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Thousands of aggrieved Students of the Federal University  Otuoke in Ogbia Community, the country home of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution following the hike of fees by the management of the University. The aggrieved students took to the streets with placards chanting songs and barricaded roads leading to the Mr. President’s country home where the ivory tower is located

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, said it would go ahead with the party’s directive on 2014 budget estimate consideration, saying all arsenal would be deployed to stop the passage of the budget estimates. The APC caucus in the House also picked holes in the budget estimates currently awaiting consideration as a budget that had no effect on Nigerians. The minority leader in the House, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, while briefing newsmen, said “we will not support a budget that does nothing for the people we represent.

ABUJA—Senators elected on both the PDP and APC platforms, yesterday, united against the Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, blaming her for the country’s economic woes. They specifically accused the minister of imposing the economic policies of the International Monetary Fund, IMF and the World Bank on Nigeria.

. . . Super Eagles’ Abdullahi Shehu ( R ) vies with Black Stars of Ghana’s Samuel Ainooson during their semi final match of the 2014 CHAN in South Africa Saturday’s final of the 3rd African Nations Championship at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa will be between Libya and Ghana, after the Black Stars eliminated the Super Eagles on penalties last night at the Free State Stadium, Mangaung.

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BIGGEST GIM'S BLOGSPOT: Toni Payne finally speaks on allegation that she cheated on 9ice

Four years after her 2010 separation from singer 9ice amidst cheating rumours, publicist and spoken word artist Toni Payne has finally addressed the rumours that has followed her for years. Toni & 9ice got married on July 17th 2008 and by January 2010, a year and a half later, the marriage was over. There were several reports at the time that she was caught cheating. 9ice actually started the cheating rumours by making a song where he said his woman cheated on him with a friend. People assumed he was referring to his wife and a rapper friend, who he later seriously quarreled with in the media

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo, has warned the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to stop threatening the former Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, or face the wrath of Ndigbo. The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo,  Anambra State chapter, Elder Chris Eluemunoh, stated this in reaction to the comment by NEF threatening to drag Ihejirika to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague for alleged extra-judicial killings.

T he  Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak has challenged the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, and the media community to focus on critical issues that will determine the agenda for the 2015 general elections rather than concentrate on bashing President Goodluck Jonathan and threatening mayhem, if the election results did not favour them. Gulak said the mass media was making itself a willing tool in the hands of the political opportunists in APC, whose stock in trade was to abuse the office and person of Mr. President because they had nothing to offer Nigeria. In a telephone interview in Lagos, yesterday, Gulak said: “I hold the media in highest esteem and I expect them to be guided by the ethics of their profession, to be fair to all sides.”

The rank of the APC in the Senate swelled Wednesday with the defection of 11 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Among the senators that defected are Bukola Saraki, Mohammed Ndume, Danjuma Goje and Abdullahi Adamu. The senators communicated their decision to decamp to the APC in a letter addressed to the Senate President, David Mark. There are reports that some more senators could decamp in the coming weeks.

Hundreds of supporters and well-wishers of former governor of Kano state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau gathered at his Mundubawa residence on Wednesday where he denounced his membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) with a verdict that the party lacked leadership structure and internal democracy. He declared his membership and loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He regretted that six months after its registration, APC leadership has refused to conduct elections into the national, state, local government and ward executives, adding that no single member of the party has been duly registered.

Coordinator of the Northern Emancipation Network, Malam Abdul-Azeez Suleiman has cautioned that President Goodluck Jonathan’s chances in 2015 in the North could only be guaranteed if he drops his Vice, Namadi Sambo and runs with a more valuable mate.

Stephen Currie was lost for 28 days.  Stephen Currie, who endured daily temperatures of almost 40C, was found shirtless, shoeless and 15kg lighter by locals on a remote track about 10km outside the former mining town of Chillagoe on Wednesday afternoon.

When you’ve got it, you’ve got it and Brad Pitt still has it — “it” being that desirable movie star combination of looks, charm, intrigue and not to mention, talent, that keeps movie goers in theater seats. Pitt will hit the big 5 Oh on December 18, 2013 and of course, all the celeb gossip rags and big magazines want to know how he feels about it. Brad Pitt insists that, at least so far, the idea of turning 50 years old doesn’t faze him at all because he’s at a good place in his life, now engaged to Angelina Jolie, and raising their six kids together.

Before going public with their relationship, Selena Gomez, 21, referred to Justin Bieber, 19, as her little brother. Following their breakup,  there's been rumors  that she's dating singer Austin Mahone, who's 17, but  they've been debunked.

Heidi Klum, bodyguard breakup Heidi Klum is back on the market. The model/TV personality's relationship with her bodyguard, Martin Kirsten, ended a few weeks ago,  Heidi Klum  is single again.  After  dating for a year and a half , the supermodel and her  bodyguard boyfriend   Martin Kirsten separated a few weeks ago,

We thought Miley Cyrus' MTV VMAs drama felt familiar. The 21-year-old singer has recruited Madonna for her "MTV Unplugged" special, and the star admits that she takes some inspirational cues from Madonna. "I grew up listening to Madonna, and a lot of what she represented for me is what I try to represent to girls now, not being afraid of sexuality and being who you want to be and doing what you want to do,"  C yrus told MTV, which will air her "Unplugged" special tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT. During Cyrus' set, the two pop stars collaborate on a mashup of Madge's "Don't Tell Me" and Cyrus' No. 1 hit, "We Can't Stop." According to MTV, we can expect plenty of Madonna-on-Miley grinding - which, given her reason for having Madonna on in the first place, makes sense. "'Don't Tell Me' is basically the same message that I'm telling my fans with 'We Can't Stop,'" Cyrus sai...

Justin Bieber was charged Wednesday with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto a month ago, police said. Bieber arrived at a Toronto police station for booking Wednesday evening amid a chaotic scene as determined photographers, reporters, screaming fans and the curious converged around his SUV. About a dozen Toronto police officers shoved their way through the crowd to escort Bieber, getting him through the door only after a struggle.

  A newly surfaced letter written by Jesse Ryan Loskarn gives details on why the former U.S. Senate aide killed himself after getting arrested last month for possessing child pornography. Loskarn, who was found dead Thursday,  wrote in the letter  that he identified with the images he purchased because he had been sexually abused, himself, as a child.