A report by Premium Times has suggested that the Nigerian Police is moving to free a Lebanese boss who assaulted a Nigerian woman, who lost her seven-month old pregnancy after being kicked in the stomach by her angry manager. Below is the report. There are clear indications that police officers are working to undermine investigation…
Category: National/Politics
31 Lawmakers Will Join APC In January–Akume
The immediate past governor of Benue State, George Akume, has revealed that 31 more members of the House of Representatives will join the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in January 2014. Some days ago, 37 lawmakers in the lower chamber of the National Assembly decamped to the APC, which pegged the ruling Peoples’…
Shake-Up Hits Nigerian Army
A shake-up has hit the Nigerian Army. Some top military officers were handed with new appointments, aimed to improve the day to day running of the military. It is one of the routine postings in the Nigerian Army. A statement released by the Army on Friday in Abuja confirmed this development. It was issued by…
Why PDP Is Losing Members To APC–Ribadu
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has explained why some members of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, are defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ribadu, while speaking with newsmen on Friday, in Yola, Adamawa State capital, hometown of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, said, “those that are defecting…
Presidency Compels Sanusi To Retire
The Presidency has asked the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to embark on a compulsory retirement on or before March 2014. The country’s chief banker ought to have ended his first term in office by mid-2014, but with the latest development, he will be expected to vacate before then. According…
'Dead' BH Leader, Shekau Blasts FG, Obama In New Video
Leader of the Boko Haram group, Abubakar Shekau, has berated Presidents Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, Barack Obama of the United States of America and Fancois Hollande of France for making the world believe that he (Shekau) was dead. The wanted sect leader also lambasted the Queen of England, Elizabeth. Shekau made this known in a…
10 Worst 2013 Quotes By Nigerian Public Figures
Words, like they say, are like eggs and when broken, cannot be made whole again. No doubt, the outgoing year 2013 has been eventful and has also witnessed some trending events. Some public figures, who should be very careful of what they say in public, have said many rather unfortunate words, which received widespread criticisms.…
Petroleum Minister, Dieziani Dumps US Jeweler-Lover For Seven Energy Boss
If there’s no flame, they say, there can be no fire and in every iota of lies, there’s always a fragment of truth. This is how best to approach the story of the Nigeria Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Dieziani Allison Madueke who we gathered has just allegedly dumped one of her close confidants and friend, Chris…
Boko Haram Are Carrying Out God’s Instructions—Seer Blessed Dikeh Says
**Why I Serve Beer In My Church In July 2013, news went about town that a prophet of God in Oke Aro area of Ogun State serves beer and other alcoholic drinks in his church. The news report raised some dust then and many condemned the man of God for indulging in such act. However,…
Yerima Dumps Teenage Wife, Picks New 15 Year-Old Bride
Senator Ahmed Yerima has divorced his 17 years old Egyptian wife, Marian, three years after the marriage was consummated, City People magazine reports. The former Governor of Zamfara State was criticised few years ago when he married the teenager, who is believed to be the daughter of his driver. As the magazine reported, Yerima and…