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Monday 27 April 2015

More stunning pictures of Mercy Johnson

Actess Mercy Johnson Okojie looked stunning yesterday as she and her husband dedicated their son, Henry. See more photos after the cut...

Singer Kelly Handsome showed off his daughter in a photo posted on instagram yesterday by singer Faze

Pics: Jay Z's cousin at Mavin Headquarters

Jay Z announced yesterday that his cousin is in Nigeria to discover new talent and it looks like they may have discovered one very talented Nigerian female artist, Di'Ja. Mavin Records official instagram handle posted this photo and wrote "#tidalfacts Jay Z's cousin and rocnation exec Briant Biggs discovering @aphrodija at Mavin HQ in Lagos, Nigeria". Another photo after the cut...

President-elect Gen. Buhari has signified interest to probe the alleged missing $20 billion from the coffers of the NNPC. Speaking with APC members from Adamawa state at the APC National headquarters in Abuja yesterday April 26th, Gen Buhari queried the dismissal of Former CBN governor now Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II who raised alarm over the missing money.

"I heard that some people have started returning money; I will not believe it until I go and see for myself. Imagine a situation where the former CBN governor who by God ‘s grace would later become the Emir of Kano raised an issue of missing billions of money, not in Naira but in Dollars, $20 billion. What happened, instead of investigating to know whether it was true that the money was missing or not, they simply found a reason to remove him. So these are the issues we are talking about" he said in Hausa

Photos: Tiwa Savage and Teebillz celebrate their wedding anniversary with romantic dinner

Tiwa shared the photo above and wrote "Hey baby, look what daddy did for mummy today. Breakfast in bed, church, romantic dinner, candles and rose petals all over our hotel room, lots and lots of gifts and love. This is how we ended up creating you in the first place oooo lol. We love you daddy, thank you for a magical day ❤️��". More photos after the cut..

Jay Z took to Twitter yesterday to address reports that his music streaming platform, Tidal, is a flop. He defended Tidal and asked people to give them time to succeed. He also claimed some 'haters' are “spending millions on a smear campaign.” but most importantly, he tweeted that his cousin is in Nigeria to discover new talent. See his tweets after the cut...

Above is a photo of waterlogged Warri Township stadium football pitch after a heavy downpour yesterday. A match between Warri Wolves and Heartland FC was rescheduled for today Monday April 27th by 8am due to the waterlogged pitch.

Ini Edo shows some skin in new pictures

Actress Ini Edo shared the pic on instagram yesterday. Another photo after the cut...

Adorable new photos of Mercy Johnson's son, Henry

Henry Okojie has done his first solo photo-shoot...and he looks so cute! Another pic after the cut...

President elect, Gen Buhari has reportedly read the riot act to members of his family, warning them that they will face the full wrath of the law if they commit any crime while he serves as President.

According to Daily Trust, Gen Buhari read the riot act to members of his family in Daura, Katsina state recently. A Family source said he gathered all his children and family members together and advised them to seek meaningful ways to make a living, stressing that no family member of his will enjoy any preferential treatment. He also told them that non of them is welcomed to Aso Rock if they are not invited, adding that the Villa is a place for serious minded people and not for idle family members.

Asari Dokubo shares pictures of himself and his children

The ex-Niger Delta militant shared photos of himself with all of his kids - That would be 12 of them. Don't know if its from the same woman. He shared his lovely family photos on his Facebook page. See more photos after the cut...

Jude Okoye and his wife, Ifeoma, dedicated their daughter Emma today April 26th. The couple welcomed their daughter in November 2014. See more photos after the cut...

Their traditional wedding was in November 2013 but their white wedding was in Dubai on April 26th 2014. Happy anniversary to them. Lovely couple!

APC Taraba female guber candidate loses rerun election to PDP candidate

Nigeria's dream of having the first elected female governor has been dashed after the APC Guber candidate in Taraba state, Aisha Alhassan, lost the governorship rerun election to the PDP governorship candidate, Darius Ishaku.

INEC this afternoon declared Mr Ishaku winner of the rerun election held yesterday April 25th. Mr Ishaku pulled a total of 369, 318 votes while Aisha Alhassan pulled a total of 275, 984.

2face, MI, Davido, Wizkid, Seyi Shay Unveiled as Artistes for 2015 #StarMusicTrek

2face Idibia, Davido, Wizkid, MI, Seyi Shay have been unveiled as headliners for the 2015 Star Music Trek. These acts were revealed during the sign-on party which held on April 24, 2015 at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos to officially mark the kick off of the trek.

The 3 year old pictured with her cousin, Solange's son at her grandma, Tina Knowles's wedding to Richard Lawson last Sunday. More photos after the cut...

25 year old Aladi Sule was attacked with acid by her ex-lover, Kazeem Abdullahi, a few weeks ago in Kogi state. According to the story told by Vanguard, Ladi and the man who attacked her had been lovers since secondary school. When she fell pregnant, the couple decided to live together but unfortunately the child died.

Then when they began to have problems, the man married someone else, prompting Ladi to leave the house. Then the man came begging but her family demanded that he marry her properly first before she moves back in with her.

Bruce Jenner's second wife and mother of his sons, Brandon and Brody Jenner, actress/lyricist Linda Thompson, 64, wrote an article titled 'How Living With and Loving Bruce Jenner Changed My Life Forever'. In the piece, Linda explains how Bruce came to her in 1985 and told her 4 years after they got married that he wanted to become a woman. This actually led to their divorce. "If Bruce had told me about his gender issue when we first began getting romantically involved, I would not have married him. Pure and simple." Linda writes. Her story is quite touching. Read below..

By now, Bruce Jenner has revealed his struggle with gender dysphoria. I never would have dared to speak on this issue before he was comfortable enough to do so first. It is, after all, his truth, so I knew he should be afforded the dignity to reveal that truth on his own time and in the way he sees fit. I have respectfully kept his secrets private and would have taken his confidences to my grave had he not spoken out.

Bayelsa state PDP publicity secretary, Mr. Osom Makbere says international and local factors contributed to President Jonathan's defeat at the 2015 general elections. He blamed it most on the president's wife and the signing of the anti-gay bill

"Jonathan was a victim and target of international cum domestic esoteric codes and conspiracies. On the international level, the passage of the anti-gay legislation led to criticisms and face-off with the US, and the West. The strides made in the economic sphere, especially domestic rice promotion, calculated by the Jonathan administration to flip economic growth, and boost import substitution, also negatively alerted the West

There's chaos in Abia state this morning after PDP Governorship candidate in the state Okezie Ikepazu was declared winner of yesterday's governorship election. There's an ongoing fight between APGA and PDP Youths in the state. The road leading to Ikpeazu's house has been blocked by angry youths. PDP supporters dressed a coffin in APGA flag while chopping off fowls head which is a symbol for APGA. See more photos after the cut...

Mercy Johnson Okojie and her husband looked lovely in their attires as they attended their son, Prince Henry Okojie's dedication in church this morning. Another photo after the cut..

Ini Edo threw a celeb-studded birthday party on Friday night in Lagos. More photos after the cut...

2shotz shared adorable new photo of his new-born daughter on his Instagram Page

2000 Boko Haram members storm Marte in Borno state, capture town

Marte town in Borno state has reportedly been captured by Boko Haram members after about 2,000 of them stormed the town on Thursday April 23rd and engaged Nigerian troops in a gun battle, forcing the troops to flee the town.

A resident of the village, Imamu Habib, narrating what happened said;

“The terrorists, numbering over 2,000, appeared from various directions on Thursday and engaged the soldiers in Kirenowa town and adjoining communities in Marte. They fought with soldiers over the night and the fight continued today (Friday), forcing hundreds of soldiers to flee” he said.

Aside from Scott Disick and Kanye West, all other members of the Kardashian/Jenner clan have tweeted their support for Bruce Jenner. Oprah, Lady Gaga, Ellen also showed support.

Meanwhile, Kris Jenner slammed blogger Perez Hilton after he said she had no comment for ABC news concerning the Bruce Jenner Transition interview unlike his other two ex-wives who gave supportive statements. Kris replied on twitter slamming him. See all the tweets after the cut...

The actress wore this dress to Ini Edo's birthday party. She looks sexy...

Bruce Jenner says he identifies as a woman and reveals this is his last interview as a man in Diane Sawyer interview

In the highly anticipated interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, Bruce Jenner revealed that he identifies as a woman. The 65 year old father of 6 and Grandfather of 7 confirmed that he is reinventing himself physically in a bid to transition from male to female.

Speaking in front of millions of viewers, including 4 of his children from his first wife, Burt, Brandon, Casey and Brody Jenner, Bruce tearfully revealed:

'To all extents and purposes, I am a woman. My brain is much more female than it is male. That's what my soul is. Bruce lives a lie. She is not a lie.' He added: 'I can't do it anymore.'

Ini Edo celebrated her birthday on Friday night with some of her colleagues and friends including Ene Maya Lawani Oge Okoye, Kate Henshaw, photographer Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Sound Sultan, Chidi Mokeme, CEO of Polo Luxury John Obayuwana amongst others. More photos after the cut...

The expectant mum had her baby shower recently. Another pic after the cut...

Anambra state governor Willie Obiano who is an APGA party member paid a congratulatory visit to President elect, General Buhari in Abuja on Friday April 24th. According to Governor Obiano, he came to congratulate Buhari on his victory at the polls as well as ask him not to sideline the Igbos in the constitution of his cabinet. Governor Obiano denied speculations that his visit was a move for him to defect to the APC.

"It is not correct. I will remain with APGA and work very closely with Mr president. I came to congratulate His Excellencey the President -elect on his victory and I am also here to reassure him that Anambra and the south East would support him.

President Jonathan, CAN President Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and his wife and some past leaders and government officials attended the 5th Presidential Breakfast Prayer session in Abuja on Saturday April 25th. First Lady Patience Jonathan was conspicuously absent at the prayer session which she always attended. See more photos after the cut...

In Abia state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu of PDP won by beating APGA candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, former MD of Diamond Bank. Ikpeazu polled 264,713 votes to Otti's 180,882.

Pictures from Uche Jombo's baby shower

Congrats to Uche and her hubby. More photos after the cut...

Governor Rochas Okorocha of APC has been declared winner of the governorship election in Imo state after beating his main rival, Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha of PDP. Okorocha polled 416,996 votes while Ihedioha got 320,705 in the re-run elections that held yesterday.

Saturday 25 April 2015

Photo: Mikel Obi and girlfriend enjoy bicycle ride together

The girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko, shared the pic on instagram...

Xenophobic attacks: South African minister denied visa to enter Israel

You know their people suffered xenophobia back in the 1940s, so I guess they have zero tolerance for it. A minister from South Africa was denied visa to visit Israel for diplomatic work.

Aljazeera reports

The government of South Africa has expressed outrage after Israel's decision to deny a visa to Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. Clayson Monyela, Deputy Director General of Department of International Relations and Cooperation, told Al Jazeera on Thursday the Israeli government needed to offer a reason for the snubbing.

A meeting of top members of APC convened to resolve all disagreements bordering on the zoning of top offices in the incoming National Assembly ended in a deadlock on at the Rivers state Governors lodge Abuja on Wednesday April 22nd.

According to Vanguard, the meeting came to a deadlock after the leaders failed to reach a consensus on where to zone the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives. The members were divided between zoning it to the North-East and South-West. The leaders however agreed on the zoning of the office of Senate President to the North-Central and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, to the South-East.

ISIS militants brutally stoned two gay men to death only seconds after they were photographed embracing and 'forgiving' them.

The shocking images were taken in ISIS-held territory in the province of Homs and show the two accused men being savagely executed by up to four jihadis.

Huge, bloodthirsty crowds are seen in the desert clearing where the group of executioners made a display of hugging the blindfolded couple and telling them they were forgiven of their 'sins', before pummeling them to death with hundreds of fist-sized rocks.

Speaking with State House correspondents after his closed door meeting with President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, President Jonathan referred to General Buhari as the President

"We will take a date when the president will come and I will show him round the State House but today is not for that. Today is to continue with our conversation. We don’t need to worry the President,” he said.

See more photos from their meeting after the cut...

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