Anambra Police warns against buying of used phones; says most belong to armed robbers and kidnapped victims

The Anambra State Police Command has cautioned those in the habit of buying of used phones.

Peter Okoye's car garage is every man's dream...

BBNaija 2018: Bitto gets an erection while comforting Nina (Video)

With today being the fourth of the reality TV show, viewers got an eyeful of a scene involving two housemates, Bitto and Nina.

Nina who appears to be developing an interest in fellow housemate Miracle, was reduced to tears while complaining to Bitto that she feels jealous and emotional because she suspects that Miracle is playing with her emotions and wants to divert his attention to Ahneeka.

While comforting Nina, Bitto was spotted having an erection as he held her to himself.

Watch the video below.

Young lady foresees her death in dream, posts about it on social media, then gets killed days later

A young lady who dreamt about death and posted about it on social media died days after.

Khalla Nguyen, 24, died early Saturday morning in a vicious car crash in Jersey City, N.J. She was sitting at the backseat in a car driven by her friend Khadija Hamilton, 27, when the 2000 Honda Accord slammed into a metal barrier. After the crash which happened at about 3 am near Seventh Street, Hamilton, who was unlicensed, fled the scene. She surrendered to authorities with her attorney at about noon on Sunday, officials said.

'I'm feeling like I can't breathe' - Chris Brown responds to Trump's State Of The Union Speech

After Donald Trump delivered his first State Of The Union Speech yesterday, singer Chris Brown responded to the president with his new “State of the Union” single.

 The 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon' singer on Wednesday morning announced the release of the song.

Nigerians react after BBN housemate, Ahneeka gets rejected by fellow housemate, Dee-One during pairing

Big Brother Naija housemate, Ahneeka got rejected by a fellow housemate, Dee-One during housemates paring. 

The female housemates were asked to go choose a guy who they wanted to pair with and they can only become a pair if the male housemate accepts. 

Ahneeka was the first female housemate to choose and got rejected by Dee-One. She had to wait until every other housemate had been paired before she chose the remaining housemate, Rico Swavey.

'Glee' Star Mark Salling found guilty of child pornography dead of apparent suicide

Former "Glee" star, Mark Salling, 35, was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in October 2017, to possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. Sentencing in the case was set for March 2018 and he was expected to get 4 to 7 years in prison as part of a plea deal he made in December 2017.

According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, Salling had to register as a sex offender and enter a treatment program; have no verbal or electronic contact with anyone under the age of 18; stay 100 feet away from schools, parks, public swimming pools, youth centers, playgrounds and arcades; and pay $50,000 in restitution to each victim.

Nigerian Auto Dealer, Obi Okeke buys Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Bugatti for $2.5m

According to TMZ, Arnold Schwarzenegger has sold his Bugatti Veyron for $2.5 million. The action movie star and former governor of California only had about 1,000 miles on the 2015 Bugatti, which can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.

Here's the full transcript of President Trump's first ever State of the Union address

President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to the joint congress and the American people Tuesday evening, January 30, one year after he assumed office.

Below is the President's speech as prepared for delivery and released by the White House:

''My goverment will no longer tolerate killing, kidnapping'' President Buhari

President Buhari has warned that his government would no longer tolerate wanton killings and kidnapping by hoodlums in any parrt of the country. President Buhari issued the warning when he declared open the 9th General Assembly of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. He was represented at the event by the Minister of Interior, Abduraham Dambazau.

I am very worried and saddened about the persistent killings and kidnappings happening in our country, especially the wastage of innocent lives in different parts of the country by whatever means it is done, particularly in Benue State. I have therefore directed that no effort should be spared in identifying and bringing to justice all those that are carrying out the acts. I have therefore directed the Chief of Army Staff to relocate to the North East to ensure that the activities of Boko Haram are stopped'' he said

BBNaija3 – Day 2: Forming Bonds, Double Wahala’s First Kiss & More Highlights

Did you watch day 2 of the Big Brother Naija 3 reality show?

If you missed it, we’ve got the highlights for you!

Heartbroken: Olamide loses Mum 💔

Nigerian superstar Olamide lost his mother today.

Nigerian superstar Olamide lost his mother today.

“Glee” star Mark Salling found dead in Apparent Suicide

“Glee” actor Mark Salling has been found dead in what is thought to be suicide, TMZ reports.

Stephanie Otobo in new interview says she was never forced to confess at Apostle Suleman's church (video)

Stephanie Otobo in a new interview with Vanguard, says she was not forced to go to Apostle Johnson Suleman's church in Edo state to make a confession last week Friday. In the new video, Stephanie claims the video Sahara Reporters released earlier today was manipulated.

Suspected Herdsmen attack NNPC officials working on pipelines in Benue state

Suspected herdsmen have reportedly attacked and killed an official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, while his group were busy working on the petroleum pipeline at Tse Torkula a border community between Nasarawa and Benue state in Guma local government area of the state today January 30th.

Pastor’s wife who sent her nudes to Church’s WhatsApp group, attempts suicide

A Ghanaian pastor's wife who mistakenly sent her nude video to her church's Whatsapp group (read here), later tried to take her life after she discovered her error and found the video had gone viral.

INEC claims there are too many political parties and their number may be a source of challenges during elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission says its resources will be taxed to the limit at elections given the sheer number of political parties in the country. The commission disclosed that there are 68 registered political parties while over 100 more are seeking registration and that nunber is expected to increase.

This is according to the Chief Technical Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Bolade Eyinla who made the disclosure in Abuja at a retreat organised by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. Eyinla reeled out the facts and figures while delivering a keynote address at the event, which was titled.

He said:

''Apostle Suleman told me to make false confession against the Nigerian govt'' Stephanie Otobo alleges in shocking throwback video

Sahara Reporters this morning shared a video of Stephanie Otobo, recorded on June 21st 2017, in which she said the senior pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has been calling her to apologise to him and also prompting her to allege that it is the Nigerian government that is sponsoring her to make the false allegations that they had an affair.

''I do not think it is right for a lady to propose to a man'' actor Emmanuel Ikubese says

Nollywood actor and ex-Mr Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikubese, says it is not ideal for ladies to propose to a man. In a chat with Hip TV, Emmanuel said women should not turn the bible around.

I do not think it is right for a lady to propose to a man. Common! If you propose to a man, are you to see his parents?,  pay the groom price? Let us don't turn the bible upside down. Let us follow the bible on what the bible says let your man find you propose to you, take you to see his parents, pay the bride price and all of those things that is supposed to be done until you become his wife''

Emmanuel says a lady can never propose to him ''It can never happen. Except she wants to propose to be my friend.

Melania Trump is reportedly ‘furious’ over Donald Trump’s alleged affair with porn star, Stormy Daniels

US First Lady, Melania Trump is reportedly 'furious' over Donald Trump’s alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels while she [Melania] was recovering from the birth of Barron Trump, New York Times reports.

For a few weeks now, the alleged encounter between President Donald Trump and porn star Stormy Daniels has controlled the headlines. It was also alleged that $130,000 payment was made to Daniels ahead of the 2016 election to keep her quiet.

The porn star granted an interview in 2011 that described the allegations in detail. Also, more recent appearances by Daniels have helped to fuel the story of the encounter between her and the US President.

Reports from inside The White House reveal that Melania is not publicly standing by the president in the same way she would have done in the past. 

"Mrs. Trump and the president have had a tumultuous relationship at times over the years, but few episodes have roiled the peace as much as the news surrounding Ms. Daniels. The reports of a payoff blindsided the first lady, who was furious with her husband, according to two people close to the couple. She has kept a low profile since," New York Times reports.

The Times report follows a few days of speculation over Melania Trump’s activities and sudden cancellation of her planned trip overseas with the president. It actually prompted her spokesperson to release a statement on Twitter denying the “unrealistic scenarios” being reported in the media.

Obasanjo and the extent of presidential powers by Reuben Abati

More than a week after President Olusegun Obasanjo released his state of the nation commentary and devastating assessment of the Buhari administration, it has remained the main subject in the public arena in Nigeria. It is a measure of the stature, influence and capacity of the elder statesman that whenever he intervenes as he has done, he sets the tone for public debate and the country’s future political direction. I have already commented at length on the appropriateness, timeliness, depth, brutal honesty and shortcoming of that statement on both television and radio, more than twice, but there is an additional aspect that the statement further throws up, namely the nature and extent of presidential powers to wit: should Obasanjo blame Buhari?

It is common practice in Nigeria for political commentators, either on the streets or in formal situations to make excuses for Presidents, either serving or retired. You are likely to hear statements such as: “The President is a good man, it is just that he is surrounded by bad advisers and ministers”, or something like “Buhari is not the problem, the problem is that he has been hijacked by a cabal, or as the view was once expressed - “a cabal is now in charge!” The powers, style and limitations of the President are hardly ever placed in proper context. Proponents of the positivism of Presidential powers always speak in terms of “Good President, bad aides” in the Nigerian Presidential system, contrary to the norm that the buck stops at the President’s table.

President Obasanjo’s various assessments of sitting administrations adopt a different orientation. He holds the President personally responsible for the performance or non-performance of his government. In his recent statement on the Buhari administration, he thus characteristically accused President Buhari of nepotism, lack of understanding of the internal dynamics of Nigerian politics, blame-passing, condoning of misconduct and outright incompetence. He more or less ascribes to the President of Nigeria the powers and the responsibility to provide leadership and ensure good governance. In his view, in areas where the President lacks capacity, it is his duty to recruit competent persons to assist him and where and when he fails, he is still the one to be held responsible.

The underlying principle in Obasanjo’s statement is that those to whom power is bequeathed must be accountable for the exercise of such power. In his only reference to advisers in his intervention, Obasanjo uses the word “so-called advisers.” It is most unfortunate that in the various responses from government and its agents to the Obasanjo statement, there has been no attempt to take on Obasanjo on the issues. He has been called names by hired voices, or system sycophants, and all he got from the Minister of Information was an acknowledgement note and a patronizing “Baba-is-a-patriot”, tepid climb-down, without a word of defence on the substantial question about how the incumbent President has abdicated responsibility and failed the leadership test.

For me, there are a number of projected questions: Can a President actually be held responsible for the failings of the government he heads? Should the blame for an administration’s failures be heaped on the head of a past government and its officials? Who can be held liable in the circumstance – a cabal, former Ministers, or those exercising delegated authority? For whereas Obasanjo holds every President accountable, I have heard persons claim that he has no moral right to do so. It is even alleged that President Buhari cannot be questioned because he is answerable only to the people whose sovereignty he personifies.

President Obasanjo, by heaping the blame and the responsibility, on the head of President Muhammadu Buhari is drawing attention to the full extent of the ascribed and inherent powers of the President under the Constitution. The Nigerian Constitution in letter and spirit makes the Nigerian President an Emperor with near-absolute powers. There may be checks and balances on his powers here and there, in terms of his having recourse to the National Assembly on certain issues and having to make consultations, but in totality, the Constitution confers on him a kingly prerogative, especially on matters of policy and its execution. His powers are extensive and expansive. Under Section 5(1) of the Constitution, he is empowered to either exercise his powers directly or to delegate. His relationship with those to whom he delegates authority is akin to that between an agent and a disclosed principal.

Section 5(1) is instructive: “Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive powers of the Federation – (a) shall be vested in the President and may, subject as aforesaid and to the provisions of any law made by the National assembly, be exercised by him either directly or through the Vice-President or Ministers of the Government of the Federation or other officers in the public service of the Federation; and

Section 148(1) adds:

“The President may, in his discretion, assign to Vice-President or any Minister of the government of the Federation responsibility for any business of the Government of the Federation, including the administration of any department of government.”

It stands to reason therefore that whatever is done by those agents, lawfully and within the bounds of Presidential approval, are within the scope of the responsibility of the President. In other words, the President cannot pass the buck. So, is it right to say Buhari is a good man, but the problem is the cabal? Or to hold heads of MDAs liable for acts that were carried out with Presidential authority and approval? The President is the custodian of the social contract with the people as defined in Section 14, and where there is a failure of consideration in this regard, the government is deemed not only to have lost legitimacy, the President is deemed to have failed. This is a key point in Obasanjo’s statement, which makes it notably different from similar interventions by him in the past.

The term or the group known as “cabal” is unknown to the Nigerian Constitution but the Constitution knows the President. Section 148 also recognizes that Ministers are appointees of the President, exercising delegated authority. This is why the National Assembly cannot impeach Ministers; they can only be sanctioned or relieved of their duties by their appointor, namely the President. Where the conduct of any government official is in question, it is important to establish whether or not such a person acted beyond the scope of the approval or directive given or whether or not such was ratified by the President. However, no public official is allowed under the law to carry out an unlawful directive, where such happens, such a person is personally liable. In practical terms, this has been a source of problem. Nigerian Presidents function like Emperors. How many appointees can stand in front of a President and query his authority, or turn down his directive?

I align with the definition of responsibility in Obasanjo’s review of the exercise of presidential authority. For instance, there are cases in court against Ministers and advisers who served under the Jonathan administration over matters such as the spending of security votes and sale of oil blocks, but to what extent can they be held responsible for obeying presidential directives? Today, in President Buhari’s Aso Villa, the Chief of Staff in particular has been accused within the public domain of many things. Does anyone really believe that a Chief of Staff can act on his own without Presidential backing and not lose his job?

When the matter of MTN’s underpayment of sanctions sum came up and the penalty sum was allegedly reviewed downwards after some consideration, the MTN Executive that was involved was sanctioned, and Nigerians asked that certain government officials should similarly be sanctioned, but to date, nothing has happened. Could that have been the case without the President’s knowledge? In the more recent controversial case of Abdulrasheed Maina, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami who was accused of protecting a man who had been sacked from service on the grounds of embezzlement, pilfering and corruption, had said that he acted with the knowledge and approval of the President.

Can he possibly in the future be called to account for his action even when he was carrying out a Presidential directive, apparent or otherwise? Afterall, his explanation was further confirmed from the statement of the Head of Service to the Federation who said when the issue came up, she notified the President of the likely backlash. When the National Assembly summons a prominent government official and he or she refuses to honour the invitation, can it be assumed that any Presidential appointee can be so dismissive of the legislature without Presidential concurrence? When recently there was a face-off between the Department of State Security, the National Intelligence Agency and the EFCC, with the intelligence agencies insisting that they or their former bosses cannot be questioned by the EFCC, could they have gotten away with it without Presidential approval? It is noteworthy that the intelligence agencies report directly to the President and take directives from him. They relate to other departments of government only on a need-to-know basis. There is also that other matter between Dr Ibe Kachikwu and NNPC GMD, Kanti Baru, with the latter insisting that he had Presidential approval. Can either party be arrested in the future for “alleged corruption” in the light of the revelation by the Vice President, then acting as President, that he only gave “non-financial approvals?”

Our point therefore is that everything in our Presidential democracy revolves around the President. Whereas the Constitution, upholding the separation of powers, vests the authority of the other two tiers of government: the legislature (Section 4) and the judiciary (Section 6) in institutions, the 1999 Constitution vests executive authority not in any institution, but the person of the President. The Presidency is not a collegiate; technically, even the Vice President has no powers. He can only function to the extent of powers delegated to him by the President, and even the very limited powers assigned to him can only be exercised under presidential directive.

This is partly why when President Buhari went on a medical vacation and Vice President Osinbajo acted as President, there were persons who accused him of becoming ambitious and trying to seize Presidential powers even when he had been granted delegated authority. The second time the President travelled, the Vice President was directed to act only as a co-ordinator! The President is granted immunity from prosecution; while in office, he is regarded as a Messiah, such that even the powers of the National Assembly to impeach him in the event of “gross misconduct” or “incapacitation” are difficult to execute.

More than at any other time, the Buhari administration has further problematized the extent of the powers of a President by calling to question virtually every act and directive under the preceding Jonathan administration. If a President gave a directive and it was lawfully carried out, without the agent going on a frolic of his own, and without any willful act of criminality, should such agents become the target of a witch-hunt? By stretching the matter in this direction, the Buhari administration may have created the basis for the growth of a political culture based on vendetta and the source of its own lack of vibrancy.

This probably explains why under this administration, delegated authority is being exercised with so much fear. The Ministers and heads of parastatals and agencies are so scared because they imagine that even when they carry out directives, they may be held liable tomorrow by a different government. Already, they are being told that they are the problem and not the President. Why shouldn’t a future government arrest and detain them and tell them that the execution of a Presidential directive is no protection? They may ultimately end up as victims of their current triumphalism.

By demonizing former public officials, and undermining the powers of a past President to exercise power and authority through legitimate and lawful delegation, the Buhari administration may unwittingly make public service unattractive and set a disturbing precedent. Be sure, however that the Nigerian public in the future will still argue that “Baba is a good man, it was the cabal that caused his problems.” Good intentions alone do not guarantee good leadership: this is the underlying moral of the Obasanjo statement. Whether or not he can mount the high horse to say this is beyond the purview of this present commentary.

But here is the long-term challenge: Can a President who has been given so much powers under the Constitution be allowed to abdicate responsibility? Section 5(1) and Section 148, and other relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution on Presidential powers present grey areas that throw up jurisprudential questions that should be clarified and resolved. It is an issue on which Nigerians must make a value judgment: do we need to preserve the status quo or is there a need to review the extent of Presidential powers? There are two ways forward: a constitutional amendment of Presidential powers to make Presidents more accountable, more institution-based and less omnipotent, or a resolution of the dilemma through the jurisprudence of our courts. 

Anambra state government declares Thursday 1 February public holiday in honour of fmr VP Alex Ekwueme

As part of events to honour the memory of former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, Anambra state government has declared Thursday 1 February a public holiday.

This was made known by Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwudebelu who said it was to enable Anambra people to participate effectively in the programme planned for the day by the state government in honour of the late vice president at the famous Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.

he state government said all markets and businesses in the state would be closed on that day to enable Ndi Anambra, friends, associates and well wishers to pay their last respects to the late Ekwueme.

More happy photos of President Buhari and Obasanjo laughing at AU Summit

President Buhari and former president Olusegun Obasanjo are both attending the 30th general summit of the African Union holding in Addis Ababa. See more photos of them laughing heartily following the explosive letter Obasanjo sent to Buhari...

Group of teenagers set out to find the cure of death

Unbelievable right? Meet Thomas, Newt and Frypan the last of the "Gladers" immune to the Flare virus that infected the world's population in the Maze Runner movie.  

Thomas leads some escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions that the Gladers have been asking since they arrived in the maze.

Find out about their mission in this exclusive clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPhq_fWRNE

Maze Runner: The Death Cure is a sci-fi movie packed with incredible action sequence at every turn. Watch the final showdown, now playing in cinemas nationwide.

Photos: 21-year-old Kenyan woman dies after being allegedly raped and doused with acid by her estranged husband

One Samwel Ndung’u was arrested on Friday, in Kiambu, Kenya following the death of his wife, who was raped and doused with acid last Wednesday night after a family dispute.

Lucy Njambi, 21, from Karembu in Gatundu South succumbed to the injuries Friday morning at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

Ndung’u, is the immediate former MCA for Riruta Ward. He was remanded in police custody until Monday to allow police more time to conduct investigations.

Police are probing claims that the couple has been having domestic quarrels before Njambi fled with her five-year-old son. Njambi has been living in a rented apartment at Thindigwa, along Kiambu Road.

It was gathered that Njambi’s husband and three other people picked her from home and drove away with her in a saloon car. She was raped and doused with acid and later abandoned without clothes at an isolated location at Kamiti Corner in Ruiru.

According to witnesses, Njambi was still speaking when she was rescued by Good Samaritans and taken to Kiambu Hospital.

Her uncle, Peter Ndung’u, told Nairobi News that Njambi had suffered 70 per cent burns.

Ndung’u was arrested and detained at Kiambu Police Station. He was taken to court on Friday morning but remanded to allow more time for the police to conduct further investigations.

Source: Nairobi News

Robinho: Neymar to Real Madrid is possible

Neymar leaving Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid is “a possibility”, according to fellow Brazilian and former Blancos star Robinho.

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January 27, 2018

Amid mounting speculation suggesting that a man who was involved in a €222 million deal last summer could be about to make another big-money switch, it was recently revealed that PSG have vowed to open the exit door if Champions League glory is secured in 2018 .