US seizes $458m Abacha loot

Less than a week after President Goodluck Jonathan honoured the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, with an award for “his contributions to the nation,” the United States has ordered a freeze on $458m in assets stolen by the former dictator and his accomplices.

AFP quoted the Justice Department as saying  on Wednesday that the corruption proceeds – stashed away in bank accounts in Britain, France and Jersey – were frozen at Washington’s request with the help of local authorities.

Abacha died in office in 1998, but his surviving relatives still include some of the richest and most influential figures in Nigeria.

According to a civil forfeiture complaint unsealed in the US District Court in Washington, the department wants to recover more than $550m in connection with the action.

“This is the largest civil forfeiture action to recover the proceeds of foreign official corruption ever brought by the department,” said Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general.

FG closes Federal Government Colleges in Yobe, Borno, Adamawa

Following the killing of over 40 students of the Federal Government College in Yobe State by Boko Haram members, the Federal Government has shut five FG colleges in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa

The schools that were shut down are:
*Federal Government Girls College, Munguno
*Federal Science and Technical College, Lassa in Borno
*Federal Government College, Potiskum
*Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in Yobe
*Federal Science and Technical College, Michika, Adamawa.

Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, made this known yesterday Wednesday March 5th. The schools were closed because they were considered to be located 'within the high security risk areas in the North.'. The schools will remain closed until the security situation in the states improves, while the teachers of the affected schools will be sent to new schools.

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick set to marry in Mexico after 7 yrs of dating

According to Life&Style, the couple who have been dating for 7 years ave decided to get married.Friends say the 34-year-old has come to the realisation that she and the couple's children - Mason, four, and 20-month-old Penelope - are all Scott has following the tragic passing of both of his parents in recent months.

Despite opting to keep things intimate, with just a select group of family and friends invited to their big day, no expense will be spared, with a single night at exclusive residence Casa Aramara costing as much as $30,000.
They'll also reportedly part with a cool $100,000 on round-trip private jet flights for their guests.
They are reportedly eyeing up close friend Joe Francis' luxury five-star property in picturesque Punta Mita, Mexico - where they vacationed as a family in January - for their low-key destination nuptials.

See proposed venue below

Kim & Kanye set to get married on May 24 in Paris

In a few months, Kim Kardashian will be Kim West.She and Kanye have set their wedding date for May24th in the romantic city of Paris .. According to Us Weekly,May 24 is a Saturday but guests will be flown in several days before that.. In February Kim told Ryan Seacrest's KIIS FM radio show her wedding won't be the giant affair that has been reported. 'We're having a super, super small, intimate wedding.As we go along, we're realizing we want it to be smaller and more intimate than people are imagining and thinking.' The proposed venue below

Meet the man who is mistaken for Obama....

The similarities between Indonesian photographer IIham Anas and President Obama has made the 36 year old a Tv star in his country.Anas has appeared in several TV ads.He said "I see my resemblance to Obama as a blessing," he says. "I used to look at the mirror and I had a negative perception of myself." He regularly gets stopped in airports by Obama admirers. He has taken to wearing a hat and sunglasses on the street to avoid the inevitable questions. He is a huge fan of Obama, and is careful with the work he chooses, refusing jobs he feels might be controversial or reflect badly on Obama.Now he travels the world, lending his likeness to various charities and causes. More below

New video...Sean Tizzle "kilogbe"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0bz_TsEEA

14 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU CAN ADOPT.....HAPPY NEW YEAR

                       

   

           14 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU CAN ADOPT

 New Year’s resolutions are like prom dates; they’re fun to abide for a night, and maybe the two of you will “get lucky,” but the This year, let’s not hang our heads in shame when the promises we make to ourselves fall by the wayside. Instead, let’s vow to make changes we can all get on board with.   

"Good health happens when the physical, emotional and social or environmental parts of our lives are in balance," Amy Crawford-Faucher, a family physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, told CNN. "When people resolve to 'lose weight,' they are actually saying, 'I want to feel and look better.'”

BBA winner Dillish buys Elikem the bike she promised him in the BBA House

Obasanjo’s letter tears PDP apart

The Peoples Democratic Party is divided over whether or not former President Olusegun Obasanjo should be punished for anti-party activities.

SUNDAY PUNCH gathered in Abuja on Friday that some leaders had been mooting the idea that Obasanjo should be punished for the letter he wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan.

They maintained that the letter was against the interest of the party.

It was learnt that while some argued that disciplinary action should be taken against the ex-president, others were against doing so, arguing that it was better to ignore him.

PHOTO:Kanye West bought mini Lamborghini for 6 months daughter

Kanye bought a tiny replica of his Batmobile-styled Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 for his six months old daughter, North West, as a Xmas gift. The child-size electric version of the rare $750,000 black supercar car is said to be worth thousands of dollars. A car North can't ride for years to come. 

Kim posted the pic above on instagram yesterday, with the caption ''Like father like daughter''.