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           According to BBC,Pierce Brosnan caused a sir in India when he appeared in an ad for Pan Bahar,a product many associate with a highly addictive form of chewing tobacco.He told People magazine he was ''distressed'' by the row.He has asked Ashok & Co,the company that produces Pan Bahar,to remove his image from all their advertising.Many have associated Pan Bahar with pan masala and gutka,a potent mixture of tobacco,crushed betel nut,lime,and clove among other ingredients.It is chewed and then spat out in bright red streams by millions of people,who get addicted to its midly psychotropic effects,Both pan masala and gutka have been linked to cancer,with many Indian states banning their sale and running campaigns to discourage people from buying them.Representatives from Ashok & Co. were not available for comment,and their website displays a sign saying it is ''under maintenance''.However,speaking to the BBC when the advert first appeared,th

                        The Inspector General of Police,IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni,has assured Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force is ever ready and more determined to make sure that all those who engage in vicious crime such as kidnappings,armed robbery and other criminal activities do not escape justice.It is in line with this stance that made the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team {IRT} to swing into action to salvage the incessant menace. 2. The enliven team,on 12th October,2016 launched a massive of GRA Phase II,Port Harcourt main town,Borikiri General Area and YKC axis of woji in Rivers state.This feat yielded prompt outcome as the hoodlums were arrested as a result of due diligence and intelligence exhibited by members of the Police Force complimented by public spirited citizens eager to curb crimes in the society.The suspects who were responsible for most kidnappings in Port Harcourt were arrested at different locations in Rivers state. 3. Suspects arrested a

                  Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama,Abuja on Friday,October 21,2016 granted the application brought by the EFCC,seeking the consolidation of the two separate criminal charges against former National Security Adviser,Colonel Sambo Dasuki {rtd} and others with respect to their involvement in the infamous N2.1billion arms scam.Dasuki {first defendant } alongside Shuaibu Salisu,a former Director,Finance and Administration,Office of the National Security Adviser,ONSA; Aminu Babakusa,a former General Manager,Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation; Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited are being prosecuted by the EFCC,on a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N13,570.000,000.00 {Thirteen Billion,Five Hundred and Seventy Million Naira}.Similarly,Dasuki is also being prosecuted by the anti graft agency alongside Bashir Yuguda,a former Minister of State for Finance; At

                  Yemi Alade,made the big announcement one hour ago with this picture of she and two other ladies on the official poster for the Awards.She captioned the picture above ''CO-HOSTING THE #MTVMAMA2016 WITH THESE LOVELY LADIES {Claps and dances} @bonang_m & @nomzamo_m.#WEGOWITHGOD,'ITSEFFYZZIEBABY.#GODISTHEGREATEST''.One more photo below.

                       Senate President,Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki,yesterday thursday called on all tiers of government in the country to encourage girl-child education by through the use of special incentives.He also said that government need to lay more emphasis on achieving qualitative education for all Nigerian children rather than concentrating on the quantity of students enrollment alone.Saraki according to a statement by Chief Press Secretary,Sanni Onogu,in Abuja,stated this during an interactive and advocacy meeting with 70 school girls drawn from eight states and the Federal Capital Territory {FCT} who visited him as part of activities to mark this years's International Day of the Girl child.The states are Sokoto,Zamfara,Bauchi,Katsina,Kebbi,Niger,Bayelsa,Ebonyi and the FCT.The students who were led by the Girl's Education Manager of the United Nations Children's Education Fund {UNICEF} in Nigeria,Teija Vallandingham,also posed questions bordering on education,welf