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Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev shocked the nation on Tuesday by announcing his resignation after nearly 30 years in power. Nursultan Nazarbayev The Central Asian strongman, 78, had ruled Kazakhstan since before the collapse of the Soviet Union and leaves no obvious successor. His announcement came a year ahead of the country’s next scheduled presidential election and amid growing frustration over falling living standards. In a broadcast address to the nation, Nazarbayev said he had decided to step down and that the chairman of the Kazakh Senate would take over. “I have taken the decision to resign from the post of presidency,” Nazarbayev said. “The mandate of the presidency will pass to the chairman of the Senate for the remainder of my presidential term.” The senate chair position is currently held by Nazarbayev loyalist Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, 65, a former prime minister and career diplomat. READ ALSO: Israel PM deal seeks to boost ultra-right in April vote ...

A man walks past the flags of Anti-Brexit protesters outside the Houses of Parliament in London on February 12, 2019. – British Prime Minister Theresa May asked MPs Tuesday to give her more time for talks with the European Union on renegotiating the Brexit deal, just weeks before the scheduled March 29 departure date. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) Frustrated EU officials may insist London cannot postpone Brexit indefinitely without a plan, but they are resigned to Britain taking part in the European election in May and are making preparations. Prime Minister Theresa May will likely come to Thursday’s summit in Brussels to plead for more time for her parliament to agree the terms of an orderly divorce. After some grumbling, EU leaders will probably agree, and then — in what European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker calls an “irony of history” — election planning begins. British leaders say they still intend to leave the bloc, but if they haven’t set a firm date for this by the ti...

A woman is seeking divorce from her husband because he reportedly loves sex too much. “My husband makes love to me sometimes five rounds at one time with only two minutes rest after each round, even when I am sick”, the divorce seeking wife told a Lusaka local court in Zambia. The woman identified as Constance Mwelwa, 35, sued her husband, Raphael Katiba, 46, for divorce after separating for two weeks. However, Katiba said that he still loves his wife, Mwelwa. The two got married in 2006 and have one child. Dowry was paid. Mwelwa told the court that her husband is very jealous and his love for sex is also too much. “Even when he knows I am not feeling well, he opens my legs and starts making love,” Mwelwa said. She said whenever she went to church, he would accuse her that she was with other men and he would penetrate his fingers in her v*gina to prove whether she was telling the truth or lying and that she could not do any business because of his jealousy. When Katiba ...

Access Bank Plc. said on Monday that a five-year Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured N15 billion Green Bond, the first climate bond to be issued in Africa, had been fully subscribed. The bank’s Group Managing Director, Mr Herbert Wigwe, stated this at the bond-signing ceremony in Lagos. Green bond is a bond specifically earmarked to be used for climate and environmental projects. It is typically asset-linked and backed by the issuer’s balance sheet, and are also referred to as climate bonds Wigwe said that the Green Bond offer was achieved by way of Book Building, a systematic process of generating, capturing, and recording investor demand for shares during an initial public offering (IPO), or other securities during their issuance process. He said that the bond, priced at a coupon of 15.5 per cent, had participation from a wide range of asset managers and pension fund administrators. Wigwe said that the bank supported the global climate change mitigation and adaptation agenda and...

Tonto Dikeh’s estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill in an interview with Azuka Ogujiuba, disclosed that he met her at a night club in Lagos before they proceeded to getting married. He also debunked claims that he squatted in the actress’s house during the initial stage of their relationship. When asked on how he feels about the controversial publicity his relationship with the actress is getting, Olakunle Churchill said: “At first l was bothered but later the whole scenario became a movie script, where the executive director, is the producer, script writer and actor all in the name of bringing down and tarnishing the image of your ex, to the extent that people who were not part of our marital plans or who were not even in the know of our marital issues were hired and cajoled to concoct lies against me. She claims to be the bread winner of her family. Is she the Nigerians President’s daughter?” When asked if he truly met Tonto Dikeh at a night club called Escape, Olakunle Ch...

Abubakar Atiku , the PDP Presidential candidate in the presidential election that took place on March 9th, has filed a petition to challenge President Buhari being declared winner. Atiku filed the petition before the presidential election tribunal. The petition was filed before the tribunal in Abuja on Monday, March 18th, and it asked that he, Atiku, be declared the winner of the election or a fresh poll be conducted. PDP National Legal Adviser, Emmanuel Enoidem, who spoke with journalists, after the petition had been filed said; “We asked that our candidate who won the election massively across the country be declared the winner. In the alternative, we also asked that the election be set aside on the ground of irregularity which was apparent across the country. We have also lined up more than 400 witnesses that are going to testify in this petition. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/03/declare-me-winner-or-conduct-fresh-poll.html

U.S. President Donald Trump. There are marital spats and then there’s the row — unfolding before millions of people — between a top Trump advisor and her husband over the president’s mental health. Kellyanne Conway has made a name for herself as one of Donald Trump’s toughest, sharpest defenders. But she’s never faced a challenge quite like having to rebut her own husband, prominent lawyer George Conway, who has taken to Twitter and The Washington Post to claim that her boss is unwell. His latest tweet posted the symptoms — which he says Trump matches — for “Anti-social and Narcissistic Personality Disorder.” “*All* Americans should be thinking seriously *now* about Trump’s mental condition and psychological state, including and especially the media, Congress—and the Vice President and Cabinet,” he wrote earlier. So Kellyanne Conway, a regular on the television news shows, found herself in front of the cameras again Monday. “No, I don’t share those concerns,” she said. ...

Over 200 Million Nigerians wear clothes daily, irrespective of age. 80 percent of this large population are very busy persons; some business persons, some in Government, some Students, some in Civil service, and some are naturally ajebutters. These persons do not have time to do their own laundry. Cooking, taking care of the kids, and going to work is enough to occupy the whole time. On the weekends when they’re finally supposed to have enough time to do their laundry, they only end up cleaning their homes, watch movies and heading out to chill with friends and relatives, while just a few really take out time to wash their dirty clothes. This large group of lazy/busy individuals in Nigeria, Africa, and every other place around the world have made the laundry/dry cleaning service business a lucrative one to venture into, since the market is always available. You will have to agree with me that the task of washing, rinsing, drying, and ironing clothes is very tedious and time co...

Nathaniel Bassey said the experience led him to his wife Popular Gospel singer/pastor has taken to his Instagram page to share an experience how he moved from Heartbreak To Praisebreak and how the sad event led him to his wife. Read Below: I have shared the story of one of the toughest times I experienced. However, one which led to meeting my wonderful wife. I hope these tips help you if you are in a similar situation. A Heartbreak can become one of the most powerful forces of change in your life. I got a call from my ex saying “This Thing is over.” Now this was tough. Especially coming from someone I thought could worship the very ground I walk on. At least so I thought. I never felt a pain that sore in my whole life. I mean, I’ve lost some loved ones, but this pain was in a class of its own. All efforts to get her to talk failed. So I prayed, and was convinced I had to move on.So I went through the following process. 1. I made sure I experienced healing in GOD’s presence...

Nigerian dancehall singer, Ahmedu Obiabo, a.k.a ‘Blackface, has reignited his feud with Nigerian Afro-pop legend, Innocent Idibia a.k.a ‘2Baba’ in his newly released single, `War’. The lyric of the song released by Blackface is filled with direct shots at his former friend and band member 2baba. In the song `War’ produced by Eden, Blackface talked about 2baba stealing his song, blocking all his (Blackface’s) shows together with 2baba’s manager. Blackface also exposed some alleged dirty dealings in the song. “Why you steal my song you no let me know, na you and your manager wey dey block my show from every carnival; Your mama say you’re Innocent, but I know say you cannibal.” The lyrics read. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/03/blackface-reignites-feud-with-2baba.html

Ahead of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), said the board has introduced new innovations for successful conduct of 2019 UTME. NAN reports that Oloyede made this known in Abuja on Monday at the meeting of critical stakeholders on strategic planning and preparations for supervision and evaluation of administration of 2019 UTME slated to hold between April 11 and April 15. He said a robust item backed with appropriate safeguard had been developed by moving toward open examination with one million questions per subject which would soon be effected. “A separate indicator had also been created for the deaf (mute) to differentiate them for special attention at the examination centre. Efforts are on to provide option of special centres or mainstreaming for the blind. “We now have live report on centres that registered any candidate, the time the candidate was registered, who registered ...

as FG calls witness, tenders evidence By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – The Federal Government, on Monday, produced its first witness, Mr. James Opala, a Senior Investigation Officer of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, to testify against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who was accused of failing to declare his assets. The Suspended Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen consulting with his Lead Counsel during the continuation of the hearing of his case by the Code of Conduct Tribunal at Jabi, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 11/03/2019 Opala, who is the star prosecution witness, was a member of a team of investigators that uncovered alleged infractions in asset declaration forms the CJN submitted before the CCB. FG, through the witness, tendered the first set of exhibits it said would establish allegations it levelled against Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Aside allegation that he failed to declare his asse...