only very wealthy people could afford. As a result, a chandelier was one of the best indicators of person’s social status.

It might be normal if a man is seen at a corner or a bushy area covered with trees taking his bath,  but if seen on a busy road like the man in this video then there is more to it,  the man was seen bathing along Waec road in Yaba Lagos.

The embattled film-maker, Oluwaseun Olasunkami (aka Seun Egbegbe), who was accused of stealing nine iPhones at a shop in the Computer Village, Lagos, was brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. He was arraigned on one count of stealing before a Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Y.O. Aje-Afunwa The police said the offence, which was allegedly committed at Kaaltex Innovation Consultancy in Ikeja, contravened Section 278 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.

Greatgrand mum,  grand mum,  mum and daughter,  so cute

AN environmental agency, WaterAid Nigeria yesterday made a startling disclosure that 58 million out of 700 urban dwellers around the world who are living without basic sanitation are Nigerians. It also revealed that 13.5 million people living in Nigeria’s towns and cities have no choice but to defecate in the open using roadsides, railway tracks and even plastic bags dubbed ‘flying toilet’.

Its been a year since MMM came into Nigeria, this came into Nigeria at a time where people are struggling to make ends meet, some people believe in the scheme while some people dont want to hear of it,  well from the picture above, some people have embraced it squarely. 

Tv/ Radio girl knows how to rock clothes,  she is known for her high taste in fashion. 

T he picture of this seven-year old boy, who was lynched in the Badagry area of Lagos for allegedly attempting to steal garri from a trader’s shop has gone viral,  this is really barbaric, we hope the police investigates and captures the culprit. 

Adele is looking to cap her record-breaking year by getting engaged to her long-term boyfriend. The star is said to have quietly agreed to marry Simon Konecki, the father of her son Angelo. The engagement would round off an incredible 2016 for the star, who broke sales records and signed a £90million record deal. The 28-year-old has been dating charity boss Simon for five years . A friend said: “They’ve decided it’s the right time to think about making that step. “They won’t make a big song and dance about it, that’s not the way either of them are, and you won’t see Adele walking around with a huge diamond on her finger flaunting it. "But they’re ready to take the next step and both very excited about the prospect. “Adele has had an amazing time on tour and is enjoying performing to fans - but she’s looking forward to spending some quiet time at home with her family after 10 months on the road.” The star recently moved to an upmarket community in Los Angeles where she ha...

Sometimes, the remedies you’re combing the entire city searching for could be right there in your kitchen cupboards. Here are some really useful home remedies that would help you through some of the health issues you might be too embarrassed to talk about. Don’t knock it till you try it! Use Ginger for Menstrual Cramp:  According to research, ginger is an effective herb that has several health benefits, one of which is curing menstrual cramps. It lowers pain levels causing prostaglandins and soothes menstrual cramps and calms the stomach. All you have to do is boil some ginger slices in water and keep sipping this throughout the day. Your cramps will disappear in no time. Luck for you, ginger isn't difficult to find. Use Oatmeal for Eczema:  You probably thought oatmeal could only be consumed. Oatmeal is an interesting cure for eczema. It contains saponins which allows it to work as a natural cleanser and removes dirt and dead skin from your pores. This an...

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enalamah, yesterday, said the results of the efforts by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will surprise Nigerians in 2017.

Today – 1st October is a day of celebration for us Nigerians. On this day, 56 years ago our people achieved the most important of all human desires – freedom and independence. We should all therefore give thanks and pray for our founding fathers without whose efforts and toil we would not reap the bounties of today. 2. I know that uppermost in your minds today is the economic crisis. The recession for many individuals and families is real. For some It means not being able to pay school fees, for others it's not being able to afford the high cost of food (rice and millet) or the high cost of local or international travel, and for many of our young people the recession means joblessness, sometimes after graduating from university or polytechnic. 3. I know how difficult things are, and how rough business is. All my adult life I have always earned a salary and I know what it is like when your salary simply is not enough. In every part of our nation people are maki...

Nigeria gained its independence on the first of October 1960!

The Billionaire  and founder of facebook has been in Lagos since on Monday the 29th of August,  he seems to be having fun.

                                                                                Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kemi Olunloyo is unarguably the most controversial lady yet, daughter of one time governor of Oyo state wrote on her twitter handle that Nigerian men are |Impotent

Gene Wilder, who regularly stole the show in such comedic gems as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy,” died Monday at his home in Stamford, Conn. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said he died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 83.

In my last article, I wrote about the cooking issue that occurs in marriages and how some use it as an excuse to be unfaithful, citing the fact that while it is still mostly women who take on the role of cooking, it would not be a bad idea for men to be considerate in doing it at times. I also wrote that it was wrong for men to task women in terms of when she should cook and what she should cook every day. Such an act is tedious and unrealistic as it is unwise. There is nothing wrong for a man to warm soup to eat or is there? If he did, will the man die or be disgraced in his village? Perhaps, his ancestors will rise from their graves and remove him among his kinsmen.

Happy looking couple!

Beautiful Nollywood actress  Yvonne Jegede  celebrated her birthday yesterday, August 25 th , and she got the perfect gift from her man of many years, actor/musician and late veteran actress  Bukky Ajayi ‘s son  Olakunle, popularly known as  Abounce. He proposed to her and she said yes! Congrats to them. 

She is beautiful, talented and above all Intelligent. Happy birthday to Nollywood sweet heart. 

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate in the July 30 and 31, 2016 general elections, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN) has made good his threat to sue the association over alleged electoral infractions. He has filed a suit at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, challenging the outcome of the elections and assembled 11 senior advocates to prosecute his case. Among the senior advocates lined up for the case are Chief Nnaemeka Ngige (SAN); Chief Mobolaji Ayorinde (SAN) Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN); Chief Pius Akubo (SAN); Mr. Sebastine Tar. Hon (SAN); Prof. Andrew Chukwuemerie (SAN); Mr. Olakunle Ogunba (SAN); Garba Pwul (SAN); Aliyu Umar (SAN); Prof. Maxwell Gidado (SAN) and Dr. Akin Onigbinde (SAN).

Demi Lovato has being hit with a lawsuit claiming she ripped off another band’s music. As you may recall, indie-pop duo Sleigh Bells caused a stir last year when they accused Lovato of sampling their songs “Riot Rhythm” and “Infinity Guitars” on her Confident bonus track “Stars” without proper credit. Lovato’s producers Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub quickly denied the allegations, telling Rolling Stone , “We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato’s song,” and adding, “Demi was also not involved with the production.”

Leading Sports and Entertainment Company in Africa, African Basketball League, has been featured on BBC African Business Report, a program that shines the spotlight on striving African Businesses in Africa. This is a milestone for African Basketball League, a league barely 8 months in existence to be featured on a prestigious platform such as BBC. In the interview with BBC’s Correspondent, Ijeoma Ndukwe, the CEO of ABL , Ugo Udezue ,stated that he returned to Nigeria  with the vision of developing Sports in Africa. Building the Basketball brand in Nigeria and Africa is ABL’s number one focus, they will continue to roll out sports across West Africa and hopes within few years make the game of Basketball more popular across the continent. The second season of the African Basketball League will tip off in October 2016 with more countries and more teams competing to be the Champion in Africa. It will be recalled that the Abidjan Ramblers clinched victory in their Cote d ...

Hundreds of returnees in communities liberated from Boko Haram in Yobe state have resorted to eating a wild plant, coffee pod known locally as ‘Tafasa’ for survival. Daily Trust gathered that the situation has affected returnee communities of Gujba, Goniri, Katarko, Ngirbua Kasaisa, Buni yadi, Gulani and part of Damaturu that largely depend on interventions from government and other donor agencies.

Mayowa Ahmed, the beneficiary of the controversial #SaveMayowa fundraising campaign, died on Sunday morning. e news was broken by her cousin Habeeb Odufuye through his twitter account, @Asiwaju_Foye. “By Allah, in who’s hands our lives is, Mayowa Ahmed has left us in this world. We pray that Jannat becomes her home. She tried, we tried but God’s will prevailed,” Foye tweeted.

I saw this photo on facebook, i dont know how true the story is,  but the information gathered says that the man was evicted by his Landlord from his house, since he didnt have anywhere to go, he decided to move out and decided to live infront of the house,  he claims he cannot afford a new place. 

This dress is everything! 

Usain Bolt has brought a lot of money to Jamaica on many weekends. If any international company is thinking of shooting Usain Bolt for an ad campaign, you best start location scouting in Jamaica. Bolt stipulates that all photo shoots with him must be done right here in Jamaica. This is one of the many ways in which he’s giving back. “When we started out people always wanted to do the shoots in Miami, Los Angeles and all over the world,” Bolt revealed during his unprecedented third consecutive appearance on personality programme, Profile aired on Television Jamaica on Sunday, January 21. “They used to say, ‘Oh, thanks for bringing the shoots here,’” he recalled. “We decided that you know what, we will be doing a lot more shoots. So any contract we sign, the shoot has to be in Jamaica. So we can give people jobs and help people. Over the weekends, we’ll have like over one hundred, two hundred people [working] depending on how big the shoot is.”

          This is really serious!

  A 42-year-old man has spent the last three weeks imprisoned a police station in Dubai after posting a link on his Facebook page to a fundraising campaign run by a US charity. Scott Richards, an economic development adviser from Adelaide who holds both British and Australian citizenship, was arrested on 28 July and charged with fundraising without permission after 22 days in custody at Al Murraqabat Police Station. The post he shared was a link to a campaign by the Zwan Family Charity to raise funds for tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and sleeping bags for the inhabitants of a refugee camp in Afghanistan. U nder laws introduced in 2015 it is illegal to advertise fundraising campaigns in Dubai without written approval from the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department. Mr Richards’ mother, Penelope Haberfield, told the BBC that his wife is under extreme stress: "She can only take the clothes to him once a week. She takes him money so that he ...

Nollywood actress/Producer, Rukky Sanda  shows off a cross-section of her living room.

Governor Ayo Fayose has lamented the alleged restriction of his movement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday, warning that Nigeria is descending dangerously into a dictatorship. Fayose noted that the democratic tenets that have been enthroned in Nigeria for 15 years by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are fast being eroded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in less than two years. He called on all lovers of democracy to act fast before the situation gets out of hand. The Ekiti State governor who spoke through his Special Adviser on Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said the restriction of his movement by a democratically elected government was “barbaric to say the least.” “The position of the governor was that in a democracy, we should not be experiencing this. The last time we had this kind of thing was during the military. The thing that we have long overcome with 15 years of democracy, one year of APC should not take us back to that dark age.

Dear Ladies can you wear this?

Recently, there is this controversy on social media that a man shouldn’t marry a woman who doesn’t know how to cook or a woman who doesn’t pray for an hour. So, I deem it necessary to clarify the issue. As the apostle of marriage, it’s my responsibility to clarify the issue to avoid causing more delayed marriage, separation and divorce in the world. This is the will of God concerning the issue: You must not use cooking as a criterion for choosing your spouse. Though food is important in life, cooking must not be used as a criterion for choosing a spouse. Why? I tell you three reasons.

  El-Rufai holds Security Council meeting in Southern Kaduna, says cycle of killings unjustifiable, senseless In a bid to address the recent killings in Southern Kaduna, Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the State Security Council in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a local government area. The meeting followed an assessment tour of the affected locations in Jema’a and Sanga councils. The Security Council consists of the Deputy Governor, GOC 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, State Director of DSS, Air Officer Commanding, Nigerian Air Force Training Command Kaduna, Commander of Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology, and heads of Civil Defence Corps, NDLEA, Customs, Immigration, FRSC and chairman of Kaduna State Council of Emirs and Chiefs, HRH Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris. The Governor and the security chiefsvisited Ninte in Jema'a local government and Angwan Mada in Sanga local government, and presi...

 The Caitlyn Jenner-centered docuseries will not be returning for a third season, Jenner announced Tuesday on Twitter. Jenner’s announcement comes two weeks after RadarOnline.com reported that the series had been canceled. An E! spokesperson issued the following statement: “We are incredibly proud of the two seasons of I Am Cait, a groundbreaking docu-series that sparked an important and unprecedented global conversation about transgender people, their struggles and triumphs. Caitlyn and E! have mutually decided not to move forward with another season at this time. She will always remain a part of the E! family, and we look forward to continue following her journey as she appears on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”

According to europe.newsweek.com The Nigerian government has announced it is in the process of recovering more than $10 billion in cash and assets, a year after President Muhammadu Buhari came to power and launched an anti-corruption drive. In figures released Saturday, the country’s information ministry said that, in terms of cash recoveries, 78 billion naira ($391 million) had been accounted for, as well as US$185 million, £3.5 million ($5 million) and 11,250 euros ($13,000). The government also included in its figures recoveries under interim forfeiture—assets and cash that have been temporarily frozen or held by the government while a trial is ongoing. These total 127 billion naira ($640 million) in the Nigerian currency, in addition to US$9.1 billion, £2.5 million ($3.6 million) and 303,000 euros ($340,000).

Pop star Taylor Swift is to donate $1m (£770,000) to help the victims of the latest floods to devastate the United States. Torrential rains have lashed parts of the southern state of Louisiana, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. At least 11 people are feared to have died in the disaster, described by the National Weather Service as a once in 1,000-year event.  PHOTO after the cut