Nigeria Slowly Edging Back To The Dark Days Of Military Dictatorship

Former Vice president Abubakar Atiku

Former Nigerian Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is worried that Nigeria is on the verge of a return to the dark days of military dictatorship when the press was frequently harassed and muzzled.
Reacting to reports of the confiscation of thousands of copies of some newspapers by the military, Atiku warned that the freedom of the press is a non-negotiable component of democracy.
“By attacking the press and arresting journalists, aren't we slowly edging back to the dark days of military dictatorship”? Atiku asked on social networking site, Twitter.

OBITUARY: How Wrong Diagnosis Of Cancer Led To Dora Akunyili’s Death-TheCable

When Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili was the Zonal Secretary (South-east) of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund in 1998, Nigerian doctors gave her what many of her family members considered to be a health scare. They said she had a growth and needed surgery.
Akunyili, then 44, decided to travel to the United States, first to get a second opinion and then undergo the prescribed surgery. The bill for the medical trip was $17,000, including $12,000 for the surgery.

2yr old smokes like a pro

 
 
 

New footage has emerged of a Chinese toddler smoking a cigarette in the street as he is laughed at by onlookers. 

The pictures are believed to be of a child aged between two and three and despite the vast numbers of adults around, not one attempts to take the cigarette away from him. 

Passers-by and people on bikes passing can be heard laughing as the little boy holds the cigarette, taking several puffs of it like an 'old pro'. 

It comes after another Chinese two-year-old, Tong Liangliang was pictured lighting up after being taught by his father, who believed the habit would alleviate pain caused by a hernia. There are more pictures after the cut...

DORA AKUNYILI IS DEAD

Dora Akunyili

This is very sad breaking news

Former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and ex minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, has died according to a family source.
 Dr. Akunyili died in an India Hospital where she has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. She was aged 59.

Beaten and raped by ex boyfriend and four of his friends

A 19-year-old girl (names withheld) got more than she bargained for when she visited the wife of her ex-boyfriend called Kingsley, who delivered a newborn baby, recently. Unknown to the victim, she apparently walked into a trap set by an angry ex-boyfriend.

REVEALED: I was raped 15 times by 15 men every day - Escaped Chibok girl

More chilling revelations have emerged to shed some light on the agonising experience of the missing Chibok girls, based on the account of one of the escapees.

Three of the girls have so far escaped from the terrorist group, Boko Haram, who abducted over 200 girls from a government secondary school in Chibok, Borno State on the night of April 14, 2014.

Rihanna topless revenge on TLC- is she justified?

Lol, there is nothing one will not see in this world o. Check out Rihanna's drama

Rihanna didn't get mad, she got even after the TLC singers complained about her nearly nude appearance at the CFDAs.

The 26-year-old Diamonds singer responded by posting a topless photo of the R&B duo and using it as her Twitter background on Thursday.

The photo shows Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, 44, and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas, 43, smiling at the camera while barely covering their breasts with their hands. More pictures after cut...

Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero buried

The Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero taken in an ambulance to the burial ground

The late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero, was buried at exactly 6:15 P.M. Friday inside the Gidan Nasarawa Grave Yard, where four of his predecessors, Emirs Sarki Abbas, Sarki Aalhaji Abdullahi Bayero, Sir Muhammadu Sanusi and Sarki Muhammadu Inuwa had also been buried.
Thousands of Kano residents of various social classed trooped out to pay their last respects to the revered Royal Father who ruled Kano for about 51 years.

We will soon crush insurgency- Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Thursday declared that the problem of insurgency would soon become a thing of the past.

He also said the Federal Government was doing everything possible to ensure that the military was given the right funding and equipment to fight insurgence in the country.

NIS introduces new rates for international passport Aug 1

Just when started thinking that we deserve some good news, the Nigeria Immigration Services said on Friday it would introduce the recently approved new rates and charges for the procurement of international passport on August 1.

The Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr. Chukwuemeka Obua, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja

Soldiers seize, destroy Nigerian newspapers nationwide

The Military this morning seized and destroyed major Nigerian newspapers in an action reminiscent of military dictatorship in the country.

It was learnt that there were random forceful seizures of newspapers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, while newspaper distribution vans were stopped and searched in different parts of the country

Nigerian women sell their wombs, ovaries — Catholic Bishop

Some men now sell their private parts, including wombs, ovaries and human eggs, as commodities at the global bio-technology market, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has said.

The President of CBCN and Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, made the revelation in his keynote address on Thursday in Abuja during the International Family and Pro-Life Conference, with the theme, "Witnesses to the dignity of every human life."

Breaking!!! The Emir Of Kano Is Dead

Ado Abdullahi Bayero

One of Nigeria’s most prominent traditional rulers, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, the Emir of Kano has died. The Emir died early today in Kano according to family sources.
The late Emir was aged 83. He be became the Emir of Kano in 1963 at the age of 33.
 The late emir will be buried today in Kano according to Islamic rites.

Protesting LASU students storm Fashola’s office with beds, mats, mosquito nets, pots

Hundreds of Lagos State University students on Thursday stormed the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola at Alausa, Ikeja, and said they would not return home until their school fees were reduced and their arrested colleagues released unconditionally.

The students, who arrived at the office at about 3pm in over 10 buses, came along with mats, mosquito nets and cooking pots, among others.

Shot twice and thrown in the canal by her family members for marrying the man she loved- Her own story

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A teenager survived being shot twice and thrown in a canal by her family for marrying the man she loved, police in Pakistan said.

Saba Maqsood was attacked by her father, uncle, brother and aunt before she was tossed into the canal, said Ali Akbar, a spokesman for police in Hafizabad, Punjab province.

It comes just a week-and-a-half after the broad daylight 'honour killing' of another woman in a city centre drew worldwide condemnation.

Gwoza Christians release disturbing details about 6 girls kidnapped by BH is 2013

Found this report on Sahara Reporters...quite scary! Read below...

The Gwoza Christian Community Association in Borno State has released details of disturbing disclosures made by six Christian girls who were abducted in 2013 by the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

The girls were abducted last year from different locations in Gwoza local government area. Their statements revealed that, following their abduction, they were subjected to serial rapes by Boko Haram terrorists. In addition, they were turned into domestic slaves in various Boko Haram camps before they pulled off their daring and lucky escapes. Continue...

Brother of Sudanese woman who converted to Christianity says she deserves to be executed

Meriam Ibrahim, who gave birth to a daughter in her prison cell last week, has been sentenced to  100 lashes and death by hanging after a Sharia court convicted her for converting to Christianity, and ‘adultery’ because she had wed a non-Muslim.

Yesterday her brother Al Samani Al Hadi told CNN that he had denounced his sister to the authorities because his family are 'Muslim people.'  Pictures and more stories below...

Governor’s House In Gombe Bombed

Gov. Ibrahim Dankwanbo

This situation is really getting out of control and getting closer even to unbelievable places. The governor’s private house, which also serves as his official residence was bombed in early evening of today in Gombe State. The attack happened not at the government state residence of Governor Ibrahim Dakwambo . It was learned that a Police Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that was stationed in front of his house was the target in the bomb blast.
The bombing also touched-off multiple explosions and had rocked the district where the governor resides. 
No casualties or fatalities at this time.


We will bring you more reports as it unfolds

New CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele unveils 10-point agenda

The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday unveiled his blueprint for the economy stating that he would, through his vision for the country create a central bank that is professional, apolitical and people focused.

Jonathan appoints Rufa’i Alkali as political adviser

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Rufa’i Alkali, a professor, as his new Special Adviser on Political Affairs.

Mr. Alkali, a political scientist, once served as National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and was appointed Pro-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna last year. He hails from Gombe State.

Jonathan may be Nigeria’s last president -Igbo leaders

Igbo Leaders of Thought, a group of prominent Igbo political leaders, rose from a meeting in Enugu State on Wednesday with a warning that President Goodluck Jonathan may become the last president of a united Nigeria, if politicians from the North East and North West continue to sponsor the activities of the Boko Haram sect.

Auto dealer excretes 52 wraps of cocaine

A Lagos-based auto parts dealer, Anabaronye Ken, has been arrested by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after he allegedly excreted 52 wraps of substances that tested positive for cocaine.

Popular Nigerian record label executive slumped and died in Lekki

The CEO of A.N.I Entertainment and popular Record Label Executive Robert Edwards has passed on. Edwards suddenly slumped and died yesterday evening while playing snooker at E-bar in Lekki.

Singer Ink and Halle Mordu were under his record label. More details shortly

Ritualists gouge out prostitute’s eyes in Bayelsa

Suspected ritualists have gouged out the eyes of a lady suspected to be a commercial sex worker in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

It was learnt that the unnamed lady, who was a resident prostitute of the notorious Yenagoa red light district called Good Evening Street on Hospital Road in downtown Yenagoa, met her Waterloo on Monday.

Many dead as suspected Boko Haram terrorists raid Borno

 

Heavily armed gunmen raided four villages in northeast Nigeria leaving scores dead and sending survivors fleeing the attacks blamed on Boko Haram, a local lawmaker and residents said on Wednesday.

Police parade seven for kidnapping in Calabar

The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police has recorded a breakthrough in the fight against child stealing following the arrests of seven people suspected to be involved in the act.

The suspects include five men and two women

Doyin Okupe fires more shots at Oby Ezekwesili

A day after this whole drama started, Senior Special adviser to the president, Dr Doyin Okupe has varberly thrown more abuses at former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili. This time he says Mrs Ezekwesili's biggest problem is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and that she is an over celebrated creation of OBJ

Women in trousers forbidden from passing through MFM Camp ground

A woman wearing trousers will no longer be allowed to pass through The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Camp Ground in Magboro, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. 

According to Punch the church has started a 'strict enforcement' of its law against women putting on trousers and passing through the camp ground this week.

Popular singer Kefee in coma: she needs our prayers: husband

Kefee was reported to have collapsed on a Chicago-bound flight last week which forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles so she could receive medical attention. She has been in coma since then. Teddy flew to the US last Saturday to be with his wife. Please say a prayer for her

President Jonathan attends ceremony of Ayo Oritsejafor's University launch

President Jonathan was in Delta state yesterday to attend the foundation laying ceremony of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor's University, Eagle Heights University in Omadino, Delta state.

Pictured above are Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, his wife pastor Mrs Helen Oritsejafor, Gov of Delta state Emmanuel Uduagha, the Olu of Warri and others

More pictures below....

Australia offers Special Forces to help rescue Chibok Schoolgirls

The Australian Government said, Tuesday, it was offering to deploy its Special Forces to help Nigeria rescue more than 200 school girls abducted more than a month ago by extremist Boko Haram.

Australia said the Special Air Service, SAS, regiment are on standby to deploy for the rescue if the Nigerian government accepts the offer.

Dr Doyin Okupe scolds Oby Ezekwesili like a kid

The sword seems drawn between the presidential Senior Special Assistant, Dr Doyin Okupe and the former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili. They ran into themselves in London Airport and the former minister refused to say hello and Dr Okupe went on twitter to seriously lash her. See the fire spitting Tweet after the cut...

Boko Haram Gunmen Completely Set Three Villages on Fire in Borno

In what appeared to be a retaliatory attack by Boko Haram gunmen, three  villages in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State were completely set ablaze on Tuesday.
The gunmen, who were apparently retaliating the humiliation they suffered at Attagara village Sunday morning after attacking a church, unleashed a more devastating attack on Attagara, Amuda and Ngoshe, setting the three villages ablaze.

Africa's 5 richest kings

Forbes Africa has released their list of the richest Kings in Africa. Well, two of them are Nigerians. Check out the list below...

Students, Police clash in Lagos

The students were protesting the hiked fee regime, which they said they couldn’t cope with. Their campus had been shut down yesterday, after the students began mobilizing to embark on protest.
The students said they had submitted their proposed fees to the Lagos State Government after their meeting with Governor Babatunde Fashola last April. Fashola had promised to review their tuitions fee downward. The Governor, who himself benefited from free education at the University of Benin, had requested the students to propose tuition.

Aiding Boko Haram: Army Court-martials 10 Generals, 5 Others

Aiding Boko Haram: Army Court-martials 10 Generals, 5 Others

No fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.

In the recent past, the Army and the Defence headquarters have raised the alarm that some of their officers and men are leaking official information to the terrorists and that some of them have been arrested and arraigned before some court-martials in some army divisions in the north.

Keshi picks 23-man World cup squad, Sunday Mba, Ejike Uzoenyi dropped

After several days of waiting, Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi has finally named his 23-man squad players for the World Cup in Brazil.

The Africa Cup of Nations champions will be making their fifth appearance at world football's major showpiece and have been drawn in the same group with Argentina, Iran and Bosnia.

12 Church Worshippers, 6 Militants Killed In Borno

Boko Haram militants yesterday killed at least twelve people in an attack on church worshippers at Attagara, a village in Gwoza local government area of Borno State.

A security source said that a group of armed men stormed a church at Attagara village and opened fire on worshippers during Sunday service. The attack took place about 9.30 a.m.
The source added, however, that members of the community mobilized quickly and were able to kill six of the militants, injuring many others as well.
The source added that more than one hundred militants had arrived at the church and opened fire indiscriminately.

A resident of the town recalled that the attack was the second by Boko Haram in two weeks. He wondered why the military continues to prove incapable of protecting helpless civilians.

Femi Fani Kayode leaves APC

Well, I guess I saw this coming. Controversial and outspoken two-time former minister Femi Fani Kayode has left the APC and explains why he left the party in a statement released today. 

I declared for the APC in June last year in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state well before the party was registered by INEC. I formally joined the party, amidst great fanfare, on 7th February 2014 in my hometown Ile-Ife and I registered my membership on that day. The registration was done outside the Ooni's palace and it was done in the prescence of the media, numerous party leaders in the state, including Hon. Rotimi Makinde, who represents Ile-Ife at the Federal House, and all the other key leaders of the APC in the state and Ife-Ife including Chief Akantioke and Alhaji Soko Adewoyin the former  Deputy Governor of Osun state. After registering we proceeded to pay a courtesy call on my traditional ruler, the Ooni of Ife, and from there I went to spend a few days with Governor Rauf Aregbesola who, together with Governor Kayode Fayemi, I am close to and I consider to be friends. 

Police ban #BringBackOurGirls protest in Abuja

Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Joseph Mbu, has banned all protests over kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls in Abuja.

Female Pastor Burns 10 Year Old House Girl’s Face With A Hot Spoon

Pastor Fine Oru, who reportedly burnt the face of her 10 year old niece, Grace Opion, with a hot spoon, has been arrested by Police from the Azikoro Police Division in Bayelsa.
Oru is the Assistant General Overseer of the ‘Heart Beat of God Bible Church,’ on Ompadec road, in Yenagoa

Police confirm 14 dead, 12 injured in Adamawa blast

The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed 14 people killed in the bomb blast at a football field in Mubi on Saturday.

Twelve others were also said to have been injured in the incident.

AFP quoting a police officer claimed that at least 40 people died in the attack targeted at football fans.

“There has been a bomb explosion at a football field this evening and so far more than 40 people have been killed,” said the officer who requested anonymity in the town of Mubi, which has seen previous attacks by Boko Haram Islamists.

Cameroon soldiers kill 40 Boko Haram militants

Cameroon’s military killed at least 40 Boko Haram militants in the country’s northwest weekend, a government radio reported Sunday, a day after Nigeria labelled the Central African nation the weakest link in its fight against the extremist sect.

Nigerians own most houses on London’s expensive street’

About 70 per cent of the most expensive buildings in London are owned by Nigerians, the Chairman, New Nation, an empowerment-oriented group, Mr. Charles Dukwe, has said.

He added that citizens of the United Kingdom avoided buying houses in the area due to their expensive prices.