Police and justice ministry ‘differ’ on Senate forgery report

There seems to be some confusion about who has the police’s final report on the Senate document that’s been in the news lately. Police have been investigating whether the Senate Standing Orders 2015 was forged as alleged. Punch reports that the police insisted on Tuesday that they had sent the report to the Ministry of... Read More

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July 27, 2015

7 findings from Police investigation of the Senate forgery scandal

The Police has released a 13-page report following its investigations into the alleged forgery of the 2015 Standing Rules of the Senate. The report contains submissions from seven senators belonging to the National Unity Forum led by Senator Ahmad Lawan. The Senators affirmed that the amendment of the rules was not according to the laid down rules... Read More

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July 10, 2015

Why Stephen Keshi was sacked

Stephen Keshi was sacked as Nigeria coach on Saturday after a committee of the Nigeria Football Committee put together a damning report that recommended his sacking. Although Sunday Oliseh has since been named the Nigerian team’s new coach, completesportnigeria.com was able to obtain the report. It’s a long read; IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT INTO... Read More

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June 12, 2015

Buhari ‘will investigate’ Amnesty International’s report on the army

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that his administration will look into the report recently released by Amnesty International where senior Nigerian army officers were accused of gross abuse of human rights. In a statement released on Friday, June 12, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said: “The president is... Read More

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November 21, 2014

@Oddy4real: In Abia State, the beautiful ones are not yet born (#TAOrjiReport)

by Ayokunle Odekunle THE BEGINNING I got a call from a friend and someone I respect so much, Chinedu Ekekeee in late October telling me he had included my name in the list of New Media influencers billed to tour Abia State and evaluate the governor’s performance at the end of the tour. Of course I... Read More

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June 26, 2014

Abimbola Adelakun: Chibok – Is Nigeria still serious?

by Abimbola Adelakun Instructively, two cardinals were missing from the President’s response to his fact-finding committee: A sense of urgency about rescuing the abducted girls and, that of culpable responsibility. Two months after the Chibok abduction saga started, the fact-finding committee on the missing schoolgirls submitted its report. The committee confirmed that, indeed, the schoolgirls... Read More

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June 23, 2014

Here are the massive cash withdrawals that put Gov. Nyako in trouble

by Zara Mustapha Reports from online news platform, Premium Times have it that a record of the alleged massive withdrawals by officials of the Adamawa State Government which prompted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to freeze some key accounts of the state, has been obtained. According to the newspaper, sources from EFCC said that it moved... Read More

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May 13, 2014

“Injurious falsehood”: Police charge Daily Trust reporter to court over #BringBackOurGirls story

by Zara Mustapha The police in Nasarawa state has charged a Nasarawa State correspondent of Daily Trust Newspapers, Hir Joseph to court after keeping him in detention on Friday and Monday over a report on the #BringBackOurGirls protest in Lafia. The allegations filed by the police were on the grounds of “Injurious Falsehood”, and they also sought... Read More

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March 7, 2014

Gimba Kakanda: Sanusi’s whistle-blowing is an exercise in futility

by Gimba Kakanda If Sanusi had an illusion that, beyond our cyber-venting, Nigerians who could not budge on the scale of frauds exposed by the former EFCC chairman, would really take to the street to stand by him in his rebellion against a system for which he had been a poster-boy before the cookie crumbled,... Read More

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February 16, 2014

Opinion: Dear God, I want to report President Jonathan to you

by Fejiro Oliver Hear this daddy; President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe (fake name) Jonathan is my burden, alongside his shepopotamus wife, Mama Peace and his undeclared lover, who has consistently dazzled us with her criminal beauty, Alison Diezani Madueke. No individual can save a nation. If a nation is sleepwalking and doesn’t wake then it will... Read More

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February 7, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: For every Dangiwa Umar, there is Ango Abdullahi

by Akin Osuntokun Personally I cannot wait for the day when my sense of dignity will be enhanced by the knowledge that Nigerians no longer need to prostrate before the gods of the Niger Delta to get their daily bread; when I can call the bluff of Asari Dokubo, look him in his crude oil... Read More

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November 27, 2013

“I did not even finish…”: Man, 45, arrested for raping 75-year-old woman in Ekiti

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Lawrence Adedapo, 45-year-old farmer, has been arrested for alledgely having sex with a 75-year-old woman, Grace Asaolu. The incident occured at Ogbese Camp, Ise-Ekiti in Ise-Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The culprit, Adedapo was said to have lured the the old woman to his house on November 7 under the guise he... Read More

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November 23, 2013

“It is fictional, malicious, hate-driven & scurrilous distortion of facts”: Presidency decries SaharaReporters’ story on Jonathan’s illness in London (READ)

by Akan Ido The Presidency today denied reports by sections of the online media that President Goodluck Jonathan who took ill while on an investment drive in London, United Kingdom had partied all through his birthday celebration. In a statement signed by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the... Read More

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November 3, 2013

HORRIFIC: Couple charged with murder after body of girl, 10, found badly burned in trash can (PICTURED)

The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl found stuffed inside a garbage can at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex have been arrested and charged with murder. Eman Moss called 911 early Saturday morning claiming his daughter Emani drank some type of chemical and was dead. Police instead found her charred body stuffed into an... Read More

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September 26, 2013

Opinion: Oil theft – Now that Chatham House has vindicated the Ribadu Report

by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz The question is, now that Chatham House has vindicated Ribadu, will the Federal Government eat the humble pie to now act on the Ribadu Report to save Nigeria from this dire strait? The London-based independent think tank, Chatham House, has just released a damning report on the thriving oil theft in the... Read More

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August 18, 2013

So true, so false: Atheists tend to be more intelligent than religious people – Study

Atheists tend to be more intelligent than religious people, according to a US study. Researchers found that those with high IQs had greater self-control and were able to do more for themselves – so did not need the benefits that religion provides. They also have better self esteem and built more supportive relationships, the study... Read More

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July 3, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa and Germany on a new path of partnership – A personal report (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Africa and Germany are looking to build a future together, that future gained a lot of energy over the past two weeks. It’d need more of such commitments backed by strategic action after the bla bla of conferences to work. Germany wants to make an imprint in Africa and it looks to do this... Read More

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May 31, 2013

Frank Mba: This is how the media should report terrorism and violent crimes

by Frank Mba Perhaps the most worrisome is the tendency of some media practitioners to engage in sensationalism and emotionalism, all in a bid to promote sales and profit in the unrestrained spirit of capitalism. The important question of the relationship between media coverage of terrorism and the impact of such media depiction on the... Read More

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March 10, 2013

SHOCKER: “Teenage sex slave raped 90 times in one weekend” in UK human trafficking ring

A teenage girl was raped 90 times in one weekend it has been revealed in a shocking report into modern-day slavery in the UK. The report, due to be published tomorrow by the Centre for Social Justice, contains evidence from the girl, who was 16 at the time she was taken into slavery and raped... Read More

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January 4, 2013

Senate frowns at NNPC report

by Emmanuel Okubenji The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) is unhappy at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) sales report of refined products. Committee Chairman, Senator Magnus Abe, said that the NNPC failed to give a comprehensive analysis to what emanated from each refinery at the end of last year. The development took place during... Read More

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November 14, 2012

Report: U.S. set to become biggest oil producer in the world by 2020

by Rachel Ogbu The United States of America is set to become the world’s biggest oil producer before 2020. In 2030 the country will also become energy independent, predicts experts. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that a resurgence in oil and gas production, coupled with improvements to the transport system, are gradually remodelling the... Read More

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July 22, 2012

Have a crime to report? The Nigeria Police has an email address for you

by Hauwa Gambo Mohammed Abubakar, the new Inspector-General of Police is certainly fashioning a legacy – and it’s big on technology. Weeks after releasing to the public a number he called his private phone contact (by the way, we called it, and it didn’t work), the force has a phone number for you to report... Read More

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June 29, 2012

Henry Boyo: Is the subsidy probe report still viable?

by Henry Boyo Nigerians may laugh and cry at the same time at the unfolding bribery giving-taking drama involving the oil magnate, Femi Otedola, on the one hand and the consummate lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, on the other. The contest is presumably about integrity; others would say it is all about money, but for now, it... Read More

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June 9, 2012

#DanaCrash: It’s going to be a long wait – Black box findings will be ready in 2013

by Stanley Azuakola The findings from the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), otherwise known as the black box, of the crashed Dana Air plane of June 3, 2012, would not be ready for at least 12 months. According to officials of the Ministry of Aviation, this is not an anomaly, but in line with global practices... Read More

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April 17, 2012

S**t happens: World Bank report says 32 million Nigerians defecate openly

by Lekan Olanrewaju Well here’s a bit of… unpleasant news. While Nigerians trade theories over Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank presidency loss, the institution has given us one more reason to keep them in our conversations. A new report by the World Bank has claimed that 32 million Nigerians... Read More

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March 23, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt Coroner’s report: Whitney Houston died of accidental drowning, drug use and heart disease

by Wilfred Okiche The Los Angeles county coroner’s report has revealed that accidental drowning was the official cause of Whitney Houston’s death, adding that cocaine use and heart disease were contributing factors. The legendary singer was found dead in her hotel room 11, February, a day before the Grammys. According to the report, traces of cocaine were... Read More

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June 28, 2011

Amplified! The Daily BBA Report (Day 57)

by Wilfred Okiche The MFS crew (Millicent-Felicia-Sharon O) was disbanded as Felicia was evicted and Milicent was shuffled off to the Tails house. Milicent’s entrance was not without drama, as Weza was quick to suggest demeaning tasks that would put her in her place. When she failed to get the cooperation of the rest of... Read More

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