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Muritala Mohammed International Airport Lagos Is On Fire!!

There was stampede at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, due to a fire which engulfed the fourth and fifth floors of the building.It was gathered that a member of staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) noticed smoke coming from the terminal and notified the authorities.The news of the f

The Northern Leaders Are Sponsoring MEND?

From LAMBERT TYEM, AbujaFriday, March 18, 2011 Some former militants yesterday in Abuja accused members of northern political elite and the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) of playing politics with the name of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to intimidate President Goodluck Jonathan.Sobomabo Jackrick, also known
"Starve Your Husbands Of Sex" - Fashola's Aide

Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola’s running mate in the forthcoming April polls, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope Adefulire, has urged women members of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, to deny their husbands who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, sex except they pitch their tent with the ACN. Orelope, who is also the state Commissioner fo

25 Years Old Student Arrested For Stealing Recharge Card

The police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a 25-year-old student for allegedly stealing cell phones and recharge cards worth N6,250.The suspect, Simeon Elu, who resides at 7, Osifeso Street, Oshodi, was arrested along Social Club Road, Abule Egba, by residents of the area who monitored his movements around the area.Speaking with P.
BULLY? Chris Okotie Challenges Goodluck Jonathan To A Debate

The presidential standard bearer of the Fresh Democratic Party (FDP), Rev. Chris Okotie, has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to a public debate to tell Nigerians why they should vote for him. The Fresh candidate, who will flag off his nation-wide presidential campaign this weekend, revealed this during a press conference in Lagos yesterday

How Aliko Dangote Became The Richest Black Man On Earth

Forbes magazine yesterday, released the 2011 World’s Richest People list with Nigeria’s own industrialist, Aliko Dangote rated as the 51st Richest man in the world, with a networth of $13.8bn and richer than Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg who made the list for the first time with a networth of $13.5bn at the 52nd position.Despite
Fake Native Doctor "Babalawo" Arrested In Lagos State

A fake herbalist, Sunday Oseme, a.k.a. Dr. Ahmed, 56 who specialises in duping unsuspecting ladies, prostitutes and married women desperately in need of a child has been arrested by the police in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.•The fake herbalist performing rituals on the ladies.His mode of operation is to take his victims to a flowing stream for clean

Ribadu, Tinubu, Other Escape Death From Air Crash

Chieftains of the Action Congress of Nigeria narrowly escaped death early Tuesday as one of the chartered aircraft conveying them to a rally in Bauchi State crash-landed into a herd of goats and rams on the runway of Bauchi Airport.The aircraft with number 5BN-BNR was conveying the Vice Presidential candidate of the ACN, Fola Adeola, and other part
Suspected Bomber At The PDP Rally Arrested

Barely 48 hours after a bomb explosion rocked a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in Suleja, Niger State, leaving about 10 persons dead and 28 others injured, security agencies, yesterday, seemed close to unravelling the mystery surrounding the incident.A suspect was arrested with two metallic objects believed to be bomb explosives some kilometr

Bomb Explosion At Niger PDP Rally Kills Three Persons

Police sources have told SaharaReporters that three persons are confirmed dead after an explosion at a rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Suleija, Niger state.The rally had been organized by the state PDP with the aim of subverting a similar rally scheduled for the state by the Congress For Progressive Change (CPC).Police sources tol
OPPRESSION!! Top Female Manager At CBN Brutalized By SSS Agents

Mrs. Justina Thinkan is a senior employee of Central Bank of Nigeria, in Abuja. At the apex bank, she is a manager in the Risk Management Department. She had closed work on Tuesday, hoping to reach home to the warm embrace of her family, prepare dinner for them, and then go to bed.Even though she reached her home that evening, she did so in pains,

Gbenga Daniels, Dimeji Bankole Escape Death In Helicopter Crash

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole; and Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Wednesday escaped death when a helicopter in which they were travelling from the Ondo State capital, Akure, to Abeokuta, Ogun State crashlanded.THE PUNCH learnt that the helicopter developed engine problems mid-air and lost contact wit
Police Arrests 19 Years Old Girl Who Organized Her Own Kidnap

The police in Delta State have arrested a 19-year-old girl simply identified as Nelly, for allegedly organising her own kidnap with her boyfriend to collect N10million ransom from her parents.The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident occurred between February 15 and 17, 2011 at Abraka in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.I

SSS Agents QUizzes Bola Tinubu

OPERATIVES of the Department of the State Security Service (SSS), on Tuesday, quizzed former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu. According to a high security source, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain was reportedly quizzed at the SSS headquarters, otherwise known as Yellow House, Abuja. Though no official reason was given by
UNIBEN Shuts Down Until Further Notice

Yesterday students shut down OAU and today lecturers have shut down UNIBEN, whos next?The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, as well as Non Academic Staff Union of the University of Benin protested today and shut down the university.They closed all the gates leading into the university. The protest resulted in a heavy traffic jam on

HISTORY: British Airways Appoints Nigerian As Country Manager!

This is history in the making! LAGOS—British Airways has appointed Kola Olayinka as first indigenous Country Manager in its over 70 years of operation in Nigeria.According to the airline, the appointment followed an extensive search spanning several months to find the best person for the job.
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Shut Down Over Student Activities

Just got the gist that students are protesting violently in Ife (Obafemi Awolowo University - OAU) and the university has been shut down indefinitely for now.Will update you when I get more details: The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU was shut today by the school’s authorities following violent students’ protest.-PM News Nigeria

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Has Just Six Weeks To Live

London: Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs has terminal pancreatic cancer and may live for just six more weeks, a media report said on Thursday. The 55-year-old Jobs in January announced that at his request, the board of directors granted him a medical leave of absence so that he could focus on his health.Since then, employees have said Jobs ca
Twelve People Killed In The Eid-el maulud Festival In Jos

PLATEAU STATE GOVERNOR JONAH DAVID JANG.It was indeed another bloody day for residents of Jos, Plateau State, at the eid-el maulud celebration Tuesday as 12 persons, including a riot policeman around whom the killings revolved, lost their lives in cruel and untoward circumstances in the Terminus area of the city. Panic, tension and stampede, all en

FG To Introduce New Minimum Wage For Workers

After the first reading of the National Minimum Wage amendment bill yesterday, the House of Representatives pledged a rapid delivery of the new law that will enforce the N10,500 pay rise announced by the government last year.With two more readings, that will include committee considerations and plenary approvals, the proposal sent in by President G
Prostitutes Flee Kano As Sharia Police Arrest Over 1,000 Ladies

Local prostitutes are fleeing Kano, North-West Nigeria, in their numbers following a recent clampdown on their activities within the ancient city by operatives of the Hisbah Command, a Sharia’ah enforcement agency.No fewer than 1362 women of easy virtues were apprehended by the Sharia’ah enforcement agency in recent times in l

MASSOB Clash With Police In Onitsha
Okada Riders, BRT Bus Drivers Clash In Ketu Lagos

It happened this morning @ about 10:30 am around the Mile 12 area of Lagos State. An okada rider was crushed to death by a BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) while trying to escape from being arrested by the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA officials who had been pursuing him from Ojota towards mile 12 for violating a traffic law. After d

"I Hate Short Men, My Man Has To Be Dark And Between 6'2 - 6'4" - Zara

Oluwatoyin Joseph is a bundle of fun. Playful and intelligent, Zara, as you know her, lets her hair down talking on her kind of man, her thoughts on marriage and why she may never get pregnant. In this engaging chat with Lolade SOWOOLU, the ex-Alapomeji Record artiste speaks on her music, admitting that ‘the brand, Zara is not exposed enough for
Gov. Lucky Igbinedion Wanted By The EFCC

Previously convicted former governor of Edo State, Chief Luck Igbinedion has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following fresh discoveries that he fraudulently diverted Edo State Government’s Afribank shares valued at $6.2 million (N961m) and government’s Access Bank Plc shares valued at $775, 000 (N120

Delta State Police Man Loses Four Children To Kerosene Explosion

Kerosene explosion at Oghara, Delta State, has claimed the lives of four children of a policeman (names withheld) serving in Warri. Two of the children of the policeman and his wife, a petty trader, identified as Edna are on danger list at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).The National Coordinator
King Sunny Ade Becomes A "Born Again" Christian

Popular Juju musician, King Sunny Ade, recently gave his life to Jesus Christ during a church service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Yaba, Lagos. Sunny Ade dedicated himself to Christ during an altar call by the RCCG’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Sunny AdeThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Juju music ma
44 "Sex Workers" Arrested By Tax Force In Lagos

[html] Officials of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, popularly called Task Force, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria, have arrested 44 suspected commercial sex workers.P.M.NEWS gathered that the suspects were arrested at Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA and Sanusi Fafun
Nigerian Militants Migrating To Ghana For Greener Pasture?

Related Stories Investigative report reaching the Ghanaian Eye has disclosed that groups of Nigerian oil, Niger Delta Militant are trooping into the West Coast of Ghana, Cape 3 point and other parts of the country to seek greener pastures in the jubilee oil fields.Most of these people, according to our sources, started migrating from the Niger
Fake Naval Officer Caught Operating Maritime Academy

The Nigerian Navy has arrested a fake Commodore and nine others, including a woman, for allegedly operating an illegal merchant navy academy at Iperu, Remo, Ogun State.The Commodore, Aderemu Latinwo and other suspects, who were adorned in Nigerian Navy uniform, were said to be giving unsuspecting Nigerian youths military training, including the us