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 Imagine walking around always smelling of rotten fish and onion? That's the sad reality for Kelly Fidoe-White from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, who was born with a rare condition called Trimethylaminuria that causes her to reek of a nauseating fishy smell. Kelly first became aware of her condition when she was in school and kids always taunted her about smelling of fish. Kelly gave excuses, saying that she ate a fish sandwich, however, when the smell never reduced and she ran out of excuses, she became the object of extreme bullying.

A family of seven returning from church escaped death after a Nigerian Army truck rammed into their car on Saturday night in Calabar, Cross River State. According to one of the survivors, they were returning from a church service at Word Alive Church located at Anating by Atu street when their vehicle, a white coloured 2008 model Lexux RX33O SUV was hit by the green Toyota Hilux truck with license registration “ARMY 933” and somersaulted.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has once again reassured Nigerians  there is no cause for worry over his health condition as he is still resting .  President Buhari gave the assurance yesterday in a telephone conversation with his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. Adesina, on his twitter handle said;”Spoke with PMB a short while ago. Glad to hear his voice. Told me he was resting, but no cause for worry. Said I should greet my family. “Thanks for holding out against mischief makers, PMB tells me during a phone call today. Said he would call again soon. Gave him best wishes,”

The member representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Zephaniah Jisalo, has commended the current AMAC chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, for his commitment to clearing the backlog of staff salaries. A statement signed by the chief press secretary to the executive chairman of AMAC, Chief Dayo Lawal and made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday said the law maker had noted that it was not an easy job to clear all the outstanding staff salaries left behind by his predecessor and continue to pay salaries as at when due.

The value of the naira recorded the highest and fastest gain of 11.9 per cent in four days at the parallel market  in over three years last week as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold a total of $372.4 million to ease the pressure on the local currency. Naira which rose to an all time high of N522 to the dollar last week Monday had gained N62 by the weekend to sell at N460 to the greenback. The apex bank had sold $370.9 million dollars on Tuesday and another $1.5 million on Thursday, sending the value of the naira up. Chief executive of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane said he expects the CBN to commit itself to a regular and predictable supply of dollars to the forex spot market in March in furtherance to its forex sales last week.

Tofarati Ige Some years ago, whenever the trio of Shiffi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi and Zeal Onyecheme of RnB group, Styl-Plus, performed at shows, it was guaranteed that one would find brassieres and panties littering the floor of whatever venue was used. The underwear would have been thrown by their excited female fans who would scream at the top of their voices in appreciation of the talented singers. Those were the days when Styl-Plus’ presence at a show was a guarantee that party goers were in for a good time. But after some time, they seemed to fizzle out like candles in the wind and nothing was heard from them anymore.

The Federal Government has reviewed the visa processes for foreigners who wish to visit Nigeria for business and tourism purposes, with a view to removing bureaucratic bottleneck and encouraging business travellers and tourists, thus giving a boost to the economy.In a statement issued in Lagos today, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the measures were part of the action plan for the ease of doing business as well as efforts to boost tourism, within the overall context of the Administration's economic diversification agenda. ''The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reviewed the requirements for Nigerian visas to make them more customer friendly, and details of this review are available on the NIS official website, www.immigration.gov.ng.Types of visas currently reviewed include Visa on Arrival (VoA) processes, Business Visas, Tourist Visas and Transit Visas,'' he said.

BY Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government will employ additional 350,000 unemployed graduates in 2017. The graduates will be employed under the N-Power Volunteer Corps, a component of the government’s Social Investment Programmes. The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

Leading scorers in Spain’s La Liga after Sunday’s matches: 20: Messi (Barcelona) 18: Suarez (Barcelona) 16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 13: Aspas (Celta Vigo) 10: Enrich (Eibar) 9: Gameiro (Atletico Madrid), Gerard Moreno (Espanyol), Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Willian José (Real Sociedad) 8: Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid), Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), Ben Yedder (Sevilla), Ferreira-Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Rubén Castro (Real Betis)

A lecturer in the English Department, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Isiaq Yusuf, popularly called I.G. Yusuf, has become an object of ridicule after he was caught naked in his student’s apartment. The fiancé of the 400-level student and his friend, who caught Yusuf while he was allegedly prepared to have sex with her, made him to mop the living room, wash the toilet, and took his nude pictures, which had gone viral. The lecturer had reportedly insisted on sleeping with the student so she could pass ENG 201 titled, “History of English Language in Nigeria”.

Police on Friday, February 24th, arrested a 33-year-old Nigerian man and a Thai woman in connection with a murder at Taman Puchong Prima, Malaysia Body of the victim, a Thai woman was found tied, gagged and covered with a blanket on a bed in the rental unit. The landlord discovered the dead body in one of the rooms he was renting out and alerted police at about 11.40am on Thursday.  She had been dead for about 24 to 48 hours. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Seri Abdul Samah Mat said the case has been classified as murder, and the two suspects were arrested on Friday. 

Open Heavens Devotional 2017 Monday 27 February 2017:- Sincerity SINCERITY  – Monday February 27 th  2017 Memorise: In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity. Titus 2:7 Read: 2 nd  Corinthians 2:14-17 (King James Version) 14  Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15  For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16  To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Reports in Spain have it that Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho is in regular contact with Barcelona's Neymar in a bid to bring the star forward to England. According to Spanish newspaper SPORT, Mourinho has been trying to sell Neymar on the move by explaining how the transfer would benefit the attacker's career and allow him to develop as a player.

A Brazilian court has ruled that Brazilian football legend, Pele‘s son who was convicted of money laundering and drug trafficking, must begin serving nearly 13 years in prison. Edinho, whose full name is Edson Cholbi do Nascimento was originally sentenced to 33 years in 2014. But due to a lengthy appeals process, the 46-year-old did not serve the sentence until the new court ruling was handed down on Friday, February 24, 2017. The judge who presided over the case reduced the sentence to 12 years and 10 months.

A passenger in the commercial bus, Charles Enwere, took the photo, shared it via twitter and captioned it:  "Fuel tank of the bus I entered on my way home. Nigerians and innovation!!"

Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, has been stripped of his family fortune after losing a divorce case. The co-founder of Africa banking conglomerate, Atlas Mara Ltd. lost the case after the judge questioned his faithfulness in the divorce case which was filed in a London court. Judge Philip Moor who presided over the case ruled that the family assets belonged to Thakkar and not his mother and sister and thus ruled against him.

The FG Has formerly sacked 9 NCAA Directors,  read here ... The Federal Government has recalled two out of the nine directors who were sacked from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Friday. The duo are Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi,Director of Consumer Protection, and Capt. Ayodele Sasegbon, Director of General Aviation. Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. “I can confirm that two of the directors, Abdullahi and Sasegbon have been recalled and their sack rescinded, ” he said.

Chelsea surged 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Pedro inspired a 3-1 win over Swansea, while Leicester’s gloom deepened as the troubled champions plunged into the relegation zone on Saturday. Antonio Conte’s leaders won for the 17th time in their last 20 league games to push them a step closer to the title. Cesc Fabregas, restored to the team in place of Nemanja Matic, was making his 300th Premier League appearance and the former Arsenal star marked the milestone in the 19th minute with his 46th goal in the competition. Picked out inside the penalty area by Pedro’s cut-back, Fabregas nimbly adjusted his stride before clipping his shot past Lukasz Fabianski. Despite being out-played for much of the first half, Swansea snatched an equaliser seconds before the interval at Stamford Bridge. Gylfi Sigurdsson’s long free-kick caught the Blues napping and Spanish striker Fernando Llorente rose to head powerfully beyond Thibaut Courtois. But Chelsea’s dom

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Keeping a healthy weight is crucial, just as been underweight, overweight, or obese, may have a higher risk of health problems, due to the fact that a sudden or unexpected change in your weight can be a sign of a medical problem. Basically, your current weight can be “Underweight”, “Normal”, “Overweight”, and “Obese” which are all labels for ranges of weight. But, if you are obese and overweight it means that your weight is greater than it should be for your health, while underweight means that it is lower than it should be for your health. Your healthy body weight depends on your sex and height. For children, it also depends on their age.

They say love knows no boundaries, and the touching story of how a 28-year-old man in Indonesia fell in love with a woman 54 years his senior over the phone and ended up marrying her despite objections from both their families seems to confirm the old saying. About a year ago, Sofian Loho Dandel, a 28-year-old warehouse worker from the Indonesian island of Mantehage, received a call from an unknown number. Upon answering, he learned that the women on the other end of the line had dialed his number by mistake, while trying to call someone else. Only instead of hanging up and moving on with their lives, the two started making conversation and getting to know each other. Little did either of them know that they were talking to their future spouse?

Pray for Yourself, Pray For Nigeria.

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The naira climbed to a three-month high at 450 against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Friday, as the scarcity of the greenback began to fade out on the official and black foreign exchange markets. This came four days after the Central Bank of Nigeria commenced the implementation of the reformed foreign exchange policy aimed at boosting dollar supply on the official market.

UNGRATEFUL?  – Saturday February 25 th  2017 Memorise: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: Psalm 92:1 Read: 1 st  Samuel 25:4-17 (King James Version) 4  And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. 5  And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: 6  And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 7  And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

Popular gospel singer, Tope has lost her mother who died at the age of 70. She shared her mum's photo on her Instagram page and wrote; "I want to announce the glorious exist of my mother Madam Agnes kehinde Obayomi, who slept in the Lord on 23rd of Feb, 2017 @ the age of 70.  Mama Tope Alabi, E Sun un re ooo."

A young woman identified as one Hafsat on February 20th, allegedly poured boiling water on her husband because he married a second wife. Below is a report by a journalist with Unity FM. For marrying a second wife, this was what this young girl Hafsat did to her husband in Fill-in Ball area of Jos. Mubarak and Hafsat have been married for eight years after courting for six years. They have three children between them.Trouble however started when Mubarak decided to take a second wife. This did not go down well with Hafsat who became mad, enraged, infuriated and pissed off. She told the 37 year old Mubarak to divorce her but he begged her saying she just needs to understand that as a Muslim, he is entitled to marry more than one wife. She became hostile towards him.

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted Nollywood producer, Seun Egbegbe and one Oyekan Ayomide N5 million bail. Both men have been in police custody since February 2nd for defrauding some Bureau De Change operatives at Gbagada in Lagos. Ruling on their bail application today, the presiding judge, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo said they should be remanded in prison until they fulfill their bail conditions.

The 4.75-inch tall and 4-inch wide toy also comes with a little Android cell phone in hand so President Troll is always Twitter ready. For $25, you can pre-order one. Williams, a former senior staff sculptor for the Walt Disney Company in Burbank, California, who has sculpted professionally for film, theme parks, toys and collectibles for 30 years said:  “I was as surprised as everyone else that Trump was elected. I just found myself sculpting a caricature of him to release some steam.”

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has said Nigeria hunger crisis has deepened the spill over into Lake Chad Basin with about 7.1 million people now faced with food insecurity. In a statement to LEADERSHIP Weekend yesterday, it stated that the four countries affected are Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. It further reveals that, “The UN foresees around 120 000 people facing famine conditions in Nigeria. Of this number, the vast majority – some 96 percent are expected to be in Borno. In Borno State alone, the population in crisis, emergency and catastrophe phases of food insecurity (Phases 3 to 5 on the five-tiered scale used by humanitarian agencies) increased from 2 million in August 2016 to 3.3 million in October-December 2016. The worst-affected in this group are not able to feed themselves and have exhausted all resources by selling off their belongings, including seeds, tools and animals. Without intervention, that number is expected to climb to 3.6 million a

The Kaduna State Polytechnic has matriculated 8,228 successful students out of the over 50,000 applicants who sought for admission into the institution. Addressing the matriculating students, the Acting Rector of the institution, Dr. Catherine Eveh Uloko reminded the students to consider themselves as being fortunate to be admitted into the institution among the over 50,000 students that applied. “As new students of Kaduna Polytechnic, it is important that you should put academic and moral standards first, aim to graduate with good grades, remain focused from today on your vision if you want to make meaningful progress in this institution. “It is your level of commitment to your academic work that will determine the level of your performance in all your examinations. I therefore urge you not to allow any peer-group influence to distract your attention from your academic work, such influences can be counter-productive.” Represented by the director, college of administrative stu

The Federal government has ordered the immediate sack of all directors in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The letter of their dismissal was issued from the Ministry of Transport. Confirming the dismissals to newsmen, the general manager of NCAA, Sam Adurugboye, said the reason for the sack was however not stated in the letter. “It is true that the directors have been disengaged but I don’t have details of the reasons given for the action by the ministry,” he said. Those affected include Alhaji Salawu Ozigi (Director of Finance and Accounts), Dr Joyce Nkemakolam (Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards), Mr Aba Ejembi (Director of Administration) and Mr Emmanuel Ogunbami (Director of Licensing), Mr Benedict Adeyileka (Director of Airworthiness), Mr Justus Wariya (Director of Air Transport Regulation), Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi (Director of Consumer Protection), Capt. Ayodele Sasegbon (Director of General Aviation), and Mr Austin-Amadi Ifeanyi (Director of Human Res

COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo who posed with a new power bike yesterday has denied owning the bike. He claims he only tried it out and took a photo with it. Then he went ahead and shared a TBT photo of Pastor Kenneth Copeland and his wife on a bike, the Founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Read what he wrote after the cut.... "Went out with some folks, saw a nice bike, tried it out and took a picture with it. Next thing you see on the internet is I bought a bike 😮. It's interesting how journalists now do all they can to get traffic to their platforms. I never knew posing with a bike can become a trending topic. Amazing!"

The Naira on Thursday consolidated its gains against the dollar at the parallel market, few days after the CBN announced a new forex policy. The Nigerian currency exchanged at N500 to a dollar after closing at N505 on Wednesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N600 and N510 respectively. At the Bureau De Change window, the Naira closed at N399 to a dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N635 and N545, respectively. Trading at the interbank window saw the Naira closed at N305.50 to a dollar. Traders at the market said that the new forex policy by the CBN opening up dollar sales to commercial banks for school fees, medicals and Personal Travel Allowances was impacting the market positively. Source: punchng.

Netizens posted a photos of a strange, huge, hairy-looking creature has washed off the coast of Cagdainao, Dinagat Islands on Facebook went on social media and gathered the attentions of many of netizens not only in Philippines but in the entire world. we know that there are sightings of dead oarfish too. The locals around the area were shocked and frightened because they believe that the creature is an omen of bad things that might come in the future. Some of netizens have commented on the post, saying that the unidentified hairy-creature is called a ‘globster’. But some say that this creature lives beneath the deep sea and was sent to warn people on the surface. People on the area are praying that nothing disastrous may happen in the future and that everyone may remain safe.  See Scary Photos:    

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The National Space Research and Development Agency has said that there would be a partial Solar eclipse across the country on Feb. 26. The Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr Felix Ale, in a statement on Thursday said, “A partial solar eclipse will be visible all over the country with different degree of totality to occur on Sunday, February 26.” According to Ale, the highest degree of obscurity of 33 percent will be observed in the country during the natural occurrence in the southern part of Nigeria, particularly Port Harcourt, Uyo and Calabar. He said that the lowest degree of obscurity would be about nine percent in the northern part of Nigeria, particularly in Kebbi. Ale noted that in the South-West, the level of obscurity would be 23 per cent at about 5.42 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. He, however, said it would be recording 28 to 30 per cent between 4.45 p.m. and 6.33 p.m. in the South-East. “Meanwhile, the level of obscurity in Abuja, the Federal Capital Cit

A 22-year-old woman, Mrs. Christabel Itodo, has died of Lassa fever at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, in Calabar, Cross River State. Itodo, who is the wife of an army officer in Maiduguri, Borno State, was transferred from a hospital in Makurdi, Benue State, to the UCTH on Sunday. The Chief Medical Director of UCTH, Prof. Thomas Agan, who confirmed the death of the patient, on Thursday, said she died of Lassa fever. Agan said that the patient was first taken to the Army Clinic at the Eburutu Barracks in Calabar, where she spent four days and was later transferred to the Navy Hospital in Calabar, adding that her situation worsened before she was brought to the UCTH. He said, “Mrs. Christabel Itodo took ill in Benue State and was hospitalised there before they brought her to Calabar. In Calabar here, they took her to Eburutu Clinic where she spent four days. The husband is a soldier, who worked in Calabar, but now posted to Maiduguri. “From Eburutu, they tr

The magnificent Zuma rock stands tall and conferring on the scenery the gift of its presence. It is located between Abuja and Niger State. Visitors and tourists to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, cannot miss  Zuma Rock, which about 725 meters tall above its surroundings, 3.1 kilometers in circumference and stands at 623 feet, is one of the wonders of the city. Originally located in Niger State, North of Abuja, along the expressway from Abuja to Kaduna, the monolith is breathtaking. First time visitors, cannot but pause at the foot of this massive rock to appreciate the wonder of nature. A close look, reveals a sort of human face, looking whitish on the outside. This only adds to the myth of the rock. To most people, especially indigenes, it tells of the mysterious powers, surrounding the rock. This belief seems re-enforced by the story that the strange powers attached to Zuma Rock are responsible for the abandoned proposed five-star hotel that has become a sha

Pope Francis in a sermon today in Rome said, Christians who exploit people, lead a double life and get involved in "dirty business," scandalize the church,In fact, it might be better just to be an atheist, and so many Christians are like this, and these people scandalize others, but to be a Catholic like that, it's better to be an atheist. It is that, scandal. You destroy. You beat down, he said.   According to Vatican Radio. Examples of such scandals abound, the Pope said, adding that they destroy the church and the guilty Christian from within.  He imagines a wealthy Christian knocking at the gates of heaven and saying, "Here I am, Lord! I went to Church, I was close to you, I belong to this association, I did this. Don't you remember all the offerings I made?" To which Jesus may reply, according to the Pope: "Yes, I remember. The offerings, I remember them: All dirty. All stolen from the poor. I don't know you.' That will be J

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The National Association of Nigerian Students has given all South African companies in Nigeria 48 hours to relocate over the  xenophobic attacks on Nigerians  in South Africa. The students gave the ultimatum at a demonstration at some  South African companies  in Abuja on Thursday. During the protest the students carried placards and a banner, which read, “NANS Against Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians.’’ The President of NANS, Mr. Kadiri Aruna, said in an interview with  News Agency of Nigeria  at the office of DStv, a South African company, in Wuse 2, Abuja, that Nigerian students had resolved to condemn the attacks. “We are saying that enough is enough as South Africans have openly attacked and bullied Nigerians.’’ Aruna said that the protest would also serve as a warning to other countries trying to underrate Nigerians. He said that after 48 hours, if nothing was done, messages would be sent to students in all university campuses to bring down MTN masts all ov

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