by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has called on African leaders to take “action- oriented approach” against the activities of terrorists and stop the incessant massacre of innocent citizens across the continent. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 455th African Union Peace and Security Council meeting, at the level of Heads of State and...
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by Kolapo Olapoju A man has been charged before an Ijeshatedo Magistrate court for allegedly hiring assassins to kill his ex-wife. The 34-year old suspect, Abiodun Atinuke, reportedly hired three men and paid them an undisclosed amount of money to assassinate his ex-wife Eniola. According to the suspect, Eniola dumped him for another man six...
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by Olorunwa Lawal The 2014 football transfer window recorded some major signings of quality players between European clubs. Premier League clubs smashed the record for spending on transfers in the summer window after splashing out £835m on new players. Manchester United led the way, with a record for an English club of £150m spent. Some of...
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by Isi Esene Former presidential aspirant, Olu Falae, in an interview with ThisDay Newspapers on Sunday, described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s victory in the 1999 presidential elections as “the greatest shock” he has ever received in his lifetime. Falae, who is a former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF) and one time Finance Minister, said he was...
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by Grace Efezokhae We’ve all heard stuff like these gazillion times; “This is Africa, all men cheat. It’s their nature” “Which man on the surface of the earth doesn’t cheat?” “Men will be men, it’s a man’s world” “A man will do one of three things; cheat, drink or smoke” “A man likes to be...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Mark Ware, a fraudster from Sutton Coldfield, who scammed victims in a £160,000 (N43,025,450) con, couldn’t avoid jail despite hinging his hope solely on the shoulder of Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan. 50-year-old Ware defrauded his clients when he continued trading, even after his construction empire went belly up. When he was to...
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by Mayowa Aboah The NOIPolls conducted in the month of August claims that 61 per cent of Nigerians were satisfied with the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration so far. Following July’s statistics where 62 per cent approved of The President’s performance in office, 25 per cent disapproved with 13 per cent being indifferent; the month of...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe THe Reuters news agency is reporting that Boko Haram insurgents have taken over large parts of Bama, Borno state after hours of fighting with the Army. The terrorists launched an attack on the town in the early hours of yesterday. They were initially repelled but sources told Reuters that they reinforced overnight. The battle has...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Speaking in his church on Sunday, 31 August, Prophet T.B. Joshua made gloomy prophecies about Nigerian politicians, Barack Obama, Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Kenya. Joshua, who is the General overseer of the Synagogue church of all nations, said that Boko Haram insurgents would soon begin to target Nigerian politicians, which according...
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by Olorunwa Lawal The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has suspended organisers of the Nigerian Premier League, League Management Company (LMC), over an alleged sabotage. The decision was taken on Monday night after an executive committee meeting held at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja. In a statement released late on Monday, the Executive Committee of the NFF stated...
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by Bola Tinubu I ordinarily would not have responded to Tom Ikimi’s lengthy chronicle of falsehoods, cheap blackmail and abuse. My only reason for this response is that I know Tom Ikimi’s style. He subscribes to the view that no matter how unbelievable a lie may sound if you brazenly assert it and repeat it...
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by Isi Esene Reports reaching us say that Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is seriously considering declaring his presidential ambition on September 24, 2014. Atiku who was former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s second in command is said to be eyeing several locations in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to make the formal declaration. Some of these...
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by Isi Esene Former Death Row Records executive, Suge Knight must be grateful to be alive after his body was riddled with bullets nine days ago at the pre-VMA party hosted by artiste, Chris Brown. Knight was shot four times in the torso with another bullet hitting his arm. He was, however, lucky that...
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by Emma Chidiogo The outbreak of Ebola virus has led to a drop in the use of hotels in Lagos state. According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), Bismarck Rewane, hotel occupancy in the Ikoyi area of Lagos, had deepened from 65 per cent to about 30 per cent, while...
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by Iyobosa Omoregie On Monday, 1 September, the Edo State Police Command, paraded a 25-year-old man who reportedly killed his father after the pair got into a squabble over a cigarette stick he stole from his father. The suspect, Best Momodu, who is from Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, confessed to murdering his father after...
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by Debo Adejugbe The major drawback of a bi-monthly column is that so many events you intend on trashing out would have passed by while you write, rewrite – when others have expressed your thoughts – or shelve the whole point of the subject totally if it has lost its juicy value to a column....
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by Akan Ido Impeached Enugu deputy governor, Sunday Onyebuchi has been redeployed to the state Civil Service. Onyebuchi who recently got axed by the State House of Assembly for professional misconduct was redeployed a few days after the appointment of a new deputy governor. It is, however, not clear which ministry, department or agency of government...
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by Femi Aribisala In my article on the recent election in Osun State, provocatively titled “How APC Lost the Osun Election;” I was lavish in praising the INEC. I said: “Attahiru Jega is by far Nigeria’s best public-servant. He is yet again, the real winner of the Osun election; and he is doing a fantastic...
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by Isi Esene Triple MG First Lady, Emma Nyra has released the striking visuals for her banging single ‘Elele’, featuring BET-award winning artiste, Davido. The video was directed by award winning cinematographer, Sesan Ogunro, styled by the renowned Chyna Bee, and shot at Inagbe Beach Resort in Lagos. The song itself was produced by TripleMG’s...
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by Tony Tamuno A doctor and a pharmacist quarantined after they showed symptoms similar to the Ebola Virus Disease in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, have been allowed to return to their homes after testing negative to the deadly virus. However, a female patient, who like the doctor and the pharmacist had direct contact...
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by James Sambo Militants fighting for the terrorist group Boko Haram Monday failed in their bid to capture Bama, Borno’s second most populous town as Nigerian troops repelled the attack killing at least 45 insurgents. Located about 60 kilometres from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, Bama has an estimated population of a population of 269,986...
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by ‘Lalekan Kayode-Akinpelu People are failing at marriage, whether broken up, patched up or barely tolerating one another for the sake of family members, church members, kids or what people will say generally. In this vain I have been researching why of cause this has been happening, where best to start than from the beginning....
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by Ismaeel Ahmed It goes without saying that Nigeria’s current democracy differs greatly from many of our Western counterparts. Any student or observer of politics can easily identify the fact that we have adopted a democratic system that is styled after the United States, but is influenced holistically by our diverse cultures and our history...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe Eleven persons were arrested by police officers of the Ogun State Command, on Monday, 1 September, for allegedly defrauding victims, while posing as herbalists. The suspects, who were arrested at Ilu Agbon, in Ewekoro LGA, Ogun State, have allegedly been in the business since 2004. Items like effigy, coffin and other spiritual...
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by Akan Ido The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Olalekan Ajibola, a suspected armed robber who operated in the Mushin area of the state. Ajibola was arrested while trying to break into the home of a man simply identified as Ogungbe around 3 am in the morning. Ogungbe wife reportedly raised an alarm while...
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by Suraj Oyewale This week, for the first time since I was handed this column about four months ago, I will be conceding the space to someone else. My childhood friend, Dr. Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, recently did a piece for my career and management portal, JarusHub, titled “How to End Boko Haram in Six Months...
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by Waziri Adio The last few weeks have not been good for us in our fight against terrorism. And that is putting it mildly. Boko Haram has put our troops on the back-foot and has significantly expanded the climate of fear beyond its immediate areas of operation. More than at any other time, we need...
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by Adedayo Ademuwagun Last month, a policeman shot an African-American youth in Missouri six times and killed him. It caused an international uproar concerning racial injustice against black people in the United States. About a week later, while trying to suppress riots in the same place, another police officer was captured on camera pointing his...
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by James Sambo The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nasarawa state has announced the relocation of no fewer than 258 corps members from crisis areas in the state back to Lafia, the state capital. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mrs Agatha Olabanji, said that the corps members were being accommodated at a safe...
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by Jewel Stephen Helen Ukpabio, the fiery pentecostal preacher in charge of the controversial Liberty Foundation Gospel Ministries, and who is widely known for her “deliverance sessions” to free children and adults from being ‘witchcraft’ in Britain, is attempting to silence her critics with the threat of a £500 million (N135 billion) lawsuit, The UK...
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