Yesterday, former president Goodluck Jonathan, held a public
presentation of his book titled ''My Transition Hours'' to commemorate
his 61st birthday. In the no-holds-barred book, the former president
chronicled the activities before and after the 2015 presidential
election which he lost to President Buhari.The former president in one
of the chapters in the book, alleged that the recession Nigeria's
economy faced after his exit from office, was self inflicted by the APC
government to tarnish his image and that of his government. Recall that
in August 2016 Nigeria's economy official slide into recession but by
September 2017, the economy was announced to have been out of
recession.In his book, Jonathan said that the clueless tag given to his
administration by the current government and their sympathisers, was to
humilate him and everyone that served under him. Jonathan stated that
the APC government instead of working for the progress of the country,
came up with the blatant lie that they inherited an empty treasury. Read
except from the book below“Recall that the opposition and their
sympathisers and campaigners, both local and international, with their
malicious propaganda, tore our economy to shreds, threatened our
stability and existence as a nation and intimidated our citizens, all in
the bid to take over power. Nevertheless, we conducted ourselves in a
manner that allowed a peaceful transfer of power from a ruling party to
an opposition party, for the first time since Independence in 1960.
Rather than forge a coalition and build on the momentum we had gathered
when they eventually took office, they went on a persecution spree and
vengeance mission. That the country slipped into recession soon after we
left office was a self-inflicted injury caused by misplaced priorities.
The narrative of inheriting empty treasury is a blatant lie.“Also, the
excuse of the collapse of world crude prices does not hold water. This
is because the Fourth Republic took off in 1999 with crude oil selling
for less than $20 per barrel and a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
at 0.58 per cent, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
figures. Yet, the economy maintained a steady growth from that year,
peaking at 15.33 per cent in 2002 when the average crude oil price was
about $25.“It is also instructive that the oil and gas sector constitute
about 11 per cent of our GDP. There had to be a wider causative factor
than just the fall in world crude prices.“It also amounts to standing
facts on their heads to continuously claim that recession was caused by
so-called mindless looting. The truth is that the opposition, in a bid
to undo our government, became its own undoing when it got to power,
because of the burden of justifying deliberate misrepresentations. There
is wisdom in the saying that if you win a prize and get the crown,
don’t go around destroying the person who previously held that prize; it
will lose its value. Even after winning the election and forming the
government at the centre, the blame game continued. When two brothers
fight to death, it is the neighbour that inherits their father’s wealth.
And we have seen neigbouring nations like the Republic of Benin and
Ghana reaping from the capital flight out of Nigeria.“Despite Nigeria’s
attainment of Independence from Britain ahead of most other African
countries, we have been increasingly conditioned to seek succour in the
blame game. It is time for Nigeria to take responsibility. As Gen.
Murtala Mohammed said while addressing the Organisation of African Unity
(OAU), now African Union (AU) in 1976 that ‘Africa has come of age’. I
add that Nigeria has come of age. We either live up to that or we don’t.
I am convinced that we can, and we should. We must as a nation always
strive to improve the quality of life of our citizens and make
developmental plans that will focus on the younger generation. That way,
Nigeria will not be a liability to the rest of the world. Our
population will be an albatross to us and our allies if we do not take
the necessary step to tum it into a great opportunity.“The sundry
accusations by the new administration would appear to have baited the
media. Media trials are entertaining, but have little or no effect in
fighting corruption and improving the economy. Since I left office,
rather than improve on our TI (Transparency International) corruption
perception record, the situation has worsened with the nation going 12
places backward, becoming number 148 according to the latest CPI ranking
for 2017, from 136 in 2014 when I was president.“It was bad enough that
Boko Haram insurgents continue killing people and ruining businesses,
but what is worse is when politicians downgrade the economy by
demarketing the country internationally. You should never try to slander
your political opponents by destroying your country’s economy. Capital
flight intensified and companies started laying off staff. In all these,
I hope a lesson would be learnt. If you embark on digging a hole for
your enemy, you better make it shallow, because you might end up in the
hole yourself. How do you attract investors you already repelled through
your utterances? Investors are an ultra-sensitive lot. Money runs away
from unstable societies.“Most painful have been the attacks on my
ministers, aides and associates and even members of my family. There is
an attempt to erase our legacy from history. The good thing is that the
unending barrage of attacks, deliberate misinformation and programmed
media smear campaigns have failed to sway the opinion of those with a
clear view of our beliefs, efforts and achievements. There are millions
of Nigerians and others around the world who are still impressed with
our modest achievements in consolidating democracy and growing the
nation’s economy. They will continue to serve as my strength and
encouragement. Sometimes, I laugh when certain propagandists attempt to
stand logic on its head by maligning my administration as one bereft of
ideas and ‘clueless’.“In assessing my administration, it is best to
focus on facts. I cannot assess myself. I leave that to history. But I
can assess my cabinet and I make bold to say that never in the history
of Nigeria, till date, has the nation had such a star-studded cabinet,
full of achievers and people who got to the top of their chosen fields
by merit. Just consider that my minister of State for Health, Dr.
Muhammed Ali Pate, is now a professor at America’s Duke University, as
well as a Senior Adviser to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation based
in Washington DC. My minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, is
now the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).My
Co-ordinating minister, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, is the chairperson of
the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
and the African Risk Capacity (ARC). She also sits on the board of
Twitter and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, just as she is a
Senior Adviser at Lazard and a Director at Standard Chartered Plc in the
United Kingdom, amongst others.My minister of Communication Technology,
Dr. Omobola Johnson, is currently Chairperson of Custodian and Allied
Insurance Limited as well as the Global Alliance for Affordable
Internet. And it is not just members of my cabinet. Others who served
with me in different capacities are also soaring on the world stage. A
good example is Ms. Arunma Oteh, who I appointed the Director-General of
the Securities and Exchange Commissnon (SEC).Under her steady and
skillful direction, Nigeria’s equity market grew in metric proportions,
and by the time I left office in 2015, the market had tripled in size to
$150 billion in value. Two months after I left office, Ms. Oteh was
appointed a Vice President and Treasurer at the World Bank.“These are
reputable individuals who served their country meritoriously and who, on
the strength of their performance as ministers in my government, are
now waxing stronger and valiantly on the world stage with only the sky
as their limit. With such personalities on my cabinet, no one can
factually say we were ‘clueless’ or inept. The evidence of performance
is simply overwhelming. We gave Nigeria an impressive and steady GDP
growth rate at 6.7 per cent per annum.“We were officially cited as the
third fastest growing economy in the world by CNN Money in 2014. We
eradicated polio and guinea worm and became the first nation in the
world to defeat the Ebola virus, such that the then richest man in the
world, Bill Gates celebrated us for our prowess in the health sector. We
reduced our food import bill by 36 per cent.“I did the best that I
could to preserve Nigeria’s unity and ensure a brighter future for all
Nigerian children. This remains my driving force even now that I am out
of office. I can hold my head high in my post-presidential life to say
that under my watch, no Nigerian was witch-hunted because of his or her
views and not one political assassination occurred under me.“The
momentum we built was a welcome development and a necessary boost which I
recommend to other African nations as a means to help the continent
expand capacity and reduce youth unemployment. These are some of the
positive steps I took to guide Nigeria safely to land during the
difficult times she found herself. Looking back, I can say that I have a
sense of fulfilment. It is said that a good conscience suffers no
accusations.“I have served Nigeria with all my strength and God alone is
the judge of the universe. I certainly hope that all those who cast
aspersions at us can say the same about themselves because the end of a
matter is better than its beginning. I had no enemies to fight; I have
none still. It is obvious that the world is happy with President Paul
Kagame of Rwanda. The country came out of genocide. President Kagame
made propaganda his enemy and got to work. Although Rwanda experienced
the worst genocide in Africa’s recent history, it is today the toast of
the world.“My hope is that African leaders must embrace the concept of
democracy that delivers purposeful leadership, improves the lives of the
people and envision a secure future for the nation. Africa is critical
to global progress and for that reason I urge all African nations to
work with fidelity and commitment for the greater good of the
continent.“Looking into the future, I see that our leaders can do a lot
to eliminate ethnic sentiments in our societies, enthrone merit and
build a system that gives citizens equal opportunities to excel. A
country that cannot use its best brains will lag behind in the comity of
nations. African leaders should remove key impediments limiting our
growth. When we build capacity in the youth, it will unleash the
creativity that would catalyse rapid development.“Since after my
handover, and as part of the dedication of the rest of my life to the
cause of peace and good governance, God helping me, I have engaged
myself in finding ways of advancing the course of democracy and good
governance in Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the world, through my
Foundation, the Goodluckjonathan Foundation (GJF). The GJF will partner
with all men and organisations of goodwill across the globes who believe
in the ideals to which we have committed ourselves. We will seek to
prevent conflicts, create conducive environment for businesses to
thrive, work to advance the frontiers of education and create employment
for the youth as well as encourage them to be self-employed. Millions
of our people need help. We need to develop home-grown talents. We must
aid educationally-disadvantaged children. Nigeria must become the beacon
of hope in Africa. I urge Nigerians and Africans to join me in the
effort to create a fresh thinking and enlightenment of the people of
this great country and our wonderful continent as we speak out against
unrestrained and reckless craving for political office.“We have to
rebuild our nations but we must start by rebuilding ourselves. So, let
us roll up our sleeves and go to work, actualising our dream, hopes and
aspirations for a prosperous and peaceful Nigeria and Africa.”The post
Recession after my handover was self-inflicted by this present government to make me look bad- Jonathan says.
Burna Boy, just like everyone else, has his reservations regarding Blac
Chyna coming to Lagos, Nigeria, to promote a skin- lightening cream and
he's called the mother-of-two out.Burna Boy took to his Instagram
Stories to warn women not to buy Chyna's products which he termed
"poison". He assured them that their black is beautiful, then went on to
slam Chyna.Read his post below. 
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thunder that will fire you..." Burna Boy warns Blac Chyna following
reports she's coming to promote bleaching cream in NIgeria.
A 74-year-old man has been taken into custody for allegedly raping a
teenage girl in Warri, Delta state.The man, identified as John Obi,
allegedly forcefully had sex with the 14-year-old girl and infected
her with a sexually transmitted disease.Activist Israel Joe took to
Facebook to expose the incident while revealing that the case is about
to hit a dead end because the girl’s parents want an out of court
settlement with the suspect.The rape suspect is currently in police
custody and the victim is being treated.Read the report below: 
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Actress Chika Ike stepped out looking really sexy in her all-blue ensemble paired with a cute Lady Dior bag. 
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The story of a girl who allegedly bled to death on Tuesday at Shoprite
in Warri, Delta State, is trending online.According to the lady making
the claims online, the alleged victim met a man at Shoprite and he asked
for her account number and immediately transferred N50K to her in
exchange for her to allow him penetrate her genitals with his
finger.After the lady got the alert that her account had been credited,
she went to a corner with the man and the deed was done. However,
shortly after, the girl asked to pee in the bathroom there at Shoprite
only for her to pee blood. This continued until she bled to death, the
online report alleges.Watch a lady make the unverified allegation in the
video below. The post 
Infinix Brand ambassador and Nigerian music sensation, Davido is turning
26 years old and what better way to celebrate such an occasion than
give away 26 brand new Infinix smartphones to 26 lucky winners. This is
not an advert to get you curious about Infinix smartphones, it is real
and you could be one of the lucky winners. Imagine a brand new Infinix
Hot 6X smartphone with its sleek design, 6.2 notch screen with HD+
resolution and 19:9 screen aspect ratio that enables you see everything
or a brand new “Beyond Intelligent” Infinix Note 5 or “Intelligent
Creator” Note 5 stylus in your hands. It’s all shades of pleasant
surprisesHere is how to be part of the OBO Infinix Birthday Giveaway
STEP 1 – Simply go on twitter or Instagram, follow Infinix NigeriaSTEP 2
– Retweet the Infinix post on twitter with the hashtag
#OBOinfinixBirthdayGiveaway #infinixandDavido or Like the Infinix
Nigeria post on Instagram with the hashtag #OBOinfinixBirthdayGiveaway
#infinixandDavidoThis giveaway would last from Thursday Nov. 21 – Nov.
28, 2018It is so simple and just like that, you could be a lucky winner
of the brand new 26 Infinix smartphones Davido would be giving out to
celebrate his 26th birthday. You wouldn’t want to be told what happened
or miss out. The time is now to win and win big in the OBO Infinix
Birthday Giveaway.The post 
A 35-year-old Nigerian man identified as Frank Uzoji Emeka, was arrested
in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia on Tuesday, November 20, for overstaying his
visa. He arrived Cambodia in 2017 and was previously residing in Street
172, but lately he has been unemployed and homeless. 
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Two women engaged in a vicious fight over an inmate outside the prison
gates.The love rivals came to visit the same man in a Colombian prison.
One of the women was caught sending a love letter to the inmate partner
of another female visitor during prison visiting hours and a fight
ensued.The woman who believed she was the prisoner's legitimate
girlfriend ambushed her rival and slapped her around the face
before kicking her against a taxi and had her hair pulled.At one point,
it looked like a third woman in a red top and jean shorts was trying to
separate the female attacker from her victim. But after pushing her away
she launched into her own vicious assault.The incident happened on
Sunday afternoon outside Modelo jail in Barranquilla on Colombia’s
Caribbean coast. 
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President Buhari has appointed Musa Abaji as a Justice of the Supreme
Court of Nigeria. This was disclosed in a letter he sent to the Senate
which was read at plenary. In the letter which was read by the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, he said the appointment was according to the
advice of the National Judicial Council. The letter read, “In line with
1999 constitution upon the advice of the National Judicial Council, I
hereby refer for confirmation the appointment of Justice Musa Abaji as
the Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. While hoping that this is
expeditiously considered by the Senate, accept the assurances of my
highest regard”. The Senate also noted that in another letter, the
President declined assent to the Institute of Chartered Biochemists and
Molecular Biologists of Nigeria Bill 2018.The post 
A young obese boy made international headlines some months ago after it
was revealed that he has a rare condition that makes him hungry all the
time and when there's no food, he eats anything available, even tissue
paper. It has now been revealed that he has passed away at the age of
11. Caden Benjamin, from South Africa, suffered from Prader-Willi
syndrome which is characterised by an obsessive compulsion to eat. As a
result, he weighed 90 kilogrammes at the age of 10. His condition meant
his brain could not register that his body did not need to eat anymore
after he was done eating, meaning the youngster never felt full.
Sometimes he ate toilet paper and even dirt when he couldn't get food. 
Sadly,
he died on November 15 at the Steve Biko Hospital in the city of
Pretoria in South Africa’s Gauteng Province.Caden's obesity led to
serious problems with his breathing. He also had to undergo a
tracheotomy a while back and had to breath through a tube inserted into
his windpipe. The condition also meant he had an enlarged heart,
diabetes and depression.His mother Zola Benjamin is reportedly
devastated at losing her only child. The post 
Following the outbreak of fire on Monday evening at the Wuse 2 Zonal
office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Data
Centre and the office of the Combined Inter Agency Task Force which were
housed by the affected two Storey Costa Hall have been relocated to the
Commission’s Jabi new Headquarters. The value of the damaged items,
mostly ICT consumables, is in a few millions. However, a detailed
analysis is being awaited. It would be recalled that men of the Federal
Fire Service, FFS, Wuse Zonal office today, Monday, 19th November, 2018
successfully subdued the inferno that almost razed down the
building. The fire fighters led by the Sector Commander, Melone
Onyekachi, arrived the Wuse 2 office of the Commission when the Service
was alerted of the Fire by the Incident Duty Officer of the Commission,
Kayode Oyetunde at 1910 hours. The fire started at the former newsroom
which now serves as storage for ICT equipments/consumables that were
retrieved from the Commission’s former offices scattered across the
Capital City.The post 
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has
reitereated the presidency's promise to hand over power to the Igbos in
2023 if they support the second term ambition of President
Buhari. Mustapha stated this today when President Buhari met with a
delegation of South East leaders in the state house in Abuja. Speaking
to state house correspondents after the meeting, Mustapha said that the
fastest way for the Igbos to acqualize their dream of occupying the seat
of power, is for the region to support the Buhari re-election bid in
2019 and then by 2023, the Igbo presidency can now become a
reality.“This obviously might not be most appropriate time. You remember
there was a programme in the south-east where Mr. President asked me to
represent him and I flew the kite by telling the south-eastern states
that their quickest and easiest means to presidency is to support
President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term. Meaning that they can short
circuit the period in terms of only having him there for another four
years and whatever they do in 2019 will determine what will happen
thereafter because politics is a game of numbers and it is like a
cooperative society.“Whatever you bring as an investment when dividends
are going to be shared, you will get proportionate with your investment
and your investment in politics is what you bring to the table and I
urge the Southeast to look at this matter seriously that every time we
have a presidency in Nigeria, it is negotiated in several ways. Either
negotiated by votes or what you bring to the table and you must
negotiate from the position of strength.Speaking further, he saidYou
can’t negotiate from the point of weakness and I believe that that
message resonated with the people and their response now is attributable
to the fact that even before the flag-off of the campaigns, we have
laid it bare on the table for Southeastern states to consider the
prospect of working with us to ensure that at least by the time
President Buhari finishes his second tenure, they can make a shot at the
presidency depending on what they bring to the table'' he saidThe post 
Not all mothers can stand it...lolThe post 
The Gambian Ghana-based actress took to Instagram to flaunt her curvy
backside in these new sexy photos she posted.See full photos below. 
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This lady who says she's new to Twitter shared racy pics to announce her arrival on the platform. 
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Facebook Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg is pushing back against calls
for him to step down as chairman and hopes to continue working with his
longtime chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg. Zuckerberg made the
comments in a recent interview with CNN where he addressed the
controversies pertaining to the social-media giant. He said stepping
down as chairman in the near term is “not the plan” after some big
shareholders proposed to push him out of that role following a string of
management missteps. According to Facebook’s latest proxy, his share of
the voting power among Facebook investors was 59.9%, meaning
shareholders can’t force him out, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
Zuckerberg called Sandberg an “important partner” who is overseeing
Facebook’s efforts to tackle some of the biggest problems the company is
facing. “I hope that we work together for decades more to come,” he
said. He and Sandberg have come under fire for Facebook’s slow
response to uncovering evidence of Russian manipulation during the U.S.
presidential race in 2016 and stopping the spread of misinformation on
the platform. They have also faced scrutiny for Facebook’s privacy
practices and its role in inflaming violence in countries like
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Micheal Adikwu, the prime suspect and gang leader in the Offa bank
robbery where atleast 32 people were killed on April 5, 2018 is dead.
Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kamaldeen
Ajibade, SAN disclosed this at a Kwara State High Court today, when five
of the six principal suspects were brought to court. The five suspects
arraigned were Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham,
Salaudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran. However, Michael Adikwu, a
dismissed police constable who was said to have confessed to being the
mastermind of the bloody operation was not in court during the
arraignment. When the case came up, Ajibade, who said that his office
received the case file of the robbery operation on Monday evening
explained that the head of Police investigation team, Abba Kyari
informed him that one of the suspects, Michael Adikwu was dead. Ajibade
said the police was yet to give details of Adikwu’s death and that the
five suspects brought to court could not be charged until an amendment
was made on the charge sheet. According to him, we have the names of
six suspects on our charge sheet, but they brought five suspects, we
cannot go on with the case until we amend the charges because we can not
prosecute a dead person. The Attorney General also said that the case
could not go on because the suspects had no legal representation. He,
however, urged the court to adjourn the case so that the charges could
be amended and the suspects could get legal team to represent them. It
would be recalled that two lawyers who were representing the suspects
announced their withdrawal from the case last week. Justice Halima
Salman adjourned the matter till November 30, 2018 and ordered that the
suspects get a legal team.The post 
Superstar, David Adeleke aka Davido, turns 26 years old today and his
boo, Chioma, took to her Instagram page this morning to wish him a happy
birthday. In her message to him, Chioma professed her love for David.
She wrote''Happy birthday hubby if you leave me water go carry you o God
bless you my love. You’re so annoying but I’d choose you to annoy me
for life @davidoofficial''.Happy birthday to him!The post 
Following the violence that erupted over a disagreement at a birthday
party, the Bauchi State government has imposed a curfew on Yelwa
community, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis. Governor Mohammed Abubakar
announced on Tuesday in Bauchi that the restriction of movement from 7
p.m to 6 a.m until normalcy returns to the affected area. The fracas
claimed at least three lives while two houses and a car were burnt early
Nov. 19, the state police command confirmed. “The government has
decide to impose a curfew from the hours of 7.00pm to 6.00am from today,
Tuesday, 20th November 2018, until further notice in the following
areas of Yelwan Tsakani, Unguwan Kusu, Unguwan Gas, Lushi and Kagadama,”
the governor said. He explained that the measure was taken to ensure
peace among the communities and to prevent hoodlums in the affected
areas from further escalating the disturbance and from spreading it to
other parts of the state. “This had come at a time when Federal
Government is taking necessary measures to restore peace in some parts
of the country ravaged by communal conflicts. “We must therefore not
allow ourselves to be used by disgruntled elements who may want to plant
seeds of discord among us,” he urged. The governor however appealed to
traditional rulers, community and religious leaders to preach
tolerance, peace and respect for one another to their followers. The
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