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  The presidency has revealed that about 25 million Nigerians who will be benfiting from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems that commences this week, will be paying a monthly fee of N4,000.    Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande who disclosed this in a statement titled “25m Nigerians to own 5m solar systems at N4,000 monthly" and released on Sunday November 29, added that the Federal Government's plan of commencing the process of installation of five million solar home systems in underserved and off-grid communities across the country is in continuation of the implementation of the government’s Economic Sustainability Plan.   The solar programme nicknamed Solar Power Naija, for which installations starts in December, is being implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency.   As indicated in the Economic Sustainability Plan, the five million connections initiative is a private sector-led ele...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Sunday morning, November 29, led kinsmen and other shocked  residents of Zabarmari community for the funeral of 43 farmers slaughtered by suspected members of Boko Haram.    Though the victims lived in Zabarmari, a farming community in Jere Local Government Area of the state famous for rice cultivation and local processing, they were attacked and brutally murdered on Saturday, at Koshebe village, in Mafa Local Government Area while working in a rice field.    During the visit, a resident (named withheld) told Governor Zulum that some farmers are still missing after the massacre.   "Your Excellency, as you have seen here, 43 corpses were buried, but others have not been retrieved from the scene of the incident. Nobody can tell you the exact number of people killed. Some of the victims are still missing" the resident said.     Addressing the bereaved community, Zulum expressed his condolenc...

  Alligator pepper is one of the gift of nature that means different things to different people. It is served with cola nuts so that the guests can entertain themselves. It is also a common ingredient in pepper soup, a spicy delight in most of western and Asian and Africa. However, since ancient times, alligator peppers have been used in traditional medicine to treat many diseases. The alligator pepper plant also has both medical and nutritional values, and the extracts of its seeds have been used as an antidote against many diseases. The study indicates that alligator pepper is a stimulant and diuretic. Crushed seeds mixed with crushed bitter kola and water extract of bitter leaf all mixed with a proper amount of water is used to treat diabetes. Whole fruit is eaten along with two moderately sized ginger cures beriberi. One whole pepper added to three seeds of ripe papaw, dried locus bean all ground to make soup is a remedy for female infertility. Alligator pepper (Afromomum meleg...

  Barcelona football club have reached an agreement with their playing squad to slash salaries by €122 million (£110m/$146m) over the next three years, the club has announced.   The club has been forced to make cuts to their budget after La Liga authorities imposed a lower salary cap upon the club last week, so the club could offset financial difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.   However, the club announced it will still pay out €50 million (£45m/$60m) per season during the three year period on wage packets.   La Liga president Javier Tebas brought in the financial measures to reduce spending by clubs since income streams have reduced due to the ban of supporters from stadiums amid the ongoing pandemic.   After weeks of negotiations with key figures such as Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and coach Ronald Koeman, Barca have now confirmed their new financial road map. "Today, the parties have reached an agreement in principle that allows an adjustment t...

  Kano Hisbah  has reportedly written a notice to Cool FM, demanding that they stop calling Friday 'Black Friday' ahead of a "Black Friday Sales" expected to be conducted today November 27.    According to the Sharia Police, majority of Kano residents are Muslims and they consider Friday a holy day.    The notice also disclosed that Hisbah corps will be "around for surveillance purposes" with a view of stopping immoral activities at the event as well as maintain peace, harmony and stability in the state.   

  A man in Kenya who was allegedly declared dead by doctors came back to life three hours later while workers at a morgue were preparing to embalm him.   32-year-old Peter Kigen was presumed dead on Tuesday, November 24, after he collapsed at home and was rushed to Kapkatet hospital in Kericho county, according to local media.   After being transferred to the morgue, Mr. Kigen shocked the staff as he suddenly woke up and wailed in pain as they made an incision on his right leg.   Kigen, a resident of Kibwastuiyo village in Bureti Constituency, who reportedly suffers from a chronic illness, is said to have collapsed while at home before his family took him to hospital   His younger brother told Standard newspaper that a nurse had told him the patient had died before they arrived at the casualty department.   “When I went back to the casualty department at around 7.45 pm, I learnt my brother was dead. A nurse told me that he died long before we arrived a...

Ahead of christmas, students of Cambridge University have been stripping off and flashing their butts while posing in front of historical Cambridge monuments in an annual best booty competition.     The students at the top university stripped down and bared their backsides for the annual best booty competition which is run by the student newspaper, the Tab.     Contestants must come up with a creative way to show off their butts against the best back drops in Cambridge.   On the Tab’s entrance page, the newspaper said: “2020 has been a year like no other. But now at least there is light at the end of the tunnel, something to do during your government-approved lockdown excursions – strip your kit off and enter The Tab’s Best Bums competition.''     “We’re looking for Cantabs to bare all in Cambridge’s most iconic locations (if you dare) – and coronavirus restrictions mean that you’re going to have to get creative."   It continued: “You can enter so...

  Chris Brown received a luxury tank truck as a gift from Kanye West and he took to Instagram to thank him for it.   The singer shared a photo of himself posing on the truck and wrote: "THANK YOU KANYE."     He locked the post to prevent comments.

The Weeknd has reacted after not receiving any nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards which were announced on Tuesday afternoon, November 24th.   The Canadian singer, 30, leveled an accusation of corruption against the Recording Academy after he was snubbed for the 2021 Grammy Awards.   “The Grammys remain corrupt,” he wrote on social media. “You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…” A source close to the situation alleges that the Grammys and The Weeknd’s team were at odds over him playing at the January 31 Grammy ceremony and the Super Bowl halftime show, which occurs a week later.    “There were many conversations between the Grammys and the Weeknd team about his performance slated for the 2021 Grammys,” the source says. “There was an ultimatum given resulting in a struggle over him also playing the Super Bowl that went on for some time and was eventually agreed upon that he would perform at both events… [The Recording Academy] had all these co...

  Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years imprisonment for oil theft.   A statement released by the Economic and Financial Commission EFCC, says the foreigners which include two Pakistanis, Mohammed Ejaz, and Nasser Khan; two Ukrainians; Oleksandr Nazarenko and Oleksandr Kashernvi; a Ghanaian, Romeo Annang; an Indonesian, Fredrik Omenu, and a Nigerian David Otuohi, were convicted after three years of prosecution.     According to the statement, they were arraigned alongside a company, Asztral Shipping Corporation SA, and a vessel, MT. TECNE (aka MT STAR), on four counts bordering on conspiracy, dealing in petroleum products without a license, and tampering with oil pipelines. They pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.   Their pleas prepared the ground for their trial by the EFCC, which for three years presented evidence and witnesses ag...

  A former staff of Wazobia FM has died and his colleagues claim he committed suicide after being fired.   Hillary Okechukwu was a sales executive with Wazobia FM until November 18 when he was allegedly asked to resign.   Mr. Okechukwu, whose colleagues said had been with Wazobia FM for at least 10 years, reportedly suffered cardiac arrest on Friday, Nov 20.   Hillary is survived by his wife and two children.   Mourning him, OAP Kody D Kodynator wrote: "Hillary!!!!!!!!! What kind of thing is this???"     Sports journalist, Bolarinwa Olajide wrote: "People are going through a lot, and sacking people unjustly is the last thing an employer should do in these times. A friend was sacked and took his life the following day. Do not test people’s mental health. Nigeria is hard enough. RIP Hilary O."     Another person tweeted: "This year couldn’t get any worse. Hillary was like a brother to me. God please why!!!!!!"  

  The 2020 American Music Awards aired on Sunday night from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater with Hollywood actress Taraji P. Henson as the host.  The event kicked off with Covid-19 protocols in place and had multiple live performances, as well as in-person presenters, and even a small audience. Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes opened the show with their new single, "Monster." Bieber also performed two of his hit singles, "Lonely" and "Holy." Katy Perry took the stage for the first time since becoming a mom and performed "Only Love" with Darius Rucker. Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Baby also performed at the award.   Singers Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and country duo Dan + Shay emerged the top winners at the award, earning three trophies each. Swift, who didn't attend the show in person, scooped up prize of the night ; artist of the year -- and another two AMAs for the favourite music video for "Cardigan" and favourite female artist - pop/r...

  A Twitter influencer has sparked outrage after she was filmed enticing a child beggar with a bottle of drink only to leave her hanging.   In the video, the influencer known as Motara is seen driving in traffic when a child beggar walks up to her window to beg.   Motara motions with her bottle of drink, asking if the child wants to drink and she nods. With the window still up, Motara places the mouth of the bottle near the girl's mouth.    As the cars start moving, the girl runs after Motara's car, hoping for the drink, but the Twitter influencer continues to use the drink to raise her hopes without actually giving the child the drink.   She ends up laughing at the child before gulping down the drink and driving off.   Motara shared the video on her WhatsApp status then took it down, but it had already been captured by others and it went viral.   After she was called out, she issued an apology on Twitter.   Her apology reads: "I made th...

  International world football governing body, FIFA, has banned Yves Jean-Bart, the president of the Haiti Football Federation, from all football-related activities and fined him 1m Swiss francs (£827,000) after its ethics committee found him guilty of having abused his position and sexually harassed and abused female players, including minors.   Jean-Bart, known as “Dadou”, was first accused of coercing several players at the Fifa centre, the Centre Technique National in Croix-des-Bouquets, into having sex with him in an investigation carried out. Then numerous sources involved with the centre, including alleged victims and their families came out and made more allegations.   In May, Jean-Bart,  was provisionally suspended by FIFA while the organization's ethics committee carried out an internal investigation into the allegations. On November 18th, FIFA agreed that banning Jean-Bart was the best solution. FIFA's ethics committee claims that Jean-Bart had "abused his...

  Media personality, Bolanle Olukanni, has asked people to stop with the narrative that God is white.   In a post shared on her social media pages, Bolanle insisted that Christianity isn't white and so is God.   When someone opined that she was about to defend the argument that God is black, she dismissed it.   See Her Post And Exchange Below:-