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Public health agencies in Nigeria led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) are supporting several States in North West Nigeria to respond to a widespread outbreak of Cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM). Cases of CSM were first reported in Zamfara State late in 2016. As at March 28, 2017, the number of suspected cases reported for the 2016/2017 CSM season stands at 1,966 with the outbreak reaching epidemic proportions in five States – Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina and Niger States. Given the size of the outbreak and the number of States affected, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is leading a multi-agency CSM Outbreak Control Team to coordinate the response. This team includes representatives from the NPHCDA, World Health Organisation (WHO) , UNICEF, US Centers for Disease Control , Médecins Sans Frontières and EHealth Africa . The Outbreak Control Team is focusing on communicating prevention messages, str...

FIFA is proposing a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two slots at the 48-team World Cup in 2026. Football’s world governing body has revealed its plans for how the 48 places will be allocated, with 16 European teams set to qualify. The proposal — approved by FIFA’s president and his counterparts at the six confederations — is expected to be ratified by the FIFA Council on May 9. FIFA members voted in January to expand the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said he was “satisfied’’ with the proposals and that European nations would be “fairly represented’’. All six confederations will have at least one team in the expanded tournament, with no inter-confederation play-offs prior to the play-off tournament. The World Cup hosts will still qualify automatically, with their slot taken from their confederation’s quota. The recommended places for each confederation are: Africa – 9 (up from 5) Asia – 8 (up from 4 or 5) Europe – 16 (up fro...

Photo: Nigerian man and his Ugandan girlfriend arrested with 1kg of heroin in India Police in Mohali, India police have arrested a Nigerian national and his Ugandan girlfriend and recovered 1 kg of heroin, worth around Rs 5 crore, from their possession.  The Nigerian suspect simply identified as Neubuz and Helen from Uganda were nabbed on Tuesday, March 28th,  following the arrest of three persons, including two women, from whom the police had recovered 500 gm of heroin, worth Rs 2.5 crore, two days ago.  "During interrogation, the trio had stated that they had procured the heroin from the Nigerian national and his friend, both putting up in Delhi," said Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal.The Mohali CIA wing conducted a raid on their rented accommodation in Delhi and nabbed them with the booty. The police said earlier both accused had visited India in 2011 on a tourist visa for three months. "They again came here last month on a six-month tourist...

Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has denied a report by Sahara Reporters that President Buhari has cancelled his medical trip to the UK and instead invited his physicians over to Nigeria. Speaking with BBC, Shehu described the report as false. "It is false news. We are not aware of the reported advance movements. The last time the president spoke about this, he said he would return to his doctors after some time. We are not aware that this has changed." Upon his return from his over a month medical vacation in the UK, President Buhari hinted that he would in a matter of weeks, proceed to the UK for further medical checkups

    BY SAMSON OKEMAKINDE EDITOR'S NOTE:  Samson Okemakinde is a software developer,musician and journalist.The views expressed here,are his own.   Internet slangs are not new, and going by the fact that the computing profession, which gave birth to the world wide web is full of terms that either fuse existing words or run some word-play on them, cyber begging doesn’t come as much of a surprise. As you probably know, cyber-begging is a fusion of In plain terms, cyber begging simply means, begging, the cyber way. It means begging for money or/and other resources from people via the internet. Being familiar with the fact that there are a lot of physical beggars in Nigeria, you might be surprised that people now do this over the internet. A point of notice here. Cyber-begging should not be confused with crowdfunding (on platforms such as Kickstarter, GoFundMe, and Nigeria’s own GetFunded) where people essentially ask other people to support a cause or pay in advance for a pro...

The Senate on Tuesday, stood down the confirmation of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for two weeks. This followed a unanimous decision taken by the lawmakers at plenary as they raised concerns over the disregard of decisions of the National Assembly, by the executive. According to most of the senators, the action of the executive in this regard, was a threat to the country’s democracy. Sen. Peter Nwaboshi (PDP-Delta) said recent comments by Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), on the senate’s power to confirm nominees of the president were uncalled for and unexpected of a professor of law. He added that the senate, in spite of what anyone thinks, will always ensure that the tenets of true democracy were enthroned in the country. “When they denigrate or disrespect an institution of this calibre it is worrisome.’’ “My position is that since our duty is merely to co...

  The lady identified as Awusinwa Bekee is in critical condition after an accident which occurred along the Aba- Port Harcourt road on Sunday, March 26th. Wishing her a speedy recovery..

1. LOLA & PETER OKOYE Toping the list in no particular order is is Peter Okoye of P-Square musical duo and Lola Omotayo Lola is said to be 6 years older than Peter. Peter and his twin brother Paul were born on the 18th of November 1981. Although no one is saying anything concerning Lola’s precise date of birth, of course you know how it is with women and their age. In an earlier interview years back, Lola addressed the age gap between them thus: “Like I said, Peter is an old soul and he always tells me that I’m like a 23-year-old. Age is just a number. Right now, you can see it around the world. Demi Moore, Usher and some known people. Even in Nigeria here, they are dating people far older than their age. So, we shouldn’t base it on the age factor. He doesn’t make me feel like he’s younger than me.” 2. DEOLA AYENI & DARE ART-ALADE Next on the list is Dare Art-Alade and his wife Deola Ayeni. Deola is 8 years older than Darey yet they’ve been married for over 5 years with lovely...

The Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, has told the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions that the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, graduated from the university as Jonah Daniel Melaye with a Third Class in BA Geography. He said this while appearing before the panel at a hearing on Melaye’s certificate scandal . Details later...

Married couples share their opinions about the implications of checking one another’s mobile phones. Mrs. Bisola Oluwole used to enjoy checking her husband’s mobile. She said that she wasn’t expecting to see anything unusual on his phone but she did it out of love. The businesswoman added that she stopped doing so when she noticed that he did not like it. She said, “My husband and I have different views about certain messages. In my opinion, I think it is best if married couples do not check one another’s phones. A spouse that will cheat will cheat whether one check’s his/her phone or not.’’ Phone privacy is a major issue in many homes. While some do not see any big deal in their partners checking their phones, others detest such and do not hesitate to say so whenever the need arises. One of the latter is a UK-based comedian and compere, Ebenezer Oloyede, who strongly objected to partners checking one another’s phones. He said, “It is about privacy and everybody is entitled to priva...

Alexis Sanchez might not be the most popular figure at Arsenal at the moment, but he remains the centre of attention for all the right reasons in Chile. The Gunners forward, who is expected to leave the Emirates after turning down a lucrative new contract, returned to his home city of Tocopilla to help unveil a statue of himself on Friday. A large crowd turned out to see Sanchez cut a ribbon as the colorful effigy of him wearing a full Chile kit was revealed to the public. As well as the statue of Sanchez himself, a large Arsenal crest and those of his former clubs are displayed on either side. A sculpture of the Copa America trophy Chile won in 2015 also sits proudly at the front. The unveiling went ahead despite vandals damaging the crest of Chilean side Colo Colo, where Sanchez spent the 2006-07 season on loan. The 28-year-old also posed with Hollywood Walk of Fame-style handprints and footprints. According to reports, Sanchez wrote this message to sit alongside his handprints: ‘Nev...

Olaotan News that veteran Nollywood actor Victor Olaotan, may have his legs amputated following a motor accident he had in October 2016, has been debunked. Reacting to an online publication which said the actor’s legs may be amputated, Olaotan’s publicist, Demola Sanyaolu, rubbished the report.He said  the actor is ‘recovering’. ‘It is unfounded, baseless and there is no truth in it,’ Sanyaolu said. 'It is just about some people that wants to draw traffic to its website. Olaotan is recovering.’ Movie producer and friend of Olaotan, Opa Williams, also did not agree with the news. Williams said he saw Olaotan two weeks ago and the actor was recovering. The online publication on Friday, ran a story that Olaotan’s legs may be amputated and quoted a source as saying, ‘Only family members, few friends and colleagues are aware of this development.’ This is coming 144 days after he survived a ghastly motor accident in the early hours of October 31, 2016. Olaotan, who starred as Fred Ade...

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The Muslim woman who was photographed looking at her phone while walking past a victim being treated on the pavement at Westminster Bridge on the day a terrorist ploughed his car into passers-by, has clapped back at trolls for slamming her over the photo without understanding what really happened. Speaking about the incident to Tell Mama, an organisation which supports victims of anti-Muslim hate, the woman said she was devastated and had helped the victims before picking her phone to call her family. She said 'I'm shocked and totally dismayed at how a picture of me is being circulated on social media. I have been devastated by witnessing the aftermath of a shocking and numbing terror attack.' 'To those individuals who have interpreted and commented on what my thoughts were in that horrific and distressful moment, I would like to say not only have I been devastated by witnessing the aftermath of a shocking and numbing terror attack, I've also had to deal with the sh...

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and incumbent Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II has said that the enemies of the government are those who have refused to speak the truth and tell the present administration when it is taking a wrong step. He disclosed this in an Instagram post on Friday. The Praise singers around the President @MuhammaduBuhari are the real enemies of the government who could destroy his efforts. I feel sorry for the people in government because they are surrounded by enemies. T‎he President needed people who will tell him where he goes wrong. I‎ ‎knew power was transient, I spoke the truth during my time at the Central Bank of Nigeria, no matter the consequences. Some were afraid to speak out against evil because they were afraid of losing their jobs. All the people they were afraid of years ago, where are they today? For those who are still in power, remember that it is transient,‎ If you want to be a true Nigerian, tell the present government where the...

This lady took to social media minutes ago to narrate how she got robbed in a bus at Yaba, Lagos. According to her, the robbers had a Point of Sales (POS) Terminal (a machine used to accept cards for payment of goods and services) and made sure to take funds from the accounts of the passengers they robbed. Surprisingly, the transactions made can not be traced by the bank, according to her. See more of her tweets after the cut...  

An investigation by SR has revealed that Mr. O.A Ojo, a director in the National Assembly Service Commission at the center of a scandal in which fake documents were used to evade the payment of appropriate customs duties on a Range Rover imported for the use of Senate President Bukola Saraki, benefited from irregular and questionable promotion that catapulted him over numerous of his seniors in the civil service. Some members of the Senate have demanded an investigation of the scandal, focusing particularly on Saraki’s possible role in generating fake documents for the clearance of one of his cars, and the loss of revenue to the Nigerian treasury occasioned by such sharp practices. SR sources disclosed that Mr. Ojo, whose fingerprints were all over the scandal, was for some inexplicable reason elevated above colleagues with seniority in qualification or service. An architect by training, the controversial director signed the letter addressed to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to dema...

Arsenal's perturbed coach, Arsene Wenger has made a ridiculous claim that'll surely get him a lot of flak. Despite the possibility of his club not qualifying for the Champions league, and going another season without silverware, he's said that Arsenal is the best club in the world and football isn't all about wining trophies. The last time Arsenal won a major trophy was in 2004 and fan pressure for him to leave the club this summer reached an all time high after his 10-2 humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich in this season's champions League. The veteran manager who has been at Arsenal since 1996 has leaped to the defence of his record, stressing that he has helped build ‘the best club in the world’. ‘For me Arsenal is the best club in the world and what we have built is absolutely remarkable, not only on the results front but on the values that this club, what we have built,’ Wenger told beIN Sports. ''Of course a football club is about winning, it’s as...

Solape Oladipupo. Photo Credit: Facebook – Shomzy Shomzy Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel  ACW Solape Oladipupo , 21 who was shot and killed by her estranged boyfriend Lt. Kalu B.A.  has been buried in Lagos. The Ogun state indigene was interred at the Air Force Cemetery, Ojo Barracks, Ojo, Lagos State on Thursday. Kalu accused the deceased of having affairs with other men, and had written a suicide note, describing her as a witch . He wrote of his plan to kill himself after killing Solape. He however did not kill himself and is currently being held by Air Force authorities who say a psychiatric test will be carried out on him before his eventual dismissal and prosecution. The tragic incident took place on March 12, 2017 at the Air Force Base in Makurdi, Benue State. The couple had met on the parade ground at the base. According to PUNCH , the corpse arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) , Lagos at about 9AM on Thursday, and Solape’s family members were called to...

A two-storey building which was still under construction, allegedly belonging to the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly  Edward Ubosi collapsed on Thursday leaving 2 construction workers with injuries. No life was lost in the incident, and PUNCH reports that more than 20 workers were on site when it occurred. The building is located on an estate around Nkpokiti junction at Independence Layout, Enugu. ThisDay reports that a former member of the Enugu State House of Assembly who lives in the neighborhood said the collapsed building belongs to the Speaker, adding that Ubosi denied it. PUNCH reports that a staff at the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority said that the owner of the building flouted an order to stop work in all the buildings in the estate.

A statue of the Virgin Mary with red liquid flowing from its eye, down its face has shocked devotees in Argentina. The statue was placed in its usual place at a family chapel in Los Naranjos, Argentina, when the unusual phenomenon was noticed to the amazement of onlookers. Pictures show the Virgin Inmaculada Concepcion de Maria figure with a red stain on the left side of its face, flowing down to its robes. It has now been transferred to the local Catholic Church where more devotees can have access to it. Church officials are waiting for the statue to" weep" again so they can report it as a miracle, priest Ricardo Quiroga explained. “A lot of people come here to pray and light several candles devoted to the Virgin. The first impression is that it is blood on the face of the Virgin, from the left eye. Also, the dress she is wearing is also totally stained this same red colour,” the priest said"If she cries again, we need to do something at a high level in the church,...

Photo Credit: Facebook – Steven Udotong Nigerian teenager, Steven Udotong , a junior at Cinnaminson High School in Southern New Jersey, is on a quest to become the first African-American student to build a nuclear fusor. A fusor is a device that uses an electric field to heat ions to suitable condition for nuclear fusion. The machine generates an electric potential difference between two metal cages inside a vacuum. Udotong, 16 expressed the hope that his invention will inspire a cleaner, more environmentally-friendly future for all. Facebook – GoFundMe -Steven Udotong To achieve the feat, Udotong created a GoFundMe page to raise $1,500 for supplies, a goal he achieved in just one month. “I grew curious after we flew by the topic of nuclear energy in my chemistry class last year. I decided to do more research and I soon learned that I could actually make a nuclear fusor. That sparked my interest. I want people to know that there are alternate methods for obtaining power and energy. I...

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Samson Okemakinde, aka Hash One, a recent graduate of computer science department, University of Ibadan,just released a new song titled "Mad Over you". This established computer programmer,has previously released other hit songs,including " Follow Go". [audio mp3="http://naijadome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AUD-20170320-WA0003.mp3"][/audio] Download Here  

Five people were killed and several others wounded in a terror attack near the Houses of Parliament in London today. In her reaction, UK Prime Minister Theresa May sounded a defiant note, hours after the attack on the Houses of Parliament, insisting that life will go on in London as normal. "We will all move forward together," she told reporters in Downing Street. She offered her sympathies to the relatives of those who were killed, saying her "thoughts and prayers were with those who had waved their loved ones off, but will not now be welcoming them home" she said. US President Donald Trump has also spoken to UK Prime Minister Theresa May to express his sympathy over the Westminster attack.  Trump praised "the effective response of security forces and first responders," and offered the US's "full cooperation and support in responding to the attack and bringing those responsible to justice."

Khaleed Umar Al-Makura, son of Nasarawa state governor, Umar Al-Makura, has been arrested for killing a student of Government Secondary School, Lafia. The victim, Ovye Amos, died on Sunday night after he was hit by the governor’s son with a car. NAN reports that students of the school protested his death, carrying placards with various inscriptions demanding justice for Amos, a junior secondary school two student. Aliyu Tijjani, Nasarawa state commissioner for education, said the government had taken measures to ensure that the perpetrator is brought to book. “He has already been arrested. I want to express my profound dismay and sadness over what happened here yesterday. It is unfortunate, very very unfortunate.” Goodluck Agwu, school head boy, explained that Ovye Amos was hit by the car driven by Khaleed Al-Makura when he went out to buy batteries for his flashlight at 8:00pm.

Nigeria has been ranked the 95th happiest nation of the world and sixth in Africa in the 2017 World Happiness Report . The ranking assessed 155 countries by their happiness levels. It was released on Monday by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)  as part of the United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Happiness on March 20. According the report, Nigeria advanced from the 103rd position in the world and maintained its stand as the sixth happiest country in Africa as indicated by 2016 happiness ranking. Nigeria’s position showed that in spite of its current economic recession and security challenges, its citizens remained happy. Algeria maintained its lead as the happiest country in Africa, followed by Mauritius, while crisis-torn Libya is surprisingly ranked third ahead of Morocco. The report also indicated that Somalia, another crisis-torn nation, is Africa’s 5th happiest country ahead of Nigeria and South Africa which ranked 7th. Tunisia is placed at number eight; ...

Suspected ritualist, Toafeek Hassan, took policemen to his slaughtering ground where he killed an unidentified woman, whom he claimed was seeking 'spiritual cleansing.' At the slaughtering ground, they discovered other dismembered parts of her body. Hassan, a 60-year-old landlord was on Sunday caught with the woman's decapitated head and hands at Ikoga Community in Badagry area of Lagos on Sunday . Warning!! The photos below are extremely graphic.