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BREAKING NEWS! Boko Haram Release New Video Showing Kidnapped Chibok Girls Alive

CNN has obtained a video purportedly showing 15 missing Chibok girls after 2 years in Boko Haram captivity. Tagged proof of life recording, the 2 minutes video believed to have been shot in December last year, was obtained from one of the people negotiating for the release of the girls.The video shows some of the girls mentioning their names while

Nigerian Police Being Trained Abroad for Handling Explosive Devices (PHOTOS)

Nigeria Police Force (NPF) personnel being trained abroad on counter I.E.D (Improvised Explosive Device) measures -in a bid to combat the spate of insurgency in the country. Boko Haram has been heavily decimated since the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari.
China Offers $6bn Loan To Nigeria For Infrastructure – Foreign Affairs Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has disclosed that China has offered Nigeria a loan worth $6bn to fund projects.Speaking with reporters who travelled with President Muhammadu Buhari to China, Onyeama said, “It is a credit that is on the table as soon as we identify the projects, we access the facility,”“It won’t need an

BREAKING NEWS: DSS burst Into Nnamdi Kanu's Prison Room

Report reaching the desk of Family Writers is that, the Nigeria Department of State Security (DSS) has invaded Kuje Prison in Abuja Nigeria and the Prison room where the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Citizen Nnamdi Kanu is detained. DSS have ransacked the Prison room of the Citizen Nnamdi Kanu and are presently still at Kuje Prison try
Senator Bukolar Saraki Allegedly Buy 36 Toyota Land Cruiser For Senators - Sahara Reporter

According to Sahara Reporters, Senate President Bukola Saraki bought 36 Toyota Land Cruiser for senators and is planning to buy for every senator

Kidnappers of Channels TV Reporter Demand N15m Ransom

After abducting him on Monday in his house, the kidnappers of Channels Television correspondent, Mr Temitope Kuteyi, have demanded N15million ransom to free the man.Kuteyi was abducted in his house located along Umuguma Specialist Hospital, Owerri in the early hours of Monday. However, until the time of filing this report, his whereabouts was stil
BREAKING! Amaju Pinnick has Been Sacked As NFF President by the Federal High Court

According to a shocking reports, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has been sacked by a Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, and also ordered Chris Giwa to resume office as president of the football federation. It was learnt that the duo of Adama Yahaya and Obinna Ogba had approached th

Kebbi State: Police Monitor Distribution of Fuel to Avoid Diversion of Products (PHOTOS)

Kebbi State Government yesterday provided fuel at N87 per litre at selected filling stations. To ensure that products are not diverted, security agents are strictly monitoring all the stations.
University of Lagos Shuts Down Over Fuel and Power Crisis

In the face of the lingering fuel scarcity biting at Nigerians, many things can go wrong and even top educational Institutions like the University of Lagos are not left out.The management of the University of Lagos on Thursday ordered the immediate closure of the institution ‎following students’ protests over epileptic power supply and poor wa

Hospital Workers In Trouble For Allegedly Mutilating Dead Woman's Body In Osun

For allegedly mutilating the body of an elderly woman who had died in their care, some hospital workers in Osun now have a serious case to answer. The Police in Osun State have arrested the doctor and other workers of Tinu-Ola Clinic and Maternity Centre, Osogbo, following the alleged mutilation of the corpse of a 60 year old woman, who die
President Buhari Receives Details Of 2016 Budget From National Assembly

Unbehalf of President Buhari, his Chief of Staff has received the 2016 National budget from the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters at the Statehouse today. The details of the 2016 Appropriation Bill ( National Budget) has finally been received by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday from officials of the Nati

Breaking News: Ibinabo Fiberesima Released From Kirikiri On 2million Naira Bail

Embattled Nollywood actress and former President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ibinabo Fiberesima has been released from Kirikiri on 2million naira bail.The actress was reportedly released in the early hours of today under unconfirmed conditions.Ibinabo is expected to present two sureties of like sum residing within the jurisdiction of the court, an
NLC To Declare Nationwide Strike Against Electricity Tariff Hike And Fuel Scarcity

In response to public outcry against the excruciating pain faced by Nigerians, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is to declare a one-day nationwide strike against the insistence by the federal government to go on with the electricity tariff hike, ongoing fuel scarcity and current economic hardship Nigerians are facing under President Muhammadu Buh

WOW! President Buhari Bans Ministers And Top Govt Officials From Flying First Class

In the face of the financial crisis being experienced in the country presently, President Buhari has banned all ministers and all top government officials from flying first class while embarking on officials trips. The directive is contained in a statement released by Festus Akanbi, media adviser to Kemi Adeosun, Minister of finance, today April 6
SAD NEWS: OAU Lecturer, Wasiu Olayiwola Akande Aka 'Bora' Is Dead

The department of Management and Accounting of the Obafemi Awolowo University ile - Ife has lost another lecturer. Wasiu Olayiwola Akande, fondly known as 'Bora', passed on after a brief illness in his house earlier this morning after being discharged from the hospital yesterday. He was 44 years old and was survived by two kids and a wi

#FuelScarcity: Lagos Government Ban Indiscriminate Queues At Petrol Stations

Read the press statement below... The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow indiscriminate parking of vehicles on the road networks across the state on the basis of queuing up for Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as fuel, just as it threatened to sanction any erring filling stations and motorists who flout the direc
NEWS: National Assembly Forward Details Of The 2016 Budget To President Buhari

The National Assembly says it has submitted the details of the 2016 budget to the clerk of the Assembly who will immediately forward the documents to President Buhari for scrutiny and his assent. Chairmen of the Appropriation committee of the senate and House of Representatives, ‎Sen. Danjuma Goje and Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, in a joint sta

WASSCE 2016 Likely To Be Cancelled As Three Papers Leak

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) are in the crosshairs again, after three subjects out of this year’s West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) papers were leaked to students mainly in the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions.The Oral English, Integrated Science and Social Studies papers were leaked to students by
Panic as Lots of Cash and a Dead Body was Found on a Cargo Plane

The cargo plane carrying millions of South African rand has been grounded at Zimbabwe international airport after ground staff spotted blood dripping from it and discovered a man’s body. The plane, owned by Florida-based Western Global Airlines, is understood to have been transporting large sums of cash from Munich in Germany via Belgium and Nig

Kogi Governor To Purchase $8m Transparent Car To Fight Corruption (Photos)

Following the mind-boggling revelations coming out of the ongoing civil service audit and the uncompromising determination by the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello to rid the state of corruption, the Kogi State government has announced the creation of a fund to purchase the world’s first transparent and anti-corruption car for His Excellen
Over 30 Africans Both Male and Female Arrested in Kuwait for Fake Job Scam

30 African nationals were arrested on Thursday March 31 after a team of officers from the General Residency Affairs Investigation Department at the Interior Ministry, Kuwait uncovered the illegal activities of a gang of five Ethiopians operating a bogus domestic labor office through which they provide shelter to absconding workers and then ‘sell

How NNPC Withheld N824.7 Billion Oil Revenue In 6 Months Of Buhari’s Govt

A new report on Thursday said despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s attempt at ensuring transparency in the oil sector, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, still withholds billions in oil revenues from the government account.The report by the Natural Resource Governance Institute, titled “NNPC still holds blank check” said that
Woman Reportedly Sues Government For N100m Over Loss Of Pregnancy In Edo

The housewife identified as Mrs. Oghosa Ejemai, who according to reports, lost her seven-week-old pregnancy during an attack by officials of the Edo state government, has threatened to sue the State Government for the sum of N100 million for assault, on Wednesday, March 20, 2016.News reports have revealed that a woman is reportedly suing the Edo S

ISIS Group Bans Christians In Raqqa, Syria From Leaving

According to reports, the Islamic terrorist group, ISIS is preventing the last Christians in Raqqa, Northern Syria from leaving.The group Raqqa Is Being Silently Slaughtered (RIBSS) stated that the terrorist organization has put a new decree preventing both Christians and Armenians from leaving the ISIS controlled city.One Wednesday, March 3, 2016
Uniabuja Lecturer Accused Of Harassing Female Student Says He Is Innocent (Must Read)

Following the news of student harassment by a Uniabuja lecturer that broke out yesterday, TheNews.NG decided to reach out to parties involved and they were able to speak on phone with both Mr Samuel Olorunfemi Adam and Miss Kemi Obaditan. Mr Samuel Olorunfemi Adams side of the story: We got a phone call phone Mr Samuel Olorunfemi Adams asking us t

Photo: Fake Medical Doctor Who Owns Hospitals In Ibadan Arrested After Defrauding Patients

Mrs Damilola Ojo, a suspected fraudster has been arrested by the officials of Oyo State Police command in Ibadan.The woman who claimed to be a gynaecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), had duped many people, including Mrs. Funke Olagbaju Dollar. Ojo reportedly treated Dollar and her husband for infertility. She also defrauded many of
After 32 Years in Power, Republic of Congo President Wins Third Term

Congo strongman Denis Sassou Nguesso was today declared the country’s winner of the presidential elections, extending his 32 years in power in a vote the opposition says was marked by "massive fraud". Interior Minister Raymond Zephyrin Mboulou announced the results at 3:30am (0230 GMT) on national television, saying Sassou Nguesso had
Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Finally Surrenders (See Video)

A contrary opinion has emerged regarding the alleged surrender of the jihadist group troubling Nigeria’s northeastern region. The video shows the sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, speaking to his followers. Analysts say Shekau was trying to let his people know that he is still aliveEmerging reports had earlier suggested that Boko Haram ha
"Fuel Scarcity To Last For Two More Months" – Minister Kachikwu Ibe

At a time Nigerians are expecting respite from the pangs of the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, has dashed their hopes, stating that the current queues at gas stations would persist till late May.The minister, who doubles as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corpor
Finally! Nigerian Senate Passes 2016 National Budget

The 8th Senate in its session at the National Assembly, has officially passed the N6.08 trillion budget for 2016 today, March 23rd, with an unprecedented reduction in the budget’s total.It can be recalled that in December 2015, the budget proposal presented to a joint session of the national assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. was N6.08 tril