14year-old child-bride officially charged with killing husband, 3 others in Kano

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Wasila Tasi'u, the 14 year old bride who killed her 35 year husband Umar Sani, and three others in Kademi village in Gaya Local Government Area in Kano has been charged with murder.

She was charged today April 14th before a Rijiyar Zaki Magistrates Court in Kano for alleged culpable homicide.

Photos: PDP National Secretariat on Fire in Abuja

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 The headquarters of the PDP, Wadata House in Wuse Zone 2 Abuja was gutted by fire around 8.15pm last night. A part of the building, that the party uses as its press center, was completely razed.

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisah Metuh, confirmed the incident and said it wasn't sabotage, but electrical fault. He explained the fire started from an air-conditioning unit in one of many cabins and have been put in check by men of the Federal Fire Service.

GEJ condemns Nyanya Motor Park bombing

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Prof. Wole Soyinka seeks non-partisan approach to B’Haram war

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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that Nigeria need to seek non partisan approach towards solving the problem posed by the Boko Haram sect to the country.

Soyinka said this in Osogbo on Monday at colloquium organised by the Centre forBlack Culture and International Understanding entitled 

“Fundamental Imperatives of Cohabitation Faith and Secularism.”

Soyinka, who is the Chairman of CBCIU said that the killings by the sect transcended  partisan politics saying every Nigerian irrespective of religious or political leaning must rise up against it.

He described the  incessant killings by the  sect as nothing but a war with the nation.

He said, 

“What is happening now goes beyond politics. I think there should be a non partisan approach  to it. Enough atrocities have been committed, programmed structured atrocities with a goal in view.

Nyanya, Abuja bomb blast: PDP accuses APC of culpability

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The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday accused the opposition All Progressives Party of culpability in the bomb blast which killed over 70 people in Nyanya, Abuja, on Monday.

While condemning the act which it described as barbaric, monstrous and extremely wicked, the PDP said the attacks were politically motivated.

National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, said this in a statement, in Abuja.

The statement partly read, 

Jungle justice: Angry Mob Brutally Kill Armed Robber, others beaten black and blue In Oyo [PICTURED]

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 A robber in Oyo, who specialized in carrying out his nefarious acts using motorcycles, got significantly more than he bargained for when he was attacked with a mob and killed.  The unidentified man is said to have completed a robbery on a petrol station in the Alakia section of Ibadan, their state capital, when he was chased down and accosted by the mob.   The robber was then stabbed in the stomach and his other gang members were beaten mercilessly until they were rescued by the police.

Jungle Justice: Angry Mob Set Suspected Female Kidnapper Ablaze in Ilorin

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A middle-aged woman was on Friday lynched and set ablaze by an irate mob at Emir’s road, near Opo-Malu junction, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

According to reports, the mother of the baby was alighting from a motorcycle and had asked the woman to assist her hold the baby. But surprisingly,  the suspected kidnapper bolted away with the baby. Shocked, the mother of the baby raised alarm which attracted passersby and neighbours and they chased the fleeing suspect. The mob eventually caught up with her, stripped her naked and beat her mercilessly before setting her ablaze.

Pics: Pres.GEJ cancels trip to Ibadan, visits NYANYA Bomb blast Scene

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 President Jonathan has canceled his proposed visit to Ibadan Oyo State today to go to the scene of the bomb blast at Nyanya Motor Park Abuja with Four Service Chiefs & the National Security Adviser. President Jonathan was said to be in Ibadan to felicitate with the Olubadan of Ibadan who turned 100 years today. The president has left the blast scene and happens to be going to Asokoro General Hospital. 
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Video Of NYANYA Abuja Bomb blast - Graphic Video

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In a swift reaction to the Monday morning, 14th April, 2014 blast at a motor park in Nyanya, a suburb of about 30 kilometres from the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc has visited the scene of the explosion where he assessed the extent of damage and the impact on the surrounding environment. He urged the citizens and the international community to remain calm and vigilant as the Police and other security agencies are stepping up measures to uncover the authors of the crime and avoid a reoccurrence of this unfortunate incident.

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Photos from Pres. GEJ's visit to bomb victims at Asokoro Hospital

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 President Jonathan and his Service Chiefs just visited victims of the Nyanya Motor Park bombing at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja. Continue steadily to see more photos...

Rapper Naeto C and Wife Nicole waiting patiently for baby No.2

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Popular rapper, Naeto D C and partner, Nicole Chikwe are expecting their next baby. The pair who tied the knot in September 2012, welcomed their first kid, a son in March 2013.

 

A dependable source close  to the household confirmed the gist. "They're actually excited. It's something you can not cover", the source said. Big congratulations to them.

NYANYA Bomb blast: IGP visits Scene, calls for Calm, Places Operatives on Red Alert. (Press Release)

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In a swift reaction to the Monday morning, 14th April, 2014 blast at a motor park in Nyanya, a suburb of about 30 kilometres from the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc has visited the scene of the explosion where he assessed the extent of damage and the impact on the surrounding environment. He urged the citizens and the international community to remain calm and vigilant as the Police and other security agencies are stepping up measures to uncover the authors of the crime and avoid a reoccurrence of this unfortunate incident.

Nigerians Are Tired of Excuses,” Jonathan Must Bear Responsibility For Boko Haram Attacks – Tinubu

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“Nigerians are tired of excuses”: Tinubu says Pres. Jonathan must bear responsibility for BH attacks Posted By TheScoop on April 14, 2014 Pin It

by Stanley Azuakola
Reactions have continued to trail this morning’s dastardly attack in Nigeria’s capital by terrorists suspected to be of the Boko Haram sect.

President Goodluck Jonathan has already visited the scene of the attack in Nyanya, as well as one of the hospitals were some of the injured were rushed to in Asokoro. He directed that security should be beefed around the FCT and also cancelled his scheduled visit to Ibadan today.

Photos: Nigerians head to Asokoro General Hospital to donate blood.

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 The National Blood Transfusion Service, NBTS, in Asokoro has seen a sizable turnout of Nigerians visiting the Asokoro General Hospital to donate blood to truly save Nyanya blast victims. Thanks to any or all those that donated. Continue steadily to see more photos.

Man Eliminates Roommate During Fight Over Cooking Pot in Lagos.

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Emeka James

Man kills roommate during fight over cooking pot........

Lagos
April 14, 2014

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 20-year-old man, Ngwuta Nweke, for allegedly killing his friend in their apartment in the Sawmill area of Ebute Meta.

According to the police, the suspect strangled Emeka James during an argument over a cooking pot on March 22, 2014.

Rainstorm Causes Havoc In Lagos: 15 buildings were damaged by heavy.

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At the least not significantly less than 15 buildings were damaged by heavy rainstorm yesterday morning at Ebute Metta part of Lagos as residents ready to leave for church. Roofs of several houses were removed and plenty of properties destroyed. At the very least 10 vehicles were also damaged in the process.  Spokesperson, for National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA,  Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident and said the agency was assessing the damage and would produce relief packages.

Cold War Era: Disaster Looms In Five States over Patience Jonathan's Dream For Governorship

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No fewer than five governors are in a “cold war” with First Lady Patience Jonathan over her alleged moves to impose their successors. In the crises are Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Bauchi, and Kwara states, where the First Lady is believed to have anointed some aspirants for the governorship tickets.
A highly-placed source with deep insight into the challenges facing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said: “We have a crisis at hand, pitching some governors against the First Lady. It is a cold war which will soon become a major one, if President Goodluck Jonathan does not intervene.

“Even Bayelsa, the President’s state is not spared the looming crisis.”

New PDP peace talks with Obasanjo topple

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“Baba (Obasanjo) is not happy that the party has not addressed the point he raised about the South-West PDP.”

When contacted, an associate of Obasanjo and a former National Auditor of the party, Chief Bode Mustapha, told among correspondents that the problems raised by the former president hadn't been addressed.

Boko Haram kills scores in Abuja motor park bombing

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Scores of people were killed and maimed as an early morning bomb explosion rocked a motor park in Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Monday. Nyanya is a satellite town bordering the FCT and Nasarawa State. The explosion reportedly occurred in a section of the park allocated to luxury buses popularly called “El-Rufa’i buses.”  Worst hit was the area where vehicles plying Abuja-Ilorin-Kabba were parked.

Video Post - NYANYA Bomb blast

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