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A day after accusing her of refusing to greet him when he approached her at Heathrow airport, Senior Special adviser to the president Doyin Okupe has fired more shots at former minister Oby Ezekwesili. This time he says Mrs Ezekwesili's biggest problem is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. (Read How It Started HERE ) Meanwhile Mrs Ezekwesili tweeted that she did reply Mr Okupe when he greeted her at the airport, but just refused to shake his hands because of the 'falseness'. 

You can now make your home made Shawarma (beef or chicken filling) and even beat the ones you buy from any eatery. This recipe is so simple to follow and at the end, you are going to be happy that you didn’t waste your money buying from somewhere when you can make your own Shawarma. Ingredients for Nigerian Chicken Shawarma This makes about 6+ large Shawarma wraps *2 Chicken breasts(de-boned/boneless) *2 Chicken Thighs(a.k.a Chicken laps)(de-boned/boneless)(You can also use de-boned/boneless beef ) *6+ Shawarma bread(either pita bread/flour tortilla wraps/ *1 small sized Cabbage(cut into thin strips) *3 medium sized Carrots(grated or cut into thin strips) *1 large Cucumber(cut into thin strips&circles) *2 big Tomatoes(cut into thin strips) *1 medium sized Onions(cut into thin strips) *Ketchup *Mayonnaise *1 Tablespoon Vegetable /olive oil(For stir frying) For the marinade: *1 teaspoon thyme *2 teaspoon curry(I used ducros brand) *1 teaspoon onion powder/2 teaspoons minced o...

Kuala Lumpur -  Malaysian police on Wednesday detained 13 men and looking for other suspects following allegations that a 15-year old girl was raped by 38 men in an abandoned hut. Media accounts, quoting information from District Police Chief, Azham Otham, said 38 men were involved. Report says the assault took place in the northern state of Kelantan on May 20 when the girl met a girlfriend and was lured to an empty hut said to be a local drug haunt. The men took turns to rape her for hours, according to police report. Police also say they were investigating whether her 17-year old friend was also raped by the gang. The alleged attack, one of several brutal cases this week, underscored the violence to which women are being subjected to across Asia, had sparked outrage among women’s groups. Politicians from a Muslim party running the region said their proposal to introduce Islamic law, with harsh penalties, would deter offenders. Several of those detained had tested posi...

The governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has frowned upon the unwholesome attitude exhibited by family members of the late Supreme Court judge, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa over his interment process by turning into a family affair. The Governor disclosed this in a press statement signed by his senior special assistant, SSA, on media, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo. Mr Onwuemeodo revealed that the governor had given the Oputa family N20 million in preparation for the burial arrangements while waiting for a comprehensive burial programme that could befit the late juristic icon. The Special adviser further disclosed that the family presented a programme of events that did not measure up to the governor’s standard and what Nigerians would expect. “The governor expected  the family to liaise with him and come up with a burial arrangement or programme that would suit what the late Justice represented in Nigeria and Imo State in particular.   “Reducing the burial arrangement of the la...

Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people in fresh attacks on villages in Borno State, the BBC reports. In one attack, gunmen reportedly fired on a crowd in a church compound. The latest attacks come as the Nigerian army denied reports that several generals have been found guilty of aiding Boko Haram in their insurgency. However, a military spokesman called the reports “falsehoods”. The BBC, quoting reports said the latest attacks happened on Tuesday. Residents in the village of Attagara, close to the Cameroonian border, said that armed men had ordered them into a church compound. They believed the men were from the Nigerian military. Eyewitnesses said the men then opened fire on the crowd.

There was confusion yesterday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, as suspected cult members killed over 15 people in broad daylight. The suspected cult members, who were armed, according to an eyewitness, trailed their victims to parts of the city where they were gunned down or killed with axe. The source said trouble began after a member of the Black Axe confraternity was allegedly killed by members of a rival cult group, the Buccaneers, who ambushed him in one of the popular hotels in Owerri. He added: “The cult group, which lost its member, traced his suspected killers to Ekeonunwa market where about five people were killed in the presence of traders, who abandoned their goods.” In another part of the city, the suspected cult members shot a man, who had just married. They cut him into pieces before they were driven away by armed policemen, who engaged them in a gun duel, which lasted for hours. Police spokesman Andrew Enwerem said the number of casualties was yet to be co...

Here's a press statement from Kefee's publicist. Read below... Kefee’s husband, Teddy Don-Momoh, has called on friends, well-wishers and Nigerians as a whole to join him in prayers for the life of his wife. Teddy made the plea from the U.S. where his wife is still under intensive care at the hospital. ``Kefee wants her friends, fans and well-wishers to know that she loves them. We just need prayers now; she just needs our prayers now because there is nothing God cannot do; prayer is the key. God is still the same yesterday, today and forever, He has done it before and he will do it again,’’ he said. Kefee collapsed on a Chicago-bound flight some days back which forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles so she could receive medical attention. Continue Teddy said that he couldn’t really give a full account of the situation and cause of the collapse as he just got to the U.S.  on Saturday  to be with his wife and she has been in intensive care sin...