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Kanu's Lawyer Accuses FG Of Stalling His Client's Release Counsel to the detained Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Vincent Egechukwu Obetta, has accused the federal government of instituting unnecessary legal bottlenecks to frustrate the release of Kanu. A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, December 16, had discharged the cases against Kanu, but Obetta had told newsmen after the court’s decision that his client had not yet been released from custody.

How IGP Arase illicitly pocketed N1.03b in 60 days using pro-Biafran protests as cover MAIN FOCUS: Exposing police robbery on southeast roads The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) had on 11th December 2011 released a report of its national investigation of the Police Roadblock Extortion across the country particularly in the Southeast Zone, where over 1,500 police roadblocks were maintained, out of over 3,500 police roadblocks across the country.

NASS On LockDown As Buhari Presents 2016 Budget Today President Muhammadu Buhari will be presenting the 2016 national budget before a joint session of the National Assembly, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives today, December 22. The National Assembly complex has been locked down by presidential guards ahead of the presentation.

Enough respect.  The Paramount King of Kano, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, wrote  "The Igbo people of Nigeria have made a mark in the history of this nation. They led the first successful military coup which eliminated the Military and Political leaders of other regions while letting off Igbo leaders. Nwafor Orizu, then Senate President, in consultation with President Azikiwe, subverted the constitution and handed over power to Aguiyi-Ironsi. Subsequent developments, including attempts at humiliating other peoples, led to the counter-coup and later the civil war. The Igbos themselves must acknowledge that they have a large part of the blame for shattering the unity of this country.  

Breaking News: Fashola Sworn In As Power Minister, Works & Housing After five months without ministers, President Muhammadu Buhari has finally inaugurated 36 ministers that were recently screened and cleared by the Senate. The 36 ministers were also given their portfolios as the former governor of Lagos state Babatunde Fashola stole the show with his appointment as the new minister of power, works and housing. The presidency had earlier confirmed that the inauguration of the ministers will be carried out on Wednesday, November 11.

Bukola Saraki Barred From Using Presidential Gate??? Senator Bukola Saraki, who was charged with 13 counts of corruption and made to face the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday, September 22, reportedly faced another hitch as he tried to gain access through the gate of the presidential villa.

Breaking! Appeal court halts Saraki`s arrest. Recent developments on the Code of conduct tribunal of Senate president, Senator Saraki, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has stopped the proposed arrest of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Mrs. Hannah Awolowo Is Dead Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the wife of one of Nigeria's most respected politicians, Obafemi Awolowo died earlier today. Mrs. Awolowo, who was 99 years old, achieved great fame and respect as a confidante of her late husband and custodian of his tremendous political and cultural legacy. Saharareporters learnt that the matriarch of the Awolowo family died in her sleep in her country home of Ikenne in Ogun state. Mrs. Awolowo's grand daughter is the wife of Nigeria's current Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo.  annah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the wife of one of Nigeria's most respected politicians, Obafemi Awolowo died earlier today. Mrs. Awolowo, who was 99 years old, achieved great fame and respect as a confidante of her late husband and custodian of his tremendous political and cultural legacy.

Teenager murders her mother with a kitchen knife after watching ISIS videos of the beheading of hostages online A blonde Danish teenager who murdered her mother after watching ISIS’ sickening filmed beheadings of British hostages has been jailed along with her older jihadi lover. Lisa Borch was aged only 15 when in October last year she spent hours on YouTube watching footage of the savage decapitations of David Haines and Alan Henning.

Buhari Disappoints APC Following the reports that President Muhammadu Buhari submitted a list with certain people to be appointed ministers to the Department of State Services (DSS) and were already being screened caused the frustration among the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The alleged appointments had produced heated discussions among top party bigwigs and personnel at the national secretariat on September 14, even as some National Working Committee (NWC) members were locked in a meeting with governorship candidates from Bayelsa state.

DSS Screens Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees The Department of State Services has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, The PUNCH has learnt on Wednesday. It was gathered that no fewer than 20 nominees had been vetted by the DSS operatives since the exercise started.

Man Finds Wife In Bed With Her Dad (Photo) Hell was let loose on Saturday, September 5, when a man met his wife and his father-in-law naked in bed. According to detroit.cbslocal.com, trouble started at about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday when the 25-year-old man walked into his home in the 100 block of W. Rundell Avenue in Pontiac, between Baldwin Avenue and Saginaw Street. Henry Allen Michael (credit: Oakland County Sheriff’s Office) He found his 47-year-old father-in-law, Henry Allen Micheal of Detroit, naked with his wife in bed. An argument ensued between them and Micheal (the father-in-law) stabbed the younger man in the back with a knife.

PDP Acting Chairman Secondus To Step Down There are indications that Chief Uche Secondus, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) acting chairman, may step down next month. According to a report on This Day, Secondus may be replaced by a substantive national chairman from the Northeast.

"All known Boko Haram camp has been destroyed"- Defence HQ

Cable thieves, electrocuted in Enugu. Two persons, who specialized in vandalizing installations of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, were electrocuted, weekend, while attempting to remove the power distribution property. Meanwhile, a young man of about 25 years of age is currently hospitalized in Anambra State for burns to his body while attempting to vandalize EEDC’s 2.5 MVA transformer, which serves customers within Nnewi town. EEDC’s Public Affairs Manager, Mr. Eugene Aniowo, who made the disclosure to journalists in Enugu yesterday, said the incidents had been reported to the police, even as he lamented incessant vandalism of EEDC’s installations in various parts of the South-East geopolitical zone. Recalling that a High Court in Abakaliki recently convicted a young man for vandalizing property of the company, Aniowo said about 30 transformers had been vandalized in the last six months at Nnewi. Narrating the present incidents, Aniowo said the vandal used iron l

Meet The Woman Who Has A Bre@st On Her Back A woman had a breast-sized tumour removed from her back which had been growing for more than a decade. The 46-year-old arrived at a clinic in Dublin with a huge growth on the right-hand side of her back. Doctors recording the case in the journal BMJ case reports said they examined the ‘impressive’ mass and found it was firm to the touch, rather than tender. The woman said it had been growing for 10 years, but had starting growing rapidly in the last three. Upon measuring the tumour, doctors found it was 19cm in length and 6.7cm wide. Suspecting it may be a soft tissue cancer known as a sarcoma, doctors immediately carried out an MRI scan. They found the growth was a benign tumour made up of fat cells, known as a lipoma. Co-author of the report, Dr Tunde Abdulsalam, who practices in Dublin, told MailOnline this was one of the biggest lipomas he had ever seen. He said: ‘It is unusual to let it grow that big. Most patients w

Power Supply: Federal government of Nigeria plans to permit partial distribution to investors.

78-Year-Old Chief Sexually Assaults 9-Year-Old Girl A 78-year-old landlord, Chief Wilfred Ogbodo, has been arrested and charged to court by the Enugu state police command for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl. Ogbodo was said to have invited the girl, a daughter of one of his tenants in Enugu to his flat, where he allegedly overpowered and sexually assaulted her, Daily Sun reports. Narrating what happened to the assault referral center managed by Women Aid Collective (WACOL) and funded by Justice for All (J4A), the little girl said Ogbodo invited her to his flat. According to her, he threatened her before he stripped her naked and raped her. She said: “ He used his hands first, to rub my vagina and later, his mouth to have oral sex with me before penetrat­ing inside me. He told me that, though his penis is big, he has to use it on me anyway, and he had sex with me in my vagina and my anus .’’ The little girl said the forceful penetration left her bleeding profusely and the l

S*x and M@sturbation are hampering efforts to wipe out Ebola as survivors can still pass on the virus six months after being cured

Love? 84Yr Old Russian actor marries 24yr Old Woman  An 84-year-old Russian actor famous for more than 140 roles in Soviet and Russian films has announced he plans to start a family with his new wife who is 60 years his junior. Legendary Russian actor Ivan Krasko married his 24-year-old fiancée Natalia Shevel, a former student of his, in a secret ceremony attended only by close friends and family yesterday in St Petersburg.

Gov Al-Makura Postpones Cash Payment Of Staff Salaries Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa has ordered the postponement of cash payment of workers’ salaries to September. The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Ahmed Tukur, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lafia that government’s decision followed a meeting with organised labour.

Fire kills family of seven in Lagos apartment after neigbours refused to help them(Photos) On Wednesday in Obele Lawanson Community, Surulere, Lagos,  a family of seven died in a fire disaster.The victims, who lived on 23, Michael Ogun Street, died because their co-tenants did not make effort to rescue them when they called out for help around 11.30pm on Tuesday.

Stowaway Looking For 'Greener Pastures' Caught In Lagos The marked area is the compartment where the stowaway hid himself before the arrest Reports say a young man has been caught while trying to stowaway on board a Med View Airline Aircraft on Wednesday, September 9. The young man, whom eyewitnesses say cannot be more than 25, was nabbed at the domestic terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja, Lagos after the pilot of the aircraft discovered the discrepancy while carrying out his final inspection prior to taxing and taking off.

Governor Wike Speaks About Asset Declaration Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, revealed that he had already declared his assets to the relevant authority, fulfilling the country’s constitutional requirement. However, the governor noted that declaring his assets publicly was not part of the dictates of the law. The Punch reports that Wike made the statement on Wednesday, September 9, through his special adviser on media and publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah.

Buhari Has Effected Drastic Changes – Alaafin The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, yesterday commended President Muhammadu Buhari, over his leadership style since he took over the mantle of leadership in the last 100 days. He made the commendation during his condolence visit to Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the transition of the Late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.Oba Lamidi Adeyemi stated that President Buhari has proved to the world that corruption was an alien and epidemic disease to Nigeria and Africa in general and as such, must be totally eradicated.

I and My Wife Will Be Ridiculed if APC Wins Bayelsa - Jonathan Begs for Support Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called on Bayelsans to save him from ridicule. Speaking during the second term declaration of incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson, Jonathan begged his people to vote the governorship candidate of the PDP to save his name and that of his wife from being mocked by the opposition party; DAILY POST reports.

UNILAG students shut down campus after 300L student is electrocuted to death(Photos) A student of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, identified as Oluchi Anekwe,  was yesterday, electrocuted on her way to her room in Sodeinde Residence, New Hall on the campus. Oluchi, a 300-level student of Accounting, who hails from Aku in Enugu state, was reportedly electrocuted when a high tension wire fell on her in front of the Sodeinde hall of residence in the campus.  She was immediately rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) but was pronounced dead on arrival.  In protest, the students of the university barricaded the main gate of the university to express their grievances over what they believe was an  ‘avoidable ”incident .The student union has also  shut down the university for the day and halted all academic activities in her honour. UNILAG students shut down campus after 300L student is electrocuted to death(Photos)

Nigeria is built on satanic foundation, says Fani-Kayode A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says Nigeria has refused to develop because it was built on a ‘satanic’ foundation. The former minister said this in a Facebook post titled, ‘Lord Lugard’s Magic and Flora Shaw’s Spell.’

Tribunal overrules Wike over A Court judgment The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday rejected an application for stay of its proceedings by Governor Nyesom Wike and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party.

Oshiomhole sacks four commissioners Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has terminated the appointment of four commissioners in the State Executive Council.

Ajimobi, Okorocha, Other Govs. Vow Not To Declare Assets Publicly Following the public declaration assets by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo , some governors have said they would not follow the step of the president in declaring their assets publicly.

The Best Appointment Under Buhari's Govt - Festus Igbos Have Keyamo  Nigeria - According to human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, Igbos have gotten the best political appointment under the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in an interview published by Punch, Keyamo rebuffed those crying foul over the latest appointments made by the president.

Bayelsa’s Defection: Deceit Or Reality? The recent mass exodus of dissenting members of the ruling party People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State to the new bride All Progressives Congress (APC) is worrisome. As expected, a number of them made allegations of bad governance against their former party while some declared the party dead in the state. APC in its usual colourful celebration laid red carpet for the defectors most of which have benefited immensely from the goodies of the recent past government. Though there is nothing wrong with their loyalty changing as this will definitely strengthen the democratic ideologies, encourage good governance and sustain credibility in our system.

Buhari’s Appointments: Nigerians Must Change Ethnic Mindset The most recent appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari have been greeted with a tornado of criticisms from several quarters. The Federal Government named Engr. Babachir David Lawal Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd), Comptroller General, Nigerian Customs Service, Kure Martins Abeshi, Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service Sentor Ita S. J. Enang and Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu as Special Advisers on National Assembly Matters, Senate and House of Representatives respectively.

Boko Haram killers on horseback massacre nearly 80 in NE Nigeria  Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on horseback shot dead nearly 80 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria's restive northeast at the weekend, a vigilante and residents told AFP on Monday. The attacks were the latest bloodbath in the six-year-old insurgency by the extremist group aimed at carving out an Islamic state in the volatile region. Babakura Kolo, a vigilante fighting Boko Haram, said 68 people were killed in the attack on Baanu village in Borno state late on Friday while residents said another 11 people were shot dead in two other villages on Saturday and Sunday.

[PHOTO] Abacha’s Daughter Mocks Amaechi Over Buhari’s Appointment ‘Snub Gumsu Abacha, the daughter of late Nigerian dictator, Sani Abacha, on Friday took to her Instagram page and posted the picture below, a day after President Muhammadu Buhari made six new appointments without including former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, who was the DG of his campaign team. On the picture is written: “Papa, I beg you appoint me as anything, even Mai Guard, Abeg GEJ dey laugh me Buhari replied thus: You know I cant stand arrogant boys.  See photo below

“I have no regrets marrying an old woman, because all young girls do is beg” says man who married a 68yr old Swedish woman 28-year-old Guvnor Ace (born Ronald Samawere) who had earlier been accused of ‘dating an ancestor’ got married to 68-year-old Lisa Johnson on August 20 in a civil ceremony held at the Uganda Registration Service Bureau in Kampala before friends and family members.  Speaking to Uganda’s WBS TV on why he married his wife, the Ugandan dance-hall artiste said that young girls are a financial liability and some are not genuine.

RIVERS STATE GUBER POLLS ELECTION TRIBUNAL WILL HOLD IN ABUJA TODAY The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will in Abuja, today, rule on an application by counsel to Governor Nyesom Wike, urging the tribunal to dismiss the petition of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Dakuku Peterside, on the ground that it is an abandoned petition “in the eye of the law”.

BUHARI APPOINTS NEW GMD FOR NNPC Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new head of the country's corruption-hit state oil company, weeks after after sacking the entire board, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Buhari took office on May 29 and axed Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) chief Joseph Thlama Dawha and his directors less than a month later after vowing to tackle what he called "the evil of corruption". Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu's appointment as NNPC group managing director was announced in a statement from Buhari's spokesman Femi Adesina, which also listed other changes at the top of the state-run company. No reason was given for Dawha's removal after just 10 months in the job, but changes at the much-criticised NNPC have become routine and observers believe the move may have been a prelude to an in-depth probe of its activities. "This appointment marks the beginning of the reforms which will establish the NNPC as corporatio

BREAKING NEWS: Militants Kidnapped Bayelsa Monarch Christian Otobotekere  Unidentified militants abducted Bayelsa monarch Christian Otobotekere. His Royal Highness was kidnapped early in the morning on Thursday in the riverside town of Tombia in the outskirt of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. Christian Otobotekere (sitting left from Seriake Dickson in this photo) was kidnapped today. His Royal Highness, Christian Otobotekere was kidnapped on Thursday early in the morning. The supreme leader of the community was taken to the unknown direction by unidentified gunmen from the town of Tombia in the outskirt of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. DETAILS TO FOLLOW… The wife of former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly and ex-acting governor of the state, Madam Martha Nestor Binabo was abducted two weeks ago at Agbura community in the outskirts of Yenagoa the state capital. The 48-year-old victim was abducted at about 11.30am by five armed men clad

Boko Haram kills 45 villagers, travellers in bid to seize highway to Borno Barely 48 hours after they attacked Mainok town in Borno state, which left over 30 persons dead and most part of the village burnt, Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday returned to attack villagers returning to count their losses.

Okonjo-Iweala vs Oshiomhole Called Him Names Over Allegations Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has fired back at Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state over his allegations.

Buhari orders removal of military check points President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered immediate removal of military check points nationwide. This was disclosed to State House correspondents by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Ismail Aliyu, after about five hours defence briefing to the President at the State House, Abuja. He said the police will take over internal security. Aliyu maintained that the Boko Haram insurgency will soon be over. He said the Lake Chad Basin Commission nations are coming up with strategies to tackle the problem of insecurity. He said: “The President has instructed the Chief of Defence Staff to get the Chief of Army Staff and Inspector General of Police to remove all the military men along the road across the country. “The Nigerian Armed Forces are very ready, we have briefed him. One most interesting thing about it is that we are going out much happier because he has shown to us that he is still a soldier, he has up

@58, SEE SEXY GRANDMA WHO SAYS HER BEAUTY MAKES MEN TO RUN AFTER HER! A 58-year-old grandmother believes other women are intimidated by her looks, because she is so beautiful, her features have reduced men to tears.

BUHARI’S WIFE RELOCATES TO ASO ROCK AHEAD OF HUSBAND According to The Punch, The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has relocated to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, barely three weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was inaugurated. BUHARI’S WIFE RELOCATES TO ASO ROCK AHEAD OF HUSBAND Since they were inaugurated, Buhari and Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo have been operating from outside the Presidential Villa.

Olusegun Obasanjo, Bukola Saraki Currently In Closed Door Meeting In Ogun State The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is currently meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.Mr. Saraki arrived Mr. Obasanjo’s residence on Friday at about 9.20a.m., in company of a former Osun State Governor,Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Senators Ben Bruce, Andy Uba, among others. The visitors and their host immediately went into a closed-door meeting.    Olusegun Obasanjo, Bukola Saraki Currently In Closed Door Meeting In Ogun State

Buhari Orders 9 Out Of Presidential Jets To Be Sold Off Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that nine government aircraft from the presidential fleet should be sold. President Buhari

MEET FANI- KAYODE’S GIRLFRIEND, SNOWWHITE Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode has finally stepped out in public with his girlfriend, Precious Chikwendu, after much insinuation about his affair with the beauty queen.

CHANGE INDEED: NIGERIA'S PRESIDENT BUHARI'S NEW OFFICIAL CAR IS A N56.6 MILLION MAYBACH MERCEDES..... JONATHAN'S FAR LESS As we continue to bask in the euphori a of abracadabra change under the APC led government amidst unemployment, unpaid salaries, poverty and insecurity, Nigeria's globetrotting and yet to hit the ground running, President Muhammadu Buhari has just acquired a very luxurious, high-end "Mercedes Maybach S600" costing over N56.6 Million as his official vehicle, where as, his predecessor Jonathan rode in a simple Mercedes S350 costing under 27M. While both Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari prefer Mercedes-Benz, it seems that Jonathan’s taste in cars is much more simplistic than Buhari’s. Evidently, Buhari enjoys rides in much more comfortable and luxury Mercedes model after stepping into the presidential office. His new 'Mercedes Maybach S600' represents, the top notch in the latest sixth ge

Kashamu Saved Obasanjo From Poisoning - Report  A report contains that two suspects planned to poison Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. According to the document gaining popularity on the Internet, Peter Uwakala and Victoria Alaegbu, pretending to be other people, offered senator Buruji Kashamu to poison the former leader of the country. See the statement in full below:

My wardrobe allowance will go to Osun workers — Ben Bruce A senator representing Bayelsa central senatorial district, Ben Murray Bruce, has said he will donate his wardrobe allowance to Osun state workers who are owed 7 months salaries.

BUHARI ORDERS THE TERMINATION OF ASARI-DOKUBO, GANI ADAMS N9.3BN PIPELINE SECURITY CONTRACTS  Nigerian National Petroleum Corporati n (NNPC) has terminated the N9.3 billion surveillance contracts offered to some former Niger Delta militants and self-determination groups. Among the beneficiaries of the contracts are Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo and Chief Bipobiri Ajube (aka Gen. Shoot-At-Sight) alongside Fasehun and Gani Adams of OPC.

Nigerian Military to Take Over Security of Presidential Villa The Nigerian military is set to take over activities of the Strike Force whose major job is to provide security for the presidency at Aso Rock.

Customs Boss Faults Idea to Give N5,000 Monthly Stipend to Poor Nigerians - Buhari Nigeria - The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde on Tuesday faulted a proposed move by the Buhari-led administration to give N5000 monthly allowance to the unemployed youths, ThisDay reports. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo had announced that FG will soon commence payment of N5,000 monthly stipend to poor and unemployed Nigerians.