Photos: Son of late Emir of Kano, Sani Bayero set to wed. Check out their beautiful pre-wedding photos

Prince Sani Bayero, son of the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Dr. Abdullahi Ado Bayero is set to tie the knot with his fiancée, Aysha. Late Ado Bayero was the Emir of Kano from 1963 till his death on June 6, 2014. He was succeeded by his brother's grandson, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. See the couple's beautiful pre-wedding photos.

Buhari is president whether home or abroad – Presidency

The Presidency has stated categorically that President Muhammadu Buhari acts fully in the capacity of his office whether he is in Nigeria or abroad on official assignments.
In reaction to a report by an online news medium that vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, had to cancel his trip to India for the India-Africa conference because he did not want to relinquish power to Nigeria’s number three citizen, Senator Bukola Saraki, the Presidency noted that the President is still acting in his full capacity despite embarking on a state visit to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

In a statement issued by Laolu Akande, spokesperson for Prof Osinbajo, he said:

 “Nigerians know wherever Mr. President is, at home or abroad he acts fully in his office except if on break, indisposed or incapacitated. So the question of his traveling creating a vacuum does not even exist at all.“It is simply untrue that an advance party from the Vice President’s office departed for India. No such thing happened because there was no such final decision to travel.

The statement then cleared the air on Nigeria’s participation at the summit.

“There are some insinuations online about Nigeria’s participation in the India-Africa conference holding from March 14-16 in New Delhi.”
“For the avoidance of any doubt, Nigeria’s delegation to the the meeting is led by Industry and Trade Minister, Dr. Okey Enelamah,” the statement read.

WHAT A MESS! Pastor Seduced His House Girl in Delta, Sentenced to Prison

You know you do not have enough self-control to be a pastor, why get involved? A magistrate court in Kwale, Ndokwa West area of Delta State has sentenced a 38-year-old Pastor, Ruben Okotie, to six months imprisonment for seducing his house maid with red candle.

Presiding magistrate of the Court, Chief magistrate Carl Moeteke, who sentenced the Pastor, said he was found guilty with overwhelmed evidence in a three counts of conspiracy, attempted r*pe and illicit s*xual act.

Pastor Ruben was sentenced to six months without option of fine to serve as warning to others. 

It was gathered that the Pastor on the 22nd day of February 2016 in Kwale town seduced his housemaid with a red candle after his wife had gone to visit her sick parents in a neighbouring community.

The housemaid, 13yrs old Helen, an indigene of Akwa Ibom State, was said to have resisted the attempt by the pastor to make love to her on her return from market where she had gone to buy food stuff and other cooking materials.

The pastor was said to have threatened to eject her from his house if she failed to comply. It was stated that a week after, the pastor pounced on the maid and pushed a red candle into her private part after forcing her into his bedroom.

He was reportedly arrested in Kwale when his wife reported the maid’s complaints to the police.

Police prosecution witness, Sgt Promise Enebeli, told the court that Pastor Ruben was arrested when the matter was reported at the Kwale Police Division, adding that upon interrogation, he confessed to the crime and was charged to the court.

Funny enough, the Pastor's lawyer, Mr. Thomas Okobi, had dismissed claims by his wife, Mrs. Esther Okotie, insisting that his client (Pastor Ruben) was innocent of the crime.

But the court said that the evidence against his was overwhelming and sent him to jail, straight.

Declare State of Emergency in Rivers State

The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Abayomi Adesanya, has asked the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Adesanya said a state of emergency was necessary in the oil rich state in order to forestall political violence and the breakdown of law and order.

The APC chieftain, in a statement on Sunday, condemned recent political violence in the state.

Adesanya said, “The rate at which innocent people are being killed and burnt alive in the name of politics is saddening, barbaric and worrisome.

"Provocative statements credited to Governor Nyesom Wike are worsening the situation. These statements are capable of causing confusion, leading to the breakdown of law and order in the state.

“It is obvious that Governor Wike has lost control of the state. As the chief security officer of the state, his primary duty is to secure lives of the people in the state but he has failed to do this. The crisis in Rivers State could have ended if not for the unwillingness of “powerful people” in government in the state.

“Therefore, to prevent the crisis from escalating and degenerating into further chaos, we passionately call on President Buhari to use the constitutional powers vested in him as the President to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State for peace to return.”

Governor Wike had threatened that INEC officials coming for election in Rivers should write their will.

Dear Nigerians, From April You Will Be Deported From The UK If You Earn Less Than £35,000

Nigerians, from next month, non-EU migrants in the UK earning less than £35,000 will be deported.

The new Home Office policy, which comes into force on April 6, applies to all overseas workers who have been in the UK for five years on a Tier 2 visa.

If they can’t prove that they’re earning more than £35,000, they will be denied settlement and will face deportation.

Teachers, IT professionals and journalists could all be badly affected.

A petition launched at the beginning of the year called for the threshold to be reconsidered – it gathered more than 100,000 signatures and was debated in parliament last week.

So what’s actually changing?

To settle in the UK as a skilled worker, non-EU migrants need to have a Tier 2 visa. For this you need:

• An offer for a job in the UK that pays at least £20,800
• Have had at least £945 in your bank account for 90 days
• A certificate of sponsorship from your employer (which can cost between £536 and £1,476)
• To pay a £200 annual healthcare surcharge
• To prove your English language proficiency

After five years on this visa, skilled workers are able to apply for ‘indefinite leave to remain’ – and this is what is about to change.

From April, anyone applying for indefinite leave to remain will need to earn at least £35,000.

Nurses are temporarily exempt from this threshold, along with PhD-level jobs and any professions that have been on the official ‘shortage occupation list’ while the person has been living here.

However, the earnings threshold could be applied to migrant nurses in the future.

Teachers aren’t exempt (unless they are professors in certain disciplines). Even David Cameron’s mum has lost her job because of Tory cuts

In fact, the Home Office’s own analysis of the policy in 2012 revealed that the new threshold would have a significant impact on teachers, IT professionals and marketing managers.

What if I’ve been in the UK for more than five years?
Then you won’t be deported – the new rule doesn’t apply to anyone who entered the country on a Tier 2 visa on or before April 5 2011.

I’ve been here for a decade, will I be deported?
No – as long as you’ve been living here for 10 continuous years, you can apply for indefinite leave to remain with no salary threshold.

So if you came here in 2006 as a student visa, then moved directly onto a skilled workers’ visa, you can apply to settle here regardless of how much you earn.

The only condition is that you can’t have left the UK for more than 180 days at a time, or 540 days in total.

I’m here on a marriage visa, will I have to leave?

No, the changes only apply to people on a Tier 2 visa. 

Wizkid shares more photos from his new LA mansion

 The starboy bought a massive home in Los Angeles... He just shared more photos ...Nigerian stars doing big things ....

Just In: Ambode Sacks Lagos Building Agency GM, Others Over Tragic Lekki Collapse

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has sacked the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Adeigbe Olushola, and three others following the Lekki building collapse that killed 35 people last week.

Apart from Olushola, Ambode approved the dismissal of the Head of Inspection and Quality Control in the agency, Adeoye Adeyemi; the Zonal District Officer in the agency, Dosunmu Gbadebo; while the Zonal Head of Eti-Osa West of the agency, Mrs. Akinde Sherifat, was compulsorily retired from the civil service.

A statement by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola, quoted the governor as saying the affected officers were dismissed after they were indicted for negligence.

According to him, negligence is an act of misconduct under the Public Service Rule 040401.

“Rule 040401 of the Public Service act of misconduct states that “A willful act of omission or general misconduct to the scandal of the pubic or to the prejudice of discipline and proper administration of the state Government” should be visited with dismissal from the public service in line with the Public Service Rule 040503,” the statement said.

The Head of Service said the disciplinary measure was the outcome of the recommendations of the Personnel Management Board to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who was personally grieved by the number of lives lost in the building collapse.

President Buhari arrives Equatorial Guinea

 Presisent Buhari this afternoon arrived at Malabo Int'l Airport, Equatorial Guinea, where he was received by president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Barrack & Michelle Obama hold hands as they arrived looking great at White House reception

President Obama in tux and First Lady Michelle Obama in a dazzling sleeveless black dress with blue overlay held hands and smiled as they as they arrived at the State Department Dinner in the East Room of the White House on Saturday night for the Kennedy Center Honors, which paid tribute to five of the most illustrious American artists ..Seiji Ozawa, Rita Moreno, Carole King, George Lucas and Cicely Tyson. More photos after the cut...

The honorees: From L to R:  Seiji Ozawa, Rita Moreno, Carole King, George Lucas and Cicely Tyson...

First Photos from the new Oni of Ife's coronation

The Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan is being crowned as the 51st Ooni of Ife in Ile-Ife Osun state today December 7th. These are the first pics from the ceremony. Continue to see more photos...

Despite police warning, Bayelsans storm streets to protest election results

Aggrieved men and women in Bayelsa state defied the warning from the Nigerian police and staged a protest outside the INEC office in the state to protest against the Saturday Dec. 6th governorship election. They claim that the results to be read by INEC officials have been falsified as no election held in some parts of Southern Ijaw. Continue to see more photos

 

Justin Bieber knocks Justin Bieber off the top of the UK singles chart

Justin Beiber has replaced himself as number one on the UK Singles chart. Last week, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber was in the top spot with ‘Sorry’ and now he’s still sitting at number one, but this time it’s with single ‘Love Yourself’. Both singles are taken from his latest album Purpose.

Bieber is also dominating the top five, with ‘What Do You Mean’ taking the number four spot. ‘Love Yourself’ racked up 5.97million streams in the UK this week to move up one spot, according to the Official Charts Company.
 

‘Sorry’ clocked 5.5million streams online and Bieber’s impressive chart feat has also seen him entering the record books again, as only two other artists have ever replaced themselves on top of the UK singles chart.

 The last artist to do so was Elvis Presley in 2005, when reissues of ‘Jailhouse Rock’ and ‘One Night/I Got Stung’ hit Number one in succession.

The last living artiste to do so was The Beatles in December 1963, with ‘She Loves You’ and ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’