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Two days ago, the photo above went viral on Nigerian social media. It was supposedly a photo of the son of Nigeria's new president, Mohammadu Buhari, Yusuf Buhari with his girlfriend. They may have striking resemblance but that is not Yusuf. The real person wrote in to LIB. Read below...

Bayelsa state senator-elect Mr. Ben Murray Bruce spoke on issues relating to accountability and transparency in government. He said:

Remember the brother footballer Emmanuel Adebayor accused in a Facebook post of stealing 21 phones? Well, Rotimi Adebayor just did an exclusive interview with  Sun News to tell his own side of the story. Excerpts from the interview below...

 

  This was at the inauguration day as pictured by Ovation Magazine..

                Most people will associate Ghanaian police force with corruption and bribery but been ashawo isn’t one of them. A picture that was circulated online today, show two police men sandwiching a little girl on the dance floor.

                  Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday attributed his successful political career to the efforts of former governor of Bayelsa, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha.                  

                            

  A woman was caught m*sturb*ting during the general deliverance session at a church at Obalende area of Lagos State. The pastor was conducting a general deliverance session where he was casting out familiar and unfamiliar spirits from the members of the congregation, who began to drop one by one under the anointing. The woman who was amongst those who fell under the superior sledgehammer of the Holy Ghost was

                   

Lt. Col. Muhammed Lawal Abubakar from Kano state is the newly appointed ADC to President Muhammadu Buhari. I hear he is cool headed man and a fine soldier who is very dedicated to his job.

As General Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in as the nation’s president today, behind the facade of his tough mien are Nigerians (not politicians) he respects and could influence him in the direction of good governance. KUNLE SOMORIN and MUYIWA OYINLOLA take a look at some of those eminent personalities and why the President will listen to them:

  Goodluck Jonathan began his journey back to his village in Otuoke, Bayelsa State on Friday May 29, 2015. To make things a bit easy for him, as at Thursday, labourers were putting finishing touches to the five buildings at Jonathan’s residence.

President Muhammadu Buhari says careful studies are already under way to identify the quickest, safest and cost-effective way to bring light and relief to Nigerians. Buhari made the remark in his inaugural speech on Friday in Abuja shortly after taking the oath office.

  Chaiiiii!!! Derrisgodoooh (In Patience Jonathan's Voice)Some Nigerians could not wait for Mr. Goodluck Jonathan to leave office proper before dumping his portrait in dust bin.

               Following the inauguration of the new administration, the naira may be devalued again to reflect the recent drop in Nigeria’s foreign reserves, analysts at Renaissance Capital have said.                 The analysts said this in a report, ‘Nigeria beyond May 29: Managing expectations,’ which was made available to our correspondent on Friday.

Some Nigerians yesterday reacted to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s inaugural speech where he said: "I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.A few people have privately voiced fears that on coming back to office I shall go after them. These fears are groundless. There will be no paying off old scores . The past is prologue"

Thousands gathered yesterday in Otuoke as they welcome former president Jonathan back home. Among those were Oladele Nihi and Gloria Speaks who trekked to Bayelsa in his honour. More photos after the cut

She's beautiful! Photographer: George Okoro. MUA: @mamzabeauty. Assisted by Joseph Isaac

The US Secretary of State in a group photograph with President Buhari after his inauguration yesterday. More photos after the cut...

Former President Jonathan said during his reception in Bayelsa yesterday that before he became deputy governor of the state, he had no interest in politics. Narrating how he dabbled into politics, Jonathan said,

Below is the complete inaugural speech of the new president: I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture.

History was made as on Friday May 29, 2015, in Nigeria, Niger State to be precise as Abubakar Sani Bello emerged as the first governor in the country to be sworn-in by his mother in-law.

President Muhammadu Buhari has issued one of his first directives. After being sworn in as President, he wasted no time in announcing that the Nigerian Military Command will be moving from Abuja to Maiduguri,  the capital of Borno State, in order to fight Boko Haram.

Even when no one is pursuing, those who are guilty are always on the run, looking for where to hide. According to reports, a ex-minister, Segun Aganga, PDP chieftain, Tony Anenih and the immediate past Governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam have all departed Nigeria on a British Airways flight out of the Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport possibly to avoid getting caught.

Yusuf Buhari pictured at his dad's inauguration this morning... he's a cutie!

New First lady Mrs Buhari with her daughters and step daughters. Beautiful ladies...

Left: Gen. Buhari when he was sworn in as Head of State in 1983 and right in 2015 as he was sworn in as a democratically elected president.

During his inaugural speech, President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigerians will not regret giving his administration their mandate. He appreciated the immediate Past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat during the election. On Boko Haram, he said this will be tackled head on. He said the group is a group of small fire causing a big fire. He said the Command and Control center of the Nigerian Army will be in Maiduguri Borno state until Boko Haram is defeated.

On May 29, Muhammadu Buhari will take office as President of Nigeria. Expectations are high as most Nigerians expect the coming government to wave a magic wand and make all their problems disappear. The Buhari campaign which ran on a ‘CHANGE’ mantra made numerous promises to Nigerians during the campaign.

Impeccable sources within the Osun State Ministry of Finance have revealed to The Paradigm, real reason the state cannot pay workers salaries for the past six months. Except sometime drastic actions are taken, the situation will continue for the next one year and more, The Paradigm can authoritatively confirm.

Guests are already arriving Abuja for the inauguration ceremony which takes place today. Pictured above is the Chairperson of the African Union, Her Excellency Dr Dlamini Zuma who arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja yesterday evening. More photos after the cut...

From Friday May 29, 2015, Goodluck Jonathan no longer has the power to order anybody; Army, Police, SSS, etc. to arrest anyone or carry out any legal or illegal activities. The reality has dawned on him.

Okonjo -Iweala’s hidden figures The country’s sordid economic realities should be an embarrassment to any finance minister and an international bureaucrat in the mould of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole feels the former World Bank Managing Director has a lot of explanations to make as Coordinating Minister under whose watch the economy “collapsed”.

               President Jonathan presided over his last Federal Executive Council meeting that holds at the Presidential Villa every Wednesday. Here are pictures from the meeting.

The ascendancy of Muhammadu Buhari to the exalted office of president and commander–in–chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been heralded by great expectations from the citizenry. And it is for good reason that Nigerians look up to him and his team for remediation of the presently suffocating conditions of living for a cross-section of the society.

President elect Muhammadu Buhari who has been in the UK on a private visit is pictured above onboard a British Airways flight on his way back home ahead of his inauguration as President tomorrow, May 29.

PREAMBLE For a man to clock the golden age of 50 in a country like Nigeria where the life expectancy is much lower surely calls for a celebration. My good friend and political leader, Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, therefore has every reason to roll out the drums as he strikes gold today, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Silver and gold have I none to give the man of the moment but at least I can pay him a tribute, chronicling how he emerged from humble circumstances to become one of shapers of modern Nigerian politics within his first 50 years of sojourn on earth.

Kim K pose d topless in the June issue of Vogue Brasil where she tried to channel ultimate s*x symbol Marilyn Monroe. The 34 year old mother of one was photographed with arms crossed over her boobs but still showed plenty of skin.  

Still basking in the euphoria of a bustling business in Ibadan, Viva Cinema Company Limited has again, opened a new film house in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. Sponsored by Bank of Industry (BoI), the company’s latest cinema house was opened to movie goers amidst a huge ceremony, last Friday. The gesture by BoI is part of its ‘Nollyfund’ initiative, whereby an initial of N1.0billion has been earmarked, with a single obligor limit of N50million for individual loans.

A group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, has instituted a fresh suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, from swearing the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday.

Stakeholders in petroleum sector, at a public hearing by the Joint Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream and Downstream), on Monday resolved to mobilise their members for the immediate distribution of fuel across the country.