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The Diagnosis Nothing could have prepared Celine for unexpected news she received back in 1999. Her beloved husband, Rene, was diagnosed with throat cancer. Doctors told them over time he would lose all his basic living abilities. Celine thus had to be his caretaker which presented a big challenge in their relationship. She went above and beyond to take care of Rene and very much wanted him to enjoy his life despite the diagnosis. Her Husband’s Diagnosis Her Life Is Never Dull To say Celine Dion’s life is dramatic is quite the understatement. Since she was born she has faced a number of challenges, and sometimes things from her past still come back to haunt her. She has experienced huge success with her career, had to face living in the public eye, experienced a forbidden love affair, and has a number of health problems. Still, whenever you see her she has a smile on her face. She is one tough and talented lady! Her Life Is Never Dull Relationship Celine’s mother was very much against ...

Celine Dion is considered one of the most gifted singers ever in the music industry. Her voice is absolutely beautiful and so is she! She recently spoke out…get ready to hear it!

Beneficiaries of N-Power programme About 500,000 persons engaged in Nigeria’s social investment programme N-Power will have to look elsewhere for means of livelihood as the government is set to terminate their existing engagement. Their current engagement, spokesperson for the humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development ministry Rhoda Iliya, said in a statement has contributed to “the administration’s vision of lifting 100 million people out of poverty by creating opportunities to enhance the productivity of the Nigerian youth.” The programme has enrolled 500,000 beneficiaries thus far – 200,000 from Batch A which started in September 2016 and 300,000 from Batch B which kicked off in August 2018. The beneficiaries were supposed to spend 24 months on the programme but Batch A beneficiaries have spent over 40 months. “Both Batches will soon be terminated according to the (press) release for the reasons given in the (press) release,” Salisu Na’inna Danbatta, the speci...

14 hours ago     LIONEL MESSI BARCELONA EDEN HAZARD REAL MADRID PRIMERA DIVISIÓN PREMIER LEAGUE PSG KYLIAN MBAPPÉ MOHAMED SALAH JUVENTUS NEYMAR SERIE A CRISTIANO RONALDO LIVERPOOL LIGUE 1 The legendary Brazilian frontman considers a Barcelona icon to be the best player on the planet, with Neymar and Eden Hazard in the group behind him Former  Barcelona  star Ronaldo considers Lionel Messi to be the undisputed “number one” in modern football, with Cristiano Ronaldo overlooked in the Brazilian’s top five as Mohamed Salah, Eden Hazard, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe get the nod. The two-time World Cup winner  has never shied away from the fact that he considers a mercurial Argentine on the books at Camp Nou to be one of the finest to have ever played the game. He has reiterated that stance when naming those who capture his imagination in the present and it comes as no surprise to see six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi top that chart, but the omission of Portuguese su...

The newly posted Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Chuks Enwonwu has urged police officers in the state not to tamper with fundamental human rights of residents of the state. Enwonwu made this declaration while addressing officers of the state Police Command at Eleyele headquarters of the state police command. Enwonwu who took over the baton of leadership from CP Shina Olukolu on Monday urged police officers in the state to extend the support given to his predecessor to him. He urged the officers to go back to their respective divisions and maintain a high level of discipline. Enwonwu said, “I expect you to respect the fundamental human rights of the citizens in the state as enshrined in the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria. “If I discovered that you tamper with the rights of the citizens, you are on your own. “I want to urge you that you should go back to your divisions to maintain a high level of discipline. Olukolu who has been posted to head the Force Command Inve...

It could take up to four years for Emirates airline’s operations to return “to some degree of normality”, its president said Monday, a day after the carrier announced job cuts over the coronavirus crisis. The Middle East’s largest carrier, which has a 100,000-strong staff and a fleet of 270 wide-bodied aircraft, halted operations in late March as part of shutdowns to combat the spread of the pandemic. Two weeks later, the airline resumed limited passenger operations but focused on repatriation flights as large numbers of the foreign residents in the United Arab Emirates returned to their home countries. Dubai-based Emirates said on Sunday it was cutting its giant workforce but did not specify the extent of the layoffs. “This is an action we have to take. We just can’t keep our employees doing nothing for so long. So, we have to let some go, unfortunately,” Emirates president Tim Clark told the Arabian Travel Market virtual conference. “I think probably by the year 22-23, 23-24, we will...

There is palpable fear in Umuanuma community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State as suspected herdsmen murder a private security operative, Mr Hycinth Ikegwu, at about 6 am on Sunday while returning from work with his motorcycle. A source from the community who revealed the incident to our reporter noted that the community suspected herdsmen because of the brutal way he was murdered. Ikegwu who worked as a private security operative as we were reliably informed was said to have been brutally chopped with a very sharp objected on the head that caused him to blead to death. “Houses were around the road he was returning, he was very close to his home before they killed him. We don’t know what happened to him but because of the deep cut on his head, we just have to suspect the herdsmen.” share this story with friends:

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has placed all the communities in Kabba/Bunu council areas on ‘absolute’ lockdown following the positive testing of two persons in the council area to COVID-19 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had on Wednesday stated that two persons from the state, the Chief Imam of Kabba Land and his son, tested positive to the virus. A development that further emboldened the brickbat between the state government and the centre. But the governor on Monday at the government house, Lokoja, said the state was forced to take the lockdown decision as the situation has snowballed into a political angle. Bello said effective from Tuesday midnight all the communities from the area where the patients reside should stay indoors permanently for two weeks. He also said all doctors who have contacts with the patients be ordered to go into self-isolation. The governor, however, maintained that the state is still free from the virus until the centre claims are verified. sha...

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has announced a new pump price band of N121.50 to N123.50 per litre for Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. The PPPRA, which is an agency of the Federal Government, disclosed this in a circular to fuel marketers dated May 31, 2020. The sharp drop in crude oil prices on the back of the spread of coronavirus saw the landing cost of petrol hitting a record low in March, wiping off subsidy on the product. share this story with friends:

Four patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in Lagos State, The PUNCH reports. This was contained in the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s Situation Report 93 published on Monday. Newsmen reports that four fatalities bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the state to 54. The report noted that 14 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in eight states in the last 24 hours in Nigeria. Part of the report read, “307 confirmed cases were reported in the last 24 hours in 15 states – Lagos (188), FCT (44), Ogun (19), Kaduna (14), Oyo (12), Bayelsa (9), Gombe (5), Delta (3), Kano (3), Bauchi (2), Imo (2), Niger (2), Rivers (2), Kwara (1) and Plateau (1). share this story with friends: