Plan To Kill Sultan of Sokoto Failed

According to reliable security sources, the attack of Wednesday that spilled to yesterday, at the seat of the Caliphate, Sokoto, was actually targeted at the Sultan of Sokoto. A source from the joint team of security platforms that repelled the attack indicated that His Eminence Alhaji, Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan, was actually the focus of the attackers,...

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PRISON BREAK: At Least 150 Prisoners Escaped During Deadly Riot

About 150 prisoners escaped on Thursday from an overcrowded prison in western Indonesia, and others held officers hostage, following a riot triggered by a blackout. Prison directorate spokesman Akbar Hadi said the inmates forced their way out from Tanjung Gusta Prison in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, while others set the prison's offices on fire. National ...

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Nigerian Gay Activists Angry Over Harassment By Police

Nigerian security services and the police are harassing and intimidating some gay activists in the country for defending the rights of gays and lesbians, a group said in a statement on Sunday, a month after lawmakers outlawed homosexuality in Nigeria. A bill to outlaw gay marriage and crackdown on gay rights activists as well as criminalise public displays of affection...

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OJB Jezreel Sues Blogger For N100m Over Fake Story

The OJB Jezreel fundraising committee has sued an online news website, Aproko247 for N100million over a story published on its platform alleging that some members of the committee ripped the ailing singer off through donations made by kind-hearted Nigerians to save OJB Jezreel. The website posted the story on Monday, while the committee members called a press...

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SHOCKING PHOTOS: Several Dead, Dozens Injured In Ghastly train Crash

At least seven people were dead and dozens injured on Friday after a speeding train split in two and derailed at a station in the southern suburbs of Paris, officials said. Interior Minister Manuel Valls gave the initial toll of seven dead and said there also were “dozens of injured” following the accident at the Bretigny-sur-Orge station involving a train heading...

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Iyanya, Ice Prince, Omawumi, O.C Ukeje Nominated for The Future Awards

The Central Working Committee (CWC) has unveiled this year’s nominees for the 2013 edition of The Future Awards. Now in its eighth season, this year’s awards fields 75 ‘nominees in a list comprising of 15 categories, fielding five nominees each. The likes of Pop singers Iyanya, Omawumi, top rapper Ice Prince, actor O.C Ukeje and UK based urban gospel...

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My relationship with Dan Foster – Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi

On Air Personality, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, talks about her job and what she wants in a man in this interview with GBENRO ADEOYE   You have a great voice, by the way. Is it your voice that made you decide to become an On Air Personality? Thank you. I actually got into radio as a course requirement in school. I started reading the news at the student radio...

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Bomb Explodes In Mosque During Friday Prayers

An explosion reported near a mosque is being treated as a terrorist incident, police said today. Counter-terrorism officers have launched an investigation after residents heard a loud bang in Tipton, West Midlands, before nails and other debris were found. The explosion occurred just one hour after Drummer Lee Rigby's funeral. No injuries have been reported but several...

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7 Dead, Dozens Injured As Speeding Train Split And Derailed Near Paris

No fewer than seven people were killed and dozens injured on Friday after a speeding train split in two and derailed at a station in the southern suburbs of Paris, according to officials. Interior Minister Manuel Valls gave an initial toll of seven dead and said there were “dozens of injured” following the accident at the Bretigny-sur-Orge station involving a train...

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Mandela’s Marijuana-Smoking Monarch Insults South African President In Public

Nelson Mandela’s king has entered into a public feud with South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma. Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s greatest claim to fame is that he counts South Africa’s first black president among his subjects and feels current president Jacob Zuma isn’t any different. The king of Mandela’s AbaThembu clan made local headlines Thursday with a string of invective...

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Maternal Deaths: Another Nigerian world record

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health-Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Ado Mohammed, on Thursday in Kaduna said that Nigeria accounted for 10 per cent of global maternal deaths.Mohammed made the disclosure when a delegation of Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care Delivery (NTLC), paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Mukhtar Yero...

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Sambo Most Loyal Vice President In Nigerian History – Gulak

Vice-President Namadi Sambo has been hailed as the most loyal Vice-President in the history of Nigeria by Dr. Ahmed Gulak, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters. The presidential aide, who made the statement in Kaduna at a town hall meeting with traditional rulers yesterday, said destiny brought Sambo and Jonathan together so that Nigeria...

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Nigerian Company Pays Clinton N100m To Speak At An Event In Lagos

Just to speak at an event in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, a Nigerian company paid the former American President, Bill Clinton, $700,000 (over N100 million), the New York Times disclosed on Thursday. The New York Times did not disclose the name of the company which handed Clinton the huge sum of money. Clinton, since he left office, has visited Nigeria many times, the...

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CAN May Reject Report Of Presidential Amnesty C’ttee On Boko Haram – Oritsejafor

A meeting between the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North and leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja ended in a stalemate on Thursday in Abuja. Newly re-elected CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, did not hold back in his criticism of the timing of the meeting which he said was...

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Protect Your spèrm From Injury

Young men who are not yet thinking of raising a family sometimes take things too far. They engage in some risky behaviours that not only jeopardise their health but the health of their spèrm also. This is not to say it’s only young men that unwittingly toy with their spèrm’s health. Adult men do, too, by making unhealthy and unwise life choices that may...

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Court Convicts Governor Sule Lamido’s Son For Money Laundering

Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34-year old son of Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for offences bordering on money laundering was Friday convicted by Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court, Kano, and ordered to forfeit 25 per cent of the undeclared sum of $40,000. But the governor’s son won’t...

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Al Mustapha visits TB Joshua immediately after release

Al-Mustapha was released yesterday Friday July 12th after many years in prison, and his first port of call after his release was T.B Joshua's place.T.B Joshua explains why Al-Mustapha visited him first: I got to know him many years ago when a petition was addressed to General Bamaiyi who was the then Chairman of the NDLEA. As you know, several efforts had been made...

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3 Okada Robbers Burnt To Death

It was a sad end for three suspected okada robbers who was alleged to been terrorising the residents of Ikotun area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria; they were caught and set ablaze by an angry mob.  The suspected robbers were killed after their robbery operation was foiled by a member of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, vigilante group in the area. The robbers,...

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Olamide Is First Nigerian Ambassador for CIROC

According to a source Olamide has signed a multimillion Naira endorsement deal with alcoholic drink Ciroc Ultra Premium vodka and will become the first Nigerian ambassador for the alcoholic beverage. Inside sources stated that the deal has been signed and sealed already. "The money had to be sent in three parts, that’s how huge it is", an insider said. Ciroc, produced...

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Why I Changed My Name From ‘Nigga Raw’ To ‘Mr Raw’ – Ukeje Edward

The song “Obodo” is still as evergreen as ever but the singer of the song, Ukeje Okechukwu Edward, a.k.a Mr Raw, formerly known as ‘Nigga Raw’ , disappeared from the music scene and only recently reappeared with a new album featuring 2Face Idibia. In this chat, role model of upcoming Hip Hop acts in Eastern Nigeria speaks on his absence, his music and why he changed...

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