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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Korede Bello Poses with The First Daughters of Nigeria |Photos

He performed yesterday at President Buhari’s Inauguration gala at the Aso Rock villa and got to pose with the President’s beautiful daughters, more photos below…

Do you still remember Gospel rapper BOUQUI, well the rapper has been off the radar for a very long time.
Anyways, the rapper recently took her mum to the studio with her on her seventy-third birthday.
The female rapper has a striking resemblance to her mum who was all smiles in the photo of her and her award winning daughter in the studio.

Photos: Man trekking from Adamawa to Abuja to celebrate Buhari meets Emir of Bauchi

43 year old Mallam Abubakar Umar (pictured left) who started trekking from Yola, Adamawa state on April 26 to Abuja where he hopes to meet with the president-elect, Gen Buhari, had a brief stop over at the palace of the Emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Suleimanu Adamu, today May 2nd. Umar was received by the Emir and some APC members in the state.

The Chief Imam of Abuja National Mosque, Ustaz Musa Muhammed, has died at age 68. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, announced the passing of the Imam in a statement in Ibadan today May 2nd.

The statement said the Chief Imam died during a brief illness at Abuja National Hospital. Musa Muhammed was born on April 11, 1947 and hailed from Jos North in Plateau State. He is survived by four wives and 14 children. May his soul rest in peace Amen.

‘Steer clear of party administration’, PDP warns Pres. Jonathan’s aides, associates

PDP is threatening sanction on president Jonathan's aides and associates who are putting their mouth in what does not concern them. Lol. Read below...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a very strong warning to some ambitious aides and associates of President Goodluck Jonathan trying to use their closeness to him to cause crisis in the party and pave way for more defection to other parties.

The PDP said it would expose such individuals and make them face the full weight of the party disciplinary measures if they fail to immediately retrace their steps.

The NWC in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh said it is “aware of the clandestine activities of such aides and associates of the President including their unholy alliance with some elements in other parties to undermine and weaken the PDP by attacking its leadership.

When you think about a secret, you use up motivational resources which can drain your energy and make simple tasks appear difficult. Telling a secret to someone you trust can help restore motivation.

Researchers say a secret can preoccupy your mind and the more you think about it, the more you use personal, intellectual and motivational resources.

'Being preoccupied by a secret at work can be demotivating,' said Michael Slepian, an adjunct assistant professor of negotiations at Columbia Business School and co-author of the study. 'The burden of secrecy can make things around you appear more challenging and if you're less motivated to tackle these challenges, your performance can suffer.'

Big Brother Africa contestant Melvin Oduah survived a ghastly car accident in Benin yesterday and took to instagram to explain what happened. Read below...

"Aero Contractors' decided to refund us due to scarcity of aviation fuel. I had an important appearance to meet up wit last night in Benin so i decided to hire a car to take me to Benin since i didn't have any oda option. Just as we were approaching ORE in Ondo State, One of the back tires bursted. The driver lost control........The picture you are seeing right now explains d rest of d story. Now the interesting part...... I came out of this vehicle without a scratch.