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A photo of newly wed Zahra Buhari Indimi, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari and her husband, Ahmed Indimi have been uploaded online. The couple are reportedly enjoying their honeymoon in an unnamed location. See photo below:

The Nigerian naira is expected to hit a landmark 500 units per dollar at the parallel market next week as dollar scarcity continues. “There is an acute shortage of dollars in the market because of supply being slashed by half to Bureau de Change operators from international money transfer agents, pushing the naira down,” a trader at the forex market said. The BDC operators now receive $8,000 each every week from Travelex instead of the usual $15,000 each per week. Furthermore, there has been a clamp down on “illegal” BDC operators by the DSS, exacerbating the situation. The naira exchanged for 490 to the dollar at the beginning of the week. At the moment it’s 495 per dollar.

Well, did she move on too fast? Read according to MTO; MediaTakeOut.com’s got some EXPLOSIVE tea for you guys – people close to Nicki Minaj believe that Meek’s ex is now dating FETTY WAP!!! This is word coming from people who ACTUALLY KNOW Nicki. According to two people close to Nicki, she and Fetty have developed what is being called a “close relationship.” Nicki’s friend tells MediaTakeOut.com, “They’re working on projects together, and maybe more.” But we’re not ready to call them “dating” or “in a relationship” yet. Nicki’s friend explains, “Lets see where [Fetty’s] head is at.” Fetty Wap reportedly got seven women pregnant all in his FIRST YEAR OF FAME. Since then, he’s settled down a bit.

A 26 year old driver who allegedly raped a 21 year old domestic house help after luring her with food, was on Wednesday remanded in Kirikiri prison. The driver, Emmanuel Egwatu, who resides in the same house with the rape victim was said to have taken food to the victim’s room asking her to join him in eating the food but while they were eating, he started making advances to the girl, telling her that he wants to have sex with her but when she refused he forced himself on her and raped her . The victim was also said to have told Egwatu that she couldn’t have sex with him as he was the boy friend to her co-house maid, adding that they are all domestic helps who reside in the same house. Egwatu is facing a court charge of unlawfully having carnal knowledge of the victim, which was proffered against him by the police before an Igbosere Magistrate Court. The prosecutor, Corporal Friday Mameh told the court that the defendant unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the victim witho...

A technical steering and drafting committee for the domestication of Child Protection Bill has been constituted in Katsina State. The committee which draws membership from traditional and religious leaders, , CSO’s, MDG, Ministry of Justice, Women Affairs, Girl Child Department, the Legislature and the Media is expected to come up with a draft bill that will be in tandem with the religion and culture of the people. Speaking at a two-day sensitization workshop for the committee, the state Commissioner of Women Affairs, Dr. Badiya Mashi said government was committed towards ensuring the protection of the child in the state.

The Medical and Health Workers Union in Katsina have demanded the immediate restoration of their suspended Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and settlement of their seven months of salary arrears. Daily Trust  reports that the state government reverted all health workers salary to the Harmonise Public Service Salary structure (HAPSS) following an audit to determine those eligible to participate in the scheme. At a press conference yesterday, the chairman of the union, Comrade Hussaini Hamisu said the union had endured enough as no state in the nation had ever tempered with the salary structures of any categories of the civil servant.

Sergey Mavrodi, the founder of Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM) has written an open letter to Nigerian journalists whom he claimed are causing unnecessary tension in the country. According to him, MMM will be back by January as earlier stated, hence the rumour about the scheme collapse should stop. Mavrodi described articles from Nigerians journalists and bloggers as “provocative and worthless articles.” “ Dear journalists, “analysts” and all kinds of “experts”!Please stop using MMM to gain cheap popularity. Leave us alone and let us work without interference. I’m just astonished by your irresponsibility and cynical attitude. Interests of millions of people, your fellow citizens are at stake. Don’t you have any sympathy for them? Why are you fueling hysteria around MMM and provoking a panic? Why are you doing this so diligently and persistently, what is your purpose? “In fact, absolutely all your provocative and worthless articles and “analyses” (I said “worthless” ...

A Facebook user from Maiduguri, Mallam Umar shared a Video of our gallant soldiers from Alagarno Village in Borno state, calling on the government to provide Food and Water. He says: We're calling the Attention of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, C.D.S, C.A.S BURATAI, C.A.S, N.S.A and Co. As a matter of urgent to see how our gallant solders are so devastated in alagarno no food no water over 3days please.... God bless our Nigerian solders God bless Nigeria..... CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO

ISTANBUL —  Russia ’s ambassador to  Turkey  was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting “God is great!” and “don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget  Syria !” in what Russia called a terrorist attack. The gunman, who was described by Ankara’s mayor as a policeman, also wounded at least three others in the assault, which was captured on Turkish video. Turkish officials said he was killed by other officers in a shootout. The assassination instantly vaulted relations between Turkey and Russia to a new level of crisis over the protracted Syria conflict on Turkey’s southern doorstep. It came after days of protests by Turks angry over Russia’s support for Syria’s government in the conflict and the Russian role in the killings and destruction in Aleppo, the northern Syrian city. The envoy,  Andrey G. Karlov , was shot from behind and immediately fell to the floor while speaking at an exhibition, accor...

According to a twitter user, a lover boy was arrested in Lagos after his female partner who was asthmatic gave up the ghost during intense sex session.  This was shared online in a bid to be careful about having random sex. Read below

President Muhammadu Buhari may soon drop no fewer than 10 cabinet ministers. VANGUARD reports that some Ministers may also be asked to swap portfolios in 2017. The decision to reshuffle the cabinet is reportedly coming on the heels of indication that the Presidency has tapped leaders of the Senate to secure prompt and less rancorous screening process. The Presidency is yet to drop hints on the identities of the 10 Ministers that will be dropped.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday congratulated Senate President Bukola Saraki on his 54t The president’s goodwill message was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.  Buhari described the Senate president as “one of the most influential politicians of our time who has made tremendous impact on the country.” President Buhari noted that Saraki had successfully kept the memory of his late father alive by identifying with the grassroots in his home state. Wishing Saraki many more prosperous years ahead, Buhari called for closer cooperation between the executive and the legislature to ensure the smooth implementation of government policies and programmes. He stated that despite the principle of separation of powers, both arms of government should be united in the promotion of the common good of the people. Nigerianbulletin Q

Shocked residents of a village watched in disbelief as a lion stalked the narrow streets and killed a cow in broad daylight. The lioness ventured into the Virpur-Gadhia village in the Amreli district in India leaving villagers terrified and hiding in doorways as she devoured her feast . The big cat fled after a truck pulled up behind and drove slowly to shoo her away…Onlookers perched on balconies and walls over looking the street and the lion… Locals say the lion returned later that night to finishing eating the dead cow…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday disclosed that he was neither persuaded nor forced to concede defeat to President Buhari after the 2015 presidential election. Jonathan said this when he spoke at the convocation ceremony of Bingham University, Nassarawa state where he was awarded a honorary doctorate degree. ‘It is my belief that no one’s political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian. And I am fulfilled knowing that my conceding while the votes were still being compiled, which was born out of my personal principles and convictions, is generating positive impact in other nations. Let me make it clear, that I was not persuaded to do so by anyone within or outside the country. I know it was the right thing to do. ‘’My mantra “my ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian” is my vow. It was not just a political slogan. One of the reason I convened the 2014 National Conference was to come up with a polity devoid of tension and crisis. A polity that will...

Hon. Ahmad Usman Babba Kaita represents Kankia/ Ingawa/Kusada Federal Constituency of Katsina State and is chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Housing. In this interview with PHILIP NYAM, he   drums support for the Federal Government’s ban on importation of vehicles through land borders, President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption   crusade   and also bares his mind on other issues.  The question: The House of Representatives passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to suspend the ban on importation of vehicles through land borders from January 1, 2017. But you were opposed to this decision. What informed your position? In his reply, Hon. Ahmad said: “The crux of the matter is that the recent   announcement   that cars will no longer be brought into the country through land borders beginning from January 1, next year. The House took the decision asking the Federal Government to suspend the policy and   I say ...

FOX NEWS REPORTED: BEIRUT –  Russia threatened Sunday to veto a U.N. resolution demanding immediate access to areas of Aleppo besieged by the Syrian government, while a shaky deal to evacuate thousands of trapped civilians was thrown into doubt again after militants burned buses involved in the rescue operation. The Aleppo evacuations were to have been part of a wider deal that would simultaneously allow more than 2,000 sick and wounded people to leave two pro-government villages that have been besieged by Syrian rebels. Most villagers are Shiite Muslims, while most rebels are Sunni Muslims. Six buses that were among those poised to enter the villages of Foua and Kfarya on Sunday were set on fire by unidentified militants, presumably to scuttle any deal. A video posted online showed armed men near the burning buses as celebratory gunshots rang out. "The buses that came to evacuate the apostates have been burned," the narrator of the video said. He warned tha...

Zimbabwe’s ruling party,   Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF)  has endorsed 92-year-old incumbent president,  Robert Mugabe   as its favorite  for the 2018 election. The decision was made at a meeting on Saturday, December 17th 2016. According to its deputy secretary   Eunice Sandi Moyo , “The congress voiced its support to the president and first secretary comrade Robert Mugabe as the sole candidate for the forthcoming 2018 elections.” Thousands of supporters at the party’s annual conference applauded the endorsement; the party’s youth wing even proposed that Mugabe should rule for life with broad powers. Supporters were chanting in Shona language “tongai, tongai baba” meaning “rule, rule, father”. Mugabe has been in power since 1980, when the country gained independence from Britain. Opposition groups have described such adulation as a sign that the president and his loyalists are out of touch wit...

TMZ REPORTED: Rob Kardashian   says   Blac Chyna   left him ... and she took Dream with her. Rob just posted a few videos showing empty rooms in his house, he says the rooms were fully furnished for Dream and King, Chyna's son with   Tyga.  An obviously upset Rob also toured his house in a strange string of videos showing off his Christmas decorations. As we reported ... Chyna's Instagram was   hacked   earlier Saturday revealing an alleged plan to leave Rob after gaining the Kardashian name and fighting for the trademark.  Rob posted a message on his Instagram account, saying, "I loved every inch of that woman and loved everything that came with her. I truly loved Angela. I gave everything I owned for her. Didn't know I was just part of her plan. I really believed she was in love with me the way that I was with her and I am so hurt and never felt this before." In a post on her own page, Chyna says, "I have done nothing but help ...

Premiumtimes Reported: Pandemonium broke out Friday aboard KLM Flight KL 0587 bound to Lagos from Amsterdam after a male passenger passed out in the hands of two men in plainclothes believed to be Dutch policemen. The aircraft waiting to taxi off the tarmac had a 10-minute delay, for reasons that were not initially communicated to passengers. But when the rear door suddenly creaked open with two plainclothes dragging in someone in grotesque shape, not less than four female passengers, fled their seats. Tolu Malolu, one of the rear seats passengers who was travelling from UK, told PREMIUM TIMES that the sight she and other passengers beheld would disturb her for a long time to come. She said she saw an unconcious male passenger, who apparently was a deportee, being bundled in with hands and feet tied. Mrs. Malolu, who identified herself as a nurse in England, said what horrified her was not that the deportee was tied but that “both his hands and feet were tied to the b...