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APC CRISIS IN ABIA: PROTESTERS REJECT ALLEGED IMPOSITION OF CANDIDATE FOR IKWUANO/UMUAHIA REP SEAT. (PHOTO).

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 APC Crisis in Abia: Protesters Reject Alleged Imposition of Candidate for Ikwuano/Umuahia Rep Seat Fresh tension has hit the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as aggrieved party members stormed the state secretariat on Friday to protest alleged attempts to impose a candidate for the Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat ahead of the party primaries. The protesters, carrying placards with inscriptions such as “No To Imposition,” “Allow Free And Fair Primaries,” and “Let The Best Candidate Emerge,” expressed strong opposition to what they described as a move to hand the ticket to a preferred aspirant. The protest followed a stakeholders’ meeting in Umuahia North where some APC leaders and aspirants reportedly agreed to zone the House of Representatives seat to Ohuhu Clan. The arrangement was said to be aimed at completing the remaining four years of an alleged eight-year political rotation within the constituency. The meeting repo...

MY VISIT TO KARA {MEAT} MARKET IN OGUN STATE,''POVERTY''.

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               I have been hearing of Kara market,which is also known as Oluwanisola market,30 minutes drive from Lagos state and i heard the market is one of the leading meat market in Nigeria.When i got to the market,i was expecting to meet only cattle sellers but to my surprise a community is existing in that market.Anybody that see's these picture i took with those two lovely children above will think i visited the northern part of Nigeria but i am in Ogun state in a small community,populated by the Hausa's and Fulani's.It really touched me when i spoke with some of the residents who decided to remain anonymous, i found out some of them just came around to stay with their relatives because they ran from the insurgents {Boko Haram},and they lost most of their properties because they can't run with it.I asked them how are they coping,and they said,''They have no choice but to manage where God has led them to''.From what i saw,they are leaving in...

ACTRESS/SINGER BARBRA STREISAND,DEBUNKS DIVORCE RUMOURS,CALLS IT ''CRAP''.

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                 72 year old Barbra Streisand was very angry when she heard that her 16 year old marriage had crashed.Barbra called the rumours crap when she was interviewed by Gayle King in New York on wednesday.She said ''They go into the supermarket,they read this crap-excuse me,but it's absurd,we've been together for 18 years but married for 16 years''.Barbra said she don't pay attention to the reports that she and her 74 year old actor husband James Brolin are headed for a $390 million divorce because of her demanding work schedule.''I'm not even aware of these,nobody shows me and i don't go to the supermarkets much,though i love to go to supermarkets.I first learnt about our divorce from a grocery store.I said i need ice cream,so i'm in the supermarket and we're holding hands,and a guy behind us says oh,you're back together?.And i said,when were we apart?.More photos below.                   ...

T.V PROGRAM SESAME STREETS,CELEBRATE'S 45 YEARS ON AIR.

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                                                                    Sesame streets,a longtime television series for children,celebrated it's 45th year this week and the man behind the show is 80 year old Caroll Spinney has been both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the past 45 years  since the show's first episode on November 10,1969.Caroll Spinney said ''It doesn't feel like it was 45 years.It's amazing''.The Big Bird has performed alongside countless celebrities over the years and Spinney has traveled to Japan,Australia,China,Canada,France,German and the United Kingdom for Sesame street television specials.It has remained some what of a secret that the six year old bird is actually played by an 80 year old man,but the public got a deeper look into the life of the man behind the feathers in the 2014 documentary '...

6 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD IN YESTERDAY KANO BOMB BLAST+BOKO HARAM TAKES OVER CHIBOK.

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              Is just a pity how innocent people continue to die for no reason just because some group of people want to carve out their own caliphate.According to Magaji Musa,Spokesman for Kano state police command said yesterday friday that ''Yes,three policemen and three civilians were killed by a suicide bomber in a Toyota this evening at Hotoro,Kano metropolis''.Nobody has claimed the bombing,but all fingers points to the Islamic group,Boko Haram,who has been busy taken over towns in Adamawa state.The Boko Haram group insurgents have retaken the village of Chibok in Borno state yesterday friday,where the group abducted over 200 school girls seven months ago,though some locals plan to retake their captured towns and villages.More photos below.                                                           ...