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Fire Guts Refinery In Warri

A section of the ailing NNPC refinery in Warri, Delta state was gutted by fire this morning, though I hear the situation is now under control as fire fighters have been battling all morning to put the fire out. No word yet on what caused the fire...details later!

''Do not call me the commander in chief of armed forces'' - Jonathan

The presidency has ordered all government functionaries to desist from addressing President Goodluck Jonathan as the “Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” at non-military functions.In a memo on Thursday, addressed to the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, ministers, heads of mi
Minister Of Aviation, Declares War On $1.6 Million BMW Armored Car “Whistleblower"

Nigeria’s Aviation Ministry may have decided to go after its official that allegedly leaked the information of the purchase of two armoured vehicles for the minister, Stella Oduah .This was hinted by Folayele Akinkuotu, the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, at a press conference at the ministry’s headquarters in

Police Arrest Secondary School Pupils During Cult Initiation

Police in Ilesa, Osun state have arrested 4 students of the Ilesa Grammar school while they were being initiated into a secret cult.Punch reports that the police swooped on the boys (names withheld) while they were being initiated into the group by the duo of Dayo Oludare and Olaniran Arowobusoye, both 22-year-old.The pupils, said to be between 14
Adams Oshiomhole Signs Death Penalty For Kidnappers Bill Into Edo State Law

Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole today October 18th signed into the Edo State law, a bill that prescribes the death penalty for kidnappers. The death penalty is not just for kidnappers who kill their victims, its for all acts of kidnapping whether it involves murder or not. The new bill also states that houses used by kidnappers will be demolis

Anti-Corruption Network Gives Minister Of Aviation 72-Hour Ultimatum To Resign

An anti-corruption watchdog led by a former legislator, Dino Melaye, has given Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah 72 hours to resign from office.The ultimatum follows revelations by SaharaReporters that she arm-twisted a cash-strapped agency in the aviation ministry to purchase two armored BMW 760 Li cars at highly inflated prices.Mr
Aluu 4 update: Four suspects granted bail this morning

A high court sitting in Port Harcourt this morning October 17th granted bail to four out of the twelve persons facing trail in the murder case of the four Uniport students. The four are: Omoikiri Aluu monarch: Alhaji Welewa, Okoghiroh Endurance, Ozioma Abajuo and Chigozie Evans Samuel.Presiding Judge, Justice Letan Nyordee granted them bail on gro

Several Die As Kwara PDP Members Scramble For Saraki’s Sallah Gifts

A yet unknown number of members of the Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, died on Wednesday night as they scrambled for handouts distributed by former Governor of the state, Bukola Saraki.A source said no fewer than a dozen people were feared dead.Several others were injured in the incident which occurred at a ve
US Government Shutdown Ends As Obama Signs Bill

President Barack Obama signed early Thursday a bill ending the two-week US government shutdown and extending the Treasury’s borrowing authority.The White House announcement was the final piece in an agonizing political drama that had raised the prospect of an unprecedented US debt default and rattled markets around the world.Office of Management

Chief Godwin Okeke Of GUO Motors Escapes Death By Assassination In Onitsha

Just 48 hours after operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) killed six suspected kidnappers in Ihiala Council Area of Anambra State, a business magnate and transporter, Chief Godwin Okeke (GUO motors) escaped death by the whiskers yesterday when gunmen suspected to be hired assassins attacked his car.The attack occurred barely one mont
Igbo Deportees Sue Lagos State Government For N1b, Demand Apology

The 76 destitute people, who were deported by the Lagos State Government and dumped on the Upper Iweka Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State on July 24, 2013, have dragged the Lagos State Government to a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. 7 of the deportees - Joseph Aniebonam, Osondu Mbuto, Osondu Agwu, Nnenna Ogbonna, Emily Okoroariri, Friday Ndukwe an

Tension: Former deputy VC of the UI Died while Watching Nigeria Vs Ethiopia

An Emeritus Professor of Transport Planning and Development, Michael Filani, died on Sunday while watching the Nigeria/Ethiopia World Cup qualifying match.The deceased, who was a former deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), slumped and died while watching the match at his Oluyole Extension home in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.H
Family Of Nigerian Student Killed In Cyprus Demands Justice

[size=11pt]Family Of Nigerian Student Killed In Cyprus Demands Justice....[/size] [size=10pt]Gabriel Soriwei[/size] [size=9pt]Leadership Newspaper October 15, 2013 [/size] [size=15pt]T[/size] [size=11pt]he family of a Nigerian student, Mr. Gabriel Soriwei, who was killed in the capital city of Cyprus, Nicosia, has cried out for just

Counterfit: Fake NYSC Members Arrested By ICPC

Seventeen fake members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).They were picked up at the NYSC Orientation Camp at Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday evening while they were posing and taking pictures outside the camp during the passing-out ceremony. In
FoTo News(R) 1: Jonathan Visits Super Eagles Camp In Ethiopia

[size=10pt] Poster is not responsible for the Major Headline outside this page …..[/size] October 12, 2013 President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria took time off the African Union Extra-Ordinary meeting in Addis Ababa to meet with players and technical crew of the Nigerian soccer team, Super Eagles. The Eagles are going to engage the Ethio

Asari Dokubo Establishes King Amachree University In Republic Of Benin

Asari-Dokubo already has soccer institutions in Benin and Nigeria train youth free of charge. The leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Muhajid Asari-Dokubo has joined the swelling rank of private university proprietors with his establishment of a university in the neighbouring Republic of Benin. Mr. Asari-Dokubo, who alread
Boko Haram: JTF, SSS discover high calibre bomb factory in Kano

The Joint Security Task Force (JTF) said that it discovered a high calibre bomb factory at Gunduwawa village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The factory is believed to belong to the extremist Boko Haram sect.BombThe Commander, 3 Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Kano, Brig.-Gen. Iliyasu Abba, made the disclosure when he briefed newsmen in

Breaking News: Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, Freed By Kidnappers

Gunmen who seized Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan in Tripoli Thursday and held him for several hours have freed him, according to latest reports from Tripoli.prime ministerAnalysts said the kidnap of the prime minister is the latest sign of Libya’s lawlessness since Moamer Kadhafi was toppled in 2011.The pre-dawn seizure of Zeidan came five days
Plateau State Speaker Resigns, As Deputy Is Impeached

Breaking News: Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, Kidnapped

Armed rebels have kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a hotel in Tripoli, his spokeswoman told CNN early Thursday, October 10.Two Arab television channels Abu Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia and Dubai-based al-Arabiya quoted Libyan security sources as saying that Zeidan was seized from a hotel where he was staying in the Libyan capital and
Nissan To Open First Factory in Nigeria

[size=10pt] Poster is not responsible for the Major Headline outside this page …..[/size] [size=11pt]Nissan is set to become the first major car-maker to open a factory in Nigeria following a legislation change........[/size] [size=11pt] Nissan's Patrol SUV is expected to become the first vehicle manufactured in Nigeria [/size]

Armed Groups Attack Nigeria’s Embassy In G’Bissau

ARMED groups Tuesday attacked the Nigerian embassy in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau, a country of about 1.7 million people. The reason for the action is not yet known.The event is happening just as the country is preparing for its general elections slated for next month.Guinea-Bissau currently has an Interim President, Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, w
Breaking News: 3 Nigerians Beaten To Death In Guinea Bissau For Child Kidnapping!

3 Nigerians accused of child abduction, have been lynched to death by an angry mob in Guinea Bissau.A child had gone missing in Bissau, the capital. According to the AFP, rumours spread that the missing child had been abducted by the Nigerians. This angered the locals who believed they were behind recent cases kidnappings & human trafficking.

Dangote To Chair World Economic Forum

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has been appointed a co-chair of next year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos-Kloster, Switzerland.The Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum, Prof. Klaus Schwab, in a letter inviting the business mogul to co-chair the sitting, said that Dangote’s participation would contribute signif
Ventures Magazine Identifies 55 Billionaires In Africa, And 20 Are Nigerians!

A Nigerian-based financial magazine, Ventures financial magazine has made an updated list of the billionaires in Africa, bringing the count to a current 55.They include three women – the mother of Kenya’s president, a daughter of Angola’s president and a Nigerian oil tycoon and fashion designer.The richest man is Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, w

Plastic Surgery Attempt: Model Severely Damages Her Face By Injecting Cooking Oil

A former Korean model addicted to plastic surgery injected cooking oil into her face when doctors refused to perform any more cosmetic operations on her. Hang Mioku , now about 50 years old, has been left with a badly disfigured face following her desperate attempt to attain softer and smoother skin.Mioku had her first plastic surgery when
Federal Government Suspends Dana Air License Again

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of Dana Air...again. The suspension was announced on Sunday night October 6th by the Coordinating General Manager for the aviation parastatals, Mr. Yakubu Dati.The NCAA said it shut Dana’s operations to enable it conduct an operational audit of the carrier and its planes.
Pete Edochie’s Son’ Wife Kidnapped; Yul Edochie To Raise N7 Ransom

Pete Edochie’s Son’ Wife Kidnapped: Yul Edochie To Raise N7 RansomThe son of veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie is on a desperate mission to free his wife from her abductors.In the new movie, Yul Edochie is desperately searching for a whopping N7 million to free his wife from the den of kidnappers.The story is based on a happily married famil
“Which Gbenga…?!”: How Obasanjo Reacted To News Of His Son’s Rumored Death In Plane Crash

Amid confusion that trailed yesterday’s plane crash, former president Olusegun Obasanjo, was thrown into temporary shock yesterday when the rumoured death of his son, Gbenga also got to him.Obasanjo who was in Abeokuta, was having a photo session with primary schools pupils, who had attended a leadership training programme for young leader
BREAKING NEWS! 20 People Dead As Plane From Akure To Lagos Crashes [Photos]

There are believes that an airline carrying the body of the late former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu crashed landed outside MM airport. [size=21pt] CLICK HERE FOR IMAGES FROM THE CRASH [/size] The cause of the crash is not know as at the time of filing this report, and the number of casualties could not be ascertained too.