List Of Highest Paid Nigerian Footballers In 2012

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Nigerian footballers sure do not earn the sort of money some of their colleagues from other African countries like Ivory Coast (Didier Drogab, Yaya Toure), Cameroun (Samuel Eto) take home. However, that some of them earn quite impressive sums of money is very obvious.

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The fortunes of Nigeria’s footballers in various football leagues across the world may be dwindling as very few are able to land lucrative deals at prestigious clubs unlike their counterparts from South America and some African countries like Ghana, Ivory Coast (where Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba pull in enviable amounts as wages).

PHOTOS: Patience Jonathan And Protest Against Wole Soyinka Over N4bn Building Scandal

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Some "Nigerian Women" rented by Nigeria's first lady and the minister of the FCT Bala Muhmammed were out early yesterday morning on the streets of Abuja for a "staged demonstration" in support of the minister's plan to build a N4 billion mission building for the first lady's pet project.

The women, youths and physically challenged protesters were all carrying placards supposedly written for them abusing Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka. Some of the placards read: "Educated illiterate", "Soyinka: Grammar King without sense", "Abuja has come to stay ".

Cultural diversification in Nigeria: A blessing or a Curse?

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Even in the record of Nigeria, one may come to terms with the editor that it was the traditional or racial differences which propelled polarize beliefs that made indirect rule at the same time as the colonial era to be profitable in the north and success-less in the south

Cultural difference is a phrase mainly used in narrating a society with folks of different cultural roots which manifest in their languages, mode of dressing, arts, as well as other traditional practices which are either similar or in another way different from each group. Such traditional practices are highly valued and held with great adoration among common people of an ethnic congregate.

Photos from the opening ceremony of Eko Atlantic City

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Former US president Bill Clinton, President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Fashola, Bola Tinubu and many top dignitaries attended the opening ceremony of the first phase of the Eko Atlantic City which held in Lagos yesterday.  Eko Atlantic City is a new city born from the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos. The new 5-million-square-metre city, is to be the first modern smart city in Africa to be built on reclaimed land from the Atlantic Ocean. See more photos from the dedication after the Break...

Nigeria combs border areas for kidnapped French family

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MAIDUGURI (AFP) – Nigerian security forces searched the country’s northeast along the border with Cameroon on Thursday in a bid to free a French family kidnapped earlier this week, officials said.

“Intelligence reports have shown that the abductors may be holding their victims … around the Dikwa area,” a security official in the region said on condition of anonymity.

“But I must tell you we haven’t got the exact location. Our men and other sister security agencies, especially our colleagues in the immigration service, are already on operation and we have the strictest instruction to carry out the operation with caution.”

Nigerians’ll soon enjoy regular electricity supply – Elumelu

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The Chief Executive Officer, Transcorp/Woodrock, the consortium that won the bid for Ugheli Power Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, on Thursday said with the signing of transaction and industry agreements for the Power Holding Company of Nigeria’s successor companies, the stage was set for the citizens to enjoy uninterrupted power supply.

Elumelu spoke with State House correspondents shortly after his firm, which emerged the preferred bidder for the Ugheli plant, signed a Power Purchase Agreement with the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Plc.

The NBET signed similar agreements with five other firms in respect to Geregu Power Plc, Sapele Power Plc, Kainji Hydro Electric Plc, Shiroro Hydro Electric Plc and Egbin Power Plc.

ON POINT: Spiritual, Mental Slavery Still Exist In Nigeria —Soyinka

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NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has observed that mental and spiritual slavery still exist in some parts of the world, including Nigeria, as some religious leaders are determined to enslave others rather than preach the gospel that appeal through the minds.

Soyinka made the observation in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, at the public presentation of a book ‘’He Dared: The story of Okuku Udo Akpabio, the Great Colonial African Ruler,” written by Offonmbuck Akpabio, held at the Le’Meridien Ibom Hotels and Golf Resort.

SSS Uncovers Iranian Terror Cell In Lagos

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The State Security Service said in Abuja on Wednesday that it had uncovered a terror network, coordinated by Iranians, in Lagos.

The SSS said this while parading a leader of an Islamic sect, Abdullahi Berende, and two others said to be operators of the Iranian terror cell gathering information about Israelis and Americans living in Nigeria.

Paraded alongside 50-year-old Berende were Sulaiman Saka and Saheed Adewunmi. The three were said to be working for Iranian terrorists planning to attack Americans and Israelis in the country.

A third suspect, Bunyamin Yusuf, is said to be at large.

Berende who is said to be a leader of the Shi’a Islamic sect in Ilorin, Kwara State, told journalists that he was employed by “people who were ready to capitalise on my weakness,” though he denied being part of a terrorist network.

How Can One Nigeria Continue To Exist?

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Caging ourselves in disunity or do we need common respect (identifying all and sundry as "us", as shared Nigerians) living happily in alliance? It's our take.

The recent series of bombings by the Boko Haram crew in Nigeria has cast a new layer of lack confidence in to the portfolio of the cynic's mind questioning whether the nation conceived in alliance can survive. I agree to disagree that it cannot. The preceding journeys that our founding fathers had ushered us around, can never be gone despite the fact that it's being distracted by the present. Our future is tied to their sweat, enduring labor. A nation that continue to lives colonialism, and civil war can endure ethnicism, and Boko Haram. The following can help Nigeria continue to live as one single entity:

Redeemed Christian Church Interpreter Rapes 12-Year-Old Girl

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An interpreter with the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, identified as Akin Adewale, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. The suspect allegedly committed the crime in his home located at number 6, Shamusideen, Oke-Sokori area of the town when his wife was not at home.

The victim is said to be daughter of a church member of the suspect's church, and was residing with the suspect and his wife, alongside their two kids.

After violently raping the 12-year-old, the church leader threatened her and asked her not to tell anyone, the victim's mother said. The traumatized girl defied the threats, ran to the house of her biological parents and crying profusely, narrated the event to her mother.

GREED: 46-Year-Old Man Killed His Parents To Inherit N63 Million Will

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A greedy, debt ridden son, Stephen Seddon, supposedly helped rescue his parents from a car crash he staged and shot them dead four months later to inherit almost N63 Million (£250,000)
He shot both parents after learning he was the sole beneficiary of their will.The guy who is 46 and married with 2 children killed his parents despite them giving him £40,000 and buying him a home. After shooting, he made the scene look like his father killed his wife and committed suicide. This is why it is better for people to keep their will beneficiaries secret until they die naturally to avoid these terrible displays like this one, especially if it involves a lot of money.

Female Banker Jailed 9 Solid Years For Fraud

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Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a former banker, Vera Ogbonna Akanni to nine years imprisonment for defrauding her bank customers various sums of money to the tune of N35.4 million.

The convict was prosecuted on an eight count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing by fraudulent conversion.

Prior to her sentencing, defence counsel, Yinka Oyeniji, drew the attention of the court to an affidavit of means placed before the court on February 17, 2013.

Shocking and disturbing footage of nanny beating a 4 month old baby

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It is hard to believe that people meant to care and raise infant children putting them in physical harms way.  In the clip below, you will see some disturbing footage of a nanny that was caught on tape assaulting a 4 moth old baby. 

If you are a mom it'll be so hard for you to watch. 

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Indonesian Nanny beating 4 month old baby

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Yahoo Yahoo Boys: How To Avoid Some Scam Letters

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Have you ever received mails from individuals or organizations you have never had any dealing with offering you huge amount of money for a lottery you didn’t enter for or an opportunity to share in the money of a deceased persons?

Chances are that you have if you are a regular internet user. These kinds of mail are from fraudsters and you should never be tempted to respond to them if you don’t want to lose your hard earned money to them.

A very common one is a mail from a non-existing international lottery organization informing you that your e mail address was picked in an end of the year promo. The mail will be so real that it contains your winning numbers and your e mail address to authenticate it, but it is 419.

Customs arrests passenger with $1.1m

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The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Customs’ Command yesterday arrested a passenger with $1.1 million, at the international wing of the Lagos Airport.

The passenger, identified as Professor Ofoegbu  Charles  Ononuju, said he is a Director of AZ Petroleum.

The Customs Area Comptroller, Charles Epowei Edike, said the passenger declared the currency both on forms CDF1A and CDF1B, but claimed he was travelling to Kenya to solve a dispute with Kenyan community  over oil blocks .

He said this accounted for his resolve to travel with such huge amount of money.

Edike said the passenger and the currency have been handed over to officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), for further investigation.

Meet Chris Attoh.. The Delectable Kwame On Tinsel

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Ghanaian actor, Christopher Nii Attoh, is a star that shines in several ways. With over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry, he has carved a niche for himself as an entertainer who delivers excellently across different fields.

Regarded as one of the most handsome dudes on the Ghanaian movie scene (Ghollywood), the TV show-host, radio presenter, actor and meteoric master of ceremonies (MC) started from Groove FM, where he did his national service, moved toChoice FM and later the Metropolitan TV (popularly known as Metro TV), where he hosted the show, Links and also hosted the popular Show Time on Ghana TV (GTV). He attended Achimota High School, and did his Sixth form at the Accra Academy School before he left for Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he studied painting.

Nigerian Man Banned From Public Toilet Because Of Gay S*x

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Charles Omishore, 32, lured men to have s*x with them in public bathrooms. While he was engaging in s*x, he pick-pocketed the men and stole their possessions.

The 32-year-old crook targeted gay men as they were having s*x in the loos, so it is feared many of his crimes have not been reported.

Omishore, who has 22 previous convictions, is barred from setting foot in men’s rooms in Soho and Westminster, central London, after a ruling at Westminster magistrates’ court.

Facebook App Leads To Death of Teenager

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FACEBOOK has defended its ties with website ask.fm which was linked to the suicides of two teenagers.

Schoolgirls Ciara Pugsley, 15, and Erin Gallagher, 13, took their lives after being subjected to abuse on ask.fm.

The Latvian-based site allows users to post anonymously on each other’s pages.

It can also be used as an application which can be accessed through Facebook.

Privacy and public policy officer at Facebook, Patricia Cartes, said: “If you engage with the ask.fm application on Facebook, our real name policy is automatically applied.

Check Out Top 21 Richest Nigerian Billionaires

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Very few Nigerians have made the Forbes list of richest people in the world the reason been that Forbes estimates the wealth of individuals and rank them based on the value of shares they have in quoted companies (companies listed on the stock exchange)

The few Nigerians that have the list are Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and Femi Otedola.

The list of top 21 Richest Nigerian billionaires has been based on:

The value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company’s brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.