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A day after accusing her of refusing to greet him when he approached her at Heathrow airport, Senior Special adviser to the president Doyin Okupe has fired more shots at former minister Oby Ezekwesili. This time he says Mrs Ezekwesili's biggest problem is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. (Read How It Started HERE ) Meanwhile Mrs Ezekwesili tweeted that she did reply Mr Okupe when he greeted her at the airport, but just refused to shake his hands because of the 'falseness'. 

You can now make your home made Shawarma (beef or chicken filling) and even beat the ones you buy from any eatery. This recipe is so simple to follow and at the end, you are going to be happy that you didn’t waste your money buying from somewhere when you can make your own Shawarma. Ingredients for Nigerian Chicken Shawarma This makes about 6+ large Shawarma wraps *2 Chicken breasts(de-boned/boneless) *2 Chicken Thighs(a.k.a Chicken laps)(de-boned/boneless)(You can also use de-boned/boneless beef ) *6+ Shawarma bread(either pita bread/flour tortilla wraps/ *1 small sized Cabbage(cut into thin strips) *3 medium sized Carrots(grated or cut into thin strips) *1 large Cucumber(cut into thin strips&circles) *2 big Tomatoes(cut into thin strips) *1 medium sized Onions(cut into thin strips) *Ketchup *Mayonnaise *1 Tablespoon Vegetable /olive oil(For stir frying) For the marinade: *1 teaspoon thyme *2 teaspoon curry(I used ducros brand) *1 teaspoon onion powder/2 teaspoons minced o...

Kuala Lumpur -  Malaysian police on Wednesday detained 13 men and looking for other suspects following allegations that a 15-year old girl was raped by 38 men in an abandoned hut. Media accounts, quoting information from District Police Chief, Azham Otham, said 38 men were involved. Report says the assault took place in the northern state of Kelantan on May 20 when the girl met a girlfriend and was lured to an empty hut said to be a local drug haunt. The men took turns to rape her for hours, according to police report. Police also say they were investigating whether her 17-year old friend was also raped by the gang. The alleged attack, one of several brutal cases this week, underscored the violence to which women are being subjected to across Asia, had sparked outrage among women’s groups. Politicians from a Muslim party running the region said their proposal to introduce Islamic law, with harsh penalties, would deter offenders. Several of those detained had tested posi...

The governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has frowned upon the unwholesome attitude exhibited by family members of the late Supreme Court judge, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa over his interment process by turning into a family affair. The Governor disclosed this in a press statement signed by his senior special assistant, SSA, on media, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo. Mr Onwuemeodo revealed that the governor had given the Oputa family N20 million in preparation for the burial arrangements while waiting for a comprehensive burial programme that could befit the late juristic icon. The Special adviser further disclosed that the family presented a programme of events that did not measure up to the governor’s standard and what Nigerians would expect. “The governor expected  the family to liaise with him and come up with a burial arrangement or programme that would suit what the late Justice represented in Nigeria and Imo State in particular.   “Reducing the burial arrangement of the la...

Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people in fresh attacks on villages in Borno State, the BBC reports. In one attack, gunmen reportedly fired on a crowd in a church compound. The latest attacks come as the Nigerian army denied reports that several generals have been found guilty of aiding Boko Haram in their insurgency. However, a military spokesman called the reports “falsehoods”. The BBC, quoting reports said the latest attacks happened on Tuesday. Residents in the village of Attagara, close to the Cameroonian border, said that armed men had ordered them into a church compound. They believed the men were from the Nigerian military. Eyewitnesses said the men then opened fire on the crowd.

There was confusion yesterday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, as suspected cult members killed over 15 people in broad daylight. The suspected cult members, who were armed, according to an eyewitness, trailed their victims to parts of the city where they were gunned down or killed with axe. The source said trouble began after a member of the Black Axe confraternity was allegedly killed by members of a rival cult group, the Buccaneers, who ambushed him in one of the popular hotels in Owerri. He added: “The cult group, which lost its member, traced his suspected killers to Ekeonunwa market where about five people were killed in the presence of traders, who abandoned their goods.” In another part of the city, the suspected cult members shot a man, who had just married. They cut him into pieces before they were driven away by armed policemen, who engaged them in a gun duel, which lasted for hours. Police spokesman Andrew Enwerem said the number of casualties was yet to be co...

Here's a press statement from Kefee's publicist. Read below... Kefee’s husband, Teddy Don-Momoh, has called on friends, well-wishers and Nigerians as a whole to join him in prayers for the life of his wife. Teddy made the plea from the U.S. where his wife is still under intensive care at the hospital. ``Kefee wants her friends, fans and well-wishers to know that she loves them. We just need prayers now; she just needs our prayers now because there is nothing God cannot do; prayer is the key. God is still the same yesterday, today and forever, He has done it before and he will do it again,’’ he said. Kefee collapsed on a Chicago-bound flight some days back which forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles so she could receive medical attention. Continue Teddy said that he couldn’t really give a full account of the situation and cause of the collapse as he just got to the U.S.  on Saturday  to be with his wife and she has been in intensive care sin...

SoulE is not just a musician again, he is now a prophet and dishing out prophecies. He said he is not surprised that many are finding it hard to believe his prophecies, saying many did not believe Jesus Christ too. In this chat with Nigeria Films, SoulE speaks on very interesting issues. Read what he said below: Are you in support of ministers of God with private jets? My bro, prosperity is of God, but I will be the last to talk against any man of God. I think people should just serve God and forget about people’s wealth. There is one man of God I love with all of my heart and I can say he is the only person I see that behaves like Jesus even if so many talk against him. I love him; I am not a member of his church but I love him. His name is T B Joshua. You once gave out a prophesy that before the end of 2015, two governors will die, is it really necessary for them to die or better to change their ways? (Laughs). I gave it last year and the Kaduna State Governor died few weeks afte...

Tiwa has been getting a lot of flak from fans since the racy video for her song Wanted was released. Some felt it was a bit too much, especially as a married woman. Well, there's someone who thinks everyone should shush it and leave the girl alone. Peter Okoye took to his instagram page a few hours ago to defend Tiwa, comparing her to Beyonce and Nicki and pointing out the hypocrisy. He shared this pic of Beyonce above right and wrote what you see above . See more tweets below  For Nicki, Peter shared the pic of her on the right and wrote; "She gets worshipped for doing this but our own Tiwa hasn't even come close and the hypocrisy comes flying from all corners. Abeg  @officialtiwasavage  keep tasting and chopping ur money." " "M arried or not married... Culture or no Culture. If u got it flaunt it... Welcome to the world of Showbiz. #deuces ...welcome to the world of entertainment"

Here's what the Lagos-Benin-Ore road looks like currently. This road used to be a death trap. So good that this government made it a priority...but no need for too much praise.This is what they are supposed to do in the first place. See what Ibadan-Ilorin road looks like now below

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday paraded a three-man gang that was allegedly sent to assassinate a Lagos businessman, Mr. Victor Adelakun, aka Ade Lexus. The suspected assassins were arrested by the Special Anti-robbery Squad team on Saturday, May 10, at a night club on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. (Read the story HERE ) PUNCH Metro had reported on Thursday, May 15, that the gang members ­─ Ibrahim Lawal, Emmanuel Adewale, and Yomi Olanrewaju ─ were allegedly hired by an Ibadan-based hotelier, Mr. Adebayo Orekoya,aka Bobby Ibadan, to kill Ade Lexus, a business partner. It had also been reported that the gang was given an advance payment of N140,000 to do the job. The sum of N100,000 as well as the victim’s photograph had been recovered from the gang during their arrest. At the parade on Tuesday, the gang leader, 27-year-old Ibrahim, claimed that they were only asked to kidnap Ade Lexus, and were promised N300,000. He said, “We went to the night club simply to ...

GOVERNOR of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, promised, yesterday, to send a proposal to the state House of Assembly to expunge aspects of the amendment to the Governors and Deputy Governors Pension Law which put a N100m ceiling and a N50m ceiling on the medical treatment of former governors and former deputy governors. Vanguard reports that in a statement yesterday entitled: ‘The siege of truth’, Governor Akpabio frowned at the condemnation of the amendment as well as the vilification of members of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly for what he described as gross misunderstanding of the intention of the amendment of the law. The governor berated critics of the amendment who he said have resorted to misinforming the public for political reasons. He said “in the last few weeks, truth has come under siege by agents of falsehood in Akwa Ibom State. The good people of Akwa Ibom State have been unfortunately subjected to the cruelest and most unkind political gimmickry in the his...

A suit filed by Mrs Cecilia Ibru, the former Managing Director of defunct Oceanic Bank asking the court to help her retrieve all her properties seized by the federal government has been objected to by the The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Mrs Ibru, who was convicted in October 2010 by a federal high court after a plea bargain, forfeited assets worth N191billion comprising 94 properties across the world, including the US, Dubai and Nigeria to AMCON. She was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment after her conviction. Mrs Ibru who sued for herself, Ibru Group and three others asked the court to stop the Attorney-General of the Federation and AMCOM from further implementation of the terms and conditions of the plea bargain before her conviction.

The lady who was gang-raped in January 2014 in the Bariga area of Lagos while heading to work around 5.30am, has shared her story.  She said she ran medical tests after the attack and found out she had been infected with the HIV virus.  She said the gang hang around Odunsi and Idumota Streets of Bariga, lurking around to prey on innocent girls. Watch her tell her story. Video courtesy SaharaTV.

The presidential Senior Special Assistant apparently ran into her at Heathrow Airport but the former minister refused to say hello and he went on twitter to lament.