NIGERIAN ARMY BLOCK THE NIGER BRIDGE - "OPERATION PYTHON DANCE"


Human and pro-democracy activists have faulted the blockade of the Niger Bridge by the Nigerian Army.
The ‘Operation Python Dance’ was recently launched by  the army in the South East to provide security in the zone.

President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 budget to the National Assembly next week




President Buhari will is to present the 2017 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, disclosed after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja yesterday.

[VICTORY] NCC HALTS ON DATA BUNDLE HIKE!




The Nigerian Senate has asked the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, to immediately halt the proposed Internet data tariff hike.
The new data tariff regime is billed to commence Thursday, December 1, after the NCC had communicated the telecommunications companies and asked the big operators, namely MTN, Glo, Etisalat and Airtel, to hike data price.

Irina Shayk is 'pregnant with her first child with Bradley Cooper' as she shuts down the runway





  • Russian beauty, Irina Shayk (30), is reportedly expecting a baby with boyfriend Bradley Cooper 
  • News broke as veteran model Irina made long-awaited debut for lingerie brand Victoria's Secret
  • Star said to be 'so excited' about becoming a mother and is alleged to be in her second trimester

HAPPY NEW MONTH FRIENDS!


Its December again! The month we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ..
Just as the celebrations are around the corner, I pray that you be celebrated in all aspects of your life!
All your goals and aspirations shall be attained one after the other, so when 2017 finally comes, you welcome the new year with great joy and gladness, in Jesus name I pray, Amen.

Obiarazie Emeka.
for ESB

Columbian plane crash: Jet without fuel, crew member said


Just before LaMia Flight 2933 crashed into a hillside near Medellin, Colombia, a crew member on-board told air traffic controllers, "The plane is in total electric failure and without fuel," according to two sources familiar with the investigation who heard audio recordings.

[BACK HOME] Kanye West has 'checked out of hospital and is now back home with Kim Kardashian and family' over a week after breakdown




Kanye West has left UCLA Medical Center and is now home, just over one week after he was first hospitalized following an apparent breakdown, according to a new report.
TMZ reported on Wednesday that the rapper has checked out of the hospital and is now back at his home with his family.

[DOWNLOAD MUSIC] CHINESE-NIGERIAN, CHEN EMMANUEL, DROPS NEW SONGS!




After dropping his initial album in 2015 titled Yahweh (which included an Igbo themed praise song and 3 other western solos), Gospel Artist CHEN WANG EMMANUEL, comes along with his brand EP which he calls, "The November Project".

Ben Murray-Bruce and Gbenga Ashafa reacts to planned hike in the price of data bundle




Prior to the increase in data tariff price by the NCC which is scheduled to take effect tomorrow, the 1st day of December 2016, Senators Gbenga Ashafa and Ben Murray-Bruce shares their opinion about the situation.

I don’t believe in love at first sight, says Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

 

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, a popular Nigerian actress, says she does not believe ‘love at first sight’.
She made the comment while serving as a panelist at the Innovation Warehouse, a mentorship programme for aspiring filmmakers and actors.
The actress advised her audience to only get romantically involved with people who understand show business.

Final year UNN student commits suicide

A final year Agricultural Economics student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) was found dead in his off-campus hostel on Sunday.
The late Tobechukwu Okeke allegedly committed suicide over financial challenges. No suicide note was found in his room, but his mates said the late Tobechukwu had lately expressed frustration over financial challenges.

DRUG ABUSE AMONGST NOTHERN WOMEN

According to the 2015 annual report of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the north west topped the table of arrests for drug-related offences for that year, with a total of 2,205 persons, beating the south-west which recorded 1,785 arrests. The north-central followed with 1,605 while the south-south, south-east and north-east recorded 1,380, 979 and 824 respectively.
But out of a total of 2,205 people arrested on drug charges in the north-west, only 38 were females – the least, compared to other zones, especially south-south, which led with a total of 269 females.
But this is because the arrests were made largely for trafficking and use of narcotics such as cocaine, heroin and cannabis, which constituted over 90 per cent of drug seizure for the year and previous years.

What Nigerians are saying about the new data tariff HIKE



The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile telephone operators in the country to jerk up data tariffs with effect from December 1.
Yesterday, MTN sent messages to its customers announcing that there would be an increase in its data tariffs on December 1.  “Dear customer, please be informed that from December 1, some MTN data tariffs will be increased to reflect the new rates set by the NCC to operators,” the short message from the telco read.

Nigerians are slamming the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC for ordering major telecoms firms in the country to adopt a data price floor for internet services.

N100,000 credit alert lands undergraduate in police touble

A 26-year old undergraduate, Sunday Akande, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over alleged unlawful detention.

In a letter through his lawyer F.E. Ojiekere, and copied the Commisioner of Police, Anambra State, the petitioner claimed he was arrested and detained for an offence he knew nothing about, saying he was wrongfully arrested by the police after he voluntarily reported a N100,000 transaction paid into his account.

Deporting criminals is one area where President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump agree.



Donald Trump has vowed to kick off his presidency by swiftly kicking out one segment of the immigrant population: criminals.
But that's exactly what the Obama administration says it's been doing for eight years. More than 2.4 million people have been deported under President Barack Obama, earning him the scathing nickname of "deporter in chief" among some immigrant advocacy groups. Nearly half of those removals were immigrants with criminal convictions, an explicit priority of the administration.
 

Prayers for Kanye West






News that Kanye West has been hospitalized resulted in an outpouring of well wishes for the rapper.
Kanye West entered UCLA Medical Center Monday after abruptly canceling the remaining dates for his Saint Pablo concert tour.
The rapper is being treated for "exhaustion." 
 

Teenage girls to launch Africa's first private space satellite


"I covered my face, I would have been blind by now" - Victim of Nigerian Security force abuse tells his story.

This 26-year-old man says he had acid sprayed on him on Biafra Remembrance Day in Onitsha.

This 26-year-old man (name withheld) was a rally when he was shot and then hid from security forces in a gutter.He said that when soldiers found him they poured acid on him.
"I covered my face. I would have been blind by now," he told Amnesty International. "He poured acid on my hands. My hands and body started burning. The flesh was burning... They dragged me out of the gutter. They said I'll die slowly."

FIFA: African footballer, 17, takes world governing body to court


A 17-year-old African footballer is taking FIFA to court, arguing football's world governing body is denying him the chance to further his career.
The legal move comes a month after FIFA hit Spain's football federation with a $216,000 fine for allowing two of its most famous clubs -- Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid -- to sign underage players.
 

76 confirmed dead in Colombian plane crash

An airplane with 81 people on board, including players from a Brazilian football team, has crashed in Colombia, the country's aviation authorities said.

Seventy-six people are confirmed dead following a plane crash outside Medellin, Colombia.
A charter plane carrying 72 passengers -- including players from Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense -- crashed near Rionegro, Colombia, according to the country's civil aviation department. Nine crew members were also on board.

The Lagos Street Party features Olamide, Phyno, M.I Abaga and more this December 3rd and 4th

“The Lagos Street Party” is the party to end all street parties, holding on December 3rd and 4th!
Lagos will be shutting down on itself as the biggest ever street party in the state’s history will be holding to kick start the seasonal festivities.

OAP, TOKE MAKINWA'S BOOK LAUNCH, AND THE AFTERMATH.

On Sunday 27th of November 2016, Nigerian OAP, Toke Makinwa launched her book titled "On Becoming" at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The event was hosted by Tee A and Gbemi Olateru-Olagbeji.

The evening kicked off with the official unveilling of 'On Becoming'.

The book was published by Kachifo and is now available nationwide at select bookstores across Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, UK and US. E-books also available on KINDLE, AMAZON and others.

Here are some photos..

Uganda orders schools funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, to shut down

A legal tug-of-war between Ugandan authorities and a for-profit international chain of schools has led to the education provider being ordered to shut down in a matter of weeks, leaving the lives of thousands of pupils in limbo

 
Uganda's High Court has described the Bridge International Academies (BIA) -- which is funded by the likes of Microsoft's Bill Gates and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg -- as unsanitary and unqualified, and has ordered it to close its doors in December because it ignored Uganda's national standards and put the "life and safety" of its 12,000 young students on the line.
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HEY THERE..! WELCOME BACK


Due to a major personal and technical issues, we have been unable to upload posts on this blog and we sincerely and deeply apologize to all our readers that cut across the globe; both home and abroad. We apologise for the very long silence! NOW WE ARE BACK!

We are back to bring you more Interesting posts. Posts that will keep you enlightened always. We managed to turn the setbacks into an advantage on our side; in the sense that, the long while was used to restructure and re-package Emmysharry's blog in a way that it'll keep you locked :) just for your viewing pleasure!

Now to the business of the day.

This one goes to all participants of MMM (Mavrodi Mondial Movement)
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