Photos from Pastor Tunde Bakare's 60th birthday thanksgiving, receives N20m from church members

Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly and Human rights activist/politician, Pastor Tunde Bakare turned 60 today November 11th and friends and family gathered at the church's headquarters in Ogba, Lagos this morning for a celebration service in his honor.



His church members handed him a cheque of N20million for his proposed renovation of the All Saints school in Abeokuta which is the first school he attended.

Guests at the birthday thanksgiving included Ogun state Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Ayo Oritsejafor, Oby Ezekwesili, Nasir El Rufai, Chief Olusegun Osoba amongst others. Continue to see more pics..

Photos from Pres. Jonathan's Declaration @Eagles Square today

For those who didn't watch it live and care to see, here are some photos from President Jonathan's Declaration for 2015 re-election at Eagle Square, Abuja today. See more pics after the cut...

"I met my Colombian girlfriend on instagram" IK Ogbonna reveals

Actor and model IK Ogbonna has revealed how he met his Colombian bombshell girlfriend Sonia Morales. According to what he said on Trending TV show which I just watched, he met Sonia on instagram a few months ago while he was trolling the picture sharing site after a bitter break up. He said he was going through a tough time after the break up and decided to seek solace on instagram and that was when he took notice of Sonia after a friend drew his attention to her instagram page.



He said he began to like all her pictures and was surprised when Sonia also started liking his own instagram pics. He eventually left her a comment asking where they'd go from there. After flirting for a little while, they exchanged BB pins and Sonia eventually came down to Nigeria to see him. She hasn't gone back since then. She wants to die there...lol. Cute couple!

Yobe state government shut down all schools in the state

Following the attack on Government Senior Science Secondary School in Potiskum yesterday by Boko Haram members which killed 47 students, the Yobe state government today closed down all public and private schools in the state, indefinitely.



According to a statement released by the state's Commissioner for Education, the closure is with immediate effect.

Former beauty queen and architect Kessiana Salubi dies at 34

Not many of you will know her but she was quite popular many years ago. Her death is shocking to me personally because we used to be friends when we were both students in UNILAG, though I hadn't seen or spoken to her in a while. Kessiana Salubi was a model, Miss UNILAG 2001, first runner up Miss Nigeria 2002, an Architect and an Interior Designer.



She died on Friday November 7th in her sleep. According to a family source, she came back from an outing, had dinner, had a bath and went to bed in her Lekki home. She didn't wake up the next morning. She was just 34 years old. She's survived by her parents and siblings. May her beautiful soul rest in peace. Amen.

Photos from Dayo Adeneye's declaration for Ogun state House of Assembly

TV/Radio broadcaster Dayo Adeneye officially declared for the Ogun state House of Assembly in Odogbolu today. See more photos after the cut...

CAF drops Morocco as host of 2015 African Cup of Nations, throws out Morrocan team

The Confederation of African Football CAF today dropped Morocco as host of the 2015 African Cup of Nations which is billed to start from Jan 17th-Feb 9th 2015 . At an executive committee meeting which held this morning in Cairo Egypt, CAF's leadership said the decision to drop Morocco was as a result of the Moroccan authority's request to postpone the competition due to Ebola fears.



CAF leadership says they cannot postpone the competition and have withdrawn the rights of Morroco to host it. The Morrocan national team was also flung out of the competition. Find the statement from CAF as posted on their website after the cut...







At its meeting on 11th November 2014 in Cairo, the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken note of the response of the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Morocco in a letter dated 8 November 2014 requesting the postponement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015.



This response clearly indicates that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation reiterated its refusal to hold the competition on the dates indicated (January 17-February 8, 2015). Therefore, having firmly and unanimously notified on 3 November its decision to keep the competition on the dates indicated, the Executive Committee confirmed that the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2015 will not take place in Morocco.



The Organising Committee of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations will later apply the statutory provisions that are required due to a breach of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation regulatory and contractual provisions, including those set out in the Host Association Agreement signed between CAF and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation in April 2014.



The Executive Committee took note of receipt by 10 November, 2014 of some applications of national associations confirming their desire to host the 2015 competition on the dates agreed. These applications are currently under review, and the Executive Committee will finalize the selection of the successful National Association shortly and confirm the place and date of the draw of the final tournament at the same time.



The Executive Committee confirms the continuation of qualifiers match-days 5 & 6, which will be held during the month (14/15 November and 19 November), paving the way for the qualification of the 15 teams that will be joining the team of the host country. Accordingly, and following the refusal of the Moroccan party, the Executive Committee has decided that the national team of Morocco is automatically disqualified and will not take part in the 30th edition of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015.