NIS test tragedy: FG offers victims families automatic employment

President Jonathan this morning ordered three employment slots be left open for the families of those who died during the Saturday recruitment exercise conducted by the Nigerian Immigration Service.The president also directed that immediate employment be offered to injured victims who are still receiving treatment in various hospitals across the nation. Disclosing this after the Federal Executive Council meeting that held this morning, Minister of Information Labaran Maku said President Jonathan directed that one of the three beneficiaries must be female. Today's FEC meeting was devoted to the poorly conducted NIS recruitment exercise. Continue...The President also ordered that the last ill-fated exercise be cancelled and set up a new panel which would conduct a fresh screening test...

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FG may remove fuel and kerosene subsidies

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dieziani Alison-Madueke yesterday gave a hint of plans by the Federal Government to remove subsidies being paid on Petrol and Kerosene products. The Minister gave the hint while speaking at the Nigerian Oil & Gas Conference which took place in Abuja While addressing the delegates, Alison-Madueke said subsidy being paid to marketers for petrol and kerosene was no longer sustainable and was only beneficial to the rich in the society. "The continued regulation of the downstream sector has its positive and negative impacts on the economy. But the negative effect is more than the positive. The subsidy policy cannot be sustained any longer.This is because the subsidy payment is not benefiting the poor it is targeting; rather, it is benefiting...

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Justin Bieber Plea Deal Underway In Egging Case

Justin Bieber will be charged with a crime for allegedly egging his neighbor's house, but the case will probably never go to trial ... sources connected with the case tell TMZ.Our sources say the L.A. County D.A. has contacted Bieber's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, and asked for a meeting to discuss restitution for the egging damage -- which the neighbor puts at $20K.We're told the discussion between Weitzman and the prosecutor will center around paying for the damage, and pleading no contest to misdemeanor vandalism.  Bieber would serve no jail time and be placed on informal probation.The short of it all -- the case would be over before it begins.  Bieber will be charged, the plea bargain will be entered and it would then be case closed.Our sources say the...

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Photos of Lagosians Protesting for Removal of Moro Over NIS Tragic Exam

 Few Lagosians under the umbrella of Movement for Democracy Change and People's Rights, led by Comrade Raji Rasheed, today organized a peaceful march, calling for the immediate sacking of the Minister of Interior Affairs, Comrade Abba Moro and the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service David Shikfru Paddang over the poor planning and execution of the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment exercise that led to the untimely death of at least 20 applicants last Saturday across Nigeria.  They marched from Lagos State House of Assembly. The group extended their condolences to the families of the bereaved and demanded that each of the deceased family be paid a sum, not less than N50m as compensati...

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Middle Belt and 2015: Jonathan crosses the bridge

The North-Central serves as a bridge between the North and the South and would prove pivotal in the resolution of the 2015 presidential contest. The recent rally by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Minna was an opportunity for the ruling party to up the stakes in the unfolding battle for the soul of the nation.WITH six states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja serving as a bridge between the far North and southern parts of Nigeria, the North-Central geo-political zone is easily one of the country’s most strategic political pies.It is therefore not out of place for political parties to jostle for political footholds in the area.Last week’s unity rally of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Minna, Niger State could thus be seen as preparing grounds for party in the zone ahead...

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Lindsay Lohan's list of 36 celeb lovers includes Justin Timberlake, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher

Actress Lindsay Lohan has slept with 36 famous men. Yes 36! And she listed the names herself. While talking about men and sex with her friends on a drunken night at the Beverly Hills Hotel in LA on January 30 2013, Lindsay took a pen and paper and wrote down the names of well known men she's slept with. It was her conquest list. And when they were done talking about it, Lindsay forgot to burn the paper or at least chew it, instead she left it at the hotel and now we all know all the celebrity men she's allegedly been with. For a lady who's only 27, Lindsay has really been around. See some of the famous men she's allegedly been with below...Justin Timberlake, Orlando Bloom, Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, Adam Levine, Zac Efron, Joaquin Phoenix, Colin Farrell,...

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Hillarious! The snake with a seprated personality: Meet the python born with two heads

 The mutant black and gold python regius - royal python or ball python - was born in Villingen-Schwenningen, southern Germany, with two heads. Twice the bite: This python regius, or ball python, was born with two heads in Villingen-Schwennigen, Germany Which way next? The one-year-old snake is now 20in long and appears to be coping well with its mutation Snake breeder Stefan Broghammer said the slippery customer is around one years old and has grown to around 20 inches. He said the creature is only the second python known to be born with two heads. The snake is non-venomous, found in Africa and are a popular pet. Adults generally grow up to around 4ft and when threatened their instinctively curl into a ball to defend themselves. Rare: Snake breeder...

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Between Wizkid & Tania Omotayo!

Are things still really right with Wizkid and his girlfriend, Tania Omotayo? Well, it first appeared that Tania posted a picture on her instagram page which read 'Just because you love someone so much, does not mean they are the right one for you' and just few days after, tonight, wizkid posted a photo on his instagram page where he choose ‘In the studio’ over ‘In a relationship’. Then went ahead to post another one that had this caption ‘The face you make when you first slide in’... Trying to mock her? Oh well… find the photos after the cut.Below is what Tania first posted that brought this whole drama we assume...

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N12m Is Not Enough, Pay For Our Aides Too, Delegates Tell FG

Some delegates at the on-going National Conference in Abuja have been saying in hush tones that the N12m the Federal Government plan to pay them for the duration of the conference is not enough, and they ought to have made plans for their aides too.The N12m fee includes transportation, accommodation and feeding, even though they will always have free launch at the venue of the conference, but some of the delegates still believe the money is not enough for them  to start paying their aides from it, so they want it addressed, a source sa...

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Report from EFCC on how Lagos state Speaker Spent funds on foreign trips and his wife.

EFCC today March 18th revealed how Lagos Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji, squandered money on his wife, foreign trips and how on August 1, 2011, N4.4m was paid to him as “cost of allowance”; and his personal assistant and orderly pocketed N1.2m and N1.1m respectively.Premium Times reportsThe trial of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, continued Tuesday with the prosecution witness detailing how the defendants allegedly laundered millions of Naira.Adebayo Adeniyi, the EFCC witness, told the court how the defendants collected N13.5 million for honorarium, N4.5 million for renovation of the Speaker’s residence, and N1.5 million for the Speaker’s Guest House every month for six consecutive months.Mr. Ikuforiji and Oyebode Atoyebi, his aide, are facing a 54-count amended charge of...

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Graphic photo: 19 Redeemed Church members burnt in accident

An accident involving three vehicles, one carry 19 Redeemed church members, occurred on Monday along the Potiskum-Maiduguri highway leaving all the Redeemed church members burnt beyond recognition and 16 others dead.Confirming the accident, the Federal Road Safety Commission spokesman in Yobe State, Mr Yusuf Sani, said the church members were said to be coming back from a church programme in Lagos when the accident happened"All the 19 members of Redeemed Christian Church of God who were traveling in one bus were burnt beyond recognition as the bus caught fire on collision with the other two vehicles which also burst in flames shortly afterwards,” said Yusuf SaniThe two other vehicles involved in the accident were conveying people from a wedding. Mr Yusuf blamed the accident on high speed....

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Stephanie Okereke Begins TV Show For Lovers

Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke is currently shooting parts of her new Tv show called ‘Make Me Fabulous’. The Tv show is all about bringing couples together. The actress believes the daily activities of most partners are always too much, which leaves them with little or no time for each other, talk less of having a romantic time together. Her own Tv show, is to pick a lucky winner, who will be pampered and ‘transformed’ for her husband/boyfriend, which she believes will excite the partner and make them start their romance all over again. See pictures from one of the scenes after the c...

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Miley Cyrus Her Anaconda Don't Want None Unless ... You Got Buns Hun!

Miley Cyrus likes big butts (and she cannot lie) so of course she would hop up on stage and join a group karaoke rendition of the Sir Mix-a-Lot classic "Baby Got Back."Miley took a Bangerz Tour break and stopped into Cat's Meow, a karaoke joint in New Orleans.A few girls were up on stage doing "Baby Got Back" when Miley jumped up on stage to join them ... and immediately turned around and showed off the goods.The question is ...

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Miley Cyrus -- My Tour Bus Burst Into Flames!

Miley Cyrus' tour bus went up in flames last night ... and when we say up in flames ... we mean UP IN FLAMES.Miley's sister Noah posted a series of videos on Instagram last night with the caption "Tour bus down!" She later confirmed on Twitter that no one was injured. Yes, everyone got out safe no one is injured what so ever!! everything is okay!! — Noah Lindsey Cyrus (@noahcyrus) March 18, 2014 Miley was traveling to New Orleans, where she is scheduled to play a show tonight.9:20 AM PT -- The tour bus was ferrying Miley's mom and sister before it burst into flames. We're told the fire was caused by a tire that exploded, but thankfully, they both escaped unharmed. There was one casualty however -- the stuffed bunny they got at Cracker Barrel earlier in the day....

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Kanye West Cuts Plea Deal In Photog Battery Case....So No More 2yr Probation.

Kanye West will NOT be prosecuted for battery on a photog, because he just struck a deal to make the case go away ... but not without a bunch of anger management therapy sessions.West pled no contest to misdemeanor battery -- the City Attorney did not make him plead guilty, so there's no admission of guilt.In return for the no contest plea, the attempted grand theft charge has been dismissed.Kanye was placed on 24 months informal probation -- meaning he just has to keep his nose clean.  At the end of the 24 months, assuming he hasn't violated probation, the conviction will almost certainly be erased from his record.West also agreed to 24 private therapy session for anger management.Kanye also agreed to complete 250 hours of community service, and agreed to...

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'Jeopardy' Villain I'm Rich, Bitch So I'm Acting for Free

The "Jeopardy" champ who angered viewers for cheating the system and making the game dull as dirt is now going redneck ... something even more difficult than Obscure Painters for $1,000.Arthur Chu -- a name not immediately associated with farmer's tans and pickup trucks -- is taking to the stage ... and he's feeling generous.  Artie scored nearly $300K on the show, so he's taking to the stage in Ohio and offering his services for free.Arthur -- who has done acting and voiceover work -- agreed to work gratis on the play, "Handle With Care" ... about a young Israeli woman who falls in love after coming to America.  Arthur says he plays a "dumb redneck."What is Romantic Middle East stories that don't end in bloodsh...

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Woman's best friend! Cara Santana cuddles with a small dog who is in need of a new home in cute snap

Cara Santana apparently has a soft spot in her heart for man's best friend.  On Sunday, the 28-year-old actress shared an Instagram image of herself cuddling a small dog, her face lit with a big warm smile. The Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 star captioned it: 'Stop @dogsofd aka D Pet Hotels from 1-5 today for their dog adoption! Little Zena needs a home! So do so many others! @kai_yaaa #thekaiyaandcasinoproject'Animal lover: On Sunday, Cara Santana shared an Instagram image of herself cuddling a small dog, her face lit with a big warm smileThe fiancé of actor Jesse Metcalfe is referring to an animal rescue project and their dog of the week, who is in need of a home after her family could no longer care for her. The forlorn creature was among numerous other dogs housed at the...

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The apology Msg by Nigeria Immigration service to the youth that lost their lives during the screening exercise held on Saturday

 Wow!!! This is sad... Meanwhile see photos of the unemployed graduates in the cold chamber of the Mortuary at National Hospital Abuja. They lost their lives during the NIS test stampede at the National Stadium. May their souls rest in peace...STRONG WARNING - VIEWER'S DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVIS...

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Juan Pablo Who Needs 'The Bachelor'??? I'm Famous Without It

"The Bachelor" star Juan Pablo is already suffering from delusions of grandeur -- insisting he's big enough to host major nightclub events around the country ... WITHOUT mentioning his claim to fame, because that's exactly what he demanded.TMZ has obtained the flier for Juan's upcoming club appearance at The Pool After Dark in Atlantic City on March 29th -- and NOWHERE on the flier does it mention "The Bachelor." Looking at it, you'd think Enrique Iglesias canceled and the club was forced to hire a cheap replacement.And it's no accident -- sources tell us, Juan specifically instructed the casino NOT to associate him with "The Bachelor" in any press releases or fliers.And his ludicrous demands didn't end there -- we're told Juan agreed to a 15-person meet-and-greet...

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'Next Top Model' Judge Sued By Male Model He Bashed My Beautiful Face In

It's Zoolander vs. Hansel all over again -- a male model in L.A. just sued "America's Next Top Model" judge Rob Evans (also a male model) for allegedly beating him up so bad in 2012 ... he had to go to the hospital.Landry Macedo filed the lawsuit for assault and battery, claiming he and Evans were at some modeling event when Evans flipped out for no reason -- striking him repeatedly in the face and head.Landry claims their management agency Next Management is also responsible for the attack -- because it was aware of Evans' violent tendencies ... in addition to his past as a professional boxer ... and did nothing to stop him.TMZ broke the story ... Evans was arrested for assault back when all this allegedly happened. The criminal case is still ongoing.Landry wants...

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