Emir of Fika escapes death in bomb attack

The Emir of Fika, Yobe State, was almost killed today when a suicide bomber targeted the Potiskum Central where he went for Friday prayers.

Dr Muhammed Idrissa escaped unharmed after the Emir's police orderly stopped a young man who was trying to get too close to the emir. The young man had explosives trapped to his body.

Unfortunately the police orderly wasn't so lucky. He died with the suicide bomber when the bomb eventually exploded. Many others were also injured in the incident.

new Lagos road traffic bill Signed into law

The Lagos State Governor signed the new Lagos Traffic Bill into law yesterday August 2nd. And if you have forgotten what the traffic laws in the State are, then please read it HERE before you end up spending three years in jail for driving one-way!

40 yrs old Man arrested for bein with a goat

A 40-year-old man, Victor Nnanna Onyemaechi from Amibo village in Umuahia South Council of Abia State was a while ago arrested by the state’s police command for allegedly bein with a neighbour’s goat. It was learnt that the man was tied to the goat and paraded round the village before he was handed over to the police by the traditional ruler of Amibo community.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Udevioti Ezekiel, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspects has been charged to court under Section 214 Subsection 2 of the Criminal Code.

Nigeria Beaten by USA in Olympic basketball game

An irresistible force met with a very moveable object and the result was a record-breaking scoring spree for the US men's basketball team over a hapless Nigeria at the Olympic Basketball Arena.

PICTURES: Psquare mothers burial In Anambra State

Pop Twin stars Psquare yesterday, Thursday, August 2, 2012 laid their mother Josephine Okoye to rest at her Ifite-Dunu house, Akwa Village, Anambra State.more pics wen u continue

Torture or training?Chinese children forced to become future champions

Her face etched with pain, a child trains for Olympic glory while her gymnastics trainer stands on her legs.
Have you ever wondered why Team China won medals with ease even at the early stage of the London 2012 Olympics? well the answer is here.
Nanning Gymnasium in Nanning, China, is one of many ruthless training camps across the country to which parents send their children to learn how to be champions.

Late DIG replaced, 8 new AIGs

           

ABUJA – The Police Service Commission, yesterday, announced the appointment of a new Deputy Inspector-General of Police to fill the void created by the death of late DIG in charge of Operations, Haruna John, who died early this year in a helicopter crash in Jos, Plateau State.
The new DIG is Mr. Philemon Leha, former Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone I, Kano.

Gunmen bombs police station,killing many in Gombe

KANO (AFP) – Gunmen suspected to be members of Islamist Boko Haram sect late Wednesday launched simultaneous attacks on two police posts in the northern city of Gombe killing a number of people, residents said.
The attackers, who came around 8.30 pm (1930 GMT), threw explosives at a police post in central Gombe and opened fire on the policemen, a resident said.

Nigeria to borrow in other to finance 2012 budget - Presidency

The Presidency on Wednesday explained why it was becoming difficult to fully implement the 2012 budget.
It said apart from the fact that some ministries, departments and agencies were having capacity problems, government was also going to source for money through loan to implement the budget.
The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, stated this to journalists in Abuja.

Family kept grandparents' deaths secret from Chinese diver until she won gold medal

Chinese diver Wu Minxia's celebrations at winning a third Olympic gold medal were cut short after her family revealed the details of a devastating secret they had kept for several years.
Wu's parents decided to withhold news of both the death of her grandparents and of her mother's long battle with breast cancer until after she won the 3-meter springboard in London so as to not interfere with her diving career.
"It was essential to tell this white lie," said her father Wu Yuming.

Building collapses in Lagos,occupants fighting for their lives

A 3 storey building located at No. 3 Anikantamo street, Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) yestherday collapsed, resulting into injuries sustained by occupants.

EFCC withdraws charges against 2 suspects of subsidy scam

The anti-graft agency last week commenced prosecution of oil companies and their directors allegedly indicted in oil subsidy scam to the tune of N304 billion by filing charges against them at both Ikeja and Lagos judicial divisions of Lagos State High Court.

JTF kills two Boko Haram Members,intercepts eight rocket launchers

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno, Operation Restore Order yesterday made a great interception as eight rocket launchers other equipment of mass destruction were recovered from the dreaded Boko Haram sect.
A statement by the spokesman of Joint Task Force Lt. Col Sagir Musa said the interception of the weapons was made around 9:00pm on Monday the 30th of July 2012 at Daban Masara a border village between Nigeria and Chad in Mongono local government area of the state.

Faces of Oshiomhole's Secretary Killers

SSS press release
Recall that in the early hours of 4th May, 2012, the Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to the Edo State Governor, Olaitan OYERINDE (Comrade) was killed by unknown gunmen at his residence located at No. 65, 2nd Ugbor Road, GRA Benin city.
2. In addition to the suspects earlier arrested by the police in connection with the above killing, the following six (6) principal suspects have been apprehended by this Service:
i. Mohammed Ibrahim ABDULLAHI;

My Commissioners & Perm. Secretaries Are thieves - Abia state Gov

 Key government officials of Abia state, including commissioners and permanent secretaries, are stashing away billions of naira of state funds in illegal accounts, the governor, Theodore Orji, said Monday in a brazen remark that sought to excuse the administration's drab performance.Mr. Orji said billions of internally generated revenues were being squandered monthly through official fraud, leaving the state to depend fully on monthly federal allocations.

Explosives found in university lecture hall in Kano

KANO (AFP) – An explosive device was found on Tuesday in lecture hall at a university in northern city just before students arrived for an examination, an official said.
The device planted in the lecture theatre at the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Kano was discovered by a campus security guard and dismantled before causing any damage.

MONEY MATTER: Pregnant lady swallows 51 wraps of cocaine

THERE couldn’t have been a  much more suitable adjective to describe the action of a middle-aged woman who threw caution to the winds and swallowed an astonishing 51 wraps of cocaine for  inexcusable reason of poverty than to describe it as ‘suicide’.
The 38 year-old woman from Oduma in Enugu State who resides in Brazil gave her name as Mbechi Obiageli Susan. She was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on her way from Sao Paulo, Brazil, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with the aid of a scanning machine.