Immigration (NIS) tragedy: Families demand release of corpses

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Parents and family members of some  applicants, who lost their lives during the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment test on Saturday in Abuja, have demanded for the release of the bodies of their loved ones for burial.

The family members, who gathered at the National Hospital on Sunday, told the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who came to sympathise with them, that they wanted the bodies to be released for burial immediately.

Seven applicants, including a pregnant woman, died in a stampede during the exercise at the National Stadium, venue of the recruitment test.

Watch Out: Toothbrush can harm!

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An advertiser of toothbrush covers once complained about the way people store their toothbrushes after each use. He noted that while people would store their soaps in dry soap cases so that they don’t get soggy, the same thing couldn’t be said about the treatment we give our toothbrushes.

His major grouse is that after each use, we simply toss our toothbrushes into a container usually hung in the bathrooms or near the bathroom entrance. The ostensible reason for this is that we want to make them accessible once we are prepared to take our bath, which is almost always accompanied with tooth brushing.

T.B Joshua says authorities should search for missing Malaysia Plane between Indonesia & Indian Ocean

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T.B Joshua has directed Malaysian authorities and other institution searching for the missing Malaysian plane to look ‘between Indonesia and the Indian Ocean '. According to him, authorities must go deep in the ocean and they'll find scattered particles of the aircraft. The man of God had earlier indicated that ‘the plane concerned is deep inside the ocean '. He added that none of the 239 passengers will survive.

President Jonathan speaks Regarding the Bloodbath in Maiduguri

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There was panic in Maiduguri yesterday morning, Fri Mar 14 as residents were rattled out of sleep by sporadic gunshots and booming sounds of bombs as soldiers engaged a horde of Boko Haram members who had unleashed terror on the military settlement in the Borno State capital in a bid to rescue some of their sect members detained by the military.

“I woke up to hear loud sounds of gunshots, I was terrified. As the morning wore on the sounds continued and created panic in the city. Those who were rushing off early to drop their children in schools were forced to come back… the whole of this GRA was in confusion…I have never been this afraid”, Mallam Abdulmalik Abubakar, a resident of the GRA in Maiduguri told our correspondent.

SLS - GEJ: Sanusi to Jonathan - Allegations against me baseless

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The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has described the allegations of financial recklessness levelled against him by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria as a malicious and calculated attempt to mislead President Goodluck Jonathan into believing that the management of the bank is guilty of misconduct and recklessness.

Bakare says he won’t receive Allowance

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Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he will not partake of the N12m to be paid to each delegate to the three-month National Conference to be inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday (today).  Bakare, representing Ogun State at the conference, said he made the decision not to collect the money to be paid to delegates by the Federal Government in order to dispel any speculation that his motivation for accepting to take part in the conference was material.

R.I.P: Photos & Videos of Wesley Warren, man with the 132-pound scrotum dies at 49

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Wesley Warren, the man famous for his 132-pound scrotum, has died after suffering two heart attacks at the age of 49-years-old.
While he recently had surgery to get his scrotum shrunk, it was not the cause of his death, as he had the two heart attacks after being hospitalized for an infection.
TMZ reports:

According to reports, Warren passed away yesterday Friday March 14 at University Medical Center after suffering two heart attacks in recent weeks.
Warren’s friend told the Vegas Review-Journal, Warren’s been hospitalized for the last 5-and-a-half weeks for infections stemming from his diabetes, and suffered the heart attacks while in the hospital.

Fake Phones Worth ₦2.7bn Imported in 2013 – Minister of Communication

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Omobola Johnson

About one million fake mobile phone handsets valued at N2.7bn were imported into the country last year.

This is just as the Federal Government bemoaned the poor quality of service delivery by telecommunications operators in the country.

Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, made this known on Monday Consumer Roundtable on Phone Rights organised by the Consumer Protection Council, CPC, to commemorate the 2014 World Consumer Rights’ Day in Abuja.

Group (ERI) wants Enugu Govt House invaders fished out

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By TONY EDIKE
ENUGU — A group, Enugu Roots Initiative, ERI, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to compel security agencies to unravel the identity and the mission of the hoodlums who invaded Government House, Enugu, penultimate weekend, emphasising that such a serious matter should not be swept under the carpet.
It also commended the President for the flag-off of the 2nd Niger Bridge, and noted that the project would accelerate economic activities in the South-East and South-South zones.

Immigration (NIS) Tragedy: The Worst Is Yet To Come

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Sam Nda-Isaiah
— March 17, 2014
Did President Jonathan see the front pages of all the major Nigerian newspapers yesterday? If he did, was he able to sleep last night? Well, for the information of the president, most Nigerians who saw the photographs of applicants at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise couldn’t sleep. Nigerians are scared. They are frightened by the inexorable consequences of such level of unemployment. The augury for this country and indeed any other country in that situation is very dangerous.

The Calibre of weaponry: SEE What Troops Grabbed From Boko Haram's Fatal Camp -

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 Despite obvious challenges, Nigerian soldiers are along with their game and doing their best to end  the menace of Boko Haram ravaging the North East in particular and Nigeria in general. Military authorities said on Saturday that troops have captured an enormous armoury with an arms and ammunition dump owned by the dreaded terrorist sect.

The calibre of weaponry in the captured camp is mind-blowing. More photos
below… …the counter-terrorism operations continue!

Banker defrauds Emir of Kano of ₦17million

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A female banker identified as Amina Magaji, who works with one of the old generation banks has reportedly defrauded the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, to the tune of ₦17million.

The Emir reportedly opened the account with the said bank in 1967 but left it dormant over the years and the amount in the account grew to ₦46million. Amina who is highly placed in the bank got tempted and deceptively requested for a cheque book, claiming it was for the emir. She started operating the account and withdraw monies from the account to the tune of ₦17million.

VIDEOS: Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Employment Stampede

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See more videos bellow.

Photos: AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima at the WIPO Conference in Cote d' Ivoire

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 The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ibinabo Fiberesima was recently at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) held in Abidjan, Ivory coast, West Africa to give a 20-minute presentation on the theme "Improving Actors'Socio-Economic Conditions ".

Pakistan gang-rape victim Amina Bibi dies after setting herself on fire

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The 17-year-old Pakistani victim of a gang rape died on Fri Mar.14 after setting herself on fire in protest against a police report that led to the release of a key suspect, a doctor and her brother said.
College student Amina Bibi doused herself with petrol and then set it alight on Thursday outside a police station near the city of Muzaffargarh, in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab.
A video shot by a bystander shows a woman in a headscarf  engulfed by flames, her face charred and distorted in agony.

Dubai Resident to set new Guinness World record for Bungee Jumping

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Coach Colin Phillips

The Guinness World Record attempt for the most bungee jumps in 24 hours is going to be taking place in Dubai on March 20 and 21 at the Porsche Macan 24-Bungee event at the Dubai Autodrome meant for Breast Cancer Arabia.
The jumper is Dubai resident, professional fitness coach Colin Phillips, who throughout the last 10 months has been doing numerous consecutive jumps every weekend in preparation for the official World Record attempt.

SHOCK: Zamfara Commissioner Assassinated By Unknown Gunmen

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A commissioner with Zamfara state local government service commission, Alhaji Yusif Garba, was shot dead by three unidentified gunmen near his residence at Ungwar Zabarma of Tudun Wada area of the state capital, Gusau, on March 14, 2014, Friday. The suspects escaped immediately after the murder without robbing money from the victim.

Horrible: 35 secondary school students Nabbed For Cultism In Osun

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GI

Thirty five secondary school students with have been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Peace Corps in Osogbo, the Osun state capital.

The students with ages ranging between 13 and 16 were arrested over theor alleged involvement in cult related activities.

According to the commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Ayinde Paul Kayode, they were reportedly apprehended while attending meetings in various schools.

Malaysian official confirms that the Malaysian Airplane Carrying 239 was Seized

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It has been confirmed by the Malaysian government that the missing Malaysian Airlines plane was hijacked.

X-rated image with Muna Obiekwe: see the picture and judge me — Biola Ige Opens up

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It appears we're finally hearing what we expected of the actress to say, "the picture is just a photoshop".  Beautiful actress, Biola Ige has to bail her way out from the mess she put her self giving flimsy reasons that people don't like  her and she often not appreciated but believes in her self and her ability. To sum up, she termed the sucking and smooching picture as the work of her haters. Hmm, what would you anticipate of anyone? Nevertheless, she admitted to the facts she can act n*de and please what more could be the argument? She could definitely be the one in the scene. Well, we're not denying her any privileged of doubt. In the interview with Vanguard, she said it all. Continue after the break.