Court sentences man to death for stealing N1,705 cash & N400 milk

A Jos High Court on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old man, Obinah John, to death by hanging for robbing one Dorothy Olaniyi of N1,705. The convict was also sentenced to death for robbing Olaniyi of two rolls of peak milk in sachets, valued at N400.

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

Veteran broadcaster and former Nigeria's Ambassador to Ethiopia, Chief Olusegun Olusola, has passed away. He died 6:30pm this evening June 21, 2012 after a brief illness, according to his aide.

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.

PICTURE OF THE DAY: Man Flaunts Boko Haram T-Shirt

Pictured Above is a young Nigerian man, who isn't Scared to flaunt his Love for and affiliation to the Islamic Militant sect, Boko Haram

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

 

Popular lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has demanded that the federal government reveal the identity of the VIP whose movement caused a partial closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, last Tuesday.

Falana, who was on an Arik Air Flight W3 271, said the plane stayed in the air for an extra 30 minutes after it approached Abuja from Lagos because the airspace was closed.

Really? Please continue...

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 Aliu Olorunpomi was abducted by gunmen on Saturday June 16th at his Happy Hour Parks and Garden resort in Kabba, Kogi State. They took him away in his car and never contacted his family for ransom. His decomposing body was found this morning beside his car at Okehi LGA of Kogi State.

Chief Olorunpomi was a front line member of PDP in Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi State

'Enough is Enough' - Ex Niger-Delta Militants to Boko Haram

 

The Ex-Niger Delta militants have demanded an end to the acts of terror in the North.


They also urged the Federal Government to stop treating the group with kid gloves.

This was contained in a communiqué signed by over 30 ex-militant leaders after an emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.

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.

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 28^th 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

Another statement from 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.