Akpabio Plans to Take Federal Polytecnic to Ukana

The month of June, 2014 appeared not to be the best of months for Akwa Ibom state governor, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio as he has continued to be in the news for one perceived wrong reason or another in the governance of the state.

Just as the controversy generated by his proposed contentious amendments to the Akwa Ibom Governors and Deputy Governors Pension Law is about to wane off, Akpabio has attracted another round of controversy over his siting of the approved Federal Government Polytechnic at his hometown, Ukana Ikot Ntuen in Essien Udim local government area.

Landlord drags Church to court over unpaid rent

The Abuja, New Nyanya branch of The Lord’s Chosen Church has been taken to court by their landlord over failure to pay rent.
The landlord, one Kola Sunmonu took the case before a  Magistrate Court sitting in Mararaba after the church reneged from the agreement to renew its rent annually.

Abuja Bomber Shot to Death By Police

The Coordinator, National Information Centre, Mr Mike Omeri, said  that soldiers killed one of the suspected bombers of EMAB Plaza in Abuja and arrested another. He said the attackers came on a power bike and planted an Improvised Explosive Device  by the entrance of the shopping mall.

He also confirmed the death of 21 persons and 17 others injured in the blast which also damaged several vehicles. NAN gathered that the suspects, who attempted to flee the scene of the incident, were shot and arrested by personnel of the Guards Brigade on patrol duty in the area.

One of them later died from wounds sustained from gunshots while a bag containing IEDs was also recovered from the suspects.

"I'm all woman with two boobs & no balls'- footballer Chichi Igbo says

Super Falcon star turned fitness trainer, rapper & fashion designer, Chichi Igbo took to her instagram page recently to address her masculine physique, which quite a lot of people have questioned, saying she's on steroids. Despite looking like she does, 28year old Chichi says she doesn't use steroids nor does she take any kind of supplement as being speculated. She says her rigorous football exercises made her this way and says she's all woman with two boobs and no balls between her legs.

 

Chichi, who played for Nigeria during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup is based in Denmark, playing professional football. See what she wrote and plenty more photos of her after the cut...

NURTW adopts new measures to check insecurity

 The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) is to provide walkie-talkies for members of the union as part of new measures to check insecurity at motor parks in Lagos State. The Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the union, Mr Tajudeen Agbede, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday that the measure was part of the union’s initiative to ensure security at parks. Agbede said that the measure became necessary because of the epileptic services of most of the telecommunications providers. “We are making frantic effort to tackle insecurity in all our motor parks, especially with the attacks at motor parks. “All arrangements have been completed to procure walkie-talkies to all members for communication and the direct contact with the branch chairmen.
 “Communication is a very powerful weapon and we want to promote this among us to enhance effective sharing of information on matters regarding security at parks.’’ According to him, the union will provide contacts of members to be reached whenever any suspicious movement or questionable object is discovered at any park. Agbede told NAN that such contacts would provide opportunity for members to contact themselves from unit level to top officials of the union. The NURTW boss said that the union was also working hard to install Close Circuit Television Cameras in all the parks, adding that the union had commenced the use of metal detectors to check insecurity. Agbede added that members of the union had been advised to be security conscious, pleading with the union members to always shun violence. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/replyreply-allforwardmovedeleteclose-previous-itemnext-itemclose-nurtw-adopts-new-measures-check-insecurity/#sthash.tbWAfORu.dpuf

Governor Aliyu - Boko Haram activities un-Islamic

Babangida Aliyu

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Monday in Kaduna condemned the activities of members of the Boko Haram terrorist group, saying that it was un-Islamic.
Mr. Aliyu, who is the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, said this at the international conference on Security and Development Challenges of Pastoralists in West and Central Africa
According to Aliyu, Boko Haram is un-Islamic and must be condemned, adding that the right Jihad in this 21st century is the one that improves the standard of living rather than seek to destroy lives.
“Boko Haram is un-islamic. Islam is about moderation and not extremism. Jihad is about how to make peace and life better, not how to kill people.’’

Bisi Ibidapo-Obe Denies Selling Sex Toys

Despite seen posing with dildos from her newly opened intimate adult store in Magodo, actress Bisi Ibidapo-Obe (centre) insists she doesn't sell sex toys. Speaking Encomium magazine this week, the mother-of-one, who said she's found love again after her bitter public spat with baby-daddy, Dino Melaye, said she's offended when people says she's into the adult business

MSS condemns Kano health school bombing

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria on Tuesday condemned Monday’s college bombing in Kano that killed eight students of the School of Hygiene.
Its President, Malam Yusuf Arrigasiyyu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano that the attack on the school was “satanic and devilish”.
He urged the Federal and Kano state governments to set up investigative panel to fish out and prosecute all those behind the blast.
He also urged the Federal Government to beef up security across the state and other parts of the country, especially in the North-East to curtail the activities of the insurgents.
Arrigasiyyu said that members of the Boko Haram sect were not Muslims and did not represent Muslims.

Kim K Shows Off Bra as She Runs Errands in LA

Kim Kardashian-West yesterday stepped out in skin-tight skirt and almost backless white top that revealed her bra as she ran errands in LA and met with friends. Would you wear this?

Entertainment Industry Gather to Say Bye to Kefee - Form Committe

Over 100 members of the Nigerian entertainment industry gathered on Monday in Lagos to strategise on ways and means of giving late singer, Kefee, a befitting burial.

 

Some of the notable faces at the meeting were, Nikki Laoye, Tosin Martins, Emem Ema, Tee-Y Mix, DJ Gosporella, Wamilele, Princess, , Perry Martins, Praise Machine, Mudi, Righteousman, Nene Soul Diva, Victor Gospogroove, Gordons and representatives from Kefee’s family.

Sammie noted that the death of Kefee has affected the Nigerian entertainment industry and the world over and not just the Gospel music community in Nigeria.

Oracle Corp is likely to buy Micros Systems in a $5 billion deal, expected to be announced as early as Monday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
The takeover would value Micros at more than $67 a share, the newspaper said.
Micros Systems makes point-of-sale hardware and software for restaurants and hotels. Oracle has been rolling out its own cloud-based products and acquiring smaller cloud companies such as marketing software maker Responsys Inc.



The deal, if confirmed, would be Oracle's largest acquisition since it bought Sun Microsystems for $5.6 billion in 2009.
Bloomberg reported last week that the companies were in exclusive talks.
Oracle and Micros Systems could not be immediately reached for comment outside regular U.S. business hours.
Last week, Oracle posted fiscal fourth-quarter results that disappointed investors looking for more progress against rivals selling web-based services, sending its shares lower.
Reflecting expectations of a pickup in its software business and progress in cloud computing, shares of Oracle had gained 10 percent over the past three months, double the S&P 500's increase.
But Thursday's results cast doubt onto Oracle's execution in an industry facing increasingly tight competition.
"It's a bit of a jaw-dropper, in terms of Oracle missing results across the board in its historically strong fiscal year-end quarter," said FBR analyst Dan Ives. "It's like Spain getting knocked out of the World Cup in its first week."
Smaller, aggressive companies like Salesforce.com Inc and Workday Inc have been offering competitive software and Internet-based products at prices that often undercut Oracle.
Oracle's meager quarterly results underscore soft spending across the enterprise technology industry. Spending could become even more restrained as companies around the world move away from operating their own IT departments in favor of cloud services that cost less, said Summit Research analyst Richard Williams.

Portugal Draw USA 2 - 2

The forward headed home with just seconds remaining to deny the Stars and Stripes back to back victories
A 95th minute equaliser from Silvestre Varela saw Portugal salvage a 2-2 draw with USA and deny Jurgen Klinsmann's men immediate qualification to the last-16.

The USA had come from behind to lead 2-1 on Sunday and looked to have ended Portugal's World Cup campaign in Manaus, before Cristiano Ronalo got free on the right in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time and picked out Varela, who powered a header past Tim Howard.

An early Nani goal saw Portugal respond well to their devastating 4-0 loss to Germany last week, but second-half strikes from Jermaine Jones and captain Clint Dempsey put the USA in front and on the verge of the last-16.


But Varela's late header ensured the top two positions in Group G remain up for grabs with Germany (four points) on top, level with the USA, while Ghana and Portugal both have slim chances of advancing with one point each.

Despite speculation that a knee injury would keep him out of Portugal's line-up, Ronaldo started, while Helder Postiga, Ricardo Costa, Andre Almeida and Beto replaced the unavailable quartet of Hugo Almeida (thigh), Pepe (suspension), Fabio Coentrao (groin) and Rui Patricio (thigh).

Wizkid shares another pic with Chris Brown

The two music stars who seem to have struck up a friendship after meeting and performing on stage together in December 2012 in Nigeria, pictured at a hotel in LA yesterday. Chris was there with his manager and Akon's younger brother, Bu Thiam. See another photo after the cut...

Pics: Meet Queen Dakoru, Miss Tourism Nigeria (South-South) 2014

22 year old Dakoru Williams who hails from Ido, in the Kalabari kingdom of Rivers state represented Rivers State at the Miss Tourism Nigeria 2014 and was crowned Miss Tourism South-South.

The 5 '10' model is currently a student of the University of Port-Harcourt studying Economics. See more photos of the beauty after the cut...

Super Eagles In Serious Training For Bosnia

 

The Supper Eagles are giving are meeting Bosnia today. I know every Nigeria is waiting to watch this decisive match. Actually coach Stephen Keshi earlier said He will never let Nigeria down this time. Following the bomb blast iin a viewing center at Damaturu the Nigeria State capital, the super eagles coach said he is going to make Nigerians smile out of the mourning.

Pres. Jonathan appoints Bode George’s wife, Roli, as new NDLEA boss

President Jonathan has appointed Mrs. Roli Bode-George as the new Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The appointment was announced this evening by Presidential Spokesperson, Reuben Abati.

Mrs Bode-George takes over from Mr Olufemi Ajayi, who is now the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The appointment is with immediate effect.

Bode George was arrested and jailed for fraud and abuse of office when he served as chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority, but his conviction was later upturned by the Supreme Court.

Liechtenstein With $227million Abacha loot

There was a reason corruption charges was dropped against Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of late former Nigerian Head of State, Gen, Sani Abacha. $227million stolen money has been recovered from the Abacha family. On June 25th Nigeria will receive $227million from the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Europe, as the nation is said to have agreed to release the stolen money.

Photo: Check Out Kelly Rowland Baby bump

Awww, so happy for her! The newly married singer is expecting her first child with husband, Tim Witherspoon. She posted the pic above on her instagram page a few hours ago

Court Stops Diezani Probe By House

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave an order   restraining the House of Representatives from going ahead with the probe of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, over allegation that she spent N10bn on a chartered aircraft.

The order   is to subsist till July 3 when the court will hear the substantive suit which was filed by Alison-Madueke, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources   and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order ahead of the plan by the House Committee on Public Accounts to carry out the probe on June 25, 26 and 27, 2014.

The order followed an application by the counsel for the plaintiffs in the suit, Mr. Etigwe Uwa (SAN).