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Selfies are all the rage now but what if you could use those selfies instead of those yellow emojis in your chat applications. That is what Imoji, a new app, only available on iOS attempts to achieve. With Imoji, you can turn your favorite selfies, animals, and celebrities into stickers you can text. And the app goes beyond selfie emojis, since you can also search the Web for images.  That means you could make an imoji of your lunch, your dogs. you can decide whether to keep your imojis private or share them with the platform for other users to grab — while choosing (or not) to borrow other people’s public imojis. An Android App is also in the works. Read more at: http://mobilepadi.com/2014/07/29/you-can-now-use-your-face-as-your-favorite-emoticons/ | MobilePadi | Phone, Tablet & App Prices, Reviews & News In Nigeria You Can Now Use Your Face As Your Favorite Emoticons Read more at: http://mobilepadi.com/2014/07/29/you-can-now-use-your-face-as-your-favorite-...

A leading Role model for young people is 15 years CaptainE, first son of the popular Nollywood star actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde turns African youngest producer. The teenager who just finished high school already has over 60 beats and has recorded about 8 artistes! CaptainE as he is referred to aspires to go to aviation school when he’s 18 to become an Airline pilot like his father but before then? He will be flying his passion, music!

Wife of former Military Head of State, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Hajiya Asiya Buhari, Thursday condemned the assassination attempt on her husband in Kaduna last week. She therefore, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office, saying it was high time he did so. In a terse statement made available to media houses, Asiya Buhari advised the President to follow the example of former South Korean Prime Minister, Jung Hong-won who resigned over his government’s handling of the ferry accident which left more than 300 people dead. “As he saw grieving families suffering with the pain of losing their loved ones and the sadness and resentment of the public, he took responsibility as prime Minister; he apologized to his country and resigned because of service to humanity,” she said. “Jonathan should emulate such a leader, because Nigerians have been dying daily, for the four years, hoping that government is going to do something, but we are tired of this insecurity and...

The Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, on Wednesday in Abuja said international terror organizations use female suicide bombers in attacks because they are less suspicious. Mr. Mba, who was answering questions at the National Information Centre, said the use of females in suicide attacks is not new. “Established international terror organisations use female suicide bombers, the major reason is because women generally raise fewer suspicion, particularly when there are security layers. “If you have been following the trend of terrorism worldwide, you will understand that the use of a female suicide bomber is not new. “But, it is a new trend in our own part of the world”, he said. The force spokesperson, however, said a new counter-terrorism strategy was being developed to address the new trend in the country. “We are developing counter-terrorism strategies to deal with that. “By our rules of engagement and by our culture too, male security operatives ...

Sierra Leone has declared a state of public emergency to tackle the worst ever outbreak of Ebola and will call in security forces to quarantine epicentres of the deadly virus, President Ernest Bai Koroma said in a statement. The measures resembled a tough anti-Ebola package announced by neighbouring Liberia on Wednesday evening. Koroma announced he was cancelling a visit to Washington for a U.S.-Africa summit next week because of the crisis and would instead hold an emergency meeting with regional leaders in Guinea on Friday. Highly infectious Ebola has been blamed for 672 deaths in the West Africa nations of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization. "I hereby proclaim a State of Public Emergency to enable us take a more robust approach to deal with the Ebola outbreak," he said in a speech late on Wednesday, adding that the measures would initially last between 60 and 90 days. "All epicenters of the dis...

Gunmen have abducted Florentina, the mother of Senator Emmanuel Paulker, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District in Bayelsa State. The 90-year-old was abducted on Wednesday morning at her residence in Opolo-Epie, Yenagoa. Neighbours of the nonagenarian said Florentina was being kidnapped for the second time in four years. It was learnt that the abductors came at about 3am. A security source said the kidnappers were five in number and were armed with AK-47 and other rifles. The source, who did not want his name mentioned, said, “They came through the main road. They drove into the community and started shooting sporadically into the air. They seized the old woman and whisked her away to an unknown place.” The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hilary Opara, confirmed the development and said one of the suspected kidnappers had been arrested.

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Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have rejected the seven-member panel constituted by the state’s Chief Judge, Suleiman Dikko, to investigate impeachment charges against Governor Umaru Al-Makura. The lawmakers who met at Karu Locak Government Area near Abuja away from the House of Assembly Complex in Lafia, the state capital, to deliberate on the petition filed against the composition of the panel by a group, Nasarawa Concerned Citizens, accused the Chief Judge of not following the constitution in his composition of the seven-man panel. The lawmakers asked the Chief Judge to reconstitute the panel. Following fears that they might be attacked by supporters of Governor Umaru Al-Makura who have been protesting moves by the lawmakers of the state to impeach him, the lawmakers on Wednesday relocated to Karu Local Government Area, a remote area of the state to discuss the petition submitted against the state Chief Judge, Suleiman Dikko, over the comp...

Nigeria security operatives have arrested a 10-year old girl strapped with explosives as well as two members of Boko Haram, Mike Omeri, Coordinator of the national Information Centre revealed at a briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Omeri identified the teen bomb carrier as Iliya Dahiru while the two Boko Haram suspects are Zainab Musa and Hadiza Musa, both 18 years.  According to him, the three suspects were arrested on Tuesday at about 10pm along Zaria road in the Tudun Wada area of Funtua metropolis in Katsina while they were driving in a Honda CRV car.  “When they were directed to disembark for security checks, 10-year old Hadiza was discovered to have been strapped with an explosive belt and immediately, Iliya and Zainab made attempts to escape with the car but were later blocked by other concerned Nigerians and subsequently arrested.  The police successfully unstrapped the explosives,” said Omeri who appealed to parents to take more in...

Welcome to Victoremeke's Blog, a home of news and information.: A giant move of transformation : President Jonathan today officially launched and obtained the new 64-page e-passport. According to presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati...

President Jonathan today officially launched and obtained the new 64-page e-passport. According to presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati; "The new 64-pg e-passport helps frequent travelers, it's gender friendly, forestalls identity theft, cheaper for the aged and low income earners, conforms with international best practices." "Cost of new e-passport for below 18yrs and 60 years and above is N8,750; change of name as a result of marriage or divorce is also N8,750 "The existing e-passport is 32pp; new one is 64pp but it is strictly for frequent travelers. Please note, it does not invalidate the 32 pp"

 Farah Baker, a 16-year-old living in Gaza, is believed to have taken to Twitter during a bomb attack by Israel, sharing the events in real time with her followers Farah Baker, a 16-year-old girl in Gaza, is believed to have live tweeted an attack from Israel   Photo A 16-year-old girl in Gaza has apparently live-tweeted a bomb attack by Israel . Farah Baker, was at home with family when the bombardment began. She then seemingly tweeted throughout the night about the sound of bombs and rockets falling nearby, posting comments, audio clips and video footage on social media - including pictures of her six-year-old sister. Her tweets are not geo-tagged, but they appear to be legitimate. It is believed she has been blogging and tweeting about the current situation in Gaza for the past three weeks. “This is in my area. I can't stop crying. I might die tonight,” read one message that has been shared ...

“Simply put, the Haramites in the APC cannot be trusted with power. It is as simple as that. They are the greater evil and they are the greatest of all evils. They are the darkness that seeks the darkness. Whether we like to accept it or not, PDP is the only party that can stop them from winning power at the centre in Nigeria and that is why I have gone back to that party. “If I choose to speak out, fight back and tell the world who and what they are, what they represent, how they love to shed blood, their relationship with Boko Haram, the truth about Chibok [abducted girls] and the role some of their leaders played in it, their Islamist agenda, their links with the Middle East and the Arab world, their born-to-rule mentality, their desire to use the South West and later dump them, their utter disdain for southerners, the Middle Belt, the northern minorities, the moderate Muslims and the Christian community and so much more this country will burn. “For 38 years, they enjoyed p...