The governor described himself as the rallying point for all Ndigbo and the only one who can bridge unity, understanding and togetherness in order to realize Igbo presidency in 2023.
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that his mind is fixed on becoming the first elected civilian president of Igbo extraction in 2023.
The governor made the remark when he hosted members of the Orlu Zone Congress of Journalists (OZCOJ) in his office.
He said that all the campaigns of calumny against him was because his detractors have realised that he is the most eligible and most detribalised Igbo man.
The governor described himself as the rallying point for all Ndigbo and the only one who can bridge unity, understanding and togetherness in order to realize Igbo presidency in 2023.
Speaking earlier, the Coordinator of OZCOJ, Ambassador Ikenna Onuoha, said that Orlu people were happy that one of their sons represented them very well as governor of Imo, and by being a worthy ambassador of the zone.
Businessman,
Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha just got himself a 2019 #GWagon BiTurbo
Edition 1 worth 102million which he paid in cash. He took delivery of
the wonder wheel yesterday and shared photos and videos
online. ''Mercedes G Wagon Biturbo Edition 1 2019 Zero Kilometer Wow
2018 was a great Year Congrats to Me Billie u do this one 102million
naira ko di kobo 
View
this post on Instagram #Businessman #Mompha buys himself a 2019
#GWagon BiTurbo Edition 1 worth 102million Naira which he paid in cash.
NIgerians
on social media are sending love and congratulatory messages to actress
Funke Akindele Bello and her hubby, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz,
who recently welcomed their first children together. I'm hearing that
Funke Akindele Bello welcomes 1st child with husband JJC Skillz. This is
like the best news of 2018 for me. I'm so happy for Funke Akindele.—
AJALA (@UNCLE_AJALA) December 22, 2018Let’s help give Funke Akindele
baby boy a nameMine-: Emmanuel (because he was born durring Christmas
season)What’s yours pic.twitter.com/XltWpQKPmO— ThePSYCHOLOGIST
(@yemitwist) December 22, 2018Congratulations to one of my Fav, Funke
Akindele Bello and JJC Skillz as they welcome their first child in
USA.God bless you more & more. pic.twitter.com/Uplz9v3DUH— Gbemi
Dennis™ (@GbemiDennis) December 22, 2018First it was Toolz, now Funke
Akindele. God is not finished with you, all you need to do is keep
believing.Congrats to Funke Akindele on the birth of her Baby.— FAVOUR
ONYEOZIRI (GCFR) (@Rouvafe) December 22, 2018This is one of the greatest
news have heard in 2018 about somebody else Funke Akindele just became a
mother today.— Small Boy Big Mummy (@Enigma_walexy) December 22, 2018I
have been suspecting Funke akindele being preggy... cos the way she just
disappeared on Sm eehhhn!Kaii...I’m soo happy for her — IamSomina
(@suzzypelly) December 22, 2018I for don announce this better good news
here but was waiting for all of una to wake before I share am.Hanty
Jenifa, Funke Akindele is now a mother. She yaff delivered a bouncing
baby for America.Congrats to the family— OGA SMART (@Smartnoys) December
22, 2018I love this woman, I have never met her but I know anyone
around her would be grateful to have her.Super hilariousNever in the
news for wrong reasonsWould never argue over bum bumI am so happy God
blessed Funke Akindele with a gift of a new baby.I also call her Funkie
pic.twitter.com/krlei0JdPc— Daddy Chula (@OffficialZoba) December 22,
2018Funke Akindele has given birth. Such beautiful news.— Isima Odeh
(@IsimaOdeh) December 22, 2018I'm so happy for Funke Akindele— Mimitracy
(@T_oluwani) December 22, 2018Funke akindele is now a mother we thank
God for that.Her Christmas came early. Me I want odd to book please
someone — Nosa (@triplenosa) December 22, 2018Aww Funke Akindele gave
birth, I'm so glad. Congrats to them.— Vivian (@vspring20) December 22,
2018Gabriel union, then toolz now Funke akindele!!! Yay God is great.
Christmas babies omg sooooo happy. Wow thank you jesus. Yours will come
God is never late— ZYCH. (@zichi93) December 22, 2018
At
least that's what TMZ is claiming. Read their report below...Nicki
Minaj's new boyfriend wasn't just convicted of attempted rape -- he also
went to prison for killing a guy ... and now we know the story behind
his manslaughter conviction. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ...
Nicki's new man, Kenneth Petty, rolled up on Lamont Robinson one early
morning in April 2002 and opened fire on him on a street corner in
Queens, NY.We're told Petty drove to the crime scene with a group of
cohorts, hopped out of the car, walked across the street where Robinson
was hanging out, pulled out a gun ... and shot him in the stomach 3
times. Our sources say he then fled in the vehicle with the group. We're
told police who investigated the crime at the time did not believe
robbery was a motive -- they suspected it to be a targeted hit over a
gang beef. One investigator who was on the OG case told us he could only
recall the shooting was over some "bulls***."According to court docs,
obtained by TMZ, Lamont -- who only survived for a short time -- ID'd
Kenneth in a photo lineup when police went to question him in the
hospital. The docs say he nodded his head to confirm Kenneth had shot
him, as he couldn't speak. He died soon afterward.Kenneth was initially
charged with 2nd-degree murder, but pled guilty to a lesser charge of
1st-degree manslaughter. He served 7 years in prison, and got released
in 2013.
Remember
that video of Igbo men expressing shock after they took a woman to
their hotel room only to discover that she's a man? Nigerian author,
Elnathan John has called them out for filming the video. He said they
should have verified her gender before taking her to their room. Read
his tweets below. 
Actress
Funke Akindele Bello and her hubby, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz,
have welcomed their first child. There are reports it's twin boys, while
others say it's a girl. Funke welcomed her bundle of joy in a US
hospital. The couple had a private wedding in the UK in 2016.Massive
congrats to them!
For all those partners who borrow and never pay back. Lol
Rapper Drake was called out on social media for associating with known sex trafficker, Travis 'Baka Not Nice' Savoury... 
A
woman identified as Raven Nix, 33, from Bristol has revealed how she
earns £60,000 a year selling her worn underwear and socks and uses the
money to look after stray cats who visit her home. According to a
report by DailyMail, she sells worn knickers for £20 a time and also
cashes in by selling pots of urine and raunchy videos to strangers
online. She also makes cash from 'money slaves', who deposit cash in her
account for no reason and enjoy the humiliation of being ignored by
her. The animal lover, who once sold two thongs for £250, said that
rather than splashing out on a lavish lifestyle she uses the money to
pay for vet's bills and pet food as she can't resist helping stray
cats.Raven said: 'before I did this if there was an animal that needed
me I'd have to think about whether I could afford it then I found out I
could sell my underwear. I've got four cats that live in my house,
another that lives outside and there are feral ones that come round so I
can feed them. There are 11 in total that come to get fed. I've also
got a bunny. 'I just take them in. I live on my own and I love them.
I'm a real cat lady. I can't resist helping an animal if I see that it's
in need.My wages from my job go on my rent and a lot of the money I
make doing this goes towards my cats. 'I'd done some modelling before
and had 94,000 likes on my fan page and people started inboxing me with
requests.That was four or five years ago.' And her family and partner
aren't bothered about it either,' My aunty thinks it's a brilliant way
to make money and my fella is fine with it. He says if someone wanted to
pay for his boxers he'd definitely do it.' Explaining how she got
started with her enterprise, she said: 'Someone messaged me asking if
they could buy a pair of knickers. I thought 'that's disgusting' but
then I spoke to a friend who said there was a market for it. I thought
this could be something I could do. 'It went from there. I sold a dirty
thong for £20 and lots more inboxed me with requests. I bulk buy them
from supermarkets, £8 for five pairs, and wear them. Some people have
particular requests. I once sold two thongs for £250. He wanted me to
wear them for a week. I showered but would put them on for an hour here
and there. It makes you wonder what they do with them.'After more
requests Raven started selling her dirty socks setting up a social media
account dedicated to her feet.
According
to sports journalist, Kelechi Nkoro, these pictures show footballers in
Nigeria's local league performing their medicals. See his Tweets
below. 
Trina
Braxton's ex-husband, Gabe Solis, has died after a battle with cancer.
According to reports, Solis died on Thursday Dec. 20th in Texas, where
he hails from, and he was surrounded by friends and family. Trina and
Gabe got married in 2003 but divorced in 2015, and their on-again,
off-again relationship was a frequent topic on the family's reality
show "Braxton Family Values" even after they divorced. The former
couple also appeared on an episode of "Iyanla: Fix My Life" earlier this
year more than 2 years after their split to hash out their issues and
work on a plan to finally move on.
Sultan
Anifowose, the son of veteran Fuji musician, Kwam 1, has been arrested
in the U.S along with 8 others as part of an international investigation
into online “romance scams” and “mystery shopper” schemes that made
victims lose at least $2 million over the past two years. Below is how
the US Department of Justice reported the arrest on its official
website: Seven Chicago-area residents are among nine individuals
arrested in the United States and Nigeria as part of an international
investigation into online “romance scams” and “mystery shopper”
schemes.During the Chicago-based investigation, dubbed “Operation Gold
Phish,” law enforcement identified a variety of cyber-enabled fraud
schemes allegedly carried out by conspirators in the U.S. and Nigeria.
One of the alleged schemes involved “romance scams,” in which a
conspirator builds trust with a victim through a purported online
romance before convincing the victim to send money to a predetermined
recipient. The conspirators initially contacted victims online via
applications and websites, including Match.com, Facebook, and Instagram,
the complaint states. Another alleged cyber-enabled fraud involved a
“mystery shopper” scheme, in which conspirators fraudulently offered
victims opportunities to work as a mystery shopper and receive
commissions for evaluating retailers. The victim received a check
through the U.S. mail with instructions to deposit it in a personal bank
account, withdraw the money in cash, and wire it to a third party. The
check turned out to be fake, and the victims were defrauded of the
wired money, the charges allege.A criminal complaint filed Dec. 4, 2018,
in U.S. District Court in Chicago charged nine defendants with
conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Arrests were recently carried out in
Illinois, Texas, and Nigeria, and all of the defendants are now in law
enforcement custody. The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission is conducting a related investigation of other individuals in
Nigeria.The U.S. charges were announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United
States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Jeffrey S.
Sallet, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; and Craig Goldberg, Inspector-in-Charge of the
U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Chicago. Valuable assistance was
provided by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Peter S. Salib and Charles W. Mulaney represent
the government.Arrested on the U.S. charges in Illinois were DANIEL
SAMUEL ETA, also known as “Captain” and “Etaoko,” 35, of Skokie;
BABATUNDE LADEHINDE LABIYI, also known as “Junior,” 20, of Chicago;
BARNABAS OGHENERUKEVWE EDJIEH, 29, of Chicago; SULTAN OMOGBADEBO
ANIFOWOSHE, also known as “Ayinde,” 26, of Chicago; BABATUNDE IBRAHEEM
AKARIGIDI, also known as “AK,” 39, of Chicago; MIRACLE AYOKUNLE OKUNOLA,
21, of Chicago; and OLUROTIMI AKITUNDE IDOWU, also known as “Idol,” 55,
of Chicago. Arrested in Texas was ADEWALE ANTHONY ADEWUMI, 27, of
Richardson, Texas. Arrested in Nigeria was OLANIYI ADELEYE OGUNGBAIYE,
also known as “DonChiChi,” 26, of Lagos, Nigeria.In addition to the
romance and mystery shopper schemes, the complaint accuses the
conspirators of engaging in various other cyber-enabled scams, including
investment and employment frauds. The conspirators also defrauded
victims by targeting corporate email accounts, the complaint states. In
the email scam, known as a business email compromise, the conspirators
fraudulently obtained usernames and passwords or sent “spoofing” email
messages that claimed to be from a company employee, instructing the
victim to change the wire instructions for bank payments. Per the
instructions given in the fraudulent emails, the victims unknowingly
wired funds to bank accounts controlled by the conspirators that had
been opened in fictitious names utilizing fake passports, the complaint
states.The charge in the complaint carries a maximum sentence of 20
years in prison. If convicted, the Court must impose reasonable
sentences under federal sentencing statutes and the advisory U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines. The public is reminded that charges contain only
accusations and are not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed
innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the
burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
There's
an outrage online after a young black wrestler was forced to cut his
dreadlocks before competing in a match in an incident that has raised
questions about whether race was involved in the controversial
decision. According to SNJ Today, Buena High School wrestler Andrew
Johnson, who is black, was told by a white referee that he would have to
cut off his dreadlocks or forfeit his Wednesday's match with his
opponent from Oakcrest High School. The publication reported that
Johnson and his coaches initially protested the decision before the
wrestler ultimately agreed to the quick haircut in a video posted by SNJ
which has gone viral. According to the report, Johnson had intended to
cover his dreadlocks with a hair cap, as is permitted by national and
state rules, but was not allowed to do so.The referee has been
identified as the same person who in 2016 offered to go through
sensitivity training and an alcohol awareness program after he
reportedly used the N-word toward another official, according to the
Cherry Hill (N.J.) Courier-Post. In a statement released by Larry White,
the executive director of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic
Association, he said the association will recommend that the "referee
in question not be assigned to any event until this matter has been
reviewed more thoroughly in order to avoid potential distractions for
the competing wrestlers."Watch the video below.Epitome of a team player A
referee wouldn't allow Andrew Johnson of Buena @brhschiefs to wrestle
with a cover over his dreadlocks. It was either an impromptu haircut, or
a forfeit. Johnson chose the haircut, then won by sudden victory in OT
to help spark Buena to a win. pic.twitter.com/f6JidKNKoI— Mike Frankel
(@MikeFrankelSNJ) December 20, 2018
A 25-year-old
native doctor, Abudulahi Mudi, arrested by operatives of the Inspector
General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) from his
hideout in Lokoja, Kogi State, has confessed that he makes more money
from snatching cars than what he makes from treating broken bones. Mudi
who was paraded alongside his accomplice, Christopher Ilia, a security
guard attached to one of the headquarters of a ministry in Abuja, said
he learnt the art of treating broken bones and treating pregnant women
from his late father, but switched to snatching exotic cars so he can
make fast money. He said himself and his team of four have stolen cars
mostly in the Ikeja, Lekki and Surulere axis of Lagos state. “I am a
native doctor and I treat people of stroke, broken bones and other
illnesses. My father who is now late thought me the art and I have been
doing it for a long time in Lokoja, Kogi State. In 2012, one of my
friends based in Lagos invited me, and when we met, he introduced me to
car snatching. He said the business would fetch me more money than
treating people. I accepted then because I was a native doctor and I
knew I could prepare charms that would prevent us from being
arrested.“My friend then taught me how to drive after which we started
removing people’s cars from parks. My friend had a master key we were
using, and at night we will go to any crowded bar and night clubs where
cars are parked by the road side. My friend would open two cars of his
choice and we will both drive them out and take them to our buyer who is
based in Lokoja.“We stole cars mainly around Surelere and Ikeja because
traffic around those areas was too busy compared to other areas. We
stole about 16 cars in Lagos before I was arrested when police trailed
one of the cars to the receiver in Lokoja. The police then used the
receiver to trick me and I was arrested. The receiver called and told me
that he was in Lagos and he wanted to come and collect someone and I
rushed to where he told me and I was arrested.“After I was arrested, the
police asked me to call my friend, and when I did, he sensed danger and
escaped. I was later charged to court and remanded in prison, but while
in prison, I got news that my friend had been killed while he attempted
to steal someone’s car in Lagos. I spent four years in prison because I
couldn’t fulfill my bail conditions. I came out in 2016 and relocated
to Abuja and started treating people again.“Early this year, Ilia came
to me for treatment. He told me he had gonorrhea and I started treating
him. In the process, we became friends and he told me that he lost his
job as a security guard and that he wanted me to assist him. At that
time, I had one of my car receivers calling me that he needed cheap
cars. I told Ilia that we could make money if we could get them for him.
Illa then suggested that we should get military uniform; which we did.
We started stopping cars at bus stops at night. We will flag down any
neat looking taxi and when we enter it will show the driver our toy gun
and force him to stop the vehicle. We will collect all his money and
zoom off with his vehicle. Then I will call our receiver who is at Ejule
community in Ofa Local Government of Kogi State. We will hand over the
vehicle to him. He pays us between N120,000 and N150,000 for each
vehicle. The charm I prepared for protection was highly effective and it
prevented the police from arresting us, but Illia was the person who
got me into trouble again. I don’t know where he went to rob. He did not
disclose the amount he stole, but he brought just the man’s car to me
and asked me to prepare charms that will prevent the man from looking
for him. He didn’t even give proper details about the operation. I
accepted and kept the key in my shrine and before I knew what was
happening he brought the police to my house and they arrested me.”On his
part, 30-year-old Christopher Ilia, who is a native of Lokoja, alleged
that his inability to secure a job led him into crime.“I became so
desperate after I lost my job. I started robbing people of their phones.
I went out very early in morning. I attacked people in broken down
vehicles or those who are working alone. I threaten them with my gun,”
he said.Both men are now in police detention and would be arraigned in
court soon.
It
looks like Cardi B has finally taken her husband Offset back after
splitting from him over his infidelity earlier this month.On Friday, the
hip-pop couple who share a daughter Kulture together were pictured jet
skiing in Puerto Rico, where they are both enjoying a 'makeup'
holiday.Eyewitnesses told TMZ they seemed very much like a couple as
they laughed and played on and in the deep blue sea.See more photos
below.
A
giant billboard of Nigerian singer, Runtown has just been spotted
in Time-square, New York following the release of the most anticipated
video of the year, 'Lucie'. See below... View this post on
Instagram #Runtown billboard spotted in Time-square, #NewYork
following the release of the most anticipated video of the year,
'Lucie'.A post shared by The One (@dignoromeristrum) on Dec 21, 2018 at
9:45pm PST
The
Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of all 14.5 million registered voters
between 2017 and 2018 have been printed and ready for collection as well
as all the PVCs of those who requested for replacement and relocation
of their cards ahead of 2019 general elections, had also been printed
and ready for collections. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), disclosed this on
Friday in Abuja after the swearing-in of the new Secretary to the
Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony.”The commission has printed all
PVCs for new registrants between April 27, 2017 and August 31, 2018. We
have also printed all the requests for replacement of lost cards, all
requests for transfer and relocations.The last batch that we printed are
for those who applied for transfer and relocation, and those who
applied for replacement of damaged and defaced cards. This will be
delivered immediately after the Christmas break. So we are happy to say
that all 14.5 million or so new registered voters have their cards
printed and delivered to the states. So we are good to go on that,”
Yakubu said. Yakubu, who also spoke on the ongoing strike by the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and its implications on the
2019 general elections, said that the commission would meet with union
leaders in tertiary institutions for a way forward. The INEC Chairman
said that the ongoing strike was worrisome as the commission also
sourced some of its election ad hoc staff from the tertiary
institutions.”The bulk of the ad hoc staff will be drawn from the
National Youth Service Corps members but where there is shortfall, and
obviously there would be shortfall, we rely on the universities.Remember
we also rely on the universities to draw our collation and returning
officers. So the ongoing strike is worrisome in case some of them say
because of the ongoing strike they will not participate in the
elections.But the ASUU has been good friend of the commission and we
intend to meet with the President of the ASUU next week so that we can
discuss and iron this out. We will also extend it to the lecturers of
polytechnics and colleges of education so that we will meet with the
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and Colleges of Education
Academic Staff Union (COEASU) and all other unions in the tertiary
education sub-sectors,” the chairman said.
Parts
of the United States federal government shut down at midnight after
Congress and the White House failed to reach a deal on Friday night to
avert the shuttering of several departments. Both the US House of
Representatives and the Senate adjourned after Senate Majority Whip John
Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said there would not be a vote Friday night
in the Senate. Funding for roughly a quarter of the federal government
then expired at midnight, including appropriations for the Departments
of Homeland Security, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, and other
parts of the government. This is the first time in 40 years that the
government has been closed three times in a year. However, before they
adjourned for the night, the Senate passed a bill to ensure federal
employees who are furloughed get back pay. It was passed by unanimous
consent, but still will need to pass the House.
Nollywood
actor, IK Ogbonna, shared this lovely photo with his Colombian
wife Sonia. on his Instagram page and wrote: Let today’s sunshine and
let the blessings for today not pass us by. MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS.'The
lovely photo finally put an end to the widely speculated rumours that
the couple who have a son together are having issues in their marriage. 
American
comedian, Kevin Hart and his family have released their Christmas card
and it's cute.The father of three, 39, posted two photos with one of the
images showing him, his wife Eniko Parrish, and his kids Heaven, 13,
Hendrix 11 and Kenzo, one, stuck in a snow globe.He wrote: 'Merry
Christmas from the Hart’s #LiveLoveLaugh # HappyHolidays.'See full
photos below.
On
Friday morning, Yemi Alade took to social media to call out women who
edit their photos to make their behinds look good for the gram. She
wrote, 'stop increasing your ynash in your pictures! You know you are
straight like "I" embrace your real self ! Ahh ahh. Deceiving fans up
and down'. The tweet immediately went viral with many women accusing the
singer of body shaming them. Now she's been forced to retract and
apologise for the tweet saying, 'guys I am not here to defend myself. If
my last tweet was offensive in anyway, to my fellow females and guyz i
apologise. I am sincerely sorry. I just want us to appreciate ourselves
more tin, tall, fat, short. With or without Nyash'.
