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There is a harrowing story told by Adekoya Boladale, which needs to be brought to the attention of Nigerians, especially the people of the South-West. In the middle of the night of 4th January, 1984, heavily armed men of the Strike Force of the Nigerian army invaded the Lagos home of Chief Olu Awotesu, the Minister of State for Agriculture. This military operation had one design, to put the minister under arrest. However, Chief Awotesu was not at home, having gone to his home-town in Iperu, Ogun State. On meeting his absence, the soldiers descended on his family. His wife was dragged from the bedroom upstairs through the staircase to the ground floor, where she was kicked and beaten by the men in khaki. Her assailants laughed at her while she screamed and begged for mercy.

ISIS demands $200 million for Japanese hostages 01:43 Story highlights Japan's PM says world needs to "deal with with terrorists without giving into them" Video shows a masked man standing over two kneeling men in orange jumpsuits He links the threat against the men to Japan's support for the coalition against ISIS The militant group ISIS has threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless Tokyo hands over $200 million within 72 hours.

There's no stopping the 31-year-old model as she flaunts her ample chest and bootylicious behind in Miami WOW Amber Rose is on a quest for world domination - and her weapon of choice is a bikini. The gorgeous model is quickly nearing towards her goal as well after stepping out in another tiny two-piece on Monday. Bringing out the big guns? It sure looks that way.

Getty / Instagram Rihanna once made a fan’s dreams come true after arriving to a prom as his surprise date, but she’s not up for that anymore – no matter what your story is. An Instagram reply from the Diamonds hitmaker has gone viral, claiming to be from Rihanna to a fan – shooting their prom dreams down in flames with just one word.

Muhammadu Buhari Contrary to claims that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress [APC], is travelling to the United States for medical reasons, PREMIUM TIMES has obtained a correspondence indicating Mr. Buhari is only honouring an invitation by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies [CSIS]. Media reports had suggested some days ago that the APC candidate had become so sick that he was planning a medical trip abroad. Mr. Buhari responded by saying he was not sick but only had cold.

He was spotted enjoying a low-key dinner date with on/off girlfriend Selena Gomez in Beverly Hills last week. But on Sunday, Justin Bieber decided to spend some alone time with model Kendall Jenner at his home in Los Angeles. The two stars - who have been seen out and about on frequent occasions over the past few months - could be seen kicking back in his back garden and it looks like Kendall may have spent the night as she was wearing the same outfit from the day before.

When I got to the bedside of the Head of State, he was already gasping. Ordinarily, I could not just touch him. It was not allowed in our job. But under the situation on ground, I knelt close to him and shouted, “General Sani Abacha, Sir, please grant me permission to touch and carry you.”

file photo: Jonathan pays courtesy visit to the Sultan Millions of eligible voters in Nigeria are yet to get their Permanent Voter’s cards, (PVC), 25 days to the country’s crucial presidential election. One of such is the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar III. The monarch expressed fears that unless something is done urgently, millions would be disenfranchised as they are not able to collect their PVCs.

Former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Monday declared his support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Mohammadu Buhari for February 14 election. “All of us will support you in the cause to salvage this country,” Babangida said while receiving Buhari who visited him in Minna. “I wish to congratulate members of the party for the honour of nominating my colleague, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as your presidential candidate in 2015 elections,” he added.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said his achievements in the north lays credence to the fact that he was not an enemy of the region as some ‘liars who have nothing to offer the region’ claimed. “When I came on board as president, I established 14 new universities, four were built in the South while 10 were built in the North, yet they keep telling you I hate the North. If truly I hate the North and I do not want the children from the North to be like me, will I take such action?” the President asked during the campaign rally in Sokoto State held at Shehu Kangiwa Square.

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has described Nigerian politicians as “too difficult to handle,” as they cut corners, offering bribes and threats to officials of the commission because they see elections as investments and would do anything to protect their investments. Jega made this comment at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), yesterday, at a lecture organized by the Political Science Department of the school.

PLUS: The Red Devils reportedly put a £50million price tag on David De Gea and Mats Hummels denies Premier League move is imminent Miguel Ruiz Smiles better than the current crop: But will Pique want to leave Barca? The halfway point has been and gone in the winter transfer window - but there's plenty of time for deals to be done yet. Already, there's been wheeling, there's been dealing and if speculation is to be believed, we will have a lot to report on in the coming weeks. We will keep you up to date with all the latest rumours, done deals and analysis all through January.

Beat FM OAP Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi took to twitter yesterday to post a photo of her PVC in a way to encourage others to go get theirs (left). However in a bid to protect her address on the PVC, she also covered up her date of birth. Immediately, Nigerian twitter began to question whether she was indeed 30 as she claimed. So she took to twitter again to repost her PVC (right) with the actual date of birth to prove she wasn't lying. Some tweets questioning her age below...

The singer and mum of two said she was left scared and shaken after being targeted with the hate-filled messages on the site Vile: Jamelia says she is 'falling out of love' with Twitter over the abuse Loose Women star Jamelia has blasted online trolls who bombarded her with vile racist and sexist abuse. The singer and mum of two said she was left scared and shaken after being targeted with the hate-filled messages on Twitter. In a series of tweets she told her 33,600 followers: “This week alone I’ve been called a n*****, a b*****, a sl*t, a sl*g, an idiot, a moron. I’m falling out of love with Twitter.

The Belgian insisted on taking the ball off regular taker Leighton Baines against West Brom and saw his effort fly wide of the target Action Images Vote of confidence: Regular penalty taker Leighton Baines was happy for Mirallas to take Kevin Mirallas was branded “despicable” for ignoring team orders and taking a penalty. Mirallas ignored Steven Naismith and Romelu Lukaku's calls to give Leighton Baines the ball before striking his 44th-minute penalty against the post to make it just one win in 13 games for Everton. Baines had converted 15 of his 16 spot-kicks and Sky pundit Gary Neville accused the Belgian of being selfish, branding his actions the "most despicable breach of team spirit".

The political woes of Ebonyi State governor, Chief Martin Elechi heightened Monday morning with the resignation of his Commissioner for Grants and Donor Agencies, Elder Fred Udeogu. Apart from being Elechi’s kinsman, Udeogu was one of the greatest supporters of the embattled governor. In a letter dated 19th January, 2014, Udeogu blamed the resignation on his inability to belong to two political parties. “I have considered the prevailing political circumstances in the state and since my opinion is not needed in sorting out the problems at hand, I considered it morally wise to resign.

The Presidency has denied claims by the All Progressive Congress (APC) that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it would rather hand over to a military junta rather that Mohammadu Buhari The claim was made by the spokesman for the Buhari campaign organization, Garba Shehu. It alleged that an official of the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President posted some comments on the Social Media suggesting that “government will rather hand over power to the military rather than to Gen Muhammadu Buhari in the event that the APC candidate wins the elections “

The Real Madrid footballer is rumoured to have sparked a romance following the end of his relationship with Victoria's Secret model Irina GettyCristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid and Irina Shayk Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked to a stunning TV reporter following confirmation of his split from Russian model Irina Shayk. Gorgeous Spanish sports reporter Lucia Villalon is rumoured to be dating Cristiano Ronaldo after the pair were pictured celebrating the striker’s third Ballon d’Or win on their way back from Zurich. Speculation Irina and Cristiano’s near-five year relationship was over first surfaced after Irina, 29, missed the glitzy ceremony last week following her decision to unfollow her ex on Twitter.

Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, weekend, said that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, would use the same strategies which it used in 2007 and 2011 to defeat the opposition parties to win again at the forthcoming general elections. Lamido said this while campaigning for the party’s candidates for the governorship, national and state assemblies at Garki Local Government Area of the state.

APC rally in Kaduna Thousands of recalcitrant youths, who allegedly support the All Peoples Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, yesterday, shut down several major streets in the northern parts of the state capital, in a frenzy of support for the APC Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, as they awaited his visit. The youths who thronged out as early as 8am from, Tudun Wada, Kawo, Ungwan Rimi, Malali, and other adjoining Kaduna towns believed to be APC strongholds, wielded weapons, and forced motorist and passersby to chant, (sai Buhari, sai El Rufai ) meaning “Buhari and El Rufai only.” Buhari had not even started his rally at Minna, Niger State, where he went to before Kaduna, when the youths started their acts.