NAIJA CONNECT: 2016-12-25

Kabila to step down after elections in new deal

Joseph Kabila will step down as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo after elections held before the end of 2017,

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Amendment Act 2016 into law.

Alexander Okere and Idris Adesina

The father of murdered former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles defender, Douglas Uzama, has disclosed to Saturday PUNCH how suspected cultists tricked his son away from home and killed him at a nearby bar in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

A former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali, is in the soup after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission discovered that he allegedly spent N1.5bn

Samson Folarin

A 42-year-old woman, Omolade Omoniyi, who is now late, has revealed in a video released by her family how she believed the house of her husband,

Christian Pulisic has revealed he modelled his game on Luis Figo’s and is sure USA will be at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

Sia has filed for divorce from hubby Erik Lang ... and so will end a very short marriage.
The singer filed docs in L.A. citing irreconcilable differences.

Beyonce's mom Tina Lawson insulted her daughter's Oscar-winning "Dreamgirls" co-star Jennifer Hudson by saying that she couldn't sing, but then later apologized for it.

Israel's anti-terrorism directorate has issued a travel warning for India, citing immediate "terrorist attacks" on tourists and Western targets, particularly in the southwest of the country.

In a bid to clear the air and detangle himself from negative media reports, Nigerian singer,

The soon-to-be husband to the murdered Dayo Enioluwa Adeleke, who was butchered by her Cameroonian house-help December 20, has penned an emotional tribute to her.

Leader of the defunct militant group, Niger Delta People Volunteer Force, NDPVF, has urged people of Southern Kaduna to defend themselves against the alleged terrorist attack launched on them by President Muhammadu Buhari and the state Governor, Nasir El- Rufai.”

Atletico Madrid’s chief executive director, Miguel Angel Gil Marin says he is hoping that city rivals, Real Madrid rekindle their interest and finally sign Manchester United goalkeeper, David de Gea, as his side would benefit from advertisements.

Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte says the club will only sign players who would adapt to the new style of play at the club.

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Chukwudi Akasike, Adelani Adepegba

and Olaleye Aluko

The police panel, probing the violence that rocked the December 10, 2016, legislative rerun in Rivers State, may treat the telephone conversation between Governor Nyesom Wike and his Ekiti State counterpart, Ayodele Fayose, as an additional exhibit in the investigation.

Mexican pop sensation Paulina Rubio confirmed that there's brand-new Selena Gomez music on the way.

Bristol Palin blasted A-list celebrities who have refused to perform at president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month.

The Murdered Adeleke

Afeez Hanafi

Emotion ran high on Thursday as late Temidayo Adeleke, who was stabbed to death by her Cameroonian house help, was laid to rest at The Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos State.

A ceasefire across Syria has gone into effect after the government and some armed opposition groups accepted a truce agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey.

Shekau vows to continue attacks, military dismisses video

John Alechenu and Olaleye Aluko

A new video of the factional leader of the Boko Haram terror group, Abubakar Shekau, surfaced online on Thursday,

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt

THE Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has accused the leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State of planning to bomb him while travelling in a plane.

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu

Two persons lost their lives in a bloody clash between Igbo and Fulani at the popular Gariki Market, in Enugu.

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja

The Federal Government said on Thursday that it had recovered 40 brand new SUV cars from a former permanent secretary.

Abiodun Amos (left), arrested over plans to blow up Third Mainland Bridge, in Lagos.

By Evelyn Usman, Dapo Akinrefon and Ifeanyi Okolie LAGOS

— One of the leaders of a notorious militant group operating in Ikorodu and Arepo areas of Lagos and Ogun states, Abiodun Amos, said yesterday, that his group planned to bomb the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos because the Federal Government failed to consider its members for amnesty.

No fewer than 400 natives of Ekpeye ethnic group have been killed in Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Areas of Rivers State as result of cult-related activities within the last two years.

President Muhammadu Buhari (R) welcoming the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissco Embalo at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday .

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has claimed that Governor Ayodele Fayose was behind the media attacks on Pastor Enoch Adeboye.

Blac Chyna, Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble rushed to the emergency early today to attend to a family member who was rushed to ER.

Though the Event has come and gone but the memories still lingers. The Grand Finale of Face of Democracy Nigeria/Africa and Democracy Heroes Award which took place on the 5th of Nov. 2016
at the Prestigious Transcorp Hilton Abuja

Ariana Grande Defends Herself After Backlash From Objectification Story

Ariana Grande is not backing down after standing up for herself (and all women, for that matter) when she felt objectified by a fan.

For weeks now, we've known that all is not well in the marriage of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
It seems that things began to take a downturn in the weeks after Kim was robbed at gunpoint at a hotel in Paris.

Debbie Reynolds, the iconic actress who starred in some of Hollywood's best-loved films, has passed away at the age of 84.

By Emma Amaize, Samuel Oyadongha & Gbenga Oke

The Presidency may have discarded the various Niger Delta fora that have shown readiness to represent the militants in a dialogue with the Federal Government as it has commenced a fresh search for Niger Delta leaders,

IPOB blasts Yoruba supporting secret trial for Nnamdi Kanu

By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU

-LEADERSHIP of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned, in strong terms, those advocating that their leader, Nnamdi Kanu should under secret trial as ruled by Justice Binta Nyako.

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor ABUJA

—The Federal Government has warned against hospitals detaining patients who cannot pay their medical bills,

As the year 2016 is winding up Bloomberg has reported that the world’s wealthiest people are ending 2016 with $237 billion more than they had at the start but Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, the richest person in Africa, lost $4.9 billion of his wealth due to falling oil prices and naira devaluation

Black and Asian children in the UK are more likely to be unemployed as adults despite doing better at school, according to a report by the government’s official body on social mobility.

The Federal Government and some its agencies that are not under the first line charge will spend N1.91bn on clearing of sewage and fumigation in the 2017 fiscal year, investigation has shown.

Police in Bangladesh say garment manufacturers have dismissed at least 1,500 workers after protests over pay led to a week-long shutdown at dozens of factories, which supply clothes to top Western brands.

Israel's settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank threatens both hope for peace with the Palestinians and Israel's own future as a democracy, John Kerry has said in a speech.

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2016 has been quite the year for Mamelodi Sundowns’ Hlompho Kekana. After a 2015/16 domestic title triumph in May, the South African midfielder was trusted with the club captaincy in August after the departure of former team-mate Ramahlwe Mphahlele.

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has presented the 2017 appropriation bill of 470 billion Naira before the Rivers State House of Assembly.

So impressive in their surge up the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking over the last 12 months, France have ended 2016 crowned as the 'Mover of the Year'.

An attempt by a notorious militant group operating from the creeks of Ikorodu and Arepo areas of Lagos and Ogun States to bomb the 3rd Mainland Bridge, the longest Bridge in West Africa, has been foiled.

A train crashed into a stationed truck along Mando Road in Kaduna state yesterday night, December 27th. However no life was lost in the incident

Asked to give her thoughts on 2016, Sara Dabritz's answer was concise and to the point. "It was a year full of highlights," she said in an exclusive interview with FIFA.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), says blind candidates collide among themselves to cheat during examinations.

The Nigerian man accused of kidnapping and raping a 12-year-old girl in Mamelodi, South Africa was on Thursday denied bail in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.

A 34-year-old woman gave birth to a healthy baby in a Walmart bathroom on Christmas Eve and abandoned it in a trash can.

Major General Lucky Irabor, Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, on Wednesday, disclosed that, that Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau left his personal belongings, including a Quran and a flag when the army took over Camp Zero in the Sambisa Forest.