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‎'So will you be in church tomorrow?' Amaka asked me. 'I will try.' 'Okay.' She raised one hand and waved at me. 'I will be going now, bye bye.' 'Bye bye,' I said. I watched her walk down the street, as quietly and innocently as she always walked. As she always behaved. For many times I had wanted to talk to her, to toast her. I liked her, so much that I had jerked off with her once. I had imagined her n»ked, wild and sinful. Just like me. She was doing all sorts of crazy things to me and after I released, I felt guilty. Like I had just raped a girl in my mind. An innocent girl who obviously was still a virgin. And this was the reason I never approached her with my feelings. You see, I kind of hate virgins. They are so inexperienced, restrictive, and tight. For a guy of adequate endowment like me, experience matters. As lucky as I've always been, I've been finding such women. Lizzy enjoyed having two d¡cks at a time. So each time she called, I always went along with Tobi. Josh hated threesomes, the two guys to a girl kind of threesome. According to him, he hated sharing kits. Call him up if it's just him and several other ladies and he is in. Such a selfish brat. During the act, I would allow Tobi to go first, with his pencil-sized d¡ck. I know how Lizzy must be feeling the times he was inside her while she sucked me. She only endured him, the prickle of his pencil. I know from her undemonstrative face. One day she pushed him off before the poor guy could even climax, and asked me to take her. 'Take me,' she had said. I did not only take her. I occupied her. Totally! Betty was another girl with amazing experience. We met on Facebook, from a group called S3x Lovers or Lovers of S3x, can't remember precisely now. We started chatting dirty from the first day we added one another. And later that night she sent me slit pics. Clean-shaven healthy-looking c~nt. I asked her to show me her red skin and she agreed. Soon another picture dropped in. With the excitement a pensioner would use to open the envelope containing his cheque, I clicked on the picture. She had used two fingers to spread the slit, displaying clean red flesh. So inviting was it that I nearly licked my phone. Eating p~$$y is a favourite of mine. So also is being spanked in the a$$. I love a little of domination from a lady. That may exactly be the reason I sought only experienced ladies. I like girls that can take charge. Girls that can command me. Girls that can talk in the act. Not them silent, immobile logs of wood. And so I always dithered talking to Amaka. But yet, to my utter disappointment, my feelings for her only continued to grow. There were now times I dodged her, afraid that the more I saw her, the more I'm going to think about her. The more I'm going to do crazy things to her in my mind. One day, I was walking to the express to use the ATM when I saw Amaka in front walking beside some dude. From the way she walked I knew at once that was Amaka. I increased my pace. She was discussing with guy, tall and slim like a NEPA pole. I've never been that jealous in my life. When I came to their front, Amaka smiled and greeted me. Then I noticed the dude had been her brother, Tochukwu. How come he had appeared so tall from behind? I guess my mind was messing with me. Truth is, there is something about Amaka, a specialness(if there ever was a word like that) that I have not seen before. Her smile alone caused me goose bumps. No matter how spacious the blouse she is wearing was—she liked them big blouses and long skirts—you could still always tell how blessed she is up there. And, surprisingly, she knew how to package them, keep them up and going. Amaka was beauty. Josh has always been talking about this new club in town. It's in Ikeja, Opebi Road. I liked to club on the Mainland, the girls there are freer and cheaper. Not those Island girls that kept forming their lives out. Once, I followed my boys to one of the clubs in V.I. Troy, beside Oriental Hotel. This tall chic has agreed to follow me home, till we came out and she discovered we hadn't come in our own car. She hissed and thanked me for wasting her time. What is it with girls and cars anyway? Finally I told Josh we would try the new club next Friday. He had smiled and said, 'You the boss!' and I felt guilty for not telling him that it was going to be an OYO night. The boys and I took turns to sponsor our outings, but sometimes we were just too broke to remember the rules. On Thursday evening, as I was returning from the game centre, saddened by Arsenal's loss, I bumped into Amaka. She was in a short black gown and a scarf, her big Bible safe on her chest. Her bounteous chest. 'Wale, good evening,' she said. 'Evening, Amuka.' 'It's Amaka, how many times will I tell you?' She was smiling. I know, I was just playing with her. 'Yes,' I said. 'Amaka, kedu?' She seemed surprised I had said kedu. She replied 'Odi mma', and asked where I was coming from. I told her. She said okay. 'Why didn't you come to church last Sunday?' she asked. I wanted to tell her to drop church matters for now that I was not in the mood, but when I opened my mouth what came out was, 'I wasn't feeling too alright.' And I felt glad I lied. Amaka quickly came to me, her brows together in a worried look. She felt my cheek and then the other. 'Oh dear, I'm sorry, how do you feel now?' I looked at her and revelled in the deceit. I might as well tell her I have cancer if that would earn me a kiss. I was happy to learn she cared about me. Later when I got home I wanted to call her, but did not know what to tell when and if she picked. I stopped the call before it could connect. As usual, the boys and I left for the club by past 11. We like to arrive with the big boys. Maybe we are even the big boys. Because there are the bigger boys, and the biggest boys. Like every opening club, everything was amplified. The sound system boomed and you could feel the vibration as much on the floor as in your belly. Sometimes your hearing blanked out entirely and all you could feel is a really long 'woooo' sound. Some guys and babes were already on the floor feeling good. But they were the early dancers. The ones that buy a bottle of beer and quickly entered the floor, their beer bottles in their hand. I could spot some bigger boys sitting quietly in groups at one corner or the other, doing their thing coolly. As always. The lighting was good and the bar was drunk. The thick smell of all kinds of smoke mixed together was nearly suffocating. At the DJ corner, I saw the ugly dude—sometimes I wonder if ugliness is a requirement for the job. Large headphones covered his ears. He was nodding to the song, one hand in the air, the other spinning away on the controls—it was at that point when Wizkid was crying he wants the body sleeping on his bed. A friend used to say that you know the mood of the club by the mood of the DJ. In this new club, the DJ was feeling it. As with our ritual, the boys and I approached the bar for a little booze up first.  They were selling killer cocktails, some of them you could tell just how many seconds you have before you die from the colour. We got a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka and Andre. And from there we started our foundation. We were still on the first cups when Josh nodded towards the dancefloor where madness seemed  now to have come alive and said, 'No be that church girl wey dey your street be this?' I didn't bother to look. Josh has always been the fastest to depart. But today, on the first cup? Dude need some prayers. 'Na her na!' I heard Josh say again. He tapped me, 'Look.' And now I did. I actually had seemed a face, and a body, that looked like Amaka's, performing in the madness, but my mind quickly told me it wasn't her. In that top and short skirt? No way it could have been her. I watched the Amaka-looking lady rocking the slim guy behind her. She was professional and at that moment my mind cleared out all doubt. This was not Amaka. 'It's not her,' I said. But Josh would not have it. He stood and walked to the girl. She saw him and actually threw her hands around him in a hug of excitement. She had recognised him. My eyes blinked twice. I saw them pointing and then they were coming toward us. As soon as they arrived, I took Amaka by the hand and drew her outside. 'Who brought you her?' I asked her. Outside the club, the noise of music was low and one could hear another. Amaka gave me a surprised look. 'I came on my own. I didn't know you guys were coming, I would have followed you.' She sounded so normal, like I've always known she was a club girl. 'Do you club?' I asked her. 'Occasionally. Why do you ask?' 'Nothing.' I stared at her. 'So you are not a v¡rgin?' Surprise showed on her face again. 'Did I ever tell you that I'm a v¡rgin, Wale?' I shook my head. A strong feeling came over me and I grabbed her face and kissed her. When I released her and drew back, waiting for the worst—probably a slap or a punch, she only smiled, the seductive smile of experience and asked me to follow her. In the surreality, I followed her back into the club, then through a narrow hallway that led to the line of rest rooms. There were four in all, two marked Male and the other two Female. Amaka passed the rest rooms further down to another door. She had the key to the door. She opened it, entered and waved at me to come in. I pulled away one hesitant step and joined her in the room, well-arranged with a large bed and a table. Just like a standard hotel room. Inside, she was quick and direct, straight to purpose. Amaka had experience. She pulled down my jean trousers without unzipping. I didn't know how that was possible because I was not very slim. In fact my sisters used to tease me that I have hips. She did not pull down my boxers in the same quick manner she did my trousers. Instead she crouched in my front, rubbing the bulge of my shlong till it was completely up, threatening to tear away the two buttons of my boxers. She pulled it out and put me in her mouth. I felt a tickling chill, almost forcing me to laugh. I put one hand to my back and held her head with one hand, giving her all my length with great generosity. Sometimes I held her in for a while, till she made a choking sound and I released her. She would stop, drew back slightly to stare at the thick, stiff organ cracked with blood-filled veins. She would spit on it and then start to feed on it again. I liked the way she squeezed my a$$ while sucking me. Then I held her and guided her up, pulling away her short top at the same time.  I slipped my lips into hers, absently pulling off my own shirt. While our lips were still locked, I pulled off my trousers completely, my shoes still on. I put my arms round her and unstrapped her bra. The black piece of underwear fell off to the ground. I pressed her into me, feeling her hardened nipples on my chest. I liked it, the feel of the hard nuts on my skin. And if her n¡pple touched mine, I'd feel a throb of pleasure. She probably noticed I've got sensitive nipples and she pull away from the kissing bond and began sucking at my n¡pples. I find it weird that I enjoyed a girl sucking my nipples. I think it came with gyming. Enlargement of the chest causing the nipples to become more prominent, ultimately causing them to become more sensitive. As Amaka went from one n¡pple to the other, I made tiny deep moans. She bent down and started sucking at my d¡ck again. I held her and made her stop. If I hadn't, the game might end prematurely. I guided her to the bed and laid her down gently. I came on top her and sampled her br3asts. She had normal br3asts, not large, not small either. She sizzled as I began sucking her. Then she started blowing at my head. When I first got the feel of air on my shaved head, I paused and looked. Her mouth was pinched out in a small o, air surging through, like one trying to make a hot foot cold. I found this strangely motivating and I turned a baby, s~cking her now like my life depended on it. I knew she has had enough when the hissing and blowing stopped. And then I went down on her. Her pot was not as fat as I liked, but it was fresh. Smelt fresh too. Quite an adequate compensation. I spread her apart and plastered her slit with my tongue. She made a cackling sound and for a second I thought it was a laugh. As I brushed her in and out, like a painter, multiple noises emanated from her. Strange animal noises. I pulled my boxers off and knelt in the bed. She was s~cking on my d¡ck while I sorted out with the condom. I gave her some extra minutes to enjoy the sugar stick before I pulled out from her mouth and slipped the c•ndom on. I held the c•ndom ridge and rolled all the way down my thick shaft. Then I held her at the thighs and pulled her to the edge of the bed. Like a book,  I opened her up and slotted in. She groaned, twisting her hips slightly to fully accommodate me. I gave some shallow thrusts at first before pulling back to throw my entire length deep into her. And with this came a lot of noise. From me. From her. From outside. I felt the slap again. Pa. Pa. Pa. Like from a deep pit, I heard my name. 'Wale. Wale, dide nle.' The slaps came again. Slowly, my eye lids came apart and I saw Josh, murky at first and then his face slowly cleared out. He was fully dressed and ready for the club. 'Wale, ago mokanla la wayi, oo si tii we,' he said.

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Delectable Nollywood actress, Damilola Adegbite who is popular for her role as Telema in the widely acclaimed television series 'Tinsel' has finally tied the knot with her baby father, Ghanian actor- Chris Attoh.
According to news obtained by BBN from the top Ghanian site Ghanacelebrities.com‎, rhe couple who were recently blessed with a child recently sealed the union in a colorful ceremony today at the La Viva Boutique Hotel in Accra, which was attended by close friends and family.

The duo met on set of 'Tinsel' years ago.

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A hacker has exposed the secret affair of budding female act Yemi Alade and talented rapper Phyno. 

Earlier on, the Johnny singer's account was hacked and the hacker ended up exposing what appears to be an affair between the young entertainers.

Some of the messages released shows the two acts professing intimacy and how much they miss one another due to a busy tour schedule.

Apparently, Phyno is the Johnny Miss Alade have been on the search for!

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Polemic singer cum writer Etcetera who is known for his controversial Saturday piece is at it again. This time he nicknamed some celebrities as "latest political prostitutes".

Here is what we culled on his column in Punch Newspapers, "Some say Afro Candy is a prostitute. Some say she's not or at least, not yet. A few others say she's a porn star, which is not in the same league as prostitution. Porn stars are taxed, prostitutes are not. So Afrolicious baybay, you have to up your game to get into the league of prostitutes, if it is what you really desire.

My suggestion would be; instruct your agent or booker to get you appearances in any of the political campaign videos, so you can put to use that floppy behind your mama gave you. And if you are lucky enough, you can get cameos and wiggle that thing around the aspirants themselves. You have to get your bum (sorry your hands) bloodied to earn the highly coveted "Political prostitute" tag. Now my Candilicious Afrolistic baybay, these are a few names of the latest political prostitutes in the country:

Olamide, Banky W, Don Jazzy, Flavour, Duncan Mighty, D banj, Mercy Johnson, Ibinabo, Ini Edo, Mama Gee, Naeto C, Joseph Yobo, Daddy Showkey, Kanu Nwankwo, and Sammie Okposo.

I have been asked several times if our celebs should get involved with politics. But today, let me push the same question in different words to everyone reading this article. Do politicians making affiliations with celebs prompt you to vote for them? For me, it's a definite No. Nigerians are not influenced by celebs to indulge in certain acts because their favourite celeb says so. For instance, I like Kate Henshaw but expecting me to vote for a candidate she supports in the forthcoming elections is like asking me to start buying a particular milk brand because Don Jazzy endorsed it. Puh-leez, things like that don't cut it here in Naija. Naija is a different kettle of fish compared to what is obtainable in places like the US.



The politicians using celebs for their campaigns should ask themselves what on earth the average person has got in common with Dbanj. He has millions and he may never have to lift a finger again in his life if he so desires. And you think the boys in Okokomaiko who are not smiling will listen to his unrealistic rants on TV and radio? Using a celeb for election campaigns is as stupid as the political aspirants themselves dancing in their campaign musicalvideos.

Imagine Jimmy Agbaje and Ambode dancing in their campaign videos? Ok, I am sorry, no imagination is needed. I feel sorry for the politicians that Nigerians are not fooled by all the media images of celebs pushed at them every day on TV. It has become so much that we can't tell the difference anymore between political campaign videos and the Nigerian musical videos.

The only cocktail of politics and celebrity that the masses are bound to endorse is that of creating useful awareness that will benefit the larger society. People like Bono have political views which bring attention to real, humanitarian issues that transcend the established political doctrines and have nothing to do with producing those plastic karaoke like political jingles our entertainers are paid to produce.

Those entertainers who see nothing wrong in frolicking with politicians will say I am speaking from a misguided perspective. Go ahead, defend your support for that politician. Tell me you are campaigning for change. You can't fool anyone but yourselves.

Hey, my Afro Candilicious baybay, you go ahead with your trade okay? Don't let the criticisms of your fellow entertainers bother you anymore. Tell them your porn is definitely a kinder and gentler version when placed side by side with their political prostitution. Now, good day ladies and gentlemen. Please don't forget to tip the waitress on your way out.

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Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku popularly known as Jango who has been off the public for years now has come out to tell why he has been off the scene.

As shocking as it may sound to many of his fans. The actor has been tested positive to HIV.

He told Pulse Ghana that he left Nigeria on April 2011 to Zambia where he took part in various plays on teaching about HIV and AIDS without his wife and two kids for six month, and ended up sleeping with 80 women.

According to Hanks, "Life in Zambia was heaven on earth because we could enjoy life, moving in all places but I was missing my family. During that time I had quite a number of sexual activities and I slept with different women. When I came back home I never took care of the family. I started drinking like a fish and became an irresponsible husband leaving the entire burden to my wife"

Hanks said he intentionally infected his wife, "I got tested while I was in Zambia after one of my girlfriends advised me about her pregnancy. She had gone for pregnancy tests and during that time she was tested for HIV and the results was shocking, she was positive. She forced me to get tested but I could not come to terms with the results. After, I got tested and it was positive, I came back to Zimbabwe and I kept quiet about the issue. I never told my wife about the issue. I infected her but I regret. I later on received some counseling and it's well."

"During my peak of popularity, I had sex with approximately 80 women, within Harare and Zambia. In 2002 it was so amazing to be on TV. I abused the fame. To make matters worse I lacked counseling and I failed to handle it properly, leaving me in this mud. I am now a born again Christian with UFIC under the guidance of Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa."

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Punch newspaper just published an interview with with eccentric media personality, Denrele Edun where he opened up on an array of issues, his dress sense, s3xuality etc.

Excerpt...

Recently, a picture of you dressed in normal clothes went viral online. What made you dress properly?
It was something that was very experimental and it was on the television show, Moments with Mo. The owner of Ebony Life TV, Mo Abudu, called me and told me that they would like to do a special feature on me to be aired on January 1, 2015. I felt it was a fantastic idea but I did not know that I would be dressed in normal clothes. They went to where I grew up and interviewed people in my area. When I got to the studio, the stylist was trying to make me wear some 'unusual' clothes and I was very surprised. Initially, I thought she was styling for a client who probably was of my size but only using me as a guinea pig. But when we started the show, the stylist came with a rack of normal clothes and flat shoes. I had a lot of extensions in my hair but they ripped that off on the set and it was a live recording. My natural hair was packed to the back and I was styled in two different looks. I wore shorts, something I had not done for about a decade because of my skinny legs but it was an exciting experience. I also did another one for Complete Fashion magazine which I did with Beverly Naya. We were just experimenting with the brand.

Prior to the television programme, when last did you wear normal clothes?
That was a long while ago. The last time I tried it was at a show in Abuja called Runway. I had hosted the first and second edition, so I wanted to do something different for the third edition. When it was time for my first entrance, I borrowed a suit from a friend who was of similar body structure, packed my hair, wore flat shoes and dark sunglasses. When I was announced, people were clapping but when I got on stage, they stopped because they did not recognise me. I felt so uncomfortable. I kept stumbling in the flat shoes and I was sweating profusely because of the tie. Underneath the suit, I wore my 'normal' clothes and so when I got tired, I removed the shirt and suit on stage and somebody brought my shoes for me. I just wanted to make a crazy grand entrance. This was about two years ago.

How come you stumble when you wore flat shoes?
I know it is weird but I think it is because I am used to very high shoes. Most of my shoes are uncomfortable but over time, I have sacrificed comfort for fashion. Now I am used to uncomfortable shoes especially those that are not evenly balanced. Even wearing slippers is weird to me.

Don't you experience leg pains when you wear such shoes?
Fashion is pain but I am used to it now. There was a particular time I went to a club and I stumbled down the stairs because some people accidentally pushed me. They wanted to take pictures with me and they were trying to get my attention, in the process I fell. My leg got stuck in the banister and was sprained. I could feel my leg swelling in my big shoes but I refused to remove it. I limbed from the club to my car. People pressured me to remove the shoe but I refused and when I got home, my ankle had swollen. I am used to that.

How do you dress when you are indoors?
Most times I wear my sister's T-shirts with regular denim jeans. If the weather is hot and there is no one to turn on the generator for me, I would walk naked round the house. I do that a lot. I also have a long kaftan that has a hood and looks scary, I wear that at home. But I am hardly at home because I always have various engagements to attend. Whenever I get home tired, I just sleep in the clothes I wore out.

People still argue that you are homos3xual?
Over time, they have labelled me as a homos3xual, heteros3xual, bi-s3xual, I have been called all sorts of names. When people see that you are successful in the entertainment industry, they try to peddle some negative stories about you. Maybe they call me names because of the way I dress. When I started out and people began calling me such names, I found it very disturbing, annoying, and demeaning but I laugh about it now. When I am asked about my s3xuality, I just tell them that I am a s3xual outlaw. I don't think my s3xuality should be an issue because I am doing my work very well.

But are you gay?
All I can say to that is that I am a s3xual outlaw.

There was a time you used to wear female shoes…
I still wear them. There was a night we were going to the beach and everyone knows that if you do not wear flat shoes to the beach, it could be quite uncomfortable. But because I wanted to be crazy that night as I don't drink or smoke, I wore a female timberland boot with high heels to the beach. I got the shoe as a gift. It was hell walking with the shoes in the sand but I wore them to dance and I rocked them well. I remember D'banj and Ikechukwu were there and they were making funny comments, asking whether I wanted to break my teeth. Whenever I am on stage and I wear these shoes, some people think I do it to get attention. Some say I do it to find men who are s3xually attracted to me but that is not true. It is just about doing the unusual. A lot of men wear shoes with high heels outside the country. I am not saying it is a trend people should follow because they can break their legs. I think wearing female shoes just to my personality. The female shoes give the kind of clothes I wear an extra edge.

Do you think you can keep up with your brand identity when you are older?
Yes, I think I can but maybe not in stiletto heels. My brand identity is not fake; I did not create this identity because I want to be in the news or remain controversial. This has been me right from the outset. People see me and say I dress like Lady Gaga and I laugh. Lady Gaga started singing in 2006 and I have been dressing like this way before then. I have no influences whatsoever and I just wanted to be different from every other guy. This level of high edged, spontaneous, gothic, creative look is embedded in my system and it runs through my veins. Even when I am 70 years old, I would still be like this and I know I would be a funky grandfather. That is why I respect Charly Boy till date for his relevance and consistency. He is still a rockstar and a biker for life. I don't think I will lose this identity for anything in the world.

Are you in a relationship?
I am single. I am not going to deny the fact that I am human and I have feelings. I would not say that I have been celibate or lonely because that would be a lie. I am not celibate; however, I am quite principled when it comes to relationships. God has blessed me and still blessing me, so I would not misuse the privilege of my job to use and dump all the ladies that constantly come my way. Some ladies think that being with me would place them at a certain level and because of that, they throw themselves at me but I do not misuse the privilege I have. That does not mean that I am a saint. I am not a saint. There is somebody in the picture but we are not so sure of our status right now. We have been tossing it back and forth for a while. We are still deliberating. The person is fully committed but I am not really ready. I feel like I have frustrated her to a large extent and she has tolerated me for a very long time. We have been friends for a while. I am a very inconsistent person; she could call or send a message and I will not reply until after five days. I will not use my job as an excuse because it would be a wrong thing to do.

What can be done to catch your attention?
Nothing really; I just love people that are natural and down to earth. I love people who can make dialogue with me in a matter of seconds. I don't want a yes-man around me. I have met people like that in the course of time. I have also met very interesting people. A girl once asked me at a point in time if I could change my brand identity for her and I willingly agreed. I told her I would change for her because she was somebody I really liked. But unfortunately, things did not work out. This was about four years ago. I still like her and my close friends know that I still like her a lot. She was seeing someone at the time and I was willing to share her. That was how much I liked her. I would not say she was extremely gorgeous but there was something very special about her that I could not lay my fingers on. Her name is Yvonne. But that is in the past.

So it is possible for you to change for love?
At that point, I was willing to. But now, I will think twice about it. I sincerely doubt I can change for any woman. I have had my fingers burnt so many times, I don't think I am willing to make that sacrifice for anyone. I have made a lot of sacrifices for people, now it is their turn to start making sacrifices for me. I am not leaving my career or changing for anybody. I would rather stay single because at the end of the day, it is about inner happiness. Inner happiness is something that took me a while to find because I was trying to make too many people happy at my own detriment but I realised at the end of the day only my happiness matters. Now that I have peace of mind that, I don't owe anybody any favours.

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The Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Prof. Charles Ayo, has hinted that the school may likely reduce its tuition fees in a bid to accommodate more students who will want to benefit from the quality education it offers.

Addressing a news conference on Friday over the school's recent Webometrics ranking as the first in Nigeria and West Africa and the 15th in Africa, he said even though there is no actual date for the likely review yet, the initiative would make admission into the school more affordable and competitive.

He explained that apart from the fact the Chancellor of the school, Dr. David Oyedepo, had already thought about it, the school management also had plans to increase its internally generated revenue so as to augment its income, which would make the review easy.

He said, "Going by the thinking of the proprietor and chancellor, the commission is thinking of reducing the fees with a view to allowing more people to be able to benefit from the quality education that we have here, but it's going to be highly competitive.

"This may affect us because we would need to work more on our IGR, but we are up to the task. The beauty of it all is to be able to leave it open to all, however, we are mindful of our carrying capacity, which will only engender stiff competition before anybody would be able to get admission.

"By the next academic session, the university will be going into production of certain items and looking at our projection on the adventure, we are going to be raking in billions, which will supplement our income and with that, we can be sure that the fees would be reducing gradually, which also shows that education venture is not necessarily about profit-making but about service to humanity."

The vice-chancellor explained that with the recently released Webometrics Ranking of February 10, 2015, "Covenant University is now the first among all the universities in Nigeria and West Africa and the 15th in Africa.

"Last year, we were the second in Nigeria and 25th in Africa, but now we have improved greatly, and this is because we came in with a view to introducing a change, which was a clear departure from what others do, therefore, this feat and many others do not really come as a surprise to us."

Webometrics Ranking is the ranking of about 2,500 institutions in the world based on their web presence, impact, presence, openness and excellence.

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The Lagos State governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has said the party is interested in the development of people.

Agbaje said this when he visited the island communities of Ido-Oluwo-Ile, Ikaare-Ibeshe and Ilashe to commission some projects, including school and toilet facilities on behalf of President Goodluck Jonathan.

"The project does not have funding from the Lagos State Government or the local government," he said in a statement.

He also said the projects were in line with his vision for education in Lagos.

He added, "What we have done today is in tandem with what we have always said, that if government neglects basic education, the life of the child cannot be straightened out.

"The fact is that without education, one will not attain a good standard of living. It is time for us to think very well which party is interested in the people's development."

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested Abdul-Aziz Nyako, the son of impeached Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako.

The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in an electronic mail on Friday that Abdul-Aziz was picked up by EFCC operatives in Gombe.

Uwujaren said that the former Governor's son was immediately flown to Abuja 'where he is currently being grilled by a crack team of detectives who had been working on the Adamawa investigation for several months.'

The EFCC had declared Nyako and his son wanted for money laundering-related offences two weeks ago.

Uwujaren said that Abdul-Aziz was being grilled in relation with how N15bn belonging to the Adamawa State Government was laundered through five accounts of companies belonging to him.

The said companies under investigation are Blue Opal Nigeria limited, Crust Energy Nigeria Limited, Blue Ribbon Multilinks Limited, Tower Assets Management Limited and Blue Ribbon Bureau De Change.

The EFCC Spokesman said that the money was moved into the accounts of the companies domiciled in a new generation account with the help of the manager who is also an in-law to Nyako.

It was stated that the Accounts Officer was quizzed and released on bail.

He said that one of Abdul-Aziz companies, the Blue Opal, is believed to own several investments and an estate in Abuja while his father's accounts Office own "several properties and investments scattered around Abuja, Yola and Kano."

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She had a look of dejection about her as sympathisers milled around her family house known as Agbole Onilu (Onilu's compound) in Aliwo area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

A few sympathisers sat around her, murmuring words of consolation. Some of them appealed to her to take it easy and that the tragedy that befell her was God's will. Forty-one-year-old Tawa Usman only shook her head in response to the statements, with mournful eyes staring into space.

It was the fourth day after her eldest child, Toheeb, 20, was murdered and relatives had begun to worry about her health. Toheeb was the third child Tawa would lose to death; she had earlier lost two children to measles in their young age.

Toheeb's lifeless body was found on Thursday, January 29, 2015 in a Toyota Sienna SUV left on the road around the famous Central Mosque in Ikorodu, Lagos. His throat was slit.

A mother's pain

Tawa's words were few but they resonated with deep emotional pain.

"This world is cruel; why would anyone kill my son? He was a very gentle soul; he would never harm anyone," she said to no one in particular.

A dark lump had formed below her left eye, which one of the sympathisers present blamed on too much weeping. Relatives said she had not been eating well since she received the sad news which was why she was taken from her home to their family house. They also said she had sometimes been hysterical.

One of Tawa's claims is to have been seeing Toheeb's ghost since receiving news of his death. She said he had appeared to him twice already in real life and at other times, in her dreams.

"I didn't believe he was dead even when I heard the news. I couldn't bring myself to accept that Toheeb was dead. It was when I saw people crying that I finally accepted it was true," she recalled.

"On Saturday, I came out of the house early in the morning and saw him seated. I was shaking and couldn't move. My head felt big but I'm sure I saw him. I kept telling him that I wanted justice for anyone responsible for his death. I have told his ghost to get justice. I'm not having any more children. I told him to deliver justice to whoever was responsible for his death. I've been seeing him since then."

The tragedy

Toheeb's death is still shrouded in mystery. After his secondary school education, Toheeb trained as a tailor before moving to Ikorodu, Lagos State about three years ago in search of a better life, even though, reports of crime and violence in the metropolis had filled his family members in Ibadan with trepidation. Once in Lagos, Toheeb worked as a commercial driver in Ikorodu.

"He wanted to make a reasonable living for himself. He was hard working and thought the tailoring business was not bringing enough for the family," Tawa said.

"We never wanted him to go to Lagos because we knew he was very gentle. We felt he was too gentle for the job. But he insisted there was money in the transportation business. One day, he told me, 'Please let me go to Lagos since you're also struggling. Let me go and try my luck to see if I can make money to take care of us."

Relatives said Toheeb's dream was to own vehicles to start his transportation business, but expressed sadness that it was cut short before its prime.

As some sympathisers left Agbole Onilu in Ibadan, Oyo State, others arrived. Our correspondent learnt the situation has been like that since news of Toheeb's death reached his family in Ibadan.

Saturday PUNCH also learnt from eyewitnesses and police sources that a commercial driver identified as Sunday Orobo was the last person suspected to have seen Toheeb before his death.

According to their accounts, Sunday called on Toheeb, who was at the Ibadan garage on Sagamu Road in Ikorodu on Thursday afternoon, to join him to make some trips.

It was learnt that Sunday, like Toheeb, is an indigene of Ibadan. However, there were no indications that they were related or had known each other from Ibadan.

Toheeb reportedly joined Sunday, who was driving a Toyota Sienna. Two unidentified persons were said to have also been in the vehicle, but it was only Sunday who allegedly came down of the vehicle.

"Later that evening, some police officers from Sagamu Road division came to the park to say a man was at their station to report that his Sienna, which fitted the profile of the one Sunday drove, was missing," said an eyewitness who didn't want to be named.

"And just as they were making inquiries, someone came and said he sighted the Sienna close to the Central Mosque. The police and some other people went there and saw the vehicle. It appeared that no one was inside but when they opened the boot, they saw Toheeb's dead body with his throat slashed.

"His body was put in a police vehicle and taken to an undisclosed mortuary."

The incident has since thrown the Usmans into confusion over who might have wanted Toheeb dead. Meanwhile, his father, Akeem, has been visiting Ikorodu to claim his son's body to initiate burial arrangements according to Islamic rites, but has been told that investigation into his death was ongoing.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that the police found a bloodstained machete at Toheeb's one room apartment in Ikorodu, where he lived alone until his death. With the finding, the police suspected that Toheeb was killed in his residence before his body was put in the vehicle.

A police source suspected Toheeb's killer abandoned the Sienna because it developed fault, but with the plan to return with another vehicle to put the corpse.

Our correspondent learnt that other occupants of the building were being questioned by the police in relation to the incident.

A call for justice

Meanwhile, Tawa has barely coped since her son's death. Each day, she's driven by thoughts of seeing that Toheeb gets justice.

"I want justice for my child. All the people responsible for his death should be apprehended and dealt with," she said.

She feared that whoever killed Toheeb had done it for ritual purposes.

She said she believed "they wanted to sell his body to ritualists before the vehicle developed fault and therefore had to abandon the vehicle and body there."

It has been a sad moment for the Usmans and knowing the nature of Toheeb's death seemed to have worsened the agony for the family. For instance, Tawa has been dreading seeing her son's corpse following the gruesome attack.

"They say Toheeb was slaughtered; I don't want to see my son like that. It will kill me," she said as tears welled up in her eyes.

Similar incidents

Toheeb's murder followed recent ones in the state which were carried out in similar fashion.

On December 14, 2014, an insurance practitioner and lawyer, Mrs. Ola Adeola, was found dead in her home at Oniru Estate, Lagos with her throat slit.

Two weeks earlier, Mrs. Martha Ifewulu, was also found dead on a staircase in her Oke-Afa, Isolo residence in Lagos with her throat slit, prompting rumours she might have been targeted since nothing was stolen from the house.

Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Kenneth Nwosu, told our correspondent that Toheeb's case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti. He added that one suspect was in police custody in connection with the crime.

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The All Progressives Congress has said that if not for the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Valentine's Day, which is a global celebration of love and affection, would have also marked the celebration of freedom for Nigerians.

A statement on Friday by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, urged Nigerians to join the rest of the world to mark the celebration, adding that the postponement of the elections, which it described as a temporary setback, would further sweeten the joy of victory when the party wins the forthcoming elections.

The statement read, "Saturday, February 14, 2015 would have been a day of double celebration, of Valentine's Day and of the liberation of the long-suffering people of Nigeria from the burden imposed on them by a clueless, incompetent and purposeless government of the Peoples Democratic Party.

"But for the insistence of the PDP and the Jonathan Administration that the suffering of Nigerians must be prolonged for another six weeks, the Valentine's Day would have also marked the celebration of freedom from the PDP servitude by all Nigerians.

"However, those who orchestrated a needless postponement of the elections have only won a Pyrrhic victory as the delay will only further sweeten the joys of victory over the oppressors of the Nigerian people.

"The APC wishes all Nigerians a happy Valentine's Day, as they join the rest of the world to mark the Day on Saturday, while urging them to prepare to celebrate their imminent liberation from the yoke imposed by the Peoples Democratic Party, under which they have laboured for many years."

The party urged the people to continue to insist that the elections be held as rescheduled and in line with constitutional provisions.

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The Nigerian military has accused Niger's Defence Ministry of aiding Boko Haram activities in the country by supplying the terror group with mercenaries.

In a series of tweets on Thursday, Nigeria's Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, described soldiers from the neighbouring country as looters who collaborate with terrorists "as a way of surviving the poverty in their country."

The military spokesperson was reacting to a comment credited to Niger's Defence Ministry, suggesting that Nigeria's troops are cowards.

In one of the tweets, Olukolade said, "Welcome our friends from Niger. No way for your infamous looting here. How the poor country compensates its soldiers and claim they don't run. Our soldiers have been defending our people and nation's wealth from mercenaries supplied to Boko Haram by those who boast that they don't run."

Olukolade criticised the comment made in a statement signed by Niger's Defence Minister, Mahamadou Karidjo, which said, "Our soldiers are not like Nigerians. They don't run."

Olukolade said, Nigerian soldiers are "brave" and "patriotic", adding that it was unacceptable for a foreign government to accuse them of running away from duty.

Olukolade's tweets read, "Our soldiers have remained professional and sacrificial in protecting their fellow Nigerians, preserving the nation's assets despite these jeering, insults and ill wishes from within or without Nigeria, the Nigerian soldier has not and will not be deterred.

"He remains the gallant, brave and patriotic Nigerian soldier. Although these battles continue and others are now joining him, never mind, very soon, it will be victory for Nigeria.

"The Nigerian Military remains a great asset and the envy of other nations.

"The Nigerien Defence Ministry's irresponsible comment is noted. It is sad a few partisan elements join the poor country to insult our troops.

"We don't cross our boundaries. It is unacceptable for any foreign government to say our soldiers run. This is your Motherland! Defend her!

"Poor Niger! Treacherous ones among us accorded them effrontery to insult our troops to gain bad press. Don't compromise your Patriotism!"

At least, 750 Nigerien soldiers are among the 7,500 regional joint force currently fighting against the Boko Haram insurgents.

The leader of the Boko Haram terror group, Abubakar Shekau, had in a 36 minutes video released via Youtube, in January 2015, described Nigerian soldiers as cowards.

He said, "Your army kept deceiving the world that you can't fight us because you have no arms. Liars! You have all that it takes; you are just coward soldiers. You forgot that it is God that arms.

"Is it not amazing that we, who started with sticks and machetes, are today the biggest headache to the almighty Nigerian soldiers? What a shame!!"

In the video, a turbaned member of the group, who was with a camera, boasted about its collection of ammunition.

He said, "All these arms and ammunition you see in their thousands are gotten from Baga. As you can see, we have thousands of AK 47 rifles; we have so much that we are still conveying them to our camp here.

"We have AA, we have different kinds of them that can be mounted on vehicles. We have Shell Car; we have RPGs; we have mag and so on. We cannot just mention them. We have dozens of vehicles and thanks to God that has given us."

However, a Nigerien journalist, Patrouillle Fan MaliI, described his experience with the Nigerian military as great, as reported by Nigerien online newspaper, nigerdiaspora.net.

Malil said he stayed with the Nigerian soldiers deployed in his locality in the war against the Boko Haram terrorist group in North-Eastern Mali.

He said, "Kudos to you, Nigerian soldiers deployed in Gao and Ansongo! Good luck for the fulfilment of your mission to restore the territorial integrity of Mali and population security!

"For your remarkable work, done with professionalism and bravery, you honour our country, Niger Republic appreciates you. Certainly, this is what I saw, but I know also elsewhere, you do your assignments professionally and live in harmony with the people you keep safe."

Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that the nation's security forces would completely wipe out members of the violent Boko Haram sect from Adamawa and Yobe states before the March 28 and April 11 rescheduled dates of general elections.

He also promised that in the case of Borno State, at least 70 per cent of the state would be recovered before the elections.

Jonathan made the promise during a cocktail he organised for members of the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said the security forces would carry out the operation in order to ensure that elections hold in the three affected states.

He said, "This period will give them (security forces) the opportunity to clean up the three states. If at all they cannot clean up the three states, at least two states will be recovered completely and more local governments even from the remaining state so that elections could be conducted even in Borno State.

"Even if we don't take over all the territories in Borno State, definitely in Adamawa and Yobe states, we will take over completely. Even if we don't take over Borno State, the headquarters of Boko Haram, completely, at least 70 per cent of that state will be free for elections to be conducted.

"This is because democracy can only be meaningful if people are allowed to select who rules them."

Jonathan boasted that his administration would defeat insurgency the same way it defeated the Ebola Virus Disease.

He said the whole world would see his administration's achievement in that area very soon.

The President said his administration recognised the real threats terrorism poses to the nation's development and national security.

He said insurgency had become the biggest manifestation of terrorism not only in Nigeria but also in the region.

He said the activities of the sect had further shown that no single country could effectively tackle terrorism and insurgency alone.

He explained that that was why the Federal Government is collaborating with neighbouring countries, sub-regional allies and other partners beyond the region to deal with what he described as mortal challenge to Nigeria's security and development.

'We are already beginning to turn the trend. Let me reassure you very clearly that we will surely win the war against Boko Haram. We are moving faster now, in the next few weeks the whole world will know that we are totally committed and that we are in position to save our people," he declared.

On the rescheduled elections, the President insisted that it was a decision taken in the best interest of the country.

He said it was a potential security threat to have gone ahead with the elections on the earlier scheduled dates with about only 30 per cent of people having Permanent Voter Cards.

The President restated his position that poll shift would not affect the May 29 handover date.

He added, "Let me use this platform to clarify this issue, that the adjustment is within the constitution and not just the electoral law.

"Elections will be conducted as scheduled by the electoral body on March 28 and April 11.

"On May 29 this year, the President will be inaugurated. You should convey this to your countries."

Jonathan said apart from insurgency, there were other security issues that were noticed during the period of campaigns which if not properly handled, the country might go up in flames

Meanwhile, at least 21 people were killed in two separate Boko Haram attacks on villages near the key city of Maiduguri in North-East Nigeria, a community leader and a witness said on Friday.

"They killed 12 people in Akida village and nine others in Mbuta village during a raid," community leader, Mustapha Abbagini, told Agence France Presse.

A witness to the attack in Mbuta gave the same death toll while both said that the insurgents destroyed shops and homes in the raids, which happened on Thursday morning.

The Boko Haram Islamic sect also attacked a village in Chad on Friday, the first known lethal attack in the country, which killed several people including a local chief, according to residents and security forces.

The fighters arrived by motorised canoe at the fishing village of Ngouboua on the shores of Lake Chad early in the morning, setting houses ablaze and attacking a police station before being driven back by the army.

"Over here, one of my neighbour's throat was slit. Over there, a woman burned to death inside her house," a local mechanic who gave his name as Mallaye told Reuters.

Among those present in Ngouboua, located about 20 km (12 miles) east of the Nigerian border, were thousands of refugees who fled there in early January after an attack on the Nigerian town of Baga.

Niger Republic and Chad had last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria in its fight against the militant group and had also sent about 7,500 troops to support the mission.

In a related development, one of the prominent issues discussed at the meeting of the Economic Community of Central African States during the week in Yaounde, Cameroon was how military support would be offered to assist Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram, according to a French newspaper based in Cameroon, camer.be.

It was learnt that the 10-member organisation, led by a Chadian, Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido, considered the gesture as its member, Cameroon, is affected by the insurgents' activities.

The outcome of the meeting, which was concluded on Friday, had yet to be made public.

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