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Friday, 18 November 2016

Is Jay-Z ‘Really Considering’ Running For Political Office?

Jay Z

Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and his superstar wife, Beyonce, are reportedly preparing for a huge political campaign.
According to Radar Online, the 46-year-old rap mogul is gearing up to run for office.
Fans of the power couple know that both are democrats and they campaigned hard for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S presidential elections.

Ferdinand Marcos

Despite public opposition, Ferdinand Marcos, the late president of the Philippines, has been buried in a heroes’ cemetery in the capital in a ceremony shrouded in secrecy.
The ceremony began at noon on Friday with a 21-gun salute as soldiers in parade dress and ceremonial rifles stood to attention at the Cemetery of Heroes in Manila, after Marcos’s body was secretly flown to the venue in an apparent effort to avoid protests.

The Presidency revealed yesterday that in the last 10 months, the federal government has not paid the salaries and allowances of all former Presidents in the country.
They include 91-year-old Alhaji Shehu Shagari; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Dr Goodluck Jonathan; former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida; General Abdulsalami Abubakar; General Yakubu Gowon and Chief Ernest Shonekan.

Mikel Obi

French giants Marseille are ready to rescue Nigeria captain Mikel Obi from his Chelsea nightmare, but the player’s reported £3.4m-a-year salary is set to scupper the move.
Mikel, who joined the Premier League powerhouse in 2006, has been frozen out of the team by the Blues’ Italian manager Antonio Conte, who took over the reins at the Stamford Bridge side in the summer.

Atiku Abubakar

Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that no member of his family, has ever reached the age of 70.
Atiku was speaking at an event to mark his 70th birthday on Thursday, by students of American University of Nigeria Academy and Primary schools.

The American University of Nigeria (AUN) Yola has increased salary of its over 1000 employees.
The school said the development was to alleviate the effect of the current economic recession.
A press release issued Thursday by AUN Public Relations and Communications noted that although the university had been adversely affected by rising cost of commodities, the welfare of its workforce remained paramount.

How Dbanj Was Reportedly Dragged To Court Over Unpaid N100Million Debt

D Banj

Nigerian singer, Dbanj has reportedly been dragged to court over alleged N100 million debt.
According to Pulse,
“Dbanj has been sued by a technology company, MindHub for owing over N100,000,000 naira.
Report has it that the singer signed a memorandum of understanding with the technology company on October 19, 2012, for the promotion of a concert organized by his media house, D’Kings Men Media LTD.

Prince Rogers Nelson

Prince’s estate has sued the Tidal streaming service of rap mogul Jay Z, demanding it take down most of the catalog of the late pop icon.
Prince, who had a famously fraught relationship with the music industry, last year announced a deal through which Tidal would exclusively release the prolific star’s album “HITnRUN Phase One.”
In a lawsuit, Prince’s estate said that Tidal only had exclusive rights to the album for 90 days and that the deal did not cover the rest of Prince’s catalog.

Nigerian singer, Waje who had became a mother as a teenager was spotted with her beautiful daughter recently. She is all grown up.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will run for a fourth term in elections next year, a senior politician in her party told CNN on Tuesday.
“She will run for Chancellor,” Norbert Roettgen of the Christian Democratic Union said on CNN’s “Amanpour.”

The body of late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki on arrival at Sultan Muhammad Bello Mosque ahead of the Islamic funeral rites in Sokoto

The burial of a former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki held in Sokoto on Tuesday in accordance with Islamic rites.
The funeral which held at Sultan Muhammad Bello mosque witnessed a large turn out of people.

Often times, we are made to believe that people in relationships are happier than everyone else because they get to fall in love and do all those fun things.
But have you ever thought of the freedom of not having to share details of your life with anyone?
In today’s increasingly modern world, being single can be a cherished state of mind – and here are five things you can enjoy.

FC IfeanyiUbah sold over 30,000 replica jerseys and made a profit during the recent Federation Cup final in Lagos.
And it is an example chairman of the League Management Company (LMC), Shehu Dikko, would wish other Nigeria premier league clubs should follow.

Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, has joined Nigerians in urging Professor Wole Soyinka to tear his green card as he promised he would if Donald Trump won the American presidential election. The singer also wondered why the professor had a green card in the first place.

Dozens of heads of state and government were scheduled to address delegates at UN climate talks in Marrakesh, amid continued concern over the impact of the US election outcome.
A report on Tuesday said the concern was fueled by the US President-elect, Donald Trump, stands on global warming.

Donald Trump

The man dubbed “Prediction Professor” for accurately calling every presidential election since 1984, including the 2016 election, now forecasts the impeachment of President-elect Donald Trump.
“There’s a very good chance that Donald Trump could face impeachment,” Allan Lichtman told Erin Burnett on “Erin Burnett OutFront.”

Iyabo Ojo

Popular actress and entrepreneur, Iyabo Ojo recently took a string of photos highlighting her car garage which boasts of an impressive array of vehicles.

The 37-year-old film maker has a number of Range Rover SUVs, one of which has customized plate numbers which read, “BOSS LADY”.
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Adebayo Salami(Oga Bello)

Adebayo Salami, commonly known as Oga Bello, could be regarded in an interview with Olushola Ricketts, he speaks on his journey into acting, having 18 children and his reaction to his son Femi Adebayo’s marriage.
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Seyi Law

Comedian, Seyi Law has announced his that he is set to run for presidency in 2019.

Following the recent fall-out between two APC faithfuls, Kaduna state governor and former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, the jester came out to say he will be running for the highest office in the land in 2019 and urged his fans to vote for shift.
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A senior Nigerian soldier was on Tuesday killed by the Boko Haram, according to reports.
B.U. Umar, a lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of 114 TF battalion of the Nigerian Army was ambushed alongside his troops on Monday morning between Bita and Piridang.
“His vehicle stepped on an improvised explosive device, but he was not hurt,” a source disclosed.
“He came out to assess the damage on the vehicle and Boko Haram opened fire and killed him in the process.”

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Dasuki family, the government and people of Sokoto State on the death of the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki.
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

Google has announced the winners of the inaugural Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards. Held in other regions since 2007, the YouTube Awards celebrate the talent and creativity of the platform’s community.
Chief Executive Officer of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, said: “We’re incredibly proud at YouTube to provide a platform that shares Africa’s creativity with the rest of the world. Films from Nollywood along with stories like the one of Olympic medalist Julius Yego, show that inspiring talent and stories from anywhere can find a global audience. By holding our first ever YouTube Africa Awards, we hope to celebrate these incredible achievements, while also demonstrating our long-term commitment to the continent.”

Barak Obama

US President Barack Obama will Wednesday sketch out his vision of democracy at a time of mounting global populism, seeking to soothe European allies anxious over a Donald Trump presidency.
On the second day of a European farewell tour, Obama will build on a topic he outlined on Tuesday — the “frustration and anger” of an electorate that feels it has been left behind by rapid globalisation.
“The lesson I draw — and I think people can draw a lot of lessons but maybe one that cuts across countries — is we have to deal with issues like inequality,” said Obama.

Operatives of Nigeria Police Force have foiled an attempt to kidnap a Nigerian oil magnate, Femi Otedola.
The IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) accomplished this task when it arrested a three-man notorious kidnap gang on the 23rd June, 2016.

The Niger Delta Avengers militant group said it has bombed three oil pipelines in southern Nigeria, an attack it said would lead to a production loss of 300,000 barrels per day in the OPEC-member nation.
Attacks on pipelines by several militant groups have slashed Nigeria’s oil production helping to tip the country into recession as it struggles to adapt to the low price of crude globally.

Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau, said former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, on Monday declined an offer to visit his late father, Ibrahim Dasuki, in an Abuja hospital.

Former Sultan of Sokoto Ibrahim Dasuki dead at 93

The former Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki, is dead.

He passed on Monday evening at an Abuja hospital. He is the father to former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, under the Jonathan administration.

Godwin Obaseki

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, said he was not oblivious of the high expectations by the people of the state from his government.
Obaseki paid tribute to his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, for providing the template of good governance in the state.

Former Nigeria international Mutiu Adepoju has claimed that current Gaffer of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr can lead the team to ‘special heights’ following his 100% start to life in charge of the three-time African champions.

It'll Be Disastrous For Leaders To Kill PDP-BoT Chair

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Walid Jibrin, said on Sunday that changing the name of the party would be a disaster for the country’s political development.
He declared that posterity would not forgive any member of the party plotting to destroy the PDP and dumping it to form another party.

China’s state-run newspaper says the government would respond with “countermeasures” if President-elect Donald Trump starts a trade war against the country, warning that the sales of iPhones and US cars would suffer a “setback.” In an editorial published on Sunday, the Global Times said it would be “naive” for Trump to follow through on his campaign promises to implement a 45 percent tariff on Chinese exports to the US and to declare the country a currency manipulator.

The delivery of 360 exotic cars to members of the House of Representatives has begun amid the economic downturn in the country.
Investigations by The PUNCH revealed on Sunday that 28 units of the Peugeot 508 series had already been delivered to lawmakers in Abuja.

Following the brawl that ensued at Quilox on Friday, the management of the nightclub has accused Oritse Femi of sparking the conflict.
In a statement released Monday morning, Quilox said Oritse Femi came into the club without prior reservation and pleaded to be accommodated in a “patron’s table of six”.
The club noted that the singer, after being accommodated, proceeded to drink from the patron’s bottle and also tried to bring “eight of his guests” to the table.

Nollywood actress and mother of two, Annie Idibia added a year yesterday and she looked stunning in the birthday photos she released.She turned a year older yesterday.Happy birthday Annie.
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US President-elect, Donald Trump on Sunday made his first important appointments.
Trump appointed Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) as his Chief of Staff.

Chidinma Ekile Is Undeniably An African Queen In Eccentric Photos

Nigerian singer, Chidinma Ekile who deleted the photos on her Instagram page yesterday shared eccentric photos of herself.
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The United States presidential election has come and gone. It was a well fought election as the frontline candidates, Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party and Donald Trump of the Republican Party went head to head.
But what is an election, without pictures? Nothing.
So we took our time to provide you with our top ten pictures. From the campaigns, rallies, and debates we got it covered.

Malik Obama

Things are no less divisive in the President Barack Obama precincts in the United States as they are across the Atlantic as Election Day looms.
President Obama’s relatives and others in his ancestral village are angry that the president’s half-brother, Malik Obama, has come out in support of Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

250,000 Nigerians would be gainfully employed by the Dangote Group according to an official of the company.
Executive Director (Communications) of the Group, Ahmed Mansur, told journalists in Abuja on Tuesday that the employment opportunities will be made available due to its investments on new projects in agriculture, sugar, oil refinery and fertilisers.

A supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was arrested in Texas on Tuesday for allegedly trying to vote twice as part of an effort to “test the system,” the Fort Bend County sheriff’s office said.
It’s unclear whether the person, whose identity remains unknown, is an employee of Trump’s campaign or merely a supporter. A spokeswoman with the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry.

US Election:Tiny Town Casts First Votes,Hilary Clinton Wins

A tiny New Hampshire town cast the first votes in the US presidential election at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, and the results are in: it chose Hillary Clinton.
Dixville Notch, a hamlet about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the Canadian border, has maintained the tradition of first-in-the-nation voting since 1960.

An aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of mounting pressure on him to incriminate former first lady, Patience Jonathan, Premium Times reports.

Joke Silva

Joke Silva, a veteran actress, has said she’ll never accept a sum lower than her value for a movie role.
In a recent chat with TheCable Lifestyle, Silva noted that it took her several years to build a solid brand, adding that it would be a disservice to herself to settle for less.
She said: “The simple reason I don’t appear in movies is that when I get offered films, what they are offering to pay is ludicrous. So I’m not doing it.

The third edition of the Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA 3.0) is now behind us, and it is now time to take stock of the event. Here are a few of the takeaways.
Mixed bag on logistics: As is so common with high profile award shows in Nigeria, the event started late. Clearly, event organizers on this side of the world have no respect for the time of others, especially since it was Sunday night. The lighting and sound were dodgy, and the seating arrangements were chaotic. Surely, there are those who can do better.

The Commanding Officer of the 272 Special Task Force Task Battalion, Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu-Ali and six troops who were killed during a Boko Haram attack at Mallam Fatori on November 4, 2016 were given a national burial at the military cemetery, Abuja on Monday.

“KKK” is shown spray painted on a telephone pole in Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. November 1, 2016.Reuters

The lettering is crude, scrawled in black spray paint on the sidewalk in front of Karen Peters’ neatly kept home in the quiet, working class neighbourhood where she’s lived most of her life. But the contempt is clear.
“KKK Bi*ch.”

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an 11th-hour move by the Democratic Party in Ohio seeking to prevent Donald Trump supporters from carrying out certain actions that could be considered voter intimidation.

The verdict out: The dreaded Zika virus is widely circulated in Nigeria.
A review of current epidemiology, risk assessment to public health and interim recommendations for public health response to Zika virus in Nigeria, released yesterday, by the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) Abuja concluded: “Previous evidence of detection of Zika virus in man, and antibodies to Zika virus in Nigerian populations, together with the presence of the vectors indicate that the virus is widely circulated in Nigeria. Thus, in the absence of continued surveillance or periodic national surveys, the epidemiology of the Zika virus in Nigeria remains poorly understood.”

Popular comic actor, John Okafor commonly known as ‘Mr Ibu’ took to Instagram to show off his wife on social media.
Okafor showered praises on his wife and said it is wise for men to marry beautiful women for the sake of their kids.
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Justin Bieber

Pop superstar Justin Bieber pipped Lady Gaga at the MTV Europe Music awards Sunday, snapping up the lion’s share as megastar Beyonce was left empty-handed.
In the high-energy show in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, the chart-topping Canadian singer’s legendary army of fans dubbed “Beliebers” helped him slay Gaga’s “monsters” to see him win three awards including for Biggest Fans.

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