"I am one of the luckiest Nigerians" - President Goodluck Jonathan

President Jonathan says he is one of the luckiest Nigerians alive, that he is yet to see any Nigerian who is as lucky as himself. He said this while receiving residents of the federal capital territory (FCT), led by Namadi Sambo, in Aso Rock yesterday April 5th.

"For me as an individual, this Easter coincides with the time I am leaving but I always say that I am one of the luckiest Nigerians. I am yet to see somebody luckier than me.

From 1999, I was in the hands of government for 16 years. Not just in government as a parliamentarian because if you are a senator or House of Representatives member, you take care of yourself, you live in your own house. I was in a cage, being taken care of by the government for 16 good years. I think it is enough and I am happy. Help me to thank God for that and I will continue to thank Nigerians for giving me that privilege. Wherever I will be, I will remain grateful to this great country.” he said

The Kardashian-Jenner-West family head out to Church for Easter

Kim, Kanye and North, Kourtney, her kids: Mason & Penelope, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie, her boyfriend: Tyga and his son, Kris Jenner and her boytoy, Corey pictured together all heading out to the California Community Church in Agoura Hills today. See more photos after the cut...

CIA predicted Nigeria will break up after 2015 elections, it took Jonathan to stop it - Doyin Okupe

Media aide to Pres. Jonathan, Doyin Okupe says he never said anyone should call him a bastard if the APC won the elections and also said it took the humanness of president Jonathan to stop CIA's prediction that Nigeria will break up after the 2015 elections. What he posted on Facebook below...

Firstly I never said if APC survives "call me a bastard" what I said was that " I will change my name" that is the truth. So the prerogative of changing my name is mine. Bastard is not an alternative. But u can continue to say that if it gives u the kick. I really and truly don't care.

Secondly if I make a prediction it is my right to do so. A prediction is essentially what it is... A forecast or projected statement about the future. It does not have to come to pass.

Photos/Video: Wizkid and Chris Brown perform in South Africa

Wizkid joined Chris Brown on stage yesterday in the South African leg of Chris's world tour. See more photos and video after the cut...

Photo: Nadia Buari shows a glimpse of her twin baby girls

Ghanian actress, Nadia Buari gave fans a glimpse of her twin angels. Now waiting to see their faces...

President Jonathan and his family begin to move personal effects from Aso Rock

According to a report by Punch, President Jonathan and his family members have started moving their personal belongings out of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. One of the newspaper's reporters said he saw some buses loaded with travel bags moving out of the President’s official residence on Friday April 3rd.

It is believed that the president and his family will return to Otuoke, Bayelsa, once his tenure ends on May 29th.

There are also reports that the reason for the early removal of personal belongings of the First Family is to allow for renovation work of the residence to commence before Buhari comes into power in May. 

5 killed by Boko Haram members in Konduga, Borno State

Suspected members of Boko Haram killed five people in Kayamla in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State yesterday April 4th. According to reports, the sect members stormed the village, destroyed properties and shot indiscriminately. They were however repelled by the vigilante group in the community who came together and fought them off. This will be the first attack in Borno state after the presidential election.

Pic: Dieziani Alison-Madueke pays courtesy visit to Abdulsalam Abubakar

This pic making rounds on twitter shows Minister of Petroleum resources, Dieziani Alison-Madueke paying a courtesy visit to former head of state General Abdulsalam Abubakar at his residence yesterday.

President Goodluck Jonathan's 2015 Easter message to the nation

Fellow citizens,
I greet you all, especially our Christian brothers and sisters,  as we celebrate Easter in commemoration of  the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

For Christians all over the world, the major lessons of Easter, which we celebrate this year in the midst of general elections in our nation, are to be found in the Messiah’s Divine love and glorious self-sacrifice for the redemption of mankind.

Nine killed after gunmen go on shooting spree in Rivers state

Nine persons have been confirmed dead after unknown gunmen stormed Obrikom and Obur communities in Rivers state yesterday April 4th. According to a statement by the Rivers state Police spokesperson, Ahmad Muhammad, the gunmen attacked the community, killing 6 persons instantly while 3 others died on arrival at a hospital where they were rushed to for medical attention.

Two other persons are reported to have been injured and are currently receiving medical attention. The gunmen also set the home of a politician, Vincent Ogbagu, who is running for a seat in the state House of Assembly in the April 11th election, on fire.

"Under me, your money will be safe' - Muhammadu Buhari

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has given assurances to Nigerians that he will handle state resources with utmost responsibility and honesty and would not condone the looting of public resources

He said this while receiving a delegation of the people from his home state, Katsina, who came to congratulate him winning the presidential election. Buhari said savings from his war against corruption would be ploughed into education with the objective of empowering citizens.

“If you give education to a man or woman, you have empowered them to be productive. There is no better way to empowerment,” Mr. Buhari said.

Lol. All these election drama! AIT now suing Tinubu for N100billion

 

Bola Tinubu's media office released a statement on Monday saying they are set to sue Daar Communications, owners of AIT for what he said was a defamatory content of a documentary aired on Sunday about him on their station. Tinubu asked the TV station to retract the documentary, issue a letter of apology and demanded N20billion as cost of damage done to his reputation.

Well, AIT has counter-sued Tinubu. They are asking him to apologize for telling them to apologize to him when they were only just doing their job..lol. They are also asking for N100billion for injury inflicted on AIT. Choi! Lawyers go chop money anyhow. See AIT's press statement after the cut..

Karrueche had no idea Chris Brown was a dad until moments before TMZ broke it

 

Men can make women run mad sha. Almost looks like Karrueche used her hands to pull out her front hair after finding out her man of 5 years fathered a child while in a relationship with her. According to TMZ, Karrueche found out about the baby almost at the same time we all out found out.

EFCC Arraigns Eleven Suspected Oil Thieves

Find the EFCC press statement below...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 4, 2015 arraigned Eleven suspected oil thieves: Ephraim Akpan, Agadagba Ochuko, Clement Tommy, Oyayefa Abonne, Bousou Kereotu, Dereye Harry, Lucky Abonne, Dapo Obdare, Friday Ibude, Ebi Ekokeme, Vincent Elayegha, and the vessel, MT Petroitti before Justice M.S Abubakar of the Federal High Court Warri, Delta State on a 2- count charge bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in petroleum product.

Last photos of Muna Obiekwe, prior to his death

There are so many people who don't believe Muna Obiekwe is gone. Unfortunately it's true. Here's a photo of him when he was rushed to the hospital yesterday before he gave up the ghost. He collapsed at home and they rushed him to the hospital where doctors confirmed him dead on arrival  See another pic of him on a dialysis machine during one of his treatments after the cut. Really sad...

Pic: Singer Sade Adu's family throw her birthday dinner as she turns 56

Iconic singer Sade Adu turned 56 on Friday January 16th and her family threw her a birthday dinner at her home in London.

Shocking news! Actor Muna Obiekwe is dead

So sad! Actor Muna Obiekwe has died. He died yesterday afternoon around 4:15pm in a hospital in Lagos after a battle with kidney failure. He was rushed to the hospital yesterday after he collapsed at his home. Muna has been quietly battling this kidney disease but kept it hush hush from friends and colleagues. Sad! A colleague said for over two weeks before he died he didn't go for his dialysis.

Muna needed money for his health problems but instead of going public to raise money, he told friends he was planning a stage play to raise money but died before he could do it.

Meanwhile, there's some twitter handle called @MunaObiekwe that's denying his death. That is not Muna! Unfortunately the real one is gone. Unbelievable! RIP to a great actor!

FG reduces pump price of fuel; statement by the Petroleum Minister

What Diezani Alison-Madueke said this evening as she announced a reduction in fuel price...

As you may be aware, there has been a lot of volatility in the oil market in the past few months and due to this the importation prices of our petroleum products have been impacted.

Therefore, with the approval and directive of Mr. President and by virtue of Section 6 clause 1 of the Nigerian Petroleum Act, it is my responsibility as Minister of Petroleum Resources to hereby announce a reduction in the pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (Petrol) from the current Ninety Seven Naira (=N=97) per litre pump price down to Eighty Seven Naira (=N87=) per litre pump price, effective from twelve (12) midnight Sunday, 18th of January 2015.

Pics: Mbong and Jeta Amata at LA premiere of Black November

Mbong Amata and ex husband Jeta Amata at the Los Angeles premiere of Jeta's Black November on January 10th in LA. Another photo after the cut...

Bird flu hits Lagos and Kaduna - according to Ministry of Agriculture

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced new cases of Avian Influenza otherwise known as Bird flu in Nigeria. Avian influenza is a type of viral disease affiliated to birds only and is an infectious disease.

In a statement released on January 15th, the ministry said that there has been an increasing number of deaths of poultry animals in two poultry farms and live bird markets in Lagos and Kano.

Photo: Singer Omawumi weds baby daddy Tosin Yusuf

Omawumi married her baby daddy Tosin Yusuf yesterday January 16th at the Ikoyi Registry in Lagos. The couple got engaged last year after dating for years. They also have a 4 year old daughter. Omawumi is rumoured to be pregnant with their second child. Congrats to them

See what 50cent posted on instagram..calls it pocket money

The rapper posted this and wrote "Still got a little Pocket money #Frigo �� LMAO

I don’t trust politicians, they are liars - Pastor Adeboye says

The GO of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye says politicians are liars and he doesn't trust them because they don't fulfill their promises. Pastor Adeboye said this while speaking at a prayer meeting at OAU, Ile Ife, Osun state yesterday January 16th.

"I don’t trust politicians. Politicians are liars. They don’t fulfill most of their promises. A politician can tell you that they will give all of you (students) chicken each, which we all know it is impossible.” he said

Pastor Adeboye advised Nigerians not to be worried about the forthcoming elections as God has already decided who will be President. “God has already planned who will be the President of Nigeria. God has already planned that before we were born. God is not like human beings who doubt what is to be done. He has a plan for everything" he said.(Source: Punch)

"Whitney Houston and I cheated on each other' - Bobby Brown says

Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston were married for 15 years (1993-2007) and Bobby says they cheated on each other through out their loving, turbulent marriage. In an interview with Access Hollywood set to air today Jan. 17th, after Whitney's Lifetime biopic airs, Bobby opened up about the cheating rumours that followed the couple for years.

"There was infidelity in the marriage, yes, on both parts. Both of us cheated on each other - period. So that's hard to swallow for both of us. I just think when two people that love each other as much as we loved each other, when they start drifting apart, different people come into the situation, into the scenario, and we make mistakes. We're human.' he said.

BBA Tayo Faniran shares cute photos of his son

He's so adorable!

"Pres. Jonathan can't fight corruption even if he's given 60 years to rule' - APC

The opposition party APC has responded to president Jonathan's plan to institute anti-corruption programmes is re-elected next month, saying that even if he's given 60 more years, he can't fight corruption, because 'a corrupt government can never fight corruption.'

The APC said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

"Mr. President said he wants to put in place the institutions to tackle corruption before taking on the cankerworm that has almost destroyed the fabric of our society. Pray, whatever happened to the EFCC and the ICPC? Were they not institutions specifically created for the purpose of tackling corruption, but which the Jonathan administration chose to castrate? There is no better way to say this: Pres. Jonathan lacks the political will to tackle corruption, and he will not tackle it if he spends 60 years in office.”

T.B Joshua takes relatives of building collapse victims on shopping spree

According to a story that made the front cover of South African newspaper, Daily News, T.B Joshua took some relatives of the 85 South Africans killed in the collapse of his church building last year, on a shopping spree and showered them with cash.

The pastor invited relatives of about 44 victims to Nigeria and many of them accepted to come. T.B Joshua reportedly put them in nice hotels, took them shopping and gave every family member N50k each. He also took the families to the site of the collapse building where they lost their loved ones.

Schoolteacher, Wonder Ndlovu, 47, whose husband, Mbongeni Ndlovu, 52, died in the collapse to SA Daily News

"He (Joshua) took us to a five-star posh hotel for dinner, fine food and drinks. The hotel is in Victoria Island. After chilling, we came back in his luxurious kombis. There were more surprises while we were preparing to sleep. The mamas who took us shopping knocked and presented us with N50 000 each and they said we must not use all our (own) shopping money. I just sang A huna ya tshwana le yena (there’s no one like him),” she said.

Kanye West no longer interested in having sex with Kim?

There are reports that Kanye has lost interest in sexing his wife on a regular basis & Kim has ordered him into sex therapy

From The National Enquirer

"Kim Kardashian has ordered Kanye West into sex therapy because he’s lost his libido! Kim is so offended that Kanye’s not as hot for her as he used to be. He’s so focused on his work that he’s barely spending any time with her,” said a family source. “And when they are together all he wants to do is sleep or play with North. “Rejected Kim, whose stress about her troubled marriage has prompted a serious psoriasis flare-up, signed them up for therapy classes to get the spark back into their relationship.

TY Bello shares adorable photo of her twin boys new gift

The new mother shared a photo of two hand knitted shoes, personally done and gifted to her by her best friend. Nice!

Iyanya shares his new year resolutions

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