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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

NigerianEye: “Abducted school girls allegedly sold for N2000 each to Boko Haram fighters” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Abducted school girls allegedly sold for N2000 each to Boko Haram fighters” plus 29 more


Abducted school girls allegedly sold for N2000 each to Boko Haram fighters

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:58 PM PDT

Nigerian parents lashed out on Tuesday at the government's failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago by Boko Haram Islamists, as a local leader claimed the hostages had been...

Popular Nollywood Producer/Director Amaka Igwe is dead

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:16 PM PDT

One of Nigeria's most distinguished producers and directors Amaka Igwe is dead. She reportedly suffered an asthmatic attack, and died while being taken to the hospital. According to reports, she was...

Police arrest vice-principal for raping pupil

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:15 PM PDT

The police in Ekiti State have arrested a 57-year-old Vice-Principal of St. Mary Girls College, Ikole Ekiti, Mr. Ayo Ajayi, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old pupil of the school inside his...

Jonathan sacks Special Adviser on Politics, Ahmed Gulak

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:18 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser (Political), Alhaji Ahmed A. Gulak with immediate effect. President Jonathan thanks Alhaji Gulak for his services...

Los Angeles Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Banned For Life, Fined $2.5 Million!! (Video)

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 11:08 PM PDT

Donald Sterling has been banned for life from the NBA and fined $2.5 million for his racist comments caught on tape. Addressing the issue in a strongly worded press conference Tuesday afternoon, NBA...

Mystery helicopter creates panic in Enugu Govt House

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:04 PM PDT

Staff and occupants of the Enugu State Government House on Tuesday took to their heels when a mystery helicopter landed within the premises at about 11am. Our correspondent learnt that the mission...

Nigerian man pleads guilty in U.S. to aiding al Qaeda

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:38 PM PDT

A Nigerian citizen pleaded guilty yesterday to U.S. charges of providing material support to an al Qaeda affiliate, and participating in its media and recruitment campaigns. Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi,...

FG declares Thursday public holiday

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:28 PM PDT

The Federal Government has declared Thursday as public holiday to commemorate the 2014 Workers' Day. The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who announced this through a statement signed by the...

BOKO HARAM: Tears, anger, pain and agony for relatives of abducted school girls

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:26 PM PDT

Abuja was yesterday in a foul mood at the National Assembly and on the streets – over the April 15 abduction of school girls and the one-year-old polytechnic teachers' strike. Women, many of them...

Ignore Edwin Clark's call to remove Northern governors - Femi Falana tells President Jonathan

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:20 PM PDT

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a call by a First Republic minister and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, to remove the governors...

Judge denies halting Diezani's probe

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:13 PM PDT

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday denied claims by the House of Representatives that he issued an order stopping investigations into the allegations that Petroleum...

Kill public official who steals above N1m – TUC

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:10 PM PDT

The Trade Union Congress has recommended death penalty for public officials who embezzle beyond N1m in order to reduce corruption in the country. The President of the TUC, Bobboi Kaigama, said...

Kenya president signs polygamy law

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:03 PM PDT

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial marriage bill legalising polygamy. It brings civil law, where a man was only allowed one wife, into line with customary law,...

Five-star Ronaldo help Real Madrid thrash Bayern, qualify for Champ League final

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:46 PM PDT

Real Madrid roared into the Champions League final as the FIFA World player of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 4-0 win over holders Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Spain defender, Sergio...

Senator confirms abducted girls taken to Cameroon, Chad

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:51 PM PDT

Ahmed Zana, a Senator representing Borno Central Senatorial in the Nigerian Senate disclosed in the National Assembly on Tuesday that information available to him indicated that most of the over 200...

200 Abducted Schoolgirls Sighted around Southern Borno, Lake Chad basin

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:07 AM PDT

There are reports that 200 of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents have been sighted in southern Borno in seven buses awaiting movement to an unknown destination. Residents of Borno...

IN PICTURES: Nigerian Policemen fire tear gas at protesting polytechnic students and lecturers

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:10 AM PDT

The Nigerian police on Tuesday fired tear gas canisters at protesting polytechnic lecturers who are engaging in a peaceful protest to force the Nigerian government to have dialogue with the...

Pastor’s daughter, who converted to Islam, Charity Uzoechina, set to wed

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:11 AM PDT

Aishat (Charity) Uzoechina, the 26-year-old daughter of Pastor Raymond Uzoechina, who converted to Islam last year, is set to wed. The Executive Director of Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, Ishaq...

Murtala Nyako should be removed as Governor of Adamawa State - Femi Aribisala

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:12 AM PDT

Vice-Admiral Murtala Nyako is the Governor of Adamawa State. He was once Governor of Niger State. He was formerly Chief of Naval Staff of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was also formerly...

NFA dismisses Singaporean’s match-fixing claim

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:17 AM PDT

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed the claim by a Singaporean, Wilson Perumal, that he helped Nigeria qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A statement from NFF's Assistant Director...

Strange pot causes stir in Makurdi

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:09 AM PDT

A mysterious pot at the Benue State Government House roundabout in Makurdi caused panic among staff and security personnel on Tuesday. It was gathered that the pot which was seen as early as 4am on...

'I Helped Nigeria Qualify For 2010 World Cup' - International Match-Fixer Reveals

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:59 AM PDT

Wilson Raj Perumal, a self-confessed match-fixer has claimed that he hand a hand in Nigeria's qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In his new book Kelong Kings, written in...

Nollywood star, Ronke Oshodi Oke Reveals Why She And Her Husband Live Apart

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:46 AM PDT

Ronke Ojo popularly known as Ronke Oshodi Oke, has revealed why she and her husband, Anthony Gbolahan, live separately.  The Yoruba actress, who got married in January 2009, said her husband...

Ill-Health Stalls Mohammed Abacha’s Trial

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:41 AM PDT

The arraignment of Mohammed Abacha by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) was stalled again on Tuesday, due to the suspect's ill-health. Mohammed was to be arraigned before...

Court sentences hawker for threatening to bomb bus

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:20 AM PDT

n Abuja Grade 1 Area Court in Kado on Tuesday sentenced a hawker, Abdul Abba, 30, to two months in prison for making a false threat to bomb a bus. Mr. Abba of Garki village, Abuja, was arraigned on...

ASUP, COEASU Strike: Police tear-gas protesting students, lecturers

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT

The protest by striking lecturers of Nigeria's polytechnics and colleges of education has been disrupted. The protest, held at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, was disrupted on Tuesday morning when...

Insurgents are cowards of the highest order – Oritsejafor

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:56 AM PDT

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Tuesday described insurgents operating in the country as cowards. Oritsejafor, who spoke at a forum organised...

Angry Woman Bites Off, Swallows Neighbour’s Ear

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:43 AM PDT

A 30-year old house wife, Mrs Chizoba Ejike, has been charged before the Ejigbo Magistrates' Court, Lagos State, western Nigeria for allegedly biting off her neighbour's ear and swallowing it in...

South Korea president apologises over ferry disaster

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 03:46 AM PDT

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has apologised over the ferry disaster, in a statement to cabinet shown on national television. Park said that the government had failed to prevent the disaster...

Bayelsa recruits over 1000 youths for state security outfit

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 03:44 AM PDT

Governor Seriake Dickson yesterday inaugurated a state security outfit code named Bayelsa State Volunteers with a membership of 1000 youths to complement the efforts of other security outfits in...

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