Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has decried the inability of the military to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east, declaring that it is shameful and unacceptable. Speaking when the National Executive Council of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) paid him a courtesy visit in his Kaduna residence yesterday, Buhari said it is a shame […]
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We’ll resume our struggle if Buhari “draws first blood” – Asari Dokubo
Following the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 presidential election, leader of the militia group, Niger Delta People Salvation Front, Asari Dokubo, has declared that his group is ready to commence its armed struggle against the Nigerian state. Mr. Dokubo on several occasion in the recent past promised to make Nigeria ungovernable […]
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21 young men arrested in Ibadan for being in ‘gay cult’
21 young men under the age of 25 have been arrested in Nigeria for being in a ‘gay cult’. The young men, who were caught with 122 condoms between them, were held in an Ibadan police station last week. The arrest comes after Nigerian state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan said he would crack down on ‘gay […]
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Patience Jonathan opens up: How I had surgery during campaign, moved out of Aso Rock
The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, on Sunday admitted that she sneaked out of Nigeria for a major surgery in January during her husband’s presidential campaign. Mrs. Jonathan, who did not disclose the kind of surgery she had,said her health deteriorated a lot during her husband’s re-election campaign, ascribing the illness to ‘satan.’ “That campaigning time […]
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Soldiers on death row starved in underground cell — Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Saturday, said 12 soldiers, who were sentenced to death for mutiny in September 2014, have been starved and held underground by the military. Falana in an interview with Sahara TV, which was monitored by our correspondent, said the military was denying the soldiers their right to an appeal. […]
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Boko Haram remains a threat to us — US lawmakers
The United States’ House of Representatives has said that Boko Haram is still a threat to the American country. At a hearing held on Friday by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, while passing the amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act to combat Boko Haram, the US’ lawmakers stated that the insurgents’ activities could […]
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Not less than 10 girls raped daily in Rivers State
The Rivers State Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Joe Poroma, has said that “not less than 10″ girls are raped everyday in the state. Mr. Poroma disclosed this while testifying before the ongoing Rivers State Commission of Inquiry into politically-motivated killings and destruction of properties before and during the 2015 general elections. “The statistics […]
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Buhari should not be sworn in with the Quran
Etcetera writes : A lot of Nigerians do not know that Nigeria is a secular state and they are also not aware that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not require that Buhari take his oath of office by swearing with the Quran. The drafters of the constitution made it crystal clear […]
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My husband beats me as if we are in a boxing competition,” woman tells Lagos court
A trader, Fatimo Nurudeen, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her 12-year-old marriage for alleged frequent beating and fetish practice by her husband. Fatimo, 31, who lives at 32, Akiode St., Ibafo, Ogun, told the court that her husband beats her frequently. “I don’t think my husband […]
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Sisters arraigned for beating father over affair with mother’s friend in Lagos
Two sisters were on Tuesday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for beating their father, Ihioma Ogidinta, and tying a rope around his neck for allegedly having an affair with their late mother’s friend. The accused: Flora Ogidinta,36, and 29-year-old Chiedoziem Ogidinta, who are residents of Festac Town, Lagos State, are standing trial […]
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Tension in UNIZIK as SUG president queries VC on alleged corruption
Tension is mounting at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka following a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Joseph Ahaneku by the president of the Students Union Government, SUG, Mr. Noble Eyisi over some perceived anomalies in the institution. As the students were circulating the letter in the campus,Tuesday, security operatives tried […]
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30 top army officers in trouble, to face court-martial (Full list)
The Nigerian Army has ordered 30 of its top officers to proceed to the Army Headquarters Garrison in Abuja to face a judicial panel reportedly over their conduct and performances in the ongoing war against Boko Haram. According to an internal army memo dated March 11, 2015 and sighted by Premium Times, the officers are […]
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If I knew Shekau’s whereabouts, I won’t tell Nigeria – Chadian President
The Chadian President, Idris Deby, who earlier this year was quoted as saying he knew the whereabouts of wanted Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has backtracked on his claim while also insisting on keeping any possible knowledge of the location of the terrorist to himself. “I cannot tell you today that I know where Shekau […]
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19-yr-old boy tells how he hypnotized married women into sex with magic ring (Photo)
A 19-year-old boy, Chukwuebuka Ani, was the cynosure of all eyes, for the wrong reasons, that is, when he confessed to detectives at the Nsukka Area Command of the Enugu State Police, how he used a magic ring to hypnotize married women and single ladies into having sex with him and thereby initiating them into a secret cult. The […]
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‘We’re Naked, Chained; Starved of food & Water’ – Nigerian Soldiers Cry Out
Via Sahara Reporters: Sahara Reporters has learnt of a covert plan to ‘kill’ a group of soldiers who were arrested late last year on charges of mutiny and attempted murder. The soldiers who have been held since September last year managed to reach out to the outside world via text messages, using the opportunity to reveal […]
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N1bn bounty still on Shekau — US
The United States is still maintaining the $7 million (N1.4 billion) bounty it placed on the leader of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The US Department of State on Wednesday issued a list of 71 most-wanted terrorists in the world with bounties totalling $375m (N74.6bn) as “rewards for information that leads to (their) arrest or […]
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PDP vows to hold Buhari’s govt accountable, return to power in 2019
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to present a credible opposition for the country and return to power in 2019. The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is the Chairman of the Post- Election Review Committee , spoke with State House correspondents after the committee met with President Jonathan at the Presidential Villa. He […]
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