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Rivers: Randy pastor (PICTURED) rapes teenager, says blame me, not devil

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, February 14th, 2016

Rivers: Randy pastor (PICTURED) rapes teenager, says blame me, not devil advertisement undefined TOP HEADLINES The General Overseer of Agape Baptist Church, Pastor Oprite Amakiri, has been arrested and detained at the Rumuolumeni Police Division in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The 50-year-old randy pastor confessed to how […]

6 beheaded as 15 die in Rivers cult war

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, February 13th, 2016

SUSPECTED cultists have killed 15 people and beheaded six of them in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/ Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State. The killings came barely 24 hours after gunmen, lastThursday, assassinated a former member of the State House of Assembly, who represented Ogba/Egbema Ndoni Constituency, Monday Eleanya. Sunday Sun gathered that […]

Appeal Court quashes ex-Gov Nyako’s impeachment

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Friday, February 12th, 2016

By Umar Yusuf YOLA—THE Yola Division of Federal Court of Appeal, Adamawa State, yesterday nullified the impeachment of Former Governor Murtala Nyako. The five Judges led by Justice Jumai Hannatu Sankey in a unanimous judgment, described Nyako’s impeachment as a high level of impunity, recklessness, rascality and a constituted gross of legislative powers by the […]

Abuja land grab: Senate vows to probe OBJ, GEJ, & El Rufai

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency, Raw Politics, State News Thursday, February 11th, 2016

-Sun By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA — THE Senate, yesterday, vowed to probe former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan as well as ministers who served under them to correct alleged violation of the master plan of the nation’s capital city. Addressing journalists, yesterday, Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Senator […]

Suicide bombers kill 62 in Borno IDP Camp

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, February 11th, 2016

-Sun Suicide bombers kill 62 in Borno IDP Camp From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Two female bombers, pretending as displaced Boko Haram victims, sneaked into an Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp in Borno’s Dikwa town and killed no fewer than 62 persons. According to a Civilian JTF member and military source who preferred anonymity, the bombers […]

Yobe: Insurgency has gulped N15bn – Gov.

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Yobe Thursday, February 11th, 2016

-Sun Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam has urged residents who fled the state at the heat of the insurgency to return home, assuring them of adequate safety and security. The governor also said there is no area in the state under the control of Boko Haram, adding that the war against insurgency in that […]

Scores injured as APC supporters clash in Ondo

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics, State News Thursday, February 11th, 2016

About twenty persons sustained injuries during a bloody clash among members of All Progressives Congress (APC), at Oka-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government area of Ondo State. Also, an unconfirmed report said two persons were feared dead during the fracas which ensued between the loyalists of a Governorship aspirant, Dr Segun Abraham who were […]

Chinese cuts off Nigerian worker’s finger in C’River (Isn’t this a crime?)

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Monday, February 8th, 2016

A Chinese worker, identified as Njaga Chang, has cut off one of the right fingers of his Nigerian colleague at the Xin Xin Quarry in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. The 23-year-old Nigerian victim, Nsikak Tommy, was said to have incurred the wrath of the Chinese for failing to quickly turn on […]

30 die in Lagos/Ibadan expressway accident

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, Oyo, State News Monday, February 8th, 2016

— February 8, 2016 Trailer conveying cattle, goats, collide with stationary vehicle By Omoniyi Ayedun and Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan A trailer carrying goats, motorcycles and about 100 passengers from the northern part of the country, collided with a parked bus along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (immediately after Ibadan) resulting in the death of about 30 people. Somehow, […]

Amaechi spent $150 million to fund APC elections -says Wike

Posted by admin Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Sunday, February 7th, 2016

THE Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, said on Sunday that he would not have contested a governorship rerun if the Supreme Court had failed to uphold his election. The governor also alleged that between December 1 and 18 of 2014, the immediate past government in the state led by Mr. Rotimi Amaechi had used […]