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In a move to tap sufficiently from its agricultural potentials, theCross River State government and San Carlos Group, a Mexican company,have commenced  collaboration to establish 3,000 hectares of a banana plantation in the state. According to officials of the state ministry of agriculture, theproposed investment aims at placing the cultivation of banana inproper perspective as an important value chain of San Carlos Group,create employment for thousands of people, and increase the state’s revenue profile. Officials of the ministry said the proposed plantation would be established first in Okoyong, Odukpani Local Government Area and later in Boki Local Government Area. Director of Agricultural Services of State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Anari E. Anari, announced the plans for the proposed investment while interacting with members of the Okoyong Council of Chiefs. Anari said the state will benefit immensely from the proposed plantation because it will provide employment oppor

A former police officer killed himself Saturday night after a highway chase in New Jersey with state police, who later discovered the body of the man’s wife in the vehicle's trunk. Franklin Osgood, 61, a former police officer in Providence, R.I., was pronounced dead about 11:30 p.m. at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. His wife, Mary Jo Osgood, was pronounced dead at the scene about two hours later. Providence police said at a news conference Sunday they received a call from Osgood's daughter Saturday saying her father was missing and distraught. He had last been seen Friday morning. At some point, Osgood called his daughter and told her he had harmed her mother, Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements told reporters. Providence police put out an alert to law enforcement agencies across the country. Clements said an officer was in contact with Osgood by phone Saturday evening but that Osgood didn't reveal his location. Police notif

Microsoft this week made good on a 2014 promise and withheld security updates from users of older versions of the company's Internet Explorer (IE) browser. All Windows users still running IE7 or IE8, and those running IE9 on any other edition of Windows but Vista, as well as those using IE10 on anything but Windows Server 2012, did not receive the patches Microsoft distributed Tuesday to systems equipped with the newer IE11 or Edge browsers. As is its practice, Microsoft issued a single, cumulative update for IE on Feb. 9. The update, labeled MS16-009, included fixes for 13 vulnerabilities. While Microsoft did not spell out which fixes were not given to older copies of IE, it isn't difficult to pinpoint those unsent. Of the 13 vulnerabilities patched by MS16-009, nine affected every version of IE that is still supported, including IE9 on Windows Vista and IE10 on Windows Server 2012. Because different versions of Microsoft's browser share large amounts of code --

A longtime representative of South Dakota's Lakota people, Chief David Beautiful Bald Eagle Jr., has died on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. He was 97. Bald Eagle died at home Friday and a traditional four-day wake began in his home Monday. Bald Eagle was born in a tepee in 1919 and for decades he was the face of the Lakota people in state tourism promotions. Charlie Rooks with Rooks Funeral Home in Eagle Butte said Bald Eagle's funeral is scheduled for Friday at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis.  Notable deaths of 2016 He served in the Army during World War II and was wounded after parachuting into Normandy during D-Day, the Rapid City Journal reported. He later became a champion Lakota dancer, rodeo cowboy and chief of the Minicoujou band. He also appeared in movies, including the Oscar-winning "Dances with Wolves." Bald Eagle's grandfather was Chief White Bull, a relative of Sitting Bull, who fought in the Battle of the Little Bigho

Diego Forlan has claimed that potential Manchester United signing Paul Pogba is nowhere near as valuable as Paul Scholes would have been in his prime. The Juventus midfielder is said to be on the verge of a return to Old Trafford for a world-record transfer fee in excess of £100m, after leaving the club on a free in 2012. Uruguay striker Forlan, who played alongside Scholes during his two years at United, wrote in his column for The National: "If Paul Pogba is to cost €120m, imagine how much Manchester United would have needed to pay for Paul Scholes? The midfielder was the best player that I ever played with, by a distance. "United were lucky in that Scholes had no need or desire to leave the club when he was a player. He was a local boy and a United fan, one of the few great players born near a club who are one of the biggest in the world. "Pogba's a good player, I like him. He could well go onto become the best midfielder of his generation. Is

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the 2016 admission list it forwarded to different Nigerian Universities. This was disclosed in a statement by the body's spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin released today July 31st. Part of the statement reads  “This is to ensure that the University Senate perform its statutory responsibility of conducting the selection of candidates and refer it to JAMB for confirmation in line with the admission criteria of merit, catchment and educationally disadvantaged states as directed by the Hon Minister of Education at the policy committee meeting,” The earlier list was sent to help fast track the process of admission so as to allow other tiers of institutions also conduct their admission. Candidates should not panic because this is part of the process of the 2016 admission exercise. JAMB regrets any inconvenience this decision would have caused the tertiary institutions. The board regrets any inconvenience it’s proa

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai today attended the Sunday service of the Latter Rain Assembly Lagos which is founded by former Vice presidential aspirant, Tunde Bakare. The picture was shared on the church's twitter handle this afternoon.

The proud mum of one looks amazing in these new photos. More after the cut.

MTN Group said on Thursday that it would list its Nigeria unit on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in 2017. The telecoms company said the listing will be “subject to suitable market conditions” and is part of the agreement reached with Nigerian authorities in the settlement of the fine imposed on MTN for its failure to disconnect unregistered SIM cards. MTN said it has appointed Stanbic IBTC Capital, the Nigeria unit of South Africa’s Standard Bank, as the lead issuing house for the planned listing. Citigroup Global Markets, Standard Bank, and Standard Advisory London, will act as joint transaction advisors and global coordinators, while other Nigerian parties will be appointed in due course.  In June, MTN reached a deal with Nigerian authorities to pay the regulatory fine of N330 billion over three years. MTN agreed to pay N30 billion in July 2016 and another N30 billion in March 2017. The company will then pay N55 billion in four installments in March 2018, December

A manager at the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc, Mr. Olisa Nwakoby has shot himself dead. Mr Olisa shot himself dead in the presence of his Priest at the Lekki area of Lagos Island, Lagos State. According to New Telegraph, Nwakoby was the approving officer of a loan that the debtor was not paying back and was in trouble with the bank. With pressure mounting on all sides and apprehension over sullying his family name, the banker and father of a 10-year-old girl shot himself. The banker had met with his priest and told him to inform his wife to take care of their child and then proceeded to literally blow his brains out. “It was later discovered that he took money from the bank, N350million and the money started creating problems for him. He killed himself.” said the source. Nwakoby was the son of Chief Patrick Oguejiofor Nwakoby who was a former chairman of First Bank of Niger Plc, a successful lawyer , politician and a highly respected community leader before his deat

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed why he will not seek vengeance against killers of Abuja preacher, Deaconess Eunice Olawale Elisha. Forty-two-year old Mrs Elisha was hacked to death by hoodlums on June 9 at Gbazango-West area of Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory while preaching early in the morning. She was an assistant pastor at the RCCG, Divine Touch parish, Old NEPA road, Phase 4, Kubwa, before she was slashed in the neck and stabbed in the stomach by suspected religious fanatics. Adeboye, fondly called Daddy G.O by his admirers, said contrary to calls by eminent Nigerians that he should seek vengeance against killers of the evangelist, he would not do so. He said such move would be counterproductive just as it would be contrary to what the deceased wanted and stood for when she was martyred. According to the revered man of God, if Dcns Elisha was actually preaching to

A Grade 12 learner in Namibia’s Ohagwena Region has invented a sim-less mobile phone that allows users to make free calls and watch one TV channel. Simon Petrus, a pupil at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School, created the phone using spares from a phone and television set. Complete with a light bulb, fan and charger socket, the handset functions off power supplied through a radiator and is able to make calls to anywhere through the use of radio frequencies. The invention, which is made up of a radio system, is attached to a box and also allows the user to view one TV channel on it. He is also able to watch NBC1 TV on his box. No stranger to the world of creation, Petrus is reported to have won a gold medal at national level last year for his invention of a two-in-one machine that works as both a seed drier and cooler. The shy learner has admitted to working on his invention for two years through money provided by his unemployed parents. Petrus clai

A Grade 12 learner in Namibia’s Ohagwena Region has invented a sim-less mobile phone that allows users to make free calls and watch one TV channel. Simon Petrus, a pupil at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School, created the phone using spares from a phone and television set. Complete with a light bulb, fan and charger socket, the handset functions off power supplied through a radiator and is able to make calls to anywhere through the use of radio frequencies. The invention, which is made up of a radio system, is attached to a box and also allows the user to view one TV channel on it. He is also able to watch NBC1 TV on his box. No stranger to the world of creation, Petrus is reported to have won a gold medal at national level last year for his invention of a two-in-one machine that works as both a seed drier and cooler. The shy learner has admitted to working on his invention for two years through money provided by his unemployed parents. Petrus clai

(CNN)Dozens of families have started to trickle out of war-ravaged Aleppo, days after the Syrian army announced it encircled the city and cut off rebel supply routes, according to reports. The families moved out of eastern Aleppo on Saturday through humanitarian corridors set up by the regional government, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA. The civilians were "besieged by the terrorist groups in the eastern neighborhoods" and crossed into the Salahaddin section of the city, where Syrian army units sent them to makeshift shelters, the news agency reported. SANA also reported that several rebel gunmen surrendered. Syrian state TV showed what it said were women and children leaving the city along a street lined with bomb-damaged buildings. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that civilians were using a corridor in Salahaddin to enter government-controlled districts. At least 169 civilians have left the city since Friday,

•Over 100 militants killed, many injured –Source No fewer than 100 people suspected to be militants have been reportedly killed as the Nigerian military on Saturday continued the aerial bombardment of Fatola, the base of militants and pipeline vandals in the Arepo area of Ogun State. One of our correspondents who was around the scene of the incident at the time, observed that the attack started at about 12pm and lasted for about 30 minutes. Our correspondent counted at least eight missiles fired by a fighter jet, which flew across the creek at intervals. Another aircraft was observed hovering around the area. Residents, who were caught unawares, ran for their lives due to the ground-shaking effects of the missiles. Business activities were grounded and many residents fled their houses for fear of being hit by missiles. A resident who was on the road when the shots were fired said the Saturday attack was more intense than previous air raids. Speaking on condition of

                                                                    Senator Shehu Sani right The Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Shehu Sani, has said Nigeria, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, has defeated Boko Haram. He said the country is the second African country, after Algeria, to defeat terrorists. Sani said this when he visited the Algerian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Belkacem Smaili, at the Embassy of Algeria, Abuja. He said, “Nigeria, just like Algeria, has been able to defeat terrorism. Algeria, as the first country in Africa to experience the worst form of terror and they were able to defeat it. “Also, Nigeria is the first country in the Sub-Saharan Africa, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, to be able to defeat and degrade terrorism. There is a lot to learn and there is a lot for the two countries to get along with.” The current administration had said it had recorded significant successes in the

A Frank Lampard hat-trick has helped New York City FC to a 5-1 victory over Colorado Rapids in Saturday's MLS clash at the Yankee Stadium. The 38-year-old opened the scoring for the hosts in the 28th minute by prodding home a cross from the left wing, though a long delay then followed due to the arrival of bad weather. Following the restart, Micheal Azira's red card just nine minutes later made things even harder for Colorado, before Tony Taylor doubled NYC's lead just before the break. Stiven Mendoza then put Patrick Vieira's side out of reach in the 75th minute, while Lampard struck twice more in the final ten minutes of the game, the latter goal a penalty, to clinch his hat-trick. Though Shkelzen Gashi struck a consolation for Rapids in the 93rd minute, the home fans could not be silenced as they saw their team record a thumping victory.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says President Muhammadu Buhar’s government has agreed to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and Charles and Henry Okah, who are standing trial for alleged terrorism. The group said the government has also agreed not to arrest Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, whom the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared wanted. MEND added that an agreement has also been reached to review the life sentence handed to Edmund Ebiware, alleged accomplice of the 2010 Independence Day bombing. According to Jomo Gbomo, MEND’s spokesman, the agreements were reached as parts of moves to resolve the Niger Delta crisis. Gbomo said Adolphus Wabara, former senate president,was among the team, which arrived at the deal with the government. “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is the only militant group from the Niger Delta region who are presently

Governor Ayodele Fayose yesterday evening surprised this local corn seller along Iju/Itaogbolu road when he stopped to buy boiled corn from her. Along with his photographer. see more photos

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Former NFL linebacker Antonio Armstrong and his wife, Dawn, have been shot and killed inside their home in Houston. DailyMail reports police were called to the Armstrong's home in Bellaire, Texas, about 2:15am on Friday. Dawn was found dead at the scene, while Antonio, 42 - who suffered a gunshot wound to the head - was rushed to hospital where he later died. The couple's 16-year-old son has been charged with shooting his parents dead. The couple had two other children, a 20-year-old son and a 12-year-old girl. Houston police said they had yet to determine a motive. 'It was kind of the All-American family, that's why we're trying to get down to figure out what's going on in this household,' homicide detective Jimmy Dodson told KHOU. Investigators who searched the home found a smoking gun next to a note next reading, 'I've been watching you', according to KTRK. 'They're the family that everyone wanted to be like..

Frank Edoho, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host & his wife, Sandra are expecting their second child together. They had their first child - a boy in 2014. Frank is also blessed with three children from his previous marriage while Sandra has a child from a previous relationship. Congrats to them. More photos after the cut..

(CNN)Hundreds of soldiers detained in the fallout of the July 15 coup attempt have been released, Turkish state media reported. As many as 758 of the 989 soldiers held after that failed power grab were freed Saturday, on the recommendation of a judge in Istanbul after the soldiers provided testimony on their involvement in the execution of the plot to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The judge called the detention of the soldiers, including military students, unnecessary. However, 231 soldiers remain behind bars. Suspects can be detained for up to 30 days without charge under a new presidential decree issued in the wake of the foiled revolution. The directive also allows the government to listen in on all conversations suspects have with their legal representation. A state of emergency has also been sanctioned. In addition, 1,389 military personnel suspected of being allied with the movement of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen have been expelled from the Turkish armed for

During an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said some ministers are currently squatting in Abuja, and live like regular Nigerians. Amaechi, who recently launched the Abuja-Kaduna railway line said: “Listen to me; do you know that ministers, as we are talking now, some of them are squatting? We are living in conditions equal to that of most Nigerians”. He also said that with the construction of the rail line, life would be easier for Nigerians and accommodation more affordable. He added that Nigerians can now live in Kaduna and work in Abuja, while paying less for accommodation in Kaduna. He said: “For those who don’t have houses, they’re able to rent houses at a cheap cost in Kaduna as against that of Abuja. It also impacts the savings; you have disposable income in your hand. It also impacts on agriculture, agricultural produce, you can transport easily and it will impact on cost of production because at that p

The leaders of Thoughts of Ijaw ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta region at a meeting in Warri, Delta State, hosted by Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark over the weekend, warned Ijaw militants against their vow to declare a Republic of Niger-Delta. At the meeting were, Bayelsa state governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, Deputy Governor of Delta state, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, former Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Sir Gabriel Toby, former Minister of Culture, Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas, former Minister of Police Affairs, Alaowei Brodrick Bozimo. Also in attendance were former national chairman of the Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria, HRM Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu, Mbene III, Ama-Okosu of Ogbe-Ijoh kingdom, Alabo Tobin-West; Chief Boma Obuoforibo, INC National Chairman, and Sir NGO Martins Martyns-Yellowe, Chairman Civil Service Commission. The leaders all agreed that what the Ijaw nation wants is true federalism not division. Ijaw nationa

I was shocked by the trenchant reaction to my piece on the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey from at least two persons. The piece titled “Nigerians and the Failed Coup in Turkey” (The Guardian, Sunday, July 17) had fetched a mail and direct messages from a concerned Nigerian who objected to my description of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a bad guy- an intolerant, arrogant, temperamental dictator who after July 15 could become even more authoritarian. The fellow praised Erdogan and spoke glowingly about how well the Turkish economy has fared under his watch. I also got a list of current economic indicators on Turkey sent to me. I assured the fellow that I was not in any way in support of any anti-democratic move, and that the article was not about the Turkish economy but Erdogan’s politics and leadership. I added that while he was perfectly entitled to his admiration of Erdogan, I had no reasons to change my views and that he should beware of Embassy propaganda. It was a

According to Kenyan online portal, 39-year old James Mutua, has suddenly established breasts after he apparently slept with the wife of his neighbour. Mutua started growing the breasts that have now become saggy, in 2015 after several warnings from the neighbour to desist from having affairs” with his wife fell on deaf ears. The report has it that Mutua confessed to have grown sagging breasts after ignoring the caution as he is now seriously searching for a cure for his condition and is of the view that the husband of the lady he was sleeping with chosen to punish him through spiritual means. Mutua who works as a chef at a hotel in Westlands, informed press reporters that his services were ended in early 2015, when he began developing the breasts after he started sleeping with the woman, and he started selling vegetables and fruits within Westlands to sustain his family. On how the breasts started growing, Mutua stated he felt an uncommon feeling on his chest and his breast

Defence, Gen. Mansur Dan-Alli (retd.) The Minister of Defence, Gen. Mansur Dan-Alli (retd.), has declared that the Federal Government will not rule out the use of force against the Niger Delta Avengers if peaceful dialogue fails. Dan-Alli stated this while on a courtesy visit to the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha Jonah, at the Government House in Yenagoa, in company with Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin and the Commander, Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie. The defence minister said his visit to Bayelsa with the CDS was to examine the situation on the ground and the operational capability of the armed forces within the zone. He said, “One of the cardinal objectives that brought us here is to look for peace. But we are also preparing in case the peace and negotiations are not favourable. “We are also on our own side making all the necessary security arrangements so that there will be peace in the Niger Delta.” When as

Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole The Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association, Kwara State branch, Dr. Kunle Olawepo, has raised the alarm that a doctor in the state, Dr AbdulKareem Tunde-AbdulRahman, is missing. He said Tunde-AbdulRahman, who is a member of NMA, Kwara State branch, drove out  in his navy blue Toyota Corolla car, from his residence in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, at 6am last Sunday and had since not been seen. It was gathered that the missing doctor wore a shirt and trousers as of the time he left his Ilorin residence. Olawepo, who spoke with journalists in Ilorin, on Saturday, said the missing doctor was working with the Kwara State Government and was posted to the General Hospital, Omu-Aran, lrepodun Local Government Area of the state. He added that Tunde-AbdulRahman was living in Omu-Aran, where he worked, but at weekends, stayed in his father’s residence in Ilorin. Olawepo said, “The missing doctor was seen last Sunday morning before he drove out o

This is a Facebook story, shared by user William Georges Tchaptchet. I sincerely can't verify its authenticity. But according to Williams, a wife meted this unthinkable violence on her husband while he was asleep after she saw a receipt of money transfer, of an amount of 500 000f which equals N271k, from her husband to another woman.  lailasblog

This guy has caused quite a commotion online due to his "feminine" curves. According to reports making the rounds on Facebook, he spent thousands of dollars just to look like this. Online users who are displeased with his sexual concept have lambasted the guy -calling him all sorts of names. See comments below: lailasblog

Real Madrid scored three first-half goals to earn a 3-2 victory over Chelsea in the International Champions Cup on Saturday evening. The friendly match, played in front of more than 105,000 spectators at the Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, was seemingly over as a contest by the interval thanks to an unlikely Marcelo double and Mariano Diaz's wonderstrike. Madrid failed to push on in the second half and allowed Chelsea back into the contest late on when Eden Hazard came off the bench to score what proved to be a couple of consolation goals in his first club outing of the summer. It may well have been a different story entirely had Chelsea not fluffed their only chance of the first half, which arrived just two minutes in at the end of a Willian delivery. John Terry was left unmarked a few yards out but could not make any telling contact, while Nemanja Matic failed to lift the ball over Kiko Casilla with his equally-tame attempt. Casilla would not have another stop to mak