LAUTECH ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION AFTER 8 MONTHS STRIKE

The administration Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has reported that the organization will continue studies on January 27 in the wake of being shut down for more than 8 months. 

The conclusion of the institution over non-installment of staff salaries had prompted to protest by students. 

The University in an announcement however said it would start examinations on February 13. 

The announcement read, "All staff and students are thusly educated that the University will revive for

Meet the 12 #BigBrotherNaija 2017 housemates

Some of the #BBNaija 2017 housemates that will excite you for the following 11 weeks. 

The #BigBrotherNaija 2017 commenced this evening with twelve housemates engaging for the triumphant prize of N25 million as reported before by the coordinator, MultiChoice Nigeria with previous housemate and attorney turned-media identity, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu as the host. 

The housemates numbering twelve came from various cities crosswise over Nigeria and would remain at the Big Brother House for the following eleven weeks to engage TV watchers crosswise over Africa and past. 

At the dispatch demonstrate today, Obi-Uchendu introduced housemates into the #BigBrotherNaija house, beginning with Uriel and closure with Efe. 

He will likewise be declaring the evictees week after week till the show closes. 

Here are the housemates that will make you remain stuck to your TV screen all through the 11 weeks: 

URIEL: She was the first housemate to be introduced the Big Brother Naija house. She earns a living from making wigs and has four siblings. At the point when gotten some information about herself, she said she's unconstrained and energetic with a sustaining nature as well! Despite the fact that she cherishes to cook, she detests tidying up in the wake of cooking, and furthermore considering herself a master of an organised mess! 

KEMEN: He's the second housemate welcomed into the Big Brother Naija house. A ship director turned wellness business visionary, Kemen is situated in Port Harcourt however he's from Akwa Ibom state. "I'm engaged. I'm quick. What's more, I'm solid" He includes, "My best physical quality is my abs… fit for a God." He said in regards to himself. 

COCOICE: She's a rapper who guaranteed she hasn't come into the house to discover love, however with an admonition: "I'm not embarked to date anybody from the house yet you can't state no to love," she said. She's at present single and is concentrating on propelling her singing profession. 

BALLY: He's a Statistician from Kaduna. Originating from a group of five youngsters, he has a dream to begin his own particular advanced substance creation organization soon. He says he's single however in a relationship. 

MARVIS: Meet wonderful Marvis, the fifth housemate in the #BigBrotherNaija House. The eleventh kid out of her folks' 21 youngsters, her father has five spouses. A decent garrulous on the off chance that you say, she said she's from Onne range of Eleme, Port-Harcourt in Rivers state. As of now, she's single and wouldn't see any problems to blend in the House. 

THIN TALL TONY: Also known as "whipped cream", ThinTallTony is a choreographer. He once performed at the opening of #BBNaija's first release. He's as of now into acting, written work and verse. 

GIFTY: This perfect woman who's holding up to amaze the #BigBrotherNaija watchers is right now a performer and model. She has acted in a couple Nollywood movies. 

SOMA: He's an artist, lyricist, maker and visual craftsman. A technically knowledgeable identity, Soma said he's right now in a relationship and has heaps of dramatization to unwrap for the review delight of #BBNaija group of onlookers crosswise over Africa. 

BISOLA: A mother of a 7-year old little girl, Bisola is a performing artist and furthermore an artist. She guarantees to convey bunches of amusing to the House. 

MIYONSE: This 24-years of age Miyonse is a Chef. As indicated by him, his name "Miyonse" signifies 'know your God'. He's right now in a relationship, including that he has the consent of his sweetheart to "play the diversion" and win the prize. 

TBOSS: This 22-year old Naija angel from Edo State says she has seven piercings and seven tattoos. Her sole point she said is to win the N25million prize. 

EFE: The last housemate to be introduced the #BBNaija House is the 23-years of age Warri kid named Efe. This forthcoming craftsman said he experienced childhood in northern Nigeria's city of Jos in Plateau state. This funny Efe is one character #BBNaija watchers ought to keep an eye out for in the weeks ahead, particularly for lighthearted element.

Fugitive who had unprotected sex with men, women and minors, to spread HIV, finally caught

Thai police said Wednesday they have arrested a Czech man wanted in his country for allegedly having unprotected sex with several people, including a minor, while being aware that he had AIDS.

Zdenek Pfeifer, 49, was picked up in the resort island of Phuket on charges of overstaying his visa, said deputy police

Police arrest comedians for making skit about Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church

Comedians, Mc Toothpick, Laff Mayor, Mc Tutalk and Mc Samorano, all of them members of a comedy group known as Naija’s Craziest, were reportedly arrested by the police on Tuesday in Lagos for their part in the production of a new video that parodies members of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church and its G.O, Pastor Lazarus Muoka.

The video begins with a disclaimer and a caption that reads, “When members of a church think that an apron is powerful

RRS nabs Lagos fraud kingpin, syndicate members, recovers fake dollars

Men of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, over the weekend, arrested one Segun Akuntola who is alleged to be the kingpin of a syndicate that specializes in defrauding innocent citizens within the State.

The suspect, popularly known as Okadigbo, was apprehended by the Decoy Team of the squad in his shrine at Ijora over his involvement in fraud perpetrated by the 4-

N-Power: 1,500 beneficiaries get monthly N30,000 allowance in Jigawa

More than 1,500 beneficiaries of the Federal Government's N-Power Job Scheme for 200, 000 youths across the country from Jigawa have begun receiving the N30,000 monthly allowance, Alhaji Bala Ibrahim, the State's Coordinator, said on Saturday. 

"The 1,500 recipients in the state have begun receiving bank alerts of N30,000 monthly recompense. 

"More than 30,000 graduates in the state applied for the programme,but 1, 500 were

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Adamawa student sentenced to 12 years in jail, for slitting his girlfriend's throat

An enraged lover, Luka Shuaibu, who attempted to slit the throat of his girlfriend, following suspicion of unfaithfulness, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for attempted murder and causing grievous bodily hurt.

In October, 2016, Shuaibu, a diploma student in the Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Adamawa State Polytechnic, attempted to slit the throat of

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Nigeria will get out of recession this year – World Bank

After plunging into its worst recession in over two decades, the World Bank projects that Nigeria will get out of recession, and grow its GDP by one 1% in 2017.

The bank said in a statement on Wednesday, “Sub-Saharan African growth is expected to pick up modestly to 2.9% in 2017 as the region continues to adjust to

Buhari awards N14.4 billion Second Niger Bridge contract

The FG has awarded contract for early works on the Second Niger bridge and emergency repairs at the Tamburawa bridge in Kano State at a total cost of N16.3 billion. 

Mohammed Abdullahi, the Assistant Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He stated that contract for the

Ugandan Politician Who Planned To Bribe God To Enter Into Heaven Buried With N17M

Charles Obong, 52, who acted as a senior personnel officer in the Ministry of Public Service from 2006 to 2016, supposedly needed to utilize the money to recover his spirit before God, 

The great beyond, more so meeting the Creator on Judgment Day, is definitely a spine-chilling thought. 

This was the dread inciting creative ability that tormented a previous Public Service officer who spared more than Shs200 million to pay off the Almighty Father on Judgment Day so He could

BBOG questions FG over missing Chibok young girls

The statement by the government that the Nigerian Armed Forces have cleared the feared Sambisa Forest of the turbulent Boko Haram terrorists, while being commended as an enormous accomplishment by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, is likewise producing new inquiries over the whereabouts of the rest of the Chibok school young girls still under the hostage of the insurgents. 

Obviously, the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) social development, at the end of the week, was accumulated to have, while recognizing

Despite vowing not to allow it, secret trial of Nnamdi Kanu begins (photos)

The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has resumed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. 

Armed security personnel which comprises of mobile police officers and operatives of the Department of State Security service mounted tight security at the court premises on Tuesday. 

Kanu, and three others, David Nwawuisi, Benjamin Madubugwu and Chidiebere Onwudiwe, were accused of treasonable

Lady delivers Cross River State's first set of quintuplets, after 10 years of marriage

The Cross River Government yesterday said the first quintuplets in the state’s history were delivered Monday in Calabar to a couple who have been childless after 10 years of marriage, CRW reports. 

The babies were delivered at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH.

Dr. Linda Ayade, the Wife of the Governor donated N1m to the family of the

Diezani’s hidden estate uncovered, EFCC boss jets out to London over her case

Acting Chairman of the EFCC , Mr. Ibrahim Magu has already left Nigeria for London in connection with the investigation of the ex-minister and some upscale properties traced to her at home and abroad. 

About five bank chiefs are likely to face trial over the $153m allegedly withdrawn by the ex-minister from the accounts of the NNPC in December 2014. EFCC team, acting

Mercy Aigbe Blasts Critics Who Say She Can’t Speak Fluent English

When it was announced few weeks before the Best of Nollwyood awards that actress and screen diva, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry would host the event alongside comedian, Okey Bakkassi, it was delightful news to so many people.

But it was a huge disappointment especially to her fans when the actress didn’t show up at the event leaving Okey Bakkassi to anchor it alone.

However, there were speculations and insinuations that Aigbe backed out at the

No increment on import duties on food items, luxury products – Nigerian Govt

The federal government on Friday said it has not increase import duties on food items and luxury products. 

A statement discharged by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Salisu Dambatta, expressed that the 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures, FPM, did not include any upward survey of tariff on certain food items and luxury products. 

Mr. Dambatta clarified that tariff for the

Diezani forfeits $153m to FG

Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of $153,310,000, which a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison -Madueze, allegedly siphoned from NNPC and stashed in 3 banks in the country.

Out of the allegedly stolen $153.3m, a sum of N23,446,300,000 was kept in Sterling Bank Plc, N9,080,000,000 in First Bank Plc and $5m in Access Bank Plc.

After ordering the temporary forfeiture of the monies to the FG on Friday, Justice Hassan gave Sterling Bank and any other

Mikel leaves Chelsea FC, signs to Tianjin TEDA of China, to earn £140,000 every week

Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has turned into the most recent big name player to join the Chinese Super League gold rush in the wake of leaving Chelsea for Tianjin Teda. 

Mikel, who neglected to show up for Antonio Conte's side this season, had a medical in the port city on Thursday and the Asian Football Confederation affirmed

Full list of winners at the CAf Awards that held last night in Abuja

African Player of the Year

Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City)

African Player of the Year – Based in Africa

Denis ONYANGO (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)

Women’s Player of the Year

Asisat OSHOALA (Nigeria & Arsenal Ladies)

Most Promising Talent

God instructed me not to serve in Buhari's administration in its initial two years - Pastor Bakare

The running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 general election, Pastor Tunde Bakare said God instructed him not to serve in the current Buhari administration in its initial two years. 

The pastor said large number of his congregation were mounting pressure on him to serve in the present administration he however opposed saying ‘’it is best to

Nigerian lady emerges Britian's best pharmacist in 2016

Britain's best pharmacist has been announced. Olutayo Arikawe, 39, from Dudley has been named the national winner of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual I Love My Pharmacist competition, which celebrates the exceptional contribution pharmacists make to patient care on a daily basis across the UK.

Olutayo who runs a Community Pharmacy in Dudley, was shortlisted by an expert panel to become one of the 23 finalists. After the voting, Olutayo was announced as the regional winner for Midlands and East.

She, along with the 5 other regional finalists were presented to the judging panel who

BREAKING NEWS!!! University Of Port Harcourt set to reschedule resumption date

According to the vice chancellor of the university in an interview segment this evening 4th of January on Nigerian info f.m, resumption of 2016/2017 academic session on the earlier scheduled date of 8th January is highly tentative.

This is due to the renovations of hostel blocks and lecture halls going on in the university. Resumption date will be ascertained after the sitting of the inspection committee tomorrow 5th January 2017.

The management is trying to avoid a situation whereby students return and places of learning and living isn't ready.

Police arrest fake soldier for stealing bikes across the states in Nigeria

The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly involved in stealing motorcycles, popularly known as okada across the states in Nigeria. 

The suspect, Benjamin Okon, who has been parading himself as a military personnel, was arrested by the policemen who acted

FG commences payment N5,000 monthly to 1 million poorest citizens

In a statement released, Monday, by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, the government stated that the payment was effected through the Conditional Cash Transfer, CCT, of the government’s Social Investment Programmes, SIP. 

One million Nigerians would receive N5,000 monthly payments under the CCT as a form of social safety net for the poorest and most

FG agencies budget billions for foreign training despite embargo

Federal government organizations have budgeted billions for foreign travels and training this year in spite of the subsisting ban on such travels. 

Information from the 2017 proposed budget break down demonstrates that over N15billion has been reserved for the banned subheads. 

These assets were captured in the budgets of the different services and organizations under subheads, for example, "international training and transport (training)," "international travel and