Friday, September 26, 2014

NigerianEye: “Suspected Boko Haram members burn down several churches in Borno, killing pastor and 19 others” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Suspected Boko Haram members burn down several churches in Borno, killing pastor and 19 others” plus 29 more


Suspected Boko Haram members burn down several churches in Borno, killing pastor and 19 others

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:46 PM PDT

Some suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram sect attacked Shaffa and Shindiffu villages of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state killing pastor Eliud Gwamna Mshelizza of the Living Faith...

'The “Chibok girl” released by Boko Haram is pregnant'

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:47 PM PDT

The abducted "Chibok girl" released on Wednesday is "pregnant and mentally ill," the National Chairman of Chibok Community Development Association, Dr. Pogu Bitrus revealed. Earlier on Thursday, the...

OPEN LETTER TO NICHOLAS IBEKWE: The ‪#‎TBJoshua‬ Bribe Saga: Another Perspective

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:47 PM PDT

Dear Nicholas, Firstly, thanks for standing up for your moral principles this week! I appreciate your zeal and bold resolve to let integrity lead in your journalistic pursuits. My name is...

TB Joshua lied to us, family of deceased Zimbabwean woman claims

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:49 PM PDT

A desperate Bulawayo woman, Catherine Ndlovu, who allegedly paid thousands of dollars to visit Nigeria, seeking divine intervention for her hospitalised daughter has been reported as one of the 115...

Ekiti High Court shut indefinitely after invasion by political thugs

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:47 PM PDT

For the second time in four days, mob besieged the Ekiti State High Court, the venue of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Thursday threatening fire and brimstone. They reportedly...

Six ministers to quit Jonathan’s cabinet

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:49 PM PDT

At least, six ministers may quit President Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet in October as preparations for the 2015 general elections peak. The affected ministers are expected to resign their...

Warri church fire consumes pastor’s wife, 4 children

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:40 PM PDT

The wife of Pastor John Kayode, resident Pastor of Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Otumara Brach, Warri, Delta State, and four of their children, were yesterday burnt to death when a midnight fire...

'No fresh faces good enough for Eagles at the moment' - Keshi replies critics

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:37 PM PDT

Out-of-Contract Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi has reacted to criticisms about his selection policy and style, saying he's open to inviting 'fresh faces, if he sees them. The former Hawks of Togo...

REVEALED: Keshi’s grievance with Iheanacho

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:32 PM PDT

A close associate to Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi has revealed to SL10.ng the reason the coach is not willing to consider Kelechi Iheanacho for the senior national...

$9.3m arms deal ridicules Nigeria worldwide — Fashola

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:30 PM PDT

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, said the alleged $9.3 million cash seized by the South African government has made the country a laughing stock worldwide. Fashola also added...

Senate approves Jonathan’s $1bn loan request for arms to fight insurgency

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:56 PM PDT

The Senate on Thursday approved President Goodluck Jonathan's request of $1bn external loan to fight the ongoing insurgency in the country. The decision was taken following the submission of the...

PDP accuses APC of plans to rig Adamawa election

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:42 PM PDT

Adamawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday accused the opposition All Progressives Congress of planning to rig the forthcoming governorship by-election in the state. The...

Second American doctor recovers from Ebola

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:41 PM PDT

American doctor Rick Sacra, a 51-year-old Christian missionary who was infected with Ebola in Liberia, has recovered and was released from a US hospital on Thursday. "I am so happy to be here with...

Pandemonium at Ekiti election tribunal as Pro-Ayo Fayose thugs allegedly beat up Chief Judge

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:12 AM PDT

Pandemonium broke out this morning at the Ekiti state High court after Chief Judge of the State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola and two other judges, were allegedly beaten up by thugs believed to...

Synagogue tragedy: South Africans to sue TB Joshua

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:14 AM PDT

Two South Africans who lost relatives when a church hostel in Lagos State collapsed have told the BBC they intend to sue Nigerian evangelist TB Joshua. The two men, who both lost sisters in the...

FG declares Oct 1 public holiday

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:15 AM PDT

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, October 1, 2014, as public holiday to mark the nation's 54th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who announced this on...

Commendations trail increased military successes over Boko Haram

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:14 AM PDT

The people of Adamawa have commended the military for the latest successes in the campaign against insurgency in the North East. A cross section of people who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

Politics, not a do-or-die affair - El-Rufai

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:15 AM PDT

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, counseled the...

Boko Haram: Northern elders hail “gallant” Nigerian soldiers

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:15 AM PDT

The Northern Elders' Council, NEC, on Wednesday reaffirmed its support for security agencies in their ongoing war against insurgency in the country, describing their efforts as "gallant and...

Police confirm release of Chibok girl

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:08 AM PDT

The Nigeria Police has announced the release of one of the remaining 219 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in a secondary school in Chibok, Borno state. Force Public Relations Officer,...

Police rescue day-old-baby buried alive in Akwa Ibom

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:06 AM PDT

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued a one-day-old baby buried alive by the mother in a shallow grave in Afaha Abia Village of Nsit Ibom Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of...

APC condemns alleged bid to cover up $9.3m scandal

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:03 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has condemned the attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government, working with some members of the National Assembly, to cover up the smuggling of $9.3m...

150 Borno refugees died in Cameroon border camp

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Authorities of Ngala Local Government Area in Borno state has Thursday said that over 150 displaced persons died at the Fotokol border resettlement camp in Cameroon from diarrhea, malaria and other...

I left APC to earn my respect - Ikimi

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:57 AM PDT

A former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi on Thursday said that he decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party to earn his...

Davido brags about being handsome and wealthy

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:08 PM PDT

Davido posted an image of him in all-white glammed up in his signature multiple gold chains, Rolex wrist watch, dark shades and some very expensice kicks on Instagram this afternoon.He captioned:...

The Truth about DJ Jimmy Jatt

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:33 AM PDT

By Greg Ighodaro It's another time of THE TRUTH and with Olisa is one of our very own, cool DJ Jimmy Jatt. Jimmy talks about how he began, the industry, who is hot and who is not, 18yrs in...

Unemployed man arraigned for stealing inside a church

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:59 AM PDT

An unemployed man, Biodun Ibrahim, who jumped into a church premises during a vigil, and allegedly stole some items was on Thursday arraigned at a Magistrates' Court in Oshodi, Lagos. Ibrahim, who...

South Africa to shut pro-gay mosque

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:49 AM PDT

South Africa's first gay-friendly mosque, which also allows women to lead prayers, must close, a local official has told the BBC. A City of Cape Town councillor says the newly established Open...

2015 Elections Will Be In Accordance With Global Best Practices – Jonathan

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:53 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, assured the international community that the 2015 general elections will be conducted in accordance with global best practices, in order to further strengthen...

Mix reactions trail FG’s job creation target

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:42 AM PDT

Some financial experts on Thursday, expressed divergent views on the Federal Government recent inauguration of a Presidential Board for the creation of three million jobs nationwide. In separate...

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