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The Abia State Governor has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to follow the guidelines contained in the Electoral Act for the conduct of elections and apply same in the interest of all participants and the citizenry. In a state broadcast, Governor Theodore Orji commended the state residents for their peaceful conduct before and during the 2015 general elections. He therefore, called on the electoral body to put their house in order and do all that is necessary to announce the outcome of the governorship and House of Assembly elections without further delay. Governor Orji, however, urged parents to keep an eye on their wards and appealed to the candidates and politicians to make peace their watch word. Source: Channels TV

According to  @ bbnhuzaifa , he twitted,  The New transformer that @ AAAjimobi of APC giv us after @ TKF2015 of PDP tek back his own

This evening Sahara Reporters published a blockbuster report they got from Business Council for Africa (BCA) claiming that Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been denied asylum by six countries where she had so far applied. The report claims she's looking for a country to run to before Gen. Buhari takes over as president because she's scared she might be probed or jailed. But reacting this evening, Alison-Madueke, through the Group Public Affairs GM of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, said there's absolutely nothing of such happening. She said she has no intentions of either seeking asylum anywhere in the world or even relocating from Nigeria. Read the  Sahara Reporters /BCA report after the cut... No fewer than six countries have already refused to grant an asylum request by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Business Council for Africa (BCA) said in its just-rele...

This is based on what an online media YNija Published. We already criticised the fact that the mother of the three kidnapped Orekoya boys may have been careless enough to contract the kidnapper-nanny from a fraud prone platform, but we didn’t expect the administrators of the site would be unsympathetic about her plight. Days after the unfortunate abduction, the e-commerce platform, OLX has spoken out on the incident. The Country Manager, OLX Nigeria, Lola Masha, spoke on behalf of the company expressing deep concern in one tone and in another, she proved that they were indifferent to the happenings. According to her statement, she wasn’t indeed worried one bit about the boys who are missing, but at the fact that it was on the company’s platform. Seeing as these things happen everyday on their platform, her careless response isn’t exactly surprising. Instead of showing a little empathy, she insisted that the online platform for e-Commerce business is still t...

This morning, we read that the PDP governorship candidate in Oyo state, Teslim Folarin, allegedly removed a transformer he donated to a community after he lost in the election. (read  here ). Well. he just released a statement saying it's not true. Read below... It is with sadness that I learnt of a particular incident which purportedly took place in the Sabo area of Ibadan on Sunday. I understand that a transformer which I had donated to the community was the subject of controversy between the youths of the area and some leaders with either side accusing the other of trying to sell the transformer. The PDP youths in the area subsequently took the transformer to a safe place within Sabo area itself pending an amicable resolution which I understand was resolved by the leaders of the community. Fact; I was not aware of this incident until this morning when I was woken up with headlines all over the internet that I had taken back the transformer because I had lost an e...

No fewer than six countries have already refused to grant an asylum request by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Business Council for Africa (BCA) said in its just-released monthly report, noting that about US$ 1 trillion is the latest estimated figure of the looting of the Nigerian treasury between 1960 and 2005 alone. The report, dated March 2015, focused extensively on Nigeria’s general elections. It said the notorious Minister, whose impunity is known to have been closely-protected by President Goodluck Jonathan, will be coming under the microscope for the first time in her Ministerial career. “Given her reputation, it comes as no surprise to learn that 6 countries have already refused to grant her asylum to live in their countries as she now wishes to leave Nigeria at the earliest possible opportunity,” it said. BCA recalled President-elect Muhammadu Buhari lamenting that the rest of the world looks at Nigeria as the ...

Percy Sledge died early Tuesday morning of natural causes at age 74. He sang "When A Man Loves A Woman"

The Peoples Democratic Party has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, over Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling which upheld his election. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said the ruling “is a testimony that the judiciary is still the last hope of the common man having sustained the wishes and aspirations of the people of Ekiti state as expressed in the June 21, 2014 governorship election.” PDP said it regrets that the ruling came when “key institutions of democracy such as INEC and some security personnel, have already started compromising their independence apparently under the dictates of an obsessive APC”. “Mr. Fayose displayed doggedness and triumphed in the face of daunting challenges from anti-democratic forces and urged the governor to be magnanimous in victory while using his mandate to deliver good governance in line with the PDP manifesto and vision of the founding fathers,” the party said. While restatin...

219 girls who were picked as Chibok Girls ambassador met with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja today April 14th where they called on the federal government to expedite action on the release of the 219 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno state on April 14th. During their march from the Unity Park to the Ministry's secretariat, the girls held a placard with the names of each of the missing Chibok girls. See more photos below

According to media reports, doctors in Maryland, US, found a woman with a very unusual condition; she was born with two vaginas. The woman, described as black, has the vaginas side-by-side but only uses one - for sex. The other one, she's never used before, so that one is still considered a virgin. The lady told doctors that she menstruates out of both vaginas during her period. Doctors performed a full medical exam on the woman and determined that both vaginas were fully functional and both or them lead to her single uterus, according to a report by MediaTakeOut. Aside from having two vaginas, everything else in the woman's anatomy is the same. See the photo -  here  

10 Nigerians are feared dead after angry South Africans launched a xenophobic attack on African migrants in Johannesburg on Friday April 10th. According to reports, 5 Gabonese, 10 Somalis and 5 Congolese students were also killed with some of their bodies set ablaze during the attack. According to reports, the South Africans say their anger is that black migrants from other African countries are taking all the jobs available to young men in their country, leaving them, the citizens jobless, and slowly taking over their economy. In a related development, 5 Africans migrants in South Africa were killed in yet another string of xenophobic attacks in Durban today April 14th. The South African police is currently patrolling the city to avert further attacks on shops owned by immigrants from other African countries. Malawian government have concluded plans to repatriate its citizens in South Africa following the increased rate of xenophobic attacks.

A LIB reader tells a story of a near fatal encounter between two police officers in Lagos this morning and how he was caught in the middle. He also shared photos. Read below... The usual hustle and bustle of Lagos was the order of the day as i boarded Ikeja bus from igando area of Lagos state this morning. Unknown to me our bus driver was a police officer who disguised by putting on a mufti. As we approached abule-odu area along Idimu road, the bus i was in clashed with a private car and there was a little dent as you would expect, our driver didn’t wait but the private car owner started looking for ways to manipulate so we pleaded with our driver to wait to avoid loss of life.(it’s better resolving the issue rather than losing lives) Immediately our driver stopped, the driver of the private car came down with a gun and started harassing our driver who immediately identified himself as a police officer also. This i guess didn’t go down well with the other person who ...

 Well, he killed his uncle and girlfriend, so don't blame anyone for thinking he may have done same to his wife. North Korea's First Lady, Ri Sol-j, has been spotted out in public for the first time in 2015. The last time she was seen in public was in December 2014 at a ceremony commemorating the death of her husband's father, Kim Jong-il. Ri Sol-J joined her husband, Kim Jong-un and other senior officials at a football game celebrating Kim's grandfather's birthday recently. North Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, carried a picture of the smiling couple on its front page, so everyone knows she's alive and well.

Vice President Namadi Sambo has called Kaduna state governor-elect and former FCT Minister Nasir El-Rufai on his victory at the polls last Saturday. According to a statement by Mallam El-Rufai's spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, VP Sambo wished El-Rufai a successful tenure in office and urged him to use his wealth of experience for the peace and development of Kaduna state & Nigeria at large

Popular OAP, Adaeze Onyinyechie Ayoka, born to a Ghanaian mother and Nigerian father from Abia state, was reportedly kidnapped a few days ago and allegedly raped by her abductors. According to media reports, her colleagues said the last time they heard from her was Easter Friday but when they didn't see her throughout last week, they declared her missing yesterday Monday April 13th. Last night, her abductors reportedly posted nude photos of Adaeze to her Whatsapp and Facebook page using her phone. People who claimed to have seen the photos claim three men, who didn't show their faces, pinned Adaeze down and opened her legs, and said they'd taken turns on her. The alleged photos (I have now seen a photo - sad) supposedly went viral on Ghanian social media space. A colleague of the victim contacted Facebook who immediately shut down her Facebook page. Adaeze was reportedly released late yesterday/early this morning by her abductors and is currently on ad...

Last year, it was reported that Gen. Buhari while declaring his assets claimed he has approximately 150 cows. This was initially used by some to ridicule him claiming it was mere propaganda for pity and that he was probably richer. Well, he has gone on to win the Nigerian Presidential elections and here is a look at those cows. Another photo below Photo Credit: @BayoOmoboriowo