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The police have barricaded antigovernment protesters from reaching Nigeria’s presidential villa in Abuja. The demonstrations were called across the country to protest the country’s economic crisis that has severely hit millions of families.
In the nation’s capital, protesters marched early Monday from Unity Fountain in Maitama District, chanting songs and displaying placards, as they headed towards the presidential villa in the upscale Asokoro District.
They were met by a team of heavily armed anti-riot police personnel, who denied them entry into the Aso Rock villa.
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Budding rapper, Speech who got everyone jamming to his previous single “Turn up” is back with a new sizzling track.
After dropping is first official single titled “Familiarity” and a follow up “Turn Up”. Now he ups the ante with another fire track titled ‘Ranti’ featuring Dexter.
‘Ranti’ track, which produced by prolific producer, Dheal, is a laid back African sound that will definitely make your playlist and have you dancing for a while.
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The photos you’re seeing shows the APC Chieftain Bola Tinubu, addressing protesters and journalists in Lagos today.
In part, the APC leader said Nigerians should be patient with the political party. He says he is not denying the fact that Nigerians are suffering and have the right to protest. He says the party and the economy must be, “retuned”.
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A twitter user @ladyurbania shared tweets of her ex boyfriend telling her why she shouldn’t have left him – cause he has made it in life by appearing in Singer, Davido’s music video.
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Lol… it’s quite the achievement eh?
Bishop David Oyedepo’s wife, Pastor Faith Oyedepo yesterday celebrated her 56th birthday with a party that had her loved ones in attendance.
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Like seriously? The kid chose material things over the marital bliss of his parents?! What sort of world are we living in?! Nawa oh ??
The proud mum shared the cute photo on her IG page this morning and we guess, “She woke up like this eh?” – You know you’re unique when you can slay both with or without makeup!
Lovely woman! ???
There were reports over the media earlier that the Nigeria police took over National Stadium, venue of nationwide protest – but according to a tweet from Nigerian actor, Baaj Adebule, who is currently at the protest venue, the policemen are there to protect and ensure a peaceful protest, not disrupt.
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Media Personality and host of the ongoing Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and his wife, Cynthia are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today.
The couple got married in February, 2016 and welcomed their daughter on November 2016. He shared the above photo and wrote;
“A year ago today, I said “I do” to the love of my life… Today, I’m even surer that I meant those words!!!
Thank you so much @justcynthia_o. And may our forever be even more amazing than the last year has been.
I love you ❤️
#Obi2016″
There is serious police presence at the National Stadium, venue of today’s proposed protest in Lagos. Police officers have also been spotted at the Gani Fawehinmi park Ojota, Lagos.
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Veronica Otogo and Bisola Mohammed were released yesterday after a family relation broke the news of their kidnap – the relation have shared this photo of them as she thanked God for their safe return.
A Zambian Comedian identified as Nkisu Yikona also known as HK took his wife by surprise after he reportedly acquired a private Jet worth a whooping $14,000,000 for Valentines.
He presented the gift to his wife who was shocked as she never expected it – the jet was delivered straight to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka.
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IMG CRD – Zambezi Reporters
Veronica Otogo and her friend, Bisola Mohammed with one gentleman, Damilola, were allegedly kidnapped by yet to be identified men in Abuja, on January 27. In a new tweet, the sister of Damilola says they’ve been found, saying they’d give details later.
Veronica, who turned 24 the day she was kidnapped had gone to Cold Stone with Mohammed in a Highlander to buy a cake. On the morning of her birthday, Veronica posted these beautiful photos and spoke some positive words over her life. Read below:
“I am excited this year. I have too much to be thankful for. As the daughter of a king that i am, I have to declare words over my new age.
They say “you never recover from a good start” therefore I declare that I veronica imaji otogo, I have the grace of God upon my life.
I grow daily in the knowledge of God. I am strong in the Lord!
The Lord increases my greatness and comforts me on every side. Everything that I am involved in blossoms.
I’ll not breakdown this year, rather I’ll breakthrough and expand on every side.
All that I do increases.
My mind is sound and my spirit is alert.
I have speed under my feet and joy in my heart.
I will grow from glory to glory and from strength to strength.
I will decree a thing and it shall be established.
I will not limit my dreams to accommodate my pocket.
I am for signs and for wonders.
I call forth abundant supply in my finances and manpower.
I am veronica, the blessed, therefore I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
A woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.
There is more to me than meets the eye!
Thank you Jesus!
#teamaquarius #ogaotogosdaughter #sheisgrowing
Put a smile on my face a leave a prayer for me!
The South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) have apprehended a Nigerian drug kingpin who has been on the run since December 2016.
The Nigerian man whose identity is yet to revealed had been initially asked to hand himself over after he was linked to a clandestine laboratory, which was used to manufacture Crystal Meth in Pomona.
In a recent police raid, they arrested him and also seized drugs, chemicals and drug manufacturing equipment estimated to be around R3 million from his hideout.
The 45-year-old who made a brief appearance at the Benoni Magistrates Court on Friday, February 3, 2017, was charged with Drugs and Drug Trafficking of Act 140 of 1992.
Speaking after his arrest, the head of Hawks in Gauteng, Major-General Prince Mokotedi, vowed to continue bursting more drug lords in the country.
‘We shall continue to tear the strongholds of drug lords as we remain unambiguous in our fight against drugs from communities which is included in our mandate,’ he said.
Following the eviction of Big Brother Naija; See Gobe housemates, Somadima and Miyonse, Nigerians on social media have reacted to the show’s first set of eviction.
Some fans of the show blame T-Boss for Miyonse’s eviction while other say it’s just a game. Media personality, Toolz, calls her a “Bloody Savage” and says her boy toy, Miyonse, just might be in need of therapy.
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UN secretary-general, António Guterres has showed his concern for the over 201 million people that will be jobless in 2017, with an additional 2.7 million people in 2018.
In his message to the commission for social development, Guttere said the world was currently going through a challenging period.
“This year, the number of jobless people is expected to exceed 201 million and another 2.7 million could be added to the unemployment rolls by 2018. Anxiety is mounting as societies cope with urbanisation, climate change, population growth and other mega trends. In this effort, we must give top priority to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women,” he said.
Guttere further said the new UN agenda 2030, required a redefinition of traditional planning, monitoring and delivery of sustainable development objectives.
Queen Elizabeth yesterday marked her Sapphire Jubilee as she became the first British monarch in history to have reigned for 65 years.
To mark her latest milestone, a poignant photograph of her wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947 has been issued.
Sapphire is the 65th anniversary gemstone and the King’s gift to his eldest daughter, then Princess Elizabeth, featured a glittering necklace, dating from 1850 and made of 16 large oblong sapphires surrounded by diamonds, with a pair of matching sapphire and diamond drop earrings.
The newly released portrait was taken by David Bailey in 2014, for the Government’s ‘Great’ campaign, which aims to promote the UK abroad.
‘She has very kind eyes with a mischievous glint,’ he said at the time. ‘I’ve always liked strong women, and she is a very strong woman.’
A two-month-old baby, Kudus Adebowale, was abducted by a customer at a market in the Badagry Roundabout area of Lagos State.
Kudu’s mother, Mrs. Alimat Adebowale, sells biscuits in the market, while the suspected abductor was identified simply as T-girl.
According to Punch, T-girl was well known to most of the traders in the market and had lived in the community for over four years until a few months ago when she travelled.
T-girl was said to have returned to the neighbourhood last week and went to the market, where she was treated to a warm reception around 9am on Thursday.
It was gathered that she approached Alimat, who was breastfeeding the baby, Kudus, and took the child under the guise of playing with him.
She reportedly strapped Kudus to her back afterwards and sat on a chair behind his mother, who was busy attending to customers.
“Nobody knew when she (T-girl) disappeared from the market with the baby. The mother had looked back to check on Kudus, when she discovered that she had left the market with her child. We called her number, but she didn’t pick our calls. That was when it occurred to us that she had stolen the baby.
“I don’t really blame Iya Kudus. She thought the child was in a safe hand because almost everybody here knows T-girl. She would come to buy things here and play with us. She is from Ibadan (Oyo State) and had lived here for more than four years before she travelled some months ago. She came back last week,” a woman, Kemi Agboola, who sells bread and drinks in the market, said.
A resident, Kayode Paul, told PUNCH Metro that the incident was reported at the Badagry Police Station.
He said the police arrested T-girl in Ibadan after some passengers with whom she boarded a bus en route to the Oyo State capital raised the alarm.
He said,
“It was said the bus had a minor accident on the way to Ibadan and the driver had to wait for some moments. As they were waiting, Kudus started crying and the passengers urged her to breastfeed him. She refused.
“As the baby’s cries increased, they compelled her to breastfeed him and she reluctantly agreed. But the baby did not suck her breasts, which made the passengers to be suspicious. After threatening to beat her up, she said she was taking the baby to her mother in Ibadan.”
The passengers took her to the Yemetu Police Station in Ibadan, and she eventually confessed to have stolen the baby in Badagry.
“The police in Ibadan contacted the Badagry division and the mother and her husband travelled there to recover their child. He is two months old,” Paul added.
Alimat, who spoke with Punch on the telephone on Saturday, said she had been reunited with her baby. She stated that she had initially declined to give Kudus to T-girl.
She said,
“People were playing with my baby that day when she said I should also allow her to take him, but I refused. She asked if she had offended me and pleaded that I should let her carry him. I suddenly discovered that I didn’t see her again and people joined me to search for her to no avail.
“My child was two months old that day. The woman used to come here to buy drinks and play with us. I am now with my baby. We will return to Lagos on Monday (today).”
The police in Ibadan said the suspect gave her real name as Yetunde Awosanya, and identified herself as Alimat’s friend.
“She said she travelled with the baby with the consent of his mother. But after interrogation, it turned out that she was lying. The case will be transferred to Lagos,” the police source said.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the recovery of the child, said the suspect would be transferred to the command for further investigations.
“Investigation is still on and the Commissioner of Police has directed that the case be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation,” she added.
Following the music mogul’s announcement on Saturday that the planned nationwide protest has been cancelled, his foundation has issued a press release apologising to Nigerians who felt let down and once again explained why Tuface did what he had to do.
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‘ONE VOICE’ – AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE TUFACE FOUNDATION.
On behalf of Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, we would like to apologize to the fans, colleagues and everyday Nigerians who feel let down by the cancellation of this protest.
2Baba’s aim was to lend his voice to make the government aware of the growing discontent due to the wildly escalating cost of living for Nigerians in Nigeria among other issues.
Arguably one of the country’s most influential musicians, he saw it fit to use his considerable platform; at the core of which are Nigerians, to amplify their voice. This is
why he chose to march for the cause, and why he was so honoured when his industry colleagues pledged their support.
In line with the commitment of One Voice Nigeria to ensure a peaceful and impactful protest, The 2face Foundation and partners engaged with the security agencies to resolve all major security concerns but treacherous gaps remain that we are unwilling to ignore.
The risk of hijack by various political and sundry interests intent on using the platform to drive agendas that we as The 2face Foundation are not aligned with and therefore exposing protesters to high levels of danger is the main reason why 2baba regretfully had to withdraw himself from the march. He has refused to inadvertently present a platform for mischief makers to exploit.
2baba would like to express his great regret over these circumstances to everyone who feels disappointed. However, he hopes they will agree that as he said in the video announcing the development; ‘no protest is worthy he blood of any Nigerian’. He would also like to thank everyone; both individuals, and bodies like EiE which offered their support to him, and applaud their devotion to the nation.
The primary objective of the planned protest as stated from the very beginning was to aggregate the voices of the people and present to leadership at all levels who may be unclear about the reality of the hardship faced by Nigerians.
We have no doubt that we have articulated our demands and have been heard LOUD and CLEAR. We urge a quick and positive response from government and encourage Nigerians to take a cue from this experience and never hesitate to stand up to the leadership on any and every situation that requires action.
2baba will continue channel his passion for these issues using a range of effective channels in the future. He promises to continue working on avenues to help the Nigerian people be heard, he feels that is the least they deserve.
This statement from The 2face Foundation is endorsed by Innocent “2Baba” Idibia.
Ajibola Alao, 29, a member of a one-chance gang has been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command. The culprit has disclosed that his failure to heed his late mother’s advice not to steal other peoples’ sweat caused his arrest.
Alao was chased and arrested on Thursday afternoon during one of his routine operations in Oshodi after dispossessing their lone passenger of his two phones and the sum of N60,000:00.
The suspect, in company of the driver and conductor of their operational bus, a Volkswagen Transporter, with registration number, APP 820 XE, had picked up their passenger, Asotie Benedict, at Ladipo with agreed plan to drop him at Oshodi Under Bridge.
But instead, Alao and his accomplices, armed with an alternative plan did not stop at Oshodi Under Bridge for him to alight.
Citing the presence of LASTMA at that Bus Stop, they pretended they ascending the bridge towards Oshodi Oke, it was at this point they dispossessed Asotie of his two mobile phones (Blackberry Passport and Samsung) and his wallet containing N60,000:00 before forcing him to alight while the vehicle was in motion.
According to Asotie, 24,
“After throwing me out in motion, they threw N100:00 fare beside me on the road, perhaps, for me to find my way back home. But, I didn’t give up, I chased the danfo bus…. Fortunately, I sighted RRS vehicle, Response 091 and I quickly alerted them and they chased the vehicle to a halt. They arrested Alao, who took all I had on me but the driver and the conductor abandoned their vehicle and escaped.”
He added,
“All they took from me were found on him and some additional phones, which he disclosed to the police they took from previous victims of their one-chance operations.”
Alao, in his confessional statement, admitted been be part of a three man one-chance gang and that the two additional phones in his possession belonged to two previous victims of their operation in Oshodi.
He stated
“I have been in the business of one-chance since 2015. At a point, I stopped and began pickpocketing, joining buses to Sango, Agege, Oshodi, Apapa and disembarking whenever I had fleeced commuters of their phones and money…. At a time, I was arrested in Mushin Olosa Police station.
My mum, who was very ill and on admission in an hospital at that time was brought to see me in a chattered car in detention…. She pleaded with the officers and secured my bail. She warned me repeatedly never to take other peoples’ sweat.”
“She told me that if I have been using other peoples’ sweat to foot her hospital bills, I should stop it forthwith. She insisted that if I want to live long, I should stop stealing from people. She added that the consequences would be too severe for me if I go back again. Few weeks after the incident, she died,” he disclosed.
He continued:
I did it then because I needed N140, 000 to pay my house rent. At this time, I got more than that from a week’s operation but I didn’t stop then. Now, I went back into it to help raise funds for my siblings so that they won’t follow the same path…. I am the first child and the breadwinner of the family. Since the death of my mother, I have been taking care of my brothers. That was my promise to my mum before her death…. Most of my colleagues in the business were arrested by RRS last year. Few ones who were not arrested relocated to other states.”
Confirming the development, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, SP. Dolapo Badmos, said that the Command will not rest on its oars in nipping in the bud criminal activities in the state.
The suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, for further investigation.
The missing Abuja trio – Veronica Otogo, Bisola Mohammed and Damilola Oribuyakum have been found!
The gentleman among them, Damilola’s sister tweeted this last night:
While we are still on the fact that the rapper has not meet with Wizkid personally, who he has been on three tracks with, Burna Boy had the chance to meet up with Mr. OVO, as he toured in the UK recently.
The singer took to his IG page to share photos with the Canadian rapper. Another photo below:
A heartless mother recently did the unthinkable after she pledged and gave her 13 year old daughter to a self proclaimed prophet as payment for spiritual services.
Munakandafa Shoko (pseudonym) faced the horror of her life when her mother (name withheld to protect the victim) pledged her to Madzibaba Jefias Nyika of Mlauzi village, Zimbabwe as payment for spiritual services provided to the family.
It is alleged that Munakandafa’s family was being tormented by a tokoloshi spirit and Madzibaba Jeremiah demanded a virgin daughter as payment to exorcise the spirit.
The court was told that, on the 13th of January this year the first accused person (Munakandafa’s mother) and Madzibaba Jefias had an agreement of pledging Munakandafa, the two agreed that Munakandafa’s mother would bring her 13 year old daughter to Madzibaba Jefias who would have sexual intercourse with the complainant and take her in as his wife.
The complainant under duress had unprotected sexual intercourse twice with Madzibaba Jefias. During the heinous act, the complainant’s mother waited outside as backup for Madzibaba. She waited outside so that if her 13 year old child screams, she would act as an alibi and also convince the complainant to keep quiet.
As fate would have it, a heroic act by the complainant’s grandmother to report the crime at Tongogara police Station led to the arrest of the two criminals.
ZimNews reports that the two accomplices in crime appeared before Shurugwi Magistrate facing charges of pledging a female person as defined in Section 94 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23 and having sexual intercourse with a young person as defined in Section 70 of the aforementioned Act.
The two accused persons are due for sentencing on a later date.
This criminal case comes when the government and nongovernmental organisations are working tirelessly to end early Child marriages as they are destroying the lives of many children in Zimbabwe.
More often than not, child brides are pulled out of school, depriving them of an education and meaningful work.
They suffer health risks associated with early sexual activity and childbearing, leading to high rates of maternal and child mortality as well as sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and they are more likely to be victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and social isolation.
Star footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo turned 32 yesterday, February 5th, 2017 and the celebrated footballer took a gleeful photo of him with his mum, son and birthday cake.
The footballer’s face lit up with a smile as his mum, Dolores gave a thumbs-up sign.
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The police in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Saturday, arrested Tanzanian actress and Diamond Platinumz’s ex girlfriend, Wema Sepetu for allegedly being involved in drug trafficking.
Wema Sepetu was arrested alongside 10 other suspects including Tanzanian celebrities singer TID, Dogo Hamidu, and Babuu wa Kitaa, a radio presenter at a popular Tanzanian FM station-Cloud FM.
According to EDaily, the Dar es Salaam police boss Simon Sirro, said the operation to arrest the suspected drug-traffickers began Friday. Five people were apprehended, and the additional 12 arrested Saturday brings total number of suspected drug-traffickers currently in police custody to 17.
Sepetu and the other suspects will be allowed to record statements, before subsequent investigations get underway.
Meanwhile, according to Kenyan news media Tuko, Tanzanian police has also summoned Diamond Platinumz to appear come Monday, February 6, to answer to matters related to drug trafficking.
Diamond was summoned alongside other celebrities like former BBA winner Idris Sultan, singer Nay wa Mitego and MP Azan Zungu.
Diamond is currently married to Zari Hassan, a celebrity from Uganda who divorced her husband with whom they sired three boys. Zari has two children, a girl and a boy who are both less than two years old with Diamond.
The star singer and proud mother of one, turned 37 years old yesterday February, 5th, 2017 – she had her colleagues flood our news feeds with well wishing birthday messages.
Checkout the lovely photos she shared to mark the special day:
A 21-year-old married man from Zimbabwe reportedly committed suicide by drinking poison after an altercation with a commercial sex worker who refused to give him her hand in marriage.
Donald Trust allegedly used Acaricide, a chemical used in dip tanks to kill himself.
Trust’s aunt, Beauty Hove said that the deceased who is survived by a wife and a child was having an affair with Modester Zhou, a sex worker.
On Sunday, Trust and Zhou had a fight at Langeni business centre after Zhou had refused to become Trust’s second wife.
“Trust allegedly stabbed Zhou with a knife once on the upper shoulder and fled the scene as some good Samaritans rushed Zhou to hospital.
“Police officers were sent to arrest Trust but the deceased who feared that the victim had died from the attack drank poison and ran away to Gwengwena Dam where he wanted to drown himself,” said Hove.
Trust was found by boys who were herding cattle but died soon after arriving at Mnene hospital because his lungs and kidneys were already damaged by the poison.
Zhou confirmed the story in an interview with The Mirror and said she was in an affair with Trust.
“Trust was my client and he was now insisting on making me his second wife but I refused,” said Zhou.
Police confirmed that Trust was on the police wanted list at the time he committed suicide.
Acting Mberengwa District Medical Doctor Gabriel Nyagurwa said it was already too late when Trust was brought to hospital for treatment.
SRC –ZimNews
A Facebook user, Nkena Nwokocha, has disclosed that the music mogul, was picked up by the DSS, which may have led to the cancellation of his protest which was scheduled for tomorrow.
The Facebook user says her cousin, who is a close neighbour to 2Baba, said that the musician refused to disclose what he had faced while he was being held by the DSS.
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A lot of people, since the cancellation of the protest, have revealed that they won’t back down on the protest tomorrow, with or without the musician.
So we earlier posted of a lovely 60 year old Nigerian woman who just got married at her age and now, we’ve stumbled on the photos of the gentleman who has brought this new phase in the life of the lovely lady.
Sarah had been waiting for her Mr. Right for over thirty years and she’s finally found the one, we’re more than happy for her!
