In response to the ongoing pressure on the Nigerian military to reclaim the towns in the hands of insurgents in the Northeast, the army has dispatched a fresh batch of 500 soldiers to support the combatants in the troubled region.
Confusion broke out at Bankole Street, Isheri-Oke, Lagos on Friday morning when residents woke up to discover that a woman was hanging on a tree. The woman, popularly called Kate, was found dead in a black sweater and orange skirt under a pear tree.
Oscar Pistorius has been cleared of premeditated murder, and the 25 year sentence that it carries. The judge said: “The state has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of premeditated murder. There are just not enough facts to support such a finding.”
Peter Okoye has revealed the reason behind Paul’s absence from dance sequences in the group Peter Okoye has described his twin brother, Paul as a lazy chap. Peter made this known while the P-Square duo were guests
A female student didn’t bargain for what she got when she decided to wears shorts for a function lately. The attire didn’t suit the eyes of those who saw her and had caused an uproar and she ended up a victim of her dress.
Boko Haram on its part declared, yesterday, it was still in control of Bama, Michika and Mubi towns. Its spokesman, Abu Zinnira, in a statement said: “This is a rebuttal from the information dissemination and sensitization unit of the Jamaatul Ahlil Sunna Lidawati Wal Jihad (Boko Haram) on the series of lies that the Nigerian military have been feeding the world on our recent conquests.
National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, yesterday, explained that the N4,000 fee imposed on prospective corps members for printing of call-up letters on-line was for services and infrastructure to be deployed by the collaborating firm.
Lt Col Adeboye Obasanjo, son of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and an army engineer on Tuesday told his visitors in hospital that he got wounded during a fierce clash with Boko Haram militants. Reports had it that OBJ’s son, along with other officers and men of the Nigerian Army, was ambushed and shot by Boko Haram militants in Bazza, northern Adamawa State.
Another report has emerged following Australian negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davies, fingering a former Borno Governor, Modu Sheriff and the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika as Boko Haram sponsors. The latest high profile name to be added to the list of alleged sponsors of Boko Haram
The Supreme Court has declared as illegal the withholding of the result of a student, Stephen Olanrewaju Akinola, by the authorities of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). Akinola, who got admission into the university in 1995 to study Statistics, got into trouble in the school for being part of student unionism, according to report from Leadership.
Details of how the first Nigerian to die of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have emerged. The deceased was said to have been in her 50s and a nurse at the First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, Lagos. The nurse was believed to have been on duty on that fateful day when Patrick Sawyer — a Liberian-American who brought in the virus to Nigeria — was brought in for treatment at the hospital
Disturbing video has surfaced showing how some members of the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, decapitated a Nigerian Air Force officer in Borno State and paraded with his head in a jubilant display.
Worried by the socio-economic challenges facing the country, especially the nation's state of insecurity, witches and wizards in the country recently held an emergency meeting at Afuze, Edo State.
The leader of Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekarau, has claimed responsibility for the June 25 bombing in the Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and another attack the same day at a fuel depot in Lagos.
The Boko Haram sect has explained why it is yet to release the abducted Chibok girls from its den. According to the group, they will only free the schoolgirls when the federal government begins to release its members in custody.
Did you know the peels of some fruits hold some of the most powerful nutrients in the world? There are many uses, both medicinal and practical, for orange and banana peels that aren’t known by many. So, next time you think about throwing away one of these peels, you may want to remember this information.
21-year old Tolani Ajayi a student of the Department of History and International Relations, Redeemer University, RCCG Camp Ogun State, has been arrested for killing his father on Tuesday July 3rd.
The Nigerian Air Force has rolled out security tips to the public and Air Force schools on detection and actions to be taken in case of suspicious objects or Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs. The out-going Director of Air Force Information and Public Relations, Yusuf Anas, an Air Commodore, told journalists that a pamphlet released would guide the public on how to be security conscious.
Barely a week after his appointment, the Industrial Court yesterday restrained the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Prof. Mike Adiukwu, from occupying the office. It also restrained the Governing Council of the university from taking any step to implement the report of the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board on the appointment of the new Vice Chancellor.
Actress cum Politician, Nkiru Sylvanus, recently granted an interview to Encomium where she spoke about her life in and outside Nollywood as well as other semi-sundry issues. While answering one of the many questions thrown at her, the former Special Assistant to the sitting Imo state governor said that she is no longer searching for a man and declined to clarify her reasons... Beautiful Nkiru also debunked rumors that she was/is dating Kenneth Okolie.
The Troops fighting Boko haram sect have cleared and taken over Balmo forest in a military operation that lasted throughout the weekend. Source said. Prior to the operation, Balmo forest, stretching from Bauchi through Jigawa states with links to the fringes of Sambisa forest, was used by the terrorists as bases and hideouts for launching attacks.
A principal officer of the Academic Staff Universities Union (ASUU), Kogi State University, Anyigba, has been arrested by Kogi State Police command over allegation of rape and cult- related activities on the campus.
There are many types of fasting, and each are conducted for a variety of reasons. There are short-term fasts as well as long-term fasts. Do you know that even the six to 10 hours of sleep you get each night is considered a fast? Fasts may include certain food types, juice only, water only, or no foods and liquids. Therefore, you may think the type of exercise you do will depend on the type of fasting conducted. You are correct! Below are the main fasting types and how you may exercise with each according to scientific studies.
There has been much controversy recently, surrounding the wedding of one half of the P-Square duo - Peter Okoye to his long time sweetheart, Lola Omotayo. The couple have been in a relationship for over eight years before they finally tied the knot on Sunday, November 17, 2013.
Don’t eat fruits immediately: When you eat your fruits with meals, the fruit is stuck in the stomach along with the contents of the meals and cannot reach the intestines in time. Lying there they get spoilt and spoil the remaining food in the stomach too. Thus it is recommended that you eat a fruit at least one hour after eating a meal or before your meal and preferably in the morning with empty stomach. It is in the morning that the body can best use the nutrients in the fruit and get enough energy to start the day.
Former Governor of Anambra State who was in India to visit Akunyili last month has said she died around 10:00am this morning in a Specialist Cancer Hospital in India. Here is a press statement released and signed by him. May her soul continue to rest in peace.
Self-proclaimed gospel singer and ‘born again’ Christian, Maheeda, is the queen of raunchy Nigerian celebrities. With racy pictures and videos, it seems she deliberately courts controversy. Her recent raunchy displays are not what one would expect from a gospel singer. ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM writes on the attention grabbing vixen.
A nutritionist, Dr Fola Olatana, says eating two large meals a day, including breakfast and lunch will help people with `Type 2 diabetes’ control their weight and blood sugar. Olatana, a lecturer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday.
A Boko Haram leaders admitted to marrying two out of the over 200 girls kidnapped from Chibok in Borno state. The Boko Haram leader, Hassan Ali, who was reportedly arrested by the local vigilante in Maiduguri three weeks ago, confessed that he got “married” to two of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in Sambisa forest.
It is generally believed that the difference between men and women is enormous. Women and men differ in almost every imaginable aspect of human life, especially when it comes to psychology.
People who greet each other with handshakes are much more likely to pass on germs such as flu, cold and stomach bugs, than those who settle for a peck on the cheek, a scientific study has concluded.
Civil Rights activist, Mallam Shehu Sani, has confirmed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo recently met with family members of Boko Haram insurgents. Sani made the disclosure in Kaduna earlier today, shedding light on the efforts of the ex-President to intervene in the 45 day abduction.
More than six weeks since over 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped the Boko Haram insurgents at the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, the Nigerian military might have finally discovered where the girls are being kept.
A 32-year-old man, Chris Iweka, who allegedly impersonated business mogul Mike Adenuga and posted pictures of nude ladies on the social media, was on Monday dragged before a Tinubu Magistrates' Court in Lagos. Iweka of No.1, Road 34, Ikota Villa Estate, Lekki, is facing an eight-count charge bordering on intent to extort, breach of peace and having sex wilfully and without lawful excuse.
Many of us had thought that beautiful Ine Aju is one of the young actresses that would go far and do well in the movie industry in Nigeria, but sources have revealed that she is no longer in Nollywood. In fact the gorgeous lady has left acting for now, she is now pursuing a career in music full time. But what happened?
Brigadier General M.Y. Ibrahim, the newly posted General Officer Commanding the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army located at Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri got a taste of soldiers’ fury on Thursday afternoon as angry soldiers stormed his office to demand that he pay their allowances and reinstate motorbikes to transport them and members of their families within the barrack.
American actor Michael Jace was reportedly arrested and charged with homicide after the shooting his wife of ten years on May 19 and called the police himself saying, ‘I shot my wife.’
Twin car bombings killed 46 people on Tuesday at a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos, as emergency workers struggled to contain a raging fire, officials said. "For now, we can authoritatively confirm that 46 people were killed in the blasts while 45 people were seriously injured," said Chris Olakpe, the police commissioner in Plateau state.
Two explosions rocked an area of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Report reaching our news desk says the bomb exploded inside the terminus market.
The Lagos State Police Command Headquarters are working effortlessly to track down Chibuzor Onuegbe, a 26-year-old airport cleaner who absconded with N252 million kept in the baggage store of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) by a middle aged woman for safe keeping.
A Nigerian Customs officer known as Mr Nwaeze has been allegedly attacked a woman with acid after an argument over money, Sahara Reporters reports. Nwanze, said to head a Customs unit at Mosafejo Aradagun in Lagos, is said to have boasted that he is “above arrest” after bathing Fadipe with the deadly solution.
It appears Boko Haram will have its way this time as the group have the Yam and the Knife in its possession. The dreaded sect has finally dropped its demand for some of its top commanders to be released in exchange for some of the abducted schoolgirls seized over a month ago from Chibok in Borno State.
Yaya Toure's agent has criticised Manchester City's attempts to mark the midfielder's birthday with a tweet, describing their efforts as "a joke". City gave Toure a birthday cake as they flew to Abu Dhabi and tweeted their congratulations after he turned 31.
Nollywood director, Aniedi Awah Noba’s name might not ring a bell but people in the Movie industry know him well. Aniedi is known because he is always behind the scene, directing and dictating who takes which role. However, in an interview with Vanguard,
As American military and intelligence specialists joined the hunt for Nigeria’s missing schoolgirls, U.S. officials expressed frustration Thursday with the country’s inability to act on fresh intelligence about the Boko Haram extremists who took more than 200 teenagers captive and threatened to sell them into slavery.
No fewer than 70 members of Boko Haram were killed on May 16th by members of a vigilante group in the Madagali town of Adamawa state and captured seven alive who they handed over to the police.
In a development that will further strengthen the position of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as a leading university in West Africa in cutting edge research, one of its dons,
The champions Manchester City earned £96.5m last season, according to figures published by the Premier League, a sharp rise from the £60.8m Manchester United earned from winning the league a year ago. In fact, Cardiff earned more from finishing bottom of the Premier League than United earned as champions, the Welsh club receiving £62.08m for finishing 20th this term.
The Nigerian Army says it will conduct investigation on the mutiny reported Wednesday by Soldiers in Maiduguri. According to the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Christ Olukolade, a military board of inquiry will be instituted to determine the circumstances surrounding the conduct of soldiers while their General Officer Commanding was addressing them in Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri on Wednesday.