According to a report by Vanguard, the recently freed abducted 14-year-old Bayelsa-born girl, Ese Oruru, is already carrying a child of her alleged lover-turned kidnapper, Yunusa Dahiru, fondly called Yellow. It would be recalled that Ese was released in Kano on Tuesday after she was abducted in Bayelsa State in August 2015. Vanguard reports that…
Month: March 2016
Rivers Re-Run: Dawari Addresses Wike's Allegation
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru Federal Constituency election rerun, Dr. Dawari George, has reacted to a media statement credited to Special Assistant to the Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, on Electronic Media, Samuel Nwakaudu, alleging that he (Dawari) connived with a lecturer at the University of Port…
Army Demotes Gen. Ransome-Kuti
Detained Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti has been released from custody by the Nigeria Army Council after renowned lawyer, Femi Falana called for his freedom few days ago. A confidential memo obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the council also approved his demotion from the rank of Brigadier-General to Colonel. He was subsequently recommended for re-absorption into the…
Clinton, Trump Win Big On Super Tuesday
From the way things are gearing up, Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump may eventually win their respective party tickets in the forthcoming presidential election in the United States of America this year. Both Clinton and Trump won big on the Super Tuesday for the GOP nomination. While the former First Lady won in seven states…
Ese Oruru: Emir Of Kano And Those Distorting The Narrative, By Femi Fani-Kayode
All those that are attempting to distort the narrative about the tragic plight of Miss Ese Oruru are evil and we commit them to God’s judgement. The facts are as follows: She is 14 years old and not 18 and she was abducted from her home. She did not leave her home freely or of…
Aggrieved PDP Chieftains Float New Party
Some top members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have formed a new political party. The new platform is called the Peoples Mega Party, PMP. The new party was floated by fronts of aggrieved chieftains of the opposition party, who felt their former party failed to listen to them. National Coordinator of the yet-to-be registered…
IKEDC Staff Sack: Power Blackout Looms In Lagos
Residents of Lagos may been forced to spend some days in darkness if the crisis between the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, and a coalition of labour unions is not quickly solved. As you read this, the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE; Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies, SSAEAC, and the Nigeria…
2-Year-Old Akwa Ibom Boy Labelled Witch Leaves Hospital (Pictures)
The two-year-old boy from Akwa Ibom State labelled a witch and abandoned by his family to die, but rescued by a Danish social worker has been discharged from the hospital. The internet went into frenzy some weeks ago when pictures of the frail boy hit the internet. He was found by a Danish woman named…
UBA Appoints Kennedy Uzoka As Group Managing Director
At a meeting held at UBA House, the UBA Group Board today approved the appointment of Kennedy Uzoka as the new Group Managing Director, with effect from August 1st, 2016 and subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Uzoka succeeds Phillips Oduoza, who retires on July 31, 2016, after two terms of…
9 Killed In Renewed Agatu Onslaught
Not less than nine persons have reportedly been feared dead in a renewed attack on several communities in Agatu, Benue State, by armed herdsmen dislodged by security forces on Sunday evening This was confirmed by the state governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, who lamented the spate of killing in the villages. According to Ortom, the…