Boko Haram Will Fade Out Gradually – Omeri

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Nigerians have been told by the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mr. Mike Omeri, that the current spate of violence in the country was built up over time and as such, will take an equally gradual process to imbibe a total culture of peace and stability. Omeri who said this at a forum to mark his one year in office, added that the efforts being made across the states by the agency will not be in vain as many Nigerians are hungry for peace.He however called for greater efforts from Nigerians across board to sustain and promote different campaigns especially at the grassroot level, on taking the right actions to eliminate corruption and promote peaceful growth and development.

Peoples Party Of Nigeria (PPN) Chairman Is Dead

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The National Chairman of the Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN, Mr Abiodun Sunday Odusanya is dead.
The cause of his death is still uncertain as at the time of this post. PPN has a strong based in Ogun state and some South Western states.

More details soon

Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs Launch Tiketmobile An App That Helps You Buy InterState Bus Tickets Eas

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A group of four young Nigerian entrepreneurs have launched an innovative mobile app which you can use to buy Inter-state bus tickets easily. The app is called Tiketmobile, according to the founders:

We are very excited to introduce Tiketmobile to you. Tiketmobile lets travellers find and buy bus tickets conveniently from their mobile devices.

Tiketmobile was first conceived and built at Start-up Weekend Lagos in September 2011. Between then and now, we have iterated a number of times on our platform, strategy and offering. Currently, to buy tickets on Tiketmobile, a user would have to access it from our mobile website, www.tiketmobile.com. If the user is visiting from a mobile phone, they are automatically redirected there.

7 Great Reasons To Hug More

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There was a time when hugs were given freely, but we seem to live in an increasingly hands-off world, making do with superficial pecks on the cheek and a token embrace, or even just a smile from afar, worse still a nodding gesture. The findings of a study on how hugs heal the heart make me sure that if we hugged more, the world would be a happier, safer place. According to various research studies, here’s what a simple hug can do:

Make your workers income earners, not salary earners

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If you look through the questions posed by Aramide on the left hand side (question and answer column), you will appreciate the pains entrepreneurs go through in the day-to-day running of their businesses. Beyond her questions which have been attempted, we shall look further on fundamental issues business operators must get right in order for them to minimise loss and get their businesses out of the danger zone as fast as possible.

WARNING: Excess Consumption of Meat Shortens life- Physician

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The Medical Director, Medical Art Centre, Lagos, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, has warned that excess consumption of meat could reduce life expectancy. Ashiru, who spoke at the Vanguard Allure Wellness Seminar in Lagos on Friday, said though meat is a rich source of protein, too much of it in a diet pose long term cardiovascular risks.He noted that excess consumption of meat was associated with declining kidney function and gout as well as increased risks of heart disease and cancer.According to him, patients treating the aforementioned diseases must reduce their intake of meat.

Hypertension, now killing young Nigerians – Experts

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Medical personnel have raised the alarm that young people in their 30s now die daily of hypertension, a disease often described as a silent killer, BUKOLA ADEBAYO writes.Before now, hypertension usually signposted by high blood pressure, was not too common among the young.  But physicians in the nation’s hospitals said that young Nigerians in their 30s and 40s are now becoming the victims of the deadly disease. This, they said, was due to ignorance and poor management of the ailment.

Photo: Man Bonds With Crocodile

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Deep in the Costa Rican jungle, a fisherman named Chito discovered a crocodile that had been shot in the eye by a cattle farmer and left to die.Chito was able to drag the massive reptile into his boat and brought him to his home, where he stayed by his side for months, nursing him back to health. He named the crocodile Pocho. “I stayed by Pocho’s side while he was ill, sleeping next to him at night.He and Chito play, wrestle and hug on a daily basis. That bond, Chito said, took years to forge.

18-Year-Old Boy Stabs Neighbour To Death For Sleeping With His Girlfriend

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A teenager from Matobo district, Zimbabwe fatally stabbed a neighbour after suspecting that he was having an affair with his girlfriend, police have reported.Jokoniya Moyo (18) proceeded to Elliot Ncube’s house in the same area at about 1am where Evidence Ncube (27) was staying and started assaulting him. Ncube tried to flee but Moyo caught up with him and stabbed him once on the left shoulder. Ncube died as a result of excessive bleeding.

Immigration Comptroller General, Rose Uzoma, retired from service

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Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), was today Tuesday 15th January retired from the service following the controversy that trailed the recruitment exercise of the agency.
A letter conveying her retirement was signed by the Minister of Interior and Chairman of CDFIPB, Comrade Abba Moro. Mrs Uzoma will be temporarily replaced by her deputy, Mr. Rilwan Bala Musa, pending when the agency gets a new Comptroller General.

17-Yr-Old SS2 Girl Committed Suicide After Being Caught In Boy’s House In Kaduna

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For fear of facing the shame of being caught in a boy’s house, a 17-year-old SS2 student, Christiana Silas, decided to commit suicide by taking a dose of insecticide in Karatudu area, Gonin Gora, Kaduna state, last christmas. Prior to the suicidal action, we gathered that the teenager was caught in a boy’s room in the neighourhood after being declared missing for hours.  The late girl allegedly disappeared from the house at about 9pm on Christmas day without disclosing her whereabouts to anyone.

Guru Maharaj Ji’s Bombshell: Quote Me, Pastors Use Juju To Hold Their Members!

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He is 65. He is at an age when his peers have started coming to terms with the onset of old age. It is an age when his contemporaries have started seeing their grand children, some luckier ones, great grand children. Paradoxically, it is an age Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, the Ibadan, Oyo State-based self-acclaimed Living Perfect Master, has come out to shock the world with an unabashed antagonism to the sacred institution of marriage.

7 Men Gang molest 29-Year-Old Married Woman On A Bus In New Delhi, India

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In an incident similar to a sexual assault that sent shock waves worldwide, Indian police say a woman was gang-molestd over the weekend by seven men after she boarded a bus at night. Police arrested six suspects, including the bus driver, after the alleged Friday night attack in Gurdaspur district in Punjab. A manhunt for the other man was under way Sunday. 

16 SIGNS YOU MAY HAVE HIV

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1)Fever
One of the first signs of ARS can be a mild fever, up to
about 102 degrees F.
The fever, if it occurs at all, is often accompanied by other
usually mild symptoms, such as fatigue, swollen lymph
glands, and a sore throat.
"At this point the virus is moving into the blood stream and
starting to replicate in large

VIDEO: Punish Corrupt Lawmakers

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A lawyer, Benson Enikuomehin has asked the leadership of the National Assembly to find a way of sanctioning corrupt lawmakers.

Mr Enikuomehin, who was speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily, said: "Just like a doctor would cut off cancerous part of the body to prevent the disease from spreading, so also persons who bring the hallow chambers to disrupt should not be taken with gloved hands."

5-year-old boy sent away from school for having long hair (PICTURED)

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The school, Roberts Road Elementary, in Hockley had turned away a 5-year-old boy for sporting a long hair during enrollment, as reported by local news, Thursday, January 10. The boy’s mother, Ursula Martin, said that her son’s hair was not a problem in the previous school that he came from. The family had just moved to Hockley. Martin could not understand how the length of his son’s hair could affect his education. Martin said: “He doesn’t feel like he should have to cut his hair to go to school.” 

Obama half-brother runs for office in Kenya

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Keeping it in the family: President Obama’s step-brother is running for office in Kenya. Malik Obama says he will run for governor of western Kenyan county of Siaya. “Siaya county is facing a lot of problems from poor infrastructure to poverty due to bad leadership,” Obama said in a recent campaign appearance. “I will change this if elected.”

12 Policemen Killed, Two Injured in Lagos, Kano

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It was another black weekend for officers of the Nigeria Police Force, as armed robbers allegedly killed about 10 of them in different parts of Lagos State. In Kano State, the story was also the same as some unidentified gunmen allegedly shot dead two policemen and injured two others at Kawo Tishama, an outskirt of Kano metropolis.

The death of the policemen, it was gathered, had increased the recent death toll of officers, who died in the course of duty within the last two years to 42.

Imo Deputy Gov Aide Kidnapped, Murdered

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The protocol officer to the Imo State Deputy Governor, Chief Laz Anyanwu was yesterday evening found dead in Owerri four days after he was reportedly kidnapped near Government House, Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Anyanwu, a former director of administration and services in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area was discovered dead along a bush path at Nwaoriebe in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State yesterday afternoon.

"Nigeria Is In Dire State Of Disrepute.This Is Unacceptable" - Cardinal Okogie

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The Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Okogie, has expressed concern over the inability of President Goodluck Jonathan and other leaders to provide purposeful leadership for the country. He also expressed concern over the jostle for power among Nigerian politicians. Mr. Okogie, a Cardinal, said on Sunday that their inordinate ambition was at the expense of the welfare of the citizenry.He said the continued neglect of the welfare of the majority of Nigerians by the nation’s leaders might lead to further adverse consequences.