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Thursday 30 November 2017

Throwback photo of actress Rita Edochie at her church wedding in 1990

27 years ago! The veteran Nollywood actress pictured with her groom in 1990. She shared the photo via Instagram and captioned it; "My church wedding 1990. GOD take all glory for till today you are still our BACKBONE and will remain our BACKBONE forever."

Video of herdsmen grazing cows at presidential villa, Abuja

The video which was shared online by Premiumtimes, shows a herd of cattle grazing along a road near the entrance to the vice president’s office. It is not clear how the animals and their herders accessed the restricted area. Watch the video below...

Some Brazilian women paid good money to get a picture with a man who has become quite popular because of the size of his male member.

They each paid $20 according to reports and stood in a long queue waiting for their turn to take a photo with the man and his naked penis. Some of the women even went as far as holding and stroking his genitals when it got to their turn to take a photo with him.

Reality star, mother of two and business entrepreneur, Kim Kardashian shares more nude photos from her KKW beauty collection. She shared the photos and captioned one of them...

Ultralight Beams powders & gloss duo for $32 or the whole collection for $160 is launching at 12pm PST this Friday Dec 1st exclusively at kkwbeauty.com. Another photo below..

An Iranian girl has had at least 50 surgeries in order to look like Angelina Jolie but people honestly think she needs to sue her doctors

Sahar Tabar is only 19, yet at such a young age, she has already had so much done to her body just to look like her idol. The woman from Teheran, Iran says she is one of Angelina Jolie’s biggest fans and "would do anything" to look like the Hollywood actress. She went on to shed 90 lbs. and now diets constantly to maintain her weight at 40 kilograms. She's also had 50 surgical procedures just to attain the look that she had always coveted.

Well....

Singer Dencia drops nasty comment against Pastor Adeboye after Freeze shared throwback video of him asking for N1 billion donation

Yesterday, Freeze shared a throwback video of RCCG GO, Pastor Adeboye asking for a donation of 1 billion naira - which was reportedly for the development of the Church.

Singer/beauty entrepreneur Dencia, who is known for being vocal on controversial issues, dropped a nasty comment as she reacted on Freeze's page. See below...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, wiped away tears as he delivered an apology on behalf of the government for decades of discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit (LGBTQ2) community. The prime minister said he wants to ensure such oppression never happens again.

He said:

“Today, we offer a long overdue apology to all those whom we, the Government of Canada, wronged. We are sorry. We hope by acknowledging our failings we can make the crucial progress LGBTQ2 people in Canada deserve. We will continue to support each other in our fight for equality because we know that Canada gets stronger every single day that we choose to embrace diversity,”

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, says contrary to the opinions of some Nigerians, President Buhari is fit and agile enough to lead Nigeria come 2019. Speaking to newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital yesterday, Ortom said that President Buhari is younger than ousted Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe and that there is no alternative to another leader like President Buhari.

The governor said this when he was asked why he has consistently called for the re-election of President Buhari despite his age and health status. Respodning to the question, Governor Ortom said

Singer Davido happily posed for a photo backstage with Grammy nominated rapper, Cardi B at the MOBO awards. He captioned it; "CARDI I’m such a fan!!"

Wednesday 29 November 2017

"Its a slap in the face if Nigerians can be treated in this manner" - Senate reacts to Libya slave trade

The Nigerian Senate has reacted to the Libyan slave trade auctions. At plenary today, after reviewing the gruesome images and videos that have populated the news media, the Senate took action on the ongoing slave trade in Libya.

In a statement released moments ago, 'we passed a Resolution calling on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon the Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria to discuss ending the ongoing Libyan slave trade of black Africans -- many of them of Nigerian descent'.

Reno Omokri has commended President Buhari for acting on the booming slave trade business in Libya. President Buhari has ordered the evacuation of Nigerians trapped in Libya. Read Reno's tweet above.

Photos: Cardi B puts on an eye-popping display in PVC bra as she steps out in London ahead of MOBO performance

Cardi B, who is billed to perform at the MOBO Awards in Leeds' First Direct Arena on Wednesday, took over the street of London as she hung out at the Tape club in Mayfair on Tuesday evening.

The 25-year-old rapper who recently received two Grammy nominations for her chart-topping hit Bodak Yellow, flaunted her ample assets in a revealing ensemble which included a matching PVC bra, embellished blazer and bottoms, which she paired with a pair of pointed stilettos.

Well...See another tweet below...

Model and actress, Makida Moka, is engaged to her man, Oliver Onyekweli. Makida announced their engagement on her IG page. She shared photos of herself and her man during their introduction that took place recently and wrote

'M.M and O.O. He came to officially ask my family because first of all INTRODUCTION. ???? #MO18xFOREVER

Today, President Buhari participated at the Opening Ceremony of the 5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan. See more photos below...

The list of most liked posts on Instagram for 2017 has been released. On top of the list was Beyonce's post where she was announcing she was pregnant with twins, which received over 11 million likes.

Beautiful woman!

Nigerian Man gets his parents arrested after he came back from Italy to discover they’ve been sending him photos of a fake house he was sending them money to build

A Nigerian man based in Italy has reportedly gotten his 65 year old father and 56 year old mum arrested for allegedly sending him pictures of a fake house they were building for him while in Italy. Facebook user, Nnamdi Victor who shared the story online wrote;

'One of us just locked his parents up in police cell. His 65 year old father and 56 year old mother slept in police cell last night with an instruction that anyone who comes close to bail them should be locked up too. I know what the parents did are wrong but I have been pleading with him since last week not to toe this path. There are many ways to solve issues like this.

Actress Tonto Dikeh and her ex-husband Olakunle Churchill's comments on a post by Nathaniel Bassey has raised brows.

Gospel artiste Nathaniel Bassey shared a post where he prayed for single people that they will not marry their enemy in the name of a spouse. Tonto immediately commented "Amen" on the post and, not to be outdone, Churchill also commented with "Amin Jesu". See screenshots below...

A Lady identified as Adolfina Camelli Ortigoza had to go undergo a reconstructive surgery on her face after her jealous husband, Pedro Heriberto Galeano punched her severally for every likes, comments and reaction she gets on Facebook.

According to the lady's lawyer, Arnaldo Martinez, Mr.Galeano, 32, residing Nemby near Asuncion, Uruguay would become violent when anyone liked the photos she posted of herself on Facebook.

Famous Swedish Reality TV, Fredrik Eklund, and his partner Derek Kaplan are now the proud parents of twins. The 'Million Dollar Listing' star shared the good news on Instagram, with a snap of their new son and daughter with the caption: 'Happiest moment of my life. Welcome, Fredrick and Milla to the world.'

In the post, Eklund and Kaplan each cradle their infant children while sharing a kiss for the camera.

He shared the photo above on IG with the caption:

''Because most of the time, the truth is the best gift you can give humanity.No don't thank me, just be the change.''

Newlyweds BankyW and Adesua play with cheetahs In South Africa (photos)

Mr and Mrs Wellington are pictured playing with two cheetahs at the Zebula Golf Estate in South Africa, where they are honeymooning. More photos below..

The semi-finalists for the 60th anniversary edition of the Miss Nigeria pageant have now emerged, after weeks of a rigorous audition process that had over 1,000 ladies from across the nation vying for a chance to wear the coveted crown. They were announced on Tuesday November 28th, during an Instagram Live session that saw the out-going Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi, calling each successful contestant.

The Federal Government has declared Friday December 1st, as public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, according to a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.

The statement was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji. It said Mr. Dambazau urged all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation.

He further urged all Nigerians to support the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in its efforts at building a virile nation, and wished Nigerians a happy Eid-El-Maulud celebration.

"Nysc found us. Love binded our hearts" - Couple who met during youth service set to wed

Dorothy and her man Okoromah met during their national youth service program in 2012. The couple are set to tie the knot on December 2. Posting photos from their traditional wedding, she wrote:

"Nysc found us
Life style made us friends

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says Nigerian roads are not as bad as some people tend to portray it. The former Lagos state governor said this when he delieverd his keynote address at the United Nations-sponsored capacity building programme for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Abuja today November 29th.

“Members of the public must know that roads are depreciating assets. They do not last forever and require regular maintenance and, with time, replacement, if they are to serve their intended purpose. These factors of abuse and lack of maintenance combine to reduce the quality of our motoring experience on the roads. With this background, I will now pose the question: How bad are our roads? Some have repeatedly said, ‘All the roads are bad.’ That is not true. We have good parts and bad parts caused by abuse and lack of maintenance.” he said

Photos: Prince Harry spotted leaving the gym after wedding date is announced

Prince Harry has started keeping himself in good shape, with his glamorous wedding just at the corner.

After it was announced on Tuesday that the newly engaged Prince and Princess to be, Meghan Markle, will tie the knot at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in May 2017, the 33-year-old was spotted with his royal protection officer, leaving his gym in Chelsea, west London after a workout session in the afternoon.

See another photo below...

President Buhari on Tuesday night in Abidjan declared that all Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of the world will be brought home and rehabilitated. The President while speaking when he addressed Nigerians residing in Cote D'Ivoire, vowed to reduce the number of Nigerians heading for Europe illegally through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea by providing basic social amenities such as education, healthcare, and food security at home.

In an interactive session with members of the Nigerian Community in Cote D’ Ivoire, on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit, President Buhari said all necessary steps will be taken to stem the tide of illegal migration by Nigerians.

See more photos below...

With Banky W off the market, Don Jazzy now assumes the crown of Nigeria's most eligible bachelor closely followed by MI Abaga. Jazzy is currently in Ghana and this morning he went to the beach to sing a love song for his yet to be found boo.

Daddy Freeze reacts to a video of RCCG General overseer, Pastor Adeboye asking for a N1 billion donation

Read what the Controversial OAP wrote below.

Kim Kardashian West, showed off her taut tummy in several athleisure ensembles on Tuesday, ahead of Ultralight Beams launch. The athleisure ensembles which were likely designed by her husband Kanye West, could be a sneak peek at Yeezy season six. See more below..

Media personality, Toke Makinwa took to Twitter this morning to preach about the importance of positivity.

"Happy birthday to my hero, my superwoman": Adesua Etomi-Wellington celebrates her mother on her birthday

Actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington took to her Instagram page to celebrate her mom on her birthday. She shared beautiful photos of her and wrote;

Happy Birthday to my hero.
Superwoman
My gist partner

Fully loaded...

"I love you pumpkin" - Lola Omotayo celebrates Jude Okoye's daughter on her 3rd birthday

Peter Okoye's wife, Lola took to IG to celebrate Emma, her brother-in-law, Jude Okoye's daughter, who turned three today. She wrote:

''A very happy 3rd birthday to our precious princess Emma Okoye! We celebrate you today. May you continue to bring joy to all our lives.

In a video shared on his Instagram page this morning, singer and record label owner, Harrysong, called out Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, for doing nothing about the increasing rate of communal clashes in the state, particularly the clash between the Ogbe Ijaws and Aladja people. In the video, Harrysong accused the governor of not being a leader. According to the singer, Governor Okowa is a businessman who just wants to make money for himself and his family. In his post, Harrysong wrote;

A 9-year-old female student has died after falling ill weeks after gaining admission into a boarding school in Abuja.

Kamzie resumed as a J.S.S. 1 student at Louis Ville Girls' Secondary School Gwagwalada, Abuja in September. By October 2nd, she was severely sick but, according to her mother, was neglected by staff and school authorities who thought she was pretending. Her situation got worse and she visited the school's clinic again where she was given paracetamol and sent back to the hostel on October 7.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, AgCP Edgal Imohimi met with traditional rulers in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Tuesday, November 28 to discuss maintaining peace in the area.

The meeting was held at the palace of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, HRM oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi, and in attendance were other traditional rulers and community leaders of Ikorodu.

Senior Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been freed after he was detained for three weeks on allegations of corruption.

Miteb, 65, son of the late King Abdullah and former head of the elite National Guard, was among 200 of royal family members, ministers and senior officials who were arrested in anti-corruption raids on the 4th of November.

In a recent interview with Beat FM, Paul Okoye, one half of the defunct Psquare duo, says he regrets his role in the rift that engulfed his family that led to the break up of the PSquare group.

Paul said he acted stupid during the crises and that he regrets it. He berated himself for shading his brother on social media during the crises.

Last night, Tuesday, 28th November 2017 witnessed the return of 239 Nigerian Migrants including men, women and children from Libya aboard a Libyan Airline flight.

The Federal Government Of Nigeria in collaboration with IOM (International Organization of Migration) have been working together in facilitating the return of Nigerian Migrants in Libya for over a year now. Many had traveled illegally through the desert trying to reach Italy via Libya before finding themselves in tight situations, thrown into jail for illegal entry or falling into the hands of wrong people and being sold into slavery/prostitution . .

The Federal government has concluded plans to sell the Tafawa Balewa Square, the National Arts Theatre and some selected power plants under the National Integrated Power Projects NIPP. The purpose of the proposed sale of some of the national assets is to generate sufficient revenue to finance the the 2018 to 2020 budgets.

The Director General of Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, disclosed this in an interview with the Nation when he appeared before the House of Representatives Joint Committees on 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework /Fiscal Strategy Paper, MTEF/FSP, on Monday November 27th.

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, admitted in evidence a number of documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. The former governor and APC chieftain is being prosecuted alongside his company, Slok Nigeria Limited and his former Commissioner for Finance, Jones James Udeogu, for money laundering to the tune of over N3.2bn. Kalu is accused of using his company to launder funds meant for the state while he ws in office.

This year's Grammy nominations caused a lot of outrage, snubs and happiness amongst Americans, because it was mainly dominated by black and Latino artists in the main categories of album, record and song of the year for the 2018 Grammy Awards.

Jay-Z, already the winner of 21 Grammy awards, led the nominations with eight, followed by Kendrick Lamar with seven, Bruno Mars with six, and Childish Gambino, Khalid and SZA, all have five nominations.

On Tuesday, Kaduna State Government sacked 4,042 workers in the 23 local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Jafaru Sani, confirmed the development saying the exercise was part of the restructuring of the third tier of government for greater efficiency.

Sani, while briefing newsmen, said the restructuring was designed to strengthen the local government system to carry out developmental projects and programmes. He explained that 3,159 staff members among those disengaged had put in 10 years and were retired while the remaining 893 had their jobs terminated.

Nigerian rapper, Eldee while reflecting on the on-going barbaric slave trade in Libya, also shed light on the inhumane practices that most house helps in African homes are subjected to and calls it slavery too. Read his tweets below...