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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

NigerianEye: “Villagers kill 41 Boko Haram members” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Villagers kill 41 Boko Haram members” plus 29 more


Villagers kill 41 Boko Haram members

Posted: 14 May 2014 10:35 PM PDT

A vigilante group made up of residents of Kalabalge, a town in thnorth of Borno State, on Wednesday mounted a fierce resistance to a siege by members of Boko Haram, inflicting severe casualties on...

Fleeing suspected Abuja bomber, Ogwuche Aminu arrested in Sudan

Posted: 14 May 2014 10:37 PM PDT

Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, one of the two suspects declared wanted on Monday by the State Security Service in connection with the 14 April bomb attack at a bus station in Nyanya, a suburb of Abuja has been...

#Bringbackourgirl: No prisoner swap for missing girls — Jonathan

Posted: 14 May 2014 10:36 PM PDT

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out freeing Boko Haram prisoners in exchange for the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, British minister Mark Simmonds said on...

Why we are flying surveillance drones over Nigeria — US

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:27 PM PDT

The US military is flying surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft over Nigeria to help in the search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremists, the Pentagon said...

Jonathan is overwhelmed by Boko Haram - Obasanjo

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:26 PM PDT

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday insisted on a carrot and stick approach to end the Boko Haram insurgency. He said there could be no other means since President Goodluck Jonathan "is...

Davido, Tiwa Savage nominated for 2014 BET Awards

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:25 PM PDT

Nigerian superstars Davido and Tiwa Savage have been nominated in this year's BET awards. They were nominated in the Best International Act category. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o were...

Prophetess charged with setting daughter on fire

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:11 PM PDT

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a prophetess with the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Epe, on the out skirts of Lagos for allegedly setting her nine-year-old daughter on fire. It was...

APC governors support victims of Nyanya blast with N100m

Posted: 14 May 2014 10:34 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors under the umbrella of the Progressive Governors Forum ( PGF) yesterday announced thier support for the victims of Nyanya bomb blast with...

Yobe rejects extension of emergency rule

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:34 PM PDT

Yobe State government has rejected the plan by President Goodluck Jonathan to extend the emergency rule in the three North-East states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa, insisting that state of emergency is...

Foreign intervention should not exceed three months —Aliyu

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:40 PM PDT

CHAIRMAN of the Northern States Governors Forum and Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has said that any agreement with the international community in the fight against insurgency should not...

Chibok Girls: Britain offers surveillance aircraft, military team

Posted: 14 May 2014 10:03 PM PDT

Britain is offering to step up its military assistance to Nigeria by sending surveillance aircraft and an intelligence team to help the authorities track down the kidnapped schoolgirls, according to...

My health is improving — Akunyili

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:38 PM PDT

A delegate at the ongoing National Conference, Prof. Dora Akunyili, who was recently rushed out of the country for medical treatment, has said her health is improving. The former Minister for...

Northern senators oppose emergency rule extension

Posted: 14 May 2014 09:51 PM PDT

There are signs that President Goodluck Jonathan's bid to extend emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states will not have a smooth sail in the National Assembly emerged on Wednesday as...

Borno: Troops protest as B’Haram kills 10 soldiers

Posted: 14 May 2014 09:50 PM PDT

Soldiers of the Seventh Infantry Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday protested what was described as the continuous killing of troops in the mission area by insurgents...

Mikel Obi joins #BringBackourGirls campaign

Posted: 14 May 2014 04:29 PM PDT

Nigerian international and Chelsea Football Club of London midfielder, Mikel Obi, has joined the league of those mounting pressure on the Federal Government to expedite actions on the safe return of...

Vigilantes repel Boko Haram attack in Borno

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:57 PM PDT

Residents of three villages in northern Nigeria have repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters, an eyewitness has told the BBC. About 200 of the militants were killed during the...

Hillary is in “better shape” than me – Bill Clinton

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:55 PM PDT

Former president Bill Clinton swatted down Republican suggestions that wife Hillary's health could hamper her potential White House run, insisting Wednesday she is in "better shape" than him. "She...

Woman dies praying for Chibok girls

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:53 PM PDT

A woman, Hajiya Maimuna Danja, died on Wednesday on her way to Katsina to pray for the release of the abducted Chibok girls. The woman, who hails from Danja in Danja Local Government Area of...

We won’t post corps members to Adamawa, Yobe, Borno - NYSC

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:40 PM PDT

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier -General Johnson Olawumi, has stated that the Federal Government has stopped posting corps members to the troubled three states in...

3 die in Ogun auto accident

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:37 PM PDT

The FRSC in Ogun said three persons were killed while three others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on the Papa-Ilaro road on Wednesday. The FRSC Unit Commander in Ogun, Mr Fatai...

'Why Jonathan is yet to sign 2014 Budget'

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:35 PM PDT

The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Wednesday attributed the delay in signing the 2014 Budget by President Goodluck Jonathan to some distortions made by the two chambers of the National...

APC planning to rig Ekiti election - Fayose

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:32 PM PDT

Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Ayodele Fayose has accused the All Progressives Congress of colluding with some unnamed Independent National Electoral Commission...

Players ‘did everything’ for Moyes – Vidic

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:25 PM PDT

Nemanja Vidic has rejected the allegation Manchester United's players stopped trying for ex-boss David Moyes. In an in-depth interview with BBC Sport, Vidic has underlined the hurt felt within the...

JAMB fixes May 17-31 for 2014 UTME through CBT

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:11 PM PDT

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday fixed May 17 to 31 for the conduct of 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) through Computer Based Test (CBT). This...

Pop singer Justin Bieber accused of attempted robbery

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:07 PM PDT

Pop singer, Justin Bieber, has been accused of attempted robbery, a Los Angeles Police Department official said on Tuesday, following media reports that he had tried to snatch a young woman's mobile...

77 girls now identified in Boko Haram video

Posted: 14 May 2014 03:02 PM PDT

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima said yesterday that 77 girls had been identified in the video clip released by Boko Haram on Monday. The girls were identified during a verification conducted...

Yahoo buys messaging app Blink

Posted: 14 May 2014 02:54 PM PDT

Yahoo has acquired Blink, a mobile application that allows users to share messages that self-destruct, in order to poach the talent behind it. The app will reportedly be shut down in the coming...

#BringBackOurGirls: Nigerians in Spain join protest

Posted: 14 May 2014 02:50 PM PDT

Dozens of Nigerians gathered Tuesday in central Plaza de la Merced, Málaga to demand the release of more than 200 girls abducted on April 14, 2014 by an Islamic radical group, Boko Haram, and showed...

One dead as APC/PDP clash in Kano

Posted: 14 May 2014 02:40 PM PDT

A bloody clash between supporters of All Progressive Congress and rival Peoples Democratic Party Sunday in Kano claimed the life of middle age man that left scores injured. The victim was identified...

South African judge orders psychiatric tests for Pistorius

Posted: 14 May 2014 02:29 PM PDT

A South African judge on Wednesday ordered that Oscar Pistorius undergo psychiatric tests to establish if he has a "general anxiety disorder," raising the prospect of lengthy delays in his murder...

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