HOT PHOTO: Anti-Corruption Network Protest At The US Embassy

The Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) today escalated the war over the non-war against corruption in Nigeria by sending a petition to United States President Barak Obama, citing the dangers of failing to check “corruption with impunity” in the country, and linking it with growing insecurity.

The group led by a former house of representatives member Dino Melaye led protesters to the US Embassy in Abuja to drop a letter demanding that President Obama revoke the visas of key officials of President Goodluck Jonathan's regime and their families.

“We are deeply concerned that if this gravity of corrupt practices goes on unchecked, unpunished and unabated, it will definitely worsen the unpalatable security situation and challenges we are already facing which its root course could also be traceable to destructive impact of corruption,” the group said in the letter, dated May 16 and routed through the US Ambassador in Nigeria.

UPDATE: Dino's letter

Below is full text of the letter:

ACN/NEC/CORRP./VOL 1/004

16th May, 2013

His Excellency

Mr. Barack Obama

The President

United States of America (U.S.A)

White House Washington D.C.

U.S.A

Through,

His Excellency

The Ambassador

Embassy of the United States of America

Diplomatic Zone

Abuja, Nigeria.

Your Excellency,

CORRUPTION WITH IMPUNITY AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA

It is with absolute sense of responsibility duty and patriotism that we in the Anti-Corruption Network have deemed it necessary to draw your Excellency’s attention to the practices of Corruption with impunity that is ongoing in Nigeria under the present Administration. We are deeply concerned that if this gravity of corrupt practices goes on unchecked unpunished and unabated, it will definitely worsen the unpalatable security situation and challenges we are already facing which its root course could also be traceable to destructive impact of corruption.

We are conscious of the fact that in todays globalized world, insecurity in one part of the world is insecurity to the whole, economic quagmire in one part will also affect the whole, particularly in the case of Nigeria as the most populous black Nation in the world and as the greatest influence among Africa nations. It is in the light of the foregoing and taking into consideration. During Obasanjo’s era, Joshua Dariye of Plateau State, was impeached with less than the required number of Legislators, since then Plateau State has never been the same.

Now the same sage is happening in Rivers State, where the Police escorted only five Members of the House to perform similar act. Ameachi’s offence is that he is speaking out against injustices, oppression in the ruling class.

To further carry out the act Members of Rivers State House of Assembly are being lured with oil blocks. We have also refused to be used by those in Government to carry out mass protest against the Governor based on fictitious documents to implicate the Governor of corruption. We are also determined to protect any progressive Governor or citizens of Nigeria who is been intimidated by the Presidency for standing for the masses, including the media house.

The U.S.A huge investment in Nigeria and those of other Western Countries and others that we are calling on the U.S.A Government to use their good influence to call on our present political leadership to truthfully, sincerely and constructively fight Corruption, punish Corrupt officials and serve deterrence.

EXAMPLES OF THE CASES OF CORRUPTION WITH IMPUNITY

1) Mrs Daziani Allison Madueke: the Honorable Minister of Petroleum Resources, she has been indicted by five different investigative panel Committees reports at different time, yet she confidently remains in charge of the Ministry unperturbed.

2) The KPMG Report: Indicted the NNPC, PPPRA and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources of massive Corruption and lack of transparency.

3) The Farouk Lawal Report of the House of Representative Investigative Committee: Spoke elaborately of unprecedented Corruption between bureaucracy and the marketers of petroleum products. It is commonsensical as well as logical to observe that the marketers can not dip their hands into Government coffers to pay themselves without approval from NNPC, PPPRA, Minister of Petroleum, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) AND OF COURSE Minister of Finance. Unfortunately till date no Government Official in these Ministries and Agencies has been invited by the Anti-Graft Agencies or Police on these outrageous subsidy scandals.

4) Aig Imoukede Report: This report recommended refunds to the Government and indeed some refunds have been made, yet the Honorable Minister of Finance, Mrs Okonjo Iweala one year after refunds has refused to tell Nigerians who refunded what and out of what as demanded by best practices in good governance and transparency. Ideally, this nature of refund means indictment, yet no prosecution is ongoing talk less of jail.

5) Nuhu Ribadu Report: The Nuhu Ribadu report also spoke about unprecedented and scandalous Corruption in the petroleum Ministry and its Affiliated Agencies and parastatal.

6) NEITI Report: Revealed that the NNPC is yet to remit #1.3 trillion Naira to the Federation account under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Deziani Alison Maduekwe. It further revealed that 600 million U.S dollars was withdrawn from the Joint Ventures Account with Chase Bank and squandered on an inexplicable reason till date.

It also revealed that 2.3 billion dollars was collected from Joint Ventures account and transferred to the NNPC headquarters for security reasons in the Niger Delta region. We all know that the Ministry of Petroleum has no relationship whatsoever with defense issues, as all the security Agencies including the police are funded by Appropriation Act.

We recalled with great pain that in the year 2011 about 280 billion Naira was budgeted and appropriated for oil subsidy, however, the Government of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan ended up spending over 2.3 trillion Naira, over 2 trillion Naira above appropriation and of course half of Nigeria total appropriation. This is unprecedented in Nigeria history and against the extant laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. All of these took place under Mrs. Deziani Alision Maduekwe supervision as the Minister of Petroleum.

(2) We have chronicled and reported cases of Corruption in the Ministry of Niger Delta Headed by Elder Godsday Orubebe.

(3) Corruption in the Ministry of Power

(4) Corruption by Honorable Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke.

THE POSITION OF THE PUBLIC POLICY TRADITION

The Public Policy Tradition recommends Suspension for any Government official indicted in cases of Corruption. We are deeply disturbed under the present Administration headed by President GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan, this act has not been applied afore mentioned glaring cases of Corruption. Undoubtedly, the administration is rather encouraging, shielding and promoting corrupt practices.

THE PUBLIC POLICY TRADITION APPLICATION IN THE PAST

1) Chief Sunday Afolabi, former Minister of Internal Affairs during the President Obasanjo regime was removed over the National Identity card scam

2) Professor Fabian Osuji, former Minister of Education was also removed over allegation of Corruption.

3) Chief Adolphus Wabara, former President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria was removed over bribery allegation

4) Professor Grange and Architect Gabriel Aduka, former Minister of Health and Minister of State for Health respectively were both removed from office on allegation of Corruption, to mention but few.

The Corruption cases against these mentioned Minister and the Senate President combined are nothing to be compared to the mountain of Corruption against Dezaini Alison Maduekwe alone (Minister of Petroleum) not to talk of others yet the Jonathan administration have turned a blind eyes to all cases of corruptions under him, instead President Jonathan went ahead to grant pardon to Mr. D.S.P. Alamesiagha who is carrying an international Warrant of Arrest for money laundry and escape from United Kingdom in a move that certainly boost Corruption with impunity. Major Magaji a man who committed Sodomy had sex with four men and was sentence to jail by the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Supreme Court in her judgment described the act by Major Magaji as brazen bizzare and barbaric, yet he got President Pardon.

Our Appeal:

1) We want to seriously appeal to the Government of the United State and President Barack Obama to use his good office and diplomatic influence to impress it upon the Nigerian Government and President Goodluck Jonathan to stand firm against Corruption.

2) We recommend that all indicted Corrupt Government officers visas and members of their immediate families be withdraw particularly for the following officers;

v Deziani Alison Maduekwe – Minister of Petroleum Resources.

v Mohammend Bello Adoke – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation.

v Elder Godsday Orubebe – Minister of Niger Delta.

v Alhaji Ibrahim Idris – Former Governor of Kogi State.

v Cecilia Ibru – Former M.D. Oceanic Bank PLC.

v Justice Abubakar Talba – Judge of the Abuja High Court.

We sincerely appreciate the great sacrifice you will have to make in reading through this lengthy letter of ours and the attached evidences of Corruption documents. We however hope that will deserving attention in the common interest of peace, political stability and security of our two countries.

Accept please the assurances of our high esteem.

Yours Sincerely,

Otunba Dino Melaye

Executive Secretary

Source: Sahara Reporters

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DANGER: We'll Blow Up All Shoprite Shops In Nigeria?

The Lagos State Police Command, Thursday, said it had begun investigation into threat by some unknown person to blow up Shoprite offices in the state.

Vanguard reliably gathered that an unknown person sent a text message informing owner of Shoprite of his group’s intention to blow up all Shoprite shops in Nigeria.

Although the unknown sender did not state the reason, but he disclosed that already, members of his group had planted some explosives in some packs of fruit juice at Shoprite Victoria Island branch.

The text message caused panic as customers reportedly fled the entire mall while motorists deserted the route, with text messages sent to loved ones around the vicinity to avoid the route.

It was even rumoured that there was a bomb explosion around the area.

Part of the text message read: “It is true, we do not deserve amnesty. You’ll even be surprised how I got your number. We came to Shoprite on a mission to drop a bomb. That day, we sow bullet into Five Alive packs. We are from Niger. Someone gave us your number from Abuja. We will make sure we destroy every Shoprite…”

But sources at the Lagos State Police Command told Vanguard that investigation had begun to ascertain the identity of the sender. Although sources dismissed the text message as mere threat but said the command would still go ahead with its investigation.

Source: Vanguard

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TRAGIC: Trailer Kills Okada Man And Passenger? VIEWER DISCRETION

A terrible accident occurred today around 5pm at Ijoju, Sango Ota, that left two people dead. A trailer used in conveying sharp sand crushed an Okada man and his female passenger while they were trying to cross the road. The bodies were left there for a bit before it was removed. There's no point looking at the photos but if you insist then be warned, they are quite graphic.

Source: Linda Ikeji

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EMERGENCY RULE: Jonathan Answer These Questions - ACN

The ACN questions the power of elected officials in an emergency rule.

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has urged the members of the National Assembly to carefully study the emergency rule imposed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan so that “ they can see it for what it is – a sweetened bitter pill meant to hoodwink Nigerians”.

“Members of the federal legislature, as the true representatives of the people, must decide – purely on the basis of facts rather than sentiments – whether or not the emergency rule is the best option to resolve the Boko Haram crisis,” the party said in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed.

The ACN said the lawmakers will be able to make informed decision if they “truly understanding the proclamation”.

It said that the emergency rule, which is essentially martial law, has castrated democracy in the affected states, even though the democratic structures have been left largely intact.

ACN said the Jonathan Administration, realizing the groundswell of opposition that will be triggered if the Governors and the Houses of Assembly members were sacked, decided to pull the wool over the eyes of unsuspecting Nigerians by leaving the elected officials in place even under the emergency rule.

“In practice, it was a monumental deception. First, the democratic structures left in place are of no use in a state under martial law; Secondly, the proclamation did not give a time frame, meaning that the emergency rule is open-ended and can last as long as the President wishes.

“After all, the emergency rule imposed on 15 local councils in four states was

never lifted,” it said.

“Thirdly, now that the President has tested the waters and realized people could be so easily hoodwinked, what prevents him from extending the emergency rule to other states that catch his fancy?

”Truly, leaving the Governors and the state legislatures in place has made it easier for Nigerians to accept the imposition. But the truth is that the state chief executives and the legislatures have no role to play under the new system in place in the states,” the party added.

Governors have been sent on vacation

The opposition party also said that by the emergency proclamation the three states now have parallel governments, adding that the governors and other elected officials have been sent on leave.

”Essentially, there are two governments in place in each of the affected states, the de facto one headed by the military commander and the de jure one headed by the elected Governor. Real power resides in the de facto government, and the de jure government is just there in name. The Governors and the members of assembly are on holiday,” the party held in the statement.

”What are the powers of the Governors and the state legislature now?

Who has the power to order a search, an arrest, confiscation of property and lock-up of premises? Can the Governors move around freely, commission or inspect a project without the tacit approval of the military commander? Which is superior: the proclamation by the military commander or the law made by the state legislature? What happens if the military commanders order that the State House of Assembly be locked up for allegedly harbouring suspected Boko Haram members?

“These are some of the questions that should be asked before this proclamation is allowed to stand,” the party said.

ACN said its rejection of the imposition of emergency rule was based on the issues raised above, as well as the fact that it brings nothing new to the table – beyond the use of brute force and the infringement on the constitutional rights of innocent citizens – in the search for a sustainable solution to the Boko Haram crisis.

It reiterated its earlier statement that the use of minimal force must be complemented with genuine dialogue in the short term, while in the long term; good governance that delivers the dividends of democracy, including jobs for the teeming unemployed youth, will help deny Boko Haram the fertile ground for recruiting ready hands to perpetrate violence.

Source: Premium Times

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SURPRISING: Jonathan Has Not Declared Any State Of Emergency?

Jonathan had on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in three states, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States.

The mandatory two days required for the National Assembly to approve the emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states elapsed on Thursday without a formal notification from President Goodluck Jonathan to federal lawmakers, leaving a web of confusion whether or not, a vital constitutional requirement was breached.

Lawmakers and lawyers shelved an overwhelming euphoria that have trailed the emergency rule, to accuse the president of violating basic requirements in imposing emergency order, pointing out what may turn out tools for potential challengers of the order.

“I’m not contented with the whole arrangement because of the way he declared it and did not follow due process. He was expected to notify the House,” Ibrahim Kamba, a House of Representatives member from Kebbi state said on Wednesday.

The senate confirmed on Thursday it had yet to receive a published gazette, as stipulated by the constitution, through which the proclamation of the emergency rule ought to have been made.

The senate’s position is founded on Section 305 of the constitution, which states that “Subject to the provisions of this constitution, the president may by instrument published in the official gazette of the government of the federation issue a proclamation of a state of emergency in the federation or any part thereof.”

The succeeding sub section requires that “copies” of the published gazette be “immediately” sent to the senate and the House for consideration and possible approval. Such approval is expected in two days if the lawmakers are in session, or 10 days, if they are on break.

Senate yet to be notified

At a news conference, Thursday, Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, repeatedly emphasized those requirements in remarks that eventually turned out contradictory.

Before he spoke, confirming no notification had been sent in from the presidency, Senate president, David Mark, announced the emergency rule will be considered by the senate for possible approval next Tuesday.

“It is not a nation-wide broadcast by the president that proclaims a state of emergency,” senate leader, Mr. Ndoma-Egba said. “It is the instrument published in the gazette “We have not seen any gazette.”

Yet, despite the denial, and somewhat conflicting signals, the president’s emergency order is deemed to have taken effect, with large scale military deployment into Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.

By mid Thursday, deployment of troops and military hardware, including fighter jets continued, a day after the military confirmed in a statement it was taking broad measures to implement the president’s decision.

Reuters news agency quoted Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, as confirming that “air assets”, including helicopter gunships as well as jets, had been sent in support of the extra troops being deployed for the operation.

Military raids were also reported the same day in Sambisa, Borno state, which is said to host one of Boko Haram’s largest camps.

But as the operations rapidly drew steam, lawmakers and lawyers increasingly drew public attention to purportedly defective procedures adopted by the president to impose the emergency.

No State of Emergency yet

Mike Ozekhome, a senior lawyer, said, Wednesday, a day after the announcement that the president’s declaration violated the constitution’s requirement for a published gazette which he said should indicate the president’s intention to declare state of emergency. That was never done, Mr. Ozekhome said.

Another stipulation requiring the National Assembly to sit at a plenary session to decide if there was need for declaration of the state of emergency was also violated, he added.

“Therefore, Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution was not obeyed before the proclamation of the state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan,” Mr. Ozekhome said.

“I would therefore say that since he did not follow due procedure, it is not a declaration of state of emergency, but an adoption of stiffer measures for the protection of lives and property in those states.’’

Lagos Lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, gave a similar view saying, “As at today (Thursday), by law, there is no State of Emergency until it is approved by the National Assembly.”

“If the National Assembly does not accept it, then that it is the end of Jonathan’s State of Emergency,” he added.

Mr. Ogunye, however explained that the massive movement of troops by the military to the affected states does not amount to a constitutional violation; saying that as the Commander in Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, President Jonathan can direct troop movement within the country.

Jonathan only gave an intention

The senate leader, Mr. Ndoma-Egba, struck a similar note though, with an apparent caution.

“The best we can make about what the President has done is that he has declared his intention to declare state of emergency. That is what he has conveyed to Nigerians,” he said. “He has conveyed his intention to declare a state of emergency. That State of emergency will be actually declared when an instrument proclaiming it is published in a gazette.”

He said the two days deadline for the National Assembly to pass a resolution in support of the State of Emergency starts running after the publication of the instrument in a gazette.

Despite the seeming violations, Mr. Ndoma-Egba insisted the president did nothing wrong and was acting in line with the laws.

“There is nowhere in the constitution where the president is required to publish the gazette within a specific time,” he said, before asserting that “For now, no provision of the constitution has been breached and there is no constitutional crisis.”

Source: Premium Times

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INTERESTING: Another Imo Baby Factory?

Another breakthrough has been recorded in Imo State by security agencies in their current fight against the establishment of baby making factories and trafficking in human beings, as no fewer than 14 pregnant teenagers were rescued by security operatives who stormed a building located at Umuguma, Owerri, Imo State.

Vanguard gathered that the latest baby making factory is said to be owned and run by a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, simply identified as Pastor Chinedu.

Feelers from some residents of Umuguma, claimed that the Pastor was a staff of one the local governments in the state.

A villager, who spoke on strict grounds of anonymity, told Vanguard that the security operatives stormed the premises last Wednesday afternoon.

“The security personnel rescued about 14 pregnant teenage girls when they stormed the place (baby making factory). They also arrested the owner of the baby factory,” the villager recounted.

He recalled that the pastor recently hired an uncompleted building in the community and quartered the pregnant girls in the unhealthy environment.

Vanguard recalls that only recently, the state police command raided a baby factory at Umuaka, run by a woman simply identified as Madam One Thousand.

In this particular operation, no fewer than 26 pregnant teenagers were rescued, while a 23-year-old boy said to be hired by the woman to impregnate the girls, was also arrested.

Source: Vanguard

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Xclusive: Nigerian Musician Bracket (Vast) Has Cancer Of The Blood [FULL STORY]

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Nwanchukwu Ozioko, (a.k.a Vast) is one half of the popular singing duo, Bracket. The yori yori crooner has been diagnosed with Lymphoma - a type of cancer of the blood. He was diagnosed in London this February after suffering serious body pains, headaches, non stop coughing, loss of weight and weakness while in Paris for a show. Our source confirmed he is responding well to chemotherapy. treatment. Ironically, the hospital(s) he went to in Nigeria were unable to diagnose his ailment - treatment would have started earlier.

This is what we've all be talking about - basic health care is non-existent in Nigeria! We wish him soonest "recover"!

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Xclusive: Nigerian Universities Releases There JAMB 2013 Cut Off Marks, Did You Make It

If you want to get the right information before making your final decision on which university that will best serve you or you want to just be sure or re-assured that you can still get admission into the University of your choice with you JAMB score, Olufamous.com has found something for you.

Here they are below

University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT: 

200 and above for Dentistry, Pharmacy, Engineering (except Civil & Environmental Engineering), Management Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Social Sciences. 180 and above for others are invited to a Screening Exercise First Choice and Second Choice.

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NAU/UNIZIK: 

180 Arts (except Departments of English & History ) and Education 200 for others

Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO: 

180 First and Second Choice.

University of Ibadan UI: 

200 First and Second Choice Most preferred

University of Lagos Unilag:

200 all courses, First Choice only

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN: 

200 all courses; first and second Choice.

Obafemi Awolowo University OAU:

200; first and second choice

Nnamdi Azikiwe University,NAU/ UNIZIK:

180 Arts (except Depts of English & History) and Education and 200 for others; first choice only.

University of Ilorin, Unilorin:

(i) 200 UTME for courses other than those listed in (5) O level Credits at not more than two sittings. (ii) 220 UTME for Accounting, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Common Law, Economics, English, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Geology, Industrial Chemistry, Mass Communication, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine & (5) O level Credits at not more than two sittings. (iii) MB;BS candidates who obtained: (a) 240 marks in the UTME and (b) Credit Passes at one sitting only in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination or its equivalence in each of the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

University of Ado- Ekiti: 

200; First and second choice

University of Benin, UNIBEN: 

200; first choice only

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),Zaria: 

180 for Science based courses and 190 for Arts, Social Science, Law, Administration; first choice only

Usmanu Danfodiyo University,Sokoto: 

180; First and second choice

Federal University of Technology, Akure FUTA: 

200; first and second choice

University of Uyo, Uniuyo: 

180; first choice only

University of Calabar Unical:

180 for some courses and 200for others

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta UNAAB:

– 180

University of Jos UNIJOS: 

180; first and second choice

Lagos State University LASU: 

200; first and second choice

Niger Delta University NDU: 

180; first choice only

TAI Solarin University of Education TASUED: 

180 first choice only (and change of course)

Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna:

(i) 220 for School of Engineering and Engineering Technology and Environmental Technology (ii) 200 for School of Environmental Technology and School of Science and Science Education (iii) 190 for School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology and School of Science and Science Education.

Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina: 

180; first choice only

Federal University Oye-Ekiti:

180; first and second choice

Federal University of Wukari,Taraba State: 

180 in the Sciences and 190 in the humanities and Social Sciences; first and second choice.

Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State: 

180; first and second choice. 

Ebonyi State University EBSU:

180; first and second choice

Osun State University (UNIOSUN): 

180 for Agriculture, Education and Arts (Humanities and Culture) 

and 200 for the rest; First and second choice.

Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun: 

180; first and second choice

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike: 

180; first and second choice. 

Anambra State University: 

180; first and second choice.

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma: 

180; first choice only

Kwara State University KWASU:

200; first and second choice and changing of courses.

Afe Babalola University (ABUAD): 

No official cut-off mark.

Benson Idahosa University: 

No official cut- off mark.

Bells University of Technology,Ota: 

No cut- off mark, as long as you chose or wish to change course.

Kaduna State University, KASU:

180 UTME cut off (first choice only)

Imo State University IMSU now Evan Enwerem University EEU: 

180

Enugu State University of Science Tech:

180

Adekunle Ajasin University: 

200

Rivers State University of Science and Technology,RSUS T:

180 (1st choice only)

Delta State University, Abraka, DELSU: 

180

Abia State University, Uturu,ABSUU: 

180

University of Maiduguri, UniMaid: 

180

Kogi State University, KSU: 

180

Polytechnics and Colleges of Education 2012/2013 JAMB-UTME Cut-off mark List
Yaba College of Technology,Yaba Tech:

160

Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi: 

180; most preferred, more preferred or preferred

Polytechnic Ibadan: 

No cut-off mark

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Xclusive Video: Nigerian Girls Forced To Have Sex By Male Undergraduates

Its Horrible what people do these days, this happened in a university. Where some guys forced these girls in the video to have sex and have them record it with there mobile phones,Watch the video below

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Nicki Minaj Goes Complete Nude For Kings Magazine

Nicki OMG!!!!! She went totally nude for King's Magazine in the USA, and definitely she would be paid top dollar for this, please photo is for adults only, check the picture below

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