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If recaptured towns aren’t ready for elections, does this mean another postponement?

by James Sambo After a Security Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, stated that the North-East communities liberated from Boko Haram, do not have the necessary structures to facilitate an election. While speaking to journalists on Tuesday, March 17, Minimah said that government structures... Read More

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‘There is no news on the Chibok girls’ || Army Chief says no hope yet

by Panshak Ibrahim In spite of the recent successes recorded by the Nigerian troops in the war against Boko Haram insurgents, they are still yet to make any headway on the abducted Chibok girls. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah revealed that there was no news yet on the over 200 schoolgirls abducted... Read More

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Improved shopping experience coming soon to Konga

by Jewel Stephen Everyone has been buzzing with news of the exciting changes coming soon to the Konga.com. So let’s give you a sneak preview to some of the great modifications coming to the site. We listened to what our Buyers and Sellers were saying, and came up with some changes that will making shopping... Read More

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Pregnant STV staff, Aishat Mustapha stabbed to death (PICTURED)

by Anike Jacobs A female staff of Silverbird Television, Aishat Mustapha was murdered on Saturday March 14th 2015 as she drove home from work. Aishat who was pregnant when she met her untimely death was driving home around 7:30-8 pm when the unknown assailant ambushed her close to her home in Ogudu GRA,Lagos. She was... Read More

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How Policemen allegedly tortured 22-year-old hotel worker to death

by Chinwe Okafor Over 100 angry youths stormed the premises of Protea Hotel in Benin, Edo State, to protest against the killing of a 22-year-old man, Chibuike Edeh, a housekeeping employee of the hotel. Chibuike was said to have been killed by policemen via torture while trying to get him to confess to the crime of stealing... Read More

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It is reckless to criticise Nigeria’s military – President Jonathan warns

by Godwin Akanfe President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, March 17, said it is reckless for any leader to robe the military into the nation’s political activities. The President said the armed forces must continuously be commended by all as well as be insulated from politics. He was speaking while receiving a cheque of N1m from Dotun... Read More

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Filed photo: Soldiers with Boko Haram suspects | YNaija.com

We hear these two states are finally free of Boko Haram

by Ranti Joseph The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that Boko Haram can only be found in Borno state as troops have cleared Adamawa and Yobe states of any trace of the insurgents. In a tweet on Monday, the DHQ said Yobe State, one of the three states under state of emergency due to... Read More

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“If Boko Haram is ready to talk, we should talk” – OBJ preaches carrot-and-stick

by Kolapo Olapoju According to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, have legitimate grievances. Obasanjo spoke to IBTimes United Kingdom on Monday, March 16, during a global education conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He said: “They (Boko Haram) have legitimate grievances. We don’t need anyone to tell us that... Read More

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Forget it, Mama Peace can’t be stopped – Here are 5 things she said yesterday

by Kolapo Olapoju Of late, the First Lady has been on a roll, and she’s not about to stop just yet. Patience Jonathan is a woman of many words, intelligent or otherwise, she spews them with careless abandon. While speaking in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, March 16, during the rally of the women’s wing of... Read More

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So GEJ and Patience Jonathan are trying to kill Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka?

by Azubuike Azikiwe Controversial Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, says that President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan, have colluded to kill him because of his public opposition to the President’s re-election. In a new video posted on YouTube, Mbaka appeared to have made the allegation during a sermon he delivered in his... Read More

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Patience Jonathan will be probed by the ICC

by Kolapo Olapoju The International Criminal Court has stated that Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, will be probed. The ICC says it has begun conducting preliminary examinations relating to the situations in Nigeria. The office of the prosecutor disclosed that it received the petition written by Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress,... Read More

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Nigerian lady dies after meeting married lover she met on Facebook (PICTURED)

by Anike Jacobs One Miss Adekemi Faboro, who teaches at a private nursery and primary school, in Ojota, is dead. She died last weekend in Ogba area of Lagos while on a date with her married Facebook lover, Christopher Ezekiel, for the first time. PM news reports that Ezekiel, a father of two, who happens... Read More

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‘If you don’t bring adverts, we won’t publish your stories’ – Online publishers threaten politicians

by Godwin Akanfe Journalists who have taken to online publishing in Nigeria have resolved to boycott the activities of the presidential campaign organisations of the two main political parties in Nigeria with immediate effect. The online publishers who met in Lagos State on Saturday, March 14, to review the activities of political parties in relation... Read More

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“The leopard is ill in the Savannah bush” – Oba of Benin is unwell

by Iyobosa Omoregie After weeks of speculation over the state of his health, the Benin Traditional Council has announced that the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, is indisposed. The announcement by the council came on Monday, March 16, in a statement signed by its Secretary, Frank Irabor, saying that the monarch’s ‎public engagements in the... Read More

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The day political thugs attacked Gov. Aregbesola’s convoy

by Ranti Joseph The governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola convoy was attacked by hoodlums suspected to be hired political thugs in Ilase, Obokun Local Government Area of the state. Aregbesola over the weekend was at Ibokun and Ilase in continuation of the campaign activities for candidates on the platform of the All Progressives Congress... Read More

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AIT barred from airing defamatory documentary against Tinubu

by Kolapo Olapoju Africa Independent Television has been barred from the continuous airing of a defamatory documentary against Bola Tinubu. A High Court, sitting in Lagos State has granted an injunction restraining DAAR Communications, the owner of AIT, from broadcasting, transmitting or airing how-so-ever a documentary titled “The Lion of Bourdillon” pending the determination of... Read More

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“Nobody has asked me to resign” – Jega is not scared of losing his job

by Ranti Joseph The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Attahiru Jega, denied allegations that he is under pressure to resign. Jega on Monday said this at a town hall meeting organised by REINVENT Media and some stakeholders in Abuja. Jega said the protests and calls for his resignation by some groups would not... Read More

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“PDP has hired an Israeli to jam card readers” – APC makes a new allegation

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has uncovered a plot by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to render card readers ineffective on Election Day. This was contained in a statement in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed. It says this... Read More

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Dear Lagosians, you can now move around during environmental sanitation

by Kolapo Olapoju Lagosians can now move around during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. According to the Federal High Court in Lagos, it is unlawful to restrict the movement of citizens during the monthly Lagos environmental sanitation exercise. Justice Mohammed Idris delivered a judgment on Monday, March 16, ruling that such restriction of movement, in... Read More

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“Pray for Nigeria because I am seeing a plane crash” – T.B Joshua is back with the predictions

by Ranti Joseph Temitope Joshua of the Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) reportedly predicted that there will be a plane crash within Nigeria. He is also said to have stated that the voting process during the 2015 elections will be plagued by deception. It was reported that Joshua made the statements on Sunday during... Read More

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Alfa arrested for raping teenager, assaulting mother

by Chinwe Okafor An Islamic cleric, Abdullahi Omobolaji, a.k.a Alfa, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old teenager, Idowu. According to reports by Punch, the Alfa was said to have taken advantage of the minor and slept with her many times, from November 2014 until the act was uncovered by the victim’s mother in March, 2015. When she confronted... Read More

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Durex pushes all the right buttons with new sex technology

by Jewel Stephen Emotional film reveals technological breakthrough: Disconnect to Reconnect After a week of global speculation, Durex has revealed the hugely anticipated smartphone technology that could change our sex lives forever… And it’s the off button. The world’s leading sexual wellbeing brand sparked mass speculation on March 3rd by teasing an imminent technological breakthrough... Read More

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Lekki robbery: No daughter, no corpse, family of late fish seller cannot afford embalming fee

by Chinwe Okafor The relatives of 15-year-old Sarah Ibikunle, who was killed during the Thursday robbery in the Lekki area of Lagos while hawking fish, say her corpse is yet to be released by the state government hospital in Yaba. The deceased’s family revealed that the management of the Yaba mortuary had requested N100,000 as... Read More

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A Chibok mother has been fasting since her daughter was abducted

by Anike Jacobs It’s been over 300 days since the Chibok girls went missing and it has just been revealed that one of the mums has been fasting since then. A tweet from one of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign activists reads “A chibok mother has been fasting since the day her daughter was taken (335days) and... Read More

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Lekki bank robbery: Police claim to know the robbers

by Anike Jacobs The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti, has revealed that they have a lead on the robbers that stormed a bank in Lekki last Thursday. The police added that their investigations will spread to neighboring country Benin republic where the armed men were suspected to have gone hiding. The robbers during a gun battle... Read More

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13 deported Nigerian students sue Qatar airways for N2.9billion

by Anike Jacobs Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Funmilayo Atilade Some young Nigerian scholars have taken Qatar Airways Nigeria Limited before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja and they are claiming about N2.9bn in damages. The students, 13 in number, are blaming their deportation from the Republic of the Philippines sometime in November last... Read More

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For the freedom of their children, half-naked women protest in Ekiti

by Chinwe Okafor Some angry women in Emure Ekiti have protested against the arrest of over 30 of their children. The youths were reportedly arrested by the police in connection with the alleged attempt to burn the palace of Elemure of Emure Ekiti, Oba Emmanuel Adebayo, who’s a retired Assistant Inspector General of Poilce. According... Read More

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Everyone is talking about #GEJWinsIt – We bring you top 10 tweets

The round table conference which held Sunday, March 15, in Abuja tagged #GEJWinsIt, witnessed discussions about the administration of Goodluck Jonathan and an interactive session of questions and answers. We bring you the top ten tweets from Twitter conversation on #GEJWinsIt With freedom of information signed into law by GEJ, the voice of the voiceless... Read More

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“Fashola’s skewed accusation, Nigerian troops on a winning streak” – See our Winners and Losers of the week

by Kolapo Olapoju Winners & Losers is a roundup of the week’s major happenings, where we spotlight the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of the news cycle. As always, you can agree or disagree.. WINNERS 1. Atiku uncharacteristically, embraces fidelity Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is not exactly known for hanging around a political party whenever... Read More

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“Are you ready to go and give your father food in the prison?” – These are our top 7 quotes of the week

by Kolapo Olapoju In no particular order, we present to you our top 7 quotes of the week: 1. “So, let no one say that he has no money to deliver power for the entire country. This is the limit to which the law allows us to do, but we have done this to make... Read More

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