Stephen Keshi Debunks Reports About Being Offered N7m Contract

While the recent reports provide the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) offered Stephen Keshi N7 million monthly for coaching the Super Eagles, the Big Boss says nobody spoke with him about that sum.


Photo: Stephen Keshi

It was yesterday allegedly discovered that Keshi was “willing to continue” as the Eagles’ head coach with the improved financial conditions of the renewed contract.

However according to FCNaija.com, when contacted in the USA for confirmation, the former Togo and Mali boss debunked the reports saying:

US Will End Boko Haram- Hawkins

Jeffery Hawkins, the United States Consul General to Nigeria has once again reiterated his country’s commitment towards putting a permanent end to the worrisome activities of the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

 

Nigerian Tribune reports that, the US envoy, who made this known on Wednesday in Lagos, further revealed that President Barack Obama-led administration remained committed in helping the Nigerian government to rescue the abducted school girls from Chibok, Borno State.

 

According to him, the threat Boko Haram poses to Nigeria and the African continent as a whole has enhanced US extensive engagement with the Nigerian government on security issues.

Ogun Health Workers On Red Alert To Prevent Ebola Spread

Ogun governor Ibikunle Amosun has said that health officials of state border areas have been put on red alert to prevent Ebola virus spread.


Photo: Ibikunle Amosun

While speaking at the Annual General Meeting of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Abeokuta, the governor also urged the doctors to call of the ongoing nationwide strike, Premium Times reports.

“We are terribly exposed because we have numerous border towns in our state. All the health officials and other government agents in border areas have been put on red alert to work assiduously to curtail the infiltration of the deadly Ebola virus.”

Should You Bump This – Music Review: 2Face Idibia – The Ascension

BN Music lovers, we have something new and special for you. We’ve teamed up with the duo at Should You Bump This, and we’ll bring you a special album review of music from some of your favourite Nigerian musicians. Sho and Tunde are seasoned music heads and together, they give their insightful and witty take on the chosen album and artist.

Please read and enjoy.

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Don Jazzy advices Nigerians about Ebola, directs them to a page on Comeseesumting.com

Mavin boss and music producer, Don Jazzy  has gone on twitter to advice Nigerians about the deadly nature of the Ebola Virus. In a series of tweets just after the huge success of his Dorobucci video which premiered online on new daily videos website, comeseesumting.com, Don Jazzy directed all his fans and Nigerians to get information about the Ebola virus from a special page created by the Comeseesumting team pooling together videos and other content about the virus.

No Fresh Case Of Ebola In Lagos

The Lagos State Government has released a statement yesterday in order to inform the public about some important information everyone need to know about the deadly disease called Ebola.

The special Adviser to Lagos governor on Public Health,  Dr Mrs Yewande Adeshina has made a statement to debunk rumour going round that some persons who are residents in Lagos are already carriers of the deadly virus. Mrs Yewande revealed that none of the persons who had contact with the late Liberian, who died cruelly from the pawns of Ebola, Patrick Sawyer has manifested any early signs of the deadly disease.

PMNews reports that the special Adviser explained further that none of the 59 persons that had contacts with the Foreign Ebola victim has developed any symptoms whatsoever pointing at the deadly virus. She confirmed that they are however fine and in good health.

Also in line with that, the Commissioner for Information, Lateef Ibirogba has advised all indigents to be careful of dubious people who claim they can cure the deadly disease as it is only proper medical monitoring of any unusual health condition noticed, that can help bring down the deadly disease before it grows into a matured stage.

The Commissioner however warned people to desist from sending panicky text messages round about the Ebola Disease that could heighten tension and create anxiety. He reminded residents of the State to make use of the emergency phone numbers – 08023169485, 08033086660, 08033065303, 08055281442 and 08055329229 provided to contact health authorities in case anyone with observed symptoms of the Ebola disease is noticed. He also advised residents to observe the highest level of personal environmental hygiene adding that they should visit hospitals or Primary Health Centres nearest to them to report strange feelings noticed.

Fire Guts Down ATM Gallery In Lagos

A commercial bank in Lagos around Ijaiye has been reported to have been ravaged by fire, gutting down the branch’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) gallery yesterday.

Leadership reports that the incident happened at about 7am destroying the right wing of the bank’s administrative block. A source who pleaded anonymity made it known that there was no death as men of the Lagos State Fire Service came to the scene promptly to salvage the situation
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The bank has however since then been closed down for business activities and all banking transactions have been suspended till further notice. It would be recalled that just recently, about 60 students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) escaped death by the whiskers, when a mysterious fire engulfed the Coal City Shuttle bus they were in.

PHOTO: Nigerian Footballer, Obafemi Martins Steps Out With Youngest Son

Nigerian footballer, Obafemi Martins was spotted taking a stroll with his youngest son.


Obafemi Martins strolling with son

The football star and his girlfriend, Abigual Barwuah, the elder sister of Italian football star Mario Balotelli welcomed their baby boy sometime in October 2013 in Italy.

This is Obafemi’s 3rd child but his first with Abigail, who he has been dating since 2012.
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Seattle Sounders FC and the Nigeria national team.

He was born on 28 October, 1984. He was recently named among the Major League Soccer All-Stars who will play former German league champions, Bayern Munich.

Thugs Invade Council In Edo

Suspected political thugs on Wednesday invaded Oredo Local Government Council secretariat in Benin City, Edo State capital.

 

Daily Independent reports that, the thugs stormed the secretariat and stopped the councillors from impeaching the council chairman, Osaro Obaze.

 

It was gathered that the councilors had on Thursday impeached the leader of the legislative arm, Monday Oboigba, his deputy, Esohe Usiobaifo, and elected Nohayi Obaseki as the new leader.

 

The councilors, however, denied the allegation that they were planning to impeach the council boss. They said majority of the councilors, precisely eight out of twelve, passed a vote of no confidence on the former leader because of his high handedness and dictatorial tendencies in running the affairs of the legislative arm.

Wow! Stella Damasus Gave Movie Director Daniel Ademinokan An Amazing Birthday Treat

Actress Stella Damasus has given Daniel Ademinokan, who is a Movie director and script writer a great pre birthday treat!










Daniel Ademinokan, who was Doris Simeon’s estranged hubby turns a year older today and his loving Stella Damasus shared pictures from the pre-birthday family  party they had last nite for the movie producer.

We ‘ll provide data on Boko Haram, Ebola Virus — Minister

ABUJA — The new Minister of National Planning Commission, NPC, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, has said he was determined to work hard towards providing Federal Government with accurate data on Boko Haram, Ebola Virus disease within and outside the country to actualise its ongoing transformation agenda.

 The minister made the pledge during the official handing and taking over ceremony at the National Planning Commission, yesterday, in Abuja. “I am from the academia, I know what it means to research, monitor and do surveillance, and this we will do to get the best out us. “We have to work hard to get accurate data not just on infrastructure and policy making, but also on Boko Haram and Ebola Virus within and outside Nigeria. “We will do all we can to get accurate data on all these so that Nigeria can move forward. Where Nigeria is lacking, I will mobilise resources to bridge the gap. With the support of staff of NPC we will ensure we achieve accurate data for Nigeria within the time we have in office,” he said. On whether he will initiate new projects, the minister said: “As the new minister of NPC, my predecessor had done so much, I don’t think we are lacking in the area of human resources and capacity. What we will do is to put all hands on deck to improve on what my predecessor had done.

Source: Vanguard

Pastor, woman nabbed after ‘sanctified water’ kills 2

WARRI — A man, said to be a pastor, and a woman are in Police net in Asaba, the Delta State capital for allegedly killing two children with a deadly substance sold by the pastor for N1,850. The Delta State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Celestina Kalu, in a release, said the suspects are in custody helping the police with relevant information. According to Kalu, “on July 25, at about 4.00 am, the Police at Abraka Police Station received information that awoman, Ese Oghenevwe (25), of Urhuoka quarters, Abraka had killed her two sons namely, Prayer Clement (9 months) and Wisdom Clement ( 2 years) by giving them a liquid substance to drink. “Based on the information, detectives arrested the said Ese Oghenevwe. The suspect revealed that the substance was given to her by one Apostle Austin Eduviere of Triumphant World International Church, Abraka for healing purposes as the Apostle claimed he had prayed over it. 

“Meanwhile, the said Apostle Austine Eduviere has also been arrested and he is helping the Police in their investigation. The suspect disclosed that the said substance was a mixture of water and salt which he sold to people for N1,850.00 for healing of various sicknesses after praying for them.” Police nab car theft Relatedly, the Police has also recovered a stolen car and apprehended one suspect at Abraka Division. Kalu said: “Yesterday, at about 10,00 am, a patrol team from Abraka Division, while on stop-and-search duty at Police station junction, Abraka intercepted a Toyota Camry car, with number plate LAGOS LSD 264 AC with two occupants. “Immediately the vehicle stopped, one of the suspects alighted and took to his heels while the other, later identified as Akpos Omote, was arrested. The suspect has confessed that they snatched the car from one Mrs. Jane Esegbe at Udu, in Udu Local Government Area of Delta state. “The said Toyota Camry has been recovered to the station, while efforts are on to apprehend the fleeing suspect.” She added. 

Source: Vanguard

Guests using toilet at posh hotel can be seen by passers-by after window design blunder

Guests using toilet at a newly opened posh hotel in Berlin can be seen from the street by passers-by after architects messed up the window design.

Several passers-by on the street below the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin have been taking pictures of guests at the hotel as they use the toilets in their room, prompting the hotel to put up notices which read: ‘Please be careful, not only the monkeys are watching", pending when they fix the blunder

According to reports, the architect who designed the restaurant area in the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin thought the toilets should be placed next to the floor-to-ceiling windows, despite the building being only ten storeys tall.
The hotel, which offers great views of the Berlin Zoo, unfortunately also now offers jobless pedestrians an eye-ful if they look up.

10 year old girl found wearing explosive device apparatus in Katsina

A 10 year old girl strapped with an explosive belt was yesterday July 29th discovered by security forces in company of two other people, a man and an 18 year old girl, while traveling along a road in Katsina state.

The DG of the National Information Center, Mr Mike Omeri said this while briefing news men at the National Information Center;

"Security forces on Tuesday, July 29, at about 10pm along Zaria Road, Tudun Wada of Funtua Metropolis, arrested three suspects believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect. The three suspects consisted a male named Iliya Haliru, and two females – Zainab Musa, 18, and Hadiza Musa, 10. The three suspects were arrested in a Honda CRV. When they were directed to disembark for security check, 10-year-old Hadiza was discovered to have been strapped with an explosive belt. And immediately, Iliya and Zainab made attempt to escape with the car but were later blocked by other concerned Nigerians and subsequently arrested. The police successfully unstrapped the explosive.”

He appealed to parents to monitor their wards so they do not get initiated into such evil acts.

We didn't receive N100m from Presidency - Chibok community says

Speaking with journalists yesterday at the daily sit out of the Abuja #bringbackourgirls campaign, a leader of the Kibaku Area Development Association of the Chibok community, Dauda Iliya said contrary to media reports, they didn't receive N100m from the presidency. He said only N200,000 was handed to some of the parents.

"On July 22nd at about midnight, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special duties who has been coordinating the visit from the side of the presidency visited the hotel and told the 51 escaped girls who came that the Presidency sent them a token of a N100, 000 each and accordingly gave them the said money without even a prior knowledge or discussion of any other person in the community that was around the vicinity of the hotel. The Senior special assistant equally gave the sum of N200,000 each to 61 parents out of the 122 that came on the visit. 61 parents were given N100,000 each on the basis that the money given to them was not enough to go round at the agreed amount of N200,000 each. The remaining parents were not given any money at all" he said.

Nigerian Army Soldier Speaks On Mistreatment, Humiliation By Authorities

In his poignant message to Naij.com, Alhaji Danbaba expresses disappointment in the way our government and military authorities are mistreating and humiliating soldiers of Nigerian Army. 

"First of all, I want the whole world to know that we, the Nigerian Military, are very brave and capable of fulfilling our responsibilities. We have done it Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, etc.

"But the era of us giving our best, sacrificing our lives for the nation that doesn’t value us the soldiers is now over.  We’re done waiting patiently, enough is enough!

"Nigeria’s leaders, however, don’t love this country. That is why they are gambling with citizens’ lives.

"We, your protectors, are thrown in the middle of a battle with an empty stomach. Our families lack simplest amenities.

"We are not cowards but we die like chickens because of our leaders’ selfish cravings to enrich themselves even at the cost of our lives and subdue our families to everlasting suffering.

"Our weapons are very poor. We buy our uniforms and our kits on our own. Is it supposed to be like that? You want the best from us how?

Man Accused of Raping Teen at Keith Urban's Concert

A Boston man named Sean Murphy, who's accused of raping a 17-year-old girl during the concert, denies the accusation and claims that the sex is consensual.

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A Boston man was arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl at Keith Urban's concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts on July 26. According to report by The Sun Chronicle, the incident occured in the lawn area of the venue.

Other concertgoers just watched and even took videos with their cell phones as the assault happened in front of their eyes. The rape ended when a woman in the crowd intervened. The man, 18-year-old Sean Murphy, was arrested shortly after and was then charged with rape.