Michelle Obama lovely in pantsuit as she takes delivery of White House Christmas tree

The US First lady, Michelle Obama, looked lovely in a single-breasted blazer and black pants as she and her dogs, Bo and Sunny, took delivery of this year's official White House Christmas tree which was brought in via a horse-drawn carriage by two men wearing top hats. More photos after the cut...

Nigerian who sold guns, bullets to criminals in the UK jailed for 16 years

A notorious 'godfather' who sold machines guns to criminals in Birmingham while at the heart of a gang which gunned down two innocent girls in a botched attack has been jailed for 16 years. Nigerian Nosakhere Stephenson, 41, (pictured left) masterminded an operation to sell antique firearms and specially-made bullets to criminals around the West Midlands city. Fitzroy Ducram (right), known as one of Nosa's right hand men was jailed for more than seven years 

Police say the gun dealer, known as 'Nosa', believed he was 'untouchable' as he ran the operation alongside fellow gang members from inside the infamous Burger Bar Boys gang.

The gang - which for years fought a bloody and protracted feud with the rival Johnson Crew - trafficked weapons including a MAC 10 machine gun, a brutal weapon which was used in one of Birmingham's most notorious murders.

Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis were innocent victims caught in the crossfire of the two warring gangs, whose turf war blighted the Aston area of Birmingham for over a decade and cost dozens of lives.

Their murders, which took place in 2003, propelled Birmingham’s gun crime problem into the national headlines and kick-started campaigns by residents who had grown tired of the daily acts of violence. 

Eighteen men have now been convicted for a series of offences relating to the criminal firearms operation which Stephenson ran.  

As he was jailed for 16 years, Detective Constable Phil Rodgers said the police operation - and subsequent haul of dozens of weapons and ammunition - had undoubtedly prevented more murders in the city. 

The court heard how the gang had thousands of rounds of ammunition specially made to be used with guns and revolvers, which they sold for about £3,000 each.

Although Stephenson was never caught in possession of the guns, phone records linked him to each deal and every other person in the conspiracy - including his right-hand man, Sundish Nazran, who was jailed for 13 years.  

Source: Mail Online

Omoni Oboli flawless atThe First Lady movie premiere in London

The actress and movie producer looked amazing in this dress as she attended The First Lady movie premiere in London last night...

Photos by: Sync PHOTOS/ Slick

Samson Siasia's mother released by kidnappers

The mother of Nigeria's U-23 coach, Samson Siasia, Madame Ogere Siasia, 72, who was abducted from her home in Bayelsa on November 17th has been released by her kidnappers. The woman was released a few days ago unharmed. The Bayelsa police command confirmed her release but did not say if a ransom was paid for her release or if anyone has been arrested.

Quilox Ultra Pool Party the new experience

Quilox, the number one nightlife entertainment service provider, have out done themselves by creatingan alternate experience to night clubbingcalled The Quilox Ultra Pool Party #QUPP. Since they started the monthly day partyon the 27th of September 2015, it has been the talk of Lagos. From the beautifully laid Laurent Perrier Cabanas to the Sexy #QUPP branded beds.

There have been performancesbyAquila Records Base one and QuePelleralongside Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, Ycee, Ketchup, Tekno, BRed and Smash from the group Bracket to mention a few. The Vegas style semi-private exclusive day party is always attended by the crème de la crème of the society with food, games, luxurious Cabanas, water gun and beautiful international models to entertain the guests. The next edition of#QUPP is on the 29^th of November and every last Sunday of the month at Tickle.Each month the event will feature great music and live performances, opportunities to network with likeminded individuals, contest/competitions with prizes to be won, dancing, beautiful international promotional models, a lavish spread of appetizers, ice sculptures, Games, gift bags, and much more! The event was supported by Remy Martin and Laurent Perrier.

Date: 29^th of November and every last Sunday of the month

Time: 1pm– 9pm

Expected Attendance: 300 – 500 Guests

Live Performance by QuePeller, Base One and Many More

Hype Man: Special

DJs:DJ Caise, DJ Hassan and DJ Consequence

Venue: Tickle Bay - KM 13, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Elegushi Bus stop

Cabana Reservations: 08140090009

Instagram: @Quiloxpp

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Supported by Laurent Perrier, Remi Martin, Nelson Jack, Paragonis sound and Mariam Adeyemi.

Website: www.clubquilox.com/ultrapool

Contact: Rosie Ogazi 08140090009

Buhari’s six months of deceitful change - Fayose

Read the press statement below...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the last six months of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration as that of “deceitful change,” lamenting that the President was destroying the image of Nigeria and its people for cheap international recognition.

Te governor, who also described the claim by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun that the ministry do not have details of any fund recovered from officials of the immediate past government of Dr Goodluck Jonathan as a vindication of his position that the President was not saying the truth, said Nigerians must ask the President where the so-called looted fund was paid and who made the payments.

He said; “If the Ministry of Finance is not aware of any recovered
fund, it is either those who purportedly made the refund did so by
loading cash into Ghana-Must-Go bags and dropping the bags in the
President’s bedroom or the fund was lodged into the Central Bank
without records.

Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and
New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said “the only areas
President Buhari has recorded tremendous achievements are areas of
political persecution, disobedience of court order and desperate bid
to turn the country to a one-party state as evident in the Kogi State
election, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
headed by Buhari's kinsman staged managed and muddled up.”

He said; “in the last six months, a section of the judiciary has been
so openly manipulated by the Buhari’s administration such that
different judgments were given in similar cases, with the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) getting negative judgments while the All
Progressives Congress (APC) secured positive judgements in cases with
similar facts and evidences.”

While sympathising with Nigerians, who were deceived to vote for the
APC and are now  bearing the brunt of the six months of Buhari’s
administration’s cluelessness, Governor Fayose said; “It is painful
that Nigerians are being made to suffer great hardships from fuel
scarcity, thousands of people are still being killed in the North by
Boko Haram, Chibok Girls are still not found, power supply has
dropped, and above all; the unity of the country is being threatened
as admitted by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, yet all our
President does is junketing around the globe.”

Speaking further, the governor said; “Honestly, this change promised
by President Buhari and his party, APC is nothing other than ‘one
chance change’ and this has been attested to even by highly respected
international news media.

“For instance, Bloomberg, in a report two days ago said hopes have
fizzled in Buhari’s ability to turn around Nigeria and that money that
flowed into stocks and bonds in Nigeria, which McKinsey & Co. says
could become one of the world’s 20 biggest economies by 2030, is now
fleeing as growth prospects diminish along with oil prices.

“Under President Buhari, the United States-based investment banking
and financial services multinational J P Morgan ejected Nigeria from
its Government Bond Index for Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) with effect
from the end of October this year.

"Under Buhari, the future of workers are being threatened by the APC
government plot to reduce minimum wage and retrench workers.

"Under Buhari, oil subsidy is to be removed next year January, thereby
causing further hardship for the people.

“Under President Buhari, multi-national companies are laying-off
thousands of workers while contractors working for the Federal
Government have left their sites. Yet, what the President does is to
junket from one country to another to cast aspersion on Nigeria and
its people and one wonders how foreign investors will come to a
country that its President says is peopled by rogues."

NBA player Jahil Okafor opens up for the first time after he punched a man outside a nightclub

76ers Rookie Jahlil Okafor punched a man outside of a nightclub in Boston on Wednesday night, November 25, after his team lost to the Celtics. According to TMZ, he got into an altercation with a heckler outside a club called Storyville after the man yelled, "The 76ers sucks". Okafor responded by yelling, "We got money,you broke ass nigga," before punching the man in the face, knocking him to the ground. A representative for Okafor told TMZ that his client was heckled repeatedly after leaving the club and he felt threatened.

Yesterday, Okafor spoke with reporters about the incident for the first time.

"It was definitely dumb on my part," he said. "Something I’m embarrassed about. Still dealing with the league and the team, but I’m not happy about it at all. We’re still going through the process of what we’re going to do. I’m ashamed with what I did and that’s not who I am," he said. "Everybody that reached out to me that’s in my circle, they know that’s not who I am. So I have a great support system, and they will continue to support me"

Boston police said that they will not investigate the incident unless someone comes forward to press charges

"Victim states that two black males,one believed to be Okafor, approached his group of friends and quickly began talking to a few of his female friends in an effort to obtain their phone numbers. According to the victim, when his female companions refused their advances, a verbal altercation ensued between him and the suspect" the police statement reads.

Does President Mohammadu Buhari Have A Conscience? - FFK

Article by Femi Fani-Kayode 

''Aside the 105 soldiers killed by Boko Haram, additional 34 soldiers were killed 2 days ago but it wasn't in the news''- Deji Adeyanju. I concur with Mr. Deji Adeyanju. The most heartless and reprehensible thing that our government could have done is to cover-up the fact that 105 of our soldiers were killed by Boko Haram a few days ago. To do such a thing is simply evil.

A soldier ought to be honored in death and this is especially so if he dies in the course of doing his duty and fighting for his nation.

The government has not only dishonored them by not acknowledging their sacrifice but they have also buried them in the wilderness like rabid dogs.

This is wickedness of the highest order and President Buhari, his Chief of Army Staff and his Minister of Defense should bury their heads in shame.

Anyone that buys the lie and propaganda that the 105 soldiers never died and that they are still alive is a compound fool or village idiot.

Will the military also deny the fact that a few days ago 34 of our soldiers were killed by Boko Haram? These boys died for their country. Why deny them?

I am outraged by the fact that a soldier will sacrifice his life for his country yet the citizens and authorities of that country don't even appreciate it.

Pictures of the dead bodies were posted on social media. Everyone in the military knows that those soldiers are dead. It is an open secret. Yet because government denies it so many people just choose to believe them.

The truth is that Boko Haram must have used chemical weapons in the attack.When you look at the pictures of the dead bodies this is obvious. It was probably mustard gas.

All we want from the military is the truth. If 105 soldiers were not killed then how many actually were?

The whole episode happened last week in Borno state and the military authorities are denying it. I am sickened by that.

If others cannot appreciate the importance of honoring our dead soldiers, I can.  I will not be intimidated and I will not remain silent.

Tell us where our boys are buried and if you refuse to do so we will keep asking. There must be accountability and respect for those that have made the supreme sacrifice just to keep the rest of us safe. Our soldiers deserve that much.

Finally let it be said loud and clear that since President Buhari came to power he has not bought one bullet for the military. Considering the fact that we are in the middle of a protracted and very bloody war I believe that this is utterly shameful. If you say you want to fight and defeat Boko Haram then why are you not buying arms for your troops?

This brings me to other matters and raises other questions about our President's sincerity of purposes and commitment.

You say that you are fighting Boko Haram yet you are travelling the world drinking tea with world leaders whilst your soldiers are secretly being slaughtered.

You say you are fighting Boko Haram yet you were nominated as their spokesman and chief negotiator 2 years ago in proposed peace talks with the Federal Government.

You say you are fighting Boko Haram but the man you appointed as your National Security Adviser was retired from the army a few years ago for ordering the release of Boko Haram terrorists under suspicious circumstances.

You say you are fighting Boko Haram but the first thing you did when u came to power was to remove military checkpoints.This guaranteed Boko Haram free movement and access to the entire country.

You say you are fighting Boko Haram yet last year you told the world that an attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the north.

You say you are fighting terror yet since you came to power Boko Haram has grown in strength, has regained lost territory and has been declared the ''worlds number one most deadly terror group'' by the Global Terror Index.

You say you are fighting terror yet since you came to power Nigeria, according to the Global Terror Index, has been declared as not just having ''the first most deadly terror group in the world'' which is Boko Haram but also of having ''the fourth most deadly terror group in the world'' which is a group that the Index describe as the ''Fulani militants'' and that we call the Fulani herdsmen.

You say you are fighting Boko Haram yet since you came to power Nigeria has been declared the world's ''third most terrorised country'' by the Global Terror Index after Iraq and Afghanistan which were declared first and second respectively whilst Syria and Pakistan were declared fourth and fifth.

You say you are a ''born again democrat'' yet you voted against the protection of human rights at the United Nations alongside Iran, Zimbabwe and North Korea.

You say you respect human rights yet you barricade Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser, in his home, endanger his life, deny him medical attention, flout court orders and make him critically ill.

You say you respect human rights yet you arrest Governor Boni Haruna simply for standing as surety for Dasuki and you try to force him to abandon his friend.

You say you respect human rights yet you raid  Governor Attahiru Bafarawa's home and arrest and detain his son simply because he is friends with Dasuki.

You say you respect freedom of speech and human rights yet you lock up Nnamdi Kanu indefinitely and your security agents shoot two unarmed and harmless pro-Biafra youths to death in Enugu simply because they were involved in a peaceful demonstration.

You say that you are a believer in the rule of law yet you ordered your secret police to storm a sitting governors official home in Akwa Ibom knowing that he enjoys immunity from such matters.

You say you love Nigeria yet a bomb goes off in Kano killing over 21 people and instead of coming back home to mourn with your people you continue junketing around the world.

You say you know how to run Nigeria but according to Paul Wallace and Michael Cohen of the United States magazine known as Bloomberg Business your ''bounce has become bust'', your ''policies irk investors'', you have ''destroyed Nigeria's economy'' and you ''do not have the capacity to move the country forward''.

You say that you know how to manage the economy yet stocks and shares have crashed, small businesses are folding up, our foreign currency has dried up, industries are collapsing, agricultural output has decreased, our foreign reserves have been spent and the value of the naira has depreciated since you came to power and it continues to fall.

You say you know what you are doing and how to manage Nigeria's affairs yet the U.S,-based Washington Times newspaper says that you lied to America about your so-called good intentions for Nigeria and that you have ''duped the United States of America'' with your false promises and empty words.

You say that you are fighting poverty yet according to the Business Day Newspaper Nigerians are ''getting poorer for the first time since 1999''.

You say that you will restore our countries fortunes yet the fuel queues are back and the prices of food, transport and basic commodities are soaring by the day.

You say that you are a man of your word and after you were declared winner of the election you promised not to malign, persecute, witchunt, demonize, disrespect or go after President Goodluck Jonathan and members of his administration unless you had concrete evidence of wrongdoing yet when you came to power you did precisely that.

You say you are fair-minded, true to your friends, loyal to your supporters and always reasonable yet you did not concede even one ministerial slot or approve one ministerial nominee of the two men that helped you more than any others to win the presidential election, namely President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Bola Tinubu.

You say that you want the country to change, that you believe in fairness and equity, that you are a progressive, that you believe in a generational powershift and that you want the country to move forward yet you are trying to destroy Governor Bukola Saraki simply because he won an election and became Senate President.

You say that you are fighting corruption yet no-one has been made to face the music or brought to book over the 25 billion naira REMITA and Systemspecs scandal and neither has the matter been clarified or resolved even though it has been established that the whole deal was struck under your watch.

You say you love Nigeria and all Nigerians yet your Fulani kinsmen, under the guise of herding cattle, are slaughtering thousands of innocent people all over the south and Middle Belt, yet you remain their Grand Patron and you refuse to utter to a word of condemnation for their actions. 

You say you respect Nigerians yet every time you travel out of the country you spend your time telling foreigners and the foreign media how useless, rotten and corrupt your people are and how you are the only saint in Nigeria.

In view of all this I am constrained to ask whether President Muhammadu Buhari has a conscience or is it that he has just lost touch with reality? Everything that I said about him during the Presidential campaign has been confirmed and in just six months he has betrayed the trust and squandered the goodwill that the Nigerian people bestowed upon him in the March presidential elections. I have to say that I am not surprised by this because his ''change'' mantra was just an illusion.

May God enable him to find the courage to retrace his steps before it is too late and may the Lord deliver Nigeria from those that are around him that fail to tell him the truth.

What he and his APC failed to disclose to the Nigerian people during the campaign is that what he meant by ''change'' was a change from light to darkness. Sadly our people trusted him and now he has plunged our nation into that darkness

I gather that they call those of us that oppose President Buhari and that are PDP supporters the ''wailing wailers''. That is an interesting expression because by the time Buhari finishes with Nigeria I have little doubt that the entire country will be wailing.

The truth is that I would rather be a ''wailing wailer'' that posterity vindicates than a ''lying liar'' or a ''howling howler'' who has lost his way and who continues to have confidence in a man like Buhari and a party like the APC that is hell bent on destroying our country and our cherished democratic institutions with their Rambo-like insensitivity and total ineptitude.

All those ''lying liars'' and ''howling howlers'' that voted for President Buhari should clap for themselves for the terrible mess our country is now in. We will remember them in our prayers too

Genevieve, Ben Murray-Bruce, Lai Mohammed at Road to Yesterday premiere in Abuja

The premiere of Genevieve Nnaji's new movie 'Road To Yesterday' held in Abuja earlier this week at Silverbird Cinemas. In attendance were notable dignitaries including Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism; Senator Ben Murray Bruce, Onyeka Onwenu amongst many. See more photos after the cut...

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu sends so loving a message to his wife on her birthday

How sweet!

Native Doctor Abducts Young Girls, Uses Them For Sex

Two stolen kids that were rescued by the Cross River State Police Command on Thursday said they were made s*x slaves by a herbalist, Emmanuel Akpan-Okon, who held them hostage for four years.

The kids, Esther Wisdom and Felicia Destiny, both aged 11, said in the four years that they were held hostage, the herbalist rap*d them almost every day.

Akpan-Okon (42) was arrested by the police following a tip-off that he specialised in the preparation of charms for armed robbers.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Henry Fadairo, said the rescued kids were abducted from their parents separately from Onitsha, Anambra State, and Auchi, Edo State.

He said, “On November 16, 2015, we raided one Emmanuel Akpan’s home in Akamkpa, in the Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, based on a tip-off. We gathered he was into the preparation of charms for armed robbers and treatment of criminals with bullet wounds.

“During the raid, we saw two little girls in his house. One is Esther Wisdom and the other, Felicia Destiny. They are both 11 years. On enquiry, we found out that they were abducted four years ago. Wisdom was stolen from Onitsha while Destiny was stolen from Auchi.

“We are making efforts to see how we can locate their parents. The victims claimed that he had been having regular s*x with them.”

Destiny said she was in primary four when she was abducted, adding that the herbalist had raped her many times.

She said, “I was in primary four when he took me away from my home. I remember that my mother lost her sister and when she was going for the burial, she told the man, who was a commercial motorcycle rider, to bring me to her village. That was how I found myself living with him. I used to tell him that I did not like s*x, but he continued.”

Also, Wisdom said, “He has been having sex with us regularly. He gives us food to eat and promises that one day he will take us back to our mothers.”

Akpan-Okon, who is from Akwa Ibom State, said he abducted the girls because their mothers could not cater for them.

He said, “While staying in the same compound with Wisdom’s mother at Onitsha, I observed that she had problems bringing up her nine children. This girl, Wisdom, was always with me when I was staying in their compound. So, when I wanted to leave Onitsha, I took her with me without telling her mother.

“When I left Onitsha with her, I went to Auchi, and was riding a commercial motorcycle as a means of livelihood. Where I stayed in Auchi, Destiny was always coming to play with Esther. I also noticed that Destiny’s mother had many children. So, when I wanted to leave the town, I took her along.

“I had s*x with them and I know it is bad in the sight of God. I have a girl child who is with the mother. I will not be happy if she is treated this way.”

Who Are The Looters, How Much Did They Return? — Fayose Challenges Buhari

When a looter return money secretly to government without any arrest and prosecution, it is for the sake of being anonymous, so that no one will know that they stole in the first place. Most government in the world prefer this instead of going to court and spend over 10 years dragging the matter.

Nigerians know that people like Ayo Fayose and Uzor Kalu have been using SANs to dribble their cases of alleged corrupt enrichment in court for about 10 years or more.

But despite this obvious fact, Fayose has dared President Muhammadu Buhari. Read what he said...

“Since the purported looted funds belong to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it ought to have been paid into the Federation Account and shared by the Federal, State and Local Government.

“The truth is that Buhari did not fight corruption in 1984. Rather, he persecuted great Nigerians, especially the likes Chief Adekunle Ajasin, Chief Ambrose Ali, Chief Bisi Onabanjo, Alhaji Lateef Jakande and Chief Bola Ige, who served the people meritoriously. Is Buhari justifying the imprisonment of Dr Alex Ekwueme, who was only the Vice President or APC leader like Chief Bisi Akande, who only served as a Deputy Governor?

“Yet, what we get to hear from the President is noise in foreign lands about non-existing fight against corruption. Honestly, this President should get to work and stop lying to Nigerians and the international community.”

- If President Buhari need to publicly reveal those who return money, then what is the need for them to come clean and save government the stress of long court case by returning the said money privately?