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Ozubulu church massacre: Perpetrators demanded $1m to forestall attack –Witness

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Saturday, April 21st, 2018

— 21st April 2018 • As court relocates sitting to Awka Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka; Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha A star witness in the Ozubulu church massacre trial, Nkwado Onyeka, yesterday told Nnewi High Court 3 that the suspected perpetrators of the heinous crime demanded the sum of $1 million from Ozubulu people in South Africa to forestall killings […]

Picture: Men can’t resist my big boobs -Stella Idika, Nollywood actress

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, April 21st, 2018

— 21st April 2018 Stella Idika is undoubtedly one of the most promising actresses in Nollywood. Known for roles in movies such as Empire, Soldier Boy, Woman in Me, and Descendants of Jezebel, Idika is indeed good at her craft. In a chat with Inside Nollywood, the tall and busty diva recalled her most embarrassing encounter […]

3rd anniversary: Wike to commission 34 projects

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, April 21st, 2018

— 20th April 2018 • Don’t politicise soot challenge, gov appeals to campaigners Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has announced that 34 projects will be ready for commissioning, during the third anniversary of the Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration. This was one of the resolutions of the State Executive Council meeting, yesterday, presided over by […]

VIDEO: I was sexually assaulted at 17 –Chimamanda Adichie

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, April 19th, 2018

SEE VIDEO BELOW Oluwakemi Abimbola Awarding winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, joined the #MeToo movement as she shared the story of her sexual assault at age 17. She disclosed this during an address at the just concluded Stockholm Forum for Gender Equality. Adichie, who delivered the closing keynote address, shared how she had written […]

Osinbajo challenges youths to brace up for political leadership

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, April 19th, 2018

— 19th April 2018 Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday challenged Nigerian youths to brace up for assuming political leadership of the country in the years ahead. According to him, Nigerian youths must be be ready for the political offices they intend to occupy, pointing out that leadership positions are not automatic. He […]

Osun Assembly passes N179.2bn Appropriation Bill

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Thursday, April 19th, 2018

Osun Assembly passes N179.2bn Appropriation Bill — 19th April 2018 Clement Adeyi, Osogbo Osun House of Assembly has passed 2018 appropriation bill of N179.2 billion. The passage followed a motion moved by the leader of house, Mr Timothy Owoeye and seconded by Mr Kamil Oyedele, the House Chairman on Finance and Appropriation at the plenary yesterday […]

APC releases timetable for congresses, national convention

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics Thursday, April 19th, 2018

— 19th April 2018 Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC), has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the party’s congresses and national convention, picking May 14, 2018 as the culmination of the activities with an elective convention scheduled to hold in Abuja. In the schedule of activities signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, […]

Sex-for-marks: OAU suspends Professor Akindele indefinitely

Posted by admin Education, Headlines, Top Stories Thursday, April 19th, 2018

Sex-for-marks: OAU suspends Professor Akindele indefinitely — 19th April 2018 A professor at the centre of a sexual harassment sex-for-marks scandal, Mr Richard Akindele, has been suspended by his university, having been found culpable and liable of serious misconduct by an investigative committee set up to look into the allegations. Akindele, a professor at the […]

CHAN Eagles receive N3m each

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, April 15th, 2018

Super Eagles players at the 2018 Africa Nations Championships reportedly have been paid N3m million each for their troubles at the tournament where they came second behind hosts Morocco. The payment it was gathered was their share of the prize money from the tournament as well as the outstanding win bonus in the semi-final. “The […]

Taraba killings: Soldiers arrest suspected masterminds of Fulani killers, others

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, State News, Taraba Sunday, April 15th, 2018

— 15th April 2018 Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian army said soldiers on internal security operations in Taraba State have arrested two persons suspected to be the masterminds of recent attacks in that state. The suspects, Danasebe Gasama and one Danjuma a.k.a. American, according to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Texas Chukwu, are responsible for […]