‘Robots for Christ’ Bags ₦10m Nigeria’s Got Talent Season 2!

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Winners! Robots For Christ walk away with N10m

Two-man dance group, ‘Robots for Christ‘ are  the winners of the 2nd edition of ‘Nigeria's Got Talent‘ show!

The grand finale of the talent show which held today, Saturday, February 2, 2014 saw the impressive pair crowned as winners after weeks of rehearsals and tense performances, beating nine other finalists.

The first runner up was singer-instrumentalist, Daniel ‘A-String'Azuka while the 2nd runner up, young drummer, David Adekoya Aduragbemi.

Yoruba leaders harmonise position on National Confab

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South-West geo-political zone on Friday restated its demand for regional autonomy, true federalism and resource control as its leaders gathered in Ishara-Remo, in Ogun State, to take a common position on what to present as agenda at the forthcoming national conference holding in Abuja.

Video: Inspiring True Story of VERO, a VVF & RVF Survivor by Stephanie Linus (Okereke)

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Graphic photos: Soldier pictured stabbing man to death in front of a crowd

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A group of soldiers in the Central African Republic lynched a man they suspected was a rebel minutes after hearing the new president's promise to restore security at a ceremony to reinstate the divided country's armed forces.  About 20 uniformed soldiers accused a member of the crowd of having belonged to Seleka - the mostly Muslim rebel group that seized power in a coup last March, before stabbing him repeatedly until he was dead.  A soldier stamped on the lifeless body, which was then dragged nearly naked through the streets as residents looked on and took photographs. 
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Underage boy locked up in Iyaganku cell in Ibadan

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Here is a story published on Linda's Blog sent to her by a man who claims he was recently locked up at a police station called Iyaganku Police Station in Ibadan. While there, he says he saw two boys significantly less than 16 years of age who've been locked up there for a couple of years. Personally we think that story shouldn't be left untold.We  know cases of those who have been imprisoned without the trial but to do the same to an underage is a whole new different level.
See the story after the break.

PDP drags Speaker, 20 Kwara lawmakers to court for defecting to APC

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has sued the Speaker, Razak Atunwa, and 20 other members of the Kwara State House of Assembly to court over their defection to the All Progressives Congress.

In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday, the state chapter of the PDP and a suspended member of the assembly, Iliasu Ibrahim, prayed the court to declare the seats of the 21 lawmakers vacant.   The plaintiffs joined the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as a defendant in the suit Number FHC/IL/C5/4/2014.
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Whitencious is an Abomination, Dencia Chemical makes it to UK Daily Mail.

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Dont you think Whitenicous has given Dencia far more recognition than her music ever did? Mainstream media have now taken a pastime in her. MediaTakeOut, Ebony magazine, The Chutch and now UK's Daily Mail. If I were Dencia, I won't feel almost any way in regards to the headline...they are helping her sell her market for free. hehe. Find the entire text of Daily Mail's article on Dencia after the break...

Adedibu's Son, 30 the others escape death in a airplane accident in Abuja

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31 passengers,  together with the son of late lIbadan politician, Lamidi Adedibu, Sen Kamoru Adedibu, escaped death yesterday after an Overland Airlines aircraft they boarded gut fire shortly before take off at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday.  Saturday Tribune reports that the plane, scheduled for Ibadan from Abuja at 4:52p.m. was planning to take off when it started emitting smoke from one of its engines.

One of the passengers who spoke with Saturday Tribune said the about 31 passengers of the plane were already seated before the incident.

“We first observed that engineers were frantically fiddling with the plane’s engine. Then we suddenly saw smoke. It is not funny at all. All of us, including a senator, rushed out of the plane.

“We were subsequently evacuated by airport officials. As I am speaking with you now (8:30p.m.), we are waiting for another plane from Ilorin, which we have been promised will take us to Ibadan. We thank God,” she said.

Pic: 3 ABU lecturers Died in a terrible auto crash in Kaduna

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Three professors of  the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, were died yesterday February 7th in a fatal auto accident along the Abuja-Kaduna Express Way in Kaduna. The professors, Samuel Kafewo (left), Nanaaisha Ali (centre) and Dr Martins Ayegba (right) all from the University's Department of Theatre and Performing Arts, were on their way to Zaria from Abuja when their car was involved in the accident. Sad. 
May their souls rest in peace...Ase.

Watch Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Dancing To P-Square's Chop My Money (VIDEO)

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Rivers state Police Commissioner Joseph Mbu redeployed

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The Police Service Commission has announced removing the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Joseph Mbu. The controversial officer has been posted to the Federal Capital Territory. He is likely to be replaced by Johnson Ogunsakin, the commissioner in control of the Special Fraud Investigations Unit in Lagos.  The PSC also announced the redeployment of many commissioners, these to take effect immediately. Begin to see the press release following the break...

2 Women behind bars for trafficking & making children beg with fake wounds.

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 Two women have been arrested and jailed for trafficking kids and making them beg on the streets of Lagos with artificial wounds.

The Family Court 1 in Yaba Magistracy has jailed two women for trafficking and using children to beg for alms in Victoria Island area of Lagos.

The women, Amarachi Eke from Imo State and Chioma Eze from Awka in Anambra State, were arraigned at the court on Wednesday on a two-count charge of using underaged children to beg for alms. And they pleaded guilty to the charges.

List: GEJ appoints new Special Advisers & Chief Executives for NTA, FRCN, NAN & SURE-P

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 State House Release below...

In furtherance of efforts to continually strengthen his administration on all fronts, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the following appointments to fill existing vacancies:

1.    Gen. Martin Luther Agwai    –    Chairman of SURE-P

2.    Mrs. Tanwa Olusi                   -        Deputy Chairman of SURE-P

3.    Mrs. Fidelia Njeze                  -        Special Adviser (NEPAD)

4.    Senator Suleiman M. Ajadi   -        Special Adviser (NASS)

5.     Mr. Sola Omole                      -        DG, NTA

6.    Alhaji Ladan Salihu                -        DG, FRCN

7.     Mr. Ima Niboro                     -        MD, News Agency of Nigeria

Gen. Martin Agwai (rtd.) was until now the Deputy Chairman and Acting Chairman of SURE-P while Mrs. Njeze is the current Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland.

All the appointments are with immediate effect.

SSS releases Asari Dokubo.

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The President of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo has been released by the Department of State Security Services, SSS, hours after he was arrested for repeatedly making inciting comments. His personal assistant (Media) and younger brother, Rex Asari, confirmed his release to the media.

Bianca Ojukwu bags APGA national leader

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The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, yesterday February 6th adopted Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the party's late National Leader, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, as the party’s National Leader.  This was made known by the party's leader, Chief Maxi Okwu at a National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja yesterday.

"The National Executive Committee, NEC, of our great party reconfirms and further resolves the earlier decision taken on  February 16, 2013 and on March 22, 2013, at the one year anniversary of the demise of our late leader and icon, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. That he remains our symbol and leader the fact of his transit to glory notwithstanding. His wife and next of kin, Iyom Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu is hereby adopted as the living embodiment of his ideals. She shall in his stead be acknowledged as Leader. She is aware of the existing situation and she gave her consent, and we adopted her. We still respect Governor Peter Obi as one of our leaders, and he is also aware of this development.” Chief Okwu said

Microsoft is shutting down Support for Windows XP and Office 2003!

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Do you remember when you first used a computer. It was e-machines. Very solid system then; as were the many other tech brands that have been swept under the carpet by more vibrant product brands over the years. The still image of a lush green meadow that greeted you on th home screen after the usual Windows XP loading bars and fast forward several years later, having to upgrade to Windows Vista and so on.
Matter of fact, Vista was like a major break from the Windows norm and without entirely taking in its features, Windows 7 was launched and was good, not great. Then came Windows 8. Pure class.

Nabbed!!! How White house , U.S and E.U Artificially motivated a regime change in Ukraine (Audio)

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Video: Another Baby Factory Business Uncovered In Nigeria.

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Angry Youths in Kankia town Kill Pastor; Burn Church, Corpse Over Alleged Ritual Murder

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Some angry youth in Kankia town, headquarters of Kankia local government area of Katsina State, yesterday, killed an ECWA church Pastor, Dike Ocha, over the alleged murder of a six-year-old Fatima Yusuf.

The youth also set both the church and the pastor’s house ablaze.

It was gathered that Fatima had been declared missing for four days but her body was found mutilated and the private parts removed at an area close to the residence of the pastor.

Scotland legalizes same-s3x marriage in 105-18 parliament vote

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Scotland’s first same-se-x marriages are set to take place later this year. The Scottish parliament on Tuesday voted to pass the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill by a margin of 105-18, with the first unions set to be conducted in the autumn.

Gay Marriage in Scotland“I believe this bill will have a hugely positive impact on our society and on the health and well-being of LGBT of people in our country,” MSP Jim Eadie said during the debate. “Scotland now has one of the most progressive equal marriage bills in the world. Allowing the option of gender-neutral marriage ceremonies will provide genuine equality for all, including transgender people.”