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Olamide (left) performing at the concert. Set To Drop The Glory Album The Convention Centre of the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, was the place to be on Boxing Day, as popular wordsmith and native rapper Olamide staged the third edition of his live music show tagged Olamide Live In Concert. With lots of hits to his credit, coupled with his numerous collaborations, the huge turn out at the event was expected. Hosted by comedian AY and Nollywood actress Funke Akindele, the gig had one of the largest attendance ever recorded in Nigeria, with attendees ranging from some of the most revered dignitaries and socialites to A-list celebrities and personalities such as Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Oba Elegushi, 2face Idibia, Wizkid, Obafemi Martins, Yaw, Funke Akindele, Mercy Aigbe, Eniola Badmus, Toke Makinwa, Iyabo Ojo, Bovi and others. Just as expected, Baddo as he is fondly called, thrilled the audience in a never-before-seen fashion as he performed so...

UN Security Council Russia is pushing for a UN Security Council vote Saturday to support the ceasefire it helped broker in Syria, where the truce remained largely intact on its second day despite sporadic clashes. Moscow says it wants the United Nations to be involved in peace talks between Damascus and rebels in Kazakhstan in January, although the UN is negotiating its own separate peace efforts. Rebel supporter Turkey and key regime ally Russia, which brokered the truce, say the talks in the Kazakh capital Astana aim to supplement UN-backed peace efforts, rather than replace them. Advertisment  They want to involve regional players like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan. Russia’s UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin voiced hope that the council would vote Saturday on the draft resolution — which also endorses the planned talks in Kazakhstan — “and adopt it unanimously”. Diplomats however, said they did not see how a quick UN weekend vote could occur as the...

Keep dreaming my fellas.....Serena is engaged Ooo.. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM... 22-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, in a Reddit post. Congratulations Serena Williams. Add us on BBM 7B3E0875 for more updates

Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko has warned Anthony Joshua that he could knock him out with either hand in their world title fight in April, writes www.eirsport.ie The Ukrainian has 53 stoppage wins in his 68 fights, including five in his last eight, a statistic which he claims proves that, despite being 41 when the Joshua clash takes place at Wembley, he is getting better with age. “I think trainers and fighters have been studying my style and they are aware I can knock people out with both hands,” he said. “I showed it many times. Advertisment  “I do have a lot of weapons. One of them is the jab. It depends how much Anthony is going to give me to use, and which weapon I’m going to choose. “With age I got faster. And my endurance got better, my anticipation. “Until now I’ve seen progress. I always ask my team – you guys better tell me before I slow down, because maybe I won’t feel it. Just tell me if it’s there. So it’s not just my opinion. It’s the o...

Two people were killed yesterday in Enugu, following a bloody clash between Igbo traders and a Fulani at the Gariki market. The deceased persons were simply identified as Ali and Ifeanyi. The Guardian learnt that trouble started when the late Ali brought a cow from new Artisan market to slaughter in Gariki abattoir where Ifeanyi worked as an attendant. Advertisment  The idea to bring the cow to Gariki abattoir was due to the state government’s order to close the Artisan market following a clash that led to the death of a policeman, Gabriel Ugwu. According to a source at the market, the quarrel started when the late Ali paid Ifeanyi N400 as slaughter fee instead of the stipulated N500. The argument over the balance of N100 led to a fight in which the Fulani allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed him to death. It was further learnt that as he tried to escape from the scene, some outraged Igbo traders held him and killed him in retaliation. The angry trade...

Beware of reckless driving as government won't take it lightly with any driver who drives recklessly on the road. FRSC. Add us on BBM 73E0875 for more updates

Eighteen years old boy identified as Gospel, popularly called Big gospel was murdered by suspected cultist along Sapele road Benin City, Edo State. According to reliable source, his lifeless body was found yesterday morning 28 December 2016. "2nd by sapele benin" WATCH VIDEO after cut..... He, however, said that Big gospel was a rapstar with so many dreams, he wanted to be famous and recently stop schooling because he was about leaving to United State. Shun cultism, violence, hooliganism, and embrace peace around your community and Nigeria at large.  Watch video here : Add us on BBM 7B3E0875 for more updates

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday said Sambisa forest would serve as training ground for personnel of the Nigerian Army as from 2017. Buratai said this in Damasak, Borno, while celebrating Christmas with troops of 145 Battalion after the road leading to the town was reopened by Gov. Kashim Shettima, three years after closure. He said troops were already conducting a mop up operation in the forest after the last strong hold of the Boko Haram terrorists was captured. “We are also opening up roads to Sambisa and Alagarno forest. Sambisa forest is going to be one of our training grounds. “I have already directed that we should conduct Nigerian Army small arms championship in that forest Next year. “And we are going to use it also to test fire our fighting vehicles, other key equipment and weapons that requires testing whenever we want to induct new weapon and equipment into the Nigerian army inventory. “It will afford us very good ground for basic tac...

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Lagos State Launches New Website To Verify Vehicle Number Plates.. With the rate Lagos State is evolving.. you could be left in the dark ages if you waste an extra second blinking your eyes. This website will help verify the owner of every vehicle by just its number plate. You would think it only works for Lagos number plates, but I was surprised when the details of Abuja number popped up its owner like magic. Nice one from Akinwunmi Ambode and his team. Check yours here... http://www.lsmvaapvs.org/ and provide feedback to the LASG as appropriate... Don't forget to share with your family and friends. Add us on BBM 7B3E0875 for more updates

South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, has said ‘doggy’ style during sex is the major cause of cancer and stroke. He said after three years of arduous research, he found out that the high pumping of blood during sex, when one is standing or kneeling overloads the veins in the legs which ultimately causes stroke. He told The Insider, “On cancer – one of the main causes of cancer is stress, fatigue and tiredness. “The most energy consuming and stressful sexual position for men is doggy; hence the connection is more than clear. “Look, I am only giving you guys a snippet, but we will be posting the results of the full research on the Ministry website.” He added that he is in talks with Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba to craft a legislation that will seek to outlaw this style. According to him, occasional doggy style like only on Christmas day and Valentine is harmless but be sure that each night is suicidal. “This is the reason why South African marrie...

A prototype vaccine for Ebola may be "up to 100 percent effective" in protecting against the deadly virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. If all goes well, the vaccine could become available in 2018 under a fast-track approval process, it said. In a major clinical trial, nearly 6,000 people in Guinea were given the test vaccine last year, at the tail end of a lethal epidemic of Ebola. Advertisment  Not one of the 6,000 contracted the disease. But in a control group of volunteers that did not receive the vaccine, 23 Ebola cases occurred, researchers reported in The Lancet medical journal. "If we compare zero to 23, this strongly suggests that the vaccine is very effective, that it could be up to 100 percent effective," Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO's assistant director-general and lead author of the study, told AFP. Her team of three dozen researchers calculated a 90-percent likelihood during a full-fledged epidemic that the va...

A prototype vaccine for Ebola may be "up to 100 percent effective" in protecting against the deadly virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. If all goes well, the vaccine could become available in 2018 under a fast-track approval process, it said. In a major clinical trial, nearly 6,000 people in Guinea were given the test vaccine last year, at the tail end of a lethal epidemic of Ebola. Advertisment  Not one of the 6,000 contracted the disease. But in a control group of volunteers that did not receive the vaccine, 23 Ebola cases occurred, researchers reported in The Lancet medical journal. "If we compare zero to 23, this strongly suggests that the vaccine is very effective, that it could be up to 100 percent effective," Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO's assistant director-general and lead author of the study, told AFP. Her team of three dozen researchers calculated a 90-percent likelihood during a full-fledged epidemic that the va...

AFP It is no longer news that a secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Nnamdi Kanu who is currently being detained by the Federal Government is seeking the separation of the South East states from Nigeria. The group wants the states to form a new country to be known as Biafra, the name by which the defunct Eastern Region was once known in 1967-1970. IPOB cites institutionalised marginalisation by the Nigerian state and state-sponsored killing of Igbo as reasons for its actions. Successive Nigerian governments have responded with arrests, detention and outright killing of the group members. Some time ago, the Amnesty International released a damning video detailing cases where the Nigerian military under President Muhammadu Buhari killed not less than 150 members of the group inside a church and other locations in Onitsha, Anambra State on May 29/30 where the group had gathered to remember their heroes who died in the Biafra war four decades ago. Al...

Five people were killed and dozens injured following an explosion and fire at a gas station in Ghana’s capital Accra, the police and fire service said Friday. “The situation is very serious,” regional police commander Yoosa Bonga told AFP of Thursday night’s incident. “We can’t immediately say what caused the fire but we took several people to the 37 Military Hospital for treatment but unfortunately five people are dead.”ah Advertisment  A spokesman for the Ghana Fire Service, Billy Anaglatey, said “four bodies were retrieved from the streets and one on the premises of the gas station”. He said some of the victims were passers-by, adding that the fire also damaged a nearby school building. A resident, Daniel Amissah, who had just left the gas station before the explosion, said a leakage on the main gas tank was suspected as the cause. At least 150 people were killed in June last year when a petrol station in Accra caught fire, with heavy flooding contributi...

A picture shows ruins covered in snow in the town of Maaret al-Numan, in Syria’s northern province of Idlib, on December 21, 2016. Rebels and civilians who have sought refuge in the opposition-held province of Idlib, most recently from second city Aleppo, say they are suffering from skyrocketing prices and overpopulation. At least 25,000 people, including rebel fighters, have left east Aleppo since last week under an evacuation deal that will see the city come under full government control. / AFP PHOTO / Mohamed al-Bakour The warning from the UN envoy could not have been starker: Pounded by a near-daily barrage of air strikes, Aleppo would be totally destroyed by Christmas unless the United Nations stopped the carnage. During the weeks that followed Staffan de Mistura’s distress call in early October, there was a global outcry as Syrian forces, backed by Russia, tightened their grip on the city, but little action at the United Nations. Two Russian vetos at the Security Counc...

VERY DELICIOUS!!! An Historical Moment for Lagos as, Ambode, Bgaudy launch LAKE RICE in Lagos 50kg @ N12,000; 25kg @ N6,000; 10kg @ N2,500 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his Kebbi State counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday launched the much anticipated Lagos-Kebbi Rice christened LAKE RICE, saying that the partnership which culminated into the launch was not only designed to ensure food security but showcase the ability of Nigeria to become a producing nation.   Speaking at the launching ceremony held at Lagos House in Ikeja, Governor Ambode said the development was a great and historic moment for both states and Nigeria, as the rice would not only be sold at highly reduced price, compared to what obtains in the market, but is also very fresh and safe for consumption.     “Today is an historic day for Lagos and Kebbi States. In March 2016, we signed an MOU with an understanding that we, being proudly Nigeria, we want to come out with wh...

Former governor of Nigeria's Delta State, who was serving prison time in London on money laundering and fraud charges, has been released. James Ibori was arrested in Dubai in 2010, after the UK had issued an arrest warrant. He was accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of stealing at least $250m (£202m) from Nigeria's public funds Ibori was sentenced to 13 years in jail in 2012 after pleading guilty to at least 10 counts of money laundering and fraud. Ibori, 57, was released on 21 December 2016, the Vanguard newspaper reported. It is not yet clear whether he would return to Nigeria. Tony Elumenor, his media aide, also confirmed his release. IBtimesUK. Add us on BBM 7B3E0875 for more updates

The police have arrested a member of the gang that killed Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mohammed Alkali, and his driver in Uju Forest, Omoku area of Rivers State, with the late officer's LG phone. It was revealed that Christian Chukwuemela Ekikeme, 22, was nabbed at about 6pm on Saturday, following six days of tracking the cult gang that ambushed and killed Mr. Alkali and his driver, Sergeant Peter Uchi, during the 10 December federal legislative re-run polls in the state.                                             Police sources disclosed that Ekiekeme, also known as Prince Okoroma, an indigene of Okposi village, near Omoku, was arrested by the operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Response Team (IRT) in Omoku, when he came out from the creek to visit his girlfriend. Sources revealed that he confessed to the beheading of the DSP, adding that his head and drive...

Plastic rice The Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture. The Customs Area Controller of F.O.U. Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the commodity was stored for distribution as Yuletide gifts for the public. Advertisment  Haruna said that officers of the unit intercepted the plastic rice along Ikeja area on Monday, adding that a suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure. “Before now, I thought it was a rumour that the plastic rice is all over the country but with this seizure, I have been totally convinced that such rice exists. “We have done the preliminary analysis on the plastic rice. After boiling, it was sticky and only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it. “I advise those economic saboteurs who ...

Paracetamol Women who take paracetamol or ibuprofen just twice a week could be damaging their hearing permanently. Taking two painkillers a week for more than six years has been linked with significant hearing loss, with the drugs thought to cut blood supply to the inner ear and expose it to noise damage. As many as one in 20 women suffering partial deafness could blame their painkiller use, a study has found. Advertisment  The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology, and first reported by DailyMailUK stated: “If this is a causal relation, it suggests that a substantial proportion of hearing loss attributable to use of analgesics (painkillers) is potentially preventable.” The findings back up similar research in men, suggesting middle-aged women, who commonly take paracetamol and ibuprofen for headaches and back pain, should consider cutting down. Senior author Dr. Gary Curhan, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the United States (U.S.), said: “...

Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a health practitioner as a result of Lassa Fever in Ogun State. Accordingly, the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, who confirmed this on Tuesday has mandated the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to release a detailed brief as soon as it concludes it investigations. However, Professor Adewole called on members of the public to be calm, and seek care in health care facilities. Anybody with symptoms which include fever, headaches, vomiting, should report immediately at the nearest medical facility. Healthcare professionals are reminded to test before treating for suspected malaria, and if the test is negative for malaria, to maintain a high index of suspicion for Lassa Fever. Lassa Fever is treatable when detected early. Add us on BBM 7B3E0875 for more updates