Senates confirmes appointment of eight INEC members.

The Nigerian Senate in its plenary session confirmed the appointment of eight of the 12 remaining Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, July 20, 2017.

The Senate Committee on INEC had presented its reports on the nominees at plenary on Wednesday.

The commissioners that were confirmed at plenary floor on Thursday are:

Asmau Sani Maikudi (Katsina),

Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun (Ondo),

Mahmuda Isah (Kebbi),

Riskuwa Shehu (Sokoto),

Kasim Gana Geidam (Yobe),

Jibrin Ibrahim Zarewa (Kano),

Abdulganiyu Olayinka Raji (Oyo)

Samuel Egwu (Kogi).

The nomination of Professor Mustapha Zubairu (Niger) was rejected due to being from the same senatorial district as the National Commissioner of INEC, Mohammed Haruna.

The nominations of Mahmuda Isah (Kebbi) and Ahmad Bello Mahmud (Zamfara) were also suspended for "further legislative considerations."

The Chairman of the committee, Suleiman Nazif, explained that they were still making consultations on the two.

The confirmation of Ambassador Rufus Oloruntoyin Akeju(Lagos) was suspended after an objection was raised by the Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Abiodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti) who presented a court ruling against him.

Senate President Bukola Saraki referred the case to the committee to investigate and report back to the Senate.

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A 12-year-old girl from Bangladesh is suffering a very rare and painful skin condition which makes her skin grow like the bark of a tree.

A 12-year-old girl from Bangladesh is suffering a very rare and painful skin condition that makes her skin grow like the bark of a tree.

Muktamoni's upper body, the right side mainly, is turning brown and hardening to resemble a tree. Reports have it that the upper part of her body has the tree-man disease. The right side of the child's chest has stretched down to her hand and has become large and discolored. The hand which is infested with parasitic warms appears to be growing and curling up at the end. She suffers incredible pain in the affected arm and, coupled with the fact that the hand curls at the end, she is unable to do anything with the hand.

Doctors say that the disease has spread through her entire body. She is currently receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Her father, Ibrahim said it all started as a small boil on her right hand few years back then it spread.

He said to India Today: "There was a small boil in Mukta’s right hand three years ago which gradually spread to the entire arm and resulted in the swelling of the arm making it look like a tangled tree. From the hand, it is now moving towards her body slowly. In the last nine years, I have got her treated at different places. Seeing no progress, I have come to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. I beg blessings from all for my daughter’s recovery."

Mukta was admitted at the Burn and Plastic Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday where a team of eight doctors has been formed for Mukta’s treatment. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already taken the responsibility of Mukta’s treatment.

Dr Samantalal Sen, chief of Burn and Plastic Unit, told India Today: "At this stage, it is difficult to say what kind of disease it is. Initially, we were thinking it a skin disease of some order. Could be anything from Pharmalvascular malformation, Limphotic malformation, Neorophibrometosis and Congenital hyper Caratosis. Her physical condition is not suitable for operation as of now. In order to be operated, she will have to stay here for 7-10 day and after that, we shall think of surgery."

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Angelina Jolie Goes Braless Beneath Chic Camisole Dress During Trip To Toy Store With Her Kids (photos)

Angelina Jolie went bra-free on toy store outing with her kids. Though 42 years old, the actress looks to be in the best shape of her life.

Her flimsy black tank top did little to hide the outline of her unhindered breasts but the mother-of-six seemed not to notice as she chatted amiably with her daughters. Shiloh, 11, Zahara, 12, and Vivienne, 9, were with her on the outing in Los Angeles but her sons were no where in sight. Shiloh, who Jolie has said prefers to dress like a boy, had a new haircut with the sides shaved really low. She paired the look with clothes that made her look like a boy.

The family were accompanied by a nanny and two bodyguards. 

More photos below.

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The Foxes just completed the signing of the 32-year-old goalkeeper on a three-year deal, the club's third arrival of the summer

Leicester City have confirmed they have completed the signing of Eldin Jakupovic from Hull City on a three-year deal.

Leicester are 21/20 to beat West Brom

The goalkeeper, who made 22 appearances in the Premier League for the relegated Tigers last season, will meet his team-mates in Hong Kong this week.

Jakupovic becomes the Foxes' third signing of the summer, adding to the arrivals of Harry Maguire and midfielder Vicente Iborra from Sevilla.

And, following the completion of his move, Jakupovic told the club's official website: “I’m very happy and excited that the deal is finally done.

"I’m very excited to be a part of something special here and I can’t wait for the first game.

"I knew from the beginning that it will be difficult for myself because Kasper [Schmeichel] is one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League.

"I’m going to fight and I’m here to push. A healthy competition is always good and that’s only a positive thing. For sure, I’ll wait for my chance but I am here and I’m very excited."

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10 Powerful Couples In World Politics You Should Know! (Photos)

1. Democratic Party presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton followed in the footsteps of her husband Bill, who was US president from 1993 to 2001. Unfortunately, she lost to Donald Trump in the November 2016 elections.

2. Though Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie never ran for the presidency, but she wields an extremely influential and powerful figure in politics within the ruling African National Congress. Even in her husband's death, she remains a strong political pillar in the country.

3. Janet Museveni has been the First Lady of Uganda since her husband Yoweri Museveni became president in 1986. She has been a Member of Parliament since 2006 and was recently appointed sport and education minister.

4. In Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo has long been seen as a powerful influence on her husband, President Daniel Ortega. To this end, Ortega named his wife as his running mate when he sought re-election for a third term in November 2016.

5. In Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner succeeded her husband Nestor Kirchner as president  in 2007. Most analysts thought the two planned to take turns in the top office but Mr Kirchner died in 2010 before he could run again.

6. In far away Guatemala, Sandra Torres divorced ex-president Alvaro Colom in order to run for the top office herself because the constitution bars close relatives of the president from succeeding them. Unfortunately she did not win but she still remains an influential political figure.

7. In Honduras, Xiomara Castro ran for president in 2013 after the ousting of her husband Manuel Zelaya, whose love of cowboy hats she shares. She however narrowly lost to conservative candidate Juan Orlando Hernandez.

 8. Patience Jonathan, a former First Lady of Nigeria and the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan is a very powerful politician in Nigeria. Though she hasn't contested for any public office, she complements her husband's political clouth and she has served as a permanent secretary in her Bayelsa State.

9. Philippines' former First Lady Imelda Marcos, whose husband Ferdinand was overthrown in 1986 after 21 years of rule, ran for the presidency in 1992, but finished fifth.

10. Madam Fernandez is on a shortlist of very few women to succeed their husbands as president. She follows the footsteps of Isabel Martinez who became Argentine president after the death of her husband, Juan Peron 33-years before her.

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Faze Doesn't Know What It Means For Someone's Song To Be Stolen - Blackface Reacts To Faze's Call For Peace With 2face

Blackface who has repeatedly claimed in several interviews and on social media that 2face stole the hit song 'African Queen' from him, has reacted to the call for peace by their former bandmate Faze of Plantashun Boiz.

In May, the singer also accused 2face and his manager of stealing a song, 'Let Somebody Love You', which he claimed he wrote when he was still in the same musical group with 2face.

In a recent interview with Hip TV, Blackface told Faze to rebuke his call for peace since he doesn't understand what it means for someone's song to be stolen.

The Plantashun Boiz were a Nigerian hip-hop and R&B music group which consisted of 2face Idibia, Faze and Blackface, They went solo in 2004.

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President buhari trying to play smart inorder to know the corrupt ones at home from abroad....

😆Our dear president, his excellency president  buhari is planning to set a big trap for the wicked ones who have been like a green snake hiding on a green grass.those who kill ours beneath and sympathize after spoiling and embezzling the hard earned currency of its people.........

President buhari is fully okay and trying to grow up some muscle because everyone knows he is slim so he needs muscles to make them scared of him..........president buhari please come back on time before they start destroying what you have created...

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