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October 16, 2014

“I am grooming your chicken for christmas” – Ten golden quotes from @GovAyoFayose’s inauguration speech

by Kolapo Olapoju Peter Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party, has been inaugurated as the new Governor of Ekiti State, and while delivering his inauguration speech, he made a lot of comments that will be talked about for a long time. From directly criticising the outgoing governor, Kayode Fayemi, to throwing subliminal shots at... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Nigeria and Senegal to know #Ebola status soon – @WHO

by Kolapo Olapoju Senegal will be declared free of the Ebola virus disease on Friday 17 October, while Nigeria, having passed the requisite 42 days, with no new cases detected from the active surveillance in place, will be announced to be totally in the clear on Monday 20 October. This is according to the World Health Organisation.... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Teacher gets life sentence for raping 11-year-old pupil

by Iyobosa Omorogie A 35-year-old teacher, Bright Asiruwa, has been handed down a life imprisonment sentence by the High Court sitting in Benin City for defiling an 11-year-old pupil. Asiruwa had molested the primary school pupil in 2007, while he was a teacher at at Osazuwa Primary School in Ehor, Uhunmwode LGA of Edo state.... Read More

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October 16, 2014

I think something is wrong with Obama – Donald Trump calls US President a ‘Psycho’

by Chidi Okoye American business magnate, Donald Trump, has never hidden his disdain for US President, Barack Obama, and he has now taken it a notch higher, by calling him a ‘psycho’ over his refusal to stop flights coming in to the United States, from West Africa. Trump believes West African travellers brought the deadly... Read More

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October 16, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls leaders call for national prayers for abducted Chibok girls

by Kolapo Olapoju In commemoration of 6 months since 219 Chibok girls were abducted from their school in Borno, the #BringBackOurGirls group has called for a special prayer services for the abducted girls. The group urges Muslims and Christians to offer prayers for the girls on Friday, 17 October and Sunday, 19 October, respectively, to... Read More

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October 16, 2014

LIVE: @GovAyoFayose swearing in with @_adedayo_

Join Adedayo Ademuwagun in Ado-Ekiti as he brings you live coverage of the inauguration of Ayo Fayose as governor of Ekiti State via Twitter and Instagram. [View the story “Fayose swearing in” on Storify]

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October 16, 2014

Police officer slumps and dies during examination in Lagos

by Jewel Stephen On Wednesday, 15 October, a police sergeant attached to the Oyo state police command slumped and died during the ongoing promotional examination of policemen to the rank of Sergeant and Inspector, at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. The deceased, who was simply identified as Lekan, had reportedly written the promotional examination with his other... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Screwdriver murder! 25-year-old man stabs man in the head, neck and back

by Azubuike Azikiwe A 25-year-old generator repairer, Amaneze Odunna, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another man with a screwdriver and broken bottle in Lagos. The suspect allegedly stabbed the deceased, a certain Sunny Nsuka in the neck, head and back, after a heated argument broke out between the pair. An eyewitness at the scene of the incident said, “After the... Read More

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October 16, 2014

He should have been fired before now | I feel miserable | Twitter outburst over Keshi’s sack

by S’ola Filani Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, has been sacked by the new Nigerian Football Federation board over poor performance, while Amodu Shuaibu, has been named caretaker boss to oversee the remainder of Nigeria’s qualifiers. Nigerian sports lovers have since taken to twitter to lament/rejoice over the news. They further blamed the NFF... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Boy friend joins seven men to gang-rape his girlfriend in Kwara (PICTURED)

by Anike Jacobs Eight young men have been arrested for gang-raped a young lady (name withheld) in Ilorin. The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State, Mr. Salihu Garba said that the police had arrested three of the suspects, Kadri Rafiu, Sikiru Jimoh and Mustapha Nasiru and were on the trail of the fleeing five suspects. “On... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Ekiti gets set for @GovAyoFayose

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Today is a big day for the Ekiti people because the new governor Ayo Fayose will be sworn in today. There’s general excitement around the state, and people are really looking forward to the inauguration and the start of the new administration. There had been an evening curfew for about two weeks... Read More

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October 16, 2014

They would be in front, I shall follow them | Governor Ayo Fayose hires 1000 Prophets, Muslim Clerics for his ‘ swearing-in’

by Godwin Akanfe 1000 prophets and Muslim clerics have been lined up to lead governor-elect, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State to the government house today. Speaking during a television programme on NTA, Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, the incoming governor said the Pastors and Prophets were welcomed from all the 16 local government areas of the... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Terrorism: FG reviews Firearms Act, to stop weapons proliferation

by Isi Esene As part of its broader strategy to stop the illicit flow of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) into the country, the Federal Government has moved to strengthen the Firearms laws in the country through the proposed amendment of the 1959 Nigerian Firearm Act and the Firearms Act CAP F28 LFN 2004.... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Buhari and Atiku are failures | APC will be relevant in 2019 | GEJ is being pressured to contest – Doyin Okupe had a lot to say in new address

by Laila Ibrahim The Presidency has refuted reports which insinuate that President Goodluck Jonathan has intentions to extend his stay in office for an added period of two years. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, while addressing journalists in the State House, Abuja, stated that such reports were... Read More

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October 15, 2014

“Kiss and make up” – President Jonathan urges Perm. secretaries and Ministers to work in harmony

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has complained about an existing non cordial working relationship between ministers and permanent secretaries in the federal civil service. The President stated this on Wednesday, while swearing in six new federal permanent secretaries prior to the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber of... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Not yet Uhuru: Fred Ajudua still has a case to answer despite High court acquittal

by Godwin Akanfe Fred Ajudua, alleged serial fraudster, has been discharged and acquitted of a $1.69 million (N278,005,000) fraud charge filed against him in 2003. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had charged him over the alleged fraud, which a Lagos High court, sitting in Ikeja, acquitted him of, on Wednesday, 15 October. The EFCC... Read More

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October 15, 2014

So did Lagos’s idea of #HornFreeDay work? We took a drive to find out (WATCH)

by Cheta Nwanze and Kolapo Olapoju When the Lagos state government announced that Wednesday, 15 October would be a ‘No Horn day’, it was greeted with widespread scepticism as naysayers, critics, cynics, and even majority of the public deemed it to be an exercise in futility. The government stated that the purpose of the ‘No... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Terrible! Nursing mother shot dead by gunmen in Bauchi

by James Sambo A nursing mother of a two-month old baby was shot dead by gunmen in front of her house at Fadama Mada area of Bauchi state, on the night of Monday, 13 October. Eyewitnesses say that the deceased, Loricia, who was a popular business woman, was accosted by two gunmen, just as she... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Frustrated Mikel Obi assaults female reporter in Abuja

by Mark Bassey According to reports making the rounds, Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel allegedly assaulted a female journalist who asked him for an interview while on international duty with Nigeria. The reports say that Mikel was trying to leave a training session with his national team when the female reporter from KISS FM in Abuja... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Cow thief: Man handed 6-month jail sentence for stealing 34 cows

by James Sambo A 42-year-old man, Zaure Auta, has been sentenced to six months improsonment for stealing 34 cows. Auta, the cow thief was arraigned before the Magistrates’ court sitting in Dutse, Abuja on Wednesday, 15 October, on a two-count charge of joint act and theft. Auta reporetedly broke into the cattle farm of one Mr Moses... Read More

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October 15, 2014

‘I need all the help I can get’ – Father of baby suffering from heart defect cries out

by Isi Esene These are not the best times for Victor Oboite, a self-employed telecommunications engineer lining in Port- Harcourt, Rivers State as his son, Victor Jnr., lay sick with Truncus Arteriosus Type II – a rare congenital heart defect in which the heart’s single large blood vessel fails to divide during fetal development. As a result... Read More

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October 15, 2014

FEC bids goodbye to seven exiting members

by Laila Ibrahim The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday held a valedictory session for serving ministers and members of the cabinet who are aspiring for gubernatorial positions in their various states. At the session coordinated by ‎President Goodluck Jonathan in the council chambers, of the Presidential Villa, Abuja seven ministers were listed by President Jonathan... Read More

October 15, 2014

Immigration recruitment scam: Jonathan is yet to fulfil promise to victims family

by Kolapo Olapoju It’s been over seven months since the National Immigration Service tragedy occured around the nation, and several of the victims suffer still. Some of the victims of the 15 March Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment stampede in Benin, Edo, have accused President Goodluck Jonathan of not implementing the compensation promised to them. At... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Nigeria may be unable to repay $1billion loan for armed forces equipment

by James Sambo The Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Abdulmumin Jibril, chairman, says that Nigeria may not be able to repay the $1 billion loan due to the unprecedented dip in revenue generation. Jubril stated this while responding to an inquiry made by speaker Aminu Tambuwal on President Goodluck Jonathan’s request, noting that the loan... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Soldier runs amok, shoots fellow officer dead at close range

by Tony Tamuno A soldier has shot and killed a fellow soldier at the Onopa area of Yenagoa, in Bayelsa state. The incident occurred on the night of Monday, 13 October, at about 11 pm when the soldier, Lance corporal Muazu Haruna, attached to the 423 Battalion, Elele Barrack, in Rivers State, went crazy and shot dead... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Former MINT boss dares federal government to extradite him to the UK

by Godwin Akanfe The former Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company of Nigeria, Mr. Ehidiamhen Okoyomon, during his trial on Monday, 13 October, challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal Government to extradite him to United Kingdom for prosecution. The UK government is seeking Okoyomon’s extradition over his alleged role in the... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Kidnapped Deputy Vice-Chancellor of TASUED released by abductors

by Kolapo Olapoju Professor Olusoga Olusanya, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, who was kidnapped on Monday has been freed by his abductors. The police in Ogun State have confirmed that Olusoga was released on the night of Tuesday, 14 October. He was kidnapped alongside his driver on Odogbolu-Ijebu-Ode-Ore-Benin... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Another fire hits Unilag

by Mayowa Aboah Another fire incident has happened in the University of Lagos. A supermarket in Yem-Yem within the school premises, opposite Makama hostel. Students eventually resorted to self-help when the fire service failed to arrive, and used drinks found in stores within the premises to put out the fire.

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October 15, 2014

@cenbank report shows Nigeria’s economy picking up in Q2

by Tunji Andrews Provisional data indicated that growth in key monetary aggregate was sluggish in the second quarter of 2014. Over the level at the end of the preceding quarter, broad money supply, (M2), grew by 1.5%, compared with 0.2% at the end of the preceding quarter. The development reflected, largely, the 1.1% and 4.5%... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Homo rape: 35-year-od man nabbed for defiling 13-year-old boy

by Azubuike Azikiwe A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old boy at Iju area of Ondo State. The under-age victim, Babatunde Adebayo, was lured by the suspect, Ilesanmi Omojuyigbe, into his room, under the guise of purchasing frozen fish from him. The unsuspecting teen followed him into his room, and once inside,... Read More

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