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What The?! ?? Woman Breastfeeds Puppies After Their Mother Die. (Photo)

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The Twitter user who shared the photo said the mother of the puppies had died, so in a bid to help the little things, his aunt, breastfed them!

Wow! The other day, a lady was filmed on live TV breastfeeding a pig… ??

MAVIN Crew Also Visit President Buhari In London. (Photo)

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As many Nigerians have been paying complimentary visits to our ill President in the UK, the MAVINs crew have not been left out in this visit… lol…

The only one missing seems to be Iyanya though.

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Jealous Man Sets His Ex-Wife On Fire. (Photos)

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A jealous ex-husband reportedly emptied a bottle of lighter fluid all over his ex-wife and lit fire on her, leaving her with horrific burns all over her body.

Rungruedee Sithibut is lucky to be alive after 30% of her skin was torched in the horrific incident, which happened in Thepkrasattri, in Thaland District, Phuket Province, Thailand, yesterday.

According to the Police, the woman was brutally beaten by her 50-year-old ex Somkuan Jongsuk before the arson attack.

Sun UK reports that the officers stated that the 43-year-old victim is still in nearby Thalang Hospital where doctors continue to work on her battered and burned body following the attack at a nursery school where she works as a cleaner.

The majority of the burns are on her left arm, left shoulder and down her back.

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Captain Kraisorn Boonprasop of Thalang Police said:

“Mr Somkuan came to Thepkrasattri Municipality Kindergarten to meet with Ms Rungruedee at about noon.

“Ms Rungruedee was working when Mr Somkuan turned up on a motorbike. He shouted for her before he went inside the building. He poured fuel on her from a glass bottle and lit her on fire.

“Ms Rungruedee ran into the teachers’ room and doused herself with water from the bathroom, but Mr Somkuan followed her.

“There were five teachers inside the room, but they were too frightened of Mr Somkuan to restrain him. “Instead, they called the police and after Mr Somkuan left they helped Ms Rungruedee.

“Luckily all children already had gone home at that time.”

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Police added there was a history of domestic abuse between the pair and have been called out to them before – but this was the worst attack.

It is believed the ex-husband regularly keeps tabs on his ex-wife and cannot stand the fact they split up, regularly working himself up in a rage believing her to be with other men.

“They have had serious arguments before, and some of those arguments have even ended up at the police station,” Capt Kraisorn Boonprasop added: “Her ex-husband is still jealous even though they broke up a year ago, but she still helps him from time to time.

“Not long ago Somkuan was arrested for physical abuse while being drunk, and she bailed him out.

“Ms Rungruedee has not filed any formal complaint as she is still in hospital, but already because of the nature of this attack police must take action.

“Police are now tracking down Somkuan to face legal action. He is a Phuket native and we believe he is still on the island.”

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Girl Sets Her Friend Up For 10-Man Gang Rape In Ekiti.

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The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a student of a college of technology in the state, Yetunde Kayode, for allegedly tricking her friend into the hands of a 10-man gang of rapists, Punch reports.

The culprits allegedly raped the victim as part of the ritual to initiate her into an occult group. Yetunde, who was arrested in Ijero Ekiti few days ago, was accused of specialising in recruiting vulnerable girls for the gang to rape, particularly members of Ave cult. .

According to a detective, part of the initiation process is that female students are blindfolded and gang-raped by cult members.

“They are thereafter warned to shut their mouth as initiates or risk losing their lives.

But the last victim defied the threat and reported to her parents who informed the police, which led to the arrest of three of the cult members,” he added.

A source in the school said many female students had suffered similar fate, but kept their mouths shut to avoid stigmatisation.

Kayode and three of the suspected rapists were among the 26 suspects paraded on Wednesday by the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti, Wilson Inalegwu.

N2.5M Fraud; EFCC Arraigns Native Doctor (Babalawo). (Photo)

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The EFCC, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 arraigned one Bala Tangalu before Justice A. B. Mohammed of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on a 2-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N2.5m.

Tangalu was arrested following a petition by one Dozie Ugonna, who alleged that he was scammed of over N2.5m by the accused and his cohorts.

According to the petitioner, the money was meant for the purchase of materials to neutralize some harmful charms purportedly contained in a carton filled with U.S dollars.

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge. Justice Mohammed granted him bail in the sum of N2m with two sureties in like sum.

Awwww! See The Lovely Way This Lady Announced Her Pregnancy.

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Awwwwn! This is just too adorable! ??? The lady gave her adorable daughter an eviction notice from her crib as she’s about to welcome a boy in few months…

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See an adorable photo of the mother and daughter below:

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Music: Korede Bello – Do like That Remix f. Kelly Rowland

artworks-000209053775-ca3htb-t500x500Mavin Records act, Korede Bello is in to give fans a big surprise as he dishes out the remix to his chart topping record, “Do Like That” which features the amazing vocal powerhouse, Kelly Rowland.

This is just a teaser as the release to Korede’s debut album, “Belloved” draws closer.

Enjoy below

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See This Overly Cute Photo Of Lola Omotayo And The Okoye Kids.

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Peter Okoye’s lovely wife, Lola Omotayo shared the cute photo with her daughter, Jude Okoye’s daughter and Paul Okoye’s son.

Lovely people!

BTW, does anyone else notice the slight resemblance between TBoss and Lola Omotayo?! Just saying… ???

#BBNaija: Read The Letter Single Mothers Association Wrote Bisola For Her Escapades With TTT.

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A member of Nigerian Single Mother’s Association, Funmi Akinyode @fumsky has penned down a letter to Big Brother Naija Housemate, Bisola for giving a married and father of two, Thin Tall Tony a BJ on live TV.

The letter reads:

“Dear @iambisola, we the association of single parent are disappointed with your act on national TV few days ago.. I followed you because of your presence on social media. Anytime I go through your page whenever am tired from work or bored, I can’t help but laugh and still praise you… When I now found out that you are a single mother and doing well for yourself with over 100,000 thousands loyal followers I said to myself, Funmi, when will you get here?.
After what you did, I wonder what you do on a good day when no one is watching. While you were giving someone a head on national TV, weren’t you thinking of throat cancer?Don’t you love the daughter you hustling for that much how she will feel when she grows up? (Even the so-called married man doesn’t even know if you have epileptic diseases and he left his private part to a total stranger..)after 10years when your princess is all grown up, someone somewhere will bring this act of yours, and she will never forgive you for this stupid act.
Bisola, once you are a mother or father, your life, and what you do doesn’t belong to you 100percent.. again. You must live a good legacy for your children to follow. What will you tell little princess if she comes home and tells you she gave someone she just met at a party a BJ when she grows up?
Bisola, I dunno know how you were brought up but your life can be better, and you can make it better than your parent.
Dear Bisola, the deed has been done. When you get out of big brother Nigeria, just go to GOD and ask him for forgiveness he’s ever faithful and merciful. He will cleanse all sins and make your part straight again.. Just keep doing what you good at.. Make us laugh again..
GOD loves you and am still a loyal fan.”

“Men Now Elope With Their Girlfriends Because Of High Bride Price In TIV” – Benue First Lady.

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Wife of the Benue State Governor, Eunice Ortom, has appealed to Tor Tiv-elect, James Ayatse, to review bride-prices in Tiv land, to enable young men get married “when due”.

Mrs. Ortom made the appeal on Tuesday, when she paid a courtesy visit to the Tor Tiv-elect in Makurdi. She decried the high demands made on young men seeking to marry Tiv daughters, and described the situation as “very discouraging”.

Such high demands discourage many bachelors from even attempting to get married; the result is that many young girls cannot find husbands,” she said.

The governor’s wife argued that such exorbitant charges were not part of Tiv culture.

Such charges are imported; our traditional rulers should discard them,” she said.

While noting that bride-price payment was sacrosanct, she cautioned parents against selling their daughters “especially since the relationship between in-laws remains, long after such marriage rites”.

She said she regretted that many young men now preferred to elope with their loved ones owing to such huge monetary demands, and stressed the need to make the process affordable so as to restore the sanctity of the marriage institution.

Wizkid’s Ex-Girlfriend, Tania Omotayo Gets Bunch Of Rose Flowers From Her “Special Someone”. (Photos)

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So super stunning model, Tania Omotayo, ex-babe of Wizkid, has sure moved on to someone special after her breakup with the superstar – that special someone made his love known as he sent her a huge bunch of Rose flowers followed with a big gift bag this past valentine.

The model who didn’t reveal the name of the ‘Special One’, showed off the flowers on her social media page – the beauty has so far, been mute about her love life since she broke up with Wizkid.

See photos of the massive bunch of rose flowers from her special someone below:

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Daddy Freeze Calls Kemi Olunloyo “Insane”; Says It Might Be A Good Thing.

The two celebs have something in common though, “Controversy” – in a new Instagram post, the OAP calls the 52 year old journalist an “insane woman on the loose” and says it isn’t such a bad thing.
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Sharing the photo above, he wrote:

“??D A N G E R??

**P U B L I C W A R N I N G**

BEWARE INSANE WOMAN ON THE LOOSE!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

@hnnafrica IS DEADLY

But come to think of it, Its not entirely bad to be insane.

Albert Einstein smoked butts of cigarettes he picked from the floor, was once scribbling a mathematical equation on a car in traffic, and started running after the car scribbling away as it drove off. He divorced his wife Mavic, to marry his cousin Elsa. He was totally MAD! Yet despite all this, he changed the world of physics with his relativity theory.

Howard Hughes would lock himself in a room for months on end, naked, not letting anyone come in, urinating in bottles not having his bath in weeks, yet he was the richest man in the world, he was a test pilot, who owned his own airline and flew many test flights, crashing badly in one!Howard was a complete lunatic, yet he changed the face of aviation and entrepreneurship.

Galilei Galileo was considered mad for daring to declare that the world round, and was made to publicly denounce this ‘blasphemous’ statement! It took normal ‘sane’ people about 100 years to catch up with that mad man!

Isaac Newton was another mad person who was born on the same day the other mad man, Galileo, died. Although renowned for his unpredictable and irrational behavior, Newton was single-handedly responsible for laying the the groundwork in classical mechanics, optics, and even mathematics.

Vincent van Gogh was an absolute maniac, out of anger or frustration, it is alleged that he once cut off his own ear. Not one sane person bought his paintings while alive, yet today his portrait of Dr. Gachet sold for $82,500,000 the equivalent of more than 8 of those $9.8 million NNPC boss Yakubu safes, is what sane people paid for a single drawing of a mad person.

Samuel Morse, the man who invented both the telegraph and the morse code was a confirmed nutter, yet so many sane people enjoyed his work.

Maybe our ‘sanity’ is what is restricting our breakthrough. Perhaps, a little madness is what we need!
Our sanity took us into recession, maybe insanity can invent something that will bring us out! ~FRZ”

Hehe… See The Hilarious Reason Why This Man Is Begging For Money.

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He has a purpose, so let’s give him an E for effort! What if you came across the beggar, what’d be your reaction? His reason fair enough for you to patronize him?

LMAO! See What A Nigerian Guy Tried To Do With His Birthday Cake.

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Twitter user @Kparaga, shared the tweet that is obviously self explanatory – this is what the recession has caused, they should have kuku given him the money instead of buying cake… Lol.

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Young Boy Found Hawking On The Streets In Cross River, Gets Enrolled In School. (Photos)

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The young boy who was found hawking on the streets of Cross River about a month ago, has been gracefully taken from the streets and been put in school.

Facebook user, First Baba Isa shared the joyful story on Facebook alongside photos. He wrote:

HURRAY! THE HAWKER KID IS IN SCHOOL

Do you remember that little boy I met hawking in Ogoja about a month ago? He is now in school. One of the best private schools in Ogoja where he is given one full meal a day and the school bus also picks him up daily to go to school. He has been issued uniforms, textbooks and exercise books. Our little chap is on his way to greatness. I’m so excited!
When I met this little cutie hawking when he was suppose to be in school, my heart broke. The father initially resisted my initial move to help. We went past that and here we are. I’m not a millionaire but the little we have, we can share. We can’t save the thousands of kids hawking on our streets but for this one, we have taken him off the streets. And by the grace of God he will stay off the streets and study up to the university.
We didn’t do this alone. We just couldn’t. When I wrote about this kid, many persons supported me with kind words and holy anger… Some did more. Ofem Ekapong Ofem, Okoi Eduson, Peter Offem Ubi, sent in money to support his schooling. Thank you my brothers. The little you sent went a long way. Ofem Ekapong Ofem has even pledged to send in a token every term for his school fees. God bless you sir.
I want to specially thank Faith Nwaozuzu, for being a main driver of this project. I salute you Ma. The kid is surely in safe hands.
We can be the change we want to see in the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for always being there… Oya let’s prophesy what course this kid will end up reading in the university. You can wish him well by addressing him with the title of the profession you wish for him.
Firsts Baba Isa, FBI.

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#BBNaija: See Throwback Video Of Ebuka Obi Uchendu Being Evicted From The House In 2006.

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is one of the most prominent faces on the entertainment scene after he left the Big Brother House a decade ago, which had other housemates like; Katung, Gideon Okeke, Francisca and others.

Although he did not win the show, Ebuka has become a media personality of note, contributing to several online publications and hosting several events. He is currently the host of the Big brother Naija 2017.

Checkout this throwback video of when he was evicted from the show in 2006:

“My Husband Became President Because He Never Gave Up” – Aisha Buhari.

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First lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has advised Nigerians to emulate her husband by never giving up on their dreams and aspirations.

According to her, her husband became Nigeria’s president in 2015 due to his doggedness, persistence and compassion for the masses.

Speaking in Abeokuta on Tuesday during the inauguration of a book titled, “Buhari vs Yar’Adua: Facing the future,” written by Mr. Opeyemi Soyombo, the Special Assistant on Media to Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, Buhari’s wife represented by the wife of the Ogun State governor, Olufunso Amosun, commended the efforts of the author, who documented the legal struggles of her husband in the 2007 election petition challenging the victory of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua.

Buhari eventually lost the case despite moving from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court, trying to prove that he won the 2007 presidential election.

He, however, never gave up on his presidential ambition.

Aisha noted that the importance of record-keeping could not be overemphasised because without it, history would be distorted.

She said there were lots of lessons to learn from the life of President Buhari who contested presidential elections four consecutive times before he eventually won in 2015.

She said,

“There are lots of lessons to learn from the life of President Muhammadu Buhari, most especially his doggedness and compassion for the masses. President Buhari contested presidential elections four consecutive times before he eventually won in 2015.
“His victory has paid off, considering his passion to help the masses and, most importantly, the successes recorded in the anti-corruption war of his government.
“I commend the efforts of the writer for documenting the presidential election suit between the candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, General Muhammadu Buhari, and President Umaru Yar’Adua of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2007.
“This shows that the author has been following with keen interest the elections held in the country and the petitions arising from them. In most recent shared views and writings on human and societal developments, the investment made in other people gives tremendous yields; thus the facts and the authenticity of the book are invaluable.”

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Young Boy Who Has The “Hand Of God” On His Head Causes Stir On Twitter. (Photos)

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So a barber made this ‘hand of God’ haircut happen on a young lad’s head and Twitter user @ToneC2X shared the photos on the platform which had people “falling off their chairs in laughter”.

Continue below:

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Checkout These Cute Photos Of Mikel Obi’s Twin Girls Living Luxuriously.

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Nigerian Footballer, John Mikel Obi’s twin daughters Mia and Ava having their meal in style onboard an aircraft – their Mum, Olga, shared the pictures and gushed about her beau being the best pooh in the world.

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More photos of the twins below:

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See Photos From President’s Mugabe’s 93rd Birthday. (Photos)

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Zimbabwe President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, turned 93 years old yesterday and had a birthday party organized by his staff at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare.

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An unsmiling Robert Mugabe can be seen in the video below blowing out the candles on his 93rd birthday cake as a choir crooned “How old are you now Baba (father)” and “We wish you many more years”.

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Mugabe’s son-in-law Simba Chikore hovered at the president’s elbow as he blew out the candles.

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#BBNaija: See The Shocking Thing Soma Said He’d Do To OAP Toolz, Even Banky W Reacted!

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So the Ex- Big Brother Naija housemate, was at the Beat Fm studio today and he met with OAP Toolz – the media personality shared a video reporting Soma to her husband Capt. Tunde, for saying he wants to kill her in ways… and also kill essential body parts.

She says she finds his words shocking and appalling, she also tagged Banky W in the video who reacted. Read what she wrote and watch the video below:

‘@captdemuren My dear husband, I met Soma this morning, and what he said to me was both shocking and appalling. I felt so violated….I actually was in tears.
Please handle this as you see fit.
I will testify for you… ???
Cc @okija @bankywellington”

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Man Drugged And Gang Raped By 4 Women In Zimbabwe.

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In a case that has left many people in shock, four female sperm harvesters pounced on an unsuspecting Zimbabwean teacher last Friday evening and reportedly kidnapped, drugged and “gang-raped” him.

After the attack, the teacher was left naked in a bush with bruised private parts and woke up feeling extremely weak on Saturday morning.

According to local media, the teacher was intending to travel to Bulawayo on Friday night when he was given a lift by the group of women who were travelling in a Toyota Quantum with South African number plates.

The victim said the women were speaking IsiNdebele and another language that he could not understand. They sexually abused him for hours.

The women are said to be light skinned and police in Lupane are investigating the matter.

Checkout This Adorable Photo Of Chacha Eke And Her 2nd Daughter.

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The stunning actress shared this overly cute photo with her second daughter, Kaira Dior Faani, who was born December 25th, 2016.

The photo is priceless!

Nigerian Man Tired Of Power Situation In The Country Installs Windmill To Generate His Own Electricity. (Photo)

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A Nigerian man, who is tired of the nation’s epileptic power supply has installed a windmill so he can generate his own electricity.

His neighbour Deji Garuba shared the story on Instagram, writing:

My neighbor has had enough of #PHCN wahala. The guy just installed a windmill to generate power. We haven’t had #PHCN power for more than 30hrs in the last one year, the cost of running generators is neck breaking. This is what my dear country has become, electricity has become space science that the government can not easily provide or even encourage efficient private sector participation in the provision of power. God help us all!

Nigerian Woman Brutally Beaten By Her Husband. (Photo)

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Activist, Emeka Ugwuonye shared the photo of the domestic violence victim after some people disagreed with him for getting a man who brutally beat up his wife locked up in a police cell.

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He had narrated how he had the violator arrested by a female police officer in Port Harcourt, his action caused some people to react, questioning him why he had to take such measures, saying it won’t solve the problem.

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In his defense, Emeka then shared the photo of the brutally beaten lady and asked what they would do if the lady in question were to be their sister or relative.

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“Tayo Faniran Respected His Fiancee On The BBA Show, Why Can’t Thin Tall Tony Do The Same?”

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Chukwudi Iwuchukwu shared a post on his Facebook page, questioning the Big Brother Housemate, who obviously can’t see it just yet, but we’re wondering if you agree with him…

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Cause logically speaking, Tayo Faniran at that time, had his beau as his fiancee, so he could as well as decided to play dirty but he didn’t… TTT on the other hand, has a wife and two kids and we all know what’s going down.

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Read Chukwudi’s post and tell us if you’re in accordance with him:

Bisola asked TTT yesterday if he is a single man and he said: “By the grace of God he is single”
You see how a married man denied his wife and 3 kids on a live TV.

If you think TTT is playing a game, Tayo Faniran was a Big Brother Africa housemate in 2013. Before he went for the show, his fiancée gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.

Tayo respected the fiancée all through the game and told all who cared to hear that he has a woman at home that just gave birth to his baby.

It did not stop Tayo from playing his game. He came second and nearly missed the star prize by whisker.

Compare him to TTT that has not mentioned his wife and kids to anybody.

Back then in the law school, I met shameless married men that denied their partners because of Law school hot babes.

One approached my friend Ifeoma with the cock and bull story that he is looking for a wife, meanwhile he has a wife at home with 2 beautiful kids at home.

No doubt about this, TTT is playing fans and the wife may approve what he is doing but his behavior mirrors what many married men do in this country, they deny that they are married because of a hot Instagram babe.
Well!

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Nigerian Guy Wishes Death On A Lady All Because She Didn’t Reply His “I Love You Comment”.

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Nigerian Instagram user, @Georgeangel_ was shocked to the bones when a man she had ignored on social media, after he told her ‘I love you’, wished her death before the end of this month!

Without wasting any time, Georgeangel lashed back and sent the curse back to its sender, a man she says she doesn’t even know. See below:

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Can you imagine?

NNPC Driver Taken To Court After N23m Company Bus Disappears While He Was At Lovers House.

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Wasiu Aliyu, a driver at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is in trouble after he woke up at his lover’s house on Assfood street, Oriola, Alapere, Lagos and discovered that the staff bus, N23m Toyota Hiace, had been stolen.

According to Punch, Aliyu, a casual worker, was arraigned on Monday on two counts of stealing in an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court.

A neighbor of the girlfriend had alerted the father of two children, around 4am that he saw some strange faces inside the bus. As Aliyu rushed out to know what was happening, the thieves reportedly zoomed off.

The 36-year-old indigene of Ilorin, Kwara State, was said to have reported the alleged theft at the Alapere Police Station and informed a manager of Doset Civil Engineering, which owned the vehicle.

Aliyu told the police that he had been driving the bus for over three years, stating that he had no hand in the stealing.

He said:

“I was employed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation as a casual worker sometime in 2014. At about 8pm on January 21, I went to my girlfriend’s house in Oriola to pass the night. A man came to wake me up around 4am that he saw sys inside the bus. Before I got to where the bus was, they had left with it. It was a mistake that I parked the bus on the street becaome bouse there is no security there.”

The manager, Osele Philips, in his statement, stated that a specific and safe garage was provided for the driver to park the vehicle, saying the company suspected a foul play.

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Lai Mohammed Lists 5 Recent “Fake News” In Nigeria.

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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the phenomenon of fake news as one of the greatest threat to the country.

Speaking in Abuja at the seventh edition of the National Security Seminar, the minister listed five fake news which had been in circulation recently.

According to him,

“Regrettably, fake news is circulated worldwide through the means of the social media and it travels faster.

Only recently, we have to refute the fake news that Nigeria today is the most difficult place for Christians to live (1).

There was also the fake report that the armed forces of Nigeria armed the Fulani herdsmen and instigate them to carry out attacks (2).

All these news are unfounded, fake and has the capacity to set one religion or group against the other,’’ he said.

The minister said the most recent of such disinformation was the news of the alleged killing of some members of a pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (3).

He also recalled the recent visit by two leaders of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and Bisi Akande to President Muhammadu Buhari in London which the champions of disinformation claimed it never happened (4).

He said similarly, it took the intervention of the US government to set the record straight through a release that its President, Donald Trump truly had a telephone conversation with President Buhari (5).

Outrage As Presidency Budgets N60m For Grass Cutting.

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Members of the House of Representatives expressed shock on Tuesday that the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative budgeted N60m to award contracts to cut grasses in communities ravaged by Boko Haram insurgents this year.

The development is coming while the controversy generated by a similar contract worth over N200m awarded by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir David-Lawal, has yet to abate.

The N60m in the 2017 budget of PCNI is to cover contracts to cut “shrubs, grasses and trees” along the Maiduguri-Mama Road alone.

Lawmakers picked out the figure when the PCNI appeared before the House Committee on Internally Displaced Persons to defend its N45bn on humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced villagers.

The Chairman of the committee, Mr. Sani Zoro, and other members were alarmed over the allocation.

“You can’t travel this same way (awarding contracts on grasses) again; it is not acceptable.
“Why can’t you assign this duty to the military to do it for you?
“They can use their personnel to clear the grasses and you can drop this idea of awarding contracts with N60m.”

Members were also worried that most provisions in the N45bn budget were for “security” and procurement of equipment for military services as against providing shelter, food, hospitals and schools for displaced persons.

“Your duty, from what we understand, is to provide succour for the displaced persons. These people are traumatised and they need urgent basic amenities as they return home. Rehabilitation has to do with their survival as human beings first,” Zoro added.

Members said several provisions appeared questionable.

Zoro noted,

“Maybe, you must first give us the mandate of the PCNI. You have N184m for screening programme for humanitarian activities.

What does that mean?

“There is N150m on advocacy and early warning system and N165m for conflict management.
“You are going to deliver security equipment for N200m. What type of security equipment? Then another N2.5bn for security outfits.
“Are you telling us that part of your role is to fund the operations of the military in the North-East? The military have their own budget already.
“Why are you not talking about food, shelter, medical care and schools for these IDPs?

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