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Bomb blasts in Gombe kills 20

According to Vanguard, A bombing at a bus station in Gombe city in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people on Monday, the latest violence in the region repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, the Red Cross said. “There was an explosion at the Dukku motor park. The Red Cross mobilised with 20 body bags and they have all been exhausted. We are still looking for more bodies among the carnage,” said Abubakar Yakubu Gome, the Red Cross secretary for Gombe state.

Music: Sarkodie ft Guru – Ma Mi Sei Mu

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One of Africa’s best, Ghana’s Sarkodie comes out with this hottrack titledMa Mi Sei Mu. He features Guru on it. Nice song. Go to Music212.com to download

Kanye West ‘ Spoils’ Daughter With N13 . 8 m Christmas Gifts !

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O.m.g. this really amazing, spending N13.8 million ($74,000) is a thing you should be interested in. Music212 has more details: Although Kim Kardashian recently said she didn’t want her daughter to grow up spoiled, her husband Kanye West has reportedly spent $74,000 on 18-month- old North’s Christmas presents this year. An insider told Heat magazine that Kanye dropped $62,000 on a diamond- encrusted tiara as well as $12,000 on a toy replica of his matte black SUV. Kanye has also been planning to surprise wife Kim, 34, with some extravagant purchases, with a source claiming: ‘For Kim, he’s got specially commissioned designer clothes, shoes, bags, and jewels, too. Well, actually he asked his stylist to do it.’ Too much money!!!

Thugs Invade Church, Attack Pastor, Members, Steal Offering

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This is really insanity. According to a report, Scores of thugs reportedly, invaded the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Pillar of Fire, located at L.A. primary school area of Akure , the Ondo state capital, at the weekend during service, flogged the pastor known as Pastor Arije and other church members. Besides that, the hoodlums who reportedly stormed the church on motorcycles, were also said to have destroyed some other items inside the church which include, plastic chairs, wall clock, window glass and electrical appliances among others after the members had run away for safety. Reports gathered that policemen who came to calm the situation arrested some of the hoodlums but were attacked by the mob who consequently rescued the arrested thugs. According to the eyewitness account, during the attempt to rescue their colleagues from the hands of the policemen, one of the cops was stabbed on the neck with a broken bottle by one of the hoodlums. Confirming the

Gunman shots two US policemen

Two New York police officers have been shot dead by a gunman who then killed himself, officials said. The officers were killed without warning on Saturday as they sat in their patrol car in Brooklyn, Police Commissioner William Bratton told a news conference, flanked by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Although we’re still learning the details, it’s clear that this was an assassination, that these officers were shot execution style,” said de Blasio. Bratton named the gunman as Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, and said he fled into a nearby metro station after the shooting and died there from a self- inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police said Brinsley had shot and wounded his girlfriend in Baltimore before driving to Brooklyn. Bratton added that the gunman had made online posts that were “very anti-police”. The shooting comes at a time when police in New York and nationwide are being heavily criticised for their tactics following the chokehold death of Eric Garner,

Buhari reveals why he chose Osibajo

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APC Presidential flag-bearer, Gen Muhammadu Buhari stated reasons why he chose Prof Yemi Osibajo as his running mate for next year’s general election. Below is what he said; “To assist me in this great task of securing Nigeria’s future, I have chosen a man of unimpeachable integrity, an excellent professional, a man of faith, a devoted family man and a role model to our fellow countrymen and women. He is a professor of law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. An alumnus of the University of Lagos and the London School of Economics, he is a prodigious author who has to his credit several books on civil procedure in Nigerian superior courts. The Vice-Presidential candidate is a friend of the less privileged, compassionate and zealous in service. A man of uncommon humility, a loyal, dependable and selfless patriot. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who by the grace of God and the vote of Nigerians will be the next Vice-President of the Fed

12 things you should know about Buhari

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Check out some amazing facts about Buhari. 1.Major-General Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to face incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria’s presidential elections on February 14, 2015. Buhari is the candidate for the new All Progressives Congress (APC) party, formed last year as the result of a merger between four opposition parties. Read on for an inside look at the opposition candidate’s previous leadership history, and his platform for the upcoming election. 2.Buhari undertook military training in three countries Having received the bulk of his education in Katsina, a town in northern Nigeria near the Niger border, before beginning military training. In addition to attending the military training school and military college in Kaduna in northwestern Nigeria, he also received training in Great Britain (Officer’s Cadet School, Army Mechanical Transport School), India (Defence Services’ Staff College), and the United States (United States Army War College)

New 100 Naira Note Goes Into Circulation

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The Central Bank of Nigeria said that the commemorative N100 banknote unveiled recently by the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan , is going into circulation from Friday. This is contained in a statement signed by Ibrahim Mu’azu , Head, Corporate Communications, on Friday in Abuja. It directed all branches of the bank to commence issuance of the currency in their respective locations. “The commemorative note will circulate alongside the existing N100 note. The note, which is embedded with features to assist the visually impaired recognise genuine notes, also has other security features easily identifiable through look, feel and tilt of the currency note,,” it said. It recalled that the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele , at the unveiling of the new banknote, explained that it was designed with enhanced security to offer robust resistance against counterfeiting. It added that the authentication features of the note included window micro-optics, showing the nati

Ucl- Round 16 fixtures

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Check out the fixtures of the UCL round 16 below: Photo credit: Goal. com

Uganda maid sentenced to 4 years in prison

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According to Linda Ikeji's blog, The Ugandan maid who was secretly filmed beating, kicking and stamping on an18 months old baby has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for assault on a child. 22 year old Jolly Tumuhiirwe was sentenced this morning December 14th in a Kampala high court after pleading guilty to the crime of assault last week. The court dropped charges of torture which would have given her at least 10 years in prison!!!. Ounpe!!!