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Nigerian Universities Begin 7-Day Nationwide Strike Starting From 10th December

[size=10pt]«§» 5 December 2012[/size] Nigerian University workers have resolved to commence a nationwide strike from Monday, 10th December 2012, over unpaid allowances.According to Vanguard, the workers have written to President Goodluck Jonathan, the Minister of Education, the Minister of Labour and Productivity and the National University Co

Breaking News: Explosion Rocks Kano… As Attempt To Blow Luxury Bus Fails

KANO – Uneasy calm pervades the ancient city of Kano following a time bomb that exploded near Zoo Road, Wednesday morning.The incident is coming on the heels of a failed attempt by a yet-to-be identified group to blow up a luxury bus along Zaria Road, by Kundila Housing Estate, yesterday night. Security sources in the city confirmed there w
Fire Guts 3-Storey Building In Lagos Island, 5 Injured

[size=10pt]«§» 3 December 2012[/size] Five persons were injured when fire gutted the third floor of a three-storey building on Lagos Island at the weekend. Fifteen rooms on the floor were destroyed with properties worth thousands of naira.The incident occurred at 9 and 7A Obadina Street, Off Ali Street, Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria.P.M.NEW

PAPER CHASING! Davido to Launch OBO Clothing Line Next Year

Rave of the moment Davido is in the news again but this time its not about giving a fan money or celebrating his birthday but its about the young artist/producer's business plans for the new year(2013). The ''Dami Duro'' crooner who recently turned 20, has just releaved his plans of owning a clothing line here in Nigeria
Boko Haram Commanders Attack Police Anti- Robbery Squad Offices In Abuja

[size=10pt]«§» 26 November 2012[/size] ABUJA (AFP) – Gunmen attacked a Nigerian police unit believed to be holding suspected Islamist extremists in the capital Abuja on Monday, killing two officers and leading to the escape of 30 detainees. Authorities however claimed to have re-arrested 25 of the 30 escapees and said no one being held on �

PHOTOS : Cocaine In Unthinkable Packages

Nigerians were recently stunned when some neatly packed and appetising roasted chickens, which had arrived the country from Brazil, aboard a Turkish Airline flight from Sao Paulo, were discovered to contain hard drugs. The drugs were concealed in the roasted chickens, with the intention to fool security officials. It was a new way drug traffi
Photos: Fire Guts TheNEWS, PM NEWS Headquarters In Lagos

[size=10pt]«§» 22 November 2012[/size] The headquarters of a popular weekly magazine, TheNews, and an evening tabloid, PMNews was on Wednesday evening gutted by fire. The fire, which started at 6.30pm, however, affected the last floor of the two-storey building on Acme Road, Lagos.It was learnt that the inferno was caused by a power surge.An

Good News: Serial Rapist Jailed For 16 Years

Magistrate Court sitting in Kirikiri, Lagos State yesterday sentenced an alleged serial rapist, Princewill Nwogu, to 16 years imprisonment for molesting a hairdresser at a hotel in Festac in March. While sentencing the 32-year-old driver, Senior Magistrate F. J. Adefioye, said his action was a premeditated act, adding that Nwogu was not fit to live
BAD NEWS: Botswana Deports 300 Nigerians

In a most shameful development, no fewer than 300 Nigerians living in the Republic of Botswana have been reportedly deported in the past few months, after the authorities refused to renew their permits. Of course, Botswana is one of the most peaceful countries on the continent and the country also ranks 132 on Transparency International’s (TI) 20

University of Abuja Shut Down Following Violent Students Protest

For the second time this year, authorities of the University of Abuja have shut down the institution following students’ protest.Despite the fact that second semester examination was already underway, the students’ protest which led to major roads and huge traffic congestion resulted in the institution being shut down. According to Sahara Repor
Botswana Babies 'Being Delivered Using Mobile Phone Lighting'

[size=10pt]«§» 17 November 2012[/size] Midwives at a Botswana clinic are using their mobile phones as a source of light when delivering babies at night due to a lack of electricity in Kweneng district to the country’s south-east, [size=10pt] Africa Review reports. [/size] Kweneng East legislator Moeng Pheto this week told Parliament tha

WHAT!!! Top Boko Haram Commander Escapes From Custody - AIT

[size=10pt]«§» 9 November 2012[/size]A top Boko Haram commander, Sani Mohammed has reportedly escaped from police custody in Abuja on Thursday [Nov. 8]. The suspect who was arrested with another Boko Haram operative, Kabir Sokoto in January, 2012, allegedly escaped from the cell where he was kept with other terror suspects.Though, the Force Head
WTF? Suspect In Cynthia Osokogu’s Murder Seeks N50 Million Damages, Apology

One of the seven suspects in the death of Cynthia Osokogu, murdered in cold blood in her hotel room in Lagos, has brought a N50 million suit against the Nigeria Police for damages. Gideon Okechukwu, who allegedly drove the killers to the hotel, also joined the Attorney-General of the Federation in the suit in which he said that the fee would cove

BREAKING: 20 Die Scooping Fuel From Fallen Tanker - Viewer's Discretion Advised

[size=10pt]«§» 5 November 2012[/size] [size=11pt] Tragedy struck at the weekend at Umuokpo in Amairinabuo Community of Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State when a fuel tanker exploded, killing several people and injuring others.Unconfirmed report had it that over 20 people, who rushed to scoop fuel from the fallen tanker, were burnt to d
TRAGEDY: Tanker Explodes On Kano Bridge

GBAM! Mohamadu Buhari Will Not Represent Boko Haram - CPC

[size=12pt] Buhari Won't Mediate for Terrorists - CPC [/size] [table][tr][td][size=9pt] Vanguard November 3, 2012 [/size][size=14pt] A [/size][size=10pt]he Congress for Progressive Change in its statement entitled, "What is the portent of using Buhari's in Boko Haram versus Federal Government Parley?" stated, "Our a
BREAKING: [Photos Inside] Bomb Blast Rocks Catholic Church In Kaduna

The neighborhood of St. Rita's church Malali Kaduna was charged after a lone suicide car bomber detonated a bombed at a packed church around 8: 45 AM today. The bomber and at least 10 people dead and 145 wounded from the attack, a rescue official said on Sunday. [size=11pt] UPDATE 2: “There was a loud explosion and I could see smoke on

Boko Haram Extorts Money From The Public Via SMS - JTF

[size=10pt]«§» 27 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State, on Friday said members of the radical terrorist group have started sending threatening text messages to unsuspecting members of the public forcing them to deposit large sums of money in bank accounts. [/size] [size=11pt]According to a statement issu
Photos From Today's Fire Outbreak At Lagos Balogun Market

There was a fire outbreak at a portion of Balogun Market Fire on Martins Street, Euro-Asia Plaza Breadfruit Lagos Island today. Cause of fire isn't known at the moment. In the pic, you will see a Fire Service Crane attempting to rescue people trapped in the building as the smoke thickens and traders throw their goods from upper floor of the

BREAKING NEWS!!! [Photos] Governor of Taraba, Dambaba Suntai Dies In Aircrash

The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai has died in an aircrash at the Yola airport in Adamawa state. The governor died in a small plane piloted by him. UPDATE ONE: The governor is said to have survived the crash and is in critical condition at the hospital [size=14pt] >>>CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS<<< [/size] His remai
WOW!!! Ten Years Old Appointed Virgin Atlantic Manager

A 10 year-old primary school pupil, has been appointed by giant British airline, Virgin Atlantic as its first Junior Approvals Manager for its refurbished Boeing 747plane. Wonder how he pulled it? Billy Yeomans, a plane fanatic beat over 600 candidates who applied for the contest to find the next Sir Richard Branson. He impressed judges by creatin

WOW!!! British Engineers Produce Amazing �Petrol From Air� Technology

[size=10pt]«§» 20 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] A small company in the north of England has developed the “air capture” technology to create synthetic petrol using only air and electricity. Experts last night hailed the astonishing breakthrough as a potential “game-changer” in the battle against climate change and a saviour for the w
SMH: Medical Doctor Arrested For Child Trafficking In Aba

Medical Doctor, Others Nabbed For Child Trafficking In Aba!An Aba based medical doctor, Lawrence Anyanwu of Lawato Hospital, World Bank Housing Estate, Abayi in Osisioma Ngwa Local council of Abia state and two others have been nabbed by the police for child trafficking. 247ureports.com gathered that Anyanwu was arrested alongside his partners in

Facebook Opens International Engineering Office In London

Facebook's first engineering centre outside the United States opened in London on Tuesday, boosting the British government's ambition to make the digital economy a central plank of its growth strategy.The company's vice-president of engineering, Mike Schroepfer, said that London is "rapidly emerging as a global technology hub&qu
NEW DISCOVERY: First-Ever Planet With Four Suns Discovered

[size=10pt]«§» 16 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] Astronomers have found a planet whose skies are illuminated by four different suns - the first known of its type. [/size] [tt] The new planet - a gas giant - is about six times the size of Earth [/tt] [size=11pt]The distant world orbits one pair of stars and has a second stellar pair revolv

WHAT!!! 10,000 Muslims Protest Anti-Islam Film In London (VIDEO)

[size=10pt]«§» 15 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] A protest by 10,000 Muslims outside the offices of Google in London on Sunday is just the first in an orchestrated attempt to force the company to remove an anti-Islamic film from website YouTube in Britain. [/size] [tt] The scene outside the Google offices in Buckingham Palace Road, London.
TOO BAD: Police Kill Sales Girl While Enforcing Demolition Order By Government In Abuja [pix]

[size=10pt]«§» 13 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] A 20-year old sales girl identified simply as Lucy, was on Friday shot dead by policemen in the Apo area of Abuja.The girl was hit in the chest by bullets fired into a photography shop where she worked as a sales girl.Three other people sustained gunshot injuries when policemen from the FCT Poli
Deputy Governor Of Taraba State Impeached For Gross Misconduct

[size=10pt]«§» 4 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] Taraba State House of Assembly on Thursday removed Deputy Governor Sani Abubakar for “gross misconduct.” [/size] [size=11pt]The deputy governor had been accused of diverting a Millennium Development Goals project to his private school, Yagai Academy, which houses his other business vent
BREAKING NEWS!!! At Least 20 Students Killed By Unknown Gunmen In Fed Poly, Mubi

UPDATE 1: Number of murdered students are now place at not less than 32 >>>CLICK HERE TO VIEW NAMES OF THE SLAIN STUDENTS<<< UPDATE 2. The victims that were killed were called out by names by the attackers, some were shot and others had their throats slit, there is suspicion that the attack could be linked to a recent (
YAY! Boko Haram "Accountant" Arrested With N4.5m Cash

[size=11pt] The onslaught of the security services against Boko Haram seems to be paying off with the arrest of a top operative of the Islamist group described as "the accountant". The "accountant" was said to be in transit between Kano and Zaria, last week, with N4.5 million cash belonging to the Islamist group, when men of th