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P resident Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Service Chiefs in his old office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting which is called the Armed Forces Council meeting is said to be the first since the President’s assumption of office. The Service Chiefs, the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and a Director are said to be in attendance. Confirming the meeting on his Twitter handle, Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad wrote: “And, President @MBuhari is currently presiding over an Armed Forces Council Meeting in this particular office you’re talking about.” Ahmad was reacting to a report that Buhari has been avoiding his Aso Rock office after 81 days. Buhari had some months back vacated his office at the Presidential villa, following destruction caused by rodents upon his return from medical vacation in London.

A t the moment, it seems Paul and Peter Okoye of Psquare have decided to sell all the joint properties they own and split the money so they can finally go there seperate ways with no strings attached. The duo have put up their 'Squareville' mansion up for sale. A visit to the mansion located on Lola Holloway street, Omole Estate this morning shows the 'For Sale' sign-post in front of the property and when we put a call through to the agent, we gathered that the twin building with a swiming pool, underground basement and other exotic features is up for sale at 320 Million Naira. At the time when Psquare moved into the mansion in 2010, Peter Okoye was quoted saying, 'getting a land in Omole Estate (Ikeja, Lagos) alone is N100m. When you look at the house, especially the finishing, it is over $2million. When people speculated that the house was worth N300 million, we had not even finished the interior. What do you think is the cost of a mansion tha...

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T he Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar II, on Wednesday said the injustice in appointments and allocation of resources in the country were responsible for crisis and disunity in the country. The monarch said this at a Collaborative Interfaith Peace and Security Capacity Building Workshop, organized by the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, NARC, in collaboration with Inter-Religious Peace Initiative in Abuja. Represented by the Executive Secretary of Abuja National Mosque, Alhaji Ibrahim Jega, Abubakar said an all inclusive governance remains the panacea in addressing the myriads of problems confronting the country. He urged leaders at all levels to be equitable, fair and just to every member of the society in the distribution of amenities and resources, irrespective of the political, religious and tribal inclinations of members of the society. According to the monarch, “When it comes to issue of ...

H uman Rights activist, Kola Edokpayi and his team on Tuesday, secured the release of one Kennedy Omokaro, who was arrested, charged to court and jailed for stealing his employer's cassava tubers because of unpaid salary.  "Today we perfected the bail of one Kennedy Omokaro who was arrested and charged to court for uprooting his master's cassava and sold same for #3,000 to buy food stuff because his Oga has not paid him for two months," Mr Edokpayi wrote. The young man had already spent three months in Benin Prison because his sister who was frustrated brought the matter to our notice last weekend through a friend and we swing into action and got him out of prison within 72 hours. 'I must work the works of Him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work" We need your support to sustain the struggle to emancipate the poor. We need your support to sustain the struggle to emancipate the poor masses who are ...

O peratives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested five persons including two native doctors in connection with the death of a man. The deceased, one Thomas Ezeugwu from Nkpologwu town in Uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu state, slumped and died in mysterious circumstance on October 6. It was gathered that during mourning, the suspects confessed that they conspired and went to Omor Town in Anambra state and invoked Juju on the said land on the ground that whoever steps into it will die. Below is a statement issued on Wednesday, November 8, by the Command's spokesperson, SP Ebere Amaraizu: To many especially relations of one Thomas Ezeugwu now deceased, from Nkpologwu town in Uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu state,the death of their loved one who resides in lagos still remains fresh in their mind given the mysterious circumstance he allegedly died.The deceased had allegedly on 6/10/17 in the morning,slumped and died.Following his death,t...

A couple who are first-time parents took to Instagram to document the birth of their child who they brought into the world all by themselves, at home, without assistance from any medical personnel or anyone at all. The father, who is a personal trainer, said they were able to do it by having a healthy lifestyle all through the pregnancy; eating well, exercising and all of that. He also said they researched extensively for what to do in case complications arise during birth. He went on to share really graphic photos showing how their baby came into the world.  He captioned one of the photos: "The most magical moment of my life so far was assisting in the delivery of my daughter on to this Earth. No doctors, no midwives, just us, good energy & good vibrations! #InspiredByCoupe #AFatherRole #Natural #HomeBirth #DrCoupe ??‍??" There were mixed reactions in the comment section after he shared the story. Some praised him while others pointed out it ...

N igerian male barbie doll, Bobrisky was arrested in Lagos on November 7th, 2017 in Lekki.  He revealed to LIB that serial entrepreneur Toyin Lawani was the one who called for his arrest. Listen to the exclusive audio below Exclusive Audio: Bobrisky explains why Toyin Lawani used the Nigerian Police to arrest him for stealing her cream customers A post shared by LIB - Linda Ikeji Blog (@lindaikejiblog) on Nov 8, 2017 at 10:37am PST

F emi Falana, a human rights lawyer has appealed to President Buhari to order the immediate release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El Zakzaky. In a letter dated November 7, 2017 and addressed to the President, Falana recalled that a Federal High Court in Abuja had in December 2016 ordered the release of El-Zakzaky’s and his wife from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The court, according to him, also awarded them reparation of N50million and directed the Federal Government to provide a temporary accommodation for them, “since it was established that the Nigerian Army and the Kaduna state government had burnt and demolished their private residence located at Zaria in Kaduna State.” He also reminded President Buhari of his new year’s message in which he urged members of the Shia community to embrace peace and obey the laws of the land. The letter partly reads, “At the same time Your Excellency directed all law enforce...

S ome 24 hours after SaharaReporters revealed that controversial “miracle” prophet, T.B. Joshua, had secretly purchased a $60 million private jet, our investigators have learned that another high profile pastor, Enoch Adejare Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has taken delivery of a brand new jet. The sources familiar with Pastor Adeboye’s purchase of the new Gulfstream aircraft disclosed that the jet’s arrival coincided with the pastor’s floating of a luxury jet company, Emmanuel Aviation. Although the aviation company reportedly existed since 2009, it had just unveiled a website to announce its swanky fleet and aviation services. Pastor Adeboye’s Gulfstream G550 luxury jet was manufactured in Savannah, Georgia State in the US. The jet, which was made in 2013 is far newer than the one bought by Pastor TB Joshua. Information obtained by SaharaReporters revealed that Pastor Adeboye took delivery of his brand new jet in May 2015. We learned th...

M inister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that he has never told a lie before. He made this disclosure yesterday during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos. The Minister also challenged those branding him a liar to present concrete facts disputing whatever he had said before. Mohammed said: “I have two burdens. The first is that I happen to be the face of the opposition, and PDP has not forgiven me, and I do not think they will ever forgive me. “I think they look at the magnitude of what has happened to them, and they hold me solely responsible; which is not fair. “But, I did my bit. Now becoming the face of government again, it is automatic to them that whatever comes from Lai Mohammed, we must shoot it down as fake news and a lie “Incidentally, my father gave me the name Lai, also. So, it makes it very easy for them to make me a liar. But what I challenge them every time is, please, give me one thing I said that is not tr...

A cting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has given insight into the amount recovered by the agency in the last two years. He spoke at a meeting with Dr. Nassar Abaalkhail, Head of International Collaboration, National Anti-Corruption Commission, Saudi Arabia. The meeting was sequel to a paper delivered by Magu on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the ongoing 7th Session of Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption holding in Vienna, Austria. In his presentation, Magu who was a panelist at the Implementation Review Group attended by over 100 delegates, detailed the Nigerian efforts in asset recovery, including the progress ​in​ cases related to Abacha loot, Malabu Oil, Diezani & Associates and the Arms procurement scandal. He said the efforts cut across Switzerland, USA, UK, UAE, Jersey Island and Panama. According to him, EFCC monetary recoveries from May 2015 to October...

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed her displeasure at the silence of President Buhari on the report of 26 young Nigerian ladies who were reportedly sexually molested and then murdered while trying to cross the Mediterranean sea into Europe recently. According to the former Minister, the reaction by Abike Dabiri–Erewa, senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, is not enough compared to when President Buhari himself reacts to the report and reaches out to the families of the deceased. According to her, nothing has changed in the show of empathy when compared to that of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. See her tweets below...

I was moved, after reading this Inspiring story of a young lady, who sells Ukwa (Breadfruit). She is my friend on Facebook and when she posted her story, i took out time to read her story and i also want you to read and get inspired. It is no news to many of you that I sell Ukwa(Breadfruit). It is also not a news to many of you that my Mum sells same Ukwa.( She sells fresh and I sell dried one). However, there was a time in my life, as a child when I was not proud of my Mum doing that business. There was a time... I wasn't proud of that business. It is everything dirty. The process that it goes through, is everything dirty and stressful. From washing it with your leg dipped inside sand. To per boiling it. To sieving off the chaff. To picking the seeds one at a time. Mhen...It was everything dirty. We converted out balcony to our processing ground. What I'm a saying...Every corner of my family house was made of Ukwa. The days we would have a lar...