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The verbal assaults between Femi Fani-Kayode, director of media and publicity for the PDP presidential campaign organisation, and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a new turn on Monday.  Reacting to the criticisms directed at him for insinuating that Yemi osibanjo, the running mate to APC’s presidential candidate, was planning to step down for Bola Tinubu, Fani-Kayode pointed accusing fingers at Tinubu over the death of Funsho Williams Williams, a gubernatorial candidate in Lagos, was murdered under controversial circumstances on July 27, 2006.  “I do not believe in violence and I do not threaten people neither do any of my boys or any of those behind me,” Fani-Kayode wrote on Facebook. “Tinubu should not start this. I am not Funso Williams. I cannot be killed like a chicken. I cannot be destroyed. I cannot be taken before my time. My name is Femi Fani-Kayode, and nobody can kill me before my time. Nobody can cut me short. ...

It appears the Beautiful Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari who has been off the movie screen for awhile now was pregnant. According to recent reports, the actress has given birth to a set of twins. This was confirmed by her father, Alhaji Sidiku Buari on Myjoyonline.com this morning. He said, “It’s true. She brought forth twins alright, that is true. I’m confirming [it] as the father.” Mr. Buari also disclosed that she gave birth outside the country but he however did not disclose where. Though the father of the babies still remains unknown, it is known that the actress has been in an on and off relationship with Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke. The pair even engaged in March 2014 on one of the editions of Jim Iykes reality show “Jim Iyke Unscripted” but Buari ended the relationship citing irreconcilable difference. Congratulations to Nadia Buari.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State, Chief Timothy Ibitoye, has said 555 Permanent Voter Cards, belonging to dead people, have been uncovered among the ones brought to the state for registered voters. He disclosed this on Monday in Abeokuta while briefing journalists about the progress made so far by the commission in the distribution of PVCs in the state. Ibitoye, who said the PVCs were in the custody of the commission, said they belonged to deceased persons collated from the 20 local government areas in the state. He said, “We had gone to all the local government areas in the state and we asked our officers to write out the names of those who were yet to collect their PVCs. We were able to get the number from this collation. The community leaders also assisted us in identifying those who have died since the last registration of voters, when the lists were pasted.” The REC said more people ha...

Press statement from APC Chieftain Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's media office. Read below... "All Progressives Congress National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to sue the management of the Daar Communications Limited, owners of the Africa Independent Television, AIT for the defamatory content of a documentary aired  on Sunday . Counsel to Asiwaju Tinubu, Tunji Abayomi, said a letter asking Daar Communications to apologize for the content and stop further airing was delivered this afternoon. A part of the letter to AIT reads, " ... You aired an hour long documentary focussing on our client (Bola Tinubu). Clearly pre-occupied with political resentment and hatred neither warranted, necessary, proper, or justified, you published several false allegations against our client...More disturbing is your misrepresentation that the said documentary was "sponsored" without disclosing the "sponsors". You cannot under law, hide under media freedo...

These are the photos of ruthless killer, Mohammed Emwazi, the ISIS executioner popularly known as Jihadi John and currently the most wanted man in the world. He's pictured left during his time as an IT worker in Kuwait. His parents have also been identified but claim not to be associated with him. The last time he spoke to them, they said he tricked them into believing that he was a humanitarian aid worker in Syria.

North West didn't seem impressed with the photogra phers taking her photos as she landed London's Heathrow Airport with her grandmother this morning. Kris took the toddler to the UK to re-unite with her parents who have been in the UK since the BRIT Awards. From there, they will be traveling to France for Paris Fashion Week, which kicks off tomorrow. 

What does an 80 year old woman want with a Facelift, you may wonder? Well, Elizabeth Moore said she got it because her ageing face with all it wri nkles no longer matched how she felt inside. Despite her family warning her against, 8 months ago, the retired university lecturer got a facelift, dermabrasion and fat injections into her cheeks. The five-hour operation cost her about $15,000 "I hoped I could go back to looking as I did a decade ago, when I felt more confident.  I wanted to look the very best I could, and now I feel I do.  I look in the mirror and feel much more confident about what I see. I no longer look tired and miserable, which I did previously because my cheeks were sunken and I had deep lines near my mouth. I now look rested and well." She said...  Elizabeth before and after the surgery...  ‘I never thought of myself as particularly attractive, so it wasn’t about trying to recapture the beauty I once had and then lost. I’ve ju...

APC VP candidate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo took to twitter to correct the assertion that the old man in the pic making the rounds is related to him. He also tweeted that his own father died on the 22nd of July, 1996. And that his mother, who is 82yrs old, is alive and well in Lagos. 

The 2015 Forbes list of billionaires is now out. Five Nigerian made the cut - Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Folorunsho Alakija, Femi Otedola and Abdulsamad Rabiu. Orji Uzor Kalu and Tony Elumelu who made the list last year were dropped off the list this year.  Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is now the 16th richest man in the world. The youngest billionaire in the world is 24 year old Evan Spiegel, the co-founder of photo- messaging app, Snapchat. Aliko Dangote is the year's biggest loser, his fortune dropped to $14.7 billion from $25 billion last year. Read the rest below From  Forbes For our 29th annual guide to the globe’s richest, we found a record 1,826 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $7.05 trillion, up from $6.4 trillion a year ago. The total includes 290 newcomers, 71 of whom hail from China. Youth are on the rise: A record 46 among the ranks are under age 40. One earthward note: The ave...

The Buhari Vanguard, a group supporting the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, has accused the Nigerian Presidency and the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, of a sinister plot to assassinate Mr. Buhari. Mr. Buhari, 73, is the flag bearer of the APC in the March 28 election. In a statement on Monday, the Buhari Vanguard said they had become “extremely concerned” over the safety of the APC candidate. “We cannot close our eyes and pretend that we do not see danger. We suspect that the PDP and the Presidency must be up to something sinister and may just be watering the ground for a soft landing when it is finally executed,” said Jasper Azuatalam, chairman of the group. “We express fear that some people may be targeting to assassinate Gen Muhammadu Buhari and turn round to claim that it is their prophecy fulfilled. “We have not forgotten that late last year, Gen Muhammadu Buhari narrowly escaped death when his convoy...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said contrary to the information being peddled by the spokesman of the Jonathan Campaign Organization, Femi Fani-Kayode, the party does not wish him any ill health, even though it is seriously concerned about his mental state. “No, we have never and will never wish anyone any ill health. However, we are seriously concerned that Mr. Fani-Kayode may have unhinged, perhaps as a result of a relapse into an unhealthy lifestyle of substance abuse,” the party said in a statement issued in Dubai on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed. “Our concern stems from the series of incoherent statements, outlandish claims and inconsistent behaviours exhibited by Mr. Fani-Kayode in recent times, which call into question his state of mental health. “We wish Mr. Fani-Kayode well and call on him to tell Nigerians that he remains clean, despite the massive pressure of work, and that he will not do anything that will see him nee...

The singer/actress, who looks stunning in Burgundy hair, took to instagram to remind people that she doesn't give a hoot about what they think about her. What she wrote below 'I STOPPED CARING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME YEARS AGO* THOUGHTS CHANGE,FEELINGS CHANGE BUT THANK GOD THAT JESUS IS CONSISTENT YESTERDAY,TODAY & FOREVER* BE FREE FROM PEOPLE'S EVER CHANGING THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU* ITS ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THEIR TODAY & TOMMORROW FEELINGS* JUST ANOTHER REASON TO BE FREE FROM PEOPLES BONDAGE. They hate you today? it's ok,TOMMORROW IS A NEW DAY.'

According to Defence Headquarters, Nigerian military yesterday dominated operations in Kukawa Geri and Gubja villages in Yobe state, ridding the town of  Boko Haram members.

He shared this on his Facebook page this afternoon...read below.. "It is not Femi Fani-Kayode but rather Bola Tinubu that slurs when he speaks. It is not Femi Fani-Kayode but rather Bola Tinubu that has to take 20 pills before he can go out. It is not Femi Fani-Kayode but Bola Tinubu that his hands shake when he tries to lift his fork and knife and eat. It is not Femi Fani-Kayode but rather the spokesman of the APC, Lai Mohammed, that is rotting from inside and that has the chronically bad breath of a rabid poll cat. Lai's breath is so bad that it is enough to knock out a polar bear from across the street. It is not Femi Fani-Kayode but rather Lai Mohammed who is suffering from loose bowel movements and who defecates every other minute to the point that he often has to wear pampers when he goes on long journeys. So, if anybody wants to talk about ill health. They should talk about themselves and not about me. I repeat my name is Femi Fani-Kayode, a...

Pres. Jonathan pictured above dancing to Orezi's music at  yesterday's  meeting with 5000 Nigerian youths at the Eko Hotel. More pics below  Music star Sean Tizzle prostrating before the president...

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UK Ministry of Defense says it has information about the missing Chibok girls but cannot share it with Nigeria because   according to them, revealing details of what it found about the whereabouts of the abducted girls would clearly damage its relationship with Nigeria and other allies.   According to  Punch , this revelation came after an independent security organization, Security In Africa, who planned to storm the Sambisa forest to rescue the girls, wrote a letter to UK government asking for any information they had on the missing girls. Continue... Part of the letter written by Security In Africa founder, Ben Oguntala reads; "We seek to know the   results and reports of the British Armed Forces, the details of where they searched and the results of their findings.  We also seek to have the details of the technology, technique or methodology used in the search and the consequential results”. However a respo...

16 year old SS1 student, Abdulateef Asamu (pictured above) has been arrested by the Ogun state Police command for robbing and raping his neighbor, a 52 year old woman at Lambe area of Ajuwon, Ogun state on January 18th. According to  Tribune , the police said that Abdulateef, the first son of his parents, broke into the woman's home late at night, threatened her with a weapon and demanded she bring out all the money she had at home. He took about N16,500 from her and then asked her to lie down so he could have sex with her. He lied to the woman that he had his gang outside her home who would come in if she didn't obey him. Out of fear, the woman who was alone at home that night, agreed and he proceeded to rape her... Unknown to him, the woman had recognized him as her neighbors teenage son. The next morning, she called her husband to tell him what had happened, and the husband immediately reported the case at the Ajuwon police station. Abdulateef was immed...

I just got an email from an Arik Air pilot who wants to remain anonymous. Below is his side of the story about the incident that happened at Abuja airport yesterday. His version below... Yesterday in Abuja, arik air was to operate a scheduled flight from Abuja to Sokoto  at 8am . But the flight was canceled. Passengers got angry and anxious to know when they'll leave Abuja. Then a bombardier Q400 aircraft was provided to fly them to Sokoto by  1pm . As they boarded, the pilot announced the plane had a snag so he disembarked the Sokoto passengers. Angry passengers got haywire on the ramp where aircraft were parked and hijacked 3 Arik aircraft from taking off. I was to fly to Benin from Abuja  3pm  flight. Angry Passengers sat on the foot of the Aircraft blocking Benin passenger from boarding Pilots got angry and called it hijacked in an international airport. Another sister aircraft tried to start its engines, and after starting, angry Sokoto pass...