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Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Photos: Pres. Buhari attends Guards of Brigade Regimental dinner in Abuja

President Buhari yesterday, January 4, attended the Guards of Brigade Regimental Dinner at the Guards Brigade Scorpion Officers Mess in Abuja. Also in attendance were Minister of Defence, Brig General Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali and Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General TY Buratai...

Photos: Garissa Universiy reopens amidst tight security 9 months after the terrorist attack that left 147 dead

In a move that has been hailed by many as resilient and triumphant in the fight against terrorism, Garissa University College reopened Monday, January 4, nine months after it was closed down following a terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab that resulted in the deaths of 148 people, most of them students.

A memo to staff and students stated that an academic board meeting would take place following the reopening. Both academic and non academic staff were asked to report back on Wednesday.

109 students who survived the attack will have their fees paid for a year by the French government. They will also be given a living allowance, according to a statement by the French Embassy back in November 17.

The university was reopened amidst heightened security, as the varsity’s staff assembled for the first staff meeting. During the low-key ceremony at the institution, the college principal, Prof Ahmed Osman Warfa, said most of the staff had reported back to work.

The campus, a constituent college of the Eldoret-based Moi University, was the scene of a 10-hour siege when Al-Shabaab gunmen stormed it in the early hours of April 2, 2015.

Since then, a police post has been set up within the campus to increase security, and Prof Warfa said the government would spend Sh230 million to erect a permanent perimeter fence equipped with a closed-circuit TV (CCTV) monitoring unit in the coming months.

People dying of hunger and lack of medical care at a Maiduguri IDP camp? (photos)

Someone shared these photo of an extremely malnourished woman allegedly taken at an IDP camp in Maiduguri. According to her, "Deaths in the camp have become a daily occurrence and are mostly due to hunger & lack of medical attention." Photo on the right shows someone being buried.

Photos: 7yr old boy got a real bycycle after a photo of the one he made went viral on twitter

Godwin Musa who lives with his parents at one of the slums in Abuja, wanted a bicycle so bad but his father couldn't afford it so he constructed one with scraps, plastics, etc. After the photo of him on the bycycle went viral on Twitter days ago, someone bought a new bicycle for him and also promised to enroll him into primary school. More pics after the cut...

Shahida Sanusi's beautiful no-makeup bridal portrait...

Stunning bride! Photo credit: Henry Oji

Photos: See the giant card DAAR Communications presented to Buhari

A team from DAAR Communications, owners of AIT and Ray Power F.M, was at State House, Abuja, today, January 5, to present a giant seasonal card marking Eid el Maulud, Christmas, and New Year, to President Muhammadu Buhari. See more photos after the cut...

Don’t kill Metuh’ – PDP cries out...Says arrest last straw that may break Nigeria’s democracy

Read the PDP statement below...

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands an immediate release of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, who was Tuesday morning invited and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

This development, which did not come to us as a surprise given series of threats to our party’s spokesman by the APC and the Federal Government, who are obviously not comfortable with our stance on the confused state of the nation under their watch, is a continuation of APC’s grand design to silence and decimate the PDP.

The arrest of Chief Metuh today underscores the growing political intolerance in our country and the foisting of a police state which was last Wednesday underscored by the President and Commander-in-Chief himself, who defended why a government in a democracy should flout constitutional provision and brazenly disobey court orders.

This onslaught against our spokesman, according to intelligence available to us is part of a larger script by the government to ensure that PDP wings are finally clipped in their mission to install a dictatorial one-party state in the country.

The excesses of security agencies under this government, especially the Directorate of Security Services (DSS) and the EFCC, in abridging the human rights of PDP members have become worrisome and a threat to our democratic evolution.

Nigerians and the international community will recall that on a number of occasions, the PDP, through its spokesman has been outspoken on some undemocratic proclivities being exhibited by the APC-led Federal Government in the last seven months.

The PDP insists that for whatever reason Chief Metuh was arrested, his rights as a citizen under the law must not be trampled upon. We therefore demand for his immediate release and that due process of investigation and prosecution concerning him should be strictly adhered to.

We state this because we have been made aware of top directives to break Chief Metuh and if possible poison him during his detention by the EFCC. Chief Metuh, has since his arrest at about 10 am, has been kept incommunicado, with his lawyers denied access to him.

The PDP declares the arrest of our spokesman as the last straw that may break our democracy. We therefore forewarn the Federal Government and its agencies to save our democracy and forthwith release our National Publicity Secretary.

We are also calling on the international community and well-meaning Nigerians to stand up for this democracy, which our party nurtured for 16 years and deepened to a level where the opposition, for the first time in our political history, had the opportunity to win in a general election.

Signed:

Prof. Adewale Oladipo
National Secretary

Raymond Dokpesi reportedly sends Season's Greeting cards to Buhari

According to reports, Chief Raymond Dopkesi, today sent season’s greeting cards to both President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The team consisted of Mr Raymond Dokpesi Jnr (Chairman), Mr Tony Akiotu (Group MD), Imoni Mac Amarere (MD, DAAR News Services), Paulyn Ugbodaga (Head, Human Resource) and Kunle Onime (Head, Corporate Communications). They were received by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to President Buhari, as well as Mr O.J Abuah, Director of Information.

The team was received by president Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who was joined by a Director of Information, Mr. Justin Abuah. The message on the giant card read,

“The chairman, Board of Directors, Management and staff of DAAR Communications Plc, proprietors and operators of Raypower FM, Africa Independent Television and Faaji FM, most heartily felicitate with Your Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR and family on the occasions of Eid Maulud, Christmas and New Year 2016.”

Dokpesi is currently facing a six-count of alleged money laundering after being charged by EFCC.

Photos: Just when you think you have seen it all...lol

He looks like he's normal from the front...then he turns his back and you wonder which asylum he escaped from... lol..

Cute new photos of Wizkid's son...he's all grown now!

Wizkid's baby mama Shola Ogudu shared lovely new photos of herself and their son, Boluwatife on her instagram page. He's grown and very handsome. See more photos after the cut...

Cynthia Morgan acquires a Range Rover SUV (photo)

She shared a photo of her new acquisition on instagram and wrote "...and the toy is here!" Congrats to her!

Five Star CEO E-Money steps out in skirt (photos)

Very stylish, abi?. E-Money is the younger brother of Kcee and the CEO of Five Star Music label...

Pics: Draya announces she is expecting a child with fiance, Orlando Scandrick

These two nearly killed each other last year...even getting a restraining order against the order but they managed to patch things up and are now expecting their first child together. Draya Michele has confirmed that she is expecting a child with her fiance Dallas Cowboys cornerback, Orlando Scandrick. The reality star and actress did a photoshoot with People Magazine to formally announce the good news.

"I’m not sure what made me decide to take a home pregnancy test, but I decided on taking two at the same time!" Michele, 30, tells PEOPLE "They were both positive and I was instantly excited."

Michele has a 13-year-old son, Kniko while Scandrick, 28, is dad to 6-year-old twin daughters Taylor and Tatiana. The couple will welcome a son in late April.

"We made an appointment to see the sex of the baby for 16 weeks, but surprisingly at 12 weeks, our doctor was able to see that he was a boy," she said. "Technology and ultrasound machines are much more advanced than 13 years ago when i had my first child."

Sophie Momodu writes clinic, demands a copy of the alleged 'contaminated with cannabis' breastmilk report

After Davido's accusation of Sophie Momodu causing their daughter’s medical problem through her use of cannabis, Sophie through her lawyers wrote to the clinic where the test reportedly took place demanding a copy of the said pathology report. Below is a copy of the letter sent to the clinic:

Turkish Airlines compensates passengers for delayed luggage

Turkish Airlines has compensated all the passengers whose luggage did not arrive with them in the Flight TK 624 from Istanbul to Abuja on December 20.
The decision to compensate the affected passengers was due to the intervention of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on the matter.

According to the General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye, who made this known to journalists, on Tuesday, Turkish Airlines has compensated all the passengers whose luggage were delayed in the flight.

He added that the airline under the supervision of the Consumer Protection Officers (CPO) of the regulatory authority ensured that the passengers were paid full monetary compensation as contained in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) and that a cargo flight and an Airbus were arranged to freight to Abuja, Nigeria, all contentious backlog of baggage which all the concerned passengers, have collected.

Adurogboye added that the compensation and transportation of the backlog of luggage of the affected passengers were contained in a report of the investigation carried out by NCAA over the recent tarmac invasion by Turkish Airlines passengers submitted to the Director General of NCAA, Captain Muhtar Usman.

Victoria Inyama stuns in new photos

Nollywood actress Victoria Inyama shared these new beautiful photos of herself. Another photo after the cut...

Man's inspiring last post goes viral

A man who posted an optimistic Facebook post on New Year's Eve and tragically died later that day has become a viral hit online.
Matthew DeRemer on December 31st wrote an inspiring post which included the hopes and dreams he had for 2016.

But the Marine veteran was killed when he was riding his motorcycle in Largo, Florida that evening and was struck by a drunk truck driver according to Tampa Bay Times .
He posted this photo then wrote underneath it.

The 31-year-old, who worked as a surgical technologist, died at the scene, where Steven Lee Clarke, 59, was arrested in the crash, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department.