8,000 MERCENARIES: Oshiomhole is a Pathological Liar – PDP
…I stand by my allegation, Edo gov Nigeria lost N3 billion to the poll shift Loss unquantifiable –INEC Electoral umpire to reprint sensitive materials Political Read more
Month: September 2016
Nigeria’s National Assembly fails to account for N9 billion – Audit Report
The National Assembly management failed to account for a total expenditure of over N9.4 billion in 2014, the latest audit report has revealed. The money Read more
The blue diary President Buhari can’t do without
Jayne Augoye President Muhammadu Buhari’s flair for dressing in a modest manner has not gone unnoticed. Always garbed in traditional attire and matching accessories, a Read more
Aba will soon become Japan of Africa, Says Iwuoha
The Commissioner for Information Culture and Strategy in Abia State, Mr. Bonnie Iwuoha, in this interview with BIYI ADEGOROYE, speaks about the recent victory of Read more
Lucy Ejike wins Nigeria’s third gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympics
Team Nigeria’s Captain at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympics Games, Lucy Ejike, has added another gold medal to the country’s medal haul. Ejike did not Read more
More Nigerians condemn police’ disruption of BringBackOurGirls protest
More Nigerians have risen in condemnation of the Nigeria Police Force over its disruption of last week’s rally by the #BringBackOurGirlsGroup. The group, which over Read more
Two Nigerian soldiers, 11 insurgents killed in multiple battles
Two soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, were on Thursday killed in an explosion while fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the northern part Read more
Breaking News: Hillary Clinton leaves 9/11 ceremony after feeling ‘overheated’
By Amanda Becker (Reuters NEW YORK) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday became “overheated” at a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in New York City Read more
Video: Watch the Nigerians who go surfing in Lagos harbour
(9News Lagos) – Godpower Pekipuma is the man who is adding more vibes to the bubbles of the Nigeria-styled Mega-city, Lagos. It would be unimaginable Read more
Images of allegedly drug overdosed couple in Ohio with boy in car go viral
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters-Ohio) – Pictures taken by a small-town Ohio police department showing a couple allegedly overdosed on heroin in their car, the woman’s Read more
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says Iranians are “not Muslims”
(AFP, Riyadh ) – Saudi Arabia’s top cleric said Iranians are “not Muslims”, after Iran’s supreme leader launched a fresh tirade over the kingdom’s handling of Read more
In Saudi Arabia, Hajj Begins Amid Security Concerns, War of Words With Iran
More than 1.5 million Muslims from across the globe have converged on Saudi Arabia for the annual five-day Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of the Read more
USA marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
The United States is marking the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, when al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four planes and flew them into the Read more
Robed women petrol-bomb police station in Kenya’s Mombasa
By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Three robed women tricked their way into a Mombasa police station where they stabbed one officer and set Read more
Several killed by earthquake in Tanzania -president’s office
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Several people were killed when an earthquake measuring 5.7 hit northwest Tanzania on Saturday, the president’s office said, with a Read more
Nigerian Government spends N5bn on Presidential fleet in 15 months
Lekan Adetayo, Oyetunji Abioye, Kunle Falayi, Jesusegun Alagbe and Eric Dumo Despite the biting economic recession in the country, the Federal Government has spent the Read more
Hoodlums force 23-year-old lady to take India hemp before raping her
Kunle Falayi At the time of writing this story, 23-year-old Judith (not real name) was recuperating with heavy dosage of antibiotics. She was not ill, Read more
Edo poll: Oshiomhole accuses South-South governors of hiring militants
The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused some governors in the South-South of importing militants to rig the September 28 governorship election in Read more
EDO GUBER: How Security Agencies ‘Blackmailed’ INEC To Shift Pol
I’m most pained by postponement –Obaseki INEC only deferred APC’s defeat –Dokpesi Facts emerged yesterday on why the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reversed its Read more
Grazing Reserves: FG and Some States Make Secret Agreements With Millions of Dollars Paid as Reward
CAN Calls For Caution ‘Bill Violates Section 315 (5) (D) Of 1999 Constitution’ There are strong indications that the Federal Government might have entered into Read more
Drug And Crime on Alarming Prevalence and Increasing Fiercely –
The alarming rate of insecurity in the country should rattle the Federal Government in its bid to create a conducive environment for rapid development. One Read more
Buhari Jets out to attend UN General Assembly in New York this Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to begin at the UN headquarters in New York on Read more
The Nigeria Police recants, denies banning peaceful rallies in the capital, Abuja
The Nigeria Police have denied banning peaceful rallies in the capital, Abuja. The police have in the past few days come under heavy criticism for Read more
EFCC arrests Babangida, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a man identified as Ibrahim Babangida, for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust, attempted theft, Read more
Nigerian police free kidnapped Chinese workers
ONITSHA, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Police in Ogun state in southern Nigeria rescued two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped there this month, a police official Read more
Iran begins construction on 2nd nuclear power plant
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says the country has begun building its second nuclear power plant with Russian help, the first such project Read more
British woman, 60,gets approval to get pregnant with her dead daughter’s frozen eggs and give birth to her OWN GRANDCHILD
– Court of Appeal grants woman, 60, go-ahead to fly to US for IVF treatment – She will use her dead daughter’s frozen eggs in Read more
Rhetoric or real? N. Korea nuclear test may be a bit of both
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s latest nuclear test, its most powerful to date, is a game-changer … according to North Korea. As with Read more
Extremists like Boko Haram in Nigeria ISIS in Syria and Iraq target women in their attacks on human rights
By Anastasia Moloney SALVADOR, BRAZIL, Sept 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A rmed extremist and fundamentalist groups worldwide are increasingly eroding women’s rights and undermining Read more
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 12
DHAKA (Reuters) – A fire broke out in a garment packaging factory just outside the Bangladeshi capital on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, police Read more