Nigerian actor IK Ogbonna has left bachelorhood and tied the knot with his fiancée Sonia Mor*les

Nigerian actor IK Ogbonna has left bachelorhood and tied the knot with his fiancée Sonia Mor*les.

They got married yesterday, June 29, 2015 at a courthouse in Zagreb, Serbia. The low key marriage was attended by members of Sonia Mor*les’ family members.

“Done deal. We don’t know how to hate … It’s too much energy and we kinda love the art of love … Its more refreshing” wrote IK Ogbonna on his Instagram after getting married.

“So to all those that hate us it’s ok to hate but I must appreciate u guys (haters) and tell u how much we love u. Hope one day u will find love in ur heart. Let’s heal the world with love and leave hate , jealousy , envy , spite , anger and all the other family members … I truly do love and appreciate each and everyone of you from d bottom of my OBI . Ok bye” he wrote.

The new parents, soaked up the sights and sounds of the capital city of the Eastern European country yesterday.

Like true love birds, Ogbonna and Mor*les couldn’t keep their hands off each other. While walking on the streets of Belgrade, they were into heavy public displays of affection.

The both of them shared pictures of them kissing, hugging and pecking on their Instagram accounts.

Yay!!! Nollywood Actor IK Ogbonna Marries to Sonia Mor*les

Nigerian actor IK Ogbonna has left bachelorhood and tied the knot with his fiancée Sonia Mor*les.

They got married yesterday, June 29, 2015 at a courthouse in Zagreb, Serbia. The low key marriage was attended by members of Sonia Mor*les’ family members.

“Done deal. We don’t know how to hate … It’s too much energy and we kinda love the art of love … Its more refreshing” wrote IK Ogbonna on his Instagram after getting married.

“So to all those that hate us it’s ok to hate but I must appreciate u guys (haters) and tell u how much we love u. Hope one day u will find love in ur heart. Let’s heal the world with love and leave hate , jealousy , envy , spite , anger and all the other family members … I truly do love and appreciate each and everyone of you from d bottom of my OBI . Ok bye” he wrote.

The new parents, soaked up the sights and sounds of the capital city of the Eastern European country yesterday.

Like true love birds, Ogbonna and Mor*les couldn’t keep their hands off each other. While walking on the streets of Belgrade, they were into heavy public displays of affection.

The both of them shared pictures of them kissing, hugging and pecking on their Instagram accounts.

Breaking news: Gunmen abducts former Bayelsa Gov’s wife

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Madam Martha Binabo, the wife of former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of a$$embly and the state former Acting Governor, Rt. Hon Nestor Binabo.

The incident, the latest in the series of high profile kidnaping in the state occurred at Agbura community in the outskirts of Yenagoa the state capital.

The victim, aged 48, was abducted Monday at about 11.30am by five armed men clad in military camouflage in front of a company where she is also the director.

The gunmen were said to have lured their victim outside the company’s gate for a talk only to force her into a waiting car and drove towards Otuokpoti sand dump.

The get away car was later abandoned and set ablaze at the Otuokpoti sand dump water front by the gunmen who escaped into the creek in a waiting speedboat with their victim.

Details later.

– vanguardngr

5 Facts you need to know about the New INEC Boss, Amba$$ador (Dr.) Ahmed Wal - See more at: http://www.gltrends.com/5-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-inec-boss-ambaador-dr-ahmed-wali

It is no longer news that Professor Attahiru Jega’s tenure ends today. What is however news is that, the revered professor is handing over to a certain Amba$$ador (Dr.) Ahmed Wali, who many Nigerians do not know yet. 

Below are 5 facts you need to know about the new leader of the elector*l body.

Read below:

1. Dr. Wali is a graduate of  the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, where he studied Management. He went on to obtain an MBA from the  Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira.

2. He is a Muslim, Fulani by tribe, and hails from Sanyima town in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He is from the same local government with the Governor of Sokoto state and former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal.

3. Wali is known at the INEC headquarters as the right hand man of Jega. He is always seated at the right hand side of the former INEC boss during his press conferences. He is also Jega’s former colleague at the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

4. Before he joined INEC, Wali was a Visiting Reader (a$$ociate Professor) at the Department of Political Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and

5. He is a member of various committees of INEC and the Chairman of the Tenders Board of the elector*l body. He is also the Chief Executive Officer, Development Strategies International (DSI).

Much will be expected from the new INEC boss, as the achievements of Professor Jega has been hailed as one of the best in the position.

Good News: CBN extends BVN registration deadline to October 31 - See more at: http://www.gltrends.com/good-news-cbn-extends-bvn-registration-deadline-to-october-31

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the Bank Registration Verification (BVN) deadline to Oct. 31, to accommodate customers who had thronged the banks to beat an earlier closing date.

This was contained in a circular issued by the apex bank and signed by Mr Dipo Fatokun, Director, Banking and Payment System Department, in Abuja on Tuesday.

“It has come to our notice that the BVN registration has elicited tremendous interest from the Nigerian bank customers who crowded the banking halls in order to beat the deadline.

“In view of the foregoing, it has become imperative for the banks to extend the timeline for all customers to have the BVN.

“The deadline for the enrolment is hereby extended from June 30 to October 31,” it stated.

According to the statement, the extension is expected to facilitate a smooth completion of the registration exercise.

It further stated that the extension would give Nigerian bank customers in the Diaspora, ample time to enrol into the programme.

The statement, however, stated that the guideline for the enrolment of the Diaspora account holders was being finalised and would be released soon.

NAN recalls that Mr Phillip Oduzua, Managing Director, United Bank for Africa at the end of the Bankers Committee meeting on June 2, said about 1.5 million bank customers had enrolled.

He said that customers who failed to register might not enjoy credit facilities, foreign exchange services and internet banking, among others.

GREAT NEWS! Another Boko Haram Leader, Sponsor Captured In Chad - See more at: http://www.gltrends.com/great-news-another-boko-haram-leader-sponsor-captured-in-chad

One of the key leaders of radical islamic sect, Boko Haram, has been reportedly arrested in N’Djamena, the capital city of Chad Republic.

A Chadian Public Prosecutor, Algha$$im Khamis, revealed on Tuesday Baana Fanay, who has been coordinating trafficking of weapons in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad was arrested on Sunday in N’Djamena.

Khamis said Fanay also known as Mahamat Moustapha, was arrested by security forces after a fierce resistance alongside two other terrorists, and was responsible for the purchase of weapons and recruitment of fighters for Boko Haram.

The prosecutor revealed further that a search conducted on the suspect’s house led to the seizure of different weapons and documents written in Arabic by Boko Haram leader, Aboubakar Shekau, targeting the sect’s recruits.

Investigators have also reportedly discovered the location of seven other terrorists hiding in a house in Diguel, a Dinguessou suburb, on the periphery of N’Djamena.

Khamis stated further that a man believed to be the financier of the group was arrested is under investigations as the outcome would help investigators dismantle Boko Haram network in the country.

Only yesterday, a security expert a$$erted that the Islamic insurgents are gradually running out of steam as their recent activities are only to make Nigerians think or believe that they are still relevant.

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Suicide Bombers Strike Potiskum, Yobe State

At least 10 people have been confirmed killed in two suicide attacks in Potiskum, Yobe State.
The attacks took place at Dorowa and a Vigilante Office along Gashua road in the city.
A hospital source told The Nation on phone that t 10 people have been confirmed dead at the Potiskum General Hospital, while five others are badly injured.

I’ll pay Osun Workers before June 30 – Aregbesola

The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has promised to pay workers in the state their salaries before the end of this month. The governor made the promise in a statement issued in Osogbo on Sunday by his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon. Most workers are being owed seven months’ salaries. But the statement was silent on whether the governor would pay the backlog or he would pay part of the salaries. The statement read in part, “Before the end of June, workers would be paid their salaries.” The governor stated that he had a great dream for the state and that was why he was in a hurry to begin many programmes which had earned him applause even outside the country. He added, “The dream has not gone awry and it is a clear vision that Osun must be on its feet, self-reliant and be a reference point in Nigeria. The race to ensure development within the first term of Aregbesola was informed by the fear of what is happening now. “Aregbesola wanted an Osun State that is self-reliant. That Osun State, almost two decades after its creation, could not boast of tax-paying companies speak volume about the magnitude of the works that awaited the Aregbesola administration. “But he did not shy away from this task of industrialisation. Within his first term, his government had caused investors to bring up companies, such as the Omoluabi Garment Factory, Osogbo and Adulawo/RLG Technology Company in Ilesa. “Just last month, a leading telephone line company, Airtel, came to establish partnership with the Adulawo/RLG Company. These are aside the various agro-allied companies which have benefited from the growth schemes of the Aregbesola administration throughout the state. “The government has also commenced aggressive drive for the development of the solid mineral sector with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with an Australian mining firm, Andalusia Mining Industry. “It was in the same vein that the idea of an airport for aircraft maintenance was conceived. “Only a lazy administration would accept the tag of Osun State as a ‘civil servant’ state as excuse for not developing initiatives for industrialisation. “To accept that our state must continue to survive on the meagre inflow through what goes to the civil servants alone is to accept that we would continue to depend on external forces for our survival.” 
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Buhari orders release of N4bn to fight B’Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said he had directed that $21m out of the pledge of $100m which Nigeria made to the Multinational Joint Task Force be released within the next one week.
Buhari disclosed this at the 25th AU summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. He chaired the Peace Security Council at the event.
He said he gave the directive based on the decision of the recent extraordinary summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin that $30m should be immediately made available to the MNJTF which is saddled with the responsibility of fighting Boko Haram.
The President said although the sect had extended its reach to Nigeria’s neighbours, its activities were not limited to them because terrorism is a global phenomenon.
He said the global nature of terror required all countries to act in partnership by waging war against agents of evil.
He said, “I am pleased to note that Cameroon, Chad and Niger are already showing this attribute by fighting alongside Nigeria under the umbrella of the MNJTF to defeat Boko Haram.
“In this regard, the member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin met recently where far-reaching decisions were taken to immediately put into operations the MNJTF.
“To this end, the summit approved the immediate provision of $30m for the task force.
“Consequently, out of the pledge of $100m which Nigeria made to the task force, I have directed that $21m be released within the next one week.”
The President regretted that the continent was indunated with conflicts of diverse forms in Burkina Faso, Mali, Libya, Central Africa Republic, South Sudan, and more recently in Burundi.
On the crisis in South Sudan and Burundi, Buhari regretted that the people were suffering while their political leaders were busy bickering.
He stressed the need for leaders to always place the interest of their countries above narrow and personal interests.
Buhari expressed the hope that the PSC would come out with a united message to call on all parties to act in the interest of their people and the entire continent.
Calling for a change of the face of Africa, Buhari said leaders must deliver a continent “that is at peace with itself, prosperous, a global partner and a democratic showcase.”
He however doubted the possibility of achieving the desired peace by 2020 as earlier planned by African leaders.
The President added, “As you are aware in 2013 during the 50th anniversary celebration of our union, we as African leaders committed ourselves to the objective of silencing the local guns in Africa by 2020.
“With just five years remaining, the prospect of realising this objective looks doubtful with pockets of violence in individual countries and the continent as a whole.”
He said Africans were witnesses to the rampant destruction of homes, roads, communication lines, vital infrastructure and displacement of persons and loss of lives on the continent.
This, Buhari added, is true of the North Eastern part of Nigeria where the country is dealing with the scourge of Boko Haram.
The ongoing AU Summit is Buhari’s first continental assignment after he was inaugurated on May 29.
He was accompanied to the event by the Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun; Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom and a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, among others.
The President is expected back in the country on Tuesday - See more at: http://naijalumia.com/forum2_theme_111798993.html?tema=75#sthash.Hwu92sHm.dpuf

Photos: Majek Fashek Turns Beggar In Lagos, Singer Begging For Money To Buy Ogogoro In F

A Lagos-based investment banker, Mr Joseph Edgar got the shock of his life on Friday morning after an encounter with Reggae Legend Majekodunmi Fasheke popular called Majek Fashek in Fadeyi area of Lagos.

Mr Edgar said the Reggae star has become a shadow of his old self. He alleged that he was begging him for 100 Naira to buy Ogogoro (dry gin).

Hear what the banker said about his encounter with Majek Fashek today;

On my way to work this morning, I spotted a loony figure. Pants sagged, dirty black underwear showing, a caftan perched precariously on his extra lean shoulders, shock of long unkempt dreadlocks cascading down his head and teeth yellowed by years of hard living and a face still surprisingly handsome despite the ravages of illicit living. This was Majek, my hero, the one who brought down the rain.

He it was who redefined Reggae and in that one album forced us to look deep into our consciousness, calling us prisoners of conscience. He it was who took that Bob Marley piece, Redemption Song into the sublime. He infused it with his pangolo rhythm and turned it into an anthem of social and spiritual awakening. Majek was a god, strong Adonis like looks, talent yet to me replicated in our clime and charisma of the gods.

This same Majek, I just saw like that in Fadeyi, begging for ogogoro becuase he did not have 100 Naira to pay for it. I stopped brought out 1,000 Naira and was immediately struck by confusion. Should I give him this money and contribute to his death or should I refuse him and watch him throw a tantrum like a disposed toddler. He saved me the dilemma as he grabbed the money from me and rushed to the ugly, black dirty merchant of death, who gleefully poured him a gla$$ full.

Majek downed the drink and hugged me like I had just saved him from the hang mans noose. I looked deep into his eyes and saw a lost soul. He was actually begging for help, the demon inside of him peered at me from his once very beautiful eyes, daring me to do my worse. a$$uring me that he had no intention of leaving this host until it finished it’s dreadful task of killing him ever so slowly.

He called me a fine boy and wished he was as good looking as I was, I laughed. A laugh that was more of pity, a laugh that was laced with internal cry of pain. A pain that cascaded through every pain in my body. If only I had one tenth of this talent, I would be far from fadeyi begging for N100 worth of ogogoro.
Did we fail him as Nigerians, did we put an umbrella over the Rainmaker, did the flood of his talent wash away his life, what can be done, do we continue watch him make a mockery of a Life once blessed?
Majek in his destitution represents Nigeria. Blessed with more than enough resources., rich in human capacity, more fertile land than the whole of Asia and filled with gifted and talented people, but yet beggerly and poor. Daily our leaders go to ‘jibowu’ to beg poorer countries for aid, for debt forgiveness. The contradiction never leaves me. Japan with no known Natural resources is so developed that we can only look in shame.

Majek with all the talents of a thousand people, begging the woman who can’t lift a finger beside him for N100, Majek being laughed at by miscreants and being mocked with so much joy by those who were not half as blessed by God.
What can I do, but to write this piece and just walk away, lest his guest demon attempt a move on my life.

I saw it and felt it look into my soul and with one withered hand, offered me a shot of the Devils brew. A shot I knew would throw me into the darkest pits of Majeks torture, a shot that will take me spiraling down the tunnels of oblivion, destroying the innocent dependent lives of my children while giving Majek solace that he has finally found a room mate albeit a very reluctant and scared one.

I pray for you sir. I pray God gives you peace. God bless you Majek.

Very sad story! This is what igbo addiction can do to a man’s destiny.

Hope he gets over his addiction soon.

Osun State Unpaid Salaries: Auditor General’s Security Guard Dies Of Heart Attack

Civil servants in Osun state have started violent protest to get Governor Aregbesola to pay their salaries of over 7 months.
On Thursday, a civil servant from Modakeke simply identified as Tunde slumped and died at Osun State Government secretariat in Osogbo.
The night watchman attached to Osun Auditor General’s Office was said to have died because he didn’t have money to pay for his food and drugs.

Pensioners and civil servants in Osun state have been going through hell in the past 7 months.
Residents say cases of armed robbery and bag snatching has increased.
This is not too good. If this is the kind of change Governor Aregbesola promised the great people of Osun State, then he should step down with immediate effect.

Pictured! Two Young Nigerians Get 55 Years Jail Term In Enugu

A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, has sentenced two drug traffickers to fifty-five years in jail.
One of the convicts, Deborah Okafor, a 30-year-old professional dancer, was charged with conspiracy, trafficking and unlawful possession of 3.450kg of amphetamine, while the other, Iheme Onyemauchechukwu, was charged with trafficking and unlawful importation of 9.975kg of heroin. They were both arrested at the Enugu airport.
A statement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said Okafor would have been paid the sum of $3,500 if she successfully made her trip to Malaysia.
She was convicted and sentenced by Justice D. V. Agishi to 10 years each in counts one and two and 20 years in count three making her sentence 40 years altogether.
The second convict, Onyemauchechukwu, 27, was charged with trafficking and unlawful importation of 9.975kg of heroin. He was convicted as charged and sentenced to 10 years in count one with a fine of N1m and five years in count two with a fine of N500,000,000.
Okafor reportedly hid 3.450kg of amphetamine inside the pockets of jean trousers in her luggage.
She told the court that she was broke and needed money. “I had been approached on many occasions to smuggle drugs but I declined. I thought that I could earn some quick money in few days,” she stated.
Onyemauchechukwu said he was recruited in Tanzania by a suspected drug cartel in East Africa. He told investigators that he smuggled drugs because he was stranded.
“I used to sell phone accessories before I left the country. I wanted to go to Malaysia in search of job opportunities but I was stranded in Tanzania. Then I met a Nigerian who gave me money and promised to a$$ist me get back to Nigeria. He offered to give me some money to start up my business. He later took me to Bujumbura in Burundi where I was given 9.975kg of heroin hidden inside cosmetics,” he stated.
NDLEA Chairman,Ahmadu Giade, expressed satisfaction with the judgment.
He said, “While this punishment is expected to correct the convicts, it will equally help to deter others from getting involved in drug trafficking. The agency commits huge resources in drug investigation, arrests and prosecution. Judgment like this will further lend credence to the nation’s anti-drug campaign.”

Pres. Buhari To Present Ministerial List Next Week

As dictated by the constitution, the ministers will be picked from all the 36 states of the federation, which reports say the President does not subscribe to.
President Muhammadu Buhari will reportedly present his ministerial list to the National a$$embly for screening next week.
According to speculations, the list will be made up of technocrats parade names , the former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, ex-Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi, former Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Abdurrhaman Dambazau amongst others.
As dictated by the constitution, the ministers will be picked from all the 36 states of the federation, which reports say the President does not subscribe to.

Graphic Photos: Trailer Crushes LAUTECH Student To Death (Viewer Discretion Strongly Advised)

Following the death of a 400 level mechanical engineering student last week Monday, an accident happened yesterday involving a commercial motorcycle and a trailer in which a 400 level accounting student, korede was crushed to death.

We confirmed from the Welfare director of the SUG the details of the accident , which he confirmed truly there was an accident and the students were taken to bowen teaching hospital. He said Only one soul Had been Pronounced Dead for now and She is a 400level Student of Mnagement And Accounting, Lautech With the Name Akorede Salvage

Breaking: Girls Hostel In University Of Uyo On Fire

A girls hostel at the University of Uyo caught fire this afternoon.

The fire started from a room and spread to two other rooms. It was contained effectively by man-o-war and the fire service before it spread to more rooms and no life was lost.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

Babcock University honour Fashola, Kwankwaso& Akpabio During Convocation.(SHARE THIS)

Babcock University honour Fashola, Kwankwaso& Akpabio During Convocation.

BABCOCK UNIVERSITY -KNOWLEDGE ,TRUTH , SERVICE.

Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, is to honour three former governors during its postgraduate convocation on Thursday.

A statement from the university on Monday said the honourees are former governors Babatunde Fashola, (Lagos); Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano)

Checkout This School In Lagos Built In The Middle Of A Lagoon (Pictures) – SHARE THIS

 Checkout This School In Lagos Built In The Middle Of A Lagoon (Pictures) – SHARE THIS

Makoko Floating School, beacon of hope for the Lagos ‘waterworld’ – a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 48
When Jessica Collins and photographer Iwan Baan visited Lagos in 2013 to document a radical new school, the Makoko slum was facing demolition. Now the building’s global recognition is helping to give the community fresh hope
Driving into Lagos along the Third Mainland Bridge, the city greets us with a sky as thick as coal-slurry and a soundtrack as soulful as Fela Kuti. Pedestrians slowly criss-cross the eight lanes as we drive, while could-be Area Boys transform the beds of pickup trucks into mobile azonto dance-floors.

Halfway across we turn and spot the Makoko Floating School rising like a beacon out of the murky Lagos Lagoon. It is December 2013, and this is our first glimpse of the inspiring triangular timber structure – only three storeys high, yet commanding the attention of all who travel across the longest bridge in Africa.
We are travelling to meet Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeymi, founder and principal of the NLÉ practice who, in collaboration with the Makoko Waterfront Community, conceived, designed and built the floating school. Makoko, Nigeria’s oldest slum, is home to a population of roughly 80,000 residents who, over the centuries, have banded together to create an informal but fully working city-on-stilts at the edge of the lagoon.
With most of the population working in the fish-smoking or fishing industry, a whiff of Makoko smells of just that. The air is thick with fumes; smog seeps out from the hundreds of wood-burning kilns and smokehouses scattered across this community.
As it grew, the lagoon gradually became divided into a series of informal canals, through which taxi-canoes are manoeuvred by nimble young bodies. From the stilted architecture to the re-appropriation of found objects (such as the emptied parboiled-rice bags that double as roof shelters) to canoes equipped with stereo-systems serving as mobile music-boxes, the inhabitants of Makoko have adapted their lives completely to surviving on water.
Three years ago, however, the Lagos authorities announced that in just 72 hours, a process of forcible eviction was to begin here. Some 3,000 residents have since been displaced from Makoko – regarded as a potentially lucrative waterfront site – leaving behind a resilient yet sceptical community.
Around the time the evictions began, Kunlé Adeymi began asking questions about the adaptability and sustainability of Makoko, and other such African coastal communities. The answers he got led to an immediate architectural response: his Makoko Floating School, completed in March 2013, would primarily serve as a school and community centre, while also being scalable and adaptable for other purposes.
Dressed in a crisp linen shirt and breezy summer trousers, Kunlé meets us at the main water-taxi dock. Like the school he designed, he offers a bright contrast against the charcoal waterscape of Makoko. We sail through the labyrinth of canals as Kunlé explains the ins and outs of this unique waterworld.
It’s a Sunday morning in a country where 50% of the population is Christian, and for once this part of the city has a near sci-fi silence to it – save for the dip of a paddle into the water, and the sound of young children yelling “Yavo! Yavo!” (francophone slang for “foreigner”). We pass a beauty salon, photo-booth, grocery stores, a myriad of churches, DVD and barber shops before finally arriving at a clearing where the floating school stands tall in the water.

See what a woman did to her boy who stole her N500 [See Shocking Photo]

A twitter user @Don_olatoki shared this sad case of Child Abuse case in ilorin,.According to him,this boy was beaten by his madam for stealing N500.He says this is not her first time doing that to him and his sister..

Some twitter users are debating how she could have punished him for stealing..