Chibok Schoolgirls 'Alive' & Deal is 'Within Reach' - Hostage Negotiator Claims

A hostage negotiator in direct contact with the kidnappers of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria tells Channel 4 News their safe release is "within reach", but that their fate rests on a knife-edge. The girls, we believe, are alive but they have been moved from the location to which they were originally taken," the intermediary told Channel 4 News. "It would not be hard to engineer a deal. It looks like they want to release them."...

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'Kill Public Officials Who Steals Above N1million' – TUC President

President of the TUC, Bobboi Kaigama during a lecture at the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife yesterday, recommended the death penalty for any public official who is indicted in any financial crime above N1million. During his lecture which was titled "‘Corruption and challenges in nation-building’, Kaigama said tougher sanctions such as his suggestion would make the...

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Photos: Women protest in Abuja over missing school girls

Some women took to the streets in Abuja today to protest the missing schoolgirls that were abducted from their school at Chibok on April 14th. Former Education Minister Oby Ezekwesili and front-line Human Rights lawyer Femi Falana are part of the protesters. See more pics after the cut... ...

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Dolce and Gabba found guilty of Tax Evasion

Creative Directors of D&G, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been found guilty of tax evasion to the tune of $1.3bn. The verdict was announced this afternoon after hours of consideration by a three-judge panel who decided to uphold last June's guilty verdict that saw the designers both sentenced to 20-months in prison for allegedly committing tax evasion, Vogue UK reports. The alleged crime is said to have been a result of...

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Fire Razes Girls’ Hostel in Jigawa

The students’ hostel in Government Girls Junior Science School (GGJSS), Guri in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State has been razed down in a fire outbreak. Sources stated that the fire, which began at about 1:40p.m on Monday, lasted for two hours, causing serious damages to the hostel. The commandant of the Nigerian Security...

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Powerful Anambra Oracle Stolen

While Christians were celebrating Easter, Abatete community, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, was thrown into confusion and fear, following the disappearance of the popular Omaliko deity. Respite, however, came as a police crack team, attached to the Ogidi Police Division, intercepted a gang which took...

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NBA Bans Clippers Owner, Sterling, for Life; Fines Him $2.5m

Donald Sterling, the L.A Clippers owner who was caught on tape making disgusting racist comments to his girlfriend (read here) has been banned for life from the NBA and fined $2.5 million, which is the max fine that can be imposed under NBA rules. Under the ban, the 81 year old can't go to games, attend practices, make decisions regarding the team or attend NBA meetings. Basketball Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement this...

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President Jonathan Cancels FEC Meeting to Mourn Sambo’s Brother

President Jonathan has directed that today's Federal Executive Meeting be shelved to enable members of the council attend the 3-day prayer for VP Sambo's deceased brother, late pilot Yusuf Sabo Sambo, who died in a fatal accident on Sunday April 27th along the Bill Clinton Drive, Airport road, Abuja. Sam Nwaobasi, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation announced the suspension of the...

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Nigeria Will Eradicate Terrorism – Wali

Mr. Wali said terrorism was a major challenge to African countries. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali, said on Monday in New York that terrorism poses “the main threat”’ for some countries in Africa. He also said Nigeria would eradicate terrorism from its shores. Mr. Wali, who is on his first official visit to the UN Headquarters in New York since his appointment as foreign minister on March 5,...

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President Jonathan Sacks Political Adviser, Ahmed Gulak

President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, with immediate effect, presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has said. No reason was given for the removal of Mr. Gulak, a man well known for complementing another presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, in launching verbal attacks on critics and opponents of President Jonathan. However, Mr. Abati, in a statement posted via his twitter handle...

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Unpaid Pensioners, Sacked PHCN Workers Protest In Abeokuta

Protesting disengaged phcn staff “The so-called investors gave the impression that they have all it takes to fix things, but we now discovered it is a deceit”. Hundreds of pensioners and disengaged staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, in the South-West  embarked on a peaceful protest in Abeokuta over the alleged non-payment of their pensions and gratuities totalling about N100 billion. The protesters, under the...

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$1.69 Million Fraud: Ajudua’s Trial Stalled

Fred Ajudua, in black, gaurded by Prison Guards They are standing trial for allegedly defrauding two Dutch businessmen – Messrs Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen – of $1.69 million (about N252.8 million). The trial of a one-time Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua, charged with $1.69 million fraud, was today stalled due to the absence of a prosecution witnesses. Mr. Ajudua and one Charles Orie are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes...

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How Former Edo Governor, Igbinedion, Lost N3.3 Billion to Venezuelan Conmen [Part 1]

Lucky Igbinedion Mr. Igbinedion, who stole his state blind while he was governor, has now been scammed of billions by Venezuelan fraudsters in a classic 419 deal ———————————————– Nemesis may have finally caught up with ex-convict and former Governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, as he has lost over N3.3 billion to Venezuelan fraudsters, in a deal that bears all the marks of a classic 419 scam, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively...

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Envoy Blames Insecurity In Nigeria, Others on Stateless People

The UNHCR recently reported that about 700,000 people in West Africa had no nationalities, while more than five million others were at risk of being stateless. The Consul-General of the Ghana High Commission in Nigeria, Abdulai Abukari, on Monday blamed insecurity in Nigeria and other West African countries on unregulated movement of stateless people. The UNHCR recently reported that about 700,000 people in West Africa...

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Nigerian Military Chief Warns Politicians Against Inflammatory Statements

Nigeria Service Chiefs Alex Badeh denied friction between service chiefs and Defence Minister. The Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, has warned prominent Nigerians to stop making inflammatory remarks about the current security challenges facing the country. He said such statements were capable of undermining the morale of the armed forces and jeopardise military operations in the troubled spots. He also denied...

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Northern Govs Lament Fresh Nasarawa Violence

The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has expressed shock and sadness at the reported killing of 59 persons in a fresh crisis between Eggon and Gwandara ethnic groups in Nasarawa State, urging the warring groups to immediately stop further attacks. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, expressed the forum’s...

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Peter Okoye of P-Square Shows Off His 2014 Bentley GT Car Worth Over N30million

Amazing! Peter Okoye of P-Square just shared pics of the new 2014 Bentley GT he just acquired said to be worth over N30million. See another pic after the cut... ...

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Vice President Sambo’s Brother Dies In Car Crash

 The crash scene Vice President Namadi Sambo’s immediate younger brother, Yusuf Sambo, has died in a car crash in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The younger Sambo, a pilot, died in a motor accident along Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road, Abuja, Sani Umar, a special assistant to the vice president, said in a statement. Details of the crash were not immediately clear as at press time. Mr. Sambo worked with the defunct...

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Nigeria’s Poor Have Limited Access to Malaria Diagnosis, Treatment -Expert

Malaria kills more Nigerians than any other sickness. Seven in every 10 Nigerians, mostly the poor, have limited access to proper diagnosis and treatment of malaria, leading to severity of the disease and eventually deaths, a malaria expert has said. A professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Education in the University of Ibadan, Oladimeji Oladepo, said this in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES. “The problem...

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How Ribadu Made Enemies for Me – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo The former president, Obasanjo, says Mr. Ribadu’s fearlessness nearly cost him his life. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken of how efforts by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, to rid Nigeria of corruption, created enemies for him. Mr. Obasanjo said Mr. Ribadu’s zeal as the pioneer head of the anti-corruption unit was ruthless...

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South Korean Prime Minister Resigns Over Ferry Disaster

Former South Korean Prime Minister The prime minister will remain in office until the ferry accident is under control. South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won has resigned over his government’s handling of the sinking of a passenger ferry that killed more than 100 people and left more than 300 missing. He apologized for not preventing the tragedy and for not being able to respond properly to it, saying that...

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APC, Igbo Group Berate Jonathan Over Suspension of Second Niger Bridge

Groups demand resignation of Environment Minister, Director. The South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that the suspension of the construction of second Niger Bridge has exposed President Goodluck Jonathan’s “grand deception” towards the project. The party said from the onset it perceived the deception and cried aloud, but was not taken seriously. The Minister of Environment, Laurentia Mallam,...

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Nigeria Censors Board Bans Chimamanda Adichie’s Movie, ‘Half of A Yellow Sun’

The Nigeria Film and Video Censorship Board, (NFVCB), has banned the widely publicised and internationally acclaimed film, Half of A Yellow Sun which has been premiered in Nigeria. But reliable sources revealed to journalists Abuja that the film promoters are making frantic efforts to remove the offensive sections and get the film approved. Sources said that the film, an adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel is being stopped from...

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PHOTOS: Dele Momodu Shares Pictures of His Lovely Family

Ovation International Publisher, Dele Momodu excitedly shared photos of his happy family - wifey Mobolaji and four sons. Dele Momodu has got the most beautiful family! TOB crew shares in your joy. Keep up the goodwork sir. His boys - Pekan Momodu, Yole Momodu, Eniafe Momodu, Korewa Momodu - are all grown up now,  Source: Kemi Filani's Blog...

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