Benue Reduces Rice Production Deficit By 1.5 Million Metric Tons

This is an indication that the partnership with the International Fund for Agriculture Development is yielding great value. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this to journalists in Guma local council, during the flag off of the harvesting season, where he declared every Friday a work-free day till January 2017.
The move, according to the Governor, who was in company of officials from IFAD, is to meet

How to print NYSC call-up letter for 2016 Batch B corps members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially call on prospective corps members to print their call-up letters for the 2016 Batch B (stream 1) orientation course.
This was revealed on Monday on its official Twitter handle, @nysc_ng stating that the Callup Letter can now be printed for PCMs slated for Stream 1 and the timeline for the camp registration.
See tweets below:

Pope Francis has extended Catholic priests' power to forgive abortion - previously, only bishops were able to do so:

Pope Francis has extended the powers of Catholic priests to forgive abortions, making the announcement in an apostolic letter released Monday. It continues a special dispensation granted last year for the duration of the Year of Mercy, which finished Sunday. "I wish to restate as firmly as I can that abortion is a

Tanzania bans lubricant in bid to 'curb homosexuality'

The Tanzanian government has banned the import and sale of sexual lubricants as part of a sustained crackdown on the country's LGBT+ community. "It is true that the government has banned the importation and use of the jelly to curb the spread of HIV," Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu told

How Supreme Court Justice Nguta concealed evidence of corruption – Prosecutor

The federal government has accused a Supreme Court justice, Sylvester Nguta, of culpability in the destruction of evidence intended to be brought against him. Mr. Nguta was arraigned before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court on Monday. He is among seven judges arrested by

Aleppo Hospital Airstrikes Cut Off Civilian Access to Trauma Care in Syria

Airstrikes pounded rebel-held Aleppo today for the seventh day in a row, leaving civilians with little access to treatment after multiple hospital attacks.“I am well, but I don’t know for how long,” Mohamad Abu Rajab, a radiologist in eastern Aleppo, told ABC News in Arabic. “Every day, I say goodbye to a new member of the medical staff who has died.”

He said he has hidden in

Choping! Chopings

Even God Loves Attention – Moesha Boduong

Controversial actress Moesha Boduong has hit back at critics of her attention-seeking antics on social media with a featured verse on poet/songwriter Nenebi’s song released last Friday, September 2nd.
The Amakye and Dede actress, who gained notoriety for flaunting her big butts on photo-sharing platform Instagram rhetorically asked, “You call me an attention whore, isn’t our attention what even God is fighting for?” in the second verse of the song aptly titled Me, My Selfie and Eyes also featuring another controversial celebrity, musician Mzbel.
Nenebi, himself not immune to controversies, mostly over his costume choices like wearing boxer shorts on stage for his performance on DKB’s Point of View and going on Angel TV with just towel wrapped around his waist, set the tone for the 3:31-minute long song with a stunning verse.
He touched on double standards with lyrics like, “The old woman spits with spite at the young man with tattoo marks while forcing on her grandchild tribal marks.

”
He also spoke on selective appreciation with the religious innuendo, “We love Jesus and hate Judas Iscariot but without him, He won’t be coming for us in his chariot. The prophets said the Messiah will be sold. Who would had, if Judas’ feet were cold.”
In a fun-sounding chorus to the song, which had her in career prima mood, Mzbel flaunted her selfie skills, “Alone in the bathroom, camera on the mirror, I’m about to let the world know how pretty I am.”
The Ada-based spoken word artist set the scene for Moesha’s verse with lyrics trumpeting his love for girls flaunting their goodies on social media.
Moesha responded with lyrics that sounded like direct hit back to almost every criticism labeled against her “flaunting her goodies”.
Her spoken word verse is littered with surprisingly beautiful poetic gems like, “Don’t crave attention, earn admiration. But how can I earn admiration without first attention?” Just like no camera can capture every angle in one shot, no one mind can have a full pic of how life should be.”
Source: peacefmonline

At least 21 dead and several injured in tribal clashes in Libya

At least 21 people were killed and hundreds wounded in four days of fighting between two rival tribes in the southern Libyan town of Sebha.The clashes are between the Awled Suleiman tribe and the tribe of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, the Guedadfa tribe.The death toll is at 21 and

Ghanaian voters must avoid the 'change trap' - Fayose Ayodele

A Nigerian governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, is warning Ghanaians against voting for a change of government in upcoming polls asking them to stick with the incumbent John Dramani Mahama.
According to him, a year after Nigerians voted for change by kicking out Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government, they have regreted and

Zambian president takes 50% pay cut as part of austerity measures

Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, has reportedly requested that his salary be slashed by 50% as part of government-led austerity measures.
According to his Vice President, Inone Wina,who was addressing the country’s legislature late last week, Lungu had asked that his $45,000 monthly salary be halved, adding that

Low voter turnout marked Sunday’s municipal polls in Mali.

These were the first elections since 2013, in which voters were electing 12,000 councillors across the west African country ,as the government grapples with implement a floundering peace deal and warding off a jihadist threat in the north.
“We began at 8am. Up to now we have not had any incidents. Few people came. It is hoped that in the afternoon it will be better. At the moment there haven’t been a lot of incidents. It is slow, it is

Ondo: Mimiko rushes to Aso Rock, meets Buhari again

Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko is currently in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The governor arrived the president's office at exactly 12.15pm.Mimiko's visit is believed to be connected with the Saturday's gubernatorial election in

Ethiopia airlines increases weekly flights to Cape Town

Ethiopian Airlines are set to increase the frequency of their flights to Cape Town in South Africa. The Addis Ababa – Cape Town route was launched in June 2015 with six scheduled flights per week.
But from December 1, the Ethiopian national carrier will add four more flights to the South African city. With that its flight frequency moves from six to

Israel backs bill to make mosques quieter

Israel's government has approved a bill to make mosques quieter. If the bill is passed into law, Israel's mosques will not be able to use loudspeakers during the call to prayer. The call to prayer happens five times a day across the Muslim world. The first time is at dawn and the last is after sunset. The bill has

Khadija was Kidnapped in Abuja .Please help her parents in create awareness on any forum to expose the evildoers .Call 08022416077 if found.

Police advise tinted glass car owners to obtain new permit

The Ebonyi Police Command says it will start impounding and prosecuting drivers of vehicles with factory fitted tinted glasses who have not obtained the newly approved permit.
George Okafor, its Public Relations Officer, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abakaliki on Monday that the new permit, with unique security features, was to prevent hoodlums from

Bestman Steals Show at Friend’s Wedding with Romantic Moves (Photos)

A bestman who is assumed to have contacted the marriage fever from his friend made a romantic move that attracted attention of guests during his wedding ceremony.

The young man shockingly went on his knees to propose marriage to his own lover who in the heat of

Jonathan may contest for 2019 elections – Dele Momodu -

Ovation publisher and columnist, Dele Momodu, has said erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan will be contesting in the 2019 presidential elections.
He appealed to the government and fellow citizens not to rule Jonathan out of the 2019 presidential race. In an open letter he titled ‘The Second Coming Of Goodluck Jonathan’, the publisher wrote: “I have been reading about the rising profile of our former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and wish to state without equivocation that no one should rule him out of the 2019 presidential race.