BIAFRA: Gov Fayose shows solidarity with Biafra agitation and Nnamdi Kanu's freedom

Ayo Fayose the dogged and fearless Governor of Ekiti State has shown up at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to show solidarity to detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Governor who showed up dressed in an igbo red cap outfit, was initially denied entry into the court room where the self acclaim leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Nnandi kanu's application for bail is been heard, former Minister of Aviation Fani kayode was equally barred from entry into the court room by security operative, it took the intervention of Lawyers present, before they were let into the room. Vanguard has report.

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Alarming Humanitarian Crisis putting 1.4 million Children at risk of death

From the : World Economic Forum Report Conflict and drought in four African countries have left 1.4 million children at imminent risk of starvation, according to the United Nations.

Famine has been formally declared in South Sudan and children in Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen are suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

The World Food Programme says 20 million lives are at risk in the next six months.

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In northeast Nigeria, the number of children with severe acute malnutrition is expected to reach 450,000 this year, said the charity UNICEF.

In Somalia, 185,000 children are already on the brink of famine. This figure is expected to rise to 270,000 in the next few months.

The UN estimates 6.2 million people in Somalia, half the population, are in need of humanitarian assistance.

In South Sudan, over 270,000 children are severely malnourished. And in Yemen, where a conflict has been raging for two years, 462,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition – a near 200% increase since 2014.

Man-made problem

The humanitarian crisis is largely man-made, according to UNICEF.

In Nigeria the problem is most acute in conflict-hit areas in the north. An insurgency by the islamist group Boko Haram in this region has triggered the displacement of 2.3 million people since May 2013.

In just one year, the number of displaced children increased by more than 60% to 1.3 million. The fighting has disrupted deliveries to markets, leaving people dangerously short of food.

According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, famine likely occurred in some previously inaccessible areas of Borno state and other remote areas beyond humanitarian reach. The network says that famine is likely ongoing, and will continue.

In parts of South Sudan, famine has been declared in parts of Unity State in the northern central part of the country, where 20,000 children live. A formal famine declaration means people have already started dying of hunger.

The area has been mired in civil war since 2013. Economic collapse due to the conflict means people can’t afford to buy food. Prices have risen by up to 800%. Humanitarian organisations are unable to get food into the areas most affected by the conflict.

Jeremy Hopkins, UNICEF Representative in South Sudan said, “more than one million children are currently estimated to be acutely malnourished across South Sudan; over a quarter of a million children are already severely malnourished. If we do not reach these children with urgent aid many of them will die.”

It’s a similar story in Yemen, where war has been raging for two years. Families have lost the economic means with which to buy food.

The U.N. World Food Programme chief economist Arif Husain told Reuters: "there is food in the markets but people have not been paid, especially the urban population, which is about a third of the total population."

Yemen is officially still classed as an "emergency", but famine could be declared within about three months, he said.

Drought a factor

In Somalia, which has suffered decades of conflict, a lack of rainfall has brought about a severe drought. As the map below shows, between October and December 2016 large areas of the Horn of Africa received much less rainfall than in previous years.

Image: FEWS NET

The drought has severely limited crop production and, in Somalia in particular, the impact of a poor harvest is expected to be severe.

As famine and starvation take hold, UNICEF says it is working with others to provide treatment for a total of 620,000 severely malnourished children in Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. In Yemen another 320,000 children are in desperate need of UNICEF’s help.

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network says that in order to save lives, continued efforts to resolve conflict and improve humanitarian access are essential.

In addition, given the scale of anticipated need, donors and implementing partners should allocate available financial and human resources to those areas where the most severe food insecurity is likely.

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Daughter of US President Ivanka Trump attends first official event as Presidential assistant, in W20 Summit in Germany

 Ivanka Trump Daughter of US President Donald Trump is attending a two day W20 Summit in Berlin Germany along with German Chancellor Angela Markel, IMF Chief Christin Largerd and women from the worlds leading (20) twenty countries, as part of her first official trip as assistant to her father President Trump, this is in confirmation of an earlier invitation passed on to her by the German leader when she (Markel) visited Trump at the white house this month. The Summit is aimed at promoting Women economic prosperity especially at work place and re-energizing the push for equally pay and working condition for women, in the same positions with their male counterpart.

See list of Times 100 Most Influential Global Personality

Oscar wining Holywood actress Viola Davis has clinch another niche for herself as she made it to the Times magazines 100 list. Congratulations, Find full list

Happy Birthday Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll

Today is The Queen's 91st birthday. Born in London on 21 April 1926, Queen Elizabeth II has ruled for longer than any other Monarch in British history, becoming a much loved and respected figure around the world.

Her Majesty continues to carry out a full programme of engagements, from visits to charities and schools, to hosting visiting Heads of State, to leading the nation in Remembrance and celebratory events.

The Queen's official birthday celebrations are held in June. This year, The Trooping of the Colour falls on 17 June 2017.https://www.royal.uk/trooping-colour

Brexit: Theresa May meets EU president Antonio Tajani

Prime Minister Theresa May and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has met at 10 Downing Street, the meeting in in line with talks and negotiation for a mutually smooth departure of UK from the EU. They agreed that the UK and the EU should continue to have a close relationship after Brexit. You may recall that PM May has made the ratifications necessary to trigger articles 50, needed for UK to leave the EU.

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Is Code 4/20, Weed Day in Califonia

The Legend of the Waldos is the theory that explains it all, According to Chris Conrad, curator of the Oaksterdam Cannabis Museum in Oakland, California, 420 started as a secret code among high schoolers in the early 1970s.

A group of friends at San Rafael High School in Marin County, California, who called themselves "the Waldos," would often meet at 4:20 p.m. to get high.

For them, it was an ideal time: They were out of school but their parents still weren't home, giving them a window of unsupervised freedom. They met at that time every day near a statue of Louis Pasteur, the scientist who pioneered pasteurization. MORE on CNN

At age 71, Alfred still making impact in his Camp

This is 71-year-old Alfred lives in a displacement camp in Central African Republic CAR, he is using his skills as a teacher to educate the children in the camp. he seem to be showing us that all hope is not lost, and that one can still make impact wherever you find yourself.

Photo credit: ICRC Africa on Twitter.

Serena Williams announce she's pregnant

According to media take out mto, Serena Williams has announced that she’s pregnant, this morning 19th April, with her fiance Alexis Omani and. The pregnancy is 20 weeks old already. Congratulations to the two. 

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Coachella 2017; Rihana's leading all expensive outfit

This is the waoo all expensive $8,480 Gucci outfit Rihana wore to this years Coachella festival that has got everyone talking about, the outfit is a mixture of couture and casuals with a mid high black and white boat to go with, the outfit has come out to top some of the most expensive designer wear worn at the festival.

 Coachella is an annual music and art festival hosted in Califonia USA. the event this year just like ever before, is a star studded one, and celebrities and music lovers took out to dress to kill at the 2days event.

Ri, haven dressed deliberately, and was setout for her rude girl swag, later posted on her Instagram page after the show and said  "I can't go home yet, cuz enough people ain't seen my outfit," opportunities like this never sleep her bye without coming out in a most remarkable and memorable out, that's your girl RiRi

Flight to resume 11am today at Abuja Airport

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja is expecting its first flight landing after the six weeks closure for repair of its run way

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said.
An Ethiopian Airline flight will be the first to land at the newly renovated runway by 11:00am today, Dailytrust  reports.

 The Hon Minister of state for Aviation Haddi Sirika has leaved by his word and saved his name after he vowed to resign if he fails to meet the six weeks deadline given for completion of the run ways repairs after it was closed, and has also met it one day earlier.

Asa @ #Asaliveencore

When last have you sat down to watch your favourite girl Asa live concert? Month, years? Never to worry, come Saturday 29th April 2017, the Bibanke and Mr Jailer Cronna will be shutting down the Eko Convention Centre in #Asaliveencore in Lagos Nigeria, tickets are available through the following medium
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The US drop Mother of all bomb in Afghanistan

The US military dropped America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Afghanistan according to US officials . The CNN is reporting. 

A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," was dropped at 7:32 p.m. local time, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission. A MOAB is a 30-foot-long, 21,600-pound, GPS-guided munition.

President Donald Trump has called it " another successful job"

US to sell high-tech fighter aircraft to Nigeria

US President Donald's Trump administration is going on with plans to sale high-tech aircraft and military hardware to Nigeria to help it fight militant Islamist group Boko Haram, amist growing concerns of human rights abuses committed by the Nigerian military the  BBC has said, US officials have said.  

EFCC again intercept large Cash at Lagos Market

The Economic and financial crimes commission EFCC has again busted another stack of cash in a popular market in Lagos, according to the disclosure by the commission, it acted in response to a tip from a whistle blower to intercept huge sums of money in various currencies at the popular Balogun market in Lagos. The monies include €547,730 and £21,090 as well as N5,648,500 .

The BDC operators found in possession of the monies claimed they were acting on behalf of their boss who sent the money  to them from one of the Northern states in Nigeria.
Two persons apprehended in the course of the raid are helping the Commission in its investigation.
​Please find attached picture of some Nigerian Nairas, Euros and British Pounds recovered moments ago by EFCC Operatives

The total haul is about N250m at the prevailing exchange rate at the parallel market.
The intercept followed information that about N250 million cash was being moved somewhere in the market for conversion into foreign currencies by unnamed persons. Operatives responded timely, met the money in Bureau de Change office, but a large chunk of it had been converted into Euro and Pounds sterling.

Rear Pictures of Ivanka Trump at Mar-a-lago meeting

Pres. Trump, Pres. Xi his wife Peng, Trumps son-in-law  Kusner, Ivank his wife  and their children

Ivanka Trump, Super first daughter of US president Donald Trump has released some rear pictures from her father's meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Mar-a-lago palm beach resort Florida. The visit was also on the same day the United States Bombed Syria.

Ivanka Trump and Jerad Kushner

Janet Jackon's Breakup with her Husband, to fetch her Millions of dollers

Janet Jackon, announced her divorce with billionaire husband number 3, Wissam Al Mana, and her prenup is expected to fetch her millions of dollars, the both had their prenup agreement in 2012 but the singer announced that she had gotten married again on February 2013.

  Al Mana is worth an estimated $1 billion dollars in net worth while she's worth an estimated $175 million dollar. Janet's prenup agreement is expected to last for a duration 10 years, Such prenups are typically structured -- so the longer the marriage, the bigger the settlement, TMZ and other sources has reported.

The couple just had a baby in January, which may also have prenup implications.

well, we wish you the best JJ as hopefully, you move on to husband number four.

Killers of Tupac Shakur Revealed; 21 years later

Twenty one years after much controversy and near mystery surrounding the death of rap music legend and West coast gangster Tupac Shakur, his killer has finally been revealed, Suge Knight, the CEO of Death Row music record, who was at some point accused of having a hand in Pac's death, and was driving the BMW car the West coast rapper was murdered in, has named former Death Row head of security Reggie Wright Jr and his ex wife Sharitha to be responsible for Pac's death, in other to take control of the label.

Thaddeus Culpepper, Knight's attorney wrote that the label CEO has “known for many years that Reggie Wright Jr. and his ex-wife Sharitha were behind the murder of Tupac and attempted murder of Knight.” former LAPD detective Russell Poole had earlier traced Tupac's to both Wrights Jr and Knight's wife had previously been linked to Pac’s death. 

"However, Knight was the intended target of the shooting, as Poole believes the two conspired to murder him to gain control of Death Row Records. Knight seconds these claims, as the “salient points” of the new Tupac Assassinaton: Battle for Compton documentary was what reportedly convicted him to disclose such classified information.
Writes Diamond Alexis for bet.com

US-CHINA: Chinese President Xi meet with Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are both in Mar-a-Lago, a private resort in Palm Beach Florida, own by US president Trump, aside been received by president Trump and his administrations officials, they were large crow of local Chinese community based in states across the US who turn out to greet their leader. "we have developed friendship and I think in a long term we are going to have a great relationship and I'm looking forward to it"  Trump said. 

The two leaders Trump and XI are expected to have discussion on bilateral issues cutting across trade, security, North Korea and major global issues of common interest to the two countries, the Chinese leader is expected to stay for two days in Florida as part of his official state visit, The visit has coincided with President Trumps airstrike attack in Syria, in retaliation of president Assard's use of chemical weapon on his people.

ENTERTAINMENT: Wizkid ft Drake in Come closer; Video out

One of Wizkid's major international collaboration with US-Canadian rapper Drake, is one of the biggest entertainment border crossing song and is rocking every music play list right now. This song is so hot that even Trump's wall cannot stop it from breaking across into the US market, and talking about the video, it is dope and hot like fire, the custume, the lightens, the choreography-like dance and the entire accessory used in the video, has set the song for next years Grammy nominations and a lot of other awards and nominations. The song is produce by Sars and the video is directed by, not Clarence Peter,  not Unlimited La as you may expect but this guy called Dap, Is a video to surely watch even though Drake was not on this one.
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The US Lunch Airstrike on Syria

US President Donald Trump ordered the strike on Syria early hours of Friday, several media sources include USATODAY is reporting WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered a cruise missile strike against Syria Thursday, saying "no child of God should ever suffer" the horror of the chemical weapons attack Syria launched on its own people.
Trump ordered the strike against Syria early Friday local time in retaliation for the chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people on Tuesday, he said.

Somalia New President Mohamed declare War in his Country

According to several media report in including Aljazera News, Somalia's new president Mohamed Abdullahi  Mohamed has declare war in his own country. 

Mohamed wore a military uniform as he declared the new offensive and offered young fighters a chance to surrender.

"We tell the young, brainwashed al-Shabab fighters us," he said.

"We shall welcome them with open arms." he said al-Shabab terror group has since reject his rule and has ask the Somalia people not to support him. 

Somalia has been on the international front on major global issues of late, including Donald Trump administration's approval on greater US military authority to pursue al-Shabab in Somalia, including aggressive air strikes on militant targets. 

From British PM Theresa May's Official visit to Saudi Arabia

Photos and attraction from British Prime Minister Theresa May's Official visit to Saudi Arabia, where she met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, the both leaders discussed a wild range of issues including security and strengthening business ties between the two countries relationships. PM May acknowledged that security relationship between the two countries had save many live in the UK. Top on the discussion was also how to address the humanitarian situation in Yemen" a senior Dawning street official had said. King Salman at the Royal palace awarded the Prime Minister the Order of King Abdulaziz, a rear Saudi Arabian Order of Merit established in 1971. President Obama, Prime Minister Abe and Prime minister Modi of India are among few world leader who has been give that honour.

The Prime Minister Theresa May also meet with Princess Reema, Vice President of the Saudi General Sports Authority, spoke about increasing participation in sport. Find out how UK is helping Saudi Arabia with vital reforms https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-commited-to-helping-saudi-arabia-deliver-vital-reforms

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Capitol Hill:House Intelligent Committee Chair Step Aside

According to a live CNN report, House Intelligent committee chairman in the US House of Reps Devin Nunes has step aside from the Russian Investigation, after he was accused of complicity in the investigation. House speaker Paul Rayn announce his replacement as republican congressman Milk Conaway, this house intelligent committee is investigating possible Russian Interference in the US election.

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Nigerian Senate Make Biggest Step Towards Passage of the PIB

 The Nigerian Senate has made its biggest move towards the passage of the Nigerian Petroleum industry bill, popularly called the PIB, since its introduction seventeen 17 years ago, by laying the joint committee report before the Senate, by the joint committee on the petroleum industry bill.

 Please find info-graphic of the bill in the picture after the cut.

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Source: SP Bukola Saraki on Facebook

Nigerian Teen; Ifeoma White - Thorpe admitted in all 8 Ivy league school in the US

Meet the 17 years old teenager, Ifeoma White-Thorpe born to Nigerian parents based in US state of New Jersey, she is a student of Morris Hills High School and was offered admission into all eight Ivy league schools , which include Harvard University, Yales University, Cornell University, Columbia university, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Dartmouth and Browns University. '' i want to go into global health and study Biololgy so many of them had great research facilities" she said. Miss Ifeoma has since joined the league of great Nigerians doing the country proud in Diaspora, she will have to be face with the decision of making her choice out of the list.
congratulations to her

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President Buhari Administration Clear up to date Pensions Arrears

According to the statement released by the Hon Minister of Finance Kemi Adeoshu, as directed by President Muhammad Buhari, all Federal pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme who have retired and has not been paid, dating to as far back as 2014, 2015  and 2016 are to be paid their pension arrears immediately, through the release of a total sum of N41.5 billion to the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) for immediate payment to affected retirees.
"We've also released the sum of N12.5 billion to cover outstanding pensions payments for January, February and March 2017, bringing the total payment to N54bn" the honorable as quoted.
She went further to say that despite conflicting demands for available resources in the Country,  they were acting on the President's administration effort and commitment of attending to the plight of workers and pensioners. "These payments will bring relief to thousands of our elders who have served, and deserve to be paid their entitlements promptly and fully"
This is a rear move by any administration so far, and it will go a long way at cushioning the existing economic hardships in the country.
The plan also include continues monthly allocations to National Pension Commission (PENCOM) alongside monthly salaries to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to forestall further accumulation.

Trump's Counselor and Strategist Removed from NSC

Steven Bannon, President Donald Trump's senior counselor and Strategist has been removed from his seat at the National Security Council, the New York Times is reporting, a position he never had the credentials to occupy in the first place, which many has condemned. 

President Buhari Formally lunch ERGP 2017- 2020

Photos form the formal lunch of President Mohammadu Buhari administration's Economic Growth and recovery plan 2017 to 2020 at the Aso rock presidential villa Abuja, the plan is expected to fully take Nigeria out of recession and set it on the path of growth and development.

Pres. Buhari, Speaker Dogara and  Gov. Abudulaziz Yari of Zamfara

From left: Min. of Budget planning Udo Udoma, VP Osinbajo, Pres. Buhari, SP Saraki, Speaker Dogara


Photo Credit: Femi Adesina

Benue Lawmaker went on his kneels to beg Gov Ortom

As crud and pathetic as this photograph looks, this picture is making the rounds across social media especally in Benue, and it is nothing else but related to the lingering Hards men crisis in the state that has killed many.

This is Hon James Gbande a member of the Benue state house of Assembly representing Kwande East State Constituency kneeling down and apologising to Governor Samuel Ortom after he made a statement accusing the governor of not doing enough to bring an end to incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen. hmmm this kind of law maker self, is it a law maker? like Fela will say, Carpenter way no know him work na kpako

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BREXIT: Nigel Farage comes hard on the EU

Former leader of the UK independent party UKIP has acause the European Union EU of ganstarism, while speaking at the EU parliment Farage said "the EU are behaving like gangstars they want to put the interest of their failed project above that of their own citizen'' the vocal member of the UK parliament who is a proponent of leave in the Brexit vote, went further to say that in 1979, the UK did not join the EU but reather the European Economic community.

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