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  Polo Avenue boss and daughter of billionaire businessman, John Obayuwana, Jennifer Obayuwana is engaged. The 33 year old mother of one, got engaged last night Dec. 31st to her boyfriend of 9 months, Peter Salah. Peter rented a room at Eko Signature last night, and asked Jennifer for her hand in marriage with rose petals and a canary yellow diamond ring. Big big congrats to her. 

During her secondary school days. Looking so  innocent

Seventeen stolen cars were recovered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and 14 of them returned to their owners, in the past one month alone, the FCT police command said on Tuesday.   In a press briefing, Commissioner of Police Wilson Inalegwu recalled that upon assumption of duty three months ago, he assured residents of the FCT of the preparedness of the force to rid the city of criminal elements.  Efforts in that direction, he said, have yielded tremendous results, including the arrest of 24 persons for various offences.   Among the command’s successes, it also intercepted and recovered over 203 cattle from rustlers who operate from such neighboring states like Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi. Full text of the briefing:  PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FCT, WILSON INALEGWU  ABUJA, 30TH DECEMBER, 2014 PROTOCOLS: INTRODUCTION: May I first of all extend my greetings to all the residents of the Federal Capital Territory for...

The Nigerian Army has dismissed 203 soldiers after a secret court martial held in the dead of the night, for allegedly disobeying a direct order from their commanding officer, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. One of the sacked soldiers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the soldiers were dismissed for asking for support equipment, following the army’s plan to convey them in a tipper for an operation in Bama and Gwoza, two strongholds of Boko Haram insurgents. The soldier, who is originally of the 19th Battalion in Okitipupa in Ondo State, but attached to the 7th division in Maiduguri, said the army detained them for over 90 days before dismissing them after a midnight trial. He said they are owed up to five months in unpaid salaries. Narrating the event that led to their dismissal, the soldier said his unit reconvened in Maiduguri last August, after they were dislodged by the insurgents in Damboa in an operation where their commanding officer and several other soldi...

Selena Gomez has sparked anger after posting pictures of herself flunting her ankle inside Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque on her Instragram account. A second picture, showing Gomez and fellow musicians Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Cody Simpson and Shay Mitchell smiling and striking poses has also been lambasted. Mosque visiting rules strictly ban all 'intimate behaviour' including holding hands and kissing, and states that all skirts must be ankle-length. Commenting on the picture, Alaa Almitwally said: 'Disrecpectful! It's a religion place not a place to have fun in, so disappointed.' Meanwhile another user, Ayisha Elturk, said: 'If their intent was to learn about Islam they wouldn't be posing like they were standing outside and amusement park.I like Selena Gomez but to have her do something like this makes me no longer a fan.' She has since deleted the images

Two women identifying themselves as Italian aid workers kidnapped in Syria have appeared in a video urging their government to seek their release. The video, filmed in mid-December, appeared online Wednesday night and purportedly shows Vanessa Marzullo and Greta Ramelli, who were abducted by gunmen in northern Aleppo province in August. The women, both in their twenties, are shown wearing black dresses and headscarves, seated before a blank wall. One woman holds a piece of paper with the date December 17, though the video appeared to have been posted online on December 31. The other, apparently reading from a script out of shot, urges the Italian government to bring them home before Christmas. The 23-second video includes no details of which group is holding the women and no one else appears in the footage. The posting on YouTube is titled "Al-Nusra Front detains two Italian employees because of their government's participation in the coali...

GENERAL Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has predicted that insurgency worldwide will be weakened in the new year and the dreaded Ebola virus which have killed thousands of people especially in West African sub-region will finally be defeated. This came as the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi predicted a glorious year for Nigeria. Speaking at the crossover night last night, Kumuyi told the gathering that this year would usher in signs and wonders into the lives of God’s people, stressing that before God could bless them, they must lay a solid foundation by giving their lives to Christ. The man of God was optimistic that God would pour out His abundance on His children in this New Year, urging them to trust God and look on with hope as they go through the year. Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Kanu Uche yesterday said Nigeria is drifting f...

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside an evangelist church in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, injuring several people, witnesses and a rescue worker said. “There was an explosion outside the ECWA church this morning. A suicide bomber who was restrained from getting into the church blew himself up,” said Abubakar Yakubu, who heads the Nigeria Red Cross in Gombe. “Luckily no one was killed but some people were mildly injured.” A witness said the man arrived during the church service and refused to park his motorcycle outside a security barrier set up by church volunteers. “He insisted on riding through the barrier,” said Dahiru Badamasi. “It was while he was arguing with the volunteers that his suicide belt exploded.” Another witness heard an explosion and rushed outside. “I saw a man leading three children with their new dresses stained with blood,” said Jummai Maifada. Northeast Nigeria has seen a relentless string of attacks blame...

Madonna recently released a Kanye West produced track titled"illuminati".She got a lot of bashing for it and decided to set the record straight on what illuminati really means.

President Jonathan attended the New Year church service with his children. The service was held by Pastor Paul Eneche at Dunamis International Gospel Church.

A trainee flight attendant on board doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501 left a touching love letter from the sky for her boyfriend in one of her last Instagram posts. ‘I love you from 38,000 ft,’ 22-year-old Khairunisa Haidar Fauzi wrote on a napkin to her partner Divo just two weeks ago. Ms Khairunisa has been tentatively identified as one of the seven bodies so far retrieved from the Java Sea after the aircraft crashed on Sunday, 42 minutes after taking off from Surabaya in Indonesia with 162 people on board. Along with photos of her travels, family and friends, Ms Khairunisa often shared messages to her boyfriend including his and her name written in sand on Instagram. The body of the former law student, who was following her dreams of becoming a stewardess after joining AirAsia last year, was identified because her name tag was reportedly still attached to her uniform. Authorities have confirmed the bodies of four males and three females – including a flight att...

Kim Kardashian 's number one beauty secret was revealed via a photo shared on her Instagram account on Monday, Dec. 29. If you guessed the trick is an expensive serum, beauty mask, or lots of sleep, sorry to say, you're wrong.  In a black and white photo with family friend Shamari Maurice, the  Keeping Up With the Kardashians  star, 34, revealed that maintaining her famous poker face is what keeps her looking so beautiful.  "See I do smile… even laugh on occasion,"  North West 's mom  spilled  in the gleeful picture's caption. "Not too often though because it causes wrinkles."  This explains a lot. Two weeks ago, Kardashian posted another pic where Baby Nori was cropped out, but she, of course, struck a fierce pose sans a smile or a frown in sight. After receiving criticism for the editing job, Kardashian explained why was Nori was left out of the picture. “Her eyes were closed and I was feeling my look! Can I live?!?...