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Army kills 18 B’Haram members in Borno

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Monday, March 24th, 2014

Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade | credits: www.ynaija.com The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of 18 insurgents suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in a shootout with troops in some settlements in Bama and Ngurosoye in Borno State. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an […]

Nigerians flay PDP’s comment on missing Malaysian plane

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, March 24th, 2014

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Jim Iyke, Nadia Buari proposal, a fake?

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

By Charles MgboluYesterday, March 21, left social media walls awash with congratulatory messages to Jim Iyke and girl friend Nadia Buari over their engagement aired on his Africa magic ‘Jim Iyke Unscripted’ reality TV show, but new developments suggests, the ‘proposal’ may have just been acts for the cameras, perhaps we have all been fooled… […]

Ukraine base in Crimea comes under attack, shots fired

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

BELBEK (AFP) – Armed forces backed by armoured vehicles broke inside a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea on Saturday, firing from automatic weapons into the air, an AFP correspondent saw.An armoured vehicle rammed through the gate of the base, and an ambulance was also seen approaching with sirens blaring, as armed men went inside and pointed […]

‘Chained to the floor for four years!’

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

Lance Corporal Matthew Isabu (93NA/35/1993), who claimed to have served in 1 Division Workshop of Nigerian Army, alleges that he has been tortured since December 2000 when a scuffle with an air force sergeant reportedly led to his death. His story: “I was on official assignment during the Kaduna crisis of Friday, December 27, 2000 […]

Fayose emerges PDP Ekiti guber candidate

Posted by admin Ekiti, General Politics, Headlines, State News Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

Ado-Ekiti – A former governor of Ekiti State, MrAyo Fayose, was on Satuday declared winner of the PDP governorship primaries in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria,(NAN) reports that Fayose emerged winner with 462 votes out of a total of 477 votes cast. Leader of the PDP panel which conducted the primaries Dr Peter […]

Aliko Dangote: A lesson for African entrepreneurs

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

“I built a conglomerate and emerged the richest black man in the world in 2008 but it didn’t happen overnight. It took me 30 years to get to where I am today. Youths of today aspire to be like me but they want to achieve it overnight. It’s not going to work. To build a successful […]

Lagos: Police free pregnant girls in ‘baby factory’ raid

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

LAGOS – Nigerian police said Saturday they had raided a home near Lagos where eight pregnant girls were staying with plans to sell each of their newborns for nearly two thousand dollars. “Following intelligence report, we discovered and stormed on Friday a baby factory in Akute district of Ogun state,” a police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, […]

Army will not rest until peace is restored – Minimah

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, says the Army will not rest until peace is restored in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgents.Minimah made this known during the farewell ceremony in his honour by the Infantry Corps Centre, Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, Kaduna State, on Friday.“We shall not […]

Chelsea smash Arsenal, 6-0

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea dealt a crushing blow to Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes with a 6-0 victory on Saturday after one of the beaten team’s players had been mistakenly sent off. Chelsea were in no mood to allow Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to celebrate his 1,000th game in charge and raced into a two-goal […]