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Here is an Excerpt from his interview with Saturday Punch: Some Nigerians believe that the executive has been taking the federal parliament for a ride because of the passive nature of the Senate. They cite last Thursday’s invasion of the National Assembly by the police as a case in point. What is your comment on this? Let me say that the show of force in the National Assembly by the security agencies last Thursday was quite unfortunate and totally unnecessary because the precincts of any parliament are supposed to be sacrosanct and their action was a violation of that. I will not be able to go into the substantive issues on why it happened or did not happen because I have been told that there are several court matters on those issues and being a lawyer, I will not be making any comment. VICTOR NDOMA-EGBA, SENATE LEADER

The journey to life started with a struggle! Over One million Sperm-Cells! One Survival, ME! Waliyah-Omoboladale! I have always been a Survival, an achiever and Almighty Allah's Special Seed that will germinate till Allah's will are fulfill...... Happy Birthday to me. I pray that Allah grant all my heart desires/wishes soonest. Amen.  #The   Girl is d Woman of Today!

Afrobeat   king, Femi Kuti, clocked 46 two weeks back. But in spite of how blessed he has been, he still regrets that he is not the father of two of his five children. He revealed this few days to his birthday in an interview. Out of his alleged five children: Made, Afolabi, Dupe, Tosin and Ayomide, two of them, Dupe and Tosin (a boy and a girl) have been discovered not to be his biological children, according to a recent DNA test.  He confessed being disappointed and pained that a woman can actually give someone what does not belong to him. 

Queen Ahneva Adeniyi Adegeye is one of the numerous wives of the living legend and juju maestro, Adeniyi Adegeye famously known as King Sunny Ade. The former designer in the United States relocated to Nigeria in 1984, after her marriage to the king of juju, and since then, she has become a major stakeholder, when it comes to fashion and hospitality management in Nigeria. In an interview with Encomium Weekly at her newly opened Wearable Art Gallery and the Gallery Cafe, the eloquent radio personality related her experience as one of the KSA’s wives, life and career, among others. What brought about this Gallery Café? I am a fashion designer by trade and I have been into other businesses. I also run this cafe, we just started it in collaboration with the Nike Art Gallery. The concept is because of vegetarians. It’s all about the healthy lifestyle. Also, we will be servicing different coffees from all over Africa, we will have all kinds of muffins and the likes, barbecue grills a...

  Journalist, author and social commentator Tolu Ogunlesi Traditional Marriage to his heartthrob Eng. Kemi Agboola is on-going in Ibadan right now. His Blogger friend Omojuwa tweet this pix from the wedding. Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Ogunlesi while we await more pix. 

The plan to restore all the privileges of former Governor Olusegun Oni by the incumbent Governor Ayodele Fayose has again ignited another round of controversies in Ekiti State.  While taking the decision, Fayose, had claimed he decided not to rubbish efforts of past rulers of the state. However, against the background Oni was removed from office through the Court of Appeal judgment, which proclaimed he never won the governorship polls conducted in 2007, Fayose’s decision is building another round of controversy. Gov. Fayose

Kristina Pimenova may only be nine years old, but she's been a hugely successful model since the age of three, and is widely touted 'the most beautiful girl in the world.' Kristina, from Moscow, Russia, has been walking catwalks since the age of four, graced the prestigious cover of Vogue Bambini when she was seven, and has already been the face of Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Benetton, among others.

French President Francois Hollande is the first Western leader to visit Ebola-affected West Africa.  Hollande is delivering a message of solidarity to the people of Guinea. French Minister of State for Development Annick Girardin is already in Guinea. He has opened a new Ebola treatment centre in the country. 

While our Polithiefcians built Block of flats with the ‘Tax payers money’ and sells in Millions, here is an inspiring story I read in dailymail of a millionaire Chinese businessman who has bulldozed the wooden huts and muddy roads where he grew up - and built luxury homes for the people who lived there. Xiong Shuihua was born in Xiongkeng village in the city of Xinyu, southern China and said that his family had always been well looked after and supported by residents in his childhood. Xiong Shuihua

  Rebecca Ferguson has made her first public appearance since revealing the father of her three-week-old daughter broke off their relationship when he discovered she was pregnant. The 28-year-old beauty   put on a brave face as she attended Naomi Campbell's star-studded Fashion for Relief Pop-Up Shop in London last night. The X Factor star   said she had a "lovely" time but couldn't wait to get home to her one-month-old daughter Arabella. Rebecca dazzled in a short, flirty dress with A-line skirt which flashed her long legs.

Naomi Campbell showed off her dazzling looks as she put her supermodel status to good use. The leggy star   opened a Fashion for Relief Pop-Up Shop at Westfield Shopping Centre in London where she was joined by a host of stars. Naomi wore a plunging blue dress for the occasion, which she teamed with sexy knee-high boots.

A man said to be in his 70s has been found dead around the Pen Cinema roundabout in the Agege area of Lagos. Oriyomi Simon, had left his home in the Agbado area of the state at about 9am on Thursday to visit a friend in Agege before he slumped at the spot– a few steps away from the Pen Cinema Police Division. Our correspondent, who was at the scene of the incident around 2pm, approached a policewoman and a KAI official for information about the incident. They directed him to the station for enquiry.

A suspected armed robber arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, Felix Odion, has said he never missed a church service despite the fact that he robbed for a living. Odion, who was arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad along with his partner, Titus Anthony, on November 22 from a hideout in Ifo, Ogun State, told our correspondent that he was lured into joining a robbery gang and insisted that he was a committed church member. Our correspondent gathered that the suspects were apprehended by the police for allegedly snatching expensive vehicles in different parts of Lagos, one of which had been recovered. According to the police, the recovered vehicle is a Toyota Camry 2004 model. The 23-year-old Odion, said he was given N70, 000 from the first robbery operation, adding that he had gone out with the gang only on two occasions. Anthony and Odion

The All Progressives Congress, some Senior Advocates of Nigeria including Olisa Agbakoba, Yusuf Ali and Niyi Akintola, have called for the removal of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, over his refusal to acknowledge Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The APC in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Abba had shown that he was ‘partisan’ and would not be able to ensure a free and fair election next year. Olisa Agbakoba Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

This woman in the picture and on the N 20 note is Ladi Kwali. Nigeria's best known potter who was awarded a Doctorate and was made MBE in 1963 for the level of detail and skill she utilised while making her pots.   Moral lesson: Learnt to stand out in any of your chosen endeavour and you will be honoured. 

Ogun State-born Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji leads the pack in this year’s West African Examinations Council Academic Excellence Awards. Nineteen-year-old Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji has emerged the best scholar in the 2013 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The leadership of the West African Examinations Council honoured the lad alongside two females on Thursday in Minna, Niger State. The females are Ifeoluwapo Fasola and Maureen Anyanwu, both of who are natives of Oyo and Imo states, respectively. Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji 

Pastor Mrs. Nomthi Odukoya, wife of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya  of   The Fountain of Life   Church is using today being the ‘American Thanksgiving Day’ to be thankful to God for the blessing of her Pastor hubby. She posted this on her Facebook page few minutes ago. The couple got married on January 5, 2010, 5 yeras after the death of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya’s first wife in 2005, Pastor Bimbo Odukoya. 

A stylist to the Miss Honduras who was murdered last week has been found stabbed to death in his bath, it was reported today. Luis Alfredo Garcia, who was a make-up artist for Maria Jose Alvarado, was apparently tied up before being repeatedly knifed in the neck.  Mr Garcia's decomposing remains were discovered at his home on the island of Roatan just days after Miss Alvarado and her sister Sophia Trinidad were killed.  Their bodies were found buried along the banks of a river last Wednesday, the same day Miss Alvarado, 19, was set to fly to London to compete in the Miss World pageant. 

A rugby coach claimed he fled after   crashing a car while drunk   - because he was dressed as RIHANNA.  Glenn Stroud, 43, had been at a 'Stars in Their Eyes' fancy dress party and was wearing a red wig, purple dress and make-up when his Ford Ka ploughed into an oncoming Corsa. His lawyer told a court he was too embarrassed to stop because of his drag outfit and drove off.

After last year's wettest winter on record, many of those whose homes were damaged by flood water are struggling to pay their soaring insurance bills. Philip Maye had just finished renovating his home on the Somerset Levels when the flood hit. The water was more than 3ft (1m) deep and remained for three weeks. It was a nightmare for the 63-year-old and his wife Maria, but the financial pain was only just beginning.

Today is the inauguration of  Governor Re-elect,  Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola  of t he State of Osun , he will be sworn in for another 4-year tenure by the Chief Judge of the State, Mrs Adepele Ojo. Congratulations to 'Baba-Kabiru' 

Cheeky Cambridge students are causing a stir on campus once again by baring their bums in public for a ' Rear Of The Year' contest. Ten naked undergraduates - five men and five women - have been photographed from behind for the controversial competition. Most of the students have been pictured in the grounds of   their college,   but others have ventured to the rooftops for a more picturesque photo. Rated 18+

Former model Irene Major is a wealthy woman who knows all about looking after her skin. The wife of Canadian oil tycoon Sam Malin, said she has tried everything from super-expensive Creme de la Mer moisturisers to the services of the most exclusive Harley Street dermatologists. But Irene, who’s originally from Cameroon, West Africa, has a shocking admission; she also regularly uses skin-lightening creams to alter the colour of her complexion.

After 10 years of staying together, 33-year-old Cameroonian superstar,  Samuel Eto'o Fils now at Everton after a stint at Chelsea, tied the knot over the weekend to the mother of his four kids. The Everton striker wed his long term partner, Eto’o weds Georgette, in a secret ceremony in just outside of Milan in Italy. The event was attended by only close family and friends. Will Eto’o wedding prevent him from taking part in Everton’s Europa League match in Wolfsburg on Thursday night?  Samuel & Georgette Eto'o-Fils

Pal Valeria Cazares Aranda, 28, filmed, Maria as she took a permanent black marker from her pocket and covered the gleaming white   Mercedes   with abuse, accusing him of being a "c**p s***", questioning the size of his manhood and being a 'junkie loser'. A woman who found out her boyfriend was   cheating on her   became an internet sensation when she   scrawled abuse over his prized motor   and posted photos of it online. Stunned Maria Alejandra Samaniego, 25, went ballistic when she found cheating Pabil Muniz Quintanilla, 27, in bed with another woman at his home in Barranquilla, Colombia.

The first human trial of an experimental vaccine against Ebola suggests that it is safe and may help the immune system to combat the virus. Twenty volunteers were immunised in the United States. Scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) described the results as "promising". The research is published in the   New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). None of those immunised suffered major side-effects and all produced antibodies.

How I wish Denrele will continue in this manly dressing he poses for Complete Fashion Magazine? In this Issue, Complete Fashion magazine explores a different side of Derenle with no extremes. They were able to get him out of his ‘Akpolas’, those gladiator shoes he is identified with.     

Nigeria's Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison Madueke, has been elected as President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Alison-Madueke’s election as President of OPEC took place on Thursday at the ongoing 166th ordinary meeting of the Organisation, taking place in Vienna, Austria. She becomes the first female to be elected into that position, and replaces Libya’s Vice Prime Minister for Corporations, Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish, who was occupying the position.

  A notorious prisoner got four female guards pregnant as he played "kingpin" inside a corrupt jail, a court has heard.  Gangster Tavon White was serving 20 years for attempted murder inside Baltimore City Detention Centre. But he managed to make tens of thousands of dollars a week by smuggling in drugs and mobile phones,   CBS Baltimore reports , and was once heard saying: "This is my jail. My word is law."

A transsexual obsessed with   Kim Kardashian   claims her bum beats her idol's famous backside. Tiffany Davies, 23, grew up as a nerdy boy called Niall - but now the confident transsexual has reinvented herself, modelling her look on reality star Kim K. The aspiring model is currently on hormones to aid in her transformation to become a woman, and as she watched her body change, she was over the moon to see her bum transform.

Former England captain   Steven Gerrard   threw the first punch in a street assault which sparked a blackmail plot involving an off-duty policewoman, a court heard. Paul Lloyd yesterday gave evidence at the   trial   of ex-cop Helen Jones who has admitted illegally seizing CCTV footage of the alleged bust-up. The 35-old described being 'kicked and punched for four minutes' by the midfielder's pals, a court was told.

The 44-year-old looked incredible as she took a shower in the jungle. Forget being crowned Jungle King or Queen it’s all about winning the battle of the bodies. And   so far 44-year-old   Melanie Sykes looks set to take the crown as she took yet another sexy shower, which aired on Wednesday evening’s I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. The TV totty   slipped into a leopard print two-piece in order to freshen herself up in the famous jungle shower.

Police chief  Suleiman Abbah finally showed up at the House of Representatives yesterday. The Inspector-General had been invited by the House Committee on Police Affairs to shed light on the November 20 invasion of the National Assembly when Speaker Aminu Tambuwal and other members of the House were tear gassed. The meeting was, however, ill- fated. The session, which began at 2.20pm on a tense note, ended abruptly because Abbah refused to acknowledge Tambuwal as Speaker in his speech, drawing the ire of the committee’s members.

Thirty-year-old first class graduate of Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Moses Murtala Aminu was shot dead by a constable with the Nigeria Police.  Moses had on Sunday, left his No. 67 Ahmadu Ahidjo Street, Narayi High Cost family residence for a party in Barnawa, Kaduna State.

Operatives of Jigawa State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have apprehended three men for allegedly attempting to pull out the baby from the womb of an eight-month pregnant woman at Gusau quarters in Gumel Local Government. The suspects, A damu Usman Barma, 31; Fawas Bala, 28; and Buhari Ahmed, 29, were said to be the 20-year-old woman’s lovers.

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of a Lagos State High Court has ordered the remand of a 77-year-old woman, Alhaja Mulikat Shonekan, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Shonekan, who is a community leader in Lagos, is to remain in the custody of the anti-graft commission till she would meet the court’s bail conditions of N5m and two sureties in like sum. The sureties, the court said, must show evidence of tax remittance to the coffers of the Lagos State Government in the last three years. Alhaja Mulikat Shonekan (Middle) 

CEO Zentury pictures and a member Oyo state house of assembly, Honourable Femi Adelakun (Baba commander marketer) is dead. The deceased, Femi Adelakun,  died yesterday Morning ,  November 26, 2014. Hon Femi Adelakun

Three suspects, who allegedly kidnapped a Lagos businessman, Alhaji Hammed Fashola, have narrated how they chained the victim and kept him inside a toilet for four days. On Monday, November 24, the Lagos State Police Command arrested two brothers ─ Kelvin and Victor Igah ─ and Mr. Chukwuma Kingsley for allegedly kidnapping Fashola near his residence in Egbeda, Lagos on November 13. It was reported that the three suspects were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad from their hideout on Odeniyi Ishola Street, Isheri-Oshun, Lagos four days later, while Fashola was rescued by the police. The Suspects