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Rita Edochie , Popular Nollywood actress, On Saturday in Abuja said that she was unaware that she was pregnant when she was in primary six. Edochie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview that contrary to a story that she did not tell her mother about the pregnancy, she was not even aware of her situation. “Though a boy used diabolic means and sexually abused me; I was not aware, I could not tell exactly how it happened. “I was not aware that I was pregnant then; I was so tiny. “We were playing games in the school; the type that the instructor or referee will say `number one’ and pupils with number 1 would run and collect something. “It was during the game that a fellow pupil insulted me that my tummy was like a breadfruit; I was angered and beat her up,” she said. She explained that the lesson teacher then asked them to go home and bring their parents. The actress said that she was a young innocent girl who could not tell lies to the mother or against...

* APC’s change mantra has gone through hell, says president President Muhammadu Buhari has again described his predecessor in office, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, as a gracious and generous man whose phone call to concede defeat in last year’s general election whilst the votes were still being counted remained shocking to him (Buhari). Buhari who hosted State House correspondents to launch, as part of activities to mark his one year in office, said there was dead silence from his end when he received the call because he was not expecting it. According to President Buhari, “This is where I pay my respect to former President Goodluck Jonathan. This is actually a privileged information for you (the press). “He called me at a quarter past five in the evening. He said good evening your excellency Sir and I said good evening your excellency. “He said, I have called to congratulate you that I have conceded defeat. Of course there was dead silence on my end because I did not expect ...

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Nigerian-American  rapper, Wale, has expressed his admiration over the musical dexterity of his countrymen, Davido, Wizkid and Olamide, by stating that he is proud of them. The rapper talked about Wizkid's influence on Drake's "Controlla" song, though no credit was given to the Nigerian singer according to him. Wale was interviewed on American radio station,  Hot 97 , where he talked about the good music quality of Nigerian artistes and how he tried to get Wizkid signed to  Jay-Z's Roc Nation  record label. » more Wizkid is seen hanging out with Wale at an event.  (Instagram/wale ) He said, " I’m proud of Davido and Wizkid, and Olamide". "There’s a lot of dope artistes coming out of there. I know it was going to get there, because Nigeria’s got like a whole 60% of the swag in Africa come from Nigeria, and I have always known Wizkid." "I remember bringing the idea of signing Wizkid to Roc Nation, to the...

The Nasarawa state House of Assembly, committee chairman on Lands and town planning, Hon. Hashimu Jibrin Gurku, has assured that priority would be given to the bill seeking to give legal backing for the establishment of the Nasarawa Geographic Information Service (NAGIS) to ensure its speedy passage. Gurku who spoke on Thursday in Lafia during a one day public hearing on the bill commended Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura for establishing NAGIS aimed at addressing the challenges of land registration and administration in the state, adding that the idea was in the right direction. Gurku explained that when the bill is passed into law, it would reduce the frequency of litigation on properties,    increase revenue accrual to the state and add value to property as a result of proper documentation. He said: “It is equally important to stress that this noble gesture is what obtains in modern policy drive where    detailed land use platform is harnessed to drive soc...

Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has confirmed that militia from Tarock in the neighbouring state of Plateau are now occupying several villages in Dampar ward of Ibi Local Government Area in the state. The governor confirmed the wrongful occupation in a media chat with journalists in Jalingo. He said the state government has been working tirelessly round the clock to draw the attention of the Plateau state governor to the development. “ I am very much aware that the militia group from Tarock in Plateau state has taken over some villages in Dampar Ward of Ibi Local Government Council of our state. I have written the governor and he has agreed to look into it” , Ishaku said. He added that part of the problem in the state is the spill over of the crisis in Benue State whose perpetrators came from Tunga in Nassarawa State. “Part of the problem we have in this state come from River Benue. The perpetrators of these ills come from Tunga in Nassarawa state”,  I...

The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Nikolay Udovichenko, on Saturday announced that the Nigerian and Russian Governments plan to sign an agreement for the establishment of a multifunctional scientific research nuclear centre in Nigeria. Udovichenko, who disclosed this in Lagos at this year’s Alumni Congress of the Soyuznik Alumni Association in Nigeria, said that the Nigerian and Russian governments had been negotiating for the centre’s establishment. The theme of the congress was “Harnessing The Potentials of the Nigerian Graduates of Higher Institutions of former USSR States”. “Bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Russia is blessed with huge potential in every avenue. “Nuclear energy development is another area with good prospects for our two countries’ cooperation. “This June, we expect to sign a bilateral agreement for the establishment of a multifunctional scientific centre in Nigeria,’’ he said. The Envoy also said that his go...

Water supply and sanitation projects worth $323million have been launched in Obio/Akpor communities in Rivers. The project is jointly sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank and Rivers Government. This is contained in the AfDB’s newsletter, May Edition, issued by its Nigeria Country Office on Saturday in Abuja. AfDB Country Director, Dr Ousmane Dore, who launched the project in Port Harcourt, said it was aimed at provide sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation to the residents of Port-Harcourt. “This marks a milestone in the history of the Port Harcourt and Obio /Akpor communities with the launch of the $328 million Urban Water Reform and Port Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project. “The project is financed by the AfDB, $200 million, the World Bank, $80 million and Rivers Government, $48 million. “AfDB’s loan of $200 million will focus on putting infrastructure and systems in place to ensure water produced gets to the en...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured the international community of Nigeria’s commitment to strengthen democratic principles and sustain the fight against terrorism and violent crimes. The president gave the reassurance in Abuja on Sunday in a broadcast to mark his administration’s First Year in office. He expressed the readiness of Nigeria to sustain its partnership in combating cyber crimes, control of communicable diseases and protection of the environment. “Abroad, we want to assure our neighbours, friends and development partners that Nigeria is firmly committed to democratic principles. “We are ready partners in combating terrorism, cyber crimes, control of communicable diseases and protection of the environment. “Following on the Paris Agreement, COP 21, we are fully committed to halting and reversing desertification. “Elsewhere, we will intensify efforts to tackle erosion, ocean surge, flooding and oil spillage which I referred to earlier by implementing the United Nation...

Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops successfully averted another attempt by militants to blow up oil facilities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Col. Sani Usman, spokesman on the Army, said in a statement that:‎ “Today, 29th May 2016 in the early hours of (the) morning, troops of 343 Artillery Regiment of 2 Brigade, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, carried out patrol within the general area of Gulobokri and Eweleso, around Brass area in Bayelsa State.” Usman also said “During the exercise, the patrol team had an encounter with some armed militants in 2 Speed boats with intents to blow up Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) pipeline at Gulobokri.” He added that “The suspected vandals opened fire on the patrol team. The troops responded with overwhelming superior firepower and as a result, the suspected criminals sped off from the area with many of them sustaining gunshot wounds. No casualty on the patrol team. “Unfortunately, a personnel of Nigerian Security and ...

With the ceremonious freedom of Amina from Sambisa forest in Borno, wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has said that govrnment’s determination to rescue all the girls from captivity will not go in vain . Director Media to Wife of The President ‎, Zakari Yau Nadabo, in a statement, said ‎ Mrs Buhari stated this when she warmly received the nursing Amina with her four months old baby, Safiya, in company with her mother at the Presidential Villa . She said “the freedom of Amina further reinforced our hope and conviction that God will make the effort of Mr President a success in the complete recovery of the abductees “.     The Wife of the President in an emotion-laden tone appealed to all those in the forest to make themselves available for reintegration into the society “I am appealing to all of you there to show up because we love you ” . Mrs Buhari advised the young Amina to be strong and prayerful while her parents and Nigerians ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says aside from the National Convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holding in Port Harcourt on Saturday, it is unaware of another convention of the party. The commission’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Osaze-Uzzi said that contrary to media reports that two parallel conventions of PDP would hold in Abuja and Port Harcourt same day, there was only one PDP known to INEC, which had conducted congresses at all levels. “There is only one PDP known to INEC, which has been holding congresses at the ward, local government, state and zonal levels. “There is only one convention known to the laws and regulations of INEC for which we were given appropriate notice and that is the one in Port Harcourt.” Osaze-Uzzi said that the commission would monitor elections to all offices at the Port Harcourt convention...

President Muhammadu Buhari  on Thursday  assured that Amina Ali, the rescued Chibok Schoolgirl, must return to school, saying no girl-child should be forced into what he called “the brutality of forced marriage”. He said this when he received Amina, her baby, her mother and her sister led by the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima. Amina, who was covered in veil, arrived the fore court of the Presidential Villa at exactly  2:40pm in company with her four-month-old baby, Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, her relations, Adiza Bala Usman and other officials of the #BringBackOurGirls movement. The meeting lasted about two hours. The President, who said he was delighted that Amina has regained her freedom, said he was sad at the horrors she had to go through so early in her life. The President vowed that though‎ nothing can be done to reverse the horrors of her past, the federal government will do everything possible to ensure that the rest of her life take...

Barely 48 hours after the rescue of one of the 219 Chibok Schoolgirls, Amina Ali and her four-month-old daughter, Safiya, the Nigerian Army on Thursday recorded another feat with the rescue of a second girl. She is Serah Luka.‎ Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement that: “We are glad to state that we have rescued a girl believed to be one of the    Chibok Government Secondary School girls that were abducted on 14th April 2014 by the Boko Haram terrorists. “Her name is  Miss  Serah Luka, who is number 157 on the list of the abducted school girls. “She is believed to be the daughter of Pastor Luka. “During debriefing, the girl revealed that she was a JSS1 student of the school  at the time they were abducted. She further added that she hails from Madagali, Adamawa State. “She averred that she reported at the school barely two months and one week before her unfortunate abduction along with other girls over two years ago. “She...

Email Eating healthy takes a little bit of extra work. This may entail you making your every meal and following all cooking procedures spelt out by food manufacturers. When it comes to fruits and vegetables however, a lot of us believe we are taking in a lot of nutrients just by eating them. A lot of the nutrients of a number of fruits and vegetables are contained in the edible skin that covers them. The sometimes very colourful skin peels that cover some fruits and vegetables alike usually contain a very high amount of concentrate minerals, antioxidants and vitamins. Although, this doesn’t mean that all of the nutrients in fruits are located in their skin as food experts have pointed to the fact that when a tomato is peeled, most of the beneficial lycopene still remains. Some fruits however have some unique nutrients in their skin which is usually independent of the fruit or vegetable itself. Check out the six fruits and vegetables with some amazing skin attributes. Gar...