In a situation that is now a regular occurrence, Governor Theodore Orji was again booed and pelted with sachet water on Tuesday at Onu-Imo market at the boundary between Abia and Imo states.
The governor is widely disregarded by traders in Abia State because of his indifference to their plight in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state. He was on his way to Owerri Airport en route to Abuja when traders, who heard the siren of his motorcade, trooped out to the road, armed with bags of sachet water, jeered and booed him, shouting, “Onye-oshi vote, Onye-oshi vote,” meaning one that steals votes.
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According to The Sun, Orji was suspected to be travelling to Abuja to pressurise the electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to have the state’s governorship election, already declared inconclusive, declared in his favour.
Orji and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), allegedly hijacked the electoral process when the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was comfortably coasting to to victory.
Some of the traders, including Chinedu Nwankwo, James Orakwue and Kingsley Maduagwu, said it was worrisome that Governor Orji and his son, Chinedu, could be wasting billions of public funds on the INEC to win their elections as legislators and impose their surrogate on the people, when workers and pensioners were owed several months of salaries and pensions.

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They said: “The billions of naira being lavished by this heartless family is the money meant for the development of Aba and Abia, which Orji abandoned, as well as the payment of salaries of workers and pensioners. God will one day bring Orji to judgment, in or out of office. He must answer for his inhumanity to the people of Abia, non-indigenes, traders, teachers, doctors and medical personnel, whose destinies he has toiled with for eight years of his administration,” he concluded.
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Meanwhile, the INEC has fixed the Abia state governorship election re-run for the 25th of April 2015.

 Six persons were on Tuesday paraded by the Lagos State police command over allegation of armed robbery.
The suspects who were arrested by the detectives attached to the Special Anti-robbery Squad are said to belong to a gang that specialized  in impersonating operatives of the Economic And Financial Crime Commission to rob bureau de change operators  in Abuja and Lagos state.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr. Kayode Aderanti gave the names of the suspects as Princewill Eze, aka senator Nwobodo, 55; Amira Abudallahi, 32; Daniel Okpara, 30; Paul Irior, 37; Bassey Williams Ekpenyong, 39; and Royal Nwabuike, 32, were arrested in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja respectively. READ ALSO: Kidnapped Boy: Police Release Suspects
According to CP Aderanti,one of the suspect, Bassey Williams Ekpenyong is a dismissed police corporal  who was charged to court by SARS operatives for alleged  kidnapping in 2012.

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CP Aderanti while parading the suspects said “On February 25, 2015 at about 5pm I received information about a gang of armed robbers who use EFCC uniform, handcuffs to rob bureau de change operator in Abuja and Lagos state of foreign currencies including dollar pounds sterling and Euro.
“Sequel to the information, I immediately directed the OC Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS)SP Abba Kyari to launch a massive manhunt. The manhunt paid off as the detectives tracked and arrested the kingpin, one Princewill Eze aka senator Nwobodo who lives in Ajah on February 27, 2015 at about 4pm. His confession led to the arrest of a female member of the gang, a Lebanese nationale, one Amira Abudallahi and other members of the gang”.
“The suspects  were arrested in Delta, Abuja, Ogun and Lagos states  confessed to have carried out several robberies in  Lagos and Abuja”.CP Aderanti said
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The police boss said the police recovered One Bryco59 pistol with serial no 930945 with six rounds of 5.56mm live ammunition, single barrel pistol cut to size with four live cartridges.
Other items recovered include a  Toyota highlander jeep ash colour with registration number,  LSR 110 DB, Toyota highlander jeep Maroon colour with registration number  LSR 671 DK, Toyota highlander jeep ash colour with registration number Toyota highlander jeep Maroon colour with registration number KTU380 DK, Toyota sienna 2012 model, with registration number JJ424CQ, Toyota four runner with registration number KRD 449 DG, one Toyota Camry Saloon car unregistered.
Cash allegedly  recovered from the suspects include  four million naira (N4,000,000) cash and thirteen thousand US dollars (S13,000) cash.
The police said  the leader of the gang, Princewill Eze used the proceed from the crime to  built a hotel in Edo state while other members built houses in Delta, Ogun and Lagos states.

South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday called for calm to the recent wave of anti-immigrant violence.
Zuma responded after the Xenophobic violence spread in the Southern African country.
Yesterday in Durban, Thousands took to the street and marched against the attacks.
Zuma had asked for an end to the attacks which has seen no less than six people dead and properties looted.
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In the past two weeks, shops and homes owned by Somalis, Ethiopians, Malawians and other immigrants in Durban and surrounding townships have been targeted, forcing families to flee to camps protected by armed guards.

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“We have witnessed shocking and unacceptable incidents of violence directed at foreign nationals,” Zuma told parliament in Cape Town.
“No amount of frustration or anger can ever justify the attacks on foreign nationals and the looting of their shops.
“We appeal for calm, an end to the violence, and restraint.
“The police have been directed to work round the clock to protect both foreign nationals and citizens and to arrest looters.”
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The protesters during their march had  chanted “Down with xenophobia!” and “A United Africa” at an event attended by residents, students and local religious and political leaders.
The police have vowed to have the violence under control but on Monday a 14 year old boy was killed in KwaMashu, a township north of Durban.
“There are tensions in various parts of the country between some locals and foreign nationals (but) lawlessness will not be tolerated,” National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega said in a statement.
The reason behind the xenophobic is the frustration over lack of opportunities for many young blacks 21 years after the end of apartheid in 1994.
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South Africa’s economic growth was just 1.5 percent last year and unemployment is at around 25 percent — soaring to over 50 percent among the young.
These recent surge in violence in South Africa has unemployed locals accusing foreigners of taking their jobs.
Only in 2008, 62 people were murdered during xenophobic violence in Johannesburg townships.
One of the marchers in Durban, Eric Machi, 34, said he rented rooms to Zimbabweans and Malawians until they fled from attackers in recent weeks.
“We are trying to make peace with those people who came here from Africa, but now they are gone,” he said.
“It started late at night. The attackers were shouting and throwing stones, and breaking some houses.”
Zuma told parliament he wanted to address the root cause of the attacks — including illegal immigration and accusations that many migrants are criminals.
“We wish to emphasise that while some foreign nationals have been arrested for various crimes, it is misleading and wrong to label or regard all foreign nationals as being involved in crime,” he said.
“Many (immigrants) bring skills that are scarce that help us to develop the economy and are most welcome to live our country.
Nigerians base in South africa have cried out about the Xenophobic attacks, They have cried out for help from the Nigerian government.

Since actress Halima Abubakar won the Afro Hollywood Best Actress Award in 2011, she has been soaring higher and higher.

However, despite the actress’s bodily endowments, the actress has made it known that she hates being compared with Kim Kardashian and Beyonce.
In a recent chat with YNaija, the star actress addressed the issue, talked about Nigerian blogs and the charity project she is working on.
Read excerpts below:
You are always a subject of delight to bloggers because of your frequent social media activities, how do you handle all the attention that come with it?
Bloggers love me simply because I make their jobs very easy. I am a subject who knows how to carry every one along by being myself. I am used to it now so I don’t always react to their reports. However, when I react sometimes, it is because the stories are fake or judgmental. If not, I try to respect them well.

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You once told your fans to go and worship Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé, over some of their nasty comments on Instagram, do you have a thing against these two?
You see, some fans are ridiculous. If you wear a dress or something that any of these foreign celebs wear, you begin to hear comments from fans that refer to ours (what we Nigerian celebs wear) as ‘fake’, some even go as far as calling us copycat. We should not be called Copycats because it’s not as if the foreign celebs invented all the designs, they must have gotten them from somewhere too. It appalls me how we get disrespected instead of encouragement from fans, so whenever they come to my page to vent, I direct them where to channel that to. I won’t allow any one stress me or give me negative feedback on an innocent motive. I like Beyonce and Kim but I don’t copy them, people should please respect my hustle too.

How do you manage to stay in shape and maintain your figure?
I really don’t do anything because I have gastric ulcers. All I can say is, I eat well because my health care is above anything.
Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” video is basically one of the best things that ever happened to big-booty and curvy girls, as against skinny girls. What do you have to say about the song, considering you are a sexy curvy lady too?
I love Nicki Minaj, but not the song and it’s lyrics. I don’t even like the video. It ridicules slim people and it should not be. Slim people are hot too. I would rather listen to a song that promotes being healthy instead of Anaconda, that song makes no sense.
Last December, you vowed to feed over a million hungry kids across the world. Could you shed more light on this charity project?
Yes I vowed to and I will fulfil it. I shall feed them in droves as long as I am alive and capable.
Although I am not rich yet, but I still help people. Charity is life. I have been in that position before so I know what it feels like to be hungry. I once begged to eat, but now that I am comfortable, I want to help others grow too.
Not long ago, singer cum writer, Etcetera, made it known how Nollywood actresses Tonto Dikeh and Halima Abubakar were best friends but fell out because of a juju priest.

 Outgoing Nigerian president is seen as potential candidate for the prize which is more valuable than $1.3 million Nobel Peace Prize – Mo Ibrahim Prize.

There’s nothing more valuable than $1.3 million Nobel Peace Prize – except for The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. This equivalent of Nobel Peace Prize for Africa is the world’s richest prize worth $ 5million plus additional annual $200,000 pension for life.
Prize for excellence in African leadership was established in 2007 by the Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim and was supposed to be annual. However, four times for the years passed since that the award committee  simply couldn’t find a deserving winner from any of more than fifty African countries.
Mo Ibrahim prize committee members decided that in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 there was not a single person across African continent matching the criteria listed publicly on the prize web-site.
Winner needs to be a democratically elected former African head of state, who has left office in last three years and demonstrated exceptional leadership. Only four people matched these criteria since 2007.

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• 2007 – Joaquim Chissano from Mozambique for «leading Mozambique from conflict to peace and democracy”.
• 2008 – Festus Mogae from Botswana for “fighting HIV/AIDS pandemic threats to  the future of his country”.
• 2011 – Pedro Pires from Cabo Verde for “increasing democracy, stability and prosperity”.
• 2014 – Hifikepunye Pohamba from Namibia for “consolidating his country’s stability and prosperity and for forging national cohesion and reconciliation”.

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Can outgoing Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan be the next winner?
He is seen as one of the most likely potential candidates for the Mo Ibrahim Prize in 2015.
Let’s see whether Goodluck Jonathan really matches all the criteria needed to win the Ibrahim Prize.

• Despite claims of fraud, international observers praised his presidential election in 2011 as being largely transparent, free, and fair.
• He will be out of the office by the year 2016 when the next award is supposed to be given by the Ibrahim prize committee.

But the most important question is whether he demonstrated exceptional leadership.
His admittance of defeat in the recent presidential election happened to be a turning point in the Nigerian history, because for the first time in Nigeria the head of state admitted losing election to an opposition candidate.
Jonathan’s statement “Nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian” alone worth a lot.
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) providing an annual assessment of the quality of governance in African countries shows some moderate progress Nigeria made over years under the rule of Goodluck Jonathan. Nevertheless, data also shows considerable deterioration in national security, public safety and human rights.
These indicators largely reflect the lack of ability of the outgoing president to fight Boko Haram insurgents.
Unable to tackle Boko Haram terrorists, however, Goodluck Jonathan did much better in fighting gays and lesbians surpassing populist Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. Though it was largely supported by public it didn’t add to the Nigeria’s score of human rights in the index.

Top radio girl, Tosyn Bucknor has revealed how she was born in a taxi.
The On-Air-Personality who is unarguably one of made it known in a recent #MySuperStarStory session how she got delivered by her mum inside a taxi while her mum was on her way to a friend’s place. She also disclosed that after finishing school and getting her dream job however, her radio career almost ended prematurely because she was always giggling on air.
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She recounted that at a point, someone wrote a newspaper article saying that Top Radio will never succeed unless “the girl who is always giggling” is taken off air. Her boss also revealed that several people wanted him to take her off air.Nigeria’s most popular on-air personalities. The Top Radio 90.9 presenter is the only female radio presenter in Nigeria who handles a morning show by herself.
She further revealed that what kept her going was hard work and hours spent perfecting what she did until she eventually became successful and her dreams started to come true. You can watch Tosyn Bucknor‘.

Domestic violence involves an act of causing feelings of physical pain, injury or bodily harm to ones spouse or intimate partner. Domestic violence is a form of physical abuse, only this time it is occuring in the home between a couple.
It also encompasses emotional abuse but in this article, written by Naij.com contributor, Olawale Wright, focus is going to be strictly on physical abuse.
The following are questions that normally arise with this topic:
Should a man physically abuse his wife for any reason?
While I must add here that domestic violence could occur vice versa…i.e it could be to either spouse, in the African society it is most commonly the female folks that are affected. A man should never for any reason afflict physical injury on his wife.
What psychological effects does domestic violence have on the affected spouse and the children?

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The psychological effects of domestic violence are vast….they could include:

• The violated partner begins to develop a low self esteem.
• Feelings of insecurity by the violated partner.
• Also the parents may not be able to show their children how much they love them, because while the violated spouse (usually the woman) is trying so hard to make amends in the marriage to prevent further incidences, she neglects the children and a lot of distance comes in between them. Also the violating spouse (usually the male) most times ignores the welfare of the children as ‘punishment’ to the woman.
• Domestic violence can also affect the children negatively, in that a lack of trust is developed against the abusive parent. It can also affect the child’s relationship with the opposite sex. These children now crave the love and attention they can’t get from both their parents elsewhere and the effect could be devastating.

What should a woman do if she is being physically abused by her husband?
She should seek help from a psychologist. If possible, the violating spouse can also undergo therapy and undergo anger management. She could also seek help from family, spiritual leaders.
If domestic violence becomes a threat to life, it is advisable to distance herself from the spouse.
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What signs could tell you that a spouse is going to be physically abusive?
While there are no specific tell-tale or warning signs about a physically abusive spouse, a few hints here and there might be able to save you from a disastrous marriage.
In my own opinion, if a man does not show respect to his mother or siblings, then there is a 70% chance that he might be abusive. Also if he gets angry at colleagues a lot or is always involved in fisticuffs and if he does not respect women generally.
I hope this goes a long way in saving people from making the biggest mistakes of their lives.
Every woman should be valued, respected and loved.

Woman often tell themselves that they need to keep some secrets from their men.
The same applies to the male folks. There are certain things that your woman should never find out about you. For instance, she doesn’t need to know about the hot girl who works at your office, and you don’t want her to know that you cried for a week after your ex dumped you.
Keeping some information to yourself might help keep her honest, and also save you from the risk of public embarrassment.
Below are some things men don’t want women to know.
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1. How many people they’ve slept with

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This is one of those things no one should ask anyone else. Everyone worries that their number is too low or too high. Just internalize all that anxiety and never speak about it, because you will get in a fight over it.
2. They can get emotional too
Men are pretty good at suppressing their emotions. Ladies should realize that “You are nice” might not be that romantic for you, but for some guys it’s the emotional equivalent of a perfectly-composed sonnet.
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3. They’re self-conscious about their penises
If they’re not worried about size, they’re worried about shape, or color, or gradient, or whatever. Guys think about their penises a lot.
4. How often they masturbate
Men jerk off more than they’re willing to admit to you. If you ask them how often they masturbate, take that number and multiply it by 100.
5. They get texts from their exes
It’s not like they feel guilty or even respond, but if an old flame texts them, they’re sweeping that one under the rug. It’s not worth bringing up.
6. Literally anything about their porn habits
This stuff is private. Treat internet histories as confidential, for your sake as well as his.
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7. They like hanging out with you, even when they don’t act like it.
They might drag their feet shopping, or roll their eyes when you suggest going to see a romantic comedy. But they’re happy to be there because you’re there. They’ll just never admit it.
8. They might think other girls are kind of attractive sometimes.
Men are very visual. They might notice a pretty woman walk by but it doesn’t mean they’re unhappy or hate you. If you ask if they think a particular person is pretty and they say, “I get why other people find her attractive, but I just don’t see it,” they are lying through their teeth.
9. They have a whole collection of manscaping tools.
It’s best if you don’t know what weird ear/nose/body/pubic hair they have to trim regularly.
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10. They have embarrassing things in our iTunes libraries.
There’s some stuff on there that they’d rather you not find. It might be a romantic playlist from an ex. Either way, it’s going to be embarrassing if you find that stuff.

Meet a desperate woman Grace Gedler who made a self proposal after beign tired of waiting for marriage for years, London, UK.
The woman who got fed up with being single for six years proposed to herself and finally walked down the aisle alone. Despite not having much choice about staying with herself the rest of her life, Grace had pre-wedding jitters.
But she went through with it anyway and now feels empowered and like she is no longer single.The wedding ceremony was watched by 50 friends and it was completed with Grace’s self-kiss on a mirror.
The woman said: “A few did comment, in a light-hearted way, that it was a bit narcissistic. Obviously, if you have just announced you’re marrying yourself, it is plainly a statement of self-love, and I was under no illusion how self-indulgent that might appear.
But I was completely comfortable with my motivations. I’d been on a journey of personal development using meditation, dance and performance to increase my self-awareness.“

A 93-year-old man and his 89-year-old wife passed away in separate nursing homes just two minutes apart from each other.  
William ‘Wild Bill’ Wilson and his wife Lillian Karr Wilson were both Alzheimer’s patients and were treated in separate nursing homesin Wilmore and Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Their son, Doug said he was first called about his father’s death on Tuesday last week then five minutes later he got another call to say his mother had passed.
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He said: “We took it as a blessing because we’re going to have one funeral for both of them. We’re looking at it as a celebration of life because they had a great life.” Bill and Lillian met when they were both athletes at high school then ran off to get married. They survived a war and a number of relocations through their long marriage.
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Their three sons regularly drove their mother to see her husband at the Veterans center. Doug said that, although the couple ‘didn’t have communication’, he believes they were ‘reading each other’ just by having the chance to see each other. Their family will gather for a ‘celebration of life’ service in honor of the devoted couple on Saturday.