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Reactions as lady claims to make N1bn kulikuli sales 9 January 2023  A Nigerian lady, Angela Job Emodiae, has sparked controversies on social media after claiming that she made N1 billion from selling spicy kuli kuli, a local snack made from peanut and burger online. Emodiae disclosed this on Facebook while commenting about her business achievements in the previous year. She wrote: “I hit 1 billion naira in sales in year 2022 selling spicy kuli kuli and peanut burger. This year 2023 I set target for myself to hit 2 billion naira in sales. All from this online space [sic].” The post which has gone viral, instantly began to garner a lot of reactions and conversations about the feasibility of making such amount of sales from kuli kuli business in Nigeria. Many social media users have expressed doubts, while others used her claim as an example to motivate others to work harder in their businesses. However, Emodiae amidst the controversy, made another post on Facebook insinuating that h...

ANYONE INVOLVED IN BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND ORDER WILL BE DECISIVELY DEALT WITH – CP ALABI The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc, mnim, psc hereby warns that any person or group of persons found disturbing the peace of the state, under whatever guise, will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the law.  This warning has become imperative following the unprovoked and wanton armed attack on police officers who dutifully dispersed an unlawful gathering in the early hours of today at the Ojota area of the state.  While the Command is not averse to peoples’ right to freedom of assembly and association; and expression, the Command will equally live up to its mandate of ensuring that no person or group of persons is allowed to infringe on the fundamental human rights of others, especially the rights to freedom of movement and right to dignity of human persons. CP Alabi therefore calls on parents, guardians, opinion/religious/community/polit...

Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) alum star Porsha Williams now Mrs Guobadia is thrown into mourning after she just lost her mother in law few months after she tied the knot to her Nigerian/American husband Simon Guobadia. She tied the knot with Simon Guobadia in November.  Few minutes she shared photos on social media with the caption  "My heart is with my love today after the passing of his mummy Mrs. Martina Guobadia. His mother suffered from dementia but the past couple times including the time I was able to meet her she was in good spirits and aware. I thank God for those moments for Simon and i’m blessed to have been able to be in her presence. She was a warm and kind and very loving mother. Gone from this earth, yet she will never be forgotten. Thank you all for the love and prayers that you have sent to the Guobadia family at this time. ❤️🙏🏾 May  her soul rest in peace.". More photos below. 

Atiku Sick, Flown To London From Dubai For Medical Treatment  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is sick and has been flown to London, United Kingdom for treatment. SaharaReporters exclusively learnt on Sunday that Atiku was flown from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to the UK. This comes less than two months before the presidential election which is scheduled to hold on February 25, 2023. “Atiku is not feeling fine; he is in the hospital receiving treatment,” a PDP Presidential Campaign Council source told SaharaReporters on Sunday. “That’s why he is not back in Nigeria for the presidential campaign. He was in Dubai but has now left Dubai for London for treatment. He has been flown to the UK for treatment. That is why he is still abroad.”  

A man has spent more than £18,000 on an ultra-realistic costume so he can fulfil his life-long dream of looking like a wolf. The unnamed man asked Japanese special modelling company Zeppet to make the suit for him, spending a staggering three million Yen (£18,800) to transform into the grey-furred predator.  It took Zeppet some fifty days to complete the incredibly life-like costume. With the specialised company releasing the images of the mystery client in the suit, the bizarre request is undeniably life-like. The anonymous customer with the four-legged aspirations wrote on Zeppet's website: 'Because of my love for animals since childhood and some realistic animal suits appearing on TV, I dreamed of being one someday. 'At the final fitting, I was amazed at my transformed self in the mirror. It was a moment when my dream came true.' The Japanese company Zeppet usually provides costumes and figures for TV commercials and films. The company said that for the incredibly in...

Adam Rich, Eight Is Enough Family's Youngest Son, Dead at 54 Adam Rich Eight Is Enough Courtesy of Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection 6        Adam Rich, an actor best known for starring in the ABC dramedy Eight Is Enough, died Saturday. He was 54 years old. Family members confirmed the news to TMZ, but did not reveal a cause of death. The actor was reportedly found dead at his home, though foul play is not suspected. Rich played Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son on Eight is Enough, for a total of 112 episodes. The series ran from 1977-1981 for five seasons, and co-starred Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Lani O’Grady and Laurie Walters, among others. He began his career at Chatsworth High School with a drama teacher who also taught Kevin Spacey and Val Kilmer. Although he stepped away from the business in the early ’90s, Rich’s other TV credits include bit parts on The Six Million Dollar Man, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, CHiPs, Silver Spoons, St. E...

Suspected killer of ex-CBN official and wife escapes from police custody 8 January 2023  Strong indications emerged Saturday that one of the suspected killers of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye and their son, Oreoluwa, in their residence in Ogun state, on New Year’s Day had escaped from police custody.  A dependable police source disclosed that the development is currently causing disquiet in the police.   A crack team of Ogun State Police Command has closed in on the gang that perpetrated the gruesome murder, but the purported escape of one of the two prime suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the ex-CBN worker, his wife and son is already generating unprecedented public outrage. An online media platform had reported that one Felix who lived with the  Fatinoye family had raised the alarm that he  recognised  the driver of the couple, identified as Lekan allegedly participating in the murder of the family. Felix had reportedly raise...