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Sunday, May 31, 2015
Buruji Kashamu vs NDLEA: Senator Thanks Media, Judiciary
The embattled Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu released a press
statement to express the words of gratitude to all who contributed in
the resolution of the crisis between him the operatives of the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The six-day long saga ended with the lift of the siege on the Lagos residence of the Ogun politician on May 28, 2015, Thursday.
Read the abstracts from...
GEJ Allowed Himself To Be Rigged Out – Asari Dokubo
After several weeks of opposing the new government, the
reality of Muhammad Buhari as president might just have dawned on Ex-
Niger Delta militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo.
Speaking
during a chat with newsmen in Owerri today, May 31, Asari Dokubo
slammed Ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan for ignoring his advice and
relinquishing his duties as president to Buhari.
According to Dokubo, the recent 2015 general elections is “the most rigged election Nigeria has ever experienced, as it was not free and fair”, Vanguard reports.
...
Goodluck Jonathan Reacts To Buhari Inaugural Speech
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has finally shared his
thoughts on the May 29 inaugural speech by President Muhammadu
Buhari. The ex leader of the nation commented on the speech in Yenagoa,
Bayelsa state, on May 30, 2015, Saturday.
Jonathan applauded President Buhari for pledging allegiance to all in
his inaugural speech, adding that he was gladdened by the posture of
the president.
“Buhari said that he does not belong to...
Saturday, May 30, 2015
See Mavin Star, Korede Bello Spotted Taking Pictures With Buhari’s Daughters
Last night, Mavin act, Korede Bello performed at the Presidential
Inauguration Gala in Abuja to usher in the new administration led by
Muhammadu Buhari. After his performance, he shared some photos from the
performance on Instagram and the captioned his photo with the
President’s pretty daughter Zahra as ‘Bae and I’….
...
nobody will tell events inauguration ceremony
Fun Galore As Buhari Takes Mantle Of Leadership In Abuja
Nigeria’s president, Mohammed Buhari, wore a smile all through his
inauguration ceremony that took place today at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
The event, which took place under a sunny sky, as with previous
swearing-in ceremonies was attended by past Nigerian presidents, foreign
diplomats and highly distinguished guests.
A series of security checks signaled the commencement...
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to represent the interests of all Nigerians irrespective of their political affiliations, ethnicity or religion.
The president declared this in his inaugural speech before a jubilant
crowd at the Eagles Square, Abuja , yesterday, May 29, Leadership
reports.
Buhari said he intends to keep his oath and serve as president to all
Nigerians, emphasizing that he belongs to everybody and not to any
particular person.
He also allayed fears that he would seize the
opportunity given him to settle old scores with perceived enemies,
noting that the...
Boko Haram Attempts To Retake Maiduguri At Midnight
Boko Haram insurgents at midnight yesterday attacked the
Maiduguri the capital of Borno state firing numerous rocket propelled
grenades (RPG) that hit residential buildings witnesses and security
officials told Leadership newspaper.
A top security officer at the Department of Security Service (DSS) pleading anonymity told newsmen that “7
persons were killed, 17 injured and about two houses completely
destroyed as a result of the RPGs pumped into the town by Boko Haram
insurgents”.
The thunderous blasts of the RPGs and constant gunshot...
President Barack Obama of the United states of America and the former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan have both congratulated Muhammudu Buhari on his inauguration as President of Nigeria.
While Obama says he will continue to strengthen the economic and
diplomatic styles between his country and Nigeria, Annan says he hopes “that
Nigeria’s recent elections were not a lucky exception but instead
signal a new democratic departure from which other countries in Africa
and beyond can draw inspiration.”
Obama in a press statement
obtained by a correspondent of Leadership newspaper in New York,
promised that his administration...
The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has decided to close her spa and beauty institute which is the biggest in the country.
The beauty parlor, named Hanzy Spa and Hanzy Beauty Institute, is
located along Camp Road, a high class area of Ungwan-Rimi government
residential area in Kaduna state.
Aisha opened the beauty
institute as the first of its kind in Northern Nigeria and it is a
National Board of Technical Education-accredited vocational training center, registered by the Ministry of Education with the aim of engaging
youths in the emerging beauty...
Friday, May 29, 2015
Photo: As former president Jonathan & wife leave Abuja for Otuoke
Former president Jonathan and wife pictured on their way out of Abuja
back to their home in Otuoke, Bayelsa state after the inauguration
ceremony this morning...
Full Text of President Buhari's Inaugural speech
Below is what the new president said;
I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this
day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an
occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy.
Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are
determined to entrench its culture. Our journey has not been easy but
thanks to the determination of our people and strong support from
friends abroad...
Photos: President Buhari hosts visiting world leaders to lunch in Aso Rock
President Buhari is about now hosting visiting world leaders to lunch at Aso Villa. More pics after the cut
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
NASA Discovers New Planet Covered With Marijuana
NASA has announced this morning that they have
discovered a planet completely covered with marijuana, a discovery that
has completely taken scientists by surprise. Planet X637Z-43, discovered
using NASA’s Kepler satellite, would also allegedly be one of the very
few planets potentially habitable according to NASA experts, who have
detected sufficient levels of oxygen and nitrogen to support human
life. The presence of...
Pic: Masturbating men ‘will find their hands pregnant in the afterlife’- Muslim televangelist
A Muslim televangelist, Mücahid Cihad Han has set Turkish social media aflame by claiming that a man would meet
his masturbating hand 'pregnant in the afterlife' and is 'asking for its
rights. Lol
Self-styled
televangelist Mücahid Cihad Han dived into some delicate matters on May
24 when he answered his viewers’ questions on private television
station 2000 TV, Turkish media has reported. Han initially looked
puzzled when a viewer said...
Gov. Amaechi speaks on his fight with Patience Jonathan and GEJ
Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi says despite the effort by First
Lady Patience Jonathan and the president to remove him from office, they
are all leaving government at the same time. He said the president and
his wife had wanted him to leave office before the end of his tenure but
he is now seeing the end of his administration.
While speaking at the presentation of a special documentary titled 'The
Amaechi Years', the governor said...
Catholic Bishops appeal to rescued pregnant women not to consider abortion
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have appealed to rescued women who are
pregnant for Boko Haram members not to consider abortion. The Catholic
Bishops, under the aegis "Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN
spoke through the Chairman, Health Committee of the CBCN, Most Reverend
Anselm Umoren at a press conference in Abuja today May 25th.
The Bishops in their submission, said the life of every baby was
distinct from that of the parents....
B.B. King was poisoned by his Manager, say his daughters
the reason they said she killed him
was because she refused to let them see their Dad when he was gravely
sick and then prevented them from taking photos of him when they
eventually saw his body.
Williams and Patty King - along with
sisters Rita Washington and Barbara King Winfree, and brother Willie
King - first raised suspicions last week during a viewing of King's
body.
A week before King's death, a judge in Las Vegas...
Jonathan deprived EFCC of funds –Lamorde
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr.
Ibrahim Lamorde, yesterday indicted the outgoing Jonathan
administration, blaming it over the poor performance of the agency.
Speaking through the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC
boss, blamed its inability to tackle corruption on inadequate funding
from the outgoing government.
According to Uwujaren, “we are happy that the incoming government is
making...
Pope Francis says he hasnt watched TV since 1990
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who has made waves of
connections reaching out to disaffected Catholics and insisting on
making the poor a top priority, hasn't watched TV since July 15, 1990,
he revealed in an interview published in the Argentinian newspaper La
Voz del Pueblo.
The pontiff did not reveal why he gave up watching TV, except to say he
decided it wasn't for him, before promising the Virgin Mary he wouldn't
watch...
Project for Human Development raises alarm over abortion plans by UNFPA
At a press conference in Lagos, Director- General of a PRO-LIFE
non-governmental organisation, The Project for Human Development, PHD,
Jerry Okwuosa raised an alarm over alleged plans by the United Nations
Population Funds, UNFPA, to reduce the Nigerian population by offering
abortion services to pregnant women and girls recently rescued from Boko
Haram by the Nigerian Armed Forces.
He condemned any attempt to subject the...
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Little girl throws a tantrum in front of President Obama
Claudia Moser is the name of the little girl pictured above having a
tantrum in front of President Obama, Michelle Obama, her Mum- Laura
Moser, and some other guests in the White House's Red Room. The
incident circulated in social media on Thursday after Claudia's uncle
Benjamin, a New York Times writer, and her mother Laura shared pictures
of Claudia throwing that tantrum...
14 year old girl sentenced to 40 years for drowning baby
A 14-year-old Dallas girl who drowned a 2 month old baby out of jealousy
was sentenced by a juvenile court judge on Friday to 40 years in
custody, the maximum punishment available, after admitting to
drowning the infant in January, court officials said.
The teenager will begin serving her sentence in state custody of the
Texas Juvenile Justice Department. A judge will determine whether she is
eligible for parole before her 19th birthday...
Couple leaves over $847k inheritance to the US Govt.
A married couple, immigrants Peter and Joan Petrasek, from Seattle, who
had no known relatives left all of their money and assets to "the
government of the United States.
Peter Petrasek was born in the 1920s in what was then Czechoslovakia, and would have been 12 when the Nazis invaded.
Details about his early life are scarce, but at some point during World
War II he was placed into a youth camp run by the German air force,...
Man who was mistakenly pronounced dead starts breathing & moves on the way to morgue
46 year old Wisconsin man, Thomas Sancomb collapsed at end of his bed at
his Milwaukee apartment was pronounced dead by paramedics. His body was
cold to touch and rigid and there was no attempt to resuscitate him. Sancomb was pronounced dead at 2.10pm at the apartment, forensic investigator Genevieve Penn wrote in a report.
Penn
then called Sancomb's brother, John Sancomb, to inform him of the death
and an autopsy to determine...
50 Cent sues Rick Ross for leaking his Baby Mama's sex tape
50 cents baby Mama, Lastonia Leviston sued 50 cent
claiming she was so distraught after he posted the video of her sex tape
online to the public and has even contemplated suicide.
Leviston claims in her lawsuit that the guy in her sex tape gave the
video to 50 who then posted it online because it would embarrass Rick
Ross.
However, 50 has turned around and filed a lawsuit against Rick Ross
claiming he leaked the sex...
Osun worker attempted suicide: Family denies report, says its unconnected with unpaid salary
Press statement I received. Read below...
Family members of Mr. Femi Owolabi who reportedly attempted suicide
in Ibokun, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State have denied the
report by the Punch Newspaper that the incident was in connection with
unpaid salaries. They said the incident was a family affairs, just as
they noted that the newspaper goofed by mentioning the name as Ojo
Owolabi.
Owolabi,
who hails from Ilahun Ijesa, level-4...
Mother found pushing dead 3year old boy on swing in Maryland park
A Maryland mother was found early yesterday Friday May 22nd pushing her
dead 3-year-old boy on a park swing, according to US police. Officers
responded to a call around 7 a.m. to check on a
woman who witnesses said had been pushing a child for hours on a swing
at Wills Memorial Park in La Plata, Washington, D.C., said Charles
County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Diane
Richardson.
One witness told deputies she...
Kashamu: NDLEA executes illegal abduction plot, lay seige to his Lagos residence - aide
Press release from Kashamu's media aide, Austin Oniyorkor. Read below...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) this morning (Saturday,23rd May, 2015) at about 4:30am
surrounded the Lekki Phase 1, Lagos residence of Prince Buruji Kashamu
to allegedly effect his arrest following a purported extradition request
from the US.
This latest onslaught is a confirmation of the alleged
plot to illegally abduct him in spite of the...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Man riding bicycle from Yola to Abuja for Buhari arrives in Abuja
The man riding his bicycle from Yola to Abuja was spotted outside
Buhari's office on Lobito crescent today. He said he rode to Abuja for
Buhari's swearing in
ceremon...
Irina Shayk dumped Cristiano Ronaldo after finding text messages from dozens of women on his phone
Reports emerged over the weekend claiming that super model Irina Shayk
dumped ex-boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo after she found multiple text
messages on his phone from dozens of women from across the world, some
of whom he had slept with. Some of them he even replied.
"For so long she trusted him and stuck up for him but now she feels completely let down and betrayed." A source told The Sun:
The source also claimed Irina, who is now dating...
Sad story! Girl dies in hospital lying she was a virgin when in fact she was pregnant & bleeding
Came across this sad story on Twitter about a young girl who went to the
hospital while bleeding. They asked her what happened and she said her
appendix burst. The hospital check her and found that her appendix was
fine. Then a doctor noticed that her Fallopian tube was broken and asked
her if she was pregnant. She said no. They asked her if she'd had
unprotected sex within the last month, she said she was a virgin.
As time went by,...
Former NFL player Adrian Robinson commits suicide at age 25
25 year old former NFL Player Adrian Robinson, who played for the
Denver Broncos
in 2013 has committed suicide. The tall and handsome father of one died
on Saturday May 16th after hanging himself in his home.‘It deeply
saddens all of us to share with you that Adrian Robinson Jr. passed away
last night at the age of 25. No one knows yet why he killed himself but
family members said he hadn't acted like he was worried about anything
before...
Photos: Our lady trekker arrives Abuja
Our lady trekker Agu Chidera Joy who has been walking for 16 days now
from Enugu successfully arrived Lugbe yesterday night.
This morning she continued from Lugbe and headed to her first
termination point 'The international Conference centre'. We are now
waiting for her message to Pres. Jonathan, Buhari and all Nigerians.
Well done to her .....
Army alerts public to firing of 21 gun salute for presidential inauguration
The Nigerian Army yesterday Monday May 18th released statement saying
that the public should be aware that they would be firing their
artillery guns for the presidential inauguration and swearing in
ceremony and so people who live in Abuja should not panic if they hear
sounds of gun shots.
"Rehearsal for the presidential inauguration and swearing in ceremony
has commenced since May 4 at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The practice
session...
Photos: Man slumps while jogging in Lagos
An unidentified man believed to be in his early 50s slumped while
jogging along Stepping Stone bus stop in Satellite town in Lagos this
morning. Passersby and residents of the area say they thought he was
resting when they saw him lying on the road. The man's son who was going
to school found him on the road and quickly alerted other family
members who came to take him away. Hope he's fine...
Photo: Comedian Bovi involved in ghastly car accident last night
The comedian was involved in an accident last night in Ikoyi. He was hit by a speeding car at an intersection.
He was rushed to the hospital and released this morning after being
treated for an eye injury. He shared a photo of his damaged car and
account of what happened below...
"Out
of hospital, hale and hearty! Just an injured left eye! Last night was
nearly the end. On my lane jejeli and this guy Rams into me at an
intersection. Carry...
Lol. PDP chieftain Orubebe announces plans to defect to APC, Nigerians react!
Some of these politicians have no shame sha. If this is the real twitter
handle of PDP Chieftain Godsday Orubebe, then this is sad! 2 months
after his "Jega must go" episode where he embarrassed himself on
national TV, the former Niger Delta minister took to Twitter this
morning to announce plans to defect from PDP to APC. Of course,
Nigerians had something to say about it. Read after the cut...
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