Saturday, August 24, 2013
Human Rights Activist, Mike Ozekhome Kidnapped
I respect Ali Baba but AY is junior to me –Omobaba
Omobaba talks about his life and career in this interview with Kemi Vaughan
Were you born ‘Omobaba’?
My name is Fagade Oluwafemi Ademola, Kelvin Jnr. If you don’t mind, I’m a comedian of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and that’s what I do for a living.
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Jungle Justice : Armed Robber Burnt Alive In Onitsha Anambra State
Close to the location of a baby found dumped in Onitsha on Friday was the badly burnt body of a young man in his late 20s who had boarded a luxury bus going to Lagos with a view to robbing other passengers on the way but luck ran against him as he was searched and a locally made pistol found on him.
The incident according eyewitness accounts occurred at 9pm on Thursday when the suspect dressed in a black suit boarded the luxury bus with other passengers. But when the driver wanted to move, he asked that a search on passengers be conducted and it was during the search that a locally made pistol fell off from the suspect’s pocket. As a result, he was lynched and burnt by irate youths.
The incident according eyewitness accounts occurred at 9pm on Thursday when the suspect dressed in a black suit boarded the luxury bus with other passengers. But when the driver wanted to move, he asked that a search on passengers be conducted and it was during the search that a locally made pistol fell off from the suspect’s pocket. As a result, he was lynched and burnt by irate youths.
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44 People Dead In Borno Village
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Strike grounds federal hospitals, JOHESU says Health Minister insincere
The nationwide strike called by the health workers’ union has taken a toll on federal health institutions across Nigeria and patients have been at the receiving end.
Visits to some of the affected hospitals in the country on Friday, showed either skeletal work or a total collapse of activities.
For instance, business activities were grounded at the National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday, following the nationwide strike declared by the Joint Health Workers Union.
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Nigerian Man In the UK With Kidney Problem Being Tortured By the UK Government
Innocent Chukwuma is a Christian and a kidney transplant patient, who will be 40 years old in 2014.
The list of atrocious violations of his civil and human rights includes:
1. Sexual Torture - The Home Secretary has ensured that he does not have a sexual relationship since 2007
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TRAGEDY: A Lively wedding turns into funeral.
The victim was enjoying himself on the dance floor, when a man dancing opposite pulled out a handgun.
He had intended to let the firearm off in the air - a sign of celebration in Iraq - but appeared to pull the trigger too early and shot his friend in the face.
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Friday, August 23, 2013
We Have loads of Questions For You –– House of Reps Tackles Oby Ezekwesili
The House of Reps has said it welcomes the request for a public debate on the alleged controversial jumbo pay of its members and Senators by a former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili. She had stated on Monday that the National Assembly consumed over N1trillion since 2005.
The House on Thursday said they are now ready for the task to set the records straight, but added that Oby Ezekwesili should come forward and the next questions:
The House on Thursday said they are now ready for the task to set the records straight, but added that Oby Ezekwesili should come forward and the next questions:
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2015: Jonathan, PDP leaders in new plot to Win South-West
Culled From Punch Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party have begun a fresh plot to win the South-West states in the 2015 elections.
Saturday PUNCH learnt that developing an acceptable modality to check the All Progressives Congress and eventually win the zone topped the agenda of a meeting between the President and the South-West PDP leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.Continue After The Break.
English Woman , dislocated Jaw While ingesting triple-patty burger
Talk about biting off more than you can chew. Nicola Peate, 25, suffered a dislocated jaw while attempting to eat a triple-patty burger at a Liverpool, U.K., restaurant. According to the Guardian, she tried to laugh it off at first, but sought medical attention after the pain persisted.
“I tried to eat it with a knife and fork and couldn’t. I couldn’t open my mouth fully,” Peate said in a U.K. Press Association release. “It felt like I had cramp in my tongue, then I started to get an ear ache and a headache. The next morning I woke up and felt really, really ill. The whole side of my head was hurting.”Continue After The Break
Boko Haram: Amnesty panel shows ‘peace talks video’ •They met with us in prison - Northern CAN
The Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Resolution of Security Challenges in the North on Friday released a video clip of what it described as a meeting with some leaders of the Boko Haram sect. The committee also said the men were close associates of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau.
The 30-minute video was played to State House correspondents inside the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The committee holds its meetings in the hall.
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Medical Director Commits Suicide In Lagos
The Medical Director of City Convalescent Clinic, Mr. Okereke has committed suicide in his home in Ketu. The body of the deceased was found by his wife dangling from the ceiling fan in one of the rooms of their two-storey building, which also houses a clinic. The reason why he took his life could not be ascertained as he did not leave any suicide note behind.
A neighbor of the deceased said they woke up this morning and heard people wailing from the clinic and when they got there the wife of the deceased, who wept uncontrollably, narrated how she discovered the lifeless body of her late husband hanging from the ceiling this morning.
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Lawyer rejects govt report on underage prisoners
A lawyer, Mr. Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, has rejected the report of the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, on the alleged imprisonment of some under-18 children by the state’s Special Court.
Adetola-Kazeem, through his group, Prisoners’ Rights Initiative, had petitioned Ipaye alleging that there were underage children among those who were sentenced for minor environmental offences by the Special Court in Alausa, Ikeja on May 2, 2013.
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Free but prisoners: How children born in Kirikiri prisons live
In the cell block reserved for nursing mothers and pregnant inmates at the Kirikiri Female Prison, Lagos, toddlers clung to their mothers’ chests. They observed our correspondent, when he visited last week Saturday, with a bemused expression on their young faces.
They are in prison because their mothers are inmates. Apparently, they weren’t aware of a better life out there. They probably thought it was normal to be confined only to the four walls of the prison. No friends, no birthday parties, no relationship at all with other children outside the prison walls. They are victims of circumstances and will remain so until they are 18 months old.
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Stay away from unprotected $-ex, doctor warns Vast of Bracket group
Vast and Smash became popular with their hit banger, Yori Yori. As such, it was a big blow to his fans when the story that he was diagnosed with cancer hit the newsstand.
Some pictures of him looking very ill went viral and the singer said the development saddened him.
“When the picture leaked, we were not happy initially. I was very skinny but when I saw the response from the fans, I was shocked. I did not know people liked me that much. Trust me; there was a female fan that said that if I died, she was going to die. I nearly cried and said God, if you save me, I would make these people one of the happiest people on earth. That was why I went to the studio and began singing like I never did before. I took myself back to the days when we sang ‘Yori Yori’,” he said.
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Nollywood actress Stella Damasus advices women on how to keep their men
"...let me go to the topic I want to discuss today "keeping your man" This is for the married women o please this is not targeted at single girls. Now we know that the one thing men cannot live without apart from money is SEX. In this forum I really don't care where anyone is from or what religion you belong to, I will be as raw and honest as possible.
I do not understand why women especially Africans do not talk about sex when we know that it is the one thing we do regularly with so much pleasure.
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Keeping Your Man - By Stella Damasus
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Documentary: 77% Of Nigerian Women Bleach Their Skin (Video)
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HEARTLESS: Baby found dead inside gutter in Anambra state - Grap-hic content
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