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  • Breaking News: Lieutenant Colonel Killed In Latest Boko Haram Ambush

    . Breaking News: Lieutenant Colonel Killed In Latest Boko Haram Ambush

     In a latest ambush along Maiduguri-Bama road, a lieutenant  colonel of the Nigerian Army, has been feared killed when suspected Boko Haram insurgents allegedly ambushed a military convoy returning to Bama after a working visit to MaiduguriDetails of the attack are still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, however a source close to t
  • Biafra Agitators Take to the Streets of Lagos to Protest (PHOTOS)

    . Biafra Agitators Take to the Streets of Lagos to Protest (PHOTOS)

     Members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra are currently protesting in Alaba market, Ojo area of Lagos, South West Nigeria calling for the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu.
  • Nyesom Wike Dismissed As Governor Of Rivers State, Fresh Elections To Hold In 90 Days

    . Nyesom Wike Dismissed As Governor Of Rivers State, Fresh Elections To Hold In 90 Days

     There is going to be another Governorship election in Rivers in 90 DAYS. It will be recalled that a tribunal on the 24th of October, had held that Governor Wike of Rivers State was not duly elected as the Governor of Rivers‎ state and so sacked him, but the Governor appealed against the judgment, insisting that he was duly elected the governor o
  • Gov. Obiano Rebuilds Onitsha Mosque Burnt In Pro-biafra Protest - Photos

    .. Gov. Obiano Rebuilds Onitsha Mosque Burnt In Pro-biafra Protest - Photos

     The Onitsha Central Mosque which was burnt down during Biafra protest on December 2 , 2015  at Onitsha has been rebuilt by the state's governor , Obiano . The building as seen below is currently nearing completion .
  • Court Orders PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus To Vacate Office Within 14 Days

    . Court Orders PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus To Vacate Office Within 14 Days

     A High Court in Abuja has ordered the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus, to vacate office within 14 days‎.In its ruling on Tuesday, December 14, Justice Hussein Baba held that Secondus' position is zoned to the North-East, which means it cannot be occupied by him.Ahmed Gulak, former Special
  • Lagos Court Convicts 9 Foreign Citizens For Stealing Crude Oil From Nigeria

    . Lagos Court Convicts 9 Foreign Citizens For Stealing Crude Oil From Nigeria

     A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday convicted nine foreign citizens for stealing 3,423.097 metric tons of crude oil from Nigeria.Among the convicts were five Filipinos and four Bangladeshes.They had been intercepted by the Nigerian Navy on March 27, 2015, while trying to export the stolen product loaded in their vessel, MT Asteris, out of the
  • EX-DPO Who Killed A Fuel Subsidy Protester In Lagos, Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment

    . EX-DPO Who Killed A Fuel Subsidy Protester In Lagos, Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment

     One Segun Fabunmi, a former Divisional Police Officer, DPO, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for killing one Ademola Ade in Lagos during the January 2012 protest against the removal of fuel subsidy by former President Goodluck Jonathan.The convict had on May 5, 2013, been arraigned on seven counts of attempted murder and causing grievou
  • Zaria Killings: Shiite Muslims Protest In Iran and in Various Parts Of Nigeria

    . Zaria Killings: Shiite Muslims Protest In Iran and in Various Parts Of Nigeria

    Thousands of Nigerian Shiites have staged protest in different countries including the largest march in Kano, Kebbi and Bauchi to protest against the arrest of their leader EL-Zakzaky and the death of their members during the 2-day violent clash with the Nigerian Army. Also some Iranians this morning staged a peaceful protest outside the Nigerian
  • Nigeria Ranked 3rd Most Terrorized Country In The World: Check It Out

    . Nigeria Ranked 3rd Most Terrorized Country In The World: Check It Out

     When your country ranks higher than Syria (a country terrorized by the deadly ISIS) in the Global Terrorism Index, then it’s time for serious deliverance and prayers. According to this terrorism index report, Nigeria ranks 3rd on the list of countries suffering most terrorist attack.See Full Ranking Table Below
  • Imo State Ministry of Justice, Protest Over None Payment Of 8 Months Salaries

    . Imo State Ministry of Justice, Protest Over None Payment Of 8 Months Salaries

     These are photos of State Counsel in Imo State Ministry of Justice protesting yesterday Monday 14/12/15 over the non payment of their 8 months salaries and the sack of their directors without a valid reason. It was a sight to behold.
  • Buhari Finally Cancels Fuel Subsidy, Petrol Price To Go Up To N97/Litre Next Year

    . Buhari Finally Cancels Fuel Subsidy, Petrol Price To Go Up To N97/Litre Next Year

     Following the reports that crude oil prices has hit a seven-year low with global reference crude, West Texas Intermediate and Brent trading yesterday at $34.7 and $36.7 per barrel respectively, which effectively disrupting Nigeria’s $38 per barrel benchmark for 2016 budget, the Federal Government has found it necessary and imperative to remove t
  • Emir Of Kano: Sanusi Lamido Implicated In N40bn Loot

    . Emir Of Kano: Sanusi Lamido Implicated In N40bn Loot
  • Raymond Dokpesi, AIT's Boss Granted N200M Bail Ordered to Leave Passport With Court

    . Raymond Dokpesi, AIT's Boss Granted N200M Bail Ordered to Leave Passport With Court

     A justice of the federal high court, Abuja, has granted Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications Plc,owners of AIT and Raypower, bail in the sum N200m and two sureties in like sum. According to the judge, one of sureties must be a director in the civil service while the defendant must deposit his international passport with the court. The c
  • Dasuki and Others to be Arraigned in Court This Morning Over The Misappropriating of N32bn (PHOTOS)

    . Dasuki and Others to be Arraigned in Court This Morning Over The Misappropriating of N32bn (PHOTOS)

     Embattled Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, former Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Aminu Baba Kusa and Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the NSA, Salisu Shuaibu are currently being arraigned before Justice H.Y. Baba on a 22 count charges bordering on fraud and money laundering.They are ac
  • NSCIA Warns The Nigerian Military Over Zaria Killings, Against Creating Another Boko Haram

    . NSCIA Warns The Nigerian Military Over Zaria Killings, Against Creating Another Boko Haram

     The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has warned the Nigerian military authorities against plunging the country into another Boko Haram-like insurgency with the repeated attacks on members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. In a statement Sunday, the NSCIA said in a statement by its Secretary General, Is-haq Oloyede, that it wa
  • Photos: Nigerians In London Protest Over The Killing Of Shiites By Nigerian Army In Zaria

    . Photos: Nigerians In London Protest Over The Killing Of Shiites By Nigerian Army In Zaria

     Islamic Human Rights Commission have organized a protest in front of Nigerian High Commission in London in support of Shiites sect members being killed by the Nigerian Army since Saturday.The protesters on Sunday stormed Nigerian Embassy and wrote “Nigerian Army are killing unarmed civilians now” on the front door, floor and placards.. See p
  • Undergraduate Student Nabbed For Impersonating Oyo State First Lady On Facebook

    . Undergraduate Student Nabbed For Impersonating Oyo State First Lady On Facebook

     The Oyo State Police Command has paraded an undergraduate student of a private university in Osun State for opening an account on Facebook in the name of the Oyo State First Lady, Mrs Florence Ajimobi.The student identified simply as Adubi, before his arrest on November 25, was a 400-level student of history and international relations.According t
  • NEWS UPDATE: 20 Feared Dead As Nigerian Troops Arrest Shi’te Leader, Elzakzaky

    . NEWS UPDATE: 20 Feared Dead As Nigerian Troops Arrest Shi’te Leader, Elzakzaky

     he leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a group propagating the spread of Shi’te Islam in Nigeria, Ibrahim Elzakzaky, has been arrested by Nigerian troops, following a siege on his Zaria residence, PREMIUM TIMES can reveal.A credible source in the sect’s hierarchy also told PREMIUM TIMES that a top leader of the movement, Muhammadu Turi,
  • SHOCKING NEWS: Kano Muslim Shi’ite Leader Muhammad Turi Reportedly ‘Killed’ In Zaria

    . SHOCKING NEWS: Kano Muslim Shi’ite Leader Muhammad Turi Reportedly ‘Killed’ In Zaria

     Muhammad Turi, leader of an Islamic shi’ite sect in Kano State, has been reportedly killed. Turi was reportedly killed in a shootout between members of his sect and Nigeria’s military. The national spokesperson for the sect, Ibrahim Usman, was also allegedly killed in the reported shootout in Zaria, Kaduna State. Their alleged killing was ‘
  • Over 87 Killed In Burundi In Clashes Between Opposition And The Military

    . Over 87 Killed In Burundi In Clashes Between Opposition And The Military

     On Friday, at least 79 "enemies" and 8 soldiers were killed during the bloodiest day of unrest in months in Burundi according to the Agence France-Presse (AFP).  The fighting left the capital, Bujumbura, pockmarked with bullet holes and strewn with bodies.  The fighting started when unidentified gunmen attacked three military i
  • GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Nigeria’s Chief Of Army Staff Escapes Assassination In Zaria

    . GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Nigeria’s Chief Of Army Staff Escapes Assassination In Zaria

     Several people were killed today during a firefight between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shitte Muslim sect, in Zaria, Kaduna. The official Twitter account of the Nigerian Army said members of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky’s Shi’a Muslim group attempted to assassinate the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai.Photos from the scene have
  • Muammar Gaddafi's Son, Hannibal Gaddafi Released After Kidnap In Lebanon

    . Muammar Gaddafi's Son, Hannibal Gaddafi Released After Kidnap In Lebanon

     Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi has been released following his kidnap in Beirut.Hannibal was kidnapped by an armed group and in a video released yesterday, he was shown asking for information concerning an Islamic cleric.The 40 year old businessman has been in Oman since 2012 and it is not clear when he was kidnap
  • Confusion In Benin As Two Bodies Disappear From Mortuary

    . Confusion In Benin As Two Bodies Disappear From Mortuary

     A possible breakdown of law and order at the Benin City Central Hospital, was averted by the police on Friday, following the mysterious disappearance of two corpses from the hospital morgue.It was gathered that relatives of the deceased persons had gone to the hospital on Thursday to collect the corpses for burial when they discovered that they we
  • Muammar Gaddafi's Son, Hannibal Gaddafi Kidnapped In Beirut, Lebanon

    . Muammar Gaddafi's Son, Hannibal Gaddafi Kidnapped In Beirut, Lebanon

     The son of late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has been kidnapped in Lebanese capital of Beirut, AFP reports, citing security sources. According to reports on Twitter, Hannibal Gaddafi was seized by members of the Lebanese Amal Movement.Hannibal, 40, is the fifth son of Colonel Gaddafi and his second wife, Safia Farkash.After the rebels took the
  • CONFESSION TIME! Why Jonathan Ordered Sambo To Pay Me N670M – Thisday Publisher, Nduka Obaigbena

    . CONFESSION TIME! Why Jonathan Ordered Sambo To Pay Me N670M – Thisday Publisher, Nduka Obaigbena

     Publisher of ThisDay Newspapers and President, Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nduka Obaigbena has made clarifications over the purpose of the N550 million and N120 million payments he received from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.Mr. Obaigbena made the clarifications in response to an invitat
  • Lagos Court Freezes All Kanu Nwankwo Bank Accounts Over N924M Unpaid Debt

    . Lagos Court Freezes All Kanu Nwankwo Bank Accounts Over N924M Unpaid Debt

     In a bid to recover a debt of N924,788,754.56, a Federal high court sitting in Lagos, has ordered that all accounts belonging to former captain of the Super Eagles, Nwankwo Kanu and his company, The Hardley Apartments anywhere and in any bank or financial institution in Nigeria should be frozen pending the hearing of a suit filed against him and hi
  • EFCC Begin The Trial Of Sambo & Others Over Misappropriation Of 10bn Allegedly Shared To PDP Delegates

    . EFCC Begin The Trial Of Sambo & Others Over Misappropriation Of 10bn Allegedly Shared To PDP Delegates

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will begin the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki at a Federal High Court Abuja today December 11th. He alongside ex-Minister of Finance Bashir Yuguda and a former Director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Shuaibu Salisu, a former Executive Dir
  • Idoma Youths Accuses David Mark of Renting Crowds to Welcome Him to His Hometown

    . Idoma Youths Accuses David Mark of Renting Crowds to Welcome Him to His Hometown

     Youths from the Benue South Senatorial District, otherwise known as Benue Zone C, have stated that the ‘rented’ crowd that welcome back former Senate President, Senator David Mark would not save him during the rerun next year. Mark returned to his ancestral home for the first time since the Appellate Court sacked him from the Senate. Mark, who
  • Breaking News: Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Godswill Akpabio's Election

    . Breaking News: Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Godswill Akpabio's Election

     The election of the former governor of Akwa Ibom state and the Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has been upheld by the Federal Court of Appeal contrary to earlier  reports that it was nullified. Before the court sitting, reports had made the rounds this morning that Akpabio was thrown out of the Senate because of what the cou
  • Revealed: New Details From Nicki Minaj's Brother's Rape Case

    . Revealed: New Details From Nicki Minaj's Brother's Rape Case

     It was a shocker last week when reports revealed that Nicki Minaj’s older brother, Jelani Maraj, had been arrested and charged with raping a 12-year-old girl. At the time, little was known about the case, but now new reports have revealed details about the alleged crime.Nicki Minaj's 37-year-old brother Jelani Maraj appeared in court yester

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