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As reported by Punch: Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday administered oath of office and allegiance on Ahmad Lawan and 27 other All Progressives Congress senators who were absent at the formal inauguration of the Eighth Senate. The senators were gathered at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, waiting for President Muhammadu Buhari, who was billed to address them when the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, proclaimed the Eighth Senate and subsequently conducted the election. The election, which had 23 APC senators in attendance, produced Saraki as president of the Senate, while Senator Ike Ekweremadu was elected his deputy. Saraki, after the election, administered oath of office and allegiance on 75 other senators. However, the others, mainly members of the Senate Unity Forum, led by Senator Ahmad Lawan, mobilised themselves to the chamber as early as 8:30am on Wednesday, waiting for the Senate president, to f

The fear of impending floods is making Lagos residents restless..The flooding has been witnessed this morning in Obalande,Mushin,Lekki now as shared on twitter .. See more PHOTOS below... *Lekki* Ahmadu Bello Way,Victoria Island Obalende Admiralty road Lekki MushinKofo Abayomi,Victoria Island

She is 99 years old and she is definitely living her dream! Doreetha Daniels achieved her dream of graduating from college after receiving her associates degree from the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, Necolebitchie reports. Daniels first started taking classes in 2009 and set a goal to get her degree before she turned 100. In addition to achieving this goal, the great-grandmother broke the record as the school’s oldest graduate since the college first opened 45 years ago. You definitely can achieve whatever you want to! Age is not a Barrier. Start today!

A Kano High Court sitting in Gezawa, Tuesday, discharged Wasila Tasiu 14 over the murder of her late husband and 3 others.   In a landmark judgement, Justice ruled that based on the formal application before the court from the office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, “the case is hereby terminated and the accused is discharged”. *Source:Vanguard* Hmmm!

The scheduled meeting between leaders of the All Progressives Congress, President Mohammadu Buhari and members of the National Assembly, elected on the party’s platform, ended abruptly on Tuesday. This followed the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki as President of the 8th Senate. The party leaders and some elected Senators and members of the House of Representatives were at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, waiting for Buhari, when news filtered in that the Senate had been inaugurated and that Saraki had emerged unopposed. As if this was not enough, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party defeated Senator Ali Ndume of the APC to clinch the slot of Deputy Senate President. The emergency but belated meeting of the APC was slated for 9am while the inauguration was scheduled to hold at 10am. However, as of 10. 56am, the APC legislators at the ICC were still waiting for the President. The notice of meeting, which was circulated

A 23-year-old woman, identified as Joy Ojolede Okoh, has been reportedly abducted, raped and murdered in Benin City by unidentified persons on Monday. It was reliably gathered that her body was found in the boot of an SUV at Upper Mission Extension in Benin City, southern Nigeria. The SUV was said to have been snatched by the gunmen and used for the dastardly act before it was abandoned. It was gathered that the deceased who was said to be a bread seller at Lucky Way Junction by Ramat Park, was alleged to have closed for the day’s business at about 7:30pm when she was kidnapped. Edo Police Command spokesman, DSP Stephen Onwuchei, who confirmed the incident, said the police have commenced investigation into the matter. In another development a middle aged man whose name was given as Osayande Edoigiawerie, was allegedly stabbed to death by his lover’s son at Zabayor Street, in Benin on Monday night. The deceased, who was alleged to have gone to his lover to take

A Batch C corp member popularly known as Hope was stabbed to death in his room in Aboh Mbise local government of Imo state last Saturday June 6th. His door was broken into while he slept and was attacked. Eyewitnesses say he was stabbed to death by an indigene. The police is currently investigating the case but no arrest has been made so far.

Ozar secondary school, Asa in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State is scene to a chaotic episode when a student who was sent home by a teacher Mrs Njoku to cut her hair shorter, regrouped with her mother and elder siblings to attack teachers and students who were having their studies. The JSS two student, Precious Nwadike who looks like an overfed spoilt brat had earlier been warned by same teacher two weeks ago to barb her hair but she did not heed to the warning. On arrival to school on Monday, the student was asked to go home and barb her hair, she left immediately only to return two hours later with the mother and four of her siblings who marched straight to the staff room while also commanding the teachers to come out. Furthermore, the mother of the student, Mrs Nwadike held a teacher, pulled her cloth ordered the sons to cut her hair.The intervention of another teacher, Mrs Osuagwu provoked the sons and one of them,Uche knotted and almost strangled her. But the quick interven

The above Nigerian student named Ufot Ekong solved a 30 year old maths equation and broke academic record at Japanese university and he did it while working two jobs to pay his way! Independent UK  report... “A Nigerian student has broken a 30-year-old maths equation and achieved the highest grades at a university in Japan for 50 years.   Ufot Ekong, who studied at Tokai University in Tokyo, achieved a first class degree in electrical engineering and scored the best marks at the university since 1965, the Flotilla Magazine reported.” Ufot began his success early at the university, solving a 30-year-old maths equation in his first semester. Throughout his university career Mr Ekong has won six awards for academic excellence. The brilliant mathematician worked two jobs alongside his studies to pay his way as a student. Mr Ekong also speaks English, French, Japanese and Yoruba and won a Japanese language award for foreigners. He is currently working