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=> Immigration Set To Recruit 5,000 Personnel Soon - The Nation
Replaces dead, retired, officers with over 200 people in the North-East
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), will soon commence the recruitment of 5, 000 officers, following government approval, NIS Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Ekpedeme Kings disclosed Thursday.
The 5, 000 vacancies, Kings said were: “approved under the past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for fresh recruitment in 2012, which is still pending.”
Speaking with our correspondent on the alleged recruitment scam in the NIS, the immigration spokesman said the service has not started any fresh recruitment.
He explained that the immigration only carried out over 200 replacements of officers that died in the North –East zone following the attacked by the Boko Haram sects, resignation and retirement of its personnel at the junior cadre within the last few years.
It would be recalled that there was a report in a National Daily (not The Nation) early this week with the caption: “NIS in fresh recruitment scam”.
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=> Ogun Confirms First Lassa Fever Case, Places 60 People Under Watch - MyNigerianNewsPaper
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, on Thursday said the state had recorded the first case of Lassa fever.
Ipaye said this during a press conference held at Oke Mosan in Abeokuta, thestate capital.
He identified the index case in the state as a 28-year-old lady, “discovered on Wednesday February 3 at 8:10pm.”
Ipaye said the victim had travelled to Ebonyi for a burial and returned to Ogun on January 15, and later started manifesting the symptoms of the viral disease.
He said, “The victim had accessed treatment at Ruby Medical Centre, Ota. She was said to have been moved another hospital, Central Specialist Hospital, Ota. It was the management of the Central Specialist Hospital that called the state Ministry of Health.”
“We moved in immediately and took her in. We have shut the two health facilities for decontamination.”
Ipaye said the victim had been transferred to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, one of the isolation centres for the disease.
He added, “The confirmatory test was done and the result came in last night. We started emergency procedures immediately and she has been moved to the isolation centre in Sagamu.
READ FULL NEWS
=>Nigeria achieves incredible records in electricity generation - Dailypost
» Shocker! Female corper allegedly gets pregnant for JSS 2 male student - Naij.com
According to report by a twitter user, @d_yaeger, a female member of the National Youth Service Corps in Osun state (NYSC) allegedly got pregnant for a male junior secondary school 2 student.
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=>Jealous wife confesses her husband is "Emir of Boko Haram" - Naij.com
Emerging reports suggest, that a jealous wife has made confession of her husbands role within the jihadist sect- Boko Haram
According to Chief Bisong Etahoben, a jealous wife from Kerawa in Cameroon, has exposed her husband who she claims trains girls, arm them and sends them as suicide bombers to wreck havoc and claim many lives.
The International investigative journalist, who made the disclosure through his twitter handle, said the wife labeled her husband as “Emir of Boko Haram” – informing that she helped her husband who now lives in Goche, to prepare girls who exploded bombs in Mozogo, Ashigashiya and Kolofata regions of Cameroon.
Below are the exact tweets of the popular journalist.
It would be recalled that on Tuesday, February 2, Chief Etahoben reported that Cameroonian chiefs asked President Paul Biya to give them permission to use witchcraft to fight the deadly Boko Haram sect.
According to him, the chiefs who were worried by the continued rise of terror acts in some local governments, approached their president to grant them authorization to fight off the insurgent group using black magic.
SOURCE
=> Pro-Biafra militants release hijacked ship, hold hostages- DailyTrust
A ship reportedly hijacked by pro-Biafra militants has been released although members of the crew are still being held hostage.
A group of supposedly former militants hijacked a ship off the Bakassi Peninsula coastline and threatened to blow it up along with its foreign crew if Nnamdi Kanu is not released.
The arrest and continued detention of the director of Radio Biafra has sparked protests in some parts of the country with the hijacking of the Greek-owned vessel being the latest attempt to get the government to release him.
According to Washington Post, Dirk Steffen, maritime security director of Denmark-based risk intelligence told Association Press that the ship sailed to Cotonou after the hijackers disembarked and took with them the captain, chief engineer, third engineer, the electrician and a fitter.
READ FULL NEWS....
=>Biafra: MASSOB gives FG new condition - Vanguard
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has given new condition to the Federal Government.
The pro-Biafra group in a statement issued by its director of information, Samuel Edeson on Thursday, February 4 in Enugu state, told the federal government to immediately conduct a general vote by the electorate in the South East geopolitical zone on the single political question.
Vanguard reports that the group said the referendum would act as a forerunner to secession or the government should embrace a total shutdown of socio-economic activities in the region and others.
MASSOB threatened to use all its power to make Nigeria ungovernable if the federal government refused to adhere to its demand.
Parts of the statement read: “We shall use everything at our disposal to fight Nigeria Government especially through civil disobedience.
“We are going to call for sit at home in all Biafra land and Lagos. MASSOB will drag former president Olusegun Obasanjo to the International Crime Court, ICC, for all the atrocities he committed against Biafra since 1970.
“The massacre of Odi people, the Tiv, Jukum and the massacre of MASSOB members in Aba, Okigwe and Onitsha including the killing of six Igbo traders in Apo, Abuja. MASSOB will be taking her campaign to United States of America, United Kingdom, France and China embassies in Abuja. MASSOB therefore calls on all people of old eastern region, Delta, parts of Kogi and parts of Benue States to support the referendum that would soon take place in Biafraland. Our freedom is nonnegotiable.”
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The judgment will be delivered by a seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed.
The government had, in the charge it filed before the CCT, alleged that Saraki tampered with the assets declaration form he filled prior to his emergence as the Senate President.
He was said to have deliberately manipulated the assets declaration form by making anticipatory declarations.
Aside the allegation that he operated a foreign bank account while in office as a public servant, Saraki was also accused of acquiring wealth beyond his legitimate earnings.
READ FULL NEWS....
=> Dasukigate: Ex-APC Chieftain, Tom Ikimi Arrested By EFCC - Sahara Reporters
Tom Ikimi, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and ex- minister of foreign affairs to late Nigerian dictator General Sanni Abacha has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over his role in the arms fund saga.
An EFCC source told Saharareporters that Ikimi had been grilled at their Abuja office over two days and allowed to go home each day after interrogation because of his health.
The source said Mr. Ikimi, who decamped from the APC to support former President Goodluck Jonathan bid for a second term, was involved in the $2.1billion arms funds scandal.
SOURCE
=>"Couple Of Days" - A Family Romantic Comedy, featuring Falz, set to the Nigerian cinemas this 5th February - Linda Ikeji
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Couple Of Days is an intrigue-filled family romantic comedy, which is set to hit the Nigerian cinemas this Friday, 5th February 2016. The anticipated RomCom, which features our hilarious Falz theBahd Guy, is a must see this love season; And also starring in this movie are some of the finest upcoming Nollywood acts - Lilian Esoro (Clinic Mattersand Secret Room) Adesua Etomi (Brave and Fallen)
Kiki Omeili (Lekki Wives and Gbomo Gbomo Express) Enyinna Nwigwe (Black November and Silver Rain) Okey Uzoeshi ( Two Brides and a Baby and BeyondBlood) Ademola Adedoyin (The Island and October 1) and the movie debut of the rising music talent and popular comedian, Falz the Bahd Guy . The movie, was directed by Tolu Awobiyi, Alias LordTanner and produced by Ayo Orunmuyi.
The story follows the lives of three couples who decide to head out on a weekend getaway to Ibadan, however their happy break is botched… which leads the partners asking - Does love really last more than a couple of Days? This movie delivers a fresh and unique angle to the conventional weekend getaway storyline, guaranteeing to give guests a run for their money at the cinemas.
The film was set in the ancient city of Ibadan.And it’s being distributed by FilmOne Production & Distribution. Recently, the International News magazine, Newsweek (Online) ratedCouple of Days, ‘’the 4th most anticipated nollywood movie in 2016 that audiences should see’’.
WATCH TRAILER
SOURCE
=>Comedian I Go Dye touches on failure to attend university, comedy and fulfillments
Nigerian comedian Francis Agoda more popularly referred to as I Go Dye has revealed that he once turned down an offer to go abroad for studies.
In an exclusive chat with Punch, the comedian said he once had an opportunity to go study Structural Engineering at the University of New York but he turned it down.
He joked about it saying he probably could have died if he had followed that path.
He said: “I probably could have died by now if I decided to become a Structural Engineer.”
He shed some light on his past saying he was once part of the Junior Engineering Technical Society which helped him express himself in aspects of creativity.
In those early years, as young as 12, he claimed he used the chance the engineering group gave him to build little gadgets and machines like a radio transmitter, a hovercraft, a mini helicopter and a battery table fan among other things.
These ingenuity helped him secure a scholarship to travel abroad in 1992, a move he refused to pursue.
But the entertainer said he chose comedy over a formal education because of the fulfillment he draws from it.
He said:“Academic pursuit depends on personal interest. I am still acquiring knowledge on a daily basis. There is no limit to educational quest. The truth of the matter is that life is a choice. Until you do things you love, you cannot really be happy. Those things I built at the time are still part of my life today. But I chose comedy because that is where my love lies.
“I started building things at the young age of about 12. At a point, I was no longer really comfortable with that path of life.”
READ FULL NEWS
=>I Have Been Fortunate To Start & Run Two Major Music Labels In Nigeria- Says Donjazzy
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Donjazzy said this on his Instagram page. while sharing photos of the former Mo Hitz music crew.SOURCE
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Award winning actress Omotola has just been re-signed for one more year as Ambassador for BO16 hair range by Ghanian cosmetics giant Ghandour . Rocking her Natural hair, Omotola whose birthday comes up on the 7th of February was surprised by over 400 marketers of BO16 presenting her an early birthday cake and singing birthday songs. The outstanding actress and philanthropist was wearing a peach top and black trousers with impeccable makeup by Ghanian ace makeup artist sandra Don-Arthur. Also in attendance was her business manager , Michael Djaba and Alli Ghandour . Many of the women who travelled to Accra from different states said it was their happiest day Ever.
SOURCE
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TOP NEWS IN NIGERIA TODAY(MORNING EDITION)
CHECKOUT OUT TODAY'S TOP NEWS:
=> Immigration Set To Recruit 5,000 Personnel Soon - The Nation
Replaces dead, retired, officers with over 200 people in the North-East
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), will soon commence the recruitment of 5, 000 officers, following government approval, NIS Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Ekpedeme Kings disclosed Thursday.
The 5, 000 vacancies, Kings said were: “approved under the past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for fresh recruitment in 2012, which is still pending.”
Speaking with our correspondent on the alleged recruitment scam in the NIS, the immigration spokesman said the service has not started any fresh recruitment.
He explained that the immigration only carried out over 200 replacements of officers that died in the North –East zone following the attacked by the Boko Haram sects, resignation and retirement of its personnel at the junior cadre within the last few years.
It would be recalled that there was a report in a National Daily (not The Nation) early this week with the caption: “NIS in fresh recruitment scam”.
READ FULL NEWS....
=> Ogun Confirms First Lassa Fever Case, Places 60 People Under Watch - MyNigerianNewsPaper
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, on Thursday said the state had recorded the first case of Lassa fever.
Ipaye said this during a press conference held at Oke Mosan in Abeokuta, thestate capital.
He identified the index case in the state as a 28-year-old lady, “discovered on Wednesday February 3 at 8:10pm.”
Ipaye said the victim had travelled to Ebonyi for a burial and returned to Ogun on January 15, and later started manifesting the symptoms of the viral disease.
He said, “The victim had accessed treatment at Ruby Medical Centre, Ota. She was said to have been moved another hospital, Central Specialist Hospital, Ota. It was the management of the Central Specialist Hospital that called the state Ministry of Health.”
“We moved in immediately and took her in. We have shut the two health facilities for decontamination.”
Ipaye said the victim had been transferred to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, one of the isolation centres for the disease.
He added, “The confirmatory test was done and the result came in last night. We started emergency procedures immediately and she has been moved to the isolation centre in Sagamu.
READ FULL NEWS
=>Nigeria achieves incredible records in electricity generation - Dailypost
History has been made in the nation in aspect of power generation as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recently announced an increase in megawatts of electricity generated.READ FULL NEWS..
On Wednesday, February 3, the TCN disclosed that the nation has generated about 5, 074 megawatts as well as the highest maximum daily energy of 109, 372 megawatts hour which have been duly apportioned to electricity distribution companies in Nigeria.
Confirming the development, the deputy general manager on public affairs of the TCN Clement Ezeolisah said the new achievement is pleasing as the previous peak generation was 4883.9 megawatts of electricity.
According to Daily Post, Mr. Ezeolisah said the new peak generation was attained on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 9.30pm.
The statement from the TCN reads: “The System Operator, TCN, is pleased to announce the attainment of a new record peak generation of 5,074.7MW and also the highest maximum daily energy wheeled nationwide of 109,372MWH on February 2, 2016.
“The new peak generation of 5,074.7MW was attained at 9.30p.m. on February 2, 2016. While the previous peak generation was 4883.9MW achieved on November 23, 2015, the previous highest maximum daily energy wheeled nationwide was 107,142.32MWH recorded on January 26, 2016.”
» Shocker! Female corper allegedly gets pregnant for JSS 2 male student - Naij.com
According to report by a twitter user, @d_yaeger, a female member of the National Youth Service Corps in Osun state (NYSC) allegedly got pregnant for a male junior secondary school 2 student.
SOURCE
=>Jealous wife confesses her husband is "Emir of Boko Haram" - Naij.com
Emerging reports suggest, that a jealous wife has made confession of her husbands role within the jihadist sect- Boko Haram
According to Chief Bisong Etahoben, a jealous wife from Kerawa in Cameroon, has exposed her husband who she claims trains girls, arm them and sends them as suicide bombers to wreck havoc and claim many lives.
The International investigative journalist, who made the disclosure through his twitter handle, said the wife labeled her husband as “Emir of Boko Haram” – informing that she helped her husband who now lives in Goche, to prepare girls who exploded bombs in Mozogo, Ashigashiya and Kolofata regions of Cameroon.
Below are the exact tweets of the popular journalist.
It would be recalled that on Tuesday, February 2, Chief Etahoben reported that Cameroonian chiefs asked President Paul Biya to give them permission to use witchcraft to fight the deadly Boko Haram sect.
According to him, the chiefs who were worried by the continued rise of terror acts in some local governments, approached their president to grant them authorization to fight off the insurgent group using black magic.
SOURCE
=> Pro-Biafra militants release hijacked ship, hold hostages- DailyTrust
A ship reportedly hijacked by pro-Biafra militants has been released although members of the crew are still being held hostage.
A group of supposedly former militants hijacked a ship off the Bakassi Peninsula coastline and threatened to blow it up along with its foreign crew if Nnamdi Kanu is not released.
The arrest and continued detention of the director of Radio Biafra has sparked protests in some parts of the country with the hijacking of the Greek-owned vessel being the latest attempt to get the government to release him.
According to Washington Post, Dirk Steffen, maritime security director of Denmark-based risk intelligence told Association Press that the ship sailed to Cotonou after the hijackers disembarked and took with them the captain, chief engineer, third engineer, the electrician and a fitter.
READ FULL NEWS....
=>Biafra: MASSOB gives FG new condition - Vanguard
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has given new condition to the Federal Government.
Biafra agitators threaten to shut down social-economic activities in the country.
Vanguard reports that the group said the referendum would act as a forerunner to secession or the government should embrace a total shutdown of socio-economic activities in the region and others.
MASSOB threatened to use all its power to make Nigeria ungovernable if the federal government refused to adhere to its demand.
Parts of the statement read: “We shall use everything at our disposal to fight Nigeria Government especially through civil disobedience.
“We are going to call for sit at home in all Biafra land and Lagos. MASSOB will drag former president Olusegun Obasanjo to the International Crime Court, ICC, for all the atrocities he committed against Biafra since 1970.
“The massacre of Odi people, the Tiv, Jukum and the massacre of MASSOB members in Aba, Okigwe and Onitsha including the killing of six Igbo traders in Apo, Abuja. MASSOB will be taking her campaign to United States of America, United Kingdom, France and China embassies in Abuja. MASSOB therefore calls on all people of old eastern region, Delta, parts of Kogi and parts of Benue States to support the referendum that would soon take place in Biafraland. Our freedom is nonnegotiable.”
SOURCE
=> Alleged false declaration of assets: Supreme court to decide Saraki’s fate today -Vanguard
ABUJA—The Supreme Court will today, deliver judgment on the appeal seeking to quash the 13-count charge the Federal Government filed against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Bureau.
The judgment will be delivered by a seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed.
The government had, in the charge it filed before the CCT, alleged that Saraki tampered with the assets declaration form he filled prior to his emergence as the Senate President.
He was said to have deliberately manipulated the assets declaration form by making anticipatory declarations.
Aside the allegation that he operated a foreign bank account while in office as a public servant, Saraki was also accused of acquiring wealth beyond his legitimate earnings.
READ FULL NEWS....
=> Dasukigate: Ex-APC Chieftain, Tom Ikimi Arrested By EFCC - Sahara Reporters
Tom Ikimi, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and ex- minister of foreign affairs to late Nigerian dictator General Sanni Abacha has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over his role in the arms fund saga.
An EFCC source told Saharareporters that Ikimi had been grilled at their Abuja office over two days and allowed to go home each day after interrogation because of his health.
The source said Mr. Ikimi, who decamped from the APC to support former President Goodluck Jonathan bid for a second term, was involved in the $2.1billion arms funds scandal.
SOURCE
ENTERTAINMENT
=> ‘I am sincerely proud of you’- Veteran filmmaker, Tade Ogidan commends Kunle Afolayan on ‘CEO’ - Thenet.ng
Veteran Nigerian cinematographer cum filmmaker, Tade Ogidan‘s account of Kunle Afolayan’s current film project, The CEO, has indicated that another blockbuster movie is about to come out of Nigeria.
Conveying his impression via a private message sent to the younger award-winning filmmaker on Thursday, Tade Ogidan said: ‘I woke up quite excited about the story telling strength and the creative and technical qualities in the CEO movie. You have done your dad proud with each new project. You have done your family proud. You have done your industry proud. You have done your fore bearers in the film industry proud. You will do your nation and the rest of Africa proud, especially with this new project, CEO. I am sincerely proud of you.’
OGD as he is fondly called inked his excitement, after seeing a rough cut of the pan-African film at Afolayan’s studio on Bayo Kuku street, Ikeja, Lagos, praising the courage of the filmmaker in the face of the challenges confronting the Nigerian film industry.
He said: ‘You are now like a bull that has charged into a chinaware shop of film obstacles. You demolish all the myths, fears and filmmaking challenges with insane dare, grit and unstoppable determination. Now, that is good. God will always make all good things doable for you.’
=>"Couple Of Days" - A Family Romantic Comedy, featuring Falz, set to the Nigerian cinemas this 5th February - Linda Ikeji
Couple Of Days is an intrigue-filled family romantic comedy, which is set to hit the Nigerian cinemas this Friday, 5th February 2016. The anticipated RomCom, which features our hilarious Falz theBahd Guy, is a must see this love season; And also starring in this movie are some of the finest upcoming Nollywood acts - Lilian Esoro (Clinic Mattersand Secret Room) Adesua Etomi (Brave and Fallen)
Kiki Omeili (Lekki Wives and Gbomo Gbomo Express) Enyinna Nwigwe (Black November and Silver Rain) Okey Uzoeshi ( Two Brides and a Baby and BeyondBlood) Ademola Adedoyin (The Island and October 1) and the movie debut of the rising music talent and popular comedian, Falz the Bahd Guy . The movie, was directed by Tolu Awobiyi, Alias LordTanner and produced by Ayo Orunmuyi.
The story follows the lives of three couples who decide to head out on a weekend getaway to Ibadan, however their happy break is botched… which leads the partners asking - Does love really last more than a couple of Days? This movie delivers a fresh and unique angle to the conventional weekend getaway storyline, guaranteeing to give guests a run for their money at the cinemas.
The film was set in the ancient city of Ibadan.And it’s being distributed by FilmOne Production & Distribution. Recently, the International News magazine, Newsweek (Online) ratedCouple of Days, ‘’the 4th most anticipated nollywood movie in 2016 that audiences should see’’.
WATCH TRAILER
SOURCE
=>Comedian I Go Dye touches on failure to attend university, comedy and fulfillments
Nigerian comedian Francis Agoda more popularly referred to as I Go Dye has revealed that he once turned down an offer to go abroad for studies.
In an exclusive chat with Punch, the comedian said he once had an opportunity to go study Structural Engineering at the University of New York but he turned it down.
He joked about it saying he probably could have died if he had followed that path.
He said: “I probably could have died by now if I decided to become a Structural Engineer.”
He shed some light on his past saying he was once part of the Junior Engineering Technical Society which helped him express himself in aspects of creativity.
In those early years, as young as 12, he claimed he used the chance the engineering group gave him to build little gadgets and machines like a radio transmitter, a hovercraft, a mini helicopter and a battery table fan among other things.
These ingenuity helped him secure a scholarship to travel abroad in 1992, a move he refused to pursue.
But the entertainer said he chose comedy over a formal education because of the fulfillment he draws from it.
He said:“Academic pursuit depends on personal interest. I am still acquiring knowledge on a daily basis. There is no limit to educational quest. The truth of the matter is that life is a choice. Until you do things you love, you cannot really be happy. Those things I built at the time are still part of my life today. But I chose comedy because that is where my love lies.
“I started building things at the young age of about 12. At a point, I was no longer really comfortable with that path of life.”
READ FULL NEWS
=>I Have Been Fortunate To Start & Run Two Major Music Labels In Nigeria- Says Donjazzy
Donjazzy said this on his Instagram page. while sharing photos of the former Mo Hitz music crew.SOURCE
=> Omotola Re-signed As BO16 Ambassador Ahead Of Birthday (photos)
Award winning actress Omotola has just been re-signed for one more year as Ambassador for BO16 hair range by Ghanian cosmetics giant Ghandour . Rocking her Natural hair, Omotola whose birthday comes up on the 7th of February was surprised by over 400 marketers of BO16 presenting her an early birthday cake and singing birthday songs. The outstanding actress and philanthropist was wearing a peach top and black trousers with impeccable makeup by Ghanian ace makeup artist sandra Don-Arthur. Also in attendance was her business manager , Michael Djaba and Alli Ghandour . Many of the women who travelled to Accra from different states said it was their happiest day Ever.
SOURCE
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