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2019 world ocean day

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On 8 June each year, we celebrate the ocean, its importance in our lives, and how each of us can protect it, no matter where we live. World Oceans Day raises the profile of the ocean, connects people worldwide, and inspires continuing action year-round to protect and restore this amazing resource that we all depend on. Each year an increasing number of countries and organizations mark 8 June as an opportunity to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. The Government of Canada proposed the concept of a World Ocean Day, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution officially recognizing 8 June as World Oceans Day each year.  We celebrate World Oceans Day to remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions

Male prostitute turned cult leader shares photos of his wives' naked butts with tattoos of his name

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A man, who made news headlines after he went from being a male prostitute to starting a religion of his own, has shared photos of all his wives' naked butts to show off the tattoo of his name they got. Eligio Bishop, the founder of Carbon Nation, who calls himself Master Chief, has multiple wives. He some times divorces old ones and marries new ones. According to the religion he started, men are allowed to have multiple wives and mistresses while the women are supposed to allow it and see themselves as sister wives. The religion also requires its members to shun technology and only feed from the earth. They are also nudists and mostly live as a community in the jungle where they all move about naked. Recently, all the wives of the cult leader got tattoos of him on their butt. The name Eligio was tattooed on all three women's butts with a fruit beside it. The African American cult leader shared the photos of his three wives' backside and wrote: "All my wi

Lady appreciates God after stray bullet lands inside her house in Lagos

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Eunie Daisy, a lady residing in Lagos has taken to Facebook to express her gratitude to God after she escaped being killed by a stray bullet that mysteriously landed inside her house in the early hours of today June 8th. Eunie who lives in the Iyana Ipana area in the state, was about to sleep. Few minutes after she moved away from a spot in her house, she heard an object drop. On close examination, she discovered the object was a bullet that pierced through her ceiling.

Eden Hazard joins Real Madrid from Chelsea

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Real Madrid have completed the signing of Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard in a five year deal valued around £130 million. The Belgian is expected to undergo medicals at the Spanish club next week after which he will be presented to the fans on June 13. According to SunSport, the two clubs agreed on a deal for the player with the initial negotiation pegged at £88.5 million. The publication further revealed that the 28-year-old will wear the iconic number seven shirt next season and has been tipped as replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. Hazard spent seven years at the Stamford Bridge scoring 110 goals in 352 games in all competitions. He was also instrumental to the Blues Europa League triumph over Arsenal last week having scored twice in the encounter. After sealing his move away from the London club, Hazard said that: "Leaving Chelsea is the biggest and toughest decision in my career to date,"

Court orders INEC to issue certificate of return to Okorocha as senator-elect

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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately issue the certificate of return to the immediate-past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, as the senator-elect for the Imo West Senatorial District. Justice Okon Abang made this order in his judgment on the suit filed by Okorocha to challenge INEC’s decision to withhold his certificate of return after he was declared the winner of February 23, 2019, National Assembly election in the Imo West Senatorial District. INEC had based its decision to withhold the certificate of return on the grounds that its Returning Officer who presided over the election complained to it that he declared the results under duress. But the judge, who described INEC’s action as lawless and arbitrary, held in that Okorocha having been declared the winner of the election, INEC no longer had any legal authority to withhold the certificate of return due to him. The judg

Kizz Daniels Releases new Album 'Eko'

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Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Daniel Anidugbe, a.k.a Kizz Daniel, has released his long-anticipated new song ‘ Eko’ The Afrobeat singer made this announcement on his Instagram handle @iamkizzdaniel, where he dropped the following message, “Sakimakoparikaka !!! “EKO” audio out now !!!! 🇳🇬 #EKO Visuals out 14th ” The 25 – year- old singer decided to post it on the Instagram page in order to excite his fans and also to inform them of his new project. The Flyboy INC Boss released this glowing tribute to Lagos with all its curves and edges gloriously depicted on this song. According to the singer, the song ‘Eko’ serves as a follow-up to his virally successful foul-mouthed, anti-cheating single, F..k You – which inspired the #F..kYouChallenge and the song was mixed by Swaps. Kizz Daniel is a Nigerian singer and songwriter best known for his singles “Woju” and “Yeba”. He signed a record deal with G-Worldwide Entertainment in 2013 but left the label following a publicised c

Okorocha’s son-in-law, Nwosu wins in court

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The Appeal Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has struck out a suit challenging the emergence of the son-in-law to former Governor, Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu as the authentic Imo State governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the 2019 general elections. In his ruling, the Presiding Judge, Justice R.C Agbo, said that the appeal was statute barred in line with the virtue of the 4th Alteration of the 1999 Constitution section 285(12). Leonard Okolienta, the plaintiff had appealed the judgment of the lower Court, which earlier ruled that Nwosu was the authentic governorship candidate

Missing Oluwakemi Soyebo has now been fund barely 24 hours

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The missing Oluwakemi Soyebo has now been fund barely 24 hours she was declared missing by her family members, in Lagos. The joy in the heart of her family members and the residents of her street know no bound as she majestically walked into the street, Thursday evening. According to a family member, Sulaimon Adekunle, he Oluwakemi walked home Thursday evening, and has been crying uncontrollably and unable to speak with anybody since her arrival. He said since Oluwakemi has been declared missing, her family members have been engaged by different clerics across the states and several prayer sessions were conducted. “All her belongings including bag containing her ATM cards, money and phones were collected from her. “The mother, Mrs Soyebo Bukola, in ‘tears of joy’ could not speak with Tribuneonline correspondent engaging her,” Adekunle said. He said Oluwakemi who has been continually vomiting, has now been taken to the hospital for medical checkup.

Malpractice: JAMB conducts fresh UTME for 490 candidates

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday conducted a supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for 490 candidates whose ComputerBased Test centres were earlier suspended for malpractices and other infractions. The UTME was held in JAMB CBT centre in Kogo, Abuja, JAMB Bayelsa State office, Yenagoa and JAMB National Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja. The board said, in its weekly bulletin, that “it was expedient to suspend all examinations at centres earlier earmarked for the candidates based on the lack of capacity of the centres and involvement in examination infractions.” Our correspondent learnt that apart from the 490 candidates retaking the examination, the UTME results of 127 candidates were undergoing forensic analysis by a panel of experts because of the suspicion of examination malpractices. JAMB said, “The board has conducted a supplementary examination for 490 candidates, who could not take their rescheduled examination. The

Baba Suwe returns to Nigeria from medical trip

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Popular comedian, Babatunde Omidina, a.k.a Baba Suwe, has returned to Nigeria from the United States where he spent the past one month in a hospital at Rhodes Island, near New York, receiving treatment for complications arising from diabetes and other ailments. The comedian arrived in Nigeria a few days ago and at once, visited Sheraton Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos on Saturday night to see his benefactor, Rev Esther Ajayi, also known as Iya Adura, of the Love of Christ Generation Church, Cherubim and Seraphim, in company with his son, Sola and younger brother. Adegboyega. During the visit, our correspondent gathered, Baba Suwe expressed his gratitude to Ajayi for coming to his aid in his time of need. The comedian described her as a true Christian with Christ-like virtues.  The cleric came to Baba Suwe’s rescue when he was in dire need of funds to pay for the treatment of his ailment abroad. Iya Adura had donated the sum of N10m for the comedian’s treatment in the United

25,794 killed in violent crises during Buhari’s first term – Report

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No fewer than 25, 794 Nigerians may have died in violent crises in the first four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure was released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit think tank specialising in United States foreign policy and international affairs. The number represents those killed by different insurgent groups and Boko Haram in the North, herdsmen, and people who died in extrajudicial activities of the military. From June 2015 to May 2019, our correspondent observed that Borno suffered the highest casualties, recording 9,303 deaths. The state was followed by Zamfara (1,963) and Adamawa (1,529). Others captured in the map are Kaduna (1,488), Plateau (771), Taraba (649), Benue (1,642), Niger (252) Rivers (730), Cross River (467), Ogun (301), among others. Graphical illustration revealed that the highest casualties were recorded in July 2015 (1,299) and January 2019 (1,077). Within the four years

2019 UTME: No cut-off marks yet, says JAMB

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not published the national and general minimum cut-off marks for placement of candidates into the nation’s tertiary institutions as being speculated in some quarters. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Lagos. According to him, there is no truth behind such speculations, adding that some persons, whom he described as fraudulent elements, were behind the development with a ploy to defraud innocent Nigerians especially the candidates. Benjamin said the cut-off marks could only be arrived at with the inputs of critical stakeholders in the education sector, scheduled for days ahead. “We want to seize this opportunity to caution the public, especially candidates, not to allow themselves to be swindled by these desperate individuals that are peddling this rumour. “The board is yet to come up with any cut-off mark for placements