Fayose Shuts Down NSCDC Headquarters in Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has ordered the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to vacate its state command headquarters located along Afao Road with immediate effect or pay N27.5million to government coffers within 5days.

The state government during the administration of Chief Segun Oni allocated the facility to the NSCDC in 2010 to ease the accommodation problems faced by the security agency and other federal government institutions.

The complex was initially constructed by the Fayose during his first stint in office and was commissioned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo but was abandoned after Fayose was impeached from office in 2006.

A source in the know quoted Fayose to have said “the need became necessary because the State may find it difficult to pay salaries of civil servants in 2017” despite just received N8.8 billion Paris Club refund.

The governor was also alleged to have said that “the era of government providing accommodation for the security outfits in Ekiti is gone, stressing that he cannot be providing counterpart support for a Buhari-led Government agency as an opposition leader.”

A source in NSCDC craved anonymity said: “During a visit by the Commandant of the Corps with the governor, the government had valued the facility at N27.5m and every effort to appeal to the Governor to tarry a while to get the Corps organised was rebuffed by Fayose.

“Tension rose at the Command Headquarters as the NSCDC officers were infuriated that despite the N250m monthly security the governor collects and no logistic support whatsoever since 2014 when Mr Fayose was sworn-in, it was a rude shock that he could shut down the Command Headquarters within such a very short notice.”

Speaking further, the source said: “As it stands, the officers of the Corps as law-abiding and highly disciplined public servants will not take laws into her hands as law enforcement officers, rather, we have commenced the process of contributing half of our salaries and will also solicit for funds to buy the place for our comfort.

Source: The Nation

Tuface Idibia Hosts Ayiri Emami In His Residence In The Most Lavish Way

Legendary Nigerian musician, Tuface Idibia hosted business mogul, Chief Ayiri Emami, at his magnificent home in Lagos.

The Warri billionaire visited in his classic customized 1965 Bentley which was admired greatly by Tuface and Bovi.

Ayiri Emami is a Nigerian businessman and billionaire, founder of the 911 Beach & Resort in Ugborodo, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria,

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Inside Donald Trump's £14,000-a-night Ritz hotel room where he 'paid prostitutes to urinate on the Obamas' bed'

See inside this £14,000-a-night plush Moscow hotel suite where Donald Trump is alleged to have hired prostitutes to urinate on the bed President Obama and his wife slept in.

The President-elect, who allegedly paid sex workers to perform the 'show' in front of him, 'hates' Barack and Michelle Obama, the report claimed. The explosive allegations were unearthed when Trump was told Russian spies may have compromising personal and financial information about him during a meeting with intelligence chiefs

The Italian-designed Ritz-Carlton Moscow measures 2,590 square feet and features floor to ceiling windows facing the Kremlin, Red Square and St Basil's Cathedral.

President Obama and his family stayed there when they travelled to Moscow in July 2009 and Trump travelled to Russia in 2013 where he hosted the Miss Universe pageant.

Reports claim Russian spooks had bugged the rooms with hidden microphones and concealed cameras to record everything that went on.

The hotel underwent a luxury refurbishment in 2015.

In the bedroom there are modern comfortable armchairs and a chaise longue covered with soft sheepskin.

NYSC Issues Statement Over Delay In Payment Of Corps Members' December Allowance

The National Youth Service Corps Management has regretted delay in payment of December 2016 allowance of Corps Members in some states.

The management said there are on-going effort in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General to address the cause of delay and assured of positive outcomes soon.

“We regrets the delay in payment of December 2016 allowance to Corps members in some states.

“Management wishes to inform Corps members that efforts are on-going in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General to address the cause of delay, and we have received assurances of positive outcomes soon.

“We thank you for your patience while steps are taken to ensure payment as soon as possible”, the statement read.

Kim Kardashian told she'll NEVER see $4million diamond ring again - as Paris chauffeur is 'released without charge'

After four months of seemingly few leads on Kim Kardashian's Paris robbery case, police have moved quickly to arrest 17 people in connection with the armed crime – including the star's personal chauffeur.

Sparking questions about a possible inside job, detectives swooped on driver Michael Madar, who was employed to transport Kim around Paris during Fashion Week last autumn.

However, he has since been released from custody after a police grilling and, according to TMZ, has no criminal charges laid against him.

“Sarah Ofili Was Sleeping With Terry The Rapman Behind My Back” – Ikechukwu Reveals

Nigerian rapper, Ikechukwu has roused a serious controversy after he recently revealed the reason for his 2012 break-up with his celebrity girlfriend and model, Sarah Ofili.
Ikechukwu has disclosed in a chat with popular podcast, Loose Talk why he isn’t friends with Terry the Rapman, alleging that the rapper was having an affair with his then fiancee, Sarah.

When asked what his problem with Terry tha Rapman was, Ikechukwu openly revealed that the Kaduna rapper was instrumental in the break-up between him and his ex-fiance.

He said, “smile in your face, all the time…back stabbers. That’s how I felt”

“I’m like damn, ni**a, you (Terry) was f*cking my shortie and you ain’t tell? Trying to be my hommie?”

Ikechukwu then went on to reveal that even after finding out about the relationship, he still kept it cool with both Sarah and Terry, while also trying to make his relationship work.

“but guess what? I still played the bigger man. Once I got that whiff, I was still like, Okay…I ain’t even tell her that I knew the whiff.

“I see him (Terry) when I’m with her, I’m like. Okay…

“Is that Terry on the phone? Tell that ni**a I said what’s up…you know what I’m saying?

“Oh that’s your sister? Joy? oh Joy what’s up, you’re family…

“After all, my best friend Chocho be confirming and confiding in me like, and be like yo, everything knows…it’s all good.

“But at the end of the day, after we went our separate ways, it came out that they (Sarah and Terry) always used to play.

The former Storm Records artiste reiterated that up until now he still finds it hard to understand how Sarah would cheat on him even after he did all he could for her to become popular.

“Personally, I don’t get it…You (Sarah) want the limelight, you claim you wanna build, you wanna grow, and you have all of that, but then you go looking for more, or that same thing somewhere else.

“Perfect example, you wanted the limelight. You have Killz (Ikechukwu)…(taking) you everywhere like on a on a mantlepiece, carrying her everywhere like, ‘you must build this profile, you must give this girl name…then you free that and then you went to go f*ck with Terry. What the f*ck does he have?”

The Imo State-born rapper didn’t quit without throwing a few more shades at Terry, as he remarked, “Did he (Terry) drop an album yet? Cos when I came back to Nigeria, that ni**a was up and coming. He’s still up and coming, right?”

Ikechwuku proposed to Sarah at Regent Square in London on Saturday, October 22, 2011 which coincidentally was Sarah’s birthday.

A year later, the couple called off their engagement over rumoured allegations of infidelity on the part of both lovers.

Robbie Williams Sells Los Angeles Mansion To DJ Khaled For $9.9m

Dj Khaled has just acquired a new mansion in Beverly Hills. According to a report from Variety, the multi-talented entrepreneur and music producer bought the home from British recording artiste Robbie Williams at 10 percent under the $11m asking price; for a grand total of $9.9m.

Located in the gated Mulholland Estates community, the house comes equipped with seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.
Although the house carries the 90210 zip code, the mansion is nestled in the celebrity-heavy Sherman Oaks neighborhood between Beverly Glen and Benedict Canyon.

The French Normandy-style house, which was custom built in 1992, was originally purchased by the singer for $5.45 million in 2002.

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Olamide’s ‘The Glory’ Lands Number 6 Spot On Billboard World Album Chart 2017

Rapper Olamide, ended 2016 and started 2017 with a bang.

His 6th studio album, ‘The Glory’ landed the number 6 spot on the 2017 Billboard World Album Chart in the first week of the year. It however, dropped to the 14th position in the second week.

‘The Glory’, was released on December 26, same day as his massively successful, OLIC 3 Concert.

TB Joshua blasts fake prophets, says they are after money

The founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua, has bemoaned the rise in fake pastors and prophets in Malawi.

The prophet made this known in a message through Malawi’s Apostle Linette Matope, during discussions at the SCOAN in Nigeria.

According to Malawi24 News, Joshua told Matope that despite the fact that Malawi was a God fearing country, it had a lot of fake prophets

contributing to the poverty in that country.

The message reads: “Joshua says Malawi is really a God fearing country but there are more prophets and pastors who are after money and not to serve which is disappointing.

“The man of God has urged people in the country to refrain from false prophets and pastors,” Matope was quoted as saying.

Seun Egbegbe returns from Malaysia, celebrates amid alleged iPhone theft saga

Popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu’s ex-boyfriend, Seun Egbegbe, has shared photos of his celebration with family members and associates amid his iPhone theft saga.

This shows that the showbiz promoter and CEO of Ebony Productions, has returned from Malaysia.

Recall that the Yoruba movie producer was attacked for allegedly trying to steal nine iPhones, from a store. 

However, barely a month after Egbegbe’s iPhone theft saga, he reportedly jetted out of the shores of Nigeria. 

He shared new photos of himself at a party ‘after his return from Malaysia’.

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Policeman Beats Wife To Death

A female Tanzanian artiste died last week after she was mercilessly beaten by her husband. Kijakazi Pazi Shaban, who was once a member of Kidedea music group – and known by her stage name Zamzam, died at her home in Musoma.

Her husband, a police officer, Hamad Ally took Shaban’s body to a morgue in Temeke, Dar es Salaam after she succumbed to her injuries.

Edaily reports: "Sad news about Zamzam’s death reached us, and we were informed that she died as a result of stomach ulcers." her family said. "Her husband then said he would bury her in Kilimanjaro area. But as family, we had to know why, and when.

"Zamzam had in the past sent gory photos of her deformed, wounded face to friends, saying she had been cruelly beaten by her husband – and that if anything would happen to her, then her her husband should be held accountable," a source told the country’s newspaper Amani.

Zamzam’s family asked the husband to allow them see their relative’s body before he could bury her in Kilimanjaro, of which he agreed.

Postmortem performed at a Temeke hospital on Zamzam’s body revealed that the singer succumbed to her injuries following a beating. Zamzam’s husband, Hamad Ally, was arrested and is being held at Chang’ombe police station as investigations continue.

Hamad had, after allegedly beating his wife to death, requested his boss Ramadhan Ng’anzi for a van to “take his ailing wife to hospital.”

The police boss now says he was unaware that Hamad had killed his wife, and only thought he was doing him a favour by giving him the van to rush his sickly wife to hospital.


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Donald Trump to Attend Nigeria's Oil & Gas Show

United States President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump, is billed to attend a roadshow being put together by the Federal Government as part of efforts to attract investment into the sector, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said in Abuja.

Kachikwu disclosed this while unveiling his goals and those of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources for 2017 in Abuja.

“We are going to be seeking to attract investments and complete all the MoUs we have in China and India. We are looking to do a roadshow to the UK, we are looking to do a roadshow to the US with President Donald Trump coming in,’’ he said.

The Minister said Nigeria would exploit the relationship built by President Muhammadu Buhari in taking a roadshow to the UK and US.

Kachikwu equally pledged the readiness of the Federal Government to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and allocate oil blocks in 2017.

“We are going to accelerate Federal Government’s revenues, look into areas where we could have made more money, so as to support the 2017 budget financing.

“We are looking to draw on the relationship that the president has built over time. We are going to be conducting oil blocks allocations and marginal flow awards to try and raise money for the government,” Kachikwu said.

He assured that Nigeria’s refineries would be revamped to produce at 60 per cent capacity.

“We need to start the revamping of the refineries. The president has given us marching orders on that. We still remain committed on our goal of 2018 to reduce importation by 60 per cent and 2019, stop the importation of petroleum products substantially. “Now we are going to continue to focus on downstream issues. Although we have liberalised, there are still some challenges.

We are going to see how we work within the liberalisation infrastructure such that we are able to take away the low-hanging difficulties.

“We are also going to focus on the Niger Delta. It’s been too long a lingering issue. We are going to be working with every aspect of the Presidency to try and find solution to this.

“On the other hand, we are going to run at a rocket pace. We have so much to do. First, we are going to firm up our policies, be able to gazette all our oil and gas policies and then pass the PIB,” he stated.

Obama speech marks unofficial countdown for black Americans

LaKeitha Carlos was at home in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon and decided to check the flights to Chicago, just in case.

A last-minute ticket was only $194.

Carlos took a moment to reflect on how, eight years earlier, she had worked as an organizer in Atlanta to get Barack Obama elected president, marking her start in politics. The wife and mother only briefly considered her choice: Should she drop everything to see the president one last time?

Two hours later, she was on a plane, wearing an Obama T-shirt and overcome with emotion.

As Obama said goodbye and thanked supporters on Tuesday night in his adopted hometown of Chicago, the occasion marked the unofficial countdown to the end of his historic presidency. The first black president's words resonated across the country for many African-Americans finally able to bask in seeing a family that looked like them in the White House.

After eight years, the era comes to a close in 10 days.

The scene Tuesday was reminiscent of election night in 2008. Then, Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, greeted a cheering crowd in Grant Park in Chicago to claim victory at the end of a campaign run on hope and change. The Obamas were not yet in their 50s; their children, Malia and Sasha, were 10 and 7.

Tonight, he walked out alone. At times during the address, which lasted about an hour, there were shouts of "We love you!" from the crowd, who pleaded for four more years.

"I can't do that," Obama answered.

Tickets for Tuesday's once-in-a-lifetime speech were hard to come by. People waited for hours in the freezing cold Saturday to score seats to see Obama in person.

For Carlos, the nostalgia was powerful and her concern over an uncertain future strong.

"There were a few of us that believed that he could do it," she recalled ahead of the speech. "To see that come to fruition has been amazing. It's sad to be here tonight. In a way, it feels anticlimactic."

22-yr-old man allegedly steals crayfish worth N160,000

A 22-year-old man, Chioke Thomas, who allegedly stole two cartons of crayfish worth N160,000 was, yesterday, brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos.

The accused is facing a charge of stealing. The prosecutor, Sergeant Maria Dauda, told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 3, at Oyingbo Ultra-Modern Market in Ebute Meta. Dauda said that the accused stole two cartons of crayfish valued at N160,000 belonging to one Bright Chimezie. The offence contravened Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Thomas pleaded not guilty to the charge. The magistrate, Mrs O. O. A. Fowowe-Erusiafe, granted the accused N50,000 bail, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to February 14 for mention.

Kardashian’s driver released from French police custody

Three people including a driver being used by US reality star Kim Kardashian when she was robbed in Paris last year have been released by French police investigating the crime, a legal source told AFP on Wednesday. The three will face no charges. Another 14 people arrested in police raids on Monday remain in custody, the source said, asking not to be named because they were not authorised to speak to the press.

Ondo varsity expels 4 students, suspends 16 others over gross misconduct, exam malpractice

Okitipupa (Ondo State) – The Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa have announced the expulsion of four students for gross misconduct. The university also suspended 16 other students for various cases of examination malpractices for one to two academic semesters.

Mr Felix Akinusi, the acting Registrar of the institution who confirmed this on Wednesday in Okitipupa said that the students had been advised to stay away from the university premises. He also issued a strong warning to other students to desists from misconducts and malpratice, urging them to pursue their educational career with seriousness. “The university have expelled four students over gross misconduct, they were involved in physical assault of their colleagues on campus. “The other 16 that were suspended were involved in various examination malpractice for two semesters. “Students should desists from misconducts or malpratice which can put them on the sideline, they should concentrate and pursue their academic career to a logical end with seriousness,” Akinusi said. The students expelled and their departments are; Akande Samuel (Microbiology), Oluwatayo Adewale (Geophysics), Okunomo Henry (Biochemistry), and Akinteye Babatunde (Biochemistry). The suspended students are; Akinkuowo Fisayo (Zoology), Oladimeji Oluwatobi ( Microbiology), Oladokun Emmanuel (Geophysics), Akinde Abiodun (Industrial Chemistry), Elisha Felicia (Biochemistry), Ohafugor Joseph (Geophysics). Others include: Kayode Samuel (Physics), Agbaje Taofeek (Mathematics), Oni Olubunmi (Fisheries), Olanipekun Oluwasanmi (Physics), Ayadi Segun (Fisheries), Adebisi Oladotun (Botany). The rest are Edward Monday (Mathematics), Udoh Emmanuel (Industrial Chemistry), Burojo Ojo (Mathematics) and Sanusi Idris (Fisheries).