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The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is sending a five-man Federal Government delegation to Anambra State to visit and condole with the government and people of the state over last Sunday’s attack on worshippers at the St. Philips Catholic Church in Ofufe-Amakwa, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday. According to Akande, the delegation is made up of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige; Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril; and the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka. He said during the visit, the delegation would present a condolence letter from the Acting President to the state governor, Willie Obiano. He added that Osinbajo, in the let...

A video circulating on social media has featured former Niger Delta warlord, Asari Dokubo, in a voiceover recorded in response to the convener of the  Our Mumu Don Do  movement, Mr. Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy. In the video, as Oputa makes his case for the Abuja protest calling President Muhammadu Buhari to either resign or return home, Dokubo answers him for each argument put forward by the protesters. Essentially, Dokubo repeatedly condemns ex-Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, saying her friends who used her for personal enrichment had abandoned her. Dokubo condemns Diezani allegedly for not favouring her kinsmen in the award of contracts while she was Petroleum Minister. He seems to have a grouse with Charly Boy, an Igbo man, for not identifying with the calls for Biafra Republic. He calls President Muhammadu Buhari a photo President, while he has no complimentary things to say about ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. See the video: https...

In my experience as a hair loss consultant over the last few years, 80 per cent of the women who walk into my clinic wear a wig and I ask myself why? I can only surmise that when a woman wears a wig, she instantly feels more confident and beautiful, and possibly even sexier. What most women are not aware of, however,  is that the constant wearing of these wigs to cover up their hair loss can actually have a deteriorating effect thereby worsening their condition and creating more hair loss. However, it is important for us to understand the origins of wig wearing for us to appreciate why in some circumstances it might be a good thing. Wearing wigs goes back to biblical times. The Jewish sheitel, for instance, is worn for religious reasons where a woman’s natural hair is shielded from the gaze of all men who are not her close relatives or husband. The Talmud teaches that the sight of a woman’s hair constitutes an arousal or sexual lure; thus a woman hiding her hair ...

Although it may sound tongue-in-cheek to recommend more sex as an important health tool, it does appear that is the case. If you are fortunate enough to be in a mutually monogamous relationship, frequent sex is an excellent way to improve your health and even prevent future disease. Of course, “frequent” is relative and studies have shown that having sex even once a week can benefit your health in many ways. How to improve sexual desire naturally If you would like to take advantage of some of the health benefits that regular sexual activity has to offer, yet find that your desire just isn’t what it used to be, there are many natural tips that can help. Your sexual fires may also be fanned simply by eating less sugar. High levels of sugar in your bloodstream can actually turn off the gene that controls your sex hormones. Four other tips to give your libido a big-time boost include: Getting physically active Studies have also shown that men who engaged in regular phy...

As Lassa fever outbreak resurfaced in Lagos State, the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has called for more public enlightenment and personal hygiene to prevent the spread of the disease. A factional Chairman of NMA, Dr. Olubunmi Omojowolo, made the call in an interview with the  News Agency of Nigeria  on Wednesday in Lagos. Omojowolo was reacting to the death of two Lassa fever patients on Tuesday at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, while a resident doctor at the hospital has tested positive to the infectious disease. The Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode, confirming the reports on Tuesday, said no fewer than 100 health workers exposed to the index cases were currently being monitored. “Each of the two patients presented very late and died in spite of efforts to salvage them. “The first was a 39-year old pregnant lady with bleeding disorder who died after a stillbirth.” “A post-mortem examination...

Kenyan police killed 11 people in a crackdown on protests as anger at the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta erupted in the western city of Kisumu and slums ringing the capital, officials and witnesses said on Saturday. A security official told Reuters that the bodies of nine young men shot dead overnight in Nairobi’s Mathare slum had been brought to the city morgue. The official said the men were killed during police anti-looting operations. Separately, a young girl in Mathare was killed by police firing “sporadic shots”, a witness said. The run-down neighborhood is loyal to 72-year-old opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose party rejected Tuesday’s vote as a “charade”. A Reuters reporter in Kisumu, centre of post-election ethnic violence a decade ago in which 1,200 people died nationwide, said tear gas and live rounds were fired. A government official said one man had been killed. The unrest erupted moments after Kenya’s election commission announced la...

President Muhammadu Buhari must be congratulated because he has set a new Guinness World Record: President  Buhari has become the first elected president of a country to become resident of another nation while still in power! Shame on all those haters who say President Buhari has not achieved anything in over two years of being in office. Is this not an achievement! And where are all those shameless critics who keep comparing President Trump to President Buhari? The two of them are not mates at all. Not only is President Muhammadu Buhari older than President Donald Trump, in a comparison between them on an elementary matter like jobs we find that according to the latest US job report from the United States Department of Labor, the US economy has added 1,074,000 under President Trump while according to to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, the Nigerian economy lost 4.58 million jobs in President Buhari’s first year! This is no mean task! It is easy to do wha...

Truecaller has announced the expansion of its feature set through integration with Google Duo, thereby allowing users to make video calls directly through the Truecaller app on Android and iOS platforms. The new feature will now make high quality video calling available to its 250 million plus users globally. This update enables users to launch a Duo video call with a single tap within the Truecaller app, and switches between WiFi and cellular data for uninterrupted conversation on-the-go. Truecaller integration with Google Duo is available for Android and iOS users as a permission-based service, by which users will be able to opt in and out at any time. Google Duo has also been rated as the highest quality video calling app recently by an NDTV Gadgets 360 study. Elaborating upon Truecaller’s end-to-end communication platform, the integration of Google Duo offers yet another way for users to connect. Following the launch of Flash Messaging in April, the Google Duo-Truecalle...

Neymar should be free to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut at Guingamp on Sunday after Barcelona confirmed on Friday the 222 million-euro ($261 million) cheque used to pay his buyout clause had cleared.... http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/neymar-set-for-psg-debut-as-barcelona-receive-transfer-fee/tk8v3niylyub1towwzkazbnmv

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting erupted in the South Sudanese town of Pagak, near the Ethiopian border, when rebels launched an offensive against government forces, the rebels said. Rebel spokesman Lam Paul Gabriel told Reuters that the rebels wanted to regain the town of Pagak, which was captured by government forces on Aug. 7. Dickson Gatluak Jock, a spokesman for the forces of South Sudan's First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, also said they were engaged in fighting.

Kingtblakhoc’s latest recruit, Chisom Ugwu, who was slammed by followers after her photos was spotted on Nigerian P0*n king,Kingtblakhoc’s Instagram channel, has issued a warning to those trolling her. The endowed lady who accused her ‘haters’ of talking even when one is a good girl, further declared herself a P0*n star while telling her haters … The post ‘Leave me alone, I’m a P0*n star’ -Kingtblakhoc new recruit, Chisom Ugwu slams ‘haters’ (18+ Photos) appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.

ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will hold a crucial meeting this weekend. The meeting will among others determine if the lecturers will proceed on a nationwide strike or not. Prior to the meeting, ASUU had asked all its branches in the various universities to conduct referendum of members to decide whether or not a nationwide strike should be held over its demands. The decision to conduct the referendum was reached at the National Executive Council meeting of the union held in July at the Nasarawa State University, NSU. The final decision on the strike is expected to be made after a review of the referendum conducted by the chapters. The scheduled meeting where ASUU will take its final decision starts today (Friday) and ends on Sunday (August 13) in Abuja. An earlier deadline given by ASUU to the federal government to meet its demands ended today (Friday). While the location of the meeting in Abuja is yet to...

The United States and Japan have commenced a joint military training with more than 3,500 troops following unending war threats by North Korea. The kicked off a weeks-long joint military exercise Thursday against the backdrop of The exercise known as Northern Viper 17 which commenced on Thursday at Hokkaido, Japan’s northern-most main island will last until Aug. 28. According to the U.S. Pacific Command, the drill will include 500 Marines and 18 aircraft operating out of the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, on the northern tip of the island of Honshu. “We are improving our readiness not only in the air, but as a logistical support team,” Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, said in a statement. “We are in a prime location for contingency purposes and this exercise will only build upon our readiness in the case a real-world scenario occurs.” The exercise began hours after Japan’s defense minister said the Japanese military could shoot down North Kore...

Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Garba Abari, has said security agencies have begun a manhunt for those behind the anti-Igbo song, adding that the agency had intercepted more anti-Igbo songs outside the one that has caused ripples in the polity. Abari disclosed that security agencies have begun manhunt for composers and sponsors of the hate songs and assured that government would protect lives and property of Nigerians. The DG said: “NOA is in possession of at least three songs already recorded to preach hate in our communities. Two out of these songs are in mass circulation in the social media, particularly on Facebook and Youtube. “The latest one was only released three days ago. The more disturbing part of this is that each of the songs appears to want to outdo the other”. “We are also aware that messages from Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group have continually been filled with hate and derision for other ethnic communities. “We have also noti...

The protest demanding the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday gathered momentum with Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement and Jim Iyke, popular Nollywood actor, joining the protesters. The protesters, who began their sit-out at Unity Fountain, Abuja, on Monday, are demanding that Buhari return to the country or resign. The president has been receiving medical attention in the United Kingdom since May 7 when he left the country. On Tuesday, the police clamped down on the protesters, alleging that hoodlums had infiltrated the group. But speaking to journalists yesterday, Charles Oputa, popular musician, better known as Charly Boy, said the group would not be deterred, despite the clampdown. Similarly, Jim Iyke also justified the group's call for the president to return to the country or resign. He said the group would remain united in its cause, no matter what happens. "Enough is enough. It is a ...

Users of the mobile YouTube application now have a sharing tab that lets users directly share videos with their contacts. There is also a private chat option, that allows a group of users to discuss a particular video among themselves. YouTube initially started testing a invite based beta version of the feature with a few select users in May last year. Early this year, there was a wider rollout for users in Canada. Now the feature is enabled for all users of the YouTube application on smartphones, but is not available on the desktop version of the site. The new chat feature. The features have been introduced based on user feedback. The share button below the video now shows profiles of your contacts on YouTube. It is possible to pick multiple contacts from the list. Once a conversation is initiated, you can discuss the video, invite more people, or share more videos in the chat stream. At the bottom of the application, along with Home, Trending, Subscriptions and Library, ther...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyans on Tuesday voted in large numbers an election that pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against challenger Raila Odinga in this East African economic hub known for its relative, long-term stability as well as the ethnic allegiances that shadow its democracy. Voters formed long lines at many polling stations before dawn, waiting for the chance to cast ballots in the tightly contested race for the presidency as well as for more than 1,800 elected positions, including governors, legislative representatives and county officials. A key concern was whether Kenya would echo its 2013 election, a mostly peaceful affair despite opposition allegations of vote-tampering, or the 2007 election, which led to violence fueled by ethnic divisions that killed more than 1,000 people. Advertisement Kenyatta, the 55-year-old son of Kenya's first president after independence from British colonial rule, campaigned on a record of major infrastructure projects, many backed by China...

Sky Sports analyst, Jamie Carragher, has said he will be surprised if Antonio Conte is not sacked as Chelsea manager next year. The former Juventus coach led the Blues to the Premier League title in his first season, but has stated that he expects the next campaign to be the most difficult of his coaching career. Conte is reportedly growing frustrated by the club’s summer transfer activity. And Carragher says the Italian is not happy with having major transfer decisions taken out of his hands by the club’s hierarchy. “I’d be very surprised if I’m sitting here in 12 months’ time and he’s the Chelsea manager,” he said on Monday’s first episode of The Debate on Sky Sports Premier League. “I think he’s the type of manager who won’t accept the involvement from people above, especially on the back of winning the title. “He’s not going to go quietly and it’s not great for the club when the manager is coming out and speaking the way he is.” Since Roman Abramovich bought Chelse...

Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde, has said that they are in the market to get Neymar’s replacement. Valverde was speaking after his side defeated Chapecoense 5-0 on Monday to win the Joan Gamper Trophy. “He has been a great player for Barca, but he is no longer here and we have to look forward,” Valverde said. “I am not interested in looking back. We have to look at the players we have and solve problems that can arise to win matches. “At the moment, I have some players in the team who are performing well for me. We will see if anything develops. We know that this club, like every other club, moves accordingly to the market. I am focusing mainly on what I have, the rest is up in the air.” The La Liga club has been heavily linked with Liverpool playmaker, Philippe Coutinho, who has reportedly given his conditions for moving to Spain.

Chelsea coach, Antonio Conte, who has recently voiced frustration about the depth of his squad, is set to welcome three new players before the transfer window closes. The UK Telegraph reports that the Premier League champions will add to both their defence and midfield options this summer. Conte’s ranks could soon include both PSG’s Serge Aurier and Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, while potential midfielders include Leicester’s Danny Drinkwater, Everton’s Ross Barkley and Antonio Candreva of Inter Milan. Van Dijk’s decision to submit a transfer request on Monday, will result in a swift Chelsea effort to open talks over a player who is still interesting Liverpool. And the Blues could also face competition in their attempts to land Aurier, who is a reported target for Manchester United.

Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has revealed some of the steps it has taken to get the masterminds of the Anambra church attack living abroad arrested. The police said it had asked for the assistance of Interpol for the arrest of the South African-based masterminds of the killings. The decision was reached after preliminary investigations showed that the attack was caused by business disagreement between two drug lords living abroad. While Interpol would carry out the international aspect of the arrest, the NPF would see to the arrest of the local collaborators and perpetrators of the attack. The Anambra State Commissioner of Police had earlier told DAILYPOST that some of the suspects had been arrested. The INTERPOL I- 24 /7 system is located at the National Central Bureau at the Force headquarters, Abuja. Confirming that Interpol would be involved in the matter, the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, told Punch that the police had already sought its assistance to...

Weird,wacko, inordinate choice, just anything; such opinions matter little to her. For 28 year old Anastasia, tall, chocolate colour, endowed with well rounded mammary glands and other feminine attributes that are the nemesis of men, it appears nothing will separate her from the love of strip dancing. The young golden-haired lady is indeed hooked on her chosen profession. With gusto, she declares, “I love it die. Strip dancing brings out the weirdness in me, especially when I see men watch with open mouths and salivate as if they could devour me any moment. It fills me with sense of power to get such rapt attention; only God knows what goes on in their minds. For me, I just do my thing, have fun, get paid and move on.” Ann as she is simply called, however, objected to her picture being taken. “Nobody knows I do this; even my parents or relatives do not know. Even the name I told you was not my real name. It is my business name. But that’s how I make ends meet.” Strip clubs ever...

If you have high blood pressure, you are well aware of the types of foods you shouldn’t be eating. Your doctor has probably shoved a lengthy list of don’ts down your throat: Don’t eat red meat; steer clear of too much salt. At a certain point, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What can I eat?” Th e good news is, there’s still plenty you can enjoy. For folks with high blood pressure, it’s important to be cognizant of how diet will ultimately lower, or contribute, to their high blood pressure. Th e American Heart Association (AHA) says, “Eating a heart-healthy diet is important for managing your blood pressure and reducing your risk of heart attack, stroke, and other health threats. ” We’ve done some digging, and have found 10 foods that will help keep those BP numbers where they need to be. Check it out. 1. Bananas You can’t go wrong with fruits and vegetables, no matter how healthy you are. But you may not know the reasons why these foods are key for a hearthealthy diet. As it tu...