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Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege says President Muhammadu Buhari can now go to sleep with his two eyes closed as himself and Ahmed Lawan now head the red chamber. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

Saudi Arabia has announced that the Day of Arafat, which is the day of Haj that falls a day before Eid Al Adha, is on Saturday, August 10. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

SOP Jazz creator  Osapettoy  is out with a new single titled  “Better Day.” The song infuses Funk and Jazz to create an uptempo vibe which complements the lyrics optimistic outlook on life, through the eyes of faith. Osapettoy affirms good tidings, making the song a catalyst for positive thoughts and developing the seed of faith. “You are what you believe and your condition does not control your position. Please know this truth now. Don’t worry about what the situation is now. Don’t give up, move on… believe it! you have better days from now on. Amen. Better days ahead!” –  Osapettoy posited. Peter Osasona , also known as  Osapettoy is  a Singer, Songwriter, Music Instructor and a Guitarist. His music is often classified as Jazz, R&B or Gospel Worship Music . He was born in Tsaragi, Kwara State, Nigeria; a native of Irele, Ikole Local Government Area in Ekiti State, South-West, Nigeria. He was inspired to write his first song just after the death ...

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege says President Muhammadu Buhari can now go to sleep with his two eyes closed as himself and Ahmed Lawan now head the red chamber. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

Atiku Abubakar has called for a probe of the alleged secret burial of 1,000 soldiers killed by Boko Haram insurgents. The former VP expressed shock that such a thing could happen under a democratic government. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

Victor AD – Red Eye EP Overview of Victor AD – Red Eye EP ‘ Red Eye ‘ the EP is a true story, it tells the truth about the scars Victor AD has sustained and the struggles he has been through. “ I might appear ugly on the outside but trust me i am very pretty within “, ‘ Red Eye ‘ the EP tells a story of Victor AD , an imperfect young man who has made mistakes severally, an aspiring lad trying to make a good name for himself just like everyone else. The irony of the whole matter is that we have all made more mistakes while trying to correct the existing ones. Victor AD – Red Eye EP Tracklist Victor AD is someone who grace has brought far but still has had to grind his whole life for the good days to come, he wants the world to learn from his story. ‘ Red Eye ‘ the EP is dedicated and made for all the ghetto kids out there , he says “ let all the scars and the struggles you’ve been through motivate you “. Have no fear # REDEYEtheEP ! Check out the beautiful body of work a...

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that in three years, five million Nigerian have been lifted out of poverty by his administration. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his previous administration lifted five million Nigerians out of extreme poverty, TheCable reports. Nigeria has been ranked by the World Poverty Clock as the nation with the poorest people in the world. Poverty remains at 33.1% in the country. President Buhari spoke at the opening of the Global Youth Employment Forum of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Abuja on Thursday. Represented by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the federal government, Buhari said this was achieved through the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP). “We note at this point that the issue of youth unemployment has assumed a global significance, and on the front burner of development discourse,” he said. “The government of Nigeria understands the need to focus attention on youth empowerment by creating the enabling environment for job opportunities and capacity building. “The present administration from the onset, invested in our people, one of th...

We live in dangerous times where the social media, despite its numerous benefit is used to sell wild ideologies, selfish doctrines/agendas, shape dangerous mindsets, erroneous thought processes and perpetuate ignorance. Given all these, one needs to have a proper understanding of an issue before choosing to contribute, oppose or champion, else one would look like a fool in the long run. When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced its plan to restrict forex for the importation of milk, all hell was let loose on 'Twitter Nigeria'. The hashtag #MilkBanPolicy was soon created, with Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, at the forefront of the opposition to the policy. In the course of leading the discourse with deafening tweets, many Nigerians on the micro-blogging platform got the erroneous belief that the CBN had banned importation of milk for good. The alarmist tweets of Ezekwesili and co made matters worse by bringing the suspended RUGA initiative into...

AAUA A female undergraduate of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko, Ondo State was allegedly raped by some soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint in Ikare Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state, SaharaReporters has learnt. The student, a 300-level in the department of Religious and African Studies, was allegedly harassed, molested and raped inside a post close to the military checkpoint. One of the sources said the victim was raped while returning from the campus. He revealed that one of the soldiers simply identified as "Lance Corporal Sunday" has been arrested and also detained by the 32 Artillery Brigade. "We were travelling from Akungba in a minibus when the armed soldiers flagged us down at their checkpoint on Ikare road. "Immediately, one of them searched our vehicle and loads and saw the lady (victim) and asked her to come down from the vehicle. "While this was going on, there was silence inside the bus and ...

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has denied the existence of secret graveyards in the North-East. The denial is coming after the Wall Street Journal published its claim of secret graveyards in Nigeria's northeast area of operation. Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Defence Information, in a statement said, “This insinuation can only emanate from an uninformed position of the author of the said publication. It, therefore, becomes necessary to inform the public that the Armed Forces of Nigeria has a rich and solemn tradition for the interment of our fallen heroes. "Therefore, it must be unambiguously clarified that the Armed Forces of Nigeria does not indulge in secret burials, as it is sacrilegious and profanity to extant ethos and traditions of the Nigerian military. “In tandem with the traditions of the Armed Forces, fallen heroes  are duly honoured and paid the last respect in befitting military funeral of international standard, featuring funeral parade, grav...

Victor Ajidagba, a 400-Level student of the Department of Nursing, University of Ibadan, slumped and died while walking through the Department of Physiology on Wednesday.  Olatunji Oladejo confirmed the incident on Thursday, stating the university will investigate the cause of his death. He said: “It’s unfortunate that Victor Ajidagba, a 400-level student of the Department of Nursing slumped and died yesterday night (Wednesday) despite efforts of doctors and nurses of UI medical centre, Jaja clinic and at the UCH.” Ajidagba was rushed to the University Clinic, known as Jaja Clinic, but all attempts to resuscitate and stabilise him was unsuccessful. According to students who witnessed the incident, the medical officers on duty fought hard to save his life by administering first-aid treatment but had to refer him to the University College Hospital (UCH), Oritamefa, Ibadan, when they discovered the severity of the case. He was said to have been conveyed in the university ...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar,  has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the reported secret burial of 1,000 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram and ISWA, DailyPost reports. A statement by Atiku on Thursday said the Wall Street Journal report on the matter was saddening and that the attempt to hide the true state of the war on terror was heartbreaking and shocking. He said: “Heartbreak for the families and friends of those soldiers who, if the report is true, have lost their loved ones, without being allowed to bury them or even to have any sense of closure as regards their fate. “Shocked that such a thing could happen under a democracy, such as Nigeria is supposed to be. I shudder to think that the cover-up of such an event of epic proportions can be true. “The men and women of our armed forces are our first, second and last defence against domestic and foreign enemies and should be treated with love, respect, dignity and appreciation for the inval...

Mercy Tamuno holds an image of her husband, Adah, a Nigerian soldier who comrades said was buried in an unmarked grave in Maiduguri Mrs Tamuno in Abuja with her husband's uniform Nigeria’s military built this barrier to wall off what had been farmland on the northern edge of the base in Maiduguri. An expanding cemetery lies on the other side.jpeg Sarah James, at left, with others living near the Maimalari barracks in Maiduguri. The women said they gave up land they had farmed for years to make way for the expansion of the base’s cemetery..jpeg Mercy Tamuno holds an image of her husband, Adah, a Nigerian soldier who comrades said was buried in an unmarked grave in Maiduguri Jonathan Torgovnik | Wall Street Journal At the northern edge of this city’s sprawling military base, a vast field of churned soil conceals the hidden toll of a deadly offensive by the allies of Islamic State. After dark, the bodies of soldiers are covertly transported from a mortuary that at times...

A Nigerian inmate at the Kaliti Prisons in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has died after an undisclosed ailment, The Nation reports. The deceased identified as Odemu Efe is an indigene of Warri, Delta State. Efe was among about 150 inmates of Nigerian descent at the prison facility. It was learnt that he was detained on allegations of possession of hard drugs and money laundering. Several inmates have fallen ill due to malnourishment as they are allegedly fed once a day with white rice, without sauce, all year round. The deceased, according to a source, died on July 13 as a result of poor medication after he took ill. It was also learnt that all efforts to draw the attention of Nigerian officials to his deteriorating condition failed. A concerned Nigerian, Miss Chika Nwachukwu, accused Nigerian officials of showing lack of care for the welfare of the inmates in foreign lands. She alleged that there was no commitment on the part of the home government to facilitate their repatriat...

Kogi State Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba, has alleged that the Governor Yahaya Bello is after his life and called on the police to save him.  According to P.M News, the deputy governor alleged on Thursday that Bello had sent gunmen to terminate his life, while calling on the Inspector General of Police, Department of State Services and the army to come to his aid. Speaking with newsmen at his residence in Lokoja, Kogi State, Achuba said from all information at his disposal, the governor had mobilized gunmen to attack him. “I want the police, DSS, IGP to know that if anything should happen to me, my family and aides, the governor should be held responsible,” he said in a report by Vanguard. Achuba also wants President Muhammadu Buhari to beam his searchlight on the state. Yahaya Bello has been at loggerheads with his deputy since the beginning of this year . The conflict reportedly led to the seizure of some of Achuba’s benefits. CRIME Politics News AddThis :  ...

Abdulrauf Modibbo, the Adamawa lawmaker sacked by the Supreme Court for not participating in the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said he participated and completed the programme.   Modibbo said this while addressing journalists in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.   He also said his participation in the scheme should not have arisen as he did not enter into the election as a university graduate, the Nation newspaper reports. “This is not the outcome we worked so hard for,” he said. He added that he presented his secondary school certificate for the election which produced him as a House of Representatives member, with the knowledge that such qualification meets the requirement of anyone aspiring to that position. Abdulrauf also said the issue about two primary school certificates and conflicting age specifications was untenable. “My primary school headteacher invited by the court tendered all necessary information that would have proven my ...

Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō . Ryūjō ("Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable, and was back in the shipyard for modifications within a year of completion. With her stability improved, Ryūjō returned to service and was employed in operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During World War II, she provided air support for operations in the Philippines, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies, where her aircraft participated in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. During the Indian Ocean raid in April 1942, the carrier attacked British merchant shipping with both her guns and her aircraft. Ryūjō participated in the Battle of the Aleutian Islands in June. She was sunk by American carrier aircraft at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942.

Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō . Ryūjō ("Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable, and was back in the shipyard for modifications within a year of completion. With her stability improved, Ryūjō returned to service and was employed in operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During World War II, she provided air support for operations in the Philippines, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies, where her aircraft participated in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. During the Indian Ocean raid in April 1942, the carrier attacked British merchant shipping with both her guns and her aircraft. Ryūjō participated in the Battle of the Aleutian Islands in June. She was sunk by American carrier aircraft at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942.

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A man who was widely reported and dressed as Jesus in a Kenyan church has been revealed as Evangelist Michael Job. Read full story and more on Legit.ng from via EDUPEDIA24/7

Some volunteers of N-Power in Osun state on Thursday, August 1, staged a peaceful protest across the state over alleged unfair disengagement from the scheme by the agents of the federal government. from via EDUPEDIA24/7