Ceel247's Blog: March 2015

Monday, 23 March 2015

'Nigerian Universities Will Rank Among The Best In The World In The Next 4 Years' - Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed optimism that Nigerian universities would rank among the best universities in the world in the next four years, as a result of the ongoing transformation of the education system.

He made the statement when he featured in the Presidential Debate organised by the

Nobel laureate ,Wole Soyinka has announced that he nolonger sees Dame Patience Jonathan as Nigeria’s first lady; THE CABLE reports. Soyinka made the comment after listening to the first lady’s outburst during campaign rallies organised by the Peoples Democratic Party.

She had been quoted as saying

The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba, is currently investigating the defilement of a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her uncle in Lagos State.
Vanguard gathered that the 32-year-old suspect, identified as Uwem Femi Asuquo, allegedly took the victim (names withheld) to where he

Rihanna has taken a subtle dig at her ex Chris Brown ..While doing a promotional interview for animated movie film Home, during their sit-down with Time magazine ,Rihanna and co stars were asked what animated movies were their favorites growing up.

RiRi answered that her favorite was

Paris Jackson was only 11 when her father Michael died in 2009 and suddenly, she was thrust into the spotlight. Two years later, depression and possibly even a suicide attempt sent Paris to a therapeutic boarding school. She has had a tough couple of years, but Paris Jackson’s life looked to be very much on-track when she was spotted exercising in a

Churches in Lagos State yesterday dedicated time to seek the face of God concerning next Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
They prayed for peaceful and non-violent exercise, as the pastors cautioned members on how to behave during and after the elections.
Many of the services monitored involved special

A 58-year-old mechanic, Sabitu Jimoh, has pleaded with an Alagbado Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve his 26-year-old marriage with his wife, Afusat, over threats to his life.

Sabitu, who lives at 39, Babsalam Street, Alagbado, Lagos, told the court that his wife wanted him dead.

Jimoh described his wife as a witch, alleging that

Emeka Ike is really over the moon as his case with Actors Guild of Nigeria took a positive turn when the court upturned Ibinabo Fiberesima’s election as the AGN president few days ago.

Speaking exclusively to Saturday Punch earlier in the week, Ike said Ibinabo should cover her face in shame for deceiving Nigerians.

He said, “The court judgement is victory for the Nigerian judiciary and Nigeria as a whole. It is a victory for the young and the oppressed in

With four days left for Nigerians to decide who gets their votes in the presidential poll, one would expect local Internet searches to shift to President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, and his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

But analysis of last week’s Google searches showed that Nigerians, who will be voting at the crucial election, are more interested in issues that

Nadia Buari enjoys the spotlight, thanks to her flawless face; she made news headlines as one of Ghana’s best. She is also a very good actress, lately; she has been in the news for the wrong reasons. I would not refer Nadia as a washed up actress, but the pretty woman from

Twins separated at birth reunite 25 years later + how they found each other is remarkable

One day, a friend of Anaïs Bordier asked her if she'd ever featured in a music video. She replied no. Then the friend told her he saw someone who looked exactly like her in the music video of Youtube star KevJumba titled 'High School Virgin'. This was back in December 2012. He then sent a screen shot from the video to Anaïs. Anaïs couldn't believe what she was seeing, the person in the video looked identical to her.

Curious about the lady, Anaïs Googled her and

Nollywood actress Oge Okoye has allegedly moved on to a new wealthy lover.

According to reports by Enquirer Magazine:

"The mother of two is in love again after her marriage to Holland big Boy Stanley Duru, which produced two kids packed up due to

A young lady who was declared missing over a decade ago in Ghana has turned up at Pastor T.B. Joshua’s church in Nigeria with a harrowing tale to tell.

“I was an international prostitute,” the young lady who gave her name as Precious tearfully told the congregation at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) on Sunday, March 15, 2015.

According to Precious, her problems emanated from an unusual encounter she had with a man coming home from

Photo of the late Aisha...May her killer know no peace!

UPDATED STORY : More details on her death from an eyewitness who revealed that the murder was committed by a neighbour, a married man she reportedly got

PHOTOS: Group rewards airport cleaner who returned $27,000 (about N5.4m)

Lagos based Humanitarian organization,Voice of Change Network Int'l, yesterday March 9th paid a visit to Mrs Josephine Ugwu, the cleaner who found and returned $27,000 (about N5.4m) at the Lagos Int'l airport.

The group decided to demonstrate their support and approval of the woman's act of honesty and integrity by visiting her at her work station, and presenting a cash gift to her. See More pics below...

Football star Samuel Eto'o was honoured on Monday for his "inspiring" stand against racism, as the organisers behind the award warned that prejudice still stalked the game in Europe.

The former Cameroon and Barcelona striker received the

Oh dear! A PDP chieftain in Lagos, Chief Bode George has said the former Governor of Lagos State and one of the national leaders of APC has been trying too hard to be like Late Pa Awolowo. He says no matter how hard he tries, TInubu will always fail, because the difference between both of them is very clear. Awolowo gave free education to

Former Ivorian First Lady Mrs Simone Gbagbo has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by an Ivorian court for organizing post election violence after her husband, Laurent Gbagbo lost out in the 2010 Presidential elections in Ivory Coast.
In a unanimous judgement today March 10th, the court said

Popular Catholic priest and founder of Adoration Ground, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, who endorsed the candidacy of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, on January 1, says he has never received money from the retired general.

Mbaka, who launched a scathing attack against Jonathan during a sermon on January 1, maintained that he was speaking under

African Independent Television (AIT) owners received N10 billion to produce and air negative documentaries on leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a Sahara Reporters investigation shows.

It was learnt that the Minister for Petroleum Affairs, Diezani Allison-Madueke is bankrolling the documentary while the scripts and voice overs are

The fate of a missing 10-year-old pupil of Command Day Secondary School, Ilese, Ogun State, Victoria Ibijoju, has remained uncertain after she mysteriously went missing.

Metro Plus learnt that while the school management launched a search for the JSS 1 pupil, they came across a pile of bones in her

Chadian soldiers walk in front of a building that Boko Haram insurgents used as their base before being driven out by the Chadian military in Dikwa, Nigeria

(Reuters) - A black and white Boko Haram flag still flutters on top of a deserted villa in the Nigerian town of Dikwa, overlooking a courtyard filled with dirty mattresses and charred vehicles.

Inside the villa's pink and white walls, blood trickled into corridors and a pile of insurgents' bodies lay in a heap in a wardrobe.
The scene was the result of a dawn attack by troops from neighboring Chad, who are driving deep into Nigerian territory in an

Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Kalu Uche have emerged as the highest paid Nigerian football players at the moment. This was made known in the recently compiled report of Nigerian footballers' earners list.

The new report has it that the former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni is the 'Richest Nigerian Player'. It says Aiyegbeni and Kalu Uche are

Just 6 days ago that a NY Jeweler slapped Dj Khaled with a lawsuit, another Jeweler who had sued Sean Kingston has defeated him in court.

Sean had bought $226k worth of jewelry from Avi Da Jeweler between 2008-2013, but teh singer has refused to pay him a dime and

Wizkid and I Were Never Friends – Skales

In an Exclusive interview with TheNET in Lagos, Baseline artiste, Skales talked about the beef between himself and former label mate, Wizkid.

Let’s talk about your recent twitter spat with Wizkid, you guys were together at an event some hours before you went online, what really happened?

The truth is, we were not really together, we were just at the same venue at the same event that’s all, and really, whatever needs to be said

A housewife has been arrested in Enugu for allegedly hacking her husband to death over an undisclosed reason.
The couple deceased, identified as Elijah Agbo hailed from Imirike Agu village Udenu local government Area of Enugu State.
The unfortunate incident, according to the

Yemi Alade became a breakout star with her hit, Johnny.In an interview with Leadership ng,she says she has seen fans fainting at her shows

I did my African tour last year and you can imagine the love and craze for Yemi Alade. It got to a point that a lady fainted. Nigerian music is massive in other countries. It has become a global brand. While performing in

ISIS executioner and currently most wanted ruthless killer in the world, Mohammed Emwazi has apologised to his parents for bringing shame to the family after being unmasked as ISIS butcher 'Jihadi John'.

But the 26-year-old executioner, who has murdered a number of western hostages, including two British aid workers, has not expressed any remorse for the barbaric killings, according to MailOnline.

Emwazi's family have been forced into

DHQ Spokesman, General Olukolade

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria by the wanted leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, could not safe him.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in an interview on the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation monitored in

The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has awarded the sum of about N42.8m in favour of a former employee of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Abdulazeez Ibrahim.

Ibrahim, a former Deputy Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, had sued the bank, challenging the decision of its management terminating his

Bovi who is in Austrailia for his show penned down his encounter with a 'White'Wizkid fan ..

"So I met this 6ft 6 inches tall Australian last night and his shirt got me really curious. Had to walk up to him to find out how and where he got the shirt. "Oh; I'm a whizkid fan. He's a Nigerian artist and I can't get

After calling him a brilliant mad man,Madonna has said Kanye West is the black version of her ... She told the New York Daily News while promoting her new album Rebel Heart.

"Kanye is the black Madonna.We know, and

A toddler who was rescued after being trapped for more than 14 hours inside a car that had plunged into a Utah river.

The 18-month-old girl was flown to hospital after she was discovered by a fisherman on Saturday
According to AP,Lynn Jennifer Groesbeck, the girl's 25-year-old mother, who was the driver, died in the accident.

Police said the accident appears to

Top Nollywood director and producer, Zeb Ejiro has opened up on where most stars get it wrong. Speaking to Yes International Magazine, he said:

See! There are a lot of people who never dreamt of being what they are today. Suddenly, they found themselves there. People are running after them. Ah! I need to see you, I need to see you and all that. They start

The President and Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that in these last days, many nations who are currently facing economic woes will soon begin to merge with other nations for survival. Speaking during the fourth service at Faith Tabernacle, the 50,000-seater capacity which serves as the headquarters of

There is some ray of hope for Josephine Agwu,the airport cleaner who found and returned N12m to its owner.

The Lagos State House of Assembly, last Monday, concluded plans to invite and honour her. And her employers have increased her salary from a paltry N7,800 to N15,000 per month. And in her

One woman got the birthday surprise of a lifetime when she found out that, not only was her boyfriend proposing that very day, he had actually been secretly popping the question every single day for the last year.
Dean Smith went to great lengths and made a video for his girlfriend Jennifer Kessel that showed the 365 days he asked for

This will shock you like PHCN’s high tension wire. How will you feel to raise a child only to find out he is not yours. Lagos DNA expert, Dr. Oyinwola Azeez has revealed something thought provoking. According to Dr. Azeez 40% of the first borns are not from their so called fathers. He spoke to City People Magazine from his Lagos based hospital. Read him:

I can tell you this happens to so many men. Do you know that 40percent of most

The longest banner in Nigeria hit Third Mainland Bridge to promote the #iamready movement. Thousands of youths came out to support the cause. I am ready was birthed after the postponement of the Feb. 14 elections when millions of Nigerians were prepared to vote and their

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Forces from Chad and Niger opened a new front in the regional military fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as army vehicles full of soldiers crossed the border into northeast Nigeria, officials and witnesses said Monday.

The escalation in Africa's joint battle against the Nigeria-based jihadists comes just weeks before Nigerians head to the polls for an election which many fear

A man who threw acid into a woman's face in Iran got more than he bargained for after his left eye gouged out, as well as one of his ears cut off while the right eye and ear will follow suit later this month.

The man identified as Hamid, had poured acid on Ameneh Bahrami, blinding her in the eye.
Hamid also had an

Rampaging Soldiers has opened fire on Church security men killing six and injuring three others in front of St. Peters Catholic Church Gidan-Waya area of Jama’a local government who had mounted a temporary stop and search check point in front of their Church as service was on in the morning to avoid Boko Haram Bombing.

According to Christopher, a resident of Gidan-Waya:

” It all started when a Soldier who has

Check Out This 8 Months Pregnant Woman Whose Tummy Is Flatter Than Yours

Somethings just happen, and we wouldn't have had an idea if not for the internet. Lol. So Sarah Stage a model is already 8 months pregnant and even had her baby shower this week, but you wouldn't have had an idea mere looking at her.

Sarah posted pictures of her almost invisible bump each month on her instagram page for people to follow up. Now she is 8 months pregnant and has

Thank God for internet. Most of us would have just lived and died not knowing somethings. Na wa o. A 10-year old boy, Callum Higgins has been suffering from a rare disorder which makes him eat on household items. Callum eats anything non-food and can practically eat anything. He eats electrical wires, socks, pencils, washing tablets, his sister’s doll, raw meat from

The son of Nigerian billionaire Ladi Jadesimi donated his kidney to an Israeli girl named Omaima Halabi he'd never met! Found the story on Jerusalem Post. Read below...

A black-hatted rabbi, a white-hatted Muslim elder and a black Christian pastor attend a Christmas celebration in a Druse village. This is not the first line of a joke, but a celebration of a gift of life.

When Smith Jadesimi, a tall and

Hsueh Jun-Chen, A 22-year-old Taiwanese student, has angrily poured petrol all over his body before burning himself to death after his father asked him to stop playing video game and go to bed.

The TV game addict was reportedly in his room playing

Violet Moyo, A 22-year-old housemaid in Zimbabwe, has been arrested for murdering a 10-month-old baby, Ethan Phiri, by wrapping him in a blanket, put him in a drawer, closed it, and went to watch Telemundo.

Three hours later, Moyo went to

Just a few days after Davido told a fan on Twitter that his other talent apart from music is love making, the HKN star is now in the news for allegedly impregnating an older lover based in Abuja.

A report by National Enquirer says: ‘Davido and Sophie, an Abuja based university drop-out kicked off their affair around July 2014 after she was

A school that sparked a row after ‘banning' a pupil, Lynn Nicholls from entering the school when he turned up dressed as a character from Fifty Shades of Grey has hit back at claims it was heavy handed.

Liam arrived at the school in Sale London, yesterday wearing a suit and carrying cable ties and a mask but was told by teachers he must alter his

Goal.com has named Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo as the wealthiest footballer in the world with a personal fortune of £152m, about £7m more than his rival, Lionel Messi (£145m). Neymar, comes third in the list with a fortune of £97.9m.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain and

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