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NigerianEye: “Change in Boko Haram hierarchy: Leader Shekau shot by members, deposed” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Change in Boko Haram hierarchy: Leader Shekau shot by members, deposed” plus 29 more


Change in Boko Haram hierarchy: Leader Shekau shot by members, deposed

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:08 PM PDT

Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram. A new leader, Abu Zamira Mohammed, who is the...

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The Hype on ‘deportation’ of Igbos is political – Fashola

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:15 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Thursday said the ongoing controversy trailing the decision of the government to send some Igbos back to their villages is political. The governor said...

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Unending saga of Nollywood divorces

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:16 PM PDT

If marriages are meant to be celebrated then what happens to divorces? In the last couple of weeks what has been pouring out of Nollywood are stories of divorce. If there are any marriages, they...

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I Raped Only 6 Children - Kano Bank Driver Confesses

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:17 PM PDT

A 50-year-old driver in one of the new generation banks, arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl, Zainab, who feigned ignorance of the implication of his offence, has told the police at...

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Boko Haram plots Sallah day bombing –JTF

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:17 PM PDT

The Military Joint Task Force, MJTF, 'Operation Restore Order' in Maiduguri, the Borno State, yesterday alerted of plans by the Boko Haram Islamic sect to launch massive attacks during the Eid-el...

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Two human heads found in Onitsha hotel

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:23 PM PDT

Two decomposing human heads were found in a hotel( names withheld) at Onitsha along Old market road by the Anambra State Police Command on Thursday. Following a tip off the police were said to...

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Northern governors have hidden agenda – Presidency

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:21 PM PDT

The Presidency on Thursday accused the five northern governors currently on consultation visits to elder statesmen across the country of harbouring a secret agenda.   It said the agenda of the...

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Woman beats three-year-old girl to death for vomitting

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:18 PM PDT

A 21-year-old woman, Rebecca Bassey, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly beating her husband's three-year-old niece, Deborah Bassey, to death. According to police...

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Husbands will be scarce by 2023 – Women group

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:16 PM PDT

The National Council of Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria on Thursday warned against the alarming drop of male-child in education. With the drop, the group noted that in the next 10 years,...

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How Asari-Dokubo became a VIP

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:19 PM PDT

A while ago, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo's visceral defence of the Jonathan regime against all real and perceived enemies left many observers bewildered. Is this not the same individual, it was widely...

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States celebrate APC

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:19 PM PDT

There was excitement in political circles yesterday, following Wednesday's registration of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Former military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida described the coming ...

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Wife kills husband over alleged sexual demands

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:23 PM PDT

The Plateau Police Command on Wednesday in Jos said it had arrested a 17-year-old minor who allegedly killed her husband over his sexual demands. The minor allegedly killed Lawal Bala, 26, in...

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Husband Flees After Wife Delivers Triplets

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:24 PM PDT

The woman never envisaged she had three babies in her womb. A 40-year-old farmer, Biodun Akapo, a resident of Afojupa Village,a suburb of Owode-Egba Town of Ogun State, is on the run because his...

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2015: 10 govs threaten to dump PDP

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:13 PM PDT

A major setback to the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan is looming, as no fewer than 10 governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have served notice of...

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Seventh term in office: Mugabe, at 89 still hungry for power

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:07 PM PDT

Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe once quipped that he would rule his country until he turned 100. It may have been just another witty remark from the notoriously sharp-tongued leader, but...

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SSS arrests teenager over internet scam

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:00 PM PDT

The State Security Service (SSS), Delta State Command, yesterday paraded a 19-year-old alleged member of an employment syndicate. Its director, Ms Florence Ikakone, told reporters in Asaba that the ...

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Electricity firm promises 20-hour power supply daily

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:56 PM PDT

Eko Electricity Distribution Company has assured its customers of a 20-hour electricity supply daily by December. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Oladele Amoda, gave the assurance in Lagos...

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Fans lash out at Nollywood star, Chika Ike after she announced her divorce on Facebook

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:44 PM PDT

Nollywood actress, Chika Ike may run the risk of being blacklisted by fans as loads of criticism keep rocking her boat since she publicly announced that she's now officially divorced. Probably in...

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Cleveland kidnapper sentenced to 1,000 years

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:31 PM PDT

Cleveland Kidnapper, Ariel Castro, was on Thursday, sentenced to life in prison plus a 1000 years by a Cuyahoga County court. Castro had for over a decade, held three women, captive in his home at...

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9,000 Nigerians in foreign prisons, says FG

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:21 PM PDT

The Federal Government, Thursday, disclosed that over 9,000 Nigerians were presently languishing in prisons abroad, with the largest number of 752 in the UK, while most of the rest are in prisons...

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Cult group kills 2 in Ogun

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:15 PM PDT

Two persons were killed by suspected cult members in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at Ajegunle-Ijada and Ishado areas of the town. According to reports,  the...

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CAN, Catholic Church condemn Kano attack

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:02 PM PDT

PRESIDENT of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Archbishop Adewale Martins are saddened by the twin explosions by Boko Haram in...

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Wenger calls for calm over transfers

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:52 PM PDT

Arsene Wenger has spoken on the club's transfer plans to confirm that the he is working on bringing in new players to strengthen his squad, but believes his current crop of players are good enough...

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FEC holds emergency meeting, ministers panic

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:40 PM PDT

Fear of cabinet shake-up, on Thursday, gripped many ministers as President Goodluck Jonathan convened an emergency Federal Executive Council meeting. The meeting will hold on Friday (today). The...

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APGA threatens to sue APC, Fashola for N2bn

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:39 PM PDT

The All Progressive Grand Alliance has  threatened to sue the newly-registered All Progressives Congress and the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde  Fashola (SAN),  for  listing it...

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Top Boko Haram commander, others captured in Niger Republic

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 01:04 PM PDT

The Defence Headquarters on Thursday gave insights into how a Boko Haram commander and other suspected members of the sect were captured in Niger Republic. All the suspects are presently...

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Presidential candidate arrested over N66m scam

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:36 AM PDT

The Presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, HDP, at the 2011 Presidential election in Nigeria, Chief Ambrose Owuru has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...

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Fugitive Snowden granted one-year asylum in Russia

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:22 AM PDT

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, on the run since leaking classified documents, was granted a one-year asylum in Russia and has left Moscow airport, where he was stranded for more...

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John Utaka moves to Turkey to join Sivasspor

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:14 AM PDT

The Super Eagles winger has parted ways with Montpellier and joined the growing number of Nigerians in the Turkish Super Ligue. Former Montpellier striker, John Utaka, has moved to Turkey to join...

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Alaba Bizman Hacked To Death

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 07:49 AM PDT

A businessman and an importer of musical equipment at Alaba International Market, Ojo area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has been hacked to death in his house by two assailants. Mr. Chidi...

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