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President Goodluck Jonathan lied to the world in his Independence Day anniversary speech about gains his administration has made in the fight against corruption, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation has revealed. In what appears to be a major credibility stunt, President Jonathan read a speech in which he scored his government high on all sides. In order to make his good performance appear holistic, the president included in his speech that global corruption watchdog, Transparency International, has endorsed and praised his administration's war against corruption. Mr. Jonathan's words: "…the fight against the scourge of corruption is a top priority of our administration. "We are fighting corruption in all facets of our economy, and we are succeeding. We have put an end to several decades of endemic corruption associated with fertilizer and tractor procurement and distribution.  We have exposed decades of scam in the management of pensions and fuel subsidy, and ensured that t

Picking ten best songs that rocked any year is like searching for ten slightly longer hays from evenly cut hays in a hay sack; long story short, this is not an easy task. With up and coming acts giving the old hands a run for their money, the Nigerian music scene is flooded with music that would give your heart a good dance exercise but then, somehow, these ten artists were able to distinguish themselves with their songs; making them our top ten best for the year 2013. 10. Eminado – Tiwa Savage ft Don Jazzy: The single came in May; sitting at number nine in the Mavin songstress 19 track album list Once upon a time, but not until the video directed by extra-gifted filmed maker Clarence Peters trumped airwaves in November did it sink down hot and hard in Naija's musicdom. The song with it's powerful hook-line remained at the top of many music charts for weeks. 9. Koma Roll – Tillaman ft Burnaboy, Iyanya, Ice Prince, Phyno: The single sizzles with talent especially from featured a

THE christmas season, is a season of forgiveness, love, rejoicing, and thanks giving to God, for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who died on the cross, that the whole world may be saved,with the salvation of their Souls. In Igbo land, there are two major religions, the traditional African religion, which involves the worship of gods, ancestral spirits, and idols, and Christianity. Most communities in  the South East like other African communities,practised the worship of a specie of the python, known as Python Regius.A harmless and beautiful  snake, which used to roam about the villages. Now  in this part of the world, Pastors and indigenes biker whether to kill or not to kill the snake, due largely to the Biafran war, when people ate the snake without repercautions. Unfortunately,this reptile must be facing extintion in the South East today. Christianity,is the next major religion of the Igbo land, as introduced by early missionaries, mostly the Catho

BENIN — A 43-year-old nurse, Bridget Osawaru, abducted on December 10, 2013, was said to have been allegedly killed by her abductors after collecting N1.5 million ransom from her relatives. Vanguard gathered that she was abducted at her residence along Sapele Road in Benin City and was kept in captivity until she was found dead. Her abductors were alleged to have collected N1.5 million ransom three days after her kidnapping but refused to release her. Late Bridget's body was found near Okhuahe hill in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. Police sources said injuries were found on her body which indicated that she might have been stabbed. The sources said that the homicide section at the state Police Command was investigating to ascertain if she was a victim of assassination or not. Police spokesman, DSP Moses Eguaveon could not be reached for comments. Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone, powered by Easyblaze

A female banker, Mrs Bimbo Ajetumobi Daniju is now under police investigation in Lagos after she assaulted her husband during a domestic argument. The argument which started as a result of her husband's inability to provide enough money for the family's needs for Christmas later degenerated. Mrs. Bimbo got angry, attacked her husband and cut his penis with a knife... While the husband, Olalekan Daniju, was eating on December 16th, his wife came and started shouting at him calling him unprintable names, she poured his plate of food on his head and proceeded to beat him with a bucket she found in the compound. Olalekan Daniju was reported to have run to his sister's shop to seek refuge from his angry wife but Bimbo followed him there with broken bottle threatening to stab him. They were settled and went to bed in peace. But around 2am, there was shouting in the couple's apartment and reports have it that she woke her husband up, tore his pants and held his penis

The 2013 edition of Nigeria's biggest music awards - The Headies - went down in Lagos on Thursday 26th December 2013, boxing day, at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island. The event was hosted by Tiwa Savage and Dr Sid, with star performance from the likes of Iyanya, Olamide, Waje, Phyno, Praiz, Seyi Shay, Niyola, Zaina and Yemi Alade. As expected, Olamide ruled the night with three awards. See the full list of winners below: Best Recording of the Year I Wish – Waje Good Morning – Brymo Natural Something – Sound Sultan This Year – Jaywon – WINNER! Producer of the Year Pheelz – Durosoke DTunes – Sho Lee - WINNER! Del B – Limpopo Leriq – Like to Party Legendury Beatz – Emi Ni Baller Best Music Video Alingo – Jude Okoye/Clarence Peters - WINNER! Oliver Twist – Sesan Gaga Crazy – Aje Filmworks Azonto – Moe Musa Yes/No – Clarence Peters Best R&B/Pop Album Iyanya Vs. Desire – Iyanya O.B.O. – Davido - WINNER! R&BW – Banky W Blessed– Flavour Away & Beyond – 2Face Idibia Best R&