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November 23, 2014

@APCNigeria warns against @SpeakerTambuwal arrest, say it is recipe for chaos

Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that the reported plan allegedly hatched by the Presidency to arrest the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, could trigger a crisis that will be fatal for the nation’s democracy. The party said there is the need to jettison the plan. Speaking in... Read More
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November 6, 2014

FG to Tambuwal: “You are no longer a member of the House of Reps“

by Godwin Akanfe In a swift response to the suit filed by Aminu Tambuwal, the Federal Government has on Wednesday, November 5 2014 filed a Counter Affidavit and Written Address. In the written arguments filed by FG’s legal team, Dr Fabian Ajogwu SAN and Mr Ade Okeaya-Inneh SAN on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, the Federal... Read More
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July 30, 2014

6 die as another explosion hits Kano State

by Mayowa Aboah   A bomb explosion by a female suicide bomber at College of Islamic and Legal studies, Kano State, has left six dead with six others injured. Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Mike Omeri, who confirmed the incident said; “At about 2.30 pm (1330 GMT), another female suicide bomber exploded an improvised... Read More
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July 29, 2014

Fight time – parents of Chibok girls allege foul play over N100 million largesse from the President

by Mayowa Aboah   The sum of N100 million, allegedly given to parents of the abducted Chibok girls, has led to a serious disagreement within the Chibok community. It was reported that the President had on July 22nd, released the funds to leaders of the Chibok community in Abuja for onward passage to parents of... Read More
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February 5, 2014

Opinion: Sahara Reporters should stop playing God

by Abubakar Abdulrahman It would help if Sahara Reporter’s asked its sources for pictures of an inebriated Jonathan but no. How can you a man of being “drunk to stupor” yet on the same page you have pictures of him looking sober and mingling with other world leaders. I don’t get it. An enterprising media... Read More
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January 22, 2014

‘She demanded sex from me’ – Man claims after raping 7-year-old girl

by Oge Okonkwo A 21-year-old man,  Chukwuka Agbeze has been arrested by officials of the  Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi State over the alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl. The suspect, Agbeze claimed the victim asked to be raped, a request he acceded to so as not to hurt her feelings. Agbeze was arrested after... Read More
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January 21, 2014

Couple alert! Has Kate Henshaw found love again with this man? (See Photos)

by Akan Ido It’s no news that Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw remains one of the most desired single ladies in town; with a body and charm that betrays her age. But nothing has been heard about her love life for a while. However, over the last three months, cuddly pictures of the Nollywood actress and her... Read More
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January 14, 2014

Sad news: Ex-Ondo commissioner dies hours after taking wife to hospital

by Oge Okonkwo Former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, Ranti Akerele is dead. Mr Akerele was said to have died in the early hours of Tuesday. The former commissioner was said to have died in his sleep according to family sources. The source said “We have lost him. He slept off yesterday and did not... Read More
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December 26, 2013

Jonathan cautions the media, Judge Santa, bravest girl on 3 wheels & all the interesting news you should know today

Stop reckless scaremongering – President Jonathan urges national media by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has decried reports in some sections of the national media taking his statement on the scourge of terrorism out of context. In a statement made public by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Jonathan... Read More
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September 12, 2013

“The story is a total fabrication”: Okonjo-Iweala says SaharaReporters lied over ThisDay newspapers sack (READ)

by Akan Ido The minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has accused an online news publishing platform, SaharaReporters of carrying out a deliberate campaign of falsehood against her. In a statement signed by Paul C. Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser to the minister, Okonjo-Iweala, who was accused of being instrumental to... Read More
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May 20, 2013

Finally: Works begins on the Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge

by Rachel Ogbu Works on the Fourth Mainland Bridge has started in Lagos. The Lagos State Government is building a 26-kilometre infrastructure to link Ikorodu to the state’s economic hub in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. The state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Obafemi Hamzat explained that people “may not see the physical work at all... Read More
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May 13, 2013

Goodluck Jonathan must hear this: Bayelsa has the worst exam malpractice record in Nigeria – Report

by Rachel Ogbu The 2012 Exam Ethics Report, by the Exam Ethics Marshals International, has identified Bayelsa, Sokoto, Ekiti and Imo, as the first, second, third and fourth worst states with exam malpractice records. Bayelsa State which was the worst state in the country had an Exam Malpractice Index (EMI) of 44.99%; Sokoto State with... Read More
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April 15, 2013

SAD PHOTOS: Body of driver of van that plunged into Lagos river found, search continues for 3 others

by Rachel Ogbu The bodies of four passengers in an Ikoyi Golf Club van which plunged into Majidun River in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Saturday were recovered yesterday. In a statement, the National Emergency Management Agency identified the driver of the Toyota Hilux van with number plate, KS 918 AU as Kolawole Ahmed. They claimed he was found... Read More
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April 11, 2013

Christopher Crist’s dentist pulls ALL HIS TEETH without permission (PHOTO)

Christopher Crist claims that he went into a dentist office to get a few painful teeth pulled. When he walked out, he had none. The 21-year-old Indiana man, who is autistic, told Fox 59 that his mom sent him to Amazing Family Dental in Indianapolis to get three of his teeth removed. But instead of ending... Read More
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April 10, 2013

Tragedy: Wife of police officer killed by 4-year-old nephew with husband’s gun (PICTURED)

Josephine Fanning, the wife of a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy, was shot and killed by a 4-year-old boy over the weekend, police say. A 4-year old boy shot and killed the wife of a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy over the weekend, police say. On April 6, Wilson County Deputy Daniel Fanning was inside his home showing his weapons... Read More
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April 2, 2013

Heartless? FG committee withdraws compensation for victims of Boko Haram attacks

by Rachel Ogbu Victims of Boko Haram attacks hoping to receive payment as compensation from the government might have their hopes shattered as The White Paper on the report of the Presidential Committee on the Security Challenges in the North-east has rejected the recommendation. In a counter offer, The eight-member White Paper Drafting Committee, chaired by... Read More
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March 27, 2013

Shocking and sad: Man kills 10-year-old while cleaning gun, police say (VIDEO)

  Authorities in Fairmont, N.C., say Christopher Stanlane, Jr., 10, was killed when he was shot by his father while the parent cleaned a shotgun. Authorities say a 10-year-old boy was killed in North Carolina when he was shot by his father while the parent cleaned a shotgun. Robeson County deputies say 34-year-old Christopher Stanlane... Read More
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March 18, 2013

Dark Sunday: Private jet crashes into homes in US neighbourhood (PHOTO)

A private jet apparently experiencing mechanical trouble crashed Sunday in a northern Indiana neighborhood, hitting three homes and killing two people aboard the plane, authorities said. The Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet had left Tulsa, Okla.’s Riverside Airport and crashed late Sunday afternoon near South Bend Regional Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig in Oklahoma... Read More
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March 9, 2013

“Sum1 paid me to kill you, get spared, 48hrs to pay $5000″: Australians hit by waves of scam text messages

Police across Australia warned mobile phone users Monday to ignore a text message sent to “a large number of people” threatening death if they did not pay Aus$5,000 (US$5,150). “Sum1 paid me to kill you. get spared, 48hrs to pay $5000. If you inform the police or anybody, death is promised…E-mail me now: killerking247@yahoo.com,” read... Read More
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March 5, 2013

2nd sinkhole forms in Florida, 2 miles from one that killed Jeff Bush (PHOTO, WATCH)

  This sinkhole formed Monday in Seffner, Fla., less than two miles from one that killed a man on Thursday. Officials in Seffner, Fla., are investigating a second sinkhole that has formed less than two miles from the one that opened up underneath a house on Thursday and killed Jeff Bush. The sinkhole is located... Read More
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February 16, 2013

‘9-year-old’ mother is at least 12 – Mexican officials say

  Authorities in the Mexican state of Jalisco say tests have revealed that a girl who gave birth two weeks ago is between 12 and 13 years of age, not 9 as the parents had claimed. Jalisco state prosecutors also say the girl was impregnated by her stepfather and not her alleged 17-year-old boyfriend. Authorities... Read More
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January 28, 2013

I cannot kill the truth, Amnesty to end in 2015 – Special Advisor to Jonathan

by Rachel Ogbu Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, has warned that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), special intervention by the Federal Government will terminate in 2015. Kuku who is also the Chairman of PAP, directed his message to unemployed youths and women in the Niger Delta against continuous agitation... Read More
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January 25, 2013

Enugu governor, Sullivan Chime, discharged from London hospital

Indication emerged Wednesday that Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State may have been discharged from Wellington Hospital at St. John’s Wood, North West London, where he had an endoscopy operation. This is coming barely four days after Chime’s colleagues-Governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Gabriel Suswam (Benue) and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) paid him a visit in... Read More
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