TYRANNY: Soldiers Invade Ogoni Community, Abduct Traditional Ruler
Ogoni traditional rulers of Rivers State have accused the Nigerian Army of abducting one of them, HRH Barinaadaa T.D. Gbaranee. The royal fathers demanded his release by the soldiers calling the act an...
View Article‘Boko Haram Abducted Me, Striped Me Naked, And Strapped A Bomb On Me’– Borno...
NAN – A mother of three has opened up on how suspected Boko Haram members abducted her in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, while on her way to the hospital. Addressing reporter at the Government House...
View ArticleFinally, Jersey Set To Return £300 Million Abacha Loot To Nigeria
NAN – The minister of foreign affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, says the federal government of Nigeria is in the process of repatriating from Jersey the stolen 300 million pounds. Onyeama stated this on...
View ArticleFederal Character: Buhari Institutes Full Scale Northern Domination With...
President Muhammadu Buhari is being accused of violating the federal character principle in a string of recent appointments at the Federal Ministry of Interior. The presidency on Tuesday, May 24, 2016...
View ArticleBuhari Appoints Ahmed Ja’Afaru As Comptroller-General Of Prisons
NAN – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Ahmed Ja’afaru as the new controller-general of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr....
View ArticleBurial Rites Of Late Oba Of Benin, Erediauwa, Begins, To End On June 8
The burial rites of the late Oba of Benin, Omonoba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa, whose death was announced barely a month ago will begin on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 through to June 8, 2016, a...
View ArticleMidnight Fire Razes 8 Shops In Onitsha Main Market
A midnight fire had razed 8 shops and burnt three vehicles in Fegge area of Onitsha along Okigwe road in Anambra State. The fire was said to have started around 1am on Monday morning, May 23, 2016. The...
View ArticleGraduates To Stage Protest Against Buhari’s ‘Defunding Of NYSC’
Prospective corps members whose orientation service has been postponed due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s unwillingness to release funding for the 2016 Batch A stream 11 are gearing up for a protest...
View ArticleDecomposing Bodies Of Missing Students Found In Ebonyi River
The decomposing remains of some abducted students of the Federal Government College, Okposi, in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have been discovered afloat a local river in the area....
View ArticleJUST IN: Police Parade Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Who Attacked Nzimo In Enugu...
The Nigeria Police Force in its renewed determination to rid the society of crimes and all forms of criminality, has arrested five of the suspects involved in the midnight raid on Nimbo community in...
View ArticleTragic : Retired Army Captain Hangs Self On Mango Tree In Calabar
The body of a retired army captain in the Nigerian army, identified as Friday William, was found dangling from a mango tree in Calabar on Monday, May 23, 2016. A report in the Cross River Watch...
View ArticleBoko Haram Kills 13 In Violent Take-Over Of 5 Borno Communities Close To...
At least five communities of Ladin Buta near Khaddamari village of Jere Local Government Area of Borno state have been taken over and destroyed by suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram sect who were...
View ArticleFederal Allocation: FG, States, Local Gov’ts Share N281.5 Billion For April 2016
The federal government, state governments, and local government councils received a net statutory allocation of N207.878 billion as federal allocation for the month of April, 2016 which was shared...
View ArticlePolice Trail Runaway Husband Who Impregnated 12-Year-Old House Help In Lagos
A randy husband, who allegedly raped a 12 year old house help and got her pregnant is on the run in Lagos. Punch reports that the suspect, Johnbull Dike, had on several occasions raped the victim, only...
View Article‘Buhari’s One Year A Colossal Waste!’– Fayose Blasts Buhari In Anniversary...
Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has described the increment in the pump price of petrol as one of the gifts of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians to celebrate his one year in office,...
View ArticleFormer Governor Of Kaduna, Abubakar Ayuba Is Dead (PICTURED)
Major General Abubakar Tanko Ayuba Former communications minister, Major General Abubakar Tanko Ayuba (retd) has died at the age of 71. Ayuba, who represented Kebbi South constituency in the national...
View ArticleJUST IN: FG Bribes Niger Delta Avengers With $10 Million Cash – PDP [TWEETS]
Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu has allegedly bribed members of the Niger Delta Avengers with a whooping sum of $10 million to convince the militant group to stop its Operation...
View ArticleJUST IN: Niger Delta Avengers Blow Up Main Chevron Escravos Pipeline In Delta...
A new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, has on Thursday, May 26, 2016 blown up a major pipelines that supplies gas to Escravos tank farm in Delta State. In a set of tweets, the militant group...
View ArticleStrike Fallout? NLC Chairman Sacked, Government Says He’s A ‘Ghost Worker’
The Kogi State government says the state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Onuh Edoka, is a “ghost worker”, and has fired him. Mr. Edoka was one of about 9000 people sacked following a...
View ArticlePDP Stakeholders Express Support For Makarfi
The peace process in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was consolidated on Thursday as its major stakeholders filed behind the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee appointed by the party’s National...
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