After weeks and even months of tortuous legal and diplomatic discussions between Nigeria and Republic of Sudan, the co-mastermind of the April 14, 2014 Nyanya bus terminus bombing in which scored died and hundreds wounded, Aminu Ogwuche, was yesterday, extradited from sudan to Nigeria. The terror fugitive was declared wanted by INTERPOL, following intelligence reports linking him and another fugitive, Abubakar Tsiga, who is still at large, to the deadly bomb blast. Ogwuche, an army deserter, who took refuge in sudan after the incident, arrived the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 3p.m. on a…
Author: Wale Adebayo
A woman has been abducted by gunmen believed to be kidnappers in Aba, Abia State. The woman who was driving an ash-coloured Toyota Camry car, Sunday night, was identified as Nkechi Ogbuka. She was said to have been abducted along Aba/Owerri road at about 8.45pm. The hoodlums were said to have accosted the lady as she was driving along the ever busy road and ordered her out at gun point before taking her to their hideout from where they reportedly demanded an undisclosed amount as ransom. Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Abia State Police Command, Geoffrey Ogbonna, however said…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter, yesterday said it had received a red alert that a leading opposition party contracted foreign snipers to assassinate Governor Rauf Aregbesola during his campaign trail. “The masterminds behind this plot are the party’s chieftains, from a S-West state and the opposition party”s candidate for the August 9 election in Osun,” the party said. According to APC, sources from within the opposition party informed the APC that “there is great consternation within the party that for as long as Aregbesola is present and visible, the election cannot be rigged, so their last option…
Controversial singer and businesswoman — Dencia has been the talk of the top the past couple of months now and it seems she is about to be again. The Cameroonian singer was spotted in Beverly Hills and she was with her two Range Rovers, the pink one she drives around and the other smaller but softer one she’s carries behind her…….hehe. But seriously i suspect foul-play here, do you see the massive behind of Dencia, it was never that big oooh. Who can tell us what’s happening here?? More photos below: –
I came across this online and I Laughed so hard I had to share. The pictures above shows president Jonathan as he arrived Nigeria from Ghana after attending the 45th Summit of the ECOWAS Heads of State. What some Nigerians noticed was the socks he wore on native. What do you think? Is there anything wrong with his dressing?
I bet you all heard of the Channel O Mavin super fan competition and how the winner would star in the Dorobucci video. Natalie Pitswe emerge winner as she beat thousands of other die hard Mavin fans in the concluded Channel O/ Mavin Super fan competition. The competition for the Super Fan using the hashtag #ChoMavinSuperFan was decided on Friday July 11 with a series of questions by Don Jazzy from the official Channel O handle @ChannelOAfrica. Don Jazzy announced the winner of the Superfan competition via a tweet. Head Channel O Africa Leslie Kasumba explains, “The Super Fan competition…
A famous Ghanaian prophet has been telling anyone who cares to know that Ghanaian singer Castro is still alive and he could save him, narrowly escaped drowning as he made a daring move to rescue the missing musician. Remember that it all started on the 7th of June, when reports hit the net that popular Ghanaian musician, Theophilus Tagoe aka Castro, died in Ada River while trying to rescue his drowning girlfriend and their bodies were yet to be found. The prophet, who says he used to live under the sea for 3 years, visited different radio stations in Ghana,…
Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu has died of gunshot wounds six days after he was attacked by suspected assassins. Nwosu was attacked by hoodlums on the night of Wednesday, July 9, 2014 along Umuajata/Amakama road while driving from Umuahia the capital city to his home at Olokoro in Umuahia South local government. The state’s commissioner for information and strategy, Eze Chikamnayo announced Nwosu’s transition at a press conference Tuesday, saying that the agric commissioner breathed his last on Monday night at the Abia State Specialist Hospital Umuahia, where he had been receiving medical attention. According to Chikamnayo,…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has advised the federal government to negotiate with the Boko Haram sect over the release of the abducted Chibok girls, saying it would in no way put it in a weaker position in its fight against terrorism in the country. Tambuwal gave the advice Tuesday when he hosted leaders of the #BringBackOurGirls campaigners in Abuja, saying such negotiation if embarked upon is merely a strategy. “I have advocated for negotiation with the Boko Haram, and if negotiation is what will bring back the Chibok girls, let’s negotiate with them. Israel is…
The Nigerian Army High Command yesterday declared that the battle against Boko Haram and terrorism will be won. It however urged the citizenry to be patient as the development was a new phenomenon whereas the army is a conventionally trained force. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Kenneth Minimah who spoke at the opening of the COAS Third Quarterly Conference in Abuja reminded Nigerians expressing frustration over continued terror attacks that the military cannot just go about killing anybody simply because there is suspicion of involvement in terrorism. “You see, the Nigerian Army is performing and checking these insurgents.…
Elder statesman and First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, has blamed the federal government for the continued existence of the dreaded Boko Haram sects in the country. “I’m disappointed in the Nigerian government for its incompetence and poor handling of the Boko Haram issue because it appeared to me that the federal government has just given them a free hand to operate any how they want to,” he said. Amaechi, who spoke last Sunday at the All Saints’ Catholic Church, Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra State, during the 30th anniversary celebration of the ordination of Rev. Fr. Peter Okafor…
Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect yesterday invaded the Dille Village in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, killing five civilians and setting ablaze three churches including the Church of Brethern in Nigeria, EYN, as well as shops and residential buildings. Unconfirmed reports revealed that unspecified number of the attackers were also killed by military fighter jets that arrived the scene of the incident and bombed them. Displaced residents of Dille Village said, the attackers stormed their community at about 6am from the Sambisa forest through the Damboa axis. Dille village is around the shores of…
No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead following a torrential rain on Sunday in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko Edo Local Council of Edo. Houses and household items were submerged by heavy flooding caused by the rain. A witness, Akinola Onabiyi, said on Monday at Igarra that the rain, which started about 5 p.m., lasted for about eight hours had rendered hundreds of people homeless. “The flood occasioned by the rain swept people off the road into a nearby bridge where the two persons died. “Another victim, a middle aged man in Utua area of the community, was said to…
Its been ages now since the great Mo’hits record comprising of Don Jazzy and D’banj parted ways and most people have even forgotten but not Sunday Are. In a recent interview with City People magazine, popular artiste manager, Sunday Are, who manages stars like Omawunmi, D’Prince and others, said seeing Mo’Hits disband was the saddest moment in his career. He said he helped build the Mo’Hits brand and managed them for a while but he eventually left and not long after he left, they disintegrated “Yes, I helped in building the brand, then I decided to focus on other things.…
Residents of Yenegoa, the Bayelsa state capital have raised alarm over the rising wave of robberies and burglaries by a criminal gang which uses a sleep inducing substance suspected to be Ketamine. The criminal gang, it was learnt, before robbing their target blows the powdery substance into the homes to make them sleep off. A victim of the criminal gang, who works with the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri said he was robbed of his valuables, including laptops, mobile phones and jewellery at the weekend. “We noticed there was a residue of white powdered substance by the window. The…
Chief Femi Falana (SAN) has reminded delegates at the ongoing National Conference that Nigeria was in trouble as the demand for Nigerian oil by foreign countries continues to drop. The human rights lawyer, who is also a delegate at the conference noted that there was an increase in the oil production of some countries like Angola. Other countries like Kenya and Uganda have also found oil and are planning to go into commercial production. “The government of Nigeria has fallen into problems as regards getting buyers for our oil. As of today the united states of america has stopped buying…
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday said the display of power of impunity against governments and governors of states controlled by their members is a clear indication that the federal government on the watch of President Goodluck Jonathan could breed dire consequences. National chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, stated this in Benin City, the Edo State capital, when he led a high-powered delegation of leaders and members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party on a solidarity visit to Governor Adams Oshiomhole at the Government House, over the lingering crisis in…
NASARAWA State House OF Assembly MEMBERS IN SESSION The wind of impeachment in All Progressives Congress, APC-controlled states has swept to Nasarawa, where Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Musa Ahmed Mohammed, yesterday directed the clerk to serve Governor Tanko Al-Makura an impeachment notice. The notice was sequel to a motion of public interest raised by the deputy majority leader of the House, Mr Yahaya Usman (PDP, Umaisha/Ugya), during plenary in Lafia. The lawmaker had presented a document before the Assembly containing allegations of gross misconduct against the governor, which he said was signed by 20 of the…
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State yesterday berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for deeming it fit to hold its rally at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, one of the greening initiatives of the state government, which the opposition party in the state had continuously described as “cosmetic and elitist”. The PDP had last week Friday used the park as venue for the reception of Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, who is on a “Thank You” tour of Southwest states. Fashola, however, at the 2014 Tree Planting Campaign, held in Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area…
Ahead of the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, the crisis rocking the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems far from over as six chieftains have been expelled from the party. A statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Bola Ajao yesterday, listed the affected party members as the Deputy Chairman of the party, Bashiru Salaam, former Secretary, Mr. Yinka Adeojo, Secretary, Maj. Raphel Towobola (rtd.), Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, Alhaji Rasaq Oyetunji and Rasaq Oyelami. The PDP said the decision to expel the chieftains over alleged anti-party activities was taken at the State Working Committee meeting of the…