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- Former President Goodluck Jonathan has claimed he didn't offer to pay bribe to Obafemi Hamzat in 2015 - Jonathan said this after Hamzat claimed he was offered $5 million bribe by the former president during the 2015 general election Former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has denied the allegation that he offered $5million bribe to the All Progressives Congress deputy governorship candidate of Lagos state, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, during the 2015 general elections. In a statement issued on Sunday, December 30, by his spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, the former president said he never met Hamzat during the 2015 elections, The Nation reports. The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to a claim by the running mate to the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Obafemi Hamzat, that he rejected a $5million bribe from former President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 elections. READ ALSO: Zamfara government takes over medical bills, expense

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday, December 30, that the only sin Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, committed was his return from the All Progressives Congress and determination to fight misrule. The opposition party said with the continued lockdown on the residence of Senator Dino Melaye by the police, “the Muhammadu Buhari presidency is turning Nigeria into a police state, where those opposed to President Buhari’s re-election are treated like enemies of the state.” READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The party, in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, said the continued siege, which has been widely condemned as unwarranted and provocative, showed that the police under President Buhari, had become an instrument of oppression to subjugate dissenting voices ahead of the 2019 general election. “The party invites Nigerians to note that the only sin committed by its presidential campaign director

- Odion Ighalo flaunts his newly completed mansion in Lekki on social media - The edifice has a swimming pool, gym, field and a relaxation center - The former Watford striker scored 21 goals for Changchun Yatai in the recently concluded season Nigeria and Changchun Yatai striker Odion Ighalo has taken to social media to flaunt his recently completed mansion on his official Instagram page. The 29-year-old, who has been on fire of late for the Super Eagles posted a video of the massive edifice which also has a swimming pool, gym, football field. READ ALSO: Pogba scores brace as Man United thrash Bournemouth 4-1 at Old Trafford While sharing the post on social media, the former Watford striker said in a caption that: "One day you will laugh at the problems you have today DONT GIVE UP." Ighalo joined his Chinese Super League side in 2017 from the Hornets and scored a total of 36 goals in 55 appearances for the club. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sp

It was day of mourning for the residents of the Ibeju-Lekki federal constituency as the member representing them at the House of Representatives, Hon Kabiru Abayomi Ayeola, was declared dead after a brief illness. Legit.ng confirmed the sad incident from sources close to the lawmaker and they confirmed that the lawmaker died on Sunday, December 30. The nature of the illness could not, however, be ascertained. Hon Kabiru Abayomi Ayeola was, until his death, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A brief biography of the deceased on the website of the National Assembly shows he was 60 years old and former local government chairman. His death was also confirmed by a former member of the House of Representatives, Lanre Odubote, who posted the incident on social media. "Good night a distinguished ranking federal legislator. My brother, my confidant, a grassroot mobilizer. Sleep on brother, till we meet to part no more. Sun re o. Ayomee," Odubote said. S

- Senator George Akume says the APC has presented the best candidates in all the elective positions in Benue and at the federal level - Akume urges Tiv people to vote President Buhari as he represents the direction of the Nigerian polity - The senator warns all electorate in the country not to sell their votes to anybody in the 2019 elections The vice chairman north, All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential council, Senator George Akume has advised Tiv people to vote President Mohammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential elections. Akume, a former senate minority leader and two time governor of Benue, gave the advised on Sunday, December 30, at Wannune, Tarka local government during the celebration of his 65th birthday anniversary. He said that the APC had presented the best candidates in all the elective positions in Benue and at the federal level. READ ALSO: Why presidency removed Dangote from APC campaign council - PDP sources The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports