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'Chidinma Ekhile Wept Profusely Over Her Alleged SexTape News - Rapper Illbliss

Nigerian rapper Tobechukwu Melvin Ejiofor aka Illbliss in a chat with HipTV revealed that Chidinma's alleged sex tape scandal which went viral weeks back devastated the singer, adding that she cried profusely.Illbliss recounted how he and his team rallied round the Kedike hit singer and assured her the scandal would be strategically han

SAD NEWS! Nollywood Actor Crushed By Car On Movie Set! [PHOTO]

An upcoming Nollywood actor reportedly escaped death on a movie location. According to reports, the actor whose name is yet to be confirmed was involved in the accident while shooting a kidnapping scene of a movie being directed by Onyeka Ikechukwu. It was learnt that while on the floor acting out his role, another new actor had jumped into a waiti
Gunmen Kill Lecturer At Olabisi Onabanjo University

Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun, when unknown assailants killed a lecturer, just as ASUU called off its five-month old strike. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the victim, Dr Segun Onabanjo, was a senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology. According to eyewitnesses, the assailants broke in

Nigerian Senate BANNED Same Sex Marriage In Nigeria

The Senate yesterday unanimously passed a harmonised Conference Committee report banning same sex marriage in Nigeria, a development that defies stiff western opposition to the ban. Again, the Senate President, David Mark called on President Goodluck Jonathan to quickly sign the Bill into law. [size=13pt] Mark - [/size] [size=13pt]“We have been
APC Reps Set to impeach Jonathan

Minority Leader of the House, Mr. Femi GbajabiamilaThe All Progressives Congress caucus in the House of Representatives on Monday said that it had “enough grounds” to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan but that was not in a hurry to do so.The APC caucus said the time was not yet ripe to initiate impeachment aga

BREAKING NEWS: Finally, ASUU Calls Off Five Months Old Strike

Finally! ASUU has called off its 5 month old strike.Meanwhile, The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has set up an 18 member committee to monitor the utilization of the N200 billion fund given to universities by the Federal Government as part of its deal with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NANS president, Comrade Y
Obasanjo Has Washed His Hands Off Innocent Blood, Says Sheikh Gumi

Islamic cleric and scholar Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has praised former President Olusegun Obasanjo for standing up for his conviction and for being bold to confront the government of President Goodluck Jonathan.In the words of the Kaduna-based cleric, Mr. Obasanjo has “washed his hands off innocent blood” by speaking up against the lapses of the incum

Nigerian Doctors Warn Of ‘Imminent Collapse Of Health Services’ From Saturday

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) today warned about the imminent collapse of the health sector in the next few days, as its final ultimatum to the federal government has nearly expired with no progress being made. The disturbing alarm comes just as the government finally seems to be making headway in its conflict with university lecturers who
Jonathan Meets Obasanjo In Kenya After Letter

President Goodluck Jonathan and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, had breakfast together in Nairobi, Kenya, on December 12, 2013, Thursday.Both politicians were among other African leaders that graced the 50th Independence Anniversary celebration of Kenya at the Safaricom Stadium in Kasarani, Nairobi, on Thursday, December 12.Obasanjo’s visit

BREAKING News: Policemen Shoot Rivers Assembly Members On Orders From Above

Crisis again broke out in the Rivers State House of Assembly in Port Harcourt on Thursday as the police on the orders from above disrupted the sitting of the state House by looking down the Assembly complex when the lawmakers tried to resume their lawful duties.The 25 lawmakers, in the absence of the speaker, then decided to sit with the deputy sp
BIG TROUBLE: Five Lawmakers To Impeach Amaechi

Reminiscent of the July 9 fracas on the floor of Rivers State House of Assembly, Port Harcourt, the dissident 6 lawmakers opposed to Governor Rotimi Amaechi with the barking of powerful forces in Abuja are set to sit to begin impeachment proceedings against governor.It was learnt last night that the impeachment was not targeted at only Amaechi, wh

Obasanjo Writes President Jonathan, Accuses Him Of Lying, Promoting Corruption

An apparently angry and frustrated ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has written what clearly competes as one of the most acerbic letters in modern history to President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying Nigeria.“Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped,” Mr. Obasanjo said in
Five Babies Delivered At Ongoing Holy Ghost Congress

Mrs. Ruth Kehinde Posu, 25, leaves at New Site around Festac Town in Lagos. She is a member of Living Faith Ministry aka Winners Chapel and was particularly keen on going the current convention of the church at Ota because there was no money for such a venture.She was nine-month pregnant but had no inkling of how the baby would be born as there wa

S/Africans Boo Zuma At Mandela Memorial

SOWETO – South Africans who jeered their president at freedom icon Nelson Mandela’s memorial service spoke of their disillusion at the failure of 20 years of democracy to yield a better life for all.Jacob Zuma was booed repeatedly by some among the tens of thousands of people gathered to bid a final farewell to the man whose shoes he has someti
Certificate Forgery: Appeal Court Strikes Out Suit Against Senator Obende

BENIN—THERE was ju-bilation in Edo North senatorial district of Edo State, yesterday, following the victory of All Progressives Congress, APC, senator representing the area, Senator Domingo Obende, at the Appeal Court, in Abuja.The senatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Yisa Braimoh, had filed a suit against Obende, allegi

Woman Who Stole 7-Day-Old Baby Arrested

JOS — The Plateau State Police command, yesterday, paraded the woman who, last week, stole a seven-day old baby in Bokkos Local Government Area and her accomplice who had faked a pregnancy to con her husband for seven months.Parading the two alongside other suspects, state Commissioner of Police Mr. Chris Olakpe, said the housewife, Chundun
President Jonathan Encourages Corruption In Nigeria - House Speaker Tambuwal

Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has stated that President Goodluck Jonathan is encouraging corruption in Nigeria by his handling of corruption cases.“The President’s body language’ seems to be encouraging corrupt practices in the country,” the speaker said.Mr. Tambuwal said

Mandela Family Begins Battle Over $15 Million Fortune

He was a celebrated symbol of peace and democracy the world over.But in the last years of his life, Nelson Mandela’s own family has been at war, bickering between themselves over his many millions.And in the wake of the anti-apartheid leader’s death at 95 today, it is feared his surviving family will be plunged in to deep rifts over who stands
Catholic priest Pulls Out Gun, Threatens To Shoot Church Members In Imo State

It appears we are truly approaching the much talked about end time. As you read this, a Catholic priest in Imo State is being investigated by the police after reports that he was illegally in possession of weapons.The Reverend Father is said to be in charge of a parish in the Dikenafai environs of the Ideato South LGA of the state. He is said to h

This Government Is Not Ready, The Strike Continues –– ASUU

Public university lecturers under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Sunday insisted that they would not return to the classrooms on Monday as directed by the federal government.They also accused the President Gooodluck Jonathan-led Government of insincerity in its bid to resolve the 6 months old dispute. ASUU Presi
Police Order to Demolishes 5-storey Ezuma Hospital in Aba

Barely a week after the Imo state Police command smashed a baby factory being operated as a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) in the Egbu area of Owerri by one Dr. James Ezuma, the Abia State government within the hours of 5pm and 6pm Saturday Police command to demolished his five-story Ezuma Hospital located along Okigwe road, Aba.

Drogba, Eboue Face Fines over Mandela Tributes

DIDIER Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue face fines from the Turkish FA after displaying vests bearing tributes to Nelson Mandela.The two Ivory Coast internationals unveiled their personal messages after Galatasaray’s game against Elazigspor on Friday, their first game after the death of South African icon Mandela.Chelsea legend Drogba peeled off his shi
ASUU Strike: New Lecturers Resumes Work At AAUA To Replace Striking Ones

The crisis between the embattled members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities [ASUU], Adekunle Ajasin University [AAUA], Ondo state and their management is now deepened as new lecturers have been employment to replace the striking lecturers.Recall that when DailyPost visited the campus last Monday, some old lecturers were seen in various lec

22 Years Old Nigerian Man, Aderoju Bammeke and Girlfriend Jailed For Fraud

Aderoju Bammeke, 22, and his girlfriend Jessica Ogunyemi, 20, both of Manchester, were the UK 'platform' for a Nigerian 'phishing' scam that made £41,000 in just two months. The plot, masterminded by a gang in the West African country, involved sending fake emails to customers of banks including Barclays and Halifax.The emails
Chocolate City Vs. Brymo: Case Adjourned Till January 2014

Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos where the case between Chocolate City vs Brymo has been adjourned to Tuesday January 14, 2014 .The legal battle between Chocolate City Entertainment and its estranged artiste Ashimi Olawale Ibrahim aka Brymo is far from over as the case was on December 5, 2013 adjourned till January 14, 2014. The case which was su

Officaiting Priest At Iyayi's Burial Booed For Calling On ASUU To Suspend Strike

THE University of Benin yesterday stood still in honour of former President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Late Prof. Festus Iyayi as it declared the Late Don irreplaceable.Late Iyayi’s journey home ward began with a stop-over at his Isihor country home, accompanied by ASUU members, to enable his family members and ASUU
Doctor Arrested For Detaining Babies, Mothers Over Non-Payment Of Hospital Bills

A hospital where nursing mothers and their babies were illegally detained in dehumanising conditions for several months over non-payment of hospital bills has been uncovered in Lagos.The hospital was uncovered by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, WAPA, in collaboration with the Office of the Public De
Crisis Threatens As Setraco Soldiers Murder ‘Okada’ Rider In Delta

Pandemonium broke out Thursday morning in Ughelli, Delta State after soldiers attached to Setraco Construction Company shot and killed a cyclist, popularly known as “Okada.”SaharaReporters gathered that the tragic event happened after soldiers posted to guard a Lebanese expatriate issued an order banning all forms of vehicular movements with th
2014 UTME: Reps to Upgrade Validity of JAMB Results to 3 Years

A bill to amend the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Act yesterday scaled through second reading in the House of Representatives, which seeks to extend the validity of JAMB result from its present one year to three academic years.What this means is that if a Student sits for the UTME and makes a good results, the result should be Vali
BREAKING NEWS - Nelson Mandela Is Dead At 95!

Nelson Mandela, born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, was a South African politician. He died on December 6, 2013 at the age of 95.Friends and family are mourning the loss of a loved one. Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died, President Jacob Zuma announces Former US President George HW Bush on Mandela: 'He was a man of tremen