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The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday accused the out-going President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power to the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) on May 29. President Goodluck Jonathan had, on Wednesday, accused the APC of acting like a parallel government and trying to stampede his administraton out of office by making impossible demands in the terms of reference of the President-elect’s transition committee. Briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Suleiman, a member of Jonathan’s transition committee, said the council frowned at the terms of reference of the in-coming government and warned that the President’s magnanimity should not be construed as cowardice. He said the council agreed that Dr Goodluck Jonathan remains the President of the country until May 29 and the in-coming government should avoid creating a parallel government. Justifyi...

One of the survivors of the Ode-Irele methanol poisoning in Ibadan, Mr. Olorunwa Jero, yesterday, recounted his ordeal in the throes of death. Jero, a father of six, who is a vulcaniser, narrated: “By the time I was brought here, I had gone blind. I could not identify my wife, I could not identify anything. I did not even know when I arrived here. “But I thank God and the management and staff of University College Hospital, UCH, for bailing me out. I can see all of you here clearly. I can even identify the clothes each one of you is putting on.”  The victim commended the teaching hospital for its timely medical intervention which he said saved his life. Meantime, UCH management, yesterday, confirmed that five victims of Ode-Irele methanol poisoning were responding to treatment. The victims were said to have taken the methanol while consuming a local gin. Confirming that the toxin was detected in the blood and urine of the victims, Professor Temitope Alonge, Chief Medical Director, ...

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Drake took his sister Raemaiah out to dinner last night, according to  MediaTakeOut . They both have the same Father.

Singer Skales had shared this new photo of himself & Jesse Jagz on Instagram only for fans to react asking if Jesse was ok.

The man wanted to take the shortcut route instead of the pedestrian bridge in Ikeja. Unfortunately for the man, a security officer caught him, told him to kneel down and hold his ears. What do you think?

Five-month-old Sonies Aawal was pulled from the wreckage of his home in Muldhoka, Bhaktapur, nearly a full day after Saturday’s earthquake. His mother said she was “certain he was dead.”  Images of 5-month-old Sonies Aawal, who survived for 22 hours under the debris of his demolished home following the devastating earthquake in Nepal Saturday, spread quickly through social media after being published by Kathmandu Today. Now, new pictures taken by Daily Mirror photographer Rowan Griffiths in Muldhoka, Bhaktapur, show Sonies is still alive, well, and smiling. He was pulled out from under the rubble by rescuers at around 10 a.m. local time Sunday. When he wasn’t found the previous evening, his family had all but given up hope CNN reported, citing Kathmandu Today. Despite being trapped under the debris for so long, Sonies was found to be uninjured after doctors examined him at Bhaktapur Hospital on Sunday. Sonies’ mother, Rasmila Aawal, 35 , and her husband, Shyam Aawal, 34, have spoke...

I'm  Andrew Chan is one of the 8 people executed in Indonesia two days ago. He was known as the Bali 9 ringleader. Before he was executed by a firing squad, Andrew wrote haunting letter to school children around the world where he revealed how he became addicted to drugs at age 15 and warns teens not to follow his footsteps. The letter was read out by Chan himself, from inside his Indonesian prison cell, as part of a documentary made available to schools. After introducing himself, the Australian said; 'Now the reason why I'm writing you this letter is to address you guys about the dangers of drugs and the effects it can have on you and also others. To tell you a little bit about my life story, I was once 15, 16 and it wasn't too long ago I was sitting in a class just like you guys. I was an average kid and let me tell you that my teachers didn't like me one bit and I was no teacher's pet. But to cut a long story short, I got mixed up with drugs at a pretty youn...

Nigeria Vice President-Elect Prof. Yemi Osinbajo looking dapper in his custom-hand-made light black suit abroad a presidential jet.

AreaFada has disclosed that he will embark on a bike ride from Nigeria to china in solidarity with president-elect General Buhari if he is able to equal the value of naira to dollars.

A 35-year-old Kaduna-born cyclist and supporter of the president-elect Gen Buhari and Professor Osinbajo, Mohammed Kabiru Jafaru, has embarked on a bicycle ride from Kaduna to Lagos to meet with the vice president-elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo in Lagos State as a way to show his appreciation to the Yorubas for voting en-mass for the Buhari-Osinbajo ticket during last election. Mohammed started his journey to Lagos at exactly 6: 35am at the palace of Sarkin Hayin Malam Bello, Alhaji Kabiru Isa Gangarida yesterday April 27th. “I have decided to embark on this journey to Lagos because I want to go and thank Yoruba people for their immense support and contributions that led to the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari during the March 28 presidential election. The decision to undertake the journey came to my mind after analysing the votes cast for Buhari by the Yoruba people and after I discussed my intention with my immediate family and friends, they encouraged me to go on the journey.”he ...

Security officials attached to Muhammadu Buhari have barred African Independent Television (AIT) from covering the functions of the president-elect till further notice. The security team according to Punch cited security reports and ethical issues as reasons for their action. The directive which took effect on Monday, April 27, was enforced when members of AIT crew, who were at the Defence House to cover of a meeting between Buhari and a visiting Cuban delegation, were asked to leave. Confirming this to  Punch , the crew said: Yes, we were told but we cannot just leave; we have a job to do. In any case, we have not been officially informed about what we have done wrong. On why AIT was restricted from covering functions of the president-elect, Mallam Garba Sheh, the director of press of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, noted that security concerns informed the decision. He said: “ AIT has been asked to stay aside based on security and family concerns...

According to a report by Leadership Newspaper, the lady pictured above, Oluremi Olayinka who used to work for Sweet Sensation has been sentenced to 266 years imprisonment by an Ogun state High Court for stealing N8 million from her employers. Her company petitioned the EFCC after she made away with N8million handed over to her by her employer. Olayinka was in May 2013 dragged before the court for the offence. Justice A.A. Akinyemi while delivering his judgement on the case yesterday April 22nd, found her guilty on all 34-count charges brought against her. She was sentenced to seven years on each of 30 counts and 14 years on the remaining four charges. The sentences are to run concurrently. She was also ordered to return the money she stole in restitution to her victim. Olayinka who admitted to the crime initially, denied committing the crime when she was arraigned. 4 witnesses and 16 evidence were used by the EFCC to prove she was guilty of committing the crime.

There is nothing as good as meeting the man whom you walked from Lagos to Abuja for. The dream of Mr Suleiman Hamisu, a Katsina man who promised to walk from Lagos to Abuja if Buhari emerged President-elect has come through as he was able to meet with Muhammadu Buhari at APC Campaign office in Abuja.

Former Made Men Music Group (MMMG) artiste Emma Nyra denied dating her former boss Ubi Franklin in an interview with Golden Icons. The singer swore she never dated Ubi but doesn’t mind dating Iyanya, Lynxxx or Reminisce. Probably feeling disrespected, Ubi Franklin who normally keeps his relationships under wraps, has decided to let the cat out of the bag. The newly engaged label executive revealed he was sleeping with Emma Nyra and managing her brand at the same time. Speaking with TheCable in a tell-it-all interview, Ubi disclosed he and the US returnee were actually an item as most fans and industry pundits suspected. In his own words, “I was dating Emma Nyra and the relationship didn’t go as I thought it should have gone. When you’re dating somebody and you are the boss, there are things you can’t tell your wife or your girlfriend. But if you say it to an employee you are dating, they tend to misbehave. Like, if you tell the others to do something, ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo pictured at a Church Thanksgiving organized in his honour after he was released from prison in 1998.

Beat FM OAP, Gbemi Olateru on her way to World Radio Summit in California met Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. Gbemi shared the pic on Instagram and captioned it with “Look who was on my flight ……. Baba himself #respect #goingbacktocali #work #worldradiosummit” Recently, a picture of Obasanjo using selfie stick went viral. Guess baba is a learner.

President Goodluck Jonathan has fired Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba and has appointed Solomon Arese as acting IGP. Reuben Abati announced the news via Twitter President Jonathan sacks IGP Suleiman Abba, appoints DIG Solomon Arase as Acting IGP with immediate effect. @PoliceNG — Reuben Abati (@abati1990) April 21, 2015 President Jonathan sacks Suleiman Abba, appoints Arase as Acting IGP http://t.co/QH4aUhFEVE @PoliceNG — Reuben Abati (@abati1990) April 21, 2015 Mr. Abba’s removal and the assumption of office of his replacement are with immediate effect. Mr. Abba, 56, became acting Inspector General on August 1, 2014 following the retirement of his predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar, after 35 years of public service

Rumour has it that top Notch blogger Linda Ikeji and weird Tv Presenter Edun Denrele once had a thing going. In other words, they dated. Well we cant confirm that but we can bring you this throwback photo of them both. How time flies!!!

The man who trekked from Lagos to Abuja to celebrate Buhari’s win, Sulieman Hashimu shared his story on how the journey went with journalists. According to him, Suleiman said before he embarked on the journey, he met with the police to get police report from them in order to embark on the journey without any hassle. Hashimu said he could wait for the processes to be completed, the divisional police officer (D.P.O) gave him his phone number to call him when he have any problem. According to Daily Post, Hashimu said his family and friends discouraged him from embarking on the journey but he never gave up. Suleiman said that in Ilorin, people accompanied him for several miles until he stopped at Oloru, where he recieved much hospitality in Jebba. He also said unlike other villages, where he met people who had heard of him. Hashimu said that about 20 people who set off with him from Jebba and after some miles, 18 turned back, but the other two were more strong minded and followed...

Dear Korede Bello, please do not remix Godwin Korede Bello must be on cloud nine. His song Godwin is currently Nigeria’s most popular song. So popular is it that some have even gone as far as saying it is now the de facto anthem of Nigerians all over the world. With this one song, he has achieved what every musician actively aims for. It is also important to note that this song is actually Korede’s second or third single as a professional musician. With this, he has joined the likes of Davido, Kiss Daniel and Patoranking as musicians who through one single attained ‘superstar status’ or in his own unique case, ‘mega superstar status’. I did not fully appreciate how popular the song was until almost all politicians who emerged victorious during the just concluded elections adopted it as their ‘unofficial victory anthem’. Akinwunmi Ambode, governor elect of Lagos state is said to be especially fond of the song. In fact, it was the song of ...

Bruce Jenner was spotted wearing a floor-length striped dress Tuesday outside his Malibu home. Jenner, 65, was photographed sporting the long-sleeved black-and-white dress, with a slit from the knee to the hem, while stretching and smoking a cigarette on the mansion’s patio. The photos emerged less than three days before Jenner’s highly-anticipated interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC where it is believed he will discuss his future as a woman.

Wizkid who’s currently in london was spotted partying with Togolese striker, Emmanuel Adebayor. The two were joined by couple of friends and allies and in Wizkid’s words, they had bottles coming in numbers.

On this day, April 22, 2010, the unforgettable rapper, Dagrin died after he was involved in a ghastly motor accident. The unfortunate incident which would later claim his life happened in the early hours of April 14, 2010 after his car collided with a stationary trailer (heavy duty vehicle) in front of Alakara Police Station, off Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos. He was initially admitted at Tai Solarin Hospital, Mushin before being transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH) Idi Araba, where doctors made serious efforts to save his life. The late rapper was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit and operated upon, and later moved to the private wing of the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Here are 10 things no one will tell you about Dagrin: 1) The Rapper attended Meiran community primary school, Roseille Nursery and Primary School, Meiran Community high school and Egbado College. 2) Dagrin’s mother, Mrs. Olaonipekun, was the second of his father’s ...

Floyd Mayweather just acquired 2016 Mercedes Maybach S600. The boxer took to his Instagram account to share the news with his fans, Floyd wrote: “I just added a new toy to my car collection. 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600, $210,000″

When ‘juju’ chase you out of your official residence! Oyo state governor Abiola Ajimobi doesn’t stay at the official residence of the state governor but rather at his own house. He finally revealed the reason he flee the state house during the eighth-day Fidau for the late Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheikh Baosari Haruna in Ibadan yesterday April 16th. He said, They first came to you Alfas to give them prayers that will send me out of office, but my own Alfa’s prayers superseded theirs. Every morning, I go out for exercise. If you know the Government House very well, it has many interchanges, popularly called orita, I see all kinds of sacrifices (ebo) placed at these junctions. Worried by these developments, some of you my Alfas here advised me to move out of the Government House to render their evil plots useless,’

President Goodluck Jonathan has defended his decision to concede defeat to Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 election, saying he was concerned about allowing his personal ambition scuttle a democratic system he helped nurtured, with the likely consequence of a “collective tragedy”. Mr. Jonathan said Thursday that he needed to check his ambition, as the consequences of not doing so may have been dire not only for Nigeria, but Africa. The president made the remarks during separate meetings with the new ambassadors of France, Senegal and Ethiopia. He was responding to commendations for his decision to promptly accept defeat after it became clear Mr. Buhari had won the polls. “Democracy has to be nurtured to grow. Strong democratic institutions are the backbone and future of our democracy. They must be protected and nurtured. As for me, as a matter of principle, it is always the nation first,” Mr. Jonathan said. “You need to have a nation before you can have...

A video has surfaced of Nigerian Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua warning South Africans in July 2013 of a ‘youth revolt’ in their nation which would result in deaths of ‘certain people’, PM News reports. The video clip, uploaded to Joshua’s popular YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, claims the controversial cleric prophesied about the violent xenophobic attacks spreading across South Africa on Sunday 28th July 2013. “In the nation, South Africa, we should help them in prayer because I am seeing youth revolt,” the clip quotes Joshua as saying. “It will be very serious. A situation where youth will come out and… you learn that there is a protest. Some people were killed – certain people.” Joshua’s ‘bloody’ prediction made the front cover of South African newspaper ‘City Press’ in August 2013 when Julius Malema, the fiery leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), visited hi...

The dancehall king has just signed yet another endorsement deal with Skyy Vodka, a brand of vodka produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy. Patoranking shared a picture of himself standing by a branded blue car with the caption: “Signed a new deal…God is the greatest ???? Alubarika. #SkyAmbassador #SkyVodka #GOE2015 #Whayasay!!!“

Shortly after the PDP governorship candidate, Teslim Folarin removed his transformer, governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi replaced the transformer with a brand new one. Teslim removed his transformer because the people failed to deliver the polls for him.

Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill Are engaged, a source close to the couple has confirmed it to E!. “Both Meek and Nicki have been spending amazing quality time together lately and have gotten extremely close these past few months,” the insider shared. “It may seem like it all is happening very quickly but Nicki and Meek are in this 100. They truly love each other.” After teasing their engagement earlier today, Nicki posted a close-up of her ring to Instagram. “This looks like a 15-carat fancy yellow heart modified brilliant cut diamond mounted in platinum with a double halo of white pavé diamonds,” Morgan Shara of MASbisjoux jewelry told E! News. “This would retail for approximately $500,000…” Shara added that the ring “looks like the natural fancy colored diamond trend that is continuing full steam ahead.”

A candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who contested for the seat of House of Assembly in the state have collapsed after hearing the news that he lost the polls. According to reports, the candidate is responding to treatment at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH. This came as Edo State Police Command said they have arrested 21 persons for alleged ballot box snatching and other electoral offences in the March 28 and April 11 elections. The hospitalized candidate name is unknown, but had contested for Edo South constituency seat. And he lost to All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate.

Korede Bello came under fire recently for performing his hit single ‘Godwin’ at the Harvesters International Christian Centre in Lagos. The Mavin Act has disclosed to NET in recent interview that he doesn’t regret performing in church and if the opportunity arises, he’ll gladly do it again. Hear him: ‘If you are the pastor of a church and you invite me to perform the song, Yes i will perform the song again. It’s God’s song and whatever is happening now is predetermined, people are talking about God that’s all that matters, From the inception of Godwin, I knew that it wasn’t my song, I knew that anything that’s for God has the potential of growing bigger than you imagine. It’s not quite a gospel song, it’s an inspirational song, what I mean by it’s for God is the fact that it’s dedicated to God. I don’t see it as my song, I see it as people’s song and I see it as a song for God.’...

This is an article written by political activist, Ochereome Nnanna. Read below: Former President Obasanjo, as we can see, used the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to rule Nigeria for eight years. As soon as he assumed office in 1999, he made up his mind to reduce Nigeria to a one-party state, his pet party system which he canvassed vigorously while Nigeria conducted its transition to civil rule programmes. The first part of this serial chronicled how he shrivelled the opposition parties and made the PDP into a colossus that dominated the political landscape. Eventually, most leading lights in the opposition parties decamped to the PDP. By 2007 when Obasanjo was constitutionally forced out of power, PDP was at the zenith of its power and glory. It had 26 out of the 36 governors, 260 out of the 369 members of the House of Representatives, 85 out of the 109 senators and an emphatic command of the majority in the state legislatures and the 774 local councils. It was at this point th...

Deadly infectious disease hits Irele township in Ondo state. Victims wake up blind and dead a few hours later, at least 25 dead. Channels TV reports that all the deaths have been recorded in Irele LGA of the state. Dr Dayo Adeyanju, Ondo health commissioner, said that the disease, discovered on April 15, Wednesday, is strange and it’s symptoms include headache and loss of sight. He assured the residents that the local and international health institutions were already investigating the causes of the ailment and considering the effective ways of treatment.

Reminisce shows off his daughter ‘Hafusa’. The rapper named his forthcoming album after his daughter ‘Baba Hafusa’.

According to reports, 12 Nigerians and Ghanaian migrants were thrown into the sea following a fight concerning their Christian religion. According to an Italian police, he said 15 African Muslim migrants have been arrested over the incident. The police also said 15 people arrested were accused of multiple aggravated murders motivated by religious hate. The incident took place in the Strait of Sicily, between Tunisia and Italy. According to a group of Nigerian and Ghanaian survivors, a fight broke out over religion, with a group of Muslim passengers threatening the Nigerians and Ghanaians after the latter who were in the minority declared themselves to be Christians. “The threats then materialized and 12 people, all Nigerian and Ghanaian, are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean,” The 15 migrants arrested over the attack on their arrival in Palermo were from Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal.

The nanny, who kidnapped three Orekoya children in the Surulere area of Lagos State, has begged for forgiveness and said her husband, Waheed Kareem, is the mastermind of the kidnap. While being paraded at the Lagos State Police Command Headquatres in Ikeja, the nanny, who adopted a pseudonym, Mary Akinloye, to deceive the Orekoyas, confessed that her actual name was Funmilayo Adeyemi, a 35-year-old indigene of Osun State. PUNCH Metro reports she said she was contacted for maid jobs through her brother-in-law and his wife, who were always online to track posts. She said when the police arrested her, she was at a fan repairer’s workshop, adding that her husband saw them taking her away and fled. Adeyemi said she was a victim of bad marriage, advising parents to always investigate on the kind of man their daughters intended to marry. She appealed to the Orekoya family to forgive her of her wrongs, saying: “Mummy Damola, don’t be offended at what I have done. This is w...

Rapper Olamide has revealed he never ever met his late colleague, Dagrin. The YBNL boss while speaking with Olisa on ‘The Truth’ revealed he never had any relationship with the dead rapper. Olamide however acknowledged that Dagrin and Lord of Ajasa paved the way for his kind of music. In his own words, “No, not at all, I never got to meet Dagrin at all. Actually, Dagrin did pave the way for people like me. Lord of Ajasa paved the way as well. This whole thing is a movement and it has to keep going on. Every new set of artistes that come out will pave way for the next generation.”

An incident happened 2 days that a few industry people have called my attention to and want it public so it will not repeat itself. Sekem crooner MC Galaxy was attacked and badly injured on Wednesday night April 15th at producer Shizzi’s studio in Lekki. According to a reliable industry source, MC Galaxy, Davido (they have collaborated before) B-Red, Shizzi, Davido’s driver, a guy named Lati and other HKN members were at Shizzi’s studio working and laughing when suddenly things turned ugly. According to someone who witnessed the beat down, trouble started after MC Galaxy told B-Red that he (Galaxy) was more popular than him (B-Red). B-Red didn’t agree and they went back and forth. Then an HKN Gang member, who is a Ghanaian artist, told MC Galaxy that he was not funny as a comedian. MC Galaxy replied, telling him that he was an unknown artist, and they went back and forth yabbing each other. They said all of a sudden Davido came out from the studio and asked MC G...

Photo shows women resident in Lagos defying the rain to cast their votes during the 1979 election.

CNN correspondent Christian Purefoy did something you’d never think was possible – he took a nap on the ever busy 3rd Mainland Bridge. Amazing!

Oh no! Rapper Nelly was arrested yesterday morning April 11th on felony drug charges in Tennessee after a state trooper stopped his tour bus for not having the correct ID stickers. The troopers noticed the smell of marijuana when they stopped the bus and then proceeded to search it. The search uncoveredmarijuana, meth, as well as multiple handguns. Nelly and one of the other five people in the bus were immediately arrested. See the official statement about the arrest from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland A Tennessee state trooper arrested internationally known hip-hop artist “Nelly” on felony drug charges in Putnam County on Saturday morning. Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, was charged with felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. At approximately 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, Trooper Michael Loftis stopped a Prevost motor coach bus on Interstate 40 near the 275 mile marker for failure to display a U...