Seven Energy Begins Supply of Gas to Calabar NIPP

April 30, 2015 Gas supply to facilitate addition of 560MW of additional generation capacity into the grid Seven Energy International Limited (“Seven Energy”), the indigenous Nigerian integrated gas Company has commenced the supply of gas to the 560 MW Calabar National Integrated Power Project (“NIPP”). The commercial delivery of gas to Calabar NIPP commenced in March 2015, and is being executed through Accugas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seven Energy. When operating at full capacity Calabar NIPP will increase national power generation by over 10%. Gas is being supplied to the power plant from Seven Energy’s Uquo Gas Processing Facility...

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Ten men jailed in Pakistan over Malala attack

April 30, 2015 Convicts sentenced to 25 years in jail for targeted attack on Nobel peace prize laureate when she was a student in 2012. Islamabad, Pakistan - Ten men have been convicted and sentenced to life in prison by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in connection with an attack on Nobel peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, court officials have told Al Jazeera. Yousafzai was shot and critically wounded in a targeted attack on her life on October 9, 2012. Two schoolmates were also wounded. On Thursday, Amin Kundi, a judge at the anti-terrorism court in Yousafzai's native Mingora, sentenced the 10 men to life imprisonment for their...

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Dont Sweat It Guys!!! Checkout The 12 Secrets You Should Know About Girls

Thursday, April 30, 2015 If I ever have a son, I hope I’ll be able to create an environment where he feels comfortable asking me for advice — especially when it comes to relationships. When the time comes for him to start chasing girls, I’d like to think he’d come to me whenever he needs a little motherly wisdom. But, even if he’s too embarrassed to ask me directly, maybe he’ll find this list and be able to spare himself the shame of asking Mommy for help with the ladies: 1. Girls are confusing. Sometimes, girls don’t know what they want. We often get these grandiose ideals stuck in our heads. Expectations that are just shy of a Cinderella...

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12 Unmistakable Signs That He’s “The One”

Thursday, April 30, 2015 1. Never underestimate the power of humor to bring two people together. If he makes you laugh, that ability will come in handy when you eventually hit rough spots in life. 2. 
A thoughtful man lets you know how much he cares by the little things he does for you. He listens to the little hints you drop or dreams you share and then he strives to make them a reality. Whether it’s picking up the ice cream you’re craving or surprising you with the trip to Paris you’ve always dreamed of. He listens and takes action to make sure you feel cherished. 3. 

If he’s got your back, that’s a sure sign you have a solid...

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5 Things Couple Should Avoid In Their Relationship

Thursday, April 30, 2015 You are in a relationship with your partner and loves each other then there are things that you must avoid in your relationship to keep it strengthen. It’s pertinent to mention that life is full of surprises, nothing lasts forever. Good times comes and worst goes but it’s only YOU who decides how to spend it either by crying or by staying happy with whatever you have in life. If you support your partner in his worst then definitely he would be going to stay with you in rest of your life. I realized in my life that the couples who stay together in their hard times are the real lovers, because only TIME and CIRCUMSATNCES...

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5 Things You Should Tell Your Boyfriend Everyday

Thursday, April 30, 2015 In strong relationships you understand the silence of your partner, the reasons of their happiness, things that make them feel good. At that stage you don’t need to say a lot to them. Just a sweet smile says so many things. But don’t you think sometimes you need appreciation, you really want to hear that how much love your partner does. Yes! We want to hear that how much our loved ones love us. Its human nature that they want to know the level of love their partner holds in their heart. So don’t be late, sometimes words do that smile cant. Here are few things that you should tell your partner every day. 5. You...

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Drogba Earns Barclays Recognition for Charity Works in Africa

Thursday, April 30, 2015 Ivorian striker Didier Drogba has been honoured with a Barclays Spirit of the Game award for his charity work with the Didier Drogba Foundation in Africa. Drogba launched his foundation in 2007 with the aim to give financial and material support in health and education to less privileged Africans. He has in recent times donated all of his commercial and sponsorship earnings from endorsements in championing the course of his foundation. “I come from a poor family where I played football in the streets with my friends with no shoes, there was no grass but we still enjoyed it,” the 37-year-old said. “I want to do a lot...

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Djokovic Pulls Out Of Madrid Open

Thursday, April 30, 2015 World No. 1, Novak Djokovic will not play the Madrid Open for a second year running to rest before the Rome Open and the Rolland Garros. Organisers of the clay Masters event announced in a statement on Wednesday that the Serb has confirmed he will take a break “before continuing with his planned calendar at the Rome and Roland Garros tournaments.” The 27-year-old has been in top form so far this tennis season with victories at the Australian Open and Masters event successes in Miami, Indian Wells and Monte Carlo. Djokovic Is the First Man to Win the First Three Masters of a Season. Image: Getty. He is favorite...

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Singles: 4 Things You Must Do “Personally” Before Saying I Do!

Thursday, April 30, 2015 Marriage is a beautiful thing when done right. Do some prep work before you say, “I do.” It will set a good foundation on which to build a strong satisfying married. It definitely takes time and energy but its well worth it. Your strong foundation going into married will be invaluable. Here are 4 great points for Marriage Preparation: 1. Release the baggage accumulated through the years. If you’re not any good for yourself, you won’t be good for anyone else. When you carry around the heavy weight of baggage, when a partner comes along you are asking them to carry your baggage with you. Now, they may be willing...

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South African women narrate discrimination they face for marrying Nigerian men

Thursday, April 30, 2015 South African women married to Nigerian men have narrated the discrimination they face for marrying men outside their country. Seeing the disaffection their kinsmen show them after finding love in the hands of Nigerian men, the women decided to form an association, the United Nigerian Wives in South Africa (UNWISA) club about two years ago where they give support and succor to each other. 42 year old Lindwela Uche who serves as the chairwoman of the group told AFP that they saw the xenophobic attacks coming and alerted their husbands but they did not take their warning seriously "We saw this thing coming and...

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Photos from actress Adaora Ukoh's birthday party

Thursday, April 30, 2015 Friends and families of Adaora Ukoh, Nollywood’s big, bold and beautiful actress hosted the pretty screen talent to an evening of dinner and jazz at the Rooftop Bar Hotel 'De Kajola' Lagos. The evening saw the gathering of Adaora’s high profile friends and colleagues. See the pics after the cut   ...

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Pakistan drops case against former CIA station chief

30 Apr 2015 Jonathan Bank and agency's former acting general counsel were charged in relation to a deadly drone strike in 2009. Bank and Rizzo were charged over the deaths of three men in a drone strike in 2009 [AP] Pakistani police have dropped a case that was recently registered against a former CIA station chief and a former agency lawyer over a 2009 drone strike that killed two people. Police officer Mohammad Nawaz told the AP news agency on Thursday that the case against former acting general counsel John A. Rizzo and ex-station chief Jonathan Bank had been dropped because the drone attack did not happen in the jurisdiction of...

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Meet Bizzyaski, celebrity Tattooist/beautician, Invents Pinklip Magic

Thursday, April 30, 2015 Bisola Ojikutu (pictured above), popularly known as Bizzyaski among Nigerian celebrities and other top clients, who have enjoyed his beauty services and products over the years, is a multiple award-winning, internationally certified celebrity beautician from one of California's most popular beauty academies. This young dude, who is undeniably a genius in the game is the CEO of Bizzyaski Studios, Africa's most celebrated tattoo studios. Aside being a professional when it comes to Pink lip, piercing, tattoo removal, stretchmark removal, teeth whitening, permanent eyebrow, boobs and hips enlargement, sex toys...

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The changing face of Tahrir Square

Thursday, April 30, 2015 At the symbolic centre of the Arab uprisings, recent infrastructural changes reflect shifting power dynamics. To the everyday passerby, the outward changes in Tahrir Square may be too gradual to notice. Despite its role in the physical and social formation of a city, its infrastructure often carries a quality of invisibility, unseen barring some momentary disruption in its existence. At the symbolic centre of the Arab uprisings, where the relationship between physical space and politics is acute, recent infrastructural changes reflect shifting power dynamics. On the eve of the 2011 uprisings, Tahrir Square stood...

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Refugees pay the high price of Lebanese cost-cutting

30 Apr 2015 Lebanon's huge intake of Syrian refugees has left the most vulnerable open to exploitation due to scant resources. Almost two million refugees must find their own shelter wherever possible [Nour Samaha/Al Jazeera] Jaharriyeh refugee camp, Lebanon - The Jaharriyeh refugee camp in El Marj sits in a picturesque part of Lebanon's Bekaa valley; snowcapped mountains soar above the distant horizon, while the sound of children at play is punctuated by the noise of helicopters. Inside the camp, the rattle of plastic sheets used as roofing provides a constant background soundtrack. But here in Lebanon, refugees are forced to pay ever-increasing...

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Xenophobic Attacks Should Challenge Govt. To Make The Country Better

April 30, 2015 Former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Brig. General Idada Ikpomnwen, yesterday, tasked the Nigerian government on making the country habitable, rather than rather than blame the South African government for xenophobic attacks on foreigners. He argued that if the country was a great place to live, Nigerians would not seek greener pastures anywhere else in the world. “We must begin to think of how to create jobs, make good use of our resources and make this nation great. That is the challenge before the Federal Government and not the action of South Africans,” he said. Idada, however, berated South Africans over the...

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Terry G sends loving shoutout to baby mama as she turns a year older

Thursday, April 30, 2015 Eya! How sweet...

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Delta Governor-elect Inaugurates 98-member Transition Committees

April 30, 2015 Delta State governor-elect, Ifeanyi Okowa, has inaugurated THREE transition committees to ensure a smooth takeover come May 29. Ads by SavePass 1.1Ad Options The THREE committees comprise 98 persons drawn from different fields. Okowa, while inaugurating the committees at the Government House, Asaba, told the people of the state that he would ensure equity and fairness in running the affairs of the state. According to him, the committees, which include Technical Committee on Programme Development/Governance, Committee on Handover and the Committee of Night of Praise, will ensure a seamless transition in the state. However,...

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Justin Bieber in trouble in Rome

Thursday, April 30, 2015 Justin Bieber got in hot water yesterday while in Rome to shoot "Zoolander 2. He is wanted in Argentina in connection to not showing up to face charges that he allegedly got his bodyguards to beat up an Argentine photographer in 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Several police officers were rumored to have showed up outside his HOTEL IN ROME, fortunately for him, no arrest was made. Bieber is said to be on an Interpol list because of the outstanding warrant in Argentina in 2013. Justin had to go through secondary search at Customs when he flew into Italy because Argentina had contacted Interpol and put him on...

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Photos: List of all migrants who died in the Mediterranean..

Thursday, April 30, 2015 List of all migrants who died in the Mediterranean laid down on the floor of the European Parliament yesterday. See another photo after the cut... ...

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219 rescued females undergo HIV and pregnancy test

Thursday, April 30, 2015 The Nigerian military has moved the 293 females they rescued two days ago from Sambisa Forest to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital where they are to undergo series of TEST including HIV and pregnancy test. According to a military source who spoke to Punch, 7 of the girls rescued had gunshot wounds and are being treated at the hospital. The 200 girls rescued are of between ages 13 and 18 years...

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Michael Igbinedion and accomplice convicted of N25billion scam

Thursday, April 30, 2015 A Federal high court sitting in Benin city, Edo state convicted Michael Igbinedion, the younger brother of former Edo state governor, Lucky Igbinedion and one Charles Eboigbodin over a N25bn money laundering scam yesterday April 29th. The duo and their firms: Gava Corporation Limited; Romrig Nigeria Limited; PML Securities Company Limited and PML Nigeria Limited, were dragged before the court by EFCC over an 81-count charge of alleged money laundering, misappropriation of funds and abuse of office. The presiding judge, Justice Liman while delivering his judgement said the two accused persons were guilty as charged...

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Charlie Hebdo's Luz to stop drawing Muhammad cartoons

29 Apr 2015 Cartoonist Luz, who drew front page of Charlie Hebdo after attacks, says he is "tired" of drawing Prophet Muhammad. Yemen's al-Qaeda branch claimed responsibility for the attack when two masked gunmen killed 12 people in Paris [Reuters] Charlie Hebdo's French cartoonist Luz, who drew the cover picture of the Prophet Muhammad after the deadly attack on the satirical weekly in January, has said he will no longer draw the prophet. "He no longer interests me," Luz told Les Inrockuptibles in an interview published on its website on Wednesday.'Double standard of freedom of expression' "I've got tired of it, just as I got tired of...

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April 29, 2015 Nigerian comedian Bovi, always has a funny way of driving his message through. Bovi flaunted his supposed side chick on Instagram today and captioned the photo: – “My side chick @krisasimonye. Coz she always on my side” In case you were wondering, that’s his wif...

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Lonely Star!!! Yvonne Nelson Says She Misses Falling In Love

April 29, 2015 Famous Ghollywood actress and model, Yvonne Nelson has been rumored countless times to be dating John Dumelo. The busy actress aired her feeling son Twitter as she tweeted on April 28, 2015: – “I miss falling in love ❤️❤️…….. With that person who makes your heart skip…… Seriously don’t remember the last time I was truly in love” she wrote on the micro blogging site. Ghanaian actor John Dumelo who said he cannot date the star actress because they are good friends and colleagues during an interview with Tribune. Yvonne Nelson has dated Chocolate City rapper Ice Prince and pop star Iyanya in the pas...

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FG Approves Edwin Clark University, Hezekiah

 April 29, 2015 The federal Executive council, Wednesday, approved the establishment of two new private universities in the country. The two new universities are Edwin Clark University Delta state and Hezekaiah University Imo state. Minister of Information Senator Patricia Akwahiki made this known today while speaking to state House correspondents. According to her, the universities were approved in order to bridge the gap in the university requirement in the country. The new approval makes the number of private universities in Nigeria rise to 61. Some private universities approved earlier in the year by the federal government include:...

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