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Nigerian Army of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ in the north east on Friday night made a heavy breakthrough when it arrested a Caretaker Chairman of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno state, Alhaji Shettima Lawan Maina for hiding a top Boko Haram Commander (name withheld) in his house at 1000 housing estate along Maiduguri- Damaturu- Kano road. Sources have said. The incident according to sources living at the same estate with the Chairman did not come to them as a surprise following the capture of Sambisa Forest, a stronghold of insurgents by troops that led to so many of the terrorists escaped to various places for safety. Mafa Local Government is east and about 40 kilometres drive from Maiduguri the state capital which had witnessed series of deadly attacks by insurgents, before it was liberated by the military early last year. A resident and neighbours of the LG boss said, the military and some security operatives stormed the house after getting an intelligence report that the top Boko H...

Kelechi Iheanacho Breaks World Record Officially Now Has The Best Goals-Per-Minute Record In Premier League History Kelechi Iheanacho has the best goals-to-minutes ratio of any player in Premier League history following his strike in Manchester City’s 3-0 win at Hull City on Boxing Day. The 19-year-old striker doubled the lead for the City, tucking away a David Silva pass to give Pep Guardiola’s men a comfortable victory. That effort means Iheanacho is now scoring a goal every 96 minutes in the Premier League – the best goal ratio for any player with 10 or more in the league’s history. In comparison, fellow City striker Sergio Aguero has scored his 112 Premier League goals at a rate of one every 107 minutes and former Arsenal ace Thierry Henry scored his 175 Premier League goals at a rate of one per 122 minutes. Iheanacho’s 12th goal for Man City came from just his 19th shot in 38 league appearances – and is all the more impressive considering the Nigerian only made his top-flight debu...

Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, with Femi Adesina, S.A Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, during the cleric's visit to State House, Abuja. See more photos below.. source:nairaland.com

Russian president Vladimir Putin has decided not to retaliate against the US for expelling 35 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions on two of the country's intelligence agencies on Thursday. He made this statement after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the country planned to expel 35 U.S. diplomatic staff from Moscow and close two facilities used by the U.S. embassy in Russia. The RIA news agency quoted Putin as saying that he would consider the actions of President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office next month, when deciding on further steps in Russia-U.S. relations. A move President-elect Trump approved. He took to his Twitter account to Praise Putin for his decision, saying he was a smart man. He then tweeted later in the day mocking CNN and NBC News. source:linda ikeji.com  

Few months ago, LIB reported that one of the sons of Maiduguri billionaire Alhaji Mohammed Indimi is engaged to a Maiduguri beauty. See post  here :  The Indimi sisters sort of confirmed the impending wedding of their brother to the beautiful daughter of former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff. They have been posting photos of Hadiza Sheriff, a Harvard graduate, with the presumed hashtags on Instagram. source:linda ikeji.com

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, may have finally been removed from office. His redeployment back to Nigerian Police Force (NPF) was to pave way for a fresh person to be presented by President Muhammadu Buhari as the nominee to head the anti-graft agency before the Senate. The Guardian gathered to make the situation look like a routine exercise, some senior Police officers would be re-deployed by the Police hierarchy to resume as conventional Police officers. It was equally reliably gathered yesterday that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has already issued a leter to Magu on the development and directed that he hands over to the Director of Operations in the Commission. Magu’s nomination was recently rejected by the Senate following allegation of graft levelled against him by the Department of State Security Service (DSS). source:nairaland forum.com

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule; Commissioner for Finance/Economic Planning & Budget, Mr. Adeyemi Ashade and Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem during the signing of N47 Billion Bond Deal with Issuing Houses at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja, on Friday, December 30, 2016. More photos after the cut... source :Linda Ikeji 

Reacting to the SA businessman, Gayton McKenzie's take on love, relationships and why Nigerian men always take their women, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) national spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said the advice is offensive and demeaning to women. As previously reported by LIB, Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader, McKenzie had advised South African men to get their finances in order if they wanted to keep their women. He further urged them to look up to Nigerian men who worked hard and, ultimately, won women’s hearts. "Poems don't buy Louboutins" he addedIn a series of tweets, Ndlozi slammed the PA leader, who is an outspoken critic of EFF leader Julius Malema, saying every progressive man should find McKenzie’s argument “distasteful” as it mobilised men to view women as “idlers looking for blessers”."Why should we always see women as attained by cash? Because in essence, for such men, it represents their own inferiority and masculine injury," he said.Ndlozi says...

Ovation TV Boss, Dele Momodu was spotted leaving a recent event immediately Davido said ‘Dele na my boy’, which is a verse in one of his songs. Dele Momodu who is his daughter’s uncle, quietly stood up and left. Watch the video posted by Instablog9ja below; Video Player 00:00 00:14 DOWNLOAD VIDEO

Legendary singer, Sade Adu’s daughter, Mickailia Adu, has fully transitioned into a male. She shared these photos of herself during Christmas last year (left) and this year (right) and said she is now a self made man and has never been happier. “Left: last Christmas Day (lol bellend) Right: this Christmas and 3 month on T. I can’t believe how far I have come in such a short period of time, I am proud of who I am and have never been happier. Don’t ever let anyone tell you who you are. Don’t ever let anyone tell you what you can or can not do. Be happy and love people for who they are #transition #change #oneyearapart#trans #selfmademan#proud #3monthson”  she wrote  

It is common to fail in relationships. There is nothing wrong in failing. It is important to learn from your mistakes in order to move further in your life.But at the same time, it is good to realise why we fail in relationships. When you look back, if you see any corrections to be made to your behaviour, go ahead and do so. This will help you avoid future relationship failures.Pain, hurt and depression are common reactions after a breakup. But soon after that small stage is over, it is better to rejoice.Here are some reasons why to be happy after a breakup . Reasons why to be happy after a breakup are: 1.You Can Start Life Afresh:  Remember that a breakup is a good chance to start everything again from scratch with a new person. This means that you can commit less mistakes this time as you have some experience. 2.You Can Learn From Your Mistakes:  Treat it as an opportunity to learn what you have done wrong. In your future relationship, ensure that you don’t repeat mistakes. ...

Rayanni Christini Costa A twisted couple who couldn’t have children pretended they were about to have a baby before kidnapping a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her belly, it was reported today. Thaina da Silva Pinto, 21, and her husband Fabio Luiz Lima are believed to have lured 22-year-old Rayanni Christini Costa to their home, promising to donate baby clothes to the poor mum-to-be. Police in Brazil believe they then planned to cut the seven-month-old baby from Rayanni’s womb before killing the mother, but the baby also died after they sliced into the woman’s belly. Investigators yesterday found the charred bodies of who they believe to be Rayanni, who disappeared two weeks ago, and her baby at the garden of the couple’s home in Rio de Janeiro. Pinto, who had been married to Lima for three years, had reportedly convinced friends and family that she was pregnant with a girl after posting pictures on social networking sites showing her with an enlarged belly. In one Facebook p...

A fully loaded container truck fell on Third mainland bridge crushing another vehicle. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency arrived the scene and towed both vehicles off the road. See pictures below;

The Nigerian Army has declared that the war against the Boko Haram insurgents group has been won. Theatre commando of the Operation Lafiya Dole, the military operation in the north east, Major General Lucky Irabor stated this at a press briefing in Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday He however said Nigeria still needs to win the peace despite winning the war against the insurgents Given details on how Nigerian troops captured camp zero in Sambisa Forest, said tactical support from the air force aided ground troops in the capture of the forest. He displayed the Boko Haram flag and the holy book left behind by the fleeing terrorists which he described as the symbol of authority of the leadership of the group While calling on Nigerians to report any suspected member of the Boko Haram group living within their midst, Irabor called on information managers to give adequate support to the activities of the military. source:nairaland.com

Two people have sustained injuries as a bus burnt down after it was involved in an accident at Obalende bridge, Lagos state. See more photos after the cut Photo credit: Twitter/Lasemasocial  

The Spiritual Head of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star Worldwide, Olumba Olumba, says the current recession in Nigeria will end soon if the Federal Government continues with its current economic recovery programme. Olumba said this on Tuesday in Calabar while briefing journalists on the activities lined up for the celebration of the “divine manifestation of its founding leader, Olumba Olumba Obu.” He blamed the current recession in Nigeria on greed and lack of love by the country’s leaders. He said, “If there is love, there will be no recession. Recession is a result of mismanagement of Nigeria’s resources by the leaders. Nigeria has abundant resources as a nation, but because the leaders lack love for one another, they squander the collective wealth of the people.   “President Muhammadu Buhari will succeed in ending recession, if he continues with his current programmes, including the fight against corruption among others.” Olumba, who spoke through the BCS spokesman, Mr. Ede...

The bodies of 11 migrants who died trying to make the perilous journey to Europe have washed up on beaches around Libya’s capital Tripoli, the Red Crescent said Wednesday. “Teams from the Tripoli branch of the Libyan Red Crescent recovered 11 bodies washed up around Tripoli,” Red Crescent volunteer Mohannad al-Fallah said. “The teams in charge of recovering bodies were sent on Tuesday to several beaches around Tripoli, in residential areas where residents are accustomed to alerting authorities” about the sighting of bodies, he said. The Libyan Red Crescent said on its Facebook page that the bodies were recovered at the Hay Al Andalus beach in the capital and in another area about 15 kilometres (10 miles) west of the city. People smugglers have exploited the chaos gripping Libya since the 2011 uprising that overthrew dictator Moamer Kadhafi to traffic migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe. Many set off from the western coast in small boats for the journey to Italy, 300 kilometres ...

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has shared photos of exciting places around the world (including Lagos) he ran with his aides and friends throughout the year 2016. The billionaire internet guru was in Lagos, Nigeria few months back (August) and ensured that he adhered strictly to his fitness routine -as he was spotted jogging along Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge.... Photos also show him jogging in Berlin, Barcelona, San Francisco, Rome, Beijing and other countries. 

According to an Instagram user (dbeedewhyteboy), a very talented young boy stormed Ogbete main market in Enugu state -cruising with his friends in a "luxury car" he constructed with local materials. The boy was the center of attraction in the area as people gathered round him to catch a glimpse of the unusual construction. 

A French man was reportedly arrested during the capture of Boko Haram's strongest enclave in Sambisa forest last week Friday. DailyTrust  reports that the man worked for Boko Haram as a specialist in repairing and unlocking armored personnel vehicles and other fighting equipment. Although the Federal government and the military authorities are yet to comment on his arrest, a source within the military says the Frenchman was arrested along the Bama axis of the dreaded forest. “He was arrested along the Bama axis of the Sambisa forest and agreed to give vital information provided he would be spared. I learnt that he is from France but authorities do not want to make his real identity known for diplomatic reasons…They  don’t want to jeopardise the success recorded,”the source said. The source added that the sect members might have moved to another location alongside the yet to be rescued Chibok girls. “It is likely they (Boko Haram) are somewhere because they moved away with thei...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar, has called on the Nigerian Senate not to consider the bill seeking gender equality in inheritance because of its religious implications. The sultan said this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 20th Zamfara State annual Qur’anic recitation competition. According to him, the bill is unacceptable to Muslims because it is against Islamic teachings. "Our religion is our total way of life; therefore, we will not accept any move to change what Allah permitted us to do... Islam is a peaceful religion; we have been living peacefully with Christians and followers of other religions in this country. Therefore, we should be allowed to perform our religion effectively.” He said. The bill proposes that widows should have custody of their children, except if it is contrary to their welfare. The bill also seeks for widows to be allowed to inherit a fair share their husband's property, be allowed to live in their matrimonial home and ...