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Excerpts from  Femi   Fani   Kayode 's interview with reporter - Seun Okin for Channels TV Politics. Gov. Amaechi was also interviewed. More when you continue... Amaechi speaks... 

The actress posted the photo of her new ride and wrote "May my new car take me to new places with new people and open up new opportunities in my life.#NiggaWeMadeIt". Congrats to her .

Obasanjo has started a new trend. Yunusa Halid, a PDP youth leader in New Karu in Nassarawa state, tore his PDP membership card in public today. 

Gen. Buhari pictured with Speaker of Nigeria's House of Reps, Aminu Tambuwal in London today. 

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Nigerian troops engaged in cordon and search in Baga continue to discover more arms of various background and shapes abandoned in some houses and surrounding communities by fleeing terrorists, the Nigerian defence headquarters has said. The spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, a Major General, said heaps of weapons, most of which were strange looking or destroyed, were still being gathered. Many abandoned or destroyed motorcycles have also been discovered, Mr. Olukolade said. He said a soldier was stabbed while another was shot during a close quarter battle which ensued as troops involved in cordon and search caught up with some of the fleeing terrorists Saturday evening. Mr. Olukolade added, “A number of individuals who claimed to be residents are also being interrogated in order to ascertain their identity and motive. The group consisting mostly women continued to hail and cheer the troops as they conduct thorough search in the area...

In a report by Premium times , President Goodluck Jonathan has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of ridiculing Nigeria before the international community and of scaring investors away from the country by his consistent criticism of his administration. In an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Mr. Jonathan said Mr. Obasanjo, by his utterances, was creating the impression that Nigeria is a country on the verge of collapse. Mr. Jonathan therefore advised the former president to be civil in his criticism so as not to create the impression that the country is in crisis. “For one reason or the other, Obasanjo may disagree with me as his first political son. You can even disagree with your own biological children, as a human being, not to talk of disagreeing with your political children. So, he can agree or disagree with me, but the utterances have to be managed in a way that it does not affect the economy and security of this country. “But I will use this opp...

President Goodluck Jonathan has denied he signed a pact, in 2011, to not seek a second term in office as claimed by his critics. Despite unambiguously stating he was not going to seek re-election in 2015, Mr. Jonathan also denied he ever gave such verbal commitment. Ahead of Mr. Jonathan emerging the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate, the Niger state governor, Babangida Aliyu, had claimed that the president endorsed a pact with the governors to exit in 2015. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had also reminded the president of his commitment to run for only a term. Addressing Nigerians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he attended an African Union Summit, the president had, while regretting that Diasporans would not vote in the April 2011 elections, Mr. Jonathan categorically stated that he would be vying for Presidency in 2015. “I would have loved that Nigerians in the Diaspora vote this year. But to be frank with you that is going to be dif...

Following successes recorded in the war against Boko Haram in Nigeria’s North-East zone, the Armed Forces have intensified efforts to capture alive, the leader of the insurgent group, Abubakar Shekau. Already, troops have been placed on alert to apprehend Mr. Shekau, who is said to be desperately trying to escape the warzone. Military formations engaged in the war have been ordered to do everything in their power to capture Mr. Shekau alive in order for him to face justice; PR Nigeria, an agency that circulates press statements for Nigerian security agencies, quoted a senior military source as saying. The order to capture the leader of insurgent group alive, PR Nigeria said, is borne out of the fact that on at least two different occasions, the military laid claims to killing Mr. Shekau and even flaunted videos just for the man to resurface and debunk the reports. Mr. Shekau is, therefore, ordered to be taken alive to ensure that the military is no longer fooled ...

Upcoming Nollywood actress,Queen­tessy Eze has revealed to the SUN that Tonto Dikeh gave her the beating of her life.The actress who says she has been nicknamed junior Mercy Johnson said... "I like the way Stephanie Okereke comports herself and how she delivers her lines. I also love Chika Ike for her politeness and humility. Another person that surprised me on set is Tonto Dikeh. I had always admired her acting style and was opportune to work with her on the set of Afri­can Bride. She was meant to beat me up and she really gave me the beating of my life on set.  And I was like ‘after all, I know who she is so I am not surprised because I was expecting the Devil himself’. But against the beating and all the negative reports about her, especially in the media, I later found her a very down-to-earth and friendly person. She was such a delight on set.  I was surprised when she later came to my room and apologised. She hugged me and explained that she had to...

While people were busy celebrating love last Valentine’s Day, a family somewhere in Ebonyi State was suddenly overtaken by grief over what would have been the beginning of a beautiful love story between their daughter and the man she was bringing home for introduction. The young woman, a native of Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was bringing home her suitor when only a few poles to her family house, the vehicle they were traveling in had an accident and she watched helplessly as the one she loved took the last breath.. They were traveling in a commercial bus. Strangely, the young man, an indigene of Abia State, was the only occupant of the bus that died in the accident. The intending couple had traveled alongside a few family members of the man from Aba for the event that was to hold just a few meters from the scene of the accident. According to an eyewitness account, the passengers claimed that the driver was trying to avoid hitting a...

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Roc Nation threw Rihanna a star-studded surprise 27th birthday on Friday night and it was attended by a lot of celebs including Jay Z and Beyonce, Naomi Campbell, Paris Hilton and her sister, Nikki, Tyrese, Russell Simmons, Vin Diesel, Queen Latifah and more. See the photos below

President Jonathan yesterday met with Islamic Clerics and Scholars at the State House in Lagos. See more photos below

In an interview with   ThisDay , President Jonathan said he underestimated the strength of terror group Boko Haram when he assumed office as President but now believes that the leader of the sect will be arrested before the elections.  He said bad press & poor Public relations has negatively affected his government as people, including himself and his cabinet members are not up to date with the achievements of his government. Read the interview after the cut... " I think the thing that has brought this government down with both Nigerians and non-Nigerians, is the issue of Boko Haram. One thing is that terrorism is all over the world, but they believe that we did not handle it the way we were supposed to handle it. Probably at the beginning, we and I mean myself and the team, we underrated the capacity of the Boko Haram. Capacity not in terms of what they have in Nigeria, but their international linkages, we underrated that and thought that we were deal...