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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, ​on Thursday registered with his Coalition for Nigeria Movement, CNM. It was reported that he registered in Ogun state at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta. Obasanjo said the coalition was on course to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019. “This will be a movement of the people, CN will emerge victorious in 2019”, he predicted. The former leader’s comment is a sign that the coalition will register to become a political party. ​His full statement below:​ STATEMENT BY H.E OLUSEGUN OBASANJO ON THE OCCASION OF HIS REGISTRATION FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIAN MOVEMENT Ladies and Gentlemen and members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, I welcome you to this simple but important ceremony of my registering as a member of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement and I thank you for being here. Last week, I issued a statement which I did not do lightly ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s show, Ballers , isn’t always a laugh. The 45-year-old actor opened up about a particularly tough scene to shoot early Thursday morning on Instagram. Sharing a photo of himself on set at a grave site, Johnson got candid about the scene and its effect on him. “Not your typical scene on our comedy #ballers, as I cracked a beer open toasting my brother, William who committed suicide,” he wrote. “Got me thinking’ though bout how many of us have been affected by suicide of our friends, family. Struggle and pain is real. We’ve all been there on some level or another.” Johnson went on to share his own terrifying story about his mom Ata Johnson’s suicide attempt thirty years ago. “My mom tried to check out when I was 15,” he wrote. “She got outta the car on Interstate 65 in Nashville and walked into oncoming traffic. Big rigs and cars swerving outta the way not to hit her.” He noted that he was the one who saved his mom’s life, adding, “I ...

  Jack seemed like a great guy at first. He'd send me flowers and shower me with affection. But then he began to change. I first met Jack * at a BBQ dinner during my college's Freshman Orientation. He was cracking jokes and making everyone laugh. He seemed like such a fun guy. He was also a Christian—the perfect package. Within a month we were dating. I was flattered that Jack wanted to pursue me and excited about the way he showered me with affection. He would send me flowers. He'd also buy me cards and write Scripture mixed with professions of his love for me. I wanted to believe he was really sincere. So I blinded myself to how he was slowly changing. When we first started dating he loved everything about me—the way I dressed, my laugh, my relationship with God, the way I interacted with my girlfriends. But it wasn't long before he started to pick on small things. One day he decided he didn't like my roommate. So I distanced myself f...

 Helen Mirren stars as the tragic widow who never stopped building in case she died in in new film Winchester. Sarah Winchester had good reason to believe she had been singled out by dark forces. At just 26, she lost her infant daughter Annie. Fifteen years later her beloved husband William died of tuberculosis. The couple had had no more children and Sarah was understandably heartbroken. Stricken by inconsolable grief, she turned to a famous psychic in Boston called Adam Coons in the hope he could provide some guidance. The answer he came up with was extreme, the solution bizarre and the strange tale has been turned into a film starring Helen Mirren as the unfortunate Sarah. THE CURSED FORTUNE By any estimate Sarah Winchester was a wealthy woman. Her husband's father Oliver Winchester founded the firearms company which invented the revolutionary repeating weapon called the Henry rifle. Later it produced En fields and Browning automatics for the Bri...

Nigeria has qualified for the final of the Champions of Africa Nation 2018.   The Super Eagles defeated a strong side Sudan by 1-0 in the semi-final match played on Wednesday. Coach Salisu yusuf led home-base Eagles will slug it out with Morocco- the host of the biennial tournament on Sunday for the final.   Super Eagles Striker Gabriel Okechukwu hit the back of the net in the 16th minutes to secure the home-base player’s place in the final   The CHAN Eagles semifinal match followed the Morocco’ semi-final clash with Libya earlier in the day to book a place in the final as they won by 3-1. Despite a cagey opening minutes, Nigeria created a chance of their own. Rabiu Ali sent his shot off target after good work from Austine Oladapo and Dayo Ojo. A rampaging Mohamed Hisham stole in behind Stephen Eze to latch on to Saifeldin Malik’s intelligent pass but Eagles skipper Ikechukwu Ezenwa was brave enough to pull off the save and hur...

A bullish US President Donald Trump has proclaimed a "new American moment" as he delivers his maiden State of the Union speech on Tuesday night.  In a primetime address to Congress, he told lawmakers: "There has never been a better time to start living the American dream." The Republican leader will say he is "extending an open hand" to Democrats to set aside bitter political division. The American economy is booming but Mr Trump's approval rating languishes. In an upbeat message a world away from the apocalyptic tone he struck in his "American carnage" inaugural address of just a year ago, Mr Trump said his administration is "building a safe, strong and proud America". As many as 40 million television viewers are expected to tune in as he implores the nation to come together as "one team, one people and one American family", according to excerpts released by the White House. On foreign policy, Mr Trump...

When it comes to breast cancer prevention, studies have shown that increasing the intake of omega-3 fatty acids can help. New research, however, indicates that certain types of omega-3 may be more effective than others. Scientists at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have revealed that omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish oil may be around eight times more effective for halting the development of aggressive breast cancer tumors than those from plant-based sources. Study co-author Prof. David Ma, who currently works in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph, and colleagues recently reported their findings in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry . After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. It is expected that around 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and around 40,920 women will die from the disease. One ...

Video director, Unlimited LA has revealed that Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate, Khloe is his girlfriend and they are getting married soon. Unlimited LA made a post on Instagram on Monday, stating that Khloe is his girlfriend and that they are set to get married once the Big Brother Naija show is over. He wrote: “Y’all remember that very fine girl I said isn’t my girlfriend? Well I lied, she’s my girl friend, we getting married immediately she comes back from BBN, cos I know she’ll win! @kokobykhloe”. The ‎#BigBrotherNaija 2018 tagged ‘Double Wahala’ kicked off yesterday with twenty housemates battling for the winning prize of N45 million as announced earlier by the organizer, M-Net West Africa.

Nigerian singer, producer and songwriter, Samklef has said that sleeping with a sex doll is like sleeping with a dead person. Recently, a trend broke out all over the world on the sale of sex robots fused with Human Artificial Intelligence which is sold for 800,000 Naira. This development drew reactions from many celebrities and notable Nigerians who took to their social media to air their views on the topic.  Wizkid and popular Nollywood actress, Biodun Okeowo have condemned the emergence of sex doll. Reacting, Samklef wrote, “Anybody that can sleep with a sex doll can sleep with a dead person.”

Family and friends gathered Monday to honor the life of Storm Chasers star  Joel Taylor , who died one week ago while traveling aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Taylor, 38, was laid to rest following a funeral at the First Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma, the Martin-Duggar Funeral Home confirmed to E! News. The meteorologist's co-star  Reed Timmer shared on Twitter that the Dominator 1—the storm-chasing vehicle used by Taylor and featured in the popular Discovery Channel series—would be present for the services. His family confirmed to ABC News late last week that his body was on its way to Oklahoma from Puerto Rico after an autopsy was conducted. Taylor's cause of death is currently unknown, though TMZ cites law enforcement sources who say he died from a suspected drug overdose. A Royal Caribbean spokesperson told E! News in a statement, "We extend our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and fri...