Buhari to travel to London for anti-corruption summit

 
President Muhammadu Buhari will Tuesday travel to London to participate in the international Anti-Corruption Summit which will be held in the British capital on Thursday.

President Buhari will play a “prominent part” in the summit which will be hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron of Great Britain with many other Heads of State and Government in attendance, a statement on Saturday signed by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said.

President Buhari will, ahead of the summit’s opening, deliver a keynote address titled: “Why We Must Tackle Corruption Together” at a pre-summit conference of development partners, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Transparency International and other civil society groups on Wednesday.
“The president is one of the world leaders scheduled to speak at the opening session of the Anti-Corruption Summit with others, including Prime Minister Cameron and the President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim.

“Thereafter, President Buhari will join other participating heads of State and Government at special plenary sessions on Exposing Corruption, Tackling Corruption and Driving out Corruption.
“In his address to the summit and interactions with other participating leaders, President Buhari will urge the international community to move faster on the dismantling of safe havens for the proceeds of corruption and the return of stolen funds and assets to their countries of origin.

“The President will also reaffirm his administration’s unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption and the Federal Government’s readiness to partner with international agencies and other countries to identify, apprehend and punish corrupt public officials.
“President Buhari’s delegation to the Summit will include the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Alhaji Abubakar Malami and the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu.


“Before returning to Abuja on Friday, May 13, 2016, the President is expected to have a separate meeting with Prime Minister Cameron to discuss ongoing Nigeria-Britain collaboration in the war against corruption and terrorism, as well as other issues, including trade and economic relations between both countries,” the statement said.

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Leggings are not pants

We all have our pet hates and ladies, this is mine; the see through leggings that some people presume are an acceptable form of pant.  I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but my personal opinion is that leggings are not pants - and they never will be.

That’s the short answer. With that being said, fashion is never black and white. And if there’s one trend that falls in a gray area, it’s the act of wearing leggings as pants. So why are we against it? For starters, some leggings are deceptively sheer and much too tight for their unsuspecting wearers. And while that whole second skin thing might make you feel super comfortable, skin tight leggings more often than not result in the dreaded camel toe. Yikes!

Secondly, leggings provide very little support and shape in the three key areas where most of us need it. Yep, you guessed it: the rear end, hips and thighs. Sure, fashion doesn’t have to be uptight or uncomfortable, but there’s something about leggings that screams sloppy.

It is important to keep in mind that styled right, leggings are a useful part of your closet. Opting for thick or opaque styles that do not become sheer in direct sunlight (try before you buy ladies) is the only viable option here.



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NNPC remits N1.118 trillion into Federation Account in one year

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it paid N1.118 trillion into the Federation Account between April 2015 and March 2016.
In its monthly financial report for March, the agency said as part of the total, it paid N69.544 billion into the Federation Account in March. The money was from domestic crude oil and gas sold as well as other income.

It added that NNPC also recorded N107.826 billion revenue in March against N104.804 in February.
It said that the revenue rose marginally by 2.88 per cent, adding that the expenses of the corporation dipped by 12.92 per cent to N112.368 billion from N129, 034 billion recorded in previous month.
According to the report, the corporation also made a loss of N18.89 billion in the month under review.
It said the loss was an improvement from a deficit of N24.23 billion recorded in February.

A breakdown of the financial performance of its subsidiaries showed that the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL, and National Engineering and Technical Company Limited posted losses of N9.874 billion, N469 million and N69 million, respectively.
It reported that the Nigerian Gas Company recorded a profit of N5.155 billion.

“Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri refining companies recorded losses of N1.824 billion, N1.971 billion and N845 million, respectively, while the PPMC recorded a deficit of N923 million,” it added.
The report said that the deficit recorded by NPDC in February and March 2016 were due to production shut–in occasioned by vandalism of Forcados Export Line.
This, it said resulted in the loss of its entire revenue from crude oil sales of about ₦20 billion.

The report also put the combined value of output by the three refineries at import parity price in March 2016 at N22.93 billion, while the associated crude plus freight cost was N20.02 billion.
It said that this gave negative margin of N3.95 billion after considering overhead of N6.87 billion.
The report also said that a total of N85.66 billion was collected as sales revenue from white products sold by PPMC in the month of March 2016 compared with N85.23 billion collected in the previous month.
“Total revenues generated from the sales of white products for the period April 2015 to March 2016 stands at N775.90 billion where PMS contributed about 88.85 per cent of the revenues collected with a value of N689.41 billion.”

The NNPC recorded total export proceeds of $170.12 million in the month under review with crude oil export accounting for $98.31 million, while gas export accounted for $71.81 million.
On dollar payments to Joint Venture Cash Call, it said total export proceeds of $141.87 million were recorded in March, 2016 consisting of crude oil receipt of 88.36 million dollars.

It added that Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, and Escravos Gas to Liquid, EGTL, recorded proceed of 1.52 million dollars and Miscellaneous receipts amounting to 51.99 million dollars.
“The drastic slump in total export receipt is largely due to shut in of about 300,000 barrel of oil per day (bopd) at Forcados Terminal following the force majeure declared by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on 15th February, 2016.

“Hence, all un-lifted February and March cargoes were deferred until the repair is completed.”
(NAN)

Van Gaal Will Support Arsenal Against City

Manchester United gaffer, Louis van Gaal has stated he’ll back Arsenal to come out victorious against City.
United moved within one point of Manchester City, who occupy fourth place, after winning 1-0 against Norwich.

And with Arsenal facing City later today, Van Gaal hopes their rivals slip up against the gunners.
“I’m more or less a Gunners fan [on Sunday], it’s always a difficult game between those kind of teams. After the defeat against Real Madrid. It’s not so easy for Manchester City to revive,” he told BT Sport..

17 Richest Kids In The World

We aren’t always envious of the young ones – except when they have millions of dollars to their name. Exactly who are these kids who are guaranteed never to have to worry about money for the rest of their lives?

Via: media.freshmilk.com

17. Bella Thorne, 17 ($2 million)

This 17-year-old American actress, singer and model is best known for her role as Ruth Spivey in the TV series My Own Worst Enemy and as CeCe Jones in the Disney Channel seiries Shake It Up. Just recently, Bella signed up a new deal to write a series of books, the first of which is entitled Autumn Falls. Not only is Bella among the richest kids in the world, she is also known as an avid supporter of the Humane Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and The Nomad Organization.

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I Want To Return To Sambisa To Meet My Husband – Rescued 9-year-old Boko Haram Victim Cries Out

In a shocking development, a nine-year-old girl, who was reportedly among the 65 young girls rescued by the troops of the Nigerian Army from the enclaves of terror group, Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest, has cried out, saying she wants to go back to the forest to unite with her husband.

This is just as 12 other rescued girls have been discovered to be pregnant while others have already given birth.

The Boko Haram female victim – name withheld – expressed her grievance by refusing to eat for the past three days as she insisted that she wanted to go back and reunite with her Boko Haram husband in Sambisa Forest.

This disclosure was brought to light on Friday when Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state visited the headquarters of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maimalari Cantonment to officially receive the Boko Haram hostages by the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Victor Ezegwu.

The GOC disclosed that most of the rescued hostages comprising 27 children and over 30 young girls with few women including two Cameroonians have been indoctrinated by the sect as many of them claimed they have been with the sect for the past three years, and were willing to go back to Sambisa to meet their husbands.

Late footballer Patrick Ekeng had a wife and daughter (photos)

26 year old footballer Patrick Ekeng slumped and died while playing a match yesterday in Romania. (Read here). He's pictured with his wife and daughter. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Handless 7 year old girl wins a National Handwriting Competition

A Virginia first grader named Anaya Ellick, used her good handwriting to beat out 50 other youngsters from around the country to win a national handwriting contest - the 2016 Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship.

Little Anaya was born without hands and uses her forearms to write, opting to forgo prostheses.

Her penmanship was submitted in the category that encourages the participation of students with cognitive delays, or intellectual, physical or developmental disabilities. This category is judged by a team of occupational therapists, and the winner is awarded the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Penmanship.

According to the Principal of her school, it was her idea to have Anaya enter the competition, which is open to students in kindergarten to eighth grade. She said,

"There is truly very little that this girl cannot do. She is a hard worker. She is determined. She is independent. She is a vivacious and a no-excuses type of young lady."

Anaya entered the competition and successfully won. The competition director Kathleen Wright told ABC News that, "We looked at her writing and were just stunned to see how well her handwriting was, considering she writes without hands. Her writing sample was comparable to someone who had hands."

Source: ABC News

Missing woman

Bukola Ogundolie -Olowokeere is missing according to her family and friends. They say she left work on 5th May and has since not been seen. She is married with a son. Anyone with useful information should contact her husband on 09083961518, her brother on 08093911756, or the nearest police station.