EU call for probe into Uganda election violence as Bobi Wine remains under house arrest

The European Union has joined a growing number of international voices calling for a probe into Ugandan election abuses and violence that left more than 40 people dead in the lead up to the polls.

Opposition candidates were harassed by security forces, the media was suppressed by the government, and observers' offices were raided, said the EU Council of Ministers in a statement on Wednesday.

It called on all parties to refrain from violence and for "election challenges and complaints to be addressed in an independent and transparent manner."

Uganda's longtime leader President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner for a record sixth term, amid an internet blackout and allegations of abuse.

Wine -- a singer-turned-politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi -- has been under house arrest after the military surrounded his home on Friday. He maintains the election was rigged.

"I thank all friends in Uganda and abroad who continue to stand with us until we put an end to this indignity," he said in a tweet on Thursday.

The 18-month old niece of Wine's wife, Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi, is in the residence and her father has been denied access because nobody is allowed to leave or come into the compound, Wine said on Twitter.

Human rights groups spoke out against Wine's detention and the political climate in the country as President Museveni embarked on an election victory tour of the country Thursday.

"It is neither a crime to stand for president nor to want to challenge the election results in court," said the regional director of the human rights NGO, Deprose Muchena, in a statement.

"This continued confinement is politically motivated and a blatant violation of their human rights. It must be lifted immediately and without any conditions."

In the weeks leading up to the election, there were several incidences of violence and human rights violations said Human Rights Watch.

"The abuses included killings by security forces, arrests and beatings of opposition supporters and journalists, disruption of opposition rallies, and a shutdown of the internet," said the international human rights NGO in a statement.

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Waje releases video introducing her love, Hassani to the world

Waje has just released a new music video -- Best Thing, in which she used in introducing her love -- Ric Hassani to the world.

In the new video, Ric was her love interest and the song spoke about a man being her best thing. 

Ric who is also a singer, never dropped a line in the song but featured and you know what they actually kissed too. 

Please drop the idea of 'it's just a music video' jare, abi bawo? Watch the music video below...

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Covid-19: Kano bans clubs, concerts, street parties

The Kano State Government has extended its ban on activities on clubs, concerts, street parties, and other large social gatherings as part of an effort to combat the spread of Covid-19.

The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said in a statement on Thursday th
at all the restrictions have to be enforced “because the safety of our people and their welfare are priorities that cannot be toiled with.”

He said the government would continue to engage all the stakeholders to sensitise the populace on the need to maintain social distancing and collective effort to combat this pandemic.

The commissioner pointed out that security agents have been mandated to ensure full compliance without exception.

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13 killed, 70 injured in Katsina road accident

Thirteen people have been reportedly killed and 70 others injured as a result of a road accident along Kaita-Dankama Road in Katsina State.

An eyewitness explained that a truck that conveyed the victims left Dankama town on Thursday night for Lagos State with most of the passengers from Niger Republic.

The eyewitness disclosed that other victims who sustained various degrees of injury have been taken to various hospitals in the state, they include; General Hospital Katsina, Federal Medical Centre and Amadi Rimi Orthopedic Hospital, Channels reports.

He also noted that 70 sheep were killed in the accident.

Meanwhile, a delegation from the Katsina State Government has been sent to attend the funeral prayers of the deceased at Dantakum Graveyard in Katsina metropolis after which, funeral prayers led by Imam Yahaya were conducted.

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Upcoming actress Eddyth Odidika dies of her ailment

Upcoming actress and model, Eddyth Odidika is dead.

Eddyth had last year gone public with her ailment begging Nigerians for funds to treat her life-threatening ailment. Sadly, she is now gone.

Her friends took to social media to mourn her.

Mostly on facebook, below are posts from friends following her death.

 

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Gigi Hadid finally reveals baby daughter's cute name

Gigi Hadid has finally revealed her daughter's name, four months after she welcomed her in September.

The 25-year-old supermodel, who shares her baby with Zayn Malik, had kept the name private until now, but a change in bio details on Instagram confirms her daughter's name is Khai.

It is a name that has some authority as well - according to name origin websites, Khai means "the chosen one" and "royalty or nobility" and comes from Egyptian descent.

Gigi has celebrated the arrival of her first child with former One Direction star Zayn, but she has not yet shown the baby's face in her numerous appearances on Gigi's Instagram page.

The naming clue came when Gigi updated her Instagram bio to read "khai's mom," apparently letting her more than 62 million followers know her daughter's name.

It came after the model had celebrated four months since her daughter's arrival, posting a black-and-white picture showing her kissing the baby's cheek.

"My girl, 4 months & The best kid", Gigi wrote alongside the snap, adding an angel emoji.

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Stony-faced Melania Trump shuns photographers after landing in Florida with Donald

A stony-faced Melania Trump shunned waiting photographers as she touched down in Florida, despite undergoing an outfit change mid-flight.

Footage of the former First Lady turning her nose up at snappers at Palm Beach Airport, while leaving husband Donald in her wake, has gone viral.

The former model, 50, sent tongues wagging after appearing from Air Force One in a colourful £3,700 Gucci dress, having entered the presidential aircraft in a more sombre black outfit.

However, while Melania's former US leader husband posed for photos, she strode on leaving social media commenters declaring she appears to "give no f***s" anymore as she begins life outside the White House.

The Trumps had left the US capital early on Wednesday morning before landing hours later to stay at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, their official home state.

Clips show Donald Trump smiling and waving to waiting photographers, but Melania only spares a frowning glance and fails to stop and pose.

"She has NO f***s anymore! She is DONE with him! Contract is over!" one person wrote on Twitter. 

"Nothing says I'm done more than a muumuu," added another.

"She so freaking DONE with this nonsense," said a third.

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Sale of govt assets will benefit Nigerians - Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Friday, said the Federal Government’s planned sale of public assets will benefit Nigerians and help to boost the economy.

In an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Mrs Ahmed, who is also the Minister of Budget and National Planning, said some government assets are currently moribund and provide little or no value to Nigerians in their current state.

“There are some government assets that are dead that can be sold to the private sector to be reactivated and put to use for the benefit of Nigerians,” the Minister said.

“So we are looking at different – and I am a member of the National Council on Privatisation – we are looking at different categories of government assets that government has not been able to manage, that are lying down and in some cases even completely rundown, to cede them off to the private sector.

On January 12, Mrs Ahmed had revealed the government’s plan to sell public assets to partly finance the N13.58 trillion 2021 budget.

On Friday, Ms Ahmed stressed that the “intention is not just funding the budget, it is to reactivate these assets and hand it over and have them bring contributions to the growth in the economy.”

She added that the Bureau of Public Enterprises will begin to coordinate with other arms of government on the asset sales in the first quarter of the year.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/01/sale-of-government-assets-will-benefit.html

Biden invites Nigerian family to White House in a surprise phone call [Video]

A US-based Nigerian family from Ibadan, Oyo state has been invited to the White House by new US President Joe Biden.

The family got the invitation direct from Biden himself in a phone call to the 12 year-old daughter, Josephine.

In a video that has gone viral, Biden appreciated the family for its support as he spoke about how the US is a nation of immigrants like the family members are.

The phone call became a video call as Biden’s wife Dr Jill joined in the conversation.

The family was excited all through the call, with the young girl saying it was a dream come true for her speaking with the US President.

The family prayed for Biden’s success.

When Biden invited them, the father was so happy as he said: “President Biden, please make it real, we’d love to come.” To that, Joe Biden said: “I am serious. We don’t say anything we don’t mean…”

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Actor Kanayo O Kanayo shares throwback photo with his kids

The actor shared the throwback photo of himself and his children on his Instagram page writing;

“How fast they grow” 

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Photo: Police nab 3 members of notorious 'Shilla Boys' in Yola

The police in Yola on Thursday confirmed the arrest of three members of a gang, notoriously known as ” Shilla Boys”.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sulaiman Nguroje, who is the Police Spokesman in the state, confirmed the arrest in a statement.

Nguroje said that the suspects were between the ages of 18 year and 35 years and had been terrorising people with dangerous weapons in some areas of Yola North Local Government Area.

He said that the criminal gang usually disguised as commercial tricycles operators to rob innocent passengers.

He said on the Jan. 20 the police received information about the suspicious movement of members of the gang at a hideout in Ngurore town.

“The Police Command immediately deployed its operatives and successfully arrested three members of the Shilla boys,’’ he said.

Nguroje listed items recovered from the suspects to include one tricycle, knives and cutlasses.

He said the suspects were being investigated for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery and would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/01/photo-police-nab-3-members-of-notorious.html

Who rocked it better? Beyonce or Bisola Aiyeola

Who rocked it better? The singer or the reality star and actress? Your fav??

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Gabrielle Union reveals husband Dwyane Wade is not a fan of her racy onscreen s.e.x scenes

Gabrielle Union has revealed that her husband Dwyane Wade is not a fan of her onscreen s.e.x scenes – and often asks for a warning before watching her on TV.

The 48-year-old actress has had a number of raunchy moments in her TV show L.A.'s Finest and she admitted basketball ace Dwyane, 39, doesn't enjoy watching them, but sometimes he sees them without warning because she 'forgets' what she filmed.

Speaking on the Renaissance Man podcast, she said: 'He’ll ask before each episode: "Are you naked in this one?" Sometimes I forget, because we shot this stuff a year ago. And we’ll sit there with the whole family, popcorn, and he’s like …'

Gabrielle – who has daughter Kaavia, two, with her spouse and is stepmother to his children Zaire, 18, Zaya, 13, and Xavier, seven – admitted she also has to think about their offspring when it comes to stripping onscreen.

She said: 'The older boys were like, "I am getting murdered at school," like with the sex scenes and all that.'

However, she insisted she'll continue to expose her skin for as long as she's comfortable, adding: 'Everyone will just adjust.'

But the Bad Boys actress had her own moment of jealousy when her husband had a cameo in What To Expect When You're Expecting, which saw him ballroom dancing.

She said: 'I was like, "What is this, pasodoble?"... I know I couldn’t do it. God bless, he is better than me.'

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/01/gabrielle-union-reveals-husband-dwyane.html

COVID-19: Nigeria to get vaccines by February

The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has said the country could assess COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February.

A communique signed by the NGF Chairman, Kayode Fayemi claimed efforts are ongoing with the World Bank to ensure Nigeria assess the vaccines.

The communique was issued after a virtual meeting of state governors.

Fayemi made the revelations while briefing the forum on his meeting with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) on the roll-out of the vaccines.

Fayemi was said to have told the meeting there is an arrangement for the World Health Organisation (WHO) “to facilitate pooled procurement and the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across developing countries.

“Nigeria is among 12 countries in Africa that have indicated its readiness of the 92 qualified countries for the facility and will by end of February 2021 receive its first shipment of vaccines.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/01/covid-19-nigeria-to-get-vaccines-by.html

Man & his friends mercilessly beat cheating girlfriend [video]

A video of a lady believed to have cheated on her boyfriend and ended up getting lashed to the pulp has gone viral.

From the video, about 5 men were seen flogging a lady mercilessly leaving her yelling for help.

The boyfriend who caught her right in the act, hired his buddies to help him teach the lady a lesson that will stay with her for a lifetime.

While beating her, one of the guys wet her clothes with water so that she would feel the belt strokes even more.

Watch the video below...

Friends of a man whose girlfriend cheated on him beat her mercilessly pic.twitter.com/2RnEU23FTT

— GhPage TV (@GhpageTv) January 20, 2021

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Protest rocks Akure over Akeredolu’s vacation order

There was heavy protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Thursday as commercial drivers, members of the Nigeria Forest Services known as Forest guards, farmers and traders stormed the streets protesting in support of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu order to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in the state within seven days.

The protesters carried placards urging the Ondo Governor not to back down on his directive.

Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Comrade Jacob Adejo, said commercial drivers were no longer safe in the state.

Adejo said his members need protection as herders attacked them with impunity as well as kidnapped them before now.

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I enjoyed kissing Omotola Jalade than any actress- Van Vicker

Ghanaian actor and entrepreneur Van Vicker has revealed he enjoyed kissing Omotola Jalade Ekehinde on set.

In a recent interview with blogger Sammy Kay, Van Vicker discloses that romantic roles on sets are very real and recounted when he had to kiss the Nollywood actress Omotola on set. According to him, he enjoyed the kiss they shared together on set.

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Wakanow CEO gives heartbreaking details of how his well paid chef constantly stole from him

Wakanow CEO, Adebayo Adedeji has explained how his well paid chef kept stealing from him. According to the CEO, he paid his chef N100,000, gives him N5000 a week for transportation and then he paid him all through the pandemic despite he never came to work.

While explaining how the chef was a turf thief, he said he only now understands why Nigerians maltreats their domestic staff.

His blow by blow details below...

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Nigeria police did very well in 2019/2020 - IGP Adamu

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu says the Nigeria Police did very well in 2019/2020.

His statement is coming despite many security challenges besetting the country.

According to the IGP, when his administration came in, there were many issues related to banditry and kidnappings, especially along the Abuja-Kaduna road, a challenge which he claims his men have quashed.

“Apart from the insurgency that is being successfully dealt with in the northeast, there were issues in the northcentral in terms of farmers-herders conflicts and even kidnappings.

“We restrategized, created an operation, Puff Adder. We retrained our Special Forces, we identified police officers that have been in the theatre of operations in the northeast before they went and came back.

“We retrained them and sent them to the field. So we were able to succeed in bringing down to a very low level of kidnapping and banditry,” the police boss stated.

Speaking on Amotekun and other security outfits, the Police Chief said the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria indicates that there should be only one Police Force.

He said, “any other organisation or any other arrangements that deal with prevention of crimes, passing information, creating of intelligence is just supporting the activities of the Nigeria Police”.

IGP Adamu was of the opinion that every other security outfit set up to work with the police, should not bear arms as to avoid indiscriminate killings.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/01/nigeria-police-did-very-well-in.html

Nigeria records 1,386 new Covid-19 cases, toll now 114,691

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 114,691.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.

“1386 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-476 Rivers-163 FCT-116 Kaduna-114 Oyo-68 Plateau-62 Ogun-56 Imo-55 Osun-55 Edo-51 Anambra-50 Kwara-44 Kano-17 Ebonyi-14 Cross River-10 Delta-10 Jigawa-8 Bayelsa-6 Ekiti-6 Borno-2 Taraba-2 Zamfara-1.”

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