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SaharaReporters has learned that copies of the much-anticipated and politically controversial autobiography by former President Olusegun Obasanjo have sold out a mere three days after their release on Tuesday. “Baba [President Obasanjo] sold all the copies that were brought in,” an associate of Mr. Obasanjo’s told SaharaReporters. The three-volume book brims with sharp criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, and former Governors Bola Tinubu, Bukola Saraki and James Ibori. Hours before the book was scheduled to be launched last Tuesday, Buruji Kashamu, an associate of Mr. Jonathan, obtained an order from a High Court judge barring the book’s publication. But Mr. Obasanjo proceeded with the launch of the book, stating that the book was already published before the judge gave his order and that the order did not prohibit him from launching the book. Lawyers to Obasanjo have now appealed the ruling ...

In his scathing new autobiography,  My Watch , former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo made a series of critical assertions against current President Goodluck Jonathan Due to the nature of the content, an ally of President Jonathan attempted to use a court order to block the publication of the book. President Jonathan also personally contacted the former president to appeal that the book not be published until next year, after the 2015 presidential election. Despite this  My Watch  launched yesterday, Dec. 9, in Lagos, in the presence of prominent political figures and officials.  Review of the three-volume text by SaharaReporters noted that  the elder statesman holds nothing back, characterizing Mr. Jonathan as weak, callous and incapable of managing Nigeria. He also criticizes the handling of the Boko Haram insurgency crisis, the PDP, and the Governors Forum, among other things. Excerpts from some of the most significant critiques are ...

Polish teacher tried to to strangle an epileptic boy while he was having a fit in class.  According to Mailonline , Enraged that her lesson had been interrupted the educator, identified as Jadwiga Piotrowska, began throttling the boy called Kuba and telling him to stop, according to his classmates at the primary school, in the village of Sienno in east-central Poland. 'At first we didn't know what was going on and thought it was some sort of joke,' one pupil said. 'But she began to shake him and tighten her grip. Other children began crying and we begged her to let go of him. Terrified that the 48-year-old would cause serious damage, the children rushed to get the school's head, Czeslaw Sieczka.  'The children burst into my office in hysterics,Fortunately the classroom is right next door to my office so I managed to get there quickly and pull her off.': 'She was very excited emotionally, and she laughed and cried alter...

The goddess of s.ex took to her instagram page to ask fans the importance of sex in a relationship. She says its as important as love. If you can't F**k well, you have no business being her man... 

Our Naija celebs don't know how to beef jor! This is how it's done! Lol. So here's what happened. Singer K Michelle has been going around for a while saying rapper Lil Kim asked her to be the godmother of her child, something Lil Kim has since denied. But two days ago, while promoting her new album at the Breakfast Club, K Michelle insisted once more that she wasn't lying, that Lil Kim really asked her to be her son's godmother. After the interview aired, Lil Kim unleashed her epic read and dragged K Michelle by her hair, bones and fingernails. Lol. Continue...

Life coach and anchor of 'Sharing Life Issues' on Rhythm FM Charles Bruce, aka Chaz B, was buried today Dec. 11th at Ikoyi Vault and Gardens. The popular OAP  died  on Nov. 22nd 

According to statistics by the BBC World Service and International Centre for the study of Radicalization, Nigeria's terror group, Boko Haram, carried out the second highest number of terror attacks in the month of November in the world and the deadliest single attack which was at the Kano Central Mosque bombing which killed over 100 people. According to the statistics, 5,042 deaths from 664 jihadist attacks were recorded in the month of November with Iraq, Nigeria, Syria and Afghanistan accounting for 80% of the total death toll.

This woman was spotted begging this morning with her new-born triplets at Awka market, Anambra state. She mentioned that her landlord sent them packing from their home and that her husband doesn't work. So sad! 

Amara Kanu, who has been married to the iconic footballer for 10 years - with three children - looked amazing in new photos shot by UK-based photographer, Alero Marcel.  Amara with daughter Amara with Kanu and their daughter

Two bombs exploded this evening in the city of Jos. The bombs reportedly went off at a popular roundabout on Ahmadu Bello Way, Jos. An eyewitness told BBC Africa that at least 30 people were killed. Details later

If this story is true, then Beyonce is my girl! Lol. Married couples should do this every once in a while.. hehe. So a staff of Jay Z's Roc Nation wrote in to MediaTakeOut, claiming that Beyonce came into their office to see Jay Z and may have given him oral sex in his office. Below is what she said I work at roc nation ny. Funny thing is, I usually don't see Jay Z, but I saw him twice on Tuesday. First when he walked in and said hello to everyone and second on his way out. He came in at bout 12 pm. Then beyonce came at 4pm to check on him. She went into his office & then he called Sandra, his secretary to say he will be unavailable for a while. On [Beyonce's] way out we saw her lipstick smudged. We were chatting among ourselves about it lol. But still unsure why until jay stepped out about 30 minutes later only for us to see his zipper down. Sandra told him in a coded way and he was sooo embarrassed. Was such a funny and cute moment." Beyonce...

The Inspector General of police has ordered investigations into the alleged torture of photographer, Ejeh Smith, and his wife, Grace. The couple claimed they were battered by a policeman along the Lekki Roundabout on Wednesday Dec. 3rd. (read  here ). Find the police press release below..  The attention of the Police High Command has been drawn to a viral media story alleging Police incivility to a couple in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba has ordered a full scale investigation into the matter in line with his avowed commitment to protect and uphold the Human Rights of all Nigerians and residents therein. The Officer involved has been identified and is already undergoing administrative trial. All other officers whose conduct did not speak well on the incident are also being sanctioned, preparatory to further necessary action. The IGP further reiterated the determination of the Force to abide by the contents of the n...

The two boys - Rafael and Michael who were abducted from their home in Isheri Magodo Estate, Lagos on Sunday December 8th (read  here ) have been found. They were found in Shagamu today...and have re-united with their parents.

Former Head of State Buhari has reportedly beaten former VP Atiku Abubakar, current Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, current governor of Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, and the publisher of Leadership newspapers Sam Nda-Isaiah, to win the APC presidential Primary. So he will face president Jonathan at the 2015 presidential election to be held in February 2015. According to Sahara Reporters, he got about 5,000 votes while Atiku got 954 votes.  Read his concession speech after the cut...

Kwame Ajamu was just 17 when he was convicted of murder in the killing of a Cleveland money-order salesman. On Tuesday, Ajamu, now 57 and out on parole since 2003, wept after a judge cleared all charges against him. “I’m so happy today that this battle had come to an end,” Ajamu said, according to Reuters. Cuyahoga County Judge Pamela Barker stepped down from her bench to give Ajamu a hug, the Associated Press reported. The case against Ajamu, formerly known as Ronnie Bridgeman, began to fall apart after a key witness recanted his testimony decades after the conviction. In 1975, two people had attacked Harold Franks with acid, and one of the people shot him. A third person drove a getaway car. A 12-year-old boy, Eddie Vernon, served as the state’s main witness in the case, and a jury convicted Bridgeman (as he was known at the time), along with his brother Wiley Bridgeman, then 20, and Ricky Jackson, 19. The thr...

Friends and family of Femi Bello (pictured above), who died last week while in the custody of Abuja police want people to know what happened to their son and are demanding justice. Below is the mail I received telling the story of Femi Below...  Femi Bello is a 300 level student of Economics in Kaduna State University, he had just finished his 2nd Semester exams with the hope of proceeding to his final year, graduating and supporting his mum in Abuja, who had just lost her husband some 4 months before then, after a protracted illness. A very bright and enterprising young man, he had secured a little contract to customize some Tee-Shirts for a party being organized in his school. He therefore traveled to Abuja on Thursday 4th Dec. 2014 to carry out the job at the popular UTC shopping complex. He went home to inform his mum of the contract he secured and to notify her that he would be proceeding to Area 10 where UTC shopping complex is located, but the mum was no...

What a mess! Justice F. O. Ohwo of Delta State High Court, Warri, Delta State, on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, convicted and sentenced Pastor Glory Okeoghene Abrefera and Reverend Vincent Okpogu to seven (7) years imprisonment each for stealing depositors' funds amounting to N32million ( Thirty-Two Million Naira). The two clergymen were nabbed after deceiving unsuspecting members of the public into investing in Mustard Seed Micro Investment Limited, a wonder bank, and defrauded them of their hard-earned money. While delivering judgment today, Justice Ohwo convicted the accused persons on all of the nine count charges preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. They were sentenced to seven years imprisonment on each count. The sentence is to run concurrently. According to the judge, the convicts will serve the seven-year term at Okere Prisons in Warri, Delta State, after completing the ten years sentence they are...