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Less than one month to the hand over date, President Goodluck Jonathan is flexing muscles. He has warned the incoming government headed by Present-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari to avoid actions that seem as if it is creating a parallel government when a government is still in place.

Keep calm Nigerians, our monies will recovered from all those who thought they were wiser than all of us. The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has declared that his administration would take a closer look at the claim by the ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, now Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, that $20bn which was supposed to be remitted by the NNPC to the federation account, could not be unaccounted for by powerful people in Jonathan's government.

I have taken conscious steps to understand the way our democratic system works and have been kept abreast of every political situation that is of national interest in Nigeria. And my findings in comparison with the political history of Nigeria show that the game of politics in Nigeria is best played and won by those who have “Dynamic and flexible political philosophy” than those who believe in “Static and rigid political philosophy”. This is where the Igbos get it wrong. I consider myself as being a part of Igbo since one of my uncles got married to an Igbo woman from Imo State. Besides, 20% of my best friends are Igbos so I have a bond with the Igbo people and whatever affects them worries me too and I hope they get it right from this political dispensation. Shortly after All Progressives Congress (APC) was formed on 6 February 2013, some people had ambivalent feelings toward the party and most of my Igbo friends including other Igbos I interacted with told me that...

Alhaji Ali Olanusi has described his removal by the Ondo State House of Assembly as deputy governor as a huge joke. He spoke through his lawyer, Oluwole Kayode, hours after the Commissioner for Agriculture, Lasisi Oluboyo, was sworn in as the state’s new deputy governor. Olanusi’s travails began a month ago when he dumped the PDP for the APC. In condemning his impeachment, he reminded the lawmakers of an April 23 court order that the status quo be maintained in respect of his office. He said, “Another action in respect of the same office and the impeachment process is pending in court and will come up on May 7, 2015.  “I think public office holders and people who are put in positions to defend the Nigerian constitution must be law abiding.  “In the light of this disobedience to a court order and the impunity displayed in the course of the impeachment proceedings, the deputy governor is on solid ground. The action is illegal and a juge joke.” ...

The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, in Ogun State, Adeleke Bada, has agreed with the former Minister of Petroleum, Prof. Tam David-West, that petroleum pump price can actually sell for N40 per litre in Nigeria.

The All Progressives Congress has threatened to probe the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan over some “last-minute dubious activities” ahead of the May 29 handover.

On the 13th of April this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN circulated a notice that “with immediate effect,” the withdrawal limit from Naira debit cards abroad will be reduced to $300/day to a total of $50,000/year from where it stood at thrice that: $900/day and $150,000/year.

President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Christian leaders in the country to behave differently from the politicians. He gave the charge in Abuja before commissioning the N600 million Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Jubilee Resort and Leadership Centre.

President Goodluck Jonathan will leave the Aso Villa after May 29 for Muhammadu Buhari. Puch's Simon Utebor was at Jonathan’s Bayelsa State-country home where he is expected to retire to.

  I don't know how many wives Asari has but as a Muslim he is at liberty. Niger Delta papa. Lol! See more:

A female staff of a popular eatery, Sweet Sensation, Oluremi Olayinka, was on Wednesday convicted and she has subsequently been sentenced to 266 years imprisonment by Justice A.A Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, for stealing N8million belonging to her employer. ‎

President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari finally received Suleiman Hashimu, the man who walked all the way from Lagos to Abuja to celebrate the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate’s victory in the March 28 election.

An explosives expert and researcher, Mr. Biedomo Paul Iguniwei has tendered a research paper requested by the coroner before the Lagos court investigating the cause of the collapsed building at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) last year.

This is what you get when a man wants to prove that he is still loyal to his Oga who has been defeated. The Senior Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has said that he stands by his words that the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, is not an electable leader.

The PDP has reacted to the Ekiti impeachment saga, telling aggrieved APC lawmakers to embrace Fayose's peace offer .A statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Monday reads

An Ijaw group called the Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, in Delta State, over the weekend asked President Jonathan to grant presidential pardon to former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, before he leaves as president of Nigeria on May 29th.

Governor Fashola  addressed some actors who came to the State House, Alausa, Ikeja to protest against Piracy in Nigeria, asking his government to help them fight pirates. He assured them that he would look into it. More photos after the cut...

   President Goodluck promises to attend Buhari's Presidential inauguration....Read below

Choi, how do you go on an interview and swear that you didn't date someone when it was public knowledge? Singer Emma Nyra swears she never dated her label boss, Ubi Franklin. In an interview with with Golden Icon, she said;

The life she's living! :-)

Wonders shall never end. All those ladies who have been envying their fellow ladies who live in Lekki and other expensive place without knowing what they do for a living, you should learn from this. A 32-year-old nursing mother, who was caught for alleged armed robbery in  Lagos, has blamed her plight on the huge financial burden that she is currently battling.

It's not easy to get a truly responsible man but, sadly, most girls don't appreciate when they get one: I am 29, an Edo indigene and dated an Igbo man from Anambra. We dated for six months and my friends continually told me to leave him because Igbos don’t marry anyone who is not from their tribe. I went ahead to date him but refused him s*x. 

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has warned the incoming administration on the danger of retaining the multiple taxation regime, saying such move would be injurious to businesses and ultimately reduce revenue to government.

President Goodluck Jonathan has denied that he expended as much as N2trillion for campaigns ahead of the just-concluded general elections in which he was defeated by Muhammadu Buhari of the APC. He also denied setting up a committee to conduct an audit of how the elections funds were disbursed by party members and state officials.

You can't know your true friends when the going is good. When you fall inside a 'gutter', you are on your own. Those who used to wine and dine with you will have excuses why they can't be with you. How sad! Just few weeks after President Goodluck Jonathan was defeated by Muhammadu Buhari of the APC, his above, the Aso Rock seat of power, has become a shadow of its once boisterous self. Most noticeable is the shrinking figure of influence peddlers who frolicked with the first family round the clock, including joining in the morning prayers at the Villa Chapel. Sadly, none of the big men have time to come and pray with President Jonathan again.

                            The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has said that the party will no longer insult the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, as they used to do during the election, but provide a decent and credible opposition that will constructively proffer alternatives to the policies and programmes of government without propaganda and deceit. “The PDP is a political party built on values, tradition and utmost respect for democratic tenets. Our manifesto and ideology center on national peace, stability and prosperity and we shall uphold this at all times. In this wise, the PDP as always, will continue to work in the general interest of the Nigerian people.

From what a blogger friend gathered, Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi, Prof. Tam David-West, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, ex-NBA President, Rotimi Akeredolu, Sam Ndah-Isaiah, etc will be the leading men in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari when it is inaugurated from May 29. With just weeks to the inauguration, the shape of the new cabinet is beginning to emerge. The position of the Secretary to the Federal Government is between Governor Amaechi and Chris Ngige. The FCT minister will likely go to Governor Fashola. Minister of Petroleum will like go to the man who said there is no subsidy and that Nigerians can buy fuel for as low as N50 per liter. That ma

Kunle Afolayan, film director Tunde Kelani, Kehinde Bankole, Yemi Shodimu, and others held a peaceful walk against piracy this morning. They marched from Ikeja Under Bridge through Awolowo way to the Governor's office in Alausa where they are waiting for the governor to attend to them. See more photos after the cut

According to an exclusive Punch report, he did. Below is what they are reporting...

When your time to lose has come, no matter how much you spend the result will be the same - defeat. The noisy remnants of the colossal failure of President Goodluck Jonathan at the presidential polls of March 28, 2015 are exposing the intrigues surrounding the embarrassing lose.

Fitness expert, Jen Shelter pictured with her mum in new photos shared on social media. Guess who is Jen and who is the mum?

The diary of a lady who left her boyfriend and ended up as free "meat" for her Oga in the office: "I had a brief affair with my boss and I knew it was wrong. He now behaves as if nothing happened between us. I am trying as much as possible to put whatever happened between us behind me.  I’m not even scared of him sacking me because he dares not. He shouldn’t even think of it, because I agreed to date him after five months of s*x ual abstinence. How do I carry myself with dignity without feeling used? I feel I am without worth..."

  This man posted these photos of his very premature baby on twitter. Many found the pics disturbing and called him out. Obviously, there's no limit to what can be shared on social media. Another pic after the cut..

By Terfa Naswem Nigeria was getting closer to its boiling point and it became imperative for Nigerians to understand that if they don’t do anything to reduce the heat, Nigeria will evaporate meaning it will fall apart. And Nigerians sent a resounding message through their votes that the time for CHANGE has come. Evaporation may occur when the partial pressure of vapour of a substance is less than the equilibrium vapour pressure.

               Bangalee (in olamide's voice) is ballin as shown in these photos after his performance at the World Bank's  Global Earth Day concert in Washington D.C. see another photo after the cut..

I can afford to take the risk of concluding that the majority of Nigerians would like to see brought to justice, and swiftly so, the people who brought Nigeria to her knees through the looting of our commonwealth. Many Nigerians are afraid that some, if not most of these looters, may flee the country after May 29, 2015, before investigations are commenced/concluded. The purpose of this article is to advocate that the President elect, Mohamadu Buhari, should start the blitzkrieg against corruption immediately after concluding his swearing-in ceremony at Eagle Square on May 29, 2015.

John Okafor lost his mum Victoria Okafor yesterday April 18th. The comic actor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, was with his mum in a hospital in Enugu when she passed away. When LIB contacted him, he said his mum had been battling with diabetes for years. She was 90 years old. May her soul rest in peace,

The reality of impeachment in the last days of the current House of Assembly is beginning to dawn on the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose. Hence, he is now calling for peace from those he chased away.

    They are now attacking children? That's crossing the line and not cool at all. Not cool...

Below is what the presidential Spokesperson shared this morning on his Facebook page...

Men are not built to be with just one woman, I don't know why our society is living in denial. Most men who claim they have just one wife are "shooting" left, right and center with other ladies. Even the single ladies who are looking for one-husband are "firing" other women husband. #GoFigure A lady who doesn't want her man to get another wife even when she can't satisfy him has cried out:

                            Timi Dakolo posed with snoop Doggy at his album listening party last night.

                   The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied that its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, promised to make the naira equal to the dollar.                   

  Above is Mary Akinloye, the nanny who kidnapped the three Orekoya boys. She has since been arrested. See another photo after the cut.

Residents of Irele township in Ondo state have been hit by a deadly diseases. According to reports, the victims wake up blind, with a terrible headache and die within a few hours. At least 15 people who contracted the disease are feared dead.

Governor Ayo Fayose joined his supporters on the streets of Ado Ekiti today to celebrate his victory at the Supreme court. More photos after the cut...

The World Bank has thrown its weight behind President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to probe the rot in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over allegations of missing funds.