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Photos: President Buhari receives Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello at the State House

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  President Buhari received Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello at the State House, Abuja on Thursday, February 18. More photos after the cut...

AGN Suspends Actress Who Bit Princess Chineke On Her Thigh

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In a statement by the National Public Relations Officer of the guild, Moji Oyetayo, AGN has indefinitely suspended Crystabel while a committee headed by the Chief Whip has been set up to investigate the matter.

Buhari Orders Mass Sackings At Budget Office

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  Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that the President handed down the directive following the embarrassment that the budget discrepancies had attracted to his government. It will be recalled that Buhari had on Monday sacked Mr. Yahaya Gusau as the Director-General of the Budget Office for the same reason and approved the appointment of Mr. Tijjani Mohammed Abdullahi as his replacement. But a top government official who pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH on Wednesday that the President was not yet done with the issue.

Nigerian Army Set To Storm Aba To End Biafra Protest

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  This is coming in the wake of protests by members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB). The protesting groups are calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Fejokwu said “I have gone around to familiarize myself with my location and men. My decision is that Aba have continued to be a hot spot especially on the activities of IPOB and MASSOB and the issue of kidnapping. To this effect, I have decided to, after due clearance with my boss, the GOC, to relocate our tactical headquarters from Ohafia to Aba to see how far we can go in arresting the situation.” Adding that “In doing so, I urge the IPOB and MASSOB to rescind their decision to bear arms and stop acts of violence and channel their grievances to the appropriate authorities.”

We are still looking for Tompolo - IGP says

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  Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, says the Nigeria Police Force is still searching for former Niger Delta Militant Leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo who has been declared wanted by the EFCC over a N45.9b fraud in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Pics: 17yr old 'X Factor' star Diamond White goes nearly naked to Grammys

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  Is it Decent for a teenager to wear this out? 17 year old singer Diamond White, who contested in "X Factor" in 2012 wore a see-through black and white gown to the Grammy Awards on Monday night in LA...See more photos after the cut..

Two L.A. police officers charged with sexual assault while on duty

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  Two Los Angeles Police Department officers have been charged with repeated sexual assaults on four women while on duty in their squad car and elsewhere, prosecutors and police said on Wednesday. The veteran officers, James Nichols, 44, and his partner, Luis Valenzuela, 43, were arrested on Wednesday and were slated to be arraigned on Thursday, with prosecutors expected to ask that bail be set at nearly $4 million for each man, according to the district attorney's office. An 18-count criminal complaint filed on Tuesday charges both officers with numerous instances of forcible rape, rape by threat to arrest or deportation, sexual battery and forcible oral copulation, among other offenses.

Kanye West loses $10million in sales due to pirated copies of his album after it was released on Tidal

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  Kanye West took a huge financial hit due to the poor roll out of his new album The Life of Pablo. His latest work has been pirated and downloaded so many times since its release that the rapper has lost $10million in sales. This all comes at a time when West has claimed he is $53million in debt.

Sunday Oliseh reportedly in another dispute with NFF over sack of personal assistant, Tijani Babangida

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  S uper Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh has gotten himself embroiled in another dispute with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after the NFF relieved his personal assistant Tijani Babangida of his duties yesterday. After the NFF's executive meeting on Tuesday ,the body warned Sunday Oliseh to keep his cool after his recent 'insane' YouTube video rant, telling him they won't tolerate such behavior in the future. The NFF also told Oliseh that from henceforth all his his invites to the Super Eagles will be defended in front of the NFF Technical committee and also sacked Sunday Oliseh's personal  assistant whose contract is tied to that of Oliseh.

Tonto Dikeh shares photos from her pregnancy shoot

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  Tonto Dikeh welcomed a son yesterday. She took to her blog to share photos from her maternity shoot. See more photos after the cut...

47 year old man attempts to rape daughter and allegedly impregnates teenage niece

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  47-year-old Femi Kolajolu has been arrested by the Police for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old niece and attempting to rape his own daughter last November. Vanguard gathered that Femi had allegedly been raping his niece since 2013 and threatened her not to inform anyone, including her mother.