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The National Universities Commission haswarned that degrees obtained from Maryam Abacha American University of Niger Republic (MAAUN) are sub-standard and will not be accepted in Nigeria, saying henceforth such certificates would not be recognised as a means of seeking employment or doing other legitimate business in Nigeria. The NUC Director of Information and Public Relations, Malam Ibrahim Yakasai, handed down the warning while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, NUC has been inundated with inquiries from some Nigerian students who have been offered admission in MAAUN on part time with a graduation time of four semesters. He listed some of the programmes as Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health, among others. He explained that “in Nigeria, the duration for a full-time degree programme is not less than three years for direct entry and at least six years for part-time. He said:       “Professional programmes in Science, Engineering and Health

36 state governors cried out, yesterday, over the worsening economic condition in the country and the failure of the Federal Government to give them the bailout funds promised by President Muhammadu Buhari. The governors at their meeting which started Wednesday night and ended in the early hours of yesterday, complained that the comprehensive relief package designed by the Federal Government to salvage the economic crisis of the states was yet to be given to them. The governors also expressed concern over the exchange rate of the dollar to the naira as well as other foreign currencies which has affected the nation’s economy. They have, therefore, resolved to meet the President again over the issue. 12 of the 36 states of the federation were said to be owing their workers more than $550 million in salaries and allowances, with some workers not paid for 7 months. Briefing journalists after the meeting, chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdula

17 year old Kylie Jenner graduated from High school yesterday. She thanked her Mum for making the experience as normal as possible for her. Congratulations to her. Another photo after the cut....

Police are questioning the mother of a baby girl after the newborn was found with fatal stab wounds in a house in Newcastle this morning. Emergency services were called to the house in Curry Street at Wallsend at 9:00am. They found the body of the baby, thought to be about six weeks old. It is understood the girl suffered wounds to her throat, however police would not comment on her injuries. Her 26-year-old mother was arrested and is being questioned by police. Authorities were called to the home by a family member. Superintendent John Gralton said a report was being prepared for the coroner. "It's a very tragic set of circumstances here today, and our hearts go out to other members of the family and friends of this family," he said. Neighbours say the family kept to themselves and they are horrified this has happened in their neighbourhood. Neighbours struggle to come to terms with death Ellen Graf said she would often see the mother in the community. "I use

A 20-year-old Broadmeadows man has been arrested over an alleged racial abuse incident and assault on a Melbourne train. Three woman got on a train at Melbourne Central station heading for Craigieburn on May 15 and were racially abused by two men sitting near them. The women got off the train at North Melbourne. Another passenger, a 37-year-old Ringwood man, spoke to the men about their behaviour and was allegedly assaulted, a police statement said. The victim, who suffered minor facial injuries, got off the train and reported the matter to police. Victoria Police said the Broadmeadows man was arrested this morning and is expected to be charged with assault-related offences.

Schumer, who wrote and stars in the film, took to Twitter to offer her thoughts and prayers to those affected. "My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana," she tweeted. https://twitter.com/amyschumer

A LIB reader went to eat at a popular eatery in Maitama, Abuja and was served fish pepper soup with blood still in it. Imagine! More photos after the cut...

A 58 year old white gunman opened fire on movie goers last night in a Louisiana movie theater, killing 3 people, including himself and injuring as many as 7 people, some of whom are in critical condition, a police official said. City Marshal Brian Pope said that the gunman opened fire at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana where people were watching the comedy, 'Trainwreck' before turning the gun on himself. No one knows his motive for the shooting yet. Police are still investigating. Gov of Louisiana, Gov Bobby Jindal says the gun man shot 2 friends who are friends were together when the gunman started shooting. He said he was told one friend took the bullet for her friend and in the process stopped the shooter from killing more people. His name hasn't been released yet. Will update as I get more info.

From a female LIB reader My sister is cheating on her husband. She brings the man to the house. My in law is not around, he works overseas (one month in, one month out). He is a nice person and has been taking care of my family and also his wife and their kids. He gives her money a lot and they travel out for vacations, but since this year, my sister has been dating a married man, brings him to the house and cooks for him. Neighbours are noticing. She no longer shows her hubby love. I am scared because if my in law and his family find out about her affair, he will definitely leave her. How do I get her to stop?

Miss Tourism Nigeria Globe 2015, Chinonso Opara, who is a student of the University of Port Harcourt just released new photos as she prepares to represent Nigeria at the 2015 Miss Globe International pageant in Turkey. More photos after the cut..

Kim K proudly showed off every curve of her stomach during an outing in Calabasas, California on yesterday. Her bump is growing. More photos after the cut...

Beautiful Kelly Rowland stepped out with her handsome son and shared the photo on her page. They both look adorable!

See any resemblance??

Chris Brown is currently stuck in the Philippines because he allegedly skipped out on a concert gig there last year. He performed last night in the country but when he tried to leave this morning for a show in Hong Kong, he was blocked from doing so by the Philippine Department of Justice. Read the full report from the Philippines Daily Inquirer after the cut... American recording artist Chris Brown, who staged a concert on Tuesday night at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City, was stopped on Wednesday afternoon from leaving the country for his Hong Kong concert. The Grammy-winning R&B artist was advised by the show’s promoters not to leave his room at Nobu Hotel in City of Dreams because he had been put on the watch list of the Bureau of Immigration, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The reason for ordering Brown’s name to be on the BI watch list, said to have been signed by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, remained unclea

A LIB reader saw this incident in Abia State where a guy was burnt alive for stealing a bike...        See photos after the cut..

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna-Central senatorial district, said that the impeachment ofthe Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, will deepen the crisis rocking the National Assembly and impede the operations of the executive arm of government. Sani, who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, said although he didn’t vote for Ekweremadu, the plan to remove him was not the solution to the crisis rocking the National Assembly. The senator said this during an interview with Sahara TV on Monday. Sani said, “We have to tell ourselves the truth. We are in a difficult situation. The fact that we have a deputy senate president from the PDP is a better alternative to the election of a senate president from the PDP because we could have had that on June 9. “If we remove Ekweremadu and replace him with an APC senator, the PDP in the senate would be a potent opposition that would continue to oppose anything that the executive arm presents. “Now that the AP

A 22-year-old woman talked about her financial woes on an Atlanta FM-radio show whose wisecracking hosts made fun of her spend thrift ways and whose listeners talked about and belittled her on Twitter as the millennial who was giving millennials a bad name. Kim, who did not mention her last name or her school, said she spent her college fund of $90k on expensive clothes, jewelry and trips to Europe and told     “The Bert Show” that it was all her parents fault for not showing her how to manage her money. *Sigh* “Maybe they should have taught me how to budget a little better, a little more carefully,” she told the show the other day. “They never sat me down and had a real serious talk about it. They said, ‘Here’s your college fund, it’s for classes only.’” Kim said her grandparents set up the college fund for her years ago. She contacted “The Bert Show” after the school had just mailed her the tuition bill for her senior year. She explained that she was short about $20,000 for

A LIB reader was attacked last night in traffic in the very notorious Apongbon bridge in Lagos. Below is what he wrote.... This evening around 9pm , myself, sister were robbed on Apongbon bridge in m traffic. The robbers didn't even give a chance to wind down the mirrors, just broke the glass with all of us in it and dragged our bags out of the window. It's unfortunate that in a country like this, With all the news every day from a common spot that there is robbery every day, nothing has been done about it. Hopefully one day, something would be done to protect lives and property on Apongbon bridge...

Here are more photos from the dinner organized by the US Chamber of Commerce & the Corporate Council on Africa yesterday in the US. Guests at the dinner included CEO Symbion Power, Mr Paul Hinks, Pres. & CEO of Exxon Mobil Mr Rex Tillerson, Wale Tinubu, Tony Elumelu and others. More photos after the cut.

5 people have been arrested in connection with a video that went viral last week purportedly showing a couple having sex in a Beijing branch of the Uniqlo clothing store. The couple in question were arrested shortly after the clip went viral on Chinese social-media platforms WeChat and Weibo. It was not immediately clear who the other 3 individuals were or how they are allegedly connected to the case. The Cyberspace Administration of China, which regulates the Chinese Internet, said in a statement that the footage was “severely against socialist core values.” Nevertheless, the area in front of the flagship store saw increased foot traffic throughout the week as young people jostled to take selfies in front of the now infamous site. Along with tracking down those responsible, the ongoing police inquiry will also investigate unconfirmed allegations that the clip might have been a publicity stunt engineered by the Japanese company. Since the incident, the store has become a selfie hot

Joy Isi Bewaji interviews Kenny (Brandmuse) Bademosi, popular gay man living with HIV, for the cover of Happenings magazine. Kenny strips to bare emotions in this interview. He talks about loving men, the lies of religion, ending a marriage, accepting his truth, living above societal expectations, finding self and more. It's a must read!