President Goodluck Jonathan Launches New e-National card [see photos]

The new ID card which was launched yesterday 28th august 2014 in Abuja is powered by mastercard a multipurpose card for identification,e electronic signatures, and can be used for depositing money withdrawing and making payments.
The first phase of the project will issue 13million nigerians and the second phase will issue 100million nigerians the card.

Football information yesterday

The Sniit FC yesterday played a football match with Ilesha FC and lost 1 goal to Nil.

Nigeria among beneficiaries of UK scholarship programme

An education-consulting group, Knowledge Development Opportunities Inspire Nigeria, says Nigeria is one of the countries to benefit from student scholarship under the Scholarship UK programme.

Other beneficiary countries, the group said, are Russia, Belarus, Cyprus, Malaysia and China.

The KDO Inspire Nigeria Business Development Manager, Mrs. Olanike Fadahunsi, stated this while speaking with journalists in Lagos.

According to her, the initiative will encourage Nigerians to get training from more advanced countries in the hope of applying the

Auto Crashes Claim 31 Lives In Osun [See Photo]

Mr Muhammad Husaini, the Osun Sector Commander of the FRSC, said on Monday that 31 deaths were recorded from road traffic crashes in the state between June and July.

Husaini made this disclosure while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo.

He also said that

Poverty In Nigeria Is Caused By Politicians, Elite – Lamido

Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido has blamed the incessant poverty ravaging the country at present time on the elite and political office holders who had failed to show commitment in their various levels of responsibilities.

Lamido said this yesterday at

How to Make Akamu, Ogi or Pap at Home

AKamu (Igbo), Ogi (Yoruba) or Pap is Nigerian corn meal made from wet corn starch. It has a distinctive sour taste that makes people crave it. It is processed from dry white or yellow corn. After processing it we get the raw akamu/pap/ogi which is then prepared with

African Salad (Abacha & Ugba)

My grandmother always told me that Abacha is not a meal. Though it can be as filling as any other main course meal, African Salad is usually eaten as an in-between meal.

How to Make Abacha with Ugba [Video]

I remember vividly how my grandma

Nigerian Corned Beef Stew (Spaghetti Sauce)

Corned Beef Stew is simply Nigerian Red Stew prepared with tiny pieces of corned beef instead of lumps of meat. You can also

How to cook Nigerian Jollof Rice

The Nigerian food recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties. This is the most popular Nigerian rice recipe. This is why you will always see it in parties. It is quite easy to prepare if you follow the simple steps.

The following are

learn how to prepare Groundnut soup

Groundnut is a member of the legume family. It is native to some regions in the world and also successfully grown in other parts of the world. Groundnut is known for its vast nutritional and health benefits. It is very rich and can be consumed roasted, boiled, raw and they can also be grounded for

Fresh oha soup

Oha soup

Oha (also called ora) soup is a local delicacy of the Eastern Nigeria but somehow, has become popular even beyond the region. The soup took its name from oha tree, which leaf is the primary

Edikaikong soup

Edikaikong soup

When last did you have Edikaikong soup?

Preparing Edikaikong, a local Calabar soup in Cross River State, may be demanding but you will be glad you did.

It is enjoyed by people across

Coconut Rice

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Are you tired of eating the traditional jollof rice?  Is white rice and stew so boring and ordinary? Why not try coconut rice? This is actually a good substitute for the rice recipes you are used to.

Coconut rice

Learn how to prepare Banga soup

Banga soup is a Nigerian meal which originated from the Southern and Eastern parts of the country. In the South, it is basically eaten with fufu or garri. In the East, it is known as ofe akwu and it is a complement to white rice or yam.

The meal is incredibly rich in

Violence in Abeokuta as students, Police clash

By   Daud   Olatunji
Pandemonium  broke out  yesterday in  Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as  students and Police in the state clashed, leaving four people hospitalised.

The  protest which was staged by  the students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, was for further reduction of school fees after government had reduced the fees.

The students had on Thursday morning stormed the entrance of the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, protesting the reduction of

[Photos] Ebola: Patience Jonathan Refuses Handshake & Creates New Greeting Method

The first lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan has followed suite as she arrived at Gdansk Walesa International Airport, Poland and was

CBN RE-INTRODUCES N65 ATM WITHDRAWAL FEE

The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday announced the re-introduction of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) transaction fee pegged at N65 per transaction beginning from September 2014.

The apex bank had in December 2012 suspended

KIFASI REPLACES AJI AS HEAD OF SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION

Mr. Danladi Kifasi

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mr. Danladi Kifasi as the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation.

Information Minister Labaran Maku told State House correspondents yesterday that the president announced the appointment during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Kilfasi will take over from

BREAKING: EBOLA SPREADS FURTHER AS 21 QUARANTINED IN ENUGU - FG

•US yet to grant our request for drugs

The Federal Government has confirmed further spread of Ebola virus in the country, saying 21 persons are being currently quarantined in Enugu State.

Information Minister Labaran Maku disclosed this to State House journalists today after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan.

He noted that the four-hour FEC meeting was devoted to discussions on the progress being made in combating Ebola in the country.

He said the government had so far traced

Facts to know about Ebola

EBOLA hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976.

Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but not in humans.

The first human outbreaks occurred in 1976, one in northern Zaire and

Osun state election result 2014

Jonathan wants age limit for Presidency abolished

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday made a case for the amendment of the nation’s constitution to abolish the age limit for anybody aspiring to become the President of the country.

The Constitution currently stipulates

18 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mark Zuckerberg

Unless you are coming from Mars, you must have heard or even created a Facebook account to socialize with

Cure for Ebola at last?

By Emmanuel Edukugho

For Ebola, an illness of exceptional contagion which first outbreak of the virus was in 1976, its origin traced to Congo and Sudan, cure for the dreaded disease seems to have been found in the United States (US).

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Two American citizens in

INEC declares Aregbesola winner of Osun election

*Osogbo agog as resident troop out to celebrate

By Dapo Akinrefon

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the incumbent governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as the

Fresh Ebola Cases Discovered, 139 Persons Placed On Surveillance – FG

The Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu yesterday confirmed two new cases of  Ebola infection in Lagos, which now brings to nine, the number of cases recorded in

Rapper Olamide Expecting A Child With Long-time Girlfriend?

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Why i disappeared from MUSIC scene...Awilo Longomba

•Says Fela Kuti inspired him

BENJAMIN NJOKU

He ruled the airwaves in the late 80s with his songs which cut across cultural boundaries. But suddenly, he disappeared into thin air, leaving millions of his fans  yearning for more of his stimulating music.

Awilo Longomba, the Congolese superstar who won the hearts of millions of music lovers across the world, especially in Nigeria with his monotonous but infectious songs and sexy dance steps has resurfaced again. He disappeared from the music scene after releasing his hit album, and since then, nothing much has been heard of him.

Interestingly, the Congelese superstar reappeared in