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I am a lover of cakes. I love the way they stand so exotic. I also love and respect what a cake stands for and represent. I only do not love and subscribe to the sudden adoption of cakes to our Nigerian traditional weddings. Looking at the event of a traditional wedding, I think a cake is a total contradiction. The cake being of the Greek origin incorporated into our traditional I would say is a first-hand infilteration of our culture and traditions. Today in Nigeria we point to so many ills in our society and link them to one culture imperialism or the other,, we blame it on our fathers who in their 'time' accepted and copied everything so absentmindly and shortsighted. But today in our 'time' we are also letting history repeat itself. And one disheartening thing about it is that we claim to be in the civilized time. We are supposed to know more. If our Father's had an excuse for their mistake what could we give us our excuse. My point is this a traditional we...

This young man was bite by a rabies infected dog and although sufficiently medically attended to, died ten days after the bite. From the video we can see the boy bark and make sounds like a dog. The disease called rabies is deadlier than we mostly know of as there's just been one ever survivor of rabies in the whole world. This blog will bring up a follow up post to this on rabies just shortly...  You will be glad you read it through.

Nollywood actress and film maker, Mojisola Olaiya Mother of Two, who was brought into statrdom by Wale Adenuga’s SuperStory TV Series has been reported dead minutes ago. She died in Canada. It was said that her cause of death could be linked to complications that arose from her child birth in March. It is suspected that the actress would be buried in Canada where she passed on. This is another major loss to nollywood in 2017 which is coming after the loss of actor Olumide Bakare barely a month ago. May God give her family the strength to bear this loss. And may God give nollywood and the nation at large the strength to bear this loss. Rest on MOJISOLA OLAIYA

A Naija Grandma shows off swag. See what she did (photos)  This a Nigerian granny in her Jean long shirt, tinted glasses, and earpiece on ear. I know some people her age or even younger will raise eyebrows or frown at her choice of fashion but mama is only enlivening herself and telling us that age is nothing but a number.  I think this is so timely as it is coming up in a morning as this. So many times we want to do things but we think we are past the age for it or we are concerned about what people will say.  Do what you want to do and make you happy. Take up that career, take up that concept, take up that giant step and also take up that striking pose just like mama(lol) Let this steer you up as you go out today.  Word for today-be youreslf Whose Grandma is this?  Help us hail am... E no easy. 

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Sunday attacked a community mosque in Etogi community, in Mokwa local government area of Niger state, killing 21 villagers, including the imam of the mosque. The attack occurred while the villagers were observing their early morning prayers. Some women and children were also injured during the incident.  According to The Nation,  the attack was as a result of an earlier disagreement between some youth and members of the affected community. A herder was said to have been killed. According to the newspaper, the disagreement was due to the failure of a herder to remit the percentage of the proceed of the land given to them by the villagers which was meant to be paid to the village head. The herders had maintained that the land was theirs. Culled from informationng If this was helpful to you and you think others should know, please share. 

So many times we want to compliment someone, show concern or encourage, we end up not being successful at it because they are misinterpreted. And then other times we feel the message is done and achieved where as the person has taken that 'compliment'or 'word of encouragement ' against you.  You wouldn't know it was also misinterpreted because he keeps it to himself.  But either ways,  whether you are aware or not,  you have been misinterpreted. It's not because our intentions were wrong. Of course not! It's most times because we want to say the right things but lack the sensitivity behind the words we use. We’ve all said things that people interpreted much differently than we thought they would. Verbal slip-ups often occur because we say things without knowledge of the subtle implications they carry. Understanding these implications requires social awareness —the ability to pick up on the emotions and experiences of other people. We should be aware and co...

Enraged students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo state, has on Monday morning, May 15, prevented 2017 JAMB candidates from entering the premises of the institution to write their exams. According to Nigerian Tribune, the students had mobilized themselves as early as 6.00 a.m. for the action, and stationed themselves in teams across all entrances into the institution. the students had mobilised themselves as early as 6.00 a.m. for the action, and stationed themselves in teams across all entrances into the institution The students reportedly barricaded all the entrances, thereby, preventing any movement in and outside of the campus and in the process also denying all staff of the institution, both teaching and non-teaching were denied entry. According to the report, one of the students who spoke under condition of anonymity said the students are  “resolved to deny JAMB candidates entry this morning to let the world know that the on-goin...

Eagles are among the most amazing creatures that God created. Solomon himself wrote in Proverbs, "There be three things which be too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air..." (Prov. 30:18-19). Eagles are among the largest and most powerful birds in the world. Eagles are wise they are careful to avoid danger, unless they come too close to its nest, and pose a threat to their young. Eagles have been noted as symbols of strength, bravery and courage. Eagles and hawks are said to have the keenest sight of all, and can sight their prey while soaring high in the sky. The Eagle Flies At High Altitude And It Does Not Fly With Other Birds:  This is an amazing principle of the eagle which very few people can cope with. The eagle is not found among sparrows or other smaller birds. The eagles flies in altitude only one kind of bird can fly-the eagle. Never with other birds and never in flocks. What is the lesson here? If you ever want to do som...

Eugene , a son of a former Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees Chairman , Chief Tony Anenih , has been reported dead . It was gathered that Eugene slumped and died while playing lawn tennis on Sunday in a Lagos club. Medical sources linked his death to heart attack . The death of Anenih’ s son came less than a month after the deceased ’ s mother died in April. Efforts to reach him for comments at about 8 . 45 pm on Sunday were unsuccessful. But a source close to the family confirmed the incident . The source , however , declined to give details about the circumstances surrounding Eugene ’ s death . When contacted , the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party , Chief Dan Orbih, who also confirmed the development , noted that the party would make an official statement soon. “ The thing ( incident ) just happened . We will be making a statement , maybe, tomorrow , ” Orbih added . The deceased was , until his death , the Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer ...

Nnamdi KANO, the leader of the indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), showed off his full royal regalia as the prince of Biafra. In a series of pictures exclusively sent to NAIJ.com, the pro-Biafra leader could be seen in the costume while holding a royal fan that carried the colours of Biafra. A source within the Kanu Family disclosed that the royal Regalia was a gift from IPOB supporters from Owerri zone. "The gift was given to Kanu to reinforce the princely status of the IPOB leader because the world is unaccustomed to the fact he is a Prince." the source has said

The Ekiti State Governor , Ayodele Fayose , has suspended the Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Agriculture , Mr Oludare Abegunde , and three others over alleged misuse and vandalism of some government facilities under their care . The governor has also directed the Head of Service , Dr Gbenga Faseluka, to constitute a panel to probe the activities of the officials. Fayose , who decried the misuse of public utilities by the public and government officials, lamented that such had become a drain of public resources . The governor according to a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary . Mr Idowu Adelusi , in Ado -Ekiti , gave the directive while paying an inspection visit to the state- owned Broiler Processing Facility in Erifun, Ado - Ekiti and the livestock pens . The governor expressed disgust that barely three years after the inauguration of the facility, the cooling system and the power generator had been vandalised by some unknown persons . Fayose also condemned the...

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration appears to have cautioned the released Chibok school girls against sharing their apparent gory experiences with their parents.   A relative of one of the rescued Chibok girls, Peter Joseph, says the Federal Government has barred the girls from telling their parents or relatives about their experiences in Boko Haram captivity. Joseph said this during a programme on Al Jazeera titled, “The Stream.” He said his niece was one of the 21 schoolgirls rescued in October 2016 while his sister is still in Boko Haram captivity. Joseph said over six months since their rescue, the schoolgirls had not been united with their families. He said in December last year, the girls were allowed to return to Chibok but were kept in a government facility where their parents visited them. He said the girls were not allowed to go to their parents’ homes. Joseph said,  “I think there is something that the Federal Government does not...

The girl is just being the all nice and loving person so she greets you with a smile and then somewhere in your head you think she should as well hug you? Brother she greets you and that's all she wants to do. She smiles to greet you is because it only tells nice of her. Hello... Can you guys just stop taking our niceties for granted? She greets you and even smiles doing it does not give you the civility to capitalize on it and ask for awoof (free) hug. It tells better of you if you walk up to her and ask her out than making her nicety a gateway for you. Man up. #TGIF# friends...

Emerging reports holds that Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, has made himself as the Acting President, by deliberately inserting the clause “National Coordinator” referring to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, in Buhari’s letter to the Senate, before Mr President embarked on another medical vacation, last Sunday. Sahara Reporters, reported that Kyari’s main goal in using the word “Coordinator”, tagged in the President’s letter to the National Assembly, was to retain considerable power and influence around his office and person, most especially when the President is not around. It was also learnt that: ”Besides VP Osinbajo, Abba Kyari considers Ministers, such as Lai Mohammed, Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi, Audu Ogbeh, Hadi Sirika, Malami, and Jumai Alhassan, as those he should cut off from the President”, a source said. “He was so furious in January, when the President was away for 50 days, because all the Ministers whose access to Mr. President he had tried ...

Kano On Fire, Over The Latest Breaking News Of Buhari’s Health Status In London post-nigeria.com May 12, 2017 9:58 AM The City of Kano was set on political fire, as the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, vowed to resist any attempt by Politicians, to undermine the current administration, on account of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ill health. The Forum hurriedly met, upon hearing the news that it may take Buhari up to four months stay in the United Kingdom, UK, to recover fully. The warning Post-Nigeria also learnt, may have been informed by some developments at the seat of power, Aso Rock, which the group described as, “attempts to exploit the absence of the President, to achieve dubious political goals.” The NEF which met in a tension-soaked Kano, which is believed to be the political headquarters of the North, maintained that the ship of state must keep sailing uninterruptedly, until whenever Buhari returns. Rising from its emergency meeting held at the ...

Presidential sources, on Thursday night, revealed to Sahara Reporters, that President Muhammadu Buhari, has often times suffered from memory loss, when carry out his Presidential duties. This revelation came against the backdrop of the controversial letter to the Senate, in which he referred to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as the “National Coordinator”, instead of the “Acting President”. Sources accused the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, for capitalising on Buhari’s illness, to insert a controversial clause in the letter that was sent to the National Assembly. “The Nigerian President, who is officially 74 years old, is believed by some to be older, and to be plagued by the usual ravages of old age, including a failing memory”, a highly placed Presidential source confided in Sahara Reporters.

informationng.com May 11, 2017 8:30 PM After many months, the National Assembly today sucumbed to wishes of Nigerians and published the details of its 2017 budget. According to the documents released online, the National Assembly will spend N125 billion. A breakdown of the estimates shows that the National Assembly gets N14.9bn; Senate N31.3bn; House of Representatives N49bn; National Assembly Service Commission N2.4bn; legislative aides N9.6bn; Public Accounts Committee (Senate), N118.9m; Public Accounts Committee (Reps), N142.7m; general services, N12.5bn; National Assembly Legislative Institute, N4.3bn; and service wide vote, N391.3bn . Legislative Institute, N4.3bn; and service wide vote, N391.3bn. Source: ( Linda Ikeji ) Culled from informationng.com

May 11, 2017 9:29 AM According to post-naija, There was a little bit of confusion on Wednesday, as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, which was led by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, failed to , swear-in the two newly appointed Ministers. The new Ministers, Stephen Ocheni (Kogi), and Suleiman Hassan (Gombe), were previously billed to be sworn-in last week Wednesday, before President Muhamamdu Buhari departed to London. At as the time of filing in this report, Post-Nigeria was unable to find out why Osinbajo dumped the earlier plan. Recall, that the Senate had last week, screened and confirmed Ocheni and Hassan as Ministers, but they were yet to be sworn-in. Ocheni is to replace late James Ocholi, who died over a year ago, while Hassan is to replace Mrs Amina Mohammed, who resigned to become the United Nations, UN, Deputy Secretary-General. The Council meeting which lasted about three hours, was attended by majority of the Ministers, and other cabinet membe...

Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida will on Friday give out his last daughter, Halimat, in marriage. This will take place in Minna, Niger State.  The wedding is taking place in the midst of worries over the General’s state of health. He recently returned from Germany, where he sought some medical help and he has since then kept off from public functions. Halimat is the second daughter and last child of the family. She was born by his late wife Maryam when the military ruler presided over the affairs of the country at Dodan Barracks in Lagos. Babangida ruled from Lagos between August 1985 until 1991 when he shifted the seat of government to Abuja. The groom, a businessman,  is Alhaji Auwal Lawal Abdullahi, who holds the traditional title of Sarkin Sudan Gombe.  All arrangements, preparation and logistics are done with and invitations dispersed to prominent citizens across Nigeria. 

Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Katsina to attend the launching of the pilot edition of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises MSME clinic holding in the state. Osinbajo arrived on Thursday at the Umaru Musa Yaradua International airport at about 11.15 am and was received by Governor Aminu Masari, Emir of Daura Umar Faruk, DG SMEDAN Dikko Radda and other top government dignataries. After, salutations, Osinbajo and his entourage proceeded to the emir of Katsina's palace at Kofar Soro for royal homage. Details later.... Culled from Daily Trust

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, is not asleep when he closes his eyes for long periods in public events but is resting his eyes from bright lights, his spokesman said Thursday. Mugabe has regularly had his eyes closed at recent appearances, including when he appeared on a discussion panel at last week’s World Economic Forum meeting in South Africa. “I feel like a failure when there is this reading that the President is sleeping in conferences, no,” his spokesman George Charamba was quoted as saying in the state-run Herald newspaper. “At 93, there is something that happens to the eyes and the President cannot suffer bright lights. If you look at his poise, he looks down, avoids direct lighting.” Charamba compared Mugabe to Nelson Mandela, whose eyes were sensitive to flash photography after years of working in a limestone quarry when he was imprisoned on Robben Island. “You were not allowed to even use flashes whenever he was in the room,” he said. Mugabe, who has troub...

Nigerian sensational singer and Starboy World Wide boss, Wizkid, is yet to publicly acknowledge his alleged son, King Ayo. However, the baby is growing into a version of him The cute little boy’s mum, Binta Diamond Diallo, shared the lovely new photos.

Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor who told fans sometime ago that God told her to stop wearing earings and makeup has made a turn  back to her first love (the movie industry). Mama Gee as she is better known was seen rocking a beautiful jewelry set as she officially joined the cast of The Wedding Party 2 today. She is is set to take the role  Banky W’s aunt in the highly anticipated movie . Mama G’s presence on The Wedding Party 2 is striking because this is the first time in a while that she will be spotted with full makeup and jewelry since she turned an evangelist. She was also seen in Owerri recently rocking a lovely wig, unlike the scarf she normally ties before. Mama Gee on set for  the wedding party 2 Mama Gee on the wig in owerri recently   Mama Gee as an evangelist   Her fans are of the opinion that she has fallen out of the faith she prophessed. ...