OLUMIDE OYEDEJI BOUNCED FROM THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN THE UK

Nigerian Olympian and former captain of the National Basketball team Olumide Oyedeji was refused entry into the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom.. Hear him spit fire on twitter:

“@olumideoyedeji1: Stopping at the Nigerian embassy in London to present a basketball to the high commissioner n let him know what we r doing for d image”

Let's change the image of our country Nigeria abroad. But guess what tweeps. I'm being turned away from the embassy. Refused entry

I can't believe my eyes n ears at the @nigeriahighcommission ,the ambassador is around and the special adviser by the name adeniyi gbadamosi”

Adeniyi gbadamosi has just told me to leave the embassy and go to another country's embassy for support. OMG these people represent us???”

 I represented my country Nigeria for 16yrs , I was the Nigerian Olympic team captain and The Nigerian basketball team captain 4 yrs”

I am hosting a charity basketball clinic in London to encourage children of African decent n take them away from gangs n knife culture.”

olumideoyedeji1: I'm being supported by @bbcworld , the British Govt, the British community and the African community in diaspora BUT my own country told me”

olumideoyedeji1: The Nigerian High commission through the special adviser Adeniyi Gbadamosi told me to piss off and go to another country for support.OMG”

This lad was shocked and couldn't believe it.... Well take heart Olumide Oyedeji, this are things suffered by ordinary Nigerians, its a shame!

ANGOLA DENIES BANNING ISLAM

Angola denies it has banned Islam

Government statement says there is "no war" against religion following allegations authorities had destroyed mosques.

Angola's oil boom has attracted large west and north African Muslim expatriates [EPA]

Angola's government has denied it had banned Islam and closed mosques in the country, after media speculation that sparked outrage among Muslims worldwide. "There is no war in Angola against Islam or any other religion," said Manuel Fernando, director of the National Institute for Religious Affairs, part of the ministry of culture,  onTuesday. "There is no official position that targets the destruction or closure of places of worship, whichever they are." Fernando told AFP news agency. David Ja, a spokesman for local Muslims, challenged the government's account and said that a number of mosques had already been closed. But according to the ministry of culture, those closures were related to a lack of necessary land titles, building licenses or other official documents. A witness in the province of Uige (Carmona) told Al Jazeera that the closed mosques were hastility built by expatriate communities from west and north Africa who needed a place to perform Friday prayers. “It’s true that several mosques have been destroyed and others simply shut down in the last few months. Most of the mosques that were destroyed were built without government permission. Two authorised mosques in Luanda are still operating without a problem. I have not heard of any official decision to ban Islam or prohibit Muslim prayers in mosques.” Ahmed ould Taher told Al Jazeera. Worldwide media coverage Reports that Angola, a traditionally devout Catholic nation, would crack down on Muslims had drawn condemnation from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and others. In Egypt, mufti Shawqi Allam said such a move would be "a provocation not only to Angolan Muslims but to more than 1.5 billion Muslims all over the world". The issue, which was first reported late last week, attracted huge media coverage worldwide and generated strong reactions on social media. The controversy was further fueled by the government's poor communication on the issue.  The oil-rich southern African nation has a population of about 18 million people, several hundred thousand of whom are Muslims. Religious organisations are required to apply for accreditation in Angola, which currently recognises 83, all of them Christian. In October the justice ministry rejected the applications of 194 organisations, including one from an umbrella Islamic community group. Angola's oil boom has attracted large expatriate communities from across the world.

Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

ANGOLA BAN ISLAM

Angola has reportedly declared Islam illegal and ordered for all of the country’s mosques to be closed down.

Minister of culture Rosa Cruz e Silva said that mosques in the largely Christian country would be closed until further notice.

She described Islam as a ‘sect’ that would be banned as counter to Angolan customs and culture.

Angola (capital, Luanda, pictured) has reportedly declared Islam illegal and ordered for all mosques to be closed

There are unconfirmed reports that mosques across the African country are being destroyed, according to the International Business Times.

President Jose Edurado dos Santos reportedly told the Osun Defence daily: ‘This is the final end of Islamic influence in our country.’

Along with Islam, which is a religion associated with less than 1 per cent of the population of 19 million, 194 other ‘sects’ have been banned in the nation, where more than half the population is Christian.

Ms Cruz e Silva said: ‘The legalisation of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights [and] their mosques will be closed until further notice.’

Clashes between Christians and Muslim people are frequently reported in the local media.

Less than 1 per cent of the Angolan population of 19 million people are Muslim

9ICE OPENS UP WHY HE DENIED HIS TWIN DAUGHTERS

9ice Explains Why He Denied His Twin Daughters

Shortly after his marriage to ex-wife Toni Payne packed up in 2010, Gongo Aso crooner 9ice welcomed a set of twin daughters with another lady Vicki Gordis.

When the news first became public, 9ice fiercely denied the story, saying the press had made it up. Not until he proudly shared the pictures of his adorable twins on Instagram some weeks back.

And in this new interview with Punch, 9ice finally explains why he lied. Why did you deny you had twins when they were born?

- I did say I didn’t have twins then because I believe it was personal. If I have N1m, I think it is only my account’s officer that should know how much I have. In fact, he wouldn’t even have the right to check my account unless I ask him to do that. He couldn’t just cull up my account details and start checking how much I have. This is not a car we are talking about, these are human beings.

But when they grow up, do you think they will forgive you when they read that you once denied them?

- I will tell them the reason I did that. It was the same way my father gave me his own reasons. I didn’t know him until I was 22. I got to know my mother when I was 18. They gave me their reasons for doing what they did. I asked my father where he was all the time I was growing up and he told me where and how and when he was a part of my life. If my kids grow up to ask me why I did what I did, I would certainly explain to them. I didn’t say I didn’t have kids just because I wanted to lie, No. I had my reasons. I had my life to live.

You are in showbiz, so you shouldn’t expect to have a private life…

- But there are still some elements that are personal. I didn’t fight anybody when the stories came out. I just didn’t say anything because I wasn’t ready to talk about it. I wasn’t ready to share the story. When I got ready, I even shared the pictures of the twins. Who knows, I could have even used their pictures to make money and sell to a publication that wanted them. But I just released the pictures.

Do we see you getting married to their mother soon?

- I will get married soon. It is very possible.

But is she the one you are with at the moment?

- I am not saying anything on that. No comment.

Let’s go back to what you said earlier on about not knowing your parents until you were a young man, how did it happen?

- It is going to be in my autobiography. I am going to make money out of the story. I am not divulging it. Nobody knows about it yet.

Kelechi Iheanacho Set To Join Manchester City

Wonderkid Kelechi Iheanacho will sign a deal with Manchester City, according to the player’s father.

Iheanacho was named the best player at November’s Under-17s World Cup after scoring six goals, including one in the final, as the Golden Eaglets triumphed in the United Arab Emirates.

He has since been linked with moves to Porto and Chelsea but his father, James, said that the Etihad Stadium will be his boys’ next destination.

Kelechi Iheanacho

“As I am talking to you, I have chosen that Kelechi is going to Manchester United,” he told Super Sport’s ‘Monday Night Football’, before appearing to correct himself by saying: “I have told you that he is going to Manchester City.”

Iheanacho senior later said that the player’s family made a joint decision on where he would go in a meeting on Monday night. “We prayed [on Monday] and, after due consultations with family members, we came up with Manchester City, believing he has a future there,” he explained. “That is where he will be uplifted.”

The young striker had been declared missing by his father on Friday after he had left his home in Owerri without alerting his family but returned early on Monday morning before a decision on his future was made.

James has been integral in his son’s fledgling career, with rumours that he had valued the starlet at €1 million (£840,000), though he denied those claims, declaring: “No, those people are my enemies. I never said that.”

PDP FINALLY AGREES APC MERGER

Zheedz has learnt that opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, has merged with the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, tagged ‘New PDP’

The merger was announced at the end of a meeting at the Kano Governors Lodge in Abuja on Tuesday.

Mr. Baraje, leader of the New PDP personally read the communique to journalists at about 11.46 a.m.

The merger means the APC now has its 11 governors and the seven governors who are members of the New PDP; making a total of 18 state governors.

The seven New PDP governors were expected to have a last meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan before taking a decision. The meeting is yet to be held.

Why this man is the richest AGBERO in NIGERIA...

That sunny Sunday afternoon, I remembered I had an invite to attend  a Quranic graduation of a blossom friend's cousin somewhere around Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria.. So I quickly set out as I have promised, on getting there, it feels like another Mecca in Isolo, I met with my friends Taiwo and Kehinde Aileru.

We listen to the graduands  churning out Quranic verses like they were Arabs, I enjoyed  every bit of it, but to my surprise, the Lady singer sang praises of each graduating student after reciting the Quran, also never stops mentioning one name MC OLU-OMO of OSHODI, I looked around but the man himself isn't around, I kept thinking, "why is this woman singing praises of MC OLU-OMO"

To my greatest surprise the man himself (MC OLU-OMO of OSHODI) appeared from nowhere, the whole place went agog, it was like the  arrival of the president, he came in with a personal aide and entourage which include a Nollywood Actor (Olaiya) and others..

He came out to deliver his speech, very humble and decent, also makes some Quranic quotations in his speech, looks a perfect gentleman, above all he made a donation of #500'000 and also gave all the 8 graduating student the sum of #50'000. The Alfas were not also left out in the Largesse of MC OLU-OMO of OSHODI, they also got 50'000

 The Man MC OLU-OMO of OSHODI.... The richest AGBERO in the Land..