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Presidential candidate of the All progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammad Buhari today called the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye a few minutes after he made his final decision to announce Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election, to seek his blessings. An aide to the retired general said Adeboye gave his blessing over the phone and wished Buhari and Osinbajo a successful election campaign. Osinbajo is one of Pastor Adeboye’s close confidants at the RCCG, where Osinbajo is a pastor, and also a church compere for major events.  Buhari will be making an official announcement and presentation of Osinbajo as his running mate at the APC headquarters in Abuja at 4:00PM Nigerian time.

Popular  Ghanaian actress w ho doubles as a singer  Juliet Ibrahim releases stunning new photos as she drops her 4th single 'Sholala'. See the hot photos and listen to the song below The song is sure to get you in touch with all your feelings. It was produced by Sammie Blacc and features Chris Pardie Jnr aka Amon one of the sexiest soul reggae acts in Ghana, Juliet seems to be really serious about a special someone, her ‘numero uno’ and she promises to always be his ‘Sholala’ in this fun dancehall long song which is her 4th single, after dropping ‘Celebrate’, ‘It’s Over’ and ‘Traffic Jamz’ which also has a video. Download, listen and jam along! https://goo.gl/Czz1ug Listen below...

Arab money! According to  Awareness-time.com , there are 8 cars you will never see anywhere in the world except in Duabi. I don't know how they know this for sure because I'm sure if you enter one garage in Abuja, you will see at least one of these cars there. But check them out below

54 soldiers including two Corporals, nine Lance Corporals and 49 Private soldiers attached to the 7 Division Nigerian Army in Maiduguri Borno state have been sentenced to death by firing squad for mutiny by a court marshal that sat in Abuja today Wednesday December 17th. The soldiers were convicted on a a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny. According to the charge sheet, the soldiers conspired to commit mutiny against their superior at the 7 Division on  August 4  at the Mulai Primary School camp, opposite AIT Maiduguri, Borno state. Captain  J.E. Nwosu, an army Captain who is the prosecutor in the case, told the marshal panel that the accused soldiers had on  August 4 , in Maiduguri, refused to join the 111 Special Forces Battalion troops, commanded by Timothy Opurum, a Lieutenant Colonel for an operation which was meant to recapture Delwa, Bulabulin and Damboa in Borno State from members of Boko Haram. Captain J.E N...

Everyone is getting naked these days. as if it is nothing, anyways, they have made it to be nothing,

Statement released by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed   Tinubu   regarding his withdrawal from consideration for the APC Vice- Presidential Position. I am a Nigerian who loves his country and am hopeful about what it can become. I have seen and conducted myself as a patriot long before I thought of myself as a politician.  I shall always walk this line and no other. After all the political calculations are made and the dust of competition has settled, it must be this nation and its people who  stand first and foremost. The question becomes whether we stand strong, able to shape ourselves into our best future or will we stand frail and trembling, burdened by the abject failure to surmount the multiple problems confronting us.  It against this backdrop that I assess any action I take. Here I come to my name being placed in consideration as the Vice Presidential candidate for our party, the APC.  I have labored hard to move this par...

BBC journalist Naziru Mikail just tweeted this. Looks like Boko Haram is planning to go after the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

The private screening of Stephanie Linus’ movie “ Dry ” took place on Saturday 29th November at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK where part of the film was shot. With over 150 guests in attendance, movie enthusiasts and critics from the UK and beyond who attended the event had nothing but words of commendation and praise for DRY which received a resounding 10-minute-standing ovation from the entire audience.  

Former actress and beauty queen Regina Askia Williams turned 47 yesterday and her husband and children threw her a small birthday party at a restaurant in New York.