Biafra: Emir Sanusi Sadden Over FG’s Failure To Unite Nigeria After Civil War

The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, expresses sadness over the federal government’s failure to unite the nation after the civil war. Hence, he expressed dismay over the inability of many citizens to acquire a true Nigerian identity many years after independence despite all the measures introduced by successive governments to bring about national unity.

Nigerian Government: The Ministry Of Finance Suspends SEC DG Two Others

In a statement signed by Patricia Deworitshe, Deputy Director Ministry of Finance, The Ministry handed by, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has suspended the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo.

Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar Dominate The 2018 Grammy Nominations

As another year comes to a close, awards season comes barreling around the corner. Kicking it off with full bravado, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Tuesday morning.

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Goof Off In Adorable Behind-The-Scenes Video

After announcing their engagement on Monday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat down for their first joint interview together with the BBC.

Here Is The Man Who Temporarily Deleted Trump’s Twitter Account

For 11 minutes on Nov. 2, there truly was peace on Earth. Then President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was reactivated.

Twitter blamed the deletion of The Donald’s account on a rogue employee during his last day on the job.

Slobodan Praljak, Former Bosnian Croat Official Stood Up In Court And Drank Poison From A Small Vial

Slobodan Praljak, a former Bosnian Croat official who was on trial Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, has reportedly died after drinking poison. Praljak, 72, was filmed drinking the poison Wednesday.

Amnesty Accuses Shell Of Complicity In Killings, Torture In Nigeria In The 1990s

 

Amnesty International is accusing oil giant Shell of complicity in human rights violations carried out by the Nigerian military in the 1990s. The human rights group is calling for a criminal investigation of the oil giant.

30 Little Dos And Don’ts If You Want A Relationship That Doesn’t End

 

“A reporter asked the couple, “How did you manage to stay together for 65 years?” The woman replied, “We were born in a time when if something was broken we would fix it, not throw it away.”

Prince Harry Casts Aside Ghosts of Royal Marriages Past

Once upon a time, in 1936, a British monarch named Edward VIII was forbidden to marry his divorced American girlfriend and also be king, so he renounced the throne, moved with her to France and lived not-so-happily ever after.

Nearly 20 years later, forced to make a similarly unpleasant choice, Edward’s niece Margaret opted to keep her title but jettison her (also divorced) boyfriend. She ended up herself divorced from the man she married in the boyfriend’s place.

Sara Mccord: Don’t Be A Memorable Candidate For The Wrong Reasons

Nervousness goes with interviewing like scrambled eggs goes with hash browns. You pretty much always find them together. Thus, Sara Mccord gives detail on three things that are deal-breakers.

Apparently according her, everyone she knows and herself inclusive–walks out of the conversation feeling a little iffy. Even if, on one level, you know you did a great job; there’s another part of you that’s questioning if you used that industry phrase correctly.

Rihanna: Hash Tag Free Cyntoia Brown

The case of a woman named Cyntoia Brown went viral on social media, even though she has already been in jail for more than ten years.

Brown is serving a life sentence for the murder of a Nashville man in 2004. According to Brown, after a childhood marked by abuse and drugs, she was raped and forced into prostitution by a pimp, and ended up killing one of her clients out of self-defense when she was just 16 years old. Despite her youth, she was tried as an adult and given a life sentence.

Little Reasons To Be Thankful For Being Single

There’s something truly liberating about being single during the holidays. You get to spend your free time exactly as you want, with whomever you want. Perhaps even better, you can spend your money however you please. Yep, you can go ahead and buy that pink artificial Christmas tree you’ve always wanted. No judgment here. “Solitude gives you a backbone in a way nothing else can.”

With that in mind, bloggers and HuffPost readers shared the one reason they’re thankful to be on their own this holiday season. See their responses below.

Zimbabwe Swears In Emmerson Mnangagwa As President For Good Governance

HARARE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Friday as President of Zimbabwe in front of thousands of cheering supporters at Harare’s national stadium, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe.

The Science of Wonder Woman Bullet Deflection

After three big budget films featuring Gal Godot’s Amazonian portrayal, the world is familiar with the awesome power and might of Princess Diana of Themyscira, better known as Wonder Woman. Thus, she’s a powerful and agile warrior who can block bullets using only her bracers.

Swarovski Unturn Man-made Gems

Though man-made stones make a bigger dent in the jewelry industry, luxe labels are more readily adopting them. Thus, the New York Times reports that Atelier Swarovski, the brand that collaborates with designers like Jason Wu and Christopher Kane; now uses diamonds and emeralds created in labs.

CleanEdge Solution: Save The Environment Campaign

CleanEdge Solution an NGO based in Nigeria, located at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, on September 22 called for volunteers for "Save The Environment Campaign", out of the need to address Oyo State most pressing issue - the environment.

Nigeria is Underdeveloped Because of Lack of Good Governance: Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Rt. Rev. Mathew Kukah attributed the high rate of underdevelopment in Nigeria to lack of good governance. Kukah made this assertion yesterday while presenting a paper at the 1st Conference on “Peace and Development’’ organised by Veritas University Abuja.

A New Era Begins in Zimbabwe As President Robert Mugabe Resigns

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s longstanding authoritarian president, agreed to step down on Tuesday, according to the speaker of the nation’s parliament. Hence, the announcement comes a little less than a week after the country’s military seized power, setting in motion an end to the 37-year rule of the world’s oldest serving president.

MTN Nigeria recruiting Customer Service Partner

MTN Nigeria – The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

Quit Or Face Impeachment: Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Gives Mugabe 24 Hours

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe’s ruling party fired Robert Mugabe as its leader on Sunday and gave the 93-year-old less than 24 hours to quit as head of state or face impeachment, an attempt to force a peaceful end to his 37 years in power after a de facto coup.

Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence from Britain in 1980, was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy he sacked this month in a move that triggered Tuesday’s intervention by the army.

Ndi Anambra Reelects Obiano For Second Term

 

Willie Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the incumbent governor has won the people's mandate in the 2017 governorship election held yesterday in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Going by the results of the Governorship election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the APGA candidate, who is also the sitting governor of Anambra State, leads other contenders with wide margin.

Michelle Obama Gives the Americans the Best Advice for the Trump Era

The present political climate in America has caused you some excess anxiety or tension if you’re like most humans. Thus, recent research shows that the majority of Americans are stressed about the future of the nation and even relationships with loved ones are feeling the strain.

Apparently, Michelle Obama offers some guidance on how to deal with it all; and her advice is pretty spot on.

Police Recover Two Explosive Devices Ahead of Anambra State Election

Barely few hours to governorship election in Anambra State, Nigeria, the police have averted what could have been a major disaster in Onitsha, the commercial city of the State.

Date To Announce Candidates Selected for Physical Verification: N-Power Reveals

The Federal Government of Nigeria empowerment scheme, N-Power, on Thursday confirmed date to announce candidates selected for physical verification. The information was contained in a statement on its official Twitter handle, @npower_ng

Dos and Don'ts To Avoid Fights in Relationship

The coexistence of two has happy moments and a lot of romanticism. However, there are times when everything is not flower (roses), or all pleasant. Perhaps, a motive, however small, is enough to begin a discussion of them. The fights between couples are normal, as they can happen to any couple. Apparently, it is best to avoid these fights whenever possible. Below are five tips to avoid fights in the relationship.

Grace Mugabe's Ambition Cut Short

Grace Mugabe had the world at her feet, a national airline at her disposal for shopping jaunts around the world, where she stayed at luxury hotels without a care for the staggering cost. Her husband Robert Mugabe was president, and she was inching ever closer to assuming the reins of power once the 93-year-old was ready to relinquish them.

Zimbabwe Political Unrest: Similar To An Unfolding Military Coup

Zimbabwe remained without a clear political leader on Friday in the face of conflicting reports about the apparent military coup on the country’s long-ruling president, Robert Mugabe.

Some sources have portrayed the strongman leader’s departure as a “done deal,” and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai called for Mugabe’s resignation in a news conference Thursday. Yet other reports have suggested that he is refusing to cede power and resisting attempts to mediate a plan for a peaceful exit.

Paying Interns: A Good Investment In The Future of Your Business

Why paying interns makes good business sense? No one wants to work for free, yet it seems to be the only option for many young professionals seeking a foothold on the career ladder. Unpaid internships are fast becoming the necessary prerequisite to full-time employment.

Before setting up my own business, according to Heidy Rehman, I had a long career in the most vilified industry going. Investment banking. It has a terrible reputation but it pays its interns, and I pay mine. Many businesses don't. It's perhaps not surprising given rising company costs, especially healthcare. Economies need to be made elsewhere and so why wouldn't a company take advantage of a free and widely available resource? Free interns are simply the cheaper option but not the better one. There are downsides.

Lessons You Will Probably Have to Learn the Hard Way Before You Succeed

According to Amy Osmond Cook, ask any leading entrepreneur about the secrets to their success and you'll more than likely find that it's often the valuable lessons that come through hardships, trials and challenges that best serve their long game. Statistically, 90 percent of startups fail. There's much to learn from the minority 10 percent that strike it big, not the least of which is the simple fact that had they never even tried, they'd have failed by default.

How My Success Story Is a Tale of Two Cities: Jeffrey Hayzlett

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... OK, so I’m not exactly Charles Dickens, but I will tell you a story; my story. I’m known for different things; as a Hall of Fame speaker, a TV / radio show host, a former chief marketing officer, an entrepreneur and a bacon lover. My career has taken me around the globe more times than I can count, but I never forget where I came from.

One Thing You Should Not Forget While Going For Thanksgiving Dinner

As a Thanksgiving dinner guest, your job is to simply show up with a brilliant hostess gift, eat your weight in pumpkin pie, then depart before you fall asleep. Right?

Though you might be planning to saddle up to your host’s house with a nice bottle of red or a homemade pecan pie, there’s actually more you could be doing, and bringing, while the cider’s mulling, turkey’s turkeying, and yams are yamming.

Best Approaches To Ask Her Out And Conquer The Lady Of Your Dreams

If you are a guy, and would like to know how to ask a lady to be your girlfriend, opening this article is a decision rightly made. Hence, in the article you will find the best approach to ask her out. When you use any of the approaches, you're sure of capturing her heart. In no time as they have been tried and proved by countless men and it is very likely that they will work for you too.

N-Power Releases List Of Successful Applicants

In a message displayed on N-Power scheme official website, they announces the commencement of the second phase of its Volunteer Corps Programme, revealing that there are 300,000 successful applicants.

Sandile Shezi, The Youngest Millionaire in South Africa

Sandile Shezi, at the age of 23 became the youngest millionaire in South Africa taking all the risk in Forex trading. When he was a boy, Sandile used the money given to him for his tuition to trade in the foreign exchange market which has now made him one of South Africa's youngest millionaires.

Wants To Be Successful At Everything: Words And Phrases That Can Transform Your Work Life

According to Michael Grothaus, a Stanford design and engineering professor says making simple changes to the words and phrases we use can empower us to achieve our goals. Hence, reporting for this story took a different turn from the beginning; as usually Michael will reach out to experts get enthusiastic replies. Apparent that was not the case when he emailed Professor Bernard Roth, academic director and co-founder of Stanford University’s d.school. He replied Michael saying, he would “not help” him on a story he wanted to write about some excellent achievement habits he has refined and taught for several decades, which he recently collected in a book called The Achievement Habit.

Fortunate Misfortunes

According to Isha Sadhguru as he puts things in perspective as regard fortune and misfortune says in terms of life, both are of completely different nature. Hence, if so-called misfortunes strike, you must learn to take them in your stride because there may be a deeper intelligence to these misfortunes. However, what is fortune and what is misfortune is a social thing...

Your Success Rhyme

A lot of dreams and aspirations have died not because they are bad but because the visionary didn’t know how to keep going even after failing. Failure doesn’t mean stop; it actually means, continue because greatness lies ahead. Every successful person didn’t just become successful; they all started by learning how to defeat failure. If you have always felt that success is elusive, perhaps it’s time to try something new. Below are some success mantras that are useful tips in all that you do.

Sir Michael Fallon Resigns As The UK Secretary Of Defense

Sir Michael Fallon has resigned as the U.K. secretary of defense. This is reported by several news outlets. Hence, he's the first member of Parliament to step down in the midst of a growing harassment of Westminster scandal.

In a resignation letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May, Fallon reflected on his past behavior, and allegations of harassment and unwanted flirtation that have recently come to light against him.

This Isn't Where I Was Born: Barack Obama

Former American President, Barack Obama cracked a joke on Tuesday night at the expense of President Donald Trump and other conspiracy theorists who claimed he wasn’t born in the United States. Thus, at the first Obama Foundation Summit held in Chicago where he worked as a community organizer in the 1980s, said;