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    Musician Lucky Okri who is the CEO of Ofori media,who is the 5th child of his parents,Mr and Mrs Solomon and Mary Okri,was born in the early 70s in the ancient city of Ibadan,Oyo State,and guess what?,his a neurologist,with two Doctorates Degree will be celebrating his birthday on the 1st of January,2019 and his the brain behind the Nigerian Gospel Award which is a yearly event..Pink Republic had a little chat with him today,and below is the gist. Question: Good evening Doctor Okri Reply: Hahaha Question: Yes nah,you are a Doctor and I will address you as such. Reply: Ok Question: You are obviously a very humble person,so I will ask why music why not a corporate job. Reply: When you are called by God,your plans might not be Gods plan but actually I started my showmanship in my old secondary school panorama,I became a hunter,Fisher,sports etc.I noticed I have a unique silky voice so I decided to put it in good use. Question: Where do you usually perform? Reply: I do perform

        Bobby Brown and his wife Alicia and New Edition are in Nigeria today.They might have come for a show but all I can tell you that they made a stop at the popular Fela Shrine at  Ikeja.This information was made known to by Yeni Kuti,who posted photos on her instagram thirty minutes ago with the caption ''Bobby Brown and his wife Alicia accompanied by the New Edition visited the Shrine tonight.Said it was important they came there.It was a fantastic meeting''.The Fela Shrine is becoming must visit for all international stars coming to Nigeria,am proud of the Kuti family for maintaining their fathers legacy.More photos below.

  December 23, 2018 Press Statement The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) says it's Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has perfected a blueprint that will eliminate multiple taxation, slash income taxes, as well as commodity tax rates and increase government funding to small and medium enterprises, in key sectors of the economy. This position marks a clear difference between Atiku Abubakar and President Muhamamdu Buhari who is planning to increase the suffering of Nigerians by imposing more taxes on them in the coming year. The PPCO says the PDP Presidential candidate is personally worried over the current huge tax burden and hidden levies on businesses, common commodities and services by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, which has led to the prevalent economic strangulation, high costs and untold hardship being faced by compatriots. A detailed check on the tax regime under President Buhari’s administration shows that apart from huge capital gain taxe

      ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT ON 23/12/2018 AT 0600HRS. FRSC Personnel carried out rescue operations along Nasarawa Eggon-Lafia route after Govt Science School (4km from base) for a lone crash involving a Peugeot J5 who had a tyre burst, somersaulted and burst into flames. 3 Male adults were involved in the crash and the 3 were saved from the fire.The have been taken to Gen. Hospital Nas/Eggon.. Always check your tyres before embarking on a trip, no matter how short it is.-FRSC.

     Two Special Advisers appointed under Governor Yahaya Bello's administration have resigned their positions. The two advisers both resigned their appointments to join the PDP and have since pledged their loyalties to Senator Dino MELAYE. 1) Hon Odaudu Minister - SA on New Media 2) Hon. Nana -SA on Women affairs According to another source '' Barely two weeks after they tendered their resignation to the New Direction government of Kogi State, Odaudu Joel Minister and Nana Akor have joined Dino Melaye's camp.   Minister and Akor before their resignations were Senior Special Assistants to the state governor on New Media and Women Affairs.  In his resignation letter, Minister had stated that he bowed out for personal reasons. Meanwhile, Dino Melaye who will be slugging it out with Yahaya Bello's Senatorial Candidate for Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi in the forthcoming general elections took to social media in his usual manner to mock Gov. Yahaya Bello. Din

     Yesterday in Lagos, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo attended the “Truth be Told” praise rally organised by Ikoyi/Obalende LCDA, Lagos.More details later and more photos below.

       Eleven years relationship just recently went down the drain after it was disclosed by the affected lover {Name withheld} last week Thursday through a chat.She claimed she and the guy who is her boyfriend of eight {8} years and fiancee of three {3} years,didn't  quarrel,didn't fight,no argument all she just found out his getting married traditionally on the 29th of December and white wedding on the 30th of December 2018 to another lady.She claimed that the guy who is now based in Korea was nothing when she met him.She wrote ''I met this dude when he has nothing,I know how many times I have prayed and fasted for God to bless him,now God has finally blessed him and he abandon me''.She said her ''My cousin sis who happens to be a friend to the girl he's getting married to told me,without even knowing that the guy in question was my boyfriend.At age 33 I don't even know where to start from again''.She further said ''I have been

        The Real TV host Loni love shared on Instagram few hours ago about a resign projection of President of the United States 'Donald Trump' on Powell Street train station.She shared this photo above with the caption ''This is currently being projected on to the Powell Street train station entrance in San Francisco''.What do you think ?,because if you ask me,this very disrespectful,I don't think you can wake-up one morning and do this to the President of Nigeria.There other legal ways to do things like this.More photos below.

       Enugu Catholic Bishop, Most. Rev. Callistus Onaga, has said the Catholic Church would enforce strict compliance to the directives by Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) that Catholic priests should not get involved in endorsement of candidates ahead of the 2019 general elections. Bishop Onaga, who made the assertion while delivering his Christmas message at a press conference in Enugu, said,  “The habit of some clergy men making predictions and showing partisanship in the way they preach at the altar has been stopped. “The clerics shouldn’t engage in political prophecies on who wins or loses.” The Bishop also urged Christians to extend love to all, even their enemies as well as the less privileged. He, however, expressed concern over what he described as grave socio-political and economic situation prevalent in the country, saying that the country was sitting on a brink of extinction. Bishop Onaga charged Nigerians to pray hard and to use the opportunit