Ritual Killings, Murder & Kidnapping : A Cloud of Darkness Looms over Nigeria, By Tony Ogunlowo

Right now a big black ominous cloud hangs over Nigeria as its vast population of over 160 million is slowly being decimated by murders, ritual killings and spiritual enslavement of people’s souls. Only a couple of weeks ago I was saddened to read the story of a 4 year old boy who had both his […]

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7 die as 5-storey building collapses in Lekki Phase One area, Lagos

The number of dead persons in the Lekki five-storey building collapse has risen to seven, authorities say. The building, which was under construction, collapsed at Chisco Bus Stop in Lekki Phase One area of Lagos State in south western Nigeria. Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), South-west zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, gave the new […]

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South Africa’s special forces to help fight Boko Haram insurgents

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, has revealed that South Africa will send its special forces to the country to help in the fight against Boko Haram. Dan-Ali said during a meeting with his South African counterpart, Ms.Nobise Mapisa-Nqakula, in Abuja on Monday, discussions on the deployment of the special forces had reached an advanced […]

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Nigeria requests South Africa’s military assistance to speed up Boko Haram’s defeat

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, on Monday solicited more cooperation from South Africa in defence-related matters. Speaking while receiving the Chief of South African National Defence Force, General Zakaria Shoke, who visited him in his office in Abuja, General Olonisakin also requested for training of more Special Forces and other equipment that […]

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Man kills his father, buries him in shallow grave in Anambra state (Photos)

The man pictured left was alleged to have killed and buried his own father in Umuajana Village Umudioka, Dunukofia LGA of Anambra state. The old man had gone missing for some days and his family had started looking for him. The shallow grave where the son buried him was discovered on Sunday March 6th, around 2pm […]

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Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo, Ngige, Dalung etc pay condolence visit to James Ocholi’s family (Photos)

Wife of President Buhari, Aisha Buhari and wife of Vice President Osinbajo, Dolapo Osinbajo joined other top government functionaries like the Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung, Minister of Labor and Employment Chris Ngige, Minister of the FCT Mohammed Bello and the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase, to pay a condolence visit to the family […]

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Senate uncovers fake N15bn contracts as it probes NDDC since 2000

The Senate Committee on Niger Delta says it will conduct a full investigation into the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since 2000 till date. This is coming on the heels of discovering that the commission paid out about N15 billion for projects that were nonexistent, or not carried out in Ondo and […]

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EFCC reportedly seizes $1million cash from Badeh’s Abuja home

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it  found $1 million cash in one of the Abuja houses owned by embattled former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. According to The Nation, the money was found hidden in one of the rooms in a mansion owned by the former military chief. […]

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Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan wins African leadership award

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has beaten former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former United Nations Secretary General, Koffi Anan, to clinch the African Leadership Magazine Person of the Year, 2015. Ex-president Jonathan also defeated the founder, ECONET Wireless, Strive Masiyiwa; the Chairman, Heirs […]

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Yobe Deputy Governor, Abubakar Ali, In Road Accident Along Kano Road

The deputy governor of Yobe state, Abubakar Ali, was on Monday involved in an auto accident along the Kaduna- Kano expressway. A witness, Sunusi Abdul, confirmed to Premium Times that the incident occurred in Daka-Tsalle town, along the expressway. “His SUV car had a head-on collision with a Toyota Avensis vehicle,” Mr. Abdul said. “Fortunately, […]

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My Children Are Schooling Abroad Because I Can Afford It, Buhari Says On Forex Issues

President Muhammadu Buhari during an interview with Talk With Al Jazeera during his visit to Qatar spoke on the Forex crisis in the country. When asked by the interviewer about the inability of parents with children schooling abroad to purchase forex at affordable rates to keep their children in school. President Buhari said, “Not every […]

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Ben Bruce criticizes Buhari’s position on ‘No Forex for students, medical trips abroad’

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce thinks it is insensitive for President Buhari not to allow the CBN provide foreign exchange to Nigerians studying abroad or people going on medical trips. Buhari had in an interview with Al Jazeerah said due to the present economic situation, his government will not continue providing foreign exchange for these sets of […]

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Ex Nigerian Gov jittery Over $517m Loot in UAE, makes move to transfer it

A former Nigerian governor in a panic move has attempted to evacuate a sizeable loot from the United Arab Emirates, after anti corruption light was shone on him, the Nation reports. The authorities in the UAE are keeping intense watch over the ex governor who is believed to have stashed a $517million loot in the […]

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Nigerian Cristiano Ronaldo fan stabs Nigerian Lionel Messi fan to death in Mumbai (Photos)

A Nigerian man named Chukwuba Nwabu pictured top left, who is a Christiano Ronaldo fan, killed his friend, Obinna Micheal Durumchukwu pictured top right, who is a Lionel Messi fan, after an argument over who is a better footballer between the two stars at a birthday party organized by a Nigerian student in Mumbai, India […]

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