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  • WARNING: Don't Carry Things For Strangers At Airports. Drug Smugglers Now Use Different Tricks

    . WARNING: Don't Carry Things For Strangers At Airports. Drug Smugglers Now Use Different Tricks

     In a 15 seconds video, security experts revealed drugs hidden inside an Aquafina bottled water. When you first look at the bottle, it looks clean, like it's just water, until you shake and open. It's a trick drug dealers now use. Be warned. I screen-grabbed from the video. More photos after the cut...
  • “Don’t Exceed Or Reduce Your Admission Quota” – NANS Warns Tertiary Institutions

    . “Don’t Exceed Or Reduce Your Admission Quota” – NANS Warns Tertiary Institutions

     The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Saturday urged heads of tertiary institutions in Nigeria to adhere to the admission quota assigned to their various institutions.A statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by Mr Nwankwo Ezekiel, NANS Head of Public Relations, said “We want the higher institutions to adhere strictly to t
  • The Ooni Of Ife Will Be Buried With Goats and Ram Sacrifices Not Human Being

    . The Ooni Of Ife Will Be Buried With Goats and Ram Sacrifices Not Human Being

     Following reports that the Sarun, otherwise known as Abobakun, was on the run to escape being buried with the late Ooni of Ife, Ife chiefs have denied these as untrue. According to the Lowa Adimula of Ife, Oba Joseph Ijaodola, who is the Head of Inner Chiefs, he said, “No one was caught during the Oro festival, it is all lies. It has never been
  • Black Box Of Crashed Bristow Helicopter Found

    . Black Box Of Crashed Bristow Helicopter Found

     Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau this evening announced that they have finally recovered the Black Box of the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon on Wednesday August 12th.The Accident Investigation Bureau Commissioner Felix Abali, displayed the two devices found from the crashed helicopter during a press conference at
  • Dignitaries Including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Attend The Funeral of Ooni Sijuwade(PHOTOS)

    . Dignitaries Including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Attend The Funeral of Ooni Sijuwade(PHOTOS)

     Public officials attending the monarch's funeral are: Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, and his Ondo State counterpart, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. They were present at the interdenominational service held at Enuwa Square in front of the Ooni's palace. The event was also attended by several traditional rulers and chiefs. In his sermon, the
  • NUC Reveals 11 Universities That are Substandard - See List Inside

    . NUC Reveals 11 Universities That are Substandard - See List Inside

    Speaking at the presentation of the full operational licenses to nine other private universities, the NUC Executive Secretary, Julius Okojie, said the 11 affected private universities were given two years to get their full operational licenses, but failed to get in in three.The affected universities are:-* Wesley University of Science and Technol
  • Total Lockdown In Ile Ife Today As The Remains Of The Late Ooni Of Ife, Are Buried

    . Total Lockdown In Ile Ife Today As The Remains Of The Late Ooni Of Ife, Are Buried

     THERE would be a total lockdown in Ile Ife, Osun State today as the remains of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, are buried.The body of the first class monarch, who died in London on July 28 after a futile battle with an undisclosed ailment, would arrive in the country on a chartered flight this morning and taken from Lagos t
  • President Buhari Sacks Nigerian Port Authority MD, Re-appoint MD Sacked By Jonathan

    . President Buhari Sacks Nigerian Port Authority MD, Re-appoint MD Sacked By Jonathan

     According to a statement by Femi Adesina, President Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the president has sacked the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero and has replaced him with Habibu Abdullahi, the MD sacked by Goodluck Jonathan in April. According to Adesina, Bayero's sack is with
  • The Forgotten 45,000 Nigerian Soldiers Who Fought For Britain In World War 2 (VIDEO)

    . The Forgotten 45,000 Nigerian Soldiers Who Fought For Britain In World War 2 (VIDEO)

     About 90,000 Soldiers where half were Nigerians fought for the British Empire in World War II (WWII). According to a video, more than 90,000 West Africans were deployed to southeast Asia after 1943, with more of than half of them Nigerian. If you don’t know this bit of information, then you'll be forgiven. While there’s a lot of talk of t
  • See The State of EFCC Detention Cells Where They Hold People Who Embezzle Millions (PHOTOS)

    . See The State of EFCC Detention Cells Where They Hold People Who Embezzle Millions (PHOTOS)

     Lagos Efcc detention cell looks like This ...we went there on a fact finding visit to know if the place meets human rights standard and if there are torture chambers there.Horrible looking if you ask me but perhaps good enough for those who embezzle monies and live in luxury!
  • Lawyer Allegedly Fondles Nine-Year-Old Girl In Court

    . Lawyer Allegedly Fondles Nine-Year-Old Girl In Court

     There was a mild drama at the premises of the Tinubu Magistrate Court in Lagos on Wednesday as a lawyer was caught fondling the breasts and private part of a 9-year-old.The 9-year-old was said to have accompanied her grandmother who had a civil case in court and needed a lawyer.While the grandmother was trying to get a lawyer who would assist her
  • US Jails Nigeria's 'Ayatollah Mustapha' [Lawal Babafemi] For Aiding Al-Qaeda

    . US Jails Nigeria's 'Ayatollah Mustapha' [Lawal Babafemi] For Aiding Al-Qaeda

     A Nigerian accused of receiving weapons training from al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate and writing rap lyrics, among other contributions, for the group’s English-language media operations was sentenced on Wednesday to 22 years in United States prison, authorities said.Lawal Babafemi, 35, also known as Ayatollah Mustapha, was sentenced by US Distric
  • MFM Female Pastor Charged To Court Over Chinese Visa Fraud And Duping Member Of N300K

    . MFM Female Pastor Charged To Court Over Chinese Visa Fraud And Duping Member Of N300K

     Pastor (Mrs) Joy Tongo of the Mountain of Fire Ministry, Yaba headquarters, has been charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court and remanded in prison for her alleged involvement in a visa scandal in Lagos State, western Nigeria. The 35-year old Tongo allegedly defrauded Stanley Dim under the false pretence of procuring him a Chinese visa for missi
  • BREAKING NEWS: Helicopter Reportedly Crashes Into Third Mainland Bridge

    . BREAKING NEWS: Helicopter Reportedly Crashes Into Third Mainland Bridge

    According to reports being circulated online, a helicopter crashed into the lagoon at Oworo/Oko Cole area of Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday afternoon.The incident is yet to be reported in any news publications, however; people on Twitter are talking about the alleged incident:
  • Boko Haram Has Replaced Abubakar Shekau With Mahamat Daoud As Its Leader

    . Boko Haram Has Replaced Abubakar Shekau With Mahamat Daoud As Its Leader

     Abubakar Shekau, the head of the Boko Haram Islamist group that kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls last year, has been ousted as its leader, it has been claimed.Shekau, who gained worldwide notoriety after appearing in a series of videos in which he threatened to sell the girls as slaves, has been replaced by another Boko Haram deputy wh
  • 50 People Confirmed Dead In Boko Haram Bomb Blast In Borno State Today

    . 50 People Confirmed Dead In Boko Haram Bomb Blast In Borno State Today

     50 persons have been confirmed dead from the suicide bomb attack at a market in Sabon Gari in Damboa local government area in Borno state today August 11th. Over 43 persons sustained injuries and are receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Biu, Borno state.
  • Accidental Discharge! Police Dismiss Corporal For Killing Two Women At Funeral

    . Accidental Discharge! Police Dismiss Corporal For Killing Two Women At Funeral

     A Police Corporal, Ali Christopher, whose bullets discharge accidentally and killed two nursing mothers on 27 June, 2015, at a funeral in Fugar town, the administrative headquarters of Etsako Central local government area of Edo State, has been dismissed from the Force.A Orderly Room Trial set up by the State Command of Nigerian Police Force which
  • White House Staff Who Fires At Lover Arrested And Forced To Go On Unpaid Leave

    . White House Staff Who Fires At Lover Arrested And Forced To Go On Unpaid Leave

     White House staffer was arrested Friday on charges of assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly threatening and shooting at a Capitol Hill police officer with whom she had been having sex, according to arrest records.Barvetta Singletary, a special assistant to the President and House legislative affairs liaison, has been placed on unpaid l
  • Ooni's Transition To Be Officially Announced Tomorrow As Residents Are Implored To Stay Indoors

    . Ooni's Transition To Be Officially Announced Tomorrow As Residents Are Implored To Stay Indoors

     BARRING any unforeseen circumstance, official public announcement of the death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, would be made tomorrow.This disclosure was made on Monday by the Awara of Iwara-Ife, Oba Layi Adereti, while speaking on the preparation for the burial of the monarch, who was reported to have passed on at Saint Mary Hospital in
  • Commission Asks Army To Produce Soldiers Who Forced Nigerian To Roll In Muddy Water

    . Commission Asks Army To Produce Soldiers Who Forced Nigerian To Roll In Muddy Water

     The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Nigerian Army to produce the soldiers alleged to have forced a fellow Nigerian to roll in muddy water on Saturday in Mararaba, Nasarawa State for investigation and further action.The Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Bem Angwe, who made the request at a news conference in Abuja on Monda
  • CORRUPTION! Buhari Queries Okonjo Iweala For Diverting $1.005 Billion Rail Loan

    . CORRUPTION! Buhari Queries Okonjo Iweala For Diverting $1.005 Billion Rail Loan

     President Muhammed Buhari on Monday demanded explanation from the Ministry of Finance on the whereabouts of the foreign loans obtained for rail projects.The loan was reportedly siphoned under the watchful eyes of immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr. Okonjo Iweala.Buhari’s directive followed the alleged diversion of a substantial part of the l
  • Buhari Demands Explanation For $1Billion Foreign Loan For Rail Projects ‘DIVERTED’ To Other Purposes

    . Buhari Demands Explanation For $1Billion Foreign Loan For Rail Projects ‘DIVERTED’ To Other Purposes
  • Former NDDC Boss Timi Alaibe Leads PDP Bigwigs As They Decamp To APC IN Bayelsa State

    . Former NDDC Boss Timi Alaibe Leads PDP Bigwigs As They Decamp To APC IN Bayelsa State

     A mass exodus is set to hit the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State this Saturday as no fewer than 70 political heavyweights and over 500 of their supporters are set to defect to the All Progressives Congress. This is coming barely three months to the governorship election in the state slated for December 5. In a list obtained from the arrow
  • TF!?: Buhari Has Named Himself The Minister Of Petroleum In Nigeria

    . TF!?: Buhari Has Named Himself The Minister Of Petroleum In Nigeria

     President Muhammadu Buhari is set to head the Ministry of Petroleum for 18 months before appointing a substantive minister for the ministry.The President said this while meeting with some members of his political party, the All Progressives Congress, in Abuja recently.One of those at the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity, on Sunday said
  • GOOD NEWS! CBN Orders Banks To Refund Withdrawal Charges To Customers

    . GOOD NEWS! CBN Orders Banks To Refund Withdrawal Charges To Customers

     The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks in the country to refund charges made on customers for daily cash withdrawal or deposits exceeding set limit in the 30 states that full cashless policy transactions has not taken place.Briefing newsmen after the 322 Bankers’ Committee Meeting in Lagos at the weekend, Mr. Kolawole Balogun, who r
  • BREAKING NEWS: President Buhari Approves Amnesty For Boko Haram (DETAILS)

    . BREAKING NEWS: President Buhari Approves Amnesty For Boko Haram (DETAILS)

     President Muhammadu Buhari has approved amnesty for the Boko Haram terrorist group, a top presidential source who spoke to BREAKING TIMES on condition of anonymity disclosed on Thursday.According to the source, President Buhari has concluded plans on the amnesty grant for Boko Haram and the official announcement is expected shortly after discussio
  • "I Won’t Die Alone" - Nabbed Kidnapper Says

    . "I Won’t Die Alone" - Nabbed Kidnapper Says

     A kidnap suspect, Linus Nlemadim, from Egbelu Obube in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, shocked his captors yesterday when he expressed readiness to reel out the names of his colleagues in crime.Nlemadim was allegedly arrested in connection with the recent kidnap of one Eziopara Ben Anyanwu, an American-based indigene of the same a
  • BREAKING! Suicide Bomber Attack Mosque Used By Saudi Arabia's SSS, Killing 17 and Injured 25 People

    . BREAKING! Suicide Bomber Attack Mosque Used By Saudi Arabia's SSS, Killing 17 and Injured 25 People

     17 people, all members of Saudi special security members, were killed and more than 25 injured in an explosion at a mosque in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Abha, Asir province on today August 6. According to Saudi media, the bombing took place in the mosque used by Saudi special forces. Death toll is expected to rise. So far no group or indiv
  • Photos of Sophisticated Weapons Purchased Under Jonathan's Regime

    . Photos of Sophisticated Weapons Purchased Under Jonathan's Regime

     The immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), has spoken of how the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan facilitated the acquisition of hitherto elusive weaponry in the last one year and recovered many local governments that had been occupied by Boko Haram terrorists.Sambo, who has been a subject of media focus si

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