Jos University Teaching Hospital Chief Pharmacist shot dead by suspected Fulani herdsmen (Photo)

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen had killed a pharmacist in Plateau State, Nigeria. Chief Pharmacist at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Tiri Gyang James was shot dead by the assailants on his way to Jos from Gindiri, where he worked on Sunday, September 2. Announcing the sad news on Facebook, his colleague described […]

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Holidaying lady, 59, allegedly had sex with boy, 14, on hotel balcony

59-year-old lady accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy while on holiday reportedly told him ‘Your mum thinks you’re a boy but I know you’re a man,’ a court heard. Gail Dickinson of Glenrothes, Fife in Scotland was allegedly caught by the victim’s grandmother having sex on the balcony of an apartment in San Antonio, Ibiza in June last year. According […]

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Nigerian President, govs, LG spend N241bn unaudited security votes annually – TI says

Transparency International (TI) has said that the offices of Nigerian President, 36 governors and 774 local government chairmen in Nigeria, spend unaudited $670m (N241bn) yearly on security votes. African Director for TI’s Defence and Security Programme, Christina Hildrew, made the disclosure at an event organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre in Abuja on […]

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Anthony Joshua showcases physique ahead of fight

Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has displayed his physique ahead of his showdown with Alexander Povetkin at Wembley next month. The British-Nigerian boxer starred in an advert, created by Lynx to inspire all men to be proud of who they are and aims to encourage them to be their most confident selves. In the advert which was shot at an industrial […]

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Nigerian govt dismisses editorial claim that Buhari has sympathy for herdsmen

Nigerian govt, Wednesday, dismissed as unfounded and wicked the conclusion by a newspaper that President Muhammadu Buhari is sympathetic to the activities of killer herdsmen. The newspaper, had through its editorial, accused the President of being indifferent to herdsmen atrocities. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and […]

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Migration, Modern Slavery and Buhari, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Olusegun Adeniyi has done a fascinating work in documenting and spotlighting the predicaments of people of Africa caught in the web of unsafe migration and human trafficking. He exposes the travails of those who attempt to access Europe by road through the Sahara Desert before crossing the Mediterranean Sea. This book is also touchingly personal […]

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Rule of law and security, By Femi Falana

From 1984 to 1999, I was subjected to constant harassment by the security and intelligence community in Nigeria. Not for posing any threat to national security or for contributing to the economic adversity of the country. But for teaming up with other patriotic forces to challenge unbridled corruption, unabashed executive lawlessness, gross human rights abuse […]

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Pastor arrested for raping his 7-year-old daughter

Founder of “Jesus is a Barrister Church” in Akapabuyo, Cross River State, Nigeria, Pastor Daniel Udoh, has been arrested for defiling his 7-year-old daughter. Udoh was paraded alongside 79 crime suspects at the Command Headquarters in Calabar. He admitted to committing the crime adding that he was tempted. His daughter is receiving treatment in an […]

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Police parade informant over the raid of Edwin Clark’s home

Nigerian police have paraded a man named Ismail Yakubu who resides in Waru village around Apo area of Abuja as the suspect who gave false information about gun being hidden in the Abuja residence of Niger Delta elder, Chief Edwin Clark. Yakubu was presented to newsmen by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Jimoh Moshood, […]

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IGP apologises to Edwin Clark over raid of his house

Nigeria Police has apologized to the elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark over the unauthorised raid of his residence in Abuja by four policemen. Force spokesman, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. According to reports, the apology is coming after the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has […]

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“Restructuring is a necessity, not an option,” again, Atiku replies Osinbajo

Ex-Nigerian Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, has again responded to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s open letter as the debate over restructuring of Nigeria continues. Firing back within a few hours to Osinbajo’s open letter, Abubakar Atiku, in a statement entitled: “Restructuring is a necessity, not an option” stated that faced with an avalanche of public […]

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Atiku, Osinbajo fight over Nigeria’s restructuring

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Tuesday, responded to a statement credited to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar faulting his (Osinbajo) stance on the restructuring of Nigeria. At a town hall meeting in the United States of America, Osinbajo had said the problem of Nigeria was not geographical restructuring but prudent management of national resources. Atiku, on […]

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After honoring IGP’s invitation, Fani-Kayode promises to hit, write harder

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode today honored the police invitation where he was questioned about his essay “Five Useful Idiots and The Spirit of the Accused Slave.” Posting via his twitter page, Fani-Kayode gave a brief report of his visit to the IGP’s office. He vowed to continue writing more of such publications. […]

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Ngige asked for help and I donated N5m to APC in 2014 -Ekweremadu

Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Mr. Ike Ekweremadu, said, even as a PDP member, he gave the All Progressives Congress (APC) N5 million to help it gain grounds in 2014. Addressing his constituents in Enugu on Sunday, Ekweremadu said he extended the gesture because Chris Ngige, now minister of labour and productivity, asked him for the […]

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Why we kept journalist in custody for 2 years without trial -DSS

In a fundamental right case before the court, counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), G. O. Agbadua, has given reasons why a journalist, Mr. Jones Abiri was not charged to court during the two years he spent in detention. The publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper, Mr. Abiri was arrested by the DSS in […]

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Fani-Kayode to honour Police invitation Tuesday

Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has disclosed that he will report to the Inspector General of Police’s office on Tuesday. Fani-Kayode disclosed that he will report at the IGP’s office at 12noon, meaning, he will still be at the Force Headquarters about now. In a tweet, the PDP chieftain said: “I will […]

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