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Army takes Operation Crocodile Smile III to market, streets in Delta. The Nigerian Army has taken the Operation Crocodile Smile III exercise in Delta State to the popular Effurun Market and some major roads in Uvwie Local Council of the state on environmental sanitation mission. The soldiers, assisted by youth corps members, also moved through the ever-busy PTI and the Warri-Sapele roads and cleaned out dirty gutter and removed trashes that littered the roads. Grema, who explained that environmental sanitation was part of the Operation Crocodile Smile III and that after being through with Warri and Effurun areas, the exercise would be replicated in Sapele and Ughelli, said the army would also embark on educational outreaches where educational materials would be donated to selected schools in the state. He, therefore, urged the youths to eschew violence by getting involved in positive activities that would lessen tensions in Uvwie Kingdom.In another development, the Nigerian Army Co

Despite Ban By NBC, Falz’s ‘This Is Nigeria’ Crosses 15 Million Views On YouTube The video for ‘This Is Nigeria’, the controversial song by Folarin Falana, better known as ‘Falz The Bad Guy’, has crossed 15million YouTube views within six months of release. This is despite the ban by the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) just three months into his release. NBC announced the ban of the song in August, a letter by Igomu Onoja, one of its zonal directors, branding a part of the song “vulgar” and declaring the entire work “unfit for radio”. But it appears the ban has done very little to halt the popularity of the song among the people, as it had exactly 15,141,548 views as of the time of filing in this report on Thursday evening. Earlier, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) had given Falz a seven-day ultimatum to withdraw the “hate video”. “This video has the potential of causing religious crisis of unprecedented dimension. It is an assault on the self-dignity of every Muslim. It

I’ve not seen anyone regretting not voting Buhari in 2015 – How About You? A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has said that most Nigerians do not regret their decisions of not voting President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Osita said he had searched all over the country and could not find a single person who regrets not voting for Buhari. Chidoka, a Special Adviser on Strategy and External Engagements to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus; Osita Chidoka stated this on Twitter yesterday. The former governorship aspirant also said that he had not met anyone who was willing to vote for Buhari in 2019. Chidoka tweeted, “I have not met anyone, from any part of the country, who regrets not voting for President Buhari in 2015 and willing to vote for him in 2019. Do you know any? “We are looking for those that did not vote for Buhari. “Who now see 1 Naira = $1. Higher enrollment of students in the North, a President that uses local hospital,

•Ambode pledges to partner on investment opportunities President of Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Babatunde Paul Ruwase, has urged the Federal Government to empower the private sector for job creation, and improve ease of doing business in the country. Speaking yesterday at the Lagos State Day at the Trade Fair, Ruwase said the drop in the rating of ease of doing business in Nigeria showed that government needs to pay more attention to the area.He also suggested that business friendly loans are critical to improving the ease of doing business policy. Ruwase stated that globalisation has forced the need to connect businesses, which is what the trade fairs provide. Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, represented by the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Idiat Adebule, urged the private sector to partner the state government to positively explore the abundant business and investment opportunities in the state. Ambode said the state is investor- friendly and with the right partnershi

These 7 Tips Might Save Your Life If A Snake Bites You!!! To be bitten by a snake is a serious problem. But do you know what a more serious problem is? Not knowing what to do if a snake bites you. Or a scorpion stings you. Let me tell you a story. Few weeks ago, a friend called at about 11 Pm saying a snake had just bitten him. He asked if I had an idea what should be done, and, well, I did. So I told him. And he’s fine now. But, what if I didn’t have an idea? The next day, I decided to ask 9 random people if they knew what to do when bitten by a snake or stung by a scorpion. None of them knew. Knowledge of snake-bite first aid can be the difference between death and survival for a person. While it is highly essential to get emergency treatment as quickly as possible, keep these tips in mind. Share to save a life. 1. Be Calm Keep calm? When bitten by a snake? I know, I know it’s hard. But if you don’t keep calm, it would increase your heart rate leading to rapid spread of the v

ASUU strike: DSS allegedly detains Bauchi chapter chairman. The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and Bauchi State University, Gadau, chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday criticized the alleged detention of the ATBU chapter chairman, Dr Adamu Babayo, by the Department of State Services (DSS). The Vice Chairman of the association, Dr Ibrahim Maina, who made this known at a joint press conference on Sunday in Bauchi, condemned the action. Maina alleged that Babayo was detained by the DSS operatives on Sunday, when he was invited to the department’s headquarters in Bauchi. According to him the action was a violation of fundamental human rights and requested the DSS to explain the reasons behind the arrest. He said: “the ASUU Chairman, Adamu Babayo was invited through a Short Service Message (SMS) which is not a formal way of invitation. “On Friday he received a text message requesting him to report to the DSS office in Bauchi on Sunday. H

Woman arrested for sewing neddles inside strawberries A woman has been arrested in Queensland, Australia, in connection with the 'strawberry contamination scare' where sewing needles were found hidden inside fruit. The woman is expected to face unspecified charges on Sunday evening. Police said the 50-year-old was arrested on Sunday following a complex nationwide investigation which was launched after shocked shoppers first reported the contamination in September. A customer took a disturbing photo of a needle wedged inside a strawberry. It's believed the scare affected several states in Australia. There were over 100 reports of needles being found in strawberries, though many were suspected to be copycat cases or social media stunts. Farmers were forced to dump tonnes of berries, and supermarkets pulled the fruit off sale. The first cases emerged in Queensland, where a man was taken to hospital with stomach pains after eating strawberr