PHOTO: Justin Bieber Shows off His tattooed forearms in black T-shirt as he enjoys swift pint in London pub

He is the pint-sized star with a sexy nice voice.
So it seems only appropriate Justin Bieber would enjoy a beer when he popped out to sample the joys of pub life in London on Wednesday.


The pop pixie took great delight in showing off his spindly tattooed forearms as he sauntered back to his table with a glass of the good stuff in his hand. See more photos below...

FG Countering The Propaganda of Boko Haram

VICE President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, recently disclosed the intention of the Federal Government to set up a communication centre to provide adequate information to counter the violent propaganda of Boko Haram Islamist insurgents.

The nation’s second citizen made the disclosure when a team of American government officials led by the United States Special Envoy on Counter-Terrorism Communication, Mr Rashad Hassan, visited his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to the Vice President, when the outfit is set up it will provide a platform for government information managers, clerics, civil society organisations and youth groups to interact in a positive manner to exchange information and ideas that will counter the propaganda being churned out by extremists.

There is no doubt that Boko Haram is able to lure thousands of gullible youths into its ranks through the use of age-old tools of war: brainwashing and propaganda. It only stands to reason that the nation should devise adequate responses to their odious mind games. Every war involves both the use of weapons to overwhelm the enemy and the deployment of packaged information to win over the minds of the populace to support the war effort.

It is one of the oddities of the war against Boko Haram that Nigeria has waited this long before realizing the need to launch a massive propaganda campaign against the evil ideology of Boko Haram and the saboteurs providing them with support and sponsorship both within the civil populace and the security forces. This is yet another indication that the war against terror which Nigeria took up with massive deployment of soldiers from 2013 was not approached with full gusto as was the Nigerian civil war. Boko Haram, on the other hand, went into their quixotic venture without leaving any stone unturned.

Full propaganda engagement will mobilize Nigerians behind the efforts of the Federal Government to overcome the insurgents. It will also expose the evil of Boko Haram ideology and whip up total citizen commitment towards bringing it to an early end and preventing a future resurgence.

But propaganda alone cannot keep insurgency and extremism at bay. The increasing loss of confidence of sections of the Nigerian population on the state and the system’s ability to look after their welfare, provide them with adequate security, guarantee their freedom as distinct groups and assure them justice and equity must be looked into. These are the roots of not just Boko Haram insurgency but also other separatist agitations now rearing their heads, especially in the South.

No amount of counter-propaganda will instill abiding faith of Nigerians in their country until the system is reformed to make Nigeria a happier place for ALL its citizens.


-Vangurad News

Laughter as Akpororo, Tuface thrill Airtel customers at PHarcourt

The city of Port Harcourt came alive recently when the trio of fast-rising comedian, Akpororo; African Queen Crooner, Tuface Idibia and popular on-air-personality, IK Osakioduwa captivated customers of the Smartphone network, Airtel Nigeria, at an exclusive business forum in Rivers State.

The interactive business session, which was held at Aztech Arcum, along Stadium Road, availed guests in attendance, the opportunity to gain insights on the benefits associated with being a member of the Airtel Premier club.

Bowote Jeptha a.k.a Akpororo took to the stage during the event to entertain the guests with his wits that sent everyone gasping for breath. For more than 30 minutes, the fast-rising comedian electrified the audience.

Shortly after Akpororo’s performance, Tuface grabbed the microphone to captivate the guests with a live performance, as they relish the delicious meals and refreshing drinks provided by the host. He sang some of his hits songs like ‘Ihe Neme’ and ‘Keep on Rocking.’

Anchored by popular on-air-personality, IK Osakioduwa, the event also provided an opportunity for the customers and members of the company’s top management to network and share valuable feedback.

The Airtel Premier is a special V-VIP reward programme specifically designed to offer exceptional and personalized privileges to high value customers on the network.

Some of the exclusive privileges available to members of the Airtel Premier Club include dedicated Relationship Managers, exclusive helpline services, mailbox and website, and automatic enrollment into “Airtel Rewardz”; a point-based loyalty scheme, which provides opportunities for members to win exciting offers from Airtel Nigeria.

Members also enjoy other treats such as access to over 600 premium lounges across the globe with their Premier Cards which also grants them to up to 45 per cent discount at select hotels, exclusive access to designated service points at Airtel showrooms, special invitation to Airtel HNI programme, special delight on their birthdays, anniversary and special occasions, and other high-end tie-ups available to Premier customers in Nigeria.

The event was graced by dignitaries drawn from the public, private and corporate sectors including Dr. Mrs. Julia Jumbo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs who represented the First Lady of Rivers State and from Airtel, Chief Sales Officer, Godfrey Efeurhobo; Ms. Veronica Onoja, Regional Operations Director, (South); Mr. Femi Oyewole, Vice President, Service Experience & CSD, Sarwiyat Rahaman, Head: High Value Experience and Bukola Akande, General Manager, Enterprise Sales; all staff of Airtel Nigeria

Breaking News: 20 People Shot Dead by Boko Haram

Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, local sources said.

A large group of Boko Haram gunmen fleeing a military offensive on their camp in Nganzai district opened fire on four cars just outside Jingalta village, 70 kilometres (45 miles) north of Maiduguri, killing all 20 passengers inside, a vigilante and a villager said.

“We received information of an attack by Boko Haram gunmen on four cars near Jingalta village where they shot dead all 20 occupants of the vehicles before setting the cars ablaze,” said Babakura Kolo, a member of a local vigilante group assisting the military in fighting the Islamic sect in Maiduguri.

“The gunmen were fleeing a military operation against one of their enclaves in the area around 9:30 am (0830GMT) when they came across the vehicles on the highway and opened fire on them,” Kolo said.

The gunmen, who were driving pick-up trucks and motorcycles, then looted and burnt the entire village whose residents had already fled following the attack, he added.

Jibir Hassan, a commercial bus driver who arrived at the scene after the gunmen had fled, confirmed the death toll.

“When we arrived at Jingalta village, we found it smouldering, with everything completely burnt and just outside the village we saw bodies sprawled by the roadside, 20 of them in all,” said Hassan.

“Near the bodies were charred remains of four cars, still smouldering,” he said.

Nigeria's Crude Oil will be Refined to Meet Domestic Needs

With the nation’s refineries, especially the Port Harcourt Refinery Company, PHRC, coming back on stream, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday in Benin, said the country’s  crude oil would  be processed to meet immediate domestic needs.

Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who spoke at this year’s NNPC Health Safety and Environment, HSE, day, with the theme, HSE Best Practice, Pathway to Business Sustainability, also said NNPC would  modernize its health, safety and environment management standard and performance records to promote health, safety and environmental awareness.

Dr. Kachikwu, who was represented by the Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC,  Abubakar Mai-Borno, said safety at workplace was vital for productivity in the sector.

“It is with great optimism that we are foreseeing our refineries soon coming back on-stream. PHRC, for instance, has demonstrated great drive in meeting the federal government’s desire for our refineries; whence our crude will be processed in order to meet our immediate domestic demands,” he said.

He insisted that lessons must be learnt from recent incidents on the BP Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and Chevron’s Brazil Offshore which occurred due to breach of safety rules and observance, noting that these incidents were accompanied with monumental financial and human losses.

“We must, therefore, tow a conscious path in structuring safety rules, guides, observance and best practices in NNPC. When these are emplaced, then, our assets, both human and material will be secured and guaranteed,” he said.

According to him, the outcome of these initiatives “would include higher productivity, reduce risks accidents and damages to the environment, while promoting sustainable development for future generation. This visible commitment is an important driver that ensures that every staff, including other stakeholders, own their HSE responsibility.”


-Vanguard News

Amaechi Cannot Disqualify by PDP- Ndume

AHEAD of today’s screening of former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, yesterday, lampooned senators elected on the platform of his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying that the 8th Senate belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

According to him, the PDP should note that it has become a minority, a situation where the majority would always have its way, warning that PDP cannot disqualify Amaechi based on what he described as triviality instead of the constitution. He added that Amaechi  has not been convicted by any court of law.

Ali Ndume boasted that the Senators will determine the fate of Amaechi and not the report of Senator Samuel Anyanwu-led Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, adding that Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu would not have presided yesterday because APC ministerial nominees were being screened, which explained the adjournment.

Ndume spoke amid strong indications, yesterday, that PDP and APC senators will flex muscles today over Amaechi. While the APC senators have insisted on screening and confirming Amaechi for a ministerial appointment, the PDP Senators have not shifted grounds on the position they took on Tuesday to frustrate the screening of the former governor.

Today, Chairman, Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu (PDP, Imo East) will submit the reports of his committee on petitions against the nominees including Amaechi.

According to a PDP Senator, who spoke with Vanguard, the report will be up for discussion and votes will be taken in support or against Amaechi being screened and cleared.

The senator, who noted that if the voting favours that Amaechi be screened as opposed to their collective decision, they would as a caucus stage a walk out and allow the APC senators do what they want to do.

PDP senators to review pact with Saraki

The Senator told Vanguard that the PDP Senators who formed an alliance with Senate President Bukola Saraki prior to his election and which led to his emergence were planning to review the unwritten agreement.

On whether the PDP senators were aware that if the Senators failed to screen or reject Amaechi by October 29 upon the expiration of the 21 working-day constitutional deadline, the former governor would automatically become a minister, the Senator said “we will not allow that to happen” as PDP Senators.

The Senator continued: “The report of the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions will be laid tomorrow (today) and there will be voting on whether or not to accept that Amaechi be screened. The voting will determine the way forward and if the voting says he should be screened because APC wants and PDP as a caucus thinks we should not screen Amaechi and if the APC insists, PDP Senators will stage a walk out.”

Another PDP Senator, who spoke with Vanguard, said that the issue has to do with 21 working days which is like a month, adding that the position of PDP Senators is about the law and the society, adding that the National Assembly is a theatre of politics, but as law makers, they must be cautious.

According to the Senator, the PDP senators were standing on Section 66(h) which stipulates that when indicted by a panel, the person cannot occupy any public office.

Section 66(h) says: “No person shall be qualified for Membership of National Assembly and Right of attendance if he has been indicted for embezzlement or fraud by a judicial Commission of Inquiry or an Administrative Panel of Inquiry or a Tribunal set up under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act…”

The PDP senators are also citing section 53(5) of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 as Amended on why they will work against the clearance of Amaechi.

Section 53(5) of Senate Standing Orders 2015 As Amended reads: “Reference shall not be made to any matter on which a Judicial decision is pending, in such a way as might in the opinion of the President of the Senate prejudice the interest of parties thereto.”

The screening would have taken place yesterday, but the Senate suspended sitting to allow senators accompany Senate President, Bukola Saraki to the Code of Conduct Tribunal where he is facing trial over alleged false declaration of assets.

For the third time since it began the screening of ministerial nominees, the Senate on Tuesday, postponed the screening of Amaechi.

We’re not against Amaechi— Sen Ogba

Also, a member  of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions, Obinna Ogba, has denied allegation  that the committee was  against Amaechi’s confirmation.

He equally debunked insinuation that the delay in releasing the report of investigation on Amaechi, which resulted in the delay in his screening was as a result of sharp division among members of the committee on the report.

Reacting in an interview, yesterday, with Vanguard, in Abuja, Senator  Ogba, who represents  Ebonyi Central in the National Assembly, under PDP, insisted that there was no disagreement  among members of the committee.

We will determine Amaechi’s fate not Anyanwu’s report – Ndume

Answering questions from Journalists, yesterday, on the issue, Ndume said Amaechi would be cleared.

His words: ‘’The Ethics and Privileges report is not the determinant of Amaechi’s fate. It is the Senate. Even if they write their report, it has to be laid before the Senate which will decide on the report. It is not the report that will decide the fate of Amaechi.

“Whatever the Committee recommends to the Senate, it is the Senate that will decide. And I have told Nigerians several times that this Senate belongs to APC. We have PDP senators that are in the minority. We are practising democracy in a changed environment. That is to allow the minorities to have their say. But you know that the majority will always have its way. We have 58 senators, the Senate President excluded, and they have 48 Senators.

“And Amaechi is an APC candidate and the constitution is very clear. Until there is conviction, you are considered innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt by a competent court of law. Unfortunately, you cannot confirm or disqualify Amaechi, we are the only ones that can do that. And PDP cannot disqualify Amaechi based on triviality. It must be based on constitutionality.”

On why the plenary was suspended, Ndume said: “The Senate President has a pending case before the Appeal Court which judgement was suspended indefinitely. We, therefore, thought that the lower court will suspend today’s (yesterday’s) sitting as the Senate President has to be in court by 10.00am. He is the Presiding Officer and this is an extraordinary period because we are screening ministers who are predominantly APC. So, that was why we said this screening should continue with the Senate President presiding. So, we are continuing tomorrow (today) by God’s grace.”

When told that the Deputy Senate President was supposed to have presided in the absence of the Senate President, the Senate leader said: “This is not a normal day because we are screening APC nominees and there are issues surrounding it. The Presiding Officer is the Senate President who started the screening and we said we would continue after taking a day off and continue tomorrow (today)”.

Speaking on the senators’ solidarity with the Senate President at the tribunal, Senator Ndume said: “It was not a solidarity as such. This Senate does not belong to Saraki, Senator Ali Ndume or anybody. The Senate is an institution, an independent arm of government and should be respected and strengthened. Besides, if the President takes his  time to submit the (ministerial) list, which Nigerians patiently waited for why will Nigerians not be patient with the Senate to wait for its conclusion? And why don’t you take us on issues other than these trivialities? Suppose we had said we are suspending the screening till next week, we have the right to do that.

“But the constitution is guiding us that we have to do this within 21 working days. And we are still within the 21 working days. It is not 21 days, it is 21 working days. And our working days in the Senate plenary is three days in a week. So, if you are talking about 21 working days, it means that the Senate will do this within seven weeks because we sit for plenary Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. That is three working days. It means that logically, we can do this up to seven weeks.”

“The ministries have not been streamlined yet to know where they are going. I don’t even see an issue out of it. I was thinking that by now, we will be talking about ideas not about people and events.  It won’t move this country forward. We are supposed to be talking about the screening details.”


-Vanguard news

Governorship Tribunal in Akwa Ibom Oders Re-run Election

The Akwa Ibom state governorship tribunal today nullified the April 11 governorship election in 18 out of the 31 Local government areas in the state, citing irregularities in the manner in which the elections were conducted. The tribunal ordered that fresh elections should be conducted in the affected Local government areas while the state governor, should still remain in office pending the outcome of the re-run election.

APC governorship candidate in the state, Umana Umana had dragged the state governor and PDP candidate Udom Emmanuel before the tribunal, challenging his victory at the poll.


-LIB News

How I Almost Lost My Life in The Hands of a Police Man - Man Shares Story

My name is John Membu. I would like to use this medium to narrate how I almost lost my life due to the recklessness of a police officer.  This incident occurred  on Thursday the 8 at about 10pm . At Chevy view estate gate. Which is opposite the chevron office complex. I was in the company of friends and we were just returning from the traditional wedding of a friend .on approaching the gate we saw that there was traffic . so I came down from my Car to see the cause. On getting there, I saw a truck carrying iron rods and these were escorted by two policemen. I asked what the problem was and apparent found out that the estate had a time curfew for trucks to enter.

So I pleaded with the police man to tell the driver to reverse the truck so that the cars can go in to ease the traffic situation. The officer was quite irritated at the fact that the gate wasn't opened so he wasn't very pleasant. Pleas by the residents of the estate fell on deaf ears as he had hardened his resolve to enter the estate. This now agitated the residents as the started questioning the motive of the policemen. The police officer was visibly upset because one of the residents had asked if escorting iron rods was his job description.  All this while I was beside the truck trying to persuade them to reverse the truck. One angry resident now came began to warn the policemen that this behaviour was unacceptable that he was going to deal with them. The younger officer now spoke but was shut down by the man . this didn't go down well with him. And he threatened  to deal with this man. He immediately corked his rifle and muttered some insult in Hausa. I now back away and walked towards the gate when a shot rang out. I ran into the security post . I suddenly felt a numbness in my right leg and was puzzled cos I don't remember hitting any hard object. I now felt something trickling down my leg and I discovered to my horror that I had been shot in my rights leg.

After much fuss and loosing a lot of blood i was taken to UDECO MEDICAL CENTER in the estate where they were able to stop the bleeding and put me in their emergency ward. I lay in that hospital bed for about 2 weeks and all through my stay I was only visited by the police 3times.  I even found out that the initial deposit was paid by my brother in law. Getting out of the critical phase I was advised by the doctor to contact the police force to  inquire how my bill was to be settled I asked my lawyer Mr Laolu shyllon. To go represent me . I never got any feed back from them as they were nonchalant at first to settle my hospital bill . I decided to pay for my bill which came up to 347 thousand naira.  I am shocked ,upset and disappointed . I have never felt more how meaningless my life is as a Nigerian citizen. If I didn't have the deposit to pay or tell the doctor I would settle the bill I don't think I would be around sending this email.  Does Human life not have value any more.  If the case was the reverse that I shot a police officer where would I be now ,yet the policeman who shot me is now AWOL.  And nobody wants to take responsibility. Instead am being bullied and taken for granted. I understand that my case is not peculiar that I was one of the lucky police gunshot victims because am alive. I made the decisione to tell my story because am hoping it gets around until something can be done about police recklessness, callous attitude towards the lives of people they are suppose to be protecting.


-LIB

This Woman was a Man But Now...[photo]

Sona Avedian used to be a 240 pound, bearded, muscular U.S. Marine, but now at 33 years old, she has become someone much different. It wasn’t until 2012 that she decided to make the tough decision to transition to being a woman. Sona already had a wife and a kid, but she said she needed to do this to be happy and escape the deep depression she felt.

Sona has lost around 100 pounds, started hormone therapy, lasered away her facial hair, and had breast surgery in order to look like a woman.

Sona, who was previously known as Matthew, served six tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine, as well as a military contractor. She said this was a way for her to suppress the feminine feelings she was having at that time but it didn't help..

As a man, Sona bulked up to 240 pounds in order to counteract the feeling that he should have been born a woman. Today, Sona has become almost unrecognizable to those who knew her before:

Sona told Caters News that she’s had to make many changes to her life that aren’t just physical:

“Since I came out I have tried to live a normal life – it’s like anyone, there are good and bad times. There are certain things I miss, I lost a lot of friends but I’ve also made a lot of new friends. I was following the American dream – I don’t even know who I’m looking at in the before pictures, it was so depressing.”

“Personally I’m much happier, I don’t have any conflicts with who I am. I am definitely a tomboy and that’s okay. Before I couldn’t stand myself and I couldn’t interact with people."

Her Facebook page contains a number of powerful before and after shots:

Woman Who Gave Birth Aboard a Chinese Flight Forced to Pay £21,000 to the Airline For The Cost

Remember the woman who gave birth on a plane a China Airlines flight from Taipei to Los Angeles? Well, she is to be prosecuted by the airline. Airport bosses claim she was breaking regulations by not telling them she was 36 weeks pregnant.

The new mum, who has not be named went into labour while on board. The flight had to land in Anchorage, Alaska, so the woman could get medical treatment and be sent to a hospital.

It is claimed the mum wanted her child to be born in the US so they would qualify for automatic citizenship.

Minister of Transport and Communications Chen Jian-yu (the government owns most of the airlines in China) said the diversion and extra costs incurred came to more than £21,000 and the company wants her to pay it back.

The poor woman was deported and returned to Taiwan while her baby is in the care of a friend in the US.

-LIB

See The Beautiful Birthday Cake Kanye Presented to His Pregnant Wife Kim K

Kanye West rented out the entire movie theater to watch the new Steve Jobs to celebrate Kim Kardashian's 35th birthday. He invited Kim's family and their close friends to the movie screening. She gushed about what he did for her in her post below..

Pregnant Woman Loses Baby After fighting With Neighbor Over Puff Puff

25 year old woman, Chiwendu Nwobodo who was bathed with hot groundnut oil by a neighbour in Surulere Lagos over puff puff supposedly worth N900 has lost her two-month-old pregnancy.
According to PUNCH Metro, Her husband, Chigozie, said that his wife had also developed complications as her left ear was now oozing pus and that Iya Daniel has been re-arrested and detained at the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.

This whole incident reportedly happened because Chiwendu and Iya Daniel, who were neighbours and lived on Ogbomosho Street, Ijesha, in the Surulere area had had a disagreement which made Pregnant Chiwendu kick some puff puff that belonged to Iya Daniel.
Iya Daniel demanded the replacement of her Puff puff which she said was worth N900. Chinwe's Husband, Chigozie promised to reimburse Iya Daniel of her damaged puff puff.
However, after Chinwe returned from work on the evening of the fateful day, the airport worker was said to have gone to the toilet. As she came out of the toilet, Iya Danielreportedly waylaid her and emptied a pail of hot groundnut oil on her.
She was subsequently rushed to the hospital and placed on admission.
The suspect was arrested by policemen from the Ijesha division, but was later released on bail.
Chigozie on Wednesday said that his wife had lost their unborn child.
He said:

“She developed complications and started losing blood from her private parts. We were advised to do a scan, and the result showed that she had lost the baby.
“We were advised to take her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The doctors said they will have to flush her system to remove the remains of the baby. They also prescribed some drugs to her.
“I am sad because it was supposed to be our first child. We have been married since May 2014 and we were happy when our family doctor confirmed that she was pregnant. But now that she has lost it. I am angry because Iya Daniel caused it.”

Chigozie said she wanted the suspect charged for the injury on his wife and the loss of her pregnancy.

"This is murder. I want the law to take its full course in this case,” he said.

AIT Denies Abusing the President During The Campeign Priod

DAAR communication, owners of African Independent Televison AIT have denied claims by presidential spokesperson, Shehu Garba, that they denied President Buhari and the APC access to use their media platform during the campaign periods. Garba at a media summit in Lagos last week, alleged that media stations, AIT and NTA, maltreated the President Buhari and the APC during the campaign periods(read here).
In a statement released yesterday October 21st, the TV station said as a responsible media
organization, it made its media platform open for all political actors irrespective of their political parties.The statement asked the presidential spokesperson to name AIT staffs that refused them to pay for their political ad campaigns. The statement in part reads

On the allegation of maltreatment through the rejection and denial of political campaign space on our station, we wish to state categorically and emphatically that at no time did we reject or deny the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) broadcast space on our station –AIT,’’ the management of Daar Communications said in a statement in Abuja.

We subscribe to the laws of the land as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, and other Acts of the National Assembly. 

We are guided by the tenets of media practice which are professionalism, fairness, objectivity and balance irrespective of political affiliation. 

At the beginning of the electioneering process meant to herald the 2015 elections and as has been our practice since 1999 we opened our stations to all the contesting political parties and their respective candidates on all our broadcast platforms; RayPower FM, Faaji FM and AIT. 

“In accordance with the ethics of our business; media bookings, the terms of the contract, the discount offered amongst others are usually contractual obligations which are sacrosanct and exclusive only to the parties involved but if and when the need arises, we are willing and ready to tender all the contract documents to the public for their information and knowledge.  

We feel pained, disappointed and betrayed by the allegation of maltreatment of the APC’s Presidential Campaigns by Mallam Garba Shehu, who at various times requested for unusual discounts and concessions, at short notices, which we often obliged in our spirited efforts of ensuring that we engaged all political parties, most especially the APC in our broadcasts so that we would be fair to all parties. 

We have extended our patriotic hands of fellowship to all the political actors and indeed everyone to pull together for the sake of our dearly beloved nation - Nigeria. This, is the global best practice, after elections and the attendant politics, national interest takes the centre-stage" the statement read.

Obama Announces Federal Push to Battle Against Drug Abuse

President Barack Obama said prescription drug abuse is exacting a terrible toll across the country while speaking at a panel in West Virginia on Wednesday. He announced new steps to help improve doctor training and ease access to drug treatment.


-USA TODAY

Employee Robs Same Restaurant where he works

An employee at a fast food restaurant robbed the very same place where he worked. Police say he came in after closing time with a knife and stole nearly $1,400.


-USA TODAY

MHEEN! This is What I Call True Love!

Found on Facebook!

So true love really do exist. I stumbled upon this pics while browsing last night and felt like sharing it to all HapiNaija reader. This is what I call true love. Man marring a crippled lady in love and happiness.

The question now is: IS THIS LOVE REALLY TRUE?

REUBEN ABATI THE POISON IVY OF JONATHAN RIGIN

One of the most influential persons in President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was not a member of the cabinet. Neither was he a member of Jonathan’s family. But as Jonathan’s personal publicist and propagandist, Reuben Abati wields formidable clout.

As the person responsible for Jonathan’s public image, Abati had to be involved, and could choose to be involved in anything that affects Jonathan as the president. Since everything that Jonathan did as president affects the country, Abati was an important man to the country’s 170 million people, even if most Nigerians haven’t the slightest idea of who he is.

The 50-year old Abati, however, is not a complete unknown in political and media circles. He’s acknowledged to be one of Nigeria’s savviest and slickest spinmeisters. He had a successful career as a columnist with The Guardian.

Nostalgia of Abati’s era as the erstwhile combative image maker of Jonathan trying to make a fresh face to the media, brings bad memories flooding back. So far, I believe he has written two articles since he left Aso Rock the latest being on Edwin Clark, god father of Jonathan who publicly disowned Jonathan for lack of will power to combat corruption during his tenure.

In his rebuttal to Clark’s decision to throw Jonathan under the bus, Abati sounds like a chicken in search of his old support of Nigerian people. Abati said the timing of Clark’s statement “…is also auspicious: just when the public is beginning to worry about the direction of the Buhari government, E.K. Clark shows up to lend a hand of support and endorsement.”

Far from the truth. Nigerian public is not jittery about where the country is headed under President Buhari. Clark – a political spent force – is the least person Buhari administration needs for endorsement or support. Clark has nothing to offer President Buhari. Clark is broke and he’s looking for avenue to recoup his depleted cash flow from Johnathan Aso Rock. Period.

Who could ever forget Abati years at Aso Rock? For Abati who was on Jonathan’s fool’s errand, it was perfectly right to bamboozle us with plausible-sounding factoids. He treated Nigerians like ignorant fools. He called critics a mass of miseducated idiots and lawless bastards.

He defended Jonathan with all the the arsenals in his PR kit rooted in Weberian primitive, substantive rationalization. To him, verisimilitude mattered more than veracity. He became a lackey of Jonathan and the PDP party. As a great fabricator, he created stunts, lies, and mediated realities as facts trying to sell poison ivy of Jonathan administration to Nigerians.


Abati goes round and round like wheels spinning in the mud in an attempt to burnish Jonathan’s tattered image. Nigerian public became deafened and confused by a barrage of contradictory messages from Abati. His days as Jonathan spokesman was an unmitigated disaster in PR. Abati provokes a moral philosophical question: why do good people turn bad? Or, to add some nuance: why do good people do bad things? Truth is, there are many reasons why decent human beings do ghastly things. But for Abati, his eyes are bigger than his stomach.
The criticisms of Jonathan administration sparked outrage from Abati with a chorus of attacks on critics. His bombastic assertions were as offensive as it was nonsensical. When Nigerians on social media refused to swallow Abati’s hook, line and sinker hard-sell branding campaigns of Jonathan, he labeled them “collective children of anger” and largely sozzled. He snorted: “… cynics, the pestle-wielding critics, the unrelenting, self-appointed activists, the idle and idling, twittering, collective children of anger, the distracted crowd of Facebook addicts, the BBM – pinging soap opera gossips of Nigeria.”

“They are ever so censorious, contrarian and supercilious…,” Abati continues his bashing of “collective children of anger,” “… it is dangerous to have such a navel-gazing, narcissistic group inflict themselves with so much ferocity on an otherwise impressionable public. We are in reality dealing with a bunch of hypocrites.”

He proved a dangerous political clown. His insidious brand of image making from his comfortable and privileged position in Aso Rock blinded him to see the uncomfortable position of disenfranchised and impoverished Nigerians. He estranged many of his admirers by describing critics as extremists, delusional, ragtag bunch of misfits, nobodies, and hangers-on.

His standard attitude as Jonathan’s publicist and propagandist was one of hardened ignorance. As Jonathan’s spokesman, Abati effectively nourished Jonathan’s plan and action on corruption. He spread egregious lies. He stuck his neck out for the reputation laundering of Jonathan’s brutal kleptocracy. Instead of being startlingly honest about his dishonesty in his days as Johnathan’s media lair, by apologizing to the Nigerian people and ask for forgiveness for deceiving and badgering Nigerians, he came out swinging at Clark.

The bombastic Aso Rock Abati was cutting and sarcastic. He broke all boundaries of custom and traditional morality. He dismissed the opinions of concerned Nigerians on how Nigeria was being governed by Jonathan. The sneering, snidely Abati looking down on the rest of us plebs and other nobodies, just couldn’t understand why the “Facebook addicts” were against Jonathan.

He accused Clark for publicly jettison Jonathan. It’s like the pot calling the kettle black. Abati is equally guilty of what he accused Clark of. Reuben Abati? Who would ever think Abati would publicly disclaim his loyal fans and readers? He disappointed them and told them in unequivocal terms that they were wrong to put their confidence in him, and to bet on him. If Jonathan had won reelection, Abati would still be taunting, harassing, tormenting, and scolding the “pestle-wielding critics.” But hey, we’re “free at last, thank God Almighty we’re free at last!”

It’s surprising therefore that for all Abati has done to sell his soul to the devil as it were, and as a jaded, dirty-minded, foul-mouthed, over-bloated, proud liar and fabricator now trying to re-brand and resell himself to Nigerians is to say the least, reprehensible.

Nigerians beware of Abati masquerading as a repentant hypocrite of yesterday’s. With the Jonathan era safely tucked behind us, Reuben Abati the poison ivy of Jonathan years is an animal of the past!

I can't Stop Flaunting My Charming Legs - Chika Ike reveals

Fans and lovers of Nollywood on-screen character, Chika Ike, have recently been extremely angry at her as a result of the outfits she puts on, which they appear not to be alright with.

Chika has been seen recently to wear dresses that demonstrate some basic parts of her body and some of her devotees have communicated their disappointment over this.

Yet, the Fancy Nancy supervisor has clarified why she wears such outfits, saying they are fabrics she feels extremely good with.

In a meeting with Daily Independent, Chika said she can't envision not displaying her fresh and sexy legs.

In her words, “I can’t do without my tan-top and my short, so I can show off those sexy legs.”

Banker Arrested for Forging of WASCE and University Results

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old broker, Daniel Makanjuola, for utilizing a cloned West African Senior School Certificate and Lagos State University's announcement of result to secure vocation at the Wema Bank Plc, Marina branch, on the Lagos Island.

The police said Makanjuola had paraded himself as a degree holder in promoting with Second Class, Upper Division, before his capture.

He was likewise said to have tendered a fashioned National Youth Service Corps release testament and a reference letter to the bank. He guaranteed to have acquired the letter from United Bank for Africa, his implied previous working environment.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, who hails from Ijero Local Government Area in Ekiti State, had joined the bank in 2013, preceding he was sacked in July 2015 after the reports were affirmed to be fake.

It was assembled that the false demonstration was found after the administration sent a letter to the UBA to confirm the validity of the reference letter. The UBA was said to have precluded learning from securing Makanjuola and the letter.

Our reporter learnt that the disclosure provoked the bank to compose West African Examinations Council and LASU, which likewise repudiated the outcomes. The suspect was arrested after the case was accounted for at the Lion Building Police Station.

The bank's Public Relations Officer, Emela Esohe, said Makanjuola claimed up to the demonstration before a disciplinary advisory group.

The suspect, in an announcement he made to the police, likewise admitted to the wrongdoing and clarified how he got the manufactured declarations.

He said he turned to the demonstration to lighten the neediness in his family, including that it was one Vincent who helped him to get the reference letter.

He said, "I am really a National Diploma holder. I secured the fake WASCE and LASU results, utilizing a web crawler and CorelDraw application. I filtered a NYSC authentication and utilized a few applications to alter it. I did it to put a conclusion to the affliction of my poor gang. I am the main child of my dad. I need the power to be caring with my case. I was just attempting to carry on with a superior life."

A police prosecutor, Inspector I. Okeke, summoned Makanjuola at a Tinubu Magistrate's Court on three numbers of falsification.

The charges read to a limited extent, "That you, Daniel Makanjuola at some point in September 2013, at Wema Bank, Marina, Lagos Island, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did fashion West Africa Senior School Certificate, dated December, 2005 with applicant number, 5250209357 and endorsement number, ASSCP 3841537.

"That you produced notice of definite year examination result 2008/2009 scholarly session from LASU with reference number, LASU/E&R/405, dated March 11, 2010 and use it to secure work at Wema Bank Plc."

The blamed argued not blameworthy to the charges before the managing officer, Mr. A. Adefulire.

Adefulire conceded him to safeguard in the whole of N100,000 with two sureties in like aggregate. He suspended the case till October 22, 2015.


-Punchng

Supporters of the Drirector of Radio Biafra , Nnamdi Kanu Arrested by Police

Supporters of the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu were on Tuesday arrested by the Anambra State police charge at different parts in Awka as they dissented the arrest of Mr. Kanu.

The protesters, including ladies, conveyed bulletins with different engravings, walked from Amawbia to the Government House, requesting that Kanu be allowed to be freed.

Be that as it may, as they drew nearer Government House, the police men positioned at the spot terminated into the air and tossed teargas canisters to scatter the crowd.

Another gathering protesters at the Arroma intersection was also arrested by the police.

Anambra State organizer of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Ikechukwu Okoye said their dissent was not intended to bring on any inconvenience, including that they were just the boulevards to request that DSS discharge Kanu.

As indicated by him, the protesters were walking to the Government House to beg Anambra State senator, Chief Willie Obiano to win on President Muhammadu Buhari to mediate on the matter.

He said: “We are only agitators who obey the laws of the land. This is democracy and there is freedom of speech and freedom of movement.

“Why would anybody detain our leader and in the process be demanding bail fee of N2million. We have not come to fight anybody because we are peace makers”

Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hosea Karma, affirmed the arrested of the protestors, saying it was on the grounds that they were parading along the Enugu-Onitsha turnpike consequently bringing about break of peace. 

According to the CP: 

“There is nothing like Indigenous People of Biafra. Those people constituted nuisance on the high way and that was why they were picked.

“Right now, I do not know the number of people that were picked, but I want to assure the people that anybody who disturbs the peace that exists in this state will not go unpunished.”

Although,the factional leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has loaned support to the Radio Biafra executive. 

In a press proclamation made accessible to reprorters in Awka yesterday, the national executive of data of the breakaway MASSOB, Mr Uchenna Madu said it was relating to Kanu in the soul of fellowship seeking after one solid power for self determination.

LOL... See the South African Pastor Who preaches from a Coffin Instead of Pulpit

A Pastor in South Africa has abandoned the pulpit for a coffin, truly. As indicated by a church member and former street pharmacist, 28 year old Aphiwe Nqevu 'conveyed the coffin to show to individuals who neglect to hold onto Jesus as the child of God that they will go to hell and face interminable passing eternal suffering.

They said they make use of coffin to 'urge individuals to grasp God in light of the fact that once rature happens, it has past the point where it is possible to choose'. Individuals in the region challenged, saying it was scaring little kids and it was irresponsible and disrespectful.

Army Gives Boko Haram "Final Warning"

The acting chief of armed force advertising, Sani Usman, marked the notice which is said not to be not the same as comparable warnings issued before.

Reports have it that because of the dateline President Mohammadu Buhari provided for free the nation of radicals' methodologies, the Nigerian military has given the third in the arrangement of their last notices.

Usman said: “This is to finally warn all Boko Haram terrorists wherever they are, to desist from all acts of terrorism, surrender themselves and face the law now,” the Tuesday warning reads in part.

“We wish to inform them that we are aware of all their hideouts, camps and enclaves.

“They should follow their colleagues who have so far surrendered. Failure to surrender will result in serious consequences as our troops have closed up with them.

“We equally appeal to members of the international community and the world at large, to kindly persuade Boko Haram terrorists and their international collaborators to desist from acts of terrorism and renounce their membership of the terrorist organization forthwith.

“They should also immediately and unconditionally release all abducted persons in their custody including the Chibok school girls.”

Before today’s warning, the force had also warned on October 11 which was signed by Usman.

It read: “This is to once again warn all Boko Haram terrorists wherever they are, to desist from all acts of terrorism, surrender themselves and face the law now.

“We wish to inform them that we are aware of all their hideouts, camps and enclaves. They should follow their colleagues who have so far surrendered.

“Failure to surrender will result in serious consequences as the troops are fast closing up on them.”

Although, the representative of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular, Ahmed Abo-Zeid communicated Egypt's backing to Nigerian government in the battle against Boko Haram and terrorism.

Model Shot Badly in the Butt at Christ Brown's VMA party Shooting, Sues Club.

Chris Brown and Suge Knight were a formula for violence at a 2014 Sunset Strip VMA party, and a model who was shot within the butt is currently suing the club, claiming it turned a blind eye to the danger.
Megan Hawkins says one OAK knew Chris Brown had gang ties and additionally knew Suge was bad news, nevertheless both ended up in the club even without adequate security to guard patrons.
Chris was hosting the event when shots rang out, striking Suge 6 times and also the model once.
Hawkins says she was seriously wounded and lost work, racked up medical bills and endured innumerable pain and suffering.
The club had no comment.   SOURCE: www.tmz.com/

Drake might NOT be happy if the Nicki Minaj Get Married to Meek Mill... See Why!

Drake is seriously nervous about the rumors that Nicki Minaj and Mick Meel are planning to get married this week. He is terrified that Nicki will actually marry Meek Mill. If Nicki of age 32 and Meek Mill, 28, really do get married, it would “be some of the worse news Drake’s heard all year!”

According to what an insider told Hollywoodlife.com, “In all seriousness, if Nicki actually took her relationship with Meek to the next level by marrying him, that would be some of the worse news Drake’s heard all year so he hopes that’s not the case. He refuses to believe that Nicki would settle for less when she could do a whole hell of a lot better. Drake doesn’t usually let rumors get to him but this, it bothers him. Deep down, he’s got a love for Nicki,”

In case you missed it, a family member of one of Nicki’s closest friendly allegedly dropped the bomb that the stars are tying the knot in New York City on Oct. 21, according to Media TakeOut. The rappers are performing at Jay Z’s Tidal concert in Brooklyn on Oct. 20, and are planning to marry on Oct. 21.   SOURCE: Hollywoodlife.com

Two belonging to Arik collide at Lagos airport, grounded.

Two planes owned to Arik Air, yesterday, brushed one another whereas manoeuvring out of the apron at the overall Aviation Terminal, GAT, of Murtala Muhammed airport, Lagos.

The two planes had their wing tips broken and are grounded to permit more investigation into the incident.

Reacting to the incidence, voice of the airline, Mr. Adebanji ola, aforementioned during a statement: “Two of our aircraft, Boeing 737-800NG were this afternoon (yesterday) concerned during a wing-tip brush at the general Aviation Terminal, GAT, of Murtala Muhammed airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

“One of the craft, 5N-MJP, was marshalled out of the ramp for a regular flight, once its wing brushed that of another aircraft, 5N-MJQ, set on the ramp.

“There were no incidences because the safety of passengers wasn't jeopardized. we've grounded the 2 aircraft and are still looking into the incident.”

A similar incidence happened recently at the Murtala Muhammed airport terminal two, MMA2, in Lagos, when there was a ground collision of 2 craft owned to FirstNation Airways.

Another similar incident additionally occurred at the airport on july 6th, following the collision of 2 aircraft owned to Emirates and Hak Air.

The incident, that happened at about mid-day, involved 2 airliner 330 conveying no fewer than 250 passengers. the 2 aircraft had their bodies partly broken.

One of the aircraft was burdensome from the runway to MMA2 to disengage passengers, whereas the opposite aircraft was getting ready to take off to Port Harcourt airport from the same terminal.

It was alleged that the pilot might have been misdirected to the incorrect part of the apron.

Really? Nicki and Meek Mill Getting Married This Week?

That's what MediaTakeOut is saying. i am certain it is not true however check their report below...
MTO simply spoke with a loved one of 1 of Nicki Minaj's closest friends. They told U.S. completely that Nicki and Meek are set to get married in the big apple city, New York this week probably.

The details of the marriage ceremony are extraordinarily tight however we're told that each one of Nicki's family are being holed up at the Waldorf Astoria in the big apple town on Tues night, and Meek's family is being flown in too. The couple is ready to perform at the recurrent event Concert   on Tues in New York city . . . and so get wed on Wednesday. This is raw fact!

Do you think they will get married? #YourThoughts

How to Keep Your Mind Off Sex

It is straightforward dominant your actions however dominant your thoughts is laborious. pondering s€x will erode the mind and ending such thoughts could be a battle for a few people. For a guy, your mind is running with the thought of the other s£x and for the females you only need to be with a man.

Thinking about s£x does not cause you to a virtuously corrupt person. As humans we have {a tendency to|we tend to} were created with sexual feelings and to be exhibited at intervals the wedding bond. that's why we have {a tendency to|we tend to} area unit continuously interested in member of the other s€x. For people who area unit single and like {better to|value additional extremely to|favor to|opt to} stay chaste, taking s£x off the mind should be controlled. however ready to} do that?

*Choose Your Associates sagely

There is nothing wrong in discussing s£x however you wish to exercise caution. it's common to visualize friends remark it, however fun completely was} doing it last time and then. They remark their next person they want to possess in bed. If you discover yourself among these quite friends that promote sexual activity, you wish discontinue your association with them.

*Choose the correct amusement

"S£x sells" thus say the amusement world. therefore it's featured in movies, books and therefore the net as a norm. while not realizing the hidden dangers, out of curiosity you begin searching for such amusement. In time your mind are fill with s£x. All you think that regarding throughout the day and night is s£x. If not management, you will work such thought and might progress into the habit of masturb@tion that is extremely troublesome for several to interrupt.

*Fill Your Mind With Wholesome info

There area unit numerous up-building info and data you'll be able to acquire. you'll be able to examine numerous things on-line reckoning on your own interest. as an example, if you like cookery, you'll be able to find out about new recipes. If you like doing business, you'll be able to examine the way to manage and run a sure-fire business. If you like nature why not pay time looking at NatGeoWild or alternative nature and life channels.

Loneliness will create someone preoccupy with the thought of s£x. to beat this, haunt with smart friends, visit the correct recreational centres, interact during a sport or physical exertion.

Most of the items we predict regarding springs from what we have a tendency to see and listen to. thus it's imperative to regulate these 2 senses.

Thinking of how to overcome that masturbation habit ? Well I think this will help

HOW TO OVERCOME MASTURBATION HABIT

Every male and feminine feeling began once reaching time of life and since of ignorance on the way to management the will several make up the lure of self-abuse. several believe there's no damage within the habit and then several health specialists have inspired the habit and have aforementioned self-abuse has no negative health impact. For this reasons plenty of persons are entrapped.

In alternative corner, there are claims that self-abuse has a number of these negative health consequence listed below.

*. It causes ejaculation in men.
*. It weakens the male organ.
*. It causes frequent elimination.
*. It causes sterility in girls.
*. It makes girls susceptible to canal infections.
*. It retard the speed concentration.
*. It causes watery eyes.

While counter arguments area unit created, faith frown against it, affirmative it's a wrong observe. many folks feel terrible and have serious guilt once they couple. If you furthermore may feel identical and you want to beat the habit, you'll be able to succeed. however are you able to do so?

The first step to breaking free from the habit is to acknowledge it not a clean habit and you have got a retardant that require an answer. following step is to inform yourself "I wish to interrupt free from masturbation".

If you have got done all of this, then you ought to attempt to cultivate this vital quality that is self management. to attain this, you need to avoid been in things that may arouse sexual wishes in you.

Read: the way to Keep Your Mind Of Sex

Many people have conquer the habit, thus you can also do identical with success. ne'er feel discourage every time you fail. because the same with alternative habits like smoking, you may have relapse however ne'er permit that destroy your temperament and determination to prevent masturbation.

Each time you expertise a relapse, rigorously examine the circumstances that light-emitting diode to that and deal befittingly with what should have caused it. it's going to be you saw associate degree immoral pic which sparked it. Then you ought to avoid diversion that options debased scenes.

There is one secret that has helped such a big amount of youths and adults become independent from from self-abuse. They confided in an exceedingly sure person. This person should not be simply anyone. speak with older ones with full expertise, they're going to assist you to beat the habit.

Above all, pray to God to assist you stop the habit and act promptly work your prayers. As long as you have got the will to interrupt free, He can for sure assist you succeed.

We have alter our comment box permit anonymous comments, please be happy to share your thoughts.

OMG!!! Popular Blogger, Linda Ikeji has just acquired a mansion worth half a Billion Naira. Check it out! [photo]

One of the recent news making the rounds on the social media is the N600 million mansion bought by popular blogger, Linda Ikeji at one of the choicest locations in Lagos state- Banana Island.

The house which is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-suite bedrooms, a master suite with a separate walk-in closet/dressing room and a massive bathroom suite; it also contains 2 living rooms, media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large pantry.


Also it has a two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse, swimming pool, waterfall wall, changing room, cabana, and amazing water-view. “Absolutely, my dream home. See photos below..

 

 

To Linda this house is like a dream come true. lol

Yes, dreams do come true. And yet, so many people have preferred to keep sleeping, snoring way deep into the world of doubts and indecision.

But the salient questions here are: What do you make of the house as shown in pictures? Are you inspired by Linda’s success to make your dreams come true and how many men have such kinds of mansions in Nigeria?

FINALLY THE AWAITED HEADIES AWARD IS HERE CHECK OUT THE NOMINEES

FINALLY THE AWAITED HEADIES AWARD IS HERE CHECK OUT THE NOMINEES

Check out the nomination list for this year haedies
  
 BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR ; A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.

Ojuelegba – Wizkid

 Eyo – Asa

 Wish Me Well – Timi Dakolo

 Bez – There’s A Fire

 Cobhams – Do the right Thing

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

 Don Jazzy – Godwin (Korede Bello)

 Mastakraft – Wiser (Flavour)

 Young John – Bobo (Olamide)

 Shizzi – Fans Mi (DavidO)

 Legendury Beatz – Ojuelegba

 Cobhams – There’s A Fire (Bez)

 BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review.

This award goes to the video director.

 Jamb Question (Simi) – Mex

Crazy (Seyi Shay) – Meji Alabi

 The Sound (DavidO Feat. Uhuru & Dj Buckz) – Sesan

 Katapot (Reekado Banks) – UnLimited LA

 Baby Jollof (Solid Star Feat. Tiwa Savage) – Clarence Peters

 BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

 Bed of Stone – Asa

 A.Y.O. – Wizkid

 King of Queens – Yemi Alade

 Rich & Famous – Praiz

 Double Trouble – Psquare

 BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

 Heartbeat – Praiz

 Baby Daddy – Iyanya

 Say You Love Me – Leriq ft. Wizkid

 Do the Right Thing – Cobhams Ft. Bez

 Wish Me Well – Timi Dakolo

 BEST POP SINGLE

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

 Ojuelegba – Wizkid

 Collabo – P-Square Feat. Don Jazzy

 My Woman, My Everything – Patoranking Feat. Wande Coal

 Woju – Kiss Daniel

 Godwin – Korede Bello

 Bobo – Olamide

 BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).

 German Juice – Cynthia Morgan

 Sanko – Timaya

 My Body – Solid Star Feat. Timaya

 Daniella Whyne – Patoranking

 Cheques and Balance – Burna Boy

 Bad Girl Special (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay feat. Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay

 BEST RAP ALBUM

A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

 Baba Hafusa – Reminisce

Street OT – Olamide

 Chairman – M.I.

 Above Ground Level – Modenine

 BEST COLLABO

A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

 Local Rapper – Reminisce Feat. Olamide & Phyno

 Hold on – Joe El Feat. 2Face Idibia

 Bad Girl Special (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay Feat. Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay

 Shoki (Remix) – Lil’Kesh Feat. Olamide & David O

 Do The right Thing – Cobhams ft. Bez

 Sisi – Praiz ft. Wizkid

 BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.

 King Kong – Vector

 Bad Belle – M.I

 Bank Alert – Ill Bliss

 Local Rapper – Reminisce Feat. Olamide, Phyno & Stomrex

 G.O.D – T.R

 BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

 Praiz – If I fall

 Shaydee – High

 Timi Dakolo – Wish Me Well

 Cobhams – Do The Right Thing

 Bez – There’s A Fire

 BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

 Waje – Coco Baby

 Aramide – Iwo Nikan

 Asa – Bed of Stone

 Simi – Tiff

 Yemi Alade – Duro Timi

 NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

 Reekado Bankz

 Kiss Daniel

 Cynthia Morgan

 Korede Bello

Lil’ Kesh

 HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

 Praiz – Rich n Famous

 Yemi Alade – King of Queens

 Skales – Man of the Year

 LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the Rap Artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

 Ill Bliss – Bank Alert (remix) Feat. Ice Prince, Eva Alordiah & Phyno

Vector – King Kong

 Reminisce – Baba Hafusa

G.O.D – T.R

 BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

Reminisce – Skillashi

Olamide – Bobo

 Small Doctor – Mosquito Killer

 Mastakraft feat. Olamide, CDQ and David O – Indomie

 Falz The Bad Guy Feat. Yemi Alade & Poe – Hello Bae

 BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

 Di’Ja – Awww

 Bez – There’s A Fire

 Asa – Satan Be Gone

 Adekunle Gold – Sade

 Ugovinna – Rain On Me

 Simi – Tiff

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges requirements of excellence (Songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).

 Rich n Famous – Praiz

 King of Queens – Yemi Alade

 Street OT – Olamide

 Chairman – M.I.

 A.Y.O. – Wizkid

Double Trouble – P Square

 ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

1. Olamide

2. David O

3. Wizkid

4. Yemi Alade

5. P-Square

 SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

 Ojuelegba – Wizkid

 Godwin – Korede Bello

 Kiss Daniel – Woju

 Olamide – Bobo

AFRICAN ARTISTE

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

 Diamond Platnumz

 Cassper Nyovest

 Sarkodie

 Uhuru

 AKA

HALL OF FAME

Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

2Face Idibia