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Friday, May 20

BREAKING: Court sentences former NIMASA DG, Omatseye to five years imprisonment

Mr. Raymond Omatseye A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mr. Raymond Omatseye, to five years in prison for a N1.5bn contract scam. The former DG was arraigned on a 27-count charge of alleged bid rigging and contract splitting worth over N1.5m by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This...

Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo Former Niger Delta militant leader, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, a man that needs no introduction, has lambasted the praises been heaped on the Buhari-led federal government over the rescue of Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement on his official Facebook page, former militant warlord and the leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Front (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Asari...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has stated that Biafraland is not only the areas inhabited by the Igbo-speaking people of the country. The IPOB claimed that Biafra spans from Itsekiriland on the western boundary with Oduduwa to Bakassi on the eastern boundary with the Cameroons, and also stretches from Idoma and Igala land on the northern boundary with Northern Nigeria to the Bight of Biafra...

The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, has said that the command has not witnessed any clash between farmers and herdsmen in the territory. Inalegwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday that this was because of the timely intervention and proactiveness of the command. “We don’t have incident of clash between the farmers and herdsmen in the FCT because of...

Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) The Federal High Court in Abuja was yesterday informed that no weapon was found in the guest house of the residence of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), when it was searched by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, last year. At the resumed trial of Dasuki on charges of unlawful possession of firearms, the government witness, Mr....

Emmanuel Emelife A man is being made to answer after he was found out to have defrauded people from his village of a whopping sum of money. The man identified as Emmanuel Emelife has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Thursday, May 19, 2016, on a 16 count charge bothering on conspiracy, diversion of funds and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of...

2Baba Nigerian music icon, 2Baba, has announced he will take some fans to Nairobi, Kenya on an all-expense paid, week-long trip. He will select the fans via a dance competition tagged “Trip and Treat Trip 2016”. He announced this through a video posted on his instagram page. He is doing something away from the norm with this competition. Instead of the usual ‘pick the winner based on likes accrued’,...

Mallam Nasir El-Rufai The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai yesterday declared that state governments in the country were broke. This was as he disclosed that governors of the 36 states are putting machinery in place to access a $3.25bn loan from the World Bank in a bid to survive the current economic downturn in the country which has made it difficult for some of them to pay workers’...

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described President Muhammadu Buhari as an honest and straightforward man who would not loot the country’s treasury. The former Lagos State Governor gave this assurance on Friday at the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Abuja. The APC chieftain explained that he was at the union’s headquarters to...

The man in question and the baby A viral picture online shows a man or assumed father in a questionable position with his baby in the absence of his wife. A man was pictured 'breastfeeding' a baby probably out of desperation to pacify the toddler that was crying aloud in the absence of the mother. Nursing mothers on social media have reacted bitterly to this act as they feel it isn't hygenic...

Some of the IDPs soon to benefit from the gesture People living in states ravaged by Boko Haram now have hope of new life as the Japanese government has offered a staggering amount to help in the provision of food and agricultural materials. People at the Internal Displaced Persons camps will have cause to smile as Japan has extended a grant of $1.5 million to support food distribution and provision...

The National President, National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDE-A, Israel Akpodoro has cautioned the Federal Government against engaging in any dialogue with resurgent militant groups like the Niger Delta Avengers and Red Egbesu Water Lions. The former militant, who spoke yesterday in Abuja, said any effort to dialogue with the resurgent militant groups will upsurge others. He noted...

Mr Audu Ogbeh The removal of subsidy in Nigeria is set to be extended to the agricultural sector as announced by a federal minister. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, has announced plans by the Federal Government to withdraw subsidy for fertiliser procurement in Nigeria. The Minister explained on Thursday at a forum in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital that the government’s...

The woman pictured taking off her top A woman has shocked observers with her rather weird fighting style after she stripped half-n*ked to fight a security man. The shocking moment a woman appears to use her breasts as a weapon in a fight with a security guard after she was allegedly forbidden from smoking in a shop has been caught on camera. CCTV footage caught the woman whipping off her top...

Senator Ita Enang Ita Enang has bemoaned the lack of equity in the distribution of oil blocks in the south-south part of Nigeria which is leading to disaffection among locals. Supporters of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) pushed their case further yesterday at the Senate, with startling facts on the sector. Senator Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom North East) described the opposition to the 10 per cent...

Onyeka Nwelue and Asa's mother This is the never-seen-before photo of Asa's mother. Many people have been wondering what the mother of the singer looks like. See it all here. The mother of singer, Bukola Elemide popularly known as Asa has been revealed. According to LeadershipNG, Asa's never-seen-before-mother was at her concert tagged Asa Live In Lagos. It was gathered that France-based author,...

A group known as the Coalition of Civil Society Against Corrupt Persons in Nigeria, CCSACPN, on Friday criticised the Comrade Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, over the failure to make workers comply with the planned strike against Federal Government’s decision to hike fuel price. The coalition’s President, Linus Ejilogo, in a statement said NLC’s failure to force workers...

Sani Shehu The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Sani Shehu, has ridiculed the threat by the Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to expel him from the party, noting that although he is a hundred percent supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, he will always air his opinion on issues in the country. The party had on Thursday accused Sani of anti-party...

Lai Mohammed The federal government has said its decision to deregulate the downstream sector of the petroleum sector would improve on its school feeding programme. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, stated this yesterday, when a federal government delegation, led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Babachir Lawal, met with members of the National Working Committee...

Members of the Chibok community under the aegis of Kibaku Area Development Association, KADA, yesterday said the rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali, has no husband. Chairman of KADA, Tsambido Abana, while speaking with reporters, said Mohammed Hayyatu who was rescued alongside Amina should be referred to as a sexual exploiter not a husband because Amina had no husband before she was abducted. Abana...

The third prosecuting witness in the ongoing trial of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, Useni Umar yesterday told a Federal High Court in Abuja how the former military chief gave him a N15 million cash gift as an appreciation. Umar, an estate surveyor who is also a legal practitioner, explained that Badeh gave him the money in appreciation for assisting him purchase two choice properties...

The Association of Royal Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (ARTRN) has thrown its weight in support of the Federal Government’s hike in the pump price of petrol to N145 per litre. President of ARTRN, His Royal Highness, Eze Thomas Obiefule while briefing newsmen on the development after a meeting of the association in Abuja, said the increase would benefit the country in the long run. He noted that...

Some yet be identified gunmen have shot dead the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Benue State on Security Matters, Hon Igbana Denen. DAILY POST gathered that the gunmen invaded his house around 2:30am and shot him dead. More to come.‎...

Mr Ibrahim Magu Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has warned fraudsters to stop using his name to extort money from Nigerians in their bid get detained persons released. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja on Thursday. According to the statement,...

Pictures: Kim K’s Sister, Kylie Jenner Buys $6Million House In California Less than two month after she broke up with Tyga, Kim K’s sister Kylie Jenner has bought herself a new mansion. The 7,000sf home located in Southern California’s affluent neighborhood costs a whopping $6million. Her mother and sister own homes in the same Hidden Hills neighborhood. See more photos of Kylie Jenner’s new...

Yesterday actress Toyin Aimakhu had some advice for baby mamas as she told them “Don’t let s*x turn you into a mother until love turns you into a wife.” Her fellow actress Adunni Ade has seemingly replied. The single mum of two posted on Instagram: “I take it personal when a person feels like they’ve got the right to speak on a person’s lifestyle, relationship status or what not. Just because...

Miss Serah Luka More girls have fled Boko Haram captivity after military operations, the army said on Thursday night. In a statement circulated by PRNigeria, Usman Sani Kukasheka, colonel and army spokesman, confirmed the development. The name of the Chibok schoolgirl now with the Nigerian army was given as Serah Luka (pictured), and she was quoted as saying three other girls ran from their...

Jonathan’s SURE-P was a monumental fraud, says Tinubu

Bola Tinubu Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the Subsidy Re-Investment Programme (SURE-P) of the immediate past administration as a “monumental fraud. Former President Goodluck Jonathan established the scheme in 2012, explaining that the money realised from the savings of fuel subsidy removal would be spent on critical infrastructure projects...

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force, Aba Area Command, has arrested a 20-year-old female cook, suspected to be a member of a kidnapping gang, terrorising Abia and other South East states. Abia Commissioner of Police, Joshak Habila told newsmen on Thursday in Aba, that the cook was arrested at the kidnappers den at Eberi Omuma Community in Rivers. The commissioner...

In emotional tributes alongside some gripping deathbed photos, veteran journalist and Ovation magazine boss, Dele Momodu, has remembered the passing away of his mother. Multi-award winning media personality, Chief Dele Momodu, has taken to his Instagram page to mark the 8th anniversary of the death of his mother who passed away at the age of 84, as he writes tributes and also shared some deathbed...

No fewer than 106 workers of University Staff schools in the country have been allegedly sacked by the Federal Government. Another 76 members from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Osun State were also said to be on the waiting list for disengagement. This was disclosed yesterday at the SSANU’s ongoing NEC meeting at the Michael Imoudu National Institute for a labour Studies, MINILS, Ilorin,...

Sambo Dasuki The federal government of Nigeria says it is keeping Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), for his own safety and that of the country. Dodo Kabiru, counsel to the government, made the submission while trying to justify the continued detention of the former NSA, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since he was arrested in December. Dasuki,...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Saudi Arabia’s economy will grow by 1.2 percent in 2016, slower than Nigeria’s 2.3 percent projected growth. The IMF team led by Tim Callen held discussions from May 1 to May 12 on the 2016 Article IV Consultation with Saudi Arabia. At the conclusion of the mission, Callen said: “The decline in oil prices is affecting the Saudi Arabian economy”. “Real...

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Friday, May 20

BREAKING: Court sentences former NIMASA DG, Omatseye to five years imprisonment

No Girl was Kidnapped from Chibok - Ex Militant, Asari Dokubo Blast Viral News of Rescued Girls

Biafra not only for Igbo-speaking people – IPOB

Farmers/herdsmen clash: No attack recorded in FCT – CP

No weapon was found in Dasuki’s guest house – DSS

Shocking!!!! How a Man Defrauded Villagers of N56 Million in Anambra (Photo)

2BABA TO REWARD FANS WITH KENYAN TRIP

State Governments seeking $3.25bn loan from World Bank because we are broke – El-Rufai

I can swear Buhari will not steal Nigeria’s money, he is a straightforward, honest man – Tinubu

End Time!!!! What a Man was Caught Doing with His Baby Will Shock You (Photo)

Japan Comes to the Rescue of IDPs...See Staggering Amount of Money Offered

New militant groups are criminal, don’t dialogue with them – Ex-agitator warns FG

ANOTHER ONE!!! FG to Withdraw Subsidy on Another Major Product

Omg! Woman Strips Half-n*ked and Uses Her Breasts as Weapon to Fight Security Man Inside a Shop (Photos)

Commotion as Senator Ita Enang Reveals That Northerners Own Over 80% of Oil Blocks in Nigeria

Singer, Asa's Mother Finally Revealed...Looks So Much Like Her Daughter (Photo)

Fuel price hike: Group blasts NLC over failed strike

Although I support Buhari, I’m not a sycophant – Sani

FG to provide 1billion eggs for school feeding programme – Lai Mohammed

Boko Haram commander rescued with Chibok girl, Amina Ali, is a sexual exploiter not husband – Community

Alleged N3.9bn fraud: Badeh gave me an appreciation gift of N15m — Witness tells Court

Traditional rulers declare support for FG on new fuel price

BREAKING: Governor Ortom’s aide assassinated in Benue

My salary is enough, nobody should pay bribe into my accounts – EFCC boss warns

Photos: Inside Kylie Jenner’s New $6Million Mansion In California

Actress Adunni Ade blasts Toyin Aimakhu on instgram

Another Chibok girl ‘rescued’ from captivity

Thursday, May 19

Jonathan’s SURE-P was a monumental fraud, says Tinubu

SARS arrests suspected kidnappers’ cook in Rivers

Dele Momodu Shares Gripping Deathbed Photos of His Late Mother as He Pens Emotional Tribute

FG fires 106 university staff

We are holding Dasuki for his own safety, says FG

IMF: Nigeria’s economy will grow faster than Saudi’s in 2016

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