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March 28, 2018
Some Nigerian celebrities jetted off to London to watch a friendly World Cup match between Nigeria and Serbia.
 
Temi, DJ Cuppy and Mr Eazi
 
Singer Mr Eazi, his girlfriend Temi Otedola and DJ Cuppy all looked excited as they took cute photos during Super Eagles match.
 
Mr Eazi and Temi rocked Camouflage and they look like the perfect couple. Popular Arsenal supporter, Kelechi who is based in the United Kingdom also met with her.
 
Nigeria was apparently mauled by Serbia as the Super Eagles trailed from two goals down.
See more photos below:
 
 
 
 
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March 28, 2018
Popular singer married to Nollywood actress, Banky W is getting set to move to his new mansion in Lekki Phase 1.
Banky W
Nigerian RnB singer and actor, Banky Wellington popularly known as Banky W who is celebrating his birthday today is now a proud owner of a Lekki Mansion, according to LIB.
The musician who married Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi back in November 2017, is currently moving out of his Lekki Phase 1 apartment into a bigger duplex with his own private swimming pool that has his initial at the bottom.
Finishing touches and some minor jobs are currently being done on the property.
See photos below:
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March 28, 2018
Two slay queens have been arrested by security operatives and shamed at a popular Lagos hotel after robbing a man of his expensive wristwatch.
 
The two girls
 
A Twitter user identified simply as Jordan (@jordanstyls), has taken to the social networking platform to shared the video clip of two Lagos slay queens who were busted at a Lagos hotel for stealing a man's wristwatch reportedly costing $1,200.
 
According to the man who witnessed the incident, the two ladies who allegedly slept with the man stole his expensive watch and absconded, but the smart man set them up and they came to a hotel were they were arrested by SARS officials.
 
Jordan posted the video and wrote: "So I was out today with my friends, and this happened, two girls (runs girls, aka slay Mama) were set up to meet at Akowonjo de santos hotel, unfortunately 4 them they had no idea what was coming, these men (sars officials) came to the scene with the man recording and talking." (sic)
 
Watch the video below;

March 28, 2018
The spate of unemployment in India which has a population of about 1.3 billion people has continued to aggravate amid a faltering economy.
 
file photo
 
India's state-run railways have received more than 20 million applicants for about 100,000 jobs, a railway ministry official has said.
 
The number of applicants is expected to rise further as the deadline for applications will end on Saturday, the official told Press Trust of India. Online tests will be held for jobs in the railway police, locomotive drivers and technicians in 15 languages.
 
Unemployment is a huge challenge in India where millions are out of work. Officials say they are overwhelmed by the response to the medium and low-level jobs.
 
"A lot of applicants are overqualified and even PhD holders are applying for the technicians job," a railway official was quoted by the Economic Times newspaper as saying.
 
The Press Trust of India news agency reported that more than five million people had applied online for the positions of technicians and locomotive drivers alone.
 
India has one of the largest railway networks in the world, used by around 23 million passengers daily. Built mostly under British colonial rule, the railway network is the backbone of public transport.
 
With more than a million workers, India's railways is also one of the world's largest employers. Government recruitment drives have attracted massive responses in other parts of India, too.
 
In 2015, authorities in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, received 2.3 million applications for 368 low-level government jobs.
 
During the same year, several people were injured in a stampede when thousands turned up to join the Indian army in the southern city of Visakhapatnam.
 
In 2010, one man was killed and 11 others were injured in the crush when more than 10,000 candidates gathered to join the police in Mumbai.
 
And in 1999, the government in West Bengal state was deluged with responses when they advertised 281 jobs and received nearly one million applications.
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March 28, 2018

While speaking in an interview with the State House correspondents after the APC Caucus meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock, APC Chairman reacted to calls for his removal.
 
APC Chair, Oyegun
 
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday night, said the call for his removal by President Muhammadu Buhari, was a thing of the past as the party has moved forward.
 
While speaking with journalists after the National Caucus meeting of the APC presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, said the meeting was held to conclude the agenda of the previous meeting.
 
He said: “The meeting was actually beautiful, lively, it is a meeting to conclude the agenda we started last time which we didn’t conclude. Today, we are discussing true federalism and something more serious.”
 
On whether the issue of the court case against his removal instituted by some party members over tenure elongation of members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and that of state executives was discussed, he said: “We didn’t discuss anything like court case, courts are for lawyers.”
 
On the call for his removal, he said, “Ahh, can’t we move forward, that brings to history.”
 
Also speaking, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said: “We had a good meeting. We deliberated on a number of issues to do with the constitution of the party which are very important issues. The constitution and to prepare for NEC tomorrow, it was a good meeting.”
 
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said they had a routine meeting and that the caucus meeting was held to set up the agenda for the NEC meeting.
 
According to him, “And all I can tell you is that the agenda is set. I believe that it will be the responsibility of NEC to decide and after a decision is taken, some of our faithful members will address the press.
 
“I don’t think it is in my place to divulge what was discussed. Tactically, it is an agenda setting meeting and we have had that meeting but the main meeting will take place tomorrow.”
 
On the crisis over the elongation of party chairman’s tenure and whether he was not worried, he said: “It is not a question of my being worried because I am just one perhaps of millions of APC members.
 
“Like I said, certainly it’s going to be an agenda for the consideration of NEC, whatever NEC decides, that will be binding all of us as faithful members of the party.”
 
The national caucus meeting had in attendance, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dogara. Also present at the meeting were other members of the NWC and ministers
 
Present and past state governors, federal lawmakers, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and other cabinet members were at the meeting.
 
However, the National Leader of the APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, and the pioneer chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, were absent.
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March 28, 2018
A woman nearly lost her life yesterday after she was reportedly caught trying to kidnap a minor in Lagos state.
The female kidnapper after she was caught
 
A Nigerian woman named Nosimo said to be 35 years barely escaped death yesterday, 27th of March 2018 after she was caught reportedly trying to kidnap a minor at Kolawole street, Papa Ashafa Orile Agege LCDA by Operation Officers of the LNSC Orile Agege command.
 
She was beaten mercilessly before being stripped unclad by the irate mob.
 
The woman from Ilisha in Osun state was however rescued by the police officers for proper interrogation and investigation. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Dopemu police division commended the effort of LNSC officers for a job well done.
 
 
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March 28, 2018
In an era when body-shaming has been on the increase in the world with ladies hiding some parts of their body that could attract criticisms, this lady is walking tall.
 
 Magdalene Edet Ekanem
 
A Nigerian burn survivor identified as Magdalene Edet Ekanem has made a bold move by showing off her burn scars.
 
The scars are mostly situated around her tummy region, and Ekanem rocked crop tops to show them off. She said she isn't ashamed of her scars because they are the reminder that she's alive.
 
 
Sharing the photos, she captioned;
 
"I show off my scars and I am not ashamed of it because they are reminder that I am alive and someone else's sign of hope. @mbss_foundation"
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March 28, 2018
A suspected Indian hemp dealer has said that he bought 82 bags of the illegal drug recovered from him to sell and foot his Masters degree programme.
 
The suspect
 
Operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a graduate of Geophysics from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, with 82 bags of dried weeds that tested positive to be Cannabis Sativa, weighing 762 kgs.
 
The illegal drug was discovered inside the ceiling of his house at Ohiomah Street, Iyeu Otuo in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, making it the second seizure of drugs by the Edo NDLEA hidden inside ceiling within one week.
 
The suspect, in his statement, said he bought the drugs for sale in order to get enough money to sponsor his Masters degree programme.
 
Edo State NDLEA Commander, Mr. Buba Wakawa, who gave the name of the suspect as Iredia Austine, described his action as criminal.
 
“The suspect was arrested at his residence in Otuo based on intelligence report. During a search operation, officers discovered 82 bags of cannabis Sativa concealed inside the ceiling of his house with a total weight of 762 kgs. This is a criminal act that is punishable by the NDLEA Act. It is unjustifiable to engage in the criminal act under any pretext”,Wakawa said.
 
During interrogation, Iredia reportedly claimed ownership of the drugs, stating that this is the largest quantity of drugs he has purchased in a single transaction.
 
He was quoted as saying, “I studied Geophysics at Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma and completed my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in January 2018. I started selling Cannabis in 2011 when I gained admission into the University. This is because I have no one to help me financially.
 
“After my graduation, I stopped selling Cannabis but the temptation arose when I purchased form for my Masters degree programme at the University of Port Harcourt. It was circumstances that made me to be selling it and this is the largest quantity of cannabis I have bought at a time. Please, I need help because there is nobody I can turn to in life for assistance”,he pleaded.
 
A preliminary investigation uncovered that the suspect bought the drugs during the harvest season and stored them in his ceiling for sale during peak season.
 
It was gathered that investigation activities have been concluded for the suspect to be arraigned in court soon.

March 28, 2018
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed how it recovered as much as $115,000 from the home of Amosun.
 
Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd)
 
According to Punch Metro, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it on Tuesday had recovered N2.4bn and $115,000 from a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, who is being tried for an alleged fraud of N22.8bn.
 
An investigator with the anti-graft agency, Tosin Owobo, told the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday that the agency recovered the $115,000 in cash from Amosu’s house.
 
The N2.4bn, Owobo said, was recovered as bank draft, while the anti-graft agency also recovered N383m from Amosu’s wife.
 
Owobo appeared as a prosecution witness before Justice Mohammed Idris, who is presiding over the trial of Amosu and 10 others.
 
Those standing trial with Amosu are Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun and Air Commodore Gbadebo Olugbenga.
 
Joined with them in the charges are eight companies, which they allegedly used to siphon the N22.8bn from the coffers of the Nigerian Air Force.
 
The companies are Delfina Oil and Gas Limited, McAllan Oil and Gas Limited, Hebron Housing and Properties Company Limited, Trapezites BDC, and Fonds and Pricey Limited.
 
Led in evidence by the prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo, Owobo added, “About N100m was recovered from the third defendant, Air Commodore Gbadebo.

“Funds were also left over in the St. Solomon’s UBA account, recovered through the first defendant’s wife.

“About N383m was recovered through the first defendant’s wife. The first defendant (Amosu) also refunded two bank drafts of N2.4bn in our Lagos and Abuja offices. We recovered $115,000 in one of the first defendant’s residences.”
 
Owobo listed the recovered vehicles to include a bulletproof Lexus LX 570, a bulletproof Landcruiser Sports Utility Vehicle and a Toyota Avalon.
 
He added, “Various landed properties and buildings were recovered from the second defendant.”
 
Justice Idris adjourned further proceedings in the case till April 18. 

March 28, 2018
Former Chocolate City music artiste, Brymo is presently in the news after baring his butt on camera while shooting a music video for his latest song, Heya.
 
Brymo
 
An attention-seeking stunt by singer, Brymo appears to have paid off as he is presently being talked about online.
 
The talented singer and lyricist bringing life to Nigerian music rocked an ancient pant (likened to a G-String) reminiscent of what was worn in 'Gods Must Be Crazy' movie. The singer walked boldly on set in Lagos, scantily-clad while he sang and played his tune from a piano.
 
His latest song, Heya is enjoying positive comments on social media with his fans hoping this could be his year.
 
Olawale Ashimi (who prefers to be called Olawale Olofo'ro; born 9 May 1986 better known as Brymo, is also a songwriter and composer.
 
He started recording music in 1999, while in secondary school. He signed a record deal with Chocolate City in 2010, but breached his contractual agreement with the label in 2013.
 
Brymo released his debut studio album, Brymstone, in 2007. His second studio album, TheSonOfaKapenta, was released in 2012. It was supported by the singles "Ara" and "Good Morning". Brymo's third studio album, Merchants, Dealers & Slaves, was released on 20 October 2013.
 
It received generally positive reviews from music critics and was preceded by two singles: "Down" and "Eko". Tabula Rasa was released as the singer's fourth studio album on 30 October 2014. 

March 27, 2018
A full text of the speech Microsoft founder, Bill Gates delivered as guest of the Nigerian government last week Thursday which generated controversy has been released.
Bill Gates
 
Microsoft founder, Bill Gates was a guest of the Nigerian government last week Thursday, when he addressed a special session of the National Economic Council, with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors, ministers in attendance. He spoke on why the government needs to change the narrative of development efforts by focussing on human development, by investing on education, health and creating opportunities for the people.
 
Here is the speech in full
 
Your Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Senator Bukola Saraki, Senate President; Honorable Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House; Your Excellencies, executive governors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Royal fathers; Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. And as you say in Nigeria, all other protocols observed. Thank you for welcoming me to Nigeria.
 
I’ve been coming here regularly since 2006, and I’ve always felt welcome. Nigerians usually greet me warmly. The first time I met the Sultan of Sokoto, I was honored that he greeted me with the gift of a white horse.
 
At some point during every visit, though, some brave person eventually asks me—very politely—”Why are you actually here?” It’s an understandable question. Most American technology guys don’t wander around Nigeria learning about its health system. But I think I have a good answer.
 
When we started Microsoft 40 years ago, we wanted to build a successful business, but we also wanted to make people’s lives better. We believed computers could revolutionise the way people lived and worked. But back then only big companies could afford them. We wanted to give everybody access.
 
As I got older, traveled more, and learned more about the world, I realised that billions of people had a problem that computers couldn’t solve. They lacked the basics of a good life: food, shelter, health, education, and opportunity.
 
And so I started my second career with my wife Melinda. With the money I’d been lucky enough to earn at Microsoft, we started working toward a different goal: a healthy and productive life for everyone.
 
That’s why I come to Nigeria, and that’s why Melinda and I will continue coming for as long as we are able. Our foundation’s biggest office in Africa is here. We have committed over $1.6 billion in Nigeria so far, and we plan to increase our commitment. We have strong relationships with the federal government, state governments, businesses, NGOs, and civil society organisations. We are eager to support you as you work to make Nigeria a global economic powerhouse that provides opportunity for all its citizens—as you strive to fulfil this country’s immense promise.
 
 I’m blown away by how much Nigeria has changed in the past decade.
 
Consider the technology sector. That energy I talked about during the early days of Microsoft, our passion and our eagerness to take risks…. That’s the same energy that powers technology hubs across Nigeria like Co-Creation and Enspire.
 
The novelist Chimamanda Adichie, who my wife especially admires, captured the country’s spirit when she said her fellow Nigerians have “big dreams and big ambitions.”
 
This line graph of Nigeria’s per capita GDP shows where those dreams and ambitions can lead. With the exception of the recent recession, the slope goes straight up. As a result of this growth, Nigeria is now the biggest economy on the continent. You are rapidly approaching upper middle income status, like Brazil, China, and Mexico.
 
 But growth is not inevitable. Nigeria has unmatched economic potential, but what becomes of that potential depends on the choices you make as Nigeria’s leaders.
 
The most important choice you can make is to maximise your greatest resource, the Nigerian people. Nigeria will thrive when every Nigerian is able to thrive.
 
If you invest in their health, education, and opportunities—the “human capital” we are talking about today—then they will lay the foundation for sustained prosperity. If you don’t, however, then it is very important to recognise that there will be a sharp limit on how much the country can grow.
 
You see this risk in the data. From the point of view of the quality of life, much of Nigeria still looks like a low-income country.
 
Let me give a few examples.
 
In upper middle income countries, the average life expectancy is 75 years. In lower middle income countries, it’s 68. In low income countries, it’s 62. In Nigeria, it is lower still: just 53 years.Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth, with the fourth worst maternal mortality rate in the world, ahead of only Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, and Chad.One in three Nigerian children is chronically malnourished.
 
I do not enjoy speaking to you this bluntly when you have been gracious enough to invite me here. But I am applying an important lesson I learned from Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Recently, Aliko and I were having a conversation with several governors about their states’ official immunisation rates. Aliko’s way of stressing the importance of accurate data was to tell us, “I didn’t get rich by pretending to sell bags of cement I didn’t have.” I took from that that while it may be easier to be polite, it’s more important to face facts so that you can make progress.
 
On immunisation, you are already living that lesson: last year Nigeria revised its immunisation coverage numbers downward to reflect more accurate sources, and I applaud you for those lower numbers. They may look worse, but they are more real, which is the first step toward saving and improving more lives.
 
I urge you to apply this thinking to all your investments in your people. The Nigerian government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan identifies “investing in our people” as one of three “strategic objectives.” But the “execution priorities” don’t fully reflect people’s needs, prioritising physical capital over human capital.
 
To anchor the economy over the long term, investments in infrastructure and competitiveness must go hand in hand with investments in people. People without roads, ports, and factories can’t flourish. And roads, ports, and factories without skilled workers to build and manage them can’t sustain an economy.
 
In preparation for my visit, I asked a research institute at the University of Washington to model Nigeria’s economic growth under three scenarios related to health and education, the core of how economists define human capital.
 
Here you can see Nigeria’s per capita GDP growth from 2000 until today. If current education and health trends continue—if you spend the same amount in these areas and get the same results—per capita GDP flatlines, with economic growth just barely keeping up with population growth.
 
 If things get worse, it will decline. Unfortunately, this scenario is a very real possibility unless you intervene at both the federal and state levels. Because even in the worst-case scenario, your national income level is about to make you ineligible for certain kinds of development assistance and loans that you’ve been relying on to fund your health system and other priorities. Without more and better spent domestic money, investment in your people will decline by default as donor money shrinks—a lose-lose scenario for everyone.
 
 What do I mean by investing in your people? I mean prioritising health and education, the factors included in the model I just showed you. I also mean continuing to open up opportunities in the agriculture and micro-enterprise sectors, as the government has proposed in the ERGP. I mean creating the conditions where Nigerians can reach their goals while adding value to the economy—the win-win scenario.
 
However, if you commit to getting better results in health and education—if you spend more and more effectively—per capita GDP will stay on its remarkable pre-recession trajectory.
 
 This is the scenario we all want: Nigeria thrives because every Nigerian is able to thrive.
 
And the data makes it clear that this scenario is entirely within your reach.
 
 What do I mean by investing in your people? I mean prioritising health and education, the factors included in the model I just showed you. I also mean continuing to open up opportunities in the agriculture and micro-enterprise sectors, as the government has proposed in the ERGP. I mean creating the conditions where Nigerians can reach their goals while adding value to the economy—the win-win scenario.
 
Our foundation doesn’t invest directly in education here, but the World Bank World Development Report that just came out makes it clear that education leads to improvements in employment, productivity, and wages.
 
Today, though, more than half of rural Nigerian children can’t read and write.
 
The conclusion is inescapable: Nigeria’s economy tomorrow depends on improving its schools today.
 
The same is true of health, our foundation’s primary focus area.
 
In 1978, Dr. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, who later became the Nigerian minister of health, helped establish primary health care as the global standard. We now know that a strong primary care system takes care of 90 percent of people’s health needs.
 
Tragically, 40 years after Dr. Ransome-Kuti helped other countries set a course for the future, the Nigerian primary health care system is broken.
 
The evidence for this can be found in the epidemic of chronic malnutrition, or stunting. As the name suggests, chronic malnutrition is not a disease children catch. It is a condition that develops over time because they are deprived of a diverse diet and the services a strong primary health care system provides.
 
The consequences of stunting are devastating. Though stunted children are defined as shorter than average, we’re not particularly concerned about their height. What we’re concerned about is their brains, or what Akin Adesina calls “gray matter infrastructure.”
 
This is a picture of the brain of a single normally developing infant. And next to it is a picture of the brain of a single chronically malnourished infant. Every brain and every child are different, but you can clearly see the difference in the number of neural connections in these two brains. And once this kind of damage is done, it’s very hard to repair.
 
In Nigeria, one in three children is chronically malnourished and could therefore be at risk. This is a tragedy for each one of these children; it is also a huge blow to the economy. According to the World Bank, addressing the stunting crisis in Nigeria would add almost $30 billion to the GDP.
 
So what will it take to solve stunting? It will take a focus on agricultural development, nutrition, and primary health care.
 
 In Nigeria, one in three children is chronically malnourished and could therefore be at risk. This is a tragedy for each one of these children; it is also a huge blow to the economy. According to the World Bank, addressing the stunting crisis in Nigeria would add almost $30 billion to the GDP.
 
So what will it take to solve stunting? It will take a focus on agricultural development, nutrition, and primary health care.
 
A functioning primary health system has six features.
 
Adequate funding.Good facilities located in the right places.Skilled and dedicated health workers.Ample stocks of essential equipment and medicines.Patients who know about the system and want to use it.And a mechanism for collecting the data needed to improve quality.
 
I believe the Nigerian primary health care system is not adequately funded. But it also doesn’t get the most out of its current funding. I want to re-emphasize that last point about data. More transparency would lead to more accountability, which would strengthen governance, leadership, and management, which would improve quality across the board.
 
I visited a health clinic in Bodinga LGA in Sokoto yesterday, and it reminded me why I do this work. I’d like to ask all of you to spend one hour at a health center in the next month. I think you’ll see how the system can be improved—and how much good it will do when it is.
 
I know Nigeria can build up its primary care system, because I’ve seen what you accomplish when you meet health challenges head on.
 
As many of you know, we’ve been very close partners in your fight against polio.
 
As you can see on this graph, the hard work of hundreds of thousands of local leaders and health workers since the turn of the millennium has paid off. Nigeria has not had a case of wild polio virus in more than a year.
 
 But the graph also shows that you’ve reported zero cases before, only to learn that the disease was still circulating in tiny pockets hidden by insecurity. It would be catastrophic to let your guard down when you’re on the verge of eliminating the disease once and for all.
 
I believe—because I have seen your work in the field as recently as yesterday—that you will do what it takes to end polio in Nigeria. We will be here, working side by side with you, until you do.
 
 Though health is our foundation’s primary area of expertise, it’s not the only thing we do, and it’s not the only thing I mean when I say Nigeria should invest in its people. Healthy people need opportunities to thrive.
 
One of the most important of these opportunities is agriculture, the sector that nourishes most Nigerians and supports half the population, especially the poorest.
 
The agricultural sector is a pillar of the Nigerian economy. It accounts for a large proportion of your GDP, and during the oil price collapse and recession, it helped cushion the economy. But it still has a lot of potential to grow.
 
 The majority of Nigerian smallholder farmers lack access to the seeds, fertilizer, and training they need to be more productive, and they lack access to the markets they need to profit from their labor.
 
The government has taken important steps to fill these gaps, with both more investment and a series of smart policies to encourage private sector investment.
 
These reforms lay the foundation for a booming agricultural sector that feeds the country, helps end chronic malnutrition, and lifts up tens of millions of smallholder farmers. I urge you to build on this good work.
 
 One of the barriers that continues to prevent smallholders from thriving is their lack of access to finance. Like good roads, finance connects farmers to opportunity, yet only 4 percent of Nigerian farmers currently have a loan to grow their business.
 
In a country where three quarters of people have mobile phones, digital financial services provide a solution to this problem. In fact, digital finance offers the potential to boost the economy from top to bottom.
 
Right now, more than 50 million Nigerian adults are at the whim of chance and the informal economy. With access to digital financial tools, they can cope better with disasters that threaten to wipe them out, build assets and a credit history, and gradually lift themselves out of poverty.
 
Consider the impact this would have on businesses. Of the 37 million micro, small, and medium enterprises in Nigeria, more than 99 percent are micro. Their lack of access to finance is a leading reason why these businesses can’t grow. With digital payments, savings, and credit, they will finally have the resources to plan for the future.
 
 According to the best estimates, digital financial services will create a 12.4 percent increase in Nigeria’s GDP by 2025. Meanwhile, oil accounts for about 10 percent of Nigeria’s GDP. Imagine adding another oil sector and then some to the economy, but one whose benefits spread far and wide and reach almost every single Nigerian.
 
 There is another benefit to digital financial services that will make everything I’m urging you to do much easier: it will vastly improve the government’s ability to tax and spend efficiently.
 
Let me pause for a moment to say, I am confident that one thing you’ve been thinking as I’ve been talking is that, while you would like to spend more on health and nutrition and education and agriculture, you don’t have the money to do everything. I appreciate the fact that what you can spend is a function of what you raise.
 
Nigeria’s government revenue as a percentage of its GDP is by far the lowest in the world, at 6 percent. That makes investing in your people difficult. The next lowest country, Bangladesh, collects 10 percent of its GDP. If you got yourself up to second-to-last in the world, you would have an extra $18 billion to budget. Obviously, you’re aiming higher than that, but it gives you some idea about the scale we’re talking about.
 
 We want to support you in your work to mobilise more resources to invest in your country. That’s why our foundation is working with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to help states track internally generated revenue.
 
Ultimately, raising revenue to invest in growth will require delivering on the government’s commitments to the Nigerian people, and convincing them that they will get a return on their taxes.
 
Right now, Nigeria’s fiscal situation is at what you might call a low equilibrium. In return for low levels of service, people pay low levels of tax. We hope to help you reach a higher equilibrium rooted in effective and transparent investments in people. This equilibrium would trigger a virtuous cycle.
 
More government revenue would lead to more money to spend on health and education. Better health and education, and investment in sectors like agriculture, would lead to more productive farms and factories. More productive farms would lead to more prosperous farmers who could expand their farms or invest in other businesses, especially if they had access to credit and other financial tools. These thriving farms, factories, and new businesses would lead to more government revenue. And the cycle would start again.
 
Triggering that cycle will require bolder action—action you have the power to take as leaders, governors, and ministers focused on Nigeria’s future.
 
CONCLUSION
 
Nigerians are known around the world for their big dreams and big ambitions.
 
Together with the Dangote Foundation, we will be here to help you achieve your dreams and ambitions. You have the support of the international community. The Nigerian private sector will continue to invest. We are eager to help, but we know we can’t lead. You must lead.
 
I believe in the grand vision of Nigeria’s future. I believe in it because I’ve seen it. It’s represented by this line—the line that depends on healthy, educated people and the surge of economic activity they will unleash.
 
 And that means that the future depends on all of you—and your leadership in the years to come.
 
-NAN
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March 27, 2018
Argentina legend, Leo Messi has admitted that it has been difficult to team up with Juventus star, Dybala due to their similarities in playing style.
 
Leo Messi
 
Argentina captain, Lionel Messi has admitted that it is difficult to play alongside fellow teammate, Paulo Dybala in the national team.
 
Messi said he had struggled to partner with Dybala on the pitch because the Juventus star plays just like him.
 
The Barcelona star believes both of them are more comfortable playing on the right, which has hurt their chances of forming a partnership in the Albiceleste squad.
 
“I spoke to Paulo about [those comments], what he said is the truth,” Messi told FoxSports .
 
“At Juventus he plays just like me, we look for the same spaces. Alongside me in the national team he had to play more on the left, maybe he’s not so used to that.

“It is harder for us to play there, I rarely venture down the left-hand side. On the right we can cut inside and we have the whole pitch in front of us.

“The truth is that I understood exactly what he meant, there was nothing that needed clarifying.”
 
Messi and Argentina will be back in action on Tuesday against Spain in an international friendly match, having beaten Italy 2-0 on Friday without their captain.

March 27, 2018
A man has gotten swallowed up by an escalator and trapped inside it after a giant hole appeared on it during rush hour.
The escalator kept moving after the man was swallowed up when a section collapsed 
 
A commuter has been swallowed by an escalator after it collapsed during rush hour.
 
CCTV footage shows a stream of people walking down the escalator, which was out of action for repairs, at Ayazaga Metro station in Istanbul, Turkey.
 
But it suddenly began moving causing a line of people to simultaneously fall down the metal stairs, with some trying to grip on to the handrail.
 
One man, who the Turkish media named as Mehmet Ali Erik, at that moment stepped on but a section opened up leaving large gaping hole that swallowed him.
 
The escalator, with the victim still underneath, then kept moving for a few seconds before coming to halt.
 
Witnesses stood for a few moments before they rushed to the edge of the hole and looked down to check on Mr Erik's condition.
 
The victim was reportedly trapped for one hour under the metal stairs.
 
After he was rescued by firefighters, he was taken by ambulance to hospital after the accident on February 27.
 
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality had reportedly put up a warning sign near the broken escalator before the accident occurred – but it failed to prevent people from using it.
 
In 2015 mother was killed when she fell into an escalator at a shopping mall in China, after she heroically threw her toddler to safety.
 
Xiang Liujuan, 30, was travelling up the escalator at Anliang department store in Jingzhou, in the central province of Hubei, with her two-year-old son.  
 
When the pair reached the top, however, a floor-plate gave way and the woman fell through the floor.
 
Seconds before falling to her death, the mother was able to thrust her toddler towards mall staff, who dragged the child to safety.
 
Watch the video at Daily Mail UK
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March 27, 2018
The face of the one-legged robbery suspect who was found hiding inside a ceiling in Lagos, has been revealed.
Akinola Akeem
 
This is Akinola Akeem, a robbery suspect who was  nabbed in Lagos recently. The man who happens to be disabled, alleged to be running a one-man robbery squad.
 
We had reported earlier that he was arrested following his foiled attempt  to burgle some shops at a shopping plaza in Shasha area of Lagos, was yesterday taken before Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court. Now his photo has emerged online.
 
Preliminary investigation revealed that the 34-year-old suspect, Akinola Akeem, usually come from Ijebu-Ode Ogun state to operate in Lagos.
 
The father of four, as gathered, stormed Hub and Hub shopping plaza at about midnight, removed his artificial leg with which he climbed the ceiling of the storey building to gain entrance into two shops.

March 27, 2018
The Bukola Saraki-led Senate has concluded plans to re-introduce electoral amendment bill which will be read and passed today.
President Muhammadu Buhari and Bukola Saraki
 
The Senate has begun a fresh move to amend the Electoral Act 2010, a Punch report has revealed. The bill on the amendment is to be presented and passed for first reading today, according to the Order Paper for today’s plenary.
 
The House of Representatives had re-introduced the bill last week.
 
The first version of the bill, which was introduced in the House of Representatives, had been passed by the National Assembly but vetoed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
 
The bill had sought to reorder the sequence of polls during a general election, which generated controversy over the allegation that it was targeted at Buhari in the 2019 elections.
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March 27, 2018
A mother and her newborn baby have been killed in a really horrific manner while they were returning from hospital.
The bus was swept away
 
A video has shown the really horrifying moment eight people including a mother and her newborn baby were killed after a minibus was swept away by a flooded river in Lesotho.
 
The bus, which was carrying 15 people at the time, was trying to cross a flooded bridge in central Thaba Tseka district when it was pushed into the river.
 
Video shot by another driver captures the moment the bus is swept away, and the desperate struggle of passengers as they try to make it to the shore.
 
Seven people, including the driver, managed to escape the vehicle and survived, but the other eight were killed.
 
Police spokesman Mpiti Mopeli told IOL News that rescuers began searching for survivors immediately, but heavy rains hampered their efforts.
 
Most of the bodies were discovered scattered downstream on Saturday, once the rains had eased.
 
Heavy rain and hail storms have brought chaos and dozens of deaths to Lesotho and parts of surrounding South Africa over the past week.
 
Another four workers were swept to their deaths in Lesotho after their lorry was caught in a flash flood amid a heavy rainstorm. 
 
The South African capital Pretoria was left without power for a time last week after heavy rains damaged the electricity network.
 
A video showing the shocking moment the bus was swept away is seen at Daily Mail UK
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March 27, 2018
Some fans of Cristiano Ronaldo who were apparently star-struck, have employed desperate measures to see the man during a football match.
A fan stormed the pitch to kiss Ronaldo
 
Portuguesel football star, Cristiano Ronaldo was given a kiss by a pitch invader during Portugal’s 3-0 defeat by Holland on Monday night.
 
Portugal lost the match by 3 goals to nil at the end of the match.
 
Portugal were already three goals down when Joao Cancelo received a second yellow card and was sent off during the friendly.
 
 
As the game was about to restart following Cancelo’s dismissal, a number of fans raced onto the pitch at Stade de Geneve in Switzerland.
 
One supporter – clearly very fond of Ronaldo – ran up to the Real Madrid star and planted a kiss on his left cheek.
 
Another fan tried to meet the Portugal star
 
Ronaldo looked nonplussed about the man’s gesture before he was substituted in the 67th minute – even then one fan tried to grab him for a photograph as he walked to the players’ tunnel.
 
It was a disappointing night overall for Ronaldo and his Portugal team-mates.
 
 
Expected to beat Holland, they appeared lethargic and went behind when Memphis Depay scored after 11 minutes.
 
Former Liverpool player Ryan Babel doubled Holland’s lead not long before Virgil van Dijk applied a calm finish in first-half stoppage time.
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March 27, 2018
be sharing a small food substance among his people.
 
Alleged photo of the lawmaker sharing garri
 
Hon. Julius Pondi, member representing Burutu Federal Constituency in Delta State was pictured sharing sachet garri among some of his constituents while on a boat cruise.
 
According to report, the content of the sachet is not more than half basket of garri which goes for N200 market price.
 
It would therefore not be out of place to say that the honourable member is giving out 200 naira each  to few of his constituents. 
 
See more photos:
 
 
 
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March 27, 2018
A Whiteman from Spain living with his family in Delta state has been dealt with mercilessly by armed robbers who attacked them two days ago.
The oyinbo man and his family were attacked in Sapele, Delta state
 
Notorious armed robbers have destroyed properties worth millions of naira after they attacked the home of a White man from Spain living with his family members in Sapele area of Delta state. 
 
Narrating the incident, Sapele Oghenek wrote:
 
"Hoodlums came to my mum's Residence destroy properties shot and injured my mum and her Husband as well as my Brother.
 
This happened in Sapele Delta state Nigeria on the 25th of March 2018 they operated for close to 3hours without response from police or vigilantes from 12:00AM to 3:30AM.
 
They came with guns cutlasses and iron cutter which they used on the burglary proof. What gave them tough time was the iron door else they would have wreck more havoc and they made away with some money and valuables destroying our vehicle, but while leaving they left behind a cut to sized gun which obviously fell when they where running out of the compound. 
 
Funny enough My younger one a Boy was able to sneak out to call neighbors but nobody came out he further ran to Ghana road Police station in Sapele which was the closest to us at Anigboro Rd around Owumi/abeke and they said its not their Business( in their words they said: e no concern us) asking him my younger one to go to the main Police station after stadium far off.
 
Its poor the state of Nigeria with no security and from what I heard its becoming a normal thing in Sapele as people are be robbed on a daily basis.
 
Advice please don't rely on fancy doors use those iron doors constructed by welders it helps cos if it was to be the fancy one it wont take time to breaking.
 
I thank God for Life as my mum survived the gun shot at her."

This white man relocate with him wife from Spain come sapele come live with him wife for about two years now. Them dey live for Benin road opposite sanco church. The armed men use wood on this people also with battle axe and beat them make them bring the briefcase of money wey them get for house wen nor be true.

The painful part of it all be say the area people when one of the family person run go call for help them nor fit help call Vigilantes or respond.

The woman na CK wey get beer parlour for Ikomi road by ICE junction mother."
 
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March 26, 2018

StarBoy Entertainment Worldwide presents the “video” to its recently released smash single – “SOCO”. Visuals by Clarence Peters.

Soco is a song full of vibes and abundant with melodies from the Starboy himself, the debutant, Terri, and contributions from the son of Aristokrat record, Ceeza Milli and the not-properly-introduced Spotless. The new Starboy song is styled after his recently released song, Manya, which bears soft teasing lines and rhyming slang as its pop elements.
Its a song that probably has been in your face for a while, with the updates on Weezy's social media accounts and now that it has been made available, it sounds very much worth the wait and deserving of every atom of the hype.The captivating visuals is a street themed video which hires the expertise of one of Nigeria’s most sort after music video directors, the incredible Clarence Peters.
Enjoy the enthralling flick from the Star Boy crew. Don’t forget to share your thoughts.
Quotable Lyrics
Oya soco soco
Soco soco soco
Soco soco baby oh
Soco soco soco soco so
Oya gbefu lokpo
Lokpo lokpo lokpo
Oya gbefun baby oh Soco soco soco
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