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In a bid to dowse the growing concerns about her prolonged absence from public functions since the presidential election, the presidency has released a statement saying that the First lady is currently in the republic of Congo to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Congolese first lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso's foundation, the Congo Assistance Foundation. Read the statement released by her media aide, Mr Ayo Adewuyi, below. "First Lady, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan is in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, joining other African First Ladies for the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Congo Assistance Foundation, an NGO of Congolese First Lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso. The Foundation, established in 1984, has engendered social action in the areas of health, education, skills acquisition in favour of indigent people of Congo. Dame Patience Jonathan runs similar organization ‎in Nigeria, the A. Aruera Reachout Foundation which als...

Eight people, including students and a nursing mother were crushed to death after a tanker carrying diesel product rammed into a Volkswagen car on Sunday May 3rd. The car was coming from Otukpa and was heading towards Ugbokolo in Okpokwu LGA when the accident occurred. The tanker actually fell on the vehicle. All 8, including students who were on their way back to school, were crushed to death. The tanker wasn't removed from the car until early Monday morning. See the pic after the cut...*Graphic photo* Photo credit: Benue.com.ng

Four Nigerians will be contesting for a seat in the United Kingdom's parliament today May 7th. They are Chuka Umunna (left), Kate Osamor (right) Helen Grant and Chi Onwurah. Three of them are contesting on the platform of Labor party while one is contesting on the platform of the Tories flag.  Helen (left) Chi (right)

Nigeria's Apex court, the Supreme court, has barred the National Assembly from taking further steps towards amending the ‎1999 constitution. Delivering its Judgement today May 7th, the seven man panel of justices led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, ‎Justice Mahmud Mohammed directed the National Assembly members to maintain status quo on the matter until June 18 for further hearing.

A former postman who split from his wife after bagging a £128m EuroMillions jackpot has reportedly splashed £2m on horses and stables for his 28-year-old fiancée. Adrian Bayford, 44 - who pocked Britain's second biggest ever lottery win in 2012 - is understood to have bought Samantha Burbidge at least TEN horses. He is also reportedly to have bought Miss Burbidge, who is 16 years younger than him, a 35-acre 'arena' worth £1.5m together with horseboxes.  Father-of-two Mr Bayford split from his wife Gillian, 41, in 2013, after landing the windfall. He reportedly met Miss Burbidge in a pub and proposed to her while they holidayed in the Maldives. She move into his £6m Grade II-listed country mansion. Miss Burbidge left her job as head groom of a stables in Thurlow, Suffolk, after meeting Bayford A friend of Mr Bayford was quoted as telling The Sun: "I heard from people at the pub that Adrian had bought as many as 20 horses for her. his new lover ...

A beautiful blonde has made headlines after openly asking Prince Harry to marry her ,and flirting with him..According to Dailymail,Victoria McRae, 21, was dressed in a sequined Australian flag mini dress and tiara as she asked the fifth in line to the throne to marry her outside the Sydney Opera House on Thursday. But when he politely said he would have to get back to her, she asked for a kiss instead. 'He let me kiss him on the cheek but then I went in for it. The rest was history,' Ms McRae said. 'It was amazing, it's meant to be, there's a lot of chemistry there I'd say.'I said I'd proposed twice before, that it was my third time lucky, and my sign said last chance so I said - have a think about it.'I kissed the premier (Mike Baird) too but I didn't know who he was. They had to tell me that. Harry was better to kiss and I got Harry's lips, I only kissed the premier on the cheek.'  Prince Harry arrived at the S...

A Japanese zoo has been forced to apologise for naming a baby monkey Charlotte after the Royal Princess following floods of complaints that the name was disrespectful. According to Mailonline,Mount Takasaki Wild Monkey Park asks the public to vote for the name of the first Macaque monkey born every year and announced on Wednesday that it would be named Charlotte. It was the most popular choice but the name hadn't received a single vote before Monday, when the name of the Royal Princess Charlotte was announced. Since then, the zoo has since been flooded with complaints that it's disrespectful to the British Royal Family.A zoo official said: 'The name was publicly solicited and Charlotte suddenly became the most popular choice with 59 votes out of the total 853 after the British baby princess's name was announced. 'There was no vote for 'Charlotte' before the Monday night announcement.'Since we announced the name we...