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APC declares war, moves to cripple Jonathan’s govt.

Views: 347 The political crisis brewing in the country is about to boil over as the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared war on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government under the watch of President Goodluck Jonathan. APC at a meeting of its interim National Executive Committee (NEC) held today in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, […]

I WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST —Senator Abe finally clears the air •Accuses FG of plotting to kill him

Posted by admin Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Views: 3234 The fog surrounding the London medical trip of Senator Magnus Abe, the Senator representing Rivers South East zone and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has finally been cleared. There had been controversy over whether Abe was really shot during a political rally penultimate Sunday (January 12) in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, […]

Angry First Lady on rampage, vandalises £2.5m worth of property in Govt. House . . . over President’s infidelity

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Views: 182 First lady of France accused of smashing up François Hollande’s office in £2.5m rampage Valerie Trierweiler insists she is still France’s first lady, despite lurid claims she caused £2.5 million of damage after hearing about François Hollande’s alleged affair, it emerged today. The Élysée Palace soap opera reached new depths with unverified claims […]

India: Woman, 20, gang-raped on the orders of community elders . . . over ‘wrong relationship’

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Views: 96 Police in India’s West Bengal state have arrested 13 men in connection with a gang rape of a woman, allegedly on orders of village elders who objected to her relationship with a man. The 20-year-old woman has been admitted to a hospital in […]

Alleged ill health: Akunyili thanks Nigerians, returns soon

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Views: 195 Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their outpouring of love and concern following rumours about her alleged ill health. Writing on her Facebook wall, the former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said: “Thank […]

Picture: MARRY this girl, GET $120 MILLION (N19 BILLION)

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Views: 322 Yes, that’s right – if as a man you can convince the pretty girl in the photo accompanying this story, you’ll instantly become $120 million (about N19 billion) richer! Gigi – that’s her name – is a lesbian but her superrich tycoon dad Cecil Chao is desperate for her to do the […]

Some Insights into Democracy and How it can work in Nigeria – By Femi Fabiyi & Akintokunbo A. Adejumo

Posted by admin Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Columnists, Femi Fabiyi, NNP Columnists Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

By Femi Fabiyi & Akintokunbo A. Adejumo | Ibadan, Nigeria | Jan. 23, 2014 – Democracy promotes the same sets of value no matter where it is practiced. Simple definition implies that government is made up of people, and should serve the people. In order to enjoy the fruits (or as we call it in […]

Nigeria’s Retrogressive Anti-Gay Law – By Abiodun Ladepo

Posted by admin Abiodun Ladepo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

By Abiodun Ladepo | Los Angeles, USA | Jan. 23, 2014 – This past Wednesday, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan elevated crassness and primitiveness to the highest level imaginable by signing into law a bill banning homosexuality in Nigeria. I deliberately crafted the previous sentence so unambiguously. He did not just ban homosexual marriage; he banned homosexuality […]

New military structure as service chiefs take over

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Latest Politics Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

AS the new service chiefs formally take over the mantle of leadership today, a picture of the new military and its structure has emerged. Those who are taking over from their predecessors are Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh, new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah, new Chief […]

‘Bode George’s attack on Lagos Assembly cheap’

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Chief Bode George The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Publicity, Mr. Segun Olulade, has faulted Chief Bode George’s attack on members of the House. George, a former national Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West Zone, was said to have described the Lagos State House of Assembly as […]