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See How Much This Nigerian Guy Gave This UK Babe For Having A Beautiful Smile.. http://www.nairaland.com/3077767/nigerian-gives-uk-babe-n14500

This brain teaser created by Playbuzz to see if they can spot what's wrong in this sentence and colourful list of numbers below - in fewer than five seconds. Those sharp enough to single out the mistake are sharing the puzzle online. But, as its creators say, 'it's harder than it looks'. See photo http://www.nairaland.com/3077916/spot-mistake-less-than-five

The continent is currently experiencing a heat wave. Please stay indoors as much as possible especially between 12pm and 3pm daily. The temperature will rise up till 40 degrees Celsius. This can easily cause dehydration and sun stroke. (Ps: this phenomena is due to the sun directly positioned above the equator). Please keep everyone inclusive of yourself hydrated. Everyone should be consuming about 3 litres of fluid everyday. Monitor everyone's blood pressure as frequently as possible. Many may get heat stroke. Take cold showers as frequently as possible. Reduce meat intake and increase fruits & veg. Heat wave is no joke! Place a new unused candle outside in an exposed area. If candle can melt, its in dangerous level. Always place a pail or 2 of water half filled in your living room & in every room to keep temperature moist. Always check lips & eye balls for moisture. Please Share and inform everyone.

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has on Tuesday presented motorcycles to the police and other security agencies in the state. Continue to see more photos here.. http://www.nairaland.com/3070670/el-rufai-donates-motorcycles-police-security

»»ALERT ALERT ALERT»» Beware of ATM fraudsters. I, BenjaminZion is a VICTIM. Read till the end Ooh: Since last week Wednesday till yesterday, I frequently receive an SMS from this phone number: 234 803 413 8959. and the message read thus: "Dear Customer, due to the BVN validation in compliance with CBN directives, your ATM card has been deactivated. Call our helpline on 08034138959 now. My people, at first, I ignored it severally knowing that if truly its from First Bank, the SMS should've bear FIRST BANK name. Then on Sunday, someone visited my house, so I decided to go withdraw but the ATM machine displayed that I've exceeded 5times of withdrawal which I haven't. Now, I believed the SMS I got might be from the Bank Manager of the branch where I opened my account @ Onitsha. Then today, around 12:17pm, I got same SMS and I decided to call because I'll be attending a seminar tomorrow here in Enugu which I need to withdraw money that will aid my transport an

Following incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen in some states of the federation, Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, have given a 30 days ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to end the attack on innocent Nigerians or face its wrath. MASSOB which said it is worried by the inability of the federal government to stop the increasing destruction of farmlands, raping of women, armed robbery, kidnapping, as well as killing of innocent Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen, accused President Buhari of protecting the attackers who are his kinsmen. National Director of Information of MASSOB, Sunny Okereafor who handed the ultimatum in an interview with journalists in Aba, said the federal government has been playing with fire over the attacks and threatened that MASSOB will not fold its arms and allow Fulani herdsmen invade Igbo communities, rape women, kill residents and burn their houses. According to him, “MASSOB is worried that Fulani herdsmen have become very

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has on Tuesday presented motorcycles to the police and other security agencies in the state. Continue to see more photos here.. http://www.nairaland.com/3070670/el-rufai-donates-motorcycles-police-security

Many of us got acquainted with the concept of blood money from Nigerian movies and some of us have seen it in real life. In the traditional Yoruba society, blood money tales are very common from time immemorial but how did blood money or money ritual come into being? Why do people who do it die young? Is it a myth? Why does the money go away when the recipient dies? When is it blood money? When is it money rituals? So many questions… In 2013, I was in Modakeke in Osun State. I related well with the locals—many of whom are hardworking, resilient and easy-going. They mind their own businesses. The average Modakeke person, although religious in modern terms, has deep roots in traditional religion. In the town, I noticed some lived in affluence; some in poverty. I saw old men with their wives sitting in front of their mud houses and enjoying the breeze and quiet. Food is cheap, air is clean. No generators to disturb your life. Life is quite easy and peaceful. A lot of the people are cont

The presidency yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari inherited N600 billion debt owed fuel marketers by the former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, wherein he announced new measures put in place by the presidency to roll back poverty. Among these measures are the directive by Buhari for the release of 10,000 tonnes of grains from the national strategic grains reserves for national distribution to counter food price increases and the intolerably high exploitation of common people by the trader-class. Buhari has also directed the Minister of Agriculture to ensure that all the able-bodied men and women in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps be assisted to return to farming immediately. This is coming as a reaction to calls for government measures to ease hardship associated with food inflation. Shehu said: “At the t

A 14-year-old girl allegedly attempted suicide after she was impregnated by her boyfriend in Byazhin across, Kubwa, Abuja. The girl, who is a student, a source said, attempted suicide when her parents asked her to tell them who impregnated her. City News reliably gathered that the girl has succeeded in hiding the pregnancy from the parents for a while until they became suspicious. The source said the girl was later taken to the hospital where she was confirmed pregnant. The source added that the parents, who became angry on receiving the result of the pregnancy test, insisted the daughter must produce the man behind the act. “The day she was to take the parents to the man that impregnated her, the parents were waiting for her in the sitting room to dress up, not knowing she was busy drinking the poisonous substance in her room,” the source said. City News learnt that the parents became disturbed when she did not appear on time and went to her room where they saw her lying unconsc

On several occasions, I have accidentally bumped into ladies rooms when they were dressing up and below are the hilarious ways they act when you see them unclad. Note:Don't think it was a deliberate act, it was just accidental *Clears throat* 10 Hilarious Ways Ladies Act When Guys Accidentally See Them Unclad 1. They Scream loudly This is very common with every lady. When you enter her room without knocking and see her unclad she will scream so loud as if you point gun at her 2. They start Avoiding you This is also very common with every lady. Some of them do shakara pass Agbani Darego that you will begin to wonder if there's a man on earth that is worthy of seeing their unclothedness. The moment you see these ones unclad they feel embarrassed and start avoiding you afterwards. 3. They quickly grab on to anything to cover themselves I went to a lady's hostel last week and I bumped into her room without knocking. She quickly looked for an object to grab just to cove

Biography of the day is on the wealthiest man on Earth Bill Gates. Read his bio here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates

This is the historic aircraft with registration number 5N-AER used by OJUKWU during his active period for the emancipation of the Republic of Biafra. Aircraft name is Hawker Siddeley 125 (HS-125). A presidential aircraft as at the time active. Even though the Aircraft was flown into the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria in serviceable working condition and parked. It is now a SCRAP used for training of Pilots/Aircraft Engineers and viewing for school children who come for excursion. The Aircraft is parked in front of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering School Hangar. I guess the interior might still be clean since it has not been opened for years but the flown in serviceable aircraft is now looking tattered possibly because it's not being maintained. Don't you think Nigerian government should allocate a maintenance vote to this historic aircraft or at worst preserve it in the museum as artifact for growing young Nigerians to know that the Biafra/civil war that too

For contravening various rules, including late remittance of funds under the Treasury Single Account (TSA) guiding the Nigerian banking industry, eight banks last year paid a total fine of N3.323 billion. Of the eight banks that have released their full financial statements for the year ended December, First City Monument Bank had paid a total fine of N177.09 million; Fidelity Bank paid N44.5 million; Guaranty Trust Bank paid N6.05 million; Sterling Bank paid N13 million; United Bank for Africa paid NN2.968 billion; Union Bank paid N46.28 million while Wema Bank and Zenith Bank paid N8.087 million and N60.1 million respectively. It will be recalled that having defaulted the September 15 deadline, UBA, one of the three banks fined by the apex bank had paid N2.946 billion for failure to fully remit funds to the TSA within the deadline. The bank also paid N6.8 million for failure to capture two persons as politically exposed persons and N6 million each for late update of customer files

This guy should come to Nigeria and ask who the real blacks are. Yes we are the real blacks simply because we permanently live in a total black-out. See reaction here. http://www.nairaland.com/3045644/south-african-complained-not-having

A church based in Canada gifted a private jet to its Ghanaian pastor on his birthday. The church, Miracle Arena for All Nations in Toronto, Canada founded in 2011 by Dr. Kofi Danso and wife Rev. JoAnne Danso.On his birthday in Febuary 2016, the church presented the private jet to Dr. Danso and his wife for their passion and charisma towards the work of God. Prophet Dr. Danso noted that he had prophesied that God was going to bless him with a jet this year on his birthday and so was not too surprised when the church bought him one. Prophet Danso said it feels good to have a private jet because it will ease his travels, adding that it will also help reach more souls with the word of God.He also noted it was a necessity not a luxury . “Every church should do this for their pastors if they can. The more we help pastors to reach one continent or the other we help fulfill the gospel,” Prophet Danso who has lived in Canada for five years is married with four kids. See photos of Jet.. Her

NYSC gets new DG From Molly Kilete, Abuja A major shake-up has taken place in the Nigerian Army with the appointment of a new Theatre Commander for Operation Lafia Dole, and new Director General for the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC). With the new arrangement, Major-General H. Umaru is now the Chief of Training and Operations at the Army Headquarters, while Brigadier-General S.Z. Kazaure is the new NYSC Director General. In a posting and appointment letter dated April 11, 2016, obtained by Daily Sun, Major- General L.E. Irabor, will remain as commander Operation Lafia Dole while Brigadier-General Olawunmi, former NYSC DG, will move to the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, as acting commandant. Brigadier-Generals J.E. Ejeh is commander, 81, Division Garrisson, K.O. Oburo, PSO, logistics office of the Chief of Army Staff, M.O. Jimoh, commander, headquarters 31, Brigade, M. J. Abel, commandant, general workshop, Y.P. Auta, commander, 81, Brigade, H.

2016 Top 10 Most Popular Careers For Students: Aside from being one of the most fun periods of time for any students, college is also a very demanding period. Basically, this is when a teenager will choose his future by focusing on a specific career. We decided to help the new college students of 2016 by bringing in front some of the best, most popular career options so that they can make a much better decision. Accountant Any business needs an accountant, and aside from being well paid, this particular job is great for those persons that like to work with numbers. On top of that, there’s no shortage of companies that need such services, so you will always have clients. Food scientist This requires quite a lot of knowledge and studies, but it’s very well paid. Usually you will work with the federal agencies, academic institutions or food processing companies, trying to uncover how safe various types of food really are. Fashion designer Designing fashion is a very popular job that

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating birthdays today. I, stephen benard celebrate also with my elder sister. Linda Benard and the richest man in Africa. Aliko Dangote as they add another year. May God bless them all in all ways. Amen!

Here is a brief bio of the facebook founder and Chief Executing Officer.. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg.. Read and Learn.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg

It really does go down in the DM and Real Madrid soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo is proof. Cansu Taskin, a popular Turkish model has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo has been in her DM’s asking for her number. The model shared a screenshot of her DM to prove her point. The Super model’s Instagram followers have increased by over 100,000 followers since she was linked with Ronaldo. Checkout more photos and the screenshot of the leaked Direct Message here.. http://madailygist.com/meet-hot-turkish-model-cristiano-ronaldo-begged-number-instagram-screenshot/

They are engaged and there are reports that they are expecting their first child together. Paparazzi stalking the couple claimed they followed them to four different banks in one afternoon... From OK Magazine ...Meanwhile, the couple didn’t just spend the day eating ice cream. They ran a ton of errands, and even visited four banks in one afternoon! Both Blac Chyna and Rob dressed casually, with the 29-year-old rocking his fitted cap, blue shorts, and a white shirt, while Blac Chyna kept it simple in black leggings and a matching top.

Read the press statement below... Barrister Azibaola Robert, a nephew of former President Jonathan who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in what was popularly adjudged to be a desperate partisan attempt by the present administration to implicate and persecute the immediate past president of Nigeria has been freed by the court. A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately release Mr. Azibaola Robert, on bail. Justice Olasunbo who ruled on an ex parte application filed by Azibaola Robert's lawyer, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), held that the applicant’s detention by the EFCC‎ for over two weeks without being charged to court was unconstitutional. The judge further ruled that the bail granted the applicant was to subsist pending his arraignment by EFCC before any court or the hearing of his substantive suit. The terms of Justice Olasunbo Goodluk's, rulin

Police in Malaysia crippled five international drug syndicates, seizing RM2.3mil worth of drugs hidden inside handbags, in the space of six days. 14 people were arrested among them Nigerians. The raids, which were conducted by the Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group (STING) and Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), took place in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Johor between April 1 to April 6. NCID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff (pictured holding up one of the handbags used to hide the seized drugs) said the syndicates had all been using the same method of smuggling the drugs, which was through international courier and sea cargo services. "The shipments came from China and we believe the drugs were destined for the overseas market," he said in a press conference at Bukit Aman on Friday, April 8.He said the drugs were hidden in packages like shipments of handbags and other unsuspicious items. He added that police also arre

In a piece for New York Times, Monyetta Shaw, Ne-Yo's ex-fiancé and mother of his two oldest children, wrote about the pain she felt after agreeing to have her tubes tied at Ne-Yo's request, saying Ne-Yo was supposed to undergo a sterilization procedure as well only to find out he never went through with it.Excerpts from the piece written by Monyetta for the NY Post. On Oct. 9, 2011, I delivered a healthy baby boy, my second child, Mason, and I finally felt my family was complete. So before the doctors finished up in the delivery room, I told them: “I want you to burn my fallopian tubes.” My fiancé, Shaffer Chimere Smith (better known as R&B artist Ne-Yo), was right by my side, holding my hand the entire time. The doctor must have asked us eight times if this was what we wanted. Each time, we both replied yes. Sterilization was something Ne-Yo and I discussed thoroughly in the months leading up to the baby’s delivery. We had a daughter, Madilyn, in 2010, and two children

Read the press statement below... Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has raised the alarm over President Mohammadu Buhari’s scheduled trip to China to borrow $2 billion as part of the N1.84 trillion programmed to be borrowed to finance the 2016 Budget, describing the move as an attempt to mortgage the future of Nigeria and its people. The governor, who said the 2016 budget was not a reflection of the present economic reality in the country, added that; “By the time they borrow N1.84 trillion to fund their N6.06 billion budget; I wonder how Nigeria will survive in 2017 when the Federal Government will be servicing debt with about 50 percent of its budget.” It has been widely reported that Nigeria wants to raise about $5 billion abroad to cover part of its 2016 budget deficit. This was said to be projected to hit N3 trillion ($15 billion) due to heavy infrastructure spending at a time when the slump in global oil prices has slashed its export revenues. In a release issued on Fri

They are engaged and there are reports that they are expecting their first child together. Paparazzi stalking the couple claimed they followed them to four different banks in one afternoon... From OK Magazine ...Meanwhile, the couple didn’t just spend the day eating ice cream. They ran a ton of errands, and even visited four banks in one afternoon! Both Blac Chyna and Rob dressed casually, with the 29-year-old rocking his fitted cap, blue shorts, and a white shirt, while Blac Chyna kept it simple in black leggings and a matching top.

The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s World Health Day Theme is World Health Day 2016: Beat Diabetes. Diabetes a largely preventable and treatable non-communicable disease that is rapidly increasing in numbers in many countries, most dramatically in low- and middle-income countries. Simple lifestyle measures have been shown to be effective in preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes (commoner in young and older adults), including maintaining normal body weight, engaging in regular physical activity, and eating a healthy diet. Diabetes can be controlled and managed to prevent complications through diagnosis, self-management education, and affordable treatment. The WHO estimates about 350 million people in the world have diabetes, with the disease the direct cause of some 1.5 million deaths. The goals of World Health Day 2016 are (1) scale up prevent

The Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Senator Mohammed Sabo Nakudu has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent trips abroad were part of the price Nigeria had to pay for the impunity and reign of terror witnessed in the country during the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Nakudu, who spoke with newsmen said the 2016 federal budget which focuses on the diversification of the economy would address the problems of unemployment and poverty if faithfully implemented. “The 2016 budget is a clear intention of the government to do away with oil revenues and embrace agriculture and minining. The 2016 budget is geared towards providing the enabling environment for the economy to grow as can be seen from the allocations to the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and with economic growth, the issue of poverty and unemployment will be reduced. “The budget is also farmers friendly because the present government has realized the importance agriculture c

It went down in Owerri the Imo State capital over weekend as five renowned Imo designers battle hard in clothing 15 beautiful contestants who struggle to win the endowed tittle Most Beautiful Model In Nigeria - 'MBMI 2016' The event held at Lobic Meridian hotel witnessed an unprecedented massive turnout of people to witness the crowning of the first ever Queen of all Imo Models. Vivian Nnebedum who defeated the other fourteen contestants said to have been so outstanding during the camping period. According to her, she lost the hope of winning the event during dinner outing; seeing how wonderful her most outstanding contender look. But she said ' I gained my courage back when she and almost all of the remaining contestants could not answer the the top5 question correctly' The organizers of the event, Dkcmodels Ent. and Ghoz Couture has announced that the winners of the pageant will be going to Dubai for a 3 weeks holiday. Of cause, this is different from the priz

Meet Kenyan Senator, Mike Sonko who loves flaunting his wealth and gold blings in public. The controversial senator who denied he's a drug dealer after being branded by his opposition, once revealed that the only drugs he sold were Panadols and Eno during his youthful days. He proudly shows off all his gold assets, which include cars and accessories, at any given opportunity. See some of his assets here. http://www.nairaland.com/3028984/senator-mike-sontos-gold-cars

Comedian AY Makun’s wife, Mable Makun held her birthday dinner, last night. Present at the dinner include Seyi Law and his wife, RMD, Kcee, Ubi Franklin, Ali Baba and more. See the photos here.. http://www.nairaland.com/3028347/photos-mabel-makuns-birthday-dinner

This is a story worth reading on the things world leading powers are doing that could cause another world war.. Read here.. http://www.nairaland.com/3007637/start-new-world-war

Antonio Conte will become the next permanent Chelsea manager after Euro 2016, the club have confirmed. Last month, Italian football federation (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio announced that Conte will step down as Italy coach when his contract expires after the European Championship, adding that the 46-year-old had told him that he wanted to "get back to day-to-day coaching." Chelsea have now confirmed that Conte, who has signed a three-year deal, has been chosen as the full-time successor.