Saturday 23 June 2012
Chinese man dies after staying up for eleven days straight watching Euro 2012
A Chinese football fan died after going 11 nights without sleep as he tried to watch every single kick of the ball of Euro 2012.
Watching every minute of a major soccer tournament is a highly desirable concept for a fan, but forgetting to punctuate the sporting drama with sleep can have lethal consequences.
Blast outside Abuja nightclub after security chiefs’ sack
ABUJA (AFP) – A blast went off outside a nightclub in the capital city Abuja hours after the national security adviser and defence minister were sacked amid fears over spiralling violence in the country’s north.
No casualties were reported in the explosion late Friday. Windows in the nightclub, a bank and a barber shop were shattered and a number of cars were damaged.
Kaduna residents flee in numbers
The exodus of residents of Kaduna state on friday, followed the relaxation of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state as a result of the current outbreak of violence in which many people were killed.
The state governor, Patrick Yakowa, had on Thursday in a statewide broadcast relaxed the 24-hour curfew by four hours to allow Muslims to observe their Friday prayers.
Boko Haram members are not Muslims - Yobe State Governor
As normalcy returns to the ravaged city of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has strongly condemned the Boko Haram attack last Monday, during which two primary schools, two Islamiyyah schools and six churches were burnt.
My goal is to reduce poverty and create more Jobs –Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said his major goal in office was to create more job opportunities for Nigerians in order to see them rise out of poverty.
He said his administration had resolved to create wealth to ensure sustainable development.
Jonathan made the commitment in a statement he read at the plenary of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Shoprite opens in Abuja
Dealers in counterfeit drugs to get life imprisonment – DG, NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has finalised plans to present a bill to the National Assembly, prescribing life imprisonment for dealers in counterfeit drugs.
The proposed bill will also prescribe the confiscation of the property of offenders aside other fines.
Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii disclosed this yesterday while addressing the Senate of the Federal University of Agriculture during his visit to the university Makurdi
Meet the new National Security Adviser, Rtd Col. Sambo Mohammed Dasuki
As the news of the appointment of a new National Security Adviser breaks, (To help find better solutions to the crippling security in Nigeria, Boko Haram especially) Below is profile of the new NSA, get familiar.....
Woman inserts 66 wraps of narcotics in private part
The lady was promptly arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency shortly before she was due to board a Kenyan Airways flight to Nairobi.
Captured mastermind of UN building bombing is dead
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Habib Bama, the wanted Boko Haram member, who was shot and arrested by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in a gun battle in Damaturu on Thursday is dead.
'Nigeria wouldn't have peace until all christians follow Islam' - BOKO HARAM
"Let them know that now it's the time for revenge God willing," the group said in a statement. "From now on, they either follow the right religion or there will be no peace for them."
Radical islamist militant group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the bombing of three churches that killed at least 50 people in Zaria and Kaduna town on Sunday. The sect targeted mostly children and women in the Zaria attacks.
Islamic Group in Mali gives 100 lashes for having child out of wedlock
Islamic group also whipping smokers. Alcohol is banned too
The Islamists occupying northern Mali on Wednesday gave a couple 100 lashes of a whip for having a child out of wedlock
“At Sankore Square in Timbuktu, a man and a women got 100 lashes for having had a child outside of marriage,” said local official Mohamed Ould Baby.
Female Student Drugged and raped on campus by YabaTech Student
Adegoke Kehinde, a student of Yaba College of Technology, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has been arrested by the police for allegedly drugging and raping a female student (name withheld) on campus.
The 24-year old Kehinde has been charged before the Yaba Magistrate’s court on a two-count charge of rape and assault.
We Got N7K To Bomb EYN Church In Biu - Boko Haram Suspects
Seven suspected Boko Haram men alleged to have masterminded the attack on Ekklizivar Yan’uwa A Nigeria (EYN) Church in Biu, Borno State recently said they were paid N7, 000 each to carry out the attack which left no fewer than three worshipers dead.
One of the seven suspects, Ibrahim Mohammed Babangida, who spoke with journalists from his custody said one Magaji Bala, a butcher paid N7, 500 to him as his engagement fee to carry out the dastard act.
Bomb Scare In Abuja, Offices Evacuate Staff
Offices have been evacuated over fears that a deadly explosive had been planted in a location in the city centre.
The Wuse Zone 5 area of Abuja is in chaos, as organizations scramble to evacuate staff, after information spread of a perceived bomb in the area.
The explosive device is believed to be planted between Top View Hotel and the headquarters of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps office in the area.
The area also has the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party, banks, and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
A witness, who works with FIRS told PREMIUM TIMES that the entire area has been evacuated and the police anti-bomb squad alerted. He said heavy traffic has built up in the area, movement restricted to one lane.
“We are waiting for the anti bomb squad to either detonate it or declare the area safe,” the witness said.
More details soon...
Pres Jonathan Sacks Defence Minister and National Security Adviser
Azazi has been replaced with Sambo Dasuki, a retired colonel.
Friday 22 June 2012
Basketmouth acquires 3 brand new cars and new building for his company
Nigerian man allegedly killed and thrown from 5th floor by police in Bangkok
A mail sent to Nations Newspaper from a man who lives in Bangkok
“I am Mr. Mac Konze. I am a Nigerian living here in Bangkok. I want to bring to the notice of Nations newspapers the incessant killing of innocent Nigerians here in Thailand.
A 26 year old Kelechi Duru from Imo state was brutally thrown out of the window by a Thai police officer where he lives in Bangkok on the 4th of June 2012.
Another International Award Nomination For Funmi Iyanda and Chris Dada
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| Funmi Iyanda with Common |
It’s another international nod for production duo Funmi Iyanda and Chris Dada as Chopcassava.com, their innovative web series documenting the recent fuel subsidy protests was nominated as best web series in the non-fiction category at the BANFF World Media Festival, which took place last week in Alberta, Canada...
Nigerian man suspected of killing 19yr old Ghanaian girlfriend
Detectives from the station were dispatched immediately after information got to the station at about 7:45am on Monday, June 18, 2012 that a dead body had been found at Tantra Hills.
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Susie Q's club finally closed 4 months after her murder
Susan was stabbed to death at her 1000 flat on Friday February 10th 2012.
Court sentences man to death for stealing N1,705 cash & N400 milk
Nigerian man found dead at his home in Bel Air , Maryland USA
Titus Onuoha (pictured above) was found dead on the 14th of June 2012, on his apartment lawn, in Bel Air, Maryland. He was found lying face down on the ground at his apartment complex and nobody knows what happened or how it happened. The preliminary autopsy result shows trauma to the back of his head and neck. No suspect yet, police are still investigating.
Anyone with any information should call Bel Air police department
Ambassador Olusegun Olusola dies at 77
Chief Olusola was the producer of the famous Village Headmaster TV drama and founder of the African Refugees Foundation. He was 77 years old. May his soul rest in peace...amen.
13 hospitalised following students’ bloody clash at FGGC Abuloma
13 students are now hospitalized and academic activities disrupted following clashes between rival students’ groups at the Federal Government Girls College Abuloma, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
The clash, which has been described as one of the worst cases of college violence in recent years, broke out in the early of Tuesday June 19th. It was a clash of supremacy between SS2 and SS3 rival students groups. Continue to read the full story...
Falana demands identity of VIP who closed airspace and delayed landing for 30 minutes
JTF nabs mastermind of UN building bombing
Habib Bama, a suspected Islamist sect terrorists, who was declared wanted by the State Security Service (SSS) on Feb. 15 for allegedly masterminding the bombing of some public institutions, has been arrested.
Nigerian football player slumps and dies during match
Niyi Lawal (pictured above) died yesterday June 20th during a tournament in Odogbolu LGA of Ogun State. The late footballer, who was a player with Wonder Star Football Club, slumped during a match yesterday without having contact with anybody. He was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Lawal was 26. He had a wife and two children. May his soul rest in peace...amen.
Decomposed body of kidnapped PDP Chieftain found In Kabba
Chief Olorunpomi was a front line member of PDP in Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi State
Video: EME Records All Stars Album Listening Party
Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) put together an album listening party at Club Rumours for their first ever all stars album titled 'Empire Mates State of Mind'. The album is a 22-tracked LP that features E.M.E boss, Banky W, WizKid, Skales, Singer and songwriter Niyola, DJ Xclusive and Masterkraft. FlytimeTV brings you the scoop! Enjoy
LeBron James leads Miami Heat to NBA Championship
(CNN) -- Three-time league MVP LeBron James finally has an NBA championship to add to his belt, after the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 in game five of the 2012 NBA Finals.
Thursday 21 June 2012
Photos: Charlyboy Drags National Mirror to Court
Charlyboy dragged National Mirror to court for Libel yesterday June 19th for publishing a story on Saturday, the 28th May, 2012 claiming that he had admitted being gay and Head of the Nigerian Illuminati.
Charlyboy in a suit filed in the Lagos High Court on Tuesday demanded for 1 billion naira compensation and a total retraction of the story. More photos from his time in court yesterday when you continue...
We stand by MBGN Isabella Ayuk, dethroned rumour a big lie' - Silverbird Management
Rapper, Lil Wayne asks Drake to end his feud with Chris Brown
American rapper, Lil Wayne, the founder and co-head of Young Money Entertainment, the label Drake is signed to - has called on the musician and Rihanna's ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown to stop arguing because it is bad for business.
U.S. To Slap "Terrorist" Label On 3 Boko Haram Leaders
The U.S. government is expected to formally apply a "foreign terrorist" label on Thursday to three alleged leading figures of the violent Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, officials said.
PLANE CRASH: Nigeria needs $5.6m for black box laboratory
It will cost Nigeria $5.6 million to establish a laboratory where flight recorder otherwise known as black boxes will be analysed and decoded, Commissioner of Investigations of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Captain Muktar Usman, has said.
'I didn’t abandon my responsibility' Jonathan speaks on Trip to Brazil
The decision by president Jonathan to travel to Brazil while churches were being bombed in Kaduna state has attracted criticism from a cross section of Nigerians with the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria accusing him of insensitivity.
KADUNA VIOLENCE: Killings continue as rioters defy curfew
KADUNA — Heavy fighting, killings and burning of property continued, yesterday, in Hausa/Fulani dominated parts of Kaduna, as the minority non-Muslims in the areas tried to fight back despite the 24-hour curfew imposed over the entire state. This came as Pope Benedict XVI has appealed to those responsible for the violence to stop spilling innocent blood.
As the battle raged, trapped residents who were unable to leave their homes as a result of the 24-hour curfew imposed by the government have cried out saying they were running out of food, medicine and water.
Farouk Lawan promises to surrender N93m bribe
Embattled lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, has finally promised to surrender the $500,000 bribe to the Special Task Force before the end of the week following serious psychological and physical pressures mounted on him by investigators.
It was learnt that Lawan succumbed to the pressure mounted him by the STF Commissioner of Police, Ali Ahmodu, on Wednesday and agreed to bring the money which he was said to have received from Femi Otedola on April 24, 2012.
It is not yet Over, we have not accepted MAULAG - UNILAG STUDENTS
Despite the fact that the main campus of the University of Lagos have resumed academic activities last Monday after a three-week suspension due to the university name change, some students however have vowed to resume protests if the bill presented to the Senate by President Goodluck Jonathan is passed into law.
Students. who on Monday resumed lectures after suspension of academic activities by the University Senate vowed to continue the protest until the name, UNILAG is restored. Nevertheless, classes were opened for lectures and hostels for returning students.
Imo govt threatens to sue DANA Air
IMO State Government yesterday threatened to sue Dana Airline over the death of 33 indigenes of the state in the plane crash of June 3 in Lagos.
Governor Rochas Okorocha who spoke during an inter-denominational memorial service for the victims, also announced a N50 million lifeline to bereaved families who were involved in the ill-fated crash.
Okorocha said the government and people of Imo were saddened by the incident and directed his Deputy, Mr Jude Agbaso, and the Attorney-General, Mr Soronnadi Njoku, to commence action on the matter immediately
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