Tuesday, 19 July 2016

(Instrumental) - Wizkid (shabba)



Superstar Producer BBJN A.K.A Beats By Jayy releases the remake of Wizkid’s hit song titled Shabba featuring Chris Brown,
Trey Songz & French Montana originally made by Mike Will Made It.
Download Shabba Instrumental & Enjoy!
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Thursday, 22 October 2015

Nike officially unveils self-lacing ‘Mag’ shoes



Grandmother, five others trapped in Lagos collapsed building



Scene of the collapse
Two teenage girls wept uncontrollably on Wednesday after their grandmother, believed to be in her 70s, was trapped in a three-storey building that collapsed on Swamp Street, Lagos Island.
The septuagenarian, who was later rescued around 2pm ─ five hours after the tragedy struck ─ placed on oxygen, and rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital.
Apart from the woman, it was learnt that five others sustained injuries in the incident which happened around 9am ─ shortly after children living in the building left for their respective schools.

20-year-old lady accused of leading pipeline vandals



The suspects
The police in Lagos State have arrested three suspected pipeline vandals, including a 20-year-old lady, Motunrayo Lateef, who was accused of leading the vandals that operate on the Ilado and Takwa Bay islands of the state.
Our correspondent gathered that Lateef and the others ─ Anthony Adebanjo and Ola Omosowome ─ were arrested by the Inspector-General of Police’s Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, while 118 jerrycans and two speedboats were recovered from them.

Nigeria plans $25bn fund to stave off recession



Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
The country plans to create a $25bn fund with public and private financing to modernise infrastructure and avoid a recession, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.
The halving of oil prices since last year has forced Nigeria, Africa’s largest producer of crude, to slash its budget, and contributed to a weaker currency. Standard & Poor’s downgraded the country’s credit rating, while JPMorgan Chase & Co. removed Nigeria from its local-currency emerging market indexes.
“We think that the way out of this, what some have described as an impending recession, is actually to spend rather than to cut back in any way,” Osinbajo, said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday in Abuja.

Nursing students arraigned for indecent assault on girl



High court
Three students of the Edo State School of Nursing were on Wednesday arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate’s Court in Benin for assaulting a six-year-old girl.
The suspects, identified as Egbai Kenneth, 26; Paul Aghama, 22; and Osemwegie Jeffery, were arraigned on two counts bordering on indecent assault.
The police prosecutor, who was represented by Corporal Evborhuan Kingsley, from the Family Unit of the state police command, told the court that the accused committed the offence “between the months of March and May 2015,” on the premises of the school hostel on Sapele Road.

Woman scalded with hot oil loses pregnancy


Chiwendu Nwobodo
Chiwendu Nwobodo, the 25-year-old woman who was bathed with hot groundnut oil by a neighbour in the Surulere area of Lagos over N900, has lost her two-month-old pregnancy.
Her husband, Chigozie, told PUNCH Metrothat his wife had also developed complications as her left ear was now oozing pus.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, Iya Daniel, had been re-arrested and detained at the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.
Our correspondent had reported that Chiwendu and Iya Daniel, who were neighbours, lived on Ogbomosho Street, Ijesha, in the Surulere area.

Lagos begins aggressive enforcement of traffic laws

Lagos State Government, yesterday, said it had begun intensive enforcement of traffic laws, just as it declared war on men of the underworld who seize traffic situations to rob unsuspecting citizens.
Also, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ganiyu Johnson, has declared what he termed “zero tolerance for potholes” across the state while also establishing a task force to execute patching of bad spots.

FG explains challenges of Lagos-Ibadan road project

Ibadan—The Ministry of Works has said that the contractor handling Section II of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction and expansion project, Reynolds Construction Company, RCC, was facing challenges of finance, adverse weather and impatience of motorists.
SCARE—Traffic caused by the Boko Haram scare on Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, yesterday. Photo: Lamidi Bamidele.Mr. Nelson Olubakinde, the representative of the Ministry, told newsmen in Ibadan: “The construction company (RCC) is facing challenges of finance, weather, especially rain, and impatience on the part of road users often resulting in accidents within work location.
“For instance, during the rainy season, artwork and asphalt work laying are usually suspended.”
The construction contract, valued at N96.3 billion, commenced on June 4 and had a completion date of July 3, 2017.

36 ministers too much for Nigeria—Rep

MAKURDI—A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Mark Gbilah, has stated that the appointment of 36 ministers by an administration in one fell swoop is too much for a government that needs to cut costs.
Ministers

Five reasons why you need a dual SIM phone

You might have heard that the Microsoft Lumia 640 has dual SIM capability. So what, you may ask?
In a nutshell, a dual SIM phone is exactly what it sounds like: a mobile phone with slots for two SIM cards. This means your phone holds two numbers and two identities simultaneously and allows you to make and receive calls on either number.

Amrote Abdella appointed as new regional director for Microsoft

The Ethiopian-born Amrote Abdella, has been announced as the new regional director for Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiative, effective October 2015.
Launched in February 2013, the 4Afrika Initiative has grown to empower over 273,000 small to medium-size enterprises, 76,000 youth, 20,000 government employees, and nine innovation hubs with access to technology, resources and world-class skills development.

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Zamfara Offers Free Feeding To 137,000 Students To Boost Enrolment

The Zamfara Secondary Schools Feeding Board, says it is offering free feeding to 137,000 students in 191 secondary schools across the state.
Its Chairman, Malam Atiku Maradun told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Wednesday that the programme was introduced to boost enrolment and retention of students.
He said that the board currently offers three square meals daily to the affected students in boarding schools and one meal to those in day schools.
“We also give special foods like, fruits, groundnut, egg, chicken to female boarding secondary schools as well as cosmetics and toiletries to all students.”
He said that the board had procured six vehicles for monitoring and supervision of the feeding centres.
According to him, 100 new kitchens in the affected schools were either renovated or built under the programme, in addition to the provision of grinding machines.
The chairman commended the state government’s commitment towards the programme, and thanked the secondary school principals for their support and cooperation.
Maradun urged feeding officers in the schools to work hard and be transparent in the discharge of their duties. (NAN)

Rape: Court Remands Suspect In Osun


For allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl, a 25-year-old man, Kabiru Daramola, has been remanded in prison custody by an Osun State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Modakeke, Osun State.
Kabiru was said to have, under the pretence of being a police officer, had carnal knowledge of the innocent minor.
The suspect who had no legal representation opted that the court should preside over the matter and pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge of gross indecency, impersonation, procurement of minor girl and unlawful sexual intercourse.

Customs bars Journalists from CG’s Kano visit

KANO – Journalistic reportage suffered set back in Kano Wednesday, when members of the Fourth Estate of the realm were barred by Customs from covering the visit of its Comptroller General of the service, Colonel Hamid Ali.
The visit of Comptroller General, Col. Hameed Ali who was represented by the Deputy Comptroller General, John Atte to the commercial nerve centre of the north where he was expected to meet with Stakeholders was shrouded in secrecy by the service which brought about suspicion in the media circle.

5 things to know about new INEC chairman, Yakubu

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a professor of political history and international studies, Mahmood Yakubu, as new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 
inec newYakubu, a professor of political history and international studies, was Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.

Lagos rewards retired teachers

LAGOS- No fewer than 500 retired teachers were yesterday, rewarded by the Lagos State government, for their immense contributions to the development of the state during their year of active service.
Gov. Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode
Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary, SUBEB, Mrs. Abosede Adelaja said: “The programme is a mark of government showing unreserved commitment, care, love and compassion for the aged above 70 years. ”It is an avenue for government to celebrate the retired septuagenarians who had served the state meritoriously.”
Adelaja said that the Board cherishes the invaluable contributions they have made to teaching profession in the state, adding that it was an event to appreciate and support them in their old age to cherish their immense contributions to the development of the state

JAMB cautions candidates on registration for 2016 UTME

JAMB cautions candidates on registration for 2016 UTME
Jamb
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday cautioned candidates against patronising unapproved centres while registering for the 2016 all Computer Based Test (CBT) of the UTME.