Okorocha for governor

A few hours after losing his bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha last night picked the governorship ticket.
He was nominated in absentia as he was in Lagos where the party’s national convention was held.
Okorocha’s son-in-law and Commissioner for Lands and Urban Planning, Chief Uche Nwosu, who was said to have been adopted as the governorship candidate, announced his withdrawal from the race.

Court jails two pastors 7 years for stealing N32million

Justice F. O Ohwo of Delta State High Court, Warri, Delta State, on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, convicted and sentenced Pastor Glory Okeoghene Abrefera and Reverend Vincent Okpogu to seven (7) years imprisonment each for stealing depositors' funds amounting to N32million ( Thirty- Two Million Naira only).The two clergymen were nabbed after deceiving unsuspecting members of the public into investing in Mustard Seed Micro Investment Limited, a wonder bank, and defrauded them of their hard-earned money.

While delivering judgment today, Justice Ohwo convicted the accused persons on all of the nine count charges preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC.They were sentenced to seven years imprisonment on each count. The sentence is to run concurrently.

Photos: Haier Thermocool Endorses Nigeria Super Model As Product Ambassador For Multi Millions Naira Deal

 Haier Thermocool international has endorsed a Nigerian super model, Miracle Obiora a.k.a. miracle yayo as their new brand ambassador for year 2014-2015 season.

He was selected among a keenly contested modeling event that produced him as the new face of Haier Thermocool Refrigerator, Air Conditional and other brand products of the company, with the sign up fee that runs into multi millions of naira deal.

Elders want election of Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s leaders accelerated

Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that all was not well with the foremost apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, as the body’s Council of Elders, set up a seven-member electoral committee to organise a general election of the body as soon as possible, claiming the leadership appeared not to be in a hurry to hold election.The elders said the tenure of the present executive led by Chief Garry Enwo Igariwey, would expire on January 7, 2015.The Council directed that the executive to be inaugurated in January 2015 should as a matter of priority appoint a recognised firm of auditors to audit the Accounts of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

Chairman of the Election Committee is Dr. Eze Agbogu(Anambra)

Uti Nwachukwu Threatens To Divorce Future Wife Because Of Twitter

A Nigerian internationally recognized model, artise and film director, Uti Nwachukwu is well known to be a very daring and quite an outspoken celebrity. The Delta State Born BBA Star, has also revealed that he could also be a very jealous husband to his future wife. Uti made this known via his recent tweet. He wrote: " When I get married, if my wife spends 3 /4 of her day on Twitter, she will go and marry with her handle oh. Chai! I neva see." Continue...

Uti has been romantically linked with starlet Beverly Naya, then recently Seun Oni otherwise known as ‘Saeon. It was alleged that the romance between the two began two years back when they met on the set of the video for Saeon’s song titled ‘Boogie down’ in 2012.

Double bombing rocks Jos, 13-year-old with suicide vest held

At least 31 people were killed in a double bombing in the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, while a 13-year-old girl in an explosives vest was arrested in the northern city of Kano.

The blasts in Jos happened at a makeshift market near the Terminus bus station, which had been set up after a twin car bomb attack in May that left at least 118 people dead.

Mohammed Abdulsalam, coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the city, said the scene of the attack was a densely populated area.

“The bodies recovered so far are 31 but rescue workers are at the scene and the figures may change,” added Pam Ayuba, spokesman for the Plateau state governor Jonah Jang.

The city, which is the capital of Plateau, lies in Nigeria’s “Middle Belt” where the mainly Muslim north meets the mostly Christian south.

Singer Chidinma Ekile Loses Dad

23 year old MTN Project Fame 2010 winner , Chidinma Ekile has lost her dad,Mr James Ekile. The star’s father died on Tuesday,December 9, of yet to be disclosed causes.may his soul rest in peace.Amen.

Photos: Chelsea’s John Terry buys £4.35million 7-bedroom mansion

Chelsea captain, John Terry has acquired the mansion former occupied by Scottish professional golfer, Colin Montgomerie for £4.35million. The football star, who earns £170,000-a-week had earlier sold his former nine-bedroom mansion for £16million before acquiring the new seven bedroom mansion, which is nestled in a in a half-acre estate, in Oxshott Surrey just a few hundred yards away from his old mansion. The new property boasts of seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, four reception rooms, grand stairways, modern kitchen, dining area, two-bedroom annex for staff and a large garden and beautiful views. See photos below:.

Lagos: Permutations that defeated Obanikoro, others

After much horse-trading, delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, on Monday elected Jimi Agbaje as the party’s standard bearer for the 2015 governorship election.
Agbaje polled 432 votes to beat his closest rival, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, who got 348 votes.
JIMI-AGBAJE-WINS-LAGOS-PDP-Other contenders defeated by Agbaje at the tension soaked exercise were Ambassador Tokunbo Kamson who scored 46 votes, while the duo of Babatunde Gbadamosi and Mr. Adedeji Doherty, polled 21 votes each.
Announcing the winner, chairman of the electoral committee, Senator Saidu Umar Kumo said: “I hereby declare Mr Jimi Agbaje as the candidate of the PDP for the 2015 governorship elections.”
Prior the commencement, pandemonium engulfed the Yard 158 event centre on Oregun Road, venue of the governorship primaries.

Jonathan’s aide wishes Buhari ‘Goodluck’

The Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri has congratulated Former Head of State, General Mohammadu Buhari, the candidate of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming general election, wishing him goodluck.

Reno in the spirit of fairness and sportmanship took to his twitter handle, @renoomokri to congratulate Buhari who won the Presidential primaries of the APC by polling 3, 430 votes.

“I wish Muhammadu Buhari, who has just emerged the candidate of the APC, #Goodluck in all his endeavors. Retweet to join my congratulations!

Today’s events just reinforced the fact that 2015 is #TheYearofGoodluck! Retweet if you know this is true”.