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30 Soldiers Mount Surveillance On Bola Tinubu's Home In Lagos

We’ll Flush Out Boko Haram In Six Weeks - Dansuki

National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd), has expressed the determination of the military to defeat Boko Haram within the six-week window given to guarantee conducive atmosphere for the conduct of the rescheduled general elections. Dasuki told Agence France Presse (AFP) in a report published yesterday that Boko Haram fighters who fo
BREAKING! Boko Haram Kidnaps Bus Passengers, Executes 12 Of Them

[size=9pt]«§» 10 February 2015[/size] Suspected militants from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram have hijacked a bus in northern Cameroon, abducting at least 20 people, then executed 12 of them, a security source and resident said Monday. Militants reportedly seized a bus carrying market-goers and drove it toward the border with Nigeria.So

Poll Shift: Jonathan’s Campaign Billboard Set Ablaze In Abuja

A campaign billboard of the Peoples Democratic Party bearing the photograph of President Goodluck Jonathan was set ablaze in the early hours of Saturday by an unidentified man.The incident was said to have taken place following earlier rumours that the Independent National Electoral Commission had postponed the February 14, 2015 Presidential elect
PHOTOS: At Last, Governor Raji Fashola Finally Collects His PVC

Governor Fashola collected his PVC at Polling Unit, Ward G3 Unit E002, State Junior Grammar School, Itolo Street, Surulere, Lagos yesterday February 8. The Lagos state governor had previously complained about not getting his PVC. More pics after the cut...

Nigerian Woman Tortured By Lebanese Couple Reject N.4m Settlement Money
These Are The Real Reasons Why INEC Postponed General Elections

The real reasons behind the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the general elections have emerged.Chairman of the commission, Attahiru Jega, who has been under immense pressure lately, made the announcement for the shifts in election dates, yesterday, at a world press conference, invoking the provisions of the fo

Poll Shift: Tinubu Says It’s Democracy At Gunpoint

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the postponement of the February general elections as democracy at gun point, adding that Nigeria’s democracy is now at the mercy of the gun.The former governor of Lagos State who tweeted this while reacting to the poll shift via his twitter handl
BREAKING: Deadlock As INEC RECs Give Jega Conditions For Poll Shift

The meeting between the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, and the nation’s resident electoral commissioners has ended in a deadlock, GISTMANIA has learnt.The deadlock followed the rejection of the proposal to shift the elections by 21 RECs who insisted that election must go on as planned.However, the RECs

Police Discovers Plan To Bomb Adamawa Bridges, 19 IED Explosives Recovered
BREAKING REPORT: February 14th Elections Has Been Postponed For Security Reasons

Election Postponement: INEC Chairman To Meet With Stakeholders Today

Following the decision by the Council of State asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to go ahead with the presidential election scheduled for next Saturday, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, is to meet today with some stakeholders to decide whether or not the elections
Former Governor Of Bayelsa State Arrested By Department Of State Security In Abuja

Photos of Asari Dokubo at President Jonathan's Campaign Rally in Bayelsa

The former Niger Delta militant pictured at president Jonathan's campaign rally in Bayelsa this afternoon.
Wande Coal Parts Ways With His Manger (Bankulli Entertainment)

Nigerian Pop star, Wande Coal has ended his relationship with handlers, Bankulli Entertainment led by Oluwaseun Abisagboola. We gathered exclusively that the 2-year relationship between the ‘Baby Hello’ singer and the new management has officially packed up as a result of irreconcilable differences and failure to reach a compromise on a number

68-Year-Old Killed By Gang After Hitting Man With Fetish Ring In Lagos

A gang in the Ketu area of Lagos State has tortured to death a 68-year-old man, Nasirudeen Ajawesola, for allegedly hitting a resident of the area with a fetish ring. It was gathered that the resident, who could not be identified as of press time, subsequently fell unconscious. The incident happened on Osokoya Street, Ketu. The police were, howeve
BE VIGILANT! FG Alleges Boko Haram Plot To Bomb Voting Centres

The Federal Government has uncovered a plot by Boko Haram to use female suicide bombers to attack voting centres during the forthcoming general elections. It said at a press conference yesterday in Abuja that it had intelligence reports that Boko Haram had concluded plans to obtain, buy or steal Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) of female voters, w

Bobby Brown Debunk Rumours Over "Bobbi Kristina's Goodbye" Reports

Bobby Brown has released a statement concerning rumors of daughter Bobbi Kristina's family coming to say good bye as well as other rumors. Earlier today, People published a report stating that after doctors at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta said there is nothing else they could do for Bobbi Kristina, the family decided it is time to com
I Would Rather Resign Than Postpone Elections - Prof. Jega

[size=9pt]«§» 5 February 2015[/size] The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has threatened to rather resign his appointment than postpone the scheduled February general elections. He said nobody's demand, including that of the National Council of States (NCS), or any other institution, will

NEWS: EFCC Declares Nyako & Son Wanted… And His Reply Will Shock You!

Oh dear the embattled former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has been declared wanted by the anti- graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission along with his son, Abdul Aziz Murtala Nyako, a retired Naval officer. Both are wanted in a case of criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering. But whe
Breaking News: Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Station In Jos Is On Fire

Photos of Gov. Fashola Throwing Recharge Cards and T Shirts to Crowd

Gov Fashola was spotted distributing Recharge cards, T-Shirts, Cash along Itire/Lawanson Road, a while a go. I guess its part of his campaign strategy for his party APC
Jonathan Visits IBB Again In Minna to Solicit for His Support (PHOTOS)

Pres. Jonathan yesterday paid another courtesy visit to former Military Head of State, Gen Ibrahim Babangida at his home in Minna. The President was in Niger state for his campaign rally. The speech given by IBB: The Former Chairman who is now the Director-General of Namadi Sambo and Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Team, the deputy chairman, distinguish

Breaking!!! Federal Govt to Postpone Elections, Gives New Date

Federal Government to postpone elections – the Federal Government is set to shift the election date., Citing the need to defuse the rising tension in the land, among other reasons, the Federal Government is set to shift the coming polls by six weeks. The presidential and National Assembly elections are currently scheduled for February 14,
TransAsia Plane Crashes In Taiwan River, 12 killed, 30 Missing - Video

A TransAsia airways plane carrying 53 passengers & five crew crashed into a shallow river this morning February 4th in Taiwan, killing at least 12 people. 16 people have been rescued alive and about 30 are missing.The crash was caught on the dashcam of a car driving through the bridge. It shows the plane clipping a bridge shortly after take-of

You Want Nigerians To Feel Hopeless About The Economy - Okonjo Iweala Replies Allegations
SDP Adopts Jonathan As Its Presidential Candidate

The Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Tuesday in Abuja endorsed the candidature of President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14 presidential election.The National Publicity of SDP, Dr Abdul Isiaq, said this at a news conference in Abuja. He said that the party reached the decision following the report of a committee set up by its National Execut
6,000 Members Of Boko Haram Members Have Been Encircled By The Nigerian Army

According to report reaching us from a reliable source, an estimated 6,000 members of the dreaded insurgent group have been encircled by the Nigerian Forces in Madagali and Gulak area of Bornu state.A correspondent twitter user with the account name @DonKlericuzio made this disclosure. Here are the tweets For more scintillating and juicy storie
We Won’t Shut Down Schools For Polls – FG

The Federal Government on Monday met with the 36 states Commissioners for Education, including the F.C.T. Education Secretary where they all agreed that schools should not be shut down for the coming general elections.The Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, presided over the meeting, which was held in his office in Abuja.Those in atten
Finally, Nigerian Troops Bombard Sambisa Forest

As part of measures to contain and quell the Boko Haram insurgency, the military has stormed the insurgents in Sambisa Forest, their notorious hideout, according to reports from the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).The director of defence information, Maj-Gen Chris Olukolade, told the agency that the military had been ra