Police Recruitment: 104,289 Nigerians Apply In 12 Days – Police Service Commission

The Police Service Commission says it has received 104,289 applications towards the recruitment of 10,000 constables into the Nigeria Police Force.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the commission had received 21,878 applications on Dec.4, five days after the recruitment portal was opened.
NAN also reports that President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the recruitment of 10,000 police constables to beef-up the force.
A statement by the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, on Tuesday in Abuja, said the applications came 12 days after the recruitment portal was opened on Nov. 30.
Ani said the applications hit the 104, 289 mark at 1.30 a.m on Tuesday.
“The portal is expected to close on Jan. 11, 2019 in line with the Federal Character requirement of six weeks,” he said.
He said Niger had the highest number of applications of 7,985, followed by Kano with 7, 513 , Katsina, 6,820, Bauchi, 6,204 and Kaduna, 5,729 applicants.
The spokesman said Bayelsa had the lowest applications of 347, Lagos State, 516, Ebonyi, 600, Anambra, 605, Abia, 733 and Imo, 870.
Ani said out of the 104,289 applications received so far, 93,871 were males while 10,418 were females.
He said the commission was committed to a transparent exercise that would abide by the rules and regulations of the Public Service.

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Lady Shows-off Her Family Living With HIV As They Display The Drugs They Take Daily (Photos)

A Facebook user identified as Barbara Kemigisa, who is a HIV positive mother-of-three, has taken to the social networking platform to show off her children who are all living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
In the post which has since gone viral online, the woman used the opportunity to advise people about staying safe, and revealed that her three kids are all living with the virus. She also noted that they all take their pills to stay healthy daily.
The woman revealed that her 9-year-old daughter, Kourtney takes eleven tablets, her 17-year-old son, Trevor takes twenty tablets and her son, Dauglas who is 22-years-old takes three tablets, while the 32-year-old mother herself, takes three tablets daily.
Barbara who revealed that it is not fun to swallow pills everyday, told people to stay safe for their kids who might be born with the disease if they don’t stay safe.
She posted photos of her family who were about to swallow and wrote:
“My babies and I displaying our burden of living with HIV. Kourtney 9years 11 tablets, Trevor 17 years 20 tablets, Dauglas 22 years 3 tablets, Barbara 32 years 3 tablets daily.
“If you still have a chance and choice to stay safe, please do because it isn’t fun swallowing these pills everyday especially for the kids born with the virus.”

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Drogba: How I brought Kante to Chelsea

Didier Drogba has revealed he encouraged Chelsea to make a move for N’Golo Kante after he helped Leicester win the Premier League in 2016.
Kante
Kante moved to Stamford Bridge for £30million that summer and was instrumental as Antonio Conte’s side clinched the title. And Drogba claimed he had identified Kante as future Chelsea player when he first moved to Leicester
‘I’m very proud of him,’ said Drogba. ‘I’m glad he chose Chelsea and the club listened to my advice, that they chose him. I’m glad I did not make a mistake. ‘I told them that we should not miss him. I told them when he started at Leicester.’
Since signing for Chelsea Kante has also scooped the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award, as well as the FA Cup in 2018. He has also established himself as a key part of the French national team, starting in the 2018 World Cup final win over Croatia.
Drogba enjoyed two spells at Chelsea, firstly between 2004 and 2012 and then in 2014-2015, winning a total of four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League.

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PDP vs APC: It is time for Atiku to lead Nigeria as President – Ortom

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared that time has come for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to become President of Nigeria.
He spoke on Tuesday at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi during a courtesy call on him by the North Central Women Unite for Atiku, led by its President, Mrs. Dorcas Din.
Ortom noted that when God permits, nobody objects, stressing that it was time for Atiku to lead Nigeria, as all things were working towards his success.
According to him, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has the capacity to provide purposeful leadership for Nigerians as well as dethrone what he tagged “economic sabotage and imminent collapse of institutions” under the present administration.
The Governor noted that it was hypocritical and deceitful for the APC-led federal government to demonise opposition members by sending anti-graft agencies after them, only for the same people to become “saints” whenever they join the APC.
Governor Ortom, who doubles as the North Central Cordinator of Atiku/Obi Presidential Campaign Organization, tasked the women on prayers and works that would ensure the victory of PDP in all elections next year.
He acknowledged the commitment of the women to the Atiku project, saying their powerful delegation was an indication that the North Central is poised to ensure massive votes for PDP in the coming elections.
While assuring the women of the support of his administration to ensure resounding victory for Atiku, himself and other PDP candidates, Governor Ortom stated that when women are empowered, a nation benefits.
National President of the North Central Women Unite for Atiku, Mrs. Dorcas Din, said the women had fared badly in the past three years under the APC administration at the federal level and would not want to remain like that for the next four years.
She stated that they were all out to help ‘change the change’ by mobilising the women folk to vote out the APC government.

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ASUU And The Salvageability Of Nigerian Universities

Again, some public opinionated individuals have accused the academic union of politicizing strike to get at the government.
Academic history was distorted in the federal universities on 4th November,2018 when the academic staffers without profanities and frivolities declared a
“Total, indefinite and comprehensive strike”
ASUU seems to have been pushed to the wall of negotiation, because the state of the agreements with government became comatose with or without any meaningful progress. The 2009 agreement between the duo and the 2012/2013 memorandum of understanding was not given much attention.
The 2017 memorandum of action was activated by ASUU. From 1999-2018, the academic staff union have gone on strike for over 38 months,that is total of 3 years and three months statistically. Like the proverbial saying ” when two elephants fight,the grass suffers” in this case, both ASUU and the students are in the dilemma together. While the students seeks to graduate in schedule time,the lecturers on the hand want an enable environment with good facilities to work.
The 2018 strike seems to be different from other strikes embark on because the sole reason is on *FUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITIES* ASUU is absolute and sacrosanct on this. Since the strike commenced, there meetings held by ASUU and the relevant authority has being failing. The last meeting was on the Monday 10th December 2018, it also ended in deadlock because there was no common ground between the parties.
In the heat of this struggle by ASUU to salvage the universities from total failing, Chief Bisi Akande and Adeleye’s comments went viral. To them, ASUU is ungrateful and the strike is unfortunate and never necessary. The response to ASUU to their allegations humbled them to the marrow.
Again, some public opinionated individuals has accused the academic union of politicizing strike to get at the government. ASUU on it part has insisted that,there is no politics involved in the strike. That it is clamoring for the implementation of agreement entered into by the federal government.
Some observers said that, until the children of critical stakeholders school in Nigeria universities the universities will remain unfunded.
The total of #1.3 trillion request from ASUU is the main bane or bone of contention. ASUU is insisting on 100% implementation of the the agreement entered into.
The federal government recently reversed the no work no pay that came into be in 1976 through decree 54. That shows that ASUU insistence on revamping the universities is known fact to them. The 2013 federal government need assessment report shows the decaying condition of the universities.
Because of poor funding, research and development is a huge problem in the public universities.
Students don’t have access to 24 hours electricity.
No pibe Bone water supply.
No good study environments.
No access to intra campus internet facilities.
Lack state of the art laboratories for research.
No up to date libraries.
The study in terrible atmospheric conditions. Yet they strive hard to survive and come out strong with good results. ASUU is seeking grounds to help the students to get better, best, quality education to enable the graduates to compete with their contemporaries in private own universities in the country and with those in world class universities like Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge respectively. To the academic union,this is not a rocket wish or dreams,it is very possible.
Some watchers of ASUU strike since 1970s seems not to be agreeing with ASUU as using strike actions as alternative to press home it demands. But ASUU is sure that this will give them the expected and demanded results. In the another perspective, some citizens have cautioned ASUU to remain and get their expectations met,to avoid further strike actions in future.
Aside the request by ASUU on the students wellness and welfare in their studies. The federal universities lecturers asking for good condition of service.
Good scheme of allowances and take home pay. The new pensions pack proposal, release of earn academic allowances etc.
But the union decided to put all those other demands beneath the table and bring to the front burners the state of universities, seeking government prompts intervention. All what ASUU want is action and implementation of all agreements entered into by government since 2009. Recall that in 2009, ASUU was strike for 3 months and pressed home it demands again in 2010, when the strike lasted for 5 months. ASUU strike in 2017 lasted for 1 month and 6 days. While that of 2018 started on 4th November and still on till date.
All ASUU want is to teach students with cutting edge technology and science equipment, state of the arts facilities and up to date instructional materials. In the need assessment, the universities have only about 37,504 academic staffers not to the total number of manpower required in the university. Because of poor funding, the universities are asking for autonomy to operate,void of federal interference in matter of appointment and employment, especially the federal character principle.
In other to survive the paucity of funds by the federal government, the universities has introduced auxiliary payment to students like: acceptance fees, registration fees, certification fees, caution fees, examination fees, laboratory fees, transcript fees, medical fees, examination fees etc. Still, the universities based on instruction from the federal government desist from collecting or charging school fees from students.
Know that, the charges and step taken to generate funds defers from University to university.
Despite poor funding, the universities are still faced with constant demands of: more students enrollment, staff recruitment, classroom space struggle, outdated libraries, moribund laboratories, absence of computer facilities or lack of world class ICT centres, weak e-learning resources and no basic amenities like water and electricity or internet connectivity to the army students to compete for.
Finally, we are expected to see reason with ASUU. Funding of the universities is sacrosanct, mandatory and necessary. The university is the intellectual brain house of the nation. Government must Accord to it the needed respect and attention it deserves.
While ASUU look forward to the government response on the request. ASUU pleased with it employer to see reason with them and negotiate liberally to bring this worrisome and disturbing strike to an end.
ASUU is not in anyway fighting or forcing the government to act, it is only imploring and pleading to it accordingly. ASUU as a body, believe in due process and constitutionalism in salvaging the universities.

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ASUP Strike: No Going Back On Indefinite Strike – Union

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has decided to continue its industrial strike action until the government attends to its need.
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, on Tuesday, said there was no going back on its planned indefinite strike beginning on December 12 in all the nation’s polytechnics.
Mr Usman Dutse, the National President of the union made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Dutse said that the strike became necessary following the failure of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 and 2017 agreements reached with the union.
He said, “we are commencing our strike tomorrow as scheduled. Everything is set and there is no going back.
“There is an invitation for a meeting on December 17, but we will still commence our strike on Wednesday.
“I don’t know what will happen at the meeting or what they have decided, but until we meet with them, we cannot predict.
“I don’t know what they plan to present until we meet with them,“ he said.
Duste said that the strike would be comprehensive until all issues raised were adequately addressed by the government.
He said the union had issued a notice directing all members nationwide to comply and down tools by midnight of December 12.
The president said the union leaders would also send a reminder to all its branches, adding that there would be no academic activities in all the polytechnics until further notice.

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Mercy Johnson And Her Daughters Glow In Matching Outfits

Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Odi Okojie shared this lovely photo via his social media space of his wife and their daughters, Purity and Angel looking absolutely stunning in matching outfits as he celebrated their daughter, Angel who turned 3.
He wrote:
‘Angel, Purity and Mum…
Happy birthday Angel
Daddy’s carbon copy.’
His marriage to ace Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has been progressive over the years.

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Why you should take the job that offers you ₦70,000 after NYSC

Unemployment struggle is real in Nigeria. Check why a job that pays 70k is not too bad to take.

The end of the compulsory National Youth Service Corps program is usually the beginning of employment struggle for most Nigerian graduates.

The graduates’ struggle to get a job in Nigeria is underscored by the high rate of unemployment in the country.

According to the statistics attributed to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the youth unemployment rate in Nigeria increased in the third quarter of 2017 to 33.10%. This percentage represents the highest ever in the country.

Despite this figure, Nigerian tertiary institutions churn out graduates every year, the same way the NYSC releases graduates into the labour market after serving the country for one year.

As these graduates get into the labour market, they face the hash reality of unemployment waiting for them. While some are lucky to get a job immediately after their NYSC experience, many others  have no choice but to wait a little longer before they get a job offer.

Corps members retuning home after serving the nation for one year
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However, in the face of this struggle, some graduates, considering their certificates and the skills they’ve acquired over the years may be prompted to reject certain job if the offer is not juicy enough.

For instance, some graduates might reject a job that promises to pay them less than N70,000.  After all, some companies start with 150K and above for their starters.

But check around, how many organizations in Nigeria pay their starters more than N120,000 apart from oil companies?

There is nothing wrong to think a certain amount is too small for you as a starter, but starting with N70,000 is not so bad given the economic and employment realities of the country.

Pic.16. Gov. Muhammed Abubukar of Bauchi State inspects a Guard of Honour mounted by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2018 Batch ‘B’ members during their swearing-in ceremony at Ganjuwa in Bauchi State on Thursday (26/7/18).
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If the organization that offers you N70k is based in Lagos, you might think the pay is very ridiculous when you consider transportation and other expenses.

However, that job could be the stepping stone you need to launch your career. If you do not have any alternative, don’t despise it, take it and use it as a platform to gain the experience you’ll need in an organization that will pay you N300,000 when the time comes. Just take it!

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Here’s what you should eat now if you want to get pregnant in the next few years

If you’re anything like me, you have more than a few friends who got pregnant in their twenties, when nachos and margaritas were the diet du jour.
Their little ones are perfectly healthy, of course, but experts tell me that diet can play a huge role in optimizing your fertility if you’re hoping to join them in motherhood a few years from now.
“We can’t reverse time, and we can’t add eggs,” says Zev Williams, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center. “We can, however, make changes in diet that can make the chances of having a healthy egg and a healthy pregnancy higher.” In fact, some experts believe that the preconception period is as crucial to a mom and baby’s health as what happens once a fetus is actually in utero.
This is especially important to consider because fertility is declining across the board, for both sexes, according to hormone expert and Well+Good Council member Alissa Vitti. And, in her opinion, it has nothing to do with a change in age for first-time moms. Instead, she blames our exposure to endocrine disruptors (hello, BPA), pro-inflammatory foods, and stress.
To Dr. Williams’ point, then, diet—which can impact the first two risk factors—should be a critical consideration, even for those who simply want to get pregnant someday. But what changes should you make to your grocery list right now to avoid fertility challenges down the line?
Below, find expert recommendations on what you should eat and avoid to optimize your body for pregnancy… eventually.
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What to eliminate from your diet for fertility
Extremes
First and foremost, Dr. Williams stresses that a balanced diet is key, which means he’s not too keen on any program that bans—or goes big on—a specific nutrient. “When you have a diverse source of foods in your diet, you’ll most likely be getting whatever nutrients are necessary and avoiding the risk of toxicity,” he says. “[On the other hand], extreme diets might be harmful.”
On the same note, Vitti warns against the paleo and ketogenic diets for those hoping to optimize their fertility. “If you’re eating a super high-fat diet, it can be problematic with ovulation,” she explains. (The type of fat, however, matters—excessive saturated or trans fats can have negative consequences, whereas polyunsaturated fats, like omega-3s, are beneficial.) The reverse is true, as well. Low-fat diets can also be detrimental to your fertility, says Vitti.
Too much coffee
Sorry, latte addicts—Vitti says that caffeine impairs fertility and can considerably increase your chances of miscarriage. “If you’re a heavy coffee drinker, limit it to two cups per day, which has been deemed safe,” she says. “Anything beyond that is going to make conception more difficult.”
Dr. Williams agrees with this threshold—one to two cups per day—and adds a caveat for anyone looking to quit altogether. “A lot of women will go cold turkey on coffee and develop really bad headaches, and then start taking potentially harmful medications to treat those headaches,” he says. “It’s definitely better to have the coffee than the medications.” Or you can minimize the withdrawal symptoms by breaking up with joe the gradual way.
Binge drinking
The news isn’t as bad as you might think on this one. “When you’re contemplating pregnancy, alcohol in moderation doesn’t appear to do any harm,” Dr. Williams says. Emphasis on moderation—in other words, feel free to have a glass of wine here and there, but avoid binge drinking. “Three to five drinks per week is reasonable, three to five in a night is not,” he says.
Inflammatory foods
According to Vitti, chronic inflammation may actually signal your body to suppress ovulation. So eliminating pro-inflammatory foods is critical. She specifically calls out conventionally farmed gluten and dairy, which she says may have endocrine-disrupting pesticides and antibiotic residue, respectively, on top of their other potential inflammatory properties.
Parsley Health‘s Jeffrey Egler, MD agrees and says to avoid them if you suspect you might be sensitive. (Here’s how to find out for sure.) Egler also recommends nixing processed and refined foods for this same reason—in fact, a recent study showed that women who eat fast food regularly were more likely to struggle with infertility as a result.
Excessive sugar or carbs
Though you may be familiar with the image of a pregnant woman going to town on ice cream and cookies, Dr. Williams tells me that large doses of sugar and carbohydrates are not good for fertility—especially if you’re suffering from obesity or type 2 diabetes.
“Certain conditions, like insulin resistance, are very significant causes of poor egg quality and miscarriage,” he says. “The first step is to maintain a lower carbohydrate intake and a lower sugar diet, which can be very helpful.” (Carbs are converted to sugar in the body, and have a similar effect on insulin levels.) Even so-called healthy foods can be blood sugar saboteurs, he says—so he recommends nixing all-fruit smoothies and high-sugar juices, too.
High-mercury fish
Dr. Egler believes that it’s more important to cut back on toxic foods than it is to eat a greater number of healthy foods. And when it comes to fertility and pregnancy, mercury is a key contaminant to avoid. He says to be wary of the mercury content in unsustainably-sourced fish and says moderation with your seafood consumption is critical, regardless of where it comes from. Specifically, Dr. Williams advises no more than three servings of seafood per week.
Organic foods
Pesticides in food, says Vitti, are massively endocrine-disrupting—which means they can potentially have a negative impact on your fertility. “If you don’t want to go green with every product in your life, go organic with your food,” she urges. At the very least, seek out organic versions of the foods on the Dirty Dozen list—including strawberries and spinach.
Anti-inflammatory foods
This is what the perfect, anti-inflammatory meal looks like—but there are some other ingredients you can add to the mix as well. Turmeric, for one, has anti-inflammatory properties, which makes it an all-star ingredient in any fertility-boosting diet. (Not only that, but one study also showed that it helps improve blood flow to the uterus, says Vitti.) She also recommends antioxidant-rich foods such as berries, as there’s evidence that they lower inflammation, too.
Foods rich in folate
Dr. Williams stresses the importance of folic acid for the health of your eggs. He recommends eating foods rich in folate—AKA vitamin B9—in the years leading up to conception. Such foods include citrus fruits, beans, rice, and leafy green vegetables. (Kale and bok choi have a few added bonuses, says Vitti—both of these foods contain calcium and magnesium, which help your body use estrogen and progesterone more efficiently.)
Healthy fats
According to Vitti, omega-3s help to regulate hormones, increase cervical mucus, promote ovulation, and improve blood flow to the reproductive organs. New research shows that eating fish and legumes two to three times per week can actually delay the start of menopause, which means it will increase your fertility window—and Vitti attributes this to the foods’ omega-3 content.
She also recommends eating an avocado a day when you’re trying to conceive, and it certainly can’t hurt to start that practice as early as possible. “A study from Harvard discovered that avocados contain the best kind of fat that boosts the health of your eggs,” she says. Finally, an excuse to always spring for extra guac.
Animal protein
While Dr. Williams says there’s evidence that a plant-based diet is helpful for overall health, he believes it’s important for women to get diverse sources of protein when they’re trying to conceive. And often, this means keeping animal protein in the mix.
Vitti adds that the meat/no meat decision depends on your body’s ability to metabolize vegan protein sources—not all of us can truly thrive on a plant-based diet. “Animal proteins are more bioavailable and easier to absorb, and they have a more complete amino acid profile,” she explains. “This is so important for your fertility because hormones are manufactured from amino acids.” If you’re vegan or vegetarian and having a healthy period that includes ovulation, then she says you’re safe to stick with your plant-based diet. “If, however, your period is struggling, then your endocrine system is not able to perform optimally without animal protein and you want to add it back in,” she explains.
Chickpeas
If you’re showing signs of estrogen deficiency—which is common as we age—Vitti recommends adding chickpeas to your meal-prep rotation. They’re high in natural estrogen, which can help create hormonal balance for optimal fertility. Hummus FTW!
Royal jelly
Vitti tells me that royal jelly has a lot of fertility-boosting benefits. A source of nutrition for bees, it can help to maintain healthy gut bacteria—which may be tied to fertility—plus it has vitamin B6 for boosting progesterone, fatty acids for egg quality, and protein for hormonal balance. The easiest way to get your fix is in supplement form.
A big breakfast
When it comes to keeping your blood sugar in check, Vitti says you should never skip your a.m. meal. “Have something that has protein, healthy fats, and a little bit of carbohydrates that will set you up for stable blood sugar,” she says. “This allows your endocrine system a chance at supporting your fertility throughout the day.” And yes, pie totally counts.

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Doyin Okupe: EFCC accused of trying to silence ex-Jonathan’s aide

Doyin Okupe: EFCC accused of trying to silence ex-Jonathan’s aide
Following the detention of Doyin Okupe, former aide to immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a group known as Patriotic Nigerians, has described his continuous detention as an allege attempt to silence the PDP chieftain.
A statement signed by the group’s coordinator, Musa Muhammad, stated that despite willingly honouring the invitation of EFFC, Okupe who is the Media Adviser to the Director General of the PDP Presidential campaign has continued to be detained, which according to the group has a political undertone.
The statement reads, “Dr. Doyin Okupe yesterday (Monday) honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC at the Abuja headquarters of the anti-graft body.
“Despite being patriotic and law-abiding enough to obey the invitation, it’s seems there is more to the invitation than meets the eye.
“It is beginning to look like the anti-graft agency is on a political witch-hunt to silence the vociferous former presidential spokesperson, as it has been doing to every other active opposition figures in the nation.
The group also accused the EFCC of inconsistency in the charges put up against Okupe, adding that his case has not been assigned to any of the commission’s lawyers for prosecution as required by the law.
“Initially, EFCC claimed its invitation was based on cyber crime, but it has since shifted the goalpost in the middle of the game, changing the charges to misappropriation of arms fund claimed to have been released to him by former NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
“Agreed that the EFCC has a case against Okupe, but it’s quite surprising that since his arrival at the EFCC headquarters, the agency has refused to assign his case to a lawyer for prosecution at the court.
“It is obvious that the EFCC is deploying a delay tactics to keep Okupe in detention as it goes on Christmas break and keep him there till the New Year.
“The nation is waiting for the abracadabra of EFCC,” the statement read.

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Angry driver gets down from car and verbally attacks his female boss (video)

There was mild drama today in Lagos as a disgruntled driver got down from his boss' car and began to shout at her in public.The verbal assault went on for quite a while and when the boss attempted to get her car key back from the driver, he refused to give it back.According to Lanre Onipede who shared the video, the incident happened at Kingsway Road in Ikoyi, Lagos.Watch the video below.  Omo that’s how the driver got down from the car today on Kingsway Road, initially I thought the car behind hit him but nope, his madam had frustrated him so much he started raking for her o, she even got down from the car and asked him for the key but he refused to do so. lolA post shared by Lanre Onipede Jr (@elbama1) on Dec 11, 2018 at 7:16am PST

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Is this really the worst thing that can happen to you in Lagos?

This is quite a combo though!

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Shooting at Christmas market in Strasbourg leaves 2 dead and 11 critically injured

At least 2 people have died and 11 people are critically injured after shots were fired close to a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France. The shooting incident happened close to a Christmas market in the central square of Strasbourg, Place Kleber. It is not yet clear if there was any link to a terrorist group.  Police report that they know the identity of the gunman and are desperately trying to track him down.Meanwhile, The French Interior Ministry has called on the public to remain indoors following the shooting. 

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President Trump threatens to shut down US government if opposition congressional leaders fail to fund the border wall

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told Democratic leaders at the White House that he will shut down the US government because they refuse to approve billions of dollars in funding for his controversial Mexico border wall.   The president and top opposition congressional leaders were meant to hold a reassuring Oval Office photo-op. Instead, their blazing row in front of the world’s media gave a glimpse of the dire challenges confronting Trump as he reels from legal scandals and the new reality of his Republican party no longer controlling Congress.   Chuck Schumer, the senior Democrat in the still Republican-dominated Senate, and Nancy Pelosi, who is likely to become speaker in the newly Democrat-controlled House in January, bluntly told Trump that he had no chance of getting the $5 billion he wants for the wall. Then President Trump also doubled down on earlier threats to retaliate by refusing to sign a federal spending bill required by December 21 to avoid leaving swaths of the government without funding.   “Yes, if we don’t get what we want one way or the other, I will shut down the government. I am proud to shut down the government for border security” Trump said

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Fela Durotoye shades Buhari following the signing of the 2018 Peace Accord

Fela Durotoye has taken a jab at President Muhammadu Buhari after their meeting to sign the 2018 Peace Accord.Following the event which held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, presidential aspirant, Fela Durotoye shared a photo he took with President Buhari, former head of state of Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon, and other politicians.Durotoye, who was behind Buhari and Gowon, circled all three of them and he wrote: "Behind the PAST you've had and THE PRESENT you don't want ... is THE FUTURE you desire.See below. 

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Comedian, Seyilaw surprises his wife, Stacey with a Lexus car on her birthday

Today December 11th, comedian, Seyilaw's wife, Stacey turned a year older. The comedian this evening surprised her with a new Lexus car. Congrats to her. See videos from the moment he presented the car to her below...      View this post on Instagram         Comedian @seyilaw surprises his wife, Ebele with a new whip on her birthday

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President Buhari gives reasons for rejecting the electoral amendment bill

President Buhari has given reasons for refusing to assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 2018 recently passed by the National Assembly for the third time. Last week, President Buhari rejected the amended electoral bill. In a letter sent to the senate which was read during plenary today December 11th, President Buhari said he rejected the amendment because any amendment could cause an uncertainty into the electoral process for the 2019 election. Read what he said below“Pursuant to Section 58 (4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I hereby convey to the Senate, my decision on 6th December 2018 to decline Presidential Assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 2018 recently passed by the National Assembly.“I am declining assent to the Bill principally because I am concerned that passing a new electoral bill this far into the electoral process for the 2019 general elections, which commenced under the 2015 Electoral Act, could create some uncertainty about the applicable legislation to govern the process.“Any real or apparent change to the rules this close to the election may provide an opportunity for disruption and confusion in respect of which law governs the electoral process.“This leads me to believe that it is in the best interest of the country and our democracy for the National Assembly to specifically state in the Bill that the Electoral Act will come into effect and be applicable to elections commencing after the 2019 General Elections. It is also important for the following drafting amendments to be made to the Bill:”A. Section 5 of the Bill, amending section 18 of the Principal Act should indicate the subsection to which the substitution of the figure ’30” for the figure “60” is to be effected.”“B. Section 11 of the Bill, amending Section 36 should indicate the subsection in which the provision is to be introduced.“C. Section 24 of the Bill which amends Section 85(1) should be redrafted in full as the introduction of the “electing” to the sentence may be interpreted to mean that the political parties may give 21 days’ notice of the .. intention to merge, as opposed to the 90 days provided in Section 84(2) of the Electoral Act which provides the provision for merger of political parties.”“D. The definition of the term “Ward Collection Officer” should be revised to reflect a more descriptive definition than the capitalized and undefined term “Registration Area Collation Officer'' he said

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Kim Kardashian shares beautiful new photos of her family as they celebrate Saint's birthday

Kim Kardashian shared photos of her lovely family as they celebrated her son Saint West's birthday.The mother -of-three, her husband Kanye West, their kids; North, Saint, and Chicago were all in the photo, with North commanding all the attention with her pose and attitude.Kim captioned the photo: "Celebrating Saint with a Tarzan themed party."

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Tragedy averted as bus goes up in flames while in motion in Jos (photos)

Tragedy was averted in Jos, Plateau state today December 11th after a bus owned by a sachet water producing company went up in flames along Rayfield road. Thankfully no one died in the inferno. See more photos below

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Atiku explains his absence at peace pact signing ceremony

PDP  Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has given reasons for his absence at the peace accord signing ceremony which held in Abuja earlier today Decembver 11th.While his main rival, President Buhari was at the ceremony, Atiku and many other presidential candidates were not in attendance. The National Peace Committee, which organised the event, had said invitation was sent to all 73 presidential candidates contesting the 2019 elections.Atiku's spokesperson, Paul Ibe, this evening tweeted that the former Vice President was not invited to the ceremony.

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