Former President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that the government of his successor, Muhammadu Buhari, is full of lies and propaganda and has achieved nothing since coming on board. Mr. Jonathan said this in Abuja when one of the national chairmanship aspirants of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Tunde Adeniran, and members of his campaign team […]
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Police confirms 8 accused of being `vampires’ killed by mob
Police on Friday confirmed that eight people accused of being “vampires’’were killed by angry mob in Malawi. Police Spokesperson Ramsey Mushani told dpa on Friday that the killings, which took place in Malawi’s south, are based on the belief that “vampires’’ dressed in black enter the homes of sleeping residents to suck their blood. Mushani […]
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Nigerians trust Buhari, president’s aide replies Jonathan
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Friday said Nigerians did not protest when the present administration increased the pump price of petrol to N145 per litre because of the trust they have in President Muhammadu Buhari. Adesina stated this on his Twitter handle, @femadesina, in apparent response […]
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Three Million Americans Carry A Handgun Daily – Study
As many as three million people in the United States carry a loaded handgun daily, while nine million do so at least once a month, according to a US study Thursday. Most of these gun-toting Americans are young men, live in the south and say personal protection is a top reason for walking around with […]
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Couple jailed for kissing in Tunisia
A Frenchman and a Tunisian woman were convicted Wednesday on appeal in Tunis for “public indecency” after an altercation with police who arrested the couple while they were hugging in a car. The couple, who maintain that they were not kissing, were given a lighter sentence than the original term handed out at their October […]
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I’m surprised that those who attacked me over N87 pump price are silent now that it’s N143 – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he is surprised that those who criticised him for leaving the pump price of fuel at N87 are not speaking out now that it has been jerked up to N143. In 2012, Jonathan’s administration increased fuel price from N67 to N97 but reduced it to N87 in January 2015. At […]
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Grieving Widower Visiting Dead Wife One Last Time In Hospital, Finds Nurse Having Sex With Her Corpse
A grieving widower allegedly caught a male nurse having sex with his wife’s corpse as he visited her one last time in hospital. The nurse was beaten by the grief-stricken partner before being handed over to police in the Bolivian capital La Paz. He was named locally last night as Grover Macuchapi, 27. He is now facing prosecution […]
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APC hails Okorocha for erecting N520million Zuma Statue
In what appeared a formal endorsement of the reported N520 million statue erected by the Imo state government in honour of South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has hailed the state governor, Rochas Okorocha for bringing the South African leader to the country. At a meeting of its National Working […]
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Bizarre story of how Tourists visit ‘animal brothels’ for sex
A growing number of sick tourists are travelling to Serbia for sex at ‘animal brothels’, it has been claimed. According to Mirror.co.uk, the capital Belgrade is said to be a hotspot for ‘zoophiles’ who enjoy sex with animals such as goats, sheep, donkeys, dogs, cats, geese and cows. Online adverts offer animal sex from between £60 […]
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Atiku’s son remanded in cell
For disobeying a court order, Aminu, the son of a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, was on Wednesday remanded in the transit cell of Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Aminu was alleged to have disobeyed an order made by Chief Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye on October 11 over the custody of six-year-old Amir Abubakar, who he was […]
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Beware of organ harvesters, minister warns Nigerians
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has urged Nigerians going on medical tourism to be careful and patronise only accredited institutions so as not to fall victims of organ harvesters. Mr. Adewole, while speaking to journalists after the Federal Executive Meeting on Wednesday, alerted Nigerians on the rising cases of illegal harvesting of organs by […]
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I was Fela’s lawyer and I can tell you here, he’s been my most interesting client, says Femi Falana
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo, remains his most interesting client. He recalled that Fela used to walk up to him to inform him ahead of his plans to violate the law, telling him to get ready to defend him in court. According to Falana, […]
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2019: Buhari remains only credible candidate – Gov. Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves to stand for re-election in 2019 because he remains the only credible person with capacity to deliver up to 2023. The governor stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with Mr. Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]
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I owe no apology for inviting Zuma, erecting his statue – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of not building the image of the state, as well as looting public treasury. The accusation comes days after he unveiled a huge statue in honour of South African President, Jacob Zuma. The decision has been widely criticised as endorsing the governance style of […]
Continue readingObasanjo: Me, return to PDP? God forbid!
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he will never return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obasanjo spent his two terms as a democratic president under the party and even became chairman of its board of trustees in 2007. But he tore his membership card publicly in the buildup to the 2015 election. The elder statesman […]
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Prison warder kills self after intimate photos with inmate leaks
A South African prison official killed herself after compromising photos of her being intimate with a prison inmate leaked on the internet. South Africa’s News24 reports the incident happened on Monday. The official worked at the Losperfontein Correctional Centre in Brits, South Africa. The Department of Correctional Services is “shocked and grieved” at her suicide. […]
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Buhari Ready For Turkey
President Muhammadu Buhari will Wednesday depart for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the ninth Summit of the Developing 8 (D-8) on Friday, October 20, 2017. Prior to the D-8 Summit, President Buhari, at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, will participate in an official working visit to Ankara, the capital city. In […]
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Nigerians are wondering why Jacob Zuma now has a ‘$1.4 million’ statue in their country – CNN
“South African President Jacob Zuma visited Nigeria’s Imo state on Friday and had a giant bronze statue unveiled in his honor, a decision that has caused outrage in some parts of the country. The two-day visit happened just as South Africa’s Supreme Court ruled that President Zuma should face corruption charges. Zuma visited Governor Rochas Okorocha […]
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