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“Got inspired by @iamcardib with the hair, this hair cost 4m via @ebosshair. They had to create 7 full heads of hair into this craft,” she wrote.

“Darling Doc’ your birthday is here, but it’s sad to know that you are no longer here. I miss you more each passing day. You were always protective and loving and I treasure the memories we shared. Happy birthday in heaven dear,” she said.

“It’s still the month of love. Been filming!! Tired!! Then hubby came with flowers. Thanks Baba Ibeji,” she wrote.

“We don Japa. We won go chop Turkey for Turkey (Istanbul) oys link up.”

“Spent this morning with Mrs Omolola Olawunmi, wife of our son from Ogotun Ekiti, Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi who died in the Air Force plane crash on Sunday. May the soul of the dear departed rest in peace.”

“Dear Ms Banner, Happy birthday!”

“My birthday this year is a huge reminder of how i’ve been able to pull through! I felt like i’ve been caged for almost 6 years of my life,” she wrote.

“Police operatives attached to Surulere Division have arrested one Peter Arinola @ Empire Area, Surulere, with an English Pistol while he was negotiating and harassing a lady for sex.

“The suspect was said to have used the pistol to intimidate the lady to agree to his terms and the amount he wanted to pay, but the lady insisted on certain amount of money. Peter brought out the pistol and wanted to force the lady to sex forcing the lady to raised alarm.

“Peter was overpowered and arrested by the people around the brothel.

“Police investigation revealed that Arinola used to assist an armed robber to keep the pistol for operations. 5 rounds of ammunition have been recovered during the course of police investigation,” the statement read.

“Why all this (sic) lies ��� Please stop tarnishing my image because none of this is true Abeg ooo I no want wahala ooo una won use my name trend abi,” he said.

“Woah Well, ITS A WRAP ALHAMDULILLAH!!!!! ������✨ It has been an amazing weekend for my brother and our family in general. We thank everyone that made the whole process fun and successful,” she wrote.

The Niger State Police Command has arrested four suspects for allegedly vandalizing railway Tracks, Igbere TV reports.

Spokesperson of the command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 26, said 41 pieces of vandalized railway tracks were recovered from the suspects.

The suspects, Adamu Abdullahi, 30, Ahmadu Sa’adu, 25, both of Maitumbi Minna, Ojo Okuo of Gbaiko village and Rabiu Yunusa, 35, of Angwan Sarki, Paida Minna, were arrested on January 9, by police and vigilante operatives attached to Maikunkele division while on patrol along Maikunkele-Zheko road.

"The suspects were arrested with fourty one pieces of vandalized rail tracks loaded in two Hijet pick-up vans with Reg. No. XG 668 AA and RSH 742 XB," said Abiodun.

"During interrogation, Adamu Abdullahi confessed to have bought the rail tracks from one Hussani presently at large and contacted Ojo Okuo who cut the rail tracks to movable sizes, while Ahmadu Sa’adu and Rabiu Yunusa were conveying the tracks from Jangaru village to Kasuwa Gwari Market Minna with the said vehicles. Suspects will soon be arraigned in court for prosecution." he added.

“IGP orders probe on me? Where, when? Maybe my ghost. Just reading stories now. Please discard. There is no such thing. Bad press really sells fast,” he said.

''It would be dangerous, reckless & counter productive for Buhari to ARREST or KILL Sunday Igboho. When the Northern youths demanded that Igbos should leave the north no-one was arrested. Why should Sunday be arrested or killed for asking KILLER Fulani herdsmen to leave SW?

“I advise the FG to tread softly because Sunday has the full support of the Yoruba nation because he has spoken for the people. Kill him & you make him a martyr for Oduduwa, arrest him & you make him the greatest hero of the Yoruba since independence. Whichever way he wins.

“The way to solve the problem is to arrest the herdsmen that kill & kidnap our people in the SW & not to arrest or kill those that are standing up & speaking for their victims. Sunday did not ask for ALL Fulanis to leave SW. He asked for the killers, terrorists& kidnappers amongst them to leave Ibarapa & the Yoruba people LOVE him for it. Is that a crime?

"As long as he maintains the peace & does not indulge in or encourage any violence I do not see what he has done wrong?

“In 1999 when Gani Adams was rising up I identified him as a young man to watch. I wrote an essay about him and I said his courage would take him far. I was proved right.

"Today I identify Sunday Igboho who has stood up against wickedness, injustice & apartheied in our land when other Yoruba leaders were too timid to stand. I commend his courage.''

Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted a 29-year-old man Ademola Adebukola alias Holy Ghost on four counts of cheating and attempt to cheat, Igbere TV reports.

Justice Adenike Akinpelu convicted and sentenced the defendant to six months imprisonment on each of the counts after he pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The sentences are to run concurrently from September 14, 2020.

One of the charges read: “That you, Ademola Adebukola, sometime in 2018, at Ilorin, within the Judicial Division of the Kwara State High Court while acting as Blackmore G. Scott a.k.a Holy Ghost with email address holyghost643@gmail.com did attempt to cheat one Sherri Reed by fraudulently inducing her to deliver the sum of $3,500 (three thousand, five hundred united states dollars) to you under the guise of being in a romantic relationship with her and in need of money to clear goods at the Seaport and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code.”

The court also ordered the forfeiture of the convict’s iPhone 5 and Dell Laptop, being the instrumentalities used to perpetrate the crime, to the Federal Government.

The Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu for appointing an Abia indigene, Dr. Mrs. Uzoma Emenike as Nigeria’s Ambassador to United States, urging Ndigbo to take pride for such magnanimity.

Dr. Mrs. Emenike before her cross-posting was Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland.

Sen. Kalu, representing Abia North district in a chat with IgbereTV on Thursday while recollecting that he along with other senators from Abia state had kicked against the nomination of single individual from Abia during the screening of the ambassadorial nominees last year said the President assured he will cross-post Dr. Mrs. Emenike to the number one embassy in the world, the US.

He also thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping his promise.

“I told them you can’t bring one name here and the President assured us that he will cross-post her from Ireland to Washington DC and that was why I kept quiet. It didn’t just happen by chance.

“Today, it’s a reality and we thank him for that and all other interventions in the Eastern Nigeria” he said.

The former Abia governor while calling on those who are of the opinion that President Muhammadu Buhari has not done much in carrying Ndigbo along in his administration to have a rethink.

He added that his infrastructural interventions in the South East region points otherwise.

He emphasized that the road infrastructure the current administration has completed in the South East region has eased the transport burden of the people especially along Umuahia-Enugu expressway, Isuikwuato-Ovim erosion control project facilitated in collaboration with Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha, member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal and Dr. Uche Ogah, Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development.

According to Kalu, some roads in Aba are being reconstructed by the federal government through the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), insisting that the current administration means well for Ndigbo.

He expressed optimism that if the federal government intervention in the region continues, roads in South East will be significantly improved.

“Thank you, Lord, for another year,” he captioned a design from the Enugu State Government.

''The allegation that there are Christians in Boko Haram by Gov. Zulum of Borno state is a lie from the pit of hell. No real Christian will be in the ranks of an Islamic terror group whose objective is to wipe Christianity off the face of the earth. I have lost respect for Zulum.''

“TNOG Oil and Gas presents a historic, defining moment for Nigeria. It demonstrates renewed investor confidence in the Nigerian economy, reassures global investors of the nation’s untapped investment opportunities, and affirms our commitment to improve lives and transform Africa,” Mr Elumelu said.

“TNOG Oil and Gas OML17’s current production capacity is 27,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and 2P reserves of 1.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, combined with an additional 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent reserves of further exploration potential.

“Led by a board and management with deep expertise in production, exploration, and value creation in the resources sector, TNOG Oil and Gas is committed to the highest standards of safety, health, & community relations, with best practice in governance.

“As an indigene of the Niger Delta, I have always believed that the region needs and deserves far more. At TNOG Oil and Gas, our guiding philosophy of Africapitalism underscores our commitment to inclusive development & shared prosperity with our host communities.”

Nigerians have reacted to a poll which seeks to know the leading opposition voice in Nigeria since the take over of power by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.

The poll conducted online and strategically distributed across the six geo-political zones of the country had about 12,849 respondents with an average of 3,200 people representing each geo-political zone of the country.

Respondents were drawn based on their exposure to Nigerian politics, social media and mainstream media, non-political party affiliation but irrespective of their religious beliefs.

10 notable Nigerians were selected both those who have been in opposition since 2015 and those who later joined the opposition folks.

These 10 Nigerians include:

1. A former Aviation minister and chieftain of the PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode

2. Former media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri

3. Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose

4. Current Governor of River state, Nyesome Wike

5. The people’s Democratic Party, PDP.

6. SERAP

7. Dino Melaye

8. Omoyele Sowore

9. Afenifere

10. Bishop Mathew Kukah

It must be noted that these names are basically those calling for good governance in Nigeria and not freedom fighters.

This is so because some respondents were demanding the inclusion of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB Supreme leader.

In sampling the opinions of Nigerians, a close and open-ended questionnaire was developed to give room for expanded thoughts of respondents and as such many were able to give deep and extensive views on their choice.

85per cent of Nigerians says Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is “the most consistent, unwavering, fearless, hardliner, and honest opposition voice in Nigeria since President Buhari came to power in 2015.

Majority of the respondents were majorly from South East and south-south Southwest and north-central have described him as a dogged and unrelenting fighter, a true voice of the voiceless who though loves beautiful women, and poetry.

Majority of the respondents cited Fani-Kayode’s powerful oratory prowess as his weapon against the Buhari Government or any form of oppression against innocent people,Igbere TV reports.

A respondent, Jamiu Dangida, 36, said he recalled vividly, How Fani-Kayode’s speech at a Yoruba summit in Ibadan, where notable Yoruba leaders were, shook the whole place. He quoted Fani-Kayode as saying in the speech that” he would personally lead the Yorubas out of Nigeria”. Dangida described such speech from a man who has been out of government since 2007 as very powerful and sharp.

In the same vein, a respondent from the South-south region of Nigerian, Ibekwe noted that the description of Nnamdi Kanu of Fani-Kayode as Erudite scholar put paid to why Fani-Kayode is still relevant till date.

Loved by Nnamdi Kanu who himself describes FFK as “a fearless, erudite, sophisticated and very loyal friend, brother and ally” who “we will give a leading role in Biafra”, the two of them are obviously very close. he concluded

Ibekwe recalled a speech by Fani-Kayode in the East where all the women pulled their tops and laid them down on the floor for him to walk on after a powerful speech titled Handshake Across the Niger Conference in Enugu in 2018.

There were countless speeches cited by respondents which they believed takes an only a brave man to give such especially behind the enemies lines.

Also, the speech in Southern Kaduna during the burial of Musa Asake, the former Nat. Sec. of CAN, where he spoke against Buhari’s attempt to islamise Nigeria and which set the whole place on fire and received a massive standing ovation. is another example how powerful an orator FanI-kayode is

To be clear, Fani-Kayode has been out of government since 2007 and has since been launching brutal attacks on the ruling party till date.

There is nothing he has said about Buhari and the govt that didn’t happen.

Locked up three times for 3months in Boko Haram cells in kuje prisons, have his passport seized.

He came out and he attacked the government again and was rearrested on trump up corruption charges.

Had all his Columns closed, four websites that report his columns all shut down due to alleged govt’s pressure.

On his writing prowess,

He has written more essays against Buhari than anyone else in this country. He savaged the govt every day on social media even though there is no immunity like political office holder he never seized to speak against the ills of the govt.

he is widely considered as a lone wolf. Without any intention for any position in government or bribe, many have people have asked what motivates him? some have said it is his religious views.

Loved by Nnamdi Kanu who himself describes FFK as “a fearless, erudite, sophisticated and very loyal friend, brother and ally” who “we will give a leading role in Biafra”, the two of them are obviously very close.

He is a tough man indeed. Despite offers from govt which he has rejected many times.

4 out of 6 geopolitical zones love him. North Central (Middle Belt), South-South, South West and South East.

He has consistently maintained a war-like posture and is imbued with a warrior culture. He is battle-tested and battle-hardened and he does not seem to care for his own safety. He has been described by many as a “one-man riot squad” and many say he is “as fearless as a lion”.

Little wonder many Nigerians love to hear from him. His post on social media goes viral in a matter of minutes.

Worthy of note was the fact that he led the campaign against Buhari very aggressively in 2015. gave Buhari, Tinubu and Osinbajo hell during that campaign and matched Lai Mohammed fire for fire.

Whenever FFK spoke during the 2015 presidential election campaign the opposition would run for cover and no one could match him.

He was the lone voice in Nigeria supporting Trump until his last days in office and was quick to condemn the invasion of the Capitol Hill when it happened.

He has fought for Southern, Middle Belt and Christian rights more than anyone else in this dispensation and in his generation and even the moderate elements in the core Muslim North love him because he is very close to the Governor of Zamfara State and the Governor of Bauchi who are his friends.

He was even awarded a Chieftaintaincy title of “Sadaukin Shinkafi” by the Emir of Shinkafi last year for his efforts to ensure peace and build bridges between the people of the core North and the South.

Voted Second is the former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri. The self-acclaimed Buhari’s tormentor has also been a vocal voice of opposition since his principal was defeated in the 2015 presidential elections.

A respondent who didn’t give his or her name said, “Reno hits Buhari really hard but the unfortunate thing is that he is not in Nigeria to test his gut and toughness.”

Coming Third on the list was the immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Mr Ayodele Fayose.

Fayose who had prior to the 2015 elections warned Nigerians against voting president Buhari.

He continued his criticisms of Buhari’s govt even after his party lost the governorship election in the state. Arrested many times on alleged corruption charges, the former governor often finds time to criticise the Buhari government whenever policies biting Nigerians are made by the government.

Fourth in the list is Gov Nyesome Wike of Rivers state. Described as the engine room of the opposition party the PDP has persistently been the voixe frontmen the south south hitting the presidency.

The PDP has been rated fifth. The PDP is the major political party in Nigeria. The party has had much to deal with since losing power to the APC in 2015. Many of its bigwigs have since defected to the ruling party to either avoid being hunted by the EFCC or to seek political greener pastures.

This, many have pointed out, have been the reason why the party has not been a thorn in the flesh of the ruling party as expected by some Nigerians.

SERAP, sixth, a leading civil society group in Nigeria has been rated as a dependable group in Nigeria, hitting the ruling government on any issue perceived to be against the will of the people.

On many occasions, the SERAP had dragged the govt to court on issue perceived to be poor policy affecting the wellbeing of Nigerians

Dino Melaye, a very outspoken senator who represented Kogi west senatorial district came seventh on the list with 35 per cent of the total votes.

Melaye according to Nigerians, was the true voice of the masses in the National Assembly. To put succinctly, Chidoke said, “Senator Dino Melaye stood for the common man’s interest in the senate. His speeches in the red chamber give Buhari sleepless nights.”

Omoyele Sowore the former Presidential candidate of AAD and the frontline leader of the Revolutionnow protest is on number 8 with 32 per cent of the total votes. Sowore has been arrested a couple of times for speaking against bad governance in Nigeria and demanding change.

Sowore is a respected voice against the Buhari led government.

On the ninth position is the AFENIFERE a pan Yoruba group.

Afenifere has been a known and well-respected opposition voice in Nigeria.

Afenifere has had its voice on almost anything perceived to be the bad policy of the Buhari led administration.

On several occasions the group has spoken against what it calls marginalisation of the south – from political appointments to insecurity and infrastructure development, the group has always been at the forefront of criticizing the government of President Buhari.

On number 10 is Bishop Mathew Kukah. The Bishop has been almost a lone voice from the North aside the like of Junaid Mohammed, and others who have had the courage to voice out their displeasures against the Buhari government.

On many occasions, Bishop Kulah has spoken against the alleged slaughtering of innocent southern Kaduna residents.

Just recently, the Bishop, once again, condemned what he called nepotism of the Buhari administration and call for a Total reformation and restructuring to ensure better welfare for Nigerians.

“My man is not stingy. Just prudent.”

“This is my late papa…. Felix Adekunle Ogunro, he died 19 years ago ……….. I think I look more like him � what do you think?” she wrote.

Friends are mourning the death of longtime Olive Branch physician Dr. Edward Gbemudu, who died from COVID-19 while visiting his home country of Nigeria.

It’s believed Gbemudu, who was also on the staff at Baptist Hospital DeSoto, contracted the virus while attending a funeral. He was hospitalized, but he never recovered.

A close friend said the doctor cared deeply about his patients, and he will be missed.

“He’s a very compassionate and caring physician who takes the best medical approach to assist his patients feel better and never give up on his patients,” said Dr. Emmanuel Obi, who practices in Internal Medicine in Brownsville.

Obi spoke fondly of Gbemudu and said the doctor begin experiencing symptoms once he returned from Nigeria.

“He traveled on the 15th of December, and then on the 25th of December he started having symptoms. In less than one week, he was dead,” Obi said. “I talked to him, and he was on a 100-percent oxygen, but somehow on Thursday, on Friday January 1st, his condition just went for the worst.”

Obi said the hospital didn’t have a respirator. He arranged to get one for his good friend, but it would take two hours.

“By the time the respirator got to his hospital, he was gone,” Obi said. “It just happened so fast.”

Obi said once the virus started its deadly rampage, nothing seemed to be able to stop it, Igbere TV reports.

“He had all the medical therapy that is available here in the United States,” Obi said. “He had it there, but he just did not respond. So on January 1st was when he took his last breath.”

In Olive Branch at the medical clinic where Doctor Gbemudu practiced, staff members were too upset to talk on camera. A wreath on the front door conveying their love and admiration for the doctor.

“Our hearts go out to Dr. Gbemudu’s family, friends, patients and colleagues. He was a valued member of our medical staff for several years and distinguished himself as a wonderful physician.

His death is yet another reminder of how deadly COVID-19 can be and the importance of taking the proper precautions – social distancing, wearing a mask and regular hand washing – to protect ourselves and one another from contracting it.”

“Had an amazing time as usual with my Mummy… Mrs Gloria Diri, Bayelsa State First Lady,” she wrote.

“I think the action has served its purpose. I’ve written to our lawyers to withdraw the case from court.

“I also tendered my sincere apologies to Nigerians who are pained by my #EndSARS actions. Nigeria shall rise,” he wrote over the weekend.

UPDATE ON MY CASE WITH JACK & TWITTER

Why I took @jack to Court.

I think the action have served its purpose. I’ve written to our lawyers to withdraw the case from court

I also tendered my sincere apologies to Nigerians who are pained by my #EndSARS actions

Nigeria shall rise pic.twitter.com/JlSWzCRsfP

— Adamu B. Garba II, Msc, MNIIA, FIDPM (@adamugarba) January 10, 2021

"Just read a sad news about the death of Alhaji Bello Isa Bayero, a prominent politician in Kano and a truly Buharist. He was a former Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

“May Allah forgive all his shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdaus,” he wrote.

Senator Bayo Salami, who represented Osun Central in the Senate between 1999 and 2003 has passed away.

The Osogbo-born politician, it was learnt, died in the United States of America after a brief illness.

Salami, who was elected on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy, it was gathered, had been in the US since March last year.

His legislative aide while in the Senate, Smallette Alamu, declined to confirm the development when contacted by our correspondent, but a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, who preferred not to be named, confirmed the passage of the late parliamentarian.

“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihin rajiun, I lost a part of me that can never be replaced. May Allah forgive your sins and grant you janna,” he wrote.

“Raji Fashola in 1966,” he wrote.

“Album, Yes.”

“Bangers all year,” he wrote.

Celebrated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has accused the Igbos of not being able to unite to contest for 2023 presidency but yet calling for Biafra, Igbere TV reports.

She gave her opinion about Biafra during her interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.

The renowned writer wondered how Igbos can achieve Biafra when they can't unite towards selecting a Nigerian president who is from the region.

The 43-year-old said Igbo people need to rethink how they strategize politically before talking about secession.

She said: "There is no Biafra. There are new movements but, for me, it’s a question of being practical. Where would the border be? What is propelling these movements is a sense of marginalisation, which I think is completely valid.

"But this idea that the answer is independence is what I’m not convinced of. Nobody has made a logical case for me. Quite frankly, I’ve observed the terrible leadership that we have in the southeast.

"Igbo people cannot unite if, for example, we say we want an Igbo president. And then we’re talking about Biafra. There is a lot of political work we need to do in the Southeast.

"We need to do a lot of rethinking on how we strategise politically before we can talk about Biafra."

She also spoke about misogyny in the South East and its effect on politics.

She said: "There are things I quarrel with, in Igbo culture. It’s misogynistic, as are many cultures. That’s the problem. The world is misogynistic. At my father’s funeral, they showed where the widow, my mother, would sit.

"And they showed where the sons in the extended family (umunna) would sit. That’s where those coming would go to present whatever they bring. It’s the sons’. And that was the end. My father had three daughters. There was no place for them.

"I raised the question and a man in my umunna said we would have to loiter around. There’s a problem with that.

"There’s a woman who apparently is going to run for governor in Anambra state.

"I’m having a conversation with a group of people and what they’re saying is, ‘Can a woman rule Anambra?’ Do you need a dangling organ to rule a state? It’s hard enough for both male and female politicians.

"But women have this additional problem of perception, a reason for which many people won’t vote them.

"Igbo culture is just not very good when it comes to gender. Culture as we have it are rules men made to benefit men.

"In my hometown, I seem to have this status of an ‘honorary man’ and that’s because of my achievements. People adapt when they see some benefits to it which means that it’s changeable. It’s engraved on the stones."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGA6fTdInfo

“How it started vs. How it’s going �� ... Cuppy is getting SO big! #MamaCups,” she wrote.

She wrote; “Introducing the world to “Cuppy” the newest baby lion named after ME by @Sb_Belhasa owner of @Fame.Park. I’ve always wanted to be a mother!"

“Happy New year to you and yours, from all of us here!”.