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Alhaji Lai Mohammed is the ebullient media face of the struggle for change that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power. A research-based media manager, Mohammed started as a lone ranger in leading the opposition’s campaign against the PDP before others joined the fray. He brought a new dictum that “a tree can make the difference.” A lawyer by training, but a born-journalist by nature, the history of the defeat of PDP is incomplete without mentioning the Mohammed’s name. He was a thorn in PDP’s flesh, especially when Jonathan was President. Besides keeping the ruling party on its toes, he constantly drew out the the PDP media team with his constructive criticisms. He was harassed, intimidated and detained by security agencies. A product of the famous Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, the inclusion of this Oro-born publicist of the APC in Buhari’s cabinet might just be the icing on the cake. His inclusion on the list is also a manifestation of Buhari’s readiness for b...

Just came across this online The world that we live in is an exhausting place to be. It is wearing. It is thankless. It is endlessly trying and scarcely rewarding. You’re tired simply because you live in it. You’re tired of loving too much, caring too much, giving too much to a world that never gives anything back. You are tired of investing in indefinite outcomes. You’re tired of uncertainties. Tired of grey. I know you haven’t always been this worn out – that there was a time when you were hopeful and pure. When your optimism outweighed your cynicism and you had an infinite amount in you to give. I know you have been chipped away and worn down piece by piece – a broken heart here and an un-kept promise there. I know the world hasn’t always been kind throughout the games you’ve played and that you’ve lost more times than you have ever won. I know you’re feeling uninspired to try again. I know. Because the truth is, we’re all tired. Every single one of us. By a certain...

As Nigeria will commence the celebration of her 55 Independence anniversary on Thursday, October, 1, 2015, the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC has enjoined the Federal Government to immediately return the Arabic Ajami script removed from the nation’s naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Daily Trust reports. The directive was made known by the Director of MURIC, Prof. Isiaq Akintola on Wednesday in his independence anniversary message to felicitate with the government and Nigerians. “We call for the reinstatement of the Arabic Anjami which was removed from the naira by the last administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan after subterranean pressure from some unpatriotic religious leaders. Nigerian Muslims regard the removal as an act of hostility taken to spite Muslims. We consider it as a step taken to satisfy a section of Christians who had been secretly agitating for the removal of Arabic graphics from some official emblems used in Nigeria. “We see the remo...

A thief was involved in an accident while trying to escape with the motorcycle he stole along Abu King Shuluwa road, Makurdi Benue state yesterday October 1st. According to Benue.com, the thief who disguised as a passenger, had flagged down a motorcycle rider and asked to be taken to Tse-Ayihe, a suburb on the outskirts of Makurdi. When they arrived at his destination, the thief forcefully snatched the motorcycle from the rider. As he tried to run with the motorcycle, an alarm was raised and he was immediately pursued by other motorcycle riders in the area. As the thief was running on top speed, he crashed into speed bumps and was badly injured. His pursuers had no sympathy for him as they gathered and beat him to a pulp. He was later taken to the police station.

This picture shows what the interiors of Facebook office in London looks like. The office is decorated with flags from every country where Facebook is used. A British Facebook employee posted this image yesterday, in honour of Nigeria's 55th Independence Celebration. She captioned the picture: " Can you spot the Nigerian flag? " Pretty cool, right? http://www.sugardaily.ng/nigeria-55-nigerian-flag-spotted-mounted-at-facebook-office-in-london-how-cool/ 2 Likes

Her name is Sister Destiny Chimezie from Isiala Ngwa South Local Govt Area in Abia State but residing in Lagos, she was called a boy, her people called her Chimezie (let God correct) which is a male’s name. Her family had done all, humanly possible to give her gender to no avail. They had visited several hospitals and maternity homes to no avail, while the case lasted, her mother left her father because of the shame Destiny was bringing to the family. Neighbors were mocking her mother because her child is not a male or female, as her mother left her father because of this reproach, her father continued seeking for solution until the problem became overwhelming and he died in an accident. At Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) the consultant that examined her described her genital (private part) as malformed. She was in this stigma when a Chosen brother met her and married her, believing that nothing is impossible with God and God visited her during the Lord’s ...

An armed robbery operation that took place in Ejigbo community in Lagos state took a strange turn when the robbers ordered one of their victims to serve them food. PM News reports that the robbers entered Adenuga and Joseph streets at 1.30am on Thursday, October 1. They reportedly entered a house and asked the victim to serve them food. The distraught victim quickly served them eba and soup which the robbers ate in his sitting room before proceeding to carry out their operation. READ ALSO: Cultists Attack Police, Destroy Vehicles The robbers went away with money and valuables in an operation that lasted for three hours. The worst hit streets were Fayemi, Surprise Avenue and Oboye. It was reported that at Surprise Avenue; the robbers broke into shops and carted away valuables. PM News reported that the incident was not the first in the community as residents reported they had been waylaid in the early morning and their money and phones seized at gun point. A resident ...

Following Nigeria’s latest appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed what some world leaders think of the current Nigeria’s head of state, Muhammadu Buhari. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter OBJ got feedback about Buhari from Bill Clinton and Gordon Brown Obasanjo divulged the notions of the global leaders at an interview with reporters at his Abeokuta home on Thursday, October 1. The ex-president said that feedback from the world leaders and statesmen during the recent UN summit proved that beyond having a good outing, President Buhari also helped to place Nigeria at a strategic position on the map for global politics. READ ALSO: Nigeria At 55: The Journey So Far (SEE PHOTOS) He said: “I heard some of the comments of those he (Buhari) met; the comment that probably will not come back to him. He met Clinton for almost one hour and (ex) President Clinton, when I joined him for his global init...

Hi everyone, Even though I just got registered here, I've been following nairaland for a while now and it has always been fun here. From the posts to the comments, there has always been a reason to keep coming back for more. Sailors have one of the most demanding jobs in the world. From the normal man's view, we're seen as 'fun-catchers' who get to tour the world, travel to various countries and meet many people. Well, that's true but that's not all the story involved. How about the not-so-good part of the job? Oh trust me, there's a whole list of points on that side of the table ranging from poor communication with families/friends/loved ones, to missing out on important events/occasions, to jumping between time zones which could mess u up if not well planned for, to oddity in rest hours due to time difference and a whole lot more. But we're not complaining though. We signed up for it. Amidst all these things mentioned, sailors still...

10. Lagos State University- LASU The Lagos State government-owned institution has as its alumni people like: Desmond Elliot, Chioma Chukwuka, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Ruggedman, Dolly Unachukwu and House of Rep member Tajudeen Obasa. 9. University of Calabar- UNICAL Unical can boast of alumni like: Isabella Ayuk (Current MGBN), Ini Edo, Reuben Abati, Godswill Akpabio, Kate Henshaw, Grace Folashade Bent (politician), Emeka Wogu (fmr minister), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, Stephanie Okereke, Uche Jombo, Victor Ikpeazu (Abia State Governor). 8. University of Ilorin- UNILORIN The university in the hometown of the senate president that's popularly referred to as "better by far" can boast in its rank of alumni great people like: Sarah Alade (fmr CBN acting governor), Babs Omotowa (MD NLNG), Aize Obayan, Charles Ayo, Nkem Owoh, Femi Adebayo (actor), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara State governor), Joe Odumakin (activist), Folusho Olaniyan (MD UTC), Ado G. Muhammed. 7. University ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun investigation into allegations of forgery, fraudulent conversion and obtaining the sum of N400m by false pretence against Mr. Adeyeye Ogunwusi and his firm, Metropole Interproject Limited. Ogunwusi is one of the contestants for the vacant stool of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Osun State. In a petition written by the chambers of Rotimi Jacobs & Co. dated September 7, 2015, Messrs Sijuwade Holdings Limited stated that in 1993, it purchased a parcel of land measuring 30,000 square metres from the Ojomu Chieftaincy Family at the Lekki peninsula, Lagos, and duly obtained the Governor’s Consent to the transaction. Thereafter, SHL claimed it entered into an agreement with Metropole Interproject Limited for the latter to sand-fill the entire parcel of land, and that upon completion of the sand filling, Metropole would be given 7,500 square metres from the land “to serve as the company’s fees.” The petition stated that after the c...

Due to the kind of clothes she likes to wear and is c omfortable in, Baby Blanche has revealed in an interview with Showbiz that she hardly wears panties when she’s going out. Baby Blanche “I love all kinds of lingerie that make a woman feminine because I’m a woman, but I hardly wear panties. This is not because I don’t want to wear them but because the clothes I love to wear wouldn’t permit me to,” she told Showbiz. “I try as much as possible to act as a lady and not to let my panty lines show just because I like to wear dresses that hug my figure. So if I wear clothes and the outline of my panty is glaring like that I don’t like it,” she explained. “Being a lady is not only about wearing make-up and Brazilian hair but also comprises the propriety of whatever you’re wearing,” says Baby Blanche. She adds that she does not worry much about thoughts that she may be sexually assaulted by unscrupulous men because she makes sure she doesn’t go to awkward places at awk...

UEFA Champions League leading scorers after the second round of group games this midweek: 5: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 3: Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 2: Aboubakar (FC Porto), Álvaro Morata (Juventus), Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen), Doumbia (CSKA Moscow), Gaitan (Benfica), Götze (Bayern Munich), Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Hulk (Zenit St. Petersburg), Lestienne (PSV Eindhoven), Mladenovic (BATE Borisov), Müller (Bayern Munich), Suarez (Barcelona), Walcott (Arsenal), Willian (Chelsea)

T he Red Devils came from behind at Old Trafford to beat the Bundesliga side 2-1 in the Champions League last night. And Van Gaal admits poor performances from Antonio Valencia, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Memphis Depay forced him to take the trio off. The Dutchman explained: “Valencia? I think it was tactical because I wanted to prevent crosses from that side and Antonio let them cross. “Also, I saw that at that side they could be more effective on that side. “Schweinsteiger, he was tired I thought and that was the reason, because he also gave balls away. “Schweinsteiger is normally the best possession player, so that is the reason I changed him. The same for Memphis.”

As Chelsea’s problems deepen, Jose Mourinho will attempt to revive his side’s disastrous campaign by masterminding a victory against Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Another testing week has only added to the growing sense of unease around the club, with Mourinho forced to defend his relationship with his players after making unexpected changes for the Champions League trip to Porto. The Blues boss reacted to last weekend’s Premier League draw at Newcastle – Chelsea recovered after falling two goals down to Steve McClaren’s struggling team – by leaving Oscar, Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao at home in midweek and starting Eden Hazard, John Terry and Nemanja Matic on the bench. Jose Mourinho The overhaul did not have the desired effect, with Chelsea slumping to a 2-1 defeat that reinforced the view that Mourinho’s side this season are a shadow of the team that eased their way to the Premier League title in May. The visit of Southampton will provide an...

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on all Nigerians to work towards kicking out corruption in the country. He made the call while speaking with journalist at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun state to mark Nigeria's 55th independence celebration yesterday October1st. According to him; "Corruption must not have resting place within our society. We must kick corruption out because it destroys almost everything and I am not talking about corruption of money. Corruption of attitude, nepotism, favouritism, they are corruption in different forms and all aspects of corruption must be kicked out of our society"he said He said at 55, Nigeria had not done badly as a country ".Fifty-five years in the life of a nation is comparatively young, growing and when you look at the life and history of those that you may call settled societies or reasonably mature countries, we are not doing too badly. They have had missteps just like we are having...

File: FA Cup quarter-final football match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on March 9, 2015. AFP PHOTO Per Mertesacker has challenged Arsenal to show more aggression as they look to recover from their latest European flop in Sunday’s showdown with Premier League leaders Manchester United. Arsene Wenger’s side suffered an embarrassing 3-2 home defeat against Olympiakos in midweek that left them in severe danger of missing out on a place in the Champions League knock-out stages for the first time in 16 years. Adding to the Gunners’ humiliation was the horrendous blunder from goalkeeper David Ospina, who dropped a corner into his own net to gift the Greeks their second goal and in the process triggered a barrage of criticism for Wenger for his decision to rest regular first choice Petr Cech. But Arsenal defender Mertesacker offered no excuses for his team’s second successive European loss and admitted the...

A Nigerian student in Malaysia died on Wednesday after being beaten to death by an angry mob for allegedly trying to rape a woman in an elevator. The incident took place at Flora Damansara apartments, and it was the residents who beat up the deceased, MalayMailOnline reports. One of the police investigators handling the case gave the following account: “We received a call from the security manager of the apartment who informed us of the incident. When police arrived at 8.20pm, the suspect was surrounded by 20 to 30 people and his hands were tied. The policemen were told the suspect had attempted to rape a woman inside a lift. The victim put up a fight and screamed for help as the lift door opened and several men who were in the area caught the suspect. The suspect was then taken to the police station at 8.45pm. He was fine and he even walked into the station accompanied by policemen. The victim, accompanied by a man, also went to the police station and file...

Some soldiers in the Nigerian Army are alleging that they are not given adequate gear to trains, as they wear rubber slippers and casual wear during training. They also told Al Jazeera that they are being denied money meant for food, accommodation, training and equipment, as such funds have been diverted by some officers. Watch the video here Photo/Video Credit: Al Jazeera/Facebook

By Emma Ujah, Ben Agande, Caleb Ayansina  & Ndahi Marama ABUJA—Almost three months after Boko Haram terrorists abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, the military announced, yesterday, that it has arrested one of the sect’s leaders, who was one of the abductors. This came on a day the sect members bombed a Divisional Police Headquarters in Shani Local Government Area of Borno State and also attacked an emir’s palace. The alleged abductor of the Chibok girls, whose name was given as Babuji Ya’ari, was also said to have led the attack in which the Emir of Gwoza, Alh. Idriss Timta, was killed a few weeks ago. Babuji Ya’ari (A suspected abductor of the Chibok girls). The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja, yesterday, that Ya’ari doubled as member of the Youth Vigilante Group, popularly known as Civilian JTF. According to the Defence spokesman, the Boko Haram kingpin used...

By Ndahi Marama M AIDUGURI— Multiple female suicide bombers, yesterday evening, sneaked into Sageri, Ajilari and other communities on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, and detonated bombs which left scores dead and many injured. Ajilari ward, which is on outskirt of Maiduguri, had two days to Sallah, witnessed a suicide bomb attack which left over 100 people dead with 97 seriously injured. The multiple explosions in Sageri and Ajilari occurred simultaneously at about 7:30p.m., after which men of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, responded with their artillery fire power. A source close to the scene at Sageri told Vanguard that the female suicide bombers who sneaked into the area on tricycles, detonated their explosives at a popular public gathering near at tea seller joint (Mai Shai).

A 17-year-old student in Russia died after attempting to take a selfie on a 9th floor rooftop. According to Mirror , the teenager climbed to the top of a building in Vologda, Russia, with a friend one evening last week with the intention of taking a photo of himself dangling off the tall building. The report states: Armed with rope and his phone, he approached the edge of the rooftop in the fading light and lowered himself over it. But seconds later, the rope gave way and he plummeted nine floors. Although several bushes below the rooftop cushioned the boy’s fall, he suffered extensive and severe injuries. He was rushed to a hospital in eastern Russia’s Vologda Oblast region, where he died around two hours later. Although local media have not identified the boy by name, they have provided links to his Instagram page, on which he used the handle ‘drewsssik’ and often posted images of himself in high-risk situations. These include snaps of him posing on r...

The list of ministers has been in public discourse since the swearing in of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 20015. While many call for early formation of the cabinet so that the new government can hit the ground running, the government and its minders say the wait is necessary so as to form a crack team to implement the ‘change’ promised Nigerians. President Buhari, in his Independence broadcast, said:  “ Impatience is not a virtue. Order is more vital than speed. “ In his reaction, Publicity Secretary of the Yoruba Socio- political group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin said  that the President would have submitted the names of ministerial nominees at Eagle Square (on May 29,) rather than to the Senate. According to him: “There is no excitement or surprise in the list. They are mostly run of the mill people that do not warrant waiting four months to have. Those names could have been submitted at Eagles square on May 29.” What is your take...

A LL is not well between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the man widely referred to as the “unofficial vice president”, Mallam Nasir el Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State. Proof: after a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held on 17th September, 2015, el Rufai showed up in Osinbajo’s office and both took a photograph, all smiles; and splashed them all over the internet. Purpose: to debunk the “rumours” making the rounds that they had exchanged insults. To confirm the story further, a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) a couple of days ago tabled as an item for discussion/resolution the “face-off” between Osinbajo and el Rufai. El Rufai has been throwing his weight around since Buhari emerged as President of Nigeria. He is widely reputed to have been behind the double shuffle we saw on the last day of Professor Attahiru Jega as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Remember, Jeg...