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 former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, and a former Nigerian military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, where in Kaduna on Sunday to meet with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, over the forthcoming general elections. At the end of the meeting, which was held behind closed doors at Mr. Buhari’s office along Jabi Road, Kaduna metropolis Monday morning, neither the visitors nor Mr. Buhari spoke with journalists. Messrs. Mbeki and Abdulsalami left to the Kaduna airport to fly back to Abuja after a photo session, which marked the end of the over one hour meeting. Messrs. Mbeki and Abdulsalami had met with President Goodluck Jonathan at Aso Villa on Sunday. The two former leaders did not speak to the media as well.

Press statement from Femi Fani-Kayode...read below... The Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, for ignoring security reports and the counsel of the Federal Government against holding the 2014 May/June West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Chibok. Fani-Kayode said the abducted Chibok school girls would have been saved the ordeal to which they have been subjected these past 329 days had the governor taken the advice and acted in accordance with the security reports that the town was not safe for the examinations. He served notice to Governor Shettima to be ready for investigation and prosecution after leaving office if found complicit in the circumstances that led to the abduction of the girls. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by his Special Assistant (Media), Mr Sufuyan Ojeifo, in response to Governor...

The Ekiti State Police Command today Monday March 7th paraded a woman, Bukola Ogidiolu, for allegedly pouring petrol on her husband, and setting him ablaze. The fire destroyed his private parts. According to  The Nation , while being paraded to reporters, the 36 year old woman claimed that she had a disagreement with her husband over his alleged nonchalant attitude to her failure to conceive since their marriage over three years ago. She denied setting her husband on fire for refusing to take her out on the Valentine’s Day which happened to be her birthday.  Bukola said she didn’t know how the attack happened. The incident happened at the couple’s residence in Idolofin area of Odo-Ado, Ado-Ekiti. Bukola said: “We had disagreement over his nonchalant attitude to my barrenness that day and we were fighting. Our neighbours tried to plead with him but he never listened to them. He later ran inside and destroyed all my property. But he ha...

(Reuters) - About ten Chadian soldiers died in fighting to free two towns in northern Nigeria previously held by Boko Haram, the first gains against the militants made in a joint offensive launched with Niger at the weekend, military sources said on Monday. About 30 Nigerian and Chadian soldiers were wounded in clashes over Malam Fatouri and Damasak, a day after thousands of troops crossed the border to retake areas held by the Sunni Islamist group, whose insurgency has forced Nigeria to delay an election and neighbors to mobilize their armies. A Chadian officer, who asked not to be named, said about ten Chadian soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in fighting to liberate the towns. There was no official comment from Chad's army. "We have kicked the enemy out of these areas and they are now under our control," one of the Niger military sources said. Damasak, the town furthest into Nigeria, is 10 km (6 miles) south of the Niger border, where Niger and...

There were indications that the Presidency may have put the National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, under close watch, The Punch has learnt. It was learnt that the Presidency was not comfortable with the activities of the chairman of the ruling party as some members of the party were said to have informed President Goodluck Jonathan of the alleged double-faced activities of Mu’azu. It was learnt that the Presidency took the action following reports against the former Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda that he was not fully committed to the second term aspiration of President Jonathan. Those against him were said to have informed the President and members of his kitchen cabinets that Mu’azu did not take any action following the stoning of the President’s convoy in some states in the North. Specifically, he was said to have kept quiet over the stoning of the President’s vehicle in his home state. The sad e...

TMZ has obtained the video of music executive Suge Knight running over 2 men a few weeks ago, killing one. The video is revealing, gruesome, and will become the centerpiece of his murder trial. Read full TMZ report below and watch the video after the cut...(the video is quite graphic) Watch the video carefully. You see Suge pull up and he is almost instantly confronted by Cle "Bone" Sloan, who did security for the film. You clearly see Bone attacking Suge through the driver's window, when Suge suddenly throws the truck in reverse, clipping Bone with the side view mirror and knocking him down. You also see Terry Carter -- the man who ended up run over and dead -- standing near Bone. Terry moves into the parking lot when Suge guns it again, hitting Bone a second time and mowing Terry down, mortally wounding him. Suge claims he was not trying to run either man over but instead was trying to escape out of fear he would be killed. Suge's lawyer claims Bon...

Ikoyi Prisons School revealed today, March 9, that no fewer than 28 of its students would write the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), 2015, which commences on March 10. This was made known by Mr. Ayodele Obarewo, the School’s Principal, who said, in Lagos that the inmates were adequately prepared for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)-organised examination. Obarewo also revealed that more inmates had shown interest in furthering their education, having gone through several reform programmes being offered in the facility. The principal said the rise in the number of students registered for this year’s examination was encouraging. He said the figure had increased from the 14, who wrote the examination in 2014, to 28 this year. Obarewo said arrangements had been concluded for the commencement of the examination in the reformative centre, and that logistics for the smooth conduct of the all computer-based test, were in pl...

In an interview with Adeola Fayehun of Sahara TV, Presidential aide Doyin Okupe said Nigeria cannot have brand new trains because our economy cannot support it. He was reacting to a question on why trains seen in Nigeria are looking very Locomotive compared to the ones in America  "Forget it. We are not America. You cannot have brand new trains because the economy cannot support that."he said  Asked why Nigeria economy cannot support the purchase of brand new trains since we have been quoted as the largest economy in Africa, Dr Okupe only said; "We are the largest market. We are the largest economy" and the video fades out.  Nigerians have since reacted to Mr Okupe's statement. See that below

APC Governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo state and Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state pictured playing around at a function...

The General Overseer and founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has spoken about the forthcoming elections in Nigeria.  Oyedepo, while taking some of his members through a sneak-peep at what will happen to Nigeria as elections approach, spoke about the world of politics and what will be the aftermath when the polls finally hold. Speaking during the fourth service at Faith Tabernacle, the general overseer, popularly called ‘Papa’ by his members, declared that the elections would be peaceful, urging Nigerians that have relocated their families out of fear to not worry. In a prophetic statement, Oyedepo said: “ Watch it, concerning this nation, there’s a great future. This election shall be peaceful; it will come to pass like a dream of the night. Offices will not be shut down for a moment; it shall be peaceful, there will be order as ordained by God and we will celebrate at the end of the day,” he a...

A 2 year old child was burnt to death this morning after fire broke out at his parents home in Ibafo, Ogun state. A resident in the area said the fire started after gallons of petrol stored in the compound by a neighbour ignited due to heat in the area. The woman who was alleging selling the fuel ran after the incident. The fire razed the whole building and shops around. See more photos below Photo credit: Channels TV video 

I don't know what started the beef but the rappers came for each other on instagram yesterday. MI has featured Loose Kanyon in one or two of his songs so I guess they were cool before or maybe they were just messing around? MI posted quite a few things on his instagram page yesterday with harsh tag #Loosegetsbodied. Loose Kanyon replied. See all that below  And then from Loose Kanyon... 

A household provisions seller, Kwatri, has narrated how his claim that he was a mechanic and a Muslim helped him to escape from Boko Haram’s den in Mubi, Adamawa state. Kwatri, who is a Christian, while narrating his ordeal in Boko Haram’s den to Daily Times at the NYSC camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Damare in Adamawa state, informed that he repeatedly chanted: “Allahu Akbar” when he was confronted with death in the hands of the Boko Haram insurgents. According to Kwatri, when the terrorists learnt he was a mechanic, they knew he could be put to good use because their vehicles often need the attention of mechanics. While narrating how he was kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents, Kwatri, who stated that he had to name himself Mohammed, said: “I regret the day I chose to go to Mubi to buy goods for my provision shop in Michika. On that fateful day, I remember I asked my wife what should I buy for her and she replied that I should buy anythi...

According to several reports, this leaked photo circulating online features Nadia Buari's twins girls. The claims is that, though no cameras have been allowed near her and the twins, Jim Iyke used the photo for his recent 'miracle' tattoo (which he surprisingly didn't show off)... Reports have is that Jim Iyke may not be the father to the twins

Senior pastor of House on the Rock church pastor Paul Adefarasin, who says he's non-partisan, told his congregation in church yesterday that he won't be voting in this year's general elections. He said he's decided not to vote because this year's election is like a do-or-die affair for some people. He said he belongs to an association in the US that feel that the election campaigns have so far been violent. He went further to call for a peaceful 2015 election