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Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to reports that he was mentally unstable. Okorocha, cleared the air yesterday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after returning from his two-week vacation. “Well, I was just coming from the United States of America, I went to see my grandson. I have just been blessed with another grandson, making a total of four grandchildren,” he said. “No, I have never been sick at all, I have never been sick. I am always healthy. I am not in a hurry to go (laughs). I am very health and I have never been to any hospital. I am fine and strong. I don’t know where the rumour comes from but it is nothing to write home about,” he said. “I have never been to hospital, I’m fine, I’m healthy and as you can see, I’m more relaxed than ever. “I did two weeks plus, I know, they are not used to me going out. They are not used to me travelling and they saw this, I don’t blame them. But everything is okay and I’m back again to resum

Temi Otedola shared this picture of her father's old skool gadgets... My take is, those gadget gives him comfort.."like they say, be comfortable in your own skin''

This is the Brother of a blog visitor and last night she opened a gofundme  page to try and gather funds to save her brother... Ikediachi Solomon Iromuanya  Account number 3013060180 First bank PLC ''My name is Ikedichi Solomon Iromuanya. I am 35 yrs old and have been diagnosed with a Renal disease and have been on dialysis for a long time . Presently I am on dialysis at FMC Umuahia in Abia State Nigeria and I need a kidney transplant. The cost of the surgery is $30,000 equivalent to N10million Naira. I need this funds as quickly as possible just so I can live a normal life again. How I long to carry my adorable daughter again in my arms and be her caring daady again. There is no  amount that is too small and I pray that Almighty God who sees in secret will reward you openly as you show me kindness at such a difficult time as this''. ''Hello Stella, I am one of your BVNs, My brother has been sick for quite a long time now. Doctor said that hi

Alhaji Musa Jidawa, Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday, said that over 300 houses, farmlands and livestock had been destroyed by flood in Jakusko and Adaya communities. He made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. Jidawa said, “We received report of over 250 houses destroyed in Jakusko and about 54 others in Adaya but no life was lost, the affected people are taking shelter with relations in the communities. The executive secretary added that the state government had provided food, clothes and building materials to the victims to assist them resettle. Jidawa said that the agency had embarked on enlightenment campaign, urging communities on waterways to vacate the water routes to avoid disaster. “There are early warning signals indicating flood in some states, including Yobe, we have therefore addressed flood prone communities to evacuate the water path. “There are communities that

fter battling with ovarian cancer for months, Mayowa Ahmed has been confirmed dead at a hospital in South Africa, where she was flown to for treatment. Mayowa’s cousin, Habeeb Odufuye, broke the news of her death on his Twitter account around 1.23pm on Sunday, saying, “Ahmed has left us in this world. “On behalf of the entire Ahmed’s family, we say thank you to everyone that was part of #SaveMayowa – RTs, donations. God bless you all. She tried, we tried, but God’s will prevailed. By Allah, in whose hands our lives are, Mayowa Ahmed has left us in this world. We pray that Jannat (paradise) becomes her home,” the tweet read. One of our correspondents, who called and sent text messages to the telephone line of Mayowa’s brother, Ibrahim Ahmed, to confirm the news, did not get a response. However, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, in a text message to PUNCH Metro, said the command had been informed about Mayowa’s death by the family’s lawyer.

The exchange rate remained pressured last week over foreign exchange (forex) liquidity constraints, as the interbank market rates for spot trades oscillated between N312-N317.50/$ al, through the week. However, in the parallel market, the exchange rate closed flat week-on-week at N397/$, though traded as high as N393/$ earlier in the week. The naira hit all-time low of N365.25 to the dollar on Thursday at the interbank market. Already, analysts said the market will remain pressured in the interim, especially at the parallel market, until sizeable amount of forex flows into the system. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had last week, increased the sale of forex to a single Bureau De Change operator from $30,000 to $50,000 weekly. The relative paucity of forex inflow generally has been put on struggling investor confidence, as many foreign investors are said to be watching ongoing reforms and their sustainability. The pared earlier losses, recording about 5.2 per cent apprecia

The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has condemned the desperation by some politicians to rope former President Goodluck Jonathan into the formation of the Niger Delta Avengers. The group, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Eric Omare, said the desperation came to the pinnacle with the media report that said that intelligence report indicated that Jonathan was one of the persons behind the formation of the NDA. The IYC said, “The characters behind this desperate plan are politicians of Niger Delta extraction who are in the present government and do not want a peaceful resolution of the renewed militancy in the region. “They prefer a military option that would result in the killing of innocent Niger Deltans. The genesis of these frivolous accusations against former President Jonathan started after he visited President Buhari few weeks ago. “And after the meeting and while speaking with the media, Jonathan said that everybody desired peace and

Aero Contractors, one of Nigeria’s largest domestic airlines, is set to lay off some of its workers as its financial crisis becomes worsened. Already, the airline is in talks with aviation unions on how to cut down on the number of workers in its employ. It was gathered on Sunday that the airline, which met with officials of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria last Thursday on the issue, would continue with the meeting this week. It was also learnt that the carrier was facing stiff operational challenges, a development that led to the closure of some of its stations. While officials of the carrier debunked claims that Aero was at the verge of shutting down completely, it was, however, gathered that the airline had not been able to bring in some of its airplanes that were sent out for routine maintenance due to foreign exchange constraints. Officials of ATSSSAN and the Airline Operators of Nigeria said on Sunday that the challenges were not pecu

No fewer than five people, including two children, have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured after three vehicles crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the accident happened at about 6pm on Sunday around the UNILAG Waterfront end of the bridge. It involved a LAGBUS, a Rover Jeep and a Hilux pickup. An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority told our correspondent on the telephone that the accident was caused by the pickup. He explained that the driver of the truck drove at top speed and had a blowout before somersaulting. He said, “The truck driver was at top speed when he had a blowout and somersaulted. The truck crashed into the other vehicles, including the LAGBUS. In all, two vehicles somersaulted in the accident. Five people died and 13 were injured.” A resident, Babajide Kabiawu, said there was an influx of emergency response teams at the scene of the accident. “Fire service trucks and ambulances were se

THE Cross River State command of Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested a Cameroonian couple (names withheld by the command) with a two-week-old baby boy suspected to have been stolen.  The couple alleged that the baby was sold to them by an unidentified child trafficker in the south western part of Nigeria.  The state Comptroller of Immigration, Mrs. Funke Adeuyi, disclosed in Calabar on Saturday that the suspects were arrested on August 10 at the Nfum Control Post in Etung Local Government Area of the state by a border patrol team. Adeuyi said the suspects were arrested after the first line interrogation showed that their surnames did not tally. Adeuyi said, “After searching their travelling documents, we found out that their surnames did not tally. They also claimed to have been married for 15 years. This gave us room for suspicion and further investigation. “Our next line of action is to hand them over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Perso

This is what he wrote on his page ''Take a look at the list of the top 10 countries that won medals at the 2016 olympics (bottom right), compare to the 10 least religious countries in the world(bottom left), and you will see that plus or minus one or two countries, the list is almost identical. Continue to read after the list.... With all our religions and self righteousness, all we could win so far is one embarrassing bronze medal? The Nigerian athletes themselves are heroes, competing against athletes from countries that consider sports a greater priority than religion, where athletes don't have to worry about feeding, hotel bills, flight tickets or sports kits. Many sportsmen could not fly out to represent Nigeria, yet private jets belonging to 'men of God' lay fallow. A whole giant of Africa is now fast becoming a former giant, because we exchanged our greatness in agriculture & commerce, for greatness in religious manipulation. Our governmen

Happy Birthday to the Joro, he is a relationship adviser and a fashion guru..Today happens to be his birthday and he's actually 30year old (wow). see photos of him below Ladies, he is still very much single and hardworking...lol...

At least six persons have been feared dead and several others injured in a blood spilling clash between the indigenes of Akowa in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state and Hausa people living in the community. The incident which occurred during the evening hours Friday, has led to the lost of properties, burning of the community and people deserting their locality in the process . According to reports, an Hausa man had ran amuck killing two indigenes and equally taking his own life thereafter. This in turn made the residents engage in a reprisal attack leading to the deaths of four others. According to Okeoma News, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, Mr Andrew Enwerem, a Deputy Superintendent of police, DSP, said that his office has received a report that three persons were killed in the attack, while several others were injured and receiving treatments at various hospitals. The police spokesperson further disclosed that on receiving

"He tried bribing us with $1m cash," Okah brothers say, as they sue GEJ for N5bn Days after former president Goodluck Jonathan, in a statement by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, accused them of planning to assassinate him, Henry and Charles Okah, who are currently facing trials in S. Africa and Nigerian respectively, have slammed a N5bn lawsuit against him and his media aide, for allegedly breaching their fundamental right to fair hearing. Charles Okah, also corroborated the recent claims of Cynthia Whyte, the spokesperson of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), a splinter group from the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), that GEJ is the founder of NDA and that he tried bribing the brothers to help lobby the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to endorse his 2nd term ambition. Charles Okah, in a statement released by his solicitor, Timipa Jenkins Okponipere Esq., in a statement, last night, was quoted as saying: “I can aconfirm that the RNDA acco

Had been on the phone earlier today with ma sister right here who was not too happy with how I sounded. True to her worries, I was rushed to the hospital on an emergency tip this afternoon. Calling to find out if it felt any better and realizing I had to dialyse, she froze work, ran to the hospital and literally stood on her feet next to my bed till I was smiling. She left the hospital this late after having amazing material impact on dialysing patients and watching me walk to my car So going home now am thinking. This woman has been unshaken as a friend for 16years and in the last 5years of the struggle to stay alive with Kidney failure every time a hand is squeezing mine to say we would beat this in the darkest times, it his hers. No fatigue with the love shown, no trumpet blowing, an amazing friend as would be readily testified by those that know her at the same time when I can write 10 books on fair weather friends whose level of worry would start and culminate in a 48

I made it without relocating to Lagos or sleeping with anyone to get roles. The A-list actress said this in a recent interview with Punchng. Speaking on her journey to stardom and how she became a star without relocating to Lagos, she said: “Lagos is too rowdy. It’s too busy for me. In Lagos, everybody is hustling. I am not a hustler. All my life, I have never had to hustle for anything, anything I have came to me, including stardom. It is true that actresses have to sleep with producers to get roles, I’m happy I didn’t have to do so. Sometimes, it is people’s way of trying to explain away their failure. I didn’t pass through it. From my experience, nobody ever asked to sleep with me. If you present yourself as someone that can sleep around to get roles, people will treat you that way. But the truth is, how many people do you want to sleep with before you become famous?”....In all i am grateful to GOD. Girls una don hear?

People who know me well will tell you that the easiest and fastest way to get money out of me is to tell me you're sick. I hate seeing people that helpless. Over the years, I've donated and also used my platform to raise money for several sick people, including Mayowa Ahmed. Early morning on July 28th, I received a call saying the #SaveMayowa campaign was a scam. That the lady was terminally ill and the family had no intentions of using the money raised for her health to treat her as they had no invite from the hospital in Atlanta, neither did she even have a visa to the US. Please continue... They wanted me to blog it quickly so people could stop donating. I found it hard to believe at first but it was coming from people who were directly involved in raising money for the sick girl. I sent someone to LUTH to investigate, he got there and found chaos. The Police was already involved, people were being questioned, some folks were shouting, he spoke to people in the hospi

A fire outbreak on Thursday night destroyed goods and property worth millions of naira at Balm of Gilead Specialist Hospital and Marketing Centre, Ilesa, Osun. The fire which started around 9 p.m lasted for about three hours before it was put off by firemen and good Samaritans. Prof. Alexander Owolabi, a Consultant Gynaecologist at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, who owns the hospital attributed the fire outbreak to electrical high voyage. Owolabi expressed dissatisfaction on poor service of the fire service, adding that unavailability of good fire fighter vehicle, scarcity of diesel and water among others contributed to the total loss of the whole resident. He appealed to governments to provide adequate and functional fire fighter vehicles, sufficient diesel, water and other necessary materials used to quench fire outbreak in the interest of the citizenry. According to him, the fire fighting vehicle is too old, and the water pipe not powerful

Five persons have been declared missing after Enwhe and Igbide communities of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state clashed over a disputed plot of land. The Punch gathered that a woman with six and half month-old pregnancy was also shot dead during the fracas. It was gathered that the five missing persons comprising three women and two men had not been seen by their relatives since last Monday fracas. Our correspondent learnt that the victims were from Enwhe community. Igbide community also claimed that one Prince Palmer Obukeni and a woman with six and a half month old pregnancy were also shot dead during the clash. A source in the community told our correspondent that trouble started when some women from Enwhe who had gone to harvest cassava on Monday morning were allegedly attacked by suspected gunmen from Igbide at the site of the disputed land. The Enwhe community women who escaped the ambush alerted their kinsmen who also mobilised to confront suspect

Banky did not change that much, but Wizzy baby really changed...#MONEYISGOOD

Earlier today Waconzy posted a picture of Linda Ikeji professing plenty love to her on Instagram...see what he wrote after the picture...  Waconcy: My kinda woman must be a World Shaker, Independent and must have the fear of God and just so you know, I always had a sincere crush on @officiallindaikeji 💘 #mostbeautiful #lindaikeji hmmmmmm, (in nkechi's voice) continue crushing on Linda Ikeji as a candy crusher that you is na, if you don't stop and propose to her instead, the thunder. nkechi signing out..let the huSTLE pay..Hala....lol

Nigeria’s hope of being certified Polio-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO), next year, might have been dashed, as two new cases have been reported. Health authorities in Abuja have, however, remained silent, with key officials refusing to be quoted. The two cases of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) were discovered in Gwarzo and Jere LGAs of Borno State, yesterday. A top health official said the country has decided to term it a ‘suspicion’, while it seeks the best approach to break the news to the public. It was learnt WHO could announce the development at a press conference in Geneva tomorrow. Last month, July 24, Nigeria celebrated two years without any new case of Polio because the last known infection was in July 2014. It is uncertain how the WHO will handle the resurgence. WHO and Rotary, which co-funds polio eradication, warned against relaxing surveillance and maintaining commitment. Last week, a number of civil society organisations raised concern about N12.8bn immunisat

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter Friday to express his annoyance at being detained by US airport immigration authorities for the third time, saying the experience “really, really sucks”. The last time Khan, 50, was detained by immigration officials in New York in 2012, it sparked uproar among his Indian fans who accused the US of racial profiling, and led Washington to apologise. “I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks,” Khan tweeted after he was pulled aside at Los Angeles airport. “The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons”. As news of Khan’s detention broke on Indian television channels, US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal quickly expressed regret. “Sorry for the hassle at the airport, @iamsrk – even American diplomats get pulled for extra screening!” Biswal tweeted. Washington had previously denied allegations th

Aondosoo Winifred Tondo, a lecturer at the University of Mkar, Gboko, Benue State, was murdered in the early hours of yesterday, at his house located within the University staff quarters. Reports have it that four gunmen stormed his house at about 4 am and shot him in front of his wife. He was nursing an ambition to contest for the chairmanship position of Buruku LGA. The gunmen didn’t take anything away from the house after the operation.

According to reports, the Omuo Ekiti, Ekiti State indegene, died last Sunday, in India, after a prolonged illness. Adu, M.Sc., ACS, FCS, CFA, was an experienced Investment Banker with about 20 years of experience. during which he led many landmark transactions in Africa, raising over US$7bn for Nigerian Corporations and Government entities.

The talented writer said this in a recent interview with UK’s Channel 4 News, while reacting to why she hid her pregnancy. Her words: "I wanted my pregnancy to be something I shared with the people I love, with the people who know me. There is a kind of pregnancy as a trendy thing that I'm very uncomfortable with, and I deeply dislike expressions like ‘baby bump’. I find it very irritating."....

Woman flees after dumping her child at the Assemblies of God church, Obudu, Cross River state. . . The baby was discovered at the church premises around 2:30pm on August 4, 2016, after the mother, Monica, had reportedly collected N1,000 from Francis Agianpuye, the reverend in charge of the church, some days earlier. . . Agianpuye said he discovered the child who had been abandoned with some clothes in a bag, and had sent some youths to go in search of the mother. When they couldn’t find the child’s mother, he made the decision to take the matter to the police. . . The State's Police Public Relations Officer, Ms. Irene Ugbo, said the child was currently in the custody of the cleric and the command had started searching for the fleeing mother.

My Friday has started i dont know about you...lol

Today, the Nigerian Army set up a General Court Martial to try 20 soldiers involved in criminal activities which include murder, crimes against civilians, and illegal sales of firearms in the ongoing counter insurgency warfare in the Northeast. A court martial of the Nigerian Army has begun the trial of 20 officers and men for various offences, ranging from murder, gun-running to misconduct in the line of duty in Borno State. This was disclosed on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, shortly after the inauguration of the court martial. Brig. Gen. Victor Ezugwu, acting General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, Nigerian Army, which is concentrated in Borno State to combat Boko Haram terrorism under the code-name “Operation Lafiya Dole”, shortly after the court was established, noted that “the court martial is to achieve timely and quick dispensation of justice within the framework provided in relevant statute books.” “It important that both the prosecution and the accused persons or t

Nigerian arrested at Muscat International Airport after he allegedly tried to smuggle 217 ATM cards into Oman.. What does he want to do with the ATM cards sef, more so how did he get them?

Armed robbers have shot dead a cashier, identified only as Genesis, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that Genesis, a cashier with a plastics company in the Ilupeju Industrial Estate, was shot dead last Wednesday while he was heading for a bank with his colleagues’ salaries. Our correspondent gathered that Genesis was shot three times by the gunmen, who also injured the company’s driver. The matter was said to have been reported at the Ilupeju Police Division which removed Genesis’ corpse. A source in the company said the robbers, however, could not take away the money with the cashier before they escaped. He said, “The incident happened in the morning. The news came as a shock to all of us. The deceased is in his early 30s. He was on an assignment to pay the salaries of the workers when he and the driver were attacked. “The money with them was not taken.” The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.

Mrs Lola Emeruwa is the founder of WISH...She was a model and had the privileged to work with top world fashion designers like Marc Jacob, Gucci etc....She is a strong woman who has been working hard and still doing. Today happens to be her birthday too so i have decided to wish her HBD from this side of the world..lol...HBD to you my mentor...you will always remain my #WCM.. see her photos below.. Happy Birthday ma...

Though attempts have been made to assure Nigerians that there are no plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly referred to as petrol, The PUNCH has gathered that the actual price at which the product should sell at filling stations is N151.87 per litre. This “realistic” price is more than the maximum N145 per litre fixed by the Federal Government on May 11, 2016 when it liberalised the downstream oil sector, marketers with knowledge of the market and the pricing mechanism told one of our correspondents on Tuesday. This, they said, was basically due to the continued scarcity of the United States dollar, adding that the true price of petrol was N151.87 litre, judging by the current ex-depot price of the commodity. In Tuesday’s exclusive report by The PUNCH on a looming hike in petrol price, dealers explained that the ex-depot price of the product was N133.28 per litre and that the marketers were doing their best to manage the situation. They stress

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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta says it has been vindicated by the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers’ allegation that former President Goodluck Jonathan is a grand patron of new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers. MEND claimed in a statement on Tuesday that Jonathan was sponsoring the NDA to destabilise the government of his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. The statement signed by one Jomo Gbomo was MEND’s response to Jonathan’s denial of the allegation by the RNDA, linking the ex-President with the new militant group. The full text of the statement was made available to online news platform, SaharaReporters by MEND. Continue to read on  Punch

Last week a twitter handle said, she witnessed how a woman slapped her husband in Luth because she saw a naked picture of a girl in his phone, the man muted and was looking at here..see the tweet below.. They got home and the man threw the wife belongings outside, now her family members are begging the man to forgive her ignorance...*phew* My take: why on earth will she slap her husband in public? i know what the man did is wrong but slapping him in public is totally wrong, she has just given the man the upper hand over the issue. I pray for peace in their home..Amen

Peace and ibe meet on twitter in 2014 on twitter and they got married in July 2016. Ibe trolled her for a long time before she gave him the audience (she was trying hard to get) lol. with all her shakara she is now Mrs Peace Ibe. both of them are Nigerians Congrats to them..see more photos...

Kendall Jenner's making big girl moves and big girl money, which she laid down to make a HUGE down payment on her fancy new crib ... TMZ has learned. We broke the story, Kendall bought Emily Blunt and John Krasinski's Hollywood Hills home for $6.5 million, and turns out she dove in headfirst ... putting down $2.5 mil CASH ... nearly 40%! According to the docs ... Kendall got a 30 year loan through her trust to cover the other $4 million for the WeHo pad. It's the kinda deal that's easy to make with a reported net worth of around $10 mil. BTW, the trust for the house is named "Moulin Rouge" ... after her favorite movie.

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party are said to be sharply divided on whether to support Chief Bode George or Mr. Jimi Agbaje for the position of the national chairman of the party, investigations by our correspondent have revealed. George, who is believed to be the political godfather of Agbaje, had paid the mandatory N1m and had therefore picked his Expression of Interest form at the party’s temporary headquarters in Abuja on Thursday Agabaje, who was the governorship candidate of the party in Lagos during the last election, has yet to pay for his nomination form. However, a source close to him said that the pharmacist-turned politician would pick his nomination form on Tuesday (tomorrow) in Abuja. “I can confirm and confide in you that he will pay and pick his form in Abuja on Tuesday,” the source added. He was said to be the candidate of Bode George during the election, which the PDP lost to the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. Ambode w

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a robbery suspect, Olawale Olabinwonu, while attempting to sell a stolen vehicle. Olabinwonu, an administrative officer of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Igbogbo, Ikorodu, was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad while trying to sell a Nissan Sentra, 2015 model. The vehicle, whose number plate was changed, had been placed on an online shopping platform, where it was advertised for sale. Police investigators had, on seeing the advert, called the contact on the website to indicate interest. A man, who took custody of the car where it was parked in the Lekki area of the state, was said to have been arrested. The suspect, however, denied ownership of the car and subsequently led detectives to Olabinwonu’s residence. Olabinwonu was reported to have packed out of the house with his family after sensing danger. He was, however, tracked to a church in the area where he was arrested. PUNCH Metro gathered that th