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Pastor ask members to donate 1k to touch a white woman in order to gain international blessings – Daddy Freeze reacts

Pastor ask members

A Twitter user tweeted about a church he went that the pastor in charge brought out a white woman and ordered everybody to come out with 1k and touch the white woman just to have access to ‘international blessing’.

The User @klannypost wrote:

Something weird happened today in a church I attended : Pastor invited a white woman to church and ask the congregation to donate 1k to gain access to touch the white woman and tap into international blessing . Guess you needed to see crowd rushing to pay 1k. Geezzz I shock !!

U needed to see how people were acting after touching the white woman … Some persons started jubilating that they are going abroad before the end of the year because of the touch

The self acclaimed leader of the free the sheeple movement, Daddy Freeze has in his usual way reacted to yet another weird development in the house of God.

See his reaction below:

Between Tboss and a fan who slammed her for stepping out with Ubi Franklin shortly after his divorce from actress Lilian Esoro

Second Runner up of the Big Brother Naija 2017 TV Show, Tboss has just replied a fan on social media who called her out for going out with Ubi Franklin shortly after his divorce was official.

Tboss shared a photo CEO of record label Made Men Music Group, Ubi Franklin on her social media.

It appears the young lady had been frolicking with Ubi who recently completed the official divorce process from Actress, Lilian Esoro as the photo captured the duo hanging out at night time.

A fan who would have none of it lashed out on her, asking if she doesn’t think of her reputation before being with Ubi who got divorced barely a week ago and is a father of two from two different women.

The fan wrote:

Nawa for u o. Seems like you could not even wait for Ubi to formally divorce his wife, more like you prayed for it to happen. U are already all over town with him. A man who just got divorced with two kids from different women. Don’t you think of our reputation at times

At least u should wait for the dust of his divorce to settle. Is this how you intend to find true love? there is something called self pride and dignity

As expected, Tboss responded saying;
Aaaaaw who took away your biscuit. Am confused here is it your self pride? your dignity or your reputation? Or is it your true love? How about you shut your mouth Stay in your lane and try to mind your business. Good idea no?

 

 

Don Jazzy shares Throwback photo with a funny Caption (Photo)

Mavin Boss, Michael Collins Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy is known for his music production skills and boss status in the Nigerian music industry but he is also renowned for his witty jokes and playful persona on social media.

The 35-year-old took to his Instagram page to share an epic throwback photo with a very funny caption to go with it..

Sharing the picture above, he wrote ;

That year you will see us with baggy jeans think say we carry big something. ??‍♂️??‍♂️ now I’m proud of my 2 inches aka biro cover

Recently, the music mogul who usually does alot of giving (money) on social meida, dished some words of advise to cheerful givers..

He wrote:

“It’s good to be generous but keep an eye out for those that will come to use 50 liters keg to fetch from your cway water dispenser. Good morning.”

 

 

Nigeria comes first in abortion pill search country in the world

Nigeria comes first

Ghana and Nigeria are the two countries with the highest search interest in Misoprostol, an abortion pill, the BBC reports.

According to the BBC, data of countries who search for abortion pills the most, was sourced from Google.

Google data shows how often exact phrases are searched about a topic.

“Abortion pills” is a top search phrase on abortion in all the countries analysed by the BBC.

“How to abort” is the most commonly asked question in more than two-thirds of countries.

“How to use Misoprostol”, “Misoprostol price”, “buy Misoprostol” and “Misoprostol dosage” are among the most common searches around abortion.

Of the 25 countries with highest search interest in Misoprostol, 11 are in Africa and 14 in are in Latin America.

All but two of the countries–Zambia and Mozambique, either ban abortions altogether or permit them only to save a woman’s life or health.
Countries with stricter abortion laws do the most

The BBC findings also suggest that countries with stricter abortion laws have greater search interest in abortion pills.

By buying pills online and sharing medical advice through WhatsApp groups, women are increasingly turning to technology to sidestep legal barriers to abortion.

Whatsapp groups on abortion pills have become the modern face of the so-called “DIY abortion”, the BBC writes.

Countries with the strictest laws, where abortion is allowed only to save a woman’s life or banned altogether, have over 10 times higher search interest in abortion pill Misoprostol compared to countries with no restrictions, BBC analysis shows.

Abortion is legal in Ghana only in cases of rape, incest, foetal impairment or to preserve a woman’s mental health.

Nigeria’s abortion laws are stricter. Abortion is only allowed in Nigeria in situations where a woman’s life is in danger.

Abortion is induced medically or surgically.
‘Least safe’

The BBC reports that about 14 percent of all abortions were “least safe”, which means they were provided by untrained persons using dangerous methods, such as the introduction of foreign objects and use of herbal concoctions.

When an abortion is incomplete, medical professionals may either advise further medication, or a surgical option, depending on the situation.

At least 22,800 women die each year from complications of unsafe abortion, the Guttmacher Institute reports.

Man allegedly kills his cousin over missing laptop

Man allegedly kills

A man identified as Ifeanyi Ibeawuchi Charles, is currently on the run after allegedly killing his 22 -year-old cousin , Ifeanyi Ogu, over a missing laptop in Umudagu Mbieri, Imo State.

According to Uchechukwu Ogu, the elder brother of the deceased, Ibeawuchi had, on Sunday, accused Ifeanyi of knowing something about his missing laptop .

Uchechukwu told Punchng that the victim denied the allegation, but the suspect took him away in company with three other young men who claimed to be policemen.

The elder brother said the next news he heard after three days, was that Ifeanyi had been murdered. He added that after a search , he found his brother’s corpse at Umuguma General Hospital mortuary on Tuesday.

I visited the police station . But I was told that my younger brother was never brought to the police station .When we found my younger brother’ s corpse at Umuguma General Hospital morgue , we were told that Ibeawuchi brought his corpse,” he said.

Nathel Ogu, the father of the deceased, is insisting that justice must be allowed to take its course. On Wednesday, youths of the community to take laws into their own hands by setting ablaze the suspect ’s family house.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Andrew Enwerem, said normalcy had been restored to the area.

“We have started investigation into matter,” he added.

Source : PunchNG

SARS allegedly invade singer Jaywon’s birthday party

Sars allegedly invade

Nigerian Singer, Jaywon, turned a year older yesterday and he released dope photos to mark the day.

While it was meant to be a day of happiness for the 32 year old, reports have it that it didn’t quite turn out that way.

The singer has not released any statement or reacted to any of these claims at the time of writing this…

 

MKO Abiola’s daughter, Hafsat reacts to President Buhari declaring June 12th Democracy Day

MKO Abiola daughter

Yesterday, June 6th 2018, President Buhari declared June 12th as the new Democracy Day for Nigeria.

In a statement he personally signed, the President said May 29th will no longer be regarded as Democracy day.

He also announced that the title of GCFR will be awarded posthumously to the inner of the June 12th 1993 election, MKO Abiola.

Hafsat who is the daughter of MKO Abiola has reacted to this development.

Read her statement below:

“Dear friends, words cannot truly express how happy I feel. Here is President Buhari’s executive order declaring that June 12, the day of the election that my father won, would henceforth be Nigeria’s Democracy Day and conferring on my dad the title of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, a title reserved for presidents. Twenty five years after June 12…

I tried to capture my feelings in the (sort of) poem below.

Please celebrate with me”

 

Another bridge built by Gov. Okorocha collapses in Owerri

bridge built

The bridge at the Children’s Amusement Park located at the Ikemba Ojukwu Centre in Owerri, Imo, built by Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s administration has collapsed.

Witnesses at the scene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Wednesday that nobody was killed or injured in the incident.

The incident which caused pandemonium in the area, gave room for criticism by some parents whose children visited the place on May 27 during the 2018 Children’s Day Celebration.

A NAN Correspondent, who visited the scene, reports that the incident occurred after a heavy downpour on Tuesday night.

The bridge, being a major tourism site, has been used to generate funds for the state government.

When contacted, the State Commissioner for Happiness and Purpose Fulfillment, Mrs Ogechi Ololo, told NAN that she had yet to be briefed on the cause of the incident.

Mr Collins Ibe, who witnessed the incident, told NAN that the windstorm that accompanied the downpour might be responsible for the collapsed of the bridge.

Another witness, Mrs Mary Nlemadim, said: “It is unfortunate that this is happening in the state, especially at a place that is supposed to be a recreation centre.

“I thank God that it happened in the night when people were not around; otherwise, there might have been casualties.

“I urge the state government and engineers working on construction projects in the state to be more dedicated and thorough,” she said.

Also, an Engineer, Mr Okechukwu Uba said: “There is need to critically look at all the construction projects going on in the state.

“This is necessary to avoid unnecessary waste of resources, time and human capacity.

“These projects need to get proper approval from professional hands or bodies; they also need to be properly supervised by qualified and experienced personnel.

“Again, they have to be done systematically and not many things at the same time.

“These projects need to be finished up in a tidy manner and subjected to stress tests where necessary, before being opened to the public,’’ he said.

NAN reports that the state Chairman of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, Mr Emeka Ugoanyawu, had earlier warned against substandard engineering work in the state.

Also, the National President of Council for the Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN) Mr Kashim Ali, had recently faulted the quality of a flyover constructed by the Okorocha administration, located at Orji.

Ali, as a matter of urgency, urged Gov. Okorocha, to stop work on the flyover.

15 things you probably didn’t know you can do with your Whatsapp

15 things

Did you know you could pin your important chats on the top in WhatsApp? Alternatively, that you can read WhatsApp message without informing the sender?

Like these, there are several other nifty features/tricks/tips that can change the way you use the world’s most popular instant messaging app, according to www.gadgetsnow.com, here is a list of the tricks.

Read WhatsApp message without informing the sender

To do this, scroll down to the notification plan and enable the flight mode on the smartphone. Once done, just open the WhatsApp chat and read the message.

After reading the message, make sure that you close the app from the multi window so that it does not run in the background and synchronise you when online.

After the complete process, remove the phone from flight mode.

Share your live location

After rolling our live location sharing on Messenger, Facebook rolled out the feature on WhatsApp too. Once you share your live location with someone, he or she would be able to track wherever you go for the period you select. The three periods that can be selected are 15 minutes, one hour and eight hours.

To share your live location, open WhatsApp, tap on the ‘Attachment’ icon on the typing space bar and select ‘Location.’ Once you do this, you’ll get two options – ‘Share live location,’ and ‘Send your current location.’ Tap on the former option and select the period.

‘Unsend’ messages

Did you just send a wrong message to the wrong person on WhatsApp? You needn’t panic. There is still a way to delete it. Just select the message and press ‘Delete’ on the top bar which has other options like reply, mark star, copy, forward and information. Once you press ‘Delete,’ you’ll get two options – ‘Delete for me’ and ‘Delete for everyone’. Select the second one so that the recipient cannot read the message that you mistakenly sent them. However, you only get seven minutes to delete the message after you have sent it.

Pin your chats

There are times when you want your most important chats on the top of your conversation list. Scrolling down through scores of messages to find that chat can be tedious. Not anymore. In a recent update, WhatsApp added this function. To pin a contact to the top of the list, you have to long press on the chat from that person and then press the ‘pin icon’ that appears right next to delete, mute and archive icons on the top of the page. As of now, only three contacts can be pinned to place them on top of the conversation list.

Create GIFs

You can even create GIFS within WhatsApp and send it to your friends using videos that are saved on your smartphone.

Open the WhatsApp chat of the contact whom you want to send the GIF to. Click on the attach icon > Select Gallery > Go to videos. Select the video you wish to create in a GIF from. As soon as you do this, it will open up in the video editing section of WhatsApp. Here, you have to adjust the length of the video to six seconds or less, as WhatsApp does not support longer GIFS. Once the video length is less than six seconds, the option of converting it to a GIF will appear as a slider on top right. Now all you need to do is take the slider towards GIF, and you’re set.

Editing images

What you can do here is doodle on pictures, and add text and emoticons on them before sending. Select attach > Go to gallery > Select the image you wish to share. Once you do this, the image will open in WhatsApp’s photo editor. On top right, you’ll see options of adding text, emoticons and doodle. You can resize and change colours of all three once you add them to your image.

Format text

You can bold text on WhatsApp by starting it and following it with an asterisk ‘*’. Similarly, for italics, make sure the text is preceded and followed by an underscore sign ‘_’. You can also make your text appear struck off with Strikethrough. For that precede and follow it with tilde ‘~’.

Chat in different languages

English is not the only language in which you can communicate on WhatsApp. If you ever want to type in a different language, open WhatsApp > Go to Settings > Select Chats > Click on App Language. You can then pick the language you wish to type in.

Add conversation shortcuts

Rather than opening WhatsApp and going to the chat of your favourite friend each time you want to talk to them, you can add a conversation shortcut on your home screen. Just long press on the conversation, click on three dot on top of the page and click ‘Add chat shortcut’.

Customise notifications

WhatsApp can send you customised notifications contacts. Open the contact you wish to customise notifications for, click on the top bar, and select ‘Custom Notifications’.

Suicide hotline numbers

WhatsApp actually has suicide hotline numbers. Just go to Settings > Help > FAQ > Security and Privacy. The second last option in the list that will drop down is ‘Global Suicide Hotline Resources.’

Find out when your message has been read

If you want to know if someone has not read your message or they are simply ignoring you, just long press on the message you have sent and then select information icon ‘i’ on the top bar. You will get to know if your message has been read or not. However, you can only know the exact time your message has been read if the person does not turn read receipts and last seen off.

Turn off read receipts

Chances are you already know about this one. You can turn off read receipts on WhatsApp by going to Settings > Selecting Account > Clicking on Privacy and then deselecting Read receipts.

Turn off last seen

Do you feel that people getting to know when you last opened your WhatsApp is intrusive? You will be happy to know that WhatsApp lets you change that. Just go to Settings > Select Account > Click on Privacy > Choose Last Seen and then select the most suitable option.

Switch off media auto-download

Almost on a daily basis, you perhaps receive a multitude of photos and videos on WhatsApp — half of them are actually not needed. You can manage what is downloaded out of all those “Good Morning, have a nice day” type of pictures and videos that you get on a regular basis.

Open WhatsApp, make sure you are seeing the main window – where all your chats are displayed. Tap the three vertical dots on the top right > Settings.

Now tap Chat settings > Media auto-download. You will see three options: When using cellular data, When connected on Wi-Fi and When roaming. Tap each one and disable auto-downloads by unchecking all three options – Images, Audio and Video.

Tobi explains why reality stars fade away after the show, reveals why ‘Double wahala’ season was better

Second runner-up of BBNaija Double Wahala, Tobi Bakre spoke to Pulse recently, and explained why the reality stars fade away after the shows like Big Brother Naija.

The reality star also spoke about why the Big Brother Naija: Double Wahala show and contestants are still trending on social media, and what makes the edition different from the previous season.

Read interview below:

On why reality stars fade away

Some people are not out there for the social media life. Like naturally, they are not out there for that kind of life. So they go into the reality show for whatever reason and after the show, they sink back into their private life.

But for some others, they want showbiz, they want to act, they want to host, they want to be out there. I think that’s the clear divide. They are some people that have things they want to do that need them to be out there, they need to be seen, they need to remain famous.

But for some people, it’s more like, ‘yea, I have gotten this level of buzz and it’s okay. It was fun while it lasted but I’d rather have my private life.’ So I think it’s a decision thing.

And then for some people, maybe they tried somethings to be in the showbiz world and it doesn’t go as planned. Because when you come out, people have like very high expectations, and if you don’t deliver, you just crawl back in.

On what makes the Double Wahala season different from the Gobe edition

I think the difference is that last year, everybody had a clear favourite. I mean they had people they loved, but then everybody kind of had a clear favourite.

But this time around, the finalists had their own “pushers.” They had people that were like, ‘we die for these people.’ So even when they left the house, they [fans]] take your matter so personal.

Like people in my camp, my Tobination family, the way they take [my] matter, even [I’m] like, “it’s not that serious.’ But it’s all love. They love and believe in the housemates, so they follow through.

It’s no more about the reality show, it’s now about, ‘mehn, we are invested in you.’ Everyone supporting me is like friends and family. Because I know how it is. Last year did I vote? I didn’t vote. For you to take out your phone to vote for someone, that means you want good for the person. So I really appreciate everyone who is pushing and supporting.

The third season of #BBNaija came to an end on April 22, with Miracle as the winner, Cee-C as the first runner-up, and Tobi as the second runner-up.

 

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde pens down an open letter to her younger self

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has written a letter to the younger version of herself as she celebrates herself as her own WCW.

In the letter which she shared on Instagram, she thanked her younger self for laying the foundation of what she now enjoys in life.

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde wrote:

“My #Wcw . Never did this cause I thought it was narcissistic but today I will. It’s Okay. This lady right here …

“It’s crazy how you sometimes look back and see things differently isn’t it.

“You sometimes wish someone showed you then clearly what you now see today. Dear lady in this picture, I don’t know how you did it, but thanks.

“Thanks for laying a good foundation that I enjoy today. Thanks for being so strong, so resilient , so focused.

“You were young but not reckless, sweet but not available , sometimes confused but never wandered .

“You had your own battles but fought them with grace… and Won. Even today, when I feel weak, I look at you and draw strength from you… it’s crazy ! Thank you . You’re my #WCW . #Lettertoayoungerme ❤?”

“I’m in the toilet changing my pad” – Bobrisky tells followers

Bobrisky obviously doesn’t care about people’s opinions about him anymore.

A few days ago, the popular cross-dresser showed off a hint of cleavage in a rather revealing dress.

Today, he’s talking about having periods and changing pads.

He said this while celebrating a male friend whose birthday it is today.

Bob shared a photo of the young man then in the caption he warned haters not to come for him (Bobrisky) because he’s in the toilet changing his pad.

He wrote:

“Still my Jason birthday. If I hear say I tag his handle ??????. Don’t come for me I’m in the toilet changing my pad?”

He said this while celebrating a male friend whose birthday it is today.

Bob shared a photo of the young man then in the caption he warned haters not to come for him (Bobrisky) because he’s in the toilet changing his pad.

He wrote: “Still my Jason birthday. If I hear say I tag his handle ??????. Don’t come for me I’m in the toilet changing my pad ?

#BBNaija: Alex pens down a message to all her ‘haters’

Alex pens down

Alex has had enough of all the hateful words from all her trolls as she has sent out a message to them via her social media platform, Twitter.

The energetic and vibrant reality star who happens to still be a close pal to Tobi has been receiving some harsh words from her ‘haters’ over the way she shows her ‘feelings’ for Tobi.

She has now taken to her Twitter account to pen down a strong message to them, telling them that they can never take away her happiness.

She wrote saying:

“I’m and will never stop being a happy girl.You don’t like me? you don’t like to be happy? It’s understandable. Anytime you see my happy post,please drop your frustration. I like to help people reduce stress. I’ll keep helping you.”

See tweet below:

 

Photos of the most handsome Super Eagles players for Russia 2018

Below is a profile of some of the most handsome Super Eagles players who will be flying Nigeria’s colors at Russia 2018 World Cup.

They include: Williams Troost-Ekong, Leah Balogun, Alex iwobi and Tyronnee Ebuechi.

Williams Troost-Ekong was born in Netherlands, he represent Nigeria on international level. He played at Youth level for fulham and Totteham Hotspur. Last year, Troost-Ekong signed up for Turkish football club, Bursaspor of the Süper Lig.

His father is Nigerian and his mom is Dutch. Him and his partner are currently expecting a child together.

Leah Balogun is a German Nigerian footballer, he plays for Nigeria on International level and On 22 May 2018 he signed with Premier League club, Brighton & Hove Albion. His mom is German and his Dad is Nigerian.

Alex Iwobi was born 3 May 1996. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal. He is the nephew of Nigerian football legend, Jay Jay Okocha. Iwobi was born in Lagos before moving to England at the age of four. He is “best mates” with former Arsenal teammate Tyrell Robinson.

Tyronne Ebuechi was born on the 16th of December 1995. He plays for Portuguese club Benfica.

In November 2016, Ebuehi was called up for the first time to the Nigeria national team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria. However, he declined the call-up stating that he needed some time to settle into his team ADO Den Haag. He was later called up for friendlies against Senegal and Burkina Faso in March 2017 and joined up with the squad.

 

“Miss my chiom chiom ” – Davido says while in Cannes, France (Video)

Davido misses

Davido who recently had an interview in Cannes, France has taken to his Snapchat to declare that he is missing is boo, Chioma.

The singer has been trending for a very long time now from last year till this very moment, dropping hits, winning awards and publicly declaring his love for his girlfriend, Chioma.

He wrote:

The love getting stronger by the day.

Watch video from the interview:

 

#davido live in Cannes

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President Buhari officially changes Democracy Day to June 12 in honour of MKO Abiola, confers GCFR on Abiola

President Buhari officially

Head of states, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared June 12th as the new date for the celebration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day. The President announced this moments ago on his Twitter page.

He said the change in date is to honor late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

The president also stated that Abiola would be awarded with the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) title posthumously.

His tweets below:

BBNaija’s Cee-C slays effortlessly in Laced up fashion pants

Cee-C slays effortlessly

Beautiful Big Brother Naija 2018 finalist, Cynthia ‘Cee-C’ Nwadiora sure knows how to make bold fashion statements on Instagram with her new and befitting clothes.

The beauty shared a stunning picture on her page where she rocks laced up fashion pants – the lovely wore heels to boost her brief stature. She also struck different poses with obvious excitement.

CeeC, 25, is one of the most popular participants of the Big Brother Naija reality show which held for 85 days in South Africa.

More of her recent photos below:

Falz This is Nigeria Video: Another Muslim group tackles MURIC, says even Christians are not provoked

Muslim group tackles MURIC

Shortly after the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) asked Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana to withdraw his ‘This is Nigeria’ video, a group known as Muslim Against Terror has defended the artiste.

The group says MURIC does not have an understanding of veil usage.

In the video, girls wearing hijab are seen dancing ‘shaku shaku’, hence the controversy.

While addressing the reactions that trailed the video, Falz had explained that the girls were a representation of the abducted Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity.

In a statement countering that of MURIC, Muslim Against Terror asked if Ishaq Akintola, director of MURIC, would “prefer watching the ladies in the video dressed in body-hugging mini skirts and shaking their bountiful parts??

It read: “In clear contradiction to what MURIC’s Professor Ishaq Akintola claimed, Islam or Muslim was NEVER mentioned in the video and the veil is not owned by Islam but worn by anyone who so feels, hopefully to the pleasure of Muslims and worn by nuns and sometimes forcibly doused by terrorists on their captors as happened in the Chibok case.

“Where did Ishaq see Islam or Muslim in this video?

“Was this subvert threat of a possible repeat of radical and meaningless, unjustified violence by misguided Islamists in the past, a means of merely defending the Buhari administration possibly negatively affected by the viral video and defending Fulani herder-related terrorism by attempting to present the video as religiously provocative? The video was not.

“If at all the video provoked any religion it was the Christian faith, by ridiculing pastors casting out demons via grabbing female breasts, and also laying direct attacks at pastors involved in the establishment of universities which their congregations cannot attend.”

Instead of threatening Falz with legal action, the group urged MURIC to focus on the issues raised in the video.

“As regards truths of value in the video, there were very many that seemed not to be digested by Professor Ishaq, including: that the people are extremely poor, medical facilities are poor, that we operate a predatory neocolonial-capitalist system fueled on fraud and exploitation, bedeviled with institutionalized corruption, that criminal cases are settled in police stations and not courts, police station closing by six, no electricity, youth work multiple jobs and yet are called lazy by the president.”

The group urged that MURIC be careful of the propagation of sensitive messages.

Photos: Biafrans storm Super Eagles friendly game against Czech Republic in Austria with their flags

The Super Eagles of Nigeria played a World Cup Friendly game against Czech Republic in Austria.. and they lost the game, 1 goal to nil.

At the stadium, several Biafra flags were spotted chanting support for the Super Eagles..

The fans could be heard chanting in Igbo, which is the official language of the rested country.

Meanwhile, Nigerians on social media have expressed shock over the appearance of the Biafran national colours at the stadium in a match involving Nigeria.

Here are some pictures from the match… Followed by some reactions:

 

“We have no plans to take down the video” — Falz

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has issued Falz a seven-day ultimatum to take down his video for “This is Nigeria” or face legal actions by the organization.

This is because the singer used Girls in Hijab to dance “secular” moves.

According to The Cable, the request was made in a press release by the group’s director, Ishaq Akintola.

The statement reads:

“MURIC rejects Falz’ explanation that the girls in hijab in his ‘Shaku Shaku’ dance symbolize the Chibok girls because nothing in the video indicates that the girls represent the Chibok girls.

At least none of the Chibok girls have been seen dancing like a drunkard. They are always in pensive mood. Do they have any cause to be dancing? Are they happy?

The video manifests ethnic bias against Fulanis while it ignored the criminal activities of ethnic militia of the Middle Belt who have also massacred Fulanis and rustled their cattle in their thousands.

It is a hate video. This video has the potential of causing religious crisis of unprecedented dimension.

It is an assault on the self-dignity of every Muslim. It is freedom of expression gone haywire.

We therefore demand its withdrawal and an apology to Nigerian Muslims within seven days or the authors and their agents will face legal action if they fail to comply.

Only the scenes portraying police brutality and the money-swallowing snake in the video are near the truth.

We call the attention of security agencies to this hate action.

We remind Nigerians of the outcome of similar provocative actions in the past and their unpalatable outcomes.

The National Film And Video Censors Board (NFVCB), a regulatory agency set up by Act No. 85 of 1993 to regulate films and the video industry has a case to answer. ‘Shaku Shaku’ video was shot and released under its watch.

Instead of going violent, Nigerian Muslims should take those behind the ‘Shaku Shaku’ video to court in order to serve as a deterrent to others.

We, therefore, give notice of impending legal action against the artist behind the ‘Shaku Shaku’ video unless the latter is withdrawn and an apology is widely published within seven days”.

Pulse immediately reached out to Falz’s manager, Femisoro Ajayi, who confirmed that he was aware of the statement by the Muslim group, but they have no plans to take down the video.

‘Yes, I have seen the statement online, but we have no official response yet, the video is out there and we have no plans to take it down, we will only respond when we get an official letter directly sent to us”, he says.

Released barely over a week ago, the video which has gathered over 3.9 Million YouTube views generated a frenzy online and continues to attract reactions, both from home and abroad.

Critics have strongly pointed to various scenes in the video that they felt failed to properly capture the magnitude of the regions or situations they were supposed to represent.

His representations of the Fulani herdsmen killings and the dancing Chibok girls, a group of students kidnapped from their schools by the dreaded Boko Haram group have earned him his some critcisms.

FG scraps award of HND certificates by Polytechnics in Nigeria

FG scraps HND

The Nigerian Government has scrapped award of HND certificates by Polytechnics.

The decision was reached at the Federal Executive Council, FEC today where the approval of a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s tertiary education system was made.

In effect, the award of HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the programmes.

Also, all the programmes currently being run by polytechnics, which are not technology-based, and which are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped.

Under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become campuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to the ratification of the Universities Councils.

The polytechnics will now be limited to award of the National Diploma (ND) while those desirous of further education will be awarded the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate university.

To kick-start the new policy, the nation’s two most prominent polytechnics Yaba College of Technology and Kaduna Polytechnic will henceforth be known as City University of Technology, Yaba and City University of Technology, Kaduna.

And to give legal teeth to these approvals, the FEC approved the submission of two Executive bills to the National Assembly for enactment.

The first bill will concretise the setting up of the two city universities while the second will approve the preparation and consolidation of all federal polytechnics and colleges of education as campuses of proximate universities.

The Ministry of Justice will do the preparation and submission of the two bills to the National Assembly.

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, told journalists after the weekly meeting of the council that under the reform measures, his ministry would, however, continue to license private polytechnics and colleges of education for the award of qualification at ND and National Certificate in Education (NCE) levels.

He said, “There will be no more award of HND. After we have exhausted the current students under the programme, there will be no more award of HND.

“This means that there will be no fresh admission for HND programmes.

“And in addition, any programme that is not technical will be out of the polytechnics.

“About 70 per cent of polytechnic graduates are in the non-technical courses. It is going to be a rigorous implementation programme.”

A ministerial committee to ensure the smooth implementation of all that is required for the take-off of the reform initiatives is to begin work immediately. Adamu said,

“The HND certificate will remain a legal tender in Nigeria and holders of such certificate will continue to be recognised as the equivalent of first degree holders without discriminatory remunerations and limit to progression in the work place.

“The NCE certificate will be retained as the minimum teaching qualification at the basic level of education.

“Any higher qualifications by these private or state-owned polytechnics will be only affiliation with a university.

“So, HND is no longer in existence, but existing HND will be respected and considered legal tender.”

Nigeria ranked 16th least peaceful Country in the world

Nigeria ranked

The report, released on Wednesday, ranked Nigeria 148 out of the total 163 countries surveyed.

Iceland is the most peaceful country, closely followed by New Zealand and Austria while Syria is ranked least peaceful, coming after Afghanistan and South Sudan respectively.

In Sub-Sahara Africa, Nigeria is ranked 40 out of 44 countries, with Mauritius topping the list, while South Sudan is ranked least.

According to the report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), global level of peace has deteriorated by 0.27 percent in the last year, marking the fourth successive year of deterioration.

It also said the world is “less peaceful today than at any time in the last decade”.

It added that 92 countries deteriorated, while only 71 improved. Nigeria is one such countries, up one place from its 2017 ranking of 149.

In 2016, Nigeria was pegged at 149, while the figure was 151 for both 2015 and 2014.

The report said the global economic impact of violence was $14.76 trillion PPP in 2017, equivalent to 12.4 percent of global GDP, or $1,988 per person.

The report covers 99.7 percent of the world’s population and uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from “highly respected sources” to compile the index. These indicators are grouped into three key domains: ‘ongoing conflict’, ‘safety and security’, and ‘militarisation’.

All three domains deteriorated over the last year.

“There’s been a gradual decline in peacefulness over the last decade,” said Steve Killelea, head of IEP.

“The reason for this slow, gradual decline in peacefulness really comes back to the conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, and the spillover effects into other areas.”

Stop commenting on Tobi’s Picture, have self respect and worth – Fan advises Alex

A Fan of Big Brother Naija has advised 2018 finalist, Alex to stop famzing Tobi and commenting on all his photos.

The Fan identified as Queenet Nina told Alex to have self respect and worth, that Tobi should be the one chasing her..

It all started when Tobi shared a cute photo above on the gram, with the caption ;

The sun today is definitely not smiling. Last last we go black. The hustle continues ?. #relentless #tobination ✊?. Greatness in the works ? . Playboy who plays different

Alex unusual as usual then took to the comment section to gush about Tobo G,;

So this boy will just be fine anyhow ?

Then Queenette jumped in and said ;
Alex_Unusual abeg stop commenting on tobi pix.. ve self respect and worth na, let him be the one running after you not the other way around…

 

BamBam pens lovely message to boyfriend, Teddy A as he turns a year older today

BamBam pens lovely message

BBNaija 2018 housemate and singer, Teddy A is a year older today and his fellow housemate and love interest, BamBam took to her Instagram page to celebrate him.

She shared a cute selfie of both of them posing together and wrote: ‘World help me celebrate this gentle giant…. God bless and keep you for me papi?.’

In another post she also shared on IG, BamBam wrote: ‘Happy birthday to the one that has and will always have my back… from the moment we connected I understood the true meaning of loyalty, you are a chosen gift from God, I pray that God elevates you to heights unimaginable, prosper you and fill you with wisdom to conquer and rule your world. – Bam’

Bambam and Teddy A became romantically entangled during their time in the house, and now they are out.. the love flame is still burning bright.

Mavin boss Don Jazzy dishes out crucial advice to all cheerful givers

Mavin boss Don Jazzy dishes

The Mavin boss took to his social media to dish out a solid advice that even as it is okay to be kind to be people, there are still some people everyone needs to be wary of.

He wrote;

“It’s good to be generous but keep an eye out for those that will come to use 50 liters keg to fetch from your cway water dispenser. Good morning.”

At the time of writing this, it is unsure what could have lead to Don Jazzy’s post..

Popular Ghana actress send tongues wagging with raunchy birthday photos

Ghanaian actress Ella Mensah has sent eyes popping on social media with raunchy new photos of herself to celebrate her birthday.

The actress who is well known in the Nigerian movie industry is renowned to be daring with her looks and even her acting, thus these photos were somehow expected.

Photos below:

Ella Mensah in an interview with vanguard earlier this year revealed what her career has cost her;

My baby-daddy broke up with me because I’m an actress. He asked me to chose between him and acting. When I told him I wanted to act, he was like “No, no… You’ll be exposed. Every man would want to be with you because you’re famous. I can’t stand that kind of competition and pressure”. We broke up even before I started acting. My immediate ex also had problems with me because of some of the comments some men leave on social media. I was so open with my ex that he could log into my Instagram page because he has my email details and so on, so he goes through my DM.

He sees all the messages and nude pictures men sent to me here and there. Acting has broken two relationships of mine. That word ‘actress’ scares most African men, I don’t know why. Acting has cost me two break ups. It takes a man with balls to want to date an actress. I don’t blame them though, feeling insecure that every man wants to be with you, but they forget that it doesn’t matter how many men want to be with you, you want to be with just one man.

They are like “the temptation is huge and you might not be able to say ‘No’ to all the men who want you.” It’s really frustrating. Being an actress, you always have to prove to your man that you are faithful.

Nigerian Naval officer rain curses on his ex who left him because of the long distance between them

Nigerian Naval officer

A heartbroken man has taken to social media to lay curses on his ex who he claims left him because of the long distance between them.

Michael Okwudili Ifeanyi, a Naval officer, shared a photo of himself with his ex during good times, then accused her of leaving him even after all he did for her.

He said he has forgiven her, then turned around and said his God will never forgive her.

e wrote:

I don’t regret my past. I just regret the time I have wasted with you i never hurt you b4 but as you said you av move on bcos of distance i av forgiven you but my God will never forgive you for all i av done for you Sunday Udoh Angela

Michael then proceeded to slam all unfaithful women in another post ;

Girls be like fan d way she take blow military guy, na so she go still blow civilan even torch yahoo boys too.

SARS officers allegedly arrest two ladies for indecent dressing in Lagos, says its against the law (Details)

SARS officers allegedly arrest

A Nigerian Female model has taken to her twitter account to narrate her ordeal at the hands of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) officers in Lagos.

The Lady revealed that they(SARS) charged them for indecent dressing and after everything, they collected the some of Ten Thousand Naira from them.

Her Tweets read:

?Had my first SARS experience. Niggas pulled my friend and I in an UBER searched us and found nothing.

Next thing they go you are indecently dressed and it’s against the law. ????Bruhhhh I’m wearing a fucking T-shirt and shorts and how is that against what smelling law.

They sha put us in their VAN and asked us to pay 100k ????? I just looked at the man like “ezcuzz me sir, it’s like you are mad”

Wo! Last last they collected 10,000 naira.

I tried to get a picture of them and a name. They are from Kpanti Station yaba (??‍♀️)

They asked the UBER guy to end the trip and leave us there. ? #PoliceIsNotYourFriend

One of them was stupid enough to give us his phone number because he wants to link up later.

Another twitter user then posted a photo of the Sars Officer ;

This is the Face of David Ale a Rogue SARS officer attached to Panti Yaba Police Station, responsible for terrorizing, molesting and extorting (N10k) 2 ladies in an Uber yesterday night @Tamaradenyefar He MUST be brought to book @PoliceNG_lagos #EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG

One of the said ladies has given an update. She wrote on Her Instagram account:

This is one of the SARZ men that arrested @tamaradenyefar and myself last night. Here it is . We were in an uber taxi on our way back home, one of the officers flashed the car to stop.. saw two girls.. asked us to come down. Oya na no wahala.. we got off.. he searched our bags.. I had money in mine so perhaps there was already a perception of we go chop this night. Next thing he said.. oya go meet oga..

ok oga sars wetin be my offence first? U r INDECENTLY dressed ! ?? I said excuse me? I am In a taxi.. with a skirt on.. u asked me to come out of uber that I am paying for to arrest me? Who does that? Am I standing on the road? No? Next thing .. common enter that van my friend..we are going to the station. So we sat there at this point..I sent location to my friends cos I wasn’t even too sure of where I was. Aii.. So.. it became a thing of negotiation as if I had offended someone .. oya ha far? U go transfer 100k? Baba ha far? Where i wan c 100k? I sat in a van with no ventilation having a panic attack, I asked to come out for air.. they said wetin do u ..y u dey fan urself.. u no dey sweat. At this point I just thought my dear Tamara e go be for us this night.

But ya know I make jokes out of everything so I kept laughing the whole time. One of them even threatened to take our phone off us at some point. Then they started moving the car. Oya where we dey go? They said station.. when we reach station u go carry taxify go ur house after we don settle.. bearing in mind where we was wasn’t even far from home .. we got some here. It was the first gate of the estate. Boss abeg stop na . The house is here..Make I give u 10k make we dey go.. he said which 10k.. u never ready to commot here.

We got to the second gate then the supposed boss said if u want to come down. Give me what u have now . I said 10k he said bring it. I gave him some money .

U c this man I uploaded his pic was one of them.. he foolishly gave me his phone number cos he intends to link up with me after intimidating , arresting and exploiting me. ..ENDSARS

so eventually I said to them oga my estate gate is closed because of u..u have to go tell the security u arrested me.. I was using this to buy time while I waited for my friends to show up.. so my friends showed up in a convoy ..I said toh oga..these are my friends ..the guy said ehen if I know I for don ask for more money.. while saying that he was walking quickly to his car cos he knew what was about to happen. Your sarz officer shot in the air and ran into their vehicle and went off. Pls let me ask..how have they protected me? Isn’t this their job? . This man’s name is David Ale. He says they are from panti. Endstupidity. Endoppresion, Endsarz

 

How I test my true friends – Actress Damilola Adegbite

Actress Damilola Adegbite

Damilola Adegbite is a beautiful Nollywood star who triples as a model and Television presenter.

Damilola rose to stardom when she played Thelema Duke in the soap opera Tinsel, and Kemi Williams in the movie Flower Girl, and since then, the only way has been up for her.

She shared a beautiful photo on her gram and gave insights on how she decides who are real friends are …

She wrote:

“Sometimes I do this little thing, I ask certain people in my life for some help, monetary or otherwise. Just to see how eager they will be to assist. We all need to be sure who to call in times of need, those who genuinely care for us, and lately, I’d rather not wait till the last minute. The older one gets, the more important it is to know who your TRUE friends are.”

“So if I ever, randomly, I mean from nowhere asked you for help, and you thought, “Hmmm, that’s really strange coming from Dami”, maybe, just maybe…it was a test ?”

Between Helen Paul and a fan who dragged her for using Hijab in her skit

Helen Paul & fan

Helen Paul is the latest celebrity to be dragged into the ongoing debate of Art vs Hijab..

The Thespian had taken to her IG to share a video of her praying, albeit in a funny way, and a fan was not so impressed as he took to the comment section to air his disappointment.

He said ;

Nonsense, why are you like this, must you do your nonsense joke wth religion? Other people’s religion to be precise.. You better be very careful..

The Helen Paul replied ;

Your two brain cels need to be thawed out. Evidently, they are overheated. I’m not responsible for the several nights of sleeplessness caused by the mosquitoes that won’t let you sleep while you keeo slapping your face all night. If you don’t like the vid, go watch some more of the depressing ones you’re used to . Doofus

 

The video:

Playful ??@baddosneh Video credit; @adeywealthofficial

A post shared by Helen Paul(Psalm 71)(Psalm 91) (@itshelenpaul) on

 

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