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It has been reported that Nigerians incubent President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan sacked the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority Mallam Abubakar Abdullahi. It was said by the President's advisor on media and publicity, Mr. Reuben Abati during his speech. The president said that Bayero's appointment will take effect on Thursday. No reason was given for the termination of appointment.

The un-named man was shot dead on his way to Abuja on Monday 27th April, 2015 which was three days to his traditional wedding and five days to his white wedding. His friends sent the sad news. May his soul rest in peace.

The speaker of Kebbi state house of representatives Hassan Shalla has been impeached for alleged breach of trust and embezzlement of his colleague's fund. In the absence of the speaker and his Deputy, the sitting where the speaker was removed, was taken over by a member Abubakar , representing Birnin-kebbi North constituency. 12 of the 24 members of the House were present at the sitting and supported the impeachment.

Veteran actress and business woman, Amaka Okere recently celebrated her 40th birthday aniversary with her loved ones, but in an interview with Econium, the actress was not at all happy that she celebrated it without a husband. She said " The only thing that I feel is lacking is the fact that I am not in a man's house. I don't have any regrets. The only thing am not happy about is the fact that I celebrated my 40th birthday alone and not with my family" The mother of three further explained that she will be getting married later in the year but that she is not currently in a relationship.

21 people suspected dead after the village named Bultaram in Gujba Local Gov't of Yobe State Today. Baba Nuhu, an official of the Local Government said that the victims (all male) went back to their village which they fled to see if they can get some food but were unfortunately ambushed and killed. "The men were stopped at Bultaram village by Gunmen that we believe are Boko haram, who shot them dead" Baba Nuhu said.

Last week and this week have certainly being Javier Hernandez's ( Chicharito) Fairytale week. scoring the only goal in the Madrid derby win for Real Madrid over Atletico Madrid, he went on to score two against a stubborn Celta vigo to complete his complete turnaround and take his tally for the season to 8 goals in all competitions.

President-elect Gen. Buhari has signified interest to probe the alleged missing $20 billion from the coffers of the NNPC. Speaking with APC members from Adamawa state at the APC National headquarters in Abuja today April 26th, Gen Buhari queried the dismissal of Former CBN governor now Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II who raised alarm over the missing money. "I heard that some people have started returning money; I will not believe it until I go and see for myself. Imagine a situation where the former CBN governor who by God ‘s grace would later become the Emir of Kano raised an issue of missing billions of money, not in Naira but in Dollars, $20 billion. What happened, instead of investigating to know whether it was true that the money was missing or not, they simply found a reason to remove him. So these are the issues we are talking about" he said in Hausa source:  Linda ikeji's blog

Niger’s army is fighting to recapture an island in Lake Chad after it was seized by hundreds of Boko Haram militants aboard motorised canoes, army sources said on Sunday. Boko Haram, hardline Islamists who want to establish a caliphate in the region, attacked the island of Karamga at dawn on Saturday, their second attempt to capture it since February, army and government sources said. Lake Chad’s islands, which lie in dense swampland, are an ideal base for mounting surprise attacks on the countries bordering the lake: Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. “There were many (Niger soldiers) dead on Saturday, considerably more than in the first attack,” said one of the army sources, referring to a battle in February in which seven Niger soldiers died.

The Grim Reaper did not appear beside the visitors' bench as he did for David Moyes's final game as Manchester United manager 12 months ago but Louis van Gaal suffered his own torment at Goodison Park. United's hold on an automatic place in next season's Champions League weakened as Everton cut a swathe through their weak defence. Roberto Martínez's side achieved their best result of a difficult but belatedly improving campaign, producing Everton's biggest win over United since 1992, as in-form opponents were comfortably subdued on Merseyside. James McCarthy, John Stones and the substitute Kevin Mirallas struck the goals that inflicted a first league defeat by a three-goal margin on Van Gaal as United manager.

The Togo citizens begin to cast their votes today, Saturday in a bid to elect their choice for the post of the President. The President will be determined by the 3.5 million people across 8,995 polling units. The election is between incubent President, Faure Gnassingbe who and other candidates. The election is between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. President Gnassingbe won the election in 2005 and was re-elected for a second term in 2010 and is now seeking for a third term.

Former President, Obasanjo is reported to be saying that Other African leaders are happy that President Goodluck Jonathan lost the Presidential elections. Obasanjo said this during his speech at the United States Institute of peace in Washingtob DC yesterday. " I have visited six Countries since the election. They are happy about the results. It is good for Africa and I believe it is good for the World". He then advised African leaders to learn from the Democracy practised in Nigeria and stop the habit of holding on to power by all means. He said that for Africa to survive, leaders must demonstrate statemanship.

Boko haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee the Marte, a border town in Nigeria, a Local officer reported on Friday. " The terrorists numbering up to 2,000 appeared from various directions on thursday and started a gun battle with the Nigerian army in Marte" said Imamu Habeeb, a local commubity leader. Local fighter Shehu dan Baiwa said that the more than 2,000 fighters had been armed with bimbs and tanks. " They used th weapons without restrains and succeded in killing several people". He said. A senior Millitary Official confirmed the attack on Marte but refused to say wether Boko haram had retaken, describing the Army's retreat as 'Strategic'.

Victor Moses has been awarded Stoke city's March goal of the month. The on-loan Chelsea winger won the award with his sbublime header against Everton from 15 yards out in March. He beat Mame diouf's effort against Crystal palace with 78% of the votes.

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the replacement of INEC officials that were implicated in the April 11 polls in Taraba. He said they should be replaced before the re-run of the election on April 25. He said their replacement will guarantee free and fair election. He also said the Inspector General of Police to replace Security personels with new ones from neighbouring States.

Am sure you watched the match between Barcelona and Paris Saint German where Luis Suarez nutmegged David Luiz twice to score two goals for Barcelona. That is a night to forget for David. See more pics.

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Did you know that babies can only see in black and white?. Why not check out these outstanding facts about the human body. 1. The acid contained in your body is capable of dissolving a razor blade. 2. Every single person on earth has a unique smell, except in the case of twins. 3. A person is about 1cm shorter at night because the cartilage between your bones is compressed throughout the day. 4. Women blink twice as much as men. 5. Men get hiccups as twice as women. 6. After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp.

The PDP's Governorship candidate in Lagos state Mr. Jimi Agbaje has urged the igbos in Lagos state to vote massively for PDP thereby pushing the APC into the Atlanti ocean. He urged them to ignore the threats made by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu and vote for him. " No body can push you into the Atlantic ocean Rather, you should use your vote to push the APC into the Atlantic ocean by voting massively for PDP on Saturday". "God is on our side and power will change hands on Saturday and life will be better for you and your business. There will be no opression again because this election is about freedom from bondage"; Mr. Jimi said

The chief defence staff (CDS), Air Marshal Alex Badeh has assured Nigerians that the Millitary will not take over Nigeria. " The era of millitary is gone forever and ever in this Country. In fact if there was Millitary rule I am not sure if I could have been here. We are the armed Forces of Nigeria and not that of any Political party and will not be subordinate to the Constituted authority"; Badeh said. Gen. Abdulsalami who spoke earlier gave the Nigerian security a pass mark for providing absolute security for the conduction of free and fair election.

It has been by a sorce that rapper Chris Brown is trying to win back Karreuche. It was said that he texted Karreuche saying: " Yes, I only want to be with you and only you. I'm yours forever, bae. Me, you and Royalty. Will you accept me and my daughter?". According to TMZ Chris has been blowing up her phone with text messages but Karreuche still kept silent. "He's been so fustrated that he turned to social media complementing her for all to see. Chris has been telling his friends that he is not going to date anyone else and is confident Karreuche will come back to him".

President Goodluck Jonathan paid a visit to the Former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma at his home today. The purpose of his visit is not made known, but according to the Presidential media aide, Reuben Abati, Gen.Danjuma praised President Jonathan for conceding defeat after the announcement of the presidential election's results. Gen. Danjuma said " The manner in which President Jonathan conceeded defeat is unAfrican, it's very important for Africa".

A bomb factory is reported to have been discovered in Enugu. The Factory is reported to have produced the explosives that caused the explosion on March 28. This was disclosed in Abuja by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) yesterday before a closed door meeting with Police Officers to strategise for security during the April 11 Govenorship election. The Inspector also said that three suspects have been arrested regarding the incident.

Lailas Blog nominated as best Entertainment blog in the Nigerian Blog Awards. Congratulations to her and more grease to her elbow.

The Oba of Lagos State, Rilwan Akiolu has read the riot act to the igbo Leaders, threatening them that he will make their life unbearable if they fustrate the efforts made to make The All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate Mr. Akinwunmi Awode emerge as the next Governor.

It has been reported that not less than 50 youths have been killed by Boko haram in Kwajaffa village in Hawu L.G.A of Borno State last night. Journalist Ahamad Salkida took to twitter to shed more light on the issue. He said that the Boko haram members killed all the youth that were seen and that the number that are dead might still be more than 50 youths.

During the easter holiday, 4th April, 2015. Super eagles and Fernabahce FC striker Emmanuel Eminike was lucky to survive a gun attack on his team's bus when they were heading to the airport after the match they played against Rizepor. The attack by gunmen left only the driver of the bus injured.

Here is a list of top players that play for Europe and would have played for Africa if the case was different. 1. Mario Balloteli: The player who has scored 13 goals in 33 appearances for italy should have paid for Ghana because his parents were from there. 2.Steve Mandanda : The marselle shot stopper should have played for Congo but opted to play for France. 3. Luis Nani: The skillful winger should be playing for Cape verd but instead, he chose to play for his adopted Country. 4. Angelo Ogbonna : The young defender chose to play for his country of birth instead of His biological parents, Nigeria. 5. Jerome Boateng : The talented defender chose to play for Germany instead of playing for the black stars of Ghana like his half brother, Kelvin Prince Boateng did. 6.Sami Khediera: The midfielder chose to play for Germany instead of Tunisia.

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The Nigerian int'l who captained Nigeria until his retirement in 2014 and who plays as a center back Just welcomed a baby boy into his home. The 34 year old and his wife Adaeze Yobo who was a former beauty queen got married in 2010 and they already have a child whom they named Joey Yobo

As we prepare for the handing over ceremony between President Jonathan an Gen. Buhari, we look at five out of many of the achievements The Jonathan administration has made: 1. Promotion and practice or true democracy: This is the reason why he is named the "Father of the new democracy of Nigeria". 2. Conduct of free and fair election 3. Guaranteeing of freedom of speech. 4. Becoming Africa's number one destination of foreign investors. 5. It is under the Jonathan administration that Nigeria rebased it's GDP for the first time in over a decade to become the largest economy in Africa. This and many more are the things that the Jonathan administration has done in Nigeria.

There was confusion when Gen. Buhari's wife, Aisha mistakenly thumb printed on the space for the PDP instead of the one for the APC. All pleas fell on deaf ears as INEC will not give her an extra ballot paper. She is seen weeping uncontrollably at the Voting scene.

According to our sources, it have been reported that President Jonathhan has earned N 4.323 billion over the last four years and that he has also paid N 626.422 over the last three years. It shows that the President earns N14,410,290.48 yearly and that is a pretty heavy sum. But sha, he has done what was more than worth it abi!!!!!!!!!!

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