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  '' 7years holding it Down! Ikoyi registry wanted to turn us back to boyfriend and girlfriend but Mercy Said NO! Happy Anniversary Sugah!  @tosinyussuf ''. One more photo below.

  Kanye West finally arrived at his daughter Chicago West's fourth birthday party after publicly claiming that his estranged wife Kim Kardashian didn't invite him to the same. According to West, he "wasn't allowed to know where her party was" amid his ongoing divorce with the SKIMS founder.  In a very public rant, Kanye claimed he couldn't meet his daughter on her birthday. He accused Kim Kardashian of playing "games" which has been affecting Ye's "health for the longest." He revealed that he wants to take "control" of the "narrative" this year onwards. "It's a lot of people that's not in a position where they ain't got no voice when people be playing games like this, baby mamas be playing games, the grandmas will be playing games like this, and it's like as y'all know, that ain't going to play like that with me,'" he added. However, hours after ranting publicly, West was spotted...

  Late Nollywood actor 'Mr Samuel Adimabua Obiago,a.k.a Daddysam is set to be buried on the 11th of February 2022 at Asaba,Delta state. Service of songs 5pm-6:30pm at Arcade Along Nnebisi Road  by St. Joseph Catholic Church,Asaba,Delta State. Friday 11 Feb 2022,6am: Body leaves Asaba Specialist hospital for lying in state at his residence at No. 6 Akegwure lane by Ideal computers off Jesus Saves Road. 9am: Funeral service at Arcade Nnebisi Road by St Joseph 's Catholic church Asaba,Delta State.

 LAGESC DECRIES ATTACK ON OFFICIALS, OPERATIONAL TRUCKS AT KETU ... Corps Marshal Says Agency Remains Unshaken The Corps Marshal, Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (rtd) has decried the continuous attacks on operational trucks and officials of the Agency’s Special Squad by hoodlums and miscreants while on lawful duties to dislodge illegal traders, hawkers and cart pushers across the State. Speaking on a recent attack on some operatives of the Agency at Aminu Street in Alapere-Ketu, CP Akinpelu said the Agency’s officers were attacked and their operational vehicles destroyed during an attempt to dislodge recalcitrant traders, hawkers and cart pushers violating the environmental laws and impeding the free flow of vehicular movement in the area. She revealed that an officer of the Agency was stabbed in the neck during the melee by one of the suspected attackers, saying that timely medical intervention saved the life of the official. CP Akinpelu noted...

NDLEA intercepts 1.5million Tramadol tablets going to Kebbi, Kano; other drugs at Lagos airport, seaport . Seizes cash, arms, ammunition, 137.754kg narcotics across 7 states About one million, five hundred thousand tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam loaded in Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to Yauri, Kebbi state have been intercepted in Edo state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Friday 14th January, same day 425,000 Diazepam tablets were recovered at Segemu, Kano. In addition, a total of One Million Four Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Four Naira (N1, 413,344) was seized along with arms and ammunition from a suspected bandit and a drug kingpin in Plateau state while over 137.754 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were recovered during interdiction operations across seven states in the past week. Acting on credible intelligence, operatives in Edo state on Friday 14th January ...

 PRESIDENT BUHARI SETS THE BALL ROLLING FOR A BIG MILITARY OPERATION IN NIGER STATE President Muhammadu Buhari as Commander-in-Chief of the nation’s armed forces has set the ball rolling for a major military operation in Niger State which has faced continued attacks on its communities by bandits and remnants of Boko Haram terrorists fleeing theaters of war in the Northwestern and Northeastern parts of the country. In a directive to the Defence Headquarters a few days ago, the President asked the military to respond robustly to the cases of killings and kidnappings in the State and to give effect to the strategic objectives through the use of force. In his message to the government and people of Niger State, President Buhari said, “I would like to express sincere sympathies to the government and people of the State following recent security incidents.” The President reiterated that security is a responsibility of every member of the community and only through solidarity and cooperat...

Luck found Ekuma Jeremiah, the young hawker, who was caught on camera in the Ajah area of Lagos, earlier in the week, giving money to persons who were being transported to prison in a Nigerian Correctional Service van when billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and popular socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, who chairs the Cubana Group, on Saturday, in an interview with a broadcaster and radio talk show host, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, made known his intention to sponsor the young boy’s tertiary education in any institution of his chosen. Speaking during the short Instagram live interview, Obi Cubana said, “Love should be shown in our actions and not just in our words. I want to meet the young boy who despite being a hawker, gave N100 notes to people in a prison van and was not even aware that he was been filmed by a concerned passerby who was driving on the same road. “Anyone who knows him should connect the boy with Daddy Freeze or me. I want...

Elder Statesman Mbazulike Amechi Threatens To Withdraw From Efforts Towards Securing The Release Of IPOB Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.  …Says Some IPOB Leaders Actions Jeopardising His Release  Elder statesman, and first republic minister, Mbazulike Amechi has threatened to withdraw from the efforts aimed at securing release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.  In a widely circulated viral message, the 92 year-old former Aviation minister said that the actions of some IPOB members were jeopardising ongoing efforts to secure the release of the IPOB leader.  The message reads; “I have personally contacted Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor (IPOB Lawyer), and expressed my concerns and sought his intervention, about the action of some IPOB leaders which is endangering the ongoing discussion and negotiation about the release of Nnamdi Kanu, and the Igbo question. Their  sit -at - home order is ruining the Igbo economy and sabotaging the effo...

The attack by Bandits on Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities in Shiroro Local Government Area on Tuesday has left many families devastated as they lost both relatives and homes. It was particularly tragic for 75 years old Mallam Yahaya Mota Nakuna, who had to watch as the gunmen killed his children one after the other. Yahaya, who spoke to The Nation through an interpreter, said that they had all left home for the farm on that fateful Tuesday without an inkling of the danger ahead. He said it was the harvesting period, so they had gone to the farm to harvest their farm produce only for the gunmen to come to them and ask whether they knew where the vigilance men who had operated in the area were staying, but his family told the gunmen that they did not see anyone. He said: “We did not know their exact mission because when they asked us where the vigilantes that operated in the area stayed, we answered them honestly. “If we knew what they were on the farm for, we would have taken to our hee...

Former Abia state governor and Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has raised alarm that some people are pursuing him and want to destroy him over his ambition to be President in 2023. Orji said; “They are Nigerians who want to be President, they are Nigerians who want to set me aside, they are Nigerians who just want to destroy me”. “There is a lot of Jealousy in the system. A lot of people who think I became very successful at an early age, Why must I have money and have power? is life like that?” “These People carelessly put me in prison for 6 months for doing nothing. I’m not bitter about it because it’s God’s will and it’s our court system that put me in prison.” When asked about the N7 billion Fraud case for which he was incarcerated for, Orji stated that he was not guilty adding that he would not like to speak on the matter so as not to be in contempt of court.

 I Don't Have Money For Court Case, Peter Obi Tells Man Asking Him To Run For Presidency Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has told a tweep, he doesn't have money to fund a court case if sued. The tweep, #FakeBuhari had issued an ultimatum to the former vice presidential candidate, to declare for the presidency by the end of the month or be sued. He said, "Sir, if at the end of this month and you don't declare interest for presidency in the 2023 election, then be ready for a legal action from me. Leave #AFCON2021 for Orji UZOR Kalu, that's his calling, not yours. Your calling is excellent economic leadership." Quoting the tweet, Obi responded, "I wish I knew your real name. But the truth is, I don’t have money to spend on a court case o. Give me some time :)."

Young ladies should stop looking at ‘pocket size’ to choose husband – 83-year-old Mrs Daniel-Eze 83-year-old former traditional healer from Ndi-Obasi, Abia State, Mrs Ezinee Daniel-Nze, says Young ladies should consider love while choosing a life partner. "I didn’t look at whether or not he was rich; I just loved him. This is why I advise youths to stop looking at the pocket of their prospective spouses. Let your relationship be based only on love. If you go into the marriage with love, I promise you that money will come. Look more at the person’s prospects and where both of you are going and all the great things the two of you can achieve together."

Minister of Power enrols 16 orphans in private boarding school after graduation from his orphanage January 15, 2022   An orphanage in Yobe State, the Ya Zarah Orphan Care Foundation, has graduated 16 orphans who lost their parents in the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. The orphans have been admitted into a private boarding school, El-Kanemi College of Islamic Theology Maiduguri, where they will continue their basic and secondary education with their school and feeding fees fully paid. Meanwhile, the second batch of 25 orphans have been admitted into the orphanage, comprising 15 boys and 10 girls, between the ages of 6–7. The orphanage, based in Potiskum, Yobe State, was established by a former deputy governor of Yobe state and now Nigeria’s minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu.

PHOTO NEWS:  Gov. Mai Mala Buni launches school feeding, 100,000 text books in Yobe girls secondary Schools. More photos below.

Zulum Inaugurates Borno’s Advisory Committee on Governance and Development  Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday inaugurated the Borno State Advisory Committee on Governance and Development, aimed at creating people’s inclusiveness and opportunity of control over their affairs.  The Committee is headed by Ambassador Usman Sarki as the Chairman. Others are; Alh. Muhammad Mustapha Bintube, Hajja Kaka Suleiman Gumsuri, Alh. Musa Kida, Prof. Isa Hussaini Marte, Joerg Kuehnel, Prof. Ali Mburza, Prof. Iqbal Asaria, Hon. Alh. Bukar Tijjani, Dr. Mairo Mandara as Members, and Muhammad Bukar Badiya, will serve as Secretary. Inaugurating the 10 man Advisory Committee at the Council Chambers of the Government House, Zulum said his administration is committed to making Borno a favored destination for businesses, investors, and partners, and will ensure that supremacy of the rule of law is of critical importance. Zulum noted that his administration will continue to ensure ...

COAS CELEBRATES HEROES, PRESENTS VEHICLES FOR THEIR SACRIFICES In commemoration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration(AFRDC) 2022, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has presented brand new Hilux Vehicles to 14  living heroes of the Nigerian Army for having served the nation, when their services were mostly needed. The COAS added that the presentation was in honour and recognition of the sacrifices of both the fallen heroes and veterans who are still alive for their services to the Nigerian Army (NA), the nation and humanity.The presentation was done nationwide, across all formations of the NA to signpost the significance of the celebration.  Presenting the vehicles on behalf of the COAS to one of the beneficiaries, the Provost Marshal (PM), Army, Major General Robert Aiyenigba stated that Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration provided an opportunity for retrospection and  appreciation of the patriotism and  sacrifices demons...

Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force(JTF)  North East(NE) Operation HADIN KAI(OPHK) have dealt decisively with Boko Haram(BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province(ISWAP) terrorists, who made frantic attempt to infiltrate the ancient town of Biu, Borno State.   The criminal elements met their Waterloo, when the gallant troops of 231 Battalion and 331 Artillery Regiment  swiftly routed them in a failed incursion at Maina Hari village in Biu on Saturday15 January 2022. In the intense battle, troops unleashed superior fire power on the terrorists, neutralizing five BH/ISWAP terrorists, compelling others to withdraw in disarray..  The gallant troops also captured  from the terrorists, one gun truck, one Deshka M  Anti Aircraft Gun, one HK 21 Machine Gun, one Rocket Propelled Grenade Bomb, 137 rounds of 12.7mm Anti-Aircraft Rounds amongst others. Troops are currently in pursuit of the fleeing terrorists. ONYEMA NWACHUKWU Brigadier General Director Army Publ...

  *Pledges support of RSG to members, families of Nigerian Legionnaires      Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to redouble efforts in fulfilling his cardinal electoral promise of securing the country.   Speaking during the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Governor Wike said Nigeria is at the crossroads and everyone is weary about the prolonged Boko Haram insurgency in parts of the country.    According to Governor, there is also the unbridled killings by the bandits and the increasing insecurity in most parts of the country with members of the armed forces made to pay the price of containing these internal wars continuously.    "We acknowledge that some progress has been made in the fight against the insurgents.    "However, the generality of Nigerians believes that the progress made can’t be good enough insofar as Boko haram, its aff...