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President Buhari addressed the UN General Assembly and spoke on the topic "Strengthening The Means of Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Ensuring an AIDS-free Generation By 2030 Through The Elimination Of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV. A Dual Imperative For Nigeria". Continue to see more photos + full text of President Buhari's address.. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you to this important event. Let me express Nigeria's sincere appreciation to UN-AIDS for the support and collaboration in organizing this event. 2. We are on the threshold of history as world leaders adopt the successor development agenda to the Millennium Development Goals. For over 30 years, HIV as a public health challenge has been causing havoc and untold hardship in virtually every part of the world. To date, several million children have been orphaned and some communities have been devastated, while economic activities have been disrupted. ...

Nigerian Comedian, Alibaba took to his IG page to send a hilarious barthday mesage to Segun Arinze, It is so funny, read below: Now that all the noise about your birthday has now reduced, let me give an EYEPPY 50th Birthday shout out to an EYECON, Segun Eyerinze. My friend from as far as EYE can remember. Awesome singer, actor, voice over artistes, multi linguist, lover of the art, stage actor, entertainment kingpin, FRSC Marshall, radio & television presenter, my fellow Dodge Ram truck owner, who later back slided, my fellow sojourner... We have stories of many trips together across this country. @segunarinze , The only man who can see a broken down truck at ojota from Maryland at 11:30pm... The man who warned his Gaurdian Angel... My brother always. Happy birthday. Trust you had a blast. By the way is it me or you look like @mrmayd on that album cover... Never mind

Following the deaths of 736 pilgrims(Including Nigerians) during the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia ,a pilgrim from Sokoto, Alhaji Muhamadu Ilela, who was at the scene, said the deaths occurred because the Saudi police blocked one of the gates leading to the Jamrat area. ‘’For over one hour, the queue didn’t move and we were in the scorching sun. After some time, people started collapsing because of the heat wave, This was what caused the initial deaths. A stampede followed which caused the deaths of most pilgrims.’’ he alleged. Amoung the Nigerian casualties are,Veteran journalist Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf ,as well as one of Nigeria’s respected Islamic intellectuals, Prof. Tijani El-Miskin. El-Miskin was a professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies.He was Chairman of Borno State Pilgrims Welfare Board. Though this year recorded the worst deaths recorded at the pilgrimage , it isn't the first.266 pilgrims had died in 1994 while 98 others were injured ...

A guy got engaged to his girlfriend after she died .Abigail Hall's sudden death was broken to her boyfriend Josh Thompson while he was working as a tennis coach in the Greek island of Corfu. He immediately flew home to her family in Doncaster and asked for their permission to propose. Dailymail reports that, they agreed to the unusual step and he bought her an engagement ring. He then popped the question privately, placing the wedding band over the 18-year-old's finger and posting a photograph on Facebook (left) with the heartbreaking message: ' Abigail Hall and I are now engaged. She is my life..Words cannot express the love that I have for her, she was the reason I would wake up in the morning.'We connected so well, from the moment she tripped on an escalator in the Shard after one too many, to having the most hilarious sunburn after driving through France with the roof down. 'Everything we did felt real, she would always be ther...

The Nigerian military has accused Borno state elites and political groups in the North East in general of working to undermine the efforts of the military in the fight against insurgency in that region. In a statement signed by Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, the military said such people are working to ensure the military's operation to end the insurgency fails because of certain benefits they are getting from the war. The statement reads; "The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public and send a very strong and serious final warning to some prominent individuals and political groups who hailed from Borno State in particular and North East generally, that there is information of plans by some highly placed individuals and political groups to undermine and scuttle the fight against terrorism and insurgency in this country. The unscrupulous individuals and their cohorts were determined to reverse the gains made and scuttle our efforts of achieving the Presidential direct...

Swiss open criminal investigation of world soccer chief Blatter Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA. He is being investigated on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation, the Swiss attorney general’s office said on Friday. It said Blatter was interrogated after a meeting of FIFA’s executive committee in Zurich, and authorities carried out a search at FIFA headquarters on Friday. “The office of the FIFA President has been searched and data seized,” the office of the attorney general (OAG) said in a statement. U.S. and Swiss authorities announced in May they were investigating corruption at the highest levels of the world’s most popular sport, including in the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 world cups to Russia and Qatar. Fourteen soccer officials and sports marketing executives were indicted at that time, but until Friday authorities had not pointed the finger at Blatter, the 79-yea...

Jim Iyke who turned 39 today has finally confirmed that he is now a father by sharing a picture of him and his son lying in the bed. Read the message he posted on his instagram page for his son below: ''Son, A few weeks ago I recall kissing your mom's sweaty brows as I encouraged Her to push and push harder intermittently. I recall her growing weaker by the minute, her fingers clutching my shoulders in a death grip, her intense green eyes staring deep into my core with that singular resolve only women in labor possess. I asked Doc Crawford for the honour of pulling you out of your mom which she granted without wasting a heartbeat and also gave me the charge of cutting the umbilical cord. You see against every ethos of her practice she sensed a higher purpose beyond this realm; a symbolic need for me to perform this final task to weld you and I, father and son, into one single entity.   I have a propensity for nicknames son. I've pretty much covertly...

A new born baby with his umbilical cord still attached was found along Dibue road, Ikot Ekpene in Aka Ibom State this afternoon. A lady after delivering this baby, put her in a polythene bag and dumped her by the road side. An eye witness told LIB that he saw a lady in that area this afternoon but didn't know what she'd left behind until she'd gone. The baby was already dead before people noticed what was in the bag. The photos are painful to look at. If you have the stomach, see them below

It was an ordeal that nightmares are made of. A 20-year-old Yazidi woman, who says she was held as a sex slave by ISIS, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview that her captor was a fighter who told her he was from the United States. The victim, who asked to be called “Bazi” (not her real name) is now in the U.S. to testify to Congress about her allegations against the American – and to push the FBI to press charges against the man she said went by the name of Abu Abdullah Al Amriki (Abu Abdullah the American). The woman’s story could not be independently verified. The human rights group Hardwired assisted her in going to the U.S. Her captor “was very white,” Bazi told Amanpour in Washington. “He was a little bit taller than me, with a black beard, black hair. I also saw his own family. He had a wife and two children, a son and a daughter.” That family, she said, still lived in the United States; he claimed he was able to visit them several ti...

The former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has revealed that six Fulani herdsmen kidnapped him on Monday and made him trek 30km from Ilado where he was taken, to Owo. He also said he was made to sleep in the bush for three days as the kidnappers changed their locations every four hours. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday directed the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to ensure the rescue of the former minister. While speaking with Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who paid him a visit at his residence in Obaile, Mr. Falae said he believed the herdsmen were working for Boko Haram. The Afenifere chieftain said he was made to sleep on the bare floor throughout his stay with his captors. A family source, who said he was present when Mr. Falae explained his ordeal, said he was not certain if ransom was paid. “Baba has just narrated his ordeal to some of us. His abductors made him to trek from his farm to Owo. Baba also said he w...

Speaking during evening prayers at St. Patrick's Cathedral New York, Pope Francis told the excited Nuns that he loves them. "What would the Church be without you? Women of strength, fighters, with that spirit of courage which puts you on the front lines in the proclamation of the Gospel. To you, religious women, sisters and mothers of this people, I wish to say 'thank you,' a big thank you... and to tell you that I love you very much."he said. More photos below.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that 32 million active bank accounts have yet to be enrolled on the Biometric Verification Number (BVN) by September.  This was made known by CBN's Director, Corporate Communications Muzau Ibrahim in a statement released today September 25th. The deadline for the exercise was extended to October 31 after many Nigerians failed to do their registration on June 30.

President Buhari pictured above seated at the UN General Assembly in New York today. Seated with him is former Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi and Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof Joy Ogwu.

Serena Williams joined other stars including Patti Smith, Amy Schumer, Yoko Ono, and others for the 2016 Pirelli Calender shot by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz...

Senator Ben Murray Bruce visited the Awolowo residence today to pay condolence over the loss of Mama HID. Oba Otudeko & others were present. More below.

A man has been buried in his CAR in an unusual funeral ceremony .And the petrolhead was mourned by friends and family who gathered around as the vehicle was put into the ground. According to Huffington post, the footage, which originated in China, is said to show the burial of a car owner who really loved his wheels.The hatchback was used in place of a coffin and a crane lifted it to move it to the right spot for burial. The man was said to have been very fond of his car and as a tribute his family decided to bury him inside it instead of a more traditional coffin.                                    

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President Muhammadu Buhari arrived New York Thursday night in time for the 70th assembly of the United Nations. He arrived at the JFK international airport in NewYork aboard the presidential jet. Some Members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s delegation include SSA Household & Domestic Sarki Abba, SSA Media & Publicity Femi Adesina, Senator Hadi Sirika, Former Governor of Ekiti state Dr. Kayode Fayemi and Former Governor of Rivers state Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. He was welcomed by the Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof Joy Ogwu, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Paul Bulus Lolo and National Security Adviser Rtd Maj. Gen. Monguno Babagana.

The Federal Government’s daily spending on petrol subsidy has declined from the N1.07 billion it recorded as at September 8, to N889.44 million as at September 22. Besides, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), western countries and leading developing nations are spending up to $200 billion yearly in subsidising fossil fuels, which OECD considered as being on the high side. The country’s daily payment on fuel subsidy has continued to be on the decline since June this year, dropping from N2.4 billion to N1.07 billion two weeks ago. Specifically, at the exchange rate of N197 to a dollar, the country’s daily subsidy per litre of fuel has decreased from the N22.42 per litre it earlier recorded to N18.53 per litre. Based on daily petrol consumption of 48 million litres, the total subsidy cost on the product as of September 22, would amount to N889.44 million at N18.53 per litre. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), ...

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce paid the Awolowos a condolence visit today September 25th over the death of the family matriarch Mrs H.I.D Awolowo. More pics below

Governor Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa state is to appoint an Igbo man as one of his special advisers. Bindow made this known, on Thursday, while playing host to groups who visited him homage to mark Eid-el-Kabir, in Government House, Yola. He said that the appointment would demonstrate national unity for all Nigerians, regardless of their socio-cultural background. According to him, he would appoint an Igbo man as his adviser, owing to the fact his administration must be an inclusive one The governor urged the people to pray for the state and his administration to achieve its vision. He also sought prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari to achieve his vision of rebuilding the Nigeria of our dream. Bindow said that his administration had surmounted the challenge of owing workers’ salaries. He said that his administration would continue to prioritise regular and prompt payment of workers’ salaries. He said that his administration was waiting for ...