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Anambra State Governor, Obiano Gives N433M To Catholic Church

Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano has allegedly gifted the Catholic Archdiocese in his state the sum of N433 million.The sum was reportedly to aid “church management”. Although there has been no official verification from the Anambra state government, there is a picture of the Governor presenting a ceremonial cheque. It is unclear how such

Pro-Biafra Activists Storm Anambra and Shut Down Markets

A multitude of pro-Biafra activists on Monday stormed Anambra State, protesting the detention of Radio Biafra director, Nnamdi Kanu, who still remains in custody of Department of State Services (DSS). During the protest, they also shut down markets and all commercial hubs in Nnewi, Vanguard reports.The report further states: Members of the
Over 700,000 Nigerians Are Trafficked for Sex and Organ Removal Annually

An anti-human trafficking group, the Academy for Prevention of Human Trafficking and other related matters (TAPHOM), has said that about 701, 032 Nigerians are illegally moved out of the country every year for sexual exploitation, organ removal and forced labour. The academy, a subsidiary of Devatop Centre for Africa Development, in partnership wi

BREAKING NEWS! DSS Arrests Dasuki Sambo Today From His Home In Abuja

Operatives of Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday morning arrested ex-National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd).Dasuki who was placed under house arrest and denied an opportunity to travel abroad by the DSS has now been arrested.Although the DSS did not state the reason for arresting Dasuki, it is strongly believed that new re
Civilian Fighters Prevent Boko Haram From Taking Gulak Town, As Nigerian Troops Flee

Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a northeastern town, residents said Monday.The civilian fighters held Gulak town after soldiers ran away Sunday night until the military sent reinforcements who fought off the extremists, former council chairman Jame

Queen Elizabeth & President Buhari Set To Attend Ooni Of Ife';s Coronation On December 7

Queen of England, Elizabeth Alexander and President Muhammadu Buhari are expected to attend the coronation of the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II.The Chairman, Media Committee of the coronation, Biyi Odunlade, made this disclosure at a press conference in Osun State on Monday.The coronation is scheduled to hold on December 7.
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Illegal Immigrants Sue The State Of Oregon Over Denying Them Driver';s Licenses

A group of illegal immigrants is suing the state of Oregon to overturn a voter-approved initiative that denied them driver’s licenses.The lawsuit, brought by five illegal immigrants, comes after Oregonians passed Measure 88 last year with a strong two-thirds majority. Thirty-five of Oregon’s 36 counties voted against licenses for illegal immig
PHOTO: Shi’ite Trekkers Defy Suicide Attack, March In Kaduna

The Shi’ite Islamic Movement Monday continued its procession to Zaria in Kaduna State despite losing some of its members in a bomb attack last week.About 20 members of the group died when two suicide bombers attacked the group during its procession from Kano to Zaria on Friday.The bombers, who pretended to be members of the sect, set off the bom

UPDATE: Men Alleged To Have Trailed GEJ';s Convoy Released From Police Custody

Bayelsa state police command has released the 4 men accused of allegedly crashing into the convoy of Former President Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa earlier today. Police investigations indicated that the men wrongly joined GEJ's convoy thinking it was that of Timipre Sylva who they were on the road campaigning with ahead of Saturday's gu
KOGI ELECTION: Violence Breaks Out At APC Headquarters In Abuja

Violence erupted outside the APC headquarters in Abuja this afternoon over the inconclusive election in Kogi state. Some thugs numbering over a thousand attempted to attack the party's choice in the December 5th supplementary election, Yahaya Bello as he arrived the secretariat this afternoon to attend a meeting with top party leaders. The th

Ex President Jonathan Narrowly Escaped Assassination in Bayelsa, Suspects Arrested -PHOTOS

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan was attacked this morning when some suspected militants working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State drove into his convoy. According to sources, the men, who drove into a short motorcade conveying the former President from the Julius Berger bridge area of the state capital Yenagoa, trailed
EFCC Arrests 20 Close Associates Of Former NSA, Dasuki

Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested some top-ranking officials of the Office of the National Security Adviser who worked under Sambo Dasuki, the office’s immediate former chief. A highly placed security source confirmed the arrests to a correspondent of SaharaReporters. He added that the officials’ arres

Synagogue Inquiry Stalled As TB Joshua Refuses To Honour Court Invite

A Lagos State High Court presided by Justice Lawal Akapo has adjourned till 11th of December, the trial of senior pastor and prophet of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua over death of 116 persons, mostly South Africans, in a building within the church premises that collapsed last year. The trial scheduled to commence today was stall
21-Year-Old Stabs Landlord To Death During A Street Fight In Lagos

Some hoodlums started a street fight on Olorogun Street, Odo Eran, in the Itire area of Lagos State on Tuesday, during which a 21-year-old stabbed a landlord, identified as Alawu Lateef, to death.PUNCH Metro learnt that Lateef, who was a father of three, had intervened in the fight, and asked the hoodlums to leave the area, when one of them, ident

President Buhari Begs Commonwealth Commission To Help Nigeria In Fighting Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that the war with Boko Haram has left over 10,000 Nigerians dead and more than 2 million people displaced. The President made these remarks Friday night while attending a banquet for Queen Elizabeth II during the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta. President Buhari’s remarks were re
BREAKING NEWS! Appeal Court Nullifies Senator David Mark';s Election

A Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State has nullified the election of former senate president, David Mark. The Makurdi division of the Court of Appeal on Saturday, ordered a re-run of the poll within 90 days.The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Benue South, Mr Donald Onjeh had challenged the decision

APC Nominates Yahaya Bello As Late Abubakar Audu’s Replacement

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday nominated Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the party’s new candidate to replace late Audu for Kogi governorship supplementary poll.Bello will replace Abubakar Audu, who was leading the polls with 41,000 but died suddenly last weekend after It was also learnt that the APC has retained Hon. James Abiodun Faleke
#Ambodeisworking: Lagos State Seal Off Shoprite For Breaching Health And Safety Laws

The Lagos State Safety Commission has shut the multi-billion multi-national shopping outlet, Shoprite located at the Ikeja Shopping Mall, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly breaching safety law. Officials of the commission were said to have stormed Shoprite on Friday afternoon and drove everyone out and sealed off the massive premises,

BREAKING NEWS: Many Feared Dead as Suicide Bomber Hits Kano

Scores were feared dead at Dakasoye village, Garun Mallam local government area of Kano Friday when a suicide bomber hit Shia procession on there way to Zaria witness says. The incident which occurred by 2.00pm was said to have affected mostly women and children. A local Journalist, Ali Kakaki who was at the scene of the blast said that the ugly i
Cultist Shot Dead During Gun Battle at an Hotel in Lagos

There was a gun battle on Thursday night between yet to be identified rival cult groups and at the end one person was shot dead in a popular hotel in Lagos State, western Nigeria.The incident which happened at about 10 pm at a popular hotel located in Akesan area also left several other people injured. The police from Igando division have recovere

Nigerian Pirates Hijack Polish Ship With 16 Poles Aboard

The Polish Consulate in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has confirmed that a cargo ship carrying 16 Poles has been hijacked by Nigerian pirates. The ship, named Szafir (Sapphire), had been sailing from the Belgian port of Antwerp to Onne in Nigeria,and it belongs to Polish company Euroafrica, based in Szczecin, north western Poland. It is understood
U.S White House on Lockdown As Man Jumps Over Fence (VIDEO)

U.S. officials and media have said a man draped in an American flag jumped over the fence of the White House while President Barack Obama was inside with his family celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday.AFP reports that the man was quickly stopped by Secret Service agents after breaching a barricade and jumping over the fence on the North Lawn that

Alleged 19.2BN Fraud: Court Dismisses 50-Count Charge Against Timipre Sylva

Respite came the way of the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva, Thursday, as the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, dismissed the 50-count criminal charge that was entered against ‎by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC‎.Trial Justice Ademola Adeniyi dismissed the charge on the ground that it consti
James Falake Declares Self As Kogi State Governor Elect As APC Nominates Prince Audu's Son

The running mate to late Abubakar Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare him governor elect. James Faleke, in a November 26 letter to INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, insisted that under Section 187 of the 1999

[MUST READ] Obasanjo Finally Replies Jonathan's Sept 22 Open Letter

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to Goodluck Jonathan’s open letter, urging him (Jonathan) to use the new Foundation he is set to establish to engage in soul-searching and in reviewing his past actions.Obasanjo’s letter dated October 12, 2015, Dear President Goodluck Jonathan, “I write to acknowledge the receipt
Wife Of Known Drug Convict, Roli Bode George Appointed Chairman Of NDLEA

Following the retirement of Alhaji Ahmadu Giade as Chairman of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, after 10 years in service, Mrs Roli Bode George has been appointed to take charge of the agency as Acting Chairman reports. The appointment of Mrs Bode George is considered as a significant gender balance by the President Muhammadu Buha
Northern Elders Blasts FG For Birth Control Policy; It's Against Islam

A member of the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Babatunde Gabriel Kolawole on Tuesday, November 24, moved for the motion titled " Need for the federal government to curb population explosion in Nigeria. " Kolawole in his argument urged the Federal Government to come up with a policy to check the alarming rate of population growth
BREAKING NEWS! Olamide's Father Is Dead!

Olamide who released his fifth album 'Eyan Mayweather' on November 23, 2015, just announced that his father is dead. Top Nigerian rapper Olamide has just lost his father.Olamide who released his fifth album 'Eyan Mayweather' on November 23, 2015, just announced that his father is dead. The YBNL boss revealed the sad news via his
N45m Was Not Mistakenly Deposited In My Account - Man Replies EFCC

On the Withdrawal of Money Purported to Have Been Wrongly Credited to My Account by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and My Allegedly Being Wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) My attention has been drawn to the falsehood being circulated on some social and print media platforms with my above photograph claiming that I