Wizkid, Olamide, Seyi Shay, Simi, Tekno make 2016 Headies list

The countdown to the 2016 Headies Award has officially begun. The list of nominees has also been released. The list, which comprises 21 categories, covers different genre of Nigerian pop music culture. Touted as Nigeria’s ‘Grammy’ awards, mixed reactions have trailed the Headies nomination list since its release.
See the full nominee list below.
(Year In Review: July 2015 – June 2016)
Best Recording Of The Year:
A Non-Voting Category For The Best Single Recording By An Artiste Or Group In The Year Under Review
Emergency – D’banj
Pray For Me – Darey Feat. Soweto Choir
Love Don’t Care – Simi
Orente – Adekunle Gold
Something Good Is Happening – Brymo
Producer Of The Year
An Individual Responsible For Producing The Most Acclaimed Song Or Album In The Year Under Review
DJ Coublon ‘Good Time & Raba’
Pheels – ‘Pick Up & Lagos Boys’ – Olamide
Legendury Beats – ‘Final – Baba Nla’ Wizkid
Young John – ‘Mama’ – Kiss Daniel
Mastakraft – ‘Fada Fada’, ‘Connect’ – Phyno
Oscar Herman-Ackah – ‘Pray For Me’ – Darey
Best Music Video
A Voting Category For The Best Conceptualist, Best Directed and Most Exciting Video In The Year Under Review. This Award Goes To The Video Director
Emergency (D’banj) – Unlimited La
Mary (Seyi Shay) – Meji Alabi
Soldier (Falz Tha Bad Guy) – Clarence Peters
Made For You – Banky W
Bad – Tiwa Savage Feat. Wizkid – Sesan
Best R&B/Pop Album
A Category For The Best R&B/Pop Album In The Year Under Review (By Single Individual Or Group)
New Era – Kiss Daniel
Wanted – Wande Coal
Klitoris – Brymo
Nak3d – Darey
Seyi Or Shay – Seyi Shay
Best R&B Single
A Category For The Best R&B Single In The Year Under Review (By A Single Individual Or Group)
Love Don’t Care – Simi
Made For You – Banky W
Super Woman – Wande Coal
Pray For Me – Darey
Aduke – Tjan
Smile – Shaydee
Best Pop Single
A Category For The Best Pop Single In Year Under Review (By Single Individual Or Group)
Mama – Kiss Daniel
Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid
Pick Up – Adekunle Gold
Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido
Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Orezi, Iyanya, Olamide, Kcee
Emergency – D’banj
Fada Fada – Phyno Feat. Olamide
Money – Timaya Feat. Flavour
Best Reggae/Dancehall Single
A Category For The Best Reggae/Dancehall Single In The Year Under Review (By Single Individual Or Group)
No Kissing’ – Patoranking Ft Sarkodie
Body Hot – Praiz Ft. Jesse Jagz & Stone Bwoy
Jaga Love – Jesse Jagz
Olowo – Cynthia Morgan
Pam Pam – Ketchup
Timaya – I Like The Way
Best Rap Album
A Non-Voting Category For The Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review
Eyan Mayweather – Olamide
Powerful – Ill Bliss
Stories That Touch – Falz
Lil’ Kesh – Yagi
Best Collabo
A Voting Category For The Best R&B, Pop Or Hip-Hop Collaborative Track (Including Cameos)
Soldier – Falz Feat. Simi
Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Orezi, Iyanya, Olamide, Kcee
Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido
Wait – Solidstar Feat. Tiwa Savage
No Kissing – Patoranking Feat. Sarkodie
Money – Timaya Feat. Flavour
Best Rap Single
A Voting Category For A Single (Released On-Air) Recording Of A Rap
Eyan Mayweather – Olamide
Asamalekun – Reminisce
Jagaban – Ycee
Chukwu Agozi Gogi – Ill Bliss
Agu Ji Ndi Men – A-Q
Show You Something – Boogey
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
A Non-Voting Category For The Single Male Artiste With The Most Outstanding Vocal Performance On A Single Song Or Album
Brymo – Something Good Is Happening
Darey Feat. Soweto Choir – Pray For Me
Shaydee – Smile
Wande Coal – Super Woman
Ric Hassani – Gentleman
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
A Non-Voting Category For The Single Female Artiste With Most Outstanding Vocal Performances On A Single Song Or Album
Simi – Love Don’t Care
Seyi Shay – Right Now
Aramide Feat. Adekunle Gold – Love Me
Omawumi Feat. Angelie Kidjo – Play Na Play
Next Rated
This Category Is A Voting Category For The Most Promising Upcoming Act In The Year Under Review
Ycee
Tekno
Mr. Eazi
Humblesmith
Aramide
Hip Hop World Revelation
A Voting Category For The Best New Artiste In The Year Under Review
Kiss Daniel – New Era
Seyi Shay – Seyi Or Shay
Lil’ Kesh – Yagi
Runtown – Ghetto University
Lyricist On The Roll
A Non-Voting Category For The Rap Artiste With The Best Lyrical Depth And Performance On A Single Song Or Album
Ill Bliss – Chukwu Agozi Gogi
Reminsce – Asalamaleku
Ycee – Jagaban
Boogey – Show You Something
A-Q – Agu Ji Ndi Men’
Modenine – No Matter What
Best Street-Hop Artiste
A Voting Category For The Artiste whose Songs Are Inspired By The Streets. Such Song Should Captain Lingua, Which May Also Be Originated By The Artiste And Popular On The Street
Olamide – Who You Epp
Ajebutter Feat. Falz – Bad Gang
Koker – Ko Le Werk
Ycee – Jagaban
Small Dokta – Gbera
2t Boys – Customer Dada Ni
Best ‘Alternative’ Song
A Voting Category For The Artiste Whose Songs Reflect Any Form Or Style Of Music Which Falls Outside The Mainstream Of Recent Or Past Popular Musical Trends
Pick Up – Adekunle Gold
Something Good Is Happening – Brymo
You Suppose Know – Bez
Wait For Me – Johnny Drille
Gentleman – Ric Hassani
Album Of The Year
A Voting Category For The Best Album (Solo Or Group) In Year Under Review, That Meets Judges Requirements Of Excellence (Songwriting, Production, Rendition And Promotion) And Acceptability (Sales And Popularity)
Stories That Touch – Falz
New Era – Kiss Daniel
Wanted – Wande Coal
Seyi Or Shay – Seyi Shay
Artiste Of The Year
Most Critically And Commercially Adjudged Artiste In The Year Under Review. Overall Most Successful Artiste For The Year Under Review
Wizkid
Tiwa Savage
Falz
Yemi Alade
Olamide
Song Of The Year
A Voting Category For The Most Popular Song In The Year Under Review
Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid
Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido
Pick Up – Adekunle Gold Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Olamide, Orezi & Kcee
Fada Fada – Phyno Feat. Olamide
African Artiste
A Non-Nigerian Award Category For An Individual African Artiste Or Group With The Most Outstanding Achievement, Impact And Infiltration Into The Nigerian Music Scene In The Year Under Review
Sauti Sol
Casper Nyovest
DJ Maphorisa
Stonebwoy
Sarkodie

Stunning photos of olamide for his new album

The singer teamed up with ace photographer, TY Bello for his ThisDay Style cover.
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Here’s How Much Lagos State Government Plans To Sell Bags Of Rice From December 15th

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was ready to roll out Lake Rice on Dec. 15 to Lagosians at N13,000 per 50 kg towards the Yuletide celebrations.
Mr Sanni Okanlawan, Special Adviser on Food Security to Gov. Akinwumi Ambode, made the disclosure in Lagos during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) National Agriculture Stakeholders Summit.
Okanlawan said that sales of the rice would be made at all the 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to ensure proper distribution.
“Lake Rice is the acronym of both Lagos and Kebbi States joint product which will be out to the public on Dec. 15 at the rate of N13,000 per 50kg bag as it is already subsidised by the government.
“To make it more available, the
rice will be sold at the 57 LGAs and LCDAs for easy accessibility and to guard against unwanted persons diverting the product.
“The state government has put in place a committee that will ensure that Lagosians have the best Christmas celebration, that is why we are offering the wholesome and well packaged
rice,’’ Okanlawan stated.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s efforts were in alignment with the Federal Government’s diversification drive from a mono-economy to agriculture. It will be recalled that Lagos and Kebbi states signed a historic MOU on rice production shortly after the Anchor borrowers scheme which creates resources for farmers was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari in Kebbi.

Read their love story as Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike & Wife Celebrate 17th Wedding Anniversary

Rivers State executive Governor, Nyesom Wike and wife Justice Suzzette today celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary. The pair who met and kicked off their love story from Rivers State University of Science and Technology have been together since.
Below is how the wife shared their love story:
It’s funny how life sometimes takes us where we never plan or expect to go. For three years, we sat in the same lecture rooms and halls but never passed a word between each other.
It was only after I chanced upon his law note books in the possession of a mutual classmate that everything changed.
At that time, the law books in our library were expired and in most cases not available and we had to find other means to report our Nigerian case law. Most of us resorted to copying from others who had lawyer friends they visited in chambers and while there, used their law reports/books.
Thankfully, the situation is different today as not only has our Governor completed the long, abandoned building of the Facaulty of Law, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, but he has also furnished it and equipped the law library with modern books, law reports and even e-resources. The current students there are lucky to benefit from this upgrade as theirs is now a standard Facaulty of Law.
It surprised me then, to realize that he was indeed a serious minded student and not as I had earlier perceived. His notes were up to date as he took time to report more cases than were cited by our lecturers, which neccesarily meant better grades if you can put them all down in your answer sheets during tests and examinations.
I immediately coveted that notebook and pleaded with my classmate to loan me the book after she had finished, promising to return it in two days. She refused. Another request with the promise to return it in one day as I was prepared to sit up all night copying those cases, was declined . My last plea to photocopy the notebook and return it immediately fell on deaf ears. She told me to seek the permission of the owner, with the belief that I wouldnt dare.
And of course, she was right to think that as she knew that we had never once spoken to each other. At that point, I inquired from her, his name. She replied simply: “Wike”. I wondered how odd that name sounded as I’d never heard it before. I also wondered how to approach him as I believed that he disliked me as much as I did him.
But the desire to have that fully loaded note book was too strong. I could not give up without at least, making an attempt. As he passed by us, I called his name as I had just learnt: “excuse me, Wike”. He froze and I noticed his shock and disbelief. I started putting my words together, expecting him to scowl at me, thinking in his head – “Oh! So you have decided to talk to me now that you need my notebook eh?
He didn’t let me complete my request. He caught the drifrt so fast and he spoke to our mutual classmate, telling her to give me his note book after she had finished with it and he walked off. It was now my turn to be in shock! After I recovered, I started putting the heat on our classmate to give me the book asap.
One borrowed book led to another and yet another borrwed book and soon after, we became friends. I got to see the hardworking, focused, studios and serious minded person he was and still is. Before Iong, there was a marriage proposal. I declined as I didn’t see myself as the marrying kind but he wouldn’t give up.
He said to me that the moment he first set his eyes on me when he joined us in our second year out of the more than five years I was in that institution, he knew already that I was going to be his wife. 😄 That got me even more confused. Having noted all the qualities I had noticed in him, I knew that he was a man with very great prospects or potentials for success, as I’d told him then.
I therefore decided to accept his proposal and took a chance, believing that he would make me a happy woman. Today, the 19th of December, marks the 17th year we have been together as a married couple. He is a man that has exhibited excellent taste …. no wonder he chose and continues to choose m.
You promised to give me the world at that time but you have given me much more than I could have ever asked for. Our three adorable children are a testimony to that fact and I can’t tell you enough, how fulfilled I feel.
Please permit me to use this medium to share some of the life lessons I have learnt in these past 17 years of marriage, especially in reaching out to encourage our youths who have skewed perceptions about marriage.
You have to make the right decision about your marriage. I made a decision to become a happy wife 17 years ago, by contributing to build a happy marriage. I learnt that marriage in itself doesn’t make you happy. You have to make your marriage a happy one. Marriage is not what you get. Marriage is what you bring, what you give and what you do.
There is no perfect marriage or perfect couples. Rather, when two imperfect friends honour and celebrate each other, they are empowered to build up a great blossoming marriage with flourishing children.
Marriage, it has been said, is likened to an empty box that couples should labour to fill up with all the good things they want in their marriage – friendship, understanding, respect, love, etc. Love does not come packaged with any marriage. Love is in people and people put love in marriage. People infuse romance in marriage. Same thing with all the other values.
A couple must practice the art and form the habit of giving, loving, serving, forgiving, rewarding, praising, and just keeping the marriage box full always. If you take more and put less, the box empties out.
Let us challenge ourselves to work harder at achieving happier marriages. It will lead to more harmonious homes and communities and eventually a more prosperous and peaceful Rivers State. That is how powerful and endowed married couples are.
I recall, after we became engaged, attending a conference at Christ Church in December, 1996 where Selwyn Hughes, the initiator of the daily devotional called “every day with Jesus” featured and spoke to the young ones (at that time😄) about marriage. I bought his book then titled: Marriage as God intended
Rev. Mossy Madugba authographed the book on his behalf and on my request as it wasn’t possible for me to meet the author after the occasion. He wrote these words on the first page – “Blossom where you are planted”. Indeed, I can say without any fear of any contradiction, that by the grace of God, I have blossomed and will keep blossoming where the Lord, God has planted me.
Today, on this occasion of our 17th marriage anniversary, I celebrate my hardworking classmate, friend, lover and husband… Nyesom Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON. We have been through thick, thin and thinner but just like old wine, it keeps getting better with time.
Happy 17th Marriage Anniversary to you, my love. May we forever stay young in each others eyes.

SEE THE FULL AWARD LIST OF (NMVA) NIGERIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARD

The Nigeria Music Video Award ( NMVA) 2016 reward many hard working celebrities in different categories. The show which was held at the convention centre, Eko Hotel & Suites , Lagos thrilled viewers to stunning performances and drama. Meanwhile, the objective of the day is to reward hardwork and honor peace ambassador lead by His Royal Majesty, Ooni Of Ife.
Below is the full list of winners at Thursday Night NMVA Awards:
CATEGORIES WINNER(S)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
D’Banj –“Emergency”
BEST MAINSTREAM HIPHOP
Falz Ft. Poe & Chyn – “Chardonnay Music”
BEST AFROBEAT VIDEO D’B“Emergency”
BEST RNB VIDEO
Seyi Shay – “Air Brush”
BEST HIGHLIFE VIDEO
Harry Songz ft. Duncan Mighty – “Akagum”
BEST VIDEO BY A MINOR
OzzyBee –“Smile Again”
BEST RAGGAE DANCEHALL VIDEO Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – “No Kiss Me” Baby
BEST SOFTROCK ALTENATIVE VIDEO
Ranti – “Iwe Kiko”
BEST AFRO HIPHOP VIDEO
CDQ ft. Wizkid – “Nowo E Soke”
BEST VIDEO BY A NEW ARTISTE Small Doctor – “Mosquitoe”
BEST CONTEMPORARY AFRO VIDEO Two – “Bianu”
BEST AFRO POP VIDEO
Rekaado Banks – “Oluwa Ni”
BEST POP EXTRA VIDEO
Solidstar ft Patoranking & Tiwa Savage – “Wait”
BEST GOSPEL VIDEO
Sinach –
“Way Maker”
MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO EUROPE Maleek Berry – “Kontrol”
BEST USE OF DANCE IN A VIDEO Yemi Alade – “Ferari”
BEST USE OF COSTUME
Lamboginnny & Mr Clayy – “I am A winner”
BEST INDIGINOUS CONCEPT IN A VIDEO Zoro ft. Flavour – “Ogene”
BEST DIRECTOR
Unlimited LA (D’banj – Emergency)
BEST EDITOR
MattMax – Slash – “Agege”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adasa (Adekunle Gold – Pick Up The Call)
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Avalon Okpe
BEST PRODUCER
Achievas Entertainment

What happened after letting my wife use my ATM card. Bovi shares

Popular Nigerian Comedian,
Bovi took to his snapchat page to share some hilarious posts.
Bovi, in the post shared that he let his wife, Kris Asimonye Ugboma have his ATM Card for two hours and it didn’t take long before his bank called him to ask if his card is missing.
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According to the post, he revealed that his wife had used the ATM in a number of different places in less than two hours.

Olamide unveils track list of his album

Following the announcement of the release of his sixth studio album “The Glory”, YBNL boss and prolific rapper, Olamide, has unveiled the official track-list for the album.
The album, which is slated for
December 26, has 16 tracks with industry colleagues making the features list. Notable mentions are Phyno and Burna Boy.
The album, which according to Olamide promises to be an embodiment of real Hip-Hop, also has new entrant, Davolee, who got recently signed to YBNL.
Production credit goes to YBNL in-house producers, Pheelz (Mr Producer) and Young John (The wicked producer). Others are HOD, Sossick, Paulcleverlee, Raphael2kriss, Moss2kriss, Shizzi.
All songs were mixed and mastered by Bbanks.
See track-list below:
. The Glory (Intro) – Produced By DWills
. Letter To Milli – Produced by Pheelz
. Journey of a thousand Miles – Produced by Pheelz
. Underground ft Akuchi – Produced by H.O.D
. Pepper Dem Gang ft Davolee – Produced by Young John
. Lori Titi Yi – Produced by Pheelz
. Grind ft So.Sick – Produced by Sossick
. Woyo – Produced by Young John
. Be Mine- Produced by Pheelz
. Oluwa Lori Glory – Produced by Paulcleverlee
. Omo Wobe Anthem ft Burna Boy – Produced by Pheelz
. Owo Blow – Produced by Major Bangz
. Symbol of Hope – Produced by Raphael2Kriss & Moss2Kriss
. Who You Epp ft Wande Coal & Phyno – Produced by SHizzi
. Son of Anarchy ft Burna Boy and Phyno – Produced by Pheelz
. 2Baba Zone (Bonus Track)

Tekno Disqualified from headies award.

Ahead of the highly anticipated Headies awards, Nigerian music sensation, Tekno, has been disqualified from the highly coveted “Next Rated” category.
The award, billed to take place on December 22, was embraced with criticisms from top notch musicians in the industry.
Tekno had lambasted the organisers for including him in the “Next Rated” category.
In an Instagram post made about a month ago, he said “Next rated after how many years! Let’s be honest pls”.
Revered video producer, Clarence Peters, had also criticised the awards.
In an Instagram post made about a month, Clarence Peters said “In a year that these men gave us some of the most amazing visual interpretations mainly Darey’s “Pray for me” by @mexemania & Kiss Daniel’s “Jombo” by@ajefilmswork works, respectfully, it breaks my heart that The Headies don’t deem it fit to recognize their outstanding work.
“To my brothers: from Dir Q, to
@adasacookey to Frizzle&Bizzle, from Gambit to LA, from Matt Max to Avalon to TOSIN IGHO, SESAN to MOE to MEJI etc …. We know what we put in.
“Awards don’t define us, WE DEFINE POPULAR CULTURE not just in Nigeria, but across the continent, so I salute you all”.
Prolific rapper, Yung6ix, described the award as being ‘Tribalistic”.
Organizers of the awards, however, sent out a message to all aggrieved parties explaining why some artistes were not included this year, blaming their exclusion on non-submission of materials.
According to a document obtained by THE NETNG, the Headies disqualified Tekno for not meeting requisite conditions for the award.
“Tekno has unfortunately not made himself available for any of the mandatory activities, hence the committee’s decision to effectively withdraw his nomination for this year”.
The document also added that the decision was irrevocable and final.
The headies have also released names of upcoming artistes who made it to the highly sought after “Rookie of the year” category with Mayorkun, Dice Ailes, Terry Apala, Mz. Kiss and Dremo competing for the award.

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Pastor oyedepo's daughter paforms miracle

Social media is agog with criticism and counter-criticism of Joy Oyedepo, one of the daughters of popular Nigerian preacher, David Oyedepo, over the video of a ‘miracle’ she performed on Facebook.
In the clip, Joy can be seen ordering each one of her arms to grow longer.
She has since deleted the video which went viral, after he followers called it ‘fake’
One Facebook user with the name Terry Adido wrote: “Don’t you know that Winners Chapel is a family business registered in their names? The kids have to start practicing to take over from their parents”.
Another called Tito Kinder said: “A fool at 10. Birds of the same feather. Arrant fraudulent nonsense”.
Watch the video below:
If you are not automatically

Mack Zagreberg visited others but didn't visit me, motola laments

Popular Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has expressed disappointment at the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for not visiting her when he was in Nigeria.
Zuckerberg arrived Lagos on Tuesday for an official visit to Nigeria and during the visit, the philanthropist was seen with hosts of entertainers including movie director, Kunle Afolayan, among others.
But ‘Omo sexy’, as she is fondly called, wondered why the Facebook founder ignored users with highest number of followers on his social media platform.
On her Facebook page, the mother of four shared a photo of Zuckerberg, taking a selfie with President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Oshinbajo.
She wrote: “That weird moment Zuckerberg visits Nigeria and meets with Everyone but the ones with the highest Ff on his platform.
“WelcomeZuck or #goodbyezuck ? #jealousmuch #welovehimthough #controversialpost and #heworeasuit #facebook,” she wrote.

Yaya toure's say on mancity's treatment towards him

Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, has said that the club could eclipse Manchester United.
Toure’s career at City seemed to have reached an end after a face-off between manager, Pep Guardiola and his agent, Dimitri Seluk.
However, the 33-year-old publicly apologize d and has since been restored to the squad .
Toure, whose current deal expires next year, says he has unfinished business in England – which is making a dent in United’s record mark of 20 Premier League titles.
“I came to this club to make history,” he told reporters.
“I want this club to change, I want this club to be bigger than United. I know it’s going to be a lot of work, but that’s my dream.
“I have been lucky to play at big clubs – Barcelona, Olympiacos. Those teams were always used to being champions. But City, it was something different, something changing and I am happy now. Every single year we are always involved in the title race.
“Even though we lost, and something changed or something was bad, the following year the owner put more money into the club and got better players to make it better. That’s what I like, the challenge, I love a challenge.
“I want to

Why Cristano Ronaldo doesn't where black boots.

Real Madrid ’ s and Portugal ’ s highest goalscorer of all time, C . Ronaldo prefers to wear white or multi colored boots and he has his own peculiar reason for doing that. Even sportswear giants, Nike, who have reportedly endorsed Cristiano Ronaldo for life , are aware that the player is not a fan of black boots and have revealed why . Speaking to Goal USA , Max Blau, Nike’ s vice - president , claimed Ronaldo hated black boots as they make him feel slow.
“ It all starts with him , ” “ I think he ’ s amazing , but he ’ s the first to say ‘I can improve’ . He says he can get better and will do his part, but he needs us to do ours too.
“ That puts a lot of pressure on us. We have to come up with something to help him . That ’ s how we came up with the new Mercurial Superfly (the boots Ronaldo currently wears ).
“ Every player has their favourite colour , and it ’ s been scientifically proven that the colour of the boots activates chemicals in the player’ s mind .
‘Every player has their favourite colour , and it ’ s been scientifically proven that the colour of the boots activates chemicals in the player’ s mind . ‘When you feel better , you play better . The main reason of the colour is to give confidence .’
‘For example, Cristiano Ronaldo doesn ’ t like to wear black boots because he says black looks slow and he wants to feel fast .’ “ I sometimes say that I’ ve won a couple of Grand Slams, Champions Leagues and some World Cups , ” he added . “ I believe that I share a piece of that success . “ The most interesting aspect of my work is the chance to strengthen human talents . The key is in the person , but the product also plays a big part. “ The same individual under the same conditions will have a better performance if he wears a better product . ”

Man kills mother and buries her in a soak away.

Punch reports that the suspect committed the dastardly act on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, on Oketunde Street, Ogijo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state and was arrested following a report lodged at the Ogijo Division by his younger sister, Yetunde.
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the sister had reported to the police that she left their mother at home when she was going to work on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, but when she got back in the evening, the old woman was nowhere to be found.
“She (Yetunde) further stated that when she inquired from her elder brother, Segun, who was at home with their mother, the explanation given by her brother was not satisfactory enough.
Based on her report, the Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo Division, Ahmed Tijani, led a team of policemen to the house situated on Oketunde Street, Molatori, Ogijo, and the suspect was promptly arrested.”
It was gathered that during interrogation, the suspect confessed that he stabbed his mother to death and hurriedly buried her in a soak-away » very close to the house.

Samuel Eto’o Could be Jailed For 10 Years Over Tax Fraud

Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o could face ten-and-a-half years in prison after being accused of tax fraud, according to reports in Spain.
The forward played for Real Madrid, Mallorca and Barcelona in the La Liga.
According to reports, he owes almost £3million in tax from 2006 to 2009, while he was at the Nou Camp.
Prosecutors are demanding he be fined around £12m as well as the long prison term.
Eto’o is accused of getting around tax through a complicated and illegal image rights structure.
He ran two companies, Bulte 2002 in Spain and Tradesport in Hungary, and this allowed him to transfer his image rights between the two and avoid having to pay tax.

Imo Pensioners Protests 60% Pay Cut

Scores of pensioners on Tuesday marched along major streets of Owerri, the Imo capital to protest payment of only 40 per cent arrears of pension to retirees by the Imo Government

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pensioners arrived at Orlu Road Roundabout Owerri, the take-off point of the protest, as early as 7.30 a.m. with placards.
Gideon Ezeji, Imo Chairman, National Union of Pensioners (NUP), who addressed the protesters said “the protest was to expose the sufferings of Imo pensioners under the administration of Gov. Rochas Okorocha.’’

Mr. Ezeji explained that six different categories of pensioners were owed between 22 months and 77 months by the state government.

“Civil pensioners are owed 22 months, local government pensioners 23 months, retired primary school teachers 32 months, IBC pensioners 44 months, retired permanent secretaries 22 months and Alvan Ikoku pensioners 77 months,’’ he said.
He regretted the government’s move to pay 40 per cent of the accumulated pension arrears, adding that forfeiture of the 60 per cent arrears was unacceptable.
“The government is now using its agents to force pensioners to sign document it prepared, which by extension will make any pensioner that signs the document to forfeit his/her 60 per cent arrears.
“We say no to 40 per cent payment of arrears of pension and call on the Imo Government to pay us 100 per cent before Dec.23, 2016,’’ Mr. Ezeji demanded.
NAN reports that the protest started from Orlu Road roundabout at about 8.30 a.m. from where they marched to Government House Roundabout.
The pensioners carried placards with various inscriptions such as: “Pay the much you can, government is a continuum; pension is our right and not gratification.’’

Super Eagles Player Sunday Mba Shows off His Newly Completed Mansion

Nigerian midfielder, Sunday Mba took to his social media page to show off his newly completed mansion in Aba, Abia State.
The Yeni Malatyaspor player also revealed the officially house warming date.

Wonders shall never end, pastor caught selling babies

A pastor at the Divine Yard Deliverance Ministry in Iyana Iyesi, Ota, Ogun State, Peace Udoh, has been arrested by the police for allegedly running a baby factory in the church.
The 47-year-old was said to have sold 64 babies before she was arrested on Sunday by operatives from the Lagos State Police Command who acted on a tip-off.
Udoh was apprehended with one Angela Akpan and a nurse, Mrs. Bukola Ajala, who reportedly assisted in childbirth at Udoh’s church.
PUNCH Metro reports that the pastor usually referred complicated cases to the nurse, whose clinic – El Shaddai Hospital – is located a few metres away from the church.
Their correspondent gathered that Angela’s younger sister, 17-year-old Goodnews Akpan, recently gave birth to a child at the clinic.
Angela, who was arrested on Saturday in the Sango area, was said to have led police operatives on Sunday to Udoh’s church and Ajala’s clinic, where they were picked up respectively.
While parading the suspects on Monday at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja, the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said detectives swooped on the syndicate after receiving intelligence report that Udoh needed a buyer for Goodnews’ baby.
“The suspects run a baby factory in the Sango Ota area. We are still working to get 64 other children she has sold out,” the CP added.
However, the pastor, who hails from Akwa Ibom State, refuted the allegation, saying she used the church as a maternity home to assist her pregnant church members for a token.
She said,

See photos as Chioma Obiadi Stephanie miss Anambara crowned miss Nigeria.

Last night the 40th edition of the Miss Nigeria pageant was held at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre in Lagos.
At the final round, Chioma Obiadi Stephanie representing Anambra state was crowned Miss Nigeria 2016.

HOTEL MANAGER PROPOSES PUBLICLY TO 36YS OLD LINDA IKEJI AFRICANS RICHEST BLOGGER.

A hotel manager named Mr. Bonny Uku has made a public proposal to Africa’s richest blogger, Linda Ikeji who is hoping to get married in the year 2017 after her younger sister, Laura got engaged to former Super Eagles international, Ogbonna Kanu.
Mr. Uku is in charge of the First View Hotel located at the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Festac Town – Lagos. His phone contact has been given as 0706119343.
In a banner designed by him as seen in this post, he has urged the general public to assist in disseminating his public marriage proposal to Aunty Linda as he awaits a positive response.

Best Foods To eat on your period.

Periods are usually no fun - mood swings, low energy and cramps are just a few of the annoying symptoms.

One of the worst symptoms is the cravings, and these usually aren’t the healthy salad and veg type! Before you reach for (and devour) that whole mudcake, find out what the best foods to eat on your menstrual cycle are.

1. Leafy Greens
If there was ever a more important time to eat your greens then this is it! Foods like spinach, kale, collard greens and swiss chard are the best when you are menstruating because they are filled with iron, which gets lost when you are menstruating. You can incorporate them in salads or saute them in risottos and stir fries. The options are endless! If you don’t like the taste of them throw a handful of spinach into a berry smoothie, I promise you won’t even be able to taste it.

2.Salmon
Salmon is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, which play an important role in relaxing your muscles and steadying your nerves. This will help to deal with cramps and crankiness. If you don’t like fish, reach for walnuts or avocados which are also full of Omega-3’s. My favourite dish to eat when I have my period is grilled salmon with a squeeze of fresh orange juice and rice sauteed with spinach and kale.

3.Chocolate
Okay, okay before you get too excited you need to read this. I am not talking about milk chocolate, or chocolate cake, or chocolate cookies. I am talking about the highest percent dark chocolate you can find! The higher the better, and this is because it won’t contain as much sugar (which is a big no no). Dark chocolate has antioxidants and it also is a source of magnesium, which reduces mood swings and helps to regulate serotonin - the happy hormone! Munching down on a few squares a week will also help to satisfy your cravings.

4.Whole Grains
Whole grains are an excellent source of magnesium, which reduces muscle tension. In addition to this they have B & E Vitamins which help to combat fatigue and depression. My favourite thing about whole grains is that they keep you feeling fuller for longer, so if you eat them every few hours you won’t end up hungry and cranky at the end of the night.
5.Yogurt
Now is the time to get creative with yogurt parfaits, smoothies and sauces. Yogurt is a source of calcium which can help to reduce PMS and relax your muscles. It also contains live cultures which promote healthy digestion. If you are looking for a non-dairy source of calcium try broccoli, kale and almonds instead.
6.Bananas.
Bananas are one of the best sources of potassium and also contain B6 and other vitamins which help to boost your mood. They also help to regulate bowel movements, which is something a lot of people struggle with when they are menstruating. Think of them as the happy fruit!
I know having your period can be no fun but instead of accepting the fact you will have a tough week, you can make a few small changes to make it easier on yourself. Your body is an amazing thing, and it's incredible how it will respond if you put the right things in it.

ECONOMIC RECESSION WILL END IN 2017, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that the current economic recession will end in 2017.
Speaking Monday, in Abuja while declaring open an induction course organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Nigerian Career Ambassadors-designate who were recently cleared by the Senate, President Buhari said:
“We are optimistic that the external factors that partly contributed to push our economy into recession will ebb in 2017. Until then, I regret that the resources available to fund our missions abroad will not be as robust as we would like.
“We are working hard to turn around our national economy by effectively reforming our macroeconomic environment through measures, some of which were outlined in my budget speech to the National Assembly last week.”
The President, who said the prevailing economic circumstances have led to a restructuring of Nigerian missions abroad, reminded the Ambassadors-designate that , “as we are all making great sacrifices at home, we also expect you to similarly make judicious use of the resources put at the disposal of your missions.
As Heads of missions, you will be held accountable for the utilisation of all resources under your control. These are lean times, and all of us are expected to do more with less.”
President Buhari specifically charged the Ambassadors-designate to change the narrative of Nigeria outside the country by playing up the positive values and outstanding contributions of Nigerians in the global arena.
“I want to emphasise your duty to change the narrative of Nigeria as seen by the outside world. For far too long, we have allowed Nigeria to be defined by others, always emphasizing our negatives. To the average foreigner, Nigeria evokes 419, terrorism, militancy, communal and religious clashes, insecurity, corruption and all our other faults,” he said.
The President continued: “You have the duty to correct this narrative by taking the initiative to define and portray our country for what it truly is. We are a nation of 180 million vibrant, enterprising, hardworking, hospitable and peaceful people. We are a remarkable nation that has succeeded in harnessing our multiple diversities as strengths such that we are the leading country on the continent. Therefore, you will need to mobilise, sensitise and motivate all your staff so that together you engage with your host governments, the private sector and other segments of the society to explain that Nigeria is much more than the negative image portrayed to them.”
President Buhari also enjoined them to leverage on the achievements of Nigerians within the country and in diaspora: Think of people like Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Chinedu Echeruo who founded Hotspot application which he sold to Apple for over a billion Dollars; think of Bayo Ogunlesi, who runs over a billion Dollar Infrastructure Fund and is now Adviser to US President-elect; and Jelani Aliyu, an accomplished car designer at General Motors. Indeed, these and other hardworking Nigerian professionals in the diaspora have never forgotten their roots and have been making significant contributions to their communities back home, and even to our economy through their huge remittances.”
He urged them to sustain the work ethic characterized by the love of country, professionalism, excellence, integrity and honour associated with the “Nigerian diplomatic tradition established in 1957 by the pioneers of the Nigerian Foreign Service, sometimes referred to as the “Twelve Apostles” and also “bequeath same to succeeding generations. ”
President Buhari also charged the Ambassadors-designate to stress Nigeria’s commitment to international peace and security through contributions “to nearly every UN peacekeeping initiative since 1960 when we achieved our independence. In addition, we are the stabilizers and shock absorbers of West Africa having helped to contain potentially de-stabilizing developments in the sub-region.”
He urged the Ambassadors–designate always to be mindful of the national priorities that “revolve around the economy, security, anti-corruption, good governance, agricultural transformation and infrastructural development, including rail, roads and power” and use their roles “as Principal Representatives to build meaningful partnerships to attract foreign investments, new skills and technologies.”
President Buhari stressed that “as Nigerian Ambassadors, you must set the standard of putting Nigeria first in all your actions. You must show leadership, fairness and justice to all. Discipline, probity, accountability and zero tolerance for corruption must be your watchwords. You are expected to project the best image and traditions of our country in your conduct and all you do.”
FEmi Adeshina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
December 19, 2016

How to Make Your Cell Phone Battery Last Longer

How to Make Your Cell Phone Battery Last Longer

While many of us now use mobile phones instead of land-line phones in our homes, these mobile phones come with Lithium Batteries which require some maintenance as long as they are used.

Method One of Three:
Increasing the Time between Charges
Turn the phone off. Note: only do this if it's going to be for several hours; turning a phone on/off actually uses a massive amount of power itself. This will probably be the most effective and simple way of conserving your battery’s power. Why? This will help conserve energy and also charge your phone. If you don't plan on answering the phone while you're sleeping or after business hours, just turn it off. Do the same if you are in an area with no reception (such as a subway or remote area, since constantly searching for service depletes the battery fairly quickly.) Some phones have an automatic power save feature, but it takes about 30 minutes with no service to kick in. By then, much battery power has been used. If you are using a smartphone and have no reception, disable the phone functionality (flight/airplane mode).

Stop searching for a signal. When you are in an area with poor or no signal, your phone will constantly look for a better connection, and will use up all your power doing so. This is easily understood if you have ever forgotten to turn off your phone on a flight. The best way to ensure longer battery life is to make sure you have a great signal where you use your phone. If you don't have a perfect signal, get a cell phone repeater which will amplify the signal to provide near perfect reception anywhere or simply turn on flight (airplane) mode (as said previously).

Do not follow the method of full charge and full discharge. Avoid letting your cell phone's battery run all the way down. Unlike nickel-based batteries (such as the NiCd or NiMH rechargeable AA batteries seen in most supermarkets), lithium-based batteries are designed to be charged early and often, and letting them get too low can damage the battery. [1] With Lithium batteries, doing shallow discharges and frequent charging prolongs battery life.

Switch the vibrate function off on your phone, using just the ring tone. The vibrate function uses additional battery power. Keep the ring tone volume as low as possible.
Turn off your phone's back light. The back light is what makes the phone easier to read in bright light or outside. However, the light also uses battery power. If you can get by without it, your battery will last longer. If you have to use the back light, many phones will let you set the amount of time to leave the back light on. Shorten that amount of time. Usually, one or two seconds will be sufficient. Some phones have an ambient light sensor, which can turn off the back light in bright conditions and enable it in darker ones.
Avoid using unnecessary features. If you know it will be a while before your phone’s next charge, don’t use the camera or connect to the Internet. Flash photography can drain your battery especially quickly.
Keep calls short. This is obvious, but how many times have you heard someone on their mobile phone say, "I think my battery’s dying," and then continue their conversation for several minutes? Sometimes, the dying battery is just an excuse to get off the phone (and a good one, at that), but if you really need to conserve the battery, limit your talk time.
Turn off Bluetooth. It will drain your battery very quickly. Only turn Bluetooth on when needed.
Same goes for WIFI, GPS, and infrared capabilities, if your phone has these features built in. Keep them off except when you need them.
Turn the brightness of the display to the lowest setting possible.
Use 3G (HSPA, HSPA+, UMTS) or 2G (GSM) rather than 4G (LTE) - Using your phone in 4G will drain the battery quicker than if you just use 3G or 2G. Turn 4G (LTE) off when there is weak to no 4G signal in your area. When using 4G, both the 3G and 4G radios are turned on therefore it will use a lot of power.
You may also turn off 3G and use 2G if there is weak to no 3G.

Trump cruises to Electoral College victory confirming he will become the 45th US President despite protests

There were many protesters Monday as electoral voters cast their votes Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote Monday — ensuring he will become America’s 45th president. An effort by anti-Trump forces to persuade Republican electors to abandon the president-elect came to practically nothing and the process unfolded largely according to its traditions. Trump’s polarizing victory Nov. 8 and the fact Democrat Hillary Clinton had won the national popular vote had stirred an intense lobbying effort, but to no avail.
Even one of Trump’s fiercest Republican rivals, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, said it was time to get behind the president-elect.
“We want unity, we want love,” Kasich said as Ohio’s electors voted to back Trump at a statehouse ceremony.
Kasich had refused to endorse Trump saying he was unfit.
Donald Trump took to his twitter page to thank the voters.
He got 302 votes surpassing the 270 votes needed to secure his presidency.

Latest Full List of The Headies 🔦Award Winners & Nominees 2016 / 2017 / 2018

Latest Full List of The Headies 🔦Award Winners & Nominees 2016 / 2017 / 2018
The Headies Award Winners and Nominees is the most highly anticipated, highly rated award in Nigeria at the moment.
As the event unfolds, NaijaQuest brings you the Full List of The Headies Award Winners and Nominees 2016 /2017
Here we go Nominees :
BEST POP SINGLE🔦
Pick Up – Adekunle Gold
Final ( Baba Nla ) – Wizkid
Fada Fada – Phyno Feat. Olamide
Money – Timaya Feat. Flavour
Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Orezi, Iyanya, Olamide, Kcee
Osinachi – Humble Smith Ft. Davido
Emergency – D’banj
Winner of the Best POP Single Headies Award is ———
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ( FEMALE )🔦
SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE
ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME
OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY NA PLAY
SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
Winner of the Best Vocal Performance Male Headies Award Winners ——–
BEST R & B / POP ALBUM🔦
Seyi Or Shay – Seyi Shay
Wanted – Wande Coal
Naked – Darey
Klitoris – Brymo
New Eta – Kiss Daniel
Winner of the Best R & B / POP ALBUM Award is ——-
BEST RAP SINGLE🔦
EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
JAGABAN – YCEE
SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY
Winner of the Best Rap Single Headies Award is
2HALL OF FAME🔦
2Face Idibia
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ( MALE )🔦
DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME
BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING
WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
SHAYDEE – SMILE
RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN
Winner of the Best Vocal Performance Female Headies Award is ———
The Full List of The Headies Award Winners and Nominees 2016 /2017 continues . ..
BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL SINGLE🔦
BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY
OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE
TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY
PAM PAM – KETCHUP
Winner of the Best Reggae / Dancehall Single Headies Award is ———-
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE🔦
1. AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
2. SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
3. 2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI
4. YCEE – JAGABAN
5. KOKER – KO LE WERK
6. OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP
BEST MUSIC VIDEO🔦
An award for the Music director of the most exciting, best conceptualize and best directed video in the year under review
1. Bad – Tiwa Savage Feat. Wizkid – Sesan
2. Soldier ( Falz Tha Bad Guy ) – Clarence Peters
3. Emergency ( D’BANJ ) – Unlimited LA
4. Made For You – Banky W.
5. Mary ( Seyi Shay ) – Meji Alabi
Winner of the best music video headies award is ——–🔦
BEST COLLABO
1. SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI
2. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
3. NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE
4. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
5. WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE
6. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR
Winner of the best collabo headies award is ——-🔦
BEST RAP ALBUM
1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
2. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
3. POWERFUL – ILL BLISS
4. LIL’ KESH – YAGI
The best rap Album headies award winners ———
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR🔦
The producer responsible for producing the most acclaimed album or song in the year under review.
1. Pheels – PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS – ( Olamide )
2. Mastakraft – FADA FADA, CONNECT – ( Phyno )
3. Young John – MAMA – ( Kiss Daniel )
4. DJ Coublon – GOOD TIME & RABA
5. Oscar Herman – Ackah – PRAY FOR ME – ( Darey )
6. Legendury Beats – FINAL & BABA NLA ( Wizkid )
Winner of the Producer of the year headies award is ——-🔦
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL🔦
1. YCEE – JAGABAN
2. MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT
3. BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
4. ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI
5. A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
6. REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
Winner of the Lyricist on the Roll headies award is —————-🔦
NEXT RATED
This category is for the most promising act …🔦
1. Tekno
2. Ycee
3. Aramide
4. Humble Smith
5. Mr. Eazi
Winner of the next rated Artist headies award is ——-🔦
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
1. LIL’ KESH – YAGI
2. RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY
3. SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
4. KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA
Winner of the Hip hop world revelation headies award is —🔦————–
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
This category is goes to the best single recording by a group or an artiste in the under review🔦
1. Emergency – D’BANJ
2. Orente – ADEKUNLE GOLD
3. Pray For Me – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR
4. Something Good Is Happening – BRYMO
5. Love Don’t Care – SIMI
Winner of the best Recording of the year headies award is ———
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG🔦
1. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO
2. YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ
3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4. WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
5. GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI
Winner of the Best Alternative Song headies award is ————
BEST R&B SINGLE🔦
1. Made For You – Banky W.
2. Super Woman – Wande Coal
3. Smile – Shaydee
4. Love Don’t Care – Simi
5. Pray For Me – Darey
6. Aduke – Tjan
The Best R & B / Pop Album headies award winners ———🔦
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
🔦
WANTED – WANDE COAL
STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY
NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
Winner of the Album of the year Headies Award is ———
SONG OF THE YEAR🔦
1. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
2. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FT. OLAMIDE, KCEE, IYANYA
5. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
African Artiste headies award winners ———-🔦
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Olamide
2. TIWA SAVAGE
3. Wizkid
4. Yemi Alade
5. FALZ
Winner of the Artiste of the Year headies award winner is ——–
AFRICAN ARTISTE🔦
A non-Nigerian award category for a group or an individual African artiste with the most impact, outstanding achievement and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene during the year under review.🔦
STONEBWOY
DJ MAPHORISA
SAUTI SOL
SARKODIE
CASPER NYOVEST
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Basket moth's before and after pictures

This was when he was probably poor if I may say. Which of them do you like?Leave your comments.

MMM OPENS UP IN GHANA

The debut of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) in Kenya and Ghana, approximately 48 hours after its activities in Nigeria were suspended for a month, has caused increased panic among Nigerian MMM participants.
Chiamaka Ugorji, the wife of Chuddy Ugorji, a leading MMM Nigeria promoter, attempted to calm nerves by writing an open letter to participants, but this failed to reassure Nigerians that their investments were safe.
Sergey Mavrodi of inventor MMM
Some individuals, who spoke to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, shared their thoughts on the issue.
A civil servant, Charity Okafor, said “I participated in the scheme twice by investing N500,000 and one million naira respectively and I got my money back with the large interest.
“However, I felt I should not participate in the scheme any longer and I am lucky I had people around me who convinced me not to reinvest.
“I know I would have turned into a crazy woman if I had money there during this suspension,” Okafor said.
Ebube Okoh, a housewife, told pressmen that she believed the launch of MMM in Ghana and Kenya had everything to do with the Nigerian chapter.
“According to the website, the ban on withdrawals is due to negative reports by the media, heavy workload experiences by the system, and an attempt to prevent problems during the New Year.
“I, however, believe that they have run out of people to get money from to pay back the large investments that were coming into the system.
“I believe the money obtained in Kenya and Ghana will be used to make up for the deficit in Nigeria, besides both countries have higher currency values when compared to the Nigeria naira.
“The launch in Ghana and Kenya can’t be a coincidence.”
Gregory Bello, an engineer, said: “I have money in the programme but I am not as upset as other participants because it is a small amount of money in comparison to others.
“The money I put in is the interest I got from my last investment. I am one of those hoping the system comes back in January for the sake of our sanity. I have friends who put in millions of naira and have either suddenly fallen ill or are showing signs of depression.
“I just pray that MMM Nigeria has not crashed because many people will commit suicide or turn crazy,” Bello said.

According to a compilation by the Nigerian Bulletin, some state governors have also presented their budgets for 2017, they are as follows:

1. Kaduna state

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai presented his budget for October 2016 to the tune of N215.9 billion for the 2017 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly.
The budget was a total of N130.3 billion, representing 60 per cent of the budget was for capital expenditure, while N85.5 billion, representing 40 per cent of the estimate, was for recurrent expenditure.

2. Lagos state
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state presented his budget in November 2016 to the tune of N813 billion to the House of Assembly.
Ambode called it “The Golden Jubilee Budget” because it coincides with Lagos state’s 50th Anniversary and said the budget will focus on physical infrastructure, and that health, education, youth and social development will also be give attention.
3. Nassarawa state
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state presented the budget for his state on Thursday, December 15, an appropriation bill to the tune of N67.013 billion for 2017 to the House of Assembly.
It was named the “Budget of Reformation’’ and he said it was in compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS).
According to Mr. Al-Makura, N37.012 billion, representing 55.2 per cent of the budget is for recurrent expenditure while N30 billion, representing 44.7 per cent is earmarked as capital expenditure for 2017 fiscal year.
4. Ekiti state
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 presented the budget to the tune of N93.4bn Budget for 2017.
He tagged it “Budget of Higher Height” and announced that he would go to the mountain to pray on December 14 and return on December 21 with predictions for Nigeria.
Dressed in military camouflage while presenting the budget to the lawmakers, said that the recurrent expenditure for the 2017 appropriation bill was N55.02bn which is 59 per cent of the budget, while capital expenditure was N38.42 bn or 41 per cent of the estimates.
5. Delta state
Dr Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state, on November 10 presented the budget to the tune of N271 billion for 2017 to the state House of Assembly.
Okowa explained that N152 billion was for recurrent expenditure while N119 billion was for capital expenditure.
6. Abia state
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state presented the budget for his state in September. He called it the “Budget of Prudence and Self-Reliance.”
While presenting the budget, he said: “We will work towards it; we may not realize it 100% but we will certainly grade ourselves and say whether we made it 80% or 90%.”
7. Kano state
Abdullahi Ganduje the governor of Kano state, presented the budget for the state in November to the tune of N210 billion (specifically, N209,875,330,488) for 2017 to the state House of Assembly.
Ganduje tagged it “Budget of Sustainable Self Reliance” and said the budget would be funded by an expected internally generated revenue of N143.7 billion and N99.990 billion expected federal allocations.
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8. Anambra state
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 presented a budget proposal to the tunr of N115.5 billion to the state House of Assembly.
He explained that a total of N58.9 billion will be spent on capital projects, while N56.6 billion will go to recurrent expenditure.
9. Cross River state
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state presented the budget of his state on Monday, October 31, 2016 to the tune of N301 billion to the House of Assembly.
Mr Ayade said the budget was intended to project economic activities in the state, and would focus largely on the construction of the 260 kilometres super highway and the deep sea port.
10. Ogun state
Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state governor presented the budget for his state on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, to the tune of N221.129 billion for the 2017 fiscal year.
He titled the budget: “Budget of Repositioning” and while presenting the budget, he explained that the recurrent expenditure will cost N102.82 billion or 46.50 per cent of the budget, while capital expenditure will take N118.306 billion or 53.50 per cent.
11. Zamfara state
Governor Abdul-Aziz Yari of Zamfara state presented a budget to the tune of N107bn for 2017 to the state House of Assembly.
The governor proposed the sum of over N70 billion naira, and the sum of over N32 billion naira as capital and recurrent expenditures respectively.

10 Rules Guys Must Adhere To When Chatting With Girls On Social Networks

1-When a girl ignores your message twice, leave her alone. She ain’t blind, she just choose to ignore it. There is no more need sending more messages. Move on to the next girl sharply..
2-When a girl accept your request, seriously typing “thanks for accepting my request” is very lame.. Do it in her inbox if you must . Some of you get ignored when you type that crap on her wall.
3-You don’t need to be a male LovePeddler. Don’t woo every girl on your list. Some are good enough to be just friends with you..
4-Guy, don’t be the thirsty dude on a girl’s post, simply hit the like button and move on. If you need to comment, make it brief and interesting. Don’t go begging her to add you..
5-Bro, if the picture is beautiful like it and give a simple compliment. If it’s not, there is no need lying to get her Attention.. Can’t wait for Facebook to upgrade, where you just press the dislike button. Lol
6-Buddy, when chatting you don’t spend your whole time telling a girl how beautiful she is, hundred of guys have told her how beautiful she is everyday. They find it boring when you join the train.
7-If you find yourself always starting the convo with a Particular person, like you are always the first to message her, please stop it for a while. If she doesn’t notice, you are not important to her.. Leave her alone.
8- If you both don’t roll, don’t tag her to your pix. She might find it offensive.
9-The lesser of you, the better for you. When you are all over her wall, all over her pictures commenting and liking everything, you are less appreciated because you are acting thirsty.
10-When you compliment a girl on her pictures and another person compliments her on the same picture and she thanked the other dude and skip your name, please remove your comment. It wasn’t necessary.
*This are plain psychological tips*
If a girl ignore your messages, refuses to pick your calls, refuses to see you or go on a date with you, rejects your gift or returns them.
Guy, it’s high time you hit the road because she ain’t feeling you.

Photos: BRT bus burns on third mainland bridge

A BRT bus caught fire and got burnt at Gbagada axis on the Thrd mainland bridge this morning. Thankfully no one was injured and no life lost. More photos after the cut…