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The federal government social intervention scheme, N-Power, has released further guidelines for candidates willing to participate in the scheme. Recall the administrators of the scheme, earlier announced to candidates who registered in 2017 that they would be able to check their status by 11:30 pm today, Monday, 20th November, 2017.   The sch2ieme has now revealed six (6) steps for candidates to check and confirm if they have been pre-selected for the N-Power volunteer scheme.  1. Candidates are advised to log on to the N-Power official website @ http://www.npower.gov.ng/n-power/search  2. Click on “check your pre-selection status”.  3. Type in your name or phone number or email address or BVN in the search box. 4. Your name will pop up if you have been pre-selected. 5. You will receive an SMS and email congratulating you on your pre-selection. 6. Prepare for physical verification between November 27th and December 8th, 2017. The N-Power Volu...

A Nigerian couple has dropped the jaws of many after they gave out two brand new Toyota camry cars as souvenirs at their colourful wedding in Benin, Edo state. It was quite a glamorous occasion as Lagos-based Interior designer, Ehi Ogbebor, tied the knot in style with her wealthy partner on Saturday, November 18, in Benin city, Edo state. Ehi, a mother of two and the CEO of Sayaveth Interiors and Hotel, became an online sensation after she shared news of her engagement 10 years after divorce. According to sources, the businesswoman’s new husband, chief Kenneth Bramor is into oil and gas. Their wedding was graced by top notch people including senator Dino Melaye, family, friends and colleagues.

The singer who was in Dubai for the One Africa Music fest, was forced to consider flying 'Economy' after all flights were booked and she was in a hurry to at least make it back in time for BankyW and Adesua Etomi's traditional wedding today. See her post below.

The official Twitter account of the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense) retweeted a post calling for Donald Trump to resign as the President of the United States. The post was immediately deleted but not before a number of eyes had seen it and taken screenshots. The original tweet which was postedby @ProudResister said: “The solution is simple. Roy Moore: Step down from the race. Al Franken: Resign from congress. Donald Trump: Resign from the presidency. GOP: Stop making sexual assault a partisan issue. It's a crime as is your hypocrisy.” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning said in a statement that it had been a mistake on the part of anauthorised operator of the Defense Department's official Twitter site He wrote: “An authorized operator ofthe @DeptofDefense's official Twitter site erroneously retweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense. The operator caught this error and immediately deleted it.”...

Stunning mother of three, singer, entertainer, diva and wife! More photos below..

Tennis star and seven-time Wimbledon winner Serena Williams and her husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian were photographed with their two-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr, on Saturday entering a private jet to fly out of New Orleans for their honeymoon.Alexis had his hands full with their two-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, a backpack and wife Serena's purse. photos below.

In a post she shared on her IG page, Nollywood actress, Nichole Banna, recounted how she used to smoke, masturbate a lot and even date married men until she met Jesus and changed. She warned young girls in the habit of dating married men to desist from it as the consequences are generational.  Read her inspiring post below Am sharing this testimony because I want to honour the one behind the transformationin my life. I have always been a God fearing girl, my relationship with the Holy Spirit is one that gets strongerby the day. Am grateful for being connected to a great man of God David Ibiyeomie whom through his teachings and books have brought me closer to God. There's a difference between having a relationship with the Holy Spirit and being religious. Am glad I can boldly say I belong to Jesus Christ because I really fear and try my best to obey all I see in His word with the Help of my Sweet Holy Spirit. Before now I was just that young girl that wanted everything some...

Actress, Stella Damasus who is married to Daniel Ademinokan has revealed that her husband is going through custody battle with his ex-wife, Doris Simeon. She made this revelation while congratulating American actor/singer, Tyrese on winning his 10-year long custody battle with his ex-wife who accused him of being violent to their child and asked the court to grant her and their daughter a permanent restraining order again. Read Tyrese post and Stella's comment below Today is not a win for me, it is a win for our daughter, Shayla. Who unfortunately has been exposed to tension, private and public embarrassment and growing up and feeling torn between 2 parents who are no longer married...... It is a win because she gets to spend equal time with both of her parents in joint legal custody while she continues to grow in a happy and healthy environment – this has always been and will continue to be my priority. I hope all of the fathers feel encouraged by this cause if was the r...

This 38 years old woman named Mildred, who already has four kids and was pregnant again, learnt that her 19 years old daughter Patricia was also pregnant and that they would be due in the same month. The mother was furious that her daughter got pregnant out of wedlock but she was in for a shock when she discovered that the father of the child was her young boyfriend who was secretly cheating on her with her daughter, well both of them are just gave birth to a baby boy and girl respectively on the same day.

Two yahoo yahoo boys namely Emeka Okoronkwo and Michael Owolabi Alonge sold Lagos Lagoon to American based business man for N787 Million.

Italy holds mass funerals for 26 teenage Nigerian girls who were trekking to Europe but drowned in sea while using a small boat to cross over, no single representative from the Nigerian High commission even bothered to come... May their gentle souls rest in peace.

The United states appears to have thrown its weight behind the military coup which brought Robert Mugabe's 37 year reign to an end. In an interview with Reuters, acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto said: "It's a transition to a new era for Zimbabwe, that's really what we're hoping for."93-year old Mugabe has not resigned or been formally deposed but Yamamoto appeared to dismiss the idea of Mugabe remaining in a transitional or ceremonial role. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with African Union officials at the State Department in Washington, he described the situation in Zimbabwe as "very fluid."The United States would discuss lifting multiple U.S. sanctions on Zimbabwe if it began enacting political and economic reforms, he said. In a message for Zimbabwe's political leaders, he said: "Our position has always been that if they engage in the constitutional reforms, economic and political refor...

Actress Juliet Ibrahim is quite happy in her new relationship with rapper, Icebergslim and we are happy for them. She shared a loved up photo with her boo and wrote,'the look you give each other when you know you’ve made the right choice. Thanks for accepting me and taking me just as I am'.

In a few days, musician Davido will be turning 24 years old and he's already celebrating by being generous with his team. He apparently purchased some of the newly released iPhone X while in Lebanon presently and shared snaps of himself gifting it to them.

Read his article below... First of all, let me seek the permission of my readers to invent anew word. The word certificateless does not exist on the English dictionary. I invented it due to the peculiar situation we find ourselves in in Nigeria. The word is created to be a noun which simply means the absence of a certificate in a situation where a certificate is required. For instance, both President Muhammadu Buhari and the 20,000 Kaduna state teachers in the midst of Nasir El-Rufai’s brouhaha are certificateless. I will state this saga with a true story.In Edo history, there existed a particular Oba who lived for a very long time. Now his edaiken (first sonand heir apparent) was growing tiredof waiting for the throne, so he sent his father a calabash with ash in it. His father got the message and sentback the calabash but this time, he mixed the ash with honey, indicating to his son that life was still sweet ave he was not ready to quit the scene.I am a deep political animal. I...

Serena and Alexis had a private wedding on Thursday this week. He shared this photo from their weddingand celebrated his wife and the mother of his daughter, Alexis Jnr. He wrote;'@serenawilliams: You are the greatest of all time, not just in sport--I’m talking about as a mother and asa wife. I am so excited to write so many more chapters of our fairy tale together. And my whole life I didn’t even realize it, but I was waiting for this moment. And everything that I have done, everything that I am so proud of in my career, and in my life, for the last 34 years, pales in comparison to what we’re doing today.'And I am so grateful, and I am so in love'.

In 2016, Otedola's daughter Florence, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, successfully completed her Master's Degree at New York University. She has now won the University's 2017 Alumni Artistic Achievement Award. Congrats to her! See her posts from the ongoing ceremony below.

Reigning Face Of Next Generation Entertainment, Mary Timms, an American based Nigerian Model turned beauty queen has released arresting and creative photos ahead of the launching of her projects on"Fight against Domestic violence" and Say No To Rape" . The tall lanky lady recently bagged awards as International Beauty Queen of The Year 2017 and HUMANITERIAN Beauty of The Year 2017 has shot some videos to reflect on the projects. Queen Timms who is from Anambra state is at advanced stage of sealing partnership deals with some brands in relation to the Domestic violence and Rape projects. The photo shoots were done in choice locations in Abuja with creative costumes that reflects the true Africa culture.

She even look more beautiful after her divorce

A former Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria, Pius Anyim, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja over fraud he allegedly committed involving Centenary City in Abuja. Sahara Reporters learned that Mr. Anyim is indetention and is being interrogated by EFCC officials.