Many people do not believe that actress, Regina Daniels is 16 as she's
celebrated her 16th birthday 'a few times'. So she shared the photo
above and wrote, 'why do you all keep saying I'm not 16. I mean, check
out your little girl of yesterday, she can be 16 now'Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels shares her childhood photo to prove that she's just '16-years old'
Many people do not believe that actress, Regina Daniels is 16 as she's
celebrated her 16th birthday 'a few times'. So she shared the photo
above and wrote, 'why do you all keep saying I'm not 16. I mean, check
out your little girl of yesterday, she can be 16 now'Video: 'God deserves money' -Father Mbaka slams critics
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry,
Enugu has slammed his critics, insisting that God deserves money. Mbaka
spoke in reaction to criticisms over a video that went viral where he
was seen trying to compel the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Peter Obi, during the annual harvest and bazaar
celebration of the church to disclose how much he would donate to his
church project. In a new video, Mbaka, who spoke in English and Igbo
intermittently, said God deserves money and there was nothing wrong
with him asking for donations. The cleric explained that bazaar day is
strictly for raising of funds and that is the only time his church asks
for donations.Mbaka said, “There are some people who are ingrates. These
are people from the kingdom of succubus and Incubus. I want to tell you
that all these things are caused by jealousy and envy. They are not
fighting Mbaka for anything wrong. Everyone who came was blessed but
they turned it against me, saying I am after money.God deserves money.
If you don’t want to bring your own in your stinginess, hold it. I will
give God all that I have and even if anybody wants to join them, you’re
free to join them. Where God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are, there
Fr. Mbaka will be.I will build this place for the church. Whoever felt
insulted, I apologise. But I didn’t come to your house. It was you who
came for the bazaar.” On why he demanded money from Obi publicly, the
cleric said he wanted the process of donation to be open and transparent
so that no one would accuse him of diverting funds. Mbaka said every
person who made a donation on the day the bazaar held did so publicly.
The cleric added, “We do it outside, publicly because if I am silent,
rumours will begin to spread that someone gave me $10m and why did Mbaka
keep quiet? They will abuse me even if I am silent because anytime they
want to attack this ministry, they will start somewhere.If I am silent
they will attack, if I talk, they will attack it. And don’t forget that
the liturgy was not tampered with. I finished the mass and even removed
my priestly attire. No one can fault me on that.” The cleric insisted
that he was not partisan, adding that every person, regardless of
political leaning, was free to come to him for blessings. Watch the
video below.President Trump describes former secretary of state, Rex Tillerson as 'dumb' and 'lazy'
With one tweet, President Trump praised his current secretary of state,
Mike Pompeo and dragged the heck out of his predecessor, Rex Tillerson
calling him dumb and lazy. In the president's words, 'Mike Pompeo is
doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex
Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock
and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it
is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at State'. Rex Tillerson was fired
by President Trump back in March 2018.
Nigerian Twitter user celebrates after surviving 'sixth accident without a scratch'
He shared the photo with the caption, 'Alhamdulillah! My sixth accident without a scratch'.I was a diamond in the rough but now I am shining bright’
Ramona J. SmithRamona J. Smith is an international award-winning public speaker, who prominently holds the prestigious title of the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking. She is a powerhouse, one who was unmatched by the 30,000 people she surpassed to reign in the world championship title. She is an educator, speaker, author, blogger and poet. Ramona’s captivating speeches inspire audiences around the world. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the prestigious Baldwin Wallace University in northeast Ohio. Ramona is the mother of miracle boy Ryan, and they reside in Houston, Texas.
In her words; “When you are in the ring of life, you will face some challenges,” “You are going to get hit, you will be punched, you will be bruised. Even though you fall down and stumble, all you have to do is find whatever strength lies within you or outside you from family, friends, faith, your mentors and coaches to help pull you back up. ”
The Houston high school teacher shares her inspiring story with me in this interview
Childhood Influence
Yes. As a child I loved being in the spotlight. I would perform at talent shows; I was in the drama club, and the poetry club. I have never had a fear of public speaking. As a child, I would always fantasize about being on the stage versus sitting in the audience.
Meet Me!
I am a secondary teacher in Houston, Texas. I teach Child Development and Human Growth & Development. I have a handsome, smart and athletic son named Ryan who is currently six years old. I love to travel, read, write, and meet new people.
Again, Buhari declines assent to Electoral Act
Few months to next year’s general elections and, for the fourth time,
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the Electoral Act 2018
Amendment Bill.The President has consequently communicated his reason for rejecting assent to the Bill to the National Assembly.
Before the latest version was submitted, he had withheld assent to the document about three times, attributing the decision to “errors” in the amended Bill.
This is just as the President is set to present an approved version of next year’s Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved the fiscal document at a special session in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Though the proposed fiscal document is expected to be forwarded to the National Assembly on a yet-to-be announced date, the Presidency kept sealed lips on the figures therein.
The meeting, which started at about 10:30am, lasted till around 1.30pm, with most members of the council in attendance.
Speaking to State House Correspondents on the President’s withholding of assent to the Electoral Act, his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, was not forthcoming of the figures, saying only that details on the reason for the President’s return of the Bill is contained in the communication to the National Assembly.
He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has taken decision on Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018. In accordance with his power under the 1999 Constitution, he has communicated that decision to the Senate and House of Representatives, in accordance with the law.”
When asked whether the Bill was assented to or rejected, Enang simply said: “The President has taken a decision in accordance with the powers vested in him according to the constitution. And by convention, that decision contained in the communication can only be revealed by the person to whom that decision is addressed.
“But the Electoral Bill has left Mr. President, because he has taken a decision and has remitted it back.”
Pushed further for reasons behind the President’s decision, the former lawmaker insisted that Buhari had already communicated his decision on the matter to the National Assembly, insisting: “That is what it is now. This is all the law allows me to say by convention. Mr. President has sent that to the National Assembly.”
Asked if it was safe to say that the President rejected the Bill, Enang replied: “It is safe to say that the President has taken decision, as allowed by law, and has communicated that decision to the Senate and the House of Representatives.”
On the implication of the decision on the next year’s elections, the president’s aide insisted: “The implication of the decision is that the President has taken action on the Bill within the time allowed by law.’
Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, had penultimate Friday warned against the danger in stampeding Buhari into signing the 2018 Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.
Fielding questions at the Presidential Villa, Lawan advised that Buhari should be allowed to take his time to study the document to avoid what he described as errors, adding: “I will advise, even though I am not one of his advisers, that he goes through what has been sent to him line by line, understand whatever his advisers will tell him and of what we have sent will make the elections in 2019 better, then he signs.
“But if he discovers some provisions that will bring contradictions and controversies, he can withhold assent.
‘I’m not advocating that he withholds assent, but if he does, that is his right. I want to tell you that the APC caucus in the National Assembly stands with Mr. President on this.”
Lawan stated that should Buhari withhold assent, the amended 2006 Electoral Act could still be used for the coming elections, saying if properly implemented, the 2006 Electoral Act could deliver a much more transparent, free and fair elections next year than what was experienced in 2015.
Meanwhile, the President has assented to National Open University Amendment Act, which allows the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to operate as all other universities, having the same power and functions and the same administrative structures, thereby eliminating possible discrimination against its products and programmes.
It also allows and gives conditions for the establishment of some centres, to be called study centres.
Briefing State House Correspondents after the closed-door FEC meeting, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo-Udoma, said the Council would liaise with the leadership of the National Assembly to determine when it would be appropriate for the President to submit the draft estimates for the consideration of the two chambers of the parliament at a joint session.
The minister, however, declined to give further details on the proposal, noting that the Nigerian constitution only allows the President to give out the details and that Buhari would do so when the National Assembly is ready to receive the draft.
FEC had on October 24, this year, approved the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) for 2019 to 2021, which provides the template for next year’s budget.
The session, which was presided over by the President, approved a budget estimate of N8.73trillion for next year’s budget, N400billion lower than that of this year.
The price of crude oil per barrel was pegged at $60, exchange rate at $305 and daily crude oil production was put at 2.3m by the FEC.
The MTEF/ FSP was designed to translate strategic development objective of the economic recovery and growth plan into a realistic and implementable budget framework.
BREAKING: 17 Imo Lawmakers, Speaker Defect From APC, PDP.
Eighteen members of the Imo State House of Assembly including the Speaker, Acho Ihim, have defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party.
The lawmakers abandoned their parties for a new party to the Action Alliance (AA).
The Speaker made the announcement of the defections on Thursday, during an emergency sitting at the Hallow chambers of the State House of Assembly.
More to follow…
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY- PDP BRINGS YOU GREETINGS LIVE FROM IBADAN, SOUTH WEST
Fellow Nigerians, PDP brings you greetings from Ibadan. The journey to
reclaim Nigeria from the shackles of poverty, bloodletting, economic
depression, hopelessness, stagnation, etc continues in today in IBADANAMOSUN AND OKOROCHA WERE POOR STUDENTS OF POLITICAL HISTORY ~Adams Oshiomole
Oshiomhole said, “Those who think our political future is tied to them;
they are poor students of their own political histories. Some of these
people who talk as if they are invincible; they have forgotten that they
have run elections in the past and lost until they abandoned their
parties and joined us. So, if they return, history will repeat itself.Buhari vs Atiku: Groups supporters in war of words
With less than three months to the 2019 general elections, camps of the two front-line Presidential candidates – Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have been advancing reasons Nigerians should rally behind their respective principals at the polls. This is not unexpected given the green light beamed on campaign activities by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC about a fortnight ago.
Atiku, a former Vice President has in the past three weeks been very active on the political space, utilising every opportunity to remind Nigerians on the need to reject the APC and bring to power a man familiar with the business of job creation. On his part, President Buhari is wasting no time to weave his own story, a lamentation of the failure of the PDP to make the most of the nation’s resources, particularly earnings from crude oil while it was in power for 16 years.
President M Buhari and Atiku
Earlier in the week, a spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, and former Director General of the News Agency of Nigeria, Akin Osuntokun squared up against his APC counterpart, Festus Keyamo in what was clearly a contest of ideas, oratory, history and stewardship of their respective bosses. The two gave fairly good accounts of themselves at the Channels Television Breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily.
According to Osuntokun, President Buhari has prepared the grounds for his imminent defeat at the polls with a catalogue of self-inflicted woes ranging from his continued refusal to sign the Electoral Act (as amended) to the worsening security challenges ravaging some parts of the country. He accused President Buhari of distracting service chiefs with his re-election bid, adding that in saner climes, heads of the various security agencies ought not to get anywhere close to political gatherings, if only to prove that they have no political affiliations. He was not done yet as he again questioned the first citizen’s nationalistic disposition since taking over power in 2019.
“This is a President that discriminates in the affairs of the nation. The problem in this country today is political division and anarchy. Sometime ago, President Buhari engaged Nigerians in Hausa language during a national broadcast. If Obasanjo had engaged Nigerians in Yoruba language; if Goodluck Jonathan had engaged Nigerians in Ijaw language; would we have been talking of one Nigerian today?” Osuntokun asked.
He called attention to what he called the nation’s worsening economy since President Buhari took over power in 2015, noting that since then, job losses have been recorded in millions; a development that in his words has further compounded the unemployment scourge in the land.
He concluded that the above and many other “missteps” of the Buhari-led administration are enough reasons for the electorate to settle for the former Vice President in the 2019 elections.
“Ask an average Nigerian if he is better off today than he was four years ago. Our candidate (Atiku) unites. He brings people together and he has what it takes to heal a divided Nigeria today,” he added.
For Keyamo however, “PDP is running the most self-indicting campaign” he has ever seen in recent times. In his words, “The PDP are using the same problems they caused as campaign issues, adding that “the same people who caused these problems say they are out to get Nigeria working again.”
Throwing more light on his assertion, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said it was while the PDP was in power that “a President went about visiting churches, kneeling down for pastors to intercede on his behalf (I am not saying there’s something wrong with that).” He then asked: “Have you seen Mr. President (Buhari) going from one mosque to the other to be blessed by Imams? So, who divided Nigeria the more along religious lines and what have you,”?
He countered Osuntokun’s claim that President Buhari’s refusal to sig
PDP urge NASS to override Buhari’s veto
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the National Assembly to save the country’s democracy by immediately overriding President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the amendment of the Electoral Act.
The PDP said “this legislative action has become imperative, as the President’s decision is a calculated attempt to hold the nation to ransom, inject crisis into the electoral process and ultimately scuttle the conduct of next year’s general elections, seeing that there is no way he can win in a free and fair contest.”
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party noted that Buhari’s repeated refusal to sign amendments passed to check rigging in the election raises issues of his sincerity of purpose and has the capacity to trigger political unrest and violence, which can, in turn, truncate the country’s democracy.
It urged Nigerians “to note that this is the fourth time Buhari is withholding assent on the amendment without any cogent reason.
“It is unfortunate that Mr. President, in his desperation to hold on to power, has resorted to taking steps that are capable of destabilising our nation, just because the people are resolute in voting him out of office democratically.”
While urging the National Assembly to save the country’s democracy and forestall an imminent electoral crisis, the PDP also charged all political parties, other critical stakeholders and Nigerians in general to rise in the interest of the country and demand the entrenching of rules and processes that would guarantee the conduct of free, fair and credible elections, as nothing short of that would be accepted.
In a remark earlier yesterday, Senate President Bukola Saraki lamented the failure of the President to sign the Bill.
He, however, charged political parties to meet with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and demand from the commission, terms of engagement in the general elections.
Saraki said: “I made a statement two days ago appealing to Mr. President over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill before him. We have made amendments and amendments. Everything he (Buhari) has asked for, we have changed it four times, so that he can sign.
“We know there are those who are telling him not to sign. I even heard some have gone to court, so that he can use the excuse not to sign. That is a dangerous precedent. He has the prerogative to sign or not to sign.
He insisted that the political parties have the right and authority to demand from INEC, the terms of engagement.
Of Jubril and a US visa
Nigerian politicians and their supporters are some kind of entertainers.
If you follow events on social media, especially now that elections are
around the corner, you must have been thoroughly entertained. Or highly
embarrassed, disappointed, disgusted. Or both!Atiku and Buhari
With campaigns kicking off and the whole atmosphere highly charged, political jobbers have been running riot with ignorant persons easily misled. In fact, you will be amazed at how they leave out serious issues that affect their lives to chase shadow.
JTF frees 7 kidnap victims, destroys 436 illegal refineries
When they are not dwelling on an imaginary Jubril from Sudan, for instance, they are daring Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, to visit the United States.
Meanwhile, between 2016 and now, Nigeria has been ranked as having the highest rate of poverty globally, having the worst police force in the world, being one of the most difficult environments to do business, and being one of the most violent places in the world, among other negatives.
While most families can hardly afford to adequately feed themselves, most states are unable to pay workers’ salaries. This is despite the fact that as at 2016, the sum of N1.75tn was said to have been given to states as extra-statutory allocation in form of bailout.
Sadly, not much is usually known of how the funds are being spent as workers in some of the states are still owed salaries for about 18 months, or above. The states of Osun and Kogi are very notorious in this direction.
Tuesday, this week also, workers at the National Assembly had to shut down the complex, thus preventing federal lawmakers from sitting. The workers were protesting over unpaid wages and allowances, some of which they said date back to 2010.
Vice President Osinbajo assures Nigerians of better times ahead
Such recklessness on the part of the leaders naturally drives cost of staple commodities out of the reach of the ordinary man; to the extent Nigeria is today described as poverty headquarter of the world.
This is in addition to high incidences of gender-based violence and general marginalisation of women, ethnic and religious conflicts, oppression of sexual minorities, disenfranchisement of the young, and a general hostility.
While Boko Haram and gun-wielding herdsmen are busy terrorizing and slaughtering innocent Nigerians in the north, for example, ritual killings and other forms of vices are being perpetrated in the south.
Most states of the federation are in near state of total breakdown with little or non-existent infrastructure.
Performance indicators mostly show that the state governors merely sit back and routinely await the discovery or refunding of money into the treasury, of which they will immediately seek their shares.
Ironically, and with the systemic deterioration in the polity, the same political elites that run down system have continued to profit both politically and economically from the rot.
Unfortunately, a good number of young people who should be more concerned about their run-down future are all over social media tearing each other’s throat open because of these politicians and the many mundane issues they fight about.
They want to see Atiku Abubakar go to the US, for example. As a matter of fact, Atiku’s US visa status is now a yardstick for measuring his ability to rule the country, rather than engage him on how he intends to get Nigeria working again, which happens to be his campaign slogan.
On the other flank are those dancing around the now globally trending rumour of a Jubril from Sudan. The Jubril rumour unfortunately, received global attention when President Muhammadu Buhari, who had all this while, ignored the rumour, decided to address it, not in Nigeria, but in faraway Poland.
South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return
“It’s real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong,” said the president, Sunday, in Krakow, Poland, while responding to a question from a Nigerian in the Diaspora, who wanted to know if he was real or the much talked about ‘Jubril from Sudan.
President Buhari who was in Poland to attend the UN Climate Change Conference, COP24, was immediately reminded back home that the issue in the rumour is about a body double and not cloning, since he eventually decided to address the nagging issue abroad.
Nonetheless, while the drama plays out, lots of Nigerians are dying from hunger, diseases and poverty. Boko Haram terrorist are killing our soldiers in addition to attacks on communities at a time we are told they (terrorists) had been decimated, among other security and national challenges.
Rather than address these issues, most Nigerians are all over the place dancing Shaku Shaku about one Jubril from Sudan or when Atiku Abubakar will visit the US, as if America presidential candidates care about visiting Nigeria.
Some are even indulging in war of words over the likes of Kogi State governor that hardly pays workers their wages.
Femi Otedola shares photo of him receiving his daughter's boyfriend Mr Eazi in his office today; Temi Otedola comments
Femi Otedola received his daughter's boyfriend, Mr Eazi in his office
today and he shared the photo on social media.The billionaire business
man shared the photo with the caption: "Eazi does it! Received @MrEazi
at my office today!".Otedola's daughter, Temi Otedola, who has been
dating Mr Eazi for a while now reacted to the photo writing, "Mineeee"
along with lovestruck emojis.
Founder of 'The Boob Movement' Abby Chioma and her eye-popping boobs go to the beach  (Photos)
South African Based Nigerian model and founder of 'The Boob Movement',
Abby Chioma Zeus, took to Instagram to flaunt her banging bikini body as
she hit the beach in Durban.See more photos she shared below.
You cannot use your religion to rule a secular state" Bisi Alimi criticizes Oby Ezekwesili for saying she doesn't subscribe to gay life choice
Bisi Alimi has criticized female presidential aspirant, Ms Oby
Ezekwesili for saying that as a Christian she doesn't subscribe to gay
and lesbian life choices.Ms Ezekwesili made this statement at Chatham
House in the UK. Bisi Alimi, who was present, asked her a question about
the discrimination he suffered as a gay man in Nigeria.In reply, Ms
Ezekwesili said she believes in equal rights and opportunities for the
LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria but that as a Christian, she doesn't subscribe
to their way of life. She also took to Twitter to explain her statement
after it was misconstrued.Bisi, who is an outspoken gay rights activist,
criticized her for her stance. He said religion is a choice but
sexuality isn't and Ms Ezekwesili cannot rule a secular state with her
religion.See Ms Ezekwesili's statement and Bisi's reply below.
Check out this before and after photo of Miley Cyrus rocking similar outfit
She wrote; 'same girl, shorter skirt.Meghan Markle's old headshot and resum resurface online, reveals unknown details about the Duchess of Sussex
Meghan Markle's old headshot and résumé have resurfaced online,
revealing new details about the Duchess of Sussex when she was still an
upcoming actress. The résumé was posted on Facebook by an unnamed user
alongside a stunning black-and-white headshot of Meghan Markle In the
résumé, Meghan's height and weight was listed 5'6" and 113lbs, with her
hair and eyes both described simply as 'brown'. Her special
skills are kickboxing, tap, jazz dance and ballet among others.Her
professional TV experience in the résumé was limited to just two roles,
her two-episode appearance on General Hospital in 2001, when she played a
nurse named Jill, and her 2004 role on CBS's sci-fi legal drama Century
City, in which she appeared as a party guest named Natasha. 
The
anonymous poster who shared the images on Facebook wrote:'I had the
pleasure the meet the lovely Meghan Markle several times as an agent but
funny enough I couldn't convince the agency to sign her with just a few
credits'. She kept calling. Hmmmm. 'I wondered today if her cell still
works?' the poster continued, before adding that they 'really had an
instinct about her so much that I had her headshot/resume and cell on
file'. The unknown person then jokes that they are going to 'try
calling her tomorrow', adding that the 'least they can do is let the
owner of her old cell number know'. Opposition to the Electoral amendment Bill is a disservice to democracy - Senator Shehu Sani calls out President Buhari
Earlier
today, President Buhari declined assent to the amended electoral bill
(2018) which was made by the National Assembly. In his reaction, Kaduna
State lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani called out the president saying,
'opposition to the Electoral amendment Bill is a disservice to
democracy.The Prez should not be in league with those allergic to
credible http://elections.How can the ruling elites now fear &
discard the chariot that delivered them to power,one they showered so
much praises?Newly single Cardi B sticks out her tongue as she finally appears in court over a fight at a strip club (Photos)
Rapper,
Cardi B, finally arrived in court today after failing to attend earlier
this week to face charges of assault in connection with a fight at a
strip clubThe 26-year-old mother of one was all smiles as she made her
way into the courthouse in Queens, New York on Friday wearing a fur
coat, floppy beige hat, and a head full of vibrant blue, yellow, and red
locks. 
According
to TMZ, Cardi was ultimately released after a quick hearing by the
judge, who allowed her to go without bail, even though prosecutors had
wanted it set at $2,500.The judge ordered the rapper not to make any
contact with alleged victims Baddie Gi and Jade, the sisters who accused
Cardi of ordering an attack on them at the Queens strip club where they
work.
The
'no contact' order includes making threats or comments on social media
about the two sisters, the gossip site reported.Her appearance in court
comes after a judge threatened to get her arrested if she doesn't appear
in court after failing to show up on Monday. 
While
in court, Cardi B who just called off her marriage to Migos rapper,
Offset was pictured sticking out her tongue.The rapper is scheduled to
appear back in court in January 2019Having so many children from different women at such a young age almost sent me into depression' - 2face tells Genevieve magazine
Legendary singer, 2face Idibia and his wife, Annie, grace the December
edition of leading lifestyle magazine, Genevieve. The couple who got
married in 2013, spoke about their marriage, career and 2face Idibia's
many children.2face in the interview, disclosed how having many children
from different women almost sent him into depression''Having so many
children from different women at such a young age almost sent me into
depression' - 2face tells Genevieve magazine. I drank alot because
people laughed at me and called me names. Nobody cared that I was an
artiste or that I hard worked so hard'' he said2face has seven children.
Two with Annie, Two with Sumbo Ajaba-Adeoye and Three with Pero
Adeniyi.
