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Peace After it was hosted by Governor Nysom Wike of Rivers State, last year, this year’s Africa Movies Academic Awards,AMAA, is billed to take place in Lagos. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday, confirmed the good news when he announced plans by his administration to begin a total revamping of the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos by April. advertisement Ambode made this disclosure when he played host to officials of the Africa Movies Academic Awards,AMAA, led by its President, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe at the Lagos House, Ikeja. He expressed optimism of his administration’s plan to give the National Arts Theatre a face lift ahead of the AMAA ceremony coming up later in the year. “I want to also say that I am very particular about the venue of the AMAA, so we will use everything possible to make sure that the National Arts Theatre is ready. “We are in a process and before the month ends, we should have something to start doing within the first week of April...

advertisement Mavin records singer, Korede Bello, has finally explained the reason behind his refusal to feature his label mates or any other artiste on his debut album. The velvety voiced singer, who recently released his first body of work which he titled ‘Belloved’, said he didn’t want to exploit star power to make an impression with his debut album. He emphasized that the acceptability and success of his debut album should not be dependent on collaborating with his label mates or any other top artiste. He went further to explained that he wanted to give something to his fans exclusively, to show appreciation for the love and support they have accorded him so far in his music career, which informed his decision to feature only his fans on one track off the already released album. “I didn’t feature anybody at all, the only people I featured were my fans, and that is on the track titled Good Time. It’s because it’s my debut album so I feel like people should enjoy K...

Barely six days after a Lagos based medical practitioner, Dr. Allwell Orji, committed suicide by jumping from the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon, the Police in Lagos yesterday, rescued two women who attempted to jump into the lagoon from the Third Mainland and Carter bridges. They claimed during an interview that they attempted suicide in order to escape from those they owed. One of the women, Taiwo Titilayo Momoh, a textile dealer at Balogun market created a scene on the bridge as she insisted to be left alone to end it all, so as to be free from the debt she owed some importers. RRS Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Olatunji Disu, who confirmed the report said the incident happened at about 11:25 a.m, after one Mrs. Abigael Ogunyinka was also rescued by fishermen earlier same. Momoh, (58) was in a cab heading to Lagos Island, when she ordered the cab driver to stop, on reaching Oworoshoki. advertisement She was said to hav...

advertisement The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two suspected cannabis barons while also seizing 18,294kg of cannabis with an estimated street value of N183m. One of the suspects, a Bauchi-based suspected cannabis dealer, Mohammed Mustapha was apprehended at Uzebba, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State where he was facilitating the shipment of 7,272kg of cannabis to Bauchi State. According to the spokesperson for the agency, another 3,072kg of cannabis was traced to the warehouse of another suspected dealer, Lucky Akele at Uzebba. About 7,950kg of cannabis with few bags of cement used as cover inside a Dangote cement truck were intercepted at Enweh area of the state. The truck driver, Zegiru Amadu, said the shipment was destined for Maiduguri, Borno State. advertisement The Edo State commander of the NDLEA, Wakawa Buba, said that the 18,294kg of cannabis were seized in three operations. “All the cases are under...

Anthony Crolla advertisement Anthony Joshua has tipped Anthony Crolla to beat Jorge Linares when the pair meet in tonight’s WBA lightweight title rematch. The first encounter, which took place last September, saw three-weight world champion, Linares take the verdict on points. Crolla, however, emerged with plenty of credit from the bout and has vowed to regain the WBA lightweight title at the Manchester Arena this weekend. advertisement “First fight, phenomenal,” Joshua told Sky Sports News. “Jorge Linares, phenomenal fighter. ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla, phenomenal fighter. “I like them, but I am going with the hometown fighter. Crolla, you are doing it for all of us and I wish you the best of luck.” Linares insists he is feeling in peak fitness ahead of his second bout with Anthony Crolla and intends to go one better by knocking out Crolla after missing out on a glorious chance to do so in September. “If the knockout comes this time – if it’s right the...

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to stem the tide of violence and criminal activities ravaging different parts of the country. It also emerged yesterday that Buhari considering visiting Sambisa forest, the former enclave of Boko Haram to declare open the Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship NASAC 2017 scheduled to begin on Monday. Buhari gave this order to Idris to end wanton killings when the IGP visited the president in Aso Rock to brief him on police activities. On Monday, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai and Chief of Air staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique, had visited the president to brief him on military activities since he proceeded on vacation in London. advertisement Answering questions from newsmen after briefing the president, Idris said the president directed the Nigeria Police to deploy the facilities at its disposal to bring violence in the country under control. He ...

President Donald Trump suffered a bitter defeat Friday in his first major legislative challenge as Republican lawmakers shot down his effort to repeal Obamacare. It was the latest in a string of major setbacks to have hit his two-month-old presidency.

Abolore Akande, popularly known as 9ice has come a long way in the Nigerian music industry, having gained recognition in 2005, after releasing his first single, “Little Money”. Since then, the ‘Alakpomeji’ crooner’ has not slowed down in his quest to be on top of his game. Recently, he signed a new deal with Temple Management Company, TMC, which marked a new beginning in his musical career. But beyond this, 9ice craves for happiness in all ramifications. He believes that not having children from one woman can deprive him of his happiness.

Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho is looking forward to a stronger and better performance against Burkina Faso in next Monday’s international friendly in London. The Manchester City forward was on target for the three-time African champions in last Thursday’s 1-1 draw against a full-strength Senegalese side in a high-profile international friendly match at Hive Stadium. advertisement The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup winner netted seven minutes from regulation time to cancel out Moussa Sow’s opener early in the second half. His goal saved the blushes of Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, who handed a debut to Watford striker, Isaac Success, while Olarenwaju Kayode missed a great chance to win the game late on for Eagles. After his heroics against Senegal, Iheanacho is optimistic that Eagles will fare better against Burkina Faso, who were once managed by Rohr. Admitting that the game against Senegal was tough, Iheanacho tweeted that, “tough game but we came bac...

Benin – Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin, on Friday presented a seven-month old Tiger to Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin. Chief Igbinedion said he came to present the tiger as a mark of respect to the monarch in the palace. Oba Ewuare N’ogidigan received the gift from the Esama.  advertisement The Oba’s palace was agog as many persons, including chiefs, thronged the venue to catch a glimpse of the tiger. Oba Ewuare asks parents to teach children to speak, write Bini Also the Oba of Benin has called on parents in Benin and abroad to encourage and assist their wards to speak and write in Benin language. The oba made the call when he received the three pupils he awarded scholarship during his post coronation tour of Benin speaking communities and their parents in Benin on Friday. According to Oba Ewuare, speaking the Benin language would serve as means of identification and promotion of Bini culture. Oba Ewuare charged the parents of the awar...

The Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship (NASAC), with firepower demonstration, commences in Sambisa Forest in Borno State on Monday. Announcing the NASAC yesterday at a news conference in Maiduguri, Chief of Training and Operation, Maj-Gen. David Ahmadu, said the objectives of the championship is to sharpen the marksmanship skills of military personnel. “The formations will be competing in marksmanship, with the best formation carting away the prestigious Chief of Army Staff’s trophy,” Ahmadu disclosed. This is just as spokesman of Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Sani Usman said a Boko Haram bomb-making factory at Gombole village was destroyed on Thursday by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Konduga Council. The troops also rescued 10 women and children held captives by the insurgents in the village. Usman, in a statement in Maiduguri yesterday, said troops of the 103 Battalion of Operation Lafiya Dole discovered the factory during a clearance operation at Gombol...

Barcelona have been fined €19,000 after their extraordinary Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain sparked a pitch invasion at Camp Nou. A Neymar-inspired Barca team fought back after losing the first leg 4-0 in Paris to beat PSG 6-1 on home turf. Sergi Roberto’s stoppage-time clincher understandably sparked scenes of wild celebration among the home fans, but UEFA have taken a dim view and hit the Spanish giants in the pocket. Their sanction also accounted for “improper conduct of the team” as they picked up five yellow cards in the match. UEFA have also handed out additional fines to other clubs for breaking disciplinary rules in the Champions League and Europa League. Napoli will have to pay €38,000 for the use of laser pointers, blocking stairways, and setting off fireworks during their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid. Rostov were also penalised for fans setting off fireworks, and have been fined €16,000. The biggest fine handed out is for Saint-E...

Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed an American was killed during the bloody rampage at the British parliament that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. “A great American, Kurt Cochran, was killed in the London terror attack. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends,” the president said in a tweet. Cochran was from Utah and had been in London with his wife Melissa, who was seriously injured. In a statement, Clint Payne, Melissa’s brother and Kurt’s brother-in-law, said the family was heartbroken. “Kurt was a good man and a loving husband to our sister and daughter, Melissa. “They were in Europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, and were scheduled to return to the United States on Thursday.”   Kurt Cochran and Melissa Payne Cochran

Chinwetalu Agu POPULAR actor Chiwetalu Agu is taking his talent to another level as he concludes plans to release a debut video album titled “Mr. President.” The album, which reflects on the everyday activities of an average Nigerian, will be released soon and the actor is working round the clock to ensure that he makes a big statement with his venturing into music.

All of us have our little secret videos, images, and documents stored on our Android smartphones, which we abhor others even peeking at. The problem with our smartphones is that every Tom Dick and Harry asks for it to check out its features, camera, and specifications. And we can’t just refuse especially if the person who wants is our near and dear one. Hiding your video/image and documents in a conspicuous folder will make your loved ones even more suspicious. In olden days, we used to create a folder named System and save such videos and photos in this folder. But now everybody knows this trick. While there are many other methods available on your Android smartphone to hide such important videos and images, today we will teach you to hide your files and folders behind your everyday App called Calculator. Yes, Calculator! Thanks to an App called “Smart Hide Calculator” which is a fully functional calculator app you can hide your important files and folde...

Lagos—A pregnant woman, Mrs Elizabeth Orefuwa, who was Lagos State University, LASU, best graduating student in 2015/2016, says she wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, seven times before gaining admission. She said that in the process of seeking university admission, she started a professional career in accounting. “The journey through the institution was not easy; it took me seven years of writing the UTME before I finally gained admission in 2012. “I also applied for direct entry three times at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. “During this period of waiting, I started professional career at the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, ICAN, in 2007 and became qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant, ACA, in 2010,” she said. She said she wanted to study accounting but fate brought her to education, adding that she enjoyed every bit of it and never dreamt of coming out with a first class and becoming the best student. ...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released the time-table for the prospective corps members in the ‘Batch A’ exercise. Online registration by foreign and locally trained Nigerian graduates will begin April 17 and end May 4, when their call-up letters will be ready. Although “2017 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course” was listed, the date for resumption in camp was not published. The 2017 Batch A timetable on the NYSC official website is as follows: 1. Briefing/Sensitization of Final year students/prospective corps Members from April 4-16, 2017. 2. Display of list of all approved programmes for institutions on NYSC portal for cross checking feedback from April 3 – 7, 2017. 3. Collation of Prospective Corps Members’ Data by Corps Producing Institutions (CPIs) from April 3 – 9, 2017. 4. Submission/Uploading of Senate/Academic Board Approved Result for Full/Part-Time Graduates and Revalidation Lists by CPIs from April 10 – 16, 2017. 5. Collation of Prospective ...

The Lagos Sate Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said on Wednesday that it had recovered the  corpse of Dr Allwell Orji who plunged into the lagoon on Sunday. Mr Adesina Tiamiyu, General Manager of LASEMA, told newsmen, in Lagos that the body was recovered at about 4.00 p.m. by the Marine Police. The general manager expressed his condolences on behalf of the State Government and declared the search closed. Newsmen recall that Orji, a medical doctor, was said to have been driven to the Third Mainland Bridge by his driver on Sunday, alighted and took a fatal plunge into the lagoon. The deceased, working at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Surulere area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, drowned before help could come. The police had on Tuesday recovered a corpse they thought was Orji’s but rejected by the family.

  The U.S. and U.K. on Tuesday banned people flying from much of  the Middle East and North Africa from carrying laptops, tablets and  other large electronic devices in the airplane cabin because of  concerns about terrorism

Some of Nigeria’s leading comedians have signed up for the fifth edition of Nigerian entertainment conference holding in Lagos on April 26, 2017. Now in its fifth year, NECLive  is the umbrella conference for the entertainment industry in Nigeria, providing an opportunity for strategic discussions, and a marketplace for ideas, products and services. The organisers say this year’s edition will focus on how Nigerian entertainment, and indeed entertainment from Africa is finding renewed favour with fans at home, and the world over. In 2016, Nollywood movies surpassed Hollywood and Bollywood in cinema earnings and the share of customer voice, in Nigeria. Nigerian music finally went global, riding on the back of our peculiar pop music, and nomadic musicians. The world’s attention has understandably shifted to Africa with funders, labels, producers, and awards looking to play within the region. Nigeria is at the fore of this new wave, but places like Kenya, S...

Watch Nigerian pop star, Tekno in the newly released music video of his single, ‘Yawa’. Produced by Masterkraft  and featuring a cameo by Flavour , the ‘Yawa’ video was directed by Patrick Elis . click on the link below https://youtu.be/zsQnCwV4Gr8

Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a teacher identified as Mr. Festus Olatunde Oke along Ise-Ikere road as he returned from work. It was learnt that Oke had visited Ado Ekiti from his station and was returning with his wife and mother, when the gunmen intercepted them. A source said the kidnappers collected the mobile phones of his wife and mother and abandoned them in his Toyota Camry car in which they were travelling, before leading Oke into the bush. Sources at the Nigeria Union of Teachers in the state explained that the news got to the secretariat of the union on Tuesday and that the union had swung into action. The Secretary of NUT in the state, Mr. Olugbenga Ajibade, confirmed the development. “We also got the news on Tuesday and we learnt that his Toyota Camry car was not taken away. “His family members and all of us at the NUT are greatly worried, not just because he is a simple teacher, but also because the abductors have not contacted anyone, not even the f...

US officials are offering assistance to British authorities after an attack Wednesday on the Houses of Parliament in London that police there are treating as terrorism. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident by his national security adviser H.R. McMaster, according to a National Security Council official, and US officials are in touch with their counterparts in the UK.   At least three people, including a police officer, were killed, and at least 20 injured, Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Met Police Mark Rowley told reporters outside Scotland Yard.   He added the police currently believe there was only one attacker, who was killed, but are continuing to investigate.   President Trump spoke to British Prime Minister Theresa May following the attack, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.    In addition to offering his condolences, Trump pledged the full cooperation and support of the US governm...

The labour unions in the aviation sector have threatened to shut down the operations of Arik Air on Thursday over the airline’s management’s failure to reinstate its sacked members and other issues. The unions are the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria had on February 9 taken over the airline. The takeover was as a result of the airline’s huge indebtedness to the company and other creditors, both local and foreign. AMCON had thereafter appointed Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, as manager of the airline, under the receivership of Mr Oluseye Opasanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). However, Mr Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary, NUATE, who spoke on behalf of the unions on Wednesday in Lagos, accused the new management of intolerance to unionism. Abioye said workers seeking to join the unions had th...

If you have taken a close look at your laptop, you may notice several slots on the both sides. While most of them are there for various reasons like USB, SD Card, VGA slots etc but one particular slot stands out. It doesnt do anything so why is it there? You will be surprised to notice that this particular hole is there in your portable hard drive and monitor as well. So why is it there? This hole is actually the best means of protecting your laptop, portable hard drive, monitor etc from physical thieves and is known as Kensington Security Slot. The Kensington Security Slot is a patented anti-theft security system component marketed by Kensington Computer Products Group. The original design patent was held by a bicycle lock maker brand Kryptonite in 1999. While there are many products like anti-virus software, disc cleaning software to protect the insides of a laptop, a need was felt for having a fool-proof anti-theft mechanism to protect the expensive la...

Scientists at the Oxford University have claimed to develop a new computer software program that can lip-read better than humans, which might give the hearing impaired a helping hand. The system was trained on thousands of hours of BBC news programs, the media channel said Friday. The new artificial intelligence (AI) software system called “Watch, Attend and Spell (WAS)” has been developed by Oxford University in collaboration with Google’s DeepMind. The AI system uses computer vision and machine learning methods to learn how to lip-read from a dataset made up of more than 5,000 hours of TV footage from the BBC. The videos included more than 118,000 sentences and a vocabulary of 17,500 words spoken by more than 1,000 different people. The researchers put WAS to the test alongside a human expert lip-reader, tasking the pair with working out what was being said in a silent video using only the person’s mouth movements. The AI system correctly lip-read 50 percent o...

This is horrible news for iPhone owners! A group of hackers claims to have access to credentials of 300 million iCloud accounts and is threatening to remotely wipe them clean if Apple doesn’t pay up. Known as the Turkish Crime Family, the hackers have threatened to make use of the data to access customers’ accounts and wipe their Apple devices in case the company fails to pay the ransom until April 7, reports Motherboard. The hackers have demanded $75,000 in Bitcoin or Ethereum cryptocurrency or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards in exchange for deleting the alleged cache of data. Once their demands are met, they have assured to delete the cache. “I just want my money and thought this would be an interesting report that a lot of Apple customers would be interested in reading and hearing,” one of the hackers told Motherboard. The group has posted screenshots of their communications with Apple that has been going on for at least a week to remove any doubts ...

Intel on Sunday introduced its first Optane “3D XPoint” (pronounced 3D Crosspoint) storage product, the SSD DC P4800X for the PCI Express or NVMe slots in servers. It’s basically a datacenter-focused product with high read/write loads and low latency, and can also be used as RAM. Its primary beneficiaries are data centres and companies that require high-speed storage and store huge amounts of data. The new Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X Series will drive new solutions with applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, faster trading, deeper insights into medical scans, and expands the reach of cloud computing solutions. Intel also promises higher endurance than your typical SSD. The inaugural Optane model can withstand stresses normally associated with RAM, writing about 12.3 petabytes of data in its lifespan. “Delivering an industry-leading combination of low latency, ultra endurance, high QoS, and high throughput, the Intel Optane SSD DC P4800...

Chief Rochas Okorocha Owerri—Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, said his administration has given approval for “farm markets” to be established in the three senatorial zones of the state. Okorocha stated this through a release made available to newsmen in Owerri, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo. Okorocha made this statement while interacting with a group of traditional rulers from the state operating under the aegis of traditional rulers in agriculture who paid him courtesy call at his residence. He said: “Civil servants in the state have also been encouraged to get deeply involved in the ‘Back to Land for Agriculture’ programme of the state government. “The idea of traditional rulers in Imo State coming together to spearhead the fight against recession through agriculture is most welcome. “This is in tune with the rescue mission policy statement of back to land for agriculture which is aimed at boosting the agro-based sector of our e...

   Gov. Dave Umahi Afikpo—THE Ebonyi State Government has announced plans to start a mentorship programme that will tackle graduate unemployment in the state. Governor David Umahi, made this known during a service to mark the 10th diocesan anniversary and the foundation stone laying of Basilica of Grace Cathedral Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion, in Afikpo on Sunday. Umahi, in a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, explained that the programme which would also be of great benefit to the church, would take off with 39 civil engineers. The governor urged the church to preach the importance of hardwork to their faithful to enhance their dignity. He said, “There is a programme we want to start in Ebonyi State. By April,we want to start a mentorship programme. We want to start first with civil engineers because I am a civil engineer. We will be calling for three people in each of the 13 local government areas of the state, ...

  Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama have been listed in the Ligue 1 Team of the Week in France following a fantastic showing at the weekend against Olympique Marseille. Lille OSC had struggled on home soil this season, failing to win any of their last five matches while Europa League chasing Marseille had won three of their previous four with Dimitri Payet pulling the strings from midfield. However, Enyeama, who was making his 140th appearance for Lille was in spectacular form as he thwarted every effort towards his goal, picking a rating of 7.9/10, according to whoscored.com.

The couple get some time off finally.  Star Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and her husband Rasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz , are currently in Seychelles Island for their honeymoon. The actress, who recently started filming the ninth season of her popular hit series, Jenifa’s Diary – a show she’s been busy with for the past three years – is finally taking a break from work, it seems. The vacation is coming is coming seven months after the couple tied the knot in a private ceremony in London, back in August 2016. The star and her music and movie-director husband took to their respective social media accounts to share fun pictures from their vacation.

An outbreak of Cerebro Spiral Meningitis has killed at least no fewer than 16 persons at Tungan Jika and Mazakari villages of Magama Local Government Area out of 31 cases in four local governments of Niger State. The State Commissioner of Health and Hospital Services, Dr. Mustapha Mohammed Jibrin, on Tuesday made the disclosure in Minna at a press briefing. Jibrin said all deaths recorded were from Magama Local Government Area, with eight of them female and seven male, who were within the age of one and 20. Jibrin added that the four local governments are Magama, with 23 cases; Rijau, four cases; Kontagora recorded three cases; and Agwara has one case. The first case was reported on March 6, 2017, with 77 per cent of cases from Magama, where most of the localities claimed it was a witchcraft attack on the community. Jibrin noted that in 2017, the country has recorded 374 cases in 21 states, with 49 deaths. Meningitis which usually occurs between December and ...