‘If Anyone Piss You Off, Feel Free To Piss Them Off Back’ – Tekno cries out Loud

With the year just starting and several celebrity feud having been witnessed already in the Nigerian music industry, few celebrities have finally weighed in on this new found way of seeking short-lived fame (just saying).

Among the artistes that weighed in on the several beefs 2016 has witnessed already. is singer, Teckno, and top comedian, AY.



According to the ‘Duro’ crooner:

I think some of these musicians want to start acting films, so they are learning how to act….that is why the drama is so dramatic.

He further added:

If Anyone pisses you off, feel free to piss them off back.

UNIJOS Direct Entry Admission Form — 2015/16

From the information reaching us, we are glad to inform the general public that University of Jos (UNIJOS) 2015/2016 academic session Direct Entry Screening admission application form is out.

The University of Jos Direct Entry Screening Exercise for the 2015/2016 Academic Session admission shall take place from Monday, February 8, 2016 to Friday, February 12, 2016 at 9.00am each day.

The screening exercise shall take place at the Board Rooms of the respective Faculties of applicants.

NOTE: Only candidates who applied through JAMB for Direct Entry admission and chose University of Jos as their first choice are eligible for the screening exercise.

Candidates must also come alone with evidence of payment of the screening fee of N2,000.00 only.

All payments shall be made online on or before February 12, 2016 using ATM Card (Verve or Master) of any bank operating in Nigeria via the University’s website.

To check for eligibility and pay, click the link below:

UNI JOS UTME PORTAL

How To Check Your Data Balance on MTN, AIRTEL, ETISALAT AND GLO

Do you ever feel the need to know how much data is remaining in your Internet subscription? Or maybe you’d like to check exactly when your plan will expire? We’ll treat all that here.

Checking MTN Data status/balance

Check MTN Mobile data plan: Text 2 to 131

Check MTN BB BIS subscription: Text Status to 21600

Check MTN SME Data: Dial *691*7 # or text sharebalance to 131

Check MTN Goodybag: Text 403 to 131

Checking Glo Data status/balance

Check Glo data plan: Text Info to 127

Check Glo BIS subscription: Text Status to 777

Checking Airtel Data status/balance

Airtel mobile data: Dial *141*11*0# or *123*10# or dial *141*712*0#

Check Airtel BIS: Text Status to 440 or dial *123*9#

Checking Etisalat Data status/balance

Check Etisalat data balance: Text Bal to 228 or dial *228#

Check Etisalat BIS: Dial *228#

Court Refuses To Release Kanu’s Travel Documents, Cash

The self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has lost his bid to compel a Federal High Court to release the sum of $2,200 and 7,000 Naira as well as his travel documents.

The items were retrieved from him when he was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS).

Mr Kanu, through his lawyer, Mr Chris Momah, had told the court that the said items did not form part of the evidence listed by the prosecution as evidence in the case.

Trial judge, Justice James Tsoho, declined the request on the ground that it was not filed at the appropriate time in the case and that the prosecution is at liberty to determine and use whatever evidence, it wants to use to prove its case.

Alleged N2.6bn Fraud: Bank, 16 Others To Be Arraigned March 2

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed the arraignment of a distressed bank, Nigeria International Bank Limited and 16 other accused persons till March 2.

The accused persons were charged before the court by the Federal Government on a 20-count charge bordering on conspiracy, intent to defraud, falsification of document, fraudulent alteration and diversion of over 2.6 billion Naira.

The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba had to adjourn after the prosecuting counsel, Mr Chukwudi Chikelue, urged the court to grant the short adjournment to enable the charge be served on all the accused persons.

Those charged alongside the bank include: Chief C. S Sankey, Peter Harris, Adekunle Oladosun, Okechi Egwu, Lulu Ndubuka, Oyowole Ariyo. Ukabiru Bello, and J.E Eriagbon; Samson Ebie, Steve Obodomechine, Mikky Dons Nigeria Limited, Mark Anaele, Ariyo Odunala, Peter Oriade, Olusola Fagbure and Obianwa Chuba.

In the charges, the accused persons were alleged to have conspired among themselves to induce MicMerah International Agency Limited, to deliver the sum of 2.6 billion Naira to them, to be used for offsetting a fraudulent import finance facility scheme.

They were also alleged to have falsified documents to fraudulently secure the release of four Volvo luxury buses and two 40-feet containers from the Nigeria Customs Service.

They are also to face a charge of obtaining property by false pretence, as well as corruptly enriching themselves.

The offence is said to have contravened the provisions of sections 1(1) (a), 1(3), and 8 (a), of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related offence Act, 2004; and sections 161, and 162 of the Custom and Excise Management Act, Section 516 of the Criminal Code Act, 2004 as well as sections 2, 2(1) and 10 (1) of the Recovery of Public Property Act, 2004.

UK Donates £6.7m To Support Boko Haram Victims

The British government has donated the sum of 6.7 million Pounds in support of humanitarian assistance for the 2.2 million victims that were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgents in northeast Nigeria.

The donation is coming on the heels of the visit of the British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Baroness Anelay, who arrived Nigeria on Tuesday.

The Press and Public Affairs Officer of the British High Commission in Nigeria, Mr Joseph Abuku, said in a statement that the Minister would hold high level discussions with government officials on how to ensure the protection of civilians in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists.

He added that Anelay, who is also the UK Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI), would meet with various civil society activists and NGOs to discuss the importance of preventing sexual violence in such conflicts.

According to Abuku, “The Minister will discuss additional humanitarian support that the UK is providing in helping those affected by the fight against Boko Haram.

“This includes £6.7 million to enable the government of Nigeria, as well as Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), UN agencies and the Red Cross to deliver food assistance, education, sanitation and safe water, shelter material (as well as) other basic necessities.”

The Commission’s spokesman added that “The Minister will meet with the Bring Back Our Girls campaign and reiterate the importance of preventing gender based violence in conflict.

“She will also visit UK sponsored projects that work to reduce intra-community conflict and violence against women and girls, promote community-government security dialogue and improve access to schooling.”

He said that an estimated 2.2 million people have been displaced and over 14.8 million others were affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.

Mr Abuku disclosed that the UK government is providing £6.7 million of humanitarian support to help those affected by Boko Haram, while 60% of DfID’s £222 million development budget for Nigeria would be spent in the northern region.

Teachers Yet To Resume In Kwara State

Although teachers of Junior Secondary Schools in Kwara State have suspended their strike, most of the schools are still under lock and key.

Some of the students were reportedly caught unaware and disappointed for not meeting their teachers in school.

The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria in Kwara State, Abdul Lateef Okandeji, however, commended the teachers for suspending the industrial action.

Mr Okandeji, who is also the Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government, assured the teachers of the payment of their salary arrears latest by the first quarter of the year.

He urged them to return to the classrooms in the interest of the students.

Some of the disappointed students have also appealed to their teachers to return to school.

The teachers and Local Government workers in Kwara State had on Monday, suspended their three-month old strike following the intervention of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Emir of Ilorin.

Etisalat Sues MTN Over Use Of Frequency In Nigeria – REUTERS

Etisalat Nigeria has filed a court case against rival MTN over the use of a new frequency band which MTN acquired when it bought internet provider Visafone, it said on Monday.



South Africa’s MTN bought the privately held Nigerian firm Visafone last month to improve its broadband services in its biggest market, giving it access to the use of 800 MHz frequency band on CDMA technology.



MTN operates 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands which the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) renewed last November, similar to frequencies operated by Etisalat and India’s Airtel that use GSM technology.



“The action is considered necessary to challenge the use of the spectrum by MTN at this time,” the local arm of Abu Dhabi-listed telecoms firm Etisalat said in a statement.

“The use of the 800 MHz spectrum to deploy broadband services ahead of its competitors … will further entrench MTN’s dominance in the Nigerian telecommunications sector”.

Etisalat said it was in contact with the NCC to understand the logic of its decision to approve the MTN deal despite declaring the South African firm a dominant player in Nigeria’s wholesale and retail voice markets in 2013.

MTN and the NCC did not respond to requests for comment.

The legal challenge is the latest headache for MTN in Nigeria, which contributed more than a third of the company’s total revenue in 2014.
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator fined the South African company $5.2 billion last year for failing to disconnect unregistered lines on time, before reducing the penalty by a quarter in December. MTN is contesting the fine, which is greater than its past two years of net profit.
Mobile phone subscription in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest telecom market, has grown in leaps and bounds since the advent of GSM technology in 2001 but average revenue per user (ARPU) has been on a downward trend due to increased competition.

MTN has 62 million lines in Nigeria while Visafone has 2 million. Etisalat ranks fourth in the industry with 23.5 million subscribers, according to NCC’s data.

Banky W Is Dropping 2 New Videos This Week


Now that January is over and done with, and most of the beef is dying down, we’re getting more new releases. EME Boss, Banky W, has just announced that he’ll be dropping two new songs, and videos this week. Yes, it’s enough to get all of us excited. Banky’s last major single, High Notes, was one of the best of 2015 , so you know we can expect very quality stuff from.
Back in June of last year, Banky announced that his album, which should be released this year, could potentially be his last. You have to wonder if these are the singles leading up to that album. For now though, we’ll wait for the songs and videos to drop.


Residents demand improved electricity supply

Some residents of the suburbs of Abuja have appealed to the Federal Government to improve electricity supply to their areas.

They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja on Tuesday, that they had yet to benefit from the relatively stable electricity supply being experienced in Abuja.

Mr Murtala Mustapha, a resident of Zuba in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, said that the cost of diesel and maintenance of generating sets was overwhelming.

“Poor Nigerians are not happy in their homes because they don’t have electricity,’’ Mustapha said.

Chief Johnson Okechukwu, a businessman at Deidei Building Material Market, urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to implement projects for which it would be remembered.

“I have a 150 KVA generator which is supposed to serve as standby to cater for short periods; but now that it is being used as the only source of electricity, it will spoil quickly.’’

Alhaji Mufutaudeen Balogun, an Islamic scholar and resident of Zauda Village in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), said that the community had not seen light for the past two months.

Balogun attributed the blackout in his area to the deplorable condition of the transformer serving the community.

He appealed to the relevant authorities to assist the community by replacing the old transformer with a new one.

“This community has not seen electricity in the past two months, in spite of Federal Government’s efforts at ensuring stable power supply in the country.’’

Another resident, Mr Sikiru Muhammed, said the blackout in his area, had paralysed business activities.

He said the situation imposed additional hardship on owners of generators, making them to spend more money on the fuel.

“We call on the FCT Administration, particularly the Abuja Municipal Area Council to come to our aid and find a lasting solution to this situation.’’

Similarly, Mrs Comfort George, who runs a saloon, said that the inadequacy of power supply in the community was threatening her business.

“I spend over N12,000 to fuel my generator every week just to render service and satisfy my customers but at the end of the day, I hardly make profit,’’ George said.

She appealed to the relevant authorities to provide the community with a new transformer as the residents could not afford to buy one.

Ciara sues Future for $15 million for calling her a bad mother

Ciara is suing her baby daddy, hip hop star, Future, for $15 million for slander and libel. She is angry at him for allegedly blasting her mothering skills and attacking her relationship with current boyfriend Russell Wilson in a bid to promote his music. TMZ reports below..

In the suit ... obtained by TMZ, Ciara calls out Future for a radio interview in which he discussed a now infamous photo of Wilson pushing Ciara and Future's son in his stroller. Future said, "She probably set him [Russell] up. You letting them catch that photo. Leave my son out of all the publicity stunts."


Ciara points out several other interviews, but she's also pissed about her baby daddy's Twitter rant in January when Future said, "This bitch got control problems ... I gotta go through lawyers to see baby future ... the f***ery for 15k a month."


In the suit, Ciara says she goes out of her way to make sure Future sees their son -- and says they've had at least 19 visitations (some spanning several days) since December 2014.


Just last week TMZ got video of Future and his son in L.A. while Ciara was on vacay with Wilson. We thought it was a sign they were settling their differences, but that's clearly not the case.


Ciara believes Future's comments were said with malice. She's suing for slander and libel, wants all his nasty tweets deleted, and wants him blocked from saying anything about private family matters regarding baby Future ... in the future.

Former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, detained by EFCC after 8hours of questioning

Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was yesterday detained by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after subjecting him to about eight-hours of questioning. Badeh is being investigated in connection with the ongoing $2.1 billion arms deal scandal. Badeh arrived the commission's headquarters in Abuja at about 9am and did not leave the premises even after the close of work.


A source at EFCC who spoke on condition of anonymity said
“He is having audience with one of the panels we raised to interact with those military chiefs invited. We confronted Badeh with some documents, including letters to the ex-NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), demanding the procurement of some military equipment. We are not likely to release him on bail now because his interrogation may take a while.

You know, he was central to the control of the Armed Forces. Before being the CDS, he was also a Chief of Air Staff. Some of these equipment were bought under him”.