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The Coalition of Northern Groups today withdrew the quit notice handed down to the Igbos living in the Northern part of the country. This announcement was made in Abuja on Thursday by the spokesperson of the group, Abdulazeez Sulaiman. Part of the group's statement reads THE RELOCATION CLAUSE     Mindful of the concerns generated by the clause in the Kaduna Declaration that advised the Biafran Igbo to relocate from Northern Nigeria and for northerners in the South-East to do likewise, and our commitment to the unity of our dear country, we immediately opened channels for dialogue and interaction with government agencies, national and international groups, institutions and figures.     Admittedly, we came under intense persuasive pressure from genuinely concerned national, political, traditional, religious and cultural leaders prominent among which were: a section of the Northern Governors Forum under its Chairman, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, ...

Nollywood star Actress Koko pat is a stunning muse in new shoot she shared ahead of her birthday 22, August. Known for her modest role as Bimpe in the famous comedy movie "Saint Mary", Koko switches effortlessly between intense pain, goofy and sweet. She made her entry into the world of acting in 2014 and has featured in over 15 movies till date. As a teenage,the beauty goddes began her venture into the big screens and was able to follow that up with inspiring fashion looks which wasn’t difficult for a stunner with a beautiful face and gorgeous physique. The Calabar born actress who also double as a makeup artist possesses an alluring beauty that captures the heart of anyone who has an eye for true beauty. Check out breathtaking photos of the actress below.

A young artist has played dead at several popular tourist spots just to protest the selfie craze taking over young people. e  Selfies have become such a huge part of our lives that it’s hard to believe that they only became popular only a few years ago. People are snapping pics of themselves virtually everywhere, from the top of skyscrapers to their bathrooms, and we even gadgets and accessories designed around selfies. Things have gotten so bad that one artist has decided to take a stand against the selfie craze in a very unique way. Meet Stephanie Leigh Rose, the creator of  “stefdies”.    What are “selfdies”, you ask? Well, Stephanie describes them as “anti-selfies”, but more specifically it is just the artist playing dead in random places, many of them popular tourist attractions. She just drops to the ground, face down, and pretends that she’s dead for a few moments, while someone takes her photo. She chronicles her u...

The rate of malnutrition and death among children in Kenya is projected to escalate, according to the projections made by aid organisations.   Some Kenyan kids  Aid Organisations on Monday warned that 73,000 children in Kenya are severely malnourished and are at risk of dying from hunger due to a severe drought. The warning comes as results from joint nutrition assessments conducted by the County Departments of Health and UNICEF, and nine aid organisations working on the ground, including Save the Children. The survey shows that in Turkana alone, severe acute malnutrition rates, the most life-threatening form of hunger, are up nearly four-fold in just one year, from 2.3 per cent to 8.3 per cent. It also shows that an Turkana South, an unprecedented 12 per cent of children under five now suffer from severe acute malnutrition. The assessments also reveal alarmingly high severe acute malnutrition rates in East Pokot (5.8 per cent ), Mandera (5.2 per ce...

The National broadcasting corporation has released a list of Nigerian songs  Banned from being played on radio or tv stations across Nigeria.The most recent song Wo by olamide which just came out while the rest are old songs.see list below

The quality of the edifice being erected by APC chieftain, Yahaya Bello in an austerity period appears to be in sharp contrast with the lives of his people of the confluence state. Governor Yahaya Bello  Civil servants in Kogi state, both serving and retired, may be grumbling about irregular payment of their entitlements, but Yahaya Bello, the governor, is not building his hopes on their economy. On Mahmoud Atta street, GRA Okene, the governor is putting finishing touches to his state-of-the-art country home, or mansion rather, which an insider described as “a thing of beauty”. But there is a snag: residents of the exclusive residential area are complaining about the disruption the 42-year-old governor has brought upon their lives. The governor is converting the street entrance to his private gate  “He has converted the main street entrance to his private entrance and is creating another entrance for lesser mortals like us,”  a res...

A group of legal practitioners in the South-eastern part of Nigeria have berated the leader of the Independent People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu over the agitations in Anambra State.   Nnamdi Kanu  The Anambra State Lawyers in Defence of Democracy (ASLADD) have come down very heavily on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB for attempting to affix culpability on it for the crises that occured at Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area, where the Nigerian Police reportedly had a clash with the IPOB who were said to be awaiting the arrival of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for a rally scheduled to hold in the town. Below is the press release by ASLADD as made available to news correspondents in Akwa yesterday:  EKWULOBIA CRISES: IPOB IS CONFUSING APPLES WITH ORANGES  The attention of the Anambra State Lawyers in Defence of Democracy [ASLADD] has been drawn to a statement released by Emma Powerful for the IPOB on the clash that was reported to have occurred between the...