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Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Buhari is Helpless & We're Tired of His Excuses - Sen. Ben Bruce

Senator Ben Murray Bruce, representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, has proclaimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s body language shows that he’s helpless following the situation in the country.

Godswill Akpabio, Senate Minority Leader and a PDP member

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senators rejected Thursday’s votes and proceedings held for the confirmation of former Governor Rotimi Ameachi and 17 others.

Buhari receiving the confirmed ministerial list from Senator Saraki

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday insisted that some ministers will not have portfolios but would only be attending cabinet meetings as representatives of their states in line with the constitution.

BREAKING NEWS!!! Scores dead in South Sudan plane crash

Officials say at least 41 people are killed after plane crashes near Juba airport shortly after takeoff.

The plane came down on the banks of the White Nile river [Reuters]

More photos from the inferno. The cause is still sketchy but report has it that no life was lost in the fire.

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OGS Principal quarters

Ogun state government claims to be spending N21billion on education every year. This is Odogbolu Grammar school after 4 years and still counting...

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Hilarious! Stop insulting PDP or I will spank you, Fani-kayode warns Lai Mohammed

Femi Fani-Kayode and Lai Mohammed

The former Minister of Aviation and spokesperson of the Goodluck Jonathan 2015 Presidential Campaign, Olufemi Fani-Kayode, has warned minister-designate and spokesman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to desist from insulting the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

[PHOTO] Obama: Just being a Potus!

American President, Barack Obama playing with a toddler in the Oval office

President Obama in the Oval office
Ngozi U Chigbundu/facebook

Corruption: Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam To Be Arraigned Over N3.1Bn Fraud Tomorrow

Gabriel Suswam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will formally arraign a former governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam, before an Abuja court tomorrow, November 4.

[PHOTO]: Do you agree with this dude?

"A blow job is better than nojob"

Credit: Olubunmi Nasiru/Facebook

Breaking News | Popular Ebeano Supermarket In Lekki Gutted By Fire

Reports from the Lekki area of Lagos, informs that Prince Ebeano supermarket, popularly referred to as Ebeano by customers is on fire.

Fire men are reported to be battling the flames, however, there are fears that very little might be salvaged when the fire is eventually put out.

Saraki and Buhari

The Ministerial drama continues as Saraki invites photographers for deliver ordinary list that contains the names of confirmed ministers to the President, when the exercise was completed ages ago and is all over the internet.

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Fatima Bombom Sani

A genius, Fatima Bombom Sani, made history on Wednesday, 21 October 2015 when the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, other members of the Body of Benchers (BOB) and the Council of Legal Education (CLE), other dignitaries and the new wigs (her colleagues just called to Bar); all stood up to hail and honour her.

Gov. Fayose and President Buhari

Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has vowed to continue speaking the truth in interest Nigeria and its people, saying that “I am not one of those that will go underground for fear of political persecution.”

Shawn Simoes has got his job back (Picture:Youtube)

Trending: See BBC photo stirring hilarious debates on social media

In Nigeria, and across the social media space of several countries, a photo depicting a cynical looking boy standing next to a woman and giving her ‘the mother of all side-eyes’ has continued to stir hilarious memes and captions, even as social media enthusiasts have continued to raise questions on the boy’s identity and meanings associated with the photo.

The original photo was posted on photo sharing site Imgur and message board Reddit Photo: BBC

Giroud and Sanchez are vitally important for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Dakuku Peterside and Gov. Wike

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in war of words over the allegation by the APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside that Governor Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike had mortgaged the future of the state through frequent bank loans.

Arrested Biafrans

By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

I do not share in Nnamdi Kanu`s ideology, I am not a supporter of Biafra, I never for once bought into Col. Ojukwu`s idea and I will never buy into the idea of Nnamdi Kanu. I am just an Igbo apologist that believes the Igbo community deserves a fair chance in 2023.

Buhari, Nigerian President

• Rotimi Amaechi is accused of stealing N70billion from Rivers state and Christine Amanpour of CNN even shared the report; he's now a minister

• Fashola is accused of stealing over N400billion; sunk 2 boreholes for N136million; a website for N78million; he's now a minister

I was a victim of the Civil War. I was one of those who suffered the pains of the war. I was born sometime in 1962; the civil war came really into our area in 1967. So, I was probably five or six years old during the war; and if I had been around nine years, I would probably have been conscripted.

Sf Ojo Emmanuel

Fellow Nigerians,

Recall that I have been going through a running battle over a post on my facebook page with the men of the Ogun State Police Command purportedly acting on the orders of the state government. This led to my abrupt incarceration, arraignment and ultimate granting of bail by the Magistrate Court.

The Presidency has issued a warning to Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose over the allegations he made about the federal government, pertaining to the September federal allocation of N389 billion.

For several hours on Monday, academic and administrative activities in the Lagos State University (LASU) was paralysed as the workers celebrated the exit of the Vice Chancellor, Prof John Obafunwa.

A blogger, Desmond Ike-Chima, publisher of E-Nigeria.com and Myemag.net, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons over alleged malicious publication against the person of the Group Managing Director of United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza.

Nigeria Politics: Shut Up Your Mouth, PDP Tells Dakuku …Says His Grief Is That Of A Bad Loser

Wike and Peterside

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bro Felix Obuah says it’s surprised that the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship candidate in the April 2015 general elections, Dakuku Peter is still unable to come to terms with himself after losing to a more qualified and popular PDP candidate, and State Governor, Chief Barr Nyesom Wike, describing his allegation of mortgaging the State against Governor Wike as the outburst of an aggrieved loser.

Nigeria: Governor Wike shared photos of his achievements in 5 months. [SEE PHOTOS]

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike took journalists round his completed and ongoing projects of his government in his state,

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By Dayo Oyewo

If information reaching the Nigeria Politics Online is anything to go by, then embattled Ogun state blogger, Emmaneul Ojo must have been in for it again as he has been reportedly re-arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force.

President Buhari welcoming his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan

After his arrival from the commonwealth election monitoring assignment in Tanzania, Goodluck jonathan visits his successor, President Mohamadu Buhari in office.

Amazing views from Richmond Hill or Barnes Bridge

Lana was too sad to go out on walks after she was returned to an animal shelter by her adopted family (Picture: Mighty Mutts/Facebook)

Goodluck Jonathan

Since conceding defeat in Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election, former PresidentGoodluck Jonathan has undertaken his first international assignment as chairman of the Commonwealth observer group to the general elections in Tanzania. He speaks on the electoral process in that country.

A bust of the body found in 1973 (Picture: AP)

PDP's Official Logo

Following last week’s confirmation of the former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as minister-to-be, the Peoples Democratic Party in the state has lashed out on the role the ruling All Progressives Congress, the Senate and the presidency played during the process.

Femi Fani Kayode

"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it but in the end, there it is" – Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain (1940-1945 and 1951-1955).

Buhari, Audu and Tinubu

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he supported the candidacy of Prince Abubakar Audu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard-bearer.

Former Nigerian President arrives from Tanzania last night. Strangely, he was spotted flying in one of the Nigerian Presidential jets.

What's going on?

Photo: Love or lust?

Credit: Olubunmi Nasiru Facebook

Horrible!!!! Doctor Bathes Maid With Cooking Yam In Ebonyi

A Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki female doctor, Jane-Glad Ugba, has done the unthinkable for a 16-year-old boy.

The young boy, Nwanga Chidiebere, is a JSS 3 student of Presco secondary school, Abakaliki, who lives with the doctor.

Photo: Randy!!! Lol

A passenger pictured with toy woman's bum with ***es!

Credit: Olubunmi Nasiru Facebook

Dasuki's Trial: Court Adjourns Ruling For Treatment Travel

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a ruling on the former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki’s application for treatment abroad.

Kingibe

Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has limited time to bring the needed change in Nigeria.

President Buhari

NIGERIANS may be in for another round of wait to know when the ministers-in-waiting will be sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ogun state Governor, Ibikunle Amosun

The Senate ad-hoc Committee on Works has inspected erosion sites across Ogun State, saying it had received numerous petitions on bad roads and ecological disasters across the country.

Buhari

As the presidency gets ready to emplace the federal cabinet to face the daunting economic challenges figures from the Debt Management Office, DMO, of the federation has indicated a massive reversal of debt relief obtained nine years ago. An official of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, told Vanguard last weekend that foreign debt would hover around USD10.7 billion by end 2015, showing over 200 per cent up from USD3.5 billion recorded by the debt relief deal of 2006. DMO records show USD10.3 billion as at June this year.

President’s statement on economy chasing away investors—PDP

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to shy away from telling Nigerians how the immediate past administration allegedly plundered the economy, irrespective of anyone’s feelings.

Amaechi, Buhari and Fashola

Ahead of the swearing in of the ministerial nominees following their successful screening and confirmation by the senate last week, the Presidency has denied releasing any list that assigned portfolios to them.

While pleading for staggered payment model, MTN has finally bowed to pressure as it has accepted to pay the N1.04 trillion fine slammed on it last week by the telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

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