Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Atiku reportedly acquires $2.5m Private Jet For 2015 Presidential Campaign – Sources
One of these sources, reportedly close to Atiku, disclosed that the jet will be used touring Nigerian states for consultations and campaigns.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Ogun community rescues day-old baby (Photo)
After crying helplessly for nearly 24 hours inside a soak away pit, a day old-baby was over the weekend rescued from a pit in Olomore area of Abeokuta North local government of Ogun state.
An eyewitness said that residents of Surulere community in Olomore area of Abeokuta North woke up to a cry of a little baby coming from a soak away toilet behind a church in the area.
Nigerian youths march to the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Interior
Some Nigerian youths this afternoon marched to the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Interior in Abuja where the person in the eye of the NIS Recruitment storm, Minister Abba Moro's office is. The youths said these were there to protest the death of a few of the applicants of the recently conducted NIS employment test. They demanded to see Moro but were not allowed in. See more pics following the break..
Photos: Central Bank Lagos office set ablaze
Malaysia Airlines People Weak, Cry, Scream over News
At the Lido Hotel in Beiijing, where some families have been gathering for a painful 17 days awaiting news, one woman was so overcome with grief that she fainted and had to be taken out on a stretcher.
Unknown Assasilant Set Ekiti PDP Secretariat On Fire
A source in the state capital told Sahara Reporters this afternoon that the Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ocated along Ajilosun, Ikere-Akure road in Ado Ekiti, was in flames at mid-day causing panic amongst residents living close to the four story building.
#UkraineCrisis Live Update: Video leak - Ukraine's Tymoshenko threatens not to leave from Russia 'even scorched earth'
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said that Ukrainians must take up arms against Russians so that not even scorched earth will be left where Russia stands in phone call with with the former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, the representative of the Party of Regions, Nestor Shufrych. The tape was leaked online. In her microblog on Twitter Tymoshenko acknowledged that the telephone conversation took place indeed.
Record of a two-minute conversation appeared on the video sharing site YouTube, which was as well posted on the website of the TV channel RT.
Victims recount how they were kidnapped in Ibadan
Some victims rescued from the house of horror in the Soka area of Ibadan in Oyo, who have started gradually regaining their sanity, have recounted how they found themselves at the kidnappers den.
Speaking with a Punch reporter, one of the victims, Nafiu Shittu, said he was a busy selling his locally made pile medicine when he was kidnapped and brought into the forest 4 months ago.
"I am a native of Ibadan, living in the Foko area of the city. I sold pile medicine to people. I was doing the business on the day I was kidnapped about four months ago. After going round the area where I had customers, I felt tired and decided to rest in the Gate area. Suddenly, a bus stopped by my side and two men came out and forced me into the back seat of the vehicle. That was all I could remember. When I regained consciousness, I saw myself in a room in the forest, chained to a wall. I was too tired to struggle and as the days passed, I became frail because I was not given anything to eat."Nafiu who stressed that he was not a mad man and so was not taken to the horror house for treatment, said he saw dead bodies in the place but couldn't confirm if they were killed there or not.
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GEJ never confirmed withholding of $10b from Federation account - FG
Reports in some domestic media today which quoted President Goodluck Jonathan as "confirming" in Amsterdam that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) wrongly withheld $10 Billion from the federation account are completely false and a total distortion of the President's comments during his meeting with the Nigerian community in the Netherlands.
At no time during the well-attended reception did President Jonathan also confirm any "irregularities" in the NNPC.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Missing plane went down in Southern Indian Ocean - Malaysian PM
The Prime Minister said all lives were lost and relatives of passengers and crew have been informed of the 'heartbreaking' news. Some families of the passengers on the missing plane are now due to be booked on to flights to take them to Australia, where the plane is believed to have ended up.
How did a plane going from Malaysia to China end up in the Southern Indian Ocean?
55 killed as Tiv youths and Fulani Herdsmen clash in Benue
It was a bloody afternoon yesterday March 23 in Benue state as some youths of the Tiv tribe clashed with suspected Fulani mercenaries in the state, leaving 55 people dead. The communal clash which is reported to be about land matters happened at Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma LGA of the state.
Sources say suspected Fulani mercenaries had attempted to attack the Tiv community in the morning at about 10am but were resisted by the youths. They then made a return after a well coordinated attack plan had been hatched. They came in their hundreds, shooting indiscriminately and burning down houses. Continue...
Sources say suspected Fulani mercenaries had attempted to attack the Tiv community in the morning at about 10am but were resisted by the youths. They then made a return after a well coordinated attack plan had been hatched. They came in their hundreds, shooting indiscriminately and burning down houses. Continue...
Indian actor and Nigerian businessman arrested for drug trafficking
A top Bollywood actor, Nanduri Uday Kiran (29) and Nigerian national Rotimi Olusola Kehinde were today arrested by the East Zone Task Force Policemen in India for allegedly transacting a drug deal in Jubilee Hill in India.
According to India Police , Rotimi came to India on a business visa and developed local contacts in trafficking of narcotics drugs in Bangalore and Hyderabad after procuring drugs from one Hakeem, a Sudanese national residing in Delhi. They were arrested when both men were seen negotiating for the drug which cost Rs 1,500 per gram and sold for Rs 3,000 per gram, depending on the clients needs.
Understanding Ukraine: US supported fascists and terrorists in 35 countries
With recent events in Ukraine, it became obvious that the US government is supporting right-wing fascists, like Svoboda party in Ukraine. The party that with violent methods has managed to conduct the coup inside the country.
Man puts his 7-week-old baby in Freezer for caring too much
MTN Donates Schools' Furniture to two Lagos Schools
Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, who received the donation on behalf of the State Government appreciated the laudable gesture of the MTN Foundation noting that it was just one of the many that MTN Foundation has done for the State.
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