NCC Gives Telcos Ultimatum to Deactivate Pre-registered SIM Cards

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and other network providers to deactivate all pre-registered Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards or face sanctions.
The telecoms regulatory body gave the ultimatum after a high-level security meeting between the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Department of State Service (DSS), the network operators and the NCC in Abuja.
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Western Economy Needs to Present Russia as 'Enemy' to Survive

Through the ages the West has always felt a paramount (some might say desperate and certainly unhealthy) need for a real or a perceived enemy in order to thrive, Contra Magazin argues. At the moment it has chosen Russia to play this role.
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Lagos releases ₦11bn to pay pensioners

The Lagos State Government has released N11bn to pay off pension liabilities in arrears in the state since 2010 to date.  The Head of Service, Mrs. Folashade Jaji, on Wednesday in Alausa, Ikeja, said the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, had directed that the sum should be used to pay the pension liabilities of the Lagos State Government mainstream retirees and the retirees in local governments areas.

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EFCC Arraigns Three For Defrauding Lulu Briggs Foundation

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 31, 2015 arraigned Ikenna Okwukwe, Somina Wokomo and Boma Morgan Ezekiel before Justice S.C. Amadi of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, on a 14-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing to the tune of Sixty Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Seven Thousand Naira (N60,427,000,00).

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EFCC Docks Banker for N27m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday 3rd August 2015, arraigned one Bawa Momodu before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a 16-count charge bordering on forgery, uttering and stealing to the tune of Twenty Seven Million Naira (N27, 000.000.00)

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Extradition: AGF Objects to Ex-MINT Boss, Okoyomon's Request for Bail

Justice Valentine Ashi of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 adjourned to August 12, 2015 for hearing on the preliminary objection raised by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, to the bail application brought by Emmanuel Ehidiamhem Okoyomon, former Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, NSPMC, whose extradition to United Kingdom, UK, has been ordered by a Federal High Court, Abuja.

More photos from Temi Fani-Kayode & Jaiye Randle's wedding

Here are more photos from the wedding of Temi, the daughter of former Aviation Minister, FFK, to Jaiye Randle which took place in the UK on August 2nd. Continue to see more photos...

Obsessed Ronaldo fan spends thousands to look like him (photos)

That is obsessed fan Shanto Ronaldo from Denmark with his ultimate idol, Cristiano Ronaldo. Not only did Shanta adopt the surname Ronaldo, he's also spent thousands of dollars juet to look like Cristiano. The 17 year old has also started copying Ronaldo's fashion sense, including his hairstyle.

Check out Pics from the Opening of Mauve Lounge in Ibadan

The city of Ibadan was painted white at the Grand Opening of the Mauve Lounge on the 31st of July. The Premium and Luxury Lounge has without a doubt set the record and brought the standard up in nightlife and cordiality. . See a few pics from the stupendous opening bellow.

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Reckless Truck Driver loses control & rams into stationary SUV in Port Harcourt (Photos)

A Reckless truck driver lost control while driving along Adah George street in Port Harcourt at the beginning of today, and smashed into a stationary Lexus SUV. Luckily no life was lost yet the auto was decimated. More photograph bellow.

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6 Ways To Motivate Yourself to Get Back Into Shape

For many people, getting back into consistent fitness training, particularly when using weights, can be challenging. All too often many people give up on their physical body conditioning due to other interests and commitments that enter their lives - particularly as they get older, or they simply find the regularity and routine becomes a bit mundane. In many cases, the time-lapse between the last time they completed a serious workout and when they decide to start up again could be years - in some cases, decades.
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3 Strategies For Losing Weight Without Dieting

I really dislike the word "diet". I think that most people who want to lose weight break out into a cold sweat when they hear the word. It conjures up fears of being hungry all the time and feeling deprived. Not a great strategy for long term and sustainable weight loss.

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Gwen Stefani ended her marriage after catching her husband on the phone with one of his former gay lovers?

Gavin Rossdale used to experiment with men. He confessed this in an interview many years ago...but he said, ultimately, he preferred women so he put a stop to his gay activities. Now, Radar Online is claiming that the reason Gwen ended her 13 year marriage to him is because of an ex-gay lover. Below is how they are reporting it.

Forgery: Court Can’t Stop Police Investigation -IGP

…Says Saraki, Ekweremadu, others have no immunity over criminal investigations
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, yesterday, challenged the powers of the Federal High Court to stop the police from investigating the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order 2015 (as amended), even as he said the police was not taking sides on the matter.
The police boss stated that rather, investigating the alleged forgery in the Senate would strengthen the integrity of the upper legislative house and its leadership.

Live Above Board, Saraki Tells CDS, Service Chiefs

The Senate yesterday, after several hours of screening, confirmed the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and service chiefs.  The screening which lasted for about four hours, was held in a closed door-session.  President Muhammadu Buhari recently requested the Red Chamber in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to approve the appointments he made on July 13. Saraki urged the security chiefs to live above board.
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Boko Haram: Cameroon Deports Over 3000 Nigerians

YAOUNDE, (AP) — Cameroon has expelled over 3,000 Nigerians as part of the fight against Nigeria’s Islamic extremists who have launched attacks across borders, officials said Tuesday.
Suspected Boko Haram fighters disguised as refugees with explosives hidden in their luggage were arrested at a camp in northern Cameroon Monday, Cameroon’s government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said Tuesday.
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Obama Warns Of Dangers To Israel If Iran Deal Blocked: U.S. Jewish Leader

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington …
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told U.S. Jewish leaders it was likely rockets would fall on Tel Aviv if a nuclear deal with Iran was blocked and military action ensued, one of them said on Wednesday.
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Metuh: Blackmail Won’t Stop Restructuring Of PDP.

Olisa Metuh, national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says no amount of blackmail will prevent reorganisation of the opposition party.
On Friday, the party announced a cost-cutting policy that includes reducing staff strength by 50 per cent and cutting staff salaries and allowances by the same margin.
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FACT CHECKER: Emefiele Lied On Dom Accounts.

Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), claimed on Monday that Nigeria is the only country “in the world” that allows its citizens to operate domiciliary accounts.
What, in the world, was he talking about?
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Recover Stolen Oil Money, Buhari Tells NNPC Boss

President gives new helmsman Kachikwu six tasks
A NEW helmsman took the reins yesterday at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the Executive Vice Chairman/General Counsel of ExxonMobil (Africa), as Group Managing Director (GMD), asking him to give recovery of stolen oil money a priority, among other targets.
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Appointing Amaechi As Minister Means Buhari Is Anti-People, Targeting Our Members – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, has said that it would amount to glorifying corruption, if claims by the immediate past governor of the state, Hon Rotimi Amaechi, that President Muhammadu Buhari is begging him to accept appointment as minister or Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, is anything to go by.

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Dog Buried Alive In France Sparks Social Media Fury

Photos of a dog buried alive up to its head in France sparked an outpouring of anger on social media Wednesday, and police said the owner was taken into custody.
The French mastiff was discovered and then rescued on Saturday by a man walking his own dog on waste ground in Carrieres-sur-Seine, west of Paris.
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General And His Game: How Obasanjo Unwinds

The old man dropped the last seed in a hole on the Ayo board and slapped his palm against his thigh with glee – he had just scored a vital point in the game.

According to Yorupedia, Ayo is a Yoruba game “played in a carved wooden box, containing twelve holes (six holes on each side), and forty-eight Ayo seeds (four seeds in each hole).
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Group Says Ibru, Others Stole N10bn From Ikeja Hotels

The Civil Society Network against Corruption has said that the embattled former chairman of Ikeja Hotels Plc, Goodie Ibru, and his “accomplices” mismanaged N10 billion belonging to the company.
In a statement commending the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for charging Mr. Ibru and others for alleged fraud, Wednesday, CSNAC said that Mr. Ibru and others embezzled in excess of the N2 billion they were being accused of by the anti-graft commission.
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People Who Were With PDP For 10 Years Left After Buhari Won – Metuh

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has confessed that it is cold being in the opposition, explaining that some members stopped showing commitment to the affairs of the party the week it lost the 2015 presidential election.
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