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- Sharon, daughter of Pastor Chris and Anita Oyakhilome is set to wed - The news was shared on Facebook by Anita who congratulated the couple on their engagement - Sadly, she also revealed that her former husband, Pastor Chris has more than one wife It's a happy time for the Oyakhilomes as their daughter, Sharon, got engaged to her fiance recently. Pastor Anita shared the news on her verified Facebook account, congratulating the couple as they start a new journey together as partners. The excited mother-in-law to be shared the photo from the engagement party and captioned it:  "Congratulations to my daughter and son-in-law to be. What makes marriage beautiful is when two become one flesh, inseparable and always enjoying the pleasure of each others company." Many others joined in to congratulate the family as they gear up for the special day. Sharon and her man are officially set to tie the knot. Although it is a celebratory moment f...

Kudos to a young man in Ghana has got himself trending online after designing a bicycle which rides on water. The young man identified as Frank Darko revealed that he was a final year student at the Takoradi Technical University, Ghana – pursuing a course in Graphic Design before he deferred the course due to some personal reasons. The young inventor revealed that the special bicycle is his first invention and it was built in four months as he started working on it since August this year.

Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for armed youths to surrender their arms. On Monday (yesterday), at Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area, armed youths submitted their arms and weapons as they expressed their readiness to embrace peace . The arms submitted include : Browning wz machine gun, Daewoo K3, Colt Automatic Rifles, General Purpose Machine gun, Breda 30, Fiat Revelli Modelling, AK 47 Rifles, Rocket Launcher, Heckler & Koch MG4, Pump Action and some Automatic Cartridges.

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe's president in a ceremony at a packed stadium in the country's capital, Harare. It follows the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule. The former vice-president's dismissal earlier this month led the ruling Zanu-PF party and the army to intervene and force Mr Mugabe to quit. Mr Mnangagwa, who had fled the country, returned from exile on Wednesday. The opposition is urging Mr Mnangagwa, who has been part of the ruling elite, to end the "culture of corruption". Although Mr. Mnangagwa has unseated Zimbabwe's long-time ruler, he is still associated by many with some of the worst atrocities committed under the ruling Zanu-PF party since the country gained independence in 1980. He was the country's spymaster during the 1980s civil conflict, in which thousands of civilians were killed. But he has denied any role in the massacres, blaming the army. The ceremony is at...

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Students at the University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Obafemi Awolowo University, have emerged tops in the just-concluded Bar Finals Examination. This was contained in the analysis of performance by universities in the August 2017 Bar final examination results of the Nigerian Law School. While six students at the UNILAG emerged with First Class honours, four emerged from UNN and three from OAU.   Two students each also emerged with first class grade from the University of Ibadan, Lagos State University, Osun State University, and Babcock University. University of Ilorin, Igbinedion University, Ambrose Alli University, Afe Babalola University, and Adekunle Ajasin University also have a student each graduating with  first class. Out of the 515 foreign students that participated in the examination, none graduated with a first class, 134 failed and 275 passed. The analysis showed that 73 of the foreign students graduated with second class lower, 11...

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday. According to the source, Mugabe was assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal that led to his resignation. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for close to four decades but stepped down on Tuesday after the army seized power and the ruling party turned against him. He led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 but stepped down on Tuesday after the army seized power and the ruling party turned against him. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former vice president, is set to be sworn in as president on Friday. A government source said Mugabe, who is 93, told negotiators he wanted to die in Zimbabwe and had no plans to live in exile. “It was very emotional for him and he was forceful about it,” said the source, who is not authorized to speak on the details of the negotiated settlement. “For him it was very important that he be guara...

The Nigerian Army has called on the soldiers and officers to learn three major languages in Nigeria before 2019. The languages include Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo, according to a statement signed by the army spokesperson, Brigadier General Sani Usman on Wednesday. It says that while English Language remains the country and army official language, the force has directed the soldiers to learn the three major languages to help their professionalism. It stated that this would help in Civil Military Cooperation activities and investigation.

The former vice president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa has been asked to return home from exile.  His personal assistant Larry Mavhima disclosed this, adding that Comrade Mnangagwa will on Wednesday return home after staying in exile for more than two weeks. Mnangagwa fled the country following his ouster by ex-president Robert Mugabe about three weeks ago. President Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe President on Tuesday after much pressure by the country’s army and the plot by the parliament to impeach him.

Samson Folarin The birth of a baby should be a thing of joy. But for Blessing Agbo and her live-in lover, Chibugo Duru, the event has brought shame and disgrace. For more than four months after Agbo was delivered of a baby boy through caesarean section in a Lagos hospital, God Cures Hospital, she had yet to be discharged over a bill of N215,000. Our correspondent gathered that the baby’s father, Duru, had already abandoned both mother and child at the medical facility in the Ilogbo, Ojo area of Lagos State. The 27-year-old man, who spoke with  PUNCH Metro  on the telephone on Monday, said he left Agbo and their baby because he could not raise the bill charged by the hospital for the operation. He said he had no means of raising the funds having lost his job as a truck driver, adding that efforts to seek the understanding of the hospital management were abortive. Our correspondent gathered that although the couple had agreed to marry each other, Duru had yet to p...

Technology giant, Google has honoured Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe on its doodle, adding up to the long list of awards clinched by the writer in life and in death. Google said on its website on Thursday that it honoured Achebe on its doodle today; Nov. 16 would have been Achebe’s 87th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Google Doodle is a special logo on Google’s homepage that is always temporarily alternated and intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. Google said that Achebe had been honoured to underscore his status as a figure of 20th century literature. Read Also: Nigerian Human Right And Refugee Advocate, Dr. Ehikwe Wins International Award ”One man took it upon himself to tell the world the story of Nigeria through the eyes of its own people. ”Chinua Achebe was the studious son of an evangelical priest. A student of English literature, he started writing in the 1950s, choosing English as his medium but weaving the...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday mourned the death of elder statesman and former Vice President, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (GCON). The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, condoled with Nigerians, as well as the government and people of Anambra State, on the demise of the 85-year-old who died on Sunday in a London hospital.

Twenty-six coffins were laid out in Salerno's Monumental Cemetery on Friday morning, watched by a military guard, local politicians, rescue workers and journalists. A Catholic archbishop and a Muslim imam both said prayers. Each coffin bore a white rose on top, though only two were marked with names: Marian Shaka and Osato Osaro. The city's mayor declared Friday a day of mourning. Local schools have been asked to hold a minute of silence, while light displays in the city centre will be switched off on Friday evening in remembrance. The girls' bodies were recovered at sea and brought to Italy on November 3rd. Post-mortem examinations revealed that 25 of the victims had drowned, while one had a wound to her side. All of the girls are believed to have been Nigerian nationals between 14 and 30 years old. Five have been identified so far. Two of them were pregnant, including Osaro with twins. Her coffin bore a pink and a blue rose in their memory. At least 100...

Former first lady, Patience Jonathan has  asked the federal high court in Abuja to set aside the court order of may 30,2017 that froze her 16 separate bank accounts containing the sum of $5.8million united states dollars and n3.5 billion on the ground that it has expired. Patience Jonathan also told the court that the orders of interim forfeiture, including a subsequent one issued on October 10, 2017  cannot be extended due to abuse of court process by the economic and financial crimes commission, (EFCC).  The application was filed by the incorporated trustees of Ariwabai Aruera Reach out foundation, nine other companies and patience Jonathan who claimed were  the owners of the alleged sums. Their counsel, Mike Ozekhome, argued that on may 30 , 2017, an exparte order was issued  in favour of  the federal government against all the respondents. On October 10th the federal government again went to obtain another order made...

The Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics, ASUP says it will begin an indefinite  strike from midnight on Sunday following the expiration of the 7-day notice to government. ASUP president Usman Dutse said in a statement that government has not taken seriously issues raised by the teachers as it failed to even call for a meeting as done with unions in other tertiary institutions. Dutse also said that its complains include shortfall in salaries, non-payment of salaries both in state and federal polytechnics. The union is also demanding for the passage of the amended bill to establish the national polytechnic commission and the recall of some members allegedly dismissed illegally by certain institutions. Information from the ministry of Labour and employment press office however says several attempts to meet with the polytechnic teachers on Saturday, failed.

Ati Annang Foundation (AAF)2017/2018 Scholarship Application is Out Important Information By completing and submitting the AAF Scholarship Form, candidate has given his or her consent to the Scholarship Project Committee to verify all information provided in the form including school enrolment and academic performance from his or her Dean and/or Head of Department. Furthermore, such candidate has consented to the verification of his or her Ward/Village/Local Government Area of Origin. False information will render the application invalid! Information provided will be kept confidential and cannot be disclosed to any external agencies without prior consent of applicants. Every part of the form must be completed. Beneficiaries must be studying in accredited higher institutions of learning e.g. Universities, Polytechnics, Schools of Nursing and Colleges of Education in Nigeria. The deadline for submission of application form is midnight 30/11/2017.  Application receiv...

Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the college of Education Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti state on Tuesday began a seven-day protest to demand the payment of their unremitted salary deductions by the school management led by Mojisola Onyarekhua. The workers, who barricaded the entrance of the institution, were asking the school management to immediately pay the outstanding three months deductions or risk an indefinite strike by the union. The school authority led by the chairman of the governing council who addressed the protesting workers pleaded for more time to sort out their grievances.

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, is appealing to the ministers of education and labour and employment to re-open negotiations on the 2010 agreement which has been allegedly stalled by the leadership of the committee of provosts of federal colleges of education. At a briefing in Abuja, president of the association, Nuhu Ogirma expressed worry over the seizure of the union’s dues and cooperative societies contribution by the office of the accountant-general of the federation. The union has therefore given government two weeks ultimatum to address issues raised or face an indefinite strike. The colleges of education teachers also expressed concerns over the non-payment of salaries for twenty-eight months and the arrears of promotion in states like Osun and Oyo. The teachers however advised against threats to proscribe unions by some state governments, arguing that labour is an integral part of the development and growth of any economy.

Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has expressed his desire for President Muhammadu Buhari recontest presidency in the 2019 general elections. Mr Umahi, who was elected governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this on Thursday shortly after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa. “Since Mr President is doing his first term and I am doing my first term, it’s my wish to recontest. So, I will as well wish Mr President the same – to recontest,” he told State House correspondents in Abuja. “Any first-term governor would want to go for second tenure and if that’s what you wish yourself, you should be honest enough to wish another person the same.”

For more than four hours on Wednesday, , the management and staff of cross river university of technology (CRUTECH), Calabar campus, were held hostage   by students of the institution. The students’ action followed the resumption of strike action by CRUTECH’s branch of academic staff union of universities (ASUU).  the national executive council (NEC) of ASUU gave CRUTECH’s branch of the union permission to embark on strike, following unresolved industrial issues with the cross river state  government. According to reliable sources from the union, all attempts by leaders of the union to seek audience on those issues with Governor Ben Ayade of cross river state, have so far proved abortive. Student government executive who preferred anonymity confirmed the protest, explaining that students were tired of incessant strikes  by their lecturers, especially after a similar national strike action was suspended a one month ago.

Workers in Kaduna state today staged a protest over the planned sack of 21, 000 teachers by the state government. Recall that the governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government conducted a competency test of school teachers in the state last month and as much as 21, 000 of them failed the primary-four questions set in the competency test. The protesting workers led by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, stormed the state Assembly in Zaria, the state capital where they destroyed cars and sliding doors. The workers are demanding that the government should rescind its decision or have the entire labor force to contend with. They argue that the state government has no constitutional powers to organize such examination for teachers, saying only the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has the mandate to do so. The workers have therefore given the state government two weeks to cancel the planned dismissal of teachers, or they will embark on an...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration is optimising efficiency in expenditure and implementing measures to plug leakages and waste in the economic sector. Buhari said an Efficiency Unit has been set up under the Federal Ministry of Finance to reduce waste and foster fiscal transparency. He also calls for support of all Nigerians to play their role in ensuring that the right thing is done and that the Whistle Blower lines are still open for those who suspect corrupt practices in any sector. These were some of the concerns of President Buhari while presenting the proposed 2018 Budget proposal to the national Assembly, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. READ ALSO:  What President Buhari Said During Presentation of 2018 Budget Proposal (Full Speech) “To support these efforts, you would recall that an Efficiency Unit was set up under the Federal Ministry of Finance to reduce wastage, plug leakages and foster greater fiscal transparency. “We all need to p...