Maestro's Blog Felicitates With Mr President @MBuhari On His 74th Birthday

We at Maestro's blog congratulates the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 74th Birthday.

We pray for long life, good health and God's wisdom to lead Nigeria to its promise land. Keep the good work, Mr President.

Court orders Rapper Sean Kingston to Pay more than $44k to Jewelers

Sean Kingston has had long enough to fork over the cash to a jeweler for a Rolex and diamond bracelet he purchased a year ago — and now he’s been ordered to pay.

According to TMZ, a judge ordered the rapper to pay Haimov Jewelers in Florida $44k for an outstanding bill from February. Kingston’s got to cover the interest too — around $1,700 more … and $5.75 will be tacked on every day until he gets square.

Man Indicted in the Murder of Tyson Gay’s 15-Year-Old Daughter, Trinity

A grand jury has indicted three men in connection with the shooting that killed Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter back in October.

via TMZ:

Governor Nyesom Wike Blast Sahara Reporters For Leaked Audio

The Rivers State government has denied an audio recording released by Sahara Reporters alleged to be that of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, calling it a technological contraption.

In the widely circulated audio recording, a voice allegedly belonging to Governor Wike is heard in a telephone conversation arranging payment to some persons who are supposedly officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in exchange for their help in rigging the recently concluded legislative elections in the state.

Haba! So A Guy Dumped This Pretty Lady For Being a Virgin (Read Her Story)

A pretty lady identified simply as Emo girl – @canyewext – has narrated her sad s*xual experience with her lover who broke up with her after discovering that she was a virgin.

Got a text from an ex after 4 years.. you men are confusing, lol how my relationship with him ended was the most confused moment of my life.

This guy chased me for months. I was really into him but my hard girl reputation couldn’t be tempered with back then I finally fell and we started dating.

Wow! Buhari Gave Out Zahra For 12 Gold Coins worth N250k To The Indimi’s

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday gave out his daughter, Zahra Muhammadu Buhari, in marriage to Ahmed Indimi.

The wedding Fatiha took place after the Deputy Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Sheikh Ibrahim Makari, performed the two Jumma’at Prayer.

A representative of the Indimi family whose name was not disclosed, paid 12 gold coins which was converted and valued at N250,000, the amount for the dowry.

See Five other Ponzi schemes ruling Nigeria

While the Federal Government, financial institutions, and anti-graft agencies have warned Nigerians against investing in the money doubling schemes, millions of Nigerians think this is a new way to survive and make quick cool cash.

For now, the two most popular money doubling schemes are Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox popularly called MMM and Ultimate Cycler.

Recall that MMM recently froze monies in the scheme for a month while Ultimate Cycler’s website recently crashed and since its return, has not been able to pair participants up.

Facebook engages fact checkers to combat and bury fake news

Facebook is going to start fact checking, labeling, and burying fake news and hoaxes in the News Feed, the company announced on Thursday.

The decision comes after Facebook received heated criticism for its role in spreading a deluge of political misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, like one story that falsely said the Pope had endorsed Donald Trump.

To combat fake news, Facebook has partnered with a shortlist of media organizations, including Snopes and ABC News, that are part of an international fact-checking network led by Poynter, a nonprofit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Oh No! Uganda Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Wizkid And His Manager (See Court Paper)

Following the aborted show where Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid was slated to perform, organizers of the would-be Uganda’s first-of-its-kind concert have convinced court to issue a warrant of arrest against the singer and his manager Sunday Are, the Investigator exclusively report.

Top of the reasons for the cancellation of the planned concert was due to health concerns. Wizkid in a series of tweets apologized for annulling concerts he was billed to perform in December and January as advised by his doctors.

SHOCKING! Pastor BUSTED Having S*x With 14-year-old Girl on the Street

A pastor from San Fernando pastor has been arrested in Sangre Grande by the police for allegedly s*exually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

According to Daily Express, the 26-year old pastor, of Pleasantville, was allegedly caught red-handed in the act by police officers.

On Tuesday, residents informed police that a child dressed in school uniform was allegedly seen in a man's vehicle on their street.

Wife flee with husband's best friend after having s*x with him says his friend is a better lover

A cheating Zimbabwean woman has left her husband stunned after she had s*x with her husband's best friend before eloping with him.

B-metro revealed that Thoko Maphosa allegedly began cheating on her husband Sibusiso Moyo with his friend Arnold Ndebele when he stopped giving her attention.

Ndebele is the artistic director of a local dance group Sekunjalo Ma Africa. Maphosa got to a point of making the affair public when she posted pictures of her and Ndebele all lovey dovey on Facebook where Moyo came across them.

Femi Falana: How US, Switzerland Illegally Frustrate Return Of $621m Abacha Loot To Nigeria

Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has explained how the governments of the United States of America, Switzerland and Britain have illegally prevented the repatriation of the remaining Abacha loot to Nigeria from the vaults of banks in western countries.

In an article, Mr. Falana said the promise of the US and Switzerland to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to facilitate the loot recovery have been met with a breach, which he described as immoral. He noted that former British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, who described Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt” did not accede to President Buhari's request to recover and repatriate Nigeria’s looted wealth from the United Kingdom.

PHOTONEWS: President Buhari, Saraki, Atiku, Gov Ambode, Dangote Otedola and others at #Zahmed wedding today

President Buhari gave his daughter Zahra in marriage to son of Billionaire Mohammed Indimi, Ahmed Indimi today. The photos above are some of the dignitaries that attended the all important wedding ceremony.

YouTube shut down North Korean government's channel

North Korea can no longer broadcast itself on YouTube as Google-owned video giant has taken down North Korea's state television channel, which was home to everything from nuclear test videos to addresses from leader Kim Jong-un.

It's unclear as to precisely when and why YouTube blocked the channel. However, some suggest it was a reaction to the Treasury Department's sanctions banning U.S companies and citizens from doing business with North Korea's Propaganda and Agitation Department.

MultiChoice Dealer Narrates How Toyin Aimakhu Ex-bf, Seun Egbegbe Committed $3,000 Fraud In His Shop

Read via SaharaReporters:

The dealer, Semiu and Egbegbe had met briefly on  December 9, 2015, at a MultiChoice outlet opened by the latter two days earlier at Uncle Joe Bus Stop at Mokola area, Ibadan.

About 9 am on that day; the dealer told SaharaReporters, a man he had never met walked into the outlet requesting to buy two GOtv decoders. 

The prospective customer, added the dealer, said he was expecting a friend of his to bring money with which he would pay for the decoders.

Shortly after his arrival, another man arrived wearing jellabiya, the long robe favored by Muslim men, and gave the prospective customer some money.

See the face of female suicide bomber intercepted in Borno State yesterday

Nigerian soldiers attached to “Operation Lafiya Dole” in the northeast on Thursday thwarted an attempt by a female victim of Boko Haram to launch a suicide bomb attack, Premium Times reports.

The incident occurred at Rann, in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, military sources familiar with the development said.

According to Premium Times,  the suspect is a girl who had been kidnapped before by Boko Haram.

Toyin Aimakhu ex-bf, Seun Egbegbe go on exile in Malaysia following iPhone theft saga

Showbiz promoter and CEO of Ebony Productions, Alhaji Kazeem Olasunkanmi Oluwaseun, famously known as Seun Egbegbe, who was recently released on bail over alleged iPhone theft, have whisked out of Nigeria.

An industry source informed encomium.ng that the Ogun born music and movie financier left for Malaysia a couple of days back to take a rest after all the controversies trailing the incident.

Mourning mom sends touching text to stranger who mistakenly called her phone & said 'Hey mom'

Jaileene Andrade tried calling her own mother, who just changed her phone number. Apparently, she didn't save the number properly and mistakenly called a woman who sadly lost her daughter recently. The response she got is definitely heartwarming!

Aww! Law school undergraduate proposes to his female colleague in Abuja (Photos)

An undergraduate of the Nigeria law school, Prosper Udegha Ifeanyi, yesterday evening, proposed to his fellow student and girlfriend, Ezinwanne Fortune, at the Nigerian Law school Bwari Abuja. The photos were taken by Chukwudi Iwuchukwu.

Amazing! Man accomplish his wife's three wishes made on the day he fell in love with her

According to Jason Collier who shared the amazing story on Facebook, he has fulfilled the three wishes his wife made on the day he fell in love with her. 

He wrote on his Facebook wall;

Ladies Only! Sexy 'Shirtless' guy takes a walk on Lekki-Ikoyi bridge

This shirtless man was spotted 'innocently' taking a walk on the bridge yesterday. Lol, a lot people are already saying they are advertising themselves... Pls Ooo, these men should not go and start breaking marriages!

Alert! New Ponzi Scheme NNN Nigeria with 35% on Investment launches

Barely three days after the alleged crashing of Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox popularly known as MMM, another Ponzi scheme has surfaced in Nigeria.

Members of the famous money-doubling scheme, MMM were thrown into panic and great confusion on Tuesday, following the message from the Ponzi scheme freezing all confirmed Mavros, otherwise known as money due for withdrawal for one month. 

Just Wow! This dark-skinned model is so adorable that she is mistaken for a black barbie

Black is indeed so beautiful!!! 

Meet Lolita, a beautiful dark-skinned model, she is so beautiful that she is been compared to a barbie. Her skin is so dark it makes her white teeth sparkle even more.

More photos below:

Aww! Checkout the heavenly decorations for Zahra Buhari's wedding reception

Just wow! This is the heavenly decorated hall where Zahra Buhari and Ahmed Indimi will be having their wedding reception today.

"Our forever starts now" Newly wedded Zahra Buhari says

Newly wedded Zahra Buhari took to her social media page to share this beautiful photo of herself and new hubby, Ahmed Indimi. She captioned it:

Our forever starts now... #Zahmed2016

Former President GEJ reacts to Amina Mohammed’s UN appointment

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, took to his Twitter page to congratulate Ms. Amina Mohammed on her appointment as the UN Deputy Secretary-General. He also expressed his belief in her abilities to excel in her new position. See screenshots of the tweets above...

"I respect tradition, it's what makes us unique" - Zahra Buhari on her wedding outfit

Zahra Buhari shared her bridal photo from her Kamu ceremony. She captioned it: "I respect tradition, it is what makes us unique.. For my kamu I insisted on wearing the rich blue traditional Fulani fabric that was worn by generations before us and @hudayya delivered! MUA @mamzabeauty.. @bighstudios . I am proudly #fulani #fulanibride #zahmed2016"

APC blasts Okorocha for attacking Buhari’s minister‎, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu

Acting Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi State chapter, Pastor Eze Nwachukwu Eze, has slammed Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State over a recent statement credited to him where he attacked Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology.

The party described Okorocha’s utterance as noisy rantings and insult of the highest order.

In a statement, Eze noted that Okorocha’s antecedents hardly placed him in a position to judge others in delivering democracy dividends to the people.

Obama to Putin: We'll retaliate over US election hacks

President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed retaliatory action against Russia for its meddling in the U.S. presidential election, pointing to the probable that President Vladimir Putin personally authorised it.

“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections that we need to take action and we will at a time and place of our own choosing,” Obama said in an interview scheduled to air on Friday on National Public Radio, according to CNN.

Super Eagles midfielder, Onazi donates N1million to Super Falcons

Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, has shown support for the protesting Super Falcons, by donating N1million to the squad.

The Nigerian senior women team, have embarked on a sit-in protest at their Abuja hotel and also staged a protest march to the National Assembly, over their unpaid bonuses and allowances.

President Muhammadu Buhari has already ordered for them to be paid as soon as possible.