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The funeral of Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, held at the All Saints' Anglican Church, Yaba, Lagos yesterday December 22nd. In attendance were the Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, former Interim president Ernest Shonekan, former Chief of General Staff, General Oladipo Diya and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel amongst others. See more photos after the cut.

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Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to online reports of the raid and "arrest" of one of his aides, Ugochinyere Ikenga by DSS officials (Read  here ). In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said he would not condone any of his aides that breaks the law. Read the statement below. “The attention of the Senate President has been drawn to a statement issued today to the media by the Department of State Services (DSS) in which the Department raised allegations against Mr. Ugochinyere Ikenga, an aide to the Senate President. According to the statement, the DSS has not officially informed the Senate President of the allegations against Ikenga. However, Saraki having read the statement now circulating online will want to make it clear that he will never condone any action by any of his aides which threatens the peace of the country or is against the provisions of the law. Saraki called on the DSS to properly investiga...

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- Governor Wike's leaked audio tape seems to be putting the Rivers number one citizen in the spotlight again - The IGP has ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations that the governor rigged the election in the state - The panel constituted will be waiting to submit their reports soon Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state may have courted trouble following a resolve by the Nigeria police to investigate allegations of election malpractice. The governor was  recently caught on tape in a discussion with an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on how payment for election rigging would be made. According to Sahara Reporters who released the tape, Governor Wike made payment to INEC officials especially those sent from Plateau state to rig the election for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etche, Khana, Ikwerre and other key local government areas in the state. JUST IN: Governor Wike lands in serious trouble a...

- Bayelsa state students studying at King’s University College, Accra, Ghana, have been prevented from writing their examinations - They have also been chased out of the institution’s hostels - The students were sponsored by the Bayelsa state government Bayelsa state students studying at King’s University College, Accra, Ghana, have been prevented from writing their examinations and denied access to their hostels. Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson This is due to the Bayelsa state government's inability to pay the tuition and all other sundry fees of the students. The students were all sponsored by the government to study in the school. The revelation is coming almost a month after the Bayelsa government said that it had approved the payment of sundry fees for its stranded students studying abroad. The government had on November 24, 2016, indicated that Governor Seriake Dickson released £300,000 and $450,000 for the payment of tuition for students of th...

A report credited to Dr Joe Nworgu, the secretary general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo that every Igbo adult supports the agitation for Biafra has been rebuffed by another chieftain of the group. In an interview with The Sun, Osita Okechukwu, another chieftain of the pro-Igbo group, noted that contrary to Nworgu's claims that the marginalisation of the Igbos worsened under incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari, it reigned supreme during ex-president Goodluck Jonathan's tenure. Goodbye Biafra: Ohanaeze Ndigbo chieftain says Igbos can't leave Nigeria, lists reasons Okechukwu, a former spokesman for All Progressives Congress (APC) in Southeast before his appointment the director general, Voice of Nigeria, noted that the Igbos do not have any reason to secede from the country as is being portrayed by those agitating for Biafra. While asking his fellow Igboman to apologise to the Igbos for the comment he made, rather than criticise the incumbent for marginalising th...

Reports filtering in have it that some soldiers have pounced on their commanding officer for reportedly asking them to fight against Boko Haram on empty stomachs. Premium Times reports that Victor Ezegwu, the commanding officer of the Army 7 Division in Mailamari allegedly asked the soldiers to face the die hard terrorists inside Sambisa forest without food for two days. Unbelievable: Soldiers pounce on Army General who asked them to fight without food Although the GOC returned in a helicopter with supplies and food items, the soldiers reportedly pounced on him in an attempt to lynch him after going hungry for more than 24 hours. A source noted that,  “The GOC escaped being lynched because he was immediately shoved into an aircraft and whisked away from the area." The soldiers, having missed their target, fired sporadically and rained curses on Ezegwu, but while reacting to the said attacks, the GOC denied ever witnessing any form of violence in his s...

The ‘Russian-made’ Ponzi scheme called MMM Nigeria has become not only popular in the West Africa country but also across the ocean as the international media has beamed its searchlight on what is now regarded as Nigeria’s biggest money-double scheme ever. From their reports, the international media present a very bleak view of what the future holds for MMM Nigeria and other Ponzi schemes. READ ALSO:  How MMM promoters exploited the loopholes in Nigerian laws First to do a report on MMM Nigeria and others is respected British news daily Independent, which wrote that the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) is spreading like wildfire in Africa despite failing in Zimbabwe. Independent UK takes a look at MMM Nigeria and others It reported that MMM Nigeria continued to claim it was a legal entity even though the Central Bank of Nigeria declared it as not being so. It noted also that founder of the scheme Sergey Mavrodi went on the run after the scheme first failed in Eu...

Unbelievable pictures have surfaced online of a young Nigerian man said that the bible is evil and that it was written by the devil. Shocking: Nigerian man tears bible, says it is from the devil (photos) The young man identified as Udummiri Nwakalu took to Facebook to express his displeasure with the way some Christians feel cool after burning shrines and posting the pictures on Facebook. Shocking: Nigerian man tears bible, says it is from the devil (photos) He stated without apologies that the bible is evil and that it was written by the devil, just as he shared some pictures of him tearing off some pages of the bible. Shocking: Nigerian man tears bible, says it is from the devil (photos) Check out his post:  "You Christians have been burning several traditional shrines, you post it on Facebook everybody cheer you and praise your nonsense Jesus. Today I decided to show what it feels like. I have been using the Bible for toilet about 3 months now just t...

Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-kayode has hailed the Nigerian Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fani-Kayode has suggested that God was behind the Nigerian Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the EFCC. The upper chamber on Thursday, December 15,  rejected President Muhammadu Buhari's nomination based  on the security report sent by the Department of State Service (DSS). READ ALSO:   Nigerians condemn senate rejection of Magu, demand to see DSS report Reacting to the rejection of Magu, Femi Fani-kayode who has been arrested by the anti-graft agency twice suggested the rejection of the EFCC boss was as an act of divine intervention. The former minister via his Facebook page on Thursday said the Senate rejection of Magu was in fulfillment of the bible verse which says  “touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm". Some Nigerians who shared th...

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- 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...

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 ...

- 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 tr...