Pres. Jonathan appoints interm ministers to replace the nine sacked

President Jonathan didn't particularly give reasonsfor the mass sack that happened today but there are speculations in some quarters that it was politically motivated. Shhhhh, you didn't read this here but I heard that the nine ministers sacked today were nominated by the Governors that deflected to the new PDP aka Atiku's PDP. I guess the old PDP wan show say power pass power. Lol. Nigerian politicians. Anyway, see below the serving ministers deployed to oversee the activities of the ministries which lost their ministers today. Labaran Maku (Minister of Information) -  Ministry of Defence Nyesom Wike (Minister of State for Education) - Ministry of Education Darius Ishaku (Minister of State for Niger Delta Development) - Ministry of Environment Musa Sada (Minister of Solid Mineral Dev) - Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development Omobola Johnson ( Minister of Communication Technology) - Ministry of Science and Technology Bashir Yuguda (Minister of state, Works) - Ministry of National Planning. Akinwumi Adesina (Ministers of Agriculture) - Ministry of State for Agriculture Chinedu Nebo (Minister of Power) - Ministry of Power for State

Late Goldie's husband moves on, kisses new gf at his birthday party

Seven months after late singer Goldie passed away, her husband, Andrew Harvey has found love again. Andrew is currently dating a Malaysian woman named Beth Buenaventura. The couple were photographed kissing at his birthday party which held a few weeks back at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. Mr Harvey moved to Malaysia a few years ago when the company he works for transfered him from Nigeria to Malaysia. Andrew and Beth are said to be engaged

president goodluck jonathan fires 9 ministers

9 ministers sacked in minor cabinet reshuffle environment,education,foreign affairs, minister of science and technology,minister of state agriculture, minister of state defence, urban development, minister of state power and National planning.

Any Man Coming Into My Life Now Is Just Coming To Suffer' - Frank Edoho's Ex

Three years after her separation from her 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's host, Frank Edoho, Katherine obiang has opened up why she is not ready to remarry now. Katherine recently said that she is having a lot of suitors, it could have been a great news for those who would consider her hand in marriage, however, she has made it clear that Mr. Right is definitely going to suffer because she is chasing money at the moment and has no time to pay an attention to any relationship. presently and will not have time to give the relationship the attention needed. Hear her, "I am taking a breather. Right now, I have young children. After you have been in a relationship for so long, I think it is healthy to open your mind to other things. Let's chase money first, it will come along. When you look at your children, you want to give them so many things, so let me focus on that." She also said, "My parents do ask me, especially my mum. I am busy doing so many things, which include Lekki Wives Season II. Anyone who comes into my life now is just coming to suffer. I can't focus on that person. It is not that I don't get attention, I do. I get all sorts of attention, but I am not ready. I think in our society, people don't understand when you say you are not ready. They look at me, like I must be mad; but that is the truth. For me, I don't want to bargain, because there are so many things to consider. I am on the radio from 10am to 3pm. From that time to wherever, I am running against time and, of course, I must also pay attention.

Why I’m Going Into Oil And Gas’- Singer, KCEE Reveals

Singer, KCEE who has been enjoying the limelight through his popular song 'Limpopo has joined the oil and gas chase. Just recently, the singer who is currently enjoying the limelight and all the goodies that come with fame and popularity posted aphoto on Instagramof him inside an oil vessel carrying ship with the caption, 'oil business, investment things'. In a chat with Nigerian Entertainment Today, KCEE whose real name is Kenneth Okonkwo opened up on his new investment. 'The name of the company is 'Five Star Oil and Gas', a subsidiary of our Five Star brand. There's actually a lot we want to go into but we are taking our time to unravel them one after the other.' The oil and gas sector is the highest revenue grossing sector in Nigeria. The MTN ambassador tells us why he is treading that lane. 'You know the music business is in Nigeria, no one can remain on top for ever, that is why one needs to be wise and put down investments that will see one through when the hits are no more coming'. Mr. Limpopo as KCEE is fondly called by fans isn't going in on this alone as he has the backing and partnership of his elder brother Emeka Okonkwo popularly known as E-Money. 'I know this is a new terrain for me, but I'm doing this with my elder bro, E-Money. Together we can never go wrong. We already have a few friends in that industry, hopefully with their advice and counseling we will get to understand the terrain better.' KCEE who has now followed in the footsteps of Don Jazzy and P-Square who have also invested in the oil and gas business says the long term goal is to own vessels. 'For now we are still in the primary sector of leasing oil equipments and operating oil storage depot. The long term goal is to someday own oil vessels and may be oil blocks too.' Thanks to the success of his monster hit song, 'Limpopo', the former KC Presh band member has had an awesome 2013, headlining major local and international concerts, acquiring new luxury automobiles, projecting into the A-list category and sealing it up with an MTN endorsement dea

ASUU STRIKE: New-PDP Youths Set To Protest

According to reports, the youth section of the new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP have threatened to mobilize Nigerian youths across the country, to protest against the closure of universities for over two months and alleged insensitivity of the Federal Government to the plights of Nigerian students. The nPDP youth leader, Timi Frank said it was really a shame that students would be out of schools for over three months under a democratically elected government. Frank said the attitude of the current administration, under President Goodluck Jonathan, to the plight of the striking workers was an indication that he had lost track with the basic tenets of governance. He noted that since all entreaties to make government honour its agreement with the lecturers had failed, the only option left for anyone concerned about the future of this country was to mobilise the affected students for a mass protest. To ensure mass participation, he stated that he had held numerous meetings with various student groups in the country. Frank said: "Before I became the national youth leader of the new PDP, I had been speaking against the injustice being meted out to Nigerian students over the ongoing ASUU strike. I can assure you that this is an issue the new PDP will address. "I am going to take this campaign up as the national youth leader of the new PDP. I am going to lead a protest against the present government because it has not done anything to demonstrate that the future of the Nigerian youth is paramount in its agenda. "I have begun consultations with various student groups and we will unfold our strategies for the mass protest soon. "University undergraduates are at home, but today nobody is talking about the situation, all they are talking about is their 2015 ambition. PDP will not give any leader 2015 that will not stand by the youths of this country, that will not resolve the ASUU crisis. Anybody that wants to stand under the platform of PDP must show commitment to the plight of Nigerian youth." He said he had been elected under the new PDP as the national youth leader and that his immediate goal was to rally all the PDP youth leaders across the nation in support of the new agenda of bringing sanity to the party. According to him, it is in redressing the various injustices under the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP that the future of the youth can be secured. He said: "As the national youth leader of the new PDP, the PDP with hope, the PDP with bright future, the PDP with fairness and the authentic PDP under the leadership of Kawu Baraje, I am here today (yesterday) to urge all Nigerian youths under the PDP that we should all remain calm."

''I Dream of Winning The World Cup'' - Messi Reveals

Barcelona star Lionel Messi admits he dreams of leading his country to World Cup glory in Brazil next year. The Argentine international wants to go all the way with the Albiceleste in 2014 and add international honours to his plethora of achievements at club level Argentina beat Paraguay 5-2 on Tuesday evening to seal qualification for next summer's tournament, and the Barcelona star is eager to follow in the footsteps of Diego Maradona and steer la Albiceleste to their first world title since 1986. "I dream of winning the World Cup. We all do in Argentina. But there is still a long way to go," Messi told reporters after his side's away victory over Paraguay. "We got what we wanted, but it was difficult to play here. The most important thing was to qualify as soon as possible. "We want to continue like this and we want to keep winning." Messi also briefly reacted to rumours that Barcelona have asked the Argentine football association (Afa) to leave him out of the squad for their remaining two World Cup qualifiers, and stressed that he always wants to play for the national team. "I don't know anything about that. I always want to play for Argentina."

We filled Beverly’s BBA form at Goldie’s house – Denrele

Nigeria’s representative at this season’s edition of big brother ‘the chase’ Beverly and Melvin did a little tour of Abuja radio stations in company of Denrele, Uti, Selly from Ghana and made a major stop at hot 98.3 Abuja where Denrele revealed he helped Beverly fill her form which earned her the spot to represent Nigeria at the competition. Most people had expressed disgust at Big Brother’s choice of Beverly as Nigeria’s representative, arguing that she is not a representation of a true ‘Nigerian Girl’… *Denrele Denrele says “I had a lot of people come to me during the ‘Beverly season’ funny thing is that we filled Beverly form in Goldie’s house, Goldie was in US at the time, I had filled 12, then another 12 infact close to like 50 people, everybody had their own personality and I had to make it special for everyone. ‘In her (Beverly) own case, I kept telling her oya (sic) start writing, she was a little non-challant, before we even got Beverly to write it was difficult, others took it seriously, we just need people to give us that extra push in this country which is what we lack, the industry is wide enough for everyone. Big Brother House mate Oneal from Botswana was quoted to have said ‘he was in the studio and they came to pick him up for the Competition

Sudden weight loss: ‘I am not sick,’ cries Ngozi Ezeonu

Former plus sized Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has reacted to rumours making the round that her weight loss is health related; insisting she only worked on her body. For days now, the actress has been posting pictures of herself on Facebook clearly showing that she had lost an incredible amount of weight. Her fans (turned doctors) have diagnosed all manner of illness to this regard. *Ngozi transformed Ngozi in a swift reaction has refuted the claims. “I will really appreciate it if some people will stop insinuating that I’m sick just because I worked on my weight. Please o I’m not sick. Wish us well instead of sickness or death. Thank u’, she wrote on her Facebook page. Fans may have reacted this way following a similar incident recorded with another plus-sized Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu who had stepped out late last year for weeks looking all slim and trim provoking similar rumours of illness which she had bluntly denied before eventually admitting. Ngozi Nwosu was suffering from heart and kidney related ailments and had eventually cried to the public for help. Ngozi Ezeonu, however, insists this is not her case

Keshi says Super Eagles will get better with time

Kaduna - Super Eagles’ head coach Stephen Keshi on Tuesday in Kaduna expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance against Burkina Faso, assuring that the team would get better with time. The Eagles beat the Stallions of Burkina Faso 4-1 in an international friendly at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. The match was part of both teams’ preparations for the final round of the Africa Zone Qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Keshi said the goals his team scored during the game were to him not the important aspect of the match. “It wasn’t the goals, but the fact that the game was meant to perfect tactics and help the players to have a better understanding of themselves,’’ the coach said. Keshi said he had seen a fighting spirit in the players since during their 2-0 win over the Flames of Malawi on Saturday in Calabar. The win over Malawi was both sides’ final Group F match in the qualifiers’ second round, with the victory earning the Eagles the group’s lone final round ticket. “I am happy they are improving, and I am confident the team will do better because we have been giving some other players chances to show what they can do,’’ the coach said. He however said the Burkinabes’ lone goal during the game showed that the Eagles would have to work hard. “But above all, I am happy the players played well and were good in their marking ability because they have come to understand the teaching and coaching we have been giving them,’’ Keshi said. Also, while speaking at the press conference, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama commended his teammates, saying he believed they were moving higher to achieve their goal. Enyeama, who was the Nigerian team’s captain during the match, said there was cordial relationship among the players. “There is a cordial relationship in our team, and I want to praise my teammates because all of us played well,’’ he said.

12-year-old girl commits suicide in Bayelsa

Yenagoa — A 12-year-old girl, Monday, allegedly committed suicide in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the police told the News Agency of Nigeria, yesterday. Mr Alex Akhigbe, Bayelsa Police Public Relations Officer, told NAN that the girl allegedly hanged herself early on Monday. He said: “Yes, police have confirmed the death of the young girl, who killed herself behind her father’s house early in the morning, yesterday (Monday). “The police have also evacuated the corpse from the scene and deposited it in the mortuary. The corpse is still awaiting autopsy. “It was a very strange act and a surprise to see a young girl of that age take her life; it is a real mystery.” He, however, said that investigations were ongoing in the matter to establish the motive behind the girl’s alleged action. “Her parents have not talked to the police. We are still investigating to get to the root of the matter,” he said. “Parents should always keep a watch over their children. They should know the character and kind of friends their kids keep.” “This is not good to our society. What could cause a young person of that age to hang herself to death?; we should improve on moral teaching of our children,” Akhigbe said. The World Health Organisation, WHO, and International Association for Prevention of Suicide set aside Sept. 10 to raise global attention on the prevention of suicide. WHO estimates that the number of people who die by suicide is expected to reach 1.5 million per year by 2020. A WHO, estimate in 2011 showed that one million people die per year by suicide representing “a death every 40 seconds or about 3,000 every day.”

France poised for Syria strikes

PARIS - France said Wednesday it would remain poised to launch military action against Syria over its use of chemical weapons despite ongoing attempts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. The warning came after a meeting between President Francois Hollande, his foreign and defence ministers and senior military figures. “France will remain, in permanent contact with its partners, mobilised to punish the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime and to deter them from using them again,” a statement from Hollande’s office read. Hollande said France was nevertheless determined to give negotiations aimed at placing Syria’s chemical weapons under international control a chance to succeed. “The President of the Republic underlined France’s determination to explore every avenue at the UN Security Council to allow, as quickly as possible, effective and verifiable control of the chemical weapons present in Syria,” the statement said. France is pushing for a binding Security Council resolution requiring Syria to swiftly implement its pledge to give up its chemical weapons or face punitive action. Russia has offered to oversee the process and help destroy the arsenal, but is strongly opposed to presenting Syria, its closest ally in the Middle East, with an ultimatum. Moscow has vetoed every Security Council resolution on Syria since the start of the country’s civil war more than two years ago.

Nigeria hammer Burkina Faso 4-1

The Super Eagles recorded a resounding 4-1 victory over the Stallions of Burkina Faso in a friendly match at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Tuesday. Brown Ideye got Nigeria on their way to the win in the 17th minute after Obinna Nsofor’s through ball caused panic in the visitors defence. The Eagles continued to pile pressure on the visitors as John Ogu tested the Stallions goalkeeper in the 13th minute. Shola Ameobi, though playing as the lone man upfront, did well holding the ball up to bring Nsofor and Ideye into the game. In the 20th minute, an Elderson Echiejile cross was nearly converted by Ameobi but he was beaten to the ball by the Burkinabe goalkeeper. It was the turn of Nsofor as he dummied three defenders but was clattered from behind as he was about to pull the trigger. Burkina Faso also had a decent chance at goal but Austin Ejide was quick off the line to collect the cross. Nigeria edged ahead when Ogenyi Onazi dispossessed a Burkina Faso player in his half and fed Nsofor, who released Ideye to chip past the keeper in the 45th minute for the second goal. Burkina Faso nearly pulled one back in added time of the first-half, but finishing let them down. Ameobi, who was given a through ball by Nsofor, scored his first international goal for Nigeria in the 53rd minute. Sunday Mba’s introduction in the second-half for Ogu was the catalyst the Eagles needed to add more goals. His movement caused problems for the opponents. Emmanuel Emenike replaced Nsofor, and the Turkey-based striker scored Nigeria’s fourth in the 62nd minute. Stephen Keshi rang some changes that saw Uche Nwofor come on for Ameobi and Efe Ambrose replaced by Solomon Kwambe. Burkina Faso attacked in sprouts, but they did catch the Eagles napping as some comical defending allowed the visitors to get through and get their consolatory goal in the 78th minute. The game fizzled out as a contest as Nigeria knocked the ball round while Burkina Faso resulted to delay tactics to see out the game. Nigeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, on February 10

Four men have been found guilty of the fatal gang rape of a student in the Indian capital Delhi last December

The 23-year-old woman was brutally assaulted on a bus and died two weeks later. Her death led to days of huge protests across India in a wave of unprecedented anger. The case forced the introduction of tough new laws to punish sexual offences. The four men are expected to be sentenced on Wednesday. Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta denied charges including rape and murder, and lawyers for three of the men said they would appeal against the convictions. They face the death penalty over the attack on the physiotherapy student after being found guilty of rape, murder and destruction of evidence. Dozens of reporters as well as protesters calling for harsh sentencing gathered outside the court to await the verdict. "Hang Them! Hang Them! Hang Them!" the demonstrators chanted soon after the verdict was passed down. "I convict all of the accused. They have been found guilty of gang rape, unnatural offences, destruction of evidence... and for committing the murder of the helpless victim," Judge Yogesh Khanna pronounced. Arguments ahead of sentencing will begin on Wednesday morning, he said. The rapists were on an out-of-service bus when they tricked the 23-year-old woman and a male friend into boarding it. Police said the assailants beat both of them and then raped the woman. She died in a Singapore hospital on 29 December - 10 days after the attack - from massive internal injuries. Before she died she was able to give evidence against her attackers from her hospital bed. Her parents who were in court welcomed Tuesday's convictions. "We are happy with the conviction. Now we expect the judge to sentence all of them to death," the victim's father told Indian media after the verdict. "We will get complete closure only if all the accused are wiped off from the face of the earth. This is what they did to our daughter most brutally." The victim's male friend told AFP ahead of Tuesday's verdict that he "never imagined that one human being could treat another so badly". "The rapists injured my friend in the most shocking ways while they beat me with a metal bar and dumped us near a highway. "They wanted us to die. Now, I want them to die and she also wanted them to die... She wanted them to be set on fire." But lawyers for the four convicted men say that their clients have been tortured and that some of their confessions - later retracted - were coerced. Correspondents say that torture is a common occurrence in India's chaotic criminal justice system. Demonstrators outside the court called for the four convicted men to be hanged The case sparked a national debate on the treatment of women. Tough new laws were introduced in March which allowed the death penalty - carried out very rarely in India - to be handed down in the most serious cases of rape. Home Minister Sushul Kumar Shinde said the law should act as a deterrent for similar cases. "Now if there is any such action [rapes] in future, the laws have been made very strict and those guilty of such crimes will surely be hanged," he said. On 31 August a teenager who was found guilty of taking part in the rape in Delhi was sentenced to three years in a reform facility, the maximum term possible because the crime was committed when he was 17. He also denied all the charges. Another suspect, Ram Singh, was found dead in his cell in March. Prison officials said they believed he hanged himself but his family allege he was murdered.

Question for the ladies: Which would you choose?

A. 37 year old woman, who has her own business and is worth N200million, with N100milion cash sitting in your bank account, BUT no husband or kids...but hoping to one day have them. OR B. 37 year old woman married with three/four kids and earns N150k a month - her husband also earns in the same range a month. Which would you choose?