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Kanu Nwankwo's wife, Amara and daughter twinning in Dashiki outfits

Amara Kanu and her daughter adorable in their Dashiki outfits.

Army school commandant found dead In Ibadan just 3 weeks after he was promoted to a higher rank

The Commandant of Command Secondary School, Ibadan, Col. Anthony Okeyim, was on Monday found dead in his apartment which was located within the school premises. His death is suspected to be a homicide. There are 2 different reports about how he was killed. One report says he was strangled to death by some assassins in front of his official quarter in the school premises, while another version says his throat was slit.

The school which is located in Bode Igbo area of Ibadan is a large, fenced property that fenced but is largely surrounded by thick forests.

There have been several complaints in the past of encroachment on the land by some trespassers.

Confirming the murder, the Oyo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said that the Police was treating the case as a Homicide. He said:

Basketmouth bumps into lady who paid him N800 to perform 16 years ago

Comedian, Basketmouth shared a photo of with a lady who paid him N800 to perform at a dinner event in year 2000. He captioned it:

"So I bumped into Irene Nwoko, the lady that paid me N800 to perform at their engineering dinner back then in Uniben.....this was in 2000. Thank you for believing in my brand Irene." Hard work really pays!

Aisha Buhari distributes food items to 1500 households in five LGAs in Borno State

Future Assured Humanitarian Activities distributed food items to 300 peoples in each of the five (5) selected local government returned to their land on Monday. The event which had in attendance, Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari ably represented by Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo (Secretary WIPCOMDI), His Excellency, Hon. Usman Mamman Durkwa, Deputy Governor of Borno State, Local Government Chairmen of beneficiaries (Mafa, Dikwa, Gwoza, Askira Uba and Magumeri), stakeholders of the five aforementioned L.Gs and the entourage of Her Excellency, Hajiya Nana Kashim Shettima, Wife of Borno State Governor.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted the largest ever, quantity of Ephedrine, with a total weight of 83.390 kilogrammes, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

According to the anti-narcotics agency, three suspects, including luggage handlers and a clearing agent were arrested. Two bags, with one containing heroin and arriving in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and another bearing cannabis, being exported to London, were abandoned at the same airport by traffickers.

Lamar Odom voluntarily checks himself into rehab

Lamar Odom who finalized his divorce with estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian has decided to forge ahead and put his life in order again by getting professional help. According to E! News, the former Los Angeles Lakers player recently admitted himself into a rehab in San Diego, California.

A source close to the media house said:

Photo: Meet Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Nigeria's candidate for Commissioner Peace&Security African Union Commission

Fatima Kyari Mohammed, daughter of Abba Kyari, the Chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, is Nigeria-ECOWAS candidate for Commissioner Peace and Security, African Union Commission.

The African Union, through its African Union Leadership Academy (AULA) convened the first ever leadership debate for candidates contesting for the position of on 9 December 2016.

The debate, held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was conducted before a live audience comprising members of the African Union Executive Council; members of Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), African Union Commissioners; media personnel and invited guests.