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A software engineer , Sidney Osahon, who was about being evicted by his landlady , has won the N 20m Give ‘ n ’ Takenational lottery jackpot in Abuja . The 35- year - old native of Edo State explained that he was contemplating selling his mother ’ s landed property in the Federal Capital Territory , when he received information last Sunday that he is now N 20m richer . Speaking to journalists on Thursday in Abuja, Osahon said he had been playing the lottery for some time , noting that his win came at the time his landlady was threatening to evict him .He said , “ I owed my landlady a few months ’rents and she had been threatening to evict me . In fact , the day I received the news of my win, she had sent me an SMS in the morning that she was coming for a showdown over the arrears of rent.“ My mother was saying maybe we should sell her parcel of land in Abuja and use part of the proceeds to settle the rent, but I felt that was not a progressive thing to do .  So , I prayed to Go

Between October 2016 and September 2017, the federation account received a total inflow of N908.9bn in Value Added Tax receipts from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statisticshave revealed.An analysis of the VAT report obtained from the NBS showed that the amount was collected from 28 sectoral activities during the period under review. A breakdown of the amount showed that the sum of N207.35bn was generated in the fourth quarter of 2016, while the first, second and third quarters of 2017 had N204.77bn, N246.3bn and N250.56bn, respectively. In the report signed by the Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive, NBS, Dr. Yemi Kale, the bureau said the manufacturing sector with N115.76bn generated the highest amount of VAT revenue. The NBS report said the manufacturing sector is closely followed by professional services and oil producing sectors with both generating N83.76bn and N47.6bn respectively.On the other hand, t

Before Tobi Ibitoye arrived in Romania from Nigeria as a 15-year-old, it had never occurred to him he - and his skin colour - might stand out in some way. A few days in Bucharest were all it took to make him realise just how wrong he was."It can be very unnerving to have people stare at you like some spectacle," Ibitoye told the BBC. All eyes on me"I had never heard of Romania prior, but read about the country when we got news of my dad's posting". Eight years later, things could not be more different: backed by scores of Romanian fans, the musician has just signed his first record deal. Now the stares are from people trying to work out if he really is the Tobi Ibitoye who shot to fame, coming third on The Voice of Romania talent show in 2015.Singer Tobi Ibitoye went from being the odd black teenager everybody stared at to a pop star Nothing had prepared Ibitoye for what he encountered when he arrived in 2009. His father had just got a job with the Ni

Apostle Johnson Suleman, of Omega Fire Ministry, has vowed to fight those fighting Christians, across the country. Suleman gave the warning while declaring thathe’s not afraid of being arrested. In a tweet via his verified twitter handle, the fiery preacher berated pastors who have been silent over the killing of Christians in the North.Stressing that he is, “born for this,”the controversial clergy man stated that, “true Christians” will join him in his fight. He wrote: “I don’t fear media or arrest.. not any threat. Am born for this.  I will fight those who fight Christians and true Christians will join me.“Pastors in Nigeria are quiet at the killings of northern Christians cos dey are afraid of arrestand media been set up against them. Shame.” The Auchi-born Pastor also berated foreign media outlets for their silence on the killings of Christians in Benue, Taraba States respectively. “Shame that @CNN,@BBCBreaking news are silent at the killings of Northern Christians… It w

Man loses both legs in hippo attack in Kenya. There is rising cases of human-wildlife conflicts in Naivasha, where wild animals have been straying out of their natural habitats in search of pasture and water. Doctors have amputated the legs of a man who was attacked by a hippo in Lake Naivashaat the weekend. The doctors said cutting off both legs under the knees was the only way to save the life of the father of two. The amputation came amid concerns over rising cases of human-wildlife conflicts in the town. Naivasha is home to two major national parks and several animal sanctuaries. Wild animals have been straying out of their natural habitatsin search of pasture and water, especially following the prolonged drought. In the latest case, three men were attacked by a herd of hippos in Kasarani and Oserian. One died and the others were seriously injured. Susan Kamau, a nurse at the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital, said the two were brought to the hospital in serious condition. She

Job Title: IT Change Officer  Ref Code: CHO/IT/JAN/2018 Location: Lagos Main Task & Responsibilities The change management activities within the department. The primary objective of change management is to enable beneficial changes to be made, with minimum disruption to IT services Responsible for controlling the lifecycle of all changes and change portfolio Ensure updates of the change management guidelines and procedures Implement the change management guidelines and ensure compliance at all times Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness and identify key stakeholders Review change requests and ensure completeness with required stakeholders Integrate change and configuration management activities into project planning and release management Identify and manage anticipated resistance Follow and check the evolution of the change requests implementation Process owner of the change management process Deliver training sessions on change management process when requi

This couple is defining adorable in these stunning pre-wedding photos of theirs – they’ll be getting married next month and have shared the photos online. The bride-to-be rocks her baby bump perfectly as she takes lovely poses with her man. Photos below:

Former Nigeria’s Aviation Minister and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, has filed N10 billion lawsuit against Sahara Reporters, an online news agency based in New York City, United States. The lawsuit is coming few days after FFK as he is fondly called and his wife were embroiled in a row over infidelity and an allegation of battery and molestation from FFK went viral. Sahara Reporters had alleged in its report that Fani-Kayode, accused the “federal government of planning to assassinate his wife, this was contained in the fake prophesy given by a controversial priest, Apostle Suleman for 2018. “In reality, unknown to many Fani-Kayode had accused his wife of infidelity. The woman, disclosed family sources, is said to be pregnant with a set of triplets”. The online news platform had insouciantly reported the news of an alleged infidelity, battery and molestation between the couple as the news received a heavy traffic as a result of Fani-K

Herdsmen have killed two of the policemen drafted to keep surveillance on the troubled Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred on Monday when the herders attacked the camp of Mobile policemen, Mopol 13, stationed at Awashuwa village and injured another. Though they were said to have been repelled earlier in the day when they swooped on the camp but the herdsmen were said to have regrouped and attacked the camp in the evening

Want to know God’s perfect will concerning sex before marriage or premarital sex? Want a simple explanation of what it means to fornicate? Well this is as simple as we can make it… God’s will and instruction is that you  not  have sex before marriage. The term fornicate describes your disobedience to this instruction. See, I told you it was simple. Were you expecting something a bit more complicated like a theological explanation of premarital sex? Well beloved, there’s nothing complicated about God’s plan for your life. It only feels complicated when you entertain thoughts of disobedience. “But we’re in love; and we’re going to be married soon anyway”, you say. This is what God says, “If you love me, obey my commandments”, John 14:15. It’s just that simple. We know you love each other, but God wants you to put your love for Him first. When you disobey what God has told you to do, it’s as if you’re saying “God I don’t love you”. Not only that, anytime you di

Job Title: Computer Operator/Technician Location:  Nationwide Corps: Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps Category: Tradesmen/Women Educational Qualification Possess a minimum of 4 credits in not more than 2 sittings in WASSCE/GCE/NECO/NABTEB. One of the credits must be in English. Trades Qualification: NABTEB tech Certificate. Trade Test Certificate. City & Guilds. Graduate of technical College. OND or certificate from approved Institutions. Applicant Eligibility Applicants shall be of Nigerian origin by birth and possess National Identity card. In addition, Tradesmen & Women Applicants must also possess OND/Trade Test/City and Guild certificate Tradesmen & Women Applicants must be aged between 18 - 26 years by March 1, 2018. Applicants must be medically, physically, and psychologically fit and must not be less than 1.68 meters tall for male and 1.62 meters tall for female. Applicants must print their completed online forms, attest it and submit it at the ex

A beautiful Hausa girl from Kano, ,Islam married a yoruba guy, Adewale. The wedding which took place today in Kano has in attendance of several dignitaries from all over the country. I wish them happy married life.

A Heartbroken Mother of 4 has called out her husband's sidechick, Who has held her husband captive with Romance, and has madehim to forget about his family, According to thewoman with the Facebook name Jane Iyke, The Husband has been with the sidechick (Cynthia Chizzy Diochi) in Owerri since he returned from Abroad, That he has forgotten if he has a wife talk more of kids.. The woman who has been married for 8years said He her stopped paying school fees of the triplets, ever since he walked his way through Cynthia's kitten, He even took her to their matrimonial home.. Now here's the shocking part of the story, As people began Consoling her on Facebook, The husband brother who is also her Brother Inlaw (Prince King Hollywood) commented on the post that she (the wife)will soon be packed out..

Nigerian actress, Stephanie Okereke snapped with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modiat the 8th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad.

General Overseer of Latter Rain Ministries, Pastor Tunde Bakare has criticized the nation'ssecret police, the department of state security services(DSS) over its silence on the killings of innocent citizens in Benue by Fulani Herdsmen. Bakare, a fiery preacher, on Sunday, said that the security outfit would pay for its "Deliberate Sinful Silence". He said;"We cannot keep quiet while hardened murderers and criminals fill our land with the crimes of blood. That would be DSS, deliberate sinful silence, and I think secret service is guilty of that. The brutal murder going on in Benue state and other parts of Nigeria is very atrocious and wicked. There will be consequences of this dastard murder. Everyone involved in one way or the other, either overtly or covertly, shall pay for it."The Cleric also got a surprise visit from the governor of Kaduna state and longtime friend, Nasir El-rufai, who also attended the service onSunday.