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NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said Sunday that it would reply to President Muhamadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on their declaration of assets. Speaking with Vanguard Sunday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh said that the party would allow Buhari settle down first for governance, then come up with very strong opposition. Buhari and his Vice had in line with constitutional provisions, declared, but the two leaders did not make public, the declaration of their assets. Metuh said, “we will allow President Muhammadu Buhari to settle down and address the promises made to Nigerians, we will talk on asset declaration later.”

16 year old Jaden Smith went to his second 2015 prom - with actress Amandla Stenberg and his dress got more attention than hers on the internet. He escorted Amandla to her prom over the weekend rocking a black blazer over a long, black and cream color block over-the-knee shift dress. He topped it off with black skinny pants, sneakers and a white and gold fingerless glove on one hand.   A few weeks ago, he escorted singer Mecca Kalani to her prom in a batman outfit and he also upstaged her with his dress. More photos below.. s

A zonal Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Dominic Folorunso Akinseye, his wife, Beatrice and eight others all lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred along the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway while they were heading to their home in Ondo after attending the church's monthly vigil service at the Redemption camp on May 1st. According to Vanguard, Pastor Akinseye, his wife and one of the victims, Pastor Festus Akinsoyinu Fadakinte, were all staff of the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. All victims of the accident were on their way back to Ondo state to attend a wedding when the Toyota bus belonging to the NASU Chapter of the college which they were traveling in rammed into a stationed trailer at Kajola village near Ore, killing all of them on the spot. It took a combined effort of some members of the church who were coming back to Ondo state as well as passersby to remove their mangled bodies from the scene of the incident. Man...

The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has expressed mixed feelings and concerns over the inaugural address of President Muhammadu Buhari in relation to the Niger Delta region. According to a statement issued by Eric Omare, the spokesman of IYC, and made available to journalists in Yenagoa on Sunday, there is need to review the terminal date of the Amnesty Programme to accommodate those who are yet to complete the scheme. "President Muhammadu Buhari in his speech said that the amnesty programme for ex-Niger Delta agitators would end by December 2015. The IYC appreciates the fact that the amnesty programme cannot continue forever and therefore must have a terminal date. However, the questions on the lips of beneficiaries and stakeholders in the Niger Delta region are: what would happen to those that have not been trained at as December 2015. And what about those still undergoing training or have not completed their training?” Mr. Omare said that the termination of the p...

Mr President pictured on inauguration day rocking his Agbada with a pair of brown socks. Quite stylish!

Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is one actress who has continued to up her game. The entertainer who recently raised her voice to fight poverty alongside the likes of Waje and Yemi Alade for the ‘One campaign’ reveals why she is yet to produce her own movie, if she would allow her daughter venture into entertainment, and how she has stayed off scandals, among other issues. A lot of actors who started acting the same time you did have delved into movie productions, but we are yet to see you do that. Is it deliberate? I am not much of a producer though everybody wants me to produce my own movie. I have that pressure on me. As funny as it sounds, I really do not enjoy production. I love directing somebody else’s movie, but I wouldn’t want to produce a movie right now. I am not interested in producing any movie that I will be in. I just want to be an actress. I am waiting for good scripts . Have you directed any movie? I have directed a s...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the former Governor of Abia State and National Chairman of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, Dr. CHRISTOHPER OGBONNAYA ONU the Secretary to Government of the Federation. Dr. ONU is a distinguished and brilliant scholar academic and engineer before his foray into politics. He was born on December 1st 1951 in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State of Nigeria. He made a First Class Degree in Chemical Engineering in the University of Lagos before travelled to the United Kingdom for his post graduate studies in the prestigious University of California Berkley United States of America that culminated in the award to him of a doctorate in Chemical Engineering. The University of California, Berkley is one of the IVY leagues Universities in the United States. It is reputed to be the home of the American Revolution. He made a Division in his School Certificate examination that he wrote in Izzi Boys High School...