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See How Nigerians Are Reacting To Governor Ganduje's Fresh Bribery Video (Photos)

November 16, 2018, 4:15 am
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Deji Adeyanju shared this a fresh bribery video of Kano Governor with the caption:

"BREAKING: 6th video of notoriously corrupt governor of Kano, Ganduje Collecting dollars emerges.

Buhari hailed him while in France saying he’s a very responsible man.
This is their CHANGE.
NEVER AGAIN"

Watch the video HERE

Nigerians are currently talking about the fresh video released by Daily Nigerian.

Many criticised the governor as well as President Buhari.

Here are some comments:

'Buhari is a disaster, Ganduje is an irresponsible man. This governor is a fool... He's not conscious of himself. Apc Oleeeeeee'

"Ahhh.. The video no dey finish!!"

'Speaking for those of us who can't afford silverbird regularly, I always look forward to the premier of Gandollar videos'

"4 @MBuhari long as you complete PDP or kwankwaso projects accepting dollars is a benefit not bribe. One chance Nigeria"

"After seeing himself smiling sheepishly like this to receive dollars this man #Gandollar really had the heart to sue Daily Nigerian... Our people sha'

'How then do you prove otherwise, if video is not enough "otherwise"?'

But this guy, has a different view from the majority of Nigerians that commented @Djacksona45:

"I don't know why people are making a story out of this. All Governors collect bribe from contractors.(direct/indirect) All of them are corrupt"

See Screenshots for more reactions from Nigerians.

On whose side are you? What do you think about the fresh video?

Source: http://www.thefamousnaija.com/2018/11/governor-ganduje-6th-bribe-video.html?m=1
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See Ehi's Daughter, She Accused Billionaire Husband Of Trying To Use For Ritual

November 16, 2018, 4:22 am
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Nigerian interior decorator, Ehi Ogbehor who called out her billionaire husband Ken Bramor few months ago for allegedly being occultic after which she apologized, is back again with another call out post.

Sharing a photo of her child on drips at the hospital, Ehi Ogbehor who disclosed that she doesn't care in Ken Bramor marries 100 women, stated that he should be held responsible if anything happens to her or her child.

Read her post below;

'Some pple don't get the point ..... I don't give a damn if Chief Ken marries a 100 women .... the point is I will speak out for the wickedness he showed I and my child.... what sort of a FATHER would see this video of his child in ICU and not fly to come see her .... my child was in icu fighting for her life for 6 DAYS and the so called father only called on the 1st day ... I CALLED TIRELESSLY AND HE DDNT PICK EVEN AFTER WE LEFT THE HOSPITAL...and since then he has been running away from cin the face of IBUERE... NO CHILD DEDICATION ... NO NAMING CEREMONY WHICH IS HER FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT..... THE DAY MY DAUGHTER SAW HER FATHER IN BENIN FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR JUST 30MINS After 5 months ....SHE FOUGHT AND CRIED IN HER SLEEP FOR A WEEK AND EMANCIATED ....THIS same man ddnt call when I was in labour ... 3 months ago I was termed a husband snatcher but less than 5 months after my marriage packed up he is engaged to another that tells u the entire marriage was a cheating spree....KEN DOG BRAMOR I won't be intimidated ... if he has money it's for his pocket... IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO I OR MY CHILD KEN IS RESPONSIBLE ....JUST HAD TO LET THIS OUT ...nobody needs to go thru this ever.... I will speak up for the helpless and use my platform to warn people out there... Evil men are real..... blood suckers.... destiny stealers.... serial husbands... marrying yearly to steal destinies... I rebuke you ... you met the wrong chick this time ... AM GOD'S OWN'

https://lailasnews.com/if-anything-happens-to-my-child-or-i-ken-bramor-is-responsible-ehi-ogbehor/
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Omoni Oboli And Rita Dominic Pictured Together In Lovely Outfits (Pictures)

November 16, 2018, 4:22 am
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Timi Frank Reveals 'How Oshiomhole Collected $50m From APC Aspirants'

November 16, 2018, 4:27 am
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2019: Timi Frank reveals how Oshiomhole allegedly collected over $50m from aspirants, vows to publish names.

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has alleged that the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, collected over $50 million from different aspirants and candidates during the primary elections of the party.

According to Frank, who is now a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a large percentage of the money was paid to the former Edo State Government through proxies from Imo, Zamfara, Adamawa and Ogun states among others.

Report emerged recently that the Department of State Services, DSS, invited and interrogated Oshiomhole, and reportedly did ask him to resign over allegations of bribery and corruption against him.

Oshiomhole, however, told reporters that his meeting with the DSS was a mere routine conversation that held in the interest of national security.

But in a statement he personally signed and issued to DAILY POST in Abuja on Thursday, the former APC spokesman threatened to publish the names and amounts paid to lobby the National Chairman to clear aspirants and substitute names of duly elected candidates with those that failed.

According to Frank, the Department of State Services (DSS) has presented its report and findings against Oshiomhole to President Muhammadu Buhari but the President is still in dilemma on what to do.

“I dare say that this singular act of refusing to order the prosecution of Oshiomhole over sundry acts of bribery and corruption he committed as contained in the DSS report, President Buhari has shown that his APC-led administration is a stinking house of corruption.”

While expressing surprise at Oshiomhole’s latest ordeal, he said the former Labour leader will go down in history as a party chairman who had allegedly received such humongous bribe within a short period of time in office.

Frank, however, called on the President to act on the recommendations of the DSS by ordering Oshiomhole’s sack and prosecution, if his (Buhari) government is actually fighting corruption or opposition.

“We are in the know that President Muhammadu Buhari has received the DSS report on Adams Oshiomhole and Nigerians are patiently waiting for the action or inaction of his government because this is an administration that has claimed fighting corruption as an achievement.

“In the history of party administration in Nigeria, no party chairman has been accused of collecting the jaw-breaking amount of money allegedly collected within a short period in office like Comrade Oshiomhole has allegedly done.

“Instead of Oshiomhole to clear his name, he has taken to diversionary path asking the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki to resign. Nigerians are not gullible. We shall wait to see how the acclaimed anti-corruption regime will act on this particular issue.

“This same Oshiomhole has been attacking the Senate President, calling on him to resign on moral ground. Can Oshiomhole now step aside while the investigation into his financial malfeasance is ongoing to justify his much talked about morality?”

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2018/11/15/2019-timi-frank-reveals-oshiomhole-alleged-collected-50m-aspirants-vows-publish-names/amp/
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Photo Of Wizkid Eating Rice Without Stew

November 16, 2018, 1:14 pm
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Star Actor, Tony Umez Sings For Wife As They Mark 19th Wedding Anniversary (Photos)

November 16, 2018, 1:16 pm
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Tony umez sings for wife as they mark 19th wedding anniversary

Veteran actor, Tony Umez and his wife, Patsy Ogochukwu, are celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary today.

The excited star actor shared these photos to mark their wedding anniversary.

Tony Umez also shared Video as he sings for his wife in the spirit of the anniversary celebration and wrote:

"This is moi, serenading my lovely wife on our wedding anniversary. I try na ��. Happy Wedding Anniversary to US. Project Fame 2019, here I come. You go fear fear na. Lol..."

Tony Umez and Patsy Ogochukwu got married in 1999 and are blessed with 4 children - daughters.

TheFamous Naija wishes Tony Umez and his wife happy 19th wedding anniversary.

See more photos

Source:
http://www.thefamousnaija.com/2018/11/tony-umez-and-his-wife-patsy-ogochukwu.html?m=1
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Keke Driver Advises Women To Stop Turning Them Down

November 16, 2018, 1:21 pm
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A Keke driver has questioned why women reject their advances and went on to reveal that some of them are university graduates who make more money than the men in the corporate world.

Kelly Murphy wrote:

Why do you girls runaway from us because we drive KEKE, you girls normally see we KEKE drivers as Tout and illetrates, that we don't have dreams apart from driving KEKE, don't you girls know that some of we KEKE drivers are graduates with better grades, please my dear ladies, stop running away from us, driving KEKE is not a bad job, we gain more than 7,000 Naira a day, check it to a month, some of your boyfriends who work in some company or whatever can't withstand us in terms of spending!!!!! STOP SEEING US AS TOUTS PLEASE ACCEPT US ,IF WE ASK FOR RELATIONSHIP NAWAOOOO!!!!!!

https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/11/keke-driver-advises-women-to-stop.html
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2019: Group Backs Atiku, Promises 10 Million Votes (Photo)

November 16, 2018, 1:25 pm
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The Atiku/Obi Presidential Movement, a group for the actualization of the Presidential ambition of Alh. Atiku Abubakar has promised to deliver 10 million votes for the former Vice President.

Amb. Niyi Omoyele, Director General of the movement disclosed this when he led National and state executives on a courtesy visit to the wife of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

The group which also vowed to resist all forms of rigging in the Presidential election, said that the movement had structures at the grassroots and across the 774 local government of Nigeria.

Omoyele said that the movement has been in existence since the return of democracy in 1999 and had campaigned for Obasanjo-Atiku, Yar,adua-Goodluck, Goodluck-Sambo and was now going to campaign for Atiku-Obi.

He said that any attempt to rig the 2019 election would be resisted by members of the group as the electoral law now provides for the instant announcement and transmission of the result from the polling unit and wards level in the presence of all stakeholders.

“Members of the Atiku/Obi Presidential movement are optimistic that 2019 election is the divine time for Atiku’s Presidency because of the overwhelming acceptance of his candidacy across the country.
“Nigerians are desirous of change, the type of change that only Atiku Abubakar can provide,” he said.

He reiterated that the group is targeting to mobilise at least 10 million voters in synergy with other like minds toward the successful outing of Atiku/Obi at the poll.
A member of the national executive of the group Prince Joshua Idowu described Atiku as a good product that was easy to sell to the electorate.

The National women leader of the group Mrs Amaka Ofor also said that their women across the 774 local government in Nigeria have concluded arrangement to stage a one million solidarity walk for Atiku in Abuja.
Responding to the group, Atiku’s wife, Hajia Titi Abubakar thanked them for the visit and appreciated them for their continued support and solidarity to her husband.

She assured them that Atiku Abubakar was a man of integrity and that he would keep his promises to Nigerians and would never forget them when he emerged.

Other members of the group who also featured at the visit include: Gomez Okpala, Director for National Mobilisation and Mrs. Jumai Gowon, Director for Special Duties.

https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/11/2019-group-backs-atiku-promises-10m.html
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Army Builds Detention Center For Boko Haram Fighters

November 16, 2018, 1:47 pm
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By Wisdom Peter,

The Nigerian Army, according to reports from The Vanguard has embarked on the building of a detention centre in Borno state to improve management of detainee rebels during investigations.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Texas Chukwu disclosed this on Friday in Maiduguri, saying, that the project had become imperative to enhance the management of detained insurgents, in accordance with international best practices.

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai is said, according to the statement to have been represented by The Chief of Logistics, Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh at the foundation-laying ceremony of the project.

The Chief of Army Staff in a statement said that the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East had necessitated the arrest and detention of suspected insurgents, who must be properly catered for in accordance with international best practices and that the facility would also serve as transit holding and detention centre
for suspected insurgents before handing them over to the relevant prosecution or rehabilitation agencies.

“The quest for a functional safe holding facility, with adequate sanitary conditions for effective management of suspected insurgents for further investigation, is the driving force behind the execution of the project.

“To relieve the frontline units of the responsibility of administering arrested suspects, there is the need to have a facility where suspects will be kept and properly managed.

“This is the reason why the Joint Investigation Centre was established,” he said.

Head of Sub-Delegation of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Markus Dolder also spoke and commended the project as being an “indication of compliance by the Nigerian Army with global best practices.”

Attendants of the event as listed by The Vanguard include: Maj.-Gen. Abba Dikko, the outgoing Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Brig.-Gen. Abdulmalik Biu, the Acting General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, and Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Salihu, the Commander, Joint Investigation Centre.

Other officials present also at the event are, Others at the event include Mr Inuwa Garba, the Comptroller, Nigeria Prison Service, Borno Command, and Mr Amro Ibrahim, ICRC’s Deputy Head of Sub Delegation in Borno, as well as representatives of the police.

See More Athttps://www.brainnewsradio.com/army-builds-detention-center-for-boko-haram-fighters/
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Court Orders Heritage Bank To Forfeit Unclaimed N157bn Recovered By EFCC To FG

November 16, 2018, 1:53 pm
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Justice Obiozor had ordered the EFCC to publish the interim order in the newspapers for anyone interested in the money to show up in court to prove why it should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government. On Tuesday, Iheanacho told the judge that the publication order had been complied with, adding that no one had shown up to lay claim to the money.

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of N1,250,000,000; $327,132.35, £167.85 and €157.91 recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Federal Government.

Justice Chuka Obiozor gave the order on Tuesday, following a suit filed by the EFCC against Heritage Bank Plc and Secure Electronics Technology Limited.

The anti-graft agency said the funds were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.

Iheanacho Ekene, Counsel for the EFCC, told Justice Obiozor that “The persons in whose possession the funds were found are not laying claim to them and surrendered them for forfeiture.”

In August, Justice Obiozor had made a temporary forfeiture order in respect of the funds. He ordered the EFCC to publish the interim order in the newspapers for anyone interested in the money to show up in court to prove why it should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.

On Tuesday, Iheanacho told the judge that the publication order had been complied with, adding that no one had shown up to lay claim to the money. He urged the judge to order that the funds be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.

As there was no opposing application, Justice Obiozor ordered the sums of N1.2bn, $327,132.35, £167.85 and €157.90 permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.

In a supporting affidavit to the forfeiture application, a female investigator with the EFCC, Oghare Ogbole, had averred that the funds were discovered following an intelligence report received by the anti-graft agency.

She added that, “Heritage Bank did not provide any legitimate explanation for the above transactions (involving the sums) and consequently returned the said money through 16 separate bank drafts issued in favour of the EFCC Recovered Funds Account.

“Attached and marked as exhibits EFCC 7A to 7F are the bank drafts representing the refund of the sums of N157,000,000,000 by Heritage Bank Plc, on the sums of $327,132.35, £167.85 and €157.90," she said.

http://www.saharareporters.com/2018/11/14/court-orders-heritage-bank-forfeit-unclaimed-n157bn-recovered-efcc-fg

After this, what is left of the bank?
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Have 'Good' Sex With Your Pregnant Wives - Nigerian Lady Advises Men (Pics)

November 16, 2018, 1:55 pm
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London based Nigerian sex therapist, Ebonylips, has shared a video advising Nigerian men not to cheat on their pregnant wives with other ladies out there.

She advises that instead of cheating on their pregnant spouses, they should rather give them 'good' sex. That men shouldn't give unnecessary excuses to avoid sex with their pregnant wives.

Watch video HERE

Family people, please what do you have to say about this?
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'If You Give Me 2k To Cook, I Will Use It To Buy Shawarma' - Slay Queen Says

November 16, 2018, 1:56 pm
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Lady Wears Bum Shorts In Hot Pre-Wedding Pictures

November 16, 2018, 1:58 pm
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BBNaija's Alex Dancing With The Kupe Boys In Nigeria (Photos)

November 16, 2018, 1:58 pm
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"7 Reasons Your Guy Doesn't Invite You For A Sleepover Again"

November 16, 2018, 2:00 pm
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Sometimes sleepover reveals a lot about your partner, especially when you have a future plan for the relationship. Interestingly, sleepovers are fast becoming a trend in most courtship and it enables you to know your partner better.

During sleepovers, you tend to discover some habits your partner has been hiding from you unconsciously. However, in this article, you will learn some of the reasons your guy don’t invite you for a sleepover again.

Top 7 Reasons Your Guy Don’t Invite You For A Sleepover Again

#1. You Always Carry Too Much Luggage

One of the reasons your guy don’t invite you for a sleepover again is probably because he is luggage-phobic. In other words, you scared him the last time with your big luggage. Perhaps, he thinks you are looking for a way to move in. So, if you ever have the chance to go there again, try to correct this impression by packing very light. Trust me, this will give him the confidence to invite you next time.

#2. You Always Leave His House Unkempt and Messy

This is definitely a red alert for guys, no reasonable guy tolerate a lady that is unorganized. Therefore, he will definitely not invite you for a sleepover again if you left his house unkempt the last time you went.

It is advisable to leave the house cleaner, neater and more organized than you met him. I assure you this, he will be the one calling to invite you over again, because not only him but the entire apartment miss your presence.

#3. You Deliberately Leave Some Of Your Stuff In His House

Ladies are fond of doing this and it always creates a bad impression about them to their lovers. When you start leaving some of your stuff like bra, undies, cream, shoes and some other female stuff in a guy’s house, you are making that person feel uncomfortable. He may interpret it as a calculated strategy to move in with him. This will definitely discourage him from inviting you in future.

#4. Sneak Through His Phone

As a rule, never sneak through your man’s phone, even if you are there for a sleepover. You should respect his privacy and what he does with his phone.

As a matter of fact, nothing irritates most guys than their lady sneaking through their phone. It could be one of the reasons your guy don’t invite you for a sleepover again.

#5. Eat Uncontrollably In His Place

Some ladies are so funny, they don’t even have an iota of shame. They will go straight to the guy’s kitchen and start eating his food uncontrollably.

Embarrassingly, they may end up having stomach upset in his place. Mhen, this doesn’t speak well of you at all, it creates a very wrong impression.

#6. Deprived Him Of Seeing A Football Match

Most guys out there don’t joke with football matches. They will go extra miles just to see a football match. However, when you start depriving him of seeing football games because you want to watch Zeeworld and Telemundo, he may not find this funny. The next time you want to come around for a sleepover, he wouldn’t want you to come.

#7. When You Are Rude To His Friends
Never underestimate the power of your boyfriend’s friends. They can say things that will discourage him from allowing you to come around. So, try to be nice to them throughout the short period you will spend with him.

Source: http://www.24hoursreporter.com/2018/11/07/7-reasons-your-guy-dont-invite-you-for-a-sleepover-again-2/
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2019 Polls: UPP Adopts Buhari As Presidential Candidate

November 16, 2018, 2:17 pm
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The United Progressives Party (UPP) has adopted President Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate for the general elections in 2019.

UPP National Chairman, Chekwas Okorie, disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting with the President on Friday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Mr Okorie said the adoption of President Buhari would be further confirmed when the UPP leaders meet on Tuesday next week.

He also denied reports that the people of the South East region have thrown their weight behind the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Earlier, President Buhari faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for allegedly mismanaging the nation’s resources.

The President stressed that although the forthcoming elections should not be a do or die affair, he would never support the opposition party to lead the country.

“Let anybody lead this country but not the PDP,” he was quoted as saying in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu.

The President added, “They (PDP) were so reckless with the resources of the country. The state of infrastructure we inherited was terrible – no roads, the railway was killed and power.

“They lacked conscience because anybody with a conscience will not do what they did. We will report them to Nigerians.”........https://www.thegeniusmedia.com.ng/2018/11/16/buhari-as-presidential-candidate/
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E-Money Gifts Regina Daniels With N500,000

November 16, 2018, 11:06 pm
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Stella DimokoKorkus And Linda Ikeji Exchange Words On Instagram

November 16, 2018, 11:06 pm
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The hostility between Linda Ikeji and Stella DimokoKorkus has gotten messier, as both bloggers tonight traded words on Instagram.

The official Linda Ikeji Blog Instagram page reacted to Stella DimokoKorkus blasting Linda for allegedly stealing her exclusive content

They claimed Stella also took some of Linda’s interviews without giving credit. See what they posted below;

Hanty Stella, remember when you took aunty Linda’s interview and didn’t give her credit? Now you’re crying foul? .. ���. Run along! �

Dear hanty Stella, you dont know poo about our madam, if you did, you would have written by now. We tripple dare you to reveal what you know about Linda and stop making empty threats.

Our CEO has lived a good life and has been open about her struggles and rags to riches story but you always insinuate you know something others dont. We dare you to write it. What other lie do you want to tell that is not already in the public? ���. Who the hell do you think you are to be constantly threatening her? You think if she wanted to fight you, you would win? ���. Linda is blessed and enjoying maternity leave but the rest of us have your time. Try it!
Well, the post obviously got the attention of Stella DimokoKorkus who replied with the below text;

Linda the snake,Why are you using other people to reply me? Talk to me directly and stop hiding.i see they are urging you to fight on. I may not be as rich as you claim to be but I don’t steal people’s sperm and I don’t go to peoples hotel room to steal stuff not given to them. I don’t lie on people and I don’t bad mouth people and put them on speaker the way you do your celeb friends and laugh at them.

The people fighting for you did u tell them the reason you and I don’t talk? Sperm thief Content thief and the other one. Come out of your maternity leave and stop hiding. You stole my stories to build your blog.

I couldn’t do anything and when it was too much I lifted your interview to show you how it feels but no u didn’t get the message becos it runs through you. I carried my kids in my womb and I know who their father is, and I am so proud of myself. Like I said you are small fry. #please reply again and I will get back to you if I am still less busy and if not I will reply you as soon as I can. #ole.

Read more:
https://zenithnaija.com/stella-dimokokorkus-and-linda-ikeji-exchange-words-on-instagram/
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Kachikwu’s Appointment Absolves Buhari Of Blame As President/oil Minister

November 16, 2018, 11:08 pm
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot legally double as the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

The court made the declaration on Thursday while giving judgment in a suit filed last year by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN).

Agbakoba had, in the suit, urged the court to restrain Buhari from continuing to hold the office of the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

The SAN had contended that Section 138 of the 1999 Constitution forbids the President from “holding any other executive office or paid employment.”

In a statement on Friday by his office, Agbakoba said the court in deciding the case held that Buhari had not violated Section 138, since he is not directly in charge of the day-to-day running of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

The court, according to the statement, said there would have been a violation if Buhari had not appointed someone else — Dr. Ibe Kachikwu — to oversee the day-to-day running of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

The court explained that the phrase “hold” in Section 138 of the constitution “meant to preside, act, to possess, occupy or conduct the actual day to day running of the office.”

“Merely proclaiming/announcing that he (the President) was the Minister of Petroleum is not enough to conclude that he holds the office of minister,” the court reportedly declared.

In the suit, Agbakoba had said as a legal practitioner with 40 years’ experience and having checked the Constitution, he was convinced that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot legally hold the office of the Minister of Petroleum Resources and thus urged the court to sack him.

He contended that Buhari was not screened for the ministerial job by the Senate, as required by the constitution.

He urged the court to determine “whether, by virtue of Section 147(2) of the 1999 Constitution, the President can hold the office of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, without confirmation by the Senate of the National Assembly.”

In a 14-paragraph affidavit, which he personally deposed to in support of his suit, Agbakoba explained that the lawsuit was informed by the recent management crisis which engulfed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, on account of disagreements between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, and the Group Managing Director of the NNPC.

“I verily believe that the governance chaos in the NNPC could not have occurred if the President is not also the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

“I am aware that the NNPC provides up to 90 percent of the revenue accruing to Nigeria. I am worried that the crisis in the NNPC will greatly reduce Nigeria’s revenue-generating capacity and will affect the revenue distributable to federal, state and local governments in Nigeria.

“This will gravely affect development nationwide and drastically impact one and all Nigerians, including those in Anambra State (my state of origin) and Lagos State (my state of residence).

“I looked at Section 138 of the 1999 Constitution and I verily believe it disqualifies the President from holding executive office including that of the Minister of Petroleum, during his tenure of office as President.

“I know that the President did not go through nomination process and confirmation by the Senate, before holding the office of Minister of Petroleum Resources.

“I again looked at Section 147(2) of the 1999 Constitution and I verily believe it prohibits anybody from holding the office of a Minister of the Federation, without confirmation by the Senate,” Agbakoba had said.

source:https://thebiggestgists.blogspot.com/2018/11/breaking-kachikwus-appointment-absolves.html
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Jibrin Of Sudan And The Audacity Of Fake News

November 16, 2018, 11:09 pm
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By Dr Ugoji Egbujo

Tales were only once told only by moonlight. The sun gave way to the moon and people gathered to wind down. They shared tales , fables , lullabies and all.

Those tales were useful because they were not to be believed. Children were told scary fairy tales so they wouldn’t wander from home. No one actually wanted to deceive another. Now men gather children and fellow adults and with constipated faces tell them political fairy tales in broad daylight. Politicians and the clergy now concoct tales and tell them without songs. And force lumps of rough tales down throats as they would force medicine down the throat of sick children.

The scary thing is no one really knows if these modern day tale bearers know their stories are imaginary. And if those who hear them know where to keep them. Now adults are told political fairy tales. They nod like frightened children. And hold on to them like scriptures. About a year ago many said Buhari had died in London. Fayose was certain he was in the mortuary. He said he had the pictures.

Many of those who celebrated Buhari’s death went dumb when he returned. Fayose gave up the ownership of secret intelligence channels around the president that once made him the favorite of gossip magazines. He never talked about the mortuary pictures we once knew he had under his pillow.

But Nnamdi Kanu, the owner of the late dog named Jack didn’t take Buhari’s recovery and return calmly. He looked closely at the recuperated man and shook his head. He declared that the returnee was an impostor of the Buhari that died in London. He said his men of the Biafra Secret Service had reliable intelligence that a certain Jibrin from Sudan had been co opted to fill in for the dead Buhari.

Ordinarily, with a little song, that would have made a good African fairy tale. But without a song, and without the somnolence of moonlight, Nnamdi Kanu’s tale raised eyebrows. Many amongst his apostles who had longed to kiss the feet of the Director of Radio Biafra couldn’t help but doubt their god. But their unbelief sparked anger in the supreme freedom fighter. He labeled those who couldn’t see Jibrin de Sudan in Buhari as morons.

They knew if they persisted in their unbelief they would become rebels, saboteurs. So they started to believe. Some could only go half the way. So they deemed their supreme leader’s Jibrin theory a useful exaggeration. So Jibrin became, in their hearts, an apt metaphor of a disappointing president. So they too, these intellectuals, could say the healthy Buhari is Jibrin. Cynics hissed. They had always doubted the firmness of Nnamdi Kanu’s grasp of reality.

After he expounded Jibrin, they included hallucinations in the long list that must be overcome during any royal rehabilitation for the supreme leader. After Jibrin instructed a python dance and the Biafra secret service smuggled Nnamdi Kanu into a hole outside the country we all thought the Idea of Jibrin had been buried. But Jibrin of Sudan has lived on.

A certain pastor mounted the pulpit a few days ago and spoke about Jibrin. He said it took him a while but he has seen that the Buhari in Aso Rock isn’t the Buhari that went to London for medical treatment. The pastor spoke with priestly earnestness. He must have acquired the special spirit of discernment as the IPOB leader.

The problem with fake news is that it is potentially a weapon of mass destruction. It is true that corruption can kill Nigeria. But perhaps corruption is a slow virus. The plague that took apart Rwanda in a few months in 1994 was not corruption. It was hatred spawned by fake news.

It was the fake news about the existence of weapon off mass destruction that brought Iraq to precipitate ruins. If a picture of Buhari surfaces and his nose appears a little flatter than the beak of a woodpecker murmurs about Jibrin will fill the air. Corruption is ruthless. But it is fake news that has the stubbornness and ruthlessness of a Californian wild fire. The elections are here. Tempers are volatile. Idle poorly educated young men are the combustible dry wood . They abound. Ethnicity and religion are the high velocity winds. They are here. Fake news is the fire. Its factories are sprouting everywhere. Firefighters could be useless.

Nigeria is therefore particularly vulnerable. It has many pyromaniacs in positions of influence. Jibrin, fortunately, is not the sort of news that can set the country instantaneously ablaze. But the sheer stupidity of the story and its baffling tenacity must trouble the lovers of peace. If the most outlandish of political fairy tales can survive for so long and manage to intrigue minds that claim sophistication then the country is exceptionally vulnerable . Fayose may have dropped off the bus. But he and his colleagues set it on that ruinous path. If he hadn’t declared that he had mortuary pictures perhaps the demons wouldn’t have found tilled grounds on which to sow their ‘Jibrinous’ hallucinations . What Jibrin does by its sheer ridiculousness is to prepare the ground for a future mass hypnosis.

Fake news , like weeds , must abound. But if allowed to flourish only in beer parlors and motor parks then the society may not be harmed. Real damage is risked when fake news takes residence in government houses and houses of God. And when it occupies radio and television stations. Ordinary people took part in the holocaust and roasted ordinary people. Deliberate insistent misinformation was all that was needed.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/11/jibrin-of-sudan-and-the-audacity-of-fake-news/
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