73-year-old politician marries 25-year-old pretty lady

A 73-year-old politician is currently trending in Tanzania after news broke on his wedding with his 25-year-old pretty bride.

Juma Kapuya, the former parliamentarian at Urambo constituency in Tanzania, wedded the beautiful young lady on Sunday, February 17, in a ceremony graced by family and friends.




 

Photos and videos posted online show the couple exchanging vows in front of a lively crowd as Juma said ‘I Do’ to Mwajuma Mwiniko in the ceremony which was held in line with Muslim customs.


Internet users have reacted to the marriage differently, with some saying the girl has the right to choose whomever she wants to marry since she is above 18.

Others opposed to the marriage said that when Juma’s bride was born, he was two years shy of clocking 50 and was en route to becoming a member of the Tanzanian National Executive Council of the then governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.

Gifty Powers is married for the 2nd time

Former BBNaija housemate, Gifty Powers is married for the 2nd time to her daughter’s father after denying Mr 2kay as the father.


Gifty made this revelation in an interview with The Vanguard where she mentioned that she is not disclosing the identity of her 2nd husband.




She said:

“Well, a father is one who takes full responsibility of his child, who adores his child, who makes sure that an “ant” never reaches his child’s shoe lace.



So, to answer your question, I’m keeping the identity of my daughter’s father (my husband) because we always protect those we truly love,”

“This is my second marriage and yes, it is official and ordained by God. Well, my first marriage was never official (which I thank God actually).The truth is, everyone is trying to make a name just by playing unnecessary stunts available on ground.

Now, everyone is entitled to their own point of view whether ugly or stupid, but that doesn’t matter to me. I’ve got lots on my plate, especially now that I have a daughter in my life, that’s my number one priority and it will always be.

But I will cross millions of miles if any soul drags my daughter’s name or tap her unnecessarily, whether knowingly or unknowingly, she’s my life. So any talk is pointless,” she said.

Fuel pump price reduced from N145 by oil marketers

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has instructed all its members nationwide to reduce fuel pump price from N145 per litre to N140.

In a statement signed by the National President, Elder Chinedu Okworonkwo, the reduction was effected as a result of Saturday’s last-minute postponement of presidential and National Assembly elections by INEC, Daily Post reports.


According to him, Nigerians traveled to different places across the country to cast their votes, but to their dismay, the election was shifted to Feb. 23.




“IPMAN was prompted to slash N5 from the N145 per litre official Petroleum pump price in a bid to motivate Nigerians to return to vote again on Feb. 23.

“We urge all our members across Nigeria to immediately reduce the fuel pump price from N145 per litre to N140 per litre.


“This is because of the political situation that hit the country after INEC suddenly announced the postponement of presidential and National Assembly elections after Nigerians were fully prepared.

“We are all aware how Nigerians traveled to different parts of the country in order to exercise their civic duty; unfortunately, they heard a sad news of postponement of the polls,” Okworonkwo said.



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Jussie Smollett denies paying 2 Nigerian brothers to attack him

Lawyers for the US actor Jussie Smollett have said the actor has denied paying 2 Nigerian brothers to attack him last month.


Their statement came after it was reported in news media that police believed the actor may have staged the attack, which reportedly happened on January 29th, on himself.


 





There have been reports that the two Nigerian brothers, Abimbola Abel and Olabinjo Ola Osundairo might have been paid off by Smollett to stage the attack.

The brothers were arrested on February 13, 2019, in connection to the case.
They were picked up at the airport in Chicago after they arrived from Nigeria where they had gone to spend some time with their family.


However in their reaction, his lawyers Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson said
“Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with,”



“He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that Jussie played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.”

One of the brothers is Smollett’s personal trainer, and the lawyers said it was “impossible to believe that this person could have played a role in the crime against Jussie or would falsely claim Jussie’s complicity”.

Three Nigerian arrested with cocaine concealed in curtain-rod rings

 Four drug traffickers, including three Nigerians, who were allegedly carrying 6.492kg of cocaine concealed in the rings stitched on curtains, were arrested on Saturday in India.

Police had got a tip-off that the suspects were carrying narcotics in their bags, but on intercepting them, they only found curtains in the bags. .

“Our team grew suspicious on finding so many curtains,” said Manoj Kumar Sharma, additional commissioner of police, west region.



The team then started to check the curtains. On opening the rings, they found thin tubes containing white powder fitted around it. .


Each of the 78 curtains had 8 rings carrying cocaine.
The police seized the substance and arrested the four accused – Niras Okhovo, 35, Simon Agobata, 32, Michael Hope, 29, and Brazilian national: Karle Iris, 41 – who were on their way to meet a 5th accused.


The woman, who was arrested in connection with a drugs case, was released from Byculla jail recently. Police have also retrieved the machine which they used to roll the tubes.

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Malami asks INEC to postpone elections

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mallam Abubakar Malami, has advised INEC to postpone the National Assembly, governorship and state houses of Assembly elections, following the decision of the Appeal Court that all parties return to status quo in the Zamfara APC primaries crisis.

The AGF gave the advice in a letter written to the INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mamood, and dated February 13, 2019.





Malami cited sections 38 and 39 of Electoral (Amendment) Act 2010 to support his call. He mentioned that the postponement will enable the Zamfara APC to field candidates for all the positions.

The AGF, according to the letter acted upon a petition written by the firm of M.A. Mamood SAN and Co. He further advised the INEC to comply with the instructions forthwith.

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Wife beaters to get 2 years jail term as Obaseki signs violence against persons bill into law .

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed the Violence Against Persons (VAP) Bill into law, to address all forms of violence and protect vulnerable members of the society.






Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, told the governor that the newly signed VAP law will eliminate violence in private and public life.
“This bill prohibits violence against all persons and provides maximum protection and effective remedy for victims and punishment for offenders and other related matters,” he said. .

He said rape is properly defined in the bill and a rapist will now spend his or her life in prison, adding, “If a man beats his wife, he risks two years in prison if the case is proven. .

It is now an offense for men to abandon their duties of upbringing as the responsibility is not for women alone. Female genital mutilation now attracts life imprisonment without an option of fine.”
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