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Wayne Rooney has emerged Manchester United's all-time highest goal scorer after netting against Stoke City on Saturday. Rooney had been tied with Sir Bobby Charlton on 249 goals before hitting a freekick into the net in extra time. He now has 250 goals for United in all competitions. Here's a breakdown of where Wayne Rooney has scored his 250th goals and how he has scored the: Home: 136 Away: 106 Neutral ground: 8 Inside Box: 213 Outside Box: 37 Penalty: 26 Direct Free Kick: 6 Right Foot: 193 Left Foot: 27 Head: 30 Speaking about the award, Rooney said: "It means a hell of a lot. It is a great honour and I am very proud. It is difficult at the minute to be over-pleased because of the result but in the grand scheme it is huge honour. It is not something I expected when I joined. As I said before, I am proud and I hope there is more to come. "The players who have played for this club have been world class. I am proud to play for this club. To be all-

Demola, the son of former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola met with popular CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour a few weeks ago. At the time he shared the photo, he captioned it, 'Beyond grateful and blessed to have met this woman today and to get to watch her tape her show. #Iconic '.

The chairman of Eleganza Group, Chief Rasak Okoya, 77, tells ‘Nonye Ben-Nwankwo about his life as a young boy and how he rose to become a successful businessman To you, is age just a number or has anything really changed as you clock 77? You are still strong and agile even at 77, what is the secret? To Allah be the Glory. Did you know when you were growing up, that you would one day become this influential and successful? In all my growing life to date, I have always given thanks to the almighty Allah for sustaining me, giving me direction and my success What was your childhood dream? My childhood dream was like that of any other child of my age and time. However, mine was backed up by the treatment I received from my parents. I was never allowed to play much. I had three sections per day – first section at school, second section at my father’s tailoring shop and third section at the mosque. This gave me the attitude to work hard and also to save all cash that was given to me

The 2016 Batch ‘B’ (Stream II) Orientation Course was scheduled to commence in all the NYSC Orientation Camps nationwide on Tuesday, 24th January, 2017. However, prospective corp members posted to Borno state, who were supposed to report for the course in the camp venue indicated in their Call-up letters, have been informed of a postponement. According to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the orientation course for those affected has been postponed to 16th February 2017 and they will be informed when to reprint their Call-Up letters.

The Bishop of Ughelli Diocese (Anglican Communion) Rt. Rev. Dr. Cyril Odutemu yesterday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the deployment of warships, including fighter jets, to the Niger Delta will not stop the agitations in the region. This is also as he declared that President Buhari and other politicians would face hurdles in the 2019 general elections. Bishop Odutemu made the assertion during a service marking the centenary birthday of the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom at Otor-Orere Olomu Kingdom, in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Bishop Odutemu stated that the only way to manage the agitations was for the government and leaders in the country to stop oppression. “The only thing that will stop it is for us to stop oppression. It is for us to practice what we are saying. It is for us to go back and take care of the poor. For us to go back and make the people to enjoy their resources”, he declared. Bishop Odutemu also advised the youths in the Niger Delta

A 22-year-old man, Bright Uwalaka, who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old girl and impregnated her, was on Friday charged before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court , Lagos. Uwalaka, who resides at No. 10, Hassan St., Ajangbadi, Lagos State, pleaded not guilty to the count charge of defilement. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, told the court that the accused committed the offence at No. 10, Hassan St., Ajangbadi, Lagos State, at about 6.00p.m. on Oct. 19, 2016. Osayande said the accused, who was living in the same area with the girl, called her to his parents apartment and had unlawful sexual intercourse with her and impregnated her. She said the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011. Chief Magistrate Ipaye Nwachukwu granted the accused N500,000 bail with two sureties in like sum. Nwachukwu said the sureties should be gainfully employed and one of the sureties must be a civil servant. She said both sureties should provide evidence of ta

A Director of Planning in one of the juicy ministries in Borno State, (names withheld) has been arrested by the state Police Command for allegedly inserting electric heater into the anus of his 10-year old son over the allegation of engaging in homosexual activities. The top civil servant was said to have perpetrated the act upon hearing that his son performed the act with some politicians. While the boy, names withheld, had claimed to have been raped at their 1000 Government Housing Estate residence, the father was said to have dismissed his story leading to the inflicting of the bodily injuries. Saturday Vanguard learnt that the victim was chained before his father, who was accused of denying his children western education carried out the act. It was further gathered that the civil servant recently chained one of his daughters named Mama for insulting her stepmother in the estate. A top government official, who pleaded anonymity, said the director had been arrested. Efforts to

I strongly condemn the killing of unarmed IPOB members rallying for Donald J. Trump earlier today. I believe in one Nigeria. I also believe in human life. But even more importantly, I believe in the Nigerian Constitution that gives every Nigerian citizen a guaranteed right of assembly. This loss of lives should not be allowed to happen without the due process of the law kicking in. It must be investigated and the culprits brought to book. Human life in Nigeria must have value if Nigeria is ever to be valued as a great nation by her citizens.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday sneaked into Ibogun ,Ogun State, the ancestral village of one of his predecessors in office,and an architect of his defeat in the 2015 election, ex – President Olusegun Obasanjo. The rare meeting between the duo who were bitterly divided in the run-up to the election saw Obasanjo tell his host how wise he (Jonathan) had become since leaving office. “When leaders come, they have little or no experience. When they have to go is when they have really amassed a lot of experience, where they have wisdom, their experience is in high demand. “Those like you and me who have the grace of God to bow out gracefully, if there is now what I call constitutional office, we have residual responsibilities for Nigeria,”Obasanjo said. With Jonathan on the trip, which observers branded as fence mending yesterday ,were former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Kabir Turaki; a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Suleiman Abubakar; King A.J.Turne

US First Lady, Melanie Trump wore a lovely powder blue dress for the inauguration of her husband, Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Melanie who is not known for her original ideas jacked her dress idea from Jacqueline Kennedy, former First Lady of the United States. See Jackie's outfit from 1961 and Melanie's outfit :

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has stated that Chelsea's wantaway striker Diego Costa is ready to play again. Costa, 28, was left out of last week's win at Leicester after a disagreement with a fitness coach, amid widespread reports of interest from Chinese clubs. Chelsea said his omission was due to a back injury, and that training alone for two days was part of his recovery. Speaking during a press conference on Friday, Conte said Costa "is very happy to play with us." "I don't see any problem," said Conte. "I heard a lot of speculation about Diego, but now the most important thing is he trained with us this week, he does not have any pain in his back and can play. "He is an important player for us and we all know this. When he stays in good form he has always played with me." However, he didn't say if Costa will feature against their next opponent, Hull City.

Alhaji Musa Abubakar, Coordinator of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Sokoto State, is calling for an increment of the monthly allowances to corps members in the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar spoke in Sokoto on Friday shortly after paying a courtesy call with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III ”The present allowance of N 19,800 to each corps member per month is no longer enough considering the prevailing economic situation in the country. ”I will not make any specific suggestions in this direction, but I strongly support increasing it immediately,” Abubakar said.

Leonard Dilcon, a former member of the House of Representatives,has accused his wife, Joy of having extra-marital affairs with her pastor. News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that Mr. Dilcon made the accusation while defending himself in a divorce suit filed by his wife at a High Court in Jos. Joy had asked for a dissolution of the 20-year-old marriage in a case she filed on September 14, 2014, and also requested the court to grant her custody of their three children. The defendant, in his submission, accused the wife of neglecting the marriage and further accused her of having extra marital affairs with Pastor Danjuma Fwenji of God’s Grace Divine Mission, Jos. He accused his wife and the said pastor of committing sexual immorality at her parents’ home and the church. “Each time I try to resolve our differences with my wife, the Pastor will appear and confuse everything,” Mr. Dilcon said. But Mr. Fwenji, who appeared before the court on Friday, denied ever having sex with the p

The Sultan of Sokoto is the father of the Fulani people, the foremost traditional ruler in northern Nigeria and the spiritual leader of all northern Muslims. He is not just a traditional ruler but an all-powerful potentate who represents a strange and mystical power and who heads an ancient and dark empire. Not only is he reverred by his subjects but he is also regarded and treated by some as something akin to a deity and by others as nothing less than the reincarnation of Sheik Usman Dan Fodio, the Sufi Muslim who founded the Caliphate empire by conquering and utterly crushing the Hausa kingdoms in a brutal and bloody jihad in northern Nigeria in 1804. Whichever way his subjects choose to view him, whether as a deity or an all-conquering and all powerful jihadi war-lord, to the Muslims of the core north his word is law and absolutely everything revolves around him. He is the living symbol of Fulani power, strength and glory and the physical manifestation of the quest for Islami

President Donald Trump will help return Nigeria's stolen funds stashed away in some Western countries according to Former Nigerian High Commissioner to Australia, Ambassador Adegboyega Ariyo. He spoke on Friday at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) on Friday. He said if Trump carries out his threat to send many Africans back to their home countries, many Nigerian professionals and intellectuals who have abandoned their homeland in search of the proverbial Golden Fleece will help develop their country. He however added that Trump may not fulfill many of his campaign threats because he has to carry along some institutions like the Congress, the Pentagon, the intelligence community along before taking decisions. Moreover, some of Trump’s advisers who have African background like Nigeria's Bayo Ogunlesi, would mellow him down in taking decisions that affect the continent, he added.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday visited his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, at his ancestral home, Ibogun-Olaogun, Ogun State. READ: Jonathan in Closed Door Meeting With Obasanjo Disclosing why Jonathan visited Obasanjo, a source privy to the meeting said, ''After taking him about, they returned to Baba’s house in Ibogun-Olaogun and ate good meal together.'' Former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki, who escorted Jonathan during the visit said, Jonathan had visited former Nigerian leaders, including Abdulsalami Abubakar and Ibrahim Babangida in the recent past and had planned to visit Mr. Obasanjo during the Yuletide. “He said since he was unable to make it to Baba’s place around Christmas period, he had to find time to do so before January ends,” Mr. Turaki reportedly said as Mr. Jonathan smiled. “He believes it’s better late than never.”

A man called Isiaka Isah was caught exhuming human remains at the Karaworo/Angwan tiv Muslim cemetery in Kogi State on the morning of January 10th. According to Mofiinternational Usman who shared the story on Facebook, Isiaka was apprehended by vigilante men in the community while he was digging a grave and would have been mobbed by angry youths but for the intervention of some others who arrived the scene just in time. Following an interrogation, Isiaka revealed that his intention was not to exhume corpses, but he was there to cure a terrible recurring nightmare in which ghosts haunted him. He revealed that he was simply following the directives of a native doctor who told him to bury some items in a grave so that the ghost will stop chasing him. He was later urged to bring out the already buried item but he said he was having difficulty locating where he buried the items. He has been handed over to the police for further interrogation.

MTN Group Ltd. may put off plans to list its Nigerian operation until 2018 as Africa’s largest wireless carrier works to resolve a regulatory dispute and awaits an economic recovery in the continent’s most populous country. MTN had agreed to list the unit in Nigeria as part of the settlement of a 330 billion naira fine imposed by the government for missing a deadline to disconnect unregistered subscribers. It said in July 2016 that the listing would take place in 2017, subject to market conditions. Since then, a senator’s allegations that it illegally moved $14 billion out of the country has threatened to delay the process. “It’s a work in progress and hopefully within the 12 to 18 month period we will be able to do it,’’ MTN Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer Phuthuma Nhleko said at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “Regulatory issues need to be resolved, and the macro conditions need to have improved.” The Nigerian Stock Exchange

The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen Ahmed Makarfi, has warned that elected officials who defected to other parties will “pay a political price.” Speaking during the party’s caucus meeting held in Abuja, the former Kaduna State governor said the party would reclaim the seats won by its former members, who defected to other parties He described the defection of some PDP elected officials to other parties as an “unwise decision.’’ According to Makarfi, “For those, who are running helter skelter for one reason or the other to say they are cross carpeting. “There is no division in PDP and it is unfortunate, but they will pay a political price for such unwise decision. “I assure you, it is painful to lose anybody, but it was unwise decision taken by them. “I assure you what is coming to PDP is much larger than what you may have contemplated and left PDP. “So I am not bordered in the sense that it is a temporary setback, but more for them,

The death toll continues to rise following the horrific military attack on civilians in Rann, Nigeria, according to latest estimates by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Around 90 people were reported to be dead when a Nigerian airforce plane circled twice and dropped two bombs in the middle of the town of Rann, which hosts thousands of internally displaced people. At the time of the attack, an aid distribution was taking place. The majority of the victims were women and children. Outside of what MSF teams have witnessed, consistent reports from residents and community leaders say as many as 170 people were killed. “This figure needs to be confirmed. The victims of this horrifying event deserve a transparent account of what happened and the circumstances in which this attack took place. Many of the survivors will need long-term care and support for the future,” says Bruno Jochum, MSF General Director. “People had sought safety in what they thought was a protected site – instead th

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday shared N400 billion, which is N13.1 billion more than what the three tiers of government shared as revenue in December. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the N400 billion was distributed under four distributable sub-heads. They are: statutory allocation, where the sum of N224.88 billion was allocated, Value Added Tax N79.27 billion, exchange gain N52.84 billion, and excess Petroleum Profit Tax N42.99 billion. From the statutory allocations, the minister said after deducting cost of collections to the revenue generating agencies, the Federal Government got N105.76 billion, states N53.64 billion, and local government councils, N41.35 billion. In addition, she said the sum of N15.5 billion was given to the oil producing states, based on the 13 per cent derivation principle. For VAT allocation, Adeosun said the Federal Government received N11.4 billion, states N38 billion, while Local Government Councils got

Respected educationist, Prof Pat Utomi has explained why more people die in Nigeria than any other country of the world. The erudite educationist said the reason might not be unconnected to the fact that Nigerians like struggling over things that shouldn’t be struggled for. Utomi who was the Guest Speaker at the 6th Pre-Convocation Lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), in Abuja, disclosed this in his lecture titled, “Political economy of education: “Issues and challenges of opening and distance learning in Nigeria.” He believed that, “if we were not living in denial, one of the things we would have realised is that our country is in a rolling civil war. “We are struggling with Boko Haram, crisis in the north Central and in the South South, we are dealing with all kinds of issues like militancy and so forth. “More people die in Nigeria, a violent death than many of the countries in war. What we have in Nigeria is an evergreen civil war. “How are we going to

West Bromwich Albion are reportedly in talks with Watford to sign striker Odion Ighalo. The striker has been heavily linked with a move to China already this transfer window, with similar speculation surrounding him last summer. A move to the Black Country would be much closer to home and Sky Sports are reporting the deal could be worth as much as £17m. Ighalo has been at Vicarage Road for two and a half years since joining from Udinese, scoring 33 times in 91 appearances. His move will reportedly give West Brom the permission to allow Saido Berahino leave the club with Stoke City reportedly keen on the English lad.

Barack Obama has bowed out as the 44th President of the United States after 8 years. Billionaire Trump will now stir the ship of the nation. But before Obama exited office as U.S. President, his last call was to German Chancellor Angela Markel during which he thanked her for her “strong, courageous, and steady leadership” and expressed “appreciation for their personal friendship”. First Lady Michelle and Merkel’s husband Joachim Sauer joined yesterday’s call, according to a White House statement. “Given their eight years of friendship and partnership, the President noted that it was fitting that his final call with a foreign leader was with Chancellor Merkel, and he wished her the very best going forward,” it said. The phone call came a day before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump has frequently criticized Merkel’s decisions, particularly over her open door policy over refugees from the Middle East and Africa. In an interview with the tabloid Bild earlier this wee

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard will return to coach at their academy next month, the Premier League outfit said on Friday. Gerrard had been widely tipped to join the Anfield coaching staff following his decision to leave LA Galaxy after 18 months with the MLS team. The 36-year-old, who made 710 appearances for Liverpool before joining the Galaxy in 2015, will take up a full-time role at the Reds’ Kirkby youth complex from February. Merseyside-born Gerrard spent 17 years with Liverpool having graduated from the academy, captaining his hometown team to Champions League glory in 2005 and FA Cup success a year later. “It feels like completing the circle; returning to the place where professionally it all began. However, this isn’t a decision based on emotion – it’s about what I can offer and contribute to Liverpool,” Gerrard said. “I don’t think I need to explain to people what this football club means to me, but when I knew coming back was a serious option I wanted to make sure i

Donald Trump delivered a mostly conciliatory, occasionally combative inaugural address on Friday after being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America. Trump’s 16-minute speech, delivered just after noon ET on Friday in front of a packed crowd outside of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., featured several memorable lines. Here are the Top 10 quotes from the speech: 1. “Whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots.” 2. “We are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the people.” 3. “January 20th, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.” 4. “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement, the likes of which the worl

The embattled former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has accepted to quit and preparing to go on exile. He made the commitment during his meeting with the presidents of Liberia and Guinea in a last chance to respect the constitution. "I would like to inform you that Yaya Jammeh agreed to relinquish power and leave the country", President Adama Barrow said on his social media account. The announcement came hours after military forces of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) crossed from Senegal into Gambia in an attempt to search for Jammeh. On Thursday, President Adama Barrow was sworn into office in the Gambian High Commission in Dakar, Senegal. Barrrow fled to Dakar on Saturday for security reasons. Jammeh lost the December, 2016 Gambia presidential election to Barrow.

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday began duty as acting President of Nigeria. He received update and briefings from service chiefs on the situation in The Gambia. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a short statement. He said the Vice-President also received briefings from some ministers. “Vice-President Osinbajo on return to Abuja received update and briefings on the situation in Gambia and also briefings from a number of cabinet ministers,” he wrote. Osinbajo had on Thursday night returned to the country after cutting short his trip to Davos, Switzerland where he led Nigeria’s delegation to this year’s World Economic Forum.

President Donald Trump signed his first bill into law Friday, moments after being sworn in, clearing the way for his defense secretary to be confirmed. The 45th President signed a bill passed by Congress earlier this month that would allow retired Gen. James Mattis to serve as defense secretary by waiving the legal requirement that he be out of the military for seven years before doing so, according to White House press secretary Sean Spicer. Mattis will still need to be confirmed by the Senate, which is expected Friday afternoon. Cameras rolled as Trump signed his first orders as President in the Capitol, surrounded by congressional leaders. According to Spicer, the other papers Trump was signing included formal nominations for his Cabinet and a proclamation for a national day of patriotism. The ceremony took place moments after Trump left the podium outside the Capitol building where he was sworn in and delivered his inaugural address.

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has stated that maybe he isn't good enough for his players and not the other way round as suggested by many. Manchester City have lost four of their past eight league games and slipped to fifth after Sunday's 4-0 drubbing at Everton. They play Tottenham at home on Saturday evening. Speaking during a Press Conference on Friday, he said questions should be asked of him as well as his squad. "I don't understand the lack of respect for amazing players when people say they are not good enough for me," the Spanish manager said. "Maybe the expectations about my coming here and the commentary on us winning 10 games in a row were exaggerated," he added.

Hillary Clinton and her Husband, former President Bill Clinton have arrived for Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States. Hillary was Trump's fiercest opponent in the US Presidential election.

Comedian Bovi has revealed that he had his first sexual experience when he was just five years old. Bovi made the disclosure during Moments on Ebony TV. He said, "My first sexual encounter was when I was 5. I would not say I was abused. She was underaged as well. She was 13. We were neighbors in Benin city living in a twin duplex. She would take me upstairs when her folks are out and we would just play. She was young. She was a small girl as well, probably exposed to too much at that age."

See photo of newly sworn in Gambia President Adama Barrow and his two wives just after his inauguration in Senegal.

Nigeria’s crude oil output increased by about 403,900 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.940 million bpd in December 2016, above November levels of 1.536 million bpd, according to the current figures released by Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Compared to third quarter 2016, 1.2 million bpd output, the boost in production is attributed to Federal Government’s overtures to militant groups in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, to pave the way for a comprehensive dialogue with a view to resolving all the issues. Due to the vandals and militants activities Nigeria’s crude oil output dropped to as low as 900,000 bpd in early 2016, a far cry from the 2.2 million barrels benchmarked in the budget. Despite the December uplift, the country is having a shortfall of 260,000 barrels daily, which will challenge the full execution of the 2017 National Budget, also pegged at 2.2mbpd. OPEC said in the report released on Wednesday, that crude oil production in December decreased

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has registered over 14 million Nigerians in the national identity database. According to the commission, it had in the last one year doubled its initial 7 million. Chika Lovesday, general manager Corporate Communication, told Nigerian Tribune that between 2012 and 2015 the commission was able to enrol slightly over 7million adding that within one year it doubled its efforts which led to the increase. He added that the objective since Engineer Aliyu Aziz, the new Director General, took over was to enrol 70 million Nigerians in the database, but for limited resources. His words: “We budgeted for 70 million, so far we are able to meet a significant figure. Right now we have about 14 million enrolment into the database from the slightly over 7million within one year.” “7 million is in addition to what we had before, since we started enrolment in 2012. From 2012 to 2015 when we came in, we had slightly over 7 million.” Lovesday

When a man knows how to treat his lady right. A Nigerian entertainer based in Cyprus, Omega Humez, increased the level of love his white girlfriend has for him after winning more of her affection with his cooking skills. The musician who shared this, revealed that his cooking makes her feel alive and more loved.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses say Boko Haram extremists have attacked a refugee camp in northeast Nigeria just days after Nigeria's air force bombed it. One witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of safety fears, says soldiers battled for hours to repel more than 100 Boko Haram fighters who attacked the camp in Rann in Borno state on Thursday evening. The witness says eight Boko Haram fighters were killed and one soldier was wounded. On Tuesday, Nigeria's air force bombed the camp housing Boko Haram refugees multiple times. Nigerian officials have said it was an accident. On Friday, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said "around 90" people were killed in the bombing but noted that residents and community leaders say the death toll could be as high as 170.

According to human rights lawyer,Emeka Ugwuonye,Anambra Broadcasting Service has returned ex-miss Anambra Chidinma Okeke's car to her.Below is what he wrote..... 'The Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) yesterday returned the prize vehicle to the former Anambra Beauty Queen and made her sign an undertaking that she would not grant press interviews or reveal that the circumstances under which the prize car was returned to her. The threatened to have her detained if she breached that undertaking. From one of the ABS insiders, the Management of ABS took this measure in order to stop Chidinma from continuing as Government witness in the criminal case going on in Lagos. The ABS wants to suppress the ongoing case because their were involved in the making and leak of the sex video. If the case were to go on, the accused person will reveal the truth. They met with Ms. Okeke without her lawyer. They told her that nobody was allowed to come for the meeting except her parents. It is

Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has said that candidates, who wish to sit for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, will take the examination under the surveillance of Closed Circuit Television Cameras. Oloyede who stated this in a briefing in Abuja said that the measure is aimed at preventing examination malpractice during the UTME. “We believe that certain things should be done. For example, we are conducting the Computer-Based Test, I’m not aware of anywhere in the world where you do the CBT without CCTV. If you are not caught during the examination, you can be caught after the examination because the whole thing will be under coverage. “And that is the one instrument that we have been telling CBT operators in the last three weeks and we are not going to compromise that, beginning from the 2017 UTME,” he said. Oloyede noted that the measure had become necessary to further strengthen public exa

The leaders of Guinea and Mauritania arrived in Gambia's capital Friday in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to get defeated President Yahya Jammeh to cede power, while a regional military force was awaiting orders to act. The head of the regional force has said the troops will force Jammeh out if he doesn't step aside. A noon deadline set by the regional body passed as the Guinean and Mauritanian leaders arrived for talks. On Thursday, Adama Barrow was inaugurated as Gambia's new president and the U.N. Security Council voted to approve the regional military intervention. The West African regional force, including tanks, moved into Gambia Thursday evening and has met no resistance, said Marcel Alain de Souza, chairman of the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS. At least 20 military vehicles were seen poised at the border town of Karang on Friday morning. The regional force, including troops from Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo and Mali, moved in after Barrow's inaug

Solidarity Protest Against Fayose by women advocacy group currently going on in FCT. I think Government and private organisations need to step up efforts in providing more jobs for women because the level of unemployment is becoming unbearable, affecting people's sense of reasoning and humanity. One can only wonder, out of all the problems in Nigeria, the protest some ignoramus can engage in is "Fayose is being tormented"as if Fayose is the economy or he is the one the Present or past President or he is the Chief of Army Staff of what? Recently our soldiers killed uncountable innocents Nigerians that are helpless in the IDP camps and the blood of the dead is yet to torment the killers who said to have done the damage mistakingly yet we worry aboutFayose. Fayose should finish his Government and pay is dues if he is corrupt but not making him an issue of Protest in Abuja for that matter.

There is really ability in disability.Nigerian man Victor Chukwueke has shocked everyone by reaching 4-yr in medical school in USA after being rejected in Nigeria because he was born with a severe facial tumour that gave his face a bad cosmetic appearance.Below is what IG user miracles and messes wrote... 'Against All Odds: Victor Chukwueke, who was born in Nigeria with face tumors, is now a 4th year med student at University of Toledo. He was treated like an outcast his home country but he didn't lash out at the world. He found love in the hands of strangers and now he's ready to help others in the same country where he was rejected'

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The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II, on Thursday called on wealthy individuals in the North to use the wealth Allah blessed them with, not only in building mosques but to also educate girls and discourage their early marriage. The Emir made the call on Thursday in his keynote address at the 3rd international conference on Islamic Banking and Finance, organised by the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Bayero University, Kano. He said, “I’m just tired of people coming to me to say I want to build a new mosque. You know, we keep building mosques and our daughters are illiterates. “So, my appeal is that if you really want to help Kano, don’t come to me with a request to build a N300m mosque because I have enough mosques everywhere. And if I don’t have a mosque, I’ll build it myself. If you really want to help, go and educate a girl child in the village.” According to him, over 50 per cent of girls between the age bracket of 18 and 20 were given out in m