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  http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2017/8/photos-of-a-young-soldier-killed-in-a-recent-boko-haram-attack.html Military officer, Michael Martins pictured above, was killed in a recent attack by Boko Haram members last month. He is survived by his wife and a very young son. May his soul rest in peace Amen.

Braids are a good protective style option because they protect your natural hair, and also make you look fabulous!  They are very versatile so you’ll be able to experiment with different styles on a day to day. Twists keep your hair naturally healthy. This protective hairstyle is a good choice for women who want to take a break from styling solutions that include heat and chemical ingredients. Here are five amazing twist styles that you’ll definitely love! Check them out! 1. Half up, Half down braid Source:vincom.us First on our list of hairstyles is this simple half updo. This hairstyle is easy to make and looks super cute! It’s perfect for spring and summer everyday wear because the braid will keep your twists out of your face. 2.Top Knot Bun + Ponytail Souce:Instagram / tupo1 You can dress up your twists in a number of ways. Here this woman has styled her front section of hair in a top k...

Turmeric is a spice with multiple uses.It is widely used in India and China for curing many diseases. This spice is a part of the ginger family, is used to make . This wonder product has much more impressive qualities. Turmeric has a lot of benefits for skin and hair. Anti-Bacterial Agent Turmeric has been used for generations as an antibacterial agent . Turmeric paste is still used to heal small cuts and burns. Turmeric heals wounds and helps to keep bacterial infections at bay. Anti-Aging Turmeric provides a great relief to aging skin.Turmeric powder or paste, when mixed with equal amounts of gram flour and raw milk, makes a great exfoliator which makes your skin glow.Use this pack before bathing. Apply the pack generously over the face and body and then wait till it dries off. Then bath without using any soap or body wash. For the face, you should scrub in circular motion. Facial Hair Control Turmeric powder slows down the growth of facial hair and even...

   A crab cake is a type of fishcake. that. It consists of crab meat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, eggs, and seasonings. The cake is either sautéed, baked, grilled or broiled then served. Crab cakes are traditionally associated with the area surrounding the Chesapeake Baye in Maryland and Virginia. Crab cakes are popular along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic States and New England. Meat from any crab can be used, however, the traditional choice would be blue crab because it is considered to have better taste. Crab cakes are usually easy and quick to prepare. Check out this quick easy recipe below. Ingredients 3 spring onions ½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley 750 g cooked crab meat, from sustainable sources 300 g mashed potatoes 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 large free-range egg plain flour, for dusting olive oil watercress tartare sauce Method Trim and finely chop the spring onions, an...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, is making a comeback to the movie screen after being out for a very long while. Actress Racheal Okonkwo shared the photos with the actor on set of a new movie and wrote: 'A MAN of talent and integrity is back on screen @emekaikeofficial it's really an honor working with u' Obviously, fans can't wait to have a glimpse of what the veteran actor is bringing back on screen.

Aregbesola and his mother The remains of the late mother of Osun State governor, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola were interred yesterday in Ilesa, in accordance to Islamic rites.The burial was delayed until Governor Rauf Aregbesola returned from a trip to Kebbi State where he was attending a meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) governors. Aregbesola arrived Ilesa, to the welcome of his family members, Deputy Governor, Titi Laoye-Tomori and members of APC who had gathered to pay their last respect to the deceased. Chief Imam of Osogbo, Sheik Musa Animasaun led other Islamic clerics to offer two Rakat prayers during the burial rites. Top government functionaries in the state were also present at the burial. However, tributes have continued to pour in for the late matriarch of the Aregbesola clan popularly called ‘’Iya Olobi.’’Former governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, said that Alhaja Aregbeso...

Operators who gathered at the third edition of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Downstream Clinic in Lagos, all prescribed a leeway to increase Nigeria’s refining capacity.</p> <p> With Nigeria’s refining industry suffering from low capacity utilisation, the need to become self-sufficient in petroleum refining has been a source of concern to stakeholders in the downstream sector. Operators who gathered at the third edition of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Downstream Clinic in Lagos, all prescribed a leeway to increase Nigeria’s refining capacity. Speaking at the event, the Managing Consultant/CEO, PEJAD Nigeria Limited, Tony Ogbuigwe, attributed the low performance of the refineries to inadequate funding and lack of autonomy; poor governance; slow decision-making; poor maintenance; interference by political forces; subsidy regime, lack of competition, and ineffici...

  Former stripper Amber Rose and her younger boyfriend, rapper 21 Savage were out together last night having fun at a strip club. Amber took to Instagram to share photos of both of them watching naked ladies twerk directly in their front. See more photos, +18, below,.

 Bobrisky on wedges Many of you need no introduction to this guy or lady, her style is gradually envolving and with is surgically transformed butt, we might be seeing him in Nigeria pretty soon.

 Kylian Mbappe   AS Monaco’s teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe may be on his way to Real Madrid, reports in Spain suggested on Tuesday. Spanish sports publication Marca said Monaco have accepted Real Madrid’s bid of £161 million for the teenager. But French newspapers Le Parisien and Nice Matin said  Monaco had denied the report. Both Arsenal and Real Madrid were the leading contenders willing to acquire the service of the French striker but Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, who was believed to have held a one-on-one meeting with the player, pulled out of the race. The 18-year-old scored six goals in ten Champions League outings and 15 in Ligue 1 as he exploded onto the scene in the second half of last season, and has been constantly linked with Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain, amongst others.

Bolt started this season in sluggish form, running two 10sec-plus times before finally hitting some form at the Monaco Diamond League. Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt labelled himself the underdog as he seeks to round off his glittering individual track career with the defence of his world 100m title this week. “That’s what I keep reading and what my team keeps telling me, so I’ve got to prove myself again,” the 30-year-old said in a warning shot to pretenders to his crown in the blue riband event of the IAAF World Championships. Bolt started this season in sluggish form, running two 10sec-plus times before finally hitting some form at the Monaco Diamond League. “The last race I ran was 9.95sec, which shows I’m going in the right direction,” he said. “It’s a championships and the two rounds always help me. I’ve been here many times. It’s go-time, so let’s go!” He added: “Usain Bolt has retired unbeate...

People who have insufficient sleep are more likely to be overweight and obese, accompanying poorer metabolic health conditions, according to a latest study by British researchers. The study, led by the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and the School of Food Science and Nutrition, involved 1,615 adults in Britain aging from 19 to 65. The team collected blood samples from the participants and recorded their sleep duration, food intake, body weight, waist circumference and blood pressure, together with a number of other data to study the relationship between sleep duration, diet, weight and other indicators of overall metabolic health. The research showed that people who were sleeping an average of six hours each night had waist measurements about 3 cm more than getting nine hours of sleep per night. This, suggested that those with less sleep weighed more, according to the researc...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, have relocated to Maiduguri as directed by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. They arrived the Command and Control Centre in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Maj-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri. “Right now, we will be having an interactive session with the Service Chiefs where they will be briefed about the ongoing operation,” Attahiru said. He said that their relocation to Maiduguri was imperative toward achieving the overall objectives of the counter-insurgency operation. He said the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, and other heads of military commands would also be attending the meeting.

This file photo taken on September 26, 2016, shows former Republican nominee Donald Trump (R) standing with his son Donald Trump Jr. after the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. President Donald Trump personally dictated a misleading statement in which his son Donald Trump Jr said a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election was focused on adoptions, The Washington Post reported on July 31, 2017. It later emerged that during that fateful June 2016 meeting, Trump’s eldest son, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and then campaign manager Paul Manafort met with a Russian government attorney who an intermediary claimed had incriminating information about Trump’s rival Hillary Clinton. President Donald Trump personally dictated a misleading statement in which his son Donald Trump Jr said a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election was focused on adoptions, The Wa...

Enrique Penas Nieto Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Monday he had not recently spoken to Donald Trump on the phone, after the US leader boasted his counterpart had called him to praise his border policy. Trump made the comments as he presented his new chief of staff, former Homeland Security secretary John Kelly, who is tasked with restoring order to a White House beset by scandal, infighting and legislative defeats. “At Homeland, what he has done has been nothing short of miraculous,” Trump said of Kelly. “As you know, the border was a tremendous problem and they’re close to 80 percent stoppage. And even the president of Mexico called me — they said their southern border, very few people are coming because they know they’re not going to get through our border, which is the ultimate compliment.” Pena Nieto’s office rejected that account. “President Enrique Pena Nieto has not recently communicate...

Liverpool’s German coach Juergen Klopp attends a press conference ahead the football Audi Cup in Munich, southern Germany, on July 31, 2017. The Italian football team SSC Napoli, the English team of FC Liverpool, the Spanish team Atletico Madrid and the German team FC Bayern Munich will take part at the Audi football Cup between August 1 and August 2, 2017 in the stadium in Munich. Liverpool are working hard towards their aim of winning the Premier League title, Manager Jurgen Klopp said, ahead of the side’s pre-season friendly against German champions Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. The Merseyside club were in early title contention last season, just six points behind leaders Chelsea at the halfway stage, but faded in January to finish 17 points behind the champions in fourth place. “Yes, we will be playing for the championship,” Klopp told reporters. “We don’t start a season by not ha...

Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette celebrates scoring the team’s first goal during the pre-season friendly football match between Arsenal and Sevilla at The Emirates Stadium in north London on July 30, 2017, the game is one of four matches played over two days for the Emirates Cup. Arsenal’s new signing Alexandre Lacazette is irreplaceable, according to the coach of Lyon, who sold the forward to the Londoners last month. Lyon have been hit by an exodus of top players during the close season including Corentin Tolisso, Mathieu Valbuena, Maxime Gonalons and Rachid Ghezzal. But none is more damaging than the loss of 26-year-old Lacazette, the club’s top scorer in each of the last four seasons. “We can’t replace Alex. We’ve bought Mariano (Diaz), who has different qualities, and we have young players with different qualities too,” said Bruno Genesio. “We’re going to have to compensate collectively for his departure.” Lacazette was Ligue 1’s top scor...

O lusegun Oshinowo noted that “as a nation we don’t seem to appreciate that time is productivity, productivity is money and productivity is translated to Gross Domestic Products (GDP). • Employers seek optimisation of resources Nigeria lost at least N9.74 billion in 2016 as a result of multiple public holidays observed during the year. The Guardian’s investigation revealed that in 2016 alone, about 15 national public holidays were observed, excluding others declared in some states. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for the fourth quarter (Q4 2016) showed that 81,151, 885 workers spent 37.38 million hours during the period to contribute N29.29 trillion to the economy at an average productivity rate of N783.51. Using the same estimates, with the expectation that workers spend an average of eight hours of productivity daily, 15 days of public holidays at N783.51 productivity value, means N9.74 b...

Neymar #11 of Barcelona looks on against Manchester United in the first half during the International Champions Cup match at FedExField on July 26, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. Barcelona have blocked payment of a 26-million-euro ($31-million) bonus for star attacker Neymar as speculation mounts that he will move to Paris Saint-Germain, a source at the club said Tuesday. The Brazilian football star, who is due to come back for training on Wednesday morning, is at the centre of an apparent tug of war between the two European giants in what would be the most expensive transfer fee in football history. Speculation is mounting that the 25-year-old could quit Barcelona for PSG for a world-record 222 million euros. “These 26 million euros have been placed with a notary pending to see if the player continues,” the source, who refused to be named, told AFP. The renewal bonus was agreed on a year ago when N...

A full flared midi skirt is synonymous with ’50s fashion and has proven itself to be one of the coveted styles of all time. It is fun, stylish, and uber ladylike. The ankara print version has become a wardrobe staple and the fash pack’s skirt of choice. So, whether you’re heading to brunch with friends, church, or a glam night out, you just can’t go wrong with it. Thinking of giving your midi skirts a refresh? See below for five styling tips. 1.Chic Look If you are looking for a simple but chic look, you can pair your multi- coloured ankra print midi flared skirt, with a white long sleeve chiffon shirt, simple accessories and pair of black sandals. Photo: Melangemode 2. The Ankara skirt and the crop top  Matching your Ankara skirt with a stylish crop is a very popular trend, and it is a look that is very easy to pull off. This beautiful fashionista slays in her Ankara print combo, paired yellow platform sandals with simple trimming...

A baby in India was born “pregnant” with his half-formed twin in a rare case that has astonished the medical fraternity in the country. Radiologist Bhavna Thorat said some mass with the presence of bones was discovered early July in the then foetus’ abdomen during a routine scan of the 19-year-old pregnant mother. “In the post-natal scans, we spotted another half-formed baby with a brain, arm and legs in a foetal sac in the baby’s abdomen. “The mother had conceived twins. “But here a twin got enveloped in the body of another twin, leading to a condition of a host baby and its parasitic twin, who grew up to 13 weeks and then stopped. “This was a rare case of foetus-in-foetus, a congenital anomaly in which a malformed and parasitic foetus grows inside the body of a baby,’’ Thorat added. After his birth on July 20 at Bilal Hospital in Thane, near the western city of Mumbai, the baby underwent surgery rece...

Add caption Cristiano Ronaldo arrives at the team’s hotel in Cardiff, south Wales, on June 2, 2017 ahead of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Juventus and Real Madrid in Cardiff on June 3.<br />Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo heads to court on July 30, 2017, accused of evading 14.7 million euros in tax through offshore companies in a country only just emerging from a damaging economic crisis. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo denied hiding millions of euros in income at a court hearing near the Spanish capital on Monday where he was charged with tax evasion. The Portuguese — the world’s highest paid sportsman according to Forbes magazine — is the latest football star to fall foul of Spain’s taxman. He follows in the footsteps of his arch-rival, Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who was found guilty of the same offence last year. “I have never hidden anything, nor h...