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Saudi Arabia adamant, threatens to deport even more Nigerians
by Isi Esene The impasse between the Saudi Arabia government and the Nigerian authorities over the deportation of about 500 women on pilgrimage to the Holy Land appears far from…
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#DivorceCourt: “I wash her panties, I often smell other men on them,” man tells court… “I still love her and want her”
by Reuben Daba In a Lagos Grade A Customary Court, sitting in Agege on Thursday, a 39-year-old estate agent, Ibukun Oluwadamilare, was the subject of much laughter when he revealed that…
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Stephen Igbinedion: A Nigerian perspective (30 Days, 30 Voices)
I sometimes want to exalt Nigeria’s growth, but deep down I know the hope most Nigerians hold onto is gradually fading away. It all started on a certain evening, I…
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Police Helicopter Crash: Families of victims get N34.43 million, landlords also compensated
by Stanley Azuakola In March 2012, a police surveillance helicopter crashed in Jos, killing the erstwhile Police deputy inspector general in charge of Operations at Force Headquarters, John Haruna and…
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#JustAwful: 20-year-old man, undergraduate, remanded for orally raping 7-year-old boy
by Reuben Daba A Makurdi court has locked Ortyom Dyorugh, a 20-year old, 300 level Accounting student of the Benue State University, Makurdi behind bars for allegedly indulging in homosexuality…
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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Heads, you lose: Police arrest 75-year-old man with human skulls in Ibadan
by Reuben Daba The police in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have confirmed the arrest of a 75-year old herbalist, Ahmed Akekaka, for possessing human skulls. The arrest of Akekaka…
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“He owes us 4-months’ pay” – Air Nigeria staff take Jimoh Ibrahim to court
by Stanley Azuakola Let's face it: Nobody expected Jimoh Ibrahim's words communicating his sack of all Air Nigeria staff and closing down the airline as the final word on the…
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Edo lawmaker shot by suspected assassins in Benin
by Stanley Azuakola An Edo State House of Assembly lawmaker, Rasaq Momoh, was shot on Friday, by gunmen suspected to be assassins. Momoh is an Action Congress of Nigeria lawmaker,…
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More trouble: House of Representatives threatens to ignore 2013 budget
by Stanley Azuakola In an unprecedented move, the House of Representatives, on Friday, vowed not to treat the 2013 budget proposal until it was satisfied with the implementation of the…
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“I am a courier for 20 people”: 24-year-old man headed for Dubai with $7m cash arrested at Lagos airport
by Stanley Azuakola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday confirmed that it had arrested a 24-year old suspect, Abubakar Tijani Sheriff, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos…
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Rejoinder to Sanusi piece: “Reading Dele Momodu is like watching a poor quality film”
by Godwin Opene Editors Note: In response to Dele Momodu's piece last week on 'The bully called Sanusi', the writer penned this rejoinder Usually for me, the surest way to…
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King of Drama! Emeka Ike disrupts Actors Guild of Nigeria election, Guild official arrested
by Reuben Daba The drama which has been going on in the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) for almost a year, continued on Thursday, as Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, who…
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TICKER: Amazing! Diver’s missing finger found in tummy of fish after three months
A human finger found inside a fish at Idaho's Priest Lake has been traced to a wakeboarder who lost four fingers in an accident more than two months earlier. Fisherman…
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TICKER: Woman fakes cancer to get a free wedding
When Lori Stilley told her friends and family that she had bladder cancer, they delivered meals, held raffles and a T-shirt sale, hastily planned and paid for her wedding and…
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TICKER: Some nerve: Man rapes teenager, then claims right to baby from rape
A Massachusetts man who raped a 14 year old girl over three years ago made her pregnant and now he wants to have the right to see the baby. The…
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TICKER: Incredible! Did this Yoga master escape prison through this tiny hole? (WATCH)
It's no stretch to say that yoga has many benefits. However, increasing one's ability to escape from prison from a food slot is not usually listed in the brochures or…
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TICKER: Masturbation causes blindness? Man caught in “solo action” in car by police now claims he’s vision impaired
Looks like your grandma might have been right after all. A Polish man who was caught masturbating in his car with women's stockings on his head, now is suffering from…
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TICKER: Too much of a good thing: Mom suffers from “100 orgasms a day”
Rachel, an Atlanta, Ga. housewife, is very, very careful when she does her laundry. The mother of three experiences continuous, unwanted orgasms -- sometimes for several hours a day --…
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Meet George, the wonder dog, who dialled “911” when he was choking on the phone cord (PHOTO)
COPS who raced to a house after hearing desperate heavy breathing during an emergency call found a DOG had rung 999 while strangling itself with the telephone wire. George, the…
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TICKER: Woman texts while smoking, and walking then falls down a 60-feet cliff
Fire officials in Alaska faced a double challenge during a recent rescue: A woman fell 60 feet down a cliff to rocks as the tide crept in along a Kodiak…
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TICKER: Tragic crash site photos of Nepal plane crash that killed 19
Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Rescue team members work at the crash site of a Dornier aircraft in Kathmandu September 28, 2012. The small plane owned by private firm Sita Air crashed shortly…
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TICKER: What a boob! Woman fakes breast cancer to raise money for a breast augmentation
An Arizona woman is behind bars after she faked having breast cancer to raise money for a boob job. Jami Lynn Toler has landed a one-year stint in jail for…
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TICKER: Man kills masked teen in apparent robbery attempt, then learns it was his own son
A man fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense outside his neighbor's house during what appeared to be an attempted late-night burglary and then discovered it was his son, state…
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TICKER: Just mean: Gang of teen girls pummels mentally challenged woman, then posts video on Facebook
A group of teenage girls were charged Friday with viciously attacking a mentally challenged Pennsylvania woman and then posting a video of the beating on Facebook. A concerned neighbor alerted…
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TICKER: SHOCKING: Actress’s brother admits killing her and dumping her headless body in a canal
The brother of the former EastEnders actress found dead in a canal has admitted he killed her, the Old Bailey heard today. Tony McCluskie, 35, now faces a trial to…
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TICKER: Do we smell a lawsuit? Tiger Woods knocks a fan out cold with one of his shots
The Ryder Cup has begun, but not in the way the organizers hoped that it would. A shot taken by golf great Tiger Woods flew out of bounds and whacked…
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TICKER: Samuel L. Jackson releases new Obama Ad: “Wake the F*ck Up”
If you don’t mind a little profanity, this ad is entertaining. As a spin-off to the bedtime story, “Go the F*ck to Sleep,” Samuel is now in the business of…
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TICKER: Gone wild? Drunken Rihanna, fighting, vomiting in club, restrained by security – See Photo
It seems that Rihanna has been partying really hard lately. The 24 year old singer was spotted enjoying herself on a yacht this summer and even had the media speculating…
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Does this image show the ghosts of WWII prisoners on their death march? Judge for yourself (PHOTO)
When Major John Tulloch retraced the steps of Allied prisoners of war and their infamous 'death march' from 1945, he thought his photographs would bare only a vague resemblance to…
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TICKER: Bizarre: Drunk airline passenger eats mobile phone Sim card, tries to give fellow passengers €50 notes
A drunk businessman started handing passengers €50 notes during a flight before breaking up a mobile phone Sim card and eating it. Leon Quarless, who had been drinking before boarding…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy