3 Nigerian students Get death sentence for drug trafficking in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Three Nigerian college students were sentenced to death by a High Court here for trafficking 1008.3gm of methamphetamine two years ago.

Justice Kamardin Hashim made the decision after the defence failed to raise doubt against Chigozie Patrick Umeohudo, 26, Nnaemeka Nwafor, 25, and Chibuike Collions Nnebedum, 24, by end of defence case.

“I find that the testimonies by the defence could not be trusted, a mere denial and purely fictitious.

No World Cup For Ike Uche, I don't think I need a player like that in the team. - Steven Keshi

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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has closed the door on striker Ikechukwu Uche for the World Cup, saying he lacks tactical discipline.

Uche has been one of Nigeria’s reliable goal scorers and has scored 12 goals this season for Villarreal.

On Monday night, the striker returned to action after he was sidelined by injury for two weeks.

Abomination: SEE How Pastor Rapes Woman To ‘Cleanse Bad Luck’

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A Limpopo policeman, who is also a pastor in the Zion Christian Church who helped people with various problems, has appeared in the Seshego Magistrate's Court in South Africa on charges of rape and corruption, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said.

“His appearance follows his arrest by the Ipid on February 21,” spokesman Moses Dlamini said in a statement.

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Ugly Accident On Benin-Airport Road, Edo State [Graphic Pics]

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This is so SAD. The accident happened yesterday around 12noon along G.R.A, Airport Road, Benin City, Edo state.. The scene looks horrible and the Man Died after couple of minutes of shouting in agony.

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15-Year-Old Student lost his life After Mysterious Thunder Strikes In Akwa Ibom

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A final year student of the Western Annag Secondary Commercial School in Ukanafun, Ukanafun LGA of Akwa Ibom State, was at the weekend struck to death by a bolt of lightning.

Victor, 15, was an indigene of Nkek village.

Dangote Slashes The price of Cement At Kaduna Fair

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Dangote Cement has slashed cement price in an ongoing promo at the Kaduna 35th International Trade Fair.  Customers have the opportunity of buying the discounted product at the company’s pavilion, the company’s regional sales manager, Obasola Alo, said.

The new promo liberalises the extant policy where customers who intend to buy directly at factory price could only do so if they were buying trucks of cement.

“Two or more people can come together to buy 100 bags. We are partnering with Access Bank whose representatives are at the fair where customers can pay and get their product,” he said.

Ogun LP Crisis: Police Raid Daniel's House

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My attention has been drawn to Vanguard publication of Tuesday 25 February, 2014 (page 11) titled 'Ogun LP Crisis: Police Raid Daniel's House' and wish to state categorically that the men of the Nigeria Police Force never raided the residence of the former  governor as stated in the report.

The two parties involved in the alleged invasion of the Labour Party secretariat have been invited by the Ogun State Police Command and the onus rests on the Command to carry out its investigations and established the facts therein.

Jonathan/Amaechi Face-off Tears UNIPORT Alumni Apart

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The face-off between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has led to a disagreement within the leadership of the University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association as members of the executive committee of the association are divided over who to support.

While some members of the executive committee, led by the national president and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Ike Chinwo are behind Amaechi, others led by the first national vice president, Chief Edward Ngene are queuing behind Jonathan.

SLS drags GEJ to court over suspension

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The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has dragged President Goodluck Jonathan before an Abuja Federal High Court in a suit he filed to challenge his suspension from office.

In the application filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Kola Awodein, SAN, Sanusi is asking the court to restrain the President, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police from giving effect to his purported suspension from office as the CBN governor, pending the determination of the suit.

Report predicts naira devaluation on Sanusi’s suspension

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The naira is at risk of being devalued after President Goodluck Jonathan suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, last week, eroding confidence in monetary policy and sending the naira to a record low.

Bloomberg reported that the naira, which rose for the first time in six days on Monday, posted its biggest five-day drop in eight months last week.

The yield on Nigeria’s July 2023 dollar bond had its steepest one-day jump on record after Sanusi’s removal on February 20. The security has lost 2.3 per cent this year, compared with a 0.6 per cent drop in the JPMorgan Chase & Co. index of African sovereign debt.

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha launches NGO for Peace and Unity in Nigeria

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Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to ex-Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha has launched a platform known as the Al-Mustapha Peace, Unity and Development Initiative which he seeks to use to promote peace in Nigeria, especially in the North.  The former prime suspect in the assassination case of late MKO Abiola's wife, Kudirat Abiola, who was let off the hook in June 2013, is currently on a nationwide tour soliciting the support of eminent members of the society.

Photo Post: 700 people STRIP N*KED to set new world record for the largest n*de ocean swim (Pics)

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Gov. Fashola Hands Over Imota Asphalt Plant, Commissions, Inspects Projects In Ikorodu, Agbowa.

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The CHOICE Estate Housing Site at Agbowa in Ikorodu during Governor Fashola’s inspection tour on Thursday, February 20, 2014. INSET: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (middle) fielding questions from newsmen shortly after his inspection tour of CHOICE Estate Housing Site at Agbowa in Ikorodu, Lagos on Thursday, February 20, 2014. With him is the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba (left).

With partnership we will find solutions to our problems instead of talking” he says

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday handed over the Imota Asphalt Plant in Agbowa, Epe Local Government Area, assuring that his administration would continue to find solutions to its developmental problems in the State instead of talking about them.

Police Rescues Two ESUT Students From Kidnappers Den, Nabs One Suspect

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The police in Enugu State, on Tuesday freed two students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, from kidnappers’ den.

The students, Alexander Afamefuna Akadieze of Amankwo Oghe, a third year student of department of political science and Miracle Chukwuemeka, a second year student of department of sociology, regained their freedom after one week.

LASRAB Undertakes Badagry Records Survey

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Lagos State Records & Archives Bureau (LASRAB) has carried out records survey and accessioning of Badagry Local Government to determine historical records of enduring value for preservation and use of future generations.

The survey was undertaken by Archivists of the Bureau led by Mr. Bolaji Uthman, the Director General - LASRAB. The exercise was conducted round the entire Local Government which include the Local Government Headquarters, Ajara Badagry and other parts of the Local Governments which include Ajido, Ere, Wawu and boundary town of Ikoga that is the boundary between Lagos and Ogun State.

Gov. Fashola Appoints Kasim acting CEO Ibile Holdings

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola has approved the appointment of Fauziyyah Kikelomo Kasim as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Ibile Holdings Limited. The appointment takes immediate effect.

According to a statement issued by the Head of Service, Mrs. Oluseyi Williams, Kikelomo Kasim was until her appointment a finance and investment practitioner,

Fashola Meets Okunnu, Shasore, other National confab rep. of Lagos

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (right) at a meeting with the Lagos Confab Committee members-former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu SAN (3rd left), Mrs. Funmilayo Osinowo-Bashorun (middle), former Lagos State Special Adviser on Education and Chairman, Board of CG-EKO LLP, Prof. Tunde Samuel (2nd left), and the Chief of Staff, Mr. Lanre Babalola (left) at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Monday, February 24, 2014.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday publicly presented the six representatives of the State at the forthcoming National Conference, declaring that the position of the Governors in the South West is to allow their people who want to express themselves to do so distinct from what the political tendencies may be.

Video: El-Rufai Speaks on Lamido Sanusi's Suspension

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Elrufai Speaks on Sanusi Lamido's Suspension; His Own Alleged N5billion Contract from CBN 

BigSin -Video: Pastor Nabbed Pants Down With Married Woman Returns To Church

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Terrible: Guard Rapes Woman Returning From T.B Joshua’s Church In Lagos

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Over the weekend, a 24-year-old lady, Tivere, was molested by a security guard – Kelly Ochuko- on Mutiatu Street, Ikotun, Lagos State, while returning from a vigil at the Synagogue Church of All Nation.

The incident happened around 2am.

Police source say Tivere had travelled to Lagos from Sapele, Delta State, to participate in Pastor Temitope Joshua’s midnight programme. Around 2am, she had left for her lodge when a 27-year-old Ochukwo allegedly accosted her.