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Remember the controversial short white suit bad boy Jim Iyke wore to the AMVCAs in 2013? Well, Ebony mag February edition featured it in their 'what to wear now' list alongside other stylish short suits.

Chai see what naija is turning Some people into  Where's our N20billion ooo? 

The former governor of Nigerias central bank has spoken exclusively to Al Jazeera following his sacking last week by President Goodluck Jonathan. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was fired after he revealed that around 20bn in public money from oil sales is missing. Sanusi said the money disappeared in just the last 19 months. The money was supposed to be given to the Central Bank by the state oil company. He said he would not be surprised if he is jailed for speaking out. Al Jazeeras Yvonne Ndege reports from Lagos.

Our dear president needs to stop condemning and start preventing, biko. Please now, this government should do something abou t terrorism in our country. Over 30 secondary students were slaughtered this morning and their hostels burnt down. (pic above). See a State House Press Release condemning the attack below, signed by Reuben Abati.. P resident Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with immense sadness and anguish, news of the callous and senseless murder by terrorists of scores of students at a college in Yobe State in the early hours of today. On behalf of himself and the Federal Government, President Jonathan extends heartfelt condolences to the parents and relatives of the murdered students. Continue to read the press statement and see a pic of some of the students slaughtered today. *viewer discretion advised*  

On Tuesday Feb 11th, 20 young women were  abducted  by Boko Haram members after a raid at the village of Konduga in Borno State. 2 weeks later, nothing has been heard about the abducted women. Former VP Atiku Abubakar took to twitter some hours ago asking the President to show concern about the missing women. Security agencies aren't saying anything. Are they even looking for them?

I have just been sent the following statement by the Nigerian finance ministry, which I understand it is putting out later today. I am going to quote most of it, because it is gripping, in the context of the the decision of the Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan to suspend the central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi. The gloss from the ministry goes like this: "The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has asked for urgent action with regard to an independent forensic audit of conflicting claims of unaccounted funds made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamdio Sanusi". And here is a direct statement from Dr Okonjo-Iweala, the finance minister:

Recently naked photos of the 80year old Head Prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim, Idimu District in Alimosho Lagos State, Prophet Timothy Adewoye, went viral alleging that he had sex with a married woman who worshiped in his church. (I'm sure some of you saw the report) Well, the national body of the Church, the Holy Order of Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church, has spoken out about the case, saying it was all an act of blackmail. According to one of the leaders in the church, Senior Apostle Abimbola Esuola, the clergyman had gone to the house of the said married woman to pray for her but was setup in the process. She said that 4 men came into the house where he was praying for her and ordered him to take off his clothes after which pictures of him naked were taken. They then decided to use the pictures to extort money from the Prophet. Continue see the photo

The singer shared this pic of his new tattoo on his chest in memory of his late dad, mum and brother.

Maheeda, whose real name is Caroline Sam, says her going naked as a born again christian would never make God love her less. She says His Grace is sufficient for her. Currently promoting her music, Maheeda in an interview with Encomium said she doesn't have any problems exposing herself "I dont have a problem doing what I do but I think its because of my job and I know most Christians would not understand. But I just believe that this is what I have to do to get attention especially when it comes to my job and I just believe His grace is enough for me. He loves me more than my nakedness. If you see God as a father and he sees you as a daughter, He would not because of your nakedness want to ruin you or kill you. That is how I see God. He understands me. He hates me but he loves me at the same time". Asked what happened to her once-upon-a-time gospel artiste status, the raunchy artiste replied "I think what happened was just spiritual maturity. At a stage in yo...

Ejigbo 3 torture suspects have finally been  paraded. The photo shows 10 suspects (Nine men and one woman). The woman is the Iyaloja (market  woman  leader) and standing second left is the Babaloja (Male market leader) who both allegedly ordered the torture.  Below is a press release from the Force Headquarters, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and will soon charge to court twelve (12) suspects connected with the torture of three (3) women at Oba Morufu International Market, Ejigbo, Lagos. Two of the victims who were young girls were arrested along with their mother, tortured and dehumanized by persons who claimed to be members of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) providing security at the market, and some market association officials who subsequently extorted the sum of fifty thousand naira from the father of the victims in return for their freedom. One of the victims, Juliana Agoma, a national of Republic of Benin, was moved back to Cotonou by her fathe...

D'banj signed into Kanye West's  G.O.O.D. Music in 2011 .But presently , it looks like his relationship with  G.O.O.D Music has gone sour and he  has deleted G.O.O.D Music from his Twitter bio. Nothing official though about the sudden change but I will surely keep you guys updated 

He shared his new gold iPhone on his instagram page this morning, exclusively made for him by Tonto Dikeh's man.  

Huddah Monroe is one of the babes who battled for the millions in the BBA house in 2013 but she didn't get it as she was the first to be evicted. But she's now taking her "modelling" to raunchy level. More pix below...

A source forwarded this story to  OluFamous.Com , so I won't edit anything. Read the full story below: "Former Abia State Governor, Uzor Kalu, has gone into hiding occasioned by the warrant of arrest against him, issued by the US government over the murder one of his girl friends in Kalu's Portomarc mansion few years ago. The lady is said to be a shop attendant in the US.  Ex-Governor Kalu who was in company of his brother Nnanna Kalu when the incident happened allegedly disappeared into the thin air, escaping arrest..." But an aid to the ex-governor has insisted that the story is not true. Although he did not back his claim that the man is not wanted with any statement from the US authorities, the aid, identified as Dr. Vitalis Ajumbe, said: “Orji Kalu is in the Middle East now on business trip. So he is not wanted by the US government for murder and he is not in hiding.” Could it be that someone is just trying to rubbish Uzor Kalu? Or is the aid just trying t...

Her name is Gabriella. Says she's an aspiring Victoria Secret model and actress. Not sure where she's from though. Gabriella, via her instagram account @bambiiiii_ shared her recent sad experience of domestic violence from her boyfriend of eight months. She was badly beaten, thrown from a moving vehicle and dragged. She shared this photo of her injury above on her instagram page and wrote: "This might be a little graphic but I just want to let everyone know that I am okay. I am a survivor of domestic violence with a boy I dated for 8 months. I really thought everything was fine but he constantly questioned me about cheating and flirting. Nonsense. I never looked at someone the way he looked at me. Thought I loved this boy. How can someone that 'loves' me do this to me? The scars on my chest are way worse and extend down to my right nipple, completely scarred. The skin on my shoulder has been completely skinned. And I have bruising on my rib cage, neck, and my m...

Men suspected to be members of the Islamic Sect, Boko Haram, today Tuesday Feb 25th launched an attack on students of the Federal Government College Buni-Yadi Yobe state, killing 29 students, Hausa Service BBC reports. Some buildings in the school were also reportedly razed. Sources at the school said the men invaded the school in the early hours of this morning while the students were still sleeping in their hostels and slaughtered them. Guns were not used in the attack as was the sect's usual practice, probably to avoid the attention of people. They used machetes.  The Federal Government College Buni Yadi is a co-educational institution located some 55km south of Damaturu the Yobe State capital. This is the fourth attack on secondary schools since the inception of the sect members.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said  that  Mallam Lamido Sanusi  was still the  Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Fielding questions from a panel of journalists during  the presidential media chat in  Abuja, Jonathan  said Sanusi would only cease to be  governor of the bank if found guilty of infractions levelled against him. But he was quick to describe as “unfortunate,” the controversy surrounding his suspension of the Kano State-born banker. He reminded critics of his action that he had absolute powers to do so  without recourse to the Senate. The President  said he could only revert to the  Senate  if he intended to sack the governor completely. He added that Sanusi’s  suspension was not in any way connected with the alleged $20bn missing funds from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

The poor state of power supply across the country has been linked to the serious financial challenges facing investors who bought into the nation’s electricity distribution companies. According to the Federal Government, the Discos lack the financial muscle that will ensure efficient distribution of the generated electricity. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Sam Amadi, stated that the Discos needed adequate financing to facilitate their operations. Amadi spoke on Monday at the headquarters of NERC in Abuja while receiving a delegation from the United States Agency for International Development/Power Africa. The chairman, in a statement from the commission, outlined the immediate and long-term challenges facing the sector, including “financing to facilitate further improvement, especially with regards to the distributions companies.”

 Reno Omokri says "If Malam Nasir Elrufai can deny that his firm, Elrufai and Partners did not get a major contract from the CBN under Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, then I make a solemn oath to resign from my job as Special Assistant New Media to President Jonathan.