Associated Press news agency no longer recognizes Crimea as part of Ukraine

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US news agency Associated Press is no longer marking news items coming from Crimea as Ukrainian. In a blog statement, the American news major explained that the Ukrainian regime had lost control over the peninsula, and stressed its marking practice was based on the actual state of things.

Where it once used this dateline: "SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP)," it will now use this one: "SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP)."

Fuel subsidy removal cruel to the masses – Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)

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The President and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Dr. Nelson Uwaga, said on Wednesday that removing fuel subsidy at the moment would be cruel to the masses.

Uwaga, however, said during a courtesy visit to the head office of PUNCH Nigeria Limited in Ogun State that the enormous corruption around the subsidy regime would make it unsustainable on the long run.

“People are abusing the whole thing; so, I think the government should put its house in order. It should not totally remove the subsidy but work towards stabilising the local production of petroleum products,” he said.

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Tuesday gave a hint of the plan by the Federal Government to remove subsidies on petrol and kerosene at the ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja.

Australia sees 2 possible bits of missing Malaysian aircraft wreckage

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Two pieces of wreckage that are possibly from the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 - one estimated to be 78ft in size - have been found to the west of Australia, it was announced yesterday. The debris was spotted on satellite imagery and a total of four aircraft have been sent to investigate the sighting, some 1553 miles off the coast of Perth.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the potential breakthrough to Parliament in Canberra Thursday, but warned the wreckage may not be from the missing flight.....

R.I.P: Lady dies in accident one month to her wedding (Photos)

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 29 year old Juliet Igbinoba (pictured above with fiance) died in a dangerous motor accident on Monday 17th of March across the Lagos-Benin road only a month before her wedding. Juliet was planning to get married on April 19th; invitation have already been delivered and preparation was in top gear before she met her untimely death while going home to meet her people over her forthcoming wedding. 

Bowen University shutdown indefinitely after students' riot

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  The management of Bowen University today closed the school indefinitely after students'protest last night. Students of the private uni. say they're protesting scarcity of electricity, water and plans by the university to improve school fees. The students say they're not being treated right

"They take the light by 8am, and bring it back by 8pm and it goes off by 11pm again. We don't have water, no socket light, while our lecturers are in AC offices and cars. We have time table for eating. 7-9am for breakfast, 12-3 for lunch and 6-8 for dinner. Most times we have classes during these periods" one student told me.

All students have been asked to leave the university...while some students who were detained last night after the riot are yet to be released. Continue...

Picture: Officer hits LASTMA official unconcious with his gun

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A mobile policeman yesterday afternoon attacked three officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and knocked one unconscious following an argument along Ashabi Cole off Lateef Jakande road Agidingbi in Ikeja.

Trouble started when LASTMA officials attempted to tow a vehicle parked before a bank that has been causing traffic. Law enforcement officers guarding the bank challenged the LASTMA officials and tried to stop them from towing the automobile that has been believed to belong to a bank customer. An arguement ensued and before anyone could stop it, one LASTMA official was rushed to a healthcare facility after having a police man gave him a head butt and smashed the butt of his gun into his face.

NYSC Offers Former Corp Member ₦100,000 (£500) For Losing His Right Leg

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A former corps member, Emmanuel Unogu, has been offered N100,000 by the National Youth Service Corps for the loss of his right leg during the service year.

Unogu, who served with the Urueffong/Oruka Local Government, Akwa Ibom State in 2008, was involved in an auto accident, which later led to the loss of his leg.
It was reported on April 18, 2013 that Unogu was involved in the accident while on his way to Oron on October 26, 2008.

Obama, US gov't must be removed to save mankind - presidential candidate LaRouche

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Eight-time presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche Jr., who wrote an open letter to Congress calling for impeachment of President Barack Obama a few days ago, an interview with the Voice of Russia shared his opinion on US foreign politics, the current situation in Ukraine and the NSA surveillance program’s violation of the constitution.

"As the following attests, during his time in office President Obama has lied repeatedly to the American people and the Congress and has subverted the US Constitution on behalf of foreign interests—the British/Saudi axis—and its allies. In his recent adventure in Ukraine, he is about to lead the United States into World War III." So reads a letter by Lyndon LaRouche Jr., published in the Washington Times a few days ago.

Video: Please explain to us what is wrong with the man in the Video? Must watch!!

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Riot at Bowen University over lack of basic amenities

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There was riot at Bowen University Iwo in Osun State last night. According to some students, the riot was over what they say is lack of basic amenities like water and light as well as what they term'unnecessary rules & regulations'being made by school management, plus plans to increase their school fees.

The boys destroyed school property, vehicles and vandalized their chaplain's home. As the students were on rampage, the college security personnel fled but the police was eventually called in to calm things down

"Bowenites live by rules, sleep by rules, and eat by rules, but not anymore" one student said

Islamic Teacher who S3xually Abused Girl,11 as he Taught her the Koran goes scot-free

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In a trial that has sparked outrage, an Islamic teacher who repeatedly molested a terrified girl of 11 as he taught her the Koran has escaped jail sentence because according to his defence, his family of six were so dependent on him, his wife’s English is so bad and he is ill with kidney problems. 

Woman molested, Eyes Removed Cries For Help & See Pics Of The Heartless Ritualist

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There was a recent report on a married mother of four, Zainab Mohammed who was attacked by three suspected Ritualists who took turns to rape her and thereafter plucked her eye out in Bauchi State. The suspects who have been identified as Sabo Rabo of Durr Katanga Village, Bitrus Yakubu of Dado Village and Mohammed Bamigboye of Durr Katanga Village will be charged to court.

KAI: Columbia President excreting while giving Election Speech (PICTURED)

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The president of Colombia was giving an important speech while launching his reelection campaign when he wet his pants, a video uploaded to the Internet showed.

The video showed the moment Juan Manuel Santos was giving the important speech when a wet spot suddenly began appearing in the crotch area of his beige pants.

Tape Reveals, Boko Haram assault weapons Shipped To Nigeria From Turkey

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Turkey allegedly shipped weapons to unidentified groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and Boko Haram militants, a new incriminating phone call revealed on Tuesday.

The leaked conversation is the latest blow to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been hit by a corruption probe ensnaring his key allies and a widening phone-tapping scandal.

In a tape posted on YouTube, Mehmet Karatas, an assistant executive of the airline, allegedly tells Mustafa Varank, an advisor to Erdogan, that he feels guilty over national flag carrier’s arms shipment to Nigeria.

“I do not know whether these (weapons) will kill Muslims or Christians. I feel sinful,” Karatas is allegedly heard saying.

Woman Stríps half Nake'd, Starts Dancing at Funeral

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Members of BMW clubs across South Africa came in numbers to the funeral of skilled spinner, Bongani Makhubo (40) of Soshanguve, Tshwane.  As the cars spun around in circles, spectators cheered. Then a young woman took off her panties and began dancing in the middle of the spinning cars. But not everyone was pleased to see her waving her underwear in the air. John Lelaka said: “People are allowed to celebrate but not in a way that disturbs other people’s peace.”

Mori Gabriella, Woman Severely Beaten up by Man & left to Die Has Recovered

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 Remember Mori Gabriella ? The young model that has been beaten up by her boyfriend three weeks ago. Gabriella's boyfriend had constantly questioned her about cheating and flirting. And on that fateful day in a fit of rage, he beat her up so bad, threw her out of his moving vehicle and left her to die.

Well, I recently checked on Gabriella and boy, she has made a full recovery! See Pictures after the break cut plus  her courageous words.

Kano deports beggars to their respective States

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The Kano State Government has sent 33 beggars to their states of origin as part of efforts to enforce the law banning street begging in the state.

The Director General of the State Hisba Board, Dr Abba Sufi, told the journalists in Kano that the repatriation commenced on Wednesday.

It will be recalled that Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso signed the Street Begging Prohibition Bill into law on Dec. 19, 2013.

FG may remove petrol, kerosene subsidies

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The Federal Government may have concluded plans to stop subsidising the consumption of petroleum products in the country, especially petrol and kerosene following increasingly dwindling revenue.  The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, gave the clearest hint yet of the planned removal of subsidies on both products by the Federal Government on Tuesday at the ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja.

Pastor in custody for allegedly defrauding church member

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The Pastor of Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly, Okota, Lagos, Pastor Ikechukwu Ezeiru, has been charged with fraud at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court. He was arraigned on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a church member, Ifeanyi Ohazurume, of N7m. The police said Ezeiru collected the money to help the defendant purchase auction goods from the Nigerian Customs Service. He allegedly didn’t return the money or the goods.

It was learnt that the pastor claimed to have given the money to his wife, who equally claimed to have passed it to someone else.

Pics: Mobil filling station on Oba Akran razed by fire.

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  This fire incident happened many hours ago but has since been put out by the fire service.

The Mobil filling station at Akilo road by Oba Akran in Ikeja was razed by fire around 6 this morning after a fuel tanker supplying fuel to the station hit a metal rod while trying to make its way to the filling station. The fire that ensued burnt at the least five cars, the tanker was also completely burnt.

US lawyers Seek Repatriation Of Abacha Loot To Nigeria -SERAP

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Two US senior lawyers and professors of law have asked Eric Holder, Jr. the Attorney General of United States of America to without delay repatriate the sum of $458 million assets stolen by the former dictator late General Sani Abacha and his accomplices.

The lawyers Alexander Sierck and Nicholai Diamond of Cameron LPP in Washington DC sent the letter dated 18 March 2014 as Volunteer Counsel for Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).

FG rejects delegates’ request for aides’ allowance

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The Federal Government has rebuffed request by some of the delegates to the ongoing national conference that their personal aides be paid by the government.  Each of the delegates are to receive N12m for the three months exercise. The allowance include money for accommodation, transportation, part of feeding (the delegates are to have free lunch at the venue of the conference. However, the delegates are expected to have aides such as drivers and personal assistants in order to ease their works and movements.

GEJ nominates Zainab Bulkachuwa as Court of Appeal President

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President Goodluck Jonathan this afternoon nominated Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to become the President of the Second Highest Court in Nigeria, the Appeal Court. The President sent her name to the senate for ratification, after which she'd be confirmed and sworn-in.  Justice Bulkachuwa prior to this nomination has been serving in acting capacity whilst the president of the court since November 2012 when Justice Dalhatu Adamu retired from Office.

National Confab: Delegates demand allowance for their aides, owners

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Some delegates of the newly constituted National Conference which had its first session yesterday in Abuja have asked for financial allowances to be made available to their aides who they say would help ease the burden of the task before them.

 

Each delegate is to collect N12million as incentive for participating in the confab which is expected to last for 3 months..but that money is not enough, they also want their PAs and drivers to be paid

"We need to know the number of aides we are to employ,” One of the delegates, Senator Mohammed Jibrin enquired from the leaders.

Graphic Pic: 19 Redeemed Church members burnt in accident

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 An accident involving three vehicles, one carry 19 Redeemed church members, occurred on Monday along the Potiskum-Maiduguri highway leaving all the Redeemed church members burnt beyond recognition and 16 others dead. Confirming the accident, the Federal Road Safety Commission spokesman in Yobe State, Mr Yusuf Sani, said the church members were said to be coming back from a church programme in Lagos when the accident happened

"All the 19 members of Redeemed Christian Church of God who were traveling in one bus were burnt beyond recognition as the bus caught fire on collision with the other two vehicles which also burst in flames shortly afterwards,” said Yusuf Sani

The two other vehicles involved in the accident were conveying people from a wedding. Mr Yusuf blamed the accident on high speed. Continue to see the very graphic pic of burnt bodies...

Gov. Fashola Flags Off 6th Lagos Climate Change Summit, Advocates reversal of Anti-Climate choices

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 “The commitment with which we have addressed the issues of Climate Change has helped us to stay abreast and safe against the hazards of nature”, he says
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tuesday flagged off the State’s 6th Climate Change Summit saying the only way to save the Planet Earth from the adverse consequences of Climate Change was to reverse the choices made by humanity which have resulted in the change.  Fashola, who spoke at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island venue of the three-day Summit, warned that the reversal of the choices was no longer a matter of the future but must commence immediately if the Planet must be saved from further devastation and exploitation.

LASU gets 4000 Pounds British Council Research Award

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The British Council has recently awarded the Lagos State University (LASU), 4000 Pounds research grant through the Researchers’ Link Scheme to investigate the mechanism through which physical activities affects changes in the ageing of the brain.  According to Professor Benjamin Aribisala, a Professor of Computer Science in LASU, through whom the award was granted to LASU, the award will allow for collaboration between himself and Dr. Alan Gow of Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom, to combine their expertise in Computer Science, Medical Image Analysis, Statistics, Epidemiology, Psychology and Cognitive Ageing to conduct the clinical research.

Get More Nigerian Twitter followers !

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Immigration jobs tragedy: President Queries minister, NIS boss

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday queried the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr. David Paradang, over the loss of 18 lives during the NIS recruitment on Saturday.  The 18 died during stampedes at the venues of the NIS recruitment in different parts of the country. The deaths have generated national uproar.

 The presidential query to the minister and the NIS CG came as the wife of the Senate President David Mark, Helen, denied reported relationship with the consultants that handled the exercise. Mark’s wife, in a statement signed by the Special Adviser (Media) to the President of the Senate, Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan,  said she was shocked by media reports (not The PUNCH) of her involvement in the exercise. She said the reports were based on a rumour and “a mere fabrication of the imagination of those behind it.”

Jonathan: Conference decisions may be subjected to referendum

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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Monday inaugurated the National Conference with a promise that the outcome of the conference might be subjected to a referendum.

Addressing the 492 delegates to the Justice Idris Kutigi-led National Conference in Abuja, the President said, “Let me at this point thank the National Assembly for introducing the provision for a referendum in the proposed amendment of the Constitution.

“This should be relevant for this Conference if at the end of the deliberations, the need for a referendum arises.”

An elated Jonathan described the inauguration as “the dawn of a new era,” saying he had no personal agenda in convening the talks.

U.S. forces seize tanker carrying oil from Libya rebel port

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – U.S. special forces have seized a commercial tanker that fled with a cargo of oil from a Libyan port controlled by anti-government rebels, halting their attempt to sell petroleum on the global market.

Libyan federalist gunmen demanding regional autonomy and a share of oil wealth managed to load crude onto the ship, which escaped Libya’s navy, embarrassing Tripoli’s government and prompting parliament to sack the prime minister.

U.S. Navy commandos stormed the Morning Glory tanker as it sat in international waters off Cyprus on Sunday night and took control of the vessel, which the Pentagon said had been held by three armed Libyans.

Faces of corruption in churches

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New writer, Uzo Ngoladi, exposes the corrupt activities of Christian leaders in his new book entitled Toxic Eucharist, writes CHUX OHAI

It is not often that writers of the present generation in Nigeria are emboldened to tackle issues relating to religion straight on. Nowadays, many of them would rather shy away from such ‘damnable’ subjects than incur the wrath of bigots too blinded by doctrine to see reason in contrary opinions.

But it seems that Uzo Ngoladi, author of the Toxic Eucharist, has clearly chosen to rush in where angels fear to tread. The writer’s new novella is bound to provoke conflicting and diverse reactions from Nigerians as it hits the bookshops anytime soon.

Governors, ministers in fresh private jet deals.

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Political office holders in the country, especially governors and ministers, have embraced a new way of flying in state-of-the-art private jets to destinations within the country and overseas without necessarily owning them, findings have shown. The new private jet ownership model called time-share lease, which is fast gaining ground among the political elites, has seen over 30 private jets in the country, carrying mostly ministers, governors and some top government and private sector shots. Investigations by our correspondents revealed that some European companies and a few Nigerian private jet firms were behind the time-share private jet lease business model.

Nigeria’s National Conference starts in Abuja

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A National Conference to discuss Nigeria’s future is opening, with the division of oil money and powers expected to be the main issues.  Some 500 delegates are attending, representing Nigeria’s many ethnic, linguistic and religious groups.  The National Conference comes 100 years after the mainly Muslim north and largely Christian south were united.

Delegates have been barred from discussing whether the country should be divided.  However, some groups say they will still raise this issue during the three-month conference in the capital Abuja.

FG Abandoned 20-Storey where Thieves Rape, Deprive & Eliminate Their Subjects In Lagos

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A 20 storey building abandoned by the federal government some years back at Abule Odan-Era, a suburb of Lagos state, has been taken over by criminals who rape, rob and sometimes kill their victims.

Residents who spoke to journalist lamented that the activities of criminals in the building have been of great concern to them  as hardly a night passes without them hearing cries of “please don’t kill me” and at times the residents said they wake up to see corpses of unknown persons.

Wanted gangster kills man in front of three-year-old daughter (PIC)

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A 28-year-old gangster, Adigun Oriyomi, who was declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command in January, has been accused of murder. He was accused of killing a 32-year-old man, Oluwafemi Adekeye, on Isa Street in the Aboru, Ipaja area of Lagos State. According to the police, the suspect, who is also known as Muda, allegedly killed Oluwafemi in the presence of his three-year-old daughter.

The deceased’s daughter said, 

“I saw Ife’s daddy (Oriyomi) in our house and he pointed a gun at my daddy and I was begging him not to kill my daddy, but he (Adigun) shot my daddy and ran away.”  The wife of the deceased, Oluwakemi, who reported the matter at the Oke Odo Police Division, told policemen that the incident occurred on February 12, 2014. Oluwakemi said the suspect and her husband were friends prior to the incident, adding that even their children were also friends.  

Catalonia getting ready to divorce Spain

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The referendum in Crimea is the first plebiscite in Europe dedicated to the issue of independence scheduled to take place this year. After Crimea, Scotland and Catalonia are planning to declare their right to self-determination. Enrique Ravello took part in the Crimean referendum as an observer. Back in January 2013 the parliament of Catalonia adopted the Declaration of sovereignty of that autonomous region, which allowed its citizens to independently determine its political future.

President Putin signs treaty of bringing Crimea, Sevastopol into Russia

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Russia and Crimea have signed treaty of accession of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol in the Russian Federation following President Putin’s address to the Parliament. Crimea and Sevastopol are joining Russia as two separate regions, President Putin said.

The agreement will temporarily apply from the signature date and will take effect once ratified. Russia guarantees all peoples inhabiting Crimea and Sevastopol the preservation of their native language and the creation of conditions for learning and developing it, according to the agreement.

'No one can fight corruption for Nigerians except Nigerians' - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS

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Minister for Finance and Coordinator of the Economy Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was a guest on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS programme on Sunday where she acknowledged that there was corruption in Nigeria but said that the fight against corruption must involve every Nigerian...

"No one can fight corruption for Nigerians except Nigerians. Everyone has to be committed from the top to the bottom to fight it. In our country, we need to, coupled with – by all means pursue those who are corrupt, punish them, you know, make sure there’s no impunity.  But that has to be coupled with something which doesn’t get as much attention, which is building institutions.  It’s unglamorous; it’s work that takes time, but we have to do it.  We have to put it in place.” she said.

The Minister was also taken up by the presenter on Sanusi's suspension. He a

Ekiti State commissioner arrested for beating up NYSC member.

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Police in Ekiti has arrested the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Kayode Olaosebikan, for questioning over the beating up of a NYSC member at a registration unit in Otun Ekiti, Moba LGA of the state, Vanguard reports.
Olaosebikan (pictured above), who is also the Chairman, NYSC board in the state, was seen at the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, making his statement.
Olaosebikan allegedly beat up a youth corps member, Mr. Thompson Enobong, NYSC number EK/13c/1859, who is one of the NYSC members assisting INEC in the just-concluded registration.

Enobong was subsequently rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Ido Ekiti, where he is said to be receiving treatment.

Dr. Willie Obiano sworn-in as Anambra state Governor

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Dr. Willie Obiano who won the gubernatorial election in Anambra state in November 2013 was this afternoon sworn in as Governor at the state at the Alex Ekweume Square in Akwa.

The inaugural session was witnessed by the outgoing Governor, Peter Obi, important dignitaries such as Senator Ben Obi, Special Adviser to the President on Inter-party Affairs, who said that Obi will soon join the Federal Executive Council, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, National Chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, Senator Maggery Okadigbo, former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen Azubuike Ihejirika, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu among other dignitaries as well as the People of Anambra state.
See more pics after the break.

One of the Women killed at NIS job screening stampede in PH buried

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On Saturday March 15th, at the least ten people died during a nationwide Immigration job screening exercise that turned chaotic. One of the women who died during a stampede at the Port Harcourt venue, Lucy, has been buried. Lucy was buried by her family in her home town in Akwa-Ibom State, earlier today Sahara Reporters reports.

Lucy, who was in her thirties, lived at "German Butcher", Elelenwo in Port-Harcourt. She was preparing to marry before the fateful incident took her life, family and good friends said.
 
R.I.P

L'Wren Scott dies

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Rock star Mick Jagger's longtime designer girlfriend L'Wren Scott was found dead in her Manhattan apartment today Monday March 17th. The 49year old designer, who recently cancelled her fashion show in London, was found by her assistant hanging by way of a scarf around 10am in her luxury apartment. 

Law enforcement don't think any foul play was involved although the Medical Examiner has not released the formal report. 

Pics: The Lady who Killed Herself after her Boyfriend Dumped Her..

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20 year old Jojo Tsai was distraught after her boyfriend dumped her. According to her, her boyfriend lied to her about his sincerity towards their relationship. He had always said he wanted to marry and have children with her. She put all her hope in him, built her world around him. Only for him to later say his mother would not approve their marriage.

Man Caught With Explosives In Rivers State

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The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of Ibrahim Aliyu, a 30-year old man from Nasarawa State, in what it described as the bid to rid the State of undesirable elements.  

A statement by the Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunsakin, said Aliyu was arrested in Ndele Town in Emouha LGA with a huge quantity of dynamite explosives, along with a detonator and cordless wire. He hails from Ndo Village in Agbada Local Government Area of Nassarawa.

Banker who died in Police custody Buried as controversy encompasses his autopsy

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The Ecobank staff who died in police custody on February 20th, after his employers accused him of fraud and handed him to the authorities, has been buried. (If you missed it, read here) Babatunde Oke was buried on Saturday March 15th in his hometown in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.