US Vows To Block Stolen Nigerian Funds From American Banks

The United States has promised to ensure no stolen public funds from Nigeria are laundered through American banks.
The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, said on Saturday that the Obama administration was committed to stand with Nigeria in its fight against corruption, particularly by ensuring no stolen funds are laundered through the American banking system.
Mr. Entwistle said the U.S. government has offered technical assistance to Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies for the training of investigators and prosecutors.
The diplomat, speaking at the 240th United States Independence Anniversary celebration cocktail party in Abuja, said his country looked forward to deeper cooperation with the Nigerian government to ensure freedom for Nigerians.
“Not just the political freedom you exercised last year, but freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom from sickness, and freedom from corruption. The last election was tremendous democratic success, not only for Nigeria, but the growth of democracy across Africa.
“As you fight Boko Haram and secure and rebuild the Northeast, and you strive for harmony in the Niger Delta and across the land, we will continue to help in every appropriate way.
“Indeed, let us redouble our efforts on the humanitarian front in the Northeast. Nigerians are dying of starvation in Nigeria.
“The United States stands with every Nigerian who believes that Nigeria can be healthier, safer, and more prosperous,” he said.

Check Out What Adekunle Gold Did To Amber Rose & Chrissy Teigen's Photos

Ybnl artist Adekunle Gold is known for his Photoshop talent, he has been on break for a while,lol.He is back and he is starting with Kim K, Amber Rose and Chrissy Teigen

Two Die In Stampede Over Tinubu’s Ramadan Gifts

Two elderly women died on Saturday in a violent struggle for Ramadan gifts distributed on behalf of a former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at Onikan Stadium in the state.

Sunday Punch learnt that a middle-aged man fainted in the commotion, while several others were injured during the distribution by the Iyaloja General of Nigeria and Tinubu’s daughter, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo.

The Lagos State Police Command, however, said no deaths were recorded from the stampede.

Each gift pack was said to have included a package of rice, salt, noodles and sugar, as well as a sum of N1,500 contained in an envelope, which were given to each person.

Don’t Be Deceived, There’s No Absolute Immunity For Presidents, Governors In The Constitution – Falana

Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that Nigeria’s Constitution does not guarantee absolute freedom for the President, Vice President, governors and their deputies, against all forms of criminal acts.

While speaking on the topic:”Limit of Executive Immunity,” at an event in Benin, Edo State, to mark the 60th birthday of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Julius Ihonvebere, he said there are Supreme Court decisions that said their immunity cannot be extended to certain criminal acts.

He faulted those who criticised the freezing of the personal account of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose and the current prosecution of the leadership of the Senate over allegation of forgery.


He disclosed that the Supreme Court has also ruled that the Attorney-General of the Federation can direct the Attorney-General of a state to investigate allegation of public money being stolen in states, even if the money belonged to the state.

I Will Not Pay Okoroji A Dime, Neither Will I Apologise- Onyeka

Popular singer andPopular singer and immediate past Director General of the National Center for Women Development, Ms. Onyeka Onwenu, has reacted to the judgment delivered against her by a judge of the Ikeja High Court, Justice I. O. Akinkugbe, in a suit instituted against her by Chief Tony Okoroji for defamation of character asking her to pay the sum of N5m and tender an apology to Okoroji. According to Onyeka, she has done no wrong and won’t be paying a dime or apologising to Okoroji. Here’s what Onyeka said in a chat with Sunday Scoop.

“The judgment given by Justice Akinkugbe is most unfair and cannot stand.  Throughout the trial, the plaintiff’s lawyer kept referring to the fact that I was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party and my appointment to office as Director General of the PDP but that I was serving under an APC Government.

“My lawyer raised an objection as we did not think that my party affiliations had anything to do with the case at hand. But the judge to our consternation allowed that line of questioning. I am waiting to receive a copy of the judgment, at which point I will have more to say. For now, I am certain that this judgment cannot and will not hold based on the fact that we were able dismiss the allegations convincingly and unequivocally. We are appealing the judgement, of course.”


Speaking further, Onyeka said she would not apologise as ordered by the court.

“I will not apologise and I will not pay any fine. I am guilty of nothing. We have a country where one is allowed to pursue justice and, by God’s grace, justice will be served. If not by Justice Akinkugbe, then certainly by an Appeal Court or even the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”
 immediate past Director General of the National Center for Women Development, Ms. Onyeka Onwenu, has reacted to the judgment delivered against her by a judge of the Ikeja High Court, Justice I. O. Akinkugbe, in a suit instituted against her by Chief Tony Okoroji for defamation of character asking her to pay the sum of N5m and tender an apology to Okoroji. According to Onyeka, she has done no wrong and won’t be paying a dime or apologising to Okoroji. Here’s what Onyeka said in a chat with Sunday Scoop.

Jaden Smith Steps Out In Bright Yellow Shirt & Wash Overalls In Calabasas

He's known for his weird fashion sense and 17-year-old Jaden Smith made sure to stand out from the crowd in a bright yellow shirt and acid wash overalls as he stepped out in the upscale community of Calabasas on Friday afternoon.

Abia Election Saga Plunges As Third Contender Emerges

The crisis in Abia election has taken a new turn as the confusion, triggered by Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, who obtained a court order which sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and affirmed him as governor-elect, expanded, at the weekend, as the third contender to the Abia governorship emerged.

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the state, Friday Nwosu, filed a suit against the judgment of the Federal High Court which declared Ogah as governor-elect.

Nwosu averred that the court, having disqualified Ikpeazu as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Abia in the 2015 polls, should have declared him as governor-elect and not Ogah.


In his Suit No.FHC/ABJ/CS/71/2016, filed at the Federal High Court, Owerri against Ogah, the PDP, Ikpeazu, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nwosu is seeking five reliefs: “An order setting aside the declaration of the 1st respondent, Uche Ogah, as the elected governor of Abia State as declared by the trial court, an order that the 1st respondent is stopped from claiming any right or benefit from the 2nd respondent’s (PDP) gubernatorial primary election of 8/12/2014 in Abia State having waived his right to do so; an order striking out the 1st respondent’s (Uche Ogah)’s suit on the ground that it constitutes an abuse of court process; an order that the suit of 1st respondent i.e. (Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/71/2016) is incompetent and the trial court lacks the jurisdiction to hear and determine the suit.”

He further stated: “The judgment is in error and cannot stand judicial scrutiny. Dr. Uche Ogah should not be allowed to benefit from an exercise he totally condemned by refusing to sign the result and petitioning the party to conduct another primary election. He should wait for the rerun of the PDP primary which he prayed for in his petition to the party. In the eyes of the law, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and Sir Friday Nwosu were the only candidates who ran for the party primary. Since Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has been disqualified, I remain the lawful candidate of the PDP and ought to be declared governor.”

Justice A.I. Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Owerri has fixed tomorrow and Tuesday to hear Nwosu’s suit against Ikpeazu and Ogah.


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Nigerians Now Exchange Their Kids, Clothes For Food To Survive Hard Times

A new report on Punch reveal some Nigerians, just to survive the hard times, are now exchanging their kids, clothes for food.

Ibrahim Bala, five, ran around the premises in company with other children as they engaged each other in a game of hide and seek. Naive and harmless, the little boy jumped about with utmost joy as the play increased in momentum. His charm was infectious.

But the toddler could have been in a different situation now if not for sheer luck. Last Sunday, his father, Yusuf, used him as collateral for a bag of 50 kilogram rice at a popular market in Kano after being unable to provide for his family anymore. The middle-aged man after agreeing price with the seller, Alhaji Suleiman Bagudu, had left his son behind and went away with the bag of rice to fetch the money he claimed to have forgotten at home.

Nigerian Army fires military doctor for having sex with colleague's wife

Nigerian Army court-martial on Wednesday dismissed a Regimental Medical Doctor after he was found guilty of having sex with his fellow officer’s wife.
Military officials told PREMIUM TIMES that the court slammed a two-count charge of illicit sexual relationship and unprofessional conduct on Lieutenant Musa Mustapha Bature, and accused him of taking advantage of a colleague’s wife who was supposed to be his patient.

The court-martial sat at the Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment of the 2 Division, Ojo, Ibadan in Oyo State.

The 38-year old officer, whose fate would be finally decided by a military council, which statutorily
ratifies such sentences, reportedly confessed to the crime, and pleaded with military authorities to give him corrective punishment rather than a terminal one.

Check out photos from Fergie's racy mother's club video

Kim Kardashian and Fergie were both drenched in milk for Fergie's new music video 'MILFMoney'. The video featured Mothers-Kim Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen Ciara, Alessanda Ambrosio, Gemma Ward, Tara Lynn, Devon Aoki, Angela Lindvall, Isabeli Fontana, Amber Valletta, and Natasha Poly.

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5-Year Old Girl Dies In Dublin After Gate Fell On Her

Sienna Joyce was outside playing when a gate collapsed on top of her in Ashbourne, County Meath.
The accident happened at around 7.10pm and Sienna was taken to Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin, where she eventually passed away.

Sienna had been going to St Margaret's National School in Finglas and was just finishing her first year of school when the unfortunate incident happened.

It is the second tragedy to hit the Joyce family in recent years as her four-year-old cousin Logan Joyce drowned in the National Aquatic Centre in Blanchardstown four years ago.

Manchester United Confirm Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Signing

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a one-year contract.
Ibrahimovic took it upon himself to announce on Thursday that he had agreed to joined United, posting a message on Instagram that read: “Time to let the world know. My next destination is Manchester United.”

The 34-year-old travelled to Manchester today to wrap up the free transfer and United released a statement in the evening stating Ibrahimovic was their man. It read: “Manchester United is delighted to announce the signing of Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic, 34, made 180 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 156 goals. He has won championships in four different leagues since beginning his professional career with Malmo in 1999. Zlatan represented his country 116 times, scoring 62 goals, before announcing his retirement from international football last month.”

The player himself has been quoted saying, he is delighted to be joining Manchester United 

Osama Bin Laden’s Successor Threatens America

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the "gravest consequences" if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoner is executed.

Tsarnaev, named in a new online video message from Zawahri, was sentenced last year to death by lethal injection for the 2013 bomb attack, which killed three people and injured more than 260.

“If the U.S. administration kills our brother the hero Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any Muslim, it ... will bring America’s nationals the gravest consequences,” Zawahri said.

Zawahri, who became al Qaeda's leader after U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, urged Muslims to take captive as many Westerners as possible, especially those whose countries had joined the "Crusaders' Campaign led by the United States".


The veteran Egyptian-born Islamist, shown wearing white robes and sitting in front of green velvet drapes, said the Western captives could then be exchanged for Muslim prisoners.

Western powers "are criminals and they only understand the language of force", he added.

The nearly hour-long video, which included images of Tsarnaev, gave no indication of the location of Zawahri, believed to be based close to the Afghan-Pakistan border.

Tsarnaev carried out the Boston bombings along with his older brother Tamerlan, who was killed in a confrontation with police soon after.

Tsarnaev is being held at the "Supermax" high-security prison in Florence, Colorado, while his attorneys appeal his death sentence.

Sierra Leonean Diplomat Kidnapped In Kaduna

The former head of Sierra Leone's army, Major-General Nelson Williams, has been kidnapped in Kaduna state.

Maj-Gen Williams, Sierra Leone's Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, was believed to have been travelling there for a ceremony at a military base.

Sierra Leone's information minister says the Nigerian authorities had assured him they were doing all they could to rescue Maj-Gen Williams.

Indian Official Resigns After A Photo Of Her Smiling With A Rape Victim Goes Viral

An Indian official has resigned after she and another women's rights advocate were pictured taking a smiling selfie with a rape victim.

First emerging on the phone messaging service WhatsApp, the pictures were taken when members of the Rajasthan Commission for Women met the victim at a police station on Wednesday.

The woman had reported that she had been raped by her husband and two other relatives who also allegedly tattooed profanities on her forehead and hand for failing to produce a dowry of Rs 51,000, about $755.

Somya Gurjar, who has since quit her position with the National Council For Women, was seen smiling as she snapped the selfie.

Rihanna and Drake Not Stopping, They Are Dating Again!

The lovebirds have been spotted on date nights fuelling reconciliation rumours. Now it's been claimed that the two stars are back together.

E! News has learned that the two stars are
dating again, and that the feelings never faded on Drake's end. "He still loves her and never stopped. Rihanna is the one that's been not wanting to settle down in the past," the insider tells us. "They are having fun spending time with each other. Their music together got them close again."

Cybercafe Owner Arrested For Helping Students Forge Certificates

Mohammed Opeyemi, owner of an internet cafe on the premises of Kwara State Polytechnic in Ilorin, Kwara State, was arrested by the security personnel of the institution for a long time been allegedly forging fees clearance documents for the graduating students of the school.

Narrating how the culprit was apprehended on Wednesday, the Rector of Kwarapoly, Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu, said the suspect was caught with a stamp and signature specimen of the approving officer of the audit department of the institution.
Elelu said, “We caught him through our intelligent network. We caught him with some of the stamps and documents he had forged. He had stamps of the audit department and even the signature of the man in audit that normally signs the document.

“That audit paper is always presented before certificates are signed. The procedure is that at the end of payment by graduating students, there is verification, after which the audit department will certify. It is the paper from audit that is attached to the application sent to Exams and Records and then the calligrapher will now write the certificate and send it to the Registrar; then it will come to me as the final person that will sign.

“The document and signature of the person who certifies that a particular student has paid at the audit department are what Opeyemi used to forge. He has the stamp and the signature and we caught him. We have handed him over to the police. They are investigating.”

Elelu said Opeyemi’s cafe had been shut down and that investigations were on to arrest his accomplices.

“The certificates that have been signed or to be signed by him have been stopped,” he added.


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INEC Issues Certificate Of Return To Uche Ogah

INEC has issued certificate of return to PDP's Uche Ogah,following an order by the Abuja Federal high court on Monday June 27th, mandating INEC to immediately issue certificate of return to Ogah,who came second at the PDP primaries in the Abai state in 2014.
Organ had dragged the former state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu to court,arguing that he presented fakes tax clearance during the party primaries.
The presiding Judge, Justice Okon,Abang  said that on the account of fake tax returns during the primaries, Ikpeazu was never qualified to run in the PDP primaries as a governorship candidate.

He nullified Ikpeazu's election and ordered INEC to issue certificate to Ogah,Ikpeazu has since filed an appeal against the ruling

Patronizing Street Hawkers In Lagos Now Attracts 90,000 Naira Fine

The Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode this morning announced that the law on street trading in Lagos state will be strictly enforced from today July,1 2016. The seller and the buyer are guilty of the same crime and the penalty is 90,000 Naira or 6 months in jail or both.

Model Goes 'crazy' Strips Naked At Times Square While Screaming About Donald Trump

On Thursday morning police attempted to deal with a naked man who climbed to a ledge in Times Square and started screaming out obscenities and dancing..
He has since been identified as 21-year-old fashion model and Columbia University student Krit McClean., the New York Post reports.

McClean was said to be screaming nonsensically, mostly about Donald Trump, and at one point yelled: 'Donald Trump where are you, Donald Trump where the f*** are you?!'

When cops first approached he screamed, “Get that bitch Debbie, I want to talk to Debbie!”
The crazed man later demanded a meeting withTrump.
Cops blocked off rush-hour traffic in hopes of talking McClean down, to no avail as of 9 a.m.
He was also screaming out about fashion and dropped the names of two iconic fashion photographers.
“I love fashion, it’s taught me so much!”“I love you, Bruce Weber,” the man shouted. “I love you, Mario Testino.”

The man also proclaimed he’s a virgin and loves his mom.
As police tried to talk him down, McClean blew kisses to the crowd, performed a chicken dance and crudely taunted officers — grabbing his privates and shaking his backside at New York’s Finest.
At one point he spit in the faces of stone-faced police who kept their cool trying to help the troubled man.

An NYPD spokesman said
He was extremely combative,”“He was spitting at us and swinging his arms.”

Police quickly blew up a giant airbag below in case the man decided to jump from the 16-foot-tall staircase popular with tourists.The troubled man appeared to be conscious and was moaning as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance headed for Bellevue.

This Is The New Tactics Scammers Use On Unsuspecting Victims

Veteran comedian, Ali Baba shared this screenshot while expressing shock that people fall for such scams.He wrote
When you share some messages, like this one, amongst others, the first question I find myself asking is, WHAT IS THE VALUE OF GOING TO SCHOOL? In the first place, was the number that called you withheld? In this days of social media, you can download Whatsapp, twitter, Facebook, snapchat and all the free social apps, but you can not download #truecaller Abi? Let's even leave that.

Is there a bank transfer that is not traceable? In these days of BVN? Is the SIM card not registered? Where have you heard a network provider call you to switch off your phone and leave it turned off? I am tired of people who acquire knowledge yet fail to apply same. Some will ask you for the definition of a word you used in a post and they actually remind you that you have not told them what it means. And they have safari or the likes. Download a dictionary... Nmmmmba! But they can download games that won't save them from scammers. How do you claim to be a graduate that did R&D yet to apply some common sense is a task. The most absurd one I have heard is someone calling a lady and asking for her BVN and ATM card pin and she gave the caller all her details plus home address. Then turns to the boyfriend and starts investigating where he was last night when she called at a particular time and his phone was engaged. Some people will turn on their Jack Bauer mode... But become a blonde in other matters. How do you explain reposting a message that says if #whatsapp broadcast is not shared to 10 people, the Whatsapp features will be blocked? And people fall for it! I bet those are the same people who don't get to read the body of bloggers' headlines. They just see the title and make up the rest of the story. What kind of mental laziness condenses us to such gullible state? What happened to being discerning? Logical and abunnnna? Why don't we read, comprehend and then let our minds or brains filter all the stuff we had taken it through a process of right thinking, before we begin to broadcast our ignorance? How hard is that? I don tayaaaaaa. Oghene Bikooooor! 

Court Frees Inmate Accused Of Stealing A Phone After 10 Years Of Awaiting Trial

A motorcyclist, Kazeem Sani, has been set free by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere, after awaiting trial for 10 years in the Kirikiri Medium Prison.

 Sani, 34, who was accused of stealing a mobile phone valued at N18,000, was said to have been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sometime in 2006 when the incident happened before the case was referred to the high court.

After 9 Days Without Sleep,Nigeria's DJ Obi Breaks Guinness World Record For Longest DJ Set

Obi Ajuonuma aka DJ Obi has officially broken the Guinness World record for the Longest DJ Set.He has been DJing for  8 DAYS AND 8+ HOURS straight days without sleep.His target is 10 days and he is still gunning for that .

Today, Friday, July 1, at exactly 7:30 am,at the Sao Café, Lekki PhaseI,he surpassed the current world record of 200 hours/8 days which was set in Dublin, Ireland in 2014.

Khloe Kardashian reveals she lived with rapper The Game at the age of 17

Khloé Kardashian has revealed she lived with "an older man" at 16 years old and then went to live with rapper The Game.Khloé' shared the news on her website khloewithak.com where she detailed the various places she has lived. She wrote:
"[At 16] I moved into a house where I rented a room from an older man.But don't get it twisted -- it was not intimate! "He had a family and I just lived in one of the bedrooms. I was rebellious and having an annoying time at home. My parents didn't want me to leave, but I was a little brat."Then I got a house with four guys as roommates in Van Nuys. We were all friends.
"One of my roommates from that time was The Game (the rapper). I've known him since I was 14 and we're friends."

Woman Tied Up Her Alleged Rapist Before Her BF Beheaded Him

A 22-year-old Minnesota woman has been charged with being an accomplice to second-degree murder and with third-degree assault.

She is accused of tying up and beating David Haiman when he arrived at the Grand Rapids apartment she shared with Joseph Thoresen last week.

Prosecutors allege Thoreson, 35, later ambushed Haiman, of Hibbing, along a road and used a machete to decapitate him. The woman then allegedly hid the machete. According to the complaint, she had told Thoresen that Haiman, 20, had sexually assaulted her.

Thoresen was arrested after he ambushed the victim and brutally killed him, prosecutors said.

His girlfriend told police that he became upset after she told him she'd been raped in their apartment.

Rihanna & Drake Spark Reconciliation Rumour As They Hit London Club Last Night

Rihanna and Drake once again fuel reconciliation rumours yesterday night as they spent a second late night in London together. The ex lovers were seen exiting Tramps nightclub at 4.30am, just one night after their 5.30am finish at Tape.

Kalu's Trial: Court Adjourns Case Till Sept. 27

Abuja Federal High Court adjourned former Gov. Orji Kalu’s money laundering trial till Sept. 27. The judge, Justice Anwuli Chikere, adjourned the case pending an appeal filed by the defendants at the Supreme Court.

Kalu is standing trial alongside, his company, Slok Nigeria Limited and Jones Udeogo, a former Commissioner for Finance in Abia for alleged money laundering.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned them on a 32-count amended charge of diverting state’s fund as the chief executive officer of the state between 1999 and 2007.

Court Remands Ex-Adamawa Gov, Fintiri In Kuje Prison

Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Governor of Adamawa State, Adamu Umaru Fintiri be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja.

His remand order was made by Justice Ahmed Mohammed shortly after Fintiri was arraigned on a five-count charge of money laundering.

Fintiri is accused, in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CB/CB/131/2016, of engaging in money laundering activities involving a cumulative sum of over N1billion. Although Fintiri pleaded not guilty to the charge, he is to remain in prison custody until Friday when the court will rule of his bail application.

Student, Two Others To Die For Robbery

Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of Ikeja High Court, yesterday, sentenced three persons, Wasiu Arepo, an aluminum products manufacturer; Oluwaseun Idowu, a driver, and Ganiyu Hassan, a student and commercial motorcycle rider, to death by hanging.

The convict were found guilty on a four-count charge of armed robbery and murder contrary to Section 402 Subsection 2(a) of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State, 2011, and Section 319 subsection 1(a) of Criminal Code Law of Lagos State, 2011.

According to the prosecution, the convicts committed the offence on February 5, 2011 at Aleke village, Imota at 2a.m. The convicts were said to have stormed the house of one Mrs Adijatu Bakare and her husband, Abubakar, and demanded the money Abubakar withdrew from bank a day before.

During the process one of the accused persons, Arepo, shot Abubakar in the chest after which they ransacked the house and carted away N15,000 and other valuables. He reportedly died on his way to the hospital.


Meanwhile, it was reported that two hours after the incident, the convicts were caught in a nearby community by the vigilante group in the area after the wife of the victim reported the matter at Imota Police Station and was able to identify one of the convicts.

During trial, the convicts had denied involvement in the incident, claiming they were at home on the night. Justice Akapo, while delivering his judgment, said the prosecution had proved the case beyond doubt that the convicts committed the crime.

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Court Bars Chief Judge From Swearing-In Ogah

Uche Ogah won’t be getting to the number one seat soon. A High Court in Osisioma in Abia state, has restrained the Chief Judge of the state, from swearing in Uche Ogah who just received his certificate of return from INEC as the governor pending the determination of a suit filed against him.

The court presided over by Justice C.H. Ahuchaogu, delivering a ruling on an ex parte suit brought by the State Governor,  Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu against Uche Ogah, Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) and chief Judge of the Abia state, ordered that “an order of injunction is hereby made restraining the second defendant (INEC) from issuing a Certificate of return to the first defendant (Ogah) while claimant remains in office in accordance with Section 143(1) and (2) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) and pending the determination of the motion on notice”.

We Will Rebuild Niger Delta, Buhari Vows

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that his administration will rebuild Nigeria, including the Niger Delta region, and he is asking for patience and understanding from Nigerians.

Receiving a delegation of Niger Delta dialogue and contact group, led by Alfred Diette-Spiff, the Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, Bayelsa state, at state house yesterday, Buhari pledged that under his watch, Nigeria would witness judicious utilisation of resources.

“We intend to rebuild this country, so that our children and grandchildren will have a good place they can call their own. A lot of damage has been done, so I want you to tell the people to be patient,” he said.‎

“When you get together with other leaders, please pacify the people. We will utilise the resources of Nigeria with integrity and rebuild the country.”


“I want to get as much intelligence as possible on the situation in the Niger Delta. I have encouraged law enforcement agencies to contact leaders like you in order to have enough information to deal with the issues once and for all, “he said.

Famous Novelist, Elechi Amadi Is Dead

Novelist, poet and dramatist, Captain Elechi Amadi is dead. GThough he died yesterday at the Good Heart hospital in Port Harcourt around 3:45m, his death has just been announced.

He was 82. Some of his works were The Concubine, The Great Ponds, Isiburu, Sunset in Biafra, Dance of Johannesburg, Peppersoup, The Road to Ibadan, The Slave , Estrangement and the Woman of Calabar.

Kanye West premieres 'Famous' music video with naked celebrity look-alikes

Kanye West premiered his highly anticipated "Famous" music video last night on TIDAL and it definitely has people buzzing.

The rapper used the likenesses of several celebrities including Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Rihanna and Chris Brown, showing them laying naked in bed beside him.

In Kanye West's new video for "Famous," he appears in bed with likenesses of several celebrities, including Taylor Swift, left, and Kim Kardashian.
The video starts with a shot of West sleeping next to his wife, Kim Kardashian. The camera then pans to show a topless Swift look-alike. In the song West raps, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? I made that b**** famous," a possible reference to his interruption of the Grammy winner on stage at the 2009 MTV VMAs.