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Sunday 30 November 2014

Singer Aka Drafts Burna Boy into 'All Eyes On Me' (Watch Video)

              Budding singer, Aka has succeeded into bringing rave singer and Globacom ambassador, Burna Boy into the musical video of his song, 'All Eyes on Me,' which features the latter.

Other acts featured in the video include JR & Da L.E.S.

What Fans Are Saying About Terry G's Music Video, 'Terry G'

              Energetic singer, Terry G recently released the music video of his latest self titled song, 'Terry G' and it was interesting to see fans and music lovers bare their minds on the new video.

Below are some of the comments that trailed the release of the video:

Actress 61-year-old mother looks hotter than you

                          Jada Pinkett Smith gushes over mother's hot body on social media
Jada Pinkett Smith's mother is 61 but looks far from it in this new bikini-clad body photo the actress posted on Facebook yesterday. Jada set the internet on fire when she gushed about her mother's unbelievable super sexy figure on social media.

Nigeria's Former Foreign Minister 'Ashiru' Is Dead

                               Olugbenga Ashiru
Olugbenga Ashiru, former minister of foreign affairs, has died in a South African hospital after a long battle with illness.

The career diplomat, credited with re-energising Nigeria’s presence in international diplomacy in the post-Olusegun Obasanjo era, died on Saturday. Family sources told TheCable that he had been battling with brain tumour for a while and had be hospitalised for over three months.

In New Book, Obasanjo Skewers Jonathan, Yar’Adua, Atiku And Others

                             
In an interview with SaharaReporters, a close associate of former President Olusegun, who asked for anonymity, said there would be “political earthquake” when the former president releases his three-volume autobiography by the middle of December.

The source, who said he is one of a very few circle of people privileged to have looked at the autobiography, disclosed that Mr. Obasanjo comes out swinging at President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, and former Governor James Onanefe Ibori of Delta, among others.

South-South Governors Lose Out as APC Allegedly Zones VP to South West

                               
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State is likely to emerge as the director general of Muhammad Buhari’s presidential campaign if the former military head of state is selected as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on December 8th.

Two top sources within the party disclosed the plans to a correspondent of SaharaReporters in an interview focusing on the APC’s strategy for the February 2015 elections.

Boko Haram: Gowon Says America Refused to Sell Weapons to Nigeria During Civil

                         Yakubu Gowon
Former head of state, Yakubu Gowon has disclosed that the United States of America refused to sell weapons to Nigeria during the country's civil war in which began on July 6, 1967 and ended on January 15, 1970.

According to Punch Gowon made in reaction to the USA's refusal to sell cobra helicopters to Nigeria. The cobra helicopters are needed to intensify the fight against boko haram.

Impeachment Notice Will Be Served To President Jonathan On Wednesday - Rep. Monguno

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According to daily trust, President Goodluck Jonathan is to be served with impeachment notice when the House of Representatives reconvene on Wednesday; Rep. Mohammed Tahir Monguno has said.

Senators and members of the House of Representatives have commenced collecting signatures for the removal of the president after the November 20 security siege on the National Assembly.

2015 Elections: Obasanjo Will Support President Jonathan If Sambo is Replaced With Lamido

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo wants President Goodluck Jonathan to drop vice president, Namadi Sambo.

According to Nigerian Tribune, Obasanjo wants Sambo to pick Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, as his running mate for the 2015 elections.

Saturday 29 November 2014

Senate president, "David Mark" calls for smooth transition in 2015, bemoans Kano massacre

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Senate President, David Mark on Saturday advocated a smooth electoral process that would make the 2015 general elections most credible and acceptable by all parties vying for positions.

According to Mark, the electoral process should be anchored on rule of law and the will of the people instead of resorting to violence or coercion no matter the differences held by politicians.

A Yoruba not Speaker because South-West bigwigs scuttled arrangement – Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday rued his inability to push through the election of a South West member as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in line with the zoning arrangement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking at the Yoruba Unity Summit organised by the Yoruba Unity Forum at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Jonathan blamed individual interests of some politicians for scuttling the process.

You Have Not Known Fear Until You’ve Watched This 55 Maggot [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

                           
If you thought maggots in the ear were bad, you’ve been warned: this is much, much worse. In video of an endoscopic procedure that tiptoes the line between medical marvel and pure horror, a patient has live maggots removed from his nasal cavity.

The graphic footage was shared earlier this year by Dr. Meenesh Juvekar, an ENT consultant at Bombay Hospital in Mumbai, India. It is four minutes of stomach-turning terror — especially when the removed maggots writhe around.

Breaking News – Boko Haram leader Shekau has released a new video where he mentioned names of Boko Haram sponsors in Nigeria

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It is understood that he angrily mentioned their names after they threatened to back-out of the arms sponsorship. In the new video, Shekau allegedly mentioned a list of 8 influential Nigerians — former Presidents (including IBB), 1 Clergy and 3 Muslim traditional rulers. Really shocking.

Australian negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davis, has promised to name “bigger sponsors” of Boko Haram soon as Nigeria continues to get a grip on the insurgency in the north-east.

Photos: Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi shops at a local market

                           
Former Anambra State governor shop at local market. See more pix................

Dangerous Makeup — permanent eyebrows creep in

                            Make UA huge percentage of women, especially those in the limelight (and some men) apply different kinds of makeup daily to hide certain facial flaws and enhance their beauty. As a result, there is growing demand for these products, making the beauty industry highly lucrative.

Though the continuous use of cosmetic products have some implications on the skin, a worrying trend which is gradually creeping into the Ghanaian fashion circles is the increasing demand for permanent eyebrows makeup.

Photo:Robbery Suspect gets stuck trying to escape from cell in Ibadan, Oyo State.

                                   
A 35 year old robbery suspect got stuck in a hole as he tried to escape his cell from his cell in Oyo.The inmate, Femi Akanji was caught after burgling a shop on the 12th of November 2014..He narrated to the Tribune why he decided to escape

I decided to escape from the cell to avoid the trouble I had put myself into, unknown to me that I was complicating matter. After my two cell mates had slept, I started using my hands to dig the wall silently in the dead of the night.

"I don't look like someone who would sponsor Boko Haram"-Ex-Borno Gov.Ali Modu

                           
Immediate past governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff,has been accused severally of sponsoring Boko Haram.The ex governor who has dumped APC for PDP addressed the allegations in an interview with James Bala of the Nigerian Tribune.
I believe that if there is one person that has suffered at the hands of Boko Haram, that person is me.

I cannot be a sponsor and at the same time bear the highest number of casualty. By my upbringing, my ociation and my relationship with people, I have never met one person that belongs to Boko Haram. No member of my family has found or arrested as a member of Boko Haram.

Is this really the story behind Black Friday?

                           
The number one trending topic in most parts of the world yesterday, including Nigeria, was Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving where stores open early and slash prices of goods to kick off the holiday shopping season.

Endtime Indeed: Flying Black Horse Was Seen In Saudi Arabia [Video] (Read 6026 times)

             
Is this a hoax or for real? This is some scary stuff. A black horse was filmed flying in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Watch the eerie video after the cut, and tell us what you think happened here. Please don't tell me that's a real horse flying... 

Sarkodie Joins Afro-Beats; Ghc10 for 3 days of music

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Ghana’s fastest rapper alive and ace performer Sarkodie has officially been confirmed to perform at the 2014 edition of ‘The Big Weekend Afro-Beats Festival’—a three-day beer, music and dance festival scheduled for December 12, 13 and 14 at the Independence Square in Accra.

Sarkodie is the latest addition to the ever growing list of top performers lined-up for the three-day event, which surprisingly is selling its tickets at a giveaway GH¢10 for all three nights.

See Actress Oge Okoye, Rukky Sanda, Ebube Nwagbo Dazzle at Crystal Glam Launch (Photos)

                       
Oge Okoye launched her Crystal Glam make up line today..Her besties, Rukky Sanda & Ebube Nwagbo were there to support her..
Lovely hair...
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A picture of the President Jonathan with OAU students that media falsely claimed stoned him.

                     

Military Detonates Explosive As Tension Rises In Maiduguri

                         
The trouble northeastern part of the country goes under tension sharply in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as the military detonated an explosive found by residents. The explosive was found in the part of the city known as “Customs.”

In addition to detonating the explosive, soldiers accompanied by civilian members of the Joint Task Force conducted house-to-house searches in some parts of the city early Friday morning.  

Egypt Court dismisses all charges against Mubarak

                             Hosni Mubarak
An Egyptian Court has dropped all charges against former President Hosni Mubarak who was accused of ordering the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising that removed him from office. The court also dismissed corruption charges against Mr. Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal.

A separate fraud case related to gas export to Israel, against the former leader and a former oil minister, was also dropped.

David Mark Preventing Jonathan's Impeachment - APC Senator Inisist

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An All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator told Saturday Vanguard that the leadership of the Senate was behind the delay in the commencement of impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan, as the Senate President, David Mark and his principle officers had always pleaded for calm and thwarted previous moves.

The Senator, who spoke on condition of anonymity for now pending when those behind the impeachment plot will officially make open their identity, noted that the agitation to commence the impeachment proceedings on the President had been in the senate but was triggered by the recent police invasion and the poor state of the nation’s economy and the insecurity in North East.

APC condemns Kano blast, says terrorism will never win

                               APC Chairman  John Odigie Oyegun
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned, in the strongest terms possible, Friday’s senseless attack on innocent worshippers at a mosque in Kano, saying terrorism will never prevail no matter how long it takes.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the attack has again confirmed what it (APC) has always believed: That terrorism is an attack on our nationhood and the way we live.

Sound Sultan appointed creative producer for Hennessy Artistry finale

                              Sound Sultan
Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has been announced as the creative director for the 7th edition of Hennessy Artistry’s VIP finale.

Consequently, come Saturday, November 22, the CEO of Naija Ninjas will bring to this year’s finale an all-new look and feel with ground-breaking scenery and performances.

Sensational Nollywood Tonto Dikeh speaks on her foundation

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Cashing in on the 16-day activism against domestic violence which held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital and other activities built around women, sensational Nollywood actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh, has spoken about her new found passion, the Tonto Dikeh Foundation.

The entertainer who addressed journalists at a media briefing in Lagos, Wednesday, at Citadel Hotel, Ikeja, noted that behind her elegance lies a philanthropic heart.

Investigation revealed Nigeria’s Unreported Killing Fields, How scores were massacred in the name of God. (Watch Video)

                             The rectangular black ash down right is the mark left by the burnt phone-booth that sparked the killings.
It began as a minor disagreement at a telephone kiosk Saturday, June 14. But by Sunday, that row triggered one of the fiercest fightings in Wukari, Taraba State, in Nigeria’s restive northeast.

Residents took up arms against one another, setting Churches and Mosques ablaze, and destroying homes and shops in a conflict not directly linked to the extremist sect Boko Haram, but to a deadly animosity between Christians and Muslims.

Three Ladies Wizkid Loves Intimately

                        WizkidWizkid's girlfriend, Tania Omotayo
Nigerian singer, Wizkid might get a lot of attention from super gorgeous girls all the time but three ladies he loves intimately and has a heavy crush on are Nigerian actress, Osas Ighodaro, American singer, Rihanna and more recently, Nigerian singer and brand ambassador, Chidinma.

At different times in the past, Wizkid has revealed his crush on these ladies known and has not held back from sharing the information with the rest of the world.

Automatic tickets for Senators: Jonathan, PDP bow to governors

                          Adamu-Muazu-PDP-Chair
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are winning their battle with senators over who gets the party’s senatorial tickets ahead of next year’s elections.

President Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP are said to have reversed their decision to concede automatic return tickets to 40 Senators.

Incessant Attacks on GEJ: Obasanjo Determined to Split Nigeria- Ozehkome

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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo is bent on destroying Nigeria with his incessant attack on president Goodluck Jonathan, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Right Activist, Chief Mike Ozehkome said while speaking in an interview with the Vanguard.

The constitutional lawyer who made these allegations while reacting to Obasanjo’s attack on President Goodluck Jonathan over his alleged ignorance and poor understanding of the operations of the Boko Haram sect, maintained that the former president acted wrongly, saying his action was a calculated attempt to heat up the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections.

CAF president Issa Hayatou admits 2015 Nations Cup will not be free of problems

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President of the Confederation of African Football(CAF) Issa Hayatou has admitted that the organisation of the 2015 African Nations Cup tournament might not be totally hitch-free.

Equatorial Guinea were drafted in as emergency hosts of the tournament following the stripping of Morocco's hosting rights, after they refused to host the tournament in January/February 2015 because of the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease on the continent.

Imo Film Academy Collapsed By Accident – Commissioner

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Following the last weekend’s collapse of the multi-million naira Imo Film Academy, along Egbu Road Owerri, the state commissioner for Information, Engr. Chidi Ibe has explained that the building collapsed by accident and not as a result substandard material.

The building constructed and commissioned by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State penultimate weekend (November 14, 2014) at the premises of the Imo State College of Advanced Professional Studies, ICAPS, collapsed barely one week after it was commissioned by the governor, thereby fueling speculations that the building was one of the governor’s many substandard projects in the state.

Snoop Dogg: I will kill grandmothers who smoke weed (Watch Video)

                                        Snoop Dogg admits he'd kill 3 weed smoking grandmas who want him to joing them
Snoop dogg may look like a weed guru but he would not want old women above 70 to smoke weed and admit they would want him to part take in it.

In an interview with TMZ, outside the Forum in Inglewood yesterday, the rapper said he was worried he might 'kill the three grandmas who famously smoked weed for the first time'.

We are still very close friends

                            Aki & Paw Paw remain together despite separation rumors
Osita Iheme better known as Paw Paw and his close friend Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki) are still together as close friends despite rumors of a separation recently.In a new interview, Paw Paw assured fans that all is well between both actors explaining that they just stopped living together  only because the landlord wanted to make use of his house.

A kerosene explosion that ignited a fire outbreak in Benin has claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy.

                           A fire outbreak caused by a kerosene explosion has claimed the life of a teenager.
It was a tale of tears and sorrow as a 15-year-old boy was killed in a kerosene explosion that occurred on Thursday in Benin, the Edo State capital.

The incident which took place in the Textile Mill area of the city, also affected a woman, Loveth Odeh and her 5-year-old son whose name was given as Wisdom, as they suffered several degrees of burns from the fire that followed the explosion and are being treated at the Benin Central Hospital.

PDP postpones Kano Assembly primaries over Mosque bombing

                            Olisa Metuh, PDP National Publicity Secretary.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it has postponed its state House of Assembly primaries in Kano State, slated for Saturday due the bomb attacks on Kano Central Mosque on Friday.

This is contained in a statement issued by Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja on Friday.

Presient Jonathan Orders Full Scale Investigation Into Kano Central Mosque Bombing

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President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered full scale investigation into bomb attacks on the Central Mosque in Kano that left 35 killed and 150 injured on Friday.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

Jonathan, according to the statement, reiterated the determination of the Federal Government to put an end to the reprehensible acts of all groups and persons involved in terrorism.

PREPARE YOUR CHARMS, OTHER NATIVE POWERS FOR 2015 Tinubu TELL SUPPORTERS

                           
 As APC govs, Buhari, others witness Aregbesola’s inauguration National leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has asked Nigerians to prepare their charms and other native powers for the 2015 poll.

Tinubu said this during the inauguration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for a second term in office in Osogbo, Osun State, on Thursday.

UPDATE: Over 100 feared dead in Kano Mosque multiple blasts

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More than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured in multiple bomb attacks at the Central Mosque in Kano on Friday, witnesses say. The exact number of deaths are still unclear as police have not issued a figure yet.

A spokesperson for the Kano Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Mustapha Abubakar, said police were “still taking stock of the actual persons that have died” and could not give clear figures as of yet.

Friday 28 November 2014

Pele making good recovery from his illness

                                        Pele
Brazil Football legend Pele is making good recovery from his illness that saw him transferred to an Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.

Pele had been moved to the ICU after suffering "clinical instability" following his treatment from urinary infection.

Corrupt Obasanjo Not in a Position to Criticize Jonathan- Fayose

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, on Friday has attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan. Punch reports.

Speaking at the Yoruba Progress summit held at the Oduduwa Hall of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Fayose, who was removed during the reign of Obasanjo, said Obasanjo is corrupt and is not in a position to criticise the President.

Bebe Cool In South Africa for Big Brother Africa

                                  Bebe Cool and Zuena in SA
GAGAMEL CEO Moses Ssali aka Bebe Cool and wife, Zuena Kirema Ssali, are already in South Africa for performances this weekend. Bebe will this Saturday perform live at Club Luli Luli in Pretoria and on Sunday, the 'Love you everyday' singer will be in Johannesburg for the Big Brother Hotshots live eviction show.

Breaking News: Explosion rocks Central Mosque in Kano, many feared dead

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 A blast just occured at the Central Mosque in Kano as Muslims were having their Friday prayers. Sahara reporters report. The Kano Central Mosque is close to the Emir of Kano’s palace. And the emir leads the prayers on Fridays.

This happened just as residents were pouring into the place for their Friday prayers.  These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with people screaming," a local reporter, Chijjani Usman, told Reuters.

After OPEC meeting, oil price slips below Nigeria’s new benchmark

                            Petroleum Minister, Diezani  Alison-Madueke
Less than 24 hours after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, ended its 166th meeting, with a resolution to keep production quotas unchanged, oil prices dipped further close to $70 per barrel on Friday, surpassing a new benchmark proposed by the Nigerian government.

Latest OPEC Secretariat calculations on Friday showed that the price of its basket of 12 crudes stood at $70.80 dollars per barrel on Thursday, shedding $2.90, or 3.94 per cent from the $73.70 per barrel recorded on Thursday.

Trouble In Lekki As Hausas And Yorubas Engage In Bloody Battle

                              
Reports coming in says a riot broke out this today in Durosinmi Eti Axis of Lekki Phase 1 in Lagos between Hausa commercial motorcyclists and Yoruba shuttle bus drivers.

An eye witnesses claimed that the Riot occurred this today as a result of an attack carried out by Hausa commercial motorcyclists on Yoruba bus drivers who drive some of the estate’s shuttle buses yesterday.

Olisah Metuh of PDP defeated Lie Muhammed of APC on debate live on NTA.

                            
PDP always thrash APC in all ramification. I watched it, Chief Olisa Metuh is grounded and intelligent. He was on point giving each question a firm answer while Lie Muhammed was busy saying pdp govt did this and that. The presenter at a point cautioned him to be on track and give apc manifesto.

Vera Sidika's Luscious Body Has All The Right Curves

                                       
Vera Sidika is the complete sex goddess. You know, most hot celebrrities have just one major thing going for them on their body.

With the exception of a few like Nicki Minaj, they're either showing off major booty  —  like Kim Kardashian and Maheeda or showing off major boobs like Amber Rose and Cossy.

Kebbi Assembly Speaker, other principal officers resign in order to join APC

                          Saidu Dakingari, Kebbi State governor
Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Aminu Jega, his deputy, and other principal officers of the Assembly have resigned from their position.

Mr. Jega, who announced the decision late Thursday, said their action was as a result of unfair treatment meted out to the members by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.

Is Wizkid going into fashion or already into fashion?

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After a very successful 2014 and his impending exit from E.M.E, Starboy boss, Wizkid‘s thinking might be directed towards floating a fashion line going by his recent declaration on Instagram. Wizkid wrote, ‘@trustthedjnukidd and I decided to make y’all fresh new snapbacks!! Dates soon!! Limited edition! #StarBoy’.

A wicked step-father has raped and beaten a 3-year-old girl to death.

                           This bad man raped and killed his 3-year-old step-daughter.
Pascal Kaufmann, a German national, has been arrested for raping and beating his 3-year-old step-daughter, Charlie Brame, to death, in what has been described as the most brutal crime against a child.

Charlie whose mother had separated from her real father, was left in the care of Kaufmann who only moved in with the mother barely a week earlier, was brutally raped, beaten and neglected by her step-father before she died in a hospital, the Florida police said.
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