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Female bombers kill 15 in Kano market

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News Thursday, November 19th, 2015

A couple of minutes after the explosion, angry residents gathered the fragmented remains of the female suicide bombers a few metres away from scene of the blast, piled used tyres on the pieces and set them ablaze. One of our correspondents, who visited the scene of the explosion a few hours after the blast, observed […]

Nigerians protest planned sacking by Virgin Atlantic airline

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Thursday, November 19th, 2015

In the said protest letter dated November 17, 2015 and addressed to the Chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited, Sir Richard Branson, Fagbohungbe said the circumstances relating to the intended sacking of all the Nigerian members of the Virgin Atlantic cabin crew violated the provisions of the International Labour Conference Convention 158 and the 1999 […]

Paris attacks: Key suspect, Abaaoud killed in Saint-Denis raid

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, November 19th, 2015

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the key suspect behind Paris attacks, was killed in police raid in the Saint-Denis suburb, the prosecutor said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT “Abdelhamid Abaaoud has just been formally identified as having been killed during the raid” in a northern Paris suburb on Wednesday, Francois Molins said in a statement. French police were looking for […]

Arase sends DIG, helicopter to Kogi

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, Nigerian Police, State News Thursday, November 19th, 2015

Adelani Adepegba and Olusola Fabiyi The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has sent the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Wakama Sotonye, to take charge of security for the Kogi State governorship election holding on Saturday. Arase also ordered the deployment of the Marine Police, Anti-Bomb, Counter-Terrorism Units, Police Mobile Force, Force Intelligence […]

I never stole from Nigeria – Diezani-Alison Madueke

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Oil Politics, Raw Politics Saturday, November 14th, 2015

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied allegations of financial impropriety under her tenure, especially the alleged disappearance of $20billion. Mrs. Diezani, who is battling with cancer disclosed this in an interview with The Boss newspaper. She was visibly angry at the mention of the $20billion “If there is one issue I […]

‘How I embarrassed myself in the name of hugging a friend’, rising actress, Amaka Iruobe

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, November 14th, 2015

Amaka-Iruobe TOP HEADLINES By Benjamin Njoku Innumerable actresses have had to share stories of their most embarrassing moments as celebrities, but none has come out to tell what they did to earn such embarrassments. Rising actress, Amaka Iruobe, is taking the first shot. The Tinsel star recently revealed how she […]

Tenant, 35, arraigned for allegedly raping landlady’s great-grand daughter

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, November 12th, 2015

A 35-year-old man, Yusuf Umaru, on Thursday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos state , for allegedly raping the great-grand daughter of his landlady. The accused, who resides at 14, Eketunde Street, in Anibaba Area of Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a charge of unlawful carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl. […]

Robbers attack Lagos community, rape newly-wed

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

Some residents of Adio, Ekimogun streets and Kehinde Lane in the Bariga area of Lagos State have started fleeing their homes after robbers kept attacking them repeatedly PUNCH Metro learnt that Adio residents were attacked three times last week, Ekimogun Street had two visits and Kehinde Lane was invaded once. During the raid of Ekimogun, […]

Pastor rapes teenager during deliverance, blames devil

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

The Nasarawa State Police command on Monday arrested a 46 year-old pastor, Ifeanyi Bernard, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Karu Local Government Area of the state. According to police authorities, the alleged rape took place on November 3 when the pastor was performing deliverance on the teenager. However, the pastor described the […]

Our Man: Lagos’ Accidental Public Servant

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, November 9th, 2015

Our Man: Lagos’ Accidental Public Servant The problem with things that glittered, Our Man realized, was that they often had the nasty habit of not being gold. If he was a computer programmer (which he wasn’t, thank God), he would have absolutely loathed the word ‘back end’ by now. Because back-end was where the stress […]