Three applicants on Monday told a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State that a native doctor, Abdul Idris, collected N510,000 from them to enlist them in the Nigerian Army.
Idris is standing trial on a one-count charge of cheating.
At the case’s hearing on Monday, the accused ple…Native doctor collected N.51m from us for enlistment in Nigerian Army, 3 applicants allege
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday asked 37 former members of PDP to resign their seats at the House of Representatives for defecting to the opposition APC.
37 Defected PDP members
The court perpetually restrained the legislators from effecting any leadership change in the assembly.
The…DEFECTION: Court orders 37 defected PDP members to resign
By Ehi Ekhator
The Rivers State Chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP), has debunked the publication in some quarters of the media alleging that the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, has resigned his position.
APC vs PDP
This was contained in a statement sent to Naija…The Supervising Minister Of Education, Barr Nyesom Wike, Has Not Resigned His Position – PDP
Abuja- The UK Foreign Office has advised British citizens in Abuja to maintain “heightened vigilance’’ following the foiled jailbreak at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS).
The revised travel alert on Nigeria was posted on the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) websi…Abuja Attempted jailbreak: UK cautions citizens in travel alert
Singer, Davido is seething at the moment as his much anticipated NewYork Spring Mega concert eventually never happened as the New York Police Department NYPD stormed the venue and stopped the show for being over-packed.
The singer revealed this himself via twitter…
The show was already sold out …New York police shutdown Davido’s Mega Concert
By Ehi Ekhator
Speculation from a section of the media revealed that the Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike has tendered his resignation to President Goodluck Jonathan.
Wike
According to the publication, quoting a source, Wike’s resignation is as a result of his…Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike resigns.
By Soni Daniel, Emma Ujah, Uduma Kalu, Kingsley Omonobi, Ben Agande & Peter Duru
ABUJA— The Department of State Service, DSS , confirmed, yesterday, that 21 Boko Haram suspects were killed in a shoot-out at its detention centre between its operatives and the sect members.
DSS said two of its …DSS Attack: 21 terrorists killed, two operatives injured – DSS
Edo State Government has been lashed by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for the competency test conducted for the primary and secondary school teachers in the state by disregarding the injunction of the National industrial Court in Abuja, restraining the government from conducting the test as…Competency test: NBA attacks Edo State Government
BENIN— A Policeman (names witheld), allegedly killed his 19-month-old baby after battering his wife in Benin, weekend.
The incident was said to have occurred at a flat in Sam Enobakhare Crescent, off St. Saviour Road, Benin.
His wife said last Tuesday they were at home when her husband’s cou…Policeman kills baby, batters wife in Edo
Labour is disturbed that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) intends to sell the four troubled refineries.
The refineries are two in Port Harcourt, one in Warri and the other in Kaduna. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said, it would oppose the plan.
There is also the proposal to…don’t sell refineries – NLC tells BPE
Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido lashed out at the Jonathan administration for what he called its failure to address Nigeria’s ills.
Governor Sule Lamido
He described the leadership as “totally disconnected with the people”, saying “all its policies are formulated in parallel with the needs, …Governor Lamido lashes Jonathan over missing $20b, National Conference
It is easier for the camel to pass through the eyes of a needle than to get an interview with former Head of State of, General Abdusalami Alhaji Abubakar (GCFR).
Abdusalami Abubakar
The amiable general earned his place in history after successfully handing over power to an elected civilian…Abdusalami Abubakar: ‘What’s happening in Nigeria now is mindboggling’
Members of the Oodua People’s Congress and policemen clashed at the Tolu Police Division, Ajegunle, Lagos State on Saturday evening.
Police block INEC Entrance
One member of the OPC, identified as Dauda Apampa, lost his life, while a police corporal, identified simply as Emeka, sustained g…One dies as police, OPC clash in Lagos
No fewer than an estimated 2,000 insurgents were killed in a combined operation by Special Forces and the men of the Air Force on Friday and Saturday in the volatile Sambisa Forest of Borno State, which has become a prominent hideout of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
What would have been…2000 Boko Haram killed, 20 soldiers missing in Sambisa forest
The governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, on Sunday said President Goodluck Jonathan, had once again demonstrated a lack of humility in his approach to issues.
Nyako was reacting to comments made by the President during the North-East rally of the Peoples Democratic Party on…Nyako blasts Jonathan for blaming northern governors over Insecurity in the north
By Ehi Ekhator
The leadership of the People Democratic Parties, (PDP) has said that the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) is haunted by its own shadow.
APC vs PDP
This was contained in a statement signed by the party National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh.
Mr. Metuh…APC pays newspaper columnists N5 million to discredit PDP officials – Olisa Metuh
A lawmaker, Dr Rafiu Ibrahim, says the presence of “too many old people’’ at the National Conference may be a negation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s good intention of convening it.
National conference
Ibrahim who said this in Ilorin on Sunday told newsmen the ongoing National Conference was…Too many old delegates may hinder progress of national conference – Lawmaker
It was all glitz and glamour at the royal wedding between Prince Osama Erediauwa, the son of the highly respected Benin Monarch and Ediri Ebbah from Sapele in Delta State.
The Holy Bible says “he who finds a wife findeth a good thing and obtaineth favour from the lord”.
Prince Osama Erediauwa has…Royal Wedding: Oba Of Benin’s Son Osama Erediauwa Weds Ediri Ebbah (Video)
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The Non-Indigenes Political Forum (NIPF) of the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State to desist from luring its members.
NIPF Coordinator, Chief Uchenna Okokoba, issued the warning yesterday…PDP promised us millions to dump APC – NIPF
Ehi Ekhator
The Non-Indigenes Political Forum (NIPF) of the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State to desist from luring its members.
NIPF Coordinator, Chief Uchenna Okokoba, issued the warning yesterday…PDP approached us millions to dump APC – NIPF
By Ehi Ekhator
It was earlier reported that there was a heavy gunfire in the Presidential villa vicinity and the headquarters of the Department of State Service in Asokoro District of Abuja.
It was said that a member of the Boko Haram attacked armed SSS, disarmed him and led to the shooting.
But…Breaking: 18 detainees allegely killed in SSS headquarter shootout
Violence erupted again in Borno state, as 30 gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists on motorcycles attacked Azir village in Damboa council area of the state, killing four residents with the injuring of seven others in the early hours of Saturday.
Azir village is a farming and herdsmen…Again Boko Haram attacks Borno village, kills 4
Everybody who got to the ‘evil forest’ in Ibadan, Oyo State capital where hundreds of people have been killed by kidnappers was stunned to speechlessness seeing the number of decomposed bodies of victims.
Call the place the Soka house of horror, a den of killers, the place of skull, the evil shr…The true face of horror in Ibadan! Bow, knife expose herdsmen as suspects
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Saturday described President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration as shameless.
He added that rather than account for the alleged missing $20bn oil revenue, it kept giving untenable excuses.
Bola Tinubu
Tinubu said, “They a…President Jonathan’s administration shameless – Tinubu
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday indicted some unnamed state governors in the north-eastern part of the country over the spate of insecurity in the zone that has left hundreds of people dead.
He said the unnamed governors who turn around to attribute the violence to bad leadership failed…Blame no one but governors for insecurity in the north, says Jonathan
