Headies2016 See Full List Of All The Winners From The Headwear Awards 2016

Headies2016 See Full List Of All The Winners From The Headwear Awards 2016

The Winners list of 11th edition of the prestigious Headies Awards is finally Here .

The Headies awards 2016 went down earlier tonight, and we’ve got all the winners from the award ceremony. It’s been an interesting year in music, and Nigeria generally and it’s been reflected in the award ceremony.

It’s been an interesting year in music, and Nigeria generally and it’s been reflected in the award ceremony. A good number of prominent artists were absent including Olamide, MI, Adekunle Gold, Lil Kesh, Don Jazzy, Ill Bliss and a host of others.

Check out all  the winners below!

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.

EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – (WINNER)
LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’
PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ – OLAMIDE
LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID
YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL – (WINNER)
MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO
OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY FOR ME’ – DAREY

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA
MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI
SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS – (WINNER)
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID – SESAN

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM
A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL – (WINNER)
WANTED – WANDE COAL
KLITORIS – BRYMO
NAKED – DAREY
SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY – (WINNER)
ADUKE – TJAN
SMILE – SHAYDEE

BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

MAMA – KISS DANIEL
FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE – (WINNER)
EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).

‘NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE – (WINNER)
BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY
JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
PAM PAM – KETCHUP
TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY

BEST RAP ALBUM
A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
POWERFUL – ILL BLISS – (WINNER)
STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
LIL’ KESH – YAGI

BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI – (WINNER)
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE
NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE
MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE – (WINNER)
ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
JAGABAN – YCEE
CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)
A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING
DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME
SHAYDEE – SMILE – (WINNER)
WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE – (WINNER)
SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME
OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY NA PLAY

NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

YCEE
MR. EAZI – (WINNER)
HUMBLESMITH
ARAMIDE

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA – (WINNER)
SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
LIL’ KESH – YAGI
RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A non-voting category for the Rap Artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – (WINNER)
REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
YCEE – JAGABAN
BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP – (WINNER)
AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
KOKER – KO LE WERK
YCEE – JAGABAN
SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO
YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ – WINNER
WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges requirements of excellence (Songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).

STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL – WINNER
WANTED – WANDE COAL
SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

WIZKID – WINNER
TIWA SAVAGE
FALZ
YEMI ALADE
OLAMIDE

SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE – WINNER

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD – FLAVOUR

HALL OF FAME – Laolu Akins

Drop your comments on what you think about all the winners if they truly deserve it!

Photos: Donald Duke and wife Onari cause stir with their monster bike at Calabar Bikers Carnival

Photos: Donald Duke and wife Onari cause stir with their monster bike at Calabar Bikers Carnival

Former Governor Donald Duke and his wife Onari stole the show at the 2nd edition of the Calabar Bikers Parade held briefly yesterday, December 27th. 

The monster bike is described as a Batcycle Trike while others said it is called 'Spiderman super bike' Whichever one it is, the bike awe the crowd, who continuously chanted "Donald Donald" as he drove through the carnival route...more photos after the cut..

Yet we celebrate these idiots

Photos: "I think I look good" Cancer patient embraces her bald hair

Photos: "I think I look good" Cancer patient embraces her bald hair

Cancer patient Sarah Galvez, who is currently undergoing chemo posted beautiful photos of herself proudly rocking her bald hair.  She was sad when she started losing her hair but she is now totally in love with her bald head. See her tweet after the cut.

Laura Ikeji Gets Engaged To Kanu Nwankwo’s Brother, Ogbonna Kanu

Laura Ikeji Gets Engaged To Kanu Nwankwo’s Brother, Ogbonna Kanu

She said yasss!!!!

Linda Ikeji’s younger sister, Laura Ikeji just got engaged to Kanu Nwankwo’s younger brother,Ogbonnaya Christopher Kanu. It's also learnt that she is pregnant to the retired defender.

The 36-year-old retired Nigerian defender proposed to Laura during a launch with friends last night and she said yes.

  

Ogbonnaya has been married before to a British woman and they have two kids together. They divorced few years back for alleged infidelity on his side and he reportedly lost some properties and money when she took him to court in the act . 

Congrats to Laura! Wishing her the best in life!!!

Faces of these criminals that are not ashamed

From left: Senator Bala Mohammed, Reuben Abati, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Femi Fani-Kayode and Engineer Bashir Ushaq Bashir pictured together at the EFCC underground cells while they were held in detention by Buhari's government. Well it's not a special thing but the fact that the remorse feelings is lost from their faces makes it looks as if it's not a crime they committed that sent them there.  It's well. 

CAN Replies Muslims: Abolish Shariah If You Don’t Support Christian Court

CAN Replies Muslims: Abolish Shariah If You Don’t Support Christian Court

When Prof. Ishaq Oloyede gave that his long interview about why Christians should not have their own, many had expected the Christian body to react. Here we go.

The General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Musa Asake, tells Punch's Bayo Akinloye that Muslims have no right to complain about a proposed bill to establish Christian courts.

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs was reported to have described the Bill for Ecclesiastical (Christian) Courts in Nigeria as an invitation to chaos. What do you think?
I am disappointed in that statement; whoever said that, have said something very disappointing. How can such a bill (Bill for Ecclesiastical Courts) be an invitation to chaos? We have had several bills sponsored by Muslims, have those bills led to chaos? Whoever made that statement, can he explain to us why and how the proposed bill can cause chaos in Nigeria? Muslims have initiated bills and Christians have tolerated them without making unnecessary criticisms. Whoever is thinking that there will be chaos if the proposed ecclesiastical courts become a reality should unleash the chaos. We are not new to chaos in the country. Nevertheless, I do not see how a harmless bill by a Christian should bring about chaos in Nigeria.

Some (Muslims) are always after chaos. I do not know why they like chaos. Their reaction to everything about Christians always results in chaos. It is just chaos, chaos, and chaos. Is it that they want Christians to remain quiet in the face of flagrant marginalisation? Do they want Christians to sit and keep calm while they are being trampled upon (by Muslims)?

Some people have asked, What is the value of the proposed Ecclesiastical courts to Christians?What value has Shariah (courts) been to Muslims? I do not understand why people always support Muslims when there is an issue between Islam and Christianity. We are all Nigerians. We have no other country but Nigeria. Why should another (religious) group be favoured over the other? A lot of things happen in this country that Christians tolerate. They should give us a break. Everyone, irrespective of their religion, has a right to live peacefully in the country and freely practice his religion. Regrettably, those rights are guaranteed in the Nigerian Constitution but in the North, Christians are not allowed to practice their religion freely.

Is the Christian Association of Nigeria in support of the proposed bill to establish ecclesiastical courts across the country?What is the issue about the bill? When the Muslims brought their own bill (Sharia law), did anybody oppose it? Now, a Christian brought a bill before the House of Representatives and some Muslims are already kicking against it. Why? Why are they kicking against the bill? Christians are not reacting negatively against this same bill which is likely to affect them more than any other person. The sponsor of the bill is a Christian. I do not want to go into details of the bill. Christians did not deny Muslims to pursue their own cause (establishing Sharia courts); they should not deny us the opportunity to pursue our own cause. It is none of their business. They have their Shariah (laws and courts) they have been pursuing. Why are they insisting on making sure that our voices are not heard?

Some have claimed that the proposed bill is an attempt to further Christianise Nigeria. What do you think?What examples do they have to prove that? When we talk, we give examples. We can cite the example of how Shariah is being operated in the North. The world is a witness to how they (Muslims) are kidnapping our daughters, forcibly converting them to Muslims, and forcibly marrying them off. We are disregarded and treated with contempt. They kidnap and forcibly marry our daughters – is that the way to get married? If their religious dictate allows that, our own religion does not allow us to do that. It is ungodly and inhuman to force anyone to convert to another religion. We have continued to tolerate them. They should not continue to push us; the direction in which they are pushing is not good at all. What is the complaint about public holidays all about? Who is stopping them from having additional days to their public holidays? Things were not always like it is now. There are selfish people who are pushing forward an ideology that can only lead to a situation where there will no longer be a united Nigeria. Are they not ashamed to be saying these things?

They should not make the issue of holidays a religious issue; let them talk to the government. I do not understand why they should make a mountain out of a molehill. This is not a religious issue at all. They are just making a noise. All they are intent on doing is to create a religious crisis and we will not help them to achieve that – before you know it, they will start burning churches and maiming people. I know there are good Muslims out there; so I want to be very careful. It is not my intention to make everybody (Muslims) look bad. If Friday is made a work-free day, what happens? The heavens will not come down. The Sunday we have is our inheritance.

What is the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council doing to douse the religious tension between Muslims and Christians?That question should be directed to the co-chairman of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, who is also the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Saad. NIREC is being co-chaired by the Sultan and the Catholic. They should be able to answer that question. In terms of religion, my fear is that peace is gradually running away from us. A lot of things happening in the country today are so confusing. Christians are being marginalised like never before. There is no question about that. If you look at national appointments in the country you will be convinced that Christians are being marginalised. If Christians are favoured as much as Muslims are today, you can be sure the country will be in flames. Muslims tend to claim superiority in every aspect of our national life. But I can tell you that it is just a matter of time when things will change.

For Christians in the North, are the proposed Christian courts the priority at the moment?We have nobody to help us. Anything we need, we do not have anybody, anywhere – government and individual – who is ready to listen to us. But, let me be very clear: whatever law is made or proposed to protect the interests of Christians who are usually marginalised is a welcome development.

People have been saying the Christian Association of Nigeria is sponsoring the bill. No. The fact that a fellow Christian sponsored the bill that is fighting for the protection of Christians even though we do not know what the bill says, we are in support of him. But to talk about excitement without knowing exactly what is in the bill is nothing. The truth is that I do not see anything that can excite Nigerian Christians for now; everything is gloomy.

What is your reaction to those who think establishing Christian courts in the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory is a stupid idea?We have tolerated them enough. People should choose their words wisely. The ecclesiastical courts have nothing to do with them. They should make room for peace. Fulani herdsmen have been maiming and killing our people. When we cry out, what we hear is that those herdsmen are foreigners. We are left with no one to cry to. All we can do right now is to cry out to our God. If those people are foreigners and are allowed to carry AK-47 rifles and kill people who are citizens of the country, what does that tell you about those in charge of this country? I forgive whoever thinks the proposed bill to have Christian courts established across the country is a stupid idea.

Some feel it is curious that CAN was not carried along before the bill was presented to the House of Reps. What do you think?What is CAN? CAN is the Christian Association of Nigeria. Once you are a Christian, you are part of CAN. Therefore, for a Christian to stand up and present that bill before the House of Representatives he is representing Christians. On the issue of consultation, that is an in-house issue we are handling.

Why didn’t they stop the implementation of Shariah? Why are they trying to force Shariah on people who are not Muslims? If they want to stop the Ecclesiastical courts, then they should let the Shariah laws and courts be abolished.

Nigeria spends N14k daily to feed each prisoner but see photos of severely malnourished inmates in Delta State Prison

Nigeria spends N14k daily to feed each prisoner but see photos of severely malnourished inmates in Delta State Prison

The Nigerian Government said it spends N14,000 daily to feed each prisoner. The Minister for Interior Abdulrahman Danbazzau, who disclosed this last May during a town hall meeting in Kaduna State said that "it is unacceptable for government to be committing N10 billion every year on feeding of prison inmates"

However, photos of severely malnourished inmates in Delta State Prison posted on Facebook on Friday, December 16th, by Prince Harrison indicates otherwise. See what he wrote after the cut...

"Today I visited a prison in Delta StateNigeria. This is their condition. No medical facility, no drugs. They are dying. I was able to get a lawyer who has promised to defend them so they can leave prison and get quick medical attention. They can't urinate, they can't stand for 10minutes. Our laws says they are Innocent until proven guilty. They deserve a better life. I stand with Yali Network to bring awareness to our government on the need for the welfare of Nigeria Prison"

University Students Open Up: We put our school fees, project money in MMM

University Students Open Up: We put our school fees, project money in MMM

Nigerians don't listen to spare money talk... especially after some have made cash in MMM. People were putting in everything they had, some even borrowed. Anyway, hope for the best.

Here's what some Nigerian university students told Punch on their experience with MMM:

The amount I invested in the MMM scheme was N100,000. I was expecting my 30 per cent profit when I got the news that our accounts have been suspended. It was a bitter news. Being a student, the fund was raised to pay my school fees and to meet other basic needs. It is a great risk but many students enrolled in the scheme to make profit and to live a better life. If MMM crashes, I would accept it as my fate. I will have to look for other ways to source my school fees. There is nothing I can do. I will only learn from it and not engage in such a scheme again.

— Ozadhe Russell, Civil Engineering department, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso

A friend introduced me to participate in the MMM scheme. Being a lucrative one, I decided to benefit too, having heard of the success stories. I invested N40,000 in the scheme. The money is for my final year project and my feeding allowance. It will be very painful if MMM crashes. Considering my investment, it will be a big loss for me. My plan was to use the profits from the scheme to finance my final year project and to meet other needs. I am seriously praying that the suspension should be lifted so I can reclaim my funds.

— Faniyi Inumidun, Accounting department, AAUA

A friend in my department started talking about MMM excitedly. He said MMM was a new online business platform that credits you with 30 percent interest of your payment in 30 days. I said waoh! I never took interest in it until the need to tackle certain needs arose. 

On Tuesday when the news that the MMM had been suspended came in, I was expecting bank alert of roughly N500,000. I raised the fund to participate in the scheme from my pocket money. If the scheme crashes, it will be a big loss to me. Just last week, I lost to an online business called ‘coin fever,’ it all happened within minutes. I have always known that MMM would crash soon. If it crashes, it will hurt me but life goes on. I participated in the scheme despite the risks to upgrade my life and to beat the current economy recession. There are so many financial needs to meet up with such as paying my school fees, buying text books and other learning materials as well as other dues in the school.

— Chukwunyere Chimobi, Electrical Electronics, FUTO

The latest investment I made in MMM was N100,000, but in total, I invested over N250,000 in the scheme. I got money to invest in MMM from other businesses that I run as a student. I didn’t have any special plan for the money I would make from MMM. With the profit, I would upgrade my lifestyle and improve my life. I had always known that it would crash one day as it is not a sustainable scheme. But I always prayed that my money doesn’t get stuck when it eventually crashes. I will feel the impact of the loss if it crashes. MMM is not my only business. I do other things that fetch me money.

— Martin Mundus Unakwe, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, FUTO, Owerri

A friend of mine told me to join MMM when I told him I needed some money. I decided to try my luck with the money. When I saw many students making money, I joined the trend. I actually participated in the scheme because I needed to meet up with some basic school needs. For example, when I offered to provide “help” of N50,000, in the following month, I collected N75,000, with a gain of N25,000 without working or stressing myself. 

I basically invested in it because of the high return on investment. In this period of recession, it became a way out. I will say I belong to the lucky category of investors. I got all my money back last month before the accounts were frozen; I decided not to participate in it again because I was scared.
It is hard to believe that the money of other participants is going to be paid back. I hope and pray they lift the ban in January as they promised.

— Ifediora Sylvia, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State

Someone introduced me to MMM and he talked excitedly about it. I invested N30,000 in the MMM business. The money was what I made from a project I did for someone. Being a final year student, I am already preparing for graduation. I figured out that before my NYSC, there are things I could do if I have some cash. It will be painful if the scheme crashes Against an imminent crash, which I have been praying against, I will move on with life. This is because, from the outset, I understood the risk involved. Life is all about risk.

— Tunde Afuwape, Biochemistry, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso

Kanye West meets President-Elect Donald Trump today

Kanye West meets President-Elect Donald Trump today

Kanye was today at the Trump Tower for a meeting with US President-elect, Mr Donald Trump. The meeting lasted for about 15 minutes and both men came out smiling.

Trump told reporters that he and Kanye have been friends for a long time. Nice one!

Power Of Love: Crippled Groom Stands To Kiss His Bride

Power Of Love: Crippled Groom Stands To Kiss His Bride

And this so wonderful,  look at it clearly, this is so sweet. The groomsmen had to hold and and hold and hold on to the groom to give a firm standing while he kissed his pretty wife for an adorable photo. Wishing them happy married life!

I wish many women out there can simply appreciate their man for what they are.

MMM Saga: Young Man Drinks "Poison" After Investing His Wedding Money

MMM Saga: Young Man Drinks "Poison" After Investing His Wedding Money

This MMM thing is going to expose the level of poverty in Nigeria today. Many people are in some sort of financial mess, such that they can hardly survive without these schemes.

A soon-to-wed man identified as Adakole is currently between life and death after allegedly taking insecticide following the alleged crash of Ponzi scheme, MMM, today.

The incident happened in Otukpo, Benue State, after promoters and participants were thrown into confusion on Tuesday as the scheme said they are suspending operation.

Adakole, a native of Okpe in Okpokwu area of Benue State whose wedding is slated for December 28 had invested 300 thousand into the scheme last month and was expecting to get some interest to help finance his wedding.

An eyewitness told Daily Post that when the news broke out Tuesday morning, Adakole, who was introduced into the scheme by someone literally went mad.

“Kole is my childhood friend, we all grew up in Ugbokolo but when he traveled to Abuja to meet with the pastor of his fiancée, he said someone introduced him into the MMM thing but I and his babe warned him but he told us the scheme was not a scam.

“This early morning, he called me to check the internet if the story of the alleged crashed of the scheme was true, I told him so I heard and he screamed and hung up.

“When I heard him, I knew it was no longer funny, so I had to rush to his house around Sabon Gari to discover that he had taken Raid insecticide. I had to call the fiancée to inform her.

“I had to take him to the clinic where he is currently battling for his life. The babe is already on her way from Abuja,” he added.

Nigerian Scientists Find Cure for HIV/AIDS

Nigerian Scientists Find Cure for HIV/AIDS

As the world waits with bated breath for the outcome of the on-going clinical trial of HIV vaccine in South Africa, scientists in Nigeria appear to have hit the bull's eye in the search for the effective medical cure for HIV/AIDS.

A research team at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State led by Prof Maduike Ezeibe has been able to prove that Medicinal Synthetic Aluminium-magnesium Silicate (MSAMS), which it developed, can cure HIV/AIDS.

The result of the clinical trial of the anti-retroviral efficacy of MSAMS in male and female HIV/AIDS patients was published in the British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 18 (11):1-7, 2016; Article no BJMMR.29018.

It was also among the papers presented last Wednesday at the World Virology Conference 2016 held at Texas, U.S. Though Prof. Ezeibe could not attend the conference because of his inability to raise money for his flight tickets, the organisers insisted that he sent a video presentation, which was played and applauded at the conference.

Speaking with journalists at the weekend on the lukewarm attitude of Nigeria’s health authorities to his medical breakthrough, the professor of Veterinary Medicine said that since 2014 when he was issued with the national patent right (Ref. No. NG/P/2012/639, 2014) no further step had been taken to commercialise it or get the international patent right by Nigeria.

“We Africans lack confidence in ourselves,” he lamented, adding that the medicine that he had discovered to have anti-retroviral properties is an old medicine which had been in use.

“The only science we did is that we discovered that it has charges – negative and positive and since HIV has positive charges, the MSAMS use its negative charges to attract and destroy HIV,” he said.

He said that HIV/AIDS had remained incurable because of the small size of the virus and immune deficiency it causes hence any anti-retroviral medicine that could effectively tackle the problem must be smaller (nano-particles).

According to him, particles of HIV could be as small as 110nm which was why they easily crossed physiological barriers to ‘hide’ in cells of the brain, bone marrow and testes, which existing antiretroviral medicines with bigger molecules could not reach.

Prof. Ezeibe explained: “HIV destroys lymphocytes (immune cells that clear infections from organs that are inaccessible to medicines. So, nothing was known that could terminate its infections (and) for that the infection was said to be in ‘sanctuary’.”

The professor reasoned that since Aluminum-magnesium Silicate (AMS) molecular platelets (nanoparticles) are smaller (0.96nm) than HIV, the nanoparticles cross physiological barriers to act on all body cells.

“We are using medicine that is so small that wherever HIV goes it can get there, catch it and destroy it,” he assured.

The efficacy of Ezeibe’s synthetic medicine is already generating interest among medical doctors and those that were involved in the clinical trial have already joined his research team after using the drug to treat their patients with astonishing results.

It is now expected that the university authorities in Nigeria would take up the advocacy to recognise and commercialise this important breakthrough in medical science by a Nigerian.

Source: Reports Afrique

Photos of President Jammeh's Meeting With Buhari, Others

Photos of President Jammeh's Meeting With Buhari, Others

As you can see from the photo, President Yahya Jammeh has already decorated the president's office like his personal house, so it's not going to be easy for him to leave that place.

President Buhari of Nigeria said their meeting is making progress. More photos:

I have not earned a salary since I became governor of Osun state- Aregbesola says

I have not earned a salary since I became governor of Osun state- Aregbesola says

Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, says he has not received any salary since he assumed office in 2010, six years ago. Aregbesola whose administration has been characterized with the non-payment of salaries, said this when he spoke at the launch of Oodua FM in Ile-Ife on Sunday Dec 11th.

“When people complain about our financial state, I begin to wonder if they think I am spending people’s money. Some of you do not know that I have not received any salary since I became governor- of Osun state, why will I take that of others,”he said 

Governor Aregbesola is entitled to N2.2 million monthly salary as a sitting governor. He is also entitled to other perks like hardship allowance N1.11 million, leave allowance N222, 370.00, constituency allowance of N4.44 million and newspaper allowance N333,555.75.

If MMM collapses, Nigerians will suffer, says Founder, Mavrodi

If MMM collapses, Nigerians will suffer, says Founder, Mavrodi

MMM Founder, Sergey Mavrodi has said the scheme has done a lot to improve the welfare of Nigerians and reduce poverty despite the fear expressed by the federal government that it is a ponzi scheme.

In an open letter, MMM founder urged the government to look at the benefits of the scheme to over three million Nigerians in one year of its existence in the country, especially, where the scheme is the only source of livelihood for some Nigerians.

The letter was displayed on the page of MMM participants, NAN reported.

The open letter read, ” So far MMM has come under a constant attack from you. In this regard, I would like to ask you a few simple questions. Since you are concerned with the interests of millions of your fellow citizens, I hope that  you would be so kind to answer them.”“What are you trying to get? Do you want the MMM System to collapse and millions of people to suffer? Who will support them then if MMM is their only means of livelihood? Will you? You even don’t pay wages to people? Or might you not care about them? Might you be using a trendy topic to make a good name for yourselves? What will you say to a mother who will have no money to buy food for her child? Will you let her child die for the sake of the higher interests of the economy?

“You say that MMM is a scam. What is the scam here, if all members are warned in advance about all the risks, the possible and impossible ones? They know there are no investments at all. The warning is a red text on a yellow background placed on most prominent place of the website.

“You say that MMM is bad. Why? Yes, it produces nothing, but nothing gets out of the country either. The money is just redistributed among the citizens of Nigeria. It gets from those who are richer to poorer ones, in this way restoring social justice. What”s wrong with that?

“You have repeatedly stated that “it should be investigated!.. researched!..” It means you know nothing about this System yet; you even haven’t understood how it works………

“And finally. If you know what is right for people, why is the life so bad in the country?”

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had warned against participation in the scheme while as the House of Representatives ordered a probe into its activities in the country.

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