Ebola: Panic in LUTH as patient dies mysteriously

by Isi Esene There was panic among patients and medical personnel working at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) as a yet to be identified patient suspected to be infected with the Ebola virus died in the early hours of today. The patient was brought to the hospital by medical staff working at the Murtala... Read More

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August 6, 2014

All you need to know about the ‘fake bomb’ on Qatar Airways yesterday (READ, PHOTOS)

by Kolapo Olapoju A man suspected of making a bomb hoax aboard a Qatar Airways plane has been arrested by the British police. The incidence prompted the need for a military fighter jet to be dispatched to escort the plane down. The jet, a British Royal Air Force Typhoon was called in to follow the... Read More

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July 30, 2014

Adesegun Ayobami: My memorable flying experience (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Adesegun Ayobami ”The plane finally took off, I didn’t notice I had been sitting next to a beautiful girl, I was in awe of the splendour a man like me invented” Dreams can be deceptive, though some say it’s a rhema to futuristic events. Sometimes they offer you a chance to dine in the... Read More

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July 28, 2014

FG partners with airlines to set up Ebola Centres [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju The federal government has collaborated with international airline carriers to set up isolation disease centres at international airports across the country as part of moves to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. This development comes on the heels of the first case of Ebola virus in Nigeria, which killed Patrick... Read More

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July 23, 2014

“I am simply acting on instruction” | Oby Ezekwesili gives detailed account of SSS detention

by S’ola Filani Champion of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has recounted her ordeal in the hands of security operatives at the Abuja International Airport on Monday. Sharing with members of the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (she is a trustee) on Tuesday, the former minister shared a timeline of the events for the first time:... Read More

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June 24, 2014

BREAKING: Condemned and freed Sudanese woman rearrested at airport

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Sudanese woman who was kept imprisoned and sentenced to death for converting to Christianity has been rearrested. 27-year-old Meriam Ibrahim was forced to give birth in a Sudanese jail after she was arrested for apostasy. She was sentenced to death after she refused to renounce Christianity but was released yesterday. Her... Read More

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June 22, 2014

Simon Kolawole: What’s happening at the airports?

by Simon Kolawole As I write now, not much work is going on at the airports. The projects that were getting close to completion last year are now being halted. I am not seeing progress at MMIA. Sometime in 2000, I travelled to South Africa for a week. It was the first time I was... Read More

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June 16, 2014

All black e’rything: Actress, Jackie Appiah lounges with John Dumelo in Brazil (See Photos)

by Tutu Akinlabi Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah is in Brazil to support her home team for the ongoing world cup and she’s leaving no stone unturned in dressing for the occasion. The star rocked a black jumpsuit while posing with actor colleague John Dumelo, all the while showing support for Ghana’s Black Stars. She said:... Read More

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April 20, 2014

Terrible: Kaduna Airport control tower gutted by fire

by Akan Ido There are reports that the Kaduna Airport Control Tower has been gutted by fire. According to PM News report the fire which started around 3pm today could not be put out until the entire structure was razed to the ground. “As I am talking to you now, fired has razed down the control... Read More

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April 4, 2014

12 things guys wonder about your vibrator

by Frank Kobola What does that say about me? Is this how Tom Cruise felt at the end of Jerry Maguire, except instead of running through an airport I’m just sort of into vibrating stuff on my wiener, but still this is an epiphany. 1. Does that whole thing go inside you? Like, all of it? That... Read More

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January 18, 2014

Jim Iyke must see this! Guess who’s planting a sweet kiss on Wizkid here (LOOK)

by Akan Ido Artiste, Wizkid is enjoying the weekend and he wants you to see it. The Starboy posted this photo on his Instagram page hanging out with actress, Nadia Buari. He shared it with the caption “Me nd the bestie @iamnadiabuari waiting on our flight.” The talented artiste who is fresh off a sizzling relationship with Tani... Read More

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December 21, 2013

The Princess Diaries: How Stella Oduah got away with everything (YNaija Long Read)

by Wole Olabanji The crowd in the terminal is as thick as toothbrush bristles, total strangers packed so tightly that they are literally breathing down each other’s necks. The angst is audible, the edge in the voices of the listless crowd approaches the distinctive din of an angry mob. You try to lift the mood... Read More

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December 18, 2013

Phew, that was close: Family escapes death as train crushes vehicle in Lagos (PHOTO)

by Adeola Balogun A man and his family narrowly escaped death yesterday as a train collided with and crushed their vehicle. Segun Oderinde, a pastor, was in the Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) with his wife, brother-in-law and child along the Agege-Abule Egba environs of the state when the accident occurred. Pastor Oderinde escaped... Read More

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December 14, 2013

Boko Haram threatens to bomb University of Maiduguri, strategic locations

by Adeola Balogun The onslaught on Maiduguri, the Borno capital, by members of dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, seems to only be starting as the insurgents have reportedly threatened to blow up the University of Maiduguri. This comes after the recent attack by the terrorists on an Air Force Base and the airport in the... Read More

December 4, 2013

Femi Aribisala: How armed robbers shot and killed me by the roadside

by Femi Aribisala I was already dead, so I was not moved. For a moment, we stood staring at one another defiantly, with him pointing the gun directly at my face. I was born on 12th April, 1952. I died twenty-years ago on 26th December, 1993. I was killed by armed-robbers on the way from... Read More

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November 29, 2013

Stella Oduah’s armoured cars will buy 51 police patrol vans – Fashola

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, in a meeting of the 7th Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security held at the Civic Centre on Victoria Island, yesterday said about N51 billion is needed annually to buy and fuel 9,000 police patrol vehicles. The meeting themed: “Sustaining local responses to rising national security... Read More

November 25, 2013

Incredible: Angola becomes ‘first country to ban Islam’, dismantles mosques

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Announcing plans to eradicate the world’s fastest growing faith from its territories, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Isalm and has taken preemptive steps to enforce it by actually destroying mosques. This action comes by popular demand of the Angolan people because “they see what Muslims are doing to non-Muslims,... Read More

November 23, 2013

Don’t try it! Oyinlola warns Tukur against disciplinary action

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite their rather public embrace earlier this week in Abuja, it is now business as usual for embattled People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and the party’s Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. According to reports, Oyinlola has written to Alhaji Tukur warning him to desist from any attempts to discipline him.... Read More

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November 15, 2013

Opinion: The Stella Oduah scandal is simply people trying to get revenge

by Obohro Embe If anyone were therefore, to blame for the procurement of the bulletproof cars, it ought to be the Committee that provided the opportunity for the NCAA to interpret the 2 nos security/safety vehicles whichever way it wanted. The late literary icon, Prof Chinua Achebe was at his proverbial best when he... Read More

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November 12, 2013

Opinion: Stella Oduah is a high-achiever simply being persecuted

by Oluwole Bakare Even though Stella Oduah in her capacity as the nation’s Aviation Minister and the driver of the landmark initiative did not execute the agreement on behalf of the nation as would have been expected, but the fact that our nation extracts a value of such magnitude from her service should be a... Read More

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November 10, 2013

Terrible: 2 people killed in Osun clash over ownership of MKO Airport

by Tutu Akinlabi A violent clash involving indigenes of Ede and Ido-Osun in the Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State has left no less than 2 people killed and 15 others injured. The conflict was reportedly caused by the sudden appearance of a signpost on land being used to construct the MKO Abiola International... Read More

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November 9, 2013

Baby on the way: Annie Idibia jets off to the US for delivery + guess who she bumped into (LOOK)

by Oge Okonkwo Heavily pregnant Annie Idibia is on her way to the United States meaning she would deliver anytime soon. Mrs. Idibia who had her baby shower last week shared photos of herself, her husband, Innocent ‘2face’ Idibia and their daughter Isabelle via Instagram, Annie expressed her love once again for her better half... Read More

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November 3, 2013

Charly Boy: Why I always carry my guns

by Charly Boy I carry a gun because I am a responsible armed citizen ready to defend myself and loved ones. “Yes oooo”, I’m ready for war. Last week, I was rushing to the airport to catch a flight from Abuja to Owerri en route to my village, Oguta. At the airport during the normal... Read More

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October 26, 2013

Goodbye, beautiful! Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2013 is off to Russia (LOOK)

by Hauwa Gambo Work that pose, gurl! The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (Universe) is off to the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, Russia and she couldn’t resist one photo for those like us who just want to look. Stephanie Okwu left on Thursday via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The competition takes place on... Read More

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Ebola: Panic in LUTH as patient dies mysteriously

All you need to know about the ‘fake bomb’ on Qatar Airways yesterday (READ, PHOTOS)

Adesegun Ayobami: My memorable flying experience (30 Days, 30 Voices)

FG partners with airlines to set up Ebola Centres [DETAILS]

“I am simply acting on instruction” | Oby Ezekwesili gives detailed account of SSS detention

BREAKING: Condemned and freed Sudanese woman rearrested at airport

Simon Kolawole: What’s happening at the airports?

All black e’rything: Actress, Jackie Appiah lounges with John Dumelo in Brazil (See Photos)

Terrible: Kaduna Airport control tower gutted by fire

12 things guys wonder about your vibrator

Bringing classy back: This is why we love Yvonne ‘sexy’ Nelson (LOOK)

Chinamanda Adichie: Komlar Dumor – We have lost a star

Jim Iyke must see this! Guess who’s planting a sweet kiss on Wizkid here (LOOK)

Aww, how sweet: 2face Idibia arrives the US bearing gifts for Annie (LOOK)

Daddy’s here! 2face Idibia arrives America to see his new baby (LOOK)

“Shame on you guys!”: Expatriate resigns in protest over company’s maltreatment of Nigerian workers

The Princess Diaries: How Stella Oduah got away with everything (YNaija Long Read)

Phew, that was close: Family escapes death as train crushes vehicle in Lagos (PHOTO)

Boko Haram threatens to bomb University of Maiduguri, strategic locations

Femi Aribisala: How armed robbers shot and killed me by the roadside

Stella Oduah’s armoured cars will buy 51 police patrol vans – Fashola

Ex-Nigeria Airways workers stage protest, vow to sabotage Nigerian Eagle

Incredible: Angola becomes ‘first country to ban Islam’, dismantles mosques

Don’t try it! Oyinlola warns Tukur against disciplinary action

Opinion: The Stella Oduah scandal is simply people trying to get revenge

Opinion: Stella Oduah is a high-achiever simply being persecuted

Terrible: 2 people killed in Osun clash over ownership of MKO Airport

Baby on the way: Annie Idibia jets off to the US for delivery + guess who she bumped into (LOOK)

Charly Boy: Why I always carry my guns

Goodbye, beautiful! Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2013 is off to Russia (LOOK)

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