by Anike Jacobs Founder, Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet T.B Joshua, has been slammed with a N25,000 fine by a Lagos High Court for “deliberately stalling hearing” in a suit he filed against a Lagos coroner, Magistrate O.A Komolafe. Komolafe is the coroner probing the September 12, 2014 building collapse in the premises of...
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by Ranti Joseph Six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday have defected to other political parties. The Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, announced the defection of the members during the House’s plenary in Abuja. The defected members are Tobias Okwuru and Peter Ali, both from Ebonyi, to Labour Party, and Chinenye...
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by Sochinedum George Conversely, the election season here leaves much to be desired; it is petty, clannish and syrupy. It is a battle of name-callers; a demeaning competition among various categories of self-serving avaricious mediocre politicians in conjunction with their lapdogs and attack dogs who together whittle down an erstwhile serious electoral process to a...
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by Dotun Thompson Even the people perceived to be the strongest; They all fight their wars. Some wars are fought within and others in the exterior. Some time ago, I decided to start a blog, to tell tales of those things which embody my beliefs and influences as a child. I attempted to shed light...
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by Simon Utsu If churches in Nigeria could act more like charities and build more centers that will carter to the needs of these ‘black sheep’ of the society, lots of destinies would be remoulded and lots of innocents lives saved. Last week, I was ‘opportune’ to witness a group of urchins fight each other...
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by Anike Jacobs Two suicide attacks in Borno killed at least 38 people yesterday. The first attack was reportedly carried out by three assailants in a motorised rickshaw detonated explosives at a checkpoint at Yamarkumi village, four kilometres from the town of Biu, at about 1:00pm. The suicide attack killed 36 people and injured 20,...
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by Anike Jacob Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has blamed the violence that occured in Okrika, Rivers state during the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally yesterday on the wife of the president, Patience Jonathan. “Clearly the wife of the president does not want APC to campaign in her home, Okrika,” Amaechi said. Amaechi...
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by Chinwe Okafor The Bayelsa women who died in a road accident on Saturday February 14 after a visit to First Lady, Patience Jonathan in Ahoada, Rivers state will be given mass burial. According to reports by SaharaReporters, the decision to give the 11 women a mass burial was reached after pathologists told family members that standard...
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by Anike Jacobs Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s general election in a new video released Tuesday. In the ninth minute of the video which lasted for 11 minutes 57 seconds, Shekau began to talk about Nigeria’s election, stating that, it will not hold in peace. “This election will not be...
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by Ranti Joseph The House of Representatives on Monday has advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to spend recklessly before the passage of 2015 Appropriation Bill. Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Albert Sam-Tsokwa, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Taraba state who disclosed this said any reckless expenditure would lead to a deficit that...
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by Isqil Najim “…he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived.”.. It is easy to win over the poor by all means, give to them, a miserly commission of hope, and kingly wages of prolonged suffering! The poor are terrific bestsellers any day, they are superb advertising...
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by James Sambo Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an icon and a political father to most office holders in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite his recent actions. Speaking with journalists at the Presidential Villa, after a private meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, the governor said...
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by Ranti Joseph The Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, in Abuja on Tuesday promised that the House would ensure the speedy passage to the 2015 Appropriation Bill. He made the statement in his remarks at the resumed sitting of the House after one month recess. “Let me remind us that the first crucial task...
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by Ranti Joseph The Federal Government has reduced the collateral requirement for the N220billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) fund from 75% to 50% and also dropped the interest percentage to banks from 3% to 2%. The reduction in collateral requirement is expected to progressively reduce between six to nine months. Also two per...
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by Anike Jacobs Earlier this week, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, dumped PDP and tore his membership card in public. He announced his disengagement at his Hilltop Mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State while hosting PDP leaders from his Ward 11, in Abeokuta North Local Government. The party led by the leader in the ward Sunmonu Oladunjoye...
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by Isi Esene Contrary to the reports that Reno Omokri has been relieved of his duties as the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, the presidential aide is still very much a member of President Goodluck Jonathan’s team. Reports from sources in the Presidency indicate that Obi Asika, founder of Storm 360 and...
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by Anike Jacobs Vishwanath Mishall, an Indian man who resides in Abuja, has been arrested by the anti-kidnap squad of the Nigerian Police Force after staging his own kidnap. Police say that Vishwanath Mishall left Abuja and travelled to Enugu State when he arranged his own kidnapping.His accomplice called to inform his employers that he...
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by Anike Jacobs A 52-year-old Nigerian-American Doctor, Uwensuyi-Edosomwan who graduated from the University of Benin in 1987, has been accused of sexually assaulting 16 of his female patients. He was arrested on January 30th 2015, on two counts of second-degree sexual offense and three counts of sexual battery. His first victim made a report on January...
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by Anike Jacobs Internationally acclaimed recording artiste, Asa has revealed that she was once a Muslim and that Islam played an important role in her style of music.In an interview with My Africa Podcast, Asa, told show host, Andre Blaze, this: “I come from a Muslim background, and I actually had a stint with Islam....
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by Ranti Joseph The Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Immigration Services on Tuesday have refuted the allegation that the Federal Government asked for the closure of the border posts in Sokoto and Kebbi states. It was reported that the officers in charge of Customs and Immigration at the Illela border post in Sokoto State...
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by Ranti Joseph Youth in the Niger Delta region on Monday have accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Mu’azu, and governors elected on the platform of the party of being behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s poor rating ahead of the general elections. The youth who spoke under the umbrella of the Niger...
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by James Sambo The number of politicians jumping ship from the ruling party has yet again increased. Six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers have announced their defection to opposition parties, All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour party and Accord party. The members of the House of Representatives announced their defection at the resumed session of the House on...
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by Ranti Joseph Unknown gunmen disrupted APC’s party campaign on Tuesday in Okrika Local Governemnt area of River state. The governorship candidate of the party in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside, escaped death when the gunmen invaded the campaign. Peterside was whisked away by security operatives in the midst of the deafening sound of sporadic gunshots...
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by Noble Ezeala These days when the word “supermodel” is thrown around so easily, it is important to recognise who the true runway legends are. Naomi Campbell is a supermodel in every sense of the word. The 44 year-old stunner (45 in May) is still living the jetsetting life most models only dream of. In the...
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by Ranti Joseph The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal on Monday has assured that the forthcoming general elections would be peaceful, free and fair. He said this in Sokoto at a town hall meeting organized by the Justice Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. “The elections will be...
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by Panshak Ibrahim 14 people including two members of Civilian Joint Task Force, have been killed in a suicide attack in Biu, Borno state. Two suicide bombers, riding in a tricycle, popularly called Keke Napep, detonated body-fitted Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), as they rammed into a military checkpoints along Miringa- Biu road. The bombing was...
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by Noble Ezeala South African fashion label, MaXhosa by Laduma, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Vogue Talents competition. The pattern-loving unisex label beat 11 designers, including favourites like Nigeria’s Orange Culture and Ivory Coast’s Loza Maléombho for the coveted title. The label’s creative director, Laduma Ngxokolo is a Central Saint Martins-trained...
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by Kolapo Olapoju The #BringBackOurGirls campaign group has reacted to the comments of Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, who criticised the group for giving the Federal Government a 6-week timeline to bring back the abducted Chibok girls. According to the group, the launch of its 6 weeks countdown to the...
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by Anike Jacobs Aww, marriage is a beautiful thing. Media personality, Toke Makinwa in a new interview with Encomium Magazine opened up on her marriage to fitness expert Maje Ayida… yes, they’ve been married for over a year now. See excerpts below: On her marriage being a year old? It is like closing your eyes...
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by Chinwe Okafor Uh-oh! Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has come out to respond to former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo’s tearing of his PDP membership card. The former president of Nigeria, with glee and the help of his aide, ripped his PDP membership card as he dumped the party saying he did so to...
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