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Facebook User Darlington Flowrymz Ibekwe has just accused Imo state deputy governor Prince Eze Madumere's aide Mr Udochukwu of gay chatting him.

Darlington further reveal the details by showing screenshot of Mr Udochukwu gay advances towards him.

See the screenshot of their conversation below.

GAYS STAY OFF MY FACEBOOK!
Mr. Udochukwu Dickson (Coordinator Madumere Fans Club) stay clear!
Go and look for your fellow gays!
I can't imagine myself mingling with elements like you! Tufia!

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The Borno Government on Friday announced the extension of curfew in Maiduguri for another seven days from 8:00 p.m. to 6: 00 a.m.

The government on Monday rescheduled the curfew hitherto observed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to run between Jan. 2 and 6.

A statement by Dr Muhammad Bulama, the Commissioner for Information, said the curfew was extended to Jan. 12.

Bulama said that the curfew was based on “strong” advice of the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole.

“The state government hereby announces the extension of the rescheduled curfew time earlier announced 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every day by another one week.

“In other words, the prevailing curfew regime is to now last until Friday, 12th January, 2018.”

Bulama explained that the action was to avail the Armed Forces sufficient time to complete the on going special operation against Boko Haram terrorists and consolidate on the success so far recorded.

He noted that the state government deeply regretted the inconveniences and difficulties caused to the people by the action.

Bulama stressed that the decision was taken to safeguard the collective security and overall well being of the people.

“Government therefore urges all indigenes and residents of Borno State to see this temporary measure as part of necessary sacrifices we all have to make in the interest of peace, stability, development and progress of not only our dear state, but Nigeria as a whole.

“The understanding, support and cooperation of the general public is highly solicited in the observance of the curfew,” he said.

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Nigerian female footballer, Asisat Oshoala poses with her African Women Player of the year award for the 3rd time.

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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and NFF president, Amaju Pinnick at CAF awards 2017 in Accra, Ghana.

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Ramoni Oba popularly known as Raymond King, a former Nigerian goalkeeper has died at the age of 52, after suffering from partial stroke and memory loss.



The former Abiola Babes keeper who hailed from Akwa Ibom was treated at the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, Ogun State but transferred to Ikorodu General Hospital when the situation was not improving.



According to his team mate, Taju Disu, King gave up the ghost at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, as he was referred there when previous hospitals could not handle his case. Before King’s death, Disu explained that “the news got to the Lagos State Commissioner for Health; he directed that King should be taken to LASUTH for better treatment.”

“On Monday evening, he got to LASUTH but we were initially told that there was no electricity to commence treatment. But when they eventually set up their equipment to treat him, he was already struggling to breathe and he later died. Raymond was part of us and we tried to get the best of treatment for him but he has left us.” he said.



King worked with Ogun State Sport Council, a member of Flying Eagles1979/80 set. He also played for Shooting Stars of Ibadan. The former goalkeeper also has the record to have helped his team win second place in the 1984 African Champions Cup; won FA Cup in 1987 with Abiola Babes of Abeokuta.



Raymond King left behind a wife and four children.

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A former Kebbi governor, Alhaji Sa’idu Dakingari and his deputy, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, on Friday defected to All Progressive Congress (APC) from PDP.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other top PDP members that defected to the APC included the former Secretary to the state government, Alhaji Rabiu Kamba, former member House of Representatives, Alhaji Sani Kalgo, Abdullahi Dan-Alkali, Alhaji Haruna Hassan and Halima Tukur.

Speaking to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, Gov Abubakar Bagudu, described the defection as a welcome development for the growth of the state.

“We are very much delighted as we are now more united than we were.

“The essence of our union is nothing more than to move our state and the country forward, ” he said.

Also speaking, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami, said their defection to APC was timely.

“We want all and sundry in the state to rally round the governor in order to assist him to record unprecedented success in moving our state forward.

” The Federal Government has been doing its best in social, economic and security aspects as many roads construction have been going, electricity has improved and security situation in the country has also improved ,” he said.

He called on the defectors to put in their years of experience by contributing in all areas they could in order to move the state and country forward.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, the former deputy governor, said they dumped the PDP to APC in order to move the state forward.

“This nation needs peace and this state needs development, we came to APC to unite our people under one fold and that fold is APC,” he said.

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC is owing the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) N600billion.

Executive Secretary of the association, Mr Olufemi Adewole, revealed in a statement on Thursday, but the assurance of members readiness to help the NNPC give Nigerians regular supply of petrol.

Adewole said that apart from the N600 billion the NNPC owed DAPPMA members, it also owes the marketers another N200billion, making its indebtedness N800 billion.

“Marketers have continued to sacrifice to keep the country wet with fuel, despite over N600 billion debts owed our members and over N800 billion owed marketers as a whole,’’ Adewole said.

He said that in spite of the unsettled debts, members of the association were still distributing petrol to every part of the country.

According to him, the essence of our initial ‘Press Release’ is to throw light on salient issues surrounding the shortfall in current petrol supply which is solely being handled by NNPC.

“It was not an attempt to join issues with PPMC/NNPC with which we are partners.

“NNPC’s view about our press release stating our side of the story and seeking to defend marketers for the very first time against the unwarranted accusations of hoarding and profiteering is rather unfortunate.

“It is an undisputable fact that DAPPMA members have paid for petrol supply (with bank funds) for over one month, the value of which is in excess of N90 billion, yet PPMC/NNPC has no cargo to allocate to them.

“As such, how can we be held responsible for hoarding,’’ he said.

Adewole said that PPMC/NNPC did not transact business with DAPPMA members on credit; hence the company was not aware of any indebtedness to PPMC/NNPC by our members.

“We again reject any attempt to blame marketers for the shortfall in supply, as it is not our making since NNPC has been the sole importer since October 2017.

NAN reports that DAPPMA had on Dec. 26 expressed concern over the inability of NNPC to supply petrol to its members’ depots.

NNPC also accused DAPPMA of owing N26.7 billion on petrol.

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Channel's TV presenter Maupe Ogun, is getting married to her man Mohammed Bamidele Yususf today.

Big congrats to the couple.

See some of their pre-wedding photos below;

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The Akwa Ibom Controller of Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) , Mr Alex Oditah, on Thursday, has announced the re-arrest of 14 out of the 47 inmates who escaped from the Ikot Ekpene Prisons.

The inmates escaped from the prion on Dec. 27.

Oditah also told the News Agency of Nigeria in Uyo that three-man committee had been inaugurated to ascertain the immediate and remote cause of the incident to forestall future occurrence.

“Some inmates escaped from Ikot Ekpene prison on Dec. 27, at about 12.45 p.m.; To ascertain the total number of those that escaped we have to do headcount.

“We discovered that 47 inmates had escaped from the custody. Immediately search party swung into action and 14 were recaptured,” Oditah said.

The controller added that four of those who escaped died from bullet wounds when they tried to over power prisons officers on duty.

Oditah added that some of the prisons officials, who sustained different degrees of injuries, were receiving treatment a undisclosed hospital.

He explained that the escaped inmates seized utensils like knives, machetes and other dangerous materials to aid their escaped.

The controller of prisons disclosed that the 400 capacity Ikot Epene prisons,currently houses 831 inmates.

“The capacity for Ikot Ekpene Prisons is 400 but as of Dec. 27, the prison custody 831 inmates most of the inmates are awaiting trials.

“The Prison facilities are over stretched and requires urgent attention,’ he said.

He assured that prison officials other security agencies were working extra hard to recapture the remaining inmates.

Oditah appealed to members of the public to assist the authority with useful intelligence that would aid the arrest of the fleeing prisoners.

He noted that security had been tightened in and all prison formations in the State to forestall breach of security.

The controller appealed for logistics assistance from the Akwa Ibom state government to ease its operational duties.

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife, Bolanle interacting with Children during the 2017 End of the Year Children Christmas party at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday, December 20, 2017.

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After weeks of hide-and-seek, popstar, Anidugbe Daniel, aka Kiss Daniel, has finally been served court papers by his estranged label, G-Worldwide Entertainment.

A Federal High Court in Lagos had on November 30, granted an order that all parties should maintain the status quo pertaining to the contract that was initially signed in 2013.

However, Daniel had allegedly refused to personally receive the court papers for some weeks, which led the court to grant an order of substituted service, that the papers should be pasted on the gate of his house in Lekki Phase Two, Ajah-Lekki, Lagos, and in a national daily.

According to the label, the court papers were pasted on Daniel’s gate on Friday, December 15, 2017.
Meanwhile, in the writ of summons served on the artiste, the court ordered Kiss Daniel to make an appearance before it within 30 days of receiving the court papers, or the case would go to trial in his absence.

Other papers served on the ‘Mama’ singer include order for substituted service, writ of summons, witness list, witness’ statement under oath, status quo order, among others.

Calls put through to Kiss Daniel were not answered, neither was a text message responded to as of the time of filing this report.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the Nigerian Senate notifying the upper chamber about the appointment of Hon Kadi Ibrahim Imam as the acting grand kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory.

The letter from Buhari was read by Senate president Bukola Saraki during plenary on Tuesday, December 19, to the lawmakers. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate is holding a round-table on Monday, December 18 and Tuesday, December 19 on the drug use crisis in Nigeria. The move is part of the Senate's efforts to stop drug and substance abuse around the nation.

We gathered that the round-table is expected to address issues related to the widespread use of drug and other illegal substances. Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki, delivered an important speech at the event which focuses on the dangers of drug use and the need to curb its spread especially among the youths.

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Suspected assassins have shot a young man identified as Mr Francis Agba in Delta.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the victim, a worker at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), was shot on Monday around the General Hospital, Ekpan in Uvwie Local Government Area.

An eyewitness simply identified as Onoriode, said that Agba had conveyed his wife to the hospital for medical attention when the attackars trailed him with a Toyota Camry car and shot at him while coming out the hospital premises.

Onoriode said the victim was a staff member of the NDDC and hailed from Isoko in Delta.

However, Ibitoye Abosede, the Director, Corporate Affairs of the NDDC when contacted, said the victim did not die, ading that he was attacked by robbers.

But the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta Command, Mr Andrew Aniamaka, could not confirm it when contacted.

“I am yet to get any situation report indicating such an incident.

“You are about the second person who would be calling me over this, but the Divisional Police Officer of Ekpan has not given me any report to indicate any such incident.

“I’ll reach back to him and get back to you soon,” he said

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Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu pictured with Davido at Ovation Carol 2017. Dangote and Otedola were present at the event.

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The first 2500 people that got to the venue of OLIC4 , Teslim Balogun stadium enjoyed free sumptuous meals courtesy Olamide and Kokun foundation!. Some of the audience enjoy their food as they were also seen sharing foods.

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Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN has condemned the attack on the Olu of Igbokoda, Oba Odidiomo Ayowole describing it as unwarranted and an assault on the traditional stool.

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YBNL Boss, Olamide is set to shutdown Lagos tonight as his annual concert OLIC will be going down at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

The show already has it’s fair share of negative comments after many fans linked badoo’s decision to move the show from Eko hotel and suites to Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Many suggested Olamide was scared of fellow rapper Phyno’s dominance and wanted to prove he could pull off the same feat.

But that wasn’t a serious threat, as the show was still on course to make waves later this night.

A now pressing matter has emanated after list of the performers for tonight’s concert was released. The list saw singer cum SARS officer, Yomi SARS amongst the list of performers.

Many fans who engaged in the online outcry to scrape the agency, saw it as inappropriate as seeing the artist perform for them would be a spit in the face.

Below are some of the tweets from fans on Yomi SARS inclusion;


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Thierry Henry spoke to the media shortly after he arrived nigeria He says “African players are talented but technically, no African player can compare with Kanu.”

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Crowd were seen at the entrance and main blow of Teslim Balogun Stadium, venue of Olamide live in concert, OLIC4 even before the start of the show.

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Kaduna state Governor Nasir El Rufai is hosting a Gala Dinner this evening in Celebration of Kaduna’s 100 Years of existence.

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Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government of Member Countries of ECOWAS,
Your Excellency, Mohamed Ould Abdel – Aziz,
Your Excellencies, former Heads of State,
Your Excellency, Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Your Excellency, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General,
Your Excellency, President of the ECOWAS Commission and other Appointees of the organisation,
Honourable Ministers,

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.

Dear colleagues and invited guests, may I welcome you all and your delegations to Abuja, for this Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States.
Excellencies,

2. In West Africa, we live in constant threat of violent terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, AQIM and Al-Qaida. Nearly every week we see and hear the horror of human trafficking perpetrated by trans-border syndicates, who lure our youths to slavery through irregular migration.

3. We see the consequences, on our young men and women and on our economies, of drug trafficking and capital flight. Accordingly, it is imperative that we take urgent action to address these challenges.

4. In collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, we, in Nigeria, have been evacuating our compatriots who are stranded in Libya. Returnees have been receiving needed support including from State Governments and some non-governmental Organisations. I have instructed the National Emergency Management Agency to speed up the evacuation of all Nigerians stranded in Libya and facilitate their resettlement.
Your Excellencies Dear Colleagues,

5. In view of the enormity of this challenge, may I suggest that we look into the possibility of putting in place a well run regional mechanism for the evacuation, resettlement and empowerment of stranded ECOWAS citizens abroad. Meanwhile, we should step up dialogue with our European partners in our efforts to jointly address this challenge which affect us all.

6. The long term solutions to these challenges is to create conditions of peace and security in our countries and sustainable development of our economies. Only through this can we create jobs and other conditions in which our youths will have little or no excuse to embark on the suicidal venture of irregular migration.

7. Regrettably, there is growing reluctance from our region’s development partners to be more proactive in support of our efforts. However, our shared challenges make it imperative for the cooperation to be developed and intensified.

8. Thanks to the foresight of our predecessors, this Authority of Heads of State and Government adopted, in 2001 the “ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance”. Since then, our region has been steadily developing the culture of democratic practice, including good governance and respect for the Rule of Law.

9. This trend has just been demonstrated in Liberia. I salute the people of Liberia for the manner in which they conducted themselves during and in the aftermath of the just concluded general elections.

10. It is my fervent hope that the same attitude prevails in the coming run-off election scheduled to hold on 26 December, and a new president is inaugurated in January, 2018 as per the provision of the country’s Constitution. My Dear Sister, Your Excellency Sirleaf-Johnson, we appreciate the leadership you demonstrated in this electoral process.

11. May I also appeal to our Togolese brothers and sisters to continue to embrace dialogue in efforts to resolve their political differences. I therefore urge the Government to widen the space for dialogue and mediation.

12. With regards to our sister nation, Guinea-Bissau, it is worrisome that the continued political deadlock is taking its toll on the people, on good governance and the resources of member States, particularly troops from contributing countries to the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea Bissau.

13. I therefore strongly urge all the stakeholders in Guinea Bissau to respect their undertakings in plans to resolve the political impasse.

Your Excellencies,

14. In the wake of the recent recession and economic challenges faced by ECOWAS Member States, as evidenced by the severe drop in real growth rate for ECOWAS from 6.1% in 2014 and 3.3% in 2015, to an alarming rate of 0.2% in 2016, there is an urgent need to review the spending patterns of all the Community Institutions, to ensure that dwindling resources are put to good economic use for the optimization of strategic goals of the Community.

15. In this regard, I urge the Commission leadership to practice probity and accountability in the management of our resources.

16. Equally important is the need to consolidate the efforts made so far on the ongoing Reform of ECOWAS Institutions and Specialized Agencies, and to emphasize the importance of good governance, sound financial management and cost reduction as the underlying factors for a successful reform.

17. In this regard, Nigeria welcomes the approved institutional reforms of our organisation, and we are looking forward to their comprehensive implementation. The gains and savings made should be invested on greater integration projects, as well as on security and development initiatives.

Thank you and God Bless

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Governor Of Kaduna, El Rufai

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Kaduna Centenary Celebration - Durbar. The stage is set already as Emir of Kano Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi arrives

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A solar system with as many planets as our own has been discovered with the help of NASA’s Kepler space telescope and artificial intelligence, the US space agency said Thursday.

“Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star,” NASA said in a statement.

However, none of the planets is expected to be hospitable to life.

The eight-planet system — the largest known outside of ours — orbits a star called Kepler 90 some 2,545 light-years away.

“The Kepler-90 star system is like a mini version of our solar system,” said Andrew Vanderburg, an astronomer at the University of Texas at Austin.

“You have small planets inside and big planets outside, but everything is scrunched in much closer.”

The newly identified planet, Kepler-90i, is a rocky planet like Earth, but orbits its star once every 14.4 days, meaning a full year there is the same as two weeks on Earth.

“About 30 percent larger than Earth, Kepler-90i is so close to its star that its average surface temperature is believed to exceed 800 degrees Fahrenheit, on par with Mercury.”

Scientists found it by using machine learning from Google, which teaches a computer to scan a trove of 35,000 possibly planetary signals collected from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope for search for signs of planetary transits.

Transits are the dimming of light when planets pass in front of a star.

Astronomers have already confirmed the existence of some 2,500 far-away worlds using Kepler data, which captures transits.

“Machine learning really shines in situations where there is so much data that humans can’t search it for themselves,” said Christopher Shallue, a senior software engineer with Google’s research team who thought of using artificial intelligence to find distant planets.

More planets are expected to be found. Researchers plan to apply their neural network to Kepler’s full set of more than 150,000 stars.

One day, it might even be used to search for more Earth-like planets.

The findings are published in The Astronomical Journal

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A Coalition of Islamic organization in Nigeria, in collaboration with Al-Quds Foundation, has condemned the decision of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Trump had on Dec. 6, proclaimed recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and directed the State Department to start making arrangements to move US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

The coalition made the condemnation at a news conference at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, South west, Nigeria

The coalition, including the Muslim Community of Oyo State and National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) Oyo State branch, described Trump’s decision as an injustice against the Palestinians and the world in general.

Alhaji Kunle Sanni, Chairman of Muslim Community of Oyo State, said that the decision would not last because Muslims would peacefully fight the injustice.

Sanni said that the land belongef to the Palestinians and it would be reclaimed very soon by the grace of Allah.

He said that 13 out of 14 members of Security Council voted against Trump’s decision which was an indication that the injustice would not last long.

In his contribution, Prof. Afis Oladosu, Lecturer from the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, said that the problem started from 1917 when the land was taken from Palestine by Britain and handed over to Israel.

Oladosu said that in order for the state of Israel to become a reality, inhabitants of the land of Palestine were given one of the three options which voluntary evacuation, forceful ejection and life on the margins.

“Millions have continued to live on the margins of life such as life in Gaza, Nablus, Shatila and East Jerusalem.

“Since 1917 till date, millions of Palestinians have been martyred in defence of the holy land, millions have been orphanated and millions have had their head put on the scaffold,’’ he said.

In his contribution, Mr Abdul-Rasheed Attah, Coordinator of Al-Quds foundation,called on the Muslims to be united, saying their disunity was affecting them seriously.

Also, Mr Abiodun Bamgboye, Coordinator, Democratic Socialite Movement, said that the struggle in Palestine and Israel should not be seen as a struggle between the Muslims and Christians.

Bamgboye said that it should be seen as a struggle between the poor in Palestine and rich European Union.

He said that Muslims were not militant and destructive as it was being perceived and called on the Christians to join in condemning the injustice against the Palestinians.

Bamgboye said that the struggle would not be violent but intellectual.

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President Buhari with his host, French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace yesterday, for lunch as part of the One Planet Summit

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