University of Calabar Official Website and Portal Hacked

A recent trend in Nigeria is the systematic hacking and defacing of websites of institutions and organizations, with tertiary institutions been the worst hit. I was alerted by a friend some minutes ago that the website of the prestigious University of Calabar, popularly know as UNICAL is currently treating visitors to "Bend Down Select", a song by Young Jon Featuring Lil Kesh  with on-screen......

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Senate President Won't Condone Aides Breaking The Law

The senate president has reacted to an allegation by the DSS against Mr. Ugochinyere Ikenga who is one of his aides. In his tweet, he stated that the the DSS should investigate the matter  thoroughly and hold the aide accountable if he is found guilt......

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Fears as Customs intercept 102 bags of plastic rice

The Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture. The Customs Area Controller of  F.O.U. Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the commodity was stored for distribution......

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MMM On A Mannequin Challenge.

The money-box scheme called MMM that started in Russia was introduced to Nigerians via  MMM Nigeria when the country was said to be at the peak of what many described as the worst recession in Nigeria's economic history. The economic hardship and the urge to get rich quick made a lot of Nigerians to rush into it and welcomed MMM as their only way to carter for themselves in a time where the......

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Democrats That are Protesting in America Should Give Peace a Chance - Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

The former president of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on his Facebook page appealed to the American Democrats that a protesting the emergence of   Donald J. Trump as the next president of the United States of America to let peace reign as The US is meant to be a model nation to others. I appeal to Americans who are protesting on the streets......

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Massive Explosion Hits Seattle Neighborhood in USA

A massive explosion ripped through a Seattle neighborhood early Wednesday -- obliterating at least one building, damaging several others and sending nine firefighters who'd been investigating a gas leak to a hospital in the Washington state city.The one battalion chief and eight firefighters transported to Harborview Medical Center suffered minor injuries, said Seattle fire spokeswoman Corey Orvold.......

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Oil Workers Strike Over NNPC Restructuring Plans

NNPC Towers Unions shut down operations at Nigeria’s state oil firm Wednesday in protest at restructuring plans, a spokesman said, in a move that could worsen fuel supplies in Africa’s largest producer.“Operations at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been grounded nationwide,” said Babatunde Oke, of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN).It followed......

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Nigerian Army's Head Of Training Dies In Auto Crash

Major-General Y. M. Abubakar The Chief of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar has died.General Abubakar died in an auto crash along Maidiguri-Damaturu road on Tuesday.The Acting GOC 3 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General M. S. A. Aliyu who was travelling with Abubakar survived but sustained severe injuries, the Nigerian Army spokesman, Sani......

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The Cameroonian Army Intercepts a French Helicopter Delivering Weapons To Boko Haram

There are several allegations and counter allegations surrounding this story but the level of sophistication that the group has been operating on begs the question as to who is and who is not supporting them.The unconfirmed says that the Cameroonian army caught a French helicopter delivering weapons to the terrorist group Boko Haram in the North Region of Cameroon. God help our beloved countr......

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Lagos Assembly Orders Relocation of Mile 12 Market to Parafa

Smarting from the last week’s crisis in the Mile 12 market area of Lagos, the State House of Assembly yesterday told the state government to begin arrangements for the relocation of the popular foodstuff market. The market, which is due to be moved to Parafa, in Ikorodu, according to the House, has overstayed its welcome in the area and should no longer be tolerated in the heart of the city. Also......

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Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Records Smashing Opening With $73.7 Million Debut

Disney’s “Zootopia” scored the fourth-biggest March opening ever, debuting to $73.7 million over the weekend. The animated story about a rabbit who joins the police force ranks as the biggest Disney Animation launch (though not the best Pixar debut), outstripping “Frozen,” the 2012 blockbuster that bowed to $67.4 million. With no major family film opening until “The Jungle Book” lands on April......

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Internet Pioneer and Email Inventor Ray Tomlinson, dies at the age of 74.

Raymond Tomilson, the man widely cited as the inventor of email  has died, according to  CNN report on Sunday afternoon at age 74. He reportedly had a heart attack which lead to his death on Saturday. The US computer programmer came up with the idea of electronic messages that could be sent from one network to another in 1971. His invention included the ground-breaking......

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Emir Task Security Agents on Curbing Drug Peddling in Katsina

The Emir of Katsina , Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, has urged security agents to initiate strategies to eliminate illicit drugs peddling in the state. The emir made the appeal on Monday in Katsina at a special meeting with the heads of security organisations to discuss the menace of illicit drug peddling in the state. “It has come to the notice of the Emirate Council that several young boys, girls......

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Residents of "Second Lagos" Protest 10 years of Power Outage

According to recent reports , Scores of residents of three communities on the Ibafo-Mowe axis of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway popularly referred to as “Second Lagos’’, on Monday protested what they called 10 years of power outage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the communities were protesting the cutting off of electricity supply to their areas in the last decade. The protesters,......

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Nigerian Minister of Labour James Ocholi dies in Auto mobile accident with Son and Wife

News reaching Chifys world just revealed that the Labour minister James Ocholi  was involved in an auto mobile accident this afternoon by 3pm, along Kaduna Abuja express way. The Hon. minister and his son were said to have died on the spot while  his Wife who was earlier said to be in a coma as a result of the auto mobile accident that claimed the lives of her husband and son by 3pm......

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P-Square is Still GLO Ambassador

P-Square Contrary to recent rumour that Globacom had terminated it’s contract with sensational music twins P-Square, the telecommunications operator has denied the media reports that it has ended brand endorsement deal with music duo, Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Square. The company confirmed in a statement it released in Lagos on Thursday that, contrary to such media speculations, the twins......

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JAMB: Lagos State Government Lifts Ban On Vehicular Movement During Monthly Sanitation

THE Lagos State government yesterday lifted the restriction order on human and vehicular movements during the monthly environmental sanitation slated for today. This is to enable students, invigilators and other stakeholders participate effectively in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Information Officer,......

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Supreme Court Upholds Verdict For Rev. King To Be Hanged

The Court has upheld the verdict that Rev. King will surely face the "hangman's noose" EXCEPT for the final declaration of the Supreme Court, it would have been a birthday bash and wild jubilation for members of the Christian Praying Assembly (CPA) yesterday, if the death sentence of their General Overseer, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, had been repealed by the apex court, as some newspaper pages......

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Sunday Oliseh Quits Job as Super Eagles Chief Coach

Sunday Oliseh  NIGERIAN football followers woke up yesterday to the news that Super Eagles Chief Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has quit his job. The Eagles’ Manager, who recently had a run in with his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), following his ‘unsavoury’ comments in his twitter account, quit his job through the same medium in the early hours of yesterday. The former Super......

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INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY ABLAZE

It's a CDs day and am chilling at home when I get a call from a friend telling me that my primary place of assignment P.P.A is on fire! Apparently I don't believe her because I did not think it was possible. I call a friend at work and the news is confirmed. The top most floor was gutted by fire this afternoon, the fire service were there to put the fire out. Sources say it was as a result of......

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