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Picture: Ogun: Woman accuses Lebanese couple of torture

By Olaleye Aluko   Mrs. Uzoma Okpara   advertisement     A woman, Mrs. Grace Okpara, has reported to the police that she was allegedly tortured by her bosses, who are Lebanon nationals. Our correspondent gathered that Grace worked as a cleaner at a logistics company in Ibafo, Ogun State, where the Lebanese couple – […]

Ogboru warns against rigging in Delta

Great Ogboru | credits: spynewsng.com The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru, has said that there will be trouble if the February 28 election in the state is manipulated. Ogboru, who was addressing a mega rally at Ughelli, on Thursday, recalled that the people of the state had lived […]

Chadian soldiers recapture Nigerian town from B’Haram

Chadian soldiers have smoked out the Boko Haram insurgents out of Malumfatori town in north-eastern Nigeria, a top security source said. One of our correspondents gathered on Thursday that the recapture of the town, which lies near the borders of Chad and Niger, followed two days of fighting between the insurgents and the soldiers. Both […]

Boko Haram publishes photos of child soldiers

A media group associated with Boko Haram has published two images revealing child soldiers in a military training camp in North-East Nigeria, according to Newsweek magazine. The organisation, al-Urwa al-Wuthaqa, shows the children dressed in dark clothes with their heads covered with garments. In one photo, the children are seeing aiming their guns while in another […]

Call to arrest ex-miltants: Clark, Dokubo, Tompolo, others blast Danjuma

Say he is the one that must be arrested *Accuse him of sponsoring attacks on Jonathan *As Clark, Kuku, Nyiam, others condemn his statement By Emma Amaize, Soni Daniel, Henry Umoru, Dapo Akinrefon & Levinus Nwabughiogu   WARRI—Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, said he was disappointed at the call by former Minister of Defence, […]

Afcon 2015: Cost of Eagles absence huge – Onigbinde

As Nigeria reels from not being part of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Equatorial Guinea, a competition they won in 2013, former Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Onigbinde has said the cost to the Nigerian football fraternity cannot be quantified. “Everyone is a loser,” he said “I say this because we have suffered […]

As Nigeria reels from not being part of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Equatorial Guinea, a competition they won in 2013, former Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Onigbinde has said the cost to the Nigerian football fraternity cannot be quantified. “Everyone is a loser,” he said “I say this because we have suffered […]

Kill PDP before it kills all of us, Buhari charges Nigerians

Simon Ebegbulem, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Gabriel Enogholase BENIN-CITY — PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (ret), in Benin City, yesterday, charged Nigerians to constitutionally kill the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, through their votes before it kills Nigerians. His declaration came as Governors Rotimi Amaechi and Adams Oshiomhole of Rivers and […]

Indonesia rejects clemency, ready to execute Nigerian, other foreigners

 News    Thursday, January 29, 2015 advertisement               Indonesia is ready to execute seven foreign drug convicts on death row after their appeals for presidential clemency were rejected, an official said, in a move certain to set Jakarta on a collision course with international allies. They include two Australian leaders […]

Muna Obiekwu to be buried on Feb. 3

  Nollywood thespian, Muna Obiekwe, who died on Jan.18 from a kidney related ailment. In a statement released and signed by AGN’s President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, it was disclosed that the remains of the light skinned actor would be laid to rest on Tuesday, Feb.3. The programme would commence with a candlelight procession which will be […]