Gunmen Attacked A Church In Yobe

Gunmen attacked a church in northern Nigeria during a midnight mass on Christmas Eve, killing six people including the pastor, before setting the building ablaze, residents and police said Tuesday.
“A group of gunmen came into the village at midnight and went straight to the church,” said Usman Mansir, a resident of Peri village near Potiskum, the economic capital of Yobe state

News: Over 1.03M Youths Are Searching For Job In Nigeria

No fewer than 1.03 million youths have applied for 448,043 job training slots under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in the last five years, according to a study.
A report of the study, conducted by the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan, indicated that the job training was conducted under the National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (NOAS) of the directorate.

News: Abia Discover 1727 Ghost Workers

ABIA State governmenthas discovered 1727 ghost workers on the pay roll of its 17 local government councils. The ghost workers were fished out by the biometric data implementation committee set upby the state government to find out why the council’s wage bill had steadily been on the increase. Worried by the whopping wage bill in the local government system, the government introduced biometric method of identifying the genuine workers with the aim of fishing out the ghost names that appeared on the wage bill. *Gov Theodore Orji The committee that handled this was headed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Cosmos Ndukwe. A break down of the figure showed that Aba South council hasthe highest number of ghost workers with 245, followed by Isiala Ngwa South with 153 ghost workers, while Ugwunagbo with 28 ghost workers had the least number. Submitting its preliminary report, Chairman of the committee, Cosmos Ndukwe, explained that the committee visited the 17 councils and took physical count ofthe genuine workers during the exercise. “We were able to identify 1727 ghost workers who could not be accounted for, which include thosewho did not appear before us and they have to get in touch with the governor to explain themselves,” Ndukwe said. The committee called on the government to pay the salary, including arrears of the identified workers, as captured by the biometric data capturing machines. Receiving the report from the committee, Governor Theodore Orji frowned on the high rate of financial rot that had been existing in the local government system, saying his administration was determined to put a stop to it. The governor regretted the attitude of workers who instead of working for their pay “are busy under-mining the efforts of the state”.

2face and Annie Idibia's PDA at Chris Brown concert last night

13 years together and still going strong. So happy for them.

I Go Dye gives out BMW Z3 convertible to film editor

Ace comedian Francis Agoda a.k.a I Go Dye recently showed the compassionate side of him when he gave out a BMW Z3 convertible car (the comedian pictured left in the car) to film editor and event manager, Amuwa Oluseyi Asurf (pictured right with the car)

Music Meets Runway To Be Hosted By D'banj and Millen Magese

The Kokomaster himself, D'banj, will be hosting the 2012 edition of Music Meets Runway which will hold tomorrow night Monday 24th of December 2012 at Eko Hotel and Suites. He will be co-hosting with former miss Tanzania and International model, Millen Magese (model in the poster)

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Chris Brown and Wizkid at Eko Hotel last night

Heard Wiz and Chris collaborated on stage at Chris Brown's concert at Eko Hotel last night. And I heard the show was dope! Did you go? Did you enjoy it?

News: 3 Suspect Robber Arrested

The police in Imo had arrested three men suspected to be part of the robbery gang which killed two policemen and one soldier in 2010. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Imo, Mr Vitalis Onugu,in Owerri on Saturday. It stated that the suspects were arrested following a tip off by an anonymous source who named the informant of the gang. “We were informed of the suspicious movement of one Chukwuma Nwanjoku and he was arrested. “When we questioned him, he disclosed that he was an informant of an armed robbery gang and has been providing information to the robbers preparatory for an attack. “From the information he gave us, we were able to arrest the rest of them and the man who supplied them with arms. “The suspects have admitted that they’re part of the gang responsible for killing two policemen and one soldier in Amaraku Junction in 2010,” the statement stated.

PSY's Gangnam Style music video hits 1billion views on Youtube

South Korean pop sensation, PSY, has done something no other artist has ever done before. Yesterday Friday December 21, 2012,  PSY's music video for Gangnam Style exceeded 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the first video to ever do so in YouTube's history.

Google reports that Gangnam Style sees about 7 million views a day... no small feat from a man who was a complete unknown Stateside just a few months ago. 

"Honestly, when I made this video I didn't even expect 1 million views, because this is off my sixth album in Korea, so I just hoped it would be huge there," PSY recently told MTV News. "I didn't even think about any other countries; I just did my job and waited and watched. And, you know, today, I'm still wondering and analyzing its success. Because I've done this thing many times, this dance, this album, this video ... this one just became something else entirely."

2012 Economy: The gains and challenges

2012  witnessed remarked changes in various sectors of the economy, especially  the banking industry. While government tried to map out new strategies to reposition the economy for greater growth, experts are of the opinion that government needs a pragmatic approach to actualise the transformation of the economy.Sunday Business takes a look at the activities in the various sectors during the outgoing year.
The energy sector
The electricity generating capacity stands at between 4,200 and 5,000 mega watts (MW), even as government stressed that with the effort of the Nigeria Independent Power Projects (NIPP), commissioned in phases across the country, power generation will hit7,000 MW by the first quarter of 2013. Government emphasised that with gas production in excess of 500 standards cubic feet, more modules from the NIPP plants will be able to provide electricity to the national grid, such that many communities can enjoy uninterrupted power supply of 16 hours per day and more.

FRSC to impound vehicles with covered number plates

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Plateau Command, on Friday said it would impound any vehicle caught with covered number plates.
Sunday Maku, Plateau Commander of FRSC who said this at stakeholders’ meeting in Jos, warned vehicles owners against covering their numbers plate with coloured plastic.
“The plastic makes it difficult for my men to clearly see the number particularly in the night. We are warning those with such coverings to remove them or have their vehicles impounded.’’

Julius Agwu and family release Christmas card photos

 

 Isn't this lovely?

INEC de-registers three more parties

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  Friday, axed three more political parties even as the recent de-registration of 28 others continues to generate controversy.
The present action has brought the number of de-registered political parties to 31.
INEC,in a statement in Abuja, said the action was in continuation of the exercise of the powers conferred on it by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act, 2010 (As amended).
The statement, signed by Abdullahi Kaugama,Secretary to the Commission named the latest affected parties as African Renaissance Party,ARP;  National Democratic Party,NDP and National Transformation Party,

8 Injured, 10 killed In Bauchi Auto Crash

No fewer than 10 people were killed while eight others sustained serious injuries in an auto crash along Bauchi— Gombe federal highway yesterday. Some of the victims were from a condolence visit in Jigawa State. The crash was said to have involved 18 people near Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, when two cars including a Volkswagen Golf and a Honda had a head-on collision.

Police ban sale and use of fire crackers during festivities in Plateau

The Plateau police command on Friday announced a ban in the sale and use of bangers as part of measures for peaceful celebration of Christmas and New Year festivities.
Mr. Chris Olakpe, the Commissioner of Police, told a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos on Friday that anyone caught with the fireworks would be dealt with.
“Anyone caught selling or using the explosives will be `knocked out’ by the police,” Olapke declared.
He assured Plateau residents of adequate security during the yuletide and stressed that a rapid response squad had been set up to mount surveillance on black spots.

‘Principal, conducted virginity test on us’

Fifteen-year-old Janet (not real name), one of the victims of the virginity test allegedly conducted on pupils of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, spoke with Punch correspondent, Temitayo Famutimi.  Excerpt below...

What happened in your school on December 10, 2012?

Rev. Olufunke Oladeojobi, our school principal (pictured inset), came to some Senior Secondary School One classes and announced that she would be conducting virginity test on us. She marched us with the assistance of some members of staff into her office and thereafter conducted the test on us.

Nigeria now import diesel and gas from Niger Republic

Kano Controller, Department of Petroleum Product (DPR), Alhaji Sayyadi Suleiman Abubakar has revealed that Nigerian Marketers now import AGO and Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) from neighboring OPEC member country, Niger Republic.

A season of high patronage for second-hand wares

A visit to some of the markets in Lagos including Oyingbo, Katangora, Yaba, Ojuelegba, Ikeja, Mushin, Oshodi, Mile 2, Iyana-Iba, where second-hand wares are the order of the day has shown that this second-hand culture is already enjoying more patronage in Lagos than the brand new ones.
In their hundreds, most parents, were  selecting clothes, shoes and even handbags to celebrate the season. Even dealers of  fairly used materials  are thanking God for this rare opportunity.
At Oyingbo, a clothes dealer told us that they are experiencing more patronage in 2012 than previous years.
Mrs Uchechi Ogbonna, a trader in the market, said she had since the beginning of December had more patronage from people who preferred the clothes due to their affordability.

Kim K shows off bikini body

The sexy reality star stripped down to her bikini for a racy new photo shoot in the Miami last week and shared some of the photos with her fans. See more photos after the cut...