PHOTOS from Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Cynthia Obianodo’s white wedding

Today, Saturday February 6, 2016, media personality and multiple brand ambassador,
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and his bride, Cynthia Onyeka Obianodo complete the final phase of marital journey with their white wedding ceremony that’s going on at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The couple, began their journey to holy matrimony in April 2015 when Ebuka proposed to Cynthia at a private dinner in Lagos. On October 3, 2015, they had their engagement and traditional wedding ceremony in Umueze, Neni, Anambra state.


Some of the celebrity guests in attendance at the wedding include Mai Atafo, Banky W, Olamide Adedeji, Timi Dakolo, Noble Igwe and many more.

EPL Results: Leicester City Beat Manchester City 3-1

English Premier League leaders Leicester City’s title challenge have reached unprecedented heights as they went six points clear at the top after beating Manchester City 3-1.

It was Manchester City’s first defeat in seven Premier League games as frailties in their back-line were once again miserably exposed this time by the scintillating Foxes attack.

Robert Huth turned in Riyad Mahrez’s corner to give the Foxes an early lead.

Mahrez made it 2-0 with a step-over and finish, and Huth found space to head home a Christian Fuchs corner before Sergio Aguero’s late consolation.

Riyad Mahrez ended a personal goal drought and was the first player this season to achieve a significant goals mark.

It was also the second time in his Barclays Premier League career that Huth has scored more than once in a match, last scoring a brace in February 2011 for Stoke against Sunderland.

Sergio Aguero’s late consolation for Man City was his first Barclays Premier League goal against Leicester and as a result the striker has scored against 26 of the 28 different opponents he has faced in the competition (Bolton and Burnley are the exceptions).

The defeat was Man City’s third at home this season as they continued their run of failing to beat any opponent in the top six in 2015/16.

Other Results

Aston Villa 2 – 0 Norwich City

Liverpool 2 – 2 Sunderland

Newcastle 1 – 0 West Bromwich Albion

Stoke City 0 – 3 Everton

Swansea City 1 – 1 Crystal Palace

Tottenham 1 – 0 Watford

Southampton 1 – 0 West Ham

Taiwan Quake Kills At Least 12

A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early on Saturday killing at least 12 people, most in a 17-storey apartment building that collapsed, with some people still known to be missing in the ruins of the complex as night fell, government officials said.

As rescuers searched for survivors, questions were raised about the construction of the Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building in the southern city of Tainan, with its floors that pancaked down on each other when the 6.4 magnitude tremor hit at around 4 a.m. (2000 GMT), at the start of a Lunar New Year holiday.

Ten of the dead, including a 10-day-old girl, were from the apartment building. The baby was found in her dead father’s arms, media reported.

Rescuers mounted hydraulic ladders and a crane to scour the ruins, plucking survivors to safety, with hundreds taken to hospital, though many were quickly released.

An 18-year old man was found alive and conscious shortly after dark, and rescuers were working to get him free, while a 30-year-old woman, a nine-year old girl and a male toddler were pulled out alive, Taiwan television said.

Buildings in nine other locations in the city of 2 million people had collapsed and five were left tilting at alarming angles, a government emergency center said.

But a fire department official said rescue efforts were focused on the apartment block, where a child’s clothes fluttered from a first-floor laundry line and the smell of leaking gas hung in the air.

“I was watching TV and after a sudden burst of shaking, I heard a boom. I opened my metal door and saw the building opposite fall down,” said a 71-year-old neighbor who gave his name as Chang.

A plumber, he said he fetched some tools and a ladder and prised some window bars open to rescue a woman crying for help.

“She asked me to go back and rescue her husband, child, but I was afraid of a gas explosion so I didn’t go in. At the time there were more people calling for help, but my ladder wasn’t long enough so there was no way to save them.”

The quake was centered 43 km (27 miles) southeast of Tainan, at a depth of 23 km (14 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Earlier in the day, an elderly woman, wrapped in blankets, was strapped to a board and slowly slid down a ramp to the ground as the cries of those still trapped rang out. Rescuers used dogs and acoustic equipment to pick up signs of life in the rubble.

Authorities said there were 96 apartment units in the Golden Dragon Building and 256 registered residents, though more were in the building when it collapsed. Late in the day, city mayor William Lai said 5 people were missing there.

Rescuers clad in red and yellow overalls pulled over 240 survivors from the ruins and later inserted huge supports under slabs of leaning concrete to buttress the ruins as they searched for more.

101 Die From Lassa Fever In Nigeria, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that the growing Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed a total of 101 people.

Statistics from NCDC show that reported cases of the haemorrhagic disease — both confirmed and suspected — stand at 175 with a total of 101 deaths since August.

According to the NCDC, deaths from the virus were recorded in Abuja, Lagos, and 14 other states.

The outbreak of Lassa Fever was only announced in January, months after the first case of the disease happened in August, with subsequent deaths reported in 10 states, including Abuja.

In 2015, 12 people died in Nigeria out of 375 infected, while in 2012 there were 1,723 cases and 112 deaths, according to the NCDC.

In neighbouring Benin Republic, at least nine people have died in a Lassa outbreak, with a total of 20 suspected cases.

Meek Mill sentenced to 3 months house arrest...and 6 years of probation

Meek Mill was sentenced today for violating his probation and according to a report by TMZ, he escaped prison. The report below...




Meek Mill just got the best possible outcome at his sentencing for probation violation zero time behind bars. A Philadelphia judge gave Meek 6 to 12 months in county jail, BUT he will be allowed to serve the time on house arrest. He will do a minimum of 90 days, and won't be able to do his regular job rapping and performing, he can only do charitable work for the community.


That ban from work includes releasing any mixtapes. Translation: No new diss tracks aimed at Drake ... for a while. The judge will reevaluate after 90 days to determine how much longer he'll remain under house arrest. Meek had been on probation for a 2009 drug and gun conviction when he skipped town for the AMAs in November without getting written permission from his probation officer.



He also failed a pee test. A judge ruled in December he was in violation, despite heartfelt testimony from gf Nicki Minaj and Meek's own waterworks. Nicki was in court on Friday, and was even brought into chambers with Meek and the judge to discuss what kind of charity work he'll be doing. Meek has to turn himself in by March 1st, when he'll get his ankle monitoring bracelet.

Treasury Single Account: We realised N2.2trn in 3 months - Buhari

During a meeting with Nigerians in London on Thursday, pres. Buhari said that his administration within 3 months saved N2.2 trillion through the enforcement of the Treasury Single Account.


He said the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC had over 45 accounts scattered in different banks and the Nigerian military also had 70 accounts in different banks. He said;



“We are really in trouble. What we discovered was that we tried to enforce what we called treasury single account, TSA. And the reason was simple. This government did not initiate it. It was the previous government. But it was so unpopular to the bureaucracy and the previous government for its own reasons couldn’t enforce it. But when we came and found that we were broke, we said this is the way to do it. And I will just tell you two examples to convince you. First, NNPC, the cow that was giving the milk had more than 45 accounts, ministry of defense, that is the military Army, Navy and air force had over 70 accounts. Tell me which account we can trace in these several accounts. So we enforce TSA. We said there must be TSA. By the end of December, coming to January this year, that is last month, we mopped up more than N2.2trn which we have used through the bureaucracy system to raise vouchers and sign cheques so that they don’t go into the next budget.


President Buhari also said that the government found out that many directors in the CBN owned the Bureau De Change outfits through which they raked in the foreign exchanges.

“We found out that some of the directors in the central bank own the bureau de change businesses. So when the foreign exchange comes, they take it and give government the change. So we stopped the Federal Government giving bureau de change foreign exchange. Fellow country men and women, I am giving you a tip of the iceberg of the problem we inherited and we are getting so hard because we have no other way of running the country unless we make everybody accountable”, he said.

Abraham Kipton Wins Lagos Marathon

Kenyan athlete, Abraham Kipton, has won the maiden Access Bank Lagos City Marathon race with a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 21 seconds.

The current world record is 2 hours, 6 minutes.

Meanwhile, Emmanuel Gyang is the first Nigerian to cross the finish line.

The starting line of the race is the National Stadium, Surulere in Lagos and the finish line is the Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island.

The Lagos Marathon race hosts over 20,000 local and international athletes.

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, the Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, and other dignitaries were at the finish line to witness the event.

Important Notice to NDA Applicants with Reg. Issues – 2016

Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA important notice to applicants having issues with signing up.

This is to inform all Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) applicants that have purchase their RRR that they are to wait at least 24hrs before they can sign up.

If you are experiencing difficulties with the application portal, please contact the portal managers via email –
ndasupport@comsoftltd.com.

ESUT – SPADOK Diploma Admission Form is Out – 2015/16

Enugu State University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the SPADOK Associates Limited 2-year diploma courses admission form is out.


Application are invited from suitably qualified candidates into the following two-year Diploma courses offered by the Enugu State University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the SPADOK Associates Limited.


1. Diploma in Accountancy
2. Diploma in Banking and Finance
3. Diploma in Economics
4. Diploma in Business Administration
5. Diploma in Mass Communication
6. Diploma in Marketing
7. Diploma in Construction Management
8. Diploma in Environment Management
9. Diploma in International Relation and Diplomacy
10. Diploma in Peace and Conflict Resolution
11. Diploma in Political Science
12. Diploma in Engineering, Safety and Management
13. Diploma in Entrepreneurship Studies and Skill Acquisition
14. Diploma in Insurance, Risk, Disaster Management


ENTRY REQUIREMENT:
5 Credit Level Pass relevant subjects in not more than two sittings.

Application forms for Admission are Obtainable from Access Bank Plc, ESUT Permanent site, Agbani at cost of ₦5,000 Naira only.

For further Information Contact:
ESUT Consultancy Unit at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Permanent site, Agbani Enugu.

OR

SPADOK Associates Limited, Behind Total Filling Station, Plot 18 Presidential Road, Independence layout, Enugu OR call 08104433379

NOTE: ESUT SPADOK Diploma is accepted for direct Entry Admissions into the Enugu State University of Science and Technology and other Universities

– See more at:
http://www.esut.edu.ng/announcements/9261932-public-announcement-of-diploma-admissions/#sthash.T0FfOjMb.TXZ0O12K.dpuf

Benue State University, Makurdi, BSUM academic calendar for the 2015/2016 academic session.

This is to inform all the students of the Benue State University, Makurdi (BSUM) that the management of the institution has released the academic calendar for the 2015/2016 academic session.



•Monday, 11th April, 2016-
Friday, 22nd April, 2016
√Registration of fresh Students/Orientation


•Monday, 18th April, 2016-
Friday, 22nd April, 2016
√Registration for Returning Students


•Monday, 25th April, 2016-
Friday, 29th April, 2016
√Late Registration/Lectures


•Monday, 2nd May, 2016-
Wednesday, 29th June, 2016
√LECTURES



•Friday, 16th May, 2016
√Add/Drop of Electives
End of Add/Delete of Electives


•Thursday, 19th May, 2016
√Matriculation of Fresh Students


•Monday, 30th May, 2016-
Friday, 3rd June, 2016
√Continuous Assessment


•Thursday,30th June, 2016-
Saturday, 2nd July, 2016
√Mid Semester Break


•Monday, 4th July,2016-
Friday, 29th July, 2016
√LECTURES



•Monday, 1st August, 2016-
Saturday, 6th August, 2016
√Semester Examinations: GST/EPS Courses


•Monday, 8th August, 2016-
Saturday, 20th August,2016
√Undergraduate Courses



•Monday, 22nd August, 2016-
Saturday, 3rd September, 2016
√Semester Examinations
Postgraduate Courses


•Monday, 12th September, 2016
√Departmental Boards meet on Undergraduate Results



•Monday, 19th September, 2016
√Faculty Boards meets on Results


•Monday, 26th September, 2016
√Departmental Postgraduate Committees meet on Results


•Thursday, 22nd September, 2016
√Senate meets on Undergraduate Results



•Monday,3rd October, 2016
√Faculty Postgraduate Committees Meets on Results


•Monday, 10th October, 2016
√Postgraduate school Board Meets on Results


•Thursday, 27th October, 2016
√Senate meets on Postgraduate Results



•NOTE:
(7th and 8th July, 2016; Id-el-Fitri and 13th and 14th September, 2016; Id-el-Kabir) Public Holydays subject to confirmation by Federal Government.


√THANK YOU...

National Common Entrance Examination timetable is out – 2016.

The 2016 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Government Unity Colleges is scheduled to hold on SATURDAY, 16 th APRIL 2016.


The examination will consist of the following:

PAPER I
Part A – Mathematics and General Science Part B – Quantitative and Vocational Aptitude



PAPER II
Part A – English and Social Studies Part B – Verbal Aptitude

StarTimes Unveils Extra Special Offer For Subscribers

Leading digital TV provider, StarTimes Nigeria has announced a new offer called “Extra Special Offer” which allows its existing subscribers recharge on any bouquet before due date and be rewarded with extra viewing days free in multiples of the number of months paid.


With this development, subscribers will enjoy three days (72 hours) extra free viewing per month for every recharge before due date cumulatively.

The new nationwide offer which commences from 1st February till 30th April, 2016 will offer subscribers six days (144hours) of free extra viewing upon recharge for two months, nine days (216hours) of free extra viewing upon recharge for three months and for one year subscription before due date, subscriber gets as much as 36 days (876hours) of extra free viewing after the main recharge period.

This fresh offer is available on either digital terrestrial and digital satellite packages and on any bouquet including Nova, Basic, Classic and Unique (digital terrestrial) and on Nova, Smart and Super (digital satellite). Subscribers can also recharge via online platforms and get the extra viewing bonus.


StarTimes Marketing Director, Mr. Oludare Kafar, said the special offer is designed to reward loyal StarTimes subscribers for continuous recharge, encourage subscribers to pay before their due dates and gain more free viewing time to make up for entertainment period lost to power failure challenges.


“With this new promo, our subscribers get rewarded for loyalty with three days extra free view for every one month recharge cumulatively after the main recharge period. They also gain opportunities for more free viewing time to make up for entertainment period lost to power failure challenges. Our desire is to encourage Nigerians to embrace digital TV more, enjoy great entertainment moments with families and friends and join the digital TV generation in Nigeria as part of plans to guide the nation seamlessly into the digital TV switch over in 2017.



Kafar also remarked that StarTimes has recently launched new channels, Emmanuel TV and IDX to spice up its entertainment and religious offerings.



“Emmanuel TV and IDX have just landed on StarTimes platform and will further spice up our entertainment and religious offerings. While Emmanuel TV (religion) can be viewed on channel 454, IDX (crime documentary) can be viewed on channel 334, both channels are on both digital terrestrial and satellite.


Emmanuel TV is one of Africa’s largest Christian television networks owned by the Synagogue Church Of All Nations showing various religious programs with global followership while IDX is a documentary style crime channel showing factual mystery and suspense drama. With IDX viewers will be kept entertained on the edge of their seats and get a chance under the skin of unsolved mysteries.


We will continue to engage our subscribers for great moments of exciting entertainment with our array of over 100 great channels consisting of movies, series, sports, news, children’s programs, fashion and religion, said Kafar.”