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INEC office in Nwaorubi in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State was raised down by fire in the early hours of today at about 1.30am. Speaking on the incident, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Gabriel Ada, said all the sensitive and insensitive materials kept in the building were destroyed in the fire. Mr Gabriel said that the fire might be due to an electric spark from a generating set. He said although the fire did not destroy the card readers meant for next Saturday's governorship election, the fire incident might cause a little hitch during the governorship elections which is to hold next Saturday April 11th. He however promised that the agency would do everything possible to ensure that all materials, sensitive and non sensitive, needed for the governorship election is replaced.

The Obamas took the photo to celebrate Easter. Beautiful woman...

Controversial cleric of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, T.B. Joshua, on Sunday said he told the outgoing Nigerian ​p​residen​t, ​Goodluck Jonathan, that he would lose ​last week’s presidential election. Mr. Joshua said he ​sent his ​message to the President several week before the election. “I want to use this moment to congratulate Nigerians in our midst here,” Mr. Joshua began in a message to his multi-national congregation, televised live via his Christian network Emmanuel TV. Alluding to his prediction a week to the election that the dark cloud he saw covering Nigeria was lifting, he said that a bloody ‘war’ would have ensued if not for the prompt concession of power by President Jonathan. “Look, Nigeria wanted change – everyone was yearning for change. An attempt to stop change leads to war, to a bloodbath… If Nigeria knows what we have overcome, we would dance​,​”​ Mr. Joshua said.​ Mr. Joshua praised Mr. Jonathan’s tenure insisting that he had served...

Press statement from Femi Fani-Kayode Our attention has been drawn to a report titled “Fani-Kayode blasts Jonathan; says President is leaving legacy of ‘destruction and disaster’”, being circulated in the social media, and wish to put the records straight once and for all. The statement being referred to was lifted from media reports of April 25, 2013 (two years ago), during the sojourn of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The report does not, in any way, represent Chief Femi Fani-Kayode’s opinion of President Jonathan whom he holds very high esteem, a fact that made the former Minister of Aviation work so vigorously for Mr President as Director, Media and Publicity of his campaign organization in the just concluded presidential election. The relentless efforts of Chief Fani-Kayode in the course of the campaigns have been acknowledged by Mr President as well as the generality of Nigerians. The cordial relationship that exists between th...

A few days ago,she said now Buhari is president, she won't be exposing her body again..Well, is at it again

The General Over­seer of Faith and Victory Church, Akure, has predicted that Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State and his counterpart in Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, will be impeached from office before the end of this year. Prophet Oladipo, who predicted the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen Mohammadu Buhari, said both Mimiko and Fayose have limited days left to spend in office as gover­nors of their respective states. In an exclusive inter­view with  Sunday Sun , Prophet Oladipo insisted that Fayose would be im­peached in six month’s time and his Ondo State counterpart in December this year. According to him, Gov­ernor Mimiko had disap­pointed God who put him in the office and as such no amount of prayer could forestall his removal be­fore the end of this year. His words:  “God has re­vealed to me that Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo­dele Fayose, will be im­peached before the end of this year. Fayose...

The expectant mum is in South Africa, still rocking shows. In her words, she now has a fat face and fat nose like Donjazzy ..lol pregnancy..

Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, Dr. Mike Okonkwo pictured rewarding Josephine Ugwu, the airport staff who returned lost money, at his church this morning. Photo credit: Ògbẹ́ni Olúmîde

According to a new research carried out by US based researcher, Conrad Hackett, who works with Pews researcher, a US based non-partisan research group, Nigeria is ranked the 2nd most religious country after Pakistan and is also ranked the 4th country with the most widespread use of illegal substance, Marijuana, in the world. Is this really our reality or it is contestable?

African leaders from West and Central Africa will be meeting in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea on  Wednesday April 8th , to discuss on ways to combat the terror group, Boko Haram in the continent. The summit which is being jointly organised by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will among other things discuss on ways to tackle the sect activities which according to ECOWAS, if not checked, will destabilize the region.    "In the face of the mounting and increasingly bloody attacks by the fundamentalists against Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad and the series consequences for these countries, and the real risk of destabilizing western and central Africa, the two organizations have decided to take action,"Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, is being jointly organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Ce...

Governor Fashola and his wife, Abimbola Fashola pictured dancing at her pre-birthday party in Lagos today. Mrs Fashola will be a year older  tomorrow   April 6th . 

Investigations by Kenyan police into the massacre of 147 students of Garrissa University on Thursday April 2nd has revealed that one of the masked men who carried out the attack was a son of a govt official. The gunman identified as Abdirahim Abdullahi is a law graduate from the University of Nairobi and the son of Abdullahi Daqara, the Chief of Bulla Jamhuri in Mandera county Kenya's Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka in a text message to Reuters, said Abdirahim Abdullahi had disappeared from home the morning of the attack and his family was looking for him when the attack at the University campus occurred "The father had reported to security agents that his son had disappeared from home... and was helping the police try to trace his son by the time the Garissa terror attack happened," Njoka told Reuters  An unidentified government official based in Garissa said Abdullahi, after his graduation in 2013 joined the militant group al Sha...

1/ I wish to extend my condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones in the attack on Garissa University, - GMB — Muhammadu Buhari (@ThisIsBuhari) April 5, 2015 The Nigerias President-Elect. Gen Buhari Has Sent His Deepest condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones in the attack on Garissa University. In his tweet, he assures the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, and all Kenyans of Nigeria's support and prayers now and in the future

Obama of the United States of America has commended the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, over the way the Presidential and National Assembly elections were credibly conducted on March 28. Obama, who awarded the INEC boss with a “Certificate of Commendation” for his outstanding and sterling performance, said what the professor of Political Science had done deserves replication by all. President Obama, represented by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, also congratulated, President Goodluck Jonathan and the President-elect, Mohammadu Buhari for their roles in the election and the prevailing peace all over the country.

General Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the historic March 28th presidential elections have turned the political structures of the PDP on its head in a manner that marveled many within the country. However, the uncertainties surrounding the staffing of the incoming Buhari administration appears to pose a more intriguing scenario. This is as sources say the horse trading for the sensitive ministerial positions within the Buhari administration has already commenced. Ex-CBN Governor, Charles Soludo is said to have been presented by President Olusegun Obasanjo as the new Minister of Finance for the Buhari administration. But some APC big men are not happy… Soludo had served as a member of the economic team for the Obasanjo administration prior to becoming the governor of the CBN. Soludo’s presentation to the incoming administration as the likely minister of finance is reported to have raised eyebrows within the inner circles of the APC – who explained tha...

Even the Witches too deceived President Goodluck Jonathan this time? Nawao! Jonathan etched his name in gold in history books when he called president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on March 31, to congratulate him even before the result of the presidential election had been completely collated and the winner declared by the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC). But while it would appear that President Jonathan has already moved on after conceding defeat, sources say he is nursing the sting of betrayal by his close allies, which led to his loss to General Buhari. According to reliable presidency sources, beyond the pain of losing out, Jonathan is disappointed… because despite all the assurances from his cabinet members and other trusted political appointees as well as high ranking officials of the PDP that they had vigorously campaigned and sold his achievements to the people and were sure from feelers they were receiving that he would be re-electe...

The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has assured Nigerians that he would not condone looting of their common patrimony. He also promised to handle state resources with utmost responsibility and honesty. Buhari said this while receiving a delegation of the people of his home-state, Katsina, who came to congratulate him on his election as President, at his campaign office, in Abuja, on Saturday. He expressed his regret that the citizens had been impoverished by 16-year maladministration by the Peoples Democratic Party despite that the country received more income in the period than at any other time in the country’s history. The President-elect said savings from his war against corruption would be ploughed into education, with the objective of empowering the citizens. A statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr. Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying, “If you give education to a man or ...

Beyonce has dedicated a new love song,Die with you to Jay Z as they celebrate seven years as a married couple..In a video posted on Instagram ,she sings the ballad by the paino and at the end,she claps and says 'Yeah'..Jay Z turns the camera towards himself..The lyrics read 'Cause darling I wake up just to sleep with you. I open my eyes so I could see with you and I live so I can die with you' She debuted the full song on Jay Z's Tidal platform.. Watch video below click on caption Die With You. TIDAL.com A video posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Apr 4, 2015 at 2:31pm PDT

In a video she posted on instagram last night, the actress showed fans what inside her home looks like. See more pics below