Future threatens Ciara's new BF after photos emerge of Russell pushing his son in a stroller

This photo of Ciara's new boyfriend, Russell Wilson pushing Ciara's son with Future in his stroller as the couple went out, hit the net yesterday and Future wasn't so impressed to see it. When fans mocked him on instagram saying he was performing at shows while another man played dad to his son Future replied with gun emojis. People are saying it's a threat. Future has since taken it down. See it after the cut..

Russell is a NFL player so you can see future pointing a gun at a ball...

Fuel Scarcity: Passengers Stranded At Airport

The fuel crises affecting the nation has hit so hard airline operators on Saturday had to cancel their flights and stop selling tickets as aviation fuel, Jet A1 has become hard to find.
This occurs three weeks after domestic airlines cancelled flights for few days due to lack of Jet A1
According to This Day online, Chairman of Air Peace, a new domestic carrier, Allen Onyema, on Monday warned of flights might be cancelled as  Jet A1 becomes difficult to find.
Jet A1 which constitutes about 40 per cent of airlines’ operational expenses
On Saturday Arik Air, Aero Contractors, Med View, Air Peace and other airlines had cancelled most of their flights because of the non-availability of aviation fuel.
It was gathered that Arik Air had to cancelled all their domestic flights. Meanwhile international flights flying from Lagos to London had to go through Kano to fuel before flying to London as the 120,000 litres needed for the aircraft in Lagos could not be sourced.
Aero Contractors meanwhile cancelled its flights, but was able to operate Asaba, Warri and Benin and on Friday it delayed its Calabar to Lagos flights till Saturday.
When it landed in Calabar, Friday, it could not get back to Lagos that evening because of airport visual flight rule which restricted night operation due to lack of airfield lighting.
First Nation Airways and Medview operated was Lagos Abuja flight; but Medview was able to operate Abuja to Yola flights and cancelled the rest of their flights.
There are indications that flights today will be cancelled while it has also been suggested that by Monday the nation’s economy will be paralysed as there would be no domestic flight operations.
Aero in a statement apologized to costumers, it said, “Due to the general scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet A1) in the country, the airline will not be able to operate over 80 per cent of her domestic flights as scheduled.
In the last few weeks, the supply of aviation fuel has been very irregular, which has compelled the airline to cancel some flights. We apologise to our esteemed customers for the inconvenience they may have been experiencing due to flight delays and cancellations caused by the scarcity of aviation fuel.
“We urge our customers to always check our website at www.flyaero.com or contact the call centre agent on 016284140 to affirm if their scheduled flight will operate. Aero regrets any inconvenience the changes will cause. All measures are being made to ameliorate the situation and revert to her regular flight schedule. We hope that the situation improves very soon.”
On Friday all the tank farms at the airport in Lagos seemed drained and trucking from the Apapa depot had since stopped. Domestic carriers need over 2.5 million litres of aviation fuel every day for full flight operation but by
Regarding international flights airlines have been delaying flights for up to 48 hours and by Thursday, many of the airlines arrived Nigeria with fuel and only top up on arrival and it was while waiting to top up fuel that the flights are delayed.
Virgin Atlantic on Thursday had to fly to Ghana to refuel before airlifting its Nigerian flights to London while many of the airlines with large body aircraft arrived Nigeria fully laden with return and endurance fuel as they had been forewarned of the fuel scarcity rocking the nation.
An insider explained the situation saying; “Many of the foreign airlines only need to top up their tank with about 45,000 to 50, 000 litres of fuel; they come here fully loaded but just needed top up. British Airways which operates Boeing 747 aircraft which can fly non-stop for 14 hours come here with all the fuel it needs, but then it has to face the challenge of take-off weight; that is why they may come with a little less and then top up in Nigeria.” 
The failure of the oil marketers to airlift petroleum products due to government’s inability to pay the huge subsidy debts, amounting to several billions of naira, prompted the National Union of National Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and National Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PEGASSAN) to embark on strike, demanding payment for their services.
Earlier today, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala vowed not to pay the fuel marketers the millions they are requesting while slamming allegations by vice-president elect, Pro. Yemi Osinbajo that President Goodluck Jonathan’s adminstration will be leaving $60 billion debt burden for   the in-coming government.

Senate Presidency: Two Emerge From APC

Two main contenders for the position of the Senate president emerged from the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, May 23.

After a two-day retreat for senators-elect there were reports that Bukola Saraki, the senator from Kwara state, received majority support from 35 APC senators, putting him ahead of the chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Ahmed Lawan, from Yobe state.

Another competitor, George Akume, the ex-Benue governor, has reportedly stepped down for Lawan in exchange for being chosen as the deputy Senate president.
While the party did not officially address journalists on the matter, in a communique at the end of the retreat two groups, “Like Mind Senators” and “Senate Unity Forum” individually addressed the reporters and announced their support for the two aspirants.
The ‘Like Mind Senators’ who said they are 35 in number out of the 59 APC senators endorsed Saraki. The other 24 in the Senate Unity Forum expressed support for Lawan who is said to be supported by the APC national leader and former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu.
Dino Melaye, who talked to the journalists on behalf of the ‘Like Mind Senators’ showed to the media a document he said contained the signatures of 35 senators who have decided to endorse Saraki.
His address came briefly after the ‘Senate Unity Forum’ also spoke with the press where it declared that Akume had stepped down for Lawan.
Melaye said: “Of the 59 senators of the APC, 35 of us present here today hereby reaffirm our collective commitment and resolution to ensure that the candidature of Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki as the Senate President of the 8th Assembly.”
The senator-elect added that the deputy to Saraki would come from the north-east, while no name was mentioned for the position as talks continue.
On their own part, the Senate Unity Forum said they have agreed a joint ticket of Lawan and Akume.
“We, the Senate Unity Forum, comprising of senators-elect from various states and zones of Nigeria, have met, held extensive discussions and resolved to support Senator Ahmad Lawan as Senate President and Senator George Akume as Deputy Senate President of the 8th Senate,” the group stated.

If the APC cannot reach a consensus candidate, all the aspirants will run for the position of Senate President upon the inauguration of the senate in the first week of June.
A candidate for the position needs a minimum of 55 votes to win – a simple majority of 109 senators. The APC has 63 senators while the PDP has 46.
Meanwhile, the national leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu and other party leaders have said zoning will not be used in the choice of the leadership of the National Assembly.
It should be noted that the 64 ranking and newly-elected senators in support of Saraki had earlier decided to support the ex-Kwara governor because they want a “Senate president who is not imposed by a godfather.”

Buhari Has Political Will To Stop Corruption - Atiku

The former vice-president Atiku Abubakar in an interview he granted to The Punch newspaper has said that the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has the political will to tackle corruption in Nigeria.
According to Abubakar, anybody who is corrupt should not expect an appointment from Buhari’s administration.
He said: “I think it takes political will to fight corruption. I have sat down with the President-elect and I believe he has the political will to do that.
“He told me clearly that anybody who is corrupt should not expect any appointment from his government and I agree with him. I also told him that if he really wants to cleanse this society, he should not make the mistake of trying to appoint anybody who is alleged or perceived to be corrupt and he can do that by making sure he gets the necessary information from the relevant government agencies. So, I believe he has the political will.”
Speaking about other specific areas which he said Buhari must explore to ensure that corruption is curbed, the former vice president stated that corruption has become so endemic in Nigeria that any level of the society one goes to, it is present.
He further gave an example about corruption in his house.
“Even in my house, my wife is always fighting with the drivers; fighting with the mechanic; fighting with the cooks. When she gives them money to do this or that, they do fake receipts and all that.
“There is no society where there is no corruption, even in the advanced democracies there is corruption, but at a very minimal level. It is not threatening their progress as a country,” he said.
Abubakar also noted that he is not afraid of being probed by the incoming government, saying he is one of the most investigated Nigerians.
He said: “I’m not worried. You can investigate me. But you know most of my cases have ended up in the court up to the Supreme Court and the apex court has ruled on them. Thus, for you to reopen a case that has been closed by the Supreme Court … but I am ready to be investigated.”
He also talked about the zoning of the key official positions by his party the All Progressives Congress.
He noted that zoning is one of the fundamental things Nigerians tend to forget.

The former Adamawa state governor said: “There is no zoning in the constitution of the All Progressives Congress. In the true sense of it, there is no zoning. But we also know that this country is between North and South, Muslims and Christians. It is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious country; hence there is the need for balance of government appointments.
“We are not unaware of that. In the strictest sense of it, there is no zoning in the APC’s constitution. It is in the Peoples Democratic Party’s constitution and it has a long history. Those of us who were in the Constitutional Conference of 1994, 1995 actually initiated it.”
Buhari won a rare reputation as a fighter against corruption during his time in charge of Nigeria from 1983-85.
Most Nigerians agree he did not use the presidency to enrich himself and his backers. His iron-fisted administration jailed several politicians on graft charges.
The former military ruler has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential poll in Nigeria.

Jonathan Given 30 Days To Declear Assets

President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo, were directed by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to declare their assets.
Moreover, 29 governors, 42 ministers, 109 senators and 360 House or Representatives members were ordered to do the same, The Punch has obtained.
The officials were said to have been given a 30-day deadline to return the completed Assets Declaration Forms.
Kolade Omoyola, CCB acting secretary, last Tuesday noted that “political office holders to declare their assets on assumption and vacation of office in accordance with Paragraph II of the 5th Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended”.
The Bureau representative also issued a warning that those who fail to declare their assets, as required by the law, “shall attract on conviction any or all of the following: (a) Removal from office (b) Disqualification from holding any public office, (c) Forfeiture to the state any property acquired in abuse of office or dishonesty”.
It was gathered that only seven senators and 40 reps had submitted their forms so far.
Tony Okocha, Rivers state official, said that Governor Rotimi Amaechi would soon submit the completed form:
“The Governor Rotimi Amaechi that I know will submit his form to the Bureau very soon. He has no skeleton in his cupboard and has nothing to hide anywhere in Nigeria and anywhere in the world.”
Jacob Edi, the special adviser to Kogi state Governor Idris Wada, said that the governor, and all the other political appointees in the state subject to the law  had submitted the forms. Edo state governor Godswill Akpabio had submitted the form before he was sworn in, his aide provided.
A representative of Oyo state governor said that Abiola Ajimobi “certainly will” declare his assets.
It should be recalled that late Musa Yar’Adua is the only Nigerian president who has declared his assets. Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect, also vowed to  to openly declare assets and liabilities after taking over office.
Meanwhile President Jonathan last year refused to make such a move. GEJ explained he had already done this while being deputy to Yar’Adua. He claimed in the course of the third presidential media chat:
“The issue of public assets declaration is a matter of personal principle. That is the way I see it, and I don’t give a damn about it, even if you criticise me from heaven. When I was the vice-president, that matter came up, and I told the former President (late Musa Yar’Adua) that let’s not start something that would make us play into the hands of people and create an anomalous situation in the country.
“The law is clear. A public officer should declare his assets, and if there are issues, then the relevant agencies would have a basis to assess whether you have amassed wealth or not. When it is said that people should declare their assets in public, it is not only the president or the vice-president; it includes everybody, including ministers.”
“When I was a governor in Bayelsa State for about a year before becoming vice-president, I was investigated thoroughly. I have nothing to hide. But because I was under somebody and it was becoming an issue, because of the media, and because my boss had declared, it was said that the vice-president must. I declared, not because I wanted to.
“Initially, I said they can talk about it from morning to night, I will not. It is not proper. If one amends the law to say that only the president and the vice-president should declare assets publicly, fine. But, presently, everybody who is holding political office is expected to and I say it is not right.”
In another development General Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), the former defence minister, yesterday advised Muhammadu Buhari to probe President Jonathan’s administration over the $60 billion debt the new administration will inherit.
According to Daily Trust, Danjuma lamented:
“It is disheartening to know that the incoming government of Buhari will have to contend with a debt of over $60billion and there is nothing to show for this huge debt.
“Well, we would know what happened to these monies, because I believe that the Buhari administration has to, and should, in national interest, investigate the administration so that we would know what happened.”

Buhari Snubs Alison

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, reportedly refused a conversation with the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who allegedly booked the same flight to London on Friday, May 22, with the intention of a possible dialogue.

According to Sahara Reporters, Buhari only exchanged greetings with the Minister while they were boarding the British Airways aircraft, and further attempts by Alison-Madueke to strike  a dialogue after they had settled down in their First Class compartment seats, was ignored by the retired Major-General.

The Minister was said to have booked herself into the seat directly behind Buhari’s.

It was reported that she got up a few times to make a conversation with Buhari, but he only nodded without permitting any dialogue.

Punch reported that the Minister ran to catch up with the President-elect at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja before their flight.

Alison-Madueke’s UK trip was said to be originally scheduled for next Tuesday, May 26, after honouring the Senate summon over the lingering fuel crisis on Monday, May 25.

Sources said she changed her schedule, booking herself on the same flight with Buhari after learning of his trip.

It is believed that the Minister is scheming to be in the good books of the President-elect as her ministry is described as the most corrupt in Jonathan administration, and may be first to be probed by Buhari government.

Okonjo Iweala to return To US After May 29

Report says the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has concluded plans to return to the United States after the May 29 inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari.

Also billed to jet out of the country after the swearing in are President Goodluck Jonathan, who had said he will take a much deserved rest, and Vice President Namani Sambo.

It is believed that most officials of the Jonathan administration are traveling out of the country to avoid prosecution by the incoming government.

Sambo is said to be traveling to London on May 31. Report says he also going to rest and billed to be back in the country after two weeks.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Umar Sani, dismissed insinuations that the VP may be traveling to evade Buhari’s prosecution.

“There is nothing to fear. Vice-President Namadi Sambo is not afraid of any persecution or victimisation by the incoming government. His planned trip has nothing to do with fear. If he is afraid of anything, he would have gone before May 29,” Sani said.

It was gather that Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Allison-Madueke, who has travelled out of the country already, is billed to return to attend the last Federal Executive Council meeting of Jonathan’s administration.

She is scheduled to travel back after the FEC meeting.

However, the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, said no amount of road block could stop him from travelling to any country of his choice.

Shekarau also dared the incoming administration to proceed and mount a checkpoint for him in the crusade against corruption, adding that he had nothing to hide.

Showbiz Entrepreneur Reacts To Fuel Scarcity As Radio Stations Shutdown

Popular showbiz entrepreneur, Funke Kuti has reacted to the early closure of two top radio stations over fuel scarcity.

Taking to her social media accounts, Twitter and Instagram, the ex-wife of Afrobeat star, Femi Kuti prayed to God for divine intervention as the scarcity of fuel has become worrisome to citizenry at large.

In her words, "God Help us. This is the first time in all my life that I have heard that radio stations are shutting down because of petrol scarcity, I truly understand though because I'm feeling the pain as well. Shame won't let me even post how much I had to buy diesel and petrol."

Continuing, the FK Management boss wrote, 'But I have reached my breaking point. I can't continue to pay this ridiculous amount. On top of that I haven't had light (up Nepa) in God knows how long. I have decided to stay without light for now and pray I get some cool breeze. Am I the only one feeling this pain? Lord Almighty take the wheel. Seriously though can someone please explain what's going on?? Ko easy o!

'My heart bleeds and I'm not very happy. Please my darlings let's pray together for our country. Take just 5mins of your time tonight and let's say this prayer together. We are facing difficult times o Lord. Almighty God we come to honour you tonight because we acknowledge that you are the one that can lead and guide our country.

'We ask that you bless our country and our leaders with wisdom ,your love and your compassion. Lord lift up our prayers for our leaders. We ask for blessings on our past leaders and our leaders about to be inaugurated. May these servants (no pun intended) who you have placed in these positions of authority take their responsibilities seriously and do their very best for our country,'  she wrote.

Rounding off, the bossom friend of Kate Henshaw and manager to Weird MC wrote, 'May they realise and understand all our needs. May they hear your voice as they make their decisions and May they follow your guidance. We pray they have a passion for people,the masses truth and righteousness. Bless our Nation and we pray you give the incoming president wisdom beyond his own understanding. The courage to choose the right path no matter how narrow the gate. Have mercy on our Nation. Lord hear our prayers. Can I get a a very big AMEN? It is well with us. Amen Amen.'

Actress Calls John Dumelo 'A Coward'

Shortly after John Dumelo called out former BFF Yvonne Nelson for allegedly throwing shots at him during the #DumsorMustStop campaign, the actress has responded.

The famous Ghanaian actress who started the frenzy when she alleged in her vlog with Pulse.com.gh that John Dumelo stopped accepting her calls after the vigil, called him a coward for not mentioning her on Twitter in his rant earlier.

"@johndumelo1 stop being a coward and say my name! I called you 2 days after my tweet about you kissing *ss because you came to my house!" she wrote on Twitter.

Yvonne Nelson also tweeted "@johndumelo1 stop acting like a child! I'll forever love you. But I'm not ready for this lil attention seeking. Take care tag me next time."

Veteran actor says Joke Silva refuses to let go off her charms

Veteran thespian, Olu Jacobs has revealed that his wife of over 30 years, Joke Silva has refused to let go off her staying power - looking smashing and charming always.     

Speaking to The Nation newspaper, Jacob disclosed that he has over the years become his wife's last mirror and she has over the years taken his comment on her look as the last and final before every or any event.

In his words, "She has not let go. She has not let go her loving and charming self. She still makes her hair, does her make-up, dresses well and still looks beautiful. That is the staying power. I am her last mirror. My wife does not go out without my last comment. After dressing up and looking at herself in the mirror, she still believes in me. She turns to me and asks how she looks every time she has an event and I just look at her and tell her she is smashing."

Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva are two top Nigerian actors that were trained outside the shores of the country and have earned a name and respect- individually and as a couple- in the movie industry.

See Actress' Rocking Denim On Denim Look

Nollywood actress, Ebube Nwagbo sure knows how to rock the fashion world and she's always sexy while she's at it.

Ebube stepped out in a denim shirt and matching denim shorts, showing off one of her best features; Her sexy legs!

She paired her lovely casual look with moderate white pumps.

She looks perfect.

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