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How Nigerian Army killed 3 of my brothers, shot my parents – El-Zakzaky’s daughter narrates

Suhaila Ibraheem, the daughter of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has narrated the series of events that led to the shooting and capture of her father by the Nigerian military. Sahaila reveals that the Sheikh was shot several times as opposed to the prevailing theory that he was only shot... Read More

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How fake NDLEA officer supplied cocaine, illicit drugs to Boko Haram victims

Baba Haruna, a 48-year-old drug dealer has been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in an internally displaced persons’ camp in Dikwa, Borno State. Haruna was apprehended on February 27, 2016 for selling illicit drugs, including cocaine, to addicts within the camp as well as within Maiduguri. Commandant of the... Read More

Borno, Dikwa, Drug, IDP, NDLEA

Military yearns to prosecute officers involved in Dasukigate

The Nigerian Army is awaiting approval from President Muhammadu Buhari, to commence military trial for all serving officers implicated in the ongoing investigation into the $2.1bn arms purchase scandal. A reliable government source on Sunday, revealed to Punch Newspapers that military authorities have already requested the President’s permission for the officers to be prosecuted under... Read More

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‘Minister of Industry, not Osinbajo, will represent Nigeria in India’ – Presidency

Following reports that Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo cancelled his trip to India, the Presidency has reacted with some clarification. It was reported that Osinbajo’s trip to India had been cancelled as a result of the clash with President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Equatorial Guinea. Hence, the reports inferred that the Vice President was compelled... Read More

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‘He’s a liar’ | Malawian President blasts TB Joshua over negative prophecy

The President of Malawi, Peter Mutharika, on Sunday, slammed popular Nigeria pastor and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), T. B Joshua, over a recent prophecy that the president will die before April 1. According to media reports from the small South African country, T.B Joshua had earlier told his congregation to pray... Read More

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Osinbajo, Buhari’s travel plans clash; costs Nigeria $250,000

In this harsh economic climate, Nigeria has reportedly lost about $250,000 due to the last minute cancellation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s proposed trip to India because of the incompetence of the Protocol Department of the Presidency. Osinbajo had to cancel his trip to India, because the President, Muhammadu Buhari would also jet out of the country... Read More

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Emir of Mubi infers that APC has been deceiving Nigerians

The Emir of Mubi, Isah Ahamdu, has advised members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop deceiving the electorate if they hope to succeed. Ahamdu issued the counsel when he hosted an entourage of APC members led by the state acting chairman, Ibrahim Bilal, in his palace in Mubi. “Stop deceiving the electorate if you want your party... Read More

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President Buhari to embark on 1-day trip to Equatorial Guinea

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to travel to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Monday, for talks with President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on further measures to protect the people and resources of the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea. The summit would have been hosted by Equatorial Guinea last year but got postponed because of Nigeria’s... Read More

6,000 police officers, 14 MOPOL units, AIG, DIG deployed for Rivers election

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has deployed six thousand police officers and 14 units of Police Mobile Force personnel to Rivers state, to prevent electoral violence and to ensure a smooth and orderly conduct of the Rivers State Supplementary elections slated for Saturday, March 19. The IG has also directed the AIG in... Read More

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‘We’ll turn the economic disaster we inherited into a blessing’ – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says it’s impossible for him to have said the Nigerian economy is beyond the control of President Muhammadu Buhari. Lai Mohammed, on Sunday, stated that his views were misrepresented and distorted to make it seem like he said the president can’t handle the nation’s economy. He said... Read More

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Amaechi says Jonathan’s rail projects will create 240,000 jobs

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has commended the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for rejuvenating the railway transport system in the country. Amaechi, who has previously stated that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will not abandon projects from the previous administration, said on Saturday, that the federal government has obtained a loan to continue... Read More

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‘Amaechi is a corrupt psychiatric patient that lacks sound parental upbringing’ – Wike

Not one to take an insult lying down, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as expected, has reacted to the accusations and disparaging comments made by his predecessor, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. While speaking at the PDP Rivers West Senatorial District Campaign rally at Ahoada on Saturday, Wike described Amaechi as a ‘corrupt... Read More

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CAN reacts to forced marriage of Christian girls, Islamic Coalition against terrorism (READ)

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 Northern States, on Saturday, March 12, questioned the Federal Government’s decision to include Nigeria in the coalition of Islamic Countries fighting against terrorism. The Christian body expressed disapproval of such membership following the appointment of Reverend Yakubu Pam as the new chairman of the Northern CAN.... Read More

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Arms deal scandal: 11 major transfers traced to accounts in the US, UK, Niger

Further investigations into the $2.1 billion arms scandal from the office of the National Security Adviser has revealed that a large part of the said money was paid into 11 different accounts in United Kingdom, United States of America and Niger Republic Some top members of the Peoples Democratic Party as well as top military personnel are... Read More

Badeh, banks, corruption, dasuki, EFCC, forign

How NDLEA discovered Nigerian-Mexican meth laboratory in Delta

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered and closed down a methamphetamine laboratory, in Asaba Delta state. The laboratory was a joint operation between Nigerians and Mexicans, and from where a drug trafficking organization operates around the country. According to Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA’s Head of Public Affairs, the laboratory bears similarity to those... Read More

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Ex-ministers seek out Jonathan over potential EFCC probe

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to hold an important meeting with ministers who served in his administration on Sunday. The ongoing investigations of the former aides of the ex-President and the recent clamour for Jonathan’s probe is believed to be among the topics of discussion. Many of the former Jonathan ministers are said to... Read More

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‘Wike can sell his mother out of desperation’ – Amaechi

In continuation of a never ending war of bitter words, accusations and counter actions -and maybe actions- between two former allies turned political enemies, former Rivers state governor, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has slammed his successor, Nyesom Wike. Nyesom, who served as chief of staff to Amaechi from 2007 to 2011 before his... Read More

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‘Fuel crisis to end in 2 days’

As Nigerians continue to struggle under the weight of fuel scarcity which has affected several economic and human activities in the country, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Saturday, announced that the fuel crisis will end in the next two days. Kachikwu, who stated this while making a tour of petrol... Read More

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Agatu killings: ‘A well planned genocide’ – David Mark

Former Senate President, David Mark has taken an assessment tour of Agatu Local Goernment Area in the Benue South constituency where over 500 people were said to have been killed by Fulani herdsmen. In a statement released from his office, Mark decried the wanton destruction of lives and properties in the community describing it as... Read More

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Ex-Delta governor, Felix Olorogun Ibru is dead

Former Delta State governor, Felix Olorogun Ibru has passed away at the age of 80. The business tycoon, who was once a Senator, was said to have died after a brief illness. Ibru was until his death, the President-General of the Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU). He was born on 7 December 1935 at Agbarha-Otor in... Read More

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Behold, the new Olori of Ile Ife (PHOTOS)

According to the tradition of Ile Ife, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Saturday, tied the knot to new wife, Wuraola Otiti Obanor. Sources from Ile Ife say the monarch, upon ascension to the throne, is expected to take a new wife. The wedding is a two-legged ceremony- with the first leg... Read More

Cut off the manhood of Ese Oruru’s abductor – Pastor Bakare barks (WATCH)

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has declared that the manhood of Yinusa Dahiru, the alleged abductor/lover of Ese Oruru, should be cut off. While speaking during a recent sermon in his church, Bakare said the real Sharia law dictates that Yinusa’s manhood should be cut off for taking advantage of an underage... Read More

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38 dead principals, 28 strange names discovered on payroll of Delta schools

Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has revealed that 38 dead secondary school principals and 15 retired teachers were discovered to still be receiving salaries as regular members of staff in the state. The governor stated this while speaking on Friday at an interactive session with principals of government-owned schools in Delta. Okowa said the situation... Read More

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Nigeria’s security agencies shared N16.5bn for ‘2015 elections logistics’

In continuation of the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, anti-graft investigators have discovered that N16.5 billion was allegedly released to the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Army and Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for “logistics requirement for 2015 elections.” The discovery was made in the course of investigations into the... Read More

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How Ben Carson’s supporters reacted to his endorsement of Donald Trump

Following Ben Carson’s surprising endorsement of Republican party presidential front-runner, Donald Trump, several of his supporters have reacted to the endorsement in diverse ways. Carson, who is a retired neurosurgeon and a globally acclaimed author, made an attempt for the Republican nomination before dropping out from the race. After the endorsement was made known, supporters... Read More

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Saraki to start wearing Aba-made clothes, purchases 29 fabrics

“On a serious note, we must all work together to help our local industries. A lot of people laugh about it, but it is a serious matter. I think that we should be very committed. ‎This is how other countries started and and have been able to succeed. So let us join hands in supporting... Read More

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How Jonathan’s govt ‘withdrew N10bn’ seven weeks before Buhari’s inauguration

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is investigating the withdrawal of another N10 billion from the Signature Bonus Account (oil block account) by the government of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. According to a report by The Nation, the fund was withdrawn barely seven weeks to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The N10 billion is... Read More

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How 40 Boko Haram insurgents were gunned down by Nigerian troops

Responding to ‘reliable information’, Nigerian troops of 113 Battalion on Thursday, carried out a fighting patrol on Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. During the operation, the troops discovered and destroyed a camp of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, at Alajeri village in Guzamala LGA. Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, revealed... Read More

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‘I’d have corrected inconsistencies in my asset declaration forms, if… – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, says he can’t keep up with the records and details of charges of his false asset declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki was on September 22, 2015, arraigned on 13 counts of false asset declaration before the CCT. The Senate President is accused of making false asset declaration... Read More

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‘Nobody is witch-hunting Tompolo, he should come out of hiding’

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemukpolo, aka, Tompolo, has been urged to come out of hiding and face the Economic and Financial Crime Commission. Tompolo is being tried by the anti-graft agency for fraud, corruption and diversion of public funds. Arresting him has been a challenge for the Nigeria Police even after the EFCC... Read More

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