Residents Fled Marte Before Boko Haram’s Invasion – Military

                      The Defence authorities says most residents of Marte in Borno State fled the border town before the the Boko Haram recaptured the community on Friday.
There have been media reports that the insurgents struck and recaptured Marte, which was liberated from the insurgents by troops in February this year.
However, the military stated that the reported presence of insurgents in Marte should not be misinterpreted to mean a resurgence of terrorists activities in the area.

Atiku Might Contest Against Buhari In 2019?

                      In its quest to recapture power by any means in 2019, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun clandestine moves to make sure that the All Progressives Congress loses the 2019 presidential elections.
The party has identified the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, as the man that can help them regain power, and they have started making moves aimed at luring the Adamawa- born politician to their fold.

Things Have Been Better For Me After Dumping My Ex-wife- Zaki Azzay

                     In a recent interview with Saturday Beats, Zaki Azzay revealed that since he left his ex-wife things have been moving fine for him.
Zaki said “It is very true that since I left my ex-wife, things have been better for me. I know for certain that it is true and it has a spiritual connotation.

I don’t know why but it is left for God. All I know is that I was married to a woman who I loved so much and I thought she loved me the same way. But unfortunately, I discovered otherwise.

We Will Let Nigerians, World Know How Much The Economy Has Been Wrecked – APC

 

                         The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Niger Governor Babangida Aliyu and his Jigawa counterpart Sule Lamido of getting stuck in the pre-election mode, urging them to wake up to the reality that electioneering campaign is over and it is time for nation
building.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party described the duo’s unprovoked vituperation (which they couched as a piece of advice) against the APC and the President-elect as uncouth, ill-intentioned and in bad faith.

What???Security Guard’s Wife Mistaken For Millionaire’s Wife, Kidnapped In Lagos (Photo)

                         Zara Mohammed, 27, a full-time house wife and a nursing mother , left her home at Dolphin Estate, dressed gracefully to attend her friend’s baby naming ceremony at Ijeh barracks.
What she didn’t know that day was that she would be mistaken for a millionaire’s wife and kidnapped on her way back home by a woman who offered her a ride at the entrance to her Estate.

Who Rocked It Best? Olamide, Davido Or Wizkid

 Who Rocked it best??

Tiwa Savage Reportedly Welcomes Baby Boy (Photos)

                         There are unconfirmed reports that music star Tiwa Savage may have put to bed today. Her husband TeeBillz took to Instagram this evening to share the picture above with the caption ‘ Emmanuel.’ Though TeeBillz has refused to let the cat out of the bag on whether his wife has delivered or not but they have been receiving congratulatory messages. Congrats to them if this news is true.
                 He shared the news few hours after his baby mama called out Tiwa Savage for wishing her daughter 'Olabisi' a happy birthday on Instagram.

Igbos, Fayose And The Reasonableness Of A Voter’s Choice

 

                          When can anyone justifiably criticize the choice made by a voter?
Voters , no doubt, have misconceptions and biases and are often enamoured of trivia like charm and oratory and beauty. Voters are supposed to be public spirited and should advance the common good. But what really is a sensible choice? So much subjectivity is embedded in these seemingly value neutral evaluations . Voters can only really be judged by clear objective context specific standards. Since ignorance of relevant

Boston Marathon Bomber, Tsarnaev, Sentenced To Death

                 A US jury has decided Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should die for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.
The sentence on Friday came after 14 hours of deliberations on whether Tsarnaev, who was a teenager when he carried out the attacks with his elder brother, Tamerlan, should be imprisoned for the rest of his life or be executed.

Boko Haram Kills 55 In Borno Villages

                       Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 55 people in Bale and Kayamla villages, two communities near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Residents who spoke with AFP said the insurgents also burnt several homes after looting them before proceeding to the outskirts of Maiduguri, where they were crushed by troops.

“They killed 30 people in Kayamla and another 25 in Bale,” a vigilante official, Abacha Zinnari, said.

Man Trekking For GEJ Replies Actress Omotola After She Called Trekkers 'Silly'

                     Oladele who is trekking to Otuoke for President Jonathan has replied Omotola after she called those trekking,silly youths.

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See Photos From Fire Outbreak At Bread Fruit Street, At Balogun Market

                        Fire at Bread Fruit Street, Balogun Market at a building used as a warehouse on Bread Fruit Street, Balogun Market in Marina, Lagos currently. Not sure what started the fire. Fire service being expected.

  See More pics after the cut ...

Buhari, Gowon, Aisha, Uduaghan, Others Grace Oshiomhole’s Wedding

                         IT was a gathering of who is who in the country at the wedding ceremony of the Governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Eric Oshiomhole, at his home town in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Council of Edo State, Firday, as Oshiomhole declared his joy of remarrying again after the demise of his wife, Clara, five years ago.
‎President Elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, his wife Aisha, Vice President Elect, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, Speaker of the House of Reps, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Cross Rivers State Governor, Liyel Imoke,

Buhari Needs God To Succeed —Adegbenro

                   Mr. Adejare Adegbenro is a chip from two old political blocs. Paternally, he is the grandson of Dauda Adegbnro, the now deceased premier of the former Western Region and maternally, he is also the grandson of Pa Alfred Rewane, the chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition(NADECO).
 A businessman himself, he shared time in an interview on contemporary developments. Excerpts:

Why I Challenged 2003, 2007, 2011 Polls In Court – Buhari

 

                      President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday explained why he went to court to challenge results of the presidential elections he lost in 2003, 2007 and 2011.
Buhari, who  stated this when Delta State All Progressives Congress members visited him in Abuja, said he took the decision because he believed Nigeria must be free.

Prof Osinbajo And Wife Meets Pastor E.A Adeboye | Photos

                  Vice president-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has continued to show his appreciation to God for his record-breaking victory at the March 28 presidential election.
The pastor and professor of law who revealed that his victory at the polls was a fulfilment of the prophecy earlier given by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye, was recently spotted at a programme organized by his church, The Reedemed Christain Church of God.

7 Ekiti Doctors Receive Kidnap Threat

 

                                          The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Ekiti, Dr John Akinbote, on Tuesday said seven doctors working in Ekiti State had received threat messages from kidnappers.
This is as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Akure Zone, called for overhauling of the security chiefs in Ekiti State over what they called “poor professional handling” of a kidnap case of their member, Dr. Femi Omisore.

Student Shot By Boko Haram Dies

                   Named: Musa Umar Gamari, one of the students shot by Boko Haram during a gunfire in Potiskum, northern Nigeria, has been confirmed dead.
Gamari sustained injuries after being shot in the chest and was confirmed dead on Monday, May 11, 2015. He has since been buried in accordance with Islamic custom.

The dreaded insurgents had attacked the College of Business and Administrative Studies in Potiskum, Yobe state last week and reportedly shot five of the students during the attack.

Senate Passes Tobacco Bill Into Law

                  The Senate on Tuesday, passed into law, the National Tobacco Control Bill 2015 (Senate Bill) and 2014 (Executive Bill) which seek to repeal the Tobacco (Control) Act 1990.\The bill specifies the specific places where users of cigarette could smoke and areas where smoking was forbidden.

The 52-clause document also prescribed various punishments for either the smoker who flouts the law or owner of public places who failed to paste ‘No Smoking’ inscription on their premises.

CAN YOU ROCK THIS OUTFIT?

                   Ezinne Chinkata steps out with this Ankara-meets-jeans outfit and so many girls be like---is she cra*y?..
.oh wait, is that fashion...or experiment?

GEJ Presides Over Council Of State, Buhari, Obasanjo, Others In Attendance

                   President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja presided over the National Council of State with Vice-President Namadi Sambo and all former Heads of State and Presidents in attendance. Those present at the meeting, include President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Alhaji Shehu Shagari and Gen. Yakubu Gowon.

Old Woman Kidnaps 3-Year-Old Girl,Uses Her For Begging

                The parents of the girl had declared her missing on Wednesday, March 25th, as a 70-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly kidnapping a 3-year-old girl in Ilorin, Kwara State, and using her for begging.
One of the girls relatives spotted her with the suspect at a worship place, popularly called Ori-Oke at Basin area of Ilorin, where she was seen begging.

760 Killed, 20,590 Animals Lost In Zamfara – FULANI LEADER

 

                    No fewer than 760 Fulani have in the last five months lost their lives to self-security volunteers, otherwise known as Yan Sakai, in Zamfara State.
State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Association, Alhaji Tukur Jangebe, who disclosed this while speaking to Vanguard in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, said the group also hauled away 6,790 cows, 13,400 sheep, over 400 camels, food items, motorcycles and burnt many houses within the last four months.

NLC Sends Task Forces To States Over Salary Arrears

 

                           The Nigeria Labour Congress has dispatc.hed members of its task forces to states in the six geopolitical zones to ascertain the number of states owing workers salaries a few weeks to the termination of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration
The General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Esan, told our correspondent on the telephone on Monday that the task forces entrusted with the responsibility of resolving the issue of the outstanding workers salaries sent out various teams to the states on Monday.

Guess Who Amber Rose Spent Mother's Day With!! (Photo)

               They look good together i think...

She was spotted last night with her rumoured new boyfriend, rapper Machine GunKelly..

Amber Rose sure has a type.

Gunman Nearly Shot Ibrahimovic For Bad Parking

                Peter Mangs, a Swedish gunman behind a string of shootings between 2003 and 2010 in Malmo, has claimed he once came close to shooting the footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic for parking illegally.
Mangs says that he saw the footballer’s red Ferrari on a pavement and became so angry at Ibrahimovic’s “typically Balkan behaviour” – a reference to the striker’s Bosnian heritage –
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club's newly recruited Sweden striker
that he returned home to get his gun.

I Am Innocent Of My Drug Charges, But I Don’t Intend To Go To the US Now Or Anytime Soon--Kashamu

                      Senator-elect and Ogun PDP Chieftain, Buruji Kashamu has said he is innocent of the drug charges claim everyone is talking about and said he has been vindicated by a law court in London who found him innocent.
He says the people screaming about the alleged charges are people who have a thing or two against him, and he will be more than glad if they follow the due process of going to court, so that he can take it up from there. Going to the US right now is like jumping into a fire, Kashamu said in an interview with Sahara Reporters. His words after the cut.

Look @ The Governor Accused Of Spending N22bn In 86 Days As Governor (Photo)

                      Probe has been called by the Adamawa Progressive Movement (APM) of N22 billion expenditure incurred by Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, 86 day-old administration.
It would be recalled that Fintiri, Speaker of Adamawa House of Assembly, assumed office as acting governor, following the impeachment of Murtala Nyako in July 2014.

AU Congratulates Liberia On Ebola Victory

               Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, congratulates Liberia on being certified by the World Health Organization  this week as Ebola-free, said a statement from AU on Monday.
Dlamini-Zuma has congratulated Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the government and the people of Liberia for overcoming the Ebola epidemic in their country.

ECOWAS Parliament Discuses Xenophobic, Clandestine Migration, Election

                       Xenophobic attacks in south Africa, plight of African migrants in the Mediterranean sea and elections in some member states topped agenda of 2015 first ordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament.
In his opening remark in Abuja on Monday, the Speaker of the Parliament, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, congratulated Nigerians and Togoese for their peaceful conduct during their 2015 presidential elections.

Ekweremadu also congratulated Goodluck Jonathan for his unprecedented show of statesmanship and sportsmanship that laid the foundation for the post-election peace and stability in Nigeria.

Ogun Monarch Denies Alleged Plot To Assassinate Prince

 

                    The Olowo of Owo  in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Patrick Fasinu, has refuted accusation that he was planning to assassinate a prince from another ruling house over the latter’s popularity.
The monarch made the denial at a reconciliatory meeting held at Owo Community High School in Oke-Odan on Saturday.

He swore by the throne that he never had such heinous intention.

Schalke Sack Boateng, Sidney Sam

                    Schalke released Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng and Germany winger Sidney Sam on Monday with immediate effect, while suspending Marco Hoeger, as their latest defeat threatens next season’s place in Europe.
With one win in their last eight games, the Royal Blues’ 2-0 defeat at Cologne on Sunday left Roberto di Matteo’s Schalke sixth in the league.

They are in danger of missing out on a Europa League berth next season having reached the last 16 of the Champions League this year.

Afrocandy Celebrates Mothers Day With Stunning Photos - See

              Wow !Afrocandy looking really beautiful .To celebrate mothers day the mum of two shared lovely photos and said

Being a Mother is the hardest job on earth. ..Happy Mother’s day to me and all the Mothers out there. May God Bless us all and Bless our Children too. AMEN!

Fayose Bicker Over Kidnappings In Ekiti

                        As the wave of kidnapping in Ekiti State reaches a critical level, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state and Governor Ayodele Fayose are pointing accusing fingers at each other.
Barely a week after a nurse working with the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti , Mrs Margaret Aladeneka, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen, former Chief Medical Director of the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Dr Patrick Adegun, was last Thursday abducted.

OAU Lecturer Kidnapped, Driver Killed, Car Burnt

              A lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Dr. Femi Omisore, was kidnapped by unidentified persons at the weekend.
It was gathered that the lecturer was kidnapped at Ado-Ekiti, while on his way to Oye-Ekiti.
The lecturer, it was learned, works at the Department of Environmental Design Ma-nagement of the institution.

Pastor, Daughter Stab Nurse To Death In Imo State (You Need To See Why)

                 This is very unfortunate! The tranquillity of the Umu­choko community in Ngor Okpala council Area of Imo State was punctured at the weekend following the alleged gruesome murder of Miss Calis­ta Nzubechukwu Uzoigwe by a pastor and his daughter over a phone battery.
Sunday sun reliably gathered that the cleric popularly known as ‘Esom Jehovah’ and the presiding pastor of Assemblies of God Church, Umuohiagu III, Umuan­yamele village had engaged with the deceased in a brawl before his first daughter known as “The Pee” stabbed her at the back and she died on the spot.

A Goat Gave Birth To Human! (See Photo)

                    Argentina Citizens, became angry at a farmer and his family when they learned that a goat was born with a human head.

However, the farmer said that she buried the goat because the family feared it would bring them bad luck. Olga Villalba said that the goat was already dead when it was born, and she blamed pesticides for it being born with a human head.

28 Killed In Iraq Bomb Attacks, IS Clashes

              A total of 28 people were killed, including three suicide bombers, and over 28 others wounded in bomb attacks and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq on Sunday, while gunmen abducted nine people in eastern the country, security sources said.
In Iraq’s western province of Anbar, heavy clashes erupted between the Iraqi security forces and allied militias, known as Hashd Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization, and the IS militants in south of the IS-held city of Fallujah, some 50 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a provincial security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

7 Injured, Vehicles Vandalized As Hoodlums Go On Rampage In Lagos

                        No fewer than seven persons sustained injuries when armed hoodlums attacked residents of Giwa Street, Adeniyi Street and Cole Street along tollgate in Mushin area of Lagos State.
It was learned that the hoodlums, numbering about 20, stormed the streets, beginning from Fadeyi Bus Stop, attacking  motorcyclists, traders and vandalizing vehicles parked on the streets.

The incident saw residents scampering for safety, while the hoodlums robbed passers-by of their belongings and valuables at gunpoint.

Friends Deserted Me – Jonathan

                     Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan said Sunday that some of his friends deserted him shortly after he conceded defeat to his rival General Muhammadu Buhari in the March election.
Jonathan publicly conceded defeat to Buhari on March 31, a decision which was commended by local and foreign commentators and doused tension in the country.

I Hope Patience Will Not Divorce Me – Jonathan

                       President Goodluck Jonathan, Sunday,  expressed fears that his wife might divorce him because of his decision to allow the just concluded election go on to its logical conclusion without  interference.
Speaking at a thanksgiving and farewell service in his honour at the Cathedral Church of the Advent Life-Camp, Gwarinpa,  Abuja, President Jonathan cited the case of the former South African Apartheid leader,  F.W de Klerk whose wife divorced him for ending minority rule in South Africa.

We Have Already Forgiven Boko Haram – Escaped Chibok Students

 

                       Deborah knows just what to say to the 275 women and children who were held hostage by Boko Haram and rescued recently by the Nigerian military.
“We will pray together, then after praying together I will advise them to forgive the people who mistreated them because if you forgive people God also forgives you,” she said.

The 19-year-old speaks from experience: she was among another group of 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram fighters from her secondary school in the remote northeastern town of Chibok, on April 14 last year.

Between Fashola And Myself There Has Never Been Any Fight- Tinubu

                    National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has debunked the rumors that he had conflict with Governor of Lagos State, Raji Fashola.

Tinubu took to Twitter to share the news. According to him, he said he has never had any fight with Fashola