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Christmas is a great time and it’s a pity if you have to spend hours and even days shopping for original gifts for your friends and family! Kill two birds with one stone -  buy ready-made Christmas hampers on Jiji  (or buy the most original gifts and make your own Christmas hampers)! What are Christmas hampers and why do you need them? New Year is associated with magic, wish-fulfillment, new people, a lot of positive emotions and smiles. And, of course, the New Year is the time for gifts. Remember how happy you were as a child to receive a lot of small gifts instead of just one?!

- The EFCC says it is set to charge Bala Mohammed and his son Shamsudeen Bala to court in Abuja soon - The anti-corruption agency says it has evidence that the former minister also diverted funds from government revenues into personal account and also gave out landed properties to his allies EFCC sources have confirmed the seizure of 12 properties from former president Goodluck Jonathan’s ex-minister Bala Mohammed and his son Twelve properties belonging to ex-minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Bala Mohammed have been seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). READ ALSO:   EFCC ordered to defreeze Fayose’s bank accounts The Punch reports that the 12 properties also included those taken from Mohammed’s son Shamsudeen Bala. It quoted an EFCC source as confirming the seizures, saying they were part of the on-going investigation into the land scam that occurred in Abuja during Mohammed’s tenure as minister. The EFCC is wai

In the wake of the recent development about  MMM Nigeria and accounts being frozen till January 2017 , some participants who had hopes of cashing out this December to have a sumptuous festive season are already regretting joining the scheme. In a mail sent to Laila Ijeoma, a participant who claimed she put all her life savings in the scheme after much persuasion from friends, is shaken about the turn out of events. According to her, the money she put in the money doubling scheme is not totally her money and it was a bid to make more before Christmas that made her join the scheme in November 24. PAY ATTENTION:  Get all the latest gossips on NAIJ Gossip App Read the mail below: "Hello Laila, I am finished. It was only last 2 week that i decided to try this MMM thing since all my friends were making money from it. All along, i refused to do but everybody in my neighbourhood and church were doing and making money and christmas was coming and my husband is n

- The leader of the IPOB Nnamdi Kanu said he will not be subjected to a secret trial by the Nigeria government - Kanu said he has been accused in public and will not accept the ruling of the court to try him in the secret - He also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to always guard his utterances especially when speaking in public Nnamdi Kanu said he will not be subjected to a secret trial by the Nigerian government The trial of the leader of the Independent People Of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu took a new turn after a Federal High Court judge ruled on an application for secret trial by the Department of State Services (DSS). After the judge over the matter, Justice Binta Nyako, made her ruling that witnesses in the ongoing trial of Kanu would be protected behind a screen, a vexed Kanu, replying from the dock said he will not be subjected to a secret trial by the federal government. Kanu said:  “I will not be tried in the secret, this is not a Sharia court, I must be tried

The year 2016 is gradually coming to an end, but the Nigerian sporting world will never forget how two of the country's most popular football faces died shockingly. While football fraternity will be celebrating the super falcons' feat at the 2016 AWCON in Cameroon,  Rangers Int'l ending over three decades of trophy drought , super  eagles' bright start to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers , the death of former super eagles captain and coach Stephen Keshi and former team handler Amodu Shuaibu were the sad points in the year. Both died mysteriously in the month of June 2016, within the spate of three days. Stephen Keshi Late Stephen Keshi in the middle with the 2013 African Nations Cup title Born on January 23, 1962,  Stephen Keshi died  in the wee hours of Wednesday, June 8 after reportedly battling cancer for three years. The former Anderletch defender was the first Nigerian to win the African Cup of Nations both as a player and a coach. READ

Greedy 2 meter python dies after being trapped, burned by locals in Delta state (photos) Author:  Ife Olori UPDATED:  AN HOUR AGO VIEWS: 20698  TWEET IT!    SHARE ON FACEBOOK    SEND VIA EMAIL - A voracious python was found dead stuck in an iron fence in Delta state - The snake's gluttony killed him after he devoured a dog and tried to squeeze himself through the fence - It was later found by a local worker who took photos of the animal and shared them online A fat python died after it was stuck in a fence and was not able to free itself from iron rods for several hours in Warri, Delta state. A huge greedy python died because of his gluttony The reptile's last meal – a dog – played a bad joke on him making his belly extremely swollen. READ ALSO:  Baby cow born with 2 heads causes panic in Nigeria's north (photos) The 2 meter unlucky snake was found by one of the locals who then took to social media to share the snaps of the animal

On Tuesday, December 13, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu and three others were at the Federal High Court to face charges of treasonable felony, management of an unlawful society among others. Nnamdi Kanu said he cannot be intimidated by President Muhammadu Buhari At the trial, the judge, Justice Binta Nyako delivered ruling on an application for secret trial made by the Department of State Service (DSS). The judge in her ruling said the witnesses will be protected behind a screen and their names withheld from the public. However, Nyako informed the court that the pattern could not be labelled ‘a secret trial’ as widely believe by the defendants. READ ALSO:  SHOCKING! How Nnamdi Kanu reacted to Justice Nyako's ruling today But, after delivering her ruling, Kanu, who was visibly vexed by the court’s decision said he will not be subjected to a secret trial. Losing his temper, the leader of the IPOB said President Buhari made a

- A groom-to-be simply identified as Adakole attempted suicide at the news of accounts frozen by MMM organizers - The man reportedly drank insecticide after hearing the news of MMM crashing - His friend said he invested N300,000 with an expectation of receiving his 30 per cent before his wedding on Wednesday, December 28 The groom-to-be reportedly invested N300,000 into the MMM Ponzi scheme A man simply identified as Adakole attempted suicide at the news of accounts frozen by MMM organizers. Adakole, a groom-to-be reportedly drank insecticide in Otukpo, Benue state after he heard about the crash of the Ponzi scheme Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, popularly known as MMM. There has been tension in Nigeria after participants of the scheme woke up to a message from the organizers that their accounts have been frozen. The MMM organizers said all accounts will be frozen for a period of one month to allow it prevent its crash as anticipated by many. READ ALSO:  EFCC rev