Syrian Death Toll Passes 130,000

Reuters - The death toll in Syria's civil war has risen to at least 130,433, more than a third of them civilians on both sides of the conflict, but the real figure is probably much higher, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.

The conflict in Syria began in March 2011 as peaceful protests against four decades of rule by President Bashar al-Assad's family, but turned into an armed insurgency whose sectarian dimensions have reverberated across the Middle East.

PHOTOs: Patience Jonathan Constructs Multi-Billion Naira Hotel in Yenagoa

Nigeria's first lady, Patience Jonathan is allegedly building a multi billion naira hotel in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.

The hotel is situated beside the massive family compound of the Jonathan.

According to a report by a sahara tv journalist, Kayode Ogundamisi,  the work on the building which started months ago has gulped into billions of naira. See more pics below...

Colleges Of Education Lecturers Begin Nationwide Strike Today

Barely two weeks after the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, called off its five-months-old strike, lecturers in the Colleges of Education are set to begin a nationwide strike today.

This was made known in a letter to the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike in Abuja.

The letter, which was delivered by the General Secretary of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, Mr. Nuhu Ogirima, lamented that the Federal Government had failed to address issues raised by the Union.

Govt Bans Flights From Maiduguri Airport Till Further Notice

The Federal Government has barred airlines from flying into the Maiduguri airport until March 2014; investigation has shown.

According to a Notice to Airmen sent by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency to airline operators, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, the carriers were told that the airport would no longer be available for flights until March 2014.

In the NOTAM, which was filed through NAMA's Aeronautical Information Services, and sent to some Control Towers across the country, pilots were informed that the Maiduguri airport was shut during the first week of December and would not be available until early March next year.
Further investigations by our correspondent revealed that the Federal Government decided to shut the airport after Boko Haram insurgents destroyed some equipment belonging to NAMA.

A NAMA source at one of the airports in the North, who confirmed the development, said it was the agency's generators that were destroyed by the Boko Haram sect during the recent attack on the Maiduguri Air Force base.
He said the generators might not be fixed until next year, expressing the hope that the government would have fixed the situation before the March date when the airport was expected to be re-opened.
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, was  on December 2 attacked by Boko Haram insurgents, leading to the death of two military personnel and members of the sect, and the destruction of three decommissioned military aircraft, two helicopters and property worth millions of naira.

Owing to the siege, military authorities and the Borno State Government slammed a 24-hour curfew on the city and its environs.
The attack forced the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to shut the Maiduguri airport and airlines hurriedly cancelled their flights to the city.

Arik Air had to cancel its Abuja to Maiduguri morning flight on Monday following the attack, just as roads leading into the city were closed.

However, the FAAN spokesman, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said on Monday that the airport had been opened.
He said the Maiduguri airport was just closed for a day following the Boko Haram attack on the nearby Air Force base and had since been re-opened.

But findings revealed that the airport had yet to be reopened. Arik Air said it had yet to resume operations to the Maiduguri airport because the airport was still closed.
Early this year, domestic airlines operating flights into Kano, Maiduguri, Yola and other volatile cities the North had announced plans to stop flights into the cities due to security concerns.

The development came a few months after some of the domestic carriers cancelled night-stops for their crew and aircraft in extremely volatile northern cities, especially Maiduguri.

The security situation had forced the foreign airlines to stop night stops at the Abuja airport.
 

D'banj and Genevieve Back Together

This is not rumour o...it's fact. The Kokomaster, 33, and Nigerian screen goddess Genevieve Nnaji, 34, are back together two years after they parted ways and this is a LIB exclusive. Genny is currently staying at D'banj's Lekki home, and I hear they are already talking marriage. Yes I said marriage. Don't know if it will happen, but they are currently talking about it, so in case it happens, remember y'all read it here first. *Wink*.

The loved up couple dated on and off from 2009 to 2011 before Genevieve broke off the relationship because of D'banj's commitment issues. Hope it works out for them this time around!

Culled from LindaIkeji'sBlog

Check Out The NETng’s List of 2013′s 12 Biggest Artistes

According to a list put together by Nigeria Entertainment Today, these are the 12 Biggest Artistes of 2013.

2013 was a very big year for Nigerian music and quite a number of artistes lived up to expectation.

We're talking sold-out shows, monster singles, European tours and endorsement deals.

Check Out The NETng's List of 2013′s 12 Biggest Artistes Below ..

The Vogue “Valentine” Fair | 8th February, 2014

The vogue fair is a seasonal shopping, lifestyle, fun and food fair designed for vendors to make maximum sales, network, make new contacts, meet new clients, assess the competition, launch their brands et al.

Fair Theme: "Valentine Fair", vendors who produce/retail Adults/Kiddies Clothing, Perfumes, Bags, Edibles, Baked Goods, Jewellery, Shoes, Food, Drinks, Lingerie, Beauty and Hair Products, Gift Items, Fashion Accessories, Home-Ware, Lifestyle Products e.t.c. are hereby invited to come showcase their products at the fair.

It is a family friendly fair in a very lovely location, with exciting side attractions such as a photo booth for fun pictures, live performances from artists. There will also be free Medical Checkup at the fair courtesy of the National Healthcare Project, Abuja for attendees.

Big Winners At The Headies Award 2013 | See Full List

The Headies Awards 2013 was held on boxing day 2013 at the Grand Ball room of Oriental Hotel, Lagos and was hosted by Mavin Records acts Tiwa Savage and Dr SID.
Big winners of the night include Olamide, Phyno, Waje, Clarence Peters and Davido who bagged multiple awards. The night also features performances from Iyanya, Sean Tizzle, Seyi Shay, Praiz and much more. The event was a poorly organized, technically challenged debacle that I'll review in a different post.

In addition, Fuji Artist, Kwam1 was inducted into the Headies Hall Of Fame.

Check out the full list of winners for the night.

Goodluck Includes Embalming Machine In 2014 Budget

The State House will in 2014 spend a total of N12.2billion on recurrent and capital expenditure, with such items as sewage truck, benches, embalming machine, wildlife animals among others accounting for the bulk of the N3.7bn capital vote.
This was contained in the details of the 2014 Budget Proposal presented by President Goodluck Jonathan through the minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to the National Assembly last week.
According to the breakdown, among the projects captured under capital budget  are the purchase one sewage truck for N67million, purchase of two benches for N2m, embalming machine for N1.65m, purchase

Beyoncé Makes History With Fifth No. 1 Album

Beyoncé's unexpected release of her fifth solo album, the self-titled Beyoncé, has made history after debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

This is a major achievement not only for Beyoncé but for the music industry at large. The success of this latest album makes Mrs. Carter the first woman in history to take the the top spot with her first five studio albums.

First came Dangerously In Love way back in 2003 and then B'Day in 2006. I Am...Sasha Fierce followed two years later and finally 4 in 2011. All of them premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

The news puts Beyoncé in the ranks of rapper DMX and folk group the Kingston Trio, who have also seen all first five solo projects debut in first place.

Since its release on iTunes the early morning of December 13, Beyoncé's blown the competition out of the water. It sold 617,000 copies by the end of December 15, a new record for Bey. It also makes for the largest sales week for a woman in 2013.

Kemi Olunloyo Calls Adeboye a Gay Cultist, Plans to Disrupt His Event

The very controversial  Kemi Olunloyo has been posting updates on her fan page regarding Senior pastor of Redeemed Church of God Pastor E.A Adeboye.
"Cultist and Gay Pastor PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE will be in Ibadan Monday. Since he is coming to leave my city with his CURSE, I hope his private plane crashes on take off at Alakia if curses rain that day. Post a comment and try disrespecting my views on my page and you will see the block button fast. Do you think Adeboye is an overstretched modern cultist who sells pure water, bread, schools with N635,000 a term tuition filled with cocaine addicted children and simply turned his congregation into religious bondage? The church is a business and not a place to fool and lie others." Read more of what she said...

D'banj Becomes Glo Ambassador Once Again

Nigeria telecom giant, Globacom has once again signed the Koko Master D'banj as it's newest ambassador.

D'banj was one of the first Nigerian artists to be signed as ambassadors by the telecom giant in 2008 but was dropped in 2009 due to reason best known by the two parties.

He joined the likes of Ini Edo, Funke Akindele, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, M.I Abaga and many more as the brand's ambassadors.

Congrats to him.

Jonathan to Buy 11th Aircraft, Deposits N1.5bn

The Presidency has commenced plans to purchase a brand new aeroplane by making an initial deposit of N1, 520,000,000 for the aircraft. This will bring to 11 the number of aircraft in the presidential fleet.

According to the 2014 budget estimates submitted to the National Assembly last week for appropriation, several new items are to be purchased anew by the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) under the supervision of the State House.

Other new items listed in the PAF budget are – the completion of hanger project, N405,500,000, tyre bay tools and equipment N106,000,000, Towberless tow tractor for aircraft towing for N58,740,000, hanger sweeper N31,870,000, luggage conveyor belt truck N28,898,000 and harlan tow tug for aircraft equipment towing N27,590,000.

Deeper Life's Kumuyi Warns Members Against Christmas Celebrations

The General Overseer of The Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi warned his church members during their annual National December Convention which held on Saturday Dec 21st, against celebrating Christmas, because according to him it is idolatrous and unscriptural.

Kumuyi said;

Obasanjo Promises No Reaction to GEJ's Reply

Former President Obasanjo says he will not react to President Jonathan's letter. He released a media statement today through his Media aide, Tunde Oladunjoye, saying he has accomplished his aim of bringing President Jonathan's attention to important national issues and has nothing else to say to him.

The statement read,

Unilorin Students to Get Ipad Minis Next Year

The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Emmanuel Obafemi, has said that the institution would, from January 2014, be fully digital. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin, Obafemi said that the development would make it possible for lecturers to be able to send assignments to their students via the Internet.

"As from Jan. 2014, University of Ilorin lecturers would be able to send assignments to their students through the Internet from the comfort of their homes,'' adding that students would also be able to respond via the same channel.

Okotie Buys N120m Rolls Royce to Mark Pastoral Anniversary

The Pastor of the Household of God Church International, Chris Okotie, recently bought a Rolls Royce Coupe, the 2014 Bespoke Edition, to mark his 30 years as born-again Christian and 27 years as a pastor, SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Saturday.

According Okotie's close aide, the pastor spent N120m on the luxury car and had earlier spent N33m on a Range Rover Autobiography to mark a milestone of his church.

Racist Tweet Over AIDS in Africa Costs PR Director Her Job

The "tweet heard round the world" was followed by the sound of a slamming door Saturday.
Media company IAC has "parted ways" with the company PR executive who tweeted: "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!"
IAC spokesman Ryan Trostle said Saturday: "The offensive comment does not reflect the views and values of IAC. We take this issue very seriously, and we have parted ways with the employee in question.
"There is no excuse for the hateful statements that have been made and we condemn them unequivocally," he said. "We hope, however, that time and action, and the forgiving human spirit, will not result in the wholesale condemnation of an individual who we have otherwise known to be a decent person at core."
Sacco did not immediately respond to messages left by CNN.

Bayern Munich Wins Club World Cup

European champions Bayern Munich claimed their fifth title of 2013 as they lifted the Club World Cup with a 2-0 win over Raja Casablanca in Saturday's final.
The Bavarian giants had few problems against Moroccan champions Raja as Bayern grabbed both goals inside the opening 22 minutes from Brazil centre-back Dante, then midfielder Thiago.
Having become the first German team to win the treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup titles last season, Bayern now add the Club World Cup to the UEFA Super Cup title they won in August.
"To dust off a title like that at the end of such a year is unbelievable," said Bayern captain Philipp Lahm. "We made life hard for ourselves on occasion and it's a pity we eased up at the end."

President Obama praises Kanye West’s music

What does the Leader of the Free World think of the year's best album? President Obama has had a contentious relationship with Kanye West ever since referring to him as a "jackass" following the Taylor Swift incident in 2009. But when it comes to his music, even Obama is a fan of Yeezus.

Asked in a recent interview with People (via Politco) whether he'd rather "hang out" with the cast of Duck Dynasty or Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, Obama chose Duck Dynasty, but added, "Kanye's music is outstanding though. I've got a lot of his stuff on my iPad. If it was a concert, then I might not mind listening to him."

Over 70% Fail WAEC Nov/Dec 2013 Results

86,612 candidates, representing 29.17% of the total number of candidates who sat for the November/December examination of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), obtained credits in five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics
The results released on Thursday how bad a state Nigeria's education is still in as the dismal performance of students in exams over the years leaves so much to be worried about.
Announcing the result at the WAEC office, Yaba, Lagos, Head of National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu said that a total of 308,217 candidates registered for the Nov/Dec 2013 WASSCE. 82 blind candidates registered and sat for the examination. From the figure, he noted, 17 candidates, representing 20.73% obtained credits in 5 subjects including English Language and Mathematics.

Goodluck Avoid NASS As Iweala Present 2014 Budget

The Federal Government yesterday presented a budget proposal of N4.6 trillion for the 2014 fiscal year to the National Assembly. The proposed budget christened 'Budget for Job Creation and Growth' represents N100 billion reduction from the N4.7 trillion that was budgeted for this year.
Capital expenditure is projected at N1.1 trillion representing 27.29 per cent, down from 31.9 per cent in the current year. The reduction in capital expenditure was attributed to increased allocation to pension and high wage bill. The N4.6 trillion expenditure is to be financed from budgeted revenue of N3.37 billion, while the balance will come from N571 billion debt.

Beyonce’s New Album Shatters iTunes Record With...

Apple has released the numbers for BEYONCÉ the album, and they're insane.

The project sold 828,773 copies on iTunes in just its first three days.

617,000 of those downloads came from the United States.

Those numbers shatter the previous record held by Taylor Swift's Red, which sold 465,000 on iTunes in the week ending Oct. 28, 2012.

Way to go, congrats Bey!

Karen Igho Tweets That She Has Cancer

Karen Igho recently tweeted about her cancer.

Confusion Over Alleged Open Letter By Iyabo Obasanjo

The damning 11-page letter allegedly written by Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, first daughter of former President Olusegun Obsanjo, topped the list of trending topics on social media on Wednesday.
In the letter entitled "Open Letter to my Father", which has since gone viral online, Iyabo purportedly scathingly attacked his father.
While issuing a disclaimer that the controversial letter "is not in support of President Jonathan or APC or any other group or person, but an outpouring from my soul to God", Iyabo purportedly described his father as self-serving liar and cruel man.
The former senator's controversial letter came barely nine days after her father slammed the President also in a letter .
But this new development has since stirred a debate online as Nigerians are divided over the authenticity or otherwise of the said letter, moreso that the alleged author of the letter is said to be away abroad.
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, who had initially taken to Twitter to deny the authenticity of the letter on behalf of Iyabo backtracked, stating that he was confused as to his initial claim.
He cited various "conflicting reports" as the reason for his sudden change of posture noting that the supposed letter by Iyabo should not sway Nigerians from demanding a reply from Jonathan on the sundry allegations leveled against the President as contained in Obasanjo's letter.
Fani-Kayode, a former spokesperson of ex-President Obasanjo, said there was no need to start poke-nosing into the "privately family matters" of his former boss, saying he will now rely on whatever is said personally by Iyabo.

Delayed Revitalisation Reducing Ahmadu Bello University To Rubbles

The delayed revitalisation of universities in Nigeria is reducing the famous Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria to rubbles, with some lecture halls only left with broken desks, leaking roof and tattered ceiling.
A tour of the institution by Channels Television emphasised the need for the Nigerian government to expedite action on the revitalisation of Federal Government Universities.
A place meant for teaching and learning has become extremely unconducive. The school environment, the theatre halls, classrooms and hostels are no longer habitable for the students and lecturers.

ASUU Calls Off Strike

Reports coming from Minna, Niger State capital, indicates that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called off its five months strike.

The Union arrived at the latest decision to suspends its strike after a marathon meeting held at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State on Monday.

After a protracted debate, the Federal Government and ASUU reached a compromise during a negotiation brokered by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar few days ago.

Lecturers are to resume there official duty with immediate effect.

Details shortly...

Khloe Kardashian files for divorce from NBA's Lamar Odom

Reality television personality Khloe Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband of four years, NBA basketball player Lamar Odom, capping months of reports that the couple's relationship had turned rocky.

Kardashian, 29, cited irreconcilable differences in seeking to end her marriage in court documents filed on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Kardashian, a younger sister of the better-known TV celebrity Kim Kardashian, married Odom, 34, a former player for the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, in September 2009 after a whirlwind romance. The wedding was featured on the E! channel reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." The couple have no children together.

Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Elected Alternate President of OPEC

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as alternate president effective January 1, 2014.

Alison-Madueke, who is also head of Nigeria's delegation to OPEC, was elected at the 164th meeting of the OPEC Conference held in Vienna, Austria, late last week, under the chairmanship of its president, Mustafa Jassim Mohammad Al-Shamali, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil of the State of Kuwait and head of its delegation.

Blow For Man United As Van Persie Is Ruled Out

Robin van Persie will play no part in Manchester United's busy holiday programme after being ruled out for a month with a thigh injury, manager David Moyes said on Friday.

With United trying to claw back the damage of a poor first third of the Premier League season, starting at Aston Villa on Sunday, the Dutchman's absence is a big blow.

"Robin van Persie is out for a month. He picked up a thigh strain in taking a corner kick which led to the goal (against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday)," Moyes said.

Beyonce features Chimamanda Adichie in her new song, “Flawless”

Beyonce gave her fans a pleasant surprise last night, December 12, when she released a new self-titled visual album on iTunes.

This would be Bey's 5th album and it features 31 tracks; 14 of which are new songs.

What makes this new album exciting for Nigerians is that Queen Bey featured our very own iconic author, Chimamanda Adichie in her new song titled, "Flawless" which is "Track 11″ on the album.

Although Adichie isn't featured in the video, a portion of her rousing speech about feminism was featured in Flawless and it goes thus:

NEW MUSIC: My Baby - Kris Sway (@Kris_Sway) ft. Pharbz (@Yo_Pharbz) [Download]

Finally the anticipated 1st Official Mix-tape of Rapper and Singer 'Kris Sway' is set 2 drop on the 19th of December 2013. But before then, the Play Posse Entertainment act has decided to drop a song that will give us a snippit of what's to expect from the Mixtape and in the song titled 'My Baby' which was produced by DJ Klem in which he features Rapper 'Pharbz' @Yo_pharbz , Sway shows the singing side of his. Sway must really be in love. You'll definitely love this.

Download

Tiwa Savage And Dr. Sid To Host The Headies 2013 (Promo Photos)

Hosting this year's Headies Awards are MAVIN Record Label artists - Tiwa Savage and Dr. SID.
The artistes who recently got married (NOT to each other) will squeeze out time from their honeymoons on the 26th of December, 2013 to host the award even when they receive no nomination. See more after cut...

Ahmadu Bello University Post-UTME Screening Holds on 18 - 21 December 2013

ABU 2013/2014 POST-UTME SCREENING HOLDS 18TH – 21ST DECEMBER, 2013.

VENUE OF SCREENING. Candidates should report at the Multipurpose Hall, Faculty of Social Sciences, Main Campus, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria at 7:00am daily.

Obasanjo's letter unbecoming, self-serving & provocative - Presidency

The presidency has responded to former president Obasanjo's letter to President Jonathan where he accused the current president of taking actions calculated at destroying Nigeria. See the State House press release below...

Obama's Speech at Mandela's Memorial: Full Transcript

To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of state and government, past and present; distinguished guests – it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life unlike any other.To the people of South Africa — people of every race and walk of life — the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and hope found expression in his life, and your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy.
It is hard to eulogize any man — to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person — their private joys and sorrows; the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone's soul. How much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process moved billions around the world.

Former President Obasanjo Writes President Jonathan, Accuses Him Of Lying

An apparently angry and frustrated ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has written what clearly competes as one of the most acerbic letters in modern history to President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying Nigeria.
“Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped,” Mr. Obasanjo said in the 18-page letter dated December 2, 2013 and exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday.
He said Mr. Jonathan has failed to deliver on his promises to the Nigerian people, stem corruption, promote national unity and strengthen national security.
He said in the letter titled “Before it is too late” that rather than take steps to advance Nigeria’s interest and up the standards of living of Nigerians, Mr. Jonathan had betrayed God and the Nigerian people that brought him to power, and has been pursuing selfish personal and political interests based on advice he receives from “self-centred aides”.

Young Nigerian couple jailed in UK over plot to steal £19million

A young couple in Britain were part of a global internet banking scam which could have netted a phenomenal £19million after hacking the accounts of nearly 2,500 people.
Aderoju Bammeke, 22, and his girlfriend Jessica Ogunyemi, 20, both of Manchester, were the UK 'platform' for a Nigerian 'phishing' scam that made £41,000 in just two months.
The plot, masterminded by a gang in the West African country, involved sending fake emails to customers of banks including Barclays and Halifax.

Winners Chapel Begins Shiloh Tuesday

The Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel, is to begin Shiloh, the annual gathering of its members all over the world, from Tuesday, December 10
The five-day historic event will end on Saturday December 14.

According to the Crowd Control Unit (CUU) of the church, the event, which holds at the world headquarters of the church, will as usual be broadcast live via satellite all over the world.

2014 Grammy Awards Full Nominations List

Its that time of the year whereby the Academy releases its so very very long list of nominees of the next Grammy Awards. Yesterday Friday December 6th, the Recording Academy revealed the full list of nominees for the 2014 Grammy Awards, which will take place January 26th 2014. The full list below...

Plateau State Name State University After Solomon Lar

Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang Friday, renamed the State University after the late Chief Solomon Lar, regarded as the founding father of the old Plateau state, who passed on recently in the United States of America after a brief illness.
This is as Professor Jerry Gana described Lar as the Mandela of Nigeria, and said he would be greatly missed especially his belief in unity.
The Governor made the disclosure at the General Aviation Terminal of the Nnamdi  Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while receiving the large contingent of both government officials and families members who accompanied the corpse from the U.S.
As a mark of respect, Jang declared three days mourning in the honour of the late political icon beginning from Wednesday to Friday next week. In addition, the governor equally declared 13th of March every year as public holiday in the state as a mark of honour to the late politician.
He said: "We have all gathered today to receive  baba back home because of what  he means to Plateau and Nasarawa states, which he governed when the two states were one. That is why Nasarawa State is participating in this burial fully, Bauchi state is also participating in this burial fully.

ASUU Strike: UI Announces Resumption Date

The University of Ibadan has announced its resumption date as January 4, 2014.
According to a press release signed by the institution's Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mr. Olujimi Olukoya: "Consequent upon the directives of the CPC which directed the Vice-Chancellors to re-open the Universities for academic and allied activities to commence, Management on Tuesday, 03 December, 2013 directed the Deans and Directors to open Resumption Register for academic staff willing to resume work to sign, on or before 04 December, 2013."

World Cup 2014 Full Draws: Nigeria Gets Argentina; Uruguay Gets Italy

The reigning African champions have been handed an easy group in the preliminary stages of the 2014 World Cup to be staged in Brazil
Nigeria will face Argentina, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Group F of the preliminary round of the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

The draw ceremony took place Friday evening in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia State, Brazil. The event was greeted with great fanfare that showcased the culture of the country. It was a spectacular treat that left mouths wide open including the crème de la crème of world football.

Nominees list for Headies 2013 released

The Headies 2013 nominee's list is out. The year in review is from March 2012 - June 2013. See if your favorite artists made the list and tell us what you think. Find the full list below...

Senators Seek Seven-Years Jail Term for Social Media Critics

Members of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly are proposing a bill seeking to convict social media critics in Nigeria.

The bill has reportedly passed a second reading on the floor of the Senate, and if finally passed into law, will ensure that any social media critic found guilty will go behind bars for seven years.

The joint Senate Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and legal matters, Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes led by Senator Umaru Dahiru (PDP, Sokoto), yesterday organised a one-day public hearing on the bill for an act to provide for the prohibition and punishment for electronic fraud and crime in all electronic transactions in Nigeria.

Nigerian Twin Sisters who Married Twin Brothers on the Same Day Make Guinness Book of World Records

Nigerian twin sisters who got married to twin brothers the same day, have made the Guinness Book of World Records as they were named the 1st in Africa and the 251st in the world to successfully do such. The couple were joined together at Foursquare Gospel Church in Omole, Ikeja, Lagos.

Folawemi Taiwo Okunniyi and Febisola Kehinde Okunniyi are identical twin sisters from the same parents from Ondo State. Their grooms, Chinonso Akinade Okueze and Chibuzor Adelakin Okueze are also identical twins from the same parents from Asaba, Delta State.

During the church wedding, officials of the Guinnes Book of World Records acknowledged that they have never had any record or history of twins' marriage in Africa.

Big congrats to the husbands and wives!

-Olu Famous-