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The leader of Niger Delta Volunteer force, Alhaji Asari Dikubo has revealed that the Niger Delta Militants are not afraid of the President-elect, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari following rife speculations and media reporst that the president-elect will jail so many Nigerians, especially the corrupts. Dokubo on his facebook page this morning stated that the fact that the militants in Niger Delta toeing the path of peace as exemplified by President Goodluck Jonathan, who conceded defeat during election, does not make them coward. “…Buhari does not have the power to send any body to prison….get that into your piggy skull and nobody is afraid of him….We are waiting for him….following the example of GEAJ does not make us cowards….If he Buhari wants to be a Pharaoh….then he will find a Moses in me.” Asari-Dokubo stated.  

The troubled Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke might be heading to a turbulent end of his administration as Petroleum Minister as the President-elect has reiterated his desire to probe the claim by a former Governor of the Central Bank, now Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, that $20bn, that was supposed to be remitted by the NNPC to the federation account, could not be unaccounted. President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), made the declaration on Sunday while receiving a delegation of party supporters and newly elected officials on the platform of the All Progressives Congress from Adamawa State at his campaign office in Abuja. The President-Elect, who spoke in the local Hausa language, expressed surprise that instead of probing the allegations by the former CBN governor, the authorities chose to fire him. According to him, since Sanusi’s claim was documented, his administration will take a second look at the document when he assumes pow

Tiwa shared the photo above and wrote "Hey baby, look what daddy did for mummy today. Breakfast in bed, church, romantic dinner, candles and rose petals all over our hotel room, lots and lots of gifts and love. This is how we ended up creating you in the first place oooo lol. We love you daddy, thank you for a magical day ❤️��"

I mean no disrespect here, just jokes. 

President-elect Gen. Buhari has signified interest to probe the alleged missing $20 billion from the coffers of the NNPC. Speaking with APC members from Adamawa state at the APC National headquarters in Abuja today April 26th, Gen Buhari queried the dismissal of Former CBN governor now Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II who raised alarm over the missing money. "I heard that some people have started returning money; I will not believe it until I go and see for myself. Imagine a situation where the former CBN governor who by God ‘s grace would later become the Emir of Kano raised an issue of missing billions of money, not in Naira but in Dollars, $20 billion. What happened, instead of investigating to know whether it was true that the money was missing or not, they simply found a reason to remove him. So these are the issues we are talking about" he said in Hausa

A man who claimed to be an officer of the Nigerian Navy is currently enmeshed in what could best be described as a fraudulent marriage. The man identified as Edward Benosa and who claimed to be attached to NNS Apapa, Lagos, wedded a lady (name withheld) in a Catholic church in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State in June 2014 while his first marriage was still intact. Edward, it was gathered, allegedly tricked the woman in question to foot the bills of the wedding after he reportedly showed her a post- dated cheque of N1 million with which he claimed he intended to refund the expenses incurred by the lady. Sunday Sun gathered that the naval officer met the lady in 2013 through a friend and they dated until the lady became pregnant early in 2014.The lady who was a youth corps member as at the time they met, a reliable source explained, was also into business. “Along the line, a lady started calling her on phone telling her to leave her husban

Henry Okojie has done his first solo photo-shoot...and he looks so adorable!

South African government has released a statement expressing their displeasure over Nigerian government's decision to recall her envoys following Xenophobic attacks in SA. In a statement released by the South African government's Department of International Relations and Co-operations, SA government described the decision as an unfortunate and regrettable step, adding that only Nigeria has taken such a decision since the xenophobic attacks began.  According to the  statement , the South African government did not blame Nigeria when 84 of her citizens died in the Synagogue  Church of All Nations building collapse some months back. (how is it the same thing?) Find the statement released after the cut... The South African Government takes note that the outgoing Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has recalled its Acting High Commissioner to South Africa. A government resorts to such an extraordinary diplomatic step to express outrage at actions or B

The ex-Niger Delta militant shared photos of himself with all of his kids - That would be 12 of them. But I doubt it's from same woman. He shared his lovely family photos on his Facebook page. See more photos below Meanwhile, responding to one of his followers on Facebook, Dokubo said the President elect, Gen Buhari does not have the power to send anyone to jail. What he posted below...

A mutilated man was just thrown from a car on 3rd Mainland Bridge this evening. A driver who witnessed it took a photo and it's horrific. See the photo after the cut *viewer discretion advised*

Bayelsa state PDP publicity secretary, Mr. Osom Makbere says international and local factors contributed to President Jonathan's defeat at the 2015 general elections. He blamed it most on the president's wife and the signing of the anti-gay bill "Jonathan was a victim and target of international cum domestic esoteric codes and conspiracies. On the international level, the passage of the anti-gay legislation led to criticisms and face-off with the US, and the West. The strides made in the economic sphere, especially domestic rice promotion, calculated by the Jonathan administration to flip economic growth, and boost import substitution, also negatively alerted the West. The shift to China for our railway transformation, and recently, the migration to Russia for arms and ammunition to quelling the insurgency also signalled to the West that Jonathan had started constituting a self-reliant and dependent nation-state, a feat seen too tall by the US and th

In 2011, former footballer John Fashanu married Abigail Igwe, Adaeze's mother (read  here ) fast forward to 2015 and John, 52, claims Abigail tried to kill him after she found him having a threesome UK Mirror  reports Soccer legend John Fashanu has accused his wife of trying to kill him – after she allegedly found him bedding two women at the same time. The retired former Wimbledon and England striker said estranged Abigail Onyekwelu went for him with a knife during a furious row at their home. Fashanu, also a former Gladiators host, is now at the centre of a bitter divorce battle with Abigail – and insists she cheated on him with a woman. She denies his claims and the ­astonishing battle – which includes the ­accusation that he bedded their maid – is to be played out in the high court in Abuja, Nigeria. Furious Abigail, 48, said last night: “Good riddance to bad rubbish! I’ve left him and washed my hands.” But Fashanu, 52 – dubbed Fash the Bash for

Jude Okoye and his wife, Ifeoma, dedicated their daughter Emma today April 26th. The couple welcomed their daughter in November 2014. More photos below Okoye children, Andre & Aliona dressed up in their  Sunday  best..

President elect, Gen Buhari has reportedly read the riot act to members of his family, warning them that they will face the full wrath of the law if they commit any crime while he serves as President. According to Daily Trust, Gen Buhari read the riot act to members of his family in Daura, Katsina state recently. A Family source said he gathered all his children and family members together and advised them to seek meaningful ways to make a living, stressing that no family member of his will enjoy any preferential treatment. He also told them that non of them is welcomed to Aso Rock if they are not invited, adding that the Villa is a place for serious minded people and not for idle family members.

Their traditional wedding was in November 2013 but their white wedding was in Dubai on April 26th 2014. Happy anniversary to them. Beautiful couple!

It seems Floyd Mayweather's car dealer is an Igbo man named Obi Okeke (left). He owns Fusion Luxury Motors where Floyd buys some of his exotic cars

Yesterday, it was reported that Sen. Hope Uzodimma and some family members were arrested by police in Imo state for allegedly thumb-printing ballot papers meant for the governorship rerun election. He just released a statement saying it's not true. Read below... Senator Hope Uzodimma (Imo West) has cautioned politicians in the country against ridiculing and tarnishing the hard reputation of their opponents. He said politicians who indulge in such act were not helping Nigeria’s fledging democracy to thrive but were wittingly and unnecessarily heating up the polity. Reacting to allegations that he, along with some of his family members were arrested by the police in his Omuma country home in Imo State over alleged electoral malpractices during last Saturday’s re-run Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in the State,Uzodimma said that neither he nor any member of his family was arrested. He said as a lawmaker who has distinguished himself in the Up

Here are the photos and profiles of the 4 Nigerians who are to be executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking. Martin Anderson : 50 year old Martin Anderson (above) was arrested in Jakarta in 2003 on a charge of possessing about 1.8 ounces of heroin and was accused of being part of a local drug ring. He had traveled to Indonesia on a fake Ghanaian passport and has been incorrectly identified as Ghanaian. He was sentenced to death in 2004. According to his lawyer, Kusmanto, who like many Indonesians uses one name, Mr. Anderson was shot in the leg during his arrest — a method the Indonesian police are sometimes known to use when apprehending a suspect — and remains bothered by the wound to this day. He has been in poor spirits since being transferred to Nusakambangan Island for execution, Mr. Kusmanto said. Mr. Anderson has filed for a judicial review of his conviction and death sentence with the Supreme Court, but his lawyer said he feared the court would not consider the app