OUR AIM WAS TO MAKE MONEY WITH THE VOTERS CARDS...... foreigners confessed

Some Nigeriens who were among 82 illegal immigrants arrested in different parts of Lagos State for being in possession of voters cards, in a dramatic confession said they wanted to make money with the cards.
The Comptroller of Immigration, Lagos State Command, Justina Ahmadu, without mincing words, said the foreigners would be repatriated immediately.
The arrest and recovery of the cards by immigration officers occurred as many Nigerians are insisting

Shield Against AIDS Virus in Monkeys 'Astonishingly Effective' ---New Drug

Scientists said Wednesday a new drug tested on monkeys provided an astonishingly effective shield against an animal version of the AIDS virus, a major gain in the quest for an HIV vaccine.

Macaque monkeys given the drug were able to fend off high, repeated doses of the simian version of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), they reported in the journal Nature.

"We… show a way to achieve long-lived, effective vaccine-like protection from HIV 1," the main

‘It’s My Party’ Singer-Songwriter, Lesley Gore, Dies at 68

Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who scored a massive hit in 1963with “It’s My Party,” died Monday. She was 68.

Gore’s partner of 33 years, Lois Sasson, told the Associated Press that she died of cancer at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.

Gore was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. Producer Quincy Jones discovered her when

Accelerated trials roll out Ebola vaccine candidates in west Africa

While the pace of the Ebola epidemic that has raged across Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone since March 2014 appears to be slowing, researchers are rushing to roll out Phase III trials for vaccines against the disease.

However with the official death toll across the region at nearly 9,000, and the three worst-affected economies looking at GDP losses in the billions, critics claim the investment in research and prevention may have come too late - at least, for this outbreak.

Cavani header keeps PSG hopes alive

Paris - A first-half away goal by Branislav Ivanovic and some fine goalkeeping by Thibaut Courtois have put Chelsea in command of their Champions League last-16 tie with Paris Saint-Germain as Tuesday's first leg ended 1-1.

Ivanovic headed in on 36 minutes after Gary Cahill had helped the ball into his path to give Chelsea the lead from their first and only chance of the evening at the Parc des Princes.

'Cloud' over Mars leaves scientists baffled

Amateur astronomers have spotted two strange, cloud-like plumes high over Mars, deepening the mystery of what constitutes the Red Planet's atmosphere, a study said Monday.
The phenomenon was observed on March 12, 2012 over the "terminator", the boundary between day and night on Mars.
One of the plumes developed in around 10 hours and lasted for about 11 days, shifting shape from

I’ll flee Nigeria if APC wins says Bode George

In this interview with ENIOLA AKINKUOTU, a national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, speaks on the recent comments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and other national issues

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Goodluck Jonathan plans to perpetuate himself in government like the former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo. What do you think of this comment?


He (Obasanjo) says he is a Christian and as a Christian, it is emphasised in the New Testament of the Bible where Christ said judge not so that you will not be judged. But his judgment is no longer about

Jennifer Aniston Gathers All of Her Famous BFFs Together for an Epic 46th Birthday Party

While turning the big 4-6 earlier this week, the A-list actress managed to organize an epic celebration with more than a few famous faces.
E! News has learned Justin Theroux's fiancée gathered her celebrity BFFs for a fabulous dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood this past Thursday.
Eyewitnesses spotted Courteney Cox, Jimmy Kimmel, Malin Akerman, Amy Adams, Lake Bell and

“Marriage Changed Me” - Mercy Johnson

The love affair between Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, and husband, Odianosen Okojie.
In a new interview, she talks about how, when and more other interesting things about their love life.
How did you meet each other?

Odi: I met Mercy for the first time in 2008 on a flight from France. We both flew Business Class and I asked for her number but she refused. She was very down-to-earth even as a celebrity. I know how a lot of them behave but she is different. Being very focused and a go-getter, I did everything I could

Bobbi Kristina Brown will not be taken off life support this week

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown will remain on life support throughout this week following a near-drowning incident at her home last month..The 21 year old was placed in a medically-induced coma upon admission to the hospital following the health emergency on 31 January (15).

Online Bank Robbers Steal Up to $1 Billion, Kaspersky Says

A hacker group has stolen as much as $1 billion from banks and other financial companies worldwide since 2013 in an “unprecedented cyber-robbery,” according to computer security firm Kaspersky Lab.

The gang targeted as many as 100 banks, e-payment systems and other financial institutions in 30 countries including the U.S, China and European nations, stealing as much as $10 million in each raid, Kaspersky Lab, Russia’s largest maker of antivirus software, said in a report. The Carbanak

U.S. port strike pushes up freight rates with ships held up offshore

A U.S. West Coast port strike is pushing up shipping freight rates as delays in offloading and taking on new cargo mean container ships are unavailable for new orders.
Dozens of container ships are lying in wait off the large U.S. West Coast ports of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. Many of them have been waiting more than a week to enter port to unload or take on new cargoes, according to Thomson Reuters shipping data.

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s organs shutting down

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s condition has reportedly taken a serious turn for the worse.

The 21-year-old, who has been hospitalized since she was discovered unresponsive in her bathtub at her Georgia home two weeks ago, is experiencing organ failure and is dying.
According to family sources, because several of Bobbi Kristina’s organs are shutting down, it does not matter if her father Bobby Brown withdraws life support.
At a candlelight vigil on Monday, Bobbi Kristina's aunt Tina Brown said that her niece's condition

Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Hajiya Aishatu Buhari, made a generous donation to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) when she visited Damare and St Theresa Catholic Church camps in Adamawa State

The spouse of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate February 11 distributed drugs and other relief materials worth N135million to those affected by Boko Haram insurgency.
According to Leadership, Mrs Buhari expressed sympathy saying that “we cannot pretend not to see the situation you people are into”.
She lamented over their state putting a blame on the current administration incapable of handling the

Popular Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku, who is known for playing criminal roles in Nigerian movies, has revealed he tested positive for HIV

The Nollywood actor also revealed how he deliberately infected his wife with the deadly disease. Pulse reports that the actor, now a born-again Christian, who is based in Ghana, talked in an interview about how he went to Zambia for six months in April 2011 without his wife and two kids, to take part in plays teaching about HIV and AIDS. While there he enjoyed life, sleeping with about 80 women.

Some of the things Pres. Jonathan said during his media chat this evening

President Jonathan held a media chat this evening and below are a few important points he put across.

He said in Lagos, on 38% have their PVCs, so if elections are held, 62% will not be able to vote.

About Boko Haram, he said there is no hiding place for the terrorist group. That he had meetings with the President of Chad and he said before he can send troops to Nigeria, the AU have to be involved. He also said Boko Haram doesn't necessarily have to be completely wiped out before elections are conducted. He also said taking over the territories captured by Boko Haram does not mean that the

Buhari meets Catholic Bishops in Abuja - I have no religious agenda he says

APC Presidential candidate, Gen. Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo met with some Catholic Bishops in Abuja yesterday February 10th. Speaking during the meeting, Buhari said he had no personal religious agenda and as a practicing Muslim, he doesn't share the views of any extremist

Postponed election, an act of desperation from an incumbent terrified of losing says Chimamanda Adichie

 In a piece titled "Democracy, Deferred", award winning author, Chimamanda Adichie described the recent postponement of the general elections as an act of desperation from an incumbent terrified of losing. Below is the article published on The Atlantic...

Last week, Victor, a carpenter, came to my Lagos home to fix a broken chair. I asked him whom he preferred as Nigeria’s next president: the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, or his challenger, Muhammadu Buhari. "I don’t have a voter’s card, but if I did, I would vote for somebody I don’t like,” he said. 'I don’t like Buhari but Jonathan is not performing.”

President Jonathan's Salary And Tax Payment Details Revealed

President Goodluck Jonathan made tax payments of N6, 264,221.75 to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), out of a total of N43, 230, 871.44 as president between 2011 and 2013. Details of the president’s tax payment also showed that the president did not earn any other income besides his fixed income as president of the country in that period.

There were no indications of income from stocks or other businesses that the president could have had. Despite earning a regular service of N14, 410, 290.48 in each of the three years, the president tax liabilities however increased in 2012 and 2013 to N2, 510, 775. 77 up from the N1, 242, 670.21 paid in 2011.