We’d lift 100m Nigerians out of extreme poverty- Presidency

Nigeria's presidency has once again re-stated its vow of lifting 100m Nigerians out of extreme poverty in the next 10 years. 

President Buhari's Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Social Investment Programmes, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed who spoke on behalf of the Presidency said the re-elected Nigerian leader laid the foundation to fulfill the promise in the last four years of his administration. He also outlined how they plan to achieve this. 

“The first four years of the President Buhari administration has been a tedious project of setting up a foundation for the journey ahead.

“That journey on our part is to see that we empower the less privileged, the poorest Nigerians, the unemployed, and giving them the opportunity to lift themselves out of their predicaments and empowering them for self-development and fulfillment.

“The President is committed to this project, and thus has set a mandate of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of extreme poverty within the next 10 years.

“It may sound too ambitious to some or perhaps even outlandish, but with the renewed focus and commitment I have seen from the President, this is a feat that can be achieved and we must ensure that we roll up our sleeves to do just that. 

 “We have set targets for ourselves. We are going to up the numbers by reaching more communities, reaching more people who are within our purview.

“Each of the clusters of the Social Investment Programmes has a target of the number of beneficiaries it must reach within a period of time given the availability of resources. We are going to make sure that we do not falter, slow down, relax or give up. We are determined.

“Also we are going to ensure that we improve on our monitoring activities – this would ensure that we take stock of where we are and what we are doing at every point in time. If we see that we are not measuring up to targets then we know that we need to scale up,” he added.

Ismaeel further explained: “I have a reason to believe that poverty should not be a permanent feature or an affliction that must remain with us. The goal set out by the President on lifting a 100 million people out of extreme poverty is a task I am personally committed and dedicated to.”

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A Twitter user had a savage moment as she joined the #NoBraDay campaign which is aimed at creating awareness about breast cancer, educating women about the importance of breast examination and preventive measures. 

@wedontpiss who joined the campaign with photos that aren't hers, was put in check by the real owner of the photos she shared. 

Here is a screenshot of the exchange below; 

Neymar injured as Brazil are held to a 1-1 draw by Nigeria in Singapore

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday afternoon held the Seleccao national team of Brazil to a 1-1 draw in front of tens of thousands of fans in Singapore's national stadium.

                  

The Super Eagles were without first team players Oghnekaro Etebo,  Keneth Omeruo and Samuel Kalu while Brazil were without Liverpool keeper Allison Becker .

                     

Nigeria first took the lead on the counter attack with Glasgow Rangers of Scotland striker Aribo quick to blast through in the Brazil 18 yard box in the 35th minute to the surprise of neutral fans who expected a stroll for the Brazilian team even after star player Neymar Jr walked off the field in the 12th minute with a suspected foot injury.

Brazil then levelled after the break through Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro who blasted a rebound after Maquinhos had headed off the woodwork during a spell of pressure against the African team.

The match ended as a draw with both teams reshuffling the line-up and Nigeria will surely see this as a confidence builder after the 2-2 draw against Ukraine last time around. 

More photos below.

  

 

 

#TheRat VS #TheViper: MI Abaga reacts as Vector leaks their Instagram DM from 2015

The beef between Nigerian rapper, MI Abaga and Vector is still very much on and rap fans are totally loving it.

After Vector finally dropped his diss track titled 'Judas The Rat' in response to MI's The Viper', he didn't stop there, he went on to leak some of their Instagram private messages that goes as far back as 2015.

See the leaked chats and MI's response below....

Dog mauls 1-yr-old boy in Abuja, opens his skull with his teeth (graphic photos)

A one year old boy was almost killed after he was viciously attacked by a pitbull dog owned by one Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) in CBA, Mambilla Barracks, Abuja on Tuesday October 8th.
 

According to reports, the one year old was playing outside his parent's house when the raging dog sighted him, immediately pounced on him and went for his head.

The dog sunk his teeth into his victim's head and was tearing his head open. The dog refused letting the victim go until it was beaten to death by the residents of the area.

See graphic photos of the one-year-old in the hospital below

Tacha reveals she's now being managed by Teebillz after he promised to make her the "biggest brand out of Africa"

Tacha is now being managed by Teebillz after he offered on Instagram to make her the biggest star out of Africa.

The disqualified Big Brother Naija reality star deleted every single photo on her Instagram account to the shock of her fans and followers. Hours later, she shared a logo of Teebillz's management company and revealed she's now being managed by him.

This comes after Teebillz defended her hours after she was disqualified from the Big Brother Naija house.At the time, Teebillz said Tacha is "the most bankable brand out of all" the Big Brother Naija season 4 housemates. He added that he will make Tacha "the biggest brand out of Africa..... Bigger than Big brother it self." He went on to add that "Tacha is the Kim K of Africa."

Apparently, Tacha believes he's the right manager for her as she has now revealed she's under "New Management." Her announcement leads her followers to believe deleting all her Instagram history is part of her rebranding process.

I no longer get movie roles after doing plastic surgery – Actress Nana Frema

Ghanaian actress and singer Nana Frema, who went under the knife after being body-shamed on social media has cried out over not getting movie roles. 

Nana Frema said she went through the liposuction surgery to become comfortable in her body and to grow her career but that seem not to be forthcoming. 

“You know when I went to work on my body, it was because of the name calling, which at a point got me depressed and I thought going for surgery would work. It did because I’m now comfortable with who I am, I can wear what I want and all that but with my career especially, it has not helped, I am not satisfied.

“I feel it is because I came out to say that indeed I had worked on my body. The movie roles are not coming, the singing gigs are not coming and I sometimes feel I shouldn’t have come out, I think it has really worked against me.

“I thought things would be ok for me but I guess I was wrong, I am not fully satisfied. I needed that self confidence to show the world what I am made of in terms of talent because before then, I was told, if I were slim, or did not have a big stomach, it would have been easy but it is all false,” she told Graphic Showbiz in a recent interview.

She further revealed that her love life has also been affected by the plastic surgery as her boyfriend is ashamed to take her out, because his friends keep taunting him with her body being fake. 

“I don’t blame them though because Ghana is not yet there. We have not gotten to that point where we will accept things like this.

“Interestingly, men like ladies with big butts, some even pay for their girlfriends to go and do it, even pastors pay for their wives but I guess they do not like that when it’s in the public like mine,” she said.

When asked if she had any regrets going under the knife, she said no, “I wouldn’t say I regret it because it increased my self esteem and gave me the confidence that I wanted but it is just the other side that I lack.”