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Chris Oyakhilome Under Investigation In South Africa for ‘Commercialization Of Religion’

South African authorities have ordered Christ Embassy head pastor, Chris Oyakhilome, to tender the church’s financial records, a request he denied. The South African Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, headed by Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, is investigating the commercialisation of religion a

Payment Of N5,000 To Unemployed Nigerian Youth To Start 2016 – Minister

The federal government has assured that it would commence payment of N5,000 promised unemployed Nigerian youth during the electioneering campaign, from 2016 . The minister of youth and sports, Solomon Dalong,said this on Wednesday when he paid a condolence visit on the national chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, over the death of
Sambo, Ibekwe, Obinna,Olutayo - List Of Most Wanted Nigerian Criminals In The UK - Photo

UK's most wanted are individuals of various nationalities sought in connection for crimes including murder, sexual assault, burglary, violence and more. Olu Suliman, aged 30-35, aka William Suliman is wanted in relation to a 2008 rape investigation. Omoniyi Adefeyetin is wanted by British Transport Police for over allegation of rape. The vict

British Government Declines Request From Kanu Nnamdi's Lawyers To Help Him (Photo)

The government of the United Kingdom has reacted to the detention of Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, a letter published online by Radio Biafra claims.According to the letter purportedly signed by James Duddridge, who is the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the detained Kanu, who also hold
Woman Sues Her Ex For Fraud For Refusing To Marry Her After Taking Money

A 42-year-old man who dumped a 49-year-old lover and secretly went and married another woman has landed in prison custody after he failed to refund the money the ex-lover allegedly gave him to set up his business in Lagos State, western Nigeria. He was charged before Isolo Magistrate’s court with obtaining under false pretence and remanded in pr

Bomb Goes Off While Muslim Faithfuls Were Praying In A Mosque In Katsina

A bomb explosion on Tuesday, reportedly ripped through a mosque at Yartabki village near the headquarters of Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State, though no casualty was recorded from the explosion. Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Aminu Sadiq said no one was however injured, and that no “severe damage
Muslim NYSC Youth Corpers Banned From Wearing Hijab On NYSC Uniforms

LIFE MATTERS: NYSC Posts 2,200 Corp Members To Boko Haram, HQ. Borno State

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said on Monday that it has deployed 2,200 corps members to Borno State for the 2015/2016 service year. The Public Relations Officers of NYSC in the state, Mr. Suleiman Aliyu, who disclosed this in Maiduguri, the state capital, said: " 2200 Corps members have been deployed to Borno State for the exercise
Liberia Records Another Ebola Case As 15 Year-Old-Boy Dies From The Virus

The jubilation in Liberia after it was declared Ebola free in September, 2015 may not last long as it has recorded yet another fatality from the deadly virus.Chief medical officer Francis Kateh disclosed on Tuesday that a 15-year-old boy, Nathan Gbotoe has died of Ebola in Liberia, the first such fatality for months in a country declared free of t

Pro-Biafra Protesters Vow to Storm Lagos

Following Radio Biafra director, Nnamdi Kanu’s appearance at an Abuja Magistrate Court on Monday and the pro-Biafra protests that took place in Abuja afterwards, activists under the umbrella of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have vowed to storm Lagos. You will recall that following a court order instructing Department of State Services (DSS)
Nnamdi Kanu The Biafran Agitator Arraigned in Court Today (PHOTOS)

Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was this morning arraigned before the Abuja Chief Magistrate Court over the criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government. He was arrested on October 18th and is standing trial for alleged criminal conspiracy, managing and belonging to an unlawful society and criminal

First Photos From The Burial Ceremony of Audu Abubakar

The burial of the former governor of Kogi state and candidate of the APC in the inconclusive governorship poll in the state, Prince Abubakar Audu, takes place today at Ogbonicha in Ofu Local Government Area.
In Edo State: Women Walk in Support of Governor Oshiomole (PHOTOS)

Few days after a group of elderly women walked in protest of the state governor, Adams Oshiomole, for insulting Igbinedion, a group of women clad in white apparel today staged a peaceful walk in support of the governor.

Microfinance Bank Defrauds Over 200 Market Women In Lagos

There was confusion at a certain microfinance bank located on Atitebi Junction on the Old Apapa Road, in the Oyingbo area of Lagos state when no fewer than 200 women got to the bank where they had allegedly opened accounts but discovered it was deserted.According to Naijapals, the police in the State are on the trail of the employees of the said b
Alison Madueke Set To Return To Nigeria This Friday; Buhari Plans To Arrest Her

The immediate family of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison Madueke seems to have given up hope on the ailing health condition of their daughter.This is just as the embattled ex-minister has ordered her relatives to jet her back into Nigeria this Friday as her condition grew worse last weekend.Reporters gathered that the former oil Minist

The Nigerian Police Deploys Bomb Detection Squad To Airports

The Nigerian Police Force has deployed its Bomb Detection Unit to help beef up security at various airports in the country ahead of the forthcoming Christmas celebration. A statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by Yakubu Dati, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said the deployment was part of the sec
BREAKING NEWS! Prince Abubakar Audu Is Dead!

The APC candidate for the Kogi state elections slumped and died after receiving news that the election results was inconclusive, may his soul rest in peace! UPDATE ONE!: There are earlier indications that the ex-governor might have been poisoned as a complained of severe stomach pain and cramp last night before going to bed and subsequently suffe

NDLEA Arrests Drug Baron, Tochukwu Harris Ubah Shipping $23m Narcotics To S’Africa

The Special Enforcement Team (SET) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug baron, Tochukwu Harris Ubah, in connection with an attempted export of 266kg of methamphetamine and 310 kg of ephedrine to South Africa. Ubah, also known as Etochukwu Alaek Weubah and Eto Ubah was arrested at the weekend.The NDLEA b
21 Nigerian Criminal Organisation Arrested For Forcing Nigerian Women Into Prostitution

21 members of a Nigerian criminal organisation arrested in a raid by Barcelona Police for forcing Nigerian women into prostitution On Monday, Nov. 16, Catalan regional police launched a large-scale raid against human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women in Barcelona, Spain. 21 people, 15 men and 6 women, tall Nigerians, were arrested in th

Leader of Agbara bank robbery arrested in Delta state - Photo

The Leader of the gang that robbed some banks at the Agbara Housing Estate in Ogun state last week Thursday, has been arrested in Sapele, Delta state. Police sources say operatives of the Inspector General Of Police, Special Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) arrested the gang leader identified as Kelly Rotor at a wedding in Sapele yesterday wh
Kogi Governorship Election Inconclusive - INEC Declares

he Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi state inconclusive.According to results declared by the Returning Officer, Emmanuel Kucha (Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi), Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress scored 240,867 while Idris Wada of the Peop

BREAKING NEWS! Prince Abubakar Audu Of APC Wins Kogi State Gubernatorial Elections

Following the collation of the Kogi State governorship election results from all the Local Government Area in the state, by officials of the Independent National Elector*l Commission, INEC, Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress has defeated the incumbent Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Local Government Areas, are A
PHOTOS: Man Commits Suicide After Killing His Twin Daughters & Father In Law

A 28-year-old man shot his girlfriend, their twin babies, and girfriend’s father before killing himself on November 13 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.Megan and her father on the right pic before he was slain by her lover.Megan Hiatt, 22, lost her five-month-old twins, Hayden Rose and Kayden Reese Hiatt, and her father, Travis James Hiatt, 49, in

MALI HOTEL SIEGE: 3 Famous Nigerians Who Could Have Been Caught In The Terrorist Attack

Yesterday, November 20, 2015, terrorists with guns blazing attacked the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali leaving over 20 people dead and several people held hostage before they were rescued. Now we can tell you that 3 famous Nigerians could have been held by the terrorists. Africa’s richest man and Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote was ju
TRAGIC! 18 People Killed In An Accident Along Abuja Lokoja Road (Photos)

Eighteen persons have lost their lives in an accident that occurred around 5.45am this morning on Abuja-Lokoja road. The Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Ogochukwu Ugboma who confirmed the accident, said 16 men and two women died in the mishap.56 other persons, including a female child, sustained injurie

Top Nollywood Producer, Elvis Chucks Reportedly Robbed In Lagos Today (Read Details)

Earlier today, top Nollywood producer, Elvis Chucks narrated how he was robbed at Ilupeju, Lagos last night November 19, 2015 at about the same spot where actress, Ireti Doyle was robbed on Wednesday October 14, 2015…. According to him, he was heading home at about 9pm yesterday after he finished production for the day at a movie location when h
China Now Burn Their Money and Currency To Generate Electricity (PHOTOS)

Nothing is a waste in developed countries. China now burns damaged paper money to generate electricity. Photos taken on Wednesday at an electric power company in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, show a truck carrying over 3 billion yuan (470 million US dollars) worth of notes. The bundles are first shredded before the small pieces are burnt with straw.
2 Boko Haram Suspects Disguised as First Aid Workers Arrested in Zaria

Two suspected members of Boko Haram sect who disguised as members of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’iqamitis Sunna (JIBWIS) First Aid Group based in Zaria, Kaduna state, ‎have been arrested and handed over to the police. Daily Trust reports that the Police Area Commander in charge of Zaria headquarters, Muhammad D.‎ Shehu, confirmed the
We Can No Longer Pay N18,000 Minimum Wage - State Governors

The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF has welcomed a unanimous claim by its members about their inability to pay the stipulated minimum wage due to the highly dwindling federal allocations to the state. Thirty-six States Governors have said that they can no longer pay the N18,000 minimum wage to workers owing to the poor state of the economy, Vanguard
Checkout The 22 Candidates That Are Vying For The Post Of Kogi State Governor On Saturday

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has released a list containing twenty-two various party candidates in the November 21, Kogi state governorship election.Here are the candidates and their party below: Isah Yakubu Kamaldeen- Action Alliance (AA)willieson Fred- Accord PartyUkwenya Musa- ACDMichael Abdullahi- ADUsman Zainab- A