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Pictures: Bloodbath in Borno as 22 policemen,14 prison officials, others killed
By NDAHI MARAMA MAIDUGURI— Boko Haram militants, yesterday, launched series of coordinated attacks on Police, Army and Prison formations in Bama town, Borno State, leaving no fewer thatn 55 persons dead. JTF spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, who conducted newsmen round the affected places in company of the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel AG Laka, confirmed […]
I Have Murdered Poverty – Saka
May 8, 2013
Hafiz Oyetoro’s controversial move from Etisalat to MTN as a brand face seems to have changed his fortune for good, writes CHUX OHAI South Africa-based scholar, Prof. Kole Omotosho, and lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Hafiz Oyetoro, do not belong to the same generation. The distance between Nigeria and SA also implies that […]
Things Every Female In Her 20’s Should Know
May 6, 2013
1. Love and honor your mother. Learn from her mistakes. It will save you a lot of headache in your thirties (30s) and beyond. 2. You are more talented than you’ll ever know. You don’t need to sleep with your Boss/ supervisor to get a promotion at work or better grades at school. Burn late […]
Couple Convicted For Trying To Smuggle Nigerian Baby
April 24, 2013
Academic and nurse spared jail after trying to smuggle Nigerian baby into the UK to get round adoption laws - Dr Simon Heap and wife Gladys told immigration officials the baby was theirs - It emerged they were trying to smuggle the illegally-adopted baby to the UK - They have now been given a 12-month […]
See What Was Found In A Car Driven By Boko Haram Men
March 29, 2013
The level of insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the North, is getting sophisticated by the day. The police in Kano has averted yet another planned bomb attack as the command intercepted a Golf car laden with bomb and other dangerous weapons. On sighting the police, the guys in the car opened fire but the […]
Who killed the Kwara State CP , Chinwike Asadu?
March 29, 2013
Assassination in Nigeria on the ascending order of magnitude. Who killed the amiable Kwara State CP , Chinwike Asadu?
Is Ipaja part of Lagos state?
March 29, 2013
LAGOS IS WORKING Is Ipaja still part of Lagos State. It seems the people of Ikola in Ipaja are not part of Lagos or are seen as nobodies. There is no government presence. The major road is a nightmare; no power, no water. Must we do everything ourselves and still pay tax to the […]
Novelist Chinua Achebe dies, aged 82
March 22, 2013
Chinua Achebe the Nigerian novelist seen by millions as the father of African literature, has died at the age of 82. African papers were reporting his death following an illness and hospital stay in Boston this morning, and both his agent and his publisher later confirmed the news to the Guardian. Simon Winder, publishing director […]
Police probe alleged killing of kidnapped foreigners
March 11, 2013
• Italy, Britain, others confirm death TO ascertain the veracity of the claim, the Bauchi State police command has began investigation into the alleged killing of the seven expatriates kidnapped in Jama’are council area of the state. Meanwhile, Italy, Britain and Greece said Sunday that the kidnapped foreign hostages in Nigeria have been killed. “Our […]
Most Wanted Nigerian Fraudster Arrested In Sydney
February 26, 2013
He owned a hip hop record label and he lived the high life of luxury hotels, gambling, strippers and bling. But behind the glitz and the glamour Tobechi Enyinna Onwuhara was one of the FBI’s most wanted men, allegedly a fraudster who scammed at least $44 million through cyber crimes. But the sophisticated con artist, […]
Boko Haram Demands N26bn From FG, Borno Government
February 2, 2013
THE SUN: The Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, popularly called Boko Haram, has asked the federal and Borno State governments to compensate its leadership, members and families of its dead members, as a major condition to sustain the one-week-old ceasefire it announced last Monday. Saturday Sun gathered exclusively that the sect’s demand for monetary compensation, […]
Nigeria Secret Police Says Ex-policeman, Ram Traders Kidnapped Nollywood Actress, Nkiruka Sylvanus-PREMIUM TIMES
January 30, 2013
Two of the people that kidnapped Nollywood actress, Nkiruka Sylvanus, in Imo State, were former cattle traders from the Northern part of Nigeria, security officials have said. The leader of the gang that carried out the kidnap is from Imo State and was a police officer with the mobile police unit. The six suspects that […]
Freedom At Last For Otokoto Murder Suspect
January 22, 2013
…Incarcerated for 16 years TIME was when some people of sudden wealth took over the landscape of Imo State. They did whatever they liked, when, how and where they chose. Some even felt that spotting policemen as orderlies were no longer fashionable hence they settled for armed soldiers. More often than not, they were seen […]
Mystery dead bodies: Gov Obi offers N5m for clue
January 21, 2013
From GEOFFREY ANYANWU, Awka and David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi A reward of N5 million has been offered by Anambra and Enugu state governments for anyone with genuine clue to who dumped the dead bodies at Ezu River in Amansea, Awka North Local Government, Anambra State, which borders the two states. Governor Obi, who cut short his […]
Police recruits in tragic crash, 2 die, 12 burnt
January 21, 2013
From LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin Two police recruits were burnt to death while 12 others were critically injured in an auto accident yesterday in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, involving an 18-seater bus and a Mercedes Benz 190 model car. Daily Sun gathered that the newly posted recruits were said to be on their way to Nassarawa State […]
Attack on Emir of Kano, a wake-up call –IBB
January 21, 2013
Former Military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has said the attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, which reportedly left four people dead is a wake-up call to all. Babangida said the reported cases of terrorist attacks are becoming frightening, as he calls for serious security alert by all and sundry. General Babangida […]
Pictures: 625lb Mother Who Ate Herself To Death
December 7, 2012
Lanoise, born in Haiti, started gaining weight aged 16, following the birth of her first daughter, Witelane. I used to be skinny but after I had my first baby I got so big.’ she told Asiantown.net. As her weight skyrocketed to more than 600 lbs, she spent her days sitting in bed wrapped in sheets […]
I was in mortuary for 7 days
December 6, 2012
He was murdered. After about seven days of inquiry into his ‘death’ and sundry issues, his relatives went to the mortuary with a coffin to take his body but were shocked to find him alive. Lazarus Oluwafemi Agbolahan Makinde, now an evangelist, tells Sam Nwaoko his story. To hear him, especially through the telephone receiver, […]
Banker’s stepmother ruined my son’s marriage – Akolade’s father
November 30, 2012
Mudashiru Arowolo, father of 31-year-old Akolade Arowolo, who allegedly killed his banker-wife, Titilayo, lamented before an Ikeja High Court that Titilayo’s stepmother, Adetoun Oyakhire, caused bitter enmity between the couple. Mudashiru, a trader who testified as the first defence witness on Thursday, said Adetoun’s undue interference led to a series of quarrels by the couple. […]
Accidents in Lagos records 124 deaths in 10 months
November 30, 2012
No fewer than 124 persons died in road accidents in Lagos State between January and October this year. A record obtained from the state Traffic Management Authority on Thursday showed that there were 619 accidents involving 1,204 vehicles. The record showed that 633 commercial and 571 private vehicles were involved in the accidents, while the […]
Ex-banker bows to pressure, suspends hunger strike
November 27, 2012
Olubiyi Odunaro, the 53-year-old former employee of Hallmark Bank Plc., protesting against non-payment of his terminal benefit, on Monday suspended his 14-day hunger strike. The suspension of the protest followed spirited appeal by a representation from the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and officials from the Lagos office of the Public Complaints Commission. Senior Special […]
Top 5 Regrets People Make On Their Deathbed
November 27, 2012
For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate […]
3 Crushed As Container Falls On Car In Lagos
November 23, 2012
No fewer than three persons were crushed to death yesterday when a 40-feet containerized vehicle fell on a Mazda car on the Badagry-Seme Expressway. The accident which occurred at about 1.15p.m, was attributed to the bad road which has been a nightmare to commuters and other users of the road. The containerized vehicle with registration […]
Photo: OUR WIFE: memorable wedding picture.
November 21, 2012
From the way the bride grabbed the guy in her front, it seems that’s her ‘real’ man while the guy messing up with her backside is some kind of sex mate or something in that configuration. Whatever the case may be; even if this guy playing dirty with the bride is her husband (which is […]
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