Terrible: Woman arrested for strangling her son and dumping him in a river

by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman who brought a child into the world allegedly decided to take it out again after only 2 days of it being born. The 23 year old mother was arrested by operatives of the Benue State Police Command after it was revealed that she had allegedly killed her newborn son. The... Read More

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October 12, 2013

Hauwa Gambo: On the madness of Femi Fani-Kayode (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo His is tainted with malice, with evil, with the basest of human sentiments support of tyrants and dictators, advocacy for wars and genocides, destroyer of marriages and relationships, cauldron of hate and wickedness. Why, in the name of all that is good and decent, do human beings take Femi Fani-Kayode seriously? Why do a succession... Read More

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October 11, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Aircraft had mechanical issues before take-off – AIB

by Oge Okonkwo The readout from the black box of the ill-fated Associated Airline plane which crashed on October 3, 2013 has been revealed. According to reports, there seemed to be an argument between the Captain and the First Officer of the crashed plane. The readout of the black box, also known as Cockpit Voice... Read More

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October 11, 2013

Femi Longe: Edo State’s open data portal – The ball is now in our court (Y! Policy Hub)

by Femi Longe These datasets has been made openly accessible for anyone who wants to use them to make critical business decisions driven with empirical fact. Exactly one month ago today (12th of September, 2013), the Edo State Government launched an Open Data Portal at data.edostate.gov.ng. The portal is described as “the official data repository for... Read More

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October 11, 2013

“I would love to have her as my wife” – D’Banj shares his feelings about Genevieve Nnaji

by Oge Okonkwo Dbanj with other musicians such as Chidinma, Seyi Shay, Vector, Phyno and Show Dem Camp were hosted recently by BlackHouse Media where he granted an interview with Jayne Augoye of Punch Newspapers. The superstar bared it all, revealing his soft spot for actress Genevieve, called her a treasure, how he would love... Read More

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October 11, 2013

Aww, he’s SO cute: Comedian, Julius Agwu shows us his “heir apparent” (LOOK)

by Oge Okonkwo Comedian Julius Agwu cannot contain his joy over the birth of his son. The proud father took to Instagram, showing the world his cute baby boy and revealed his name. The caption read: The heir apparent… Zadok Chibuike Julius Agwu… My bundle of Joy… Julius went biblical this time for the name,... Read More

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October 11, 2013

2 men to die by hanging for kidnapping and robbing a magistrate

by ‘Jola Sotubo Two kidnappers in Delta State have received the highest punishment possible for their crime of kidnapping a magistrate. Saidu Haruna and Raphael Egwuba, were sentenced to death by hanging on the orders of a State High Court sitting in Asaba, the state capital. The duo were found guilty of kidnapping the... Read More

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October 11, 2013

PDP crises: Double blow for ‘New PDP’ as INEC withholds official recognition

by Adeola Balogun The attempt by the new faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Abubakar Kawu Baraje to seek official recognition from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been shot down. The “New PDP’ received a major blow after its attempts to be heralded as the original and official... Read More

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October 11, 2013

BUSTED: NDLEA arrests plumber who swallowed 57 wraps of cocaine packed in condoms

by Adeola Balogun A Nigerian artisan has been apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after he was discovered with 57 wraps of cocaine. Ogu Talent Okechukwu, a 29 year-old plumber, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while attempting to bring the drugs, amounting to 945 grammes,... Read More

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October 11, 2013

ASUU strike: FG stops payment of lecturers’ salaries

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Federal Government may have decided to utilize a fire-for-fire approach in its dealings with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as it has now reportedly adopted the “no work, no pay” policy. Due to the unflinching stance of the academic body on its demands and its continuation of the... Read More

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October 11, 2013

Awesome feat! Meet the 9-year-old who emerged as Nigeria’s youngest Microsoft certified professional (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A primary school student in Lagos State has achieved an extraordinary feat and at the tender age of 9. Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo, a primary 6 student of Role Model School in the Oregun area of the state has become one of the world’s youngest Microsoft certified professionals. Jomiloju emerged first among the 21... Read More

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October 11, 2013

Tade Ipadeola wins 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature

by Oge Okonkwo Tade Ipadeola, poet, lawyer and author of The Sahara Testament, has won this year’s Nigeria Prize for Literature. The price is worth $100,000. The winner of the 2013 prize was announced this morning by Dr Udo Eresia-Eke, the General Manager, External Relations, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, at a world press conference... Read More

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October 11, 2013

SAD NEWS: Youth ‘corper’ dies in car accident on his way to POP in Nasarawa (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A sad end has come to the sojourn on earth of a young man who had just completed his one year compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. The yet unidentified corper was part of the Batch C set that passed out yesterday and was reportedly heading to Lafia, the Nasarawa State... Read More

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October 11, 2013

#ToWhomItMayConcern: Lagos gov’t to close Badagry Expressway on Sunday

by ‘Jola Sotubo The government of Lagos State has disclosed plans to temporarily seal off the expressway of the Lagos-Badagry route this weekend. The development was revealed in a statement by the state Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, earlier in the week. Mr. Opeifa further said that the road would be closed for five hours... Read More

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