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It was popular blogger Linda Ikeji’s 36th birthday last week and controversial journalist and daughter offormer governor, Kemi Olunloyo, has taken out time to write Linda Ikeji a caustic birthday message. In the open birthday message, Kemi Olunloyo revealed how Linda Ikeji allegedly destroyed a number of celebrity marriages, including that of her niece. She also went ahead to claim that Linda Ikeji is 42 years of ageand not 36 as she claimed. Read the birthday message below: ”#hnnbirthday Happy 42nd birthday @officiallindaikeji (PART ONE) ”Party’s over and everything is back to normal in the Linda Ikeji media office….or is it? Last week I tweeted things that obsessed Linda Ikeji fans needed to know about me and her warning them to stop comparing me to a blogger as I’m a Journalist. We are NOT in the same league. Most of her fans are illiterates anyway, female college prostitutes and in the 18-25yo age range. They think I’m jealous of her each time I expose her. Well this is MY BIRT

– Alhaji Tanko Yakasai says Tinubu and Oyegun feud was long overdue – Yakasai says people like him had anticipated the crisis  in APC soon afterthe formation of the present government – He says APC is an amalgamation of four to five political groups . Alhaji Salihu Tanko Yakasai, a renowned politician and human right activist, said on Monday, September 26, that the feud between the national leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, was long overdue, Daily Trust reports. According to him, the misunderstanding did not come as a surprise to keen political observers, as people like him had anticipated the crisis soon after the formation of the present government. He said:“APC is an amalgamation of four to five political groups. After the formation of the government, only members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) were being considered for political patronage, while members of

– Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has withdrawn the certificate of recognition of Eze Anthony Owabie as the paramount ruler of Rumuepirikom community – The sack of the paramount ruler has caused apprehension in Rumuepirikomcommunity as elders and youths have bickered over the governor’s decision – The spokesman for the embattled Eze, Mr. John Ihua, describes the action of the state government as illegal Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state caused commotion in Rumuepirikom, his home country, when he sacked Eze Anthony Owabie, as the paramount ruler of Rumuepirikom community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Vanguard reports that Wike in a letter by the permanent secretary of ministryof chieftaincy and community affairs, Sir Samuel Ibemeru, dated September 16, said that the withdrawal of Eze Owabie as Nye-Nwe Eli Rumuepirikom was with immediate effect.The sack of the paramount ruler has caused apprehension in Rumuepirikom community as elders and youths have bicke

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States of America (FBI) have trained 31 participants drawn from the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Air Force, the office of the National Security Adviser and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. The participants were trained on investigating post-blasts scenes. The team of bomb experts from the FBI led by Michael Trubenback and Thomas Conboy, during the training on Monday said the security agencies have lots of work on their hands in tackling the menace of terror attacks in Nigeria. Trubenback said, “This training is one of the post-blast processes. We are teaching the Nigerian policemen and other security agencies to help them investigate post-blast scenes. They are being trained on how to identify Improvised Explosive Devices, how to collect evidences, among others. “Nigeria has an ongoing terror attacks in some states. They are terror attacks and they are also crime scenes. So, we can

The Senate Monday ordered the slaughter of cows found roaming within the Federal Capital City (FCT) Abuja metropolis.In the alternative of slaughtering such roaming cows, the upper chamber said that the cows should be arrested and a fine of N50, 000 imposed per cow. This is the declaration of the Chairman, Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Dino Melaye at an interactive meeting with the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello and Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Brutai in Abuja on the seizure. The session was summoned over the alleged seizure of over 400 plots of land in the Maitama District Extension, Abuja by the Nigeria Army. Melaye said that the responsible movement of herds of cows in and around the FCT in wonton disregard of law and order has become a matter of embarrassment to the residents of the capital city. The Kogi West lawmaker said that the FCTminister and other under him have been authorized to slaughter any wandering cowwithin the FCT metropolis. He further mandated the FCT Min

Armed gunmen believed to be Boko Haram members are currently attacking Kuburvwa village in Borno state. The gunmen invaded the village (that isabout 10 km from Chibok town) at 6.30pm shooting sporadically and making locals hide in the nearby bushes. Information was made public by Abbas Gava, an official of the vigilante group of Nigeria in Borno state, who spoke to Premium Times journalists on phone from Maiduguri. Giving the details of the situation Mr Gava said: “As I am speaking to you now the gunmen are setting every house on fire after chasing the villagersaway. From the information we have received from our operatives in Chibok and Kautikari, the number of casualties cannot be ascertained for now because the Boko Haram insurgents are still in the village.” Recall that the same village was under Boko Haram attack on August 21, when at least 11 people were killed and unknown number of women were raped. This is a developing story, please checkback for updates! Found at: https:/

Toni Tones is on a roll. Her previously released promotional pictures featuring Cynthia Morgan for the release of her hit song 'Hey boy' Remix, left us with a blue crush. Now the singer is about to drop the video forthe hit track and she has released another set of promo images for the 'Hey Boy remix'video featuring her and Cynthia Morgan once again, and they are hotter and sexier than before. Toni Tones looks gorgeous in a yellow leotard, brown lips and nude pumps, while Cynthia is edgy a yellow wool shirt, shorts and glittery yellow lips. The duo both have their hair in stylish bobs.Yellow is the theme of the shoot and the two come together to create striking and beautiful images.They are leaving us with a case of complete 'yellow envy'. Peep see the fab photos below:

Manchester United have bounced back from two straight defeats with a 4 – 1 win over English Premier League (EPL) champions, Leicester City. Captain Chris Smalling, who is deputising for the dropped Wayne Rooney, put United ahead with a header 22 minutes after the match kicked off. Juan Mata doubled the score in the 37th minute before further goals from Marcos Rashford andworld record signing Paul Pogbathreatened to embarrass the Foxes before halftime. Damari Gray’s 60th minute goal was a mere consolation as Leicester lost for the third time in six games this season. The Red Devils hosted the Foxes on Saturday at the Old Trafford. They are now third on the EPL table with 12 points from six games while Leicester are 12 with seven points from six games. Found at: http://www.channelstv.com/2016/09/24/epl-manchester-united-beat-leicester-city-4-1/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday said it had carried out another attack in the Niger Delta after halting hostilities in August for talks with the government.The militants, who said they attacked the Bonny crude export line on Friday night, have in previous months launched assaults which havecut crude production, which was 2.1 million barrels per day at the start of the year, byaround a third. According to a statement on the group’s website it said it “brought down oil production activities at the Bonny 48 inches crude oil export line” through its “strike team”. ”On the 23rd September 2016, our strike team at 20:40PM hours time has brought down oil production activities at the Bonny 48 inches crude oil Export Line. This action is a signature to the over dramatization of the so-called dialogue and negotiation process on the side of President Muhammadu Buhari and his government.Since, the cessation of hostilities and the commitment of the PAN Niger Delta Elders and stakeholders team, th

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has accused the administration offormer Governor of Edo State, Mr Lucky Igbinedion of diverting N4 billion bank loan. Oshiomhole, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria responding to comments made by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the debt profile of Edo State, said, “We make bold to state, and the facts are clear, that in spite of earning the highest revenues from the Federation Account, the PDP states in the South-South region are the most indebted inthe region and not Edo State. “The domestic debt profile released by the DMO as at December 31, 2015,the last time it was issued, lists Delta State as having a debt profile of N320,605 billion; Akwa Ibom had N147,575 billion; Cross River: N115,522 billion; Rivers, N134,9566 billion; Bayelsa N103,374 billion as against Edo which had a far lower profile. While the other South-South PDP States have con

A senior Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, to promptly investigate a range of dealings involving alleged diversion of public funds overthe years by government establishments, including the central bank, under former governors, Chukwuma Soludo and Lamido Sanusi. Mr. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, had not taken steps to recover billions of dollars “either criminally diverted or illegally withheld” from government account. He said the EFCC needed to act now given “the increasing pressures being mounted on the Federal Government by the parasitic faction of the ruling class to auction the remaining assets of the nation”. The comment followed calls by businessman, Aliko Dangote, and the senate president, Bukola Saraki, for the government to sell national asset to stem recession. Mr. Falana listed the following cases for investigation: 1. By a letter dated January 27, 2016 theNational Extractive

– PDP has described a statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Ms.Kemi Adeosun on Airport Terminals Counterpart Funding false, misleading, malicious. – PDP said APC is “consistently disregarding and denying all the obvious achievements of the 16 years of PDP era and collective successes of Nigerians.” Erstwhile ruling party, People Democratic Party (PDP) has described a statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Ms. Kemi Adeosun on Airport Terminals Counterpart Funding as false, misleading, malicious. The PDP in a statement signed by Prince Dayo Adeyeye said that APC was “consistently disregarding and denying all the obvious achievements of the 16 years of PDP era and collective successes of Nigerians. ”PDP further said that APC government should “concentrate on governance and stop deceiving Nigerians with their constant lies’ saying that what Nigerian need from the government in this period of harsh economic recession was not meaningless and misguided lamentations from gov

– Four students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) were prosecuted for cultism – A group of young men planned to breach public peace but were timely detained – However, they pleaded not guilty to the charges Four undergraduates of of University of Lagos (UNILAG) in Akoka were arrested on suspicion of their involvement in cultism. The arrest was conducted by the policemen from State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID). The four were charged with two countsof conspiracy to breach public peace and being members of an unlawful secret society, known as Aloral Bucania. All suspects, Raheem Yusuf, 21, Adedoyin Adeyemi Abraham, 24, Olanrewaju Idowu, 36, and Safraini Oluyemi Peters, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to the police, the four accused persons had conspired to cause breach of public peace on August 4 at about 9.30am, at room 318, Biobaku Hall of UNILAG. However, it’s unclear what exactly they were plannig to do. The prosecutor, Adebayo Ola

– Man Utd would be looking to arrest their Premier League slump against Leicester City. – United have lost their last two Premier League games, Leicester Cityhave a win and a draw. – Jose Mourinho and Claudio Ranieri have a history dating back to the summer of 2004. Premier League champions, Leicester City travel to Manchester to face Jose Mourinho’s side in what is set to be an enticing clash. The two sides have already met this season in the Community Shield with United emerging 2 – 1 victors.Jesse Lingard’s opener, which was a solo goal was cancelled out by Jamie Vary who pounced on a loose back pass from Maroune Fellaini to even the scores. However new signing, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winner via a header. The two teams have a lot in common; midfielder Danny Drinkwater was a former Man Utd player before joining Leicester while right back Danny Simpson was once on the books of United. Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeicel is the son of United legend Micheal Schmeicel. Furthermore, t

– The national secretariat of the APC has abandoned recommendations to dump the Ondo primaries and conduct fresh one. – The secretariat backed the NWC in rejecting the recommendation of the 2016 Ondo State APC Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee – The secretariat said the decision wastaken after “after careful and exhaustive deliberation.” The national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared the legitimacy of the primaries held in Ondo state on September 4. Sahara Reporters reports that the party’s secretariat confirmed the party’s stand in a statement issued on Friday, September 23 and signed by its national secretary, Mai Mala Buni. The party said reports that its chairman, John Odigie Oyegun had overruled the National Working Committee (NWC) which said the elections were legitimate on Thursday, September 22, were not true.The APC secretariat noted that the decision to declare the primaries legitimate was arrived at “after careful and exhausti

A Deputy Detective Superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Uzodinma Agbazue, has been arrested for allegedly receiving a N15m bribe from a lawmaker who is currently under EFCC investigation. The EFCC said in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, that the suspect was arrested on September 15, 2016 following an allegation by a lawmaker that the operative collected N15m from him with a promise to give him soft landing by compromising the investigation. According to the complainant, Agbazue allegedly approached him, claiming he had been mandated by the officer handling the case to discuss and reach an agreement on how to “kill the case”. The statement added, “Following the approach, a sum of N15m was given to Agbazue whose game plan collapsed after the Investigating officer, who was ignorant of his scheme, refused to do his bidding.“ With the investigation gathering increased momentum after parting with the hefty sum, the complainant became uncomfort

-A 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, has been arraigned before an Osogbo magistrates’ court over the alleged impersonation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo . – The prosecutor said the accused committed the offence between January and August before he was arrested and brought to the court . – On his part, the accused pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of impersonation and fraud . The DSS has accused a 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, of creatinga Facebook account using details of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to defraud unsuspected victims.The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, for alleged impersonation and fraud. The Nation reports that the suspect was arraigned before an Osogbo magistrates’ court yesterday, September 22, for creating a Facebook account using details of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to defraud unsuspected victims. According to the prosecutor, Mr Onoche Ekwom, principal legal officer, of the D

President Buhari said  past looters of the treasury are  behind the resurgenceof militancy in the Niger Delta region, stressing that they are the reasons the nation is battling recession.According to him:“Those who stole Nigeria dry are not happy. They recruited the militants against us in theNiger Delta, and began to sabotage oil infrastructure. We lose millions of barrels per day, at a time when every dollar we can earn, counts. It is a disgrace that a minimum of 27 states, out of 36 that we have in Nigeria, can’t pay salaries. In a statement by his special adviser media, Femi Adesina, President Buhari was speaking to top rate Nigerian professionals based in the United States of America, whom Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Matters and International Relations, described as“15 of the best people God ever created”. The professionals were in New York to meet with the Nigerian President. Top flight aeronautics engineers, physicians, I.T ex

A member of Living Faith church, aka  Winners Chapel  in Durumi,  Abuja , shocked onlookers yesterday, Sunday, September 18, when he pulled out a gun, threatening to shoot officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC officials) for telling him to put on his seat belt, reports Abiyamo. According to an eyewitness, the man was pulled over by the FRSC officials for not using his seat belt but rather than admit his offence, he claimed he had done nothing wrong. When the officials insisted that he had committed an offence, the man who was already boiling with anger, threatened them with his gun not minding that there were other people present. An Eyewitness wrote:  HELP EXPOSE MAN WHO PULLED A GUN ON ROAD SAFETY SPECIAL MARSHAL WHO TOLD HIM TO USE SEAT BELT!!! “Is this your friend or relative? If yes, expose him!!! He is a danger to the society. After first service in Winner’s Chapel, Durumi, Abuja, this man pulled a gun on a Road Safety official for daring to tell him to wear

LAGOS—THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, disclosed that 45 cases of cholera disease has been recorded in Isolo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of the state, with six deaths already recorded. Giving update on the outbreak, at a press conference in Lagos, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris explained that out of the six cases, two were brought in dead. He added that 36 cases have been successfully managed in various hospitals across the state while four people are currently responding to treatment. According to the commissioner, the main source of the outbreak has been traced to local consumption of Salad called Abacha, a staple food of the residents of Isolo council area. His words: “Some domestic wells within the communities are also suspected.  Sample of Abacha salad and well water have been collected and sent to the Lagos State Drug Quality Control Laboratory for analysis. “Samples were collected from 15 cases and taken to the central public health l

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, that Nigeria would welcome intermediaries from the global body as part of his administration’s commitment to swapping the abducted schoolgirls from Chibok with Boko Haram fighters in custody. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with the UN scribe at the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York, President Buhari said the Nigerian government was willing to bend over backwards, to get the Chibok girls released from captivity. He said: “The challenge is in getting credible and bona fide leadership of Boko Haram to discuss with,” “The split in the insurgent group is not helping matters. Government had reached out, ready to negotiate, but it became difficult to identify credible leaders. We will welcome intermediaries such as UN outfits, to step in.” The President, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, also reiterated that the teachings of Boko

South Korea has elite troops on standby ready to assassinate Kim Jong Un if the country feels threatened by North Korean nuclear weapons, the country's defense minister revealed this week. Asked in parliament Wednesday if there was a special forces unit already assembled that could eliminate North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, Han Min-koo said: "Yes, we do have such a plan. " "South Korea has a general idea and plan to use precision missile capabilities to target the enemy's facilities in major areas as well as eliminating the enemy's leadership," he added. t has long been suspected that such a plan was in place but the minister's candid answer surprised some. "A president would want to have the option," says Daniel Pinkston of Troy University. "... Not presenting that to the president, not training for it and having that capability would be a mistake." outh Korea has intensified its rhetoric against the leadershi

A Banker, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and 11 others are to testify on how four slush accounts were opened for former First Lady Patience Jonathan,  The Nation  learnt yesterday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tightened security around the 13 witnesses ahead of the trial’s resumption on September 27. The accounts were opened by  the ex-First Lady’s  former Senior Special Assistant (Domestic / Household and Social Events to the former President), Dr. Dudafa Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel. Dudafa and six others were last Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Others are a lawyer Amajuoyi Briggs, a banker, Adedamola Bolodeoku;  Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited;  Trans Ocean  Property and Investment Company Limited;  Globus Integrated Service Limited; and Seagate Property Development and Investment Limited. A document attached to the charge sheet  indicates that 12 witnesses, including an account officer, will tell the

Three landlords at Oshorun Heritage Estate, Isheri and their trainer kidnapped last Saturday on Channels Avenue have been freed. Kennedy Ucheagwu, Dr. Omololu Bello, Fidelis Esang and trainer Coach Oni were whisked away by gunmen clad in military camouflages during their routine exercise near Lekki Gardens Estate. Initially, the gunmen demanded N300 million as ransom for each of them but the amount, The Nation gathered was later reduced to N20million. It was gathered that the police have tracked the suspects, mostly young boys, and their messenger identified as Mary, from the telephone number they used in contacting victims’ relatives. The Nation learnt that security agencies would have rescued the victims two days after the abduction, but had hitches as the kidnappers were also changing their location. Spokesman for the Estate Association who confirmed the release of the victims, said they got home at the wee hours of Friday. “We thank God. They have been released. They

The police yesterday warned against any protest in the Southeast. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movermnet for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have called for a shutdown of businesses in the Southeast today to protest the continued detention of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Apparently in anticipation of the action, many people were yesterday shopping for food and household items. The police in Anambra State said MASSOB and IPOB members should retrace their steps. In a statement yesterday in Awka, police spokesperson Nkeiruka Nwode, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), advised parents to warn their children and wards against joining the protest. But MASSOB leader Uchenna Madu said what the groups were planning was “sit at home” and not a protest or demonstration. He said MASSOB and IPOB had warned their members not to go onto the streets; they should stay at home to protest Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention. But the police said: “

A suspected pipeline vandal and member of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has been arrested by the Nigerian Navy around Sapele Council Area of Delta state, The Punch reports. According to the report, the suspect, Abraham Suru, also known as Gabon, was arrested weeks after he had been declared wanted by the Nigerian military over claims that he is responsible for incessant attacks on oi land gas facilities within Warri North and South-West Council areas of the state. It was gathered that Suru who hails from Ondo state, was arrested on Tuesday September 20, around Sapele where he had been hiding. This was disclosed by the the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunve as the suspect was paraded before newsmen at the Warri Navy Base. Commodore Dzunve said that Gabon’sarrest was part of intense efforts by the Navy through the Operation Delta Safe to flush out militants and other criminal elements from the region. He said:“As part of the on-going ef

– The Nigeria Army has stated that it would deploy drones during the September 28 Edo governorship election  – This is to ensure a hitch-free exercise across the state  – The drones will be used to provide aerial surveillance and expose the activities of hoodlums. The Nigerian Army has concluded its plans to deploy drones during the September 28 Edo governorship election, The Guardian reports. This was disclosed by the Commander 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Raji Benbela during a show of force organised in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, Department of State Security (DSS), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSDC) and other security agencies in Benin City, the Edo state capital.  According to Brigadier-General Benbela, the devices would used to provide aerial surveillance in the 18 local government areas and expose the activities of hoodlums. His words: “In addition, (the) governorship election is around the corner and the Nigerian

With his finger on the trigger, ready to fire his weapon in an instant, a policeman keeps an eye on people passing in the centre of Maroua, capital of Cameroon’s Far North region that has been a target of Boko Haram Islamists. It’s been more than a year since a string of suicide bombings by the jihadists — from their stronghold in nearby Borno state in northern Nigeria — tore through a bustling central market and a bar last July, killing 33 people and wounding dozens more. Security has been beefed up and there have been fewer attacks, but the people of Maroua still live in constant fear of another surprise explosion in their midst. It was in the popular neighbourhood of “pont vert” (green bridge) that a young girl last July 25 blew herself up — Boko Haram increasingly uses female suicide bombers. In this busy marketplace where vendors sell the local beer “bil-bil”, snacks and medicinal products, no one has forgotten that day. “We fear more suicide attac