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A group of Nigerians living in Mahatma Gandhi Road in Durban have vowed to defend themselves if attacked by the locals. Solomon Okoro, 31, according to iol.co.za, said they have been receiving threatening messages but were alert and prepared for any trouble if police are not willing to protect them. He said they would have guns, knives and bottles ready. Okoro said they have no choice but to defend themselves if under attack. “It is not like we do not know how to fight. It would not be a good thing because this is not our country, we are not here to fight. Also local people are our friends, we eat and drink together. Those fighting are racist – they cannot live side by side with other Africans. We (did) a lot for this country during apartheid. But now that everything is hunky dory we are being attacked… This smacks of hypocrisy,” he said.

Chieftain of the PDP, and Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has raised alarm over what he describes as a plan by former President Obasanjo to instigate local and foreign security agencies to arrest him in Nigeria and extradite him to the US, to answer to some alleged drug-related charges. Recall that Prince Kashamu was the one who got the Federal High court order that banned the former President's autobiography, My Watch, which has now been vacated by the same court. Prince Kashamu had accused Chief Obasanjo of dedicating some portions of his book on his alleged involvement in drug pushing and an allegation that he is a wanted fugitive in America, a subject matter he said had already been surrendered to a competent court of jurisdiction.

An Ijaw group called the Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, in Delta State, over the weekend asked President Jonathan to grant presidential pardon to former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, before he leaves as president of Nigeria on May 29th. "Ibori should be freed. Hundreds of persons, who looted heavily from government coffers are walking freely in the streets. The continuous incarceration of one corrupt man among a million other corrupt citizens cannot change the menace of high level corruption in the country. Ibori’s imprisonment could be seen as a witch-hunt and such is highly barbaric and provocative and the Nigerian government must quickly do something about his matter. Despite the ordeals Ibori is passing through, Deltans hold him in high esteem and his great achievements while in office cannot be discountenanced. There should be no sacred cow among political office holders. Ibori’s case is not different, he is a victim of circumstance...

 The sales and submission of online application for above mentioned exercise will commence on 23 April 2015 and will close on 4 June 2015. Applicants are to register online at www.careers.nigerianairforce.gov.ng. Payment of N1,000.00 (excluding bank charges) to be made at 1. United Bank for Africa Bank. 2. Access Bank. 3. FCMB 4. First Bank 5. Union Bank 6. Unity Bank and 7. Skye Bank branches Nationwide. Zonal recruitment exercise is scheduled for 15 to 20 June 2015 at NAF Base Makurdi, NAF Base Kaduna, Sam Ethnan Air Force Base Ikeja, 81 AMG Benin, 97 SOG Port Harcourt, NAF Base Enugu, 203 MAG Ilorin, NAF Kano, 79 CG Maiduguri, 55 FOB Sokoto, 75 STG Yola. The exercise will also hold at 323 Artillery Regiment, Owens Barracks Akure

One can't underestimate the benefit of getting married to a born again girl. The spiritual support she'll give her husband and family is priceless, but sometimes I kinda wonder if her very spiritual side won't end up creating less affection and make the marriage less fun(romance-less) in the long run. Which could be part of reason why guys are not very comfortable with marrying born again girls... Your thoughts will be very much appreciated,  and with explanation

Nigeria’s President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed as fictional and uncharitable report by an online medium that had walked some government officials out of his residence in Daura, Katsina State. A statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC presidential Campaign, Mallam Garba Shehu on Wednesday, April 15 denied any such incident took place as reported by the online newspaper. “It was a false and an inaccurate presentation of the facts of what transpired when some government officials visited the president-elect at his Daura country home. It is totally out of General Buhari’s character to ask his visitors out.” Shehu stated that the alleged visit by the comptroller-Generalal of the Customs, Abdullahi Inde only happened in the imagination of the said publication. “He did not come visiting at any time.” On the other reported incident involving Dr. Ade Abolurin, the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, She...

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"our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure we ask our self who are we to be brilliant, talented, fabulous actually who are you not to be we were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same"

Cadet co-owners Aubrey Bailey (left) and Colleen Fleming (right).   Colleen Fleming spent years cooking in Napa restaurants (Roux and Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen), then worked for her family’s winery Kelly Fleming Wines selling their cult estate Cabernets. Aubrey Bailey also cooked in Napa restaurants (Redd and Julia’s Kitchen), then worked her way up from food runner to sommelier at a place that goes by the name of The French Laundry. In July of 2014, they teamed up to open Cadet Wine and Beer Bar, which has garnered much praise. Fleming and Bailey are incredibly bright and motivated young upstarts from the Napa Valley—two powerful women with a keen entrepreneurial drive to highlight and elevate wine in the heart of Napa, in the best way they know how. When you own a bar and work it every night, as they do, you tell stories, inspire and help shape people’s drinking habits. Ladies: meet Colleen and Aubrey and let them inspire your wine drinking en...

Istanbul, Turkey  (iStock) How bad is your daily commute? Do you try to get to your desk early or leave late to avoid traffic? You're not alone: according to TomTom, Planet Earth's commuters waste an average of 100 hours each year sitting in their cars during crunch times -- and that's just during the evening rush. But no matter how bad you think your city is, it could probably be worse. Which metro areas are the world's worst for traffic? To find out, TomTom pulled 2014 travel data from vehicles in 218 cities around the world. According to the company, "All data is based on actual GPS measurements from TomTom's historical traffic database. For some cities we use GPS data from our partners, such as AutoNavi." What TomTom discovered was that America has it pretty good. Of the ten most congested cities on the planet, only one is located in the U.S. (No prizes for guessing which city that is.) The worst of the...

The National Assembly on Thursday lauded the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on the successful conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, which took place last Saturday. It said this had shown the entire world that “democracy has come to stay in Nigeria.” It however advised the commission to urgently address all the challenges identified during the polls ahead of the second phase involving the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, slated for April 11 to ensure a hitch free exercise. Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Andy Uba, and his House of Representatives counterpart, Jerry Manwe, conveyed the position of the lawmakers to the commission during a courtesy call to INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega in Abuja on Thursday. They declared that they were in the commission to express their happiness and commendation about the success recorded by INEC in the conduct of ...

An explosion near a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe killed at least five and injured 15 others, witnesses told AFP on Thursday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram. “We had an explosion outside the motor park (bus station) this evening around 8:30 pm (1930 GMT) which killed five people and injured 15 others,” said Muhammad Garkuwa, a drivers’ union official. “The explosion was from an explosive left by a woman in her handbag beside a bus waiting to convey passengers to Jos,” he said in an account supported by a nearby food seller. The attack is the latest in a string of similar explosions against so-called “soft targets” such as busy bus stations and crowded markets in the restive northeast, which has been hit for the last six years by Boko Haram Islamists. The group has been pushed out of captured territory in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states since February by a four-nation coalition of troops from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Came...

The United Kingdom has congratulated Nigeria over its successful presidential election which saw General Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as the president-elect, noting that, it looks forward to work with Nigeria’s new government. This congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Wednesday. “I congratulate Muhammadu Buhari on his election victory as the next President of Nigeria and also President Goodluck Jonathan for the statesmanship he has shown in delivering free and fair elections and accepting the result. “It is now important for both parties to ensure the transition to a new government remains peaceful. “Britain has a very deep relationship with Nigeria and we look forward to working with the new President, his government and the people of Nigeria in their aspirations for prosperity,” Hammond said in the statement. It will be recalled that the UK and United States governments had previously in a jo...

President Jonathan says he will speak on issues bothering on his administration and the last election at the appropriate time. President Jonathan said this while speaking to State House correspondents after Good Friday Service organised by the Aso Villa Chapel today April 3rd “Don’t worry, I will talk to you at the appropriate time,” President Jonathan said with a smile on his face

Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Abdullahi Mukaila who alongside his wife and two daughters died in a mysterious fire (though police have since said there was no foul play) in their home early this morning have been buried. The funeral preyed was conducted in Dutse central Mosque, and in attendance were the chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Governor of Jigawa State Gov Sule Lamido and Emir of Dutse among others. See the photos after the cut...

Outspoken Enugu based cleric, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry Enugu has sent out a congratulatory message to Gen Buhari on his victory. In his congratulatory message signed by his spokesman, Maximus Ugwuoke, Fr Mbaka stated that Gen Buhari's victory has proven that he was indeed a true prophet of God. His congratulatory message below "It is with vindictive joy and glory to God that the Adoration Ministry, the nation and indeed the world saw the fulfillment of Fr. Mbaka’s New Year prophesy of change with the miraculous, victorious emergence of Gen.Muhammadu Buhari at the March 28 polls as the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We wish to restate that before President Goodluck became the President of this country, Fr. Mbaka prophesied it in his message titled ‘Okolo.’

Former Cross Rivers state Governor, Donald Duke and his wife, Onari paid a courtesy visit to the President-elect, General Buhari at his home in Abuja yesterday April 2nd. The Governor and wife congratulated him on his victory at the last election.

Pope Francis washed and kissed prisoner's feet at Rebibbia prison in Rome yesterday April 2nd after holding a Holy Thu rsday Mass of the Last Supper for inmates. The pontiff knelt over a basin to clean the feet of 12 prisoners - mimicking Jesus' washing of his apostles' feet on the Thursday before his death. The Pope joins other Christians around the world in colourful celebration of Holy Week. See some more photos of the celebrations from around the world after the cut... In the Philippines, people are allowing themselves to be nailed to the cross for Good Friday rituals  Others are peeling the skin on their backs with wooden sticks

INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega says he will be leaving office in June this year when his tenure as Chairman of the electoral body ends. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Professor Jega said even if he is asked to continue in office, he would not. "I am grateful to God. I was asked to come and contribute my own quota to the national development and I have done my bit to the best of my ability. Whatever assignment one will do for five years, just like this difficult one to me, if one is able to successfully accomplish the task, someone else should be given the opportunity. Because for me I am not interested & if I am requested to serve again, I will not do it, by God’s grace" he said. Prof. Jega came into office in 2010 after the tenure of predecessor, Prof Maurice Iwu, expired.

The Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Abdullahi Minkaila, his wife and two children were burnt to death in a mysterious fire outbreak at their home last night April 2nd. Alhaji Minkaila who supervised last Saturday's presidential and national assembly elections in Kano and his family members were rushed to the Murtala Mohammed specialist hospital where they gave up the ghost this morning. Residents in the area described the fire as mysterious. The spokesman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Mallam Garba has confirmed the incident.

Today is being celebrated the world over as the beginning of Easter. The day when Jesus christ was nailed to the cross, he died and rose up the next day. The crucifixion of Jesus christ symbolizes his redemption of our sins and this is why Christians celebrate this day all over the world. In Nigeria, some people avoid eating meat today and this has been the practice since I was young. What other things do you do to mark this special day? Have a splendid and wonderful day.

Their newborn son was born on Tuesday 31st March and has since been named Jayden Yobo. Big congrats to the couple.

President Goodluck Jonathan may have prevailed on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to challenge President-elect Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s victory  in last Saturday’s election. Instead of planning a case for the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, the Presidency will raise a Transition Committee on Tuesday, a source told The Nation yesterday. Vice President-elect Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is likely to head the All Progressives Congress (APC) team which will join the committee ahead of the May 29 transition. Ministers have started preparing their handover notes, it was also learnt. It was gathered that although some PDP stalwarts wanted Buhari’s victory challenged at the tribunal, the President thought otherwise. The party stalwarts, it was said, believe that some irregularities in some states are strong enough to upturn the final results of the election, which was hailed at home and abroad as substantially credible. Jonathan, it was learnt, said it made no sense —c...

President Jonathan broke the Lenten fast with some Christian leaders at the state house in Abuja this morning. Another photo when you continue... Sometimes, I feel like he's just relieved to be leaving

According to political analysts, the South East has lost the opportunity of producing the next Senate President or the Speaker of the House of Representative in the Gen Buhari-led administration come May 29th. According to political calculations, anyone who is to occupy these positions must come from the ruling party. Since the number one and two positions have already been taken by Gen Buhari a Hausa man and Prof Osinbajo, a Yoruba man, the Ibos were favored to produce the third key official, the Senate President. But with all the 15 senatorial seats in the South East states of Anambra, Abia, Imo, Enugu & Ebonyi won by the PDP in last week's elections, the Ibos may have lost out in producing the next Senate president. Senator Chris Ngige representing Anambra Central senatorial district who many believe was being positioned by the APC to be the next Senate President lost his bid to return to the Senate to PDP's Uche Ekwunife.

Youths in Katagum LGA in Bauchi state held a proper burial procession for PDP today. Lol. Another pic after the cut...

Photo: Mashables Masked gunmen stormed a university in northeast Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing at least two people at the campus not far from war-torn Somalia’s lawless border. “Gunmen forced their way into Garissa University by shooting at the guards manning the main gate at around 5:30 am,” said Kenya Police Chief Joseph Boinet. “The gunmen shot indiscriminately while inside the university compound,” he said. The number of students and teachers trapped inside the campus was unclear and gunfire and explosions could be heard coming from the site. At least two people have been killed and four injured in the attack, according to Kenya’s official National Disaster Operations Centre said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the town lies roughly 150 kilometres (90 miles) west of Somalia and has in the past been targeted by militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab. A witness, Ahmed Nur, said he saw the bodies of two university guards, shot by the ...