Footballer, Joseph Yobo and wife, Adaeze, release their annual Christmas card photos... they are so lovely!

The Yobos have released their annual Christmas card photos and they are so Beautiful. See more after the cut...

Governor Fayose releases petrol in the state government house to the public, says "I cannot be keeping fuel in the government house while our people keep suffering''

To reduce the effects of the current fuel scarcity in Ekiti State, the state Governor, Ayo Fayose has directed that 80 percent of the petrol in the Government Fuel Dump released to two petrol stations in Ado Ekiti, to be sold to the public at the control price of N145 per litre.

The governor, who made this known through his verified Twitter Handle said "The maximum a single individual can buy will be 25 litres."

He said; "I cannot be keeping fuel in the govt house dump while our people keep suffering. I have asked them to pump out 80% of the petrol in the Govt House Fuel Dump to be sold at the control price of N145. I am going to town to locate the two petrol stations where the petrol will be sold."

The governor lamented the hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of the petrol scarcity.

He said "the APC led federal government has turned the joy of Nigerians to groaning. People can not travel to meet their families because of the wickedness of this APC government. This hardship is too much for Nigerians to bear at this time and it is obvious that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have solution to the fuel scarcity."

''When are we going to get it right as a country? ''Kano state governor's daughter asks as she reacts to lingering fuel scarcity

Posting the photo on the left, Fatima who is one of the daughters of the Kano state governor, Umar Ganduje, wrote

''I have asked myself the question over and over again, when are we going to get it right as a country? Development is a two way street, the leadership and the followership must understand this. Until we get the basics for our foundation right, we will continue to roam in darkness''. 

JAMB Commences Sale of 2018 UTME Application Forms, Visit Sales Branches

ABUJA – THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Wednesday, set November 22, 2018, as the date it would commence sale of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, forms for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the 2018 academic session.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting on plans and modalities for the sale and registration of 2018 UTME application.

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Priest allegedly resurrects man who has been dead for 3 weeks in Imo state; Freeze blasts the report and everyone who believes it (photos/video)

A Facebook user claimed that a priest resurrected a dead man after his body had been in the mortuary for three weeks, but Freeze blasted the report and gave reasons why it can’t be true.

The Facebook user, Izu Nwaobi Joe Okakwu claimed he was present to witness the “miracle” which happened at Aladimma hospital, Owerri on December 13.

OMG:Davido’s ‘IF’ Named MTV BASE Hottest Naija Track Of 2017 (SEE FULL LIST)

The all year banger, “If” by David Adeleke, aka Davido has topped the MTV Base Roundtable hottest Naija tracks chart and has been selected as the hottest song of 2017.

Boasting of over 54 million views on youtube, “If” was produced by Tekno. The song spurred trends and memes on social media because of Davido’s jaw dropping claim of having “30 billion in his account”. After careful consideration and debate by the panelists, it was considered the song with the most buzz, impact and longevity.

Okezie Ikpeazu Hands Over To 14-Year-Old Girl As She Assumes Office As Abia Governor

Governor of Abia state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has handed over to the First Teenage Governor, Miss Joy Ezechikamnayo at the Government House Umuahia ,in the maiden edition of ‘Abia One day Governor’. Performing her first assignment, Her Excellency Miss Joy declared 12th of December Abia Teenage day.

The SS3 student and senior prefect of Intellectual Giants Christian Academy, Umuahia was joined by members of her executive council drawn from all the LGAs of Abia State.

Five Sure Ways To Amend Your Failed Relationship Number 3 and 4 Will Shock You

Some failed relationships can be mended but it take a lot of work from couples to do so. You can't manipulate your way back into your partner's life, even if you succeed, your relationship is likely to crash faster.

It's hard work, but if you try to give your relationship another shot by going through the right route, then it's more likely to last.

Inspired by She Knows, here are 5 ways couples can mend their failed relationships

1. Acknowledge where you went wrong:
Control yourself and your emotions, it's easy to blame your partner for the shortcomings in your relationship or blame yourself totally. The hard part is owning up and you just have to do it.

14-Year-Old Abia Governor Begins Duty Along With Her Team In Umuahia

The Abia State’s One Day Teenage Governor, Her Excellency Miss Joy Chikamnayo, begun discharging her duties yesterday as she inspected the ongoing reconstruction of Aba Road In Umuahia…The 14-year-old was conducted round with her team by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works, Mr. Nwala..See photos below

5 Easy Ways to Spot Nigerians When You Are Abroad

Do Nigerians really like going abroad? We see hundreds and thousands of people at the International Airports everyday, but what percentage of the population are these people? How many Nigerians even have passports? Perhaps it is the ‘eternal’ unfavorable situation of the economy that makes it so hard to save for such, or the fear of being in the sky for way too long, but the few who are traveling this Christmas are probably traveling locally.

Thankfully, some Nigerians actually own a passport and really like to travel. The thing about these ‘travelling’ Nigerians though is that, for better or for worse, they tend to stand out when they travel abroad.

Believe it or not, Nigerians have some very unique habits that are dead giveaways of our nationality. We’re not saying there’s anything wrong with being Nigerian, but we certainly have our fair share of eccentricities and oddities that can rub other cultures the wrong way. Here are 5 easy ways to spot Nigerians anywhere else in the world.

Spot the flashy and glamorous outfits
Travelling outside the country seems to be a sort of achievement for most Nigerians, so,
when they do travel out, they tend to wear a kind of confidence that comes off as them being all “bad and boujee”. From the bounce in their steps to the flamboyant attire, full facial makeup and glorious hair, you just have to notice them. The woman comfortably strolling Dubai mall in high heeled pumps, full makeup, and flashy jewellery is probably Nigerian; also, the man in the well-tailored suit waiting his turn at the London Eye is certainly Nigerian.

So loud… So, so LOUD!
Nigerians are popular for talking loud in public places when visiting abroad. Walk into a tourist bar and ask any of the officials how they can tell that a customer is Nigerian and noisemaking is the first thing they’ll mention. Nigerian just can’t be bothered with comportment. They are the  “classic” drama queens causing a scene in public. If they find a thing funny, they will not just laugh, they will squeal. They will take their phone call while in a bus or train and talk very loudly.  Worse is if they are in a group, you will be forced to listen to their gist. And do not even try to signal at them to keep their voices down, they will turn on you or give you the evil eye.

Zero sense of personal space & the need to ask inane questions
Nigerians are bold and friendly. And while this might seem like an admirable quality, their outgoing personality often startles the more reserved people like Germans and Brits. Unfortunately, Nigerians will not bat an eyelid when it comes to communicating with strangers. The Nigerian will be the one asking for directions on Oxford Street or questioning someone at the Trafalgar Square to know why there are not as many pigeons as reported.

What is a tip?
Americans have the obsessive culture of tipping so much that it is included in the bill most times. People in other countries remain courteous with their tips, however, Nigerians don’t. The few who do in the country do so to either appreciate the waiter or create an impression. Likewise, when they do travel, they do not adopt to the tipping culture. In fact, they sometimes kick up a fuss when they realize they have been forced to pay a certain percentage of tip. Even if they are out with  foreign friends abroad, you really cannot guilt a Nigerian into tipping

Road is road… for walking carelessly
The one you see walking on the bike lanes abroad are most likely Nigerians. But can you really blame them? In Nigeria obeying traffic laws is already a huge strain for them, talk less of pedestrian laws that they know nothing of.

What other ways do you think you can spot Nigerians abroad?
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Cute photo of BankyW and Adesua Etomi at the premiere of 'The Wedding Party 2'

BankyW and his wife, Adesua Etomi-Wellignton stepped out for the Arabian themed premiere of 'The Wedding Party 2' yesterday evening.. Pictured above is a snapshot of the couple that was taken on the red carpet.

Two senators call for Trump's resignation over sexual assault, harassment allegations

Two Democratic senators have called for President Donald Trump's resignation over the weekend.

Sens. Cory Booker and Jeff Merkley both cited the multiple accusations from women of sexual harassment and assault against Trump.

In an interview with Vice after a campaign rally for Democratic Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones, Booker said: "I just watched Sen. Al Franken do the honorable thing and resign from his office. My question is, why isn't Donald Trump doing the same thing -- who has more serious allegations against him, with more women who have come forward. The fact pattern on him is far more damning than the fact pattern on Al Franken."

Democratic Senator Al Franken of Minnesota announced he would resign Thursday after multiple women came forward accusing him of groping and forcibly kissing them.

Senator Jeff Merkley also joined the call in an email fundraising pitch.

He said in the email: "I want to be absolutely clear. Donald Trump should resign the presidency.

"At least 17 women have accused Donald Trump of horrific sexual misconduct, and I believe them. Moreover, he's bragged on tape about that behavior. This is not about politics. This is not about policy. I disagree with him on many things, but this is not about that."

Just as Merkley said, several women have accused Trump of sexual harassment, and a 2005 recording of Trump bragging about groping women was released during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump attributed his language on the tape to "locker room talk" and has denied any wrongdoing.

Just last week, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont also suggested the President should do the honourable thing and resign like others. 

OMG! Video Of The Cambodian Boy Who Sleeps with a Python (MUST WATCH)

Snake Boy (2008): In Cambodia, a real-life Mowgli strokes and kisses his five-metre long pet, a giant Burmese python. Seven-year old Sambath rides, wrestles and even sleeps with a snake big enough to squeeze a man to death"I pat and kiss it, like a husband and wife," Sambath says. As the family sit down to eat, Lucky the python slides around the edge of the room. It survives on a diet of four chickens a week, yet giant pythons have been known to eat their owners. "Since the snake has been in our house we've been safe," says Sambath's mother who tenderly washes the python, which was just the size of a thumb when it first crawled into the family home.

'Very soon Atiku will land in Aso Rock' Ben Murray-Bruce.

Facebook bans women for posting 'men are scum' after series of global harassment scandals

Following the multiple sexual harassment and abuse scandals across the globe, Facebook has been suspending women for “hate speech” against men after posting variations of the phrase “men are scum”.  

Despite Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg warning of a potential backlash against women as scandals rock companies and political institutions, the social network continues to ban women speaking out against men as a group.  

New York-based standup comic Marcia Belsky was banned in October for 30 days from Facebook for posting “men are scum” as a comment on her friend Nicole Silverberg’s photo album detailing the abuse Silverberg had received after writing a list of ways men can treat women better on Twitter.

Facebook says that threats and hate speech directed towards a protected group violate its community standards and therefore are removed. The social network told the Daily Beast that “men are scum” was a threat and therefore should be removed.

Facebook said that it is working hard to remedy harassment issues, and has repeatedly stated that it wants the social network to be a safe and respectful space for all. After footage of shootings, murders, rapes and assaults were streamed live on the site, Facebook said it was adding 3,000 extra moderators to its staff and that it would refine its moderation policies.

Is this the most beautiful girl in the world? Russian child model aged 6, already has 500,000 Instagram followers (photos)

Anastasia Knyazeva from Russia, has already amassed a legion of fans online, who have been wowed by her doll-like features and striking blue eyes. At just six-years-old, the youngster is already a successful child model, having starred in a number of national campaigns including one for the Russian brand Chobi Kids. 

Anastasia's Instagram account, which is run by her mother, Anna, has half a million followers, and each picture attracts hundreds of comments on the little girl's striking appearance. 

She regularly posts photographs of the six-year-old's photoshoots, as well as snaps of her backstage. 

Each photograph receives hundreds of comments about the youngster's striking features. 

One commented 'OMG .. I think she is the most beautiful girl on the earth !!', while another wrote: 'What a beautifull eyes [sic].'

Another follower posted 'She really looks like a doll', while one added: 'What a cutie she is.' 

Anastasia's mother has been sharing photos of her little girl since July 2015, when the burgeoning model was four years old.  

The youngster has previously modelled for major brands in Russia, including Amoreco and Kisabiano. 

She was also voted the face of Little Miss Aoki, a line from luxury couture house Mischka Aoki, in October last year.

Her rise comes after Thylane Blondeau (pictured inset left aged six), the daughter of footballer Patrick Blondeau, was infamously hailed as the most beautiful girl in the world when she appeared on the cover of Vogue Enfants as a child. Now 16, Thylane recently walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana at Milan Fashion Week. 

 Culled from UK Daily Mail

12 People Olamide Helped To Become Rich And Famous In Nigeria (With Pictures)

An adage says to whom much is given, much is expected. From 2010 when he released his debut single “Eni Duro” till this moment, Olamide Baddo has been enjoying undying love from the street. Apparently, it is safe to say that the street made him the Baddo that he is today. In an attempt to give back to the street, he has helped whole lots of raw talents on the street to get much-needed recognition in the music industry.Here is the list of artists Olamide has helped their career;



1.LIL KESH

He was just a street boy doing freestyles around secondary schools in Lagos before he got an encounter with Baddo with the help of his friend Viktoh. Olamide signed him up to YBNL and now Lilkesh has grown so big enough to float his own record label “YAGI” after the expiration of a successful record deal with YBNL.


2. Adekunle Gold

The year 2015 was the year Adekunle Gold started living the life of a star after Olamide Baddo got him signed up to YBNL as the only singer on the label. Today, the Sade crooner can only thank God and Olamide for what he has achieved so far in the industry.



3. YCEE

The Tinny Entertainment act, YCee came into limelight by dropping a very big hit track titled “Jagaban”. Despite this hit single, YCee was still finding it hard to sustain his newly found street love. Four months later when he remixed the song with Baddo, it becomes crystal clear to everyone that YCEE has come to stay.



4. Viktoh

Despite being widely criticised as Olamide’s worst signing, Viktoh has enjoyed much recognition in the music industry as a YBNL act before the expiration of his contract with the label.


5. DJ Enimoney

In case you don’t know, Eniola Olamilekan Adedeji widely known as DJ Enimoney is the younger brother of the YBNL Boss Olamide Baddo. As the number one YBNL Disc Jokey, the massive influence of his Big Brother, Olamide on his career cannot be under-estimated



6. Skuki

Peeshaun and Vavavoom popularly known as Skuki are two brothers joined together by blood and music. Their relationship with Baddo on tracks like Peteru, Over the mountain in 2014 and 2015 respectively has left a huge imprint on their music career.


7. CDQ

He got his big break into the music industry after a jamming collaboration with Olamide Baddo on the song “Woss wobi”. The song successfully went viral because of the presence of Baddo on it which makes it easy for fans to fall in love with the unique style of “CDQ Yeeye”.

8. Chinko Ekun

Chinko Ekun is one of the almost dying talents revived by Olamide. The hardcore yoruba rapper caught the interest of Baddo who wasted no time in signing him on to YBNL. He just got a record deal with a Dubai-based record label, Dek-Niyor Entertainment. Looking back at the start of Chinko’s career, it is safe to conclude that Olamide has indeed given him the voice of the street that he is enjoying today.


9. Davolee

This guy is another young talented rapper who just got a massive break into the music industry courtesy Olamide Baddo. Olamide has shown him road to fame in just a few weeks of getting signed on to YBNL.

Aside from dropping his debut single, festival bar, Davolee also featured in Pepper Dem Gang, a track off Olamide’s “The Glory album”. His appearance on the Album is a height many young artists would love to attain in their career.

Trump confronts perilous North Korean test

North Korea pushed President Donald Trump closer to a set of excruciating choices with its most potent missile test yet, which shattered a two-month calm in Northeast Asia and set nerves in Washington back on edge.

Trump, who earlier this year warned he would rain "fire and fury" on the isolated state if it continued to threaten the US or its allies, was relatively muted in responding to Kim Jong Un's latest provocation.

"I will only tell you that we will take care of it. ... It is a situation that we will handle," Trump told reporters at the White House.

Trump on North Korean missile launch: 'We will take care of it'

He later attempted to tie the launch to domestic politics, using it to pressure Democrats to move ahead on government spending proposals.

"After North Korea missile launch, it's more important than ever to fund our gov't & military! Dems shouldn't hold troop funding hostage for amnesty & illegal immigration. I ran on stopping illegal immigration and won big. They can't now threaten a shutdown to get their demands," he tweeted.

Donald J. Trump

✔@realDonaldTrump

After North Korea missile launch, it's more important than ever to fund our gov't & military! Dems shouldn't hold troop funding hostage for amnesty & illegal immigration. I ran on stopping illegal immigration and won big. They can't now threaten a shutdown to get their demands.

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His quiet resolve may have been calculated to avoid further provoking Kim, or to deprive him of the full propaganda value of his latest move -- if so, this would represent an evolution in the President's public rhetoric on the crisis.

But Trump's vague and unspecific response also reflected the paucity of options he has to deal with North Korea, and how the most serious foreign-policy threat facing his presidency is becoming ever more grave.

Serious escalation

Graham warns of war with North Korea 01:42

It's clear that Tuesday's launch of an intercontinental missile that blasted off from Sain Ni in North Korea and, according to Defense Secretary James Mattis, went higher "than any previous shot they've taken" represents a serious escalation of the crisis.

To begin with, the test flight demonstrated Pyongyang's theoretical ability to hit targets as far away as Washington.

As such, it brings Trump ever closer to an agonizing dilemma: If diplomacy continues to fail, it could require one of the most consequential decisions on military action taken by a president since the end of World War II.

He would either have to accept the notion that North Korea could tip an intercontinental ballistic missile with a nuclear payload and hit the US homeland, or he would have to contemplate military action to dismantle, in the knowledge that doing so could kill thousands of civilians and US troops in Asia and has long been deemed unthinkable.

"We are within a year away from North Korea completing its nuclear program," said Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA North Korea analyst who is now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

"I am afraid this is their goal," said Terry on CNN International.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has spoken in depth with Trump on the nuclear showdown, delivered a dire warning about the consequences of North Korea's current path -- conscious that top regime officials watch CNN.

"If we have to go to war to stop this, we will," Graham told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room." "We're headed towards a war if things don't change."

Graham also implored regional powers, such as China, and allies like South Korea and Japan to find a solution to the crisis, admitting that hundreds of thousands of people in Asia could die in a war with North Korea, though the US would win.

"If President Trump has to pick between destroying the North Korean regime and the American homeland, he's going to destroy the regime," he said.

In a further sign of the deepening emergency, and in a chilling echo of a previous Cold War age, Hawaii prepared to test its air attack warning siren system, for the first time in a quarter of a century.

Strategically, Tuesday's missile test left Washington with tough questions.

For instance, the nighttime dispatch of the missile at short notice might have been calculated to show the US that North Korea's forces could outwit any future American attempts to hit a nuclear missile on the launchpad.

It appears to dampen several hopeful interpretations of the recent pause in Pyongyang's missile tests, including the suggestion that Kim was sending a signal he was ready to negotiate with the US.

Tuesday's events also contradicted arguments circling in conservative media that Trump's tough talk, including his dismissal of Kim as "Rocket Man," had convinced North Korea to blink.

They suggest that several recent US and international initiatives are having little impact, including the US redesignation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism last week and tough new sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council in September after the North's most recent nuclear test.

The latest challenge from North Korea also compromises hopes that Trump's Asia tour, which was hailed as a stunning success by his White House, had done anything to defuse the worsening showdown with the Stalinist state.

Obama to meet with China's Xi during 3-country trip

There will now be renewed focus on the administration's fervent appeals to China to solve the crisis for the US by leaning heavily on on its recalcitrant neighbor. The next few days will show whether Trump's lavish praise of Chinese President Xi Jinping will yield a meaningful shift in China's position on the crisis -- perhaps through a coordinated response gamed out with Trump during his talks this month in Beijing.

Many regional analysts, however, doubt that US pressure on China to do more -- possibly by entirely choking off North Korea's energy supplies -- will work, since Beijing's national interests mitigate any action that could risk the downfall of the regime and the reunification of a pro-American Korean state.

A recent trip to Pyongyang by a Chinese envoy did little to ease the situation, and Kim and Xi have no relationship.

In one intriguing dimension of the diplomatic puzzle, former President Barack Obama announced an international trip on Tuesday -- that will include talks in Beijing with Xi. Any notion that Obama could either carry a message for Xi, or unofficially intercede on Trump's behalf as a respected former president, seems farfetched, however, given the current President's disdain for his predecessor.

In Trump's defense, his failure so far to halt North Korea's nuclear and missile threat puts him in a club with Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush, who were similarly unsuccessful during their terms.

But the fateful moment when North Korea crosses the threshold of having the capacity to deliver a nuclear weapon to US soil will come on his watch.

International diplomacy

Trump: We had 'great call' with President Putin 02:39

In the short term, the predictable machinery of international diplomacy is already swinging into action with ritual condemnations from world powers. Trump spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in Tuesday evening US time. US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley and her counterparts from Japan and South Korea have requested an emergency Security Council meeting for Wednesday.

Former Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the idea that diplomacy has failed is false.

"There's a false narrative about North Korea that has been purposefully promulgated ... that somehow diplomacy has failed, and therefore it is only 'fire' and 'fury' that is going to meet this challenge and be effective," said Kerry, a Democrat who served in the Obama administration.

But there is a genuine sense in Washington, from Capitol Hill to the White House, that options that center on more sanctions may be running out of time, given their limited impact on North Korean behavior.

That leaves Trump contemplating steps that fall short of direct military action but could significantly change the US approach.

One option would be to launch an intense new diplomatic push, possibly to offer North Korea the prospect of a radically altered relationship with the United States and its allies, and finally a peace treaty to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War.

But key players in the administration are skeptical that Kim could be trusted to live up to any new commitments that could emerge from a diplomatic grand bargain given his country's past record. And the White House position that Pyongyang must first denuclearize its arsenal is likely to be a nonstarter for North Korea.

Trump could intensify the pace of US military exercises off the North Korean coast -- but tensions are so high there are fears that miscalculations could spark conflict.

Another option would be to abandon attempts to persuade China to do more and try to force more significant action, including by directly sanctioning major Chinese banks and energy firms that do business with North Korea.

Such a step is as likely to backfire and provoke a crisis in US-China relations as to meaningfully change China's approach, however. The fact that it is even a possibility shows the limited and unappealing options open to Trump.