Contrary to claims by the Presidency that President Goodluck Jonathan made a surprise visit to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Thursday out of genuine concern to identify with troops and displaced people, insiders in the president’s campaign have told Premium Times the journey was packaged to prepare the ground for Mr. Jonathan’s campaign in the […]
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Step down for Buhari, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka tells Jonathan
Renowned Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to abandon his re-election bid so that the All Progressives Congress candidate, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) can emerge the winner of the presidential election next month. Mbaka, who heads the popular Catholic Adoration Centre in Enugu, said this in his New Year sermon […]
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Buhari has nothing new to offer, except ‘tired ideas, provocative utterances’
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has welcomed the emergence of former military Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, as the presidential flagbearer of Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections. This will be the fourth time General Buhari will be contesting in the presidential elections. On each of the three previous occasions, […]
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Police arrest another Lagos DPO for rape
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Oladipo Afolayan, for allegedly raping a woman in his office. The development comes a few months after another Lagos DPO, Mr. Adekunle Awe, was arrested for allegedly raping a woman, Idowu Akinwunmi, in his office at the Onikan Police Division. Punch learnt that Afolayan, […]
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Boko Haram brings Mubi under Sharia, amputates 10
Members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have instituted the Shara law in Mubi, Adamawa State, captured by the insurgents last week. The insurgents were also said to have amputated the hands of 10 residents said to have been found guilty of sundry offences, including looting of property of fleeing residents. Sources in Mubi […]
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Army arrests six senior officers, including an injured Lieutenant Colonel for fleeing
Six military commanders, including an injured Lieutenant Colonel, have been arrested by the military for withdrawing from Mararaba, Michika, Madagali, Mubi and later Vimtim when Boko Haram insurgents attacked the communities last week. It was learnt that an unspecified number of soldiers were also in detention for allegedly abandoning the communities, thereby making easy for […]
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Boko Haram Releases New Video Debunking Ceasefire And Saying Kidnapped Girls Married Off
Boko Haram denied that they had agreed to a ceasefire in a new video obtained on Friday by AFP, describing the Nigerian government claims as a lie and apparently ruling out future talks. The group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, also claimed the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped from the remote northeast town of Chibok, in Borno state, in […]
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APGA has derailed, Now an empty shell without an inner core of shared values – Peter Obi
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi decried yesterday the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), describing it as a derailed party. He was reacting to the expression of disappointment by Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the late Biafran warlord, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojokwu, over his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ex-governor, who noted that Mrs. Ojukwu’s […]
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Soldiers Shoot Selves, Fake Illness To Avoid Fighting Boko Haram
In a desperate bid to avoid being deployed to the troubled North-East, Nigerian soldiers are now inflicting harm on themselves,Tribune reports. At the weekend, seven soldiers allegedly opened fire on different parts of their bodies and later claimed that Boko Haram terrorists shot them, but when medical examination was carried out on them, it was discovered […]
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“A cloud that covers Nigeria… as close as my mouth.” – T.B. Joshua (Video)
Prophet T.B. Joshua speaks during a Sunday service at The SCOAN upon arriving from Colombia. These were his words: “I came back from Colombia. I wanted to travel from there to another country but I came back home because there is a cloud that covers Nigeria. I want to witness how this cloud will dispel. […]
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I saw the Synagogue tragedy coming – TB Joshua
The founder of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Prophet TB Joshua, has claimed that he saw a vision of the incident that killed many people in the church guesthouse. The victims, mainly South Africans, died when a six-storey guesthouse belonging to the church caved in on September 12. The embattled clergyman, who said he […]
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HUSBAND OF THREE WIVES DIES IN AN ATTEMPT RAPE
A married man of three wives who happens to be member of a vigilante group lost his life while attempting to rape another man’s wife in a Gidan Kaso village in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area in Zamfara State. The victim was said to have held on to his manhood of the suspected rapist till […]
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Divorce Scandal: Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Warns Members, Suspends Female Lagos Pastor
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, on Sunday, enjoined his congregation to refrain from speaking against a man of God. The church also suspended Michelle Okojie, a pastor in Lagos, for her “subversive activities.” The reason for Ms. Okojie’s suspension was not given. At the church’s Sunday service, Mr. Oyakhilome described a man of God – as different from […]
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Ebola Virus Particles Can Be Transmitted By Air – Prof. S.A. Omilabu
College of Medicine and University of Lagos Professor, Consultant Virologist and Ebola expert, Professor Sunday Aremu Omilabu speaks with Sahara TV about the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria… Watch Here :
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7-year-old girl gets infection after sexual assault by pastor
A seven-year-old girl has been infected with staph after she was sexually assaulted by the pastor of an orthodox church, Sunday Akintayo. The police arrested the 51-year-old cleric for inserting his finger into the private parts of the victim and shaving her eyebrows. We learnt that the assault had been going on for a long […]
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Ebola : Canadian returning from Nigeria shows symptoms
A Canadian who recently visited Nigeria is being held in isolation at Brampton Civic Hospital in Ontario for showing symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease. According to a Canadian public health official, the patient was reported to be showing initial symptoms of Ebola which were similar to more common diseases, such as malaria. Dr. Eileen […]
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“The Most Challenging Role Is Me Playing A Gay Role In One Super Gay Movie” Okoye Augustine Onyebuchi Tells Diamond Celebrities
Okoye Augustine Onyebuchi was born on 19 October in Enugu,Nigeria,into the family of Mr and Mrs Okoye Benjamin.His parents hails from Ihiala village in Anambra State.He was the second boy in a family that had Four Children.After his primary and secondary education,Okoye Augustine Onyebuchi had his tertiary education at University of Nigeria Nsukka ,Where he […]
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PDP’s end will be ugly – Tinubu
A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has predicted that the end of the Peoples Democratic Party will be disgraceful. He alleged that the impeachment of some All Progressive Congress governors was an attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state but vowed that the PDP’s joy over the impeachment would be short-lived. […]
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January 16, 2015 




