Saturday, 30 November 2013

Anambra Poll: Collation of Results in Progress

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Emeka Osondu

Collation of results after the supplementary election in Idemili and Onitsha areas of Anambra State has started.

Our Correspondent reported that there was no recorded incidence of violence throughout the period of the supplementary election which however suffered apathy.

Details to follow

ASUU Strike Suffers Setback as UNN, ESUT Announce Dec 2 Resumption Date

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V ice Chancellor, Prof Barth Okolo

The four months industrial action embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), weekend suffered a setback as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), have announced December 2, Monday, as resumption date in the two institutions.

The date was given in a statement from the two schools Saturday.

According to the UNN Registrar, Mr Anthony Okonta, in the statement, normal academic activities would resume immediately, on resumption Monday.

Similarly, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ESUT Registrar, Mr Chris Igbokwe in a statement said that academic work in the institution will start on Monday, Dec 2.

7 Health Problems Improved By Sleep

What if the cure for what ails you was as simple as going to sleep? sleep health

We spend a lot of time talking about how dangerous it is to skimp on that good quality shut-eye. Sometimes we ignore the flip side of that equation: Sleep can work wonders.

No, it won't cure cancer or save you from a heart attack (although it might help). But getting enough sleep may be just what you need to turn the corner when it comes to a number of health concerns. Check out a few problems sleep can improve below, then tell us why you make sleep a top priority in the comments.

Michael Jordan and Wife Yvette Preito Expecting First Child

Time to bust out the baby Air Jordans, because hoops star Michael Jordan and his wife, Yvette Prieto have a little one on the way!

Us Weekly reports that Michael and Yvette are expecting their first child together after seven months of marriage. Michael has three children — basketball player Jeffrey, 25, Marcus, 22, and Jasmine, 20 — from his previous marriage to Juanita Vanoy, whom he divorced in 2006 after 17 years of marriage.

Lagos schools where pupils sit on bare floors unearthed

The World Bank as the largest external financier of education in the developed world found a reason to partner with the Lagos State Government to develop education to the tune of $90m, an initiative called the Lagos Eko Project.

The body seems to recognise the fact that as the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria –the most populous black nation in the world – education in the state needs all the attention it can get.

But if the state of the furniture in public secondary schools in the state is anything to go by, this needed attention is lacking.

Lady Gaga's Greatest Thanksgiving Looks -- Delicious!

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Miley Cyrus Just Crapped All Over Christmas

Saheed and Fathia Balogun have called it quit long before now. But Saheed isn’t finding it funny that Fathia still bears his name-Balogun. Saheed last year threatened that Fathia should stop using his name, but that fell on the actress’ deaf ears. In an interview shortly after Saheed asked her to stop using his name, Fathia said, “I laugh, my name is Fathia Balogun and it’s going to remain Balogun; nobody can ever change that and nobody can stop me from answering that name.”

The case is now in court.

ABC's "Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular" featured a few of the pop star's famous friends -- Elton John and Kristen Bell -- and several sketches that fell flat.

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"Touch me in the dark / Put your hands all over my body parts," Lady Gaga demanded in the family special that earned the post-Charlie Brown Christmas slot on ABC this year. But there's getting felt up, and then there's feeling up actual felt, which brings us to her co-stars, the Muppets. Alas, there was little suggestion of a love triangle between Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Miss Gaga, interspecies love apparently being too taboo for the usually daring pop provocateur.

Kim Kardashian in Donna Karan Draped Plunging-Neck Dress

Looks like Friday was a very popular day for the Donna Karan Draped Plunging-Neck Dress! Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Hudson both decided to sport the same Donna Karan Draped Plunging-Neck Dress. Thank goodness they were on 2 different coasts.

By Dr. Peregrino Brimah

Jonathan is so bad, that he makes APC look like angels. Anyone that is in opposition to this Jonathan’s worst government in the history of Nigeria and perhaps the world is labeled APC. Why bother rejecting the label, I now accept it.

Real Madrid's world record signing Gareth Bale doesn't make the top ten most valuable players list.

Real paid €100 million to Tottenham for Bale in August, but Brazilian company 'Pluri Consultoría' can't find a place in their top ten for the Welshman. Pluri Consultoría have put together their list based on a number of statistics.

High-profile cases in Rochdale and recent reports into gangs suggest that the sort of girls who are harrassed and abused are weak and friendless, girls whose chaotic homes lives leave them vulnerable. Yet, while law-abiding parents are reading these stories as if they are missives from Mars, harassment and sexism has become an everyday reality for their daughters.

A Federal High Court in Abuja today sentenced Talal Ahmad Roda (pictured above), one of the three Lebanese men arrested in May 2013 in connection with illegal possessions of weapon, to life imprisonment. Mr Roda was arrested after a large cache of arms was found in a bunker during a raid on his residence. He was found guilty of all 5 counts of illegal possession of weapons and conspiracy. More pics after cut.

All is set for the Channel O Africa Music Video Awards going down in Soweto, South Africa tomorrow. And Africa’s finest musicians are already turning up.

Here are pictures of Jude with his brothers Peter and Paul and the award show's host Naeto C in SA.

More pics after the cut

Six months after Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, gruesomely murdered 25-year-old Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south London, their trial has begun in Old Baileys Court

The two defendants, both Britons of Nigerian descent, denied murdering Rigby, attempting to murder a police officer on the day Rigby died and conspiracy to murder a police officer.

LONDON (AP) — A police helicopter crashed into the roof of a crowded Glasgow pub, causing "numerous" casualties and leaving people trapped in the unstable building, officials said early Saturday.

Authorities said they had made contact with people still inside The Clutha pub in the city center. They said some people had been taken to hospitals but that it was too soon to give a number of injured. Witnesses spoke of people streaming out of the building covered in blood, with gashes and other injuries.

Jessie J has dedicated her latest single to God.

The star's latest track, 'Thunder', is about her Christian beliefs and she wrote it after becoming more "comfortable" speaking about religion.

She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "'Thunder' is a dedication to God. That's why in the video I'm levitating - that feeling of being lifted to the light.

Ice Prince welcomed a baby boy last year with a 20-year old undergraduate student. Soon after she put to bed and the news went out, Ice Prince denied ever impregnating her, and said it to whoever cared to listen. He has however explained his reasons for doing that in this new interview with showbizplus,

Strong indications have emerged that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos have acquisced to the request of Christians in the state for a Christian governor in 2015. The candidate of choice is Ayo Gbeleyi, the present Commissioner of Finance in the administration of quintessential Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola.

Gov. Oshiomhole Apologizes For Harsh Public Dismissal Of Helpless Benin City Widow

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has apologized for his abominable dismissal of a helpless widow on a Benin street during a “project tour.”
A fast-circulating online video shows the governor, who was leading a large team of officials, telling the crying woman, who was on her knees begging him, to “go and die.”
The incident was videotaped and uploaded to the Internet and widely-circulated to social media activists, including Saharareporters. By early today, the video had already garnered over 100,000 views and 360 comments on SaharaReporters fanpage alone.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor apologized to a delegation of Muslim women of the Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), which visited his office yesterday, and explained that he made his comment in anger and now regrets it. It is unclear if the governor has apologized to the woman herself.
Several commentators on SaharaReporters were seething with anger in condemning the action of the governor.
Several other groups set up an online campaign to raise money for the poor woman to enable her set up a business in Benin City. Even the opposing Peoples Democratic Party (Edo State chapter), cashed in on the campaign by donating N250,000 to the widow.

Friday, 29 November 2013

Video: Watch Gov Adams Oshiomole Tell A Widow: 'Go And Die!'

This is quite disheartening.
The woman may have broken the law, by selling her wares in a prohibited area but the statement from Gov Oshiomole, that's not good at all.

'You are a widow! Go and DIE!!', despite her tears, cries, begging for mercy, begging for help. Wow!!
This is really heartbreaking!!

Incase you are wondering what happened, Gov. Oshiomole's task officers confiscated the weeping woman's items cos they 'caught' her selling by the roadside.
But the lady started pleading that she wasn't selling....that she was only waiting for a vehicle, that that's how she usually places her goods when trying to get a transport.
But the Governor insisted she was lying.

The lady wept for mercy, telling the governor that she's a widow, that her husband was a police officer, only for Gov Oshiomole to say "YOU ARE A WIDOW, GO AND DIE"!

Needful Hangover from Above By Gbenga Omotoso

WHAT will President Goodluck Jonathan do to please Nigerians?

Even a brief illness – a routine for millions of Nigerians who throng the hospitals when our easily provoked doctors are not on strike – has become a subject of scurrilous attacks on his integrity.

Dr Jonathan fell ill the other day in London. In the spirit of the openness and transparency that have characterised his highly successful but much maligned Transformation Agenda (T.A.), his spokesman Dr Reuben Abati issued a statement, saying his principal was “ indisposed” and had sought “precautionary” medical attention.

She sure earned her pie! Selena Gomez slips into red leather hotpants to heat up the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving game

She was forced to skip her family Thanksgiving celebrations on account of her busy touring schedule.

But Selena Gomez managed to make her work look more than just a little bit fun on Thursday, as she was elevated high in the air by muscular cheerleaders in the middle of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to entertain the football fans at halftime.

The 21-year-old entertainer was supporting The Salvation Army as she stormed the oval in the middle of the Oakland Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys game to put on a stunning show.

Holding her up high! Selena Gomez put on a stellar performance during the halftime show at the Oakland Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys game on Thanksgiving Thursday at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

Meet the contestants for the Exquisite Face of Universe pageant

First Royal Events has announced Nigeria as the host of the 2013 Exquisite Face Of The Universe beauty pageant finale. The highly anticipated event will hold at the prestigious Expo Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday December 19, 2013 by 6pm.

It’s the first time the global pageant is coming to Nigeria, with past editions mainly in Ghana. Continue to see the beautiful contestants after the cut...

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Governor Aliyu Wamakko

It has emerged that under the agreement reached between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and members of the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), any member of the National Assembly and state assemblies from the ruling party who wishes to cross over to the APC will be given an automatic ticket to re-contest the 2015 elections, if he so desire.

Also, the agreement between the APC and the PDP faction showed that the five PDP governors that have joined the APC will be given the powers to control their state structures.

10 Worst Things Women Do In Bed That Drives Men Crazy

What women do or not do in bed is a huge concern for men.

A lot of men spend hours thinking why women are the way they are, why they do what they do.

Here are some of the worst things women have said/done in bed to men.

Multiple reports suggest that fast-rising female singer, Sheyi Shay has clinched a Brand Ambassadorial deal with a telecoms giants in Nigeria, Etisalat. The beautiful singer recently grabbed the contract for herself.

Americans really love Thanksgiving. While Christmas is the undisputed king of American holidays, with its irony-proof annual ritual of greed, envy and lust-driven consumerism in celebration of the birth of a humble, first-century Nazarene Jew who told his followers to sell all of their possessions to the poor, Thanksgiving has nonetheless risen to a prestigious position in the ranks of cherished American holidays. Heck, in 2011, Americans doled out over 15 billion Thanksgiving dollars to the turkey farming industry alone.

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President Goodluck Jonathan

The Federal Government on Thursday directed the immediate re-opening of all Federal Universities in Nigeria. It also directed that the position of any academic staff who does not resume by December 4th, 2013 should be declared vacant and advertised.

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Over 40? 15 Tips To Easily Lose Inches and Look (and feel) Sexier Than Ever

1. Weigh yourself every day. I keep an eye on my weight, by having the scales next to my shower. It may seem obsessive, but it helps me not to lose focus. My weight seems to fluctuate within a 2 kg range randomly. I don’t panic if it gets to the top of the range.

2. Water is the key. I don’t know why, but drinking water really helps me. The more water I drink, the better my body functions. (If you don’t like water, put a few drops of apple juice in the glass to give it some flavor.) And I don’t stop drinking before I weigh myself, because I would be kidding myself. Weight loss starts with honesty to yourself.

Duchess of Cambridge arrives in stunning black Temperley cocktail dress and Jimmy Choo's for London

Last time she made an appearance in public, a gust of wind blew up her dress. Stunning: The Duchess of Cambridge arriving in a black off-the-peg Templeton dress at the SportsAid SportsBall in London

Stunning: The Duchess of Cambridge arriving in a black off-the-peg Templeton dress at the SportsAid SportsBall in London

So this time, the Duchess of Cambridge decided on a more demure appearance as she arrived at a charity ball in Central London.

After her husband's scene-stealing appearance with Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift earlier this week, she needed to make a headline-grabbing appearance of her own, and with an elegant off-the-peg Temperley dress accompanied by a pair of glamorous Jimmy Choos, she did just that.

Box Office: 'Frozen' Opens to Stellar $15.2 Million Wednesday; 'Catching Fire' Still No. 1

UPDATED: The news isn't so good for Thanksgiving entries "Black Nativity" and Spike Lee's "Oldboy"; "The Book Thief" expands nicely nationwide.

Disney's family film Frozen melted hearts at the Wednesday box office, opening to a stellar $15.2 million from 4,173 theaters and putting it on course to sail past $80 million in its five-day Thanksgiving debut. Bullish box office observers believe the animated 3D pic -- earning a coveted A+ CinemaScore -- could even approach $90 million.

Eminem ousts Lady Gaga to reclaim top spot on Billboard 200 chart

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Eminem climbed back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday after ousting last week's chart-topper Lady Gaga.

Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" reclaimed the top spot on the weekly album chart with sales of 120,000, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.

The record had debuted at No. 1 following its release on November 5 with sales of 792,000 copies, the second-largest opening week this year behind Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience," which opened with 968,000 copies in March.

Exclusive Pictures Of APC Protest Against Anambra State Election...

The APC says the protest to INEC headquarters is to register its disapproval of the Commission’s recent elections, including the ‘inconclusive’ Anambra Governorship poll. They are demanding the cancellation of Anambra gubernatorial poll.

The protesters were stopped by a detachment heavily armed policemen who prevented them from reaching the INEC offices. Protesters include former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, former military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, and Chief Bisi Akande. See photos after the cut...

Photo Of The Day. The Tubabas.

Lady Gaga thanks monsters at Thanksgiving

Lady Gaga has thanked her millions of adoring fans and wished them a happy Thanksgiving. Lady Gaga thanks monsters at Thanksgiving

Lady Gaga ‏has wished her millions of 'Little Monsters' a happy Thanksgiving.

The 'Do What U Want' hitmaker tweeted her 40 million followers thanking them for their continued support before her performance with Kermit the Frog and the Muppets is aired on ABC TV to mark the American holiday tonight (28.11.13).

Ariana Grande leads Thanksgiving Day parade

riana Grande performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this morning (28.11.13).

The 20-year-old star sung 'Last Christmas' from her float while clad in a thick coat and large earmuffs to try and keep warm in New York City.

She tweeted: "Happy Thanksgivinggg my loves...Wishing you a beautiful holiday with your families and loved ones. I am so thankful for you. (sic)"

'Bangalee' has just got himself signed on to one of the world’s top record labels, Sony Music Entertainment, and the deal is said to be worth millions of dollars.

Being the sharp business man that he is, the 'Koko Master' made sure his kid brother, Kayswitch, and other upcoming acts on his personal record label, are somehow included in the deal.

The company, in a release, acknowledges the fact that ‘Oliver Twist’ has actually been signed on by them.

"Global recording company Sony Music Entertainment is proud to announce the signing of Nigerian megastar, D’Banj, to its RCA Africa label.

Have you given any thought to how much getting there is in thanks giving?

"Thanks" is what you say when the Starbucks clerk hands your venti-latte-extra-whipped-cream through the drive-up window. Offering thanks for life's bounty is a common prelude to the turkey and pumpkin pie throughout the U.S. on Thursday.

But the thanks I'm talking about is the kind that's much more intentional than automatic. It's an act of appreciation, filled with meaning and sincerity. That's the kind of gratitude that pays back in spades, according to research by Martin Seligman, PhD, director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center at University of Pennsylvania.

The grand re-opening of Club Movida is happening this weekend Friday 29^thand Saturday 30th November. The club which is situated at 18A Idowu Taylor Street by Law School, Victoria Island will host international and celebrity DJs, plus appearances from special guests and beautiful women. The strictly by invitation event will offer party-goers the opportunity to experience the newly refurbished venue. The new venue design is certified to give clubbers a world class club experience.

Club Movida, known as one of the top clubs on the Island was shut down some months back when Akeem Sodeinde developed some health issues. Following months of recovery, Akeem is finally back in business and ready to celebrate his life and the re opening of his club with old and new friends.

Club Movida is opened for business on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays from 10:30pm - dawn. Club Movida will offer special packages to it's esteemed customers on Tuesday night which is the ladies night, where customers are allowed to bring in a bottles of any preferred brand of alcohol.

Americans mark Thanksgiving Day with travel, parades, shopping

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Americans will gather on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving - stuffing turkeys for feasts, braving high winds along parade routes and planning for the holiday shopping madness as soon as the pumpkin pies have been gobbled up.

Nose-diving morning temperatures that are expected after a rainy, snowy evening along the East Coast may make for slick conditions during one of the nation's busiest travel times.

Osita Iheme Shares New Pictures

Nollywood actor, Osita Iheme shared these pictures of himself with Ghanaian actress, Nana Ama McBrown on Instagram.

An Indian couple have been jailed for life for slitting the throats of their 13-year-old daughter and a servant after finding them in an questionable situation.

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were accused of killing teenager Aarushi and their domestic servant Hemraj at their New Delhi home in May 2008.

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