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GUARDIAN Jonathan urges unity to overcome B’Haram, others Nigeria appeals to Commonwealth member-states on discrimination against citizens over EVD • WHO urges low salt intake to cut heart disease, stroke risks • ECOWAS ministerial group seeks mobilization of regional security forces to tackle Ebola • FOSSRA alerts public to activities of online fraudsters • HURIWA asks Yero to end killings in Kaduna south • Fasanmi decries nation’s woes, tasks Nigerians on 2015 elections

At least, six ministers may quit President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet in October as preparations for the 2015 general elections peak. The affected ministers are expected to resign their appointments in order to pursue their governorship ambitions on the platform of PDP. The ministers who have governorship ambitions in their respective states include Dr. Samuel Ortom (State, Trade, Industry and Investment), Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Defence), Senator Bala Muhammed (Federal Capital Territory), Mr. Labaran Maku (Information), Chief Emeka Wogu (Labour), and Mr. Nyesom Wike (State, Education). Ortom wil be contesting for the governorship seat in Benue State, Obanikoro in Lagos, Muhammed in Bauchi, Maku in Nassarawa, Wogu in Abia State and Wike in Rivers State. Their impending resignation is expected to lead to a major shakeup in the Federal Executive Council.

  Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has discharged and acquitted Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, from money laundering charges. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had accused Mr. Ikuforiji and Oyebode Atoyebi, his aide, of laundering about N600 million and were charged to court. The judge described the trial as “anachronistic” and should not have been allowed to continue. “This proceeding should have been treated as an aborted trial and the charges should have been withdrawn,” he added.

 The Defence Headquarters has retracted its earlier statement confirming the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls. The spokesperson for the defence headquarters, Chris Olukolade, had told Premium Times that a yet unclear number of the girls had been freed and driven in two Toyota Hiace buses to the Maimalari Barracks, the headquarters of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri. But less than 30 minutes after he spoke to us, Mr. Olukolade called back to say he was withdrawing his earlier statement. He said he had been having difficulty establishing contact with his colleagues in Maiduguri and that he was no longer sure that the girls driven into the barracks were newly rescued. Mr. Olukolade had told this newspaper the girls had been freed and that the rescue exercise was still ongoing and that appropriate statement would be made later. Premium Times has also learnt that the girls driven into the Maimalari barracks were those who escaped earlier from th...

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  President Obama has hailed the support of Arab nations in air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants, saying: "This is not America's fight alone." He was speaking hours after the US and Arab allies launched their first air strikes against IS in Syria. Activists say at least 70 IS militants and 50 other al-Qaeda-linked fighters were killed in the strikes. US state department spokeswoman Jan Psaki said the US had warned Syria in advance "not to engage US aircraft".

Liverpool FC has been given permission to increase Anfield's capacity from about 45,500 to about 59,000 as part of a £100m expansion plan. Liverpool City Council's planning committee approved the club's proposal to expand the Main Stand by 8,300 seats and the Anfield Road Stand by 4,800. Construction will begin next year for completion by the 2016-17 season. But objectors to the expansion said the Premier League club had "selfishly blighted" the area.

Nigerian Lawmakers Controversies over the $9.3 million seized from two Nigerians and an Isreali on arrival in South Africa in a private jet boiled over on floor the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers from the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC walked out on their colleagues in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over what they described as attempts to sweep the issue of the smuggled cash under the carpet by the latter. Honourable Ismaila Kawu, the Deputy Minority Leader, Ismaila Kawu had in a motion raised on the floor asked the lawmakers to debate controversies surrounding the smuggled cash taken to South Africa in a private jet owned by Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President, Christian Association of Nigeria. While describing the issue of the smuggled cash as “very scandalous, very disgraceful and very appalling”, Kawu who moved the motion under matters of urgent National Importance asked the House to investigate the matter through its committees o...

The health of Abdulmalik Sa'idu, the National Open University of Nigeria [NOUN] student indefinitely detained on the orders of Kastina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema, has deteriorated after being kept in a “dingy solitary cell.” "They kept him in a dungeon. They said nobody should attend to him. That he shouldn’t see the ray of sun. His family members were not allowed to see him .

A yet unclear number of the Chibok girls kidnapped by the extremist Boko Haram sect in April have been released, officials said. A top military source said two Toyota Hiace buses loaded with the girls were driven into the Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri this evening. When contacted, Defence Spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, confirmed the development. He said the exercise was still ongoing and that appropriate statement would be made soon. Details later…

The Lagos state Police command has arrested 30 year old Olaniyan Oluwakayode (pictured above) after he allegedly raped a 20 year old girl at his apartment in the Ifako Ijaiye area of Lagos on Tuesday September 16th and then allegedly posted nude pics of the girl online. According to Vanguard, Olaniyan, a native of Osun state, claimed the rape victim who hails from Akwa Ibom state was his girlfrie nd but the girl denied this, claiming that he was a random guy who had asked her out but she refused. "I have my own boyfriend. He is a guy that used to stop me any time I was going to work. He approached me for friendship and I refused. I did not go to his house as he alleged. On my way back from work Tuesday last week, I saw someone running out of his house. He held my hand saying he wanted to do what was on his mind. I asked him why he would do what was on his mind when I had not even accepted his advances.

After 23 years of marriage, reality star and mum of the Kardashian girls, Kris Jenner has filed for divorce from Bruce Jenner. The couple officially separated in Oct. 2013. See the TMZ report below.. TMZ has learned it's already a done deal. Kris filed pro per -- meaning no lawyer. Our sources say this was all orchestrated. Bruce Jenner's response is about to be filed at the L.A. County Courthouse. She cites the standard "irreconcilable differences" as grounds for the divorce. Everything has been worked out with their business managers ... our sources say.  There was no prenup and they have already agreed to a property split. Neither party will get spousal support. As for Kylie - who is 17 - they have joint custody. Bruce, Kris and their managers worked out the deal over the last few months. They separated June 1, 2013. That's significant because once they're separated they don't continue to share earnings - in other words, wha...

Nicholas Ibekwe is the journalist who published the audio recording of T.B Joshua offering N50k to journalist to give his church favorable coverage (read here ). He took to his blog today to explain why he did it. Find it below     The last 72 hours were probably the most intense in my life. The love, kind words and support I’ve received in that period from, mostly, total strangers have been overwhelming. I want to thank everybody who saw the good in what I did. Though, to be honest, I think it was a little stupid. What was I thinking putting my life and probably my career on the line in an attempt to change something so entrenched it seems unchangeable?  But really I’m not fazed by the trash talk from those allergic to the truth.

    Florida Woman Surgically Adds Third Breast In Bid To Become Reality TV Star.

President Goodluck Jonathan has explained why the Federal Government directed schools to re-open on Monday, September 22 despite some pockets of protests by some individuals and teachers over the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the country. He said government took the decision to avoid discrimination against Nigeria within the international community and also to tell the world that the country has successfully managed Ebola. President Jonathan spoke in Abuja on Thursday at the meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party. He lamented that the late Patrick Sawyer brought the disease to Nigeria from Liberia. President Jonathan said that the position of the country within the international community made the world to immediately be aware of the disease in the country. He said he was happy that at the moment, there was no one suffering from the virus, saying that out of the 19 people that contacted Ebola, seven had died while the rest...

A maths teacher waded into a shallow river and captured a 17ft anaconda hours after it snatched his friend's dog from the bank. Sebastien Bascoules, who lives in Matoury, French Guiana, hauled the 175lb snake onto land in nearby Montsinery, after a friend phoned him with news of his beloved pet, Minus. Capturing a snake that size, the 39-year-old said, was  'a dream come true'. Sebastien Bascoules, left, poses with the 17ft anaconda which he pulled from the river as his friends help lift the reptile to show how long it is

The Federal College of Education (FCE), Kano has been bombed by suspected members of Boko Haram. Many students were killed in the attack as the gunmen were shooting even after the bomb blast. More details soon... 

  Dr. Ada Igonoh of First Consultants Hospital is one of the doctors who attended to Patrick Sawyer. She eventually got infected with the virus but miraculously survived. Dr. Ada Igonoh shared her very moving, gripping story with BellaNaija and it is a must read, guys. Story is very long but gosh, you have to read this! On the night of Sunday July 20, 2014, Patrick Sawyer was wheeled into the Emergency Room at First Consultants Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos, with complaints of fever and body weakness. The male doctor on call admitted him as a case of malaria and took a full history. Knowing that Mr. Sawyer had recently arrived from Liberia, the doctor asked if he had been in contact with an Ebola patient in the last couple of weeks, and Mr. Sawyer denied any such contact. He also denied attending any funeral ceremony recently. Blood samples were taken for full blood count, malaria parasites, liver function test and other baseline investigations.

PUNCH Thailand woman dead after jumping into crocodile pit US considers ground troops to fight IS UN calls for $1bn to fight Ebola FG aware of $9.3m cash –Investigations CAN, firms absolve Oritsejafor of involvement in $9.3m deal No nation survives without justice – El-Rufai B’Haram forces Christians to become Muslims in N/East –Reps Has AU isolated West Africa? LASG to sensitise schools to Ebola before resumption Amaechi laments increasing corruption rate

  A professor of Sports Psychology, Prof. Ademola Onifade, of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Tuesday died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. Onifade, who had been receiving treatment at LASUTH, after he slumped at his FESTAC residence on 12 September, died on Monday night. Dr Adekunle Idris, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), LASU chapter, confirmed his death to NAN in Lagos. “The late Prof. Onifade slumped at his Festac residence on Friday night and had since been admitted at LASUTH until he died on Monday night.” He said that the union was still in a state of shock as the late professor was hale and hearty, and did not show any sign of sickness before the sad incident. “We were on the field together for sports about 10 days ago because he jogs and exercises himself regularly. He was also seen in the campus last Friday and was full of life.

Air Marshall Ademola Amosu has said that the Air Force has credible information on where the Alpha Jet may be. The Air Force chief said the inclement weather in the area has hampered search operations The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Ademola Amosu has said that the Air Force has credible information on where the Alpha Jet which crashed while on a mission in North-eastern part of the country may be. An Air Force jet with two pilots on board, while on a mission from Yola to Maiduguri, disappeared from radar since Friday and a search and rescue operation has been dispatched to locate and rescue the pilots. Speaking with State House correspondents after meeting with Vice President Namadi Sambo, the Air Force chief said the inclement weather in the area has hampered search operations but added that citizens around the area of operation have provided useful information on its possible location.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Il orin, Prof. Abdu Ganiyu Ambali, says all students will be screened for the Ebola Virus Disease before entering the campus. Ambali stated this on Monday while unveiling preventive kits worth N1.2 million at the university’s health centre. “The procurement of the anti-Ebola kits is part of the university’s preparedness to tackle the epidemic headlong,” the vice chancellor said. The kits, he said, included face masks, boots, hand gloves, automatic soap dispenser, infrared thermometer and disposable bed spreads. The vice-chancellor commended members of the institution’s Ebola Response Committee for their foresight and prompt response. Ambali, however, charged the university’s health workers to be alert and follow laid down procedures in the case of an outbreak. The university’s Director of Health Services, Dr Mary Ajiboye, who presented the equipment to the vice chancellor, said the kits were for the protection of staff a...

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  Ahead of 2015 Presidential election, posters of General Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend, flooded the streets of Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The posters were seen on walls, pedestrian bridges as well as walls by the road sides especially at Yaba and Meiran areas of the state. The Buhari All Progressives Congress, APC, posters at Meiran with the inscription “Nigeria-Wise Up 2015”, “General Buhari For President” is sponsored by the Ogun State Coordinator of the Buhari Youth Organisation, BYO.

Music star Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly called Kcee, has stayed relevant on the music scene since his days as a half of KCPresh. our man met the hitmaker recently and he shared his experience as a musician and why many singers pay little attention to good lyrical content   Q:Your first song with Presh, as KCPresh, was a gospel music, why did you veer into secular music?   A: We didn’t change our style of music and we are not gospel singers. If you listen to our album, it is more of an inspirational message. But after a while, we changed the whole concept and went more commercial as we grew in the business

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The minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has said the South African woman earlier quarantined in Lagos after landing at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport where she showed symptoms of the virus has tested negative to it. He however disclosed that, she would still be examined further to check if she has any other infectious disease.

For anyone seeking to enter into an intimate relationship that would last for a significant part of their life, the first step should be to ask what type of person you are or would be to your mate, what you have to offer in the union and how to succeed despite odds. An adult ready to love and be loved should not forget that they have travelled from a long distance of their childhood to where they are today as the urge to explore love presses hard. It is really this expedition through life and the experiences gathered that create, shape and determine a person’s attitude, personality and general concept of life. People have different upbringing and the values passed on to them from where they were raised are going to form to a great extent the basic foundation of life. The early years at home, school and immediate society play a formidable role in a person’s formation, belief system, inspiration and probably aspiration.

The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has announced it will soon be introducing 'Flying Ticket Policy' to penalize traffic offenders in the country. The FRSC made this known yesterday September 11th at a conference in Abuja. They said the policy would empower officers of the commission to take picture evidence of traffic offenders in the country " We are going to introduce flying tickets for traffic offenders which will enable our men and other road users to be able to report offenders by providing concrete evidence to us for prosecution.  The picture of traffic offenders can be taken with mobile phone or any device that has camera. What we need is the number plate of the vehicle and may be the picture of the driver, time and location.    Once they send these data to our site or telephone number, we will search for the vehicle through Auto Reg. Data Bank and send the fine to the offenders.  We are almost concluding on getting the neces...

Now measure the development in your state and compare it with the allocation received from January to June this year.

For his manslaughter charge, Oscar Pistorius faces from a 'fine to 15 years in prison' but the judge granted him bail extension today and asked him to go home.The judge didn't believe he will attempt to run despite the fact that he's sold all his property (to pay his legal fees).  Oscar will remain in the custody of his uncle until October 13th when he will return to court for sentencing...

We first saw the offensive hashtags on the twitter timeline of the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the President, Doyin Okupe, before the signs were spread all over Abuja. The convener of the #bringbackourgirls campaign, Dr Oby Ezekwesili just shared her opinion on the issue on Twitter. See more tweets after the cut...

A lot of people are trapped in the claws of loneliness probably because they feel no one cares for them enough to be their friend. Not to worry, just be yourself; don’t be afraid to express your opinions. If someone insults you, just ignore them – they have no idea what they’re talking about! Show yourself friendly and you attract more friends than you could ever imagine. Be Optimistic. Even if you are feeling really down, remember that there’s always something out there to smile about. A positive outlook will make people want to be around you more. Crack a joke. Having a sense of humor is important, but don’t get too carried away, there are some things you have to be serious about. Smile as much as you can. Signs of encouragement let people know you care about what they are saying. Share interesting/silly ideas. Your thoughts can open up many doors that can lead to friendship.

  About a week after he was accused of being a Boko Haram sponsor by Australian hostage negotiator, Stephen Davis, former Borno state governor Alimodu Sheriff accompanied the president of Nigeria to an anti-terrorism meeting in Chad. President Jonathan pictured above with Alimodu Sheriff (pictured left) and Chadian president, Idriss Deby where they talked about how to combat terrorism. After the pic was released, Nigerians scolded the president for going to chad with Sheriff.

The  9th Annual N.E.A Awards  just rounded up some minutes ago , in New York. This year was packed with a lot of Amazing Acts & performances. Performing for the first time was acts like  Patoranking, Runtown , Oritsefemi , Orezi  and many more Here is a quick cap of the Winners @ the just concluded awards